Many Nelsonville Area Registrants Fail to Pass Tests
Fifty five of eighty three registrants from Athens County Draft Board No 2 reported for army medical tests in Columbus Tuesday were accepted for military duty and sworn in. The group included volunteers and several held over for further check. Leader W L Burnelle of Nelsonville directed the group.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
Draft Board No
Columbus
Fort Hayes
W. L. Burnelle
James Walter Coakley
Buchtel
Joe Edward Nichols
St. Charles St
William Sheskey
Railroad St
Cecil Owen Fellem
Jackson St
Homer Bartlett Young
Oak St
Gilbert Arthur Whitmore
Chestnut St
Donald William Bumgardner
Terrace St
William Leo Burnell
W. Washington St
Albert E. Yates
Grover St
Joe Roland Verity
Madison St
George Whitmore
William Sohn
Carl Victor Pettit
Harold Whitmore
Charles Edward Townsend
Eddie Leroy North
William Harrison Coakley, Jr
Charles Eugene Russell
Carl Riggs Burson
Shade
Ray Harold Dunfee
Coolville
Lee Edward Bell
Albany Rt
James Harry Hall
Deanville
Junior Frank
Carbondale
Marion Leslie Collins
New Marshfield
Arthur Norman
Sharpsburg
Carlton Smith Davis
Frost
Albert Charles Peyton
Albany
Denver
William Lowry
Mineral
Andrew Junior Rupe
Roy Clayton Rutter
Athens
John Hasting Williams
George Henry King
Charlies Kenneth Shirley
Robert Franklin Brown
Waterloo
Leonard Edison Rutter
James G. Rogers
George William McDaniel
Stewart Rt
Edward James Hammer
Torch
Lloyd Harold Elaw
Waterloo Two
Homer Harolds Wires
Clarence Stuff
Tiamond St
Leo Roy Ervin
Frederick St
Chester John Nichols
Ralph Elford Harris
Hugh James Landis
Woodrow Phillip Steele
Guysville
Walter Orville Levering
Grosvenor St
Fred Maccombs
George R. Godenschwader
Peterson's Ointment Gains National Fame Since 30 Years Ago
A Buffalo druggist created Peterson's Ointment to relief itching and smarting from piles. The ointment offered quick cooling and astringent relief and became a nationwide favorite. Available in 35¢ box or 60¢ tube with applicator, money back if not delighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Peterson
Brooks Team Triumphs Over Carbon Hill In Tennis? No, Baseball
Brooks Shoes defeated Carbon Hill 8 to 2 in a Twilight League baseball game Thursday evening. Brooks exploded for six runs in the first inning as Spray, Ray, Newman, Williams, and Evans plus Garner and Odenthal sparked the rally. E. Jones pitched a complete game for Brooks, with only two hits allowed for Carbon Hill, while W. Devol struggled on the mound for the Hill team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Brooks Shoes
Carbon Hill
W. Devol
Patton
Spray
Ray
Newman
Williams
Evans
Garner
Odenthal
Brooks
Woodson
Gilbert Smith
Winigiman
Devol
Veune Smith
Watkins
Nelsonville Board Accepts Teacher Resignations
Nelsonville city board of education accepted resignations of John W. Montgomery Elsie Jane Knapp H W Seelbach and Harold W Figley at an adjourned meeting. Leaves of absence will not be granted due to wartime shortages. The board will replace those who resign or are inducted into the Army and restore positions after service. New Supt D J Codding assumed duties and bus driver salary was raised. A school painting program aims to finish by Aug 8 ahead of Sept 8 opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
John W. Montgomery
Elsie Jane Knapp
H. W. Seelbach
Harold W. Figley
City Board of Education
E. J. Arnold
D. J. Codding
James Sterling
Nelsonville Men Meet in Mess Hall
Nelsonville privates Pedigo Campbell and Levering, stationed at Jefferson Barracks Missouri, unexpectedly encountered each other in a mess hall, realizing they were not as far apart as they thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Pvt
Charles E. Pedigo
Jefferson Barracks
Pedigo
Carl Campbell
Charles Levering
Nelsonville G T Club to Hold Annual Meeting
Members of the G T Club plan their annual meeting on Thursday evening August 6 at 7 30 o clock at the home of Mrs Marie Carpenter Washington Street A gift exchange will highlight the gathering Georgia Parker leaves for Youngstown after a visit with her uncle S E Dean Dr E Welch Mrs Mable Barnecut and daughter Jo stay in Cincinnati for the rest of the week Clayton Crafts family returns from California where Capt Crafts is stationed Lawrence McKibben of Fort Knox KY and Mrs M E Henshaw and son Robert visit their mother Mrs Etta McKibben and sister Mary Etta Mr and Mrs H W Seebach spend the day at Willard Mrs Charles Pete Glenn of Ravenna visits with her parents Chestnut Street The Frank O Mara Mrs Thomas Spencer and Mrs Phil Miller spend several days at the Lancaster Camp Grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Parker
Youngstown
S. E. Dean
E. Welch
Mable Barnecut
Cincinnati
Clayton Crafts
Louise
Sarah
California
Lawrence McKibben
Fort Knox
M. E. Henshaw
Robert
Ravenna
Etta McKibben
Mary Etta
H. W. Seebach
Willard
Charles
Pete) Glenn
Thomas Spencer
Chestnut St
Frank O'Mara
Phil Miller
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Wendell Tope
Marianna Irwin
Bidwell
Lowell Tope
Robert Ruland
Canada
Ruland
Coshocton
Laurence Lusher
Glen Mills
W. Gusher
Roy Pollock
Peggy
Peace Springs
W. Va
Jack Knight
J. C. Burke
Virginia Steele
Holzer Hospital
Camp Berkley
Abilene
Tex
Hazel Schaefer
Harris
Cambridge
Hubert Coornes
Point Pleasant
Hilda Pinkston
Eleanor Filson
Charleston
Daniel Simmons
Marshall College
Holly Simmons
John Fidler
Tioga
Alice Marie Frye
Robert Powers
Ironton
John J. Dower
Leonard Dunlavey
C. H. Frye
E. J
Geo. G. Somerville
Ripley
James Krebs
M. Pierce
Ninth St
Henderson
Glenn Sayre
Ann Rothlisberger
Floyd Rothlisberger
New Martinsville
J. J. Lovell
Morgantown
J. G. F. Johnson
Seventh St
Jimmy Lovell
Ordnance Works
George Skeen
Wilkes-Barre
Ed Bohn
Ohio St
J. Byus
Riverman
Elise Ann Rardin
Portsmouth
Albert Roush
Graham Station
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Trinity
John McGinnis
Culloden
George Comstock
Will H. Stone
Billy
Ross Evans
Hugh Curry
Eads
Athens, O., Fairgrounds
Northcutt Rites To Be Held Thursday
Funeral services for Albert Northcutt a World War veteran who died yesterday at his home near Buchtel will be held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock at the Buchtel M E Church Burial will be made at Green lawn He is survived by his wife one daughter Mrs June Black well one son Joe Northcutt of Washington Pa his parents Mr and Mrs John Northcutt one brother Harvey and two sisters Mrs Essie Holland and Mrs Minnie Clark all of Pittsburgh Pa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Albert Northcutt
Buchtel
Buchtel M. E
Greenlawn
June Blackwell
Joe Northcutt
Washington
John Northcutt
Harvey
Essie Holland
Minnie Clark
Pittsburgh
York Township Rural Board to Receive Coal Bids
York Township Rural Board of Education invites sealed bids for coal for all district schools. Bid quality must meet a one quarter inch screen and number six seam standard. Bids due August 28, 1942 at 7 30 P M, sent to Chas Kinsey and Clef Nelsonville Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Township
Gallipolis Social Notes Announces Local Weddings and Visits
Mrs Joseph T McNerlin of Oak Hill announces the marriage of their daughter Juanita to Corporal Robert E Jones at Patterson Field Dayton with Chaplain R H Fitch officiating. The couple will reside in Springfield. Several social visits and events are noted, including a reception sponsored by local churches and various travels and family news.
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Gallipolis
Joseph T. McNerlin
Oak Hill
Juanita
Robert E. Jones
D. R. Jones
Rio Grande
Patterson Field
Dayton
R. H. Fitch
Springfield
Corporal Jones
Rio Grande College
Olivet College
Michigan
Ohio State University
Mrs. Brooker Dies Tuesday in Murray City
Mrs. Nelle Brooker wife of Howard Brooker died Tuesday at the family home in Murray City. Survived by her husband one daughter her parents James Salyers four sisters and one brother. No funeral arrangements have been completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Nelle Brooker
Howard Brooker
Murray City
James Salyers
Frank Wood’s Record As Driver 25th Anniversary
Gallipolis reports Frank Wood marks 25 years as the city fire truck driver. He notes no accidents to equipment or men in his 25 years of service. He lives with Mrs. Wood above the fire station and works 150 hours weekly with his son William substituting. Equipment in use when he started has been fully replaced during his tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Frank Wood
Wood
Chaplain Sagen Transferred to Harvard for Instruction
Army Chaplain George Sagen former minister at First Baptist Church is transferred from Fort Bragg to a school of instruction at Harvard College. He reports August 9 with wife and two sons. In Gallipolis two student airplanes were removed from the airport after purchase. no other planes remain at the port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George Sagen
First Baptist Church
Fort Bragg
N. C
Harvard College
Columbus Pilots
Mason County Draft Board Calls 36 Men for Examination
Mason County draft board notifies thirty six men from Point Pleasant and surrounding areas to report at 8 15 am on August 13 for Army induction processing at Huntington. Eligible men who pass may return home for 14 days before entering a military camp, with the option to join the Enlisted Reserve Corps during that interval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Lawrence Hamilton Roach
Leonard William Mattox
Ira Shamblin, Jr
Dennis Cragg
Herman Holley Stutler
Horton Eckard
Carlos Jay Stiers
John William Devault
Leon
Charles Homer Hoffman
Cloyd
Henry Smith
Denver Clovis Wright
Gilbert Gillespie
Ervie Warren Cartt
Hogsett
Worthy James Kinnaird
Beech Hill
Henry Hall
Milton
Kermit Brooklin Tris
Henry White Buys Roseberry Property on Eighth St
Henry White a farmer and county school board member has purchased the A. H. Roesberry residence on Eighth Street. The Whites may occupy the property later, marking a local real estate move.
Daughter Born to Rhoades in Monroe Avenue Family
The Point Clinic reports the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Rhoades of Monroe Avenue Tuesday. This is their second child and second daughter, weighing eight pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Point Clinic
Charles William Rhoades
Monroe Ave
Firemen Call Meeting After Oil Fire at 118 Main St
Chief Em roy Monroe of the POINT PLEASANT fire department called a meeting for 7:30 PM at the station. The department answered an alarm Tuesday morning to a stove oil overflow that ignited and burned to the ceiling at 118 Main St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Emroy Monroe
Main St
Lavoptik Eye Bath Ad Promises Relief
An old advertisement touts Lavoptik as a boric acid eye bath to soothe tired inflamed burning itching or sticky eyes with a claim of 25 years of success and a money back guarantee. It urges purchase at all drug stores.
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Athens Messenger
Nelsonville Area
H. D. Smiley
Cleveland
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Beaco
THE
F. J
Beasley CO
Amesville
Stewart
E. Jones
Shoemen
Tad
Kimberly Road
JIN Five
Nelsonville Social Notes
G. T. Club
Marie Carpenter
Washington St
Northcutt
Gallipolis Social Notes
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
First Presbyterian Church
O. McIntyre
Faye Alban
Elizabeth Carnes
Betty Mootz
Ruth Maddy
Hobart Batdorf
Helen Davies
George Gableman
Jean McCormick
Northup
Catherine Morrison
Ruth Miller
Fort Thomas, Ky
Albert Miller
Ann
C. E. Campbell
R. P. Henke
Bellefontaine
Angus King
Carl Wall
Mason County Draft Board
Gerald Stanley
Rex Casey
Betty
Mr. Stanley
Mrs
Hattie Stanley
Mr. Casey
Miss Jackie
Kentucky
Ben Raike
Wanda Raike
Kananga
Ralph Raike
Genevieve
Ralph Wayne
Greenup
William H. Bardin
Robert Harris
Middleport
C. R. Schneider
Viand St
Edwin Mernay
Jean
William Smith
Oscar L. Roush
Lois Ann
Ezra Zuspan
Kaylong
Hartford
Donald Richard James
John Kearns, Jr
Elmwood
Nathan Ernest Deweese
Mason
Herman William Bumgardner
George William Knapp
Mack Wesley Stewart
Letart
Harold Lewis Bumgarn
Ashton
Harvey Samuel Hudson
Clifton
Donald Shelton Haynes
Cottageville
John Edgar Click
George Thurman Shinn
Joseph Molze
West Columbia
Howard H. van Meter
Gallipolis Ferry
Leland Nibert
Elizie Leon Williams
John Henry Pennix
Charley Bolden
Lakin
America
C. D. Shafer Co
Henry White
Roseberry
Rhoades
Majestic
Cupe's
CMEC
Oreer
Chari
Vy Pepe
Bereee
Robert Roman
Ida Lupino
Garfield
Out OF
Thomas Mitchell
Eddie Albert Giotorias
Thay Toy Bowie
Mickey Mouse and
Pluto
Rao
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