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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1954

Page

3

Think-Thank Message Is Union Service Theme

Granville area church leaders lead annual Thanksgiving union service at Grace Methodist Church focusing on gratitude and shared effort. Rev. Linson H. Stebbins cites Share our Surplus and international aid as examples of thankful action while urging faith tested by experience.

Gallipolis Linson H. Stebbins First Presbyterian Church Grace Methodist Church Stebbins United States Asia S. C. Hoelle First Church of God Preston C. Smith Pain Creek Baptist Church Richard H. Ash St. Peter's Episcopal Church Paul M Niswander

Public Menus Will Feature Turkey

Thanksgiving menus in Gallia County institutions list turkey as the centerpiece. Gallia County Jail inmates will dine on chicken pot pie, potatoes, green beans, cranberries, and pumpkin pie. Infirmary residents will have turkey with sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie. The children’s home will serve turkey with mashed potatoes and oyster dressing. The Gallipolis State Institute will feed 2100 parents and 400 employees fried chicken and ice cream. Holzer Hospital will offer turkey with dressing and desserts.

Gallipolis Gallia County Claude Shahan

Cadmus Seniors Stage Annual Class Play

Cadmus High School presents its senior class play directed by Lily Carter in the auditorium. Henry Myers stars as Aaron Slick of Punkin Crick with cast members Joe Willis Ray Jeffers Evelyn Miller Hill Carole Keels and Rosalie Meadows. Stage crew includes Charlies Shelton Harold Daniels Bertha Delaney Donald Smith and Dick Scott. Cartoonist Alice Ford and intercalary music directed by Mrs Carrie Dale.

Cadmus Lily Carter Cadmus High School Henry Myers Aaron Slick Punkin Crick Joe Willis Ray Jeffers Evelyn Miller Hill Carole Keels Rosalie Meadows Charlies Shelton Harold Daniels Bertha Delaney Donald Smith Dick Scott Alice Ford Carrie Dale

Torrent of the Willows sale gains nationwide attention

Ex Gallipolis author Lewis C. Wardens novel Torrent of the Willows appears headed for a best seller as Vantage Press letters claim strong national sales. Mrs Clyde Mitchell of Mitchell's Office Supplies reports selling out and requests return of unsold copies.

Gallipolis Lewis C. Warden

Births and admissions listed from Holzer Hospital notes

A long list records new births in Point Pleasant Crown City and Oak Hill areas with parents named. It also lists recent admissions including medical and surgical cases from Middleport Point Pleasant Harrisonville Gallipolis Jackson Bladen and other towns.

Aichet Brewer Middleport David Hall Point Pleasant C. C. Howard Harrisonville Harry Cunningham Gallipolis Roderick Matheny New Haven Roy Vickers Wellston Jeanette McGhee Jackson Surgical Walter Evans Jr Bladen Vance Campbell Earl Gordon Edgar White Jackson Elizabeth Archer Male McCory Oak Hill Irene Litterest J. Frank Alderidge Harry Elmer Duh

Hail Delights Gallipolis Friends Returning for Thanksgiving

Gallipolis residents report a rare snowfall Wednesday afternoon as hail fell twice during sunshine. The brief winter reminder brings college friends home to reunite and begin the Thanksgiving holiday season.

Gallipolis

Thanksgiving guest lists fill Gallia County homes

Gallipolis and nearby communities share Thanksgiving plans with a long roster of visitors. Niece Clara Davis from Washington Courthouse arrives for the holiday with multiple Gallipolis hosts plus relatives from Columbus Athens Marietta and Cincinnati. Local teachers and families host kin including the Wetherholts the Smiths the Dawsons the Blakarts and others for Thanksgiving dinners and weekend visits.

Maye Jane Davis Clara Davis Washington Courthouse Allen Wood Baker Gallipolis Ada Davies Evan Roderick Columbus Dwight Wetherholt Sallie McCormick James Fisher Point Pleasant Athens Cagne M Douglas Wetherholt Harold Wetherholt Earl Brown Dorothy Rowe Gallia Academy Lawrence County Fred Smith Sharon Blanche Smuth Ethel Young Edith Wilson R. O. Gooch Third Ave Kerr Gooch Charla R. D. Thomas H. J. Hartman Margie Davey Chicago Hartman Thomas Kenneth Wheeler Houston Texas Fred Wheeler Meyer Zolmon Maggied Leon Maggied Dayton Zolman Jeff Max Klarin William Duncan A J. Green First Avenue William Cook Cincinnati Green Josephine Wilson Gall Polis C. E. North Marion Harry Luptons Ella G. Lupton Lewis Lupton John Lupton Ironton Ernest Kinker Portsmouth Frank L. Snedaker Howard I Nea Gerrard West Pair Beach Ernest M Mercerville Clarence Saunders Jim Bowers Charleston

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