Point Pleasant Eyes Industrial Rise as Smoke Nuisance Fades
Point Pleasant sees potential new manufacturing sites after visits by industry reps. Prospects look favorable for a substantial plant, while the smoke nuisance from the local plant reportedly has disappeared, aided by wartime bombings that ended. Local workers may rise to about 1,300 as industry returns, though some fear ongoing air concerns and cost-saving government policies.
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Sy Sam A. Simmons
Point Pleasant
Japan
Enosphere
Iere
General Sense Corporation
AGS
Mason @hunty
Wedding of Miss Mary French in Charleston
The wedding took place Saturday evening in Charleston between Miss Mary French and Lt Wilbert Rod Gandee AAP of Clendenin. Miss French is the daughter of Mrs Wave French of Randolph Street Mateston and the late Mr Cari cae Tench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Carollei
Rush Krodel
Charleston
Mary Mr. French
Wave French
Randolph St
Mateston
Cari
Tench
Wilbert
Rod Gandeee
Clendenin
Richard Houck Injured Aboard Indianapolis
GALLIPOLIS Richard Eugene Houck EM 3 c survivor of the USS Indianapolis was wounded in action when his ship sank in the South Pacific on July 30. A letter to his wife Estella Houck says he learned of body and legs injuries but is receiving care and hopes to return to the States soon. Mrs Houck with her mother Mrs Clinton Frazee of Columbus brought news of Alva Houck the sailor's father at Mercerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Richard Eugene Houck
E.M. 3-c
Indianapolis
South Pacific
Estella Houck
Wheeler Succumbs After Yearlong Illness at 86
Charles C. Wheeler age 86 died Friday at 6:30 AM at his Charleston Road home after a yearlong illness. He lived in Brighton, Ohio, and worked in the mercantile business there for many years. Survived by wife Pearl Oldaker Wheeler. Funeral at Brighton Methodist Church with Rev. R. Gy of Point Pleasant officiating. Burial in Brighton Cemetery. Born December 10, 1858 in Morgan County, Ohio to Samuel and Ada Wheeler. Removed from Arnett's Mortuary after services.
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Point Pleasant
Charles C.wheeler
Charleston Road
Arnet
Brighton
Samuel
Ada Wheeler
Pearl Oldaker
Dinner Honors Coming Marriage in Point Pleasant
In Point Pleasant a dinner honored Miss Phyllis Marie Ingraham whose upcoming marriage to Lt. Benjamin Boreman Stout is set for September 4. The event featured summer flowers, handkerchiefs, an inside poem, and hostesses Mrs. Lavla Lewis Mrs. Charles H. Frye and Mrs. Alexander Cruickshank Jr assisted by others.
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Point Pleasant
Phyllis Mariengraham
Benjamin Boreman Stout
Ingraham
Ag & Cor
Lavla Lewis
Charles H. Frye
Alexander Cruickshank, Jr
Marriage Shower Prepares for Delawares Wise Burdette Union
In Wimington Del Miss Margaret Burdette is set to marry Mr George T Wise on Sunday Sept 12 in a ceremony here A tea and crystal shower for the bride to be was hosted by Mrs John William Steenbergen at Viand Street The room decorations feature garden flowers and a handmade bridal doll crafted from unused materials The dining table display includes a drawn work cloth from India and white treats and flowers set the scene Attending were Mrs Clyde Tallman Mary McCulloch and others with Mrs W N Diehl Mrs Cary Howard Rayburn and Mrs Hamilton A Johnson assisting at the tea table.
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Point Pleasant
Margaret Burdette
George T. Wise
Wimnington
Del
John William Steenbergen
Viand St
John H. Hutchinson
Clyde Tallman
Wiliam Burdette
Steenbergen
Mary McCulloch
Miss Burdette
Point Pleasant Social Notes Highlight Bridal Plans
Social notes from Point Pleasant record a dessert bridge hosted by Mrs William Woolfitt for Miss Margaret Burdette ahead of her May wedding to Mr George T Wise of Wilmington Delaware. The event listed high score, several attendees, and updates on local residents and visits. Bertha Filson, former Mason County superintendent, plans to return to reside in Point Pleasant. Also noted are brief local social items and a repair update on Viand Street.
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Point Pleasant
W William Woolfitt
James A. Adie
Marquette Ave
Margaret Burdette
George T. Wise
Wilmington
Del
Burdette
Clay R. Vik
William Burdette
Woolfitt
James McComb
Hamilton A. Johnson
Benn F. Tracy, Jr
Vik
Y. E. Childers
Max Koenigsberg
John William Steenbergen
Harold Sayre
Jason T. Weissenburger
Edward Jackson
William H. Bardin
Bertha Filson
Mason
Bollywood
Fila
Gallia Rationing Chief Urges Continued Action
In Gallia County the rationing chief warns against a postwar price surge and urges grocers to help keep costs under control. Price violations have been few, with violators fined or required to correct overcharges, including incidents on potatoes tobacco and beer. Local Office of Price Administration panel members urge residents to report ceiling price violations.
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Gallipolis
Price Administration
K. Merriman
Gallia County
Merriman
Social notes from Gallipolis and Cleveland visits
Gallipolis social notes list residents and relatives visiting or returning home from trips to Columbus Athens Cleveland and New Orleans. Entries mention Mr and Mrs George Race with children Charles and Georgeanne visiting relatives, Jack and Bill Brown visiting grandmother in Athens, Ann Mille accompanying her aunt to Cleveland, and several other families traveling or hosting in Newport Charleston Magnetic Springs Des Moines Newark San Francisco and Treasure Island contexts. Military family updates note Tommy Davis returning from Great Lakes training while Gerald and Den serve in Hawaii and Dyersburg respectively.
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Gallipoli
George Race
Charles
Georgeanne
East Liverpool
Wr. L. Ingerick
Charleston
Bertha Rawson
Boys' Camp
Burt Lake
Mich
Edward Wade
Destort
Frances Halliday Cherry
Westport
Conn
J. E. Halliday
T. A. Thomas
Keith
Greta
Columbus
Boyd Thomas
Howard Spaulding
Anne
Coral Gables
Fla
Elizabeth Roush
Magnetic Springs
Richard Morgan
Marianna Keeler
Gaylen
New Orleans
D. Keeler
Morgan
Newark
Dward Keeler
San Francisco
Navy
Treasure Island
Tormmy Davis
Co. W.l. Davis
Athens County Fair guests and visits noted
Chauncey residents Mrs Gwen Fowler and son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Oliver Emig of Columbus joined by Mrs Stalder and Dud Stalder spent the weekend at The Plains and Athens County Fair. O'Brien of Denver visits. Clyde and Standparents Mrs Cw O'Brien and Mollie Cramblett hosted in Circleville as they attended the Church of Christ in Christian Union camp meeting.
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Chauncey
Gwen Fowler
Oliver Emig
Columbus
William Stalder
the Plains
Athens County
Maudie
Cherry
O'Brien
Denver
Colo
Iaa Wiley
Clyde
Athens
Cw. O'Brien
Mollie Cramblett
Halliday
St. Louis
Circleville
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Gallia Cattle Club Plans Annual Picnic
The Gallia County Jersey Cattle Club announces its annual picnic on August 31 on the Hamrick farm route 35 near Rodney. The event features a 12:30 basket meal, a Jersey heifer show, 4-H showmanship, herd inspection, cattle classification demonstration, and a judging contest with prizes for members and adults led by H E Dennison and Ivan McKellip.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Jersey Cattle Club
Ellis Harnrick
H. E. Dennison
American Jersey Cattle Club
Ivan McKellip
Ohio State University Extension
Chile
Carmen Sullivan Named New Veterans Office Head
Carmen A Sullivan, formerly of Gallipolis, has received a civil service appointment to lead the U S Veterans Administration office in Marion. He will assume after training at Brecksville and has prior experience as sanitary engineer for war relocation camps housing Japanese nationals from the West coast.
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Gallipolis
Carmen A. Sullivan
Civil Service
U. S. Veterans Administration
Marion
Veterans Administration
Brecksville
Charles Atkinson Takes Over River Steamer Duties
Gallipolis report that engineer Charles Atkinson left for Portsmouth following a message from Captain Tom Greene asking him to assume duties aboard the steamer Gordon CC. Greene's second engineer is ill, and the vessel continues its regular Cincinnati to Charleston weekly trip.
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Charles Atkinson
Gallipolis
Portsmouth
Tom Greene
Gordon
Chauncey District Social and Personal News Notes
Chauncey residents and guests frequent visits and travels spanning Chauncey to Jackson Michigan, Nelsonville, Millfield, Wellston, Canton, and Columbus. Among those appearing are Mrs. J. Larson visiting Jackson with sister in law Mrs. A L Preston, and many families including the Hitchings Spencer Sanders Fink Barnhouse Walton and more, with social calls across households.
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Chauncey
J. Larson
Jackson
Mich
A. L. Preston
Ernest Hitchings
Pauline Spencer
Candy
Nelsonville
Betty Pincelli
Nancy Sanders
Fred Sanders
Trimble Heights
Millfield
Lexington Ave
Chaunney
Avers
Barnhouse
Audrey Barnhouse
Wellston
Clifford Fink
Okey Barnhouse
May Ave
Augusta Bowersock
Lancaster
Luella Preston
Pauline
Neltie Agin
Canton
Anna Shields
Davis
Loretta Ogester
Emily Faye
Clara Southerton
Sand Ridge
Cora Lines
Columbus
Frank Shumway
Lana Ridge
Catherine Courtney
Franklin
Louise Walton
Lowe Guy
Mary of
Bailey Run
Mary Kisor
Dover Men Reunion On Far Pacific Island
Dover men Russell Staley and Richard Webb reconnect during a brief layover on a Pacific island. Staley, son of Elmer Staley of Chauncey, and Webb, son of Jennie Webb of Athens Route 8, plan to spend a day together before ships depart. Chauncey residents Chauncey art and Mrs Herbert Cramer return to Columbus after a week with Lee Schoonover family. Mrs Cramer recently broke a leg, now mobile with crutches. Mains Garden Club to meet Wednesday at Mrs Harold Winefordner’s home with Mrs Lucy McDonald chairing.
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Recrencg
Russell J. Staley
Richard Webb
Russell Staley
Elmer Staley
Chauncey
Richard
Webb
Jennie Webb
Athens
Art
Herbert Cramer
Columbus
Lee Schoonover
Main St
Cramer
Schoonover
Mains Garden Club
Harold Winefordner
Lucy McDonald
Entertain Members for Family Here Chauncey Pendergrass hosts visitors
Chauncey and Mrs L A Pendergrass of Ellis Ave welcome extended family guests on vacation. Mr and Mrs Herbert Pendergrass bring Sue Patty and Lloyd from Paintsville Kentucky. Mr and Mrs Paul Theisen and children Paul Tyrus and Donna travel from Columbus. Theisen parents Herman Theisen Sr are also visiting Athens.
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Chauncey
L. A. Pendergrass
Ellis Ave
Herbert Pendergrass
Sue
Patty
Liotd
Paintse Ville
Paul Theisen
Paul Tyrus
Donna
Columbus
the Theisen
Herman Theisen
Theisen
Athens
Pfc Frank Walton Jr Home on 30 Day Furlough
Pfc Frank Walton Jr. returns to the States and spends a 30 day furlough in Nash ville Tennessee visiting his father Frank Walton Sr his sister and grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Hiles and other relatives He was wounded overseas and spent months recovering
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Chauncey
Frank Walton
States
Nashsville
Tennagan
Charles Hiles
Electric Co Workers Will Be Recognized
Five Gallipolis Division employees of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company are named in the Quarter Century Club. The group honors workers with long service across Athens Nelsonville Middleport Gallipolis and Floodwood divisions. Recipients include long-serving manager with 40 years and four others with 30 to 35 years.
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Gallipolis
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Athens
Nelsonville
Middleport
Floodwood
Rowena M. Stormont
Frank G. Brothers
Thomas J. Halley
Lewis C. Persinger
Livestock Sale Sets Yearly High at Local Market
Livestock sales reached a yearly high at the local market with participation from packers, buyers, and stockmen from Ohio and West Virginia. Bids were active and prices for calves lambs and cattle rose above recent levels. Top figures included calves at 18.50 and fat cattle around 26.50 per cwt.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio
West Virginia
Soldier Vote Bill Urged For Swift 1946 Action
Capitol Hill issue surfaces again in the 1946 campaign as House Rules Chairman Sabath calls for quick action to ensure all service personnel can vote. The plea centers on securing soldier voting rights during the current session.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Sabath
House Rules Committee
Revival Services Continue In Chauncey This Week At 7 30 PM
Revival services led by Rev Ray Pidcock Chauncey Rev Eddie Oliveri and S pastor of the Happy Hollow Church draw strong attendance each night at 7 30 PM In Chauncey visitors Mrs Lauretta Fielder Hickman and daughter and son Martha and Billy of Worthington spent a week visiting Mrs Hickmans mother and sister Mrs G S Spaulding and Florence Fielder of Ells Ave Also Mr and Mrs Mr Carsey and family moved from the McCafferty property at Chauncey to Sand Ridge Evener Property.
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Ray Pidcock
Chauncey
Eddie Oliveri
Happy ‘Hollow Church
Chauncey 1
Lauretta Fielder Hickman
Martha and
Billy
Worthington
Hickman
G. S. Spaulding
Florence Fielder
Ells Ave
Mr. Carsey
McCafferty
Sand Ridge
Evener
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