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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1941

Page

6

Gallia County Farmers Form Raccoon Game Protective Association

About 25 Gallia County farmers from Raccoon Creek area form the Raccoon Game Protective Association to conserve wildlife and establish a nearly 4000 acre game preserve along Raccoon Creek from Adamsville to south of Garner's Ford. Officers named include Wendell Tope president and John Laker vice president with a large list of members.

Athens Messenger Athens, Ohio Gallia County Farmers Unite Game Protective Association Gallipolis Raccoon Perry Springfield Green Townships Gallia County Raccoon Creek Adamsville Garner's Ford Wendell Tope John Laker Clarence Irwin E. F.thompson Claude Tope W. E. Myers H. H Wells Jesse Walters A. L. Dewitt Martin Volliborn Lewis Meek G W. Wells Eljis Hamrick R M. Raynor Philip Thomas J. A Woodard John D. Rees Bertha Rawson F E. E. Myers Ernest Irwin James Irion Dana Wickline Charles Williams Robert Neal K Dunaway Everett Noel Joaned Raccoon Game Protective Association State Conservation Department County Conservation League Merrill McCormick

Reception at Gallia High School Today

Galliaville observe National Education Week as Gallia High hosts a 3:30 to 5:30 pm reception. A few hundred patrons visit the school. classes are dismissed while faculty remain on duty to guide tours and show school movies with refreshments served.

Gallipolis

Charles Stewart Dies at 45 in Huntington Hospital

Charles Stewart, 45, former state hospital employee, died early Sunday at a war veterans hospital in Huntington West Virginia. He is survived by his wife and nine children. The family home is near Bidwell Gallia County. Funeral services will be held Tuesday.

Gallipolis Charles Stewart State Hospital Huntington W. Va Bidwell Gallia County

Rio Grande President Delivers Sunday Sermon at Local Church

Rio Grande College president Rev. R. Lloyd Pobst preached Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Gallipolis while the regular minister Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler attended a Faith and Life seminar for Presbytery chair men in Zanesville.

Gallipolis R. Lloyd Pobst Rio Grande College First Presbyterian Church Lewis Weber Gishler Board of Christian Education For All Presbytery Zanesville

Mrs Bane Hospitalized After Fall at Home

Mrs Maurice Bane, living just south of Gallipolis, is hospitalized with injuries from a fall on the stairs at her residence.

Gallipolis Maurice Bane

October Marriages Rise in Gallia County

Gallia County issued 61 marriage licenses in October up from 55 in September. Each applicant must present a physician's certificate of good health at the probate court.

Gallia County Gallipolis

Young Negro Woman Shot Early Sunday

Gallipolis. Mrs. Earl Howell 21, of Bidwell, was treated at Holzer Hospital for revolver wounds to both legs after an alleged self inflicted accident. Deputy Sheriff Long questioned her as Archie Briggs but her husband denied knowledge. Officers continue investigation.

Gallipolis Earl Howell Bidwell Village Holzer Hospital Grant Long Howell Mary Williams Howells

Women's Club District Meet Well Attended at Gallipolis

The District Three meeting of the Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs drew a large audience at the Lafayette Hotel in Gallipolis. Miss Christine Van Gordon of Hamilton and Miss Olive Huston of Xenia led the programs, with Miss Ethel Young presiding and Miss Zenia Sahn assisting. Attendees and delegates from Athens, Gallipolis, Ironton, Logan, McArthur, and Portsmouth participated along with guests from Columbus and Dayton.

Gallipolis Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Lafayette Hotel Christine van Gordon Hamilton Olive Huston Xenia Ethel Young Zenia Sahn Myrta Ashworth Naomi Black Athens Dessie B. Hanna Jane Wheeler Mary Lemon Logan Phyllis Hastings Anna Grace Torchens Frances Glickman George Clark Ironton Jeanette Hughes Kathryn Hayes Kathryn McCulloch Columbus Octavia Shinkle Bess Pixley Portsmouth Gail Lewis Lola Shry Lenora Frances Rose Clark Lois Witte McArthur Mabel Kissinger Dayton

Hensley seeks divorce from Florence over alleged assault

George D. Hensley files for divorce from Florence claiming she struck him with fists and threatened him with a knife during their three year marriage.

Gallipolis George D. Hensley Florence

Rio Grande College builds dairy pasteurizing plant funded by grads

Construction on a new 5000 pasteurizing plant at Rio Grande College progresses with student labor. The 25 by 40 foot white tile structure near Route 35 will have cement floors and modern machinery, supervised by Ernest Blazer and Farl Davis, financed by Mrs. O. L. Martin and a Columbus Franklin County alumni group.

Gallipolis Rio Grande College Harry Wood Ernest Blazer Farl Davis College O. L. Martin Zanesville Columbus Franklin County Harry C. Vaughn Gallia County

Gallipolis Social Notes Highlight Local Activities

Local society items report Miss Irma E. Voigt will speak at the AAUW meeting hosted by Dr. Ella Lup ton. Girl Scout groups, church events, Halloween parties, and visits by residents such as Mrs. Mary D. Porter and Mr. George H. Broyles are noted along with Dr. H. R. Steele and Miss Wanda Ables returning to Ashland.

Gallipolis Irma E. Voigt Ohio University Athens American Association of University Women Ella G. Lupton Roy Shoemaker Robert Mackenzie H. R. Steele Ashland

Gallipolis discusses six city commission candidates

The Gallipolis chamber notes all six city commission candidates answered its questionnaire with no public endorsement. Contests split by party leaders for the commission seats. Other races include three justices of the peace, two trustees, two school board seats, five constables, and a municipal judge race. County races center on retaining rural superintendent Eldon Wiseman or replacing him with challengers.

Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce City Commission Eecommissionership R. T. Allison N. H. Foster S. A. Saunders Harry M. Miller John E. Halliday C. C. Ingels I. FE. Myers C. T. Robinson H. W. Cherrington Ingels Myers Board of Elections County Board of Education C. R. Kerr E. C. Waugh Fenimore Johnson Eldon Wiseman Frank Harrison Odell Northup J. Everett Saunders

Band Boosters To Give Benefit Affair At Washington School

Band Boosters sponsor Marquis the magician for a benefit event at Washington School auditorium on Wednesday night. The fundraiser supports the Band Boosters' Club activities and student programs.

Gallipolis Boosters’ Club Marquis Washington School

Doctor Ends Furlough

Dr. N. A. Martin, captain in the medical corps at Camp Shelby Mississippi, ends a ten day furlough in Gallipolis Sunday. He is formerly connected with Holzer Hospital and Gallipolis Clinic.

Gallipolis N. A. Martin Camp Shelby Miss Holzer Hospital Galipolis Clinic

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