Land Owner Granted Temporary Injunction
Catherine Lewis, owner of 86 acres in Greenfield Township, sues Robert Allen Evans and Kermit Evans for $1,000 damages and a permanent injunction to stop timber cutting and sawmill operations on her land. She says they trespassed starting Sept. 4, 1944, claiming some interest in the timber. A temporary injunction was granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Catherine Lewis
Greenfield Township
Robert Allen Evans
Kermit Evans
Lausche and Meadows to Attend Tri-County Dinner
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche and West Virginia Governor Clarence Meadows will be honored guests at a dinner by the Ohio West Virginia Tri County Industrial Association in Point Pleasant at General Chemical Defense Corporation on April 18. Dr. Viva Boothe of Ohio State University will be feature speaker outlining data collection techniques for regional economic development as the three counties Meigs Gallia and Mason discuss postwar programs and a possible coal gasification plant site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ohio
West Virginia
Dr. Boothe
Boothe
Bureau
United States
Tri-County
Chamber of Commerce
Meigs
Gallia
Mason County
Bartow - Jones
Point
Mason Retailers Hear OPA Speaker in Mason
A Friday meeting at the Mason County courthouse will hear Bernard P. Kinter of the West Virginia Office of Price Administration explain the new Maximum Price Regulation 580. Merchants will receive sample pricing charts as they learn frozen markups as of March 19 1945 for many clothing textiles and household goods including rayon and wool clothing shoes yard goods fur niture and linens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Bernard P. Kinter
West Virginia
Office of Price Administration
John FB. ‘Brown
Mason ‘County
Teg
County Board Allocates Funds for Road Repairs
Gallia County commissioners allotted 1000 for emergency county road repairs and provided 50 to 100 yards of gravel for roads in Harrison Township Swann Creek Bladen Mercerville Hannan Trace Call Mitch ell Graham School Fairfield Mud Creek and Blessing Clicker. The county engineer is authorized to fix slips on Sugar Creek road and supply sewer for Cargo roads. Pleasant H W Walter and W A Smith are officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Johnson and Lewin
Harrison Township
Swann Creek
Bladen-Mercerville
Hannan Trace
Call
Mitchell
Graham School
Fairfield
Mud Creek
Neighborhood
Blessing
Clicker
Sugar Creek
Ironton Man Fined For Fast Driving
Jerald B. Hall of Tronton, employee of the General Chemical Defense Corporation, pleaded guilty to speeding on Route 62. He was fined the minimum and released after payment. Hall said he drives 130 miles daily from Ironton to Point Pleasant and back and needs to travel at a fast rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jerald B. Hall
Tronton
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Discharges and Births Reported at Point Clinic
At Point Clinic in Point Pleasant Homer Francis of Leon, a surgical patient, and Mrs. Charles Holland and infant daughter Alice Mae were discharged yesterday. A son, weighing 70 pounds, was born yesterday at the clinic to Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Wears of Beech tH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Homer
Francis
Leon
Charles Holland
Alice Mae
Point Clinic
Emanuel Wears
Beech Th
Gallia Speaker Recalls Hitler Visit in Hamburg
Gallia residents heard Mrs. Gladys Perrow Wehr recount her Hamburg sighting of Adolf Hitler two days before she left her Nazi husband and Germany. She described the crowd reaction and Hitler’s gaze, calling his power “legendary.” An open forum followed, with questions on Nazi youth and survival under Nazi rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gladys Perrow Wehr
Germany
Rotary Institute of International Understanding
Washington School
Austria
Hamburg
Hitler
Adolph Hitler
New York
Blinded by Light Driver Crashes into Parked Truck
Mrs. Virgil Hix of 45 Spruce Street Gallipolis was driving on Route 7 when her car rear ended a parked truck near the airport. She sustained facial, arm, and body injuries not considered serious. She suffered a heart attack at home Monday. her mother Mrs. Pearl Keirns of Athens cares for her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Virgil Hixson
Spruce St
Holzer J Hospital
Route 7
Hixson
Pearl Keirns
Athens
Evans Sells Home To Blaine Edwards
Evans Jr sells a brick home on Portsmouth Ave to Blaine Edwards who moved from Greenfield Township after selling his farm to Foster Lewis and auctioning his chattels. The Edwards plan to take possession April 15. Evans, owner of a large stock farm near the John McDaniel place by Raccoon Island, will decide later where the family will move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Everett’ Evans, Jr
Portsmouth Ave
Blain Edwards
Greenfield Township
Foster Lewis
Edwards
Evans
Johu McDaniel Place
Raccoon Island
Mason County Red Cross goal nears amid late campaign
John Glass, chairman of the Red Cross war fund for Mason County, said the 1945 quota of 10,500 is close. More than 8,000 had been received, with several lenders and districts yet to report. He noted the drive started late due to March weather but expected rapid progress and a district-wide finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John Glass
Red Cross War Fund
Mason County
Glass
Missing in action sergeant reported as German prisoner
Mrs Guy Morrison of Eighth Street received a letter from Mrs Paul Hollen of Charleston claiming their son Sgt Dudley Holten, reported missing January 17, is a German prisoner of war. The Hollens once lived here when Mr Holten managed the Alpine Theater before moving to Charleston a few months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Guy, Morrison
Eighth St
Paul Hollen
Charleston
Sgt
Dudley Holten
Hollens
Holten
Alpine Theater
Fined for Smoking in War Plant Area
Clyde Porter of Bladen Ohio pleaded guilty to smoking in a forbidden area at the West Virginia ordnance works and was fined 50 dollars plus costs. He was arrested by plant protective force while seen smoking under a nail house where TNT is boxed and labeled as it comes off the lines. Porter led the crew at the house where the smoking occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Clyde Porter
Bladen
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Porter
Steagle
Christ Episcopal Guild Shifts Rummage Plan For World Campaign
The April meeting of Christ Episcopal Church Service Guild at POINT PLEASANT focused on a charity shift to support the global clothing drive for liberated peoples, cancelling the usual spring rummage sale. President Mrs. S. C. Moystin presided. numerous members were hostesses and a luncheon followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Guild
Point Pleasant
Christ Episcopal Church Service Guild
S. C. Moystin
F. W. Ingraham
Clifton O. Durfee
Josephine Howard
Gail Faires
John J. Dewer
Grace
Mabel Gibbons
Redbade
Moystin
Howard Yerges
Milton. Miller
Dewey A. Windsor
Ora P. Riddle
Paul S. Thomas
Arthur Grubb
Harry D. Roush
Phyllis Ingraham
Leon S. Putz
M. EH. Tracy
O. W. Lusher
Juliet Smith
William Meade
T. Stribling
Harry Wendleken
Liggett
Marietta
George H. Overhall
S. Chandler Wilhelm
W. D. Curry
Reba Beale
F.W. Ingraham
Pat Faires
John J. Dowver
Business Men Plan V E Day Church Service Close Times
The Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce in Point Pleasant adopts rules for V E Day. If news arrives during business hours 9 am to 11 am close from 11 am to 1 pm for church services. If after 11 am and before closing, close for the day. Reopen next day as usual. If after closing and before opening the next day, open in morning then close 11 am to 1 pm for church. If Sunday or holiday, open next day and close 12 am to 1 pm for church. Encourage quiet celebration and attending church services. Pray for victory in Europe and over Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Merchants Division
The
Chamber of Commerce
Europe
Wounded in Action List Mentions West Virginians
Wounded in action report lists Pierce N. McKibben husband of Mrs. Nancy L. McKibben of Henderson among West Virginians cited in European theaters. The notice appears in yesterday's state papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Pierence N. McKibben
Nancy L. McKibben
Menderson
West
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Meadows
Mason
OPA
Pillsbury's Best
iWabury’s Home Service Department
Neapons
Pillsbury
Pillsburys
Ironton Man
At Point Clinic
Clorox
Texas
Blaine Edwards
Red Cross
Ts Hun
Albania
Allipolis
Clover Farm
Clover Farm Ammonia
Bluing
Clover Farm Cleanser Be
Glendale
Aunt Sue Dry Cleaner
Xan
Clover Farm New Way Cleaner
Scott Co
Florida
Jemima
Scully
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