Red Cross functions explained at Point Pleasant dinner
A Feb 25 event drew 182 in attendance including business and professional leaders from The Bend and Point Pleasant. Carney Smith, assistant regional Red Cross director, described the society and its wartime work from blood plasma donations to nurses aids, and outlined Mason County’s quota and national targets.
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Messenger
Athens
Point Pleasant
Bend
Ordnance Works
Carney Smith
American Red Cross
Mr. Smith
Mason County
Armed Services
Red Cross
Smith
C. H. Withers
TJ Mason County
Glot John Glass
Sted
Gridiron Injury Keeps Youth Out of Service
A knee fracture suffered by Eugene Chapman of Henderson kept him from football and from military service. Huntington examiners rejected him due to slight lameness from the injury on the first day of 1942 43 school term. Local officials and clubs hosted a war fund meeting with remarks on Red Cross support and prisoner parcels, plus public notices of estate and highway contract opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Eugene Chapman
Mervin Chapman
Henderson
Huntington
Big Blacks
Robert H. Ferguson
General Chemical Defense Corporation
West Virginia Malleable Iron Co
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Mason Salt Corporation
Liverpool Salt and Coal Company
Hartford
Walter Selby
Clell Riffle
Ploesti
Roumania
Red Cross
Riffle
Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
Wahama High School
Mason City
Frances Dillard
Wahama
Dennis Lilly
Singing For
America
God Bless
Frank T. Cady
W. A. Gregg
Mason County
John Robert Wilson to Be Buried Sunday
Funeral arrangements for John Robert Wilson set at Arbuckle home 2 PM Sunday with burial at Wilson family cemetery. Rev. Harvey Ord to lead with Buffalo Masonic Lodge officiating and pallbearers listed as Wilson relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Robert Wilson
Point Pleasant
Arbuckle
Wilson Farm
Harvey Ord
The
Presbyterian Church
Buffalo
Anderson
Pat, Jr
George A. Wilson
Lon
O. G. Greenlee
Howard Schultz
Buffalo Masonic Lodge
Shelters Will Stay At Camp Conley Site
Mayor L J Culbertson and General Chemical Defense Corp report success in keeping 50 two unit shelters at Camp Conley for plant employee use. Fifty shelters remain. 120 units moved via a river railway to Morgansville Kentucky and then by road to Camp Breckenridge, with hazard noted for wind.
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Point Pleasant
L. J. Culbertson
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Camp Conley
Bank of
the Ohio
Morgansville
Louisville
Camp Breckenridge
Moten Stanley
Surfacing Work Begins on Route 17 South of Kanawha
Preliminary work for a hard surface on Route 17 between Kanawha Five Mile and Winfield has started. Prison labor from Putnam County ferries rock from the Felix Brown farm at Pliny for a concrete macadam road with a heavy stone base. Officials estimate a long project timeline depending on available labor, with 25 miles of new road promising easier Charleston to Point Pleasant traffic.
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Point Pleasant
Route 17
Kanawha
Kanawha Five Mile
Winfield
Felix Brown
Putnam County
Pliny
Apple Grove
Cabell County
Mason
Putnam Counties
Ohio
Hendeson
W.S. Morgan
West Virginia
Henderson
Charleston
Falcons Take Two Tuesday in Athens County Notices
Local man Nick Johnson shows improved health after weeks in hospital. Family members from Parkersburg and Portsmouth visit as Sadie E Wilkes is named administratrix of Sarah J Love estate. G W Schema appointed administrator of Henry Gchens estate in Nelsonville. Dates dated February 18 1944 and February 25 1944 list.
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Flora A. Schaal
Eleventh Ave
Columbus
Ohio
Vita
Whitmore
Nelsonville
Athens County
Francis D. White
Said County
L. G. Worstell, Jr
Athens
Fannie Gilkey
Lodi Township
Francis D, White
John J. Woolley
Paul Bailvus
Edward Rickey
Albany
Mary
Jeffers
Earle G. Clayton
Greenfield
Lavenia W. Sloane
Said
L. G.worstell, Jr
Lillian Michael Drake
Francis D
Mary Kenney
W.w.a
Wayne Kenney
Prancis D. White
James D. Cooper
Lavinda J. Cooper
George W. Rose
Thomas G. McDonald
Dan Shay
Eilen Shay
Mabel K. Brown
Guy H. Brown
Annie Archer
Papovtris
James MM. Arch
R. W. Finsterwald
Guardian
George Hatze
Terense
A. Carlton
Ein
Rosetta Posey
S. A. Guardian
Kathne
Nick Johnson
David Johnson
W. J. Foreman
Parkersburg
B. E. Tobin
Portsmouth
Sadie E. Wilkes
Morris Ave
Wwa
Sarah J. Love
G. W. Schema
Menry Gchens
Nelson Ville
Peoruery
Francis PD. White
Pleasant birth day party and social notices in Pt Pleasant
Mrs. H Paige Bell Jr hosted a surprise birthday party at her Main Street apartment honoring Mrs Milton Lewis of Charleston Road. Guests received Fostoria glassware, with games and refreshments provided. Also listed are local military personnel visits, leaves, and travels, plus social for a men’s Bible class at Christ Episcopal Church.
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Point Pleasant
H. Paige Bell, Jr
Main St
Milton Lewis
Charleston Road
Lewis
Hugh J. Barr
Raymond Gibson
C. E. McCulloch
Denver Knapp
Gerard Fowler
Frances Starrett
Pfc
Paul W. Hollen, Jr
Buckhannon
Army Air Corps
Les Vages
Nev
Tampa
Fla
Rupert L. Kayser
Brunswick
Jackson Ave
Kayser
Fort Belvoir
Charles B. Smith
Barbara Jean Smith
Hun
Ensign Bell
Pacific
South Dakota
Robert Barr
Charleston
Seaman Barr
Clayton Pullins
Hannel Poling
Mabel Yeager
Inez Barnett
Joe Barr
Huntington
Gallipolis Church Honors Armed Forces Members
St Louis Catholic Church in Gallipolis will dedicate a walnut shield plaque honoring fifteen members serving in the armed forces. The ceremony Sunday February 27 features Fr Charles B. Ryan and a sermon by Rev Father Leo R. Brehm, with local Legion and Guardsmen in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
St. Louis Catholic Church
Charles B. Ryan
Leo R. Brehm
Diocesan Charities
Columbus
American Legion
Mpany D
Ohio State Guardsmen
St. Louis
Lawrence Bastiani
Earl Bauer
Army
Elmer Daniels
South Pacific
Aldo Fontana
Air Corps
North Africa
Emmett Hoy
Raymond Hoy
John Marcinko
Navy
Eve Moore
Florence Niedzwiecki
WAVES
Joseph Niedzwiecki
Eugene Pickens
Remo Rocchi
Robert Rocchi
Coast Guard
John Vance
New Guinea
William Vance
England
Saint Louis Catholic Church
Gallia County
Ryan
Divorce Suit Filed by Jean Arlene Rhoades
Jean Arlene Rhoades sues Walter A. Rhoades in circuit court for divorce alleging cruelty and desertion after a 1942 marriage and July 1943 separation. Their only child was born after the separation and the husband left the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jean Arlene Rhoades
Walter A. Rhoades
Gallipolis Church Services and Schedules
Gallipolis church listings show First Baptist led by J Edward Hakes with Bible School 9 15 a m and morning worship at 10 30. Also First Presbyterian led by Cecil V Marley with 9 30 Sunday School and 10 30 worship. Additional entries cover Methodist, St Peters Episcopal, Church of God, Nazarene, Church of Christ in Christian Union, Church of Christ Garfield Avenue, Paint Creek Baptist with Francis Maryland Story, and A M E Church John Gee Chapel with varied service times and youth programs.
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First Baptist Church
J. Edward Hakes
Earl Saunders
Paul
Young Peoples
Hakes
Hell
First Presbyterian Church
Cecil V. Marley
William H. Jones
Valley
Joel
Grace Methodist Church
Scott Westerman
Church School
Clarence E. Brumfield
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Charles G. Baird
Church of God
H. M. Smith
Allen Baker
Church of the Nazarene
Vernon C. Shafer
Ted Waller
Paint Creek Baptist Church
Francis Maryland Story
Hester Hill
George Gilmore
Goldie Hogan
Elbert McGhee
John Gee
C. J. Irving
John Casey
Somerville Rites Set for Sunday in Point Pleasant
Last rites for Robert E. Somerville 81 who died after a two year illness will be Sunday at 2 PM at Trinity Methodist Church. Burial in Suncrest Cemetery with Masonic rites. Somerville taught in county schools, later farmed, and worked 15 years for New York Central Railroad in Point Pleasant and Charleston. He memorialized with wife Mollie E. and two children Harold and Margaret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert E. Somerville
Trinity Methodist Church
W. A. Gregg
Frank T. Cady
Suncrest Cemetery
Masonic Lodge
Lodge
Mr. Somerville
Mason County
W. D
Margaret (Roseberry) Somervile
New York Central Railroad Co
Charleston
Robinson District Board of Education
End of
Minturn
Somerville
Mollie E. Chamberlain
Warren
Harold E. Somerville
Margaret Johnson
Arlington
Gene Somerville
Belvedere
Anna Mason
Joliet, Ill
J. W. Somerville
Portland
Ind
Ordnance Works
New Vinton Club Holds Its First Meeting
The Pass-It-On Club of Vinton Baptist Church met at leader Mrs. Charlie Casto home. Members include Pauline Dillon June Alexander Mary Edmiston Grace Smith Joan Sherritt Erma Lou Hartsook Patty Quickle Betty Dowler Georgia Hartsook and Delphine Dillon. The club plans monthly meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Vinton Baptist Church
Charlie Casto
Pauline Dillon
June Alexander
Mary Edmiston
Grace Smith
Joan Sherritt
Erma Lou Hartsook
Patty Quickle
Betty Dowler
Georgia Hartsook
Delphine Dillon
Addison Monthly Union Prayer Service at Church
Addison Methodist Church hosts a Sunday service by the Union Prayer and Praise Service on February 27 at 2 30 pm. All are invited to attend this monthly gathering and worship event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison
Addison Methodist Church
City Auditor A W Carl in Critical Condition
Gallipolis reports city auditor A W Carl in critical condition. His daughter Mrs Cleaveland Milair of Cortland New York arrived here Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
A. W. Carl
Cleaveland Milair
Cortland, N. Y
River crests at 27 feet on Ohio River near Point Pleasant
The Ohio River at Point Pleasant rose from 23.7 feet Wednesday to 27 feet Thursday, then edged up another .3 feet six hours later. Crest not likely to rise much more. R. J. Heslop predicted a fall by Friday. Tuesday rainfall hit 1.45 inches locally, with heavier rains in central counties and Little Kanawha tributaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ohio River
R. J. Heslop
Kanawha
Meadows Funeral Held At Beale Chapel
Funeral services for G. A. Meadows 76 were at Beale Chapel Church in Point Pleasant with Rev. C. M. Cleveland of Huntington officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Survived by wife Hattie and six children from Ashton and Huntington communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Beale Chapel
G. A. Meadows
Ashton
C. M
Cleveland
Huntington
Meadows
Hannan
Hattie Meadows
L. G. Meadows
D. C
F. D
Twelve Negroes Take Physical Examinations
Twelve Negro selectees traveled to Huntington on Thursday for physical exams ahead of induction into the armed forces. The group included four fathers with seven children among them, and local clergy delivered messages and assisted with refreshments as donations to a fundraising fund continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Huntington
Harry Scott
Harold N. Hill
Harold Howell
Junior Westbrook
James Andrew Cordell
Lawrence Marshall
Emory L. Bunch
Thompson Casey
Arthur Davis
Oscar A. Cordell
Charles M. Grant
Robert L. Howard
Francis Maryland Story
Paint Creek Baptist Church
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H. Dumas
Sherife
KBA
Novy Campbell Pininuitt Co
EB. Gaskin
Laura Gaskin
Tates
Ong
Waterloo
Fee
Mineral Cit
Carbondale
Ase
Minera
Agoendere
J. C. Hewitt
Mineral
Hewitt
George On Stemen
Athena Founky
Woothela Bi Risley
Grey Rowland
Commissionso
Peti
le Wolfe
Laape
McKinstry
Wees
Parker
Wm. Matheny
Lange
Memo and
Derk
Zanesville
W. H. Ween
Jones Tract
Ing
F. Ohin
Glass
State OF Ohio Department OF Highways
Gales
Oor Ales
State Highway Director of
Glouster
Malta- Glouster-Murray City
Trimble Township
St. Pave
Hocking County
Green and
Starr Township
Carbon Hill
Carbon Hill-Western and Haydenville-New Straiteville
Ward
Green Townships
Department of Hways
Rvt
Boiw
Point Clinic
Cary Lee
Daniel E. Eckard
Washington
Jimmy Cagney
Screendom
London
Falcons
White Falcons
Union School
Ripley High School
Sayre
Red Devils
Ravenswood
E.W.T
G. Pickens
Feonwweeneeoe Yeager
Fereereerene
Dyer
Ingels
Capehart
Tucker
Oneeoans
McCoy
Cartwright
Union
F. T. Dorman
Eweene
H. Sayre
Kerwood
Yeager
Wee Eeeerer
Ucker
Emer Eerens
Enne McCoy
Hall
Ceee
Rhodes
G Staats
J. Casto
Lanford
Bibbie
Thom
Christ Episcopal Church
F. W. Ingraham
Ss. C. Moustin
T. Stribling
Arthur M. Goodwin
U. S.N
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Clara Goodwin
Ohio St
Goodwin
L. A. Wright
Cincinnati
Charles P. Campbell
Mississippi Valley Line
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
H. D. Wartenburg
Placque
New Vinton Club
For All
Whitmore's Greenhouses
Othes
Chafe
Cook
Coburn
Columbia
MLA
An Trig
Wne
Werner Bros
John Loder
Ruthford Warren Douglas
Paul Cavanagh
Peggy Carson
D. Ross Lederman
George R. Bilson
Robert E. Kent
Willem Archer
Stooges
Bat Man
Africa
Sun
Mon
Alfred Hitchcock
Steinbeck
Tallulah Bankhead
William Bendix
Mechems
Bobbie Brooks
Nelsonville, Ohio
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