Nelsonville Waterworks Gets Favorable State Report
Nelsonville officials received a favorable inspection report on June 21 from H P Cowgill and F H Waring. Changes in water treatment and sludge removal improved operation while raw river water variability poses challenges. Operator Watson Wolfe praised for adjusting chemical feeds. State engineers propose constructing a raw water settling basin to reduce chemical use and aid postwar development. Treated water shown sanitary and free of iron and manganese.
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Nelsonville
H. P. Cowgill
F. H. Waring
State Department of Health
Waring
Herman Oe
W.H. Hyde
Hocking
Watson Wolfe
State Department
Engineer Waring
Fire at Poole Home Causes Minor Damage
Fire department responds to a grease fire at the Poole residence 692 Chestnut Street in Nelsonville this Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Poole prepared a roast when a pan of meat fryings in the oven ignited causing flames and smoke to fill the room. damage described as slight.
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Nelsonville
Pat Poole
Chestnut St
Local social guests from Akron Columbus and Athens
Mr and Mrs Leo Hans of Akron and Miss Mary Coakley of Columbus were Sunday guests of Mrs John Hoodlett and Mrs Marion Coakley. Other guests included Mr and Mrs D W Shafer of Columbus. Mr and Mrs David Wilkinson and Mrs Jennie Edgell of Columbus visited Mrs Stella Betts. Mr and Mrs Paul Pritchard and their daughter from Athens stayed with the Pritchards' parents E C and Mrs Pritchard. Jane Krieg Ann Brush and Martha Betts returned from a two week stay at Camp Laymond near Plymouth Ohio.
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Leo Hans
Akron
Mary Coakley
Columbus
John Hoodlett
Marion Coakley
Jane Krieg
Ann Brush
Martha Betts
Camp
Laymond
Portsmouth
Mayor Fines Two In Nelsonville Gilberts Ed ward Tennihill
Mayor Herman Ogg arraigned and fined Nelsonville Gilbert Ed ward Tennihill five dollars and costs for operating a motor vehicle with insufficient brakes as charged by the State Highway Patrol. Chick Linton of this city pleaded guilty to an intoxication complaint by city police and was fined five dollars plus costs.
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Nelsonville
Gilbert Edward Tennihill
State Highway Patrol
Herman Ogg
First Story of New Haynes Building In Point Pleasant Nears Completion
POINT PLEASANT First story of brick tile building of Harold Haynes at Fourth and Main Streets has been laid up and steel girders placed to support the second floor. The structure will have concrete floors and be flood resistant except for window and door frames, with surrounding landmarks Lowe Hotel Post Office and Odd Fellows building at the Fourth and Main intersection.
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Point Pleasant
Harold Haynes
Fourth
Main Sts
Lowe Hotel
Post Office
Odd Fellows
Fourth and Main
All River Boats Working at Capacity
River traffic resumes full operation with no idle boats and surplus business. Twenty-one new towboats for the U. S. Army Engineers will soon be commissioned to haul petroleum products from Mississippi River hubs to Pittsburgh for eastern transshipment. Roy Atkins, state prison guard, captured Bob Finnicum after an escape, bringing him to Moundsville from Letart. Union District Sunday School Convention set for August 1 at Elmwood Methodist Church.
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Point Pleasant
Robert Heslop
Philadelphia
U. S. Engineers
Messenger
Mississippi River
Pittsburgh
Roy Atkins
Bob Finnicum
Moundsville
Finnicum
Letart
Union District
Elmwood Methodist Church
Oleg Little
Pt Pleasant Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits
Pt Pleasant residents report a weekend of family visits and travel connections. Earl H Arnett and brother Euell Arnett hosted at Coal River camp in Charleston while James Hickman and Clara Hickman visited Sun Day mother. Emmett Fowler toured home en route from Aberdeen to Camp Haan and Seaman Lawrence Mattox returned to spend furlough with his parents.
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Point Pleasant
Earl H. Arnett
Wesleyan College
Jacqueline Windsor
Nancy Dunn
Charleston
George H. Overholt
Overholt
Sergeant Emmett Fowler
Emmett Fowler
Madison Ave
Aberdeen
Camp Haan
Calif
Lawrence Mattox
Washington
Carl Mattox
Logg Gives Figures On River Shipping
The Mari etta Logg article by Walter Parker of New Orleans highlights Mississippi river traffic and its tributaries. It compares 1941 tonnage to Ohio and Monongahela figures, noting growth since 1918 and detailing canal and Soo Locks throughput.
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Point Pleasant
Marietta
Walter Parker
New Orleans
Mississippi
Ohio
Monongahela
Parker
Panama Canal
Soo Locks
Panama
Suez
Keil
Birth of Elizabeth Louise Gleason at Point Clinic
The Point Clinic in Point Pleasant West Virginia reports the birth of a daughter, Elizabeth Louise, weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces, to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gleason on Sunday. Discharges include C. H. Deusser Leon Mrs. Robert Stewart Kananga and Mrs. Paul Bennett and infant daughter.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Point Clinic
Elizabeth Louise
Leo Gleason
C. H. Deusser
Leon
Robert Stewart
Kananga
Paul Bennett
State Gazette Will Publish Tax List
Sheriff Lieving has awarded the State Gazette the publication of the delinquent tax list at the old price. The Citizen-Register will also publish as the Democratic paper. The court had planned Ogden papers but the cost rose. Henry C. Woodyard offered a reduction to save the county a few hundred dollars.
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Uoint Pleasant
F. B. Lieving
State Gazette
Citizen-Register
Ogden
Henry C. Woodyard
Woodyard Publications, Inc
Lieving
Rotary Club Names Committees Under President Sturm
Rotary Club head Harry Sturm announces committee assignments including Aims and Objects, Vocational Service, Community Service, International Service, Club Service, and Membership. Members listed include J C Pauley, Joe Buffington, John Glass, Elmer Grueser, Emory Hawkes, Harvey Goodell, Dr Roy Eschenaur, Rev A E Tulloh, Dick Melrose, Bill Carpenter, H A Johnson, Walden Roush, Leon Thompson, and others. The notice names boy's work, sergeants at arms, and related roles.
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Point Pleasant
Harry Sturm
Rotary Club
Mr. Sturm
J. C. Pauley
Joe Buffington
John Glass
Elmer Grueser
Emory Hawkes
Charles Bechtle
Harvey Goodell
Roy W. Eschenaur
A. E. Tullohh
Dick Melrose
Bill Carpenter
H. A. Johnson
Charge Local Youths With Automobile Theft
State police and Deputy Sheriff Ernest Hesson arrested three local youths on Saturday evening charged with automobile theft. They are suspected in a second car theft on Friday and may be arraigned today. The Saturday theft involved a car from the Mason County Motor Co. used car lot on Viand St.
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Point Pleasant
Ernest Hesson
Mason County Motor Co
Viand St
Luckydoo Sells House and Lots to Hoschars in Point Pleasant
Alva Luckydoo sold a five room dwelling and two lots at 1156 Franklin Ave to Mr. and Mrs. Henry K. Hoschar of Ripley Road. Possession occurs in 15 days. Hoschar works at the shipyard. Luckydoo plans to buy a Letart area farm. Rupert L. Kayser handled the trade for Luckydoo.
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Point Pleasant
Alva Luckydoo
Franklin Ave
Henry K. Hoschar
Ripley Road
Hoschar
Luckydoo
Letart
Rupert L. Kayser
Funeral for Thomas H. Knapp Held in Leon Area
Funeral services for 80 year old Thomas H. Knapp were conducted Saturday from the home of his daughter Mrs. Maggie Plants on Route 2 out of Leon. The Rev. Wilbur Baxter led the service. Knapp was a retired farmer.
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Point Pleasant
Thomas H. Knapp
Maggie Plants
Leon
Wilbur Baxter
Knapp
Marriage License Issued for Car Jordan and Delphia White
A marriage license was issued to Car Jordan, 23, of Charleston, and Delphia White, 21, local, marking their upcoming nuptials.
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Point Pleasant
Car Jordan
Charleston
iDelphia White
Rutland Church Group Enjoys Picnic in Rutland
Rutland residents recall a Sunday picnic at the Paul Barnes farm near Langsville attended by about 70 Methodist Church members. The event featured large tables of food, games, and a social hour, reflecting a lively community gathering amid other local notices and visits from area residents.
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Rutland
Paul Barnes
Langsville
Methodist Church of
Farm Advisory Council No. 1
O. Patters
Johnson sells 166 acre Hancock District land at auction
Attorney J G F Johnson acted as special commissioner from the circuit court in Point Pleasant to auction 166 acres in Hancock District near Wesley Cobb property. G P Musgrave was the sole bidder at 1000 dollars. A bystander familiar with the land called it good property.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
J. G. F. Johnson
Washington
Hannan
Circuit Court
Co. G. P. Musgrave
Wesley Cobb
Flat Rock Man Held on Weekend Arrest
Carl Robinson of Flat Rock was arrested over the weekend and charged with intoxication and resisting an officer by Policeman C. E. Yeager. Roy Yost of Arbuckle and Brownies Stewart of First St were also arrested for intoxication by officers in separate incidents.
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Point Pleasant
Carl Robinson
Flat Rock
C. E. Yeager
Jiiden
Redman
Roy Yost
Arbuckle
Caldwell
Brownies Stewart
First St
Local Servicemen Take Furloughs From War Posts
Nelsonville notes list Seaman First Class C L Matheny returning to an eastern port after a 16 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs W C Matheny. Other families report Pvt W A Matheny in the Hawaiian Islands and Seabee Dwight Kuhn on furlough with relatives in Columbus and Walbridge. Multiple sailors and soldiers including Pfc Charles Miller Pfe John Call and Earl Raybould attend leaves and shipments back to Great Lakes and Camp Knox while Sgt John Brooks and his wife visit home from Fort Jackson.
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Gertie French
Blanche McCormick
Lester Bailey
A. W. Jackson
M. R. Zerbe
C. R. Brown
Pittsburgh
Floyd Thomas
Clarence Chase
Leo Bean
Frank Christ
Son Crieghton
Gallipolis
Georgian Bay
Canada
Katherine Smith
Norfolk
Will Snowden
Charles Ingraham
Charles
Marietta
Whitney Ingraham
Emma Spohn
Columbus
Ethel Jackson
James Lanning
Texas
Elenor Taylor
Clair Taylor
Neva Wilt
el Paso
Viva Hines
William D. Ball
Briggs Field
Mae Ball
Harrisonville
Hattie McKenzie
Pearl Ash
Holzer Hospital
Harry Gross
Helen Winn
Cuyahoga Falls
Fred Winn
John Wilson
Cleveland
Tom Smith
Thelma Michael
Floyd Dunfee
Robert
Edward Schoonover
Camp Knox
Kentucky
Freda Schoonover
Nyman Hogue
Nashville
Tenn
Farr Hogue
Dwight Kennedy
Vera Marie Roush
Elsie Jean Roush
Charles Kennedy
Donald
Lewis Kennedy
Junior
Edith Kennedy
John White
Bert Beard
Charleston
Rathburn Department Store
M. E. Rathburn
Maxine Siders
Janice Powell
Phyllis Snowden
Dorothy Jeffers
Nelsonville
C. L. Matheny
W C. Matheny
Pvt
W. A. Matheny
Seabee
Dwight Kuhn
Roanoke
James Kuhn
Walbridge
John Brooks
Mrs. Brooks
Gloria Hoodlett
Sgt. Brooks
Fort Jackson
S. C
Mineral Social Notes from Mineral area events
Local notes list visitors and family visits across Mineral and nearby towns. Names include Pvt Carlos Newport News Virginia, Buckley family, Mrs Anna Mae Shingler, Phil Sheridan Barberton, Opal Pidcock Portsmouth, Latefa Aenea, Charles Addis Bay, Nannie Addis, Mrs William Jenking and Elene, Robert Riley Columbus, Mr and Mrs Dewey Me, Musgrave friends, July 14 anniversary for 86th day, and local hospital updates for Mrs Lucy Buckley and Mrs Lucy Stephens. Regular Methodist service noted. page records birthdays and visitors.
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Mineral
Carlos Newport News
Ang
Carlos Buckley
Dayton
Buckley
Anna Mae Shingler
Ang Pilly
Ang Phil Sheridan
Barberton
Opal
Robert Riley
Emp
Columbus
Charles Woodsang
Sandra
Methodist Church
Sandra Woods
Andrews
Eva Dunn
Coonville
Dunn
Bessie Pfantz
Akron
Fillmore Taylor
U. S. Army
Camp Carson
Orado
Marjory Goodwin
William Sickels
Nelsonville Tri Psi Sorority Plans Evening Meeting
All members are to attend a regular meeting tonight at 7 30 PM in Nelsonville. After a short business session a pleasant social affair is planned which none of the members will wish to miss.
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Nelsonville
All Me
Tri Pst Sorority
Stover Hosts Guests for Saturday Dinner
Mr and Mrs C A Stover entertained Saturday evening with guests Mrs Harriett Weymuell and daughter Ann of Glousie Mrs William E Keyes of Columbus and Miss Dame Rita Powell of this city.
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Nelsonville
C. A. Stover
Harriett Weymuell
Ann
Glousie
William E. Keyes
Columbus
Rita Powell
This City
Beer likely in Point Pleasant this week despite closure
A Point Pleasant local distributor said yesterday that beer would probably arrive in the city this week. The liquor store remains closed until August when rationing goes into effect.
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Point Pleasant
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Athens
America
San Angelo Army Air Field
West Texas
Bombardier
Poole
Haynes
At Point Clinic
Frank Bean
United Nations Review
Chungking
Chiang Kai-shek
Madame Kung
Madame Chiang
Soong
U. S. Army Air Force
Flat Rock Man
York
J. W. Hickman
North Africa
Stars and Stripes
Africa
Floyd Brown
Camp van Dorn, Miss
Charles Miller
Casey Jones
Field
Newark, N. J
P. N. Miller
J. H. McKiddie
Pfe
John Call
Gulfport, Miss
India
James
William Lafollette
Camp Knox, Ky
Clarence Lafollette
Frank Betts
Army Ordinance Depot
Elmer Siddle
Bert Tolliver
George House
Buchtel
Dale Quinn
Sharpsburg
Oria North
Great Lakes Naval Station
Great Lakes
Earl Raybould
Clovis, N. M
Mrs
Ben Raybould
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