Memorial Day Program Planned in Gallipolis
The American Legion and Spanish War veterans post schedule an 8:30 am ceremony at the Doughboy Monument City Park with E. E. Higgins as speaker and Wiliam H. Jones as master of ceremonies. A parade from City Hall to the Doughboy Monument precedes 9 am cemetery services with bugle calls, the flag salute, and a memorial address by Judge Lewis C. Warden.
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Gallipolis
American Legion
Douzhhou
E. E. Higgins
Wiliam H. Jones
US Navy
Pine Street
Oliver G. Lyle
Ohio State Guardsmen
Common Pleas
Lewis C. Warden
Pine Street Cemetery
Legion
Mound Hill
Democrats Plan Rally At Meeting Nelsonville rally and picnic planned
NELSONVILLE The York Township Democratic Club held its monthly meeting in the Buckeye Building. Floyd Brown was named secretary treasurer and several city candidates spoke. Plans for a Democrat rally, outdoor picnic, and a parade with state speakers from Columbus were discussed. The next meeting is June 17 at 2 p.m.
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Nelsonville
York Township
Democratic Club
Buckeye
Grover Lewis
Floyd Brown
Columbus
B. C
Execut
Dew Hotel
Nelsonville Social Notes and Anniversary Remembrances
Nelsonville community pages record the Naomi Circle and Loyal Watchers Class May meetings at local Methodist churches with devotions, study, and refreshments. An anniversary celebration for Mr and Mrs T S Keel of Ewinston Ohio includes family attendance and a birthday cake, with gifts and well wishes.
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Loyal Watchers
Methodist Church
Ehureh
Wilean Green
Sand
Bessie Thannt
Fanny Williams
C. J. Stout
T. S. Keel
Ewinston
O. Rt
Reck
Rs. Kerk
Chile
Clarence Keck
Hters
Rutt
Virginiz
Abs
Charles
Cleveland
Tarre
Adime Bay
Columb
Car Ransacked in X Ville Incident
A vehicle belonging to Rafa W Celia was found ransacked in X Ville with items disturbed. Police investigating motive and potential suspects in the neighborhood. No injuries reported and date unknown due to fragmentary report.
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X-Ville
Rafa W. Celia
Stores of City To Close on Wednesday
Gallipolis merchants announce all stores will close all day Wednesday while keeping Thursday open. Chairman Paul G. Jarvis notes the rule that if a closing holiday falls on a day other than Thursday, stores will stay open Thursday that week.
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Gallipolis
Paul G. Jarvis
Retail Merchants Committee
German Rifle Sent to Gallia Sheriff by WWII Soldier
Sheriff E. E. Hatfield received a handsome German rifle Monday sent by S. Sgt. Blaine B. Mohr who crossed the Oder River when Berlin fell. The disassembled weapon, packed in a wooden carrier with an Army censor's order, might have belonged to a high ranking Nazi officer. Mohr, son of Mrs. Stella Mohr of 1426 First Ave, has served three years and fought across Europe. He previously sent Hatfield a rifle he was forced to abandon in combat. this new trophy arrived with pride for county officials.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Hatfield
Blaine B. Mohr
Oder River
Berlin
U. S. Army
Gallia
United States
Sergeant Mohr
Stella Mohr
First Ave
Hatfield
Kyger Cadettes Organize for Year in Kyger 4-H Club
Kyger Cadettes 4-H Club reorganized Friday evening at Mrs. Malinda Bradbury's home. Headers are Mrs. Bradbury and Mrs. Mary Sisson. Members enrolled include Emogene Ward, Bobby Ward, Beulah Miller, Clara Jane Miller, Robert Conkle, James Conkle, Billie Durst, Allie Bradbury, Keith Bradbury, and Irma Spires. Officers: President Robert Conkle, vice president Beulah Miller, secretary and treasurer Emogene Ward, news reporter Irma Spires, recreation leader Allie Bradbury. Next meeting at Beulah and Clara Jane Miller's home on Friday evening, June 1, at o'clock. new members welcome.
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KYGER
Kyger Cadettes
E. G. Roger
Malinda Bradbury
Mary Sisson
Emogene
Bobby Ward
Beulah
Clara Jane Miller
Robert
James Conkle
Billie Durst
Allie
Keith Bradbury
Irma Spires
Robert, Conkle
Beulah Miller
Emogene Ward
Allie Bradbury
Marriage Licenses Reported in Meigs County Court
Meigs County Probate Court lists recipients of marriage licenses this month including Robert Rupe 47 and Jane Michael 48 of Middleport RD Frank F Boho 18 Langsville and Ina Elizabeth Lewis 16 of Middleport Reed Tripiett 21 Point Pleasant and Lucy Stutler 23 of Pomeroy Howard Whited 23 Vienna West Virginia Lillian Hopkins 21 Pomeroy William Lee Ratlins 21 Arey Kylekle West Virginia Melisse May Leng 2 Pomer Paul Leisure 21 Parkersburg Ketty Mitchell 21 Tuppers Plains Harry Leisure 24 Parkersburg Deiter Mace 21 Tuppers Plains Hudnall 59 Harrisonville Reheren Reeves 68 Morrisonville Roger Nichols 21 Kathryn Will 19 both of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Trobate Court
Robert Rupe
Jane Michael
Middleport
Frank F. Boho
Langsville
Ina Mlizabeth Lewis
Reed Tripiett
Point Pleasant
Lucy Stutler
Howard Whited
Vienna
W, Va
Lillian Hopkins
William Lee Ratlins
Arey Kylekle
WL Va
Melisse May Leng
Pomer Paul Leisure
Parkersburg
Ketty Mitchell
Tuppers Plains
Harry Leisure
Deiter Mace
Hudnall
Harrisonville
Reheren Reeves
Morrisonville
Roger Nichols
Kathryn Will
Pamernay
Annual Senior Tea in Nelsonville honors graduates
The Business and Professional Women's Club hosted the Nelsonville High senior girls at the Little House Sunday afternoon. Decorations featured roses, antique bowls, and white carnation corsages. Musical performances included Miss Imogene Save and Shirley Savers, with piano, flute, and vocal numbers. The event ran from 3 to 3 and featured a tea service with sandwiches, cookies, and a tasselled centerpiece of white pennies and petunias.
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Nelsonville
Seni Tittle
Nelsonyville High
Misa Imo
Shirley
Philip Weller
Margaret Johnson
Rendine
Frances ‘Bennett
Frank Petts
Shirley Savers
Mable Halffner
Business and Professional Women's Club
Gallia County couple wed in Grace Methodist Church
Mrs Wayne Booth assisted as Clara Motter and Clifford hosted a wedding at Grace Methodist Church with Harriet Davis presiding. The- bride Miss Motter wore a gray and white suit and purple orchid corsage, and the groom is Mr. Dunn. The ceremony followed by a reception at H W Wetherholt home and a wedding trip. The couple reside at 201 Park Drive Point Pleasant. Motter previously home demonstration agent. Dunn a university graduate and vocational agriculture teacher.
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Gallipolis
Wayne Boothelock
Missl
Harry Howell
Clara Belle Motter
Clifford
Joe Miller
Miss Dunn
Harriet Davis
Grace Methodist Church
Allar
Elizabeth Shough
Iris Hamilton Johnson
Point Pleasant
Harold W. Wether
Holt
W. Scott Westerman
Everett G. Royer
Royer
Charles Dunn
Pliny
W. Va
Dele Motter
Wharton
Ohio
H. W. Wetherholt
Miss Motter
Poseouus
Park Drive
Reddy
Gallia County
Ohio State University
Mr. Dunn
University of West Virginia At
Morgantown
Middleport Social Notes Honor Birthday Dates
Middleport social notes report two birthday anniversaries celebrated within days as Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Thomas hosted relatives for dinner. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wood, Mrs. Margaret Griffith, the Harleys from Vinton, and the Thomas children, Keith and Greta. Nearby reports list Gallipolis personalities, Club meetings, and local visits.
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T. A. Thomas
Thomas
J. E., Jones
Mr. Thomas
Natal
Stanley Wood
Ray
Cora
Margaret Griffith
Rio Grande
Harley Cloud
Margaret
Marilyn
Vinton
Keith and
Greta
Slumber Party Hostess Drifts With Local Teen Friends
Miss Phyllis Smart hosted a Saturday night slumber party on Lincoln Street with high school friends including Susan Allensworth Mary Marsha Roller Charlotte Gibbs Martha Haggerty Dorothy Childs Edna Miller. Memorial Day events bring Congressman Jenkins to La Salle Hotel and Letart with addresses. Lt. Ruth Entsminger transfers from Fort Knox. Lois Cecil prepares for summer in Amesville. several local families attend graduation and visits in Columbus.
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Phyllis Smart
Lincoln St
Susan Allensworth
Mary Marsha Roller
Charlotte Gibbs
Martha Haggerty
Dorothy Childs
Edna Miller
Middleport
Thomas A. Jenkins
la Salle Hotel
Irenton
Jenkins
Letart
Ruth Entsminger
Ft. Knox
David Entsminger
Jaffer
Charleston
Entsminger
Lois Cecil
Amesville
EM. Woods
Antis Wolfe
Lilian
Stieff
Max Sanborn
Bess Sanborn
May
Nelsonville
U. EF. S
MHS
Janet Dillard
Ohio University
Florence Clark
Columbus
William Mayes
Rosanna Barker
Lima
Robert Rothrock
Akron
Tev
H. A. Rothreck
Jas. Babble
Leasing of Coal Lands in Putnam County Reported
Circuit Clerk Anderson of Putnam County told The Messenger that county coal lands north of the Kanawha River are being optioned for the Hanna interests in Cleveland. He notes a rich vein about 150 feet below river level and that George A. Rairden of Leon has held options for a year. the coal is believed to extend into Mason County.
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Point Pleasant
Anderson
Putnam County
the Messenger
Kanawha River
Hanna
Cleveland
Kanawha
George A. Rairden
Leon
Mason County
Point Pleasant Social Notes Highlights Local Dinners and Visits
Mrs. Jerry A. Rodgers attended a Spring Dance Recital in Charleston to see her niece Miss Martha Mohl of Athens Ohio perform.Robert Tewksbury, a Middleport graduate, was honored at a dinner in Charleston and will work in Columbus after attending Memory Day exercises in Ravenswood.Local residents, church events, and family visits fill a weekend, with travel to Athens, Steubenville, and Cincinnati noted alongside hospital and residential updates.
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Point Pleasant
Jerry A. Rodgers
Ohio St
Elizabeth Embleton
Charleston
Martha Mohl
C. M. Mohl
Athens
Mohl
Rodgers
Middleport
Robert Tewks
Bary
Middlelovely
First Presbyterian Church
Hayes
Gus Frye
Rook
Sherman White
Galli
Robert Tewksbury
Mae Sheward
Galena
J .O
Sarah
John Franklin
Bovies
Cincinnati
Sterling Dunlavy
Sylvan Fisher
Shrine Mosque
Dunlavy
Messenger
Carl Bruestle
Steubenville
John Burnell
Patricia Ann
Parkersburg
Bruesile
Gail Faires
Glouster
Howard Stone
George Hare
Sixth St
Holzer Hospital
W. Adams
L. Wy Ball
Jack
Ball
Baltimore and Ohio
Keyser
Outlook for State Bright at West Virginia University
Governor Meadows urged WVU graduates that postwar miracles will transform the state and benefit mankind. He noted war’s sorrows but predicted West Virginia will reap broad good, driven by coal, oil, gas, timber and silica sand as a domestic industrial base.
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Point Pleasant
Roush Family Visit Highlights Upper Flats Outing
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Roush and their children spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Roush, in Upper Flats, sharing a family reunion moment on a simple Sunday excursion.
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W. F. Roush
P. E. Roush
Upper Flats
Memorial Day Services Set for 9 45 A M in Middleport
Memorial Day events begin at 9 45 am with dedication of Riverview Cemetery and a 10 30 am service there Speaker Hon Thomas A Jenkins will address both gatherings School band Church of Christ quartet will provide music A V Howell Meigs County Chairman Ohio War History Commission to report WWII casualties Mayor C O Fisher Judge Edgar Ervin Rev H A Rothrock Rev H L Carr American Legion Volunteer Firemen and Boy Scouts to participate In case of rain services move to Middleport High School Auditorium at 9 45 am Wednesday.
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Middleport
New
Riverview
Middleport Hill Cold
Riverview Cemetery
Thomas A. Jenkins
Church of Christ Quartet
A. V. Howell
Meigs County
Ohio War History Commission
Meigs
C. 0. Fisher
Edgar Ervin
Rudy Harden Becomes Local Postman in Point Pleasant
Rudy Harden Sr son of the Harden Tate Council member has taken Charles Smiths job as postman here Smith has been called to induction into military service.
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Point Pleasant
Rudy Harden
Tate
Harden
Charles Smith
Smith
Children Rewarded With Trip to Circus in Athens
Mrs. F Ray Wilson teacher of Rose Hill Third Fourth Fifth Grades rewarded Louis Osborne Alva Clark and Margaret Bruch for perfect attendance with a circus trip in Athens. Other children accompanying included Dorinda Wilson Sue Ann Clark Marilyn McIntosh Frances Evans Harold Hysell and Kathryn Landers.
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Pomeroy
Athens
F. Ray Wilson
Rose Hill
Louis Osborne
Alva Clark
Margaret Bruch
Two Are Fined In Court Monday
In Point Pleasant on Monday Sherman Osborn of North Main Street pleaded guilty to assault and battery and paid a $5 fine plus costs. Glen Arnel Jividen, a local youth, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and was fined $25 plus costs. Sgt. Paul F. Thomas of the state police made the arrests.
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Point Pleasant
Sherman Osborn
North Main St
Garnett Tooley
Osborns
Glen Arnel Jividen
Paul F. Thomas
Man freed of brick in stomach after 10 years
A man reports ten years of a sensation like a brick in his stomach due to undigested food. After taking ERB-HELP, his symptoms including headaches, swelling, gas, and constipation disappeared and bowel function normalized. The ad promotes the 12 herb remedy from Betts Cut Rate, Nelsonville.
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Betts
Nelsonville
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