Ordered To Be Ready For Training March Induction
Three volunteers and forty-one selectees from Point Pleasant area are ordered to report at 7 30 a m March 28 for induction at Huntington. Inductees include Elmer Eugene Van Meter and James Edward Jones with numerous named selectees from Point Pleasant and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Huntinngton
Theilitary Service
W Farley
Charles Edmonds
Huntington
Trix Caudill
Henderson
Elmer Eugene van Meter
Clifton
James Edward, Jones
Caudillege
Pont Pleasant
Paul Oran
Orin Adair Roush
Richard Lyle Hogg
Eugene Curtis Webb
Russel Stanlius Robbins
George Willian Burdette
Vermon
David Coleman
Carl Eugene Terry
Denver Donald Gray
Vance Emin Jiiden
Edward Park Lewis
Archie Russell Austin
Willard Ell Pellure
Hubert Wilton Johnson
Ernest Hugh Stover
Beech Full
Harold Joseph Alford
Leon—Ernest Leroy Taylor
Hershel Winfred Durst, Jr
Glenwood
Clyde Arnold Long
Mason City
Honard Curtis Stewart
Thomas Jones Ingels
Thetart
Ivan Lewis
Harley Auguste Bonecutter
New Haven
Robert Surg Weaver
Columbus
Social Notes from Point Pleasant
Mrs Ella Lutton, recently critical after a paralytic stroke, returned home to Mt Vernon Ave last night via Earl Arnell. Miss Lenore Jividen, daughter of the police chief, graduated two-year secretary course at Bowling Green Business College. Sgt Emerson Wilson leaves for Moorfield Texas after furlough with parents. Mervin Chapman moved Mrs TL Hatfield and infant to Gallipolis Ferry. Stephen Noble of Brooklyn Navy Yard visits with wife staying with Vernon Jones family. County Clerk John G Aten has recovered and resumes duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ella Lutton
Holzer Hospital
Mt. Vernon Ave
Earl H. Arnett
Lenore Jividen
Hoyt Jividen
Bowling Green
Loint Pleasant
Emerson Wilson
Moorfield
Texas
D. L. Wilson
Fifth St
Mervin Chapman
TL Hatfield
Gallipolis Ferry
Stephen Noble
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Vernon Jones
Jericho Road
John G Ate
Mason Farm Divided South of Kanawha
Mason Farm split into western and eastern portions by C G P Musgrave and John A Blain. The 1400 acre Beech Hill farm, purchased from W. J. Newman, places Blain as owner of the western section including the Newman stone home. Newman leases the home and 300 acres of pasture until November 1. Blain sold about five acres near Apple Grove to Lyle Austin of New York City who was here to close a larger winter bargain previously arranged with Blain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
G P Musgrave
John A Blain
W. J. Newman
Beech Hill
Kanawha
Mr. Blain
Newman
Apple Grove
Lyle Austin
New York City
High School Paper Wins High Rating
Dr P S Reed head of journalism at West Virginia University graded The Tu Endie Wei Senior High School paper superior marking the first such peak in years. The March 19 issue is well printed with many news items written seriously. Staff includes Nancy Ferguson editor in chief Patty Ingraham news editor Eugene Hanes sports editor Polly Filson feature editor Annette Lewis exchange editor Rose Ann Glass circulation manager Wilma Salaz business manager June Reiker advertising manager Victor Park staff photographer. Mrs Cary Howard Rayburn is advisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
P. Si Reed
Department of
West Virginia University
Nancy Ferguson
Patty Ingraham
Eugene Hanes
Polly Filson
Annette Lewis
Rose Ann Glass
Wilma Salaz
June Reiker
Victor Park
Cary Howard Rayburn
Lynch Rites Held From Church Today
Funeral services for Carl Edward Lynch age 58 will be held this afternoon at Heights United Brethren Church with Rev F H Capehart in charge. Burial follows in Lone Oak Cemetery. Pallbearers include Carl Parsons Joe Barr Fritz Bonecutter Marvin Austin George Hawhey and Herschel Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Carl Edward Lynch
Charleston Road
Heights United Brethren Church
F. H Capehart
Madel
Lone Oak Cemetery
Carl Parsons
Joe Barr
Fritz Bonecutter
Marvin Austin
George Hawhey
Herschel Henderson
Elmwood trio waived hearing on burglary charges in Union District
Homer Hesson and his son Willard Hesson along with Roscoe Badgeley of Elmwood appeared before the local magistrate and waived a hearing on charges of burglarizing homes including that of Joe Williams. They were committed to the county jail until the May term of circuit court with bonds set at $2,000 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Homer Hesson
Willard Hesson
Roscoe Badgeley
Elmwood
Joe Willlams
Union
Two Homes in City Damaged by Fire
Fire damaged two city homes early in the week. The Wedge residence at 2213 Jefferson Blvd suffered about 500 dollars in damage while Mr. Wedge slept and Mrs. Wedge was away. Harvey Hutchinson's Burdette addition home also burned, destroying interior furnishings and clothing. Volunteers fought both blazes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Dencil Wedge
Jefferson Blvd
Wedge
Ordnance Works
Harvey Hutchinson
Burdette Addition
Personal Mention from Reedsville area military list
Local items note Pvt Carl Barnhart aerial engineer visiting from Palm Springs and several relatives in town. Other service members include Pvt Earl Powell and Sgt Paul Childers with family ties mentioned, plus pending births and hospital stays. Community updates cover WSCS meeting, visitors from nearby towns, and local visits to St Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg.
Blue Lake News Notes Rescue on Hooded Ohio River and Local Updates
Blue Lake notes report Charles Berridge aged 48 was saved from drowning when his boat overturned on the Hooded Ohio River, rescued by Leonard. Gallia Academy student. An infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Cox has pneumonia. that father also ill with pneumonia. A daughter born recently to Mr and Mrs Maurice McGuire. William Hazlett sold his small farm near Brothers Hill to D Parsons. Clayton Burton has returned from overseas. L B U Loucks injured his leg. Mrs Arthur Cottril of New Jersey caring for Mrs S A Cottrill who had a stroke. Clyde Porter and other locals purchasing farms. homes under construction. Mr and Mrs C B Burton and children visiting at farm, recent travels to Combsby to care for ill mother. F A Graybeal and wife moved to Temple City California. Marie Covington discharged from WAVES in California and visiting with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Lake
Charles Berridge
John Berridge
Ohio
N Leonard
Young Berridge
Gallia Academy
Herman Cox
Penumonia
Maurice McGuire
William Hazlett
Brothers Hill
D Parsons
Clayton Burton
C B. Burton
U Loucks
Arthur Cottril
New Jersey
S. A. Cottrill
Clan Cos
Kent Thevenen Heirs
Clyde Porter
C. B Burton
Combsby
Burton
F. A. Graybeal
Temple City
Cat
Marie Covington
The
WAVES
California
William Covington
Funeral rites for Mrs Fannie Fulton held at Arbaugh
Funeral services for Mrs Fannie Fulton 72 died at home were conducted by Rev Morgan at Arbaugh funeral home. Interment in Sand Hill Cemetery Long Bottom. Surviving husband William Fulton a daughter Thla Stone Vienna a sister Nora Pickering Parkersburg. Numerous telegrams and visits noted among local families and clubs including the Thimble Club gathering at the M E Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
Fannie Fulton
Arbaugh
Rev. Morgan
Sand Hill Cemetery
Long Bottom
William Fulton
Thla Stone
Vi'Thla Stone
Vienna
Ana
Nora Pickering
Parkersburg
Seldon White
Flora
Anna White
Alice Dean
Walter Robinson
Coolville
Neha Parr
Eva Bibbee
Success
Summerfield
Ihla Stone
Tannie Fulton
Lee Sisson
Reedsville
Sisson
George Hamilton
Etta Swindler
Marion
Max Swindler
J. K. Swindler
Manon
Yowell Matack
Lilly Hardway
Ohio WAC Killed In Georgia Auto Accident
Pvt Betty L Nolan of Chillicothe Ohio was among five service members killed when their auto collided with a stopped truck to avoid a mule near Miday Liberty County near Savannah Georgia Sheriff Paul Sikes reports the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
WAC
Betty L. Nolan
Chillicothe
Paul Sikes
Liberty County
Miday
Here
Wounded in Action Near Point Pleasant Reported
Mason Youmans reported wounded in action on the European front. Edgar C Godfrey, son of Mrs Eulah Godfrey of Point Pleasant, and Pvt. Ronie Walker, son of Mrs Rushie Walker of Leon, listed among the wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason Youmans
Edgar C Godfrey
Eulah
Godfrey
Pvt
Ronie €. Walker
Rushie Walker
Leon
Young Girl Dies in Gallipolis Hospital
Barbara Elizabeth Taylor age 14 months, daughter of Paul and Jean Bragg Taylor of Hickory Chapel, died Monday minutes after admission to Holzer Hospital. Survived by parents, sister Helen Louie, brothers John Samuel Paul Jr and John Keith at home. Body at Arnett Mortuary. Funeral by Rev F H Capehart from home at 2 PM Wednesday. burial Lone Oak Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Barbara ‘Elizabeth
Fof Paul
Jean Bragg Taylor
Hickory Chapel
Holzer Hospital
Helen ‘Louie
John Samuel Paul, Jr
John Keith
Arnett Mortuary
F H Capehart
Lone Qak
Trees Are Greening Under Spring Sun in Point Pleasant
POINT PLEASANT The elms on Main Street between Eighth and Tenth Streets have green foliage heavy enough to shield pedestrians from the July sun. Orchardists fear unseasonably warm weather may bring bad luck, while stockmen welcome the prospect of early pasture. Cattle may be turned out almost at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Main St
Dinner Toss to Dog and a Daring Remedy
A fragment notes a person named Jady who fed dinner to a dog and felt sick while describing an apparent remedy called ERB-HELP. The ad claims she was bloated and constipated before taking the medicine and now reports improved bowel function and renewed life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jady
Athens
Pomeroy Flood Loss Estimated at 5000
POMEROY The March 1945 flood caused city losses estimated at 5000 by Mayor George Howell. Over 1500 dollars of the total cover city labor and street department costs. The council adopted a resolution thanking state patrol, highway department, county commission, sheriff, Red Cross and citizens. Glenroy Ewing outlined the sewage disposal project and a Thursday meeting between committees was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George Howell
State Highway Patrol
State Highway Department
County Commission
Ers
Sheriff's Office
The
Red Cross
Glenroy Ewing
Chamber of Commerce
State Farmers honor winners at Ohio event in Columbus
Reporter Tim Evans attended the executive committee meeting of the Ohio Association of Future Farmers of America in Columbus. He helped select 160 state farmers from 260 applicants and chose the top three chapter reporters for state medals. The Gal polis chapter has had 12 state farmers in its history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipollis
Flf.a
Tim Evans
Ohio Association of Future Farmers of America
Columbus
Evans
Gal
Gallia County Beef Cattle Tour Set for Wednesday and Thursday
Gallia County beef cattle officials announce the Gallia County Beef Cattle Tour will be held Wednesday and Thursday after two postponements due to high water. Don Chittenden of the American Hereford Association and L. P. McCann from Ohio State University will comment on cattle. County Agent E. G. Royer released the two day schedule with a luncheon and visits to Hereford consignments near Gallipolis and Princeton, W. Va. Local residents, including Veterans connections and town people, are noted in the daily itinerary and social scene surrounding the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Don Chittenden
American Hereford Association
L. P. McCann
Oho State University
E. G. Royer
D. M. Beman
Yalad Charthnarne
Ranfe
Making Brooms and Cattle Roundup Tour Notes
Local resident Jesse Lew, a former Justice of the Peace, hand crafts brooms with a ready market. The two day program features Hereford cattle inspections near Gallipolis and Porter, with tours and a farm pond project, followed by a livestock round-up banquet at Grace Methodist Church and talks on Bangs disease and farm broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jesse Lewis
Clendenin
Henderson
Rf.d
Ralph Davis
Gallipolis
Fred Klages
German Hollow
Lawrence Barlow
Bethesda Church
Ura
Wallace
Wadsee
Roger
Grace Methodist Church
Bang
Bans
L. P. McCann
Roy Battles
Earl Neal
WLW
Frank Ghrist
W. W. Brownfield
Ohio State
Uni
Addison Soldier Wounded in Action in Germany
John H. Roush of Addison, son of Bert H. Roush, was seriously wounded in action in Germany on March 3. The 27 year old Pfc. Roush, with a headquarters company in General Hodge's army, crossed into Germany early and remains in a hospital. Overseas since August 1943, witnesses promise more information by letter.
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Gallipolis
Pic
John H. ‘Roush
Bert H. Roush
Addison
Germany
Adj
Olio
Edna Love
Akron
Pfc
Roush
Hodge
Civilian Goods To Be Reduced Under New War Policy
Washington reports April 1 marks a shift in civilian manufacturing as steel and copper allocations for spot manufacturers are canceled for April June. Plants must seek idle or surplus material or switch to aluminum, delaying reconversion plans in about 130 major industrial areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Divide Mason
Carl Barnhart
Palm Springs
Calif
Luther Barnhart
Armed Services
Arthur Hetzer
Jimmie
Williamstown
W. Va
A. A. Hetzer
C. M. Crislip
Robert Cr
WSCS
Ruth Pickens
Toon Hour
James Argubrite
Kenneth Cowdery
St. Joseph Hospital
Leo Torrence
Monroe
Mich
Herbert Williams
Maxine Vineyard of
Ella Watson
Clarabel Barnett
C. A. Barnett
Ermes
Walter Brown
South Charleston
Frankie Pickens
Oren Childers
Sgt
Georgia
Kanauga
Ray Wartenburg
Lois
Owen Black
James Harmon
A. W. Pulling
John Vickers
Brent
C. A. Davis
J. C Johnson
Muenster
Muemster
Air Force
Gallipolis Social Notes
Gallia
Friendship Club
Point Rock
City Church
P. D. McCreedy
Pvt. Mccreedy
Thurman
Coulter
United States
Gaili
Durham
N.C. Heinpoli
Carroll Betz
U. S. Navy
Harry Betz
George Chittum
Steve Clark
Paul Champer
Army Air Corps
Harlingen
Foster Champer
Lincoln
Neb
Lawrence Howell
Mt. Sterling
Alden Howell
Mr. Howells
W. S. Westerman
Ann Arbor
Jack Knight
Carolyn
Charleston
Burt Hanson
Naval Base
Washington, D. C
Herbert Edwards
Jack Jeffers
Ralph Jeffers
Great Lakes
Ill
Jeffers
Joe
Patton
John
Charles O. Taylor
Camp Meade
Ada Bostic
Paul Cline
Luther Cline
Robert
Ruddell
Frederick L. Ruddell
Florence Hughes
Forrest Folden
Chauncey Johnson
Ohio Produce Company
Virgil Rayburn
Wanda Lee
Bally
W. H. Rayburn
Venita Thabet
Mayme Barrows
Husaviue Muna
Hal Schwartzwalder and Son
Denny Hereford Farm
Porter
Kathleen Ragan
Mattie Morris
Rutland
Joe Turner
Zella Weyand
Founded In Action
Lenners
Betty Newton
Home Service
Gas Company
Miss Newton
Juni
St All Girls
Junior Cooks
Garo FoeLds
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