Cheshire Woman Named Election Board Clerk of Gallia County
Gallia County Board of Elections appoints Miss Beatrice Briggs of Cheshire as clerk for two years after a partisan vote. Secretary of State Edward J. Hummel notified Mrs Willa Saunders, the incumbent, of the appointment by letter. The board previously deadlocked at a special meeting led by Democrat members to retain Saunders.
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Gallipolis
Edward J. Hummel
Beatrice Briggs
Cheshire
Gallia County
Republican Executive Committee
Miss Briggs
George Briggs
Olive Wilson Honored as Top Woman Basketball Player
Olive Wilson of Gallipolis, daughter of C. H. Wilson, works at Curtiss-Wright Helldiver plant in Columbus. She is captain of the Curtiss All-Star team and a high scorer in the City Women's Industrial Cage League, named one of three outstanding players alongside Alice Curtis and Maxine Willoughby.
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Gallipolis
Olive Wilson
C. H. Wilson
Western & Southern Insurance Company
Curtiss-Wright
Columbus
Miss Wilson
Helldiver
Alice Curtis
Maxine Willoughby
Clary Expected to Be Elected Chairman of Local Board
The organization of the board nears completion with M. J. Clary of Crown City poised to be elected chairman. Members include Heber Boster and Clint Allen as holdovers, with Reuben Phillips and the same Allen, both Democrats and Republicans respectively, recently appointed. The filing deadline for May Primary petitions is 6:30 Friday night, with a last minute rush anticipated by the clerk.
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M. J. Clary
Crown City
Heber Boster
Reuben Phillips
Clint Allen
Young Thief Sentenced to State Prison in Robbery Case
Seventeen year old Robert Swisher confessed to robbing two elderly sisters, Mrs Elvira Black and Mrs Mary Allison, near Porter. Judge John W Howell sentenced him to an indeterminate term at Mansfield Reformatory. Deputy Wood took him there Thursday. Mary Ellen Kemper Jenkins and Betty Lou Swisher received probation for related involvement. Sheriff Hatfield recovered most of the stolen $1550 and returned it to the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert Swisher
Elvira Black
Mary Allison
Porter
Mansfield Reformatory
John W. Howell
Harold Wood
Swisher
Mansfield
Mary Ellen Kemper Jenkins
Howell
Native of Gallia Dies in Portsmouth
Lewis Alva Notter aged 69 a native of Gallia county died Wednesday at his Huntington home. He was a retired railroad car repairman. Surviving are his wife Rosa Helwig Notter two sons Paul Edward Notter in North Africa and Robert L Notter at home a daughter Martha Lee Notter Huntington three sisters Rosa Kinder Chester H Mulford Huntington and Mrs J Austin Johnson Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Lewis Alva Notter
Huntington
Rosa Helwig Notter
Paul Edward Notter
U. S. Army
North Africa
Robert L. Notter
Martha Lee Notter
Rosa Kinder
Chester H. Mulford
J. Austin Johnson
Gallipolis Chamber names committees for upcoming year
The Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce board selected committees for the coming year at a special meeting. Merchants include Paul Jarvis as chairman with J Warden Lewis and others. Industrial chaired by L L Lovett. Membership led by Paul Mossman. Civic Improvement led by Tom Agee. Agricultural chaired by E G Royer. Highways and Transportation chaired by Earle Smith. Taxation and Legislation chaired by William H Jones. Public Relations and Publicity led by Harold W Wetherholt with several aides.
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Gallipolis
Frank Christ
Harold W. Wetherholt
Clyde T. Mitchell
C. E. Holzer
H. B. Thomas
Frank E. Wetherholt
Gallipolis Social Notes and Engagements Details
The Progressive Bible Class held a bi monthly social at Grace Methodist Church with several hostesses. Emmerine V. Elliott and Pvt Earl A. Veloskey wed in Lafayette Indiana with Margie Veloskey as bridesmaid and Hollis Elliott as best man. The bride graduated from Gallia Academy High School in 1942 and will stay in Lafayette while her husband attends Purdue University.
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Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Herbert Cardwell
Clarence Brumfield
Raymond Jones
Virgil Hixson
Guy Smith
Clyde Mitchell
Evan Plymale
Emmett Elliott
Addison
Emerine V. Elliott
Earl A. Veloskey
Belle Valley
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
ASTP
O. G. McClure
Church of God
Margie Veloskey
Dayton
Hollis Elliott
Hamilton
Ride
Gallia Academy High School
Purdue
Local Heroes and Homecomings Across the Region
Miss Anne Thornton returns to Oberlin after a home visit. Frank Clark Wetherholt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Wetherholt, trains in Aviation Radio at Memphis and has been sent to New Orleans awaiting sea duty. Mrs. Howe McCormick visits Ashland with husband employed there. Mrs. H. B. Pierson returns from Columbus. daughter-in-law Mrs. Mitchell Pierson visits. daughter Mrs. Donald Dunlap of Cadiz joins for a weekend. Mrs. Robert H. Ruddell returns from Columbus. sister and brother-in-law Downie Moore host. Mrs. Moore faces another operation soon. Cpl. Jerry Janes returns to Florida after ten-day home furlough. father back in Virginia with Cincinnati firm buying fruit and vegetables for armed forces. Lieut. Stanley R. Carter of Greensboro arrives for a few days with mother Mabel Carter. J. F. Tomko, Red Cross treasurer, ill at 324 Third Avenue. Mrs. Dwight Wetherholt and others visit Columbus. Lucy Hill Spires notes husband Otis F. Spires promoted to sergeant in Long Branch, California. plans summer visit home. Mrs. Kenneth Black of Kanauga learns her husband, Seaman Second Class, underwent kidney stone surgery at U S Naval Hospital Chelsea. Sgt. John K. Russell returns to Woodward Army Air Base after furlough. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Russell of Bidwell host. Mrs. Ray Cox (Waneta Edler) receives word of husband’s safety overseas.
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H. B. Pierson
Columbus
Mitchell Pierson
Donald Dunlap
Cadiz
Robert H. Ruddell
Downie Moore
Moore
Jerry Janes
Florida
Frank Janes
William H. Janes
Virginia
Cincinnati Commission
Stanley R. Carter
Greensboro
Mabel Carter
Locust St
J. F. Tomko
Red Cross
Third Avenue
Dwight Wetherholt
E. E. Roger
Robert, Bischoff
Charles T. Robinson
Lucy Hill Spires
Otis F. Spires
Long Branch
Calif
Gallia County
Kenneth Black
Kanauga
S 2 c
U. S. Navy
Boston
Mass
U. S .Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Seaman Black
Owen Black
Navy
Marietta
Pt. Pleasant
John K. Russell
Army Air Base
Woodward
Okla
Bys
Paul Russell
Bidwell
Ray Cox
Waneta Edler
Gallipolis Churches Schedule Sunday Services
Gallipolis churches list morning and evening worships with sermon topics and ages served. First Baptist notes World Parish Day on Friday March 17 with dinner and speaker Rev. L. S. Snell from Zanesville. Multiple churches include Sunday school, youth groups, nurseries, and midweek activities.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
J. Edward Hakes
Earl Saunders
God
L. S. Snell
Zanesville
Tanis Guild
Social Studiers
First Presbyterian Church
Cecil V. Marley
William H. Jones
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Charles G. Baird
Grace Methodist Church
W. Scott Westerman
Church School
Clarence E. Brumfield
Annual Dinner Of Gallipolis Chamber Of Commerce Planned
Final plans for the Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce annual dinner at the Methodist Church were completed. The outstanding farmer of the year will be named at Friday night’s public meeting. Dr Edward J Murray spoke at the Gallia County Tuberculosis and Health Association meeting and will discuss a Gallia County sanatorium after the war. William A Mills of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce will speak on post war planning on Second Avenue. Dinner serves at 6 30 by Circle 6 of Grace Methodist Church with Mrs Millard Miles as chair. E E Higgins will present the five year post war plan survey.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Veteran Pythians Honored in Gallipolis Birthday Tributes
In Gallipolis the Knights of Pythias honored the 82nd birthday of A. C. Safford and the 81st of Attorney R. M. Switzer with a birthday cake as chicken was served. The program led by Harry Cameron and W. A. Tanner featured Red Cross drive chair Albert G. Giles who praised the Red Cross war effort and urged replacing one dollar memberships with larger gifts.
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Gallipolis
Knights of Pythias
A. C. Safford
R. M. Switzer
Pythian Sisters
Harry Cameron
W. A. Tanner
Red Cross
Albert G. Giles
Giles
Perry Farm Lands Change Hands in Perry Township Sale
In Gallia County Perry Township the 228 acre D. D. Rees farm sold by heirs to W. M. Shearer and Chester Roberts both of St Albans for about 6500. Purchasers take immediate possession and plan to move Friday. A second sale: House and three lots on Madison Ave East Gallipolis sold by Floyd Bugge to Garret and Amelia Feller of Cheshire with possession to occur Saturday.
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Gallipolis
D. D. Rees
Perry Township
W. M. Shearer
Chester Roberts
St. Albans
Wiseman and Wickline
Madison Ave
East
Floyd Bugge
Garret
Amelia Fellore
Cheshire
New Patients at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis
New patients at Holzer Hospital include Mrs Crilla Shaw Stiverson of 454 Third Ave who entered Wednesday afternoon and had major surgery Thursday morning. Also admitted were Mrs Ellis Lambert Middleport for surgery Joan Hoodless Pt Pleasant a medical patient in good condition H K George Gallipolis R 1 Mrs Columbus Wheeler Gallipolis R 1 admitted after midnight Wednesday and gave birth to a son at 2 am Thursday.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Crilla Shaw Stiverson
Third Ave
Stiverson
Ben Tracy Jr
Pleasant
Ellis Lambert
Middleport
Joan Hoodless
H. K. George
Gallipolis R
Columbus Wheeler
Pre Easter Revival to Begin at M Street Baptist
The Rev. C G Billups announced a pre Easter revival at M Street Baptist Church starting Sunday evening and running at least two weeks The evangelist will be Rev Leslie Gould of Jefferson Avenue Baptist Church Huntington Also there is a roundup of local visits and social notes including Ida C Stanley Marvin McElfresh Mary McCartney Raymond Musgrave and Lenore Jividen with brief movements in Huntington Winfield and Bowling Green Kentucky
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Point Pleasant
C. G. Billups
M Street Baptist Church
Leslie Gould
Jefferson Avenue Baptist Church
Huntington
Ida C. Stanley
Marvin McElfresh
Madison
E. McElfresh
Maggie Johnson
Mary McCartney
Flat Rock
Raymond Musgrave
Winfield
Lenore Jividen
Bowling Green
Hoyt Jividen
Funkhouser Speaks in Putnam County Governor Run
Raymond J. Funkhouser, Republican gubernatorial hopeful, addressed a large Putnam County audience at the courthouse Thursday. The speech was described as conciliatory and constructive with a strong finish criticizing three alleged dictators believed to oppose his bid, names implied to be Walter S. Hallanan Robert H. C. Kay and Governor M. M. Neely.
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Sam A. Simmons
Point Pleasant
Raymond J. Funkhouser
Putnam County
Funkhouser
Walter S. Hallanan
Robert H. C. Kay
M. M. Neely
Mason Agent Advises Farmers on Cattle Safety and Soil Fertility
County Agent C. C. Anderson warns dairy cattle can be harmed by loose stanchions, lead paint, and unsafe hay. He urges proper bedding, stall partitions, hoof trimming, horn tipping, and keeping nails and paint away from feeds and barns. He also recommends soil acidity correction and fertilization, up to 20 tons per acre of manure, less for root crops.
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Point Pleasant
C. C. Anderson
Anderson
Local Clinic Highlights Postoperative Updates
Mrs John Pearson of Leon had a tonsillectomy at Point Clinic yesterday. Mrs Charles Van Sickle of Henderson was discharged to home. Earl H Arnett transported Mrs Vernon Cogar and her infant son to their home in North Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
John Pearson
Leon
Point Clinic
Charles van Sickle
Henderson
Earl H. Arnett
Vernon Cogar
North Point Pleasant
Condition Critical for Carlyle L Whaley
85 year old Carlyle L Whaley remained in critical condition after a third paralytic stroke suffered Monday. A daughter Mrs Clayton Castor of Detroit arrived last night to be at his bedside.
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Point Pleasant
Carlyle L. Whaley
War Mothers Club Meets at County Seat
War Mothers Emergency Aid Club of Mason County met at the courthouse on a chilly March night with members from Leon Clifton Hogsett Henderson Grimm's Landing and other communities. Officers announced new members and discussed pin distribution and use of the Legion Hall for future meetings with a next gathering set for April 4 at the Legion Hall.
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Point Pleasant
War Mothers Emergency Aid Club
Mason County
Leon
Clifton
Hogsett
Henderson
Grimm's Landing
Maude Mallette
Stuart Burdette
D. L. Wilson
William Wood
Everett Sutton
F. W. Ingraham
Legion Hall
William Higgins
Bertha Crump
Oscar Sayre
Myrtle Buck
Gertie Buck
Rhoda Fox
Clara Williams
C. P. Stout
Martha Smith
Clara Lockett
Mabel Johnson
Lew Hoffman
Dencil Durst
Evelin Lockett
Wallie Durst
W. M. Luckadoo
Delayed in Building New Gas Station in Point Pleasant
Mayor B Walter Krodel faces delays in rebuilding and enlarging his bulk gas oil station destroyed by fire weeks ago. He obtained equipment priorities to replace losses but permission to expand storage capacity has been withheld, hindering his plans to grow the plant and meet rising business demand.
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Point Pleasant
B. Walter Krodel
Officials to Train 4-H Club Officers at Point Pleasant
A 4-H club officers training school will be held March 17 at the Weights United Brethren Church in Point Pleasant. County club agent Mrs. Clarice Knapp says instructors include Uncle Charlie Hartley state 4-H leader W H Roberts district supervisor and Clara Belle Motter home demonstration agent in Gallia County Ohio.
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Point Pleasant
Weights United Brethren Church
Clarice Knapp
Charlie’ Hartley
W. H. Roberts
Clara Belle Motter
Gallia County
Excavators unearth 13th century coins near Ayr Scotland
Archaeologists report discovery of medieval coins dating to the 1200s found during excavations near Ayr in South Ayrshire Scotland. The hoard prompts a heritage review and conservation assessment by local authorities and museums.
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Ayr
Scotland
Kensler and Crabtree Apply for Marriage License
James Benjamin Kensler and Eunice Lillian Crabtree of Pliny Route 2 have filed an application for a marriage license.
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Point Pleasant
James Benjamin Kensler
Eunice Lillian Crabtree
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