Evergreen Is Planted by Woman's Club in Gunn Park
Mil ton L. Miller dedicates a living evergreen in Gunn Park at Point Pleasant as a community Christmas tree to honor Mason County men and women in the armed services. The Woman's Club of Point Pleasant planted the tree, with remarks by Mrs. George Sprenger and Rev. C. G. Billups offering a WWI veteran’s dedicatory prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Milton L. Miller
Gunn Park
Mason County
Miller
Co. G. Billups
Woman’s Club
oPint Pleasant
George Sprenger
Woman's Club
Herald Angels
C. G. Billups
Junior Woman's Club Christmas Party in Pleasant Social Rooms
Mrs George O Harper and others hosted the Junior Woman's Club Christmas party at the Main Street Baptist Church social rooms. Guests enjoyed carols, games, grab-bag, a large tree and smaller decorated tables with refreshments served to a list of members and patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
George O. Harper
Joseph Barr
Dorothy Billups
Doris Johnson
Junior Woman's Club
Main Street Baptist Church
Bernadine Haynes
Marjorie Waldie
F. W. Ingraham
Glen Sayre
Robert McKinley
Vance Jiden
Paul Parsons
Jean Faudr
Harper
Barr
Billups
Johnson
Christmas Party At Point Pleasant By Miss Garrison
Miss Dianna Garrison daughter of Mr and Mrs David William Garrison Park Drive hosted a Christmas party Saturday evening Friends and relatives attended games included thimble and a star was pinned on the tree Refreshments were served to Ann Ferguson Joan Chambers Patty Garrison Rex Garrison Ann Harper John Foreman Bobby Smith Kay Woolfitt Mary Jo Clark David Somerville and the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Dianna Garrison
David William Garrison
Park Drive
Ann
Jimmy Ferguson
Joan Chambers
Patty
Rex Garrison
Ann Harper
Johnny Foreman
Bobby Smith
Kay Woolfitt
Mary Jo Clark
David Somerville
Miss Garrison
Roads Clearing in Mason County After Snow
Travel is reasonably safe in Mason County as heavy snow from December 11 and 18 fades to a thin blanket. Ice has practically disappeared from city streets and primary highways. The decision to resume shows has been set for January 2, not immediate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Gallipolis Merchant Suffers Complex Knee Fracture
Earl Mohr, a prominent Gallipolis merchant, was treated at the Print Clinic Saturday night for a fracture of his left knee. He sustained the injury while playing with his son at their Crab Creek home. The fracture is described as unusually difficult to correct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Earl Mohr
Gallipoliserry
Port of Huntington Club to Mark First Anniversary
The Port of Huntington Propeller Club will observe its first anniversary at Hotel Governor Cabell Huntington next Saturday night. Members will be accompanied by their ladies and a large group plans to attend from Point Pleasant. A Moose sponsored dance is set for Friday December 29 with Klein Orchestra from Middleport providing music. Legal notice advertises sealed bids to buy a 1941 Chevrolet Sedan from Athens Ohio city auction with cash on notification of bid acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Port of Huntington
Propeller Club
Governor Cabell
Huntington
Ladies of the Moose
Klein Orchestra
Middleport
Director of Public Service-Safe
Athens
Ohio
Point Pleasant Social Notes
Christmas party notes from Lambda Chi Omega hostess Mrs Frank C Long Ohio River Road and open house at Mr and Mrs Cecil Bauerle Jericho Road plus numerous Point Pleasant gatherings and family updates including service members wounded in action Leyte Island and holiday visits across Ohio and Gallia counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil G. Bauerle
Jericho Road
Point Pleasant
War Department
John EF. Watterson
Mainee
T St
Pfc
James W. Diretor
Watterson
Alaene
Ohio
Leyte Island
Heslop Family Observes Christmas Dinner at Old Homestead
The Heslop clan held their traditional Christmas dinner at 906 Main Street with Mrs. R. J. Heslop and Mrs. William Heslop as hostesses. Attendees included S. Chandler Wilhelm and Milton L. Miller families, Bartow Jones and children Sandra Sue and Brereton, A. L. Rossiter of Detroit, Martha Juhling, A. Keith McClung family, William Zeiher of Gansville Georgia, Dr. Charles E. Holzer Jr. and children Karen and Charles III, plus R. J. Heslop and William Heslop families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Heslop
Main St
R. J. Heslop
William Heslop
S. Chandler Wilhelm
Milton L. Miller
Bartow
Jones
Sandra Sue and
Brereton
A. L. Rossiter
Detroit
Martha Juhling
A. Keith McClung
Keith, Jr
Juhling
Hartford
William Zeiher
Gansville, Ga
Charles E. Holzer
Karen and
Charles III
Cincinnati
Officials To Begin New Terms In Mason County
POINT PLEASANT All county officials start new terms at midnight Sunday Dec 31. Sheriff elect Ernest Hesson will appoint Toral Morrison as chief deputy and Ruth Bleter and Mary Long will serve as deputies. County Clerk John Aten starts his fifth term. Rairden and Vernon Jones begin fourth terms. Frank Morrison starts his second term. Delegate George A. Rairden begins his ninth term in the state legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
J. E. Watterson
Ashton
Willard Hesson
Ernest Hesson
F. B. Lieving
T. E. Blessing
Hartford
Lievings
Kaylong
Hesson
Toral L. Morrison
Ruth Bleter
Mason County
Mary Long
Gallipolis Ferry
John G. Aten
Rairden
Vernon Jones
Frank A. Morrison
Oley H. Little
George A. Rairden
Tage Day Is Success
The Band Boosters Club reports Tag Day Saturday raised about 160 dollars toward a 1600 goal. Mrs. Floyd Rothlisberger led four saleswomen Ann Roush Mary Zuspan Joan Somerville and Rose Ann Glass praised. an Appalachian Electric Power Co window display shows a lifesize replica uniform painted by Howard Hoschar. The next Boosters event is a dance December 28 at the American Legion Hall with tickets at Marietta Manufacturing Co WV Ordnance Works Moose and Eagles clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Floyd Rothlisberger
Ann Roush
Mary Zuspan
Joan Somerville
Rose Ann Glass
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Howard Hoschar
Victor Park
Emroy Monroe
Boosters Club
American Legion Hall
Marietta Manufacturing Co
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Moose and
Eagles
Family Christmas Dinner Gathered Overholt Home
A Christmas Day dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Overholt on Ohio River Road drew relatives from Ohio and Washington. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Edward Newell and children Marjorie and George of Mt Vernon Ohio, Mrs. Cleo Vaught of Washington DC, Miss Nancy Vaught, and the hosts. The Newells depart today while Mrs. Vaught plans to stay a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
George H. Overholt
Ohio River Road
Edward Newell
Marjorie
George
Mt. Vernon
Cleo Vaught
Washington, D. C
Nancy Vaught
Overholt
Newells
Vaught
Funeral services for leading dairyman Robert Roush
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Graham Station for Robert Roush 86 who died Monday morning after a several month illness. He was one of the State's leading dairymen. He is survived by his widow and five children Velma at home Mrs Beulah Thomas Mrs Savilla Ohlinger Pete Roush and Douglas Roush all of Graham Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Graham Station
Robert Roush
Velma
Beulah Thomas
Savilla Ohlinger
Pete Roush
Douglas Roush
Gallipolis Social Notes Married Couples and Visitors
Notices list marriages of Charlotte Lois Scott to William Harding Elliott at Macon Georgia on Feb 27 1943 and Helen Belville wed to Bryant W Belville in North Carolina. Also many Christmas visits and hometown residents visiting Gallipolis with relatives in Columbus Newark Zanesville and MacArthur among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wallace McCoy Scott
Oakland Avenue
Columbus
Charlotte Lois
William Harding Elliott
United States Army
W. M. Elliott
Macon
Georgia
Scotts
Elliott
Gallia Academy
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Starling Loving University Hospital
Ohio State University
Sgt
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Former Resident Dies at Home in Logan
John B. Tipton 73 native of Gallipolis died at his Logan home Friday afternoon. He served on Logan City Council in the past. Survived by daughter Irene two brothers and three sisters. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in Gallipolis with burial at Pine Crest Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John B. Tipton
Logan
Mrs James Roberts Dies at Kanauga
Gallipolis headline notes Mrs James Roberts wife of former city police officer Jim Roberts died at her Kanauga home around 4 p m Monday after a period of illness She is survived by her husband three children Shelby Virgil and Thelma Holmes with funeral arrangements not yet completed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Roberts
Jim Roberts
Kanauga
Health Board Sets Budget for Year in Gallia County
GALLIPOLIS the Gallia County Board of Health met in the courthouse to approve a budget and conduct routine business. Members listed include Mrs Anna Evans E J Berry Everett Massie Lee Rose and Dr Francis Shane. POINT PLEASANT Pvt Cecil B Roseberry and Mrs Beulah Roseberry of Point Pleasant were among 50 West Virginians wounded in the Mediterranean theater over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Point Pleasant
Cecil B. Roseberry
Beulah Roseberry
Route 2
West
Hope To Reach Gallia Co Bond Quota by Thursday
Gallia County nears war loan quota with $682,983.75 raised and $29,016.25 still needed to hit $712,000. Series E bonds lag, prompting urgent appeals to bond buyers and local civic effort to push Gallia County over the top before the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia Co
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Fourth Ward
Addison Two
Cheshire Two
Clay Two
Green
Greenfield
Guyan
Harrison
Huntington
Morgan
Ohio
Perry
Raccoon
Springfield
Walnut
Policeman Robert Gibbs Dies After Illness in Gallipolis
Gallipolis mourns night policeman Robert Gibbs who died Christmas morning after a seven week illness. Survived by wife Elva Simms Gibbs a daughter Mrs Harold Campbell and two grandsons. Funeral set at Entsmingers Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 pm with Knight Templars in charge and burial at Mound Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert Gibbs
Elva Simms Gibbs
Harold Campbell
Entsmingers Funeral Home
Knight Templers
Mound Hill Cemetery
County Home Inmate Dies Friday Afternoon
Gallipolis Jake Wilson aged 78 died Friday afternoon at the County Home after a period of illness. He spent most of his life in the Harris neighborhood as a well known farmer. Survived by a brother James of Stewart Ohio. Funeral services were held Sunday at Bidwell with burial in Rio Grande Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jake Wilson
Harris
James
Stewart
Ohio
Bidwell
Rio Grande Cemetery
Birth of a son and visit from James Neal
Mr and Mrs Floyd Iron Jr announce the birth of a son on Sunday December 24. The family now has two boys. James Neal, employed in Cincinnati, is spending a few days with his parents, Mr and Mrs Howard Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Valenti
First Presbyterian Church
New York
Violet Brothers
Nitro
W. Va
Woodrow
Curtiss-Wright
Columbus
Carrie Boster
Miss Boster
O.H.E
Nancy Bean
Bexley
Leo Bean
Bean
Henry Orth
Ann Baker
Zanesville
Emma Lou Echelmyer
Alva Myers
Janet Bailey
Ruth Bailey
Jack Gould
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
Supance
Eaton
Lorene Gibson
Judy Vance
James Walker
Jimmy
Cleveland
CaBelle Walker
Carrie Dunbar McElhinny
Albert Halsey
Dunbar
McElhinny
Frances Caldwell
J. F. Halliday
Florence I. Kerr
Miami University
Oxford, C
Ernest Zenke
Henry Cherrington
O'Brian
Edwin Edelbute
Dover
Del
Marie Meadows
Gallipolis
Floyd Iron, Jr
James Neal
Howard Neal
Jurors Drawn For January Court Term
Gallia County draws fifteen grand jurors and forty five petit jurors for the January term of common pleas court. The list names grand jurors from Gallipolis Greenfield and nearby towns and shows numerous petit jurors from Gallipolis Harrison Clay and surrounding communities. Quiet weekend reported for Pleasants County with no calls and only one prisoner held at the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
CaBelle Walker
Grace E. Dafely
Carl Myers
J. R Day
Joseph E. Jackson
Gaypolis
Ray Lander
Marie Loy
Greenfield
Daniel Wagner
Walnut
Ed Meadows
Perry
Addie Gothard
Clay
Annabelle Ball Green
Dan Davis
Harrison
Charles Thomas
Cheshire
H. Hannan
Ohio
Eva Morgan Green
E. W. Church
Pear
Jenkin Davis
Harrison Clark
Dottie Sheldon
Raccoon
Jamey Boster
Walter Evans
Stanley Plymale
Nora B. Halley
P. R. Rice
Ruby Murry
John Noles
Arthur Elliott
W. L. Danner
Homer C. Lear
WW Davis
F .B. Ho
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Athens Messenger
Joy Ee Ee
Womer
Junior Woman’s Club
Frank C. Long
Lambda Chi Omega Sorority
Melvin Schmidt
Jackon Wilt
Ronald White
Clayton Pullins
Hansel Poling
Cosby Meadows, Jr
Richard H. Melrose
James J. Hall, Jr
Leon S. Thompson
William Filson
John Clay Hutchinson
Edith Quillin
Virginia Lewis
Long
Mrs. C. C. Lewis
Old Town Farms
Hamilton A. Johnson
Harold FE. Somerville
Frank T. Cady
R. E. Somerville
Robert Foster
Island View Inn
Richard Peek
Harriet Lewis
Alice Marie Frye
Joan Jewell
Raymond Spear
William Gygax
R. V. Kiner
Dorothy
Mervin Chapmans
Henderson
T. C. Caudill
Mabel Waugh
Dick Chapman
Pat Haner
Clyde
Johnny
Harless
Madison
Howard Yerges, Jr
Michigan State University
Ann Arbor
Howard Yerges
Country Club
Navy
Toral Morrison
Seaman Toral, Jr
Seaman Eugene Martin
Martin
New York City
Morrison
Philadelphia
Buck Fruth
Edward Koblentz
Ross Koblentz
Windsor Court
Koblentz
Army Air Corps
J. F. Ridenour
Pearl Ridenour
Ripley Road
Russell Stone
Viand St
Myral Thompson
Leon §S. Thompson
Highland Ave
Mervin Chapman
Harry Woomer
Point Clinic
Son TS
Heslops
Tage Day
Gallipolis Social Notes
H. Lee Moore
Fourth Avenue
Helen
Bryant W. Belville
Stanley Belville
Mercerville
New Bern
North Carolina
Pelville
Gallia Academy High School
Tawney Studio
Gallipolis Personall
Casby Meadows
Jessie Sheets
Nelson Brucker
St. Albans
Elizabeth Norman
R.N
Newark Hospital
Newark
J. M. Norman
Bernice Mills
Ed Mills
Tom Mills
E. D. Keeler
Otto Carter
Richard
Carter
Albert Deckard
Deckard
Margaret Carter
F. F. Darling
Ernest Null
Health Board
Roseberry
New Straitsville
Mac McQuade
Hilleary Shoe Hospital
Nelsonville
H. D. Coyner
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