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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1937

Page

6

Gallia teachers asked to observe Temperance Day

Gallia County Superintendent H B Bradbury urges teachers to hold Temperance Day programs January 15. Programs should include two hours of aging history and temperance values, with possible speakers student reports jail or hospital tours and liquor law discussions. Roscoe Allen takes a mechanic post with Ohio Fuel Gas, based in Athens.

Gallipolis H. Bion Bradbury Gallia County State Department of Education Bradbury Women’s Christian Temperance Union E. E. Higgins Roscoe Allen County Highway Department Ohio Fuel Gas Company Athens

Millfield Brief Social Notes Highlights Local Family News

Mr and Mrs Denver White of Carbondale announce the birth of a 10 pound son at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Grandparents are Albert Dust and Sanford White of Trimble and Carbondale. Several social visits and health updates across Millfield Chauncey and nearby towns are noted with family gatherings and relocations. Floyd Ayers moves family to Greens Run and Charlie Pyle relocates to East Millfield company house.

Millfield Denver White Carbondale Sheltering Arms Hospital Albert Dust Trimble Sanford White F. E. Boudinot William Ryan Chauncey Gallipolis Henry Ryan Paris Ryan Frank Ralph Delong Columbus Eddie Morgan Ida Jane Delong Morgan Paul Hanning East Millfield Ill G. E. Wemmer the Plains Floyd Ayers Greens Run Charlies Pyle Ayers

Child prodigy drives nail at 21 months in Gallipolis shop

The 21 month old son of local carpenter Robert Houck hammered a ten penny nail into a pine board in Court Street shop without bending the nail or injuring himself. He used a hammer and showed early aptitude in basic carpentry tasks.

Gallipolis Robert Houck Court St

Accused Man Disappears After Turning State Evidence

Clarence Frye, 29, vanished after aiding police in locating a supposed counterfeiting plant and a missing safe tied to two year old crimes. Frye had been arrested for forging his father's signature on a check and implicated Homer Sheets. deputies found no plant or safe, and Frye disappeared as Sheets was detained.

Gallipolis Guyan Township Clarence Frye Ben Niday Mercerville Homer Sheets Sheets Clarence Dale Russell John Fraley Harold Wood Frye Frank Christ The Commercial & Savings Bank Elmer Hatfield

Seventh Divorce Suit Filed in Gallia County in January

GALLIPOLIS The seventh divorce suit for January in Gallia County was filed Tuesday, Jan. 12. Goldie Fisher seeks divorce from Lowell Fisher on gross neglect and failure to provide, asks restoration to maiden name Goldie Call, and notes they wed in 1932 and have no children. Garral Sheets’s divorce petition against Clara Sheets was dismissed at the plaintiffs request Tuesday. he cites wife's mother living with them creating an unpleasant atmosphere.

Gallipolis Gallia County Goldie Fisher Lowell Fisher Goldie Call Garral Sheets Clara Sheets

Marriage License Issued in Gallia County

A marriage license was issued to Myr Roberts 23 laborer son of Edward Roberts Gallipolis and Marie Hatfield 21 daughter of Alfred Monroe Hatfield Bidwell in Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Myr Roberts Edward Roberts Marie Hatfield Alfred Monroe Hatfield Bidwell

Dominican Frog Bypasses Tadpole Stage

The Dominican frog develops inside a crystal like egg and emerges as a full frog. This unusual metamorphosis skips the tadpole stage entirely, highlighting a unique life cycle variation observed in this species.

Answer to Previous Puzzle and Word Puzzle Grid

An 11 year old pianist and a series of crossword like clues map to a mixed word puzzle. Across hints include Derby mix edibles and oatmeal based items while vertical clues cover boisterous play and nets makers. The list blends roles, objects and actions across a playful puzzle grid.

John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers Turbulent Rise

A compact portrait of John L Lewis’s long campaign to lead the United Mine Workers from 1920 to 1933 amid fierce battles with coal operators rivals and internal dissent. The narrative tracks key clashes, expulsions, strikes, and political battles culminating in 1932 and hints at NRA-era shifts.

Lewis John L. Lewis Sam Gompers William Green Gompers United Mine Workers Nova Scotia UMW U.M.W Alexander Howat Kansas Howat Allen

Married Comrades Sheer Stark Surprise

Katherine voices a dire dilemma to a confidant as Hal’s health looms. He urges patience and offers support while she wrestles with fear and the urge to speak. She steels herself, ready to face the burden and reveal her fears before seeing Hal again.

Katherine Hal

Sequel to Given in Marriage unfolds in crisis

Adele Garrison learns Hal Meredith hopes to live only with Katherine. Katherine wrestles with guilt and the future as Hal asks for a vow to share what remains. To avoid flying, his haste to the east is explained. (Continued tomorrow).

Katherine Madge Hal Meredith

Warden Accuses Son In Gallia County Theft Case

Gallia County dog warden Roy Johnson filed theft charges against his son Howard Johnson and Hes son Thomas Hes in Kanauga. They allegedly stole two bushels of corn valued at 173 dollars. They pled guilty before Judge A J Storment and were fined five dollars plus costs each.

Gallipolis Roy Johnson Gallia County Howard Johnson Thomas Hesson Kanauga Howard Hesson A. J. Storment Costa

Young Farmers Open Season Meeting in Gallipolis

The Young Farmers Association plans its first season gathering in the vocational agriculture building on the high school campus at 8 tonight. Led by C D Luttrell, last year's officers were Bruce McDonald president and Samuel H Drummond secretary.

Gallipolis Young Farmers’ Association C. D. Luttrell Bruce McDonald Samuel H. Drummond

Phillips faces unusual charge over city ditch

Edward Phillips is charged with obstructing a public ditch in Raccoon Township. He pleaded not guilty before Judge A J Stormont and was held to the grand jury on a $10 bond after trustee H A McCarley alleged a ditch was dug on board order and then filled in.

Gallipolis Edward Philips H. A. McCarley Raccoon Township Phillips A. J. Stormont

Woman Shot Man Held to Grand Jury by Sheriff

In Gallipolis Maye Davis 28 white was held to the grand jury in Justice Fred Milliser's court charged with shooting Jesse McDaniels 35 Negro who is recovering from a shotgun wound in Holzer Hospital. Davis says McDaniels insulted her and she shot to protect her honor after a drinking party at Joe Long's home.

Gallipolis Maye Davis Fred Milliser Jesse McDaniels Holzer Hospital McDaniels Joe Long Buck Long

Local Store Manager Harvests Unusual Tomato

Gallipolis resident Wilbur Curry, a chain store manager, harvested his tomato crop from a vine planted in a flower pot last fall. A single tomato grew to the size of a silver dollar and was picked and eaten on Sunday January 10 in the sun parlor of his home.

Gallipolis Wilbur Curry

Lane jailed for contempt over alimony decree

Walter Lane was arrested Tuesday for contempt of court for failing to pay $10 weekly support for his wife Mazie Lane and their child. The alimony was decreed June 10, 1932.

Gallipolis Mazie Lane Walter Lane

Joppa Social Notes Report Meetings and Visits

Joppa announces the Ladies Aid Society and Mrs Della Ruth met on January 6 with eight attendees including Mrs M J Benedum and Mrs Alice Barr. A February 3 meeting is planned with Mrs Benedum. Attendance and visits in Pomeroy and nearby towns are listed along with hospital treatment and a funeral.

Frank Parker Mandy Chambers Sanders Mattie Barnhart John Cranston Della Ruth Harold Barnhart Donald Pratt Pomeroy Leonard Paugh Pittsburgh L. R. Barr

Midsummer Night's Dream Opens at Athena Theater

The Max Reinhardt production of A Midsummer Night's Dream opens at the Athena Thursday in a road show by Warner Bros. The epic screen version features James Cagney and an all star cast with elaborate dances, music by Mendelssohn, and costumes by Max Ree.

Max Reinhardt Athena Theater Warner Bros Reinhardt Himself William Dieterle Bronislawa Nijinska Nini Theilade Mendelssohn Erich Wolfgang Korngold James Cagney Joe Eli Brown Dick Powell Jean Muir Victor Jory Verree Teasdale Anita Louise Hugh Herbert Frank McHugh Charles Kenyon Mary McCall, Jr Max Ree

Wilfred Curry Native of Gallipolis Dies in Columbus

Wilfred Curry aged 79, a Gallipolis native, died in Columbus. He leaves two brothers, Sam Curry of Gallipolis and Harry Curry of Illinois, and a sister, Mrs. Ollie Betz of Charleston West Virginia. Funeral services were held Tuesday with burial in Union Cemetery. Surviving children are Mrs. Bowen Doughton of Ohio State University, Mrs. Lela Jost, and Harry Curry of Columbus. Curry spent about 40 years in Columbus working at Ohio State University.

Gallipolis Wilfred Curry Columbus Harry Curry Illinois Sam Curry Ollie Betz Charleston W. Va Union Cemetery Bowen Doughton Ohio State University Lela Jost

Hmoozelle Scott seeks partition of Spruce and Fifth Street property

Hmoozelle Scott as grantee of Mary M. Scott files suit in Common Pleas Court asking that her five ninths interest in the Spruce and Fifth Street property be set off from the two ninths held by defendants Mabel Ly Whiting and Carlene Alexander.

Gallipolis C. Hmoozelle Scott Mary M. Scott Common Pleas Court Spruce and Fifth Sts Mabel Ly Whiting Carlene Alexander

Clem Glassburn Sues J L Rinehart for Land Sale Debt

Clem Glassburn files suit in Gallia County seeking a judgment of 459.73 for land sold and delivered to J L Rinehart on January 1 1936.

Gallipolis Clem Glassburn J. L. Rinehart

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