Nelsonville Considers Sunday Beer Parlor Closures
Nelsonville city council on first reading proposed an ordinance to close all beer parlors from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight. Violations carry fines from 19 to 100 dollars. The council also adopted two health board ordinances regulating swine keeping and garbage disposal.
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Nelsonville
Kennedy
Nelson
Keplar
Powell
Raynould
Tignor
Huddy
City Board of Health
Proceeds of Home-Coming Reported in Buchtel
Proceeds totaling 114.55 were raised from two weeks of selling combination tickets for the Buchtel home-coming. Prizes went to a list of Nelsonville and area residents, with donations directed to St. Patrick's Church repair fund and other local needs. Rebuild plans include a new roof and false ceiling at St. Patrick's Mall, under the guidance of Rev. Father Cornelius Gallagher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchtel
York Township
E. L. Koehler
John Kelso
John Reed
Marie Warehime
Porter Sweazy
Nelsonville
Mary McDonald
Deanville
F. FE. May
Mildred May
Washington
Kate Lafollette
J@ py
Elsie Bookman
Buehtel
C. W. Backus Lumber Company
M. EB. Church
Ie Lumber Company
Porter Schiey
St. Patrick's Church
St. Patrick's
St. Patrick's Mall
Cornelius Gallagher
Funeral services for Mrs. R. H. Jackson in Nelsonville
Large crowd from all walks of life gathers at First Presbyterian Church for the funeral of Mrs. R H Jackson. Rev John Lloyd Evans leads the service with organist Miss Bowen and a hymn program. Pallbearers from Glenford Dugan Post assist. interment follows at Greenlawn mausoleum. Out of town attendees include Erle C Jackson Philadelphia and numerous Columbus and Zanesville residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
R. H. Jackson
First Presbyterian Church
the Legion Auxiliary
The
Eastern Star
Church
John Lloyd Evans
Jackson
John Burrough
Anne R. Cousin
John G. Whittier
Glenford Dugan Post
Greenlawn
Erle C. Jackson
Philadelphia
Frank G. Cooley
Frank Cooley III
New York City
Sylvia E. Cooley
Columbus
W. B. Adams. Worthington
Carroll Lines
Gay Livingston
Emmett Preston
Anthony Yoerner
Irene Powers
Joe Rowley
Logan
Daisy Foster Brown
F. X. Rauch
Ralph Dupler
J. H. Gross
Virginia Knecht
Alberta Grones
Athens
Hayes Packer
Shawnee
Ed Mills
Zanesville
J. J. Hoodlett
Lancaster
W. W. Kelley
Cleveland
Kimberly preaching service announced in Kimberly center
A preaching service is planned Tuesday evening September 15 at 7 45 at the Community Center in Kimberly. The event is under the auspices of the Church of the Nazarene of Nelsonville with Pastor W L Williams in charge.
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Kimberly
Church of the Nazarene of
Nelsonville
W. L. Williams
Brown Funeral Arrangements For Albert Henry Brown
Nelsonville Alfred Henry Brown of Murray City died Sunday. Funeral services are set for 2:00 p m Wednesday with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Albert Henry Brown
Murray City
Greenlawn Cemetery
Rio Grande College enrolls 79 students
Registration at Rio Grande College stands at 79 students, down 21 from the same period last year, signaling a dip in enrollment.
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Rio Grande
Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Doanville Couple Plans 1942 Gallipolis Wedding
Mr and Mrs T J Thomas announce the marriage of their son Thomas to Miss Nellie Stalter daughter of Mr and Mrs William Stalter The Plains Gallipolis on September 9 1942. The groom a Pomeroy employee is a Nelsonville high school 1940 graduate and they will reside The Plains after the ceremony.
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Doanville
T. J. Thomas
Thomas
Nellie Stalter
William Stalter
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Nelsonville
the Plains
James Hamer Dies At New Lexington
James Hamer aged 52 died this morning at his home in New Lexington. He is survived by his wife Ruth Hamer and sons Edward and George, three sisters Mrs Maude Penn Murray City Mrs Lea Fick Nelsonville and Miss Nellie Hamer a Nelsonville teacher, and three brothers George Hamer Detroit Ralph Hamer Phoenix and Harry Hamer Zanesville. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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Nelsonville
James Hamer
New Lexington
Ruth Hamer
Edward
George
Maude Penn
Murray City
Lea Fick
Nellie Hamer
George Hamer
Detroit
Mich
Ralph Hamer
Phoenix
Arizona
Harry Hamer
Zanesville
Blimes Family Contributes To War Effort In 1940s
Nelsonville family members enlist in naval reserves with Junior and Bill training in Chicago while George remains in the Navy. Mary works at Wright Field Dayton and aids church missions. Brother-sister pairings serve at Wright and Patterson Fields, with multiple family members buying War Bonds.
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Nelsonville
Bill Blimes
Harry Blimes
Naval
Chicago
George
Navy
Junior
Bill
Wayne, Mich
Mary
Wright Field
Dayton
Wright and Patterson Fields
Blimes
Roll First Matches in City League Opens
In Nelsonville Brooks Shoes and Wilson Bros. each won two games against Barbers Service and Galvin's Sohio. Johnny Johnson led with 203 and 577. Tonight Neiman Auto Supply faces Wilson Bros. at 8.
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Nelsonville
Brooks Shoes
Wilson Bros
Barbers Service
Galvin
Sohio
Johnny Johnson
Neiman Auto Supply
Licenses To Wed In Gallipolis Dominate Week
Gallipolis probate court issues licenses at nearly six per day with 85 granted in the first half of the month. Latest applicants include W F Hall and Freda Tolliver both 21 Sophia W V Carl Johnson 21 and Marie Stanley 21 Huntington and others from Huntington Belle W Va Webster Springs and Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. F. Hall
Freda M. Tolliver
Sophia
Carl Johnson
Marie Stanley
Huntington
Charles F. Williams
Joanna Bowers
Dunbar
W. Va
William Brocks
Mayme E. Stretcher
Springfield
Houston Adkins
Luella Christy
Willis Crumb
Virginia Fox
Delaware
Clarence
White
Wanda M. Jackson
Belle
Lester Cunningham
Pansy Saunders
Webster Springs
Elmer Schopp
Marjie Glenn
Columbus
Jack Lee Adams
Freddie Lee Martin
Richard Meadows
Vera Holley
Glenwood
John S. Weekly
Mary L. Gibson
Raymond Moore
Phyllis Payne
Proctorville
Charles D. Stephens
Joetta Durnell
Athens
Purchase of Siren Being Considered in Nelsonville
Nelsonville Civilian Defense Council met at City Hall to discuss buying and installing an air raid siren. Frank G. Smith led the session with Don Sheffield reporting defense plans. Win Bols outlined salvaged material dispatch and upcoming campaign details, plus new classes for wardens auxiliary policemen and firefighters pending first aid instructor availability.
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Nelsonville
Civilian Defense Council
City Hall
Frank G. Smith
Win Bols
Bols
Logan
Don Sheffield
Coolville Social Briefs Highlights Weekend Visits
Local notes show Olive Parrish Myrtie Runion and Gertrude Barth hosting a regional Future Homemakers meeting at Parrish cabin. Wilma Wyer from Chicago visited Melha Morrison. Many residents spent Labor Day weekend with relatives in East Liverpool Ravenna Athens and Columbus areas.
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Delphin Creeger
John Lowe
Bobbie
Margaret Hooper
Athens
Charlies Walker
Columbus
H. C. Blair
Ronald Kincade
Ravenna
Harold McBride
E. M. Daugherty
Belle Findling
Alfred
Ira Burnfield
Vera Daugherty
Stuffed Alligator On Display At Store In Gallipolis
A five foot stuffed alligator, taken from the Ohio River near Portsmouth, is shown at Ernest Day's novelty store on Sec ond Ave near Court St. The gator was placed in an illuminated artificial pond and electrocuted by a lighted bulb. An earlier three foot alligator escaped from a Garfield Ave home and was seen in the river over the years.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Ernest Day
Second Ave
Court St
Day
Portsmouth
Garfield Ave
Sherman White
Gallipolis WCTU County Convention at First Baptist
The Gallipolis County convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union will be held at the First Baptist Church. The program will begin at 1 30 p m on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Women's Christian Temperance Union
First Baptist Church
Point Pleasant Teachers Leave Mason County Schools
Principal Robert H. Ferguson reports two teachers resign at week’s end in Mason County. Ina Joyce Craft of Charleston leaves as physical education instructor amid first assignment. Lewis Howells departs as vocal and instrumental music teacher for a higher paid post at East Bank High School.
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Point Pleasant
Robert H. Ferguson
Ina Joyce Craft
Charleston
Lewis Howells
East Bank High School
Kanawha County
Craft
Howells
Buffalo High School
Mary Jo Blackburn
Mason
Benjamin Franklin
Emma Wise
Leon H. Putz
Bernice Huddleston
Sallie Lou Musgrave Steenbergen
Franklin
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Putz
Marietta
Musgrave
Wahama High School
Ferguson
Orders In Land Condemnation Pay $10 450 In City
Circuit court orders the state to pay Lena and D L Cottrill 4000 for 0.157 acres at Kanawh a and 14th Sts S C Wilhelm 650 for 0 016 acres on Jefferson Blvd and Harry Foglesong for Lucinda Foglesong 6000 for 0 181 acres on 22nd St plus 1050 awarded to J G F Johnson for a lawn strip on Jefferson Blvd The state road commission filed exceptions and a jury trial recessed awaiting further action.
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Point Pleasant
J. G. F. Johnson
Lena
D. L. Cottrill
Kanawha and
14Th Sts
C. Wilhelm
Jefferson Blvd
Harry Foglesong
Lucinda Foglesong
22Nd St
Johnson
State Road Commission
J. A. Friese
Robert Newberry
A. L. McClure
W. E. Rayburn
C. W. Jackson
A. W. Jilmden
G. K. Burdette
J. A. Pickens
R. G. Holland
G. A. Windon
D. W. Wolfe
Lloyd Casto
Kyle Harper
Beckley
W. T. McComas
Charleston
Mr. Johnson
George G. Somerville
F. G
Raymond Musgrave
Two Divorces Granted in Point Pleasant Court
Judge Lewis H. Miller approved two divorce decrees in Point Pleasant. Ora Honaker gained custody of eight children from Winifred R. Honaker, and Ada Francis VanMeter received custody of two from Robert W. VanMeter. The Somerville report for the Moore estate noted a gross $14,933 with real estate sales $11,253 not realized, and $5,575 in personal property including nearly $3,000 cash.
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Point Pleasant
Lewis H. Miller
FE. J. Somerville
Peter H. Steenhergen
Morgan Moore
Ora Honaker
Winifred R. Honaker
Ada Francis VanMeter
Robert W. VanMeter
Somerville
Mary Moore
Steenbergen
Miss Moore
Lula Moore Drangent
Bruce Chapel
Mercers Bottom Episcopal
Seven teaching posts remain in Point Pleasant district
The Point Pleasant board of education reports seven one room teaching positions are still open plus a physical education instructor at the Junior High and a principal at Hannan High. Mike Wisman, injured in the Arbuckle highway crash on Sept 9, was moved from Point Clinic to his Coal River home near St Albans. A marriage license has been issued to Robert Lee Smith and Maxine Lillian Payne, both of Point Pleasant. Gallia County wheat growers are informed that the fly free date for sowing in this section is Oct 7.
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Point Pleasant
Board of Education
Hannan High
Mike Wisman
Arbuckle
Point Clinic
Coal River
St. Albans
Robert Lee Smith
Maxine Lillian Payne
Gallia
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Birthday Dinner Surprise in Point Pleasant
Sheriff and Mrs. F B Lieving were surprised by family visiting from Kaylong to celebrate Mrs Lieving's birthday with a bountiful dinner. Irvin Lieving, Riley Frye, Oris Lieving and their families joined the gathering.
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Point Pleasant
F. B. Lieving
Irvin Lieving
Riley Frye
Oris Lieving
Kaylong
Women’s Union to Meet at Main St Baptist Church
The Women’s Union of the Main St Baptist Church will hold its monthly business and social meeting at the church Tuesday evening at o’clock. Vice president Mrs. Delbert Staats will preside. program by Mrs. Garret Green themed “The ABC’s of Christian Education.” Decorations by Mrs. Gordon C. Jackson and others. New church members invited as guests, dress as country schoolgirls.
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Woman's Union of
Main St. Baptist Church
Delbert Staats
Garret Green
Christian Education
Gordon C. Jackson
J. C. Slack
Mary Long
Holly Simmons
Local Social Notes From Gallia and Nearby Areas
Mr and Mrs Edward Green of Gallia Ohio spent Sunday with their daughter Mrs Mervin Chapman and family in Henderson. Miss Lula Meadows missionary with Main Street Baptist Church returns from Huntington after her father Albert Meadows death. Miss Ann Heslop from Charleston assists Appalachian employees as temporary cashier in the local office. Faye Mann and infant Faye Maxine discharged from Holzer Hospital and at home on Jefferson Blvd. Miss Mary Helmes Mason County Insurance Agency on vacation. Sherman Raines of Charleston meter man checks Appalachian Power Co system for new local owners.
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Edward Green
Gallia
Mervin Chapman
Henderson
R. G. Ellis
City
Huntington Hospital
Emil Knight
Hartford
T. KE. Blessing
Herman Kearns
Chillicothe
Audra Blessing
Daniel Simmons
Stuntington
Holly Simmons
Viand St
Lula Meadows
Main Street Baptist Church
Huntington
Albert Meadows
Ann Heslop
Charleston
Miss Heslop
S. Channings Wilhelm
Faye Mann
Faye Maxine
Holzer Hospital
Jefferson Blvd
C. G. Billups
Lakeside
Cleveland
Mary Helmes
Mason County Insurance Agency
Sherman Raines
Appalachian Power Co
Arrests in City at Week-End Report
FOINT PLEASANT Blaine and Nellie Vance were arrested for drunkenness and fined five dollars plus costs after arraignment before Magistrate Sam Taylor. Gerald Pierson, Buck Greenlee, Leon, Edwin Hern, and others in Lexington were released to Mayor Kindel after drunkenness arrests. Beckley residents Robert Rhoades Clendenin and John Farley were fined ten dollars and costs for disorderly conduct by Magistrate Taylor. Charles Withers, found drunk on Shadle Bridge with a large sum of money, posted a fifteen dollar and seventy five cent cash bond for release.
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Foint Pleasant
Blaine
Nellie Vance
Sam Taylor
Gerald Pierson
City
Buck Greenlee
Leon
Edwin Hern
Lexington
Kindel
Robert
Rhoades
Clendenin
John Farley
Beckley
Taylor
Charles Withers
Shadle Bridge
Four Admit Guilt in County Court
Confessions in four felony cases were entered in circuit court yesterday. Roy McDade admitted stealing money from John Stevens and Ernest Carnutte confessed to theft of a car from Georgia F. Robbins, both receiving indefinite prison terms. William Hoschar and Ellis B. Kirkpatrick pleaded to burglary and theft of sheet lead, respectively, and were placed on four years probation with periodic court reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Roy McDade
John Stevens
Ernest Carnutte
Georgia F. Robbins
William Hoschar
Liverpool Salt and Coal Co
Hartford
Ellis B. Kirkpatrick
White Sulephur Springs
Bruce Chapel Centennial Draws About 200 Attendees
A 100th anniversary celebration at Bruce Chapel drew about 200 people. Rev. Frank T. Cady led the service with Rev. William C. Bowie assisting, and Bishop R. E. L. Strider delivered the sermon. A separate brief notes a newborn son Roy Lee to Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lee in Point Pleasant, weight 7 pounds 34 ounces.
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Foint
Bruce Chapel
Frank T. Cady
William C. Bowie
R. E. L. Strider
Point Pleasant
Roy Lee
Willie Lee
City
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