Gideon Rally Set for March in Gallia Meigs Counties
Gideon International plans to place the New Testament in the hands of fifth to eighth grade students in Gallia and Meigs counties. The Gallia Meigs camp, formed January, holds officers Glenroy Ewing vice president Raymond Gooch secretary Ben Bickers treasurer Wilbur Miles chaplain Morris Elliott Bible secretary. A dinner at Island View Inn March 1 6 30 p m will announce speakers for Sunday church services. The group highlights Bible distribution and wartime aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
Meigs
Gideon
Ben R. Evans
Gallia-Meigs
Glenroy Ewing
Pomeroy
Raymond Gooch
Ben Bickers
Bidwell
Wilbur Miles
Morris Elliott
The
Gideons
Dairy Sale Attendance Tops 1 000 in West Virginia Auction
The Bartow Jones dispersal sale of his dairy herd and equipment at his Jefferson Avenue barn drew over 1 000 buyers and spectators from multiple states. Top bid was 10 500 dollars for Carnation Imperial Ormsby Pontiac, sold to Green Valley Farms in Ohio. Cattle averaged about 800 dollars each. 159 animals were sold. Proceeds support a new clubhouse fund for the Senior Woman's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Bartow Jones
Jefferson Ave
West Virginia
Virginia
Maryland
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Carnation Imperial Ormsby Pontiac
Green Valley Farms
Gallia County
Tim Evans
John Everett Evans
Emerson Evans
Jones
John McNeill
C. B. Smith
John C. Baker
Clarence Johnson
Paul F. Thomas
State Police
Jones and Wilhelm
Woman's Woman's Club
What Is the Answer to Education Ills
A columnist argues the U S spends heavily on education yet yields poor results. He cites overcrowded schools, lack of teacher contact, low teacher pay, and progressive education as factors. He stresses home influence, parental responsibility, discipline, and smaller classes as keys to improving outcomes. He warns the issue endangers the nation's future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Socrates
New Highway Survey In Mason To Link Route 62 And Ordnance Works
A survey for a new highway through the southern part of the ordnance works to connect Route 62 with the guard road near Bethel Church and toward Dixie School in Robinson District is under way. The old road from Route 62 at Camp Conley to Bethel Church was shut by the ordnance works, forcing Bethel and Dixie residents to use Sand Hill Road. The road is in bad condition and the state road commission leads the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ordnance Works
Bethel Church
Dixie School
Robinson District
Camp Conley
Bethel
Dixie
Sand Hill
State Road Commission
Four major fire causes you must check now
A dramatic warning urging homeowners to inspect for four fire starters. Careless matches and smoking materials account for 30 percent, faulty heating equipment 24 percent, kerosene and inflammables 12 percent, and faulty wiring 10 percent. Regular expert checks are advised.
POWER INDUSTRY'S RECORD OF SERVICE AND ECONOMY
The electric utility industry provides essential service and has offered one of the world’s best financial bargains. Rates declined while inflation rose, with a $70 million reduction in 1946—the largest annual cut in history. Electrification expands to homes, businesses, and now farms through a national rural program, aiming for universal power access with record efficiency and better living conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Electric Companies
Big $20 Million Power Plant to Rise Near Graham Station
News confirms a joint venture by The Ohio Power and Appalachian Electric Power Co to build a $20 million electric power station at Graham Station West Virginia area. Locals foresee job and business growth during construction while some fear disrupted life and false dawns persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Station
W. Va
Ohio Power
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Kanawha
Paul Revere
Howard
Ewing
Harry Barnes
F.F.M
Middlett
Harry
Mill St
Ohio
Remus
Clean Up Towns Spur Boom and Welcome Attitude
A Middleport correspondent urges a new business approach to attract growth. He advises homeowners to beautify properties, merchants to modernize displays, and residents to greet strangers with a welcoming smile, citing Granville and Denison University as examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville
Denison University
Funeral for 90 year old Sarah Ellen Huntley
Funeral services were set for 2 p m Sunday at the Winton Baptist Church for Mrs. Sarah Ellen Huntley 90 who died at her Keystone home at midnight Thursday Burial will be in Mt Tabor cemetery Survivors include six children Mrs Oliva Russell Jackson Mrs Anna Carey and Mrs Mary Hancock Columbus Charles Huntley a Linworth schools teacher Mrs Minnie Lemnert Napoleon and Roy Huntley at home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Winton Baptist Church
Sarah Ellen Huntley
Mt. Tabor
Keystone
Oliva Russell
Jackson
Anna Carey
Mary Hancock
Columbus
Charles Huntley
Linworth
Minnie Lemnert
Napoleon
Roy Huntley
Amesville Celebrates 52 Years of Marriage at Farm Home
Albert and Emma Keirns marked 52 years of marriage with a Feb 16 family dinner at their Amesville area farm. Attendees included Gladys Tilton Newark and Cecilia Keirns among others. Local events included a Farm Bureau meeting on Feb 13 and a Valentine Day observance at the grade school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesville
Albert Keirns
Here
Gladys Tilton
Newark
Sylvia Osborn
T He Plains
Cecil Keirns
Dale Keirns
Hooper Ridge
Peggie
Joe Hines
Ames-Bern
Roy Zeigler
Herman Budworth
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Harry Henry
Athens Presbytery
Athens
Amesville Presbyterian Church
G. L. Hines
G. E. Moore
Sadie, Wilson
Lee Glass
Zoe Heston
Will
Ocala
Stuart
Fla
Esther
Methodist Church
Helen Keirns
Hattie Inman
George Dishong
Edward Linscott
Lula Brown
T. J. Lavelle
Audrey Lavelle
Hazel Allen
Charleson
W. Va
Metta S. Glazier
Wilma
George King
Lancaster
Bert Kuhns
Gerald Henry
Earl Spencer
Jersey
Earl Henry
Johnnie Thompson
Glouster
R. B. Thompson
James Mesecher
Chet Morris
Robert Meseher
Paul Linscott
Lewis Morris
Mason Morris
Billy McDaniel
Clyde Norris
Chillicothe
Leone Smith
Rhea Bangert
Logan
Alice Voileau
Myrtle Lortz
Paul Kasler
Verna Gardner
Charles
Gardner
Stewart
Huntington
Huge dry dock towed on Ohio River near Gallipolis
The 448 by 97 by 45 foot dry dock towed by the National passed the upper Wheeling locks at 1 45 p m Friday. Locks at Eureka measure 600 by 110 feet. Down and upstream boat movements along the Ohio and Kanawha rivers are listed with times and vessel names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio River
The
National
Upper
Wheeling
Eureka
Ohio
Blaske
Upper Wheeling
Dravo
Millwood
W. Va
Winifred
Jason
Sardis
Wishard
Especo
Huntington
Shearer
Vanceburg
Campbell
Peace
Sterling
Benwood
Jones
A. m
Neville
Marietta
Suit
Hook
Maysville
Omar
Harris
Augusta
Duncan Bruce
Prince
George Verity
Kanawha River
Semet
London
Barrett
Marmet
Gallia Grand Jury To Meet On Monday In Gallia County
The Gallia Grand Jury will meet Monday with no murder cases and a minimum of non support cases on the docket. Several cases were sent by Judge J H Shato and Judge Lewis C Warden for grand jury consideration including embezzlement assault and battery auto theft and related charges. Some cases were held over from previous sessions and others referred to the court for consideration by the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Grand Jury
Court of Justice
J. H. Shato
Common Pleas
Lewis C. Warden
Irvin Saunders
Ernest Mitchell
James Lewis
Martin George
Thomas Lowe
William Jones
Justice of the Peace Stare
William Miller
Homer Fillinger
Elmer Skinner
Dixie Dotson
Loren Layne
Emma White
Tom Burns
Ross Hix
Harry Strodder
Clyde
Mildred Davis
Pete
Harschel) Norman
Jessie Burnett
Earl Wills
Ernest Ellenberger
Dan Lewis
Andrew Thompson
Alva Roup
William “Red” Peppers
Marie Russell
Wilber Conner, Jr
Bessie Conner
Earl Wall
William Peppers
Marjorie Rinehart
Three Divorce Decrees and Alimony Granted in Gallipolis
Judge Lewis C. Warden of the common pleas court listed three actions Friday. Grace Evelyn Treleaven was granted mother custody of her children during the divorce case against Arthur Treleaven. Emmitt R. Neal was granted a divorce from Mackl H. Neal on grounds of gross neglect, and Loren K. McCall was granted a divorce from Alice McCall due to wilful absence for more than three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lewis C. Warden
Common Pleas Court
Warden
Grace Evelyn Treleaven
Arthur Treleaven
Emmitt R. Neal
Mackl H. Neal
Loren K. McCall
Alice McCall
Patients Births Listed From Halzer Hospital
Halzer Hospital in Gallipolis lists admissions including Janet Louise Atwood seven, daughter of Ernest Atwood Byer. Births reported include a daughter to Charles Dill and wife Mid dleport a son to John Bradbury and wife Locust St and a daughter to Henry Norman and wife 828 Third Ave. Discharges include C O Merrill and daughter W H Hackett and son Everett Haney John Hay and daughter Marshall Fowler and son Carol Shamblin Anna Quinn Dan Asbury and David Hess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Halzer Hospital
Janet Louise Atwood
Ernest Atwood
Byer
George Morris
Radcliff
Marcus McClain
Second Ave
Donald Blessing
Point Pleasant
Charles Dill
Middleport
John Bradbury
Locust St
Henry Norman
Third Ave
C. O. Merrill
W. H. Hackett
Everett Haney
John Hay
Marshall, Fowler and Son
Carol Shamblin
Anna Quinn
Dan Asbury
David Hess
Oscar Chambers Dies At Indiana Residence
Relatives in Gallipolis report the death of Oscar Russell Chambers at Anigola Indiana. Brothers John Chambers W F Chambers of Eureka and Harry Chambers of Providence and sister Garnet Penny of Chester West Virginia are named relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Chambers
Indiana
Gallipolis
Oscar Russell Chambers
Anigola
Ind
John Chambers
W. F. Chambers
Eureka
Harry Chambers
Providence
Garnet Penny
Chester
W. Va
Funeral Services Set For William Dornon
Funeral arrangements for William F. Dornon 72 of Scotstown are announced for Guyan Valley Baptist Church at 2 p m Sunday with Rev Clifford Sutter officiating Burial will follow in Dillon Cemetery Surviving are his wife Mary and eight children William Leo Mervin Nellie Dillion Scottown Harlow Donas Brown Columbus Lucille Montgomery Vinton and Mary Dornon of home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William F. Dornon
Scotstown
Guyan Valley Baptist Church
Clifford Sutter
Bradrick
Dillon
Mary Hardesty Dornon
William
Leo
Mervin
Nellie Dillion
Scottown
Harlow
Donas Brown
Columbus
Lucille Montgomery
Vinton
Mary Dornon
Walter McGinnis Injured After Mine Jack Strike
Walter McGinnis 60 entered Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis after being struck by a coal mine jack. He works for Eberts Coal Co. at Ewington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Walter McGinnis
Holzer Hospital
Eberts Coal Co
Ewington
Man Injured From Fall In Full Point Pleasant
Jerry Neville of near Jefferson Blvd fell on the sidewalk at Sixth and Main Thursday evening and fractured his hip. He is being treated at Holzer Hospital.
Florence Krodel to Wed William McCormick in Feb Wedding
Announcement from Pt Pleasant lists the wedding of Miss Florence Elizabeth Krodel of Pt Pleasant to Mr William McCormick of Gallipolis set for Thursday February 27 at two oclock in Christ Episcopal Church. The Rev Robert Finlay Thomas will perform the double ring ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Florence
Elizabeth Krodel
William McCormick
Gallipolis
Christ Episcopal Church
Robert Finlay Thomas
Carol Jane Krodel
Frank Haskins
Frank Clendenin
Fritz Frey
Rush Krodel
Forest Clark
Emma Clark
Juliet Smith
World Relations Topic at Junior Woman's Club Meeting
Mrs. Bertha S. Filson spoke on international relations at Christ Episcopal Church parish house Thursday evening. She shared experiences from a Europe trip between world wars. Guests included Mrs. Chester A. Roush with her son Chester Roush Jr. who served as a Navy lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha S. Filson
Christ Episcopal Church Parish House
Filson
Europe
Marjorie Waldie
Mabel Gibbs
Katheryn Burdette
Chester A. Roush
Germany
Chester Roush
Navy
Roush
Waldie
Gibbs
Burdette
Alice Anne Roush
Leon Thompson
Eugene Hanes
John Reynolds
Jean Faudree
Soil Conservation Annual Report Issued
Western Soil Conservation District supervisors from Mason Jackson and Putnam Counties released their annual report signed by district and county officials. The 1947 program aims to recruit 150 cooperators, deploy heavy earth moving equipment, run field demonstrations, and promote farm water supplies. Accomplishments include pasture treatment of 6 032 acres 283 acres crop residue management 19 960 feet of diversion ditches and new farm pools bringing total pools to 41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Western Soil Conservation District
Mason
Jackson
Putnam
Emery F. Fry
A. R. Roush
M. C. Lewis
Mason County
L. M. Parsons, Jr
F. C. Parkins
1947 Fishing Licenses On Sale In Pomeroy Office
A supply of 1947 fishing licenses has arrived at the Clerk of Courts Herman Beards office and is now on sale to local anglers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Herman Beards
Red Cross Drive Work Is Organized in Point Pleasant
The Red Cross campaign aims to raise 6000 dollars with March 1 to 15 as the drive period. Rev. William Meade chairs the effort and Miss Hilde rth Armstrong coordinates school cooperation. Local committees and ministers plan solicitations across districts and business blocks with a kickoff meeting February 23 at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William Meade
Red Cross
J. G. F. Johnson
Presbyterian Church
Ministerial Alliance
Lambda Chi Omega
James J. Hall
Clarence Daugherty
L. A. McMillin
Robert Young
A. E. Thomas
Hildreth Armstrong
Board of Education
A. B. Woordum
Clifton
West Columbia
Elmer Roush
Letart
Har L. Dyer
New Haven
W. T. Stone
Hartford
Russell Capehart
Mason City
Robert Roush
Support Pay Ordered For Local Bus Driver
James E. Jones was ordered by a local magistrate on Friday to pay his separated wife $10 weekly for the support of their two children aged two and three. Mrs. Jones resides with her family at Hartford. He posted bond and was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James E. Jones
Reverend reports $1125 for March of Dimes in Mason County
The Rev. March of Dimes campaign in Mason County says he sent $1,125 to the state committee and expects some additional funds soon. The tally surpasses amounts from recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William Meade
Masson County
State Committee
Mrs. Fred McLellan Undergoes Surgery at Holzer Hospital
Mrs. Fred McLellan of Upper Main Street underwent surgery at Holzer Hospital on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Fred McLellan
Upper Main St
Holzer Hospital
Marriage License Issued to Rainey and Nibert
A marriage license was issued to Russell Douglas Rainey and Irene Nibert, both residents of Gallipolis Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Russell Douglas Rainey
Irene Nibert
Gallipolis Ferry
Mrs C S Kelley Leaves for Martinsville Sanitarium
Mrs C S Kelley of Jefferson Blvd departed Saturday for Martinsville Indiana to enter the Martinsville Sanitarium for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
C. S. Kelley
Jefferson Blvd
Martinsville
Ind
Martinsville Sanitarium
Birthday boy Joe Somersville tied to 95th Feb. 23
The Messenger omitted a note that Joe Somersville of Kaylong would celebrate his 95th birthday on Sunday February 23, as reported in the Friday paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
the Messenger
Joe Somersville
Sled mishap injures G C Fowler on Kaylong farm
While working on his farm near Kaylong, G C Fowler fell on a sled and sustained what is believed to be a rib fracture. The incident occurred during routine farming duties and prompted a medical evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Kaylong
G. C. Fowler
Truman Gains Among Farmers Amid Labor Debate
A Pt Pleasant column notes Truman's poll rise from 32 to 48 percent since the November election, led by farmers who shifted from New Deal opposition. It warns against labor boss influence and predicts limited immediate tax revenue gains from a new $20 million electric power plant near Graham Station, with completion not before 1949 and taxability from 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
OPA
Mr. Truman
John L. Lewis
William Green
Phil Murray
Congress
Ohio Power Company
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Louis Bromfield
Jones Brothers
Zanesville
James Harleys
By Francis H. Klein
William Dornon
Soil Conservation Annual Report Issued
Farmer
S. A. Simmons
Pt. Pleasant
O. J. Morrison
Belva Mae Proffitt, Mgr
Plymale Wagner CO
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