Gallia County 4 H Clubs Report July Meetings
Gallia 4 H clubs report recent activities with hosts Hielen Jones and the Rio Pine and Needles group July 7 and 14, plus Eno Sail On July 6. Reading shows dressmaking demos by Mia Wineman, social time, and upcoming meetings at Rowena Wiseman, Fairfield Spitfires with Dick Lakin, Wide A Wake at Bakers Landing, and a weekly Grange Hall gathering for table service and a wiener roast.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Hielen Jones
Rio Pine and Needles
Mia Wineman
Rowena Wiseman
Eno
Lucille
Helen
Frances Reynolds
Fairfield Spitfires
Dick Lakin
Bob
Buster Hawk
Bakers’ Landing
Grange Hall
Gallia Academy Teacher Resigns for Rubber Tire Research
Gerald Anderson, chemistry and physics teacher at Gallia Academy High School, resigns over the weekend. In his resignation letter to City Superintendent Edwin E. Higgins, he states he will remain in his post while joining an Akron rubber factory for road test tire research.
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Gallipolis
Gerald Anderson
Gallia Academy
Edwin E. Higgins
Akron
Gallipolis Social Notes Amid War Time News
Ensign Gerald Davis on a fifteen day leave from Pensacola visits his Gallia County parents. three Davis brothers serve in air and navy branches. Miss Edna Pauline Roush wed Pvt Rosser J Love of Akron in Tulsa. Lt Camille Swigert WAACs on ten day leave with husband Mark Swigert. Mrs Clair Kimball vacationing from Davis Shuler. Charles Stewart, Navy veteran, visits home near Bidwell.
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Gallipolis
Ensign Gerald Davis
C. W. Davis
Naval Air Base
Pensacola
Fla
Ensign
Naval Air Corps Training School
Davis Brothers
Air Force of the
Edna Pauline Roush
Bert Roush
Addison
Pvt
Rosser J. Love
Akron
Tulsa
Okla
Love
J. P. Bergman
Olivet Missionary Baptist Church
Gallia Academy High School
Camille Swigert
WAACS
Nacogdoches
Texas
Mark Swigert
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Army Administration School
Clair Kimball
Davis-Shuler Company
Charles Kimball
Crab
Africa
Charles Stewart
U. S. Navy
Bidwell
Report of the Condition of the First National Bank
Bank financial snapshot with figures including assets and liabilities.
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First National Bank
Athens National Bank
Bank Balance Snapshot Shows Mixed Totals
A ledger line reports balances including 051,458.25 and 62,500m with 1,126.30 and an overall total of 2,430,376.17 in dollars. The figures indicate differing accounts or currencies summarized together.
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APS
United States
Realty Deals Reported in Gallipolis
Hollis Neal sold his 62 acre Little Bullskin Township farm to brother Morton Neal who then sold nearby property to Everett Saunders. The Neal cousins include T. J. Neal and Fred of Gallipolis and Howard Neal, a local druggist. Cecil and Mable Perdue of Charleston bought the W. Gomer Jones 137 acre Route 141 Jerry Township farm for about $6,000 based on deed stamps.
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Gallipolis
Hollis Neal
Little Bullskin Township
Morton Neal
Morton
Everett Saunders
Neals
T. J. Neal
Fred
Howard Neal
Cecil
Mable Perdue
Charleston
W. Va
W. Gomer Jones
Route 141
Jerry Township
Thabet Store Building Sold in Gallipolis
William M. Thabet sold his corner grocery building at Grape and Third Streets in Gallipolis to W. A. Keller and C. E. Keller of Rio Grande grocers. Inventory transfer planned. L. H. Wickline arranged the deal. Thabet and daughter Helen plan extended rest. the property once known as the Geneva Hotel.
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Gallipolis
William M. Thabet
Grape and
Third Streets
W. A. Keller
C. E. Keller
Rio Grande Grocers
L. H. Wickline
Dillon, Wiseman & Wickline
Thabet
P. T. Wall
Geneva Hotel
Fail To Elect New Board In Gailia County Tuberculosis Group
Gailia County Tuberculosis and Health Association failed to amend its constitution or elect a fifteen member board at Monday’s meeting due to lack of a quorum. A special meeting is set for July 26 as the August gathering, inviting all members including those who bought tuberculosis seals.
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Gallipolis
Gailia County
New Patients at Gallipolis Hospital
New patients at Holzer Hospital include Mrs. Homer Yates Oak Hill surgery Mrs Ara Swisher Cheshire Rt 2 gave birth to a baby girl at 12 45 p m Sunday Ruby Hysell two year old daughter of Denver Hysell Pomeroy medical Mrs Co J McCormick Gallipolis Rt 2 surgery Hollis Jacobs 18 Galli Polis treatment Mary Ellen Christian three month old daughter of A T Christian Wellston medical Therman McGuire Columbus surgery Mrs Edward Dean Cheshire Rt 1 surgery Bert Patterson Bladen medical Emma Josephine Young sixteen month old daughter of John Young Pomeroy medical. Those discharged were Clarence Greenlee Pt Pleasant Mrs Guy Cole Pomeroy Edward Price Miden Mrs George Winkler Oak Hill.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Homer Yates
Oak Hill
Ara Swisher
Cheshire
Rt. 2
Ruby Hysell
Denver Hysell
Pomeroy
Co. J. McCormick
Gallipolis Rt. 2
Hollis Jacobs
Mary Ellen Christian
A. T. Christian
Wellston
Therman McGuire
Columbus
Edward Dean
Rt. 1
Bert Patterson
Bladen
Emma Josephine Young
John Young
Clarence Greenlee
Pleasant
Guy Cole
Edward Price
Miden
George Winkler
Three Couples Licensed To Marry In Gallipolis
Three marriage licenses were issued over the weekend by Probate Judge William Cherrington. William L. Boston and Mary Marguerite Burdette, both of Eureka, Kenneth Halfhill and Dorothy Walter, and Howard McCallister and Ettyece Midkiff, were the couples listed with ages and occupations.
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Gallipolis
William Cherrington
William L. Boston
Eureka
Mary Marguerite Burdette
Abe Burdette
Cremeens
Kenneth Halfhill
U.S. Army
Camp Stewart
Dorothy Walter
Bidwell
William Walter
Howard McCallister
St. Albans
W. Va
Ettyce Midkiff
Thurman
John Warren
Navy Recruiter to Visit Gallia on July 22
Lieut. Commander L. E. Oehring announces the WAVE recruiting cruiser will visit Gallipolis on July 22. He urges Gallipolis women to support their servicemen by enlisting in the Navy and joining the WAVES on WAVE Day.
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Gallipolis
L. E. Oehring
Cincinnati
Lambert Sent To Gallia Patrol in Ohio State Post
Corporal Max Lambert transferred from Columbus to the Gallipolis state highway patrol post. He lives in Middleport with his wife and family. He replaces W. C. Goodhart who resigned and moved to Columbus.
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Gallipolis
Max Lambert
Columbus
Fined in City Court for intoxication in Gallipolis
John William Hill was arrested Saturday by local police and fined 5 dollars plus costs in Municipal Judge William Janes' court on a charge of intoxication.
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Gallipolis
John William Hill
William Janes
Registration for Liquor Books Starts in Mises County
Registration for liquor ration books began this morning at the state liquor store where liquor sales are halted until August 1. Local staff include Mrs. N. A. Park, Mrs. William F. Machir, and Miss Juliet Smith handling registrations. Applicants must present Nos 2 and 3 food ration books for ID. Registration also offered in Henderson at Dr. J. W. Diddle’s office with Mrs. Rose Stanley and Mrs. Helen Jones, and in New Haven by Miss Marjorie Batey and Mrs. Harry Lane. County residents may register at the location most convenient.
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Point Pleasant
N. A. Park
William F. Machir
Juliet Smith
Henderson
J. W. Diddle
Point Rock Social Notes Highlights Week's Local Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Dana Midkiff and family joined by Mrs. Elmer Houdasheldt and son Meryl spent Sunday with Orlando Midkiff in Hemlock Grove. Many families including the Harveys, Bobo, Westfall, Holcomb, and Morris clans held gatherings or traveled for visits and business across Athens Gallia and Pomeroy areas during the week. A birth announced July 6 adds Lynn Ann to Pvt. Ronald Whittington’s family.
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Point Rock
Dana Midkiff
Elmer Houdasheldt
Meryl
Orlando Midkiff
Hemlock Grove
Pvt
Ronald Whittington
Lynn Ann
Oren Bai
Springfield
Luther Harvey
D. W. Morris
Dayton
Vandalia
Edmund Foster
Frank Westfall
Helen Holcomb
Columbus
Harley Pickett, Jr
W. R. Holcomb
Jarret Bobo
Mery Bobo
Lancaster
Ruth Nichols
Henry Bobo
Olan Harvey
McArthur
Lester Spires
Rocky Hill
W. D. Bable
Carl Shenefield
Phyllis
Rex
Clyde Morris
Cecil McLeod
Athens
Jackson
D. V. Morris
W. M. Morris
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Noah Harvey
Hamden
Born to Mr and Mrs Emmerson Weir a son Howard Eugene
A 9 pound boy named Howard Eugene was born to Mr and Mrs Emmerson Weir on Tuesday July 6 in Hemlock Grove. Garden club members gathered Thursday evening with a list of attendees. Local families and visitors from Bunker Hill Pomeroy and Burlingham hosted and visited relatives over the week.
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Hemlock Grove
Emmerson Weir
Howard Eugene
Garden Club
Dorsel Smith
George Hines
Avery Nelson
William Kellingner
Richard Reeder
Ziba Midkiff
Frank Clark
Jessie Sanders
George Paulsen
Romines
Bert Romine
Gene
Kenneth Romine
Porter Midkiff
John Sargent
Bunker Hill
Ernest Cullums
Betty Heilman
Vada Paulsen
Maywood Whaley
Burlingham
R. V. Heilman
J. J. Will
Norman Russell
Pomeroy
Nick Staged
Darsel Smith
Alph Smith
Athens
Pt Pleasant Social Notes and Personalities
Weekend guests at multiple homes include Harmon Hager family from Hewett West Virginia, Miss Mary Norma Stanley, Miss Jean Eleanor Meadows, and Coast Guardsmen James Eddy and Joe Paxton. Additional visits listed from Henderson Charleston Dayton and Mt Vernon Farms residents. Local society notices cover hosts, trips, and a Five Hundred Club gathering upcoming on Main Street.
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Point Pleasant
Harry Childers
The
Kanawha
Harmon Hager and Sons
Jerry and
Charles
Hewett
W. Va
Mary Norma Stanley
Jean
Eleanor Meadows
Elien*Byus
Henderson
John Horton
Dayton, O
Coast
Attend School Case Hearing at Ripley
A group of county officials and school system figures planned to attend a Ripley hearing before Judge Miller this afternoon to decide whether Russell Starkey may remain a member of the board of education. His right to serve is challenged by two fellow board members via quo warranto writ.
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Point Pleasant
Miller
Ripley
Russell Starkey
Board of Education
Bank Resources Grow to 2.5 Million in Records
Citizens National Bank reports total resources of slightly over 2.5 million at June 30, the largest in its history, reflecting about a one million dollar increase since January 1, 1942. The Point Clinic records the birth of a daughter, nine pounds twelve ounces, to Mr and Mrs John Chapman of Gallipolis Ferry.
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Point Pleasant
Citizens National Bank
Point Clinic
John Chapman
Gallipolis Ferry
Earl Arnett Returns Patient From Holzer Hospital
Earl H. Arnett delivered Clarence Greenlee a surgical patient back to his home in Point Pleasant yesterday after a stay at Holzer Hospital.
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Point Pleasant
Earl H. Arnett
Clarence Greenlee
Holzer Hospital
Taxi Driver Fined In Gallipolis Court
James Hollingshead was fined 10 dollars and costs by Municipal Judge William Jones after a Sunday morning crash that left his taxi side swiping a telephone pole and hitting Harry Smith’s porch at Kananga. State Highway Patrol captured him. Notice of appointment lists Thomas E. Brown of Glouster as administrator of Mary A. Leach’s estate, creditors must file within four months.
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Martha Chadwick
Luther Cruikshank
William H. Chadwick
County of
Athena
State of Ohio
County of Athens
Dover Township
State of
Ohio
Sugar Creek
Alexander Stephenson
Aaron A. Stephenson
Athens County
Schwind Realty Company
Dayton
W Chadwick
Jones & Williams
Plainift
Gallipolis
James Hollingshead
William Jones
Harry Smith
Kananga
Hollingshead
State Highway Patrol
Thomas E. Brown
Glouster
Mary A. Leach
Francis D. White
Said
Record Turkey Hen Lays 100 Eggs at George Spencer Farm
In Point Pleasant a turkey hen on the George Spencer farm along Kanawha Three Mile achieved a 100 egg production in a single laying period. About 75 eggs had hatched more than two weeks ago when the achievement was first announced. remaining eggs are now being hatched by chickens as those already hatched.
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George Spencer
Kanawha Three Mile
Funeral Held for Mrs. A. J. Martin in Mason
Mrs. How ard Proffitt of Lincoln Ave attended the Mason funeral for her grandmother Mrs. A. J. Martin 84 who lived with her daughter Mrs. Joseph Elias in Mason. Distants mourners included Addison Dailey Mackinaw Ill William Dailey and Mrs Addison Elliott Pekin Ill Everett Dailey Pom eroy Ill and Charles Dailey of Hopedale Ill, brothers of the deceased.
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Point Pleasant
Howard Proffitt
Lincoln Ave
Mason
A. J. Martin
Pliny Child Bitten By Dog Last Week
Miss Vera Cornell twelve year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Cornell of Pliny was bitten by a dog July 2. The dog died the next day amid fears of rabies. She received treatment from Dr McIntosh of Buffalo and was admitted to the Point Clinic over the weekend.
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Point Pleasant
Vera Cornell
Walter Cornell
Pliny
Point Clinic
Ensign Tol Stribling Jr to Visit Parents in City
Ensign Tol Stribling Jr will arrive Aug 1 to spend a leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Tol Stribling of Main St in City POINT PLEASANT. He has been stationed in Detroit and will proceed to New York after his visit. He is training for radar.
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Point Pleasant
Harry Childers
Dayton
John Horton
Anne Windsor
Columbus
William H. Bardin
Elsie Ann
Billy
Huntington
Neal P. Beall
Cleveland
O. W. Lusher
Main St
Martha Atkinson
Barnesville
Lida Wallace
Bardin
Emily Hope
Wallace
Tol Stribling, Jr
Tol Stribling
Detroit
New York
Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary to Meet in Social Rooms
The executive board of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church will meet this evening at 7 30 in the church social rooms.
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Point Pleasant
Woman's Auxiliary of
The
Presbyterian Church
Accident Victim Injured While Whittling in Henderson
Bobby Joe Chapman of Henderson suffered a deep cut to the wrist while whittling with a knife yesterday. He was working on a hard piece of wood when the blade slipped and gashed his wrist.
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Point Pleasant
Bobby Joe Chapman
Henderson
Luncheon Invitation at Lafayette Hotel Gallipolis
Invitations have been received for a luncheon Friday at the Lafayette Hotel in Gallipolis. Mrs. O. S. Kelley of Jefferson Boulevard will be hostess.
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Point Pleasant
Lafayette Hotel
Gallipolis
O. S. Kelley
Jefferson Blvd
Sanitarian Attends Funeral in Aurora for Father
J D Spiggle, sanitarian in the county health department, attends last rites for his father in Aurora West Virginia. Mrs Spiggle accompanies her husband during the funeral rites.
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Point Pleasant
J. D. Spiggle
Aurora
W. Va
Mrs Henry Elias Undergoes Major Surgery in Parkersburg
IS IN HOSPITAL POINT PLEASANT, West Virginia. Mrs. Henry Elias of Mason underwent a major surgical operation at St. Josephs Hospital in Parkersburg yesterday.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Henry Elias
Mason
St. Josephs Hospital
Parkersburg
Convict Captured Near Letart After Prison Escape
A convict who escaped from a road camp near Letart was captured around midnight by Deputy Sherley Hesson and Sergeant Wilson Trooper Coyner. Finnicum, tried for grand larceny and entering the Letart office, was sentenced to one to ten years. He was brought to County Jail and awaits reimprisonment as guards arrived from the prison.
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Point Pleasant
Whum
Prison Road
Ville
Sherley Hesson
Wilson
Coyner
Letart
Finnicum
Circuit Cour
Ohio
Return to Mason To Visit Friends
POINT PLEASANT a pair of longtime cattle partners from Waynesburg Pennsylvania, Cowell and Grant Copenhaver of Char spent hours renewing acquaintances in Mason. Their trading ties stretched across southwestern West Virginia with cattle farms in Mason, Roane, Calhoun, Kanawha and Putnam counties. Since retirement twelve years ago they have toured counties to visit friends.
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Point Pleasant
Cowell
Waynesburg
Grant Copenhaver
Char
West Virginia
Mason, Ion
Roane
Calhoun
Putnam
Busi
Blame on Politics Ties War Plant Slump to Election Loss
In Point Pleasant officials say local war plant declines stem from national politics after the defeat of W Johnson. The view finds traction among Democrats and Republicans alike though some doubt Neely Johnson influenced production.
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Point Pleasant
W. Johnson
Congress
Republi
Neely Johnson
Piatt Rite Held for South Portsmouth Man
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Piatt of Tenth Street attend the funeral for Frank Piatt who died in South Portsmouth Ohio. Rites are being held at Chester Ohio.
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Point Pleasant
Lee Piatt
Tenth St
Frank Piatt
Portsmouth
Chester
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Thabet Store
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Gallia Patrol
Signal Corps
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Army Air Force
North Africa
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Mises County
Point Rock Social Notes
MT. Vernon
George E. Byus
Mt Vernon Farms
W. A. Byus
Mac Bride
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Rudolph Rogers
O. J. Byus
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