Inspection Attended by Area Officer at Eastern Star Dinner
Ninety six members and guests from chapters in surrounding towns attended the annual dinner and inspection of Eudora Chapter No. 72 Order of the Eastern Star. Distinguished visitors included Mrs Roberta Mindling Beverly grand conductress of the Ohio Grand Chapter and Mrs Gace Hutchinson Dexter City district. Dinner was served at the Church of Christ at 6 then the Masonic Temple opened the chapter at 7 30 with ritual work and an excellent grade awarded by the district deputy grand matron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Eudora
Order of the Eastern Star
Roberta Mindling
Beverly
Ohio
Gace Hutchinson
Dexter City
Church of Christ
Masonic Temple
Ida Hill
Millfield
Rev Evans To Speak At Final Service In Nelsonville
The Church of Christ in Nelsonville concludes its post Easter meeting series with a 7 30 p m final service featuring Rev L E Evans on What of the Night The morning 10 30 worship begins Open Doors for God with The Everlasting Doors and a 7 30 evening service with guest preacher Rev C A Freer. Regular schedule plus weekly activities listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Church of Christ
L. E. Evans
God
C. A. Freer
Bible
Christian Endeavor
Women’s Missionary Society
Glenn Allen
Madison St
Medal for gallantry to Pfc Gathers in North Africa action
Pfc. John FE. Gathers of Nelsonville receives the Silver Star with citation for gallantry on February 22 in North Africa and is later slightly wounded on March 30. His mother Mrs. Elizabeth Gathers has been advised of his Purple Heart award in a letter dated April 7. Also notes advances and transfers of local servicemen at Camp Lee and Camp Ruckers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
John FE. Gathers
Elizabeth Gathers
Gathers
Bob Howe
Walter E. Howe
Camp Ruckers
Ala
Official table of consumer point values for meat and cheese
May 1943 table lists point values for meat fats fish and cheese including luncheon meat ham chopped pork and other items. Notes note increases from April for beef round and flank veal rounds veal sirloin and sliced ham while some veal pork variety meats drop a point and salad oils decline. Clip and save this table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Eos
Vienna
Frank Smith and Hagenbuch To Speak At War Conference
Frank G. Smith general superintendent of Sunday Creek Coal Company and C. C. Hagenbuch Hanna Coal Company chief mining engineer will address hundreds of coal operators at the American Mining Congress War Conference in Cincinnati. They will discuss conserving labor and reducing man-hours with methods like fabricated track material and roof fall prevention as part of efforts to boost coal production for war plants and postwar needs. Ohio coal leaders are expected among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
C. C. Hagenbuch
Hanna Coal Company
St. Clairsville
Frank G. Smith
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Nelsonville
American Mining Congress
Cincinnati
Messrs. Hagenbuch
Smith
Ohio
District Superintendent To Visit Pilgrim Church
Nelsonville notes announce Rev. C. P. Pridgen district superintendent of the Pilgrim Churches of Ohio will visit Pilgrim Church at Chestnut and Harper Streets on Sunday May 2. Sunny School at 9 30 a m Morning worship at 10 30 sermon by the district superintendent children’s services at 6 30 Young peoples service at 6 30 in charge of Miss Ada Miller Evening worship at 7 30 sermon by the pastor Rev B A Ave Cottage prayer meeting tonight at the parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
C. P. Pridgen
Marion
Pilgrim Churches of Ohio
Corner Chestnut
Harper Sts
Walter Primmer
Ada Miller
Young Peoples
Lillian Kinsey
Society
B. A. Ave
Delores Tigner Rites To Be Held Saturday
Funeral services for Delores Tigner age 12 daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Tigner will be held Saturday at 2 PM at the Pentecostal Church Poplar Street Burial will be at Greenlawn Friends may call at the grandparents home Mr and Mrs Frank Russell Farrow Avenue at any time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Delores Tigner
Thomas Tigner
Children's Hospital
Columbus
Pentecostal Church
Poplar St
Greenlawn
Rs. Mrank Russell
Farrow Ave
Services at Lighthouse Tabernacle Announced
NELSONVILLE The Lighthouse Tabernacle at Watkins and Poplar announces Sunday school at 9 30 a m with Mrs Mable Call superintendent morning worship at 10 45 led by George Call evening service at 7 30 with a sermon by Rev Ewart C Bond on A Fact To Face a business meeting Tuesday at 7 and an inter denom inational Bible class Tuesday at 8 studying Matthew chapter 8 on The Credentials of the King prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30 with George Call in charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Lighthouse Tabernacle
Corner Watkins and
Poplar Sts
Ewart C. Bond
Mable Call
George Call
Motorist Fined for Ignoring Stop Sign in Nelsonville
Edward W. Jonas pleaded guilty at arraignment in Mayor Herman Ogg's court for failure to obey a stop sign. He was fined $5 and costs after an affidavit by the State Highway Patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Edward W. Jonas
Herman Ogg
State Highway Patrol
Dr. J M Hyde Continues Recovery in Nelsonville
Friends in Nelsonville report Dr J M Hyde making steady progress after an illness that kept him home for much of the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde
Nelsonville
J. M. Hyde
War Loan Total Reaches 156 350 in Nel sonville and York Township
In Nel sonville and York Township subscriptions for the Second War Loan surged to 156 350. Leonard B. Melching, local drive chairman, announced the area total as the Rotary Club led with 15 975 followed by Tri Psi Sorority at 15 800. The campaign ends this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
York Township
Leonard B. Melching
Rotary Club
Tri Psi
Revival Opens Sunday at Pilgrim Holiness Church
Nelsonville The Rev. William Brown pastor of Oak Grove Pilgrim Holiness Church announces a revival beginning Sunday May 2 at 7 30 p m EWT. The evangelist is the Rev George Hawthorne a Scotland native and accomplished accordion player with special music planned each evening. Public invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
William Brown
Oak Grove Pilgrim Holiness Church
George Hawthorne
Scotland
Mettler Child Returns Home From Hospital
Sherry Mettler two and a half year old daughter of Lieut and Mrs Harry A Mettler was taken critically ill Monday and removed to White Cross Hospital in Columbus. She was accompanied home Wednesday evening by her parents with Lieut Mettler summoned from Hanover New Hampshire for needed rest and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Sherry Mettler
Harry A. Mettler
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Lieut. Mettler
Hanover
N. H
Nelsonville Circle Hears Studies Play and Music
Nelsonville W S C S Circle 3 of the Methodist Church met with Mrs. E E Bell on Fayette Street for a Thursday evening session April 29. Circle leader Mrs Parker Sniffen led opening songs and prayers. Members reviewed Destiny of the Americas, heard I Bear My Witness by Chiang Kai Shek, and I Confess My Faith by Madame Chiang Kai Shek. A short playlet Town Gossip was staged by Mrs Stout, Mrs Beard and Mrs Bell. Miss Bessie Stephenson played accordion selections. Dessert was served to 12 members. visitors included Mr and Mrs Fred Voigt and Ted Leroy Jr. Walter Gould and Bernice Linscott of Springfield and John Cox of Dayton attended Easter vacation at the Cox home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
W.S.C.S
Circle 3
Methodist Church
E. E. Bell
Fayette St
Parker Sniffen
Harry Jackson
Chiang Kai-Shek
Alice Duskey
Stout
Beard
Bell
Bessie Stephenson
Fred Voigt
Newark
Ted Voigt
Ted Leroy, Jr
Walter Gould
Bernice Linscott
Springfield
John Cox
Dayton
Vaughn Cox
Youth in the Changing World to Be Discussed by Ev ans
Mrs L E Evans will address the Hyperion Club in Nelsonville on Saturday afternoon on Youth in the Changing World. Corwin Cookson's Girl Scout troop will present a playette Hosecleaning with a social hour and supper to follow hosted by Mrs Joe B Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
L. E. Evans
Hyperion Club
Little House
Camp Conference Boosters Sale At Baties Building
Nelsonville local sale to raise funds for the Camp Conference Boosters and the Christian Endeavor of the Church of Christ. Event at Baties building on Hocking Street runs today 2 to 4 PM and Saturday 10 AM to 7 PM. Proceeds support church and youth programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Camp Conference Boosters’ Club
Christian Endeavor of the
Church Fof Christ
Baties Building
Hocking St
Mason County Grand Jury to Meet for May Session
Mason County and Point Pleasant report that the May term of the Mason County circuit court will convene under Judge Lewis H. Miller on Monday May 3. The first duty is to impanel the grand jury and hear reports from Prosecuting Attorney William H. Bardin. Sixteen jurors are named from various towns. The docket is the shortest in recent years with no felony trials set though eight indictments exist. Pendings include 34 chancery, 22 misdemeanors, and four civil cases not expected for May trial. Civil trials on May 5 include several listings, with motions and chancery issues noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
aMy
Mason County
Lewis H. Miller
Miller
William H. Bardin
George W. Long
Arbuckle
W. E. Kirk
Harold Supple
Clendenin
R. T. Steele
Cologne
Everett Bissell
Cooper
Fred Batey
J. C. Cook
Graham
Wiley Duffey
Everett Vanhouse
Hannan
John Oshel
Odus Burris
Carter Frank
Lewis
Don Fowler
Robinson
R. W. Bailey
Union
S. A. Buckalew
Charles Ferguson
Marvin Martin
Elmwood Lodge
Charles Woodall
Stella A. Sayre
Hobart
Nancy Warner
Admix
F. B. Lieving
Babson Bros
Harry Boyce
Grafton Lacy
Admr
Gladys L. Ray
Lloyd H. Black
Elmer Nutter
Chancery
Clark Harris
Ora Edington
George McDaniel
Elizabeth Wilson
Mrs Gardner Fractures Both Arms in Fall
Mrs Will Gardner of Jefferson Ave was admitted to Point Clinic for reduction of fractures in both arms after a fall while moving a heavy mattress. One arm hit pavement and the other a cistern cover. both fractures occurred near the wrists. Mary Adele Harless, four, was discharged after medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Will Gardner
Jefferson Ave
Point Clinic
Rev Pickett Speaks at Concord Baptist Church
POINT PLEASANT The Rev. Hugh Pickett secretary of the northern convention of the Baptist Church spoke at Concord Baptist Church south of the Kanawha Wednesday evening. A large group attended. He said mission work continued worldwide and missionaries stayed at posts facing dangers. He saw a promising outlook for Christian spread after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Hugh Pickett
Convention of the
Baptist Church
Concord Baptist Church
Kanawha
Pickett
Lt Shinn Visits Here En Route to Washington
Lt and Mrs John A Shinn travel from Alabama to spend a few days in Point Pleasant before moving to Washington May 6 to study maxillo facial plastic surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Since enlisting he has married an Alabama girl. this is her first visit here. After completing the course they will return to Camp Rucker Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John A. Shinn
Alabama
Washington
Army Medical Center
Walter Reed Hospital
Shinn
Camp Rucker
Ala
Second Matinee Is Given by Seniors
The two matinees at the Junior High School Auditorium sold out, and a second matinee titled Every Family Has One is offered for those unable to attend the scheduled shows by the Senior High School Senior Class cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Trash Fire Near Ben Franklin Lot Sparks Fire Department Call
A trash fire set to burn debris from the Ben Franklin lot at 22nd Street and Jericho Road threatened nearby properties. The department was called at 8 30 Thursday morning and the blaze was extinguished with no damage. The site was being cleared for a skating rink planned by Leslie Heck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
22Nd St
Jericho Road
Leslie Heck
Offices Relocate From Skating Rink to Country Club Addition
Jones and Wharton have moved their offices from the Jefferson Avenue skating rink to House No. 145 in Country Club Addition. The skating rink was purchased by Leslie Heck and will be moved to the Franklin lot two blocks away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jones and Wharton
Jefferson Ave
Country Club Addition
Leslie Heck
Franklin Lot
Liquor Sale Limited by State Order
The state liquor commission announced that starting Monday customers must show permanent voter registration cards and sign for purchases at state stores. Out-of-state buyers may be barred, a move expected to cut local sales. Local workers from Ohio and Gallia County had relied on the store during shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
State Liquor Commission
Boyd Casto
Ohio
Gallia County
Veteran merchant marks 53 years at Mt. Vernon Farms Store
George E. Byus, longtime Mt. Vernon Farms Store manager, Near Kanawha, will celebrate 53 years in retail on Sept. 12. He recalls starting across the road from his current location and later operating in Couch Community and Lock Eleven before settling in his present site. He notes prices from 53 years ago, including five cent hogs and eggs, and three dollar calves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
George E. Byus
Mt. Vernon
Kanawha
Route 17
Byus
Couch
Henderson
Lock Eleven
Delinquent Tax Bills Returned to Charleston
Mason County deputy commissioner George G. Somerville returns more than 400 uncollected delinquent tax accounts to State Auditor Edgar B. Simms after a supreme court decision voided the legislative method for enforcing tax payments. Somerville has collected 74 accounts since late 1942 and expects no action until new legislation is enacted, aside from voluntary payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
George G. Somerville
Mason County
Edgar B. Simms
Supreme Court
Somerville
Simms
War Mothers Club To Meet Next Tuesday
The War Mothers Emergency Club of Mason County will hold its regular meeting at the Court House on Tuesday May 4 at 8 p m A prominent World War I veteran will speak and discuss Memorial Day observances The club expects a large turnout and an engaging program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
War Mothers Emergency Club
Mason County
Court House
Loyal Workers Are Given Recognition
Local War Price Ration Board members in Point Pleasant received certificates from the OPA in Washington for services well performed to advance the program. Recipients include J E Brown chairman George Harper L A McMillin J Couch Homer S Smith and Rev C G Billups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
OPA
Washington
J E. Brown
George Harper
L. A. McMillin
J. Couch
Homer S. Smith
C. G. Billups
War Plant Employees Buy Bonds in West Virginia Drive
General Chemical Defense Corporation plant workers at West Virginia Ont rance Works joined a payroll deduction war bond drive for the Second War Loan. Chairman E. V. Larkin announced the intra-plant effort aims to raise employee bond purchases to 15 percent per pay, with current plant participation up from 8.5 to about 13 percent. Since operations began last fall employees have bought Series E War Bonds totaling more than 1 million dollars in face value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mllion
General Chemical Defense
West Virginia
Ontrance Works
E. V. Larkin
Larkin
George Simmons Is Advanced Again
Mr and Mrs Holly Simmons of Viand Street learn their son George Simmons in the Army Signal Corps has been promoted from major to lieutenant colonel. Simmons graduated from the Military Academy in 1938 and earlier sought the Air Corps before joining the Signal Corps where he is gaining recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Holly Simmons
Viand St
George Simmons
Army Signal Corps
Simmons
Military Academy
Air Corps
Sign Corps
Beckley Man Held for Intoxication Raignment
Earl W Scott of Beckley is held for a raignment on a charge of intoxication. He was arrested Wednesday evening by Policemen Mort and Noble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Earl W Scott
Beckley
Mort and Noble
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York District
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Nelsonville Rt. 3
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Army
Wiilliam Canter
Chauncey
Pearl Canter
Athens County
Oslo
Francis D. White
Said
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Oruo
Alice M. Nye
Staintitt
George William Nye
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Alan
Brey
Amy O
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George Bateman
Onio Phe L. Risley
I Mn Ba
Frank Smith
Pilgrim Holiness
Mettler Child
Nelsonville Social Notes
Mason County Grand Jury
Point Pleasan
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Rev. Pickett
Lt. Shinn
Charleston
War Mothers Club
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Warner Bros
Bishop Mtn
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Aig Stevens
Elisabeth Frase J
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Frank Wilcox
Ruth Ford
Willie Best
Ben EN
Yderlin Wy Iaes
Virginia Gilmo
Dana Andrews
Mona Maris
Twee
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