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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1935
Page
6
W C T U petitions Gallipolis City Commission with 1026 signatures representing 39 percent of the last gubernatorial vote to trigger an election on closing liquor dispensaries and beer parlors at 11 p m and keep closed until 6 a m. The board will consider the measure at the next meeting April 1.
Simon Gibson awoke to a fall when walking home and reached the Chillicothe Road bridge site that had collapsed overnight. He slid into Chickamauga Creek but was rescued by Alfred Clark and later taken to the Gallipolis city jail by Patrolman W B Cooper.
Gallia County extension agent R. R. Starbuck reports wheat allotment holders may loosen 1935 seed restrictions by signing with the Secretary of Agriculture. The AA A liberalization aims to curb drought impact in key states while capping 75 percent base acreage so excess cannot be offset in 1936. Producers with hay or pasture permits may convert authorized acreage to grain via a supplementary agreement.
Marriage licenses were issued for Abraham L. Smith and Martha Dorcas Butcher with F A Collison and Frances Young as the respective spouses. A second license was issued for Luther Scott Jr. and Hazel O. Keels in Oak Hill, with both couples listing Charleston and Kanawha County connections.
The Rev. Herbert Buckingham rector of Chillicothe Episcopal Church led the fourth Lenten service at St. Peters Episcopal Church in Gallipolis on Wednesday night.
Judge W R White denies a new trial in Ara Swisher versus Marty Hanson estate administrator. Swisher had been awarded 1000 in the trial for damages from the collision that caused Dr James T Hanson’s fatal injuries. The column also notes the dismissal of Switzer versus Payne and Burnette siblings joining the National Honor Society at G A H S Geraldine.
Director George W. Haney stated that bad meat has never been received at the FERA office as surplus foods were distributed. He noted 500 barrels of potatoes last fall, with less than a half barrel unfit for use, and described the ongoing federal housing survey with Lillian Voltz organizing reports and contractor bids while field workers inspect homes and report needed repairs.
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