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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1932
Page
3
Construction to expand seating at Gallia Academy High School will begin tomorrow to add 500 seats. The bleachers, built by the manual training department under Ben Bamus, will cost about half of pre made units. First new sections due by Friday 7 when Pomeroy visits. About 1,000 spectators expected.
An advertisement extols a tonic, claiming it raises red blood cells and hemoglobin to improve skin health. It urges readers to boost resistance, fight infections, and restore vitality, touting widespread gratitude and two sizes available at drug stores from the S. S. Company.
Gallipolis reports gasoline prices across grades fell by one half cent at all Alling stations yesterday. Local pumps had been charging even amounts plus a half cent prior to the drop.
William Wright sails on the Steamer American to New Orleans for a month. The Chick family relocates to Kanauga. Several locals visit Lincoln Ridge, Niagara Falls, and Huntington for illness and vacation. Community news covers home projects, dock work on the Kanawha, a large Point Pleasant outing, church services, and residents’ comings and goings.
Rio Grande coach Pat Lyne plans to field nearly the same lineup for the first night game against Cedarville College in Xenia Saturday after an Ohio University game. Homecoming events at Rio Grande are set for J.3 with Wilmington College slated to oppose on the gridiron.
Weekend gatherings featured Mr and Mrs W Butcher hosting relatives. Mrs Homer Kennedy hosted a reception for daughter-in-law Mrs Dayton Kennedy with thirty guests. Dayton Kennedy, an Ohio State University student, and his bride are setting up home in Columbus.
GALLIPOLIS September 29 A large crowd attended a reception for Rev W H Wilbur new Grace M E Church pastor and his wife at the church Harry Miller Prosecuting Attorney opened the program with a welcome address. The Rev Wilbur spoke. A C Safford was also a speaker. Vocal selections were provided by Bobbie Price Mia Paul Lanthorne and Miss Virginia Taynch. Misses Betty Krate and Betty Cornwell sang a duet and Miss Christine Hoer gave a piano solo. The Male Chorus of the church sang as part of the program.
In Callipolis on Second Avenue painters coat exteriors and interiors of several business buildings this week. The former Green Lantern interiors are being redecorated and will open October 8 as the Merryland by Cavendish of Huntington, West Virginia. Vanden Restaurant in the Priestly Block also received exterior paint last week. A. M. Blake & Company hardware store exterior and Ohio Valley Bank interior were repainted recently. Show windows at E N D Dorff Company store are being repainted.
John Randolph pleaded not guilty at a mayoral hearing to a charge of possessing intoxicating liquors. He was fined $100 and costs and jailed if the fine is not paid. He was arrested early Tuesday and had previously entered a not guilty plea.
Gallia County Gallia Academy High School teachers host their first fall steak roast at Ranes Landing below Gallipolis tonight. Nineteen teachers are attending the event as part of the school’s social season.
In the Questa area, arrangements for the event are in charge of Mrs Edith Hennis, home economics instructor, overseeing planning and execution.
The M. Hidwell-Porter football squad will play the Gallia Academy second team Friday at 4 30 p m on the academy gridiron. No first team game is scheduled this week.
The article describes an opportunity for a local girl to be cast in a film titled Athens' Hero. Directors seek a girl who meets industry requirements, with a potential film career if selected. Applications should be sent promptly due to producer scheduling and expenses.
The Messenger reports a Hollywood production unit will visit Ath ia to shoot a two reel feature titled Athens Hero. A director and cameraman along with staff will supervise 140 scenes with local people cast and two new automobiles for a crash scene. Times and place for the auto wreck event will be announced later.
In MacArthur on September 9 James A Devine executive secretary of the Building Association League outlined the Federal Home Loan Bank purpose. He said the bank aims to provide money for home financing to stimulate construction and restore jobs, viewing it as a mortgage stabilization instrument not a bailout. The meeting included building and loan representatives from fourteen Southern Ohio counties.
Washington reports the United States Weather Bureau has issued 600 hurricane warnings in a 60 day period, an all-time record, as Chief Forecaster Charles Mitchell notes tropical disturbances can have beneficial effects despite the surge in alerts.
The Messenger Athena invites readers to name their preferred leading lady for an upcoming production. An application blank will appear on page one and should be sent to the Movie Editor immediately.
An old advertisement touts an internal remedy named HAIM-ROID for piles. It claims quick relief by stimulating circulation and eliminating impure blood, with guarantees of ending pile misery or money back after trials on 1,000 patients.
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