City Commission Hears Skating Rink Proposal at Gallipolis
Gallipolis officials discuss a riverbank skating rink project proposed by Ted Moore Dutch Wood and Johnny Johnson. The plan would involve rebuilding discarded Ord nance Plant buildings after youth advisory council endorsement. The meeting also approved drainage work on State Street and payments to Fairbanks Morse for water works repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Benk
Raymon T. Allison
Ted Moore
Dutch” Wood
Johnny Johnson
Ordnance Plant
Moore, Wood and Johnson
J. Edward Hakes
State Street
Fairbanks-Morse Company
Gallipolis Water Works
Five Women Held in Gallia County Jail
Sheriff Elmer E Hatfield said Gallia County jail holds more women than ever with five inmates. Four women were brought in from Kanauga at 2 a m. Mrs June North and John Hill pleaded guilty to intoxication. Marie Burgess Vivian Mayes and Virginia Neal Parsons faced various dispositions while lly Taylor remains jailed in the Leroy Mitchell murder case since July 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Elmer E. Hatfield
Gallia County
Kanauga
Justice of the Peace
J. H. Sharo
June North
John Hill
Common Pleas
William P. Cherrington
Marie Burgess
Vivian Mayes
Virginia
Neal Parsons
Lly Taylor
Leroy Mitchell
Women Will Direct Picnic at Chickamauga Park
Gallia County Home Council plans a Friday evening picnic at Chickamauga Park for all members and families. A 35 woman group will run the program for the two day Tar Hollow camp, with 250 members led by Mrs. Joe Miller Rodney president and officers Mrs. D C Priestley Centenary vice president and Mrs. Ernest Blazer Rio Grande secretary.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Returns to States For Treatment
Mr. William Cook, employed in Haiti by the Society of Haitian American Development of Agriculture since last April, returns to the United States for treatment of an infection worsened by tropical climate. He spent eight weeks in a Port au Prince hospital. Mrs. Cook and their baby left today to meet him in Columbus, where he will meet his newborn son.
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Gallipolis
William Cook
Haiti
Society of Haitian American Development of Agriculture
Port Au Prince
Elma Wilkinson
Moundsville
W. Va
F. B. Amsbury
Austin Cotton
Evanston, Ill
Charles Shelton
Fennel
Cecil Cotton
Cadmus
Lorene Gibson
Columbus
Eulalia Iron
Barberton
Madelaine Campbell
G. C. Murphy's
Marietta
Stanford Cremeens
Thomas Earl
Alexandria
Cpl. Cremeens
James O’brien
Panama
O'Brien
New Orleans
Two Suits Filed In Gallia Courts
In Gallia Common Pleas Court on Thursday Mrs. Catherine Curry seeks divorce from Samuel Curry for gross neglect and custody of their child, plus an injunction to stop disposal of household goods. Ruth E. Howard sues for 84000 damages for an assault by Walter Lane on July 27 in Kananga that broke a tooth and badly injured the left arm.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Catherine Curry
Samuel Curry
Ruth E. Howard
Walter Lane
Kananga
New Patients at Gallipolis Hospital
Holzer Hospital reports new admissions including Mrs Eva Shriver rt 2 Gallipolis who gave birth to a baby boy at 3 56 a m Thursday. Sharon Preston city admitted 7 30 a m and Chuck Cheatwood Gallia admitted 9 15 a m F M Jenkins Ashland Ky admitted 10 30 a m Mrs Jenkins admitted Wednesday. John Wesley Reeves Pomeroy 3 months admitted 7 30 Wednesday evening.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Eva Shriver
Rt. 2
Sharon Preston
City
Camp Hospital Report On Cpl. Charles E. Huber
Mr and Mrs Charles Huber of Camp Hospital received word that their son Corporal Charles E Huber was stricken with appendicitis during maneuvers in Louisiana An emergency operation was performed on the field Tuesday and his condition is said to be satisfactory
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Gallipolis
Charles Huber
Cpl
Charles E. Huber
Louisiana
Funeral rites for Nate Thomas held at Eno Church
Funeral services for Stanley Raymond Nate Thomas a 22 year old naval aviation cadet killed in a Willoughby plane crash were conducted Thursday at the Eno Methodist Church. President BR Lloyd Pobst of Rio Grande College led the service in a military funeral with a squad from LaFayette Post No 27 American Legion firing a last salute.
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Gallipolis
Stanley Raymond
Nate” Thomas
Willoughby
Eno Methodist Church
Thureday
BR. Lloyd Pobst
Rio Grande College
LaFayette
American Legion
Gallipolis Social Notes and Personal Updates
Marriage announced for Miss Dottie Myers and Homer Boggs Jr took place July 29 in Russell Kentucky. Allen Craft promoted to second class petty officer stationed at Norfolk Naval Station. Sgt George Simmons arrived from Camp Gordon to meet his newborn daughter Sandra Sue and visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dottie Myers
Enslia Myers
Gallia
Homer Boggs, Jr
Homer Boggs
Oak Hill
Russell, Ky
Allen Craft
Hobart Craft
Norfolk Air Station
Norfolk, Va
Sgt
George Simmons
Camp Gordon
Sandra Sue
Mrs. Simmons
Kyger Bible School Closes After Commencement
Miss Ruth Sprague led closing exercises at the Kyger Bible School church event. Pupils from all departments demonstrated two weeks of work and a display of handiwork and classroom projects followed.
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W. W. Bradbury
Flora Bradbury
Wendell
Mary
Darlene Roush
Dick Rupe
Columbus
Charley Tipton
Hayes Sigler
Lloyd
North Africa
Marion Rupe
Selby Rupe
Link Clark
Oscar Spires
Nora Tate
Harlow
Worthy Tate
Lydia
Gallipolis
Joan Swisher
Laura Rupe
Marcus
George Lemley
Floyd Rife
Kenton
Mayor Krodel to Speak at Middleport Rotary Dinner
Point Pleasant Mayor B. Walter Krodel will address Middleport Rotary at 6:30 PM and Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce at 1 PM Monday, following his Gallipolis talk advocating a tri county industrial association uniting Gallia Meigs and Mason counties. The Gallipolis meeting backed cooperation and planned a top notch secretary with a five figure annual budget paid by local business leaders.
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Point Pleasant
Middleport
Tri-County Industrial Association
Gallipolis
B. Walter Krodel
Pomeroy
Krodel
Gallia
Meigs
Mason County
E. Bartow Jones
H. B. Ecker
T. H. Reed
H. W. Walter
Farm Women's Club Meeting at Mohr Home
Au gust gathering of Illahee Farm Women's Club hosted by Mrs Gar land Mohr at Crab Creek south of Kana wha featured a lawn picnic followed by a business session led by president Mrs Ogden Stephens. The group planned social meetings at members homes through late summer and fall with members listed including Mr and Mrs George Woodard and several others.
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Point Pleasant
Garland Mohr
Illahee Farm Woman's Club
Crab Creek
Kanawha
Ogden Stephens
Stephens
Sesson
George Woodard
Earl Mohr
Reginald Archer
Rolfe Lee
I. A. Blain
C. P. Stout
Mamie Gill
Betty Lee
Annabel Lee
Vivian Knapp
Martha Atkinson
Jackie Stephens
Guards To Retrieve Deserter At Point Pleasant
Constable Toral Morrison reports a telegram from Walnut Bridge Air Field Ark indicating guards will escort Corporal Lester R. Isner of Charleston, held for desertion, back to the area after his arrest earlier in the week.
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Point Pleasant
Toral Morrison
Walnut Bridge Air Field
Ark
Lester R. Isner
Charleston
May Secure Liquor Ration Books Oct 1
The Mason County liquor store reports 1844 potential customers with a second opportunity to obtain ration books after Oct 1. About 15 percent of registered voters sought books. Point Pleasant had 1492 applicants, New Haven 253, Henderson 99. Monthly whiskey limit is one quart per buyer.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Earl Gibbs
New Haven
Henderson
Cutler Social And Personal
Funeral services for Mrs. Roxa Remely were held at Doudna and McClure's with interment in Decatur Presbyterian Cemetery. Local residents note furloughs and visits from family and friends including Cadet Gale R. Remely and Pfc Cavada Lynch.
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Floyd Reed
Gladys
Juanite
Osborne
Richard Reed
Moss Run
Lloyd Oliver
G. L. Cowell
Sally Ann
Lloyd and
George Jr
Watertown
T. J. O’connor
Patty
Charleston
W. Va
John Perrow
Louise
Donnie
Timmie
Donna
Ina Law
Marvin
Clyde Law
A. J. Gould
Ed Root
Elza Root
Marietta
Joseph Congleton
William Mansfield
Athens
C. H. Fish
Karl Place
Ronnie
Lucy Place
Vincent
Ettie Miller
Lewis Injured in Fall in Ohio Rainstorm
President C C Lewis of Citizens National Bank suffered a broken rib when he slipped during a heavy rainstorm while hurrying across a sidewalk to his car in Ohio. He was accompanied by Homer Smith on the business trip.
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Point Pleasant
Cc. C. Lewis
Citizens National Bank
Ohio
Homer Smith
Legion To Sell War Bonds and Stamps at Point Pleasant
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a war bond and stamp sale in Point Pleasant tomorrow, part of Mollie Pitcher Day activities. A salvage campaign for phonograph records will also be conducted. attendees include Lena Foglesong, Lora McComb, Lorena Shifler, Joseph Jewell, and Paul F. Thomas.
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Point Pleasant
American Legion Auxiliary
Mollie Pitcher
Lena Foglesong
Lora McComb
Lorena Shifler
Joseph Jewell
Paul F. Thomas
Highway Stone Base Nears Completion
Prison laborers near finishing the stone base on a ten mile stretch of Route 2 from Apple Grove to the Cabell County line. A top course of asphalt will follow, using river gravel from the Ohio River dredged near Ben Lomond. When done, Point Pleasant and Huntington gain an all weather highway linking Ohio Route 7 to West Virginia Route 2 and saving tolls at Shadle Bridge.
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Point Pleasant
Apple Grove
Cabell County
Ohio River
Ben Lomond
Huntington
West Virginia
Huntington- Chesapeake
Shadle Bridge
Silver Bridge
Sunday School Convention Set at Eddy Chapel
The Cooper District Sunday School convention will be held at Eddy Chapel this Sunday. President Don O. Aten will direct the meeting. Speakers include Dr. B Vance Bragg of Charleston and Rev. Russell L. Plants of New York, with local ministers in attendance.
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Point Pleasant
Cooper District
Eddy Chapel
Don O. Aten
B. Vance Bragg
Charleston
Russell L. Plants
New York
C. D. Ball
Birth of Shirley Jean Brumfield at Point Clinic
The Point Clinic reports the birth of a daughter, Shirley Jean Brumfield, weight 7 pounds, to Mr. and Mrs. John Brumfield of Glennwood, on Wednesday. Chris Deusser of Leon was admitted for observation and treatment.
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Point Pleasant
Point
Shirley Jean
John Brumfield
Glennwood
Chris Deusser
Leon
Trinity Church Women's Service Holds Picnic at Rugged Rocks
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of Trinity Methodist Church held its annual picnic at Rugged Rocks on Charleston Road Tuesday evening. A pot luck dinner moved indoors due to rains, followed by a brief business meeting and social time. The group announced Miss Katherine Lieu, a Chinese missionary candidate, will visit in September. Numerous members and guests attended including Miss Fadeley, Miss Hellems, and many named couples and individuals.
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Point Pleasant
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Trinity Methodist Church
Rugged Rocks
Vera Fadeley
Charleston Road
Miss Lieu
Foo Chow
Miss Fadeley
Mary Hellems
H. H. Pullem
Charles Wilson
Raymond L. Spear
Paul F. Thomas
Harry Martin
Chester A. Roush
Ora Kerwood
Lora McComb
Henry Fry
Lena Carr
G. B. Woodard
Will H. Stone
C. Blount
Flora Myers
D. E. Yates
Arbuckle
Edward Bohn
Clarence R. Schneider
Bertha Gondee
Louise Stone
Kathleen Brown
Hellems
Lena Foglesong
Bessie Johnson
Fadeley
Elmer Craig
Elwyn Bull
Clifford Dunn
Claude McLane
Randall
Charles Wayne Garland
Bobby
Tommy Schneider
Nancy Fisher
Hilda Mae Russell
Rita Jo Spencer
Charleston
Anna Lou Dunn
Shirley Thomas
Divorce Suit Entered On Cruelty Charge
Paulie M. Brown filed for divorce from Homer Z. Brown citing cruelty. Married in 1937, they separated this year after two previous marriages and have two children from the former marriage, Mary Louise aged 13 and Robert M aged seven.
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Point Pleasant
Paulie M. Brown
Homer Z. Brown
Mary Louise
Robert M
Dr Samuel L King Visits His Sister in Point Pleasant
Dr Samuel L King of Nebo West Virginia visits sister Mrs A E Tulloh in Point Pleasant after two years at the Marine Hospital New Orleans with the U S Public Health Service He will report August 26 at Norfolk Naval Base to join the Naval Medical Corps as Lieutenant He leaves today for Nebo to visit his parents
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Point Pleasant
Samuel L. King
Nebo
W. Va
A. E. Tulloh
New Orleans
Marine Hospital
U. S. Public Health Service
Naval Base
Norfolk
Naval Medical Corps
King
Pt Pleasant Bridge Club Hostess Notes
Mrs James Hall hosted a weekly bridge club at her Highland Ave home. Guests included Mrs Melvin Schmidt Mrs Worley Mrs Richard H Melrose and others. Meanwhile son James Maurice Dyer of New Haven advanced to ensign in the Navy after enlisting.
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Point Pleasant
James Hall
Highland Ave
Melvin Schmidt
Marion Worley
Schmidt
Richard H. Melrose
Hall
Worley
Melrose
Edgar Tuckerman
Frank C. Long, Jr
Victor E. S. Park
Max Koenigsberg
Harry L. Dyer
New Haven
James Maurice Dyer
Navy
Youth Advisory Council to Sponsor Friday Dances
Gallipolis youths will have supervised entertainment with Friday dances in the Academy High School auditorium. The program, endorsed by the council, aims to provide safe recreation for local young people. Dr. Otto S. Carter led the meeting in the absence of Rev. J. Edward Hakes.
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Gallipolis
Academy High School
Otto S. Carter
J. Edward Hakes
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Eno
Gallipolis Social Notes
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Sandra
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Elmer Burnette
Miss Jewell
Eloise Clark
Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School
Providence
R. L
F. & R. Lazarus Company
J. S. Porter
LD. Porter
Vincennes
Ind
Donald Haskins
Camp Davis
N. C
Michigan
Veterans’ Administration
Alberquerque, NM
Kyger Bible School
Army Air Force
NEA
Ploesti
Romania
Reich
Tri- County
Farm Women’s Club
Gibbs
Cutler
Lewis
Legion
At Point Clinic
Whitmores
Nels
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