Married Gallia men called for army screening tests
A Gallipolis and Gallia County list shows married men without children ordered to report for screening before induction. Names include Charles Saunders John Vance Wayne Johnson Howard F E Biffie Robert D Thomas Reuben S Long George Andrew Martin Carl Scarberry Charles Edward Clendenin James A Pierce Edwin Ellsworth Baldwin Ernest Earl Brown and many others listed with towns such as Gallipolis Cheshire Crown City Rio Grande and Eureka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Selective Service Board
Charles Saunders
John Vance
Wayne Johnson
Howard FE. Biffie
Robert D. Thomas
Reuben S. Long
George Andrew Martin
Carl Scarberry
Charles Edward Clendenin
James A. Pierce
Edwin Ellsworth Baldwin
Ernest
Virgil D. Hixson
Verne M. Brown
John Knox Williams
Elmer D. Simmons
Harry V. Holmes
J. Hollis McCormick
Gino Barsotti
Lester Gates
Augustus F. Frye
Dallas E. Allbright
William Mosier
Eural R. Houck
Ralph W. Elliott
Patriot
Elmer E. Ihle
William C. Butcher
Orin A. Dillon
Cheshire
Kelly Hunt
Rodney W. Pullins
Thurman
Kerosene Rationing Held During Week
Registration of fuel oil and kerosene applicants will be held at the high school Thursday Friday and Saturday in place of Washington Auditorium. Registration of dealers was conducted today at the county rationing board headquarters and will be concluded Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Washington
County
Walter sues Swain for damages after collision
H. W. Walter files a civil action against restaurant operator C. L. Swain seeking 218 damages for damage to a motor vehicle after a recent crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
H. W. Walter
C. L. Swain
Transportation Delays Forestall Hedge Planting at Pine Street Cemetery
Transportation difficulties threaten fall installation of a privet hedge around Pine Street Cemetery. Dr. H. C. Priestley, appointed to secure plantings, reports contacting six nurseries, all fully stocked, but operators call transport non essential. A Huntington mason is engaged to finish the memorial entrance and build two smaller exits of similar design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pine Street
H. C. Priestley
Priestley
Huntington
Four Civil War cannons removed from Gallipolis Park
The four Civil War cannons that stood at the park entrances in Gallipolis were sent to the scrap heap after 53 years. Observers felt a quiet sense of loss as no ceremony accompanied their disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
City Park
Mapis
Martin Funeral Will Be Held in Kansas
Funeral services for Mrs. Victor Martin age 52 will be held in Winfield Kansas Wednesday. The former Miss Ethel Alexander daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Charles Alexander she was a native of this city and were here until her marriage in Her husband and a son and daughter survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Victor Martin
Winfield
Kan
Ethel Alexander
Charles Alexander
Langley Plymale
Gary
Marion
F. O. Plymale
Westover Field
Mass
Camp Parkeley
Tex
C. E. Richards
Cincinnati
Richards
Joseph Boyd Baker
Bethlehem
W. R. White
Edith Henry
Sues
Mary Jo
Lower River Road
Marie Maddy
Amyl Haffelt
Stanley Shaver
Jack Switzer
Collumbus
R. M. Switzer
John Reese
Elaine Reese
Lancaster
Keeler
Columbus
Edward Keeler
Julia Baker
Addisoon
Kathryn Mayes
Akron
Expect Large Crowd At Republican Meet
A large audience is expected at tonight's Republican meeting in the gallipolis courthouse at 8 o'clock. Judge Henry W. Cherrington will address the assemblage with all candidates and committeemen anticipated to attend.
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Gallipolis
Henry W. Cherrington
Neighbors Husk Crop to Help Ill Farmer at Kerr Station
GALLIPOLIS A neighborly gesture gathers many people at Theodore Mc Cutcheon’s Kerr Station home tomorrow to husk and store his large corn crop. He has been ill for several months.
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Gallipolis
Theodore McCutcheon
Kerr Station
Elks Serve Mountain Trout Dinner
The Elks club hosted a mountain trout fish dinner on Monday night in the club rooms. The Canadian mountain trout were taken by Dr. Leo C. Bean and Frank C. Christ during a recent two weeks vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Elks
Leo C. Bean
Frank C. Christ
Killed in Accident A 30 Year Old Woman Dies in Columbiana County
Mrs. William Blevins of Gallipolis was killed in a Saturday night auto crash in Columbiana County. A native of Lesage West Virginia she was 30 and survived by her husband. The obituary notes her twin sister Ivan Fife of Eureka.
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Gallipolis
William Blevins
Columbiana County
Ivan Fife
Eureka
Lesage
W. Va
Ohio River
Wells Sought To End Water Shortage At County Home
In Gallia County the County Home faces water shortages as 1933 lines fail to supply. Trustees and county commissioners meet to consider a proposed new well near the existing dry bore, aided by Reuben Dye who claims a fresh drill may yield water within 75 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
E. D. Keeler
Board of County Commissioners
Home
Reuben Dye
Vinton
Davidson Funeral Held This Afternoon in Gallipolis
Benton Davidson 74 long-time resident of Gallipolis died in Coshocton. Grave side services were held at Pine Street Cemetery this afternoon. He was married to Jessie Cubbage, who survives him and the couple had no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Coshocton
Benton Davidson
Pine Street
Davidson
Jessie Cubbage
Fractures Both Arms In Home Accident
Mrs Justine Cromley X ray technician at Holzer Hospital fell at her home Monday night and fractured both arms in the basement accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Justine Cromley
Holzer Hospital
Intoxication Arrests Highlight Weekend in Point Pleasant
Troopers Coyner and Hutchinson detained Willard C. Hess and Elmer Benders of Huntington on intoxication charges and arraigned them before Magistrate Sam Taylor. Hess paid $10 and costs and was released. Benders remained jailed for nonpayment. Willard Sams of Kentucky, an ordnance works employee, paid $10 and costs and was released. Curtis Cassidy posted $10 cash bond to Mayor Krodel and was released after weekend arrest. Clarence McDaniel and Marie McDade were arrested for intoxication. McDaniel held pending arraignment. McDaniel’s co defendant was fined and jailed for 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Coyner and
Hutchinson
Willard C. Hess
Elmer Benders
Huntington
Sam Taylor
Hess
Benders
Willard Sams
Kentucky
Ordnance Works
Leiving
Sams
Curtis Cassidy
Krodel
Clarence McDaniel
Marie McDade
Taylor
McDaniel
10 Marriage Licenses Issued at Gallipolis
Gallipolis marriage licenses issued to Russell Robinson and Marjorie Mary McCaffrey. Cecil Miller and Mary Mullins. Dalton Evans and Easter Edmonds. Elba Trice and Constance . Paul Jackson and Marie Rhodes. Richard H. Wood and Mary Ruth Stowe. John Kelley and Marie Shaffer. Arthur Childers and Flossie Scarberry. James F. Martin and Stella Easterbrook. Harry Wolfe and Ada Mae Roush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Russell Robinson
Marjorie Mary McCaffrey
Huntington
Cecil Miller
Mary Mullins
Madison
W. Va
Dalton Evans
Easter Edmonds
Crown City
Elba Trice
Constance
Springfield
Paul Jackson
Marie Rhodes
Athens
Richard H. Wood
Mary Ruth Stowe
Washington
D. H
John Kelley
Marie Shaffer
Columbus
Arthur Childers
Flossie Scarberry
Proctorville
James F. Martin
Stella Easterbrook
Uplands
Harry Wolfe
Ada Mae Roush
Point Pleasant
Native of Gallia County Buried at Clay Chapel
Mrs. Herbert M. Ingels aged 74, a native of Gallia County, died last week at her home in La Grande Oregon. Funeral services were held this afternoon at Entsminger Funeral Home with interment in Clay Chapel Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Entsminger
Herbert M. Ingels
la Grande
Ore
Clay Chapel
Carl Ward 62 dies at his home in Vin ton River Ky
Carl Ward age 62 died Sunday at his home in Vin ton and interment was Monday at his native home in River Kentucky. He is survived by his wife and their two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Ward
Gallipolis
Vinton
River, Ky
Margaret Jones Fractures Arm After Church Fall
Mrs. Margaret Jones suffered a broken arm and bruises when she fell on the stairs at Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis. She resides with her sister, Mrs. Jennie Vogelsong, on Fourth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Margaret Jones
Grace Methodist Church
Jones
Jennie Vogelsong
Fourth Ave
Hoy to Present Navy Day Program at Rotary Dinner
Raymond D. Hoy will present a Navy Day program during the Rotary Club dinner tonight in Gallipolis. The event highlights naval history and service with Hoy as the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Raymond D. Hoy
Rotary Club
Pastors Meet to Plan Leadership School in Point Pleasant
The ministerial alliance gathered at Christ Church Study Monday to firm plans for a leadership training school set for November 2 to 7 in Point Pleasant. The Rev. W. G. Stearns, incoming pastor of Hartford Methodist Church, joined the alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Christ Church
W. G. Stearns
Hartford Methodist Church
Reverend Fisher Conducts Henderson Circuit Sermon
The Rev. James Fisher of Arbuckle served as supply pastor on the Henderson Circuit and preached at Henderson Methodist Church Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James Fisher
Arbuckle
Henderson
Henderson Methodist Church
Licensed to Marry Point Pleasant
Marriage licenses were issued Saturday to Georgie Leroy McDade and Dorothy May Parsons and Scott Emboy Brown and Lucille Ferrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Georgie Leroy McDade
Dorothy May Parsons
Scott Emboy Brown
Lucille Ferrell
Point Pleasant clubs collect scrap metal drive yields thousands of pounds
The Kiwanis Rotary committee in Point Pleasant reported several thousand pounds of scrap from the first Sunday drive, piled in Fourth Street Park. They will switch to route calls on farms next Sundays, with trucks donated by Coast Guard, local companies, and the Army. Major Rehmann arranged more trucks for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Kiwanis Rotary Committee
Fourth Street
Edward L. Rehmann
F. W. Ingraham
R. P. Bell
Russ Breece
Denny Skene
George H. Overholt
Trix Caudill
Charles Jones
L. W. Getty
Dutch Somerville
Robert Heslop
Okey Roush
Rehmann
Ordnance Works
R. L. Burks
Henderson
George Sprenger
Pt Pleasant Area Social Notes Highlight Sunday Visits
Mrs Emma Burnside and others spent Sunday in Huntington while Chapman and family visited relatives in Gallia Ohio. Vera Fadeley hosts a Woman's Society meeting at Trinity Church. Concord Ladies Aid and Pioneer Farm Woman's Club plan Henderson gatherings this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Burnside
Q. B. Harper
Earl H. Arnett
Huntington
Chapman
Henderson
Bobby
Eugene
R. L. Burks
Hazel Siders
Ralph Murphy
Edward Green
Gallia
Marie Osborne
St. Albans
Ellen Lou Brown
Trinity Church Parsonage
C. M. Mohl
Martha
Charleston
Hoyt Jiiden
Otto 8
S. Reiker
Keefer
Leon
New York Central Railway
Concord Ladies Aid Society
M. Chapman
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Trinity Church
James Hall
Columbus
Shanks Advances to Captain At West Virginia Plant
Lieut Carol Shanks U S Engineer Corps earns promotion to captain while serving as executive assistant to the Area Engineer at the West Virginia Ordnance Works. She has helped share major duties in constructing the vast plant. In Middre home, a daughter Nancy was born three weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Carol Shanks
U. S. Engineer Corps
Shanks
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Midd Re
Nancy
Ballot Preparations Underway for November Election
Ballot commissioners Ernest Hesson Wilbur Baxter and ex officio Chairman Vernon Jones prepared the general election ballots yesterday for delivery to election commissioners who will call for them at the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ernest Hesson
Wilbur Baxter
Vernon Jones
Demolition of Navy Yard Delayed at Point Pleasant
Equipment and materials continue to be shipped from the Navy yard but demolition of the plant buildings had not begun as of Monday. Navy officials declined comment on the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jana
Navy Yard
Navy
Dentist John A. Shinn Commissioned Army Medical Corps Lt
Dr. John A. Shinn of Point Pleasant has been commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps. He is ordered to report for duty, reflecting his selection for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John A. Shinn
Army Medical Corps
Fox du
Old Safe Opens to Find Little of Value
Mrs. R L Burks of Henderson had an old safe opened at her request in Point Pleasant. It had lain untouched through many floods and yielded only a small package of aspirin and a box of salve. John Glass, head of the trade school, provided a burning outfit to force the safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
R. L. Burks
Henderson
John Glass
War Worker Shelters Rushed to Completion in Point Pleasant
Walter Johnson of Johnson Construction reports 350 war worker shelters in North Point Pleasant are under roof with 350 more at the ordnance works site. Delays occur due to WPB material priority for water mains and service lines. Shelters ready for occupancy within days after materials arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Walter Johnson
Johnson Construction Co
North Point Pleasant
Ordnance Works
WPB
Johnson
Ohioan Killed At War Plant
Richard Detweler 30 of Degraff Ohio was killed at work as a linesman at the Gustav Hirsch Co ordnance works in Point Pleasant when current passed through his body. He was instantly dead with burns on hands and right shoulder. Resuscitation failed. Parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Detweler of Bellefontaine Ohio and wife Mrs Geraldine Detweler notified. He leaves two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Richard Detweler
Degraff, O
Ordnance Works
Gustav Hirsch Co
Detweler
Thomas Detweler
Bellefontaine
Geraldine Detweler
Par ker Baritone to Sing at Junior High Gym
Philip Parker, baritone, will perform at the Junior High School Gymnasium instead of the auditorium. The program starts at 8 15 this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Philip Parker
Women May Enter Class In Welding In Point Pleasant
John Glass head of the trade school announced a new women's welding class starting this evening at 7 30. Sessions run Tuesday Thursday and Saturday evenings until 10 30 and will last about 22 weeks. Employed women may apply directly to the school. A previous women's class is progressing with graduates not yet announced. Since Oct 1 thirteen graduates have secured work. The school now has 123 students. scrap metal from Marietta Manufacturing Co supports about ten tons monthly, with welded scraps returned for new supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John Glass
U. S
Glass
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Marietta
Land Title Taken For Club Acreage
Jones and Wharton take title to the remaining one third of the Country Club acreage for construction of 58 additional homes. Earlier they bought two thirds of the property where 100 homes are being built, with some nearing completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jones and Wharton
Country Club
Point Clinic discharges surgical patient. birth announced
Mrs W E Biffle of Route 2 was discharged from the Point Clinic on Monday after a surgical stay. The clinic reports the birth of a daughter weighing eight pounds to Mr and Mrs Sterlie Greenlee of Robinson district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
W. E. Biffle
Route 2
Point Clinic
Sterlie Greenlee
Robinson District
Mrs Raymond Musgrave Leaves Hospital
Mrs Raymond Musgrave was returned to her home in Point Pleasant Monday after a short illness at Holzer Hospital. She is much improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Raymond Musgrave
Holzer Hospital
New Bus Terminal Nears Opening After Fire Delay
Occupancy of the new bus terminal at Point Pleasant has been delayed for weeks as the contractor awaited steam heating materials. A boiler fire Monday afternoon interrupted tests, but officials expect the terminal to be occupied almost immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
New Homes Near Ready for Occupancy at Country Club Site
In Point Pleasant it was stated that Jones and Wharton will have part of the 158 homes they are building on the Country Club land ready for occupancy soon after water mains and service lines are installed.
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Point Pleasant
Jones and Wharton
Country Club
Production Resumes at West Virginia Malleable Iron Co
Production resumes today at the West Virginia Malleable Iron Co after a fire damaged one plant building earlier this month. The incident prompted repairs and safety checks as workers return to normal operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West Virginia Malleable Iron Co
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