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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1937

Page

6

Gallia County names election judges and clerks for year

Gallia County Republican and Democratic committees nominate presiding judges and clerks of election for each precinct and township. The long list includes Addison Peet, C D Leonard, Frank Rupe, E A Story and many others with party affiliations and clerk assignments for Republican and Democratic tickets across townships including Cheshire, Clay, Gallipolis, Green, Harrison, Huntington, Guyan, Perry and more.

Gallipolis Gallia County Addison H. H. Rife Farrel Haskins Verna Conner C. W. Berry J. E. Murray Paul Carman Estel Mink Mildred Roush W. E. First Robert Barcus Addison Peet C. D. Leonard Alex Lane Roy Rupe E. A. Willis J. R. Thomas M. C. Viars James Hughes Gladys Caldwell George Brinker Ray Roush Cheshire Tp Frank Rupe Clyde Werner Ferdie Holmes W. S Kananga Pet Thomas Adams T. J. Oliver Earl Jordan Walton Brownell Sophia Sowards Edward Vance Clair Adams Gladys Coffman John Flynn Kenneth Black Green Tp Ernest Blazer Dewey Wilcoxen Samuel Drummond E. H. Boster Wm. Tawney Earl Kuhn Raymond Broyles Wm. Harrington Herman Northup John Ropeter Greenfield Alice Brooks Nora Hayward Louise Edwards John F. Evans Guy Gaines Thurman Shelton Thos J. Shelton Hazel Shelton

Two Shifts Made in Gallia Church Pulpits

Gallia County Methodist pastors received transfers at the Ohio conference in Dayton. Rev. C. L. Thayer moves from Eureka to Letart Falls in Meigs County while Rev. H. H. Wilbur shifts from Gallipolis to New Lexington. Also reassigned are Rev. J. L. Stephenson to Bidwell Vinton Rev. C. W. Frye to Patriot Rev. H. N. Snyder to Cheshire Rev. E. L. Miller to Crown City Rev. W. L. Stafford to Rio Grande Thurman and Rev. Thomas Taylor to Rodney.

Gallipolis Gallia County Ohio Dayton C. L. Thayer Eureka Letart Falls Meigs County H. H. Wilbur New Lexington J. L. Stephenson Bidwell-Vinton C. W. Frye Patriot H. N. Snyder Cheshire E. L. Miller Crown City W. L. Stafford Rio Grande-Thurman Thomas Taylor Rodney

Local Grower Offers Two Pounds Half Ounce Tomato

G W Shaver of a rural Gallipolis area presents the largest tomato entry weighing two pounds and a half ounce. The entry highlights a standout specimen grown on his route farm.

Gallipolis G. W. Shaver

Gates named administrator of Elizabeth Sheets estate

Gallipolis Perry Gatewood appointed administrator of the Elizabeth A. Sheets estate with a $5,000 bond. James Gatewood and S. D. Halley signed as sureties.

Gallipolis Perry Gatewood Elizabeth A. Sheets James Gatewood S. D. Halley

Orthodox Jews Observe Yom Kippur in Gallipolis

Gallipolis residents observe Yom Kippur starting at noon Tuesday and ending at sunset Wednesday. With no synagogue in town, observance is kept in private homes.

Gallipolis

Change Date Of Meeting At Cheshire

CHESHIRE The meeting of the Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church has been postponed from Thursday evening to Friday evening September 24 at the home of Miss Ella Rothge. Several local residents hosted guests and relatives over the weekend with visits from out of town relatives and attending friends.

Cheshire Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Ella Rothge

Johnsons to Move From New York to Miami

Relatives report Lula Hayward Johnson and daughter Justine Hall are leaving New York after 15 years to settle in Miami Florida. Mrs Hall plans to enter the insurance business there.

Gallipolis Lula Hayward Johnson Justine Hall New York City Miami Fla

Local Youth Hurt in Auto Crash Near Crown City

Paul Swain a 21 year old Crown City resident is hospitalized at Holzer after a traffic accident near his home. He suffers a brain concussion and is listed in fair condition according to hospital officials.

Gallipolis Paul Swain S. W. Swain Crown City Holzer Hospital

Local Contractor Wins Pomeroy Service Station Award

John Danner, a local contractor, says he has been awarded construction of a large new automobile service station on upper Main Street in Pomeroy.

Gallipolis John Danner Upper Main Street Pomeroy

Rio Grande Doctor Arrives To Take Up Community Work

Dr. M. E. Falk arrives in Rio Grande occupying two rooms in Community Hall until a permanent office is found. He brings medical protection and care for the community, with prior roles at Philo and Zanesville and Navy service in World War I.

Rio Grande Gallipolis M. E. Falk Philo Zanesville Fulk Indiana University Western Reserve School of Medicine Cleveland Ohio Power Co Southwest Rio Grande College and Community T. J. Allison

Syracuse Public Schools Open With Noted Teachers

Syracuse Public Schools begin the new year with C. B. Weese as substitute and a lineup of teachers including Mrs. J. E. Carleton Mrs. Daniel Rizer Mrs. Pearl McBride and Miss Emma Duckworth The first PTA meeting is set for Tuesday September 14 with Mrs. Roy Holmes presiding.

Syracuse C. B. Weese J. E. Carleton Daniel Rizer Pearl McBride Emma Duckworth PTA Roy Holmes Helen G. Williams Columbus A. E. Williams Eleanor Karr Irving Karr Arthur Probst Cincinnati Wyoming Miss Karr Gertrude Jones Florence Margaret Lizzie Postle James Matthewson D. B. Williams Powell Arthur Lovett George Jenkins William Campbell Broadwell C. H. Lipker Nazarene Georgetown C. D. Copley M. E. Church Dayton Alonzo Beaver Eva Hayes Paden City W. Va Ira Fleming Grace Winebrenner Pittsburgh Pt. Pleasant David Flanagan Kansas State College Flannagan Pomeroy High School Marcia Karr Ethel Garland Pacific Coast Ray Moore Bridgeport Frank Winebrenner New Brighton Fred Shumway A. O. Tracy Pomeroy Ladies’ Aid Society of Asbury M. FE

Gallipolis Schools Report Enrollment Drop

Gallipolis schools report an opening week enrollment of 1 430 students, down 81 from 1 511 in the same period last year per superintendent E. E. Higgins. The decline affects district planning and classroom allocations.

Gallipolis E. E. Higgins

Release Man In Bigamy Case on Bond

John Myers 23 of Vinton was held to the grand jury on bigamy with bond set at 300 after a Tuesday hearing before Municipal Judge A. J. Stormont. His father signed the bond and he was released. The warrant was issued by Judge Stormont on Mrs Waneta Biffle Myers of Zaleski’s charges. Myers was arrested near Mills Station by deputies Wood and Russell while returning from West Virginia. He admits marrying Mary Kemper on December 22 but claims he believed his first wife had divorced. Mrs Myers No 2 supported him at the hearing.

Gallipolis A. J. Stormont John Myers Vinton John Myers, Sr Myers Stormont Waneta Biffle Myers Zaleski Wood Russell Mills Station West Virginia Mary Kemper Sam Kemper Morgan Township H. H. Wilbur Myers No

Rev Wilbur Gallipolis Promoted to New Lexington Church

After five years at Grace Methodist Church Rev H H Wilbur is assigned by the Ohio Conference to the New Lexington Church a distinct promotion. The church has 912 members and 730 in Sunday School. Wilbur has served three charges nearby Denvertown Junction City and Bremen and is entering a well known territory.

Gallipolis Grace Methodist Church H. H. Wilbur Ohio Conference New Lexington Wilbur Denvertown Junction City Bremen

Doctor Howell to Close Law Office and Move Library

Dr. Robert A. Howell closes his Parker Building office ending his legal practice. He has sold his law library and is removing fixtures to his home while planning to continue medical work.

Gallipolis Robert A. Howell Parker Building Howell

Honor Constitution observed by Gallipolis lodge

Morning Dawn Lodge No 7 will mark the sesquicentennial of the Constitution Thursday night at the Masonic Temple. Clarence Wagner, master, invites all Masons and families to join an 8 o'clock program with Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler as principal speaker, musical numbers by Albert Merriman Jr and a quartet, and magic by Ben Franklin of Point Pleasant to close.

Gallipolis Masonic Temple Clarence Wagner Lewis Weber Gishler Presbyterian Church Albert Merriman, Jr Vint Tanner Charles Stevers Ari Lloyd Millard Miles

Toast of New York Opens at Athena Theater

Frances Farmer plays Josie Mansfield in The Toast of New York, a drama about her loyalty between Jim Fisk and his partner Edward Arnold. The film, featuring Cary Grant and Jack Oakie, debuts Thursday at the Athena and traces Fisk from cotton trader to Wall Street power and Erie Railroad influence.

Josie Mansfield Jim Fisk Fisk Frances Farmer New York Edward Arnold Cary Grant Jack Oakie Athena Arnold Wall Street Erie Railroad Miss Farmer Gotham

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Tee Aor Merve Herman Evans B. L. Starcher Guyan John Haskins Ervin Fellore Hillis Pinkerman Henry Sheets Nervil Carter Ota Sheets Ed Lear A. L. Rucker J. E. Harrison Earl Montgomery Guyan Pet Sanford Brumfield Ira Sheets Lewis Williams Delbert Dillon Chauncey Williams John Lockhart Lewis Woodyard Woodrow Lockhart J. H. Haskins Ervin Woodyard Harrison Chas. McKean Earl Randolph Omar Fowler Ray Trout Roy Saunders Otto Saunders J. H. White John Bane Croney Lear Ralph Lewis Huntington Tp Cline Gerlach Jasper Cain Keith McGhee John Kennedy H. D. DeVore Morgan Ollie James Coy Barr Bessie Akers Guy Coy Gene Sheets Wayne Tumbleton Will Ours Grant Johnson Vesper Caldwell Boyd Jeffers Lawrence Mooney Bill Waugh J. H. Houck C. E,. Day S. C. Hamilton Perry John N. Jones Zella Rice Florence Green Austin Gills Cecil Carter T. J. Wood Alton Bostic Fred Childers Walter Bostic L. Vint Clark Raccoon Edward ‘Troth Ina Goetting Faye Lyne Maxie Thomas Wendell Wickline Centerville Esmond Russell Ed Troth Finley Richards Raymond Stoneking Joe Mossman Springfield C. O. Tope C. L. Smith C. V. Ward H. E. Smeltzer James Morgan Asa Moore Wick Worman Thomas Shaffer Elmer Fee Milo Wade Bidwell Pet E. T. Morrison Alonzo Russell Maurice Grover Monroe Winston Eugene Stevens Donald Cramer Curtis Knotts Carl Phillips J. M. Robinson George Westfall Walnut Tp Ogal Notter C. W. Powers Glen Neal Eura Wallace Elmer Cooper Jerry Gleason Woodrow Pope Kate Grube Everett Myers Joe Straight First Ward Alden Howell Warner Craft Stella Booton Frances Hanson Robert Smeltzer Sherman White J. F. Schreiner Merrill Saunders Frank Swigert Robert Houck Charles Small Frank Brothers Elva Gibbs Blazer Wetherholt May Wood Lehr Davies Jette Rathburn Earl Saunders Mildred Bush Rose O'Brien Neela Rood Maude Niday D. L. Reisinger Elma Cornell Esta Cating Laura Cox Myrtie Stringfellow Alice Wolfe Lillian Safford Gallia Tech NBC Rogen Orch Billy and Betty Easy Aces Uncle Ezra String Quartet Jean Sablon Mary Small Revus Carol Dies Thom Bert Lytell Nola Day Lum Abner Bob Newhall del Casino Paul Douglas Jack Pulton Freeman Orch Boake Carter Dorsey Orch Pryor Orch Novelteers Army Band Ella Schaller, Joan Edwards Minstrels LeBaron Ink Gil Dean Ellington Dan Harding Ruth Lyons Don Winslow Johnny Johnson Kogen Orch Bily Betty Easy Aces Kidoodlers Wilbur Hall el Caballero Ewing Serenade Club Rita Ken Murray Kostelanetz Orch Goodman's Orch Crime Crusade Nocturne CBS E. S. T Pepper Young Family Ma Perkins Vice and Sade the O'Neills Kitty Keene, Inc Hannah Problems of Congress Clyde Barrie Elsie Thompson Dorothy Gordon Modernaires del Casino Hobart Bosworth Bingo Crosby Floyd Gibbons Benator Boraho Vivian Chiefs Ames ‘A Andy John B. Kennedy Davie Orch Dailey Orch King's Jesters Stabile Orch Gordon Orch Paul Sullivan Busse Orch Trask Orch Repp Orch van Orch Po Goodman Orch Sprigg Orch Susie Betty and Bob Hollywood Jack and Loretta Dalton Brothers Ted Malone Hill James Black Orch Franklin Bride Ethel du Pont Paris Franklin D. Roosevelts, Jr S. S. Europa Charlottesville University of Virginia George Starcher Athens Cora Rowley Betty Swisher Lucie Martin Alberta Reynolds Mae Rothgeb Josephine King California Charles King Fielding Hawkins Vaughn Scott Corning Thomas Ragan O. N. Roush Wilbur Swisher Bertha Randall Nina Healey Irene Conard Lancaster Electa Hoffman Homer McCarty Middleport Dell Fife Raymond Grover Kyger Florida Eagles Eagles' Club Cor Court and Carpenter Sts Ie” Arnold Donald Meek Dionne Rev Close Law Office Charles Quigley Dorothy Wilson Eddie Nugent M. E. Fulk Toast of Athena Theater Story America R. F. Schabelitz
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