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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1940

Page

10

Gallia Red Cross to inaugurate Mercy Fund Drive

Gallia Red Cross opens Mercy Fund Drive headquarters in Elks Building in Gallipolis on Wednesday. Representatives will gather to welcome volunteers, with a high school band concert and speeches as efforts to raise $2,000 by weekend, as banners and displays promote the drive.

Gallia Red Cross Mercy ‘Fund Elks Building Gallipolis Red Mre Rome En Fe Crom Harry Wheeler Gur Frye A. Thamnae Morris Masking Benest Wisetown Bred Stone Paul Wetnerholt Harold Trown Meyer Maggie Karl Gothaed Ethel Burdette J.T. Hall Claude Shinan CW. Lanier Paul Mossman Lawrence Gates Hug Warnholt Charles Swanson George Hern Hichert Clarrison Nas Martin Clyde Ingel Paul Fiakking F. C. Prymale Fred Hanson Loran Richinson 4. P. Haskins Carl Byers SB. Huntington Paul Weinerholt Cleve Davis Howard Thatnerry Ben Evans Chauncey Finn Tneal Sheatra

Funeral Service Fills Bidwell for Joseph Robinson

Large turnout in Bidwell as residents attend the funeral of Joseph Mo Robinson, longtime village resident and retired rural mail carrier. Stephenson served as minister, with services for a hometown figure remembered for community ties.

Gallipolis Minwell MF Scharehaw Tor Joseph Mo Robinson

Funeral Held For Mrs Holcomb GataPolis

Gallipolis reports funeral services for Mrs Holcomb of Marion following her death. The will of Samue Might, a Longtime area resident, directs distribution of farm realty and personal property to relatives, with no listed heirs. The obituary notes ties to Alienbe County and local family connections in the region.

Holcomb GataPoLis Laney Gallipolis Tor Neca Plane Ente Soma Marion Onis Samue Tas Gallip Alienbe Jong Eid

Young Wife Seeks Divorce in Gallia Court

Mrs. Margaret Ruth White files a divorce action against George White in Gallia. She seeks custody of two children, alimony, and an anti molestation order, charging non support. The couple were married nearly five years and she is 19 years old.

Gallipolis Marergaret Ruth White George White White

Monument Is Dedicated by Legion Post

Gallapolis ceremony marks dedication of a memorial shaft twelve feet high at Mound Cemetery. Members of the American Legion and Spanish American War Camp attended, completing a solemn march with color guard and taps. Attendees viewed the Ohio River from the cemetery and adjacent Fortification Wil Park.

Gallapolis Cere Omar Metane Lafayette Pos Amer Hegion Mound Cemenarye tenance Bunaay_sterneone High Sehond America Enverlee Helen Mery Wormelorth Dewey Salta Pot W. R. White Legon Saeed Wil Onio River Wil Park Ndjoinine

Gallia Air Show Adds Top Aerobatic Entertainers

Gallia announces a major National Air Show program at Gallipolis airport on Sunday June 16 with Don Walters of Columbus and Harold Johnson of Chicago among six leading pilots. Officials say 20 000 spectators can be seated with ample parking as amateurs and pros gather from Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky for stunt flying parachute jumps and high speed tests.

Gallipolis America Ohio Don Walters Columbus Harold Johnson Chicago John EM. Hawes West Virginia Kentucky Cleveland

Gallipolis Social Notes and Local Marriages

Gallipolis social notes detail marriages in Meigs County and Dayton, with Daisy Ankrom and Raymond Bowen wed by Justice Derey Peoples. Mentions spouses’ families, home plans, and social visits, plus updates on local residents, travel, and guests inside the community.

Markey Meigs Daisy Ankrom Raymond Bowen Mileport Derey Peoples Meigs County Eben Bowen Middleport

Ira Betz dies at 78 from cerebral hemorrhage

Gallipolis notices report Ira Betz age 78 died Friday night from a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services were held this afternoon, survived by his wife and children. The notice includes scattered marriage notices and carrier picnic mentions from Gallia County with local residents and events.

Ira Betz Gallipolis Gars Mtis Hoene Viday Athelt Creek Somite

Birthday Child Returns Home After Hospital Stay

Gallipolis report recalls Jack Harrison observing his ninth birthday while a Holzer Hospital patient. He was later taken home to his parents Mr and Mrs Robert Harrison in East Gallipolis. Earlier, a County Dog Warden Roy Johnson drove a car to the scene when a student alighted from a school bus, suffering a slight skull fracture in an incident noted last week.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital Jack Harrison Robert Harrison N. East Roy Johnson

Graduation Day at Rio Grande College Fills Campus

Rio Grande College and surrounding village host a multi day graduation celebration with spectators from town and campus residents. Founders graves decorated at Calvary Cemetery as alumni and faculty remember past leaders. Commencement address by Dr. Harpe of Cleveland urges thrift and stable policy to guard inflation. Trustees and faculty hold luncheon and plan to select a new president to replace William Lewis.

Gallipolis Rio Grande College Calvary Cemetery Nehemiah Atwood Unds W. A. Lewis College Christian Association Ing Rd,harpe Cleveland Weery Ohio Baptist Convention College Board of Trustees William Lewis

French GALLIPOLIS man held in jail after fatal blow

Aussie French, 21, is jailed in Pt Pleasant after a weekend altercation at Bernice Meadows home near Glenwood. He is charged with striking Thomas Holtman in the mouth, causing his death. State police report eye witnesses. They say all involved are well known locally.

Gallipolis Bernice Meadows Glenwood Aussie French Pt. Pleasant Charized Thomas West Virginia Ousnesses French Holtman la Gaid Aves

Rabid Dogs Killed In East Gallipolis

East Gallipolis officers responded to reports of dogs suspected of rabies at large. They found no evidence that other dogs had been bitten and reported no quarantine in Gallipolis though the County Board of Health imposed one on logs in the area due to rabies reports.

Gallipolis John Fraley Chester Leaper Morton Dickey Grant County Board of Health

Residents protest eight foot slab stockade on river view

Gallipolis residents on East State Street protest an eight and a half foot stockade along First Avenue TV frontier that blocks their river view. No formal protest has been filed yet but action is contemplated with the City Commission.

Gallipolis E. State St First Ave City Commission

Children's Day Observed at Gallipolis Churches

Gallipolis churches held Children's Day during morning worship with large attendance at both the Baptist and Presbyterian services. Children participated in the observance and festivities amid the usual church activities.

Gallipolis

Farm Bureau Eyes Downtown Cooperative Location

Farm Bureau members plan to relocate their cooperative business from near Pine Street Cemetery to a downtown site. The move aims to improve access and visibility for members and customers in the city center.

Gallipolis Farm Bureau Pine Street

Miss Sarah Jane Morrell Dies at 82 in Oak Hill

A Oak Hill native, Miss Sarah Jane Morrell, aged 82, was buried there after living in the community for years. In Gallipolis, Raymond Law, a 19 year old East Gallipolis resident, was treated at Holzer Hospital over Sunday for alleged alcoholic poisoning with non life threatening condition. Gallia County Public Health League to meet tonight at 7 o clock for a business session and officer elections.

Gallipolis Railing Sarah Jane Morrell Oak Hill Hospital Gallipolis Raymond Lawson East Gallipolis Resent Holzer Gallia” County Public Health Legue Shlock

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