Businesses Close For New Year Holiday In Gallipolis
Gallipolis and area observe New Year 1945 with heavy snow and early church services. All retail stores shut per Merchants Committee plans. state and local offices also closed. Watch Night events held at Calvary Baptist Rio Grande and Grace Methodist with candle lighting and congregational services.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
Calvary Baptist Church
Rio Grande
Christian Youth Fellowship
J. Edward Hakes
First Baptist
Hospital Notes from Gallipolis Update Discharges and Admissions
Discharged this weekend were Harbour Black and others from Gallipolis with families mentioned. New admits include Mrs. Cecil Biffle and Miss Mary Farmer among several, plus a 78 year old Wellston patient in fair condition. Three babies were born Friday and Saturday, including a daughter to Mrs. Julius Farley and Mrs. Chester Peters and Mrs. John Hayes becoming mothers of baby girls.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Harbour
Cecil Biffle
Point Pleasant
Mary Farmer
Langsville
Harvey Knox
Wellston
Fair
Clyde Elliott
Northup
G. E. Thompson
Bladen
Julius Farley
Mary Bradbury
Bion W. Bradbury
Bradbury
Farley
Chester Peters
John Hayes
Eureka
Arrest Deserter in West Columbia Case
Army deserter Homer Bland of West Columbia was arrested Friday by Trooper Coyner and taken to Charleston to face military authorities. Bland had been arrested months earlier for desertion.
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Point Pleasant
Homer Bland
West Columbia
Coyner
Charleston
Bland
Education Board Is To Be Organized
GALLIPOLIS The city board of education will meet Monday night in Washington School Building to reorganize for the coming year. Charles M. Yeanger will continue as clerk for another year after a two year term. Vice President Evan Thomas has served as acting president since Elmer E Caldwell left for the armed forces. Other members are A. S. Lloyd and Emerson Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
City Board of Education
Washington
Charles M. Yeanger
Evan Thomas
Armed Forces
Elmer E. Caldwell
A. S. Lloyd
Emerson Evans
Birthday dinner honors Stanley Evans in Gallipolis
The Bock Club celebrated Stanley Evans birthday with a dinner hosted by Mrs. Evans and daughters. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan and many local couples. Mr. Davies won high score in rock games, Mrs. White took low score, and flowers were sent to Clarence Brumfield and family due to illness.
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Gallipolis
Stanley Evans
Bock Club
Evans
Harry K. Mills Jr
Jerry Evans
John Morgan
J. Everett Gills
Ira Swisher
Clyde Warner
H. A. Cardwell
A. S. Lloyd
Harold Safford
C. D. Slagle
D. W. Reese
C. E. White
Lehr Davies
W. L. Troth
Wm. McKnight
Davies
White
Clarence Brumfield
Brumfield
Holiday homecomings bring area residents from travels
Mrs Ray Grover returns from Covington Ga with her father J W Hartsook and Mrs Hartsook. A Fontana family gathers after Columbus visit at John C Fontana's home. Mrs James Venz back from a two week Great Lakes leave with Sea man Venz. Missouri Mills and Jerry Evans visit relatives in Wellston Oak Hill Saturday. Rebecca Smith joins Columbus home after visit with Mrs Henry McClung. Eleanor Shafer and baby return to Glenford from Mercer ville visit and Shafer resumes Glenford teaching. Andrew DeLille and Evergreen family host surprise furloughing son Pvt Andrew H DeLille from Ft Meade Md. Virginia Lane returns to Dayton after days with parents in Georges Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Grover
J. W. Hartsook
Hartsook
Covington
A. Fontana
Columbus
John C. Fontana
James Venz
Great Lakes
Ill
Seaman Venz
Harry K. Mills Jr
Jerry Evans
Wellston
Oak Hill
Charles Smith
Rebecca
Henry McClung
Eleanor Shafer
Glenford
John R. Lusher
Mercerville
Retail Stores Earn U S Treasury Citation for Bond Sales
Eleven employees across eight retail stores earned the U S Treasury Citation for selling $13 000 in Series E Bonds in the Sixth War Loan Drive. Awards ranged from $300 to $3 875 with names including Mrs L T Massie Edna Ward A C Safford Elmer Davis Max Altman Lehr Davies Morris Haskins Roy Ratliff and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
U. S. Treasury
of the Retail Merchants Association
Womeldorf
Thomas Howe. Co
L. T. Massie
Alva Myers
G. C. Murphy Co
Edna Ward
Ellabell McDonald
L. C. Dayton
Empire Furniture Co
A. C
Max Altman
McKnight-Davies Hardware Co
Lehr Davies
Haskins-Tanner Co
Morris Haskins
Ratliff Hardware Co
Roy Ratliff
Mrs Hugo Juhling Confined After Ice Fall Injuries
Mrs Hugo Juhling of Hartford has been confined to her home with injuries from a fall on the ice suffered in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Hugo Juhling
Hartford
Juhling
Mason County Court Docket Opens Week With Divorces Noted
Mason County circuit court prepares for a term opening this week listing divorce cases such as Harmon versus Harmon Chadbourne versus Chadbourne Linville versus Linville Clarke versus Clarke and many others. Grand jurors are summoned Tuesday to investigate criminal charges and local officials report staffing changes at the sheriff’s office ahead of New Year’s term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Circuit Court
Joan Harmon
Frank Harmon
Jean Marie Chadbourne
Herbert O. Chadbourne
William H. Linville
Minerva Linville
Ora E. Clarke
Charles E. Clarke
Federal Land Bank
George S. Baxter
H. G. Braley
Myrtle Braley
Dorothy Cartwright
William A. Cartwright
Iola M. Lee
Everett D. Lee
Hayward Nibert
John Nibert
Seyl
Alex McCausland
John D. Canterbury
B. O. Blain
Daniel Weigand
Guy Burdette
Z. W. Fry
Harry L. Dyer
Martin Jordan
Charles Conrad
M. L. Duff
W.B. Steele
B. Woodard
George Biffle
Everett Sayre
Christie Blenner
Homer C. Johnson
Ernest Hesson
Father of Hartford Resident Is Dead
L. E. Mc Clung prominent Greenbrier County farmer died at a Rainelle hospital Saturday afternoon December 30 after suffering a paralytic stroke on December 24 His son A K McClung of Hartford was called to Rupert and will stay until the funeral Tuesday He was well known in Mason County and had often visited his son and family in Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
L. E. McClung
Greenbrier
Rainelle
A. K. McClung
Hartford
Rupert
Three arrests for intoxication in Point Pleasant
Three persons were arrested at the weekend for intoxication. Harry Sayre of Charleston Road was released on a cash bond. He was arrested by Jiiden and Yeager. Lyle Daugherty of Paintsville Ky was arrested by Patrolman Nobles and Ray Robinson of Gallipolis Ferry by Nobles and Yeager. Point Pleasant employees of Marietta Manufacturing Co are not working today as they observe the Christmas holiday.
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Point Pleasant
Harry Sayre
Charleston Road
Jiiden
Yeager
Lyle Daugherty
Paintsville, Ky
Nobles
Ray Robinson
Gallipolis Ferry
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Apple Grove Soldier Dies Of Wounds
Pfc. Daniel E. Slayton of Apple Grove Route died of battle wounds in Belgium on December 3 after a prior injury note. He was 21, played football at Hannan High School, worked at a local shipyard, and is survived by his parents four sisters and two brothers. His father served in France in 1918 and was gassed in the Argonne Forest.
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Point Pleasant
D. F. Slayton
Apple Grove
War Department
Daniel E. Slayton
Belgium
Slayton
Hannan High School
Pauline
Virginia
Betty
Sarah
George
Walter
France
Argonne Forest
River Disaster Averted by Captain at Hogsett Locks
Captain Grover Litton of the towboat Jason averted a catastrophe involving a 16 barges tow loaded with gasoline oil and alcohol bound from New Orleans. In swift current at Hogsett Locks the tow swung toward the Ohio shore as lines snapped and the lead barges touched land. Litton swung the rudders and powered the tow, gaining momentum and saving the crew of 30 who wore life belts as danger eased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Grover Litton
Jason
Hogsett Locks
New Orleans
Ohio
Night Collision Damages Two Cars in Point Pleasant
Archie S Hudson of 2625 Lincoln Ave and Carl F Drummond of Gallipolis collided at Fourteenth and Viand Streets Friday night. No injuries reported. Drummond, home on furlough, drove Floyd Kingery's car from Gallipolis. Kingery settled damages with Hudson Saturday and the car was released. State Trooper Coyner investigated.
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Point Pleasant
Archie S. Hudson
Lincoln Ave
Carl F. Drummond
Gallipolis
Fourteenth and
Viand Sts
Drummond
Floyd Kingery
Kingery
Mr. Hudson
Coyner
Named To Positions Of State Importance
Mrs. Clyde W. Tallman of Point Pleasant and Charleston and Mrs. Byrne Given of Charleston were named co-chairmen of registration for the state child welfare conference in Charleston February 9 and 10. The event is under the West Virginia department of the American Legion. Mrs. Given belongs to the auxiliary of John Brawley Post in Charleston and Mrs. Tallman to Elk-Kanawha Unit No. 11. they were appointed by Mrs. Elizabeth Hale of Parkersburg, state Legion Auxiliary chairman in charge of arrangements.
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Point Pleasant
Clyde W. Tallman
Charleston
Byrne Given
West Virginia Department of the American Legion
Given
John Brawley
Tallman
Elk-Kanawha
Elizabeth Hale
Parkersburg
State Legion Auxiliary
Mason Principals Meet Wednesday
The Mason County Elementary Principals Association will hold an organization meeting at Central School on Wednesday January 3 at 7 30 p m. All elementary principals are urged to attend. Leala E Wolf is secretary.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Central School
Leala E. Wolf
Mason County Bond Drive Exceeds Goal by Twenty Percent
Mason County exceeded its Sixth War Loan bond quota by about 20 percent with roughly 750000 in bonds sold against a 627000 target. E Bonds sales fell well short of the 427000 quota for that series.
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Point Pleasant
Walden F. Roush
Sixth War Loan Campaign Committee
Mason County
Hutchinson Rites Held in Point Pleasant
John H. Hutchinson insurance man died Saturday and funeral services were held today. He helped establish the local agency with brother Robert about 50 years ago and earned district leadership awards for life policy sales. He was active in civic affairs and backed Point Pleasant baseball and football teams.
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Point Pleasant
John H. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Robert Hutchinson
Lowe
William Duff Rites Held Sunday at Point Pleasant
Funeral services for 69 year old William Samuel Duff were held Sunday afternoon from Arnett Funeral Home. Duff died after a two year illness at his daughter's home in Madison Avenue. Burial followed at Suncrest Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs. Charles Neville a sister Mrs. Earl Biffle and brothers M. L. Duff and Howard Duff.
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Point Pleasant
Arnett
William Samuel Duff
Charles Neville
Madison Ave
Flora Haskett
Heights Mission
Suncrest Cemetery
Duff
Mason County
James
Sarah Groton Duff
Earl Biffle
Mrs Moody Williamson Notified of Son Wounded in France
Mrs Moody Williamson of 1110 Viand Street has been notified that her son Pte George Williamson was wounded in action in France on November 30.
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Point Pleasant
Moody Williamson
Viand St
Pte
George Williamson
France
Rector Preaches After Vacation Due to Illness
The Rev Frank T. Cady, rector, delivered a Sunday sermon at Christ Episcopal Church concluding a vacation taken because of illness. The Boulder reservoir spans Arizona and Nevada, extending 115 miles with a capacity of 30,500,000 acre feet.
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Point Pleasant
Frank T. Cady
Christ Episcopal Church
Boulder
Arizona
Nevada
Social Notes From Pt Pleasant Five Hundred Party
Mrs Robert J Heslop hosted a Five Hundred Club gathering at the Heslop home on Main Street with guests from Pomeroy Hartford Cincinnati Washington Kanauga Hollywood Fla and Coraopolis Pa. Attending club members included multiple local residents. Rooms featured mistletoe greenery and the table displayed flaming tapers.
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Point Pleasant
Robert J. Heslop
Five Hundred Club
Heslop
Main St
Dayton Ashworth
Carl Shields
Harry Seigler
Pomeroy
Hugo Juhling
A. Keith McClung
Hartford
Charles E. Holzer, Jr
Cincinnati
Harry Shadle
South of the Kanawha
Cleo Vaught
Washington, D. C
al. Rossiter
Detroit
Howard Guthrie
Kanauga
Bertha Filson
Hollywood
Fla
Edith Mercer
Coraopolis
S. Chandler Wilhelm
George H. Overholt
Barton Jones
Loula Lewis
J. William Heslop
Milton L. Miller
Homer Martin
Harry D. Roush
Cary Howard Rayburn
Walter A. Windsor
Nelson A. Park
Gertrude Halliday
Weekend Visit and Local Club Meeting Report
Miss Ida Jane Sommer of Charleston visited her parents Mr and Mrs Walter Sommer of Beech Hill. Mrs T F Yost, recently hospitalized at Holzer, was discharged to 201 High St by Earl Arnett. Mahee Farm Women's Club meets at Ben Lomond with host Mrs C P Stout Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Jane Sommer
Charleston
Walter Sommer
Beech Hill
T. F. Yost
Holzer Hospital
High St
Earl Arnett
Mahee Farm Women’s Club
C. P. Stout
Ben Lomond
Social Notes of Vinton Share Christmas Visits
Mrs. Ben Casto returned from Charleston W V where she was cared for by her daughter Mrs. Bob Diggins. David Metcalf serves in the Navy. The Metcalfs teach in Troy and Mr. and Mrs. Ora Painter hosted Lena Fern and Anna Mae of Dayton for Christmas. Bill Alexander overseas in the service. Christmas dinners included many relatives from Columbus and Charleston W V. Lloyd Campfield visited his mother Flora Campfield. Sunday Schools saw candy and oranges for the children amid Christmas programs.
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Lloyd Campfield
Flora Campfield
Santa Claus
R. B. Polling
Charleston
W. Va
Death and funeral of Miss Tillie Bentz in Syracuse area
Miss Tillie Bentz former Syracuse resident died at Huntington hospital from shock after a fall. Funeral services were held at Syracuse Methodist Church conducted by Rev Lawrence Schmitt with interment in Letart Cemetery. Surviving are two brothers George Bentz and Will Bentz and a sister Mrs George Hayman.
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Syracuse
Tillie Bentz
Huntington Hospital
Duckworth
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
A. M. Roberts
Emmett Bartels
Vernon
W. F. Bartels
Lenora Campbell
Cleveland
Herbert Stobert
Bert Weese
Herbert Zeiher
Mary Ann
Wanda Leibrand
Columbus
Chester Leibrand
Ashland
Leibrand
Henry Roush
Racine
Ray Roush
Frank Winebrenner
Frank Will
Faye
Theodore Maag
Minersville
Andrew Romito
Point Pleasant
Co. B. Weese
J. E. Carleton
Local social news and a church fire tragedy
Mrs James Householder hosted her bridge group at 88 May Avenue with prizes won by Mrs Ernest Algeo and Mrs William Davis. Other gatherings included Mr and Mrs Richard McKinstry hosting a holiday party and Joe Jagers fifth birthday celebration. A Tokyo dispatch notes internal strife and plane production. Athens Kiwanis hosted the high school football team with speakers Porter and Wise. Fire destroyed St Nicholas Catholic church in Struthers, loss estimated at 35000 from furnace-caused blaze.
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James Householder
May Ave
Bridge Club
Tom Byrne
G D. Gorham
George Banks
Ernest Algeo
William Davis
Struthers
St. Nicholas Catholic Church
Hemlock Grove Social and Personal notices spread
Mr and Mrs Bert Romine and sons with Mrs Henry Eulee and children from Racine were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Romine. Cecil Heilman and Allan Canton visited from Sunday to Tuesday with J A Smith. Ziba Midkiff and family visited J J Will in Bunker Hill. Eldon Clark Jim Clark Grant Roberts and children from Point Pleasant spent Christmas with Conrad Mulligan in Pomeroy Road. Frank Clark family shared Christmas night with Wilbur Midkiff. Clara Heines Alta Nelson Sylvia Midkiff and Clarence Heaton from Pomeroy spent Thursday in Glouster. Ziba Midkiff Porter Midkiff visited Clay Bryan in Middleport. Vada Paulsen of Columbus spent Christmas with George and Dorsel Smith. Mrs Brooks Folk of Columbus spent Christmas with her parents Dorsel and family.
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Hemlock Grove
Bert Romine
Henry Eulee
Dren
Racine
Charles Romine
Cecil Heilman
Allan
Canton
J. A. Smith
Ziba Midkiff
J. J. Will
Bunker Hill
Eldon Clark
Jim Clark
Grant Roberts
Point Pleasant
Conrad Mulligan
Pomeroy Road
Frank Clark
Wilbur Midkiff
Clara Heines
Alta Nelson
Sylvia Midkiff
Clarence Heaton
Pomeroy
Glouster
Porter Midkiff
Clay Bryan
Middleport
Vada Paulsen
Columbus
George Paulsen
Brooks’ Folk
Dorsel Smith
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Gallipolis Social Notes
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City, WY
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Athens
Romania
Bulgaria
W. Wee
Torio
Sheriff Hesson
Mason
William Duff
AT Point Clinic
Rhoda McIntyre
Point Clinic
McIntyre
J. O. Plants
Henderson
Golden Clench
Austin Walker
English Court
Vinton
News Notes of
Jean Stratton Porter
Freckles
Johnny Downes
Gale Storm
Johnny Mac Brown
Richard McKinstry
Hazel McKinstry Hawkins
Grover McKee
Joe Jagers
John Jagers
Congress St
T. C. Scott
Louisa Steele
Paul Beckley
Harold Wise
Mary Ellen Wood
Jeffersonville
Tokyo
Athens Kiwanian
Masonic Temple
Porter
Wise
J. M. Higgins
Elizabeth Langenburg
Dayton
A. C. Farmer
Hartman Theater
Edward Schloss
C. N. Mackinnon
C. C. Robinson
Frank X. Rauch
R. W. Finsterwald
Alonzo Palmer
Athena
Army Air Force
Nee Irrs A
Sgt Mark Dune
Lon McCallistes
Freele Ayore
Taree Ey
Eett Om Tee
Sweethearts of
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Lon Jeanne McAllister Crain
Lulu
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