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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1936

Page

8

Gallipolis City School Board fills several teaching posts

Gallipolis Ohio The city school board Friday night filled multiple teaching positions at the high and elementary schools. New hires include Lurene Brown for the high school and Trevor Davis as teacher and assistant principal. Frederick Stone will teach physical sciences and math. Marie Langdon and Helma Weaver named for Washington Grade School. Dorothy Roadarmour hired for sight saving glasses. a slate of teachers selected for Washington Kananga East Gallipolis Lincoln and other posts. Principal openings remain at both grade and high schools with replacements to be named later.

Gallipolis Vorcatema Washington Cies Lurene Brown Vincent Washington County Ohio Bartlett Ohio University Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association Vincent Schools Trevor Davis Oak Hill Siso Catherine Morriscon Douglas Mullineaux Laurence Myers Robert Frice Eulah Villlam Marie Langdon Helma Weaver Miss Weaver Dorothy Roadarmour Washington School Osa Baird Ciara Mae Davis Marc Davis Flaine Fulton Clark Gillingham Mildred Gilman Margaret Kelly Catherine Kircher Marie Mea Elizabeth Niday Katherine Miller Garnet Smith Garnet Stringfellow Paul Ward Dwight Wetherholt Anna Miseman Clara Worman John Evans Lola Rupe Kananga

Miss Margaret Tabit to Wed Lieut Hodgson in Gallipolis

Miss Margaret Tabit and Lieut Eckford Hodgson plan a June 2 wedding at the Tabit home in Gallipolis. The ceremony will be at 10 30 a m with Rev L W Gishler officiating. Attendants include Mrs Fred Gordon and Dr C E Holzer. After a short honeymoon the couple will reside at 42 Stepe Bt Gallipolis.

Gallipolis George Tabit Margaret Tabit Eckford Hodgson J. E. Hodgson Fort Thomas Tabit L. W. Gishler First Presbyterian Church Stepe Hodgson Ohio University Athens Pi Kappa Alpha Milwaukee Wis Watson Airport Cincinnati New York City Miami Fla Becond Ave

WPA Projects Employ 632 in Gallia County May

A report filed last Thursday shows 632 persons worked on WPA projects in Gallia County during May. Transfers of 1 million per funds were made to PWA projects, including the new Gallipolis dam.

Gallipolis Gallia County PWA

Middleport man dies of gunshot wound in hospital report

Sumner Kindle a 70 year old Middleport man was brought to Mother Hospital Friday with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was reported in critical condition Sunday.

Gallipolis Sumner Kindle Middleport Mother Hospital

NEWS PHOTOS TURN SPOTLIGHT ON SPORTS WORLD

Photos from a sports feature highlight Chuck Klein Indianapolis’ baseball career and marriage, Ruths Have Rhythm dancers, and U S Olympic prospects Nurms sisters and LAAC divers. Joe Louis enshrines focus on training at his Lakewood camp ahead of a 15 round bout with Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium on June 18.

Sports World Mar Joe Louis Lakewood N. J Brown Bomber Max Schmeling Yankee Stadium

Reedsville News Notes Recap Of Local Visits And Events

Reedsville residents host visitors from Myre Pace Seminole and Belleville. The Mumphreys, former Seminole residents, visited Parkersburg. Turtle initials marked in 1904 by Arthur Mills reappeared on a turtle lately found. Sewing Club met at Mrs. Emrick’s home. Funeral services held for Mrs. Lafe Paugh with burial at Pleasant Home Cemetery. Memorial Day flowers and flags enhanced Reedville Cemetery. Kate L. Kibble attended a postmasters meeting in Athens. Landon family weekend at Cincinnati Hill. Beulah Mays returned from Zanesville visit. Mrs Josephine Pickens and Mrs Myrtle Arnott visited Middleport with Mrs James Murray.

Reedsville J. C. Chadwick Myre Pace Frank Bruckner Seminole Okla Parkersburg C. E. Humphrey RE. J. Mumphrey Ade Bose Lyda Mumphrey Belleville Lewis Humphrey Hockingport Mumphrey Humphrey Lafe Paugh Pleasant Home Cemetery Reediaville Cemetery Kate L. Kibble Athens John Landon Cincinnati Hill Beulah Mays Zanesville Josephine Pickens Myrtle Arnott Middleport James Murray

Chauncey Dover High plans Class Night exercise

Senior Class of Chauncey Dover High School will host Class Night Monday at 8 PM in the high school auditorium. Dr Garrett Gallipolis named honorary member of the Daughters of America when ribbon was pinned by Mrs J Harold Wolfe Saturday.

Chauncey Dover High School Garrett Gallipolis J. Harold Wolfe RB Garrett The Daughters of America

Memorial Day Services Observed in Chauncey

Memorial Day observances in Chauncey featured 10 am services at the Church of Christ led by Rev. Gilbert Courtney with Rev. A J Jenkins delivering the principal address. The day included a firing squad taps, graveside decoration, a Gettysburg address reading, and a decoration committee led by Mayor Hines. Civil War veteran Hiram Tinkham attended, while illness kept Dr. A J Learned away.

Chauncey Church of Christ Nye Gilbert Courtney Guss Graham Lincoln Gladys Pickering Charles Bradfield A. J. Jenkins Wesley Foundation Athens M. E Hiram Tinkham Tinkham A. J. Learned Millfield W. D. Hines Joseph Cline Clarence Mullins Treaurer John Smart

Funeral Rites Held For Thomas P. France

Funeral services for Thomas Palmer France, 56, formerly of Chauncey, were held Memorial Day at 11:30 a m with Rev. Gilbert Courtney of the Church of Christ officiating. The ashes were interred beside his parents in Nye Cemetery. He died in March in Pittsburgh and was cremated. He is survived by two brothers and two sisters.

Chauncey Thomas Palmer France Isaac Dora France Gilbert Courtney Church of Christ Nye France Pittsburgh C. N. France Athens J. E. France Santa Monica Calif Norma Miller Columbus Alice Nye

Chauncey Residents Visit for Memorial Day Guests

Mr and Mrs Hugh Kanmacher and Mr and Mrs Fred Hilderbrandt, former Chauncey residents, arrived from Columbus and Dayton to visit Memorial Day. They were guests of Mrs Goldie Fielder on Ellis Avenue.

Chauncey Hugh Kanmacher Glenna Norris Cunningham Columbus Fred Hilderbrandt Gladys Preston Dayton Goldie Fielder Ellis Ave

Womanness Wedding Benefit Seeks Baby Buggy in Chauncey

Miss Ward directs The Womanness Wedding a Friendship Class benefit at the high school auditorium in Chauncey with 80 local men. The event runs Monday and Tuesday nights June 8 and 9 and aims to feature a 150 pound baby riding to the wedding. the first rehearsal is Tuesday at 7 30 PM.

Chauncey

Chauncey Chauncey Personal Visits From Nearby Families

Chauncey residents host relatives visiting from Columbus Newark Mt. Vernon and Sugar Creek. Dame Memorial Day services drew John Anderson Elizabeth Woody and Clarence Sanders guests. Felicitations note several local families hosting or returning from visits across central Ohio.

Chauncey Amos Gee Davison Mich William T. Smart Daniel Smart Gee Curtis Locke Columbus James Locke John Anderson Elizabeth Woody Clarence Sanders Millfield Fauna Speelman Sanders Floyd Rivers Newark Frank Rivers Thomas Fennell Rene Arck Mt. Vernon Arck W. S. James Sugar Creek Lucille Rivers Glen Wright Faye Rivers

Young Chauncey boy nets nineteen pound carp

John Cunningham, 13, of Chauncey, proved his fishing skill on the Hocking River near White's Mill by landing a nineteen pound carp with a cane pole on Saturday.

Chauncey John Cunningham Rye Cunningham John Hocking White's Mill

Relief Works Prepared For Gallia County District

GALLIPOLIS WPA office plans relief projects at Mound Hill Cemetery including retaining walls to fix road slip issues, new culverts, gravel roads, clearing and landscaping, and expanded driveways with terraces for future plots. First, Grape and Vine Streets to be concreted next week and county roads surfacing underway using local river gravel and township limestone.

Gallipolis WPA Mound Hill Cemetery H. W. Nixon Nixon First Grape Vine

Four Year Old Leads Gallipolis Parade Drum Corps

Four year old Donnie Bartels served as drum major of the Junior Legionnaires Drum Corps from City Park to Pine Street Cemetery and back. He wore a white satin peasant blouse with blue shorts and a blue-grey overseas cap, carrying a baton wrapped in white ribbons. The corps included Cecil Rice, Clarence Rice, John Davis, Tom Farmer and others. Basil Betz, age 82, recalled attending Gallipolis Decoration Day in 1868 as the only veteran present. Veterans from Spanish American War and Civil War era participated in memorial services with Dr. A. B. Garrett addressing about 700 attendees.

Gallipolis Donnie Bartels Pine St Legionnaires J. W. Bartels Donnie Cecil Rice Clarence Rice John Davis John Winson James Leaper Paul H. White Derry Adams Jim Gillingham Ray Farmer Tom Farmer Gale Bartels Tom Robinson Bill Lanier Tom Fife John Ed West William Elliott William Safford Basil Betz A. B. Garrett H. W. Sowards J. Waddell J. W. Martin M. T. Carter A. Whitaker W. B. Jones J. QO. Green N. Edwards H. J Klages D. A. Beard E. Shaw C Bilker T. J. Neal W. A. Crawford H. H. Bratt A. Boles C. W. Smah I. W. Broyles I. Findley H Smith L. Angell George Hix A Jones Lawrence Fisher J. R. Mills A. Fuller W. G. Bird

Whose Bad Faith in Government Help for Business

Government spokesmen claim business leaders acted in bad faith for challenging policies after receiving aid in 1933. The piece argues recovery measures were temporary, then morphed into permanent plans overhauling the economy, with government as an unwelcome permanent guest watching private business and digging into its affairs, not vice versa.

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