Bakers Survive Blizzard Harrowing Return to Pomeroy
Mr and Mrs Sel don Baker and four children were stranded near Hebron during a blizzard while traveling from Marion to Pomeroy. Mr Baker, an Excelsior Salt Co official, walked to a farm with a farmer to summon help then returned to aid his family. They spent the night at the farmhouse and continued to Pomeroy the next day leaving their automobile buried in snow.
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Pomeroy
Seldon Baker
Marion
Hebron
Tax examiner to assist Pomeroy during January
Meigs assigns E R Lama state tax examiner to Pomeroy for January he will be at the auditor's office in the court house on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to help actors prepare or motorize returns. All sales tax returns for July 1 to December 31 1944 must be completed by January 31 1945 with all requested information including notarized vendor signatures. Noncompliant vendor returns rejected by the department.
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Meigs
Pomerox
E. R. Lama
Pomeroy
E Auditor
Court ‘House
Lama
Department of Taxation
Department
Doan’s Pills Promote Kidney Relief For Backache
Doan’s Pills are advertised as a remedy for tired kidneys causing backache and low energy. The ad claims kidneys remove acids and waste, reducing puffiness and dizziness, and urges asking a druggist for Doan’s Pills.
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Nature
Doan
Messenger Carriers Honor Roll Named for Weather
Mrs. Hattie Collins Russell announced honor carriers from The Messenger for delivering through last week’s hazardous weather. Named are Paul Forbes, George Roush, John Foster, William Hess, Wilbur Russell, Albert Clark, Richard Young, Freda Fischer, Martha Baer, Billy Kitchen, Jerry Hawk, Charles Lochary, Aaron Bobo, Mary Ann and Clarice Clifford, Lois and Shirley Smith, Dorothy and Mary Grueser, Bill Neutzling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Hattie Collins Russell
Paul Forbes
George Roush
John Foster
William Hess
Wilbur Russell
Albert Clark
Richard Young
Freda Fischer
Martha Baer
Billy Kitchen
Jerry Hawk
Charles Lochary
Aaron Bobo
Mary Ann
Clarice Clifford
Lois
Shirley Smith
Dorothy
Mary Grueser
Bill Neutzling
Veteran Masons To Be Honored In Middleport Lodge
Ten Middleport Lodge F and A M members were eligible for 25 year jewels, presented Tuesday night at the Masonic Temple. Recipients present were Stewart Hawkins Walter Hayes and Rodney Downing, with four new members receiving Bibles from Dan Price. A banquet followed the meeting led by Fred Russell W M.
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Middleport
Middleport Lodge
F.&a.m
Masonic Temple
H. L. Carr
Stewart Hawkins
Walter Hayes
Rodney Downing
William Cheatham
R. E. Anderson
H. J. Russell
Leslie Ervin
J. K. Smith, Sr
Red Cross Seeks Volunteers To Make Kit Bags
The Meigs County Chapter of the American Red Cross seeks volunteers to make kit bags. Executive secretary Mrs Harry Ohlinger says another quota of bags must be assigned at once and urges county residents able to help to contact the local chapter.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
American Red Cross
Harry Ohlinger
Red Cross
Ohlinger
Native of Letart Dies at His Home
Funeral services were held at Letart Church for Elmer E. Brinker age 74 who died suddenly at his son Fred Brinker’s Letart home. He was a Mason County native who lived in Letart all his life. Survived by widow Abbie Brinker, daughter Freda Brinker a Roosevelt school teacher, five sons Claude Washington DC M R Wheeling Bert Ravenswood Seth Adrian overseas and Fred Letart, plus three stepdaughters. Wounded in action Hershel Morrison son of Mrs H V Morrison notified of injury in Germany on Dec 8 evacuated to a hospital in England.
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Point Pleasant
Letart Church
Elmer E. Brinker
Fred Brinker
Letart
Mason County
Brinker
Abbie Brinker
Freda Brinker
Roosevelt School
Claude Brinker
Washington, D. C
M. R. Brinker
Wheeling
Bert Brinker
Ravenswood
Adrian Brinker
Charles Clark
Huntington
Wilbur Hart
Bridgeport
Gerald McBee
H. V. Morrison
Hershel Morrison
Germany
England
Social Notes From Point Pleasant Carman Club
Attendance was small at the Woman's Society of Christian Service meeting in Trinity Methodist Church and new officers were deferred to the Jan 16 regular session. Attendees included Mrs J B Couch Miss Vera Fadley and others while guests returned from Cincinnati. Paratrooper James Sturgeon, recently winged at Fort Benning, visits friends before reporting for duty.
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Point Pleasant
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Trinity Methodist Church
J. B. Couch
Vera Fadeley
Emma Burnside
Bessie Johnson
R. D. Oseland
Faye Coder
Stanley Johnson
Roy Price
Mary Hellems
Cincinnati
John H. Hutchinson
I. F. Hite
Covington
W. R. Hite
W. F. Hite
Price M. Haynes
Huntington
Clay B. Hite
Clarksburg
Charlotte McCausland
Pliny
James Sturgeon
Fort Benning
R. P. Harper
Viand St
Seaman Robert P. Harper, Jr
Penn State College
Sturgeon
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
James and
Pearl
Wilson) Sturgeon
Indictment Question Sparked In Mason Court Case
In Mason County court an attempted juror impaneling for Collis Timberlake's felony trial failed as only 15 of 37 showed. Judge Miller found the indictment insufficient for embezzlement but valid for larceny. Timberlake accused of taking goods from a department store where he janitored. A new indictment will be sought at the April term.
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Point Pleasant
Collis
Timberlake
F. G. Musgrave
Miller
Rardin
Jones
Morrison
E. M. Hope
F. M. Lockett
Thomas Capehart
L. A. McMillin
Wm. Woods
Clarence Adkins
Gilbert Deweese
Dwight Gibbs
Victor Weigand
C. Blount
H. J. Barr
David Elias
E. E. Baxter
W. J. Ferguson
Putnam County
Joan Harmon
Frank Harmon
Harmon
Pauline Wright
L. Fred Wright
Wright
Pauline Lewis
Clare McDonald
James J. McDonald
Clara Hicks
Virginia Mae Smith
Eddie Smith
Christine Simmons
Julius Simmons
Dayton Parsons
Little Parsons
the Coupe
Gladys Berridge
Rex Berridge
Shearer Narrowly Escapes Winfield Dam Incident
At Point Pleasant the tow boat O F Shearer with six coal barges neared Winfield Dam in flood currents. Crew cut loose five barges after capsizing, one sank, two damaged, all were recovered downstream. Pilot Fred Wright struggled to dock the vessel after freeing the tow. The Sunken barge will be raised by The Shearer Co. Cincinnati owners.
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Point Pleasant
The
Shearer Co
Fred Wright
Seaman John Hutchinson Inherits Local Insurance Firm
Mrs. John H. Hutchinson reports her late husband left the insurance business to their son Seaman John Clay Hutchinson, an only child. Secretary Miss Faye Biffle will handle renewals for now, likely aided by Hutchinson's wife. A cablegram was sent after the death last Friday night. no reply yet. The son was at a West Coast base and expected to sail, possibly in the western Pacific.
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Point Pleasant
John H. Hutchinson
Seaman John Clay Hutchinson
Faye Biffle
Seaman Hutchinson
Freight Cars Derail At Graham Station
Ten cars of west bound extra freight No 4308 on the Baltimore and Ohio line derailed near Graham Station Wednesday morning. A New York Central wreck train was dispatched from Point Pleasant in the afternoon. Passengers and baggage were transferred between trains around the wreck. The derailed cars carried materials for the General Chemical Defense Corporation. No injuries were reported.
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Point Pleasant
Graham Station
New York Central
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Rites Held For Jeremiah A Yauger In Beech Hill Area
Funeral services for Jeremiah A Jerry Yauger 85 were held today at Bethel Church near Leon. He died at his Beech Hill home Tuesday and burial followed in Bethel Cemetery.
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Point Pleasant
Bethel Church
Leon
Jeremiah A
Jerry) Yauger
Beech Hill
Bethel Cemetery
New 1945 Mason County Baby Race Shifts Sides
A newborn in Mason County was initially claimed as the first baby of 1945, born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lee King of Leon New Year’s Day. Later the honor was awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Schul of Leon, with doctors B F Sommer and C M McCray attending.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Howard Lee King
Leon
Roy Schul
B. F. Sommer
Schul
C. M. McCray
Kings
Mrs Hugo Juhling Admitted To Holzer Hospital
Mrs Hugo Juhling, confined at home in Hartford after a fall on the ice, has been admitted to Holzer Hospital. Her condition is not believed serious, but recovery is slower than expected.
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Point Pleasant
Hugo Juhling
Hartford
Holzer Hospital
Mr and Mrs Russell Receive French Wwi Shell Salt Shakers
Mr and Mrs Fred Russell of Middleport receive a unique souvenir from their son Set Austin Russell in France. The pair of salt and pepper shakers is made from German shells with a French coin as the base.
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Fred Russell
Set
Austin Russell
Railroad Battalion
France
Big Blacks edge Barboursville in tight 30 29 victory
POINT PLEASANT The Big Blacks edged Barboursville 30 to 29 on Tuesday night. Bobby Miller led with 10 points followed by Martin and Rose with eight each Somerville added three and Gerlach one. Next game at Poca Friday night.
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Point Pleasant
Big Blacks
Barboursville
Bobby Miller
Martin
Rose
Somerville
Gerlach
Poca
Hartford Soldier Missing in Action
Mr and Mrs James McKnight reported word from the War Department that their son George Ginther McKnight has been missing in action since December 18. He serves in the infantry in Germany. Their other son Charles serves in the Navy somewhere in the Pacific.
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Hartford
James McKnight
War Department
George Ginther McKnight
McKnight
Infantry
Germany
Charles
Pacific
Crest of Rise in Ohio Reaches 38 Feet
The Ohio River at Point Pleasant crested at 38 feet yesterday and then held or fell slowly, matching prediction by river expert Robert J. Heslop. In other news, R G Wolden is named chief engineer at Marietta Manufacturing Co shipyard succeeding Carl F. Jeffries who resigned to return to Texas.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio
Robert J. Heslop
R. G. Wolden
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Carl F. Jeffries
Texas
Wiseman Admitted to Point Clinic for Observation
Mrs Ike Wiseman of Arlee was admitted to the Point Clinic yesterday for observation and treatment by medical staff awaiting further evaluation a hospital stay or discharge depends on her condition
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Point Pleasant
Ike Wiseman
Arlee
Point Clinic
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Shearer
Winfield Dam
O. F. Shearer
O. F. Shearer Co
Kanawha
Colegroves Market
Middleport, Ohio
Mr. and
Mrs
Schmoll
Furniture and Appliance
Sauladers Modern Drug Stores
Campho
Viora
Mullion
Gallaher’s
Squibb
Hill’s
Parke Davis
Parents Magazine
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Creomulsion
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Etemy
Mere Avia
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Horlick
Barboursville High
Dr. Kohl
Martin & Roller Drug Store
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