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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1933
Page
5
Gallipolis teachers discuss potential hiring with the legislature and the board. Action on teacher selection is deferred to next week while the number of staff and salary schedule for the coming year is reviewed by the state department.
May 3 report from Gallipolis describes an argument over a harness after which Aldry, employed on the south side of the town, was cut and assaulted. Deputy McCalla said a man fired five shots. one man was bound over on $500 bond for battery, with others facing $200 bonds. A mock trial followed that evening as part of a local program.
A damaged notice touts a remedy named Allenia claimed to ease rheumatic pain neuritis and sciatica with a money back guarantee. It asserts quick home relief and a return to normal pay and family happiness.
Effie Sanford widow of Capt. T Spencer Sanford died at her home in Gallipolis early Wednesday. Funeral held at Cheshire M E Church at 2 PM with burial in Grave Hill Cemetery. She was sister to the late Capt Billy Anderson and aunt to Mrs Charles Arthur and sister of Mrs Henry Rosener, all former Cheshire residents. Both pilots rode for the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Packet line on early stern wheelers Keystone State Virginia Queen City Katie Stockdale Scotia. Born in Mason County West Virginia near New Haven.
Gallipolis May 25 Smith and Pfaff Sand and Gravel Company resumed dredging and towing on the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers after a nearly two year suspension. The Charleston based firm operates the Steamer Kathryn the Joe Cook and the Dredge Monarch. Capt Frank Wright of Gallipolis returns as captain of the Kathryn and as a pilot.
Lafayette Post of the American Legion will take part in Memorial Day services at Salem Rio Grande and Vinton this Sunday. Post commander Sarah Robinson says after services in Gallipolis on May 30 representatives will travel to Crown City for Tuesday afternoon ceremonies.
Memorial Day will be observed May 30 at the Presbyterian Church. Children will train for a morning program and march to decorate soldiers graves in the cemetery. A basket dinner is planned at noon in the churchyard.
Sixty workers from Evans Brothers stores in Chillicothe Wellston Jackson Oak Hill Gallipolis Point Pleasant and Middleport attended the annual banquet at the Hotel Lafayette. Attorney Harry Miller of Gallipolis was the principal speaker.
Thompson Casey of Pine Street reported a green coupe with yellow stripes stolen Monday night on Fourth Avenue Huntington while Casey attended a dance marathon. The vehicle bears Ohio license No. B 11 365.
Lester Edwards and son spent Sunday with Mrs Edna Jones and Miss Dorothy Lintner. Mrs Carie Shears of Columbus visited Mrs Fana Jones. Mr and Mrs Walter Panst of Columbus spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs W A Lewis. Blane Edwards and daughter Marjorie were guests of Mr and Mrs Puther Thomas. Wett Norman has recovered from a recent illness. Wanda Clark spent Sunday in Jackson. Tom Raynor and his wife visited his mother Mrs Joann Raynor of Adameville Sunday.
S. M. Dunbar of Pittsburgh visits his sister Mrs. Frank Caldwell for several days. Dr. C B Holzer left for Washington D C to attend a rivers and harbors meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Walter McCormick returned from months with their daughter and sister-in-law Mrs. John Kuhn of Salisbury Maryland. Mr. and Mrs. T S Berridge Mrs Tom Bachus and Mrs A R Wallace spent Wednesday with relatives in Huntington West Virginia.
The Rev Owen B Lasley will lead a special Memorial Day service at the Baptist Church next Sunday morning. Memorial services will be held at Gravel Hill Cemetery on Decoration Day with the Rev H H Wilbur of the Gallipolis M E Church delivering the talk. Ladies and society met today with Mrs Alba Bing. Charlies Swicher and wife of Middleport have taken over the R D Swisher store. Attendees at an O E inspection in Pomeroy included Mrs Garnet Kirby Mrs Phyllis Hawley Mrs Billa Ely Mrs Mable Butcher Mr and Mrs Ed Bing Ella Rothgeb and Briggs Kerby. Mr and Mrs C C Peters announce the birth of a daughter born Friday May 19. Mr and Mrs C C Bowen and Mr and Mrs Alba Karl and son visited Cascade Caves in Kentucky Sunday. Mr and Mrs Will Casto of Old Ryger visited Mr and Mrs E O Yeanger last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Dan Smith of Little Ryger visited Mr and Mrs F W Thomas Sunday. S W Renner of Columbus is visiting Mr and Mrs Harry Clark.
Two divorce petitions were filed this week in Gallia County common pleas court. Maxine Davis seeks a nameus paternity receiver and to prevent property transfers amid a suit against C. A. Davis for gross neglect and drunkenness. Alta Dailey seeks alimony and custody of six year old Bery Ruth against Lawson Dailey for cruelty.
A fair-size audience attended the senior play presented in Gallipolis on May 25, with spectators noting a well received performance.
A three act comedy Second Childhood presented by Gallia Academy features a senior class cast of 138 students in a lively school production. The performance follows a humorous plot about aging perspectives and campus misadventures with a large ensemble cast handling multiple roles.
A Wednesday evening program at Washington Auditorium featured Demy High School talents with Roberta Cornwell and Betty Kratz performing music and novelty numbers between acts.
The Business Men defeated the Farmers' Club 6 to 5 at the Gallian Academy Diamond on Wednesday night. All Farmers Club runs came in the first four innings.
Gallipolis May 25 Rivers sit at pool stage of 12 feet with all dams on the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers in position. Steamer Inland with Pittsburgh steel products headed to Louisville and Memphis. Several steamers travel north from Memphis with tows for Pittsburgh while the Mississippi runs out of banks from Memphis to New Orleans. A steel motor vessel Tom Sawyer is due Friday to be used by Federal Ones Line and Huck Finn will be completed at Pittsburgh yards in a month for government service on the Mississippi Missouri and Illinois rivers.
A famed French cosmetics maker promotes four key products for a flawless look. Cleansing cream, tissue cream, an astringent, and foundation cream are recommended with guidance on skin contact, overnight use, and age based strength to tighten pores and refresh tired tissue.
Sawyer gained formal acceptance by the government engineers led by General TQ Ashburn of St. Louis, confirming approval from the engineering corps and related officials.
A guide advises applying makeup base after cleansing. Foundation should be whipped cream like, brushed evenly over the face before makeup. Rouge and powder blend for a peaches and cream look. Keep these four preparations on the dressing table and use them correctly for a smooth complexion and flawless makeup.
A 1931 Carter's Little Liver Pills advertisement urges readers to restore bile flow to digest food, relieve gas and sourness, and lift energy. It discourages salts laxatives and candy gums, promoting Carter's as a gentle vegetable extract remedy. The ad notes the red labeled bottle and price of 26 cents.
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