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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1933
Page
3
A fragmented OCR list names numerous Ohio towns and distributors in a rural commerce network. The may be references to a package delivery or sales route touching Oss to Athens and nearby villages, with multiple small towns like Glouster Amesville Albany Coolville and The Plains appearing in a scattered inventory.
Gallia County hosts an Armistice celebration for World War veterans with a 7 PM parade led by the Masonic Drum and Bugle Corps. The route runs Second Avenue from State to Court to Cedar and back to State. Ex‑service members are urged to wear uniforms. a veterans party follows at the Legion Hall. Event coordinators are H. E. Houck and R. M. Farmer.
Gallipolis selects its first elected municipal judge A J Stormont 76 retiring mayor who won by 428 votes over W H Livesay. He serves four years beginning January 1 1934 the mayoral office to be abolished at year end. The post created by 1930 Ohio law for a city court.
An all day meeting of the Pomeroy Rio Grande and Central Baptist Associations is set for Wednesday November 15 at the First Baptist Church Gallipolis with services morning afternoon and evening. Speakers include Rev R R Williamson Rev C H Stull and Rev W H Thompson host pastor Rev George Sagen and assisting Rev W T Packer are named.
Licenses granted Wednesday to Milton White 23 motion picture operator of Fayetteville West Virginia and Gladys Duff 21 dry cleaner of Gallipolis James Edward Sigman 22 of Charleston West Virginia and Willa Virginia Burton 22 daughter of H C Burton
Official tally shows C. C. Ingels re-elected to the Gallipolis City Commission, defeating L C Bean by two votes. Ballots: Myers 1129 Bush 1076 Ingels 1073 Bean 1071 Shaw 1061. township results also noted with Gibbs new constable and others re-elected. Election count began Wednesday and continued.
Lloyd Combs, 43, alleged murderer of Ashland, Kentucky, was arrested by Gallipolis police Patrolman Chester Leaper and Officer James Roberts early Tuesday near Second Avenue and Court Street after his car matched issued descriptions. Combs stands 6 feet 10 inches tall and becomes the first major arrest in months.
Mrs John L Ayres and daughter Mrs H W Cherrington hosted a 1 PM luncheon and bridge at the Hotel Lafayette. High honors went to Mrs John Halliday Jr guest prize to Mrs Harold Sayre with Pt Pleasant. Out of town guests included Mrs George Stortz Mrs Taliafferro Stribling Mrs C O Weissenberger Mrs Barton Jones and others from Pt Pleasant Jackson Parkersburg.
In Gallipolis on November 9 the Washington PTA approved a resolution favoring continued music in public schools as urged by the Ohio Parent Teachers Congress. The Welfare Club continues the grade schools until Christmas. Miss Esther Fiske serves as nurse. Dr. N A Martin of Holzer Hospital spoke. an Organization of Mothers Singers was formed.
Rough work on five of ten Civilian Conservation Camp structures at the Gallia County Fairgrounds is near completion. Four barracks and a mess hall are finished. three more buildings have started, and two additional structures are planned for the week or next.
In a tense domestic scene Avis Arlen fears confinement after my father's threat to lock her in her room until morning if she returns late. Hugh speculates whether his Oriental friend Lee Chow has truly lost sanity or is feigning, while concern rises for Avis and my father weighs the danger.
In a tense scene Harry pursues a woman up stairs while Lillian bars the nursery door. Margaret recovers from a nerve wracking scare as Lillian and the narrator test a safe moment. Hugh rushes in to declare relief that she is safe and unharmed. Continued tomorrow.
Gallia Academy High School receives two and a half days of instrumental instruction from the state department an increase from last year enabling the formation of a 20 piece orchestra for the first time in seven years. Two rehearsals weekly for the high school and one for the orchestra accompany plans for a marching formation for the Gallipolis Pt Pleasant Thanksgiving game. FE S Vanover serves as the instrumental instructor.
George Bauer son of Oscar Bauer of Middleport was dismissed from Holzer Hospital yesterday after observation and treatment following a medical visit in Gallipolis on November 9.
Dr and Mrs C E Holzer and Miss Alma McCormick attended a Columbus meeting on hospital management Wednesday.
A marriage license was issued recently at Catlettsburg Kentucky to Ira Sheets 34 of Crown City and Elva Green 30 of Bladen.
The First Huntington National Bank sues W. I. and Anna Poling in Gallipolis for $750 on a promissory note with interest from Sept 13 1933 requested.
Gallipolis reports Marietta Manufacturing Company in Point Pleasant plans to adopt a 32 hour work week under the NRA today. Company president Weissenberger left Wednesday night to confer with government officials in Washington, D. C.
Steamer Inland of the American Barge Line headed south with a tow of Pittsburgh steel products from the Motorship Prosperity above Gallipolis. Steamer Julius Fleishman arrived from Kanawha River with 19 coal barges for Cincinnati. Packet Senator Cordill moved from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh under Capt. Fred Hornbrook and Capt. Harry Donnelly, their first day under new management. Packet Liberty departed from Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Paul Retkle of Rochester New York visits her parents Mr. and Mrs D D MacLellan. A son Ivan Lee was born November to Mr and Mrs Foster Miller of Neighborhood Road.
Ohio Liquor Control chief L. Le Paris warns beer permittees against serving hard liquor before law changes take effect. He says any permit violation may jeopardize rights under the 3.2 beer law, following a strong repeal vote.
Advertises 8.8.8. as a tonic for run down or anemic persons with recurring infections. Claims modern research backs it for over a century. Recommends taking S.S.8 before meals and states 8.5.5 does not interfere with other medicines. Available at rug stores in two sizes, large is more economical.
About 50 girls expected to report today to Coach Sarabeth Shaw for the first Gallia Academy High School basketball team candidates for 1933-34 season in Gallipolis.
Frank Ghrist and Sarah Robinson will officiate the Ft Pleasant Ceredo Kenova high school football game at Pt Pleasant Friday afternoon.
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