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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1937

Page

10

Gallia Academy High School to graduate June 3

Commencement exercises at Washington Auditorium in Gallia will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday June 3 with a program including processional Old English dances and an oratorio. Medals will be awarded for gold silver and bronze honors to several graduates including Mary Margaret Corn William H Wilson and Virginia Willis. The graduating class list includes Opal Mae Adams Carl Dale Askew Robert Ball Leeta Avanelle Betz and many others.

Gallipolis Gallia Academy High School Washington Auditorium George Sagen Supt E. E. Higgins Gertrude Collins William Wilson Virginia Willis John Sibley Bette Leaper Archie Priestley Anna Ruth Caufman Charlotte Cornwell Anna Margaret Campbell Catherine Faulkner Howard Waters Betty Clark George Roberts Representatives Catherine Morrison Trevor Davis Opal Mae Adams Carl Dale Askew Robert Ball Leeta Avanelle Betz Charles Thomas Boster George Floyd Boster Wilson Boyles Annabel Bradbury Quindora Brumfield Rachel Ruth Burnette Glenn Burris Maxine Bernice Caldwell Betty Ann Clark Forrest Clark Bertha Gertrude Collins Mary Margaret Corn Charlotte F. Cornwell Ruby P. Cremeens Stanford W. Cremeens Wayne Darnell Thelma Ernestine Davis Max Elliott Eunice Alice Erwin Harold Robert Erwin Catherine F. Faulkner Ward Beman Thompson Fish Emrogene H. Foster Erma Juanita Frye Virginia Fulton Caroline Louise Gardner Anna Margaret Gibbs Bernice Ethelyn Graham Blanchard B. Hardgrow Betty Jean Phillips Elizabeth Pitchford Archie C. Priestley Ellen M. Reed James E. Reese Mildred Lucille Rice Willard Riffle George L. Roberts Jean Maridel Saunders Howard C. Sheets John William Sibley

Obituary and Funeral Notices for a List of Local Residents

A compilation lists Eugene Smith Mary Agnes Smith Atlee Spriegel Ruth Geneva Tha bet Mary Ellen Thomas Hobart Wayne Trout Alfred Edwin Vance Franklin S. Valentine La homa Ruth Venz Edna Norabelle Ward Howard A. Waters Jewel V. Waters Bonnie Atkinson Willen Grace Elizabeth Wilson Virginia K. Willis William H. Wilson and related memorials and notices from the community.

Eugene Smith Mary Agnes Smith Atlee Spriegel Ruth Geneva Thabet Mary Ellen Thomas Hobart Wayne Trout Alfred Edwin Vance Franklin S. Valentine la- Homa Ruth Venz Edna Norabelle Ward Howard A. Waters Jewel V. Waters Bonnie Atkinson Willen Grace Elizabeth Wilson Virginia K. Willis William H. Wilson

Hail Damages Crops Across Gallia County Residents Affected

Reports of heavy hail storms in northern Gallia County claim substantial damage to crops and fruit. Thursday's temperature rose above 93 degrees as officials report Charles Brown, county truant officer, hospitalized with gangrene leading to large toe amputation.

Gallipolis Gallia County Charles Brown Holzer Hospital

Free Dance Draws many at Gallipolis

In warm weather a large crowd gathered on Thursday night for a free dance hosted by Col. H. B. Ecker at the Gallipolis Motor Co. building. Manley’s Orchestra led the music with several callers to speed square dances, filling the building’s entire second floor with amplified sound.

Gallipolis Hills and Dales H. B. Ecker Manley Gallipolis Motor Co

Gallipolis Baccalaureate Set For Sunday

Gallipolis high school graduates will hear Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler deliver the baccalaureate sermon at Grace Methodist Church Sunday with special music by a union choir directed by Kathryn Kircher. The board of education and faculty will join the class.

Gallipolis Grace Methodist Church Lewis Weber Gishler Kathryn Kircher Board of Education H. H. Wilbur Frank Gosnell Second Presbyterian Church Auburn New York General Assembly Columbus Presbyterian Church Gosnell Kipling

Poppies Arrive For Gallipolis Legion Sale

A two day poppy sale in Gallipolis begins today through Saturday. Mrs. Aldeth Thomas Robinson leads the Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion and her committees. More than 2 000 poppies made by disabled soldiers were received and are expected to sell out.

Gallipolis Aldeth Thomas Robinson Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion

Appoint Dean H. Davis To Position in Bank

Announcement from Gallipolis reports Dean H. Davis of Davis Shuler Company has joined Commercial & Savings Bank, succeeding the late John Newton Davis. He is the younger son of Alfred W. Davis and familiar across Gallia County.

Gallipolis Dean H. Davis Davis-Shuler Company the Commercial & Savings Bank John Newton Davis Alfred W. Davis Gallia County

Gallipolis Graduates Man To Study Medicine

To Study Medicine GALLIPOLIS Charles Elmer Holzer Jr son of Dr and Mrs C E Holzer of Gallipolis is a member of this years graduating class of Haverford College with a B S degree. Young Holzer will begin the study of medicine at Cornell Medical College. YOUNG BOY DIES GALLIPOLIS Melvin Wilcoxen age 12 son of Mr and Mrs Dewey Wilcoxen died Wednesday at the home of his parents in Green Township after a long illness. Funeral services were at the home this afternoon by Rev Earl Cremeens with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery.

Gallipolis Charles Elmer Holzer, Jr C. E. Holzer Haverford College Young Holzer Cornell Medical College Melvin Wilcoxen Dewey Wilcoxen Green Township Earl Cremeens Mound Hill Cemetery

What’s On The Air Operatic Hero and Other Puzzles

Puzzle based on a 19th century radio style page featuring clues and wordplay. Entries reference operatic figures, celestial terms, and common vocabulary themes. The page blends music humor with quiz items and a few oblique hints to literary or mythic names.

Crushed sandstone projects upgrade Gallipolis streets

Gallipolis streets First Ave from Sycamore to Pine and Olive St from First to Second Ave received grading and a heavy layer of crushed sandstone. Rough rolling finished and an asphalt dressing planned once material arrives, employing about 40 men. WPA projects also fund work at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics and repainting buildings, totaling around 100 workers.

Gallipolis First Ave Sycamore Olive St Second Ave John Gwinn Ohio Hospital G. G. Kincon

Magician Headlines Stage Attraction at Athena on Saturday

A notable stage show arrives at Shhine's Athena Theater featuring Noel Lester and his Revue. The Houdini style magician performs illusions including sawing a woman in half and shooting a bullet through a girl, with midair levitation and a Hindu rope trick. The program also includes dancers and comedians and a feature film with Laurel and Hardy in Way Out West.

Shhine Athena Theater Noel Lester Lester India Laurel and Hardy Stan Ollie Sharon Lynne James Finlayson Rosina Lawrence Avalon Four Stanley Fields

Scrapbook Weighs 68 Pounds at Exposition Show

Cleveland report says Carl Smith crafted a large scrapbook for last year’s Great Lakes exposition. He notes the finished piece weighs 63 pounds and is nearly too heavy to lift.

Cleveland U.P Carl Smith

John Peck Dies in Ohio Home

John Peck, 33, once a notable Gallia County resident, died at his Columbus home and was taken to his mother Martha Peck in Gallipolis for interment. He is survived by his wife and two children. Dignity to Grand Jury in San Jose as Santa Clara County plans officially printed letterheads and envelopes for juror correspondence.

Gallipolis John Peck Columbus Martha Peck San Jose Calif U.R Santa Clara County

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