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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1940
Page
8
Gallia County draft board reports a lengthening volunteer list with three inductions into army training and one rejection. Early January may see more calls as at least 40 men are to be examined, while 15 questionnaires are mailed daily. Board member E. E. Caldwell recovers from a heart attack as equipment and supplies arrive.
Albert Thomas Wooten 80 of the Thivener neighborhood died yesterday at Holzer Hospital after a two year illness. Funeral arrangements are tentatively set for Sunday afternoon at Elizabeth Chapel with Rev. Jennings Cremeena. He was born in Guyan Township and was twice married. Surviving children include Oscar C. Wooten of Charlottesville Virginia C O Wooten of Wellston Robert and John Wooten of Thiverer. A sister Mrs Mary Starkey of Jackson and a brother Joshua Wooten of Columbus Indiana also survive.
A list of individuals who waived classification and wish to be called ahead of other registrants is provided. The names include Floyd L. Roush Charles F. Mor n Bidwell Harvey McDaniel Gomer F. Smith Mercer ville Lewis H. Kirby Nyle D. Borden George Johnson Curtis E. Fellore Clyde F. Kraus Glendon W. Brown Roscoe Barlow Galli polis Herbert C. Jones Delmer W. Palmer Fred R. Greenlee Dan L. Boggs Vinton George R. Noble Elza William Scott Cheshire Donald W. Shafer Crown City. Volunteers will receive the same training as registrants but will have several advantages per draft board headquarters.
The column reports the birth of Leah Ann to Mr. and Mrs. Newell Phillips in Gary Indiana, with older brother Braley, and Gerald Robert to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Howells along with Eleanor Jean to Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Harrison. It also lists a string of visiting relatives and trips, including the McCalls’ Pacific coast journey, Rural Youth Group meeting at Grace Methodist Church, and multiple locals traveling to Columbus Florida Huntington Marion and more.
Chester society notes list December play by Chester Grange with cast and hostesses, plus numerous Thanksgiving visits and family events. Engagement announced for Miss Mary Powell and Forest Showalter with serenade. Local sports results show Chester Reserve and Varsity football wins over Lodi.
A bright red mailbox has been placed in City Park for children to address letters to Santa Claus, providing a convenient drop location during the holiday season.
Gallipolis group of Spanish American War veterans plans the election of officers at a meeting Tuesday night. A supper and yuletide program will follow.
Mrs. A. L. Elliott has sold her residence at 1100 Second Ave to W. H. Gardner and his family are now occupying the property.
Mrs. Anna Gibbons Hutsinpiller, wife of William Hutsinpiller, has died recently at their home in Los Angeles. She was the daughter of the late Rev. W. H. Gibbons of Rodney.
A small shack on property owned by Alonzo Valentine near the Mill Creek railroad crossing burned last evening. Ed Vinson occupied the shack and the fire department was called.
A number of residents in the city and county marked Thanksgiving yesterday with family dinners and various holiday features.
Sustaining her neglect claim the court grants Marie Cooper a divorce from Leslie N. Cooper in Gallipolis.
Rev C L Thayer started revival services Tuesday evening. Ava Hamer of Ironton to lead singing Dec 1 for 15 days. Epworth League meeting at Racine Friday. PTA lunch Friday noon. Garden Club met at Mrs Bert Grimm with president Mrs Harry Allen presiding. Members discussed chrysanthemums and readings. One visitor Miss Eva Sayre attended. Club plans prize for best decorated Christmas home. Next meeting a Christmas party at Mrs Allen's. May Alexander joined a wedding party to St Marys for Miss Eleanor Fleming’s marriage to Bradford Young of Charleston. Funeral rites for William Amos, 97, former Letart resident, Sunday afternoon. many relatives from Baltimore Washington Canton Dayton and more attended. Mrs Emma Sargent hosted dinner with local families. Hospital operation for Mrs Arthur Roush deemed satisfactory. Thanksgiving visits and multiple local guests noted.
A daytime blaze in Gallipolis heavily damaged the Luckoff shoe store and nearby businesses in the Lupton block at the park square. An overheated basement furnace under the shoe store is blamed. smoke and water affected the second and third floors housing offices and the Eagles club, all insured.
Gallipolis notes four foreign parcels mailed by Jer ry Evans a high school senior and daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Evans to girl friends in England Scotland South Africa and New Zealand. She began a correspondence years ago and sent gifts for Christmas. Post Office cannot assure delivery due to war conditions.
Brandon Butch Grover a faculty member at Ohio University will be guest speaker at a football dinner in the Methodist Church on the evening of December 19. More than 100 people are expected to attend.
Gallia County will join a WPA mine sealing project funded by the state health department. The effort aims to reduce small stream pollution by sealing several abandoned coal mines as in prior closures.
Gallipolis reports a reunion of the Knights of the Golden Eagle in the hall at Yellowtown Sunday at one o clock. All past and present members are invited. Many representatives from across the state and from West Virginia are expected.
Dr. Harold D. Strausbaugh a Gallia County native and longtime Hilltop physician died yesterday in Mt. Carmel Hospital He was 52 Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Saturday at Hoge Memorial Presbyterian Church with Rev Alfred J Wold officiating He moved with his family to Westerville as a young man
Mrs John Unroe is reported seriously ill from pneumonia at the family home on Vin ton Street in Gallipolis.
Children spent Thursday with Rev and Mrs Thayer and Marie Philips stayed with grandparents. Mrs Lillie Wagner and Mrs H B Powell hosted gatherings for Thanksgiving with Ernest Duffy and family from Syracuse and John Burnell and family from Charleston. Emma Newman Vance of Fresno visited. PTA met at the school with a large crowd. Buck’s room presented a program and a paper on The Value of the Individual. meeting adjourned to December’s last Tuesday.
Following a visit by two representatives of the Ohio Department of Highways division of traffic and safety, consideration is given to forming a Safety Council sponsored by the Automobile Club to cooperate with city, county and school officials. R. E. Bischoff was appointed to study the proposal and report back.
Red Cross will ship sweaters and shawls from local knitters to England next week. A second consignment of dresses and layettes is planned for January. Mrs. C. N. Booth, secretary, notes a significant rise in volunteer workers.
Gallipolis Burley tobacco marketing cards will be distributed at the AAA office on December 2. Auction markets may open about a week later, according to officials.
Elmer King aged 16 sues George and Morris of Pomeroy in Gallia County Common Pleas for 5000 claiming injuries from a Feb 3 accident when a light truck struck him on the East Gallipolis main highway. He was hospitalized nearly two months and says his physical and mental capacities are impaired.
A promotional piece from the American Meat Institute in Chicago extols meat as highly digestible with around 96 percent fat digestion and strong protein value. It claims meat suits babies from five months and supports convalescents and the elderly, highlighting Satisfaction Value and Savory Value to stress meat’s positive digestive impact and appetite stimulation.
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