Nelsonville Coach Outlines Season Plan to Rotarians
Nelsonville high school athletic head Richard Carter told Rotarians his program for the boys emphasizes hard work conditioning and fundamentals. He aims to develop a love for the game and believes football trains youth for life while he expects a successful season despite a small light squad. Ralph Cook of Columbus attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Richard Carter
Carter
Germany
Japan
Rotary Club
Ralph Cook
Columbus
Ruest
Bowling Plans Will Be Made Thursday
Nelsonville reports a City Bowling League meeting at Wolf Bowling Center on Friday September 10 at 7 30 PM Officers will be elected and season rules drafted The schedule starts Monday September 14 for 30 weeks League will drop from eight teams to six due to lack of bowlers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Wolf Bowling Center
Veteran Sailor Returns Home on Furlough in Nelsonville
William L. Bateman, after four years in the U.S. Navy, arrived in Nelsonville on Saturday for a 20 day furlough with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bateman. He re-enlisted for another four years on August 22 and serves aboard the U S S Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
U. S. Navy
William L. Bateman
Robert Bateman
Lyle Ave
U.S. S
Wyoming
18 Men Called for Army Examination in Gallipolis
County selective service board calls 18 men for preliminary army examinations including Albert Miller Oak Hill David Lee Holley Eureka Hal L Grabb Floyd Simpkins George Earl Watson William W Gates John F Long William Johnson James Thompson Gallia William Ernest Jackson William T Thompson Cheshire Stanley Ro Swick James T Miller John E Denney Bidwell Garie Gray Bladen Wizie Hall Patroi Evan PD Belville Crown City Herschel H Mitchell Vinton. More men expected for a late September call to exceed 100 entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
County Selective Service Board
Albert Miller
Oak Hill
David Lee Holley
Eureka
Hal L. Grabb
Floyd Simpkins
George Earl Watson
William W. Gates
John F. Long
William Johnson
James Thompson
Galliolis
William Ernest Jackson
Wiliam T. Thompson
Cheshire
Stanley Ro Swick
James T. Miller
Jonn E Denney
Bidwell
Garie and Gray
Bladen
Wizie Hall
Patroi
Evan PD
Belville
Crown City
Herschel H. Mitchell
Vinton
Mrs James Billups former Miss Alice Pritchett dies
Gallipolis report Mrs James Billups nee Alice Pritchett of this city died Tuesday at the family home in Chillicothe after a long illness. She was a sister of Mrs Bert France and leaves her husband and their daughter. POINT PLEASANT infant Richard Everett Burris died Saturday and was buried at Mt Carmel Cemetery Sunday morning at eleven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Billups
Alice Pritchett
Chillicothe
Bert France
Point Pleasant
Richard Everett Burris
Everett
Pauline Nibert) Burris
Mt. Carmel
Dick Aumiller Emerges as Arlington Football Prospect
Nelsonville youth Dick Aumiller is listed among top first year hopefuls for Upper Arlington Columbus football. In Arlington’s projected starting lineup for the September 18 opener with Grove City he is slated at the left halfback position. Dick is the son of Mr and Mrs Leighton Aumiller formerly of Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Upper Arlington
Columbus
Dick Aumiller
Arlington
Grove City
Leighton Aumiller
Silcott Grill Sold to Crawford in Nelsonville
Robert F. Crawford of Zanesville buys Silcott's Bar and Grill at 17 F. Columbus St. Nelsonville from William F. Silcott. A formal opening is planned for Sept 21 to 24. The restaurant will be renamed Saratoga Grill under new management with a modern dining area and an apartment above the A B Johnson Grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Robert F. Crawford
Zanesville
Silcott’s Bar and Grill
F. Columbus St
William EF. Silcott
Mr. Silcott
Saratoga Grill
Mr. Crawford
Mayor Warns Fines Must Be Paid in Nelsonville
Mayor Herman Ogg warns residents released from the mayor's court must meet payment plans for fines and costs or face jail for non payment. Police are instructed to enforce the agreement while court records show August fines totaling $700 with over $500 collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Herman Ogg
Ogg
Diphtheria Vaccination Begins This Week
Gallia County health officials will start immunizing rural school children against diphtheria under County Nurse Naomi Evans. Parental consent is required, with few refusals expected. About 64 percent of 2750 rural students have been vaccinated. This year preschool children become eligible, while the smallpox program will start later in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Naomi Evans
Miss Evans
Future Farmers award plaque tops Southeastern Ohio
Gallia County honors its Future Farmers of America chapter with a handsome plaque for first time achievement in Southeast Ohio. The plaque will be displayed in the high school agriculture building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Farmers
Gallipolis
Hartford woman assists in county circuit clerk office
Miss Clarinda Rea of Hartford serves as recording clerk in the office of Circuit Clerk Vernon Jones during the current term of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Clarinda Rea
Hartford
Vernon Jones
Rotary Hears Col Keller At Gallipolis Meeting
Lt Colonel William Keller regional medical service officer for the Fifth Service Command spoke to the Rotary Club and guests. He warned that civilians may face reduced medical service amid defense growth and urged preparations including hospital beds operating rooms nurses and a blood plasma bank. He praised the Red Cross and urged public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rotary Club
William Keller
Fifth Service Command
Keller
Fureka
Red Cross
High School Military Training To Be Voluntary In Gallipolis
Gallipolis reports that the high school military program will be entirely voluntary. Supt. E. E. Higgins, himself a ex service man, says drill calisthenics and discipline will benefit boys. A skilled drillmaster may be hired with the athletic field used as a drill ground. Local ex-service organizations strongly support the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Higgins
Gallia County funds and road material decisions
Gallia County commissioners approved lime and gravel for about a dozen roads and passed the annual budget for submission to the state budget commission. Red Cross surgical dressing makers are told not to report for duty until more gauze arrives, expected later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Budget Commission
Red Cross
Eleven Graduated as Nurses from Holzer Hospital
Commencement for a class of eleven at Holzer Hospital Nursing School held in Grace Methodist Church, with diplomas awarded by Dr. FE Holzer. Seated crowd, musical numbers by baritone Phil Eppens and pianist Ruth Miller, an address by Rev. Lewis Wener Gishler, and a reception followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holzer Hospital
Grace Methodist Church
Dr. Co. FE. Holzer
Verna Benson
Londonderry
Lois Dugan
Maita
Ruth Hartley
Athens
Grace Kautz
Donna Howett
Pomeroy
Ethel Rupert
Thurman
Mary Schleppi
Vinton
Marie Sims
Oak Hill
Marvel Spires
Rutland
Sarah Thaxton
Gallipolis
Edythe Thompson
Wilkesvilie
Phil Eppens
Ruth Miller
Bernard Bettman
Cincin
Lewis Wener Gishler
Muncie
Ind
Mary Schlepps
Holiday Marriage License Business Heavy in Gallia
Gallia County brief notes a busy weekend for marriage licenses with numerous applicants listed by name age and hometown including R A Skaggs and Evangeline Ackerman from Ashland Ky and John Otey with Rhoda Chapman from Smithers W Va. The long list highlights widespread activity across multiple towns and states during the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia
Gallipolis
R. A. Skaggs
Evangeline Ackerman
Ashland
John Otey
Rhoda Chapman
Smithers
W. Va
Stephen Cope
Vivian Keith
Middleport
Jemil Risk
Dorcas Walker
Clendenin
James E. Roberts
Bike Riders Warned by Police Chief
Nelsonville reports rising bicycle use with school reopening and urges riders to obey traffic laws. Police Chief James Cope warns that continued infractions will lead to citations before the mayor as complaints rise about riders not signaling and riding two or three abreast, creating hazards and calling for cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
James Cope
City Hall
Cope
Nelsonville social notes and local visits in area
Nelsonville social notes list members of the Business and Professional Women’s Club meeting and upcoming September events. The piece also tallies weekend guests, teaching plans for Mary Elizabeth Kessinger, Labor Day visits, and regional travel to Columbus, Akron, and Cincinnati while noting the Gallipolis health secretary vacancy and Miss Lena Fern Painter’s resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville—Business and Professional Womens Club
Columbus
Neil House
Miss Bache
Gallia County Surplus Goods Distributed Annually
In Gallia County surplus commodities valued at 45000 dollars are distributed each year. Goods arriving at the large Third Ave storehouse between Grape and Vine streets serve a growing list of under 500 families, aided by additional age pensioners on the rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Third Ave
Open Welding Classes Announced at Point Pleasant
County Superintendent Walden F. Roush announced two weekend welding courses starting Saturday Sept 12. Class 1 runs 7 am to noon Saturdays and 7 am to 5 pm Sundays. Class 2 runs 10:30 pm Saturdays to 7 am Sunday and 5 pm Sunday to midnight. Open to all workers, not limited to war plant employees. Enroll via the board of education office or John Glass at the welding school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant— County
Walden F. Roush
Roush
Board of Education
John Glass
Welding
Mrs Estella Sands Injured in California Fall
Relatives report Mrs Estella M Sands fractured her hip after a fall at home in Long Beach California. She is hospitalized at Santa Fe Hospital in Los Angeles. Former Miss Estelle M Whaley was Kanawha and Michigan Railway first local ticket agent with an office in a boxcar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Estella M. Sands
Long Beach
Calif
Santa Fe Hospital
Los Angeles
Sands
Estelle M. Whaley
Kanawha and
Michigan Railway
K. B. Whaley
West Virginia
Warren Whaley
Viand St
Elmer Sands
Athens County
George VI
London
Mrs Jane Reynolds Dies at Age of 91 in Point Pleasant
Rachel Jane Reynolds age 91 widow of John Wesley Reynolds died at her home on First Street after a long illness. Funeral by Miss Osia England from Heights Mission at 2:30 PM Thursday. Burial in Lone Oak Cemetery. Born March 12 1851 in St Marys WV she lived in Mason County since 1884. Survived by two daughters Florence Mackley and Hattie Hill four sons John Frank Pearl and George Reynolds 24 grandchildren 30 great grandchildren. Last survivor of a family of 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Rachel Jane Reynolds
John Wesley Reynolds
First St
Osia England
Heights Mission
Lone Oak Cemetery
Reynolds
St. Mary's
W. Va
Daniel and
Catherine (Barker) Bailey
Mason County
Florence Mackley
City
Hattie Hill
Newport
John Reynolds
Frank Reynolds
Sciotoville
Pearl
George Reynolds
No Progress On Housing Program in Gallipolis
War workers housing plans near Gallipolis show no active progress. Erection of 80 to 100 houses not abandoned, just awaiting building materials. Sunrise Addition west of Chickamauga Creek. Hollis Wood holds hillside option but needs supply details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Sunrise Addition
Chickamauga Creek
Hollis Wood
Schools Delay Opening In Tobacco Areas
Gallia County schools in the tobacco belt postpone starts due to farm labor shortages. Mudsoc schools will open September 14 and Crown City schools September 21 as both boys and girls assist in the tobacco fields during the busy harvest period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Mudsoc
Crown City
Elmer Caldwell Appointed Rental Examiner in Four Counties
Perry J. Bailes, OPA area rent director, announces the appointment of Elmer E. Caldwell as rental examiner for the Gallia Meigs Mason and Jackson County defense section. Caldwell is president of the board of education and has run a Standard Oil service station at Second and Olive Streets for 12 years. Clarence Master will succeed him at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Perry J. Bailes
OPA
Elmer E. Caldwell
Gallia
Meigs, Mason and Jackson County
Caldwell
Board of Education
Standard Oil
Second and Olive Sts
Clarence Master
County Court Raises Bates Pay For Courthouse Care
POINT PLEASANT The county court increased Edward Bates salary from fifty to seventy dollars monthly for caretaking the courthouse. DICKEY IN HOSPITAL Gallipolis Deputy Sheriff Morton Dickey is post operative after appendicitis at Holzer Hospital with satisfactory condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Edward Bates
Dickey
Gallipolis
Morton Dickey
Holzer Hospital
Mason County Grand Jury Meets on Judge Miller's Order
Judge Lewis H. Miller convened the September term of the Mason County circuit court in Point Pleasant and named former Sheriff Gus R. Douglass foreman. Five adjournments followed as motions were heard and junior jurors filled vacancies. Oscar Glenn Simpkins’ murder trial set for Sept. 11. Chancery orders directed accounts and sales. a $4,000 right of way award was approved with costs to be paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lewis H. Miller
Gus R. Douglass Foreman
Ripley
Grand Jury
Foreman Douglass
W. C. Smith
Ralph Palsley
P. A. Hinkle
A. A. Beard
R. H. Rowsey
Early Eads
W. H. Chase
FE. M. Eckard
J. A. Stewart
Henry Williamson
J. H. Crandall
Sam Stephens
George Fisher
C. N. Clench
Jim Cremeans
Jones
A. P. Roush
Donnie Rayburn
A. H. Jordan
Robert Hoffman
C. F. Buckle
Oscar Glenn Simpkins
Miller
Melvin Chapman
Admr
Pearl Kirby
F. G. Musgrave
Chancery
J. L. Hatfield
Walter Miller
Geo. G. Somerville
Jesse P. Huffman
Admrx
May Lanier
J. M. Sommer
William H. Bardin
Local Social Notes Highlight Labor Day Weekend Visits
Community members and relatives converged in Pt Pleasant for Labor Day weekend. Notables include Mr and Mrs F C Zuspan visiting Marion Ohio. Judge and Mrs Crow and Mr and Mrs Crow of Pomeroy. Rev and Mrs C G Billups at Mt Zion Church. Miss Louise Slack from Charleston. and Rita Jo Spencer returning home with her Charleston relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Zuspan
Marion
F. W. Crow
T. K. Crow
Pomeroy
Labor
Robert S. Meyer
A. H. Roseberry
C. G. Billups
Mt Zion Church
Upland
Louise Slack
Charleston
Seventh St
Rita Jo
Lena Edelen
Parkersburg
Verne Filson
Mervin Chapman
Henderson
Columbus
John Lulkart
M. Chapman
Ruth Grinstead
Hartford
Department of Public Assistance
Washington, D
B. M. Finley
Niles, O
Milton Finley
Milton, Jr
George
Frank T. Cady
Christ Church
Pennsylvania College For Women
Pittsburgh
Floyd Sayre
Clarksburg
Johnson
Viand and
Seventh Sts
Sayre
Atty
J. G. F. Johnson
Taylor Buys 3 Acre Ripley Road Tract Near Roosevelt School
Paul Taylor an employee at The Marietta purchased a three acre tract on Ripley Road from Henry White. He plans to build there noting a nearby spring and Roosevelt School for his children to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Paul Taylor
Marietta
Ripley Road
Henry White
Taylor
Roosevelt School
Rationing Tightens Tire Allocations in Point Pleasant
Secretary James Johnson of the Mason rationing board announces new September allocations for passenger car tires retreads and tubes and notes a likely Grade 2 supplement. He warns that month end carryover will stop and many applications may be rejected due to shortages while urging pooling and prioritizing tires for essential war industry workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James Johnson
The
Mason Rationing Board
Johnson
Washington
Recreation Fund Given Federal Okay for Point Pleasant Project
Attorney George G. Somerville reported a telegram from Congressman Geo W Johnson stating federal approval of an application for a Point Pleasant recreation facility Type D with 645000 dollars to furnish and equip. The plan may place the building at Harmon Field near central Point Pleasant. A marriage license was issued to Carl Fy erett Knapp of Columbus and Wilma Deloris Morrison of Leon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
George G. Somerville
Geo. W. Johnson
Johnson
Federal Security Agency
Somerville
Harmon Field
Carl Fyerett Knapp
Columbus
Wilma Deloris Morrison
Leon
Teacher Is Removed To Eastern Hospital
Mrs Flora B Lasley a Central Grade School teacher has been taken to a New York hospital for treatment after a period of illness She recently moved from Henderson to First Street and was placed aboard the George Washington Special of the Chesapeake and Ohio The condition was critical at departure She has a son and sister living in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Flora B. Lasley
Central Grade School
New York Hospital
Henderson
First St
Huntington
Melvin Chapman
Chesapeakee
Ohio
Births Reported at Point Pleasant Clinic
A son weighing 7 pounds was born to Mr and Mrs Dewey Setters of Baltimore at the Point Clinic Tuesday. A daughter Barbara Ann weighing 5 pounds was born to Mr and Mrs Howard Greenlee of Leon on Sept 7. A daughter named Betty Lou was born to Mr and Mrs J A Friese at the clinic several days ago. Mrs Robert Mayes of Henderson has been admitted to the clinic for surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Dewey Setters
Baltimore
Point Clinic
Barbara Ann
Howard Greenlee
Leon
J. A. Friese
Betty Lou
Robert Mayes
Henderson
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Athens Messenger
Nelsonville Rotarians
Beaco
F. J
Beasley CO
Silcott Grill
Crawford
Nancy Jane Donaldson
Baton Rouge
Rotary
Col. Keller
Grant
Nati
S. Bruce Browning
Desmond Bradley
Dale Powell
Alberta Rolfe
Martin Pidcock
Arlee Mace
Carbondale
Myr Cobb
Violet Beach
Spring Hill
Okey J. Howard
Helen Collas
New Haven
George W. Corn
Mitcred Humphrey
Rock Camp
James F. Ritter
Anna F. Quesenberry
Beckley
Donald, Moore
Virginia Sales
Nelsonville Social Notes
Effie Spencer
Murray City
Ernie Myers
Painesville
Dale Spencer
Barhnerton
Eunice
Betty Spencer
Logan
E. G. Sweeney
Dayton
William E. North
Fort Knox
Donald Spencer
Charles Sorrell
Charlies Sorrell
Akron
Isit
George Chorha
Mary Bischak
Judith Shelton
Barberton
Cabe Shelton
St. Louis
Wet
Te R. Shelton
David Rankin Mechanical School
Shelton
Camp Crowden
Ben Kirkendal
George Beagle
Earl Hilleary
Frank Betts Jr
William Schaeffer
Mary Beagle
Bobby
Georgene Kirkendall
Thomas Spencer
Newark
Barnesville
Quaker City
Harold Spencer
Charles
Pete) Glenn
Ravenna
Hurle Hannahs
Mary Elizabeth Kessinger
Cleveland
Euclid
C. G. Shafer
C. O. Barnes
Porter Bennett
Eileen Bennett
Joan Kourt
Marian Gray
Earl Baker
George Rose
Middletown
George Abraham
Washington, D. C
Mary Hall
Hubert Hall
Vernon Cagg
Effie McKee
Franklin Davis
Shires Cagg
Horace Smith
Gerald Jacobs
Henry Young
New Marshfield
Edward Cagg, Jr
Jesse F. Cagg
Fort Benning
Charles Mitchel Akron
Earl Lewis
Detroit
Don Tippett
Corning
Arold Moore
Ed Evaner
Thomas Davis Jr
Tom Davis
Buchtel
Lena Fern Painter
Estella Sands
California Hospital
Jane Reynolds
Elmer Caldwell
Mason County Grand Jury
Circuit Court
Pt. Pleasant
Eastern Hospital
Tad
Kimberly Road
JIN Five
America
C. D. Shafer Co
Majestic
John Garfield
Nancy Coleman
Raymond Massey
Lee Patrick
Coats -Wooor Rogers
Elisabeth Pisdon
Donald Macbride
Minka Combell
Ray Whitley
REAP
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