Health Advice Issued for District Flood Cleanup
POINT PLEASANT The weather bureau predicts a one to two foot rise in river levels within 48 hours as Ohio and Kanawha waters rise. Mason County health officials urge cleaning flooded buildings with open doors, hot soapy scrubs, and chlorine. disinfect wells and cisterns with lime provided by the department. food and drink establishments reopen only with health department approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Weather Bureau
Chesapeake
Ohio
Kanawha
Main St
Mason County Health Department
Regular School Hour Schedule Restored
Superintendent Delbert Staats announced the regular schedule was readjusted to open at 9 am and close at 4 pm. After delays since December the longer day now suits pupils arriving by bus from rural districts. Central Grade School and junior and senior high schools did not open yesterday but are expected to reopen Wednesday. Some board members missed the March meeting due to high waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Delbert Staats
Central
Staats
Board of Education
Charles Day Home From Navy Twenty Day Leave
Coxwain Charles K. Day, a three year Navy veteran, is home for a 20 day leave with his mother Mrs. Beanice Day of Neil Avenue Gallipolis. He has served four years in the Pacific and eight months in the Mediterranean and took part in the invasion of France. his ship in the last voyage is reported sunk. He will return to Brooklyn for reassignment after the leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Coxwain
Charles K. Day
Navy
Beanice Day
Neil Ave
Coxwain Day
Mediterranean
France
Brooklyn
St Albans To Stage 1945 Industrial Cage Meeting
St Albans Basket Ball officials announce the third annual industrial tournament, starting March 20 and running five nights. Open to independent teams from southern West Virginia and adjacent Ohio. Entry deadline Friday March 16, with a $750 fee, rosters due to A. G. Robinson at 200 Cunningham Lake.
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ST. Albans
West Virginia
Ohio
A. G. Robinson
Cunningham Lake
Golden Wedding Anniversary for Mason County Couple
Mr and Mrs Monroe Poffenbarger of Bidwell celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on February 23. The couple, both natives of Mason County, lived in Arbuckle district, moved to near the ordnance works, then to Bidwell. They have two sons and two daughters, including Capt Jess J Poffenbarger in Europe and Marcus Poffenbarger in the Point Pleasant post office, plus daughters Mrs K M Dabney of Huntington and Mrs Tennant of Bidwell. Mr Poffenbarger, 81, served two terms as deputy sheriff and was a GOP worker. Mrs Poffenbarger, 75, maiden name Margaret Beard. The story notes their long service to the community and family details.
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Point Pleasant
Monroe Poffenbarger
Bidwell
Ordnance Works
Mason County
Poffenbarger
G.O.P
South Side
Margaret Beard
Beech Hill
Jess J. Poffenbarger
APO
Europe
Marcus Poffenbarger
K. M. Dabney
Huntington
Tennant
Cattle Tour and Local Notices Staged in Point Pleasant
Gallipolis County Agent Everett G Roger announced the beef cattle tour and round up will proceed as scheduled, with participants including Penn State College. local weathering events include a funeral for Miss Mary Jane Hughes and multiple civic notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Everett G. Roger
Viand St
Grace Metae
Jimmy Church
Sturgeon
Ft. Benning
Fort Meade
MD T Simbling
Citizens National Bank
Mason County Farm Women’s Clubs
Keith McClung
Keith and
Johling
Hartford
Point Pleasant
Beale Chapel
Kanawhi
Mary Jane Hughes
Point Chie
C. G. Billups
Local Man Praises Help Medicine After Gas Bloating
A local man describes relief after taking ERB-HELP to ease gas, bloating, and constipation. He reports improved digestion, regular bowels, and ability to eat without distress. Athens Pharmacy advertises the medicine and urges readers to try it.
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Eabhelp
Sulfferme
Athens
Adt
Law suit filed for divorce in Point Pleasant
Loretta Cunningham sues Lawrence P. Cunningham for divorce in circuit court. A separate suit by Mr Cunningham against his wife was dismissed by agreement at the January term of court.
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Point Pleasant
Loretta Cunningham
Lawrence P. Cunningham
Cunningham
Theourt
Local Post Office Substitute Clerk Exam Held in Point Pleasant
Civil service clerk Marcus Poffenbarger conducted a Saturday examination for substitute postal carrier in Point Pleasant. Examinees included Grace Stone Billy Biffle Owens Roseberry and Harry A Lasley. Justice of the Peace S A Simmons returned to office after a three week illness.
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Point Pleasant
D Ball
Arnett Funeral Home
Viand St
Homer Varian
C. G. Billups
Suncrest Cemetery
G. B Young
Charles Henry Stone
H. A.johnson
Harry Thomas
Everett Hamlin
Miller
Marcus Poffenbarger
Civil Service
Grace Stone
Billy Biffle
Owens Roseberry
Harry A. Lasley
A Simmons
Paper Drive Success in Mason County
Elmer Grueser chairman of the salvage committee turned over to Chester Roush treasurer of the Band Boosters Club two hundred thirty two dollars, proceeds of the last car of scrap paper shipped from Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Elmer Grueser
Mason County Salvage Committee
Chester Roush
Band Boosters’ Club
New Directory Out in Point Pleasant
A new telephone directory is being distributed in Point Pleasant, with some subscribers already receiving copies. A revival will start at Trinity Methodist Church on Sunday March 11 led by Rev W A Gregg, a former conference evangelist. Spc Robert A Kayser returns from Camp Bowie to visit family on Jackson Ave before leaving Thursday.
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Point Pleasant
Trinity Methodist Church
W. A. Gregg
Methodist Episcopal Church
Robert A. Kayser
Camp Bowie
Rupert L Kayser
Jackson Ave
Concord News Notes Highlights Local Visitors and Health Updates
Concord News Notes reports Mr and Mrs Fred Linscott of Federal visited Mr and Mrs Lawrence Myers. Sgt Joseph Antie is on furlough at his parents’ home. Miles Wolfe now serves in Virginia near Chesapeake Bay. The Myers hosted family dinners with Der Antle and daughter George Jean. Mrs Myers, previously ill, is improving and thanks friends for get well wishes received from many towns.
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Concord
Fred Linscott
Federal
Lawrence Myers
Joseph Antie
Joe Antie
Miles Wolfe
Army Air Corps
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
der. Antle
George Jean
Laurence Myers
Myers
Trimble Glouster
Athens
Amesville
Jack
Sonvaille
Cleveland
West Carrollton
Columbus
Warren
Maillfield
Lancaster
Logan
Lynchburg
Mee
Ray City
Marion
Millersport
Albans
Newark
Cady and Spencer
W.va
Minnie Kittle
Mary Lou
Charles Tippie
Veetor Satre
Slas Brown
Emmett Mason
Eildon Easler
Collumhoe
Linscott
Harlow Linseott
Hooper Force
Community Meeting Is Held at Rio Grande College
At Rio Grande College on Saturday March 3 Carl R Hutchinson urged citizens to nurture democracy in daily life. President McDermott spoke on community leadership and soil care. The event featured folk games, handmade pipes, and birthday celebrations. An infant, six month old Robert Amos, was recovering after a fall fractured collar bone.
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Gallipolis
America
Carl R. Hutchinson
Community Training Institute
Rio Grande College
McDermott
McDonald
Joe Miller
Rodney
Hutchinson
Lorena Jenkins
Sue Thornton
Ivor Williams
Dana Wickline
Edwards Dickinson
Joanne Robinson
Judy Hutchinson
Betty McDermott
Donasan Wickline
Lyicred
Girls Spend Night In Gallia County Jail
Three young women convicted in Michigan on a charge related to their association with German prisoners of war slept Sunday night in Gallia County jail while en route to the Federal Prison at Alderson West Virginia. They were listed as Mary Sanford Nova Scotia Kitty Case Detroit and Shirley Cruse Detroit. A Federal officer left them in the county jail until a route outside the flooded area could be found for their transfer. The party left Gallipolis Monday.
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Gallipolis
Michigan
Gallia County
Alderson
W. V
Mary Sanford
Nova Scotia
Kitty Case
Detroit
Shirley Cruse
Gar
Former Patrolman Says Germans Make It Hot
P. D. McCreedy, once with the State Highway Patrol, writes from England dated February 22 that he was hospitalized there after his feet froze. He describes cold fox-hole sleeping and shellfire that kept him alert, noting the Germans are tough and that wounded medics are targeted by their fire.
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Gallipolis
P. D. McCreedy
England
Gallia County Soldier Missing in Belgium
Gallia County reports two local soldiers in peril overseas. Edward Holbrook, an airborne division member, is missing in Belgium since January 18, with a War Department notice to his Cadmus-area mother, Ora Holbrook, after her last letter dated the day before. Nathaniel McCumber, of Gallia County, is listed as a prisoner of the Germans. he joined December 5, 1942, and went overseas in June with the 33rd Armored Division.
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Gallipolis
Edward Holbrook
Belgium
War Department
Ora Holbrook
Cadmus
Young Holbrook
Airbourne
Virginia Spires McCumber
Pfc
Nathaniel McCumber
McCumber
33Rd Armored Division
Hee
Crusade for Christ Cash and Pledges Reported
Compassion Day in Rio Grande Methodist Church raised 344.90 in cash and 80.70 in pledges for the Crusade for Christ. Thurman Church surpassed its $760 quota for top Sunday totals. In Point Pleasant, Mrs Ida Wears of Henderson, age 83, visited the Point Clinic as a medical patient.
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Point Pleasant
Ida Wears
Henderson
Point Clinic
Lady Lifts Gasping Fear With Herbal Remedy
A woman describes relief from severe stomach gas that rose to her throat at night. She credits ERB-HELP with eliminating the gas and restoring regular bowels and sound sleep. The ad promotes ERB-RELP and a 12-herb formula from Nelsonville.
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Jane
Nelsonville
Ady
Gallipolis Personal News Pages Include Military Leave Updates
Local notices list Pfc Don Slagle leaving Gallipolis for Quanthaea Va after a weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Crag D Slagle. George Caufman and John Caufman visit family before reporting to naval base Long Island and Cols Curtiss-Wright worker John Caufman. Mrs John Halliday returns from Fort Dix with Major Halliday. 30 day leave for Elmer E Caldwell from Hawaii. Louise Alexander of the WAC depart Fort Des Moines for RAF Lincoln Nebr duty. Mrs H O Dunkle returns to McArthur after visiting Trinity Methodist. DEET Tonight Woman's Society of Christian Service meets at Trinity Church at 7 30 PM.
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Pfc
Don Slagle
Crag D. Slagle
Quanthea
John Caufman
Curtiss-Waight
Columbus
William McKnight
Toledo
Frank Lieb
Columbs
William Burkhart
John Halliday
Fort Dix
N. J
Major Halliday
William Cook
J. A Johnson
George Caufman
Naval Base
Long Island
Walter Caufman
Elmer E Caldwell
Hawaii
Louise Alexander
1WAC
First Wac
Fort Des Moines
Ilowa
Army
Raf Lincoln
Nebr
Roy Alexander
Third Ave
H. O. Dunkle
McArthur
Edith Hutsinpiller
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Trinity Methodist Church
New Patients Enter Holzer Hospital
Discharged from the Holzer Hospital Monday were Mrs. Carl Myers and Mrs. Harry Wheeler city, and John W. Grow Jackson. Among the new patients entering yesterday are Elmer Grosstuck Wellston, Mrs. Chester Hardesty Crown City, and Frank J. Hunt 18 sailor Conner Fla a medical patient whose condition is reported "00." The condition of Dr. Mary Austins a medical patient for several months was reported only "fair" Monday.
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Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Carl Myers
Harry Wheeler
City
John W. Grow
Jackson
Elmer Grosstuck
Wellston
Chester Hardesty
Crown City
Frank J. Hunt
Conner, Fla
Mary Austins
Fair
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Withers
Red Cross
D. Fraser
Park Drive
EH. W. Baker
G. W. Pape
C. H.albrecht
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C. M. Brown
J. S. Brown
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M. B Caldwell
J. L. Davis
N. A. Eaton
Olav R.vik
V. G. Wendt
Mrs. Fraser
Hold Hughes
Howard Staats
Bernie Snodgrass
Hesson
Charles Herdman
Leon
Harry D Coyner
At Point Clinic
Martha Cornell
Jof
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Hoytamden
Russell Robbins
Noble and
Yeager
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Noble
Green
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Uncle Sam
Pacific
Wo Jima
Concord News
Rio
Frozen North
Errol Flynn
Julie Bishop
ADDEL
Trigger
Popeye
James H. Wilson
Citizens Bank Bldg
Gallia
Banter Hodiak
Sontither
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Hedda Lap
Louis
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