Nelsonville City Opens Coal Bids Yet Gets None
Nelsonville city faces an open market coal purchase for its electric light plant as no bids were filed for a one year contract starting August 1, prompting continued open market purchases at $2.50 per ton after a rejected $3.20 bid. Bond reduced to $1500 to encourage local bids amid modernization cutting coal needs from 400–550 tons monthly to about 197 tons.
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Nelsonville
City Board of Control
Municipal Electric Light
Service Department
Courtney Funeral to Be Sunday in Nelsonville
Funeral services for Lydia Pierce Courtney 92 widow of John Courtney will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Nelsonville Church of Christ. Burial in Fort Street cemetery. She died Wednesday at her daughter Grace Kanode’s home in Logan. Survivors include three daughters and one son, plus grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a member of the Nelsonville Church of Christ and Women’s Relief Corps.
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Nelsonville
Lydia Pierce Courtney
John Courtney
Nelsonville Church of Christ
Fort St
Courtney
Grace Kanode
Logan
Leonard
Kanode
Bessie Sharp
Columbus
Gertrude Kruse
New London
John
Lucius Keplar
Canal St
Funeral for Darby Infant Held Today
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. for Donald Darby six month old son of Mr and Mrs Donald Darby of Murray City who died Wednesday in Dayton. Burial followed at Greenlawn. He is survived by his parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs Chester Mitchell and Mrs Ava Darby. The father is in the Navy stationed at Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
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Nelsonville
Donald
Donald Darby
Dayton
Greenlawn
Chester Mitchell
Ava Darby
Murray City
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Gallipolis Social Notes Farewell for Elises to Nebraska
Rev Emory E lis and Mrs Eliss retired missionaries living at Little Kyger left this week for Fairfield Nebraska to make their future home Trev and Mrs Elis were well known and beloved throughout the county Groups of friends from several communities gathered in past two weeks to bid them farewell Last Sunday Bulaville friends arrived with well filled baskets to honor the occasion
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Gallipolis
Emory Elis
Eliss
Little Kyger
Fairfield
Nebraska
Trev
Elis
Elises
West side notes list local visitors and travel plans
Mrs George E Morris sails to Cleveland with Mrs Miller on Sunday then to Miami Beach where Mr Morris serves in the Army Air Corps training. Edward Keeler returns home on leave. Thaddeus Gibeaut Jr. and Miss Betty Henke visit. Several locals travel, study, or host guests including Miss Sylvia Rothal and Miss Elaine Lear in Yellow Springs and Lake Alfred Florida.
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George E. Morris
Mary Margaret Tanner
Cleveland
Charles Miller
Edward Keeler
U. S. Navy
Treasure Island
San Francisco
Emmett D. Keeler
Julius Webber Smith
Charleston
W. Va
Thaddeus Gibeaut Jr
Gibeaut
Gallipolis
Sherwood School of Music
Lois Lee Sheline
Duke University
N.C
Cpl
Lawrence Fellore
Camp Sutton
N. C
Clay Fellore
Myer
Edgmont Road
Sylvia Rothal
Akron
Bertie Cubbage
Bidwell
Cubbage
Commercial Credit Bureau
Springfield Township
Carl Russell
Newark
Eugene Watson
Cheshire
Sales Tax Increase Reported in Gallia County
Gallia County reports continued growth in sales tax receipts with the week ending July 17 totaling 1416.46, up 132.67 from the prior year. Year to date 1943 collections reach 36027.96, up 775.00 from 1942, despite a smaller population last year during West Virginia Ordnance Works construction.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Gallia
Columbus Officers Training Schools meeting opens today
Dr Charles E Holzer and five women including Alma McCormick Hazel Richard Ruth Pfann Root and Loretta Franz traveled to Columbus for the annual meeting of the Office of Training Schools of Ohio.
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Gallipolis
Charles E. Holzer
Alma McCormick
Hazel Richard
Ruth Pfann Root
Loretta Franz
Columbus
Office of Training Schools of Ohio
Methodist Pastor Dies On July 2
Nelsonville area notes mourn the death of Rev W P Clark at 59 after nearly 40 years in ministry. Former pastor of Nelsonville Methodist Church and later Franklin Ohio he died in Cincinnati Christ Hospital after long illness. Surviving wife two sons four daughters and several grandchildren. Burial and funeral held in Franklin.
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Nelsonville
W. P. Clark
Methodist Church
Franklin
Ohio
Clark
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Milford
Greenville
Leesburg
West Carrollton
Salem College
W. Va
Bessie S Clark
Cecil V
Virgil E. Clark
Mabel Luechauer
Wilma Agee
Durham
N. C
Lita Christ
New York City
Cleo Bales
Wilmington
Fourth Son In Service
Robert Lee McNamee, 1043 Poplar Street, left for Fort Hayes reception center with a unit, becoming the fourth McNamee son in the armed forces. Brothers Gale Dale and Sam have existing service records at Camp Hale Colorado Camp Gordon Georgia Coffeyville Kansas. The family added a fourth star to their service flag.
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Nelsonville
Robert Lee McNamee
Poplar St
Bliss McNamee
Fort Hayes
Gale McNamee
Camp Hale
Colo
Dale McNamee
Gale
Army
Camp Gordon
Sam McNamee
Coffeyville
Kas
McNamee
Nelsonville Personal Notes Reflect Local Visits and Army News
Nelsonville residents share family visits as Roger Evans files news of Arthur Evans training with the engineer corps at Ft Belvoir and Pvt Alfred Evans convalescing in Hawaii after spinal surgery. Willis Rees and family return to Dayton after a week with the Pritts grandparents. James Evans family learns of Arthur and Alfred Evans statuses.
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Willis Rees
Dayton
Rees
Charles Pritts
David
Donald Rees
James Evans
Columbus
Carl Patton
Arthur Evans
Engineer Corps
Ft. Belvoir
Pvt
Alfred B. Evans
Hawaii
Sam _ Landon
Pittsburgh
C. FE. Welch
Fred Linscott
Cleveland
Betty Verity
Catherine Courtney
Cedar Point
Pfe
William Raybould
Peterson Field
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ben Raybould
Rolland UL. Tennihill
Rosswell
New Mexico
Martha Tennihill
Grover Street
Union Service Is Announced Sunday
NELSONVILLE The morning worship at First Methodist Church starts 10 30 with Rev Wm George preaching The Urgency of the Gospel. Union services at Church of Christ Sunday evening 7 30 The Sunday School Board meets with officers and teachers Monday at 7 30 this meeting is very important.
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Nelsonville
First Methodist Church
Wm. M. George
Church of Christ
Church of Christ Schedule For Sunday Services
Nelsonville Church of Christ at Fort and Short Streets lists Bible School at 9 30 Morning Worship at 10 30 with sermon Forward With Christ The Intermediate Christian Endeavor meets at 6 30 and a union evening service at 7 30 Rev J Lloyd Evans of the Presbyterian church preaches with the Church of Christ choir providing special music Official Board meets Monday at 7 30 and Mid week gathering is Wednesday at 7 30
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Church of Christ
Nelsonville
Fort and
Short Sts
L. E. Evans
J. Lloyd Evans
Rains Delay Produce Sale at Gallipolis Market
Gallipolis farmers faced a near standstill at the Gallipolis Auction Produce Market as two days of heavy rain prevented picking and transport. Manager H. H. Kastner reported business nearly halted and noted the tomato crop peak had just been reached this week.
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Gallipolis
H. H. Kastner
Mgr
Point Pleasant Storm Rips Through Business District
A destructive Thursday night storm swept Point Pleasant’s business district after nine. Heavy damage was limited north of Sixth Street but the Fruth Building and Lowe Hotel suffered significant damage from lightning and wind. Trees were toppled, a show window shattered, roofs torn, and water leaked into the lobby of the Lowe Hotel. Lights were restored within hours. one officer reported a near-bridge collapse during the downpour.
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Point Pleasant
Seventh St
Fruth
Eagles Club
State Liquor
Sixth St
A. E Thomas
Lowe
Homer D. Lowe, Jr
Earl Gibbs
Harper Furniture
Florence Alexander
First
Main Sts
Kanawha River
Union Station
Fourth St. Park
Fourth
Gibbs
C. R. Mandeville
Charleston
Mr. Mandeville
Ang Construction Co
Moose Club
Second St
Robert Heslop
Ferrell
Applachian Electric Power Co
Main St
O. B. Burns
Silver Bridge
Burns
Toll House
Brother Is Killed In Solomon Islands
Mrs. Ogden Stevens of Gallipolis Ferry is advised her brother Leroy Bowers of Huntington was killed in the Solomon Islands. A native of the county he lived in Huntington when he enlisted.
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Point Pleasant
Ogden Stevens
Gallipolis Ferry
Leroy Bowers
Huntington
Solomon Islands
Five Hundred Club Hosts Bridge Night in Pt Pleasant
Pt. Pleasant scene as the Five Hundred Club met at Mrs. Gertrude Halliday on Main St. Three bridge tables were in play. Prize winners were Mrs. Gail Faires for guests and Mrs. Homer Martin for members. Guests included Mrs. D. A. Smith Hartford and Mrs. A. B. Ginden Charleston among others.
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Point Pleasant
Five Hundred
Gertrude Halliday
Main St
Gail Faires
Homer Martin
D. A. Smith
Hartford
A. B. Ginden
Charleston
W. C. Petty
Bernice Huddleston
Faires
Edith Mercer
Coraopolis
Halliday
Harry D. Roush
A. Keith McClung
Walter A. Windsor
Cary Howard
Eagles Club Closed in Point Pleasant After Friction
The Eagles Club has been closed since the weekend amid friction over management. Opened in 1942 on the Fruth Building, Main and Sixth, it later expanded to the second floor and was once prosperous. Inability to buy beer and liquors in needed amounts is cited as a contributing factor.
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Fruth
Sixth Streets
Naval Cadet Middleton to VisitMother in Troy
Naval Flying Cadet Joseph S. Middleton of the Red Bird Squad will arrive Saturday for a visit with his mother Mrs Mary Middleton of Jefferson Avenue Troy New York Corporal and Mrs Raymond Spear returned from their honeymoon to the home of her parents Mr and Mrs James B Couch in Columbus Ohio and he reports to his service unit at Cambridge Ohio tomorrow.
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Naval
Joseph S. Middleton
Red Bird Squadron
Polytechnic Institute
Troy
N. Y
Mary Middleton
Jefferson Ave
Foint
Raymond Spear
James B. Couch
Spear
Cambridge
J. S. Kimball
Marietta
Gulf Oil
E. C. Waggener
Sam Waggeners
Columbus
J. G. F. Johnson
Washington
War Mothers Club To Meet Tuesday In Point Pleasant
The War Mothers Emergency Aid Club will meet at the courthouse on Tuesday August 3 at 8 pm. Memo books will be distributed to send to Mason County service members. A large crowd is expected. A vice president and a finance committee chair will be elected.
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Point Pleasant
War Mothers’ Emergency Aid Club
Mason County
Mrs. Carl Slaughter Funeral Held Today
Burial services for Mrs. Carl Slaughter of Parkersburg were held at Lone Oak Cemetery this afternoon. She was a niece of Mrs. Mollie Smith of Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Lone Oak Cemetery
Carl Slaughter
Parkersburg
Mollie Smith
Point Pleasant Clinic Discharges and Admissions
Mrs. Macie McDade of Leon, a medical patient, was discharged from the Point Clinic yesterday. Miss Marie Marshall, local, was admitted for observation and treatment.
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Point Pleasant
Macie McDade
Leon
Point Clinic
Marie Marshall
Soldiers To Be Honored In Point Pleasant Farewell
Preparations are underway to honor 104 men drafted for induction in Point Pleasant next Tuesday morning. The Mason County Panda, a school group led by Mr. Lewis, will provide coffee and doughnuts while Mrs. Olin Roush chairs the committee and is helped by Mrs. Lee Pratt of the War Mothers Emergency Aid Club. Activities start at 8, and buses depart about 8:30.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Pandl
Lewis
Olin Roush
Lee Pratt
War Mothers Emergency Aid Club
Mayor To Speak At Chamber Meeting In Gallipolis
Mayor Krodel will speak at a Wednesday meeting in Washington School Gallipolis. Local businessmen are invited as part of efforts to organize a chamber of commerce to boost Mason Meigs and Gallia counties.
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Point Pleasant
Krodel
Washington School
Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
Mason
Meigs
Gallia
Circuit Court Special Term Set for Aug 23
Judge Lewis H. Miller informed the clerk that the special term of circuit court will be convened on August 23 instead of August 26. Weekend jury commissioners will draw 16 grand jurors and likely petit jurors for the September 7 regular term.
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Point Pleasant
Lewis H. Miller
Vernon Jones
Circuit Court
Buildings on Sale at War Plant
A War Plant salvage sale inspection occurred as POINT PLEASANT residents A. Lee and his son Rolfe visited ordnance works buildings offered by the U S Engineer Office salvage agency.
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Point Pleasant
W. A. Lee
Gallipolis Ferry
Rolfe Lee
Ordnance Works
U. S
Church Members To Hold Business Meet
The Rev. Cc. G. Billups of Main Street Baptist Church announces a special business meeting after the morning service Sunday August 1. The main item is the election of a Sunday School superintendent and other officers for the year ahead.
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Point Pleasant
Cc. G. Billups
Main Street
Crop Damage Report Varied Across County Areas
Heavy rains swept across most of the county this week with generally good growing conditions. No widespread damage reported, but interior counties noted heavy crop loss and high water in small streams, especially in Roane County where damage is described as substantial.
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Point Pleasant
Roane
School Board Estimates Costs At Pleasant Plans
The Pleasant school board will estimate costs for the coming year and determine the levy needed. It will consider replacing Mr Lawrence who resigned to enter service and discuss funding for staff and operations.
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Pleameet
Lawrence
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