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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1944
Page
4
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jane Peggy Gibson who died suddenly Tuesday night will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Gibson home on the Chillicothe Road with Rev. J Edward Hakes officiating. Burial will be in Mound Mill Cemetery.
Gallipolis Ohio announces the sale of A M Blake & Co hardware to Roy Ratliff of Williamson West Virginia. Ratliff plans remodeling and expanding stock. Blake retires after 62 years in the hardware business dating back to 1878 with his start under J M Kerr. The Ratliff firm will operate as Ratliff Hardware Store with current staff retained.
Jay L Coder, 56, a Gallipolis state liquor store clerk, died suddenly in his apartment at 936 Second Ave. He had a long heart condition and leaves a large family including survivors from both marriages. Funeral plans tentatively set for Saturday night at Flins Wetherholt Funeral Home with burial in Marysville.
Gallipolis Eureka merchant Charles Bodimer fractured his arm after a cherry tree limb broke while he picked cherries at home. His right arm sustained three breaks below the elbow.
A Gallipolis social note details a May 28 farewell party at Miss Virginia Belle Fisher’s home for Burdell Bradbury who left for the Navy. Also listed are guests at a dessert bridge hosted by Mrs. Max Bunce and Mrs. Roger Denney and several local movements between Gallipolis and Columbus including housing searches, visits, and travels of residents and relatives.
Sam Hogan a colored veteran city employee fell twenty four feet from a tree on lower First Avenue while with his son Harold removing a large tree at 110 First Ave. He was taken to Holzer Hospital by ambulance with multiple injuries including a three part fracture of the right leg and several fractures of the right arm and shoulder.
The Ohio Conference held its annual session in Columbus. Rev. W Scott Westerman was renewed for an eighth year as pastor of Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis. The only Gallia County change was Rev Julius Chandler transferring to Miller from Cheshire while Rev L Taylor remains at Cheshire.
Gallipolis churches list Sunday activities including First Baptist J Edward Hakes pastor morning worship with Evangelist Phil Taylor and Bible School at 9 15. Grace Methodist Westerman ill with major operation. First Presbyterian Kitts from Dayton to lead worship. St Peters Episcopal Holy Communion 11. Church of God H M Smith pastor 9 15 Bible School 10 30 worship. Nazarene Vernon Shafer pastor 9 15 Bible School 9 15 6 45 Young People. Church of Christ Ted Waller 10 45 evening 7. Gallipolis Mission Tipton pastor 9 15 Sunday School 9 15. Christ in Christian Union Spires 9 30 10 00. Paint Creek Baptist Story pastor 9 00 Bible School 10 30 10 55 worship 7 30. A M E John Gee Chapel Irving pastor service every other Sunday.
J H Crooks Jr a 36 year old Huntington resident and US Engineer Office employee was arrested by the FBI in Huntington on charges of stealing bridge toll tickets for the Silver Bridge at Point Pleasant. He allegedly sent the tickets home to Ohio where taxis he partly owned used them for bridge passage. He pleaded not guilty and was released on a $1000 bond with a June 10 hearing scheduled.
Joe Corn aged 39, long time West resident, died in Bakersfield California while undergoing treatment for a severe throat ailment. He was the husband of Mary Virginia Walker and father of Joe, with brothers Art and Frank in Bakersfield and sister Gertrude Ripley in Cleveland. Interment was at Bakersfield.
Reports from Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis list Mrs James D Oliver and Mrs Evan E Rees as unchanged though critically ill for several days. Mrs L W Getty of Pt Pleasant had a good post operative night and H Lee Moore of 611 Fourth Ave city remains fair.
Mason County oil men will gather at the courthouse in Point Pleasant on Tuesday June 6 to discuss tax and legislative issues affecting the oil industry and highway users. The West Virginia Petroleum Association will extend its reach locally, aiming to form a permanent county organization with elected officers for the coming year. All retail and wholesale dealers and other oilmen are invited to participate.
Mrs Gertrude Halliday hosted a dessert bridge at the Liter home with Five Hundred Club members and guests. Laula Lewis won high score and guest prize, while Mrs Milton L Miller took the regular defense stamps prize. Other attendees included many club members and guests from nearby areas.
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Workman Stewart are held at Height United Brethren Church with burial in Lone Oak Cemetery. Died Wednesday night at Holzer Hospital after a long illness. Born April 18, 1894 in Cabell County. Survived by husband Fred M. Stewart three sons Clarence William Lawrence Joseph Stewart Hamilton Stewart Jr a daughter Mildred Williams two sisters Nellie Counts and Ida Stephenson. Member of Bethel United Brethren Church.
Two dogs owned by Hoy Jones and his son in the military were killed on Walnut Street Thursday afternoon under a city ordinance allowing officers to kill dogs found running at large. J H Caufman, toll collector on the Silver Bridge, has resigned after months in the post. No successor named yet by the state road commission.
Last rites for Mrs. S. Roger Tyler wife of Trinity Episcopal rector were held at Trinity Church Huntington with Bishop Strider presiding and Rev Frank Cady assisting. Cecil and James Nowlin of Apple Grove were fined ten dollars and costs each for intoxication by a local magistrate.
A promotional booklet with medical opinions on epilepsy will be mailed free to readers who write to the Educational Division at 585 Fifth Ave New York NY Dept F-1020 Ady. The item markets expert views and offers no clinical guidance.
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