Nelsonville Commended for Victory Garden Interest
Nelsonville receives praise from Athens County Agricultural Agent Ross Wright for strong local support of the Victory Garden program. He cites Civilian Defense Council gardens and Garden Club efforts, noting 1943 canning estimates favor home production and reduce civilian shortages.
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Nelsonville
Ross Wright
Athens County
Rotary Club
Civilian Defense Council
Garden Club
Wright
Martin Will Head Federal Board in Area
William W. Martin named manager of the Nelsonville field office of the Social Security Board regional director Miss Mary E. Woods announced. The Nelsonville office serves Hocking Athens Vinton Meigs and Gallia Counties in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
William W. Martin
Social Security Board
Mary E. Woods
Cleveland
Miss Woods
Ohio
Kentucky
Michigan
Martin
University of Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College
Federal Social Security Board
Veterans’ Administration
Washington
Baltimore
Levington
Frank B. Decker, Jr
Covington Field Offce
Lawton Hargis
Canton Social Security Board
Hocking
Athens
Vinton
Meigs
Gallia
Athletic Carnival Announced in Nelsonville
The Nelsonville high school auditorium hosts an athletic carnival on Friday night March 26 to raise funds for equipment and debts. Doors open at 7 P.M. with ping pong, free throws, shuffleboard finals, junior high vs senior basketball, clown act, acrobatics, and a minstrel show supervised by Robert Kinney and R D Gardner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Robert Kinney
R. D. Gardner
Eagles Will Hold Area Meet in April
Nelsonville Aerie No 391 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles met March 23. John A Seeferger of Pittsburgh spoke and announced a district meeting and initiation in Nelsonville on Sunday April 4 at 1 30 pm eastern war time. District 4 aeries expected to attend and a large class to receive the degree. Admittance by paid up receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Aerie
Order of Eagles
John A. Seeferger
Pittsburgh
Aerie
Mrs. Sarah Holcomb Dies at Kimberly
Nelsonville Ohio Mrs. Sarah Holcomb age 72 wife of Charles Holcomb died Tuesday night at the family home in Kimberly. She leaves two daughters Mrs. Freda Rizer Nelsonville and Mrs. Gertrude Hardy Detroit one brother John M Thornton Columbus eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are not complete. Friends may call at the Stour Funeral Home in Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Sarah Holcomb
Charles Holcomb
Kimberly
Freda Rizer
Gertrude Hardy
Detroit
John M. Thornton
Columbus
Member Drive Planned by York Township Service Club
The York Township Service Club met at the American Legion in Nelsonville on March 23. President Mrs Parker S Sniffen led discussions on charitable matters a donation was approved for J A McKiddie of the Nelsonville Tribune to cover newspaper delivery expenses to men in service. Members reviewed plans for a membership drive and a by laws board meeting. Red Cross War Fund contributors and totals were listed with a final count of 710.95 dollars. The next meeting is set for Tuesday April 6.
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Nelsonville
York Township
Red Cross
Stanley Mechem
Della Linton
Vedma Drake
York Township Service Club
Fannie Williams
Nelsonville Social Notes
The Presbyterian Missionary Society will meet at the Presbyterian Manse Thursday at 2 PM with Mrs J L Evans and Mrs C F Weltzheimer assisting. Miss Louise Pearce and Mrs Rose Weigard host Friday at 7 30 PM for Cosmopolitan Club at 503 Poplar St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Presbyterian Manse
J. L. Evans
C. Fe, Weltzheimer
Circle to Meet at Wallace Home on Columbus Street
Friendship Circle will meet at the home of Mrs. D L Wallace 19 E Columbus St Thursday evening at 7 30 o clock. Mrs Allie Vernon spent Sunday in Crooksville visiting sister Mrs Margaret Dawley and family. Floyd Lowery also spent Sunday with the Dawley family. Mrs Vernon spent a day last week with her niece in Nelsonville Mrs Mable Tignor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Circle
D. L. Wallace
E. Columbus St
Allie Vernon
Crooksville
Margaret Dawley
Floyd Lowery
Dawley
Vernon
Nelsonville
Mable Tignor
Nelsonville Personal News Notes
Mrs. Harry Galvin left this morning for Dayton to visit for several days with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Francis Cox. Mrs Leon Keller and son Garry of Corning were weekend guests of the former's mother Mrs Ada Coakley and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Harry Galvin
Dayton
Francis Cox
Leon Keller
Garry
Corning
Ada Coakley
Red Cross War Fund Drive Total Reaches $3260.20
Tuesday report shows the Red Cross War Fund Drive totaling $3260.20 collected to date, announced by Max Wance the auditor of the drive in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Red Cross
Max Wance
Nelsonville Men in Service Highlight Enlistments and Transfers
Nelsonville families report service updates as John Mihalek, son of Mr and Mrs William Mihalek, enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 13 1942 and is now classified as a pilot bound for pre flight training after graduating from Lowry Field Technical School. Clyde K Lehman, seaman second class, has moved from Great Lakes Naval Station to San Diego to enter a Hospital Corps School after completing boot training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
John Mihalek
William Mihalek
Nelsonville Rt. 3
Army Air Corps
Lowry Field
Denver
Colo
Nashville Army Air Center
Nashville
Tenn
Amos Lehman
Clyde K. Lehman
Great Lakes Naval Station
San Diego
Calif
Hospital Corps
Orwiler Heads Nelsonville Rotary as President
Kenneth Orwiler was elected president of the Nelsonville Rotary Club for the coming year by the newly named board of directors. Leland Krieg becomes vice president, H H Harding is secretary, and the board members are Herman Ogg L J Krieg Kenneth Orwiler H H Harding and Dr W H Hyde with duties starting at the July meeting. Krieg will attend the spring district conference in Dayton on March 29 as president-elect and Orwiler as alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Kenneth Orwiler
Rotary Club
Leland I. Krieg
H. H. Harding
Herman Ogg
L. J. Krieg
W. H. Hyde
Krieg
Dayton
Orwiler
Scouts Meet at Elks Home Friday in Nelsonville
Troop 65 Boy Scouts sponsored by the Elks will meet Thursday evening at 7:30 at the Elks Home meeting room. Leaders and members are urged to attend as several have completed tenderfoot tests and others work on first and second class tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Boy Scouts
The
Elks
Elk’s
Clarence Tye
Bill Bishop
Oliver Bishop
Bobbie Sims
Troop 65
E. L. Murphy
Aged Murray City Resident Dies at 85
William Quinn aged 85 died Tuesday at his Murray City home. He is survived by a son Quinton Quinn of Murray City, two sisters Mrs Nannie Mace New Marshfield and Mrs Lewis Worf Chillicothe, two brothers John and Winfield Quinn New Marshfield, plus two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. icomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
William Quinn
Murray City
Quinton Quinn
Nannie Mace
New Marshfield
Lewis Worf
Chillicothe
John
Winfield Quinn
Native of McArthur Dies in Columbus
Harriett L. Bratton 89, of Columbus since 1901, widow of F. M. Bratton, mother of Dr. H. O. Bratton and A. A. Bratton, died at her son’s home on W Lane Ave after a four month illness. Survived by seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren and brother John Garrett. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at the Lane Avenue residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Harriett L. Bratton
H. O. Bratton
W. Lane Ave
F. M. Bratton
A. A. Bratton
Riverview Park
Bratton Corporation
E. Broad St
McArthur
Indianola Methodist Church
The
Eastern Star
John Garrett
Hamden
Parsons Honored at Surprise Shower in Country Club Addition
Mrs C O Parsons was honored at a surprise shower and house warming at her new home in Country Club Addition. Guests included Miss Daisy Clendenin and several area residents who enjoyed refreshments and gifts for the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
C. O. Parsons
Country Club Addition
Parsons
Daisy Clendenin
Harry Dodfrey
Elmer Ebersbach
Raymond Musgrave
Charles Musgrave
Frank Bruestle
Fred Buxton
Howard Yeager
Leona Frey
Mrs Somerville Hosts Four Oclock Club Review
Mrs Harold Somerville will host the Four Oclock Club at her Vland Street home Thursday at 7 pm Miss Emma Clark leads the program reviewing Bright to the Wanderer by Bruce Lancaster about the Canadian Rebellion of 1835 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Somerville
Vland St
Emma. Clark
Bright
Bruce Lancaster
Point Pleasant Personal News Presents Local Visits and Farewell
Mrs. Lester Getzloe of Columbus visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Tol Stribling in Point Pleasant. Miss Margarett Dodds returns from Barb ours ville to River Street area after staying with Mrs. George O. Comstock. Mrs. Paul S. Thomas substitutes at Junior High as Mrs. Ben Tracy Jr. is away for uncle Robert Armstrong Cornwell’s funeral. Jimmy Ferguson of Country Club Addition remains homebound with a throat infection. Mrs. Thomas Pringle leaves for home near Washington after visiting Rev. and Mrs. Frank T. Cady at Christ Church rectory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lester Getzloe
Columbus
Tol Stribling
Main St
Margarett Dodds
Barboursville
George O. Comstock
River St
Paul S. Thomas
Ben Tracy, Jr
Robert Armstrong Cornwell
Jimmy
Robert H. Ferguson
Country Club Addition
Thomas Pringle
Washington
Frank T. Cady
Christ Church
Glee Club Concert Delayed to April in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis the glee club concert under Miss Elizabeth Shough has been postponed from March 25 to April 1. The program will be held in the Washington School Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Glee Club
Elizabeth Shough
Gallipolis City
Washington School
Mason County School Fund Gets Federal Aid Under Lanham Act
Mason County receives a $20.92 federal appropriation via the Lanham Act to support public schools in the current term. Funds cover the recent teacher pay increases, ranging from $5 to $15 monthly, plus salaries for additional teachers due to wartime population growth and war industry placement. The future of ongoing support for 1943-44 is uncertain.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Harley M. Kilgore
George G. Somerville
Bob Cornwell Dies at Home in Hotel in Point Pleasant
Robert Armstrong Cornwell died Tuesday after a several year illness. He lived in the Lowe Hotel apartment and will be buried in Suncrest Cemetery after funeral services at Christ Church with the Rev. Frank T. Cady officiating. Pallbearers include Jason T. Weissenburger and others. Born July 2, 1912 in Bridgeport W V, he moved to Point Pleasant in the late 1920s to work in hotels. He was survived by his father C B Cornwell a sister Mrs. Homer D. Lowe Sr and Mrs. Gertrude Hatch and a brother Charles Cornwell. The family is related to John J. Cornwell former West Virginia governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert Armstrong Cornwell
Lowe Hotel
Frank T. Cady
Christ Church
Episcopal
Arnett Funeral Home
Suncrest Cemetery
Jason T. Weissenburger
Harold Somerville
E. Bartow Jones
Clarence Daugherty
Charles Bechtle
Ben Tracy
Mr. Cornwell
Bridgeport
W. Va
C. B. Cornwell
Iris Linda (Sinclair) Cornwell
West Virginia
Spencer High School
Bob
Cornwell
Homer D. Lowe
Gertrude Hatch
Bluefield
Charles Cornwell
John J. Cornwell
Romney
Baltimore
The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Sorority Meets at Moose Lodge in City
The Marietta Manufacturing Co. and its employees have raised about 1650 dollars for the Red Cross War Fund. Howard A. Price, personnel director, aims to reach 2000 dollars or more by week’s end, over half of the county quota. Field workers meet with Chairman J. C. Pauley at City Building this evening for progress reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Red Cross War Fund
Howard A. Price
J. C. Pauley
Ennis to Speak at Senior High School Assembly
Dr. Pey ton Ennis of Charleston will address Senior High School Thursday at 1 PM. Principal Withers notes he is a geologist who seeks to blend geology and Christianity. Junior Class orders class rings for fall from Harold Haynes. Senior Edward Hogg plans to enter military service next Monday. Sixty seven graduates are expected this year unless losses occur.
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Point Pleasant
Peyton Ennis
Charleston
C. H. Withers
Harold Haynes
Edward Hogg
Mr. Withers
Local Man Under Arrest On Intoxication Charge
Carl Mc Dermitt is held in the county jail awaiting arraignment on a charge of intoxication. He was arrested by Chief of Police Jividen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Carl McDermitt
Jividen
Returning Prisoners Pulled Back to Road Camp Work
Many prisoners have been returned to the road camp at Ashton and are again at work surfacing Route 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ashton
Mason Construction reports most Mt Vernon Ave houses occupied
The Mason Construction Co led by William H Bardin E Bartow Jones and Orin Love reports that 19 of 24 houses on Mt Vernon Ave have been occupied. The street through the property, whose improvement was delayed by severe winter weather, is now completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason Construction Co
William H. Bardin
E. Bartow Jones
Orin Love
Mt. Vernon Ave
Mason Men Go to Capital On Tax Issue
Sheriff F B Lieving and Assessor Frank Morrison will travel to Charleston to discuss tax problems with the state tax commissioner. The questions include who owns ordnance works property and whether shelters and machinery at Point Pleasant sites are taxable. North Point Pleasant homes completed in 1942 may enter the 1943 tax list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
F. B. Lieving
Frank Morrison
Charleston
Ordnance Works
General Chemical Defense Corporation
E. B. Badger and Sons Co
West Virginia
North Point Pleasant
Smith Faces Parole Violation Charges
Smith of Hartford faced a hearing on parole violation charges at the Prosecuting Attorney’s office. He was remanded to county jail pending a decision from a state probation officer after evidence was presented by investigator A. Ford Winters. He has two prior intoxication arrests and a 1 to 10 year sentence for breaking and entering the Liverpool Salt and Coal Co. store in Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Vinton Smith
Hartford
William H. Bardin
Smith
J. B. Smith
Charleston
A. Ford Winters
Liverpool Salt and Coal Co
Marietta Workers Proving Generous
POINT PLEASANT The local chapter Lambda Chi Omega Sorority met in the Moose Club ladies lounge for a short business session followed by a national inspection test led by Mrs. Walter Krodel patroness. Hostesses were Mrs. Hansel Poling and Miss Edith Quillin. refreshments served to numerous members including Mrs. William Filson Mrs. B W Getty Mrs. James Hall and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lambda-Chi Omega Sorority
Moose Club
Walter Krodel
Hansel Poling
Edith Quillin
William Filson
B. W. Getty
James Hall
L. B. Hannaman
George O. Harper
John Clay Hutchinson
Snowflake Forms Core of Hailstone Ball
A speck of snow gathers into the center of a hailstone, acting as its nucleus. The process begins with a small ice particle that accretes additional layers as it is blown through storm clouds by updrafts.
Mason County Pupils Set For Annual Steamboat Excursion
Plans are complete for Mason County public school pupils third annual steamboat trip on April 25 aboard the Island Queen. Principal Robert H. Ferguson will supervise on the glass-enclosed steel hull vessel. uniformed police will guard, tobacco and beer sales banned, and pupils should bring lunches. Open to all county schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Robert H. Ferguson
Ferguson
Relief for itching pimples with Petersons Ointment
When skin is irritated with pimples and red blotches, apply Petersons Ointment for quick soothing relief. A 35 cent box at your druggist helps stop oozing and itching, leaving the skin looking better and feeling comfortable. Also praised for itching feet and toe cracks.
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Peterson
Adv
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Federal Board
Athletic Carnival
Eagles
Frank
Boston
Munster
Vienna
Service Club
Nelsonville Social Notes
Sae
Mason County School
PT. P
Bob Cornwell
Moose Lodge
City
Dr. Ennis
Marietta
America
C. D. Shafer
Transcontinetal
Estados Unidos de Colombia
Panama
Saturday Night Orchestra
Tad
Tad's
Carbondale
Kimberly Road
Surudette Oh Pauls
Claudetie Colbert
Cae Binnie Barnes
Paramount Picture
Michael Curt
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