Gallipolis City Precincts Set Fast Time Tuesday
Beatrice Briggs, clerk of Gallia County Board of Elections, says Gallipolis city polls open 7:30 am fast time and close 7:30 pm fast time. Most county precincts run on slow time 6:30 am to 6:30 pm. City polling locations listed by ward and street addresses.
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Athens Messenger
Gallipolis
Beatrice Briggs
Gallia County
Boar of Elections
Ecker and Myers
Locust St
John O'Dell
Lower
Third Avenue
Secnd Ward
Walter Wise
Second Avenue
Washington
Harry Alexander
Mrs. Treleaven
Olive Street
Maple Shade
Blood donors sought from Mason area for Huntington mobile unit
Mason area donors are urged to join 40 volunteers for a Huntington mobile unit trip on Tuesday afternoon November 14. Mrs Gaily Faires leads the Red Cross drive to supply blood plasma for soldiers and sailors. Donors aged 21 to 60 without tuberculosis malaria or jaundice may register at Red Cross headquarters by 1 PM, then travel to the mobile unit near the Owen Illinois glass plant at 5th Street Westland and 5th Avenue Huntington from 2:30 to 4:30 PM.
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Point Pleasant
Huntington
Mosbile
Owen Ilinois Glass
Sth St
Westland Sth
Ave
Plan Benefit For School In Point Pleasant Ord Works
Community group at West Virginia Ordnance Works hosts a benefit bridge and games party on Thursday November 9 at 7 45 pm in the Recreation Building to raise funds for a hot lunch program for local children. Prizes donated by merchants. committee chaired by Mrs V A Romito and Mrs Glenn Fleming with hosts and guests invited.
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Point Pleasant
Ordnance Works
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Shirfy
Max B. Streale
Wil
V. A. Romito
Glenn Fleming
Firs
Vincent Wendt
Corn Crop Will Set Mason Record
Mason County Agent C. C. Anderson reports the estimated corn production at 3.2 billion bushels, an all time high, despite a late wet spring and dry areas. He forecasts bumper yields in wheat, grain sorghums, and rice, with total grain tonnage rivaling the 155 million ton 1942 record. commercial truck crops to exceed 1942 by 11 percent.
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Foint Pleasant
C. C. Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Two Men Arrested on Intoxication Charges
Weekend arrests report two men seized on intoxication charges in Point Pleasant. Jim and Yeager arrested Ws homas of Beech Hill and Jim and Morrison arrested John W ver, local.
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Point Pleasant
Jim
Yeager
Ws Homas
Beech Hill
Morrison
John W. ‘Ver
Gas Board Announces New Members for Gallia County Panel
Gallia County War Price and Rationing Board Chairman A K Merriman announced a new slate for the gasoline and price panels. Gus Fry L R Hall and H W McHenry join the county panel alongside existing members Henry McClung L L Lovett Hollis Wood. The gasoline panel will meet three times weekly.
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Gallipolis
A. K. Merriman
Gallia County
Merriman
OPA
H.W. McHenry
Bob Richards
J. C. Dayton
Omar Zimmerman
Jack Knight
Morris Haskins
Service Men News From Gallia County Returns and Wounds
Gallia service men news reports C A Dick Trout on furlough at home with parents after nearly two years in India and a Burma to United States flight in four days. Billy Fraley sends German war souvenirs from England where he is convalescing. Ernest and Winfred Sheets, Navy men and brothers, reunite in Hawaii after two years apart. Sgt Herman Bates wounded in action again, heel injury reported. The Vita of Victory Cattails notes the seed pod used in life preservers and its buoyant 20 ounce weight support.
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Gale County
C. A
Dick) Trout
Charles Trout
Indi
Burma
United States
Lula Fraley
Billy
England
Hol Inna
Ernest Sheets
Winfred Sheets
Isaac Sheets
Cently
Hawai
Judith Bates
Sgt
Herman E. Bates
Mose Drops Weather Row From Caouelyas Directed
A fragmented OCR line shows TRO MOSE DROPS and a note about Ca ouelyas directed. The readable portion hints at a weather or yearlong forecast, but details are unclear and names are partially garbled.
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Uaecalyas
Gallipolis Social Notes and Army Dispatch Item
Gallipolis social notes record Mrs Thomas and Mrs Robert Corn hosting bridge and rock games with prizes won by Mrs Claude tell and another prize to A Thomas. The Army Dispatch reports Cpl Gus Hill, a Gallipolis native and Gallia Academy High School 1941 graduate, serving in Iran for over a year and noted for working on diesel locomotive traction motors.
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Gallipolis
Thomas
A. Thomas
Robert Corn
Claude Tell
Miller
Rock
Kenneth Frazier
Army Disteh
Land
Persian Gulf Command
Gus Hill
Iran
Gal- Tin Academy
Fred Hill
Locust St
Dietel
Gus Ix
Tendered Surprise On His Birthday in Gallipolis
Neighbors gathered at Adamsville to celebrate Charles Tarney's ninetieth birthday with a surprise party for his daughter Bertha Rawson. A social hour and refreshments followed, and a 90 candle cake was shared as guests sang. Charles Tarney's family hosted the event Friday evening.
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Gallipole
Charles Tarney
Adamsville
Bertha Rawson
Bladen Man Visits Martin Family and Local Guests
Bladen man Leonard A Wears wounded in action at Palau Island, his family visiting Mrs. Martin and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Caufman in Gallipolis. In Columbus and nearby towns, social events unfold as Mrs. Ham Ironton hosts the Four O’Clock Club. Ruth Ann Bergen and others visit.
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Robert Martin
Walter Caufman
Satur
Gallipolis
Arch
Leonard A
Cincinnati
Palau Island
Mrs Martin
Grace Caufman
Megs Guun
Tone
Mattoon
Louise Loucks
Charles ‘Smith
Columbus
Johnson
Jay
Ohio
W. E Boggs
Louis Bateson
Inion
California
China
Kim
H. Meade
Clayton J. Miller
New York
Prdny
Meade
William Steen
Bergen
John Wi
Hayward Lyman
Daughbergen
E._ E. Heineter
Ruth Ann
Portsmouth
Mh. Vaught
Missire
Culloch
M.C. Byers
Ruth Wood
Emma Clark
P. H. Steenbertives
War Fund Donors Report Progress in County Campaign
Mr Thomas said this morning that about 7000 dollars had been received toward the county quota of 9000 dollars for the War Fund. Some workers have not yet reported and final figures are not certain. Committees have not completed solicitations and, though the campaign officially ended October 31, continued activity is expected to allow broader participation.
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S Int Pleasan
Paul
Thomas
War Fund
House-Warming At Cheesebrew Home in Point Pleasant
A house warming for Mrs. John Cheesebrew and son Claude at their new home near Mitchells was held Thursday evening. Visitors listed include Warner Elliott Albert Sauer Arthur Sheesebress Don Cheesebrew Eldridge Sauer Floyd Stover Delbert Stover Charles Fowler Virt Lutton Boyd Pickens Rosetta Dunlap Stephen Mullowan Nellie Duncan Emroy Proffitt Walter Jones Katie Mayes John Nicert Jane Jones Margaret Lutton Mary Lutton and several children. The party featured flowers and refreshments and gifts for the hosts.
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Point Pleasant
John Cheesebrew
Claude Cheesebrew
Ith
Cheesebrew
Warner Elliott
Albert Sauer
Arthur
Sheesebress
Don Cheesebrew
Eldridge Sauer
Floyd Stover
Delbert Stover
Red Cross To Send Prisoner Messages
Red Cross plans delivery of prisoner of war and civilian interne messages from the Philippines via special forms at the headquarters. One message per sender, with the recipient’s address, must be written clearly and is subject to Army censorship. Messages may exceed 25 words and will be sent free through government channels to relatives in the Philippines until November end.
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Point Pleasay Sore
Hoy Simmons
Red Cross
Onith St
Phil Dpines
Eas
Simmons
Vernona
Ter
Menenges
Hitler
Pacific
WEA
OPA
Houses Sold in Franklin Ave Transfer in Kayser Report
McFarland and wife sold six room house with basement and furnace on Franklin Ave to William and Ella Gaskins who sold their 315 22nd St home to Otis and Mrs. Randolph. The Randolps leased 223 Mt Vernon Ave and moved in yesterday. Britain’s Land Army Timber Corps mobilizes about five thousand women for timber cutting and finishing duties to aid wartime effort.
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Point PI
Kayser
McFarland
Franklin Ave
Wiliam
Ella Gaskins
22Nd St
Otis Randolph
Mi ‘Arlands
Mt Vernon Ave
Britain
Land Army
Timber Cor Eed
Farm Women’s Club meeting at Ilahee in POINT PLEASANT
Mrs Hat ie Daugherty from Gallipolis Ferry hosted the November Ilahee Farm Women’s Club meeting. In charge was Mrs Ogden Stevens with devotion by Mrs Daugherty and a lesson by Mrs Earl Mohr. The club approved a 19.25 payment to the War Mothers’ Club and served pumpkin pie refreshments to attendees including George Woodard and several listed members.
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Farm Women’s Club
Point Pleasant
Hatie Daugherty
Gallipolis Ferry
Ilahee
Garand Mohr
Earl’ Mohr
Reginald Archer
C. P. Stout
I. A. Blain
John D. Carbury
Daugherty
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