Four Are Held Innocent In Slot Machines Trial
A Mason County jury acquitted four former Moose Lodge officers Ben Tracy Wadear Thabet James Hall and John Gerwig of allowing slot machines operate at Moose Hall. Deliberations totaled about 3 hours 35 minutes with a prior hung jury in October. The case spotlighted gambling questions in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Moose Lodge
Circuit Court
Lawrence Parsons
Vernon Jones
Ben Tracy
Wadear Thabet
James Hall
John Gerwig
Lewis H. Miller
John C. Hutchinson
Clarence Gibson
Moose Social Club
Benjamin Franklin
Fred Riley
Roy W. Eschenaur
John Brown
Henry White
Robert Findlay Thomas
Walden Roush
Charles Becktle
Okey Burdette
C. A. Gebhardt
Harold E. Somerville
Nellie M. Aten
Lewis Mueller
J. G. F. Johnson
Moose Hall
Mason County
Johnson
Samuel D. Littlepage
W. H. Bardin
Alfred Hussell, Jr
D. G. Wilfong
Miller
William V. Kelly
Hartford
Jacob Phillips
Earl Dabney
Virginia W. Roush
The
Price Construction Co
Sibyl Smith
Ivan J. Ely
Wayne Kincaid
Meat Mart
Wholesale Grocers Association
William Wyant
Katherine N. Lewis
Jason T. Weissenburger
Social Notes From Pt Pleasant Bridge Party
Miss Sue Twitty hosted a bridge club at 101 Liberty St with Marilyn Putz highest and Mrs James Shadle second. Attendees included Mrs James Shadle, Mrs William Stanley, Mrs Samuel Roush, Betty Purdum, Mary Margaret Middleton, Jacqueline Windsor, Patricia Ingraham, and others from Cadle Charleston and Gallipolis Ferry.
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Sue Twitty
Liberty St
Marilyn Putz
James Shadle
William Stanley
Samuel Roush
Betty Purdum
Mary Margaret Middleton
Jacqueline Windsor
Patricia Ingraham
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Classified ads must be received by 6:00 p m the prior day with Sunday ads accepted until noon Saturday. The Messenger covers one insertion error. Blind ads require correct box addresses. Cash accompanies all orders, with 15 cents per line for obituaries and notices.
In Memoriam for J C Rose of Long Bottom Ohio
In memory of our dear husband and father who died January 10 1941. A heartfelt tribute describes his picture in our hearts and the wish to meet again in Heaven. Mrs J C Rose and children commemorate his passing from Long Bottom Ohio.
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J. C. Rose
Long Bottom
Ohio
William Bartlett
Eva Bartlett
Gallipolis Man Fined For Assault and Battery
Oschel Gardner Jr of Gallipolis Ferry pleaded guilty before a local peace justice to a warrant charging assault and battery. He was fined $25 and costs Tuesday and committed to jail in default of payment. James Holcomb of Point Pleasant had sworn the warrant.
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Point Pleasant
Oschel Gardner, Jr
Gallipolis Ferry
James Holcomb
First Friends Class Meeting at Hickory Chapel
The First Friends Class of Hickory Chapel Church will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs John Oliver Charleston Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Chapel Church
John Oliver
Charleston Road
Reading Club Hostess Named by Ohio State Leader
Bessie Johnson of Ohio State will host the Reading Club meeting Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in her home. She invites members and neighbors to attend this community gathering focused on book discussion and shared reading experiences.
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Chicago
Ill
Athens
CTI
Columbus
Ohio
Bessie Johnson
Ohio St
Reading Club
Lambda Chi Omega Plans National Inspection
Lambda Chi Omega Sorority met at the Mosse Home Monday evening with Mrs. Casby Meadows Jr. presiding. The group outlined preparations for the national inspection on February 9 and included members Mrs. Joseph Bailey, Mrs. Grover Childress, Mrs. Clarence Cox, Mrs. Gene Crow, Mrs. L. W. Getty, Mrs. James Hall, Mrs. C. L. Head, Mrs. William Johnson, Mrs. Woodrow Kapp, Mrs. Franklin Martin, Mrs. Dan Nickell, Mrs. Victor Park, Mrs. J. A. Shinn, Mrs. Wad ear Thabet, Mrs. Ronald White, Mrs. Eustace Wilson, and Mrs. Leon Thompson.
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Lambda Chi Omega _ Sorority
Mosse
Casby Meadows Jr
Joseph Bailey
Grover Childress
Clarence Cox
Gene Crow
L. W. Getty
James Hall
C. L. Head
William Johnson
Woodrow Kapp
Franklin Martin
Casby Meadows, Jr
Auxiliary of Carpenter's Local 529 Meeting Notes
The Auxiliary of Carpenter's Local 529 met at Union Hall on Main Street Monday evening with Mrs. Paul Eads presiding. Secret sisters were revealed and a plan outlined for a January 23 gathering at Mrs. Marguerite Perry's home in New Haven. Attending were Thelma Lester L W Holly Homer Icard Eileen Childs J W Kapp Marguerite Perry Johnson Miles Dowling Ann Plants Lena Minturn Gladys Hall Paul Eads and Wirt Robbins.
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Carpenter's
Union Hall
Main St
Paul Eads
Marguerite Perry
New Haven
Thelma Lester
L. W. Holly
Homer Icard
Eileen Childs
J. W. Kapp
Johnson
Miles Dowling
Ann Plants
Lena Minturn
Gladys Hall
Wirt Robbins
Weekend visitors greet Minnie Linders household gathering
Weekend guests at 805 Viand Street include Mr. and Mrs. Jim Enicks Akron Ohio and Mrs. Lizzy Oshel Ashland Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Oshel Ashland Kentucky visit Bill Wallace on Park Drive. Lyle Austin Hogsett West Virginia attends Harrisburg business. Additional guests at 1520 Ohio Street are Mrs. Harold King and sons Tommy and Roger Pomeroy, plus Mrs. George Hicks and daughters Creslyn Rae and Sheila Jean Pomeroy.
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Minnie Linders
Viand St
Jim Enicks
Akron
Lizzy Oshel
Ashland
Morgan Oshel
Bill Wallace
Park Drive
Lyle Austin
Hogsett
W. Va
Harrisburg
B. F. Wamsley
Ohio St
Harold King
Tommy
Roger
Pomeroy
George Hicks
Creslyn Rae
Sheila Jean
John
Ohio River Continues To Recede At Lock 26
The Ohio River fell further on Tuesday with Lock 26 reading 34.57 feet at 5 p.m., down from 35.91 feet at 7 a.m. The river continued to drop at several dams upstream while Pittsburgh area levels rose, with Montgomery Dam handling 72 feet compared with 70 feet earlier. Back-up waters from Crooked Creek drained from East Second and Third streets.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio River
Lock 26
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Montgomery
Crooked Creek
East Second
Third
Families share holiday visits and long travels in Kanauga notes
Charles E. Franklin of the U S Army stationed in Korea returned home on a 50 day leave for Christmas Eve. Many relatives and friends from Columbus Huntington Akron Chicago Gallipolis Toledo Charleston Ironton and Huntington visited or hosted over the holidays.
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Kanauga — Corp
Charles E. Franklin
U.S. Army
Korea
James Franklin
Charles
J. J. Cook
Harry Bowen
Huntington
Albert Spencer
Carolyn
Columbus
W. A. Pullins
W. A. Pullins, Mrs. Spencer
W. E. Houston
Athens
George A. Easter
Harvey Bishop
Ward Wheeler
Akron
Max Wheeler
Chicago
Tom Wheeler
James Providence
T. E. Dearth
Beverly
Berkley Wright
Carl Wooten
Green Lake
Frank Swanson
Gallipolis
Leroy Ables
Lincoln Ables
Paul Ables
Jack Adams
Alliance
Ohio
T. J. Adams
Carl Roush
Harry Smith
Phyllis Meadows
Oliver Meadows
Cara
Robert Onley
Kenneth Black
Cora Black
Ralph Walker
Toledo
Land Transfers in Mason County Detail Point Pleasant Deals
L W and Grace Getty transfer 12 acres to the City of Point Pleasant in Lewis District. Co C and Anne B Lewis convey .33 acre plus construction right of way to Point Pleasant. Howard S and Thelma I Brewer gift .01 acre. Hortense A Epling transfers to Clifford I and Clara Belle Dunn Lot 13 Country Club Addition. Florence Jackson Parker and Walter M Parker with others sell coal oil and gas rights to 126 acres with one acre reserved to Central Coal Co in Cooper District.
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L. W
Grace Getty
City of
Point Pleasant
Lewis
Co. C
Anne B. Lewis
Howard S
Thelma I. Brewer
Hortense A. Epling
Clifford I
Clara Belle Dunn
Country Club
Florence Jackson Parker
Walter M. Parker
Central Coal Co
Cooper District
Episcopalians To Hold Parish Dinner Sunday
In Point Pleasant Christ Church and Bruce Chapel plan a parish dinner at 6 p.m. in the Parish House. Members and friends are invited. After dining, the annual congregational meeting will elect twelve vestrymen and review the Every Member Canvass. The Rev. Kenneth C. Wilson will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Christ Church
Bruce Chapel
F. W. Ingraham
William C. Gilmour
O. L. Easley
Tom Walters
Kenneth C. Wilson
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Gallipolis
Grace Episcopal Church
Pomeroy
Cincinnati Market Prices for Poultry and Butter
Markets in Cincinnati report heavy broilers and fryers at 22 to 23 cents per pound, heavy roosters 22 to 23, heavy hens 21 to 22, lights and old roosters lower, butter wholesale at 65 to 66 cents per pound print, butterfat premium 52, regular 49, potatoes 1.50 to 4.75, consumer grades U S A large 35 to 37 percent, medium 31 to 34 percent, wholesale extras large 33 to 36 percent, current receipts 26 to 29 cases exchanged.
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Cincinnati
U. S
U.S. A
U.S
Ohio Supreme Court Denies McClure Appeal Surge Electrocution Set
The Ohio Supreme Court declined to review Theodore R. McClure of Cleveland and set February 10 for his electrocution. McClure was convicted of slaying Nicola Salupo during a robbery in Cleveland.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Theodore R. McClure
Cleveland
McClure
Nicola Salupo
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the Plains, Ohio
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