New York Firm to Open Point Pleasant Toy Factory
A New York City company plans a two year lease on the Arnett Building in Point Pleasant to manufacture Young Toys for children up to age three. The plant will start March 1 with 50 women, expanding to about 500 workers when materials and machines are ready, potentially running 24 hours with 500 operatives.
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Point Pleasant
Arnett
Sixth and
Main Sts
Sylvania Electrical Products Company
New York City
New York
Young Toys
Walden F. Roush
Chamber of Commerce
Werner Yunker
Yunker
James Hall Returns As Store Manager
James J. Hall returns to lead Thompson Drug Company in Point Pleasant replacing Mrs J R Schirmer who recently resigned. Hall previously held the post, served in the Navy as a pharmacists mate, and was at Port Chicago during the disaster. A Detroit native, he has lived here in recent years and married Rhoda Windon. they reside on Highland Avenue.
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Point Pleasant
James J
Jimmy” Hall
J. R. Schirmer
Thompson Drug Company
Navy
Port Chicago
Hall
Detroit
Rhoda Windon
Highland Ave
Two Pay Fines for Traffic Violations
Oris E. Chattin of Clifton was found guilty of reckless driving and fined 25 dollars plus costs after a collision on Route 62 Clifton. Hayward W. Bissell of Letart Falls pleaded guilty to obstructing traffic and paid 5 dollars plus costs. Chattin suffered facial injuries.
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Point Pleasant
Oris E. Chattin
Clifton
Paul F. Thomas A
State
Chattin
Ohio
Hayward W. Bissell
Letart Falls
Two Investigated For Stolen Car In Point Pleasant
Sheriff Hesson says a California radio message identifies Charles Emroy Sloane and Helen Angela Brown as suspects in a stolen car case. They are being held for investigation after Sloane claimed the vehicle was hot. No further word has come from California authorities.
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Point Pleasant
Ernest Hesson
California
Charles Emroy Sloane
Helen
Angela Brown
Soane
Was Mason Countian Lula Swisher Dies in Middleport
Mrs Lula Swisher died Friday night in Middleport Ohio she was a native of Mason County Her son Wally Allen from a prior marriage lives on Charleston Road A sister Angeline Rogers Point Pleasant and another sister Mrs Henry Bennett of Geneva West Virginia are named in the obituary. Entertaining guests Point Pleasant Mr and Mrs John Carpenter 2313 Mt Vernon Ave hosted dinner guests Sunday including Mr and Mrs W S Hyre Mr and Mrs Elmer Plymale of Gallipolis Ferry Mr and Mrs Frank Carpenter Mrs Nell Gage Mrs Lucy German and son Billy
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Point Pleasant
Lula Swisher
Middleport
Mason County
Wally Allen
Charleston Road
Angeline Rogers
Henry Bennett
Geneva
W. Va
John Carpenter
Mt. Vernon Ave
W. S. Hyre
Elmer Plymale
Gallipolis Ferry
Frank Carpenter
Nell Gage
Lucy German
Billy
C. E. Hoge
Vland St
Holzer Hospital
Earl H. Arnett
Cambridge
Ruth Blenner
Sheriff's Office
Charleston
C. G. Bauerle
Cincinnati
Alexander McCulloch
Robert Fenton
Parsons
M. C. Byers
Lewis Byers
Baltimore
James
McCulloch
Leon Thompson
Huntington
Thompsons
Bechtel Cottage
Highland Ave
Sarah Hamm
Mason City
J. Morrison
Gail Faires
Glouster
Edward Green
A. E. Chapman
Gallia, O
iMervin Chapmans
Henderson
Woman's Bedtime Gas Relief Story Promises Cure
A woman describes severe stomach gas that rose to her throat when lying down, making sleep impossible. After using ERB-HELP with twelve herbs, her gas subsided, bowels regular, and she can sleep. The ad claims cleansing bowels and kidney aid, with Athens Pharmacy and Betis Cut Rate carrying ERB HELP.
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Athens Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Betis
Pt Pleasant Business Expansion Reported
Reports from Pt Pleasant North Point Pleasant indicate a new theater project and a planned drug store. Twenty Second Street is favored as the site for both ventures, with city residents in that section discussing the expansion.
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Foint Pleasant
North Point Pleasant
Twenty-Second St
Circles One and Two Meet at Trinity Church
Mrs. William H. Rardin leads a Trinity Methodist Church gathering Tuesday at 8 PM to review The Long Sisters by Mrs. Garrett Green, highlighting Methodist influence on Chinese leaders. Vera Fadeley handles devotion with Fadeley and Mary Hellems as hostesses.
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Wiliam H. Rardin
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Trinity Methodist Church
Rardin
Garrett Green
Vera Fadeley
Fadley
Mary ‘Hellems
Thomas Attending Weston Police School
Paul F. Thomas left Sunday for Weston to attend a police re training school led by staff from the Department of Public Safety and the FBI. Sergeant Thomas, with 25 years in service, plans to remain beyond retirement while troopers H. D. Coyner and C. A. Hehle will join later.
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Point Pleasant
Paul F. Thomas
Weston
Department of Public Safety
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Thomas
Europe
H. D. Coyner
C. A. Hehle
Man Suffers Temple Injury After Bottle Blow on Main St
Shag Durst of Charleston Road in Point Pleasant was hit in the temple with a bottle or similar object on lower Main Street about 10 PM Saturday, rupturing a blood vessel. Police took him to the sheriff’s residence, then to Point Clinic for treatment before returning home. Sheriff Hesson said Dave Decker of First Ward was named as Durst’s assailant.
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Point Pleasant
Durst
Charleston Road
Main St
Hesson
Toral Morrison
Darst
Point Clinic
Dave Decker
First Ward
Rites Held for Vera Haptonstall McCulloch
Last rites were conducted for Mrs. Vera Haptonstall McCulloch widow of J. Fred McCulloch at Franklin Funeral Home in Point Pleasant. Rev. William Meade presided and burial followed in Lone Oak Cemetery.
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Point Pleasant
Vera Haptonstall McCulloch
J. Fred McCulloch
Mason County
Franklin Funeral Home
William Meade
Lone Oak Cemetery
Merchants Hold Meeting in Point Pleasant
A Mason Putnam merchants association gathering at Joe Buffington's store brought representatives from both counties. A unanimous resolution urged terminating the OPA at the current extension on June 30. George W. King spoke onWashington conference results and urged protests to Congress to end the OPA in five years. New officers were elected with C. L. Coston as president and Buffington as secretary treasurer.
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Point Pleasant
Mason-Putnam Merchants Association
Joe Buffington
22Nd St
Jackson Ave
OPA
George W. King
West Virginia Association of Retail Grocers
Washington
National Capital
Congress
C. L. Coston
Bellemeade
Mr. Buffington
Guy Hulbert
Buffalo
A. N. Sumner
Hurriance
W. L. Lewis
Red House
Harry Gress
Ira Blain
Hogsett
A. L. Beckett
Hurricane
Garland Mohr
Gallipolis Ferry
R. P. Nibert
Apple Grove
Arlie Utt
Poca
Dan L. Hope
Henderson
A. B. Woodrum
Clifton
J. L. Morgan
Gladys Thomas
Mason City
Senatorial Candidate Van Camp Tours Pt Pleasant
Putnam County electrician B L Van Camp visited Pt Pleasant on Saturday meeting Republicans about his bid for the Fourth District state senate seat. The district includes Mason Putnam Jackson Roane and Clay counties. Musgrave term may end this year with no re-election plans. Karickhoff of Spencer already seeks the GOP nomination. Van Camp works for Monsanto in Charleston and previously did air conditioning work and spent years with Edison in Detroit.
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Point Pleasant
O. B. VanCamp
Putnam County
Mason
Putnam
Jackson
Roane
Clay
Raymond Musgrave
Karickhoff
Spencer
VanCamp
Monsanto Chemical Company
Charleston
Edison Company
Detroit
Cars Collide Friday Damages Sought in Local Suit
In Point Pleasant Gus Douglas Jr of Grimms Landing and James T Brooks of Virginia working for American Telephone and Telegraph collided near Viand Street and Shadle Bridge Friday night. Douglas filed for 5300 damages against Brooks in the local magistrate court.
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Point Pleasant
Gus Douglas
Grimms Landing
James T. Brooks
Virginia
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Viand St
Shadle Bridge
Douglas
Kanawha
Brooks
Local Steel Strike Not Yet Settled
Hopes for an early settlement of the West Virginia Malleable Iron Company strike fade as authorities indicate the dispute will not end until government policies are clarified. The plant has stood idle for a month.
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Palne Pleasant
West Virginia
Lambda Chi Omega Bake Sale Set for Saturday
Lamda Chi Omega Sorority will hold a bake sale next Saturday at Heck's Grocery Main St starting 10 a.m. The organizing committee includes Mrs. Sidney Brown Mrs. Gill Ball and Mrs. Ronald White led by sorority president Mrs. William Filson who asks members to call a committee member to contribute.
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Point Pleasant
Lambda Chi Omega
Heck’s Grocery
Main St
Sidney Brown
Gill Ball
Ronald White
William Filson
Gallipolis Social Notes Bridge Luncheon at Lafayette Hotel
Mrs Homer B Thomas and Mrs Howard Foster hosted a bridge luncheon Thursday with Valentine decorations in the palm room of the Lafayette Hotel. Seven tables played bridge. first prize went to Mrs H J Hartman Athens guest of her sister Mrs R D Thomas, second to Mrs Bubr Hood, house prize to Mrs W H Walker. Another out of town guest was Mrs Laurence Bastiani of Cambridge. Mrs Kenneth Frazier hosted a dessert bridge Thursday evening with six tables. Ruth Maddy won first, Mrs W H Walker second, and Mrs Junior Simmons the traveling prize.
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Gallipolis
Homer B. Thomas
Howard Foster
Bridge
Lafayette
H. J. Hartman
Athens
R. D. Thomas
Bubr Hood
W. H. Walker
Hartman
Laurence Bastiani
Cambridge
Frazier
Kenneth Frazier
Ruth Maddy
Junior Simmons
Home Council Hears Mrs Marion Wells
GALLIPOLIS The Woman's Home Council held its February meeting at the Presbyterian Church. The session opened at 10 with a noon pot luck dinner. Guest speaker Mrs Marion Wells, executive secretary for Crippled Children, spoke on the work for afflicted youngsters and urged购买 stamps to aid the cause.
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Gallipolis
Woman's Home Council
Presbyterian Church
Marion Wells
Mrs Ward Suffers Fracture in Charleston Home
Mrs M C Ward 90 last fall fractured her hip after a fall at Harley Wards home in Charleston West Virginia. She has divided her time between her son and daughter in Gallipolis Ohio spending winters in Charleston and summers in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
M. C. Ward
Ed Mullineaux
Harley Ward
Charleston
W.va
Ward
Hospital Discharges After Tragic Pomeroy Accident
Leave Hospital GALLIPOLIS Jack Campbell and Vance Dewitt of Eureka, injured Thursday evening in which Herman Scholl of Pomeroy was killed, were discharged from Holzer Hospital Saturday. Mrs Scholl, injured in the same accident, was moved to her parents home in Pomeroy Friday.
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Gallipolis
Jack Campbell
Vance Dewitt
Eureka
Herman Scholl
Pomeroy
Holzer Hospital
Scholl
Frances C. Burnett Sues for Divorce in Gallipolis
Frances C. Burnett a minor through her mother sues Jesse Burnett for divorce alimony and restoration of maiden name alleging neglect and cruelty. Married January 30 1945 the couple has no children with William H. Janes acting as attorney for the plaintiff.
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Gallipolis
Frances C. Burnett
Jesse Burnett
William H. Janes
Gallipolis To Host District Hi Y Convention This Evening
Gallipolis hosts the district Hi Y convention with a 6 30 banquet at Washington School lunchroom. Lonnie Safford delivers welcome remarks, followed by Joe Rupert and speeches by E G Keairns and George Donaldson. Music by local students and a state Hi Y official's talk wrap the program.
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Gallipolis
Washington School
Lonnie Safford
Gallipolis Hill
Joe Rupert
Wellston
E. G. Keairns
Jackson
Washington
Carlos Bradley
George Donaldson
Columbus
Richard Carter
Richard, Smeltzer
James Hackworth
den ‘Robinson
Dan Black
Leon Mag'gied
Vivian Allison
L. W. Sewell
Hold Glenn Funeral Services Sunday
GALLIPOLIS Funeral services were held Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Vinton Methodist Church for Mrs. Margaret Turner Glenn 66, widow of former Vinton mayor George E. Glenn. She died at Warren home of her daughter Mrs. Vernon Hershey. Survived by daughters Mrs. Helen G. Mills, Mrs. Lucy Belle Turner, Mrs. Harriet Thomas, and son Frank Glenn, all of Warren, among others.
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Gallipolis
Vinton Methodist Church
Margaret Turner Glenn
Glenn
George E. Glenn
Vinton
Vernon Hershey
War ‘Ren
Hershey
Helen G. Mills
Lucy Belle Turner
Harriet
Thomas
Frank Glenn
Warren
State Guard Unit Inspected At New Armory
Gallipolis Ohio State Guard Company L held an open inspection Sunday evening at the new Ohio State Armory in the Gardner building at Third Ave and State St. This marked Capt. Craig D. Slagle’s final inspection before he resigns. Lt. Edwin E. Higgins will succeed him. Ceremony included calls, inspections, drills, riot formations, interior guard duty, competitive drill, critique by Major Caldwell.
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Gallipolis
J. Emmet Morrison
Carles Knuckles
Interior Guard
Set. J. Emmet Morrison
Major Caldwell
Dunaway Funeral Is Held at Rodan Church
Gallia county obituary for Rgger Dunaway who died Friday at home in Rodney after long illness. Born March 14 1872 in Spencer West Virginia he lived in Rodney nine years. Survived by wife Agnes Miller Dunaway son Russell in the Army brothers W E Dunaway and three sisters Addie Crawford Dover New York Mrs Minnie Henderson Wheeling and Mrs Ollie Batton Parkersburg.
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Addie Crawford
Andover
N. Y
Minnie Hendershot
Wheeling
Ollie Battom
Parkersbure
English War Brides Arrive in Gallipolis
Two English war brides who crossed on the Queen Mary have reached Gallipolis to join their husbands. Mrs. James Frank Belville and her year old daughter Cheryl stay with the Belville family in Vinton Ave. The husband served with the 8th RAF as an armour gunner on a Flying Fortress and may remain in Gallipolis after discharge. The other family, Mrs. Eva Kratz with Desmond George Rogers, 15, and a two year old daughter, also arrived and stay with Mrs Kratz while seeking housing.
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Gallipolis
James Frank Belville
Cheryl
Mr. Belville
George Lemley
Vinton Ave
Belville
New York
Lancaster
Jeanne Rosemary Dalby
Waterford
England
8Th
R.A.F
States
T J
George Kratz
Kratz
Gallia County Says 33 Men Are Discharged
Gallia County lists thirty three service men discharged in the week ending February 14. The names include Clarence Swain Ervin Woodard Coleman Sheets Wayne Matthews Raymond Gooch Lewis Campbell Norvin Carter Ralph Saunders John Taylor Henry Sheets Hayward Sheets Chester Griffiths John Roush Divers Cray Wendell Coy John F Pullins Orville Shoe maker Clyde Walker Martie Pinkerman Calvin Waugh Elzie Hall Robert Halley James Woodard Ray Carter Denver Smith Jason Straight Melein Durst Lloyd Fry Calvin Mitchell Harold Watson Thomas Dunsmore.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Clarence Denver Swain
Ervin Clay ‘Woodard
Coleman Burke Sheets
Wayne Matthews
Raymond Gooch
Lewis V. Campbell
Norvin L. Carter
Ralph G. Saunders
John W. Taylor
Henry J. Sheets
Hayward D. Sheets
Chester O. Griffiths
John Roush
Divers E. Cray
Wendell E. Coy
John Fpullins
Orville H. Shoemaker
Clyde B. Walker
Martie Pinkerman
Calvin W. Waugh
Elzie Hall
Robert Halley
James d. Woodard
Ray Carter
Denver V. Smith
Jason J. Straight
Mele
F. Durst
Lloyd E. Fry
Calvin Lu. Mitchell
Harold E. Watson
Thomas E. Dunsmore
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James Hall
Mason Countian
Weston Police School
Kondon’s
Kondon
McBee
McBee Company
Miss Garvin
Pt. Pleasant
London
Lamda Chi Omega
Gallipolis Social Notes
Capudine
the McBee Company
The
McBee Co
Athens, Ohio
Gallia
East Gallipolis
Jean Saunders
Earl Saunders
ae W._ Va
Osa Pasco
Boston
Mass
Miss Saunders
Pasco
Virgil F. Waugh
West Columbia
dJmiden
Rodgers
State Guard
Dunaway
Daiia
Norito
Urito
Frank B. Carraci
Frank A. Carraci
Hamden
E. B. Jones
Monroe Bush
Russia
Iva France
N. A. Martin
corRage As
National Brands Sales Corp
Chicago, Ill
Valley Public Service Company
Greyhound Lines
Greyhound
Interstate Commerce Commission
Greyhound Bus System
Valley Greyhound Lines
United States
Canada
Union Bus Station
W. Union St
Valley Public Service
Jocal
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