Absentee Voting Law for Service Members Explained
Advance copies of the act creating absentee voting for service men and women were received by Circuit Clerk Jones. The measure sets candidacy filing to end on the 14th Saturday before a primary, outlines ballot handling, secrecy, and affidavit requirements, and expires June 3 1947. Ballots are prepared for each precinct and counted with sealed envelopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jones
Board of Ballot Commissioners
Cireux
Gallipolis Schools Close Remainder Week Over Flu Epidemic
The City Board of Health ordered Gallipolis schools closed for the remainder of the week to curb a flu outbreak that has disabled many teachers and pupils. Principal William Browning Jr among staff out this week. several schools report high absences. County officials note county cases are less severe, while nearby districts keep operations as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Springfield
Washington School
Academy High School
Lincoln School
Maple Shade
Kanauga
Higgins
H. Bion Bradbury
Gallipolis
Town House School
Clay
Brush College
John Baker
City Board of Health
Becomes Head of Mason City Schools
Delbert C Staats succeeds as principal of Wahama High School Mason City after serving as assistant superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City Schools
Wahama High School
Mason City
Delbert C. Staats
Soldier Dies Accidentally at Army Camp in Greenville
Edward Bates, a Point Pleasant resident and caretaker, learns his nephew Pvt. James Lincoln was accidentally killed at an Army camp in Greenville South Carolina last Saturday. Lincoln was the son of the late Carter and Elise Lincoln, who lived in Point Pleasant and later moved to East 0. The father was a barber and the mother a sister of Mr. Bates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Edward Bates
Pvt
James Lincoln
Greenville
S. C
Carter
Elise Lincoln
East
Mr. Bates
Book Review at Club Meeting Highlights Peace Works
A club gathering at Mrs. L. Penman’s home featured four books and talks on peace philosophies titled Prefaces to Peace. Speakers including Herbert Hoover Wendell Willkie Henry A. Wallace and Sumner Welles discussed war and the Allied path to a lasting peace with reflections on World War I and II literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lizabeth Peaker
Oglesong
Herbert Hoover
High Gibson
Wendell
Edwards
John Roberts
Garrett Green
Ernie Pyle
William H. Bardin
Happy Land
Saturday Evening Post
Pearl Harbor
R. H. Davis
Gene Stratton Porter
Bartow Jones
Peaker
Green
Eunice Beller
Fogiesong
H Paige Bell
Mra Steenberger
Bardin
Kenny Family Leaves for Florida Winter Stay
Mr and Mrs George W Kenny and their sons Billy and Tommy of Mason Blvd plan a Friday departure to Florida for the winter The move may become permanent due to Billys bronchitis health Billy is eight Mr Kenney works as assistant superintendent and foreman at the shipyard and has been granted a leave of absence The Kennys sold their home to Mr and Mrs Charles Fowler Billy and Jimmie Gasken recently celebrated birthdays with a theater party and drug store refreshments guests included Raymond Musgrave Buster Biffie Jackie Park and Jackie Fowler
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
George W. Kenny
Billy
Tommy
Mason Blvd
Florida
Kenney
Vestrymen Elected by Church Group at Christ Episcopal
Christ Episcopal Church elected vestrymen C O Weissenburger Tol Stribling Milton L Miller F W Ingraham O R Roush B W Krodel Jason T Weissenburger Chester O Roush Co G Bauerle S C Moystin H E Somerville Bartow Jones at a congregational dinner led by Miss Emma Clark. Reports from Miss Patty Ingraham and Robert Harper covered the young people fellowship Sunday school and guild with Miller acting treasurer in Ingraham’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Christ Episcopal Church
C. O. Weissenburger
Tol Stribling
Milton L. Miller
F. W. Ingraham
O. R. Roush
B. W. Krodel
Jason T. Weissenburger
Chester O. Roush
Co. G. Bauerle
S. C. Moystin
H. E. Somerville
Bartow Jones
Wilaabnan
Emma Clark
Patty Ingraham
Robert Harper
Young People's Fellowship
The
Guild
Forest W. Ingraham
Human Fly Set for Stunt on Point Pleasant Wall
Johnny J. Woods known as the Human Fly will scale the exterior walls of a Point Pleasant building starting from Main St. He uses only a rope to reach the cornice four feet over the wall, then performs balances and feats. City officials will cooperate in the exhibition.
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Point Pleasant
Johnny J.woods
Point Pleasant National
Woods
Chapmans Plan To Remodel Residence
Mervin I Chapman plans to remodel the family home on the main thoroughfare for use as a residence and to build a funeral home adjoining it when materials are available. The current Chapman home will be rented after they move into the new house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Chapman
Chapmans
State police report light weekend highway incidents
Sergeant Cobb of the state police said there were no serious highway accidents over the weekend as county roads were slick from snow and ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Cobb
GOP Leaders Visit County Seat Tuesday
Point Pleasant report notes GOP leaders visiting the county seat yesterday. Mr. Starkey planned meetings with local men but gave no purpose. Delegate Rairden hinted at a possible run for reelection but did not file a certificate with Circuit Clerk Jones during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Starkey
Rairden
Jones
SINGER FLORENCE KIRK TO SING ON AIR IN IRALY
Soprano Florence Kirk of the Metropolitan Opera will be heard on Station three, N. J., at 9 30 AM January 17. She sang at Marietta Manufacturing Company in Point Pleasant on December 9 and is billed for a radio appearance.
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Point Pleasant
Florence Kirk
Metropolitan Opera Co
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Irally
N. J
Henderson Personals and Charleston Visit Notes
Local Henderson social items recount Bettys tenth birthday party with a large guest list and a cake baked by friends. Nearby notices mention visitors to Ashland Gallipolis Point Pleasant and Charleston and a school film about Air Corps cadets with James Stewart and Clark Gable as commentators.
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Point Pleasant
Air Corps
James Stewart
Clark Gable
Johnson Infant Dies in Gallipolis
Lester Lee Johnson, one year old son of Homer Johnson, Melvin Johnson, and Joan Johnson, died in Gallipolis. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 1 PM at Mae Sams home, 32 Neil Ave, with burial at Swan Creek.
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Gallipolis
Lester Lee Johnson
Homer
Melvin
Joan
Mae Sams
Neil Ave
Swan Creek
Ecker Burial Held in Gallia After Charleston Death
Funeral services for Ernest Ecker were held at his mother's home on Vine Street with graveside rites by the Elks. The body was moved from Bartlett Funeral Home in Charleston to Gallipolis for burial. Brother Oscar B. Ecker arrived from Kansas to attend and accompany the body.
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Gallipolis
Ernest Ecker
Charleston
John W. Ecker
Vine Street
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Bartlett Funeral Home
Oscar B. Ecker
Fromce
Kansas
Hemlock Grove Social And Personal Mention
Jim Clark is ill. June Hess from Athens spent the weekend with her parents Omer Hess and family. Silas Taylor spent the afternoon with Ziba Midkiff. Lena Clark visited her brother Lester Van Meter in Alfred. Bert Romine and son Kenneth visited. Ernest Culluma is spending 15 days with his wife and son Terry. Deputy Sheriff Frank Clark of Pomeroy spent the weekend at home. Mrs. Tom Ruth is visiting her husband’s parents Clifford and wife. Eldon Clark and his wife visited Jim Clark Sunday afternoon.
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Clifford Ruth
Shade
Eldon Clark
Jim Clark
Gallia Vendors Aide Schedule Delayed for 1943 Reports
Sales Tax Examiner E. R. Lama said January dates to help Gallia County vendors file last half 1943 reports are canceled due to envelope shortages delaying Sales Tax-10 form mailings from the Treasurer of State in Columbus. He expects an extension beyond January 31 and will announce new assistance dates after forms are mailed.
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Galliapolis
E. R. Lama
Clerk of the Courts
Gallia County
Columbus
Lama
Pastor Cecil Marley Granted Extended Leave of Absence
Rev. Cecil V. Marley of the First Presbyterian Church in Gallipolis was granted an extended leave to seek a Navy chaplain commission. The congregation acted Sunday night. a successor was not chosen. His application was sent to Washington on December 31 and a decision is expected January 31 or later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Cecil V. Marley
First Presbyterian Church
United States Navy
Marley
Washington
Divorce suit filed in Gallia Courts
Gladys Borden Williams seeks divorce from Charles Williams on grounds of gross neglect and adultery. Married July 12, 1943. Co respondent Fannie Cordell Armstrong named. Court issues restraining order forbidding access to plaintiff's residence. Plaintiff asks restoration of maiden name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gladys Borden Williams
Charles Williams
Fannie Cordell Armstrong
Dr Leo Bean in Holzer Hospital Listed Fair
Dr Leo C Bean has been hospitalized in Holzer Hospital for over a week with condition listed as fair. His daughter Miss Nancy Bean, a Parma schools teacher, is visiting.
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Dr. Bean
Gallipolis
Leo C. Bean
Holzer Hospital
Nancy Bean
Parma
Keefer sells land to Ratliffs in Raccoon Township
W. P. Keefer and wife sold sixty and a half acres in Raccoon Township to George and Gypsy Ratliff.
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Gallipolis
W. P. Keefer
George
Gypsy Ratliff
Raccoon Township
Gallipolis Daughters of the American Revolution Hold Meeting
French Colony Chapter gathered at Mrs. W. N. Hayward's home for a memorial service honoring Fannie Holloway Bell. Officers discussed buddy-bag donations for servicemen and selected delegates to the state convention in Columbus with alternates named. The D A R plans national representation in New York and featured an article on Washington Cathedral from the magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Daughters of the American Revolution
W. N. Hayward
Fannie Holloway Bell
Anna Simmerman
Tais
Simmerman
Carrie D. McElhinny
Columbus
Cabille Walker
J. E. Halliday
Elias Wetherholt
Eith Niday
M. T. Epling
Students To Aid in Red Cross Work
Twenty five home economics students from Gallia Academy High School will dedicate one class period each Wednesday to making surgical dressings under supervision. Junior and senior girls are welcome, with plans for them to assist weekly in Red Cross workrooms in the Masonic Building. Since September 1942 Gallia County has produced 500000 dressings across Vinton Rio Grande and Gallipolis workrooms, with 30000 more expected this month and gauze on hand for 67200 additional dressings.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Aldeth Robinson
Elizabeth Carnes
Red Cross
Masonic
Gallia County
Vinton
Rio Grande
Everett G. Royer
Service Men Share Hawaii Call With Likely Navy Connection
Mrs. Marion Darnell near Cheshire spoke with her husband in Hawaii via overseas operator in San Francisco at 2 p m Sunday. He works on navy construction at Pearl Harbor. The Drummond family reports Pvt Marshall Drummond sighted Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin at Teheran and helped fence the Allied conference building after over a year overseas.
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Marion Darnell
Mary Elizabeth Thomas
Hawaii
Darnell
Cheshire
O. G. Lyle
San Francisco
Tommy
Pearl Harbor Navy Yards
Clifford Drummond
Brandstetter Heights
Pvt
Marshall
Pete) Drummond
Iran
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Teheran
Drummond
Allied Conference
Private Drummond
Harry Drummond
Kerr
County Auditor Slagle Struck by Influenza Epidemic
Gallia County Auditor Emmett Slagle is confined to his Greenfield Township home with influenza. An assistant, Miss Lucille Smith, has been ill but improving and expected back soon. Mrs. Thelma White of the county engineer's office has also been ill for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Emmett Slagle
Greenfield Township
Lucille Smith
Thelma White
Firemen Called to Garrett Wills Home
Gallipolis city firemen were summoned at 10 45 Tuesday night to extinguish a residence blaze at 1952 Chestnut Street East Gallipolis. Fire Chief Walter Wise said only slight damage resulted and Garrett Wills, a city employee, resides there.
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Gallipolis
Garrett Wills
Chestnut St
East Gallipolis
Walter Wise
Wills
Icity
Miss Helen OBrien Visits Aunt and University Event
Miss Helen OBrien of Georgia arrives Tuesday for a short visit with her aunt Mrs. P Kerr. She traveled east over the weekend for a union at Ohio University to attend the annual installation and vote of the Phi sorority. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond OBrien of Decatur Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen O’brien
P. Kerr
O’brien
Ohio University
Phi
Raymond O'Brien Dell Jones
Decatur
Local Notes on Residents and Visiting Kin
Mr and Mrs C A Say returned from Pittsburgh with updates on relatives and purchases for the Specialty Shoppe. Mrs A R Henke returns to State Highway office after illness. The Smiley Cheshire couple convalesces in Mrs Frank Clendenin home. Byron Say reports Woodrow promoted to meal sergeant and now an instructor at Fort Wood. Oliver Unroe and Donna Jean visit Gallipolis from Pomeroy. John North Jr on home leave from Great Lakes Navy. Mrs John Weber visits from Columbus. Garnet Miller Thomas Urwin visits West Virginia Dance Works before transfer to Bristol Pennsylvania.
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C. A. Say
Don Tucley
Pittsburgh
A. R. Henke
Howard Smiley Cheshire
Frank Clendenin
Byron Say
Woodrow
Fortard Wood
Oliver Unroe
Donna Jean
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Unroe
Clifford Barwood
John North, Jr
Great Lakes Nay
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Cleo Birchfield
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Ruby Siders
Janet Rogers
Dimple Weaver
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Tony Colley
Jack Colley
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Buffalo
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Gallia
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Gallipolis Social Notes
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