This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 28 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1939
Page
10
Final Gallia County returns show the Bigelow Pension Amendment defeated 4 949 to 2 678. The count was completed at nine this morning. Do E. Harrison and Wilbur Sheets were elected to the Gallia County Board of Education. Other state issues were rejected by similar margins.
Gallipolis Dr D R Sharpe longtime executive secretary for the Cleveland Baptist Association has been named to the Rio Grande College Board of Trustees He will attend the board meeting Friday evening and stay for the home coming and dedicatory services for the new Science Hall
Robert Smeltzer was appointed by the city commission to serve as assistant fire chief, working with Fire Chief Walter Wise to oversee the fire department in Gallipolis.
Roy Gladman of Northup is held to the grand jury by Magistrate Fred Milliser after a Mrs. Clarence Gladman, his sister in law, says he threatened her with a knife. Bond of $200 is signed by his father John Gladman.
The WPA program in Gallipolis is underway with five workers planning and serving hot meals. This week 80 indigent students are fed. next week paying students and teachers will receive equal lunches. Menus include tomato macaroni, cole slaw, raisin apple carrot sandwich, scrambled egg with tomato, baked potato, bread and butter, milk or cocoa, and future menus will add cheese egg or meat with a cookie. The Washington school kitchen and dining room are adequate, and trucks deliver identical menus to outlying schools.
GALLIPOLIS Incendiarism is said to be suspected in the Tuesday morning burning of a small barn and haystack at the home of Samuel Casey near Rodney. A cow died, a trailer was destroyed, and an automobile damaged. Casey, a moulder in Portsmouth, was not home. A bloodhound followed a trail and a suspect was to be interrogated at the sheriff's office today.
Crown City voters elected Lewis F Williams as mayor and Tressie Watts as clerk along with a slate of council members. Gallipolis Township chose magistrates Fred Millis er and Fred Hanson and named a clerk and constables. A school levy failed in Cheshire and passed in Gallipolis for millage, while Centerville approved electric street lights by a 28 to 24 margin. Gallipolis City school board members elected were Charles M Yeanger Evan Thomas and Elmer E Caldwell with other entrants noted.
Gallipolis residents near State Street petition the city for repairs to a swinging foot bridge over Chickamauga Creek declared unsafe by the state department of buildings and factories. The city commission and City Manager John Gwinn will inspect conditions as they weigh options with no funds available. The age and origin of the bridge are unclear.
Mrs Mildred Tanner 42 wife of William E Tanner 1413 S Fifth St Columbus died Sunday in Charleston WV General Hospital from injuries in a late accident Sept 2 The accident occurred near Gallipolis Ohio She also leaves two sons
Gallia County Agriculture Conservation Committee prepares list of tobacco growers eligible to vote in the marketing quotas referendum. Voting places will be announced by the committee.
On the Gallipolis campus workers thin and trim elm and maple trees removing dead branches. No Dayton Elm disease signs are seen. In Gallipolis, Dr C Ross Niday’s condition improves with mobility returning to his room unassisted. Sheriff E E Hatfield, Ed Judy and John Haner traveled to Marion this morning to hunt pheasants.
Gallipolis officials indicate future fall festivals may be moved from City Park to the eastern former fairgrounds after complaints of damage from amusement devices. City commission members favor abandoning the park site for festival use.
Gallipolis Branch American Association of University Women met at Mrs. Frank Allen’s Rio Grande home with 38 members. Miss Anne Bradbury organized a Mirror Magic program illustrated by 50 colored slides on home interiors and glass making tracing to 1200 A D. Birthday events and local visits follow with numerous residents from Gallipolis and nearby towns dining and visiting relatives.
Mrs. Nannie Harrah is granted a divorce from Orby W. Harrah on neglect and abandonment allegations. She cites nonsupport and desertion as grounds for the split.
Gallipolis reports indicate Thanksgiving dates reduce turkey weight with growers noting an average flock of 25 to 30 per farm. The largest near Williams farm in Jackson County holds about 2,500 birds. Truckers buy directly from growers, limiting local shipments and many producers plan Christmas sales for higher prices.
Gallipolis board of county commissioners met in adjourned session and weighed road and bridge improvements. A four member labor union delegation protested WPA worker selection and alleged discrimination but the commissioners took no action.
Gallipolis reports City Manager John Gwinn suffers a heart attack and fainting spell but now shows improvement and is not confined to his home.
W E Gilmore a retired photographer is reported worse at his Fourth Ave home after a paralysis Sunday A daughter Mrs Jack Missamore of Los Angeles is en route home to be with him Other relatives are at his home Crown City Red Cross unit will meet Nov 13 at Postmaster W A Lanier home Mrs C W Booth of Gallipolis will speak A marriage license issued to Loren Martin 21 Jackson and Juanita Fultz 21 Thurman
Junior Red Cross members at Cadmus and Bidwell schools contribute one penny monthly for indigent children. The total collected so far is 2 dollars 87 cents. Other schools in the group are adopting different fundraising methods.
Nine Epworth League members and the pastor attended the Booth Festival in Athens on Saturday. The local group won first place for collecting the most canned fruit and vegetables. The group thanks contributors for support.
Mrs. Juanita Gothard Harris a minor sues for divorce and restoration of maiden name from Stewart Harris alleging gross neglect. The couple wed a little over a year ago in Greenup Kentucky.
Russell Bolton of Newark is jailed in Gallia County under $300 bond for allegedly defaulting a $23 board bill to Miss Georgia Potter.
Dr. C. E. Holzer reports condition of his infant grandson Michael Harvey improved at Bethlehem Pennsylvania.
Statement by Mrs. C. W. Booth outlines Red Cross work in Gallia County. Local activities include first aid, life saving, disaster relief, Junior Red Cross, war relief, and emergency aid. The chapter provided bedding clothing and housewares after fires, aided medical care, backed seven maternity cases, aided eight transients, aided tubercular families and veterans, and secured Braille pamphlets. Fifty cents per roll call supports the national body. remaining funds stay local.
Hanley Morgan vice president of the Huntington Chamber of Commerce spoke to local Rotarians on civic opportunities. The club announced its participation in the Gallipolis Pt Pleasant football banquet at the local Methodist Church on Nov 21 and the Ladies' Night committee for Nov 28 with members Morris Haskins Stanley Evans N A Martin Fred Stone Harry Wheeler H C Johnston dean of the local bar association will be the speaker.
A joint Sesquicentennial Commission and Chamber of Commerce committee met at the Lafayette Hotel to review a pageant program and a budget from John B. Rodgers Production Co. No contract was entered.
Miss Edith Harrison of Arkansas visits Mrs. Emma Strong on Tuesday. Pauline Washington is ill. Elwood Nelson and family visit Cora Strausbaugh. Elmer McCaskey plans to move to the Anthony Harmon farm. Douglas Danny dislocates an elbow playing football at McArthur. Tom Turner butchers a hog. Hallie Bowen family moves to Fostoria for work. Sally Kelly and Rutland visit sister Mabel Cartwright. Lillian Turner visits Mary Nelson. Salem high school football faces reduced police protection as City Marshal Harkins orders beat police to stay on beats near the field.
Gallia Farmers Institute program set for November 17 and 18 in Gallipolis with T. H. Evans chairing Thursday events and Edward Parkins leading morning singing. Speakers include Rev. Lane Rev. H. E. Bickster and E. G. Royer. committee appointments, dinner, exhibits, and closing exercises scheduled with multiple local volunteers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.