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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1943

Page

11

Rat Extermination Drive Planned in Gallipolis

Gallipolis board of commerce in a regular session decided on a professional campaign with 200 merchants to eradicate rats. They cited waste disposal, city cleanliness, and year round effort as keys to success. The group also voted to send a model building code ordinance to the Ohio Chamber of Commerce seeking legal advice on constitutionality and possible changes.

Gallipolis Whitson Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Blackout Ordered in Gallia County Tonight Test

Gallia County and Gallipolis prepare for a statewide blackout test planned for Wednesday night June 9. Signals will be fired by the city fire siren and the state hospital whistle between 9 30 and 10 00 p m. The blackout could last up to thirty minutes as Civilian Defense members receive further details on the procedure.

Gallipolis Gallia County

Our House Opens for New Season in Gallia County

Sallipsolis report that the Our House tavern, built in 1819 and restored by Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Holzer for the Gallia Historical Society, will open daily 1:00 to 5:00 pm through November 1. Miss Nita Booth leads tours as guide, with a noted collection of relics attracting antiquarians nationwide.

Sallipolis Charles E. Holzer Gallia Nita Booth

Gallipolis Social Notes and Local Gatherings Highlight May Events

Muriel McCalla's surprise seventeenth birthday was hosted by the Young People's Class of Ohio Chapel Sunday School at her home with a dinner prepared by Mrs. John McCalla and Mrs. Thomas J. Sauer. Dozens of local residents sent wishes and gifts. Also listed are social visits, travels to Mid dleton and Middletown, hospital notes, and a feature on Omaha police courtesy and culture school focusing on grooming and conduct.

Gallipolis Muriel McCalla Ohio Chapel John McCalla Thomas J. Sauer Columbus John McCalla Jr Miss McCalla Maurice Bane Linda Gary Max Charles Berridge Billy Burkes Marvin Bane Margaret Erma Boggs Lola Kathryn Rebecca Barcus Maryanna Luella Plymale Zelmaele Evans Don Plymale Floyd Bill FE. Johnson Bernard Charles Broyles Nellie Bessie Muriel Joy McCalla L. E. Smith Isador Miller Urbana N. D. Carter Dottie Sylvia Mayer Middleport Ohio Valley Bank W. M. Scott Magnetic Springs F. C. Venz Holzer Hospital John Richards Ruth Venz Dayton Miami Valley Hospital Helen Chaffee Martha McCormick I. L. Arthur Ashland Will Gibbons New Plymouth Margaret Hudlin A. R. McConnell Helen McConnell Springfield

Racine Social And Personal Notes Highlight Army Nurse Entry

Miss Rose Lee nurse in Christ Hospital Cincinnati joins the Army Air Corps with basic training at Drew Field Tampa Florida. Several relatives and friends visit Racine and nearby towns during holidays and weekends, with numerous journeys between Cincinnati Ashland Coraopolis Millwood Columbus and Delaware. A science fact notes oceans would need 10 000 feet drop to even land sea life distribution.

Racine Rose Lee Christ Hospital Cincinnati Dale L. Lee New York City Jessie Thomson Huntington Laura Lee Paul Theiss Marjorie Roger Coraopolis Theiss Charles Wilcoxen Holly Brown Leo Cowdry Millwood Alice Ann Frank Junior Bill Delaware Sarah Spencer George Osborn Clifford Holter Joe Cross Westerville Helen Lynn Helen Reynolds Miami Florida Amanda Cross Lynn Ray Riethmiller Columbus

New Patients at Gallipolis Hospital

New patients admitted to Holzer Hospital include Mrs O S Kelley Point Pleasant medical Mrs Alfred Folden Thurman who gave birth to a daughter at 4 07 p m Orren Roush 70 Cheshire farmer and others listed. Discharged include Mrs Susie Sexton Jackson Ohio Mrs W S Gamertsfelder Athens Ohio and others.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital O. S. Kelley Point Pleasant Alfred Folden Thurman Orren Roush Cheshire John Belville Crown City Harney Pelfrey Vinton Sherman Parsons Vinton Avenue City Cameron Dewitt Foster Paul C. Foster Charles Hutchinson Rio Grande Kenneth Follore Elmer Frazier Jackson Susie Sexton Ohio

Gallia County Agent Warns Of Blight In Crops

Gallia County Agent Everett G. Roger told a Huntington radio audience that two dangerous vegetable diseases are blight affecting tomatoes and potatoes. He cited rainy weather as fueling spore and fungus diseases and urged gardeners to practice dusting or spraying to control the crop threats.

Gallipolis Everett G. Roger Gallia County W.C. M.I Huntington

Rotary Heart Talk by Quaker Speaker at Gallipolis Club

Dr. Dewitt Foster, former Quaker preacher from North Carolina, spoke at the Rotary Club on the three attitudes of conscientious objectors to combatant duty in wartime. He described Friends who oppose all war duties, those who donate financially, and those who serve directly. Roy Maddox introduced fifteen Gallia Academy High School graduates as guests. The article notes naval cruisers are named for American cities, capitals, or territories.

al Brains Center Boston Neufchatel Gallipolis Dewitt Foster North Carolina Rotary Club Society of Friends Gallia Academy High School Roy Maddox

Italian Seaplanes Wrecked at Anchorage in Sicily Raid

American airbase at Algiers dispatches report of a surprise dawn strike on Stagnone Island off Sicily. P-40 Warhawks destroyed 12 seaplanes and damaged six as four harbor vessels burned. attack cripples Italy's remaining seaplane fleet.

Algeria Stagnone Island Sicily Italy

Holzer Family Donates Books to Gallipolis Library

Dr and Mrs Charles E Holzer donated a list of titles to the Gallipolis Public Library including works by Fergusson Byas Wilder Robertson and Romulo These additions accompany the library schedule noting Thursday afternoon closures all summer.

Gallipolis Charles E. Holzer Gallipolis Public Library Chile Erna Fergusson Hugh Byas South of the Congo Selwyn James Francis Brown Angel Mo Roland Hayes MacKinley Helm Oliver Gramling Luis Quintanilla Red Hills Cotton Ben Robertson India Kate L. Mitchell Harry Carlos de Vighne Thornton Wilder Lunton Wells John W. Vandercook Arnold S. Jackson New World Horizons Chester H. Lawrence Philippines Col Carlos Romulo Edward Jordan Dorothy Blake Jefferson Bernard Mayo

Probation Set for Man Arraigned on Child Support

Gallipolis Talmadge Cradolph arraigned in common pleas court before Judge John W. Howell on a non support indictment. He is placed on three years probation and ordered to pay two dollars weekly for the child’s support.

Gallipolis Talmadge Craddolph Common Pleas Court John W. Howell

Aged Gallia Man Dies At Home Near Rodney

Gallia funeral notices report Alexander L. Carmichael age 85 died at home near Rodney after a recent flu illness. He is survived by his wife, one son Earl, two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Interment set for 1 p.m. Thursday at Liverpool Cemetery.

Rodney Gallipolis Alexander L. Carmichael

Gallia Youths Accepted For Military Service

Gallia youths who took physicals at Huntington on May 29 passed the examinations. Army inductees include Walter Dalton Miller John Van Kirk Jenkins Shannon Brown Robert Thomas Morgan Lewis Vinton Clark John Allen Walker Thomas Gerald Smith Maxon Wagner Waugh Carl Dew Trotter Lance David Junior Sullins Maxwell Gale Barnes Jerald Gabriel Parsons. Navy inductees include William Play ford Ewing Lee Fletcher Burchem and Lee Melvin Davis.

Gallipolis Huntington Army Walter Dalton Miller John van Kirk Jenkins Shannon Brown Robert Thomas Morgan Lewis Vinton Clark John Allen Walker Thomas Gerald Smith Maxon Wagner Waugh Carl Dew Trotter Lance David Junior Sullins Maxwell Gale Barnes Jerald Gabriel Parsons Navy William Playford Ewing Lee Fletcher Burchem Lee Melvin Davis

Miss Elaine Lear Plans Five Week Music Study

Miss Elaine Lear daughter of Mr and Mrs George Lear will attend Sherwood Music School in Chicago for five weeks starting mid June. She will study harmony ear training history and literature of music and will play the clarinet under a conservatory instructor.

Gallipolis Elaine Lear George Lear Sherwood Music School Chicago Conservatory

Rusk Funeral Held Today at Poplar Ridge

GALLIPOLIS Mrs Usk 77 died at Poplar Ridge after a brief illness. Widow of late Rusk she was the third generation of Rusks to die in weeks. Survived by Clyde Rusk Ada Teller and Mas First of Pomeroy and several siblings. Funeral Thursday at Poplar Church with Rev Se phenson officiating. Interment Gravel Hill Cemetery.

Gallipolis Usk We Poplar Ridge Andrew Buzz) Lemire Frank Hailihil Ridge Poplar Church Sephenson Gravel Hill Cemetery

Lang Will Speak at 4 H Club Meeting

Lang Will, assistant leader of the H in Ohio, will speak at a Gallia 4 H summer program meeting. The gathering is set for June 10 at 7 30 PM at the Island Vin Inn, with 4 H advisors presenting plans for the summer program.

Lang Gallipolis C. c. Lang Ohio Island Vin Inn

Arrest report notes intoxication charge

Police blotter records a Tuesday arrest on St for intoxication. The fragment references Greek or Italian names and mentions Ethiopian campaign era context without clear linkage.

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