Nelsonville Eyes Second League Win Over Middleport Jackets
Nelsonville meets Middleport tonight on York floor in a high school league game. The Greyhounds play without guard Gerald Blair who is out with an injury, likely prompting Juniper or Kinney to start. The Jackets have one league loss to Athens, who also beat the Hounds Friday. The game starts at 7 p.m. at the high school auditorium.
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Nelsonville
Scarlet Five
Yellow Jackets
Middleport
Jackets
Athens
Hounds
Gerald Blair
Greyhounds
Blair
Juniper
Kinney
Wellston
Carl Neal Wounded in Action Report
Pvt. Carl V. O Neal of this city has been reported wounded in action. He and his mother formerly lived at 656 Third Ave.
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Carl Neal
Gallipolis
Carl V. O'Neal
Third Ave
Township Officials Meet Wednesday
Gallia County Association of Township Trustees to hold a special meeting at the K of P hall at 1 p.m. on Wednesday January 12. Joe R. Thomas, president of the State Association, will be the principal speaker and all newly elected trustees and clerks are expected to attend.
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Gallipolis
W. P. Kling
Gallia County
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Gatherings
Gallipolis notes cover birthday and anniversary dinners at Island View Inn and in town. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Edwards Huntington Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Warner and several Gallipolis residents. Also listed are nurse society hosts and planned visit by speaker Mrs. W Scott Westerman.
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Gallipolis
Ira Swisher
Island View Inn
Herbert Edwards
Huntington
Clyde Warner
W. M. Scott
Herman Condee
Julia Conklin
Charlotte Hambrick
Pre-School Mothers' Club to Welcome Rev Pabst in Advance
The Pre-School Mothers' Club plans an early meeting to hear Rev R Lloyd Pabst president of Rio Grande College who departs Jan 15 for new work in Cleveland. Mrs Ben R Evans hosts at 8 pm Tuesday guest night with the speaker.
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R. Lloyd Pabst
Rio Grande College
Cleveland
Ben R. Evans
Gallia Sends Largest Induction Group to Huntington Tests
Gallia County deputies report 87 inductees, the largest group in over a year, traveled to Huntington for physical examinations. The contingent includes transfers and many pre-war fathers per committee chair Elmer E. Caldwell, with numerous named hometowns such as Gallipolis, Crown City, Crown, and Patriot along with several Eureka and Cheshire residents.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Huntington
Elmer E. Caldwell
Selective Service Board
Local residents note visits and training amidst family news
The article lists personal updates from St. Bonaventure and nearby areas. Mrs. Harry M. Miller and son Don visited from Columbus, Homer Kerr and Mrs. Willard Grover were home for weekends, and Loren Stone shows improvement after illness. Cpl. Vinton A. Rankin returned to Fort Ord after a week here, while Bernard W. Broyles tours Miami University for radio training during leave.
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St. Bonaventure
New York
Harry M. Miller
Don
Columbus
John Halliday
Homer Kerr
Willard Grover
H. PD. Frederick
Frederick
Grover
Loren Stone
Third Avenue
Faye Alban
Oak Hill
Cpl
Vinton A. Rankin
Stanley Watts
Crown City
Fort Ord
Calif
Signal Corps
Bernard W. Broyles
U. S. Navy
Miami University
Oxford
Greates Naval Training Station
Harold Broyles
David Rees Rites Today
GALLIPOLIS David D Rees age 73 died Saturday night at the home of his son in law and daughter near Tyn Rhos after a three day influenza illness. He was a Perry Township native and lifelong resident. Survived by daughter, son Spurgeon Rees of Cora, two sisters and three brothers. Funeral 12:30 Tuesday at Cora Church with burial at Mound Hill Cemetery Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
David D. Rees
Harold Howard
Tyn Rhos
Perry Township
Anna Thomas Rees
Spurgeon Rees
Cora
D. E. Evans
Cleveland
Ann Samuel
John Tim
Evan Rees
This County
Metzler
Jackson
Mound Hill Cemetery
Poling Killed During Battle in Gallipolis
Staff Sgt. Herman D. Poling, missing since last July, was killed in action, War Department informs his parents Mr and Mrs R D Poling of Vinton. He was an only son with two sisters Mrs James Higginbotham and Mrs Edward Legg of South Charleston WV. A Vinton High School graduate and active in school affairs.
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Gallipolis
Herman D. Poling
War Department
R. D. Poling
Vinton
Sergeant Poling
James Higginbotham
Edward Legg
South Charleston
W. Va
Vinton High School
Directors of Gallia Produce Firm Named
Gallia County Produce Company stockholders met at Grace Methodist Church to elect the board for the coming year. Re-elected were Allen Wood John D Reet Siviang Hurctt and David Briggs all of Gallia County. New directors are Richard Edwards Ellis Thomas Oak Hill and John A Blain Gallipolis Ferry W Va. Officers to be chosen include Fred E Northup president Garland E Mott vice president and Oscar Elliott secretary treasurer. Grace Methodist women served a three course dinner to 225 stockholders.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
William Ray Dies at Home in Nelsonville
William Ray, 62, died after an extended illness at his Nelsonville home. Survived by sister Mrs. Mable Hanning of Nelsonville and brother John of Columbus. wife Minnie Shaw and two children are deceased. Body at Warren Funeral Home. services Wednesday at 2 pm held by Rev. L. E. Evans. Burial in Smith Chapel Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
William Ray
Service Men of York District Report On Leave And Arrival
Pvt John Steenrod of Nelsonville has landed in Australia and phoned his wife about a USO register search there. He visited the USO in town and spotted a Wolfe from Nelsonville, possibly Joseph T Wolfe or Tom Wolfe. Cpl Wilbur D Mender, attached to Fort Benning, Ga, left after a two week furlough with his parents. His brother Pfe Carlyle R Mender is on leave from Camp Atterbury, Ind.
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K. D. MelIntyre
Frederick
Huntington
E. M. Martindale
Gallipolis
New York
Nell Shaw
Williamson
W. Va
MclIntyre
New Lexington
Harry Shaw
John Steenrod
Nelsonville
Australia
Amos Steenrod
Pvt
Steenrod
USO
Wolfe
Joseph T. Wolfe
Tom Wolfe
Cpl
Wilbur .D. Mender
Fort Benning
Earl Mender
Cpl. Mender
Pfe
Carlyle R. Mender
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Miss Kather ine Chapman Dies After Short Illness
Miss Kather ine Fergene Chapman aged 23 died Monday afternoon at her St. Charles Street home after a two days illness. She was survived by her parents Mr and Mrs Theodore Chapman two sisters Mrs Pearl Devon Detroit and Miss Phyllis at home and her grandfather Mr William Newsome of Nelsonville. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at A M E Church Poplar Street with burial in Greenwood.
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Nelsonville
Katherine Fergene Chapman
St. Charles St
Theodore Chapman
Pearl Devon
Detroit
Phyllis
William Newsome
Poplar St
Greenawn
Nelsonville Social Notes Recites Local Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Fred Crawford hosted a dinner Sunday in honor of their son Dick who is stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station Also present were Mr and Mrs Henry Bardain The Birthday Club will meet at Mrs Kate Hinnings home on St Charles Street Thursday at 7 30 PM Members to bring a favorite dish Loyal Woman s Class of the Church of Christ meets tonight at 7 at Mrs Ida Kentner s Mill Street All invited
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Wayne Amsbury
Kenneth Wayne
F. B. Amsbury
Alex Steele
F. B. Amsbary
Mittie Amsbary
K. D. Amsbary
Abbie
Pomeroy
Nelsonville
Fred Crawford
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Henry Bardain
Kate Hanning
St. Charles St
Church of Christ
Ida Kentner
Mill St
M. and M. Club Meeting Announced for Jan 12
The M. and M. Club will hold a meeting Wednesday evening January 12 at the home of Mrs. Mildred Bush Lines on Poplar Street.
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M. & M. Club
Mildred Bush Lines
Poplar St
Theta Nu Sorority Social At Mrs Dixon Home
Mrs Maxine Dixon hosted Theta Nu Sorority members at her aunt Mrs Ned Newton’s house on Friday. Kentner Street featured refreshments after an evening of contract and euchre. The next meeting will be at Miss Betty Snackenburg’s home.
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Maxine Dixon
Theta Nu _ Sorority
Ned Newton
Kentner St
Betty Snackenburg
Lillian Lee Hosts January Business Girls Class Meet
Mrs. Lillian Lee will host the January gathering of the Church of Christ Business Girls Class at her home 426 Poplar Street. The meeting starts at 7 30 PM with a potluck dinner and all members are urged to attend.
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Lillian Lee
Poplar St
Church of Christ
Nelsonville Personal Notes Describe Local Visits
Fred Crawford and his son visited relatives in Zanesville. Mrs. E E Bell and others were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs E L Page in New Lexington.
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Nelsonville
Fred Crawford and Son
Zanesville
E. E. Bell
Gay Aumiller
Sam Hanley
Hazel Edington
E. L. Page
New Lexington
Recovery of Girl Reported Assured
POINT PLEASANT Geraldine Bennett 13 a Junior High pupil was reported recovering at Holzer Hospital after being accidentally shot by her 15 year old brother on Dec 31. Her parents Mr and Mrs Mack Bennett of Jericho Road were away from home when the injury occurred. The bullet entered the left side and passed through after puncturing the lower intestines.
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Point Pleasant
Geraldine Bennett
Holzer Hospital
Mack Bennett
Jericho Road
Hem
Miss Bennett
Duncan and Edmonds Apply for Marriage License
James Hunter Duncan of Camp Atterbury Indiana and Zola Jaunita Edmonds of Glenwood have filed an application for a marriage license.
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Point Pleasant
James Hunter Duncan
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Zola Jaunita Edmonds
Glenwood
Jail empties as three prisoners sent to state prison
Military police transferred Clayton E. Byus a deserter to Fort Hayes under orders from military authorities. Sheriff Lieving and Deputy Blessing moved Marvin Nott William Van Meter and Jackie Miller to the state prison at Moundsville to serve terms for manslaughter and auto theft. Nott from Ashton faces manslaughter charges in the death of Fred Roush last June. Van Meter and Miller pleaded guilty to July auto theft indictments, with Van Meter from West Columbia and Miller from Middleton. After the Byus departure the Mason County jail stood empty for the first time in months.
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Point Pleasant
Clayton E. Byus
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Morrison
Lieving
T. E. Blessing
Marvin Nott
William van Meter
Jackie Miller
Moundsville
Nott
Ashton
Fred Roush
VanMeter
Miller
West Columbia
Middleport
Byus
Mason County
Roane County Cattleman Croft Tallman Dies at 78
Wallback resident W C Croft Tallman aged 78 Roane County cattleman died at home Saturday night He was brother of the late Peter A Tallman of Mason County Both built bluegrass land and fed large beef cattle herds In Roane and Clay counties Peter A served a term as Roane County sheriff.
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Point Pleasant
W. C
Croft” Tallman
Roane County
Wallback
Peter A. Tallman
Mason County
Kanawha
Peter A
Croft Tallman
Croft
Roane
Clay County
Henry
Mrs. Wilhelm Chairs DAR Luncheon in Point Pleasant
Mrs. S. Chandler Wilhelm named chairman of the committee to arrange the annual birthday luncheon of Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter D A R at the January meeting. Assisted by Mrs. Louis Bateson and Mrs. Eunice Bel ler, the group heard Miss Garnette Tillis preside and heard Evelyn Proffitt Foglesong of Mason City deliver a notable talk titled Portrait of a Patriot on Nathan Hale.
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Point Pleasant
S. Chandler Wilhelm
Charles Lewis
Louis Bateson
Eunice Beller
Garnette Tills
Evelyn Proffitt Foglesong
Mason City
Tol Stribling
B. M. Berry
William Wollfitt
Proffit
Milton L. Miller
William Meade
J. Marion Foglesong
John William Steenbergen
Carl
Delegate Rairden Describes Autopsy of New Deal
Delegate George A. Rairden of Mason County recounted an autopsy on the New Deal in West Virginia. He cited undigested judicial convention and poison from defective bridge work, referencing the 1942 Charleston convention and Judge Savage's renomination defeat.
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Point Pleasant
George A. Rairden
Mason County
John E. Amos
Rairden
Rush Holt
West Virginia
Amos
Charleston
Savage
Kanawha
Bardin
State of Silver
Wheeling
Mrs. Ferguson Seeks Republican Committee Post Again
Mrs. Rob ert H. Ferguson wife of a junior high principal filed with Circuit Clerk Jones to run as Republican committee woman for Lewis District. She seeks reelection and has served as president of the Senior Woman's Club secretary of the D A R chapter and vice president of the Southwestern District of Federated Women's Clubs.
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Point Pleasant
Robert H. Ferguson
Jones
Lewis
Terguson
District of
Federated Women’s Clubs
Townsend Declines Run for Governor Nomination
POINT PLEASANT It was reported here yesterday that T C Townsend Charleston lawyer and G O P nominee for governor in 1932 has decided against running for the nomination this year. Townsend owns a large farm south of the Kanawha line and is well known here.
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Point Pleasant
T. C. Townsend
Charleston
Local Clinic Birth and Discharge Report
John Weethee of Gallipolis Ferry underwent an appendectomy at Point Clinic Saturday and is reported satisfactory. A son weighing eight pounds was born at the clinic Sunday to Mr and Mrs John Kerwood of Local. Mrs Robert Fowler and infant daughter were discharged and returned home. Mrs Car Living, a medical patient, was discharged and returned home.
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Point Pleasant
John Weethee
Gallipolis Ferry
Point Clinic
John Kettly Kerwood
Ocal
Robert Fowler
Car Lieving
Mason County 4-H Youth Active in Club Work
Mason County 4 H Club activities include Paul Rickard Milton Lewis Jr and Jimmy Lewis attending the state dairy meeting in Morgantown. Clarice Knapp notes youths show eagerness to learn and apply better agricultural methods. The Mason Merry Makers met at Mrs S H Fadeley home with a quiz on activities and Charles Casto chosen for fats salvage.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Paul Rickard
Milton Lewis, Jr
Jimmy Lewis
Morgantown
Clarice Knapp
Mason Merry Makers
S. H. Fadeley
Sally Lou’ Roush
Charles Casto
Fadeley
Aiyimita Club
Emray
Emogene Roush
Marcus Weaver
Eleanor Roush
Betty Lewis
Anna Lee Roush
Naomi Lewis
Lucille Roush
Vivian Knapp
Cornell Fowler
Albert Roush
Charles McCulloch
Edwin Schul
Emroy Roush
J. Milton Lewis, Jr
Scout Leaders to Convene First Mason District Meeting
The first annual Mason District Boy Scouts of America meeting will be in the General Chemical Defense Corporation dining hall on Thursday evening January 15 at 6 30. E D Brown director urges attendance of all connected with Scouting and local leaders.
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Point Pleasant
Mason District
Tri-State Area
Boy Scouts of America
General Chemical Defense Corporation
E. D. Brown
Holt May Be Governor Candidate
Rush D. Holt, a House of Delegates member from Le County and former U S representative, is likely to seek the Republican nomination for governor. A Democrat-turned-politician, Holt has opposed New Deal policies and the Neely administration, entering politics about a dozen years ago.
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Point Pleasant
Rush D. Holt
House of Delegates
le County
U. S
Eratic
Mr. Hot
Singer
Wington
McCausland Named Republican Committee Candidate
Causland filed notice of his candidacy for Republican commit man from Arbuckle District. Circuit Clerk Jones said he has served on the committee for several years. McCausland is among Mason County’s best known farmers and reputed as a successful tiller of the soil.
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Point Pleasant
John Causland
Arbuckle
Jones
McCausland
Mason County
Hesson to Return as Foreman at Nickel Plant Huntington
POINT PLEASANT Willard Hesson county court president who fractured his left foot weeks ago resumes his job as foreman at the International Nickel plant in Huntington today. He attended the court session yesterday with commissioners D E Wedge and John Barnett present.
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Point Pleasant
Willard Hesson
International Nickel Plant
Huntington
Hesson
D. E. Wedge
John Barnett
League Organized At 22nd Street Bowling Center
Point Pleasant reports the 22nd St Bowling Center High School League formed by senior high pupils with two teams for boys and two for girls. The teams will play Saturday evenings.
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Point Pleasant
Junior team defeats Eleanor in Putnam County showdown
The Junior High School basketball team beat Eleanor High School 23 to 19 in a Friday night contest in Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Eleanor High School
Putnam County
Jere
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