Gallia County Civilian Defense Wardens Receive New Instructions
Gallia County wardens met at the courthouse for updates on duties and to receive new identification badges. Sheriff Hatfield urged armed wardens and outlined maps of rural telephone lines, utility points, and guard plans. The meeting stressed more scrap iron, a countywide canvass for scrap, and possible seizure of discarded metal.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
E. E. Hatfield
Defense Committee
City Park
Washington
City Commission
Board of Education
Howard Hardway
Red Cross First Aid
FE. G. Roger
Gallia County Boy Reported To Be Missing
Gallia County resident and Gallia County Board of Education member Wilbur Sheets was notified by telegram that his son Alfred Sheets is missing in action. The last message from Alfred came after the Pearl Harbor attack. he had served over a year in the Navy.
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Gallipolis
Wilbur Sheets
Gallia
Students To Enroll For Summer Work
Gallipolis principals distribute questionnaire cards to pupils for civilian defense summer employment on farms or in industry. Cards will be distributed and collected to gauge available labor in the school classification.
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Gallipolis
Easter Music Festival Draws Large Gallipolis Audience
Grace Methodist Church presented an Easter Festival of Music by combined choirs last night in Gallipolis drawing a large audience. The program pleased attendees as spring decorations enhanced the church hall. In another item, Barton Walton a 47 year old Wellston resident suffered severe injuries in a car truck collision near McArthur over the weekend.
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Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
McArthur
Barton Walton
Wellston
Steeley Dray Held on Intoxication Charges
Steeley Dray of this city is held in city prison on a charge of intoxication and may be charged with arson. He was found sleeping on hay in a shed behind the Ohio Produce Co. at 3 15 a m Sunday. A cigarette he smoked set the hay ablaze and he was rescued to prevent severe burns. The fire department extinguished the flames with small loss.
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Gallipolis
Steeley Dray
City
Ohio Produce Co
State Patrol Reports March Traffic Arrests and Accidents
Cor poral Cole reports Gallipolis Post recorded 49 arrests for traffic violations in March including excessive speed and drunken driving. There were 11 accidents with two fatalities and 107 warning tickets issued amid 114 arrests in the quarter ending March 31.
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Gallipolis
Cole
State Highway Patrol
Patrol Auxiliary
County Agents Open 4-H Club Reorganization in County
Gallia County agents E. G. Royer and Clara Belle Motter restart 4-H Club organization for boys and girls aiming to surpass last year’s about 400 members in 31 clubs. No plans yet for picnics or camps due to transport, but the annual fall festival with prize competition is expected to return in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
E. G. Royer
Clara Belle Motter
Draft Board Plans April Registration
Gallia County draft board chairman W. W. Sigler says the April 25 27 registration will follow the February procedure. City residents register in the court room others at community centers. Volunteers will handle clerical duties. About 1600 men aged 45 to 64 are expected to visit the centers on one of the three dates.
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Gallipolis
W. W. Sigler
Gallia County
Sigler
Legion Plans Rally For Civilian Defense
Members of the American Legion Post in Gallipolis plan a civilian defense rally on Wednesday night April 15. State district and local speakers will participate and refreshments will mirror WWI era fare served to soldiers.
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Gallipolis
American Legion Post
Lafayette Post
Harry Johnson Injured In Shipyard Accident
Gallipolis reports 58 year old carpenter Harry Johnson of Point Pleasant is hospitalized in serious condition after falling 45 feet from a scaffold at the shipyards. He sustained multiple broken bones and a severe back injury. He is married.
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Gallipolis
Harry Johnson
Point Pleasant
Johnson
Nurses' Association To Meet April 16
Members of District 14 Ohio State Nurses Association are called to meet in Gallipolis on April 16 to discuss business matters and war related conditions. District president is Mrs H P Bradbury. Counties included are Gallia Meigs Washington Hocking and Athens.
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Gallipolis
Ohio State Nurses’ Association
H. P. Bradbury
Gallia
Meigs
Washington
Hocking
Athens
Indebtedness Cleared By Nazarene Church
Easter services announced that a $400 indebtedness for the Nazarene Church in Gallipolis has been cleared. The church reportedly has an active membership of 20 families.
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Nazarene Church
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Social Notes Recap of Local Birthdays and Visits
Gallipolis notes mark the 58th birthdays of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamilton with family gathering at a rural home. Easter visits include the Danner family with Harold Danner of Dayton and others visiting in Gallipolis while WSCS hosts, and several residents hosting or visiting relatives across Ohio and Indiana including Fort Eustis Virginia and Camp Wheeler Georgia.
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Gallipolis
Frank Hamilton
John Danner
Harold Danner
Dayton
James Danner
Charles Freese
Clair Kimball
City
Emmett Bostic Celebrates 68th Birthday At Home
Relatives and friends gathered Sunday at the Bladen area home of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Bostic to honor Emmett Bostic on his 68th birthday. Among the guests was Everett Bostic of Columbus, the brother of the celebrant.
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Emmett Bostic
Bladen
Mr. Bostic
Everett
Columbus
Racine Garden Club Plans Wednesday Meeting At Home
Monthly Racine Garden Club gathering set for Wednesday evening at Mrs. Ernest Wingett home with Mr and Mrs Clark of Bottom as guests. Slides of flowers to be shown by a member. Also notes on ill guest Mrs Stella Weaver and other local social visits and travel.
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Racine
Racine Garden Club
Ernest Wingett
Clark
Bottom
Stella Weaver
Generalospital
Lancaster
Charles Crow
Racine Bapie
Lina Sayre
Racine R. D
Carrie Bell
Helen Smart
Will Smart
George McClintock
George, Jr
Donald
Akron
Letart
McClintock
Guy Neigler
Curt Johnson
Mohicanville Reservoir
Leo Curtis
Miami
Fla
Joan
Curtis
Portersville
Bobbie Mallory
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Amanda Cross
Alice Stewart
Eliza Riggs
Lumber Yard Sale In Limbo After Ownership Report
Point Pleasant reports that Love Lumber Co may change hands but the deal had not closed as of Saturday. Virgil Love, owner-manager, said the transaction status remained uncertain with a possibility of completion.
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Point Pleasant
Love Lumber Co
Virgil Love
Gallia Police Make Ten Arrests Saturday
Gallia police arrested ten people Saturday in Gallipolis principally for intoxication. All detainees were city and county residents and no war defense worker appeared in municipal court. Duplex plans underway at Seventh and Viand Streets in duplex conversion.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Marietta Co. Planning for Expansion
The Marietta Manufacturing Co. advances its expansion as a Pittsburgh firm conducts core tests on a 72 acre tract north of the present shipyard. Reports say 36 drillings will test the site ending in five to the first rock strata. Government action via condemnation was hinted as a path to acquire The Marietta property from Point Pleasant Development Co.
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Point Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Pittsburgh
Marietta
Point Pleasant Development Co
New Suits Filed in Mason County Court
Mason County circuit court records show four new suits. Mabel Been seeks divorce from Oscar Been, citing failure to provide and cruelty. they married in 1929 and separated in 1941 and have two children. Shirley Randolph seeks divorce from Lewis Randolph, alleging cruelty. married 1940 and separated 1941. Lora McCombs sues F. G. Musgrave, executor of the late Dr. J. E. McComb, to sell real estate for plaintiff’s benefit. Louise Pickens seeks partition of real estate against Stella Sayre and others.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Mabel Been
Oscar Been
Been
Shirley Randolph
Lewis Randolph
Randolph
Lora McCombs
F. G. Musgrave
J. E. McComb
Louise Pickens
Stella Sayre
Democratic Paper May Be Established in Point Pleasant
Mr Harold Faller from Huntington arrives to study launching a Democratic daily in Point Pleasant He has visited before and received encouragement from party leaders Fuller of The Huntington Advertiser is longtime associated with the effort
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Point Pleasant
Harold Faller
Huntington
Faller
Fuller
Holzer Christens Daughter at Christ Church Episcopal
Karin daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles F E Holzer Jr was christened Saturday afternoon at 4 o clock at Christ Church Episcopal. Rector Frank T Cady presided in the presence of friends and relatives.
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Point Pleasant
Karin
Charles FE. Holzer, Jr
Christ Church, Episcopal
Frank T. Cady
Point Pleasant Eyes Larger Hospital Plan With Health Center
Dr. Max Koenigsberg and Major Buell met state health officials in Charleston to push a government funded hospital project for Point Pleasant. Architects prepared drawings for a 61 room hospital, a 22 room nurses home and a Mason County Health Center on five to six acres near the Point Pleasant Country Club Holding Corp. site. A grant request is sent to the federal works agency and local funds total 3 100 of 5 000 needed.
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Point Pleasant
Max Koenigsberg
B. A. Buell
Charleston
F. McClintic
State Health Department
Carson
Mason County Health Center
Carl
C. L. Vickers
Federal Works Agency
Richmond
Vickers
Washington
Point Pleasant Country Club Holding Corporation
Jackson Ave
Point Pleasant Development Co
Social Notes Highlight Local visits and births in Pt. Pleasant
Lambda Chi Omega hosted Miss Mary Louise Lewis with several members listed. Easter visits abound with Keeler of Columbus, Atkins family birth of Clyde Albert, hospital visit for Dave Messick, and multiple residents traveling or hosting relatives from Henderson, Evans, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Ripley. Henry Dill visiting Pittsburgh closes the item.
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Point Pleasant
Lambda Chi Omega
Mary Louise Lewis
Grace Dill
Genevieve Thompson
Wilma Melrose
Fern Krodel
Rhoda Hall
Elaine Harper
Edith Quillin
R. W. Bateman
G.O.P
Kanwha
E. A. Keeler
Columbus
Ben F. Tracy
Viand St
Clyde Albert
William Albert Atkins
Henderson
Aivedale Wilson
Perry Business School
Vanceburg
Rose Sterrett
Boyd Sterrett
Bert Sayre
Letart
W. B. Barnett
Cottageville
Barnett
Ralph Kiner
Dorothy
Mervin Chapman
Dave Messick
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Messick
Charlies E. Pullin
Brosia
Charleston
Hazel Pullin
State Welfare Department
Miss Pullin
Wheeler Thomas
Evans
Sgt
Paul F. Thomas
Thomas
Edwin J. McKay
Jean
Tom Schananbaugh
Indianapolis
Jessie Mossman
Justin F. Johnson
Louise Stone
Holland, O
Will H. Stone
Sixth St
Appointment of Nettie Kenney Administratrix in Athens County
Nettie Kenney of 90 Richland Ave Athens Ohio appointed Administratrix of the Estate of Edward Kenney deceased in Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims with the fiduciary within four months or be barred. Dated March 19 1943 Francis D White Probate Judge.
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Nettie Kenney
Richland Ave
Athens
Ohio
Edward Kenney
Athens County
Francis D. White
Said County
Hotel Leased to Ben Baker in Point Pleasant East
Bartow Jones leases the Phoenix Hotel to Ben Baker of Charleston with possession on April 11. The five year lease carries 21000 dollars rent. Jones plans to remodel the first floor and paint the exterior. Baker will furnish and maintain interiors while Jones keeps Buck Fruth’s barber shop space and The Smoker downstairs.
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Point Pleasant
E. Bartow Jones
Phoenix Hotel
Ben Baker
Charleston
Home Building Work Rushed On Multiple Projects
Contractor Oran Love finished a four room cottage for Ray Greenler on Hoggs Street and a garage apartment for Mrs. Mabel Gibbs on Jackson Avenue. He is building three four room apartments for Mrs. Laura Vickers on Shore Street and a six room home for Mrs. Emma Burnside in Capehart Place. Two four room cottages for Rowdy Hardin on Shore Street are planned. Jobs held up for priority numbers.
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Point Pleasant
Oran Love
Jackson Ave
Mabel Gibbs
Hoggs St
Ray Greenler
Love
Laura Vickers
Shore St
Mr. Love
Emma Burnside
Capehart Place
Rowdy Hardin
Railroad Bridge Is Under Heavy Guard
Point Pleasant reports the New York Central Railway bridge over the Ohio is now patrolled by seven line guards around the clock. Two guards stand at each end, preventing crossing or loitering on approaches. Guards named include C. W. Fruth, Leo Jackson, William Stephenson, Jim Pullins, Henry Joa, Carl Klees, Jim Mills.
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Point Pleasant
New York Central
Ohio
U.S
C. W. Fruth
Leo Jackson
William Stephenson
Jim Pullins
Middleport
Henry Joachim
Carl Klees
Pomeroy
Jim Mills
Gallipolis
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Don Haskins
Fort Eustis, Va
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H. A. Keener
Wilma Long
R. E. Cook
Austin
Allen
Henry Hood
John Hood
Camp Wheeler
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John C. Fontana
Ida Fontana
Katherine Gibbs
Boston
Ray Gothard
Eureka
WSCS
F. L. Irion
Helen Cook
Cleveland
Nelle Cook
L. E. Smith
Lucille
Isadore Miller
David
Urbana
Irving Baker
Dan
H. E. Houck
Chillicothe
Nina Ayres
Portsmouth
H. W. Cherrington
J. G. F. Johnson
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Marietta Co
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John W. McCormack
Congress
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O. B. Harper
Hartford
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Henry Dill
Majestic
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Sander
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Allen Jenkins
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