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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1947
Page
3
Gallipolis funeral services were planned for Dr Joseph S Webster 73 who died at his home near Eureka from a heart ailment Burial was to follow at Mound Hill Cemetery after rites at the family home Surviving are his wife and two sons
Albert Russell of Pomeroy, 29, arrested Sunday night on speeding was fined $10 by Municipal Judge William Janes. James Gross and Harlan Cox were each fined $5 and costs on intoxication charges in the same court.
John M. and Morris L. noted residents with three grandchildren and two brothers. Dr. Daniel J. Webster of Ironton and Noah Webster of Flag Springs are listed as siblings or relatives in the family notice from Athens region records.
Gallia County tobacco beds show blue mold cases reported to County Extension Agent A Brown. He notes the disease kills bed plants but harms little after transplanting. Spore spread by air and lingering soil, with ideal spring weather aiding growth. Some growers plant early to salvage crop. ferment safer before contamination. Removing canvas during day helps drying. Wonga Kent notes 1,650 tobacco farms in the county.
Huntington Navy recruiting officer Chester O Starkey announces the Naval Reserve recruiters will be at the Gallipolis post office from Monday June 2 to Thursday June 5. He urges all veterans and men aged 17 to 40 to contact them for recruitment information.
Gallipolis announces summer lessons in instrumental music and band practice directed by Carlos D. Bradley. Eligible students entering fifth grade or higher may enroll in beginners classes as sections fill. Schedules list specific time slots for high school bands, horns, clarinets, cornets, drums, trombones, saxophones, oboe, bassoon, flutes, and beginners across Monday to Friday sessions.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Tabit learned by cable that their son-in-law Col Eckford Hodgson husband of Margaret Tabit suffered a heart attack while stationed in Weisbaden Germany His condition remained about the same at the Wiesbaden hospital a friend of the family Col Judy notified the Tabits Monday evening as the illness was reported to Dr C E Holzer for family alert
Heavy rains opened a deep chasm on the river side of First Avenue between Pine and Oliver streets in Gallipolis. Repairs were underway Monday and the street was closed to traffic.
The Gallipolis Rodney Rangers 4-H Club will meet at the school at 7 p.m. Thursday, discussing club activities and upcoming projects with members and leaders expected to attend.
Sunday guests included the Potts family from McArthur and Millersport visitors with ties to Murray City. Local residents traveled from Newark Columbus Toledo and Nelsonville for business or family gatherings, with several residents hosting or visiting relatives in New Straitsville Chauncey Marietta and New Lexington.
Gauge readings on the Ohio River at Gallipolis nine miles below show 18 and 24.9 feet with 58 feet rolling, as several vessels moved both up and downriver. Notables include the Ogram, Dawson, Titan, Atlas, Wheeling, Keystone, Sardis, Little Hocking, Ravenswood, Teddy, Sohio, Memphis, Heekin, Vanceburg, Bruce, and Augusta, among others. On the Kanawha River at the falls the gauge was 3.27 feet rising with passages the George Verity, Shamrock, Peace, E. D. Kenna, and others moving up or down at Marmet and Winfield.
Gallipolis backed report lists numerous admissions at Holzer Hospital over the weekend including Mrs Harold Lloyd Jackson Mrs Alice Hunter Gallipolis and several others from Gallipolis Wellston Springfield Pliny and Hamden. Seven babies were born including daughters and sons to local mothers. Discharges cover a long list of patients including several with daughters and twin births noted among the released.
Funeral services for Mrs. Walter Wise 63 wife of the city fire chief are planned for Thursday with time and place to be announced. She died Monday morning after years of heart trouble. A daughter Mrs Joe Ray Buffalo New York and sister Mrs Frances Nelson Albany Oregon survive along with two grandchildren. The active Grace Methodist Church groups and the Business and Professional Women's Club member had heart trouble. Friends may call at the home until services.
A reader proclaims lasting relief from constipation after years of laxatives by eating Kellogg's All-Bran daily with water for ten days. The ad claims All-Bran is a wholesome cereal not a purgative and offers a double refund for unsatisfied customers who send the empty carton.
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