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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1940
Page
10
Rio Grande's Bean Dinner and Homecoming are planned for August 17 with a ball game on the Hoge campus. Addresses and program details are listed. the event includes musical entertainment and a community gathering.
A plaque in the Gallipolis post office lobby may honor former postmasters with brass plates bearing names and appointment dates. The Gallipolis post office, established in 1794, has seen postmasters listed from Francois D Hebercourt under Washington to A K Merriman under Roosevelt, with offices housed in rented quarters until 1925 when the current federal building opened.
GALIAPOLIS The county Red Cross Chapter announced Saturday evening that more than 1000 had been received for the national war relief fund. The quota is $200, net salvation will continue toward that fund, state officials said.
Rev D Cop ey pastor of Thurman Methodist Church preached at Grace Methodist Church Sunday morning. Rev W S Westermann on vacation. Logan city service worker Foster Bobo laid off while repairing a sewer manhole last week. An infection followed after elbow injury.
Members of the McKinley Republican Club will meet Wednesday evening at 417-30 o'clock at the Rempel Building to reorganize and elect new officers. Mark Ricketts is president and urges large attendance for matters of vital importance. Gallipol Composes Song.
Gallipolis notes detail a Friday evening at the Evans home with about thirty guests, recounting games and a refreshment course. The Women’s Home Mission Society held a final meeting with history read by J. B. Shaw, and past presidents honored in period costumes. A marriage announcement for Catherine Faulkner and Beman Fish Jr. followed, with the bride set to remain at Holzer Hospital staff. Various visits and local notices conclude with residents traveling, guests welcomed, and community events across Gallipolis and nearby towns.
Rev George Saxton drew a large audience at First Baptist Church Sunday night for a four part series on Court ship and Marriage. The opening sermon titled Seventeen and In Love explored young romance and commitment, with further topics planned for subsequent Sundays.
Gallipolis Mission operators announce an immediate $1500 repair campaign described as a modernization effort. The project follows prior alterations and notes the building’s earlier use as a hoop building with several additions.
Weekend marriage license applications list Brumfield and Danforth of Scottown, Jones and Fisher of Gallipolis, Melanahan and Maxon of Raymond City, Tarbin and Salisburry of Charleston, Fish and Faulkner of Gallipolis, with Be fan and Shenandoah Valley vesting sections noted. Other items mention Daughters of Union Veterans convention in Columbus, visits by Ella McCall Edith NIlay Flora Williams, Wayne Neal family travels, and Delmer Russell Frances Rutherford returning to Los Angeles from Athens and Fallipali.
Fragmentary item notes Cleveland residents visiting friends in Logan. The readable text mentions names and casual social lines but lacks clear, complete details or events to confirm dates or outcomes. The source is too garbled for a precise reconstruction of the visit.
Gallipolis resident Robert Irion 82 died at home Sunday after illness. Funeral services planned for Tuesday afternoon with multiple relatives from out of town expected. The obituary notes he was twice married, with both wives predeceasing him. Local funeral arrangements led by Leonard Funeral Home and Oak Grove Cemetery burial.
Gallia County court records show defendants named in a 104 petition filed by Southeast-Joslyn Co of Cincinnati. The action involves the Buckeye Rural Block project and a contract for erection of physical equipment, with Cincinnati firms supplying major portions of the equipment and other parties named in the proceedings.
Gallipolis report states a Saturday fire destroyed an empty two story frame house north of the Kanauga railroad bridge. The property belonged to Mrs. Charles Bailey of Charleston. Also notes Gallia County census shows 2755 farms in operation, down slightly from 2769 ten years earlier.
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