Gallipolis School Bond Levy Urged at Monday Night Meeting
Gallipolis residents packed Washington School Monday to hear a push for a new school building levy, War Fund Drive, and Victory Loan. Superintendent E. E. Higgins presided as Clyde Mitchell Col H B Ecker and Harold W Wetherholt spoke, the G A H S concert band performed, and student prize winners were announced amid a larger campaign for school bonds and PTA growth.
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Gallipolis
Washington School
Perenta
Clyde Mitchell
Col. H. B. Ecker
Harold W. Wetherholt
Carlos D. Bradley
Donna Brannon
Marianna McHenry
Miax Glass Worman
Mildred ‘Wise
Ben’ R. Evans
Wanda Folden
Michel Hartway
Mary Jean Freese
Jimmy Dailey
Helen Butterfield
Ann Irgens
Norma Morris
Roger Hood
Larry Trout
Carolyn Knight
Barbara Null
L. L. Lovett
Washington
Parent-Teacher
TL7
Apples Forming on Tree in Gallipolis
GALLIPOLIS An apple tree on the Misses Leota and Margaret Shuler property in the 300 block of Third Avenue is bearing a second crop. An early variety bloomed again after the usual season and apples are forming, though frost is expected to prevent full maturation.
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Gallipolis
Leota
Margaret Shuler
Third Avenue
Former Gallia Pastor Ill Amid Health Setback
News of the illness of Reverend Father Charles B. Ryan former pastor of St. Louis Catholic parish Gallipolis. He received a leave of absence from Barnesville where he was transferred last August after twelve years here. He left his brother’s Steubenville home for a cousin’s in Wilmerding Pennsylvania and plans sanatorium treatment at Saranac Lake New York. The bishop granted leave until he can resume duties at Barnesville Church of the Assumption. He authored The History of Catholicism in Gallipolis 1790 1940 and many locals hope for his recovery to return to service.
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Gallipolis
Charles B. Ryan
St. Louis Catholic
Father Ryan
Barnesville
Frank
Steubenville
Wilmerding
Ryan
John C Rue Dies After Long Illness In Gallipolis
John C Rue 52 dies at home after a prolonged illness. He retired from the monument and building supply business in 1942 after partnering with Stanley Saunders. Born May 17 1893 he leaves wife Mahala Robinson a son Lieut Thomas Rue and mother Mrs Lena Rue along with a brother Dr Raymond Rue. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday at Entsminger Funeral Home with Rev W Scott Westerman. burial in Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
John C. Rue
Stanley Saunders
Monument
Rue
Mayo Brothers Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cleveland Clinic
Lena Betz Rue
Mahala Robinson
Thomas ‘Rue
Fort Knox
Raymond Rue
Wilmington
Det
Grace Methodist Church
The
Woodmen of America
F. J. Entsminger
W. Scott Westerman
Mound Hill Cemetery
Gallipolis Personal Notices From Local Families
Mrs J W Clark and Mrs Flora Leonard returned Sunday from two week visits with relatives in Oxford and Cincinnati. Mr and Mrs J W Martin and son Stanley Joe brought them home. The Martins planned to return to Cincinnati today. Mr and Mrs Raymond Mossman of Indianapolis arrived Friday to visit relatives and stay with Mr and Mrs F Wheeler. Dr and Mrs Forest Saunders and son from Cincinnati came Saturday to visit Clyde and Edna Ingels. Mrs Saunders and Jimmy planned several weeks stay. Mrs Phillip Cesnar Mildred Mills returned to Columbus after visiting her parents John and Mildred Milus.
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J. W. Clark
Flora
Leonard
Oxford
Cincinnati
Forest Saunders Land
Clyde C. Ingels
Gallia Farmers Institutes Dates Announced
Gallia County announces November dates and venues for Farmers Institutes across multiple townships including Little Kyger Harbine Fairfield Bulaville Gallia Ohio Valley Thurman Bidwell Harris and Thurman. A health update reports a new scarlet fever case in Raccoon Township bringing county totals to five there with another case in Green Township.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Little Kyger
Har
Ibe
Thurman
Fairfield
Bulaville
Gallia
Ohio Valley
Har J Tw
Bidwell
Harris
Pacifist Actor Lew Ayres Seeks Film Role Return
Sgt Lew Ayres, once a conscientious objector and pacifist, has returned from 22 months of non combatant duty in the Pacific. He says his peacetime goal is to teach men to get along and save one another and hopes to return to Hollywood as an actor.
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Lew Ayres
Carp
Pacific
Hollywood
Brothers Reunite in China After Long Separation
Mrs. Ella Stewart of Bidwell reports her son Pvt Don Stewart, a U S Marine who enlisted in August 1944, met his brother Pvt Charles Stewart in China. Don sailed from California last December via Pearl Harbor Saipan and Okinawa and he expects to return home soon with discharge.
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Gallipolis
Ella Stewart
Bidwell
Don Stewart
U. S. Marine Corps
Charles
Pvt
Stewrart
California
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Okinawa
China
Stewart
Local Newspaperman Awaits Navy Discharge
Gallia County report says James Danner former Gallipolis Tribune advertising manager, served over two years with the Navy in the South Pacific, has arrived back in the States. A telegram to his wife Esther Fiske and their three sons says he awaits discharge and plans to return to Gallipolis. He has been living with Esther’s sister Miss Ruth Fiske at Chauncy during his absence.
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Gallipolis
James Danner
Gallipolis Tribune
Navy
South Pacific
Esther Fiske
Ruth Fiske
Chauncy
Gallipolis Poeny
Death of James Litherland Ties Point Pleasant Links
News reaches Point Pleasant of the death of James Litherland of Long Beach California. He married a Point Pleasant native, Etta Frances Shiflet, and was brother in law to several Shiflets of Point Pleasant and Middleport. His passing confirms local family ties across states.
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Point Pleasant
James Litherland
Long Beach
Calif
Etta Frances Shiflet
Messrs. 7. D
Lemuel Shiflet
Fred A Shiflet
Middleport
Mason County War Loan Drive Workers Announced by Chairman Roush
Mason County leaders rally for Victory Loan drive as Chairman Walden F. Roush unveils a staff of workers and district chairs to boost canvassing. The state aims to over-subscribe quotas with exhibits including Goering’s automobile, and a broad group of local officials and professionals are named to support the effort.
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Mason County War Loan Drive
Roush
Point Pleasant
Walden F. Roush
Mason County
A. C. Spur
Herman Goering
T. Stribling
A. E. Sommer
Arbuckle
Charles Casto
Cologne
Opal Sayre
Cooper
I. A. Blain
Clendenin
Arthur Jewell
Graham
Clyde Keister
Glenwood
Girard Fowler
Lewis
Virgie Scantlin
Union
Mabel E. Roush
Robinson
Lucille Swackhammer
Waggoner
John E. Brown
Hildreth Armstrong
Board of Education
John W. Steenbergen
H. A. Price
Ross Filson
Ant Sity
George G. Somerville
William Hardin
C. G. Billups
Marcus Poffenbarger
Junior High Enrollment Rises at Point Pleasant
Enrollment at Point Pleasant Junior High reaches 407, about 40 more than 1944 45. Eighth grade pupils from Henderson School have been shifted to local schools, accounting for most of the increase.
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Point Pleasant
Major High School
Spencer
Elizabeth
Little Kanawha
Henderson School
Purchases Building on Soil Conservation Project
John A. Blain of Gallipolis Ferry bought a barn from the United States Soil Conservation Service to re-erect on land recently purchased from Jd. W. Newman at Beach Hill. The barn stood on an 8000 acre project south of the Kanawha. nearly all residences on the reservation have been sold or removed, leaving a few outbuildings. About 100 rural families were displaced.
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Point Pleasant
John A. Blain
Gallipolis Ferry
United States Soil Conservation Service
Jd. W. Newman
Beach Hill
Kanawha
Mason Native Dies
Mrs. Tay lor Fridley of Letart reports the death of her brother Andrew Rhoades at his Elk View home on Oct. 26. He was a Mason County native, son of the late Scott and Barbara Mattox Rhoades.
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Point Pleasant
Taylor Fridley
Letart
Andrew Rhoades
Elk View
Mason County
Scott
Barbara Mattox Rhoades
Ippt Pleasant Social Notes Gwendolyn McBrayer Weds Joe Cameron
Gwendolyn McBrayer daughter of H L McBrayer marries Joe E Cameron of Minneapolis in a 2 pm ceremony at her home on Saturday October 27. Ruth Jones serves as maid of honor and Jack McBrayer as best man. Out of town guests include Norman Sams Paul Nixon Cecelia Carlson and Ruth Jones. The Camerons plan to reside in Minneapolis after service. Gwendolyn is granddaughter of C H Nida The Plains Ohio.
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H. L. McBrayer
Gwendolyn
Joe E. Cameron
Minneapolis
East Bank High School
Owiens-Ilinois Glass
Charleston
Wavves
Cameron
William Cameron
North High School
Sears Roebuck
U.s.nir
W.va
Cecélia Carlson
Ruth Jones
Washington, D.C
Jake
C. H., Nida
the Plains
Road project near completion from Henderson to Winfield
Road work on Route 17 from Henderson to Winfield is nearing completion with weather favorable, leaving only two small gaps between Pliny and Winfield. The 60 mile Kanawha highway segment south to Charleston is finished and in use, with the project begun in 1943 as a prison labor effort and now expected to wrap by Nov 3.
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Point Pleasant
Henderson
Winfield
Pliny
Charleston
Shadle Bridge
Bus Service Planned for Point Pleasant and Nearby Cities
Five Greyhound buses will serve Point Pleasant with trips each way between Charleston and Columbus and four each way between Parkersburg and Huntington. A total of 18 arrivals at the local terminal are slated on the two routes each day.
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Point Pleasant
Greyhound
Charleston
Columbus
Parkersburg
Huntington
Mason County Library Reaches 10 000 Volumes
Mrs. George B. Skefe librarian in charge reports Mason County Public Library now holds over 10 000 volumes. She notes strong countywide use of the library and good patron turnout yesterday.
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Mason County Library
Foint Pleasant
George B. Skefe
Mason County Public Library
Drilling Underway Near New Haven for Local Gas Supply
Drilling has begun on the Charles M Ohlinger farm east of New Haven as the New Haven Gas Company seeks an independent fuel supply. The bore is at 100 feet Saturday with expectations to reach gas in the Perea sand at about 1500 feet, drilling through shale if needed. Shale lies around 3000 feet nearby, and gas production is reported across the Ohio River at Syracuse.
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Point Pleasant
Charles M. Ohlinger
New Haven
New Haven Gas Company
Ollie C. Roush
Mason County Bank
Ohio River
Syracuse
Halloween Celebration Planned in New Haven by Town Council
Arrangements are under way in New Haven for a large Halloween celebration. The town council backs the project with Mrs. Harry Miller assigned to organize details. The event runs from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday, with prizes for costumes and other contributions. A central street section will be closed off for the gala.
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Point Pleasant
New Haven
Harry Miller
City Fire Truck Reconditioned After Garage Fire
Repairs and adjustments were made on the citys fire truck Monday and the fire extinguishers were refilled. Contents of the extinguishers had been used in battling a garage fire in Henderson a few weeks ago and liquid could not be immediately secured to refill them.
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Point Pleasant
Henderson
Boy Attempts To Enter Service Held For Safety
A 44 year old Thomas Bullman of Youngstown Canton is held after attempting to crash selective service rules and enter military service. He registered Sept 15 with a Pennsylvania address and appeared for pre induction at Huntington. A woman questioned about the boy’s age and he was turned over to Sheriff Heson for safekeeping until Canton welfare officials are advised.
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Point Pleasant
Whatice
Canton
Thomas Bullman
Pennsylvania
Huntington
Sheriff Hesson
Theater Delayed in New Haven for Steel Beams Shortage
Work on Haven Theater in New Haven is stalled due to a shortage of steel beams for the roof. Walls are up and the 350-seat venue will be modern with air conditioning and fireproof construction. Owners are Harry Layne and Lester Ohlinger. New Haven has not had a theater in about 20 years.
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Point Pleasant
Haven
New Haven
Harry Layne
Lester Ohlinger
Sound Pictures
Sid ers to Open General Store Near Redmond Ridge
Virgil Sid ers, physical education director at Junior High, plans to open a general store on Redmond Ridge near Wyoma in about ten days. He previously operated a Henderson store before entering military service early in 1944.
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Point Pleasant
Virgil Siders
Redmond Ridge
Wyoma
DAR to Meet Point Pleasant Program on Homemakers
The Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter of the D A R will host a November meeting with a program on Girl Homemakers. Mrs Clyde Tallman serves as chairperson of the program committee.
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DAR
Point Pleasant
Charles Lewis
D.A.R
Clyde Tallman
Physician's Olive Tablets Claim Gentle Constipation Relief
An advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a physician’s vegetable formula for gentle natural bowel movements. It claims to act on both upper and lower bowels and urges use as directed at any drugstore with no gaping.
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Edwards
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