London Mist and a Secret Agent’s Homecoming
An espionage tale opens with Hilary Shenstone wounded in the Indian desert awaiting rescue aboard a dreamlike London night. He longs for Sabrina and the country house he may never regain as family tensions surface at the Pall Mall club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilary Shenstone
Noel Worthing
Sabrina
Peshawar
London
Big Ben
Hilary
Northumberland Avenue
Nelson
Trafalgar Square
Cockspur Street
Haymarket
Carlton
Pall Mall
Nelsonville Board of Education accused of political meddling
Wilbur D. Mender of Nelsonville denounces the Nelsonville City Board of Education for Aug 23 action authorizing a letter to the Athens County Republican leadership. He argues it functions as ward heeling and dictation, tainting school consolidation debate with politics and commercialization, urging proper conduct and free speech for all citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
Boards of Education
Nelsonville
Board of Education
Ray Bobo
Whittaker Chambers and J Peters tied to Soviet links
Washington notes link Whittaker Chambers to J Peters now facing deportation for illegal residence. Peters alias list includes Alexander Goldberger Isidor Boorstein Steven Miller and J Peters. he led Hungarian section of the U S Communist Party and authored a 1935 manual detailing party structure and dues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Peters
U. S. Immigration Service
House Committee On Un-American Activities
U. S
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Chambers
Peters
United States
Alexander Goldberger
Cop
Austria-Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Goldberger
Alexander Stevens
Steven Lapur
Steve Miller
Isidor Boorstein
J. V. Peter
Franceska Amersak Goldberger
Hollywood
Communist Party Executive Committee
New York
New York County
Communist Training School
Stevens
Lenin School
Moscow
Communist International
Communist Party
U. S. Treasury
Soviet Union
Capitalism shows stronger record than communism says NY Sun
Phelps Adams argues capitalism outperforms communism both materially and politically. He cites Notre Dame data showing most income goes to modest earners, and nations hold high shares of power and goods under capitalism. He warns against regulated economies leading to tyranny, noting refugees from iron curtain nations seeking freedom after London Olympics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelps Adams
Washington
The
New York Sun
University of Notre Dame
We the People by Jay Franklin on Soviet propaganda over Kosenkina case
The piece argues the Kremlin may close its New York and other consulates in response to Moscow’s cover up of the Kosenkina incident. It says Soviet authorities push a propaganda line blaming the United States while avoiding evidence, signaling a major shift in Soviet American relations since 1941.
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Jay Franklin
Kosenkina
Kremlin
New York
Moscow
Politburo
Soviet Union
Vladivostok
American
State Department
FBI
U.S.A
Molotov
Russia
U.S.S.R
Berlin
United States
Henry Wallace
Roosevelt
Temperature Drops After .91 Inch Rain in Point Pleasant
After a .91 inch rainfall late Monday, Point Pleasant saw temperatures drop to 64 degrees and residents slept under bed covers for the first time in ten days. The damp conditions eased drought, with countywide rain aiding crops though late corn and tobacco suffered and garden produce may be scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
State Opens Highway Bids on 24 Projects
The State Highway Department opened bids on 24 highway projects. Low bids include Gallia region George A. Stein Contracting Co for grading draining and paving on State Route 775 at 0.316 mile for 174 555. Hocking region F H Brewer Co for widening and resurfacing on State Route 75 in Logan for 162 330. Pike Ross Vinton Southern Quarries and Contracting Co for bituminous resurfacing on 18 92 miles of U S Route 50 and State Routes 335 and 325 for 18 106 with estimate 19 044.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Gallia
George A. Stein Contracting Co
Chillicothe
Hocking
F. H. Brewer Co
Lancaster
Logan
Pike, Ross and Vinton—Southern Quarries and Contracting Co
Jericho Inn Sold to New Jackson Street Owners
William Filson sold Jericho Inn at Jackson and Jericho to Everett Hoffman and Frank Ellison, former Hamlin residents. Filson moved the cafeteria building from the Marietta Manufacturing Co. plant area to the new site just weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William Filson
Jericho
Jackson
Everett Hoffman
Frank Ellison
Hamlin
Mr. Filson
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Pastor and Family Return From Pennsylvania Vacation
The Rev. and Mrs. Robert Findlay Thomas and daughter Joan have returned home after a month in Pennsylvania. Mr. Thomas is rector of Christ Church Episcopal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert Findlay Thomas
Joan
Pennsylvania
Thomas
Christ Church, Episcopal
Point Pleasant Opening Day Record Set For School Enrollment
Point Pleasant Henderson and others report record opening day enrollment reaching 1 982 students, with Junior High at 521 after seventh grade removal, Central Grade 300, North Point Pleasant 260, Ordnance School 280, Senior High 385 up 25. first grade down due to whooping cough scare.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant - Henderson
Henderson School
Milton Burdette
North Point Pleasant
Ordnance School
Toy
Circuit Court Set to Convene in September at Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant reports the September term of circuit court will open September 7 due to Labor Day. Judge Lewis H. Miller of Ripley is expected to preside though he may join the state supreme court race. The term may last only a few days with grand jury duty opening the session. Over 20 new divorce cases are pending and minor felonies and misuses will be reviewed. Grand jurors summoned include Guy Ray and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Circuit Court
Lewis H. Miller
Ripley
State Supreme Court
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Guy Ray
J. W. Wallis
O. M. Barker
George Lute
Owens Plants
Marion Roush
O. L. Weaver
Vinson Conrad
H. J. Forth
Sam Taylor
Ross Filson
Gordon Jackson
James G. Morrison
Clyde Stutler
Guy Roush
Herman Lieving
Youth Group Picks Leader
LETART Gerald Rood of the Upper Flats community was elected president of the Older Rural Youth group at a meeting August 24 at the White Church. Catherine Newberry was chosen vice president and Kathryn Pood secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart
Gerald Rood
W. Va
Upper Flats
White Church
Catherine Newberry
Kathryn Pood
H. Marcus Weaver
Mazel Roush
West Columbia
Henry Elias
Bill Lewis
A. Ray Roush
Ray Thompson
Probe Roush
Jesse Brown
J.B. Cullen
Point Clinic Notes Discharges Include Hartley Family
Mrs Kenneth Hartley and infant Kenneth Jr are discharged from Point Clinic. Also discharged are Mrs Arnold Watson surgical Henderson Miss Pearl Ward surgical Letart Mrs Campbell Stevens and infant Camalette Margarite Apple Grove Paul Martin son of Mr and Mrs Wilson Martin tonsillectomy Hogsett Claude Lines appendectomy Leon Route 2 Miss Evelyn Boles clinic employee and sister Miss Faye Boles of Quality Manufacturing Co on vacation with relatives in Columbus.
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Point Pleasant
Kenneth Hartley
Kenneth Jr
Point Clinic
Arnold Watson
Surgical
Henderson
Pearl Ward
Letart
Campbell Stevens
Camalette Margarite
Apple Grove
Paul Martin
Wilson Martin
Gallipolis Ferry
Ruth Kinnaird
Hogsett
Claude Lines
Leon Route 2
Evelyn Boles
Faye Boles
Quality Manufacturing Co
Columbus
Negotiations Resume on Re-Sale of Ordnance Land
Gordon B. Late of Baltimore, agent for the federal land bank, arrived Tuesday to resume talks on re selling land in the ordnance works area to former owners after a weekend at his home in Baltimore.
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Point Pleasant
Gordon B. Late
Baltimore
Federal Land Bank
Ordnance Works
DAR Chapter Annual Picnic To Be Friday
DAR Col Charles Lewis Chapter will hold its annual picnic supper at The Mansion House in Tu Endie Wei Park at 5 30 p m Friday as a fall winter season opener. Hostesses include Mrs S Chandler Wilhelm Louis Bateson Mrs Milton L Miller and Mrs Nelson A Park Sr The program led by Mrs Omer C Martin centers on American Music with talk on observance of the constitution. The year book will be distributed and officers elected in April are Eunice Beller regent Clyde Tallman vice regent Carl Gardner chaplain R H Ferguson recording secretary E Bartow Jones corresponding secretary Cary Howard Rayburn treasurer Holly Simmons registrar S Chandler Wilhelm historian Charles Henry Stone librarian W H Vaught parliamentarian The board includes Vaught Park Biddle Olin Roush Edward McElfresh.
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Point Pleasant
Col
Charles Lewis
Dar
Tu-Endie-Wei-Park
S. Chandler Wilhelm
Louis Bateson
Milton L. Miller
Nelson A. Park
Omer C. Martin
Eunice Beller
Clyde Tallman
Carl Gardner
R. H. Ferguson
E. Bartow Jones
Cary Howard Rayburn
Holly Simmons
Charles Henry Stone
W. H. Vaught
Vaught
Nelson A. Park, Sr
Edward Biddle
Olin Roush
Edward McElfresh
Mrs. Powell Rites Friday at Heights Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Addie Powell 80 will be held Friday at 2 p m in Heights EUB Church. She died Tuesday at her daughter’s home in Springfield Ohio. Burial is in Suncrest Cemetery. She was widow of Alfred Powell and daughter of Jack and Mrs. Plants. Survivors include four daughters and a brother. She had been an invalid ten years.
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Point Pleasant
the Heights Eub Church
Addie Powell
Elmer Thurner
Springfield
Ohio
F. H. Capehart
Suncrest Cemetery
Powell
Alfred Powell
Jack Plants
Kanawha Ten Mile Creek
Bertha Nobles
Main St
This City
Ained
Winnie Selby
Spinsfield
Nina Rollins
Ampa, Fla
Charles Plants
EUB Church
Miss Wanda Spurlock Improves After Injury at Holzer Hospital
Wanda Spurlock of 2315 Mt. Vernon Ave in Point Pleasant, in training at Holzer Hospital, has been very ill after being struck by a ball. Complications threatened loss of a leg, but she is now improving, according to family.
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Point Pleasant
Wanda Spurlock
Vernon Deweese
Mt. Vernon Ave
Holzer Hospital
Spurlock
Four Fined By Magistrate
Four defendants faced intoxication and related charges in a local arraignment. Russell Robbins received 20 days in jail plus a $10 fine and costs. Lewis Sturgeon paid $5 and costs. Chauncey Sheppard had a $25 fine with license revocation. Junior Gardner paid $25 and costs for assault and battery. Sheriff Hesson and Sgt Wilfong were noted in arrests.
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Point Pleasant
Russell Robbins
Lewis Leland Sturgeon
Lewis Sr
Sturgeon
Robbins
D. G. Wilfong
Chauncey Eugene Sheppard
Redmond Ridge
Melvin Bush
Bush
Junior Gardner
Gallipolis Ferry
Charles Jones
Ernest Hesson
Radio Station Frequencies Listed for Several Markets
A compiled list shows area stations and their frequencies including NBC WLW Cincinnati 700 KC CBS WBNS Columbus 1460 KC ABC WCOL Columbus 1230 KC WSAZ Huntington 930 KC WCHS Charleston 580 KC WPAR Parkersburg 1450 KC MBS WHKC Columbus 610 KC WMOA Marietta 1490 KC.
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NBC
WLW
Cincinnati
WSAZ
Huntington
Cbs-Wbns
Columbus
WCHS
Charleston
WPAR
Parkersburg
MBS
Broadcast Schedule Roundup From Septembers Evening Lineup
A dense station guide lists programs across networks from 6:00 pm to midnight including news reports, supper clubs, dramas, music, and kiddies hours. Notable items feature Beulah, The Smoothies, Lone Ranger, Abbott & Costello, The Big Story, The Whistler, and Lum and Abner among others with repeats on west and east feeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abc
Cbs Network
Abc-West
Mbs-West
Cbs
Cbs East
Nbe
Lowell Thomas
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abec
Nbec
Cbs Lone Ranger
Abe
Cbs Sports
Abe Mr. Chameleon
Xavier Cugat
Jack Pearl
America
Billy Rose
Tex and Jinx
Abbott & Costello
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Abe the Whistler
Cbs Star Theater
Abe Capitol
Cbs On Trial
Abc West
Mbs
Cbs Treasury
Cbs Kiddies
Lum
Abner
Patient improving at Holzer Hospital
Mrs Ray Greenler of Twelfth Street is improving at Holzer Hospital as reported by her husband yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ray Greenler
Twelfth St
Holzer Hospital
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Ohio & W. Va
Athens
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West End
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Old Calthorpe
Lord Totleigh
Alice
Illustrated London News
India
Calthorpe
Waziristan
Kipling
Father
England
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British Museum
Mother
United
Elirote
the Public Forum
Wilbur D. Mender
Edson
Peter Edson
Adams
Canada
Dick Turner
NEA Service, Inc
T. M. Reg
U. S. Pat
Jericho Inn
DAR Chapter
Mrs. Powell
N. Y
Dbs
Ozark Valley
Fred Waring
My Story
Dhs
Arthur Godfrey
Breakfast
Ben Alexander Shaw
By Galbraith
T. M. Red
U.S. Pat
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