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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1940

Page

7

Opening of Third Avenue Considered

Gallipolis city commission discussed reopening Third Ave from Sycamore St to Mill Creek road but took no action. Officials noted encroachments by property owners and the C&O Railroad. preliminary costs may not yield benefits.

Gallipolis City Commission Third Ave Sycamore St Mill Creek Road C. & O. Railroad Thomas J Jennie F. Woolwine Cottonwood Falls Kan Pine Street William P. Cherrington John Gwinn City Service Board of Education Chillicothe Avenue

Baptist Pastor Aids Evangelistic Meetings

Rev. George Sagen of First Baptist Church assists Rev. A. Bausman of Fredericktown in evangelical services now in their second week. Meetings conclude Friday.

Gallipolis George Sagen First Baptist Church A. Bausman Fredericktown

Miner Hurt in Mine Accident At Gallipolis

James Shook a coal miner from Jackson County is treated at Holzer Hospital for a possible skull fracture after a mine accident.

Gallipolis James Shook Jackson County Holzer Hospital

Missionary Captain Metzger to Speak in Gallipolis

Rev. George Sagen announces Capt. Paul C. Metzger Baptist missionary on the Congo will address church services in Gallipolis. He will speak at 9 15 a.m. Bible School 10:30 a.m. worship and 7 30 p.m. on an illustrated Congo lecture.

Gallipolis George Sagen Paul C. Metzger African Congo Bible School Sagen Capt. Metzger Cheshire L’ Ordre Royal de Lion Metzger Belgian Congo

C A Bradbury Dies At Home In Kyger

C A Allie Bradbury of Kyger dies at his home after heart attacks. Funeral services set for 2 p m tomorrow at the family home with interment in Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire under Masonic direction. Survivors include wife Flora Jenkins Bradbury and many children and a brother. He was a merchant farmer and active in civic and fraternal work.

Gallipolis C. A Allie) Bradbury Kyger Gravel Hill Cheshire Bradbury Flora Jenkins Bradbury Wymond H. Bion Mercerville Earl Rupe Helen Gail Kennedy Middleport Thomas L Huntington Perry Wendell Roush Dale Mulford Wendell Comer Cheshire Township Clyde Philip Stanfield Ore Asa H. Bradbury

Beckett Couple Relocate to Gallipolis

Mr and Mrs Arthur Beckett longtime residents of near Waterford Ohio have moved to Gallipolis to reside.

Gallipolis Arthur Beckett Waterford Ohio

Six Speak on Peace Sunday in Contest

GALLIPOLIS The First Baptist Church hosts six youth speakers in a Peace Declamation contest at 6 30 p m Sunday evening Nov 10 Participants are Morris Kerr Amyl Haffelt Earl Tope Norene Long Dorothy Langdon and Eleanor Lanthorn Elmer E Caldwell chairs the meeting citing strong work and a quote from Dr E N Dietrich State Director of Education about the Eastern World situation The event is part of a broader county effort with local schools promoting the contest and a brief program planned before a public service at the church

Gallipolis First Baptist Church Morris Kerr Amyl Haffelt Earl Tope Norene Long Dorothy Langdon Eleanor Lanthorn Elmer E. Caldwell E. N. Dietrich George Sagen Caldwell

Party Workers Arrange Cars For Voters

In Gallipolis both Democrats and Republicans spent the day moving voters to polling places. Workers checked lists and arranged transportation before polling opened at 6 30 AM. Nominees visited polling sites urging support as both party headquarters and the election board prepare for returns after polls close at 6 30 PM.

Gallipolis Election Board

Gallipolis Social Notes and Marriage Announcements

Marriage news from Gallipolis includes the Ber nice Kathryn Kuhn Casto union with Raymond Casto read by Rev. A. C. Kaefer on Sept. 13. Wanda Schroll Lamson wed John F. Lamson last June in Ashland Kentucky. Local social events list dinners and club meetings at Libby Hotel and Loren Thomas home.

Gallipolis A. C. Kuhn Columbus Bernice Kathryn Raymond Casto N. G. Casto A. C. Kaefer Garrett A. Layne Wanda Schroll John F. Lamson H. E. Lamson Newark Ashland

Gallipolis Personal News Roundup Highlights Local Travel

Mr and Mrs Gilbert P Bush return from a South trip visiting the National Ice Dealers Association convention in New Orleans and other states. Mrs J F Tipton returns from Columbus after a week with daughter Miss Eleanor Marsh and son Franklin Marsh who is ill. Several families visit kin in Wilson Pa Huntington and Columbus while others attend a tea for visiting guests in Huntington.

Gallipolis Gilbert P. Bush South National Ice Dealers’ Association New Orleans J. F. Tipton Columbus Eleanor Marsh Franklin Marsh Elmer Hern Kenneth Wilson Elias Wetherholt Dwight Jackson A. G. Ray M. R. Johnson Huntington L. M. Evans Stanford Young Mr. Young E. W. Mauck Anna V. Adams Ira J. Kail Lucy Virginia Long Greenwich

Four cattle die of blackleg near Gage

Four cattle on the Austin Gills farm near Gage reportedly died from blackleg. Cattle raisers in the area are alarmed by what may be an outbreak of the disease.

Gallipolis Austin Gills Gage

Laymen Plan Drive to Boost Church Attendance

In Gallipolis the Protestant Churches Laymen's Committee held its final meeting at St. Peter's Episcopal Church with about 70 men. Each church will meet separately next Monday to continue the drive, with committees formed across Baptist Methodist and other congregations. The program runs five Sundays through December 15 with ministers speaking on attendance topics.

Gallipolis St. Peter's Episcopal Church W. S. Westerman Methodist Church Committee Paint Creek Baptist Church Church of God

Mrs Anna Jacobs Dies in Gallipolis

Mrs Anna Morgan Jacobs 69 a Thurman native died in a Gallipolis rest home Monday. Funeral services are set for Wednesday in Wellston. She was the widow of Albert F E Jacobs a Wellston lawyer. A sister Mrs Clara Miller resides in Thurman. Sheriff’s officers investigate theft of a cash register from Tanner Wood store in Gallia with no merchandise taken.

Gallipolis Anna Morgan Jacobs Thurman Wellston Albert FE. Jacobs Vinton Clara Miller Gallia

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