Plans for Civilian Defense Discussed in Nelsonville
The Nelsonville Civilian Defense Council met at City Hall to plan air raid warning systems blackout measures and civilian protection. Frank G. Smith stressed Ohio’s industrial role and urged readiness while Mayor Herman Ogg chairs the council and a Victory Garden program expands under WPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Civilian Defense Council
City Hall
Frank G. Smith
Ohio
Herman Ogg
George Bateman
Ogg
Board of Education
WPA
Scrap metal program to speed sales and designate committee
The article notes the formation of a scrap metal committee to manage the program. Citizens should sell scrap directly to junk dealers or donate it to the committee for pickup. Full instructions will follow once the committee is named. The Council will meet on the second Monday each month with special meetings possible at the chairman’s call.
Special Class In Nursing Announced
Home nursing classes resumed after illness. Mrs. Oral Daugherty urges all in the Wednesday class to attend for certificates this week. The Business and Professional Woman's Club schedules a second home nursing class registration Thursday at 7 30 at Tri Psi Sorority club rooms W Washington St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Oral Daugherty
Business and Professional Woman's Club
Tri Psi Sorority
W. Washington St
Marriage notice of Ruth Klinebriel and Thomas Higgins in Nelsonville
Mr and Mrs William Klinebriel announce the marriage of their daughter Ruth to Thomas Higgins son of Mrs Bessie Higgins of Nelsonville They were married in a single ring ceremony at 4 pm April 9 1942 in Gallipolis The bride wore an old rose romaine crepe dress and beige accessories Attendants were Arthur Klinebriel and Mrs Robert Blair Both couples graduated from Nelsonville High School Class of 1937 The bride is a former nurse at Cherrington Hospital and now works at Kroger Both the groom and bride are Kroger employees They will live on Poplar Street Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
William Klinebriel
Ruth Klinebriel
Thomas Higgins
Bessie Higgins
Gallipolis
Moore
Arthur Klinebriel
Robert Blair
Nelsonville High School
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Kroger’s
Higgins
Poplar St
Business Girls class to meet at Edith Cox home
Important business will be discussed Thursday evening as the Business Girls class is entertained by Mrs Edith Cox at her Washington Street home at 7 30 o'clock A pot luck supper will feature the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Cox
Washington St
Ely Stroke Recovery Heads Home From April 3 Incident
Mr. Hubert Ely, who suffered a stroke on April 3, remains at home after partial recovery. He spent Saturday in Wellston with his uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs Lane Ely. Nearby visitors included Mrs. Richard Stewart and daughter Patty Mrs Oma Wy cuff and Mrs Ruth Lee from Columbus. Daisy McCallister of Seattle Washington visited Mrs. James Coleman. McCallister is a former Nelsonville resident and 1898 Nelsonville schools graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Ely
Wellston
Lane Ely
Ely
Richard Stewart
Patty
Oma Wycuff
Ruth Lee
Columbus
Luster Skiver
Daisy McCallister
Daisy Smith
Seattle
Wash
James Coleman
MacCallister
Nelsonville Schools
Brooks Shoes Triumph in City League Matches
Brooks Shoes won three straight games against Wolf Bowling in Nelsonville City League play Monday. Low scores reflected the new wood, with Henry Kimble totaling 213 and 574. Tonight Wilson Bros faces Galvin's Sohio at 7 and Smith Linen bowls Barber's Service at 9.
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Nelsonville
Brooks Shoes
Wolf
Henry Kimble
Wilson Bros
Galvin
Sohio
Smith Linen
Barber
Brooks
Inspection Ordered by Tire Board in Nelsonville Area
Tire dealers serving Nelsonville and York Township are advised by the local committee to inspect each old tire targeted for replacement with strict adherence to board regulations. Each inspection must satisfy the rationing board before replacement is approved.
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Nelsonville
York Township
Mrs. Shafer Dies at Home in Crown City
Mrs. Manson Shafer age 64 died at the family home near Crown City after years of invalidism. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Good Hope Baptist Church by Rev. John Hall. She was born Priscilla Ann Pinkerman and is survived by her husband and many children living in Marietta Bladen Addison Crown City Orlando and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Manson Shafer
Crown City
Good Hope Baptist Church
John Hall
Robert Waugh
Robert Shafer
Orlando
Fla
George Shafer
Dennis Hill
Teachers Meet Saturday in Gallipolis for Refresher Courses
In Gallipolis graduates in home economics and instructors gather Saturday to start refresher courses led by Katherine Kircher and Clara Belle Motter. Courses repeat on the third Saturday monthly. Graduates will later teach Red Cross nutrition in the city and county and earn certificates. Plans include a Red Cross canteen course after nutrition, under Mrs. Herbert Edwards with County Agent E. G. Royer and Miss Motter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Katherine Kircher
Clara Belle Motter
Red Cross
Herbert Edwards
Holzer Hospital
E. G. Royer
Native Turk Speaks At High School
Raphael Em manuel of Turkey and Chaldean descent spoke to Gallipolis city pupils on Bible Lands Yesterday and Today. He appeared in native costume and delivered an entertaining program as part of the school program yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Raphael Emmanuel
Turkey
Emmanuel
Address Change for James Patton Sparks Postal Redirect
James Patton has received a letter from son Serg Jack Patton announcing a change of address. Patton remains at Hickam Field Hawaii but mail should go to Serg Jack Patton 6991413 Postmaster San Francisco AP0 953 California.
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Nelsonville
James Patton
Serg
Jack Patton
Patton
Hickam Field
Honolulu
San Francisco
California
A.P.O
Perry County Court Notes
Perry County notes list candidate filings for county commissioner including Arthur W. King and Jonathan A. Bigum. Other items include marriage licenses, probate actions, realty transfers, and a factory injury suit against the Industrial Commission of Ohio.
Death Notice of K. H. Broyles in Charleston
Mrs. Sarah White is informed of the death yesterday of her brother K. H. Broyles age 70 in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Sarah White
K. H. Broyles
Charleston
Ohio at Standstill Point Pleasants Crest at 33.7 Feet
The Ohio River at Pleasants stood at a standstill around 4 p.m. Monday with the river crest at 33.7 feet observed at the crest line. Local authorities monitored the flood stage while homes along the banks remained pressure free.
Work Starts on Plan to Build 25 Homes in City Streets
Oran Love, contractor and builder, will construct about 25 houses on Mt. Vernon and Jefferson Avenues between 22nd and 23rd Streets. Ground is to be broken today for the first homes with costs ranging from 4500 to 5000 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Oran Love
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson Avenues
22Nd
23Rd Sts
Funeral Held For Charles Keaton Blackwood 71
Funeral services for Charles Keaton Blackwood 71 of Point Pleasant were held Monday at Christ Church Episcopal. Burial followed at Lone Oak cemetery. He was born December 11 1870 at Lock 7 Kanawha on a farm now in Nitro. He came to Point Pleasant in 1895 to aid Lock 11 construction and later worked on the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers. He served with Point Pleasant Wholesale Grocery Co later Western Rivers Sand and Gravel Co. A Mason Knight Templar and vestryman of Christ Church for 35 years, he sat on the city school board that built the first high school on Main Street now the Junior High. Surviving are two sisters Mrs J Charles Mohler of Charleston and Mrs David Crawford and a brother Kenna Blackwood both of California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles Keaton Blackwood
Charleston
Christ Church
Episcopal
Lone Oak
Mr. Blackwood
Lock 7
Kanawha
Nitro
William R
Henrietta
Shelton) Blackwood
Lock 11
Ohio Rivers
Point
Main St
Blackwood
J. Charles Mohler
David Crawford
Kenna Blackwood
California
Charles I. Woodyard
Parkersburg
James H. Woodyard
Robert McDaniel
Charles McDonald
Gheasapeake
W. Va
Mesdames McDaniel
McDonald
Rupert L. Kayser
Kayser
Holzer Hospital
J. W. Wilson, Jr
Marietta
M. Wilson
Gallipolis Ferry
Will Wright
Nelsonville
Lawrence Wright
Lancaster
Emma Kincaid
St. Lou McDaniel
Navy
L. C. McDaniel
Robert Holly
Camp Shelby
Miss
Dave Holly
Mervin Chapman
Henderson
Homer Long
Dave Messick
Archie Whitt
City
Eschenaur
O. J. Morrison
Margaret Burdette
Edward Jackson
Jason Weissenburger
Ticky Weissenburger
Zeke Burdette
Leon
F. B. Lieving
Ernest Hesson
Kentucky
C. G. Bauerle
Wheeling
William van Horn
Joan
Salem
W. H. Stone
Argyle Knight
Institute of Young People’s Leadership Training
Knight
A. W. Jiiden
Herman Carter
Phyllis
Reta
New Matemoras
Ohio
George Musgrave
North Point Pleasant
Henry A Brewer Rites Held At Hickory Chapel
Henry Adam Brewer 45 died at his Henry White farm east of POINT PLEASANT. Funeral held at Hickory Chapel Methodist Church at 2:30 pm with Rev. Rex Anderson officiating. Burial in Brewer family Cemetery. Survived by wife Emma Donahue Brewer, mother, five sons Floyd Adam Charles Ralph Henry Jr., brother John Brewer, sisters Tina Mash and Nettie Reams.
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Point Pleasant
Henry Adam Brewer
Henry White
Hickory Chapel Methodist Church
Rex Anderson
Brewer
Mr. Brewer
Meigs County
Ohio
John H
Lydia (Bush) Brewer
Emma (Donahue) Brewer
Floyd
Middleport
Adam Brewer
City
Charles Brewer
Marlinton
W. Va
Ralph and
Henry, Jr
John Brewer
Route 2
Tina Mash
Nettie Reams
Sulphur Springs
Phoenix Hotel Remodeling Plans Announced by New Lessee
Ben F. Baker, who leased the Phoenix Hotel for five years, took possession Monday. He plans remodeling and new equipment, bringing experience from owning a Charleston hotel at Hale and Quarrier streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ben F. Baker
Licenses Granted in Gallipolis area weddings
Grantees listed include Arthur Ellett 30 and Helen Templeton 29 Proctorville Ohio H Hamlin 39 and Louise Dillard 31 Huntington Drew Parker 22 and Jennie Williams 21 Chillicothe Granville McDaniel 21 and Helen Henshaw 21 Gallipolis Wayne Taylor 21 and Lillian Hunt 21 Washington District Ohio recipients of marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Arthur C. Ellette
Helen Templeton
Proctorville
O. H. Hamlin
Louise Dillard
Huntington
Drew B. Parker
Jennie Virginia Williams
Chillicothe
Granville C., McDaniel
Helen Marie Henshaw
Wayne Taylor
Lillian Hunt
Washington D. H
Point Pleasant High School Janitors Supply Room Fire
Fire destroyed contents of the janitor's supply room at Point Pleasant High School Monday morning. Insurance covers the loss, with damage to corridor walls from smoke and water. Janitor J. S. Schools noticed the blaze at 7:00, fought it with a garden hose until firefighters arrived. superintendent Walden F. Roush notes the building is fireproof, preventing greater damage. Pupils sent home and told to report Tuesday.
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Point Pleasant
Walden F. Roush
Roush
J. S. Schools
Realty Dealer Buys 48 Building Lots in Point Pleasant
R. P. Bell, local realty dealer, purchased 48 lots on Lincoln Mt. Vernon and Jefferson Ave north of 22nd St from Point Pleasant Development Co. The deal closed April 9. Plans not revealed but likely worker housing will be built.
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Point Pleasant
R. P. Bell
Lincoln
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson Ave
22Nd St
Point Pleasant Development Co
WPA Lays Off Men Classified as Farmers in West Virginia
Between 40 and 60 WPA workers were laid off early this month because they were classified as farmers. The WPA highway project on Millstone halted for two weeks as workers help plant 600,000 trees on the 8000 acre soil conservation effort in Arbuckle and Clendenin districts, with completion targeted by May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Millstone
Arbuckle
Clendenin
A A U W Meeting Guests In Trinity Church Annex
Pt Pleasant notes guest speakers Mrs Ruby Calvert Foose Huntington state president of the association and Mr Howe personnel director for E B Badger and Sons Co at Trinity Church Annex.
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Point Pleasant
A.A.U.W
Trinity Church Annex
Ruby Calvert Foose
Huntington
Association
Howe
E. B. Badger and Sons Co
Mayo Clinic operation aids local family note
Mr Tom McGuffin of Rochester Minn reports his daughter Mary underwent a major surgical operation at the Mayo Clinic last Friday. He says she is improving and he will stay in Rochester to bring her home in about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Tom McGuffin
Rochester
Minn
Mary
Mayo Clinic
City Survey Checks Sewage Connections in Point Pleasant
Mayor Brian A Buell of the health department said a survey is under way to count and locate properties not yet connected to the city sewerage system. Owners of such properties are being listed. An August 28 1941 ordinance requires discontinuing outside toilets and cesspools when sewer mains are accessible.
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Point Pleasant
Brian A. Buell
Health Department
Major Buell
Bridge Guards Removed By Highway Department
Twenty four hour guard service at the Racoon Creek bridge in Gallipolis was discontinued after several weeks. The Marietta district’s guards at major bridges were halted but the order has been rescinded. Guards remain at the New York Central bridge over the Ohio River at Kanauga and at Eureka Dam with vigilance unchanged.
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Gallipolis
Raccoon Creek
State Highway Department
Marietta
New York Central
Ohio River
Kanauga
Eureka Dam
Major Berridge Returns to Service in Intelligence
John Berridge of Route 218 near Gallipolis volunteers for the Army Air Corps Intelligence Service as a major. He previously served as a lieutenant in the air corps with AE F. He spent 16 years abroad with Standard Oil in Sumatra Java and other Dutch East Indies islands before retiring to a farm in Ohio five years ago. He is married to Marie Gillingham of Gallipolis and they have a son born overseas.
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Point Pleasant
John Berridge
Route 218
Gallipolis
Intelligence Service
Army Air Corps
Air Corps
AE. F
Berridge
Standard Oil Co
Sumatra
Java
Dutch East Indies
Ohio
East Indies
Marie Gillingham
Pacific
Five Persons Arrested On Disorderly Charges
Five people were arrested for drunkenness in Point Pleasant. Russell Steele Kenneth Wears Delbert Clench Arlene Borham and Pvt Joseph Scadding faced charges. Borham was fined five dollars and ten days in jail. Scadding released to his commanding officer. Clench posted bond. Steele and Wears released to the mayor. Paul Dunns orchestra from Portsmouth plays Moose Club nightly this week with dancing and Sunday dinner music.
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Point Pleasant
Russell Steele
Kenneth Wears
Delbert Clench
Arelene Borham
Syracuse
Ohio
Joseph Scadding
Scadding
Lieut
Lawrence
Miss Borland
Squire Sam Taylor
Clench
Steele
Wears
Krodel
Paul Dunn
Portsmouth
Moose Club
Ber ridge Reports For Active Service From Suburban Home
Capt. Berridge leaves his home near Gallipolis to report for active service. He spent several years in Java in civilian employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Berridge
Berridge
Java
Monument on Highway near Caracas Reads “Slowly One Goes Far”
A roadside monument near Caracas Venezuela greets travelers with an inscription warning drivers to slow down. The phrase Slowly one goes far is carved into the monument.
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Caracas
Venezula
Shaw Wrote Most Plays in Shorthand
The famed English dramatist George Bernard Shaw reportedly authored much of his work using shorthand methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bernard Shaw
Assistant chief engineer resigns to join Dravo Contracting Co.
Gets Defense Position Mr I G Wolden assistant chief engineer at the Marietta Plant resigned last week and has accepted employment with the Dravo Contracting Co Pittsburgh. He expects assignment to a shipyard in New York or Wilmington and left the area over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
I. G. Wolden
Marietta
Dravo Contracting Co
Pittsburgh
New York
Wilmington
Wolden
Point Pleasant Audited by State Tax Auditor
Charles Wiley from Charleston, auditor for the state tax department, is conducting the annual audit of Point Pleasant city finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles Wiley
Charleston
State Tax Department
Milk Mixture For Stomach Ulcers
A new medical discovery used by doctors treats stomach ulcers caused by excess acid. It relieves pains quickly and also helps gas pains indigestion and heartburn. Sufferers can try Lurin at home by mixing two teaspoonfuls in half a glass of milk. Available at Athens Pharmacy and Drug Stores.
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Athens Pharmacy
Ady
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Athens
Defense Council
Win Bols
James Cope
Joe Austin
James Bland
Don Andrews
Boss
Cope
Raymond Raine
Burma
Oklahoma
Yenang-yaung
Py Eee
Ety Green
MY Valley
WED
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Eerry Field
Jack Carson
Tara Taylor
Barrie George BaRsien
Nelsonville Social Notes
Whyte Ee
Steenrod
Tee
Pairan
Ervin He
Kimble Eee
He Howe
Tire Board
Carbondale
James McKinley
Ruth Gabriel
Freida May
Edward Gabriel
George McKinley
Frank Dowler
Hamley Run
Loyal Workers Club
Perry County
New Lexington
Arthur W. King
Clayton Township
Perry
Robert H. Emschler
Jean Hoffhines
Richmond
Wanda Wolfe
Ross Musick
Common Pleas
Industrial Commission of Ohio
International Brick and Tiling Co
Jonathan A. Bigum
Pleasant Township
Oakfield
County Election Board
Davis D. Scott
Bearfield East
E. F. Hearing
Donald L. Snider
Somerset
Clouse Snider Dairy Co
Rachelmacher
Alva Fetheroll
Snider
James Dillehay
Potter
Crooksville
Annetta Shepard
Roseville
Wayne Hynns
Farmer
Somerset Rt
Florence Litchfield
Floyd C. Blaney
Olive L. Watts
William Kenneth Harris
Zanesville
Anna Vanney
Charles Ricks
Roy C. Rhoades
James May
George Harris
Harrison Township
A. T. Pettit
Ira Daniels
Jane Butler
C. D. Kible
Mary M. Kible
Thomas Brown
George Peck
Edward Peck
New Reading
Maggie Hurst
Virgie May Givens
Bearfield Township
Edward J. Debney
Zeke
Minnie Gall
Sunday Creek
Corning
Henry Brewer
Phoenix Hotel
Ren Uiting
NEA Service Inctm
Jungle Service
Point Pleasant High
Highway Department
Major Berridge
Colegroves Super Markets
Greenlawn Cemetery
Oakley and
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