Lighter tugs being built in Mason Point Pleasant
Under Secretary of War Patterson informs Marietta Manufacturing Co. workers they again earned the Army-Navy production award for meritorious home-front service. MMC launches a 15-boat section of Army fighter tugs begun late in 1944, with 38 already built. weather slowed progress but a new launch schedule envisions a boat every ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert P. Patterson
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Army-Navy
Patterson
Oral
MMC
Uncle Sam's
Roads in County Deteriorate With Impassable Sections
Reports from Point Pleasant indicate county secondary roads are in very bad condition with some nearly impassable. The state road office notes primary roads are generally good except unpaved sections between New Haven and Jackson County and along Ripley Road from Hickory Chapel to the county line. A Ripley to Spencer link, once hard surfaced, is in bad shape and may become impassable by winter’s end. A cottage prayers meeting is planned at 7:30 PM tonight at 2215 Oak Street hosted by Mr and Mrs George Ferrell per Mrs Fred Mac Lennan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
State
New Haven
Jackson County
Ripley
Hickory Chapel
Spencer
George Ferrell
Oak St
Fred MacLennan
No Substantial Basis For Flood Forecast In Ohio
Governor Lausche faces criticism as local residents prepare for a potential flood despite no substantial basis for prediction. Rivermen largely agree no present indications exist, though they warn a flood could occur at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lausche
Ohio
Mason Farm Women Plan Activities in Mason County
Miss Virginia Parsons announces farm women club meetings over the next two weeks in Mason Farm. Wohela February 14 at 2 p.m., Leon February 19 at 7 30 p.m., Pocahontas February 21 at 7 30 p.m., Anne Bailey February 27 at 7 30 p.m. A February 22 garden and vegetable clinic in Point Pleasant will feature Lumel garden info pests and diseases sprays new vegetables prep dishes nutrition and color in salads. Wilbur Nelson will photograph improved kitchens February 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Virginie Parsons
Mason County
Farm Women’s Club
Wohela
Pearl Knapp
Leon Homemakers
Leon Lodge Hall
Pocahontas
Harold Lewis
Anne Bailey
Roy Kincade
W. H. Conkle
Boise Cofer
Will Bee
Parsons
Presbyterian Church
Gladys Wasmuth
Bert Roush
Terry’ Roush
A. P. Roush
Arsence Blessing
Miton Lewis
G. N. Sehul
Carl Parsons
Irene Sayre
George A Roirden
Walter Sommer
Madge Byus
Mervin Chapman
CE. McCulloch
John Hanley
Perl Kwann
Land Allotted To Mason Farmers
Major J. D. Fraser, commanding officer, reports all land available for lease to farmers, about 800 acres, has been allocated to bidders. No more land will be offered for agriculture this year. No part of the 8,000 acre reservation has been offered for sale, and sales in the near future are unlikely. The government reserved the right to buy back land if prematurely sold in some cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Maijor
J. D. Fraser
The
Dnaner Works
Fraser
Carpenters Strike Over Wages at Ordnance Works
About 100 carpenters employed by F B Badger and Sons Co construction additions to water and filtration systems at the Ordnance Works are on strike over wage adjustments denied by the government. Weson Fisher of Point Pleasant injured by falling branches. Dr Eschenaur reports scalp injuries and rib fractures from a separate incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
F. B. Badger and Sons
Ordnance Works
Duoreau
Li Iw
Hedger Co
Weson Fisher
Jocal
T Fauima Tron
Stindas
Eschenaur
Nie Point Cite
Adajar
Rs Gerpee Hanney
Galli
Ie Ferm
Rerio
Feentimnent
Marc Voinse Martin
Sears Ale of
Buffalo
Tiss Rhoades
Charleston
Iserlinrend
Social Notes from Point Pleasant event listings
Mrs. A. Kerth McClung announces a Colonel Lewis Chapter D A R meeting at the Mansion House at 3 pm Friday February 16. The February 4 H Club meeting featured Betty Dane Beckelheimer’s sandwich demo while Eureka 4 H planned a festival and Misses Jane Kaylor and Louise Hudson contributed music. Attendees included Betty Roush Jane Kaylor Valeria Kaylor Louise Hudson Jane Hudson Eugene Hudson Dale Sayre Willie Joe Grinstead Billy Pickens Norma Weaver Loueva Weaver Dorothy Brown Billy Brown Ellen Clarke and Fred Kaylor. Community notes also list visits and travel among Mrs J C Franklin in Cincinnati Mrs R Howard James of Huntington at the McCulloch home on Main St Miss Jean Rise secretary of the selective service board guests with dorm folks in Williamson and updates on Mrs Milton L Mier and Mrs Frank Brown and Mrs E M McDonald returning from Mobile Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
A. Kerth McClung
Colonel Lewis
D.A.R
Mansion House
McClung
Victory Valley
Betty Dane Beckelheimer
Eureka 2H
Jane Kaylor
Louise Hudson
Betty Roush
Valeria Kaylor
Jane Hudson
Eugene Hudson
Dale Sayre
Willie Joe Grinstead
Billy Pickens
Norma Weaver
Loueva Weaver
Dorothy Brown
Billy Brown
Ellen Clarke
Fred Kaylor
J. C. Franklin
Cincinnati
R. Howard James
Huntington
McCulloch
Main St
Jean Rise
Selective Service Board
Spencer Dismissed as Complainant Absent
Spencer, charged with stealing a valuable pistol from a home, was dismissed Monday after the complaining witness failed to appear before a local magistrate. Officers later concluded the warrant should have named another man who has since left the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Gus Spencer
Spencer
Delonging
Hesson
Morris ‘Son
Sheme
Hession
Laurel Run Club Entertained by Mrs Sowers
Laurel Run members of the Friendly Neighbors Club were hosted by Mrs Winnie Sawere with a chicken dinner. Attendees included Mrs Margaret Campbell, Mrs Nethe Muddy, Rue Campbell, Mrs Mary Thompson, Mrs Nethie White, Mrs Helen Bumcardner, Mrs namie Tord, Mrs Lottie Patton, Mrs Edith Wood and Gary, and guests Mrs John Edgar of Coonile and Janet Edgar of Union Furnace. The next meeting is set for Feh 15 at Mrs Margaret Tamphell’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Run
Winnie Sawere
Friendly Neighbors Club
Margaret Campbell
Nethe Muddy
Rue Campbell
Mary ‘Thompson
Nethie White
Helen Bumcardner
Namie ‘Tord
Lottie Patton
Edith Wood
Gary
Mix
Hattie Patton
John Edlgar
Coonile
Janet Edgar
Union Furnace
Sowers
Margaret Tamphell
Rays Ruscac
Lethe Patton
Bethy Brandon
Vue
Juanita Weife
Joy
Nelsonville
Joni Shiver
Nora
Haydenville
Shiver
William &. Hankison
Harold Sater
Arthur Todd
W Sever
Lancaster
Praises Initiative Of Yank Soldiers At Ord Nace Works
A Yank soldier at the ordnance works credits American initiative for battlefield success, saying Americans kill five or six Japs to one American lost. He notes Japanese leaders’ incapacitation leaves troops helpless, recognizes superior American equipment but praises a fine Japanese machine gun and mortars gained from his Pacific campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ordnace Works
Guadalcanal
Bougainville
Southwest Pacific
Funeral Rites Held for Rosetta Swan at Christian Church
Rosetta Swan aged 84 died in Cleveland and funeral services were conducted Tuesday at the Christian Church by Rev. Joe B. Maffett of Athens. Burial followed at Sand Hill Cemetery beside her husband J. C. Swan. Attending relatives included T. L. Swan and Leonard Kennedy from Cleveland, and Troy Picklen of Salina, with visitors M. W. Skewart and H. M. Hughes of Columbus, and Vera Weber visiting in Parkersburg. Sgt. E. L. Clark of Columbus visited his family Tuesday.
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Long Bottom
Rosetta Swan
Cleveland
The
Christian Church
Joe B. Maffett
Athens
T. L. Swan
Leonard Kennedy
Troy Picklens
Salina
Sand Hill Cemetery
J. C. Swan
M. W. Skewart
H. M. Hughes
Columbus
W. N. Swain
Vera Weber
Parkersburg
Sgt
E. L. Clark
Rutland Group Hosts Methodist Woman Program Night
The Rutland W. S. C. S. at the Methodist Church hosted an evening gathering at Mrs. Weber Theoham’s home with Mrs. Carl Denison as assistant hostess. A skit titled The Methodist Woman featured many members including Mrs. Frank Bean Mrs. C. O Patterson Mrs. Dorothy Smith Miss Catherine Colwell and others. Refreshments were served by the hostesses. The Purple Heart awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Flosh Dunfee was sent by the War Department for their son Rex who was killed in Germany. Wes Lewis Harpe heads to Columbus for work as Mrs. M E Rathburn visits there. The Home Economics Department at Rutland High School urges residents to donate waste fat for the war effort through enrolled students. start saving if none is available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Chase
Paul Friend
Marcus Roush
Vera Marie Roush
Kathryn Schmitt
Edith Grant
Flosh Dunfee
War Department
Rex
Germany
Wes Lewis Harpe
Columbus
M E Rathburn
Ray Philips
Flossie Hull
Rutland High School
Gallipolis to Meet Gallia Big Blacks Tonight
Gallipolis faces Gallia Big Blacks at Tamar Hick School gym tonight at 7 o'clock. The teams recently met at Gallia Academy with Gallia winning, a rare setback for the Big Blacks this season. An earlier A team scrimmage between Gallia Academy and Senior High School precedes the main game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Big Blacks
Gallipols
Big Blacks
Tamar Hick School
Gallia Academy
Gallinats
Gal- Via Academy
Rich Schoo
Kanauga Social Notes Recap From Thursday Gatherings
KS Kanauga social column lists residents and visitors with brief notes on meetings in Cheshire hosted by Rev. and Mrs. Julius Chandler. Mentions include births, illnesses, birthdays, travel by ship and rail, and several local and distant names in mixed hometown updates.
Chester News Notes and Local Mentions
Chester notes report Pvt Elson Spencer slightly wounded in action at Luxembourg per War Dept. Feb gathering of Chester Garden Club at Mrs Carl Biddles with Valentine party and hostesses. Various locals including Miss Eileen Hayes of Columbus visiting parents Ward and Mrs Hayes. Frank visiting Parkersburg. Mrs Norme Dean improving. Mrs Bully Will from Texas visiting. Chester Grange shower for Mr and Mrs Paul Baer with few members present. Several familiar names and weekend visits across Chester and Columbus areas. Russell Stone admitted to Holzer Hospital for surgical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Henry Spencer
War Dept
Pvt
Elson Spencer
Luxembourg
Chester Garden Club
Carl Biddle
Vern Cleland
Raemarkers
Eileen Hayes
Columbus
Ward Hayes
Frank
Earnest Brown
Parkersburg
Norme Dean
Bully Will
Texas
Rex Bailey
Chester Grange
Paul Baer
Ruth Weber
Virgu Wood
Marion Wood Am
Chester Methodist Laces Aid
Mire
N- Jones
Missing Gallia County native reported in Burma front
Gallia County news reports Lieutenant James Miller navigator bombardier missing in action on the Burma China front since February 1. Miller, 24, born in Gallipolis, son of Mrs Lorena Fee Miller and the late Warren Miller, married to Janet Scott of Hamden with a two year old. He attended Rio Grande College before entering service. two brothers serve overseas and another at Phoenix, Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Miller
Burmado-China
Flint
Mich
Miller
Lorena Fee Miller
Warren Miller
Gallia Academy
Rio Grande College
War Prisoners of Huns Are Moved
Gallia County Red Cross official Catherine Hayward said the Provost Marshal General’s office notified that Stalag 4-B prisoners of war were moved to Stalag 3-C. The transfer suggests Pr Cecil D. Price of Vinton may soon be released, as he moved from Muhlberg to Altdrawitz near Kuestrin where Russian forces push toward Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Catherine Hayward
Gallia County
American Red Cross
Cecil D. Price
Vinton
Muhlberg
Saxony
Altdrawitz
Berndenburg
Kuestrin
Berlin
Purchases Property In Gallipolis City
Gabrielli buys Miss Frances Shurta property on Court Street between Third and Fourth in Gallipolis with a brick residence and space for a rear building, near Evans Market. Consideration around 8500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gaz Gabrielli
Frances Shurta
Court Sercet
Evans,Market
Injured in Fall on Ice Near Columbus Home
Mrs. Hattie Romaine, 75, fractured a hip after a Saturday fall on ice near her Kelso Road residence in Columbus. She summers at a rural home near Evergreen and has many friends across Gallipolis and the county who will regret the misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Hattie Romaine
Kelso Road
Columbus
Romaine
Evergreen
Red Cross Classes To Be Held At Gallia High
Mrs Horace B Ecker announced Red Cross home nursing classes will be held weekly on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 7 o clock in the Gallia Academy High School home economics room in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Horace B. Ecker
Red Cross
Gallia Academy High School
Unemployment Claims Rise in Ottin Dating January
Columbus report shows unemployment compensation claims increased 22 percent from December due to fuel shortage related plant shutdowns. Charles H. Jones, administrator of the State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, released the figures today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ottin
Charles HH. ‘Jones
State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Jones
Accidents Total Drops Despite Heavier Travels
Ohio bus, traction and railroad accidents fell 116 in 1944 despite heavier travel. The Public Utilities Commission reported 446 people died in such incidents, down from 562 in 1943, according to Statistician George Fink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
State Public Utilities Commission
George Fink
Gallipolis Social Notes Bride and Groom Tie The Knot
Patricia Hanson and Joel Kent were married by Rev. Edwards Dickinson at the Dickinson home in Rio Grande on Saturday evening February 10. Friends and relatives attended a music filled ceremony with readings from Whittier and Gilbran, songs by Stocking and family, and visitors from Evanston, Rome, Columbus, and Huntington. The couple will attend Antioch College and begin their new life after a wedding supper and farewell songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Patricia Hanson
Joel Kent
Edwards Dickinson
Dickinson
Rio Grande
Robert P. Ewing
Richard Stenhouse
New York City
Whittier
Adelia Stocking
Henry P. Dickinson
Mary Bartlett Y
Aaron Kent
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Gilbran
Arthur Morgan
William James
Gordon
Kent
Pat
Joe
Stocking
Harry Stevenson
Evanston
Ilinois
Gordon Kent
Rome
N. Y
Beatrice McKee
Forrest Hills
Henry Lon Carr
David
Pomeroy
Luther Tracey
Middleport
John Kine
Washington D. H
F. W. McDermott
Lucille
Lorena
Betty McDermott
Mae
Molly Fulton
Dorothy Brooks
Mae Smeltzer
French Thornton
Sue
Lorena Jenkins
Jessie Abbott
Gallipolis Personal Notes Mention Funeral and Visits
Gallipolis personal items list Mont Shumway funeral attendees in Pomeroy on Monday. Lt Earl Zelle and Virginia Huntington guests of Huntington family. Zelle stationed at Fayetteville MN. C and Mrs Zelle have been with him months. Birth announced Jesse Wayne for Earl and Mrs Saunders Lower River Road. Jack Switzer from Columbus for weekend with Switzer family. Sgt Robert Mills left for Drew Field Tampa after furlough. Seaman Kenneth Betz returns home from a month’s leave with parents Harry and Mrs Betz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Smith
Alice
Margaret Hardesty
Charles Erdman
Lafayette Hotel
Mont Shumway
Pomeroy
Earl Zele
Virginia Huntington
Stanley B. Huntington
Zelle
Fayetteville
MN. C
Earl Saunders
Lower River Road
Jesse Wayne
Jack Switzer
Columbus
R. M. Switzer
Robert Mills
Drew Field
Tampa
Fla
Ira Mills
Seaman Kenneth Betz
Harry Betz
Son in German POW Camp Sends First Direct Word
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jeffers of Bladen report their son Sgt. John Jeffers a prisoner of war since July sent a card from a German camp. The letter, written in his own hand over four months ago, says he is in good health and asks them not to worry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ralph Jeffers
Bladen
John Jeffers
Jeffers
Business as Usual Order Is Issued Gallipolis Stores Open All Day
Gallipolis retail merchants' committee was told that six days a week operation bans were lifted by Gov. Lausche as fuel shortages eased. Stores will be open all day next Thursday and thereafter every Thursday unless new emergencies arise. The Ohio State Retail Merchants' Association praised local cooperation in a telegram to the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce
Frank J. Lausche
Tetail ‘Merchants’ Committee
Ohio State Retail Merchants’ Association
Gallipolis Retail Merchants' Committee
Local man finds relief from bloating with ERB HELP
A local man recalls feeling like a swollen balloon after meals due to gas. After taking IELP containing 22 herbs from Athens Pharmacy he reports regular bowels and the ability to eat anything without gas or bloating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erbhelp
IELP
Athens
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Athens Messenger
Mason
Zenners
Sweeters
Ficor
Mason Farm
New Straitsville
Vicinity
Mac McQuade Barber Shop
Hilleary Shoe Hospital
Manila
MacArthur
Philippine
Santo Tomas
Clifford Thompson
Rose Timberlake
Laurel Run Club
Rutland
Metz
C Gaulle
Herr Giraud
Kanauga Social Notes
Kanauga
Kanauga Wscs
Julius Chandler
Cheshire
Harry Smith
Jewell Esther
James Burleson
Lewis Lee
Berkley Wright
Joe Litchfield
Russell Stone
Marine Enancer
Eighth and
Viand Ste
Holzer Hospital
Yester
J Lient
Bidwell-Porter
Bidwell-Porter High School
Prin
Charles Sprague
Pirates
Mendel E. Beattie
Blues
Bidwell
Wington High School
Neal
Skidmore
F Sullins
Hamilton
Lewis
Evans
Karr
Weiher
Blazer
Howard
Gallipolis Social Notes
Margaret D. Carter
Joe Mosh
Howard Neal
Margaret
Florence Walker
Son
Thur
Ina Cen
Leon Errol
Nellie
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