Hundreds Attend Annual Gallipolis Elks Picnic
Rain did not deter the Gallipolis Elks Lodge annual picnic at the old Fair Grounds Sunday afternoon and evening. About 300 attendees, including Elks and guests from Charleston and Ironton, enjoyed fried chicken, fish supper, and entertainment by Miss Marguerite Surface of Huntington. Organizers Stanley B. Huntington, Lewis Preston, and Paul Jarvis led the event.
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Gallipolis
Ironton
Stanley B. Huntington
Lewis Preston
Paul Jarvis
Ge Committee
Jones Rites To Be Held In Rio Grande
COLUMBUS Gomer F. Jones aged 75 of 917 W Town St died yesterday after a long illness in St Clair Rest Home. He was a retired house painter. Survived by sisters Mrs Thomas J. Lewis and Mrs Henry Tanner of Rio Grande, brother Elfis Jones of California, and niece Mrs Mary Burgoon who lived with him. Friends may call at the D Harvey Davis funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 11 am Wednesday in the Baptist Church at Rio Grande. Burial will be in the adjacent cemetery.
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Columbus
Gomer F. Jones
W. Town St
St. Clair Rest
Jones
Thomas J. Lewis
Henry Tanner
Rio Grande
Elfis Jones
California
Mary Burgoon
Baptist Church
Mrs White Returns To Home in City
Mrs Anna Gates White president of the Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club was brought home Sunday after illness at the state convention in Columbus. She was taken to Mt Carmel Hospital following a series of nasal hemorrhages and her condition caused concern to family and friends.
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Gallipolis
Anna Gates White
Gallia Youth Loses Leg in Tractor Accident
Gallia County 19 year old Danny Spriegel suffered a severe leg injury after losing control of a tractor while discing a field on his father's farm above Northup. He crawled to the bank of Raccoon Creek and dragged a disc harrow and cultivator before the machine struck a tree. He received multiple blood transfusions at Holzer Hospital and underwent surgery on Saturday afternoon. A gunshot fragment was found in the upper part of the injured leg, and relatives suspect an accidental discharge caused the mishap. He was reported to be getting along as well as could be expected Sunday evening.
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Gallipolis
Danny Spriegel
Northup
Raccoon
Holzer Hospital
Gallia Soldiers Meet In French City
Gallia soldiers Corporal Baxter Walker and Tommy Fife, both missing in action, have been liberated from Nazi custody. They recently met at Le Havre while awaiting transport home and hope to sail on the same ship. Walker describes three prison camps and lingering weakness from prison rations.
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Gallipolis
Lillie Walker
Cpl
Baxter Walker
Germany
Tommy Fife
la Havre
Walker
Eight Persons Arrested on Intoxication Charges in Point Pleasant
Police arrested eight local residents for intoxication at the weekend. Those charged include Frank Wheeler Howard Allen James Griffith Bernard Snodgrass Lawrence Burris Holly Mattox Nelson Greenlee Leon William Jeffers and Henderson. Patrolmen Yeager Noble and State Policeman Coyner made the arrests.
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Point Pleasant
Frank Wheeler
Howard Allen
James Griffith
Bernard Snodgrass
Lawrence Burris
Holly Mattox
Nelson Greenlee
Leon
William Jeffers
Henderson
Yeager
Noble
Coyner
War Rules Still Apply to Ohio River in Mason Area
Wartime restrictions on the Mississippi and tributaries have been lifted except a small Point Pleasant area where limits may continue to aid Army operations. Cancellation does not affect prewar regulations by federal state and local authorities. Abolished restrictions included fishing hunting trapping firearms cameras night travel and speed limits for craft.
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Point Pleasant
Mississippi
Burns To Assume Charge of Store
Mr and Mrs George H Burns arrive from Huntington and take residence at 2100 Monroe Ave He is named manager of the Point Service Store Firestone and has begun his duties Mrs Burns birth name Mildred Oxley is the daughter of Mrs J Hubbard Powellton and the late Mr Hubbard The couple was married in Catlettsburg Kentucky in June.
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Point Pleasant
George H. Burns
Huntington
Monroe Ave
Point Service
Firestone
Burns
Mildred Oxley
J. *. Hubbard
Powellton
Hubbard
Catlettssirg
Lieut Arnett Wins Medal in Navy Air Service
Local notes report Lieut Marvin H Arnett USNR awarded the Navy Air Medal for crew service in the North Atlantic. He trained as a machinegun instructor and will report to Camp Rucker after a 37 month Canal Zone posting. Family visits and community notices accompany the medal acknowledgement.
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Point Pleasant
Clarence Hall
Point
A.G
Route Arbett
Viand St
Marvin H
Shome
Nett
Usnr
Canal Zone
Settorius
Hall
Camp Rucker
Navy
Ala
North Atlantic
E. C. Winger
Arnett
Norfolk Navy Yard
Missouri
Howard Proffitt
Charleston
Bob Arnett
Jimmy
Shadle
Rae Peat
Husband of Mason Teacher Liberated
Lt. John R. Brooks of the Army Air Corps, a German prisoner of war, is listed among recently liberated personnel. His wife, Mrs. Brooks, teaches in local schools and lives on Ohio River Road.
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Point Pleasant
John R. Brooks
Army Air Corps
Brooks
Ohio River Road
Two Are To Marry in Mason County
County Clerk Aten reports two marriage license applications at the weekend. Vermont Higginbotham and Kathleen Mitchell of Grimms Landing, and John Pratt and Beulah Hayes of Point Pleasant seek weddings. Local residents and travelers include Mrs. Harold Shadle home from Virginia, and Mrs. Leona Treadway returning from Holzer Hospital. Fireman Tracy Bailey on leave from Cuba base visits family.
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Point Pleasant
Aten
Vermont
Ernest Higginbotham
Kathleen Marie Mitchell
Grimms Landing
John Elmer Pratt
Beulah
Virginia Hayes
Harold Shadle
Mt. Vernon Farms
Virginia
Fritg Moehling
Heddy and
Freddie
Huntington
Ernest Kincade
Main St
Leona Treadway
Holzer Hospital
Earl H. Arnett
Tracy Bailey
Waste Paper Shipment Is Heavy at Point Pleasant
A Sunday shipment loaded a boxcar full of waste paper by local workers in the paper salvage campaign. Elmer Grueser called it the largest car yet here. No trucking outside the city. five tons remained from prior collection and extra paper came from the redistribution center. A follow up collection is planned for Sunday July 15 per state headquarters.
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Point Pleasant
Chaterman Elmer Grueser
Wavy
Divorce Suit Filed In Mason Court
Louise Immogene Moore filed for divorce from Goffrey D. Moore in Mason Court claiming habitual drunkenness. The couple wed in 1942, separated June 4, 1945, and have a sixteen month old son. Moore works as a rivers pilot.
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Mason Court Point Pleasant
Louise Immogene Moore
Goffrey D. Moore
Moores
Moore
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