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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1940

Page

10

Gallipolis Regatta Promises Spectacular Aquaplane Race

Gallipolis celebration officials prepare for Sunday regatta with a half mile buoyed course marked by the county survey. About 20 entries, including three women in the midget class, are expected from local clubs and nearby states. The event features aquaplane and motor boat races, a parade, and a staff of volunteers to assist. State and city officials have been alerted to passage cautions during the afternoon.

Allaipolis—Onio Hiver United States Engineer Corps Huntington Ailbert Bush Sesquicentennial Committee E. Leonard Bush Portsmouth Ironton Charleston Parkersburg Marietta Ashland Inge McIntyre W. A. Ireland Sessuicentennial

Woman Severely Hurt At Home in Kanauga

GALLIPOLIS A fall at a home west of Kanauga left Mrs. J T Robinson with severe injuries. She fell to the cellar floor, suffering badly cut arms and one foot, a broken right wrist, and shock.

Gallipolis Kanauga J.T. Robinson

WPA Workers Aid In Canning Food

WPA workers assist Washington School kitchens with canning as garden plots in East Gallipolis mature for school lunches. Housewives donate produce and officials praise progress. Funeral services were held in Pine Street Cemetery for Livingston Jackson, a former resident who died in Cleveland. Large presses enable high production of automobile bodies.

Gallipolis Washington WPA East Pine Street Livingston Jackson Hhome Cleveland

Ohio River Stable at Normal Pool Through Fall

GALLIPOLIS The Ohio River has settled to normal pool and is expected to stay at that level until winter rains begin. The 40 mile pool north of the Areka Dam will hardly vary an inch for several months according to officials.

Gallipolis Ohio River Areka Dam

Gallipolis Social Notes Outing At Carnes Home

Social notes from Gallipolis describe an outing hosted by Mrs. Howard Neal and Miss Edith Hutainpilier Me at the Carnes home. Attendants included Mrs Estes, C B Stevers, and Mrs R G Wood with summer visitors from the city. Guests mentioned include Mrs Emma, I W McHenry, Mrs Maude Johnson Dale, Mrs Walter Vanden, Mrs G M Walker, and Mrs Hazel Schafer among others.

Gallipolis Maude Johnson Dale Mra Walter Vanden G.m.walker Hazel’ Schafer

Set for Having Airmail Service Begin

Gallia County notes report no definite date for resumption of daily airmail service yet. Miss Dorothy Hanniger hosted a Hamburg evening for Miss Emma Louise Kerns of Cleveland visiting friends here. Others present included Ina Ward and Lorene Gibson among others. Blanchard Hardgrow and Winifred Thayer were arrested by state patrol in Gallipolis.

Carrie Ray "Ellinwood Mra Schafer Clyde Ingels A. D. Merritt Wughter Rosa” Katherine Richard Kiner Abbie Kiner Mont Fago Dorothy Hanniger Hamburg Mootz Cabinet Raccoon Creek Emma Louise ‘Kerns Cleveland Ina Ward Lorene Gibson Pearl Northup Nida’ Matthews Betty Moots George Simmons Bill Van‘ce Don Haskins Stanley McKean Forrest Lakin Donald Gibson Charles Hanniger, Jr Gallipolis Blanchard Hardgrow Winifred Thayer Youngstown

Divorce suit and community notices at local picnic

A divorce petition is filed by Mrs. Walter seeking restraint on her husband amid nuptial agreement disputes. The piece also details a large Eastern Star picnic at Fortification Hill Park with about a hundred attendees, plus a long list of local residents and travelers visiting, returning, or visiting relatives in Ohio and nearby states.

Mold Reunion Morgan Township Cuest Jen Evans Third Avenue Ee Spence John S. Walter Walter Eastern Star Fortification Hill Park Lhildren Winifred Janet Dent Calpolin Remusal George Sagen Paul Chicago Julia Agnes Wood Gladys Florence Shuler W. J Shuler County W. B. McCormick John Kuhn Salisbury George Race Charlee East Liverpool T. S. Cowden Anne Hill Clair Kimball Mt. Oreb Kimball Charles Kimball Susie Hancock Betty Carol Adams Edgar Bare J. E. Halliday Carrie i Mczihinny Frances Caldwell J. S. Biddie E.W. Maud Gordon C. Greene Marietta Louisville Robert Jenkins Pensacola Fla F. M. Tawney Jenkins Engineering Department United States Navy Gilbert Bush Alice Jean Elizabeth Gilbert John Daymont Jean Henke Betty’ Tiers F. F. Phillipe Trenton Cincinnati Bert Robinson Miami Fla Charles Robinson Daniel Broderick Columbus Ethel Young Grace Earth Wilson New York Citg Mise Young National Hardware Dealers’ Convention Ohio Colomus W.P. Dearhorfz Montag Magnetic Springs Noreen Long Doris Watters Circleville Bowling Green G. M. Walker Morgantown W. Va R. S. Ellinwood Mex Junior Simmons Jimmie Florida Evane Bertha Northup Mis Helen Northup Elatives Huntington Ritter Park Ferguson Land Mira Jack Hier Elvan Suu Vents Ant Alex Lane Georges Creek

Noonday Meal Program Expansion For Riverside County

In Riverview neighborhood a plan aims to provide warm noon meals for children at local schools. Officials seek funding and facility upgrades to support noonday nutrition, noting existing rooms and kitchens are insufficient. The project faces timing challenges and limited immediate options, with authorities evaluating the best sites and countywide impact.

Pinto India Gallapolis Siewatk

Bank Asks Judgment In Court Action

Gallipolis court action seeks judgment for $5084 on a mortgage secured note. Property at Second and Spruce streets is involved and sale authorization is requested.

Gallipolis Gallipolis Stove and Foundry Co Treasure Stove Co Second Spruce Streets

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