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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1948

Page

10

Lafayette Day Observance Planned in Gallipolis

Gallipolis hosts Lafayette Day by the French Colony DAR and Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society at Our House Museum. May program runs 3 p.m. to about 4 p.m. with Ann Hill presiding and a French themed tea to follow in native costume.

Gallipolis Daughters of American Revolution Our House Museum DAR Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society Ann Hill Patriotic Group Marjorie White Miss White Nora Miles Harris Doepping Herbert O. Pepper Rio Grande Ensemble Zelma Northcut Ohio Charles E. Holzer E. C. Zepp Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society Miss Hill Don Louis Demorest Ohio State University Andrew Pavlish Battement Des Mains Karen Holzer Missy Richards Susan Cherrington Martha Mossman Gwen Evans Teddie Ann Trout Betty Haskins Barbara Niday Patty Ann Moore Martha Brown Linda Rees Frere Jacques

Memorial Day Observance Details Set

Gallia observes Memorial Day with ex service groups assembling at 8 30 a m to march at 9 a m from the city building. The program includes the Spanish American War Veterans American Legion VFW Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts with a parade to Doughboy monument City Park and Pine Street Cemetery. Speakers include Elmer E Caldwell and Barbara Cardwell with Taps and flag placements by children. William H Jones and George H Lear marshal and day officers. flags purchased for grave markers.

Gallipolis Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Red Cross Doughboy Monument City Park Elmer E. Caldwell Tom Adams Pine St Barbara Cardwell GAR VFW The Legion Gallia Academy High School Pine Street Lafayette Post Mound Hill Cemetery William H. Jones George H. Lear

Inspection Passed With Flying Colors at Gallipolis Post

Gallipolis state highway patrol post received a high rating after an inspection described as passing with flying colors. Members polished and cleaned autos, gear, and offices, despite a flood postponement. post had previously earned a high rating last year.

Gallipolis

Gallipolis Girl Named To Honorary at OSU

Lois E. Altman of Gallipolis has been named to Mortar Board the Ohio State University senior women's honorary. Membership honors service to the university leadership in campus activities and high scholarship records.

Gallipolis Lois E. Altman Mortar Board Ohio State University Columbus

Coins Fill Gallipolis Meters Over Two Days

Nearly 13 000 coins were used in Gallipolis parking meters over a two day period amid heavy Saturday demand. Pennies totaled about 10 250 and nickels 2 660, worth roughly 235 dollars, boxed for bank deposit. City Auditor E L McCormick with Vivian Richards and Nina Burk counted coins and managed city duties, noting most residents are honest though police monitor for bad coins.

Gallipolis E. L. McCormick Vivian Richards Nina Burk McCormick Police

Street Repair Under Way in Gallipolis

City crews under Manager J Roy Bartlett repair winter frost toll on First Avenue and other streets including Vinton Avenue. Work continues on Pine Street Cemetery area and on Second Avenue light standards as crews repaint and spruce up the town for a new look.

Gallipolis J. Roy Bartlett First Avenue Vinton Ave Bartlett Pine St. Cemetery Second Ave

Gallia Family Plans European Tour Visit

Mr and Mrs L G Marchi and sons Bob and Gee of Chillicothe Road depart for New York to sail on the American Sportliner for Europe. They will visit relatives in northern Italy and travel through Switzerland Belgium and Paris before Genoa on return. They plan to come home August 20 arriving August 4 travel dates.

Gallipolis L. G. Marchi Bob Gee Chillicothe Road New York Europe Marchi Italy Switzerland Belgium Paris Genoa

Holzer Hospital Notes Admissions and Births

Gallipolis admissions include Mrs. Arthur Wilson Howard Killingsworth Cary Cooper and others. Births list daughters to Mrs. Hut ton Mrs Covert and Mrs. Martin and a son to Mrs Crabtree. Discharges name Charles Stewart David Siner Garrett Chalfont and several others.

Gallipolis Arthur Wilson Howard Killingsworth Point Pleasant Cary Cooper MacArthur Donald Hutton Jackson Jack Covert Middleport Robert L. Martin Harold Crabtree Oak Hill Charles Stewart David Siner Garrett Chalfont Herbert Gambill Ambrose Gibbs R. C. Watt J. L. Stephenson John Birchfield

Robinson-Davis Insurance Agency Formed in Gallipolis

Gallipolis announces Jack C. Davis enters the insurance field as partner with Mrs. Charles T. Robinson, forming the Robinson-Davis Insurance Agency after Robinsons death. Davis, a lawyer and insurance attorney, will base in Columbus until a local home is secured. He has led Ohio Farmers Insurance Co. field work and holds multiple professional memberships.

Gallipolis Jack C. Davis Charles T. Robinson Robinson-Davis Insurance Agency Charles T Spoon) Robinson Davis Karen Marta Columbus West Schreyer Place Ohio Northern Ohio State Universities Franklin University Law School Ohio State Bar Associations Columbus Claims Club Lawyers Club York Country Club Ohio Farmers Insurance Co Leroy Ohio

Grace Methodist Church Services and Programs

Grace Methodist schedules Sunday worship at 10 a.m. with sermon by Dr. F W McDermott and choir anthem Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled. Church school classes begin at 10 a.m. nursery care 10 to 11, juniors at 11:15, youth fellowship later.

Grace Methodist W. Scott Westerman F. W. McDermott Rio Grande College Grace Choir Mark Dickey Church School L. L. Lovett Sunday Church OF Christ Garfield Ave Lewis Mikell First Baptist J. Edward Hakes First Presbyterian Lenson H. Stebbins American Legion Auxiliary Young Peoples Meeting

River Traffic Reports From Gallipolis and Kanawha Areas

River activity shows boats moving through Huntington division with times and boats listed. Creighton Solvay Hatfield readings at Gallipolis locks and Kanawha Falls gauges indicate water levels and a slow fall from Locks 13 to 23.

Gallipolis Huntington Bob S Neville Heekin Price Combs-Dawson Cook Wisherd Ohio Woods Kenna Creighton Solvay Hatfield Kanahwa Semet London Shearer Marmet Bruce Winfield George the Atlas Kanawha Falls

Cheshire Commencement Exercises Set For May 14

The Cheshire high school will hold its commencement on Friday May 14 at 8 p m in the auditorium. Rev Ralph Wobus of Sidney will deliver the commencement address. Wanda Coughenour is valedictorian and Jack Bocock salutatorian. Local visits and weekend gatherings are noted among residents from Gallipolis Corner and nearby towns.

Cheshire Ralph Wobus Sidney Wanda Coughenour Jack Bocock Paul Nilbert Dayton John Bocock Nettie Brandbury Chesapeake Villa Fargo Nina Healy Fielding Hawkins Corning Lottie Roush Thomas Shaffer Gallipolis J. W. Speer Charles Glenn Petty Howard Feastal John Morgan Carlton Gilmore Zilla Denney Little Ryger

Chilean deputies approve ban on Communist Party in Chile

The Chamber of Deputies voted general approval of a government measure outlawing the Communist Party in Chile. In Cincinnati, twelve students will be ordained as rabbis at Hebrew Union College on May 29 during the annual commencement exercises.

Chile REDS Santiago Chamber of Deputies Communist Party Cincinnati Hebrew Union College

Memorial Rites To Be Sunday For Dr Nye Chauncey

Memorial service for Dr Don Carlos Nye will be held at 2 30 p m Sunday at Chauncey Church of Christ conducted by Rev Gilbert Courtney He died March 12 in Buenos Aires Argentina Surviving are his wife Senora Albertina Ferrara de Nye of Buenos Aires a sister Mrs James A Long of Nelsonville and three brothers Floyd George William Nye of Chauncey and Dr Robert E Nye of Charleston W Va The family asks that no flowers be sent.

Chauncey Don Carlos Nye Chauncey Church of Christ Gilbert Courtney Nye George Harvey Sarah McNeal Nye Buenos Aires Argentine Republic Senora Albertina Ferrara de Nye James A. Long Nelsonville Floyd George William Nye

Letart Area Tomato Blight Reported

Meigs County horticultural officials confirm early and late blight on tomato plants shipped into the Letart area. Plant pathologist T. H. King of Ohio State University verified the identification. Farmers are urged to inspect plants now and begin control measures.

Pomeroy Letart Meigs County C. E. Blakeslee Blakeslee T. H. King Ohio State University

Death claims Mrs. Pearl Moystin in Gallia county

Mrs Pearl Evelyn Moystin 48 died this morning in Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after a three week illness Friends may call at Raynes funeral home after 2 pm Saturday Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 pm in Christ Episcopal Church She was the wife of S C Moystin longtime Mari ett Manufacturing Co engineer and daughter of Mrs Mattie Eckard McGuffin and the late Joseph H McGuffin

Point Pleasant Pearl Evelyn Moystin Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Raynes Christ Episcopal Church Moystin S. C. Moystin Marietta Manufacturing Co Mattie Eckard McGuffin Joseph H. McGuffin

D L Wilson Dies in Mason

D L Wilson, longtime filling station operator and Odd Fellows deputy grand master, died early Friday in Mason. Survived by wife Hallah, daughter Mrs Lonnie Dawson of Charleston, and two sons Emerson of Highland Avenue and Eustas of Mt Vernon Avenue. He had been nominated for justice of the peace on the Republican ticket in last Tuesday’s primary.

Point Pleasant D. L. Wilson Odd Fellows Lodge Odd Fellows Hallah Wilson Lonnie Dawson Charleston Emerson Highland Ave Eustas Mt. Vernon Ave

R Minstrel at Community Hall Receives Applause

Crowds packed the Community Hall for the R Minstrel on May 5 with Carrie North directing and Steve Thomas accompanist. Notable acts included Bur ton Garrett and a nine boy crepe paper ballet. Performers like Warren Lanman Tom Kelton and Bill McDonald drew praise. audience size marked the largest in six years. The minstrel will be revived permanently with shows planned for Gallipolis and Jackson.

Rio Grande Carrie North Steve Thomas Burton Garrett Warren Lanman Stoneburner Tom Kelton Bill McDonald Ivor Jones Herb Jones Dinah Joe Dean Lewis Larry Jones Ben Evans McDermott Gallipolis Jackson

Classified Ad Instructions and Rates for The Messenger

How to answer ads and place notices in The Messenger. Rates vary by ad type, with 13 cents per line for In Memoriam Obituaries and political notices, minimum three lines, six words per line. Ads must be received by 10:00 a.m. for same day appearance, Sunday ads by 3:00 p.m. Saturday. blind ads require full box addresses. phone or mail accepted for paid ads from nearby points. errors reported the first night.

In Loving Memory of Louise Donson

Louise Donson passed away May 14 1943. She is greatly missed by the Donson family.

Louise Donson Donson

Old at 40 to 70: Ostrex Yoni Tablets advertised

An ad highlights Ostrex Yoni Tablets claiming to combat rundown feelings and aging. The copy promotes a cure for fatigue and suggests men and women feel older than their years. Availability is shown at Athens Pharmacy in Athens.

Athens

Cincinnati Livestock Market Report May 14 Cattle Hogs Sheep

Market shows lean receipts with hogs steady to mostly lower on light demand. Hog prices ranged from 20.75 to 21.00 for various weights with sows down and heavy weights bid down to 12.50. Cattle and calves were very meager with steady price tendencies. steers and heifers mostly in the mid 20s, canners and cutters 16 to 20, vealers 27 to 30, and light grades weaker. Sheep scarce with spring lambs around 30 and shorn ewes near 10 to 11.

Cincinnati

Market Report Sparks Mixed Livestock and Produce Prices

Cincinnati reports show steer and heifer ranges from 20.25 to 29.40 as cows and bulls move in narrow bands. Milk cows fetch 145.00 down, veal calves top near 29.70, hogs vary with weight classes, and butter and potatoes show broad wholesale spreads.

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