Gallipolis Stores Clos to Close for War Bond Rally
Gallipolis retail firms will close Friday morning until 9 30 to allow employees to attend a public square bond rally. Paul Jarvis leads the merchants group and will open the bond booth with four olive drab dressed attendants. Prominent speakers include Judge H W Cherrington Albert G Giles and E S Spear.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
OHI
Gallipolis
Paul Jarvis
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce
H. W. Cherrington
Albert G. Giles
Fifth War Loan Solicitors’ Committee
E. S. Spear
Jarvis
Giles
First Ward
Viola Plymale
Hollis Wood
Dean Davis
Guy White
Ernest Riggs
Lloyd Berger
Harbour Black
Ernest Null
Oscar Bastiana
Lillian Catzen
William McKnight
Harold Notter
T. A. Thomas
Stella Arthur
John O'Dell
Luther Dayton
E. E. Myers
Herbert Henking
Kenneth Frazier
Marshall Phillips
Shelby Roberts
Alice Bradbury
I. E. Myers
John Butz
Harold Brown
Meyer Maggied
Robert Richards
John Morgan
Carter Brumfield
Chauncey Evans
Robert Campbell
Jack Knight
F. W. Shane
Kenneth Welker
E. F E. Hatfield
Joe Moch
George Lear
John Howell
Elias Wetherholt
O. A. Vornholt
H. A. Cardwell
Raymon T. Allison
Craig D. Slagle
Hoke Robinson
Clyde Mitchell
W. S. Westerman
G. B. Gillingham
Fred Stone
Raymond Jones
Artie Watts
Howard S. Hardway
Lehr Davis
Ray W. Campbell
J. Harley Bovie
Reuben Wood
Bette Leaper
Cleve Davis
Lewis C. Bean
Carl G. Myers
L. F. Massie
Margaret Shuler
S. L. Bossard
Fourth Ward
L. L. Lovett
A. E. Tope
A. Lewis
Eric Cox
Leslie Showers
Ira Swisher
Ben Evans
Morris Haskins
al Burke
Henry Benson
Harry
C. B Allen
Tom Niday
Jack Davis
H. H. Vornholt
Alonzo Wooweaver
Marcus Shato
Floyd Daniels
Stanley Sims
Kermit Lane
Charles Weaver
Roger Deane
Noah Wood
Audrey Wagner
Margeret Drummond
John Aiwre
Anna R
Sailor saved after SS Henry Bergh wreck off Golden Gate
Gallia resident Aaron T. Day fireman first class was among over 1 000 aboard the Navy transport SS Henry Bergh which foundered on rocky ledges near the Golden Gate ten days ago. His wife Virginia Day and parents William and Mrs. Day live in Ohio.
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Gallipolis
Aaron T. Day
Navy
Henry Bergh
Golden Gate
San Francisco Call Bulletin
Virginia Day
First Avenue
William Day
Bladen
Seaman First Class Elmer E Caldwell Home On Leave
Elmer E Caldwell Seaman First Class arrived for his first leave with family and friends since enlisting. He was stationed at Sampson New York and will stay through Sunday. Caldwell serves on the Gallia County Selective Service Board and held multiple local offices before joining the Navy. He is a father of four and recently resigned to enlist.
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Gallipolis
Elmer E. Caldwell
Navy
Sampson
New York
Gallia
Gallipolis Engagement Noted For Rose Thomas And Earl Tope
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Thomas announce the engagement of Miss Rose Ethel Thomas to Second Lieut. Earl Tope United States Army Air Force Eagle Pass Texas son of Mr. and Mrs Albert E Tope of Gallipolis The wedding is planned after Rose joins Earl in Texas where he is an instructor at the field Miss Thomas has lived with her brother since the death of her parents and is a Gallia Academy High School graduate The couple will marry as soon as arrangements are made after her arrival in Texas
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Thomas A. Thomas
Rose Ethel Thomas
Earl Tope
United States Army Air Force
Eagle Pass
Texas
Albert E. Tope
Gallipolis
Miss Thomas
Luther Thomas
Rio Grande
Gallia Academy High School
Columbus
Tope
Gallia Academy
Ohio State University
Thomas
Akron
Local notices recount farewells visits and leaves
Miss Mary Lusher travels to Los Angeles for extended stay and work. Presbyterian Circle 8 hosts a 6 p.m. lawn pot-luck at Island Side. A parade of guests includes Harold and Edward Grover with Jean Forder. Georgia Langdon Greene departs for Colorado Springs to join Staff Sgt Russell Greene at Camp Carson. George Foster heads to Cedar Point as lifeguard. Ted Keller family vacationing with Paul Haskins hosts. Jean Layman visits Katie Lee Brumfield. Mrs. George J. Wetherholt remains ill. Charles Freese returns to Columbus work after family visit. Calvin Waugh from Fort Benning spends 13 day furlough, then reports to Maryland.
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Willard Grover
Harold Grover
Paul Haskins
Jean Layman
Catlettsburg
Katie Lee Brumfield
George J. Wetherholt
Fourth Ave
Charles Freese
Columbus
Freese
John Danner
Calvin Waugh
Fort Benning
Sergeant Waugh
Maryland
John Schreck Dies at 86 in Gallipolis Ohio
John G. Schreck a longtime Gallipolis meat market operator died at Holzer Hospital after gall bladder surgery. He was born February 5 1858 in Pittsburgh and survived by wife Lettie Rife three daughters two sons and siblings. Funeral services will be held at George J. Wetherholt Sons Funeral Home with burial at Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
John G. Schreck
Holzer Hospital
Della Queen
Pete Schreck
Pittsburgh
Freda Schoenberger
Anna Schirer
Cleveland
George J. Wetherholt Sons Funers
W. Scott Westerman
Mound Hill Cemeitera
4 H Leaders Camp Planned For Mason County
Mason County 4 H leaders meet to plan a camp at the Recreation Center July 14 16. Leaders attend a conference at Jacksons Mill June 14 21 with Clarice Knapp and Laura Caldwell accompanying. Ethel Durst wins 4 H style revue and will represent the county in the state event at Jacksons Mill. Smoky Bottom Mountaineers study project reporting and seek $5 for the Recreation Center.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Jackson's Mill
Edith Ball
Dorothy Ball
Elsie Fowler
Vausie Hanes
Edna Durst
Clarice Knapp
Laura Caldwell
Sam
Eleanor
Herbert Sayre
Sayre
Charles Smith
Belva Roush
Ruth Roush
Miss Sayre
Jesse Brown
Howard Roush
Susanna
Mary Mae
Ethel Durst
Bright Star Club
Smoky Bottom Mountaineers
Loretta McComb
Soldier Ballot Time To Be Longer in Fall
A.P. region notes many soldier ballots from the May primary were not counted due to timing, but fall elections will allow longer ballot processing. Ballots printed July 25 to August 10, with distribution through October 27. Temporary wartime registration extends to Oct. 27. voters should register promptly to avoid late congestion.
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Point Pleasant
Board of Ballot Commissioners
Youths Held on 1000 Dollar Bond After Break-In
At Point Pleasant Marvin Stewart 16 Chester Dye 14 Robert Oliver 16 Walter Oliver 14 and Guy Stewart 14 waived to the grand jury after arraignment. Bond set at 1000 dollars each. They are charged with breaking into a Washington Spring Filling Station and stealing a small amount of merchandise.
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Point Pleasant
Marvin Stewart
Chester Dye
Robert Oliver
Walter Oliver
Guy Stewart
Washington Spring
Recovery Update for George Childs in Point Pleasant
George Childs age 80 a retired civil engineer and merchant suffered a fractured rib while picking cherries at his North Main Street home. He is recovering at his daughter Mrs. C O Parsons home and is reported to be making a good recovery.
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Point Pleasant
George Childs
North Main St
C. O. Parsons
Childs
Point Clinic Birth Report and Local Surgeries
Point Pleasant reports the birth of a daughter weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces to Mr and Mrs Robert Dunlap of Route 2 yesterday. Mrs Guy Redman and Mrs Robert Brothers, both local, underwent surgical operations.
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Point Clinic
Point Pleasant
Robert Dunlap
Route 2
Guy Redman
Robert Brothers
Morton farm sold to G W Cook in Gallia County
Gallia Realty reports the sale of the 140 acre Morton farm once owned by Oscar Baird to G W Cook through Ecker and Myers. The property includes a large house and outbuildings with immediate possession. Other agency deals include a Eurékia six room house sale to Grace Caldwell and four of seven lots from the Walter Graham farm on Route 141.
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Gallipolis
Morton
Oscar Baird
G. W. Cook
Ecker & Myers Agency
Eurékia
John Halliday
Grace Caldwell
Walter Graham
Eshenaur To Conduct Refresher Course
Dr. Roy W. Eshenaur heads Point Clinic and will teach in a wartime refresher course at the American Osteopathic Association session in Chicago July 14 18. The program includes care of war injuries mothers and babies orthopedics manipulative therapies and other physical medicine topics.
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Point Pleasant
Roy W. Eshenaur
Point Clinic
America Osteopathic Association
Chicago
Portland Personalities and Military Moves Noted in Local Notices
Local notices recount furloughs and home visits for Sgt. Charles McKelvey and Pvt. John O. Larson. Edwin McLeod heads to Great Lakes Naval Training Station after a furlough. Winged airman Earl Hupp wed Mabel Cox. Families from McKelvey and Parsons clans gather at Lower Portland for a birthday supper.
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Portland
Charles McKelvey
Savannah
Georgia
W. G. McKelvey
John O. Larson
Camp J. T. Knight
Oakland
California
Wilkie Larson
Robert West
Parkersburg
Robert McKelvey
Apple Grove
William McKelvey
McKelvey
Lower Portland
John McKelvey
Pfe
Lawrence Ritchie Jr
Ft. Ferrston
Cal
Camp Breckenridge
Kentucky
Harry Swan
Eastern Star Lodge
Racine
Earl Hupp
Mabel Ann Cox
Edwin McLeod
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Ivy Ball
New Brighton
Hyatt Parsons
Glendale
Randall Parsons
Vienna
W. Va
Ronald Parsons
Athens
Rosco Parsons
Albany
Ohio
Hyatt Parsons and Family
Social notes from Pt Pleasant and church youth event
Mrs. Windsor hosted the Five Hundred Club with two tables of bridge and prizes of war savings stamps won by Mrs. Sprenger and Mrs. Homer Martin. Guests included Miss Bess Liter and others from Pt Pleasant. Youth Fellowship at Trinity Methodist held a wiener roast indoors due to rain with Miss Mary Hellems directing games. Attendees included numerous local youths and Mrs W A Gregg. Visitors included Mrs. Robert Liter from Greensboro visiting relatives. Phyllis Ingraham, PA College student, plans camp counseling work in Ev ans City Pa and Conneaut Ohio before fall term.
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Point Pleasant
Walter A. Windsor
Five Hundred
Bridge
George Sprenger
Homer Martin
iMss Bess Liter
Canal Zone
Sprenger
Laula Lewis
Bess Gygax
Milton L. Miller
Nelson A. Park
Martin
Harry D. Roush
Trinity Methodist Church
Main St. Parsonage
Mary Hellems
Miss Hellems
Margaret McGuffin
Gloria Gibson
Alice Anne Roush
Dotty Thomas
Elsie Anne Bardin
Lilly Faye Staats
Jackie Henry
Nelda Jane Brewer
Marjorie Waldie
Bessie Johnson
Robert Liter
Greensboro
N. C
W. J. Kenny
F. W. Ingraham
Richard Newell
Phyllis Ingraham
Pennsylvania College For Women
Pittsburgh
Ohio St
Ingraham
Evans City
Conneaut
Crooks Supervises Iron Stairway Work on Main Street
Walter Crooks of Pomeroy visits Point Pleasant this week to oversee the erection of an iron stairway at the rear of his building on Main Street. The stairway serves the Mason County Health Department tenant on the second floor. Crooks brought his family for a local relatives visit.
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Point Pleasant
Walter Crooks
Pomeroy
Main St
Mason County Health Department
Crooks
Bids Opened on State Road Jobs in Charleston Area
Bids opened on state road projects with Charleston Construction Co. as low bidder for surfacing 29.3 miles of Route 35 in Mason and Putnam Counties. The 14.1 mile Mason bid was 24147.50 and the 15.2 mile Putnam bid was 25642.20. Surfacing will be bituminous macadam and is expected to wear well in the region.
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Point Pleasant
Charleston
Charleston Construction Co
Mason
Putnam Counties
Putnam
Road Commission
Norman Foss Named Evans Market Manager
Norman Foss of Pomroy takes over Evans Super Market on Jackson Ave succeeding Robert Dial who transfers to Pomeroy store. Foss has three years with Evans and previously managed Middleport and gained St Albans experience. Robert Richards supervised the manager exchange this week.
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Point Pleasant
Norman Foss
Pomroy
Evans
Jackson Ave
Robert Dial
Pomeroy
Mr. Foss
Evans Company
Middleport
St. Albans
Robert Richards
Mason County Public Aid Council Meeting Report
The Mason County public assistance council met last night at the courthouse to transact routine business. Attendees included William Meade and Emery Hawkes from the local area, George Jewell from New Haven, J. E. Hunter from Ashton, and County Commissioner John Barnett. Also present were C. H. Rice district administrator Mrs. Francis Hamlin Huntington case director and Mrs. Ruth Grinstead Hartford county director.
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Mason County Public Assistance Council
Court House
William Meade
Emery Hawkes
George Jewell
New Haven
J. E. Hunter
Ashton
John Barnett
C. H. Rice
Francis Hamlin
Huntington
Ruth Grinstead
Hartford
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R. W. Pinsterwald
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Athens County
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Said County
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Gallipolis Social Notes
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Kerr Drug Stor
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Gallia Realty
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