Summer Playground Activities in Full Swing at Nelsonville High
Nelsonville reports busy summer program under Richard Carter at the high school athletic field. Daily access from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and Sunday hours 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. offer volleyball, shuffleball, softball, baseball, tennis, and more. Aims include organized leagues for men and boys, with a perpetual summer tennis tournament and a singles event to seed top players. The swimming pool also sees strong use with coordinated instruction and open swim times, while private party arrangements are available through the pool custodian. Carter plans to depart for Independence, Missouri, soon with his wife and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Richard Carter
Carter
Istodian
Independence
York Native Florence Schneiderman Dies in Toledo
Florence Schneiderman 56 of Toledo died Friday while visiting her sister in Columbus. She leaves two sisters and three brothers, funeral held in Toledo, born in Nelsonville. York Township Service Club meets Tuesday June 22 at 8 PM at American Legion for rummage sale planning.
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Nelsonville
Florence Schneiderman
Toledo
Ellen Donley
Haines Ave
Columbus
FE. L. Evans
Canan Winchester
Homer
Otto Weekley
William Weekley
Clegg
York Township
American Legion
Honored Nelsonville mother receives citation of honor
Mrs. Alice Poole of Nelsonville has been awarded an engraved Citation of Honor from the United States Air Forces in memory of her son Corporal Millard Poole. He died May 29 1942 in a plane accident at Ellington Field Texas while serving his country.
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Nelsonville
Alice Poole
United States Air Forces
Cpl
Millard
Poole
Ellington Field
Texas
H. H Arnold
U. S. Army
Army Air Forces
Damage to War Gardens Reported in Nelsonville
Two East Fond residents report deliberate vandalism of gardens near the former brewery on Jackson Street. Vandalism involved pulling up potato vines causing substantial damage to at least two plots. Police expect charges. penalties for malicious destruction of gardens are said to be severe this year.
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Nelsonville
East Fond
Jackson St
Retta Howe class to hold covered dish picnic
Nelsonville notes report the Retta Howe Sunday School class will hold a covered dish picnic dinner on Wednesday June 23 at 6 30 PM at the home of Mrs. Parker S Sniffen 182 Fayette Street. Members should bring a dish sandwiches and their own table service.
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Nelsonville
Retta Howe
M. E. Church
Parker S. Sniffen
Fayette St
Furlough Homecoming of Pensacola Soldier Arrives in Nelsonville
William Woolever and his wife and son from Pensacola Florida where he is stationed arrived Friday for a two weeks furlough at the home of his grandparents Mr and Mrs L R Johnson in Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
AOM
William Woolever
Pensacola
Fla
L. R. Johnson
Town Clock Out of Control At Sleeping Hour Sunday
In Nelsonville residents report the town clock emitted long, repeated strikes from Saturday night into Sunday morning causing wakefulness. Citizens counted up to 200 strikes while trying to sleep. Local authorities located the clock key holder and secured the room, promising fixes to bring the clock under control.
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Nelsonville
Increase in Working Force at Marietta Indicated in Mason Log
The Marietta Log reports rising employment at the Marietta shipyard as production speeds up. It notes a manpower shortage in several trades and a special unit in the personnel department to help find housing for incoming workers. A July West Virginia Review piece will feature Marietta with photos.
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Marietta
Mason
Point Pleasant
Marietta Log
C. O. “Cliff” Durfee
Stores Department
Holzer Hospital
The
West Virginia Review
H. S. Crawford
Julius Fleischmann
Hatfield Campbell Creek
Homer Varian
W. D. Curry
Kanawha
South America
Chuck’ Gasken
Chuck
Rites Held for Louis Karshnik in Chicago Yesterday
Funeral services were held in Chicago for Louis Karshnik father of Seaman Second Class Louis Karschnik Jr. The local man recently wed Miss Jean Ake, a local newspaper woman. Petroleum products are being built at inland shipyards for Mississippi and Ohio river use, with ships named after battles Tunis Guadalcanal Gona Bataan Coral Sea. The first boat will be delivered in July followed by three in August eight in September and nine in October.
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Point Pleasant
Chicago
Louis Karshnik
Louis Karschnik, Jr
Coast Guard
Jean Ake
Mississippi
Ohio
Marietta
Tunis
Guadalcanal
Gona
Baatan
Coral Sea
Mason Men Take Tests for Service
Thirty Mason County men were sent to the induction center at Huntington for final examination. Local women served coffee and doughnuts to the group. They were led by Mrs. Olin Roush and included several community volunteers and officers from the American Legion post and state police sergeants.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Huntington
Olin Roush
Service Center Committee
Billie Gunn
Joe Jewell
Emmett Fowler
Paul F.thomas
R. D. Oseland
Lora McComb
Lorena Shifler
R. F. McGuffin
American Legion Post
Paul S. Thomas
Paul F. Thomas
State Police
Two Arrests Reported in Mason County
Lloyd Chapman of Glenwood held on capital for failure to report at May term circuit court and is on probation. Deputy Sheriff Lesson arrested Chapman. James Hayman of Leon arrested weekend by Officers Jiiden and Redman on a warrant issued by Mayor Krodel. Hearing set for today.
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Point Pleasant
Lloyd Chapman
Glenwood
Lesson
Chapman
James Hayman
Leon
Jiiden
Redman
Krodel
Newspaper Men Visit in Mason
Henry C. Woodyard president and Stuart Stevens treasurer of Woodyard Publications Inc Spencer visited Mason en route home from Cincinnati where they attended a National Editorial Association meeting. The Woodyard group publishes the weekly State Gazette here.
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Point Pleasant
Henry C
Woodyard
Stuart Stevens
Woodyard Publications, Inc
Spencer
Cincinnati
Woodyard Group
State Gazette
Judge Stormont To Meet Former Pupil In Gallipolis
Judge A J Stormont will greet a former pupil Tuesday as the Gordon Green excursion boat from Cincinnati arrives in Gallipolis between 4 and 8 pm Mrs Herbert Cornwell from St John Kansas says she is eager to see her former Kansas schoolteacher A former Gal lipolis pupil, Mr Cornwell, who worked in newspapers before his death, studied under Stormont.
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Gallipolis
A. J. Stormont
Gordon Green
Cincinnati
Herbert Cornwell
Anna Welsh
St. John
Kansas
Cornwell
Stormont
Chickens Hard To Find In Point Pleasant grocer says
In Point Pleasant chickens are not sold in stores since the OPA ceiling price was set. A longtime grocer reports he cannot buy dressed chickens except on the black market and has laid off his butcher. Thrifty farm wives sell directly to housewives. The practice is called black marketing.
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Point Pleasant
OPA
Young Victim Of Tick Fever In Critical Condition
Gaylord Sayre aged 13 and son of Mr and Mrs Hobart Sayre of Cooper District remains critically ill with tick fever at Holzer Hospital after a week of treatment. Numerous blood transfusions have been given to sustain life while the fever runs its course.
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Point Pleasant
Gaylord Sayre
Hobart Sayre
Cooper District
Holzer Hospital
Point Pleasant Social Notes and Personalities
Friday Evening Bridge Club hosted by Mrs B Walter Krodel on Viand Street. Hildreth Armstrong won high score with Bess Liter second. refreshments served to Armstrong Liter Gygax Halliday Meyer Smith Burdette and the hostess. Mayor elect T C Caudill Henderson and Mrs Waugh visited Swan Creek. Marcella Peck Charleston spent weekend with her mother. Earl H Arnett returned with J F Johnson and infant son and Mrs Arthur K Husband and infant daughter from Holzer Hospital. Mrs Hiram Daugherty and Ernestine Watson left for Norfolk to visit her husband in the Army. Herman Kearns Chillicothe Ohio visited Audry Blessing.
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Point Pleasant
B. Walter Krodel
Viand St
Hildreth Armstrong
Bess Liter
T. C. Caudill
Henderson
Waugh
Swan Creek
Marcella Peck
Charleston
Kenneth Peck
Kanawha
Earl H. Arnett
J. G. F. Johnson
Arthur K
Holzer Hospital
Hiram Daugherty
Ernestine Watson
Norfolk
Herman Kearns
Chillicothe, O
Audry Blessing
Sixth St
James Ellington Brewington
Camp Bowie
Texas
Frances Bowen
Eben Bowen
Chestnut St
Busy Bee
First Baptist Church
Roy Roush
Ruth Seines
S. C
Ruby
Virginia Mayes
Charles Mayes
Rio Grande College
Pfc
Malcolm Allen
Ft. Riley
Kas
Frank Allen
Madelynne Sauer
Dayton
C. J. Sauer
Florence Rowe
Pencil Taylor
Rosener Zeiher
Toledo
Sheldon Parks
St. Albans
Wallace Bradford
Parks
Bellemeade Resident Admitted to Point Clinic
Franklin L. Smith of Bellemeade was admitted to Point Clinic for a heart condition during the weekend. Mrs. Phil Thomas of Leon, a surgical patient, was discharged yesterday and returned home.
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Point Pleasant
Franklin L. Smith
Bellemeade
Point Clinic
Phil Thomas
Leon
Middleport social notes recount visits and gatherings
Middleport society pages list residents and guests attending picnics, visits, and furloughs. Attendees include Dorothy Sauer Harriet Schumann Violet Hartinger Melissa Hennesy Claude Durgee Jones Sipe John Connelly Ray Werner Clyde Kelly and others visiting from Alliance Columbus Gallipolis Upper Sandusky and St Albans.
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Middleport
Lake Hope
Dorothy Sauer
Harriet Schumann
Violet Hartinger
Melissa
Catherine Hennesy
Claude Durgee
Jones Sipe
John Connelly
Ray Werner
Clyde Kelly
Soldier Life in the Holy Land Highlighted in Letter
PFC Arthur Fisher, son of Mrs Edith Fisher Bloomdale, writes from Jerusalem about his Holy Land trip. He describes visits to Jerusalem Mount Olive Jericho and the Jordan River. He praises the Red Cross and recreation at Tel Aviv hotel run by the Red Cross. He sent cards and mementos home, noting the scenery and biblical significance.
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Pomeroy
Bloomdale
Risingsun
Ohoi
P.F.C
Arthur Fisher
Pfc. Fisher
Edith Fisher
Stephen Fisher
Syracuse
Fisher
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Mount Olive
Jerico
Jordan
Red Cross
Tel-Avi
The
Captain Weed Treated in Hospital at Kelly Field
Captain John Weed is a patient in a San Antonio hospital with an old knee injury from Culver Military School football days. His mother Mrs I B Weed and his aunt Mrs Barbara Smith of Athens are visiting him.
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Pomeroy
John Weed
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Texas
Culver Military School
I. B. Weed
Barbara Smith
Athens
Evils of Erosion Shown in Pictures
Photographic transparencies 11 by 14 showing soil erosion have been placed in the Pomeroy National Bank and the Farmers Bank by the Meigs County Agricultural office. C. E. Blakeslee the county agricultural agent said scenes will be changed from time to time.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy National Bank
Farmers Bank
Meigs County Agricultural Office
C. E. Blakeslee
Ruth Ann Gaul Fractures Arm in Chair Fall
Ruth Ann Gaul six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob Gaul sustains a fracture of the left arm after a fall from a chair. The incident was reported recently and her condition is described as improving.
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Racine
Ruth Ann Gaul
Jacob Gaul
Degree Work To Be Given by Masons
Nelsonville note says Philodorian Lodge meets at the Masonic Temple at 7 30 tonight for fellowcraft degree work. After the lodge session a special St Bernad Chapter RAM meeting will install newly elected officers.
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Nelsonville
Philodorian Lodge
Masonic Temple
St. Bernard
R.A.M
Many Cases Handled in Police Court
Nelsonville court records show six alcohol or traffic cases tried by Mayor Ogg at year end. State Highway Patrol offenders pleaded guilty for speeding and unsafe operation, with fines and costs. Other defendants paid small fines for insufficient brakes and quarrel related charges. Leonard Ball and Oscar Hart Jr. each faced $10 plus costs on guilty pleas.
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Nelsonville
Man Ogg
State Highway Patrol
Aignmenred
More Moth
Oscar Hart Jr
Chester Woodrum
Neville
Leonard Ball
Nelsonville Wins Benefit Game Sunday
Nelsonville All-Stars defeated the Bucks All-Stars 64 to 6 in a Sunday benefit game at City Playground. The fundraiser for the Ne ville Eagles to help send cigarettes to the boys in service raised $22.25. Edgar Jones and Orlie Toth pitched well for their teams as Nelsonville held a 6-0 lead until the ninth.
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Nelsonville
Neville All-Stars
Bucks
Buchts
Barstow
Buck Tel
Hilleary
Condition Improves for Nelsonville Man on 83rd Birthday
Nelsonville Ohio reports John Mooney in ill health at his daughter Mrs. Carl Coakley 267 Ca St. His condition slighted improved last night as family members visited from Charleston Columbus Bainbridge Logan and nearby areas. His son Representative L P Mooney travels daily from Logan to see him. Mr Mooney observed his 83rd birthday Sunday.
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Nelsonville
John Mooney
Carl Coakley
Ca St
Logan
Charleston
W. Va
A. W. Brown
Loretta Mooney
Columbus
L. P. Mooney
Hocking County
W. H. Bareton
Marie Mooney
Coakeley
Bainbridge
Mooney
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Akron
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Grant Hospital
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Jennie Fugitt
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Minnie Devault
B. M. Pickens
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Shipyard
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Middleport Social Notes
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Alliance
H. A. Rothrock
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