Republican Rally in Nelsonville Featuring Jenkins
Nelsonville hosts a Republican rally and buffet supper at the American Legion Building on Thursday night with Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins as the principal speaker. Buffet at 6 30 p m followed by talks by Stanley Mechem Dr E LeFever and Atty O K Parrett chaired by Mrs Harry Kelley Sr.
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Nelsonville
American Legion
Thomas A. Jenkins
Jenkins
Stanley Mechem
E. LeFever
Atty
O. K. Parrett
Harry Kelley, Sr
Nelsonville Business and Professional Women Meet
The Nelsonville Business and Professional Women's Club gathered in Tri Psi sorority rooms with Miss Helen Stewart presiding. Plans were set for District No. 3 meeting at First Presbyterian Church on Sunday Nov 15 with Miss Olive Huston state president as featured speaker and Miss Christine Van Gordon leading a district membership discussion.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Business and Professional Women's Club
Tri Psi
Helen Stewart
First Presbyterian Church
This City
Nelsonville Club
Jackson
Wellston
Marietta
McArthur
Gallipolis
Ironton
Portsmouth
Athens
Logan
Olive Huston
Christine van Gordon
Washington St
Miss van Gordon
Education Film Shown to Rotarians in Nelsonville
In Nelsonville the educational film Know Your Money was shown to the Rotary Club Tuesday night. Sponsored by the U S Treasury Department and the Secret Service, the program was arranged by Ralph W Parks with Ralph Boyd operating the machine to instruct citizens against counterfeit money and government check forgery.
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Nelsonville
United States Treasury Department
Secret Service
Rotary Club
Ralph W. Parks
Ralph Boyd
McCray Home Damaged By Fire Tue Night
Fire and water badly damaged the four room frame dwelling of Lewis McCray at Fourth and High Street Nelsonville Tuesday night about midnight. Fire Chief Dana Windon said the blaze started inside under the roof likely from a defective flue and part of the roof was torn off to reach the fire.
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Nelsonville
Lewis McCray
Fourth and
High St
Dana Windon
Nelsonville Elks Host Halloween Dance Oct 31
Nelsonville Elks plan a Halloween dance Saturday evening October 31 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The event is not a masquerade and each member may invite a couple. A good orchestra will provide the music.
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Nelsonville
Halloween Party Planned by Troop 4 Brownies
Nelsonville Troop 4 Brownie Scouts of Central School will hold a Halloween party at Little House Friday afternoon at 2 o clock. All troop members asked to attend in costume amid party plans and safety reminders.
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Nelsonville
Brownie Scouts of the Central School
Little House
Miner Ross Moved From Hospital To Home
Nelsonville Sunday Creek mining engineer S W Ross was moved from University Hospital Columbus to his home Monday night. His condition remains serious after being kept for observation Friday.
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Nelsonville
S. W. Ross
Sunday Creek
University Hospital
Columbus
Girl Scout Work Is Displayed Window in Nelsonville
In observance of National Girl Scout Week the Fountain Pharmacy window shows ten posters of the Girl Scout laws and aims. The display also contains articles handmade by the Scouts attracting attention in the Nelsonville area.
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Nelsonville
Fountain Pharmacy
Leslie Cox Enlists in Light Artillery Tradition
Leslie Cox of Nelsonville has enlisted in the Light Artillery and leaves for Columbus for training. He is 19 and continues a military lineage stretching to great great great grandfather John Marker who fought in skirmishes before the Mexican War, with other relatives serving in World War I and the Civil War.
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Nelsonville
Leslie Cox
Ralph Cox
Light Artillery
Columbus
Leslie
John Marker
Daniel L
Daniel
John Cox
Nelsonville Social Notes in New Plymouth Meeting
Nelsonville residents including Mrs E J Kessinger and Mrs Lloyd Evans attended the district missionary meeting of Athens Presbyterian in New Plymouth today. G T Club plans a Thursday 7 30 PM pot luck gathering at the Bernice Johnson home Adams Street.
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Nelsonville
E. J. Kessinger
Lloyd Evans
Helen Chappie
Blanche Riley
Mabel Haffner
Margaret Johnson
H. OD. Krieg
Anna Chapman
William Anderson
John Saltz
New Plymouth
Athens Presbyterial
G. T. Club
Bernice Johnson
Adams St
Missionary Society meets at 45 E. Franklin St on Thursday
Mrs. C. W. Backus hosts Presbyterian Missionary Society at her home 45 E. Franklin St Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Charles Ted row and Mrs. C. E. Weltzheimer present the program with Miss Lu Shafer leading devotions.
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C. W. Backus
Presbyterian Missionary Society
E. Franklin St
Charles Tedrow
C. E. Weltzheimer
Lu Shafer
Wedding Invitations Highlight Local Notables in Nelsonville
Invitations from Major and Mrs. Thomas Henry Bradley announce the forthcoming marriage of their niece Isabelle Jane Grommet to Lieut. Edgar George Brisach at the Little Church of Fort Lincoln in Blaidenburg Maryland. Also noted are servicemen guests and visiting relatives from Blaidenburg Zanesville and Lancaster with plans for duty in San Diego New Orleans.
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Nelsonville
Thomas Henry Bradley
Isabelle Jane Grommet
Edgar George Brisach
Fort Lincoln
Blaidenburg
Brisach
Athena Brick Co
Bob Hall
Tillie Hall
San Diego
Calif
Floyd Hull
Zanesville
Joshua Spencer
Charles Huddy
New Orleans
Charles Hoodlett
C. S. Hoodlett
J. J. Hoodlett
Lancaster
Howard Named on Area Draft Board
Edward H. Howard, superintendent of Baird's Farm, was appointed a member of Athens County Selective Service Board No. 2, succeeding Oral Daugherty. The appointment by the president takes effect Oct. 13, and Howard met with the board at its last meeting.
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Nelsonville
Edward H. Howard
Baird’s Farm
Athens County Selective Service Board No. 2
Oral Daugherty
Howard
Pearl Slatter Pleads Guilty in Game of Chance Case
Pearl Slatter of New Straitsville pleaded guilty in Mayor H. Ogg's court in Nelsonville on Tuesday to operating a game of chance. She was fined 50 dollars plus costs, which she paid.
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Nelsonville
Pearl Slatter
New Straitsville
Hermen Ogg
Mothers Prayer Band Meette at Edith Bateman Home
Nelsonville notices announce a Thursday gathering at 1 30 p m at Edith Bateman on Lyle Avenue near the M E Church. Mothers of all service men are invited to attend.
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Nelsonville
Mothers Prayer Band
Edith Bateman
Lyle Ave
M. E
Cooperation and Democracy Talk Set at Egg Auction
Chairman of the Poultry Department at Ohio State University will speak on Cooperation and Democracy at the Southeastern Ohio Egg Auction annual meeting held at the Church of Christ in Nelsonville on Wednesday evening October 28.
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Ohio State University
Southeastern Ohio
Church of Eist
Nelsonville
Gilbert Smith Enlists In Enlisted Reserve At 20
Gilbert Smith Jr. has joined the Enlisted Reserve after being accepted for military service in Columbus. He will attend a three month radio school there before further training. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Smith of Nelsonville and enlisted on his 20th birthday.
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Nelsonville
Gilbert Smith, Jr
Columbus
Gilbert Smith
Charles Green Injured at Canton Brick Yard
Charles Green of Canton was badly injured when his arm was caught in an emery machine at a brick factory. He suffered severe injuries to his hand and arm and is hospitalized in Room 209 at Mercy Hospital Canton Ohio. Family members from Logan Nelsonville and Nelsonville visited him at the hospital.
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Nelsonville
Charles Green
Canton
Mercy Hospital
Ohio
Logan
Margaret Davis
Susie
Mildred Green
Church Festival At St Andrews To Be Held Thursday
Nelsonville reports the annual fall festival at St. Andrews Church will take place Thursday night at the parish house. Refreshments start at 7 and games will begin at 8. The public is invited to attend this well attended community event.
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Nelsonville
St. Andrews
Hold Funeral of Wellington Williams
Funeral rites for Wellington Williams aged 81 were held Monday afternoon with interment in Calvary Cemetery Rio Grande. A daughter Mrs Charles Broughman and a brother Charles Williams reside in that village.
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Gallipolis
Wellington Williams
Calvary Cemetery
Rio Grande
Charles Broughman
Charles Williams
York Service Men Will Be Remembered at Christmas
Nelsonville Mothers Wives and Sisters Service Club plans a November 5 benefit party at the American Legion Building to fund Christmas aid for York Township service members. Committees visit Nelsonville Buchtel Carbondale and Deanville. boxes will be sent overseas. donations and homes lists are requested. regular meetings set for the second and fourth Tuesdays.
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Nelsonville
Mothers, Wives and Sisters Service Club
American Legion
Parker S. Sniffen
Edward Carter
Glenford Dugan Post
Legion
York Township
Buchtel
Carbondale
Deanville
Sniffen
Fayette St
Red Cross Merit Medal For Miss Margaret Shuler
Gallia County Red Cross board honors retiring treasurer Margaret Shuler for 17 years of service and names Bert Ruland as her successor. Home service contacts between armed forces and families expand with planned extra support. Roll call chairman selection for next March under consideration. Junior Red Cross active with funds spent on eye glasses for needy students.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Junior Red Cross
Charles Donnett Injured in Highway Collision
Charles Donnett 45 of Bidwell was hurt Tuesday morning after his car collided with a heavy truck at the Chickamauga Park intersection. He suffers forehead lacerations and a knee fracture and has a history of Navy service in World War I and shell shock.
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Gallipolis
Chickamauga Park
Charles Donnett
Bidwell
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs. Blevins in Crown City
Funeral rites were held in Crown City for Mrs. Peter Blevins 30 killed in a Saturday night auto accident in Columbiana County. She is survived by her father Joseph Fife twin brother Ivan Fife and sisters Mrs. Clarice Church Mrs. Iris Farley and Mrs. Bessie Henry all of Crown City vicinity.
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Gallipolis
Crown City
Peter Blevins
Columbiana County
Joseph Fife
Ivan Fife
Clarice Church
Iris Farley
Bessie Henry
Rites Planned for Joseph Albright in Gallipolis Area
Joseph Albright, 82, died Monday night at his home near Gallipolis. Funeral rites will be held at Mt Zion Church in Walnut Township at 2 p m Thursday. He leaves eight or more living sons and daughters.
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Joseph Albright
Gallipol
Mt. Zion Church
Walnut Township
Holiday Parcels Now Being Sent Abroad
Gallipolis reports holiday parcels for servicemen overseas arriving at about a dozen daily. A ship with early October mailings was sunk in the Atlantic, prompting the post office department to seek replacements if possible from senders.
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Gallipolis
Atlantic
Post Office Department
Condition satisfactory for Cromley after fall at work
Mrs Justine Cromley, employed at Holzer Hospital, is reported in satisfactory condition after a Monday night fall that fractured both arms. Her injuries include a shattered elbow.
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Gallipolis
Justine Cromley
Holzer Hospital
Mt Union Community Briefs Highlight Visits and Gatherings
Mt Union notes include Mr and Mrs John Wiseman and son Bobby from Chillicothe with Mr and Mrs Roy Wiseman of Springfield visiting O W Wiseman. Live Wires class reg nar party at Burr Peck home with games devotion and pie. M A Epple and family with Dena Epple joined Andrew Davis in Rock Springs. Wells to Army training this week. Francis Douglas family from Columbus visited Zella Jordan.
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MT. Union
John Wiseman
Bobby
Chillicothe
Ohio
Roy Wiseman
Springfield
O. W. Wiseman
Live Wires
Burr Peck
M. A. Epple
Dena Epple
Andrew Davis
Rock Springs
Harrisonville School
Epple
Foglesong Funeral Held at Heights Church
Funeral services were held at 2 PM from Heights United Brethren Church in Point Pleasant for Mrs. W. G. Foglesong who died Monday in a Huntington hospital. Dr. F H Capehart led the service with Rev. O H Carder. Burial was in Lone Oak cemetery. Surviving are three sons Harry, Raymond, and Wilbur Foglesong.
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Point Pleasant
Heights United
E. M. Foglesong
H. D. Fogelsong
Robert Douglas
C. D. Ball
Fogleotts
Foglesong
W. G.reed
Arry and
Raymond Foglesong
Mullits
Wilbur Foglesong
Pineville
Point Clinic Reports Recent Cases
Point Pleasant reports several patients admitted for surgery and observation on Tuesday. Names include Mrs. John Stearns Miss Suzanne Rothgeb Charles Spencer George Stephens Ruth Lyons Phyllis Cheesbrew and others from the city. Discharges include Mrs. Charles Lee and Walter McDaniel.
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Point Pleasant
Point Clinic
John Stearns
Suzanne Rothgeb
Charles Spencer
George Stephens
Ruth Lyons
Arid Phyllis Cheesbrew
Maurice Sebrell
City
J. S. Reynolds
South Side
Charles Lee
Kanatga
Walter McDaniel
New Theater Manager Takes Over Alpine
Alpine theater begins new era as Paul D. Hollen succeeds Gazzelle Parrack. Hollen arrives from Buckhannon and brings executive experience from the Alpine theater chain.
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Point Pleasant
Gazelle Parrack
Alpine Theater
Paul D. Hollen
Buckhannon
Mr. Hollen
Alpine
Blue Lake Personal and Social Notes
Blue Lake notes list residents visiting relatives and others traveling or stationed away. Military personnel Raymond Wooten and John Holcomb are mentioned with furloughs and assignments, while local residents Frank Ingels and family are noted after a funeral and a move to stay with relatives. Casual health and arrest items appear, with Clarence McDaniel released under bond for drunkenness.
Real Estate Sale Reported by Keyser Agency
Keyser real estate reports the sale of a house and two lots Nos. 24 and 26 Block R Lincoln Ave by Mrs. Freda Shank of Mason to George Woolfenberger, an employee of The Marietta.
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Point Pleasant
Rupert L. Kayser Real Estate Agency
Lincoln Ave
Freda Shank
Mason
George Woolfenbarger
Marietta
Mrs. Ed Tuckerman Hosts Monday Bridge Club
Mrs Ed Tuckerman hosted the Monday Evening Bridge Club at her Monroe Avenue home. Two tables were in play and a salad course was served to six players: Mrs James Hall, Mrs Max Koenigsberg, Mrs Frank C Long Jr, Mrs William F Machiet, Mrs R A Melrose, and Mrs Victor E Sark.
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Point Pleasant
Edgar Tuckerman
Monroe Ave
Tuckerman
James Hall
Max Koenigsberg
Frank C. Long
William F. Machiet
R. A Melrose
Victor E. Sark
Local Officials and Residents Move Through Charleston
Sheriff Lieving and Deputy Blessing were in Charleston on capitol business. State police detachment members Paul F. Thomas and Trooper J. M. Hutchinson were there. Sgt. Thomas at headquarters and Trooper Williamson had minor foot surgery. Beckley residents Mr and Mrs B S Pugh visited family in Charleston. Mrs Ella Nicholson returned home. Mrs Ross Filson and daughter Polly Ann spent Tuesday in Charleston. Charles town visitors Jerome Collins and daughter Dottie returned home after visiting Will Collins. Juliet Smith expected home from Charleston. Mrs C O Weissenburger and others spent Tuesday in Charleston with friends.
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F. B. Lieving
Ed Blessing
Charles
Capitol
Paul F. Thomas
J. M. Hutchinson
Charleston
Sgt. Thomas
Williamson
B. S. Pugh
Beckley
Inlaw
R. H
Jack Cothran
C. O. Weissenburger
Harold Sayre
Clifton O. Durfee
Payment of County Orders Is Urged
Point Pleasant The Mason county court uses newspaper advertising to call holders of outstanding orders issued in 1939 to present them for payment. The orders carry no interest.
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Point Pleasant
Masson
Firemen Save Car From Blaze on Jefferson Boulevard
Volunteer fire department responded to a car stuck in a ditch on Jefferson Boulevard. A tire caught fire from friction, flames spread above the car, and chemicals quickly extinguished the blaze. The driver’s name was not released.
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Point Pleasant
Jefferson Boulevard
Pimples Kill Romance Ad Promotes Peterson's Ointment
An old advertisement claims pimples and skin irritations ruin romances and promises relief with Peterson's Ointment priced 38 cents. It also notes the product soothes tired feet and cracks between toes with a money back guarantee if one application fails to delight.
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Peterson
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Tad's
Kimberly Road
Tad
Nelsonville Social Notes
Wasp
U. S
Pacific
Lexington
E. L. Dakan
York
Red Cross
Mrs. Blevins
the Heights
Blue Lake
Willie Thevenen
Thevenen
Raymond Wooten
Air Corps
Randolph Field
Texas
Robert Wooten
Alonzo Wise
Mamie Converse
Reba
Harold Ebenback
John Anst
Marion
Bert
Francis Sheets
Pearl Hazlett
Providence
Herbert M. Ingels
Clay Chapel
Ingels
la Grande
Oregon
John Holcomb
Russell Hazlett
James Hazlett
Bruce Steele
California
Coast Guard
W. S. Steele
Lewis Williams
E. 5. Williams
Mercersville High School
Bernadine Halley
Harlan Halley
Everette Mink
Huntington
George Mink
Cecil Mink
Okey Saunders
Clarence McDaniel
Keyser
America
C. D. Shafer
Oliver Brake
Keren DeWell
Francis Martin
Charles Barton
Qoreat Spare
Anna Idalupino
Louis Hayward
Evelyn Keyes
Leon Errol
the Fair
Pt. Pleasant
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