Firemen To Elect Officers for Year at Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant volunteer fire department to elect officers Wednesday at the fire house, joining the regular May business meeting. They also reported receiving 400 feet of 1 3 4 inch hose, wound onto a reel for easier handling inside buildings. Ray Allen Walkup, son of Mr and Mrs Walkup, was discharged from Point Clinic after medical treatment, along with Dale Woods, a surgical patient on Lincoln Ave. Army Air Force pilots have destroyed over 27 000 enemy planes since Pearl Harbor, at the cost of roughly 7 700 American planes destroyed in combat and 400 on the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Point Clinic
Ray Allen
Dale Woods
Lincoln Ave
Army Air Force
Pearl Harbor
Gallipolis
Mayme Berridge
Huntington
St. Mary’s Hospital
Robert Mackenzie
Berridge
Island
Raechel Claver
Toledo
Jean Kerr
Treasure Island
Calif
R. 5
Kerr
Miss Kerr
the Waves
Clara Belle Molfer
Wharton
C. E. Saunders
Betty Jean
Columbus
Robert Caldwell
Harvey Point
Hartford
John O'Brien
Elmer S. Niday
Merril
Garnette Betz
Leroy Bentz
Holzer Hospital
Point Pleasant Sets May 19 Election Details
Point Pleasant city council approved election official lists for the May 19 municipal vote and awarded a 2950 ballot printing contract to Mason County Printing Co. Voting places were designated at Brewer’s Store First Ward Courthouse Second Ward Langston School Third Ward Brown’s Store Fourth Ward and Nort Point Pleasant School Fifth Ward. The campaign was described as list less with little worker activity though greater activity was anticipated before Election Day. Commissioners and clerks named include the listed officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Printing Co
Brewer's Store
Courthouse
Langston School
Brown's
Fourth
Nort Point Pleasant
Leftwich Funeral Is Held Here Monday
Leftwich age 87 died in Day things. Funeral held Monday afternoon from Shiflet Franklin Funeral Home. Rev. Frank T. Caty officiated. Burial in Lone Oak Cemetery. Survived by daughters L J Heslop Charleston and Donald Hap persett Dayton. son James T. Leftwich Montclair NJ. husband James T. Leftwich marine engineer deceased. Out of town attendees listed.
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First Ward
Howard Brewer
Stephen Miller
Wadear Thabet
Harley Crump
Charles Proctor
Eunice Hesson
Frank Poling
Fred Roush
Edith Quillin
Hildreth Armstrong
Dana Bradshaw
Point Pleasant
Edjrites
Katherine Stanley
Lettie Jen Leftwich
Jon
Howard Proffitt
M. D
Franklin Funeral Home
Frank T. Caty
Lone Oak
George G. Somerville
G. B. Woodard
Charles W. van Matre
John E. Brown
Leslie Neale
Harry Wells
Kanawha County
Ohio
Kanawha
Leftwich
Presbyterian Church
Heslop
Hlappersett
James T. Leftwich
Ward Receiving and Counting Officials Named in Report
The document lists ward by ward appointments of receiving commissioners and counting commissioners. Third Ward names William Heslop F W Ingraham S C Wilhelm Holly Simmons Emma Burnside Paul R Somerville Sterling Dunlavy L B Gerlach. Fourth Ward lists Stanley Waldie Okey Blagg Raymond F Musgrave Mrs William H Bardin Bonnie Krebs C G Bauerle D W Fisher Monroe Chase Hansel Poling. Fifth Ward shows Mrs Alice Somerville Jack Call R H Ferguson Rita Morrison Shirley Carver Thelma E Selby Jack Rogers Earl Gibbs Roy Jackson J. Oral Eads.
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Third Ward
William Heslop
F. W. Ingraham
Barbee Rothgeh
S. C. Wilhelm
Holly Simmons
Emma Burnside
Paul R. Somerville
Russell Stone
Sterling Dunlavy
L. BR. Gerlach
Fourth Ward
Stanley Waldie
Okey Blagg
Raymond F. Musgrave
William H. Bard
Earl Gibbs
Mrs
Roy Jackson
J. Oral Eads
Magistrate Fines Man for Drunkenness in Plea
Thurman Chapman of Glenwood pled guilty before a local magistrate on a drunkenness charge, ordered to pay a five dollar fine and costs. Mrs Chapman testified he had chased her from their home and fired at her as she left, though he said he did not remember the incident.
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Man Point Pleasant
Thurman Chapman
Glenwood
Chapman
Letart Hill Accident Injures Four
Point Pleasant report says assistant fire chief Gijenn Bonecutter and three other men were hurt Sunday night when a car struck a bridge on Letart Hill near Mt. Alto after a tire blowout. Bonecutter suffered chest injuries and cuts, treated at Dr Keig clinic, Mason City, before going home. Other injured were Billy Leport Kenneth Keener and Harry Flowers, driver, all bruised. Car damaged beyond repair.
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Letart Hill
Point Pleasant
Gijenn Bunecutter
Point Pleasant Transportation Co
Mt. Alto
Bonecutter
Dr. Keig
Mason City
Billy Leport
Kenneth Keener
Harry Flowers
Mr. Bonecutter
Ravenswood
Flowers
Leport
Keener
May Cancel Meeting of School Board
Staats indicated the May meeting of the Point Pleasant Board of Education may be cancelled. The statute requires a May meeting on May 7 to employ teachers for the next term, but routine business and staff hiring could be handled in one session. No changes to personnel were reported and details remain unclear.
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Point Pleasant
Staats
Board of Education
Accused Woman Once Fined in Gallipolis
Gallipolis report notes Mrs. Mattie Meadows Centofanti 28 held by Columbus police in a fatal stabbing case involving her husband's uncle Benjamin Centofanti. She previously appeared in Gallipolis on January 22, 1944, for reckless driving and was fined $25. City Manager Clendenin recalled the incident. her name appeared on a jail wall in the women’s section.
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Gallipolis
Mattie Meadows Centofanti
Columbus
Benjamin Centofanti
Clendenin
Leaves Hospital Gallipolis Man Resumes Duty
Manning Weatherholt has been discharged from the naval hospital at Sampson New York after ten weeks of scarlet fever with complications. He returns to duty with improved health and will resume assignments as soon as medically cleared.
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Gallipolis
Manning Wetherholt
Naval Hospital
Sampson, N
Gallia Academy High picks 1945 46 National Honor Society members
Gallia Academy High School named three juniors to its National Honor Society at a Monday assembly in the school auditorium. E Line Neal, Marcus Grube, and Janet Brown were selected for excelling in character, scholarship, leadership, and service.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
E. Line Neal
Marcus Grube
Janet Brown
Marian Bane
Linc Neal
Jim Northup
Jack Russell
Patsy Haskins
Dean Davis
Gilbert P. Bush
Lois Altman
Mildred Clark
American, Legion
Ralph Friend
Vinton High School
Gallia County
Line Neal
Gallia Academy
Mes Senger
Colonel Bush En Route to States From Gallipolis
Col George E Bush, West Point graduate, now traveling back to the United States per a cable received by his wife Helen McDade Bush. He served in Hawaii during Pearl Harbor, evacuated with families, and has been on active duty in the South Pacific with the 43rd Division, seeing extensive combat including Luzon operations.
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Gallipolis
George E. Bush
States
Helen McDade Bush
Bush
West Point
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
South Pacific
43Rd Division
Luzon
Cheshire Man Dies at Home After Stroke
James M. Layne 76 of the Cheshire area died Sunday at his home near Cheshire following a paralytic stroke in January that left him bedfast. He previously lived in Ohio Township near Crown City and moved to his son Raymond’s home after his illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Big Four Church conducted by Rev. Earl Cremeens. Survived by two sons Kenneth of Crown City and Essa of Cheshire, plus three sisters Mrs. Jessie Ross, Mrs. W. W. Phillips of Bladen, and Mrs. John Gladmaen of Northup.
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Cheshire
Gallipolis
James M. Layne
Ohio Township
Crown City
Raymond
J. C. Johnson
Earl Cremeens
Big Four Church
Layne
Kenneth
Essa
Jessie Ross
W. W. Phillips
Bladen
John Gladmaen
Northup
Teachers To Elect In County Officers In Point Pleasant
County teachers meet at Junior High School to plan closing weeks of term with 15 days left and to elect officers for the county teachers association. Former president term pattern changed. Robert H. Ferguson has served two years. Also War Mathers Club meets tonight at 8 at Marietta Conference Room.
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County Point Pleasant
County Teachers Association
Robert H. Ferguson
Point Pleasant
War Mathers' Club
Marietta
Upper Main St
Mason Court term opens next Monday in Point Pleasant
Mason County Circuit Court in Point Pleasant will convene next Monday under Judge Lewis H. Miller. The grand jury is summoned with notable members listed, while the usual petit jury is cancelled. Felonies include Byers Amick Putney Haller Ward Yonker Carr Timberlake Castle. misdemeanors list Gibbs Bonecut ter Stickler Merlows Toney Casto Leport Quil len. Civil appeals include Somerville trustees vs Howell and ejectment Louise Howell vs Kinnaird. The term may last two weeks with possible daily adjournments after grand jury work.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Lewis H. Miller
Virgil Hereford
W. H. Woods
G. A. Windon
Fisher Sayre
S. H. Stephens
John Layne
W. H. Johnson
Lemuel Shifler
Harold Somerville
Stanley Waldie
Henry Oliver
C. M. Custer
Wlc Sturgeon
Erkie Warner
Lawrence Coleman
D. A. Board
Rardin
Carl Everett Byers
C. B. Amick
Richard Edward Putney
James B. Haller
Wyatt Ward
Kathleen Yonker
Robert Carr
Collis Timberlake
Golden Caste
William J. Gibbs
Harry Bonecutter
Clyde Stickler
Denver Mearlows
Okey Toney
Golden Casto
Cyrus Leport, Jr
Nellie Quillen
H. H. Rayburn
Russell Robbins
E. J
George G. Somerville
Jake Howell
Louise M. How
W.W. Kinnaird
Pt Pleasant Social Notes From Point Pleasant Socials
Point Pleasant notes cover Lambda Chi Omega annual national inspection led by Mrs Mery Oesterle of Marietta Ohio at Hotel Lafayette Gallipolis, followed by a social at Frank C Long Jr home. Attendees listed include Mrs Oesterle, Mrs Filson, Mrs Long, and many others. Also includes Guild to Meet with Christ Service Guild hosting May luncheon and various Point Pleasant personals entries.
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Point Pleasant
Lambda Chi Omega
Mery Oesterle
Marietta
Long
Hansel Ioling
Richard HB. Melrose
James J. Hall
Jackson Wilt
Mellvin Schmidt
Clayton Pullins
L. W. Getty
Donald Scetty
Arthur Grubb
Ronald White
Siiney Brown
Grover Childress
George QO. Fisher
Casby Meadows, Jr
Glenn Sayre
Leon . Thompson
George C. Harper
Virginia Lewis
B. Walter Krodel
Soldiers Sent Back to Stations After WV Ordnance Work
About 100 soldiers aiding construction at West Virginia Ordnance Works depart for Fort Benjamin Harrison for exams and reassignment. Two groups were earlier sent to Charlestown Indiana and Sandusky Ohio. Many veterans of the war in the Pacific remain, while a few depart to drive vehicles. Mrs J R Schirmer of Kaylong was hosted by Mr and Mrs Cowden Hoge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Parifie
J R Schirmer
Kaylong
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John Clay Hutchinson
Joe Buffington
Garnett Stagg
Carolina Lumber Company
James K. Thomas
Berry
James Kay, Jr
A. H. Raseherr
Charleston
B. Rose
Myrtle Garrison
John ©. Brown
Camden Hogg
Millie Bumgarner
Elizabeth Bergman
Vogue Art and Fashion School
Chicago
Fred Bergman
McCulloch Road
Connie Buckle
Hogsett
Punt Pleasant
Hamilton A. Johnson
C F. Sanborne
Charles
Philadelphia
A. H. Perkins
Dennis Park
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Akron
GB Wagsener
Sue Waeeener
George Winden
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