Civilian Defense Leaders Prep for Second Gallia District Blackout
In Gallipolis a Monday meeting led by W. W. Sigler discussed civilian defense issues and plans for a second district blackout. Key officials including Sheriff Hatfield, E. Hatfield, and F. Higgins reported finances of $1699.98 and outlined future meetings and wardens coordination with five county telephone exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Gallia
Gallipolis
W. W. Sigler
Sheriff FE
E. Hatfield
E. G. Royer
F. E. Higgins
S. A. Clendenin
William Jones
Clarence Masters
Harry R. Hurn
Columbus
Hatfield
FE. E. Higgins
Downtain Printing Co
Malcolm Jackson
C. D. Slagle
Florida
Howard Hardway
Prvmale-Wagner Co
Everson-Ross Co
G. C. Murphy Co
Kinzy Hill
C. S. Masters
Health Check Being Made of Gallia Camps
Gallia County Health Department Commissioner Dr. F W Snane inspects proposed and existing tourist and trailer camps to protect public health. Applicants for camps with ten or more persons must file written plans. decisions are mailed to applicants and the state board of health. Few trailer camps exist in Gallia as workers favor West Virginia sites closer to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
F. W. Snane
State Board of Health
West Virginia
Former Hospital Nurse Enters Army Service
Miss Maralee Hodgson of Jackson tops nine Holzer Hospital nurses who joined the army. She serves at Fort Knox Kentucky. Others include Mary Armstrong and Reta Doak in Ireland, Garnet Beard, Ruth Freshcorn in the Canal Zone, Millie Greenlee in El Paso Texas, Bernice Templeton in San Diego California. Rinehart and Day are in Hawaii. all have married and left nursing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Maralee Hodgson
Jackson
Holzer Hospital
Fort Knox
Mary Armstrong
Reta Doak
Ireland
Garnet Beard
Ruth Freshcorn
Panama
Canal Zone
Millie Greenlee
el Paso
Tex
Bernice Templeton
San Diego
Calif
Rinehart
Day
Hawaii
Rural Youth Group to Meet Friday at Cheshire High School
Members of the county Rural Youth Group will assemble in a regular monthly meeting at Cheshire high school Friday night. Games will be played refreshments served and group pictures will be made to send former members now in the armed services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
County Rural Youth Group
Cheshire High School
Armed Services
Class in First Aid For C D Workers
Gallipolis hosts a Red Cross first aid class mainly for civilian defense workers. Miss Marguerite Moore conducts the training with attendees exchanging rides to conserve resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.D
Gallipolis
Red Cross
Marguerite Moore
Addison Township man fined for DWI in Gallipolis court
Estel Mink of Addison Township was fined 25 dollars and costs and given a six month license suspension in municipal court for driving while intoxicated in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Estel Mink
Addison Township
Bartholomew Mootz marriage held in Grace Methodist
Robert F Bartholomew of Upper Sandusky and Mrs Etheleen Warden Mootz were married at Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis with a single ring ceremony. Relatives and friends attended as music was provided by Mrs Stanley Lanier and Miss Mary Syler. The couple plans a northern Ohio honeymoon and will reside at 90 Portsmouth Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert F. Bartholomew
Upper Sandusky
Etheleen Warden Mootz
W. Scott Westerman
Grace Methodist Church
Stanley Lanier
Mary Syler
James W. Warden
Dusty Rose
Woodrow West
Athens
Oridegroom
Frank Artholomew
Frank Stover
Mary Jane
Carol Ann
Edna Steel
Luther Steel
Freda Bitchcofer
New Washington
Randall Warden
Ann
Robert
Charleston
Portsmouth Road
Bartholomew
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Ohio Hospital
Mrs. Cook Receives Fostoria Glass Shower Gifts
Mrs. William L. Cook formerly Pauline Johnson was honored with a miscellaneous shower hosted by Miss Louise Evans on Friday evening. About twenty friends attended and presented gifts, mainly Fostoria glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Cook
Pauline Johnson
Louise Evans
Magistrate Shato Offers Free Marriage Service in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis magistrate Shato announced he will read the marriage service free for couples who apply during 9 am to 4 pm, to counter claims that mar riages are pursued for money. He has officiated for over 500 couples, with as many as 14 in a single day, while other magistrates declined comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Earl Moore
Robert Queen
J. H. Shato
Citizens’ Committee
Shato
Must Leave County On Police Order
Gallia County municipal court fined John Bashore 25 dollars plus costs after an attempted self harm with poison and drunkenness charge. He was ordered to leave the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Bashore
Gallia County War Workers Strain Rationing Board
Gallia County rationing board is overwhelmed by tire purchase requests from war workers who rely on cars for commuting to plants. The board will question transportation methods and tire conservation, noting a bus line exists to support workers. Priority remains war workers with limited tire quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
Seven Couples Secure Marriage Permits
Licenses to wed issued in Gallipolis. William H. McConihay 21 and Elizabeth Wolfenbarger 21 of Point Pleasant. Thomas McCray 22 and Melba Louise Oliver 21 of Vinton. Harold Hellman 21 of Pomeroy and Eleanor Riggs 21 of Gallipolis. Wilton Yates 21 and Bonnie Wiles 21 of Huntington. James H. Fuller 23 and Ella Maxine Bowen 18 of Proctorville. Roy John Chapman 26 and Mildred Irene Anderson 19 of Charleston. William R. Vanmeter 21 and Lena Wolfe 22 of West Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. McConihay
Elizabeth Wolfenbarger
Point Pleasant
Thomas McCray
Coalton
Melba Louise Oliver
Vinton
Harold Hellman
Pomeroy
Eleanor Riggs
Wilton Yates
Bonnie Wiles
Huntington
James H. Fuller
Ella Maxine Bowen
Proctorville
Roy John Chapman
Mildred Irene Anderson
Charleston
William R. Vanmeter
Lena Wolfe
West Columbia
Rumored Push to Reopen Local Basket and Berry Box Factory
In Gallia County thousands of baskets are being trucked in for packing early apples and garden produce. Reported talk suggests a former effort to establish a basket and berry box factory in the area may be revived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Republicans Dominate Gallia County Primary Ballots
Gallia County election board lists August 11 ballots with Republicans leading Democrats in each township and precinct. Due to many steps to reach the courthouse office, county clerk Helen Russell plans a temporary ground floor headquarters for voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
County Election Board
Addison Township
Addison
Cheshire Township
Cheshire
Clay Township
Clay
Green Township
Greenfield Township
Guyan Township
Guyan
Harrison Township
Huntington Township
Huntington
Morgan Township
Ohio Township
Perry Township
Raccoon Township
Centerville
Springfield
Bidwell
Walnut Township
Kananga
Election Board
Helen Russell
Ration Board Leases Rooms in Musgrave Building
POINT PLEASANT The ration board has leased three rooms in the Musgrave Building on Main Street to relocate its office within about ten days. The Kayser real estate office and S K Vaught, attorney once occupied the space. The board abandoned plans to use the former bank directors’ room at Fifth and Main as the Point Pleasant Building and Loan Association needed the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ration Board
Musgrave
Main St
Kayser Real Estate
S. K. Vaught
James Johnson
Bank
Fifth and Main
Point Pleasant Building and Loan Association
Woodyard Named Acting Manager at O. J. Morrison Store
James H. Woodyard has been promoted from assistant manager to acting manager of the O. J. Morrison store in Point Pleasant succeeding Gordon Blessing who resigned to take a job at The Marietta. Woodyard previously ran a department store in Spencer and later sold farm machinery and trucks in Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James H. Woodyard
O. J. Morrison
Gordon Blessing
Marietta
Woodyard
Spencer
Parkersburg
Weekly Paper Will Have New Staff
Woodyard Publications of Spencer reorganizes The State Gazette weekly with D. M. Lagron as editor Frank Coker foreman and Charles E. Johnson linotype operator The plan is to start publication in the new plant next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Woodyard Pablications, Inc
Spencer
State Gazette
D. M. Lagron
Frank Coker
Jacksonville
Fia
Charles E. Johnson
Fikins
Coker
Chamber of Commerce To Give Farewell Party
Chamber officers and directors and their wives will host a farewell dinner for Mr and Mrs J Paul Mossman at the Lafayette Hotel tomorrow night Mossman is chief clerk at the state hospital and recently president of the Chamber of Commerce he will move to Lakewood next week to become secretary of that chamber
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
L. L. Maddy
Frances Mills
Robert Guthrie
Kananga
Maddy
Frank Mills
Swan Creek
Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
J. Paul Mossman
Lafayette Hotel
Mossman
State Hospital
Lakewood
Legion Flag Reported Missing at Cemetery
In Gallipolis the American Legion flag that flew over the national capitol is missing from the burial plot at Mound Hill Cemetery. No trace of the banner has been found after an unauthorized removal is suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Gallipolis
American Legion
Mound Hill Cemetery
County prepares for Hereford stock show barbecue
Eight or ten residents from Gallia County plan to attend the annual Hereford stock show and barbecue in Greenfield on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Hereford
Greenfield
Five year old bitten by dog? not clear in report
Donald Stobart aged five was bitten by a copperhead snake and taken to Holzer Hospital where he was admitted Sunday and discharged Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Donald Stobart
Holzer Hospital
Census To Be Taken July 15 Of All New and Used Tires
Gallipolis tire dealers received forms from the county rationing board to report by July 15 the total tires on hand. Reports are to be made in triplicate with two copies to the board and one retained by the dealer. The board meets Thursdays to hear tire applications and may set a date for sugar permits. Merchants have submitted ceiling prices per OPA rulings. The board is moving to the Gardner building once equipment arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
OPA
Gardner Building
18 Year Old Mother Arrested in Gallia
Mrs. Virgie Lee Amos aged 18 was arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a 14 year old neighbor girl and deserting her two children for an unreasonable length of time. Judge W. R. White placed her on probation for six months yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Virgie Lee Amos
W. R. White
Coast Guard Checks Kanawha River Travel At Lock 11
A Coast Guard contingent occupies the former lock and dam site at Lock 11. They verify ownership of river craft and issue certification cards to owners operators and personnel. Every towboat crew must have an identification card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
United States Coast Guard
Lock 11
Kanawha
Archie Plants Wounded by Rifle Shot in West Virginia
Archie Plants, 40, was accidentally shot in the chest by a 22 caliber rifle Sunday evening in Point Pleasant. Dr. Frank C. Long said the bullet exited his side and he narrowly missed the heart. lung injury was uncertain but his condition was described as good. Plants, who lives with the Wears on Kanawha Three Mile near Henderson, reportedly walked home after the accident and may have stumbled while climbing a fence. He has been a steamboat man and recently took up farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Archie Plants
Frank C. Long
Long
Plants
Social notes from Pt Pleasant church group and locals
The Youth Fellowship at Trinity Methodist hosted soldiers and guests with recreation singing and refreshments Sunday. Reorganization of Henderson Church Methodist Woman's Society elected officers and will meet Friday. Pt Pleasant personals note visitors and relocations include Mr Lowe moving to Washington Coast Guard enlistment and relatives visiting from Ashland and Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Youth Fellowship Society of
Trinity Methodist Church
A. E. Tulloh
D. W. MelIntyre
Dorothy Wooten
Kathleen Oliver
Doris Johnson
Ella Louise Nutter
Beulah Hayes
Marian King
Freda Henry
Virginia Lackey
Helen Oseland
Mary Brown
Marjorie Waldie
Julia Pearl Thomas
Faye Brown
Mildred Wamsley
Josephine Wamsley
Christine Wamsley
Goldin Pratt
Edith Pratt
Garnette Grimm
Mary Helenis
Pessie Johnson
Messrs
Ross Evans
C. W. Brown
Walter McDonald
Joseph Siske
Kenneth Miller
John C. Tullohh
Jimmy Johnson
Bernard Brown
Thomas Sterner
William Davis
Douglas
Swift
Albert Hanelson
Orville McCurdy
Mervin Chapman
Methodist Woman's Society
Henderson Church
Isabella Wright
Chapman
Evelyn Kelly
Rothlisberger
Mae Messick
Frank Lowe
William
Robert
Richard
Washington, D. C
Lowe
U. S. Coast Guard
William Cheap
Bobby
Ashland
John Cheap
Fifth St
Ira Comstock
Huntington
Cheaps
Henderson Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Travel
Henderson gossip columns list residents visiting relatives and friends across towns. Names include Mrs Ralph Raike and family in Cedar Grove, Miss Letty Joe McAuliffe returning to Pittsburgh, and visitors from Pittsburgh, Point Pleasant, Gallipolis Ferry, and Columbus. Residents moved household goods to a new property in Charleston and several families hosted guests over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hortense
Charleston
B. P. Stanley
Letty Joe McAuliffe
Pittsburgh
Jackie Casey
A. S. Kelly
Point Pleasant
James Casto
Phil Long
Gallipolis Ferry
Junior Nutter
Tommy
Nelson
Roberts
Lillian Smith
Fred Schroeder
U. S. Navy
Homer Sayre
Thomas Finch
Nitro
Virgie Seyre
Pauline
Edna Austin
Sam Collins
Lowell Kelly
Columbus
Cora Kelly
Farmers Field Day and social notes at Carpenter Farm
Local residents attended the Farmers Field Day and grange picnic at the Carpenter Test Farm on Saturday. Reports mention pheasants delivered to care of D W Morris, church potluck at Columbia Chapel, and various visits and gatherings from Athens to Pomeroy. The Green Ogdin Caster reunion is set for Columbia Chapel on Sunday Aug 9, with several families noted at Grange meetings and social events.
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Point Rock
Grange
Carpenter Test Farm
Adolph Joachim
Meigs County
D. W. Morris
Columbia Chapel
Emma Marie Bolton
Athens
Neva Ogdin
Albert Cone
Dayton
Ada Belle Deimilier
Los Angeles
Calif
H. D. Trainer
James Richard Cummings
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Thorne Cottrill and Sons
Poca
W. Va
H. H. Hamm
Pennsylvania
Cottrill
Wesley Cottrill
R. S. Turner
Earl Jewell
W. M. Morris
Jarett Bobo
Wilkesville
J. A. Turner
Owen Kennedy
Albany
D. V. Morris
Clyde
Pomeroy
Jonah Cot
Seven Arrested For Drunkenness In Point Pleasant Court
Seven people were arrested for drunkenness over the weekend in Point Pleasant. Charlie Hall of Georgia Joe Wells of South Carolina Frank Wilson Harold Clark A H Moneypenny Henderson Fred Perry and Charlie Sheline Gallipolis were taken into custody. Sheline was held for appearance while the others faced Magistrate Sam Taylor. Hall and Wells received fines of five dollars with jail terms. Watson and Perry five dollars each. Clark and Moneypenny ten dollars each. Clark paid his fine and was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charlie Hall
Georgia
Joe Wells
South Carolina
Frank Wilson
Mason
Harold Clark
Elty
A. H. Moneypenny
Henderson
Fred Perry
Arleston
Charlie Sheline
Gallipolis
Blessing
Sheline
Sam Taylor
Hall
Wells
Watson
Perry
Clark
Moneypenny
Weissenburger Buy Jefferson Street Home in Point Pleasant
Mr and Mrs C Weissenburger have purchased the English style residence on Jefferson Boulevard built by Ross N Filson. The house was sold to Capt and Mrs Moten Stanley about a year ago. Fulton clan plans a reunion at Chickamauga Park on August 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Weissenburger
Jefferson Byd
Ross N. Filson
Moten Stanley
Gallipolis
Fulton
Chickamauga Park
Charles Lee Rites Are Held At Henderson
Charles Foster Lee age 63 died at his home in Henderson. Funeral services were held from the Henderson Methodist church and burial followed in Henderson Cemetery. He was born in Gallia County, survived by his wife Virgie Lee and several children. He was a carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles Foster Lee
Henderson
Henderson Methodist Church
Mr. Lee
Gallia County
William Lee
Mason County
Virgie Lee
Wesley
Harold Lee
Kenneth Lee
Oliver Dayton
Mildred Watson
Irene Lee
Ben Lee
Gallipolis
Minnie Reynolds
Lee
Small Boy Fractures Arm in Fall at Point Clinic
Lynn Lee Ferguson age 5 fell Sunday and fractured both bones of his left forearm. The injury was treated at the Point Clinic. Mrs John Edwards and son Wilbur of Flat Rock and Mrs George Love and son have been discharged from the Clinic. Edwards boy is the first child born in the new medical institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lynn Lee Ferguson
Point Clinic
John Edwards
Wilbur
Flat Rock
George Love
Edwards
New Medical Institution
Briggs held for larceny in Henderson area case
Kenneth Briggs from Alliquippa Pa has been apprehended on a larceny charge. He is accused of taking money and jewelry from Mrs. Ollie Rogers home on Red Mud Ridge near Henderson. He is being held for appearance before a Magistrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Kenneth Briggs
Alliquippa
Ollie Rogers
Red Mud Ridge
Henderson
Beech Hill Methodist Church Quarters Meeting Tonight
Beech Hill Methodist Church holds a quarterly meeting this evening at 8 o clock attended by District Superintendent T M Zambrunnen of Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Beech Hill Methodist
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Rhineland
Gallipolis Social Notes
Lancaster
Eileen Wells
Ella Louise Hall
Patsy Haskins
Peggy Leaper
Miss Evans
Harold Bowman
Mary Lou Mohr
Earl Williams
Elizabeth Farley
Dorothy Lanier
Ohio University
Robert Sheets
Naval Base
S. C
Mr. Sheets
Ernest Sheets
Dyke and Spires
David Spires
Brice McClaskey
Alice Richards
Atlanta
C. E. Richards
Nancy Gilmore
Ralph Martin
Hinton
Freda Gilmore
R. O. Gilmore
Lower River Road
Leo Bean
Zanesville
Charles Baker
Martha Orth
John Thomas
Irenton
LD. W. Thomas
Elizabeth Housh
C. E. Watts
Red Wing
Minn
Mary, Millie
Artie Watts
Anna Wiseman
Lancaster Camp
Seneca Lake
George H. Broyles
E. W. Mauck
Lake James
Angola
Ind
Phil Blow
Marion
Lewis Gillespie
Magistri
Ate
Coast Guardsmen
Henderson Social Notes
Jina
Virginia, Beach, Va
Jinx Falkenberg
Charles Lee
Methodist Meet
Colegroves
Oakley and
Oakley
Nelsonville
Ohio
Nelsonville, Ohio
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