Nelsonville Legion Drives for Old Phonograph Records
Glenford Dugan Post No. 229 of the American Legion in Nelsonville launches a statewide drive to collect two million old phonograph records in Ohio and thirty seven million nationwide. Records will be reused and sent to the War Department for soldiers overseas. Contributors may drop at the Legion Building or Union Grocery or call for pickup if they have 25 or more records.
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Nelsonville
Glenford Dugan
American Legion
Ohio
War Department
Johnny Doughboy
America
Legion Building
Union Grocery
Frank Keys
Robert Kinney
Disposition of Point Pleasant Bank Assets Completed
John Wood of Gorgetown Ohio completed final disposition of the Point Pleasant National Bank assets closed by the Comptroller of the Currency in March 1939. Remaining notes accounts and judgments of unknown value were turned over to Somerville and Somerville. Bank assets then exceeded 400000 dollars. FDIC efforts paid 946 percent of deposits and preferred obligations, stockholders received nothing.
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Point Pleasant
John Wood
Gorgetown
Point Pleasant National Bank
Comptroller of the Currency
Wood
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Somerville
Deposit Insurance Corporation
Vivian Dowler Dies at Home in Nelsonville
Nelsonville obituary for Vivian Dowler former York Township clerk dies after six months illness at her High Street home. She graduates from Nelsonville schools in 1918 and worked for William Mills Ohio Fuel Gas Co and Brooks Shoe Co. Survived by mother two sisters and three brothers. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at family residence conducted by Rev. L E Evans.
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Nelsonville
Vivian Dowler
York Township
High St
Elza
Agnes Dowler
William Mills
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Brooks Shoe Co
Church of Christ
Order of the Eastern Star
Athens Shrine No. 6
Athens
Clara Bateman
Velma Pritchard
Nelson
Thadius
Chillicothe
Milburn
Columbus
L. E. Evans
Knights of Pythias To Meet Wednesday
Nelsonville officers and members urged to attend a regular meeting at 7 30 PM in the K of P hall. Officers involved in the second and third degree work are asked to be present as candidates of those degrees will be discussed.
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Nelsonville
Knights of Pythias
K. of P. Hall
Bettmans Honored by Glenford Dugan Post Sympathy Sent
In Nelsonville a special Glenford Dugan Post meeting prepared a sympathy letter for the family of the late Gilbert Bettman. Bettman, long a friend of the Legion, spoke at the March 1940 mortgage note burning celebration.
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Nelsonville
Glenford Dugan
American Legion
Gilbert Bettman
Ohio Supreme Court
Bettman
Post
Legion
Edith Stiers Hosts Six Tables at Nelsonville Social
Mrs. Edith Stiers entertained last evening with six tables for contract honoring Mrs. Floyd Hull who leaves Wednesday for her new home in Zanesville. High scores were won by Mrs. Stacy Sharp Mrs. K C Orwiler and Mrs. George Wolfe. A guest prize was presented Mrs Hull.
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Nelsonville
Edith Stiers
Floyd Hull
Zanesville
Steirs
Stacy Sharp
K. C. Orwiler
George Wolfe
Garnet Bennett
R. H. White
Otto Kaelin
Low
Frank Jackson
Corwin Cookson
R. I. Barron
Hull
Mary McCune
Cleveland
Freda Smith
Elizabeth Edington
Athens
Vern Sayre
Merle Danford
Trimble
Arthur Burcess
Garnett Bennett
Kate Edington
Mable Haffner
Peggy Barber
Brooks Shoes Fall in Extra Innings to Carbon Hill 3-0
Nelsonville Brooks Shoes, after clinching the first half Twi light League title, lost the opening game of the final half to Carbon Hill 3-0 in extra innings. Woodson allowed four hits for the winners as Brooks Shoes managed seven off Garner. Odenthal was the top hitter for Nelsonville with two hits. Logan and Nelsonville Eagles meet Wednesday at 6 p.m.
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Brooks Shoes
Carbon Hill
Nelsonville
Woody Devol
Broker
McManaway
Peck Devol
Woodson
Garner
Milky Odenthal
Shoemen
Patton
HE Winigman
Woodgon
Clary
Dane
W. Devel
Chief Denies Stamp Check-Up Ordered by Federal Agents
Gallipolis chief of police, John Farley, says local police were not asked by federal agents to inspect automobiles lacking the pink five dollar IRS stamp. He notes some residents cannot obtain stamps at the post office and that the issue persists intermittently. police will cooperate with revenue officers if requested.
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Gallipolis
John Farley
Farley
Internal Revenue
Nelsonville Man Fined for In toxication Plea
John Chilcote of Nelsonville was fined $10 plus costs by Mayor Herman Ogg after pleading guilty to an intoxication complaint.
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Nelsonville
John Chilcote
Herman Ogg
Civilian Defense Council Speaks on Price Control
Mrs Parker 8S Sniffen quotes the Civilian Defense Council urging housewives to help enforce price ceilings to curb inflation and aid wartime costs. She notes 68 percent of shopping by women and emphasizes merchants must track March ceiling prices, mark costs, and educate customers while avoiding hoarding to support soldiers.
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Parker
Sniffen
Congress
Leon Henderson
United States
Ealing
Point Rock Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Activities
Point Rock residents and families share weekend trips to Athens and Albany. A Chestnut Ridge 4-H gathering hosted by the Cottrill family featured Miss Neva Cottrill as hostess. Local patrol auxiliaries aided state patrol on a cruise, while several residents visited relatives and attended Sunday School picnics and church gatherings.
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Point Rock
Wesley Gregory
Dayton
Columbia Chapel
Zella Rupert
Theodore
Leelia Young
Athens
Albany
Chestnut Ridge
I. L. D. Cottrill
Neva
Carl Shenefield
W. C. Cottrill
Pomeroy
Howard Weyand
Dailey Wood
Wilkesville
D. W. Morris
Charles
Rife
Legion Auxiliary Patrol
Athens State Patrol
Wanetta
Ronald
Jack Rife
Henry Bobo
Columbus
Jarret Bobo
Everett Meeks
Snowville
Neva Ogdin
Three Men and Two Women Fined by Magistrate
Three men and two women charged with drunkenness were fined five dollars and costs each by Magistrate Sam Taylor at arraignment Monday. The men were Frank Lucas of Virginia William Alexander of Millport and Earl Mattox a local resident. Marie Burgess and Mrs Robert Neal were the women. Neal paid the fine and was released. Others were jailed pending settlement. Ott Plants, arrested by Officers Jiden and Noble, posted a cash bond and was released. he was also charged with drunkenness.
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Point Pleasant
Sam Taylor
Frank Lucas
Virginia
William Alexander
Middleport
Earl Mattox
Marie Burgess
Robert Neal
Neal
Ott Plants
Jiiden
E. F. Shafer Funeral Services Planned in Nelsonville
Eugene F E Shafer former Nelsonville businessman died Monday at White Cross Hospital Funeral services set for Wednesday at 3 pm at the Presbyterian Church Nelsonville Rev Robert J Purrington and Rev Lloyd Evans to officiate Body to be interred in Greenlawn mausoleum Friends may visit at brother Cecil Shafer's Nelsonville home Also note Mrs F W Quillin tied for a $10 000 prize in a musical quiz contest
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Nelsonville
Eugene FE. Shafer
White Cross Hospital
Presbyterian Church
Robert J. Purrington
Episcopal Church
Athens
Lloyd Evans
Greenlawn
Cecil S. Shafer
E. Franklin Sr
Point Pleasant
F. W. Quillin
Lock Eleven
Rudolph Rogers
Ralph Raike
Kananga
Donald Faudree
South Charleston
W. Va
Oakley Faudree
Howard Daugherty
James Casto
Welby Casey
Mason
Anna Louise Sherman
Miss Sherman
Marietta
William Bell
Robert Bell
R. P. Bell
Eva Wiseman
Ordnance Works
Charleston
Emma Burnside
Burnside
Mason County
Louise Slack
Encil Durst
Pauline McCulloch
Fredrick Shiflet
Mason County Board Moves Office to Musgrave Building
The Mason County Price Control and Rationing Board relocated its office from a school board room to leased government space in the Musgrave Building. The new site offers two large rooms plus a shared reception area with Dr. Smith the dentist, and is directly over Farmers Hardware Store.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Price Control and Rationing Board
County School Board
Musgrave
Smith
Farmers Hardware Store
Ohio River News Notes Highlights Navigation Safety Updates
East Liverpool district boat inspectors report that outside lights on river banks hinder night navigation. Ongoing channel improvements include an extensive U.S. engineers dredging plan on the lower Ohio. The Walkers Bar project finished, Jewett dredge moved to Sisters Island, bars removed from the Monongahela. June rise failed. vegetation delayed runoff. Navigation light near Wellsville changed to flashing type.
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East Liverpool
Masters, Mates and Pilots’ Association
U. S. Coast Guard
Ohio River
U. S. Engineers
Walkers’ Bar
Jewett
Sisters Island
Elizabethtown
Ill
Monogahela River
Wellsville
Coast Guard
Apple Grove Social Notes Recap of Local Visits and News
Miss Mary Cross of Racine hosted a Sunday visit with Mary Margaret Norris. Rev. Lester Taylor dined with Mr. and Mrs. Early Roush. Pvt. Robert Shank and Pvt. Darrell Sayre recalled to Los Angeles from furlough. George and family details include births, weddings, and travel to Parkersburg and Milwaukee collaborations.
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Apple Grove
Mary Cross
Racine
Mary Margaret Norris
Lester Taylor
Early Roush
Robert Shank
Darrell Sayre
Los Angeles
Howard Carpenter
Paden
W. Va
Clara Meeker
McMechen
Frank Roberts
Holzer Endorses Point Pleasant Hospital Plan
Dr. Charles E. Holzer of Gallipolis and head of the Holzer hospital praises Attorney E. J. Somerville for securing a hospital for Point Pleasant. He warns most doctors under 45 will join the army, urges centralization of care in hospital centers, and pledges cooperation to staff and operate the new facility.
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Point Pleasant
Charles E. Holzer
Gallipolis
E. J. Somerville
Holzer
Somerville
Trinity Methodist youth and clergy elected at fourth quarterly conference
POINT PLEASANT The Trinity Methodist Church held its fourth quarterly conference naming officers and committees for the next year. The Rev T M Zumbrunnen presided after delivering the sermon. The West Virginia conference will meet in Clarksburg Sept 22 27.
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Point Pleasant
Trinity Methodist Church
T. M. Zumbrunnen
Huntington
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Court Holds Brief Session In Mason
Judge Lewis H. Miller awarded a divorce to Pauline McCoy and approved compromise orders in two $10,000 damage suits. The suits stem from the Feb sinking of a tow boat near Cincinnati that killed Chief Engineer Kenneth A. Peck and Deckhand Birchfield. Administrators Gladys Peck and Maude Birchfield settled for $85,882 and $7,460 against The Ohio River Co.
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Point Pleasant
Lewis H. Miller
Pauline McCoy
Flavis McCoy
Kenneth A. Peck
Birchfield
Henderson
Cincinnati
Ohio River Co
Gladys Peck
Maude Birchfield
Parking Meters Begin in Point Pleasant District
Installation of parking meters in the business district began Sunday to manage demand. Meters, ordered after New Year and received two months ago, were delayed for street improvements and to provide free spaces for nonpaying drivers. Rates: 1 cent for 12 minutes, 2 cents for 24 minutes, 5 cents for one hour, 10 cents for two hours.
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Point Pleasant
Wanted Hard of Hearing Men and Women Ad
Classified notice seeking men and women with hearing loss to try the Online Home Method test claimed to restore hearing. Promises safety, U S Pharmacopeia ingredients, money back guarantee, inexpensive daily cost. Sold by Athens Pharmacy and other drug stores.
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U. S
Pharmacopeia
Athens
Ady
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Ae Messenger
Pennsylvania
New York
Port Allegany
Point Pleasant Bank
Colegroves
Logan
Monument Co
Geo. C. Shaw
W. Main Logan, O
Johnson
Johnsons
Ever
Nelsonville, Ohio
Bettmans
Nelsonville Social Notes
Leona Wells
Cherrington Hospital
Miss Wells
Russell Toy
Stanley Dew
Rosie Marie Martin
Helen Candy
Martha Floto
Steubenville
Vern H. Vorhes
Clarence Green
Landon. Shafer
Nancy
Winigman
Nelsonville Eagles
Civilian Defense Council Speaks
Pat
Point Rock Social Notes
E. FE. Shafer Funeral Services
Mason County Boards
Ohio River News Notes
Marine Inspection Service
Crescent
William Larimer Jones
Harry A. Romer
Apple Grove Social Notes
Ernest Clark
Parkersburg
Harry Schreckgal
Donald Parsons
William A. Ellis
Glendale
Calif
Thad Ellis
Charles Sayre
Roberta
Will Reefer
Glen Wolfe
Georgia
Ripley Landing
Phyllis Brownell
Peter Bell
Milwaukee
Wis
Bell
Max
Mary Brownell
Delores Wolfe
Bliss College
Carl. Wolfe
Ruby Hayman
Pittsburgh
Earl Shank
Robert McKelvey
St. Joseph Hospital
Board of Stewards
A. H. Perkins
Bertha Condee
Ben Franklin
Sterling Dunlavy
John Brown
C. A. Rose
George G. Somerville
C. C. Spencer
John Giles
M. S. Poffenberger
Austin Johnson
Ronald White
C. R. Schneider
Bessie Johnson
P. F E. Fleming
O. B. Harper
Rose Whaley
Florence Alexander
C. Stone
W. H. Bardin
W. H. Vaught
G. B. Woodard
John E. Brown
Sterling Dunlavey
P. E. Fieming
Vera Fadeley
Poffenbarger
Frances Franklin
A. E. Tulloh
J. G. F. Johnson
C. C. Stone
J. B. Couch
C. A. Roush
R. H. Ferguson
Doris Johnson
Kathleen
A. E. Tullohh
Board of Missions and Church Extension
W. J. Kenny
William Fedeley
Garnette Grimm
Fannie Fry
Earl Thomas
Billy Stone
Jessie Mossman
Francces Franklin
Harry Publem
Oakley and
Oakley
Majestic
Sheridan
Reagan
Menene
RT Son
Paar Ae
Warner Bros. T “1
Ammy Durante
Richard Travis
Balin Budke
Reginald Garoner
William Keighley
Serene Pier
Jolivn Jane Pillip
Epetnin
Warner Bros
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