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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1955

Page

5

Training Courses Set As West Columbia School Plans Face Costs

Mason County Board of Education weighs construction of a new three room West Columbia grade school. Nay's plan shows brick exterior with concrete blocks and steel. Total cost estimates exceed available funding prompting debate on federal aid and wage scale implications.

Mason County Board of Rotation West Columbia Harry R. Nay Nay West Columbia Coot C. 1 Peggy Fred. Saandere Ronan West Columba Arbuckle School Puous Nea Brice W. E Reed Huntington West Virginia Reed Mason County

Pt Pleasant Social Notes Planning Meet

Pt Pleasant Social Notes reports a planning meeting set for April 14 at 1 30 p m at St Paul Methodist Church to plan the program. Nominees for Church Women of the Year must be sent to Mrs Seard by April 12 for voting at the meeting. New officers for Leon Baptist Church and Sunday school were elected including Clerk Mrs Warren Keefer Treasurer Milton Burdette trustees W C Smith and Warren Keefer two year term Charles Hollary Patt Graham superintendent of children division Mrs Herman Shinn pianist Edna Burdette and choir director Paul Graham.

St. Paul Methodist Church Leon Baptist Warren Keefer Milton Burdette W. C. Smith Charles Hollary Patt Graham Herman Shinn Edna Burdette Direcor Paul Graham

Easter sale at Vaught Memorial Methodist Church

The WSCS annual Easter sale at Vaught Memorial Methodist Church features an auction and parcel post sale Friday evening. Bake goods and fancy work will be offered for sale.

WSCS

Mason County to Hold Compulsory Food Handling Courses

Mason County officials announced mandatory food handling training for all workers in restaurants beer parlors lunch rooms soda fountains and private clubs. Two courses will be held April 13 at the Mason City Community Building and April 14 at Moose Club in Point Pleasant. Each session runs about eight hours beginning at 2 PM. Courses cover utensils sanitation sterilization food inspection bacteria spread and controls. The six topics aim to reduce the spread of communicable disease through food handling while remaining open to all interested persons.

UIT Pleasant Mason County Edwin C. DeBarr District 1 Mason City Amite Helena Mont Moose Club Point Pleasant Charles Hansen West Virginia Health Department DeBarr Busin

Suit Filed Over 1954 Car Crash At Putnam County

Clyde Gy Nease sues Higginbotham in circuit court seeking 15000 for damage to a masonry construction service station after a August 15 1954 crash when Higginbotham reportedly lost control on Route 3 at Main Buffalo intersection, damaging pumps signs and building. Dennis R Knapp Mitre represents Nease.

Gulnt Pleasant Clyde Gy Nease Dennis R. Knapp Mitre

Long Bottom Long Bottom Larkins Visit and Family Notices

Long Bottom readers note a visit by Larkins to his parents Mr and Mrs Peed Larkins. Bride groom was recently wed to Nanda Armstrong. Lizzie Stewart of Morgantown WV spent a week with nephew Marion Cody and attended the funeral of cousin Cora Roberts. Darmer Runnager returned home after weeks with children. Bertha Smith ill at Meles General Hospital. Fred Rice teaching in her place. Swan family cared for Cora Swan with son, daughter-in-law Mr and Mrs Howard Young of Paden City WV, and sisters Nell Blake East Liverpool and Utah Swan. Coleman fractured a leg. Stethem family at Youngs in Paden City. Linnie Swan listed among names.

Larkins Peed Larkins Nanda Armstrong Lizzie Stewart Mortontown W. Va Marion Cowdry Cora Roberts Darmer Runnager Sevral Bertha Smith Meles General Hospital Fred. Rice Cora ‘Swan Matt Swan Nell Blake East Liverpool Utah Swan Will Stethem Stohem Fear Coleman Sebring Coleman Stethems Mrs How Fard Young Paden City Linnie’ Swan

Marriage License Point Pleasant Burrows and Spencer

Dieo Fd. ard Burrows 19 of Hogsett and larrie Alice Spencer 20 of Gallpolis Ferry plan marriage. He is son of hte and Evelyn Nibert Burrows and she daughter of Fred. Approximately 85 percent of a passenger travel in the United States is by motor vehicle.

Point Pleasant Ard Burrows Hogsett and Larrie Alice Spencer Galpolis Ferry Hie Evelyn Nibert Burrows Fred Uniteed States

Observers Alert At Pleasant Post Civil Defense Drill

The Point Pleasant Post of the Ground Observer Corps reported a 12 74 air alert with 19 flights received at Lexington. Local members listing for Sunday included Roger Wilson Kip Hartenbach Larry Roach Richard Zack Jimmy Taylor and others as part of the national civil defense effort. Police investigate theft of a power saw owned by Dick Allen of Upper Five Mile a 28 inch blade model. Golf ball history note mentions leather balls before 1848 and feather stuffing per Britannica.

Pleasan Point Pleasant Ground Observer Corps Air Defense Lexington United States Plan Oger Wilson Kip Hartenbach Larry, Roach Richard Zack Jimmy Taylor Charles Bechtle Johnny Shinn Vernon Parsons Roger Clark George E. Roberts Sta Dick Allen Five-Mile

Plymouth's PowerFlow 117 Six Delivers Smooth Low-Price Power

The thriftiest six in low-price Plymouth's PowerFlow 117 features high compression ratio and exclusive Chrome-Sealed Action for more power from less gas. It offers velvety smooth performance with lightning acceleration from a special metering carburetor system and runs on regular fuel.

Plymouth

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Severn Russell R. Priddy Pleasant St Priddy State Extension Service Elizabeth Summer West Virginia University College of Agriculture Ainat Withrow McDermitt School Hannan High School Charles Withers Lewis Birurakis Harold Loughrie Withers Farmers of S America Bying Adkins T Choo Eitaens New Haven Donald Roush Wahama Ralph Sayre Bend Point! Pleasant High School Benjamin Franklin NT Robert Shertzer Kanawha County School System Sive Kanawha Raymond — Musgrave Mason County Schools Morsi Sipport Withere Lucian ‘Ferguson Fisher's Department — Store W.va Fisher's Whitey One Lincoln Ave C. E. Jenkins Charles Griffeth Logan W ‘Str Robert Sheets Archie Gibson Debbie Ann Newark Ohio Teddher In Pols Holzer’ Hospital Helen Chambers Mt. Ver Ton Ave Holzer Hospital Ben Franklin Co Point Pleasant, West Virginia Sia Saare Britannica Restess Quick Athens Plymouth Belvedere Club
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