Regulation W Outlined For Nelsonville Merchants
Oscar Fulton of the Athens Credit Bureau spoke to the Nelsonville Merchants Association about Regulation W governing credit extended by retailers. He explained that the fourth revision took effect May 6 and applies to open and charge accounts with penalties for noncompliance, including down payments and installment options, with July 10 deadlines for certain goods.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Merchants, Business and Professional Men's Association
Legion Building
Oscar Fulton
Athens Credit Bureau
T Tme
Fulton
Federal Reserve Sound
Palwat
Summer Pin League Organized Monday
At Wolf Bowling Center a summer mixed bowling league was formed with Mary Kuhn president Lillian Haffner vice president Kate Smith secretary and George Wolf treasurer. The league has six teams of two men and two girls each with a ten week schedule starting June 15 and matches on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday at 9 00 p m.
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Nelsonville
Wolf Bowling Center
Mary Kuhn
Lillian Haffner
Kate Smith
George Wolf
Dr J H Lancaster Visits Relatives in Nelsonville
Dr J H Lancaster librarian of Heidelberg College at Tiffin spent the end of the week with his mother and other relatives in Nelsonville. He will teach first aid and water safety in the National Aquatic School of the American Red Cross at Culver Indiana from June 10 to June 20.
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Nelsonville
J. H. Lancaster
Heidelberg College
Tiffin
S. H. Lancaster
National Aquatic School of the American Red Cross
Culver
Ind
Game Postponed In Nelsonville Local Prep
Carbon Hill versus Logan game moved from Monday night to tonight in Nelsonville leaving fans awaiting a late routing change and updated tipoff time.
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Nelsonville
Carbon Hill
Logan
Nelsonville Woman’s Missionary Society Meets in June
The Nelsonville Woman’s Christian Missionary Society held their June meeting at the Church of Christ with a program of devotions, piano solos, organ pieces, and a discussion on world unity. Tea and cookies followed for 19 members and one guest in the church social rooms.
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Nelsonville
Woman's Christian Missionary Society
Church of Christ
Hyla Harrold
Nelle Johnson
Janet Cope
St. Mary's
Verna Lane
Picardy
L. E. Evana
Columbus
Sigrid Love
Green Cathedral
Local club meeting notices and anniversary visit
Lucky 13 Club plans Friday gathering at the log cabin of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Coon with a phone contact for absentees. The Willing Workers Class of the Church of Christ meets Thursday at Mrs. Faye Warren’s home with Mrs. Cecil Morman assisting. In Bowerston, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Preston and their children join in observing the 50th wedding anniversary of Mrs. Preston’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Masters.
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Lucky 13
Jesse Coon
Elizabeth Ray
Church of Christ
Faye Warren
Warren
Cecil Morman
Bowerston
J. B. Preston
Jimmy
Ann
Preston
W. E. Masters
McDaniel Family Hosts Visitors From Nelsonville
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur McDaniel and son Wayne of Union Furnace entertained Sunday guests Mrs. Reno White and sons Donald Howard and Jesse White Jr of Nelsonville R F D No 2. The McDaniels and their son also visited Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Walter of Nelsonville R F D No 2. The Walters are the McDaniels grandparents.
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Wilbur McDaniel and
Wayne
Union Furnace
Reno White
Donald, Howard
Jesse White, Jr
Nelsonville
McDaniel and
Curtis Walter
Walters
McDaniel
Birthday Party Honors Mercedes Taylor in Buchtel
Mercedes Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Taylor of Buchtel was honored Sunday at a birthday party. Guests enjoyed lunch after gifts and included Mona Sayre, Pauline Sayre, Ralph Andrews, Jean Delong and many others from the community. Out of town guest Nancy Lock from Nelsonville attended.
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Mercedes Taylor
Paul Taylor
Buchtel
Taylor
Mona Sayre
Pauline Sayre
Ralph Andrews
Jean Delong
Barbara White
Prentice Newman
Darby Corwin
Connie Russell
Barbara Jean
Rex Corwin
Bobby Stanley
Margie Wagner
Mae Covert
Carol Jean
Dixie Lee Lewis
Mary Magaline Grinstead
Bonnie Ann Murphy
Sue Ann Kimble
Peggie Dearing
Shirley Smart
Susann Keafer
Orleta Burgess
Nona Gayle Sayre
Jack Sayre
Harley Fiddler
Dickey
Sandra Taylor
Tommy Sayre
Nancy Lock
Nelsonville
Gallipolis Social Notes
Gallipolis social items note the marriage planned for June 21 at 4 30 PM at the Presbyterian Church in Gallipolis Willard Allison of Oak Hill and Miss Eloise Davis of Oak Hill will wed the groom near the bride’s hometown The groom is finishing medicine studies at Ohio State University The bride attended Ohio University Also mentioned are a dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs James Porter for relatives including John Lloyd and Elladean Echelmeyer and service members Corporal David Lloyd of MacDill Field Florida and Jim and J Owen Lloyd.
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Gallipolis
Willard Allison
Eloise Davis
Oak Hill
Presbyterian Church
Allison
E. H. Allison
College of Medicine
Ohio State University
Miss Davis
John E. Davis
Ohio University
James Porter
John ©. Lloyd
Near Thurman
Corporal David Lloyd
MacDill Field
Tampa
Fla
Jim
J. Owen
Elladean ,Echelmeyer
Carl Mattox
New York Central
John Burnell
Parkersburg
Carl Bruestie
Ralph H
Sylvia Harper
Cleveland
Harper
O. B. Harper
Donald Smith
Hartford
Hart
Ms. M. Pierce
Ninth St
James O. Krebs
Charleston
Harry Krebs
Sand Hill Road
M. Pierce
City
Dave Messick
Henderson
Dayton
Helen FE. Zeiher
William
Pomeroy
Hollywood
Zeiher
Florida
Harry Roush
Harrisonburg
Jean
Bertha Filson
Athens
Viand St
Bert Hanson
Hanson
The
Marietta
Esther Jane Allen
Local residents share visits and returns across states
After trips to Cincinnati Fort Wayne Chicago Richmond and Toledo and a Hawaii posting for Major Ord and Lt Col Bush the community notes several homecomings and visits. Margaret Griffith nurse resumes work in Gallipolis while Mrs. Belcher Mrs. Myers and others recount travels and relatives in Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia.
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Margaret Alice Griffith
R. N
Gallipolis
Minnie Carr
Cincinnati
Margaret D. Carter
Margaret
Lottie Shuler
T. H. Belcher
Buffalo
W. Va
Fort Wayne
Ind
Belcher
D. A. Ford
Billy
New York City
George Bush
Jane
Hawaii
Ord
Col. Bush
Paul Myers
New Orleans
Lieutenant Myers
Ordnance Service
Aberdeen
William Franklin
Dayton
Charles Faustare
Martin's Ferry
Return From Methodist Conference
Rev. W. M. George and R. W. Parks returned from Springfield Ohio where they attended the Ohio Methodist Conference sessions. Rev. W. M. George will resume a third year as pastor of the First Methodist Church in Nelsonville after the Official Board invited him to stay. He completed two successful years at the citys largest church.
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Nelsonville
W. M. George
R. W. Parks
Springfield
Ohio Methodist Conference
First Methodist Church
George
Nelsonville Pool Attendance Steady at 300 Daily
Nelsonville reports average daily attendance at the new swimming pool since opening Memorial Day reaches 300. Manager Carl Campbell notes free hours Mondays 9 to 11 for nonseason-ticket holders and Wednesday lessons at 9. The penny milk program from last year will continue with afternoon pool sessions.
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Nelsonville
Carl Campbell
Women to attend Ohio Garden Clubs meeting in Columbus
Nelsonville women planning to attend the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs in Columbus tomorrow are asked to meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wilson Wednesday at 9 o'clock. All club members are invited as several cars are being furnished and space is ample.
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Nelsonville
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Columbus
Fred Wilson
Business Men Invited to Meet Athena Brick Co. Officers
Nelsonville President Glen Thomas invites all city merchants and professionals to visit Athena Brick Co. offices this evening at 7 30 to hear plans of the new company explained by its officers.
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Nelsonville
Glen Thomas
The
Nelsonville Merchants, Business and Professional Men's Association
Athena Brick Co
Private funeral for Letitia Newman in Buchtel
Private services for three year old Letitia Newman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Nick Newman, will be held at the family home in Buchtel Wednesday at 3 PM. Burial will follow in Buchtel Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Letitia
Nick Newman
Buchtel
Revival Opens in Newtown Led by Rev William Whitmore
A two week revival began last night in Nelsonville Newtown with Rev William Whitmore in charge. Services begin at 8 o clock each evening and the public is invited to attend.
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Nelsonville
Newtown
William Whitmore
West Jr. Recovering After Tonsil Operation
Harry West Jr. is in Grant Hospital Columbus recovering satisfactorily after an operation for the removal of tonsils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Harry Westfall, Jr
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Prison Camp Established at Ashton West Virginia
West Virginia sets up a prison camp at Ashton opposite Crown City on the Ohio side. About 300 felony convicts are housed there. State police request residents on both riverbanks to report suspicious characters or escaped inmates. A reward is offered for recapture of any escaped convict.
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Gallipolis
West Virginia
Ashton
Crown City
Ohio
Paul F. Thomas
Morrison To Become Elks Exalted Ruler
Gallipolis reports John E. Halliday will exit Army training Saturday and be succeeded by J. E. Morrison, leading knight of the Elks Lodge, as exalted ruler. Halliday’s departure reduces active membership in the Gallipolis Bar Association to seven.
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Gallipolis
John E. Halliday
J. E. Morrison
The
Elks’ Lodge
Halliday
Gallipolis Bar Association
Hollis C. Johnston
Robert M. Switzer
H. W. Cherrington
Perry J. Bailes
John W. Howell
William Janes
Robert M. Betz
Expecting Large June Draft Call
Gallia County expects a late June draft call that could induct about 112 local men into military training. State officials have not issued an official statement. Local residents await confirmation from selective service authorities.
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Gallipolis
Selective Service Board
Gallia County
J R Swisher III Reported Seriously Ill at Home
Gallipolis resident J R Swisher III aged 87 and former Addison resident is seriously ill with heart disease at his daughter Mrs George Maze's home in this city.
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J. R. Swisher III
Gallipolis
J. R. Swisher
Addison
George Maze
Pool Repaired After Concrete Leak Probable Cause
Gallipolis reports only light leakage at the city pool with one concrete section blamed for most trouble. Attendance remains quite satisfactory as pool officials continue monitoring the facility.
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Gallipolis
Mrs Willie Blain Dies at Beach Hill Concord Baptist Church Funeral
Mrs Willie Blain dies at her daughter Ed Saunders home at Beach Hill in Point Pleasant burial is set for Concord Cemetery after services at Concord Baptist Church Monday at 3 p m she was born at Apple Grove to the late Mr and Mrs J Woods
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Point Pleasant
Willie Blain
Ed Saunders
Beach Hill
Concord Cemetery
Concord Baptist Church
Blain
J Woods
Apple Grove
Couple wed in Gallipolis. plans trip to Buckeye Lake
Carolyn Kayser and James N Wilson Jr unite in Gallia County on June 3 with Magistrate Earl Moore officiating. They depart for a Buckeye Lake honeymoon and will reside at Gallipolis Ferry. Wilson works on the dredgeboat Southern and both are WVU graduates.
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Point Pleasant
Rupert L. Kayser
Jackson Ave
Carolyn
James Neale Wilson, Jr
Gallipolis
Earl Moore
Buckeye Lake
Ohio
Gallipolis Ferry
Wilson
Trinity Methodist Church
J. N. Wilson
Southern
Visiting Uncle in Point Pleasant Plans WVU Law Study
Bob John son of Morgantown arrived for the weekend to spend the summer with his uncle Attorney J. G. F. Johnson. He will enter West Virginia University next fall to study law.
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Point Pleasant
Bob Johnson
Morgantown
J. G. F. Johnson
West Virginia University
Paul Rulong Arrested For Intoxication Near Bladen
Huntington resident Paul Rulong was arrested Monday night near Bladen on a charge of intoxication and jailed by Deputy Sheriff Dickey.
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Gallipolis
Paul Rulong
Huntington
Bladen
Dickey
Red Cross nutrition class meets Wednesday at high school
Members of the Red Cross nutrition class are called to meet Wednesday night at the Gallipolis high school. Mrs. Katherine Kircher is the class instructor.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
Katherine Kircher
Halley Fined and Licenses Revoked for DWI
Gallia County municipal court fined Lee Halley $25 and costs and revoked his driving privilege for six months after he was found guilty of driving while intoxicated.
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Gallipolis
Lee Halley
Mason County considers August special levy to raise 32000
Mason County court may seek voter approval in August for a four cent, eight cent, and 16 cent levy across property classes to raise 32000 for debts, clerk’s office expansion, war economy costs, and lost revenue. If defeated, valuations would rise, impacting farms and homes hardest.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
West Ordnance Works
Wira
Silver Bridge
State Board of Public Works
Priorities Ruling Delays War Worker Housing Project
In Point Pleasant Messrs Walden F Roush and Delbert C Staats have not begun construction of 26 war worker houses. The Federal Housing Authority exhausted its appropriations and a supplemental appropriation awaits presidential signature. Materials were ready days ago but the funding delay stalls start.
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Point Pleasant
Messrs. Walden F. Roush
Delbert C. Staats
Federal Housing Authority
Roush
Staats
Three Arrests For Drunkenness In Point Pleasant
Three men were arrested at the weekend for drunkenness. Everett Snyder of Point Pleasant was fined five dollars and given ten days in jail by Magistrate Sam Taylor. Jay Roush of New Haven was arraigned before Magistrate John Miller and fined twenty five dollars with thirty days in jail. Emmit Elias of Mason and Hugh Leach, both local, have not been arraigned.
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Point Pleasant
Everett Snyder
Sam Taylor
Jay Roush
New Haven
John Miller
Emmit Elias
Mason
Hugh Leach
Telephone office to move to new building in August
J. C. Pauley of Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone says the local office and exchange will relocate to the new building at 21st Street and Mt Vernon Avenue around August 1. Construction progress on the $20,000 structure is satisfactory.
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Point Pleasant
J. C. Pauley
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
21St St
Mt .Vernon Ave
Voter Registration Ends in Mason Area
Mrs Emma Burnside in Mason County announced 10016 voters qualified with 9838 listed by registrars and 187 registered by her office at the courthouse. Republicans lead Democrats 5614 to 4338 with 64 independents. Registration total this year sits more than 2000 under past years.
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Point Pleasant
Emma Burnside
Mason County
Burnside
Court House
Large Acreage Of Land Now Under Option
Graham Bottoms near Point Pleasant sees 900 acres optioned to Mr Mor row with substantial payments. The Ball farm of 100 acres reportedly sold an option for 1200 dollars for six months. A government shell loading plant and a private chemical factory are both rumored to be planned for the area along the Ohio above New Haven.
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Point Pleasant
Graham Bottoms
Morrow
Sanitation Expert Joins Mason County Health Department
George M. Lewis, assistant U S public health engineer, joins Mason County Health Department as a district sanitarian in the war production area. He studied biology and public health at Duquesne University Boston Tech and the University of Pennsylvania and worked eight years with Pennsylvania health department.
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Point Pleasant
George M. Lewis
U. S. Public Health
Mason County
Pennsylvania Health Department
Attendance check aids funding for elementary schools
A review of teachers attendance reports was completed Monday in the board of education office. Miss Marguerite Asher Mrs Gretchen Kenny and Miss Irma Barnett assisted the regular staff in conducting the check. Attendance records drive state funds allocation for elementary schools.
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Point Pleasant
Board of Education
Marguerite Asher
Gretchen Kenny
Irma Barnett
Picnic marks 80th birthday in Arbuckle tribute
About 150 people attended a Sunday picnic at Arbuckle honoring Garrison McKinney on his 80th birthday. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Chapman of Henderson.
Land for TNT Plant payments begin in Mason County
Land acquisition for the West Virginia Ordnance Works moves forward as owners including C. C. Lew is receive partial payments. About 150 claimants accepted offers, with others awaiting final appraisal or payment. James and Dick McKinney were first to receive checks. distribution continues as cases close.
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Mason County
Point Pleasant
C. C. Lewis
Old Town Farm
Citizens National Bank
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Lewis
United States District Court
Point Pleasant Development Co
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Ordnance Works
Ross N. Filson
John Brown
District Court
James
Dick McKinney
John R. Pierce
Mr. Pierce
Columbus
William B. Brown
Chillicothe
Riffle Rites Arranged for Wednesday
Jake Riffle a longtime West Virginia Malleable Iron Company machinist was found dead in his daughter Cora Bonecutter’s home in North Point Pleasant. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 20 p m with Rev F H Capehart presiding, burial in Lone Oak Cemetery. He was born September 4 1874 and lived his life in Mason County. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Childers, daughter Mrs Rowe cutter, four sons Lewis Floyd Frank and Ernest Riffle, and two brothers John of Columbus and James of Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jake Rifle
West Virginia
Lone Oak Cemetery
Mr. Biffle
Mason County
Samuel
Elizabeth
Greenlee) Riffle
Elizabeth Childers
Rowecutter
Lewis Riffle
Columbus
Floyd
Frank
Ernest Riffle
John Riffle
James Riffie
Rhode Island
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Athens Messenger
Nelsonville Group
Willow Run
U. S
Britain
Henry Ford
New Willow Run
Detroit
Donald Nelson
WPB
Ford
Oliver Lyttleton
Nelsonville Social Notes
Rodney Bookman
Orbiston
Bobbie
Betty Andrews
Beckley
Freddie Sayre
Carl Stratton
Texas
Ralph Parks
Cheser
Conn
Bill
Bronxville
N. Y
Dave Wallace
Frank O'Mara
Howard Beverage
Beverly Jane
Marlon
W. H. Calentine
Gerald Karns
Marion
Dan Shay
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Leighton Aumiller
Will Burnell
Mrs. Warren
Cheshire
Middleport
Columbus & Southern
Ohio Electric Company
Middleport, Ohio
Gallipolis Social Notes
Methodist
Morrison
Elks
Beech Hill
Homer D. Lowe
Eleanore
Benjamin Nklin Tracy, Jr
Sacred Heart Chapel
Edward Keeler
Ben Tracy
Chi Omega National Sorority
American Association of University Women
Tracy
Beta Theta Pi
Ruben Hinkle
Bloomington, Til
J. G. Hinkle
Ed Blessing
Herman Kearns
Abury Blessing
Floyd Blaine
Akron
F. A. Morrison
Hickory Chapel
John Schadd
Diana
F. H. Capehart, Jr
Emily Hope
A. F. of L. Boilermakers’ Local
Whitten
Mason County Court
Mason Area
Dean Eully
Egeesnor
Monument Co
Geo. C. Shaw
W. Main Logan, O
Colegroves Super Markets
Greenlawn Cemetery
Oakley and
Oakley
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