Nelsonville Draft Board completes plan for fifth registration
Nelsonville area Draft Board No. 2 lists registrations for men aged 18 years six months to 20 on June 20 1942. Registration runs June 27 from noon to 6 pm and June 30 from 7 am to 9 pm at Amesville Coolville Albany New Marshfield Stewart and Nelsonville Legion building. About 450 expected. A long list of local men from Nelsonville and surrounding towns are ordered to appear June 25 for screening at 19 o'clock a. m. Inductees after July 1 receive two weeks furlough and breakfast arrangements by the Honor Committee to be announced.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
Amesville
Coolville
Albany
New Marshfield
Stewart
American Legion
Draft Board No. 2
Legion
Homer Bartlett Young
Oak St
Charles Wesley Powell
Chestnut St
Otto Manson Lewis
E. Franklin St
Lawrence Dean Pierce
Worthy Conward Millicon
David Andrew McClain
Pleasantview Ave
John Bailey Brown
Campbell St
Edward Parr Gibson
Jackson St
Harry Stage
Monroe St
Donald William Bumgardner
Terrace St
William Leo Burnell
Ned Larry Tolliver
Buchtel
Leonard Edison Rutter
Raymond Howard Brooks
Carbondale
Harold Whitmore
Jessie Warren
Nelsonville Rt
William Harrison Coakley
John Bumgardner
Nelsonvillle
Vege Garvin McCollester
Charles Eugene Russell
Buch
Clarence Stufflebean
Carl Victor Pettit
Everett Eldon Hickman
Joseph Derrington
Denny Morley Ashcraft
Guysville
Emile Sterling Clayton
Fort Hayes
Red Cross Courses Are Completed Nelsonville totals
Nelsonville reports completion of Red Cross Standard First Aid taught by Frederick M. Collins. Names include Beatrice Adamson, Lillian Butts, Marjorie Engler, Elizabeth Hall, Freda Hock, Mrs. Robert Kinney, Charles Pedigo, Ethel Rosser, Elizabeth Shannon, J. Orval Steenrod, Mary Steenrod, Elizabeth Sheffield, Dorothy Shearer, Margaret Worden, Virginia Woodard. Juniors course for ages 12 to 16 taught by Mrs. Edith K. Hardy lists Fred Conner Jr., Olive Dean, Garnet Klinebriel, Walter Klinebriel, Imogene McCollister, Darl Skiver, Lilly McKee, Carl Wagner from Route 2 Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Red Cross
Frederick M. Collins
Beatrice Adamson
Lillian Butts
Marjorie Engler
Elizabeth Hall
Freda Hock
Robert Kinney
Charles Pedigo
Ethel Rosser
Elizabeth Shannon
J. Orval Steenrod
Mary Steenrod
Elizabeth Sheffield
Dorothy Shearer
Margaret Worden
Virginia Woodard
Edith K. Hardy
Fred Conner, Jr
Olive Dean
Garnet Klinebriel
Walter Klinebriel
Imogene McCollister
Darl Skiver
Lilly McKee
Carl Wagner
Peter Bersons Ointment Promises Fast Pile Relief
An advertisement claims over a million dollars is spent annually on pile remedies and promotes Peter Asons Ointment as soothing cooling and astringent. It promises relief within minutes, offers 35 cents per box or 60 cents for a tube with applicator, and guarantees money back if not delighted.
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Peterson
Progress Reported on Mason County Civilian Defense Efforts
Mason County OCD announces Mrs. Sue H. Crow as first salaried employee, using the Assessor Morrison office space. Training proceeds at Mason County Junior High and Lakin with several instructors. July 15 eyed for a 400-student commencement. Local notices cover Navy furloughs, hospital visits, and transfers including Lt. Peter H. Steenbergen Jr. to Ohio State University.
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Point Pleasant
Walden F. Roush
Sue H. Crow
Mason County
Civilian Defense
Roush
Lakin
Former County Agent Visits Point Pleasant
A. G. Middleton, once Mason County agricultural agent, visited Point Pleasant this week. He left seven years ago for the federal soil conservation service at Moundsville and now serves as district soil conservationist based in Martinsburg.
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Point Pleasant
A. G. Middleton
Mason County
Middleton
Federal Soil Conservation Service
Moundsville
Marshall County
Martinsburg
Bus Skids Into Manhole Blocking bridge Approach
A Greyhound bus traveling from Gallipolis to Charleston skidded into an unfinished manhole on Main Street at the end of the Silver Bridge during a heavy rainstorm. Right rear wheels sank, delaying traffic for about 30 minutes before a tractor pulled the bus free and it moved on.
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Point Pleasant
Greyhound
Gallipolis
Charleston
Main St
Silver Bridge
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Mayor Calls For Drive for USO Funds
Mayor B. Walter Krodel urges a county wide drive to raise funds for the USO aiding soldiers in training camps. He asks club women and civic groups to meet in the city building at 7 30 o’clock next Monday evening June 29 to form a campaign directing group.
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Point Pleasant
B. Walter Krodel
United Service Organization
Krodel
City Tax Board in Session for 25 Days
POINT PLEASANT The Board of Equalization and Review began sittings Monday and will continue for 25 days to let taxpayers protest valuations fixed by the Assessor. Only one taxpayer Dawson Hartley of Cologne district appeared in the first two days. The sittings are mandatory under state law with the county court members, including President D. E. Wedge, Commissioner Willard Hesson, and Commissioner John W. Barnett.
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Point Pleasant
Board of Equalization and Review
Dawson Hartley
Cologne District
D. E. Wedge
Willard Hesson
John W. Barnett
No Quorum Cancels Legion Meeting in Point Pleasant
Mason County Post American Legion meeting at Harmon Field was abandoned due to lack of a quorum. Members discussed a Legion sponsored carnival the week of July 6 and noted the post has not met since its home was used as a soldiers barracks. Next regular meeting set for the secondary of July, per Stanley Wale.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Post
American Legion
Legion
Harmon Field
Stanley Wale
Parkersburg Company Buys Building Sites
R. P. Bell announces the sale of four lots on the east side of Lincoln Ave between 24th and 25th Streets to the Parkersburg Mill Co. Each lot fronts 40 feet. The buyer will divide the tract into three lots of about 53 feet frontage and will build three houses in the $4,000 class. Construction starts soon.
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Point Pleasant
R. P. Bell
Lincoln Ave
Parkersburg Mill Co
Bell
Mack jin Arrested for DWI by Point Pleasant Police
Guy Mack Jin of Pomeroy was arrested Monday by Chief Jividen on a driving while intoxicated charge. He was released to Mayor Krodel yesterday.
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Point Pleasant
Guy Mackjin
Pomeroy
Jividen
Krodel
School Head Takes First Vacation in Two Years
County Superintendent W. F. Roush begins a series of part day vacations after two years of continuous work leading the school system and OCD. His duties prevent a full two weeks off, so he plans brief absences to refresh.
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Point Pleasant
W. F. Roush
OCD
WPA Barberry Hunt Expands in Meigs and Athens Counties
In Gallia area reporting the barberry search continues with 29 WPA enrollees across Meigs and Athens Counties. The drive began a month ago with 69 men, many leaving for private work or transportation issues. No count of plants found is available. A total of 107 WPA workers remain employed on the flood escape road in two shifts.
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Gallipolis
Meigs
Athens
Band Meeting Deferred After Speech by Former Governor
A preliminary gathering led to postponement of the second band meeting previously set for last Thursday. About 40 musicians have agreed to join. a leader has not yet been elected. The group will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. for the first practice.
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Point Pleasant
Kump
Nelsonville Club Installs Officers in Candlelit Service
Nelsonville Business and Professional Women's Club installed officers Tuesday night led by past president Mrs. Nelle Dowler. New officers include President Miss Helen Stewart Vice President Mrs. Mabel Haffner Secretary Miss Blanche Linton Treasurer Miss Ruth Kelch Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Cleo Whitmore. A film on social security and old age insurance was shown and Miss Helen Stewart presented a president’s pin to retiring president Miss Blanche Moorehead.
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Nelsonville
Business and Professional Women's Club of
Nelle Dowler
Helen Stewart
Mabel Haffner
Blanche Linton
Ruth Kelch
Cleo Whitmore
America
Sylvia Paul
Hargess
Blanche Moorehead
Shoe Factorys win 3-0 over Eagles in Twilight League
The Shoe Factory defeated the Eagles 3-0 in the postponed Twilight League game in Nelsonville. Logan and the Shoe Factory are set to play again tonight.
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Nelsonville
Shoe Factory
Eagles
Logan
The
Seven Couples Secure Licenses To Marry
Seven couples received marriage licenses in Gallipolis. Samuel Dexter 25 and Annette Anderson 27 of Nelsonville. Roy Schul 21 and Norma Anderson 21 of Leon West Virginia. Harvey Ferguson 31 and Dora Sanford 29 of Huntington. Paul D. Hollen 21 and Lora Ervin 21 of Baltimore Maryland. Herbert C. Russell 44 and Ruth L. Hart 42 of Huntington. George Schmitt 24 and Cecelia Olin 21 of New York City. Lloyd Oldaker 21 and Mabel Medore 25 of Leon West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
Samuel Dexter
Annette Anderson
Nelsonville
Roy Schul
Norma Anderson
Leon
W. Va
Harvey Ferguson
Dora Sanford
Huntington
Paul D. Hollen
Lora Ervin
Baltimore
Herbert C. Russell
Ruth L. Hart
George Schmitt
Cecelia Olin
New York City
Lloyd Oldaker
Mabel Medore
Removal of 17 trees blocks road on Lincoln Ridge
Gallia County highway department faces major task after recent storms removing 17 trees blown across the Lincoln Ridge main road. The highway is now open to traffic.
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Gallipolis
Lincoln Ridge
Thos J Davis Dies at 82 in Athens Home
Thomas J Davis 82 died after a two month illness at his son Don C Davis’s home 4 Sunnyside Dr Athens He was born in Wales and moved to the Hocking Valley 73 years ago Funeral Friday at 2 pm at Warren Funeral Home with Rev W M George First Methodist Church burial at Green Lawn Cemetery He is survived by his son and two grandchildren Bob Davis Ellen, wife died earlier along with two other children
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Thomas J. Davis
Don C. Davis
Sunnyside Dr
Athens
Warren Funeral Home
W. M. George
First Methodist Church
Davis
Bob Davis
Fort Myers
Fla
Ellen
Greenlawn Cemetery
Nelsonville Social Notes Garden Club and club events
Nelsonville social notes describe a Garden Club picnic on Mrs. James Guy’s lawn with Mrs. Roy Snackenburg Mrs. E J Kessinger and Mrs Wesley Hawk assisting. New member Mrs Herman Ogg welcomed and Ohio Association reports noted. Other gatherings include Laessle country home dinner bridge boating and visits by former residents. Upcoming meetings include Lady Elks June gathering and G T Club at Mrs Marie Carpenter’s home with park outing planned. Presbyterian Missionary Society and Methodist classes are also listed with meeting details.
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Nelsonville
James Guy
Community Garden Club
Guy
Roy Snackenburg
E. J. Kessinger
Wesley Hawk
Robert Donahey
Herman Ogg
Ogg
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Columbus
Garden Club
J. M. Hyde
A. W. Laessle
Lancaster
John Brooks
Gloria
Local Socials and Oil Test Plans Around Clinton Sand
Miss Mary Coakley of Columbus visits grandparents here as Miss Blanche Riley and Miss Helen Chapple attend the Ohio Synod sessions in Wooster. Mr and Mrs Harry Hull of Columbus dine with Mr and Mrs Noah Fillinger. Mr and Mrs Thomas Spencer return from a visit with their son and daughter in law in Columbus. In Nelsonville the Kachemacker Estate builds a rig in Deanville Happy Hollow lease and plans a test to the Clinton sand.
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Columbus
Blanche Riley
Helen Chapple
Wooster
Synod of Ohio
Harry Hull
Noah Fillinger
Thomas Spencer
Harold Spencer
Nelsonville
Kachemacker
Deanville
Happy Hollow
Clinton
All But Few in Crown City Have 'V' Gardens
GALLIPOLIS The village of Crown City is said to have established a record in victory gardens with all but three homes credited as having gardens. The exceptions are occupied by age pension recipients not physically able to work.
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Gallipolis
Crown City
Rooms Ready in Gallipolis Amid Influx of Workers
Gallipolis gears up for defense workers from Point Pleasant as the chamber of commerce reports rapid room filling. About 200 rooms were listed with half taken in two weeks and few new listings arriving, while housing construction stalls due to priority issues and no government housing plans confirmed.
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Gallipolis
Homes Registration Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Point Pleasant
General Chemical Co
Sunday School Flag Ceremony Honors Memory Of Leah Reynolds
In Nelsonville the Metho dist Sunday School held a June 21 ceremony presenting two flags the American flag by Mrs Stacy Sharp and the Christian flag by Miss Jane Howe The gift was dedicated to Miss Leah Reynolds a charter member The flags were accepted by Ralph Parks of the church board and Rev William M George led the dedication The event impressed the church body and marked the first Christian flag owned by the church
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Nelsonville
Methodist Sunday School
Stacy Sharp
Virginia Imhoff
Leah Reynolds
Jane Howe
Retta Howe
Pretta Howe
Bessie Stephenson
Howe
Ralph Parks
William M. George
Fire destroys Buchtel home in early morning blaze
In Nelsonville at 2 am a seven room frame house occupied by Mr and Mrs John Turvey burned out. The couple escaped but Turvey suffered a heart attack then improved later. Fire Chief Dana Windon drove a truck to the scene and no other dwellings were endangered. The house was the Rettenmeier property.
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Nelsonville
John Turvey
Buchtel
Dana Windon
Rettenmeier
Turvey
Loyalty Sunday at First Methodist Church Nelsonville
In Nelsonville on June 28 the First Methodist Church designates Loyalty Sunday the pastor Rev. Wm. M. George will outline plans for the church year urging full attendance as a united church is essential to face civic duties. The sermon and remarks emphasize church as a cornerstone of republic and civilization.
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Nelsonville
First Methodist Church
Wm. M. George
George
Rubber Shortage Discussed by Rotary Club
In Nelsonville the Rotary Club heard a program on the acute rubber shortage caused by supply cuts in Java and the East Indies. Frank Smith led the discussion amid calls to conserve and collect scrap rubber, with Athens County areas tallying about 31 tons collected and projected to reach 100 tons. Garages and stations were authorized to receive scraps, and Kenneth Orwiler of the Bronty Shoe organization was introduced as a new member.
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Nelsonville
Rotary Club
Frank Smith
Ges Quest
Java
East Indies
Athens County
Kenneth Orwiler
Bronty Shoe Organization
Loca
Ken's man pleads guilty to intoxication in Nelsonville court
Nelsonville city court records show Ken's man charged with intoxication pleaded guilty before Mayor Herman Ogg on arraignment. He was fined five dollars plus costs and committed to the County Jail on a sentence pendingment.
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Nelsonville
Ken
Heman Ogg
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