Several Divorces Are Granted
Docketed circuit court cases concluded before noon with pleas of guilty for D. E. Bailey and Harold Bush Jr. Fine payments ordered. Harl McGown pleaded guilty to an assault with six months in Mason County Jail and fines. Civil judgment for Torali Morrison vs R C Emrick. Multiple divorces decreed including Ida A Harrison against Edgar Harrison with custody, alimony, and name restoration for Evelyn Marie Lobsiger. Custody rulings issued for several children and military payment stop advised for Mrs Siders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Miller
Ripley
Ernest Hesson
D. E. Bailey
Harold Bush, Jr
Bush
Bailey
Harl McGown
Samuel Beller
Beller
Mason County
Coats
Torali Morrison
R. C. Emrick
Ida A. Harrison
Edgar
Cecil Harrison
William H. Linville
Minerva Linville
Johnnie Hosehar
Inez Hoschar
Evelyn Marie Lobsiger
Robert
Lobsiger
Evelyn Marie Childers
Zella Mattox
Everett Mattox
Worthy C. Siders
Christobelle Mondee Sidders
Robert H. Siders
Siders
Warren W. Sydenstricker
Mary Eliza Sydenstricker
Frederick L. Newell
Reba Juanita Newell
Mary Ruth Keeton
Albert Ray Keeton
Mary ‘Ruth Foreman
Graham Station Man Fined by Magistrate
CHESHEN PLEASANT Chester M Clarke of Graham Station arraigned before a local magistrate on charges related to threatening his wife Helen Clarke of New Haven. Clarke refused to plead, fined 25 dollars and costs. Mrs Curke filed a peace warrant alleging threats to kill. He admitted the charge and posted a $500 bond to keep the peace for one year. Melvin Pratt confessed to beating his wife and paid a fine. Piatt, arraigned previously for the same offense, was named Lorena Piatt as the complainant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Pratt
Piatt
Lorena Piatt
Property Tax Collected by Sheriff’s Deputies in Six Districts
Sittings for the collection of property taxes will be held by sheriff's deputies beginning Sept. 19 and continuing through Sept. 20. Deputy Tara Morrison will be assisted by his wife in six districts north of the Kanawha with Deputy Willard Hesson in the three districts below the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Tara Morrison
Kanawha
Willard Hesson
Meigs High Opens Season with Friday Night Clash
The POINT PLEASANT Senior High School football team hosts Middleport on Friday night September 14 to start the season. Few local players bring prior game experience, signaling a hopeful yet untested squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs Point Pleasant
Middleport
Point Pleasant Personals Highlights Local Visits
E H Arnett was a business visitor in Huntington Friday. Mrs J R Kinder of LaCrosse Wisconsin returned home after visiting Mrs E E Heiner. Sarah Maddox and daughters Bess Maddox and J C Franklin returned from Galene where they visited a relative. Edward Biddle and brother G G Patterson spent Thursday with friends in St Marys. C E Hoge returned from Huntington visiting sister in law Lily Hogg. Max Dye and children Betsy and Michael of Belle spent the weekend with her mother Hess Gygax. Gail Faires visited in Gloucester over the weekend. Reba Foster of Chesapeake and Kathleen Foster of Charleston visit Aunt Mrs Homer Smith in Leon. The latter is on garation from Mt State Hospital in Charleston. The Misses Katherine and Carlie Beaver returned to Leon after visiting Miss Mary Jo Hayman and Mrs Mary Fisher in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Arnett
Huntington
J. R. Kinder
LaCrosse
Wis
E. E. Heiner
Sarah Maddox
Bess Maddox
J.C. Franklin
Galene
Edward Biddle
G. G. Patterson
St. Marys
C. E. Hoge
Lily Hogg
Max Dye
Betsy
Michael
Belle
Hess Gygax
Gail Faires
Glouster
Reba Foster
Chesapeake
Wic
Kathleen Foster
Charleston
Homer Smith
Leon
Mt. State Hospital
Katherine
Car=lie Beaver
Mary Jo Hayman
Mary Fisher
Columbus
Recent Births In Mason Reported At Mason City
Mason area births list newborns to Albert Castle and wife at 204 Sth St a daughter to Thomas Higgins and wife Marty Leota a daughter to Sgt Lester Zirkle of Daytonia Beach Florida whose wife is daughter of L J Ruttencter of Mason City twins born to David Herdman and wife of Baden Ridge a daughter to Cpl William Sprouse and wife of Mason City named John William
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Albert Castle
Sth
Thomas Higgins
Marty Leota
Lester Zirkle
Daytonia Beach
Filas
L. J. Ruttencutter
Mason City
David Herdman
Baden Ridge
Cpl
William Sprouse
John William
Chester Social And Personal Highlights Across Families
Chester and nearby areas report social visits and family events. Charles Kimes and Ceil spent the weekend with Hannan Cleland. Misses Carol Van Meter and Betty Kimes visited relatives. Sgt Homer Powell, recently released from German captivity, is reassigned to a Florida camp. Jimmie Kimes shared a birthday with his grandfather Guy Singer. Howard Knight reenlisted as a teacher after a U S Army discharge. The Clelands moved to a new home in Columbus, relatives visited, and Ben Tracy Sr and family plan to visit Seaman Tracy in Akron as his health improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Charley Kimes
Ceil
Max Cleland
Columbus
Hannan Cleland
R. C. Windsor
C. BE. Roecher
Carol van Meter
Betty Kimes
Parkersburg
Homer Powell
Florida
Jimmie Kimes
Guy Singer
Ward Kimes
Jimmie
Singer
Opal Holden
J. S. Frank
Homer Frank
Union Furnace
Howard Knight
U. S. Army
Pomeroy ‘High School
Ross Cleland
Ernest Jeroteman
Sadie
Louisville
Jeroleman
Anna Powell
Shade Social And Personal Notes
Shade Social notes recount weekend visits among residents. Charles Bobo hosted Ed ward Fisher of Columbus. Wil liam Bobo visiting Athens. grandsons Dick and Donnie Bobo from Lancaster. Several families, including Perry, Fultz, Janis, Ralph Perry, and Jeffers, plus Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Williams, are mentioned with various short visits and plans in Shade and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade
Charles Bobo
Edward Fisher
Columbus
William Bobo
Athens
Dick and
Donnie Bobo
Lancaster
Sultry Weather Continues in Mason Area
POINT PLEASANT The weather stayed hot through the past week with Saturday’s temperature at 96 degrees, the second highest reading of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason Soldier Is Taken From Prison
Mr and Mrs H M Greenlee have been advised by the War Department that their son Pvt Leslie M Greenlee taken prisoner at Corregidor has been rescued from a Japanese prisoner of war camp and is being returned to the United States in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
H. M. Greenlee
War Department
Pvt
Leslie M. Greenlee
Corregidor
United States
Church Members Hold Picnic at Sacred Heart Mason City
The Rev Fr Bogdanski from Milwaukee conducted a mission at Sacred Heart Catholic Church here. On Sunday local church members were guests of the Mason City church for a picnic hosted to close the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Point Pleasant
Bogdanski
Milwaukee
Wis
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Mason City
PAC Fails To Put Over Its Fight for Bigger Benefits
In Columbus Democratic lawmakers aligned with CIO backers to push for broader unemployment relief. Governor Lausche, with Republican support, secured immediate Aug 15 start for a $5 weekly increase, while labor groups pressed for more liberal definitions of suitable employment and longer benefits. A key labor amendment was defeated by a Republican majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PAC
Columbus
CIO
Organized Labor
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Edward Welsh
Montgomery
McKnight reunion at Dounie cabin Salem Center
Carpenter News Notes reports the McKnight reunion at the Dounie cabin in Salem Center on Sunday, Sept. 2 with 48 attendees. A potluck dinner followed by readings by Mrs. E. J. Tracy and Mrs. Frank Nelson. The oldest guest was Mrs. Mame Dounie of Dunbar, W V who turned 93 last April. The youngest was Allen Turner Dounie, four months, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Dounie of Cincinnati. Also listed are visits from the Sisson couple of Columbus and other relatives, plus notes on overnighters and weekend guests connected to Wilkesville and Ashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Dounie
Salem Center
E. J. Tracy
Frank Nelson
Mame Dounie
Dunbar
W.va
Allen Turner Dounig
Mary T. A. Dounie
Cincinnati
Raymond Sisson
Columbus
Guy Gorby
W. W. Ogdin
Wilkesville
Ora Nelson
J.R. Ogdis
W. R. Ogdin
Jackie Lau
G. C. Swearingen
Storys Run Social And Personal Notes
Charles David Ward, son of Mr and Mrs Wesley Ward, injured when his hand caught in a cream separator breaking his thumb and cutting three fingers. Rev B L Durst and family of Cheshire visited Mrs Anna Ward and son Cpl Charles Ward and wife. Mr and Mrs Allen Hewitt and Miss Opal Stahl Columbus spent the weekend with Mrs Hewitt's parents, Mr and Mrs Ernest Black. Friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Wesley F Ward Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles David Ward
Wesley Ward
B. L. Durst
Cheshire
Anna Ward
Cpl
Charles Ward
Allen Hewitt
Opal Stahl
Columbus
Wesley F. Ward
Hannan Funeral Held at Swan Creek in Family Reunion
Funeral services for Mrs. Katie Hannan of Swan Creek were held at the Swan Creek Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Relatives from Groveport Addison Columbus and Waynesboro attended the service for a woman linked to the Hannan and Ward families. Surviving kin include daughter Wanda Priddy and several grandchildren and siblings. The event marked a family reunion honoring Cpl. Charles W. Ward returning from Italy for a 30 day furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Ward
Italy
Leo Hartman
Groveport
Sara Thomas
Louise
Ada Reed
Marshall Ward
Chauncey
Raymond Fife
Mid
Dieport
Osborne Eee
Farley
Cheshire
Bessie Fife
John Hannan
Ters
Wanda Priddy
R. Thompson
Addison
Truman
O. Rexrode
Charleston
Barcus
Columbus
Josie Wyat
W. Ward
Anna JSON
Waynesboro
Ward
Wesley F
Albert Watsop
Rich Ward and Children
Imond
Gallipolis
Katie Hannan
Swan Creek
Swan Creek Methodist Church
Laurel Cliff Social Notes Highlights Around Meigs County
Laurel Cliff notes list visits among residents from Columbus Canton and Zanesville with relatives and fair attendance. Individuals include Mrs Nile Hysell Mrs Lou Diehl Mr M A Howell Miss Cheryl Jane Parker Miss Jeannie Parker Sam Turner and families from Harrisonville Langsville and Zanesville with dog show winnings and a Cottage prayer meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Cliff
Nile Hysell
Columbus
Lou Diehl
M. A. Howell
Walter Walker
Fritz Stahl
New Marshfield
Louella Stahl
Meigs County
Shirley
Jean Poulton
Canton
R. A. Howell
Walter Smith
Lewis Diehl
Jeannie Parker
Sam Turner
Foreign Service
Hugh Ferguson
Lloyd Thomas
Langsville
Clifford Jacobs
James Gilmore
Ivan Diehl
Thelma Leifheit
Dayton
Victor Leifheit Zue
Victor Leifheit
Meigs County Fair
James Radford
Kathryn Valentine
Zanesville
Wanda
Betty Ann Jacobs
Maynard Moore
Reverend Jacobs
Sammy Lewis
Portland
Orville Allen
New Court Actions Filed in Gallia Saturday
Suits filed in Gallia County Dommion Pleas Court Saturday include three divorces. Helen Jean Bickers seeks to enjoin William Bickers from selling property and to set aside conveyances. they married March 30, 1943, and held two farms and other assets. Paul M Webb seeks divorce custody and funds control for six children from Helen Webb, with an allotment money dispute. Miriam Whitney seeks divorce from Hollis D Whitney on grounds of wilful absence and seeks injunction to keep him from selling 18.4 acres in Green Township for alimony. They married November 22, 1922, and have no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Dommion Pleas Court
Helen Jean Bickers
William Berson Bickers
Indianapolis
Bidwell Rt
Paul M. Webb
Helen Webb
Miriam Whitney
Hollis D. Whitney
Green Township
Local Notes On Delayed Travel Visits And Guests
Kanauga residents share news of weekly visits and out-of-town guests. Families from Charleston Huntington Toledo Columbus and Point Pleasant stop by or host relatives. sailors and workers return home on leave while others plan trips to LaGuardia Field and Miami. General chatter records names places and brief activities.
Ely Funeral Held Today for Mrs. Rilla Ely
Mrs. Rilla Ely of Cheshire dies from a self inflicted gunshot wound after a period of ill health. Widow of Dr. Charles E. Ely, she leaves daughter Heather Shaver and farmer Hortie Shaver of Gallia County. Last rites were held at Coates-Rawlings Funeral Home Middleport with interment at Gravel Hill Cemetery, Cheshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rilla Shaver
Ely
Cheshire
Holst Hospital
Charles E. Ely
Gallia County
Kyger
Gallipolis Social Notes Guests of Ward Family
Guests of Mr and Mrs George Ward and daughter Edna included Mr and Mrs Charles Mason of Long Beach California and their twelve year old daughter en route to Newport News Virginia. Warrant Officer James S King son in law of the Wards and his wife Goldie Ward and their nine year old son Keith arrived after twenty years in the U S Navy with much foreign service and two years in China and the Philippines. They were evacuated in 1941 and spent months with her parents in Gallipolis before returning to California to await King’s discharge now expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George Ward
Edna
Charles Mason
Long Beach
Calif
Newport News
Mason
U.S. Naval Service
Goldie Ward
United States Navy
Keith
California
King
Arso
Legion Picnic Returns At Gallipolis After Long Hiatus
The American Legion picnic at the old Fair grounds in Gallipolis drew about 150 veterans and families. Contests such as horseshoes and sack races preceded supper. Long tables held abundant foods from guest baskets and fried chicken provided by Post Commander Col. H. B. Ecker and prepared by Auxiliary Unit. String music featured a trio with guitar violin and Hawaiian guitar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
American Legion
Col
H. B. Ecker
Legion Hall
Gallia Academy High School Band announces full personnel
Gallia schools instrumental supervisor Carlos D Bradley releases the complete Gallia Academy High School Band roster. The list includes piccolos, flutes, clarinets, saxophones, horns, trombones, percussion, drum majors and twirlers. The first public appearance is planned for Point Pleasant on September 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Carlos D. Brad
Ley
Gallia Academy
Douglas Wetherbolt
Janice Cating
Anne Mitchell
Alice McKetzie
Helen Wood
Mary Campet
Earlene Saunders
Joan Shamblin
Jean Ecker
Joan Yeanger
Vilma Gabrielli
Jonnie Lou Baker
Marianna Null
Jean Davis
Joan Mills
Mary Lupton
Jane Notter
Janice Folden
Arlene Saunders
Dorothy Skinner
Patty Fife
Marion Jefffers
Joan Bachus
Allo
Jane Haskins
Dan Caldwell
la- Donna Ecker
Paul Frame
Roseanne Baker
Betty Mackenzie
Charlene Robinson
Marjorie White
Richard Carter
Bob Maddox
Gladys]Reese
Nevolean Cromeens
Lea
Don Black
Naida Spear
Bradley
Point Pleasant
Aged Gallia Mother Dies Saturday Night
Martha Wright Prose 81 died Saturday night at home of son in law and daughter County Auditor Mrs Emmett Slagle in Gallia after five weeks illness. Husband preceded her in death. Survived by son Omer Prose and daughter Mrs Slagle. One grandson Lieut Ernest Earl Prose in the Air Force in Germany. Funeral by Rev Jennings Cremeans at Salem Church Tuesday at 2 with burial in cemetery there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Martha Wright Prose
Emmett Slagle
Gallia
Omer Prose
O. E
Slagle
Ernest Earl Prose
Air Force
Germany
Jennings Cremeans
Salem Church
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Athens Messenger
Mason County Court
Graham
Roy Christy
U.S
Grover Christy
Edna R. Dean
Roy Eisel
Logan
W. Va
Ben
Allen Clayton
F. Tracy
Sjr
Akron
Seaman Tracy
Rhode Island
Ben FL Tracy, Sr
Navy
Ben Tracy, Jr. Tl
Naval Hospital
George Maloy
Teckle
Fisher
R. F. Perry
Riley Fultz
Mrs. Mont Janis
Ralph Perry
John Jeffers
Kate Sinclair
Laverne Chesser
Albany
Gulf Filing Station
Jake Whipple
West Virginia
Onin
Don Carl
Kingsbury
Oaf Williams
Delmer and
Pearl
Har- Tivonvills
Lester
Isenogle
Fifth Air Force
188Th Parachute Infantry
Atausi Airfield
Carpenter News
Hannan
Kanauga
Leslie Deem
John Wartenberg
Owen Black
Verlie Conway
Joan
Pomeroy
Elizabeth Adams
Edith Dunn
Washington
Freda
Rachel
George Martin
City
Samuel Giles
Eva Swain
C. A. Davis
Herkeley Wright
Eddie Wright
W. O. Saunders
Ray
Florence R. Houck
Leroy Lester
Mabel Dubey
Toledo
Walter Schoonover
Iva
Betty Comstock
Luther Lee
Charles Sewards
LaGuardia Field
New York
T.W.A
Charles DeWitt
Clarence Rollins
Eleanor
Eddie Pennelton
Clarence Wamsley
Basil Crews
Patriot
J. D. Crews
Kenneth Black
Miami
Carl Oliver
Gene Lambert
C. G. Hill
Beverly
William Woodall
Ralph Walker
Wyetheville
Luther Hix
Lin
Coln Ables
Wade
Robert E. Hannegan
Evan Davis
Congress
F. S. Bolar
Cora
J. C
Gallipolis Social Notes
Legion
Milan
Ankara
Turkey
Gall
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Sinatra
Jose
Tokyo
Japan
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E Pinktan
Beaco
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Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Inland City
N.Y
Pepei-Cola Bottling C9
Rio Grande
Ee Wah
D Dane Clark
Raymond Massey
Alan Handrea
John Ridgelt
Robert FL
Warner Smash
JASM
TNC
Flying Tiger
Robert L Scorn
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