Mason County Grand Jury Completes Its Work in Tuesday Session
Mason County circuit court opened with Judge Muller. 16 indictments returned, 6 misdemeanors and 10 felonies. A $4,000 verdict favored Opal Parsons against V A Romito in a damaging suit. special jury commissioners chosen to fill the panel.
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Athens Messenger
Mason County Grand Jury
Point Pleasant
Lewis H. Muller
Circuit Court
M. D. Shiftler
LH. Putz
George N. Capehart
New Haven
Foreman
Sam Beller
W. S. Beaver
Ivan Shawver
L. G Getty
W. E. Selby
B. S. Smith
Osher Martin
M. C. Jiiden
Ernest L. Henry
J L. Barnett
Robert Stephenson
Frank Burris
Everett Sayre
Mailer
James Myers
C C Stone
James Melvin
Jack Treadway
John Harper
Gloria Gibson
Jewell Mac Hare
Marshall Nibert
Vivian Knapp
Wayne H Love
Kenneth Ray Duncan
Clayton Allan Rogers
Roland Douglas Facemyer
Kanawha County
M W Alexander
Leon Ferryman
Jerry Abbott
Ernest Hill, Jr
E. C. Snyder
Opal Parsons
Herbert Parsons
V. A Romito
Matie Romito
Ferry E O'Brien
Ripley
Parsons
Boric Acid Eye Relief Ad Crowds Praise Lavoptik
A late era advertisement touts a boric acid mixture named Lavoptik as soothing for sore burning inflamed or sticky eyes. It claims rapid relief, money back satisfaction, and wide store availability across dry goods outlets.
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Lavoptik
Heavy Storm Ravages North Mason in Rare Wind Event
A violent windstorm swept through northwestern Mason County last Saturday evening, ripping roofs and hay stacks, toppling trees, and damaging the Robinson District Bethel area. A barn near the John Hassell farm, nearly finished, was moved off its foundation and valued at about 500 dollars. The Mason County Agricultural Association grounds were partially unroofed and more hay lost. The wind carved a narrow path across the county, with reports of cyclone-like fury. Details surfaced only on Tuesday, with scattered damages reaching Leon.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Bethel
Robinson District
Ordnance Works
John Hassell
Hassell
Mason County Agricultural Association
New Haven
Gast
Leon
Residence Sold In Point Pleasant Buyer Moves Beauty Shop
The sale of 702 Viand Street in Point Pleasant by Mrs Fra Candas was reported yesterday. Purchaser Mary Van Sickle Wears of 2300 Mt Vernon Ave operates a beauty shop and plans to move her shop to the new home where she will reside.
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Point Pleasant
Viand St
Fra Candas
Mary van Sickle Wears
Mt Vernon Ave
Wears
Pew Home
Girl Is Made by Parents In Le Tart Disappearance
Mr and Mrs Clarence Anderson of Le Tart Route 2 searched Tuesday for their daughter Alberta 16 who vanished Sunday evening. Alberta was last seen with a soldier and three civilians near the post office. No descriptions of the men were available from witnesses.
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Point Pleasant
Clarence Anderson
Letart
Route 2
Alberta
Miss Anderson
Gallipolis Social Notes: Marriage and Social Events
Announcement reports the September marriage of Miss Norine Egner to Ray D. Farmer in Catlettsburg Kentucky with both families present. The couple now resides at 626 Second Avenue Gallipolis. Also noted: a fish fry at Dr and Mrs Leo C Bean's terrace with local professionals and a party honor for guests Jack Brighton and Mary Adair McKenzie plus a home gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Robert McKenzie.
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Gallipolis
Norine Egner
Ray D. Farmer
Catlettsburg
Hare
Court House
Wheérs
Misa Egner
Virginia Egner
Upper Second Avenue
W. H. Lewis
Middleport
R Farmer
Gallipodi
Second Avenue
4& Seroup of
Friends
Leo C. Bean
Frank
Dutch) Christ
Georgian Bay
Br. Bean
Spoon” Robinson
Carl Myers Hubert Carnes
Christ
Robert McKenzie
Miss Alice
Miss Betty
Jack Brighton
Cleveland
Mary Adair MeKenzie
Columbus
Gallia 4-H Club Winners Dominate Area Contests
Gallipolis area district contests draw 4-H champions from nine counties. Jack Mink wins first in individual beehive demonstration. Betty Davis takes first in girls' individual demonstration on bandages. Janet Brown wins first in complete costume dress revue, with Marjorie Fadely second in sports division. Lucille McDermott and Peggy Sheets place third in girls' team demonstration. Winners advance to State Contest at Ohio State University October 20. Janet Brown, longtime Wide Awake member, secures third district win for state entry. Details include family ties of winners from Bulaville, Merceville, Rio Grande, and Ohio Valley clubs.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Wide Awake
Ohio Valley
Marjorie Fadely
Rio Grande
Lucille McDermott
Peggy Sheets
Ohio State University
Janet Brown
4-H
Earl Brown
Brown
Jack Mink
Earl Mink
Bulnville
Betty Davis
Walter Davis
We Bladen
Jersey Cattle Breeders Meet At Hamrick Farm
GALLIPOLIS 75 Jersey breeders from Gallia Vinton Meigs Jackson and Scioto counties attended the annual Jersey Cattle Breeders picnic held at Mrs Ellis Hamrick and Sons farm near Rodney. Professor Ivan Mc Kellip and H E Dennison assisted with the program and commented on the Hamrick herd. Walter Wood Jr received the championship rosette from the Ohio Jersey Cattle Club in the Jersey show. Patty Thompson won the showmanship contest with Edmund Swisher second. Melvin Irwin and John Colwell won the 4 H judging contest. Georgia Ann McCarty and Marie Hamrick out judged several breeders in the adult contest.
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Gallipolis
Ellis Hamrick
Ohio Jersey Cattle Club
Patty Thompson
Edmund Swisher
Melvin Irwin
John Colwell
Georgia Ann McCarty
Marie Hamrick
Saunders Rites Are Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Alan Saunders were held at Garfield Avenue Church of Christ at 2 p m Wednesday. Officiating Rev Ted Waller conducted the burial at St Nick s Cemetery near Mercerville. Saunders born January 1887 in the county, son of the late Joseph and Laura Mesomas Saunders, lived here all his life. Surviving are his widow Bernice Lewis Saunders two sons Lewis and Irvin two daughters Wilma Haycraft and Wilma Mae three brothers James Lee lay Joe and Elmer Mercerville two sisters Mrs Washlara Oliver and Mrs Stella Stewart and two grandchildren Eddie and Dick Haycraft. Ground peanut hulls are being used to manufacture a new cork substitute.
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Gallipolis
Garfield Avenue Church of Christ
Alan Saunders
Ted Waller
Bural
St. Nick's Cemetery
Mercerville
Saunders
This County
Josph
Laura Mesomas Saunders
Bernice Lewis Saunders
Lewis
Irvin
Camp Bowie
Texas
Wilma Haycraft
Wilma Mae
James
Leelay Joe
Elmer
Washlara Oliver
Stella Stewart
Eddie
Dick Haycraft
Child Loses Eye In Auto Accident
Four year old Mary Louie Garnes, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Garnes, well known Kerr family, sustained an injury in a car collision Sunday evening that will leave her sightless in one eye. She rode with her uncle John Hurt of Fourth Avenue with four other companions when the crash occurred. Mary Louise was brought to Hoizer Hospital Sunday night and is said to be the only injury among the group. She has been living with her grandmother while her parents work in Columbus.
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W.l.kirk
Foreman
Norman
Sos
L Wilson
J. O Rock
Steril Walker
Roscoe Somerville
Paul McCoy
C W. Jackson
Girard Fowler
C. Mo Ohlinger
J. W. Priddy
Daniel Narr
Matilda Duncan
Thomas Duncan
Ide Miller
Auartian
Robert Plants
Gilbert R Plants
Decrer
Henderson
MAS
Citisens Haenal Bank
Fannie L. Matthinson
Arnold
Ruth Henty
Marie Chapman O
John A Blain
Sucre
Cineens National Bans
Austin
Minnie Johnson
Gallipolis
Mary Louie Garnes
Carl Garnes
Kerr
John Hurt
Fourth Avenue
Mary Louise
Hoizer Hospital
Columbus
Mrs Beall Victim Of Serious Accident
Mrs Beall a longtime city figure suffered a fracture of the right hip in a fall at her home 514 Third Ave early Tuesday. Neighbors heard her call for help about 9 am after doors and windows were locked, Dr Ella Lupton called, X rays at Holzer Hospital confirmed a simple hip fracture, and she was treated there.
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Gallifolis
W. P. Beall
Third Ave
Fred Foster
Myre
Beall
Ella Lupton
Holzer Hospital
C. A. Vornholt
Mrs. Malinda Clagg Dies Near Eagles Hill
Mrs. Malinda Clagg died at her home near Eagles Hill two miles west of Gallipolis. Burial will be at Ashton West Virginia, with funeral arrangements not yet completed Tuesday.GET NEW CAR FOR PLEASANT State safety department furnishes Trooper H Db Coyne a new automobile, first in the community.
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Gallipolis
Malinda Clagg
Eagles’ Hill
Ashton
W. Va
Foint Pleasant
State Department of Public Safety
H. Db. Coyne
What Causes Epilepsy Booklet From Noted Doctors
A booklet presenting the opinions of famous doctors on epilepsy will be sent free to any reader who writes to the Educational Division, Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. Address the request with name and full address to obtain the publication.
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O’s Fifth Ave
New York
Veterans to Organize Post in Gallipolis Tonight
George L. Fetter, commander of the Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars, plans to organize a Gallipolis post at 8 pm at the Lafayette Hotel. He will explain benefits to VFW homecomings and families, noting the VFW’s Spanish American War origins as the oldest U.S. veterans group.
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Gallipolis
George L. Fetter
Ohio
Fetter
Jobs in steel mills for returning veterans after Victory
The piece notes uncertainty about exact job numbers for veterans and war workers but asserts large postwar production plans to meet pent-up demand. It highlights a steel industry backlog of over 600 civilian products not produced since 1942, including about 23 million radios, signaling widespread hiring.
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