Busy Gallia County Auction Produce Company Gains Trade
The Gallipolis Auction Produce Company operates near the old Gallia County Fairgrounds on Route 7 drawing buyers from Detroit Cleveland Pittsburgh and Charleston W V. The plant expands loading platforms and uses an electrically operated grader for tomatoes peaches and apples. A dozen women pack baskets while grading runs 150 field crates or 250 baskets per hour. Produce sold includes cabbage corn tomatoes potatoes cucumbers mango peppers beans with twenty five thousand dozen ears of corn shipped in twelve days. Retail market planned adjacent to Route 7. six buyers from metropolitan centers spent about six thousand dollars on Thursday. Auctioning will accelerate as crops come in.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County Fairgrounds
Gallipolis Auction Produce Company
Gallia County
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Charleston
W. Va
Harry Kraus
Auction Produce
Riverview
Harold Kastner
Mr. Kastner
Surprise Daylight Air Raid Drill In Nelsonville
Nelsonville area civilians participated in a daylight air raid drill with a planned surprise, but corps commander D M Sheffield reported the only signal received was the all clear at about 4 p m. Citizens remain alerted for future drills as civil defense officials note the test was largely successful.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Nelsonville
D. M. Sheffield
York servicemen listed from Nelsonville area
Pvt Max Val of Drew Field is injured and his mother has been advised. Guy Barber Jr of Nelsonville, after Navy training, requested transfer to the Marine Corps and has left for a base in California. Pfc Raymond Patton Jr, who visited his parents during a 15 day furlough, heads tonight to Mojave California for Marine Corps duty.
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Nelsonville
Max Vala
Drew Field
Guy Barber, Jr
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Marine Corps
California
Raymond Patton, Jr
Raymond Patton, Sr
Mojave
Cal
Supplemental B and C ration renewals for motorists
Local ration boards will issue renewal forms for supplemental B and C gasoline rations to drivers who show need for maintaining essential business or community war activities. Renewals follow basic ration procedures with advance notices and require certified inspection records from an official OPA tire inspector or board initiation.
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OPA
Newlyweds Honored At Shower Wednesday
Nelsonville report details a miscellaneous shower for newlyweds Satt. Ringhiser and Wanda De Vol at Ralph DeVol’s Walnut Street home. Guests enjoyed home made ice cream cake and iced tea. Prizes were awarded in contests arranged by Wilma DeVol Ruth Blimes and Betty Parry.
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Nelsonville—Satt
Charles Ringhiser
Wanda K. DeVol
Ralph
Nelsonville Methodist services announced for Sunday
In Nelsonville the First Methodist Church schedules Sunday activities on July 25 with Sunday School at 9:30 and a 10:30 worship service led by Rev. W. M. George on Practicing the Presence of God. Evening Union services at 7:30 feature Rev. Stewart W. Radford of Harrisburg Ill. Public invited.
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Nelsonville
First Methodist Church
W. M. George
Union
Stewart W. Radford
First Presbyterian Church of
Harrisburg
Ill
Birth of Eight-Pound Daughter Vicki Regina Watkins
Pfc and Mrs William Watkins announce the birth of their eight pound daughter Vicki Regina born Wednesday July 21 at Cherrington Hospital Logan Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Mathew Watkins and Mrs Elizabeth Whyte of this city and great grandmother Mrs Mary Watkins of Columbus New baby adds joy to the Watkins and Whyte families.
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Nelsonville
Pfc
William Watkins
Bernadine Whyte
Vicki Regina
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Mathew Watkins
Elizabeth Whyte
Mary Watkins
Columbus
Meeting Postponed by M. M. Club in Nelsonville
The M. M. Club in Nelsonville announces its meeting is postponed until two weeks from tonight. The phrase bear a hand appears with a Navy meaning hurry, cited in the note.
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Nelsonville
M. M
U. S&s Navy
Jones Krodel Chosen Point Pleasant Members of Tri County Body
Jones and Mayor B Walter Krodel selected as Point Pleasant members of the Ohio West Virginia Tri County Industrial Association at a mass meeting. An advisory committee was elected to liaise with the two directors and possibly form a local chamber of commerce.
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Jones
Krodel
Point Pleasant
Tri-County
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. Somjerville
Mr. Jones
Washington
Gallipolis
Middleport
Pomeroy
WPB
Navy Yard
FE. J. Somerville
Somerville
Mason
Hartford
Clifton
New Haven
The
Bend
the Bend
R. H. Fergusson
George G. Somerville
Paul S. Thomas
Jason T. Weissenburger
E. J. Somerville
Mayor Krodel
C. O. Weissenburger
E. B. Jones
Holly Simmons
C. 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
Club Cabinet Maps Yearly Work for Fall Season
Woman's Club cabinet held a meeting at Point Pleasant led by president Mrs George Sprenger to plan the year’s program. Attendees included 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 Lowe Hotel with state representatives to discuss industry shortages.
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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 Notices Roundup
Local notices list Emmet Fowler in Huntington Hospital awaiting surgery and several visits and travels among residents. Names include Mrs J C Gunnoe Sue Ellen in Charleston, Mrs Stanley Harris returning from Parkersburg, Carl Gardner shopping in Charleston, C H McGuffin and family in Savannah Ga, Howard Yerges traveling to Columbus, George W Kenny vacation plans, Rupert L Kayser in Charleston for war loan talks, Roger Cleveland family from Belle visiting Cady home, Clay Hite tending his ill mother, Nettie Stribling illness, and County Superintendent Walden F Roush 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
Tugboat No 222 Launched At Marietta Yard
The ocean-going tug No 222 was launched at Marietta shipyard yesterday at 2 12 p m on July 22. Bob Ferguson believes the launching should have been delayed ten minutes.
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Point Pleasant
Marietta
Bob Ferguson
Convention of Arbuckle Sunday Schools July 31
The Arbuckle District Sunday Schools hold a convention at Siloam Church on Saturday July 31 with sessions at 10 a m and 1 p m Ruby Priddy welcomes attendees Elden Waltz speaks on The Home at Work James C Fisher delivers The Church at Work Crump speaks on The School at Work McComb discusses temperance county officers report to be heard Otha Lanier is president Loretta McComb secretary.
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Point Pleasant
Arbuckle District
Siloam Church
Ruby Priddy
Elden Waltz
James C. Fisher
James M. Crump
Child Jumps From Truck Injures Self on Farm Road
Bobby Byus eight year old son of Mr and Mrs O J Byus of Henderson suffered bruises to the head and body after jumping from the rear of a moving farm truck around 8 pm Wednesday. He was visiting friend Donald Henderson on a farm east of Henderson when he jumped from the truck driven by Floyd Jeffers Young. Henderson helped him to safety and he was taken home in Henderson.
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Point Pleasant
Bobby
O. J. Byus
Henderson
Donald Henderson
Hendderson
Floyd Jeffers
Young Henderson
Funeral for Byus Baby Held Yesterday
Funeral services were held for six month old James Els worth Byus in Point Pleasant after a weeklong illness. He was the son of William A and Frances Byus, with brother Johnny aged two surviving. The service took place at 2:30 PM from the grandparents home on Ohio Street and burial was in Lone Oak Cemetery conducted by Rev. Raleigh Biffle.
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Point Pleasant
James Elsworth Byus
William A
Frances (Rogers) Byus
Johnny
Andrew Byus
Ohio St
Lone Oak Cemetery
Raleigh Biffle
Marriage License Filed for Spear and Couch in Point Pleasant
An application for a marriage license was filed by Raymond Leroy Spear 24 of Holidays Cove and Eleanor Virginia Couch 21 of Point Pleasant in West Virginia.
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Point Pleasant
Raymond Leroy Spear
Holiday's Cove
W. Va
Eleanor Virginia Couch
Vacation Bible School closes with program in Kanauga
Kanauga social and personal notes describe Vacation Bible School directed by Miss Ruth Sprague of Chicago with assistants. The Epworth League cabinet and Endeavor Bible Class held meetings with local hosts. Several residents and visitors from Columbus Bluefield Washington and McKees Rocks appear at homes, duties and travels noted.
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Kanauga
Ruth Sprague
Chicago
Ill
Florence Allen
Rachel Dunn
Eva Claire Swain
Miss Sprague
Ryger
Epworth League Cabinet
Alma Anderson
Sidney Stewart
Endeavor
Pete Stace
Nancy Weethee
Myrtle Penrod
L. H. Brownell
Thurman
Betty King
Columbus
Vaughn Scott
Mrs. Scott
Oo. 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
U. S. Navy Yards
Philadelphia
Sherman Hanes
Rayland
Charles Dewitt
Meeting of Ladies Aid Held Wednesday
The Concord Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Wirt Meadows home south of the Kanawha with Mrs. Childers as president. Devotionals by Melvin Chapman included Psalm 101 and a hymn. Members made bandages for White Cross and shared refreshments. next meeting set 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 Causes Light Damage in First Ward
Fire department rushed to the H. G. Neale store building between the first and second floors at ten o clock Thursday morning. The former store space, now occupied by Custer Smith and family, sustained comparatively light damage.
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Point Pleasant
H. G. Neale
First Ward
Custer Smith and
Kansas Leads World in Stony Meteorites Found
Kansas accounts for about one sixth of all known stony meteorites not observed falling. The text notes Kansas as the leading region for these meteorite finds. A separate biological fact mentions some shark species hatch eggs inside the mother.
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Kansas
Nelsonville Social Notes Highlight Bridge Guests and Local Visits
Out of town guests attended Mrs. W. H. Hyde’s bridge club in Nelsonville with high scores by Mrs. Otto Kaelin Mrs. Clayton Crafts and Mrs. C. H. Ruble. Phi delis Class met on the Presbyterian Sunday School lawn with devotions led by Mrs. James Knight and business by Mrs. Joe Hardy. Additional notes include visits by Mrs. F. F. Hull, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Melching, and Sgt. Chas Ringhiser with travel plans to Camp Butner. Helen Washburn's ten day trip. and visits by Grace Arbell Green and Gracie to Indiana relatives.
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Nelsonville
F. F. Hull
Zanesville
Mary McCune
Otto Kaelin
Audrey Ailes
W. H. Hyde
Clayton Crafts
C. H. Ruble
Hyde
James Knight
Joe Hardy
Ollie Eliott
Joyce Athem
Pataskula
Paul Weltzheimer
Michigan
H. D. Krieg
Cincinnati
Ethel Moore
Flossie Crawford
Hoskinson
K. E. Snyder
Kenny and
Raymond
Prospect
Ohio
L. B Melching
Snyder
Melching
Sam Sharff
Nelsonville Luckoff
Washington, D. C
Earl F. Sharff
Helen Washburn
Akron
Barberton
Ravenga
Grace Arbell Green
Gracie
Lawrenceburg
Cleveland
Amos Ailes
Chas. Ringhiser
Wanda Kay DeVol
Canton
Sgt. Ringhiser
Camp Butner
N. C
Fire at Donville Cash Feed Store Causes Smoke Damage
Night patrolman observed smoke near the Donville Cash Feed Store in Nelsonville and alerted authorities. Officials said three V belts overheated on a corncob grinder during closing time, smoldered overnight and caused smoke and damage to the building.
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Nelsonville
Donville
Dewhurst
Dana
Youth Conference Sessions Attend Wooster Women
Miss Imogene Sayers and Miss Ruth Raine travel to Wooster for the annual sessions of the Youth Conference of the Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imogene Sayers
Ruth Raine
Wooster
The
Presbyterian Church
Death of T. J. Wieland notices in Nelsonville area
Mrs. E. E. Bell of Fayette Street was advised of the death of her cousin T. J. Wieland at Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus on Thursday. A former New Lexington resident, Wieland was known to Nelsonville residents. Funeral services will be held in New Lexington Saturday morning.
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Nelsonville
E. E. Bell
Fayette St
T. J. Wieland
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
New Lexington
Wieland
Young Gallia County Soldier Earns Second Lieutenant Rank
Mrs. Hallie Martin Miller learned that her son Dan A. Miller graduated from the officers candidate school at Fort Belvoir Virginia with a commission as second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. He sails to Jefferson Barracks Missouri, likely the youngest Gallia County graduate to attain the rank.
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Gallipolis
Hallie Martin Miller
Dan A. Miller
Engineers Training Center
Fort Belvoir
Army Air Corps
Jefferson Barracks
Dan Miller
Gallia County
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Byus
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