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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1938

Page

3

Gallia County 4-H Club to Camp on Raccoon Creek in August

Gallia County 4-H Club members and leaders from Lawrence Jackson and Meigs Counties will camp at Keystone on Raccoon Creek the first week in August. About 200 youths will take part with Miss Arlene Graf directing leathercraft instruction and a full staff coordinating meals supervision and activities. The camp includes trained lifeguards, a state inspected water supply, and plans for older youth events and a stag farmer camp later in August.

Gallipolis Gallia County 4-H Club Lawrence Jackson Meigs Keystone Raccoon Creek R. R. Starbuck Arlene Graf Meigs County Floyd Henderson Jackson County Ruby Williamson That Stanley Porter Lawrence County Wesley Green Margaret Jones Ross-Hocking County Starbuck

Vendor Relief Brings Appetite Back for Bellefontaine Man

Lloyd Cockrell of 617 Cook St Bellefontaine Ohio describes chronic constipation before using Vendor treatment. He says it restored normal digestion and appetite, stopped gas and sourness, improved sleep, and left him feeling energized and confident others can benefit.

Lloyd Cockrell Cook St Bellefontaine Ohio Vendor

Ledlie Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Joseph Ledlie

Funeral services for Mrs. Joseph Ledlie age 80 were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C T Robinson in Gallia County on Thursday afternoon. Mrs Ledlie died Tuesday at the home of her daughter Mrs Jack Byron in Library. She was a native of Gallia County and is survived by brother Joe Robinson of Bidwell and sister Mrs J T Robinson of Gallipolis. Interment followed at Mound Hill Cemetery beside her late brother J T Robinson.

Gallipolis C. T. Robinson Joseph Ledlie Mr. Robinson Jack Byron Library Ledlie Gallia County Joe Robinson Bidwell J. T. Robinson J. S. Sherrard Athens Mound Hill Cemetery

Red Cross Life Saving School sends two to Chautauqua

Gallia County Red Cross chapters will send Garfield Griffith and Lawrence Smeltzer from Gallipolis school faculty to the National Red Cross Aquatic School at Chautauqua New York in June for training in first aid life saving and water safety. Upon return they will teach these subjects and help establish additional local first aid stations under certificate holders.

Gallipolis Gallia County Red Cross Garfield Griffith Lawrence Smeltzer National Red Cross Aquatic School Chautauqua N. Y Wayne Booth Margaret Jenkins Cline Clary Emma Lawless Harold Mackenzie Robert Mackenzie Ford Lawrence H. E. Lear Gerald Davis Jack Wetherholt Samuel Gilbeau Howard Hardway Bill B. Matthews Vance Friend C. J. Litchfield Fred Harrison Robert Wooten Brady Sheets Stanford Brinker Harry Kraus William Ball Raymond Fisher Perry McGhee Evereyy Delaney Francis Stover Jenkins Rio Grande Matthews Vinton

June License Totals Lag as Gallia Brides Seek More Licenses

Gallia Probate Judge J. S. Clark notes June marriage license totals lag with only 18 licenses issued by mid month. New applicants include Edward E. Stiles and Eloise Surface, Edward Field and May Minor, Richard Taylor and Mary Boyd, Virgil Elliott and Hazel Davis, Clarence Hayward and Margaret Mason from nearby towns.

Gallipolis Gallia J. S. Clark Edward E. Stiles Pomeroy Eloise Surface Middleport Edward Field Rio Grande May Minor Richard Taylor Mary Boyd Charleston Virgil M

Gallia Agent To Head Poultry Inspection

Gallia County Farm Agent R. R. Starbuck will command a caravan of four southeastern Ohio poultry tours for the poultry field day at Wooster on July 28. The group will meet at Athens State Hospital July 27 at 9 a.m. and inspect 800 White Leghorn hens and 800 laying ducks at the institution, via Dr. Creed.

Gallipolis State Experiment Farm Wooster Gallia County R. R. Starbuck Ohio Athens State Hospital Creed

Wheat Crop Expected Normal This Year in Gallia County

Gallia County will harvest nearly half of its wheat this week as County Agent R. R. Starbuck reports a normal crop for the year.

Gallipolis Gallia County R. R. Starbuck

Gallia County Civil War Vets to Attend G A R En Campment

Dr. A B Garrett of Gallipolis and James Gatewood of Crown City are the county's only Civil War veterans planning to attend the State En campment of the G A R in Columbus starting Sunday.

Gallipolis A. B. Garrett James Gatewood Crown City Gallia County Columbus

Gallia Fruit Crop To Be Sharply Reduced

Crop estimates from Gallia growers show fruit yields averaging under half normal. Some apple varieties reach 44 percent while others as low as 12 percent due to a May cold spell that damaged berries and delayed tree fruit development. The report notes global births about 60 000 daily and deaths around 40 000.

Gallia Gallipolis Gallia County

Henry Blazer Dies in Florida at 74

Henry Blazer 74 native of Green Township died Monday in Punta Gorda Florida. Funeral services were held there Wednesday. He is survived by wife Mollie Blazer sons Sanford and Philip a brother Dr Eugene Blazer of West Mansfield Ohio. Parents Philip and Caroline Safford Blazer. He grew to young manhood here.

Gallipolis Punta Gorda Fla Harry Blazer Green Township Blazer Mollie Blazer Sanford Philip Eugene Blazer West Mansfield Ohio Mr. Blazer Caroline Safford Blazer

Mrs Ray Alli Discharged From Holzer Hospital

Mrs Ray Alli wife of the Gallipolis Athens Star Route mail carrier was discharged from Holzer Hospital Wednesday and returned to her home at Kanauga

Gallipolis Athens Holzer Hospital Kanauga

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