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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1938

Page

8

Gallia County Republicans Likely to Convene for Job Appeals

Gallia County Republican Executive Committee may meet soon to review applications for appointive posts opening after year start. State highway department offers the most jobs in the county with around 60 positions. Funding shortages have split staff into three two week vacation shifts. Positions include four in Aid for Aged, plus roles in sales tax liquor store, game protector, auto registrar, relief and WPA. Local Republicans seek patronage from Harry Miller, Robert Betz, and Capt. Tom Jones.

Gallipolis Gallia County Republican Executive Committee Homer W. Sowards State Highway Department Harry Miller Robert M. Betz Tom W. Jones

Health officials attend Ohio Association sessions in Columbus

Dr. F. W. Shane county health director and Miss Elizabeth Connelly district nurse are present at the Ohio Health Commissioners Association sessions in Columbus.

Columbus Gallipolis F. W. Shane Elizabeth Connelly Federal Ohio Health Commissioners’ Association

Men Serve Turkey At Grace Church

Grace M. E. Church in Gallipolis hosted a Thursday turkey dinner attended by a capacity crowd. Men in white coats and caps served as waiters while twenty five turkeys were roasted for the feast.

Gallipolis Grace M. E. Church

Game Wardens Crack Down on Violations in Gallipolis

Game Protector Truman Burnett and assistants report several arrests for hunting and fur violations since the season opened. Fines listed in Justice Milliser’s records include Preston Halley 29.40 for hunting without permission, E. E. Halley 14.70 for a skunk pelt, Raymond Rucker 14.70, Edgar Gothard 14.70, T. E. Daniels 19.70, James Colwell 16.70 for opossum killings out of season.

Gallipolis Truman Burnett Office of Fred Milliser Preston Halley E. E. Halley Raymond Rucker Edgar Gothard T. E. Daniels James Colwell

Forestry Planting Program Planned at Rio Grande College Farm

Plans for a forestry planting program at Rio Grande College farm are scheduled to begin soon. The tillable land will receive 100 tons of agricultural lime under the direction of R. R. Starbuck, farm supervisor and professor of agriculture at the college.

Gallipolis Rio Grande College Farm R. R. Starbuck

Recipes From Food Institute at the Cooking School

Feature outlines a Thursday kitchen class with man in the kitchen day including Angel Food Cake Dutch Chop Suey Steak Extraordinaire Apple Griddle Cakes Frankfurtered Hots Parmesian Veal Creamed Salmon on Toasted Wheat Biscuits Topped Cup Cakes Harlequin Salad and related steps and ingredients for all dishes.

Angel Food

Deaths and relocations in Gallia County and Huntington

Charles Owen Boster aged 69 of Gallia County died after appendix surgery in Huntington hospital. Funeral services set for Saturday in Huntington. Walter Reed Taylor 13, near Pt Pleasant, improved after tetanus treatment at Holzer Hospital following a leg injury from a fall. Cline Gerlach and family purchase Nettie Painter residence in Gallipolis and plan to move in soon.

Gallipolis Huntington Charles Owen Boster Gallia County Reuben Boster Holzer Hospital Walter Reed Taylor Edwin Taylor Pt. Pleasant John Lawson Cline Gerlach Vinton Nettie Painter

Elect Jenkins Master of Gallipolis Grange

Gallia county report Gallipolis Patriot Grange selects William Jenkins as master Walter Wedemeyer overseer Eulah Long lecturer John Bostic steward David Jones assistant steward S S Long chaplain treasurer Gladys Donally secretary gatekeeper Ceres Pomona Flora lady assistant steward legislative agent Robert Betz to serve with a program and supper at the next Thanksgiving night meeting

Gallipolis Patriot Grange William Jenkins Walter Wedemeyer Eulah Long John Bostic David Jones S. S. Long Gladys Donally C. B. Purdy T. V. Betz Ceres Pomona Robert Betz Flora Freda Jenkins

Huntington Grange Elect Officers in Gallia County

Newly chosen Huntington Grange officers include Roy Holcomb master W W Metcalf overseer Mrs Mary Walker lecturer Willard Woodruff steward E E Hartsook assistant steward Mrs Lorana Woodruff chaplain W H Hartsook treasurer Vera Metcalf secretary Frank Caldwell gatekeeper Minnie M Painter Ceres Eva Jacobs Pomona Anna M Painter Flora Thelma Woodruff lady assistant steward J F Jacobs executive committee Mrs D E Painter juvenile matron Garland Elliott legislative agent Mrs Mary Walker press agent Mrs Lucy Hartsook pianist O E Painter named Deputy Master for Gallia County Next meeting set for November 26 with a Thanksgiving program and lunch.

Gallipolis Huntington Grange Roy Holcomb W. W. Metcalf Mary Walker Willard Woodruff E. E. Hartsook Lorana Woodruff W. H. Hartsook Vera Metcalf Frank Caldwell Minnie M. Painter Ceres Eva Jacobs Pomona Anna M. Painter Flora Thelma Woodruff J. F. Jacobs D. E. Painter Garland Elliott Lucy Hartsook O. E. Painter Gallia County

Waterloo man treated after rabbit bone choking incident

H O Null a 52 year old Waterloo resident was admitted to Holzer Hospital Wednesday night suffering from a choking spell after swallowing a rabbit bone. The bone was removed and he recovered overnight returning home Thursday.

Gallipolis H. O. Null Waterloo Holzer Hospital

Life's Cross Roads pageant set for Eureka Church

Gallipolis report notes Young People's Society of Eureka M E Church will present the pageant Life's Cross Roads Sunday night at Eureka Church. Cast lists 25 participants. Maude Day files for divorce from Oakley Day. Youngest child seven months, oldest 21. Attourney Cher rington paid $100 for aiding in prosecution in life sentence case involving Sylvester Smith and John J. Jones. Licenses to wed issued to Robert Howell and Isabel Wallace. Walter Calloway and Ernestine Cousins. Eureka Circuit holds first quarterly conference Sunday morning with Dr R B Foster present.

Gallipolis — Young People’s Society of Eureka M. E. Church Gallipolis Maude Day Oakley Day H. W. Cherrington Sylvester Smith John J. Jones Smith Robert Howell Isabel Wallace Walter Calloway Ernestine Cousins R. B. Foster

Tuppers Plains Church Announces Sunday Services

Tup Pers Plains Christian Church will hold Bible School at 9 30 a m and worship with communion at 10 30 a m on Sunday November 20 conducted by Rev D G Holman An evening service starts at 7 30 p m The church board meets at 7 30 p m Monday evening.

Tuppers Plains D. G. Holman Bible School

Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Club Gatherings

Gallipolis reports a busy social week with the English Club dinner at Libby Hotel and two piano solos by Mrs. Shane. The Baptist Sewing Club met in the Educational Building with 40 members and guests, while the Hi Bridge Club hosted a luncheon and games. Various residents are noted visiting, visiting relatives ill, and local church groups plan a basketball rules clinic for November 28 at Gallipolis High School. The notice also lists probate filings for multiple estates with a hearing set for November 28, 1938.

Gallipolis Francis W. Shane English Club Libby Hotel Sewing Club the Baptist Church Reuben Wood E. D. Keeler George Northup Jackson Robert Smeltzer F. E. Kerr Emory Carter J. E. Gills J. I. Richards Helen Woods R. J. Mauck Hi Bridge Club Harry Maddy Wayne Sams Homer Kerr Mabel Mills C. C. Kerr Athens James Wetherholt Cincinnati Myrtie Hanlon Robert Harrison Dayton Clyde Sauders Gallipolis High School C. C. Byers

Believe Red Cross Roll Call Breaks Records

Gallipolis reports 100 percent Red Cross membership from school system personnel and Holzer Hospital. Executive secretary Mrs. C. W. Booth says others hope to match the record as donations continue.

Believe Red Cross Gallipolis L. W. Gishler Red Cross C. W. Booth Holzer Hospital

Funeral services for Lewis A. Womeldorff moved to Friday

Funeral services for Lewis A. Womeldorff were moved from Sunday to Friday afternoon at Mt. Zion Church with Rev. J. L. Stephenson officiating. Interment followed in the churchyard cemetery.

Gallipolis Lewis A. Womeldorff Mt. Zion Church J. L. Stephenson

John P Glenn 80 Dies After Six Years Illness

John P Glenn age 80 died at his Glenn home after a six year paralytic illness. He was a traveling shoe salesman in active years. A brother Frank Glenn lives in the same village. Funeral Sunday at 2 p m in Vinton Church of Christ with Rev Stephenson officiating. Interment in Vinton Memorial Park. Pallbearers named Kerr Smart McCarley Hutchinson McGhee Long.

Gallipolis John P. Glenn Glenn Th County Frank Glenn Vinton Church of Christ Ny. Wu. Stephenson Vinton Memorial Park Vinton Kerr Frank Smart Delford McCarley John Hutchinson Walter McGhee Mason Long

Hunters Complain of Warm Dry Weather in Gallia County

Hunters return from Gallia County fields complaining the open season was hindered by unusually warm dry conditions. They report scarce game and trouble accessing cover as the season progresses.

Gallipolis Gallia County

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