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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 28, 1939

Page

8

Gallia County to Start Land Use Survey in January

Gallia County plans a land use survey led by County Agent F E G Roger and assistants. Township committees will be chosen to collect findings and recommendations on farming methods, soil fertility, crop rotation, forestation, and farm incomes with a view to abandoning unprofitable lands and consolidating declining churches.

Gallipolis FE. G. Roger Gallia County Ohio Roger

Negro Charged With Having Illegal Liquor

Gallipolis Mrs Ada Green colored will be given hearing in municipal court Thursday morning on charges of possession of illegal liquor. She was arrested Sunday by Chief of Police John Fraley.

Gallipolis Ada Green John, Fraley

Engagement Revealed At Gallipolis Bridge Party

Miss Katherine Jones announced her engagement to Robert McMaster at a bridge party hosted by her parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Jones. The event featured four tables, prize honors, and a later wedding planned for Grace Methodist Church on December 27. Guests included Miss Mary Lou McMaster, Miss Jewel Burnette, and others from Chillicothe Columbus and Utica.

Gallipolis Katherine Jones Raymond Jones Miss Jones Robert McMaster Kate Robert Kathryn Lutz Low Jewel Burnette Mary Lou McMaster Jean McMaster Josephine Amish Middleport Selwyn White Helen Davies Columbus Anna Louise Weaver Utica Jewell Burnette Chillicothe Marie Langdon Judy Haskins Betty Mootz Lucille Smith Helen McNealey Ruth Maddy Faye Alban Jones Rio Grande College McMaster L. D. McMaster Ohio State University West Jefferson Grace Methodist Church

Hart Family Returns Home From Gallipolis

Mr and Mrs Clifford Hart and daughters Jean and Carol returned to their Youngstown home after a visit to Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Clifford Hart Jean Carol Youngstown Sun

Capt Bryant Recovering From Hernia Operation

Capt Billy Bryant 51 year old floating theater operator is a patient at Holzer Hospital recovering from a hernia operation. Mrs Bryant and their daughter Betty are with him.

Gallipolis Billy Bryant Holzer Hospital

City census extends to Ohio Hospital for Epileptics

City records update census lines to include all residents of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. Population at the facility is reported about 2,300 inmates.

Gallipolis Ohio Hospital

Gallipolis Plans 150 Year Fete Committee Formation

Gallipolis sesquicentennial planners convened with Ed S. Hawes of Marietta and a Rodgers Co. rep but offered no contracts. An executive committee was empowered to award contracts and form the Gallipolis Sesquicentennial Celebration, aiming to inaugurate May 21 Lafayette Day and run to Labor Day. Morris Ervin, 59, died in Huntington. funeral held there yesterday.

Gallipolis Ed S. Hawes Marietta John B. Rodgers C. E. Holzer H. W. Walter E. E. Higgins John Halliday G. P. Bush Bess Wetherholt W. S. Westerman F. C. Christ Morris Ervin Elmer Plymale Huntington

Tobacco Growers Send Crops to Huntington Auction

Gallia County tobacco growers begin sending crops to Huntington auction market which is set to open December 6. Advance offerings are received weighed and held until the market opens.

Gallipolis Gallia County Huntington

Mrs. J. Shack Dies at Family Home in Gallipolis

Mrs. Sarah A. Shack 77 wife of John Shack of Vinton died Monday at the family home after paralysis attacks. Survived by husband daughter Mrs. Roselle Burdue Milan Ohio and sisters Mrs. L. E. Gross and Mrs. Addie Wood Columbus. Funeral at Vinton Baptist Church Wednesday at one led by Rev. C. A. Tulga Rio Grande. Interment McGhee Cemetery. She lived in Vinton most of her life and was active socially in earlier years.

Gallipolis Sarah A. Shack John Shack Vinton Roselle Burdue Milan Ohio L. E. Gross Addie Wood Columbus Vinton Baptist Church C. A. Tulga Rio Grande McGhee Shack

Gridders To Receive Letters At High School Assembly

At Friday morning’s assembly Coach Garfield Griffith will present football letters to a long list of varsity players including Wendell Lloyd Fred Baker William Lewis and more. At noon intermission moving pictures will be shown for the Gallipolis Pt Pleasant Thanksgiving Day game and the crowning of the queen. Gate receipts exceeded $500, says high school principal C. C. Byers.

Gallipolis Garfield Griffith Wendell Lloyd Fred Baker William Lewis Chester Sealey Raymond Hively Robert Morgan Gerald Davis Ralph Keefer Glendon Brown John Lee Grover Long Kenneth Smith Wayne Gibson William Peppers Carl Venz William Safford Olin Litchfield Varsity Edward Cottrell James Leaper Gerald Mooney William Cantrell Irvin Folden Wester

Ray Caldwell Accepted For U. S. Navy Training

Gallipolis article notes Ray Caldwell son of Mrs Artie Caldwell near Gallipolis has been accepted by the U S Navy and assigned to the Great Lakes Training Station.

Ray Caldwell U. S. Navy Gallipolis Artie Caldwell Great Lakes

Cadmus Resident Bound Over for Bad Check Charge

Woodrow Marcum a 26 year old married Cadmus resident was bound over to the grand jury under $200 bond after arraignment before Municipal Judge John Halliday on charges of presenting a bad check to pay for a pair of shoes.

Gallipolis John Halliday Woodrow Marcum Cadmus Grand Jury

Mrs W G Sibley Treated After Fall at Home

Mrs W G Sibley is receiving treatment at Holzer Hospital for injuries from a fall down stairs at her home.

Gallipolis W. G. Sibley Holzer Hospital

Mrs. Glenn Dies in Heart Attack at Home

Gallipolis note: Mrs. Billa Glenn 68 widow of John Glenn died at her Winton home Monday from a heart attack. She leaves a 94 year old mother and a California sister. Funeral services expected Wednesday.

Gallipolis Billa Glenn John Glenn Winton California

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Gallipolis Social Notes Evan J. Davis Oak Hill Helen Seidel Philadelphia Davis Northampton England John Haner Jackson Road E. E. Hatfield Ed Judy Raymond Luman Fred Broyles Eldon Coder William Becky Alva Grover Winnie Wetherholt Blazer Wetherholt W. E. Gilmore F. A. Haskins Otto Gilmore Washington, D. C New York Los Angeles Gilmore A. Newman C. A. Rose W. S. Stevenson Zanesville H. P. Bradbury Eva Langley F. C. Plymale Elsie McCall Isadore Miller Cincinnati Dwight Heath L. E. Smith G. R. Baumgardner J Floyd Drummond Nashville Tenn Roy Bailes Xenia Steve Davis Dan Misses Mayo Rachel Jane Davis C. G. Tillinghasty Mary Thornberry Cleveland Howard Thornberry Myrtie Hanlon Minnie Arthur William Ball William Chambers Harry Hanlon Mabel Hanlon inChicago Downie Moore Capt Bryant Broughton Food Institute Price Glouster Gasco Food Esther Boehm Gasco Food Institute Athens High School Esther Roehm Richardson Baking CO J. Shack Glenn The
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