Big Blacks to Meet Blue Devils at Gallipolis Friday Night
Gallipolis officials plan Friday night high school football as Big Blacks host the Blue Devils at Gallipolis Field. Proceeds from the game will be shared between Point Pleasant and Gallia Academy after expenses, with Gallipolis first to receive its share for an athletic medical chest and to fund local campaigns and inflation control efforts while OPA and school officials coordinate price stabilization and student ticket distribution.
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Big Blacks
Blue Devils
Gallipolis Field
Aquarvis
Gallia Academy Igh School
M. Harold Brown
Gallpolis
Tusleat
Wich
Gallipolis
OPA
Bert Duvall
Marietta
Rial
GAHS
Gallia County
Hughes Walgreen Brug
Kerr
War Price Company
Paign
Washington
America
Fereel
Huntington Station
Hugo Vornbolt
Ding
Galle Folie
Seaman Higgins Returns to Visit Family
Seaman George Higgins of the United States Navy has arrived home after two years overseas duty. He plans a thirty day leave in Gallia County to spend time with wife Mary Jenkins Higgins and their daughter Tielen Hope, who was born during his service. Mrs Higgins, a former home economics teacher at Bidwell Porter High School, has been on leave and will be replaced by Mrs E G Royer during her absence.
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Gallipolis
George Higgins
United States Navy
Gallia County
Higgins
Tielen Hope
E.G. Royer
Thelma Carter
Army Depot
Columbus
Earl Carter
Catherine Morrison
Ruth Miller
Cincinnati
Robert Hanson
Carl Lynch
San Diego
Calif
U. Navy
Eva Mae Carter
Emory Carter
Carrie Plummer
Dayton
S. L. Bossard
Bubb Hood
Roger
Marietta
Nelle Bell
Irving Baker
Thax Houck
Bobby
Cleveland
Rae
He, Houck
Surday
Margaret Olney
Beverly
Bessie
Edith Blazer
Huntington
Robert Harrison
Marion
Smeliaet Chi
Henry le Steinbeck
Camp Campiell
John Steinbeck
Point Pleasant
Hall
Louise
Morehead
Carol Benedict
Simmons House
Miss Benedict
Shires Jones
Earl Arnett
Texas
Henderson
Board seeks fill vacancy at Junior High School
The Point Pleasant board of education granted leave to Mrs. Frank at Junior High School for health reasons and is now working to fill the resulting vacancy.
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Point Pleasant
Frank
Board of Education
First Aid To Sore Eyes Petitioned Eye Comfort Aid
A fragment describes a soothing eye remedy for sore eyes and burning sensations. It mentions Lavonte as a suggested ingredient and notes relief for irritated eyelids. The passage presents a crude product claim with few readable specifics.
Young Marine Dies in Action at Palau Island
Gallia County reports 18 year old marine W Beard killed in action on Palau Island September 16. Parents Mr and Mrs D A Beard of 1110 Second Ave Cincinnati received War Department notice. Beard, a Gallipolis graduate, died months after enlisting in the Marines. Funeral planned Thursday at Cincinnati with basic training at Parris Island. Survivors include seven siblings and relatives across Ohio and Texas.
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Gallipolis
Umvid
W. Beard
Palau Island
D. A. Beard
Second Ave
War Department
Cincinna
Jenkins
Ray ‘Mond Jones
Jones
Pic’ Beard
Cincinnat
Parris Island
John Beard
Netherland
East
Indies
Garnet Beard
England
Kenneth Worman
George McCoy
Mildred
Galveston
Texas
Gallipolis social notes and Eastern Star meeting report
Gallipolis notes cover the Gallipolis French Colony Daughters of the American Revolution meeting at Mrs HW Mellenty home with Catherine Hayward presenting on the Red Cross. Officers elected for Gallipolis Chapter Eastern Star include Winifred Knight as worthy matron and C M Yeanger as worthy patron. Announcements include a November 27 gathering at the Masonic Hall to honor Deputy Grand Matron Mrs Anna Stevers and past matrons and patrons.
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Gallipolis
Upton
Mra. HW. Mellenty
Corhostemes
Sia Cowden
Mim Anne Hil
Red Crombe
Lionel
Arb
Socal
W. N. Hayward
Order of Eastern Star
Charles Weaver
Anna Stevers
Masonic Hall
Winifred Knight
C. M. Yeanger
Carol Plymale
Frank Plymale
Mise Stella Arur
Mise’ Zenia Shaw
Lola Mae. Saltor
Frances Louck
Obituary of a Man Died at 62 in Athens Area
Age 62 died Monday at an Athens hospital where he had been a parent about 30 years. Survived by five brothers and a sister: Thomas Wells Northfield Samuel Wells Will Wells Alvin Wells Crown City Oliver Wells Gallipolis Emma Wells. Mercerville Funeral Services will be held Friday afternoon at Siloam Baptist Church with Rev. Jennings Cremens officiating. Burial will follow in Fellure Cemetery.
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An Ath Hospital
Thomas Wells
Northfield
Samuel
Will
Alvin
Crown City
Oliver Wells
Gallipolis
Emma Wells
Mercervill
Siloam Baptist Church
Jennings Cremeens
Fellure Cemetery
New Patients at Gallipolis Hospital Reported
Gallipolis residents arrive for various cases at Hole Mpa. A. D. Russell Omer and a number of new patients entered Tuesday morning for minor surgery. Several patients including Mrs. Wilay J., Mrs Barton Jones, and Mrs Walter appear in the report with stable or improving conditions. A nearby accident victim remains in fair to critical condition with discharge anticipated for some. Discharges noted Wednesday include Mrs Carl Mc Cray and others.
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Gallipolis Hospital
Gallipolas
Hole
Mpa
Atorney
A. D. Russell Omer Soho
Wilay J. Foods
Chy
Beth & Saughter
Barton Jones
Point Pleasant
Firth
Walter
Witon
Ravenegood
Sedick
Robert Bunce
Sonia Clark
Carl McCray
Coalton
Peyton Reyolds
Southside
Char- Tent
Oddo
Jackson
Friends Gather To Honor Kay Quickle
A group of Taiends gathered at the Richards home Sunday evening to honor Kay Quickle who left for service in the United States Navy. Games and contests provided entertainment as a retreatment course was served. Several local residents attended including Mr and Mrs Haskell Went Mir, Mr and Mrs Anderson Robinson, and Opal Harrison among others.
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L Asarunis
A. B. Richards
Govispeed
Haskell
Anderson Robinson
Briggs Kirby
Ausia” Gills
Wendt
Opal Harrison
Sten Roannan Fowler
Glenn Miller
Blood Donors Rally For Huntington Mobile Red Cross Unit
Gail Faires organized a group of 40 volunteers from Point Pleasant to Huntington where a mobile Red Cross unit collected blood. Ten cars caravanned, with extra gasoline approved. Volunteers included many local women and men from Letart New Haven Hartford Mason and nearby areas.
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Point Pleasant
Gail Faires
Huntington
Red Cross
Kaylong Soldier Killed in Action in West Virginia List
A Tuesday listing of 18 West Virginians killed in action includes Staff Sgt. Mikey Rickard of Kaylong. The notice notes his mother Mrs. Eli Rickard and mentions Pvt. Meadows, wounded in France on November 1, as well as T. E. Meadows of Beech.
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Kaylong
Point Pleasant
Lst
West
Many Mason Bond Buyers To Eat at Army Field Kitchens
In Pt Pleasant the Sixth War Loan campaign opens with 125 bond buyers allowed to share a sea ration meal from Army mess kits prepared in a field kitchen. The event includes washing mess kits by local business leaders. show visits start at 1 30 pm with equipment guarded overnight and hosts lodging near families. Chairman Roush announced plans for lodging and breakfast for volunteers and a public address system. Bonds sales aim to help meet the county quota of 627000.
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Army Field
Pt. Pleasant
Point Pleasan
Army
West Virginia Ordance Works
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Roush
Yesterdy
RH. Ferguson
State War Loan Headquarters
Young Child Dies Of Diphtheria in Mason County
The five year old John Edward Lewis died at home in Gallipolis Terry Tuesday from diphtheria, marking the first local fatal case since 1945. Funeral services were held at two o clock with burial at Pine Grove Cemetery near Pliny. Survived by father Hugh Patrick Lewis mother Frances Hi stead Lewis brothers and sisters and grandparents Henry and Sally Lewis. Miss Dorothy Watkins county health nurse reported no other diphtheria cases in the county.
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Mason County
Edward Lewis
Gallipolix Terry
Chapman
W. H. Long
Pine Grove
Pliny
Hugh Patrick
Frances
Histead Lewis
Henry
Sally Lewis
Beech Hill
Dorothy Watkins
Pt Pleasant Social Notes Misses Heritage Meeting and Party
Pt Pleasant reports the November meeting of the American Association of University Women at the Howard home 1106 Viand St with joint hostesses. Reports from state meeting and program about Our Priceless Heritage listed with songs and piano. Lambda Chi Omega planned Nov 27 Moose Club meeting. A son weighed 8 pounds 12 ounces born to Mr and Mrs Bartow Jones of Jefferson Blvd at Holzer Hospital. Pt Pleasant personals note visitors and travel.
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Point Pleasant
American Associion of University Women
Howard Ome
Viand St
Mary Howard Rayburn
Torr Halliday
Ben Tracy, Jr
J. Marior. Foglesong
Willliam H. Bardin
John William Steenbergen
Rayburn
Clarksburg
Florence Howard
Lambda Chi Omega Sorority
Moose Club
Frank C. Long Jr
Perod
Virginia Lewis
Washington
Lieut. Brown
Reed Hospital
Miss Lewis
Long
Edith Quillin
Jean Rice
Casby Meadows
Hansel Poling
Glen Sayre
Leon. S
Holzer Hospital
Yelock
Bartow Jones
Jefferson Blvd
Jones
Sandra Sue
Brereton
Armistice Day Banquet Hosts Legionnaires and Guests
About 160 Legionnaires and guests attended the Armistice Day banquet at Legion Hill. Charles E. Booth of Huntington was toastmaster. Mrs Williams accompanied her husband. Navy officials from redistribution center and City of New York officers joined local leaders. Post officers were installed by Booth, with Roy L. Price as commander and W. S. Waldie as first vice commander among others.
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T. W. ‘Lindhorst
Navy
C. G. Lord
R. R. Ault
New York City
J. D. Fraser
Albright
Napier B. Caldwell
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Ray Del‘ano
Boston
Mass
E. B. Badger and Sons Co
Mr. Booth
Roy L. Price
W.S. Waldie
C. A. Roush
O. A. Roush
R. F. McGuffin
W. E. Monroe
Fog Envelops War Plant Area in Ohio Valley
Fog blanketed the Ohio Valley on Tuesday morning around Point Pleasant. At the ordnance works a truck driven by Dale Duncan of Madison Avenue crashed into a train stand. Injuries occurred in a high school football game on Highway 67 near Camp site as players and spectators learned of the accident. Luther Tucker suffered a chipped collarbone. Marvin Roush sustained a serious leg fracture. John Dyer reportedly had multiple rib fractures though the principal said he had not been advised of Dyer’s injury or reported to classes.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio Valley
Ordnance Works
Dale Duncan
Madison Ave
Conley
Duncan
Luther ‘Tucker
Marvin Roush
John Dyer
Delbert Staats
Dyer
Staats
Pleasant party honors Mr Towers on sixty birthday
Mr and Mrs Billups and Miss Dorothy Lillupe attended a Tuesday Huntington party at 1606 Sixth Ave to celebrate the 60th birthday of Mrs Billups's father, Mr N L Towers.
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Dorothy Lillupe
Huntington
Billups
N. L. Towers
Sixth Ave
Peterson’s Ointment Promises Fast Eczema Relief
An advertisement claims itching and skin irritations such as eczema pimples and angry red blotches improve with Peterson’s Ointment applied to affected areas. Itch relief and skin improvement are promised with 35 cents at druggists and a money back guarantee if not delighted.
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Peterson
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