Mason Parents Urged to Send Soldier Ballots Home
In Athens on March 28 1944 the Mason family and local voters are urged to ensure soldier ballots are sent to service members. Officials outline April deadlines for absentee ballots and registration while stressing home support to combat voter neglect and ensure the military vote is counted.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohi
Sam A. Simmons
Point Pleasant
Board of Ballot Commissioners
Jones
William Meade
Robert H. Ferguson
MMC
Young Mother Dies After Kerosene Explosion
Mrs. Roberta Maynard, 30, of Kaylong, died Monday in Holzer Hospital from severe burns after a kerosene can exploded while she built a fire Sunday. Survived by husband Herbert Maynard and six children aged 2 to 14. Funeral by Miss Flora Heskitt at Concord Baptist Church.
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Point Pleasant
Kaylong
Roberta Maynard
Holzer Hospital
Kentucky
Herbert Maynard
Flora Heskitt
Mission
Concord Baptist Church
Funeral for Clarence Vincent in Clarksburg
Mrs. Paul F. Thomas traveled to Shinnston to attend the funeral of Clarence M. Vincent 49 who died in a Clarksburg hospital from injuries after being struck on the highway while en route to work. Glenn Orender of Newport News VA is jailed in Point Pleasant on a non-support charge with $1,000 bond after arraignment before Magistrate John G. Miller of New Haven. Albert Rhoades, a surgical patient at Point Clinic, was discharged to Letart. Dr. Charles M. McCray visited in Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Paul F. Thomas
Shinnston
Clarence M. Vincent
Clarksburg
Glenn Orender
Chesapeake Ferry Co
Newport News
John G. Miller
New Haven
Point Clinic
Albert Rhoades
Letart
Charles M. McCray
Princeton
Father of Six Is Taken for Army
Howard Brewer of First Ward was drafted for Navy service last week leaving behind a wife and six children aged four to fifteen. A shipyard worker for four years he was regarded as a valued employee. Citizens question why those with dependents must be drafted while doing war work at home.
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Point Pleasan
Howard Brewer
First Ward
Navy
Ralph Roush Victim of Plane Crash in War Zone
Ralph L. Roush, a recent lieutenant in the bomber corps, is reported killed in action in New Guinea after a plane crash. A Point Pleasant native, he left the United States January 15 for the Southwest Pacific. he would have turned 24 last Saturday. He is remembered as a beloved figure in Point Pleasant and by his grandparents and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ralph L. Roush
New Guinea
Roush
Plain Valley
Southwest Pacific War
Federal Soil Service
Calhoun County
Harry D. Roush
Robert Roush
John Roush
Jackson Roush
Collection of Taxes Is Being Ended
Last half of 1943 taxes is due April 1 with Sheriff Lieving and Deputy Blessing collecting at designated points around Point Pleasant. Payments may be made at the sheriff’s office at any time. a 2 percent discount applies for payments before May 1.
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Point Pleasant
Lieving
Blessing
Glenwood
Walden
Hannan District
West Columbia
Clifton
Mason City
Upland
Valley City
Hartford
B. C. Wallis
L. L. Caudill
Mohr's
Wilson's
Henderson
New Haven
Maxine Wears Victim of Shipyard Accident
Miss Maxine Wears of South Side sustained a head injury Saturday when timber fell at the shipyard where she works. After initial first aid she returned home but Monday her condition worsened and she was taken to Holzer Hospital by Earl H. Arnett for examination and treatment.
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Point Pleasant
Maxine Wears
South Side
Holzer Hospital
Earl H. Arnett
New Patients at Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis Holzer Hospital lists several admissions. Mrs. Cecil Holley of First Avenue is in critical condition after a Sunday admission. Miss Mary Ada Mackenzie, 862 First Ave, may undergo surgery after illness at work. Mrs. Carrie Somerville of Point Pleasant arrived with a fractured hip. Mrs. Cady, wife of Rev Frank Cady of Point Pleasant, is a general medical patient in good condition. Beatrice Spaulding, student nurse, and Linnie Lyons, another student nurse, are now patients. Mrs. Lawrence Saunders of Mercerville gave birth to a girl at 11:45 pm after entering hospital at 5:30 pm. Mrs. Crilla Stivalon of 454 Third Ave. went home recovering from a major operation.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Cecil Holley
First Avenue
Mary Ada Mackenzie
First Ave
Dayton-Springfield
Carrie Somerville
Point Pleasant
Cady
Frank Cady
Beatrice Spaulding
Linnie Lyons
Lawrence Saunders
Mercerville
Crilla Stivalon
Third Ave
Coal Testing Under Way in Mason Area
Four core drilling machines operate on the Wheeling Steel tract near Graham Station in Mason area. Tests cover the Probe Pickens farm Jack Prinker place Ora Rickard place Brinker Hollow Clark Sayre farm and Howard Roush farm with about 20 tests planned over a month. Seams were found five feet five inches thick at 172 feet on the Brinker Hollow tract and no development plans have been disclosed.
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Point Pleasant
Steel Company
Clark Sayre
West Creek
Howard Roush
Vernon Church
Wheeling Steel
Social notes from Pt. Pleasant detail deaths and visits
Mr and Mrs William Van Horn left for Salem to attend the funeral of his mother widow of Dr Van Horn dean of Salem College who died Monday. Eight new members joined Christ Episcopal Church including Elsa Vaught and Carol Krodel. Bishop R E L Strider ordained and preached. Reception given by Service Guild. Game Warden Ed Hoffman of New Haven toured on business. Tol Stribling left for Columbus to join daughter and visit son Lieutenant Tol Stribling Jr in New York. Mr and Mrs W E Crandon left for Newburgh after visiting her parents. Walter A Windsor of Mercersburg Academy leaves for return to school after spring break.
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Point Pleasant
William van Horn
Salem
Dr. van Horn
Salem College
van Horn
Haliie; Mays
Joan van Horn
Lewis ‘Mays
Christ Episcopal Church
Elsa Vaught
William Heslop
Arthur T. Stephan
Roma Wartenburg
Olin A. Roush
Roger Butler
John S. Culbertson
Carol Krodel
R. E. L. Strider
West Virginia
Wheeling
Strider
Service Guild
Ed Hoffman
New Haven
Mr. Hoffman
Harry Hoffman
Seabees
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Tol Stribling
Columbus
Lester Getzloe
New York City
Tol Stribling, Jr
W. E. Crandon
Newburgh
N. Y
Rupert L. Kayser
Walter A. Windsor
Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg
Real estate deal linked to local officer exits town
Rupert L. Kayser left on a business trip to Athens and Columbus and is expected back tomorrow. He is handling a significant real estate transaction, including the sale of a four room house on East Sixth Street from C. D. Black to Gus T. Spencer, a shipyard worker discharged from the Army about three months ago and returned to his old job.
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Point Pleasant
Rupert L. Kayser
Athens
Columbus
Mr. Kayser
East Sixth St
C. D. Black
Gus T. Spencer
Ty Army
Gallia County Servicemen News Report of Local Soldiers
Gallia County updates list Pvt George Johnson on 20 day furlough from 25 months in Trinidad and Curacao. Inductees from Fort Thomas to training centers include Coughenour Beck Houck Johnson Kemper Woodyard and Williams earns Wings and Boots as parachutist. Cadet Holzer graduates flight training at Lodwick Lakeland IA. Families report hospitalizations overseas transfers and overseas postings for several servicemen with mentions of Camp Croft Fort Miles Sheppard Field and Great Lakes.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
George Johnson
First Ave
Trinidad
Curacao
Camp Claiborne
Fort Thomas
John W. Coughenour
Cheshire
Signal Corps
Camp Crowder
Oscar L. Beck
Billy Houck
Bladen
Coast Artillery
Fort Miles
Delaware
Carson E. Johnson
Charles M. Kemper
George E. Woodyard
Crown City
Infantry
Camp Croft
S. C
Rudolph Williams
John L. Williams
United States Army
Richard Vornholt Holzer
U. S. Army Air Force
Charles E. Holzer
Lodwick
D. L. Evans
John W. Evans
Kenneth Irion
Gallia Academy
Blue Devil
F. L. Irion
Sampson, N. Y
Albany
Calif
Ed Burnett
Pine St
Herman
Camp Sutton
N. C
Vance J. Saunders
Henry A. Saunders
Leeta
Great Lakes
Ill
Corona
Elise Danner Kimball
Clair Kimball
States
North Africa
Isle of Capri
A. S. Lloyd
Wendell
New York
Casby Meadows, Jr
England
Navy Department
Great Lakes Training Station
Gallia GOP Women Plan Dinner With Mayor Stewart
In Gallipolis the Republican Women’s Club meets at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Mrs Clarence Betz home to finish dinner plans for Thursday at the Lafayette Hotel. Mayor James Garfield Stewart of Cincinnati will be guest speaker with Ohio Federation secretary Gladys Gordon also attending. The lunch gathering leads to a 6 p m dinner and an 8 30 p m Courthouse rally open to the public.
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Gallipolis
Republican Club
Clarence Betz
Lafayette
James Garfield Stewart
Cincinnati
Gladys Gordon
Ohio Republican Women's Federation
Columbus
Stewart
Local social notes show service members visiting families
Sgt Edward Fillinger on a fifteen day furlough spends time with his parents Mr and Mrs Ferry Fillinger and relatives including sisters and brothers in Gallipolis. Lieut William Miller and Mrs Miller honor guests at a Rodney dinner with family. Rio Grande Mothers club meets with A A Medved and discusses community for children. Cottage 8 OH E club Current Events offers poems songs readings and a piano solo with Dr Ernest Wood as guest.
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Gallipolis — Tech
Edward Fillinger
Ferry Fillinger
Fillinger
U. S. Army
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
C. G. Saunders
A. M. Fillinger
Arnold Saunders
Naomi
Garnet
Sidney
Zenia
Carl
Sharon
Forrest Saunders
Rose Marie
Frances
Loren Saunders
Ray
Cline
Avonell
Raymond
John Conley
Virgil Fillinger
David
Clarence Martin
Vance
Eleanor
Margaret
Patricia
Bessie Niday
Hugh
Roy Martin
Dale Wolfe
Charles
Queen
Viola
Roselee
Janie
Bonnie
Helen Fillinger
Russell
Italy
William B. Miller
Gallis County
Lieutenant Miller
Daytona Beach
Florida
Joe Miller
Rodney
Lieut. Miller
William Miller
Rio Grande
Joseph Clark
Fred Hamrick
Cottage 8
O.H.E
Margaret Troxil
Mary Feldhaus
Anna Mae Groty
Sylvia Feldman
Helen Frost
Maxine Godsey
Ernest Wood
Ida Gates
Plea of Guilty in Worthless Check Charge
Pete Ruggles pleaded guilty to passing a worthless check over $20 at arraignment before a local magistrate. He was ordered held for the May grand jury with bond set at $1,000. Ruggles formerly worked as a taxi driver in POINT PLEASANT.
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Point Pleasant
Pete Ruggles
Ruggles
Matthews Funeral Rites To Be Held Wednesday
Mrs. Cora Graham Matthews dies in Columbus and funeral services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Vinton Methodist Church in Gallipolis with Rev C A Brown officiating. Burial at Vinton Memorial Park. Son William to arrive Tuesday evening from an Army camp in Idaho.
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Gallipolis
Cora Graham Matthews
Columbus
Vinton Methodist Church
C. A. Brown
Wellston
Vinton Memorial Park
William
Idaho
Tim Evans Honored as Outstanding FFA Student in Ohio
Tim Evans of Gallipolis was named the most outstanding agricultural student in his district at the Ohio FFA convention in Columbus. He received a $25 War Bond from Kreger Grocery and Baking Co for excellence based on vocational agriculture scholarship with a focus on food production. Gaylord Liles and Wayne Williams tied for state top honors, each receiving a $50 War Bond from Kroger. Judges included representatives from the State Department of Education and Ohio State University.
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Gallipolis
Future Farmers of America
Columbus
Tim Evans
Kreger Grocery and Baking Co
Gaylord Liles
Forest
Wayne Williams
Somerset
Williams Dies In Columbus
Arthur E Williams of Gallipolis dies at his Columbus home Sunday He would have been 72 on April 1 He is survived by his sister Effie Williams and sister in law Mrs Frank H Smeltzer of Gallipolis a son Herman Williams a brother Dr Fred Williams of Shelby Ohio and two grandchildren Funeral services will be held in Columbus Tuesday evening and the body will be brought here Wednesday for burial in Pine Street Cemetery
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Marguerite Acord
Kingston
Ben Eachus
Cpl
Baxter Walker
Lillie Walker
Kingman
Arizona
Salt Lake City
Utah
Harry Kraus
G. B. Nibert
Lawrence Kelley
Henderson
Phillip Long
Gallipolis Ferry
Montgomery
W. Va
Irvin Nibert
S. C. Nibert
Esther Donnally
Hamden
Margaret McCormick
Margaret Olney
Leroy Olney
E. G. Olney
Beverly
Max Bunce
Gallia County
Columbus
Geraldine Wills
Ohio Bell Telephone Office
Ena Belle Cheney
Dayton
Mrs
John. Cheney
Gallipolis
Arthur E. Williams
Williams
Effie Williams
Frank H. Smeltzer
First Ave
James D. Oliver
Herman Williams
Fred Williams
Shelby
Ohio
Marshall College Head Speaks to Rotary Club
Gallipolis Ohio Dr John Davis Williams president of Marshall College Huntington will address the Gallipolis Rotary Club at its weekly dinner Tuesday night his topic The Impact of the War on Education. Williams holds a doctor of education from Columbia and AB and AM from Kentucky and has served as teacher principal in Kentucky schools university school of Kentucky national consultant for the American Council on Education and organizing principal for Norris Tennessee school system TVA development.
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Gallipolis
John Davis Williams
Marshal College
Huntington
Rotary Club
Williams
Columbia University
University of Kentucky
Kentucky
University School of the
American Council On Education
Norris, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Development
Ensign Davis Flies Plane Over Gallipolis
Ensign Gerald Davis flies a United States Army Ryan PT-25 trainer over Gallipolis during a brief leave. The solo pilot circled homes on Second Ave, waving from the cockpit above his parents at 430 Fourth Ave. He postponed departure to Pensacola due to gas shortages at Chesapeake Airport and returned to town with his parents.
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Gallipolis
United States Army
Gerald Davis
Pensacola
Fla
Second Ave
Gerry
Cleve Davis
Fourth Ave
Florida
Chesapeake
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Maxine
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
South Seas
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USMC
NEA
Mason
Bahcome
Gallia Service
Sheets
Spring Hill
Iowa
Barksdale Field
Bowen
Walgreen Drug Store
Harold Broyles
Harold Jr
Emmet C. Barton
Army Air Forces
Sheppard Field
Texas
Marvin H. Robinson
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Roy Poindexter Perry
Ella Louise Nutter
English Court
Miss Nutter
Pennsboro
Gallia Gop
Gallipolis Social Notes
James H. Wilson
W. Wash. St
Nels., Ohio
Marshall College
Gallahers
Oakley and Oakley Insurance
Nelsonville
Ensign Davis
RADIO
CABLE
Nelsonville, Ohio
Etillus
Logan
Monument Co
George C. Shaw
W. Main St
Logan, Ohio
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