Food rationing topic discussed at Gallipolis Rotary Club
Dr. B R Wertz of Ohio State University Rural Economics spoke on food problems and rationing to Gallipolis Rotary Club at Island View Inn. He noted 1942 US food production up 12 percent, possible 1943 gains, and reasons for rationing including payroll-driven demand, wartime needs as Africa campaign expands, and export obligations under the Lend-Lease Act. Everett Royer led the program. Junior Simmons was inducted into the club group. 17 selectees left for Ft Hayes Columbus with Coffee and donuts served by Eugene Spear.
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Gallipolis
B. R. Wertz
Rural Economics Department
Ohio State University
Africa
Hitler
Dr. Wertz
Junior Simmons
LaVere Lovett
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
Eugene Spear
Gallia Child Burned in Fireplace Accident
Nancy Saunders nine year old of Heber Saunders near Thivener was badly burned when her nightgown caught fire from an open fireplace. She was taken to Helzer Hospital where doctors reported the condition unfavorable. Burns covered her legs chest arms and face.
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Gallipolis
Nancy Saunders
Helzer Hospital
Heber Saunders
Thivener
Paul Foster
Service Men From Gallia County Enlist in Navy
Gallipolis reports Harold Lloyd and Gerald Floyd Persinger, 17 year old twins of Mr and Mrs Frank Persinger, have enlisted in the Navy and are stationed at Great Lakes Illinois. Captain Welker who practiced dentistry at Oak Hill is promoted to captain. Jack Wolfe son of Mrs Alice Alexander Wolfe enlists in the Navy. his brothers Major Alex Wolfe in Oklahoma and Robert Wolfe in the Navy near Washington also serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Harold Lloyd
Gerald Floyd Persinger
Frank Persinger
Navy
Great Lakes, Ill
Kenneth Walker
Mildred Allison
Welker
Oak Hill
Jack Wolfe
Alice Alexander Wolfe
Ironton
Rites To Be Thursday For Glenn E. Stover
Funeral services for Glenn Edward Stover 10 died Tuesday morning at his grandparents home near Thivener will be held Thursday at Mina Chapel at two o'clock with Reverend Earl Cremeens supervising Burial follows at the chapel Survivors include brothers Charles Tracy Garland and Harlan J twins Bernadine Dixie and Wilma An other daughter May died in December 1941 when the family lived in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Mina Chapel
Glenn Edward Stover
Russell Stover
Brodie Halley
Thivener
Earl Cremeens
Charles, Tracy
Garland K
Harlan J
Bernadine Dixie
Wilma
May
Glee Club Concert Postponed to April in Gallipolis
Gallipolis announces the glee club concert under Miss Elizabeth Shough in the Washington School Auditorium is postponed from March 25 to April 1.
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Glee Club
Gallipolis
Elizabeth Shough
Washington School
Bradbury Brother Arrives in Australia During War
Word received by H B Bradbury's mother confirms Phil Bradbury younger brother of the county superintendent of schools has reached Australia.
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Gallipolis
Phil Bradbury
H. B. Bradbury
Australia
Red Cross War Fund Drive Total Reaches $3260.20
Tuesday's drive update in Gallipolis shows funds collected to date totaling $3260.20, announced by auditor Max Bunce. The report specifies the national drive in support of wartime relief and the local fundraising effort.
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Drive Gallipolis
Red Cross
Official consumer point values for meat fats fish and cheese
Table lists point values per pound for meat fats fish and cheese effective March 29 1943. It outlines the official World War II era rationing system assigning points to different foods. The document provides the baseline pricing unit used by households to plan purchases under wartime controls.
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Enon
Renee
Frank
Boston
Munster
Vienna
Table of Trade
Gallipolis Social Notes Birth Day Dinner honors Beatrice Day
A Gallipolis social note reports a joint birth day dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Young in Brandstetter Heights celebrating Beatrice Day and her brother Billy Young born March 22. Out of town guests include Mabel Young Pittsburgh Pola Maniskas Huntington Okey Silman Clendinen W. Va. Glenn Mathews Bidwell Lee Halley Flora Maniskas and Mrs. Harry Wheeler.
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Gallipolis
R. R. Young
Brandstetter Heights
Beatrice Day
Billy Young
Mabel Young
Pittsburgh
Pola Maniskas
Huntington
Okey Silman
Clendinen
W. Va
Glenn Mathews
Bidwell
Lee Halley
Flora Maniskas
Police arrest woman on desertion charges in Gallipolis
Mrs Rhetta Starcher wife of James Starcher of Kananga was arrested Monday on a desertion charge. Deputy Sheriff Dickey made the arrest at Athens McKee home on Turkey Run near Cheshire. She was later released after agreeing to care for her six children but refused to live with her husband who still has costs for the youngsters.
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Gallipolis
Rhetta Starcher
James Starcher
Kananga
Dickey
Athens McKee
Turkey Run
Cheshire
Patrolman Big Ball Returns to Post in Gallipolis
Gallipolis Police Department reports Patrolman Big Ball back on duty Monday after a brief confinement at home due to measles.
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Gallipolis
Big Ball
Mrs Cas by Meadows Jr Learns Husband Graduates Chan Field Transfer
Mrs Cas by Meadows Jr learns her husband has completed training at Bir Corps Service School Chan Field Illinois and will be transferred to an undisclosed base.
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Point Pleasant
Casby Meadows, Jr
Bir Corps
Chan Field
Ill
Will Return for Furlough at Home
Gallipolis family learns Albert Young son of Mr and Mrs R R Young is in military service overseas He has been away seven years and plans to spend his furlough soon with his family in Gallipolis It notes his parents’ confirmation of his service and homecoming anticipation.
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Gallipolis
Albert Young
R. R. Young
War Veteran Perry Brumfield Dies at 97
Perry Brumfield a Union Army veteran aged 97 died Sunday after surgery at General Hospital Ironton A memorial service will be at 2 pm today at Waterloo Methodist Church Burial is in Warneke Cemetery under Ironton Legion Post auspices Survived by son Lacy Brumfield and six foster grandchildren Irma Martin Goldie Young Stanley Perry Jr Berkie and Roma Brumfield.
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Gallipolis
Waterloo Methodist Church
Perry Brumfield
General Hospital
Ironton
Warneke
Legion Post of
James M. Lane
Perry
Greasy Ridge
Lacy Brumfield
Waterloo
Irma Martin
Pensacola
Fla
Goldie Young
McArthur
Stanley and
Perry Jr
Army
Berkie Brumfield
Roma Brumfield
City Manager Seeks Parts with Washington Visit
Gallipolis city manager Stewart A. Clendinen traveled to Washington on Tuesday to press for reinstating the priority on waterworks machinery parts. He aims to have Representative Thomas A. Jenkins join him at the War Production Board to present the urgent request.
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Gallipolis
Stewart A. Clendinen
Washington
Clendinen
Thomas A. Jenkins
War Production Board
Domestic troubles rise as money fuels family separations
Prose cuting Attorney William H Bardin reports a surge in domestic difficulties linked to large sums of money. He cites cases including a husband abandoning six children for a 17 year old in Huntington, a woman driven from home, another with two children, and a pregnant young woman seeking help, signaling a growing threat to home life.
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Point Pleasant
William H. Bardin
Bardin
Huntington
Ohio
Six Patients Admitted To Holzer Monday
GALLIPOLIS The following new patients entered Holzer Hospital Monday Mrs Wylie Minton Pt Pleasant Mrs Howard Duncan Pt Pleasant medical patient Earl Yates Vinton R D 2 Mrs J C Tillis Arbuckle surgery Ed Filson Pt Pleasant and Mrs Thurman Boggs Gallipolis R D 2 who gave birth to a baby girl
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Wylie Minton
Pleasant
Howard Duncan
Pt. Pleasant
Earl Yates Vinton
R. D
J. C. Tillis
Arbuckle
Ed Filson
Thurman Boggs
Gallipolis R. D
Clifton Loyal in Red Cross Drive
Mrs Edith Fox chairman of the Red Cross membership and war drive in Clifton reported today to the District Chairman. Practically every home she called on gave to the drive which totaled 54 dollars. Wahama High School contributed 6 New Haven Garden Club 5 and Clifton Grade School 2. The Harriet Oliver family have been a 100 per cent family for several years. The names of the contributors will be published.
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Clifton
Edith Fox
Red Cross
Parsons honored at surprise shower and house warming
Mrs C Q Parsons was feted at a surprise shower and house warming in Country Club Addition. Guests included Miss Daisy Clendenin and many neighbors who enjoyed refreshments and gifts during the gathering.
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Point Pleasant
C. QO. 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 Meeting
Mrs Harold Somerville will host the Four Oclock Club at her home on Vland Street Thursday evening at 7 o clock. Miss Emma Clark will lead the program and review Bright to the Wanderer by Bruce Lancaster about the Canadian Rebellion of 1835 to 1838.
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Harold Somerville
Vland St
Emma Clark
Bright
Bruce Lancaster
Point Pleasants Personal News Briefs
Mrs Lester Getzloe of Columbus visits her parents Mr and Mrs Tol Stribling on Main Street. Miss Margarett Dodds of Barboursville returns home after visiting aunt Mrs George O Comstock. Mrs Paul S Thomas substitutes at Junior High while Mrs Ben Tracy Jr mourns her uncle Robert Armstrong Cornwell who died Tuesday morning. Jimmy Ferguson is home with throat infection. Mrs Thomas Pringle leaves for home near Washington after visiting Rev and Mrs Frank T Cady at Christ Church rectory.
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Point Pleasant
Lester Getzloe
Columbus
Tol Stribling
Main St
Margarett Dodds
Barboursville
George O. Comstock
River St
Paul S. Thomas
Ben Tracy, Jr
Point Clinic Notes Births And Admissions In Area
Point Clinic reports the birth of a son Paul Ray eight pounds to Hollis Far ley and wife of Lincoln Ave Monday a daughter Betty Frances fifty pounds to Ned Lambert and wife of First St Tuesday morning a son Melvin Leroy seventy pounds to Henry Lee Stafford and wife of Bellemeade Tuesday afternoon Mrs Charles Stephenson and infant Mary Kay were taken home Route 2 yesterday and Junior Bauer son of Wallie and wife Route 2 admitted for tonsillectomy
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Point Pleasant
Point Clinic
Paul Ray
Hollis Wilson Farley
Lincoln Ave
Betty Frances
Ned Lambert
First St
Melvin Leroy
Henry Lee Stafford
Bellemeade
Charles Stephenson
Mary Kay
Junior Bauer
Wallie Bauer
Route 2
Welfare aid funds Mason County schools under Lanham Act
Mason County schools receive a federal appropriation of 20.92 to support operation and pay raises for teachers. The grant covers the latest monthly increases tied to education levels and wartime population growth from new industry. Officials hope ongoing federal support may follow into 1943 44.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Harley M. Kilgore
George G. Somerville
Bob Cornwell Dies at Home In Hotel
Robert Armstrong Cornwell born July 2 1912 in Bridgeport West Virginia died Tuesday after several years illness. He lived in the Lowe Hotel apartment and funeral services will be Thursday at two from Arnett Funeral Home with burial in Suncrest Cemetery. Pallbearers include Jason T. Weissenburger Harold Somerville and others. He was a Spencer High School graduate who moved to Point Pleasant in the late 1920s to work in hotels. Survived by two sisters Mrs Homer D. Lowe Sr and Mrs Gertrude Hatch and a brother Charles Cornwell. Related to former West Virginia governor John J. Cornwell.
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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
In Point Pleasant the Marietta Manufacturing Co. and its employees increased their Red Cross War Fund subscription to about 1650 dollars. Howard A. Price, personnel director and campaign manager, said the aim is 2000 dollars or more by week’s end, representing more than half the county quota. Field workers will report after a meeting with Chairman J. C. Pauley at the City Building this evening.
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Point Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Red Cross War Fund
Howard A. Price
J. C. Pauley
Dr Ennis to Speak at Senior High School
Dr Peyton Ennis of Charleston will address the Senior High School assembly Thursday at 1 pm. Principal Withers notes he is a geologist who seeks to rationalize geology and Christianity. The junior class ordered class rings for next fall and senior Edward Hogg plans to enter military service next week. There will be 97 graduates if no unforeseen losses occur.
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Point Pleasant
Peyton Ennis
Charleston
C. H. Withers
Harold Haynes
Edward Hogg
Mr. Withers
Local Man Held on Intoxication Charge in Pleasants County Jail
Carl Mc Dermitt, a Pleasants County resident, is in the county jail awaiting arraignment on intoxication charges. He was arrested by Chief of Police Jividen.
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Point Pleasant
Carl McDermitt
Jividen
Prisoners Returned to Road Camp at Ashton Surfacing Route 2
Many prisoners have been sent back to the road camp at Ashton and are again at work on surfacing Route 2. A hailstone formed around a flake or ball of sow, creating a nucleated hail core.
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Point Pleasant
Ashton
Mason Construction reports 19 of 24 Mt Vernon homes occupied
Point Pleasant notes that 19 of 24 houses on Mt Vernon Ave built by Mason Construction Co led by William H Bardin E Bartow Jones and Orin Love are now occupied. The street through the property has been completed after delays from winter weather.
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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 Lieving and Assessor Morrison plan to travel to Charleston to discuss tax problems arising in Mason County with the state tax commissioner. Disputes center on whether ordnance works property belongs to the General Chemical Defense Corporation or the government and if it is taxable.
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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 parole violation hearing at the Prosecuting Attorney’s office yesterday afternoon. He was remanded to county jail as the evidence will go to state probation and parole officer J. B. Smith in Charleston. He confessed to two intoxication arrests and had been sentenced to one to ten years for breaking and entering the Liverpool Salt and Coal Co. store in Hartford.
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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 brief business session followed by a national inspection test led by Mrs. Walter Krodel. Hosts were Mrs. Hansel Poling and Miss Edith Quillin.
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Point Pleasant
Lambda-Chi Omega Sorority
Moose Club
Walter Krodel
Hansel Poling
Edith Quillin
William Filson
L. W. Getty
James Hall
L. B. Hannaman
George O. Harper
John Clay Hutchinson
Frank C. Long, Jr
William F. Machir
Casby Meadows, Jr
Richard H. Melrose
Melvin Schmidt
Leon S. Thompson
Lida Wallace
Krodel
Poling
Quillin
Steamboat Excursion Planned for Mason County Pupils
Third annual Mason County public schools pupil excursion set for April 23 aboard the Island Queen. Principal Robert H. Ferguson says the glass- decked steel-hulled oil burner provides a pleasant day with uniformed police guarding pupils and tobacco beer concessions closed. Open to all county schools. lunches to be brought. Transcontinental note follows.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Robert H. Ferguson
Itchy Pimples Relief Ad From Petersons Ointment
When skin is irritated with pimples and itching get a 35c box of Petersons Ointment from your druggist. Apply the soothing balm for prompt relief and improved skin appearance. Also helpful for itching of feet and cracks between toes. Ady.
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Peterson
Ady
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