Youth Advisory Council Formed In Gallipolis
Fifteen members of the Gallipolis Youth Advisory Council met at Washington School to organize and set objectives. Rev J Edward Hakes elected chair and Ben Evans named vice chair with Margaret Noel as secretary. Meetings will be on the second and fourth Tuesday at 8 PM.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Youth Advisory Council
Washington
J. Emmett Morrison
Washington Pta
J. Edward Hakes
the Baptist Church
Ben Evans
Washington School
Margaret Noel
Harry Hurn
Stewart Clendinen
Hills and Lane to Wed in May 15 Ceremony
Lorena Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Austin Hill of Locust Street, plans to marry Walter M. Lane, son of Mrs. Sarah Lane from West Virginia. The wedding is set for May 15. Miss Hill is visiting Miss Charlotte Lee Keirns in Amesville. Lane works in Tipp City and will live in Tipp City or Columbus after the marriage.
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Gallipolis
John Austin Hill
Locust St
Lorena
Walter M. Lane
Sarah Lane
West Virginia
Miss Hill
Charlotte Lee Keirns
Amesville
Tipp City
Columbus
Birth of Son to Capt and Mrs Carnes in Canton Hospital
Capt. and Mrs. John Carnes welcomed a son named John Reynon Carnes born late Saturday afternoon in a Canton hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Carnes. The infant’s middle name honors the mother’s maiden name. Captain Carnes boarded a west bound plane for San Francisco and his station. Georgia Cotler will run the local Red Cross office in Miss Catherine Hayward's absence while she attends a Red Cross executive secretaries’ institute in Alexandria Va.
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John Carnes
H. A. Carnes
Canton Hospital
John Reynon Carnes
Captain Carnes
Chesapeake
San Francisco
Georgia Cotler
Red Cross
Catherine Hayward
Alexxandria
American Red Cross
A. H. Dean
Marjorie
St. Lawrence University
Canton
N. Y
Dean
Joe Donnally
Henry McClung
Francis Glynn
Jackson
Nelle Henking
Madison
W. Va
Howard Henking
Joe M. Neal
Gallipolis
Minneapolis
High School Seniors Take Civil Service Exam
Forty one seniors from Gallia County took the civil service exam Friday at Gallia Academy High School. Tests included typing and stenography with participants from Gallia High, Bidwell-Porter, Cadmus High, Vinton High, Cheshire, and Rio Grande.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Gallia High
Bidwell- Porter
Cadmus High
Vinton High
Cheshire
Rio Grande
Colorado waters yield seven million trout in 1940s season
Colorado fisheries counted about 7,000,000 trout caught across state waters during the 1940s season. The record reflects heavy angling activity and broad involvement by local anglers and hatcheries.
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Colorado
Gallia Home Wards Will Be Baptized
Sunday at the Gallia Children's Home a baptismal ceremony will honor 19 families with wards in foster care. Pastors Cecil V. Marley and Scott Westerman led weekly instruction, while a service flag for seven wards serving in the armed forces will be presented by Edwin E. Higgins. Open house follows. public invited.
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Gallipolis
H. P. Bradbury
Bradbury
Cecil V. Marley
First Presbyterian Church
Scott Westerman
Methodist Church
Edwin E. Higgins
Gallia County
American Red Cross
Higgins
Convention in Columbus Sent for Ohio Nurses Association
Mrs H P Bradbury will attend the Ohio State Nurses Association convention at the Deshler Wallick Hotel May 13 15. Ruth Plain Root is the county delegate with Naomi Evans as alternate. Bradbury will present the district activities report to the council the evening of May 13.
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Gallipolis
H. P. Bradbury
Ohio State Nurses’ Association
Deshler- Wallick
Ruth Plain Root
Naomi Evans
Bradbury
Names of Gallipolis Selectees To Be Printed Later
Gallipolis reports 44 selectees left to Huntington for physical exams. Names cannot be printed now due to a government ruling. Final examination results will be reported to the local board and published later.
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Gallipolis
Huntinton
Plan To Honor War Veterans Memorial Day
Gallia County Lafayetter Post No 27 plans Gallipolis Memorial Day events to honor World War I dead and veterans. A morning parade from the doughboy statue to Pine Street Cemetery precedes afternoon services in the Public Square. Clarence Master and W M Elliott lead the program with churches and fraternal groups invited to join. H W Ronald of Columbus will deliver the morning address and the afternoon dedication of the Honor Roll.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Lafayette Post No
Doughboy
Pine Street
Clarence Master
Post
W. M. Elliott
H. W. Ronald
Columbus
Pine Street Cemetery
Marriage License Issued to Soldier and Bride
A marriage license was issued in Gallia County to Donald Shafer 25 Crown City and Maxine Welch 21 Ewington in Probate Judge Cherringtons office Monday. Welch is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Seth Welch. Shafer, in the U S Army, is the son of Mr and Mrs Will Shafer.
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Gallipolis
Donald Shafer
Crown City
Maxine Welch
Ewington
Cherrington
Miss Welch
Seth Welch
Mr Shafer
U. S. Army
Will Shafer
Arrest of Edward Mehl by Gallipolis Police
Edward Mehl was arrested by city police Sunday evening at 6 o'clock on charges of intoxication.
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Gallipolis
Edward Mehl
Will of Dell Burchan Admitted to Probate
The will of Dell Burchan, deceased of Crown City, has been admitted to probate.
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Gallipolis
Dell Burchan
Crown City
Tie for First Place In City School Tests
Gallipolis results show eighth grade students Judy Wetherholt and Ronald Betz tied for first with 166 points of 200 at Washington School. Clara J. Ward Eva Claire Swaim and John Kircher tied for third with 158 points. Elizabeth Mackenzie was sixth with 156, Creighton Christ seventh with 154, Harold Porter eighth with 153, Kenneth Coder ninth with 147, and Garland Trevenin tenth with 145.
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Gallipolis
Judy Wetherholt
Ronald Betz
Ben R. Evans
Washington School
Clara J. Ward
Eva Claire Swaim
John Kircher
Elizabeth Mackenzie
Creighton Christ
Harold Porter
Kennet Coder
Garland Trevenin
Promissory Note Prompts Judgment Action in Gallia Court
Georgie Johnson administratrix of Eli jah C. Johnson s estate seeks judgment in Common Pleas Court for 123 69 with interest against J P Wood yard and Stella V Woodyard. Plaintiff alleges the deceased paid a note to Simms Brothers and the Woodyards never repaid.
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Gallipolis
Georgie Johnson
Elijah C. Johnson
Common Pleas Court
J. P. Woodyard
Stella V. Woodyard
R. M. Switzer
Simms Brothers
Woodyards
Drummond Rites Set For Wednesday In Gallipolis
Mrs Emily Jane Drummond 85 died Sunday at her daughter Mrs Lewis Miller home on the upper river road She was the oldest Baker child and last survivor of the family wife of the late A F Drummond mother of eight with three infants died Emmett in 1942 Survived by three sons Esco Clarence and Floyd and several grandchildren Funeral services at Flng Springs Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 p m EWT led by Rev T E Kinnison Interment in the church cemetery Pallbearers named Frank Saunders Jr Cecil Cotton C J Price Joe Stewart Jr Noah Webster and Enoch Rice
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Gallipolis
Emily Jane Drummond
Lewis Miller
Upper River Road
C. J. Price
Joe Stewart Jr
Noah Webster
Enoch Rice
Patients At Holzer Hospital Admits And Discharges List
Gallipolis update lists patients admitted to Holzer Hospital with ages, places, and conditions plus several births. Discharges include Mrs R C Harper Wellston and others, noting newborns and ongoing treatments.
Selby Property Is Being Improved at Point Pleasant
W. E. Selby undertakes major improvements at his home at the corner of 22nd Street and Jackson Avenue. He is landscaping the grounds and laying new walks after damage from the state road department during the new highway construction between Point Pleasant and Mason last year.
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Point Pleasant
W. E. Selby
22Nd St
Jackson Ave
State Road Department
Mason
Wilsons Visit Son in Eagle Pass Texas
Mr and Mrs D L Wilson left yesterday for Eagle Pass Texas to visit their son Staff Sergeant Emerson Wilson in the Army Air Corps.
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Point Pleasant
D. L. Wilson
Eagle Pass
Texas
Emerson Wilson
Army Air Corps
Case Dismissal in Meigs County Court
G H Pratt sues Howard L Pond Nellie Pond B B Rathburn and Vernon Lee Archer treasurer of Meigs County. The Common Pleas Court dismissed the case filed August 1940 seeking 600 dollars plus 6 percent interest from January 13 1938.
Seriousness Marks Opening of High School Graduation at Point Pleasant
At Point Pleasant the 1943 Senior High School class held commencement exercises in the Junior High auditorium Sunday at 11 AM. Dr. C G Billups delivered the sermon You Were Born Rich praising American citizenship and freedom to worship and speak. The 92 graduates entered as five soon to be service members are named Crandall Brown Kimberling McDaniel Wise and Wallace. The program featured hymns readings glee club number and benediction by Dr Billups.
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Point Pleasant
C. G. Billups
Navy
Winston Crandall Brown
Harry C. Kimberling
Milton Robert McDaniel
Willard Elza Wise
Robert Kenneth
Pt Pleasant Social Notes Highlights Dinner Guests
Pt Pleasant notes list weekend dinners at Club Continental Chesapeake with Harold E Somerville Melvin Schmidt Joseph Buffington and Stanley Harris Saturday and William H Bardin George O Harper Donald A Smith Sunday. Also included are locals Kenneth A Peck G H Long and others visiting Charleston Henderson Huntington and Seattle amid social calls and trips.
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Point Pleasant
Club Continental
Chesapeake
Harold E. Somerville
Melvin Schmidt
Joseph Buffington
Stanley Harris
William H. Bardin
George O. Harper
Donald A. Smith
Hartford
Point Clinic Discharges Noted From Letart and Apple Grove
At Point Clinic Point Pleasants Arch Yea ger Letart a medical patient. Mrs Bracey Wray and infant daughter Apple Grove. Mrs W M Unroe of Gallipolis a medical patient at the clinic have been discharged.
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Point Pleasant
Arch Yeager
Letart
Point Clinic
Bracey Wray
Apple Grove
W. M. Unroe
Gallipolis, C
Episcopal Diocese meeting attendees in Parkersburg
Harold E. Somerville and B. W. Krodel attended the 66th annual meeting of the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia at Trinity Church Parkersburg as delegates. The Rev. Frank T. Cady, rector of Christ Church, was also in attendance.
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Point Pleasant
Harold E. Somerville
B. W. Krodel
Episcopal Diocese of
Two Men Arrested for Intoxication After Weekend Busts
Urey Bostic of Letart and John T. Lewis of Buffalo were arrested at the weekend and charged with intoxication. They posted cash bonds and were released. Police officers Morrison and Noble made the arrests. The article notes the New Jersey Legislature abolished slavery in 1804.
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Point Pleasant
Urey Bostic
Letart
John T. Lewis
Buffalo
Morrison and Noble
New Jersey
Dr Long to Remain in Hospital After Injury
Mrs. Frank C. Long Jr. reports that Dr. Long remains hospitalized at White Cross Hospital in Columbus after a head injury from an automobile accident. The attending physician advised a few weeks more of treatment as the injuries were more serious than initially thought.
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Point Pleasant
Frank C. Long
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Rink Move Faces Opposition in Point Pleasant
In Point Pleasant Leslie Heck proposes relocating the skating rink from the Country Club Addition to a Ben Franklin leased lot at 22nd Street and Jericho Road. Mayor Krodel says petitions for and against the move have been filed and a council meeting may be delayed. Heck's counter petition reportedly has several hundred signatures.
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Point Pleasant
Leslie Heck
Country Club
Ben Franklin
22Nd St
Jericho Road
Krodel
Adkins Held To Grand Jury After Robertsburg Shooting
Warden Adkins of near Robertsburg was held to the next grand jury under bond after arraignment before Magistrate O C Cossin in Leon. He was arrested Saturday night by Sheriff Lieving and State Police Sgt Paul F Thomas in connection with the shooting of Audrey Sayre. Sayre, shot in the right side near the arm, exited through the left side. he was treated at Holzer Hospital and sent home the same night, able to be about next day. A 22 caliber rifle is said to have been used.
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Point Pleasant
Adkins
Robertsburg
O. C Cossin
Leon
F. B. Lieving
Paul F. Thomas
State Police
Audrey Sayre
Lieving
Sayre
B. F. Sommer
Holzer Hospital
Farm Club Meeting At Graham Station
Will Farm Club at Graham Station meets this afternoon at the home of the Misses Ora and Florence Rickard to discuss forming a farm women's club in the area with plan ned to be attended by the home demonstration agent. A hummingbird’s neck is described as forming more than half of its vertebral column.
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Point Pleasant
Ora
Florence Rickard
Graham Station
Martha Atkinson
River Man Dies Monday in Henderson
Norman Gibson Lyons marine engineer died at his Henderson home after a two day illness. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2:30 pm with Rev. Chalmers McCutchen and Rev. James C. Fisher officiating. Burial in Henderson Cemetery. Lyons, born Aug 24 1898, is survived by two brothers H J Durst Lyons of Charleston and Theodore R Lyons of Williamson and a sister Mrs Nannie Snograss of Henderson. He served in the Air Corps in World War I and trained at Call Field Texas. He worked on towboats along the Ohio and Kanawha rivers and belonged to Trinity Methodist Church and the Loyal Order of Moose.
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Point Pleasant
Norman Gibson Lyons
Henderson
Chalmers McCutchen
James C. Fisher
Lyons
Michael and
Ella
Gibson) Lyons
H. J. Durst Lyons
Charleston
Theodore R. Lyons
Williamson
Nannie Snograss
Air Corps
Call Field
Wichita Falls
Texas
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Robert C. Gillihan
Yeiser
Ohio
Kanawha
Trinity Methodist Church
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Robert Payne Dies After Short Illness
Robert C. Payne of Mason Boulevard died in Holzer Hospital Sunday after a brief illness. He had lived here with his wife Dora Bawer Payne for six months while working as an electrician for E. B. Badger and Sons Co. Born in Romney, he is survived by his parents Fenton and Mary Payne and several brothers and sisters. the body was moved to Arnett Funeral Home and sent to Romney for burial.
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Point Pleasant
Robert C. Payne
Mason Boulevard
Holzer Hospital
Arnett Funeral Home
Romney
Payne
Dora Bawer Payne
E. B. Badger and Sons Co
Fenton
Mary Payne
Under the 4 H Flag shown at Junior High School
A motion picture titled Under the 4 H Flag directed by Mrs. Clarice Knapp county 4 H leader was shown to a large number of pupils at Junior High School Monday morning.
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Point Pleasant
Clarice Knapp
Commanders Meet in St. Louis With WV Oe Ordnance Officials
Blake, commanding officer of West Virginia Ordnance War and H. S. Bowen of General Chemical Manager Corporation will attend a meeting of commanding officers and managers in St. Louis. The gathering occurs tomorrow in the field director’s office at munition plants in the city.
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Point Pleasant
Fire department officers to be elected in Pleasants
Fr W E Monroe announces that the Pleasants tract volunteer fire department will elect officers on Wednesday evening at 6 o clock.
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Point Pleasant
W. E. Monroe
Tract Volunteer Department
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