Ex-Superintendent presents education books to Mason County library
Sally Lou M. Steenbergen, former Mason County schools superintendent, has donated 29 education books valued about 100 to the Mason County public library for teachers and the public. She also drafted a summary report for the board covering supervision, certification, attendance, buildings, and misc topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Sally Lou M. Steenbergen
Mason County
Columbia, Tenn
Steenbergen
Marshall College
Scout Mothers Club Banquet Set at Grace Methodist Church
Gallipolis plans a Scout Mothers Club banquet at 7 30 p m February 12 at Grace Methodist Church with 200 attendees. Tickets available from Scoutmasters and local shops. Decorations committee named Mrs T A Thomas Mrs Hoke Robinson and Mrs Louis Arnold. Violas Plymale Circle will serve steak dinner while the club provides milk. Discussions also covered the Easter Bazaar selling aprons pot holders baked and canned goods eggs and colored boiled eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Scout Mother’s Club
Grace Methodist Church
Francis W. Shane
Hoke Robinson
Louis Arnold
Viola Plymale
SWSCS
Scout Mother's Club
Festival Plans at Southeastern Ohio Music Festival
Gallipolis director Carlos D Bradley attended the festival committee meeting in Jackson to outline plans for the March 29 event. A 250 piece band a 600 voice chorus and several glee clubs were chosen with rehearsals morning afternoon and an evening concert. Committee members include L C Thorson B J Sutter and E L Donovan. D Merrill Davis serves as chairman and will mail details to area teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Carlos D. Bradley
Southeastern Ohio Music Festival Committee
Jackson
Bradley
Gallia County
L. C. Thorson
B. J. Sutter
Lawrence County
E. L. Donovan
Oak Hill
D. Merrill Davis
Southeastern Ohio
Dora Everett Dies at Age 70
Dora Everett 70 died in Huntington Saturday. Survived by wife Elma Everett two daughters Ethel Linville Huntington and Edna Mae Cooper Barboursville one stepson Rudolph Halley Huntington and two half brothers Charles and Clifford Clark Holden Mr Everett formerly lived in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dora Everett
Huntington
Elma Everett
Ethel Linville
Edna Mae Cooper
Barboursville
Rudolph Halley
Charles
Clifford Clark
Holden
Everett
City Meeting Postponed Due to Commissioner's Travel
Gallipolis city commission meeting postponed from Monday night to next Monday as commissioner Gus Frye is in Cleveland on business. City Manager J Roy Bartlett announced the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gus Frye
Cleveland
J. Roy Bartlett
January patrol post reports Gallipolis arrests and activity
The Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Post reports January arrests include fourteen traffic arrests with fourteen convictions and two at accidents with two convictions plus nine other misdemeanor arrests with nine convictions. Warnings total 211 with 15 accidents investigated and 42 special patrols. Officers spoke to two schools and one city group. total attendance 99. They logged 392 telephone calls and 275 miles traveled by motorcycle. hours on duty 1,265 with patrols and investigations breakdowns. Command is Cpl. William H. Harrison with Patrolmen P. D. McCreedy Gordon E. Pennington Carl E. Freeman and William H. McManaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
William H. Harrison
P. D. McCreedy
Gordon E. Pennington
Carl E. Freeman
William H. McManaway
Jackson
Two Fined After Crash Near Pomeroy
Gallipolis state patrol investigated a two vehicle crash northwest of Pomeroy at the Route 124 143 junction at 2 50 a m Monday. Howard H Hanning 22 Downing ton Ohio parked without lights on Route 143 and Harvey W Hoffner 24 Pomeroy skidded into the parked car. Hanning was fined five dollars and costs for parking without lights Hoffner paid twenty five dollars and costs for driving on the wrong side of the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Howard H. Hanning
Downington
Ohio
Harvey W. Hoffner
Hoffner
Hanning
Justice of the Peace
L. B. Higgins
Middleport
Justice Higgins
Northup Man Arrested After Public Disturbance
Gallipolis city police report John Maddox of Northup arrested on Court Street Monday evening and jailed on intoxication and disorderly conduct charges after he kicked in a cafe window and brandished an open pocket knife. Patrolmen Lundy and Long wrestled the knife from Maddox as he refused to relinquish it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Maddox
Northup
Court St
Lawrence Lundy
Maddox
Grant Long
Miss Jean Lambert Weds Mr Carl Eskew
Announcement from Pom eroy dated January 31 reports Miss Jean Lambert marriage to Mr Carl Eskew in Gallipolis. The bride, a Queen Bee Restaurant waitress, wore a green and black ensemble with white gardenias. The groom is a Gallipolis Cab Co. driver. they live with his parents at 721 3rd Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jean Lambert
Carl Eskew
Pomeroy
Eskew
Queen Bee
Gallipolis Cab Co
3Rd Ave
Funeral Services Set For Mrs. Fannie Mayes
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Mayes of Columbus, a former Cheshire resident, were planned for this afternoon at the Baptist Church in Middleport with burial at Gravel Hill Cemetery in Cheshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Fannie Mayes
Columbus
Cheshire
The
Baptist Church
Middleport
Gravel Hill Cemetery
City Board Advances Play Field Plans and Bids
Gallipolis City Board of Education discussed a new recreational field with all members present. The board accepted a 1785.34 dollar bid for drainage and authorized advertisement for construction bids. Early grading may start in April and steel bleacher prices were to be checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Evans
Thomas Caldwell
Supt
Higgins
Lawrence Smeltzer
Harry King
Library Board
Charles Robinson
John Halliday
Anna Simmerman
W. P. Cherrington
Ella Lupton
Harold Wetherholt
Lupt. Higgins
Near Vinton Man Charged in Stabbing Case
Wilbur Comer Jr. of near Vinton pleaded innocent to stabbing with intent to kill before Justice John H. Shato and was bound over to the grand jury under a 500 dollar bond. The warrant, signed by Mary Banks, accuses Comer of stabbing Thomas Banks near Vinton on January 27. Banks received treatment at Holzer Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wilbur Comer, Jr
Vinton
Justice of the Peace
John H. Shato
Justice Shato
Mary Banks
Comer
Thomas Banks
Banks
Holzer Hospital
Gallia County Land Transfers Read in Local Deed Notices
Real estate transfers in Gallia County include Fred and Anna Drummond to Henry Edgar and Irvin Null for 115 acres in Guyan Township. Also B W Hanna to Mildred Hoff man and Cash Allison to Cecil Mink involve Maple Shade lots and fractional interests in 28.9 acres and 7.82 acres in Gallipolis. Grace Belville transfers 128.41 acres in Guyan Township to Violet and Howard Fulks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Fred
Anna Drummond
Henry
Edgar
Irvin Null
Guyan Township
B. W. Hanna
Mildred E. Hoffman
Maple Shade
Cash Allison
Cecil
Myrtle Mink
Green Township
Nancy M. Saunders
Chester D. Notter
Walnut Township
William C. Hoffman
Elbert
Wyoma McGhee
Jonah Borden
Ruth Mohr
Blain Mohr
Grace Belville
Violet
Howard Fulks
Four Men Fined by Judge W. Jones in City Court
Gallipolis winster Bond of Plrney West Virginia posted a ten dollar bond after being arrested by city police for parking his car in a way that blocked the bus alley by the Libby Hotel. Grover Harbour and Ithamer Boston Bladen were each fined five dollars and costs on pleas of guilty to intoxication. Alva Ravencraft of Jackson was fined ten dollars and costs on a similar charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Winster Bond
Plrney
W. Va
Libby Hotel
Grover Harbour
Ithamer Boston
Bladen
William Janes
Alva Ravencraft
Jackson
Janes
Parking Meter Damaged Near Park by Unknown Driver
A driver knocked down a parking meter at the 2nd Ave edge of the city park near State St late Sunday evening. The vehicle continued through the sod, reaching First Avenue before turning south as police were notified.
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Gallipolis
2Nd Ave
City Park
State St
First Avenue
Jury Session Delayed in Gallipolis
Illness of prosecuting attorney Robert Betz causes judge Lewis C. Warden to postpone the grand jury meeting from next Monday to February 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert Betz
Lewis C. Warden
River traffic report from Gallipolis to Kanawha locks
Up and down the Ohio River passages listed for Gallipolis locks on Monday include Brandt Hatfield E D Kenna Slack Barrett George M Verity Dolle Sohio Wheeling Hook Hunt ington Ogram Maysville and others. Upstream routes feature Blaske Benwood Omar Jason and Price with Soniet and George III noted on the Kanawha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Brandt
Hatfield
E. D. Kenna
Eureka
Barrett
George M. Verity
Dolle
Point Pleasant
Ohio River
Sohio
Wheeling Hook
Huntington
Ogram
Maysville
Blaske
Benwood
W. Va
Omar
Jason
Price
Augusta
Kanawha
London
George III
Winfield
Combat Film Is Scheduled At RCA Meet
Gallipolis hosts a Reserve Officers Association meeting for Jackson Meigs and Gallia Counties at the American Legion Hall. A World War II combat film will be shown, announced by Major O G Lye, RCA secretary treasurer. Lt Col N A Martin leads a 25 member club with 85 eligible in the tri county area. Eligibility requires current Reserve Corps commission. Officers to be elected in March with a spring dinner planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Reserve Officers Association
Jackson
Meigs
Gallia
American Legion Hall
O. G. Lye
Cincinnati
N. A. Martin
Tri-County
Lyle
Admissions and births at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis news
Admissions at Holzer Hospital include Joyce Wilson Jackson C. H. Shoemaker Mrs. Dowie Williams Bla den Mrs. Merrill Hively Patriot Fred DeWeese Middleport Mrs. Elmer McCarley Rio Grande Lester Roach Jackson Mrs. Cecil Young Galion W. S. Selby Pt. Pleasant Myra Byers Ray Harry Howell Mercerville David Evans Oak Hill Charles Day Bla den Mrs. Wayne Harrison Route 1 Mrs. Esta Baumgardner Mason W. Va. Virginia Harless Dyes ville Ohio Robert Williams Point Pleasant Births were a son to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Clifford Pomeroy a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jenfrees Rose Point Pleasant a son to Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Reed Wellston a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Mitchell Lower River Road and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Baker Gallipolis Dismissals were Robert Richards John Owens Robert Williams Mrs. Wayne Harrison Betty Merrill Mrs. Walter Miller Harry Hanson Mrs. Hollis Saunders H. H. Cantrell Ray Mathews Mrs. Hattie Williams Clarys Johnson Mrs. Louisa Jackson Mrs. Vernal Ward Jo Ann Grant Mrs. William Mahaffey Mrs. David Meadows and Mrs. Conrad Whitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Joyce Wilson
Jackson
C. H. Shoemaker
Bidwell
Dowie Williams
Bladen
Merrill Hively
Patriot
Fred DeWeese
Middleport
Elmer McCarley
Rio Grande
Lester Roach
Cecil Young
Galion
W. S. Selby
Pt. Pleasant
Myra Byers
Ray
Harry Howell
Mercerville
David Evans
Oak Hill
Charles Day
Wayne
Lower River Road
Theodore Baker
Robert Richards
John Owens
Robert Williams
Wayne Harrison
Betty Merrill
Walter Miller
Harry Hanson
Hollis Saunders
H. H. Cantrell
Ray Mathews
Hattie Williams
Clarys Johnson
Louisa Jackson
Vernal Ward
Jo Ann Grant
William Mahaffey
David Meadows
Conrad Whitt
State Patrol Adds New Car at Gallipolis Post
Gallipolis reports the State Highway Patrol has a new patrol car with two radios two spotlights a red flasher light siren and a broad set of safety gear. The Gallipolis Post now fields three new cars and one motorcycle in its motor equipment.
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Gallipolis
Tudor
Marie Garlinger arraigned for intoxication in Gallipolis
Marie Garlinger appeared before Justice J. H. Shato in Gallipolis charged with intoxication and was committed to the county jail on an old fine. Eddie Provence was fined $15 plus costs for intoxication by Justice Shato.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Marie Garlinger
Court of Justice of the Peace
J. H. Shato
Eddie Provence
Justice Shato
Man Pleads Guilty To Intoxication In Gallipolis
Russell Sheets of near Thivener was arrested Saturday night by Deputy James Mills and pleaded guilty before Justice John H. Shato. He paid a $5 fine plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Russell Sheets
Near
Thivener
James Mills
Justice of the Peace
John H. Shato
Custody Designated in Gallipolis Divorce Case
In Gallipolis Thelma Drummond versus Clifford Drummond, Judge Lewis C. Warden grants custody of the minor children to the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Thelma Drummond
Clifford Drummond
Lewis C. Warden
Daughter Visits Father In Point Pleasant G E Mitchell
Dayton editor G E Mitchell spent the weekend with Mrs. Mitchell and children at 2228 Mt. Vernon Ave. A daughter Chery Ann accompanied him to Dayton Sunday evening to spend two weeks with her father.
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Point Pleasant
G. E. Mitchell
Dayton
Sayre Seated As Member Of Board
John P. Sayre was seated as a member of the Sayreville board of education after earlier denials. Judge Miller had ruled in Sayre’s favor and authorized him to take his seat. The meeting also considered Henderson school patrons’ request for improved water facilities. The board typically reports meetings the day after.
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Point Pleasant
John P. Sayre
Hugh Curry
Board of Education
Sayre
Lewis H. Miller
Miller
Henderson
25 Year Employees Are Pictured at Marietta Plant
POINT PLEASANT The Log from Marietta Manufacturing Co shows photos of ten staff with 25 years or more service. F W Ingraham and C G Bauer each 27 years, L V Mueller and Carl Gardner 27, Densel Durst 28 in erection, Homer Johnson 26, and Cecil Daugherty George Bailey Emmons McConihay and Fritz Bonecutter also reached 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing Co
F. W. Ingraham
C. G. Bauerle
L. V. Mueller
Carl Gardner
Densel Durst
Homer Johnson
Cecil Daugherty
George Bailey
Emmons McConihay
Fritz Bonecutter
Pt Pleasant Socials Share Weekend Travel and Visits
Mr and Mrs J Sanford Rhoades of Jackson Ave spent Saturday in Charleston. Mr and Mrs John E Brown Jr and daughter Edith Lynn of Charleston visited his parents in Viand St. Others hosted guests in Charleston and New Haven as local residents spent Sunday with relatives. Dr Frank C Long Jr planned a two week Florida vacation.
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J. Sanford Rhoades
Jackson Ave
Charleston
John E. Brown
Edith Lynn
Viand St
W. H. Woods
Hogsett
Brown
Millie Bumgarner
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Joyce Lee Roush
Yunker Manufacturing Co
New Haven
Earl H. Arnett
St. Petersburg
Fla
B. B. Arnett
South
A. E. Thomas
John Clay Hutchinson
Fairmont
Mervin Chapman
Edward Green
Gallia
John Lasley
Thomas Burdette
University of Kentucky
Lexington
Martha
Dorothy Sprenger
James Champley
George Sprenger
Fourth St
Robert H. C. Kay
Huntington
Eugene Sterrett
South Side
Frank C. Long, Jr
Florida
Mrs Sayre of Cheshire Suicide Linked to Jackson County Roots
Mrs Ora Sayre of Cheshire Ohio, who died by jumping into a well on her farm, was a native of Jackson County. She had relatives in Mason County, including cousin Mrs D E Wedge of Baden Ridge. She lived in Cheshire over 20 years and is survived by her son Eugene Sayre of Pennsylvania.
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Point Pleasant
Ora Sayre
Cheshire
Ohio
Jackson County
Mason County
D. E. Wedge
Baden Ridge
Eugene Sayre
Pennsylvania
Two Meigs Men Fined On License Charge
Arnold H. Dodson and Ellis Lambert of Middleport pleaded guilty to operating motor vehicles on Route 62 with wrong plates. Dodson fined 50 dollars and costs and Lambert 75 dollars and costs. Both paid. They were hauling coal from a Mason County mine to a tipple using Ohio licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Arnold H. Dodson
Ellis Lambert
Middleport
Dodson
Lambert
Mason County
Ohio
Fires Burn 374 Acres in Mason County This Fall
State conservation commission reports 12 woodland fires in Mason County during fall and winter, burning 374 acres to date. The fires impacted local woodlands and prompted conservation measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
State Conservation Commission
Mason County
Milking Demonstration Slated for Mason County WV
West Virginia University dairy program will sponsor milking demonstrations this month under I D Porterfield. The Mason County session will be held at the high school vocational agricultural building in Point Pleasant at 7 30 p m on February 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
I. D. Porterfield
West Virginia University
Mason County
Married couple licensed in Bidwell at Bidwell
A marriage license was issued to J. P. Lucas, a farmer, and Mary E. Dewitt, both residents of Bidwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
J. P. Lucas
Farmer
Mary E. Dewitt
Bidwell
Band Boosters Host Party For Musicians In 1947 Return
The Band Boosters Club hosted a party for school band members returning from Huntington after the 1947 festival. In the Junior High cafeteria, 8 to 10 pm, with games, music, and refreshments. Arrangements by Mrs. R. H. Ferguson and others. attendees listed include Kay Woolfitt, Beverly Clark, Audra Treadway, Marilyn Easley, and many more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Huntington
William A. Woolfitt
R. H. Ferguson
Ed Dunn
Guy Morrison
Delores Nibert
Barbara Wallace
Elsie Ann Bardin
Donald Shamblin
Bobby Smith
Charles Osher
Johnny Jones
Jimmie Johnson
Don Ward
Shear] Edler
Oliver Eschenaur
Bertram Dunn
Bobby Bright
Bill Morrison
Marion Hall
Bobby Eshenaur
Howard W. Cole
Leroy Kinkaid
Buddy Miller
Harry Batson
Robert Love
Jim Ferguson
Paul E. Monroe
Eugene Bowser
Sammy Ro
114 Jeeps Delivered to Guard Center in Point Pleasant
A shipment of 114 jeeps arrived Monday for the National Guard Field Maintenance Shop led by Col. O V Knipp and Sgt. J O Ingram. The unit, based at West Virginia Ordnance Works, will service equipment for state guard units and needs 100 additional personnel for full strength.
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Point Pleasant
O. V. Knipp
J. O. Ingram
National Guard
West Virginia Ordnance Works
War Assets Administration
Col. Knipp
Teachers to Organize Extension Classes Meeting
Dr. Harry B. Hefflin of Marshall College will attend a teachers meeting at Central Grade School Wednesday at 7 p.m. to organize extension classes. Teachers interested are invited by the board of education office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Harry B. Hefflin
Marshall College
Central
the Board of Education
Mrs. J. T. Fisher Dies in Blackwell Oklahoma
Mrs. J. T. Fisher aged 87 died at her Blackwell Oklahoma home Sunday after moving there with her husband about 30 years ago. Her husband died in 1946. She is survived by brother C F Thomas of Leon three sisters Mrs F A Peck Mrs Blanche Pickens of Leon and Mrs Bert Sayre of Letart and grandson J Smith Roush of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
J. T. Fisher
Blackwell
Okla
C. F. Thomas
Leon
F. A. Peck
Blanche Pickens
Bert Sayre
Letart
J. Smith Roush
Patrolman Dismissal Plan Dropped in City Council
February city council meeting in Point Pleasant reports nine of ten members attended. Treasurer shows January receipts 3162.49 and expenditures 3534.17 with 913.76 balance. Light set for Fifth Street. patrolman dismissal plan abandoned. old building on 6th Street eyed for removal. Southern States Cooperative gets permit for office warehouse on Kanawha Street near Livestock Sales Co. No dumping signs ordered at 22nd Street Monroe Avenue and other spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Frank Miller
Everett Sutton
Howard Brewer
Densel Durst
C. H. Quillin
Claude Cheesebrew
R. H. Ferguson
L. W. Getty
E. McElfresh
B. W. Krodel
John FE
Brown
F. G. Musgrave
Fifth St
Main St
Ohio River
6Th St
Southern States Cooperative
Kanawha St
Elizabet Stortz
Acros
Point Pleasant Livestock Sales Co
Ohio St
22Nd St
Monroe Ave
Friday 13th War Myth Debunked by Historians
Historians explain that the United States did not declare war on a Friday the 13th and that such dates are coincidences in wartime history. The claim circulates as a folklore item rather than a factual military milestone.
Woman Ninety Swears It Keeps Her Alive
A St Louis woman, Hanna Dietrich, credits Pru-lax for recovery from gas bloating constipation. The ad highlights Cascara and Senna in the herbal medicine and urges readers to buy at local pharmacies with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna Dietrich
St. Louis
Pru Lax
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Rockabye
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Jolson
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Evelyn Keyes
William Demarest
Bill Goodwin
Stephen Longsteagt
Sidney Skolsky
Alered € Green
Columbia
Patrol Post
Tarzan
Ura
Omen
Joyce
Sheffield Acqcanetia - Pretmee
Vissta
Monty Woolley
Ida Lupino
City Board
W. Jones
Frank J Collopy
State Senate
State Liquor Department
Lausche
NEA
RCA
State Patrol
Blackwell, Okla
America
Athens
Dutton Drug Company of
Swisher & Lohse Drug
Lott W
Oakley & Oakley. Insurance
Nelsonville
Maslin
Brandwene
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