Walnut Group Wins Attendance Prize at War Fund Rally
In Gallia county Washington School auditorium hosted a National War Fund rally. Walnut Township led with 64 attendees earning the top prize while Morgan township had 57 and Clay 30. George Lear reported his Second Ward A workers raised over 2000 dollars, a county high. A Walnut Rural School drama featured The Return of Douglas MacArthur with 30 cast members.
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Gallipolis
National War Fund
Washington
Mootz
Walnut Township
Morgan Township
Clay
George Lear
Second Ward A
Walnut Township Rural School
Douglas MacArthur
David Jones
Elva Grube
Eno
Roush Rites Held Sunday Near Vinton
Maurice Roush aged 65 well known farmer near Eno died Friday at Holzer Hospital after a heart condition and fall surgery recovery. Born August 4 1880 in Addison Township he lived on the Morgan Township farm most his life. Survived by wife Melissa Gordon and children Glenn Roush Myrtle Goetting Madge Frazier Earl Brannon George Roush two brothers Don Earl and sister Mrs Margaret Gordon. Funeral at the family home near Vinton with Rev L L Roush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Maurice Roush
Eno
Holzer Hospital
Morgan Township
Melissa Gordon
Glenn Roush
Chicago
Myrtle Goetting
Waco
Texas
Madge Frazier
Earl Brannon
George Roush
Marion
Don
Earl Roush
Margaret Gordon
Columbus
Vinton
Rev
L. L. Roush
Will Hunt Deer in Scioto Territory Opens deer season
GALLIPOLIS. Among those leaving Sunday for Scioto County for the opening of deer season were Junior Simmons, Bob Evans, Ray Bailey, A. G. Milstead, Monroe Gatewood and Howard S. Hardway. Claude Miller, Jim Wetherholt and Hector Steele planned to go down late Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Scioto County
Junior Simmons
Bob Evans
Ray Bailey
A. G. Milstead
Monroe Gatewood
Howard S. Hardway
Claude Miller
Jim Wetherholt
Hector Steele
First V-Mail Bond Purchases Reported in County
Mary Lou Mohr and Donald Mohr bought the first V-mail bond certificates in the county. The bond was sent to their brother Blain Mohr, serving with the Ninth Army in Holland. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Riggs entertained at dinner Sunday with several guests including Mrs. J. S. Clark and Mrs. Flora Leonard.
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Gallipolis
County
Mary Louise
Donald Mohr
Stella V. Mohr
First Avenue
Blain Mohr
Ninth Army
Holland
E. J. Riggs
J. S. Clark
Flora Leonard
Mary Ewing
F. E. Wetherholt
Judy
Gallipolis airport could gain nearly a million dollars
The Civil Aeronautics Administration plans post war expansion funding for Gallipolis Airport as part of Ohio and national totals. Class three airport expenditures include 260000 for land prep 660000 for paving 30000 for lighting 5000 for radio and 5000 for miscellaneous totaling 960000.
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Gallipolis
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Ohio
Frank R. Vance Funeral Held in Gallipolis Today
Frank R. Vance age 69 died Saturday at Holzer Hospital after a weeklong hospitalization. Born March 25, 1876 in Washington DC, he was a Gallia County resident with deep ties to local and state politics and business. Funeral services were held at Entsminger Funeral Home at 2 pm with Rev. W Scott Westerman officiating and burial in Pine Street Cemetery. Pallbearers included Frank C. Ghrist and Harry Maddy.
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Gallipolis
Frank R. Vance
Holzer Hospital
Frank Reeves Vance
Washington, D. C
Congress
John L
Emily Shepard Vance
Court and
Second Avenues
Lafayette Hotel
Colonel Vance
Gallipolis Tribune
Democrat Party
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Court Street
Columbus
Franklin County Board of Review
Liquor Licensing Board
George S. Marshall
Court
First Avenue
Viola B. Plymale
Vance
Cruezet Vance
John Vance
New York City
Mildred Wall
Entsminger
Entsminger Funeral Home
Another Scrap Paper Drive Planned in Gallipolis
Gallia County schools plan a countywide paper drive next Thursday with Washington School pupils in Gallipolis to collect scrap paper. Sheriff E. E. Hatfield coordinates county centers as rural schools join the effort and call Maggied Brothers or the highway garage to arrange pickup.
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Gallipolis
Ben R. Evans
Washington School
E. E. Hatfield
Meyer Maggied
Divorce Granted in Gallia County Custody Accord
On the charge of gross neglect a decree of divorce was granted to Jewell Scott from Everett B. Scott. The court approved custody arrangements with the plaintiff to have the children during vacation months and Omie Scott, mother of the defendant, to have custody from September 1 to May.
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Gallipolis
Jewell Scott
Everett B. Scott
Omie Scott
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Holiday Meeting
The regular monthly Home Council meeting at the First Baptist Church featured Christmas table decorations and low cost gift wrapping demonstrations by Mrs. Frank Allen of Rio Grande and others. After a luncheon by the Baptist Ladies Aid, Charles W. Peters spoke. Mrs. Edwards Dickinson and her mother sang old time songs. The day also included a bridge gathering at Island View Inn hosted by Mrs. Elizabeth Clark with four tables of play and prizes for high score and bingo.
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Gallipolis
The
Home Council
First Baptist Church
Frank Allen
Rio Grande
Steve Jenkins
Baptist Ladies’ Aid
Charles W. Peters
Edwards Dickinson
F. E. Wetherholt
Elizabeth Clark
Point Pleasant
Bridge Club
Island View Inn
Frederick Stone
Burt Hanson
Rutland Garden Club Meets in Thanksgiving Programs
Rutland The Rutland Garden Club met at the home of Mrs. Floyd Thomas with Mrs. Guy Swadley and Mrs. Will Harmon in charge of the Thanksgiving program. Five new members were welcomed: Mrs. Bart Rawlings Mrs. Scott Kennedy Mrs. Marcus Roush Mrs. Cecil Bolin and Mrs. Almus Rawlings.
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Rutland
Rutland Garden Club
Floyd Thomas
Guy Swadley
Will Harmon
Bart Rawlings
Scott Kennedy
Marcus Roush
Cecil Bolin
Almus Rawlings
Co. O. Chapman
Don Anderson
Middleport
C. O. Chapman
Herman Hopper
Margaret Wells
Robert McElhinney
Rose Reynolds
John H. Utsinger
Johnny
Eaton
Ohio
James Koeller
Jimmy
West Alexandria
Frances Ayler
Eaton, O
W. F. Utsinger
Arthur Thomas
Belle
W. Va
Robert Lee
John Thomas
Nora McNaughton
Columbus
4-H Livestock Show Opens in Wartime Chicago
Chicago hosted the annual 4-H Club and stock show as farm youth gather to plan for the future and raise wartime output. The record tallies show 145000 acres of war gardens and 580000 livestock head produced last year, plus 16 million quarts canned. Since Pearl Harbor 300 million pounds of scrap were collected and 149 million dollars in war bonds and stamps sold.
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Chicago
Pearl Harbor
Nurse Advanced in Army Nurse Corps Rank
Lieut Maralee R Hodgson a 1940 Hol izer Hospital School of Nursing graduate has been promoted from second to first lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps. Daughter of Mrs George Hodgson of Jackson she has served since July 1942. She has spent two years overseas and is with the Ninth Army in Holland.
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Gallipolis
Maralee R. Hodgson
Holizer Hospital School of Nursing
Army Nurse’ S Corps
George Hodgson
Jackson
Hodgson
Ninth Army
Holland
Weekend Visitors and Travels Mentioned in Local Notes
Mrs Alec Thompson of Jackson stayed with Mrs Robert Hardesty in town. Mr and Mrs Horace Kerr returned to Columbus after visiting his brother and wife Mr and Mrs A P Kerr. Kerr then headed to Cleveland to resume work as a federal insurance auditor after a two week vacation in Gallipolis. Mrs Margaret Blockle of Ironton attended W B Donnally's funeral and visited sisters Miss Alice Donnally and Mrs Jessie Howell. Set Merrill Saunders arrived for a 30 day furlough after two years in the Aleutians. Garnet Whiting of State Hospital Columbus is visiting Mrs B McCormick. Mrs Frank Swanson has returned from Norfolk Virginia to be with her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alec Thompson
Jackson
Robert Hardesty
Margaret Yeanger
Horace Kerr
Columbus
A. P. Kerr
Cleveland
Gallipolis
Margaret Blckle
Ironton
W. B. Donnally
Alice Donnally
Jessie Howell
Merrill Saunders
Aleutian Islands
Garnet Whiting
State Hospital, Columbus
B. McCormick
Frank Swanson
Norfolk
Farm Women Plan Year at Mason County Meeting
The Mason County Farm Women's Council met in Miss Virginia Parsons office to outline the program for the year. New officers are President Mrs. A. P. Roush Vice President Mrs. C FE McCulloch Secretary Miss Trene Sayre and Treasurer Mrs. Jerry Roush. Notable chairmen and speakers included Mrs. J Milton Lewis health talks by Miss Dorothy Watkins and J D Spiggle health department, Walden F Roush chamber of commerce executive secretary, and County Agent Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Farm Women's Council
Virginia Parsons
Post Office
A. P. Roush
C. FE. McCulloch
Trene Sayre
Jerry Roush
J. Milton Lewis
Ray Roush
Louise Sommer
M. J. Lilly
George A. Rairden
H. C. Kimberling
Dorothy Watkins
J. D. Spiggle
Health Department
John William Steenbergen
Walden F. Roush
Chamber of Commerce
Anderson
Parsons
Mason County Bonds Drive Faltering at Halfway Mark
Mason County has raised 26 percent of its 627000 quota for Sixth War Loan bonds. Sales to Saturday evening totaled 163618 with 82418 in Series E and 81200 in other classes. Chairman Roush said sale progress is well behind schedule and urged every resident to buy an additional 100 bond to push the effort to success.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Roush
Lunch fund drive boosts Ordnance School in Point Pleasant
About 200 dollars was raised for the hot lunch program at Ordnance School after a chicken dinner last week. The event at the school drew roughly 500 attendees and was sponsored by the PTA with support from Point Pleasant merchants and the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ordnance School
Parent-Teacher Association
DAR Meets For Program at Point Pleasant
December meeting of Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter D A R featured Van Dyke’s The Other Wise Man read by Mrs Ray Proffitt of Mason City. Soloist Mrs Robert Heslop with Mrs Carl Gardner sang Cantique de Noel and Silent Night. A Capella Trio performed Deck the Halls O Little Town of Bethlehem Once David's City arrangements by Bliss. Members reported $3 500 in war bond sales in four days and volunteers served doughnuts and coffee to inducted men.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Lewis
van Dyke
Ray Proffitt
Mason City
Robert J. Heslop
Carl Gardner
Adams
Proffitt
Harry Layne
New Haven
Nolan Swackhammer
Hartford
Erick
Bethlehem
David
Bliss
Milton L. Miller
A. Keith McClung
Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Martinsburg
D.A.R
Harold Sayre
McClung
H. Juhling
Olin Roush
John J. Chase
William Meade
Ben Franklin
William H Rardin
Juhling
Homer Martin
Louis Bateson
Burdette Resident Seeks Help After Lysol Ingestion
Mrs. Carl Smith of Burdette Addition was taken to Point Clinic late yesterday after swallowing lysol. Her condition was not believed dangerous. A son, Roy Lee, eight pounds, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Maxie Pearson of Gallipolis Ferry at the clinic Sunday. Mrs. Juanita Herdman of Leon and Mrs. Carl Bonecutter and infant daughter of Henderson were discharged Sunday.
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Point Pleasant
Carl Smith
Burdette Addition
Point Clinic
Hartland Farmer Killed by Power Corn Picker
Norwalk Ohio report says Sylvester Joseph Best 29 Hartland Township farmer died when his clothing was caught in a power corn picker last night.
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Norwalk
Sylvester Joseph Best
Hartland
Point Pleasant Flood Wall Urged Under Valley Program
A Sunday chamber meeting in Point Pleasant outlined plans to secure flood wall funding from a $90 million Ohio Valley relief appropriation approved by Congress. Officials say plans were ready before the war and Washington had approved them, with work expected to start once public improvements resumed. Colonel Pockras of the Huntington District U S Engineers Office said the project is in position to seek local funding allocation.
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Point Pleasant
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Ohio Valley
Washington
Pockras
Huntington District
U. S. Engineers Office
Christmas Program at Presbyterian Church in Point Pleasant
Mrs Homer Martin announces a December meeting with a Christmas themed program. Soloist Mrs Robert Heslop will perform with violin by Mrs Ernest Kincade and piano by Mrs Carl Gardner. Mrs Ray Proffitt will review the play A Child Is Born by Richard Benet.
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Point Pleasant
Homer Martin
Senior Woman's Club
Presbyterian Church
Robert J. Heslop
Ernest Kincade
Carl Gardner
Ray Proffitt
Mason City
Richard Benet
Benet
Christ
Judea
Community Service Department
Martin
Milton L. Miller
Oral Eads
Dale Edwards
G. C Hite
Nelson A. Park
Rothgeb
William van Horn
Walter A. Windsor
Donald A. Smith
Ben F. Tracy, Sr
Norma Sullivan
Bess Sullivan
Homer Varian
Elmer Ebershach
Harry Godfrey
John Roberts
Harry Foreman
C. L. Head
Philip Hennesy
W. D. Curry
F. H Roush
William Filson
Dewey A. Windsor
School Hours To Continue In Point Pleasant
The Point Pleasant board of education met in special session to confirm new school hours of 10 am to 5 pm to be put into effect today. Rural children will be favored in coming weeks as they travel long distances to catch buses before daylight. Leaves of absence were granted to Freda Meadows and Evelyn Green, while George C Musgrave's resignation at Sebrell School was accepted. Superintendent Staats announced Mansfield Blessing named principal of Wahama High School succeeding Staats.
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Freda Meadows
White School
Evelyn Green
George C. Musgrave
Sebrell School
Staats
Manford Blessing
Wahama High School
Blessing
Senate approves Army engineers river improvement project
The Senate yesterday approved legislation authorizing the Army engineers to spend 75000 dollars to improve the Scioto river at Portsmouth Ohio.
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Washington
Senate
Army Engineers
Scioto River
Portsmouth
Ohio
Funeral services for Mrs Lessie L Black in Dayton
Mrs Lessie L Black aged 64 died at home after a sudden illness. native of West Elkton she moved to Dayton three years ago with her husband C D Black building contractor. Survived by husband six daughters an adopted son and a sister. Funeral from First Church of God in Dayton Tuesday. body moved from Arnetts Funeral Home to Dayton Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lessie L. Black
First Church of God
Dayton
Simon Fouts Black
West Elkton
Carl McClanahan
Ruby Porter
Middletown
Lillian Sharit
Mary Pargeon
Mabel Mateson
Alma Rutledge
Cincinnati
James Sherrell Black
Rachel Avery
Arnett’s Funeral
Democrats Forecast Victory In May City Election
The Huntington paper reported the Democratic party expects to win the municipal election next May here while Republican leaders Mays Krodel and others dispute the outlook citing the prior large Republican majority last month.
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Point Pleasant
Huntington
Maysor Krodel
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Viand St
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China
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B. B. Arnett
Marvin Arnett
Key West
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Earl H. Arnett
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Athens
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Pascal Celery
California
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