Nelsonville Seniors Hear Rev Lloyd Evans in Annual Sermon
The Nelsonville high school auditorium hosted the annual senior sermon led by Rev. Lloyd Evans pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Ministers from local churches conducted worship with the theme An Anchor Steadfast and Sure from Hebrews. Seventy three graduates marched in the processional alongside school officials and faculty.
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Nelsonville
Lloyd Evans
First Presbyterian Church
W. M. George
Methodist Church
B. A. Awe
Pi Holiness Church
E. Evans
Church of Christ
George
William Kelley
St. Andrews Ac
Board of Education
J Daugherty Dies in Hospital
Nelsonville residents mourn James Daugherty who died after a surgical operation at University Hospital. He leaves a wife Betty and brothers Da and Edward. sisters Emma Winters and Ruth Daugherty among relatives. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 PM at One Station Church with burial in Blacklick Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
University
Hos
Betty
Edward
Bill
Taylor Station
Emma Winters
Summit Station
James Daugherty
One Station
Blacklick
Ruth Ann
Carl Locke
Alva Daugherty
Edgar Walker
Gary
Ronnie
Ruth Daugherty
Union Furnace
Nelsonville Social Notes and Personal Movements
Nelsonville class No 11 of the Methodist Church taught by Mrs Emily McManamay will hold a called meeting tonight at 7 30 oclock at the church. Mr and Mrs James Hardman Jr and daughter Maxine are now making their home in Newark following his transfer from the Athens bulk plant of Standard Oil Co to the Newark Division. Mrs Paul Edgar and daughters Helen and Janice of Athens were Sunday guests of Mrs Sylvia Pedigo here.
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Nelsonville
Methodist Church
Emily McManamay
James Hardman
Maxine
Newark
Hardman
Athens
Standard Oil Co
Paul Edgar
Helen
Janice
Sylvia Pedigo
Youths Hand Mangled In Dynamite Explosion
Nelsonville report says 11 year old Clark Bub bles Dodds, fifth grader at Central Building, found a dynamite cap and tried to open it with a nail. The cap exploded mangling the left hand, destroying the thumb and index finger and injuring the other fingers.
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Nelsonville
Clark Bubbles Dodds
Central Building
City Hall
Driver Fined After Leaving Accident Scene
Nelsonville Harold R Brown faced a $10 fine and costs after leaving the scene of an east Canal Street collision that damaged a Ball machine. Leonard C. was badly injured. one wheel and a dry of the Ball machine were ruined. Six intoxication arraignments followed, with fines of $5 and costs paid or secured.
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Nelsonville
Harold R. Brown
Go Go
Herman
Brown
Canal St
Leonard C
James M. Harkless
Carbondale
Coleman
Deanville
Wren Williams
Ben Newlun
Mearl Newlun
Stella Powell
David Oliver
Greens Run
Seniors Leave For Tour of Cincinnati
About 60 members of the Senior Class of an Ohio high school depart for a three day trip to Cincinnati with Mr. Seelbach and others, after plans for an eastern tour were canceled due to war conditions.
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Cincinnati
Nelsonville
Ore High
Ryan
Aggie
Seelbach
Ies
Dente
Defense Workers Class To Meet Monday Night
Nelsonville announces a Civilian Defense corps class meeting at the Elks Club tonight at 7 30 led by Commander D M Sheffield the session targets defense workers and public volunteers.
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Defense Workers
Nelsonville
Elks Club
D. M. Sheffield
Civilian Defense Corps
War Bond Program To Be Discussed At Buchtel Meeting
York Township residents are invited to a Buchtel High School meeting on May 28 at 8 p.m. to hear Judge W Rowland of Athens and others discuss the war bond and stamp program. Mrs Parker Sniffen notes community support is needed to back the war effort and postwar plans. Mrs Joe B Davis and Mr Brewer chair the local committee urging attendance and explanation of bond handling.
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Parker Sniffen
Fortunate Magazine
Washington
Joe B. Davis
Brewer
York Township
Plains Teams Beats Brooks Shoes 6 to 5 in NELSONVILLE
The Plains baseball team edged Brooks Shoes 6 to 5 in a City Playgrounds contest Sunday afternoon. The Twilight League schedules four games this week with matches at 6 pm tonight and ongoing postgames through Thursday, including Carbon Hill vs Mingo, Brooks Shoes vs Eagles, Logan vs Shoe Factory, and Carbon Hill vs Eagles.
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Nelsonville
Plains
Brooks Shoes
Carbon Hill
Mingo
Logan
Eagles
Shoe Factory
Captain Hickman Heads to Camp Wolters Texas
Captain J. W. Hickman leaves Nelsonville after a week with family to report to Camp Wolters Texas. He has completed a CTS course at Fort Benning and will be stationed there.
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Nelsonville
J. W. Hickman
Camp Wolters
Texas
Hickman
Fort Benning
Gallipolis Sues Auditor Keeler Over Vehicle Taxes Debt
Gallipolis city files mandamus suit through City Solicitor Perry Bailes against County Auditor E. D. Keeler seeking $3,162.64 claimed due from motor vehicle collections. The city asserts the county owes the city over $20,000 for its share of flood escape road costs under a prior agreement with county and city commissioners.
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Gallipolis
Keeler
Perry Bailes
E. D. Keeler
Gallipolis Social Notes and Local Happenings
Gallipolis updates cover the Emanon Club election with Mrs. Robert Thomas as president and new officers named. Guests included Rio Grande College faculty at a supper with Deans and students, plus card games. Announcements note Miss Rose Wright’s upcoming marriage to Irvin Viars. A Rio Grande visit, births, travel, society events, and a minor driving citation for William Rhodes of Sandusky are reported.
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Gallipolis
Robert D. Thomas
Emanon Club
Harold Brown
Richard Downs
Robert Sheets
Betty Mootz
Betty Kratz
Eric Knight
Rio Grande College
W. A. Lewis
Lewis
Arlene Spurlock
Mary Anne Locke
R. P. Ewing
Francis M. Burdell
Mendell E. Beattie
J. S. Porter
Rose Wright
Homer Wright
Irvin Viars
Birthday Dinner Honors Miss Judy Vance in Gallia County
Miss Judy Vance of Gallipolis was the honor guest at a dinner hosted by her sister Mrs K E Byer of Middleport honoring Judy Vance's birthday. Guests included Miss Edna Ward Miss Lorene Gibson and the Byers family Charles and Robbie Byer. Mrs Robert Ruland and her two children Kathleen and Walter Dillon are making three.
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Judy Vance
Gallipolis
K. E. Byer
Middleport
Edna Ward
Lorene Gibson
This City
Byers
Charles and
Robbie
Robert Ruland
Kathleen
Walter Dillon
Point Pleasant Adapts As War Boom Expands Local Activity
In Point Pleasant wartime work drives new routines with housing plans for 38 units and a 75 600 dollar theater project facing possible delay. Traffic surges on Main Street as West Virginia Ordnance Works workers stream home, while arrests fall and real estate activity dips. Residents call the boom normal already.
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Point Pleasant
Washington Sunday
Oes
Main St
High St
Columbus
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Gallipolis
Viand St
State Fire Marshal To Investigate Clendenin Hotel Fire
Galliapolis Chief of Police John Fraley says he asked the state fire marshal for an investigation into an early Sunday fire at the Clendenin Hotel owned by G A Tabit and leased by C L Swain. The blaze caused several hundreds in damage and started in an unoccupied second floor room next to the laundry. The hotel was largely empty during rehab by the new lessee. Fraley notes waste paper and rubbish found in the laundry room adjacent to the fire origin. Flames burned through two floors before being put out.
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Gallipolis
John Fraley
Clendenin
G. A. Tabit
C. L. Swain
Fraley
Logan Harrison Fined for Attempted Entry in Gallipolis
Paul Harrison of Logan, formerly a resident, was fined $20 and costs in municipal court after an attempted entry at Miss Hattie Cromley’s home in Gallipolis. Cromley was at home when Harrison appeared and talked with her until police arrived. He pleaded intoxication to explain his actions.
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Gallipolis
Hattie Cromley
Paul Harrison
Logan
Miss Cromley
Harrison
Year End Meetings Ahead of Ohio Conference in Springfield
Gallipolis Methodist congregations close their fiscal year this week before the Ohio Conference opens in Springfield. Few changes are anticipated in the county ministerial group of that denomination.
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Gallipolis
Springfield
Intruder Forces Entry At Sheets Home
Police report an intruder forced entry to Hayward Sheets on Fourth Avenue during the weekend. He allegedly entered while Mrs. Sheets was alone, but escaped when others passed the house. The description of the man was provided to authorities.
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Gallipolis
Hayward Sheets
Fourth Avenue
Court
Mason County Pupils Buy War Bonds
Pupils in Mason County schools bought 22260 dollars worth of war bonds and stamps, according to Superintendent Roush. They are asked to pledge continued purchases during the vacation.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Roush
Tom Harmon Returned To Jail in Mason
Tom Harmon of Grimms Landing walked to the sheriff's residence seeking Night Officer Torral Morrison to whip him for arrest on a drunkenness charge. Deputy Sheriff Ed Blessing re jailed him at the sheriff's office and set a $15 bond for a 10 o'clock appearance before Magistrate Quillin.
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Point Pleasant
Tom Harmon
Grimms Landing
Torral Morrison
Ed Blessing
Quillin
Ida Stanley to Attend Crippled Children's Clinic
Mrs. Ida C. Stanley a Mason County public assistance worker will travel by train to Philadelphia for a crippled children's clinic at the Shriners Hospital.
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Point Pleasant
Ida C. Stanley
Mason County Department of Public Assistance
Philadelphia
Shriners Hospital
Public Assistance Official Visits Mason County Office
Miss Kathleen Ransom of Charleston a field representative for the state department of public assistance paid an official visit to the Mason County office on Friday.
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Point Pleasant
Kathleen Ransom
Charleston
State Department of Public Assistance
Mason County
Racine Social And Personal Highlights From Weekend
Racine and area residents are noted visiting relatives and attending events. Jake Holman returned to an army camp near Chicago after a stay with his parents due to his uncle James Wolfe’s death. Sheridan Holman reports arrival at a Pacific destination. Several locals joined James Wolfe’s funeral attendees from East Liverpool Columbus and Minersville. A first aid class now has 20 enrollees and Racine High School baseball player Floyd Hoback Jr. faces finger infection from a fractured bone sustained during a Gallipolis game.
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Racine
Jake Holman
Chicago
John Holman
James Wolfe
William Kalt
Leona Nicholas
Billy
Jacksonville
Virgil Campbell
Pomeroy
Elmer Brown
Minersville
Betty Ross
Columbus
Adda Lou McKenzie
Gus Pullins
Ruth Mae Huffman
Kay
Springfield
Adena
Lewis
Gomer Lewis
Allen Townsend
Dearborn
Mich
Will Krider
Nannie Pickens
Huntington
Clark Jiiden
Emma Jane
Marian Simpson
Dana Cle
Ernest Wingett
Johnnie
Kelly Coe
Alice Eaton
Floyd Hoback Jr
Recine
Gallipolis
Pt Pleasants Personal Notes on Visitors and Health
J Dale Canterbury and wife of St Louis visit parents in Gallipolis Ferry through June 1. Mrs Raymond Musgrave weekend in Pomeroy with Edgar and wife Ebersbaugh. Jimmy Morrison and family spent weekend at Nitro. Ruth Grinstead of Hartford weekend in Nitro with husband employed there. James Remley and daughter Nancy Jean of Cleveland visited sister Mrs Donal Hook. Hook plans week at Cooper in Cleveland. O B Harper discharged from Holzer Hospital Sunday then visits in Hartford before returning home. Harry Fowler of Marion and Albert Martin of Marion visit Lelia Hogg. Mervin Chapman Henderson mortician and farmer owns twin calves.
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J. Dale Canterbury
St. Louis
J. D. Canterbury
Gallipolis Ferry
Raymond Musgrave
Pomeroy
Edgar Ebersbaugh
Jimmy Morrison
Nitro
Ruth Grinstead
Hartford
Grinstead
James Remley
Nancy Jean
Cleveland
Donal Hook
Donald Smith
Harry Fowler
Marion, O
L. A. McMillin
Albert Martin
Lelia Hogg
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Dolores Lear
Gilbert Bush
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E. W. Edwards
Rio Grande
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