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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1944

Page

12

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Crown City Democrat Heads Gallia County Election Board

Gallia County Board of Elections named M. J. Clary Crown City as chairman after a deadlock on clerk selection. Beatrice Briggs Cheshire was appointed to take over duties March 15. The board approved petitions for the May Primary and set a special meeting for protests due by March 15.

Gallipolis Gallia County Saunders

Pastor Goes To Take Post As Chaplain

Rev. Cecil V. Marley, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, reported in Charleston West Virginia for final examination before entering the U S Navy as chaplain. He has four days to secure uniforms and report to Willi Va March 16 for train. Rotary Club members attended services to honor Marley and Lieut Commander Odo S Montesi administered the oath as lieutenant junior grade.

Gallipolis Cecil V. Marley First Presbyterian Church Charleston W. Va U. S. Navy Will Rotary Club Odo S. Montesi Marley

Gallia Native Miss Sadie McDaniel Dies in Alabama

Miss Sadie McDaniel a Gallia county native and longtime Boaz Alabama teacher died Friday in Boaz at ninety plus. A charter member of French Colony Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution she was granddaughter of Revolutionary War soldier Henry McDaniel. Funeral held in Boaz Sunday.

Gallipolis Sarah Richardson McDaniel Gallia County Boaz Alabama J. S. Clark McDaniel Sadie Henry McDaniel John McDaniel Clark Carey Elder French Colony Daughters of the American Revolution Gallipplis

Four Arrests Mark Start Of Week In Gallia County

Sheriff E. E. Hatfield said deputies worked into early Sunday responding to disturbances at outlying beer taverns. The weekend saw four more individuals jailed, increasing county jail totals.

Gallipolis E. E. Hatfield

Gallipolis Social Notes Dinner for Davis Shuler staff

An annual dinner for the Davis Shuler Company employees and families was held, with forty five Missionary Society members of the Northup Baptist Church meeting for a covered-dish dinner and all day program. Local residents and service members are listed in society notes and personal arrivals visits across Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Davis-Shuler Company Dean Davis Michael Elmer Davis Alfred W. Davis John Steinbeck Evelyn Rothgeb Nannie Rothgeb Ughter Nancy Beard Clair Kimball John Danner Luther Howard Alberta Reynolds Georgia Saunders Margaret Shuler Leota Shuler Henry Kerns Phoebe Bell Jimmy Simms Earl Saunders Earlene Jimmie Verne Berridge Marlin Missionary Society of Northup Baptist Church Wesley Phillips Jewell Sheets John IV Retha Foster Maye Shoemakers Jake Mittie Amsbury Ray James

Postwar Plans for Gallia Outlined at Civic Meeting

The eighth annual Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce dinner outlined postwar plans for Gallia County. Dr Edward J Murray proposed a tri county tuberculosis sanatorium funded by higher taxes as an annex to Holzer Hospital. E E Higgins spoke on fire safety, beautification, slum clearance, youth playgrounds, rest home for pensioners, flood road work, streets, sewers, and a sanatorium while Everett G Royer stressed soil conservation as key rural need.

Gallipolis Gallia County Chamber of Commerce Grace Methodist Church Edward J. Murray Julius Marks Lexington Holzer Hospital E. E. Higgins Chamber Everett G. Royer Gallia Royer Agriculture Committee Oliver’ J. White Ralph Davis Ellis Hamrick

Whaley Rites Set For Tuesday At Trinity Church

Funeral services for Carlisle Sanders Whaley 85 will be at Trinity Methodist Church at 2 30 Tuesday afternoon. Rev W A Gregg to officiate burial in Lone Oak Cemetery. Whaley a former school board member and Mason died at his Viand Street home Sunday morning. He spent his life in Point Pleasant and was born February 15 1859 in Wayne County.

Point Pleasant Carlisle Sanders Whaley Viand St Trinity Methodist Church W. A. Gregg Lone Oak Cemetery Mr. Whaley Whaley Rose Adora, Fry Cheshire Lena Carr Edith Mehl Leouisville Nellie Johnson Huntington Mary Castor Detroit Virginia Cowgill Birmingham Mich Carl W. E. Allen Minturn Lodge A. F A. M Royal Arch Masons Franklin Commandery Knights Templars Order of the Eastern Star L.O.O.F Jr. O.U.A.M Kellian van Rensselaar Whaley Louise Mary (Perdue) Whaley Virginia West Virginia Mason, Cabell Wayne Counties Onondaga County N. Y Congress Ninth West Virginia Infantry Regiment Cabell County Jenkins Lincoln Washington Springfield

Clifton Masons Hold Lodge Meeting in Mason City

Local Masons from Point Pleasant attended Clifton Lodge A F and A M in Mason City Thursday evening. Entered Apprentice and Master Mason degrees were conferred. Attendees from Point Pleasant included O O Haynes Will Stone L K Brown Homer E Fisher Austin Johnson Sterling Dunlavy David O Neal Ford Gaston Eugene Van Sickle. Deputy Grand Master Clyde Power of Winfield conducted Clifton Lodge annual official inspection.

Point Pleasant Clifton Lodge A. M Mason City O. O. Haynes Will Stone L. K. Brown Homer E. Fisher Austin Johnson Sterling Dunlavy David O'Neal Ford Gaston Eugene van Sickle Clyde Power Winfield Clifton’ S Lodge

Weaver Sues for Divorce in Circuit Court

John H. Weaver files for divorce from Lucille Weaver alleging desertion. The couple married in July 1940 and separated in March 1942, per petition filed in the circuit court of Point Pleasant.

Point Pleasant John H. Weaver Lucille Weaver

Senior Woman's Club Luncheon Highlights Fashion Revues

The Senior Women's Club of Mason County held its annual luncheon at the Presbyterian Church with about 150 attendees. A business session introduced 31 new members, followed by a fashion revue featuring spring ensembles and designs from New York City, directed by Mrs. Howard Proffitt.

Point Pleasant Mason County Presbyterian Church Eora Uate Eee J. H. Ferguson Cman E. E. McElfresh Hamilton A. Johnson C. C Stone W. E. Allen A. G. Arnett John E. Brown Carl Bruestle J. B. Couch R. B. Rothgeb John J. Dower, Sr Ray Greenler Justin Johnson Carl Jeffries Richard Newell Paul S. Thomas Laula C. Lewis Bess Sullivan Norma Sullivan Leona Treadway Blaine Bell W. E. Gambie Marvin Wartenburg Guy Morrison Ellis Lidblau John Evans Forrest Bachtel Richard Chambers John Sayre J. L. Burhaus John Bayle John Kirk Walter Bush New York City Mademoiselle Glamour Proffitt New York Manikins Charles Smith Frank Roush T. Stri Ona Graham Guy Burdette John Rairden George A. Rairden E. A. Rairden George Noffsinger Bertha Crump Leon Ida Sayre Arbuckle Terry C. Roush E. C. Roush D. L. Rickard Leota Rickard T. B. Roush C. M. Ohlinger May Rickard Velma Roush Rhododendron Club Letart W. D. Steele Herbert Eads Oma Smith Anne Bailey Club J. A. Ferrell H. J. Barr Paul D. Hollen Justin F., Johnson C. G. Bauerle Max Koenigsberg Carl C. Bruestle C. C. Stone J B. Couch George Sprenger John FE. Brown Carl G. Gardner Waldo E. Allen John J. Dower Warren Stewart Charles Casto Homer Fisher Raymond Chambers Charles Stone James A. Adie Rolfe Lee Garland Mohr Gallinolis Ferry R. Guy Morrison P. T. Burdette Louis F. Bateson Delbert C. Staats Ward E. Gamble Harry A. Wendicken Walter L. Hickman, Jr W. W. Henson C.H. Withers John Watterson Wholeo Club L. 8. Carrick George H. Overholt C. C. Lewis P. E. Fleming Walden F. Roush Ernest Kincade F W. Ingraham Forrest Bechtel Walter Selby William van Horn James F. Eads Herbert Henderson Elmer Fershach Marry Godfrey F. G.musgrave Dana A. Durst

Riffle Funeral Held. Smith County Native Remembered

Mr. June Riffle died suddenly in Columbus, where he had been superintendent of a glove factory. His family from Mason County attended the last rites. Also noted, Delegate George A. Rairden recovered from laryngitis at home in Leon, while Nancy and Pauline McCulloch and Charles Myers visited Charleston relatives.

Point Pleasant Clinton Riffle John Dower, Jr Columbus June Riffle Mason County Riffle George A. Rairden Leon Nancy Pauline McCulloch Charles Myers Charleston C. E. McCullochy Kanawha

Weissenburger Ill With Heart Condition At Home

C. O. Weissenburger president of Marietta Manufacturing Co. is ill with a heart condition at his Jefferson Boulevard home in Point Pleasant. Illness began Thursday night and doctors say he must rest for a considerable period. Employees expressed sympathy as word spread through the shipyard Friday.

Point Pleasant C. O. Weissenburger Marietta Manufacturing Co Jefferson Blvd Weissenburger Mr. Weissenburger

Meigs County Farm Bureau Group Meets at Five Points

Meigs County Farm Bureau Advisory Council No 3 met at the Hartinger home Five Points Thursday evening with chairman Henry Wippel presiding. The group planned meeting sites for the year and sent a letter to Lawrence Roush serving with the armed forces.

Hartinger Samuel Michael Cpl Howard E. Parker Camp Hood Tex Victor Wippel Five Points Wilbur Parker Harry Guthrie G. L. Michael C. E. Humphrey Howard Bolin Warren Pickens Elmer Kautz Henry Wippel Harry Pickens

Mason County Farm Group Urges Deferment Flexibility for Farm Labor

Mason County Farm Bureau directors approve resolutions seeking local boards to grant discretion in deferments for agricultural workers. They call for 8 to 16 units per case, emphasize merit over age, and favor keeping skilled farm workers in agriculture while others in 4-F should be drafted if capable, with federal policy to hold productive farm personnel.

Point Pleasant Mason County Farm Bureau Bureau Army WAACS

Port of Huntington Propeller Club Dinner Guests

Huntington officials and visiting maritime men attended a dinner at the Hotel Governor Cabell. Notables included F W Ingraham and Robert Heslop with Morgan Gatlaf from Paducah, in town for Guadalcanal trial runs. The Paducah club aims to present its charter April 8. Irvin Cobb’s death delayed ceremonies. A tow of 30 shelter homes passed upriver to Camp Breckenridge as Captain Moten Stanley visited Huntington.

Point Pleasant Almong Port of Guadalcanal Huntington Gataf Arthur M. Tode Camp Breckenridge Moten Stanley

Wahama Honor Roll Listed by Staats

Wahama High School principal Delbert C. Staats lists students on the honor roll with a B average or higher. Names include Florence Grimm Elaine Gabelin Mabel Gibbs Orpha Weaver Donald Hart Jean Thomas Eleanor Sayre Freddie Icenhower Martha Richardson Joe Boston Bobby Lee Viola Boyer Mary C Boyer Bernhart Lerner Kathleen Grimm Ralph Sayre Sally L Roush Lynford Johnson Raymond Roush William Brown Betty Grimm Hester Lieving Wilma Beard Sarah Kelly Margaret Trew Doris Capehart Joan Brown Ada Johnson Ruth Edna Roush Claire L Roush Martha McIntosh Rosalee Nease Luther Tucker Lorna Johnson Marian Smith Kathleen Clarke.

Point Pleasant Delbert C. Staats Wahama High School Florence Grimm Elaine Gabelein Mabel Gibbs Orpha Weaver Donald Hart Jean Thomas Eleanor Sayre Freddie Icenhower Martha Richardson Joe Boston Bobby Lee Viola Boyer Mary C. Boyer Bernhart Lerner Kathleen Grimm Ralph Sayre Sally L. Roush Lynford Johnson Raymond Roush William Brown Betty Grimm Hester Lieving Wilma, Beard Sarah Kelly Margaret Trew Doris Capehart Joan Brown Ada Johnson Ruth Edna Roush Claire L. Roush Martha McIntosh Rosalee Nease Luther Tucker Lorna Johnson Marian Smith Kathleen Clarke

Yeager Recalled to Patrol City Parking Meters

Curtis E. Yeager, laid off earlier as an economy measure, has been called back to duty with special assignment to oversee the city's parking meters in Point Pleasant.

Point Pleasant Curtis E. Yeager

Local Residents In Brief Health and Military Updates

12 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl G Gardner Sr underwent an appendectomy at Point Clinic Saturday. Mrs Vic Turner a local surgical patient was discharged from the clinic Saturday. Soldier's ballot return is from Pvt Paul E Mc Coy of the Army Air Corps stationed at Pelacios Texas. McCoy resides in Robinson District Kaylong.

Point Pleasant Osia Gardner Carl G. Gardner Point Clinic Vic Turner Board of Ballot Commissioners Paul E. McCoy Army Air Benet Pelacios Texas Pvt McCoy Robinson District Kaylong

Guadalcanal Performs Successfully in Trial

POINT PLEASANT The tow boat Guadalcanal completed trial runs in the Ohio River on Friday and Saturday, with officials of Marietta Manufacturing Co. reporting successful performances.

Guadalcanal Point Pleasant Ohio Marietta Manufacturing Co

Columbus Gad Hall 82 Dies at Arlee

Columbus Gad Hall aged 82 died yesterday at his Arlee home. Funeral rites set for Tuesday at 2 PM from Chapman Funeral Home Henderson with burial at South Side Cemetery. A native of Kanawha County, he was a farmer and twice married, with 12 of 14 children from first marriage surviving and three of four from second marriage at home.

Point Pleasant Columbus Gad Hall Arlee Chapman Funeral Home Henderson South Side Cemetery Hall Kanawha County Martha Gillispie Charles Hall Madison Mills Clarence Hall Henry Columbus Hall Bladen John Harley Hall Elizabeth Spears Poca Etta Spears Nitro Dick Hughes South Side Katie Roush Misses Pearl Martha Hall

Lawson in Florida race faces Pepper in bid for Senate

Lawson son of former West Virginia official random county farmer and Kaylong resident runs in Florida Democratic primary against Senator Claud Pepper. Also notes state treasurer bid by Edgar C Lawson, former West Virginia state auditor. Public notices list multiple Ohio probate appointments and executors including Francis D. White.

Point Pleasant H. T. Lawson Kaylong Ordnance Works U. S Florida Claud Pepper

Welding Clerk Dies of Meningitis in Point Pleasant

Walter Miller, a welding department clerk, died at his Middleport home Thursday from meningitis. The Log notes uneasiness at the plant and warns of early symptoms. Other shipyard workers showing symptoms were sent to hospitals. no additional cases confirmed. Miller’s death follows a two-year-old hospitalized with spinal meningitis, who showed improvement.

Point Pleasant The Marietta Manufacturing Co Walter Miller Middleport Melridge Miller Homer D. Lowe, Jr Holzer Hospital

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