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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1935
Page
7
A chaotic list shows county and village education trustees, clerks, and peace officers to be elected tonight and Thursday. The roster includes Helen Russell and numerous local officials across townships, boards, and villages as candidates and appointees in upcoming November elections.
Mrs Lara Swisher 77 widow of David Swisher died Thursday at her son Amos Swisher’s home near Rodney after two years of illness. The notice lists numerous trustees clerks constables and school boards connected to Gallia County and nearby towns, noting petitions to be thrown out for errors and potential reductions in campaigners.
Gallia County youths arrive at Camp Knox for CCC training before heading to the Pacific Coast. Names include Chester Boster Robert Brothers Blaine Burleson Leslie Cragg Eugene Day Lloyd Finley John Van Jenkins Clarence King Robert F Lewis Chaster Mayse Charlies Oliver Lawrence Saanders Woodrow Saunders Harold Sperry Wilton Taylor Lewis Walmsley Kemp Wickline Lonnie Valentine. Four Negro youths from the county are sent to Camp Pedro, Howard Cordell Delbert Garnes Lawrence Garnes and David Shaffer.
Mr and Mrs Sylvester Lawler and children spent the week end with Mr and Mrs Alva DeVault. Mr and Mrs Ray Strausbaugh and sons Loren and Leon visited relatives in Pennsylvania. Several local families hosted guests from Pennsylvania Grove City and Baltimore. The state American Legion convention included FE L Newsom and Miss Georgia Gray. Catharine Wells returned from Columbus while others moved or hosted gatherings along the Scioto River. Osee Butcher went to University Hospital in Columbus for treatment. Vern Streusbaugh and son returned to Dayton after visiting here. Mrs Ray Miller and daughter from Marion visited relatives here.
Funeral services were held for 55 year old Mrs Pearl Gemeinhardt wife of Frank Gemeinhardt who died from heart trouble and a paralytic stroke Burial followed at Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire Rev H H Wilbur led services at the Methodist Church with Rev J W Stone of Waverly assisting Pallbearers named A C Safford I F E Myers William McKnight Harry Miller F L Mills and Judge W R White
Gallia County adopts a coal weighing law requiring government tested and sealed scales and weight slips for buyers. Dealers may be stopped to show the slip. mines may ship to other states if seals and tickets meet the law. Farmers hauling coal must have it weighed with three tickets produced for buyer protection. In Gallipolis, Atkinson is fined 25 dollars for intoxication. Ray Betz jailed on an old fine. Floyd Grimm, 8, of Syracuse, is treated at Holzer Hospital for a broken arm from a tree fall.
The third WPA project for Gallia County seeks 367 000 as part of the 5 billion dollar national WPA program. Proposals include cleaning and painting 20 bridges, building two new bridges in Guyan Township, and altering creek channels in Morgan Ohio and Guyan townships. State approved two prior projects, resurfacing 173 miles of county roads and building 136 miles of new road.
Mrs Ruth O Shea has been readied from Avalon Sanitarium Mt Vernon and accompanied by her husband to the home of her mother Mrs Alice Carr. She was at the sanitarium six months. Friends may call any time except 9 to 11 am and 2 to 4 pm.
Chauncey Mine 25 of the Manhattan Coal Co resumed work today after a three day week. Twelve mines were listed as operating today, the largest daily report in weeks, including No. 24, No. 267, No. 10X, Chauncey No. 25 Ohio No. 1, Poston No. 6, Hocking, Black Diamond, Kimberly, Lick Run, Carbondale and Salem Hollow.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Weimer hosted a surprise Sunday dinner for their daughter Aldean. Attending were Mr and Mrs William Weiner Mr and Mrs Guy White and daughter Jane Mrs Allie White Mr and Mrs Orville Boudinot and daughters Mr and Mrs Ben Wemer Mr and Mrs R Wemer James and Philip Powell Richard Powell and Mr and Mrs F W Wemer and children.
Annual reunion of descendants of John and Kitty Marlow Cartwright and Mary Brown Cartwright scheduled for Sunday September 8 at the Athens Fairgrounds. A noon basket dinner followed by an afternoon program and officer elections.
Relatives and friends gathered at the Mullins home in Chauncey for Mrs. Ben Mullins birthday with Anna Kulik baking the cake. A chicken dinner was served to a large group including multiple Mullins family members and guests from Jackson ville Athens Columbus and Terre Haute.
The Esther Class of the M. B. E Church met Tuesday night at Nell Jorden's Mill Ster home with Dorothy Blackford leading and Zona Sapp as devotional head Winnie Skinner led the program Mae Tennihill assisted in serving lunch to Helen Nicholson Irene Schooover Winnie Skinner Addie Tippie Zona Sapp Lizzie Harvey Mae Tennihill Dorothy Blackford and Nell Jorden Also Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bridgewater spent the weekend in Cincinnati visiting their daughter Wynona who attends God's Bible School.
Mrs Elizabeth Chauncey and Mrs Helen Howard of Chauncey spent Tuesday in Millfield to see their sister Mrs Lydia Brookins who is seriously ill.
Chauncey Church of Christ will hold Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. following Bible School at 9:50 a.m. Rev. Gilbert Courtney will preach the morning sermon and also speak at Greens Run Church of Christ at night. Visitors Mr and Mrs Palmes Conant and children from Lancaster are stopping with Mrs Coneants’ parents, Mr and Mrs John Hook.
Chauncey residents Chauncey Lurena and Lauretta Saffol spent Labor Day with their parents Mr and Mrs Clifford Saffol at their Mill Street home in Chauncey.
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