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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1936

Page

7

Howell Hopes To Dispel All False Ideas

Dr. R. A. Howell announces the Better Government League aims to promote efficient local government, check vice, and discourage Communism and Socialism. The group plans to work with existing parties, elect capable officials, and expand statewide in Gallia County with Knox Williams and Mrs J. T. Hall coordinating.

Howell Gallipolis BR. A. Howell Better Government League Gallia County Ohio League Cabinet Knox Williams Chillicothe Road Mra. J. T. Hall Vine St R. A. Howell

Gallia Women Meet at Grace M E Church in Gallipolis

Gallia County Women s Achievement group schedules a program at Grace M E Church Friday January 24 at 6 30 pm. Vinton Cooperators perform a playlet titled Possibilities In Women s Work Minnie Price presents George Family s Garden Little Kyger Bulaville Georges Creek and Mercerville Cooperators present The Value of Vegetables in the Diet Alma Garvin nutritionist Marguerite Moore reads and Swan Creek Cooperators provide music.

Gallipolis R. R. Blarbuck Gallia County Grace M. E. Church Vinton Cooperators Minnie Price George Little Kyger Bulaville Georges Creek Mercerville Alma Garvin Marguerite Moore Swan Creek

Gallia County RA committee named for farm programs

The Gallia County committee of the Resettlement Administration is led by H. C. Johnston as chairman with A. P. Kerr as secretary. Members include H. A. Wood of Rio Grande, H. E. Shaver of Cheshire, A. C. Safford, and County Agent Amy Starbuck of Gallipolis. The group will operate within the Ohio Farm and Home Protective Committee and the Farm Debt Adjustment group.

Gallipolis Gallia County the Resettlement Administration H. C. Johnston A. P. Kerr H. A. Wood Rio Grande Cheshire A. C. Safford Amy Starbuck Galipolia Ohio Farm and Home Protective Committee Farm Debt Adjustment Group

Gallia County Trustees elect new officers

Capt. H. E. Houck was reelected president of the Gallia County Trustees Association. Garrett Wills of Ohio Township was named the new vice president. Mary Jo Tmle of Gallipolis succeeded Charles Cargo as secretary.

Gallipolis H. E. Houck Gallia County Trustees Association Garrett Wills Ohio Township Mary Jo Tmle Charles Cargo

Beulah Lane 18 days dies in Georges Creek burial

Beulah Eileen Lane died at 18 days and was buried Monday in Muddy Cemetery. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Alva B Lane of Georges Creek. A surviving sibling, age 2, also lives with the parents.

Gallipolis Beulah Eileen Alva B. Lane Georges Creek

No Hunting Sign Consideration After Cat Mistaken for Coons

Mrs. Alpha Wallace of Thivener Gallia County weighs a no hunting sign after local youths mistook her house cat for a large coon seen in a tree on her property. The incident highlights hunting warnings and neighborly disputes in the area.

Gallipolis Alpha Wallace Thivener Gallia County

Gallia Budget Group Sets Tax Estimate Allocation

Gallia County Budget Committee met Tuesday to set next year sales tax receipts at 10 458 with 15 percent to townships 30 percent to Gallipolis city 2 percent to Rio Grande Vinton and Crown City and 49 percent to the county Auditor Keeler noted the new law allows township share of 10 percent but the group approved 15 percent to aid operating funds The city of Gallipolis will receive 30 percent up from 16 percent due to financial strain and the county commission stated the changes.

Gallipolis Gallia County Keeler

Gauley Bridge Deaths To Be Investigated

The House Labor Committee protected an investigation into silicosis deaths among Gauley Bridge tunnel workers in West Virginia. The resolution cites 476 workers for Rinehart and Dennis, Kanawha Power contracters, and 1,500 others afflicted by the disease from dust inhalation during tunnel digging.

Washington Gauley Bridge W. Va House Labor Committee Rinehart and Dennis Company Kanawha Power Company Union Carbide and Carbon Company

Wedding at the hospital in a forbidden love saga

Dana wakes to love with Scott after a collapse in hospital care. They plan a quick marriage with a minister and license as Paula’s letter looms and Ronnie’s future hangs in balance. Dana recalls Scott’s professional secrets, while both vow forever and navigate unseen pasts.

Scott Dana Ronnie Dr. Branley 422 Paula Dena

Premiums of Gallia Fair for 1935 Not Paid

Gallia County Agricultural Society report shows 3140.67 in premiums offered for the 1935 fair, but only 990.94 claimed. Officers included Edward L. Mills as president and Thomas McCormick as vice president, with attendance totaling 110 paid and 500 visiting at some point.

Gallipolis Gallia County Grange

Mrs. Frank Jones Hosts Tuesday Bridge Club

Mrs. Frank Jones entertained her Tuesday Contract Bridge Club with lunch at the Hotel Libby and two tables of bridge at her home. Guest Mrs. Earl Burnette received a favor. Club prize went to Mrs. Charles Switzer. others present included Mrs. Cherrington Neal Thompson Bean Ecker and Carnes.

Gallipolis Frank Jones Libby Earl Burnette Henking Bovie Charles Switzer Henry Cherrington Howard Neal Lester Thompson Leo Bean Horace Ecker Hubert Carnes

Taken to Prison for Station Robbery in Mansfield

Gallipolis youths John Bellow Eli Wood Clark and Richard Sexton were taken to the Mansfield reformatory Tuesday by Deputy Harold Woods after a filling station robbery.

Gallipolis John Bellow Eliwood Clark Richard Sexton Mansfield Harold Woods

Three Hillbilly Warblers Promise Reform After Reformatory Sentence

Har old E. Roy Dick Sexton and John Bellow writing as the Three Hillbilly Warblers thanked Gallia County Jail officers and Judge W R White for their treatment and pledged to go straight and be good citizens after release. They praised the meals from Matron E E Hatfield and said they would outlive the one mistake of their lives.

Gallipolis Harold E. Roy Dick Sexton John Bellow Mansfield Reformatory Gallia County W. R. White United States E. E. Hatfield

Gates files GOP bid for Gallia County sheriff

Howard Gates former deputy sheriff announced his candidacy in the Republican primaries for sheriff of Gallia County. A four year old girl on Garfield Ave was slightly hurt when she darted into the path of a car driven by Earl Brown. Brown swerved to miss her and no serious injury occurred.

Gallipolis Howard Gates Gallia County Frank Robinson Garfield Ave Earl Brown Brown

Nurses Honor Elected Leaders In Ohio Association

Miss Mary Margaret Richards, elected treasurer of the Ohio State Nurses Association, and Miss Elizabeth Ray named trustee for the next three years. Both Holzer Hospital graduates reside in Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Mary Margaret Richards Ohio State Nurses Association Elizabeth Ray Holzer Hospital

Retaining Wall Contract Awarded on Bladen Mercer Road

Garret O. Wills won the bid for the retaining wall project on Bladen Mercerville Road at $100. He will begin work immediately and complete the wall by February first, with rock to be laid in concrete where the road has caved away over a creek bed.

Gallipolis Bladen-Mercerville Garret O. Wills

Flowers-Unroe marriage announced in Crown City

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Flowers Crown City announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Ruby Mae Flowers to Mr. Ernest Unroe of Detroit Michigan He is the son of Mr and Mrs E Unroe also of Crown City They will reside in Detroit where the bridegroom is employed

Gallipolis John R. Flowers Crown City Ruby Mae Flowers Ernest Unroe Detroit Mich Albert Spencer Columbus A. W. Pullins Virgil Cromlish Eugene Shaw Fort Thomas Clipper Mill Shaw Tom Adams Brady Shaw Snodgrass Holzer Hospital Walter Schoonover Hugh Daugherty Flat Rock W. Va Oscar Walker Lancaster Howard Rife Fannie Tena Hix Verne Berridge Marie Comstock Mae Nobles

Fifty Year Anniversary Honors Deeter Couple at Coolville

Coolville residents recall the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs H B Deeter celebrated at their home with L H Deeter I D Deeter J W Deeter and other family members in attendance from Coolville and nearby areas. Guests included Mrs Abner Deeter and children and Mr and Mrs William Deeter from the Coolville vicinity plus relatives from Stewart and Little Hocking. A gold watch for him and a gold ring for her accompanied the renewal of vows as a highlight of the pleasant gathering.

Coolville H. Deeter L. H. Deeter I. D. Deeter J. W. Deeter Lulu Blue J. E. Thanbory Ladies Aid Society M. E. Church Leona Chapman Ladies’ Aid Society Congregational Church R. I. Wolf E. Rock St Smith Hughes Department Milton O'Neil

New Marshfield Grange grows with 101 members in Athens County

The New Marshfield Summit Grange No 1728 reports 101 member enrollment under Master Walter Barrett and lists officers elected for the year including John Herron as master and Nettie Barron as secretary. Activities praised include sponsoring a farmers institute, supporting a community Christmas tree, Halloween social, and election day dinner which raised $40. The chapter meets biweekly at Grange Hall. In Cheshire H W Kennedy outlines Smith Hughes project plans for area boys, covering crops, livestock, dairy, gardening, and related farm tasks.

Nears County New Marshfield New Marshfield Summit Athens County Walter Barrett Farmers’ Institute Grange S. A. Carsey Co. W. Nichols John Herron Nettie Barron Berneta Hulberd Alva Judy Edward Morgan Everett Wigal Drue Hoodlet Effie Bridge Ceres Bertha Wigal Pomona Ardath Llewellyn Flora Gladys Beveridge Flora Jones Roy Gilham Ed Hawk Charlies Walker Miles Hoon Floyd Beveridge Mildred Judy Marshfield Grange Hall

Hollister Social Notes Highlight Local Events

Hollister teachers attended a Athens County Teachers Association dinner in Athens with E W Cole Orvel Allen Ruth Edwards Thelma Adams Margaret Hemsley Mary Mount Nellie Reher Anne Verba Una Miller The Eighth Grade Spelling Class won prizes for a fund in with Miss Adams Betty June Clark Mary Jane Mingus Eugene Sabo Kenneth Humphrey Hazel Slay Semester exams were held this week Hollister boys lost 19 20 and girls 13 26 to Buchtel Jacksonville Trimble games are Friday night The cast rehearses a play Up The Hill to Paradise A VU Church Senorita Class hosts a benefit supper Saturday Jan 18 at 430 PM Parent teacher association met Monday night Mr Andrews presiding Mr Boroff spoke The seventh grade won the attendance banner.

Hollister Athens County Teachers Association Athens E. W. Cole Orvel Allen Ruth Edwards Thelma Adams Margaret Hemsley Mary Mount Nellie Reher Anne Verba Una Miller Miss Adams Betty June Clark Mary Jane Mingus Eugene Sabo Kenneth Humphrey Hazel Slay Buchtel Jacksonville Trimble Paradise VU. B. Church Parent-Teacher Association Andrews Boroff Glouster M. E

Letart M E Sunday School elects officers at annual meeting

Letart Falls Mrs J A Stewart was elected superintendent and George Sayre as assistant superintendent at the Letart M E Sunday School annual meeting held Jan 12. Harold Roush named secretary, Dorothy Varian assistant secretary, Otis Crawford treasurer, Ora Hill pianist, Norma Ashley assistant pianist, Kathryn Wilson and Doris Cramblett librarians. Attendance last Sunday was 104.

Letart Falls J. A. Stewart Letart M. E George Sayre Harold Roush Dorothy Varian Otis Crawford Ora, Hill Norma Ashley Kathryn Wilson Doris Cramblett Jed Hartinger Pomeroy Dan Hartinger Grace Crow Kathryn Lucas New Lexington Dorothy Grossman Perk Reichley Racine Frank Pritt J. S. Swinborn Charleston J. A. Quillin George McClintock Kent Frank McClintock Ceph Pickins W. T. Amos Letart W. M. Amos Baltimore Amos H. A. Pilchard Toledo George Pilchard Norwalk Sarah Pilchard W. S. Bentz Sarah Jane Roberts Antiquity

Kananga Local News Notes Highlight Social Visits

Mrs Bayes and Miss Essie Bibby of Rio Grande visited Mrs Tom Reynolds. Troy Russell and family stayed with Mrs Russell's parents in Dickerson West Virginia. Dewey Jordan and George Oliver families announced a baby girl. Several attended Rev Shafer's daughter's funeral. Queen Esther Sewing Circle made toys for Cincinnati charity. Various locals visited friends and relatives across Ohio and West Virginia.

Bayes Charleston Essie Bibby Rio Grande Tom Reynolds Troy Russell Russell Dickerson W. Va Dewey Jordan George Oliver Martin

Murray City News Briefs Reflect Local Illnesses and Visits

The Murray City column notes Farrel Thomas of Glouster being critically ill in Athens, with his family traveling to aid him. It lists numerous Sunday visits and weekend travels among local residents including the Ayers, Mullenkamps, Tedrows, Bolings, Morrises, Millers, Sayres, Popoczy, Shaffer, and others, plus a death in Coshocton and a plan for the American Legion post meeting on Jan 16.

Murray City Matt Thomas Athens Farrel Glouster Fred Hooper J. A. Ayers Harry Mullenkamp Columbus George Tedrow Crookaville Tedrow Bertie Boling Fred Miller Lawrence Miller Chris Waldeck Nelsonville Harry Shaffer Ralph Andrews Andrews Edward Sayre

Albany Ohio Society Hosts Pro Albany Event and Dinners

The Albany community gathers for church events at M E F Church with Mrs H J Ayler hosting a White Elephant sale and guest day. Activities include a Philathea Society oyster supper at the Baptist Church with pickles pies cakes and a 5 pm serving time. Attendees include Mr and Mrs J C Sunday dinner guests and extended family visiting from Portsmouth Ironton and Columbus as well as notices of funerals and week end visits.

Albany M. EF H. J. Ayler Austen McGonagis Mills Philathea Society Bany Baptist Church Baptist Church Ning Harold Luckett Colum Nelson Luck

Taylor Ridge Social Circle Holds All Day Quilling Event

Local notes reveal visitors at C. M. Anglin home including Mr. and Mrs. C Ralph and Floyd Wint with Helen Hildebrand staying a few days with Carl Hildebrand. Families of Wenger Dw, Davis, and Leake join Julia Kilicosiel visiting in Glouster. The Ladies Aid Society of Ridge Church hosted an all day quilling party, while others, like Geraldine and Geraldine’s family, are noted visiting in Chauncy and Greens Run. Also mentioned is a courtroom matter involving Trude Newmen and an entry alleging a complaint, with a hearing set for Jan 1.

Taylor Ridge Min Stein Lewroy C. M. Anglin C. Ralph Floyd Wint Davis Helen Hildebrand Columbus Carl Hildebrand Gus Gaskala Glou Gaskaila Wiburt Jean Athens John Wenger Wenger Mont Davis Ira Com Jacksony John Evao Carl Dwight Sr Charles Wenger Clyde Canter Heffken Suncey Fred Leake Greens Ersid Geraldine Mmfant Ladies Aid Society Ridge Chu Lena Leake Mies Julia Kilicosiel Glouster

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