Gallipolis Bees Lose 4-3. Gallians Top Middleport 9-3
In Sunday OVBA action at Gallipolis Old Fairgrounds the Gallipolis Queen Bees lost 4-3 to Hartford as Pete Jarvis hit a solo homer for a late Bees rally. Gallians downed Middleport 9-3 at Middleport to stay in the hunt, with Vic Hager finishing the Bees game after a late arm strain.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Gallipolis
Gallians
OVBA
Queen Bees
Ohio Valley Baseball Association
Hartford
Old Fairgrounds
Middleport
Neher
Bees
Ed McFann
Jerry Gilkey
Bee
Dale Gilkey
Vic Hager
Mountain State
Pete” Jarvis
The
Gibbs
West Virginia
Gallia County Patrol Reports Safe Weekend
Gallia County records a safe weekend with no accidents reported by the State Highway Patrol. No intoxicated or unlicensed drivers were picked up, but 14 warnings were issued for violations, more than double the usual for a 48 hour period.
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Gallipolis
Galhia County
Gallia Farmers Plan Camp Reservations for August Camp
Gallia County farmers may reserve spots for the Men’s encampment at Camp Oyo near Seinto County on August 17 and 18. Reservations are made through the Gallia County Agricultural Extension Office with extension agent Forrest A. Brown, announced Saturday.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Camp Oyo
Seinto County
Navy discharge for Robert R Shamblin reported
Robert R Shamblin received his Navy discharge at Bainbridge Maryland on August 3 after entering service February 24, 1945 and serving in the American Theater. Other notices include birth in Gallipolis to Mr and Mrs Ray Cooper, a Gallipolis visit by Mr and Mrs Austin Hill, a trip by Donald Payne to Charleston Huntington and St Albans, and a Colorado vacation planned by Mrs Molly Smeltzer of Gallipolis with friends from Logan. Also includes school board coal bid notice, estate executor appointment for C D Shafer, and probate notices in Athens County linking to Mary J King estate.
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Gallipolis
Robert Ray Shamblin
Bainbridge
Donald Payne
Charleston
Huntington
St. Albans
Point Pleasant
Colorado
Molly
Smeltzer
Callipolis
Logan
Bay City
D Shafer
Nelsonville
Ohio
Clara A. Moore
Melsonville
Athens County
Francis D White
Jewell Vaughan
Wynne Wood
Oklahoma
Elda Calvert
Mare J. King
Jacob King
Mary Joe King
Frobate Court
Mary J.¢ King
Navy Man Fined 50 In Gallipolis for DWI and Lapsed License
Commander T B Howard of the South Charleston Naval Ordnance Plant pleaded guilty in Judge Jones's municipal court to driving while intoxicated after a Friday traffic incident. He was fined 350 dollars and costs and lost his Ohio driving license for six months. Companion Robert H Stebbins of Charleston also faced intoxication and disorderly conduct charges and was fined. Both were released after paying fines following a small accident on Second Ave and a subsequent arrest near Locust Street.
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Gallipolis
T. B. Howard
South Charleston
W. Va
Naval Ordnance Plant
Howard
Second Ave
Locust
Raymond Willis
Srebbins
Howell
Long
Mills
Patients Admitted At Holzer Hospital In Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital admitted Lanny Mayer and Mrs Janice Osler of Gallipolis Saturday. Friday admissions included Mrs Charles Haas Fr Thomas Ky Mrs Henry Marks Welston Route 3 Mrs Clifford Young Pomeroy Mrs Robert Greenlee Pt Pleasant Mrs Raymond Cooper McArthur Mrs Luter Steinbeck and Mrs Clara Thornley of Gallipolis. Discharges Friday included Mrs Otis Hudson Walter D Rose Freddie Erwin Mrs Roy Smith and infant daughter Mrs Wilfred Phillips and infant son and Mrs Clay Woodrum.
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Charles M. Haas
Fr. Thomas
Henry Marks
Welston
Clifford Young
Pomeroy
Robert Greenlee
Pt. Pleasant
Raymond Cooper
McArthur
Luter Steinbeck
Gallipolis
Clara Thornley
Otis Hudson
Walter D. Rose
Freddie Erwin
Roy Smith
Wilfred Phillips
Clay Woodrum
Farm Bureau Picnic Set for August 22 at Chickamauga Park
Gallia County Farm Bureau plans its annual picnic at 6 30 pm on Thursday August 22 at Chickamauga Park three miles north of Gallipolis on Route 35. Attendees should bring a basket and table service. Thurman Dusty Miller publisher of Wilmington will discuss Folks I Like. The evening includes a stunt plus a musical selection or game from each advisory council.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County Farm Bureau
Pagsnic
Chickamauga Park
Thurman
Dusty’ Miller
Wilmington
Mason Man Is Fined On Second Charge
George Crow alias George Warkey 22 of Point Pleasant was fined 19 dollars and costs for assault and battery on the Silver Bridge near Kanaga after arrest on intoxication and assault charges. Earlier he paid 100 dollars and costs for intoxication and was jailed for non payment, Sheriff Elmer Hatfield reported.
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Gallipolis
George Crow
George Warkey
Point Pleasant
Silver Bridge
Kananga
Squire John H. Shato
West Virginia
Squire Shato
Elmer Hatfield
Ohio Trip Planned by Henike Family
Robert Henike of Gallipolis plans a two week vacation through northern and western Ohio visiting relatives in Columbus Cleveland and Bellefontaine. They left by bus Saturday morning.
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Gallipolis
Robert Henike
Ohio
Columbus
Cleveland
Bellefontaine
Bond Posted After Traffic Signal Crash Arrest
Arthur J. Fallert of Elizabeth Pa was arrested by Gallipolis police for crashing a red traffic signal at Second Ave and Sycamore St. He posted a $16 bond for appearance in municipal court at 11:45 a.m. on August 24, according to the police department report.
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Gallipolis
Arthur J. Fallert
Elizabeth
Second Ave
Sycamore St
Point Pleasant Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Pt. Pleasant social notes list residents and guests across towns. Di anna Raynes visits Bowling Green KY while Miss Mary Eugenia McCulloch spends summer at home after vacations in Parsons and Myrtle Beach. Other locals host relatives in Point Pleasant and Charleston with trips to Cincinnati and Huntington noted.
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Point Pleasant
Dianna Raynes
C. H. Raynes
Viand St
Bowling Green
R. H. Ferguson
James
Ann
Monroe Bush, Jr
Virginia
Washington
Webster Springs
Cincinnati
Worley
Ann Rhodes
Beech Hill
E. Waugh
Jefferson Ave
William Chambers
Mason County
Riverside Drive
New York City
Nere
P. W. Machir
Lincoln Ave
H. E. Benedict
Huntington
William F. Machir
Carol Sue
Patty
E. C. Waggener
J. S. Waggener
Sam and
Betty
Jackson, O
G. B. Waggener
Jefferson Blvd
Moris K. Miller
Country Club Addition
Whitesville
Unusually cool weekend hits Gallipolis with 55 degree midnight
Gallipolis recorded a chilly midnight reading of 55 degrees amid a clear sky and full moon, marking Sunday as the coolest day since June with a Sunday high of 77. A brisk northerly breeze dried land and crops while Saturday's 84 degree high and 58 low contrasted the weekend’s cooler feel.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County Real Estate Transfers and Marriages
Gallia County records list transfers in Gallipolis and surrounding townships. Chauncey Phillips and Grace Phillips sell one acre to Oscar and Drusilla Johnson. Allen and others transfer parcels to William Clench. Lena Clark Finley and others convey lots 12 and part of 13 to Edward and Dorothy Sibley. Marriage licenses issued: James Hawley and Dorothy Taylor. Earl Casto and Eva Caldwell.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Chauncey
Grace Phillips
Oscar
Drusilla Johnson
Ohio Township
Co. B. Allen
William Clench
Mapie Shade
Lena Clark Finley
Edward and
Dorothy M. Sibley
Probate Court
James A. Hawley
Farmer
W J Edwards Dies at Home After Illness
William J Edwards 34 of 188 Park Ave Huntington area dies at home after a four month illness. He will be buried in Mt Vernon Cemetery McKeesport with funeral at Hunter Edmonson Striffler chapel at 3 p m Tuesday. He served as Navy lieutenant in France and Germany and worked for Gulf Oil in Huntington for 11 years. He leaves a widow Betty Hill and three children Barbara Ann Nancy and William John. two brothers and four sisters. He moved to Point Pleasant during home construction and had been ill since April 18.
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Point Pleasant
William J. Edwards
Park Deve
McKeesport
Hunter-Edmonson- Striffler
H. G Trimmer
Versailles Methodist Church
Mr. Hogg
Uniontown
Mt. Vernon
Edwards
Benjamin Edwards
Betty Hill
Barbara Ann
Nancy
William John
Navy
France
Germany
Gulf Oil Co
Huntington
Holzer Hospital
E. B. Watson
Charleston
R. L. Dessiner
Rex Chambers
Pittsburgh
Mr. Edwards
First Methodist Church
Cpl George W Adkins Arrives for 21 Day Furlough
Cpl George W Adkins Army Air Corps arrives for a 21 day furlough at his home 2213 Jefferson Ave. He was stationed at Kwaysalem for five months and traveled via Roswell New Mexico to Dayton before heading back to camp in Roswell August 27.
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Point Pleasant
Geo. W. Adkins
Army Air Corps
Jefferson Ave
Kwaysalem
United States
Roswell
N. M
Dayton
New Mexico
New Sawmill Opens on Earl Roush Farm at Graham Station
POINT PLEASANT Ed Hoff man of New Haven district officer of the state conservation commission has bought a new sawmill and is cutting lumber on the Earl Roush farm at Graham Station. There are 17 mills in operation in Mason County says Mr Hoffman.
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Point Pleasant
Ed Hoffman
New Haven
State Conservation Commission
Earl Roush
Graham Station
Mason County
Me. Hoffman
Poffenbarger Rites Planned For Today
Poffenbarger former Mason County official dies after two year illness at Bidwell Ohio. Last rites set for 2 p m at Trinity Methodist Church with Rev Holly Shamblin to officiate. Burial in Suncrest Cemetery. Pallbearers named Okey Burdette O W Dye Ernest Hesson Ivan Bush John E Brown F A Morrison. Survived by widow Margaret Beard two daughters Helen Dabney and Sarah Martha Tennant two sons Marcus and Major Jess Poffenbarger nine grandchildren two great grandchildren and several siblings.
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Point Pleasant
Monroe Poffenbarger
Bidwell
Arnett
Trinity Methodist Church
Holly ©. Shamblin
Suncrest
Okey Burdette
O. W. Dye
I Ernest Hesson
Ivan Bush
John E. Brown
F. A. Morrison Haveeen
Clinton
Sarah Lewis Poffenbarger
Beech Hill
Kaylong
Ordnance Works
Poffenbarger
Mason County
Park Gardner
John Lewis
Walter Sturgeon
W. W. Rowsey
Margaret Beard
Helen Dabney
Huntington
Sarah Martha Tennant
Marcus Poffenbarger
United States Postoffice Employe
Jess Foffenbarger
Army Postoffice
China
Charleston
Mary Poffenbarger
Beech Hilwo Brothers
Henry Poffenbarger
Wheeling
George Poffenbarger
State Supreme Court
Grocery Store Sold To Charles Cottrill
POINT PLEASANT The former Bell Grocery at Twenty second Street and Lincoln Avenue was owned by Mr and Mrs J S Evans until a recent sale to Charles Cottrill. Mr Bell sold the real estate to Cottrill at the same time. DAUGHTER VISITS FATHER POINT PLEASANT Miss Louise Stone arrived from Oxford Ohio to visit her father Dr Will H Stone who is ill in Holzer Hospital.
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Point Pleasant
Bell Grocery
Twenty-second St
Lincoln Ave
J. S. Evans
Blaine Bell
Charles Cottrill
Bell
Cottrill
Louise Stone
Homerom Oxford,c
Will H. Stone
Holzer Hospital
Stone
Ice Cream Plant Is Being Constructed in New Haven
Ray Weaver of New Haven is erecting a two story ice cream plant on Main Street at New Haven. The building is 20 by 40 feet with a brick front. Weaver began ice cream production six years ago in a small corner shop at Main and Route 33 upriver. He now makes about 100 gallons daily distributed through a town parlor and by wholesale. Franklin Clark runs the ice cream route and Harold Hoffman handles deliveries from Middleport to the plant and to West Virginia customers. Waitresses in the parlor include Lois Hart Phyllis Gibbs Martha Richardson and Martha Jewell.
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Point Pleasant
Ray Weaver
New Haven
Main St
Middleport
West Virginia
Lois Hart
Phyllis Gibbs
Martha Richardson
Martha Jewell
Building Started For Flower Shop Relocation
Mrs. W. A. Proctor begins construction of a new building behind the Proctor residence at Seventh and Main, where she will move her flower shop from the current Second and Main site.
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Point Pleasant
W. A. Proctor
Proctor
Intoxication Charges Entered Against Four Men
Four men were arrested for intoxication this weekend. Roy Mullins and John Pierson of Point Pleasant, Carl Robinson of South Side, and Nelson Greenlee of Leon face intoxication charges. Chief Hoyt Jmden and patrolmen C E Yeager and T F Yost made the arrests.
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Point Pleasant
Roy Mullins
John Pierson
Pt. Pleasant
Carl Robinson
South Side
Nelson Greenlee
Leon
Hoyt Jmden
C. E. Yeager
T. F. Yost
Birth Is Announced Point Pleasant Journal
Mrs. James W. Mitchell and Mrs. Thomas Mitchell Kaylong announce the birth of a son named James John born July 26 in Jamestown New Jersey. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John Portale and Mrs. Thomas Mitchell Kaylong.
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Point Pleasant
James W. Mitchell
Jamestown
N. J
James John
Thomas Mitchell Kaylong
John Portale
Miller strengthens ticket for West Virginia Supreme Court
Jim Shott, state chairman, touts Judge Lewis H. Miller of Jackson County as adding strength to the Republican ticket. Miller, judge of the Fifth Judicial District including Mason County for 18 years, is praised for his high moral character and jurist abilities.
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Point Pleasant
Jim Shott
Lewis H. Miller
Jackson County
West Virginia Supreme Court
West Virginia
Repair of Route 62 Nearing Completion
Repair of a short section of Route 62 at Sliding Hall near Hartford was completed at the weekend with only the bituminous macadam surface remaining unfinished. The road has required repairs or was in need of repair for most of the past 20 years.
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Point Pleasant
Sliding Hall
Hartford
Three Merchants Fined by OPA in Mason County
Three Mason County merchants were fined 25 dollars each by the OPA for overcharges. Ira E. Blain of Hogsett and Sylvia Coleman of West Columbia faced penalties over food sales, while Ray Fridley of Letart was fined for a car sale.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
OPA
Ira E. Blain
Hogsett
Sylvia Coleman
West Columbia
Ray Fridley
Letart
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New Era
Racine
Spruce St
Gallia County Patrol
Ray Cooper
Gallipoli
Austin Hill
Tie Boarl of Education Reserve
Trvan
Murray City
Mary J. King
M.D. Hughes
Montana
Montana State Fair Grounds
Great Falls
Mont
Lanny Mayer
Janice Osler
Farm Bureau
Mason
Clifford Stalnaker
Enolia Lee
Belle
Ernest Hesson
P. A. Wood
W. J. Edwards
Mness
Cpl
George W. Adkins
Meigs Star Dairy
Hranawha Dairy Pt. Pleasant
Purity Ice Cream CO
Figene
Good Samaritan
Ieve
Dodge
Plymouth
C. A. Daugherty
Miller
Megs NE
John M. Hodson
P. Sandles
Monager
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