Mason County Grand Jury Reports 13 Indictments
Mason County grand jury in circuit court returned thirteen indictments on Wednesday. Eleven felonies and two misdemeanors included thefts, bigamy, breaking and entering, misapplication of funds, and a forged note case. Divorces granted and custody awarded in related actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Grand Jury
Lewis Miller
Clarence Durst
Anne Park Windsor
Trinity Universal Insurance Co
Gordon Meeker
Richard Edward Putney
Logan
Ellis B. Kirkpatrick
U.S
Sylvester Craig
Carl
Frank Bruestle
City
Charles Elwood Gibeaut
James Haymond
John Varian
North Point Pleasant
Kenneth Elwood Biggs
Ollie M. Rogers
Clendenin
William Hoschar
R. B. Rothgeb
Weissenburger
Marietta
Federal District Court For
Southern Georgia
Collins
Clarksburg
W.va
James T. Hutchinson
Jerome
L. Fields
Bank of Milton
Treyd Messick
Virginia Patterson
Police Chief Returns From Vacation Trip
Chief of Police and Mrs. Hoyt Jividen return from a ten day vacation with relatives in Indiana. Jividen has been ill and sought medical advice in Parkersburg. Uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hall plan a golden wedding anniversary at their Wabash Indiana home September 22 likely to draw county relatives. Mrs Hall is twin sister of James L. Barnett of Hickory Chapel, father of Mrs. Jividen, with Barnett couple to mark their 15th wedding anniversary in October.
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Point Pleasant
Hoyt Jividen
Indiana
Jividen
Parkersburg
Hartman
W. B. Hall
Wabash
Ind
Hall
James L. Barnett
Hickory Chapel
Jiiden
Barnett
Point Pleasant Stock Sales Schedule Expanded
Stock sales in Point Pleasant ran up to more than $64 000 on a recent Saturday. The stockyards will hold three extra sales for calves and feeders on September 19 24 and October 8, as announced by E B Jones president of the company.
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Point Pleasant
E. B. Jones
53 Men Are To Report For Tests In West Virginia
Point Pleasant draft board calls 53 men for Sept 18 and 51 for Sept 19 to report for induction at Huntington. Colored list includes Arthur Mc Master Kaylong and Sidney Maxine Craig. White list names Mason Noble Hoscher Poling Hogsett Duncan Keefer Kinnaird Brown and many others across Glenwood Point Pleasant and neighboring towns.
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Point Pleasant
Huntington
Arthur McMaster
Kaylong
Sidney Maxine Craig
Mason
Marcus Gora’ Noble
Leonard Burton Hoscher
Thurman Clinton Poling
Hogsett
Charles Everet Duncan
Bernard Harold Keefer
Paul Worthy Kinnaird
Robert Brown
Glenwood
Ausie Clide
France
Earl William Booth
Frelan Edward Swisher
Jessie Delmos Riser
Eustice Ormand Wilson
Clarence Dana Clench
James Rupert Ray
Owen Lee Litchfield
Virgil Marion Dunlap
Charles Perry Love
George William Cromley
William Franklin Litchfield
James Ivan McCulloch
Lee Roy Wilson
William T. Ferrell
John Milton Eckard
Cottageville
Roy Kenneth
Zuspans Meet for Reunion at Lancaster
A Lancaster reunion of the Zuspan family was held at Rising Park with a basket dinner. Attendees from several towns included H A Zuspan Marion Earl Zuspan Dayton C L Roush Lois Ann Middleport and others. war conditions kept attendance smaller than usual and a 1943 meeting was planned.
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Point Pleasant
Zuspan
Rising Park
Lancaster
H. A. Zuspan
Felice Zuspan
Junior
Jack
Marion
Earl Zuspan
Dayton
C. L. Roush
Lois Ann
Middleport
State Trooper Delivers News of Son's Death in Accident
State Trooper W C Williamson visited Calvin Stephens ten miles back of Glenwood to inform him that his son was killed in an accident at Clenn L Martin Aircraft Works Baltimore. A separate incident reports 1 year old Billy Nebergal struck on the head Tuesday when a block and tackle slipped while workers raised the sunken hull of the Philip Hill cruiser. the boy watched the activity and the Hill boat had burned recently due to escaped gas ignition and explosion.
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Point Pleasant
W. C. Williamson
Calvin Stephens
Glenwood
Clenn L. Martin Aircraft Works
Baltimore
Billy Nebbergal
Philip Hill
Mr. Hill
Fatal Route 35 crash rocks Mason County near Arbuckle
At 6 50 am on Route 35 in Arbuckle Point Pleasant a crash between a Derickson Detroit eastbound car and an O Dell Dunbar vehicle left seven injured and one dead Mrs Derickson died at Holzer Hospital and Stanley Derickson was hospitalized with poor prospects six year old Helen Derickson sustained only minor bruises Lawrence Roach and two other Derickson passengers were treated for injuries. The crash study showed Derickson on the wrong side and speedometer at 85.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Arbuckle
Stanley Derickson
Detroit
O. J. O'Dell
Dunbar
Derckson
Helen
Derickson
Holzer Hospital
Lawrence Roach
Plymouth
Dericksons
Roach
Helen Derickson
O'Dell
Mike Frazier Wishan
Scott
Zack Robinson
Teays
Wisban
Robinson
Point Clinic
BD. E. Yates
Arnett and Franklin
Raines
Buffalo
New Homes Nearing Completion in City
Jones and Wharton report about 60 houses under construction on the old fairground with 15 plastered and ready for occupancy once the sewer main is completed. They also took over the Mt. Vernon Ave 24 unit project of Walden F. Roush and Delbert C. Staats with excavations under way. All homes will have basements and occupy property between 28rd and 24th Streets along Mt. Vernon Ave.
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Point Pleasant
Jones and Wharton
Fairground
Messrs. Jones and Wharton
Mt. Vernon Ave
Walden F. Roush
Delbert C. Staats
24Th St
Grant More Increases In Land Hearings
FOINT PLEASANT The federal court commission, formed to value lands taken for ordnance works, continued raises above government appraisers' values. Four cases decided include Haynes six acres 2800 to 3500 Livery 21 acres 4550 to 4750 Gaskins 65 acres 7500 to 9379.74 and Mrs Wilhelm 41.5 acres 2400 to 3500.
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Eral Court Commission
Ordnance Works
O. O. Haynes
P. D. Livery
Ll. O. Gaskins
Bessie Wilhelm
Police Arrest Two Employment Seekers
Harold Short of near Milton was jailed 30 days after a petit larceny arraignment for taking an automotive fan from Mason County Motor Co. A second suspect, William Jeffreys of Arbuckle district, faced a $10 fine for tampering with property and was jailed for nonpayment. Both men said they came to the area seeking war industry work.
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Point Pleasant
Harold Short
Milton
Sam Taylor
Mason County Motor Co
Coyner and
Murphy
William Jeffreys
Arbuckle
Taylor
Woman's Society of Christian Service met in Henderson Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of Henderson Methodist Church met Tuesday evening with Mrs. Loyal Wright presiding and Rev Eugene Dick leading devotionals. Plans were made for an entertainment featuring radio talent and a social on Thursday Sept 17 at 7 30. Attendees included Mrs W G Johnson Rev and Mrs Dick and others. A daughter weighing eight pounds was born to Mr and Mrs Harry Walker of Gallipolis Ferry. A halibut note mentions forty years as a ripe old age for halibut maturing at about 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Henderson Methodist Church
Loyal Wright
Eugene Dick
R.L. Burks
W. G. Johnson
W. G. Johnson, the Rev. and Mrs. Dick
O. J. Byus
George
Burks
Mervin Chapman
Wright
Mae Messick
Floyd Rothlisberger
Faye
Mary Mitchell
Harry Walker
Gallipolis Ferry
Point Clinic
Mrs Mervin Chapman to Serve at Henderson Grade School
Henderson Grade School will host a noon Friday fundraiser for the Henderson Methodist Church with hotdogs pie and cakes prepared by Mrs Mervin Chapman. Pop may be sold if obtainable.
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Henderson Methodist Church
Mervin Chapman
Henderson
Meadows Taken To Huntington For Medical Consultation
Point Pleasant resident Wirt Meadows a prominent farmer living below the Kanawha was taken to Huntington yesterday for a physician consultation. His health has been poor for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Wirt Meadows
Kanawha
Huntington
Mr. Meadows
Appalachian Power Co. takes over local electric operations
Appalachian Electric Power Co. has assumed operation of the local electric company after securing a franchise from Point Pleasant City Council and other Mason and Jackson County municipalities. The Messenger was first to publish the negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
W. VA
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Local Electric Company
Mason
Jackson Counties
the Messenger
Two Huntington Drivers Held On Intoxication Charges
Arrested Tuesday evening for operating cars while intoxicated, Rush Williamson and W R Varney, both of Huntington. Williamson fined 50 dollars and costs by Magistrate Sam Taylor. Varney’s case continued. Mrs. H C Wilhelm patient at Holzer Hospital after foot infection surgery. condition good.
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Liamson
W. R. Varney
Huntington
Williamson
Sam Taylor
Varney
Point Pleasant
Channings Wilhelm
Holzer Hospital
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