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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1941

Page

10

Women in Gallia County Red Cross drive set for Tuesday

Announcement lists Gallipolis and rural district volunteers for a 3001 membership Red Cross campaign. Women will attend a 9 am breakfast conference at St Louis Church with Carl Byers and Mrs C W Booth to receive instructions and materials for enrollee outreach.

Gallipolis Gallia County Red Cross St. Louis Carl Byers C. W. Booth Gallipolis Women Solicitors Mayer Maggied Clarence Booth John Morgan Frank Jones Adolph Henke E. 8. Niday H. RB. Pierson Loren Thomas Lehr Davies H. W. Cherrington Raymond Jones Craig Slagle L. C. Cowden Paul L. R. Hall Paul Wetherholt Greve Davis F. W. Shane Carlos Niday Frank Wright Shelby Roberts Reuben Wood Eugene Spear Frank Washington Leslie Howard Martha Cousins Fannie Mitchell Anna Simmerman Mabel Noel Rachel Davis Julia Donnally Janet Bailey Catherine Hayward G. E. Bunce Hoke Robinson Esta George Anderson Robinson Frances Buckle Harry Bailey W. M. Speirs Kananga J. A. Danner Mittie Amsbury Northup Cecil Halley W. H. Martt Vica Dillon Crown City Vance Campbell Mercerville David Ross Bladen J. W. Evans Clipper Mills Clyde Saunders Raccoon Island William Chambers Eureka Walter Neal T. J. Moore Theodore McCutcheon Earl Smeltzer Dorothy Ralston Maurice Thomas Bidwell Dorcas Adams Kerr Harley Cloud Garland Elliott Anna M. Evans Vinton Loren Tinkham Ewington Rucker Neal Briggs Kirby Georgia Burleson H. E. Shaver Cheshire Joe Miller Rodney E. N

Red Cross Drive in Gallia County Planned

Workers in Gallia County will conduct a Red Cross fund drive with a men’s committee visiting clubs and businesses for special gifts. A conference with Chairman Byers is set and a breakfast meeting follows. past gifts totaled about 450 dollars. The drive aims for 100 percent participation by local schools clinics and several business firms.

Wiseman Marie Fowler Hazel C. C. Byers E. S. Spear Red Cross Gallipolis Holzer Hospital

Victim of Knife Attack Returned to Hospital

Gallia county report says Henry Baird age 30 was stabbed in the abdomen Tuesday night and returned to Holzer Hospital for treatment. His alleged assailant Lewin Davin is jailed on a $1000 bond.

Gallipolis Henry Baird Holzer Hospital Lewin Davin

Gallia Woman Hospitalized After Fall On Walk

Lena Dillon of Court Street Gallia is hospitalized for a fractured right hip after falling over an obstruction in front of a Second Avenue business place. Marriage license applications list James Satterfield 24 and Mildred Goldman 20 both of Charleston. Raymond Furbee 22 and Dorothy Ruff 24 of Portsmouth. Legal notices include an auction for Fierce Ridge School Building on November 22 at 2:00, Edward Phelps clerk. M D Hughes appointed administrator de bonis non of Henry Welsenbach estate with four months to file claims. divorce case Blanche E R Stevens vs George N Stevens in Athens County with hearing after December 7 1941.

Gallipolis Lena Dillon Court St Second Ave James M. Satterfield Mildred Goldman Charleston Raymond Furbee Dorothy Ruff Portsmouth M. D. Hughes Athens Ohio Henry Welsenbach Athens County Francis Pd, White George N. Stevens Michigan State Penitentiary Allegan Michigan Blanche FE. Burch Stevens Common Pleas Court Blanche ER. Burch Stevens Jones Jones and Erskine W. W. Totman Edith E. Totman Iate Francis D. White Said

New Magistrate Grabs Largest Vote in Tuesday Election

Gallipolis reports magistrate J. H. Shate leading with 1662 votes the highest total among all candidates. City commissioner contender Dr. Raymon T. Allison follows with 1629 votes in the Tuesday election.

Gallipolis J. H. Shate Raymon T. Allison City Commission

Murphy Company Buys Reifsnyder Block in Gallipolis

Murphy Co chain store on Second Avenue City Park Square has acquired the Reifsnyder Block housing Empire Furniture Co and a Bas tiani restaurant. Purchasers are M M Adams heirs of Cincinnati. New building planned when conditions permit.

Gallipolis Murphy Co Second Avenue City Park Square Reifsnyder Empire Furniture Co Oscar Bastiani Co. M. Adams’ Heirs Cincinnati

Royal Neighbors To Meet in Marietta Next November

Members of the Sixth Royal Neighbors convention in Gallipolis accepted an invitation to meet in Marietta next November. The sessions closed last night with initiation of a class of candidates.

Gallipolis Sixth Royal Neighbors Marietta

Mail Man Loses Eye in Parkersburg Hospital

GALLIPOLIS. Ernest H. Davis a retired rural mail carrier contracted an eye hemorrhage three months earlier and underwent an eye removal operation this week at a Parkersburg hospital where he remains.

Gallipolis Ernest H. Davis Parkersburg

Divorce Suit Filed by Mrs. Woodrow Walker in Gallipolis

Mrs. Woodrow Walker files for divorce on grounds of gross neglect and seeks restoration of her maiden name Violet Brothers. Notices also name W W Totman of Athens as Administrator of Edith E Totman estate with four month claims period. Earl Robinette named executor of Achsah Porter estate. Vera Corwin named Administratrix of Elizabeth Aumiller estate in Athens County.

Gallipolis Woodrow Walker Violet Brothers

Gallia County tax rate for next year submitted for review

Gallia County Auditor F. D. Keeler has completed the county tax rate compilation for the next year and sent a copy to the state tax commission. Several subdivisions show lower rates while Gallipolis City remains at 19.50 per thousand due to a half mill Pine Street Cemetery levy. The list covers Addison through Walnut-Waterloo with varied rates, including Walnut at 16 and Walnut-Waterloo at 20.80.

Gallipolis F. D. Keeler State Gallipolis City Addison - Gallipolis Clay-Gallipolis Gallipolis Township Green Springfield-Green Greenfield Guyan Crown City Rural Crown City Special Harrison Vinton Village Huntington Morgan- Vinton Morgan Ohio Perry Greenfield-Perry Raccoon Perry Rural Rio Grande Village Centerville Centerville Village Perry-Centerville Springfield Morgan-Bidwell Walnut Walnut-Cadmus Greenfield-Cadmus Perry- Cadmus Walnut-Waterloo

Gallipolis Social Notes and Local Weddings Update

Gallipolis society items note a store employees group event with steak supper at Southern Ohio Electric Co social rooms. Guests include the Jarvis, Tabit, Hardway, Messman, McCormick, Holmes, Dale, Hughes Hern, Leap er, West, and Miller. Also wedding news for Capt. L. F. Wright and Pauline Lewis. other society dinners, travels, and visits recorded. Dogs wag their tails when they are happy, cats wag theirs when angry.

Gallipolis Southern Ohio Electric Co Paul Jarvis Jimmy G. A. Tabit Howard Hardway Homer Messman Kathryn Howe McCormick Billy Harry

Gallia School Band Seeks Magazine Donations Saturday

Gallia School Band members will collect used newspapers and magazines on Saturday November 15. Contributors are asked to place donations at convenient collection points.

Gallia Gallipolis

Four Day Lecture Series on Religion at Rio Grande College

Dr. Mark Rich of New York concluded a four day series on religion and life for students at Rio Grande College. The lectures drew strong interest from the student body and local townspeople.

Gallipolis Rio Grande College Mark Rich New York

Holiday Season Opens in Gallipolis Parade Nov 28

Gallipolis sets the holiday season with a Friday parade November 28 led by the Chamber of Commerce. The 45 minute procession features 20 floats including a Santa Claus float and school band. A half holiday for city and county students is planned with prizes and activities at city park.

Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce Santa Claus City Park

Rutland Circle Hosts Evening Gathering In Mason City

W S C S Rutland Circle was entertained by Mrs Lucille Swart at her Mason City West Virginia home Tuesday night. Several residents and guests including Mrs Paul Barnes reported injuries from a car overturn en route to school.

Rutland W.S.C.S Lucille, Swart Mason City W. Va Paul Barnes Thelma Michael Columbus Fiza Michael Goldin Otstor New Straitsville Jack Brown M. E. Rathburn Mary Beard Huntington Maxine Folan Rathburn's Margaret Edminston Vinton Truman Chase Don Swick Tom Quickel E. S. Mills Syracuse O. O. Patterson Margaret Taylor Cooleville

Diphtheria Immunization in Gallia Nears Completion

Gallia County health officials report 561 children immunized with the program expected to serve over 700. no diphtheria cases in school children for three years. County Nurse Naomi Evans credits the four year immunization effort for the decline. In a separate notice, George W. Williams seeks to quiet title to property in Athens County in a case against William Dawson and heirs, with a Dec 6, 1941 deadline to answer.

Gallipolis Naomi Evans

Ton Jon No 3 Helps Athens County Woman Rest Easy

Miss Mary Perry of The Plains Athens County credits Ton Jon No 3 with easing kidney trouble and back pains after three years of nervousness fatigue and poor sleep. She reports better sleep and ease in housework since using the remedy sold at Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store on the way to the post office in Athens Ohio.

Ton Jon Mary Perry the Plains Athens County A. B TON Jon No. 3 Ton Jon Health Reveauibenve Athens Quick

Grange Elects New Officers in Gallia County

Gallia County Pomona Grange names Stanley Shaver master and new officers. Installation set for January 5 with Swan Creek Grange hosting. Other meetings listed with Bulaville, Little Kyger and Patriot Granges on upcoming dates.

Gallipolis Gallia County Pomona Grange Stanley Shaver Stanford Brinker C. V. Ward William Davis George Brinker Alma Pearl Gooch R. P. McCarley Homer Baker Harland Wollborn Earl Smeltzer Anna Wood Ceres Marguerite Moore Pomona Mary Jo Henry Flora Marvin Cornwell Ira Neal Lena Fern Painter Swan Creek Grange Bulaville Grange Little Kyger Grange Patriot Grange

Armistice Day Observed By Legion Members In Gallipolis

Announcement from post office bank and county officials declares Armistice Day a legal holiday. Lafayette Post American Legion will observe with a flag ceremony at Mound Hill Cemetery a parade of ex service men and a party in Legion Hall.

Gallipolis Lafayette Post American Legion Mound Hill Cemetery Legion

Former Resident Thomas W. Finch Dies at 75

Thomas W. Finch age 75 a former Evergreen resident died Thursday at his Buffaldé West Virginia home Funeral rites are scheduled for Sunday with interment in Bethel Cemetery near Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Thomas W. Finch Evergreen Buffaldé W. Va Bethel Cemetery

Laurelville Woman Jubal Stover Dies at 80

Mrs Jubal Stover 80 of Laurelville died at the family home. Funeral services and interment were today at Mina Chapel. Survivors include husband and children: Mrs Lester Gates Oliver Stover Wilbur Emma Stover Mrs Joe Angristi Mrs Don Burcham.

Gallipolis Jubal Stover Laurelville Mina Chapel Clipper Mills Lester Gates Oliver Stover Wilbur Emma Stover Joe Angristi Columbus Don Burcham Springfield

Employees To Spray City With Lead Arsenate

Gallipolis workers prepare to spray the city with lead arsenate to kill Japanese beetle larvae. Warning signs warn the solution could be fatal to small animals if ingested. This marks the third consecutive annual treatment.

Gallipolis

Big Chief Indian Herb Tonic for the Family

An advertised medicine promotes Big Chief Indian Herb Tonic as a universal family remedy. The 4 general system tonic is made from roots and herbs and claims to stimulate appetite aid digestion and relieve occasional constipation.

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