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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1944
Page
2
Miss Martha Bonar state supervisor of the school lunch program spent yesterday at the board of education office and in the afternoon conferred with principals of ten or more schools planning to provide lunches.
Colonel Harry Pockras, commanding officer of the Huntington Office Army Engineers, will address Rotary and Kiwanis members and the Chamber of Commerce at a Moose Club dinner next Tuesday at 6 30 PM. He will outline flood wall plans tied to postwar construction, reviving a project long debated since the 1936 and 1937 floods.
Gallia County Conservation Association will meet next Thursday evening at the Elks Hall to discuss changes for the 1945 fishing laws. An out-of-town speaker will address the gathering and a buffet lunch will be served.
POINT PLEASANT An honor roll of senior high school graduates who have entered military service from the class of 1906 to the present was unveiled at impressive ceremonies Wednesday. Three honored names appear, including WWI veterans and those in the present conflict, with Rev C G Billups delivering the address.
Chairman John Broun calls for car caravans to Charleston on Saturday to hear Governor Dewey address a 5,000 seat auditorium. Hotels are full as West Virginia University game crowds arrive and buses cannot run extra trips. Hallanan says loudspeakers will extend the speech to overflow attendees and Dewey may appear outside after the address.
POINT PLEASANT a joint meeting of youths and adults will be held next Tuesday evening at the office of the board of education to discuss the proposed youth center. Superintendent Roush urges all interested persons to attend and committees will be appointed. The plan aims to organize a group of youths and arrange for a meeting place two or three times weekly for games and dancing under adult supervision, with the chief hurdle being securing suitable quarters.
J C Pauley, local manager of Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co, denies seven men arrested for trespassing on John McCausland lands and cutting underbrush along lines were its employees. He says the line through McCausland lands does not belong to his company. A local magistrate told The Messenger he misunderstood attorneys during arraignment.
Principal Withers announced a 43 member Glee Club will join the school band on the courthouse lawn Saturday at 7 30 for a concert. Miss Virginia Levine directs the choir and Band master Burt conducts the instrumental portion.
Point Pleasant Trade School will start a supplemental class next Monday night, meeting three hours twice a week for electric welding cutting and blacksmithing. Enrollment, already begun, seeks more students at the Senior High School grounds on Jackson Ave. About 40,000 dollars in federal equipment arrives. six lathes to be shipped this month. Building plans tentatively approved. construction to start soon. enrollment since 1942 reaches 3,100.
Mrs Pearl Blake Schreiner aged 73 died Thursday at her home at First Ave and Coun St after two years of declining health Her husband John Schreiner died June 5 1940 She and her family once ran a grocery at 460 Second Ave She is survived by sisters Viola Plymale Anna Blake and brother Allery Blake Funeral at 4 Sunday at home with Rev W Scott Westerman officiating burial at Mound Hill Cemetery
Charles Robert Deem, grandson of Mrs. W. F. Deem of Kananga, was killed in action in Normandy on September 18, as reported to his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Deem of Columbus by the war department.
Funeral services for Mrs Cassius L Smith of Hartford were conducted Wednesday at the Lutheran Church in New Haven with Rev H E Waltz in charge. She died Monday after a long illness and burial followed in Graham Station Cemetery. She is survived by a daughter Mrs Ruth Shingleton of Hartford.
The Rev L D Icard has been named pastor of Point Pleasant Circuit by Supt T M Zumbrunnen of Huntington District. Churches in the circuit include Henderson Vaught Chapel Beech Hill Pine Grove and Mt Union. More Gallipolis Point Pleasant News on Page B.
Gallia County National War Fund drive leaders call precinct and township captains and associates to a mass meeting Saturday at 1 30 in the Public Square. Attorney Lewis C Warden will give the main address and Rev R P McCarley will lead the musical program. A booth for each of the fifteen townships will be set up in the square for contributors to register at their township booth.
Eloise Clark daughter of Mr and Mrs Stephen Clark wed Captain George D Chittum of the US Army Engineers in Grace Methodist Church Gallipolis. The ceremony featured a single ring service with music by Mrs Stanley Lanier and Miss Anne Thornton. Guests included Lieuts Tilley Ward and other relatives. The newlyweds resided at 1400 Neil Ave Columbus after a honeymoon to Hot Springs Virginia and points east.
A Gallipolis social note describes a gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Crompton’s home to honor returning-on-furlough Bob Cornwell. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Robt Evans and other couples. After cards, refreshments were served as Cornwell plans a trip to Columbus for the Ohio State Iowa game before heading to Camp Hood, Texas.
Deputy Sheriff T. E. Blessing finished tax collection in Waggener District after visiting West Columbia Clifton Mason City and Valley City spending a day at each location. He noted unusually heavy payments and strong collection activity across the district.
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