Floodwall Holds As Ohio River Rises Beside Portsmouth
Portmouth and surrounding areas watched sandbags hold the obsolete 2 foot floodwall as the Ohio River surged toward a 63.2 stage and the Selote tributary rose. Volunteers and State Guardsmen defended the barrier while a new 77 foot wall neared completion after the war.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Selote
Seicto
Cincinnati
Fortsmouth
Industral Millcreek Valley
Ohio River
Millcreek
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Huntington
Regis
Funeral service held for Joe Cook 77 at Methodist Church
Funeral services for Joe Cook 77 who died at his home Friday were conducted at the Methodist Church with Rev. William Coyle officiating. Interment followed at Letart Cemetery. Also notes include WSC S society events and upcoming charity efforts and a brief weather crest forecast mentioning Army engineers predicting crest near sixty four feet.
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Apple Grove
Joe Cook
Methodist Church
William Coyle
Letart
Robert Shank
Bobbie
Rio Grande
Earl Shank
I Gune W.s.cs
Earl Robinson
Southeast Asia
0. G. Shields
East Letart
Early Roush
Personal Notes From Point Rock and Area
Walter Ca node and daughter visited her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Nelson of Star Hall over the weekend. Mr and Mrs J E Radekin were in Athens on business Saturday. Mrs D Morris and son Clayton visited her brother in law Mr and Mrs Howard Knapp and family Saturday night and Sunday. Mr and Mrs Hare Hudnall Hebbardsville and William Cottrill were Sunday guests at the Knapp home. Pvt Clyde M Morris is now in Germany the fifth overseas country he has been in. He previously was in Scotland England France Belgium and Germany. Pvt Henry F Bobo Norfolk Va visited his parents Friday then went to Dayton to visit his wife.
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Point Rock
Maza
Walter Canode
Frank Nelson
Star Hall
J. E. Radekin
Athens
D. ¥. Morris
Clayton
Howard Knapp
Hare Hudnall
Hebbardsville
William Cottrill
Akron UK
Ladies Aid
Mrx
Becett
Hattie Hendershot
Dustry
Rowan
South Pacific
Perley
Nelsonville
Lee Dorr
Near
Cook van Dyke
Léonard
New_Straiteville
Canaanville
Lowery
McLeish
Carl
Charles
Stanton James Akron
Ellas
Joe Young, Jr
U. S. Leake
Army
Taft Opposes Labor Draft as Inefficient Army Use
Senator Taft of Ohio attacks national service drives and the House work or jail bill. He says the Army with two million on front and six million behind the lines is probably as inefficiently used as any labor in the United States and warns forced labor could sap morale and cut the current labor force by ten to twenty percent.
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Taft
Ohio
United States
Senate
Washington
Straitsville Personal Notices and Society Items
Straitsville and Mrs. James Begley and Gee Jey of Columbus and Mrs. John Beaty celebrate a Georgia wedding Friday February 23. William Harris returns home after waiting with his brother Clarence in hospital at Sortingfield. Clarence wounded in battle. Euchre club meets Sunday at Mr and Mrs Pete Dreese home with pot luck lunch. Renney Mr and Mrs Pete Feauty and Mrs Grace Lines celebrate birthdays. Mrs Catherine Callahan learns her brother Seaman Ward was wounded.
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Straitsville
James Begley
Gee Jey
Columbus
John Beaty
James Love
William Harris
Clarence
Sortingfield
Shawnee
Ohio
Euchre Club
Pete Dreese
Renney
Pete Feauty
Grace Lines
Catherine Callahan
Seaman
Shannon Ward
First Lady Feels Short Trips Are Proper
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt says a train trip to Baltimore to see a new play is proper and not a pleasure that displaces others. She defended traveling for short trips during a news conference, stating such journeys in a coach do not harm or displace anyone.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Baltimore
Broadwell News Notes Rubber Workers Short Week Relief
Broadwell notes from Akron and surrounding areas describe the rubber industry easing with a reduced work week as part of wartime production shifts. Local club meetings report eight members and five visitors, with plans for future gatherings at Mrs. Hattie Hendershot and Mrs. Lee Dorr’s homes. Community updates include soldiers on furlough, family illnesses, and hospital improvements for several residents.
No Change Seen in Price Act Stance by Davie
Chairman William H. Davie told a Senate Banking Committee hearing there is no need to alter the price control and stabilization act. He stated wages should be unaffected and defended current policy against proposed revisions.
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William H. Davie
Nevis
Senate Banking Committee
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Robert Cummings
Ruth K. Cummings
Apple Grove Social Notes
Stered
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FBI
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Ous
Trey Herd Leeder
Uidger
Porsie
Irhoen
Hering
Restouy Diang Lynn
Charlie Ruggles
Dorothy Gish Beulah Bondi
James Brown
Bill Edwards
Cosmopolitan
Kent Taylor
Margaret Lindsay
John Carradine
Dean Jagger
FWO
Sboe
Costello
Tito Cos
Errol
Facer Gayne
Ray Watley
Haunted Harbor
Broadwell News
Squibb
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Capentes
Pps
Scholl
Frostilla
PAM Cs
Drene
Haly
Coughlin
Ludien
Vicks Songi
Colgates
Colgate
Palmolive
Tor Ca
Hee Oo
Epsom
Bntormvel
Creomulsion
Ala
Johnson
RED Cross
Worlick
Salfayne
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