Presbyterian Pastor To Deliver Nelsonville Senior Sermon
In Nelsonville on Sunday May 24 at 7 30 p m the Rev Lloyd Evans pastor of First Presbyterian Church will deliver the annual senior sermon to Nelsonville High School Class of 1942 The 73 graduates will attend in a body and the program features hymns readings and musical numbers including a glee club performance and the benediction by Rev Father Kelley Usual evening services will be dismissed for the baccalaureate program.
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Nelsonville
Lloyd Evans
First Presbyterian Church
Nelsonville High School
W. M. George
B. A
High School Glee Club
the Father
Glee Club
Fairest
Lord Jesus
Twilight League schedule disrupted by weather in Nelsonville
Weather has prevented Twilight League games this week since the season opener last Sunday. If conditions clear, a May 24 match at 2:30 p.m. pits The Plains against Brooks Shoes, with plans to resume May 25 when Carbon Hill plays Logan.
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Nelsonville
the Plains
Brooks Shoes
Carbon Hill
Logan
Buchtel Baccalaureate Service Set for Sunday
The Buchtel York Baccalaureate will be held Sunday evening May 24 at 8 o'clock in the Buchtel high school auditorium. The Reverend Bancroft of the Methodist Church will deliver the sermon. The program features processional and recessional marches, invocations, responses by the Glee Club, Scripture readings, and selected musical numbers by Pauline W. Heft and the Glee Club.
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Buchtel
Buchtel-York
Bancroft
Methodist Church
Pauline W. Heft
Glee Club
Paris Angelicus
Eula Ward
Mary M. Wright
Vivian Murphy
Rev. Bancroft
Martha Floto Tops Ohio Eighth Grade Tests
Martha J. Floto daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Floto of Steubenville scored 151 points in Ohio eighth grade tests. She led Steubenville pupils and ranked among the state’s top five percent. She is granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Vern H Vorhes of Nelsonville W Washington St.
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Nelsonville
Martha J. Floto
Walter Floto
Esther Vorhes
Steubenville
Ohio
Martha
Vern H. Vorhes
W. Washington St
City School Board Meeting Yields War Training Instructors
Nelsonville board of education met in May with routine matters. A motion employed Ernest Clark Howard Warner and Stacy Sharp as instructors for the defense workers class at Nelsonville Electric Co shop. Salaries approved by the State Department. Classes in progress. Enumeration in progress. Plans for Commencement week discussed.
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Nelsonville
City Board of Education
Ernest Clark
Howard Warner
Stacy Sharp
State Department
Defense Workers
Nelsonville Electric Co
Raymond Patton
Nelsonville Social Notes and Club Gatherings
Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority held a patriotic dinner for 25 at the Little House with red white and blue decor and leather bookmarks as favors. The Wednesday Bridge club met with high scorers named Mechem Rice and Kelly. Nelsonville members Blanche Moorehead and Blanche Linton attend the state BPW convention in Cleveland. G T Club plans its in-between meeting Friday at Bernice Johnson's home.
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Nelsonville
Delta Kappa Gamma
Little House
Brooks Shoe Co
Pauline Heft
Margaret Laverty
Bridge Club
Herbert Leyshon
Philadelphia
R. R. Stalter
John Lawson
Gay Aumiller
Wednesday
W. B. Mechem
L. P. Rice
Harry Kelly
Blanche Moorehead
Blanche Linton
Cleveland
Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Nelsonville Club
G. T. Club
Bernice Johnson
Adams St
Mac Wright Advances to Sergeant Rank
Nelsonville soldier Mac Wright son of Mrs Lucille Wright Moore Field Mission Texas returned after furlough to Nelsonville has been advanced to sergeant since returning to post He serves in the instrument flying department of the Air Corps and his mother has been advised of the promotion
Hornsberger Rites Held Thursday in Gallipolis
Graveside services were held at Pine Street Cemetery Thursday afternoon for Mrs. John Hornsberger formerly Myrtle Della Frazier a native of Gallipolis who died earlier this week at her Huntington home Her brothers Ephraim and John Frazier still reside in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Pine Street
John Hornsberger
Huntington
Myrtle Della Frazier
Ephriam
John Frazier
Boy Scouts Join Poppy Sale in Nelsonville Saturday
Boy Scout Troop 65 will aid in the Poppy Sale on Saturday May 23 under the American Legion Auxiliary. Proceeds stay in the local unit to outfit children for school buy glasses fund operations and support various needs of the community. Mrs Kate Petit notes the sale supports local youngsters and asks residents to buy and wear a poppy.
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Boy Scouts of
Troop 65
Nelsonville
American Legion Auxiliary
Kate Petit
Ohio
Pettit
American Legion Organization
Land of Peace
Boy Scouts
Nelsonville youths graduate with spotless attendance
Rachel Hitchings finishes 12 years at Nelsonville High School with no absences in her 1942 class. She and sister Evelyn recently gave up a Messenger newspaper route after 18 months of service. Their parents are Mr and Mrs Ralph Hitchings, 866 High St. Also Rosetella Hitchings, class of 1940, completed 12 years without missing. Ruth Wendell, Poplar St., left a Messenger route after eight years and is part of the local graduation group.
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Nelsonville
Rachel Hitchings
Nelsonville High School
Rachel
Evelyn
Messenger
Ralph Hitchings
High St
Rosetella
Ruth Wendell
Poplar St
Reports Home Entered by Burglars in Gallipolis
Gallipolis police investigate after Virgil Benson reports his home at 325 Fourth Ave. entered during the absence of his family. Missing items include a man's suit a green top coat a blue coat a wrist watch valued at 78 pounds a small change purse and a woolen blanket. Police are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Virgil Benson
Fourth Ave
Rio W C T U To Meet Review Year's Work
Rio Grande W C T U members and friends will gather Sunday afternoon at the village Baptist Church to review the year's accomplishments focusing on school temperance work. Rev. Donald Hobbs, Mrs. R P Ewing and Mrs. Carrie D North will present numbers in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Village Baptist Church
Donald Hobbs
R. P. Ewing
Carrie D. North
Students Aid In War Work
Gallia district students about 1500 receive a pledge from Supt E E Higgins as part of war conservation program. They promise to drive less keep within 40 mile speed limit exchange rides preserve tires and prevent accidents. A three color pledge for framing is sent to each student and addressed to soldiers at war urging continued purchase of War Savings Stamps and Bonds throughout summer vacation until victory.
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Gallipolis
E. E.higgins
United States
Gallipolis Social Notes
Gallipolis reports marriages of Miss Rebecca Ellen Carpenter and Tom Doyle Runnels at the Carpenters home in St. Marys W Va with Rev J W Dawson officiating. Runnels teaches at West Virginia University and both spouses are alumni. Other local birthday and wedding items noted with families attending. Romania oil production figure listed as 50 million barrels, ranking sixth globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rebecca Ellen Carpenter
Holzer Hospital
Tom Doyle Runnels
S. Runnels
Claremore
Okla
H. A. Carpenter
St. Marys
W. Va
J. W. Dawson
Vienna
Many Marriages Are Celebrated in May
Gallipolis reports a May record with 83 marriage licenses issued so far this month. Notable pairs include Harold F Buck and Kathleen Maxwell of Athens, Harold Jordan and Wilma Legg of Charleston, Paul Powell and Clarice Breeze of Athens, Roy Pringle and Hannah Gatins of Welch, Cecil McDaniel and Artie Caldwell of Gallipolis, Louie Pike and Elenora Hart of Huntington, Jesse Baker of The Plains and Susan Powell of New Haven, and Robert S Jordan with Belva Jane Hood of Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Harold F. Buck
Kathleen Maxwell
Athens
Harold Jordan
Wilma Legg
Charleston
Paul Powell
Clarice Breeze
Roy Pringle
Hannah Gatins
Welch
W. Va
Cecil McDaniel
Patriot
Artie Caldwell
Louie Pike
Elenora Hart
Huntington
Jesse Baker
the Plains
Susan Powell
New Haven
Robert S. Jordan
Belva Jane Hood
Bidwell Porter's 1942 Grad Activities Close Year
Rev J F Brown delivered the baccalaureate sermon for Bidwell Porter High School. The annual alumni banquet featured Walter Neal as toastmaster and a large social hour. A junior senior reception, PTA meeting, and a patriotic pageant preceded graduation address by President Probst of Rio Grande College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bidwell
J. F. Brown
Bidwell-Porter High School
Porter Ladies Aid Society
Walter Neal
J. L. Hineman
Grandma
Mary Jeniis
PTA
Donald Love
Probst
Rio Grande College
Jones
Poppy Sales Today and Tomorrow for Veterans Benefit
Poppy sales were held in Gallipolis today and will continue tomorrow to aid disabled war veterans. The sales are sponsored by the Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion and are reported brisk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion
Workers Say Shortage Led to Layoffs at Ordnance Works
A group of carpenters and laborers from this county state they were laid off at the West Virginia Ordnance Works due to a reported shortage of raw materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Gallia Couple Returns to County Farm Home
Mr and Mrs Clarence George and family longtime Bulaville residents but recently living in Groveport where George taught have moved back to their Gallia County farm to reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clarence George
Bulaville
Groveport
George
Gallia County
Candle Light Service Planned by Rio Grande College Group
Rio Grande College Christian Association will hold a candle light service Sunday at 7 45 p m in Community Hall. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande College Christian Association
Notice of Divorce Petition in Athens County Court
Charlies Martin with unknown residence is served notice that Ella Martin has filed for divorce in Case No. 170764 in the Common Pleas Court of Athens County Ohio. The cause will be heard on a date to be set. Attorney for Plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Martin
Rey
Ella Martin
Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Ohio
Point Pleasant Seniors To Hear Sermon On Graduation Week Start
Point Pleasant Senior High kicks off graduation week with a class sermon in the Junior High auditorium Sunday morning May 24 at 11. Dr. Frank T. Cady Rector of Christ Church Episcopal will deliver the sermon after a full program includingProcessional Invocation Scripture Reading Prayer vocal solo The Golden Key benediction and recessional performed by senior students and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Frank T. Cady
Christ Church, Episcopal
Emma L. Clark
C. F. McCutch
C. G. Billups
A. E. Tulloh
Bond
Chester Roush
Faith of Our Fathers
F. H. Capehart
Emma L., Clark
Sugar Board Lacks Canning Sugar Guidance in Point Pleasant
Scores visited the Point Pleasant rationing office seeking sugar ration certificates for canning. Local officials say no liberalized canning allowance exists yet. only one pound per person for May and June. Chairman John Brown and aides L. A. McMillin and George O Harpert忙忙 бор have limited staff, no office, and no filing system, with 23,000 registration blanks piled on the floor.
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Point Pleasant
Rationing Board
John Brown
West Virginia
Brown
L. A. McMillin
George O. Harper
Board of Education
School Board
Mason County Men Report for Service
Twenty Mason County men have been notified to report to the local draft board at eight o'clock a.m. May 29. They will be sent to the Army induction station at Huntington. Names include Hollis Harrison Pearson Lloyd James McDaniel Homer Lee Nibert James Boyd Bateman Alva Edward Luckadoo Kenneth Eugene Wallace James Ray Spears Johnson Bowen Casey Virgil Marie Dunlap David Oswell Stover Edwin Larcy Rayburn Roy F. Harrison Philip William Bright Wilbert Randolph Alford Elmore Casto Arville Edward Click Roy Smith Omar Duffer John William Dunlap Wesley Otto Jones.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Huntington
Hollis Harrison Pearson
Lloyd James McDaniel
Homer Lee Nibert
James Boyd Bateman
Alva Edward Luckadoo
Kenneth Eugene Wallace
James Ray Spears
Johnson Bowen Casey
Virgil Mari Dunlap
David Oswell Stover
Edwin Larcy Rayburn
Roy F. Harrison
Philip William Bright
Wilbert Randolph
Alford Elmore Casto
Arville Edward Click
Roy Smith
Omar Duffer
John William Dunlap
Wesley Otto Jones
Speeding Truck Driver Arrested at West Virginia Ordnance Works
Leroy Perdue, a truck driver at the West Virginia Ordnance Works, was arrested for speeding on a highway off the reservation Wednesday evening. Magistrate Quillin fined him $10. he paid and was released. Mrs Hortense Houge Bell, county home demonstration agent, joined by Mrs Esther Bush and Mrs Ray Roush, attends a farm women's conference at Jackson's Mill with delegates from across the state.
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Point Pleasant
Leroy Perdue
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Quillin
Hortense Houge Bell
Esther Bush
Ray Roush
Jackson's Mill
Hand Injury Hangs On Roy Blessing In Pleasants
Roy E. Blessing, sports writer and insurance man, cut his left hand with a sickle while mowing his lawn Thursday afternoon. Dr. F. C. Long treated the wound, which required several stitches to close.
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Point Pleasant
Roy E. Blessing
F. C. Long
Mrs Maggie Elias Taken to Parkersburg Hospital
Mrs Maggie Elias of Point Pleasant was moved to Parkersburg Thursday morning for observation after an Arnett ambulance was summoned. She entered City Hospital for evaluation.
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Point Pleasant
Maggie Elias
City
Parkersburg
City Hospital
Arnett
Heads Auto Club appoints Bell to lead Huntington rep drive
Gordon B Gray of Athens Ohio is appointed administrator of the Estate of Willem Parker deceased of Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated May 1942. Probate Judge Pranocis D White 6 18 43 200
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Gordon B. Gray
Athens
Ohio
Willem Parker
Athens County
Pranocis D
Said
Penman
Francis D. White
Rooms Are Available For Plant Workers In Point Pleasant
Miss Margaret Thomas, secretary of the homes registration committee, says there are rooms available for plant workers arriving in Point Pleasant, often with wives and children. Most furnished apartments are taken, and demand is expected to rise later.
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Point Pleasant
Margaret Thomas
Homes Registration Committee
Miss Thomas
Mason Area Business Trade Boom Hopes For Record Fall Sales
Retail activity in Mason area shows mixed signals from an unofficial survey. Restaurants appear slower despite new eating venues while clothing and shoe stores report solid demand. Hardware and gadget suppliers face bare shelves as shortages bite, yet overall spring business outpaces prior years and optimism runs high about a larger boom by fall, though profits worry some due to ceiling price effects.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Road Work Advances In Two Sections
County Road Engineer Herman Layne reports limited activity but six miles of stone-base road are being built on Millstone between Apple Grove and Crake Creek. A 2.5 mile stretch on the New Haven Sassafras Road gets stone and asphalt upgrades. Plans to extend to Point Pleasant were halted due to asphalt funding issues. The project aimed to bypass the West Virginia Ordnance Works and shorten Point Pleasant to New Haven while providing flood relief exposure like 1913 and 1937.
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Point Pleasant
Herman Layne
Apple Grove
Crake Creek
New Haven
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Love To Start Work On 12 Residences
Orin Love has secured priorities on materials for twelve worker housing units to be built on 40 by 135 foot lots between 22nd and 23rd Streets on Jefferson and Mt Vernon Avenues. The frame houses will have five rooms a bath basement and furnace and are intended for war industry workers.
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Point Pleasant
Orin Love
Jefferson
Mt. Vernon Avenues
22Nd
23Rd Sts
Love
Point Pleasant Personal Notices and Local Travels
Mrs C C Lewis and daughter Annette and Robert Harper Jr will spend the weekend with relatives in Staunton Virginia Mr and Mrs L L Bauer of Milan Tennessee will spend the weekend with her parents Mrs W H Wallace and sister Miss Lida Wallace on Sand Hill Road Mrs L S Carrick and daughter Mary Jo and Mrs Peggy Kryder shopped in Huntington Wednesday Gray of Athens Ohio has been duly appointed administrator of the Estate of Corn EB Penman deceased late of Athens Dated this 6th day of May 1942 FRANCIS D WHITE 5 8 42 S0tw
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Point Pleasant
C. C. Lewis
Annette
Robert Harper, Jr
Staunton
L. L. Bauer
Milan
Tenn
W. H. Wallace
Lida Wallace
Sand Hill Road
L. S. Carrick
Mary Jo
Peggy Kryder
Huntington
School Dinner is Announced at Pleasants Point
In Point Pleasant the Junior-Senior banquet will be at the Presbyterian Church dining room Friday at 6 30. The Woman's Auxiliary serves students and guests for about 200 attendees. Attending officials include Superintendent Roush Assistant Superintendent Staats President Gilbert Rogers and board members Rice Burdette Starkey White. A program by Miss Anna Lee Roush and Juniors features surprise numbers. A party and dance at the Junior High gym follows with a six piece orchestra and games for non dancers. Parents may attend.
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Point Pleasant
The
Presbyterian Church
Roush
Staats
Gilbert Rogers
John Rice
Zeke Burdette
Russell Starkey
Henry White
Board of Education
Anna Lee Roush
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