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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1937

Page

6

Gallipolis Baptists Launch Campaign for New Medical Building

Gallipolis Baptist Church plans a fundraising drive to finance a new medical building to be erected on Third and Locust streets. The Gallipolis Medical Building Inc with $50,000 capital, led by Dr Leo C Bean, Dr Francis W Shane, Dr Raymon T Allison and Harry M Miller, seeks possession by October 25 to raze the current education center and house the doctors. James L Haskins chairs the campaign to secure funds and space for church activities while the clinic plans a laboratory and full-time chemist alongside the doctors' suites.

Gallipolis Leo C. Bean Francis W. Shane Raymon T. Allison Harry M. Miller Baptist Church Third and Locust Sts Baptists James L. Haskins Baptist Building Campaign

Fall Festival Set for Week of October in Gallia County

Gallia County votes set the annual Fall Festival for the week starting October 11 with events at the park along the Ohio River. Committees to be named within a week. An amusement company will operate the week long program.

Gallipolis Gallia County John C. McNealey Ohio River

Injured Pt Pleasants Player Shows Improvement

Gallipolis reports Roscoe Barnett an 18 year old Pt Pleasant football player who suffered a broken back in practice shows slight improvement according to Holzer Hospital surgeons.

Gallipolis Roscoe Barnett Pt. Pleasant Holzer Hospital

Campbell divorce action filed in Gallia County

Mrs. Lena Gertrude Campbell mother of two sons including a four month old has filed a divorce suit against Morris Wayne Campbell alleging failure to provide.

Gallipolis Lena Gertrude Campbell Morris Wayne Campbell

Rio Gridders Start Work At Rio Grande College

Rio Grande College opens football practice on Tuesday September 7 with lettermen Denver Walker Charles Pickens Stewart Wiseman Carl Lambert Laurence Petruzzi Russell Green Vaughn Snook Robert Barney and newcomers William Wilson Wayne Trout Howell Edwards James Davis Clifford Cunningham William Burke Ed Payne Richard Howard Carl Meadow Harold Yener George Elkins Roy Jeffers Ellie Henderson Hurlburt Bixler Ross May and George Kelly. Coach P R Lyne says seven game schedule begins September 18 at Athens against Ohio University with Bluffton College game closing the Rio Grande Homecoming on October 30.

Gallipolis Rio Grande College Denver Walker Oak Hill Charles Pickens Middleport Stewart Wiseman Waterloo Carl Lambert Roseville Laurence Petruzzi New Lexington Russell Green Jackson Vaughn Snook Wheelersburg Robert Barney New Boston William Wilson Blanchard Hardgrow Wayne Trout Howell Edwards James Davis Clifford Cunningham William Burke Ed Payne Richard Howard Carl Meadows Portsmouth Harold Yener George Elkins Roy Jeffers Mercerville Ellie Henderson Cambridge Hurlburt Bixler Ross May Wellston George Kelly South Point Chester Hamilton Taylor States P. R. Lyne Athens W. A. Lewis Ruth Davidson Pauline Parsons Mabel Thomas Arcelia Wheeler Helen Grierson Virginia Holcomb Lillian Newberry Gladys Sexton Elwood Sheridan Forde Newberry Aileen Bennett Ola Coleman Paul Poole Dorothy Weeks Lillian Dabney Minford Roy Daniel Clay George Corns Alvin Dalton Helen Paul Avanelle Sisler Erma Massie Joseph Pennington Ironton Anna FE. Spurlock Charles Roush Cheshire James Clatsworthy Paul W. Smith Celia Leifheit James Stewart Lucasville Lucille McCoy Lillian Sturgill Raceland Ray Roy McGuffin Charles Summers Pt. Pleasant W. Va Fullerton, Ky

Fort Mitchell pharmacist joins Holzer Hospital staff

Miss Dorothy Dewar of Fort Mitchell Kentucky and a Cincinnati School of Pharmacy graduate is added to Holzer Hospital staff as pharmacist. She previously worked in similar roles at two Cincinnati hospitals.

Gallipolis Dorothy Dewar Fort Mitchell Cincinnati School of Pharmacy Holzer Hospital Cincinnati

Legion Post and Auxiliary seek gifts for new building fund

Gallipolis reports the American Legion Post and the Woman's Auxiliary aim to raise 400 more dollars after contributing 2600 toward a new building fund. They state no solicitation will be made and urge contributions.

Gallipolis American Legion Post Woman's Auxiliary

What's On The Air Radio Schedule Notes

Radio listings show a mix of orchestras and acts including Ray Heatherton Hobart Bosworth and Boake Carter. Performers include Dorsey Orchestra Del Casino Liedersingers and Fernando Orchestra with The Napoleons. Schedule details are to be announced.

Ray Heatherton Hobart Boswort Dailey Orch Jack Fulton Freeman Orch Boake Carter Music Hall del Casino Liedersingers Geo R

Enrollment At Rio Shows An Increase

Enrollment at Rio Grande College rises as fall term begins September 27 per President W. A. Lewis. The list of already enrolled includes Ruth Davidson, Carl Meadows, Pauline Parsons, Mabel Thomas, Arcelia Wheeler, and many others from Gallia County and nearby towns.

Rio

Coach Lyne to Remain at Rio Grande College

Gallia readers learn that Paul R. Lyne will continue as History professor and Men’s Physical Education Director at Rio Grande College for the coming year. Lyne joined the faculty in 1932 after prior roles at Rio Grande 1923 1930 and Defiance College. He earned a PhB from Dennison in 1923 an MA from Columbia in 1930 and Bucknell’s coaching school in 1928.

Gallipolis Paul R. Lyne Rio Grande College Lyne Dennison University Columbia University Rockne-Meanwell Bucknell University Rio Grande Defiance College

Vinton Woman Eva Cain Dies After Long Illness

Mrs. Eva Cain of Vinton, wife of Jasper M. Cain, died at midnight Wednesday after a long heart illness. Survived by her husband and three children Lonnie Arthur and Hattie. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 p.m. with Rev. J. L. Stephenson officiating, burial in Vinton Memorial Park.

Gallipolis Eva Cain Jasper M. Cain Vinton Lonnie Arthur Hattie J. L. Stephenson Vinton Memorial Park

Leaf of what tree is pictured here

Puzzle clues mix cryptic definitions and wordplay across horizontal and vertical entries. It asks for leaf identification, insignia, tree terms, and various short definitions to fill a crossword style grid.

San Quentin at Athena Theater Promises Rugged Drama

The Athena Theater screens the melodrama San Quentin starring Pat O'Brien as the San Quentin Captain and Humphrey Bogart with Ann Sheridan as a nightclub singer. Lloyd Bacon directs a cast including Veda Ann Borg Joseph King James Robbins and Gordon Oliver in a brisk action filled drama with no execution scenes. Also noted is Laurence Myers touring the southern states representing a major athletic goods manufacturer.

San Quentin Athena Theater Pat O’brien Humphrey Bogart Joseph Sawyer Big Barton MacLane Ann Sheridan San Francisco Pat San Francisco Bay Lloyd

Grace Church announces morning and evening services

Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis announces Sunday services with Rev. H. H. Wilbur speaking on The Value of Vision in the morning and The Urgency of the Angels in the evening. Junior sermons titled In the Royal Palace and Ruler of All Egypt follow. Remodeling keeps services on the first floor auditorium.

Gallipolis Grace Methodist Church H. H. Wilbur Egypt

Episcopal Services Open Next Sunday in Gallipolis

Rev. Robert Leake of St. Peter's Church in Gallipolis says full services resume at 10 30 next Sunday after an August vacation. He notes the Gallipolis Sunday services may permanently shift from evening to morning.

Gallipolis Robert Leake Middleport St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

Motorist Fined and License Suspended in Drunken Driving Case

William Saunders of near Gage was fined 50 dollars plus costs and his driving license suspended for four months by Judge A J Stormont on a drunken driving charge. Balmoral marble arrives for Ohio Valley Memorial Co. quarried in Scotland and finished in Finland. Dark red in color and highly polishable, it differs from typical markers.

Gallipolis William Saunders Near Gage A. J. Stormont Balmoral Ohio Valley Memorial Co C. Wayne Booth Scotland Finland

Queen Olga Recalls Past Romance of Philip Veritzen

Queen Olga tells Lillian and Adele the romantic tale of Philip Veritzen from their youth. Olga recalls his royal birth, close ties to her former fiancé Cynara, and a marriage that grew to love, despite rumors about her husband. The narrative hints at future revelations.

Olga Philip Veritzen Lillian Cynara Harry Underwood Transvania

Huge Labor Day Celebration Planned at Buckeye Lake Park

Labor Day weekend at Buckeye Lake Park features two live dance orchestras in the Crystal Ballroom Chick Carter leading a swing act with Nitwit Hooker and Tweedlum Beard Earl Weyeth and his orchestra also performing both days A lavish fireworks display will crown the celebrations The article notes strawberry seeds as a plant detail.

Buckeye Lake Park Crystal Ballroom Chick Carter Carter Hooker Tweedlum” Beard Earl Weyeth Central Ohio Weyeth

Divorce filings drop in Gallia County in August

In Gallia County during August, divorce actions totaled one third as many as applications for marriage licenses, indicating a sharp decline in divorces compared with marriage license requests.

Gallipolis Gallia

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