Chairman Preparing For Drive In Mason County
Letters go to all war loan workers in Mason County as preparations begin for the Fourth War Loan Drive from January 18 to February 15. G O Weissenburger, chairman, says county workers should stay intact while committee personnel may be adjusted. Materials indicate readiness for opening day and Mason County’s quota is set.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
G O. Weissenburger
Sae
Wee
Smith recounts car left road in Tennessee tires ruined
Point Pleasant report states Fred Eeter Smith notes his vehicle ran off the road in Tennessee with tire damage while en route to Florida for winter. He was traveling southbound to spend the season in warm weather.
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Point Pleasant
Fredeeter” Smith
Tennessee
Mr. Smith
Florida
R. P. Bells Buy Duplex Apartment in Florida
POINT PLEASANT It learned that the R. P. Bells have bought a duplex apartment in DeLand Florida since moving there in 1943. Mr Bell writes local friends that his orange crop is good and that it has been sold at a good price to a packing house. He extensively with profitable results.
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R. P. Bells
DeLand
Florida
Mr. Bell
Fifty five flu cases reported last week
The health department said 55 influenza cases were officially reported by county physicians last week. It noted many more cases likely exist, but state figures come from physician reports only. Major Brian A Buell was away inspecting Jackson and Roane Counties where the influenza epidemic has progressed.
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Point Pleasant
State Health Department
Brian A. Buell
Jackson
Roane
Draft Board Calls Two Lakin Men for Service
Mason County Selective Service Board has called Shedreck Lee Robinson and Willie Brown, both Lakin residents, for induction. They must report to the Huntington induction center on January 11.
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Draft Board
Point Pleasant
Mason County Selective Service Board
Shedreck Lee Robinson
Willie Brown
Huntington
Harold Wright Succumbs in Huntington
Harold Brownell Wright 49 died in a Huntington hospital from a heart attack caused by bronchial pneumonia. A riverman and safety director for the U S Engineers Huntington office, he served five years with the Engineer Office and eight years in Huntington. He was born in Buffalo Putnam County and survived by his wife Marie Allen, two children, five brothers and a sister. The Moose Lodge Auxiliary will initiate a class of candidates Friday evening.
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Point Pleasant
Harold Brownell Wright
Huntington
Wright
10Th St
U. S. Engineers
Ravenswoot
Proctorville
Mr. Wright
Buffalo
Putnam County
Thomas C. Wright
Marie Allen
Harold B. Kay Jr
Usnr
Frank Sage Jr
Ohio
T. E. Wright
Charleston
W. C. Wright
Logan
W. Va
F. EF
Dana ©. Wright
L. A. Wright
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs Olive Sayre
Funeral rites were held at Wolf Valley Church for Mrs Olive Boles Sayre wife of Gilman Sayre with Rev J E Johnston officiating. She left a husband and eight siblings including Mrs Mary Wingett Red House Mrs Mellie Stover Buffalo Mrs Boles Leon Robert Boles Columbus and Harold Boles Dunbar.
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Point Pleasant
Wolf Valley Church
Olive Boles Sayre
Gilman Sayre
J. E. Johnston
Absences Hit City Schools Across Several Gates
City schools report wide pupil absences with illness the main cause. Senior High School saw 25 absent, Junior High 32, Central Grade 64 down from 90, North Point 62 down from 100, Henderson Grade 25 absent, with variations among other campuses noted by principals C H Withers Ferguson Gamble Poling and Mrs Sommer.
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Point Pleasant
C. H. Withers
Ferguson
Gamble
Central
Poling
North Point Plee 2Nt
Sommer
Henderson
Smith Recovering From Wrist Fracture at Church
Point Pleasant C B Smith venerable of the Presbyterian Church is recovering at home on Viand Street after injures from a fall in the church Building. His right arm was fractured above the wrist when the lighting system failed while he was at work.
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Point Pleasant
C. B. Smith
the Presbyterian Church
Viand St
Roush challenges removal from county superintendent post
Walden F. Roush has continued daily at the board of education office amid a removal attempt. He contends the board acted without cause after Russell Starkey’s disputed membership. Roush, a 10 year Mason County educator, plans to press the case in court while maintaining duties with his lawyers. Additional Point Pleasant news on page 14.
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Point Pleasant
Walden F. Roush
Board of Education
Roush
Russell Starkey
Supreme Court
Starkey
Mason County
National Education Association
American Association of School Administrators
The
State Education Association
State Association of School Superintendents
State Department of Education
Four-H Agent Praises Mason County Club Growth
Mason County 4-H records show growth from 20 clubs and 321 members in 1942 to 45 clubs and 682 members in 1943. Members achieved high project completion rates, with 80 percent in 1943, and strong participation in conservation, Junior Red Cross, salvage, Seeds for Russia, and Feed a Fighter programs. Eighty-eight ribbons earned, £213.48 donated to Recreation Center, two girls named state winners earning trips to Chicago congress, and Milton Lewis Jr. recognized as Holstein Dairy state winner.
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Point Pleasant
Clarice Knapp
Mason County
Red Cross
Russia
Eigh
National Club Congress
Chicago
Milton Lewis, Jr
Holstein Dairy
National Competition Entry Noted in Journal Record
A fragmentary note records a student’s project entry in a national competition. The item mentions the entrant and the competition in general terms, with no further identifying details readable from the OCR.
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Harold Wright
Moose Lodge
Olive Sayre
Smith
Aria
Kroger
Michigan
Navy
Avondale
Kroger’s Embassy
Spaghetti
Crackers
Socia
Cream Corn Country
Eas
BROWN
Lux Toilet Soap
Hollywood
Woodbury Se
Coop
Household Institute Aluminum Cleaner
Oes
Boston
Idaho
Bos
Athens Ohio
Nelsonville
Capital Brand
Brightway
Sox
Tox
Oxydol
Labs Ft
Rinso
Taira
Seyler Fresh Frui Ly
Peesa
Borden's
PYCO
Horseshoe
Keystone
Mulkey
Nance
Rome
York Imperial Apples
Bordens
Boris
Ani
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