Mason County Parents Held for Neglect of Eight Daughters
Neathens: Messenger AES reports Mason County parents were held for neglect of eight young daughters. In Point Pleasant, Viand Street residents complain that wide open cutouts disturb sleep and daytime peace. north-south traffic on Viand Street surged after state road commission rebuilt it in 1942. The city ordinance bans cutouts but enforcement remains weak, similar to limited enforcement of profanity laws and other minor statutes.
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Messenger
Mason County
Point Pleasant
Viand St
14Th St
State Road Commission
Trial set for Charley Long on non-support charge
Will face court at 1 p.m. Saturday before a local magistrate in Point Pleasant. Complaint filed by his wife Rosa Long cites non-support. Civilian note adds evidence of a washing machine and an electric fan displayed in shop windows on Main Street as context.
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Point Pleasant
Charley Long
Gallipolis
Rosa Long
Main St
Officers Learn Story Of Children
Harry Wolfe and Bellah Wolfe, both aged in their 30s, face non support charges and possible counts of contributing to the delinquency of their eight daughters. Deputies arrested them after an overnight wake up call at a Main Street rooming house. The couple, employed at a nearby ordnance plant, earned about 95 dollars weekly. The eight daughters range from 18 months to 35 years. investigators found the children had meager meals and limited groceries.
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Sam A. Simmons
Point Pleasant
Harry Wolfe
Bellah Wolfe
William H. Bardin
Wolfe
Main St
Toral Morrison
Mason County
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Union District
Betty
Laura
Loretta
Ruth
Audry
Jeanette
Wilma
Mary Ellen
Morrison
Ernest Hesson
Ida C. Stanley
Bardin
Stanley
Mudlick Creek
Putnam County
Mattison
Hesson
Circuit Court
Refuse To Sell Lot In Business Area
Point Pleasant reports buyers of downtown business property cannot purchase the Murphy 5 and 10 store building. Rupert L Kayser cites flat sale status and lists parcels owned by Mrs Josephine Smith Columbus Mrs N Thabet and the J E McCombs estate Point Pleasant. Kayser notes several locals are interested in prime business locations.
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Point Pleasant
Rupert L. Kayser
Josephine Smith
Columbus
N. Thabet
J. E. McCombs
Kayser
River traffic holding up well on Ohio River
Point Pleasant official says wartime river movement remains buoyant with coal and oil as main cargoes. A separate case in Mason County details neglect and cruelty following a welfare complaint, leading to a man’s arrest and potential jail time if bonds aren’t posted.
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Ohio
Point Pleasant
Robert A. Heslop
Social notes and gatherings in Point Pleasant events
Miss Hild reth Armstrong and Miss Dorothy Watkins hosted dinner at the La Fayette Hotel Gallipolis for Harvard student Marguerite Asher guest of Mrs C G Bauerle and Mrs D M Park. Guests included Mrs L W Getty Mrs Parks Mrs Louise Roush Mrs Gretchen Kenny Miss Armstrong and Miss Wat lking. Miss Joan Jewell hosted a Tuesday bridge gathering at her Jefferson Blvd home with high prize going to Alice Marie Frye and Harriet Lewis. In attendance were Virginia Lewis and Doak Markley guests plus Mrs William Gygax, Mrs Raymond Spear, Miss Florence Krodel, Miss Lewis, Miss Frye and Miss Jewell. Mrs Sylva Anderson of Newport News Va. visiting with C O Parsons and relatives. She has worked in Hampton Rodes Port office for Embarkation Army Service Forces and expects it to close by year end. Mrs Lettie Jennings and family with Mrs Edward Bohn hosted guests Tuesday including Mrs Howard Stanzel West Carrollton Ohio Mrs Douglas Jennings and children Claire and Douglas Jr Mrs George Shiveley and Miss Margaret Bohn of Pomeroy Ohio.
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Point Pleasant
Hildreth Armstrong
Dorothy
Watkins
Lafayette Hotel
Gallipolis
Marguerite Asher
Harvard College
C. G. Bauerle
D. M. Park
Jericho Road
Miss Asher
Bauerle
L. W. Getty
Parks
Louise Roush
Gretchen Kenny
Armstrong
Watlking
Joan Jewell
Jewell
Jefferson Blvd
Bridge Club
Alice Marie Frye
Harriet Lewis
Virginia Lewis
Doak| Markley
William Gygax
Raymond Spear
Florence Krodel
Lewis
Frye
Miss Jewell
Sylva Anderson
Newport News
C. O. Parsons
Douglas Jennings
Claire and
Douglas, Jr
George Shiveley
Margaret Bohn
Pomeroy
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
E. C. Zepp
Richard. Fang
Methodist Church
C. E.sheline
Clifford Stalnaker
Holzer
Point Pleas
Max Tawney
Gallia Academy Eity
Glenville
Lafayette
West Virginia
Tol
Duke University
Durham
French Colony
D.A.R.C
Henderson
Coe
Fichwood
W. Va
Benmine Ca
Arthur Norman
J. M. Norman
Salinas
Calif
Sgt
Norman
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Lewis C. Bean, Jr
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Lewis Bean
Downie Moore
Marjorie Rathburn
Nancy
Columbus
R. H. Ruddell
Jessie Caldwell
Ohio Produce Company
California
New Orleans
Harry Cameron
Carl Lynn
Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital
Charles McGinnis
Betty Hean
Pat
Cleveland
McGinnis
Navy
Robert L. Evans
J. C. Waters
Howe McCormick
Fred Gillette
Bobby
Townville
Mason County men called for pre induction exams
Miss Jean Rice, clerk of the local selective service board, said 43 Mason County men had been called up for pre induction physical examination. They were directed to report at the American Legion Building on Viand Street at 7:45 am on Friday September 21. Mrs James B Couch underwent major surgery at Holzer Hospital Thursday for an internal tumor that had troubled her months.
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Point Pleasant
Jean Rice
Selective Service Board
Mason County
American, Legion
Viand St
Hospital Point Pleasant
James
Couch
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis Social Notes and Marriages Update
Gallia and Akron matches in local social notes. Lois Lee Sheline and Cpl. Lewis D. Coe wed in a single ring ceremony read by Rev. W Scott Westerman at Grace Methodist Church. Our House remains under Ohio History Society management with partial operation and steady visitor growth amid eased gas rules.
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Gallipolis
Raymond Sheline
Lois Lee
Cpl
Lewis D. Coe
Lewis Coe
Akron
W. Scott Westerman
Grace
Services in Gallipolis Churches Sunday lineups
Sunday services listed for Gallipolis churches with times for worship Sunday School and specific programs. Notable items include J Edward Hakes returning after four weeks vacation at First Baptist, Grace Methodist afternoon nursery and youth groups, Presbyterian morning worship 10:30, St. Peter's Episcopal Sunday 7:30 pm with 11 am communion first Sunday, Church of God 9:15 Sunday School, Nazarene 9:30 Sunday School and 8 pm service, and Go Overseas note for Lt. Col. Harry Pockras announcement.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist
J. Edward Hakes
Bible
Hakes
Grace Methodist
W. Scott Westerman
Church School
L. L. Lovett
First Presbyterian
Theodore Valenti
ST. Peter’s Episcopal
Charles G. Baird
Church OF Christ
Garfield Ave
Ted Waller
Paint Creek Baptist
Simday School
Hester Hill
By.p.u
Henry Doss
Am.e. John Gee Chapel
Mary Lou Henderson
John Casey
Young People’s Forum
Browning Recaps Summer Scholarship Offer
Gallia County tuberculosis and Health Association heard Principal William Browning report a Michigan offer for an eleven month Public Health Service scholarship toward an M.A. in public health Browning said he preferred to remain as Gallipolis school principal and continue his duties.
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Gallipolis
Lincoln School
William Browning
Gallia
Fire at Robinson Repair Shop Causes Minor Damage
Gallipolis fire crews were called to the Robinson Repair Shop on Pine Street near Third Avenue at midnight Thursday. A drum of varnish caused a small blaze that was extinguished before firefighters arrived, with only varnish loss and minor damage reported.
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Gallipolis
City
Robinson
Pine Street
Third Avenue
Secretary warns wartime fat salvage still needed
The secretary of agriculture explains that America’s salvaged fats are still crucial for war production and civilian needs. He warns fats stocks are drained after four years of war and urges housewives not to ease salvage efforts, noting approval by USDA and OPA and industry funding.
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America
Gallipolis Soldiers Return to Civil Life
Gallipolis men honorably discharged from military service return home this week. Perry Maniskas served five years, in campaigns across North Africa, Italy, Sicily, and Germany. Johnny Mayes, once a German prisoner, arrives after discharge at Camp Atterbury with Purple Heart and two Oak Leaf Clusters. Don Judy and Alfred Arnold, Navy veterans, also return home. Edward F. Robinson, a Europe theater Army Air Force lieutenant missing in action, is expected soon to join his wife Janet Booth, with discharge at Camp Atterbury.
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Gallipolis
Lfe
Perry Maniskas
North Africa
Italy
Sicily
Germany
Johnny Mayes
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Don Judy
Alfred Arnold
Navy
Edward F. Robinson
Robinson
Janet Booth
Army Air Force
Europe
States
Hondo Air Field
Tex
Gallia Native Drummond Dies Near Mina Chapel
Charles Drummond 66 died at his home near Mina Chapel early Thursday. He had been bedfast a week, in declining health for a month. Born July 29, 1880 in Walnut Township, son of James and unknown Drummond. Survived by wife Sarah Saunders and three sons Set, Charles Jr., Carl on furlough, and Sam. a sister Mrs Hal Swartywaider and brother Sam in Huntington. Funeral plans pending until word from California.
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Gallipolis
Charles Drummond
Mina Chapel
Mr. Drummond
Walnut Township
James Drummond
Sarah Saunders
Set
J c Charles Drummond
Calif
Carl Drummond
Sam Drummond
Hal Ww. Swartywaider
R. 2
Huntington
California
Pimples Vanish Overnight With New Medicated Cream
Advert says a medicated cream named Kicerex dries pimples overnight. Users report rapid clearing and confident faces the next day. Money back guarantee if not convinced. Only 6 cents and sold by local merchants.
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