Gallian County War Bond Leaders Plan Several Meetings
Gallia County war bond drive leaders schedule mass meetings for eighth graders and high school students at the Gallipolis Theater to discuss bond selling pledge sheets and distribution of materials. Six high school students have pledged 28,675 dollars led by Richard Carter.
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Gallipolis
E. ©. Higgins
Fifth War Loan Drive Schools Committee
Fred W. Wheeler
Colony
Mr. Wheeler
Richard Carter
Lydean Withers
Betty Jean Mce Henry
Billy Lanier
Elaine Lear
Helen Beckett
William H. Jones
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Lewis C. Warden
Albert G. Giles
Patriot Grange
Higgins
Little Kgger Grange
Ray Bailey
Harris Grange
Giles
Swan Creek Grange
Jones
Woodmen of America
Martin
Cora Grange
Robert M. Betz
Rio Grande Advisory Council
Billy Bryant
Mobile Bond Booth
Sgt Mark Spurlock Returns To Duty In Italy
Miss Ellen Spurlock received word that her brother Sgt Mark Spurlock has returned to duty after a month in hospital in Italy for a head injury. Cpt William F Taylor, a cousin of Spurlock, is in an Italian hospital with a shoulder injury and is recovering satisfactorily. Cpl Taylor is also related to C W Rife of Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Ellen Spurlock
Mark Spurlock
Italy
Miss Spurlock
William F. Taylor
Cpl
Taylor
C. W. Rife
Martha Harrison Rose Dies at 54 in Gallipolis
Martha Harrison Rose 54 died Wednesday at Holzer Hospital after a short admission for surgery. She was born to Frank and Caroline Harrison and married Carl Rose in 1912. Survived by sons Jack of Henderson WV and Elmer of Columbus. Funeral plans pending. Approximately 260 food varieties are canned in the United States in normal times.
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Gallipolis
Martha Harrison Rose
Holzer Hospital
United States
Bond Sales Reach 200643 In War Bond Drive
Bonds sold Wednesday totaled 18 187 50 pushing the county’s Fifth War Loan figure to 200 643 75. Miss Glorianna Foster in charge of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric office reported the update Wednesday evening as the county's overall quota stood at 800 000.
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Gallipolis
Glorianna Foster
Columbus
Gallipolis Social Notes Dinner Hosts for Visiting Residents
Miss Elsie Mc Call entertained eight guests at the Lafayette Hotel in Gallipolis for a dinner honoring visiting former residents Mrs. Eckford Hodgson of Washington DC and Mrs. Laurence Myers of Columbus. Mrs. John J. Cooney Jr. recently left for Miami to join her husband on shore leave. Lieutenant Cooney planned to fly from the Bahamas to Miami, with plans for Marge Moore to join later. Moore will visit Yeoman Mary Jane Brown in Washington DC after Lieut. Cooney’s leave expires.
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Gallipolis
Elsie McCall
Eckford Hodgson
Margaret Tabit
Washington, D.C
Laurence Myers
Helen Gilbert
Columbus
Lafayette Hotel
John J. Cooney Jr
Ida Fontain
Miami
Fila
Cooney
Bahamas
Marge Moore
Gallia County Social Roundup Shows Visitors At Local Homes
Mrs Gordon Thiv ener hosted a Sunday dinner party for relatives and friends including Mr and Mrs Harry Thivener and Ruth Thivener. Many guests from Columbus and Pittsburgh area stayed with Gallia County families. Ensigns from the Navy and nursing corps visited before returning to duty. Local residents hosted relatives from Detroit Huntington and Cleveland during a busy week of visits.
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Gordon Thivener
Harry Thivener
Ruth Thivener
Sharon
Hazel Thivener
Gilbert and
Irena
Ethel West
Merrill Phillips
Columbus
Marshall Phillips
Carrie Dunbar McElhinny
Carol Helsley
Dunbar
McElhinny
J. E. Halliday
Frances Caldwell
Edna Ward
Katherine Wright
G. C. Murphy and Co
A. Fontana
John C. Fontana
Carrie
Stella Robinson
Bobby Robinson
Bidwell
Pfe
Kenneth L. Casto
Dayton
Gallia County
Wright Field
Leroy Dickey
Elise Lucile
Janice
Cheshire
Harold Persinger
U. S. Navy
Woodrow Jackson
Judy
Patty
Emma Swain
Dale Swain
Bladen
Lima
H. C. Deardorff
Huntington
Parkersburg
Livestock Buyer Casto Buried in Mt Olive Mass
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from Mt Olive Church for William O Casto 41 of Tyler Mountain Road Kanawha County who was killed last Saturday in a crash on Route 23 south of Columbus. He was a stock dealer active at the local market and left a widow six children and large extended family in Mason County.
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Point Pleasant
Mt. Olive Church
William O. Casto
Tyler Mountain Road
Kanawha County
John Mezo
Dearborn
Mich
Big Walnut Creek
Franklin-Pickaway
Columbus
Putnam
Mason
Jackson Counties
Mason County
Boyd Caste
Toral L. Morrison
C. O. Casto
Rockcastle
D. C
Court Action in Gallia County Over Stock Transfer
CALLIPOLIS L R Henderson sues James Webb Jr and Henry W Cherrington in Gallia County Court seeking transfer of 30 Faith Gas and Oil Co. shares for breach of contract Webb responds indicating the stock is held subject to court orders and Cherrington is a defendant by stock ownership.
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Callipolis
Stolen Cars Recovered in Lawrence County
Carl Drummond's car stolen Saturday night was recovered Monday near Scotttown by Sheriff BE Hatfield. Clyde Mitchell's car taken from Downtain Printing Company Monday was located near the sheriff's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Carl Drummond
BE. E. Hatfield
Scotttown
Lawrence County
Clyde Mitchell
Downtain Printing Company
Tthe Sheriff's Office
South Side Man Hurt by Falling Tree in Windstorm
Robert Kinnaird, 70, of South Side, fractured ankle and minor injuries from a falling tree branch during a Monday windstorm. He received treatment at Point Clinic and is reported not to be seriously injured. The storm felled the tree while Mrs. Kinnaird tended corn, with damage noted between Red House and Plymouth and hail accompanying the tempest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert Kinnaird
South Side
Point Clinic
Gallipolis Business Club Meets With Community Leaders
Fifty members and guests attended the Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club open meeting at Island View Inn. President Mrs. Thelma White presided. Municipal Judge William H. Jones spoke on the Fifth War Loan Drive. Girl Scout leaders stressed personal involvement. a sponsorship plan for the Gallia County chapter was discussed. W. H. John outlined reorganizing the county foundation and potential club sponsorship. Guests Mary Louise Mohr and Frances Condee aided with music. hostesses included Mrs. Margaret DPD Carter Ruth Richards and others.
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Gallipolis
Ethel Young
Laura Hackworth
Marie Meal
Mildred Wise
W. H. John
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Gallia County
B.P.W. Club
Mary Louise Mohr
Frances Condee
Condition Updates From Holzer Hospital Report
Holzer Hospital reports A. J. Rope ter in fair condition with gunshot wounds. Mrs. Otto Carter listed in good condition. Harry Gwinn recovering satisfactorily after Monday operation. Mrs. E. E. Reese remains in serious condition. Mrs. James Oliver discharged to go home Monday.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
A. J. Ropeter
Otto Carter
Harry Gwinn
E. E. Reese
James Oliver
Mrs. William Machir hosts Pt. Pleasant bridge club
Social notes from Pt. Pleasant describe Mrs. William F. Machir hosting the Monday Evening Bridge Club at the Moose Club. High score went to Mrs. Edwin M. Brown with second to Mrs. Richard H. Melrose and low to Mrs. Ben Tracy Jr. Various locals and visitors are listed with brief movements and visits across Huntington Charleston Parkersburg and surrounding towns.
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Point Pleasant
William F. Machir
Moose Club
Edwin M., Brown
Richard H. Melrose
Ben Tracy, Jr
Tracy
Edward Jackson
Ronald White
Laula Lewis
Brown
Melrose
Max Koenigsberg
Machir
Road Work Progress Reported on Route 17
Mat Stribling of the local state road commission said yesterday that between four and five miles of stone base had been laid from the paving end east of Henderson to the Lanier farm on Route 17. He reported good progress.
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Point Pleasant
Mat Stribling
State Road Commission Office
Henderson
Stribling
West Virginia University President Ousted in Morgantown
Dr. Charles E. Lawall was removed as president by the WVU board after Governor Neely reshaped the seven member board. Three members voted against the resolution and walked out as students protested, booing the governor upon his departure. A pocketful of coins spilled from his hat as he moved to his car.
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Point Pleasant
Charles E. Lawall
West Virginia University
Board of Governors
Morgantown
Lawall
Neely
Frederick F. McIntosh, Jr
Spencer
Tom C. Townsend
Charleston
Fred B. Deem
Clarksburg
Edward Bates Returns Home From Hospital
Edward Bates who fell and fractured his hip was brought home from Holzer Hospital by Mervin Chapman and is reported to be recovering well. Chapman also returned Carl Wears from St Marys Hospital Huntington after surgery and took Robert Siders to Holzer for observation and treatment.
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Point Pleasant
Edward Bates
Holzer Hospital
Mervin Chapman
Bates
Chapman
Carl Wears
St. Mary's Hospital
Huntington
Robert Siders
County GOP Leaders Set Meeting to Choose New Chairman
Bartow Jones, retiring county chairman, calls first meeting of the new county executive committee in the courthouse at 11 Saturday. They will name a new chairman, appoint officers, apportion delegates to the state convention, set magistrate district convention dates, and prepare for the fall campaign.
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Point Pleasant
Fairmont
Bartow Jones
Jones
Point Clinic Birth and Discharges Report
Point Pleasant report includes the birth of a son, Kenneth Carol, 8 pounds, to Mr. and Mrs. Okey Lloyd Kef fer of Leon. Discharges include Mrs. Jeff McAllister and infant daughter of Apple Grove and Mrs. Arthur Eads and infant son of Route 2. Tonsilectomies performed yesterday on Mabel Nibert, Harold Mayes, Carolyn Mayes, Russell Osher, Florence McDaniel, Jackie Lee Selby, Marcella Rhoades, Linda Oliver.
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Point Pleasant
Point Clinic
Kenneth Carol
Okey Lloyd Keffer
Leon
Jeff McAllister
Apple Grove
Arthur Eads
Route 2
Mabel Nibert
Harold
Carolyn Mayes
Gallipolis Ferry
Russell Osher
Route 1
Florence McDaniel
Jackie Lee Selby
Marcella Rhoades
Linda Oliver
Bellemeade
Sells Property In Huntington to Point Pleasant
Musgrave of Point Pleasant traveled to Huntington to study a real estate purchase but sold a residence on East Second Street rented before the war. Rent control limited returns, and reports say Huntington owners sell to escape limits while buyers seek equal rent terms. He also oversaw the Day and Night Bank Building sale at $109,000 with $30,000 down and ten annual installments.
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Point Pleasant
C. G. P. Musgrave
Huntington
Musgrave
East Second St
Lavoptik Eye Relief Promotion
Lavoptik promises prompt relief for inflamed eyes and irritated eyelids with a money back guarantee. The ad boasts 30 years of success, thousands of satisfied customers, and an included iEye cup available at all druggists.
Date Shift for Waste Paper Collection Delayed
Point Pleasant report cites Elmer Grueser chairman of the waste paper and fats salvage committee stating the next collection date was moved from June 24 to mid July, likely July 16, due to potential interference with the war loan program.
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Point Pleasant
Elmer Grueser
Waste Paper and Fats Salvage Committee
Peterson's Ointment for eczema and skin irritation
A short promotional note for Pet sor's Ointment claiming quick relief from itching, redness, and irritation on eczema pimples and cracked skin. Promises better looking skin and soothing for tired feet with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Offered at 35 cents in all druggists.
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Petsor
Peterson
County Convention To Be Held Sunday
Lewis district Sunday School convention will be held Sunday afternoon at Heights United Brethren Church starting at 1 30 o clock. President L A McMillin announced officers will be elected and a program presented. Delegates from all district schools and others interested are expected to attend.
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Point Pleasant
Lewis
Heights United Brethren Church
L. A. McMillin
Baker Rites Held for Geneva Baker in Kanawha Eight Mile Creek
The Rev. Wilbur Baxter conducted funeral services for Miss Geneva Baker of Kanawha Eight Mile Creek who died Sunday at home. Burial followed in Wolf Valley Cemetery.
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Baker
Point Pleasant
Wilbur Baxter
Geneva Baker
Kanawha Eight Mile Creek
Wolf Valley Cemetery
Albatross Requires Run to Take Off
The black footed albatross of the Pacific islands cannot lift off by wing power alone and must gain 60 to 90 feet of wind aided run on water or ground to rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Islands
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