Brick Production Restarted At McArthur Plant
Jackson Sand Mining Co has taken over McArthur Brick Co and began brick production on a limited schedule as of April 3. President James W. Wells reports 28 workers, three production days weekly, with hopes to reach 35 workers later this spring. The firm received 650 job applications, and all current workers are former McArthur Brick Co employees. Last pay, termination notices, and vacation pay were issued March 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Vinton County
Jackson Sand Mining Co
McArthur Brick Co
James W. Wells
Jackson
Sand Mining Co
Wells
Brick Company
Concrete Mixing Plant Planned on Route 50 Near McArthur
Winters Products Inc will build a concrete mixing plant on the Jack Murphy farm along Route 50 west of McArthur. The site relocation from Frampton followed a March home owners protest. Portable components will ship next week to assemble on site for highway relocation work and three new bridges through summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcarthur
Winters Products Inc
Wellston and
Jackson
Jack Murphy
Route 50
Frampton
Winters
Murphy
Albert N. Winters
Wellston
Bethany Bible Class Chooses Kitchen Items For Church
Mrs A F Wilson hosted Bethany Bible Class at Main St Baptist Church in Point Pleasant. Members discussed purchasing kitchen articles for the church kitchen and devotions were led by Mrs George O Fisher. Refreshments served to a list of attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
A. F. Wilson
Country Club Addition
Bethany Bible
St. Baptist Church
Church
George O. Fisher
Fisher
Judson Brake
Robert Adkins
Ruth Selby
William McKinley
Guy McWilliams
George Roberts
Jack Hancock
Glen Logan
Point Clinic Names Mrs Lester Mount Family Partners
Mrs. Lester Mount and daughter of Bidwell along with Mrs. Frank Hopkins and her son from Willow Wood are listed as participants in a local point clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Mount
Bidwell
Frank Hopkins
Willow Wood
Balti more social note and local health update
Mrs. Russell Kittle of Baltimore returned home Friday after visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Wilfong of 115 English Road. George H. Rairden of Leon is a medical patient at Holzer Hospital. Rairden served several years as a member of the Mason County House of Delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Kittle
Baltimore
D. G. Wilfong
English Rd
George H. Rairden
Leon
Holzer Hospital
Rairden
House of Delegates
Mason County
State Signs On For Federal Unemployment Benefit Extension
Clement R. Bassett director of the West Virginia Department of Employment Security signed an agreement with the U S Secretary of Labor to participate in a federal extension program. Unemployed workers in West Virginia who meet eligibility and have exhausted state benefits since June 30 1960 may collect additional benefits if they lack rights in another state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Clement R. Bassett
West Virginia
Department of Employment Security
U. S
Secretary of Labor
Mason County Land Transfers Highlight Several Deeds
Real estate transfers across multiple Mason County districts include Chester and Elizabeth Plants moving property in Lewis District to Sammie and Edna Jean Doolittle. Ray and Leota Greenler to Dallas and Gloria Nibert. Wendell and Janice Shiflett to Berryle and Ann Workman. and others. Notable trades include Bellemeade EUB Church trustees receiving Sue Wilhelm’s Robinson District property and West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. receiving Raymond and Eulah McClure property in Union District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester and
Elizabeth
Lewis District
Sammie and
Edna Jean Doolittle
Ray
Leota Greenler
Lewis
Dallas
Gloria Nibert
Wendell
Janice Shiflett
Berryle
Ann Workman
Bonnie Casto
Leon
Herbert
Juanita Beaver
Sue Wilhelm
Robinson
Bellemeade Eub Church
Helen and
Jean Potts
Clendenin
William and
Marie Duncan
May Withers
Hannan
Howard
Essell Harvey
Hazel Pullin
Union
Leonard
Pearl Biffle
Christine Fruth
Waggener
Robert
Bonnie Fruth
Arnett
Aretta Dowell
Arbuckle
Charles and
Iva Baird
Dorothy Morrison
Dorothy Oldaker
Raymond and
Eulah McClure
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
High School Dance Band Performs at Kiwanis Meeting
Fifteen members under James Andrews presented a program at the Kiwanis Club in the Moose Home. Selections included April Love Younger Than Springtime Tea For Two Easy Does It and Swing Now Pay Later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James Andrews
Moose Home
April Love
Patti Machir
Tommy Ross
Bill Wallace
Frances Kooken
Connie Cottrill
Bob Cline
David Wamsley
Philip Ball
Connie Glover
Diane Crump
Audrey
Cadet Bragg Selected for Cherry Blossom Parade Role
James M. Bragg Jr of Point Pleasant is among 18 cadets from West Virginia State College chosen to attend the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D C. His drill company will march in the parade and then compete against 13 other colleges. Bragg is a sophomore ROTC sergeant, son of Deputy Sheriff and Mrs James Bragg, and a Point Pleasant High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James M. Bragg Jr
West Virginia State College
Washington, D. C
James
James Bragg
Point Pleasant High School
Cheryl Somerville Rites Announced
Last rites for Cheryl Ann Somerville 14 daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Somerville of 27th St will be held at 2 30 p m Sunday at Main St Baptist Church Cheryl had been ill for five months and died early Thursday morning in the University Hospital in Columbus Friends will be received at Crow funeral home after 2 p m Friday until noon Saturday and then from 4 p m Saturday until 1 p m Sunday The body will lie in state at the church one hour before the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Cheryl Ann Somerville
J. H. Somerville
27Th St
Main St. Baptist Church
Cheryl
University Hospital
Columbus
Crow Funeral
Community Guests Share Visits Across Murray City and Ohio
A long list of visitors and gatherings across Murray City and nearby towns includes a stork shower for Mrs. Gary Hoffman hosted by Mrs. Bernice Hoffman and Mrs. Waveline Bateman. Numerous relatives and friends from Columbus Logan Zanesville Toledo Botkins and Springfield stopped by for visits and weekend gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray City
Gary Hoffman
Bernice Hoffman
Waveline Bateman
EUB Church
Danetta Campbell
Doradene Traugh
Betty Person
Mary Ellen Wolfe
Nancy Sanborn
Fauna Matheny
Agnes Brooker
Mildred Six
Clara James
Daisy Taylor
Adda Smith
Columbus
Fred Kineer
Joe Langley
Dayton
Kineer
Grace R. Donoghue
Eunice Sanborn
Dan Langley
J. J. Stone
Botkins
Joseph Stone, Jr
Detroit
William Stone
Ralph Garner
Hemlock Grove Meeting Chooses Baseball Leaders
Bedford school house hosted the Hemlock Grove Bedford Baseball Association meeting. Officers chosen include Doyle Sargent as president and Mrs Albert Schultz as secretary treasurer. The group will enter Little League and Pony teams in the Meigs County association. Mr and Mrs Robert Hart purchased the Silas Taylor home on Big Run and moved in. Sunday School Easter attendance was 88.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemlock Grove
Bedford Baseball Association
Bedford School House
Doyle Sargent
Albert Schultz
Meigs County Baseball Association
Robert Hart
Silas Taylor
Big Run
Marriage License granted to Stanley Bryan and Belva Hall
Stanley Norman Bryan 22 of Middleport and Belva Jewell Hall 16 of Hartford obtained a marriage license. The license records dated.
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Stanley Norman Bryan
Middleport
Belva Jewell Hall
Hartford
Seven WSCS Members Attend Spring Conference in Huntington
Seven members of the Women's Society of Christian Service attended a spring conference at the Seventh Avenue Methodist Church in Huntington. The gathering themed Faith That Compels Us featured talks by several officers. Attendees from Point Pleasant included B. C. Cheuvront Bertha Condee Mrs. George Smith Esther Thomas Ottie Forsythe Clyde McLanen ship and J A Blanken ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Or Pleasant
Women's Society of Christian Service
WSCS
Huntington
Seventh Ave. Methodist Church
Point Pleasant
B. C. Cheuvront
Bertha Condee
George Smith
Esther Thomas
Ottie Forsythe
Clyde McLane
J. A. Blankenship
Pedestrian Deaths Lead Child Vehicle Fatalities
Pedestrian fatalities exceed half of all motor vehicle deaths among children under 14, highlighting safety risks for young pedestrians and the need for protective measures.
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes April 7 1961
Births record a daughter for Mr and Mrs Dan Jones Gallipolis and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Frank Willis Ripley. A daughter for Mr and Mrs Evan Morgan Point Pleasant. Admitted include Mrs Elver G Fox Clifton and several others in Point Pleasant Hartford and related towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Jones
Gallipolis
Frank Willis
Ripley
Evan Morgan
Point Pleasant
Elver G. Fox
Clifton
Willard Holcomb
Point Pleas
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Ralph and
Margaret Wise
Cooper District
Walter and
Ora Johnson
Bertha
Elmore Flowers
R. D
Leah Byus
Wray
Ethel Byus
Gaston Boyle, Jr
Jackson's Mill
O. C. Hall
Groun
Cheryl Somerville
Valiant
Kinneer Motors
State St
Athens
Margaret Kislar
Tillie Culp
Logan
Pocahontas Lodge
Dan Matheny
Ambrose Gears
James and
Jerry Paul
Toledo
Matheny
Gears
Jud Matheny
Austin J. Brooker
East Canton
Clifford Brooker
William Board
Elizabeth Ann
Mr. Board
Jay Huston
Matt Board
Raymond Huston
Jack Huston
Harold Neel
Leonard Campbell
Charles Neel
Jack
Laurence Wooten
Steve
Springfield
Gerald Wooten
Elmer Evans
Rodney Wilson
Mike
Susie
Linda
Elroy Short
Zanesville
Short
Emmett Short
Laurence Short
Ted Sabo
Guysville
Louis Sabo
Richard Duffy
Jackie
Nelsonville
Betty Sabo
Frances
James Sanborn
Cindy
Wilbert Sanborn
Paul Person
Galion
Huston
Person
Hustons
Gene Devol
Piqua
Daisy Cunens
Raymond Burt
William Dane
Terry
Sylvia Sweazy
Lancaster
Clara Paulsen
Castro
Donald Swenson
Linden Blue
Miami
Fla
Havana
Cuba
Swenson
Toronto
Ont
Blue
Denver
Colo
Athens Messenger
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Benny Shafer
John H. Smith
James Gafken
Altmans
Oshkosh
Dickie
Casey Jones
Rockford
Work
Big Yank
The
Carpenters White
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