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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1939
Page
6
Announcement from Columbus of Miss Jane Elliott Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs J Boyd Davis to wed Mr Jack Ellis Grant. The couple plan a Saturday ceremony at North Broadway Methodist Church in Columbus.
About 900 WPA workers resumed five road projects and two quarries in Gallia County under a new monthly 130 hour schedule. Projects include painting 25 bridges on state highways, starting Monday, with WPA enrollees doing the work. County Engineer E N Leonard has not named an assistant. commissioners approved $750 for half a year's salary for the prospective appointee.
Gallia County event sees new Gallia Council Daughters of America officers led by Mrs Iva Fish as Councilor and Mrs Marie Elliott as Past Councilor with Mary Danner Associate and Jewell Elliott Conductor Secretary and Treasurer roles filled by listed members including Elizabeth Lear and Cora Wright with department secretaries and other posts.
A trunk gas line break at the Ohio Fuel Co. near Chickamauga Park caused motorists to be stopped fearing sparks from engine exhausts would ignite the escaping gas. Workmen from Wellston repaired the main shortly before noon.
Gallipolis Vinton Cheshire and Bidwell recreation centers reopen on a 130 hour monthly schedule after a payless vacation for directors and staff. County director Harold Mackenzie notes the Addison community is seeking a new community center under local sponsorship.
Dr and Mrs Howard Foster relocate from Cincinnati to Gallipolis where he will establish a medical practice. Mrs Foster is the former Katherine Miller and they will live with her mother Mrs Arthur Miller.
William J. Thompson aged 80, once a local photographer in Gallipolis, died in Lancaster. Funeral services were held there this afternoon.
Gallipolis hosts an aquatic meet to discover latent local talent at the city pool Friday evening open to divers and swimmers of both sexes. The first event starts at 7 p m.
Mr and Mrs John Potter celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary with an open house on June 30. Relatives and friends from Columbus and Charleston visit. various locals and visitors are listed with short notes on travels and gatherings around Zaleski and nearby towns.
Unknown persons forced entry to the dressing rooms at the local swimming pool Tuesday night and obtained four dollars from a till. The money represented rentals from bath towels collected during the day.
George Costello, a national Red Cross aquatic expert, leads a school of instruction at the Gallipolis pool July 24 to 28. Instructors from southeastern Ohio will learn safe pool conduct and Costello may stage public swimming and diving exhibitions. It is the only program of its kind in southern Ohio, with invitations extended to regional instructors.
Sam Augustine a native Italian and former Gallipolis resident is jailed on brawling charges for allegedly attacking two women with a garden rake injuring one with a cut above the eye in Gallipolis Ohio city jail.
The Advisory Council Group No. 3 held its annual picnic on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kautz. Forty five attended. Numerous relatives from Tipton and Columbus visited or returned to their homes, with many guests listed from Akron, Beaver, and Jeannette in attendance or hosting family members.
Margaret Hartenbach and friends visited Coney Island Cincinnati for the Fourth. Jeanne Hines on vacation at Buckeye Lake with Ethel and Clara Garland Margaret and Mary McCallum Lee Jenkins and Billy Phillips. A son born July 3 to Mr and Mrs Charles Houdashelt. Gloria Exenkamper and Lulu Mills guests of Mrs Linnie Rummel and daughter Gleria. Rev John Brown to speak at Methodist Church Sunday 7 30. Epworth League election and wiener roast planned June 7 at Welsh town Hill diamond. Ministers installation by Rev Rothrock of Heath Church Middleport announced.
Ira Taylor 30 of Middleport will appear before Judge W R White on intoxication charges connected to a fatal crash. Motley and Taylor say two hitchhikers were in the car but unseen. Hector Root disputes their claim that the car was stolen and asserts they left from his residence with no protest. Funeral services for a Perry child were held at Addison Baptist Church with many floral tributes.
Local police nabbed Mike Kelly, May Kelly, and Ruby Kelly all from Bristol Tennessee as they lifted a purse from Tarlton King of Maple Shade. Ruby Kelly fined forty dollars by Judge John Halliday. the trio ordered out of town and complied immediately.
The Ohio Department of Highways in Columbus invites sealed proposals by July 18 1939 for ten connected projects on state routes in Athens Hocking Morgan Holmes counties and others. Proposals cover T-31 bituminous pavement widths from 16 to 20 feet with lengths up to 82 525 feet. Estimated costs range from about 564 to 10 804 dollars. Plans and specs available. bids require a five percent certified check. projects to finish by September 1 1939. State Highway Director Robt S Beightler signs notice.
A marble marker in the window of the Ohio Valley Memorial Co. attracts notice with a Conestoga wagon drawn by an ox team and a driver. The cutting was done by Herbert Saunders, a marble worker of long experience.
Paul Denney and William Morgan were held to the grand jury on $100 bonds each after arraignment for vandalism at a state roadside park west of Gallipolis on Route 35. Defense claims intoxication. prosecutors may be from the state highway department or state patrol.
Dennis Bow 35 and Iva Ashworth 35 of Columbus. Lige Phalen 52 of Sugar Grove West Virginia and Anna Edwards 48 of Madisonville Kentucky also received licenses.
The Chamber of Commerce and Red Cross conduct a housing survey with 15 volunteers canvassing households. Tubercular contacts were found among residents living in squalor. Final summaries will be filed with the Chamber, Red Cross, city commission, and civic clubs.
Gallipolis notices announce a homecoming at Centerpoint U B Church with morning Sabbath services. Afternoon program features Mildred McNeal Pauline Hed deston Mary Massie Virginia Evans Wilma Sims Irene Clark Winifred Massie Mary Frances Lewis Evelyn McNeal Jasine Thomas Helen Evans and the Williams quartet. Rodney Ladies Aid met this afternoon at Mrs William Millers house.
Dr. Robert A. Howell local evangelist and party start revival meetings on Mill Street near the Middleport Post Office July 9 and expect to run through July 23. Featured singer Ivan A. Insko of Louisville Ky will be assisted in presenting musical numbers. Howell recently closed a series of tent meetings in Gallipolis.
Mrs Esther Roberts Rose files divorce against Charles Rose alleging repeated beatings to fear for her life. Married in April last and she seeks alimony and restoration to maiden name.
Sheriffs office says Florence Sheline, a Marysville reform school escapee about three weeks ago, is believed hidden near Gallipolis. Tips are checked but none proven. she has many local relatives yet no contact or visits. Parents Grover and wife deny knowledge while officers keep watch.
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