Red Cross Benefit Dance Planned in Mason County
Mrs. Mary S. Middleton announces a benefit dance at the Community Building on Friday February 6 to raise funds for Mason County war relief with Lambda Chi Omega Sorority sponsoring and Dick Wiley’s Orchestra engaged. The drive includes Marietta Manufacturing Company efforts to raise 1000 and a house to house canvass by Girl Reserves under Mrs. Bertha S. Filson.
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Point Pleasant
Mary S. Middleton
Mason County
American Red Cross
Middleton
Red Cross
Stanley Johnson
C. G. Bauerle
Thornburg Farm Sold To Homer Smith in West Virginia
Mr and Mrs Homer Smith have purchased the Thornburg Farm of Jim Crandall, a 491 acre parcel on the Kanawha river two miles above its mouth. The Smiths own an 800 acre tract included in 8000 acres taken for a TNT plant and plan to move from their Jefferson Avenue home after possession. George W Sommerville and family also sold a 500 acre farm seized for the explosives plant and bought a home on the western end of Gallipolis.
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Point Pleasant
Homer Smith
Thornburg
Jim Crandall
Kanawha
Mrs. Smith
Jefferson Ave
George W. Somerville
Gallipolis
Landowner Objects to Federal Appraisal in TNT Plant Take
Landowner Van B Somerville challenges the federal appraisal of his 86 acre farm valued at 4200 for TNT plant seizing. An adjoining 45 acre farm was valued at 5600. He claims soil and quality are the same. Appraisals are not final. Army may offer higher settlements or owners may appeal in federal court.
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Point Pleasant
van B. Somerville
Army
Federal District Court
Merchants Association Plans Annual Dinner in Trinity Church
The Merchants Association will hold its annual dinner for business and professional men Monday evening in Trinity Church dining room at 6 15. President James J. Hall said a city speaker was secured and another from Army officials connected with the TNT plant was sought.
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Point Pleasant
Youth Leader Lash Drafted Into 1-A Class
Joseph P. Lash aged 32, a youth leader, is placed in class 1-A by New York selective service officials. He is grouped with others over 28 moved from class 1-H as part of the draft classifications.
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Joseph P. Lash
Naval Reserve
New York Selective Service
Old Timers Forecast Early Flood in 1942
Predictions of an early flood persist in Point Pleasant though experts see no flood indicators this winter. No heavy mountain snow, five years since 1937 crest of 63.8 feet, one small 1940 spring freshet, and the Ohio River at flood stage about once every two years on average.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio
Burdette Farm to Be Subdivided Near Point Pleasant
The J. F. Burdette farm adjoining Beechwood and the C. C. Lewis estate will be subdivided at once. R. P. Bell of the chamber of commerce led negotiations with Mrs. Burdette widow of the late owner. The tract lies just outside city limits under three miles from the TNT plant, with good soil and access to gas electricity and water. It fronts the super highway now under construction and includes two homes occupied by family members.
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Point Pleasant
J. F. Burdette
Beechwood
C. C. Lewis
R. P. Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Burdette
Rivermen Are Paid Substantial Wages
Ohio and Kanawha River boat crews receive high salaries, with captains at $550 monthly, pilots $450, chief engineers $313, second engineers $287, mates $210, second mates $155, firemen $125, deckhands $115, cooks $152.50, and waiters $102.50 plus meals and bunks. Wages vary by line, but remain substantial across boats.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio
Kanawha
How Olives Ripen From Green to Black
When picked the ripe olive is green. It is placed in brine to ferment two weeks then treated with lye. After exposure to air the olive turns black. The lye is bleached out before canning.
Awards Made in Mason Area by Rationing Board
Mason County rationing board held its third meeting in the Mason County Board of Education office. Members John Brown L A McMillin and George Harper all Point Pleasant merchants with Miss Florence Krodel as secretary. The board awarded tires and inner tubes to Filson Bros Ernest Hesson Charles Lawson R F McGuffin and Clerc Sayre and held two minister applications for further review. Chairman Brown says no provision allows tire awards to ministers.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Rationing Board
County Board of Education
John Brown
L. A. McMillin
George Harper
Board of Education
Florence Krodel
Miss Krodel
Walter Krodel
Brown
Mason County
Filson Bros
Ernest Hesson
Charles Lawson
R. F. McGuffin
Clerc Sayre
River Islands May Disappear Shortly Near Gallipolis
River Islands in the Ohio River face erosion from years of dredging. Gallipolis Island off Gallipolis, owned by M. T. Epling, has shrunk by about a third as sand and gravel deposits attract demand for an TNT plant. Island Number Eight off the TNT site, leased to FE V Rawn Company, is larger but may vanish if sand and gravel underlie its strata.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio River
M. T. Epling
Gallipolis Island
Gallipolis
Huntington
Island Number Eight
FE. V. Rawn Company
Loss of Taxes To Be Felt in District
The Robinson District, where the TNT plant will be built, is bonded for a highway debt. Eight thousand acres taken by the government will not be taxable while owned by the government. The rest of the debt may fall on private property owners unless the government agrees to share. Prosecuting Attorney William Bardin said he will petition Washington to have the government assume a fair portion of the debt once facts are known.
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Point Pleasant — Robinson
William Bardin
Washington
Better Skiing From Warmer Snow At Freezing Point
Research shows skis glide more smoothly on snow just below freezing. Friction rises as temperatures fall, making colder snow harder to slide on.
Seek Housing for Negro Plant Workers
Point Pleasant hosts efforts to house a large number of Black workers expected to seek jobs at the TNT plant. Reports say the Sullivan Co. store building in Leon may be leased to house about 200 men, while the Candy Company building on Main Street has also been approached. Dr. E L Youngue, superintendent of the hospital for colored insane at Lakin, leads the housing effort.
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Point Pleasant
Sullivan Co
Leon
Kanawha
Candy Company
Main St
E. L. Youngue
Hospital For Colored Insane
Lakin
Property Sold in Point Pleasant at Viand and Fourth
A deed from Mrs. Daisy A. Sterrett transfers her residence at the corner of Viand and Fourth Streets to Charles A. Roberts. Revenue stamps show an approximate price of $4,000.
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Point Pleasant
Daisy A. Sterrett
Charles A. Roberts
Viand and
Fourth Sts
Council approves purchase of 147 parking meters
Mayor B Walter Krodel says the city will buy 147 meters from The Dual Meter Co of Oklahoma City for Main Street zones and nearby streets. meters allow 12 minutes for one cent, 24 minutes for two cents, up to two hours with two nickels. installation planned before TNT plant construction starts.
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Point Pleasant
B. Walter Krodel
Dual Meter Co
Oklahoma City
Main St
Main
Viand
Yvland
River Sts
Krodel
Moose Chapter Reaches 300 Members in Point Pleasant
The Moose lodge in Point Pleasant, organized about a year ago, now lists nearly 300 members. The group meets in a brick building at Second and River Streets, a former residence that once served as the town’s earliest bank during Civil War days. Local lore recounts Jesse James and his gang once plotted to rob the bank here. Frank James reportedly acknowledged the plan when revisiting with a circus.
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Point Pleasant
Moose Lodge
John Hutchin
Second and
River Sts
Jesse James
James
Missouri
Frank James
Dr. Frank V. Butcher Improves After Illness
Condition of Dr. Frank V. Butcher who has been critically ill at his home on Jefferson Ave. is said to be improved today.
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Point Pleasant
Frank V. Butcher
Jefferson Ave
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Clover Farm
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Rinso
Porterhouse
Clover Farm Store
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