Mason County Red Cross Disaster Group to Meet Friday
A meeting of the Mason County Red Cross disaster preparedness committee is set for Friday at 8 pm in Red Cross headquarters on Eleventh Street. Chairman Ernest Kincade urges seven key county representatives H D Lusher Flat Rock Mrs Warren Stewart New Haven Mrs B Woodrum Clifton Mrs R F Bryant New Haven Mrs Earl Mohr Arlee T C Caudill Henderson and Kerr Blain South Side to attend to plan flood emergency responses.
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Point Pleasant
Red Cross
Ernest Kincade
Eleventh St
H. Withers
National
Washington
Mason County
Kincade
H. D. Lusher
Flat Rock
Warren Stewart
New Haven
4. B. Woodrum
Clifton
R. F. Bryant
Earl Mohr
Arlee
T. C. Caudill
Henderson
Kerr Blain
South Side
Point Clinic Discharges and Admissions at Point Pleasant
Ralph Johns of Buffalo, a patient at Point Clinic, has been discharged. Enid Hughes of Beech Hill was admitted for medical treatment. Wilson Fisher, local, injured by a falling tree branch Sunday, is reported to be making good recovery at the clinic.
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Point Pleasant
Ralph Johns
Buffalo
Point Clinic
Enid Hughes
Beech Hill
Wilson Fisher
James Paul Byus Dies in France
Pfc. James Paul Byus 19 died Feb 1 in a French hospital from wounds received in action Jan 17 in Germany. Parents Mr and Mrs Andrew Byus of Ohio Street notified by war department. He entered service Dec 1943 after working at Marietta Manufacturing Co. Survived by parents two brothers William and Rob, two sisters Mrs Ruby Pierce and Miss Betty Byus. Breslau note appears unrelated.
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Point Pleasant
James Paul Byus
Germany
Andrew Byus
Ohio St
War Department
Marietta Manufacturing Co
William Byus
Jefferson Blvd
Rob
Opening of Youth Center Celebrated by American Legion
POINT PLEASANT The American Legion will celebrate the recreation center opening on February 22 Washington's Birthday with a supper in the Legion Building banquet hall. A program of speaking will feature the supper and a loudspeaker will relay addresses to the recreation center on the first floor. Equipment for the snack bar and furniture for the center have been secured. tables ping pong and billiards plus a piano were donated. The drive to raise funds began February 1 and while full financing is not yet raised, progress is evident as the play place opens next Thursday.
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Point Pleasant
American Legion
Washington
Friends of the Movement
Dexter and Navy Men on Furlough in Local Notes
Local column lists Sgt. Bearl A. Steele of Air Transport Command returning on furlough, visiting family in Barberton, with notes on previous posting and duties. Also mentions Douglas Danny on a submarine furlough with relatives, ties to Ohio University, and various visits and social updates among area families and workers including goings to Nashville for union activity and carpenters returning to work after wage talks.
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Dexter
Sgt
Bearl
A. Steele
Air Transport Command
Nina
Steele
Elaine
Bear
D. Steele
Barberton
Goldsboro
N. C
Technical School Command
ATC
Sgt. Steele
Douglas Danny
Elsie Canny
W. R. Halliday
Canny
Navy
A&a
Ohio University At
Athens
George Perry
W. BR. Halliday
Billie Perry
Old Salem
Halliday
Corrie Smith
Almith
Clair Nicholson
Mt. Union
Ise Danny
Douglas
Ware Halliday
Carpentyr
Ton Weaver
Kenneth Weaver
Chauncox
Garland Weaver
Ann
Pomeroy
Orvetta Weaver
Chaunery
J. W. Weaver
Doug
Roy Anderson
Parker Run
Anderson
Cash Braley
Lovina Griffin
Dyesville
W. D. Curry
George Cahoon
Wilkesville
Max Smith
George Adkins
Huntington
Nicholson
Midway
Local Social Notes Involving Cruickshanks and Town News
Lieut Alexander Cruickshanks Jr. arrives on leave to see his parents Mrs Cruickshanks and family at Jefferson Blvd before returning to Camp Pickett General Hospital Virginia for a surgical operation after a leg injury in Germany. Also updates on Miss Dorothy Watkins moving to Pleasant Street and social club suspension for Lent with bridge results and other Point Pleasant personal notices and hospital trips.
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Point Pleasant
Alexander Cruickshanks
Jefferson Blvd
Cruickshanks
General Hospital
Camp Pickett
Europe
Germany
Dorothy Watkins
Pleasant St
Country Club
Morgantown
Watling
Blue Devils Beat Locals in Close Junior High Clash
Blue Devils again defeated the Big Blacks 32 to 23 at Junior High School Auditorium in a fast, close game. Canaday led Blue Devils with 12 points, Bur ton 2, Valentine 5, White 3, Folden 4, while Martin scored 12 for the Big Blacks. Miller 10, Rose 9, Somerville 2 for the locals. Referee Greenlee, scorers Dun kle and Burton, timekeeper Adkins.
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Point Pleasant
Gallipolis
Blue Devils
Big Blacks
Owas Guard
Canaday
Burton
Valentine
White
Folden
Martin
Bob Miller
Rose
Somerville
Greenlee
Dun~kle
Adkins
Close Business in Point Pleasant
A Point Pleasant restaurant closed its front door in the morning due to staff shortages as patrons observed. Owners John Brown and Lester Pule stated they had only one waitress and needed the door shut to prepare luncheon, reflecting a wider problem of available help for women in the area amid local manufacturing workers drawing female labor.
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Telnet
Jonn Brown
Lester
West Virginia Ordnance iWorks
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Navy
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Quality Manufacturing Co
Via Electric
iCo
Corning News Notes: Marriages, Visits, and Local Events
Mr and Mrs Willard Past announce the marriage of daughter Jean to Jack Ice of Terre Haute Indiana. Mrs James Jenkins hosted a party for daughter Eunice. Mrs Harry Plant Bremen visited Corning and attended evangelistic services at Church of God with Frank McCabe. Canton visits family here. Cpl and Mrs Robert Holden returned from a short wedding trip and are visiting her father. Henry Winnenbere Mrs William Campbell was in Columbus recently. William Fail a patient at St Francis Hospital Columbus. Mr and Mrs George Phillis and family were in New Straitsville Sunday. Miss Grace Ann and Rose Mary Roeks were in Glouster Saturday. Mrs Mode Myers and her sons recently visited relatives in New Lexington.
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Corning
Willard Past
Jean
Jack Ice
Terre Haute
Ind
James Jenkins
Eunice
Harry Plant
Bremen
Church of God
Frank McCabe
Canton
Cpl
Robert Holden
Henry Winnenbere
William Campbell
Columbus
Wiliam Fail
St. Francis Hospital
George Phillis
New Straitsville
Grace Ann
Rose Mary Roeks
Glouster
Mode Myers
New Lexington. Y
Rardin Named Divorce Commissioner in Mason County
William A. Rardin, prosecuting attorney, is named divorce commissioner of the Mason County circuit court by Judge Lewis H. Miller. He will receive $15 per divorce case and may not practice as an attorney for parties in any case. Duties include case investigation, trial appearances, witness examination, safeguarding state interests, and fraud prevention. The role had been vacant nearly ten years since Ben Hi Blagg.
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Point Pleasant
William A. Rardin
Circuit Court
Mason County
Lewis H. Miller
Rardin
Ben Hi
Blagg
Mile
Jer
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