Nelsonville School Leaders Demoted Contracts Not Renewed
Nelsonville City Schools will not renew contracts for Superintendent FEJ Arnold and High School Principal J K Kinneer as of July 31 1942. The board abolished the assistant principal position and offered salaries equal to the top teacher pay. H H Davis vice president of Ohio State University will deliver the May 28 commencement address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
FE. J. Arnold
J. K. Kinneer
City Board of Education
Co. W. Monks
L. I. Krieg
Arnold
Bremen
Kinneer
Earl Washburn
Washburn
Raymond Patton
Ruby Cooley
H. H. Davis
Ohio State University
Purrington to Be Celebrant on Easter at Epiphany Church
Nelsonville church to hold Holy Communion Easter Sunday at 9 a.m. Rev. Robert G. Purrington will serve as celebrant. Palm Sunday service also listed with morning prayer at 9 o'clock.
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Nelsonville
Epiphany
Robert G. Purrington
Garden Club Members Do Red Cross Sewing
Nelsonville garden club members spent Thursday at Red Cross headquarters sewing and finishing several quilts. After Easter another sewing session will complete the project the club has underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Red Cross
Nelsonville
Presbyterian Palm Sunday Schedule at Nelsonville
Palm Sunday events at the Presbyterian Church include 9 30 Sunday School with Kenneth Orwiler as superintendent and a 10 30 morning service featuring a 32 voice Vested Choir performing The Palms. Rev Lloyd Evans addresses The King and God and prayer and freedom topics. 6 pm Young People Society meeting. 7 30 pm Palm Sunday service with Men s Choir and sermons on Jesus King Over Nature or Can Prayer Change Natural Laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Presbyterian Church
Kenneth Orwiler
Jesus
Lloyd Evans
Jesus King
Nelsonville City League Results
Brooks Shoes continued their winning streak in the Nelsonville City League as Mechem’s three straight games were overwhelmed. Kenny Cope and Johnny Johnson each posted 614 pins to lead the Shoe Factory team eight games ahead with one round remaining. The league schedule lists Weasels versus Woodpeckers at 7 and Woodchucks versus Termites at 9 tonight.
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Nelsonville
Brooks Shoes
Mechem
Kenny Cope
Johnny Johnson
Shoe Factory Boys
Weasels
Woodpeckers
Woodchucks
Termites
Major Golden Speaker at Women’s Club Dinner in Nelsonville
The Business and Professional Women’s Club in Nelsonville held a dinner for 28 members and two guests at the Colonial. Major James B. Golden of Ohio University’s ROTC spoke on health care for soldiers, praising medical attention and urging obedience to the selective service law. A vocal solo and flute solo followed, then a business session scheduled the annual May tea for N. H. S. Senior Class girls with Mabel Haffner chairing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Colonial
Eilial Maud Young
Gallipolis
Imogene Sayre
Betty Anderson
Shirley Sayre
Mabel Haffner
Pilgrim Church Plans Young People's Rally
In Nelsonville the Pilgrim Holiness Church will host a rally for young people on Friday evening March 27 at 7 30. District superintendent Rev C P Pridgen and Foreign Missions secretary Rev P W Thomas attend with Thomas as principal speaker. A music program is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Pilgrim Holiness Young Peoples
Pilgrim Holiness Church
C. P. Pridgen
P. W. Thomas
Foreign Missions
Award Contract To Furnish City Coal
Nelsonville Floyd Shelton has been awarded the contract to furnish coal to the munici pal electric light plant for the year. The bid was opened by the board of control led by Mayor George Bateman and Joe Dewhurst. Bros. Coal Co. offered 2.04 dollars per ton. the current contract is 2.06. The plant uses about 500 tons monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Floyd Shelton
Board of Control
George Bateman
Joe Dewhurst
Rector
Bros. Coal Co
Cubcaliann
Bowers Bros
Nelsonville Bride Lee Galvin Weds Donald Lancaster
In a 4:30 ceremony at First Presbyterian Church Nelsonville Miss Lee Galvin became the bride of Donald Lancaster. Rev John Lloyd Evans officiated with music by Mrs Stanley Reed. The couple and attendants celebrated at Blossers in Logan and now reside on Adams Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
First Presbyterian Church
Lee Galvin
Harry Galvin
Donald Lancaster
Henry Lancaster
John Lloyd Evans
Stanley Reed
Betty Stewart
C. D. Crawford
Lancaster
Reed
Stewart
Harry Mettler
Bennett Creamery
University of Cincinnati
City Water Works
Crawford
Blossers
Logan
Adams St
Weaver Arrested for DWI After Patrol Stop
John H. Weaver was arrested Thursday by the state highway patrol on a driving while intoxicated charge. He posted bond for a later court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John H. Weaver
State Highway Patrol
Elmer Shelton 71 Dies at Home in Nelsonville
Nelsonville resident Elmer Shelton aged 71 died yesterday after a two year illness at his home in District 29. He never married. Friends may visit at the family home until noon Sunday. Funeral services Sunday at 2 pm at Stout Funeral Home with burial at Greenlawn. Survived by two brothers Fr and Cabe, and sisters Mrs Ann Allen of Nelsonville, Mrs Genevieve Betts of Cleveland, and Mrs Florence Conner of Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Elmer Shelton
Shelton
Stout
Greenlawn
Cabe
Ann Allen
Genevieve Betts
Cleveland
Florence Conner
Enterprise
Holy Week Services At Haydenville Church
Holy Week services are listed for multiple churches. Haydenville Community Church led by Mrs. Watt Walker holds 7:30 p.m. services each night starting Sunday and joins a 9:30 a.m. united service. Other churches schedule sermons, Sunday School, gospel meetings, prayer meetings, and business sessions through the week with varied times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watt Walker
Haydenville Community
Murray City Methodist Church
Jobs Methodist Church
March Meeting of Retta Howes Sunday School Class
Members of the Retta Howe Sunday School class met in the social rooms of the First Methodist Church for their March gathering. Mrs. Eleanor Kelley led devotions and president Mrs. Edna Dodds led the business session. Prizes in games went to Mrs. Velma Evans and Mrs. Wilmenia Mender. A potluck supper fed 18 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retta Howe
First Methodist Church
Eleanor Kelley
Edna Dodds
Velma Evans
Wilmenia Mender
Galvin Lancaster Wedding Draws Local Guests
Nelsonville society notes report Mr. and Mrs. William Lancaster of Holliday Cove W V attended the Galvin Lancaster wedding along with Mrs Stanley Reed of Loraine and Mrs Francis Cox of Columbus. Ansley McKinney and two sons returned to Cleveland after visiting Mrs McKinney's parents Mr and Mrs Amos Steenrod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
William Lancaster
Holliday Cove
W. Va
Stanley Reed
Loraine
Francis Cox
Columbus
Ansley McKinney
Cleveland
Labor Council to Meet in Nelsonville March 29
The Labor Council of the Hocking and Sunday Creek Valleys will hold a meeting at the Legion building in Nelsonville Sunday afternoon March 29 at 2 oclock. Announcement made by secretary C E Hoskins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Labor Council
Hocking and
Sunday Creek Valleys
Legion Building
C. £. Hoskins
Grass Fire Damages Yard of Local Doctor
Nelsonville report says a grass fire in the yard of Dr. R. D. Gardner on Pleasantview Ave. broke out Thursday. Fire department responded and no damage was reported beyond the grass area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
R. D. Gardner
Pleasantview Ave
Is Made Sergeant Nelsonville
Mr. Guy Kinneer has been advised that his son Max a June 1940 Ohio University graduate has been promoted to Sergeant. He is stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina and will leave soon for Officers Training School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Guy Kinneer
Max
Ohio Univers
Kinneer
Fort Bragg
N. C
Officers Training School
Gallia County allocates tires to local firms
Gallia County tire rationing board last night apportioned new tires to Keener Sand Co. Gill Produce Co. M. W. Brown Evans Grocery Co. James M. Deckard K. H. Butter Trimble Jones Merlin Matthews Harry Cameron and D. K. Graham. Obsolete tires were granted to Paul Fritz Alton Bostic Robert Hazlett A. C. Moore and others in Gallipolis Thurman Patriot Bidwell and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
County
Tire Nationing Board
Keener Sand Co
Gill Produce Co
M. W. Brown
Vinton
Evans Grocery Co
James M. Deckard
K. H. Butter
Bladin
Trimble Jones
Crown City
Merlin Matthews
Cheshire
Harry Cameron
D. K. Graham
Rodney
Paul Fritz
Thurman
B. C. Dewitt
Alton Bostic
Patriot
Robert Hazlett
Otis Rice
A. C. Moore
Bidwell
Columbus Youth Killed In Auto Accident
Funeral services for Raymond A. Allen 21 nephew of C B Allen of this city will be held in Columbus Saturday afternoon. He was killed earlier in the week in an automobile accident and was a son of Elijah Allen former resident of this county. He is survived by his mother and a sister both living in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Raymond A. Allen
C. B. Allen
Columbus
Young Allen
Elijah Allen
This
Mason County Sets April Voter Registration for Permanent Roll
Registrars in Mason County meet with the County Court to implement a permanent registration and complete voter listings by April 30. Two new precincts open in Robinson and Lewis. voters must provide detailed identity data and sign forms, with misses risking loss of voting rights.
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Mason County
Point Pleasant
Circuit Court
Emma Burnside
Robinson
Lewis
Farmer Warns Labor Shortage Hits Mason County
A Mason County farmer warned labor is a serious problem as he lost three good assistants in ten days to industrial employers and the State Highway Department. Two men earned 50 dollars a month and one 60, plus rent free housing, a garden, and two quarts of milk daily. He notes current higher pay is temporary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
State Highway Department
Political district listings for 1940s West Virginia area
A long OCR fragment lists polling districts and paired names of Republican and Democratic candidates or officials for multiple districts and locales including Fraz iers Bottom Lewis district Kingtown Junia Jo Bradshaw City and Mrs Carl Bruestle City Langston School Sebrell Store Hickory Chapel and many more across Union, Elmwood, Jim Stone's Store, Arbuckle, Valley City, Mason Clifton and West Columbia with voter district numbers 29 through 47 and multiple pairs of R and D residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Jiiden
Carrie L. Chase
City
Hickory Chapel
John D. Bremer
Point Pleasant
Gusta Baker
Heights
Aida Morrison
Eula S. Park
West Columbia
Lizzie Stewart
No School Friday in Point Pleasant
Pupils look forward to a holiday Friday as city schools close for a Mason County Teachers Association meeting. Activities include gardening farming housecleaning and shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Teacher's Association
Progress Report on Victory Garden Efforts in Mason County
Progress is reported in Mason County's Victory Garden program with funds sought for prizes in 10 magisterial districts. County agent C. C. Anderson urges preparing a good seed bed as the top early task and stresses selecting vegetable varieties to meet health and appetite needs and buying seed from reliable sources with purity and germination tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Mason County
C. C. Anderson
Mayor Krodel Returns From Richmond Today
Mayor B Walter Krodel and City Solicitor J G F Johnson return from Richmond after presenting Point Pleasant’s case for sewer and water main construction in the growing North Point Pleasant area. They are joined by Engineer J E Settles of Charleston and Major G B Buell district health officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
B. Walter Krodel
J. G. F. Johnson
Richmond
North Point Pleasant
J. E. Settles
Charleston
G. B. Buell
Buell
Washington
Rooms Ready In Remodeled Osher Garage
J Howard Stone of Huntington has begun occupancy in the Osher Garage conversion at Point Pleasant. He has remodeled the former showroom into a rooming house with fixtures installed to serve ice cream cigarettes and soft drinks and has rented several rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
J. Howard Stone
Huntington
Osher
Lumber Co Building Three New Residences
Love Lumber Co. is building three houses in North Point Pleasant under contract for Emory Proffitt a five room cottage with bath on Lincoln Ave for Herbert Perry a five room cottage with bath on Lincoln Ave and for Ben Somerville a six room two story house on Mt Vernon Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Love Lumber Co
North Point Pleasant
Emory Proffitt
Bath
Lincoln Ave
Herbert Perry
Ben Somerville
Mt. Vernon Ave
Point Pleasant Presbyterian Welcomes Flats Church Group
The Pleasants Flats Church joins Point Pleasant Presbyterian for a first joint Easter service at 11 am. The two congregations will meet for one year with furnishings stored at the local church and a combined choir scheduled for both services. Rev. Chalmers F. McCutcheon shares optimism for fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Pleasant Presbyterian Church
Pleasants Flats
the Flats
Chalmers F. McCutcheon
Military Service Takes Two Old Employes
Point Pleasant Transportation Co loses two long-standing workers to military service. R. D. Rayburn, who joined the firm 14 years ago, will be inducted at Huntington next Monday with 119 Mason County men. Fred Stone left the company for the Army on March 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Transportation Co
Losning
R. D. Rayburn
Huntington
Mason County
Rayburn
The
Transportation Company
Fred Stone
Three Cottages Sold on Howard Avenue to Paul Bertram
Lumber Co sold three five room cottages on Howard Avenue Bellemeade to Paul Bertram of Parkersburg for about 7500 dollars. Hutchinson Realty Co handled the transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Love Lumber Co
Howard Avenue
Bellemeade
Paul Bertram
Parkersburg
Hutchinson Realty Co
CARE FOR YOUR CAR for your Country
Wartime automotive care appeal urges civilians to maintain vehicles for national defense. Instructions emphasize regular checks, proper lubrication, tire maintenance, and prompt repairs to keep transport ready for military and emergency needs.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Purrington
Whitmores Greenhouses
Presbyterian Palm
Nelsonville City
Whyte
Stedem
Wilson Ene
Steenrod
Pairan
Cope
Johnson
Pilgrim Church
Young People’s Rally
Furnish City Coal
Nelsonville Social Notes
Raymond Wollett
Glenn Thress
Clyde Mount
Harrison Johnson
Lincoln Bartley
Coonville
Arthur Thress
Gilbert Thress
Hearold Johnson
Terry
Carl Johnson
Lonice Donald and
Dudley
Lawson Lanner
Emerson Thompson
Fred Maloney
Isabelle Wollett
Junior Wollett
Annabell Walters
Raymond Mount
Albert Mount
Arthur Skiver
Albert Thress
Lorenzo
Dale
Glenn
Albert
Zella Johnson
Shirley
Evelyn Scott
Oak Grove
Fred Smith
Carbon Hill
W. Columbus St
Radio & Record Players
Nelsonville, Ohio
Haydenville Church
Council
Gallia County
Arbuckle
Hambrick
H. W. Call
South Side
O. L. Martin
Wyoma
John M. Sheline
Wade Cline
Wilbur Fletcher
Apple Grove
Henry Dabney
Hogsett
Buckle
O. W. Wallis
J. F. Carter
C. P. Stout
Frank Nibert
Beale
Charlie Wallis
Gallipolis Ferry
G. J. Arrington
Cologne
Leon
Hobart Crookham
O. B. Burns
Yauger
Sue Taylor
Graham District
Hartford
Henry Jenkins
Golda W. Lerner
New Haven
Kenneth Yonkers
J. G. Layne
Graham Station
Leo G. Thompson
Letart
Florence L. Rick
Palestine
Cecil Lewis
Glenwood
Garrett Powell
Hton
St. Joe
Hugh J. Forth
Fraziers Bot
Majestic
Cassidy
Bar-20 Boys
Clarence
Mulford
Paramount
William Boyd
Andy Clyde
Brad King
Jacqueline
Dick Curtis Weldon Heyburn
Lesley Selander
Harry Sherman
Jane Darwell
Brenda Joyce
Sheldon Leonard
Robert Lowery
Ann Todd
Kay Linaker
20Th Century-Fox
Yoo Hoo
King OF
Texas Rangers
Farmer
Victory Gardens
Krodel
Resis
Ma, Arceast
C. D. Shafer Co
McMillen Feed Mills
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Iiss MIX
Turkey
Ory Wart
D. Shafer CO
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