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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1934
Page
5
Gallia County expects two million pounds of Gallia tobacco to be sold as the market opens here. The crop faces rain and wind threats but gentle early rains help moisture retention and leaf health. Samuel Insull reacts to a jury acquittal in Chicago after an eight week trial on mail fraud charges.
Den college student Welker returns home with his wife for Thanksgiving while residents plan trips to Cleveland Columbus Ironton and Tiltonville. Pension office notes and local hospital admittances are reported along with doctors and workers connected to Gallipolis and nearby towns.
Much concern over the condition of Bolles long time clerk of the Board. He was taken to Holzer Hospital after a hemorrhagic episode and heart trouble noted. The report mentions his Republican ties, Masonic involvement, and ties to gubernatorial candidate Brown. A separate note reports James Davis and others being taken to a local facility after an incident at Deckard home.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Jane Watson aged 8 will be held at 2 PM Wednesday at Addison M E Church. She died after a long illness in Columbus at the home of daughter Mrs Lawrence Fisher. Survived by daughter Mrs Bertha Romaine and Mrs Fisher, two brothers and two sisters. burial in Reynolds Cemetery. Reverend J W McMahan to officiate.
Merrill Rupe age 16 of Cheshire sustained a fractured collar bone in a traffic crash. He was admitted to Holzer Hospital Monday night for treatment.
In Gallipolis a carload of Bulgarian broom corn arrived at the Tab it Broom Factory. Owner George Tabit Sr. says Bulgarian corn is not better than American grown broom corn. He adds they make household brooms from Bulgarian corn but charge no more than other broom corn. The corn is shipped from Bulgaria to Brooklyn and then to Gallipolis via New York.
Robert Gordon of Little Ryger used a Marlin rifle to kill the errant deer seen by motorists north of Route 7. He paid a $50 fine after the reluctant buck was felled in Gallia County. Other hunters had shot at it but failed to down the animal. The deer, believed to have crossed from West Virginia, vanished into the hills.
Kent Thevinen 68 a noted farmer and school board member died at his home three miles below Gallipolis from a heart attack. He was active in Masonic and Knights of Pythias lodges and Jr O U A M. Survived by wife Belle, four children Virgil Clarence Goldie Shirley, two brothers Al and Chauncey, two sisters Mia Zetta Halley Emma McCoy. The Thevinen family long contributed to local life. a village in Gallia County named Thivener honors them.
Gallipolis police discovered a 15 year old tear gas bomb Monday afternoon. Officers set it off behind the station. fumes filled the room and left them in tears for about thirty minutes before the area was cleared.
On the Herman Northup farm along Racoon Creek a 55 pound giant pie pumpkin was presented to Sheriff and Mrs. E. E. Hatfield by Mr. Northup. Mrs. Hatfield began baking it for Thanksgiving vacation and prisoners in the county jail will receive pumpkin pie Thursday from the unusual gift.
Mrs. Georgia Shater sues Clarence M. Shafer for divorce and custody, alleging extreme cruelty including being struck with a club and fists, threats with a knife, and a shotgun fired over her head. She seeks alimony and a temporary injunction to prevent disposal of a 5 percent share in tobacco and corn crops and household goods.
John Blackstone suffered a scalp wound requiring six stitches after his car overturned Monday evening. He also had leg bruises treated at Ho zel Hospital and is a marble cutter at Rye Monument Works on Third Street. He returned home after treatment.
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