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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1941
Page
14
Gallipolis social notes describe dinners and parties at local homes including a Sunday gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. A. L Lloyd. Announcements cover the Georgia Burgy and Charles Parks marriage in Columbus and local visits, plus WPA supervisor transfer for the Luman family and birth news from the Houck couple.
Wogan Hocking Beekeepers plan a courthouse meeting this evening with invitations extended to two state specialists. Topics include preparing colonies for winter marketing honey and bee inspection for 1942.
Voters swept away the old Gallipolis city commission electing R. T. Allison N. H. Foster and Stanley Saunders to three seats. They face appointing a city manager with candidates including E. J Myers Homer Kerr and Farnam Haskins and must decide on continuing garbage collection and funding for the hog farm. The new board inherits street cleaning park care parking policy and a costly Chickamauga road project with county agreement pending.
Forest Run society notes detail visits and weekends as Anna Marie King Akron spent time with Frances and Barbara Roush Altona Baily Columbus visited her parents John and Mrs Baily George Brenick Dayton spent the weekend with his family Carl Baer Columbus visited his mother Mrs Amanda Baer Sunday Mr and Mrs Cecil Nelson and daughter of Chester were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Baer Mr and Mrs Shelby King Akron and son Richard with Mrs Will Reynolds Middleport were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Roush Mrs George Brenick and children and Mrs Frank Roush and son visited Myrtle Watson Minersville Tuesday Alfred Yeanger Portsmouth spent the weekend here with his family.
Lewin Davis, 30, East Gallia pol ia, is jailed on $1000 bond charged with slashing Henry Baird, 30, of Gallipolis, across the abdomen with a knife after a late Tuesday night quarrel over election issues. Baird was hospitalized then sent home. no serious condition reported.
Community notes show Delbert Johnson’s daughter Donna Lee birthday party hosted by Mrs. Delbert Johnson with a long guest list. Visitors include Donnie Radcliff on furlough from Fort Monmouth and several residents and relatives visiting Columbus, Lorain, and Warren.
Best record book in the county honors Dale Derr secretary of the Marion Farmers 4 H club after judging at the extension office.
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