Tom Robinson Honored by Civic Group
At the Gallipolis Rotary Club meeting six new directors were chosen: Tom Agee Stanley Evans Harry R. Hurn LaVierre Lovett Everett G. Royer and Mac Scott. Tom Robinson was named Honorary Rotarian for March and is a student leader at Gallia Academy High School involved in student government sports and band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Rotary Club
Tom Agee
Stanley Evans
Harry R. Hurn
LaVierre Lovett
Everett G. Royer
Mac Scott
Tom Robinson
Gallia Academy High School
Hi-Y
Gallia Script
Higgins
Robinson
Farm Loan Group Meets Saturday in Gallipolis
The National Farm Loan Association of Gallipolis will hold its annual stockholders meeting Saturday March 6 at 10 30 a m in the local office. The business session will cover loans and past year activities with a look at regional corporation loans for war production. Mr Bailey will discuss FSA activities. One director will be elected. A luncheon follows at Broughton s on Second Ave.
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Gallipolis
National Farm Loan Association of
A. C. Gibson
Regional Agricultural Corporation
Bailey
FSA
Broughton's
Second Ave
Children Stage Hansel and Gretel Operetta at Lincoln School
Gallipolis residents learn the Lincoln School first six grades will perform the operetta Hansel and Gretel at Washington School Auditorium at 8 p m under Mary Ellen Foster supervision. Principal Arthur Cooper notes the blackout at 9 25 p m will not affect the show and all can be home safely. Cast includes William Hogan Joyce Stewart Betty Casey Alexander Borden and Jean Mosley with a chorus from the first four grades and dances from Italian French Norwegian Polish Spanish and English selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Washington School
Lincoln School
Hansel and Gretel
Arthur Cooper
Cooper
Mary Ellen Foster
Hansel
William Hogan
Gretel
Joyce Stewart
Betty Casey
Alexander Borden
Jean Mosley
Miss Foster
Langsville News Briefs Highlights Local Obits And Births
Langsville notes report births and deaths in the community. Don Miller born February 27 to Chester Edwin and spouse. Guy Swadley learns of his father’s death in Harrisville West Virginia. Selmer Ward dies from heart attack with funeral in Rutland. Mrs Cora Ledlie Braley, formerly of Langsville, suffers a stroke and is hospitalized in Fostoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennan
Columbus
Girture Jr
Carol Division
Wayne
Davis
Daugh
Preston
L. E
Ambrose
Anna
Bruce
North Aft
Jny. Wilkesville
Penny Swadley
Anna Pare
William Harmon
Alice
Ethel Miller
Don Anderson
Rutland
Chester Edwin
Don Miller
Guy Swadley
Harrisville
W. Va
Selmer Ward
Holland
Ernest Selmer
U. S. Army
Clarence Stevens
Mission Church
Cora Ledlie Braley
Fostoria
Langsville
Gallia Probate Notes
Gallia probate items list Harold B. Wood appointed administrator of Elmer E. Wood estate with $5,000 bond. sureties Emma F. Wood and Henry W. Cherrington. Nellie M. Heatly named administratrix of Charles Heatly estate with $5,000 bond. sureties J. L. Coleman and Veron Coleman. Mrs. Howard Foster learns husband arrived at Fort Barrancas Florida after 15 day furlough with family. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Facemire report Eu-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Harold B. Wood
Elmer E. Wood
Emma F.wood
Henry W. Cherrington
Nellie M. Heatly
Charlies Heatly
J. L. Coleman
Veron Coleman
Howard Foster
Naomi van Sickle
Fort Barrancas
Fla
Fred Facemire
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Events
Gallipolis social items cover DAR chapter meeting with guest speaker William Ines and Red Cross drive talk. Navy civilian Carlo Brown to Mare Island then Pearl Harbor as radio tech, wife accompanying him to California. Old Pine Ladies Aid Society quilt day and prayer service noted. Frances Condee named to Ohio State University symphonic choir. Birth of Judith Ann Star Route daughter announced. Local visits and family updates round out the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
A. W. Kerns
L. B. Shaw
Daughters of the American Revolution
William Ines
Red Cross
Boyd Thomas
National Defense News
Mary Ewing
National Historical Magazine
Elizabeth E. Poe
Kerns
Frank Bell
W. W. Sigler
Frances Condee
Herman Condee
Ohio State University Symphonic Choir
Louis H Dierck
Entertain at Dinner by Mr and Mrs Burger Guests
Mr and Mrs R H Burger and family hosted Sunday dinners at their home with guests including Mr and Mrs Ex Bowner and children Frankie and Mary Jane Tony Margaretto Huntington W Va and Mrs Jake Nalper Baltimore Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Burger
Ex Bowner
Frankie and
Mary Jane
Tony Margaretto
Huntington
W. Va
Jake ‘Nalper
Baltimore
Alden Howell and Nora Lawson Wed in Huntington Home
Announcement reports the marriage of Alden Howell, a prominent Gallopolis businessman, to Miss Nora Lawson of Huntington. The ceremony occurred at the Lawson residence, 2509 Adams Ave, Huntington, at 7 45 p m, followed by a weekend in Ashland before returning to Gallopolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden Howell
Gallipolis
Nora Lawson
Huntington
H. B. Lawson
Adams Ave
Ashland
Gallia County suits filed over old service bills
Two complaints filed in Gallia County Common Pleas Court by E. R. Wallace at Rose Service Station Gallipolis name Clyde A Petrie as defendant in one action for 205.43 dated January 20 1940 and Warren McDonald Route 2 Gallipolis named in another suit for 144.91 dated July 26 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Magazine sale ends at Gallia Academy High School
Gallipolis reports the second magazine sale of the year at Gallia Academy High School closed with net sales over 200 dollars. Top seller Lonnie Thompson, a sophomore, moved 46 dollars in sales. Room 302, led by home room teacher Charles Swanson, posted the highest percentage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Harold Brown
Lonnie Thompson
Charles Swanson
Two Gallipolis Seniors Take Exams for Service
Two Gallipolis senior boys, Ro Trout and Lawrence Thomas, report to the high school for examinations related to selective service. The men are listed with addresses in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bro
Lawrence Thomas
Holzer Hospital Admits and Reports New Births
Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis lists admissions including Charles William Whitt 18 months son of Willie Whitt Crown City Gary Ray Foster 19 months son of Henry Foster Vinton a daughter born to Mrs Marion Hall Vinton at 815 am Tuesday Clarence E Ihle Pomeroy an observed case a daughter born to Mrs Emery Cart Bidwell at 430 am Tuesday Harold Supple Henderson West Virginia an observed case Mrs Heber James Hartford West Virginia an observed case a son born to Mrs William A Smith Pomeroy and Mrs Carrie Gaskins Pt Pleasant The released include Mrs John Wood Gallipolis Mrs Kenneth Vance Jackson and Mrs Lowen Saunders and infant son Crown City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Charles William Whitt
Willie Whitt
Gary Ray Foster
Henry Foster
Crown City
Marion Hall
Vinton
Clarence E Ihle
Pomeroy
Emery Cart
Bidwell
Harold Supple
Henderson
W. Va
Heber James
Hartford
William A. Smith
Carrie Gaskins
Pt. Pleasant
John Wood
Kenneth Vance
Jackson
Lowen Saunders
Must Secure New Explosive Licenses In Gallipolis
Howard Hardway stated that renewal dates for explosives licenses are approaching. The renewal date is one year from issuance and applications may be filed within 30 days before the original license expires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Howard Hardway
Clyde Mitchell Injured At Work At Downtain’s Plant
Clyde Mitchell, superintendent at Downtain’s Foundry, lost the end of his left middle finger when it was caught in a press at the shop yesterday afternoon. He is active in the Rotary Club and attended the weekly meeting last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clyde Mitchell
Downtain’s Fhisting Company
Mr. Mitchell
Rotary Club
Burning Permits Required Before Spring Fires
Gallia county warns landowners all townships with state forest wardens require burning permits from March 1 to end of May. Permits are free from listed township wardens in Addison Cheshire Clay Gallipolis Green Odell Guyan Harrison Huntington Morgan Perry Raccoon Springfield Walnut Greenfield.
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Gallipolis
Addison
M. A. Bunce
Raymond H. Rife
Ted Roush
Cheshire
W. W. Bradbury
W C. Moore
Clay
Herman Bruckner
Harry H. Clark
S. C. Hemphill
Anderson Robinson
Charles M. Bane
Green
Edwin R. McCormick
Odell Northup
Guyan
C. E. Harrison
Clyde Smith
Harrison
H. W. Tope
Huntington
E. E. Hartsook
Kirk G. Kirkendall
Alfred Radclife
Morgan
Walter E. McGhee
James Simms
Robert A. Thaxton
Ohio
C. H. Boyd
Perry
S. H. Milarn
D. Spurgeon Rees
E. R. Simms
Hoyt Webster
Herman H. Wood
Raccoon
Stanley Cooper
Dan S. Evans
David Williams
Springfield
Willis McBride
H. E. Smeltzer
O. J. White
Walnut
C. B. Drummond
W. S. Davisson
Greenfield
John F. Evans
B. L. Starcher
Homer Lloyd
Food Handlers Improving Conditions in Mason County
Mason County health officials praise improved food handling at local eateries after a month of visits and a recent food handlers course. The article urges full adoption of safe procedures to prevent disease, warns of legal action for noncompliance, and notes rising nationwide outbreaks and Fort Pulaski visitor totals in 1940.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Health Department
Mason County
Health Department
Mason County Draft Board summons seventy four for examinations
POINT PLEASANT The Mason County draft board has called up an additional 74 men for military service. They must report here March 8 to be sent to the induction center at Huntington. Included are four volunteers, one transferred from another board, and 69 selectees. Names are listed by hometowns including Huntington area and nearby towns, with several volunteers and many selectees named.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Huntington
Leonard William Lee
Henderson
Glenn Russell McMillin
Hartford
Albert Cecil McDaniel
Letart
Charles Arthur Burdette
Leon
Max David Brown
Jason
Fairmont
W. Va
New Haven
Okey J. Howard, Jr
Brady Warner Knapp
Ellis Lavern Weaver
Henry Dale Cunningham, Jr. Leon
Willie Sampson Thornton
Floyd Franklin Finnicum
Ershel Leroy Biffle
Herman Hoy Jordan
George Leroy McDade
Lucian Lester Ferguson, Jr
Gene Kenneth Jordan
Omer Henry Matheny
Ernest Willard Casey
Wallie Junior Allen
George Dallas Keener, Jr
Otis Euel Rowsey
George Ray Sheppard
Charles Harrison Bush
George Michael Snodgrass
Jamen Chester Thomas
Robert Wil- William Patterson
Clifton
Joseph Ray Jeffers
Earl Filson Lockhart
Glenwood
Millard Davis
Rudolph Lawrence Young
Wilbert Junior Jenkins
Ashton
Charles Judson Wray
Mathew Long
Paul Arthur Blessing
Benjamin Roy Casto
Leonard Robert M. Roush
Wahama High Will Give Play Thursday
Mason City The Senior Class of Wahama High School presents Adam's Evening a farce in three acts at Point Pleasant Junior High School with matinee at 2:00 and evening show at 8:00 Cast includes Arthur Sayre Marilyn Jewart Dorothy Russell Ben Sayre Jane Ann Stone Gale Berry Eva Jean Roush Robert Lieving Charles MacKnight Grace Belcher Directed by Mrs Theodosea Ohlinger Emogene King and Robert McIntosh are promoters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Wahama High School
Adam
Point Pleasant Junior High School
Arthur Sayre
Marilyn Jewart
Dorothy Russell
Ben Sayre
Jane Ann Stone
Gale Berry
Eva Jean Roush
Robert Lieving
Charles MacKnight
Grace Belcher
Theodosea Ohlinger
Emogene King
Robert McIntosh
Point Clinic Births Three Children Reported
The Point Clinic in Point Pleasant announces three new arrivals. A daughter weighing five pounds appears to Mr. and Mrs. B Bailey of local vicinity. A daughter named Mary Margaret weighing 60 pounds is born to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Newman of Beech Hill. A son, George Toliver II, weighing 6 1 2 pounds, is born to Mr. and Mrs. George Toliver Day, their first child.
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Point Pleasant
Point Clinic
B. Bailey
Mary Margaret
Wayne Newman
Beech Hill
George Toliver II
George Toliver Day
Juniors to Present Soles and Acts for Prom Fund
At Gallia Academy High School Friday during the regular assembly period the junior class will present soles and novelty acts to raise money for the Junior Senior Prom. Principal Harold Brown announced a small admission charge will be collected.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Harold Brown
Martin Retained To Estimate Cost of Paving Nine Streets
Point Pleasant council hires Homer Martin of Price Construction Co to survey and estimate costs for paving nine streets with concrete. Project estimated at about 200000 dollars funded by revenue bonds to be paid by property owners on improved streets. If one street declines, others proceed. Streets named include Lincoln Jefferson Monroe Madison Mt. Vernon Avenues Marquette North Main Shore Marietta 23rd and 24th.
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Point Pleasant
Homer Martin
The
Price Construction Co
Huntington
Krodel
Lincoln
Jefferson
Monroe
Madison
Mt. Vernon Avenues
Marquette
North Main
Shore
Marietta
23Rd
24Th Streets
City
Sanitary Committee
Cattle Prices Rise in District Listing
Deputy assessor H. C. Dabney visited Clendenin district to secure supplies for the year’s property listing. He notes more cattle than in prior years and higher valuations with cows at 50 dollars a head up from 30, beef cattle around 10 cents per pound.
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Point Pleasant
H. C. Dabney
Clendenin
Outside Work Completed on Defense Homes
Satisfactory progress is being made on all housing projects in the city and suburbs. Nearly all outside work is done on the government 700 shelters with Jones and Wharton completing or nearing 100 houses and over 50 occupied. Mt Vernon Ave homes of Jones Love Bardin are largely occupied. Victory Heights English Court and Burdette land projects grow like small towns as water gas and sewer mains extend. Material shortages hover but no further major delays expected.
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Point Pleasant
Jones and Wharton
Mt. Vernon Ave
Jones, Love and Bardin
Victory Heights
English Court
Burdette
Monday Evening Bridge Club Meets at Moose Club
Pt Pleasant activity notes show the Monday Bridge Club gathering in the Moose Club ladies lounge with Mrs Victor E S Park as hostess. Mrs Max Koenigsberg won high score, her guest sister Mrs Harris was second, and Mrs Edgar Tuckerman received the consolation prize. Refreshments followed for listed attendees.
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Point Pleasant
Moose Club
Victor E. S. Park
Max Koenigsberg
Harris
Edgar Tuckerman
Koenigsberg
Tuckerman
James Hall
L. B. Hannaman
Frank C. Long, Jr
Point Pleasant Personal News Roundup
Miss Ann Schriver spent yesterday in Huntington. Staff Sergeant H A Roush leaves today for Camp Breckenridge Ky after a furlough with his parents and friends in Point Pleasant. Mrs J D Lyle and Alta Barker head to Cleveland. Lyle will follow soon after leaving Badger Co. He and the Lyles lived with Mr and Mrs F H Roush on Main Street. Mr and Mrs Frank C Scholz occupy Captain Gus Butler home on First Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ann Schriver
Huntington
H. A. Roush
Camp Breckenridge
E. C. Roush
Graham Station
J. D. Lyle
Alta Barker
Cleveland
Lyle
Badger Co
Lyles
F. H. Roush
Main St
Frank C. Scholz
Gus Butler
First St
Hartford men arrested near Point Pleasant for intoxication
Vinton Smith and Claude Fields of Hartford were arrested east of Point Pleasant on Monday evening by Sergeant Paul Thomas. They were arraigned before Magistrate Sam Taylor and sentenced to 10 days in jail plus a $5 fine and costs each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Vinton Smith
Claude Fields
Hartford
Paul Thomas
Sam Taylor
License To Marry Issued In Gallipolis
Marriage license issued by Probate Court Judge to Vincent Pierotti a 35 year old restaurant proprietor of Gallipolis and Virginia Logan 24 a waitress of Gallipolis. The ceremony may take place locally after filing suitable plans with authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Vincent Pierotti
Virginia Logan
Four-Year-Old Boy Killed in Road Accident Near Charleston
A four year old boy, Harry Walter William McDaniel, died after being struck by a car on Charleston Road Monday evening at 6. He died en route to Gallipolis hospital. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter McDaniel, who live four miles east of the city. Funeral services were held at Brighton Methodist Church. He is survived by his parents two brothers and a sister. The boy was playing near his home when he darted from between two parked cars and was hit by Dr. J. W. Diddle of Henderson en route to Charleston. Witnesses called the accident unavoidable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charleston
Gallipolis
Harry Walter William McDaniel
Walter McDaniel
John Oshel
Brighton Methodist Church
F. H. Capehart
Charles Edwards
Wayne
Barbara Jean
J. W. Diddle
Henderson
Bells Visit Relatives in City After Memorial
Lt. and Mrs. Thomas E. Bell formerly of Gallipolis stayed with Mrs. John Oshel and Mrs. Nellie Bell on Charleston Road in Point Pleasant. They traveled from a Roswell New Mexico camp to attend memorial services in Kent Ohio for Mrs. Bell’s brother Lt Steve White, a combat pilot shot down over England. Lt. Bell teaches bombardiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Thomas E. Bell
Gallipolis
John Oshel
Nellie Bell
Oshel
Charleston Road
Bell
Roswell
New Mexico
Kent
Pimples Dont Scratch or Squeeze. Try Petersons Ointment
Don’t scratch or squeeze pimples or suffer itching from dermatitis or eczema. Peterson’s Ointment offers quick relief and helps the skin look and feel better. Advertising copy notes money back if not delighting, and claims foot relief for irritated or cracked skin.
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Peterson
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