Registrants From Draft Board 2 Leave Nelsonville for Tests
A group of Ath ens County Draft Board No 2 registrants departed at 7 49 AM for Fort Hayes Columbus to undergo army medical tests before induction. Accepted men may enlist or take a two week furlough. rejected and furloughed men return home tonight. Dale Ziggafons of Albany led the group with Paul Whyte of Nelsonville assisting.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Dale Ziggafons
Albany
Paul Whyte
Fuller Dies in Columbus Veteran Curtis A. Fuller
Curtis A. Fuller 65 a Spanish War veteran and former Nelsonville resident died at home in Columbus after a long illness. He is survived by his wife Margaret his mother five brothers and three sisters. Funeral services Thursday at 1 pm at Shaw-Davis Funeral Home Columbus conducted by Rev. C L Johnson. Burial Green Lawn Cemetery Nelsonville with funeral party arriving between 3 30 and 4 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Curtis A. Fuller
Fast Seventh Ave
Columbus
Margaret
Shaw-Davis
Alumbus
C. L. Johnson
Greenlawn
Third Game of Series on Wednesday in City Twilight League
Nelsonville reports the third game in the City Twilight League championship series between Prooks Shoes and the Eagles will be played Wednesday night September 2 at the City Playground at oclock instead of Thursday. The Shoemakers lead the series 2 0 and aim to seal the title. The Eagles, who dominated the second half, will try to force a fourth game next Sunday if they win the Wednesday contest scheduled for seven innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Prooks Shoes
The
Eagles
Shoemakers
Feacles
George H Lowden Rites Announced in Nelsonville
Nelsonville obituary notes funeral for former Nelsonville school man George H Lowden who died in Columbus. The body will arrive Wednesday afternoon around 1 o clock and be taken to Greenlawn Cemetery for burial after Columbus services at 10 o clock that morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
George H. Lowden
Columbus
Greenlawn Cemetery
Hold Rites for Gadbury Wednesday
Funeral services for the late Scott W. Gadbury will be held at his residence 78 W. Washington St Nelsonville Wednesday afternoon at 2 o clock conducted by Rev L B Evans pastor of the Church of Christ Burial will be at Shawnee Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Scott W. Gadbury
Washington St
Meeting at Christ Church on Church Loyalty Campaign
In Nelsonville the mid week Church of Christ meeting will discuss the Church Loyalty Campaign now starting. All leaders including generals captains lieutenants and sergeants are requested to attend and participate in the instruction period and rally. The meeting is set for 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Church of Christ
Man Pleads Guilty After Stop Sign Violation
Guy Joseph Kinneer pleaded guilty at arraignment in Nelsonville Municipal Court for failing to obey a stop sign. He was fined five dollars and given counts cited in the affidavit filed by the State Highway Patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
State High
Ey Patro
Guy Joseph Kinneer
Herman Qey
Nelsonville Social Notes Report Multiple Local Marriages Births And Visits
Nelsonville community items note the Aug 23 1942 marriage of Audrey Writsell to Private Donald Blackburn at Mississippi City attended by Mrs Keyes. Audrey becomes a stenographer at Keesler Field hospital. Also announced is the birth of Larry Edward Levering Aug 29 to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel F Levering. Various local visits and travels are listed including military transfers and weekend absences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Albert Writsell
Columbus
Audrey
Donald Blackburn
Keesler Field
Miss
S. S. Blackburn
Jefferson St
Mississippi City
Herrold
First Methodist Church
William E. Keyes
Major Keyes
Fort Hayes
Blackburn
Juvenile Court
Franklin County
Ohio
Army
International Harvester Co
Samuel F. Levering
Mary A. Lash
Larry Edward
Henry Levering
John Altman
Archie Barnes
Logan
Elizabeth Trough
Daugherty resigns from Athens County Selective Service Board
Oral Daugherty member of Athens County Selective Service Board No. 2 resigns after securing the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 10th Ohio District. Resignation accepted at a recent board meeting. Also, Jimmy Cope, son of the local police chief, had a tonsillectomy at Cherrington Hospital in Logan and returned home Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Oral Daugherty
Athens County
Selective Service Board No
Congress
Ohio
Daugherty
Jimmy Cope
James Cope
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Pythian Sisters Past Chiefs Meeting Postponed
Nelsonville reports the gathering of Past Chiefs of the Pythian Sisters was postponed to October 1. Members are advised to update calendars and await further announcements from the lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
The
Pythian Sisters
Chemist Ed Wise to Lead Housing Survey for General Chemical Co
Former high school chemistry instructor Ed Wise is in charge of a housing survey for General Chemical Co and will later start a company school training chemists to work in TNT manufacture for wartime production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ed Wise
General Chemical Co
300 Men and Women Start Tomato Canning Job
Gallipolis reports 300 men and women from the area began canning and processing tomatoes at Bowling Green. They started Monday and express optimism for a long season of employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bowling Green
Funeral Wednesday for Mrs. Thomas Boster
Gallia County notices report the death of Mrs. Thomas Boster 65 at Lecta. Survived by husband and five daughters. Funeral services Wednesday at 2 p m at Okey Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Boster
Gallipolis
Thomas ¥. Boster
Lecta
Okey Church
Gallipolis Social Notes and Local Happenings
Gallipolis social items note various gatherings and visitors including a baby shower for Mrs. Earl Mills and a Sunday School program at Old Ryger Church. Former local residents Anne Hall and families are mentioned with travels, births, and social visits across Gallipolis and nearby towns. A separate jail report states Delbert Holmes remains jailed on a statutory charge after failing to post bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Earl Mills
Elizabeth Farley
Jack Mills
Robert Richards
Mills
Evans Heights
W. L. Bogis
William Hobstetter
Rufus Elcessor
Adelaide Johnson
Polly Saunders
Jeanne Jones
Leo Hill
Delbert Holmes
Awart
Tyn Rhos Church To Observe Centennial
The Tyn Rhos Church congregation will mark the church centennial with an all day program and a picnic dinner. The Welsh church lies about three miles southwest of Rio Grande.
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Gallipolis
Tyn Rhos
Rio Grande
Callivolis Recuperated After Major Surgery In Huntington
Joan E. Danner has been returned to his home after a major surgical operation at a Huntington hospital. His recovery is reported to be assured and progressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Vornholt
F. W. Shane
R. T. Allison
Eugene Spear
Cass Lake
Minn
Robert Wolfe
J. Harold Wolfe
New York
Mary Anne Plymale
Jack
Trenton
W. L. Danner
Fort Richards
Dayton
Ruth Richards
Robert Shaw
Columbus
Callivolis
Huntington
Joan E. Danner
August marriage licenses top July total in Gallipolis issue 166
In Gallia area August issuance reached 166 licenses, surpassing July 158. New couples listed include John M. Dixon and Elizabeth Taylor of Wocehama, Charles Walker and Ida Casto of Charleston, and Herman others from Huntington, Athens, Canton, and nearby towns with ages mainly in early twenties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John M. Dixon
Elizabeth Taylor
Wocehama
W. Va
Charles Walker
Ida Jeanne Casto
Charleston
Herbert Gibson
Alma Sowards
Hurricane
Jacob C. Marshall
Marjorie Marie Newell
Canton
Arthur Sebring
County Employes To Have Picnic Thursday
About 100 county workers and their families are invited to a Thursday picnic at Chickamauga Park. A committee meeting decided on no formal program with games and contests after supper to fill the afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chickamauga Park
Farmers Ask Excuse From Jury Duty in September Term
Circuit Clerk Vernon Jones reports many jurors summoned for the September term beginning September 8 have written requesting excusal. Farmers most often cite inability to attend. Final authority rests with Judge Lewis H. Miller. Several cases are to be tried including the Simpkins murder case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Vernon Jones
Lewis H. Miller
Jones
Simpkins
Many Land Value Cases To Be Heard In Federal Court
A federal court commission ordered to value lands taken for ordnance works began hearings Monday against CC Musgrave, viewing 378.5 acres and hearing government witnesses. Attorney E. J. Somerville lists 20 cases after Musgrave. Defendants include Berkley 21.5 acres, Livezey 21, Minnie Spencer 48, Haynes 6, Spencer 16.2, Musgrave heirs, Worley 25.2, Riffle 85, Gaskins 65, Somerville 20, Wilhelm 41.5, Jordan 17.65, Putney 64.6, Hoschar 7, Virginia Smith 230.95, Amsberry Dam 25, Smith Naoma Allinder et al 29.4, and Joe Gaskins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. D. Livezey
Minnie Spencer
C. O. Haynes
Randolph Spencer
R. F E
Emma Musgrave
J. H
Ella Worley
George E. Riffle
Frank Riffle
L. O. Gaskins
Nora Somerville
Eva Musgrave
Raymond Wilhelm
Nora Jordan
Hubert L. Putney
Herman Hoschar
Virginia K. Smith
Wayne Amsberry
George F. Smith
Naoma Allinder Et al
Joe Gaskins
Charles Weaver Rides To Top of Smokestack
Chief engineer Charles W. Weaver of the state hospital rode the 225 foot smokestack in its elevator basket with a small crew to reach the top. He says the view from the summit is splendid and the stack should be in use within a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Weaver
Gallipolis
State Hospital
Charles W. Weaver
Weaver
Burglaries Hit Two Point Pleasant Businesses Over Weekend
Two Point Pleasant stores suffered break ins over the weekend. Brown Grocery Co. lost about 25 in change from two registers and tax collections. a transom and wire screen were damaged. Ode Lewis Tin Shop and J P Miller Auto Parts on Main St reported a broken pane and small cash losses plus photos found in a purse. Police reported little progress with no usable fingerprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Brown Grocery Co
Ode Lewis Tin Shop
J. P. Miller Auto Parts
Main St
Paul F. Thomas
Bananas Scarce as Browns Note Canal Zone Letter
Brown Grocery Co customers were told that Lt. John Brown stationed in the Canal Zone wrote home about troops bringing in bananas. He says his men can obtain bunches easily, but none are available at Browns Grocery.
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Point Pleasant
Brown Grocery Co
John Brown
Canal Zone
Brown
Brown's
Drillers Battle Water in Mission at Cologne District Well
Cabot Gas Co. continues to struggle with a well on the Daniel Matheny farm in Cologne District. An attempt to stop water flow used clay pack, with material hauled from Roane County to seal the hole.
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Point Pleasant
Cabot Gas Co
Daniel Matheny
Cologne
Roane County
Social notes from Pt Pleasant parish and area events
Pt Pleasant notes detail Trinity Church Youth Fellowship picnic at Miss Vera Fadeley’s farm on Charleston Road with 4 30 departure, food, and a scriptural address by Rev C G Billups. Parkers and Machirs hosted family dinners while numerous residents attend meetings and visits across Charleston Road and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Trinity Church
Vera Fadeley
Charleston Road
C. G. Billups
A. E. Tulloh
Fadeley
Faye Hoffman
Columbus
Eleanor Nichols
Doris Johnson
Mary Hellems
Bessie Johnson
Garnett Grimm
Ella Louise Nutter
Marian Kenny
Ellen Lou Brown
Julia Pearl Thomas
Isabelle Rothlisberger
Helen Oseland
Marjorie Waldie
R. J. Kayser
Jimmy Johnson
Carl Garland
Harold Kenny
Bill Fadeley
Claude McLane
Virginia Leckey
Rennie Palmetto
George Holden
Fred Newman
Charles Summers
Prediction Of Organizer Is Correct
POINT PLEASANT Maywood Boggs A F of L organizer who led the drive at Marietta Manufacturing Co predicted at the eve of the election that the union would gain at least 1000 votes. Final tally shows A F of L 1021 CIO 96 Neither 196. Boggs a Morgantown W Va native plans to stay here.
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Point Pleasant
Maywood Boggs
A. F. of L
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Messenger
CIO
A. F. of
Boggs
James River Valley
Richmond
Gilmer County
W. Va
Philadelphia
Union
Battle
Six Persons Arrested In Point Pleasant
Six men were arrested for drunkenness over the weekend in Point Pleasant. Three faced Magistrate Sam Taylor, each fined $5 and costs. Two were released to Mayor Krodel, while William Golden of Parkersburg was held for trial. Officers involved included Sgt. Thomas, Troopers Coyner and Murphy, Chief Jiiden, and Patrolmen Morrison, Noble and Redman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Sam Taylor
Krodel
William Golden
Parkersburg
Taylor
Russell Jordan
Upton
W. Va
Raymond Moss
Gallipolis Ferry
Jay Roush
New Haven
Arthur Crawford
James Casto
Columbus
Sgt
Thomas
Coyner and
Murphy
Jiiden
Morrison, Noble and
Redman
Mason County School Year Is Opened
Mason County schools opened for the 1942 43 term with Superintendent Rousa noting enrollments received so far are few in number but similar to the previous term and slightly higher than opening day last year.
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Mason County
Point Pleasant
Rousa
Death of Jimmy Tomer 3 in Spencer
Friends report the death of Jimmy Tomer age 3, son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Tomer of Spencer. The family had lived in Lewis Apartments on Main Street for several months before moving to Spencer late last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clay Hutchinson
Baltimore
Edgewater Arsenal
J. G. Smith
Vause Poage Smith
Huntington
Juliet Smith
Robert S Logg
New York City
Charles Edgar Hogg
Mary Patterson
Viand St
Nancy Sue Hogg
Columbus
Hogg
Patterson
Edith Mercer
Coraopolis
Tom Halliday
Mercer
Alex Cruicksthenks
South Carolina
Lincoln Bron
Marrianna
Barbara
F. W. Ingrahams
Brown
Marietta
Paul Roberston
Howard
Arlington
W. H. Howard
Anderson Wilson
Pat Wilson
Charleston Road
Faye Hoffman
Vera Fadeley
Gail Faires
Glouster
C. E. Morris
A. J. Saladean
North Carolina
F. Gaskin
Jimmy
Ella Johnson
Carl G. Gardner
Main St
Point Pleasant
Jimmy Tomer
Edgar Tomer
Spencer
Tomers
Lewis Apartments
Brown Baby Born at Point Clinic in Point Pleasant
A son named David Lloyd Brown was born at Point Clinic in Point Pleasant on Saturday weighing 8 pounds. The father serves with the expeditionary force in England and has not learned of the birth. Mrs Chester Bartram and infant son of Elmwood were discharged from the clinic yesterday.
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Point Pleasant
David Brown
City
Point Clinic
David Lloyd
Chester Bartram
Elmwood
England
Death notices from Columbus and reminiscences of local ties
The record notes the death in Columbus of Mrs. Henry Kessle, once connected to the local community here where her sister Mrs. C F Hess resided until 1937 before moving to Mammoth Springs Arkansas. The item adds a historical aside crediting Benjamin Franklin with the invention of bifocal spectacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Henry Kessle
Columbus
Mysterious Case Reported to Police in Point Pleasant
Clarence Henderson a Main St barber said a crouched man sprang from behind a parked car on Ohio St late Saturday night. Henderson challenged him and the man snarled claiming to be “one of them wise guys” then followed for a half block before vanishing. Neighbors also report a strange man lurking at night in the Ohio St area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Clarence Henderson
Main St
Ohio St
Henderson
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Athens Messenger
Draft Board
New Guinea
Prist
C. A. Fuller
George Lowden
Christ Church
Nelsonville Social Notes
Marion
Nelsoinn
Lewis Keplar
Will DeVol
Nelson
Athens
Quartermaster School
Quantico
Corporal DeVol
Marine Base
Marine
New River
Vern Coakley
Lee Martgrove
Sandusky
Blue Hole
Castalia
Cedar Point
Lake Erie
L. E. Evans
Moores Camp
Muskingum River
Zanesville
Chester Reeves
Willard Simonton
Kathryn Simonton
Sam Starkey
Carl Sheldon Dailey
Emma Dailey
Laura Courtney
Myers St
Carl
Fort Thomas
Dwight Davis
Carrol Barnhart
C. BE. Ogg
C. A. Jack
Gallipolis Social Notes
Old Ryger Church
Lucille Metcalf
Faye Thomas
Louise Roush
Dorothy Rupe
Vesta Scott Swinhart
Garnet Rupe
Anne Hill
Miami
Fla
Harry Grove
Steubenville
George Race
Fast Liverpool
Hall
T. S. Cowden
Daniel Kelton
Lanecaster
Joan Beatrice
W. Chelton
C. W. Rife
Jackson
Cheshire
June Cheek
Edwight
Belford Holsington
Vera White
Kenneth Thomas
Walree French
Clarence Wamsley
Mary Vickers
Willie Workman
Etheleen Hicks
Max 1
Adkins
Marjorie Kelly
Gene Emrich
Pauline Daniels
Eldorado
Charles Barnett
Grace Knotts
Morton C. Smeltzer
Belva Lee Hill
Harold F. Bush
Dorothy L. Hoffman
Hogsett
Two Point Pleasant
Tropics
H. G. Parker
Roanoke
W. P. Machir
Lincoln Ave
William F. Machier
Carol Sue
E. C. Waggener
Parkers
Woman's Society of Christian Service
O. W. Lusher
Anna Simmerman
Second Ave
O. M. Carter
Chicago
Tke C. Trout
Mullens Gas Co
Leesburg
Grover C. Hite
Robert Cremeans
Perry Cremeans
Perryette
At Point Clinic
Benjamin Franklin
Monument Co
Geo. C. Shaw
W. Main Logan, O
Oakley and
Oakley
Bette Davis
de Havilland
George Brent
Dennis Morgan
Victor McLaglen
Edmond O'Brien
June Havoc
Dorothy Lovett
Mary Beth Hughes
Helene Reynolds
George Reeves
Steve Geray
Henry Victor
Curt Bolt
20Th Century Fox Picture
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