This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1932
Page
7
Gallipolis reports roughly 4000 attendees over the Gallia County Fair three days. Manager A C Safford notes Wednesday drew about 2500 for day and night events, with about half that number on the prior day. He calls the financial outcome disappointing despite turnout.
Mrs. L. W. Duke of College Park Georgia delivers a glowing testimonial praising Kellogg's All-Bran for relieving lifelong constipation. The ad outlines diet factors bulk and Vitamin B, and recommends two tablespoonfuls daily with meals, noting not habit forming and advising medical advice if unresolved.
A large Wednesday night crowd viewed the horse show as many exhibits were removed after noon. The Ohio Valley section tournament between 10 teams ended tied 1 1 after seven innings due to darkness. Henderson West Virginia and Porter advanced from semifinals after Henderson beat Gallipolis 3 2 and Porter defeated Bidwell. The event began Tuesday.
The U S Steamer Iroquois, repaired at Madison Indiana Marine Ways, passed Gallipolis with the Suction Dredge Colonel Adams in tow. The Adams, ordered by Major Fred Herman to dredge the shoal channel between Parkersburg and Pomeroy, is the first large government dredge on the upper Ohio.
Secretary of war approves a 65000 allotment to build lower guide walls at Ohio River Locks 15 16 17 and 22 in the Huntington District. Earlier, guide walls at Dams 25 and 26 near Gallipolis were raised by government crews.
Rev William Wood Duff arrived back today from Albany New York where he joined his brother a theology seminary student during the Tuesday visit.
Workers digging for a new boulevard lighting system uncovered a well over 100 years old in Gallipolis at Second Avenue and State Street near City Park. Bricks were handmade with lime mortar, and the well date estimates come from John McNealey of the Southern Ohio Electric Company.
Miss Garnet Lupton and Rev. George Sagan chair Gallia County Christmas Seal and Red Cross committees plan to attend a district seal committee meeting in the Athens Chamber of Commerce rooms next Friday. Health legislation and local health problems will be discussed.
In Gallipolis the probate court room displays a bouquet of large dahlias grown by Judge J B Clark. The seven inch plus blossoms include a 9½ inch, named for his wife Ethel Clark. Dahlia cultivation has been a 15 to 20 year hobby, with many flowers earning merit certificates and sold by eastern companies.
Gallipolis reports the Fails Festival will establish headquarters in the front office of the Southern Ohio Electric Company this week. Miss Lillian Saunders, former secretary to County Agent L. W. Barnes, will serve as secretary and manage all detail work.
Lee Walker of Gallipolis arrested Wednesday night faces a hearing Monday morning before Mayor A. J. Stormont on a charge of possession of intoxicating liquors. Walker pleaded not guilty at preliminary arraignment and posted bond of 200. A jug of whisky was found in a tent Walker occupied at the Gallia County Fairgrounds.
Federal engineers of the Huntington District will open bids on Sept 30 to furnish power-house machinery signal equipment and two haulage units for the Marmet high dam on the Kanawha River above Charleston. The project aims to boost tonnage on the Great Kanawha and envisages a London dam as part of the system.
June July August tonnage on the Ohio Monongahela and Allegheny rivers rose, with 1 580 000 tons on the Allegheny up 38 628 from July and 610 515 tons on Monongahela and Ohio up 68 778. Coal steel limestone and gravel demand climbs as barge lines move hundreds of thousands of tons from West Virginia to Cincinnati Louisville and rail hubs South Bend New Albany. Pittsburgh district sees fewer steamboats after 8 months. major steel firms idle towboats awaiting business. Carnegie and Jones and Laughlin ships move thousands of tons via Union Line American Barge Line and Vesta Coal towboats to Memphis New Orleans and beyond.
Gallipolis Sept 23 Holzer Hospital treated forty patients yesterday though no new admissions were recorded for the day The hospital capacity is listed as 100 rooms Dismissals included Mrs H A Sprathing Madison W Va and William Brown and Eugene Milione
Gallipolis dispatch reports ten sacks of government flour missing from a railroad car in the yards. Rev George Sagan of the Red Cross says a lock was opened with a key and the loss occurred Wednesday night or Thursday morning. Exact total unknown until inventory but not expected to exceed ten sacks.
Hooper Ridge and Crescent Ridge families gather as Harvey Linscott and Opal Kasler visit relatives in Columbus and The Plains. Multiple guests from Athens Jacksonville Nelsonville and other areas stay with extended family including the Linesotts Anties and White households.
Mr and Mrs 3 M Lame Scott and Mrs L P Myers with daughters Margaret and Opal plus Biste Mee and Vincent Batley attended Amesville eighth grade commencement exercises Monday evening.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.