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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1934
Page
2
Gallia County Fair in Gallipolis reports an unusually large display of exhibits as the event nears its end tonight. Cheshire Township sends 150 labor and handiwork specimens while attendance is expected to exceed past 23 fairs. A notable display is a mobile home called the Floridian used by a concession owner, featuring compact living quarters and foldaway fixtures.
Gallipolis. Dr. W A Matheny of Athens will deliver the commencement address as nine Holzer Hospital School of Nursing graduates are honored on September 21. A baccalaureate sermon and evening exercises precede a September 21 Grace Methodist Episcopal Church reception. Laurels and other names appear among the graduates.
A fragment discusses foul breath and digestive issues from overeating. It mentions bile, bowels, liver, and the desire to treat with Carter’s Liver Pills as a suggested remedy, urging readers to seek the cause of the problem.
Gallia district enrollment total reaches 1,474 this year, up from 1,408 last year, with Sixty-six more pupils. Lincoln and Maple Shade Schools show declines, while Gallia Academy High School leads with 476 pupils and Washington follows with 820. Kanauga and other schools also listed in district comparison.
Rev Pat B. Withrow leads meetings at the Union Mission in Gallipolis with events in Charleston West Virginia this week. Pat Withrow Jr a hymn singer on WCHS performed last night drawing a delegation of American Legionnaires and Boy Scouts will attend Friday night. A choir from the Church of God will sing tonight and donations totaling several hundred dollars support the mission’s ongoing work across the region.
Mr. and Mrs. John Myers and Mrs. Ola McNamee visited, with several couples hosting gatherings this week. Foreman was reported seriously ill Thursday night, and J. M. Triplett has been ill. RG Oliver runs the Chester barber shop as residents share visits across Belleville, Kalamazoo, Columbus and Florida connections.
Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Arch Arbaugh hosting guests from Cincinnati Eaton Marion and Richmond. A surprise birthday dinner at Temple M E Church honored Earl Tewkaberry. Weekend visits also included Kathern Clark of Piqua and the Bolton family with two sons.
Gallipolis society notes include Mrs. Robert Bell visiting her mother Mrs. Oreatha O'Brien in Marietta, the Benedicts hosting the Bush family with Gilbert Jr. returning home, Miss Mayme Berridge’s Riverside Study Club program on Scandinavian countries, and Mrs. Floyd Irion presenting Miss Mabel Noel.
Earl Wallace 20 Gallipolis Ferry West Virginia said he stepped on a loose board and fell from a farm at the new Gallipolis locks Wednesday evening. He suffered a broken ankle and two displaced vertebrae and was treated at Holzer Hospital.
Gallipolis reports six cases of temporary blindness from gazing at electric welding at the Ohio River locks construction nine miles below town. Workers warned to avert their eyes. signs fail to deter. One man temporarily blinded, later returned to work. A separate incident saw a worker struck by lightning, knocked ten feet but unharmed.
In an interview Dr William Henry Scott recalls milestones from his career. He charts service as Athens public school head, Ohio University professor of Greek, and presidency of Ohio State University. He notes land grant status and drill traditions, and mentions his wife Sarah Felton Scott and six children.
Judge W R White presided in court at Ironton and Portsmouth on Wednesday and returned home that night.
A surprise party celebrated Dorothy Caldwell turning twenty two in Lottridge on September 13. Attendees included Charmion Persons Erlene Reynolds Paul Robinson Bruce Nichoson Aubrey Nichoson Scott Snodgrass Vera Lillie Helen and George of Athens and others. Evening proved enjoyable with a warm gathering.
Mrs. C. M. Swartz and Mr. Harry Cerleton with Mrs. Cerleton joined Mr. and Mrs. Everett Persons in Athens for a Sunday visit, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Cerleton from near Coolville.
Langsville reports Carrie Atkinson traveled to Pom eroy then to Pittsburgh. She stayed with Everett McKnight during the summer. Addie Stalder and Anna Miller visited Mrs. T. M. Pickens. Delbert Hayes vacationed with his parents in Athens. L. E. Entsminger visits Aurora, Columbus and Chicago World Fair. Oakley Smith and wife returned to Richmond after visiting A L Smith. Smith in ill health. J B McClure of Akron came Sunday visiting.
Fasteeth powder improves denture fit with no gummy taste or pasty feeling. Keeps plates tight and comfortable. Deodorizes. Available at your druggist in three sizes.
Fragmentary text mentions the Miller family and a Mr. Smith in Parkersny with vague references to illness and fate. No clear event, date, or outcome is identifiable from the readable portion.
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