98 Candidates File for Mason County May Primary
Circuit Clerk Vernon Jones collected 493 from 98 persons filing as candidates in the Mason County May primary. Last day filings included Okey Keefer and Delbert Staats challenging George A. Rairden for House of Delegates, plus a rush for county board of education seats. Democratic vacancies possible after primary. no Democratic filings for four county offices.
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Point Pleasant
Vernon Jones
Okey Keefer
Delbert
C. Staats
House of Delegates
Vetern
George A. Rairden
Board of Education
Clarence Blessing
M. R. Chapman
Edgar Baxter
J. H. Cremeans
William Meade
Hugh A. Curry
Otis S. Young
W. F. Bryan
Roy Taylor
William H. Bardin
Ernest Hesson
Blair Snodgrass
Campbell W. Stevens
Harry L. Krebs
John G. Aten
Rody M. Harden
C.D. Ball
Frank A. Morrison
Okey L. Keefer
Deinert C. Staats
Oley H
Soldier on furlough victim of accident near Kanawhia St.
Pvt Robert Rogers of Boston sustained facial and hand wounds when the car he rode in struck a tree on Kana wha Street Friday night. His brother Hollis Rogers and Robert Byus were also injured. Rogers visited his mother Mrs Minnie Rogers of Bellemeade and was accompanied from Columbus by James Windon and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert Rogers
Boston
Kanawha St
Hollis Rogers
Robert Byus
Rogers
Minnie Rogers
Bellemeade
Columbus
James Windon
Veteran River Man Dies in Mason County
Funeral services for William Stanley age 80 are held at his Ohio River Road home with Rev. Frank T. Cady presiding. Burial in Suncrest Cemetery. Survivors include wife Georgia Oliver, two sons Moten and Herbert, daughter Erma Wright, sister Mrs. Blanche Oliver, two brothers Harry and Bert Stanley, three grandchildren Lovalee Alma Jean and Charles William, great grandson Jason Edward Jackson, all of Point Pleasant. Stanley was a long time river worker, licensed steamboat engineer since 1898, born June 20 1863 in Henderson. He died after heart attacks at his home two hours apart. He was a member of Henderson Methodist Church and Loyal Order of the Moose honorary member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William Stanley
Ohio River Road
Frank T. Cady
Christ Episcopal Church
Suncrest Cemetery
C. Wilhelm
B. K. Krodel
Elmer Martin
Howard Stone
R. J. Heslop
G. B. Woodard
Mr. Stanley
West Virginia
Henderson
George Madison
Kanawha
Jonah
Lucy
Jones) Stanley
Georgia Oliver
Moten Stanley
Herbert Co. Stanley
Erma Wright
Harry
Bert P. Stanley
Blanche Oliver
Charleston
Edward Jackson
Lovalee
Alma Jean Stanley
Charles William Stanley
Jason Edward Jackson
Henderson Methodist Church
The
Loyal Order of the Moose
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
New Patients at Gallipolis Hospital
Gallipolis Holzer Hospital greets several new patients including Robert Rawlings 37 of Middleport admitted near midnight Friday for injuries from an accident. Lincoln Call of Bladen and R C Walker of Kananga admitted Friday night. Walker gave birth to a son Les Johnson in Jackson and is listed as in good condition. Evelyn Davis Oak Hill had a good post operative night. Other patients Mrs D A Beart 1110 Second Avenue Mrs George Emerick Portsmouth and Mrs Carl Knapp Jackson are medical patients in good condition. Harry Beahrs Pomecoy Homer Halley Aston and Mrs Mary McGowan Oak Hill are in fair condition.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Robert Rawlings
Middleport
Lincoln Call
Bladen
R. C. Walker
Kananga
Les Johnson
Jackson
Pat
D. A. Beart
Second Avenue
Surgical
George Emerick
Portsmouth
Parole violator returned to Kanawha County from Kentucky
Harry Coyner brought back Joe B. Kiser a parole violator from Paintsville Kentucky to Kanawha County last Friday. Notice of appointment: W D Witham of Glouster Ohio appointed administrator of John C. Merry estate in Dover Township Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated January 27 1944. Probate of said county.
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Athens County
Ohio
Athens
State of Ohio
Ohio Company
Ing
Townange
William Jackson
Lena
Wenning
O. l. No
O. l
New England
Rome Township
Hemiet
New Engle
Hfo
England
O. S. No
Newland
John Ackley
Isaid County
Ted Wu
New Nded
Ashcraft
Dili A
Wooles Tiowiana
Kanawha Point Pleasant
Harry Coyner
Joe B. Kiser
Paintsville
Kanawha County
W. D. Witham
Glouster
John C. Merry
Dover Township
D. White
Roush Seeks Court Action After School Ouster
Walden F. Roush, ousted by a county school board, serves notice via attorney Musgrave calling for reinstatement and restoration of duties and pay. The board denied the request 3 to 2, with White and Rogers in favor of restoring Roush and Caldwell, Burdette and Chapman opposing. A second notice seeks dismissal of Forrest L. Bachtel.
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Point Pleasant
F. G. Musgrave
County Board of Education
Walden F. Roush
Musgrave
Scott
Ducker
White
Rogers
Roush
Caldwell
Burdette
Chapman
Supreme Court
Starkey
Mr. Bachtel
Miller Interment Held Saturday in Gill Cemetery
Interment of Mrs. Miller of Ripley was held Saturday afternoon at Gill Cemetery near Hickory Chapel. She was the former Mrs. Tom Van Mater and a resident of Mason County.
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Point Pleasant
Miller
Ripley
Gill
Hickory Chapel
Tom van Mater
Mason County
Fire Crews Respond to Trash Fire in Point Pleasant
Fire department was called to North Point Pleasant Saturday afternoon. A rear yard blaze at the Koyleman home was subdued with little difficulty. The item notes sparrows cause extensive annual damage to buildings worldwide.
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Point Pleasant
North Point Pleasant
Koyleman
Mason Principals Meet Friday In Point Pleasant
The Mason County Elementary Principals Association will hold a supper meeting at theate school on Friday February 11 at 7 00 PM Dr John Davis Williams president of Janes College will be the speaker Elementary principals are urged to attend Leola E Woll is secretary of the association.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Elementary Principals Association
Ate Tse
John Davis Wiliams
Presifot of
Janes. College
Leola E. Woll
Pt Pleasant Personalities on Weekend Visits and Moves
Local notes list residents traveling and recovering, including Dan and someone from Point Pleasant with relatives in the area. B S Smith returned from California after four months visiting a daughter and other sites. Wotherspoon family spent the weekend in Pittsburgh with kin. Hofhenke and daughter Alice staying in Country Club Addition after Illinois visit. Harper back from Holzer Hospital after surgery and improving. Dr. N R Gunn to return home after surgery at Holzer two weeks ago. Mrs. Proffitt of Morrison spent a week in New York City with Morrison buyers. Mrs. Musgrave recovering at Camden-Clark Hospital Parkersburg after surgery. D W Burns critically ill at daughter Fettys Huntington home. Major Brian A Buell, district health officer, notified of transfer to Portsmouth Va by U S health department.
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Dan McNaughton
Point Pleasant
George Sprenger
Laula Lewis
Smith
California
Sacramento
West
John Wotherspoon
Donald
Country Club Addition
Pittsburgh
P. T. Hofhenke
Alice
Illinois
George
Harper
Holzer Hospital
N. R. Gunn
Howard Proffitt
Morrison
New York City
Raymond Musgrave
Camden-Clark Ital
Parkersburg
D. W. Burns
M. J. Fetty
Fourth Ave
Huntington
Fettys
Brian A. Buell
Portsmouth
U. S. Health Department
Gallipolis City Joins All Ohio Traffic Safety Contest
Gallipolis has enrolled for the 1944 All-Ohio Traffic Safety Contest, announced by City Manager Stewart A. Clendinen. He urged cooperative action by government, civic groups and citizens to prevent traffic accidents and aid wartime transportation conservation. The city received honorable mention in 1942, with 1943 awards to be announced after March 15.
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Gallipolis
Stewart A. Clendinen
Ohio
Firemen respond to six grass fires in Gallipolis
Gallipolis fire fighters raced to six alarms over six hours on Saturday, all grass fires with minimal damage thanks to swift action by Chief Walter Wise and his crew. Incidents included fires near Everett Reed on First Avenue, Fenimore Johnson’s on Brandstetter Heights, and sites near the old Fair Grounds, Sheldon Wise on Upper Second Avenue, and the Hughes place behind the Kanauga rail station. The Kanauga blaze began from a small out-building fire earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Walter Wise
Everett Reed
First Avenue
Fenimore Johnson
Brandstetter Heights
Old Fair Grounds
Sheldon Wise
Upper Second Avenue
Hughes Place
New York
Mrs Nuckles Dies After Long Illness in Gallipolis
Mrs Thomas Allen Nuckles 56 died at home on lower Fourth Avenue after a long illness. Born in West Virginia she lived in Kipolis over forty years. Survived by husband four children and two brothers and a sister. Funeral at First Baptist Church Tuesday at 2 with burial at Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Thomas Allen Nuckles
Lower
Fourth Avenue
West Virginia
Kpolis
Queen Victoria Lunsford
Florence Skidmore
Ravenna
Charles A. Nuckles
Edith Pridemore
Akron
Lawrence
U. S. Marine Corps
Quantico
Charles Lunsford
Columbus
H. Mason Lunsford
Lackawanna N. Y
Elizabeth Thacker
Hurricane
W. Va
J. Edward Hakes
First Baptist Church
Mound Hill Cemetery
Funeral held for Mrs. Louisa Craft in Gallipolis
Mrs. Louisa May Craft wife of George E Craft died Saturday at Craft Place Burkhart Lane after eleven weeks illness She was born November 10 1869 lifelong county resident daughter of William Allen King Survived by husband in his 89th year and five children Warner L Craft Mrs Thalma Goodwin Mrs Maryanne DeRolph Mrs Dorothy Conrad Albert W Craft and several siblings Funeral services conducted Monday at George J Wetherholt and Sons Funeral Home Rev W Scott Westerman and burial followed at Mound Hill Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Louisa May Craft
George E. Craft
Craft Place
Burkhart Lane
Columbus
Albert W. Craft
Dayton
Charles King
Charles M. Green
J. E. Pritchard
Yorktown
Ind
John King
Oxford
Ohio
W. A. King
City
George J. Wetherholt and Sons
W. Scott Westerman
Mound Hill Cemetery
Army Planes Drop Mail to Front Lines Visit from Halliday
Army planes drop soldiers mail directly on front lines, as Postmaster General Walker described to the House Appropriations Committee while discussing the post office supply bill. Lee Nighswander, 92, former Seneca County auditor, dies after 60 years in Democratic circles. Captain John Halliday arrives from Laurel Mississippi for his first visit in thirteen months, plans to move to Lakeland Florida, with family joining in transit via Columbus and Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halliday
Washington
Frank Walker
House Appropriations
Post Office
Tiffin
Lee Nighswander
Seneca County
Gallipolis
John Halliday
Laurel
Miss
Columbus
Lakeland
Florida
Janet Booth and Edward Robinson set to wed in Grace Methodist Church
Gallipolis notes announce the approaching marriage of Janet Booth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Wayne Booth, to Lieut. Edward F. Robinson, son of Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Robinson of Baldwin Long Island. The ceremony is planned for Tuesday February 8 at 12 30 PM with Rev. W Scott Western officiating. The couple will host a luncheon at the Lafayette Hotel after the ceremony. Robinson earned a navigator's commission at Hondo Field Texas and is Oberlin College alumnus. Janet Booth is an Oberlin graduate teaching in Jackson schools. Also noted are local social and military families, visits, and personnel changes around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clinton Wayne Booth
Janet
Edward F. Robinson
E. W. Robinson
Bo‘dwin
Long Island
N. Y
Grace Methodist Church
W. Scott Western
Carter Brumfield
Jhonor
Manning Wetherholt
Oberlin College
Jackson
Lovell announces birth of son in Charleston
Mr and Mrs Robert Lovell of Charleston announce the birth of a son at Holzer Hospital on February 3 The baby named Robert Graham Lovell Jr is their second child Mrs Lovell is the former Emma Lou McCormick Also mentioned is Mildred Gilman teacher at Washington School leaving for Phoenix Arizona on medical leave and a few lines about a buffet gathering for a son’s event.
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Robert Lovell
Charleston
Holzer Hospital
Mildred Gilman
Washington School
Phoenix
Ariz
Gilman
Carl Nibert
Missing Sgt Dabney From Bidwell In WWII Record
Gallipolis report confirms Staff Sgt. Richard C. Dabney is missing in action over Germany since December 22. A radio operator and gunner on a Flying Fortress, he entered service October 19, 1942, and reached England last December. He is a Bidwell High School and Chis Bates University graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Richard C. Dabney
Germany
War Department
R. C. Dabney
Bidswell
Dabney
England
Bidwell- 8 Id High School
Chis Bate University
Romance of Long Ago Ends in Wedding and Death
Tennessee White and Joseph F. Hutton, sweethearts 45 years ago, wed Friday after both were widowed. Superior Judge Thurmond Clark officiated. Saturday morning the 69 year old groom died, ending the romance milestone in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Tennessee White
Joseph F. Hutton
Thurmond Clark
Soldiers to Recruit WACs in February March Drive
Maj. Gen. James L. Collins, commanding general of the Fifth Service Command, urged every soldier to recruit a WAC during the period from February 15 to March 15. The call emphasizes enlistment of women into the Women’s Army Corps through this command’s manpower effort.
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WACS
Columbus
James L. Collins
Fifth Service Command
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Rairden
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Board of Ueation
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R. Harry O. Layne
D. Hannan
Douglas Wheaton
Flora B. Starkey
Winifred Gillispie
Floe Sturgeon
R. Maude Dyke Gilbert
Frank Jolley
Diston Meadows
Sadie M. Rood
Charles Conrad
D. Lewis
Robert Ferguson
Clyde McDermitt
John E. Brown
R. J. Wallace Burdette
Vanyla S. Hollen
NAVY
Uncle Sam
U. S. Navy
NEA
Italy
Red Cross
Mason
Tanis Chandler
Gallipolis Social Notes
Gusta Rose
John Rose
Sgt
Freddie Baker
Charles Rose
Jessie Ao
Paul Cline
Sgt. Baker
U. S.navy
Alfred Henking
Harmon O’brien
James O'Brien
Forest Clark
U. S. Army
Frank Haskins
Paw Jarvis
Young McCormick
Key West
Fis
Jerry Evans
Ohio State University
Stanl Evans
Harold Mackenzie Ane
Dickie
Beckie
Oil City
Camp Wheeler
Macon
Steve Clark
Baltimore
Hugh Evans
Ir. Bean
M. E. Rathburn
Frank Bean
Dr. Bean
Elmer E. Blazer
Larue
Flora Blazer
John Houck
Camp Campbell
Saurday
N. A. Martin
Herrin
William Davis
T. S. Berridge
Norma
William P. Cherrington
Susie
Frank Bell
Third Ave
Gillingham
Marianna Foster
R. M. Brown
Downtawn
Arizona
Sgt. Dabney
F. J
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