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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1943
Page
14
A fragmented note suggests plans for a gathering or event involving a person referred to as our girl. The readable text is sparse, with no clear date, location, or full context to confirm specifics or outcomes.
A garbled OCR passage lists many personal names and scattered terms including Sally Jay Brooks, Bruce Johnson, Mary Holder, Vance Pedigo, Nichols Rose Norma Nelle, and others alongside odd phrases about runners and a Timbers restraint. The fragment offers no clear event or unified summary beyond naming individuals and partial affiliations.
Gallia County will hold a county wide Rural Life program Sunday May 23 at Mt Zion Church at the junction of Routes 35 and 160. Rev Lloyd Pabst of Rio Grande College will deliver the morning sermon. State Grange Master Joseph W Fichter will speak in the afternoon. Morning service follows a Nashville Tennessee Rural Life Conference program. Basket dinner on the church lawn at noon. Morning worship begins 1130 fast time so grangers may attend Sunday Schools. County Pomona lecturer Mrs C V Ward presides afternoon session with Ohio Valley Chorus and Swan Creek Quartet to sing. Fitcher will speak on Our Second Chance at World Peace.
Col H B Ecker told Gallipolis Rotary he credits advertising for his business success. He traced his career from 1916 auctioneering school and cited a Gallipolis Motor Co investment turning $20,000 into $50,000 over 12 years. Steve Doty led the program. next week Luther Dayton will entertain.
GALLIPOLIS The Ohio Valley Bank sold 321.89 acres in Springfield Township to Stanley L. Evans and Stanley A. Plymale. The farm on Kerr Harris Road includes a large orchard and carried about 12000 dollars in stamps. C H Wilson and wife sold to Leslie M. Brewer a lot adjoining the Brewer property in Hanerville Route 35. The Wilsons bought a lot between the home of John Haner and Laing Strong from F P Echelmeyer. All negotiations were handled by the D Hollis Wood agency.
Descom Stewart of Gallipolis was arrested for intoxication and faces a 9 am hearing before Municipal Judge William Jones. Henry Tarter, also of Gallipolis, was arrested for running a red light. his 9 am Thursday hearing is in Judge Janes' court.
Local veterinarians under the State Agricultural Department will begin tuberculin testing of 105 commercial milk producing herds in Gallia County. County agent Everett G. Royer announced the TB tests are required by inspection regulations every three years. County commissioners appropriated funds for the effort.
About 25 attended the Tri County Ministerial Association gathering at St Peters Episcopal Church in Gallia County. The program featured talks on Juvenile Delinquency and Women in War Time followed by discussions and adopted resolutions advocating home care, female welfare workers, and supervised youth recreation. Officers were elected with Rev W S Westerman secretary and Rev Billings treasurer. the group will rotate meetings and become permanent.
Gallia County commissioners discussed road needs and approved materials including 20 000 feet of bridge lumber from Weatherholt Brothers at 38 to 40 per thousand feet and 800 yards of gravel for Harrison Township with 400 pounds of cement and gravel for repairs near Fairfield Church. Engineers to open a sewer at Bulnville Road Addison crossing and grade a road through Tishie Hall’s land. 100 yards limestone allotted to trustees. sewer to be placed near Charles Drummond’s home.
Mrs. Clair Kimball has no official word on her husband Elise Danner. Radio reports Wednesday morning claimed Kimball was a prisoner of war in Italy. Earlier reports placed him among the first contingent of troops to reach North Africa.
William Pickeral of Danville Virginia fined five dollars and costs by Municipal Judge William Jones in Gallipolis city court after being charged with driving his car away from the curb in front of another auto. He was arrested by the State Highway Patrol.
Gallipolis reports preaching at Big Four Church on Hannan Trace Ridge near Bladen Sunday evening May 23 by Rev. Charles Cremeans. Special music will be presented by the Belville duo Mr and Mrs Walden Bellville.
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