Final Games To Be Discussed In Nelsonville
NELSONVILLE The City Baseball Commission will meet tonight at City Hall to discuss completing the Twilight League second half and to plan a playoff for the city championship. The Eagles and Carbon Hill game was canceled as many Carbon Hill players did not appear. A three game series between Brooks Shoes and the Nelsonville Eagles is expected to decide the city title. The commission members are Ward Phillips chair, John Stockton, Alonzo Figgins, Meade Whyte, and Gilbert Smith.
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Nelsonville
City Baseball Commission
City Commission
Ward Phillips
John Stocklin
Alonzo Figgins
Meade Whyte
Gilbert Smith
Miners to Elect Officials in December District 6 Nomination
International officers and district officials of the United Mine Workers will be elected in December. Nomination blanks have been mailed for international and district posts. In Division 1 of District 6 two divisional board members will be chosen, with H T Rainey of Trimble seeking reelection and Tom Johnson having resigned to join the Army.
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Nelsonville
United Mine Workers Organization
Hocking
H. T. Rainey
Trimble
Nelsonville Births and Social News Circulate Local Notes
Nelsonville residents share births and visits in the week. Mr and Mrs Paul Calamore announce a daughter Wendy born at Navy Hospital New London Aug 15. Mr and Mrs Ivan Hankison announce a son Conrad Michael born Aug 23.
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Paul Calamore
Wendy
Navy Hospital
New London
Conn
Ethel Calamore
Roy Tomlinson
This City
Gallia Board Seeks Early Army Examinations for Draftees
Gallia County boards act on state directives to pre screen young married men without children for possible induction. Two tentative calls target nearly 200 men in September and October. The board meets thrice weekly and may hold nightly sessions as demand rises.
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Gallipolis
State Selective Service Board
Gallia County
State Hospital
Federal Agents Question Car Owners in Gallia
A group of five internal revenue agents stationed at the Libby Hotel conducts a campaign to enforce car use stamp laws. Owners are summoned to appear and justify noncompliance as shortages and enforcement plans loom. Authorities expect to remain several days to a week, with county lawmen aiding.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Internal Revenue
Libby Hotel
Shafer Family Holds Nelsonville Reunion
The Shafer family held its second annual reunion August 23 at George and Florence Monks home. George David Shafer, in the U S Navy, could not attend and his location is unknown after being cited for involvement when the Reuben James was sunk.
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Nelsonville
Shafer
George Monks
George David Shafer
U. S. Navy
Reuben James
Manus Shafer
George David
Tlean
Darlene
Jack
Manus David Scott
Columbus
Monks
Welter Shafer
Joan
Charles Shafer
Lu Evelyn
Betty Dew
Buchtel Band Plans Rehearsals for Homecoming
All members of the Buchtel York Band are asked to meet tonight and tomorrow night August 25 and 26 to rehearse for the Buchtel homecoming on September 4 5 and 6. Practice led by new band instructor Donald Sanders will take place in the high school auditorium.
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Buchtel
Buchtel-York
Donald Sanders
Scouts Meet Tonight at Washington Street Headquarters
Scout Troop No. 64 of Nelsonville will meet tonight at 7:15 PM at their Washington Street headquarters. Members should arrive promptly and be prepared to pay dues. The last two meetings will be held at Initial Rocks and Twin Lakes.
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Nelsonville
Boy Scouts
Washington St
Initial Rocks
Twin Lakes
Young Home Now Being Remodeled in Nelsonville
Mrs Will Young of Montgomery West Virginia supervises remodeling and redecorating of her Nelsonville home 28 EF Washington. When completed the home will be occupied by the Miss Veritys.
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Nelsonville
Will Young
Montgomery
W. Va
Washington
Miss Veritys
Hospital transfer and major surgery for Mrs Roy Ma theny
Mrs Roy Ma theny Mary Rosser was removed to Mercy Hospital Columbus last Wednesday and underwent a major surgical operation on Thursday. Friends may write her at Mercy Hospital Room 119. Madison homecoming for Madison Zaleski will be held Sunday September 6 at the Madison Church near the Atkinson Fire Tower beginning at 10 am. The church is two miles from Zaleski and an equal distance from Lake Hope.
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Nelsonville
Roy Matheny
Mary Rosser
Mercy Hospital
Columbus
Zaleski
Madison
Madison Church
Atkinson
Lake Hope
Lack of Applicants Slows All Civilian Defense Classes
Gallipolis reports the Red Cross first aid committee chair Howard M. Hardway says no civilian defense classes are in progress due to lack of applicants. Two advanced classes remain active in instructors' courses.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross First Aid Committee
Howard M. Hardway
Bricker Promises Quick Consideration for Betz Probate Post
In Gallia County endorsers of Robert M. Betz for probate judge report Governor Bricker has written he will give the appointment request early consideration. The letters indicate an expedited review of Betz’s candidacy by the Bricker administration.
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Gallipolis
Robert M. Betz
Bricker
Revival Meetings Begin at New Pittsburg Church
Revival meetings start Sunday September 6 at the New Pittsburg Church with Rev. Ethel Schaar of Maxwell Kentucky in charge. The public is invited to attend these meetings.
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New Pittsburg
Ethel Schaar
Maxwell, Ky
Hawks Accepted for Columbus Zoo from Gallipolis
Two large Cooper hawks, a male and female, captured by Ernest Hull, have been accepted for the Columbus Zoo. Each hawk has a four foot wingspan. In another note, Dale Hamilton, 16, of Canton, is hospitalized with severe injuries to his right hand from a Jackson County accident on Sunday. A third item reports Old Friends and Wolfe Valley Reunion President Thomas J. Creek reminding that this year's reunion will be at Hickory Chapel, five miles east of Point Pleasant, on Sept. 6.
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Gallipolis
Ernest Hull
Columbus Zoo
Dale Hamilton
Canton
Jackson County
Point Pleasant
Thomas J. Creek
Old Friends and Wolfe Valley
Hickory Chapel
Carter to Speak Gallipolis at Sunday Reunion
Overlin M Carter of Chicago native to Gallipolis will address Patriot residents at a reunion meeting Sunday. Carter will be present to speak to the audience and share memories of the village.
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Carter
Gallipolis
Overlin M, Carter
Chicago
Starts Petitions for Local Option Election
Gallia county reports petitions secured by William Day calling for a local option election in Clay Township on November 3 are circulating vigorously. Day expresses confidence in obtaining the required signatures.
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Gallipolis
William Day
Clay Township
Day
Candle Lighting Service For Charter Members At Henderson
Pt Pleasant The Women's Society for Christian Service of Henderson Methodist church held a candle lighting service for charter members Friday evening. Rev Eugene Dick led scriptures and readings by the Girls Glee Club of Point Pleasant. The service included songs Jerusa lem The Rosary and a Negro spiritual. Following the meeting, refreshments were served at the home of Mrs R L Burks.
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Point Pleasant
Woman's Society For Christian Service
Henderson Methodist Church
Eugene Dick
Girls Glee Club
A. E. Tullohh
Marie Childers
Ross Evans
Jerusalem
Rupert L. Kayser, Jr
Glee Club
Bobby Chapman
Junior Hogsett
R. L. Burks
Loyal Wright
Nannie Snodgrass
Mae Messick
Marie Chapmen
0. J. Byus
Raymond Gibson
G. E. Byus
J. T. Morris
W. G. Johnson
Floyd Rothlisberger
Vada Reiker
Leonard Byus
Emmitt Johnson
Handbury
Monney
Lada Jeffers
Lena Parsons
Dick, Tulloh and Evans
Women’s Society Hosts Charity Event at Henderson Church
The Woman Society for Christian Service of Henderson Methodist Church will hold a Saturday evening gathering at 4 30 at Mrs. Emmitt Johnson’s home. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Floyd Roth lisberger are in charge to raise funds for this year’s church budget. Ice cream cake and soft drinks will be served.
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Woman Society For Christian Service
Henderson Methodist Church
Emmitt Johnson
Johnson
Floyd Rothlisberger
Family visitors and events in St Albans area
Mrs Marion Leischman of St Albans spent Sunday with her mother Mrs Emma Burnside and daughter Miss Naida Leischman who lives with her grandmother. Mr and Mrs G E Mitchell of Athens visited Mt Vernon Ave. A son Woody Kapp in the Army is on furlough with the Kapps. Orson Grimm visiting from a Louisiana military camp on furlough. The Past Worthy Matrons Club of Point Pleasant Chapter No 15 Order of the Eastern Star held a hamburger fry in the Masonic dining hall. moved from New Haven due to heavy rains. Ensign F M Lough USCGR, son in law of Mr and Mrs R P Bell, is stationed at Ft McHenry. his wife works in a Washington government department.
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Harry Davis
Columbus
Harriett
E. Town St
Miss Davis
Grant Hospital
Becca” He
Oscar Hartley
Corning
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Minnie Laughlin
Harold Hoch
Garrett Hoch
Helen Shaw
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ivan Matheny
Ravenna
Cleveland
Charles Thompson
Billy
Elvira
Jack Call
Kathryn
Jimmy
Muskingun River
Jack Wooley
Wickliffe
Cleveland Crane and Engineering Co
Donna Mae
Lois Ann Ring
Marion Ind
Johnn
G. E. Mitchell
Athens
J. V. Kapp
Mt. Vernon Ave
Woody Kapp
Kapp
Orson Grimm
Wade Grimm
Eighth St
Louisiana
Point Pleasant
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic
New Haven
Ensign F. M. Lough
USCGR
R. P. Bell
Ft. McHenry
Baltimore
Week End Arrests Reported by Officers
Officers report week end arrests including Omar Mc Farland Letart Roy Shafer and Robert Smith detained for drunkenness and released to Mayor Krodel Gregory Anthony of Sophia arrested for trespassing fined five dollars and costs Elmer Williams Wayland Kerns and Harold Mattox cited for drunkenness fined five dollars and costs each Magistrate Quillin presided Faye Hoffman Virginia and Ruby Jeffers jailed over the week end and tried with each fined 55 dollars and costs
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Point Pleasant
Omar McFarland
Letart
Roy Shafer
Robert Smith
City
Krodel
Gregory Anthony
Sophia
W. Va
Quillin
Elmer Williams
Marmet
Wayland Kerns
Charleston
Harold Mattox
Quilllin
Faye Hoffman
Virginia
Ruby Jeffers
Check on Names at Boat Plant in The Marietta Log
Robert Ferguson reports a study of given names among Marietta Ship yards workers for the new trade paper The Marietta Log. Eleven common names were listed led by William, Charles, John, Robert, James, with counts 108, 96, 81, 67, 65 respectively. The survey also shows Smiths top among surnames with Jones far behind.
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Gallipolis
Marietta Log
Marietta
Robert Ferguson
William
Charles
John
Robert
James
Harry
Henry
Paul
George
Tom
Richard
Smiths
Jones
Mason Lands In Condemnation Case Hearings Begin
A federal commission appointed to hear evidence and view lands for the ordnance works site met in Mason County Courthouse. The Lewis farm, over 600 acres appraised at just over $35,000, is first for testimony as government and defense teams prepare for further proceedings.
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Point Pleasant
Watkins
Ordnance Works
Mason County
Andrew Northcott
Huntington
E. M. Starr
Hans Watts
Carl F. Schoen
Grady Rising
C. C. Lewis
Lewis
John R. Dyer
Webster Springs
Claude M. Morgan
Charleston
Department of Justice
Somerville
Federal Land Bank
Slot Machines Removed From City In Wave Of Protests
City officials led by Mayor Krodel Sheriff Lieving and Deputy Hesson removed between 40 and 50 slot machines installed in bars barber shops and other venues. Machines were hauled away by truck after proprietors complied amid ministerial alliance pressure.
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Point Pleasant
Krodel
Lieving
Ernest Hesson
Akron Officer Repatriates Two Men in Auto Theft Case
Akron detective George Boston traveled to Point Pleasant to arrest John McCroskey and Howard Woody. Both confessed to stealing a automobile and waived extradition. Boston, his wife and three sons, and his father joined the visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Pickens near Letart as they spend the week with relatives.
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Point Pleasant
George Boston
Akron
John McCroskey
Howard Woody
Mr. Boston
Mason County
Samuel Boston
A. S. Pickens
Near Letart
Teachers Employed By Board Saturday
POINT PLEASANT At Saturday's meeting the board of education employed the following teachers for the schools indicated Luella Boswell Leon Dayonne Lily Champion Rose Edna Luh Hutchinson Daisy Bonnie B McDade Wood Dorothy Lunsford Victory Carrie Harris Rock Castle Edwin Irvin Jr Valley Ridge Audrey L Meadows Eighteen Valley Grace S Brown Vernon Harriet Foley to be placed later. There remain four or five teachers to be employed.
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Point Pleasant
Board of Education
Luella Boswell
Leon
Dayonne Lily
Champion Rose
Edna Luh Hutchinson
Daisy
Bonnie B
McDade
Wood
Dorothy Lunsford
Victory
Carrie Harris
Rock Castle
Edwin Irvin
Valley Ridge
Audrey L. Meadows
Eighteen Valley
Grace S. Brown
Vernon
Harriet Foley
Nurse Ends Visit in Gallipolis Before Panama Canal Zone
First Lieut. Ruth Freshcorn returns to New Orleans after a ten day furlough with relatives. She will depart from New Orleans to join a United States Army hospital unit stationed in the Panama Canal Zone.
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Gallipolis
Ruth Freshcorn
New Orleans
Panama Canal Zone
United States Army
Meet at Centenary Cemetery to rehabilitate site
Persons interested in Centenary Cemetery will meet there Thursday to rehabilitate the grounds and preserve the historic site.
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Gallipolis
Mason County Draft Board Calls 50 For Induction
Mason County draft board notified 50 men to report for induction on September 2 at 8 a.m. in the local office before being sent to Huntington induction center. Names listed include John Glover and Carl Loomis of Point Pleasant, and many others from Mason County communities.
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Mason County Draft Board
Foint Pleasant
Huntington
Point Pleasant
John William Glover
Carl Joseph Loomis
Richard Steinbach Bell
Benjamin Franklin Conley
Robert Allen Kayser
John Calvin Dooley
Claude Kenneth Moore
Clarence Leo Hesson
Walter Hallwood Bulmer
Henry Donald McDaniel
Richard Samuel Fowler
Herbert Doolittle
Glenwood
Junior Willie Holly
Dylan Davis
Fraziers Bottom
Eugene Maryland Erwin
Amos Joseph Days
Groveport
George William Siders
Roush Rites Held Today in Point Pleasant
Funeral rites for Samuel M. Roush of Elgin Illinois will be held at the Upper Flats White church this afternoon with burial in the nearby cemetery. He died in Elgin last Friday evening and the body arrived Monday afternoon. Roush, born May 8 1858 in Mason County near Letart, moved to Illinois 30 years ago to dairy work. Survived by five sons, two daughters, a brother and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Point Pleasant
Samuel M. Roush
Elgin
Ill
Upper Flats
Roush
Arnett
Mr. Roush
Mason County
Letart
Albert
Margaret Roush
Illinois
Maret Rayburn
County
Martin
Homer
Irvin Roush
J. E. Roush
Des Moines
Iowa
Raymond Roush
Plato Center
Beulah Spicer
Sarah Woessner
East Liverpool
Elmer Roush
Steubenville
Wahama High Seeks Second Coach for White Falcons
Point Pleasant board of education seeks a second coach for Wahama High School in Mason to succeed Bob Fogle, who led athletics for four years. Foglesong works at The Marietta. District has not yet filled Point Pleasant schools and seeks two men capable of building winning teams.
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Point Pleasant
Board of Education
White Falcons
Wahama
Mason
Bob Foglesong
Foglesong
Marietta
New Work in Navy Yard Office
Misses Edith Quillin and Doris McMillian resign from Point Pleasant Water and Light Co to join the navy yard as stenographers after passing civil service exams. Tom Wolfe of Nelsonville and Robert L. Rannells of Gallipolis are in town temporarily to fill vacancies in the water and light offices.
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Point Pleasant
Edith Quillin
Doris McMillian
Point Pleasant Water and Light Co
Navy Yard
Tom Wolfe
Nelsonville
Robert L. Rannells
Gallipolis
Water and Light
Mason County Civilian Defense Post Name Change
Delbert C Staats becomes Director of Civilian Defense in Mason County as announced by Walden F Roush Chairman. The title change aligns Mason County with a statewide re designation of county coordinators to director level.
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Point Pleasant
Delbert C. Staats
Mason County
Civilian Defense Council
Walden F. Roush
Mr. Staats
William Day Jr. in serious condition after Bladen operation
William Day Jr of Bladen is listed in Holzer Hospital as post operative and in serious condition following surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William Day, Jr
Bladen
Holzer Hospital
Jury Commission Sets Saturday Jury Draw in Gallipolis
Gallipolis officials announce a Saturday courthouse meeting at 1 PM to draw 35 names for jury duty from the jury pool. The event establishes the pool for upcoming trials and aims to ensure proper civic service by residents.
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Gallipolis
Bruce Chapel Centenary marked at Bruce Chapel Episcopal Church
Bruce Chapel Episcopal Church in Crab Creek Clendenin district hosts its 100th anniversary on Sunday September 13 with a 3 PM gathering a 6 PM buffet and an 8 PM address by Bishop R E Strider of the West Virginia Diocese The church is Mason County oldest and began from land donated by the Mania family funds from a Bruce Fund in Richmond Virginia and early vestrymen included C T Beale W P L Neale J W Steenbergen E M Moore and E L Neale
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Point Pleasant
Bruce Chapel Episcopal Church
Crab Creek
Clendenin
Frank T Cady
R. E. Strider
West Virginia
Wheeling
Bruce Chapel
Mason County
Canavan Mania
Eevee
Bruce
Richmond
Virginia
C. T. Beale
W. P. L. Neale
J. W. Steenbergen
E. M. Moore
E. L. Neale
Gallipolis
James B. Goodwin
Voting at Marietta To Be Held Friday
Citizens in Point Pleasant West Virginia read that 1,423 eligible workers at Marietta Manufacturing Co will vote Friday in a union election. Polls open 1 to 8 pm in the mess hall. choices are A F of L CIO or neither, with both unions represented on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Marietta Manufacturing Co
A. F. Or
CIO
A.F. of L
Sewer Extension Project Begins in North Point Pleasant
Cof fey Construction started the North Point Pleasant sewer extension Monday with a projected $150,000 expenditure. The Thornburg Co. will start water main extensions in the area in about ten days per Mayor B. W. Krodel.
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Point Pleasant
Coffey Construction Company
North Point Pleasant
Thornburg Co
B. W. Krodel
Taken to Hospital in Point Pleasant
Archie Layne of First Street was taken to Holzer Hospital Monday afternoon after several weeks of illness plus was reported to be ill for weeks.
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Hospital Point Pleasant
Archie Layne
First St
Holzer Hospital
Mr. Layne
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