Annual Picnic at Kacheimacher Park Draws 50 Attendees
Pioneer Youth held its annual picnic at Kacheimacher Park Monday evening with about 50 people present. Plans for a Ross Hocking youth camp on August 4 and 5 were discussed. The event featured softball, dances, and lawn games after dinner. Guests included Kennley Goss, fresh from the Hawaiian Islands, and Cpl. Roy Beery, recently returned from England.
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Logan
Kacheimacher Park
Ross-Hocking
T-5
Kennley Goss
Hawaiian Islands
Cpl
Roy Beery
England
Miller Family Spends Day at Lake Alma
Logan report notes Mr and Mrs Bell Miller hosted a Lake Alma fishing day with L A Ross and three children from Richmond Virginia, and Charles Miller with two children from Washington DC. The group caught several bass and later danced at Buckeye Lake. The Washington couple visited Dr and Mrs Charles Notestone in Chillicothe.
Laurelville School Names New Superintendent and Principal
Logan C. L. McMahan of Chillicothe is hired for the Laurelville School’s next term as superintendent and principal. He holds an A B and M A from Ohio State University and Marietta College and studied at the University of Pennsylvania. McMahan previously led St Marys High School in West Virginia for five years and taught at Newcomerstown and Union School in Scioto County.
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Logan
C. L. McMahan
Chillicothe
Laurelville
McMahan
Ohio State University
Marietta College
University of Pennsylvania
St. Marys
W. Va
Newcomerstown
Union School
Scioto County
Logan Social Notes and Local Family News Summary
Logan brief recaps social notes from Le Jardin de Fleur Club with hostess Logan Mrs Charles Barker. Reports honor for Lt John K White and wife at home of Mr Mrs Robert N White. Columbus guests include S-Sgt Miller return from South Pacific and wedding of Lt J Robert Derry to Miss Jane Marilyn Mitchell in St James Church Columbus.
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Robert N. White
North St
John K. White
Mirs William Kreig
Columbus
EB. N. White
Barney
Silver Spring
Nancy Sue
White
Cincinnati
Logan
Dave Lloyd
E Main Street
John Sweazy
Mirs
Joe Miller
Donald Sweazy
Max Good
Souls Harbor
S-Segt
Miller
South Pacific
Point
Ross Adcock
J. Robert Derry
Jane Marilyn Mitchell
St. James Episcopal Church
Calumet Street
Miss Mitchell
Frank Mitchell
Lieutenant Derry
Lawrence Derry
Derry
National Supply Company
States
Adcock
W. J. O' Brien
Fifteenth Ave
Lieut Jack Jones Visiting in Logan
Lieut C W Jack Jones arrived last week in New York and was met by Mrs Jones when his ship docked. They will visit his parents Mr and Mrs J C Jones and sister Mrs Dale Chappélear in New Lexington and Mr and Mrs Charles Heine in Logan in the coming days.
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Logan
C. W
Jack) Jones
New York
Masons Confer Degree on Two Candidates in Logan
In a sunrise service at 4 AM at the Masonic Temple Logan the Blue Lodge conferred the Master of Mason degree on two candidates. Breakfast followed at 6 AM served by Willard Lyke Carl Blosser and Karl Poling.
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Logan
Masonic Temple
Blue Lodge
Willard Lyke
Carl Blosser
Karl Poling
Family Dinner Honors Returning Soldier Roy Beery
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Beery hosted a Sunday family dinner to honor their son Cpl. Roy Beery who has just returned from England and is on a 30 day furlough at home. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Loring Smith and daughters Ravena and Barbara Ann, Columbus Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ellingburg and daughter Wilma Lee, Akron James Nimon, Logan.
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Logan
Russell Beery
Cpl
Roy Beery
England
Loring Smith
Ravena
Barbara Ann
Columbus
Dean Ellingburg Ane
Wilma Lee
Akron
James Nimon
Logan Matheny Returns to Mount Carmel Hospital
John Matheny of Haydenville was returned to Mt Carmel Hospital Monday for observation and treatment after several months of ill health.
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Logan
John Matheny
Haydenville
Mt Carmel Hospital
Mr. Matheny
Reverend Father Gallerini Honored on Ordination Anniversary
The Reverend Father Angelo Gallerini pastor at Murray City Catholic Church St. Philip Neri is praised by Bishop Michael J Ready during Monday services marking the 40th anniversary of his ordination. Parishioners were urged to show gratitude for his influence in church and community.
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Angelo Gallerini
Murray City
Philip Neri
Michael J. Ready
Ready
Father Gallerini
Up and Down Main Street with Chuck Miller
Logan feature profiles Chuck Miller, a TWA flight engineer with a decade of transocean crossings. The piece highlights his global travels, air era adventures, and a life of routine aviation work interrupted only by extraordinary experiences from Bermuda to the Smithsonian.
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Logan
Chuck Miller
TWA
Uncle Sam
Atlantic
Paris
India
China
Brazil
Chuck
Army
Seattle
Washington
Washington D.C
United States
Europe
New York
London
Bermuda
Smithsonian Institute
Winnie Mae
Wiley Post
Mary
Lockheed
Joe Farbearn
Davy Jones
Hocking County Boy Sustains Throat Injury in Tricycle Accident
Bruce Cremean, 3, of Logan Route 4, suffered throat injuries when a tricycle fall caused the handle to strike his mouth. He underwent surgery at a Logan physician's office and remained under care Tuesday after the incident Monday evening.
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Logan
Bruce Cremean
Harden Crelmean
Logan Rt
Phyasi‘elan
Social Notes highlight wartime hometown activity in Albany
Mr and Mrs Thomas Spurlock and sons attended the wedding of Milas Frances Alice Hodges at St Francis Church in St Albans. Anthony Annie, the groom, served in the Army Air Corps and was recently released from a German prison camp. Other updates cover travels and hospital stays, including Brooks Russell, Leslie Lasch and multiple military postings, plus local visits from Seaman Everett Elliott and family members.
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Albany
Thomas Spurlock
Brooks
Russell
Texas
Brooks Russell
Veterans Hospital
Huntington
Leslie E. Lasch
Crile General Hospital
Cleveland
Wilmington
S. C
James Jobb
Middleport
Jobb
Edward van Dyke
Camp Hood
Pt. Pleasant
Arthur van Dyke
Here
Camp Meade
Everett Elliott
Charles Ennis
Woodrow Barnes
Tim
Ennis
England
France
Seaman ‘Elliott
Pacific
John Ingram
Hunter Field Ga
R. H. Ingram
Charleston
Ingram, Prema
New Bus Line Starts Service From Point Pleasant
A new bus line begins operation Monday from Point Pleasant with a circle route to Gallipolis Middleport Pomeroy cross the river to Mason City and go toward Point Pleasant via Route 62. The service targets General Chemical Defense Corp employees and integrates with existing routes to Huntington St Albans Ripley New Haven and more with a temporary garage at the rear of the Point Pleasant Hardware Co.
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John Williams
Clar-ence Cooper
Catharine
Carager
Ohio River
Jeanne Cooper
Clark Wienages
Euence Cooper
Catherine Jeanne and
Mike
Cernon
James Dailey
Mov
Plains
Ton Jackson Ave
Point Pleasant
Middleport
Pomeroy
Mason City
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Logan—Cpl
William
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Puntington
St. Albans
Mrs Steenbergen Named to Head Mason Schools
Mason County School Board reelected L. L. Caldwell as president and elected Mrs John William Steenbergen as superintendent with Manford Bleasing as assistant. John Hanley named transport chief. Hildreth Armstrong financial secretary. Steenbergen, a Point Pleasant native, has long school experience and degrees from WVU and Marshall. Bleasing holds a Marshall College AB and studies for a master's.
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State Retirement Commission
Steen‘bergen
Graham
Henry Coal Co
Cutton
Hannan
J. F. Rawson
Glenwood
Kerr Blain
South Side
Steenbergen
Point Pleasant
Wahama High School
Mason City
West Virginia University
Marshall College
Blessing
Wa[haus
Biessing
Sand Hill Road
Bressing
Trinity Church Group Picnic at Logan Home
Members of Trinity Lutheran Church enjoyed a Sunday picnic dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Carl Myers Logan Rt 4. Rev Paul N Holtzen supervised games and recreation for about fifty attendees. Activities included baseball hiking and rides in a horse drawn spring wagon.
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Logan
Trinity Lutheran Church
Carl Myers
Logan Rt. 4
Paul N. Holtzen
Life in German Prison Camp Told by Local Soldier
Pvt Ray J W Sayre son of Arthur Sayre Arbuckle on 60 day furlough spoke of 25 months as a German POW. He was captured in Tunisia and held in Italy then in a camp at Hamerstine Germany. He worked on a farm and was treated well until later moves to avoid fighting where hunger and barns as shelter marked the trek.
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Point Pleasant
Ray JW. Sayre
Arthur Sayre
Arbuckle
Sayre
Tunisia
Italy
Hamerstine
Germany
Lad
Gurney
Rhine
Pt Pleasant Personals Highlights Local Travels and Visits
Gilbert Rodgers of Henderson brought his son Bright to a local physician for infection treatment after tooth extraction. Several families spent Sundays visiting relatives in Huntington Ironton and nearby towns. Capt Harry Allen and Mrs Allen left for Charleston after visiting family. Allen recently returned from Europe and will report to Camp Butler New York for reassignment. Mrs Doddee Graham made a business visit in Huntington yesterday.
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Gilbert Rodgers
Henderson
Bright
John Brown
Huntington
Z. B. Rose
Ironton
Tracy Brammer
Ina Sue
Dicky
Brown
Sterling Dunlavy
Athens
Raymond Allen
Allen
Europe
Atlantic
North Africa
Camp Butler
N. Y
Doddee Graham
120 Pupils Finish Work In Gallia Bible School
One hundred twenty pupils completed Grace Methodist Church Bible School at Grace Methodist Church in Gallia over two weeks. Certificates were awarded after the church service Sunday morning. Teachers included Miss Marie Meal and several listed adults with assistants Barbara Caldwell Jeannie Mae Sailer and Patty Fife.
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Gallia Bible School
Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church Bible School
Marie Meal
Howard Hard Way
Robert Bunce
W. ‘Lewis Brown
Scott W. Westerman
Cluster Broyles
Barbara Caldwell
Jeannie Mae Sailer
Patty’ Fife
Major Welker Returns to Gallia County Dental Corps Officer Settles in Gallipolis
Major W. Kenneth Welker, U S Army dental corps since October 1940, arrived in Gallipolis to stay. He served in the Southwest Pacific where he earned the Silver Star and other decorations. He will practice dentistry with his brother in law Dr. Raymond T. Allison. his wife and son Billy are living in town during his overseas service.
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Gallipolis
W. Kenneth Welker
U. S. Army Dental Corps
Welker
Southwest Pacific
T. Allison
Gallipolis Personal Notes and Local Visitors
Gallipolis hosts Fair of Philadelphia guest Mrs. Fred Broyles and Mrs. Hubert Far and families. Nancy Bean visits Detroit with Miss Florence Browning. Mrs Charles Smith returns to Ohio Bell offices after two week vacation. Charles Cadet of Columbus stays through Fourth with relatives. Seaman Dean Trafford Davis finishes boat training at Great Lakes and spends leave with his parents before return for radar assignment.
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Fair
Philadelphia
Fred Broyles
Hubert Far
Nancy Bean
Detroit
Florence Browning
Charles Smith
Helene Northup
Ohio Bell Telephone
Charles Cadet
Columbus
T c Dean Trafford Davis
Great Lakes, IN
Kenneth Davis
Great Lakes
Huls Sent to Pacific Area for Enlistment Duty
Fred Huls who reported to Sampson New York for detachment last weekend has returned to Logan where he will stay until Saturday. He has been ordered to report to Shoemaker California for enrollment to active duty.
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Logan
Fred Huls
Sampson
N. Y
Calif
Ata
Bob Keynes to Spend Summer at Camp Sarona
Logan and 40 boys from Columbus head to Camp Sarona on Lake Ripley Wisconsin for a six week session under H G Olsen athletic director at Ohio State University. Bob Keynes 13 travels with parents Mr and Mrs Robert Keynes from Logan. Charlotte Mills of Peoria Illinois named administratrix of the Rochester estate.
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Logan
Bob Keynes
Robert Keynes
S. Market St
Columbus
H. G.olsen
Camp Sarona
Lake Ripley
Sarona
Wisconsin
Olsen
Ohio State University
Keynes
Daughter Is Born To the Cooneys
A nine pound daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Cooney at Holzer Hospital Tuesday evening. She is the third grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. A. Fontana. Lieut. G. Cooney is stationed somewhere in the South Pacific.
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Gallipolis
John Cooney
Ida Fontana
Holzer Hospital
A. Fontana
Cooney
South Pacific
Fined for Destroying Wife's Furniture in Point Pleasant
Richard Van Meter of West Columbia pleaded guilty to destroying his wife’s furniture in Point Pleasant. He admitted the act was in a fit of anger and paid a $50 fine plus costs after a warrant was served by state police. Mrs. Van Meter reported the incident when she sought legal help. A separate note mentions camp meeting plans at Union Camp Grounds near New Haven starting July 15.
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Point Pleasant
Richard van Meter
West Columbia
van Meter
Paul F
Union Camp Grounds
New Haven
Surplus Property Sale Explained by Regal Officials
Officials explain a surplus property sale open to city residents including farmers who may bid on items. The sale invites eligible bidders from the community to purchase available surplus goods.
Doubts Death Report From Falls Church Relative
Miss Irene Taylor of Falls Church Virginia doubts a statewide report that Private Benjamin Connally was killed in action in the Pacific. She cites a June 15 letter from him saying he was wounded but recovering, and notes she is his cousin.
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Point Pleasant
Irene Taylor
Falls Church
Benjamin Connally
Pacific
Taylor
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