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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1944
Page
10
The text explains that sea lions must be captured at the right age to train effectively. If taken before they learn to swim they die in captivity, and if caught after six months old they are hard to train.
Gallia County road upgrade plans confirmed by Ohio Department of Highways official Charles A. Ferguson. Postwar program targets Route 7 from Chambersburg to Swan Creek 43.4 miles, Crown City to present pavement three miles, and Route 35 from Little Chickamauga Creek to Adamsville about 7.75 miles. Second Avenue resurfacing to be finished this year. There is no combustion at the center of a flame.
Paul Niday of Northup was discharged from Holzer Hospital after recovering from a bowel obstruction operation three weeks earlier. He was the first patient Dr. Holzer operated on at the hospital, performing an appendectomy 33 years ago when the facility occupied 507 Second Avenue, now owned by Dr. G A Barton.
Gallia County commissioners allocate 4000 for engineer grading and ditching and 3000 for road and bridge repairs. The engineer is authorized to fix the Webster road bridge in Walnut Township and to grade and ditch the Jones road toward the Jackson County line. A sewer is allotted for Clayton Clagg's drive on Criner road and 50 yards of gravel for the Northup Yellow Town road.
Miss Judy Has kins hosted a miscellan eous shower and luncheon for cousin Dorothy Lanier on Tuesday in the Lafayette Hotel Palm Room. Dorothy Lanier wed Cpl. John Supance today. Also, a dinner for Dorothy Ann Lanier was held Wednesday at Island View Inn hosted by Mrs. Robert E. Bischoff. Local nurse Lieut. Gertrude Scott spends furlough at relatives in Chesire. many listings of visits and upcoming graduations populate Gallipolis society notes.
Willard Grover and Sons reported two Gallia County farms and a residential property in Gallipolis sold this week. Andrew Branham, now employed at Jenkins Kentucky, sold his 133 acre Route 160 farm between Porter and Vinton to Freeman Pettus of Sterrat Logan County West Virginia for about 4600 dollars. Eliza and Creed Thompson sold their four acre Vinton farm to John Landridge of Landale West Virginia. Raymond Cremeens, recently joined the U S Navy, sold his Portsmouth Road home near Mound Hill Cemetery to Isaiah Notter of Northup for over 3000 dollars.
Gallipolis turnout topped three hundred at the First Baptist Church for Invasion Day prayer service Tuesday evening as Evangelist Phil Taylor delivered the message. He presented motion pictures of actual battle scenes and spoke on Gods Challenge to America Why Does Not God Stop This War.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles FE Holzer invite any soldier sailor marine coast guardsman or aviator with World War II overseas service and their wives to dinner Saturday at Island View Inn 6 p m The Holzers urge all servicemen to attend the Public Square rally platform opening at 8 p m even if they cannot make the dinner.
Cpl. Robert C. Wetherholt of Mount Rainier Ordnance Depot Tacoma Wash arrived in Gallipolis Tuesday evening for a few days visit with relatives and friends. He earlier visited East Liverpool with the Race family for their daughter Georganne’s high school graduation. Miss Race and her aunt Miss Anne Hill joined him here, while Miss Hill's sister Mrs. T. L. Cowden stayed on. Corporal Wetherholt then traveled to Athens to visit his maternal mother Mrs. Bermet.
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