New Gallipolis Theater Planned for Court Street
A major motion picture company will open a modern theater on Court Street in Gallipolis late next summer. Horace Ecker purchased the Williams Halliday residence site between Second and Third Streets for the eight by 184 foot lot in the central business district. Construction will begin after razing the house and plans include a grill room and improvements to nearby eateries. The builder currently operates three theaters in Athens.
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Gallipolis
Court St
Horace Ecker
Second
Third Sts
Eker
Dr. 5. W. Williams
Halliday
Dr. Williams
Athens
Engineer Names Two Road Superintendents
Gallia County Engineer E N Leonard appoints Earl Brown former state road superintendent and James Boggs former county road superintendent as road foremen. Both bring more than twelve years of experience to Gallia County crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
E. N. Leonard
Earl Brown
Gallia County
James Boggs
Chauncey Fife
Miss Langley Undergoes Toe Amputation at Holzer
Miss Madeline Langley is in Holzer Hospital for amputation of a toe. It is her first hospital visit in 60 years, and she has not missed Sunday School for 30 years. It is hoped she will attend her class next Sunday.
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Gallipolis
Madeline Langley
Holzer Hospital
Elect New Leaders at GALLIPOLIS New Cheshire Baptist Church
The church Sunday School appoints H. W Massie as superintendent and names a full slate of officers and teachers including R. J. Peters as assistant superintendent, Alberta Hughes secretary, Beatrice Briggs assistant secretary, Georgia Peters pianist, Gertrude Scott assistant pianist, Mrs. George Yeaguer treasurer, Mrs. 8. A. Phillips corresponding secretary, and Betty Swisher and Baesel as assistants along with Cora Swisher and L. J. Reynolds among teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
New Cheshire Baptist Church
H. W Massie
R. J. Peters
Alberta Hughes
Beatrice Briggs
Georgia Peters
Gertrude Scott
George Yeaguer
A. Philips
Betty Swisher
Baesel
Cora Swisher
L. J. Reylds
Clarence Gilmore
Two Men Fined in Gallia County Court
Calvin Spires of Eno and William Pegg of Vinton were fined 15 dollars plus 7.40 costs each by Municipal Judge A. J. Stormont. Spires paid and was released from jail. A marriage license was issued to L. W. Fish a telegraph operator and Ruby Trader a clerk both of Crown City aged 25, natives of West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
Calvin Spires
Eno
William Pegg
Vinton
A. J
L. W. Fish
Ruby
Crown City
West Virginia
Fiddlers Contest Set in Cheshire Auditorium Jan 13
An old-time fiddlers contest will be held in the Cheshire auditorium after sundown on Wednesday Jan 13 with cash prizes. Any fiddler in Gallia County may enter at the Cheshire library on or before Jan 12. The affair benefits the recreation center.
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Gallipolis
Cheshire Auditorium
Gallia County
Cheshire
Farm Work To Be Planned in Gallia County
County Agent R. R. Starbuck leads a series of educational meetings and township reorganizations for the 1937 conservation program. The schedule lists gatherings in Gallia and nearby townships including Gallipolis, Addison, Cheshire, Green, Walnut, Morgan, Huntington, Springfield, Perry, Raccoon, Greenfield, Clay, Guyan, Harrison, and Ohio townships with dates from January 8 to January 25.
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Gallipolis
R. R. Starbuck
Starbuck
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Lester Hamrick
Vance Brumfield
John Russell
McArthur
Gallia
Addison and
Cheshire
Little Egger Grange
Green Township
Centenary Grange
Walnut Township
Mudsock
Morgan Township
Morgan Center
Huntington Township
Vinton City Hall
Springfield
Bidwell-Porter
Perry, Cora
Raccoon Township
Rio Grande
Greenfield
Clay
Clay Chapel
Guyan Township
Mercerville
Harrison Township
Little Bullskin
Ohio Township
Waugh Bottom
Man Released On New Year Jail Stint Returns
Simon Gibson, just freed from a lengthy county jail sentence for intoxication, was rearrested within hours and jailed again. Municipal Judge A. J. Stormont freed three inmates on December 31, 1936 to start the new year, but Gibson was later returned on another intoxication charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Simon Gibson
A. J. Stormont
Gibson
Coat Recovered After Six Weeks Stolen From Athens Man
Gene Schartz of Athens had his overcoat stolen from his truck and it was recovered in Gallipolis after six weeks. Police Chief John Fraley suggested mentioning the recovery in The Messenger, and Schartz arrived Tuesday morning to claim the coat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gene Schartz
Athens
Schartz
John Fraley
Patriotic Marksman Puzzle Clue Compilation
A dated puzzle listing across and down clues includes terms like archer legend imbecile instrument wigwam therefore short letter to accompany to harden Morindin dye epochs and more. Entries reference various wordplay answers such as Meadow English coin and foreknow along with many unspecified clues.
Gallia County Infirmary Heads Resign With April Exit
Mr and Mrs T J McClaskey resign as superintendent and matron of the Gallia County Infirmary. They will depart April 1 after 10 years in charge. A Civil Service test will appoint their replacements. The resignations come as county commissioners shift to Republican members.
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Gallipolis
T. J. McClaskey
Gallia County Infirmary
Board of County Commissioners
McClaskeys
John Fraley
Cgohhief
Taylor Ridge Club News Highlights For January
Local church youth group held a January meeting with a New Year watch party at the Kempton home. The Women’s Aid Society meets Friday with Mrs. Cora Davis as new president. Numerous residents and visitors travel for visits, funerals, and work, with many names listed and districts noted.
Mystery in the de Forest mansion continues
Angelique accuses Pearl John and Betty Welch of spying while Ramon sides with her against Pearl John. De Forest confronts the mystery of a hidden door as tensions rise over murders and motives within the house.
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Ramon
de Forest
Angelique
Betty Welch
Pearl Pierre
Pearl John
Betty
Spitfire
Hidden Basement Reveal Ends In Suspense
The group debates what lies beyond a basement door as they head downstairs to check a feared space. Ramon and Vasquez join Pearl John and de Forest, then discover Professor Shaw lying on the floor.
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de Forest
Ramon
Pearl John
Vasquez
Professor Shaw
Grangers Hold Ceremonies At Carpenter
Meigs County Pomona Grange and Columbia Grange met Friday night with Mrs. Bess Musser deputy matron of the Ohio State Grange installing officers for the next two years and one year. Attendance reached 88 with a New Year program during the literary hour. Lillie Belle Price and Donald Snyder took the Fifth Degree. A potluck supper followed. A Laurel Star joint installation is planned for Saturday Jan 9. New Year Eve dance of the Columbia Alumni Association drew good crowds at the school auditorium.
Elect New Officers for Cheshire B Y P A
New officers elected by the Cheshire Cheshire chapter of the B Y P A include Miss Baeser as president Elaine Hawley as vice president Gertrude Scott as secretary Kathryn Watson as treasurer Mary Jane Rothgebb as pianist and Paul Gilmore with Alberta Hughes as captains.
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Gallipolis
B.Y.P.A
Cheshire
Miss Baeser
Elaine Hawley
Gertrude Scott
Kathryn Watson
Mary Jane Rothgebb
Paul Gilmore
Alberta Hughes
Arrange Yocum Rites GLOUSTER Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for William Yocum will be held at the Church of Christ Thursday at 1 o clock in the afternoon. Beverly, formerly of Trimble Township, will attend. the Reverend David P. Morris will lead the service. Mr. Yocum died Monday.
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Glouster
William Yocum
Beverly
Trimble Township
Church of Christ
David P. Morris
Yocum
Minersville Obituary and Social Notes Summary
Funeral services for Thomas Davis Jr were held at the Methodist Church with burial in Minersville Hill Cemetery. Numerous community members and relatives are listed visiting, hosting, or recalling events from New Year’s Day to recent weeks in and around Minersville and nearby towns.
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Minersville
Thomas Davis
Methodist
Lawrence Wilson
Minersville Hill
Norma Jean
Glen
Beola
Pomeroy
Elmer
Douglas
Delbert Canton
Emmett Haning
William Deck
Welshtown
Burlingham
Norman McCallum
Henry Winters
Mason City
Ethel
Clara Garland
Virgil Campbell
John Roush
Carmel
Will Thomas
Ed Morgan
Eaton
Morgan
David Rea
Ray Anderson
Jaqueline
George Childs, Jr
Pleasant
Clifford Hood
Chillicothe
Hood
Grant Hood
Otto Hartenbach
Charleston
Hartenbach
Walter Eary
Joe Ryan
Columbus
Ryan
Walter Grindley
Grindley
Tuppers Plains Social Notes
Ohio religious education director Dr. Elbert Starn will speak at a Hemlock Grove young people's meeting. Miss Elma Kincade works in Parkersburg, and Mrs. Minnie Newland recovers from a fall. Vivian Hoffman and Bettie Jane return from Wheeling for Christmas with relatives. influenza illness affects Eber and Rosa Cole. Olive Orange Schools resume Jan 4 after recess. Mrs V. C. Shields' dwelling nears completion. Gerald Lamb back in Athens for Nap studies at Ohio University. Alma Kincade Alfred spent weekend at home. Dorcas Needle Club meets with Mrs. Belle Keller. L. L. Keller butchered a beef. Garland Caldwell clerks in Chapman's store. J. S. Davis visits parents in Thurman. J. K. Swindler to Radnor for winter with son Max Swindler. Nelia Parr Chester visits family.
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Tuppers Plains
Elbert Starn
Ohio
Hemlock Grove
Elma Kincade
Parkersburg
Minnie Newland
Vivian Hoffman
Bettie Jane
Wheeling
Eber Cole
Rosa Cole
Olive Orange
V. C. Shields
Gerald Lamb
Athens
Ohio University
Alma Kincade
Alfred
Dorcas Needle Club
Belle Keller
L. L. Keller
Garland Caldwell
Chapman
J.S. Davis
Thurman
J. K. Swindler
Radnor
Max Swindler
Nelia Parr
Chester
Legion to Meet Glouster in 1937 First Assembly
The American Legion will hold its first 1937 meeting Thursday at 7 o'clock in the American Legion Hall.
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Legion
Glouster
American Legion
American Legion Hall
Glouster Kiwanis Installs New Officers
Glouster Kiwanis Club installed officers Tuesday evening with Attorney G W Rose as installing officer. Al Craft became president and Phil F Robinson was named vice president. M M Murphy remains secretary treasurer. Directors include Angle Rose Kittle Wallace Taylor and others. Next meeting is Tuesday noon at Hotel Gordon.
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Roger Kittle
Z. H Taylor
Rose
H. F. Kittle
Als0
L. E. Richardson
Phil ¥. Robinson
B. R. Angle
C. F. Wallace
Gordon
Baptist Church Class Holds Meeting Monday
First Baptist Church Sunday School Classes Nos. 1 and 2 met Monday evening in Glouster with Mrs. Mary Straughter hosting and Mrs. Helen Leach directing. Devotionals by Mrs. Lucinda Brooks preceded class singing. eleven attended. Lunch was served to a list of women and men. The next meeting is Feb 1 at Clifford Johnson’s Morgan Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Viney
Betty Viney
Clifford Johnson
William Wright
Morgan St
Catholic Study Club Meets With Mrs. Smith
Catholic Ladies' Study Club meets at Mrs. Leo Smith's Urbancrest home. Program includes sacred reading by Mrs. Noon and reading We Kneel at the Crib by Mrs. Thompson. Bingo prizes awarded. Guests: Mrs. Crawford Yount Bailey Vermaaten. Members present list includes hostess Mrs. Smith and several others.
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William Echstenkamper
George Thompson
Carl Orndorf
Hollister Sunday School Improves Attendance Ahead of Programs
Hollister A B Sunday School reports better turnout on New Year’s Day with former scholars returning. Next Sunday the Loyal Workers led by Lydia Byerg present a program during the Sunday School hour, followed by the Dorcas Class chaired by Florence Hodgson offering a program the week after.
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Hollister
Hollister A. B
Loyal Workers
Lydia Byerg
Dorcag
Florence Hodgson
Hollister Faces Buchtel in Friday Basketball Clash
Hollister High School hosts Buchtel Friday January 8 at 7 30 p m local time in a boys basketball matchup expected to draw fans. Hollister looks to extend its home court edge against the visiting Spartans.
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Hollister
Hollister High School
Buchtel
Concord Brief Social Notes
Concord residents share funeral notices visits and family updates. Attendees include Mrs. R H Wemer Mrs F W Wemer Vern White and others connected to Mrs Peter Mallard in Jacksonville. The column lists numerous local names visiting dining and traveling to nearby towns.
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Concord
R. H. Wemer
F. W. Wemer
Vern White
Peter Mallard
Jacksonville
Mallard
Alice Sayers
Alice White
Loua Boudinot
Lou Wemer
Boyer Heads to Logan as Electro Apprentice
Glouster Wayne Boyer travels to Logan West Virginia to begin work as an electro apprentice under Lester Pickering, a former Glouster resident. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harry Boyer and a Glouster High School graduate who completed the course last year. Welding arcs burn at 10 000 degrees, hotter than the sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie Howard
Mildred
Sabra Armstrong
Elyria
Herb Armstrong
Jo Ellen
Phil
Sally Carter
Glouster
Earl Lewis
Michigan
Ed Sayers
Guy White
Vern
Athens
O. B. Boudinot
Ardeth
Dwight Smith
Basil Roberts
John Exenhamper
Jacksonville
Linda Lee Exenhamper
Addie Sayers
Alice White
Bart Pettit
Millfield
Marion Snyder
Allen
Greens Run
Claire Sayers
David
Gary
Cc. A
Antle
Bert Smlls
Allison
Columbus
H. E. Linscott
Hooper Ridge
Logan
W. VA
Wayne Boyer
Lester Pickering
Wayne
Harry Boyer
Glouster High School
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Pie
Ecker
Virginia
Gildersleeve
Taylor Ridge
Clara
Gladie Hildebrand
Doras Mulpas
Della Chalfant
Freda Poole
Iris
Mary Frances
Hazel
Dortha Wyantta
Cora Kempton
Elizabeth Hildebrand
Deloras Bulstrom
Ernest Chalfant
Charles Wenger
Wilfred Mulpas
Fred Kempton
Willard Coey
John
Ira Kempton
Lelea Welling
Mrs. Kempton
Billie
Strausbaugh
G. Perata
Redtown
Felix Lindholm
Clifford Olbers
Dayton
Ed Sawer
Chauncey
John Wenger
Clyde Canter
Wenger
Minnie Keck
George
Learnard Dalton
Lancaster
Mary Wahl
Rossville
August Krajesky
Davas Davis
Massillon
Chester Davis
Arnold
Carl Lainey
Charles Mackey
Plains New
Henry Mattson
Esta Kytta
Jack Kytta
Cleveland
General Electric Co
Carl Welling
Ronnie
Morris
Bishopville
P. M. Smith
Jake Buttner
John Kilicoski
Julia
Charlene Wahl
Carl Wahl
James Vaughn
New Lexington
Clarence McCambridge
Emil Sainey
Marie Bulstrom
de Forests
Pearl John de Forest
Bob
Pear
Grangers
Carpenter
W. S. Swett
A. R. Caster
Clemma Vale
Ann Elizabeth Ogdin
Hazel Easterly
Dorothy Morrison
Wesley Allen Ogdin
Eddie Howery
Walter
Ralph Turner
Beulah Jones
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Metta Swearingen
Walter Swett
American Educational Press
Mary Frances Carpenter
D. L. Farmer
W. E. Russell
F. E. Wood
G. G. Wood
G. B. Radekin
Farmer
Dan
Middleport
Arthur Skinner
Carpenter Home. Mr. and Mrs. 8. F. Howery
Frances Snowden
Rutland
Mary Bolen
Albert Bolen
R. 8. Vale
J. EB. Radekin
New York
Angier Biddle Duke
Priscilla St. George
America
Tuxedo Park
N. Y
Duke Tobacco
George F. Baker
Wall Street
Minersville News
Grafton Grueser
Leamington
Canada
Boyd Dilgard
Louise Baer
Christy Baer
William Houdashelt
Jewel Fry
Bellaire
Mary McCallum
Delbert Davis
Harry Davis
Canton
Social Notes
Glouster Kiwanis Club
al Craft
Baptist Church
Catholic Study Club
Woop
Little Jack Horner
Richardson
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