Sergeant Woody Johnson Buried in Homecoming War Funeral
Sergeant Woody Johnson of Mason County is buried at Suncrest Cemetery after a large hometown funeral. More than 100 cars followed the service from Henderson Methodist Church. Lieutenant Hamilton Shattuck escorted the body from Pennsylvania. sixteen Lawson Field comrades served as pallbearers and presented a flag to the father Emmett Johnson. An Army plane from Fort Benning brought Johnson home, landing at Gallipolis Airport to crowds, the first Mason County soldier buried at home in this war.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Woody Johnson
Henderson
Henderson Methodist Church
Suncrest Cemetery
R. G. Ellis
Hamilton Shattuck
Pennsylvania
Sergeant Johnson
Lawson Field
Fort Benning
Guard of Honor
Mason County Post
American Legion
Johnson
Gene Baker
Huntington
Mervin Chapman
Shattuck
Emmett Johnson
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and hospital trips
Earl H. Arnett took Mrs. Moten Stanley to Holzer Hospital for treatment. John Williamson of Burdette Farm and Mrs. Frank Bennett of North Point Pleasant were admitted to Holzer Hospital or Point Clinic for care. C. B. Cornwell underwent a second surgery at Holzer Hospital and is recovering. Alfred Lee of Charleston and W. Euell Arnett visited. Arnett linked with his father Dr. A G Arnett. Blanche M. Bartlett and J J Justice visited their sister Mrs. Sam Simmons in Main Street. Mervin Chapman moved Mrs. French Casey and infant daughter to Henderson. Rev Chalmers McCutchen and Violet Frye shopped in Huntington.
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Point Pleasant
Earl H. Arnett
Moten Stanley
North Point Pleasant
Holzer Hospital
John Williamson
Burdette Farm
Frank Bennett
Point Clinic
Albert Beecher
Victory Heights
C. B. Cornwell
Lowe Hotel
Cornwell
Alfred Lee
Charleston
W. Euell Arnett
Arnett
A. G. Arnett
Blanche M. Bartlett
Damage Action Is Filed in Courts
POINT PLEASANT A damage suit was entered in circuit court Saturday by Donald Higginbotham by Robert Higginbotham his next friend against Thomas E Selby. The amount asked is 3500 dollars. Selby operates a taxi. Several weeks ago Selbys car struck the plaintiff on Jefferson Ave.
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Point Pleasant
Circuit Court
Donald Higginbotham
Robert Higginbotham
Thomas E. Selby
Selby
Jefferson Ave
Two Men Arrested By Mason Officers
Mason police officers Noble and Silver Bridge Guard Burns arrested Buck Caudill and Junior Edwards both of Leon on a charge of intoxication. They were held for arraignment today.
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Point Pleasant
Noble
Silver Bridge
Burns
Buck Caudill
Junior Edwards
Leon
Florida visit cut short by cold for police chief
Chief Hoyt Jiden returned from Florida where he sought relief from sinus trouble. He said the weather there was too cold and he cut short his planned four month stay.
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Point Pleasant
Hoyt Jiden
Florida
Large Guild Bridge Party Draws Crowd in Point Pleasant
A parish house benefit bridge event hosted by Christ Church Service Guild in Point Pleasant drew a large crowd. Prizes were awarded to Ernest Kincaide Reba Beale Mrs N A Park Mrs W H Morgan and Mrs S Chandler Wilhelm, with an active committee and many refreshments provided by numerous members.
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Point Pleasant
Christ Church Service Guild
Ernest Kincaide
Reba Beale
N. A. Park
W. H. Morgan
S. Chandler Wilhelm
George H. Overholt
F. W. Ingraham
Howard Yerges
Juliet Smith
Robert S
E. E Heiner
M. D. Worley
Homer Martin
S. C. Moustin
Josephine
Gertrude Howard
Emma Clark
Margarett Burdette
Eleanor Schick
Mable Love
Mary Patterson
Alice Neale
Rita Armbruster
Two Divorce Actions Filed in Point Pleasant
Two divorce suits were entered in court here Saturday. Regina Knapp charges her husband Lorraine Knapp with cruelty. They were married in 1931 and separated in November 1943. Agnes Capehart seeks divorce from Franklin Capehart Jr. They married in September 1939 and separated in August 1943. There are three children: James Franklin, 4, Robert Randall, 2, and Shirley Jean, 1.
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Point Pleasant
Regina Knapp
Lorraine Knapp
Agnes Capehart
Franklin Capehart, Jr
James Franklin
Robert Randall
Shirley Jean
Farm Women Meet at Reedsville Thanksgiving Session
The Ohio Farm Women's Club held its regular November meeting at the Buckley home in Reedsville with Mrs. C. E. Myers presiding. Officers elected for 1944 included Myers as president and Marion Hall as vice president. A $5 donation to the N. W. Fund was approved. A husking bee for husbands and neighbors is planned at Roy Hannan's home. A Thanksgiving program featured readings and a play, followed by a Thanksgiving dinner and refreshments for members and guests. The Christmas party is set for December 16 at the Myers.
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Reedsville
Carl Buckley
Ohio Farm Women's Club
C. E. Myers
Marion Hall
Harry Pickens
Francis Andrews
Carl D. Buckley
Effie Warren
Charles Myers
Donald Myers
Warren
Warren Pickens
Neva Pryor
Coudery
Roy Hannan
Charles
W. F. Hawley
Joan
Junior Hannan
A. C. Stout
Sherman
Midland
Will Swain
Gallia County Man Fined After Porter Collision
Cremeens 27 was fined 25 dollars plus costs by Municipal Judge William H. Jones for reckless driving after a crash on Route 160 near Porter Saturday night. Dwight W. Carper 36 of Vinton, a passenger, was injured and treated at Holzer Hospital. Sherritt reported stopping to let out Courtney and George Swango.
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Gallipolis
Cremeens
William H. Jones
David F. Sherritt
Vinton
Ormeens
Route 160
Porter Jete
Sherritt
Swango
Courtney
George Swango
Dwight W. Carper
McCreedy
Carper
Holzer Hospital
Real Estate Deals Reported in Gallia
Gallia real estate activity includes Harry Swisher and wife selling a Cedar Street property between Third and Fourth to Harold and Edna Dailey for about 4000 with possession soon. Swishers plan winter in Florida. Lloyd Jeffers sells a 96 acre Meigs County farm near Dexter to a West Virginia buyer, then buys a 153 acre Cadmus farm from Elmer Bush, with electricity weave and bath, aided by Willard Grover Agency for both deals.
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Gallipolis
Harry Swisher
Harold
Edna Dailey
Cedar Street
Daileys
Swishers
Florida
Lloyd Jeffers
Dexter
Meigs County
West Virginia
Cadmus
Elmer Bush
Willard Grover
Negy
Chis Lloyd Reported Gravely Ill
Gallia Ohio. A S Floyd of the Ohio Produce Company and City Board of Education is gravely ill at home with little hope of recovery. He was stricken Thursday night.
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Gallipolis
A. S. Floyd
The
Ohio Produce Company
City Board of Education
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Events
Honoring Miss Ida Fontana a bride elect a luncheon for 14 at the Lafayette Hotel featured a hand kerchief shower. Kill Kare Klub hosted by Miss Eulah Williams and Mrs Nellie Secarberry with a turkey dinner and a contract game. Several birthdays and visits noted including Miss Ruth Miller Miss Catherine Morrison and Betty Mootz. Announcements include Miss Glada L Moore’s marriage to Cpl Loren W Mooney in Russell Ky and his posting near Tacoma Wash.
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Gallipolis
Ida Fontana
Judy Hakins
Lafayette Hotel
Eulah Williams
Nellie Secarberry
Kill Kare Klub
Ruth Miller
Catherine Morrison
Alma McCormick
Garland Gillingham
Glada L. Moore
Cpl
Loren W. Mooney
Russell, Ky
Corporal Mooney
J. T. Mooney
Crown City
Otis Moore
Chesapeake
Fort Lewis
Tacoma
Wash
Local families scene over Thanksgiving and a nurse’s promotion
Mrs. Jack Wolfe and her Irenton family visited relatives then returned home. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Porter Jr and son David stayed with family in Columbus. Wayne Miller and children from Boomer W Va visited over Thanksgiving, joined by Sgt Paul Miller heading to Lake Field Ariz. Kathryn Ryan Hamilton, former Holzer Hospital nurse, enlisted in the Army Nurses Corps, promoted to first lieutenant and stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana.
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Jack Wolfe
Irenton
Harry Wheeler
J. S. Porter, Jr
David
Rowena Porter
Dorothy Porter
Columbus
Wayne Miller
Boomer
W. Va
Lorena Miller
Paul Miller
Indianapolis
Lake Field
Ariz
Kathryn Ryan Hamilton
Holzer Hospital
Army Nurses Corps
Huntington
Fort Benjamin ‘Harrison
Ind
Former Gallipolis Resident Mary Davis Dead at 86
Mrs. Mary Wetherholt Davis, 86, formerly of Gallipolis, died at her Gratiot Ohio home. She was sister to Elias and the late George J. Wetherholt. Survived by two sisters Carrie Sisson and Stella Summers, two daughters Carrie and Ethel Cox, and a son Charles. Funeral services and burial set for Tuesday in Gratiot.
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Gallipolis
David Davis
Mary Wetherholt
Gratiot
Ohio
Davis
Elias Wetherholt
George J. Wetherholt
Carrie Sisson
Porter
Stella Summers
Washington, D. H. Sh
Carrie
Ethel Cox
Columbus
Charles
Chicago
Gratioton
Three Divorces Filed in Gallia Court
Gallia court records show three new divorce suits. Lucille Schugg seeks divorce from Chester Schugg with alimony and child custody, alleging gross neglect. Adelis Broyles asks divorce from John Luther Broyles with custody and an order to stop molesting on Addison Township premises. Jolet Belle Robinson sues Joseph Robinson for divorce, alimony, custody, and a restraint against neglectful conduct while he earns good wages at Campbell Coal Co.
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Gallipolis
Lucille Schugg
Guy Edwards
Chester Schugg
North High St. Columbus
Adelis Broyles
John Luther Broyles
Addison Township
Defendent
Taintiff
Jolet Belle Robinson
Joseph Robinson
Campbell Coal Co
Pittsburgh
William Baker Dies Saturday At Vinton
William A Baker of Vinton died at his home after a long illness. Born July 26 1876 he lived in Vinton his entire life. Surviving are his first wife Blanche Bennett and children Flora Force Mary Spurlock and Miles Carpenter. He also leaves his second wife Kate Shively Baker, married in 1930. Funeral services had not been completed late Saturday awaiting distant relatives.
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Gallipolis
William A. Baker
Vinton
Blanche Bennett
Flora Force
Lockbourne
Mary Spurlock
Bridgeport
W. Va
Miles Carpenter
Heas
Kate Shively Baker
Officials Are Praised for Their Records
Gallipolis report covers Gallia County School District accounts from November 23 1940 to April 20 1943. State Auditor Joseph T Ferguson commends President Elmer E Caldwell and the Board of Education for excellent record keeping with only a few minor irregularities. A S Lloyd serves as board clerk.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis City
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Elmer E. Caldwell
Board of Education
A. S. Lloyd Is
Wave Seaman Eve Moore Visits Gallia Relatives
Seaman Second Class Eve Moore of the WAVES spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Earl Moore and other relatives in Gallia County. She had been ill in Stillwater Oklahoma for special training and is now assigned to the personnel division of the Bureau of Supplies and Department of Accounting in Cleveland. She returned there Monday.
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Gallipolis
Eve Moore
the Waves
Earl Moore
Stillwater
Okla
Bureau of Supplies and Department of Accounting
Cleveland
Bowlers Meet For Reorganization Of Women’s League
A meeting of all Women’s Bowling League members and interested women is set for tonight at Tri Psi Sorority rooms W Washington St at nine o’clock. The purpose is to reorganize teams and conduct a business session.
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Nelsonville
Women’s Bowling League
Tri Psi
W. Washington St
Dover Generous to Yo People at Thanksgiving
A barrel of canned fruit and vegetables sent by Millfield Church of Christ families to Cleveland Christian Home for Children as a Thanksgiving and Christmas gift. A $10 donation accompanied the food. Contributors include numerous named ladies such as Mrs Bart Pettit, Mrs Clarence Sanders, and Mrs Michael Danko.
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Chauncey
Millfield Church of Christ
Cleveland Christian Home For Children
Church of Christ
Bart Pettit
Clarence Sanders
Michael Danko
Henry Heffken
Fred Russell
Clarence Sisson
Charles Carr
James Wallace
Harley Lanning
Harold Blower
Daniel Fulton
Nile Sanders
Viola Wade
Grover Patton
William Wemmer
Walter Border
Minnie Willis
Lawrence Wallace
Hazel Earich
Ida Hill
Edw. Wade
H. ©. McDaniel
Adolph Earich
Ida McDaniel
James Kidd
Viola Howard
Zeke Kozma
Elizabeth Robinett
Birthday Party For Alfred Deal In The Plain
Mrs Emma Levey Deal hosted a birthday party at her home in The Plain for her son Alfred Deal’s seventh birthday. Mrs Garnet Shafer assisted with games refreshments and gift giving. Guests included Jimmy Nida Gerald Hillen Dick Grandy Jimmy Grandy Judy Wicks Mary Culver Shirley Sofrenko Lois Ann Hartman and several Shafer and Enix family members.
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Chauncey
Emma Levesy Deal
the Plain
Alfred al
Robert
Rita
Ruth Ann
Margaret Keeton
Barbara
Ruth
Iva Jean Shafer
Charles
Joyce Enix
Alfred Deal
Victim of Accident At Home Suffered Injuries
Mrs. Marinda Cruikshank fell on the steps at the front porch of her W. Main Street home. She sustained fractured ribs and extensive bruising and is under a physician’s care.
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Chauncey
Marinda Cruikshank
W. Main St
Revival Services Begin at Chauncey Methodist Church
Revival opened Sunday night at Chauncey Methodist Church led by Pastor Rev. Charles Palmer with assistance from Evan Edwards of Athens. The public is invited to attend.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Methodist Church
Charles Palmer
Evan Edwards
Athens
Local Civilian Defense and Price Control Drive
The article describes a visit to the Ration and Price Board with staff members Lou Allen and others. It explains the Food Assistance Committee and Price Panel, notes open public files, warns about black markets, and urges housewives and merchants to support price controls and the Home Front Pledge.
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Lou Allen
Spence Steenrod
Jennie Sanders
Henry Lancaster
Lorenzo Butts
Elizabeth Whyte
Frank Huddy
John Stocklein
Amy Weymuller
Nelsonville
Blanch Newman
Buchtel
Mattie Gabriel
Verna France
Carbondale
Chester Bowles
OPA
Woman's Home Companion
To a Sailor Fake Means One Turn of Rope When Coiled
A sailor notes that the term fake refers to a single turn of rope made when securing a coil.
Chauncey Families Gather for Thanksgiving Holiday
Chauncey District social notes report guests staying with relatives in Chauncey including Mr and Mrs Luther Cruikshagy Mr and Mrs John Koehne and Amy Jo Ruth and Miss Lois Ann Shafer weekend visitors at the Ellis home. Betty Jane Courtney visits Pontiac family after Thanksgiving and Rev Gilbert Courtney celebrants at Lakewood Church. Mrs Ira Cunningham undergoes major operation after months of illness at Sheltering Arms hospital.
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Chauncey
Mice Shank
Ben Co
Luther Cruikshagy
Main St
John Kcothe
Amy Jo
Infield
Ruth Ns
Clifford
Lois Ann Shafer
Carl Ellis
Harold Brown
Pontiac
Mich
Rice Thomas
Pontiac City
Betty Jane Courtney
Ig Lakewood Church of Christ
Cey
Gilbert Courtney
Ira Cunningham
Chay
Cunningham Celebry Marks Son Kenneth Dean Cunningham Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham hosted Kenneth Dean Cunningham's 11th birthday at their W Main Street home. Norma Lee Cunningham helped serve with guests Janie Sc Patty Canter Charlene Canter Jack Kovaleski Nancykins Jo Ann Cunningham Marla Burton Jerry Cap ham Paul Cap ham and Kenneth Dean Cunningham attending.
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Chauncey
Family Dinner Honor for Marshall Smith Birthday and Navy Plan
Family group gathers to celebrate Marshall Smith birthday with relatives including George Smith and Zimmi Smith. George’s son Wiley and siblings Darla Jean and Doris Ann appear as part of the extended family.
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Chauncey
Zimmie Smith
Marshall
George Smith
Navy
George
Francis
Everett Doris Ann
Smith
Charles
Darla Jean
Ris Eisenaugle
Wiley
Shall Smith
Zimmi Smith
Dinner party at Jennie Cow home on W Mound Street
Jennie Cow entertained Sunday at her home on W Mound Street with a turkey dinner. Guests included Mr and Mrs Clifford Koon, Arthur Domjald Ruth Ann Koon, Mr and Mrs DeWitt Walker and Jer Sharon Ann, Mrs Schoonover and Jennie.
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Chauncey
Jennie Cow
W. Mound St
Clifford Koon
Arthur
Dom Jald
Ruth Ann Koon
DeWitt Walker
Jer
Sharon Ann
Mrs Schoonover
Jennie
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