Plans for Nelsonville sugar rationing announced by schools
Nelsonville plans for consumer sugar rationing in the city school district will be implemented next week. Registration runs May 4–7 from 2:30 to 8 p.m. with specific alphabet groups and district boundaries. Affected residents must provide detailed information for each family member and follow War Ration Book rules. The Hyperion Club meets Saturday afternoon with Dr. B B Backley speaking.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Nelsonville
Nelsonville City
E. J. Arnold
Cable Alley
Central
DeSteigner St
Pols
Hocking County
Coal Hollow Road
Robbins Road
Joe Davis
John Herrold
Armed Services
Office of Price Administration
Hyperion Club
Cecil Shafer
B. B. Backley
Athens County
Civilian Defense Council Urges Community Support for Troops
Secretary of War Stimson calls on American towns to welcome men departing for service. He notes training youths show zeal, but first-time leavers face tough times and urges community acts to boost morale, showing appreciation and preventing strain on families. Public Relations Committee Mrs Parker and Sniffen.
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Stimson
Parker §& Sniffen
Methodist and Church of Christ Announce Sunday Services
Nelsonville churches list Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. First Methodist Church led by Rev. W. M. George with a sermon A Challenge to the World. Youth Fellowship at 6 p.m. Miss Mary Jane Walker president. Evening service at 7:30 with The Keys. Woman's Society meets Monday at 7:30. Nelsonville Church of Christ has Sunday School 9:30, morning worship 10:30 led by Rev. L. E. Evans with The Living Church and Missions. Intermediate Endeavor at 6 p.m. Christian Endeavor at 6 p.m. Evening service 7:30, sermon Steps Into the Church. Week activities include Official Board Monday 7:30 p.m., choir Tuesday 7 p.m., mid-week Wednesday 7:30, Women Missionary Society Thursday 7:30, Be rean Class Friday evening.
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Nelsonville
First Methodist Church
Arthur Kennedy
W. M. George
Mary Jane Walker
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Nelsonville Church
Women's Missionary Society
Edwin Johnson
Franklin St
Scout Troop 64 Meets in Nelsonville
Scout Troop 64 held a meeting on Ted Barnhart’s lawn after a banquet honoring scout master Corp. Roland Pierce stationed at Camp Walters Texas. Pierce spoke on camp waste paper drives air raid roles and scouts’ part in air defense. Assistant Scoutmaster Bob Morris leaves for Army Air Mechanics Training School. next meeting set for 7 30 p m at headquarters.
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Nelsonville
Boy Scouts
Ted Barnhart
Corp
Roland Pierce
Camp Walters
Texas
Pierce
Leonard Powell
Bob Morris
Army Air Mechanics Training School
Class of 43 Holds Rummage Sale May 8-9
Nelsonville event benefits the Class of 1943 with a rummage sale on May 8 and 9 in the former restaurant room on Hocking Street. Junior mothers or friends are asked to contribute garments or other sale items by calling 658W or 924W.
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Nelsonville
Hocking St
Mayor Fines Two on Intoxication Charge
Nelsonville residents Fred Flowers and Leroy Weaver of Kimberly were arraigned in Mayor Herman Oggs court on intoxication complaints. Each was fined five dollars plus costs after pleading guilty.
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Nelsonville
Fred Flowers
This City
Leroy Weaver
Kimberly
Herman Ogg
Bad Omens Comets Foretold Destruction to Ancient Peoples
Ancient peoples feared comets whose curved tails resembled swords and signaled coming doom. The omen drew vivid warnings across early civilizations.
Purchase of Three Autos Approved In Nelsonville
The Nelsonville rationing committee at City Hall approved three new automobiles in addition to tire allotments. Thomas Lax rural mail carrier and Sunday Creek Coal Co. were authorized to buy two cars. Police received two tires and tubes. Arthur Cagg may buy one recap tire. James Patton was allotted two re-treads.
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Nelsonville
City Hall
Thomas Lax
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Arthur Cagg
James Patton
Elks Lodge Plans Potluck Lunch
Nelsonville Elks Lodge 543 and their ladies will host a potluck lunch at the club rooms on Hocking Street Sunday at 6 30 PM. Members are asked to bring their favorite dish. A similar event was held recently with an enjoyable result.
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Nelsonville
Cemetery Advisors Debating Hedge Plant Choices
Pine Street Cemetery advisory committee faces a dilemma over hedge plants. Privet from the State Hospital cannot be transplanted now and grows 12 to 15 feet high, unsuitable for surrounding the enclosure. Small nursery plants are costly, so slips from the hospital, about 8 to 10 inches high, are likely to be planted. The committee will meet early next week to review options and improvements.
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Gallipolis
Pine Street Cemetery
State Hospital
Eureka Dam Chosen Site of Field Trials
GALLIPOLIS The Lawrence County Coon Club selects a site near Eureka Dam for field trials set for Sunday May 10. Membership in the club is held by numerous Gallia County residents and a large attendance is forecast for the meet.
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Gallipolis
Lawrence County Coon Club
Eureka Dam
Gallia County
Mason County Petit Jury Released From Reporting for Service
Mason County jurors scheduled for May term of circuit court were recalled by Judge Lewis H. Miller. The Glenn Simpkins murder trial was postponed to a later term as jurors were freed due to farmer crop work, labor shortages, and exhausted funds. Only the Simpkins case remained potentially trialed later.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Lewis H. Miller
Glenn Simpkins
Simpkins
Point Pleasant Social Notes Highlights Local Society News
The Woman's Society for Christian Service met at Trinity Church with plans for a luncheon for Huntington district ministers on May 11. Christ Church Service Guild met with a rummage sale under way at the Parish House. Sgt. Kenneth Woolsey and Miss Melvina McDaniel wed at Grace Church Parsonage. Local notes include Wallace King’s Detroit return, wedding bridesmaids in Lewisburg, visits to the Wilhelms, and the birth of a daughter to the Pilants.
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Point Pleasant
Woman's Society For Christian Service
Trinity Church
C. C. Spencer
Vera Fadeley
Charleston
Huntington
Cc. W. Reynolds
Columbus Blount
Stanley Johnson
Harry Coyner
G. B. Woodard
C A. Rose
W. H. Stone
J. B. Couch
Ben Franklin, Jr
H. H. Pullem
A. E. Tulloh
R. G. Oseland
Fay Coder
Paul F. Thomas
Fadeley
Spencer
Dickie Coyner
Kenneth B. Woolsey
1595Th
U.S.A
Melvina McDaniel
Frank McDaniel
Grace Church Parsonage
Gallipolis
W. Scott Westerman
Joe Candas
Robert Naylor
Woolsey
Indiana
Wallace King
Detroit
W. M. King
Leon
Marcella Peck
A. K. Peck
Henderson
Allen Coe
Jean Miller
Old Stone Church
Lewisburg
W.a
Infant dies of whooping cough in Crown City
Gallia County report: the youngest son of Mr and Mrs Glenn Syrus aged two months died yesterday from whooping cough. Funeral services were held this afternoon by Rev Jennings Cremeens with burial in Crown City Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Glenn Syrus
Jennings Cremeens
Crown City Cemetery
Remove Mason Man To Weston Hospital
Leonard Hutton, 33, was taken to Weston State Hospital Thursday afternoon in Arnett's ambulance. Deputy Sheriff Hesson and William Hutton accompanied him. Once crippled by infantile paralysis, his mind has recently become affected, and the county board of mental hygiene ordered his placement in the state hospital.
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Point Pleasant
Leonard Hutton
Weston State Hospital
Arnett
Hesson
William Hutton
Hutton
County Board of Mental Hygiene
Employment Office Moves to New Location in Point Pleasant
The U. S. Employment Office relocates from the Candy Co. Building to the first floor of the Stone Building on Sixth Street. It adjoins the Point Pleasant Hardware Co. and serves job seekers in the area.
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Point Pleasant
U. S. Employment Office
Candy Co
Sixth St
Point Pleasant Hardware Co
Hotels Flourish in Defense Area Across Town
Hotels in Point Pleasant Gallipolis and Pomeroy report a golden era with full occupancy. Guests stay over weekends and longer and pay standard rates with some early year raises. Hotels turn away would be guests as rooms remain in high demand.
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Point Pleasant
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Fines and Jail Costs Logged for April in Gallipolis
Gallipolis municipal judge William Jones notes about $1000 in fines for April. Ninety one inmates were housed at $157.60 expense. The list, read by Mrs. Frank Woods to City Auditor A W Carl, shows repeat offenders jailed for intoxication. the peak single day saw 21 arrests, mostly for drunkenness, including several women.
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Gallipolis
William Jones
Frank Woods
A. W. Carl
Twin Sisters Graduate From Cincinnati College
Twin sisters Mrs Donald Spencer and Miss Mildred Alexander, daughters of Mr and Mrs Harry Alexander, will graduate from the University of Cincinnati in late June. They passed a civil service exam recently and will report to Washington for assignment. Both made straight A grades in high school, the only local students to achieve that distinction in the school’s history.
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Gallipolis
Donald Spencer
Mildred Alexander
Harry Alexander
University of Cincinnati
Washington
Lakin School Changes Are Announced
Deputy Sheriff Hesson arrested Clifford Knopp on an intoxication charge and released him to Mayor Krodel for trial. Obie resigned as superintendent of the Lakin Industrial School. T. C. Glashner of Beckley succeeds him. Mrs. Obie, former Lakin postmaster, is replaced by A. R. Taylor of Bluefield. William Irving returns to Fairmont. successor is Mr. Mitchell of Beckley.
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Point Pleasant
M. T. Obie
Lakin Industrial School For Colored Boys
Fairmont
Obie
T. C. Glashner
Beckley
Hesson
Clifford Knopp
Krodel
Beer Hops Preserve Beyond Bitter Taste
Hops provide preservation benefits in beer beyond bitterness and aroma. The plant compounds help inhibit spoilage, extend shelf life, and improve stability during storage and aging.
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Pt. Pleasant
Civilian Defense Council Speaks
Methodist
Church of Christ
Scout
Elks Lodge
Petit Jury
Donald Pilants
City
Weston Hospital
Whitmores Greenhouses
Buchtel Road
Cincinnati College
Lakin
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Ohio
Charles Russell
Starrett ‘ Hayden
King OF Texas Rangers
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