Gallia County murder trial delayed by defense illness
Gallia County Common Pleas Judge Cherrington postponed the Joe Brown murder trial set for January 12 due to defense counsel R M Switzer’s illness. Judge Collier is expected to reschedule after consults. Brown is charged with first degree murder in Leroy Mitchell’s July shooting. Virginia Lee Amos, nineteen, was sentenced to Marysville Reformatory for one year for violating probation.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas
Wm. P. Cherrington
Joe Brown
R. M. Switzer
James Collier
Ironton
Brown
Leroy Mitchell
Virginia Lee Amos
New York
Marysville Reformatory
John W. Howell
Hatfield
Marysville
Returns From Trip To Deep South
J. H. Cowan and Mrs. Cowan traveled to Stevenson Alabama last week due to the illness of his mother. Mrs. Cowan stayed at the grandmother’s home. Rev. Cecil V. Marley accompanied them to Concord Tennessee and returned with Mr. Cowan. Mrs. Kate Baxter of Athens Tennessee joined to assist. Cowan noted hazardous driving from Tennessee due to icy roads.
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Gallipolis
J. H. Cowan
Cowan
Stevenson
Ala
Joan
Lillian Hoy
St. Louis
Maryville College
Judy Hoy
Sacred Heart Academy
Cincinnati
Raymond T. Hoy
Damage Action Filed In Gallia Courts
H. S. McClure of Charleston sues Chillicothe-Jackson Coach Co in Gallia Common Pleas for 5100 damages from a Oct 13 1942 bus accident between Rodney and Rio Grande. McClure claims his wife suffered head back and hip injuries when the bus overturned against a bank.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Rodney
Rio Grande
H. S. McClure
Charleston
Chillicothe-Jackson Coach Company
Chillicothe
Huntington Woman Held in Gallia Jail
Mrs. Evelyn Miller of Huntington West Virginia was arrested in a Gallia drugstore Sunday morning on a narcotics charge and held in the Gallia County Jail pending federal authorities. She is 46 and previously served three years at Alderson Reformatory for the same offense.
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Gallipolis
Evelyn Miller
Huntington
W. Va
Hatfield
Gallia County
Taylor
Women’s Reformatory
Alderson
City Manager Stricken By Influenza Illness Proceeds
Gallipolis reports City Manager Stewart A. Clendinen confined at home with influenza. Attorney Robert M. Switzer, ill for days, shows improvement but cannot return to the office. Dr. Leo C. Bean is said to be progressing satisfactorily.
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Gallipolis
Stewart A. Clendinen
Robert M. Switzer
Leo C. Bean
Bateman Farm in Eno Area Is Sold
John Bateman and wife sold their 140 acre farm at Eno to Ballard Eastman of Ashland Kentucky through the Willard Grover Agency. The property, once the John Roush farm, features a modern house with electricity. Eastmans take possession March 1.
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Gallipolis
John Bateman
Eno
Ballard Eastman
Ashland
John Roush
Eastmans
Willard Grover
Native of Green Township Is Dead
John Campbell a native of Green Township Gallia County was buried at Delaware on Saturday. His home was in Toledo. He is survived by his wife a sister Miss Lydia Campbell of Gallipolis a sister Mrs Mary Negley of Delaware and a brother Lot Campbell.
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Gallipolis
John Campbell
Green Township
Gallia County
Delaware
Toledo
Lydia Campbell
Mary Negley
Lot Campbell
License Issued Without Waiting Period in Gallipolis
Probate Judge John W. Howell issued a marriage license to Everett Marcum a 21 year old sailor of Kenova West Virginia and Pauline Stevenson an 18 year old resident of Cheshire, native of Van Lear Kentucky in Gallipolis waiving the five day waiting period.
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Gallipolis
Athens National Bank Report of Condition 1944
The Athens National Bank of Athens Ohio reports assets totaling 2 462 138 80 with deposits of 2 19 727 71 and capital accounts 125 000.00 common stock and undivided profits 2 462 1390 19. Liabilities include demand and time deposits, deposits of government, and other liabilities. Financial figures sworn by cashier James T. Metcalf and certified by directors Biddle Thomas Wolfe on January 4 1944.
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Athens
Ohio
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
State OF
County OF
James TL Metiuce
Olin
Jas
H. McClure
Thomas M. Wolfe
B. Notary
Real Estate Transfers Reported in Gallia County
Real estate transfers recorded Saturday include Floyd Mooney and wife to Raymond Bush for 19 acres in Ohio Township and Daniel D. Edwards and others to the Ohio Fuel Gas Company for a right of way in Greenfield Township.
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Floyd Mooney
Raymond Bush
Ohio Township
Daniel D. Edwards
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Greenfield Township
Mercerville Youth Wounded in Italy Receives Purple Heart
Henry Beaver of Mercerville reports his son Dale is in a North Africa base hospital after being wounded in the Volturno battle in Italy and has been awarded the Purple Heart. His brother Marshall serves in the South Pacific.
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Gallipolis
Henry Beaver
Mercerville
Dale
North Africa
Battle of the Volturno
Italy
Marshall
South Pacific
Record Tobacco Price Paid to W P Myers
W P Myers of Rio Grande claims county tobacco championship. His half acre yielded 968 pounds and sold to the Maysville market for 521 dollars 82 cents, averaging 53 dollars 90 cents per hundred. J W Martin of Sand Fork averaged 53 dollars 44 cents for his crop, once thought the county high.
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Gallipolis
W. P. Myers
Rio Grande
Maysville
J. W. Martin
Sand Fork
Gallia County
Aged Bladen Man Arrested in Gallia
Gallia county police arrested 81 year old Frank Cox at his Bladen area home on a peace warrant. He was released on a $100 bond by Justice Shato after a dispute over property rights drew in his wife calling for intervention. The report notes the long Riga to Vladivostok rail line at 6,800 miles.
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Gallipolis
Frank Cox
Bladen
Riga
Vladivostok
Ernest Ecker Dies Saturday In Charleston
GALLIPOLIS Ernest Ecker 56 born and raised in Gallipolis died in Charleston Sunday after months of illness. He was the youngest son of Mrs Emma Wadell Ecker and the late John Ecker. Survived by his invalid mother and a brother Oscar of Independence Kansas. His wife and another brother Albert are deceased. Body to be brought here for burial with funeral plans awaiting a brother’s arrival from Kansas.
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Gallipolis
Ernest Ecker
Charleston
Emma Wadell Ecker
John Ecker
Ecker
Grape Street
Oscar
Independence
Kans
Albert
Karisas
Doris Casto Weds William Sheets in Charleston Ceremony
Miss Doris Casto married William Laurence Sheets on December 25 at the home of Rev. Wilbur Spencer in Charleston. The bride is from Charleston and Bidwell families, and the groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Parker Sheets of Bidwell, is stationed at the Brooklyn Navy Yards and will join his wife in Brooklyn, New York.
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Gallipolis
Doris Casto
William Laurence Sheets
Wilbur Spencer
Charleston
Frank Casto
W. Va
Bidwell
Parker Sheets
Brooklyn Navy Yards
Sheets
Brooklyn
N. Y
Local notes and furloughs in Gallipolis personals
Cpl. Austin Davis returns home on furlough from Fort Benning to Bulaville to his parents Mr and Mrs Charles W Davis after almost two years in service. Several residents cross town for army related moves and family visits including Mrs Dale Cotler from Fresno to Arizona transfer, and Frank Janes called to Jeffersonville for his aunt’s death. Various other family updates mention flu illness, relocations, and relatives visiting Huntington Columbus Oak Hill and nearby areas.
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Gallipolis
Cpl
Austin Davis
Fort Benning
Charles W. Davis
Bulaville
Davis
Dale Cotler
Fresno
Calif
Army
Arizona
Frank Janes
Jeffersonville
Kate Janes
Janes
Virginia
U. S
Stanley Evans
Oak Hill
Harry King
Roland
Columbus
Harry Coulter
King
J. W. Rathburn
Jette
Huntington
Rathburn
Bessie Comer
Bell Telephone Exchange
Ned Hamilton
BernardEiselstein
Wooster
Chester
Fiselstein
U. S. Service
Eisselstein
Helen Cooper
L. C. Cooper
R. Hendren
Northup
J. Howard Neal
J. E. Pritchard
Muncie
Ind
John I .Pritchard
Charles Green
George E. Craft
Craft
Cecil Conrad
Gerald de Rolph
Barnett Infant Dies at Point Clinic
David Arthur Barnett age seven months died Sunday afternoon at the Point Clinic after a one day illness. Funeral services were held today at 2 o'clock from Arnett Funeral Home conducted by Rev. F H Capehart of Heights United Brethren Church. Burial followed in Lone Oak Cemetery. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Willard W Barnett of Jericho Road two brothers George Ray and James Willard and a sister Dolores Janet.
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Point Pleasant
David Arthur Barnett
Point Clinic
F. H. Capehart
Heights United Brethren Church
Arnett Funeral
Lone Oak Cemetery
Willard W. Barnett
Jericho Road
George Ray
James Willard
Dolores Janet
Ingraham Father Illness Calls Graham Official to Penn Yan
Point Pleasant F. W. Ingraham of Marietta Manufacturing Co. was summoned to Penn Yan New York on Saturday due to the critical illness of his father Charles Ingraham who has suffered a paralytic stroke.
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Point Pleasant
F. W. Ingraham
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Penn Yan
N. Y
Charles Ingraham
Former Mason School Board Chief Questions Legality of Actions
Former Mason School Board president Gilbert Rogers says his 1942 election may render much of the board’s work illegal. He cites signing over $134000 in checks for salaries and supplies and endorsing a $6119.05 Lanham Act bonus. He notes a $10000 bond and questions whether successor Caldwell posted bond. The supreme court left undecided the legality of post July 1 actions up to Starkey’s removal.
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Point Pleasant
Gilbert Rogers
Board of Education
State Department of Education
State Budget Commission
State Tax Commissioner
Rogers
L. L. Caldwell
Roger
Caldwell
The
Supreme Court
Russell Starkey
Starkey
Hesson Files For Sheriff in Point Pleasant
Ernest Hesson filed his certificate of candidacy for sheriff with Circuit Clerk Jones on Saturday. He resigned as chief deputy sheriff at year end after 11 years in the post and says he is pleased with the outlook and pledges of support for his campaign.
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Point Pleasant
Ernest Hesson
Jones
Hesson
Food outlook gloomy in county agent report
County agent C. C. Anderson warns of a tight national food picture with protein supply at 92 percent of last year and feed grains eight million tons below 1942 levels. He notes rising prices for substitutes like milo and barley, and a 36.4 percent rise in protein consuming units to 160 million in 1944.
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Point Pleasant
C. C. Anderson
Commodity Credit Corporations
Anderson
Hartford Postmaster Loses Other Leg
POINT PLEASANT Frank A. Chapman postmaster at Hartford is a patient in St Josephs Hospital where he underwent an operation last Thursday for amputation of his leg The other leg was amputated a few years ago Mr Chapman is ill of diabetes.
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Point Pleasant
Frank A. Chapman
Hartford
St. Joseph's Hospital
Chapman
Aged Farmer Fatally Injured in Sidewalk Slip
E. M. Jeff Eckard a Robinson District farmer aged about 70 fractured his hip when he fell on a Main Street sidewalk Saturday afternoon Bystanders assisted him to Dr E McElfresh office and he was sent to Holzer Hospital He planned a winter trip to St Petersburg Florida and several other people slipped on the icy sidewalks after a light snow fell that afternoon
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Point Pleasant
E. M
Jeff” Eckard
Robinson District
William H. Davis Riverman Dies at 51 in Point Pleasant
William Henry Davis age 51 a riverman died at his home 417 First St Sunday afternoon his body sent to Arnett Mortuary for funeral arrangements He was born in Kanawha County son of George and Mary King Davis His wife three sons five daughters and three brothers survive him
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Point Pleasant
William Henry Davis
First St
Arnett Mortuary
Mr. Davis
Kanawha County
George
Mary (King) Davis
Mrs. J. M. Crump Improves After Influenza Illness
Mrs. J. M. Crump of Hartford is reported to be improving after a two week bout with influenza.
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Point Pleasant
J. M. Crump
Hartford
Big Blacks To Meet Poca Tuesday Night
POINT PLEASANT The Big Blacks will play Poca High School basketball at the Junior High Gym Tuesday night. Poca has won several games this season and Coach Sanders expects a hard night. After a near win over Vinson High Tigers, the Big Blacks are confident they can beat Poca.
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Point Pleasant
Big Blacks
Poca
Sanders
Vinson High Tigers
Huntington
Point Pleasant AAUW to Hold January Meeting
The Point Pleasant branch of the Association of American University Women meets this evening at the home of Mrs. L. C. Somerville on Viand Street. Hostesses include Mrs. Somerville, Mrs. Cary Howard Rayburn, and Mrs. Charles Ohlinger. The program features a review of several war books by El iza beth Pecker, Margaret Burdette, Garret Green, William H. Bardin, Marianne, and Florence Howard.
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Point Pleasant
Association of American University Women
L. C. Somerville
Viand St
Somerville
Cary Howard Rayburn
Charles Ohlinger
Elizabeth Pecker
Margaret Burdette
Garret Green
William H. Bardin
Marionne
Florence Howard
Four O Clock Club Studies India at Mrs Vaught Home
The Four oclock club met at Mrs W H Vaughts home on Main Street for an India study session. Afterward a dessert course was served to a list of members and guests including Miss Betty Berry. Change of residence noted for Heard and Mrs Proffitt with Proffitt to attend Morrison chain executives meeting in Charleston.
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India
Four O'Clock Club
W. H. Vaught
Main St
William Steenbergen
Hamilton A. Johnson
Peter Steenbergen
H. E. Somerville
Louis Bateson
William Meade
Emma Clark
Mary McCulloch
Betty Berry
Heard Proffitt
Lincoln Ave
Morrison Department Store
Funeral of 19 Month Old Eileen Cline
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Wyoming Church for Eileen Cline age 19 months who died Friday at her Columbus home Burial was in the Cline Cemetery She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gus Cline former residents of Mason County The body was taken to Chapman mortuary on Saturday for viewing before the funeral
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Point Pleasant
Wyoéma Church
Eileen Cline
Columbus
Cline
Gus Cline
Mason County
Chapman Mortuary
Headed for Scene of Action Overseas
Lieutenant Paul Gorrell is believed aboard ship bound for a foreign war theater. Mrs. Gorrell has returned to the home of her parents in Jericho Road after visiting her husband at Fort Dix New Jersey.
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Point Pleasant
Paul Gorrell
Church Group To Meet This Evening
After the congregational dinner at Christ Episcopal Church parish house, vestry men will be elected at 6 15 and reports from church organizations will be heard.
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Point Pleasant
Christ Episcopal Church Parish House
English Teacher Requests Term-Long Release at Senior High
Mrs. La vina Jackson, an English teacher at Senior High School, has asked to be relieved from duty for the remainder of the term. The school board has not acted on her request.
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Point Pleasant
Lavina Jackson
Titanium's Rise From Obscurity On Earth's Surface
A note on titanium as the ninth most common element in Earth's crust, once nearly unknown about three decades ago. Researchers describe its emergence in science and industry highlighting its abundance and potential applications.
Jones Faces Nepotism Accusations in Mason County Race
Politicians in Point Pleasant discuss a Mason County bid for state office as a new generation enters the field. The piece notes few county candidates in decades, the role of patronage, and that Mr. Jones has no relatives in line for jobs.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
George Poffenbarger
Sup
Centuy
Yury
L. C. Somerville
Supreme Court
Fires Law
Vicl
Eval
Agri
Jones
Bartow
Sandra Sue
Brereton
Pringe
Three State Officials Seek Reelection In West Virginia
Democratic state officials announced plans to run again for 1944 terms. Auditor Edgar Simms, R. E. Talbot, and State Superintendent V. Trent have each served 12 years and would seek another term. Governor Neely cannot run and Attorney General James Kay Thomas has not decided.
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Point Pleasant
Ning
Edgar Simms
R. E. Talbot
Schools
Trent
Neely
James Kay Thomas
Air Corps
Italy
Thomas
Neely Organizations
Desertion Charge Leads to Mason Jail Hold
Clayton Byus is held in Clay County jail on a desertion charge from the Army. He was arrested by Policeman Toral Morrison at the request of military authorities. Byus resided on Jericho Road before enlisting.
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Point Pleasant
Clayton & Byus
Toral L. Morrison
Byus
Jericho Road
Funeral Held for Mrs J H McCulloch in Beckley
Mr and Mrs C E McCulloch of Henderson attended last rites in Beckley on Saturday for Mrs J H McCulloch widow of Dr McCulloch a brother of the Henderson man.
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Point Pleasant
C. E. McCulloch
Henderson
Beckley
J. H. McCulloch
Dr. McCulloch
FASTEETH Denture Powder Ad Promises Comfort
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