Victory Garden Plots Available in Nelsonville Again
Nelsonville announces 1944 Victory Garden plots to be available this spring. Mayor Ilies Howe and Rev. Lloyd Evans head the committee with Evans as chair. plots cost no fee per 50 by 150 feet, with rentals and plottings at city hall on a first come, first served basis. Three parcels near depots and west of the ration line on U.S. 33 total 28 acres.
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Nelsonville
Victory
Ilies Howe
Lloyd Vans
Howe
Ity Hall
Baird
Evans
Service Men of York District Report Arrivals and Leaves
Letters confirm Charles H. Warren has arrived safely in New Guinea area, first contact in seven weeks. Gerald Forbes leaves Nel sonville for Bay City Michigan after a 15 day home leave. Pvt Frank McCall Jr stationed at Billings General Hospital Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana visited relatives. Pfc Percy Oakley Jr attached to U S Army Quartermaster reports arrival safely in England with good health and meeting pleasant country and food.
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Pfe
Charles H. Warren
Henry Warren
Nelsonville
New Guinea
Pvt
Frank McCall, Jr
Billings General Hospital
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Austin Stillwell
Percy Oakley, Jr
Quartermaster’s Department
U. S. Army
England
P. G. Oakley
York Soldier Wounded in Action in Italy Receives Purple Heart
Mrs. Melvin Wolfe reports that her husband Pvt. Melvin A. Wolfe has been wounded in Italy and has been awarded the Purple Heart. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Iven E. Wolfe of Nelsonville R. R.
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Nelsonville
Melvin Wolfe
Pvt
Melvin A. Wolfe
Italy
Iven E. Wolfe
R. R
Funeral Attended for Professor Douglass Johnson
Mrs. Lloyd Evans and son Lloyd attended the funeral of Professor Douglass Johnson at Granville Sunday afternoon. Johnson died last week in Florida. He was a professor of geodesics at Columbia University for 25 years and a world authority on coast lines, honored by the French Government in 1919 for World War I work.
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Nelsonville
Lloyd
Evans
Douglass Johnson
Granville
Johnson
Florida
Columbia University
Son Pvt Virgil Nichols in England Hospital
Mrs Edna Haybrow of Nelsonville says her son Pvt Virgil Nichols had an operation in a hospital in England and asks friends to write him. Address available from his mother at 751 Chestnut Street Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Edna Haybrow
Pvt
Virgil Nichols
England
Chestnut St
Spook Detail For Today Creates Unease In Barracks
A wary non com known as a spook sneaks on unwary privates and presses them into undesired detail. The description notes the stealthy approach, ground corners, and cat feet footsteps causing terror as GIs discover they are assigned to unknown tasks.
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G. L
The
Pate
G. I
Nelsonville Mayor Urges Full Support for Red Cross Fund
Nelsonville Mayor Miles Howe urged all citizens to the limit of their ability to back the Red Cross War Fund, designating March as American Red Cross Month. The drive, led locally by Ralph Cook in Nelsonville and York Township, aims to meet wartime needs and aid both home and war fronts.
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Sonville
Red Cross War ‘Fund
United States
American Red Cross
Howe
Red Cross
Nelsonville
York Township
Ralph Cook
Nelsonville couple wed in intimate home ceremony
Miss Mary Cox and Ellsworth Rife were married at 3 30 PM in the bridegroom’s parents home with Rev. P E Ables officiating. Attendants were Clarence and Mrs Rife. After March 12 the couple will live in Marion Ohio as Mr Rife works for the C and O Railroad.
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Nelsonville
Ralph Cox
Mary
Ellsworth Rife
Chauncey Rife
Gallipolis
P. E. Ables
Calvary Baptist Church
Portsmouth
Clarence Rife
Cox
Rife
Chester
Marion
C. & O. Railroad
Girl Recovers After Successful Tonsillectomy in Columbus
Ruth Ann Brunston six is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Brunston. She spent two weeks in Columbus receiving treatment before a tonsillectomy was performed successfully at Mercy Hospital. Her mother accompanied her home last week.
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Ruth Ann Brunston
Stef. Raymond Brunston
Columbus
Mercy Hospital
Births Announced for Patricia Ann and Son in Marietta
Mr and Mrs Lowell Miller announce the birth of a daughter Patricia Ann at Marietta Hospital on Friday February 25 Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Phil Miller and Mrs Ed Taylor Cleveland Mr and Mrs Clifford Linton announce a son born Saturday February 26 Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Cleve Linton and Mr and Mrs Tony Vilbonesse Cleveland
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Lowell Miller
Patricia Ann
Marietta Hospital
Phil Miller
Ed Taylor
Cleveland
Clifford Linton
Cleve Linton
Tony Vilbonesse
York GOP Club To Meet Thursday
NELSONVILLE The York Township Republican Woman's Club will hold a meeting on Thursday March 2 at 7 30 p m Important business will be considered and all members are requested to be present.
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Nelsonville
York Township
Republican Woman's Club
Logan Hospital Patient Undergoes Appendix Removal
Mrs. Howard Beveridge of 548 Avondale Marion Ohio had an operation for the removal of a ruptured appendix at Logan Hospital Logan Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Howard Beveridge
Geraldine Rosser
Avondale
Marion
Ohio
Eee
Logan
Calena Jackson
Eagles To Initiate Class at Tuesday Meeting
A class of candidates will be initiated by the Eagles at their regular meeting Tuesday evening February 29 at 7 30 o clock. Refreshments will be served.
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Nelsonville
Eagles
U S Fleet to Equal Rest of World Navies
Rear Admiral Edward L. Cochrane told MIT graduates in Cambridge that the U S fighting fleets will be equal to all other nations combined by year end. He said maintaining that strength in the postwar period is a key to world peace and urged continued naval progress beyond the armistice.
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Cambridge
Mass
United States
Edward L. Cochrane
Massachuetts Institute of Technology
Cochrane
Bureau of Ships
U. S. Navy
Condition of Amos Swisher Is Grave
GALLIPOLIS Amos Swisher a well known former resident is critically ill in St Anthony s Hospital Columbus after injuries from an automobile accident several weeks ago his relatives report he has grown weaker with time
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Gallipolis
Amos Swisher
Ste Anthony's Hospital
Columbus
Lenten Morning Prayer Planned at Epiphany Nelsonville
Epiphany Episcopal Church in Nelsonville announces a Lenten service of Morning Prayer on Wednesday at 7 o clock in the morning.
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Nelsonville
Epiphany Episcopal Church
Population Spread Across About 40 Cities
The report notes about 40 cities showing varied population growth. Data indicates shifts in urban concentrations and mentions several key municipalities contributing to the regional trend.
Moving of War Shelter Homes Proves Expensive in Mason County
In Mason County the move of 350 shelter units from the North Point Pleasant project to Clinton Tennessee requires costly methods. At Camp Conley the houses are moved intact onto large trailers then onto barges, then raised again on land for new foundations. Estimated cost runs about 2000 dollars per unit, with some locals doubting they will fetch that value once relocated.
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Sam A. Simmons
Point Pleasant
Viand St
Clinton
Tenn
Pt. Pleasant
Camp Conley
Camp Breckenridge
Seek More Sugar For Local Bakery
Local businessmen circulate a petition to OPA for increasing Schendier's Bakery sugar allotment from 500 to 1500 pounds. Two experienced bakers from other sections show interest in buying the plant and resuming operations if sugar supply is secured. The public shows strong interest in reopening.
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Point Pleasant
OPA
Schendier
New Patients at Point Clinic Reported
Mrs. Mary Louise Coffin of Kaylong is admitted for observation and treatment at Point Clinic. Mrs. George Dabney of South Side underwent surgery Sunday in the clinic. Mrs. Bert Rodgers and her infant son were discharged and returned to Bellemeade home.
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Point Pleasant
Mary Louise Coffin
Kaylong
Point Clinic
George Dabney
South Side
Bert Rodgers
Bellemeade
Dexter Social and Personal Highlights
Dexter residents share visits and travels among Athens Columbus and Gallipolis. Notables include Mrs S A Cook Mrs Iva Yocom Mr Denver Nelson and families with towns including Old Dexter Salem Chauncey and Emmet Davis. Rain floods lowlands and local residents relocate with boat travel and farm moves.
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Dexter
S. A. Cook
Helen
Iva Yocom
Athens
Denver Nelson
Middleport
John Nelson
Old Dexter
Race Hill
S. S. Minor
H. C. Smith
Max
G. B. Davis
S. C. Cook
Columbus
Lightburn Vale
Lloyd Jeffers
Gallipolis
Gas Firm's Priorities Withdrawn by WPA
Cleveland Based Rural Natural Gas Co is prohibited from installing or delivering any liquefied petroleum gas equipment for three months under a suspension order by War Production Board regional compliance chief E H Cole The WPB withdraws priorities assistance through May 28 after violations of war time conservation rules in 176 installations between April 8 1942 and August 1 1942.
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Cleveland
the Rural) Natural Gas Co
Mount Washington
E. H. Cole
War Production Board
Cole
WPB
Wahama Falcons Rally Past Ravenswood Red Devils 47 45
Wahama beat Ravenswood 47 to 45 at Wahama Gym as Ralph Sayre scored 22 to lift his season total to 450. Pickens Tucker and Yeager added 24 combined while Hartley led Ravenswood with 15. The Falcons finish with a game at Gilmore High School on Tuesday night February 29 1944.
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Mason
White Falcons
Ravenswood
Red Devils
Jackson County
Wahama
Ralph Sayre
Falcons
Pickens
Tucker
Yeager
Ingels
Hartley
Laughlin
Ritchie
Abbott
Cline
Gilmore High School
A. Pickens
Sayre
Spesnandan
McCoy
F. T. Ritchie
Bibbie
Dowe
Smith
Swackhammer
Garden Hints on Insect and Disease Control for Victory Gardens
Gardners should manage diseases and insects to protect yields. Dusts differ from liquids. correct timing and application boost effectiveness. Chewing insects are tamed by rotenone sprays or 20-20-6 dust, while sucking insects like aphids on cabbage lettuce and tomatoes are best controlled with black leaf 40 solution mixed with soap and water.
Ben Lomond Soldier Returns After Hospital Stay
Pt Pleasant society notes report Ben Stout spending a month with his mother Mrs C P Stout of Ben Lomond after surgery during training at Camp Wolters Texas. Also mentioned are travel to funeral of Robert Somerville, other local visits, a injuries from a wall collapse, and a farm sale to Englefields from English Court now in Neville Island.
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Ben Stout
C. P. Stout
Ben Lomond
Camp Wolters
Texas
C. R. Schneider
Robert E. Somerville
Columbus
Harry Childers
South of the Kanawha
Charleston
Marie Childers
Grover Childress
Jefferson Blvd
Stella Clark
Holzer Hospital
Earl H. Arnett
J. D. Spigle
English Court
Richard and
Ada Englefield
Neville Island
Dravo Contracting Co
A. K. McClung
Hartford
S. Chandler Wilhelm
Jacqueline Windsor
Fairfax Hall
Waynesboro
Walter A. Windsor
Time Card Conversion For Western Electric Line Schedules
Time entries show schedules in Eastern War Time plus one hour. Subtract one hour from each line to convert to local times. Example: No 4 Diplomat Dally Athens 12:34 a.m. becomes 11:34 p.m. prior day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.W.T
Dally
Athens
Baltimore & Ofio
Delly
Dany Cen
National Limited
Nations Limited
New York Central South E
Funeral services for Violet Ellis in Chesapeake
Funeral services are held this afternoon at Chesapeake for Violet Ellis who died at her home Sunday. She is survived by her husband B F Ellis and six daughters including Garnet Day Anna Lee Day and Dorothy Johnson. her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Dunlap of Point Pleasant. a sister Mona Morgan of Charleston. and six brothers Floyd Robert Virgil Arthur Jewell and W E Dunlap of Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Chespeake
Violet Ellis
B. F. Ellis
Robert Dunlap
Garnet Day
Anna Lee Day
Dorothy Johnson
Esther
Janet
Shelva Ellis
Chesapeake
Mona Morgan
Charleston
Floyd
Robert
Virgil
Arthur, Jewell
W. E. Dunlap
Earth struck by lightning at 50 hits per second
The article states that lightning strikes earth at an average rate of 50 times each second, illustrating the planet's frequent electrical activity.
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William Henry Harrison
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Eniwetok Atoll
Parry Island
Marshalls
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York District
Gerald Forbes
G.M
Thomas Forbes
Bay City
Mich
York
Spook
Miles Howe
Nel
Nelsonville Social Notes
York Gop Club
Logan Hospital
U.S
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Mason County
London
NEA Radio-Telephoto
WPA
Charles Vaughan Wong
Hannan High School
Ellis
Gallia
William P. Cherrington
Common Pleas Court
B. L. Starber
Georgia Shaffer
Ruth Johnson
Homer Clark
Rose Smith
Iva Denny
Edna Roush
Cecil Mossbarger
Anna Prose
C. Y. Lakin
Amy Jo Brown
Mary Margaret Walker
Margaret Davis
Charley Stevers
Clarence Viney
Mr. Stevers
Betz
Howard Hardway
Omnes
S Dionne
Oakley and Oakley Insurance
James H. Wilson
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