Court Season Opens December 1 for Big Blacks Schedule
Point Pleasant officials anticipate the first basketball game on December 21 with possible matchups against Parkersburg as schedules firm up. A traveler road from Point Pleasant to Chestnut Ridge and from Parkersburg to Belleville is partly graded. Road Commissioner Bailey said work would start after the war, with three to four years needed for a first-class link between the two cities. Route 2 runs from Parkersburg to the Northern Panhandle tip and Kenova to Point Pleasant, with the middle western segment unfinished.
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Big Blacks
Point Pleasant
Parkersburg
Chestnut Ridge
Belleville
Bailey
Panhandle
Kenova
Midriff
Pt Pleasant Personalities In Local Social Roundup
Gay Caste left Monday for points in Kentucky on business. Mrs. John G Aten and son John Jr accompanied by her sister Mrs. Blanche Shafer and son. Frank Shafer of Cincinnati spent the weekend in Weston with sister Mrs. Arthur Henry. The party returned Sunday evening and Mrs. Shafer and son left for home. Mrs. Rachel Bush of Viand Street is recovering after illness. Mr. and Mrs. George Byus and Mrs. R. K. Burks were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mer iyin Chapman. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jewell and daughters Joan and Jackie and Mrs. R. W. Sayre and son Robert were Sunday guests of GN Cape hart of New Haven. Capenhart is father of Mrs. Jewell and Mrs. Sayre. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Arnett visited friends in Athens. Mrs. Charles W Brown of North Main Street is visiting daughter Mrs. John W Hereford in Huntington.
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Gay Caste
Kentucky
John G. Aten
John G. Aten, Jr
Blanche Shafer
Frank Shafer
Cincinnati
Weston
Arthur Henry
R. K. Burks
Charleston
Meriyin Chapman
Henderson
Joe Jewell
Joan
Jackie
R. W. Sayre
Robert
GN. Capehart
New Haven
Capenhart
Jewell
Sayre
E. H. Arnett
Athens
Charles W. Brown
North Main St
John W. Hereford
Huntington
Report From Graham Station Is Denied
A Graham Station report claimed tenants on several farms near Graham Station were barred from farming after lands were bought by unknown interests. Dewey Roush and Ottie C. Roush said they had not been notified or heard of such orders. the Mason County Bank official confirmed no knowledge of the report. An investigation found the claim untrue.
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Point Pleasant
Graham Station
Bebo
Dewey Roush
Ottie C. Roush
Mason County Bank
New Haven
Roush
Sues for Divorce in Point Pleasant
Edwin Rayburn files for divorce from Emma Rayburn in Point Pleasant alleging desertion. They wed in November 1943 and separated in May 1944. Both reside in Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Edwin Rayburn
Emma Rayburn
Politicians Of State Are More Active In 1946 WV Campaign
West Virginia politics heats up as Senator Kilgore blasts Republican inexperience in Charleston. Parkersburg meeting of Fourth District chairmen signals a campaign start amid CIO tensions over Rep. Hubert Ellis. Party leaders plan a statewide workers’ meeting with National Chairman Brownell in Charleston to energize 1946 efforts.
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Sam A. Semmons
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Kilgore
Charleston
Fourth
Parkersburg
CIO
Hubert Ellis
Ellis
The
Messenger
Elis
Brownell
Black football likely at Charleston Catholic here
POINT PLEASANT Charleston Catholic School may accept an invitation to play football at our stadium Friday night November 12. The Big Blacks finish their regular schedule November 7 against Wahama High here. Athletic officials report strong gate receipts and lighting income, with debt nearly paid. A Catholic game could help erase any remaining deficit. Improvements at the stadium and athletic field progress, aiming for a first class condition and larger crowds next season.
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Point Pleasant
Charleston Catholic School
Big Blacks
Wahama High
More Mason Youths Called for Tests
Miss Jean Rice, clerk of the Mason County selective service board, announced 20 additional men have been called for pre induction physical examinations. They are to report at the American Legion Building on Viand Street at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, November 5, and will ride buses to the Huntington induction center. Previously a large group was sent to Huntington on Monday.
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Point Pleasant
Jean Rice
Selective Service Board
American Legion
Viand St
Huntington
Pont Pleasant
Senior High Enrollment Reaches 314 At Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant reports enrollment at Senior High School now stands at 314 students, a rise from just under 300 last year. The figure reflects current school headcount and indicates gradual growth in local secondary education.
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Point Pleasant
Army Recruiters Are Successful In Recruiting Men
Army recruiters from the Huntingon office have been in town since Monday, signing up twelve men on Monday and Tuesday with more expected today. Sgt Malinowski and Cpl Webb plan to return November 8 9 and 10. They report enlisting 68 men in Williamson last week and 53 in Logan W Va two weeks earlier. With one exception all enlistments are for three years.
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Point Pleasant
Lewis Malinowski
Cpl
Bill Webb
Huntington
Army
Sgt Malinowski
Cpl. Webb
Willamson
Logan
W. Va
Middleport Personal Notes Track Week of Social Visits
Middleport residents hosted and visited relatives and friends including Mrs. Dale Carl who returned home after a Cleveland trip. Guests for Mrs. W L Whaley birthday included Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hardman and Miss Maxine Whaley of Russell Point. Many readers listed hear of travels, weddings, and military service, with Richard Root receiving honorable discharge after Guam service.
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Dale Carl
S. Third Ave
Cleveland
W. L. Whaley
Lincoln Hill
Herbert Hardman
Maxine Whaley
Russell Point
J. K. Smith
Jane
Frank Knopp
A. D. Wilson
William Ellis
Huntington
Wilson
Hez Root
Warren Bennett
Army Air Forces
Athens
Maxine Bennett
Middleport
Frank H. Johnston
Columbus
Frank Brumley
Souders
Main
Fifth
Mrs. Bolin
Tom, Jones
Mrs. Jones
Miss McDonald
Bolin
Africa
Sicily
Maly
England
Belgium
France
Germany
Akron
Lewis
Okinawa
Edward Bolin
Pomeroy
Parkersburg Eye Operation For J McCarty
J McCarty retired NYCRR engineer was a patient at Hartman hospital in Parkersburg where he underwent an eye operation Tuesday. Mr and Mrs William Garber accompanied the McCarty party in Parkersburg Monday with Mrs McCarty remaining there. He is recovering satisfactorily.
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Middleport
J. McCarty
NYCRR
Hartman Hospital
Parkersburg
William Garber
McCarty
Charleston convention to include Mason County delegates
The State Education Association delegation will meet in Charleston on Thursday and Friday. Mason County will be represented by C. H. Withers, principal, and Leta B. Fogle, instructor, both elected at a county teachers meeting earlier this year. LT. Wayne Barnette and Mrs Barnette returned from Norfolk and Washington after a discharge effective November 22. They plan to stay briefly before moving toward civilian life. A marriage license was issued for Miles Edward Dowling and Mae Elizabeth Wethee Plants, both of Point Pleasant.
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Charleston
Point Pleasant
State Education Association
Mason County
C. H. Withers
Leta B. Foglesong
County Teachers’ Association
Wayne Barnette
Miles Edward Dowling
Mae Elizabeth Wethee Plants
Young Artist Pleases in m Concert at Heath Church
Miss Jennie Sue Rousey a coloratura soprano headlined the opening club year for the Woman's Music Club at Heath Methodist Church in Middleport. She performed opera and modern pieces with refined diction and a rich voice, accompanied by her mother Mrs. Don Millikan. A reception followed with ivy decorations and white chrysanthemums, and notices of upcoming district conferences and a local concert were announced.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Woman's Music Club
Jennie Sue Rousey
Don Millikan
Athens
Miss Rousey
Verdic
de Kriens
Millikan
Faye Rawlings
Ballantine
Many Gallia Countians Are Released by Army
Gallia County Selective Service Board announced that 68 discharges were reported in the week ending Oct 25. The list includes Stan ford Will Dunn, Buell Edward Fil Jenger, Charles Emerson Mitchell, Rowland Edward Erwin, Darrell Blaine Hayes, Gerald Bernard Canaday, Clyde Kraus, Clarence E. Johnson, Carl Lanier, Russell Salyer, Forrest Massie, Harold Layne, Samuel Trowbridge, Roy Sheets, James Johnson Jr, Jesse Burnette, Woodrow Lockhart, Wilmer Parsons, Lewis Bodimer, François Johnson, Ernest Hill, Quentin Lane, Albert Sprouse, Ernest Hawley, Charles Campbell, Nelson Gardner, Carney Sall, Granville Caste, Howard Johnson, Thomas McDaniels, Donald Montgomery, James Eads, Albert Sheets, Joseph George, Samuel Glover, Chevalier, Alva Roush, Robert Mills, Leon Miller, Cecil Roas, Roy Cox, Alfred Vance, Arnold Fallon, Jack Campbell, Shirley Sheets, John Kemper, William Skidmore, John Bostic, Charles Fulton, Theron Swisher, Denver Jenvaus, Hollis Lawson, Grover Sheets, Stanley Henry, Jess Taylor, Mack Layne, Paul Rife, Howard Brumfield, Marshall Beaver, Otis Williams, Harrison Flint, Harold Flint, Harold Salisbury, Martin Viars, Noah Chasteen Jr., James Egner, Oakland Kirby, Frank Woodall, John Lewis.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Forrest L Massie
Harland L. Layne
Samuel W. Trowbridge
Roy B. Sheets
James Johnson
Jesse A. Burnette
Woodrow B. Lockhart
Wilmer W. Parsons
Lewis H. Bodimer
Fransois H. Johnson
Ernest D. Hill
Quentin R. Lane
Albert M. Sprouse
Ernest A. Hawley
Charles A. Campbell
Nelson P. Gardner
Carney A. Sall
Granville L. Caste
Howard L. Johnson
Thomas W. McDaniels
Donald W. Montgomery
James V. Eads
Albert M. Sheets
Joseph PB. George
Samuel Glover
F. Chevalier
Alva D. Roush
Robert B. Mills
Leon Miller
Cecil Roas
Roy D. Cox
Alfred E. Vance
Arnold A. Fallon
Jack W. Campbell
Shirley BE. Sheets
John E. Kemper
William H. Skidmore
John C. Bostic
Charles O. Fulton
Theron H. Swisher
Denver E. Jen
Middleport Hosts Southeast District Music Conference
Middleport welcomes the Southeast District Conference of the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs at First Presbyterian Church. Ohio official Mrs. Freeman Eagleson will attend, with morning reports and musical selections at 10, lunch at 12:30, and an 1:30 afternoon program led by Mrs. Eagleson and Mrs. Herman Balthaser. Registration and décor teams are announced. public sessions run all day.
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Middleport
Ohio Federation of Music Clubs
Freeman Eagleson
Columbus
First Presbytterian
Woman's Music Club of
H. A. Rothrock
Woman's Association
First Eagleson
Herman Balthaser
Lancaster
Rothrock
H. £. Cook
Robert Harris
C. M. Hennesy
P. Klein
Garen Stansbury
James Titus
N. P. Swackhammer
C. M.hennesy
A. R. Hecox
H. A. i Rothrock
S. Third Ave
Middle-port
Navy Officer Allan Kellar Receives Commendation Ribbon
Lt Commander Allan Kellar, Pomeroy era writer and public information officer for the 3rd Naval District and the Eastern Sea Frontier, is presented the Navy Commendation Ribbon for anti submarine patrols aboard the escort carrier Croatan in January and February 1944 and for his public information work. The Kellars and their two daughters Barbara and Katharine reside in Darien Connecticut.
Lambda Chi Omepal Sorority to Alternate Meeting Places
At a Tuesday meeting of Lambda Chi Omepa Sorority in Point Pleasant it was decided future gatherings will alternate between a member's home and the Moose Club ladies lounge which served as the wartime regular venue. Members present include Mrs Sidney Brown Mrs Richard H Melrose Mrs L Wy Getty Mrs Donald Getty Mrs James J Hall Mrs John Clay Hutchinson Mrs Leon S Thompson Mrs George O Harper Mrs Hansel Poling Mrs Casey Meadows Jr and Mrs Paul H Brownen.
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Point Pleasant
Lambda Chi Omepa
Moose Club
Sidney Brown
Richard H. Melrose
L. Wy, Getty
Donald Getty
James J. Hall
John Clay Hutchinson
Leon S. Thompson
George O. Harper
Hansel Poling
Casby Meadows, Jr
Paul H. Brownens
Gallipolis Social Notes at Malabar with Holzer guests
Dr and Mrs cnames E Holzer stayed weekend with novelist Louis Bromfield at Malabar near Mansfield. Bromfield gave them an eight week old Bozer pup and hosted a trustees meeting for Rio Grande College with attendees including Dean Stradley Ohio State University and W G Scarberry former Gallipolis superintendent now head of the State School for the Blind in Columbus. Mark Fintrock Jr left for naval base in California after leave with his mother Mrs Kathleen Mullineaux Fintrock. Hollis Queen and Donna Ann visited Mrs Lawrence Myers and Donna Ann at Grant Hospital. Mrs Myers father S E Gilbert also a patient there after a paralytic stroke. Gilbert prominent in Republican politics prior to moving to Columbus.
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Dean Stradley
Ohio State University
W. G. Scarberry
Gallipolix City
State School For the Blind
Columbus
SNDS
Mark Fintrock
Naval Base
California
Katherine Mullineaux Fintrock
Hollis Queen
Lawrence Myers
Donna Ann
Grant Hospital
Peterson's Ointment Relief for Piles Ad
Millions seek quick relief from itching and burning of piles using Peterson's Ointment. A cooling soothing astringent formula provides relief and helps sleep. A box with applicator costs 60 cents. money back if not delighted.
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Peterson
Pierotti Dies at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis
Joe Pierotti 63 died unexpectedly at Holzer Hospital after a two week illness. Born in Vittellia Italy his family later moved to Iowa before settling in Gallipolis where he ran a cafe at 312 Second Ave. He built real estate holdings and his son Frank has managed the cafe since two years ago. Funeral services set for 9 am Saturday at St Louis Catholic Church with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Joe Pierotti
Holzer Hospital
Mr. Pierotti
Vettetelia
Italy
A.fontana
Iowa
Second Ave
Frank
Pierotti
St. Louis Catholic Church
Father Shiele
Mound Hill Cemetery
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Ohio River Bus Company
St. Albans
State Public Service Commission
Commission
Spencer
Tad's Bar
Carbondale
Kimberly Road
James H. Wilson
Optometria
Nelsonville Citizens Bank
Ewing's
Ewing
Pomeroy Ohio
Graham
TM Fair
Iself
Acolauie
Kousey
First Presbyterian Church
Kryl Symphony Orchestra
Lois Cecil
Sories
Common Pleas Court
Norma Gibson
John KE
Frances Gibson
John Halliday
Talbott
Ripley
Charles C. Cato County
Charles Penter
Viola E. Carpenter
Tividen
N. P. Swackham
San Francisco
Garnett L. Warren
Wyeth
Warren
Ruby S. Fulton
John W. Fulton
Ohio Valley Bank
Morgan and
Cheshire Townships
Ohio State Reformatory
Common Pilas
Lewis C. Warden
Theodore Washington, Jr
Mansfield
Washington
State Reformatory
Warden
District Draft Board
Associated Radio
Main & Sycamore Fomeroy
Elberfelds
Elberfeld
Kaylong
W. Ya
Eee
Gallipolis Social Notes
Dee ED
Joe Pieratti
Nelsonville
Warners
Caddler Ree
Bernhardt Inert Horman
Orgran
Robert Sodan
Alfred Hoariean
Deena
Curt
Board of Education
Ogram
Heatit
Nelsonville Boosters Club
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