Floodwood Station To Establish New Peak Load Record This Month
Nelsonville Rotary heard about Floodwood power station of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. The plant uses 45 workers, consumes coal, water, and delivers lines across multiple communities in Southern Ohio. Badger outlined current month peak load projections and August output, noting water supply as a growth constraint for expansion.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Nelsonville
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Warren H. Badger
Rotary Club
Hocking Valley
Floodwood
K. W
Luhrig
Pomeroy
Glouster
Coonville
Superior
Manchester
Hillsboro
Chillicothe Circleville
Tendered Shower At Parental Home
A wedding shower honored Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Trowbridge at the home of the bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harris in Longstreth on Monday evening. Guests shared gifts and refreshments were served. Attendees included multiple family members and friends from Logan and Haydenville areas.
Postponed Official Board Meeting Cited Rotary Lecture
The meeting of the Official Board of the Methodist Church in Nelsonville has been postponed to a later date due to a Rotary lecture at the high school. Pastor Rev. W. M. George stated the change.
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Nelsonville
The
Methodist Church
Rotary
W. M. George
Mother goes to son who is seriously ill
Nelsonville Mrs Clem Thompson left for California to visit her son Seaman Robert Thompson who was moved from Pearl Harbor to a California Hospital a month ago. The War Department reported Your son seriously ill Your presence is desired.
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Nelsonville
Clem Thompson
California
Seaman Robert Thompson
Pearl Harbor
Seaman Thompson
War Department
Nelsonville stores limit grocery deliveries to three days
Nelsonville retailers and the Nelsonville Retail Merchants Association announce that local grocery deliveries will be cut to three days per week beginning Monday December 20. The policy follows an Office of Defense Transportation order and a meeting at the American Legion building to preserve delivery equipment. Citizens are urged to place orders to fit the new schedule.
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Nelsonville
Walter Wolfe
Nelsonville Retail Merchants Association
American Legion
Office of Defense Transportation
Zanesville
ODT
Annual Dinner Of Sorority Held Monday
Nelsonville Tri Psi Sorority held its Christmas dinner Monday at 6 30 PM in the Masonic Temple. The event featured decorations, a Christmas Story read by Mrs Wilma Gardner, a Dicken's Christmas Carol recording, gift exchanges, and dancing after games. Members and guests listed include Ruth Cookson Lillian Lee Helen DeVore Betty Crawford Elizabeth Murphy Mable Codding Mary Thompson Mary Kuhn Lillian Haffner Goldie Evans Juanita Robinson Juanita Smith Martha Fraedericks Dorothy Barber Frances R Bennett Betty Riley Jane Keating Margaret Huddy Wilma Gardner Helen Stewart Ruth Kelch Jane Rose Ruth Beckler Evelyn Skinner Betty Snackenburg Wilma Adkins Dana Barber Marjorie Hickman Ruth Butt Anna Butt Mary V Thomas Helen Washburn.
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Nelsonville
Tri Psi
Masonic Temple
Wilma Gardner
Dicken
Ruth Cookson
Lillian Lee
Helen DeVore
Betty Crawford
Elizabeth Murphy
Mable Codding
Mary Thompson
Mary Kuhn
Lillian Haffner
Goldie Evans
Juanita Robinson
Juanita Smith
Martha Fraedericks
Dorothy Barber
Parish Party Celebrates Opening of New Church Social Rooms
Nelsonville parishioners filled the newly redecorated social rooms of the Episcopal Church for a six o'clock dinner. Covers for 59 members and friends enjoyed holiday decor, Christmas music, a lighted tree with gifts for children, and thanks given to three lay readers and the church organist.
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Nelsonville
Episcopal Church
Seaman James Birtcher Reports Return From Overseas
Seaman James Birtcher of the U S Navy informs his aunt Mrs Chas Dewees in Deanville that he has safely returned from abroad but cannot be home as his ship departs immediately for another mission Meade Whyte at Great Lakes Naval Training School says he hopes to complete boat training in January and to visit home briefly friends may contact via his family or the office.
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James Birtcher
U. S. Navy
Chas. Dewees
Deanville
Meade Whyte
Great Lakes
Meade
Tie
Asbury Youth To Present Christmas Program
Nelsonville report that the Asbury Youth Fellowship will present a Christmas program at the Asbury Methodist Church on December 21 with the public invited.
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Asbury
Nelsonville
Asbury Youth Fellowship
Asbury Methodist Church
Nelsonville Methodist Class Christmas Meeting Highlights
Nelsonville church parlor gathering for Class No. 21 of the Methodist Church featured twenty members and two guests with Mrs. Ruth Call presiding. Readings included A Soldier's Christmas in 1941 and Silent Night origin, gifts were exchanged, new capsule friends chosen for 1944, and officers announced for the coming year. Two Columbus visitors attended. A Faithful Workers Class Christmas party was planned at 104 West Columbus Street with a gift exchange.
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Nelsonville
Methodist Church
Ruth Call
Walter Keating
Florence Coakley
Janet Hartley
Mable Jones
Venice Brown
Georgia Kilpatrick
Mary Lines
Irma Wilson
Ina Hall
Columbus
Faithful Workers
The
C. G. Kreppel
W. Columbus St
M. E. Carter Dies at Connett in York Township
Madison E. Carter, 79, longtime Connett resident, died at his farm home after an extended illness. Funeral arrangements are being completed. He is survived by his wife Ella B. Carter, three children Goldie Duskey of Connett, Jesse A. Carter of Chillicothe, Edward R. Carter of Nelsonville, and ten grandchildren.
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Nelsonville
Madison E. Carter
Connett
York Township
Carter
Ella B. Carter
Goldie Duskey
Jesse A. Carter
Chillicothe
Edward R. Carter
Lieving Rites Set for Thursday at Vernon Church
George F. Lieving aged 72 of New Haven died suddenly while watching gas drillers near Hartford. Funeral services will be Thursday at Vernon Church at two oclock conducted by Rev. R. L. Clark with burial in the Younker Lieving family cemetery. He was a retired farmer from New Haven and is survived by seven children, a sister, two brothers, and two grandchildren. two of his children died in earlier years. He was long a member of the United Brethren Church.
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Point Pleasant
George F. Lieving
New Haven
Hartford
Vernon Church
R. L. Clark
Younker-Lieving
Lieving
Frederick and
Eye (Younker) Lieving
Susie Roush
Ona Cunningham
Ora Younker
Oslo Wilson
St. Clair
Mich
Oris Lieving
Letart
Otha Lieving
Kaylong
Olivier Lieving
Ion City
Oscar Lieving
Pennsylvania
William Ohlinger
Mason City
Sheriff F. B. Lieving
Edward Lieving
Akron
Alta May Lieving
Oddie Lieving
United Brethren Church
Dr. Petty Elected President of Mason Physicians
Dr. Charles W. Petty of Hartford was elected president of the Mason County Medical Association at the health center meeting on Monday evening. Major Brian A. Buell, district health officer, spoke on contagious diseases. Other officers named were Dr. E. McElfresh as vice president and Dr. Max Koenigsberg as secretary treasurer.
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Point Pleasant
Charles W. Petty
Hartford
County Medical Association
Brian A. Buell
E. McElfresh
Max Koenigsberg
Mason County Schools Start Holiday Break December 23
All Mason County schools will dismiss at 2 PM on December 23 for the holiday period. Classes resume on Monday January 3 with the new year.
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Mason
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Cornwell Recovering After Hospital Stays at Holzer
C B Cornwell, patient at Holzer Hospital for several weeks, has undergone two surgical operations and is recovering well. He is expected to be moved to his apartment at Lowe Hotel later this week.
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Point Pleasant
C. B. Cornwell
Holzer Hospital
Lowe Hotel
Visiting party stops in Huntington
Visiting in Huntington yesterday were Mr l and Mrs Peter H Steenbergen, Mrs S Kelley, Mrs C O Ana, Charles Sena VanMatre and Jean.
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Point Pleasant
Huntington
Peter H. Steenbergen
S. Kelley
C. O Ana
Charles Sena VanMatre
Jean
Local church circles plan meetings and gifts
Hartley-Fisher Circle No 4 meets at 7 30 p m at Mrs John Fisher home with a mite box gift exchange. Golden Rule Class hosts annual Christmas party at Miss Florence Cook s home with 6 30 p m potluck and 50 cent gift exchange for non diners. Nelsonville personals note influenza illness about Knight-Ervin wedding guests and local travelers to Columbus and Indianapolis with Navy limb furloughs and Christmas plans.
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Hartley-Fisher
Methodist Church
John Fisher
W. Franklin St
Golden Rule
The
Methodise Church
Florence Cook
Nelsonville
W. W. Knight
Ira Ink
Stanley
Columbus
James D Knight
Knight-Ervin
First Presbyterian Church
John Love
Gilbert Love
Arthur Love
Phillip Curtis
Betty Dodds
Albert Dodds
Curtis
Air Intelligence
Harrisburg
Indianapolis
Harold L. Bateman
U. S. Navy
Robert Bateman
Lyle Ave
Andrew Burchfield
Lancaster
Bertha Ray
Probe Conditions at Cleveland Hospital
State Welfare Director Herbert R. Mooney said he was investigating complaints of Cleveland sanitation facilities at Prospect Hospital, a branch of Cleveland State Hospital. He stated the city sanitation facilities were insufficient for 290 insane patients. Superintendent H. P. Lee appeared at a municipal court hearing last week, but Mooney had not received details of the action.
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Columbus
Herbert R. Mooney
Cleveland
Sanitation l Department
Prospect Hospital
Cleveland State Hospital
Mooney
H. P. Lee
Selective Service Issues New Deferment Review Rule
Washington officials order a review of occupational deferments for registrants whose principal employment location and local board sit in different appeal board areas. This rule targets cross area deferment cases and aims to standardize determinations.
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Washington
Selective Service
Mason County Draft Board Calls 95 Men For Army Tests
Ninety five Mason County men are called for induction reporting December 22 at the Mason County site and then sent to the Huntington induction center. The list includes 11 volunteers and 84 selectees with four transfers from other boards.
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Mason County Draft Board
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Huntington
Clifford H. Vickers
John R. Marshall
Toral L. Morrison, Jr
Lawrence L. F. Mayes
Guy W. Bush
Harry R. Ruttencutter
William L. Neville
Mason City
Harold D. Keister
Glenwood
William L. Henry
Gallipolis Ferry
Ralph L. Miller
Leon
Arthur E. Wolfe, Jr
James G. Goodman
Phillip T. McGuffin
Olivier R.cooke
West Columbia
Richard 0. Knapp
Lawrence W. Francis
Damon C. Jones
Sidney E. Hudson
Roy E. Meadows
Victor W. Turner
Walter W. Hyatt
Worthy F. Leach
Landis Rhoades
Joe M. Gerlach
Oris J. Adkins, Jr
Carl
Hogg Leon
Frederick Thomas
Paul F. Greenlee
Millard L. Rice
Harry K. Neale
Dewane P. Casey
Charles D. Long, Jr
Lowell L. Morrow
Leland V. Bonecutter
New Haven
Fred T. Hartley
Joseph W. Roush
Bird
Pauley Sets Red Cross Aides Meeting in County
Pauley the disaster chairman of the County Red Cross chapter will meet Friday evening with sub chairmen at the headquarters to complete the organization. Robert Whiting national representative of the Junior Red Cross spent last Friday and Saturday here and conferred with Miss Helen Blenner Mason City chairman of the junior organization in Mason County and other officers on the plan of organization. L B Heironimus from Red Cross national headquarters was here yesterday concerning the division of first aid water safety and accident prevention and met with Miss Leola Wolfe Mason City county chairman of this division who will appoint sub chairs and a medical adviser before the department organizes the work across the county.
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Point Pleasant
J. C. Pauley
Red Cross
Robert Whiting
Helen Blenner
Mason City
Mason County
L. B. Heironimus
Leola Wolfe
4-H Club Activities Over Mason County
Mason County 4-H reports recent meetings at the Sayres home with Uncle Sam's Winners. Future meetings set for the first Friday each month. A December 22 Christmas party planned at Maxine Brown's home. Members include Denver Thompson, Glenn Thompson, Mary Ann Kaylor, Valeria Kaylor, Charles Smith, Herbert Sayre, Eleanor Sayre, Mrs. Clark Sayre, and Mrs. Grace Brown, with club leader Mrs. Grace Brown. Eight Mile Club held a Christmas party at Eight Mile School featuring a reading of Thankful Hearts and other stories.
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Point Pleasant
Uncle Sam
Herbert
Eleanor Sayre
Maxine Brown
Denver
Glenn Mpson
Mary Ann
Valeria Kaylor
Charles Smith
Herbert Sayre
Clark Sayre
Grace Brown
Eight Mile Club
Eight Mile School
Thankful Hearts
Chap man to join school board at January meeting
January meeting in Point Pleasant will likely be the first official duty for M R Chap man as a new school board member. Superintendent Roush stated no early date for a meeting is known, though the president can call a special meeting if needed.
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Point Pleasant
M. R. Chapman
Board of
Lducation
Roush
Clinic Notes Report on Patient Transfer and Staff Travel
Mervin Chapman moved Ben Henry of Gallipolis Ferry to Point Clinic for medical treatment. Doris Johnson, clinic secretary, spent Monday in Huntington.
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Point Pleasant
Mervin Chapman
Ben Henry
Gallipolis Ferry
Point Clinic
Doris Johnson
Huntington
Mason County Salvage Drive Plans Start Jan 9
Mason County salvage committee met to organize a waste paper drive for the war effort. The campaign launches Sunday January 9 with house to house canvassing and truck collection, with Boy Scout units helping in The Bend area.
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Mason County
Point Pleasant
Mason County Salvage Committee
Board of Education
Sunshine Class Presents The Morning Cometh Playlet
The Sunshine Class at the Presbyterian Church held a Christmas social with a playlet The Morning Cometh by Mildred Welch (Margaret Lane) starring Mrs W H Morgan and others. The group raised funds and sent remembrances to military members while decorating the social rooms for the evening.
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Point Pleasant
Mildred Welch
Margaret Lane
Presbyterian Church
W. H. Morgan
William Steenbergen
James A. Adie
Ross Filson
Louis Bateson
Hamilton A. Johnson
Peter H. Steenbergen
Laula Lewis
Bess Gygax
William Filson
Hilda Mae Wartenburg
Harrett Lewis
Alice Marie Frye
Annette Lewis
Polly Ann Filson
H. Paige Bell
Laura Eden
The
WAVES
Edwin Gibbs
Jack Mallette
John William Steenbergen
Peter H. Steenberger, Jr
Samuel Parks
Circle Three
Ernest Biffle
J. W. Rhoades
Emma Burnside
Charles E.hogg
James
George Sprenger
Violet Frye
Lottie Jennings
Carol Ann Biffle
Louise Link
Bess Rice
Norma. Sullivan
Bess Sullivan
Hilda Mae Wartensburg
Harriett Lewis
Margaret Lynn Lewis
Kay Woolfitt
Blain Expands Land Holdings in Mason Area
John A. Blain of Gallipolis Ferry adds a 600 acre farm at Ben Lomond and sells 100 acres of Crab Creek pasture. He settles his nephew I A Blains interest to own 660 acres at Ben Lomond, acquiring 500 acres of the farm and later buys 100 acres from Ralph Lee to round out the tract, trading Crab Creek land. The trades mark a sizable boost to Blains land investment.
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Hee
Crab Creek
Blain
Hannaman Sells His City Business in Point Pleasant
L B Hannaman sold his Office Equipment Company store in the Grimm Building to L W Getty who will run both stores one block apart on Main Street. Mr Getty plans to continue operations while Mr Hannaman and his wife move to Arlington Virginia after Christmas where he will join a national firm as sales manager. He has lived in Point Pleasant about ten years as advertising manager of a local newspaper.
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Point Pleasant
L. B. Hannaman
Grimm
L. W. Getty
Main St
Land auction in Mason County yields 85 tracts to state
Sheriff Lieving and Deputy Blenner led the delinquent land sale at the Mason County courthouse. The state bought 85 tracts with no private bidders, while individuals purchased eleven. Redeemed tracts shrank the total sold to a record low in recent years.
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Point Pleasant
F. B. Lieving
Ruth Blenner
Record Cold Morning in Point Pleasant
Temperature in Point Pleasant Tuesday morning dropped to 18 degrees, marking the second coldest start of the season though a few degrees warmer than forecast.
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Point Pleasant
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