Party Choices For Gallia County Election Board Named
The Democratic Executive Committee endorsed Reuben Phillips for the Gallia County Board of Elections membership. Phillips, a Green Township farmer, replaces J. Harlan Fulton whose term ends March 1. Republican post goes to Clint Allen of Gallipolis. Beatrice Briggs seeks clerk of the election board for the Republicans. The current clerk Mrs. Willa Saunders is not seeking reappointment. Other board terms held by M. J. Clary and Heber Boster run to 1946.
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Gallipolis
Reuben Phillips
Phillips
Green Township
J. Harlan Fulton
Clint Allen
J. F. Jones
Allen
Beatrice Briggs
Cheshire
Willa Saunders
Democratic Committee
M. J. Clary
Heber Boster
Eastern Star Plans Meeting At Oak Hill
Gallipolis Ohio twelfth annual session of the twenty fourth District of Ohio Order of the Eastern Star will be held at Oak Hill next Thursday February 3. Mrs Netta M Sullivan Worthy Grand Matron of Ohio will be an honored guest. Morning session at 10 oclock at the Masonic Hall led by Laura Elcess district president with Margaret Calvin Estes Reese Mae Jone assisting. Luncheon at noon at the Presbyterian Church. Afternoon session at 1 30 will be a school of instruction by the Worthy Grand Matron. District chapters include McArthur Wellston Wilkesville Hamden Proctorville Gallipolis Vinton South Point Ironton Thurman Waterloo Cheshire Zaleski Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio
Order of the Eastern Star
Oak Hill
Netta M. Sullivan
Lima
Masonic Hall
Laura Elcess
Margaret Calvin
Hamden
Esta Reese
Cheshire
Mae Jone
South Point
Presbyterian Church
Twenty-Fourth
Eastern Star
McArthur
Wellston
Wilkesville
Proctorville
Vinton
Injured in Fall at Porch Steps in Middleport
Mrs Arthur Covert sustained severe ankle injuries after a fall from her porch steps in Middleport late last week.
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Middleport
Arthur Covert
Public Sale of Athens County Farm Lands March 1 1944
Administrators public sale of the Eli A Spaulding farm in New England Rome Township Athens County Ohio to be held March 1 1944 at 1 30 p m on the premises. The sale includes seven tracts totaling about 120 acres with various descriptions and deeds. Premises appraised at 4500 dollars with sale must bring at least two thirds of appraised value. terms cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli A. Spaulding
New England
Probate Court
Athens County
Ohio
Tepata
Athens
State of
Ohio Company
William Jackson
William — Jackson
O. L. No
O. IL
Rome Township
O. L No
John Ackley
Said
Alao O. L
Alao O. L. No
New Kingland
Vinton Flier Made Combat Pilot After Training
Lieut Charles H McGhee of Vinton is home on furlough with his parents after graduating with 187 Ohioans from eleven Advanced Pilot Schools of the Army Air Forces Training Command. He earned his wings at Eagle Pass Field Texas and will report to active duty after leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles H. McGhee
Henry McGhee
Vinton
Omer O Dell Rites Held At Centenary
Omer A O Dell 67 died at home on Vine St Gallipolis after a two year illness He operated a planing mill in Gallipolis for over forty years Survived by father J I O Dell and many children including Kerns O Dell Merrill and Christine Fife Funeral services were held Monday at Centenary with burial at Mound Hill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Omer A. O'Dell
Vine St
J. I. O'Dell
Christine Jacob O’dell
Mr. O'Dell
Maude Kerns
Thomas Kerns
Tennis Thompson
Columbus
Hazel Simpkin
Hartford
Ewington
Margaret Wilson
Wayne
Eva
Robert
June
Children’s Hospital
Mary Russell
White Cross Hospital
Fred Northup
Claude Tope
Rio Grande
Frank O'Dell
Cleveland
William
Parkersburg
Oscar
Nitro
Carl
Tennessee
John O'Dell
Green Township
Centenary
W. Scott Westerman
Mound Hill
Ellen Westerman Soloist With Cincinnati Symphony
Miss Ellen Westerman senior at Western College Oxford appears as guest soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra on February 4 and 5. Dr. Everett B Helm leads the Western College Choir in the world premiere of Bal lad of the Times of Men with text by Jeremy Ingalls.
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Gallipolis
Ellen Westerman
Western College
Oxford
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Ellen
W. Scott Westerman
Western College Choir
Everett B. Helm
Western
the Times of Men
Jeremy Ingalls
Guggenheim
Yale
Dr. Helm
New Patients at Holzer Hospital
Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis admitted several new patients all described as medical patients in good condition. Names include Mrs. H. H. Niemeyer of Pomeroy Mrs. Mary McGowan of Oak Hill and Roger Hunt of Burkhart Road. Mrs. W D Leonard was taken to Columbus to recuperate from an operation. Three year old Mary Wheeler is convalescent after bowel obstruction surgery and her father Nelson Wheeler recently returned from Navy service to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
H. H. Niemeyer
Pomeroy
Mary McGowan
Oak Hill
Roger Hunt
Burkhart Road
City
W. D. Leonard
Upper Second Ave
Charles Gallione
Columbus
Mary Wheeler
Nelson Wheeler
UV. S&s
Navy
Appointment of W D Witham as administrator for John C Merry estate
Notice announces W D Witham of Giouster Athens County Ohio named administrator of the John C Merry estate of Dover Township Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims with the fiduciary within four months or be barred. Dated January 27 1944 Francis D White Probate Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Witham
Giouster
Athens County
Ohio
John C. Merry
Dover Township
Francis D. White
Said County
Citation to Child and Custodian by Publication
Ohio Athena County Juvenile Court cites Clarence James McGirr a minor to appear February 10 1944 before Judge in court for dependency. William Clarence McGirr father and any custodian must appear with the minor or face contempt. Court seal shows Franela D White judge and deputy clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Athena County
Clarence James McGirr
William Clarence McGirr
Esid
Franela D. White
Frank
Clerdime
Collection of Waste Paper Reported by City Schools
City Manager Stewart A. Clendinen announced that 500 students from Washington and Lincoln Schools collected 21 225 pounds of scrap paper in a canvass last week. The drive involved fifth through eighth graders and yielded more than ten and a half tons for salvage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Stewart A. Clendinen
Washington and Lincoln
Vance Clark Dies Saturday
Vance Clark age 43 died at his home on Fourth Avenue Saturday after a long illness. He was born in Gallia County, son of Elizabeth Clark and the late Emanuel Clark. Survived by wife Gertrude Shong and one child, plus three brothers Harry near Clay Chapel, Homer in the U S Navy, and Ors of Mercerville. Funeral at Providence Church Sunday afternoon by Rev Jennings Cremeens.
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Gallipolis
Vance Clark
Fourth Avenue
Gallia County
Elizabeth Clark
Emanuel Clark
Gertrude Shong
Harry Clark
Clay Chapel
Homer
U. S. Navy
Ors
Mercerville
Providence Church
Jennings Cremeens
Minersville Social Updates Hit Columbus and Local Events
Minersville residents send family to Columbus for an appendectomy recovery. Service at Methodist Church planned for Sunday evening. Local draftees from Meigs County head to Clarksburg for examination. Women’s Christian Service wraps up with a chicken dinner and program led by Mrs. Will Thomas.
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Minersville
Harry Keiser
Columbus
Dallas Hassler
Cpl
John Mitch
Pomeroy
Ft. Knox
Methodist Church
Jacqueline Maag
Capital University
Boyd
Womens Society of Christian Service
Will Thomas
Frank Stewart
Dana Brown
Gladys Houdasheik
Katie Becht
Ethel Garland
Clifford Phillips
Theodore Grueser
Karl Grueser
Young People Lead Sunday Service at Local Church
National Young People Day observed as the Sunday service at the Gallipolis church was conducted entirely by the youth. John Dexter opened with worship, Bob White led the Responsive Reading, and Billy Nelson filled in for ill Linc Neal. Lydean Withers and Elinor Deeping spoke on One Faith and One Fellowship. Reverend Cecil V. Marley attended as a congregation member during the pulpit occupancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
The
Presbyterian Church
John Dexter
Bob White
Linc Neal
Billy Nelson
Lydean Withers
Elinor Deepping
Cecil V. Marley
Rardin Seeks Re election as State Prosecutor in Mason
William H. Rardin announces he will seek the Republican nomination to succeed himself as prosecuting attorney at year end, nearing the end of his third term. A West Virginia University graduate, he began in 1928, was re elected in 1936 and 1940, and is known for cost cutting in criminal cases by pursuing indictments only when conviction is reasonably certain.
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Rardin
Mason
Republican Prima
Point Pleasant
William H. Rardin
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Elise Shriver
Seveal Homes
Bert Chambers Dies at Home in Point Pleasant
Bert Chambers 68, a longtime dock worker and Point Pleasant native, died at his Decatur Street home. He never married and is survived by a brother, Captain Raymond Chambers. Chambers worked on local docks before later jobbing in Portsmouth, Ohio.
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Point Pleasant
Bert Chambers
Decatur St
William Chambers
Robert J. Heslop
Raymond Chambers
Mt. Vernon Ave
Chambers
Portsmouth
More Candidates File for Committee
Democrats Gay Casto Ruth Pullin filed for committee posts in Robinson district. Republicans Clyde McDermitt Lewis District Mary Cooper Cooper and Winifred Gillispie Hannan filed for committee places. Sam Taylor Lewis District seeks Republican nomination to succeed himself. County offices candidates Blair Snodgrass for sheriff and William Bardin for prosecuting attorney, both in Republican primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Gay Casto
Ruth Pullin
Robinson
Clyde McDermitt
Lewis
Mary Cullen
Cooper
Winifred Gillispie
Hannan
Sam Taylor
Justice of the Peace
Blair Snodgrass
William H. Bardin
Blain Expands Stake in Point Pleasant Livestock Firm
John A. Blain of Gallipolis Ferry bought 30 shares in The Point Pleasant Livestock Sales Co. in John E. Evans of Gallipolis. Earlier, Blain joined Rolfe Lee and William A. Lee in taking a controlling interest in Bartow Jones's sales firm, which boosted annual sales from $250000 to $1250000. The new owners report a solid year.
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Point Pleasant
John A. Blain
Gallipolis Ferry
Point Clinic Week End Discharges And Births
Discharges included Mrs. Clyde Rogers Elmwood Mrs. Charles Eugene Martin and infant daughter local and Frank Shag Durst. A son Sherman Dean weight nine pounds was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roush Point Pleasant. Bonnie Dawson Hogsett had an appendectomy Saturday. New admissions: Mrs. Cecil Saxon Pliny and Mrs. J R Vanslouse Beech Hill for medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Point Clinic
Clyde Rogers
Elmwood
Charles Eugene Martin
Frank “Shag” Durst
Sherman Dean
Joseph Roush
Bonnie Dawson
Hogsett
Cecil Saxon
Pliny
J. R. Vanslouse
Beech Hil
Three Arrested on Intoxication Charges in Point Pleasant
Three men were arrested at the week end on intoxication charges. Ralph Davis and Homer Wears were processed by Police Jividen and Redman, while Wesley Jones was processed by Officers Jividen and Morrison. All were released to the city yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ralph Davis
Homer Wears
Jividen
Redman
Wesley Jones
Morrison
Estates Worth Million Turned Over to Britain
Sir Richard Acland, 36, MP and Commonwealth Party leader, formally donated his 17 000 acre Devon and Somerset estates to the nation. The property, valued at about 1 million dollars with an annual net income of 9 100, has been in the Acland family for 400 years.
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London
Devon
Somerset
Richard Aciland
Commonwealth Party
Acland
Little Is To Seek Re Election in May
Mason County surveyor Oleg H. Little of Elmwood announced he will seek another term as a Republican candidate. He noted he has surveyed 225 tracts in Union District and hundreds more across the county, during a Saturday stop in Point Pleasant.
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Little
Point Pleasant
Oleg H. Little
Elmwood
Mason County
Union District
McDermitt Seeks Lewis District Republican Committeeman
Clyde McDermitt of Point Pleasant announces his candidacy for Lewis District Republican committeeman. He has served as attendance officer and transportation superintendent for the county board of education, with a background as a traveling salesman and lumber businessman. He has wide county support and faces no opposition yet.
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Point Pleasant
Clyde McDermitt
Lewis
McDermitt
County Board of Education
Kanawha County
Kanawha Valley
Woman's Auxiliary to Meet and Calendar Party Planned
Pt Pleasant clerical social notes announce the Executive board of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church will meet in Mrs Violet Frye's office Tuesday at 730 PM. On Wednesday the young people host a calendar party in the church social rooms.
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Point Pleasant
Woman’s Auxiliary of
The
Presbyterian Church
Violet Frye
Lester Roush Dies Of Train Injuries
Lester Roush 24 of New Haven died after being struck by a train near New Haven last Friday. He died at Holzer Hospital the following day. A witness said he sat on a crosstie and did not hear the approaching locomotive. He was married to a Miss Roush of Syracuse with two children.
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Point Pleasant
Lester Roush
New Haven
Holzer Hospital
Charleston Pastor Fills Mason Pulpit
The Rev. Payne Brown of Charleston preached at both services at the Presbyterian Church in Point Pleasant yesterday. He spoke to the young people's group while the pastor, Rev. Chalmers McCutcheon, was away from the city. Brown was a guest of the Peter H Steenbergens during his visit.
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Point Pleasant
Payne Brown
Charleston
Presbyterian Church
Chalmers McCutcheon
Brown
Peter H. Steenbergens
Annual birthday ball draws crowd at Point Pleasant gym
About 125 people attended the birthday ball at the 7 High School gym in Point Pleasant. The Dell and Gill Orchestra from Weston played as funds were raised for the Infantile Paralysis Fund. Civic groups and local businesses including Marietta Manufacturing Co General Chem Defense Corp Moose Club Senior Woman's Club Wanis Rotary Club Farm Women's Club contributed or pledged support.
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Point Pleasant
Moose
Club
Senior Woman's Clup
Wanis and
Rotary Clubs
An: Hee Farm Women's Club
Cunningham Dies at Home in New Haven
Cunningham aged about 30 died at his home in New Haven after an illness of influenza. He had worked for the state government and recently returned from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore where he had been treated. He was survived by his wife Miss Harris of Clifton and their three children.
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Paul Jarvis
New York
Gallipolis
Myrl Warren
Boston
Mass
Blanche Smith
John Gladman
Warren
Camp Edwards
Grace Wilson
Ethel Young
Holzer Hospital
Washington, D. C
Vernon Myers
The
Seabees
Camp Peary
Della Myers
Eddie Myers
Fort McClelland
Ala
Earl Allen
Earl
Alice
Columbus
J. P. Keefer
Serena Roach
Third Ave
Tilly Denney
Newark
Line Neal
the Messenger
State St
Albert Nuckles
Fourth Ave
Kenneth Pridemore
Akron
Cpl
Tommy Fife
Camp Fannin
Texas
Forest Fife
Fred Taylor
Fostoria
England
Col
Quantico
William Porter, Jr
Point Pleasant
Cunningham
New Haven
Johns Hopks Hospital
Baltimore
Baltimore Hospital
Ward Cunning
Miss Harris
Clifton
Carl Smith Named AP Special Correspondent
Carl Smith a local printer in Point Pleasant has been named special AP correspondent. He has been sending to the AP for some time and recently received formal notice of his appointment. Previously he worked as AP correspondent for years in the Hundred area near Wheeling.
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Point Pleasant
Carl Smith
Associa Press
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Gallipolis Social Notes
John Wickline
Evan Evans
William B. Gordon
Hazel Kerr
Curtiss Kerr
Harry Harrison
Edward Woodward
Jo Wells
Gallia Academy High School
Harley Wells
Eileen
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Matilda Halil
Miami University
Herbert Dabney
Bardin
Blain
At Point Clinic
Britain
Jay Keister
Ashton
Max Dye
Belle
Bess Gygax
Main St
T. E. Blessing
C. F. Blessing
Ella Blessing
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