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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1937
Page
8
Gallia County apple growers race to finish picking before frosts return. Cold rain slows harvesting, prompting use of extra workers and rapid sending of hundreds of bushels to cold storage for later sale.
Mrs. Nellie Alexander Armstrong of Huntington West Virginia died after a stroke and was buried in Ridge Lawn cemetery after services at 2 30 P M The obituary notes she was a native of Letart Falls and lists relatives and mourners from Letart Falls and nearby areas.
Legal notice states a sale of oil leases and related equipment from Charles and Rhoda Mickett and T. Young, including wells, casing, pumping jacks, power machinery, and tanks. Terms require one third cash and subject to confirmation by the Common Pleas Court of Alleene County. Sale set by Audoin Roberts, receiver. auction date November 1 1937.
Gallipolis Ohio John H Mink 52 died by suicide at his Addison Township home He shot himself after returning from a Fall Festival with his wife He is survived by wife son Earl two sisters Retta and Etta and brother Orus Funeral services are planned for Wednesday at 10 at Little Kyger Church with interment there.
Charles T. Williams 65 lifelong Addison township resident died at home Sunday after a third stroke. Survived by wife Etta Rowley and five children John W Carey, Mrs Harvey Cole, Mrs Sherritt Fatherton Mt Blanchard, Mrs Sam Nicholas Plain City, Chauncey Williams Toledo. sister Mrs John McCann Chillicothe. Funeral Tuesday at Bulaville Baptist Church officiated by Rev H M Smith with churchyard burial.
Celebrants gathered Sunday at the Denney home in Gallipolis to mark the 66th birth anniversary of Mrs D W Denney. Roy Chamberlain and family served as hosts with many relatives attending. A noon picnic dinner followed by an afternoon of social activities and a musical program by the Harrison Quartette.
Gallipolis Mrs Pris cilla King was indicted for possession of illegal liquor. She was fined 50 dollars and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with jail time and half the fine suspended on good behavior.
Members of the Gallipolis Rotary Club announce an illustrated talk by R. D. Pinkerman of Marietta at the Ladies Night meeting on Tuesday November 9. President Lewis Brown names Higgins Stone and Richards to arrange the program. A floor show is planned.
Mr and Mrs Tra Deckard hosted a birthday party and wiener roast at their country home near Vinton for their daughter Genevieve on her 18th birthday. Guests included Bessie and Irene Thomas Robin Deckard Clint Ted June Lambert Elza Yates Florence Evans Evelyn Marjorie Junior Thomas Lawrence Donald Deckard Frances Deckard Mrs Wilda Corn and baby Lydia Deckard Mr and Mrs John Evans Will Thomas Horace Evelyn Smith Marvin Deckard Belva FE Smith and the Deckards were aided by Belva and Marvin in entertaining the group.
Ivron Irwin charged with breaking and entering Reese service station and stealing a slot machine has entered a not guilty plea and is held to trial under a $300 bond in Gallia County.
At the Rio Grande PTA monthly session in Gallia County the group will hold a Halloween party after the business portion in the high school building this Thursday evening.
Gallipolis crowd hears Rio Grande College plans for October 30 Home-Coming events led by President W A Lewis and Prof Zimmerman. A football game pits Rio Grande against Bluffton College as part of the festivities with committees handling invitations publicity reception parking and the program under several listed faculty and staff.
The American Legion Auxiliary of Wilkesville held Thursday night officer installations and served lunch. Installed were President Vella Wiseman, first vice Edith Newsom, secretary Minnie Spires, treasurer Esra Morris, chaplain Marvin Thomas, historian Irene Jackson. Second vice president and sergeant at arms were absent.
Executive committee: Edith Johnson Nona Wilson and Fanny Bishop oversee rehabilitation Irene Newsom music Mae Duffy child welfare Emma Newsom publicity Mattie Morris activity Jewell Strong fidac Blanche Dugan membership Edith Newsom Americanism and national defense Lena Cray poppy Minnie Pendleton community service Marvine Thomas.
Rev and Mrs George Sagen led a party of parishioners who attended sessions of the Ohio State Baptist Convention in Columbus on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Eight Gallia Countians earned Hereford heifers for stock judging prowess at the Fall Festival. Prizes went to Raymond Thomas Alfred Sheets Loren Howard and Robert Thompson for Vocational Agriculture. Richard Lakin Charles Richards Donald Evans and Stanley Shaver as 4-H winners. Heifers were purchased by a group of local farmers and officials to elevate Gallia County beef cattle standards.
Roy Smalley a 42 year old Meigs County resident died in Holzer Hospital from burns suffered at his Five Points home on September 22. He poured kerosene on a kitchen fire to hurry it. his home and furnishings were destroyed. His wife and three children escaped in their night clothes.
Gallia county brief reports Glen Peters, recently operated on at the Veterans Hospital in Dayton, is improving. He is married to Lucille Matthews of Vinton.
Jeanette Eileen Cofer, 20 months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edewin Cofer, died Monday at her grandparents home near Thivener. The father works in Columbus. She was their only child. Funeral services were held at Clay Chapel on Tuesday with burial there.
Long time Gallipolis Dye Works operator Matt Reid sold his cleaning and dyeing plant at 1125 Second Ave to Frazier & Frye, and his two downtown shops to Steve Clark. Clyde French of Middleport will manage the new cleaning plant with Kenneth Frazier and Gus Frye operating their adjoining Colony Theater area. Reid plans to relocate later to the Southwest.
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