Avenger Day War Bond Drive Planned in Gallia County
Gallia County War Finance Committee schedules a December 7 Avenger Day, third anniversary of Pearl Harbor, urging all residents to buy bonds. Exec. Sales Manager E S Spear says thousands of locals serve, many sacrificed, and bonds are a safe investment aiding the war effort. County total sales toward a $712,000 quota stood at $299,644.25.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County War Finance Committee
Pearl Harbor
E. S. Spear
Gallia
Spears
Gallia County Trustees Submit Annual Home Report
Gallia County commissioners and county children’s home trustees met to review the annual trust report and recommended actions from State Building Inspector Ebershed of Pomeroy. Highlights show 28 children on January 1, 1944, with 12 admitted, 4 placed in foster care, 2 legally adopted, and 34 remaining in care at year end. the farm contributed 893.90 dollars to the general fund alongside substantial home canning of beef, beans, tomatoes, peaches, apples, rhubarb, and pickles for winter use.
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Gallia
Ora Gilmore
Gallia County General Fund
Musgrave says Putnam recount adjourned to Dec 11
State Senator Raymond F Musgrave said the Putnam County recount was adjourned to Monday December 11. Ballots from about half the precincts have been checked with no material changes to results for several offices. The contest for the nonpartisan board of education membership has been dropped.
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Raymond F. Musgrave
Putnam County
Board of Education
Musgrave
Firemen Called to First Avenue Home
GALLIPOLIS The city fire department was tallied to the home of William S Maxwell 751 First Avenue at 1 30 p m Tuesday when a blaze was discovered between the partitions of two rooms off the first floor Defective electric wiring was believed to have started the fire a member of the department reported and he added that it was soon extinguished with only slight damage.
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Gallipolis
William S. Maxwell
First Avenue
Gallipolis Social Notes and Marriage Announcement
Gallipolis social notes report the Order of Eastern Star district school of instruction with about 65 attendees and a ceremony led by Mrs Anna Stevers. Also announced is the marriage of Mary Jean Cornell to Kenneth H Betz with Rev J D Craft officiating at the bride’s parents home. Additional items note local movements, visits, and military family updates.
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Gallipolis
Galipolis
Order of Eastern Star
Twenty
Therannual School of Instruction
Anna Stevers
Gallipo
W. L. Cornell
Mary Jean
Kenneth H. Betz
United States Navy
Harry Betz
iRev
J. D. Craft
Denver Keenan
TM. Betz
William D. Cornell
Betz
Tuppers Plains News Notes Highlights Local Travels
Mrs CB Weade returned home after a week in Delaware Dayon and Danville West Virginia. Guests at the Clyde Willhone home included Mrs McPherson and drafter Mrs Ine Clare Aulthene of Belpre. Mrs Miller of Chester preached at the Methodist Church Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Herman Kim and son Charles returned from Marion visiting in laws. Mr Cox left for basic training. Mr J Hopkins and children of Dayton visited C Bertha Reed. Myrtle Frost and granddaughter Geraldine Leahy of East Shade spend time at the home. Mary Keller of Columbus visiting Belle Ketler. Charley Osborn moved into property purchased from Mrs Mordway. Alice Dean visiting Bashan with siblings. Guess Stout and Mollie Shields traveled to Parkersburg.
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Tuppers Plains
Cb.weade
Delaware
Lon
Danville
W. Va
McPherson
Ine Clare Aulthene
Belpre
Clyde Willhone
Miller
Chester
Ovine
Herman Kim
Charles
Marion
Paul Chase
Cox
Jain
J. Hopkins
Dren
Dayton
Bertha Reed
Point Pleasant
Myrtle Frost
Geraldine Leahy
East Shade
Mary Keller
Columbus
Belle Ketler
Charley Osborn
Mordway
Alice Dean
Bashan
Inelan
Guess Stout
Jr. T. Dotson
Mollie Shields
Parkersburg
Albany Social Notes Highlights Local Club Events
Social calendar centers on the Taste for Fun party at Point Pleasant Junior High for the Senior Woman's Club courtesy. Albany Grange programs feature talks, songs, and a white elephant exchange with 65 members attending. News covers recent meetings, officer elections, Thanksgiving visits, and community club activities including a silver tea for the McGranor Fund and health room project wrap‑ups.
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Point Pleasant
Jane Farwell
West Virginia University
Point Pleasant Men Push Retirement of Shadle Bridge Bonds
Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce plans to send a delegation to Charleston to urge freeing the Shadle Bridge of tolls. The bridge over the Kanawha has more than $400,000 in bonds outstanding and some state officials supported including it in the budget. Residents of Mason, Kanawha and Fayette Counties argue toll discrimination exists on the remaining Kanawha River toll bridges.
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Point Pleasant
Shadle Bridge
Kanawha River
Mason
Kanawha
Fayette
School Expansion To Be Discussed In Gallipolis
Gallipolis will host the regular Monday meeting of the City Board of Education tonight at a different time. Architect George Walker of Walker Nar and Temptin will be present to discuss postyear expansion plans. Superintendent Wiggins will announce plans for a new Lincoln School building, a new recreational center, vocational agriculture building, and other improvements for Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
City Board of Education
George Walker
Pavion Firm of Architects
Walker, Nar
Temptin
Postayear
EL E
Wiggins
Jon Presrang
Ga Xyoschogis
Market Building on Second Avenue Sold to Pierotti
GALLIPOLIS a two story brick Market building on Second Avenue below Pine Street sold to Pierotti. The property, recently acquired by Ecker and Myers with Irmo Newton Radexin of Co. Vilnius involved, measures 176 by 40 feet with an alley to Pine Street. Operations by Henry McClung and the McClung family continue. purchase price reported at 5500.
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Gallipolis
Puritan Market
Pine Street
Toh Second Ave
Pierotti
Ecker and Myers
Irmo Newton Radexin
Co. Vilnius
Myers
Henry McChung
McClung
Point Pleasant Personal Notices and Health Updates
Point Pleasant items note Mr and Mrs George A Wilson of Charleston visiting his parents on Charleston Road. Rev and Mrs Ottie McKinney of Charleston were guests of Mr and Mrs Garry Roach in Henderson. Mrs Lemuel Heslop of Dayton visited Heslops and Charleston relatives, then went to Charleston to see son William Heslop. Mervins Chapman returned Dr J W Diddle and Mrs Earl Austin to Henderson from Holzer Hospital. Mrs Austin recovering from blood poisoning. Dr Diddle improved after a heart attack but advised rest at home for 30 days.
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Gallipolis
Peggy Rathburn
Whelan Studios
Holzer Hospital
George Lear
Eighth District
American Legion Auxiliary
Columbus
Claude B. Parker
Athens
Parker
Jack
Bill Brown
I. Lewis Brown
Cpl
Chesney L. Shand
Camp Bowie
Texas
E. E. Justice
Myr
Justice
Upper River Road
Samuel Curry
U. S. Martines
Quantico
Alice Donnally
Jessie Howell
Locust St
Point Pleasant
George A. Wilson
Charleston
Pat M. Wilson
Charleston Road
Ottie McKinney
Garry Roach
Henderson
Lemuel J. Heslop
Dayton
Heslops
William Heslop
Mervins Chapman
J. W. Diddle
Earl Austin
Garden News Notes Segment from Springfield and Nearby
Garden news notes gather social visits and family gatherings across Springfield area. Jinkens Slusher spent weekend with parents Mr and Mrs C F Slusher. Wingett and Coen families visited, with Thanksgiving dinners and local trips noted among Athens Guysville and Albany contacts.
Arrest in Apple Grove Peace Warrant Case
James A. Nowlin of Apple Grove was arrested yesterday by Chief Hoyt Jividen on a peace warrant. Jividen said Nowlin attacked Lester Pullin on a downtown street several days ago. Revival at Henderson Methodist Church continues into its fourth week with strong attendance. Lester E Leport and Sylvia L Lewis of Beech Hill applied for a marriage license. Woman's Society of Christian Service meets at Trinity Methodist Church at 7 30 this evening.
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Point Pleasant
James A. Nowlin
Apple Grove
Hoyt Jividen
Jividen
Nowlin
Lester Pullin
Henderson Methodist Church
Lester Elias Leport
Sylvia Louise Lewis
Beech Hill
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Trinity ‘Methodist Church
Dr. Long Named Head of Mason County Health Dept
Mason County Court appoints Dr. Frank C. Long Jr. as head of the county health department. No salary provision or budget estimate was set, with only minimal funds previously allocated for general expenses. State and national health aid had supported the post, but last year national aid ended and state support could not find a physician to fill the position.
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Point Pleasant
Frank C. Long
Mason County Health Department
Emma Burnside
Board of Education
State
National Health Departments
National Health Department
State Department
Old Moore Property Sold to New York Buyer at $12000
John A Blain of Gallipolis Ferry sold 90 acres of Mary Moore farm land at the mouth of Crab Creek Clendenin District to Lyle Austin of 22 E Second St New York City for about 12000 dollars. Austin and his wife visited relatives and friends before returning to New York. He plans to retire in a few years, build a home on the farm, and move back to Mason County.
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Point Pleasant
John A Blain
Gallipolis Ferry
Crab Creek
Clendening
Lyle Austin
Second St
New York City
Mary Moore
Mr. Blain
Miss Moore
Austin
Masor County
Jones Buys Into Hillsboro Livestock Market
Jones together with Long, West and Company of Cincinnati purchased the Hillsboro Livestock Sales Co. early in the fall. The Hillsboro market now shows strong start under new management in a rich agricultural area. Long, West and Company is described as the oldest firm at Union Stock Yards in Cincinnati.
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Point Pleasant
Bartow Jones
Long, West and Company
Cincinnati Livestock Brokers
Hillsboro, C
Point Pleasant Transport Co Adds Modern Trailer Line
Point Pleasant Transportation Co. in West Virginia received a 22 1 foot Graham truck trailer on Monday and expects another of the same type soon. Bar tow Jones, the president, says the new equipment is among the most modern owned and the firm plans more trucks as demand grows. The Columbus to Charleston route via Portsmouth and Huntington is popular with shippers in both terminals and along the line. The Huntington terminal is handling more goods than anticipated since opening a few weeks ago.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Transportation Co
Bartow Jones
Jones
Huntington
Sheriff to Close Office on Dec 18 in 1943 Turnover to New Sheriff
Notice posted at the sheriff's office says it will close from December 18 until year end to permit outgoing Sheriff Lieving to finalize accounts and hand over books, papers, and funds to successor Ernest Hesson who takes office January 1, 1944. A large cash balance exists due to tax payments and utility tax receipts from the state auditor. Delinquent land tracts will be sold December 11 at the courthouse door as redemptions rise.
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Point Pleasant
Lieving
Youre Not Too Old To Feel Young Tromone Ad
An old issue promotes Tromone a medical blend of vitamins and hormones claimed to restore vitality and zest for middle aged men. The ad urges following label directions and notes availability at Gallaher Drug Company and druggists.
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Gallaher Drug Company
Lieut Brooks Held Prisoner by Germans
Mrs John R Brooks of Central Grade Seabo teacher learns her husband Lieutenant Brooks Army Air Force is a German prisoner of war. He was shot down over the Adriatic Sept 43, rescued minutes later, later reported missing in action over Austria Oct 12, and confirmed prisoner. He was formerly employed at the local shipyard and is a native of Virginia.
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Brooks
Hans Point Pleasant
John R. Brooks
Sebor
Army Air Force
Adriatic
Austria
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C. O. Betz
Portsmouth
BE. C. Waugh
Leyte
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Albany
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Winnifred Hooper
Fern Hooper
Maude Knowlton
Ann” Stack
Owen McVey
Thelma Robinson
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Irene Wingett
Etta Bean
Jessie Cline
Norma Gillogly
Esther Dailey
Trene Wingett
Elta Bean
Dee
Blanche Cline
Chauncey van Dyke
Dale Warner
Cletus Johnson
William
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Wilbur Baughman
Worley
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Frank Radcliffe
BE. H. Lasch
Florida
James Turner
Neva Schupach
West Virginia
T. H. Morgan
Betty. Gilhiam
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Cora Brooks
Lu Stanley
Leona Wichels
Emma Jones
Clara Gillogly
Denver
Jack Connor
Frances Cline
Bliss College
Christine Ayler
Cincinnati
Albany Community Garden Club
E. W. Baughman
McGranor Fund
Anita Knowlton
Ralph Bratton
C. B. Bowers
C. R. Brown
Orra Bowers
Vance Springer
Lamar
Elizabeth Johnson
L. W. Johnson
Grove City
G. B. McDaniels
White Cross Hospital
QO. D. Dailey
H.W. Tedrow
Hamden
William iCline
Sidney Russell
Per Glouster
Harley Russell
Sidney ‘Russell
Sidney Parker
Osborn
Hfr
Charles Parker
E. M. Baughman
Malta
Second Avenue Sol
Garden News
Jinkens Slusher
Springfield
C. F. Slusher
Jean Wingett
Pratts Fork
Carol Coen
H. C. Buck
Ray Wingett
C. A. Meighen
Story Coen
C. L. Goldsberry
Allem Weatherbee
Ward Cunningham
Time
Guysville
G. E. Coen
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Pfc
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Gilbert Coen
Shirley
Dale Perry
Ferrel Johns
Columbue
Melva Coen
William Fulred
Alfred
Otto Swartz
William Smith
Harrisonville
Skelton Nh
Fir
Qing
Senge
Greer Walter Garson
Pidgeon
Mrs. Parakingeon
Lena Horne
Razel Scott
Eifel
Antwort
Sonison
Baxter Sil Il So Ee
Oakley
Dr. Long
Old Moore
Hillsboro
Cart Smith
Burdette Addition
Point Clinic
Patty Sayre Fowler
Lawrence Fowler
Leon
John @ Reynolds
Camp Garden
Augusta
Seaiant
Edith Louise Martin Reynolds
Mason County
Artery
California
Dean
Will
Dreier
James H. Wilson
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