Sightseers Barred From Pt Pleasant Shipyards in 1941
At Marietta Manufacturing Co in Pt Pleasant Ohio strict security remains in force for admissions and visitor checks as the plant expands for defense work. About 700 workers operate in three shifts with badge and identity verification. Each worker signs a pledge to keep plant operations confidential.
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Gallipolis
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Pt. Pleasant
Marietta Co
North Point Pleasant
U S Foods Arrive At Gallipolis Surplus Quarter
Additional supplies reach surplus commodities headquarters including 8820 pounds of white flour and 2400 pounds of prunes. With potatoes graham flour cereal and meal these items will be issued this week to 643 families, a small rise from last week.
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Gallipolis
Athens County partition suit seeks real estate division
Plaintiff Robert S. Cook files for partition of two Athens Ohio parcels in Common Pleas Cause 17819. Defendants include Betty Jane Cook and Edna Cook residents of Texas. Notice requires answer by October 11, 1941 or judgment by default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Cook
Flora FE. Lucas
Betty Jane Cook
Fdna Cook
Try Jane Cook
Edna Cook
Welch Avenue
No. 4
Houston
Texas
Ohio
Robert 8. Cook
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Athens
Township of
County of
State of
City of
Andrew W. Allom
Court Street
State Street
James B. Fulton
Belle Selby
Inlet No. 14
Inlet
S. Cook
Jones, Jones & Erskine Pas
Bridge Floor Steel Arrives in Kanauga
Steel for the Silver Bridge floor replacement over the Ohio River arriving in Kanauga. Work to start September 1 and run for three months with traffic maintained. S. B. Huntington, bridge superintendent, notes the government type floor will replace the current.
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Kanauga
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Kanauga Village
Pt. Pleasant
S. B. Huntington
Farm Youth Enjoy Outing In Gallipolis
More than 200 4 H Club members and guests attended a rain drenched outing in Gallipolis. They saw a free morning movie, shared a Legion Post dinner, and swam at a public pool. Health contest winners and dress revue victors were named, earning trips to the state fair to compete with other counties. Free lemonade was provided by the Chamber of Commerce.
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Gallipolis
American Legion Post
Father Saunders
Clay Lick
Louise Steger
Cadmus
Charles Lakin
Fairfield
Janet Brown
Tiolene Saxton
Centerville
Marilyn Copley
Hilah Little
Cheshire
Clara Belle Thomas
Betty Carpenter
White Oak
Margaret
Solene Saxton
Chamber of Commerce
Authorities Extend Road Work to Fall in Gallipolis
Funds are available to continue Chickamauga Road and bridge construction through September. About 100 men will pour concrete footers and place fill for winter settling, with sewer work on State Street west of Fourth Avenue finishing. County city and WPA officials discuss finances and possible continuation into winter.
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Gallipolis
Chickamauga
State St
Fourth Ave
WPA
Two Men Are Held by Court in Delinquency Case
Logan judges arraigned Robert Evans and Charles Mitchell on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Each denied guilt and posted 200 bond for juvenile court next week. They allegedly enticed a 15 year old girl on a trip last weekend to Akron and other locations. Deputy Sheriff Forest Keck made the arrests.
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Logan
E. L. Ewing
Robert Evans
West St. Lancaster
Charles Mitchell
Murray City
Akron
Forest Keck
Boy Held for Grand Jury in Auto Theft
Logan Elmer Jack Ahlbin of Girard bound over to the grand jury by Magistrate S B Whitehart after being charged with auto stealing linked to a theft of Lyle Schultz’s car. Bond set at 800 dollars. he denied guilt. Companion Robert Spring of Dayton, also under 18, will face Judge E L Ewing on a similar charge.
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Logan
Elmer Jack Ahlbin
Girard
Boys’ Industrial School
S. B. Whitehart
Lyle Schultz
Robert Spring
Dayton
E. L. Ewing
Logan Man Is Made Second Lieutenant
Kenneth Oeffler son of Eli Oeffler of this city has been commissioned a second lieutenant of field artillery and is now stationed in Manila with Philippine service. He attended CMTC camps for two to three years for early military training.
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Logan
Kenneth Oeffler
Manila
Eli Oeffler
Field Artillery
CMTC
Local Man Undergoes Major Operation in Toledo
Cremean of this city underwent surgery at a Toledo hospital last week for infected gall bladder and appendicitis after several months of illness. Mrs. Cremean accompanied him to Toledo.
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Logan
Richard Cremean
Toledo
Mrs Jennie Dye Returns Home After Leg Amputation
Mrs Jennie Dye of Gore Route 1 has been discharged from Cherrington Hospital and returned home Tuesday following a recent leg amputation.
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Logan
Jennie Dye
Gore
Route 1
Cherrington Hospital
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Celebrations
A parade of social events unfolds with dinners and birthdays across Gallipolis and nearby towns. Notables include Mrs. Margaret Carter hosting in honor of Mrs. Minnie Carr and A. C. Thomas, plus multiple family gatherings, visits, and weddings spanning Cincinnati Ironton Columbus and Washington.
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Gallipolis
Margaret D. Carter
Minnie Carr
Cincinnati
A. C. Thomas
Parkersburg
F. W. Rostock
Curt Taylor
Neal Taylor
Arabia
Vera Hayes
Ironton
Boyd Thomas
Ann
Mabel Thomas
City
County engineer prices gravel for school bus routes
Gallia County Engineer E. N. Leonard is placing gravel and limestone worth 3000 dollars on about six county roads to ready routes for the upcoming school bus travel season.
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Gallipolis
E. N. Leonard
Plan for Outdoor Farm Market Proposed in Gallipolis
Rev. W Scott Westerman told the Rotary Club a public outdoor vegetable and farm produce market could be sponsored by the city or a civic agency. He cited producer and consumer benefits and noted local interest after interviewing residents. He cited Huntington market vegetables largely coming from Gallia County and said chamber of commerce discussion could lead to action.
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Gallipolis
W. Scott Westerman
Rotary Club
Westerman
Huntington
Gallia County
Chamber of Commerce
Electric Line Plans Held by REA Officials
Buckeye Rural Electric Co awaits approval of a $350000 loan from Washington REA after plans and specifications reach the agency. Construction continues on another line in Gallia, Lawrence and Jackson counties with operations planned in Meigs Athens Vinton and Jackson counties.
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Gallipolis
Washington Rea
Buckeye Rural Electric Co
Meigs
Athens
Vinton
Jackson
Gallia
Lawrence
Social Notes of Kanauga Recap Local Events
Sunday School girls enjoyed a lawn picnic hosted by Mrs. W. F. Deem with ice cream and cake. Carl Phillips of Bidwell bought Leslie Deem's merchandise stock. Deem plans retirement. Several local families and visitors attended church events and picnics, including visits to Athens and Camden Park.
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Kanauga
W. F. Deem
Carl Phillips
Bidwell
Leslie Deem
Deem
Miss Waugh
Bladen
Ralph Walker
Herald
Huntington
Athens
John Deem
S. A. Stewart
Cairo
Ill
Charles Hanes
Joseff
Pliny
W. Va
T. S. Hanes
Walter Schoonover
Bobbie
Wanda Jean
Eugene Dubey
Woodrow Daugherty
Nellie Schoonover
Camden Park
Joe Litchfield
Methodist Church
D. M. Herald
Edward Johnson
Charleston
Marietta
Complete Observation Tower on Park Hill
The 36 foot high spiral wooden tower in Fortification Hill Park is finished. A top platform with seats offers a commanding view of the Ohio Valley. NYA workmen are beautifying the grounds and many visitors come for picnics.
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Gallipolis
Fortification Hill Park
Ohio Valley
NYA
Vinton Plans Expansion of Village Park
Vinton village residents pursue expansion of their 1.5 acre park currently under construction with NVA labor. officials may buy about 3 acres beside the former spoke mill site to create an athletic field near the old bean dinner ground along State Route 135. the town hopes state highway department support and ny a rehabilitation assistance.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
NVA
State Highway Department
NYA
Point Rock Social Notes and Local Happenings
Local social items from Point Rock note Mr and Mrs Henry Bobo of Columbus visiting with parents Mr and Mrs Jarret Bobo. Walter Canode of Toledo spent time with C C Canode and wife and underwent a tonsil operation. A Star and Laurel Grange shower honored the Canode couple with ice cream cake and iced tea.
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Point Rock
Henry Bobo
Columbus
Jarret Bobo
Walter Canode
Toledo
C. C. Canode
Star
Laurel Granges
Mr. Canade
Star Grange
J. E. Radekin
Athens
American Legion
Joseph Freeman
Wilkesville
Laurel
Homer Faught
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Walter Holliday
Farm Bureau Women’s
Lancaster
Leslie
Charleston
Young
J. A. Turner
Mattie Morris
Pythian Sisters Lodge
More Candidates Filing for Office in Gallia Co
Gallipolis reports rising petition filings as Sept. 5 deadline nears. Emerson Evans leads for Gallipolis district school board. rumors suggest two women candidates may join. No new city commissioner candidates anticipated. Township trustee, school board, constable and justice petitions climb ahead of final filings. Election board to meet Aug. 30 and soon after to validate petitions. possible contest over county board of education seats pending filings.
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Gallipolis
Bess B. Wetherholt
Election Board
Board of Education
Emerson Evans
Justice of the Peace
County Board of Education
West Gallia Native Dies in Webster Groves Missouri
Mrs. Edward E. Copeland formerly Miss Clara Geissler of Gallipolis died Tuesday at the Copeland home in Webster Groves Missouri after a heart attack. She leaves husband Clarence a son brother William Geissler of Cincinnati and sisters Mrs Henry Worman Mrs Lulu Mack Mrs J Harley Boyie of Gallipolis and Mrs Tillie Nelson of Michigan City Indiana. Mrs Boyie was visiting and joined today with her husband for funeral rites.
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Gallipolis
Edward E. Copeland
Clara Geissler
Tillie Nelson
Michigan City
Ind
Lenora Leach Granted Parole by State
GALLIPOLIS The Ohio board of pardons has granted parole effective Sept. 15 to Lenora Leach from Marysville Reformatory. She was sentenced there over two years ago after being found guilty of smuggling laws to Virgil Sigler her former husband while confined in the county jail. Leach was connected with the escape of Vera West and two others from the Marysville prison two years ago but did not depart with the others.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Board of Pardons
Lenora Leach
Marysville Reformatory
Virgil Sigler
Vera West
Marysville
University extension course to open in Gallipolis
Ohio University sponsored extension course will open here about October 1. Only high school graduates may enroll.
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Gallipolis
Ohio University
Funeral set for Arthur W Bevins in Gallipolis
Gallipolis funeral services will be held tomorrow at Addison Church at 1 pm for Arthur W. Bevins 42 a former village resident. Interment follows at Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire. Bevins a millwright by trade with Timkin Roller Bearing Co Columbus was fatally crushed by heavy equipment. Survived by widow Maude Carmen two sons Luther L Harold Royce and his parents the Rev and Mrs K T Bevins.
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Gallipolis
Addison
Arthur W. Bevins
Gravel Hill
Cheshire
Bevins
Timkin Roller Bearing Co
Columbus
Maude Carmen
Luther L
Harold Royce
K. T. Bevins
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Britain
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Calif
Gallipolis Social Notes
Lucy Walter
Lincoln Ridge
Joseph B. Walter
Will
G. H. van Hyning
Chicago
James Collier
Genevieve Campbell
A. L. Stormont
Dan
Paul Stormont
Emerson McIntosh
Ira Neal
Springfield
Fred Walter
Pataskala
A. J. Stormont
L. C. Cooper
Mary Crouse
Charles Richards
Charles Walter
Gomer Richards
Lincoln
Robert McMaster
Raymond Jones
Washington
Charles L. Neal
Richard Lee
Chillicothe Road
Wallie Russell
Atlanta
Harry K. Mills
Evan Thomas
Delbert Smith
B. E. Dunn
Shelbyville
Tenn
Julia Watts
Eleanor Doepping
Harris Doepping
Ellis Halley
Kathryn Annette
Worthington
Vinton and Nitro
Barbara Jean Halley
Lenora Gilman
O. M. Conley
Detroit
Nelle Merriman
A. K. Merriman
Albert
Isadore Miller
David
Charlotte
N. C
Dr. Miller
J. E. Matthews
Mt. Zion Wscs
Nita Matthews
George Simmons
L. A. Wemeldorff
J. E. Mossbarger
Perry Township
John S. Robinson
Frank Robinson
John S. Pritchard
Libby
Donald Robinson
Chillicothe
Pritchards
Muncie
Clifford Koehler
Robinson
Nellie Franklin
Jeanette Reynolds
Walter Dooley
Canvas
Viro Reynolds
E. N. Reynolds
Orrville
Myrtle Gallagher
Deepwell
F. B. Amsbury
Rose Vanden Gee
Fulton
Chickamauga Park
Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
REA
Kananga
Park Hill
Point Rock Social Notes
Gallia Co
West
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Union St
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Ross Federal
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