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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1940

Page

10

Mercy Fund Reaches $850 Mark In Gallia County Red Cross

Mercy Fund drives in Gallia County reach the $850 mark as executive secretary Stooth notes local leaders aim for $2000 to support June relief shipments. Volunteers report sewing garments and assembling 389 silos with material supplied by the Red Cross chapter, all to be completed by volunteers. Donations received at the Red Cross office in the Fire building or in the Fourth Ward.

Mercy Fund Gallia County Red Cross Chapter Stooth Cincoin Ridge Gailpolie

Apples Seeds and Johnny Appleseed in 150th Celebration

Ohio Hospital for Epileptics plans seed supplies for Johnny Appleseed during sesquicentennial events. A pulping machine at the state agriculture institute halves apples to separate seeds cores and skins for distribution. In Gallipolis four marriage licenses issued to local residents and others from Chillicothe Kananga and Athens. A near-city resident, Ells Ball, harvested potatoes Monday signaling the harvest period.

Tyatutpolis Ohio Hospital For Epileptica Johnny Appleeed Havercach E. M. Hawes State Department of Agriculture Johnny Gallipolis James S. Clark Cecil Brown Blanche Byrd Uving Earl W. Allison Chillicothe Charlotte Oliver Kananga Gaclipglis Ells Ball

Dam GALLIPOLIS Visit Hints at State Park Plan

Hundreds of visitors from Vinitore toured Eureka Dam on Sunday to observe the large project. A proposal to establish nine state highways parks at the Ohio dam site is discussed but acquisition would require private land purchases beyond state funds.

Gallipolis Eureka Ohio

Dr Haskins Named Army Dental Surgeon in United States

Gallipolis report states Harold Haskins a focal dentist has been notified of appointment as dental surgeon in the U S Army and expects to begin service at the start of the month. Also noted is an automobile accident involving Mr and Mrs 3 G Epling and their son-in-law and daughter in Pittsburgh leading to a new car purchase.

Gallipolis Harold Hasking United States Army Servce Pittsburgh 3.G. Epling J. P. McSwain Huntington Catlettsburg Me. Ferguson J. W. Ferguson Commercial ‘Testing and Engineering Charleston

Gallipolis Social Notes and Local Marriages

Gallipolis social notes record a wedding in Peace Lutheran Church with the Beilstein and Souder families prominent. It notes marriages, a Ladies Aid gathering, a Catlettsburg Ky nuptial, a Centerville Alumni banquet, and various personal notices including obituaries and community events with local clergy assisting.

Air Show Pilots Leave for Marion

Air show activities in Gallipolis concluded as work crews dismantled temporary structures and seating. About sixty flyers departed yesterday for Marion for a Sunday performance, while residents hoped for a return to normal after the spectacle.

Marion Gallipolis Ainey Ohio

Shelterhouse at Park Near Completion

LOGAN The new shelterhouse at Kachelmacher Park is virtually completed according to Service Director R R Loomis. Sodding of terraces and planting of shrubs remain, with concrete walks to be laid. Hall improvements are underway and will be used to construct terraces on the west side with shrubbery planned.

Turkey Gobbler Sets To Hatch Twenty Poults At Farm

LOGAN A turkey gobbler is nesting at the M. W. Schrader farm in Washington Township Me Schrader reports. When the male bird indicated a desire to take over the job he was supplied with 20 hen eggs and he is proceeding with the task in the most approved fashion.

Logan M. W. Schrader Washington ‘Township Schrader

Woman Fined and Jailed in Husband Assault Case

Margaret Nihiser was arraigned on an assault and battery charge filed by her husband Craven Nihiser. She was fined 25 dollars plus costs and jailed for 10 days. Jesse Beougher was jailed after a disorderly conduct arrest, fined 100 dollars, and committed to the county jail for nonpayment.

Logan Margaret_Nihiser S. B. Whitehart Craven Nihiser Jesse Beougher Dallas Kinser

Logan Notes Local Visits and Health Updates

Floyd B Simpkins of Toledo visits family here for two weeks while Mrs Sarah B Simpkins hosts relatives from Albany and Welliston. Joseph Donnally of Bays Industrial School enjoys ten days with his wife and family. Shrine conclave attendees Loucks return from Memphis. Dr and Mrs Edgar Poole visit Cincinnati for funeral of uncle W V Ingele. C S Catzen hosts relatives from Ashland for air show. Lula Mack returns from two week Columbus visit. Frank Mohler and family travel to Logan. Charles Cherrington to Columbus hospital for flu complications. A contested divorce case Clara E Burgess vs Ralph Burgess opens in common pleas court with 21 witnesses summoned. Logan Commandery Knights Templar annual officer elections set at Mason ic hall.

Floyd B. Simpkins Toledo Sarah B. Simpkins John Blackwood Thomas Walburn Hawk Albany W. W. Sigler Loucks Memphis Tenn Edgar Poole Cincinnati Walter Binzer W. V. Ingele i Catzen H.W. Cherrington Leo Mossman Marietta

Pave Alley Work Scheduled Near North Street Hill Top

City engineer Sniffen announces paving of the North Street parallel alley at Hill Top starting Wednesday. The intersecting alley from Mound Street to North Street will also be paved after a survey completed last week. Rev. Cecil Harding Jones speaks at the public library at 8 pm Tuesday June 25, open to the public.

LOGAN North St Mound St Ty Park Sniffen Cecil Harding Jones

Gallia County Delegation Attends Athens Rural Institute

Fifteen Gallia County representatives from the Agriculture Extension Office farm security rural ministries and other groups will attend an Institute of Rural Affairs in Athens through Friday. James L Clark of Vinton will lead a discussion. Anise lot of Gallipolis will be district secretary as Southeastern Ohio counties join similar statewide gatherings. The theme centers on principles for sound rural prosperity.

Gallipolis Gallia County Agriculture Extension Office Institute of Rural Affairs Athens Aoetha James L Clark Vinton Anise Ohio

Wet Grounds Delay Games In Local Leagues

Wet grounds forced postponements across the American and junior city leagues. The Junior League game between the Myers and Thomas teams was rescheduled for 5:30 this evening. Players had gathered at Chieftain Field Monday as pools of water flooded the outfield and the diamond stayed wet from morning rain.

Logan Leon the Myers Thomas Eams Chieftain Field

Citizens Urged to Welcome Steamer Visit to Gallipolis

Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce asks local car owners to meet the steamer Gordon C. Greene at the wharf Wednesday at 7 p.m. to offer a city tour for New Thought Temple delegates in Cincinnati attending a convention aboard the boat. The practice, repeated on prior visits, is intended to foster fellowship and goodwill.

Gallipolis

Masons Lecture on Degrees Draws Local Lodges

About 600 members and visiting Masons attended a Mingo Lodge session in Logan Monday evening. Roy Wolf of Zanesville delivered a lecture on the first three degrees. Visitors included reps from Nelsonville, Meurthur, Zaleski, Caldwell and Harrisonville lodges.

LOGAN

4 H Club Faculty Report From Galesburg Camp

Logan Charles W. Ziegler writes from Galesburg Illinois that he is a faculty member at a 4 H club camp this week. It is his third year at the camp with 115 4 H club members enrolled.

Logan Charles W. Ziegler Galesburg, II

Rumanian Air Ace Awaits Homeland Call

Gallipolis air show star Capt. Alex Papana of the Rumanian Royal Air Force awaits a call to his homeland as Romania has not yet entered war. Reported signals from Bucharest hint at early participation on the Danube frontier, reflecting Papana’s three years of experience in the United States and in Romania.

Gallipolis Alex Papana Royal Air Force Rumania Sidvices Bucharest Dane United States

Gallipolis Resident Injured in Saturday Accident

Gallipolis resident Mrs Sarth Bailee Scott was hurt in a vehicle crash near Nelson Saturday evening. She was taken to Holzer Hospital with injuries described as paralysis in her right arm and shoulder possibly from head or back trauma. Her mother Mrs Louine Scott, who was driving, escaped with multiple bruises and cuts when the car overturned north of Nero.

Gallipolis Nelson Sarth Bailee Scott Holzer’ Hospital Tefe Louine Scott Nero

Child Bitten by Dog in Kanauiga Incident

A three year old boy from Middleport named Homer Logan, walking with his parents Monday in Kanauiga, was bitten by a dog lying in his path. Dog Warden Ray Johnson seized the animal to determine if it was rabid.

Gallipolis Kanauiga Homer Logan Middleport Ray Johnson

4 H Club Plans Activities In Gallipolis

Gallipolis report shows 4 H Club advisers and officers planning a boat trip on the Ohio River for the annual club tour. A steamer may be secured, else a Cow Numba caravan tour is proposed. Last year the tour reached Virginia. this year trip details depend on transport and membership hopes rise.

Gallipolis LH Club Ohio River Cow Numba E.G. Royer Stara B. Motter Jordon C. Greene Ohio Harieaton

Camp quota for CCC enrollees eyed at forty

GALLIPOLIS It is expected Gallia County may get a quota of 40 for CCC camp enlistments under the July 1 call. Many are leaving the service for private work or due to enrollment expiration at that time. Local applications are said to be numerous.

Gallipolis Gallia County CCC

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