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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1933
Page
2
Pomeroy Meigs County relief work aids nearly 700 pupils using bond fund proceeds. Superintendent C O Chapman oversees distribution and records, with shoes and clothing purchases funded from a $26,000 bond issue and $2,280 already allocated to county schools.
Meigs County schools begin Better Speech Week on Monday March 20 with daily grade by grade programs. Supt. Co. O Chapman announces emphasis on better written and oral English. Pupils will complete written and oral work and Friday will review the week’s efforts.
Middleport residents learn of the California quake with reports from Los Angeles. Families note martial law in Long Beach, fires in Signal Hill, hospital surges, and evacuations. The letter assuages fears as kin in Ohio stay connected about the disaster.
Meigs County scouts show rapid growth under Middleport Rotary sponsorship. L. D. McMaster, district chairman, notes parental apathy as main remaining obstacle. Racine hosts the oldest troop. new troops formed in Middleport Pomeroy Rutland and planned for Mason City Hartford. Second and first class awards granted to several scouts. future district plans announce six troops in Meigs County.
Gallipolis officials plan a nine month school term pending money promised or available. Superintendent Wayne Lutz said schedules assume nine months and monthly salaries reflect that length. Tentative events include March 28 athletic banquet and June 2 report cards with commencement on June 1.
Hailstones as large as eggs pelted New Lima two miles from Rutland on Tuesday around 5 PM. Residents said the hail was the largest they remember, while nearby Rutland reported no hail. Charles Holt collected a pan of stones too large for the freezer.
The Loyal Pals Class of the Church of Christ Bible School gathered Tuesday night at Mrs. Fred Whitlock’s Grant Street home with hostesses Mrs. Whitlock and Mrs. Sidney Russell. Contests and games provided entertainment. The Ladies Aid Society plans old-fashioned circles and will hold a circle Thursday at 2 PM at Mrs. Edward Anderson’s North Second Avenue home with assistants Mrs. Soles, Mrs. Washington and Mrs. Williams.
Mr and Mrs W B Cross were recent visitors at Parkersburg. Mr and Mrs Ernest Cross and Mr and Mrs Allen Meredith of Condit spent the weekend with Mrs Amanda Cross. All returned Sunday except Mrs Cross who will visit indefinitely with her father Lucius Holter of Morning Star who is seriously ill. Mrs Owen Watson and daughter Mary Jean are ill with measles at their home nearby.
Mrs Mildred Carson of Pomeroy filed for divorce from Guy R Carson of Middleport on grounds of cruelty. She seeks alimony during the suit plus counsel fees, permanent alimony, and custody of their five year old son. A temporary restraining order against selling or encumbering property and against molestation was granted.
Miss Lucretia Genheimer of Mulberry Avenue is greatly improved after weeks of illness. Mrs Roy Wright, once critical in a Columbus hospital, is much improved and will return home to Mulberry Avenue on Sunday. Mrs M E Bing of Union Avenue is recovering from a fractured hip suffered weeks ago.
Gallia County high schools plan an all day event at Community Hall Rio Grande with debates on canceling foreign war debt and a full afternoon band program led by Willis Aleshire. Evening choral and orchestral work features school choirs under supervisors including Gladys Davis and Marie Wainwright. guest director Prof. R R Thomas of Jackson.
Miss Helen Bullard of Holzer Hospital sustained minor injuries in a Saturday afternoon collision while driving home to Hamden. Her sedan rolled over a 10 foot embankment after the impact, and the car was extensively damaged.
Gallipolis residents plan to fly American flags when banks reopen as a sign of patriotism faith and confidence in the future. H W Cherrington led a joint Gallipolis Rotary and Gallia Community Club discussion on cooperation and local finances noting high county tax collection and stability. Speakers thanked residents for gold pieces and bonds brought in before the banking holiday and stressed community leadership roles.
H W Cherrington is set to address the Gallia County Taxpayers League on Saturday at 1 PM about the operation of taxes for county purposes. Township trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 10 30 AM in the Gallia County courtroom.
Mrs Gwendolyn McCormick 55 wife of former Representative Charles H McCormick died at home in Green Township Tuesday afternoon from a heart ailment linked to influenza. She was sister to Gomer Jones and survived by a daughter and four sons including Ed Reynolds of Millfield Hollis and Merril of Gallipolis Hayden of Columbus and Halsey in Akron.
Gallia County Gallia Academy High School posted a 96.7 percent attendance rate for the four weeks ending March 10. Boys reached 97.4 percent and girls 96.3 percent, with an average daily attendance of 402.6 students. Monthly enrollment was 419, totaling 7 651.4 days of attendance. Students neither absent nor tardy numbered 203, including 133 boys and 160 girls.
Gallipolis report states eight employees will be cut this week at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics under a state welfare department order. Workers are asked to donate one day per month of service to the state for the next several months. The total budget reduction adds about four percent beyond the early year cut, with about 300 employees at the hospital and a total 25 positions cut since January 1932.
Gallia County relief funds totaling 11 000 have been prepared for distribution by county and township officials. The Gallipolis District Board of Education has spent over 200 of the 1 100 allotted for needy school children, buying 250 books ordered last week. Shoes and clothing orders for families seeking school access are being signed this week under a reciprocal township agreement.
Gallia Academy Hill forms committees for Kid Day arrangements led by Edward Thompson C W Lee Robert Martin and Steve Johnson. A separate group including Lawrence Bastiana Saxon Jones and Junior Mootz will plan the year’s program. Picnic set for May 2.
A meeting of persons interested in the Garden Club, planned for last night at Gallipolis Public Library, has been postponed to next Wednesday night. Includes notes on Mrs Arthur Phillips's inflammatory rheumatism at Blackfork and visits of Dr Kail to Dr G G Kincon in Huntington.
Nathan R. Rothgeb of Cheshire Township had his notary commission renewed by Secretary of State George Myers. The term runs from March 6, 1933, to March 5, 1996.
Fragmented entries describe visits among residents of Portage and surrounding areas, farm dealings, family movements, and a few health notices. Names include Burnett family, Mc Shaw, Williams, Bashore, Russell, and Sivan. Local transfers report potatoes for farm use and a move to Mill Creek. Admitted to Holzer Hospital are Charles Sivan and William Cook.
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