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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1944

Page

2

Gallia County to send many blood donors to Red Cross unit

Gallia County plans two caravans to Jackson for blood donation next week. Eighty six donors have pledged, including twenty five from Rio Grande. list of volunteers from Gallia and Rio Grande chapters provided with names. Donor reserve list opened for additional participants.

PALE Athens Gallia County Red Cross Gallipolis Jackson Catherine Hayward Rio Grande Leonard Hager Virginia Bane Hattie Chevalier R. M. Farmer Dylphia Smith Dorothy Jean Clark Guy White Dorothy Delaney Robert Betz Addie Dillon Ernest Cating Lewis Sheppard Edith Cornell Bonnie Danner Helen Lane Laura McGuire Addie Archer H. W. McHenry Kathleen B. Grube Raymond Butterfield Katherine McMasters Jean Durst Raymond Jones Ruby Sheets Louise Houck Jesse Hutchinson Ruth Long Lowell Tope Charlotte Woolridge Geneva Sayer Helen Ward Raymond Gooch Lena Tracy William Kiser Dan Farney Tanner Wood Donald Miller L. F. Saunders Helen Adams B. W. Ross J. W. Mootz Betty Mootz Margaret Lloyd Vada Price Eulah Childers Hoyt Webster Maxine Waugh Kathryn Chapman Frank Quickle Mary Jane Evans Walter Duckworth Ray Grover Jane Poling Ray Quickle E. W. Dillon Emmet Ward Ralph George Roy Betz Gladys Smith Howard John Robinson George Lear Roland Rose Raymon T. Allison Marietta Manufacturing Co Odo Montesi Edith Queen Eileen Nease G. F. Thomas Earl H. Sturgeon Elizabeth Grover Daryle Sheets Gail Harrison Robert L. Mackenzie P. Walling Elizabeth Hoover Wendell Tope Garnet Meeks Forest Hutchins D. B. Harris Earl Davis Ernest Blazer Carl Winters Dave Williams Clarence Davis Edna Bennett Arnold Swain Priscilla White Eldon Wiseman June Richard Georgiana MecCarty Steve Burkle

Gallia Delivers Delegation For Republican Convention

Gallia sends Judge Henry W. Cherrington and Mrs. Cherrington as Ohio delegates to the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Congressman's Thomas A. Jenkins and several alternates join the Tenth District contingent. Squire Earl W. Mauck also travels unofficially. The group will stay at Stevens Hotel with Bricker as the state’s leading candidate and expect to remain through the naming of a presidential nominee.

Gallipolis Henry W. Cherrington Tenth Cherrington Chicago Thomas A. Jenkins Ironton John B. Downing Middleport Edwin A. Jones Jackson Gallia County Squire Earl W Mauck Columbus Ohio John W. Bricker

Lutz Rites Held at Rutland in Gallia County

Gallipolis attendees at the Rutland last rites for Wayne Lutz include numerous local figures and educators. Pallbearers drawn from the local Masonic bodies named Charles Tinson, Ray Grover, C. M. Yean, H. W. Mellenry, and Frank Hasitsana J. Lohr Davies.

Gallipolis Rutland Gallia County Wayne Lutz C. M. Yeanger Joanne I. W. McHenry Reuben Wood V. J. Niday J. Lehr Davies Mar! Darling Helen Russell William McKnight J. P,skins Judy Ben Evans Clara Worman Millie Watts Mae Davis Ray Grover Donald Love Merch Clark Robert Bunce Ruth Richards Wm. H. Walker W. N. Summers John Williams Lutz Bent Charles T. Nson C. M. Yean H. W. Mellenry Frank Hasitsana J. Lohr Davies

Scoutmaster Leads Troop 203 on Park Outing

Gallipolis Scoutmaster John Casey and 203 Scouts hiked three miles to Roadside Park for a wiener roast Monday evening. Present were Edward Anderson, Herbert Burton, Forrest Borden, Richard Borden, James Calloway, Milton Casey, Ronald Craddolph, Clarence Hogan, James Hogan, James Holmes, Stewart Holmes, William Jackson, Gene Lewis, Tommy Mathews, Otis Jenkins, Chester Young, Bobby Lewis, Earl Bates and John Casey. They plan an ice cream supper at Lincoln School soon.

Gallipolis John Casey Boy Scouts Edward Anderson Herbert Burton Forrest Borden Richard Borden James Calloway Milton Casey Ronald Craddolph Clarence Hogan James Hogan James Holmes Stewart Holmes William Jackson Gene Lewis Tommy Mathews Otis Jenkins Chester Young Bobby Lewis Earl Bates Lincoln School

Services in Churches of Gallipolis

A reader’s guide to church services in Gallipolis lists schedules for First Baptist Grace Methodist First Presbyterian St Peters Episcopal Church of God Church of the Nazarene Church of Christ in Christian Union Paint Creek Baptist and A M E John Gee Chapel plus a late update on Frank Brothers of Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co who was struck ill but improving after Tuesday night.

Gallipolis Frank Brothers Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co

Gallipolis Social Notes Wedding Plans for Plymale Wolfe

Plans for the wedding of Miss Mary Anne Plymale daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Plymale and Petty Officer Robert Wolfe United States Navy are announced. The wedding will be an open church service at 2 30 PM Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev W Scott Westerman officiating. The bridal party includes Miss Louise Gerhken of Charleston and the groom's brothers Lieut Jack Wolfe and Maj Alex Wolfe and William H. Jones. A family reception follows at the Plymale home on Lower River Road and the couple will depart for Washington DC for naval reassignment.

Gallipolis Mary Anne Plymale Stanley Plymale Robert Wolfe United States Navy W. Scott Westerman First Presbyterian Church Louise Gerhken Charleston Jack Wolfe Maj Alex Wolfe United States Army William H. Jones Miss Plymare Lower River Road Washington, D. C Naval

Clem Wilcox Dies Sud­denly At Vinton

Clem C. Wilcox 63 rural mail carrier died suddenly Thursday at his Vinton home after a bout with coronary thrombosis. A longtime Vinton resident since 1928, he served Rural Route 2 and was active in the Vinton Baptist Church Masonic Lodge Chapter of Eastern Star and Huntington Township Grange. Funeral at 2 30 p m Saturday at Vinton Baptist Church with burial in Vinton Memorial Park.

Gallipolis Clem C. Wilcox Vinton Holzer Hospital Mr. Wilcox Huntington Township Alfred W. Wilcox Gallia Stella Ewing Beatrice Clark James L. Clark Ewing Wilcox Lincoln

Hospital report notes varied recovery statuses

Holzer Hospital lists Mrs G B Gillingham with a quiet night and good condition A J Ropeter reported in only fair condition but more comfortable than before Mrs Otto Carter is getting along very well W E Welker father of Capt Kenneth Kelker on active duty in the southern Pacific is only fair

Holzer Hospital G. B. Gillingham A. J. Ropeter Otto Carter W. E. Welker Kenneth Kelker Southern Pacific

Sunday Schools To Hold Convention in Point Pleasant

Sunday schools from The Mission Heights United Brethren Main St Baptist Christ Episcopal Presbyterian Trinity Methodist Christ and Christian Union Hickory Chapel Methodist Eckard United Brethren Bellemeade United Brethren Sebrill United Brethren attend the Lewis District convention Sunday afternoon. Nominations committee members are F A Morrison D W Rothgeb Odus Burris. The program honors armed forces with William Higgins directing a round table on a larger church schools program led by E D Brown with James B Couch Vernon Jones George C Musgrave and Odus Burris participating.

Point Pleasant Lewis District Mission Heights United Brethren Main St. Baptist Christ Episcopal Presbyterian Trinity Methodist Christ and Christian Union Hickory Chapel Methodist Eckard United Brethren Bellemeade United Brethren Sebrill United Brethren F. A. Morrison D. W. Rothgeb Odus Burris Vernon Jones Bessie Johnson A. E. Monroe William Higgins E. D. Brown James B. Couch George C. Musgrave

Plan Camp Meeting at Union Campgrounds

Union Campgrounds near New Haven will host the annual camp meeting for two weeks starting July 16. Rev. Franklin Norris is named as the evangelist for the event.

Point Pleasant Union Campgrounds New Haven Franklin Norris

Miller ordered to report for Navy induction July 1

Stephen L. Miller received a draft board notice to report for induction into the Navy on July 1. He and several local men had volunteered for Navy duty several months earlier.

Point Pleasant Stephen L. Miller Draft Board Navy Mr. Miller

Steele Farm Sold in Mason County to McNeill and Brown

The 126 acre Steele farm near Hickory Chapel on Ripley Road in Mason County changed hands to John McNeill and Joe E. Brown. Mrs. Steele famed for canning, pictured with 1000 cans in 1943, will move to Point Pleasant. McNeill is an auctioneer and trader. Brown works for New York Central.

Point Pleasant Mason County W. D. Steele Hickory Chapel Ripley Road John McNeill Joe E. Brown New York Central Railway System Charleston Road Steele

Pt Pleasant Social Notes Honor Guests at Presbyterian Meeting

Mrs H H Guthrie hosted a Woman's Auxiliary gathering at Beechwood on Ohio Route 7 opposite Point Pleasant. Forty two attended a picnic supper under trees, with prayers and devotions led by local members, yearbooks handed out, and a benediction sung as officers and members were named for church and Eastern Star roles. John Tulloch of Barboursville returned home after visiting Mickey Krodel.

Point Pleasant H. H. Guthrie Woman's Auxiliary The Presbyterian Church Beechwood Ohio Route 7 W. H. Morgan Emma Burnside Raymond W. Allen A. G. Arnett F. H. Roush M. A. Williams Minnie Linders William Woolfitt Frank Anderson Raymond Chambers Dora Stortz Louise Fowler Camden Hogg James A. Adie C. E. Hogg Morgan J. H. Hutchinson Biffle Ernest Kincade Louis Bateson John Tulloch Barboursville Mickey Krodel

Bricker Gains In This State

Austin V. Wood of Athens says in Chicago that West Virginia would cast more than half its 19 convention votes for Governor Bricker. Mason County shows Dewey strength once, but a recent shift favors Bricker as local observers note.

Point Pleasant Austin V. Wood Athens West Virginia Chicago Bricker Huntington Wood Dewey Mason County New York Roosevelt

Gordon C. Greene Docks Thursday at Point Pleasant

The passenger steamer Gordon C. Greene bound for Cincinnati from Charleston tied up at the Point Pleasant wharf with about 150 passengers aboard. Townspeople saw many visitors in the business district between 7 and 9 am, appearing as tourists enjoying the sights and shops. discovery of the arrival explained the scene.

Point Pleasant Gordon C. Greene Charleston Cincinnati

Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Quick Foot Comfort

An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a powerful treatment for tender aching feet. It claims rapid relief from pain soreness and odors with a money back guarantee if not effective, boasting widespread yearly sales to those with sore inflamed feet.

Moone

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Ori Lohicago Boy Scout First Bapatist Church J. Edward Hakes Earl Saunders Hakes Grace Methodist Church Church School Clarence E. Brumfield First Presbyterian Church—Church Theodore Valenti Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton N. J ST. Peters Episcopal Church Charles G. Baird Church OF God Third Ave H. M. Smith Allen Baker Church OF the Nazarene Vernon Shafer Church OF Christ Garfield Avenue Ted Waller George A. Tipton Rilla Stephenson Armed Forces Church OF Christ IN Christian Union Eastern Avenue John Spires Paint Creek Francis Maryland Story Bible School Hester Hill Goldie Hogan George Gilmore Youth Church of Tomorrow Elbert McGhee Marry Price Henry Doss A.M.E John Gee C. J. Irving Joan Casey U. 8 Nelsonville Gallipolis Social Notes Elaine Lear Cincinnati College of Music Amanda Crandall Pfc Kenneth L. Casto Pvt James G. Eads Cpl Earl E. Casto Casto Mrs. Crandall Russell Sarrett Mary Jane Virginia Hilda Hazel Anna Mae Halley Mary Clendenin Martha Hively Tressa Johnston Helen White Wonga Kent Bonnie Fife Marie Meadows Charlotte Hambrick Ralph Keefer Carl Calvert Michigan Ellen Westerman Thurday Central Lake Mich Miss Westerman F. W. McDermott Orchard House McDermott Rio Grande College Jack Vornholt Ohio State University O. A. Vornholt Charles B. Stevers J. H. Jenkins Delphos Ruth Pfann Root Holzer Hospital School of Nursing Toledo Bobby Richwood J. S. Porter Jr Lillian Faudree Nan Deardorff Earl Mills Elizabeth Farley Nitro Florence Kiibs C. C. Zimmerman Gertrude Richards Belle W. Va Inlaw C. O. Stuart Clem Wilcox Hollywood Nelsonville, Ohio W’neill Brown Paul Hollen Guy Morrison Nora Somerville Ella Howard Louise Link Carol Jean Riffle H. G. Harper Guthrie Andrew Leishman Order of the Eastern Star Clara Lewis O. K. Burdette Linnie Bruestle J. B. Couch Erma Buffington Myrtle Blount Madelyn Brown Mae Rhoades Lucy Billups Gordon C. Greene Docks For All Whitmore's Greenhouses Majestic Ry Ad Starrett Bus Taylor Julie Duncan the Jesters Jimmy Wakely Henry Flirebert Benjamin Kline Hugh Herbert OUR Gang Captain America Lion and the Mouse Holland Nels., Ohio J. D. Adamson Seersucker, Cor Mechems Pinafores
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