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THE IRONTON EVENING TRIBUNE
JULY 14, 1940 - Sunday
Page five
• “Super-Highway” Is Viewed As Boon To National Defense.
• City of Gallipolis Ready For Sesqui-Centennial Celebration. Picture of old home.
• Ross Is Largest County in 11th.
• Kroger Store Discontinued.
• Goodman’s Quit Shoe Business.
• Sunday Movies at the Marlowe, Grand, Lyric, and State.
• 4-H Club News.
• Portsmouth Opens Its Airport Work.
• Two Junior Softball Tilts.
Page Six
• Miss Annabelle Rule United in Marriage to Mr. Englehardt.
• Dr. Ann Marting Alstott and children return home.
• Misses Jean and Joyce Fisher, Julia Neumann, Martha Griffith and Audrey McKee are expected home.
• Beautiful Formal Wedding Will be Held Wednesday Morning Uniting Miss Waginger and Mr. Weber at St. Joseph.
• Picture of Miss Mary Berg, Miss Helen Waginger, Mrs. Phillip Thuma.
• Dinner and Festival at St. Joseph School Grounds Wednesday.
• Junior Section Met Friday Evening.
• Mrs. Mary Hoover Guest of Friends.
• To Visit Relatives - Frank Lambe…
• Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Davidson and daughter Ann Louise on vacation.
• Officers Elected By Immanuel Aid.
• Dr. and Mrs. Baker and Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Dean Left For Vacation.
• Taking Vacation - Miss Lucille Schroeder.
• Left For Arkansas - Mr. and Mrs. David Clark.
• Oliver Dillon in city Saturday.
• Mrs. H. T. Allyn will go to Columbus to visit friends.
• Mr. Max Dement of Wilgus was in Ironton Saturday.
• Birthday of Mrs. Brewer (Mrs. A. E.) Is Honored.
• Terminates visit - Mrs. Emory Morgan.
• Enjoyed Vacation - Miss Betty Hart.
• Have Moved - Mr. and Mrs. John A. Dole and family.
• Miss Audrea Kiser Married To Dr. Vincent Rees at Ann Arbor.
• Returned to City - Mrs. Sam Smith and daughter.
• Have Guests - Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kiser.
Page Seven
• Mrs. Joe Hill (nee Mabel Bowman) A Recent Bride Was Honored at Personal Shower.
• Leaving Today - Mrs. E. C. Stitts and daughter Patsy.
• Entertains Niece - Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Boggs.
• Leaving Monday To Attend Camp Meet - Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Litle.
• In the Hospital - Master Larry Gene Blanchard.
• Dinner Guests at Shafer Home Today (Harold Shafer)
• Guests Today - Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McDannold.
• Left for Vacation - Mr. and Mrs. Harold No?.
• Guest of Friends - Misses Ann Stewart and Jane Mason.
• Week-End Guests - Mr. and Mrs. William Simonin.
• G. O. P. Women Will Enjoy Study Given By Mrs. J. Cranston.
• Bridge Friday Will Be Main Party of Week.
• Six Weeks Vacation Thru West Enjoyed - Mrs. Oscar Willis and Mr. and Mrs. Brady Willis ..
• Daughter Born - Mr. and Mrs. Chris Murray.
• To Visit Relatives - Mrs. Mary Delaney
• Visits Parents - Miss Helen Brigel.
• Accepted Position - Mrs. Earlma Spicer.
• Miss Eileen White, Christine Pohlman and Garnet Kelley entertained a Lawn Party.
• Left This Morning - Mr. and Mrs. Charles Golden.
• Guest Left Saturday - Misses Jean and Joan Humbert nieces of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Ogle.
• Mr. and Mrs. H. Thornton visit Mr. and Mrs. John C. Martin.
• Marriage Announced - Miss Nola Marie Howard and Phillip W. Lomnee - Picture of Nola Marie Howard.
• Miss Siberell, Edgar J. Wells Were Married Saturday, July 6.
• Social Activities of The Week.
• Golden Hour Club Enjoyed Picnic at Armco Park Fri.
• Fourth Birthday of Alice Gail Costello Observed.
• Miss Spriggs (Marcella) Writes Home of Fine Trip, Visit In California.
• Supper Held For Guests Last Night. - Atty. and Mrs. Elliot E. Meyers.
• Entertained Club - Mrs. Curtis Peters.
• Miss Mildred Marie Artis To Wed at Toledo on July 20 - Robert Floyd Bachtel.
• Daughters of Zion Met at Bellomy House.
• Union League Meets.
Page Eight
• Reds Split With Dodgers and Keep League Lead.
• Jenkins, Armstrong End Training Period by Sid Feder.
• Local Stars In Russell Games This Afternoon.
• Indians Take All Games of Series.
• Church League All-Stars Selected - The Lineup.
• Presbyterians and Methodists Open Church Loop Week.
• Salvo Hurls Boston To Shutout Victory.
• Cards Grab Twin Bill From Giants.
• Pirates Rally to Defeat Phillies.
• How They Stand.
• Booth Grocery Team Organizes.
• City Softball.
• White Sox Score Double Victory.
• Sluggers Score 6-5 Win Over Russell.
• Riggs Advances In Western Net Meet.
• Fenelon Winner Of Empire City Event.
• First Place Battle Is On In County League Today.
• Plan Regional Softball Meet.
• Unknown Golfer Is In Western Finals.
• McNeill Moves To Finals of Tourney.
• Yesterday’s Results.
• Today’s Games.
• Yankees Take 2 From Brownies.
• Stars of AA Meet Wednesday Night.
End

THE IRONTON EVENING TRIBUNE
JULY 16, 1940 - Tuesday
Page Three
• Miss Garnet Maxine Huguenot and Leonard Hunley Are Wed.
• Terminated Vacation - Mr. Roswell Geibel.
• The Royal Neighbors will meet Thursday.
• Guest of Niece - Mrs. Frances Horton Kimbrue - Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Horton - Mrs. Lelia Meeks.
• St. Joe Dinner and Festival Wednesday.
• Friendship Class to Sponsor Picture.
• Penny Social.
• Elaborate Wedding Tomorrow Will Unite Miss Waginger and Paul Weber at Nine O’Clock.
• Visited Friends - Mrs. Esther Payne
• Sunday Guest - Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Lawson
• Visits Grandmother - Miss Phyllis Polley
• Visiting Home Folks - Miss Carmen Strait
• Returned Home - Miss Frances Reynolds
• Picnic Planned - Circle Five of Presbyterian Church.
• County AAA Girls Were Entertained.
• Dinner Held for Mr. Wall.
• Social - Activities of the Week.
• Picture of Lana Turner and Joan Blondell
• Dinner Guests were Entertained Sunday - Mr. and Mrs. George Boll.
• Enjoying Visits - Little Miss Barbara Smith
• Guest of Parents - Mr. and Ms. Charles Moody Venz.
• Madam La Verne - Character Reader (Fortune Teller) Advertisement - Gray Gables Inn.
• Miss Osa Ann Polley Has Sprained Ankle.
• Mrs. Abele Here to Attend Nuptial Mass
• Visited Homefolks - Miss Eunice Venz
• Miss Margaret Sherman ill.
• Returned from Trip - Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Goldcamp.
• Mrs. John Cranston Presented Instructive Talk Last Night.
• Departed This Morning - Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Bester
• Gone to Charleston - Miss Henrietta Webb.
Page Four
• Spotlight on Chicago.
• About Town by C. J. McCarthy.
• We, The Women by Ruth Millett - picture of Ruth Miller.
• All Departments Open First Day - State Fair
• Cattle Shows To Hold High Rank
• Walter Winchell on Broadway
• Dale Carnegie column plus picture of Dale Carnegie.
• Scotland Yard Cracks Down on Wartime Thefts.
• State Convention of Legion Opens in Ashland Sunday.
• Bruce Catton in Washington.
• In Hollywood by Paul Harrison.
Page Five
• Thirty Million Dollar Munition Factory May Be Built Near BlackFork.
• Budget Boost for City Schools.
• Raceland News.
• Picture Baron Edouard de Rothschild.
• Just Being Plain Mrs. Wilkie Career Enough for Edith Wilk - two pictures of Mrs. Wilkie.
• Serial Story - Flying Co-Ed by Carol Johnson.
• Letters To The Editor.
Page Six
• Sports News - Bucky Walters Wins Close Game From Phils, 3-2.
• Whitey Eicher Bests Ferrell in Pitcher’s Battle.
• Hemsley Cures Feller’s Wildness with Simple Pitching Suggestion
• Picture of Hemsley and Feller.
• Senators are Beginning to Get in Junior Loop Manager’s Hair.
• Pitt is Gloomy As Indians Fall From Top Rung.
• Jack Dempsey Wins 2nd Bout With Wrestler.
• Seeded Players - Baltimore.
• Fights Last Night.
• Reds Lead is now Three Full Games Over “Daffy Boys”
• Inside on Sports by Eddie Brietz.
• Armstrong Favored To Stop Lew Jenkins Tomorrow Night.
• Baseball is New Game for Farley.
• Reds’ Box Score.
End

IRONTON EVENING TRIBUNE
AUGUST 6, 1940 - Tuesday
Page five
• Miss Margaret Hoover and William Keefe United Today
• Social Activities of the Week.
• Serial Story - Summer Theater by Mildred Williams
• Chick Supper to Be Held August 8 - Oak Hill.
• Returns Home - Miss Eunice Venz of Canton, Ohio.
• Visited at Beach - Mr. and Mrs. Ira Burford and Miss Ann Anderson.
• Entertained Guests - Mrs. Norman Fulks and son Jimmy.
• Attend Funeral Here - funeral of Mrs. Emma Smith.
• Miss Ann Rita O’Leary visits sister Miss Betty.
• Russell Society News.
• Wings Make Slight Gain in MA League.
• Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Haney and Sons Had a Splendid Trip.
• Dement Family To Hold Reunion At Callicoat Grove.
• Guests at Lawco - Mrs. D. H. Clark had as her guest her sister Mrs. S. E. Swain and granddaughter, Miss Margaret Benton.
• Mrs. Clarke Campbell and family return to Columbus.
• Newlyweds Return - Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kline.
• Picture of Miss Florence B. Ruthrauff
• Ladies Union Met Monday at Church.
• Ohio is Considered for Munition Plants.
• Find Bathing Suits.
• D. of A. Councils Enjoy Meetings.
• 4-H Club News.
• Dinner Party At the Wymer Home Tonite.
• Lawrence County Fugitives Escape.
• Miss Cranston To Have Guest.
Page Six
• Mourning Redlegs Open Home Stand Against Cubs Today.
• Hershberger’s No. 5 Uniform is Retired.
• St. Joe Hands Lutherans 9-4 Loss in Church Loop.
• How They Stand - Scores.
• Yesterday’s Results.
• Today’s Games.
• Major League Leaders.
• Grayson’s Scoreboard.
• Gilmore is Kayoed.
• Foxx Catches to Further Prove He’s Greatest All Round Player (pic of Jimmy Foxx)
• John Whitehead Pitches Six-Inning No—Hit Game for St. Louis Browns.
• Fights Last Night.
• County Gets $15,000 (in gasoline excise tax).
• St. Joe Gets Jr. Loop Win Over Syndenstricker.
• Picture of Joe Beggs - Reds’ Fireman.
• Inside on Sports by Bill White.
• Bivins Gets 14th Win.
• Walker Impressive in Decisioning Whiters.
• Tribune Rabbits Lose to Hanging Rock Team 17-12.
• Colonels Finally Defeat Columbus.
• Tigers Split and Indians Again in Loop First Place.
• Ducky Holmes Takes Over Grimes’ Post.
Page three.
• Inmate’s Unusual Pasttime While in Prison Will Net Him Job When He Gets Out.
• Two Local Boys Join U. S. Navy - C. Toney Pancake and Homer Crowe.
• Dorothy Dix Says - There is Romance in a Gift, No Matter How Small It Is.
• Picture of Capt. Torkild Reiber.
• Raising Mink Is Not Bad Business.
• Send Out S. O. S. for Pop Bottles.
Page four.
• No Khaki Election Here
• About Town by C. J. McCarthy.
• Dale Carnegie column.
• Walter Winchell on Braodway.
• We, The Women by Ruth Millett.
• Bruce Catton in Washington.
• It’s New - by W. H. Wilson
• In Hollywood by Paul Harrison.
End.

IRONTON EVENING TRIBUNE
DECEMBER 29, 1945 - Saturday
Front Page
• America To “Go Slow” In Atomic Disclosures
• Country Will Move Out When Wage Issues Settle - Prediction of Jenkins & Small.
• Byrnes Back Home Again
• Picture of Roba Levy, Lithuanian Jewess - German Prison Camp.
• Liberalized GI Benefits Effective On January 1st. President signs amended bill.
• Picture of Charles J. Shrout - Convict.
• War Powers Extended Six Months.
• Eight Miners are Rescued - Straight Creek Mine, Pineville, Ky.
• Attempt to Show Wage Demand Is Warranted - Auto Workers Gather Date.
• Asks $45,000 for Injury - Haskel Neal vs John Brammer and Floyd Waller.
• Patrolman and Fireman Appointed - Charles B. Keys, patrolman and Howard E. Hastings as city fireman.
• Bomb Menace is Relieved.
• 41st Inactivated.
• Lands Plane on Street - Lt. Kenneth E. Parks, 21, and his passenger, Marine Sgt. Robert N. Clark, 20, both of Detroit.
• Bataan Hero Dies of Wounds; Captain Held. Capt. Eugene Dale, 27 shot by Capt. Archie B. Miller, 25.
• White, Chinese Crew Members in Knife Fight.
• Change Made in Coast Guard.
• W. E. Blackburn Jr. First Mail Carrier at Russell.
• Jewelry Stores Closed Monday.
• B-17 Crashes.
• A News Letter from Home - Week’s News for Service Men, Women.
Page Two
• Hungry Germans Hate Americans and Have No Sense of Guilt (picture)
• At our Hospitals: GENERAL - Births: Daughter to Mrs. Graydon Lynd, 1316 S. 3rd. Admitted: Wilson Harper, Ironton R2, medical; Callie Dillow, 2733 So. 5th, surgical. Dismissed: Earl Sheers, 2525 South 8th; Elzie Curry, Cincinnati; Mrs. Lillian Jenkins and baby daughter, Ironton Star Route. Mrs. Golden England and baby daughter, 119 Dillon street, Coal Grove. DEACONESS - Births: Daughter to Mrs. Martha Boggs, Coal Grove.
• Bob Hope Says
• Two Rams Signed - Cleveland - Eberle Schultz and Gil Bouley
• Mother Killed - Hamilton, O., Mrs. Naomi Tribby, expectant mother.
• Raceland
• Picture of Veronica Contos, 19, Cleveland.
Page Three
• Enters U. of C. - Miss Frances Jean Neumann of Ironton.
• Bowling Scores - Dayton Malleable.
• Picture of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. G. Payne of Kitts Hill - Golden Wedding Anniversary.
• Deaths and Funerals:
Mrs. Ruby Riley
Brenda S. Vogelsong
Alice Rose Venz
Mrs. Rebecca Bailey
• Picture of Sen. Harley M. Kilgore.
• Court News.
Page Four
• This Is Where We Came In - Wartime stories.
• 25 Years Ago - 10 Years Ago
• In Washington, Peculiarities by Paul Mallon.
• Truman Twill.
• From a Reporter’s Notebook - News & Views by the Tribune Staff.
• War Notebook - No Revenge - by Hal Boyle.
• Capital Roundup - Fraternization by Peter Edson.
• We, The Women by Ruth Millet.
Page Five
• Church News:
METHODIST
First Methodist Church, Fifth & Center
Sydenstricker, Fifth & Clinton
Sedgwick Methodist
Pine Street - Fourth & Pine
South Point
Immanuel - Fifth and Monroe
Centenary
Getaway
Rock Camp
Coal Grove Methodist
Quinn Chapel A. M. E.
BAPTIST
First Baptist - Fifth and Vernon
Ohio Baptist - Union Landing
Storms Creek - Coryville
First Baptist, Sheridan
Lorain Street Baptist Church
South Point
Johnstown
Mamre Baptist - Kitts Hill
Free Will Baptist
Triedstone Baptist - Depot Square
Fourth Street - Fourth & Mulberry
Friendship - Eighth & Quincy
NAZARENE
First - Fourth and Pleasant
Etna Street
Coal Grove - 773 High Street
PRESBYTERIAN
First - Fifth & Railroad
TABERNACLES
First - Tenth & Spruce
Calvary Gospel - Eighth & Jefferson
SEVEN DAY ADVENTIST
Seventh Day - Fourth and Jones
MISSIONS
God’s Holiness - 105 Depot Street
Church of Christ - Tenth & Vine
Church of God - Fifth & Pleasant
City Welfare Mission - Third & Lawrence
The Church of God - 514 So. 10th
Independent Holiness - Third and Mulberry
Pentacostal - 910 Quincy
Primitive Baptist - 111 So. 10th.
New Bethel Primitive - Ninth & Quincy
Pilgrim Holiness - Crown City, O.
The Apostle Gospel Church - Sixth & Spruce
Mount of Praise - Hanging Rock
LUTHERN
St. Paul - Sixth and Center
PENTACOSTAL
Church of Christ - Eighth & McGovney
Pentecostal Church of Christ
UNITED BRETHREN
Forest Glen - Federal Creek
First - Sixth & Vernon
Lecta
Union - Highway 775
EPISCAPOL
Episcopal Christ Church - Park Ave. & 5th St.
LATTER DAY SAINTS
Latter Day Saints - Park and Apple Avenue.
HANGING ROCK
Methodist Church
Presbyterian
Woodland Chapel F. W. B.
• Sunday School Lesson by Rev. William E. Gilroy, D. D.
• Russell Churches: First Methodist, Mead Memorial, First Christian, Nazarene
• Church Briefs
• Lawrence Baptist Association to Present Program
• Interracial Hour at Triedstone Church on Sunday
• On Inactive List - Ens. Leontine L. Robertson, Navy Nurse Corps.
• U. B. Schedule - Floyd Bostick, Pastor
• Revival at Coal Grove - picture of Rev. James Gibson
• Gets Discharge - S. Sgt. Bob Nance.
Pages six and seven - BABY CONTEST - Merchant’s advertise
Page eight.
• Enthusiastic Welcome Is In Store For Master ’46.
• Social Affairs.
• Picture of Miss Ruby Delawder and Mr. Dewey Derifield - wedding announcement.
• Miss Ainsworth, Mr. Cales - Married Christmas Eve.
• Reaches States - Cpl. Charles E. Bridges.
• Woodburn, Barron Nuptials Will Be Read Jan. 5th.
• Miss Harrison Becomes Bride of Mr. Chaffins
• Russell Socials
• Picture of Miss Maxine Grimes - graduation.
• Gertrude Dukes, Charles Ackison Wed Dec. 21.
• Guest Minister at Russell Sun.
• Picture of Virginia Maxine Holley, bride of William O. Castle.
Page Nine
• Byron Nelson Repeats As Athlete of The year
• Gilmer, Mancha and Tannehill are Expected to be Rose Bowl Stars.
• Ironton Hi Tigers defeated 41-32 by Olive Hill Quintet - 2nd loss of season
• The Sports Roundup - by Hugh Fullerton, Jr.
• Buckeyes Tackle Wolves In Quest of Fifth Win
• Southern Stars Favored to Defeat North Eleven
• Basketball Results
• Southern Stars Favored To Defeat North Eleven.
• Garden Games Sellout.
Page ten.
• DATES of 1945 - Most Eventful Year in History - Month to Month breakdown of year.
• 10 Cent Boost in Coal Price
• Five Dead in Trolley Crash - Philadelphia.
1. Proctorville.
• Says German Industrialists Are Pampered.
• Picture of Explosion of Swedish Tanker in Texas Port.
• Greenup News
• Picture of Rescue Workers for Straight Creek Mine No. 1 near Pineville, Ky.
• Trying to Locate Party - Elizabeth Walker.
• Funeral Monday of Mrs. Rebecca E. Bailey.
Page Eleven
• Picture of Dr. Thomas Francis, Jr. - Michigan
• Picture of Percy L. Greaves, Jr. - re: Pearl Harbor Investigation.
• Picture of Joan Barry - night club debut in New York.
• Picture of Rescue - Straight Creek Mine No. 1 near Pineville.
• Classified Section
Page Twelve.
• Picture of Oscar Peters, Jr., S 1-c.
• Report on the War (last of 42 articles from General Marshall’s report on the winning of WWII) by General George C. Marshall.
• Are Discharged from the Armed Services (list)
• Attractive Assortment of Gifts for First Baby.
• Reach Seattle - Lt. Paul Hogan.
• Board Meets - Board of Health.
• Get License - Carl Caskey and Bertha Walizer.
• Cpl. Ernest Hartwig arrives in Seattle.
• Comics.