Nelsonville USO drive reports $595.14 in cash
Nelsonville leaders urge completion of the USO campaign as cash totals reach $595.14 with canvassers submitting reports. Mrs Ritchie and Mrs Bowers led district collections with $61.69, and every East Clayton School child contributed a penny or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Herman Ogg
USO
York Township
Ritchie
Bowers
Bitchtel
Happy Hollow
East Clayton
Will Explain Price Control Regulations
Earl Beckley of Athens will explain the new ceiling and pricing regulations at a Nelsonville Merchants meeting. The dinner event on May 20 at the Church of Christ opens at 6 30. Beckley recently returned from Washington where the regulations were drafted. A large local turnout is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Earl Beckley
Athens
Nelsonville Merchants, Business and Professional Men's Association
Church of Christ
Beckley
Washington
Delegates Return From Missionary Convention
Mrs Delia Lewis and Mrs Beatrice Jones return from Greenfield where they attended the second district missionary convention at Shiloh Baptist Church. The meeting held Saturday and Sunday was well attended. They were delegates from the local missionary society.
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Nelsonville
Delia Lewis
Beatrice Jones
Greenfield
Shiloh Baptist Church
Lewis
Jones
Local Missionary Society
Scout Troop 66 Plans Wiener Roast Monday
Nelsonville dispatch reports Scout Troop 66 of the Boy Scouts of America met Monday night to plan a wiener roast on Friday night. Scoutmaster Bennie Sterling said all scouts should gather at West School at 6 30 wearing uniforms and bringing food and flashlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Boy Scouts of America
Bennie Sterling
West School
Elks Meet in Nelsonville This Tuesday Evening
Nelsonville Lodge of Elks schedules a regular meeting for Tuesday evening May 19 at 7 30 at the Elk s Home on Hocking Street.
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ELKS
Nelsonville
Lodge of Elks
Elk's
Hocking St
Nelsonville Social Notes Highlights Local Club Activities
May community events include Willing Workers Class planning June sessions led by younger members, a Church of Christ devotional and business meeting, a Presbyterian Men's Brotherhood dinner at 6:30, a Lady Elks card party set for May 21, and staff changes at The Colonial with Adda Coakley resigning to join daughter Vivian Kellar in Corning. Mrs. Gertrude Collins visits from Chattanooga.
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Nelsonville
Pearl Rosser
Cora Davis
Church of Christ
Myers St
John Reed
Lillian Russell
Erma
Austin Kentner
Men's Brotherhood of the Presbyterian Church
Lady Elks
Lady Ellis
Frank Huddy
Patricia Clifford
Margaret Ann Butts
Helen DeVore
Ruth Huddy
Adda Coakley
The
Colonial
Vivian Kellar
Corning
Central PTA Meeting Set at Central School
Central P T A plans its regular May gathering Wednesday at 3 30 in the afternoon at Central School. Officers elected at the previous meeting will be installed.
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PTA
Central P.T.A
Pythian Sisters Hold Inspection Meeting
Nelsonville set to attend annual Inspection meeting and dinner Thursday evening. Mrs. I N McHarg of Athens, past deputy, will be the inspecting officer. Members planning to attend dinner should call Crawford or Thelma Hutchins before Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Pythian Sisters
I. N. McHarg
Athens
Planni
E Crawford
Thelma Hutchins
Tailor L P Rice Moves Shop to Washington Street
L P Rice relocates his tailor shop from Hock ing Street to Washington Street into the former Sam Longley barber rooms.
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Nelsonville
L. P. Rice
Hocking St
Washington St
Sam Longley
Nineteenth Century Regent Elected At Colonel Lewis Chapter
Miss Gernette Tillis was elected regent of the Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter D A R at the year end meeting in Tu-Endie- Weil Park. The gathering reported on the National Congress in Chicago and announced officer appointments and board members for the chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Garnette Tillis
Charles Lewis
D.A.R
Tu-Endie- Weil Park
William H. Vaught
Harold Sayre
Sallie Lou Musgrave
National Congress
Chicago
A. K. McClung
Hartford
Eunice Beller
Robert H. Ferguson
Sally Lou Musgrave
Milton L. Miller
Carl G. Gardner
William Steenbergen
Tom Halliday
William H. Vaughn
Board of Management
O. W. Lusher
Ben Franklin, Jr
Ora P. Biddle
J. G. F. Johnson
Marion Foglesong
Olin Roush
Mary Long
Carl Jeffries
Grace Stone Hetzel
Wheeling
Vaught
Sayre
Miller
Roush
Biddle
Foglesong
Tillis
William Meade
Charles Edgar Hogg
M. E. Tracy
Deaths of Jinks and Rinehart In Ohio County
Jesse Jinks age 59 of Vinton died Sunday his wife two children and several siblings survive funeral today at Mt Tabor Church near Vinton J L Rinehart notified of his father s death in Magnolia Ohio formerly a foundry sand exporter in the county
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jesse Jinks
Vinton
Mt. Tabor Church
J. L. Rinehart
Magnolia
Ohio
Defense Hints Shown in Home Front Film at School
Nelsonville residents attended a Civilian Defense program at the high school auditorium. The Ohio Bell two reel sound movie Ready on the Home Front explained observer training across communities, alarm warnings, local defense actions, blackout methods, and home protection steps. Air wardens fire and police volunteers and first aid trainees gathered at the Elks hall before the film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Civilian Defense Council
Elks Hall
Advises Use Of Whitewash Around Home
Nelsonville article promotes whitewash as a beautifier for yards and outbuildings during Clean-Up Paint-Up week. It notes whitewash is useful on stones sheds cellar entrances and brick walls and provides a Washington DC recipe: slake quicklime strain paste with salt solution and water to thin for use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hyde
Nelsonville
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Ward Rural High School to Graduate Record Class
In Carbon Hill twenty four seniors will receive diplomas on Friday evening May 22 at the gymnasium. Denison University historian and humorist Dr. W. T. Utter of Granville will deliver the principal address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon Hill
Ward Rural High School
W. T. Utter
Denison University
Granville
Victory Books Collection Grows in Gallia County
Gallia citizens donated more than 600 volumes for shipment to army training centers. Librarian Mrs Kenneth Davis says no shipping instructions have been received yet as the Victory Book campaign nears two months in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Kenneth Davis
Bunce Named Sanitary Inspector for Gallia and Meigs
Mr and Mrs Max Bunce of Union Furnace announce their plans to return to Gallipolis after his appointment as sanitary inspector for Gallia and Meigs Counties by the state board of Health. His duties cover inspections of boarding houses trailer camps restaurants roadside inns and similar health and sanitation matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Max Bunce
Union Furnace
Gallia
Meigs
State Board of Health
West Virginia Ordnance Works Moves Ahead of Schedule
Point Pleasant reports the West Virginia Ordnance Works is ahead of plan with the first production line slated to start several weeks earlier than expected. The General Chemical Defense Corp., which will run the plant, is focused on housing for workers as available dwellings are filled and more homes are sought in Point Pleasant and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Maury Roberta
Maurice Snodgrass
Charles R. Hook
Nannie Snodgrass
Henderson
9. J. Byus
George Wilson
Wilson Priddy
Pliny
Charles Birchfield
Betty Colley
Alvena Casey
Anna Jean
Donald Birchfield
W. C. Bowie
Grover Cleveland
Leesburg
G. C. Hite
Bowie
J. J. Lovell, Jr
Morgantown
Tom Burdette
Jess Goings
M. Thabet
First St
A. H. Herrenkohl
Mt Alto
Phyllis Staats
Marshall College
William Staats
Jefferson Boulevard
Ruth Edwards
Carol Rizer
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Williamson
Athens
O. B. Harper
Holzer Hospital
Edward Ohlinger
Pomeroy
L. C. Somerville
Frank Roush
Harry Roush
Mollie Roush
West Columbia
Columbus
L. C. Wilhem
Cincinnati
Charles E. Holzer
E. F. Lowry
Rose Eagle
Point Pleasant
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Gallipolis
Middleport
Ordnance Works
General Defense Chemical Corporation
Washington
National Housing Agency
Federal Housing Administration
Many Licenses To Marry Are Issued In Probate Court
Brisk weekend activity at Gallipolis probate court saw numerous marriage licenses granted. Couples listed include Danny Stanley and Salena Bazzarre, Eccles West Virginia. Or ville Pierce and Birdie Jane Pierce of Athens. Harvey Allen and Ruth McMillan of Crooksville. Hugh Pickett and Ruth Brooks of Athens. R C Smith and Sophia Ellen Jiles of Charleston. James R. Davis and Edith Jones of Patriot. Denver Hammond and Imogene Chaney of Oak Hill. Dana Rood and Martha Lane of Galliplis. T M Arnett and Pearl McClure of Falling Rock. Paul Martin and Carmel Carpenter of Portsmouth. John C Fetter and Leona McCrady of Kitts Hill. Clarence Jones and Genevieve Alderman of Charles.
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Gallipolis
Danny Stanley
Salena Bazzarre
Eccles
W. Va
Orville Pierce
Birdie Jane Pierce
Athens
Harvey Allen
Ruth McMillan
Crooksville
Hugh Pickett
Ruth Brooks
R. C. Smith
Sophia Ellen Jiles
Charleston
James R. Davis
Edith Jane Jones
Patriot
Denver Hammond
Imogene Chaney
Oak Hill
Dana Rood
Martha Lane
T. M. Arnett
Pearl McClure
Falling Rock
Paul Martin
Carmel Carpenter
Portsmouth
John C Fetter
Leona McCrady
Kitts Hill
Clarence Jones
Genevieve Alderman
School To End Serving Hot Lunches Friday
Gallia county school will stop serving hot lunches Friday. Supervisor Mrs Elizabeth Carter will prepare reports and inventories and oversee canning of garden products after harvest. Other WPA cooks may be reassigned to garden work before the new canning season begins.
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Gallipolis
Elizabeth Carter
WPA
Gallia County Nurse Reports Activities
Gallia County nurse Miss Naomi Evans traveled 15124 miles during the year and assistant nurse Miss Elizabeth Conley drove 7952 miles. With the school health program finished before spring vacation, health office calls centered on visits to private homes.
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Gallipolis
Naomi Evans
Elizabeth Conley
Chemical Company Seeks 250 New Dwellings in Three Towns
The General Defense Chemical Corporation engages Washington agencies to obtain 250 new houses in Gallipolis Middleport and Pomeroy through NHA and FHA actions. The plan aims to expand renovation, set allocations, and secure 40 cent per day transportation for workers per War Production Board guidance.
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Chemical Company
NHA
Cilities
War Production Board
Gallipillis
Middleport
Pomeroy
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Seven Arrests for Minor Violations Include Drunkenness
At POINT PLEASANT a week end sweep led to arrests for minor offenses. Hampton Davison from New York faced drunkenness charges by Trooper Coyner. Henderson youths Kelly Meadows Dale Smith and William Patterson were fined five dollars plus costs by Magistrate Sam Taylor after a fight. James Mayes from the city and F L Davis from Mississippi and W M Saunders of Huntington were also rounded up for drunkenness with Mayes and Saunders appearing before Mayor Krodel. Davis posted a twelve dollar cash bond.
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Welby Casey
Arawana Colley
Henderson
Huntington
F. W. Arnett
Parkersburg
A. G. Arnett
O. S. Kelley
John Casey
Joe
Blanche Burnside
Raymond Forrester
Earl H. Arnett
Suny
B. P. Stanley
James Casto
A. J. Pickens
Howard Daugherty
R. E. Nutter
George Nutter
Nelson
Tommy
Maurice Mayes
Holzer Hospital
Maurice
Point Pleasant
Hampton Davison
New York
Coyner
Kelly Meadows
Dale Smith
William Patterson
Hesson
Sam Taylor
James Mayes
City
F. L. Davis
Mississippi
W. M. Saunders
Mayes
WPA Unable To Muster Enough Men For Project
GALLIPOLIS 50 WPA enrollees reported for barberry eradication duty Monday though 110 had been called. WPA rolls are depleted by private employment. No progress report on the barberry program is available.
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Gallipolis
Hale fined for speeding on state highway patrol charge
Lionel R. Hale of Vinton Virginia was fined 15 dollars in municipal court after being charged by the state highway patrol with driving at 70 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lionel R. Hale
Vinton, Va
Milk Mixture For Stomach Ulcers
A new medical discovery now used by doctors treats stomach ulcers from excess acid. It relieves pains quickly and also aids gas pains indigestion and heartburn. Sufferers can buy Lurin from their druggist, two teaspoonfuls in a half glass of milk, at low cost with a money back guarantee. Athens Pharmacy and Drug Stores carry it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ady
Canadian Soldier Is Reported Dead
Mrs. C. E. Mackenzie of Gallipolis has been informed of the death of her grandson Paul Mackenzie age 23, a member of the Canadian forces serving in England. His father Edward Mackenzie lives in Mackey Alberta, Canada, and was for a time a Gallipolis resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
C. E. Mackenzie
Paul Mackenzie
England
Edward Mackenzie
Mackey
Alberta
Canada
No Complete World Stamp Collection Sought
A complete collection of all the world stamps is described as unattainable with estimates suggesting two to three million dollars would be required to acquire such a set.
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SSS Messenger
OHI
Scout Troop 66
Southern
Nelsonville Social Notes
Gertrude Collins
Chatanooga, Tenn
J. H. Wolfe
Quick's
Cut Rate Drug Store
Union St
Ward Rural
Bunce
West Virginia Ordnance Construction
Gallia County
Dumbo
Walt Disney
Disney
Tle
VVC Pa Gs
Ea Iimeviie
Honey
Panama
Joan Carroll
Edmond O'Brien
Ruth Warrick
Tiny Timothy Q. Mouse
Casey Junior
Talking Engine
Speeder
Colegroves Super Markets
Greenlawn Cemetery
Leonard's
Nelsonville, Ohio
Oakley and
Oakley
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