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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1947

Page

3

Six Men Arraigned in Gallia Common Pleas Court

Six men indicted by a recent grand jury faced arraignment before Common Pleas Judge. John Russell Stone pleaded guilty to auto theft and received three years probation. his companion Theodore Henderson died from Route 35 wreck injuries. Other defendants Calvin Williams Virgil Eads William Peppers Robert Long Gilbert Roush faced pleas, bonds, or probation with various conditions.

Gallipolis Common Pleas John Russell Stone Morris Wright Frank J. Jones Theodore Henderson Bidwell Route 35 Henderson Holzer Hospital Stone Calvin Williams Virgil Eads William “Red” Peppers Robert Long Eureka Gilbert Roush Goodyear Rubber Co

Kellogg All-Bran Ad Promises Regularity

An advertisement touts Kellogg s All-Bran as the solution to constipation caused by insufficient dietary bulk. It recommends daily consumption with milk or cereals, and promises to return money if not effective.

Kellogg's Kellogg’s Ball Laboratories Gray Avenue Detroit Michigan

John Earl Richards Named Assistant Engineer in Health Dept

John Earl Richards, son of Mrs Ruth Richards, is appointed assistant engineer in the State Department of Health, Columbus. He previously served as sanitary engineer in Dayton and held the rank of major in the Army. His wife and son will stay with his mother in Gallipolis until housing in Columbus is arranged.

Gallipolis John Earl Richards Ruth Richards State Department of Health Columbus State Office Dayton Army

River Traffic and Water Levels Around Gallipolis and Muskingum

River gauges show rising levels along the Muskingum and Ohio rivers with increases at Gallipolis Locks and Marietta while the Upper Wheeling segment falls slowly. Listings include downbound and upbound craft P P itineraries such as Turley Ductilite James Zubic and City of Pittsburgh, with Kanawha falls rising and Winfield passages noted.

Gallipolis Muskingum River Ohio Marietta Upper Wheeling Lower Wheeling Sardis Benwood W. Va Ohio River Turley Wheeling Ductilite James Zubic Robert T Teddy Upper Huntington Semnet Huntington Bruce Greenup U. S. Scott Ernestine

Relatives Visit GALLIPOLIS From Salina Kansas

Mr and Mrs M J Schultz of Salina Kansas visit their daughter and son in law S Sergeant and Mrs G E Pennington in Gallipolis. Sgt Pennington serves as Army recruiting officer here. After a brief stay they return to Salina for the summer.

Gallipolis M. J. Schultz Salina Kans G. E. Pennington Pennington

Music Program In Third Week Of Instruction

GALLIPOLIS The summer music program of Gallipolis city schools enters its third week. Director Carlos D. Bradley reports 21 new students plus existing instrumental classes and regular band rehearsals. Beginners meet alt mornings. cadet and academy bands have set weekly schedules. uniforms and post positions are being processed.

Gallipolis Carlos D. Bradley Cadet Band Academy Band Gallia Academy Washington School T. A. Thomas Bradley

Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital weekend report

Four boys and three girls were born at Holzer Hospital over the weekend to mothers including Mrs. James Leonard of Gallipolis and Mrs. Gilbert Daniels of Crown City. Admissions list many patients from Gallipolis, Wellston, Oak Hill and nearby towns, with a separate set of discharges naming patients and newborns.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital James Leonard Gilbert Daniels Crown City Charles Webster Don E. Judy Vinton Norman Bland Kaylong W. Va James Northup Lee Henry Gallipolis Ferry William Rogers Beech Hill Walter Brisker Oak Hill Hiram Arms Wellston John Worman Vernon O. Wince Pomeroy Lowell Thomas Sherman FE. Dennett Robert Satterfield Levi Hodges John Butler Ned Clark Joseph Humphreys Fred Broyles Bette Davis Wanda Reese C. P. Diehl Virginia Jaynes Bert Brown Dewey Gay Frank Porter Pauline Thornton Fred Perry C. F. Stephenson Wiley Stevens John P. Lambert Janice R. Cottrill Maude Wilhelm Luther Sherwood Geraldine Kennedy Harley Perkins Freeman Jones James Sprouse Hartwell Curd Leonard Dunlavy Lawrence Rechtner Clyde Barnette Troy Butler Willard Essam William Knight Stanley Saunders Earl Mhorback Robert Mellar Carleton Young Richard Holmes Bruce McGill Lewis Reedy

Mrs Lulu Stafford Campbell Dead. Widow of Rev Thomas H Campbell

Friends were notified of the death of Mrs Lulu Stafford Campbell 79 native of Gallia County at her home. She was the widow of the Rev Thomas H Campbell pastor of North Broadway and King Ave Methodist churches and former superintendent of the Columbus District of the Methodist Church.

Gallipolis Lulu Stafford Campbell Gallia County Columbus Thomas H. Campbell North Broadway King Ave The Methodist Church

Hatfields and McCoys Show Tickets On Sale In Gallipolis

Gallipolis Kiwanis sponsor Fri day to Sun showings on Billy Bryant's showboat. Tickets available after Wednesday noon at Hughes Walgreen drug store or from Band Mothers Club. 875 tickets sold. only enough for the three nights printed. Proceeds aid local teenagers and Point Pleasant children.

Gallipolis Carroll K Point Pleasant Kiwanis Hatfields and McCoys Billy Bryant Hughes Walgreen Drug Store Band Mothers Club Kiwanis Club

Divorce Case Weighed by Gallia Jurist

Gallia judge Lewis C. Warden took under advisement the divorce case of Earl Moore versus Emma Moore. The case was heard Saturday with Jake Moore named guardian for the defendant.

Gallia Gallipolis Lewis C. Warden Earl Moore Emma Moore Jake Moore

Doctor Holzer Named Honorary Rotary Board Director

Dr. Charles F. Holzer, a charter member, was named an honorary member of the Rotary Club board of directors in Gallipolis. The appointment recognizes his early role and long service to the organization.

Gallipolis Charles F. Holzer Rotary Club

An W Henderson Dies at Home

William George Henderson aged 81 died at his home 814 Third Ave. Funeral services tentatively set for Friday at John Gee Chapel Methodist Church, pastor Mary Lou Henderson. Burial Pine St. Cemetery. Survived by son John William Henderson instructor at Wilberforce University, daughter Maybelle Elizabeth Henderson, brother Oliver Henderson of Piedmont, four grandchildren. Former cement worker and long illness, member of Odd Fellows and Elks.

Gallipolis William George Henderson Third Ave John Gee Cincinnati Oliver Henderson Piedmont S. C Henderson Odd Fellows and Elks Lodges

Visitors Meet Gallipolis Pair From Steubenville

Mr and Mrs Matt Payne traveled to Point Pleasant to greet Mrs Norman Payne and daughter Diane from Steubenville on Monday night. They will tour here and in Huntington.

Gallipolis Matt Payne Point Pleasant Norman Payne Diane Steubenville Huntington

Funeral Services Set For Mrs. Lou B. Rece

Mrs. Lou Bond Rece, 75, died at her son Harvey Rece Vinton. Services were to be held in Huntington today with burial in Hull Cemetery. Surviving are her son, two Huntington relatives, two siblings Owen Derby and Dyke Derby of Huntington, and two children from a former marriage.

Gallipolis Huntington Lou Bond Harvey Rece Vinton Hull Earl Duncan Henry Bond Owen Dyke Derby

Rotary Talk and Scout Movie at Island View Inn

Gallia District scouting executive Mac MacGarry from Point Pleasant will speak and present a Boy Scouts of America movie at a Rotary Club dinner meeting at Island View Inn at 6 p.m. tonight.

Gallipolis Mac MacGarry Point Pleasant Boy Scouts of America Rotary Club Island View Inn Gallia

Mrs. Mary Summers Succumbs in Columbus

Mrs. Mary Summers, 75, widow of Harry A. Summers, a furniture factory engineer and coal dealer, died at a hospital in Columbus. City services were planned for today.

Gallipolis Mary Summers Harry A. Summers Columbus

Mrs Francis Payne Visits Parents in Ewington

Mrs Francis Payne visited her parents in Ewington Sunday. She attended church services and returned home after a brief family reunion.

Gallipolis Francis Payne Ewington

Co-Op Horticulturist to Speak on Spraying and Dusting

W. H. Davis, horticulturist with the Ohio Farm Bureau Co op Association, will speak at the Washington School Building Thursday at 8 p.m. on spraying and dusting fruits and vegetables. Attendance invited for all interested in orchard and garden care.

Gallipolis W. H. Davis Horsticulturist Ohio Farm Bureau Coop Association Columbus Washington School

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