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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1938

Page

5

Gallipolis Youths Plan Airflight Club and School

Gallipolis youths form an airflight club with plans to buy a Taylor-Craft two-person plane to be housed at the Gallipolis Airport. Promoters include Col. E. H. Wilson and Milton Tipton with 16 prospective student flyers. A Friday meeting at 44 Grape Street will choose a flying instructor and finalize arrangements.

Gallipolis Col E. H. Wilson Pt. Pleasant Milton Tipton Maurice Burnette Rufus Elcessor Billy Cardwell Albert Franz Tipton Grape St

Seniors Present Temperance Education Program in Gallipolis

Home Room 16 seniors led a temperance education program arranged by Miss Catherine Morrison. Speakers included Paul Davis on Alcohol and Driving, Fred Carman on Alcohol and Athletics, Marian Alexander on Liquor Advertisements and Propaganda, Margie Dillon on Alcohol Stimulus or Narcotic, and Mildred Alexander on Alcohol and Crime. The event aligns with state education topics under E. N. Dietrich.

Gallipolis Home Room 16 Carl C. Byers Paul Davis Fred Carman Marian Alexander Margie Dillion Mildred Alexander Home Catherine Morrison E. N. Dietrich

Educators Visit Rio Grande on Wednesday

Dr. W. W. Charters Dr. Frank H. McNutt Dr. T. C. Holy and Dr. George Baker prominent educators from the Northern Baptist Convention committee visited Rio Grande College Wednesday with President Lewis and faculty. They toured the school plant and inspected nearby farm land for potential purchase if the college becomes a self help school.

Gallipolis W. W. Charters Frank H. McNutt T. C. Holy George Baker Northern Baptist Convention Rio Grande College Rio Grande Lewis

Gallia Film Depicts Growth of Rural Welsh Churches

A home talent motion picture filmed in Gallia and Jackson Counties during summer portrays church expansion in the Parish of the Templed Hills. Dr. A H Limouze and Dr. C T Thorne led a crew using over 22 000 feet of film with local Welsh residents acting.

Gallipolis Templed Hills A. H. Limouze C. T. Thorne New York Gallia Jackson Limouze Moriah Soar Bethel Sardis Peniel Pyre

WPA adds 40 jobs in Gallipolis area

Following the certification office establishment, about 40 persons were added to WPA rolls and many more will be employed. The total now stands at 412. Funeral services for Mrs. Emma C. Bailey aged 57 were held Thursday morning at Clover, West Virginia. She was the mother of Charles Bailey of Gallipolis.

Gallipolis WPA Emma C. Bailey Clover W. Va Charles Bailey

Duke the Brownie Hat dog loses playmate on court lawn

Duke, a cocker spaniel in Gallipolis Brownie Hat field, befriends a lone courthouse lawn squirrel after daily mutual chases. The squirrel, survivor of six, enjoys play with Duke until a new dog arrives, leaving Duke disconsolate.

Gallipolis Brownie Hatfield Duke Brownie

Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local News

J W Warden heads to Logan West Virginia to start a business with Mrs Warden joining later. Circle meets Presbyterian Church luncheon program. Various residents visit relatives in Columbus Charleston Huntington Wheel ing Racoon Island and Gallipolis with visiting guests and relatives. Local births and marriages announced along with travel plans to Florida and Columbus engagements.

J. W. Warden Logan W. Va The Presbyterian Church C. S. Catzen Iranna Charleston Homer Houston Russell, Ky Ruena Rathburn Huntington Mary Rathburn R. C. Arthurs E. V. Rawn Charles E. Holzer W. V. Ingels Wheeling Harlan Glenna Rose Calvin Stower James Taylor Bladen Dayton Fife Raccoon Island Elmer and Eloise Taylor Judson Walters Oliver Stower Gallipolis Women’s Home Missionary Society of Sandfork Sherwin B. A. Sherwin John Danner Harold Danner Clair Kimball Henry Grube Croton Ellen Cherrington Alice Lola C. Neal

County allocates funds to reroute Thivener Clay Chapel Road

Gallia County commissioners set aside 2122 dollars to shift the Thivener Clay Chapel Road to avert overflow from Raccoon Creek. The project will be reimbursed by the Federal Government due to its public necessity. Ruth Davis songs daily at 1 30 p m over WBNS Columbus station. Miss Davis and sister Mary are Ohio State students living with Ada Davis in Columbus. Nurses district meeting to be held at Holzer Hospital dining room Friday evening will feature address by Dr N A Martin.

Gallipolis Thivener-Clay Chapel Higher Pool Raccoon Creek Ruth Davis John Newton Davis WBNS Columbus Miss Davis Mary Ohio State University Ada Davis Ohio State Nurses’ Association Holzer Hospital N. A. Martin

Poultry Farm Attacked. Birds Destructed in Gallipolis

At H. W. Walter poultry farm in Gallipolis dogs maimed or killed about a dozen Single Comb White Leghorn cockerels on Wednesday. Local authorities investigating livestock damage and animal welfare records.

Gallipolis H. W. Walter

Boy Keeps Goat Trade Bargain With Hay and Gear

In San Rafael California 12 year old Mike Stocking defies parents by trying to barter a goat for its keep. He returns home with three bales of hay one sack of barley spurs a rifle scabbard chaps 100 rounds of ammo and a kiata prompting a retrade.

David Harum San Rafael Cal Mike” Stocking

Veterans Gallipolis Physician to Observe 91st Birthday

Dr. Alonzo B. Garrett of Gallipolis will mark his 91st birthday Friday at his home 315 Third Ave. A birthday dinner at noon will be hosted with visits from the local Daughters of Union Veterans chapter. Garrett is noted as Ohio’s oldest practicing physician and the state’s oldest Knights of Pythias member. He served in the Civil War and is the last surviving veteran in Gallipolis. He held U S consular posts in Mexico and Canada and showcases Civil War memories at home alongside Mrs Garrett’s acclaimed oil paintings.

Gallipolis Alonzo B. Garrett Daughters of Union Veterans Garrett Dr. Garrett United States Mexico Canada

Gallia County Receives $892 Monthly Sales Tax Aid

Gallia County will receive $892.66 monthly from sales tax funds for direct relief. County auditor E. D. Keeler says the county must add half as much, $446.33, to complete the relief funding.

Gallipolis E. D. Keeler Gallia County

Our Home Museum Reaches Five Thousand Visitors

The Our House Lafayette Memorial Museum in Gallipolis has welcomed its five thousandth visitor. Miss Wanita Booth reports registrations from nearly every state, with few from Gallipolis. Wallace Nutting, a noted authority, calls the museum highly authentic.

Gallipolis Our House Lafayette Memorial Museum Wanita Booth Vermont Mississippi New Hampshire Montana Kansas Broughal Castle Birr Ireland Miss Booth Wallace Nutting

Tearing Down Old Atwood Hall at Rio Grande College

Gallipolis reports work on demolishing the empty shell of Atwood Hall begun after a fire destroyed the 51 year old building. Rio Grande College students plan fundraising for a new hall and will sell souvenir bricks across multiple Ohio towns on Saturday to raise funds.

Gallipolis Atwood Hall Rio Grande College Nehemiah Permelia Atwood Portsmouth Jackson South Webster New Boston Vinton Wellston Ironton Chillicothe McArthur Oak Hill Middleport Pomeroy Waverly Piketon

Board adds WPA investigators to aid Jones and Rake

Gallipolis reports the County Commissioners add Ferry Dillon Owen Boster and Susan Rake as WPA investigators assisting county certification officer Othneil Jones. Rake has been employed since January. Rio Grande Western Athletic Association to stage several events Friday evening during the Rio Grande versus Alfred Holbrook basketball game.

Gallipolis Women's Athletic Association of Rio Grande

Gallia Native Recalls 4500 Mile Travel Trek

J Ira Topping of Gallia County and Detroit legal circles writes from The Messenger about a 4500 mile west and south journey. He notes holidays in Cheyenne and Denver, travels through Fort Worth Dallas Shreveport Baton Rouge New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast to Montgomery Alabama. recalls Camp Sheridan where a prison now stands.

Gallipolis Messenger J. Ira Topping Gallia County Detroit Cheyenne Denver Fort Worth Dallas Shreveport Baton Rouge New Orleans Gulf Coast Mississippi Montgomery Ala Camp Sheridan

Woodmen Elect Heads In Gallipolis Camp

Gallipolis Camp Modern Woodmen of America installs R P McCarley as consul and lists officers including W J Jackson past consul J E Foster advisor Frank Brothers banker John Preston watchman W H Sharp sentry Raymond Jones clerk John Lear Lee Halley H A Cardwell trustees Clyde Neal escort. Albert Bayless purchases 100 acre Williams estate near Rodney and plans to occupy in spring.

Gallipolis Gallipolis Camp Woodmen of America R. P. McCarley W. J. Jackson J. E. Foster Frank Brothers John Preston W. H. Sharp Raymond Jones John Lear Lee Halley H. A. Cardwell Clyde Neal Albert Bayless East Gallipolis William Williams Rodney

Tonic claims to restore health and skin glow

An advertisement promotes $8.8 Tonic as an internal remedy to feed skin tissues from within. It claims to increase red blood cells, restore weight, energy, nerves, and a natural health glow, with availability at any drug store.

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