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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1942
Page
2
Gallipolis city manager S A Clendenin as chief fire and air raid warden orders a city wide questionnaire for every house and apartment. It covers building type location entrances basements roofs occupants handicaps and utilities with recommended emergency gear and weapons. Daily queries by civil defense officials accompany expected blackouts and siren warnings.
A partial OCR classified snippet mentions cars and electrical items with scattered names and numbers. No clear event or full entities are readable beyond generic vehicle and item references.
May Get Sugar Cards At County Office Persons seeking permits to purchase canning sugar and sugar rationing books are referred to the county rationing board headquarters opposite the post office. No further registrations planned as issued permits are expected to cover the season.
Henry T. Tarter of Gallipolis was arrested last night by state patrol for failure to observe a stop signal.
Physical examinations for 4 H Club members aiming to enter the annual health contest will start within a week. More than 30 clubs exist in the county and most are expected to have entrants. Junior Fair Day is planned during the September fall festival to provide competition opportunities usually offered at the state fair. About 2000 former 4 H graduates and nearly 500 teen members will join in promoting the Junior Fair proposal.
Delegates from Athens Gallia Lawrence Meigs Jackson and Vinton Counties will gather in Washington Auditorium for an 8 o clock talk on soil and water conservation led by Brooks Burnside Ohio Chamber of Commerce agriculture agent. Dr C E Holzer will preside as chair of the Chamber committee.
Mrs. Ray Long the former Lucy Virginia Bovie 44 died yesterday at her Greenwich Connecticut home after prolonged illness. She leaves son Ray Long Jr 18. Funeral services will be Saturday followed by cremation. Half brothers George F Bovie and Smith Palmer Bovie and half sister Jane Ann Bovie are younger than Mrs Long.
Graveside rites for Homer Dickey aged 63 a native of Gallia County will be held at Mound Hill Cemetery this evening after the funeral cortege arrives from Columbus. He died in Columbus Tuesday from a heart attack. He is survived by his wife two daughters a son and numerous relatives in the city and county.
Gallipolis crowd fills church for pageant by 189children in the vacation Bible school. Scenes include Moses life moments Noah and the Ark and Palestine in the Days of the Prophets.
Eno Grange will present a Rural Life program Sunday night in the village church. Musical numbers and readings will accompany an address by Rev. J. L. Stephenson of Bidwell.
H. W. Lucas of Gallipolis was fined 15 dollars plus costs in magistrate court for fishing in Chickamauga Creek without a license.
Gallipolis merchants will not observe a weekly half holiday due to increased business from war workers and families. Thursday afternoon closings had been the rule through June July and August for several years.
Gallipolis reports strong response from automobile service stations and residents for used rubber. Buyers offered one cent per pound with estimates of about 4000 pounds this week and expectations of more as the campaign nears. Rubber collection stays voluntary with dealers awaiting shipping instructions.
Mrs. Etheleen Mootz announced at a picnic supper at Roadside Park that she will marry Robert Bartholomew on July 12. Mootz, widow of John W. Mootz Jr., is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Warden of Gallipolis and works at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. Bartholomew, from Upper Sandusky, is with Goff-Kirby Co. of Cleveland and is currently at the West Virginia Ordance Works in Point Pleasant.
Gallia County Agent E. G. Royer says hog production will rise about twenty percent this fall in response to a government plea. The average head count would move from 9000 to 10800, still under half a hog per person. Leaders include David Beman Fred Mills Harley George Clarence George Ted Roush Roy Spires Fred Klages Dan Notter Noah Notter.
Mrs. A. O. Wise of Huntington sues Erman Swisher of Cheshire for 5000 in a common pleas court alleging severe injuries from a November 21 collision on a Little Kiger Creek bridge between a car she rode in and Swisher s wagon with headlamps dark. Mrs Wise and Swisher were hospitalized for weeks.
Gallia County reports tomatoes from the John S. Saunders six acre planting at Raccoon Island have appeared in markets. The entire crop is contracted to two Columbus food chains.
Local residents visit relatives and attend events across Harrisonville area. Weddings births and visits are noted including Gary Lynn, Ann Coelle, and several family gatherings with the Ball, Stout, Dye, Anderson, Gibson, and Clark families. A stroke affects Mrs. Musser and Lend A Hand circle meets.
Mrs. N. A. Martin learns her husband Major N. A. Martin has arrived in Australia to supervise an army hospital. Former Gallipolis Clinic member and Officers Reserve Corps officer was called to active service early last year.
Permits to wed issued for several couples including Robert Hender 33 and Georgia Belcher 27 in Platform area Joseph L. Davis 32 and Rose Evelyn Monk 32 in Huntington Ben Smith 55 and Pearl Thompson 52 in Warren.
Russell James four year old son of Mr and Mrs Rush James of Eureka suffered a badly crushed hand when a heavy stone rolled onto it. The middle finger was amputated at Holzer hospital.
Gallia County Agent E G Royer and home demonstration agent Miss Clara Belle Motter will attend a state wide conference June 2 at Camp Ohio near Newark with other similarly engaged people.
H. E. Taylor of Parkersburg opened a two week revival at the Church of Christ on Lower Main Street. Evening services start at 6 o clock each night.
Gideon H Arrington aged 88 died at his home near Gallipolis Ferry after a paralytic stroke. Funeral at Beale Chapel Church Apple Grove Sunday at 2 30 led by Dr Frank T Cady. Burial Beale Chapel Cemetery. Survived by Mamie Frances Henry wife five sons two daughters two brothers and four grandchildren. Born May 20 1854 he belonged to Mason County pioneer farming family and owned hundreds of acres including Ohio River bottom land.
Pt Pleasant reporter notes the Presbyterian Auxiliary gathering on the H A Johnson lawn in Main St with a pot luck supper. Guest speaker Mrs George B Ellis of Milton spoke on synodical and presbyterial home missions highlighting the Davis School in Lewisburg and Maxine Mission School in Comfort. An upcoming congregational dinner is set for June 26 and an inspiration al meeting on July 12 at 9 45.
Former Governor H G Kump addressed a mass meeting at the courthouse in Point Pleasant launching his Democratic bid for the U S Senate. He urged free enterprise to preserve liberty, called war a dramatic epoch, and urged self-determination while noting broad Republican admiration for his 1933 37 governorship.
Mrs Harold Sayre will be guest of honor at a Huntington Chapter Daughters of 1812 dinner at Mrs J Frederick Holeswade home in Park Hills on Saturday. She is honored for her election as national librarian of the Daughters of 1812 at the Philadelphia convention. Other invited members include Mrs A Keith McClung Mrs Juling Mrs Vaught and Mrs C O Weissenburger and local society women Mrs Jason T Weissenburger and Mrs Walter A Windsor.
Mrs Cary Rayburn hosted the Five Hundred Club at her Viand Street home with Mrs Milton L Miller winning high score. Guests included Mrs Marvin McElfresh of Huntington and Mrs George McConkey. Other players were Mrs Homer Martin Mrs Nelson A Parks Mrs Tom Halliday and Mrs Roush.
The Mason County Health Department continues inspecting food and drink venues to curb spread of contagious diseases from improper washing and sterilization. Tests measure bacteria on items. teams include Calvin L. Beal Jr., John D. Spiggle, and George M. Lewis of the Third District Health Department.
Sergeant Thomas arrested Lloyd C. Ball at a point beyond the Y on Charleston Road early Thursday, bringing him to the county jail. Ball, a West Virginia Ordnance Works employee, was charged with drunkenness, fined $5 and costs by Magistrate Sam Taylor. He was found semi conscious in a roadside ditch with injuries claimed to be from an unknown assailant. Ball’s car was located nearby.
Circuit Clerk Vernon Jones reports a letter from the Secretary of State stating the Attorney General's office allows candidates for the August primary to file notices of candidacy up to midnight July 5. Notices postmarked before that time will be accepted even if arrival is delayed.
Orin Love contractor starts a project building 12 houses in Point Pleasant. Six homes face Jefferson Avenue and six face Mt. Vernon Avenue. E Bartow Jones is reported to have financial interest in the venture.
The Mari etta Manufacturing Co received a telegram from Major Emil Coester of the Quartermaster Corps asking editor L J Callinan to reveal his source after claims the firm defied Army rules and lagged seven months in war vessel production. The company said about 50 workers returned to duty amid fears of violence and noted several draft boards sought names of deferred workers.
Former County Assessor E C Roush sustained painful injuries when his car collided with a vehicle driven by Bob McCoy on the Graham Station road Wednesday evening. Roush suffered a badly bruised left arm while his wife, riding with him, was shaken and bruised. McCoy received a skinned knee and other abrasions. Both cars were badly damaged.
Pt Pleasant businessmen secure charter for Point Pleasant Victory Homes Inc to develop about 22 acres between Point Pleasant Development Co land and Lone Oak Cemetery on Jackson Ave. Plans call for 75 to 100 rental or sale homes for workers in local war industries. The piece notes Alabama prisons housing over 3000 inmates under 25.
Sheriff Lieving and Deputy Hesson arrested Emmett Elias at Mason Wednesday evening on a charge of assault and battery. Elias is set for arraignment Friday.
An old fashioned revival will start at Story Run Free Will Baptist Church on Sunday night June 21 with special singing each night.
Ville is on vacation and plans time in Medina with friends. William Scholl of Cummingsville visits his grandmother Mrs. Ben H. Blagg. Monroe St. C. A. Rose spends the week in Huntington with daughter Mrs. Euclid Pullen while undergoing a physical exam. Mrs. E. D. Brown leaves for Uniontown Pa after visiting Mrs. W. H. Morgan. Mrs. E. Hogg returns from New York City to her home with daughter Mrs. Donald Coe and son Attorney Robert L. Hogg. Mrs. C. C. Lewis spent Wednesday in Charleston.
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