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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1937
Page
6
Gallia County apple growers ready for a large harvest with trees heavily laden and thinning needed. R R Starbuck county agent announces a July 14 meeting at 8 30 p m to boost consumer demand for apples and discuss marketing strategies across Ohio apple regions.
Gallia County Health Department and Parents-Teacher Associations launch the Gallia County Children’s Health Roundup beginning Wednesday July 14 in Vinton with additional clinics in Bidwell Cheshire Rio Grande Mercerville Little Bullskin Cadmus July 30 and August 6. Free examinations are offered and if defects are found reports are sent to parents and the family physician.
The Board of Elections reports many inquiries from prospective township trustees and clerks about the new law. Two trustees per township will be elected for four years in November and one for two years. Clerks will serve two years this fall and four years in 1939. Petitions must indicate long or short term for trustees and be shown on the ballot. Shaffer-Whitt school reunion set for August 14 in Gallipolis.
Twenty six young men from Gallia County boarded trains Monday to Portsmouth for examination and training for entry into CCC camps. Another group of about fourteen is to be selected next week, says Othneil Jones, county relief director. The list of those leaving includes William Bunce Cecil Johnson Delvan Johnson Harry King Delton Lane Gerald Stewart Earl Taylor William A Willis Leland Ward Curtis Brumfield Jacob Chevalier Edward T Crace Elmer Elliott Henry Fraley Charles Harrison James Harrison Raymond Rubnstal Samuel M Runyon William Wright Robert McCarley Chester A Boster Mervin C Martin William Pike Theodore Radcliff Millard Rose and Carl Edwards.
Gallia County residents report two weeks with no rain in several sections while other areas receive excessive precipitation, indicating uneven weather patterns across the county.
Mrs. Edna Smith of Gallipolis was granted a divorce from John Smith of Middleport by Judge W R White on Saturday. She charged gross neglect of duty since their marriage in March.
Improvements to the Ohio Bell Telephone Co. building at Second and Locust, totaling 3000, are under way, according to J. B. Martin, manager.
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GALLIPOLIS Andrew Phillips age 78 died at his home on Swan Creek Friday funeral services were held Sunday at Mt Zion by the Rev Earl Cremeens. His wife Effie Trowbridge died seven years ago. Surviving children are William Jack and Cecil Phillips of Ohio Township Mrs Zelma Walker near Gallipolis and Chauncey Phillips in the Veterans Hospital at Chillicothe. A brother William Phillips and two sisters Mrs Mary Campbell and Mrs Anna Campbell live in the home neighborhood.
Ferry Dillon of the National Reemployment Service says 15 men from Gallia County were sent to Oak Harbor Ottawa County to harvest tomatoes and cucumbers. Additional workers will be sent later to the same area.
Paul White formerly of Kanauga is held on an arson charge filed by a deputy fire marshal. White is accused of burning his Kanauga home several months ago and has since been living in West Virginia.
The M. E. Church Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs. Dorothy Day and set a picnic for next month at Howell Grove, near the old fairgrounds. Twenty members attended along with several guests.
The listing names radio program segments including Jack Berch Kitty Kelly Merrymakers Aunt Jenny Binge Relief Jack and Loretta Dalton Brothers Myrt and Marge Matinee. The schedule highlights a light entertainment lineup with performers and acts.
Gallipolis Ohio report quotes W R Athey Ryger, a longtime apiarist, on waste from poor hiving and harvesting. He praises bee pollination, outlines two honey flows, and argues proper hives and a good strain yield better returns. He notes female apiarists often fare better at managing details.
Advertises pattern 4317 for a slimming frock and contrast jacket with raglan and flutter sleeves. Includes yardage: dress 3½ yards, jacket 1½ yards plus ribbon. sizes 16 to 46. Pattern order instructions ask 15 cents and mailing to The Athens Messenger Pattern Department.
Whitesburg Kentucky couple Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Banks arrived for a weekend with Mrs Banks’ parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Roush. Seth Shepherd and two daughters depart for Toledo after visiting Mrs. Shepherd’s mother Mrs. A A Chittenden. Carl Cross of Columbus visited his mother Mrs. Amanda Cross. Edna Burroughs leaves for employment at Richmond Memorial Hospital Staten Island New York after four weeks with Miss Sybil Batey and relatives.
Ohio Athens County Common Pleas Court Case 16781.G. D. Gorham Treasurer Plaintiff. Fliza Walters and others Defendants. Sale at courthouse door in Athens on Monday July 19 1937 at 1 30 P M. Property in Trimble Township Fraction 6 Lot 5 Peach Sub division minerals and mining rights reserved. Sold without appraisement for 102.96 dollars cash due sale day Sheriff Charles W Bayless Deputy Esther B Gross Attorney F B Cornwell.
A young woman oversees a peculiar trade at an Alperton farm near Middlesex where 3000 tortoises are kept for shipment across Europe. The operation reports minimal losses from breakage during transit.
In Sunbury Pennsylvania 68 year old Santo Francisco decries signing parole petitions saying he will not leave the Northumberland County prison until God opens the door He is serving a 10 to 20 year murder sentence and insists he did not sign papers to enter and will not sign to exit.
Czech postal authorities unveil a triangular stamp that marks letters as Strictly Personal. Mail bearing the stamp will be delivered only to the addressee, ensuring secrecy of the contents.
George Brent stars in the Cosmopolitan comedy drama The Go Getter opening at the Athena Tuesday. Brent survives a Macon crash and loses a leg then courts Cappy Ricks and his daughter Margaret under Busby Berkeley direction and Delmer Daves screenplay. The cast includes Anita Louise Henry ONeill John Eldredge Joseph Crehan Helen Lowell and Mary Treen.
Alfred social notes report members visiting relatives in Chester Athens and Pittsburgh. Family gatherings include Shumways Beals Midkiffs and Robisons with Fourth of July events. The American Beauty 4-H Club held a June meeting. proceeds from an ice cream social support camp funds. The Appian Way road between Rome and Capua is now usable, paved 2,250 years ago with volcanic lava blocks.
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