Gallia County War Fund Drive Opens in Gallipolis
Rev R P McCarley Gallia County war fund chairman says campaign starts Oct 1 with headquarters at Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co office and Miss Marcelline Short as secretary. He seeks to raise 8890 by Oct 20 as district leaders organize wards and precincts, with a Jackson district meeting for state reps and leaders from several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
R. P. McCarley
National War Fund
Foyor
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Marcelline Short
McCarley
Howard Hardway
Clyde Mitchell
Gallia County
Jackson
Cambrian Hotel
Clyde “Mitchell
Anna G. White
Eithel Young
Edith Hutsinpilhjmr
Johns Bussett
John Brucker
J. Warden Lewis
Millard Rice Beaten. Clifford Baker Charged
Millard Rice of Kanawha Ten Mile Creek is hospitalized after a severe beating blamed on Clifford Baker from a neighboring farm. Rice, badly bruised with bloodied clothing, reported a fence dispute. Baker was found drunk at the Runnion home and jailed. assault and battery charges are possible, with weapons not yet proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Millard Rice
Kanawha Ten Mile Creek
Cooper District
Dora
Clifford Baker
Rice
Paul F. Thomas
Istate
T” dRice
Thomas
Ten Mile Creek
Hesson
Baker
Runnion
Yanger Chapel
Mason County
Gallipolis Personal Notices and Public Jobs Update
Gallipolis social notices list local residents traveling for education and work. Miss Julia Ann Hoy attends Sacred Heart Academy Cincinnati. Joan Hoy to Marysville College St Louis. Miss Bonnie Danner returns to Akron work site. Alberta Reynolds leaves for Morehouse Martens in Columbus. Radar Mech 3-c John Davidson returns from leave to California. Gerald Gills visits. Alpha Carter McFadden returns from Columbus. Max Tawney brings nasal surgery recovery from Cincinnati. Mrs C Ross Niday plans 21 day New Orleans trip by steamer Gordon C Greene. State Liquor Department reports full-time dedication required. workers lacking commitment face removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Hoy
Julia Ann
Joan
Sacred Heart Academy
Cincinnati
Marysville College
St. Louis
Lillian
Bonnie Danner
Akron
Arch Danner
Northup
Alberta Reynolds
Beautician
Columbus
Morehouse- Martens Company
Arnold Dickerson
Frank Beavers
Leonard Chaffin
Ashland
John Davidson
Naval Base
California
Emmett Davidson
Gerald Gills
J. Everett Gills
Springfield
Cleveland
Alpha Carter McFadden
Gallia County
Max Tawney
Christ Hospital
Tawney
C. Ross Niday
Barn and Contents Burned at Gallia Farm
A large barn on the Erie Denney stock farm between Porter and Eno in Gallia County was struck by lightning during a severe storm Thursday evening and burned. About 50 tons of hay, a corn planter, and other implements were lost. crop insurance covered the loss, but the barn itself was not insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Erie Denney
Porter
Eno
Gallia VFW elects former airman as commander in Gallipolis
Former S Sgt. Dale Coder, veteran of World War III raids, was elected commander of the Gallipolis Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Officers named include John A. McKean, BE. N. Leonard, DeWitt L. Robberts, John E. Mayes, Lonnie W. Burger, W. L. Ingerick, Stanley L. Haskins, and Ernest Livesay. Installation set for Sunday Oct 7. District reps from Chillicothe Portsmouth and Jackson aided the local post organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dale Coder
Germany
Europe
Veterans of Foreign Wars
John A. McKean
BE. N. Leonard
DeWitt L. Robberts
John E. Mayes
R. L. Ritchey
Howard E. Rice
Chillicothe
Charles Hutchinson
Portsmouth
Charles B. Rice
Jackson
Airman Reported Missing After Pacific Plane Crash
Relatives of Lt C. W. Heppenstall II learn he is missing in action after a Navy report cites a Pacific crash. He was stationed with a Hawaii based utility squadron and had written expecting discharge soon. His wife lives with her parents, the Howards, and he had not met his child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
C. W. Heppenstall II
Hawaii
Pacific
Navy Department
J. E. Howard
Heppenstall
George C. Comstock
River St
Howard Sisters
Viand St
Funeral for Trenton Newland Held at Success Church
The funeral for Trenton Ted Newland 37 held Tuesday at 2 30 p m at Success Church of Christ where he was a member conducted by Brother Tom Butterfield and Parkersburg singers. He leaves a wife Helen Young Newland parents Delbert and wife, one brother Gerald Nitto and a sister C T Ingles. Interment in church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
Trenton
Ted) Newland
Success Church of Christ
Tom Butterfield
Parkersburg
Helen
Young) Newland
Delbert Newland
Gerald
Nitto
W.va
C. T.ingles
Front Royal
Alice Christophertson
Ponta
Neb
Anna White
Alice Dean
L. L. Keller
Leslie Blough
Eugene
Gallipolis
B. J. Williamson
Ralph Barrett
Marion
Charley Osborn
Paul Chase
Morral
Herman Kim
Eugene Stone
Vianna
William Fulton
Fear of Soviet Power Voiced by British Figure
London reports carried a Washington dispatch quoting Field Marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson expressing fear of Soviet influence in Europe. The Foreign Office issued a disclaimer distancing any official British opinion. Wilson heads the British representative on the joint Staff mission in Washington and has led Allied forces in the Middle East and Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Washington Dispatch
Henry Maitland Wilson
Europe
Foreign Office
Henry
Joint Staff
Washington
Dhief
Middle East
Mediterranean
Alliance
Wilkesville News Notes Headlines and Social Updates
Wilkesville community notes detail visits from Clyde Sheline of Columbus and health concerns of his brother Ernest in the Dayton Veterans Hospital since March. Local gatherings include Past Chiefs Club home entertaining Mrs. Ray Strausbaugh, and a sequence of celebrations for Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Thompson, with serenades for Clyde Cooper and Edith Strausbaugh. Weitere items cover residents moving in, family visits to Alabama, a shower for Mrs. Clyde Cooper by the Fythen Sisters, Hannah McGinniss from Springfield as a weekend guest, and squirrel hunting with the Johnson and Whealdon families. Lt. Lonnie Harrison enjoyed furlough at home with his mother Ella Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesville
Clyde Sheline
Columbus
Frank Woods
Clyde
Ernest
Dayton Veteran’s Hospital
Rainbow Division
Ray Strausbaugh
L. B. Thompson
Salem Center
Clyde Cooper
Edith Strausbaugh
George Strausbaugh
Rarph Wiseman
Alice Carpenter
Cecil J
Gail Steele
Chloris Portwood
Alabama
Pearl Horton
W. Va
Nealie Thompson
Fythian Sisters
Hannah McGinniss
Springfield
Charles Whealdon
Russel Whealdon
Ruth Ann
East Liverpool
Emery Johnson
Lonnie Harrison
Ella Harrison
Vinton News Notes Spotlight Local Moves and Farewells
Vinton brief notes report Curtis Caldwell’s stroke and death on Friday at 2 am, villigers ill at home, property purchases by Walters and the Lugdis, Shepherds taking possession, Army discharge and reemployment of local veterans, local weddings in Columbus, furloughs and reassignments, and social visits amid church auxiliary activities and a note on Mrs Metcalf’s missing husband from the Indianapolis sinking.
Two Petitions for Divorce Filed in Gallipolis
Two divorce petitions were filed: Laura Bias vs Walter Bias, married June 12 1932 in Huntington with a 13 year old child. Paul E Gilmore sues Ella T Gilmore, married June 2 1942 in Canton with no children. Grace L Adams awarded decree in uncontested case against Harold C Adams with custody of two minor children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Laura Bias
Walter Bias
Huntington
Paul E. Gilmore
Ella T. Gilmore
Canton
Grace L. Adams
Harold C. Adams
Mason Social And Personal Mason Social And Personal
Mrs Wade Rupe and children from Zanesville visited Mr and Mrs Earl Ewing Sunday. Mrs William Zuspan visited her mother at Kenova Sunday. Mrs Verneon returned from Holzer Hospital. Mr and Mrs Earl Spencer entertained their club Saturday eve. Mrs James Noble of Chillicothe and Mrs Dick Noble of Wilmington were guests. Laura Dunbar spent Tuesday in Pomeroy. Donnie McFarland entertained the Sunshine Class. Members surprised Mrs Earl Spencer with a handkerchief shower. plan to move to Barboursville. Arch Gibbs received a telegram from son Albert saying he arrived in Boston and would be home soon. Phillip Hennasy Jr of the US Navy is spending furlough in Point Pleasant. Hennasy and wife visited their mothers in Mason. Committee to solicit PTA membership named. Martha Ann Fisher and Charles Walker were married in Gallipolis. bride wore luggage brown suit. They will go to Martinsburg, where he remains a patient. Mildred Walker spent weekend with her parents. Ruth McIntosh returned from Charleston. RB Harlen and family returned from Oak Ridge. Frank Marr and daughter Ora were guests of Dallas Yeager. Loyal Helpers class met at Mason A B Church. Lenna Gibbs hosted guests Lenna Skeels, Mrs R A Allen, Miss Anna Lederer from Columbus. William Bell of Deland Fla announced birth of son Horace Atwood. Miss Millie Ingels spent weekend with parents. Earl Spencer Sr and Rose Miller visited. Ellen Zerkie died in Columbus. Funeral at Salem, W Va. Guy Bush, recently released from service in Europe, arrived home Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennasy, Jr
Mason
Parent-Teacher Association
Edith Danis
Frances Stewart
Helen Stewart
Herbert Amick
J. King
Earl Ewing
Lillian Fields
J. Anderson
Parkersburg
Jack Anderson
Martha Ann Fisher
Charles Walker
Gallipolis
Vins
Charleston
RB. O. Harlen
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Frank Marr
Ora
Dallas Yeager
Loyal Helpers
A.B. Church
Harry Skeels
R. A. Allen
Anna Lederer
Columbus
Lenna Gibbs
William Bell
Deland
Fla
Horace Atwood
Millie Ingels
Athens
L. Ingels
Earl Spencer
Rose Miller
Benny Hicks
Barboursville
Lar) Spencer, Jr
Ellen Zerkie
Salem
W Va
Guy Bush
France
England
Germany
Italy
Pt Pleasant Bridge Club Hosts Social Evening
Mrs Ern est Kincade of 1007 Main St hosted a Thursday bridge night for her club. Attendees included Mrs Bess Gygax Mrs Loula Lewis Mrs Homer Martin Mrs George Sprenger Mrs Harold Shadle Mrs Harry D Roush and the hostess. Gygax won high score with Shadle second. next meeting set for two weeks at Mrs Lewis home on Seventh St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ernest. Kincade
Main Si
Bess Gygax
Loula Lewis
Homer Martin
George Sprenger
Harold Shadle
George 4. Overholt
Harry D. Roush
Gygax
Shadle
Lewis
Seventh St
Point Pleasant Personal News Highlights Local Visits
The column notes numerous visits and travels among Point Pleasant residents and their relatives. Mrs Lester Gugel of Huntington visits her parents in Gallipolis Ferry and sisters. Mrs C H Frye and Alice Marie Frye visit Huntington. Mrs Edwin M Brown comes for two weeks with her mother.
Conservation Group Meets in Gallipolis
Representatives from Gallia, Jackson and Lawrence Counties met at Island View Inn in Gallipolis Friday to discuss a proposed conservancy district in Southeastern Ohio. Dr Charles E Halzer and David Warner were principal speakers with Gallia County Engineer E N Leonard presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
Jackson
Lawrence
Island View Inn
Charles E. Halzer
David Warner
Watereer
State Department of Public Works
Gallia County
E. N. Leonard
Chutists Land in Lake In Making of Movie
Fifteen parachutists bail out over Lake Erie for a training film by the Air Technical Service Command. Cleveland police and newspapers investigated reports of autists landing near Cleveland until Wright Field officials clarified. The film bail out will teach RAF cadets and new pilots how to hit the silk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Lake Erie
Air Technical Service Command
Cleveland
Wright Field
RAF
Upset Stomachs Yield Inches of Gas and Bloat
An Athens reader reports relief from upset stomach and gas after taking Erb-Help, a formula of twelve medicinal herbs. The testimonial claims reduced waistline and easier meals, with mentions of Athens Pharmacy and Betts Cut Rate in Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Betts
Pleasant Hold Election At Pt Pleasant High School
Senior class elects officers with Jack Kuffner as president and Christabelle Mayes as vice president. Junior and sophomore officers named including John Sayre president Betty Purdum vice president and Alre Ann Roush president Randall Hogsett vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jack Kuffner
Christabelle Mayes
Betty Lou Bell
William Johnson
Paul Perry
Libby Lassey
Gerald Cheesebrew
John Sayre
Betty Purdum
Jeannine Glass
Herbert Sullivan
Nancy Rairden
Jean Oliver
Carl Gardner
Lon
Taxi Hits Truck in City Intersection Saturday
A taxi driven by Lonnie Rayburn collided with a Portsmouth tractor-trailer at the Jericho Road and Jefferson Blvd intersection Saturday morning. Rayburn escaped with a slight bruise and minor car damage while the truck, though not heavily damaged, left the scene without names. A John Doe attachment suit was filed by Rays burn as the truck driver vanished.
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Point Pleasant
Lonnie Rayburn
Portsmouth
Jericho Road T
Jefferson Blvd
Rayburn
Jericho Road
John Doe
Rays Burn
Farm Sale Reported in Mason and Local Moose Initiations
Rupert L. Kayser reports that Mrs. Malinda A. Waugh sold her 85 acre farm in Ciendenin District to Burke Bell of Cleveland G The Bells have occupied the home Mrs Waugh bought back her former West Columbia Turnpike residence from Jack Griffith Local. At the Women of the Moose meeting Leota Kelly Kathleen Spangler and Annalee Redmond were initiated followed by refreshments in the lounge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Point Pleasant
Rupert L. Kayser
Malinda A. Waugh
Ain Ciendenin District
Burke Bell
Cleveland
Waugh
West Columbia Turnpike
Jack Griffith
Women of the Moose
Leota Kelly
Kathleen Spangler
Annalee Redmond
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Athens Messenger
Worony, Serum Nye i Ic
Gallia County War Fund
State Liquor Department
Britisher
Boeing
Wilkesville News
Vinton News Notes
Vinton
Curtis Caldwell
William Alexander
Farm Bureau of Columbus
Jack Freshcorn
Kenneth Bornheimer
Ralph Osler
Clark Boggs
Annsbell Hall
Jacob Boggs
Vennie Butler
Dwight Mathews
Matthews
Hicks
Donna Tyler
Florace McClur
Oak Hill
Anna Tyler
Emma Quickle
Winton Baptist Church
Chad Welker
Troy
David Metcalf
Lester Gugel
Elmer Plymale
Gallipolis Ferry
John Carpenter
W. 5. Hyer
C. H. Frye
Alice Marie Frye
Victor Park
H. D. Wartenburg
Edwin M. Brown
Laula Lewis
Raymond Musgrave
F. G. Musgrave
North Carolina
Mr. Musgrave
Max Dye
Belle
J. J. Lovell
Robert Lovell
J. Rupert Miller
Milton L. Miller
Main St
E. A. Berry
Robert
Ora P. Biddle
B. M. Berry
Pleasant
Joe Wheeler
Thomas A. Kaylor
New Haven
Yeager
Yost
Ernest Lane
Claire Wiseman
Jiiden
James H. Lewis
Travelers Columbus
Edward Robbins
United Commercial Travelers Association
Ram
Orwr
Pyt
Lon McAllister
Jean Crain
Cemruey Fox
Edward Ryan
Marjorie Maslow
Stanley Prager
BENJAMIN S/GLOFF
Bryan Foy
New York
Europa
WWVA
Susan
Hal Wallis
Dennis O'Keefe
Don DeFore
Rita Johnson
Walter Abel
William A. Seite
Paramount Picture
Gabriel Church
James Cagney
Sylvia
Sidney
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