Baccalaureate Services Set for Nelsonville High School
Nelsonville High School hosts its annual baccalaureate on Sunday evening at 7 30 in the school auditorium Fayette Street Rev B A Awe of the Pilgrim Holiness Church delivers the sermon with Rev W M George giving the invocation Rev J Lloyd Evans conducts the scripture lesson and Rev L E Evans offers prayer Girls Glee Club directed by B M Pickens provides music including Divine Redeemer God Bless Our Land and The American Flag Benediction by Rev E C Bond and the high school orchestra plays recessional
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Nelsonville
B. A. Awe
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Nelsonville High School
Fayette St
W. M. George
Methodist Church
J. Lloyd Evans
Presbyterian Church
Ne Tabernacle
Harmony Circle Meets at Chestnut Street Home
Harmony Circle of the Woman's Society of Christian Service met at Mrs. Thomas Spencer’s home on Chestnut Street for the monthly session. Mrs. Beatrice McKee led devotions using The Upper Room. Mrs. Rose Cook led the business meeting and reports were given by Mrs. Spencer and Mrs. Thomas Bush. The group sent cards to the sick and shut ins.
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Nelsonville
Harmony Circle
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Thomas Spencer
Chestnut St
Beatrice McKee
Rose Cook
Spencer
Thomas Bush
Evangelical Witness
Latin America
John R. Mott
South America
Hostems
Rosemary Reynolds
Club Holds Picnic At Teacher's Home
The Seventh Grade Geography Club met at Miss Blanche Moorehead's home for a porch picnic after rain delayed the outing. After supper the group held games at the Presbyterian Church basement with Spenny Steenrod directing contests..Prize winners Fred Kelly Judy Betts and Mary Lou McKiddie received theater tickets. Twenty seven members attended and a gift was given to Miss Moorehead.
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Nelsonville
Blanche Moorehead
Presbyterian Church
Spenny Steenrod
Fred Kelly
Judy Betts
Mary Lou McKiddie
Moorehead
Service Men of York District News Roundup
Donald H Shafer Jr of Nelsonville has been advanced to corporal at Camp Grant Illinois his parents informed Harold Spencer arrived from Chicago naval base for a 10 days leave to spend time with his wife and mother in Chestnut Street Ravenna and Mr and Mrs Charles Glenn accompanied them
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Nelsonville
Donald H Shafer, Jr
D. H. Shafer
Camp Grant
Ill
Harold Spencer
Naval Base
Chicago
Omas Spencer
Chestnut St
Charles Glenn
Ravenna
Ohio
Revival Campaign Ends Sunday Night
Nelsonville church hosts a two weeks revival with Sunday School at 9 30 a m led by Wm Winigman preaching at 10 30 by Rev W W Weddington evangelist N Y P S meets at 7 30 Sunday evening with evangelistic services at 8 led by Rev Weddington.
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Nelsonville
W. A. Rose
Wm. Winigman
W. W. Weddington
Weddington
Rismiller Birth in Nelsonville Prompts Joyous News
Mr and Mrs Marion Rismiller announce the birth of a son on May 18 at Cherrington Hospital Logan. They named him Dennis Eugene. The family moved two years ago from Versailles Ohio. The father works as a government inspector at the Southeastern Ohio Eye Auction.
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Nelsonville
Marion Rismiller
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Bennis Eugene
Rismiller
Versailles
Ohio
Mrs Flossie Crawford Attends Ohio Rebekah Assembly
Mrs Flossie Crawford, representative from District No 52, attended the Ohio Rebekah Assembly in Youngstown and will begin inspecting lodges in the district.
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Nelsonville
Flossie Crawford
Youngstown
Ohio Rebekah Assembly
Fidelis Class Has Meeting at Fidelis Presbyterian
Fidelis Class of the Presbyterian Church held a Tuesday evening gathering at Mrs. Mary FE. Kessinger’s home in Nelsonville. Mrs. Walter L. Hudson opened with prayer as Miss Louise Shafer led the devotions Pray ing Versus Fainting. Minutes of March were read. letters were read. dinner served by Athens County Medical Society. A quiz contest led by Mrs. Kessinger educated and entertained. Edith Stiere and Mabel Haffner to host the June meeting.
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Nelsonville
Mary FE. Kessinger
Gordon Aned
Charles Tedrow
Snackenburg
Fidelis
Presbyterian Church
Columbus St
Walter L. Hudson
Louise Shafer
Ethel Knight
H. D. Krieg
Mabel Haffner
Athens County Medical Society
Kessinger
Edith Stiere
Civilian Defense Call for Surgical Dressings Volunteers
A letter from Lieut. Dean W. Stage in Alexandria Louisiana describes meeting old friends in town and urges York Township women to join Red Cross surgical dressing work. The note emphasizes quitting housecleaning to help produce bandages for Army and Navy doctors. Contact Mrs. J D Knight or Mrs. R L Hamill for assignments.
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York Township
Red Cross
Army
Navy
J. D. Knight
R. L. Hamill
Hemmenways attend Middleport wedding in New York
Middleport residents Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Hemmenway and daughter Antionetts of Pelham Manor, N Y arrived to attend their son Richard’s marriage to Jane Stansbury at the Presbyterian Church. Attending guests include Dr. and Mrs Cecil Horden of Columbus and other relatives.
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Middleport
L. J. Hemmenway
Antionetts
Pelham Manor
N. Y
Richard
Jane Stansbury
Hemmenways
Athens
D. B
Joan Hamilton
Middlert
Western College For Women
Oxford
Presbyterian Church
Cecil Horden
Columbus
Dr. Horden
Richard Horden
Camp Grant
Ill
Lieut
Stansury
Alice Personal and Brief Social Notes
Alice Miss Lillian Comer spent a Tuesday night with Margaret Sprouse, Sam Penn and granddaughter Frances Eileen and Grace Ann Kruskamp spent Saturday at Gail lipolis, Co. L. Cooper and daughter Betty of Columbus spent the week end at home. Nancy Wolfenbarger is ill, Evert Jarvis of West Virginia has come here to manage the farm of his sister Mrs. Goldie Metz. Miss Jessie Jeffers spent Sunday evening with Mary Steele, Georgie Gray, postmaster at Ewington, inspected Routes 1 and 2 last week. Curtis Dear who is employed at the Arbaugh mine, was injured last Wednesday.
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Alice
Lillian Comer
Margaret Sprouse
Sam Penn
Frances Eileen
Grace Ann Kruskamp
Gaillipolis
L. Cooper
Betty
Columbus
Nancy Wolfenbarger
Evert Jarvis
West Virginia
Goldie Metz
Jessie Jeffers
Mary Steele
Georgie Gray
Ewington
Curtis Dear
Arbaugh
Methodist Pastor Preaches on World’s Great Need
Rev. William M. George of the First Methodist Church in Nelsonville preaches Sunday morning on The World's Great Need directed to high school graduates. No evening service due to the high school baccalaureate program.
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Nelson Ziville
William M. George
First Methodist Church
Nelsonville
Birth of Larry Junior in Canton with extended family
Eugene Lones of Canton announces the birth of a son, Larry Junior, on May 15. Grandparents are Pearl Lones of Canton and Audrey Misner of Millfield, with Harry Misner of Kimberly and Mary Tippie Spiers of Millfield as great grandmother. The family formerly resided in Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Eugene Lones
Canton
Larry Junior
Pearl Lones
Audrey Misner
Millfield
Harry Misner
Kimberly
Mary Tippie Spiers
Nelsonville man fined for game of chance death in Dayton
Berry Pritchard pleaded guilty in the court of Mayor Herman Ogg for operating a game of chance. He was fined $50 and costs. Jesse Bryan and grandson Jerry were summoned to Dayton following the death of Mrs. Neva Michaels, former Nelsonville resident. Funeral and burial were held in Dayton today.
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Nelsonville
Berry Pritchard
Herman Ogg
Jesse Bryan
Jerry
Dayton
Neva Michaels
Funeral services for Howard Williams held in Charleston
Wednesday afternoon funeral services for the late Howard Williams were conducted by Rev. Ralph Zande from the Rawlings Coats Funeral Home. Participants from Charleston included Mrs Kaiser, Mrs James Rogers, Mrs Charles Thomas, Mrs Harry Edmonds, Mrs F C Shultz, R L Williams, R S Williams, and K H Williams. Burial was in Cheshire.
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Howard Williams
Ralph Zande
Rawlings- Coats Funeral Home
Kaiser
Columbus
James Rogers
Charles Thomas
Harry Edmonds
F. C. Shultz
R. L. Williams
R. S. Williams
K. H. Williams
Charleston
W. Va
Cheshire
Topeka Opens Tax-Foreclosed Land for Victory Gardens
Topeka residents may rent tax-foreclosed land this year for Victory Gardens at $2 per plot. Leases run until October, when the plots return to public sale.
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Topeka
Kansas
Captain Carnes Arrives in Gallia for Family Visit
Captain John M. Carnes flight surgeon in the Army Air Corps reached Gallipolis from San Francisco after a cross country journey by plane bus and train. He will stay several days with his father Hubert A Carnes and sister Elizabeth. He hoped to attend his mother's funeral Tuesday afternoon but a Denver layover forced a longer route.
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Gallipolis
John M. Carnes
Army Air Corps
San Francisco
Hubert A
Elizabeth Carnes
Carnes
Denver
Sale of Property At Bidwell Reported
Mrs. Grant Ward of Bidwell and her sister Mrs. Maud E. Crawford of Vinton sold their Bidwell home on a half acre to Mrs. Jeannette Reynolds for Porter. Possession will be given at once. sale arranged through Willard Grover agency.
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Gallipolis
Grant Ward
Bidwell
Maud E. Crawford
Vinton
Jeannette Reynolds
Porter
Willard Grover
New Contracts Ensure Months of Work at Pt Pleasent Shipyard
Marietta Manufacturing Co announces a contract to build eight additional ocean going tugs at Pt Pleasant. Completion of the two large towboats for the Philadelphia Army Engineer Office and the extra tugs will keep the plant busy into mid 1944. The keel of the first towboat was laid Wednesday.
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Point Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Philadelphia Army Engineer Office
Navy Yard
Marietta
More Phones Are To Be Installed in City
Manager J C Pauley of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co said yesterday that restrictions had been removed on installing phones in the city south of 21st. The area includes most business places and the older residential district with defense worker homes. phones may be obtained by essential workers.
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Point Pleasant
J. C. Pauley
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Old Highway Repair Planned East of Ordnance Works
State Highway Department plans to improve an old east Point Pleasant road linking Sand Hill and Letart Roads. The project will create a short route between Point Pleasant and Letart and improve access for residents east of the ordnance works, whose former routes were closed to the public.
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Point Pleasant
Ordnance Works
Sand Hill
Letart
State Highway Department
Radio Entertainers to Appear at Henderson School
A group of radio entertainers will perform at the Henderson Grade School Building Monday at 8 o clock. The program features contests among local talent with Bobby Joe Chapman and Junior Hogsett forming a team. Chapman is noted as a tap dancer and entertainer.
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Point Pleasant
Henderson
Bobby Joe Chapman
Junior Hogsett
Accoran
Chapman Lad
Kiwanis Pool to Open May 29 in Point Pleasant
Secretary Billups of the Kiwanis Club announced the swimming pool will open for the summer season on May 29. Season tickets are available at Try's Book and Novelty Store. In Point Pleasant the auction of household odds and ends by R P Bells and Mrs Bertha Filson drew a good crowd with brisk bidding led by auctioneer John McNeill.
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Point Pleasant
Billups
Kiwanis Club
Try’s Book and Novelty Store
R. P. Bells
Bertha Filson
John McNeill
Henderson social notes and upcoming potluck in Point Pleasant
Pt Pleasant notices report the Con cord Ladies Aid Society meeting at Mrs Marvin Chapman's Henderson home with devotional readings and songs. A pot luck supper is planned for Wednesday June 2 at 7 30 pm at Mrs Childers Route 17 east of Henderson. Also listed are residents visiting relatives and travels to Huntington and Steubenville as well as local residents visiting kin in Weston.
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Point Pleasant
Concord Ladies Aid Society
Marvin Chapman
Henderson
Miss Childers
Buddy Byus
Basil Row
Hobart Boggs
Bobby Joe
Eugene Chapman
Girls Choir To Sing At United Brethren Church
A nine girl choir led by Mrs. Flanigan will perform at United Brethren Church Sunday morning. The service honors more than 30 local men in the armed forces who attended the first service in 1941. Mothers, fathers, relatives, and friends of the men are invited. names will be read during the program starting at 9 45.
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Point Pleasant
First Childs Born at Point Clinic in Point Pleasant
A daughter Mariana Edith Jennings weighing 91 4 pounds was born at Point Clinic Wednesday night to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jennings. Randall Lee Mick weighing 81 4 pounds followed Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. Willard Mick. Mrs. R G Ellis was admitted for medical treatment and Arch Yeager of Letart underwent major surgery. Mrs. Ercel Adkins had a major operation yesterday.
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Point Pleasant
Mariana Edith
Robert Jennings
Point Clinic
Randall Lee
Willard Nall Mick
R. G. Ellis
Arch Yeager
Letart
Ercel
Hartford Man Held in Parole Violation Case
Vinton Smith of Hartford is held in the Mason County Jail on parole violation charges. He was arrested two months ago for parole violation but released after an examination by a state pardon and parole commission agent. Smith had been released from state prison over a year ago on parole after a year for Hartford burglary.
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Point Pleasant
Vinton Smith
Hartford
Mason County
State Pardon and Parole Commission
Smith
Rationing of Liquor Starts In August
In West Virginia the state liquor control commission announces weekly limits of one bottle of whiskey or wine per purchaser until August 2 when rationing begins. Purchasers need not show voter registration cards. about 300000 cards are lost. After rationing, only ration book holders may buy at stores. Rationing starts July 13. stores close July 10 and reopen with rationing. Individuals who fail to register will be ineligible for ration books 60 days.
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Point Pleasant
State Liquor Control Commission
West Virginia
Fine Old Lumber Is Being Replaced
New doors and casings are being installed connecting the courthouse corridor to the sheriff's office in Point Pleasant. Carpentry by Skoval Gough from Spencer who arrived over a year ago to work at the Lowe Hotel. Point Pleasant Lumber Co. supplies materials. The old doors likely date to 1857. Gough notes two inch yellow poplar used, with current best poplar near $200 per thousand.
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Point Pleasant
Skoval Gough
Spencer Man
Lowe Hotel
Point Pleasant Lumber Co
Court House
Gough
Kayser Son Enters Army Technical Service Training
Mr. and Mrs. Rupert L Kayser learn their son Robert Kayser is at Camp Crowder Missouri in the Army Technical Service. He is undergoing advanced training as a radio technician.
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Point Pleasant
Rupert L. Kayser
Robert
Camp Crowder
Army
Campbell Reported Captured in Africa Corrected
Radio listeners mistook a report claiming Charles Campbell was captured in Africa. The error was later acknowledged and listeners are convinced their initial report was incorrect.
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Africa
Gallipolis
Charlies Campbell
Clair Kimball
Salvage Work Planned in Mason Point Pleasant
Nir Middleton was named corps leader and chief county statistician of the OCD at a meeting in Point Pleasant. The group will organize salvage efforts for Breas ty cans silk and nylon hose to aid the county’s salvage drive under WPB and county officials. Local leaders including Mrs Middleton Mrs Harper Rev De Billups Delbert Staats Mrs Clarig Knapp Mrs George Sprenger Miss Edith Quillin and Miss Nannie Siders attended. A girl who burned her body with hot water remains unchanged.
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Nir
Middleton
Corps
Sta
OCD
Tye
Ty County
P. W. H. Skees
Very
West Virginia Salvage Cogmittee
WPB
Farley Bell
Harper
Woman's Club
de Billups
Kiwanis Club
Delbert Staats
Superig
Tendent
Clarig Knapp
George Sprenger
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