Philadorian Lodge to Honor 50 Year Masons Tonight
Nelsonville Grand Lodge pins and buttons for 50 years of Masonry will be presented to Dr A L Pritchard of Nelsonville and D A Ferree of Vinton County at Philodorian Lodge's annual inspection. C D Crawford will deliver the 4 awards and William O Porter of Malta will inspect the Fellowcraft work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Grand Lodge
Philodorian Lodge
C. D. Crawford
A. L. Pritchard
D. A. Ferree
Vinton County
Pritchard
Philadorian Lodge
Ferree
Waynesville
Ohio
William O. Porter
Malta
Nelsonville Social Notes Highlight Club Installations
Nelsonville Business and Professional Women's Club hosts an 8 pm meeting at West Washington Street rooms featuring officer installations. Miss Bernadine Adkins of Sandusky visits, while local members note upcoming gatherings and weekend guests include Mrs. Don Simonton and the Veons of Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville — Business and Professional Women's Club
West Washington St
Bernadine Adkins
Sandusky
Mat Adkins
Columbus
Robert Veon
Lorain
Ed Rosser
Bobby
Rebecca Rosser
Veons
Victory Club Health Test At Dorr Run Chapel
Nine members of the Victory 4-H Club and six from the 3 B's Club took a health examination administered by Dr. Sothern Thursday morning at the Dorr Run Chapel. Posters noted named participants and observers then visited a Powder House Hollow sawmill with advisers Mrs. Arthur Ingram and Mrs. John Stufflebean. Next Victory Club meeting set for June 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Victory 4-H
Dr. Sothern
Dorr Run
Nina Stufflebean
Charlene Wend
Norma Green
Mary Fiske
Audra Ingram
Daisy Stufflebean
Eva Keplar
Mary K
Alice Brooks
Helen
Christine Stufflebean
Betty Green
Margie Wyckoff
Edna
Dorothy Brooks
Arthur Ingram
John Stufflebean
Powder House Hollow
Victory Club
Merchants Must File Prices by July 1 in Nelsonville
Retail stores in Nelsonville must file with the War Price and Rationing Board the maximum price for each cost of living item by July 1. Secretary Robert Kinney of the Merchants Association has a sample form and retailers unsure of the filing steps should contact him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
O.P.M
Robert Kinney
The
Merchants Association
Twilight League Postponed To Thursday In Nelsonville
Wet grounds force postponement of the Carlton Hill versus Logan Twilight League game from Monday. If weather permits, four consecutive nights host games including Eagles versus Shoe Factory tonight and Logan versus Shoe Factory Wednesday. Carbon Hill meets Eagles Friday.
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Nelsonville
Carlton Hill
Logan
Eagles
Shoe Factory
Carbon Hill
Davis Pleads Guilty in Mayor Court, Fined
William Davis of this city pleaded guilty to intoxication on arraignment in Mayor Herman Oggs court on Monday. He was fined ten dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
William Davis
Herman Ogg
Charles D Ball May Seek Mason County Court Seat
Charles D Ball, former Mason County Sheriff, is being urged by friends to enter the Democratic primary for county court. He served a four year term as sheriff over 20 years ago and later worked as a postal clerk for 20 years before retirement. Ball has long led the Mason County Sunday School Association and is a well known local figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Ball
Mason County
Point Pleasant
Attorney Installs Air Conditioner in Office
Attorney William H. Bardin installed a large electric air conditioner in his Point Pleasant office. It is believed to be the first such unit in the city and reportedly held the temperature at about 70 degrees during hot weather.
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Point Pleasant
William H. Bardin
Sugar Stamp No 5 To Be Used After June 28
POINT PLEASANT Secretary James Johnson of the ration board announces that householders may use stamp No 5 after June 28 to July 25 and will receive two pounds of sugar for the period. Stamp No 6 may be used any time between July 26 and Aug 22 and it will also be good for two pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James Johnson
The
Ration Board
Rationing Board to Register Institutions in June
Officials of the local rationing board will sit at the courthouse in the circuit court room Wednesday, Thursday and Friday June 24, 25 and 26 to receive registration of institutional and industrial users of sugar for the July August period. The Rev A E Tullohh pastor of Trinity Methodist Church and his assistant Rev Ross Evans left Sunday for Buckhannon to attend the West Virginia Wesleyan College pastors school until July 1.
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Point Pleasant
Circuit Court
A. E. Tullohh
Trinity Methodist Church
Ross Evans
Buckhannon
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Exceptional Progress on Northern Section of Million Dollar Highway
W. C. Dick, state road commission resident engineer, reports Smith Construction Co of Huntington and Brown and Wright of Princeton are making exceptional progress on grading and paving the northern section. Grading is nearly finished with minor work due in two weeks. concrete pouring at the southern end starts this week. The five and a half mile project, mostly on new alignment, aims to lift the road between the West Virginia Ord nance Works and Mason Pom eroy Bridge above flood levels, with completion expected in 120 working days from start, weather permitting.
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Point Pleasant
Smith Construction Co
Huntington
Brown and Wright
Princeton
W. C. Dick
State Road Commission
Mr. Dick
TNT
W. Va
Engineer Predicts Bridge Completion
POINT PLEASANT W V C Dick resident engineer for the state road commission reports that the central span concrete flooring of Old Town Bridge will be poured Thursday unless weather interferes. This span will be given about ten days to set before the next span is poured. Mr Dick expects year of the bridge by July. The Dodd Meade Co Spencer is the contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
W. C. Dick
State Road Commission
Old Town Bridge
Concrete To Replace Brick on Sixth St
The brick surface on Sixth Street is being removed and an eight inch concrete surface will be laid from Silver Bridge to the Crooked Creek Bridge approach. Deputy Sheriff Hesson arrested Bob Rogers on a warrant charging destruction of property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth St
Point Pleasant
Silver Bridge
Crooked Creek Bridge
Hesson
Bob Rogers
Mason Man Announces Broad Land Options Near Graham Bottoms
A Mason County businessman states about 1200 acres in the Graham Bottoms area have been optioned with roughly 7000 dollars paid to landowners. The motive remains unknown though speculation points to coal development. government war industry plans are thought to be abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Graham Bottoms
Mason County
Apple Grove Social Notes
Apple Grove notes report social visits and illness. Fritz Buck, Pvt. of Syracuse, visited family in Columbus after a Columbus trip with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Roy Buck of Antiquity. Several residents travel for hospital stays visits. Mrs. Roberts dies at home after brief illness.
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Apple Grove
Roy Buck
Frank Buck
Antiquity
Columbus
Pvt
Fritz Buck
Syracuse
New York
Fritz
Marion Ours
Athens
Roy Donohue
Ours
Charess Sayre
George Marion
M. V. Shank
Russell
Hogsett
W. Va
Russell Lee
Sidney Carpenter
Donald
Pittsburgh
George Hayman
Earl Scott
Portland
Charles Sayre
Luther Dickey
Racine
Paul Wayman
New Boston
Lina Hayman
Frank Roberts
Here
Section of Highway Nearing Completion at Fourteenth Street
Price Construction Co head Mr. Price said he hopes to finish the highway section between Fourteenth St. and the new Old Town Creek bridge in the 29 working days left, around Aug. 1. The two large fills are done and the smaller fill north of the Lewis home will be finished soon. Concrete paving atop the big fill between Fourteenth St. and Jefferson Blvd. will start this week. The Old Town Creek fill cannot be surfaced until the bridge is finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Price
Price Construction Co
Fourteenth St
Old Town Creek
Nelsonville Youth In Sub Training In Look Magazine
Nelsonville’s Harold Bateman son of Mr and Mrs Bateman appears in Look magazine photo from New London Conn submarine training school studying the Momsen Lung escape device Harold formerly carried The Messenger for the town newspaper His brother William has served in the Navy for four years.
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Nelsonville
Look
Harold Bateman
Robert Bateman
U. S. Navy
New London
Conn
Harold
The
Messenger
William
Bestal Gallia Citizen Likely Named to Board Post
Appointment to fill the vacancy on the county selective service board caused by Judge A. J. Stormont’s resignation has not been announced. Current members include W. W. Sigler J. E. Halliday E. E. Caldwell and George Lear, all Gallipolis residents. A rural Gallia County citizen is expected to be chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
County Selective Service Board
A. J. Stormont
W. W. Sigler
J. E. Halliday
E. E. Caldwell
George Lear
Gallia County
Mrs Henking Dies in Childbirth in Madison
Mrs. Howard Henking, 42, wife of a former Gallipolis resident, died childbirth at their home in Madison West Virginia. Mrs. Herbert Henking, Howard’s mother, is in Madison for the funeral rites today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Howard Henking
Madison
W. Va
Herbert Henking
Social notes from Pt Pleasant residents and visitors
Pt Pleasant notes list residents and guests visiting local families including Lemuel Lieving and children from Detroit visiting Sheriff F B Lieving. many others recent and weekend travelers from Charleston Huntington Steubenville and St Petersburg Fla with local hosts and events. The report also notes Pat M Wilson head of the draft board remains unchanged after a Cincinnati medical visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Pat M. Wilson
Cincinnati
Gretchen Kenny
Civilian Defense Council Plans July Canteen Demonstration
Miss Pauline Fierce and Miss Margaret Johnson lead a 25 woman class in Civilian Defense canteen work at the high school. A public demonstration will occur during Civilian Defense Week July 4 to 11 in Ohio. Tickets cover food costs. officials will announce exact date and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkers
Sniffen
Pauline Fierce
Margaret Johnson
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Miss Fierce
Miss Johnson
Weed Cutting Campaign Urged by Mayor Ogg
Nelsonville announces weed cutting time in the Valley. Mayor Herman Ogg calls for public cooperation as street crews clear city property and owners of vacant lots are urged to remove weeds. Health department warns of mosquito and fly breeding in neglect.
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Nelsonville
Herman Ogg
Public Health Department
No Man's Land
Ogg
Battle of Fallen Timbers and Anthony Wayne’s Ohio conquest
The article recounts General Anthony Wayne leading the push to subdue Western Ohio to secure white settlement. It covers his preparations after St. Clair’s defeat, the August 20 1794 victory at Fallen Timbers, the 1795 Greenville peace, Detroit’s capture, his death in 1796, and a monument at Fallen Timbers State Park honoring Wayne.
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America
Anthony Wayne
Secretary of War
United States
Wayne
Washington
Fort Defiance
Ohio
West
St. Clair
Anthony
Fallen Timbers
Ledo
Greenville
Detroit
Presque Isle
Erie
Pennsylvania
Toledo
Scrap Rubber Pile Tops Three Ton Mark
Nelsonville report shows the scrap pile at the F. R. Beasley Garage exceeding three tons sold to the local dealer. Floors fill up as the drive continues for the remainder of the week with other garages and filling stations also reporting sizeable collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
F. R. Beasley
Pythian Sisters Plan Potluck Supper Meeting
The Pythian Sisters will serve a potluck supper during their regular meeting on Thursday night at 7 30 at the K of P Hall in Nelsonville. The gathering will be the last summer meeting and a large attendance is requested before the group resumes on September 3.
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Nelsonville
East Gallipolis Acreage To Be Auctioned July 1
Gallipolis Charleston residents and recent Sam Medley acreage buyers plan a new city subdivision with 81 building lots to be auctioned July 1. Streets and alleys have been designated and lots surveyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Gallipolis
Gallipolis
Charleston
Sam Medley
Cit
Engineer Calvin Beal Jr Transferred to Virginia Health Dept
Calvin Beal Jr sanitary engineer with the district health office for six months is transferred to the Virginia health department and will soon depart for his new post in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Point Pleasant
Calvin Beal, Jr
District Health Office
Virginia Health Department
Notice to bidders for 30 tons of coal by Labing Board
The Labing Board of Education invites bids for 30 tons of No 2 clean screened coal. A weight slip will accompany each load. The board may reject any or all bids and cancel the order if requirements are not met. Bids accepted until 5 p m. George Francis Clerk Athens Ohio 62342.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labing Board of
George Francis Clerk R
Athens
Honor State Leader of Order at Eudora Chapter Inspec
Nelsonville report on annual inspection of Eudora Chapter 4 in the Temple. Mary Sharp of Cleveland named worthy grand matron. Mr Funk of Athens deputy grand matron. district officers honored. dinner, corsages, and gifts. funds for ambiton and Red Cross noted. reception for matron and visitors held. discussion of railway locomotives weight noted.
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Nelsonville
Visi
Masonic
Athens
Beverly
Coryngan
Crooksville
Honoworthy Grand Matron
Mary Sharp
Cleveland
Funk
Robert
Ruby Fast
Bart
Christian Chu
Eudora
Temple
Red Cross
Mars
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M. W. N. Club
Don Simonton
Lenora Smith
Eunice Gyurko
Lucille Campbell
Bruce J. Jaggs
Fort Custer
Mich
Ruth Tucker
Leland Pierce
Leland, Jr
Raymond
Charles Gill
Barberton
Martha Pierce
Elizabeth Gethers
Paris
Brussels
Elgium
Germany
France
Bay of Biscay
U. S
Europe
Roosevelt
Churchill
Rationing Board
Dodd-Meade Co., Spencer
Mason
Apple Grove Social Notes
Bestal Gallia
Lemuel Lieving
Glen
Joe Ann
F. B. Lieving
General Motors Corporation
K. A. Peck
Sidney E. Selby
Steubenville
W. E. Selby
Jackson Ave
J. B. Selby
Frank Tillis
Arbuckle
Garnette Tillis
Main St
Virginia Thompson
Dunbar
A. E. Tulloch
Marvin McElfresh
E. McElfresh
Maggie Johnson
W. H. Morgan
Mrs. Morgan
Lewis
Gail Faires
Muskingum River
Max Dye
Michael
Belle
Bess Gygax
H. F. Roush
Homer Varian
Pauline McCulloch
Monroe Poffenbarger
Goldie Powell
Hinton
Clara Goodwin
Ohio St
Gordon Blessing
Leota
Dorothy Brown
St. Petersburg
Fla
Frank Brown
Florence Krodel
Board of Education
Raymond Smith
William F. Smith
E. B. Yeager
MacArthur
Frank Prist
Nea-Acme
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Civilian Defense Council Speaks
Oral Daugheray
J. H. McKiddie
John Kelso
Oge
Pythian Sisters
Monument Co
Geo. C. Shaw
W. Main Logan
Colegroves Super Markets
Greenlawn Cemetery
Formery Leonard's
Middleport
Oakley and
Oakley
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