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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1935

Page

8

Gallia County Faces Hunger as Canned Relief Sits Undistributed

Gallia County officials report hungry children and empty dining pails to school despite 3 000 jars of relief fruit and vegetables and 1 848 cans of beef stored in relief offices. The relief director plans a statement on the storage and delayed distribution as county workers inspect Our House basement and Garfield Building stock. A Garfield School Building robbery was logged with thieves taking pillow cases and other items while 625 pounds of dried beans remained untouched. The county commissioners prepare to move the canned goods for country distribution.

Gallipolis Department of Education W. R. Johnson George Walker Haney Our House Garfield Garfield School Relief Office

Gallia Countians Join Farm Bureau Tour

Eleven Gallia County men joined a Farm Bureau tour to Jackson Lancaster Groveport Zanesville and Athens led by J E Reeves of New Philadelphia and J W Smith of Cadiz district representatives. County Agent R K Starbuck and other locals accompanied the group to inspect the Jackson egg grading plant and see Bureau stock including gas oil seeds and related farming goods for sale.

Gallipolis Gallia County Jackson Lancaster Groveport Zanesville Athens J. E. Reeves New Philadelphia J. W. Smith Cadiz Farm Bureau Wee R. KR. Starbuck M. E. Gatewood Thomas McCormick DL. MacLellan W. McDonald Anderson Robinson Hollis Wood J. WD. North Norma Carter Noel Carter Fred Mills

Polls Close For Corn Hog Vote In Gallia County

Polls open Saturday in Gallia County for the corn hog vote and close at 10 p m A county agent office will handle registration and voting until 6 p m when H B Shaver and David Williams will finish counting The measure asks farmers whether to continue the corn hog adjustment program which ends November 30 1935.

Gallipolis H. B. Shaver Cheshire Gailia County H. R. Starbuck Shaver David Williams Rio Grande

Gallia Academy Band to debut new blue uniforms

Gallia Academy High School band will wear its new blue uniforms for the 8 o'clock game against Nelsonville, the third league match of the season. Coach Lawrence Myers reports the squad is healthy and ready. The new scoreboard, built by Ben Bachus, will be shown tonight. Harry Doyle fined $10 and costs in Municipal Court for intoxication.

Gallipolis Gallia Academy Nelsonville Lawrence Myers Ben Bachus Harry Doyle A. J. Stormont

Morrow Returned to Jail for Failure to Pay DWI Fine

George Morrow was jailed in Gallipolis after failing to pay a $25 fine and costs for driving while intoxicated. He was arraigned in Municipal Court.

Gallipolis George Morrow

Divorce granted in Gallia on grounds of neglect

Judge W R White grants divorce to Oscar Cremeens from Blanche Cremeens citing gross neglect. Custody awarded to the father of the minor children. Waldo Tipton is held on a 300 dollar bond after waiving examination for allegedly pointing a firearm at a police officer amid a domestic dispute.

Gallipolis A. J. Stormont Waldo Tipton Tipton W. B. Cooper Oscar Cremeens Blanche Cremeens W. R. White

Gallipolis Library Drops Non-Resident Fee

Gallia County residents may now check out books at the Gallipolis Public Library without paying the former non-resident fee. The action arose at a special board meeting on Thursday. Also noted are honors for John Butler and Miss Jane E. Cating on Ohio State University’s honor list.

Gallipolis John Butler H. K. Butler Vinton Jane E. Cating J. E. Cating Ohio State University Columbus

Guardians Appointed for Seven Minors in Nibert Suit

Fortis C. Johnson was named guardian of seven minor defendants in the O. W. Nibert vs C. O. Nibert et al case. Sixty three defendants are listed in the action. Minors include Ruth Martin 9 Louise Green 4 Charles Green 10 Elsie Ann Green 8 John Nibert 17 Elma Nibert 15 and Wanda Nibert 153.

Gallipolis Fortis C. Johnson O. W. Nibert C. O. Nibert

Educators meet in Athens discuss culture and education

Southeastern Ohio teachers gather in Memorial Auditorium and Hotel Berry for a two day event. Dr G Bromley Oxnam argues culture is what remains after memory fades and urges education to prepare children for a changing society. Rabbi James G Heller urges school reform and higher teacher pay. A separate dinner features Mrs Florence Cane advocating child centered art education.

G. Bromley Oxnam DePauw University Greencastle Ind Memorial Auditorium University of California Oxnam James G. Heller Isaac M. Wise Cincinnati Board of Education Florence Cane New York M. E. Church Cane

R C Dickerson Former Gallia Resident Dies in Jackson

R C Dickerson aged 59 a former Gallia County resident died of dropsy Thursday at his sister Mrs Amanda McGinniss home in Jackson He previously lived in the Clendennin Hotel worked for Fritz and Eddie Nunnenkamp in Jackson and had served as assistant to the late C W Kerr in railroad tie purchases Arnold Dickerson is named as his son.

Gallipolis R. C Dick” Dickerson Arnold Dickerson Jackson Amanda McGinniss Clendennin Hotel Fritz Eddie Nunnenkamp C. W. Kerr

Sugar Creek Social Personal Mention

Harley Calvinson of Marietta, State Highway Department, will speak Friday at the Roosevelt-Davey Club. News notes include visits among locals, birth of Sammy Lee to Mr and Mrs George Bolin October 12, and several residents visiting in Jacksonville and Athens Route 2.

Sugar Creek Harley Calvinson State Highway Department Marietta Roosevelt-Davey Club Ollie Dailey William McCalley William Roche Santa Barbara California Ted Woods George Bolin Sammy Lee George Robinson Leland Southerton William MecColley Leona North Jacksonville John Lahen Athens Homer Johnson Chauncey Laura Noble Wilbur Householder

New Actress Rosina Lawrence Breaks Into Starring Roles

Ohio screen audiences see Rosina Lawrence rise from stand-in to featured star opposite James Dunn in Welcome Home at the Ohio Theater. The Fox Debutante of 1935 shows training in singing and drama, with a bright future ahead as she joins a cast including Arline Judge, Raymond Walburn, William Frawley, Charles Sellon and Charles Ray in a village comedy about a returning hero turned swindler.

Rosina Lawrence Hollywood Rosini Lawrence Sally Eilers James Dunn Ohio Theater Miss Lawrence Fox Film Corporation Fox

Auto Fatal Hartford Proclamation Threatens Safety Standards

Fragmentary text shows a Hartford auto fatality report and references safety measures, camera use, and public warnings. Mentions Travelers' Insurance and a fashion show tied to a beauty salon, with stray phrases about Ohio University and U S dog figures. The passage is garbled and lacks clear events or dates.

Hartford D. Zenner Zenners Ohio University

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