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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1942

Page

6

Ada Court Finds Cash for Ith Tin Rar 5

A terse Ada court note reports cash for an item described as ith tin rar five, with minimal readable detail. The fragment points to a small monetary settlement or payment order within a local case.

Widespread Move Urged For Clover Seed Production

A meeting of agricultural agents and leading farmers at the Point Pleasant courthouse discussed clover seed production in the area. County agent Anderson advocates forming a four-county cooperative to buy a seed-cleaning machine, with Mason County Farm Bureau hosting in its cooperative building. He notes seed scarcity and foreign exports. seeds could be cultivated locally within a year.

Point Pleasant BF. Creech extension animal + Irushandman Mtr RJ. Friant Extension Agronomist Anderson Jackson Mason Putnam Cabell Mason County Farm Bureau Cooperative Eleventh St W. D. Cok Ot Jackson

Fight Flies Warn of Menace of Summer

A Putnam health officer urges residents of District 16 to eliminate fly breeding places such as open garbage, manure piles, chicken pens, and trash heaps. Screening, poisoning, trapping, and destruction are advised to keep flies out of homes and away from food. A Putnam resident attended with Mr. Anderson as a group of prospective rowers received invitations to the meeting.

B. A. Hensley Putnam Anderson

Daughters Born at Eshhenaur Clinic Reported

Dr Lange reports births including Linda Jane Jones a daughter weighing nine pounds for Mr and Mrs William Jones Route 2 on May 26 their seventh child and seventh daughter. A daughter weighing nine pounds was born to Mr and Mrs J H Ho iaker Apple Grove on May 25 their eighth child and eighth daughter.

Point Pleasant

Junior Red Cross Gives To Navy Fund at Point Pleasant

The Navy Relief drive at Point Pleasant received a donation from the Junior Red Cross led by area chairman C. C. Welsenburger. A list of 40 plus club members was read, including Percy Jo Stone Edwin Clair Lawson Mary Loulve Sheets and many others, with Welsenburger noting the drive surpassed expectations.

Point Pleasant Navy C. C. Welsenburger Oon Percy Jo Stone Edwin Clair Lawson Mary Loulve Sheets Robert Lee Bayer Sarah Jane Jones Parky Gardner Roma Aleen Click Billy” Stover Patsy Treadway Frank I. Capehart Beverly Ann Clark Howard Selby Frances Rummage Oscar Franklin Ger Inch Mary Ann Ferguson Nellie Marie Click Edward Joseph Nunnally, Jr James Nibert June Litchfield Betty Mae Garrett Nan‘cy. Vaught Lecy Treas Robert Steven Blower Micky Morrow Luile Roush Myra Jean Killingsworth Carl Parsons Wilma Ellen Melrose Billy Bordin Denzil W. Harmon Karl "Been Joe Kayser Charles Giteaut Dicky Thomas Charles Hut Isie Welmenburger

Ferguson To Take Charge Of Office

Ferguson of Junior High School will take charge of the employment office of the Marietta Manufacturing Co. next Monday. He has worked in Point Pleasant and Ravenswood for ten years and has been junior high principal for three, with plans to request a leave if war conditions persist. Mason County to have a new liquor agency includes state commission oversight and operation by local officials.

Point Pleasant Roh Ferguson Marietta Manufacturing Co Ferguson Ravenswood du Point Bele Marietta Ruth Carpenter Ruth ‘Carpenter Marshal ‘College Hunts Region Keith-Albie Lune Journalim

Pt Pleasant Social Notes From Trinity Church Meeting

Pt Pleasant social notes describe Trinity Church gathering with opening prayer by Reverend Tallon and devotional led by Mrs Vern Fadeley. A trip to Camp Caesar is awarded to high school pupils, with details of dates and hosts listed. social calendar notes and summer meeting plan included. Mrs N A Park hosts Five Hundred club evening with high score by Mrs Walter Windsor and prize awards. The note ends with plans for a trip to Harrisonburg to accompany their daughter.

Woman'n Society For Christan Trinity Church Wednesay Intermede Camp Caesar Ear Cowen W. Vason Lk River Mra C. C. Stone Mesdames Stanley Johnaan Samen B D. J. Wilson CC Spencer A. Perking C W Reynolds Harry ‘Martin Ben Frankelin Tulloh Park N. A. Park Jackson ‘Ave Walter A. Windsor Windsor Cary Howard Rayburn Homer Martin

For Sale to FFT Pleasant PersonalS Mr Samuel B McCulloch

Mr Samuel B McCulloch of Columbus visited here with his grandmother Mrs J S Penn to see relatives and carry news. J J Lovell Morgantown and Robert Wilson Arbuckle connected with events. War Production Board released stocks of firearms frozen since February 27. Wilson hospitalized in Holzer Hos awaiting surgery for train carrier plegons transport photos.

Samuel B. McCulloch Columbus Washington J.J. Lovell Morgantown Wini Cherring War Production Board Robert Wilson Arbuckle Pat. M. Wilson Holzer

Volunteers Help Issue Sugar Certificates

In Point Pleasant a large stampede for canning sugar certificates drew crowds with more than 100 people in line most of the day. The appeals for volunteer help brought workers to alleviate the rush, including Juliet Smith Wanda Jones Yvonne Gaskins Analee Roush Betty Lou Ambrose Donald Wogan Winston Brown and Ada Moneymaker.

Point Pleasant Voluneer Juliet Smith Wanda Jones Yvonne Gaskins Annalee Roush Betty Lou Ambrose Donald Wogan Winston Brown Ada Moneymaker

John Stortz Dies on Wednesday in Point Pleasant

John Stortz 81 died at his home on Kanawha Street Wednesday. Funeral services will be held from Franklin Funeral Home this afternoon at 2:30 with Rev. Chalmers McCutchen officiating. Burial will be in Lone Oak Cemetery. Born August 24, 1860 at Gallipolis Ferry, he was a mason by trade and later worked in cement. He was a Presbyterian and is survived by his wife Dora Lulk fart, married in 1903, and Mrs Anna Foster.

Point Pleasant John Stortz Fon Kanawha St Franklin Felay Chalmers McCutchen Lone ‘Oni Mr. Stortz Gallipolis Ferry Chris Stortz Presbyterian Church Stortz Dora Lulkfart Anna’ Foster

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