Charter Revision Plan Outlined to Parkersburg Lions Club
Mayor John C. Hutchinson spoke to the Lions Club at Quality Dairy Restaurant about the proposed charter revision and urged support for a modernized charter. Lions Club President W. W. Smith reported a meeting with the city council on Harmony Park administration. Missing due to illness were Louis V. Mueller and Jim Staats. Guest Clifford Judd of Harlan Kentucky attended. Lions Smith and other members plan to attend Lions District 29 A dinner at the Chancellor Hotel in Parkersburg Wednesday.
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Point Pleasant
John C. Hutchinson
The
Lions Club
Quality Dairy
W. W. Smith
City Council
Harmony Park
Louis V. Mueller
Jim Staats
Clifford Judd
Harlan, Ky
Lions Smith
Jack Bunion
Joe Bailey
Clifford Stalnaker
Bill Hughes
Chancellor Hotel
Parkersburg
Eight Men To Leave For Induction
Eight Mason County men will leave for Charleston by bus tomorrow at 11 am for armed forces induction. They will receive coffee and doughnuts and hear indoctrination from Rev. C. G. Billups and Sgt. W. P. Rush. Inductees are Herbert Gay Stuart, Roy Melvin Allen, Stanley Ray Gerlach, Vernon Clyde Stephens, Johnnie Louis Oldaker, Forrest Lee Long, James Edward Smith, and Lester Jarrel.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Charleston
C. G. Billups
Sgt
W. P. Rush
Herbert Gay Stuart
Roy Melvin Allen
Stanley Ray Gerlach
Vernon Clyde Stephens
Johnnie Louis Oldaker
Forrest Lee Long
James Edward Smith
Lester Jarrel
Mason County Land Transfers Report
Charles R. Perry and Norma Perry transfer to Robert V. Perry a plot in the Cologne District. Kathleen Stuart and Ray Stuart transfer 21 acres in Union District to Okey Tucker. J W Martin and Mable Martin transfer to Roy G Burgess and Emily K Burgess a lot in Mason.
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Charles R. Perry
Norma Perry
Robert V. Perry
Cologne
Kathleen Stuart
Ray Stuart
Okey Tucker
Union
J. W. Martin
Mable Martin
Roy G. Burgess
Emily K. Burgess
Mason
Point Pleasant Senior Wins OU Freshman Scholarship
Point Pleasant High School senior Kay Woolfitt earned a freshman scholarship to Ohio University after achieving high marks on a competitive exam and securing strong teacher recommendations.
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Pt. Pleasant
Point Pleasant
Kay Woolfitt
Point Pleasant High School
Ohio University
Miss Woolfitt
GOP Nomination Meeting Tonight Set in Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant reports the Republican nominating convention will select May 19 municipal candidates tonight at 8. Citizens Party follows with a Wednesday 8 p m courthouse meeting. Candidates must file 30 days before the election and voters should register by that deadline.
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Point Pleasant
Citizens Party
Two Men Pay Fines For Traffic Violations
Two men paid fines here Saturday for traffic violations. Lloyd Foglesong was fined five dollars for speeding and Robert Bonecutter was assessed a one dollar fine for illegal parking on 22nd Street. The arrests were made by city police and presented to City Clerk Frances Hatton.
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Point Pleasant
Lloyd Foglesong
Robert Bonecutter
22Nd St
Frances Hatton
Births Announced for Families of Austin Nutter Jr and Seth Stevens
Mrs. Austin Nutter Jr of 2013 Shore Street announces a daughter. Mrs. Seth Stevens of Leon reports the birth of a son.
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Austin Nutter, Jr
Shore St
Seth Stevens
Leon
Marriage Bells Pair in Hartford Home Ceremony
Hartford April 6 marked the wedding of Miss Dorothy Marie Stone and Mr. George B. James in a double ring ceremony at the bride’s Hartford home. Rev. W S Fiber officiated as family members witnessed the event and a reception followed with a tiered cake and floral decor.
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Hartford
Dorothy Marie Stone
George B. James
William Thurl Stone
Heber James
W. S. Fiber
Methodist Church
Harry Layne
New Haven
Merrill Johnson
Gallipolis
Johnson
Norman Wein
Emil Knight
Helen Stone Cook
Huntington
Dorothy Stone
Wheeling
James
Wahama High School
Glee Club
Future Homemakers of America
Pomeroy
Fred Batey
Philip Batey
Phyllis
Hartford DAR Regent Attends Continental Congress in Washington
Mrs. A. Keith McClung state regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution attended the Continental Congress in Washington. She was accompanied by Mrs. Clyde Tallman regent of the Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter Mrs. Holly Simmons state chairman of approved schools and Mrs. Neil Connors.
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A. Keith McClung
Hartford
Washington
Clyde Tallman
Charles Lewis
Holly Simmons
Neil Conners
Miss Alice Mae Van Matre Debut Announcement
Miss Alice Mae Van Matre, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Van Matre, is introduced in the social column likely marking a coming out event. Details about date and venue are not provided in the excerpt.
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Alice Mae van Matre
Harry
West Salem Gossip Recounts Local Visits and Moves
Mrs Glen Kemper visits her son Elwin in Chillicothe while Floyd Thomases from Rutland and Floyd Davises visit H J Hoffman. Roy Phillips spends Sunday with sister Maggie Plummer in Rutland. Ivy Miller of Salem Center is noted. The Sellards sell their Salem Center store to Fred Jordan and take possession as EE Davis and Cora Ward visit.
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West Salem
Glen Kemper
Elwin
Chillicothe
Floyd Thomas
Rutland
Floyd Davis
H. J. Hoffman
Roy Phillips
Maggie Plummer
Ivy Miller
Salem Center
Sellards
Fred Jordan
EE. Davis
Cora Ward
Marion Long
Residents take extended trips and seek care in local lines
Mrs Gorge 5 Love and Pra son and William Kenneth plan an extended stay in Kissimmee Florida starting Wednesday. Mr and Mrs J V Mann depart for New York for the rest of the week. Mrs Landon Smith of Point Pleasant is in Holzer Hospital for observation. Mrs Carl Hayman and daughter Caroline visited Miss Edna Burdette in Leon. Cpl James French Bailey stationed at Fort Eustis Virginia is home during his wife Alma Bailey’s illness. FA Charles Gibeaut stationed at Pensacola Florida and brother Jim visiting parents Basil and Mrs Gibeaut at 209 First St.
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Gorge 5
Love and
Prason
William Kenneth
Kissimme
Fla
J. V. Mann
New York
Landon Smith
Point Pleasant
Holzer Hospital
Carl Hayman
Caroline
Edna Burdette
Leon
Cpl
James French Bailey
Fort Eustis
Alma Bailey
Selective Service Board
FA Charles Gibeaut
Pensacola, Fla
Jim
Pittsburgh
Basil Gibeaut
First St
Hartford Hot Lunch Program Arrives At Local School
A PTA driven hot lunch program opened at Hartford school with first service on April 9. Miss Bessie Jenkins leads the dining room while support came from townspeople and the Mason County Board of Education which supplied an electric pump a heater and a stove. Community donations followed a kitchen shower.
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Hartford
PTA
Bessie Jenkins
Mason County Board of Education
Kelly Meadows Found At London Ohio
Kelly Meadows who fled in 1947 while under bond on a capias indictment was apprehended in London Ohio by the sheriff there. He will be returned here later this week by Deputy Sheriff T L Morrison.
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Point Pleasant
Kelly Meadows
Capias
London
Ohio
T. L. Morrison
Paterson Baby Born in Henderson Home
A son was born Sunday to Mr and Mrs William Patterson at their Henderson home.
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Point Pleasant
William Patterson
Henderson
Wage raise for Perry County plant workers and Coffeyville staff
At a joint meeting, 300 Ludowici Celadon workers in New Lexington and 175 at Coffeyville Kansas will receive a nine cent per hour raise effective April 15. Also noted are plans for Roseville homecoming June 4 to 11 and progress on the A E Hull Pottery plant replacement after the 1950 flood.
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New Lexington
Ludowici Celadon Company
Coffeyville
Kansas
American Legion and
Roseville
A. E. Hull Pottery
Charles E. Denman
Red Cross
Veri Penrod
Newark
Perry County
Micky Lynn
C. W. Steele
Bristol
Charles Brown
Victor Wilson
Samuel Rarick
Burt Teal
Moxahala
Clarence
Lewis Williams
Crooksville
Jacob
Severence
MecCuneville
Archie Bay
New Straitsville
John McElfresh
Thornville
Edward Leimer
Aerie of Gies
Miles Debney
Prague Sunday School Is for Safety Violators
Prague police run a Sunday session for drivers and pedestrians who violate traffic rules. In a police station setting, officers teach safety first, recounting crashes and hazards from drunk driving, bad brakes, and other mistakes to deter repeat offenses.
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Prague
Claudia Pinza Aims to Sing Like Father in Popular Style
Claudia Pinza daughter of Exio Pinza and mother of a 17 month old boy. She sang three years with the Metropolitan Opera and recently made her night club debut in Pittsburgh. She notes her father gained many friends in South Pacific and expresses desire to sing for a wide audience.
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Pittsburgh
Claudia Pinza
Exio Pinza
Claudia
John Boller
Metropolitan Opera Company
South Pacific
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