Progress of Postwar Planning Outlined To Nelsonville Council
Nelsonville council heard a progress report from the Post-War Planning Commission on improvement projects including black-topping Madison Street and Pleasant View Avenue with an estimated cost of 5,224.16, city participation expected to be 1,000 after state and matching funds. Mayor Oral Daugherty outlined other planned projects and defended court fines for ex servicemen, noting rigid policy and that the city would benefit most people with spending decisions.
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Nelsonville
Oral Daugherty
Coun’ Eil
T. F. Mullingan
Glenford Dugan Post
American Legion
Madison St
Pleasantview Ave
Monday Creek
Daugherty
State Highway Department
Connell
Planning Commission
Fort St
Public Square
Columbus
Hocking, Fayette
Poplar
T. F. Mulligan
Counell
DIAL
AD OF Education
Ames Bern
County of Athens
P.O. aAddress
Amenville
Ohio
E. IL
Krenan
Board of Ten
General
Starert Lee
Seni Ntl Act
Tetei
Schock
Boh
Maine
Eemma
Eiae
Methodist Church Brotherhood To Meet
Nelsonville report notes the Methodist Church Men’s Brotherhood will hold a dinner meeting April 3 at 6 15 pm with Ernest Hoskins speaking on the Peoples of India and China and Miss Catherine Morris singing. The council discussed police enforcement and parking rules on Hocking Street plus street access requests, mayor’s court finances, and parking meter updates with new heads expected next month.
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Nelsonville
Men's Brotherhood of the Methodist Church
Ernest Hoskins
India
China
Catherine Morris Ai
Hocking St
Columbus St
Alternate Rt. 33
Canal Rd
City Treasury
General Fund
Oral Daugherty
James Cope
State of
John W. Smith
Old Marietta Road
Public Service Department
Vern Coakley
Mound St
Adams St
Brooks
Coakley
Notice to Claimants in Nelsonville Unemployment Office
Athens Field Office will be at Nelsonville Friday April 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Miners unemployed due to the labor dispute may report for filing on or after April 8. others report between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Service not for current claim reporters or new miners.
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Nelsonville
Athens
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Cnot
Awing
Eides
Corning Social Notes Highlights Local Meetings and Visits
William Fail was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesiile on Tuesday for an eye operation. Women’s Society Christian Service meets Tuesday April 2 at 7 30 p.m. in the Methodist Church with hostesses Mrs Marie Tucker and Mrs Maybelle Dunlap. Bazaar plans set for April 13 at 2 p.m. including bake sale and a varied menu. Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church meets at Mrs Merle Levering’s home Tuesday April 2 with Mrs Elizabeth Woodruff leading. Mr and Mrs Willard Thompson of Fultonham visited William Spence’s home Sunday. Mrs W J Garrison and Mrs Helen Garrison visited relatives in Columbus last week. Mrs Isabelle Thomas Mrs Delcia Spence Mr and Mrs William Space attended events in Amesville Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Levering
Elizabeth Woodruff
Willard Thompson
Fultonham
William Spence
W. J. Garrison
Helen Garrison
Columbus
Isabelle ‘Thomas
Del‘cia Spence
William Space
Anesville
Satur
Tomlinson Dies in Buffalo
NELSONVILLE Mrs. E J Kessinger was called to Cadiz Ohio today by the death of her brother in law R L Tomlinson former Nelsonville resident who died in a Buffalo New York hospital Monday night He was the son of the late C B Tomlinson former Nelsonville funeral director and married Elizabeth Hall of Nelsonville sister of Mrs Kessinger
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Nelsonville
E. J. Kessinger
Cadiz
Ohio
R. L. Tomlinson
Buffalo, N. Y
C. B. Tomlinson
Elizabeth Hall
Nelsonville Couple Wed In Presbyterian Manse Romance
Miss Lorena Poole and Richard Kline of Nelsonville united in marriage at 6 45 p m Sunday at the Presbyterian Manse by Rev John Lloyd Evans. Attending were Mrs Bessie Kline mother of the bridegroom and Mrs Alice Poole and Miss Barbara Poole. The groom formerly worked for Carpenter Hardware in Logan and will enter the Army on April 15. The bride is employed at Davis Grocery and will remain in Nelsonville. Mrs Wil Bland expressed gratitude to neighbors during Mr Bland's illness as they approach their 18th wedding anniversary April 5. Rita Kay, a nine pound daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Huntey, born March 29. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Fink. great grandmother Mrs Anna Fink. Mr and Mrs H N Van Wey of Derry Pa and Mr and Mrs T E Boyle and son Tommy of Columbus visited Mr and Mrs George Barrows. Mrs Van Wey visiting Mrs Barrows.
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Lorena Poole
Richard Kline
John Lloyd Evans
Bessie Kline
Alice Poole
Barbara Poole
Carpenter Hardware Co
Logan
Davis Grocery
Wil Bland
Mr. Bland
Mrs. Bland
Church of Christ
Robert Huntey
Rita Kay
John Fink
Bertha Schoonover
Deanville
Anna Fink
Chauncey
Str
H. N. van Wey
Derry
T. E. Boyle
Tommy
Columbus
George Barrows
van Wey
Barrows
Nelsonville Delegation to Attend County Garden Meet
Garden clubs of Athens County will be represented at a county meeting in Glouster on Friday April 12. Nelsonville club members should contact Mrs Elizabeth Bell at once for attendance numbers. Mrs Royal C Turner Glouster president to finalize lunch plans. The Legion hall over the Post Office opens at 10 30 a m and closes by 2 p m. An inexpensive luncheon will be served. Prof Victor Ries of Ohio State University will describe the New York Flower Show and, with Ross Wright county agricultural agent, show how to improve seed growth. Ries requests an exhibit of broom flowers and shrubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Athens County
Glouster
Nelsonville Club
Elizabeth Bell
Royal C. Turner
Glouster Club
Legion Hall
Victor Ries
Ohio State University
New York
Ross
Philedorian Lodge Plans Meetings This Week
Nelsonville special meetings at the Masonic Temple will confer entered apprentice and fellowcraft degrees tonight and on Friday night April 5 the master Mason degree will be conferred on two candidates at the lodge venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Masonic Temple
Morning Prayer Service in Epiphany Church Apr 3
Nelsonville notices the Morning Prayer service at 7 a.m. on Wednesday April 3 at the Church of the Epiphany read by the Jasreaders. On Thursday April 4 at 7 p.m. the choir will practice at the church.
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Nelsonville
Legion Meet Set In Nelsonville at Legion Building
Glenford Iman Post of the American Legion will meet Wednesday evening April 3 at 7 30 at the Legion Building All members are urged to attend Ex service men welcome Also notes a rummage sale in the Ellis Building Saturday April and volunteers urged to donate items to Rev W M George
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Nelsonville
Glenford
Old Sale
Youth Fellowship of the Methodist Church
Ellis Building
W. M. George
Gallia Red Cross Honors 69 County Volunteers
Sixty nine Gallia County women received citations from the American Red Cross for meritorious service during World War II. They logged 200 hours or more in surgical dressings, knitting, and sewing. A tea at the Presbyterian Church honored twenty leaders and featured remarks by M Harold Brown about longtime Red Cross chair Edwin E Higgins.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
American Red Cross
W. P Beall
Charles Wigner
Leah Wilcox
Harry Hurn
H. H. Menking
W. W. Ligter
B. L. Smith
Hattie Weilborn
Peart Boire
Mary Ewing
Raymon T. Allison
T. J. Allison
L. F. Allen
Marie Alexander
Cecil Bennett
M. E. Beattie
Edith Bischoff
Pearl Boite
W. P. Beall
George Bush
Dorothy Brooks
Ernest Blazer
Charles Broughman
Otto Carter
Helen Booth
J. S. Clark
Beatrice’ Clark
Kate Clark
Will Cox
Jane Davis
Earl Davis
E. W. Edwards
R. PB. Ewing
F. W. Earle
Wendell Evans
Anna
Mae Evans
Everett Evans
Nell Feltman
Fairy| Moore
Walter Fry
H. H. Henking
Banner Harris
Harold Howard
Forest Hutchins
Stella Wilson
Presbyterian Church
M. Harold Brown
Stanley B. Huntington
First Presbyterian Church
Catherine Hayward
C. Wayne Booth
Edwin E. Higgins
Gallia County Red Cross
Rio Grande Student Wins State Scholarship Test
Rio Grande news reports Lucille Mc Dermott daughter of F W Mc Dermott Rio Grande College president won first place in the state wide senior scholarship tests with 195 points out of 250. The Gal lipolis exam had 14 participants from city and county schools. Four names were certified by the State Department of Education March 30 to rank in the top quarter of the group. Bob White son of the late Judge and Mrs W Ross White claimed second with 194. Line Neal son of Mr and Mrs Howard Neal placed third with 191 while Ruth Alice Glenister daughter of Rev and Mrs F W Glenister Rio Grande earned fourth with 190.
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Gallipolis
Lucille McDermott
F. W. McDermott
Rio Grande College
Marth
State Department of Education
Blue Devil
Bob White
W. Ross White
Line Neal
Howard Neal
Ruth Alice Glenister
F. W. Glenister
Rio Grande
Elizabeth Chapel Aid Group Has Meeting
Mrs Orpah Wooten hosted the Elizabeth Chapel Ladies Aid meeting with Edith Bane presiding and devotionals led by Orpha Wooten and Ruth Brucker. Fannie Caldwell spoke on house cleaning. Marie Berridge reviewed Missionary Doctor.
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Gallipolis
Orpah Wooten
Elizabeth Chapel
Edith Bane
Orpha Wooten
Ruth Brucker
Fannie Caldwell
Marie Berridge
Inlaw
Nora Wooten
Raymond Wooten
Adam Brucker
Ruth
Gould Rites Set for Wednesday in Gallipolis
Miss Pearl Gould 40 of near Bidwell died Monday after a six week illness. She was briefly a patient at Holzer Hospital and returned home as her condition worsened. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at Eno Methodist Church with Rev. J L Stephenson officiating. Burial at Poplar Ridge Cemetery. Survived by father and brother Carl Gould of Lancaster R 5 Ohio. She belonged to Daughters of America of Kyger and Eno Grange.
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Gallipolis
Lancaster, R. 5
Ohio
The
Daughters of America of
Kyger
Eno Grange
Rio Grande College Dinner Set For Next Friday
Rio Grande College alumni and friends are invited to a dinner at 6 30 pm Friday April 5 in the Washington School cafeteria. A program by the college dramatic club will follow a play by Miss Dorothy Roadarmour, with reservations available.
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Point Pleasant
Rupert L. Kayser
Camp Conley
Bayer
Ison
Bert A. Kayser
Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Washbocg
Beenington School
College Dramatic Club
Dorothy Roadarmours
Colllege
Rio Grande College
Not So Lucky Sunday Invasion Pattern Cited
Hitler believed Sunday would bring invasion luck as moves against Poland the Low Countries Yugoslavia Greece and Russia were launched on Sundays, reflecting wartime strategic timing and superstition.
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Hitler
Poland
Low Countries
Yugoslavia
Greece
Russia
Mason County Dairymen Elected to Offices in Cooperative Association
Mason County producers dominated the Dairyman's Cooperative Sales Association meeting in Charleston. Bartow Jones was unanimously reelected president, with C C Blessing Kaylong Nolan Swackhammer Harry Krebs as officers or directors. The group announced 26 Wood County dairymen joined, expanding to Meigs and Gallia Counties.
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Meigs
Gallia
Sy Sam A. Simmons
Point Pleasant
Dairyman's Cooperative Sales Association
Kanawhan
Charleston
Mason County
Bartow Jones
Jackson County
Wood County
Mason
Jackson
Kanawha
Putnam
Cabell
Wood
Ohio
J. O. Knapp
W. Va
Jones
Radio Highlights Networks drift daylight saving plan explained
New York radio summary outlines how ABC CBS and NBC will handle daylight saving time for 22 weeks starting April 28 with regional clock shifts and recorded relays from Chicago Denver and Hollywood to minimize schedule conflicts while keeping some stations on local timing. News listings include Iris Honor The Barber Follies of 1946 Amos and Andy Bob Hope and more.
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New York
ABC
Wory
Chicago
Denver
Hollywood
CBS
NBC Land
NBC
Iris Honor
the Barber
Amos and Andy
Bob Hope
Wayne Morris
Ann Shepherd
Mr. Onion
Selective Service
Sam Rayburn
Nick Carter
Motorist Fined for Excessive Speeding
Nelsonville judge fined Rimmer Maiden 312 and costs after he pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle at 62 mph in a 50 mph zone. State Patrol affidavit said the speed exceeded limits. The case was heard in the court of Mayor Oral Daugherty on Monday.
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Nelsonville
Rimmer Maiden
Oral Daugherty
State Highway Patrol
Maiden
Pt Pleasant Personal Notes From Local Social Roundup
H H Martin of Middleport visited his daughter Mrs George Reiker here yesterday. Jim Story of Salem NC has returned home after visiting friends here. He is a former resident of Point Pleasant. Mrs R H Allen of Huntington returned home after a visit with her brother Elmer Nutter who she joined in celebrating his 81st birthday last Thursday. Mrs Everett Sayre and daughter Mrs Homer Lowe Jr and Mrs Glenn Sayre spent Monday in Pomeroy. Marvin Wartenburg employed on the towboat. John R Hook is spending a few days at his home on 22th St. Raymond Foglesong Mullens businessman is visiting local friends and relatives.
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H. H. Martin
Middleport
George Reiker
Jim Story
Salem
N. C
Point Pleasant
R. H. Allen
Huntington
Elmer Nutter
Everett Sayre
Daugher
Homer D. Lowe, Jr
Glenn Sayre
Pomeroy
Marvin Wartenburg
John R. Hook
Raymond Foglesong
Mullens
Gallipolis Bride Matilda Hall Weds William Jones in Presbyterian Rites
In Gallipolis the marriage of Miss Matilda Hall to William Harry Jones took place Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church with Rev. Theodore Valenti officiating. The ceremony featured white taper candles, bridal party details, a Lafayette Hotel reception, and a short honeymoon ensuing. The groom serves as municipal judge and is a Navy veteran. the bride is a Gallia Academy High School graduate.
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Gallipolis
Presbyterian Church
Matilda Hall
William Harry Jones
Theodore Valenti
J.harley Bowie
Eloise’ Clark Chittum
Jerry Janes
Robert Wolfe
Lee Moatz
Emmett Hoy
John E. O'Dell
John Janes
Miss Hall
Harry Stockhoff
Lafayette Hotel
O'Dell
John Thomas Hall
Frank Jones
Frances Worman
Joseph Thormpson
John Plymore
Janes
Second Ave
Gallia Academy High School
Miami University
Ohio State University
United States Navy
Mason County Rod and Gun Club Meeting Tonight
President Walter O. Rice has called a meeting of the Mason County Rod and Gun Club at 7 20 this evening in the City Building. Farmers report large numbers of skunks dying in Mason County, suspected to be victims of an epidemic disease.
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Point Pleasant
Walter O. Rice
Mason County Rod and Gun Club
Mason County
Minor Smith Given Chance to Survive
In Henderson, Minor Smith of Holzer Hospital faced a survival chance after illness from home canned greens last Friday evening. His sons William, 12, and Paul, 19, aged 19, died within 24 hours of each other, with the father hospitalized Monday morning. Funeral services for the two boys were set for this afternoon at the Henderson Tabernacle led by Rev. B. J. Entsmin ger. burial will be at Henderson Cemetery under Chapman Funeral Home.
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Point Pleasant
Minor Smith
Henderson
Holzer Hospital
Smith
Willam
Paul
William
Henderson Tabern
Lieving Weighs Run for Mason County Commissioner
F B Lieving Kaylong former sheriff and assessor of Mason County is considering a run for the Republican nomination for county commissioner. He told workers yesterday he would discuss with friends and might enter if the party desires him. Supporters say his experience in the two offices fits him for the post.
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Point Pleasant
F. B. Lieving
Kaylong
Mason County
Three Divorce Actions Filed in Circuit Court
In POINT PLEASANT three divorce suits were filed Saturday. Etta May Jones accuses Hoy Jones of cruelty in a 1942 marriage separated in 1946 with one child. Loraine Grimm sues Charles J. Grimm alleging cruelty from a 1932 marriage separated March 25 with four children. Edna Marie Watson sues William Dana Watson for desertion in their marriage.
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Point Pleasant
Etta May Jones
Hoy Jones
Loraine Grimm
Charles J. Grimm
Edna Marie Watson
William Dana Watson
Engagement of Ida Jane Sommer to John Robertson in Charleston
Mr and Mrs Walter Sommer of Beechei announce the engagement of their daughter Ida Jane to Charleston native John M Robertson son of Kenna C Robinson and the late Mrs Robinson. The wedding is set for Sunday April 6 at 2 30 PM at Asbury Methodist Church with Rev S Paris Bell Jr performing the vows. The Rev Monroe Bush Jr will leave Fir dy Presbyterian Church around June 1 to pursue publishing in Washington DC. Joseph Johnson son of Atty and Mrs J G F Johnson is ill with scarlet fever the citys only reported case at present, per county nurse Dorothy Watkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Walter Sommer
Beechei
Ida Jane
John M. Robertson
Charleston
Kenna C. Robinson
Church Point Pleasant
Monroe Bush, Jr
Firdy Presbyterian Church
Washington, D.C
Joseph Johnson
J. G. F. Johnson
Dorothy Watkins
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Marek
Whane
Caner
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Tian
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Peat
Gerald A. Ramble
Conhille
Ono
Trowy E. Kimble
Carthage
Sing
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Francis DP. White
Said County
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Corning Social Notes
Tomlinson
Buffalo
Nelsonville Social Notes
Philedorian Lodge
Episcopal Services
Legion
Arctic
Tropics
Mansfield
Straw-Steel Division
Great Lakes Steel Corporation
Belmy
Red Cross
Elizabeth Chapel Aid Group
Gould
Gallipolis Social Notes
Gertrude Scott
Army Nurse Corps
Scott
England
Scotland
John Houck
Eddie
Ravenna
Bette Leaper
Margaret B. McOrmick
A. R. Fox
Stanley Davis
Loma King
Columpus
Frederick Stone
Fort Fox
Angus King
Cincinnati
Carl Wall
Frank Vance
Luther
Howard
Paul Cline
Charles T. Robinson
St. Petersburg
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Reuben Reed
Kelly Hardman
Lieving
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Stuart
Wangauick
Scuare
Nana
Athena Spreett
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