Middleport Banker's Campaign Chair Leads War Loan Drive
Gene Grate of Citizens National Bank named chair of Middleport Fourth War Loan Drive with a $165,000 quota. Thirty volunteers canvass every home and business to support the war effort and encourage bond purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Gene Grate
Citizens National Bank
Grate
Carl Gilmore
Cedric Clark
Nan Moore
Sidney Russell
L. R. Wiley
Don Davis
C. R. Wise, Jr
Harold Demoskey
L. W. McComas
W. R. Garber
Everett Davis
Dwight Frost
H. F. Lohse
William Robson
William Britton
Charles Bennett
Rodney Downing
Leo Kennedy
Oscar Miller
D. E. Miller
Farm Bureau Members Are Entertained
Mr and Mrs Henry Wippel hosted Farm Bureau Advisory Council No 3 at Five Points Thursday evening. E Humphrey Meigg County delegate reviewed resolutions from the State Farm Bureau convention, followed by discussion and group singing. Guests included Mr and Mrs Victor Wippel and Mr and Mrs Warren Pickens among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Henry Wippel
Farm Bureau Advisory Council No. 3
Wippel
Do. E. Humphrey
Meigg County
State Farm Bureau Convention
Warren Pickens
Jed Hartinger
Elmer Kautz
G. L. Michael
Son Samuel
Sylvia Schwartzwalder
C. E. Humphrey
Wilbur Parker
Harry Pickens
Harry Guthrie
Victor Wippel
Scout Leaders Meet with Officers Elected in District Session
The Meigs County Boy Scouts district meeting in Pomeroy elected Rev. Nobel Rompel district chairman. A salvage committee of three, including members from Pomeroy and Middleport, was named to coordinate county salvage efforts. Scout anniversary week will run February 8 to 14. Attendees included A. C. Carter of Marietta and local clergy H. A. Rothrock H. L. Carr, Arthur Skinner, Luther Tracy and Harry Ohlinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Boy Scouts of America
Middleport
Nobel Rompe
A. C. Carter
Marietta
H. A. Rothrock
H. L. Carr
Arthur Skinner
Nobel Rompel
Luther Tracy
Harry Ohlinger
Staats Shoe Repair Opens in Pomroy Area
A new shoe repair shop named Staats Shoe Repair has opened in Pomroy in the former Warner's Beauty Shop and barber shop building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Staats Shoe Repair
Warner's
Local Clinic Updates and New Baby Born in Gallipolis Ferry
At Point Clinic Mrs. T. O Mattox underwent a surgical operation. Mrs. J. F. Ma of Mapdereen was discharged. A son named William Ernest Burl Henry, weighing 8% pounds, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ira Henry of Gallipolis Ferry.
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Point Pleasant
T. O Mattox
Bag
Yeste
J. F. Ma
Mapdereen
William Ernest Burl Henry
Ira Henry
Gallipolis Ferry
Candidacy of Holt Illuminates Kilgore Resignation Talk
West Virginia political maneuvering centers on Senator Harley Kilgore with calls for his resignation to clear a path for Governor Neely and Rush Holt’s gubernatorial bid. The debate hinges on Kilgore’sPossible departure and party power shifts ahead of February 5 filing.
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Holt
Kilgore
Mason
Neely
Charleston
Boulevard
Kanawha River
State Senate
James Paull
Wheeling
Democratic Party
Christ Church Service Guild Plans Reception for Wedding
POINT PLEASANT The Christ Church Service Guild met in the parish house to plan serving guests at the reception for Miss Anne Park Windsor and Lieutenant Richard Peek after their upcoming wedding. The group also heard a report on a well attended congregational dinner and welcomed new contributing members with Mrs. S. C. Moystin elected president.
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Point Pleasant
Christ Church Service Guild
Anne Park Windsor
Richard Peek
S. C. Moystin
Howard Yerges
Moystin
F. W. Ingraham
T. Stribling
W. F. North
Milton L. Miller
Frank T. Cady
C. O. Weissenburger
C. N. Weissenburger
Erie
Wahama Teacher Speaks at West Columbia PTA Meeting
Sidney Fadely of Wahama delivered the PTA talk on How People Learn in West Columbia. He described learning as habit formation and urged educators to adapt to a rapidly expanding civilization and to involve parents in educating children.
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West Columbia
PTA
Sidney Fadely
Wahama
Aagent
Mrs Cleek Seeks Reappointment as Republican Committeewoman
Mrs Cyn thia Cleek of Robinson District filed to run again for Republican committeewoman to succeed herself. A beautician, she previously ran her business in The Flats until property was taken by ordinance works and later lived in North Point Pleasant before moving to a Hickory Chapel area farm in 1942.
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Point Pleasant
Cynthia Cleek
Hickory Chapel
Robinson District
Cleek
Ordinance Works
North Point Pleasant
Banker Very Ill At Home In Point Pleasant
Tol Stribling vice president of Citizens National Bank is dangerously ill at his home on Main Street. He has not been at the bank this week.
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Point Pleasant
Tol Stribling
Citizens National Bank
Main St
Mrs Fadely To Lead Mason PTA At Meeting
Mason P T A elected Mrs Sidney Fadely to complete the year after Mrs Herbert Amick resigned. Fadely led the Racine Ohio P T A previously and will guide next program on A National Parent Teacher Review with room mothers handling social hour. Sixty two members paid dues. Other officers include Joe Gerlach vice president Mrs John Chattin secretary and Miss Lorena Weise treasurer.
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Mason
Mason Parent- Teacher Association
Herbert Amick
Sidney Fadely
Fadely
Mason City
Racine
Ohio
Joe Gerlach
John Chattin
Lorena Weise
Anderson Funeral Is Held Sunday
Funeral services for James Anderson aged 73 were conducted at the Creston A B Church Sunday afternoon. He died Friday and left a complex family history including three marriages, several surviving children from each union, stepchildren, siblings, grandchildren, and step-grandchildren across Ohio and Indiana.
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Columbus
Nellie Ross
John Cundiff
Leona Anderson
James
Navy
Theodore Smith
Mason
Billa
Logan
Victoria
Ripley
Elmer
Oklahoma
George
Charles
Rockbridge
John
Cowran
Walter Smith Dies At Home In Ohio
Walter Smith, 46, native of Marshall County, died Monday at home in Point Pleasant. A Baltimore and Ohio Railroad switchman, his death followed influenza and a heart attack. Survived by mother Mrs. Clara Smith of Moundsville wife two brothers George and Carl E. Smith and sister Mrs Alta Dunnington. Funeral delayed pending arrival of a brother in service.
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Point Pleasant
Carl E. Smith
Walter Smith
Smith
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Marshall County
Mr. Smith
Clara Smith
Youth Held in Death of 14-Year-Old Playmate
Frank Gill, 14, is held in the county jail for questioning in the death of his 14-year-old playmate Donald McCartney. Authorities say the shooting was accidental with a .22 rifle, but a further careful examination is ordered by Sheriff Lieving Prosecuting Attorney Bardin State Policeman Coyner and Constable Morrison.
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Point Pleasant
Frank Gill
Donald McCartney
F. B. Lieving
McCartney
Gill
Lieving
Bardin
Harry Coyner
Toral Morrison
Cash Gillispie is Seriously Ill
POINT PLEASANT. Cash Gillispie of Gallipolis Ferry is critically ill at his nephew Gabe Austins home on Red Mudge Ridge. Age 84, he was a teacher in early life and has since been a farmer, with literary talent and contributions to local newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Cash Gillispie
Gallipolis Ferry
Gabe Austin
Red Mudge Ridge
Gillispie
Plan Safety Week Program in Point Pleasant
Mayor B. Walter Krodel asks all citizens of Point Pleasant together with schools churches civic clubs service and commercial groups and industrial organizations to join in observance of Safety Week January 16 to 22.
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Point Pleasant
B. Walter Krodel
Reduction Of Poultry Is Urged
County Agent C. C. Anderson urges poultrymen to cut flocks to January hen levels to meet the 1944 production goal. He recommends culling flocks under 50 percent and notes high feed costs necessitate keeping only the best layers. He also advises dairy feeding by butterfat yield and cites a New Jersey dairy that saved four tons of feed monthly across 72 cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
C. C. Anderson
Mr. Anderson
New Jersey
Officers Of Bank Are Named Again
Citizens National Bank stockholders reelected a seven-member board of directors at the annual meeting. Directors include C. C. Lewis, T. Stribling, C. C. Lewis Jr., Homer S. Smith, Mrs. Walter A. Windsor, E. J. Somerville, and F. G. Musgrave. Officers were reelected: C. C. Lewis as president, T. Stribling as vice president, C. A. Roush as cashier, R. P. Harper and W. W. Riley Jr. as assistant cashiers. The board ordered payment of a small dividend.
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Point Pleasant
Citizens National Bank
C. C. Lewis
T. Stribling
C. C. Lewis, Jr
Homer S&s. Smith
Walter A. Windsor
E. J. Somerville
F. G. Musgrave
C. A. Roush
R. P. Harper
W. W. Riley, Jr
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