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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1939
Page
12
Irvin Casto and wife of Belle West Virginia led the way as the first absentee voters. The ballot site in Gallipolis Fourth Ward is in the clerk’s office with Mrs L W Thompson in charge.
Gallia pool's first season shows income of 2562.15 with expenses of 1576.04. Superintendent E. E. Higgins notes the pool operated at a profit of 986.11 but no fund balance remains due to equipment purchases and ongoing expenses.
Gallia County faces 1000 man hours of relief work lost daily due to lack of supervision for 125 direct relief recipients on county roads. Leonard cites federal rules requiring replacement of fences along WPA projects and plans to clear weeds near Gallipolis within ten miles, blocked by current conditions. City Manager Gwinn uses about 50 direct relief workers for streets and cemeteries, with no countywide relief work proceeding.
Gallia County residents Albert Mossbarger Charles Woolum and H S Angell faced Common Pleas Court judge W R White on operating an automobile while intoxicated charges. Mossbarger fined 50 dollars Woolum 25 dollars Angell 40 dollars. They face workhouse commitment if payments are not made by week’s end.
Gallia fox hunters announce a large delegation for the hunt and beach show in Mc Arthur from October 18 to 21. D W Bill Reese, former local resident, serves as president of the Vinton County Fox Hunters Association.
The Majestic, a floating theater, sailed toward the mouth of the Kanawha River near Point Pleasant and performed at the local wharf Monday night as it heads north for winter quarters.
Ed P. Kerr longtime resident of Gallipolis is in critical condition at his home after years as a helpless paralytic. Close friends and family await improvement as doctors monitor his status.
Gallia county residents join a Red Cross effort to sew dresses and apparel for Polish war refugees. Home economics classes in Cheshire Bidné Gallipolis contribute under instructors Miss Freda Ward Miss Mary Jenkins and Mrs Katherine Kircher. Materials come from Davis Shuler Co and the local AAUW chapter.
Esther Gabriel and Kenneth Evans, of Richwood, announced their engagement and forthcoming marriage set for November 5 at the Gallipolis home of Mr. and Mrs. Elza Gabriel. Guests included Ella Gertrude Miller, Mary Kathryn Miller, Thelma Biffle, Leota Biffle, Dorothy Burnette, Eleanor Bentz, and Mrs. John J. Evans.
Mrs Minnie Brown Walker and George Fowler wed in Jackson. A Lake Hope picnic gathered Gallia countians including Evans, Butler, Mills, and others. Mrs Justine Johnson Hall of Long Island visited. Eastern Star to Toledo sessions. Births announce twin daughters to Donald and Daisy Grover. Lester Evans announce first child Patricia Anne.
Gallia County fox hunter Frank Allen will be the guest of honor at a dinner meeting of the Ohio Fox Hunters' Association in Logan on November 2. Also noted, only two home rooms for freshmen earned perfect attendance for the first month of school ending Friday, taught by Miss Eulah Williams and Harold Brown.
Gallipolis high plans a pep rally Friday with blue and white colors. Student council sponsors the event as a pregame gathering before facing Jackson that night on the local field. Coach Garfield Griffith and players will speak. Gallipolis and Jackson bands perform at the game and printed programs fund band uniforms with lineup and roster details.
Gallia County residents at a Saturday meeting chose D. Harvey Davis of Columbus as president of the Gallia County Association of Franklin County. John H. Matthews was named vice president and Mrs. Margaret Gordon Renner secretary treasurer. James T. Weed, native county and former county engineer, was principal speaker. The event took place at Sunshine Park shelter house.
Gallipolis merchants report a between seasons slump as summer merchandise lingers and warm air delays winter buying. They express a wish for an early snowfall to boost sales and clear inventory.
The Corning community reports 139 attendance at the United Brethren church for Sundays Rally day service with a promotion and recognition gifts for faithful attendees. Mentions Youth’s Rally Day planned for October 15 and notes from the Women’s and Ladies Aid activities alongside visits from relatives and teachers in nearby towns.
Mrs Gertie Spence was honored with a birthday dinner at her East Hill home Sunday. She received many beautiful gifts from friends and neighbors.
Rev and Mrs Joseph Fatkin and son David of Carlos Maryland were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Edward Ferguson. Billy Triplett underwent hernia surgery at Lancaster City Hospital and is recovering well. Mr and Mrs Francis Lovell and children and Miss Jessie Wilson of Charleston WV visited the Wilson home along with Arthur Little of Logan. Mrs Zo Lovell returned home after an extended visit. Mr and Mrs E C Marshall visited with her father John Coulter and Mr and Mrs Clement Parsons at Pennsville. Class 13 of the M E Church will meet at Mrs Lulu Dunlaps on Tuesday night. Jimmie Jones of McKeesport PA visited the Spences and Gerald Marshall. Mae Marshall visited Hattie Johnson who is not well. Corning Mother Singers Club will go to Columbus Wednesday for the State PTA Convention. Mrs Mary Brown Alice and Stanley Brown returned from North Carolina. Regular meeting of the Philos Class of the United Brethren.
Mrs Elizabeth Keller age 90 died at her home in Warren Pennsylvania on Wednesday. She is survived by her daughter Mrs G D Keller of Corning a foster son Fred Keller of Warren and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Warren home on Saturday.
Work started Monday clearing a site for a storage house at the National Fire proofing Company in Haydenville. Clarence S. Matheny says ten men are on the job. The building will house a new unglazed facing tile for interior and exterior use. Natco plant makes a dry speed wall material in glazed, unglazed and manganese spot. the plant now employs 200 men.
LOGAN Presbytery District plans a Thursday gathering at the Presbyterian Church with a noon lunch. Representatives from Nelsonville Union Furnace New Plymouth and Logan churches will attend. Three missionary societies of the local church will participate in the program. Jay Cole son of Mrs Anna Cole sustained a fractured bone in the right forearm Thursday from a fall while jumping from a moving vehicle.
About 3000 letters from Gallia County Agent E G Royer urge farm homes to join a rat eradication campaign starting Friday November 10. Orders for poison bait must be placed by November 1 and delivered for the eve of the tenth with locations in multiple local stores across the county. The campaign uses red squill poison powder in meat and cereal baits and targets rats only.
More than 60 reservations have been made for the Father and Son dinner tonight at Lafayette Hotel. Carl C. Byers president extends the public invitation to hear after dinner speaker H. D. Morris of Cincinnati representing the U S Department of Justice. He will describe the workings of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
A. W. Thomas of the State Health Department Child Hygiene Bureau will address grade and high school pupils at Washington Auditorium on Wednesday evening. A pre-program concert by the school band directed by A. Jord Bayless will precede the talk. The event is open to the public.
Rachel Joan Jordan, two day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Sidney Jordan of Harrisonville, died in Holzer Hospital during the week end.
Local relatives informed of Mrs. F J Pfadt's serious illness at her Covington Virginia residence. She has suffered several heart attacks. Brief note mentions Icelandic volcanic floods and glacial melting from volcanic vents as background.
Homer W Walker reports the Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce meeting Monday night was postponed due to no quorum. Frank C. Christ and J. Paul Mossman attended a district Jackson meeting called by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce to oppose the Bigelow Constitutional Amendment.
Gallipolis city will observe Columbus Day as a legal holiday on Thursday. Italian colony members reportedly plan no observance.
About 15 people attended a regional Boy Scout Conference at the Lafayette Hotel in Gallipolis. Speakers included G. W. Walker and Judge H. C. Worth of Huntington. Officials discussed finances and planned the annual meeting of Boy Scout executives from Ohio West Virginia Kentucky Virginia and Tennessee in Huntington October 20-21.
Dr. R. A. Howell a local lay evangelist will air a series titled Christ and His Kingdom on WSAZ Huntington starting October 12 at 8 15 a m The 15 minute programs will run at the same time every Thursday and Tuesday for three weeks.
Announcement for a night school course at Rio Grande College on the Philosophy of Religion opens Thursday evening. Full college credits are awarded to its pursuants.
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