Inaugurate Tree Ceremony To Honor Mason Service Men
Mil ton L. Miller spoke at Gunn Park dedication honoring Mason County service members. The Point Pleasant Woman's Club planted an evergreen as a living memorial with Christmas carols, a prayer, and plans for an annual civic service around the tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Milton L. Miller
Gunn Park
Mason County
Miller
George Sprenger
Point Pleasant Woman's Club
Woman's Club
Armed Services
Herald Angels
C. C. Lewis
C. G. Billups
Old Town Farms
Huntington Club anniversary and dance notices in Point Pleasant
A Huntington area propeller club marks its first anniversary at the Hotel Governor Cabell with a Saturday night event in Point Pleasant. Friday activities include a Moose ladies dance with Klein Orchestra from Middleport and Christmas party scenes in local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Huntington Propelier Club
Governor Cabell
Huntington
Ladies of the Moose
Wesie
Klein Orchestra
Middleport
Heslops Have Annual Christmas Dinner
The Heslop clan held its traditional Christmas dinner at the old homestead 506 Main, with Mrs R J Heslop and Mrs William Heslop as hostesses. Attendees included multiple Point Pleasant families and guests from Detroit Hartford Cincinnati and Gansville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Heslop
Main &1
R. J. Heslop
William Heslop
S. Chandler Wilhelm
Milton L. Miller
Barton Jones
Sandra Sue and
Brereton
A. L. Rossiter
Detroit
Martha Juhl
Point Pleasant Social Notes Christmas Gatherings
Mrs. Frank C. Long hosted a Lambda Chi Omega sorority Christmas party at Ohio River Road with carols a mock radio broadcast and gift exchanges. Members present included Mrs. Melvin Schmidt Mrs. Glen Sayre Mrs. Jackon Wilt and others. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil G. Bauerle held their annual open house at 12 Jericho Road on Christmas evening attracting many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Frank C. Long
Ohio River Road
Lambda Chi Omega Sorority
Hal
Grah Wag
Melvin Schmidt
Glen Sayre
Jackon Wilt
Paul Parsons
Ronald White
Clayton Pullins
Hansel Poling
Cashy Mearows, Jr
Richard H. Melrose
James J. Hall
Leon &. Thompson
William Filson
Ohn Clay Hutchinson
George O. Harper
Edith Quillin
Virginia Lewis
Long
Cecil G. Bauerle
Jericho Road
Junior Woman's Club Christmas Party Featured at Baptist Church
Mrs George Harper Mrs Joseph Barr Miss Dorothy Billups and Miss Doris Johnson hosted the Junior Woman's Club Christmas party in the Main Street Baptist Church social rooms Friday evening. Carols games and a grab bag provided amusement. A large tree and table centerpieces with smaller trees enhanced the decor. Refreshments were served to a list of guests including Miss Bernadine Haynes Miss Marjorie Waldie Mrs F W Ingraham patroness Mrs Glen Sayre and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
George
Harper
Joseph Barr
Dorothy Billups
Doris Johnson
Main Street Baptist Church
Bernadine Haynes
Marjorie Waldie
F. W. Ingraham
Glen Sayre
Robert McKinley
Vance Jiden
Paul Parsons
Jean Faudret
Barr
Billups
Johnson
Miss Garrison Hosts Christmas Party at Park Drive
Miss Dianna Garrison hosted a Christmas party Saturday evening at Park Drive with games such as thimble and a star pinned on the tree. Refreshments were served to guests Ann Ferguson, Jimmy Ferguson, Joan Chambers, Rex Garrison, Ann Harper, John Foreman, Bobby Smith, Kay Woolfitt, Mars Jo Clark, David Somerville, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Dianna Garrison
David William Garrison
Park Drive
Ann
Jimmy Ferguson
Joan Chambers
Pali
Rex Garrison
Ann Harper
Johnny Foreman
Bobbys Smith
Kay Woolfitt
Mars Jo Clark
David Somerville
Miss Garrison
Roads Clearing After Snowfall Boosts Travel
Travel in Masor County is improving as heavy snow from December 11 and 18 thins to a light cover. Warmer weather and rain have cleared most main streets and primary highways. Schools will not reopen immediately. the decision is to resume on January 2.
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Point Pleasant
Masor
Tee
Schot
Mohr Fractures Knee in Crab Creek Incident
Gallipolis Ferry merchant Mr. Mohr was treated at Point Clinic Saturday night after fracturing his left knee while playing with a son at his Crab Creek home. Doctors call the fracture difficult to correct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Far Mohter
Gallipolis Ferry
Point Clinic
Mohr
Crab Creek
Officials To Begin New Terms Jan 1 At Mason County
In Mason County all officials start new terms at midnight Sunday December 31. Sheriff elect Ernest Hesson selects Toral Morrison as chief deputy. Ruth Bieter continues as office deputy with Mary Long assisting. County Clerk John G. Allen begins fifth term. Prosecuting Attorney Rairden and Clerk Vernon Jones start fourth terms. Assessor Morrison begins second. Delegate George A. Rairden begins ninth term.
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Point Pleasant
Alll
J. E. Watterson
Ashton
Willard Hesson
Ernest Hesson
F. B. Lieving
T. F. Blessing
Hartford
Kaylong
Hesson
Toral L. Morrison
Ruth Bieter
Mason County
Mary Long
Gallipolis Ferry
John G. Alen
Rairden
Circus
Vernon Jones
Frank A. Morrison
Oley H. Little
George A. Rairden
Tag Day Is Success At Point Pleasant
The Band Boosters report a successful Tag Day in Point Pleasant with about 160 dollars raised from tag sales. Organizer Mrs. Floyd Rothlisberger and four young saleswomen, Ann Roush Mary Zuspan Joan Somerville and Rose Ann Glass, receive praise. The group aims for 1 600 dollars and invites public input on a lifelike uniform painting by Howard Hoschar. A December 28 dance at the American Legion Hall is announced with tickets at local firms and clubs.
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Point Pleasant
Floyd Rothlisberger
Yooung
Ann Roush
Mary Zuspan
Joan Somerville
Rose Ann Glass
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Howard Hoschar
Victor Park
Emroy Monroe
Boosters ¢Lub
Boosters ‘Club
American Legion Hall
Marietta Manufacturing Co
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Moose and Eagles
Christmas Family Dinner Reported in Point Pleasant
A Christmas dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs George H Overholl in Point Pleasant included Mr and Mrs Edward Newell and children Marjorie and George from Vernon and Mrs Cleo Vaught of Washington DC Miss Nancy Vaught and Mr and Mrs Overhj Holt The Weewells depart today and Mrs Vaught will stay another week Funeral services for Robert Roush age 61 dairyman of Graham Station will be held Wednesday at 2 pm He died Monday after months of illness Survived by widow and five children Velma Beulah Thomas Savilla Ohlinger Pete and Douglas Roush all of Graham Station
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
George H. Overholl
Ohio River ‘Road
Edward Newell
Marjorie
George
Vermnon
Cleo Vaught
Washington, D. C
Nancy )Vaught
Graham Station
Robert Roush
Velma Atne
Beulah ‘Thomas
Savilla Ohlinger
Pete Roush
Douglas Roush
Gallipolis Social Notes Marriage Announced and Local Guests
Mrs. Wallace McCoy Scott of Columbus announces the marriage of daughter Charlotte Lois to Sergeant William Harding Elliott of Gallipolis. The ceremony occurred February 27, 1943 in Macon Georgia. Further notices include Helen Belville marrying Staff Sergeant Bryant W. Belville of Mercerville and many local residents visiting relatives over Christmas.
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Gallipolis
Wallace McCoy Scott
Oakland Avenue
Columbus
Charlotte Lois
William Harding Elliott
United, States Army
W. M. Elliett
Macon
Georgia
Scotts
Eliott
Gallia Academy
Holzer Hospital School of
Starling Loving University Hospital
Ohio State University
Sgt
Elliott
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
H. Lee Moore
Fourth Avenue
Helen
Bryant W. Belville
Stanley Belville
Mercerville
New Bern
North Carolina
Belville
Tawney Studio
Former Logan resident and councilman John 8 Tipton dies at 73
John 8 Tipton of Logan, native and former Gallipolis resident, dies at his home aged 73. He served on the Logan City Council and once as a councilman there. Survived by daughter Irene two brothers and three sisters. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in Gallipolis with burial at Fine Crest Cemetery
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Gallipolis
John 8. Tipton
Logan
Tipton
Irene
Fine Crest Cemetery
Mrs James Roberts Dies at Kanauga
Mrs James Roberts wife of former City Policeman Jim Roberts died at her Kanauga home about 4 p.m. Monday after a period of illness. She leaves her husband two sons Shelby and Virgil a daughter Mrs Thelma Holmes. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Roberts
Jim Roberts
Kanauga
Roberts
Shelby
Virgil
Thelma Holmes
Health Board Sets Budget for Year
GALLIPOLIS The Gallia County Board of Health met in the courthouse to set its annual budget and conduct routine business. Members listed include Mrs Anna Evans Huntington Twp E J Berry Addison Twp Everett Massie Greenfield Twp Lee Rose Ohio Twp chairman and Dr Francis Shane Gallipolis secretary. ROSEBERRY WOUNDED POINT PLEASANT Prot Cecil B Roseberry Mrs Beulah Roseberry wife Route 2 was among 50 West Virginians reported wounded in action in the Mediterranean theater during the weekend according to state papers.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Roseberry
Point Pleasant
Cecil B. Roseherry
Beulah Rose
Berry
Route 2
West
Hope To Reach Gallia Co. Bond Quota by Thursday
Gallia County nears the end of the Sixth War Loan drive with a total of 682 983 75 dollars. Officials hope to cover the remaining 29 016 25 to meet the 712 000 quota by December 28. Series E bonds lag, prompting an urgent appeal to bondbuyers to push Gallia over the top. Local ward and township figures are listed. Funeral notice for Robert Gibbs, Gallipolis night policeman who died Christmas morning, is announced with services at Ents Mingers Funeral Home and burial at Mound Hill Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Elva Simms Gibbs, a daughter Mrs Harold Campbell and two grandsons.
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Gallipolis
Emma Lou Echelmyer
Columbus
Alva Myers
Janet Bailey
Ruth Bailey
Jack Gould
al. Westerville
Andrew Martin
Jammy
Jack
Jim Martin
Robert McMasters
Raymond Jones
McMasters
U. S. Navy
Washington
Robert Richards
Richards
C. L. Arnold
Pomeroy
Ralph Cushman
Cincinnati
L. W. Thompson
Cushman
Thompson
Harold Austin
Susanna Lupton
Chicago
Harry Lupton
John Supance
Dorothy Lanier
Stanley Lanier
Supancei
Eaton
Lorene Gibson
Judy Vance
Atv
Oxford
Nora Vanden
L. EB. Smith
Lucille
Urbana
Maude Miller
David
Susan
D. C
C. W. O'Brian
Henry Cherrington
O'Brian
Sdl
Erwin Ederbute
Dover
Del
Marie Meadows
Robert Gibbs
Elva Simms Gibbs
Harold Campbell
Ents- Mingers
Knight Templers
Mound Hill Cemetery
Gallia County
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
Addison
Cheshire Two
Clay
Green
Greenfield
Guyan
Harrison Two
Huntington
Floyd Iron, Jr
Morgan
James Neal
Raccoon
Springfield
Walnut
Howard Neal
County Home Inmate Dies Friday Afternoon
Jake Wilson aged 78 died at the County Home Friday afternoon after a period of poor health. An inmate for over a year, he spent most of his life as a farmer in the Harris neighborhood. Surviving brother James Wilson of Stewart, Ohio. Funeral services were held Sunday at Bidwell with burial in Rio Grande Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Jake Wilson
Harris
James
Stewart
Ohio
Bidwell
Rio Grande Cemetery
Jurors Drawn For January Court Term In Gallipolis
Fifteen grant jurors and 45 petit jurors were drawn Saturday for the January term of the common pleas court. The list includes names from Gallipolis Greenfield Cheshire Harrison and Huntington with officials noting a quiet weekend and a county jail holding one prisoner.
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Gallipolis
Grant
Wey
Common Pleas Court
Grand
CaBelle Waike
Grace E. Dafely
Carl Myers
R Day
Joseph E. Jackson
Ganj
Polis
Ray Lander
Marie Lloy Greenfield
Daniel Wagner
Waynut
Ed Meadows
Perry
Addie Gothard
Clay
Annabelle Ball
Green
Dan Davis
Harrison
Charles Thomas
Cheshire
HH. Hannan
Ohio
Eva Morgan
Petit
Abbiie Haner
Evelyn C. Allison
Artie Watts
P. E. Pierce
Willard Grover
Daisy Morrisson
Frank Lee
Maude Nelson
Garnett Betz
A. H. Frye
John Miller
Stanley Lanier
Lawteng
Spriegel
D. W. Cunningh
Mildred Shoemaker
Sy. Hendricks
Peter
R. Davis
F .B. Holcomb
Richard Lee
Maud Boggs
Emma Matthews
Huntington
H. L. Taylor
Eureka
Wallace Gleason
Jerry Gleason
Walnut
Wenta ‘Roush
Morgan
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Robert Foster
Island View Inn
Richard Peek
Harriet Lewis
Alice Marie Frye
Joan Jewell
Raymond Spear
William Gygax
R. V. Kiner
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T. C. Caudill
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Mt. Vernon Ave
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Ripley Road
Viewr Daugster
Tom Morrison
Russell Stanex
Vland St
Myral Thompson
Leon S. Thompson
Hichland Ave
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Harry Wahcomer
Pont Clinic
War Department
John EF. Watterson
James W. Watterenn
Leyte Leland
Heslops
Junior Woman's Club
Gallipolis Social Notes
Casby Meadows
Jessie Sheets
Nelson Brucker
St. Albans
Elizabeth Norman
Newark Hospital
Newark
J. M. Norman
Theodore Valenti
First Presbyterian Church
New York
Violet Brothers
Nitro
Woodrow
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Miss Boster
O.H.E
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Bexley
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Bean
Henry Orth
Anna Baker
Zanesville
Miss Baker
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Ed Mills
Tom Mills
E. D. Keeler
Otto Carter
Richard
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Ernest Null
Oak Hill
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Cleveland
Haliday
J. E. Gilly
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Arthur
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Health Board
New Straitsville
Mac McQuade
Hilleary Shoe Hospital
Nelsonville
Gallia Co
H. D. Coyner
Lenners Coats
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