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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1934

Page

14

End of Season Celebrated by Gallipolis Softball Players

About 100 players and enthusiasts dined at the Methodist Church to mark a successful softball season. St. John's beat C. C. team 10 to 3 in the league finale on Sept 10, after a long, detailed schedule of games against Cheshire, Sterling Oil, Highway, CCC, Insurance, K P, and others from June 28 through September.

Gallipolis Allon St. John's Cheshire Knights of Pythias Rhein Insurance Highway Beer Sterling Oil CCC Addison K. P Rocky Fork St. John’s Sterling, Oil Adamson St John’s

Sunday church services and farewells in Gallipolis

T L Bush will serve as lay reader at the Episcopal Church for the last time before leaving with Mrs Bush to study theology in the east. A farewell banquet was held. Ten Baptist ministers closed a conference here to discuss calling matters. Local pastors outline sermons for Sunday services. Local residents plan to attend an Athens air show, hoping to see stunt flyers and air aces.

Gallipolis T. L. Bush Episcopal Church Grace Methodist Church H. H. Wilbur Jesus Presbyterian Church C. BE. Holzer Earl Barnes Misa Margaret Tabit Athens

Jury Delays Man Held Over In Birthday Party Request

Grand Jury weighs the case of Jesse Winden charged with driving while intoxicated. He is in jail awaiting jury disposition after being bound over to Common Pleas Court. He asked how long until release, and was told to await the jury meeting. He cited his mother's birthday party on the tenth of next month as a reason to be released.

Gallipolis Jesse Winden Common Pleas Court A. J. Stormont Winden

Mrs. Helen Yost Weds N. G. Somerville in Chillicothe

Gallipolis reports the marriage of Mrs. Helen Yost to N. G. Somerville of Huntington at the Presbyterian Church in Chillicothe. Rev. W. Wood Duff officiated, with Stanley Huntington and Miss Helen Perry as attendants. The couple plans a honeymoon in New York and Canada and will reside at 1017 Twelfth Street Huntington after October 1. Mrs. Somerville, daughter of Mrs. Mary Huntington and the late Capt. Ira Huntington, is a noted local musician. the groom oversees toll-bridge accounts in West Virginia.

Gallipolis Helen Yost This City N. G. Somerville Huntington W. Va W. Wood Duff Chillicothe Duff Yellow Springs Ohio Stanley Huntington Helen Perry New York City Canada Twelfth Street Somerville Mary Huntington Ira Huntington West Virginia

Woman Is Jailed Over Disputes and Disorderly Conduct

Ruth Mattox remains in Gallia County Jail on a 100 bond after arrest in City Park for fighting with her sister Mary who also is jailed. John Fadely pleaded not guilty to drunkenness and is held on an unpaid fine. Carl Young faces a 17.40 fine for drunken and disorderly conduct after breaking up tables and dishes at home. Real estate transfers in Gallia County include several parcels and lot transfers among residents and banks. Atty Hollis Johnston is vacationing in Roanoke Virginia. Gallia County Court house reports steam heat turned on briefly as cool weather arrives. One hundred Gallia Academy High School students staged a snake dance to celebrate tonight’s football game against Rutland.

Gallipolis Ruth Mattox Mary John Fadely A. J. Stormont Carl Young Gallia Academy High School Rutland

O'Brien Family Leaves for University of Michigan

Mr and Mrs W R O'Brien and daughters Anne Dunbar and William Cherrington with James O'Brien have returned to Ann Arbor Michigan to pursue studies at the University of Michigan.

Michigan Gallipolis W R. O'Brien James O'Brien Anne Dunbar William Cherrington Ann Arbor, Mich University of Michigan

Holzer Hospital Nursing School Holds Commencement

Nine graduates of Holzer Hospital School of Nursing will receive diplomas at Grace M E Church in Gallipolis at 8 p m tonight. Dr W A Matheny of Athens will deliver the address and Dr Charles E Holzer will preside. A reception follows in church parlors.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital School of Nursing Grace M. E W. A. Matheny Athens Charles E. Holzer H. H. Wilbur George Sagen Mildred Fowler Frances Hunker Klein Stanley Lanier

Local Visits Fill Week With Family Gatherings

Reedsville residents and friends, including Anne Holland of Sebring and Edna B. Stewart of Akron, visit relatives in the area. City guests include Rosa Parker’s family and W. E. Parker of Columbus, with multiple households sharing time at Morning Star and other local homes.

Anne Holland Sebring Howard Coleman Edna B. Stewart Akron Ida Kibble Mabel C. Barnett W. E. Parker Columbus Rosa Parker Russell Buckley East Palestine Helen Emrick Raymond Pickerington Charlies Hamilton Philo W. B. Kibbie Carrie Kibble Earl Humphrey Huntington Edwin Humphrey Frank Shumway Bert Barnett Frank Hayes Beverly Howard Shumway Guy Foster Dayton Effie Warren Fred Knowles

Chase announces birth of daughter at Methodist Hospital

Mr and Mrs Vaughn H Chase announce the birth of a daughter on September 14 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis Indiana The couple are Ohio University graduates The paternal grandfather is James A Chase of Albany and the Riley grandparents now reside in Indianapolis This item also notes an old time half and half drink of half ale and half stout.

Vaughn H. Chase Mildred Ann Riley The Methodist Hospital Indianapolis Ind Ohio University James A. Chase Albany O. W. Riley Athens

Tri Motor Airliner to Visit City This Weekend

The Stinson tri motor airliner arrives Saturday and Sunday with pilot Myron Hightower. Known as The Marrying Pilot, he boasts ten years in aviation including five years with heavy transport aircraft. He offers aerial wedding services and set a 1932 record in Spartanburg, carrying over 800 passengers in one day.

Stinson Myron Hightower Hightower Pilot Hightower United States Spartanburg South Carolina

Prize photo by C&O agent from Kanauga wins

A prize winning snapshot taken by H. H West of Kanauga at the Old Mill Dam Northup and printed in the Pittsburgh Press. West is a Chesapeake & Ohio station agent at Kanauga and pursues photography as a hobby.

Gallipolis H. H West Kanauga Old Mill Dam Northup Pittsburgh, Pa Chesapeake & Ohio

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Methodist Church L. Bush N. G Gallia County Daisy D. Scurlock J. E C. E. Rhodes Virginian Joint Stock Land Bank Springfield H. BE. Houchetux Effie L. Warren Anna Jeanette Healy Will Lydia Wey Ella Berridge Hannah EB. Clark Clyde Fagle Leslie W. Smith Clara E. Cardwell Anna Loretta Gaston Ida Heacock Johnson Atty Hollis Johnston Roanoke Werather Miller’ Lines AEA West State Jean Swift Holzer Nursing School Reedsville Ries McKelvey Tometrist Jeweler Congoleum E.F. Sells North Court Street Mallory Bennett Zenners Men’s Shop Griffin Botany Southeastern Ohio Zenners Ness New Wondersoft
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