Mrs. Anna Griffiths Allison Dies at 70 in Gallipolis
Anna Griffiths Allison 70 widow of Dr. Thomas J. Allison died at her daughter’s home in Gallipolis Sunday from a cerebral hemorrhage. Survived by children Dr. Brinton J. Allison Oak Hill Mrs. F W Shane Gallipolis wife of the Gallia health officer Dr Raymon T Allison president of the Gallipolis City Commission and Mrs W Kenneth Welker wife of the Kiwanis president. Grandchildren include Billie Welker star G A H S football player Francis A Shane Marylan Margaret and Bobby Allison. Services set at Welker home Tuesday 1pm then Rio Grande Methodist Church with burial in Rio Grande Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Anna Griffiths Allison
Thomas J. Allison
Rio Grande
W. Kenneth Welker
First Avenue
Brinton J. Allison
Oak Hill
F. W. Shane
Gallia
Raymon T. Allison
Rio Grande Methodist Church
Claude Miller
Stephen Thomas
Thurman
Linson H. Stebbins
First Presbyterian Church
H. L. McDaniels
Rio Grande Cemetery
Three Witnesses Testify In Clifton Beating Case
In Point Pleasant Leroy Hoschar faces felonious wounding charges after Leonard Van Mater sustained a broken nose brain contusions a punctured lung and multiple fractures. Witnesses Earl Henry William Van Mater and Leonard Van Mater described the assault and Hoschar was held for the January grand jury with bond set at 2000.
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Point Pleasant
Leroy Hoschar
Lincoln Ave
Leonard van Mater
Pomeroy
Clifton
van Mater
Hoschar
Earl
Ned” Henry
William van Mater
Leonard
A. B. Woodrum
Holzer Hospital
Diddle plans to resume practice this week
Henderson veterinarian Dr J W Diddle, homebound by illness the past month, says he intends to resume his veterinary practice at the start of the coming week. Also public juror drawing set for December in Hocking County Ohio with officials Nelson Delong and Dan Langley.
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Point Pleasant
J. W. Diddle
Henderson
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate in Athens County Ohio
The sheriff of Athens County Ohio will offer for sale at public auction on the Sunday of December 1947 at 1 30 PM at the east door of the Court House in Athens two parcels in Currier Addition Athens City The first tract is Lot 314 and the second tract covers parts of Lots 315 and 316 east of the Hock Valley Railroad right of way The currier street property includes a room house appraised at $25 with a minimum bid of two thirds of that amount Terms are cash on day of sale Attorneys are Gordon B Gray and Harold J Rose Deputy Dorothy J Parmiter is the deputy sheriff
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Ewart C. Bond
Erma M. Bond
South
Harmon Street
Marion
Indiana
Walter L. Thomas
Lewis B. Churchill
Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Ohio
Nelsonville
Dee
Woolley, Rowland & Bridgewater
Ohio University
Athens
Stadium
W. H. Herbert
Sherife
Edward H. Lasch
Mary
J. Guthrie Holbrook
Court House
Currier
City of
Curriers
George Bateman
Dorothy J. Parmiter
Gordon B. Gray
Harold J. Rose
Double Rites For Brother Sister Today
A double funeral service was held Monday at 2 p.m. for Charley Leport and his sister Mrs Sally Morris at the Chapman funeral home. Burial followed in Rogers Cemetery on Redmond Ridge. The Rev Roscoe Thorn conducted the rites.
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Point Pleasant
Charley Leport
Sally Morris
Chapman Funeral Home
Soil conservation seen as remedy for waste in Mason County
Conservation farming is praised as a practical remedy for erosion and soil loss. University of Illinois data show that on two percent slopes corn fields lose 86 pounds of top soil per bushel, equating to an inch every 35 years. In Mason County Morrison Ridge leads contour strips and furrows, with Jividen Casto Jeffers Ferguson Sayre activity and new tile ditching on several farms.
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Point
University of Illinois
Mason County
Morrison Ridge
M. O. Jividen
Howard Casto
Denver Carney
Russell Ferguson
Darnell Jeffers
Orville Casto
Ben D. Sayre
Andrew R. Sayre
Mike Morrison
John Evans
Marcus Weaver
Charles Sullivan
Miss Wamsley Rites Tuesday
Miss Annie Wamsley about 70 died at 11 a.m. Sunday at her Redmond Ridge home south of the Kanawha. The body is with Chapman funeral home. She was daughter of Abner and Catherine Patterson Wamsley and lived in Mason County. She is survived by brother John Wamsley of Kanawha Three Mile Creek. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the home, burial in the family burying ground.
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Rogers
Redmond Ridge
Kanawha
Roscoe Thorn
Henderson
Mr. Leport
Three Mile Creek
Polly Whitt
Mrs. Morris
Leport
Point Pleasant
Annie Wamsley
Chapman Funeral Home
Abner
Catherine Patterson Wamsley
Mason County
John Wamsley
Kanawha Three Mile Creek
Mrs. Kate Hunter Funeral in Ashton Area
Funeral services for Mrs. Kate Hunter of Ashton were held Saturday at Moore's Chapel south of the Kanawha with burial in the Hunter family cemetery. Survived by husband Ervin, four daughters Cary Adams Basait Helen George Lillian Richmond Ruth Skinner, four sons Garland Alexander Carl Randall, one sister Rose Wallace, and three brothers James Homer Hawthorne.
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Point Pleasant
Moore's Chapel
Kanawha
Kate Hunter
Ashton
Hunter Family
Ervin Hunter
Cary S. Adams
Basait
Colo
Helen George
Ravenna
Ohio
Lillian H. Richmond
Huntington
Ruth Skinner
Proctorville
Garland
Alexander Hunter
New York City
Daughter Born in Point Pleasant at Holzer Hospital
A daughter weighing eight pounds was born Friday at Holzer Hospital to Mr and Mrs Doc McKinney of 106 Liberty Street. This is their first daughter and second child. The body of Benjamin Edwards who died Friday at the state prison camp at Pliny has been claimed by his family and was to be shipped to Martinsburg today.
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Point Pleasant
Leroy Chinn
Charleston Road
Veterans’ Hospital
Huntington
Chapman
Holzer Hospital
Doc McKinney
Liberty St
Benjamin Edwards
Pliny
Martinsburg
Wedding of Miss Carollyn Phillips Gaskins and Warren Morrison
Miss Carollyn Phillips Gaskins and Warren Morrison wed at Heights Evangelical United Brethren Church with vows read by Rev. Frank H. Capehart. Attendants included Nadia Gaskins with reception at the Blessing home. The couple plans to reside on the Morrison farm at Hickory Chapel after a Midwest wedding trip.
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Point Pleasant
Carollyn Phillips Gaskins
Leonard ©. Gaskins
Washington Ave
Warren Harding Morrison
Frank A. Morrison
Hickory Chapel
Heights Evangelical
Yvonne Gaskins
James Sturgeon
James Morrison
Frank H. Capehart, Jrn
Nadia Gaskins
Hale Blessing
Howard Foglesong
Jefferson Blvd
Leonard O. Gaskins
Gordon Jackson
Wanda Waugh
Louise Waugh
Midwest
Mrs. Morrison
Point Pleasant High School
Heights Church
Board of Education
Korea
Okinawa
Morrison Farm
Mr. Morrison
Local Visit Notes From Point Pleasant Area
Point Pleasant notes report visits from Gomer Green and John Johnson in town to see Green's sister Mervin Chapman. Attendees include Attorney C. J. Hyer and family visiting Charleston for Thanksgiving. Clarksburg residents R. L. Mackall and Phyllis Ann Bosley stay with H. D. Coyners in 1312 Ohio Street. Vernon dairyman Leo G. Thompson came for a business visit. Mabel Best travels to Chicago for the national congress of home demonstration workers. Mrs. Frank Ridout and son Frank Jr return to near Richmond after four months here with Ridout, War Assets Administration representative. she met locals and joined parties.
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C. C. Lewis
Old Town
Ora P. Biddle
Harry Eugene Shadle
Baptist Temple
Charleston
Eustace Wilson
Carl Mattox
Rutland
Marvin McElfresh
Madison
Shinnston
Camden Hogg
Homer Fisher
Mae Bletner
Mason City
Gus R. Douglas, Jr
Agricultural Extension Office
Miss Bletner
Ruth Bletner
Ernest Hesson
Robert H. Ferguson
Dwight E. Connor
Parkersburg
Mr. Connor
Parkersburg High School
Mrs. Connor
Fergusons
C. J. Hyer
R. L. Mackall
Phyllis Ann Bosley
Clarksburg
H. D. Coyners
Ohio St
Leo G. Thompson
Vernon Community Dairyman
Mabel Best
Chicago
National Congress of Home
Frank Ridout
Frank, Jr
Fire Damages Home at 2313 Jackson Ave in Point Pleasant
A fire and resulting water damage at 2313 Jackson Ave Point Pleasant injured Jules Biron and his family. The home suffered about 800 in damage after a blaze likely started from a gas heater in a second floor bathroom, burning through to the kitchen. Fire officials noted the residence belongs to Higginbotham of Ohio.
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Point Pleasant
Jackson Ave
Jules Biron
Ralph Thomas
Biron
Philip Sporn
Graham Station
Higginbotham
Ohio
Driver Fined Twenty Five Dollars and License Suspended
Arnold H. Bailey of Ohio River Road pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and was fined 25 dollars with costs. His operator’s license was suspended six months and his car impounded for the same period. Thelma Carr and four others were arrested on intoxication charges.
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Point Pleasant
Arnold H. Bailey
Ohio River Road
H. D. Coyner
Thelma Carr
Hoyt Jmden
T. F. Yost
Willard Henry
Food as Movie Admission Promoted by Local Groups
Admission to a Dec 19 matinee at the State Theater will be by food parcels donated to the volunteer fire department Christmas tree gifts. A free children’s show is planned for Dec 13 at the same theater, jointly sponsored by the theater and the Kiwanis Club.
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Point Pleasant
State Theater
Kiwanis Club
Local Visitors Gather in Union County Notes
Mr and Mrs Carl George and John George from Union County visited Mrs E A George Sunday. Mrs Esta Stout and daughters visited J E Radekin. Mina Curry and mother called on Viola Halliday and Ida Ogdin. Eddie Westfall aged 85 died at his daughter Flora Knotts home after a long illness. wife and son Howard had died previously. Mrs J F E Radekin.
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Point Rock
Carl George
John George
Union County
E. A. George
Esta Stout
C. E. Stout
Donna Jean Bolen
J. E. Radekin
Mina Curry
George
W. C. Cottrill
Viola Halliday
Ida Ogdin
Eddie Westfall
Flora Knotts
Howard
J. FE. Radekin
Gallia Farm Plans Target Soil Health And Bee Stores
Gallia County soil conservationist J. D. Fitzgerald highlights trends from farm plans showing less cultivated land and more permanent hay, pasture, and woodland. Emphasizes organic matter importance, crop rotations, and the role of manure and alfalfa roots. Also advises beekeepers to secure winter stores and protect hives with proper covers and mouse guards.
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Forrest A. Brown
Gallia
Gallipolis
Gallia Farms
J. D. Fitzgerald
Gallia County
Two Auto Wrecks Reported Near Gallipolis Sunday
State Highway Patrol investigated two weekend crashes. Jacob Ingram, 69, Parkersburg WV, passed a truck on Route 7 near Kananga and caused a collision with Okey Henry, 51, Gallipolis, resulting in property damage and a $10 fine for Ingram on a passing without clear distance charge. John Dillinger, 17, Jackson Rt. 1, suffered a slight brain concussion after a Keyston Road rollover. a Wellton doctor treated him.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Jacob Ingram
Parkersburg
W. Va
Kananga
Okey H. Henry
Winton Ave
Ingram
Justice of the Peace
J. H. Shate
Willey B. Tomlin
Dayton
Keystone Road
Jackson County
John E. Dillinger
Jackson Rt. 1
Wellton
Burley Tobacco Belt Opens Season In 1947
The eight state burley tobacco belt opened the 1947 48 sales season in Louisville with The Kingpin Market Lexington scheduling sales at five warehouses. The 25 warehouses composing the world’s largest looseleaf center are filled or at capacity. The 1947 crop is estimated at 357,200,000 pounds for Kentucky and 525,206,000 for the belt.
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Louisville
Lexington
Kentucky
Lausche for Governor Petition Requests Filed in Columbus
Secretary of State Edward J. Hummel reports a request for 200 Lausche for Governor petitions from Anthony Archdeacon of Cleveland. The filing deadline is February 4. While leaders believe former Governor Lausche may seek the nomination, he has not declared his intentions.
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Columbus
Edward J. Hummel
Frank J. Lausche
Anthony Archdeacon
Cleveland
Lausche
Wallace for President Committee Organizes in Ohio
Columbus report states an Ohio Wallace for president committee organized with Dr Calvin S Hall of Western Reserve University named provisional chairman. The group set a statewide meeting in Columbus on January 11 to launch an Ohio campaign for former Vice President Henry Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Calvin S. Hall
Western Reserve University
Planes Search Europe For Missing Transport Plane
More than 100 planes scoured European skies for the United Air Forces transport aircraft missing since Friday with 21 aboard en route from Pisa to Frankfurt. Searches covered Italy, France, and Germany as crews pursued any sign of the missing plane and its crew.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United Air Forces
Pisa
Italy
Jewish Editor Edlin Dies at 69 in New York
William Edlin editor of The Jewish Day national Hebrew daily died last night in New York at age 69. His death ends a long career shaping Jewish press coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Edlin
Jewish Day
National Hebrew Daily
Burr Oak Obituary and Local Notices Highlight Family Events
Rev. Mrs. Bray died at her Hemlock home with funeral services in Hemlock and McArthur for burial. Harry Dew and Gertrude Camelle of Congo wed Saturday. A birthday dinner for Mrs. Mary Post drew many locals including George Williams John Williams Cora Williams Albert and Mary Post Ralph Post Cecil Dew Wilard Post Eston Dew Richard Post Virginia Ivers and others.
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Burr Oak
Bray
Hemlock
McArthur
Harry Dew
Gertrude Camelle
Congo
Mary Post
George
John
Cora Williams
Albert Post
Ralph Post
Cecil Dew
Wilard Post
Eston Dew
Richard Post
Virginia Ivers
Ray Gladden
Mary Gladden
Bernard Wallopool
Eva Ivera
Classified Ad Guidelines From The Messenger Notice
The text outlines ad submission rules including deadlines 10:00 a.m. for same day, 3:00 p.m. Saturday for Sunday, payment by cash, address accuracy for blind ads, no stamps for office letters, and errors limited to one incorrect insertion. It specifies rates 13 cents per line with minimums and adjustments for multi-day runs.
Cincinnati Hog and Cattle Market Prices Report
In Cincinnati on December 1, hogs sold 25 higher than Friday with various weight brackets. sow and stag ranges listed. Cattle and calves totalled 1,700 and 250 respectively, early slaughter trade active with gains to 50 higher. Steers and heifers up to 28.00 on some loads, baby beef 20.00-23.00, canners and cutters 10.50-13.50. vealers strong with top 30.00. Sheep 200 head, lambs and ewes meager but steady. good lambs 23.00, common 14.90-21.00, ewes scarce.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Produce Report Dec 1 Prices for Eggs and Poultry
Cincinnati AP reports current receipts and grades for eggs, poultry, butter, and potatoes. Egg grades U S A and B large, A medium, A small. poultry weights and classes with prices. butter per pound. potatoes priced from 3.00 to 5.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U.S
Accident fatal for William O. Tisch in Canton
William O. Tisch, 69, was struck by a motor vehicle and fatally injured while crossing a Canton street yesterday. Police reported the accident and transported him to a local hospital where he died from the injuries.
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Canton
William O. Tisch
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C. A. Daugherty
N. Court St
PT. Pleasant News
Hocking County
Commissioners of Jurors
Said County
Nelson Delong Dan Langley
W. E. Beil
New Straitsville
Andrew Heavener
Andrew Heaner
Francis D. White
Said
W. E. Bell
Anna Heavener
Anna Heaner
Murray City
By Lionel L. Smith
Mrs. Hunter
Gomer Green
John Johnson
Lancaster
Green
Mervin Chapman
Burley Tobacco Belt
Wallace
Europe
F. W. Woolworth's
Irene Barrows
Albany R. 1
Albany
Maplewood Inn
East Motor Sales
Richland Avenue
Athens, Ohio
E. State Street
Athens Truck
Carpenter St
Studebaker
Southern Ohio TraDing Post
W. Union St
The
Willys Company
Washington Street
Dial
Cook Books
Harris Ix'sriess
DE Soto
Sinclair Station
Fair Grounds
E. Union St
America
Nelson
Southern Ohio Trailer Sales
Pike Street
Marietta
ALGEO
Algeo Motor Sales
Lancaster St
Robert Bolin
White
Prompt Wiring and Repair Service
Cory
Conrath Electric CO
S. Court
Superior Electric CO
West State St
Kroger Super Mkt
Coulson Ave
Factory Street
Athens Chick Hatchery
Ohio Fuel and Gas Warehouse
Harold Goddard
Bartlett
Write Cutler
Club 33
Chauncey
Emma Bright
Harrisonville
Rutland Road
Rutland R.D
Alma House
Shafer
Stewart
R. S. Miller
Athens Auto Parts N W. Uni
Cincinnati Livestock
Athens Junk CO
N. Shafer ST
Rt. 4
Arthur McNutt
Sewell's Sales and Service
Albany, O
Brown’s Pure
Athens Motor Sales
DeSoto
W. State St
Savelite
7Th
Warren
China and Chrome Bath Accessories
Strawn Plumbing CO
Betty
DELCO
Gilbert Hooper
Richland Ave
Tom Bretz
Wm. P. MacDonald
Fuller
Marie G. Hoffee
Central
Sora
Tre Vale
Service Needs
Beasley and Mathews, Inc
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