Extra Hours of Shopping Are Planned for Visitors
Saturday is promoted as a go-to Athens day for defense families from Pt. Pleasant in Ohio River cities. Athens stores stay open to 9 p m except groceries, inviting defense workers to visit and introduce themselves to local businesspeople who value their war plant work. The piece highlights Route 33 access, metropolitan shops, and modest prices.
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Athens
Pt. Pleasant
Ohio River
Pomeroy
Fragmentary Notice Lacks Clear Event or Parties
OCR text is garbled with phrases like Add Cash for iams noun and Mat vertis owner. No identifiable people, organizations, dates, or locations are readable to form a proper news item or public notice.
Former Sheriff W. W. Rowsey Improves After Hospital Stay
Point Pleasant report states former Sheriff W. W. Rowsey, who has been hospitalized in Huntington for ten days, is showing signs of improvement.
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Point Pleasant
W. W. Rowsey
Huntington
Raven Rock Man Fined by Magistrate for Concealed Weapon
Arley Paul Earle of Raven Rock West Virginia was arrested on a concealed weapon charge. He admitted owning a revolver found on his person and said it was carried for protection while working at the ordnance works. Magistrate Sam Taylor fined him fifty dollars plus costs and ordered six months in the county jail. He is married with two children.
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Point Pleasant
Arley Paul Earle
Raven Rock
W. Va
Murphy
Sam Taylor
Earle
Ordnance Works
Taylor
Ballots Nearing Completion In Primary Work
Chairman Vernon Jones Ernest Hesson and Wilbur Baxter members of the ballot commission have nearly finished duties for the upcoming primary. Ballots are counted packaged and only delivery to the messenger from precincts remains to be done.
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Point Pleasant
Vernon Jones
Ernest Hesson
Wilbur Baxter
Board of Ballot Commissioners
Sunday School Convention Planned at Leon Methodist Church
The Mason County Council of Churches and Christian Education announces the annual Sunday School convention to be held at the Leon Methodist church on Tuesday August 4. Rev. Rex Anderson and Rev. Edworthy will give morning addresses, with talks by Rev. Edworthy and Rev. Capehart in the afternoon. Lunch will be served, the Methodist choir leads a song service, and the event concludes with a viewing of Life of Paul at 8 15 in the evening.
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Point Pleasant
C. D. Ball
Laura Caldwell
Mason County Council of Churches and Christian Education
Leon Methodist Church
Rex Anderson
Z. B. Edworthy
F. H. Capehart
Freeman Nelson Wallis
Ohley Little
Leon Church
M. C. Lewis
Eugene Dick
Edworthy
Paul
Mason County
Ball
Vinton Bean Dinner To Be Tomorrow
The 60th annual bean supper will be held in Vinton's new civic park to celebrate the completion of a concrete road. A street celebration with music by Elmer Jackson's orchestra and performances by local groups and individuals will precede a late evening program featuring two playlets by a Bidwell women's organization.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
Friends
Elmer Jackson
Jap James
Mrs Elliott To Head Legion Auxiliary
Newly elected officers of the Gallipolis American Legion Post Women’s Auxiliary include president Mrs V M Elliott in a second term, vice presidents Tillie Denney and Mrs J C Myers, secretary Mrs James Fico, and treasurer Mrs George Lear. Delegates to the state convention in Canton August 16 18 are Elliott Lear and Mrs R M Farmer. alternates include Myers Denney and Darlene Leaper. Elliott, at 25, is said to be the youngest auxiliary president in the state. The unit has 94 members.
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Gallipolis
American Legion Post
Woman Auxiliary
V. M. Elliott
J. C. Myers
Tillie Denney
James Fico
George Lear
Canton
Elliott
Lear
R. M. Farmer
Myers
Darlene Leaper
Sales of Auto Tax Stamps Brisk Before August Inspections
Gallipolis reports brisk sales of the five dollar auto mobile use stamps at the post office as internal revenue officers plan inspections of private vehicles starting early in August. Local stamp sales end tonight and will resume only at the Columbus internal revenue office.
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Gallipolis
Internal Revenue
Columbus Internal Revenue Office
Eagles Lodge plans three floors in Fruth Building
Manager Earl Gibbs of the state liquor store says a report that the Eagles Lodge would occupy all three floors is erroneous. The lodge now on the third floor will move to the second floor later this year after other tenants vacate and leave space.
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Point Pleasant—A
Eagles Lodge
Fruth
Earl Gibbs
State Liquor Store
Lodge
Mt Vernon housing project to start after street level issues settled
In Point Pleasant Roush and Staats report their 24 unit housing project on Mt Vernon Ave will begin once city street level difficulties are resolved. A chancery action was filed in circuit court by Minnie J Merrells against Eulah H Merrells administratrix of the estate of Orton Merrells and others. Jolyn Bates of Henderson was arrested on a non support charge and held for action by Magistrate Taylor.
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Point Pleasant
Roush
Staats
Mt. Vernon Ave
Jolyn Bates
Henderson
Morrison
Taylor
Mason County Farm Youth Camp Near Pliny Ends Today
The Mason County 4-H club camp at the Recreation Center farm near Pliny concludes today. County Agent C C Anderson and a host of local leaders oversaw a week of planned activities for members across many clubs including Lucky Clover, Hustlers, Peppy Workers, and Ambrosia, with names such as Mary Beth Fowler, Clarice Knapp, and Betty L Bell among organizers.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Pliny
C. C. Anderson
Hortense Bell
Clarice Knapp
Elsie Fowler
Oma Smith
Fern Nichols
Mary Beth Fowler
Lessie Sleeth
Lydia Smith
Mary A. Sherron
Mary A. Sayre
Nancy Rairden
Alice Cadle
Kathleen King
Esta Mae Brown
Hill
Evelyn Blessing
Anna JL. Roush
Mary Zuspan
Charles Zuspan
Margaret Rogers
Mary Rickard
Margaret Berry
Johnny Lewis
Mountain Climbers Club
Betty Lee
Wanda Lee
Annabel Lee
Lois Nibert
Virginia Yester
Patsy Yester
Harold Rulen
Lynn Freeman
Ray Mitchell
Irene Gardner
Nina Matthews
Sunnyside
Bobby Bright
Elizabeth Sommer
Roger Butler
Tom Nibert
Clifton
Charles Cartwright
Lester van Meter
Peggy Ann Fox
Helda Roush
Clarice Blake
Jackie Fox
Ambrosia
Ray McConshay
Freda Hoffman
Betty Childs
Jane Childs
Handy Helpers
Wally Stewart
Bobby Layne
Lindy Dyer
Lucky Star Club
Mary E. Gerlach
Betty L. Bell
Junior Gerlach
Sonny Gerlach
Rita Randolph
Cornell Fowler
Douglas Randolph
Edwin Schull
Billy Riffle
Irene Fowler
Marshall Fowler
Reeves Schull
Elmo Schultz
Merry Makers Club
Wilma Beard
Loretta Jo Smith
Marjorie Fadeley
Sally Iou Roush
Katherine Pechtel
Virginia Fadeley
Mellie Ingels
Barbara Smith
Bright Star Club
Charles Wedge
Elma Sines
Eileen Sines
Chriss Bauer
Gladys Bauer
Marah Bauer
Ray Hall
Ora Mae Durst
Donald Lines
Handy Dandy Club
Gayla Roush
Bobby Smith
Letart Luckies Club
Doris Wolfe
Mildred Cross
Alice McBee
Eureka Club
Albert Roush
Betty Roush
Harry Pickens
Kathleen Clarke
Billy Pickens
Agnes Sayre
Ray Cooke
Housing project begins in Point Pleasant for war workers
North Point Pleasant sees mobilization as 350 of 700 houses start under Point Pleasant Housing Authority. Executive Director Philip Hall notes construction began yesterday with contractors moving gear onto the site for employees of local war industries.
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Point Pleasant
Neely Kump Senate Bid Grows in Mason Area
In Mason County the Neely-Kump race for the Democratic U S Senate nomination picks up momentum after a two page Charleston newspaper cartoon ad. The piece accuses former Gov R P Bell of mistreatment at Pruntytown Boys Industrial School. Bell and Rev Boggs deny wrongdoing and call for an investigation. Local figures note Bell’s long Mason County ties and prior editorship of The Daily Register.
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Point Pleasant
U. S
Neely
Charleston
Pruntytown
R. P. Bell
Kump
Holt
Bell
Bluefield
Stewart C. Boggs
Boggs
A. Hale Watkins
C. M. Rammage
Fairmont Emergency Hospital
GOP Support of Two Candidates Reported
POINT PLEASANT It became known here yesterday that the local Republican organization is supporting the candidacies of Raymond J. Funkhouser of Shepherdstown for U S senator and Donald Van Camp of Middlebourne for member of congress Fourth District. Funkhouser entered late and was little known in the west, but campaigned vigorously and won broad support after meeting Huntington leaders. Van Camp, a young circuit clerk of Tyler County, has visited Point Pleasant several times and attracted regional backing.
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Point Pleasant
Raymond J. Funkhouser
Shepherdstown
U. S
Donald van Camp
Middlebourn
Congress
Funkhouser
Huntington
van Camp
Mr. van Camp
Tyler County
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