Committee At Council Meet Seeks Cleanup Efforts in Point Pleasant
The April city council session in Point Pleasant, led by Mayor Krodel and officials including Brown, Musgrave, and Miller, discussed public matters with a delegation from the Senior Woman's Club about a cleanup campaign. Proposals included removing a decayed Sixth Street building once used as a sedge hall and improving a vacant Main Street lot. Clerk Brown was authorized to pay ten cents per rat killed in Point Pleasant during April.
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Point Pleasant
Krodel
K Brown
Musgrave
Aid
Frank Miller
Howard
Brewer
Dencil Durst
Litton
L. Wy
Getty
Johnn J. Dower
W. H. Morgan
S. C. Wilhelm
Sixth St
Tme
Main St
John E. Brown
Prostate Gland Trouble Prompts Rail Worker Remedies
A railroad man reports long back aches from prostate trouble and promotes Walt's Suppositories, now Watt's Suppositories, as effective with testimonials and repeat business. The ad hawks relief guarantee and lists prices for one dozen and two dozen packages, with pharmacy outlets in Athens, Starks, Pomeroy, and Nelsonville.
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Dacter
Watt
Civics Pharmacy
Athens
Starks Pharmacy
Pomeroy
Balls Pharmacy
Nelssorville
Strike Threat Looms In Appalachian Electric Workers
A threatened strike of about 900 Appalachian Electric Power Company workers in Mason County could affect most of southern West Virginia and a large part of Virginia if unresolved in 30 days. Negotiations at Huntington continue. Residents may claim the reward for Aid Brown. Local street work delayed due to unresolved property owner settlements. Council reimbursed Darst for bulk purchase of picks. Cemeteries pay plan underway with upkeep fees. Treasurer Musgrave reports $1051.23 in treasury plus special funds.
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Point Pleasant
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Hich
Mason County
Washington
Westginia
Virginia
Huntington
xAid Brown
Mt. Vernon Ave
Darst
William Luckydoo
Willard
Brown
Mother Ill as Sons Funeral Held in Henderson
A funeral service for two young brothers, William 12 and Paul 18, who died from suspected food poisoning, was held at Henderson Tabernacle with Rev. B J Entsminger and other local pastors officiating. Burial followed at Henderson Cemetery as a large crowd attended. Pallbearers included William's classmates Ray Reynolds Estell Meige Bobby Spears Raymond Dowell Charles Taylor Lennie Hope, and Paul's pallbearers were Virgil Love Maurice Jones Joe Beckner Junior Bush Garry Roach Everett Clench.
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Point Pleasant
Minor Smith
Henderson
William
Paul
Henderson Tabernacle
B. J. Entsminger
L. D. Seard
J. P. Keefer
Ray Reynolds
Estell ‘Meige
Bobby Spears
Raymond Dowell
Charles Taylor
Lennie Hope
Virgil Love
Maurice Jones
Joe Beckner
Junior Bush
Garry Roach
Everett _Clench
Point Pleasant Women’s Club Announces City Clean-Up Program
The group outlines a two week schedule with daily themes from back yard and fence repairs to flower beds and church cooperation. Activities include safer waste handling, yard work, painting, and inspection by the club committee and mayor on April 20.
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Point Pleasant
Bartow Jones
Boy Scouts
Congrega ‘Tion
Ing
Woman’s Club Committee
Red Cross Extends Drive Two Weeks in Mason County
Mason County Chapter Red Cross votes to continue the funds campaign for two weeks or until reports come in from all workers and district chairmen. Total collections by April 2 reach 2436.09, nearly double four days earlier, with Marietta Manufacturing Company still unreported. Chairman Meade notes several workers near completion of canvassing and expresses cautious optimism about hitting the county quota of 8000 despite uncertainties.
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Point Pleasant
Mason CountyChapter
Red Cross
Chairrman Meade
Marietta Manufacturing Company
Meade
Mason County
Charles Lemaster Dies Tuesday Night
Charles Lemaster of South Side died at his home Tuesday night. His body was taken to Chapman Funeral Home in Vian, and funeral arrangements will not be concluded until today. E. E. Burr and E. C. Burton, safety director and construction engineer, left Kingsport for Holton Ordnance Works in a government business trip.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Lemaster
South Side
Chapman
Vian
Kingsport Point Pleasant
E. E. Burr ‘Rows
E. C. Burton
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Holton Ordnance Works
Kingsport
Tenn
Stanley Arrested On Auto Theft Charge
Watts Edward Stanley Hogsett was arrested Tuesday night on a warrant for auto theft. Sheriff Ernest Hesson and Deputy Teral Morrison made the arrest after a complaint by Estelle Epple Shifler claiming Stanley took her car to a local garage for repair and damaged it extensively. arraignment expected in a local magistrate's court today.
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Point Pleasant
Watts
Edward Stanley
Hogsett
Ernest Hesson
Teral
Morrison
Estelle Epple Shifler
Fifth St
Stanley
Iago
Runaways From Lakin Escape Amid New Superintendent Row
At Lakin State Industrial School near Point Pleasant 61 youths escaped within 24 hours after Elsworth Harpold took charge as superintendent. Most were recaptured by noon, with 20 in Mason County Jail and four returning voluntarily after claiming they went swimming. Eleven fled during a Saturday movie, climbing to the basement and out a window, then more escaped later in the night. State Police and local deputies aided in the roundup. Rawley Sims remained at large until capture. Harpold, formerly an instructor at West Virginia State College, faces a history of escapes at the facility.
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Point Pleasant
Lakin State Industrial School
Here
Elsworth Harpold
Mason County
Harpold
Kanawha
Rawley Sims
Harry D. Coyne
C. W. Dye
C. C. Stewart
Ripley
Sims
Dye
Stewarts
Cologne
Har~pold
Institute
West Virginia State College
Caldwell resigns as Gallipolis rent examiner to lead Terminal Oil
Elmer E Caldwell resigns Monday as rent examiner for the Gallipolis Point Pleasant Rental Area and becomes manager of Terminal Oil Company and its Hudson Motor subsidiary on State Route 7. A successor will be appointed this week. Gene Smith handles duties temporarily. The area gained fame for a landmark federal court verdict against a landlord and high registration rates, while Caldwell declined a Marietta Athens rent district post to stay in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Elmer E. Caldwell
Gallipolis-Point ,Pleasant
Terminal Oil Company
Hudson Motor ‘Company
Fair ‘Grounds
Caldwell
Gallin County
Selective Service Board
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Gene Smith
Washington Court House
Jig
Gallipolis Point Pleasant
United States
Proctor Ravenswood
Ben Moore
Charleston
Albert Giles
Marietta-Athens
Gallia County
Notter Funeral To Be Held Thursday
Noah Notter 78 longtime Gallia County resident born and raised in Lecta dies Monday night at Walimport Ridge Church burial at 2 p.m. Thursday in the church yard cemetery.
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Notter
Gallipolis
Noah Notter
Gallia County
Lecta
Church Yard
Walimut Ridge Church
Miss Jean Lawrence Dies Monday Night in Gallipolis
Gallipolis reports the death of 21 year old Miss Jean Lawrence at her parents home on Pine Street after months of illness. A Gallia Academy High School 1942 graduate she served as student body vice president and worked at Evans Market and later Western and Southern Insurance. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Thursday at First Baptist Church with Rev J Edward Hakes officiating and burial in Pine Street Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Jean Lawrence
Ford Lawrence
Pine St
Rural Collection of Taxes Ended
Deputy Sheriff T. L. Morrison and his wife completed spring tax sittings across the county. About $10,000 was received mainly from rural districts. Taxpayers may pay 1945-46 taxes at a two and one half percent discount until the end of April. Discounts end in May. after that nine percent interest applies. Unpaid taxes will be delinquent on June 30 and openly advertised soon after.
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Point Pleasant
T. L. Morrison
Bounty
Morrison
Two Damage Suits Against Local Doctor
Two damage actions were filed in Point Pleasant against Dr Roy W Eshenaur head of the Point Clinic. Mrs Gertrude Violet Martin seeks 25000 while her husband James F Martin seeks 7500 both alleging medical treatment issues. Attorney William W Roberts filed the suits in Huntington. A separate note says Dan Ma theny of Leon was released on bond for a hearing on a charge of putting down a neighbor’s farm fence scheduled for Saturday before a local magistrate.
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Point Pleasant
Vernon Jones
Roy Weshenaur
Point Clinic
Gertrude Violet Martin
Jefferson Blvd
James F. Martin
William W. Roberts
Huntington National Bank
Huntington
Dan Matheny
Leon
Route
Mrs Bean Hosts AAUW Members at Her Home
Mrs Leo Bean welcomed American Association of University Women members at her Gallipolis home on First Avenue Monday evening. Ruth Miller led the program with a study of composer Johann Sebastian Bach, accompanied by piano selections. Afterward the hostess and her daughter Mrs Charles MacGinnis served refreshments.
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Gallipolis
Leo Bean
American Association of University Women
First lAve
Ruth Miller
John Sebastian
Bach
Charles MacGinnis
Bishop Hobson Conducts Confirmation at St Peter's
The Right Reverend Henry W. Hobson Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Southern Ohio will conduct a confirmation service this afternoon at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. The service is set for four o'clock this afternoon.
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Gallipolis
Henry W. Hobson
Episcopal Church
Ohio
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Hailstorm reported at Cheshire with large hail
In Gallipolis the heat neared ninety as a heavy hail storm struck Cheshire in the early afternoon. Hailstones as large as hickory nuts were observed for a brief period. DAR meeting in Point Pleasant features Mrs Bardin April 5 at 7.
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Gallipolis
Cheshire
Gallipolis Social Notes Bridegroom, couple to wed in Greenup Ky
Gallia families announce the marriage of Miss Joan Mackenzie to Harland Layne in Greenup Kentucky last Saturday. The bride, a Gallia Academy graduate, wore powder blue and carried a white orchid prayer book. Layne, discharged after overseas service, is with Buckeye Rural Electric. Also notes new homelistings and social visits in Gallipolis.
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Harold Mackenzie
Joan Mackenzie
Harland Layne
James Layne
Greenup
C. L. Allen
Methodist Church
Arnold Dickerson
Gallia Academy High School
Holzer Hospital
Buckeye Rural Electric Corporation
Rio Grande Baptist Ladies Host Annual Tea
Misses May and Mollie Fulton hosted the Rio Grande Baptist Church Ladies Auxiliary tea Sunday afternoon with about 70 attendees from Dayton Jackson Thurman Athens Vinton and Bidwell. Mrs Maxine Evans led the musical program featuring the church choir and numbers by Mrs Dana Wickline Shirley Jo Evans and Pauline and Billy McCoy. Mrs Chestera McDonald Carr longtime Rio Grande College faculty member read selections including Forever.
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May
Mollie Fulton
Ladies Auxiliary
Rio Grande Baptist Church
Dayton
Jackson
Thurman
Athens
Vinton
Bidwell
Maxine Evans
Dana Wickline
Shirley Jo Evans
Pauline
Billy McCoy
Chestera
Chestera Mce-Donald Carr
Rio Grande College
Homer Brannon
F. L. Glenister
Fulton
S. E. Jenkins
George Northup
Thomas Richards
Earl Davis
Violet Bonecutter
Vanes
Brooks
Hammer
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