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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1942
Page
2
Gallia Academy Principal Carl Byers Resigns for Parma Post
Gallia Academy High School principal Carl C. Byers resigns after six years to become superintendent of Parma Schools near Cleveland. He will report June 15. Byers holds multiple state certificates and has led in education groups. his wife is active with the Gallipolis branch of the American Association of University Women. The board praises his leadership and wishes him success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Carl C. Byers
Parma
Cleveland
Board of Education
Byers
Rockbridge High School
Hocking County
Ohio State University
Otterbein College
Ohio University
Southeastern Ohio Schoolmasters’ Athletic League
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Ohio High Schools Principals’ Association
Ohio Implementation Committee
Commission On Secondary Schools
Ohio Educational Research Department
Ohio High School Principals’ Association
Ohio Ucation Ton
Red Cross
Grace Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
County Welfare Council
Gallia County
E. E B. Higgins
Beyers
Urge Early Completion of Road Project
Gallia County engineer E N Leonard appeals to Col F H Faulkner to certify the Chickamauga flood escape road as a national defense highway with early completion. The project is 67 percent done, $215 101 total cost, WPA funding $161 011, county share $54 090, work halted by floods and strikes, target August 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
U. S. Engineers’ Board
Huntington
Chickamauga
E. N. Leonard
F. H. Faulkner
Leonard
Gallia County
Mrs. Manta Collins Dies at Holzer Hospital
Mrs. Manta Collins 54 formerly Augusta Massie died Monday in Holzer Hospital. Survived by husband and children Gweneth Engel Cincinnati Audra Church Proctorville Darrell Collins Fort Ky Phyllis Shafer Crown City Avenelle Ramey Athalia Forrest and June Collins at home. Brother Osborne Massie of Gallipolis and sisters J C Corn Springfield Blaine Edares Dora Hamm. Funeral rites set for Wednesday at 2 p m Crown City Church conducted by Rev Oma Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Manta Collins
Augusta Massie
Holzer Hospital
Gweneth Engel
Cincinnati
Audra Church
Proctorville
Darrell Collins
Fort Ky
Phyllis Shafer
Crown City
Avenelle Ramey
Athalia
Forrest
June Collins
Osborne Massie
J. C. Corn
Springfield
Blaine Edares
Dora Hamm
Crown City Church
Oma Williams
Services Today for Mrs. John F. Null
Mrs. John F. Null aged 69 died Sunday at her home after an extended illness. Funeral rites were held this afternoon at Mt. Olive Church Walnut Township. She leaves numerous relatives in the southern section of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John F. Null
Mt. Olive Church
Walnut Township
City Commission Creates Police Desk Clerk Post
The Gallipolis City Commission approved an ordinance for a police desk clerk with a $40 monthly salary and passed measures to appoint an assistant sexton at Mound Hill Cemetery for $100 monthly and to accept a $100 bequest for cemetery maintenance. They also authorized bids to remove sand from Gallipolis Island and considered parking meters at no cost, plus discussions on trailer camps and a parcel delivery venture with local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mound Hill Cemetery
Alice Pitrat
Gallipolis Island
M. T. Epling
Ciendenin
Statement of Health
G. G. Kineon
State Hospital
East Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Ohio Valley Bus Co
Point Pleasant
Second
State Sts
Prislege
Sugar rationing to close at courthouse tonight
Long lines formed at the Gallipolis courthouse as sugar rationing resumed with 15 volunteer registrars on duty. After John C. Butz’s resignation, E. G. Royer will fill the post for ten days until a Columbus appointment is made and a salary is arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ashington
John C. Butz
E. G. Royer
Columbus
Charles Thompson Held as Deserting Soldier
Gallipolis reports Charles Thompson of this city held in the city jail on charges of desertion from Camp Sheridan Illinois. Authorities say this is his second offense of Nike nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles Thompson
Camp Sheridan
Illinois
County Commissioners Hold Meeting Monday
County board met Monday and transacted little business. Two small bridges were ordered repaired and minor road improvements planned. The session included a visit to the County Home where Superintendent John D. Rees faced public charges of intoxication neglect and incompetency by Commissioner Chauncey Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Board of County Commissioners
John D. Rees
Chauncey Johnson
Practice Blackout Planned for Friday Night
Gallipolis plans a city wide practice blackout Friday night. City and county wardens will meet Wednesday at the courthouse for final instructions. A former fire alarm whistle will serve as the warning signal after a noon test proved satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Announcement tests for Children's Home posts
State civil service board announces an examination at the courthouse at 9 a m Friday June 26 to provide an eligible list for vacancies in the posts of superintendent and matron at the Children's Home in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Civil Service Board
Interment Rites for Mrs. William H. Andrews Held
Ashes of Irene McCormick, widow of William H. Andrews, who died in Cleveland in January, were buried at Mound Hill Cemetery during Memorial Day ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Andrews
Irene McCormick
Cleveland
Mound Hill Cemetery
Baptism by Immersion Planned in Swan Creek Sunday
A baptismal service by immersion is set for Sunday at 2 pm in Swan Creek near John Call's residence. The ceremony will be conducted in the creek with participants and observers welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Swan Creek
John Call
Keeler Judy Main Hopefuls File For County Auditor
Indications point to two candidates for Republican county auditor on June 11, incumbent E. D. Keeler and Ed Judy of a local gas station. Democratic candidate details not announced. others may enter. Jerry Grover seeks renomination for county commissioner with four challengers. Republican leaders Cherrington and Miller announce central committee lists, filings pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
E. D. Keeler
Ed Judy
Jerry Grover
Charles Neal
Green Township
Charles Boster
G. P. Ewing
Bert Jones
Ewing
Henry W. Cherrington
Harry M. Miller
Men Leave Today for Army Service
Gallipolis and nearby towns send a large group of 30 plus men including William Wayne Smith and Herbert Verne Smith for final exams and induction. Rumors speak of a later batch around 150 men, with the selective service board silent on confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William Wayne Smith
Herbert Verne Smith
Stanley B. Edington
John F. Soerrill A. Saunders
Darrell E. Wallace
Gus Thivenin
Robert E. Racer
Samuel Raymond Broyles
Delbert A. Safford
Dallas E. Elliott
Francis Homer Johnson
Eureka
Gardner Mosier
Patriot
Ike Brumfield
Peniel
Carney A. Ball
Ewington
Jack L
O Hara and Layne Marriage Announced in Columbus
Clair O Hara formerly of Addison now in Columbus wed Miss Mary Layne daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley A Layne of Speake. The ceremony was conducted by Rev B B Shake at the Fort Wayne Methodist Church on March 28. Both were teachers at the Kananga school and will reside in Columbus where Mr O Hara is employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clair O'Hara
Addison
Columbus
Mary Layne
Stanley A. Layne
Speake
B. B. Shake
Methodist Church
Fort Wayne
Ind
Kananga
O'Hara
Local social notes honor weddings and travels across towns
Miss Ruby Mae Reynolds weds William Fowler on May 23 and spent the weekend with the bride’s mother Mrs. Connie Ecker Reynolds. The piece lists numerous visitors and relatives, including navy husbands at Little Creek Virginia Beach and extended visits among families from Dayton Kananga Lewisburg Columbus Zanesville Gallipolis Toledo and Richmond Indiana, plus staff and locals connected to the Daily Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Mae Reynolds
Alfred Walker
William Fowler
Dayton
Walker
Connie Ecker Reynolds
Fowler
Frank Fowler
Kananga
John O'Dell
Raymond Shato
Virginia Beach
Navy
Little Creek
Norfolk
John Levisay
Lewisburg
W. Va
Harry K. Mills
Evan Thomas
Delbert Smith
J. C. Williamson
Lloyd Davis
Columbus
C. M. Yeanger
Margaret Davis
A. D. Dickey
Louise
Lakewood
Libby
Charleston
R. R. Young
Mariel
Louise Young
W. C. Goodhart
Tommy
Belmont County
Thivenin
Charles Nibert
First Aid Expert Helps Save Woman After Leon Car Crash
In Leon, Saturday, a Packard veered from a steep grade and crashed into Miss Lida Smith's basement wall. Mrs. C. W. Roush suffered a severed throat artery but survived thanks to Miss Smith's first aid training. A hospital transfer followed with Mrs. Roush later reported to be in satisfactory condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Leon
C. W. Roush
Lida Smith
Miss Smith
William Roberts
Roush
Staats Hospital
Charleston
Charles Staats
Social notes and notices from Pt. Pleasant and surrounding towns
Mrs Eunice Beller and Miss Margar et Burdette host for Miss Sally Lou Musgrave, bride-to-be with John William Steenbergen, June 6 on Twenty-second St. Vera Fadeley leads Trinity Methodist dessert. Numerous invitations list many local and visiting guests. Lt Maurice Mayes and other locals visit. Huntington and Pittsburgh guests noted. military, university trips and regional travel mentioned. rayon dye note ends fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Eunice Beller
Margaret Burdette
Sally Lou Musgrave
John William Steenbergen
Vera Fadeley
Trinity Methodist Church
Annalee Tallman
Charleston
W. H. Howard
Florence Howard
Ella Howard
Cary Howard Rayburn
Bertha Filson
L. C. Somerville
Nora Somerville
Jessie Mossman
Ella VanMatre
Jean Haynes
A. B. McCulloch
William Steenbergen
Mary McCulloch
Louise Link
M. A. Williams
Edna Burdette
Benjamin Franklin, Jr
Benjamin Franklin, IV
Peter Steenbergen
N. A. Park
Edward Foglesong
John H. Hutchinson
Milton L. Miller
Edward McElfresh
Maurice Mayes
Huntington
Henry E. Holloway
Pittsburgh
G. C. Hites
Herman Bletner
U.S.N
Norfolk
Mason
Blanche Wedge
Cottageville
Clarence Bletner
Belle
Roy Greer
Columbus
Kathleen Jiiden
Leon
Eunice Mitchell
Steve Mitchell
C. G. Bauerle
Marjorie
Denis
Dayton
H. H. Duncan
Gallipolis Ferry
Messick
Genewthh Henry
Mervin Chapman
Bobby
Eugene
Gallia County
Swimming Pool To Be Opened Soon
Gallipolis notes the pool filling today via fire hose from a hydrant. Superintendent FE E Higgins says the pool should open to the public later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
FE. E. Higgins
Mileaged Puzzles Capeharts Reach Memorial Visit
Mr and Mrs F H Capehart journeyed to Parkersburg to visit friends for Memorial Day. On returning they refueled at Belpre then at Kananga where the attendant charged 15 cents for less than a gallon, noting they had traveled over 60 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasnt
F. H. Capehart
Parkersburg
Belpre
Kananga
Delay Start Of Welding Training In Point Pleasant
John Glass of Charleston, coordinator for state welding schools, said the Point Pleasant program faces a delay in wiring the new school to the local power line. He could not predict opening for the electric welding class, but acetylene welding may start within two weeks. Enrollment should be arranged with County Superintendent Roush or Howard Price at The Marietta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John Glass
Charleston
State Department of Education
Board of Education
Glass
Roush
Howard Price
Marietta
Mr. Glass
Tennis Courts Will Be Provided Soon
C G Mc Kenna, superintendent for E B Badger and Sons Co, bought half an acre from Mr and Mrs Homer Smith to establish a tennis court near Route 62. If two courts fit well, a second court will be added. Players will come from the West Virginia Ordnance Works and the city to operate as the York Tennis Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
C. G. McKenna
E. B. Badger and Sons Co
Homer Smith
West Virginia Ordnance Works
York Tennis Club
Route 62
the Smith
State Opposes Property Awards Over Highway Damages
The State Road Commission filed exceptions to two circuit court property awards tied to the access highway project. Award No. 9 to Mrs. Lucinda Foglesong for 6000 and No. 11 to J. G. F. Johnson for 1050 are challenged. A garage and filling station on 22nd Street were demolished, and Johnson’s front lawn strip with a shade tree removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
State Road Commission
Circuit Court
Lucinda Foglesong
J. G. F. Johnson
Foglesong
22Nd St
Jackson Ave
Viand Street Project Nearing Completion
A Stellhorn and Beightler representative said concrete laying on Viand Street 1 would start Wednesday and the project should finish in about five weeks. Paving will occur in four slabs from Shadle Bridge to 14th Street with central slabs 11 feet wide and outer slabs 8½ feet each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Stellhorn and Beightler
Viand St. 1
Shadle Bridge
14Th St
License Applicants Filed in County Court for Marriages
Applications for marriage licenses have been filed with the Clerk of the County Court by Cloyd Smith and Mildred Doris Hill both of Leon Route 3 by Dewey Elmo Swisher of Cheshire C and Geneva Marie Washington of Kaylong and by Paul Edward Gorrell of Meadville W Va and Eliza Faith Barnett of Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Cloyd Smith
Mildred Doris Hill
Leon
Dewey Elmo Swisher
Cheshire
Geneva Marie Washington
Kaylong
Paul Edward Gorrell
Meadeville
W. Va
Eliza Faith Barnett
Tire allotment reduced for June in Mason County
The Mason County rationing board announces June tire and tube allocations cut to half of May. Passenger cars receive 165 retreads 4 tires and 124 tubes while trucks get 55 retreads 38 tires and 47 tubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Johnson
Mason County
Rehearsal of Blackout Announced in Point Pleasant
Chairman Walden F. Roush and Coordinator Delbert C. Staats outline a dress rehearsal for a June 5 night blackout. The 8:30 PM drill in Parkersburg showed the team can perform duties as if bombs were falling, with lights off only in practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Walden F. Roush
Delbert C. Staats
OCC
Parkersburg
Wood County
OCD
Staats
Roush
Rush for Marriage Licenses Continues in Ohio
Gallia and surrounding counties report a surge of marriage license applicants led by Holzer Stonshorn 24 and Helen Ward 21 of Oak Hill. Other couples from Charleston Marmet Xenia and Galena appear, with ages ranging from 21 to 64, as applications press on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Steinshorn
Helen Ward
Oak Hill
William T. Hix
Beulah DeObre
Charleston
William H. Brace
Leona Marshall
Marmet
W. Va
Cecil B. Laffel
Mildred Gillespie
James A. Adkins
Roberta Embleton
Point Pleasant
Paul M. Bailey
Martha E. Skeen
Kenneth K. Bowmeister
Juanita LaFollette
Xenia
Robert E. Hartsook
Sylvia J. Fisher
Galena
Richard Garrett
Geraldine Hottle
William Simmons
Jeanette Weibaut
Lima
John McClellan
Glenna Creager
Lawrence H. Erwin
Virginia E. Henshaw
Herschel Murphy
Mary Hager
Barnesville
Harold R. Goheen
Springfield
Londa Lee Pollock
Nelsonville
Maywood Autherson
Racine
Beulah Luella Hysell
Pomeroy
Albert J. Smith
Carrie Thomas
Melvin Boardman
Jewell Caudill
Henderson
Mason Lee Wolfe
Virginia Boling Dupuy
Ray Roach
Donna Mulford
Fletcher Wright
Verl Schart
Columbus
Edward Darrow
Ilene Edwards
Detroit
John W. Hall
Dolly Maynerd
Curry commissioned lieutenant from ranks at Miami
William B. Curry son of Capt and Mrs W D Curry of Kanawha Street has been commissioned a lieutenant He is stationed at Miami and was advanced from the ranks in a recent advancement by the military ranks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William B. Curry
W. D. Curry
Kanawha St
Miami
War bonds quota set for Mason County this June
Roy F. Yoke, administrator for the state, advises Mason County must raise $67,600 in war bonds during June as part of the scheduled campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Roy F. Yoke
Heart Attack Fatal To Frank Neal 67
Frank Neal aged 67 longtime Walnut Township resident died of a heart attack Sunday evening in a pasture field near his home. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p m at Walnut Church by Rev. Graham. Interment in Neal Cemetery. Survived by Emma Bostic Neal and their children Levi Elmer Howard Paul Muriel Hobart. sisters Myrtle Wilson Columbus and Mary Saunders with John Neal in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Frank Neal
Walnut Township
Walnut Church
Graham
Neal
Emma Bostic
Levi Neal
Charles
Patriot
Elmer
Howard Neal
Paul Neal
Mercerville
Muriel Myers
Ironton
Hobart Neal
Buffalo
N. Y
Myrtle Wilson
Columbus
Mary Saunders
John Neal
Runyans Fined for Fight at Court Street Eatery
William and Virgil Runyan, former Akron visitors, were fined 5 dollars and costs each in magistrate court Monday for fighting. The charge stemmed from an incident at Court Street restaurant operated by Vincent Pierotti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William and
Virgil Runyan
Akron
Vincent Pierotti
Court Street
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