Nelsonville Draft Center registers 922 men in four days
In Nelsonville 922 men ages 18 to 45 registered at Draft Board 2 during a four day Selective Service period. An additional 221 men between 45 and 65 registered Monday at the American Legion Building bringing the total to 922 for the Nelsonville center with day by day tallies and staff listed.
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Nelsonville
American Legion
Nelsonville Center
C. G. Dew
Athens County
Oral Daugherty
C. O. Gibson
H. C. Parrish
Coolville
Verna Hand
Adeline Ray
Hazel L. Mellinger
E. F. DeVore
Thomas Galvin
S. W. Ross
H. B. Moore
C. D Walker
W W. Warren
Earl R. Baker
Shelby Barber
J. K. Kinneer
C. H. Bartlett
Nelsonville Snapper Injured at Kimberly Mine
Tony Bette meyer of Nelsonville employed as snapper at Kimberly Mine sustained serious injuries to his right hand in a mine accident Monday. The index finger was amputated and the second finger mangled after being caught under a car wheel, and he received care at a local physician's office.
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Nelsonville
Tony Bettemeyer
Kimberly
Missionary Society Sets Special Meeting in Nelsonville
The Missionary Society of the Baptist church in Nelsonville will hold a special program Sunday afternoon May 3 at 3 o clock. Mrs Estella Steward of Logan, formerly a local member, will sing as a spiritual singer. The event is directed by president Mrs Esther Chapman at the church.
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Nelsonville
Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Estella Steward
Logan
Steward
Esther Chapman
USO Leaders Plan Athens Meeting for County Drive
USO executive committee members travel to Athens for a joint session with the Athens committee to plan the county division for an upcoming big drive.
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Nelsonville
The
United Service Organization
Athens
Trade Registration For Sugar Starts In Nelsonville
Trade registration of the sugar rationing began this afternoon with two session days. Today from 4 to 9 and tomorrow from 4 to 9 the business groups will receive their sugar rationing cards at the high school building.
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Nelsonville
Verna Lane Named City Substitute Teacher
Mrs. Verna Lane was appointed a substitute teacher in Nelsonville to fill the vacancy caused by Roger Wolfe's resignation as he entered the service.
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Verna Lane
Nelsonville
Roger Wolfe
Point Pleasant Housing Plan to Build 191 Homes
Point Pleasant plans to erect 191 homes on the Country Club tract east of Jackson Ave near the E. J. Somerville property. After earlier Washington delays engineers worked on the site as promotors Philip Hill of Charleston and E Bartow Jones of Point Pleasant expressed confidence in the project’s final success. The homes are described as above average in size and design to attract quality tenants or buyers seeking permanent homes.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Country Club
Jackson Ave
E. J. Somerville
Washington
Philip Hill
Charleston
E. Bartow Jones
Teacher May Be Made To Return for Visit
Miss Bess Liter, a Canal Zone teacher, may not spend her vacation at home. She writes travel is dangerous to her sister Mrs. Tom Halliday and mother Mrs. R. P. Liter of Main St.
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Point Pleasant
Bess Liter
Canal Zone
Tom Halliday
R. P. Liter
Main St
Fire from rubbish pile endangers homes in Point Pleasant
A rubbish pile fire spread to the rear yard of the John Fisher home on Jackson Ave Monday afternoon. Dry weather aided the spread with several homes at risk before the Fire Department arrived and extinguished the blaze with little difficulty.
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Point Pleasant
John Fisher
Jackson Ave
Roy Adkins Dies in Huntington at 41
Roy E. Adkins of Huntington died Sunday evening in a Huntington hospital after illness at work at the West Virginia Ordnance Works. He was 41 and was first taken to Holzer Hospital before transfer to a local facility.
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Point Pleasant
Roy E. Adkins
Huntington
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Holzer Hospital
Builders Have Trouble With Priorities
Local builders complain that securing priority numbers for housing projects is difficult despite a defense area established here. Construction of several houses is being held up on this account.
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Point Pleasant
Sister of County Court Clerk’s Wife Discharged From Hospital
Mrs Blanche W Shafer, sister of Mrs. John G Aten wife of the county court clerk, has been discharged from Holmes Hospital Cincinnati and returned to her home in Cincinnati. She was a surgical patient and has served as senior social worker at General Hospital Cincinnati for 17 years. Born and raised locally, she is well known here. The Homestake mine at Lead South Dakota is the United States’ largest producing gold mine.
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Point Pleasant
John G. Aten
Blanche W. Shafer
Holmes Hospital
Cincinnati
Melvin Chapman
Henderson
Gilbert Morrison
Charles Roberts
Huntington
W. M.denny
Gallipolis Ferry
W. B. McClain
Melvin Schmidt
Highlawn Ave
William H. Bardin
Carl Rutherford
High St
Marietta
Doris McMillin
John Fair
Daisy Hickle
Hickle
St. Josephs Hospital
Parkersburg
Lambda-Chi
Wilma Melrose
Netherlands Plaza Hotel
George W. Windon
Mason
B. Harper
Holzer Hospital
Pfe
Gene Brown
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Sam McCulloch
Worthton, O
J. S. Spencer
Mr. McCulloch
Jen Kay
Jackson St
Cherrington
Logan
Ruth Riley
Columbus
Frank Riley
Donald Johnson
Ralph Parks
C. S. Mechem
Della Shafer
Donald Shafer
Mabie Shafer
Garrett Hoch
Athens
Ohio University
John Longley
Ashland
Sam Longley
Fire Department Week Proclaimed in Point Pleasant
Mayor B. Walter Krodel issued a proclamation calling on all residents to observe Fire Department Week from April 27 to May 2. The observance honors volunteers who have long staffed the department and served the city.
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Point Pleasant
B. Walter Krodel
April DRD Chapter Postpones Meeting to May Sixteen
Pt Pleasant note reports the Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter D A R postponing its April meeting to May 16 due to the National Convention in Chicago. Delegates will report at the next gathering.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Lewis
Chicago
Mason County Manager Brown Injured in Ohio River Accident
Brown of the Mason County Motor Co. sustained a facial cut over the weekend after a highway crash on the Ohio side of the river.
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Point Pleasant
Brown
Mason County Motor Co
Ohio
Meeting Notice for Francis Willard Temple Pythian Sisters
An important meeting of Francis Willard Temple No 151 Pythian Sisters of Buchtel will be held Tuesday evening April 28 at 7 39 p m. All members are requested to be present.
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Buchtel
Francis Willard Temple
Pythian Sisters
Nelsonville man pleads guilty in intoxication case
Virgil Free man of this city pleaded guilty at arraignment in Mayor Herman Oggs court Monday. He was fined five dollars plus costs for intoxication.
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Nelsonville
Virgil Freeman
Herman Ogg
Urges Coal Consumers To Buy Now
Walden F. Roush, chairman of the civilian defense committee, asks all consumers to stockpile coal at the earliest practical time. He notes rail and truck transport will be taxed by next fall, risking fuel shortages for households in need. He says buying coal now helps the war effort.
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Point Pleasant
Walden F. Roush
Civilian Defense Committee
Roush
Brooks Shoes Win Two From Wilsons In Nelsonville League
In Nelsonville city league Brooks Shoes took two of three from Wilson Bros. Barbers Service forfeited over Mechems. Steve Wilson led first match with 631 total, Pughline top single 238, Ralph Barber 242 and 619 in the late match. Sohio Service vs Wolf Bowling at 7, Smith Linen vs Neimans at 9. Pvt Melvin Hopstetter's address released as Pioneer Co. 644 TD B N, APO 44, Tacoma Wash.
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Nelsonville
Brooks Shoes
Wilson Bros
Barbers Service
Steve Wilson
Pughline
Ralph Barber
Sohio
Krieder
Friedrich
Patton
Melvin Hopstetter
Pioneer Co
T.D. B.N
A.P.O
Tacoma
Wash
Under-inflated tires wear faster and shorten tire life
An automotive note warns that under-inflated tires heat more quickly than properly inflated ones, accelerating wear and reducing tire longevity. The guidance emphasizes maintaining correct tire pressure to extend tire life and performance.
Campbell Dies at Work in Nelsonville
Herbert Campbell aged 60 died Monday while riding in a state highway truck near Nelsonville Route 2. He had been in his normal health prior to the incident and funeral services are set for Thursday at his family home with burial in Old Cemetery near Haydenville. He is survived by his wife Nettle and ten children, plus brothers and a sister in the area.
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Nelsonville
Herbert Campbell
Campbell
State
Haydenville
Nettie
Charles
Logan
Foster
Roland
James Campbell
Magnolia
Paul
U. S. Army
Northern Ireland
Vesta Vollmer
Nellie Huddy
Flora Taylor
Columbus
Flare
Cleveland
Artie
Nellie Wend
Delegates Attend Annual Church Meet in Nelsonville
The annual young adult meeting of the Churches of Christ in Southeastern Ohio gathered 83 delegates at the Nelsonville church. Morning events included registration, song, and a panel discussion on the United Christian Education Advance program with Rev. L. Evans and Rev. W. Starn, followed by a sermon on Christ Still the Light of the World.
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Nelsonville
Churches of Christ
Ohio
Busines
L. E. Evans
W. Elbert Starn
Cleveland
Christian Education
Betty Courtney
Chauncey
Jack Gallaway
Steubenville
Everett Waulk
Jackson
Virginia Johnson
Portsmouth
United Christian Education Advance
Evangelical Churches of America
Starr
Christ
Esther
Evans
W. O. Norris
Chillicothe
Norris
C. S. Mechem
Margaret Slater
Hebron
Charles Hender
Zanesville
M. T. Vermillion
Athens
Frank Donaldson
H. Dale Thomas
Cambridge
Otterbein College
Westerville
Paul Kellermeier
Charles Hendershot
Tim Miller
Christian Friendship Circle
Kellermeier
J. P. Ransdell
Adeline Ray
Callahan
Nelsonville Garden Club Meets with New Mayor in Spring Event
The Nelsonville Garden Club held an April 27 meeting at the Girl Scout House with 20 members and two guests. Mayor Herman Ogg spoke on civic plans, Victory Gardens, and to support the water works project, with a Clean-Up Week date to be set later. A planting report and Junior Garden Club notes followed, plus plans to extend the calendar two months and publish a tree-planting list.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Garden Club
Girl Scout House
Cecil Shafer
John Wood
L. R. Powell
J. M. Hyde
Herman Ogg
Garden Club
Victory Gardens
George
C. E. Whitmore
Rosemary
Betty Jane Snackenburg
Monroe St
Pauline Fierce
Pythian Sisters Urged to Attend Thursday Meeting
Members of the Pythian Sisters are urged to attend a meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m The group will practice for the inspection set for May 2 and feature the program A potluck lunch will be served
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Pythian Sisters
Woman's Society Officers to Meet at Mrs Herrold Home
Social notes report a Thursday 8 pm meeting of the Woman's Society for Christian Service officers circle leaders and the membership committee at Mrs John Herrold's residence. A Birthday Club gathering is planned for Tuesday April 28 at Mrs Betty Wallace's home 116 Adams Street. Additional social updates cover travels and weekend visitors among local households.
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Woman's Society For Christian Service
John Herrold
Betty Wallace
Adams St
Final Town Hall Meeting Postponed
The final town hall meeting in the series, planned for Wednesday night, is indefinitely postponed. Dr. Wilford Smith of Ohio University is in military service and no longer available. The Civilian Defense Council sponsored the events with a committee led by D. R Johnson.
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Nelsonville
Wilford Smith
Ohio University
Seven Couples Are Licensed To Marry In West Virginia
Seven marriage licenses issued in Gallia area list fiancés from Point Pleasant Circleville Marmet Huntington Marietta and Osborne. The couples include Fred Newhouser and Gar net Hicks both 21 Clyde Stewart 23 Edith Scarber 21 Robert Adams 32 Sarah Ridge 21 Theodore Canterbury 39 Wilma Collins 30 Rex Phil 21 Verla Daniels 21 Charles Snider 21 June Davis 18.
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Gallipolis
Fred Newhouser
Garnet Hicks
Point Pleasant
Orpheus Chaffin
Martha Elliott
Circleville
Clyde Stewart
Edith Scarber
Marmet
W. Va
Robert C. Adams
Sarah Ridge
Columbus
Theodore Canterbury
Wilma C. Collins
Huntington
Rex Phil
Verla Daniels
Osborne
Charles Snider
June Davis
Marietta
Milk Mixture For Stomach Ulcers Promises Quick Relief
A recent medical discovery used by doctors and hospitals treats stomach ulcers caused by excess acid with a harmless preparation. It also relieves gas pains indigestion and heartburn. Sufferers can try Lurin at home by asking their druggist for a bottle.
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Athens
Porter Named Editor of The Gallia Times
James Porter of Rio Grande College faculty will edit The Gallia Times after June first becoming full time editor. The Gallia Times recently acquired by H. W. Wetherholt publisher of the Daily Tribune.
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Gallipolis
James Porter
Rio Grande College
Gallia Times
H. W. Wetherholt
Daily Tribune
Porter
The
Times
Dr Holz in Columbus for ACS credentials meeting
Dr C E Holz ec attended a Columbus gathering of the American College of Surgeons credentials committee to review applications for society admission.
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Gallipolis
C. E. Holzec
Columbus
American College of Surgeons
Swain to Take Charge of Clendenin Hotel Monday
C. L. Swain, lessee of the Clendenin Hotel, will assume management Monday. He has long operated a local restaurant and tourist home and is expected to continue both activities.
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Gallipolis
Clendenin Hotel
C. L. Swain
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Lead
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Akron
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Brooks Shoe Co
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Civil Service Commission
C. A. Stover
Dayton
Jack Sutton
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Stover
Thomas Spencer
Chestnut St
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Ravenna
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