Resignation of York gasoline panel member noted
Nelsonville’s S Steenrod, longtime member of the local Rationing Hoard gasoline panel since last November, has resigned and his retirement is effective. Steenrod, manager of the Majestic Theater, was also named a district agent for New York Life Insurance Co, prompting his exit from the panel. Other gasoline panel members are John Owens and Charles Nsyhle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
8. S
Gasoline Net
John Owens
Charles Nsyle
Eight Cases Heard in Mayor's Court
Eight cases were heard in Mayor Herman Ogg's court in Nelsonville at week’s end. Three traffic violations were filed by the State Highway Patrol. Five intoxication arrests by city police. Paul Johnson of Carbondale was fined 5 dollars and costs for a tail-light violation after pleading guilty. John Lee Reynolds of Columbus fined 10 dollars and costs for driving without a license. Erwin Christen Meyer of Columbus fined 10 pounds and costs for passing on a curve. Five local residents. John Coleman Dorr Run John Chilcote Tom Purley Lucious Fisk and Dean Pierce were fined 5 dollars and costs each after pleading guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Herman Ogg
State Highway Patrol
Paul Johnson
Carbondale
John Lee Reynolds
Columbus
Erwin Christien Meyer
John Coleman Dorr Run
John Chilcote
Tom Purley
Lucious Fisk
Dean Pierce
Stray Dogs To Be Taken Up by Police
Nelsonville police will begin capturing loose dogs starting Tuesday July 27 to place them in a new municipal pound near the electric light plant. Police Chief James Cope stated the move shows they mean business as complaints from gardeners rise and enforcement of the dog ordinance resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
James Cope
Cope
Corner Cafe license suspended for 20 days in Nelsonville
The Corner Cafe operated by Ralph Hitchings at 116 West Columbus Street Nelsonville has its liquor license suspended for twenty days starting Friday July 28 after a State Board of Liquor Control hearing in Columbus. City officials filed a complaint alleging improper operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Heer
Corner Cafe
Ralph Hitchings
Columbus St
State Board of Liquor Control
Columbus
State Board
No Parking Zone Marked in Front of Orpheum Theater
Nelsonville police remind the public that safety and no parking zones are now clearly marked with yellow lines. Citizens are urged to observe the no parking regulation in front of the Orpheum Theater to meet state law requirements.
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Nelsonville
Orpheum Theater
Rites Set for Ina McCray in Nelsonville Funeral
Funeral services for Ina McCray 62 wife of Lewis McCray of Nelsonville will be Tuesday at 2 PM at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Jackson Street. Burial will be in Wellston. She died Saturday night from injuries from a traffic wreck near Canal Winchester that injured 13 area residents. She leaves a husband eight children including three sons in military service, 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The body lay in state at 958 Sligh Street.
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Nelsonville
Ina McCray
Lewis McCray
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Jackson St
Wellston
McCray
Lancaster Hospital
Canal Winchester
Kimberly
Columbus
Gainesville
Texas
Sligh St
Five Stricken At Home Near Connett
Five members of Wayne Bumgardner’s family in York Township were rushed to Cherrington Hospital Logan after a sudden illness at the Connett home. The hospital reports indicate immediate danger passed and all are recovering satisfactorily. Victims include Mrs. Bumgardner, 17 year old Max, 13 year old Ann, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Dixon. A family dinner had been held at Hattie Bumgardner’s nearby home before the illness struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Wayne Bumgardner
York Township
Connett
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Bumgardner
Max
Ann
Victor Dixon
Lancaster
Hattie Bumgardner
Mr. Bumgardner
Fire controlman First Class Nelsonville Sees Training Move
Nelsonville updates on service men with Adkins earning fire controlman third class and assigned to a new destroyer. Pvt. Albert S. Fugitt visits family in town while Gilbert Smith Jr continues radio school then is sent for advanced training at Camp Crowder Missouri.
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Nelsonville
Max L. Adkins
Matt Adkins
Gilbert Smith, Jr
Gilbert Smith, Sr
Columbus
Indianapolis
Camp Crowder
Nelsonville Personal Notices Mentioning Visiting Relatives
Mrs A H Holmes of East Orange New Jersey arrived in Nelsonville to spend time with son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Frank Smith. Mr and Mrs W L Cooley and daughter Jean and son Billy visited Lancaster with Mrs Cooley's family then returned from Morgantown West Virginia with Mr Hickman. Miss Mary Powell returned to Canton after a week with her father W F Powell and Mrs Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Holmes
East Orange
N. J
Frank Smith
W. L Cooley
Jean
Billy
Lancaster
Cooley
Carnes Hickman
Jane
Morgantown
W.va
Mr. Hickman
Junior Dillon
Texas
C. V. Dillon
Edna K. Stewart
Akron
A. B. Kibble
James Higgins
Stewart
Harold Dutton
Patty Ann Waggoner
Parkersburg
Services of Scouts Needed on Monday
Police Chief James Cope asked a dozen Boy Scouts to report at City Hall Sunday to help manage Canal Street traffic during center line work. A mistaken notice said to come Sunday. about 15 boys showed up, and the chief asked them to return Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
James Cope
City Hall
Canal St
State Highway Department
Reedsville Flower Show Set For July 28 in Stewart Hall
The Reedsville Garden Club will host its annual Flower Show on Wednesday evening July 28 from 7 to 10 at Stewart Recreation Hall. This year the event features vegetables alongside blooms, with judges Mrs. Geneva H. Nolan Home Demonstration Agent and C. E. Blakeslee County Agent.
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Reedsville
Reedsville Garden Club
Stewart Recreation Hall
Geneva H. Nolan
C. E. Blakeslee
Mary Ellen Miller
Fern Hamilton
Galion
Paul Holman
Pvt
Howard Smith
Army
Camp Wallace
Texas
Wildlife refuges established on seven Gallia farms
The Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources names seven Gallia County farms as wildlife refuges to support game propagation. Farms include Edwin McCormick Green Township John R Lusher Guyan Township C L Ritter Ohio Township Miss Ruth Thomas Cheshire Township H D Walter Raccoon Township and John H Norman Huntington Township. An August expansion plan aims for at least one refuge per township with materials provided at no cost to farmers.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources
A. A. Webb
Scott Garby
Merrill McCormick
Edwin McCormick
Green
John R. Lusher
Guyan
C. L. Ritter
Ohio
Miss Ruth Thomas
Cheshire
H. D. Walter
Raccoon
John H. Norman
Huntington
Galbry
Coshocton
McCormick
Placed in Cast After Auto Crash Near Carroll
Mrs. Vesta Lehman of Nelsonville was reported favorable at Lancaster Hospital Sunday. She remained in a cast extending from neck to knees after a crash near Carroll Tuesday evening in which a truck carrying 14 to Columbus overturned.
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Nelsonville
Vesta Lehman
Lancaster Hospital
Lehman
Carroll
Columbus
Nelsonville Man Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Frank Minner was moved by ambulance to his Nelsonville home from Grant Hospital in Columbus where he had been taken ten days earlier for Wealment. He is reported much improved.
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Nelsonville
Frank Minner
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Funeral Services Held for Mason County Native at Pt Pleasant
Tom Z Blessing 89 died Friday at his daughter Jennie Reed's home in Cleveland where he resided. Services were at Upper Flats White Church Sunday at 2 30 PM. A Mason County native, he lived on a Board Church area farm near Letart. Survived by one daughter and five sons across Letart Akron and Cleveland. He served as deputy sheriff and deputy assessor in local politics.
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Point Pleasant
Tom Z. Blessing
Jennie Reed
Cleveland
Upper Flats White Church
Blessing
Mason County
Board Church
Letart
John
Emma
Gibbs) Blessing
Reed
Sherman Blessing
Robert
Garrett Blessing
Akron
Park
Cyril Flessing
Porter and
Barnett
Funkhouser Eyes Republican Governor Bid from Charleston
A well informed source says Raymond J. Funkhouser of Charlestown Eastern Panhandle will seek the Republican nomination for governor next year. He met Southern district workers in Huntington and did not discourage entry. Funkhouser, Morgan County native and industrialist, previously ran in 1942 for the Republican senatorial nomination in a close race with W. Chapman Revercomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Raymond J. Funkhouser
Charlestown
Panhandle
Funkhouser
Huntington
Mr. Funkhouser
Morgan County
New York
W. Chapman Revercomb
Lincoln era recall notes on Mason County voters
The account states only two Mason County men backed Abraham Lincoln in 1864 James Barnett and R L Bickel. The Bickel family has disappeared from the county. He was a merchant here J L Barnett of Hickory Chapel is James Barnett's son.
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Point Pleasant
Abraham Lincoln
James Barnett
R. L. Bickel
Bickel
J. L. Barnett
Hickory Chapel
Return To Homes In Mason County
Earl Arnett moved from Holzer Hospital to a relative's home on Jefferson Ave. Mrs. Clarence Holstein and infant daughter moved from Point Clinic to a North Point Pleasant home. Carl Lynch was discharged to his Charleston Road home from Holzer Hospital.
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Point Pleasant
Earl Arnett
Clarence Holstein
Holzer Hospital
Jefferson Ave
Walter Rhoades
North Point Pleasant
Point Clinic
Carl Lynch
Charleston Road
Mrs Williams Fractures Leg in Unusual Home Accident
Mrs Arthur Williams of Columbus suffered a fractured leg in an accident at the home of her sister Mrs James Oliver in Gallipolis. Neola Rood on a step ladder cleaning a bathroom wall slipped and fell against Williams. Rood was bruised but unhurt overall. Williams was treated at Holzer Hospital and returned home.
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Gallipolis
Arthur Williams
Columbus
James Oliver
Neola Rood
Oliver
Williams
Eleanor Couch Bride of Corporal Raymond Spear at Trinity Church
Eleanor Virginia Couch daughter of Mr and Mrs James B Couch of Viand Street wed Corporal Raymond L Spear stationed at Fletcher General Hospital Cambridge Ohio. The ceremony at Trinity Methodist Church featured white gladioli greenery and eight branched candelabra and was followed by a reception with relatives from West Virginia Ohio and Charleston. The couple will reside near the bride’s home while Spear serves with the 1595th Service Unit.
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Point Pleasant
Eleanor Virginia Couch
James Bell Couch
Viand St
Raymond L. Spear
Fletcher General Hospital
Cambridge
Cyrus J. Spear
Hollidays Cove
W. Va
Trinity Methodist Church
A. E. Tulloch
Henry Fry
Carl Gardner
Chester A. Roush
Mary Louise Bupp
Charleston
Miss Bupp
Charles Henry Stone
Corporal Spear
John Clay Hutchinson
Harold E. Somerville
C. C. Stone
John Clay Huten
Harold Eville
H. H. You Mazie Hopper Young
Roburg
Laura Frenennett
Huntington
C. W. Reynolds
Foggy Ann Reynolds
Kelley
Jean Roush
Joseph Peaker
C. Jat Spear
Washington
Barnette
Betty J. Hay
Martha Sheppard
A. McCulloch
Henderson
Nancy and
Polly Mcloch
R. 8Beth Quick
Clotie Quid
Henry Martin
Witche
C. G. McKarfer
Meport
Christine Shank
Hogsett
Robert J Ferguson
Louise Stone
Thomas E. Reyonlds
Homer E. Walton
Granson
Pat Oshel
Vera Faseley
Charleston Road
Faye UW Hoffman
Pliny
F Bacon
Fleming
J. Stone
A. S. Bupp
James Bupp
C. E. McCulloch
Bright McCausland
Keitha Randall
Rose Quick
Witcher
Robert H. Ferguson
Mr Stone
Vera Fadeley
Pauline
Nancy McCall
Betty Martin
Quick
Bridge
Spear
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Charles Henry St
John Clay Hatchim
Moose Club
Corporal Spe
Victor E Tark
Hamilton A. Johnson
Bri McCausland
O. K. Burdette
J Hall
Reynolds
Mt. Vernon Ave
Louise Rupp
E. S. Keeney
Dau Ters
Judy Keeney
M Pauline Sneed
du Pont
Harvey Martin
Betty
Gail Martin
Kenneth
Rose Eliza Quick
Pe Reynolds
Marriott
Point Pleasant Social Notes
Local society items list residents visiting hospitals, returning travelers, and weekend guests. Highlights include Mrs. Philip Hennesy and Mrs. Charles Meese accompanying Mrs. Roy Sherman to Huntington for observation, Harry Lerchemeyer visiting Philadelphia, and Elllis Overholt returning to Portsmouth Navy Yard after a Ohio visit.
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Point Pleasant
Philip Hennesy
Charles Meese
Roy Sherman
Mason
Huntington
Harry Lerchemeyer
Philadelphia
R. E. Somerville
Magnetic Springs
O. Ellis Overholt
Portsmouth
Navy Yard
George H. Overholt
Ohio River Road
Overholt
Grace Feller
Norfolk, Va
Homer E. Varian
Main St
Donald Wheaton
Pittsburgh
Frank Roush
Birthday Celebrated At Dinner Party
POINT PLEASANT The sixth birthday of the Rev. A. H. Perkins retired Methodist minister was celebrated at a dinner yesterday at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Dennis Park of Windsor Court Other guests included Mrs Perkins and daughters Mrs Charles Sanborn of Philadelphia and Mrs J B Dooley of Washington and son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Dennis Stollings of Madison W Va
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Point Pleasant
A. H. Perkins
Dennis Park
Windsor Court
Perkins
Charles Sanborn
Philadelphia
J. B. Dooley
Washington
Dennis Stollings
Madison
W. Va
Spencer State Hospital Death Of Mason County Resident
Shep Workman longtime Mason County resident died at Spencer State Hospital on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Shep Workman
Mason County
Spencer State Hospital
York Club To Meet In Nelsonville Tonight
The York Township Service Club will meet Tuesday at 8 o clock at the American Legion Building. Attendance of call members is requested.
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Nelsonville
York Township
American Legion
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Nelsonville Rationing Boar
York
Raymond Shuler
John Shuler
Athens County
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Purseon
Charlie J. Hill
Anna May Hil
Carrie L
Him) Johnson
C. F. Johnson
C. Ray Hill
Clara
Wi) Yoder
Paul Yoder
Frances (Hill) Nelson
Gerald Nelson
Pranklin County
Wesley
Bates
Clara Yoder
Dayton
Montgomery County
Paul
Pr. J. Kioos
Sunuamons
A. Hermann
Koch
Notary Public
Franklin
County
York District
Albert S. Fugitt
Jennie Fugitt
Henry Devault
Sicily
Charles Corte
Nea-Acme
Sicilian
Comiso
Reedsville Lower
Gallia
Pt. Pleasant Sunda
Upper Flats
Lincoln
Eleanor Couch
Blanche Shaffer
Cincincinnati
John G. Aten
Hogg St
J. Milton Lewis
Hobart Stanley
J. E. Riffle
William Biffle
E. L. Morton
William Holly
Beckley
Joseph G. Jordan
Fifth St
Jacqueline Windsor
Spencer
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