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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1961

Page

3

Annual Mason 4 H Round Up attracts crowd of over 160

Approximately 160 persons attended the Mason County 4 H Round Up Day at Point Pleasant Junior High School. Forty seven youths demonstrated skills in Talks, demonstrations, public speaking and talent contests with ten clubs entering posters.

Mason Point Pleasant Mason County Susan Francis Tip Top Toppers Club Judy Getty Busy Bee Steve Bragg Miss Getty Sarah Dunn Old Town Mountaineers Kathy Sayre Busy Fours Leon Leon Luckies, Tip Top Toppers and Vernon Star Dusters Clifton Bill Smith Gallia County Nancy McCallister Frances Hervey Appalachian Home Roberta Starcher William Gregory Wanda Stemple M. S. Poffenbarger C. L. Head Janet Wallace E. E. Mitchell John McNeill John Gill Roy McKinney Clyde Asbury Carla Shultz L. A. Barker Vickie McKin Ronna Erwin Kay Palfry Ben Henry Karen Null Sue Blenter Bessie Sue Gardner Paula Brake Vivian Gilmour Linda Ord Pamela Roush Rhonda Kaylor Beverly Burns Gwendolyn Wheeler Debra Sayre Rebecca Bletner Mildren Sayre Blanche Bletner Ronda Wise Darrell Asbury Rebecca McGraw Marl Burton

Mason County Board Studies Farm Acquisition Plan

The Mason County Board of Education weighs use of the Joe Somerville farm, 114 acres on Route 62, for a vocational training center if transferred from the state. Other actions include bus driver pay discussions, architecture plans for Sunnyside additions, staff hirings, a nursing aid class expansion, student suspensions handling, flag in classrooms mandate, and PTA classroom needs at New Haven and Mt Flower schools.

Point Pleasant Mason County Board of Education State Board of Education Joe Somerville Route 62 Lakin State Hospital West Virginia State College Walden Roush Mason County Voag Frampton Architects of Huntington Sunnyside Roush George Kearns Andrew Beattie J. G. F. Johnson Washington Johnson Hortense Epling Carolyn Dotson Linda Hatch Dottie Doss Jane Templeton Hannan Hannan High School Norma Jane McCulloch McCulloch John Scott Wiggins Garrett T. Chapman Dick Austin American Legion Post New Haven Post New Haven Pta New Haven Gleda Beattie Mt. Flower School

Committee Receives Aid for Charity Ball Door Prizes

Mrs. Manford Bauer chair of the Door prizes committee reports Women’s Auxiliary of Pleasant Valley Hospital gathered in Gallipolis to collect donations for the ball door prizes. Additional auxiliary members will canvass Point Pleasant Saturday. Prize displays are in the Hutchinson Insurance Agency window. Assistants included Mrs. Scott Strickler and others.

Point Pleasant Manford Bauer Pleasant Valley Hospital Gallipolis Hutchinson Main St

Judge Fines Drunk in Henderson Case

Judge Fines Drunk defendant Point Pleasant area. Guy Finley of Henderson fined $10 and costs for intoxication at arraignment before Justice A M Goodwin. Mrs Ethel Crushanks fined $10 and costs for passing on a double line when cited before the justice.

Point Pleasant Guy Finley Henderson Justice of Peace A. M. Goodwin Ethel Crushanks Goodwin

Driver Cited For Passing Double Line

State police and sheriff's department investigated a three vehicle crash at Route 35 and 2. Ethel Cruikshank 26 of Dayton cited for passing a double line. She attempted to pass a truck driven by Sidney Flack 56 of Lewisburg WV and felled head on with Vitus Hartley Jr. 37 of Point Pleasant. Hartley car avoided collision. damage totaled 300 to truck and Cruikshank car. no injuries. The Hartley car belonged to City Ice and Fuel.

Point Pleasant State Police Sheriff’s Department Ethel Cruikshank Dayton

Telephone Manager to Speak on Stock at Rotary Meeting

Robert Beckett, manager of the local telephone office, will speak on company stock at the Wednesday Rotary Club meeting with Lonnie Safford presiding. Dinner starts at 6 15 p m in the Moose Home. The group will meet the Gallipolis Rotary next Tuesday evening with the ladies invited.

Point Pleasant Robert Beckett Rotary Club Lonnie Safford Gallipolis

Ward Sues for Divorce in Point Pleasant Case

Jack Ward files for divorce from Lorine Ward citing desertion in the bill of complaint. The couple married in July 1956 at Ashtabula.

Point Pleasant Jack Ward Lorine Ward Ashtabula

Marriage Licenses Granted for Gordon Randolph and Phyllis Kiser

Gordon Randolph aged 48 of New Haven and Phyllis Kiser aged 19 of New Haven obtained a marriage license.

Gordon Randolph New Haven Phyllis Kiser

Doctor to Speak on Sex Differentiation at Nurses Meeting

Dr. William Roush of Point Pleasant will address the Mason County Nurses Association at 7:30 p m Thursday in the Pleasant Valley Hospital dining room. He will discuss New Aspects of Sex Differentiation. Roush, Alder son W Va native, heads the radioisotopes section at Gallipolis Clinic and serves as acting chairman of Internal Medicine at Pleasant Valley Hospital. All registered nurses are invited.

Point Pleasant William Roush Mason County Nurses Association Pleasant Valley Hospital Roush Alderson W. Va Gallipolis Clinic Internal Medicine

Buffet Etiquette Advisory on Stacking Cups

A kitchen tip warns not to stack more than two cups and saucers when placing items on a buffet table. The guideline aims to reduce breakage and keep serving areas organized.

Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Admissions

Births include a son for Mr and Mrs James Elias of Letart and daughters for Mr and Mrs Edward Maerker of Wellston and Mr and Mrs William Hamm of Point Pleasant. Admitted: George Somerville of Point Pleasant and three hospital entrants: Mrs James Elias Letart Mrs Edward Maerker Wellston and Mrs William Hamm Point Pleasant.

James Elias Edward Maerker Wellston William Hamm Point Pleasant George Somerville Letart Wells

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