Gallia County College to Aid in Increasing Food Supply
Gallia County College plans a special training course in vegetable production if enough enroll, and a community canning factory will let the public conserve home-grown vegetables for a fee. The Rio Grande College program graduates about 31 farmers weekly, with 76 percent securing farm labor jobs in Ohio. The plan includes expanding poultry by 600 fowls, adding 20 Hereford heifers, and planting 10 to 15 acres of edible soybeans.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
R. Lloyd Pabst
Kentucky
Ohio
Mystery Shot Kills Jackson County Man
George Borland a 71 year old farmer was found shot to death Saturday night at neighbor Clarence Miller’s farm near Ray ten miles west of Jackson Sheriff Cramer reported a shotgun wound to the neck Borland had been feeding livestock and was staying at Miller’s while Miller worked at a war plant in Chillicothe His wife alerted authorities there were no known enemies and a five dollar bill was found in Borland’s pocket Investigations continued into the motive or assailant
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Jackson
George Borland
Charles Cramer
Clarence Miller
Borland
Miller
Chillicothe
Cramer
Ray
Gallia Native Kenneth Murphy Dies in Columbus Home
Kenneth Murphy 36 of 2102 Agier Rd Columbus died suddenly Friday at home. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 1 p m at his residence with burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Murphy worked as a guard at Kilgore Manufacturing and previously operated Pontius filling station. He was a Gallia County native who moved to Columbus 20 years ago. Survived by mother Martha Murphy and brother Forrest Murphy, with sister Marguerite Greene at 2598 Medary Ave.
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Columbus
Kenneth Murphy
Agier Rd
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Murphy
Kilgore Manufacturing Co
Marguerite Greene
Medary Ave
Pontius
Westerville Road
Gallia County
Martha Murphy
Forrest Murphy
Medina Ave
Three Gallia Co. Men Volunteer for Navy
Three Gallipolis men enlisted in the naval service at Cincinnati on Thursday. They are Lawrence W. McQuad, Gerald Floyd Fersinger, and John Hollis Davis. The report includes a township financial summary from Alexander Township, Athens County, Ohio, with receipts, payments, and tax figures for the fiscal year ending December 31.
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Gallipolis
Naval Service At
Cincinnati
Lawrence W. McQuad
Gerald Floyd Fersinger
John Hollis Davis
Alexander
Athens County
Ohio
Athens
Otho M. Castle
Patel
den Auditore
Aheas
Geperst Seweuue
Balgane
Farmers must obtain permits for delivering slaughtered meat
Gallia County's USDA War Board announces that farmers who slaughter any meat after March 31 for delivery must secure a permit under the national meat management program. Home use slaughter requires records only, while all livestock dealers and slaughters under federal inspection face permits and production set-asides.
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Gallipolis
County
Usda War Board
National Meat Management Program
Claud R. Wickard
John R. Russell
Gallia County
Russell
County War Board
AAA
Automobile Dragged From Ohio River Near Addison
An automobile owned by R. C. Fulton of near Addison was recovered from about eight feet of water in the Ohio River Sunday afternoon by Walter Wise of Gallipolis. Deputy Sheriff Morton Dickey and state patrolmen P. D. McCreedy and G. A. Petticord investigated the incident. The Ford two door sedan apparently rolled into the river from the Route 7 bank or was pushed, leaving Fulton, a bridge guard for the New York Central railroad, the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
R. C. Fulton
Addison
Ohio River
Walter Wise
Morton Dickey
P. D. McCreedy
G. A. Petticord
Fulton
Route 7
New York Central Railroad
Five Admitted to Gallipolis Hospital
Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis admits five new patients: Harry Canterbury of Pomeroy with appendectomy, Mrs. William Holzer as medical patient, Jackie Lee Large five weeks old son of Lester L. Large, Richard Morgan of Gallia R D 1 under observation, and Thomas Edwin Bentz Jr of Maple Shade. Discharges include Mrs J E White of Pomeroy Don Wells Radcliff and Mrs Edward Herbert of Oak Hill.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Harry Canterbury
Pomeroy
William Holzer
C. E. Holzer
Jackie Lee Large
Lester L. Large
Richard Morgan
Gallia R.D
Thomas Edwin Bentz, Jr
Maple Shade
J. E
White
Don Wells
Radcliff
Edward Herbert
Oak Hill
LaRue Affidavit. Francis LaRue Held on Bond in Gallia Jail
Mrs. Ella LaRue Ryger filed an affidavit against Francis LaRue in Magistrate J. H. Shate s office at Gallia Jail. LaRue was arraigned Saturday and placed under a $300 bond that he failed to post, and was detained in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ella LaRue
Ryger
Francis LaRue
J. H. Shate
LaRue
Mrs. Gus Frye Resigns After 15 Years at Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis. Mrs. Gus Frye a clinic clerk on the Holzer Hospital business office staff for 15 years resigned her position Saturday. She may return to part time work at the hospital after a rest of several weeks, she announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gus Frye
Holzer Hospital
Cooks Safe In Philippine Islands Missionaries Reported
Dr and Mrs W T Cook former Presbyterian missionaries in China are believed safe in the Philippine Islands after evacuation from China before the Japanese invasion. A December message from Dr Ralph Cook in Manila said Albay and Tayabas folk including the Chosen folk were generally well. A March 19 board note confirms the Cooks, Tayabas and Albay missionaries reported safe and well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
W. T. Cook
China
Athens Presbytery
Philippine Islands
Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church
U.S. A
Cook
Philippines
Shanghai
Ralph ¢. Cook
Manila
Albay
Tayabas
Foreign Mission Board
Wells
Athens Presbyterial
Achievement Day speaker will discuss life in Germany
Gallipolis Women’s Home Council plans an April 9 program at the Baptist Church with guest speaker Mrs. Henry Ebert of Columbus. She will describe her life in Germany and escape from a concentration camp, followed by a pot luck lunch. Several committees are listed for decorations exhibit and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Henry Ebert
Columbus
Women’s Home Council of the Baptist Church
Ebert
Germany
Opal Powell
Esther Priestley
Earl Brown
Mary Jane Evans
Pearl Northup
Cecil Jenkins
Estella Denney
Dabney
Thornton
Mary Rhoades
Anderson Robinson
Sally McCormick
Ethel Robinson
Goldie Ward
Butler
Roush
Birge Rites Will Be Held Wednesday
Funeral services for the Rev. Ray C. Birge who died at Glouster on Sunday will be held at the Church of Christ in Nelsonville Wednesday at 2 pm conducted by Rev. L. E. Evans and Rev. Gilbert Courtney. He was ordained at the Nelsonville church 25 years ago and last pastored Beaver Pennsylvania. He had suffered from a heart ailment about a year.
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Nelsonville
Ray C. Birge
Glouster
Church of Christ In
L. E. Evans
Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey
Beaver, Pa
Mrs. Daisy Riley Dies at 56 in Nelsonville
Mrs. Daisy Ellen Riley age 56 died Sunday at the family home on Mason City Hill. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at Pilgrim Holiness Church Nelsonville conducted by Rev. B A Awe. Burial at Greenlawn. Survived by husband Fran cis Riley and many children, siblings, and 17 grandchildren.
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Nelsonville
Daisy Ellen Riley
Francis Riley
Mason City Hill
Pilgrim Holiness Church
B. A. Awe
Greenlawn
Wilbur Matheny
Robert
Delbert Riley
Columbus
Betty Cosintino
Lettie Hudson
el Pasto
Texas
Anna Brown
Laurelville
Ohio
Ollie Roberts
California
Ruth
Frances
Pauline
Bert Reeves
Ada Cook
Graduation Attends Ohio State University Exercises
Mr and Mrs Harry Stage and Mrs George Garner attended the commencement exercises at Ohio State University Columbus on March 19 Miss Floretta Somers member of the College of Medicine School of Nursing she is daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Somers Phoenix Ariz former Nelsonville residents
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Nelsonville
Harry Stage
George Garner
Ohio State University
Columbus
Floretta Somers
College of Medicine
School of Nursing
Raymond Somers
Phoenix
Ariz
Two Men Fined in Nelsonville Courtfor Intoxication
Two arraignments on intoxication complaints were held in the court of Dr Herman Ogg on Sunday. Dave Evans of Carbon Hill and Emory Shaw of Nelsonville were found guilty and fined five dollars plus costs each.
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Nelsonville
Herman Ogg
Dave Evans
Carbon Hill
Emory Shaw
Mason County Escapes Serious Flood Damage in Second Rise in Ten Days
In Point Pleasant at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers two floods in ten days marked an unusual season. The Ohio rose from 27.1 feet Friday evening to 43.8 feet Sunday, with 11 feet below the January crest. Damage remains light, though several dozen homes flood to inches to three feet. authorities expect water to fall below flood stage by Tuesday morning.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio
Kanawha
First Ward
Mrs. Schneider to Direct Senior Class Play at Local High
Mrs Clarence R. Schneider, a versatile drama student and former English teacher at the high school, has been chosen to direct the senior class play. The three act comedy titled Every Family Has One was selected, with class exercise schedules not yet announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Clarence R. Schneider
Miss Dorothy Billups Appointed Clerk
Miss Dorothy Billups is appointed clerk in the local post office succeeding Mrs. Joseph Buffington who resigned. She lives with her uncle and aunt the Rev and Mrs C G Billups.
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Point Pleasant
Dorothy Billups
C. G. Billups
Joseph Buffington
Boyd Sterrett in Critical Condition After Surgery
Boyd Sterrett, a prominent former figure from Kanawha, underwent surgery at Holzer Hospital Friday. His condition is believed critical as doctors monitor his status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Boyd Sterrett
Below the Kanawha
Holzer Hospital
Red Cross War Fund Drive Totals $2513.31
Gallipolis auditor Max Bunce announced that Red Cross donations reached 2513.31 on Saturday. Two other Black workers submitted their reports as part of the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Max Bunce
Red Cross War Fund Drive
Green County School Board Holds Monthly Meeting
GALLIPOLIS The Gallia County School Board members held their regular monthly meeting Saturday afternoon in the office of County Superintendent H. Bion Bradbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County School Board
Gallipolis
Gallia County
H. Bion Bradbury
Mrs. A Cc Kelly Treated At Point Clinic Weekend
Mrs A Cc Kelly recently retired postmistress at Henderson was a medical patient at the Point Clinic over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
A. Cc. Kelly
Henderson
Point Clinic
Eugene McConaha in Army Hospital for back injury
W. J. McConaha of Nelsonville reports their son Eugene is in an Army hospital receiving treatment for a back injury. He is stationed with an engineers battalion at Richmond Virginia and his address may be obtained from the parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
W. J. McConaha
Eugene
Engineers
Richmond
Social Notes Highlight West Virginia Town Roles
Mrs. George H. Overholt hosted a color themed bridge party on Ohio River Road with three tables. War savings stamps awarded to Mrs. Okey Burdette for high score. Mrs. E. E. Franklin second. Several local residents and visitors mentioned in a long personal notes column with travel to Huntington and weekends in town.
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Point Pleasant
George H. Overholt
Ohio River Road
Bridge
Okey Burdette
War Savings
E. E. Franklin
Burdette
Franklin
Alex Cruickshanks, Jr
Paul Gygax
Gail Faires
Gertrude Halliday
Hugh Curry
Max Koenigsberg
Howard Price
Charles Blanksheim
Juliet Smith
Hildreth Armstrong
Arnett Honored At Dinner In Point Pleasant
B B Arnett executive vice president of Eskew Smith and Cannon was honored at a Saturday dinner at the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston. The event marked 25 years of service with the firm, noting his rise from bookkeeper to top management and his roots in Point Pleasant where he spent boyhood years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charleston
Daniel Boone Hotel
B. B. Arnett
Eskew Smith and Cannon, Hardware
Arnett
Mr. Arnett
A. G. Arnett
Viand St
Prison Camp Flooded For Second Time
POINT PLEASANT The state camp for prisoners improving Route 2 between Apple Grove and the Cabell County line was flooded again this winter. Ohio Eighteen Mile Creek overflowed its banks Friday night causing evacuation. The camp is inundated by backwater from the Ohio.
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Point Pleasant
Apple Grove
Cabell County
Ohio Eighteen Mile Creek
Ohio
George B Martt Will Admitted to Probate
GALLIPOLIS The will of George B Martt a Crown City resident has been admitted to probate. Probate judge William Cherrington announced Saturday. Zadelle Martt and Dick Bevan have been appointed executors of the estate.
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Gallipolis
George B. Martt
Crown City
William Cherrington
Zadelle Martt
Dick Bevan
Back at Work After Illness on Shadle Bridge
Point Pleasant F E Win returned to his job as collector on Shadle Bridge at week end after several days illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
F. E. Windon
Shadle Bridge
Fined and Released In Charleston Drunk Arrest
Charles F. Affalter of Charleston was released from jail Saturday after paying a $5 fine and costs. He had been arrested for intoxication by Policeman Yeager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles F. Affalter
Charleston
Yeager
Return to Home Point Pleasant
Robert McKinley Mres and his infant daughter Nancy Lee were returned to their home at 2316 Mt. Vernon Ave from Holzer Hospital by Earl H. Arnett on Saturday.
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Point Pleasant
Homer Smith
Brooklyn Sturgeon
Huntington
Sam Parks
W.P.L. Blacksburg
Nelson A. Parks
Jackson Ave
Robert Vaught
Summersville
W. H. Vaught
Main St
Lawrence Heiners
Rutland
E. E. Heiner
Stephen K. Vaught
Charleston
Dunbar Rubber Plant
Charles E. Holzer, Jr
Karen
Cincinnati
S. Channings Wilhelm
Jefferson Blvd
Robert L. Hogg
Mary Lynn and
Charles
New York City
Charles Edgar Hogg
Viand St
Harry Childers
Holzer Hospital
Phyllis Ingraham
Penn State College
F. W. Ingraham
Ohio St
Polly Ann Filson
Rose Ann Glass
Nancy Ferguson
Edgar Tuckerman
W. H. Juhling
Middleport
Henry Wheeler
Baden
J. F. Kimball
Gulf Oil Co
Marietta
E. C. Waggener
Robert Norton
Donald Smith
Hartford
Mres
Robert McKinley
Nancy Lee
Mt. Vernon Ave
Earl H. Arnett
Farm ration board approves 100 equipment requests
POINT PLEASANT The farm ration panel met in the Candy Company Building Saturday morning and approved about 100 applications for farm equipment. Members present were Riley Gibbs E M Fry and John McCausland.
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Point Pleasant
Office of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Candy Company
Riley Gibbs
E. M. Fry
John McCausland
Haydenville Class Meets Wednesday in Church Home
Haydenville Bible students held a Sunday School class gathering Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Francis Lehman. Mrs. Carter led the business session while the hostess and several others served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haydenville — Bible
Francis Lehman
Carter
Lehman
L. M. Ingram
J. C. Martin
Glen Farley
W. C. May
Jack
G. R. May
Ira Blaxton
Bessmear Road
Gertrude Ginther
Jacob
John Campbell
John
Columbus
D. Lagore
W.S.C.S
John Hooper
Arnold Thomas
James Karshner
Jackson
Ralph Hess
Jimmie Allen
Harold Allen
Frank Allen
Nellie Allen
Harry Swaim
Bobby Freas
Haydenville
C. S. Matheny
Rodger
Clara Phelps
Logan
Hal Phelps
S. R. McDowell
Nelsonville
Mary McFadden
Nora Ohlinger
Sherman Russell
Greens Run
Robert Brill
Ruth
Pomeroy
Oris Ginther
Willard C
May
Lowe
Gail
Springfield
William Mihalek
Billie
Pontiac
Mich
Stanley Mihalek
Cleveland
G. RR. May
Donald May
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Chicago
Navy
Harve Angle
Cincinnati
Emil J. Meyer
Meyer
Christ Hospital
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Gallia County College
Oliver Hardy
August Stockwell
Army Air Corps
Canada
Columbia
Bermuda
Lyestern Atlantic
Yaro Reine
U. S., Britain and
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Joinlin
Lucia
I Trinidad
Pbr
Guiana
Brazil
North Africa
Atlantic Ocean
Casablanca
Cape Verde
Dakar
Canary
Spain
Miles
Churchill
U. S
Atlantic
United Nations
Jackson County
Gallia
Gallia Co
Gallipolis Hospital
Pacific
Gallipolis Social Notes
W. Scott Westerman
Westfield
N. J
Frank J. Feely
J. C. Harlowe
Sally
Louisville
Elma Cornell
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Curtiss-Wright
Carrol Isefavor
Miss Cornell
Edna Mae Cooper
Frederick Neal
Neal
Ira Neal
Louise Evans
Ohio University
J. E. Evans
Albert Merriman
Myrtle Beach
D. C
A. K. Merriman
Judy Haskins
Charlotte Cornwell
Mary O’brien
Vera Wilde
W. Va
Elizabeth Carnes
Kenneth Amsbury
John Morgan
Edgemont Rd
Bob
Rhoda O’brien
James R. Baker
Houston
Paul
Orange
Ohio State
Mason County
Mrs. Schneider
Red Cross
Eugene McConaha
Army Hospital
George Martt
Ration Board
James
Geo. M. Cohan
Warner Bros
Joan Leslie
Michael Currizngford
George Tobias
Irene Mannin
Edmund Joseph
Robert Buckner
Walter Huston
Richard WH
Jeanne Cagney
Frances LA
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