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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1941
Page
10
Gallipolis High School expects a record attendance as 48 new pupils begin Friday with 30 to 35 more likely to enroll, boosting total beyond last year’s 515. Junior 118, sophomores 129, freshmen 161. senior class faces a decline to about 90. A journalism course by Miss Catherine Morrison joins curriculum.
Gallipolis reports tire distributors state no more white sidewall tires will be available after current supply is exhausted. A directive forbids processing rubber for white sidewall tires after August 23. Dealers seek to re process discarded tires as prices rise.
Nearly 250 persons attended the centennial observance at Ebenezer Church in Raccoon Township. The program was followed closely with a feature reading and singing in the Welsh language.
Gallia County records six typhoid fever cases with about half of them hospitalized. No patient has access to the city water supply amid the outbreak. Legal notices from Athens County outline probate actions in the matter of Edward C. Berry and related estates with several parties named across multiple states.
Billy Musgrave son of Mr and Mrs E M Musgrave of Cheshire earns second place in the state fair poster contest. He will be a Cheshire High School senior and is praised for artistic talent.
In Gallipolis a Red Cross volunteer nurses unit is anticipated though plans are not firm. The Holzer Hospital Nurses Training School will assist, but the unit remains separate. The Red Cross aims to offer volunteer courses to meet rising nurse demand, with graduates becoming nurse aides and receiving distinct insignia.
Rutland residents gather at Mrs Will Folan home as the local Garden Club meets for an afternoon of social time. Fourteen members attend with refreshments served by the hostess and members share updates on visits and personal news.
Announcement that E. Howard Cadle, Indianapolis evangelist, will speak at the Jackson Apple Festival on the afternoon of September 19. It recalls his previous City Park appearance during the sesquicentennial celebration.
Foster B. Cornwell administrator of Emily J. Riffee deceased seeks court approval to sell 15.45 acres in Rome Township Athens County Ohio to pay debts. Property subject to oil and gas lease to Ohio Fuel Gas Co. Defendants must answer by Sept 27 1941. Petitions filed in Cause No 17371 in Probate Court.
Gallipolis reports the marriage of Jewell Elliott to Woodrow DeVault with ceremony by Rev W S Westerman at Grace Methodist Church on Saturday Aug 16. Local society includes entertainments, house parties, club games and various family visits across the region.
Charles L. Baker enjoyed a surprise dinner party Friday night in honor of his birthday arranged by Mrs. Baker. Guests included state hospital employees Noah and Reuben Wood Rev. E. C. Venz Jesse Sheets Oliver Stover Nelson Brucker Hobart Barlow Mrs Nellie Stover Mary Jo Henry Lenorah Kingery Mrs Edith Henry Mr. Cook Marcus McKean Raymond Shate Mr. Rathburn Frank Dickey Garland Houck John Baker James Henry. Also attending were newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. William Leslie Boggs Martha Phillips chaperoning a Buckeye Lake weekend group including Misses Bette Leaper Wanda Saunders Vivian Bevan Evelyn Schramm Clint Cole Bob Haggerty Richard Dabney Bill Spurgeon.
A group including Edith Nuckles Evelyn Schramm Vivian Bevan Bette Leaper Wanda Saunders and Mrs Marvin Carter attended a bridge party and shower honoring Mrs William Boggs Friday in Ironton. Separate notice: real estate to be sold at public auction in Athens County on September 9 1941 at 1 30 PM. One half interest appraised at $100 with minimum bid two thirds that amount. Sale cash. sheriff Charles W Bayless with deputies PyEsther B Gross and E E Jacobs.
Galliapolis traffic officer Delbert Holmes resigns effective Friday and will return to merchant policeman duties Saturday. No successor named and City Manager John Gwinn has not announced replacement.
Mr and Mrs Scott Blackston and their Iowa family visited Hocking County last week. They briefly met Joe Davis in Washington Township and toured Cedar Falls and Urelville areas. Blackston, now 57, has farmed in Iowa after early years in Missouri.
Carl C. Byers, high school principal, and Dr. D. H. Eikenberry, Ohio State University education professor, prepare a 200 page book titled The Ohio Plan of Using the Evaluative Criteria. Two thousand copies will be printed for Ohio schools and nearby states. The Ohio High School Principals' Association sponsors the work which aims to improve teaching, school equipment, and school public relations.
Pleasant Valley social roundup notes visits and gatherings from Delta Athens Columbus and nearby areas. Families including Dowell Pugh Goodin and Wood hosts share weekend visits picnics at Lake Alma and Wood Lake with relatives spanning Columbus Chauncey Darwin Colo rado Connecticut and Chicago.
Funeral services were held in Siloam Baptist Church near Mercerville for Asa A Sheets 59 year old Lecta area resident who died at home two days earlier. Surviving relatives include wife Garnet Caldwell sons Earl Ray William and John Sheets daughters Ethel and Birdie Sheets brothers Don and Eric Sheets sisters Mrs Minnie Miller and Mrs Nora Halley Huntington.
Gallipolis residents and visitors filled the streets for a busy weekend, with crowds near record levels. Two local citizens were arrested for intoxication amid the bustle.
Gallia County confirms Lewter W. Thompson appointed administrator of the estate of his father, Robert P. Thompson, in a local probate filing.
Gallipolis reports the swimming pool closed for the season and will not resume activities until Memorial Day 1942. A financial report is being prepared and the pool is said to show no operating indebtedness.
Gallia area sees record traffic with more cars passing through Sunday and Monday than any time this year. Silver Bridge reports similar influx as Capt. Jon Lane runs ferryboat extra hours to handle crowds. Hundreds visit the Ohio River Eureka Dam and city sights while hotels and tourist homes report unprecedented weekend business.
The W. S. C. S. of Methodist Church will hold an all day quilting at the home of president Mrs. Charles Sayre with a potluck dinner on Thursday September 4. Members are urged to be present.
Gallia County reports apple picking started about ten days earlier than usual with no labor shortage anticipated. Stanley Plymare, lead orchardist, notes that state hospital orchards expect 17 000 bushels, while Plymale’s packing plant in Gallipolis begins Sept 15 for six weeks to two months and may exceed last year’s 35 000 bushels.
A collection of social items notes friends and relatives visiting and moving. Mr and Mrs William Runnion prepare to move to Vienna West Virginia. Leslie Johnson of Columbus stayed with his brother Leo Johnson. Washington DC visitors include Mrs Howard Dewees and son Lyle Miss Alice Coleman and Charles Glenn. Babes and kinfolk visit from Farnham New York and Edgewood Illinois. Mrs Effie Stout of Orange visited with Mrs R J Runnion. Fred Gillilan family attend the State Fair. Emma Stout of Athens visited Alma Jones.
A bull that broke from a stockyard pen in Pt. Pleasant rampaged through the business district before being driven to Tu Endie Wei Park. A state trooper shot and killed the animal to end the danger.
Heavy rain cut attendance at the Rio Grande grange barbecue picnic supper. Serving occurred in the Community Hall and the program followed in the same location.
All 18 members of the new class at Holzer Hospital Nurses' Training School reported Monday to begin the three year course.
A 60 acre farm in Harrison Township sold from Francis Worthington to Lula Mae Smith of Milton West Virginia. The transfer records the Gallia area sale and notes the buyer's Missouri? (check) No, Milton West Virginia.
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