Seven Men Appear in Nelsonville Police Court
In Nelsonville Sunday morning seven men faced intoxication charges. John Leonard Savage of The Plains pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle under alcohol influence and was fined 100 dollars plus costs with possible driving rights suspension. Norman Koon of Deanville received a 50 dollar fine with costs suspended upon staying away from the city. Other defendants Nelsonville residents Jay Simms Emma Kesterson and J R Harris Hamden Edgar Warren Palsley Vinton Lewis Windle were fined five dollars plus costs or arranged payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
John Leonard Savage
the Plains
Herman Ogg
State Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Norman Koon
Deanville
Jay Simms
Emma Kesterson
J. R. Harris
Hamden
Edgar Warren Palsley
Vinton
Lewis Windle
Albert Sparks Dies at Haydenville
Albert Richard Sparks aged 16 dies suddenly at home in Haydenville. A Haydenville High School junior, he is survived by his father Wilbur sisters Judith and Ladonna and grandparents Mr and Mrs Sam Mount. Funeral plans not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Albert Richard Sparks
Albert Sparks
Haydenville
Wilbur
Judith
Ladonna
Sam Mount
Greens Run Resident Alva Cunningham Dies at 59
Nelsonville funeral services set for Tuesday at 10 in Maplewood Cemetery Glouster for Alva Cunningham of Greens Run aged 59 who died Saturday. He left no close relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Alva Cunningham
Greens Run
Maplewood
Glouster
Nelsonville Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Marital News
Nelsonville social column notes regular Eudora Chapter OES meeting at 7:30 PM at the Masonic Temple. Audrey Hall Trendway, daughter of Mrs Ina Hall, wed David W. Trendway in Little Rock Arkansas. Mr Trendway serves at Camp Robinson. Other locals host and visit relatives including Stover, Kessinger, and Washburn families and travelers from Columbus Detroit Wheeling Wayne Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Eudora Chapter O.es
Masonic Temple
Arkansas
Ina Hall
East Hudson St
Columbus
Audrey
David W. Trendway
Margaret Trendway
First Christian Church
Little Rock
Trendway
Camp Robinson
Harry Davis
Hampton Christian Stationed in Virginia at Camp Picket
Hampton L. Christian of Nelsonville Ohio has been inducted into the Army and is stationed at the Medical Replacement Center Camp Pickett Virginia. His training emphasizes medical and evacuation maneuvers, with duties as a Medical Department soldier supporting the Army’s effort to conserve fighting strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Pickett
Army of the United States
Hampton L. Christian
Rt. 1
Nelsonville
Ohio
Sunday Ball Game Halted by Weather
Nelsonville cancels baseball game between Dayton Packers and Nelsonville All Stars due to inclement weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Dayton Packers
Nelsonville All- Stars
First Fall Meeting Of Masons Tonight
Nelsonville Philidorean Lodge No. 157 F and A M holds its first fall meeting at the Masonic Temple at 7 30 p m tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masons
Nelsonville
Philidorean Lodge
Masonic Temple
Potter Returns From 15 Day Furlough at Camp Hood
Private Ralph Potter has returned to Camp Hood Texas after a 15 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs John Potter and other relatives and friends in this brief personal notice from the local column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Potter
Camp Hood
Texas
Mrs
John Potter
Dowler Rites Set For Tuesday in Logan
Nelsonville widow Nelle Stracke Dowler will be laid to rest with services at the Lutheran Church in Logan after a prayer at her Nelsonville home. Rev. W M George of First Methodist will lead the prayer and Rev. A L Heyde will conduct the Logan service at two o'clock. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery, Logan. Dowler, librarian at Nelsonville Library, died suddenly Saturday at Grant Hospital Columbus after earlier surgery. The family marked their 25th anniversary June 12. She leaves husband Nelson Dowler a daughter Mrs Nelle Dowler Eliott and a grandson Jimmy Jr. all of Nelsonville. Her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Stracke of Logan and one brother Clarence of Detroit survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Sutton
Dayton
C. A. Stover
Manson Martin
Smithfield
E. J. Kessinger
Leighton Aumiller
Columbus
Co. E. Washburn
Richard Gibson
Ravenna
Dave Peters
Detroit
William J. Miller
Wheeling
C. BE. Washburn
Fred Craig
Evelyn
Wayne
Mich
Nelsonville
W. M. George
First Methodist Church
Nelle Stracke Dowler
Jackson St
Logan
A. L. Heyde
Oak Grove
Dowler
Nelson
Grant Hospital
Nelson Dowler
Nelle Stracke Dowler Eliott
Jimmy, Jr
Fred Stracke
Clarence
Gallipolis Social Notes from Santa Ana to Gallipolis
Social notes report a marriage between Sgt. John Davis Shadrach of Oak Hill and Mrs. Sydney Smeltzer Campbell of Gallipolis on April 9, with the bridegroom entering military service the next day. The column includes updates on local residents, Army and Navy assignments, parties, and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Santa Ana
Calif
John Davis Shadrach
Oak Hill
Sydney Smeltzer Campbell
Shadrach
Sergeant Shadrach
David Morgan
Thomas Smeltzer
Service Board Erected at Rio Grande
GALLIPOLIS The Raccoon Township Service Roster recently dedicated has been erected on the Rio Grande grade school campus along Route 45. Additional names will bring total to 60. This community project is sponsored by the Rio Grande Memorial Association and will be a permanent roster of local servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Raccoon Township
Rio Grande
Rio Grande Memorial Association
Armed Service
Mullins Placed on Two Year Probation
Roy Mullins a 35 year old East End resident pleaded guilty to harboring a fugitive from justice and was placed on two years probation and released from custody. John Rucker later indicted for breaking and entering the Vanco service station was found in Mullins home with gunshot wounds according to officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Roy Mullins
East End
John Rucker
Vanco
Mullins
Trooper Williams Enlists in Coast Guard in Charleston
Trooper W. C. Williams leaves Point Pleasant for Charleston to enlist in the Coast Guard for the war. He expects assignment to the St. Louis District. Williams is a native of Oak Hill West Virginia and joined after the local detachment expanded from three to five men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
W. C. Williams
Charleston
Coast Guard
St. Louis
Williamson
Oak Hill
W. Va
Court Denies Motion In Murder Trial
A circuit court judge overruled a motion to set aside the verdict of second degree murder in the State against Oscar Glenn Simpkins. Judge Lewis H. Miller delivered the ruling on Saturday in Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Oscar Glenn Simpkins
Lewis H. Miler
Death of Clifton Snodgrass in Racine West Virginia
Clifton Snodgrass, 89, died Saturday at Racine West Virginia. He was the father of Blair Snodgrass of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Clifton Snodgrass
Racine
W. Va
Blair Snodgrass
Somervilles Attend Carrie McMahon Funeral
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Somerville traveled to Wellsburg to attend the funeral of Mrs. Carrie McMahon, sister of Mrs. Somerville, who was a frequent visitor to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
R. E. Somerville
Wellsburg
Carrie McMahon
Somerville
Army trucks pass through Point Pleasant driven by women
Several Army trucks reported in Point Pleasant were noted as being driven by women. Local observation highlights female drivers among military traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Death of Father in Clarksburg Reported
Mrs. Harry Coyner received a telegram Saturday of the death of her father R. L. Mackall 70 at his Clarksburg home after a period of illness. Coyner's husband, a state patrolman, was away investigating a highway accident when the news arrived. They left for Clarksburg Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Harry Coyner
R. L. Mackall
Clarksburg
Coyner
Blain-Hensley Rites Held in Huntington
Announcement from Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Blain of Apple Grove notes the marriage of their daughter Virginia Blain to Dorsel Lee Hensley of St Albans and Huntington. The ceremony occurred September 6 at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church Huntington with Dr. E. B. Whittington officiating. Mrs. Hensley works in Huntington for Fielder Insurance. her husband is a mechanical draftsman in the U. S. Engineer Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Clarence E. Blain
Apple Grove
Virginia Blain
Dorsel Lee Hensley
St. Albans
Huntington
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
E. B. Whittington
Eastern Star to Meet at Masonic Hall This Evening
Point Pleasant Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star will hold an 7 o'clock meeting at the Masonic Hall. A special program follows the business session. New residents and visitors in the city are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Miss Annette Lewis Hosts Dinner and Surprise Shower
Miss Annette Lewis entertained Friday evening at Old Town Farms with fall flowers in the dining rooms and centerpiece. A surprise shower for Mrs. Paul F. Thomas at Jefferson Blvd featured many gifts. Also noted are visits from Robert L. Steenbergen, Chester Roush Jr., and other local social mentions across Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Lewis
Old Town Farms
Lewis
Martha Lynn Rothgeb
Nancy Ferguson
Patricia Ingraham
Messrs
Frank Milan
Harold Thaxton
Andy McCutcheon
William Griffith
Paul F. Thomas
Jefferson Blvd
H. D. Coyner
Stanley Johnson
Mina Sayre Lewis
L. M. Hyatt
Mae Sayre
R. D. Gibbs
T. L. Morrison
Shirley Waugh
Ross Burford
John Fisher
Toll relief for students crossing Shadle Bridge achieved
The Mason County Board of Education learns tolls on school buses across Shadle Bridge will be remitted by the State Road Commission. Pupils walking or missing buses must still pay 5 cents. Local leaders urge full toll elimination for free roads and eased access to markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Board of Education
Shadle Bridge
State Road Commission
Roush
Huntington
Mason County
Jury Still Deadlocked In $10,000 Damage Suit
A McGuffin versus Knopp case in Point Pleasant circuit court failed to yield a verdict after a Saturday trial over injuries from a highway incident near Marietta Manufacturing Co. Both men worked there. The jurors listed include J A Pickens Lloyd Casto R G Holland J A Friese A L McClure Howard Cobb Arthur Gibbs Oscar Johnson Graham Waggener George A Windon and D W Wolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Fred McGuffin
Willis Knopp
McGuffin
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Knopp
J. A. Pickens
Lloyd Casto
R. G. Holland
J. A. Friese
A L McClure
Howard Cobb
Arthur Gibbs
Oscar Johnson
Graham Waggener
George A. Windon
D. W. Wolfe
Arrests Reported At Week's End In Point Pleasant
Policemen Morrison and Redman arrested Basil Huddleston junior Huddleston Ce cil Huddleston all of Point Pleasant James Conley of Hammond Indiana and Sidney Harris of Huntington at week end All faced drunkenness charges Basil Huddleston faced disorderly conduct All were held for arraignment except Conley who posted a ten dollar cash bond to Mayor Krodel and was released
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Morrison and
Redman
Cecil
Basil
Junior Huddleston
James Conley
Hammond
Ind
Sidney Harris
Huntington
Basil Huddleston
Krodel
Residents at Selby Apartments and local returns
Taken up their residence in the Selby Apartments at Eighth and Main. Joe McCombs, who left on the Hunt, second of the mine planters to leave this port, is spending a furlough here with his wife, the former Miss Virginia Roush. Mrs. James Sprouse and infant son have returned to their home at West Columbia from Holzer Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe M. Neal
Minneapolis
Howard
H. V. Carnes
Joe
Appleton
Wis
Lawrence College
Clara Belle Motter
Athens
Tom Lewis
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Illinois
Warden Lewis
Charles Marsh
Springfield
Cele
Selby
Eighth and Main
Joe McCombs
Virginia Roush
James Sprouse
West Columbia
Holzer Hospital
Car Owners Who Did Not Buy Stamps
Carl E. Troy, special zone deputy of the U S Treasury, with state police, checked 585 cars in the area last week finding 23 without federal stamps showing payment of the $5 license tax. Twenty other drivers lacked operators licenses or car registrations or had defective headlights. A prior month check of 1,083 cars found 22 without stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Carl E. Troy
U. S. Treasury Department
Vocational Welding Classes to Continue at Mason County School
County Superintendent Walden F. Roush and John Glass of the Mason County trade school attended a vocational education meeting in Charleston. The Marietta plant has halted recruiting, but Mason County will keep acetylene and electric welding and metal burning classes with enrollment near 150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant — County
Walden F. Roush
John Glass
Mason County
Charleston
Marietta
Sergeant Thomas to Attend Ten Day Civilian Protection School
Sgt. Paul Thomas head of the local police detachment was ordered to report at Purdue University Lafayette Ind for a ten day course in the War Departments civilian protection school. He left for Lafayette Saturday night as the school closes Sept. 30 Troopers Coyner Murphy and Hudson will carry on in his absence with Trooper Williams away with the Coast Guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Paul Thomas
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
War Department
Thomas
Williams
Coast Guards
Coyner
Murphy
Hudson
Mother of Seven Dies Friday Night in Point Pleasant
Mrs. Mary S. Frazier, 68, died Friday night at her home in Frazier's Bottom. She is survived by four sons A. H. Frazier of Akron J. S. Frazier of Frazier's Bottom C. L. Frazier of Frazier's Bottom and F. L. Frazier of Hurricane. three daughters Mrs. Ira Glenn of Akron Mrs. Mosel Thomas of Huntington and Mrs. Edith Morrow of Frazier's Bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mary S. Frazier
Frazier's Bottom
A. H. Frazier
Akron
J. S. and
C. L. Frazier
F. L. Frazier
Hurricane
Ira Glenn
Mosel Thomas
Huntington
Edith Morrow
Young Boy Struck by Car Near Graham Station
A six year old Scarberry boy was struck by a car driven by William Roush of Graham Station as he crossed the highway after alighting from a school bus near the Graham Station School. He was taken to a Ripley hospital with fractures to the right hip left leg and pelvic bone. Doctors believe he will recover. State Troopers Coyner and Hutchinson investigated and will continue the inquiry on Coyner's return from a funeral in Clarksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William Roush
Graham Station
Ripley
Coyner
Hutchinson
Clarksburg
Six Divorces Granted In Circuit Court
Six divorces were granted in circuit court here on Saturday the final day of the September term. Arvil Burgess was granted a divorce from Dulcia Burgess. Ruby Nibert was awarded custody of her children aged ten and eleven in the Nibert case. Alice Putney was granted a divorce from Edwin Putney on wilful desertion charges. Alice Stover received custody of her two children aged two and four in the Stover case. Catherine Stinson was divorced from C. R. Stinson and allowed to use her maiden name Catherine Mitchell. Pauline Robinson was awarded a divorce from Joe Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Arvil Burgess
Dulcia Burgess
Ruby Nibert
Odd Nibert
Alice Putney
Edwin Putney
Alice Stover
Harry Stover
Catherine Stinson
C. R. Stinson
Catherine Mitchell
Pauline Robinson
Joe Robinson
McCutchen Elected Clerk at West Virginia Synod
The Reverend Chalmers F. McCutchen and Elder Peter H. Steenbergen attended the West Virginia Synod gathering in Williamson. McCutchen was elected clerk of the synod and the group returned home Friday after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Chalmers F. McCutchen
Peter H. Steenbergen
The
Presbyterian Church
West Virginia Synod
Williamson
McCutchen
Taylor Moves Office to City Building Room
Sam Taylor relocates his office from Jericho Road home to the City Building room formerly used by the WPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Sam Taylor
Jericho Rd
WPA
Barberry Hunt Ended in Gallia County
Gallia County concludes its barberry quest with no plants found after months of search. County official M. R. Allen confirms district notice ends the effort and notes 25 to 30 workers may transfer to Chickamauga bridge and road work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia County
Gallipolis
M. R. Allen
Zanesville
Chickamauga
Leonard Seeks Post in Service in Naval Reserve
Leonard N. Leonard has completed all exams and is a candidate for appointment in the United States Naval Reserve. If commissioned he plans to request a leave of absence from his duties at the gun factory. Leonard served in the Navy during World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
N. Leonard
United States Naval Reserve
Leonard
Navy
Robbery Report Involving Armed Suspect In Our House Alley
Walter McBride of 426 First Ave reports being robbed in the Our House alley over the weekend by a colored man about 35, wearing overalls and armed with a revolver. The assailant allegedly pressed the weapon to his stomach and took a brown leather billfold with about $20. A purse bearing an Eagle Lodge emblem is missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Walter McBride
First Ave
Our House
McBride
Eagle Lodge
Dorothy Brooks New WCTU President in Gallia County
Mrs. Dorothy Brooks of Rio Grande is chosen president of the Gallia County Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Frances E. Kerr is vice president, Ethel McCarley secretary, J. T. Hall treasurer. Each group in Gallipolis and Rio Grande reports membership gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dorot Brooks
Rio Grande
Gallia County
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Francis E. Kerr
Ethel McCarley
J. T. Hall
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Athens Messenger
Ove
Axis
Jersey City
Nelsonville Social Notes
Hampton Christian
Virginia
Gallipolis Social Notes
William Kennedy
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Margaret Thorne
Charlotte
N. C
WAAC
Eleanor Sheets
G. A. Mack
C. R. Niday
Magnetic Springs
Marcus Swigert
Des Moins
Iowa
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Pauline Matuska
W. H. Matuska
Ottawa
Matuska
Chambersburg Wscs
Otto Fisher
F. L. Irion
Dunbar Helsley
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Harold Mackenzie
Albert Helsley
Carrie McEihiney
H. A. Cardwell
Wilma
Barbara
Billy Cardwell
Roanoke
Naval Air School
Jacksonville
Fla
Trooper Williams
Miss Lewis
Robert L. Steenbergen
Steenbegen
Arlington
Federal Highway Bureau
Washington
Chester Roush Jr
Ora P. Biddle
W. H. Morgan
George B. Skene
Wilkes- Barre
Mason School Board
York Township
Citizens Central Bank
John H. Preston
Athens County
Honor Mason
Taylor
Silcotts
Hocking and
Columbus Sts
Dorothy Brooks
WCTU
Claudette Colbers
John Payne
John Shepperd
Ann Todd
Douglas Croft
Jane Seymour
Anne Revere
Frieda Inescort
Henry King
Hedda Hopper IS
Hollywood
Kay Kyser
Jackie Martin
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