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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1933

Page

5

Academy Fans Will Game at Athens Friday

Local students and supporters plan a Friday trip to Athens for the Blue football game. An armistice Day program was held at Gallia High School this morning as part of school events. Meat market at 1 Avenue, owned by Clark, will continue retail operations under Paul after purchase six months ago.

Academy Athens Gallia High School State Athens Alfred Mar- Avenue Clark Paul

Funeral for Mise Polly Mack Set for Thursday

Mise Polly Mack 31 will be buried at Has Cemetery after a 2 o'clock service at the Harry residence officiated by Rev. George Sagen. She died after an illness related to tuberculosis and had been living with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Mack, in Ashe. The body was moved from Gallipolis on Tuesday.

Lis Mise Polly Mack Harry George Sagen Has Cemetery Gallipolis and A. Mack

Hospital Notes and Community Visits Reported

LIS November 8 notes Dr N A Holzer Hospital staff spoke at the P T A meeting at Washington School. Mrs John Pt Pleasant visited Holzer Hospital for treatment. Mrs Bert Gallipolis underwent a surgery yesterday and was dismissed. Staff and families from Gallia and nearby towns attended or hosted weekend family visits.

C. D. Slagle Robert Farmer New Pa P. T. A. Lis Dr. N. A Holzer Hospital Washington School Lis John Pleasant Bert Gallipolis Mra Sherof Gallia

River traffic reports from Kanawha River noted

Steamer Harvey C. Yeiser Jr was up river from Louisville and Cincinnati with 16 empty barges and two fuel flats. Steamer Steel City of the American Barge Line was up light for Pittsburgh from Cincinnati. Steamer Katherine moved down from Oldtown Bar at Dam 23 for Kenova with five barges of sand and gravel.

Gallipolis Harvey C. Yeiser, Jr Kanawha River Louisville Cincinnati Steel City American Barge Line Pittsburgh Katherine Oldtown Bar Kenova

Rotary hears Moore on European conditions in Germany

John J. Moore of Dayton directed the League of Nations Association of Ohio spoke to about 60 Gallipolis Rotary Club members and wives at the Lafayette Hotel Tuesday night. He had just returned from a European tour studying German political social and economic conditions for his organization.

Gallipolis John §. Moore Dayton League of Nations Association of Ohio

County offices and banks close for election half-holiday

Gallipolis Ohio records show county offices and banks closed Tuesday afternoon due to an election half-holiday while city offices stayed open.

Gallipolis

Gallipolis Couple Granted Marriage License

A marriage license was issued Tuesday by Judge J B Clark to Franklin N Marsh 21 a Gallipolis truck driver and Lois D Lawson 19 daughter of Albert Lawson of Gallipolis.

Gallipolis J. 8. Clark Franklin N. Marsh Lois D. Lawson Albert Lawson

Modernizing Aunt Minnie Show at Little Kiger Institute

Cheshire FFA boys under Prof C C Bowen and home economics girls under Miss Mary Stone present Modernizing Aunt Minnie at the Little Kiger Farmers Institute on Wednesday November 15. Local residents include Curt Swisher of Mansfield and Curt Clark of Canal Winchester and their families. Everett Long attended the Chicago World's Fair. Mrs. Everett Long and daughter Kathryn visited Corning. Josie Swisher left for Cincinnati for the winter.

Farmers of America C. C. Bowen Mary Stone Minnie Little Kgger Farmers Institute Curt Swisher Mansfield Frank Swisher M. 4 Clark Mary van Zant Columbus Everett Long Chicago Kathryn Corning Josie Swisher Cincinnati

Local Families Note Visits and Moves Across Town

Betty Ron Van Gilder of Marietta stays with her ill grandmother Mrs. M A Clark while Mrs. Evelyn Lawrence visits her daughter Mrs. Clarence Mulford. Mr. and Ms. Fielding Hawkins moved to Jim Scott property last week as did Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thompson of Addison to Mrs. K Mulford's home. Mrs. E O Yeanger and daughters Evelyn and Elise spent Saturday with relatives in Pt Pleasant.

Betty Ron van Gilder Marietta M. A. Clark Evelyn Lawrence Clarence Mulford Fielding Hawkins Jim Scott Ed Thompson Addison K. Mulford E. O. Yeanger Evelyn Elise Pt. Pleasant

Weekend visitors and relatives across Glouster to Columbus

The area hosted a flurry of weekend visits with relatives, including Murray City resident Mary McClelland and family in Glouster with Mr and Mrs Mark Shelton, and many others such as the Andersons in Goose Run and the Penns in Nelsonville. Several locals traveled to Cleveland Youngstown and Cadiz for family gatherings and visits.

Mary McClelland Glouster Mark Shelton Walter Anderson Dicky Lee Monte Anderson Goose Run Ruth Penn Maud Penn Howard Bush Logan Floyd Stiff Youngstown Edna Bailey Carbon Hill Edith Mahoney Edgar Hellyer William Bush Arthur Williams Cleveland Don Solon Barney Solon Wooster C. E. Davis Jackson Howard Miller Barney Penn Phil Miller Nelsonville Margaret Popoczy Columbus Joe Popoczy Rebecca Nutter Lace Ayers Myrtle Hannis E. A. Person Jesse Smart Rosa Belle

Women of Taylor Ridge Host All Day Church Meeting

At Mrs John Daviss home the Taylor Ridge churchwomen held an all day session with sewing and a noon dinner service of 38 meals. Funds will go to the Ladies Aid Society, greens Run chapter assisted in organizing locally. Officers elected include president Mrs Fred Heffkin and vice president Mrs John Davis.

John Davis Ladies Aid Society Fund Fred Leake Greens Run Ladies Aid Society Ladies Aid Carl Welling Fred Heffkin Ladies’ Aid Society Asbury Methodist Church Frank Harris M. Lyte United Brethren Church Belle Carleton Bowmans Run

Local church notes and social visits on November plans

Visitors from Jacksonville Glouster Trimble Greens Run and Athens attended church events. Donations from A L Morrison and Charles White aided the church. Miss Mary Keck of Lancaster visited, and families from Athens Bishopville Glouster Trimble attended gatherings. Illness quarantines and a soup sale were announced.

James Golding Treasure P. B. Chalfant Jacksonville Glouster Trimble Greens Run Athens A. L. Morrison Charles White Mary Keck Lancaster Minnie Keck Ray Leake Dwight Smith John Wenger John Kempton

Syracuse PTA to Meet in November Session

The Syracuse Parent-Teacher Organization will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday November 14. Miss Bertha Bailey fifth grade teacher sponsors a Thanksgiving Armistice program. Mrs. Thomas Clark is the newly elected president presiding. Various local visits and personal notes follow.

Syracuse Bertha Bailey Thomas Clark Marcia Karr Columbus Ruth Flanagan Plumwood Fred Shumway Doris Huntington Helen Underhill Mary Karr Harvey Holter van Johnson Irving Karr Martha Echols Parkersburg Pomeroy and Rutland Women's Foreign Missionary Karr Lima Marvin Roberts Ohio University Athens A. M. Roberts Asbury Methodist Church

Community Notes Highlight Visits and a Five Pound Turnip

Zaleski and surrounding areas see visits from residents of Columbus South Vienna and Athens. Ulysses James of South Vienna visits family as Clelie and Velius James come for a few days in South Vienna and Columbus. A five pound one ounce turnip exhibit at J L Cavanaugh’s window by Pat Dunn of Hope earns local praise as a standout of turnip raising.

Ulysses James South Vienna Clelie Velius James Columbus P. Morse Albany Ed Morse Benjamin Becheler George Wilcox Jumping Branch W. Va A. H. Hayes 8. E. Walters van Wert West Virginia Walters Roy Clinton Frank Luther McKibben Frank Bighouse Raymond Pennell Athens Watson Hill Nelsonville Lily Daft Will Scott Margaret Elza Nickela Dorothy Charles Dexter James Dennis Mr. Dennis J. L. Cavanaugh Zaleski Pat Dunn Hope Mr. Dunn

Attempting To Link Murder With Gangs

The body of an 85 year old woman was found behind a brick pile on a vacant lot in Philadelphia. Police seek identification and whether she was involved in recent gang warfare linked to Edward Wallace's death near Bellmawr New Jersey and related violence against two women friends of the era.

Philadelphia U.P Edward Wallace Bellmawr N. J John Zukovsky

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