Training in War Work To Start Soon
Thirteen Nelsonville women joined the Red Cross Motor Corps at a Tuesday night meeting. Training will cover war gases military basics and a five week motor mechanics course at Nye Chevrolet Co starting April 29 from 7 30 to 9 30. Members listed include Mar J Barber Doris Pergrin Edith L Lee Blanche L Moorehead Opal Odenthal Lorraine Kentner Jessie Baker and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Red Cross Motor Corps
Red Cross
Ellen Biddle
Don Sheffield
Nye Chevrolet Co
Mar
J. Barber
Doris Pergrin
Y H. Sharp
Edith L. Lee
Blanche L. Moorehead
Anna Knight dies at 73 at her son's Nelsonville home
Mrs Anna Knight aged 73 died this morning at her son Roy's home on Nelsonville Route 3. She is survived by ten children including Roy E H Knight Herbert George Ray and others plus 33 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Her husband and three children preceded her in death. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Anna Knight
Roy
E. H. Knight
Herbert
Murray City
George Ray
Owosso
Mich
Ethel Frazee
Logan
Effie Alexander
Glouster
Grace Bingman
Lancaster
Mae Sisson
Millfild
Glenda Leonard
Home Nursing Class Rescheduled To Tonight At 7 30
Nelsonville announces a home nursing class will meet tonight at 7 30 at Mrs Grace Covert’s Deanville home instead of Thursday. All future sessions will be held on Wednesday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Grace Covert
Deanville
Bell-ans Trial Promises Double Refund
A vintage ad claims Bell-ans relief for sour stomach and acid indigestion with a money back offer. The copy mentions a test or trial and promises double the purchase price if the product fails to prove its efficacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wien Saasee
Eagles Plan To Observe Mother's Day Observance
Nelsonville Eagles lodge votes to donate a flag and pole for the City Playground. Ward Phillips announces a Mother's Day program committee of Ralph W. Parks John Parry Leonard Cooley and Robert Green. An initiation is set for Tuesday evening April 28 with refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Lodge of Eagles
Ward Phillips
Ralph W. Parks
John Parry
Leonard Cooley
Robert Green
Eagles
Brooks Shoes Clinches City League Title
Brooks Shoes clinched the City League title with a two ply win over Smith Linen in a city league match here on Tuesday. The Shoemen lead by ten games with three weeks remaining. Two ABA tournament games follow with Glouster Union Lunch versus Glouster Interstate at 7 and Logan's versus Automotive of Athens at 9.
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Nelsonville
Brooks Shoes
Smith Linen
Shoemen
Glouster Union Lunch
Glouster
Logan's and
Automotive of Athens
Scout Troop 65 To Meet Thursday Night
Scout Troop 65 of Nelsonville sponsored by the BPO Elks will hold its weekly meeting Thursday at 7 30 PM at the Elks club. Members who attended last Thursday at Twin Lakes earned fire building and cooking tests.
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Nelsonville
Boy Scouts
B.P.O. Elks
Elks Club
Twin Lakes
1942 District Presbyterial Session Closes
The Athens Presbyterial concl uded its spring session in Nelsonville with officer elections final reports and a noon luncheon. Miss Ruth Boyd of Missouri and other speakers addressed Sunday School teachers and church volunteers, detailing missionary work and board activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Athens
Barlow
Paul Monks
Anthony Toerner
Logan
Dorcas Society of Deanville
J. L. Evans
Glen Hanes
Miss Boyd
Ozark Mountains
Missouri
Nelsonville Social Notes highlights club events and births
Nelsonville social items report Mrs Clayton Murphy hosting the Nelsonville club on April 17 with guests Mrs Georgia Kilpatrick and Mrs Clyde Littler. Reports include WBA meeting notes, church class activities, Rainbow Class sock social plans, 4 H club elections, and a birth announcement for Robert Edward Preston.
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Clayton Murphy
E. 12Th St
Columbus
Nelsonville Club
National Leader Aids Forming Nelsonville Girl Scout Council
Miss Cran don Hamilton of Wyoming C is on the Girl Scout national staff and arrives in Nelsonville to help form a local council. She collaborates with Miss Sinclair to train leaders, plan troop meetings, and set a council formation date at the Little House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Randon Hamilton
Wyoming
Girl Scout
Miss Sinclair
Caroline Sinclair
Miss Hamilton
Brownlie
Edward Sharp
Little House
Rotary Club Names Krieg As President
Nelsonville Rotary Club elected L. I. Krieg as president for the coming year at a board meeting after a regular session. He succeeds F. M. Brooks, who becomes vice president, with H. H. Harding reappointed secretary. New officers take office in June. Board members include Krieg Brooks Melching Galvin and Baird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
L. I. Krieg
Rotary Club
F. M. Brooks
Brooks
H. H. Harding
L. B. Melching
Paul Galvin
Gerald Baird
Brooks Shoe Baseball Team Opens Practice in Nelsonville
The William Brooks Shoe Co. baseball team will hold its first practice on Sunday, April 26 at 1 30 p m in the City Playground. All players and new candidates are urged to report. The Brooks organization plans a Sunday ball club and entries in the City Twilight League. Manager John Brooks asks punctuality if weather permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
William Brooks Shoe Co
Brooks
John Brooks
Fire Causes Minor Damage At Nelsonville Barn
Fire department responded to a smoldering blaze at the rear barn on Walter Green and W. Franklin Sr. property in Nelsonville Tuesday evening. A few crates inside the barn were charred but overall damage was slight. cause remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Walter Green
W. Franklin Sr
Mrs Nancy Atkinson Dies in Henderson Monday Evening
Mrs Nancy Atkinson aged 82 died at the home of her daughter Mrs Ethel Rothlisberger in Henderson Monday evening. The body is at Arnett's Funeral Home pending arrangements. A Belmont County Ohio native born June 7 1859 she is survived by daughters Mrs Rothlisberger Mrs Mary Mullet of New Martinsville and Mrs Jessie Ward of Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Nancy Atkinson
Ethel Rothlisberger
Henderson
Arnett’s
Atkinson
Belmont County
Ohio
Rothlesberger
Mary Mullett
New Martinsville
W. Va
Jessie Ward
Pittsburgh
Eugene McCulloch Furlough From Ft Houston Visit
Eugene McCulloch from Ft Houston Texas is in town on a 12 day furlough to close his radio and appliance store on Sixth Street. He expects to return to camp later in the week in an Army medical battalion. Rotary Club members in Gallipolis will elect a board of directors next Tuesday and consider a war effort report from H W Wetherholt E E Higgins and Morris Haskins proposing club activities.
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Point Pleasant
Eugene McCulloch
Ft. Houston
Texas
Sixth St
Mr. McCulloch
Gallipolis
Rotary Club
H. W. Wetherholt
E. E. Higgins
Morris Haskins
Rio Grande College Adds "Extra" Semester Start Date
Registration for the extra semester begins April 27, according to Registrar R Price Ewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
R. Price Ewing
Presbyterians Hold Spring Meeting in Athens Presbytery
Farmers and parents attend the spring meeting of Athens Presbytery in Union Furnace with Rev J L Evans and Mr W L Hudson present. Clergy and members visit Coolville and Fayette Street hosts host guests including families Blackburn Moore and Mills in unrelated village hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Raymond Powell
Rita
Gayla Milholland
Sontey
W. E. Keys
Columbus
Mable
Alice Evans
Geo. Evans
Logan
Donald Blackburn
Audrey
Margaret Wristsell
Blackburn
J. L. Evans
W. L. Hudson
Union Furnace
Athens
Tommy Kelly
Phillis Mills
Orange
N. J
William
Reading club meets at Trinity Church Annex
Reading club will meet Thursday evening at 7 30 o clock at Trinity Church Annex with Mrs Eunice Beller hostess and Mrs William Steenbergen in charge of the program. A number of local residents are noted in various social and civic activities around Mason County and nearby areas.
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Reading Club
Trinity Church Annex
Eunice Beller
William Steenbergen
Bucky Snodgrass
Emma Clark
Frank L. Alford
St. Albans
Alford
Clyde
Mason County Safety Advisory Committee
C. W. Petty
Hartford
Bartow Jones
William H. Bardin
Charleston
Ed Blessing
Cecil Judson
Air Force
Wichita Falls
Texas
William Hinkle
Akron
Gideon Hinkle
Harford
G. E. Quillin
Amarillo
C. H. Quillin
Highlawn Ave
Mason County
Casby Meadows
Cathol&ia County Bank
Grantsville
Gazelle Parracks
Beckley Springs
Alpine Theater
Gordon Meeker
Bess Gygax
Belle
W. Va
Max Dye
E. H. Denham
Thelma Stone
Utica
Logan Burdette
Sand Ridge Road
Virgie Sayre
Henderson
John
Corky Stone
John M. Adkins, Jr
Holzer Hospital
Saturlay
Gall Faires
Glouster
Sugar Dealer Registration Schedule for Mason County
Mason County announces registration days for retailers and wholesalers of sugar. Registration runs April 28 29 from 3 to 6 pm in junior and senior high schools, under school principals and teacher registrars. Civilian registration follows May 4 5 6 7 with similar district schedules and school dismissal changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Walden F. Roush
State Department of Education
Mason County
Roush
Hannan
Hannan High School
Arbuckle and
Clendenin
Point Pleasant Senior High School
Union
Cole Cooper
Lewis
Bostic Released After Sanity Determination
John Bostic of Leon was released from Mason County jail after the mental hygiene commission reported him sane held since December 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostic
Point Pleasant
John Bostic
Leon
Mason County Mental Hygiene Commission
William Stover Succumbs at Point Pleasant
William F. Stover 25 died at his home on 21st St in Point Pleasant. He worked as a foreman in the sheet metal department at The Marietta and had long managed local duties. He is survived by wife Eileen McMillin and daughter Sandra Sue, parents Floyd and Gladys Stover, sister Zelda Stover, brother Delbert Stover, grandfather William F. Stover, and grandmother Loretta Cheesbrew. His mother is critically ill at Holzer Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Stover
Marietta
Floyd
Gladys Stover
Lincoln Avenue
City
Eileen McMillin
Hartford
Sandra Sue
Miss Zelda Stover
Delbert Stover
Jefferson Ave
William F. Stover
Loretta Cheesbrew
Holzer Hospital
Mrs. Jividen Dies Monday in Point Pleasant
Mrs. Hettie Esther Jividen of 522 Mason Place died Monday night after a several months illness. Widow of William Jividen she was born October 7 1874 in Mason County. She belonged to the Presbyterian Church and Orpha Rebekah Lodge 210 and is survived by three sisters and five brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Hettie Esther Jividen
Mason Place
Jividen
William Jividen
George and
Martha Hill
Mason County
Presbyterian Church
Orpha Rebekah Lodge
Jiiden
Minnie Kearns
Lena Boles
Pittsburgh
Merrel Ball
Newark
James Hill
Dayton
Granville Hill
Detroit
John Hill
William Hill
Leon
Blain Hill
Labor Troubles May Halt Operations at New Haven Firm
POINT PLEASANT It is reported that the Superior Icelain Co of New Haven may close down because of labor difficulties. The company formerly shipped its products worldwide but recently has relied on government business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Superior Icelain Co
New Haven
Real estate sale in Madison and Monroe area
The Hut chinson real estate agency reports the sale of a four room dwelling on an acre lot at Madison and Monroe to Roy and Freda Newell. The former owner was William H. Rardin.
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Point Pleasant
Hutchinson Real Estate Agency
Madison and
Monroe
Roy
Freda Newell
William H. Rardin
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