New Instructors Hired for Gallipolis City Schools
Gallipolis City Schools filled vacancies at a special Board of Education meeting. Leslie E. Blough will teach chemistry, physics and pre-flight at Gallia Academy High School, succeeding Gerald Anderson. Mrs. Aldeth Robinson moves from Washington School to vocational home economics in the High School. Two new elementary teachers were hired, Miss Marianna Mc Henry and Miss Betty Jean Wiseman. Principal and other positions remained unfilled. Miss Elizabeth Carnes resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Board of Education
Leslie E. Blough
Pomeroy
Gallia Academy High School
Gerald Anderson
Aldeth Robinson
Washington
Rodney Downing
Katherine Kircher
Marianna McHenry
H. W. McHenry
Betty Jean Wiseman
Rio Grande
Wain
Lincoln School
Washington School
Elizabeth Carnes
Long Bottom Victory Sewers Close Season At Beach Picnic
The Long Bottom Victory Sewers met at Cowdery’s Beach on Sunday July 18 for a closing picnic and final club gathering. Leaders Joan Clark and Joan Hawley led the group. members present included Jean Cowdery and Mary Beil among others. Mr. and Mrs. Cowdery and son and Mrs. Swain and Mrs. Clark attended as guests. Ethel Baker was absent.
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Long Bottom
Long Bottom Victory Sewers
Cowdery's Beach
Jean Cowdery
Hope
Pauline Swain
Marilynn Cowdery
Betty
Bertie Prince
Mrs. Cowdery
Mrs. Swain
Mrs. Clark
Ethel Baker
Dan A Miller Receives Army Air Corps Commission
Gallia County news reports Dan A Miller has earned a commission as second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps after graduating from officers candidate school at Fort Belvoir Virginia. He is assigned to Jefferson Barracks Missouri and is likely the youngest Gallia County soldier to attain lieutenant rank.
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Gallipolis
Hallie Maron Miller
Dan A. Miller
Engineer Training Center
Fort Belvoir
Army Air Corps
Jefferson Barracks
Dan Miller
Gallia County
Young Deputy's Son Trains as Jockey at Idle Hours Farm
Donald Boston 16 son of Deputy Sheriff Jimmie Boston trains as a jockey on Coil at Bradley's Idle Hours stock farm near Lexington Kentucky. He weighs 89 pounds and loves horses. His father took him to Lexington this week to pursue his lifelong dream.
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Gallipolis
Donald Boston
Jimmie Boston
Coil
Bradley
Idle Hours
Lexington
Donald
Seaman First Class Gallipolis William Danner Promoted
Seaman First Class William Lloyd Danner at the auxiliary air station Lee Field Jacksonville Fla passed the required examination with a 3.5 out of 4 and a certificate of promotion was sent to his parents Mr and Mrs William Danner Mr Danner Sr is local agent for The Messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William Lloyd Danner
Lee Field
Jacksonville
Fla
William Danner
Mr. Danner Sr
The
Messenger
Georgia Shaffer Seeks Divorce From Clarence Shaffer
Crown City resident Georgia Shaffer filed in the Court of Common Pleas for divorce from Clarence Shaffer on grounds of gross neglect of duty and cruelty. She asks custody of three children Donald 13 Shirley 6 and Norma 3. The couple wed November 1 1927.
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Gallipolis
Georgia
Shaffer
Crown City
Court of Common Pleas
Clarence Shaffer
Donald
Shirley
Norma
Moystins Return From Chicago Visit
Mr and Mrs S C Moystin returned from Chicago Wednesday night where Mr Moystin handled business for Marietta Manufacturing Co Mrs Moystin visited nephew William D Skidmore of the Marines in training at the navy yard They enjoyed shows and their brief stay in Chicago.
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Point Pleasant
S. C. Moystin
Chicago
Arthur Goodwin Visits Mother Before Return to Service
Arthur Goodwin, wounded in a South Pacific naval engagement, is visiting his mother Mrs. Clara Goodwin of Ohio Street. He was discharged from a Washington naval hospital recently and plans to return to service for limited duty around August 1.
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Point Pleasant
Arthur Goodwin
South Pacific
Clara Goodwin
Ohio St
Washington
Birth at Point Clinic Prompts Local Attention
Mrs. R G Ellis was admitted for observation at Point Clinic. A daughter, Patricia Jean, weighing 7% pounds, was born July 21 in the clinic to Walter Rhoades and Dana Rayburn. The infant Patricia Jean and mother were discharged to Lincoln Ave. home.
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Point Pleasant
R. G. Ellis
Point Clinic
Patricia Jean
Walter Rhoades
Dana Rayburn
Lincoln Ave
Parachute troops lead Sicily invasion claim at Point Pleasant
Report states Raymond Selby and Faye Thabet of Point Pleasant are believed among parachute troops in the Sicily invasion. In Mason County more than twenty Marietta shipyard workers will be called in the next group of selectees.
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Point Pleasant
Raymond Selby
Faye Thabet
Sicily
Marietta
Mason County
Busy Gallipolis auction center expands to handle more traffic
Gallia County Fairgrounds hub near Route 7 hosts Gallia County Produce Company with buyers from Detroit Cleveland Pittsburgh and Wil. Va. as graders pack and market activity grows. An electrically driven tomato potato apple peach grader speeds processing while six buyers purchase produce totaling about 6000 dollars.
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Gallipolis
Gailia County Fairgrounds
Route 7
Gallipolis Auction Produce Company
Gallia County
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Charleston
W. Va
Harry Kraus
Jones Krodel Chosen Point Pleasant Members of Tri County Body
Jones and Mayor B Walter Krodel were selected as Point Pleasant representatives on the Ohio West Virginia Tri County Industrial Association at a mass meeting in the circuit court room. An advisory committee was elected to consult with directors and possibly form a local chamber of commerce.
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Point Pleasant
E. Bartow Jones
B. Walter Krodel
Ohio-West Virginia
Tri-County Industrial Association
Circuit Court Room
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Buffington
Jason Weissenburger
Marietta Manufacturing Co
G. B. Woodard
VanMatre and Woodard
R. J. Heslop
Point Pleasant Machine Works
Gordon Jackson
West Virginia Malleable Iron Co
Homer Smith
L. W. Getty
George G. Somerville
Mr. Jones
Washington
Gallipolis
Middleport
Pomeroy
WPB
Navy Yard
Jones
E. J. Somerville
Krodel
Somerville
Mason
Hartford
Clifton
New Haven
The
Bend
the Bend
R. H. Ferguson
Paul S. Thomas
Jason T. Weissenburger
FE. J. Somerville
Mayor Krodel
C. O. Weissenburger
E. B. Jones
Holly Simmons
CC. B. Cornwell
Charles Bechtle
E. C. Waggener
Carter Franklin
C. G. P. Musgrave
Ross Filson
Wm. H. Bardin
F. B. Lieving
Dr. A. G. Arnett
John E. Brown
Oren Love
R. H. Melrose
Harold Haynes
Holly Hudson
Woman's Club Cabinet Plans Year Ahead in Point Pleasant
In Point Pleasant the Woman's Club cabinet held a Wednesday meeting with president Mrs. George Sprenger to outline the year and fall season. Attendees included Mrs. Sprenger, Mrs. Robert H. Ferguson, Mrs. E. Barto Jones, Mrs. Olin Roush, Mrs. Carl Gardner, Mrs. C. R. Schneider and Mrs. Raymond Allen. Local beer retailers also met at the Lowe Hotel with state representatives to discuss issues, notably beverage scarcity.
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Point Pleasant
Woman's Club Cabinet
George Sprenger
Lowe Hotel
Arnett Moves Mrs Coleman From Holzer Hospital
Earl H. Arnett removed Mrs John Coleman from Holzer Hospital to her home on 22nd Street yesterday. She was a medical patient.
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Point Pleasant
Earl H. Arnett
John Coleman
Holzer Hospital
Pt Pleasant Personal News Roundup
Emmet Fowler of Marietta ship yard is admitted to Huntington Veterans Hospital for surgery. Several residents return from visits to Charleston Parkersburg and Savannah Georgia while others plan trips to Philadelphia and Columbus. County official Walden Roush is on vacation.
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Emmet Fowler
Marietta Shipyard
Madison Ave
Veterans’ Hospital
Huntington
J. C. Gunnoe
Sue Ellen
Charleston
C. Blount
Victor E. S. Park
Stanley Harris
Parkersburg
Carl Gardner
C. H. McGuffin
Savannah
J. E. McGuffin
McGuffin
Howard Yerges
Columbus
Yerges
Marietta Manufacturing Co
George W. Kenny
Marietta
Philadelphia
Rupert L. Kayser
Roger Cleveland
John and
Frank
Belle
Frank T. Cady
Clay Hite
Shinnston
John H. Hutchinson
Nettie Stribling
Ben Franklin
Walden F. Roush
Tug No. 222 Launched at Marietta Shipyard
Another ocean-going tug from the Marietta shipyard was launched yesterday. Tug No. 222 slid into the water at 2 12 p m on July 22. Bob Ferguson suggested a ten minute delay for the launch.
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Point Pleasant
Marietta
Bob Ferguson
Convention of Arbuckle Sunday Schools Held July 31
The Arbuckle District Sunday Schools convention will convene at Siloam Church on Saturday July 31 with sessions at 10 AM and 1 PM. Ruby Priddy will give welcome and Elden Waltz will speak on The Home at Work. The morning closes with The Church at Work by Rev. James C. Fisher.
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Point Pleasant
Arbuckle District
Siloam Church
Ruby Priddy
Elden Waltz
James C. Fisher
James M. Crump
Child Jumps From Truck and Is Bruised
Bobby Byus eight of Henderson suffered bruises on head and body after leaping from a moving farm truck about eight o clock Wednesday evening. He was visiting friend Donald Henderson on a farm near Henderson. The two boys rode in the truck driven by Floyd Jeffers Young and were helped out of the highway. Bobby was taken to his Henderson home.
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Point Pleasant
Bobby
O. J. Byus
Henderson
Donald Henderson
Henerson
Floyd Jeffers
Young Henderson
Funeral for Byus Baby Held Yesterday
Funeral services for six month old James Els worth Byus were held at 2 30 p m from the home of grandparents Mr and Mrs Andrew Byus on Ohio Street with interment in Lone Oak Cemetery The Rev Raleigh Biffle officiated The baby died after a week long illness He is survived by his parents William A and Frances Rogers Byus and a brother Johnny aged 2 A marriage license application was filed by Raymond Leroy Spear and Eleanor Virginia Couch both residents of Holiday's Cove and Point Pleasant respectively
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Point Pleasant
James Elsworth Byus
William A
Frances (Rogers) Byus
Johnny
Andrew Byus
Ohio St
Lone Oak Cemetery
Raleigh Biffle
Raymond Leroy Spear
Holiday's Cove
W. Va
Eleanor Virginia Couch
Vacation Bible School Closes After Pleasant Program
Kanauga notes show the Vacation Bible School directed by Miss Ruth Sprague with assistants from Chicago and others. Social events include Epworth League and Endeavor Bible Class gatherings, followed by a social hour with refreshments. Families travel and guests visit across Columbus and nearby towns as members prepare for autumn duties.
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Kanauga
Ruth Sprague
Chicago
Ill
Florence Allen
Rachel Dunn
Eva Claire Swain
Nancy Weethee
Myrtle Penrod
L. H. Brownell
Thurman
Pete Stace
Betty King
Columbus
Vaughn Scott
Mrs. Scott
Co. C. Lewis
Albert Spencer
Baby
Spencer
A. W. Pullins
U. S. Navy
Martha Knapp
Bluefield
W. Va
William Eskew
Billie
Freddie
Washington, D. C
John Vickers
John Butts
Nina Harris
Athens
S. A. Stewart
Clark Weethee
McKees Rocks
Sidney Stewart
Weethee
Jeanette
Stewart
Newt Radekin
C. G. Houck
Cpl
Carl Venz
E. C. Venz
U. S. Navy Yards
Philadelphia
Sherman Hanes
Meeting of Ladies Aid Held Wednesday
The Concord Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Wirt Meadows south of the Kanawha with Mrs. Childers as president. Mrs. Melvin Chapman led devotionals from Psalm 101 and songs, bandage making for the White Cross was the main activity, and refreshments were served. The next meeting is planned for August 4 with an auction sale as the main business.
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Point Pleasant
Concord Ladies Aid
Wirt Meadows
Kanawha
Childers
Melvin Chapman
White Cross
Chapman
Mae Messick
O. J. Byus
Gladys Peck
Marie Childers
Meadows
Messick
Fire at Neale Building in First Ward Causes Light Damage
Fire department responded at 10 o clock Thursday morning to a blaze between the first floor ceiling and second floor of the H. G. Neale store building in First Ward. The building, no longer a store, was occupied by Custer Smith and family.
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Point Pleasant
H. G. Neale
First Ward
Custer Smith and
Kansas Leads World in Stony Meteorites
Kansas accounts for about one sixth of all known stony meteorites found globally, with many not observed falling. The article also notes that in some shark species eggs hatch inside the mother's body.
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Kansas
Gallipolis Social Notes and Society Headlines
Announcement by Thomas Edgar Cato of Harriet Elizabeth Cato’s marriage to Steven Johnson of the United States Naval Air Corps on July 17 at Rock Hill South Carolina. Other items note Pembroke Club honors, WAVES enlistments, postings, and local movements of residents and families.
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Gallipolis
Thomas Edgar Cato
Harriet Elizabeth
Steven Johnson
United States Naval Air Corps
Rock Hill
South Carolina
J. Austin Johnson
Island Side
Gallia Academy
Railway Express Company
Jacksonville
Florida
Rose to retire from farming near Proctorville
Point Pleasant C A Rose, once a hardware dealer who sold out and moved to a Proctorville farm a year ago, plans to retire from farming. He cites inability to employ labor as the reason.
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Point Pleasant
C. A. Rose
Proctorville
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