Col Speidel sails 700 miles for NatGeo on Nomad cruiser
Col William H. Speidel, Ohio University military science professor, sails a three week summer cruise from Boston aboard the 40 foot ketch Nomad. The voyage visits Nantucket Martha's Vineyard Stonington Provincetown and Cape Cod ports as a NatGeo photo assignment with photographer Bob Sisson. A NatGeo magazine story by Skip Horgan and photos by Sisson will appear in spring 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Speidel
New England
Speidel
Ohio University
T-Wharf
Boston
Ug. 6
Athens Volunteer Naval Reserve Unit
Nantucket Island
Martha's Vineyard
Stonington
Woodward Ave
Thomas Horgan
USNR
The
Associated Press
Bob Sisson
National Geographic Society
Skipper Horgan
Sisson
National Geographic Magazine
Mattapoisett
Edgartown
New York Yacht Club
Nantucket
Mass
William Haynes
Haynes
Harbor
Bob Allen
Mobile Bears
Arthur Mortensen
Quincy
Stuart Jones
National Geographic
Colonel Speidel
Horgan
Conrad Aiken
Mr. Arcularis
Provincetown Playhouse
Commander Coale
America
Cape Cod
Atlantic
Geographic
John ©. Bakers
Chatham
Gordon K. Bushes
Betsy
Ellie Baker
Mrs. Baker
Bushes
New York Pect Club
Nashawena
Vineyard
Athens
Ravenswood clergy changes and regional picnic planned
The state Methodist conference reassigned Rev W D Winters to Ravenswood his third year in town while others moved to Ripley Ravenswood Cottageville and Sandyville. A Jackson County Sunday School picnic is set for Oct 9 with speakers, choirs and the Alpine and Hughes quartets. State aid totaling 486000 will be distributed to nine counties.
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Ravenswood
W D. Winters
Walton Memorial
Charleston
Mr. Winters
W. W. Harvey
Epworth
Ripley
W. G. Prine
H. E. Nuzum
Sandyville
J. F. Cunningham
Leroy
Wayne Barnhart
Cottageville
Jackson County
Opie Hyre
Hyre
Reed F. Myers
The
Baptist Church
J. E. Harrison
Ripley High School
Fairplain
Grasslick
Washington
Alpine
Union
Hughes
Grant District
Sandyville Post
Veterans of Foreigners
Walter Mitchell
Walter
Jackson
Pleasants
Ritchie
Roane
Tyler
Wirt
Wood
Little Kanawha
State Department of Education
Calhoun
Pleasant
Social Notes from Cheshire and Nearby Guests
Mrs. George Kohler of Columbus visited Mr. and Mrs. Curt Swisher. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Grapes of Parkersburg stayed with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Grapes. Francis C. Butcher of Martinsville spent a week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Butcher. Harley Lee of Springfield visited Mr. and Mrs. Ed Yeanger. Paul Nibert of Gallipolis visited Mr. and Mrs. John Bocock. Jim Grover and family moved from Glouster to their property here. Bill Cremeens of Baltimore, Md. visited Mrs. Lottie Roush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
George Kohler
Columbus
Curt Swisher
Roy Grapes
Parkersburg
W. J. Grapes
Francis C. Butcher
Martinsville
F. W. Butcher
Harley Lee
Springfield
Ed Yeanger
Paul Nibert
Gallipolis
John Bocock
Jim Grover
Glouster
Bill Cremeens
Baltimore
Lottie Roush
Alice Yeaugere
Mason County school board hears three delegations about repairs and new buildings
The Mason County school board heard delegations from Beale Sunnyside and Leon requesting a new well modern kitchen auditorium and additional classrooms. Changes in staff and bus operations were approved along with repairs to fire escapes sewer line costs and building materials.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County School Board
Rolfe Lee
Beale School
Lee
R. O. Criss
W. L. Sturgeon
Sunnyside
Sturgeon
Leon
Howard Shultz
Garrett Green
Robert H. Ferguson
Dana Bradshaw
Arbuckle School
New Haven
Alice Smith
Hartford
Lodemia van
Bille
Walton Beattie
My. Green
EB J
Somerville
Ferguson
Carpenters
Automobile wreck leaves Williamson in serious condition
Russell Williamson of Beech Hill, about 25, sustained internal injuries in a Route 17 crash and was reported serious at Point Clinic on Tuesday afternoon. Edith Irene Kidd and James Young of Charleston were treated and discharged. they were in a car that collided with a parked truck driven by Ivan Newell of Beech Hill.
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Point Pleasant
Russell Williamson
Beech Hill
Route 17
Point Clinic
Williamson
Edith Irene Kidd
James Young
Charleston
Ivan Newell
House Moved To New Lot In Point Pleasant
A one story frame house was moved from River Street between First and Second to a lot between Twenty Fifth and Twenty Sixth Streets. The former home of Capt. Howard Garland is now owned by John McNeill. The house sat in the floodwall pit and was relocated yesterday along Viand Street and other roads. Virgil Fike directed the moving operation.
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Point Pleasant
Viand St
River St
Twenty-Fifth
Twenty- Sixth
Howard Garland
John McNeill
Virgil Fike
Mason County Land Transfers Highlight District Projects
Transfers listed in Hannan District to the State Road Commission for project 7275 include Truman and Oma Ward 1.33 acres Gallie Pancake 13 acres Isaac and Lorie Meadows .70 acres Harold and Agnes Holley 2.39 acres Samuel and Sarah Cragg 38 acres Ritta Holley 47 acres. Other transfers involve multiple private parcels and owners across Mason City and New Haven including Central Coal Co. and various additions and districts.
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Hannan
State Road Commission
Truman
Oma Ward
Gallie Pancake
Isaac
Lorie Meadows
Harold
Agnes Holley
Samuel
Sarah Cragg
Ritta Holley
Mollie Kenny
Nora
F. W. Ingraham
George
Francis Kenny
Catherine
Richard Newell
Elizabeth Leter
Wayne Kincaid
Ohio St
Fred
Hazel Harmon
Alfred Barnett
Union
Ferris Justice
James C. King
Graham
Central Coal Co
Edna Doerfer
Thomas
Dorothy Thomas
Waggener
Herman
Norene Lane
Lloyd
Mary Roush
Keith J
Mary Arnold
Roush
New Haven
Bryan
Lola Dudding
Elma P. Woods
Main St
Point Pleasant
Country Club Homes, Inc
Katherine Meadows
Country Club
Ben and
Edna Somerville
James E. Beaver, Sr
Erna Beaver
Léon
Oswald
Beulah Ethel Hanes
Leon
Genevieve Thompson
Anna Mees
Dotson
Mason City
Miss McCausland Injured in Wreck at Henderson
Miss Charlotte McCausland of South Side was injured Monday when her eastbound car collided with a parked auto owned by Homer Austin of Henderson. She sustained facial injuries and was treated after the collision at the scene.
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Point Pleasant
Charlotte McCausland
South Side
Henderson
McCausland
Homer Austin
Mrs. King Recovering After Brain Surgery
Mrs Blair King of Hamlon Virginia is at her parents home on Ninth Street recovering from brain surgery at Charleston General Hospital. Her condition is said to be improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Blair King
Hamlon
Wade Grimm
Ninth St
Charleston General Hospital
Christ Church kitchen renovated in Point Pleasant
The parish kitchen at Christ Church was renovated under St. Monica's Guild. Work included painting and installing fluorescent lighting. A marriage license was issued to William Junior Freeman and Sybil Victoria Long of Gallipolis Ferry.
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Point Pleasant
Christ Church
St. Monica’s Guild
William Junior Freeman
Sybil Victoria Long
Gallipolis Ferry
Forest Fire Season Near Permit Required in WV
Forest fire season runs Oct 15 to Dec 15 in West Virginia. Written permits are required to burn in fields or forests, valid for 48 hours, with fires starting after 5 PM and ending by 5 AM. Permits obtainable from forest protectors and Conservation Commission agents. violators face evidence of unsafe burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
A. A. Smith
Buffalo
Smith
The
Conservation Commission of West Virginia
Lambda Chi Omega Plans Halloween Party At Moose Hall
Pt Pleasant society notes report Lambda Chi Omega met at the Moose club dining room with Mrs Cashley Meadows Jr in charge. A Halloween party was planned for Oct 31 at the Moose hall and the state convention set for Oct 22 at Charleston Boat Club. A handkerchief shower honored Mrs Stanley Neal Johnson on her move to Ripley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lambda Chi Omega
Moose Club
Cashley Meadows, Jr
Moose Hall
Charleston
W. Va
Stanley Neal Johnson
Ripley
Woodrow Burdette
Victor Park
Ronald White
L. W. Getty
Leon Thompson
George Harper
Woodrow Kapp
Donald Getty
Haley Hartley
James Hall
Carroll Casto
C. J. Hyer
Leonard Brown
Joseph Buffington
Hanley Sibley
R. H. Melrose
William Johnson
J. H. Shinn
C. L. Head
Gene Crow
Casby Meadows, Jr
Frank Martin
Mrs. Rhoades Hosts Birthday Dinner
Mrs. Gilbert Rhoades of 2108 Monroe Avenue entertained at a Sunday birthday dinner for Mr. Rhoades. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Belcher and children Henry Lee and Marietta of Nitro, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Roberts and sons Clark and Bill, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cheesebrew and Mrs. W. A. Rhoades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Rhoades
Monroe Ave
Rhoades
Carrol Belcher
Henry Lee
Marietta
Grant Roberts
Clark and
Bill
Clarence Cheesebrew
W. A. Rhoades
Ladies of the Moose Meet Friday Evening
The Ladies of the Moose will gather at 8 p.m. Friday in the ladies lounge at the Moose home for an informal meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of the Moose
Moose Home
Wedding of G. C. Duffield Jr and Ruth Doney in Charleston
Mr and Mrs Walter Somers traveled to Charleston Saturday for the wedding of G C Duffield Jr and Ruth Elizabeth Doney. The Duffields and Doney family are all of Charleston with the elder Mrs Duffield heading elementary education at Morris Harvey College.
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Walter Somers
Charleston
G. C. Duffield, Jr
Ruth Elizabeth Doney
Mr. Duffield
G. C. Duffield
Miss Doney
E. C. Doney
Duffield
Morris-Harvey College
Local Residents Return Visits and Moves Across Town
Mrs. Miles Dowling of 2109 Malin St returns from visiting son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs W L Henry in St Albans. Mr and Mrs Roscoe Somerville of Parkersburg spend weekend with his mother Mrs J Somerville. Mr and Mrs Walter Hyatt and daughter Susie, formerly at 94 Burdette, relocate to Devon Connecticut. Mr Paul Goodman leaves for New York City to work, Mrs Goodman to live with sister Mrs Katie Mayes of Bellerneade temporarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Dowling
Malin St
W. L. Henry
St. Albans
Roscoe Somerville
Parkersburg
J. Somerville
Walter Hyatt
Susie
Burdette
Devon
Katie Mayes
Bellerneade
Twin sons born to Hoffmans in Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Route 2 residents Mr. and Mrs. Emil Hoffman welcomed twin sons at Point Clinic yesterday. The infants weighed 5 pounds 14 ounces and 6 pounds, and the Hoffmans already have two sons and a daughter. A Caesarean birth occurred Monday for Geoffrey Moore of Henderson, their third son, and another Caesarean birth Monday for John McDade of Leon. Raymond Stewart of Point Pleasant was admitted Oct 32 for a tonsillectomy and discharged yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Emil Hoffman
Point Clinic
Hoffmans
Geoffrey Moore
Henderson
John McDade
Leon
Raymond Stewart
Point Pleassant
Increased Enrollment Is Noted in Mason County Schools
Mason County schools show 240 more students in the first month than last year. Total enrollment reaches 5200 this year, with Bend area seeing the largest rise despite seventh and eighth graders leaving. New Haven up to 176 from 165. 40 withdrawn. Ordnance school jumps from 226 to higher. Growth attributed to wartime birth cohorts and more families due to power plant and coal mining jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Robert H. Ferguson
Bend Area
Mason
New Haven
Ordnance School
Ferguson
Appalachian Power Plant
Lunch Fund Reaches $400 at Henderson School
A temporary goal of $400 was reached at Henderson school to buy hot lunch equipment. About $30 was raised Monday night from a magician show by Ben Franklin IV and refreshments. Principal Louise Sommers said Guy McWilliams would name a committee to start purchasing. The group aims for $800 total but will buy equipment at the $400 milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Henderson School
Ben Franklin
Louise Sommers
Guy McWilliams
Community Notes From Murray City Visit Highlights
Mrs. Edd Gil returned to Middleport after visiting her son-in-law and daughter Emmett Short. Several residents traveled to Columbus and relatives in Nelsonville, Logan, and Cleveland for family gatherings and weekend visits, with Hocking County fair attendance noted.
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Murray City
Edd Gilby
Middleport
Emmett Short
John Butley
Charlies Boras
Cleveland
Joe Boras
William Koon
Pontiac
Mich
Nellie Hamer
Nelsonville
Ruth Brooker
Clifton couples receive marriage licenses
William Van Meter of Clifton and Ada Frances Van Meter of Clifton. Harve McDaniel of Point Pleasant and Edith Richard of Clifton. Carl Junior Featep of Milton and Goldie Mae Doss of Frazier Bottom, W Va. received marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William van Meter
Clifton
Ada Frances van Meter
Harve McDaniel
Point Pleasant
Edith Richard
Carl Junior Featep
Milton
W. Va
Goldie Mae Doss
Frazier Bottom
Perry County court notes record settlements and divorces
District docket lists asset distribution filings for Louise Foster estate and church property exchange for Evan tm United Brethren Church of Orning. Payments approved for injuries and alimony, plus numerous animal claim allocations and several DUI and intoxication fines. Marital actions include Dora Call Edward Call divorce filing for 1940 assets and a separate Stevensons divorce, with custody and property discussed. Marriage licenses issued for Urban Grubb and Glade Allen, and realty transfers recorded in Hopewell and Crooksville townships.
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New Lexington
Mamie V. Martin
Louise F. Foster
M. R. Brown
Evantm United Brethren Church of
Michael Lawrence Kiester
Mr. Ready
Lower Cotterman
Hopewell Township
Charles Gordon
R. BE. Beard
Madison Township
Lester Hite
Willis Fravel
Jackson
Rollan Steman
Jackson Township
Justice of the Peace
W. L. Thorne
Crookaville
Common Pleas Court
C. B. Clinton
Fred Russell
Justice of Peace
Leonard Buman
Ben Rapp
Julius Coleman
Leonard Busman
William Jones, Jr
Cecelia A. Jones
Betty Miller
Ernest Miller
Ralph Caughenbaught
Opal Caughenbaugh
Sherman W. Bell
Marietta Concrete Corp
Marietta
Dora Call
Hemlock
Edward Call
St. Marys
W. Va
George William Urban
Oller
Rushville
Jane Joann Grubb
Edwin M. Glade
Zanesville
Margaret Louise Allen
Mt. Perry
Realty
Community notes from Bartlett area residents and visitors
Local residents and guests visit family and friends across towns including Tacoma Athens Norfolk Columbus and Marietta. Birth announced for a son to Harry and an eventful hospital stay referenced with grandparents and regional connections.
Classified help wanted and advertising deadlines note
Classifieds note deadlines for Sunday editions and how ads are accepted by phone or mail. It warns to use the correct address, protect advertiser identity, and explains ad durations and adjustments if errors occur.
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Time Times Times
Ta Mediate
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Condolences
We extend heartfelt appreciation for acts of sympathy and floral offerings during the illness and death of our mother Mrs Amny Jane Hamrick of Carbon Hill Bepex cally. We thank the minister for the condole and the singers for their renditions. Fred Hamrick and Family Mr and Mrs Wm Bauer Mr and Mrs Charles F Duncan.
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Amny Jane Hamrick
Carbon Hil
Bepex Cally
Condoleener
In Memoriam Dad Dwar Dad Farewell Tribute
Poem memorial note honoring a father and husband who died a year ago. The text laments his absence at family table, recalls his care and work, and expresses belief his joys have begun in heaven. Written by Marie Farley as a tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Marie Farley
Markets Cincinnati Livestock Report
Salable hogs 8800 moderate activity with barrows and sows selling in ranges from 15.90 to 18.90 per cwt, weights 190 through 240. Cattle and calves light demand with baby beef and sausage bulls topping around 18.00, vealers 28.00 to 30.00, sheep slow with top slaughter lambs 23.00 to 29.50 and ewes 9.00.
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Cincinnati Livestock
Cincinnati
Beetapr
Dept. Agr
Gallipolis
Cattle and hog market results from Point Pleasant and Cincinnati report
Market notes show brisk demand for fat cattle and stockers at Point Pleasant with best grass cattle $20.00 to $22.25 and feeder calves $18.50 to $23.00. hogs strong 16.00 to 20.00 for various grades. veal and lamb prices varied. Cincinnati reports include poultry and butter prices, with fowls and roasters traded at 20 to 28 cents per pound and butter around 60 to 64 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Cincinnati
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Col. Speidel
By Marian Bush Reeder
Ravenswood News
Iva Rowley
William A. Rowley
Lillian Mae
Roy C. Deem
First Methodist Church
Maysville
Homer C. Moore
Deem
Dallas Deem
Kentucky
Murdock Ave
Paul Compton
St. Louis
J. E. Hutchinson
Vv. G. Kyger
Wedsell Turner
John Eddie Leeson
Joseph Short
Allien
Georgia Jones
Elizabeth
Elsie W. Geren
Mrs. King
Mrs. Rhoades
Somers
Perry County
Fannie Smart
C. M. Smart
P. F. Smart
Brownsville
Glenford
Krude Harble
James Harble
Junction City
Lawrence Cook
Elizabeth Cook
George Willson
Frank
D. . Wilson
Bartlett
Ohio University At
Dallas McCune
Reva Randall
Clyde Smith
William Secoy
Jessie Webster
Dale Robinson
Utica
Dale Tullis
Earl Brill
Wesley Bennett
Hellertown
H. D. Arnold
Logan
Rose Arnold
Dan Livengood
Pennsville
Fred Arnold
Washington County
State Cancer Society
Nell
Darden
Waterman Farn
Hazel Arnold
Fred Htarnrick and
Mra
Bauer
Charies F
Duncan
Memoriam
Kelch
Harold Goddard
Ohio
Atheny Pharmacy
Finn
Atery Cleaner
Uhlman
U.S. A
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