300 Men Are Needed for Canning Plant
Gallia County offers about 300 men six weeks of work in a tomato canning operation near Bowling Green. The firm has 8000 acres under contract. 100 men in four counties have signaled interest. Isaacs runs the Gallia office and plans to contact job seekers. Wages range 50 to 69 cents per hour with overtime. meals and lodging limited. transport to Bowling Green costs $1. Canning begins by August 15 as tomato ripening shifts.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Bowling Green
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Hollis Isaacs
Isaacs
Board to Hold Special Meeting in Gallipolis
Special Gallipolis school board session set for Wednesday night to consider electing teachers for several vacancies. Applications exist for multiple posts though none for chemistry at the high school or Lincoln School principal position, both recently vacated by resignations and service choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Board of Education
Edwin E. Higgins
Ed Wise
General Defense Chemical Co
Point Pleasant
Lincoln School
Henry Norman
4-H Club Saves Tires on Hay Ride at Keystone Camp
Gallia county 4-H members from about 25 boys and girls took a hay ride to Keystone Camp Monday. Additional members from neighboring counties brought the total to near 100, staying through the week with Wednesday set as visitors day.
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Gallipolis
Keystone
Absentee Ballots Available for Disabled Voters in Gallipolis
Absentee ballots for ill voters in Gallipolis were first available Monday with no votes that day. By today about six ballots were cast, raising total absentee votes to 176. The clerk, Mrs Helen Russell, expects up to 250 ballots by the 6:30 p.m. Thursday deadline for acceptance.
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Gallipolis
Helen Russell
Eight Couples Secure Marriage Licenses
In Gallia County eight couples were issued licenses to wed. Levi Tredway, 21, and Susie Grace Wilgus, 21, along with Virgil Teaford, 21, and Helen Cundiff, 21, are among those recorded. Also listed are Donald Skeels, 21, with Kathleen Eddy, 21. William Runyon, 60, with Edith Trout, 53. William Cundiff, 24, with Mildred Cottrell, 20. Joe Snodgrass, 37, with Louise Mae Williams, 22. Worthy Bright, 21, and Sadie Shoemaker, 17. Aulta Pinkerman, 39, and Nina O'Dell, 23.
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Gallipolis
Levi ‘Tredway
Susie Grace
Wilgus
Virgil Teaford
Helen Cundiff
Syracuse
Donald A. Skeels
Kathleen Eddy
Coolville
William Runyon
Edith Trout
Athens
William Cundiff
Mildred Cottrell
Joe Snodgrass
Louise Mae Williams
Montgomery
W. Va
Worthy Bright
Sadie Shoemaker
Rio Grande
Aulta Pinkerman
Nina O'Dell
Federal Rent Survey Completed in Gallia
Gallipolis report says the federal rent survey in Gallia and Point Pleasant closed today. Five workers carried out the canvass with a county relief office HQ. not all properties were listed, but blocks chosen to give a cross section of the area.
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Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
County Relief Office
Civic Group Heads Will Meet Thursday
Supt. E. E. Higgins has called a Thursday 2 pm meeting at his office of civic group leaders following a WPA recreation request. A movement to open a recreation center under WPA supervision will be discussed. Members of the Waugh family plan a reunion Sunday at King's Chapel per Mrs. John T. Waugh.
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Gallipolis
WPA
E. E. Higgins
Callipolis
Waugh
King’s Chapel
John T. Waugh
Plan aims to form women's motor unit with civilian defense
Gallipolis reports an effort via the county Red Cross Chapter to organize a women's motor unit to serve with the civilian defense medical field unit. Only drivers certified by the state highway patrol post will be accepted.
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Gallipolis
County Red Cross
Civilian Defense Organization
Prisoner Moved to Portsmouth
Gallia County jail authorities shifted Earl Johnson, a noncommunicative farm laborer, to Portsmouth Monday afternoon. Federal commissioner to arraign for military service nonregistration. officials seek his true name and origins as search of his effects yields no clues. Johnson, highly nervous and tearful, offers no verifiable personal history or birth details.
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Gallipolis
Earl Johnson
Raccoon Island
Gallia County
Portsmouth
United States
Johnson
Women Assisting in Farm Duties in Gallia County
Gallia County farms see more women helping with field work due to labor shortages. County Agent K. G. Roger notes the rise is especially strong in the southern tobacco growing area, while most women still assist on home farms.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Guernsey Association Picnic Set for Friday in Gallia County
Don FE Wiseman of Parkersburg and farm owner near Porter says the Southeastern Ohio Guernsey Breeders' Association will hold its annual field day and basket picnic at Porter on Friday August 7. Several noted Guernsey breeders will speak. First time Gellia County hosts the event.
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Gallipolis
Don FE. Wiseman
Parkersburg
Porter
Southeastern
Charles Logue Added To County Committee
Charles Logue of Morgan Center is added to the AAA county committee following Emmett Slagle resignation to run for county auditor. Slagle is replaced by former vice chairman John Russell as chairman.
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Charles Logue
Gallipolis
Morgan Center
AAA
Emmett Slagle
Slagle
John Russell
Residence sold at 835 7 Second Ave in Gallipolis
George A. Tabit sold a two story double residence at 835 7 Second Ave Gallipolis to Mrs Dan Wood of Patriot. The 15 room building changes hands as a local property transfer.
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Gallipolis
George A. Tabit
Second Ave
Dan Wood
Patriot
County Engineer Warns Water Line May Be Broken
County Engineer FE N Leonard warns the $12 000 water main from the city edge to the County Home and Children’s Home may be partly broken and settled, causing water shortages. A four inch line and deep driven well are discussed as solutions with a $609 cost for the well. The board meets next Tuesday to decide, and all 22 children are being immunized for typhoid as a precaution.
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Gallipolis
FE. N. Leonard
Leonard
Board of County Commissioners
H. P. Bradbury
Board of Trustees
Henson MecNealey Wedding Highlight Gallia Social Notes
Frank W. Henson of Point Pleasant wed Miss Nellie MecNealey in First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Cecil V. Marley officiating Attendants included Miss Thelda Henson and Miss Helen McNealey The couple’s ties reach to Marietta Mfg Co and the Specialty Shop, while guests stayed with local families and relatives in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Frank W. Henson
Point Pleasant
Nellie MecNealey
John McNealey
First Presbyterian Church
Cecil V. Marley
Paul McNealey
Thelda Henson
Helen McNealey
Gordon Walker
Henson
Marietta Mfg. Co
Red Cross Directors Meet At Gallipolis
Gallipolis Red Cross directors met at headquarters to approve the county sewing quota for men and women, larger than prior allocations, with government supplied material. Plans include an August canteen service class supervised by Mrs. C. W. Booth and nutrition course graduates only. A Junior Red Cross program and related supplies were also announced.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
Joe Moch
C. W. Booth
Cow Dies of Rabies at Kanauga Farm
A Gallia County cow on John Raike's Kanauga farm died after vets reported rabies symptoms. Dog Warden Roy Johnson sent the head to state labs in Columbus for tests. No bite source yet found though pasture exposure remains possible. Point Pleasant clinic patient Clarence Barlow discharged.
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Kanauga Farm
Gallipolis
John Raike
Kanauga
Roy Johnson
Columbus
Point Pleasant
Clarence Barlow
Point Clinic
Prowlers Reported in City Caution Issued to Homeowners
Sgt. Paul F. Thomas warns residents to lock lower windows and doors as reports of prowlers increase. The urgency comes after several cases of theft, including money taken from homes in the area.
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Point Pleasant
Paul F. Thomas
Pt Pleasant Area Personal Notes Highlight Local Visitors
A string of local residents and guests visit family and friends across towns. Attendees include Attorney F G Musgrave and Mrs Musgrave, Mrs Roy Cooper of Cleveland, Miss Mary Lou Tiesche’s Beckley wedding, and many relatives from Charleston Huntington and Parkersburg.
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Cleo Chevalier
Elmer Gaborski
Cleveland
Carl Russell
Doris
Russell
Eugene Watson
Cheshire
Columbus
Sidney Campbell
Morgan Campbell
Oak Hill
Margaret
Violet Brothers
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Curt Roush
Steubenville
P. E. Roush
FE. S. Cartmill
Putnam County
Winfield
F. G. Musgrave
William Scholl
Cincinnati
Charles Musgrave
Parkersburg
Roy C. Cooper
George C. Comstock
Alice Ann Roush
Cooper
Margaret Dodd
Barboursville
Ordnance Works
George O. Comstock
First St
New Parking Meters Meeting Little Public Resistance
Chief of Police Hoyt Jiden reported Monday that residents are largely adapting to parking meters in the business district with few complaints. A few drivers had not heard of one way traffic on Main Street and were warned. Some motorists parked without coins and others overstayed paid time during the afternoon.
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Point Pleasant
Hoyt Jiden
Main St
Moose Club Picnic Draws Large crowd at Miller Hill
The Moose Club picnic at Miller Hill on the Henry White farm near Point Pleasant drew about 800 members and guests. The event ran from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Point Pleasant
Moose Club
Miller Hill
Henry White
Red Cross To Give Free Movie At Mason
The American Red Cross sponsors a free showing of the film Before The Doctor Comes at the Mason Community Building Tuesday July 28 at 8 00 P M All First Riders are urged to attend.
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Mason
American Red Cross
Preston buys Kerr residence on Cedar Street in Gallipolis
Lewis Preston purchased the Curtis M Kerr residence on Cedar Street near the Methodist Church and plans to move in soon. Mrs T H Brothers, 82, of 512 Fourth Ave Gallipolis, was hospitalized Sunday night after a fall injuring her hip. At the Legion auxiliary weekly meeting in Gallipolis, officers will be elected.
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Gallipolis
Lewis Preston
Curtis M. Kerr
Cedar St
T. H. Brothers
Fourth Ave
Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion
Mason County Men Ordered to Report for Induction in August
Sixty men from Mason County are ordered to report for induction at the draft board office before being sent to Huntington. Group 1 B includes 12 men and Group 1 A 41, with sessions set for August 6 and August 8 at 7:45 a.m. The five Negro inductees will report on August 8. Names listed include Harvey Evert VanMatre and Gus Toval Spencer among others.
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Mason County
Point Pleasant
Draft Board
Huntington
Harvey Evert VanMatre
Curtis Andrew Anderson
Quentin Earnest McFarland
Eugene DeWitt
Clarence Stutler
Paul Lasley James
Lee Olden Walker
Lionel Darkey Greer
Franklin Lawrence Grimm
Alfred Clark Adkins
Clayton Taylor
James Thomas Hutchinson
Gus Toval Spencer
George Patterson Conley
Henry Elias Stover
Robert Roy Roush
Albert Howard Nibert
John Hudson Smith
Gerald Merle Fisher
Ted Burton Johnson
Roscoe Lane
Gay Casto
Ivan Ray Grimm
Charles Andrew Crump
William Ernest Greer
Walter Wayne Oldaker
Adrian Lester Roush
Charles Lewis Irvin
Winfield Richard VanMater
Paul Clemens Lieving
Denver Franklin Walden
James Beale
Roseberry
William Schley Clemens
Charles Henry Moncre Fry
Angus Boyle Robbins
Charles William Cook
William Madison Blenner
William Everett Quickle
Harold Dwight Jordan
Raymond Augustus Finnicum
James Thur Powell
Max Nibert
Dencil Eugene Canter
William Harrison Young
Homer Lewis Boles
Herbert Ezekiel Burdette
Ralph Hall
Ray Sayre
Verner Milton Newell
Lawrence Perry Parsons
James Henry Lee
George Staats
James Harvey Lewis
Edward Lee Mitchell
Eugene Howard Williams
Eugene Ezra Marshall
Chauncey Justice
Hearing Delayed for Burglary Suspect John Stewart
At the prisoner's request a hearing for John Stewart charged with burglary has been moved to August 3. State Trooper Williamson arrested him after a man accused Stewart of pilfering pockets during a car ride.
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Point Pleasant
John Stewart
Williamson
Stewart
Released From Hospital
POINT PLEASANT Tilden Thomas Salt Creek youth who was injured when struck by an automobile June 27 and had since been in a semi conscious condition in Holzer Hospital for several weeks was removed to his home Sunday. He is much improved.
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Point Pleasant
Tilden Thomas
Salt Creek
Holzer Hospital
Eleven Arrested on Intoxication Charges
Buck Greenlee Raymond Mattox James Hayman and Mamie Jackson were arrested by Deputy Sheriff Hesson and Patrolman Morrison Saturday evening. All pleaded guilty to drunkenness and disorderly conduct when arraigned before Magistrate Taylor. Fines and jail terms varied from $5 and costs to 30 days. Others arrested include Lloyd Givens Dick Mullen Ephraim Weston Clarence Mattox Lloyd Ohlinger James Lewis Mary Williams and several held in jail or released to a city official.
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Point Pleasant
Buck Greenlee
Raymond Mattox
James Hayman
Mamie Jackson
Hesson
Morrison
Taylor
Fach
Hayman
Greenlee
Mattox
Lloyd Givens
Dick Mullen
Ephraim Weston
Krodel
Clarence Mattox
Lloyd Ohlinger
Middleport
James Lewis
Mary Williams
Mason County Health Department
1-H Club Members Attend Annual Camp
POINT PLEASANT The annual 4-H Club camp began Monday at the county recreation center near Pliny with about 100 members from county clubs. Mrs. Knapp leads the club assisted by Mrs. Bell the county home demonstration agent and Mr. Anderson the county agent.
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Point Pleasant
Pliny
Knapp
Bell
Anderson
Hoschar Case Held Over to September
Point Pleasant junior Hoschar waived examination before Magistrate Sam Taylor and was held to the September grand jury. Bond set at $1,000. Hoschar faces charges of breaking and entering the Liverpool Salt and Coal Co. store at Hartford.
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Point Pleasant
Hoschar
Sam Taylor
Liverpool Salt and Coal Co
Hartford
Slightly Injured In Fall From Tree
Point Pleasant reports Parky Gardner son of Mr and Mrs Carl G Gardner on Main St fell 25 feet from a tree Sunday while playing with other children. He sustained only a knee cut requiring a surgeon's care.
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Point Pleasant
Parky Gardner
Carl G. Gardner
Main St
Beavery Property Sale Reported in Mason
The Hut chinson Realty Co. reports the sale of the Beavery property in Mason to Pearl and Christine Folder.
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Point Pleasant
Hutchinson Realty Co
Beavery
Mason
Pearl
Christine Folder
Are To Marry In Point Pleasant Applications Filed
Applications for marriage licenses have been filed with the county clerk by John Chester Stewart and Ella Garnett King of Leon route and by Eugene Maryland Erwin and Edith Rosalee Moses of Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
John Chester Stewart
Ella Garnett King
Leon
Eugene Maryland Erwin
Edith Rosalee Moses
Voting Place Chosen for Precinct 18 Cooper District
The county court designates Mrs. John Beatty's residence as the polling site for Precinct No 18 in Cooper District, previously called Flat Rock.
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Point Pleasant
John Beatty
Cooper District
Flat Rock
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