Demons From the Doldrums in Collier's Hurricane Tales
Gallipolis writer Frank L. Harvey, son-in-law of Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Holzer Sr., publishes a second Collier's article about Florida hurricanes. He explains origins paths and historical storms while mixing humor with scientific background and vivid anecdotes from Tampa to Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Frank L. Harvey
Collier’s
Florida
Harvey
Charles E. Holzer
Christine Holzer
Morristown
N. J
New York
Daytona Beach
Fla
Collier's
Tampa
Miami
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ida McTwitty
Sandcrab Junction
Merchants Clash Over Hottest Day Claim in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis merchants argued Tuesday that it was the hottest day, yet U S Weather observer Edwin McCormick reported 94 degrees. He noted three July days reached 96 degrees while storms with possible hail were seen in the southeast in the late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Edwin McCormick
U. S
Births and Admissions at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis
Admissions list at Holzer Hospital includes A H Curtis Longbottom George Cardwell E R Wellman Vinton Reed Hill Pomeroy Mrs Nannie J Rankin James Saunders Gallipolis Mrs Robert Smith Wellston Luke Williams Jr Middleport A son born to Mrs Raymond Childers Firebrick Discharges include Ruth Zula Mrs Teddy B Carter Mrs Owen Barton Garrett Layne Raymond Butterfield Dempsey Ray Mrs Harold Lyon and son Mrs James E Delaney and daughter Mrs James B France and daughter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
A. H. Curtis
Longbottom
George Cardwell
E. R. Wellman
Vinton
Reed Hill
Pomeroy
Nannie J. Rankin
James Saunders
Robert Smith
Wellston
Luke Williams
Middleport
Raymond Childers
Firebrick
Ruth Zula
Teddy B. Carter
Owen Barton
Garrett Layne
Raymond Butterfield
Dempsey Ray
Harold Lyon
James E. Delaney
James B. France
Fairfield Man Recalls Sea Mine Explosion at Odessa
Fairfield resident Charles Lakin Jr. told how a sea mine near Odessa in the Black Sea knocked him back ten feet and left him wounded. The Merchant Marine seaman, who earned the Purple Heart and campaign ribbons, described a Russian hospital visit and a return to duty after seven months at home.
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Odessa
Russia
Black Sea
Chuck
Lakin
Mrs Circle Hosts Dinner for Husband's Birthday
Mrs Wilmer Circle entertained Friday evening for her husband’s birthday with guests including Mr and Mrs Orin Thomas Mr and Mrs George Bovie Mr and Mrs Robert Richards and their daughters Charline and Jackie Mrs W G Sibley Rachel Dunn Mr Charles Keisling Robert and Henry Keisling and Mr and Mrs J W Weatherly of Pomeroy Assisting hosts were Mrs Orin Thomas and Mrs Charles Stevers Mrs J W Weatherly poured coffee House decorations featured garden flowers and ferns Mr and Mrs Circle and Henry Keisling returned Aug 12 from a West motor trip joined by Mrs Cassius Kennedy
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Circle
Orin Thomas
Charles Stevers
J. W. Weatherly
Henry Keisling
Hot Springs
Ark
Cassius Kennedy
Motorists Rob Driver Of Four Dollars Early Tuesday
A Samaritan flagged down by motorists was robbed of four dollars early Tuesday near the Route 7 and 218 junction. State Highway patrolmen were told by Pearly Morrison that four other motorists were in a car with West Virginia plates as Morrison stopped to help them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pearly Morrison
Thurman
Morrison
West Virginia
Directors Elected At Outing Of REA Dinner
Buckeye Rural Electric Co operative held an ox roast in Gallipolis on Saturday to elect directors Neal Taylor Emmett Slagle G R Phillips O F Elliott Northup Glenn Homschuh Rom J Willis Everett Colwell Walter Holliday Estel Dempsey Emerson Bigony and T S Edwards with O Hill and Carpenter as listed nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative
Neal Taylor
Aid
Emmett Slagle
Gallia
G. R. Phillips
O. FE. Elliott
Northup
Glenn Homschuh
Scottown
Rom J. Willis
Ironton
Everett Colwell
Vinton
Walter Holliday
Carpenter
T. S. Edwards
Oak Hill
Estel Dempsey
Emerson Bigony
Three Men Fined in Gallipolis Court
Charles Ball was fined $10 and costs and Ted Johnson and William Putney were fined $5 and costs each after appearing in municipal court Tuesday to answer charges of intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles Ball
Ted Johnson
William Putney
Marriage Permit Issued in Gallipolis
A marriage license was issued to Eugene Brickles a railroad car inspector of Pomeroy and Flora Yeanger an inspector in Cheshire to authorize their marriage in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Eugene Brickles
Pomeroy
Flora Yeanger
Cheshire
4-H Projects Nearing Completion in Three Community Exhibits
Point Pleasant reports three 4-H community exhibits for members to display projects. Hartford Methodist Church and Point Pleasant Senior High School on Aug 29, Sunnyside Grade School Apple Grove on Aug 30. Exhibits open noon to 1 pm at Hartford and 6 to 7 pm at the high school, 10 am at Sunnyside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
W. C. Roberts
Hartford Methodist Church
Point Pleasant Senior High School
Sunnyside
Apple Grove
Hartford
West Columbia Busy Bees
Graham Crakers
Hartford Victory
Happy Go Lucky
Hill Billie
Turnpike
Bright Star
Hop To
Lucky Star
Leon Mountaineers
Sebrell Pine Dwellers
Senior High
Mabel F. Best
Chris W. Thornsley
John W. Wright
Mason Residents Using Cooperative Cannery
Mason County women from Union Cologne and Arbuckle Districts use the Buffalo cannery in Putnam County for home canning. Open about four years, the busy cooperative facility serves about 100 women with a daily output around 1500 to 1800 quarts. Attendees include Mrs B E Sommer and guests Mrs Warren Stewart Miss Kathryn Beaver Mrs Homer Graham Mrs Ernest Hill and Mrs Ray Crookham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Union
Cologne
Arbuckle
Cooperative Cannery
Buffalo
Putnam County
Leon
B. E. Sommer
Warren Stewart
Kathryn Beaver
Homer Graham
Ernest Hill
Ray Crookham
Flora Hill
Betty Lee Skidmore Named Clerk's Deputy
Gallipolis announces Betty Lee Skidmore will serve as deputy to Clerk of Courts Marjorie Rinehart. Skidmore is the daughter of Luther M. Skidmore and his wife and is a GAHS 1947 graduate who studied commerce in high school.
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Betty Lee Skidmore
Gallipolis
Marjorie Rinehart
Luther M. Skidmore
Betty Lee
GAHS
River traffic at Gallipolis Locks drops to none on Tuesday
For the first time in months no major river vessels passed the Gallipolis Locks on the Ohio River nine miles below Eureka. Gauges read 18.3 and 11.2 feet with 7.5 feet on rollers. listed boats include Dawn, Dixie, Gordon Greene, Peace, Campbell, Ivan Harris, and George Verity. Ka nawha River passages included Calvin Verity, Hatfield, and Bruce at Winfield Marmet and Marmet Marmet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Eureka
Ohio River
Dixie
Lower Wheeling
Gordon Greene
Marietta
Peace
Little Hocking
Campbell
Greenup
Ivan Harris
Maysville
George Verity
Augusta
Kanawha Falls
Kanawha River
Calvin Verity
Marmet
Hatfield
Winfield
Bruce
Daughter Is Born At Point Pleasant
A daughter weighing seven pounds was born Tuesday at the Point Clinic to Mr and Mrs Roy Woodall of Buffalo The birth was delivered by caesarean operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Point Clinic
Roy Woodall
Buffalo
Marriage License Issued in Point Pleasant
A marriage license has been issued to Henry Wilson Browning and Charlotte Nancy McDaniel, both residents of Point Pleasant. The couple resides in the city and the license was finalized locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Henry Wilson Browning
Charlotte Nancy McDaniel
Pastor Agnes Beaver Aids Camp Meeting In Ohio
The Rev. Agnes Beaver from Leon travels to Circleville Ohio to help in a two week camp meeting. She has conducted religious work in Ohio for several years.
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Ohio
Point Pleasant
Agnes Beaver
Leon
Circleville
Pared Budget Approved by City Council in Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant council met Tuesday to approve the fiscal estimates for year ending June 30, 1948 after trimming the budget to expected income and securing state tax commissioner approval. An ordinance raised adult grave costs to 15 dollars and infant graves to 7.50, with digging prices cited as below labor costs. Mayor Krodel was authorized to call a special meeting on flood wall right of way bonds. Attendees included Mayor Krodel and City officials and councilmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Krodel
B. W. Krodel
John E. Brown
F. G. Musgrave
Floyd Taylor
Thomas Reynolds
Densil D. Durst
Virgil Sutton
Clafide Cheesebrew
Charles Bechtle
Five Hundred Club Dessert Bridge at Ingleside
Mrs Walter A Windsor hosted the Five Hundred Club at Ingleside with dessert and three tables of cards. Prizes went to Mrs Nelson A Park for top club score and Mrs Dewey A Windsor for visiting team high. Members present included Mrs Park and several others while visitors from Detroit Canal Zone and Coraopolis joined the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Walter A. Windsor
Ingleside
Five Hundred
Nelson A. Park
Dewey A. Windsor
Park
Homer Martin
Cary Howard Rayburn
Miton L. Millen
Gertrude Halliday
Harry D. Roush
Chandler Wilhelm
Ora P. Biddle
A. L. Rossiter
Detroit
Bess Liter
Canal Zone
Edith Mercer
Coraopolis
Cleveland Visitors Return After Two Week Stay
Mrs Roy C Cooper and granddaughter Nancy Jean Shephard of Cleveland returned home Sunday after visiting relatives. They spent two weeks with Mrs Chester A Roush and Mrs O B Harper. Mrs Cooper and Miss Shephard visited cousins in Hartford and Mt Hope and Pomery relatives. Mrs Cooper and Mrs Roush were honor guests at a luncheon hosted by Mrs W E Langer in Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy C. Cooper
Nancy Jean Shephard
Cleveland
Cooper
Miss Shephard
Chester A. Roush
O. B. Harper
Mr. Cooper
Patty Lou
Donald Smith
Donald A. Smith
Hartford
J. E. Howard
Mt. Hope
Florence Richards
Pomery
Roush
W. E. Langer
Huntington
Walter Mills Windsor Plans Cuban Trip With Schoolmates
Walter Mills Windsor departs Wednesday for Cuba with a group of Mer cer sburg Academy alumni. He will fly from Parkersburg to Macon Georgia meet in Leon with family and friends then drive to Miami to cross to Cuba and visit more schoolmates returning in about two weeks. Mr and Mrs Chester Casto and son James Michael of Charleston spent the weekend in Leon with Charles and Mrs Casto. Mace Beaver and daughter Brenda of Ironton returned home after visiting Sherman and Mrs Beaver in Leon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Mills Windsor
Cuba
Parkersburg
Macon
Mercersburg Academy
Miami
Chester Casto
Charleston
James Michael
Leon
Charles Casto
Mace Beaver
Brenda
Ironton
Sherman Beaver
Picnic at Mason Peak High Knob In Mason County
A Sunday School picnic will be held on September 14 at 1 30 p m atop High Knob near Elmwood at the Mason Jackson Putnam county line. Oley Little notes High Knob is the county’s highest point about 1100 to 1150 feet above sea level with a grove base service and a dinner to be served at the summit. Telescopes are encouraged for views of higher peaks in Jackson County a quarter mile away.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
High Knob
Elmwood
Mason
Jackson
Putnam
Oley Little
R. T. Bruce
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Little
Jackson County
Simmons Family Plans to Visit Ill Brother in Wichita
Brother seriously ill in Wichita, Kan., as James M. Simmons longtime merchant, with brother in Point Pleasant and sister Miss Daisy Simmons of Spencer, plan to visit soon.
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Point Pleasant
Holly Simmons
James M. Simmons
Wichita
Kan
Daisy Simmons
Spencer
Ned Jones III In Point Pleasant Ill With Throat Infection
Ned Jones III youngest son of Mr and Mrs E Bartow Jones of Jefferson Blvd is seriously ill with a throat infection but reports say he has improved. USS Ranger was the only prewar carrier to go through World War II without a hit from enemy bomb torpedo or shell.
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Ned Jones III
Point Pleasant
Ned
E. Bartow Jones
Jefferson Blvd
Ranger
Glass cargo hauled to non union oil station returns
A truckload of glass bound for a Pure Oil Co filling station in Point Pleasant arrived from Huntington and was unloaded only to be driven back after a local union representative asked that the glass not be unloaded because the station was a non union job.
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Point Pleasant
Pure Oil Co
Huntington
Delinquency Case Led to Arrest Near Gallipolis Ferry
William Turner of near Gallipolis Ferry was arrested by Sheriff Ernest Hesson and Deputy Toral Morrison on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a girl under 18. A war rant led lawmen to Turner's home where the girl fled into woods. Turner was jailed. The complaint, signed by Prosecuting Attorney William H. Bardin and Morrison, named the girl after her father urged dismissal. A second arrest followed as Morrison hid in the woods and took the girl into custody as she fled MHesson.
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Point Pleasant
William Turner
Gallipolis Ferry
Ernest Hesson
Toral Morrison
Turner
William H. Bardin
Morrison
Mhesson
AXP Store Moves to Main Street Site in Point Pleasant
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. leases 307 309 Main St and plans a quick move to the Hooff Opera House area after Sept. 1. The 42 by 100 foot ground floor room has been refurbished by owner O Wade Dye who owns multiple city properties and apartments.
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Point Pleasant
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Main St
Hooff Opera House
O. Wade Dye
Dye
Local notices from Harrisonville and surrounding towns
Community members from Harrisonville and nearby areas are listed visiting relatives and attending gatherings. Notable mentions include visits between Blackwood Waggoner Atkins and Young families, a Young reunion at Holliday, and several weekend guests from Columbus Zanesville Butler Montrose Athens and Marietta. The column notes Pearl Chapel homecoming and recalls David Glasgow Farragut becoming admiral on July 25 1866.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
Edward Blackwood
Massillon
Clair Waggoner
Eugene Atkins
Wendel Young
Marietta
Billy
Jerry Martin Seiple
Dayton
Mae Ball
Homer Lee
Gene Young
Frank Halliday
Virgil Atkins
Sharon
Everett Tracy
Brooks Price
Holliday
Dana Baily
Columbus
Rush Diehl
Louis Campbell
Zanesville
Virginia Nell Brickles
Ray Alkire
Kenneth Welsh
Jonah Cotterill
Merle Rolin
D. F. Dye
Kingan
Butler
Frank Gibson
Minnie Stephens
Montros
Colo
Lillian Jewell
Fredric Whaley
Athens
Clint Gilkey
Pearl Chapel
Alma Atkins
How to answer blind ads in classifieds columns
Guidance on filing blind ads with full box numbers and addresses. Donors warned that advertiser identity will not be revealed and ads for three or six days incur charges only for appearances. Errors must be reported immediately and all ads require payment. deadlines vary by edition.
Cincinnati Markets Hog and Cattle Prices Mixed Across Departments
Livestock receipts show uneven trading with hogs steady to firm in lighter weights and lower values above 250 pounds. Sows mostly down under 180 pounds, cattle and calves steady to strong with slight gains on quality stock and grass-fed calves. Lambs, sheep, eggs and butter proceed with typical market spreads and current wholesale quotes.
King James I Bans Bear and Bull-Baiting on Sundays
In 1617 England, King James I issued a Book of Sports banning bear and bull-baiting on Sundays, reflecting royal efforts to regulate public entertainments and Sabbath observance.
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England
James
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Hosters
Edna Ervin
Dick Turner
Fairfield Man
Merchant Marines
Baltimore, Md
Charles Lakin, Jr
C. Y. Lakin
Fairfield
Mrs. Circle
Rio Noost
Brazil
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Quitandinha
Rio de Janeiro
PT. Pleasant News
Council
Mason Peak
AXP
David Glasgow Farragut
Dodge
Dial
Auto Service
Memoriam
Clifford Donson
Donson
F. J. Beasley
Othom
Harold Goddard
Bartlett
Write Cutler
Milton A. Efaw
Cincinnati Livestock
Cincinnati Produce
U.S. A
U.S
Robin Morgan
Baby Mary Bonde
Chicago
Robin
Ford
O. K
Athens Willys Company
Washington Street
NASH
Cass St
Pontiac
Chevrolet
Buick
Plymouth
Packard
Clifford Dunkle
Millfield
Frank Coon
Euclid Drive
ALMA
America
Nelson
Southern Ohio
Pike Street
Logan's
Hoffee
Central
Strawn Plumbing CO
N. Court St
Modern Appliance Co
Hoover
Richland
OURS
Maytag
National Assn. of Piano Tuners
Wm. P. MacDonald
Magnetic Starters Electric Motor Service
Union Street
O. Rose
Marietta Chemical Products Company
Washington St
Alma House
Elmer F. Jones
Richland Ave
Mobil Gas Station
Oren Kennedy, Frost
Athens Auto Parts
W. Union St
Drexler
Buck's Auto Supply
Athens Junk Company
Dia
Daugherty
C. A. Daugherty
Athens, Ohio
Athens Lumber CO
F. C. Stone
E. State Street
The
Weberne Company
D. M. Goddard
Earl F. Mathews Life Insurance
Cameron and van Dyke Gen
Farm Bureau Acciden
Clyde Edmondson
Int & Health
Carl J. House Res
Huffman
Huffman Transportation Service
Superior Electric CO
West State Street
Kroger Super Market
Farm Bureau
Kurtz Street
ALGEO
Algeo Motor Sales
N. Lancaster St
Brown’s Pure
Sewell’s Sales and Service
Albany, O
Athens Motor Sales
DeSoto
State St
Wyse Cycles
Whizzer Motors
White's
N. Congress St
Congress
Chess
Altmans Store
Friendship
Adams
Elmira, N.Y
Amazing
Jewel
Market St
Dept
Phila
Jake
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