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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1941
Page
10
In Gallipolis First Baptist Church filled for a Sunday night service for 29 men volunteering for military training. Each received a New Testament from Rev. George Sagen. Chaplain Sagen may be assigned to the same cantonment as some volunteers. draft board members and medical examiners attended.
Six men were jailed in Gallipolis city prison over the weekend for intoxication and released this morning after paying fines and costs totaling five dollars each. Police are probing a report of a car driven by a man with a woman passenger that left Fourth and Court, crossed a sidewalk, and struck a house inhabited by Charles Cox, a retired gunsmith, causing little damage.
Mrs. Ella Scott 76 died Saturday in a home for the aged in Gallipolis from asthma and complications. Her former home was Wellston where funeral rites were conducted today.
Gallia report lists marriage license applicants G A Myers 65 and Elsie White 28 near Charleston Harold Tackett 22 Dayton and Rosalie Chinn 18 Ironton Clell Parsons 21 and Mil Lewis 21 Nitro W a
Representatives from about a dozen welfare agencies in Gallia County will meet tonight at the WPA housekeeping aid center. Robert Kleinschmidt NYA district director will address the gathering.
Eureka Dam continues to hold the river at the normal stage as heavy precipitation persists. Gallipolis riverfront engineers report no changes in pool level and rivermen say no concern over possible pod.
Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler, president of the Gallia County Ministerial Association, travels to Columbus to participate in meetings of the Ohio Council of Churches today and Tuesday.
Annual congregational meeting for St Peter's Church parishioners will be held in the parish house Wednesday night, announced by Rev. Charles E. Baird rector.
Gallia county funeral notices state Leo Young aged 27 died Saturday. Services will be Tuesday afternoon at two at Paint Creek Baptist Church.
Logan jurors were told by Sheriff Floyd Duffy to report Tuesday morning instead of Monday due to reassignment after several cases were terminated by changes of plea.
Funeral rites were conducted at Woodard Funeral Chapel at 11 this morning for John H. Terry county ward who died at the home Saturday. Burial was made in New Plymouth.
Thomas H. Lewis, 89, died during the weekend at his nephew Foster Lewis home near Peniel. Funeral rites were held Sunday afternoon. He is survived by brother David Lewis of the Peniel district and sisters Mrs. Margaret Morgan and Mrs. Rudolph Baer of Jackson.
Mr and Mrs Alex Lane of Georges Creek announce their son Quentine Roosevelt Lane has been accepted by the Marine Corps and is stationed aboard a ship at St Petersburg Florida He enlisted at Fort Hayes on January 10.
Gladys Mae Lohr of West Lafayette died in a Zanesville hospital after a week of illness. She is survived by husband John Lohr two children Evelyn Jack and grandson Harry who died months ago. Funeral services were held at Woodard Funeral Home with Rev S W Wiant delivering the sermon burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Local relatives of Ray R. Tillman, 30, formerly of Columbus, notified of his death in an auto accident three miles south of Troy late Friday night. Surviving are seven brothers and two sisters. Funeral services were held at Fisher funeral home in Troy at 2 p.m. Burial followed at Riverside Cemetery.
Logan Progress on the Goose Creek enclosure proceeds slowly due to January rainfall. About one square of the brick and concrete enclosure is finished. The WPA project provides work for about 60 men in the area.
Snow and ice covered Logan streets prompting a City Service Department crew to protect intersections in the city hills. Willis Lehman led the crew on Sunday.
Mrs. Thelma Black and William G. Boswell united in marriage at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Lewis Gishler officiating. Bride, daughter of Mrs. Charlies Hutchinson, operates Primrose Beauty Shop. After two week Miami and a month in New York, couple to return. reception noted. Also, Eagles Hall dance honored Holzer Hospital nurses headed to Cincinnati for affiliation work. thirty couples attended.
About 100 members met in the church parlors for the inaugural gathering. Miss Clara Worman led with devotionals and introduced Dr. E. H. Hudson from Syria, who spoke on Pioneering Among the Nomads, noting 15 years spent as a medical missionary. Mrs. Hudson added remarks on the role of women in Syria. Monthly meetings planned for business and program delivery.
Miss Iris Frederick entertained a group of young friends Friday evening at her home near Eno in celebration of her seventeenth birthday. Music and games were enjoyed.
City engineer Parker Sniffen finishes plat work for a new Oak Grove Cemetery section with 700 lots and 3500 graves, awaiting council action on lot pricing before week’s end.
About 75 members of Odd Fellows Lodge and Queen Vashti Lodge attended the Weildy Day observance at the hall Friday evening. A banquet preceded the installation of officers for both lodges with Roy W. Comly, district deputy, in charge.
Sylvester Brown of Maxville was hospitalized Sunday morning at Cherring ton Hospital for treatment. He has been seriously ill for several weeks and earlier this week was cared for at the home of his son and daughter-in-law Charles D. Brown in Winona.
Carrizo Springs reports William Leonard father of Walter A. Leonard is slowly recovering from a serious illness. He has been confined to his home since Christmas and is a former Marion Township resident.
Miss Betty Mays daughter of Mr and Mrs Phillip Mays Sand Run underwent an operation for appendicitis at Cherrington Hospital Sunday morning.
Mrs. Mary McGonagle reports the death of her cousin Miss Frances Jones of Ashland Kentucky. The funeral occurred this afternoon and Jones was a frequent guest of Mrs. McGonagle with many friends here.
Walter Cyrus age 20 son of Mr and Mrs Marion Cyrus of Marion Township enlisted in the regular army more than a year ago. He has been in several southern states and is now assigned to Fort Custer near Battle Creek Michigan. He recently visited his parents.
Mrs. James F. Ritters confined to her N Mulberry Street home by illness for two weeks could not attend her mother Mrs Matilda Jane Brown's funeral in Bremen. The body was viewed at the Ritters residence before being taken back to Bremen Sunday afternoon.
An abandoned automobile, seized by police last Wednesday, was reclaimed by a Cleveland dealer Sunday. The vehicle had been sent to a man for a test drive and driven to the area, where it was abandoned and found with dealer plates upon recovery.
Gallia county common pleas court arraigned last week’s grand jury defendants before Judge W R White. Kendall Deckard of Vinton pleaded guilty to two counts of forgery, Dewey Cochran pleaded guilty to non support, Bennie Manns pleaded guilty to attempted arson. Others entered not guilty pleas to charges including breaking and entering and robbery.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Cheshire Baptist Church for Elmer Shoemaker 60 who died earlier in the week in Athms. Survivors include daughter Mrs. Cecil Smith sons William Arthur and Albert sisters Mrs. William Wise and Mrs. Dora Cundiff and brother Elza Shoemaker all of Cheshire Township.
Mrs. Joe Brooker hosted the East End Needle Club gathering with dinner at 7 30 pm. Three needlework contests selected winners Mrs. John Weaver Mrs. Charles Arnold and Mrs. Paul Fox. Attendees included Mrs. Brooker Mrs. Weaver Mrs. Arnold Mrs. Fox Mrs. John St Clair Mrs. S H Bright Mrs. Lavina Walker Mrs. Amos Ellinger Mrs. Charles Bright and Mrs. Russell Poling with guests Mrs. Robert Brown and Mrs. Robert Brooker. Mrs. John St Clair to host next meeting.
Miss Blanche Shriner and her mother Mrs Ann Shriner returned to Logan after a ten day southern trip visiting Norfolk and Richmond Virginia and Montgomery West Virginia. The Jolly Double Six club meets Tuesday at Mrs Chauncey Rigg s home with a six o clock covered dish dinner. Mr and Mrs William Miller of South Logan celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with relatives. Various locals including Miss Shirley Mooney Oberlin and Miss June Grooms Ohio State University visited Logan with their families. George Bushnell Laurelville and Smith Hughes instructor came to Logan for discussions with James R Smoot. Roy Primmer Lancaster and Jack Faine Athens visited Logan over the weekend.
R D McManigal of Westinghouse International, back from a 2 1/2 month South American trip, says Argentines are a proud people open to US cooperation. He notes beef quality, 40 million cattle in Argentina, and warns against European domination. He forecasts airline improvements lowering travel time and sees Brazil as a easier partner for cooperation. He will meet South American business figures in Cleveland and visit Lima.
Arthur W. Hankison of The Diamond faced arraignment before Mayor Dallas Kinser after a State Highway Patrolsman case. Hankison pled guilty and was fined $100 plus costs with a suspension of his driver rights. Patrolmen stopped Hankison on U S Route 33 at Haydenville while returning home from Logan on Saturday night.
Silent alarm sent the fire department to the W main street residence of Shelby Duritt about 3 o clock Saturday afternoon. No damage occurred as a chimney collapsed filling the home with smoke. Fire Chief Roy Stallsmith led the pumper crew. family members were away at the time.
Members of the Wednesday Club enjoyed an evening hosted by Mrs. Harold Gaston in Haydenville featuring original hat creations. Birthday showers honored Mrs. Lawrence Lehman Mrs. Ralph Beal and Mrs. Fred Hawk as other members attended.
Gallipolis reports the Organization of the Woman's Association of First Presbyterian Church as an umbrella body for all women's groups. Officers installed include Miss Clara Worman as president and Mrs. Jack Knight as vice president. The group has 142 members in nine circles led by Mrs. J. H. Bovie, Mrs. Harry Maddy, Mrs. Paul Wetherholt, and others.
Vinton native Edward J. Shively died after three years of illness and was buried at Jackson. His survivors include his wife Mary A. Dupre, his step-mother Mrs. David Shively, and sisters Mrs. Nora Jenkins and Mrs. Pearl Snyder, all of Vinton.
Illness has struck the Kocheran family with three members in Columbus and here under physician care. Collins Kocheran remains at his parents home after a leg operation for three months. Mrs. Chester Kocheran relapse from influenza. Russell Kocheran from the city has ear infection and is sent to Columbus for treatment and possible operation.
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