Scout-O-Rama Brings Thousands to Point Pleasant Armory
About 5000 attendees watched a two day MGM district Scout-O-Rama at the National Guard Armory. Troops and packs earned blue and red ribbons for displays on conservation, camping, first aid, crafts, and Ed Sullivan acts. Pack 203 of Gallipolis led ticket sales with 247 dollars. others winning county honors included Eddie Wildermuth Pack 203 Gallia, Jack Sheline Jr Pack 254 Mason, and Gene Davis Pack 246 Meigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
National Guard
Mgm District
Miles Durst
Mason County Conservation
Gallipolis
Eddie Wildermuth
Gal
Lia County
Jack Sheline, Jr
Mason County
Gene Davis
Meigs County
Mason Pta
Men’s Fellowship of
Main Street Baptist Church
Pomeroy
Salisbury Pta
Mason
New Haven
Coin Club
Rio Grande
America
Addison
Cheshire
Legion Post Observes Its 45th Birthday With Dinner Meeting
Legion Post 23 marks 45 years with a dinner meeting at the Legion home in Point Pleasant. Attorney H Paige Bell led the observance and dedicated the post after a move to a new location. Guests included district commanders Ike Mayfield and Bill Lyons, auxiliary members served by the post, and 12 charter members honored for 45 years of membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Post
Point Pleasant
H. Paige Bell
Parkersburg
West Virginia
American Legion
Legion
Bell
George Spenger
Paul F. Thomas, Jr
Ike Mayfield
Bridgeport
Bill Lyons
Tom Malloy
W. F. Drake
Lyons
Alice Vullona
Elsie Batey
David James
Ravenswood
Jake Kinszel
Howard Jones
D. G. Wilfong
Spenger
Frances Durst
Amer
Ican Legion Auxiliary
Junior McKinley
Thomas
Frank W. Henson
W. S. Waldie
Powell Reynolds
James Crump
Hubert Deweese
Milton L. Miller
Robert McGuffin
C. A. Roush
Homer Schwartz
Howard Watenburg
Dana Bradshaw
Post
Burglars Target McArthur Residence In Vinton County
McARTHUR Spence Det Detty reported a breaking and entering at a farm home on Route 327 in Vinton county near Ralph Clary. Entry was by forced window. three outbuildings were entered. three old cars damaged by .22 caliber bullets. Pleasant Valley Hospital Auxiliary to meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the hospital dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Spence Detty
Chillicothe
Vinton County
Harold Steele
Detty
Ralph Clary
Point Pleasant Pleasant Valley Hospital
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Featuring Local Residents
Mrs Odell McGraw and others from Gallipolis Ferry Gallipolis Ferry Point Pleasant Addison Buffalo Apple Grove Henderson and Glenwood areas are listed among hospital notes. Frances Clark Henderson has returned home after a week with James Kelley and family in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell McGraw
Gallipolis Ferry
William B. Smith
Hilda Pradshaw
Point Pleasant
Della Rayburn
South Side
David Roush
Bidwell
Ohio
William Summers
Akron
William Gardner
Virgie Beetle
Henderson
Raymond Taylor
Addison
Dora Sayre
Buffalo
William Jordan
Raymond Myers
Gallipolis
Jude Nowlin
Apple Grove
Charles Taylor
Mason Neville
Hogsett
Harold Blain
Hervey Duncan
Harry Vickers
Mason
William Smith
Luther Greenlee
James Smith
Glenwood
Albert Oldaker
Letart
Frances Clark
James Kelley
Pittsburgh
Surprise Visitor Crashes Fence Near Shiflers Home
A drifting tire and rim smashed through a fence and stopped near Mr and Mrs Jack Shifler of Point Pleasant about midnight Saturday 80 feet from the highway. The loud impact was reported by Shifler as the tire tore through the fence. Essay winner Paul M Dunkle of McArthur Route 1 won the state highway patrol safety contest for Vinton County with Careful Driving Adds To A Happier Life For Everyone. New vinyl backing describes moisture resistant sheets suitable for basements and ground level slabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jack Shifler
Shifler
McArthur
Paul M. Dunkle
State
Highway Patrols
Vinton County
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs. Frank Carpenter at Belle Meade
Mrs. Frank Carpenter of Belle Meade was honored with a birthday dinner Sunday at her home by family. Attendees included Calvin Sprouse and family from Rutland Ohio, Ben and Clarence Pruitt of Charleston, Tom Carver and family, and others from Springfield Ohio and New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Frank Carpenter
Bellemeade
Calvin Sprouse
Betty Jane
Andy
Randy
Ann
Rutland
Ohio
Ben Pruitt
Charleston
Clarence Pruitt
Vicki
Tom Carver
Mark
Shirley Ann
Mary
Angel
Springfield
Frances Kearns
Arthur Sprouse
Mont Seal
W. Va
John Carpenter
Connie
Larry
Mary Ann
Stevie
New Haven
Three elect to lead Federal Farm Credit Board
A Mississippi farmer J Pitt Stone of Coffeeville was elected chairman at the annual meeting. L C Carter of Stuttgart Arkansas was chosen vice chairman and H T Mason of Alexandria Virginia was elected secretary. The board oversees nationwide Farm Credit System policies including land banks and production credit associations with 5.6 billion dollars borrowed last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
J. Pittman Stone
Coffeeville
Federal Farm Credit Board
L. C. Carter
Stuttgart
Ark
H. T. Mason
Alexandria
Cooperative Farm Credit System
Farm Credit Administration
Federal
World Tour Slides To Be Shown By AAUW
Dr. Edna Gettles will present slides and describe a trip around the world at a Point Pleasant AAUW meeting. The program is Monday at 7 45 p.m. in the Home Economics Building at Point Pleasant High School. Hostesses include Mrs Cary H Rayburn and others. members may bring guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Edna Gettles
American Association of University Women
Point Pleasant High School
Cary H. Rayburn
Grant Stanley
Samuel Scruggs
Yarl Randolph
Alton Jordan
Judson Brake
Pan-American Day Observed At Wahama With 10 Visiting Students
Wahama Junior and Senior High School hosts Pan-American Day Tuesday with ten exchange students visiting from Pan-American countries. The event honors the American nations and continental unity. arrangements cover transportation meals guides and publicity. Judy Goheen leads morning devotions. visitors are presented at the school PTA at 8 p.m. and Mason County PTA groups are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Wahama
Connie Carpenter
Dick Pfiffer
Brenda Burton
Gwendolyn Ord
Judy Athey
Judy Goheen
Alice Johnson
Harriet Walsh
PTA
Mason County
Recreation Planner To Be Dinner Speaker
The eighteenth annual Vinton Soil Conservation District banquet will be served by the McArthur Band mothers on Friday April 17 at 7 p.m. at McArthur High School. Harry H. Feldman director of recreation planning for the United Community Council Columbus will be the featured speaker. Feldman has ten years with the U C C and aids agencies in recreation. He formerly supervised parks and recreation in Indiana and Michigan. He holds degrees from Indiana and New York Universities and has a Meritorious Service Award from the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association. He and his wife will open Teays Valley Ranch camp near Ashville beginning June 21. An election to replace three Soil Conservation District supervisors will precede the banquet with nominees Ernest Bishop Pearl Bray Glen Harper Francis Irelan Roy Kruger and E L Raines. Outgoing supervisors are Walter Wells Tom Rannells and Pearl Bray. Charles Gray and Lee Harper will oversee ballots and voting. Any landowner outside a town may vote. Tickets are available from the Soil Conservation Service office the County Extension office and from Pearl Bray Tom Rannells Walter Wells Owen Waldren and Warren Mearker. Everyone interested in conservation is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Vinton Soil Conservation District
McArthur High School
Harry H. Feldman
United Community Council
Columbus
Feldman
U.C.C
Indiana
Michigan
New York
Ohio Parks and Recreation Association
Teays Valley Ranch
Ashville
Ohio
Soil Conservation District
Ernest Bishop
Pearl Bray
Glen Harper
Francis Irelan
Roy Kruger
E. L. Raines
Walter Wells
Tom Rannells
Charles Gray
Lee Harper
Soil Conservation Service Office
County Extension Office
Owen Waldren
Warren Mearker
Rail Whistle Now Signals Class End
On the Georgia Tech campus new whistles replaced the old steam pipe whistle that signaled class times after it was stolen. A variety of sounds rang out from the experimental devices as classes ran late and students checked watches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Tech
Roush Slated At PTA Meet
Walden F. Roush former Point Pleasant official and redevelopment director at Glenville State College will speak at the Mason County PTA Council meeting Monday at 7 30 p m at Central Grade School He is a former Mason County Schools superintendent and all county PTAs are asked to send representatives The annual election of officers will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Walden F. Roush
Glenville State College
Mason County
PTA Council
Central Grade School
Roush
PTA
Patty Burdette
Account Is Corrected at Mason County School Board Meeting
The Messenger corrects a report listing William F. Riddle as backing a delegation seeking transfer of three Hannan High School teachers. Riddle did not attend, had no formal agreement or consent, and the paper apologizes for any embarrassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County School Board
the Messenger
William F. Riddle
Hannan High School
Riddle
Messenger
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