War Bond Drive Progress in Nelsonville and York Township
Nelsonville reports $70,256.25 in Fourth War Loan Drive subscriptions with $27,937.75 remaining to reach the city goal. York Township shows $13,056.25 raised, half its target, with $13,045.75 left. Ward totals range from $13,304.90 to $20,254.65 as 608 sales have been recorded.
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Nelsonville
Doris Pergrin
Elks Club
York Township
E. J. Koehler
Ward
Blake Mechem
Roy Tomlinson
Charles Shafer
D. W. Codding
Masons Attend Annual Inspection at Philadorian Lodge
About 60 members attended the annual inspection of Philadorian Lodge No. 157 at the Masonic Temple in Nelsonville. Visitors from Glouster Log gain Somerset and Columbus watched Joe Hardy and officers confer the entered apprentice degree, praised by district deputy grand master Fred H. Ervin. Lunch followed the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Philadorian Lodge
Glouster
Login
Somerset
Columbus
Joe Hardy
Fred H. Ervin
Funeral Services for William H. Glenn
Funeral services for the late William H. Glenn, who died at his home Sunday evening, will be held at the Pilgrim Holiness Church on Chestnut Street Wednesday afternoon at 2 o clock conducted by Rev. B A Awe. Burial will be at Greenlawn Friends may call at the late residence on Myers Street until the funeral hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
William H. Glenn
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Chestnut St
B. A. Awe
Greenlawn
Myers St
Loyal Woman's Class Meeting Postponed in Nelsonville
The Loyal Woman's Class of the Church of Christ in Nelsonville postpones tonight's gathering due to the death of Mrs. Fred Juniper, class president, until new notice.
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Nelsonville
Loyal Woman's Class
Church of Christ
Fred Juniper
Orville Mid Kiff Faces Operation at Grant Hospital
Nelsonville resident Orville Mid Kiff of 121 Myers St enters Grant Hospital Columbus for an operation. He is employed by the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co.
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Nelsonville
Orville Midkiff
Myers St
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
M & M Club to Meet at Floodwood Home
In Nelsonville the M and M Club will convene Wednesday evening at Mrs Meda Demps ter residence in Floodwood for a pot luck lunch. All members are urged to attend.
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Nelsonville
M & M Club
Meda Dempster
Floodwood
Nelsonville Teen Undergoes Appendectomy in Logan
Ted Thomas son of Mr and Mrs Glenn Thomas of this city underwent an appendectomy at Cherington Hospital Logan on Monday. His condition is reported satisfactory.
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Nelsonville
Ted Thomas
Glenn Thomas
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Juniper Rites Scheduled for Thursday in Nelsonville
Funeral services for Mrs. Blanche M. Juniper wife of Fred Juniper who died Sunday evening at Cherrirngton Hospital Logan will be held Thursday at 2 PM at the Church of Christ in Nelsonville conducted by Rev. L. E. Evans. Burial will be at Greenlawn. Friends may call at Warren Funeral Home until Thursday noon.
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Nelsonville
Blanche M. Juniper
Fred Juniper
Cherrirngton Hospital
Logan
Church of Christ In
L. E. Evans
Greenlawn
Warren Funeral
Hounds Travel Back To Pomeroy In League Showdown
Nelsonville Greyhounds head to Pomeroy for a Southeastern Ohio League contest. The Hounds beat Pomeroy 26-14 at home on Dec 17. Pomeroy and Middleport sit near the bottom with two wins and six losses each, while Nelsonville holds one win and seven losses. Athens visits Nelsonville on Friday Feb 4.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Greyhound
Pomeroy
Panther
Hounds
Middleport
Athens Bulldogs
Nelsonville Social Notes
Social notes list club meeting at Mrs Leona Warren home with a Valentine gift exchange. Mrs Andrew Keplar hosts dinner for Merle Drake before he leaves for the U S Army. Other visitors include Mrs Henry DeVault and daughters with Mrs Jennie Fugitt and Mr Henry Elliott. Various extended family visits span Columbus Murray City and Orbiston.
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Andrew Keplar
Merle Drake
U. S. Army
Henry DeVault
Jennie Fugitt
Henry Elliott
John V. Wood
Harris Wood
Columbus
Lew Jones
Orbiston
William Koon
Mary Lou
Roberta Sue
William Koon Jr
Ronnie Lu
Dale Ann
Pontiac
Mich
Rebecca Harrison
the Plains
Lew Jones Jr
Buchte
Mary Lou Jones
Mary Lou Koon
Roberta Sue Koon
Pearl Williams
Murray City
Special Services at Newtown Holiness Church
Special services announced for Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday at 7 p m at Newtown Holiness Church. Speaker is Rev Ethel Schaar of Arcanum with Miss Mabel Martin of New Pittsburg to sing with Schaar. Pastor Rev Helen W Tatmann will lead the services.
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Murray City
Newtown Holiness Church
Ethel Schaar
Arcanum
Mabel Martin
New Pittsburg
Miss Schaar
Helen W. Tatmann
Service Club Resumes Meetings in Nelsonville
The York Township Service Club met January 31 at the American Legion Building. A nominating committee was named to select new officers. Members discussed spring activities and read letters from service men overseas. The club plans a club room for service men on leave and set February 14 with Lincoln and Washington birthdays observed. Members asked to bring three prospects and cookies for refreshments.
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Nelsonville
York Township
Nettie Clark
Emma Connor
Bud” Siddle
New Guinea
Don Juniper
England
Clarence Tignor
South Pacific
Andres J. Evans
Lincoln
Washington
Former Nelsonville Resident Dies Monday
Margaret McSherry Jones 83 widow of Homer Jones and former Nelsonville resident died Monday evening at her Marcy home near Canal Winchester. She was a Methodist, survived by daughter Mrs. Enoch H. Pugh Columbus, sons Wilbur Columbus and Harry at home, nine grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Body at Stout Funeral Home Nelsonville with services Thursday at 2 pm. Burial in Logan.
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Nelsonville
Margaret McSherry Jones
Homer Jones
Marcy
Canal Winchester
Methodist Church
Enoch H. Pugh
Columbus
Wilbur Jones
Harry
Stout Funeral Home
Logan
Loss of Population Reported in State
The West Virginia state chamber of commerce says 50 counties lost population last year led by Calhoun with a 23.6 percent decline Mason narrowly avoided large losses with a 0.1 percent drop Counties Clay Kanawha Mingo Monongalia and Wyoming showed gains Income of the decreased population rose by 115 million from 1942 to 1 225 billion statewide share of national income fell from 1 percent in 1942 to 0 86 percent in 1943.
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Point Pleasant
State Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
Calhoun
Mason
Clay
Kanawha
Mingo
Monongalia
Wyoming
Dr Leo Bean Returns Home After Pneumonia Recovery
Gallipolis physician Dr Leo Bean was moved from Holzer Hospital to his home Sunday after pneumonia and a serious illness. He can sit up most of the day and plans a Florida trip with his wife when strength returns.
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Gallipolis
Leo Bean
Holzer Hospital
Notice of Athens County Tax Rates for 1943
John H. Preston county treasurer announces the 1943 millage on real estate public utilities and personal property for county and local purposes. The total county levy is 3.20 mills with penalties for unpaid taxes. payments may be made at the county treasurer's office or by mail with correct parcel information and a self addressed stamped envelope. Office hours are 8 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. weekdays, noon Saturday.
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Athens County
John H. Preston
Ohio
General County
County Home Fund
Children's Home Fund
A. Pp. C
Fung
Judicial Agens Agricultural Fund
Memorial of May Kelly Gallia Co. teacher obituary
Miss May Kelly 45 of Gallipolis died at Holzer Hospital following a long illness. A life long Vinton resident she taught first grade at Washington School since 1934 retiring in 1943 due to illness. Burial at Mt Olive Cemetery followed services at Vinton Baptist Church.
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Gallipolis
May Kelly
Holzer Hospital
Vinton
Washington School
Miss Kelly
Isabel Cloud
Vinton High School
Rio Grande College
Ohio University
Vinton School
Daugter
Ellsworth
Isabel Holcomb Kelly
B. C. Kelly
Houston
Texas
Kelly
Vinton Baptist Church
Russell Barbour
Rio Grande
Mt. Olive Cemetery
FE. Higgins
William Lyon Phelps
Pleasant social notes mark Windsor nuptials in town
Miss Anne Park Windsor and Lieutenant Richard M. Peek prepare for their wedding at Christ Church this afternoon with a full pre nuptial schedule. The day includes a church rehearsal after a Windsor family dinner at Ingleside and a series of visiting relatives and friends from nearby towns.
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Point Pleasant
Walter A. Windsor
Ingleside
Anne Park Windsor
Richard M. Peek
Christ Church
Miss Windsor
Christ Episcopal Church
Ruth Yeager
Athens
C. FE. Yeager
Bethel Community
Joseph B. Cady
Army Medical Corps
Indiantown Gap
North Carolina
Major Cady
Frank T. Cady
G. B. Waggener
Joseph Buffington
Patty Jo
Jackson
Sam Waggoners
Phyllis Ingraham
Pennsylvania College For Women
Pittsburgh
F. W. Ingraham
William Meade
James K. Thomas
Huntington
O. W. Lusher
Main St
Neil P. Beill
Cleveland
Robert Cutting
New Orleans
O. Edward Swint
John C. Frankling
Cincinnati
Sarah Maddox
Bess Maddox
Juliet Smith
Lewis Ball
Keyser
Ball
G. W. Adams
Pliny
Mary Somerville
Ashland
Pence
Tri-State
Sam Glenn
Cindee Jean
South Side
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Kenton Williamson
Nitro
Pvt
Glenn
D A R Luncheon Attended by Charleston Women
Mrs. William H. Vaught Mrs. Ora P. Biddle and Mrs. A Keith McClung of Hartford joined Mrs. Julius Y. Talmadge of Atlanta a candidate for D A R President General at a Kanawha Valley John Young and William Morris Chapters luncheon in Charleston. Mrs Sisler state regent joined for a visit.
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William H. Vaught
Ora P. Biddle
A. Keith McClung
Hartford
D.A.R
Woman's Club
Charleston
Kanawha Valley
John Young
William Morris
Julius Y. Talmadge
Atlanta
Mason War Bond Drive Sees Low Sales in Mason County
Mason County Fourth War Loan chairman Weissenburger reports bonds totaling about 148000 toward a 675500 quota, far short of subscriptions. He urges district leaders to appoint personal solicitation teams, notes few homes visited, and promotes a film at Alpine Theater on February 8 to boost sales.
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Point Pleasant
Weissenburger
Mason County Fourth War Loan Campaign Committee
War Department
Alpine Theater
West Virginia
Mason County
Mason Farm Leaders Form Neighborhood Plan in Mason County
A meeting in the county agent’s office organized The Mason County Neighborhood Leader System with about 140 neighborhood groups. The group aims to avoid political or commercial influence and focus on education for agriculture and rural life, with no dues or paid staff. An executive committee of ten was elected for one year, led by C. D. Ball with J. D. Canterbury as vice chair and others named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
C. D. Ball
J. D. Canterbury
C. P. Stout
A. E. Somme
Hesson Announces Run for County Commissioner Nomination
W E Willard Hesson of Glenwood invites Republican primary voters to renominate him to a six year term as county commissioner. He has served six years, watched the county clear floating debt, and says the county now operates on a pay as you go basis with funds available for clerks office improvements when materials priorities allow.
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Point Pleasant
W. E. “Willard’ Hesson
Hesson
Glenwood
International Nickel Co
Huntington
Purchase of Bonds Reported by State
Forrest L. Bachtel, superintendent of schools, received notice from the state teachers retirement board of a $4,255 investment in Fourth War Loan bonds. The information helps county superintendents secure county quota credit in the bond campaign. The Mason County teachers funded the investment through salary deductions.
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Point Pleasant
Forrest L. Bachtel
State Teachers Retirement Board
Richard E. Hyde
Bachtel
Mason County
Harper and Dr Gunn Reported Recovering at Home
George O. Harper a local furniture dealer and Dr N R Gunn longtime Holzer Hospital patients are said to be well on the road to recovery after several days of surgical operations.
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Point Pleasant
George O. Harper
N. R. Gunn
Holzer Hospital
North Point Pleasant School Teacher Resigns for Health
Mrs Armo Morrison of North Point Pleasant School resigns due to ill health. Mrs E M Foglesong serves as substitute until the vacancy is filled.
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William H. Bardin
Phyllis Bowers
Dorothy Watkins
Morgantown
Robert Wallace
North Point Pleasant
Seaman Wallace
Africa
Sicily
Italy
England
Howard C. Noble
Point Pleasant
Armo Morrison
North Point Pleasant School
E. M. Foglesong
Chambers Rites Set for Wednesday
Rites for Bert G. Chambers will be held Wednesday at 2:30 PM from Franklin Funeral Home. He was found dead at his home on Decatur Street. Survivors include brother Raymond Chambers and sister Mrs. Katherine Crington, with another brother in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Bert G. Chambers
Decatur St
Franklin Funeral Home
Chalmers
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M&m Club
Nelsonville Social Notes
G. T. Club
Leona Warren
St. John St
Service Club
John HE. Preston
I Mills Mills
CHY Ceonneresceesens
Pend Cit Special Scheere
Sheen Teeeea' Bohen Gpocel School
Ooavseerees
Waterloo
Alex.alb'y Con. Sch
Loch Alexander Joint School
Ames See
Ee Tereeneee
Bern Townshl Amesville Corporation
Bern-Rome
Bern-Westfield
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Canaan
Etre Eeere
Canaan-Athens
Athens City
Ames-Bern
Carthage Township
Dover
Dover-Trimble
Lee Township
Albany Corporation
Rome Township
Troy Township
Glouster Corporation
Giouster Village
Jacksonville Corporation Eenee
Jacksonville
Ee Ney
Trimble Corporation
Trimble Village School
Waterloo Township
Serene
the Plaine
Daleton
Wee Ennee
Buchtel
Veteran Gallia Co
A. E. Sommer
Morris Sebrell
Dayton
Wright Field
Charles “Pete” Sommer
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
John Sommer
B. V. Bragg
Liza Jean
Ben
J. E. Sommer
Annabel Sommer
Charles Sommer
Mason Farm
Monument Co
Geo. C. Shaw
W. Main Logan, O
Point Clinic
Dred Greenlee
Leon
Clayton Lawson
U. S
Army
Marine Corps
Riven Navy
Nelsonville, Ohio
Oakley and
Oakley
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