John Lane Tied to Bandit Robbery Ring
Sheriff Ernest Hesson and State Troopers H D Coyner and C A Hehle, while in Pittsburgh, linked John Lane to the recent robbery of a local state liquor store. Lane, a Gallipolis ferry owner and Capt Lane’s grandson, and two other men are jailed in Columbus on charges of a separate robbery. Women friends from Mason County testified to the trio’s involvement and said they were in jail after being charged with receiving stolen goods from a Bellaire store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ernest Hesson
H. D. Coyner
C. A. Hehle
Pittsburgh
John Lane
Lane
Gallipolis
Columbus
Ohio
Mason County
Bellaireé
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Work of Assessor Reported Satisfactory
Assessor Frank A. Morrison said the office is about two months ahead of last year with field deputies securing returns from Lewis Hannan and Arbuckle districts. Records making up and field work are already well underway and only a few returns remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Frank A. Morrison
Lewis, Hannan
Arbuckle
Two Boys Held Pending Arraignment
Charles Bird 15 and Bill Martin and Charles Davis 14, of Leon Community, are held in Mason County jail awaiting arraignment likely Friday on charges of breaking and entering Marion W. Alexander's home. They are accused of stealing a fountain pen, razor, kodak and alarm clock valued at $9, according to State Trooper C A Hehle. Arrests were by Troopers Coyner and Hehle and Deputy Sheriff Tore Morrison Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles Bird
Bill Martin
Charles Davis
Leon
Mason County
Marion W. Alexander
C. A. Hehle
Coyner and
Hehle
Tore Morrison
Sc . Saath
Sammy
Brice Wes i Beer
Hubert Price
Faeey
Putnam County
Zollie Talbott
Steubenville
William Talbott
Clyde Johnson
Reedsville
Co. E. Johnson
Mary Fierbaugh
Portsmouth
Charles Sheliies
Pleasant
Kenneth ‘McLeod
Mary Lamp
Lower ‘Portland
Edwin McLeod
Ralph Henderson
Charles Sharp
U.S. Lock 21
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Emerson MceDole
Long Run
Rod Grimm
Ison
Larry
Letart Falls
Walter Sayre
Antiquity
Wil‘ikie Larson
Agnes Price
Kenneth i McLeod
Wilkie Larsson
John
Pomeroy
Wilkie Larson
Clarence Price
Patsy
Fagan i Price
Great Bend
William McKelvey
Hiatt Parsons
Naomi
Parkkersburg
Deran Dailey
Ravenswood
Jewell Farm
Clarence Roberts
Bertha Walbrown
Leonard Siders
Youngstown
J. JA. Siders
Ed Wagner
Mabel Worthington
Columbus
Francis Worthington
Glenn Paynter
Okey Paynter
Lower Portland
Russell Lee
West, Chester
Charles Larson
Conway, Pa
Explain Training of Veterans for Jobs
Marshall Williams of Huntington training officer with the veterans administration plus Miss Leota Kelly and Mrs. Elsie Vaught of the local employment office spoke at the chamber meeting on on the job training for unemployed veterans. Also noted are upcoming officer elections for Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter D A R on May 3 and a report on the Continental Congress. A marriage license was issued to William Robert Harris and Pearl Irene Hart of Mason City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Marshall Williams
Huntington
Veterans Administration
Leota Kelly
Elsie Vaught
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Lewis Chapter
D.A R
Continental Congress
William Robert Harris
Pearl Irene Hart
Mason City
Tug Built for Reds Given Test on Ohio
A tug built for the U.S.S.R. underwent trial runs on the Ohio river with a small guest group aboard including press representatives. The yard expects six tugs on order to be finished soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reds
Ohio
Point Pleasant
U.S.S.R
Inspection Of Clean Up Efforts At Point Pleasant
A Saturday inspection by Mrs. Bartow Jones, general chairman, will review the clean up campaign started April 1. Delays postponed the earlier inspection, but progress has reduced rubbish significantly though not all goals reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Bartow Jones
River Traffic Falls as Coal Strike Halts Barge Loads
POINT PLEASANT The last tow of coal from the Kenawha was six barge loads for Hatfield Campbells Creek Company last Saturday. River traffic is at a recent low point with coal off the market. It is believed tons of coal will not reappear until days after miners resume work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Kenawha
Hatfield-Campbells Creek Company
R. J. Heslop
Attend Lehew Rites Held in Pomeroy
Funeral rites for Charles Lehew were held in Pomeroy with local relatives among attendees. He died suddenly in Pomeroy while visiting a brother. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. 8 C Wilhelm, Mr. and Mrs. Milton L Miller, R J Heslop and Willam Heslop, Mr. and Mrs. A L Rossiter of Detroit, and other local relatives. Lehew had resided in Steubenville for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles Lehew
Pomeroy
8. C. Wilhelm
Milton L. Miller
R. J. Heslop
Willam Heslop
A. L. Rossiter
Detroit
Lehew
Steubenville
Plan Revival at Hartford Church
A four denomination revival meeting will be held at the Hartford Methodist Church beginning Sunday April 28. The event is sponsored by Baptist United Brethren Methodist and Church of God. Evangelist Rev J L Icard pastor of Point Pleasant Circuit will lead the meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Methodist
Hartford
Baptist
United Brethren
Metho
Dist
Church of God
JL. D. Icard
Methodist Church
Pleasant It. Pleasant Personals Wrap List of Local Visits
Mr and Mrs E A Berry and son Robert and Mr E M Berry of Canton Ohio returned home after visiting Mrs E M Berry and daughter Betty Berry on Main St Mrs William Heslop travels to Ironton Ohio for her brother Joseph Melcollister s wedding Mr E M Bourn of Charleston attended The Lady and the Pirate presented by the Senior High School Glee Club and spent the weekend with his daughter Betty Jo Bourn John Rairden and Guy Burdette visited Point Pleasant Leon businessmen Frank H Roush returned from Huntington after Kanawha Presbytery meeting Set Paul F Thomas state police detachment leader attended a highway safety conference in Huntington Earl Newton Roger and Gail Wallace visited Viand St and Charleston with Mrs Hillis Townsend remaining in Charleston William Fugate returned from Virginia Easter visit Pete Roush of Graham Station was in town on Wednesday.
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E. A. Berry
Robert
E. M. Berry
Canton, O
Betty Berry
Main St
William Heslop
Ironton, O
Joseph MelCollister
E. M. Bourn
Charleston
Glee Club
Betty Jo Bourn
John Rairden
Guy Burdette
Leon
Point Pleasant
Frank H. Roush
Huntington
Kanawha Presbytery
First Presbyterian Church
Paul F. Thomas
International Association of Police Chiefs
Earl Newton
Roger
Malta
Gail Wallace
Charles of
Corning
John J. Dower
Viand St
Wallace
Hillis Townsend
William Fugate
Dower Apartments
Virginia
Pete Roush
Graham Station
Laurel Cliff Personal And Social Mention
Laurel Cliff notes include the D A Lodge gifting a flag to Laurel Cliff school. Mrs Leona Karr of Middleport hosts the Health Club May meeting. Cleo Parker and Cheryl Parker visit parents Mr and Mrs Pearl Parker. Clarence Ackley received an honorable army discharge. Emory Jacobs visited Zanesville. The school donated 9 28 to the Crippled Children's Fund. Olen Rife and family visited Columbus relatives. Ora Bradshaw of New York visited relatives. Wyatt Schaefer of Johnstown spent time with his parents N E and Mrs Schaefer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel
Olen Rife
Columbus
Ora Bradshaw
New York
Wyatt Schaefer
Johnstown
N. E. Schaefer
Widower Indicted In Waitress Slaying In Canton
Charles Pustay, 56, a widower and owner of a rooming house, was indicted by Stark County Grand Jury on a first degree murder charge for the December slaying of Ruth Woodie, 27, a waitress. Her battered body was found in a basement of an abandoned house near Pustay's residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Charles Pustay
Stark County Grands Jury
Ruth Woodie
Pustay
Woodie
O'Donnell Sworn In as U S Attorney for Ohio District
Ray O'Donnell was sworn in as United States attorney for the Southern District of Ohio before two federal judges and about 200 Central and Southern Ohio attorneys, judges, and friends. He succeeds Byron Harlan of Dayton, named by President Truman to the U S Tax Court. Judge Mel G. Underwood administered the oath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ray O’donnell
United States
District of Ohio
Ohio
O’donnell
Byron Harlan
Dayton
Truman
U. S
Tax Court
Mel G.underwood
970 Pound Hog Sold At Louisville Yards
A 970 pound hog named Tanbark King sold at Bourbon Stock Yards in Louisville for 136.28 dollars, a record price for a porker, with Louis Payne of Shelbyville arranging the sale amid meat shortages. The event marked a possible high in hog weight and price at the yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Bourbon Stock Yards
Louis Payne
Shelbyville
Veterinarian Suffers Heart Attack at Work in Putnam County
Dr. J. W. Diddle, Henderson veterinarian, collapsed from a severe heart attack Wednesday afternoon while inoculating a dairy herd on Grandview Ridge. He finished the day’s work, drove home, and was attended by Dr. B. E. Sommer of Leon after a doctor arrived at 1 am. He showed improvement later, having been at Holzer Hospital weeks ago after a similar incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
J. W Diddle
Henderson
Grandview Ridge
Putnam County
B. E. Sommer
Leon
Diddle
Holzer Hospital
Food Production Urged By Emergency Program in 1946
On March 26 1946 President Truman established the Emergency Food Program to feed foreign nations and conserve current supplies while boosting crops for the next year. Citizens are urged to start home gardens and assist with corn wheat fats oils and processed foods like peas beans and tomatoes. County leaders and officials will meet May 2 1946 from 1 to 3 pm at the County Agent's Office in Pomeroy for program details and guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Truman
Detmar J. Kunz
Wrong Man Murdered by Anonymous Letter in Woonsocket
An anonymous letter received by the Woonsocket Call claims the writer killed John F. Letendre 68, a Republican politician and race track director, but says the intended target was a game operator ruining his home. The letter, in capital letters on brown wrapping paper, was sent to Police Chief Edgar Co. Turcotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket, R. I
John F. Letendre
Woonsocket Call
Edgar Co. Turcotte
Farm Machinery Sale Set for May 3 in Four States
The War Assets Administration announces a spot sale of new and used heavy construction and farm machinery valued at $800,000. Rowland W. Schell, WAA departmental director, stated the sale on May 3. Items are located at various points in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia including cranes, tractors, pumps, graders and shorter front attachments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnatio. UP
War Assets Administration
Rowland W. Schell
WAA Wepronally
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Railroaders Back Huffman Endorsed by Labor Group
The Railway Labor Executives Association, representing 1,500,000 railroad workers, endorsed 18 candidates for the Senate based on voting records. The Labor weekly announces approval of 16 current senators and two House members seeking Senate seats, including Ohio Democrat James W. Huffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Railway Labor Executives Association
Senate
House
Labor
Railroad Brotherhoods
James W. Huffman
Ohio Democrat
Markets show steady gains amid cautious trading in New York
Markets in New York saw continued gains as investors favored stocks with solid prospects while leaders showed reluctance. Bearish sentiment lingered on a batch of weak industrial and railway first quarter results and inflation incentives appeared to ease. Noon list highlights included Am Tel & Tel, Chrysler, General Electric, United Airlines, and other prominent names attracting buying on favorable business outlooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cigaret Prices Increase Across Multiple Sales
Washington reports new tobacco price schedule with a five cent rise per carton of ten and a half cent per pack on multi pack sales. Vending machine prices rise one cent per pack while single pack sales stay unchanged. The OPA cites a near fifty percent tobacco cost jump since the war began as the reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Meigs County court issues several marriage licenses
Marriage licenses issued in Meigs County Probate Court include Thomas VanDyke age 24 of Bluefield West Virginia and Margaret James age 25 of Middleport. Robert Jones 21 of Gallipolis and Audrie Smith 21 of Pomeroy. A Irby 55 of Huntington and Sara Kirksey 58 of Pomeroy. Samuel Mann 29 of Beckley West Virginia and Georgia Stanley 27 of Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Thomas VanDyke
Bluefield
W. Va
Margaret James
Middleport
Robert Jones
Gallipolis
Audrie Smith
A. Irby
Huntington
Sara Kirksey
Samuel Mann
Beckley
Georgia Stanley
Purchase of Roxanna Canning Co announced by Charngold Corp
Charngold Corp, margarine and salad dressing manufacturers, announced yesterday the purchase of the Roxanna Canning Co with plants at Lebanon, Corwin and Waynesville, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Cincinnati
Roxanna Canning Co
Lebanon
Corwin
Waynesville
Charngold Corp
Classified Ad Rates and Policies Note
Advertising terms outline minimum line counts and charges for notices and memoriam items. It specifies payments, deadlines, and how ads appear in the newspaper editions, with guidance on blind ads and reader responsibility for errors.
Athens and Cincinnati Livestock Prices In Brief
Market notes from Athens and Cincinnati show cattle and hogs with wide price ranges, including good and medium quality cattle and calves, hogs at various weights, and sheep listed with lamb and ram values. Separate briefs report two fatalities at a railroad crossing near Fostoria and a fatal tree accident near Frazersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Cincinnati
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Anne Baxter
John Hodiak
Portland Social Notes
Katydid Club
Jim Davis
Laurel Cliff
O'Donnell
Christ Church Service Guild
Sttend
Harry Maddy
C. C. Stone
IR. J. Heslop
S .C. Wilhelm
Peter H
William Steenbergen
Huffman
Bat & Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth. Steel
Woley
Mal
Rencea
Edeim
Athens County
Southern Ohio Trading Post
West Union Street
R. W. Conley
Grandview St
Wheeling, W. Va
Nazarene Grch
The
Plains
Ray Shafer
Crumline
New Marshfield
Harold Coddard
Reppert
Srown
Tenner
Hastings
Phyllis Woodard
Studebaker
Union Street
Ford
Buick Company
Clement Cooper
O. ' Naan
R, Weinfurter
Euclid Drive
Cleveland, Ohio
International
Clover Farm
Tuppers Plains
GEO
Union St
Charies
Glass
Round House
Cotting
Athens Tire Co
OL — Grease Farm Bureau Co-Operative
Oak & Kurtz St
Auto Service
Fostoria
Odanovats
Southern
Siberia
Effie Dalla
Esterly
Rolla A. Kimmel
Jame
i _T
Zanesville
Brice Blair
Frazersburg
Flan Rebuilding
Akron
Universalist Church of America
C. A. Daugherty
Service Department
Athens Willys CO
Washington St
Shouse Auto Service
Carsey Bros. Corner
Carpenter & Grosvenor
Carley Bros
Carpenter and Grosvenor
Roy's Auto Supply
Brown's
Richland Ave
Bachman
Rabbitt
Marie G. Hoffee
Central Ave
City Dry Cleaners
Strawn Plumbing CO
N. Court St
Hoover
Modern Appliance CO
C. J. Noblin
N. Second St
STRAW
Forest Rose Termite Company
Athens Heating & Insulating CO
W. Washington
Huffman Transportation Service
State St
Superior Electric CO
Biano Tuning
National Association of Fiano Tunifs
Wm. P. MacDonald
Marietta Chemical Products Company
Maretta
Guy Glover
Walker St
Elec
Union Street Rose
Johnson & West Roof Contractors
Weber Heating CO
W. Union St
F.C. Stone
Davis
D. M. Goddard
AUTO
Cameron and van Dyke
Gen
Farl F. Mathews
Corsetiere
Spencer
M. Parrett
S. College
the Messenger
Marion Nicholson
Rutland
Park Place
Everett Baughman
Night Porter
Mr. Proctor
Kelly
Rice
Evening Record
Ravensna
la Court St
Charles Chalfan
Tristate Products CO
Osceola Ave
Mo Payne
Mark Dickson
Albany
Charles E. Bolin
Athens R. D
Jim Everett
Fairgrounds
Pearl Ely
Carbondale
Otto
Ace
Jim Russell
Emma Cole
Coalville RD
New
Vieland
F. J. Beasley CO
Stewart Mill Stewart
A. Janes & Sons
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Nantene Mapi
DE LY. Vv
Eva
Collins
Mse
Mrs. Collins
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