Lincoln Day rally in Point Pleasant hosts national leaders
A Mason County Lincoln Day dinner in American Legion Hall drew a wide audience with speeches by Rep Marion Bennett of Missouri Rep Walter Hanlanan national committeeman and other GOP figures. Bennett praised debaters while Hallanan highlighted party leadership and support for tax cuts as attendees received Lincoln memorabilia.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
American Legion Hall
Walter S. Hanlanan
West Virginia
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Joe Short
Missouri
Marion Bennett
Truman
Congress
Bennett
Robert H. Ferguson
Rep
Ellis
Stalin
Hallanan
Jones
Ferguson
Washington
Herbert Hoover
United States
Republic
Lincoln
Simmons Powers Wed in Quiet Park Drive Ceremony
Daniel F Simmons and Dorothy Lorraine Powers were married at 198 Park Drive in Point Pleasant. Officiant Rev Dc G Billups, with attendant Marjorie Waldie, the couple plans a Midwest trip and will reside at 198 Park Drive after March 15.
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Point Pleasant
Daniel Filmore Simmons
Dorothy Lorraine Powers
Park Drive
Dc. G. Billups
Marjorie Waldie
Miss Waldie
C. G. Billups
Arnett Clinton Powers
Huntington
Mabel Newman Powers
L. D. Newman
Walter Newman
Gallipolis
Simmons
Point Pleasant High School
Junior Woman’s Club
Main Street Baptist Church
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Simmons Wholesale Co
Midwest
198 Park Drive
Cecil C. Toms Rites Tuesday
Funeral services for Cecil C. Toms 44 will be held at Heights EUB Church at 2 30 p m Tuesday with Rev F H Capehart officiating Burial will be in Suncrest Cemetery He died in Pittsfield Massachusetts after a two day illness He was born in Weston and resided in Point Pleasant ten years He was a Steamfitters Local 521 member survived by his widow Genevieve son Rex daughter Mrs Beryle Redman granddaughter Sally Lou Redman three sisters and a brother
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Point Pleasant
Cecil C. Toms
Heights Eub Church
F. H. Capehart
Suncrest Cemetery
Toms
Pittsfield
Mass
Steamfitters
Weston
Raynes Funeral Home
Charles K
Olivia Houghton Toms
Genevieve
Oak St
Rex
Army
Beryle Redman
22Nd St
Sally Lou Redman
Sam Lemon
Brownsville
Clarice Jenski
Agnes Furbee
Gassaway
Ord Toms
Schools Studied Mason County Districts Health Review
Miss Kath erine Steinbecker a health consultant with the state department of education examined conditions in Mason County schools during the latter part of last week.
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Point Pleasant
Katherine Steinbecker
State Department of Education
Mason County
Communism Topic Highlighted at Senior Woman's Club
February meeting in POINT PLEASANT featured Rev. Sidney J. Browne of Athens addressing Communism. The program covered child welfare plans, Girl Scouts packaging for Europe, and youth activities, with community donations and a rummage sale announced to fund a new club house.
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Point Pleasant
Sidney J. Browne
Athens
Army Chaplains’ Reserve Corps
John Clay Hutchinson
C. G. Bauerle
National Organization of Girl Scouts
Europe
Bauerle
James E. McComb
A. L. Moore
Philippine Club
Holland School
Cabinet
O. L. Easley
Ross Filson
Horace Ecker
Mary Syler
Gallipolis
Carl G. Gardner
Child Welfare Department
E. Bartow Jones
Prices and gains from Ohio Valley Livestock sale
Gallipolis Ohio Valley Livestock Co reports Saturday sale prices across species. Hogs ranged 16 to 23.80 per hundred. cattle steers 18 to 25. veal tops 27. sheep 6 to 12. lambs tops 22.25 with other weights 18 to 22.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Valley Livestock Co
Fire Contained At 537 Third Ave After Basement Furnace Damage
Quick action by occupants and the fire department prevented a serious blaze at the home of E. M. Williams, 537 Third Ave. Damage from a basement furnace was confined to the floor.
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Gallipolis
E. M. Williams
Third Ave
Weekend visitors from Steubenville call on Garfield Ave
Mr and Mrs Norman Payne of Steubenville were weekend visitors of his parents Mr and Mrs Matthew Payne on Garfield Avenue. He works in the shoe business in Steubenville.
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Gallipolis
Norman Payne
Steubenville
Matthew Payne
Garfield Ave
Visitor official tours Mason County health department
Leida Neinger of Sistersville assistant state director of public health spent Friday with Miss Dorothy Watkins head of the Mason County health department in Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Leida Neinger
Sistersville
Dorothy Watkins
Mason County
Hopes Fade for Return Of Gallia Missing Man
George Tabit Jr. 43, Webster Springs businessman, vanished on February 11 while on a Clarksburg business trip. Parents and a nationwide search note a possible amnesia theory, with no foul play found, and a personal letter mentioned but offered no return.
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Gallipolis
George Tabit, Jr
Webster Springs
George Tabit
Columbus
Clarksburg
Five Mishaps Reported In Gallia Area
Weather conditions caused slippery highways leading to five accidents around Gallia County over the weekend. Luther R. Rivers 19 South Point fined 75 dollars for DUI after his Route 7 crash injuring Harold Amiss. Curtis Jones 52 Chester rear ended on Route 124 and James Rice 41 Rutland cited. Ralph Edward Woods 19 Buchtel fined 10 dollars for outdated license. Paul Robert English 44 Columbus involved in Route 35 crash with property damage. Ervin Lee Morris 20 Bidwell cited for left-side driving after Route 35 collision with Audrey Caudill. Kash Patrick 20 Point Pleasant had an uninjured, non-arrested minor collision with Leslie Brucker.
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Gallipolis
Luther R. Rivers
South Point
Harold Amiss
Rivers
William H. Jones
Curtis Jones
Chester
James Rice
Rutland
Rice
Percy Peoples
Justice of the Peace
Pomeroy
Ralph Edward Woods
Buchtel
Jones
Paul Robert English
Chatham Rd
Columbus
Gallia-Jackson County
Ervin Lee Morris
Bidwell
Audrey Caudill
Morris
French Colony Entertained by Daughters of the American Revolution
Mrs. C. W. O'Brien hosted the French Colony Chapter DAR with co-hostesses Mrs. Elias Wetherholt Mrs. H. W. McHenry Mrs. L. H. Nelson and Mrs. L. R. Hall. Regent Frank E. Wetherholt led the ritual service guests included Mrs. W. H. Vaught and Mrs. Ora Biddle from Pt. Pleasant with entertainment by Laura Jean Baker Anna Betz and George Wilson as accompanist.
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Gallipolis
C. W. O’brien
Daughters of the American Revolution
Elias Wetherholt
H. W. McHenry
L. H. Nelson
L. R. Hall
Frank E. Wetherholt
Laura Jean Baker
Anna Betz
George Wilson
E. W. Edwards
George Washington
W. H. Vaught
National
Ora Biddle
Clyde Tallman
Robert Harper
Pt. Pleasant
Three Men Charged With Intoxication In Gallipolis
Gallipolis police jailed Kenneth Guthrie Buck Ridge and John S Thacker on intoxication charges Sunday morning. Saturday Maude Marie Taylor on Chillicothe road skidded into a curbside car owned by Mrs C T Robinson causing property damage. Cars driven by Terrill Davis of Alliance and Bill Mathews of 128 State St collided at Second Ave and Court St with minor damage.
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Gallipolis
Kenneth Guthrie
Buck Ridge
John S. Thacker
Maude Marie Taylor
Chillicothe Road
C. T. Robinson
Terrill Davis
Alliance
Bill Mathews
State St
Second Ave
Court St
Bonus Representatives To Meet Tuesday Night
Gallia county service organizations will gather in the Court House Tuesday at 8 pm to assist veterans with bonus applications. Roger S. Switzer, county service officer, says W. F. Woodmansee of the World War II Compensation Fund will oversee workers helping veterans fill out forms.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Court House
Roger S. Switzer
W. F. Woodmansee
Athens firm bid approved for Route 141 project
The Ohio Department of Highways accepted a bid from Highway Improvement Co of Athens for about seven miles of Route 141 in Walnut and Perry townships. The $45 615 contract calls for completion by August 31 and work will start when weather and road conditions permit.
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Gallipolis
Highway Improvement Co
Athens
Walnut
Perry Townships
Ohio Department of Highways
River Traffic Gallipolis Locks Show Elevated Water
Rollers at the Gallipolis locks entered the water at 9 10 p m Saturday after recent high water and ran 136 feet of water near midnight Sunday. Gauge readings were upper 17 8 and lower 31 6 feet as the Ohio River fell slowly to Lock 18. Kanawha Falls reads 7 07 feet. Boat movements include Ogram and Downson at Lock 13, William Penn up at 15, Labelle up at 20, Talbot down at 23, Catherine Davis up at 4 20 p m, Cornel down at 8 30 p m. Creighton up 32 at 10 55 a m, Warner up 34 at 9 30 a m, Patriot at 35 at 11 10 a m. On Kanawha Shearer down Marmet 9 50 a m, Sullivan down Marmet 9 50 a m, Semet up Winfield 10 10 a m.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Marietta
Parkersburg
Kanawha Falls
Ogram and Downson
William Penn
Labelle
Talbot
H. E. Lewis
J. T. Hollfied
Catherine Davis
Cornell
Creighton
Warner
Patriot
Kanawha
Shearer
Marmet
Sullivan
Semet
Winfield
Bum files Candidacy for Graham District County Exec Comm
Seth Bum, Republican, filed his certificate of candidacy for member of the Graham District county executive committee. The filing occurred Saturday in Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Seth Bumgarner
Graham District
Classified Advertisement Instructions and Rates Mockup
Reader notices show ad submission rules and pricing details. The text outlines deadlines for Sun edition ads, payment methods, copy rules, and error handling, emphasizing 10:00 a.m. receipt and 3:00 p.m. Saturday deadlines for weekend insertions.
Meigs County Land Transfers
Meigs County transfers list numerous parcels and certificates involving residents of Pomeroy Middleport Racine Olive and Salem. Transactions include dower deeds certificates of transfer and transfers to state entities with numerous single and multiple acre parcels stated.
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Meigs County
John
Alice Riedella
James Db
Doris Gaul Spencer
Pomeroy
Thelma
Karr
Naylors Run
Osley
Leona K. Martin
Edward French
Middleport
Herbert H
Hattie Haning
Wade Haning
Bedford
Louise Stewart
Lillian Profitt
Racine
Roy
William D
Louise L. Stewart
Benton
Stella Penn
Raymond
Ada Hoce
Delores Farley
Rosa Searles
George P. Daniels
E. S. Beegle
F. Harmon
Henrietta O’brien
James B
Roberta M. O’brien
William F. Reeves
Howard C
Howell
Scipio
Clyde and
Mae Brickles
Edward
Katherine Moore
Salisbury
Thomas Parker, Jr
Mary Alice Fisher
Sutton
M. J. McCarty
Lula M. McCarty
Herschel L. Rose
Giles Glenwood
Beatrice Mae Smith
Rutland
Benjamin Zuspann
Elizabeth Zuspann
R. G. Webster
Clara
S. Thomas
Er- Sula H. Gribble
Reba K. Meadows
State of Ohio
Olive
Reba K
Wert Stanley Meadows
Sarah Christine Cariola
Jean Eleanor Stieber
Virginia G. Gerdes
Mary Louise
Albert John Franz
Margaret Downie Stark
Louise Siemer
Millard
Carrie Burke
J. C. Profitt
Salem
Thomas B
Bernice Miller
Harry A
Edna Mae Miller
Marvin H
Betty Louise Jones
Alfred
Laura Baumgardner
Rose Cole
Molly Shields
Fred Cole
Transfer
Orange
E. R
Anna Canaway
John Raymond
Goldie Marie Berry
Haskins Named Director at Evans Packing Co
Emerson Evans, president of Evans Packing Co., announced Morris E. Haskins, proprietor of a men s clothing store, as a new director after a partial investment. The firm, started in July 1937, serves hundreds of outlets in the Portsmouth Athens South area. Evans also serves as buyer, with Carroll H. McKenzie as vice president of production and Harland Martin as secretary in charge of sales.
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Gallipolis
Emerson Evans
Evans Packing Co
Morris E. Haskins
Evans
Portsmouth
Athens
Mr. Evans
Carroll H. McKenzie
Harland Martin
Shuler Dies at Home in Letart
Edward M. Shuler 78 of Letart died Sunday evening at his home. Survived by wife and seven children Coulter M Guy H Earl E Edna Shields George M Mary McNickle Clara Selles plus 13 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services Wednesday at 2 p.m. Letart Methodist Church with burial in Letart Cemetery. Visitation at residence.
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Letart Cemetery
George Short 83 Dies in Meigs County
George Short aged 83 formerly of Middleport died Saturday at Meigs County Infirmary on Harrisonville Road. No survivors are listed. Services set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Finsterwald Funeral Home with burial in Middleport Hill Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
George Short
Middleport
Meigs County Infirmary
Harrisonville Rd
Finsterwald
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Farm Bureau Manager To Work in Columbus
Kay Quickel resigns as Gallia County Farm Bureau manager to join the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation main office in Columbus. The board accepted the action after more than six years of service, including time as a Navy member and a period as bookkeeper before becoming manager.
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Gallipolis
Kay Quickel
Gallia
Toledo Man Faces Grand Larceny Charge
Frances Enteniear, 30, of Toledo, taken into custody by Toledo police, is brought to Gallipolis and will be arraigned before Judge James Collier in Common Pleas Court on a grand larceny charge.
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Gallipolis
Toledo
Frances Enteniear
Mort Dickey
Enteniear
James Collier
Common Pleas Court
Cleveland food prices ease from January peak
Chicago report notes Cleveland retail food prices in mid February run three percent below the all time high reached in mid January, according to the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Chicago
Cleveland
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Trieste Report Grim Amid Economic and Political Strife
The United Nations released a grim report detailing mounting economic financial and political problems in Trieste. The document highlights scarce resources rising inflation and political tensions impacting the city and region.
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Trieste
United Nations
Cincinnati Livestock Market Report Bears Heavy Hogs And Cattle
Hogs 3,000 head. opening decline about 0.30 to 0.50. Prices range from 14.00 to 23.50 for various weights, with sows and light weights trading lower. Cattle and calves moderately active with mixed moves. steers, heifers, and cows showing uneven demand and generally steady to weaker values. Vealers mostly steady with good and choice at 27.00 to 29.00 and lighter stock down to 3.00 for culls. Sheep 300 head. western bred lambs steady around 23.00 for good to choice at 98 pounds.
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Cincinnati
Poultry and Butter Prices Reported From Cincinnati Market
The Cincinnati market data lists poultry by weight category with prices for heavy fowl, fryers, broilers, Leghorn and light birds, and stags. Butter wholesale prints per pound and butterfat premiums are given, along with potato price ranges from 3.40 to 6.50 per some unit.
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Cincinnati
Martt Clinic Discharges Several Patients
POMEROY Martt Clinic notes discharge of Mrs Emma Smith of Chester Road and of George Powell of Chester along with Mrs Emil Eynon and her baby.
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Pomeroy—Martt Clinic
Emma Smith
Chester Road
George Powell
Chester
Emil Eynon
Cleveland youth dies in plant fire
Elberton Butts, 21, of Cleveland, died yesterday as the second victim of Wednesday’s $150,000 fire at the Sherwin Williams linseed oil plant in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Elberton Butts
Sherwin‘Williams Co
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