Nelsonville K of P to Elect Officers Tonight
Valley Lodge No 169 Knights of Pythian in Nelsonville will elect officers for the coming term at a regular meeting tonight. Current officers include Samuel W. Howe and Raymond Petton. luncheon will follow the session as new members are planned for initiation.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Nelsonville K. of P. Lodge
Nelsonville
Valley Lodge
Knights of Pythian
Samuel W. Howe
Raymond Petton
Joe Wien
W. J D. Wolfe
John Monka
Paul Wolfe
William M. Howe
C. Roy Tomlinson
Clifford Barber
Clarence Monica
James Newman
C. C. Butt
Centers Prepare Ration Work Hubs in Mason County
Mrs. Mary S. Middleton announced centers for War Ration Book No 3 assistance at Central Grade School and Mason Grade School with more sites planned in North Point Pleasant Henderson and New Haven. Volunteers include Mrs Walden F. Roush Miss Phyllis Ingraham and Miss Betty Taylor. Applications must be mailed to the state office in Charleston by June 10 with complete signatures and full family listings.
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Point Pleasant
Mary S. Middleton
OCD
Ca Ae
Central
Viand St
Mason
North Point Pleasant
Henderson
New Haven
Walden F. Roush
Phyllis Ingraham
Betty Taylor
Middleton
Charleston
Install New Officers of Eagles Lodge Nelsonville
Eugene James was elected worthy president of Nelsonville Aerie of Eagles and other officers were installed at a Tuesday night meeting. Joseph Deckard, deputy organizer from the state grand lodge, led the ceremony assisted by Clarence Dill from the organization department. Deckard gave an interesting talk and refreshments followed the session.
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Nelsonville
Eugene James
Nelsonville Aerie of Eagles
Joseph Deckard
State Grand Lodge
Clarence Dill
Deckard
Nelsonville Servicemen News Highlights Local Families
Captain William F. Holson, physician in New Philadelphia, has landed safely in North Africa per a May 16 letter to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hudson of Nelsonville. Paul Hudson, inducted in Columbus, serves in a Chemical Warfare Unit at Camp Sibert Alabama. John T. Huddy of Nelsonville, stationed at Avon Park Florida, is promoted to sergeant and earned Silver Wings as gunner, radio tech, and navigator with the Army Air Service.
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Nelsonville
Willam FE. Holson
New Philadelphia
Army Medical Corps
North Africa
Walter L. Hudson
Paul Hudson
John T. Huddy
Margaret Huddy
Avon Park
Fla
Set. Huddy
Army Air Service
Leora McDonald Celebrates 19th Birthday After Commencement
Nelsonville note records Leora McDonald turning 19 on May 27 during her high school commencement celebration at the Parry home in Nelsonville. Roses from Sam McDonald and Mr. and Mrs. Parry hosted guests including Henry and John McDonald, Veria McDonald, Leota Bridgeman, George Border, Viola Hall, Paul Rust, and others.
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Nelsonville
Leora McDonald
Carl Parry
Sam McDonald
Waynesburg
Ohio
Henry McDonald
John McDonald
Mineral City
Veria McDonald
Leota Bridgeman
Rotary Quiz Delights Nelsonville Members
Rotarians tested knowledge of their town at a program arranged by Dr. D. R. Johnson on Tuesday evening. Questions spanned fact and fiction with William Morgan answering most teasers and receiving the prize.
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Nelsonville
D. R. Johnson
William Morgan
Fractures Wrist in Fall at Greenlawn Cemetery
Mrs William Evans fractured her right wrist after tripping over a toe while tending graves at Greenlawn Cemetery. The incident occurred recently in Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
William Evans
Greenlawn
Mrs Musser Speaks at Nelsonville Class Meeting
Mrs Howard Musser of Perry Farms Fla guest speaker for the Martha Class of the Methodist Church meeting at Fort Street home of Mrs J M Hyde. Co host Miss Bertha Nixon. Thirteen members plus guests attended and the program included devotions music and a memorial for Miss Jennie Powell.
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Nelsonville
Howard Musser
Perry Farms
Fla
KR. Stalter
Methodist Church
J. M. Hyde
Fort St
Bertha Nixon
Harry Jackson
T. 8. Bush
Jennie Powell
Pete Shough
Philip Weller
Shough
Oliver
Musser
India
Weller
Hyde
Roy Backus
Allison Jones
Ed Cranmer
Florence Cook
Three Are Fined By Mayor Ogg
Mrs. Anna Kerns of Nelsonville pleaded guilty to intoxication in Mayor Herman Oggs court. She received a $25 fine plus costs suspended six months on stay away from liquor sales. Bert Herbert Cole of Carbondale was fined $5 and costs for unsafe operation. James M. Lauderback was fined $10 and costs for speeding.
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Nelsonville
Anna Kerns
Herman Ogg
State Highway Patrol
Bert Herbert Cole
Carbondale
James M. Lauderback
Girl Scout Council To Hold Last Meeting
The Nelsonville council schedules the final summer session with a 4 PM business meeting the same day. Leaders and former leaders will attend a 6 PM dinner at Little House hosted by trustees Dr W H Hyde and W T Bean.
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Girl Scout Council
Nelsonville
Little House
W. H. Hyde
W. T. Bean
Gas Company Plans Well in District 29
Nelsonville Ohio Fuel Gas Co. plans to drill on Sunday Creek Coal Co. land in District 29 soon. The test will be south of the Hocking Valley Brick Co. property where a Berea gas well was completed recently.
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Nelsonville
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Hocking Valley Brick Co
Berea
Sisters Reunited After Long Separation
Mrs. Elma Massie of Wellston and Mrs. Violet White of Marion visited their sister Mrs. Viola Hall in Nelsonville for a long overdue reunion. White and Hall had not seen each other in 27 years, and Massie and Hall had not been together for 17 years. Small seaplane tenders in the U S Navy are usually named after American bays straits and inlets.
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Nelsonville
Elma Massie
Wellston
Violet White
Marion
Viola Hall
White
Hall
Massie
U. S. Navy
Nelsonville Social Notes Highlights Local Events
The Methodist Church W S S C S executive meeting is set for Thursday at 1 50 PM at Mrs Julius Fischers home. Local residents share weekend visits including Mrs T S Bush in New York City daughter nurse at NY hospital, Mr and Mrs Charles Vorhes of Columbus visiting Kinney family, and Mr Lawrence Lehman with Mrs Sterling at his Mt Sterling area home.
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Nelsonville
The
Methodist Church
Julius Fischer
T. S. Bush
New York City
Charles Vorhes
Columbus
Robert Kinney
Lawrence Lehman
Sterling
Lehman
Mt. Sterling
Darwin Cunningham
Joe Galvin
William Friedrich
New London Ohio
Cunningham
Selma Weiss
Detroit
Earl Weiss
Plan Bridge Party by Nelsonville Lady Elks
Nelsonville Lady Elks plan a monthly bridge party at the Elks Club Thursday night at 8. Hostesses are Mrs George Wolf chairman, Mrs E F DeVore, and Miss Patricia Clifford.
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Nelsonville
Lady Elks
Elks Club
George Wolf
E. F. DeVore
Patricia Clifford
More Jurors Are Drawn For Gallia Court Term
Gas rationing and wartime conditions lead to 11 additional petit jurors for the June term of Gallia County Common Pleas Court. Jurors summoned include John Stewart Eureka Nelson Phillips Bert Jones Bidwell R D Raccoon Two Etta Kemper Vinton Goldie Allen Irma Webster Patriot David Plymale Mabel Houck Bladen Richard Oney Gallia Stella Phillips Fourth Ward Lena Lawson Third Ward.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Richard Oney
Gallia
Stella Phillips
Fourth Ward
Lena Lawson
Third Ward
Sand Run Personal And Social Mention
Sand Run residents attend dedication of honor roll at Carbon Hill. Mrs. Asa Spencer reports her son Woodrow stationed in North Africa. Mrs. Ida Mayes and Lizzie Spencer visit ill Mrs. Cora Wiseman in New Straitsville. Edison North and family from Barberton vacation here. Charles Shultz and son Bobby visit. Lena Bartow and children visit mother Mattie Christian. Lena Wiseman Bonnie Jean and Mary Crabtree visit Mrs. Easterling in Doylestown. Alvord of Columbus and Roy Beal with son Bruce visit Mrs. George Beal.
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Sand Run
Carbon Hill
Asa Spencer
Woodrow
North Africa
Ida Mayes
Lizzie Spencer
Cora Wiseman
New Straitsville
Edison North
Barberton
Charles Shultz
Bobby
Lena Bartow
Mattie Christian
Lena Wiseman
Bonnie Jean
Doylestown
Mary Crabtree
Nelsonville
Francis Easterling
Alvord
Columbus
Roy Beal
Bruce
Ville
George Beal
Repairs on Route 33 Begin on Letart Hill
The state road commission started repairs on Route 33 at Letart Hill where winter slips damaged the highway. Grading is complete and gravel is being hauled from a Longdale pit to resurface the section.
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Point Pleasant
State Road Commissions
Letart Hill
Longdale
Social Notes of Cheshire greet local families over weekend
Cheshire notes list weekend visits from Frances Lang Sunbury to Clarence Mulford home and many other cross town and out of town guests. Families from Huntington Point Pleasant Akron Columbus Gallipolis Kananga,Ruths and Pet ers appear with multiple hospitality spreads. Roy Will U S Coast Guard on furlough visits wife and son.
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Frances Lang
Sunbury
Clarence Mulford
Fielding Hawkins
Corning
Glenn Rupe
Huntington
Elza Scott
Roy Will
U. S. Coast Guard
San Francisco
Clyde Rife
Delaware
Mary Wergin
Point Pleasant
E. O. Yeanger
John Grover
Charleston
Thomas Ragan
Gallipolis
Lottie Roush
Dorothy Allensworth
Columbus
F. D. Allensworth
Otto Huffman
Middleport
Bert Hern
Julia Eversole
Clarence Peters
Charles Scott
Roy Will and Son
George Peters
Hollis Whitt
Raymond Thomas
Marvin Thomas
Kananga
Floyd Omas
Tennessee Presidents from Tennessee and the precarious tern nests
Three U S presidents hailed from Tennessee Andrew Johnson Andrew Jackson and James K Polk. A note on terns on the Midway Islands nesting in precarious places often balancing eggs in tree forks.
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Tennessee
United States
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Midway Islands
Prominent Attorney Links Gra ham Station Coal to Group
A local attorney and business man states the Graham Station coal options were taken for a group with coal interests. He says there is no connection between this business and the government plan to build a 3 million dollar war plant in the same area.
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Point Pleasant
Graham Station
Roush Cancels Cleveland Meeting on New North Point School
County Superintendent Roush and architects canceled a planned Cleveland meeting with federal public housing officials over the proposed North Point Pleasant school project after key officials were unavailable. Roush aims to reschedule this week. He also denies reports that Ang Construction Co. of Columbus has the building contract.
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Point Pleasant
Roush
Cleveland
North Point Pleasant
Ang Construction Co
Columbus
Unable To Find Site For Skating Rink
F. L. Heck, who sought a building permit for a skating rink at 22nd Street and Jericho Road, has found no suitable site after objectors blocked all locations under consideration. He had poured a concrete foundation at the 22nd Street site before city authorities halted work.
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Point Pleasant
F. L. Heck
22Nd St
Jericho Road
Heck
Two Arrests Reported in Point Pleasant
Charles Sayre of Point Pleasant was held for arraignment on intoxication after a state patrol arrest. Harry Finley of Catlettsburg Kentucky was held for arraignment on loitering. arrests were made by Policeman Jiiden and Redman.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Sayre
Harry Finley
Catlettsburg
Jiiden
Redman
Columbus meeting prompts Marietta Manufacturing officials
Columbus officials C. C. Weis senburger Jason T. Weissenburger and F. W. Ingraham attended a weekend business meeting in Columbus and were at their desks yesterday, following the gathering.
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Point Pleasant
C. C. Weissenburger
Jason T. Weissenburger
F. W. Ingraham
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Columbus
Group To Initiate Pledges At Lambda Chi Omega Meeting
A group of pledges will be initiated at the biweekly Lambda Chi Omega Sorority meeting this evening in the Moose Club ladies lounge. The regular Monday slot was deferred due to the holiday.
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Point Pleasant
Lambda-Chi! Omega
Moose Club
Arnett Escorts Mrs Gerlach to Holzer Hospital
Earl H. Arnett took Mrs. George Gerlach of Letart to Holzer Hospital yesterday for medical treatment. Mrs. Gerlach is the mother of Lawrence Gerlach, head of the local garment factory.
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Point Pleasant
Earl H. Arnett
George Gerlach
Letart
Holzer Hospital
First Homes In Shelter Project Taken at Ordnance Works
The first units of the shelter project at the ordnance works were occupied yesterday. The project includes 350 shelters, with an identical number planned for a North Point Pleasant site. While contractors finish shelters, streets landscaping and planting are underway.
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Point Pleasant
Ordnance Works
North Point Pleasant
Road Repair Progressing Between Huntington and Point Pleasant
Prison labor group at Ashton completed stone base on seven miles of Route 2 with four miles remaining to connect paved roads from Huntington to Point Pleasant. Sub grading underway as weather improves after eight months of limited work.
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Point Pleasant
Ashton
Huntington
Brings Second Suit To Secure Divorce
Alice Woomer Hope files for divorce from Ira C. Hope in circuit court on grounds of desertion. The couple married in 1930 and separated in 1933. She claims she paid a local attorney to secure a divorce years ago, but no record shows a prior suit and she recently learned she remained married.
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Point Pleasant
Circuit Court
Alice Woomer Hope
Ira C. Hope
Tol Stribling Heads to Military Service
Tol Stribling Jr after graduating from Georgia Tech planned a career with General Chemical Defense Corp in New York. He has resigned and will join the military service, telling his parents it is too troublesome to explain his absence from armed forces though exempted as a chemical engineer.
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Point Pleasant
Tol Stribling, Jr
New York City
Georgia Tech
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Tol Stribling
Main St
Super Market Planned on Jackson Avenue in Point Pleas
Jones and Wharton plan to begin construction today on a new supermarket on Jackson Avenue. The site sits centrally along the county club front and will expand local shopping options.
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Jackson Ave
Point Pleasant
Jones and Wharton
Gallipolis Ferry Soldier Wounded in North Africa
Pvt Wes ley Jones of Gallipolis Ferry was wounded in action in North Africa, reported by the war department. He is the son of Mrs Leona Jones.
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Point Pleasant
Wesley Jones
Leona Jones
Gallipolis Ferry
North Africa
War Department
Dr. Frank C. Long Jr. Returns After Easter Injury
Dr. Frank C. Long Jr. returned to Point Pleasant to resume his medical practice after injuries from a highway accident while in Columbus for Easter vacation with his parents.
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Point Pleasant
Frank C. Long Jr
Columbus
Fire Department Meeting Tonight in Point Pleasant
The volunteer fire department will hold a meeting at the fire house this evening starting at 7 30 o clock.
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Point Pleasant
Pullin Improves After Hospital Visit From Friends
Friends who visited George L. Pullin of Leon at Holzer Hospital report he is improving.
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Point Pleasant
George L. Pullin
Leon Farmer
Holzer Hospital
Social Notes From Point Pleasant and Local Weddings
Mrs. Jessie Mossman hosted relatives from Mr. Hope including William Washington and his children Mary Louise Robert and Bill Washington. Navy man Washington served in the Pacific and near Guadalcanal, was wounded at Pearl Harbor, recovered, and returned to duty. C C Lewis and wife mark their silver wedding anniversary June 11 at their Old Town Farm home. Ruth Smith and Lt Randall Hunter U S N were married April 29, honeymooning in New York City.
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Point Pleasant
Jessie Mossman
Hope
William Washington
Mary Louise Washington
Robert Washington
Bill Washington
Navy
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal
C. C. Lewis
Old Town Farm
Edgar N. Smith
Leon
Route
Ruth Smith
Randal Hunter
Hunter
J. E. Hunter
Ashton
New York City
Point Pleasant Personalities At Holiday Gatherings
Coxswain Ralph Harper and Mrs Sylvia Harper of Cleveland visited relatives here over the holidays. Other residents and guests include Navy and Coast Guard families, travelers from Huntington Parkersburg and Gallipolis, plus local officials and teachers visiting kin across several towns.
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Point Pleasant
Ralph Harper
Sylvia Harper
Cleveland
Coxswain
Harper
O. B. Harper
Viand St
M. Pierce
Tenth St
Coast Guard Service
Richard Melrose
Parkersburg
Edgar Don Smith
Navy
Edgar N. Smith
Leon Route
Norfolk
L. B. Hannaman
Lindy
Spencer
Thelma Stone
Utica
Virgil Sayre
Henderson
Homer Varian
Helen Henry
Huntington
McKinley Wright
Leonard Dunlavy
Flora Myers
Texas
C. D. Ball
I.C.C.F. Grand Lodge
Morgantown
E. Bartow Jones
Cincinnati
Charles E. Holzer
Garnette Tillis
Carroll Deardorff
Nancy
O. F. Wheeler
Beatrice
Frank Miller
E. H. Craig
G. B. Woodard
Fourth St
Holland
H. D. Wartenburg
C. F. Frye
R. D. Oseland
Gallipolis
Sam Simmons
Main St
City
Ella Howard
Florence Howard
Cary Howard Rayburn
C. G. Baurele
Marjorie Bauerle
Wheeling
Bridgeport
Inez Barnette
Kathleen Brown
Barnette
Wayne F. Ransom
Holden
Leon S. Thompson
J. H. Norton
Luther Howard
Hay Alexander
Kerr
Athens
Casby Meadows, Jr
CIO May Be Picked As Union Agent
A group of West Virginia Malleable Iron Co. employees met C. S. O. officials in Mechanics Hall to discuss union representation. Reports say workers and management recently resolved differences after a walkout and may appoint the CIO as their bargaining agent.
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CIO
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
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Aty
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Tad's
Kimberly Road
C. D. Shafer
Nelsonvile
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