Completion Of Buildings Not Ordered
Six boats being built at the navy yard will be finished at the Dravo contracting Co shipyard near Pittsburgh after a suspension order. The boats will be cut into sections and shipped by river and rail. Navy officials deny any change in policy and say materials already on hand may be redirected to other points as ordered from Washington.
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Point Pleasant
Navy Yard
Dravo Contracting Co
Pittsburgh
Maxon Construction Co
Navy
Washington
Bus Operator Moves to Army Service in Point Pleasant
Harry Walkup, contract school bus operator of Kaylong, leaves his post to join the Army. He is succeeded by Charley Jeffers of West Columbia as the new contractor.
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Point Pleasant
Harry Walkup
Charley Jeffers
West Columbia
Fowler Headed to Camp Haan California for Training
Fowler son of Mr and Mrs Emmett Fowler enlisted in August and left for Ft Hayes. he will join an ordnance company to train at Camp Haan California before joining a regular Army division. His father notes yesterday marked the 24th anniversary of his entry into the Battle of the Argonne with the 33rd Division.
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Point Pleasant
Woodrow Fowler
Emmett Fowler
Army
Ft. Hayes
Ordnance
Columbus
Camp Haan
Calif
Educators Study Health Curriculum Revisions in Mason County
At the request of State Supervisor Hamilton a group of Mason County teachers with Superintendent Walden F. Roush and Assistant Superintendent Delbert C. Staats revise health study for one room schools. The results will be published as a pamphlet for all one room teachers and become the official health instruction guide. Local officials and teachers welcome the state cooperation.
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Point Pleasant
Hamilton
Mason County
Walden F. Roush
Delbert C. Staats
State Department
Rationing Ordered For Men's Rubber Boots and Shoes
Mason county ration board announces freezing of dealers stock as of midnight Tuesday. Beginning Monday Oct 5 rationing requires certificates, duplicate applications, and eligible need proofs. Dealers must report inventories on OPA forms by Oct 3 and submit copies by Oct 10. Penalties apply for noncompliance. Many workers including shipyard chemical farm and mining workers may qualify. Some items exempt such as boots under size six and several rubber types.
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Point Pleasant
Mason Ration Board
No Relatives Sought for Dead Woman in Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant reports a woman identified as Jo Ann Martin, longtime Charleston resident, died Sunday night in Eagles Lodge rooms. No relatives have been located. state police continue to seek someone who will claim the body. The Franklin mortuary holds the body awaiting officers' final decision.
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Point Pleasant
Eagles Lodge
Charleston
Jo Ann Martin
Franklin Mortuary
Prominent Charleston Men Join Air Corps
Two well known Charleston figures join the air force and depart for training in Miami Beach Florida. James Kay Thomas the Democratic nominee for Attorney General and Robert G Kelly former chair of the Democratic State Executive Committee and close associate of Governor Kump from 1933 to 1937.
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Charleston
Air Force
Miami Beach
Fla
James Kay Thomas
Robert G. Kelly
Kump
Windsor Hosts Five Hundred Club at Ingleside
Mrs. Walter A. Windsor entertained the Five Hundred Club at Ingleside on Tuesday evening. Guest Mrs. Ross Filson and high scorer Mrs. Milton L. Miller were noted as refreshments were served to several attendees including Mrs. Nelson A. Park, Mrs. Harry D. Roush, Mrs. Marvin McElfresh, Mrs. Tom Halliday, Mrs. Homer Martin, and the hostess.
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Point Pleasant
Walter A. Windsor
Five Hundred
Ingleside
Ross Filson
Milton L. Miller
Miller
Filson
Nelson A. Park
Harry D. Roush
Marvin McElfresh
Tom Halliday
Homer Martin
Mason County Men Removed To Penitentiary
Seven men convicted of felonies at the recent circuit court term were moved from Mason County jail to the state penitentiary at Moundsville. Oscar Glenn Simpkins led the group, with others including Roy McDade Ernest Cornette James Elwood Gi beaut Sylvester Craig Robert C Pullin and James Henry Collins. Minimum terms range from five to six years.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Moundsville
B. F. Keplinger
Oscar Glenn Simpkins
Roy McDade
Ernest Cornette
James Elwood Gibeaut
Sylvester Craig
Robert C. Pullin
James Henry Collins
Simpkins
Collins
Franklin at OSU For Doctor's Degree
Mr Franklin IV left Monday for Columbus to enter Ohio State University to pursue work leading to a doctor's degree. Mrs Franklin and their two children will join him as he resides in Columbus during his studies. He, formerly a magician, plans to abandon that career and become a college professor after teaching in Mason County high schools for three years.
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Point Pleasant
Benjamin Franklin IV
Columbus
Ohio State University
Josephine Kayser Married in New York
Hickory Chapel resident Mrs. Curtis Doolittle received a letter from sister Mrs. W E Crandol living at No 2 Lincoln Apartments Newburgh NY. Crandol formerly Miss Josephine Kayser left town a month ago to marry Mr Crandol who served on the Army inspection staff at The Marietta and is now stationed in Newburgh in government service.
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Point Pleasant
Curtis Doolittle
Hickory Chapel
W. FE. Crandol
Lincoln Apartments
Newburgh
N. Y
Crandol
Josephine Kayser
Marietta
Miss Kayser
Visiting Parents Logans-Stoughton Marine on Furlough
Robert Stoughton, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Stoughton, stationed with the U S Marine Corps in Washington D C, is spending a brief furlough visiting his parents.
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Logan
Charles
Robert Stoughton
Charles Stoughton
Sta
U. S. Marine Corps
Washington, D. C
New Eleanor Teacher Is Parkersburg Man
John Horner of Parkersburg, long serving as a local barber, resigns to take a one room school teaching post in Clendenin District. He will begin work next Monday, as Rockcastle Union district seeks one final teacher for a one room assignment.
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Point Pleasant
John Horner
Parkersburg
Eleanor
Clendenin
Horner
Board of Education
Rockcastle
Union
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