Stronghold of Enemy Swept By Fleet Guns
A U S battleforce bombarded Marcus Island silencing much of the coast defenses. Halsey’s Third Fleet and Nimitz announced gains at Peleliu while Marianas and Palau operations continued. Tokyo claimed air raids on Chengtu and losses at Kweilin as Stilwell’s forces touted shipping sinks and air kills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Japan
Marcus Island
Nimitz
Tokyo
Adm
Wiliam F. Halsey
Philippines
Palau Islands
Transocean
Koror
Palau
Peleliu
Zamboanga
Balik-Papan
Borneo
Chengtu
China
Kweilin
Joseph Stilwell
14Th
Ledo
Burma
Foochow
Southeast Asia
Arakan
Marc A. Mitcher
Raymond A. Spruance
Marianas
Halsey-Mitscher
Bonins
Wake
Halsey
Little Marcus
Gallipolis War Fund Drive Kickoff In City Area
Gallipolis opens the National War Fund Drive across Gallia County with a mass meeting on Public Square led by City School Superintendent E. E. Higgins as master of ceremonies. Attorney Lewis C. Warden delivers the inspirational address while the Mercerville Drum Corps provides music. Campaign workers are listed by wards with captains and members across Maple Shade and O H E divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lic Square
Gallia County
E. E. Higgins
Lewis C. Warden
Mercerville
Oliver G. Lyle
Evan Thomas
Harry Maddy
Paul Haskins
E. E. Myers
Hazel Halley
J. Warden Lewis
John O'Dell
Lucille Christ
Edna Campbell
A. W. Keller
Lawrence Gates
George Lear
Rupert Trout
Elmer Niday
Clyde Mitchell
John Howell
Lehr Davies
Reuben Wood
George Bush
Earl Moore
Betty Bean McGinnis
Janet Booth |Robinson
W. H. Walker
James W. Wethlerholt
Tommy Tomko
Charles B. Ryan
Dan Thomas
Robert Ruland
Emmett Morrison
Paul Grover
Loren Thomas
H. W. McHenry
Harry Alexander
Elaine Harris
Paul Mossman
J. H. Shate
John Higginbotham
Ralph Robinson
Fourth Ward
L. L. Lovett
James Stewart
Elmer Clark
J. R. Sarratt
Marvin Stewart
George Gilmore
Monroe Gatewood
Bert Elliott
Gerald Sheets
Eric Cox
Kay Quickle
Floyd Daniels
Stanley Simms
Roger Denney
Charles Weaver
August Sayre
Erb-Help advertised as relief for gas and upset stomach
A local Athens testimonial claims Erb-Help, a 12 herb formula, cleared gas and bloating after meals. The ad says the product cleanses bowels, aids liver and kidneys and reduces waistline, urging readers to buy at Athens Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens Pharmacy
Adv
Willkie Dies Early Sunday
The text notes Wendell Willkie, after losing to Roosevelt in 1940, served as a loyal opponent and later undertook a 31,000 mile postwar tour to the Middle East, Russia and China as a Roosevelt envoy. He urged a second front in Europe, praised Stalin, wrote One World, and pursued the 1944 Republican nomination before withdrawing after failing to gain delegates in Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willkie
Roosevelt
England
United States
Middle East
Russia
China
Europe
Marshal Stalin
Kremlin
Wisconsin
Young Sailor Held After Traffic Mishap
In Gallia Kananga Route 7 near Silver Bridge a one car crash involved Ray Edward Sowards an 18 year old sailor home on leave. He swerved to pass a car on the right and plunged onto a porch. He was fined 30 dollars and costs and jailed until payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Kananga
Silver Bridge
Ray Edward Sowards
Addison
Charles Lee
Young Sowards
W. W. Sigler
Apple Grove man visits county seat after leg fracture
F N Wallis of Apple Grove, in Point Pleasant Fort Lee on business, revisits the county seat for the first time since Aug 26 when he was kicked by a horse and fractured his leg. He was discharged from the veteran's hospital at Huntington Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
F. N. Wallis
Apple Grove
Veteran's Hospital
Huntington
Porter Rites Held Sunday In Gallipolis
Mrs. Rowena Booton Porter 74 died at Holzer Hospital after months of illness. She was mother of Jim Porter editor of The Gallipolis Tribune and Gallia Times and widow of Col. J Sherman Porter. Born April 14 1870 in Gallipolis she lived on the site of Holzer Hospital. Funeral services were held in Gallipolis and moved to Lexington Kentucky for burial at Lexington Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rowena Booton Porter
Holzer Hospital
Jim Porter
Ira W. Booton
Rowena Blakenship Booton
J. Sherman Porter
Lexington
Porter
Lexington Herald
Knights of Pythias
Kentucky
J. W. Phillips Dies at 70
J Wesley Phillips 70 retired O H E dairy superintendent died at home near Northup after a short illness. He served 36 years with the O H E before retiring in 1941 and moved to a country place with wife Stella Arthurs. Surviving sons Gomer and Arthur and several brothers and sisters reside in local communities. Funeral held at Grace Methodist Church with burial at Mound Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
J. Wesley Phillips
O.H.E
Northup
Phillips
Stella Arthurs
Grace Methodist Church
Mound Hill Cemetery
W. L. Troth
William McKnight
Lehr Davies
E. E. Myers
Hobart Foster
Noah Woods
Minersville Residents Update Amid War Years
Local notices report several wartime updates including Jack Cowie missing in action in the Pacific, and Ed Parker’s son Edward listed as missing after a torpedoed ship incident. Others travel for family visits, hospital stays, or relocations across West Virginia and Ohio as communities cope with service members abroad.
Gallia County 4-H Youths Win State Prize
Gallia County 4-H Clubs topped rivals in a state contest judged by The Columbus Citizen. Kyger 4-H members presented recipes selected as best, tested by the Ohio Fuel Gas Company under Miss Betty Newton. Contributors include Allie Bradbury, Peggy Bradbury, Mary Miller, Clara Jane Miller, Ina Louise Rupe, Ardeth Spires, Artis Rupe, Betty Lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gillia County
Kyger 4-H
Columbus Citizen
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Betty Newton
Citizen
Allie
Peggy Bradbury
Mary
Clara Jane Miller
Ina Louise Rupe
Ardeth Anne Spires
Artis Rupe
Betty Lunch
Gallipolis Social Notes
Mrsh. Ned Hamilton and son Bill Tom Rees are home from Cincinnati after Bill Tom’s foot operation. He will have the other foot operated on soon to correct a past illness. They were met in Huntington by Claude M. Wall and Mrs. Alice Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ned Hamilton
Bill Tom Rees
Cincinnati
Bill Tom
Huntington
Claude M. Wall
Local residents bid relatives and veterans welcome home
A roundup of short visits and travel as residents return from service and journeys. Several families gathered and visitors from Columbus, Marion, Huntington, Ironton, Princeton, and Miami share news of illnesses, furloughs, and hospital stays.
Respected Colored Citizen Dies Sunday in Gallipolis
Gallipolis resident Mrs. Susan Jones aged 85 died Sunday at her daughter Mrs. Bessie Higginbotham’s home after years of invalidism. She was born in Gallipolis and lived here all her life. Surviving children include Alvin Jones of the city, another son in Birmingham, Alabama, and daughter Pearl of Gallipolis. Funeral services will be at Paint Creek Baptist Church with burial in Pine Street Cemetery, conducted by Reverend Francis Mary land Story, on Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minersville
Charles Hysell
Jack Cowie
Pacific
Linnie Runner
Lew Roush
Columbus
Chester Roush
Manchester
Parkersburg
Maag
Betty
George Childs
Point Pleasant
Norman McCallum
Sgt
Charles Russell
Ft. Meade
California
Otto Hartenbach
Roy Jones
Victor Stewart
St. Albans
W. Va
Stewart
Gene Forbes
Cleveland
Helen Keller
Augusta Exenkemper
Arthur
Ed Parker
Edward
Ed Cook
Ravenna
Edward Parker
Clay Parsons
Margaret Bailey
Warner Beauty
Pomervye
J. H. Cowan
Knoxville
Tenn
Harry M. Miller
Marjorie
Betty Faulkner
Charlotte Scott
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
University Hospital
Ada Evans
Charleston
John Evans
H. P. Bradbury
Bob
Marion
Everett Morgan
J. Harley Bovie
William McKean
Emmett Davidson
Navy
John W. Howell
Federal Land Bank Corporation
G. R. Safford
Huntington
E. R. Wallace
Matilda Hall
Princeton
N. J
William H. Jones
United States Navy
Princeton University
Lena Wickline
Wilmington
Ohio
Detroit
Charles Lauter
Ironton
Roma Hutchinson
E. C. Patton
Sergeant Lauter
Colorado
Nora Ecker
E. F. Sefton
Logan
H. H. Vornholt
Vornholt
Lester Boggs
William B. Miller
Lieutenant Miller
Miami
Fla
South
Joe Ball
Chillicothe
John Ball
Jackson
Gallipolis
I. E. Myers
A. N. Loyd
M. M. Drummond
John McKean
Perry Field
Byrd McKean
Merril McCormick
U. S S. Navy
Great Lakes
Ill
Gulfport
Miss
Susan Jones
Bessie Higginbotham
Jones
Higginbotham
Alvin Jones
City
Birmingham
Ala
Pearl
Paint Creek Baptist Church
Francis Maryland Story
Pine Street Cemetery
Mrs. Bert Harry Dies in Oil City Hospital
Mrs. Bert Harry sister of Mrs. Robert Mackenzie died Friday in an Oil City Pennsylvania hospital after traveling there due to her sister’s illness. She is survived by her husband a daughter and three sons with two sons in military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bert Harry
Robert Mackenzie
Oil City
Mackenzie
Harry
Musicians Of High School Commended At Courthouse Lawn
The High School Band drew several hundred fans for its second appearance on the courthouse lawn the largest crowd this year. The High School Glee Club of about 40 members in new robes sang three numbers under director Miss Virginia Dave Levine and received hearty applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Virginia Dave Levine
Pt Pleasant Social Notes and Personalities
Pt Pleasant notes record a dinner hosted by Dr and Mrs A G Arnett at 1210 Viand St with multiple Arnett family members visiting from Parkersburg Charleston and local areas. The piece also mentions visits by Mr and Mrs B H Barr and Sylvan Fisher. The local AAUW chapter plans a 730 pm meeting hosted by Mrs J Marion Fogle on Ohio River Road. Mrs Carter Franklin and children return home from Lakehurst NJ as Seaman Franklin departs for Charleston SC Naval Air Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
A. G. Arnett
Viand St
F. V. Arnett
Parkersburg
B. B. Arnett
Ewell Arnett
Carolyn
Billy
Jack Arnett
K. A. Peck
Charleston
Earl H. Arnett
B. H. Barr
Montgomery
Sylvan Fisher
Fisher St
American Association of University Women
J. Marion Foglesong
Ohio River Road
Carter Franklin
Seaman Franklin
Lakehurst
N. J
Naval Air Station
S. C
Red Cross Leaders Attend Mason County Institute in Charleston
Mason Red Cross leaders from Mason County plan to attend the National Headquar ters institute at the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston. Local attendees include C. H. Withers chairing the county chapter, Mrs. Holly Simmons, John Glass, H. E. Somerville, Mrs. R. F. Bryant, Mrs. A. B. Woodrum, Mrs. Warren Stewart, Mrs. William Meade, Mrs. Stanley Johnson and J. C. Pauley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Leon
William Meade
Stanley Johnson
J. C. Pauley
Glover Sues for Divorce in Point Pleasant
John Glover files for divorce from Elizabeth Glover in Point Pleasant accusing her of association with dissolute persons. The couple married June 9, 1944 and separated August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John Glover
Elizabeth Glover
Revival Meeting At Kerrs Run This Evening
A revival gathering opens at Kerrs Run at 7 30 pm led by Rev Lawrence Fick and Rev Maude Fick with special music arranged for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy—A
Kerrs Run
Lawrence Fick
Maude Fick
Dewey Confers With Mason Countians At Meeting in Charleston
Governor Dewey met with Mason County farmers in Charleston on Saturday for an informal session that extended beyond the planned 30 minutes. Bartow Jones organized the event, bringing together Democrats from county chairmen and groups in business, industry, miners, and newspapers. The gathering drew many residents, who described the rally as remarkably enthusiastic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Charleston
Point Pleasant
John Brown
Mason County
Bartow Jones
Jones
New York
New York State
Brown
Former Editor Addresses Moose Club Auxiliary
L. H. Putz of Marietta Manufacturing spoke on newspapers at the Ladies Auxiliary Moose Club meeting Friday evening. He is noted as a former newspaper editor and spoke about the role of newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
L. H. Putz
Marietta Manufacturing Co
The
Moose Club
Deputy Shr Blessing Buys Hartford Home Pending Term
Deputy Sheriff T E Blessing has purchased the Harley Roush residence in Hartford and plans to occupy it after his term ends. Blessing lived in Hartford before joining the Point Pleasant jailer and deputy sheriff force under Sheriff Lieving four years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
T. E. Blessing
Harley Roush
Hartford
Mr. Blessing
Lieving
Big Blacks Triumph Over Barboursville in 15 7 Victory
In Friday action the Big Blacks defeated Barboursville 15 to 7. Kenny Rose and Tommy Rose scored the touchdowns, with a second quarter safety and Martin’s extra point. Barboursville’s Bias broke through for a second quarter TD as Dodds added the kick. Local players included Haynes Gerlach Schultz Withers Ferrell Rawson Martin Houghton Tommy Rose Kenny Rose and Bob Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Big Blacks
Barboursville
Kenny Rose
Tommy Rose
Martin
Bias
Dodd
Haynes
Gerlach
Schultz
Withers
Ferrell
Rawson
Houghton
Tommy
Bob Miller
Love
Longhorn
Dodds
Blankenship
Ferguson
Jeffreys
Hendricks
Cole
Groves
Kessell
Four Individuals Arrested in City Violations
James W. Nowlin of Apple Grove was arrested for disorderly conduct and released to the city. Bob Beard from south of Kanawha faced intoxication charges. Night Officer Morrison detained Margaret and Sue Graham who listed Columbus as their address. loitering charges followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James W. Nowlin
Apple Grove
Bob Beard
Kanawha
Jiiden
Yeager
Morrison
Margaret
Sue Graham
Columbus
Two Are Fined in Magistrate's Court
Gideon Brown and L L Caudill from south of the Kanawha were arrested Friday night by State Policeman Coyner. Brown pleaded guilty to intoxication and was released on the minimum fine. Caudill pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and paid 25 dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Gideon Brown
L. L. Caudill
Kanawha
Coyner
Brown
Caudill
More Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH
An ad promotes FASTEETH denture powder to secure upper and lower plates, removing gagging taste and odor. It claims alkaline composition avoids sour taste and keeps dentures firmer for comfort. available at drug stores.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Associated Press
Gallipolis War Fund
Warden
N. Court St
J. W. Phillips
Gallia County Farm
Gallipolis Social Notes
New Caledonia
Faye E. White
Washington, D. C
Nea
Mason Red Cross
Capital
Ranevae
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Ware Agt
King Vidor
Brian Donlevy
Columbus Day
Manhattan
Joe Cal
Cee
Kong
Reap
Edgar Kennedy
W. L
Don Ameche
Carmen Miranda
Greenwich Village
YMG Ie
Casey Robinson
Tamara Gatcory Toumanova
Alan Reed
Maria Palmer
Buster of L
William Tracy
Oe Sawyer
Hay-Foor
Saone Gleason
Noah Beery, Jr
Merrie Melody Cartoon
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