Gallipolis Donates Civil War Cannon to Scrap Iron Fund
Gallipolis City Commission votes unanimously to donate four obsolete Civil War cannons and their standards from City Park to the scrap iron collection with funds from dealers to aid civilian defense. City Manager Clendenin reports street lighting talks and bids for asphalt and waterworks repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
American Legion Post
City Park
George A. Tabit
W. State St
S. A. Clendenin
Lee Halley
Henkel Ave
Brandstetter Heights
Columbus Southern Ohio Electric Co
Hawaii Cartoonist Turns Propaganda Tool Against Japanese
In Honolulu Bill Moran, a former Japanese newspaper cartoonist, now uses sharp anti Tokyo cartoons to undermine Nippon’s claims. He targets three weak points: face saving, caste loyalty, and fear of ridicule, translating humor for Japanese readers on plantations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Tokyo
Hawaii
Nippon
Red Ryder
Bill Moran
Bill
Imperial
Hirohito
Tojo
Midway
Moran
Islands
Lighting Shortage Delays Chickamauga Road Bridge Work
Gallipolis report says lighting for the Chickamauga road and bridge is unlikely during the war due to WPA material restrictions. The five-eighths mile stretch from West State Street to Chillicothe Road within city limits lacks night lighting, making dangerous for night traffic. Proposals for boulevard lights on the bridge are deemed impossible while the war lasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chickamauga
WPA
John C. McNealey
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
West State St
Chillicothe Road
McNealey
Grand Jurors Are Selected
A special grand jury was drawn in Gallipolis to meet Thursday October 15 to consider the sanity status of Ulysses Sheets who shot and killed Gilbert Davis in August. Sheets aged 77 is represented by attorney R M Switzer. The panel includes jurors from Green Clay Perry Huntington and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ulysses Sheets
Sheets
Gilbert Davis
R. M. Switzer
Joe D. Miller
Green
C. E. Halley
Helen Hughes
Noah Dewitt
Clay
Lester Boggs
Edwin Prose
Perry
Nellie Miller
E. M. Gatewood
Lillian Saunders
A. A. Kelton
Lucille Smith
Gallipoli
Joe E. Thompson
Eli Swisher
John Fulton
Earl Gordon
Fara Swisher
Anna Roush
Addison
Denver Waugh
Ohio
Effie Slagle
Walnut
George W. Cardwell
Huntington
Band To Take Part In Special Ceremony
Gallipolis high school band, 63 members, will perform at a dedicatory program for the General Chemical Co. plant opening at Point Pleasant Wednesday shortly after noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
General Chemical Co
Gallipolis Social Notes Celebrate Weddings and Visits
Gallipolis social items note W L Robinsons sixty years married at Vine Street home with family dinner. Golden wedding of Capt. and Mrs. W E McDade in Kananga with gifts of gold. Weekend visitors include R L Pabst and OSU guests. Local nuptials: John Newton Rees and Marjorie Davis in Los Angeles. Updates on Navy postings and births. several family visits across Ohio and West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. L. Robinson
Vine St
Ralph Dillon
Ethel
Coraopolis
Harry Robinson
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Stenley Lanier
Mary
Sarah W. Robinson
Navy
W. E. McDade
Kananga
George D. Bush
Jane
R. L. Pabst
Rio Grande College
H. L. Bevis
B. AL. Stradley
Ohio State University
C. E. Holzer
Ella G. Lupton
C. J. Norton
Garnette Lupton
Charles Gray
Garnet Whiting
Rodney
John Newton Rees
N. Rees
Vinton
Marjorie Davis
Columbus
Los Angeles
Cheyenne
Wyo
Esther Plymale
Garland
Columbia
S. C
C. W. Weaver
Koehler
Pomeroy
Charleston
Clair Kimball
Dayton
Georgetown
George Frederick Bovie
Washington
Paul Halley
Licensed To Wed in Gallia
Gallia applicants for marriage licenses include David Cochran and Margaret Hicks both 22 from Point Pleasant. Gerald A. Keifer 39 and Reba Shrader 30 from Huntington. Leonard Maston 21 and Genevieve Canterbury 21 from Charleston. William Miller 21 and Fern Wilson 21 from Washington D C. James W. Hoover 23 and Lillian McNitt 21 from Lancaster. Clarence Alberts 23 and Verna Pinkerman 22 from Barboursville. William E. Cruse 29 and Virginia B. Walters 26 from Columbus. Roy Cole 21 and Opal Saunders 18 from Sophia. J D Smith 25 and Dorothy Cifers 22 from Hamlin. Bruce Levy 28 and Ruth Drenan 21 from Huntington. Harold Roberts 21 and Irene Linscott 19 from Columbus. Andrew E. Dement 28 and Myrtle M. Reed 21 from Springfield. Lawrence Clark 21 and Betty M. McKinney 17 from Huntington. William Cobb 19 and Violet Freeman 21 from Flourster. John Evner 21 and Ruth Augustine 21 from Athens. Pearl Birchfield 23 and Florence Thompson 22 from Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
David Cochran
Margaret Hicks
Point Pleasant
Gerald A. Keifer
Reba Shrader
Huntington
Leonard Maston
Genevieve Canterbury
Charleston
William Miller
Fern Wilson
Washington
D. H
James W. Hoover
Lillian McNitt
Lancaster
Clarence Alberts
Verna Pinkerman
Barboursville
W. Va
William E. Cruse
Virginia B. Walters
Columbus
Roy Cole
Opal Saunders
Sophia
J. D. Smith
Dorothy Cyfers
Hamlin
Bruce Levy
Ruth Drenan
Harold Roberts
Irene Linscott
Andrew E. Dement
Myrtle M. Reed
Springfield
Lawrence Clark
Betty M. McKinney
William Cobb
Violet Freeman
Flouster
John Evner
Ruth Augustine
Athens
Pearl Birchfield
Florence Thompson
Ingels promoted to Lieutenant-Commander in Navy
Mr and Mrs Clyde C Ingels learn their son Albert Ingels has been promoted to Lieutenant-Commander in the U S Navy He serves as an instructor at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis Gallia County officials Dillon Johnson and Leonard attend Ohio Federation of Good Roads sessions in Columbus today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clyde C. Ingels
Albert Ingels
U. S. Navy
U. S. Naval Academy At
Annapolis
A. G. Dillon
Chauncey Johnson
E. N. Leonard
Columbus
Ohio Federation of Good Roads
Government Protests Land Findings In Mason Area
Mason County condemnation cases linked to the West Virginia Ordnance Works face federal protests after a land commission found values higher than the government's offers. The 161 tracts included 623 acres in the Lewis case, where awards rose 50 percent. Trials before a Huntington district court may span weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
United States District Court
Huntington
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Elliott Northcott
Somerville
Musgrave
Blessing
Woman's Club fall meeting at Presbyterian Church
Point Pleasant Woman's Club opens fall with a program at the Presbyterian Church on Friday at 8 pm. Mrs. R. H. Ferguson begins her second year as president. Mrs. Bartow Jones leads the program with the civic committee. Lou Davidson of Parkersburg presents WWI tunes and leads group singing. Paul Lohmann, Charleston High School student, will share experiences from Germany after four years there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Presbyterian Church
R. H. Ferguson
Bartow Jones
S. Channings Wilhelm
Lou Davidson
Parkersburg
Paul Lohmann
Charleston High School
Germany
Lohmann
Fire Prevention Week Observed at Plant
Fire Prevention Week is observed at West Virginia Ordnance Works in Point Pleasant. Most buildings, except those used for explosives manufacture, are frame construction including the administration building and worker barracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Absent Voter Ballots Now Available in Gallia County
Absent voters may obtain ballots at the county election board office. Sick and disabled voters will have access from Oct 15 through the month. The board plans to move its headquarters from the courthouse top floor to the first floor for voter convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
County Election Board
Court House
Gallia Girl Delivers Milk Route in Gallipolis
Miss Vesta Shaver of Addison Township delivers a milk route for John N. Mills Dairy in Gallipolis. She begins duties at 3 15 each morning at a dairy barn a half mile from home and works into late afternoon. Today trustees of the Children's Home hold their regular monthly meeting at the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Thompson
Vesta Shaver
Finley Shaver
Addison Township
John N. Mills Dairy
Children's Home Trustees
Seventy-Nine Men Called By Mason Co Draft Board
Seventy nine men were notified to report to the Mason County draft board with two call dates October 10 and October 15 for induction at Huntington. The list includes many residents across Point Pleasant and nearby communities with names spanning Clifton, Elmwood, Cottageville, and Charleston among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Co. Draft Board
Defense Leaders To Meet in Gallipolis
Civilian defense leaders plan a public meeting at Washington Auditorium in Gallipolis on Oct. 19. Organizer C. D. Slagie says Gov. Earl W. Brannon will speak as civilian defense and Ohio State Guard coordinator outlines the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Washington Auditorium
C. D. Slagie
Earl W. Brannon
Ohio State Guard
McKinney Admitted for Surgery. Other Discharges Noted
Mrs. William McKinney of Route 2 was admitted to Point Clinic on Sunday for surgery. Mrs. Dora Warner of Grimms Landing and Mrs. Clayton Ash of Robertsburg were discharged Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William McKinney
Route 2
Point Clinic
Dora Warner
Grimms Landing
Clayton Ash
Robertsburg
Election Officials Named For Next Year in Gallia County
Gallia County election officials are named for the coming year after most Republican and Democrat central committeemen filed two judges and a clerk each. Mrs. Stanley Saunders, clerk of the board, will notify appointees as names arrive. The lists cover Republican and Democrat selections by ward and township, including many named individuals and their designated roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia County
Gallipolis
Republican
Democrat Central
Stanley Saunders
Board of Elections
Levi Rife
Stacy Baird
Nellie French
Addison Jp
Fred Thompson
Alex Lane
Eunice Bunce
Addison
Lona Mulford
Maude ‘Taylor
Marvin Rupe
Cheshire
M. K. Swisher
Dewey Swisher
Hulda Jenkins
James Hazlett
Floyd Cox
Buell Boston
Clay
Robert Johnson
A. A. Halley
Billy Fisher
James Trout
John Gard
Willis Nibert
James Roberts
Ward Ables
Florence Oliver
Kananga
D. E. Sheets
Stanley Fellore
Louise Brown
Green
Harold Miller
Everett Keels
Mary Lloyd
Greenfield
Selden Moore
Garnet Sheets
Roy Daniels
Guyan
A. L. Dillon
Connie Williams
S. D. Brumfield
Guyan Pet
Joseph Kerns
Morton Neal
Paul Walter
Harrison
Keith Tyler
Bruce Matthews
Willard Woodruff
Huntington
D. A. Griffith
Edward Shively
Anna M. Evans
Huntington Pet
H. C. Strausbaugh
Isaac Shupe
Roy Thompson
Morgan
SS. E
Johnson
Lowell Fisher
Jessie Lemon
Ohio
Finley Davis
Everett Price
Paul Haskin
Perry
E. N. Denney
Lois Johnston
Ada Keels
Raccoon
David Elias
Benson Jones
Roger Williams
Centerville
Earl Smeltzer
James M. Evans
S. A. Denney
Springfield
Floyd Clark
Richard Smith
Carl Phillips
Bidwell
J. W. Martin
Henry Taylor
Glenn Neal
Walnut
Harry Lupton
Ena Cooper
Winnie
Court Orders Payable at Bank in City
Mason County Court issues debt settlement orders now payable at Citizens National Bank in Point Pleasant. Orders due July 1 1939 1940 1941 1942 total nearly 90000 were funded by a 1979 levy then 1942 1944 levy. Sheriff endorsement required before payment. interest accrues from stamping date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Court
Citizens National Bank
Darsel E. Wedge
William H. Bardin
C. C. Lewis
Recent Arrests Reported by Police in Point Pleasant
Arrests for intoxication over the weekend include Robert Neal in the city, Myron P. Coffman in Leon, H. L. Mason in the city, Everett W. Brannon in Elizabeth, Ernest Slim Smith in Kananga, Charles Haywood in Leon, and Leona Fearson in the city. Brannon and Smith posted $12 bonds and were released. Miss Pearson was arrested by Mayor Krodel and released on his order. Coffman Haywood Neal and Mason were also released to the Mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert Neal
City
Myron P. Coffman
Leon
H. L. Mason
Everett W. Brannon
Elizabeth
Ernest Slim Smith
Kananga
Charles Haywood
Leona Fearson
Brannon
Smith
Miss Pearson
Krodel
Coffman
Haywood
Neal
Mason
Condition Is Serious
Mrs. W. H. Howard, who broke a hip in a fall at home about three months ago and has been bedfast, is reported in critical condition. Her son J. E. Howard of Mount Hope visited Sunday. Mrs. A. G. Young of Winfield is visiting Mrs. George O. Comstock of First Street, who is improving after a recent heart attack.
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Frances Walker
Ira Swisher
Ray Swisher
Washington, D. C
Youngstown
East Liverpool
Lee Wagner
Nitro
W. Va
Earl Mills
Harry K. Mills
Margaret D. Carter
Columbus
Harold Brown
Parkersburg
W. L. Woods
Monroe Ave
U.S.S. Sequoia
W. C. Bird
City
W. C. Maddy
Kananga
P. F. Marks
Walton
Marks
Herman Hoschar
Hickory Chapel
John Paul Jones
Detroit
Vernon Jones
Jericho Rd
W. Mattox
Middleport
North Point Pleasant
Ora P, Biddle
Grace Stone Hetzel
Wheeling
Harold Sayre
Daughters of 1812
Charleston
Hoyt Jmden
Bluefield
Order of the Order of Eastern Star
Point Pleasant
John Dodds
Barboursville
George O. Comstock
Florence Richards
Pomeroy
Arnett Billups
Huntington
Louise Slack
Mary Edith Bush
Elizabeth Howes
Bernadine Haynes
Curtis Rayburn
Rayburn Chapel
Marjorie
Mildred
McMillin Hospital
W. H. Howard
J. E. Howard
Mount Hope
A. G. Young
Winfield
George O. Comstoc
First St
Marriage License Issued for Knapp and Keener in Point Pleasant
A marriage license was issued to Robert Gilbert Knapp and Ada Kathleen Keener, both residents of Point Pleasant, confirming their intention to wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert Gilbert Knapp
Ada Kathleen Keener
Somerville Expected to Return From Washington
George G. Somerville is due back here from Washington on Wednesday after attending to county court business in the capital. He has been there on county court affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Point Pleasant
George G. Somerville
Washington
Birth Reported At Pont Clinic In City
The Pont Clinic announces the birth of a son Monday to Mr and Mrs Carl Oliver of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Pont Clinic
Carl Oliver
City
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Athens Messenger
Scription Collection
William H. Jones
Jones
Voudehlehr
United States Army
Clendenin
Betty MacDonald
Japan
Son of Heaven
Yamamoto
Gallipolis Social Notes
Gallia
Ingels
Mason Area
Logan
Milton L. Miller
Forest W. Ingraham
Walden Roush
Gail Faires
Ingraham
McAlpin
The
Baptist Young People's Union
Marguerite Asher
Apple Grove
Olin Roush
Henderson
Louis Lee Woods
Draft Board
United States Army Induction Center
Harry Camden Franklin
George Frederick Berkeley
Wayne Paul Barnette
Clarence A. Watson
Clarence Roy Stover
Charles William Stanley
William Herald Higginbotham
George Wyatt Kearns
George Madison Wamsley
Edward Decosta Parsons
Melvin Merrill Duncan
John Everett White
Nat
Rodman Law Forbis
Clifton
Roy F. Harrison
John Allen Hudson
Charles Samuel Beller, Jr
Daniel Lawrence Rhodes
Lorain Crump
Hershel Delbert Morrison
Donal
Howard Smith
Ray Kenneth Cadie
Charles Leonard Conley
Curtis Ray Conley
John Franklin McDade, Jr
Owens Augustus Coffee
Cottageville
Holly Franklin Howell
Grant Hickman
Hogsett
Ralph Ernest Burris
Elmwood
Benjamin Donald Masor
Pliny
Emanuel Frank Wears
Graham Station
Harry William Elliott
Hartford
Hugh Bruestle
Delaware
Pearl Sue Mattox
Beech Hill
Elmer Brannon
John Wesley Meadows
Homer Ellsworth Cline
Glenwood
Erva Conrad
Herschel Elmer Barker
Ashton
Robert Lee Tolber
Arbuckle
Martin Edgar Upton
Elmer Lynn Martin
Russell Lamar Ball
Montgomery
Paul Carman
Francis Montgomery
Alta George
M. N. Vance
M. C. Viars
Margaret Kail
Addison Pd
Mae Tipton
Clyde Hairston
Marvin Thaxton
Violet Russell
Katie Matthews
Marie Frazier
Grover Harbour
Brisco Baldwin
Clay Haffelt
F. O. Walters
Belva Campbell
Louise Pierce
Cora Black
Thelma Schoonover
Gladys Caufman
Harry Amsbury
Bryan Saunders
Bonnie Nibert
Floyd Wagner
Katie A. Evans
Dan Farney
Elias Rucker
Arden Fulks
A. L. Rucker
J. H. Haskins
R. H. McClure
Dora Call
Monument Co
Geo. C. Shaw
W. Main Logan, O
Colegroves Super Markets
Greenlawn Cemetery
Nelsonville
Leonard's
Oakley and
Oakley
Mhio
Eisonville, Ohio
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