Volunteer Firemen Plan Fourth of July Program
The Volunteer Fire Department won city council approval to sponsor the Fourth of July celebrations in Point Pleasant. Fire Chief Vernon Miller outlined events including a parade a queen coronation and a fireworks display until 10 pm with a possible Harmon Field carnival. Funds will come from queen votes dances venue rentals and donations with no admission charged.
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Point Pleasant
Vernon Miller
Miller
Harmon Field
American Legion Hall
Fire Department
Treasury
Mason County Band Drive Underway Memorial Day
A Liberty Bell replica display in front of the Mason County Court House kicked off the band drive on Memorial Day. Mrs. Charlie White and Mrs. Donald Smith led the Women’s Club subscribers signups for the $38,000 Mason County drive. Fifty-two Liberty Bell reproductions were made in France and travel the nation with the Independence drive to every state and territory.
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Point Pleasant
United States Savings
Mason County Court House
Charlie White
Donald Smith
Women’s Club Committee
Mason County
France
District of Columbia
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Sealed Bids Sought for High School Fire Proofing Repairs
The Board of Education of Murray City Ohio invites sealed proposals for fire safety repairs to the high school, due by twelve oclock noon on Wednesday. Bids must include full names and addresses, be written in ink, and separate labor and materials prices. Lowest responsible bid may be accepted or all bids rejected.
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Board of Education
City
Murray City
Ohio
Bach Bt
Board of
Etucsum
Widow of former clerk named city clerk at Point Pleasant
In a special council meeting Mayor John C. Hutchinson appointed Mrs. Clifton G. Hatton widow of the late city clerk to fill the post. Hatton died May 22 and Mrs. Hatton becomes Point Pleasant’s first woman city clerk, with Roy G. Ellis and Patrolman D. M. Harshbarger as other applicants. The meeting included a moment of silence for Hatton. The notice also records a separate filing by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to discontinue a Stewart station agency, with a public hearing set for June 22, 1950 in Columbus.
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Point Pleasant
Clifton G. Hatton
John C. Hutchinson
Hatton
Hutchinson
City Hall
Homer Matter
Jefferson Blvd
Poirit Pleasant
Roy G. Ellis
D. M. Harshbarger
Ellis
Wadear Thabet
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Stewart, Onis
Comumleston
Comission
Brent Street
Columbus
Ohio
Two Persons Killed In Mysterious Tavern Blast
In Joliet NL two men died in a mysterious blast that hurled a tavern building into the air. Dan King, 24, who was planting corn nearby, watched the structure rise 30 to 50 feet before it exploded on descent. Four nearby houses sustained window damage from flying debris.
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Joliet
Dan King
German Bride Reunites With Gallipolis Family
Cpl and Mrs Carl Skidmore visit Gallipolis for a month to meet his mother and their baby. Mrs Skidmore and infant arrived in the United States from Germany, traveling via Columbus where relatives met them. Cpl Skidmore had preceded them and served in a North Carolina camp after marrying the German girl during three years with the Occupation Army.
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Cpl
Carl Skidmore
Skidmore
Baby
United States
Germany
Columbus
Corporal Skidmore
North Carolina
Ger Man
Occupation
Eastern Star group attends St Peter's church sermon
Gallipolis Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star gathered for Sunday services at St. Peter's Evangelical Church. Rector Rev. Kenneth Wilson delivered the morning sermon.
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Gallipolis
Order of the Eastern Star
St. Peter's Evangelical Church
Kenneth Wilson
Miss Dorothy Jones Arrives Safely in Oakland for Nursing Job
Miss Dorothy Jones of Rio Grande has notified her parents of a safe plane arrival in Oakland California. A Holzer Hospital School of Nursing graduate she will be employed at Veterans Hospital Oakland.
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Dorothy Jones
Maurice Jones
Rio Grande
Oakland
Calif
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Miss Jones
Veterans Hospital
Clergy Guests and Holiday Visitors Pass Through Columbus Area
The notice lists Rev and Mrs C W Kempper and Mrs J S Clark visiting relatives after a Baptist convention in Boston. It notes Mrs S L Bossard and Miss Maize Davis touring Virginia, several locals visiting sites from Charlottesville to Old Point Comfort, plus guests at the Lafayette Hotel for Memorial Day weekend. It also mentions Ohio State Symphony Orchestra member Janis Miller, a Florida trip planned by Miss Isabel Boggs, and a Mayo Clinic tied Dr John Gwinn visit in Rochester Mann. Additionally, Herb Spencer and Ruth Cottgell attend Norman Spencer and Frances Cross wedding at Westpark Church Columbus. both newlyweds work for Ohio Fuel Gas Co.
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C. W. Kemper
Boulder
Colo
J. S. Clark
Boston
S. L. Bossard
Maize Davis
Virginia
Charlottesville
Williamsburg
Old Point Comfort
Isadore Miller
Urbana
Ohio
Eugene Smith
Miller
Mr. Smith
L. E. Smith
Dwight Heath
Lucille Smith
Dick Shrider
Marshall Boggs
Canada
Herman Bolles
Cincinnati
Lafayette Hotel
Ernest Caling
Columbus
Ohio State Symphony Orchestra
Janis
Florida
Isabel Boggs
Charles Neal
St. Augustine
St. Petersburg
Harry Gwinn
J. R. Gwinn
Letart Man Surrenders After Brother Shot at Baden Ridge
Clyde E. Gerlach of Letart Route 1 surrendered at the State Police Office after claiming he shot his brother Roy, 35, in the neck at their mother's Baden Ridge home. Roy was said to be ill with paralysis and in fair condition at Staats Hospital West Charleston after surgery.
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Point Pleasant
Clyde E. Gerlach
Roy
Baden Ridge
Gerlach
Gerl
Pleasant area residents spend holiday in Cincinnati
Mr. and Mrs. James Hall of Charleston Road Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frye of 2000 Jefferson Blvd and Mr. and Mrs. Wadear Thabet of 10% Jones St spent the holiday in Cincinnati Eddie Baker of Dayton has returned home after visiting his mother Mrs Gusta Baker of Charleston Road Weekend guests of Mrs J A Bailey of Washington Ave were Mr and Mrs Thurman Bailey Columbus Mrs Georgia Beachbout and her son Ralph of Belle W Va and Gene and Dallas Sargent of Rockcastle W Va Pvt Charles Ake and Sgt Donald Brewer returned to duty at Fort Monmouth NJ after a short visit with Akes parents Mr and Mrs John Ake 2205 Main St Sunday dinner guests at the Ake home included Mr and Mrs Louis Karschnik 2220 Shore St
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James Hall
Charleston Road
Charles Frye
Jefferson Blvd
Wadear Thabet
Jones St
Cincinnati
Eddie Baker
Dayton
Gusta Baker
J. A. Bailey
Washington Ave
Thurman Bailey
Columbus
Georgia Beachbout
Burglaries Are Solved
Point Pleasant reports the arrest Monday evening of a 25 year old Lakin State Hospital escapee in Hartford. State police tie the man to four Bend area burglaries. homes listed include Vernon Coleman and William Harris of Mason and Lawrence Smith and Harve McDaniel of Clifton.
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Point Pleasant
Hartford
Lakin State Hospital
Bend Area
Lakin
Vernon Coleman
William Harris
Mason
Lawrence Smith
Harve McDaniel
Clifton
Devacht Descendant Occupies Old Home in Gallipolis
Joseph PD Donnally, descendant of 1790 French settler Joseph Devacht, occupies the three-section Devacht home on First Ave. Built 1810, the building once housed a grocery store butcher shop and jewelry shop. Devacht silversmith work reached New York and Philadelphia, with descendants recalling river pilots and early Gallia County life.
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Mons Joseph Guillaume Devacht
First Ave
Galpotis
Ohio Country
Devacht
Devachts
Joseph Donnally
Gallipolis
Paris
Joseph W. Devacht
Joseph PD. Donnally
Frank Donnally
Devacht Home
Daniel Rathburn
Rutland
Samuel Rathburn
Gallia County
Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
Rodney
Ewington Driver Fined After Collision
Ralph McKinniss of Ewington Route 2 was fined $10 and costs in Wellston mayor's court after a rear end collision with Homer H. Angles of Hamden on Route 327 south of Wellston. Police blamed unsafe operation. The crash occurred Sunday within a half mile of Wellston.
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Gallipolis
Ralph McKinniss
Ewington
State Highway Patrol
Wellston
Homer H. Angles
Hamden
Texas Driver Fined for No Operator's License
Eugene George Maxwell, 46, Denver City, Texas, was arrested by the state highway patrol on a charge of not having an operator's license. He was fined $10 and costs in municipal court here.
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Gallipolis
Eugene George Maxwell
Denver City
Texas
State Highway Patrol
Memorial Day Quiet In Gallipolis Police Say
Gallipolis police reported Memorial Day was the quietest in months with dispatcher Jim Mills noting no calls or accidents all day. A brief scare arose at 10:30 p.m. Monday when Judy Motor Sales caused smoke in a garage due to a false alarm, later cleared. Sheriff George Ehman reported nothing notable.
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Gallipolis
Jim Mills
Judy Motor Sales
Third Ave
Frank Woods
George Ehman
River traffic report from Gallipolis and Kanawha district
River users report multiple boat movements on the Gallipolis Locks and Kanawha River with numerous boats listed as up or down at specific times. The report also notes gauge readings and dam statuses, followed by a police court bond filing for Charles Reynolds on a charge of intoxication in Point Pleasant.
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Gallipolis
American
Weir
Semet
Hatfield
Kanawha
Dolle
Solvay
Winfield
iChris
J. Zubic
Peace
Sullivan
Patriot
Montgomery
Ayres
Titan
Rowe
Omar
Louisiana
Point Pleasant
Ray McClure
Charles Reynolds
Halley Couple Seek Home on Lower River Road
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Halley plan to move into a property on the Lower River Road they recently purchased. N. Leonard of Piqua, former Gallia County engineer, aided the purchase. The site has been occupied by Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brandt who are building a home on Henkel Street.
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Gallipolis
C. C. Halley
Lower River Road
Births at Holzer Hospital Listed by Families
Holzer Hospital notes list numerous birth announcements including Mrs Charles Van Sickle in Kaitaupga, a son, and many spouses with babies in Point Pleasant Gallipolis Bidwell Wellston Pomeroy Jackson Oak Hill Crown City and other Ohio locales. names include Mrs Herndon Edwards Mrs Everette Cox Mrs Quigley Long and Dennis Eugene Lane among others.
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Charles van Sickle
Kaenaupga
Herndon Edwards
Point Pleasant
Everette Cox
Gallipolis
Quigley Long
Bidwell
Walter Vance
Thomas Davis
Wellston
Conrad Dearing
Jackson
Joe Voreh, Jr
John Lee Hall
Oak Hill
Willie Leport
William Davis, Jr
Bladen
Herbert Brown
Dennis Eugene Lane
Eva Wagonrod
Dayton
Clark C. Williams
Harley Smith
Avery Roberts
Pomeroy
Wendell Fitzpatrick
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