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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1966

Page

8

Trinity WSCS Elects New State Officers

Trinity Methodist Church WSCS installed new officers led by President Mrs G A Biggs and Vice President Mrs Ralph Crump. Other elected secretaries include Miss Bessie Johnson treasurer and Mrs Gary Conley campus ministry secretary plus department chairs and circle leaders. Officer training for all new officers is set for June 30 at Huntington Crossroad Church.

Point Pleasant WSCS Trinity Methodist Church G. A. Biggs Ralph Crump J. A. Shinn Bessie Johnson Gary Conley Chester Wamsley Gene Crow Grace Serrier Virgil Siders Louis Rossi James D Huntington Crossroad Church

Mason PTAs Elect Officers for 1966 67

Mason area PTAs held meetings Tuesday electing officers for the 1966 67 term. Central Grade School PTA named vice president and secretary with president and treasurer to be chosen later. Ordnance PTA chose a president and officers. North Point Pleasant discussed school board candidates. Leon PTA featured a travelogue. Mountain Climbers 4 H Club presented at Beale School. Henderson New Haven Sunnyside PTAs set meetings for Thursday.

Point Pleasant Central Grade School PTA Bertha Filson Robert Doeffinger Kanawha St Evelyn Gammon North Point Pleasant Pta Paul Wedge Robert Adkins Leonard Brown R. Stevens Alex McCausland Jim Wiggins Jeff McCallister Mountain Climbers 4-H Club Beale School

Point Pleasant Club Names Year's Outstanding Woman

Mrs John Wiseman was named Club Woman of the Year by the Point Pleasant Junior Women's Club at a dinner at Oscar's Restaurant in Gallipolis. She earned the award by accumulating points for the club year and chaired the spring style show and polio drive, helped with July 4 planning, and assisted president Mrs Donald E Nott on the mental health project. The club installed new officers led by president Mrs Donald E Nott with vice president Mrs William Wood secretary Mrs John Wiseman treasurer Mrs Tom Fisher and corresponding secretary Mrs William Bardin Jr.

Point Pleasant John Wiseman Junior Women’s Club Oscar Wiseman Donald E. Nott Lawrence G. Mohr

Sam Fowlkes Leaves Stauffer Plant for GE Post

Sam E. Fowlkes a nine year engineer at the Stauffer Plant Gallipolis Ferry leaves April 30 for New Britain Connecticut to become manager of maintenance and plant engineer at General Electric Mrs Fowlkes and children remain in Point Pleasant until term end then join him in New Britain The Fowlkes family includes Ronnie Ginger and Lindon Fowlkes and Mrs Fowlkes currently serves as Democrat ballot commissioner. Wallace Burdette is substituting at the circuit clerk's office.

Point Pleasant Sam E. Fowlkes Stauffer Gallipolis Ferry New Britain Conn General Electric Fowlkes Mt. Vernon Ave

Point Driver Cited After 3 Car Crash

John Caudill of Point Pleasant was cited for failure to have vehicle under control after a three car collision at Sixth and Viand streets. Caudill's vehicle rear ended Mrs. Clara Rairden, pushing her into Mrs. Jean Devault's car as the three cars traveled south on Viand Street. Affiliate No. 11 of Point Pleasant won two state awards at the West Virginia Hair Fashion Festival in Charleston. The scrapbook award and the international welfare award were presented by Ruth Lewis, state secretary and National Beauty Salon Week chair.

Point Pleasant John Caudill Sixth and Caudill Clara Rairden Jean Devault Viand St National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association West Virginia Charleston Ruth Lewis

Archery Tournament Meeting Planned in Mason County

Belva Mae Farley announces a special Mason County Chamber of Commerce meeting with interested organizations civic clubs radio press and merchants. The July National Archery Tournament plans will be reviewed at 7 30 p m Friday at the Moose home Main St.

Point Pleasant Belva Mae Farley Mason County

EUB Conference set for April at Buchannan center

Delegates from Mason County EUB churches will attend the 20th branch convention of the Women's Society of World Service at Evangelical United Brethren Acres in Buchanan April 26 to 28. The 20th annual EUB Men's Congress follows at the same center April 30 to May 1.

Point Pleasant EUB Evangelical United Brothern Acres West Virginia Buchannan Women’s Society of World Service Mason County

Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges

The Pleasant Valley Hospital reports admissions including Mrs. John Warner Leon Billy Hughes Ashton Mrs Emma Hughes Point Pleasant Guy Hughes Raleigh N C Mrs Paul Paynter Albany John Veazly Leon. Dismissals include Lula Moore Belle Mrs Robert Casey Gallipolis Robert Archer Point Pleasant Mrs Clayton Newberry Letart.

John Warner Leon Billy Hughes Ashton Emma Hughes Point Pleasant Guy Hughes Raleigh N. C Paul Paynter Albany John Veazly Lula Moore Belle Robert Casey Gallipolis Robbert Archer Clayton Newberry Letart

Births Report From Holzer Hospital List Of New Parents

Holzer Hospital lists numerous birth announcements including infants to Ingles Meeks Keesee Ewing Trimble Halstead Kaufman Elam Bailey Knaul Meadows Baker Gilmore Mounts Kapp Higginbotham Steele McGowan Spencer Phillips Wells King Good Bowman Keels Kisor Brown Cummins Evans Feuster Holley Hamm Kuhn Middleton Murray Patterson Salmans Sprenger Troutman Williams Malone Smith Hunt and others. Also notes ages and residences for several parents and guardians across Gallipolis Point Pleasant Crown City Oak Hill Wellston and Columbus.

Carl Ewing Rodney Ronald Trimble Gallipolis Perry A. Sayre Arbuckle Clara Byer Delpheus J. Brannon Spencer Norman Shafer Crown City Patricia Ann Halstead Point Pleasant Kevin Lee Kaufman George Wolfenbarger Ill Ray Elam Chillicothe Sandra Lee Bailey Racine Wayne Harrison Mercersville Lester Bailey Middleport James Sigler Bobby Scott Webster Swain Charlotte Jane Knaul Oliver Meadows James R. Baker Addison Ray Gilmore Roosevelt Mounts Vinton Melinda D. Kapp Leon Lloyd Higginbotham Grimms Landing George Steele Wellston Wilma McGowan Earnest Brown Delphia Cummins Ben R. Evans Kenneth Feuster Lillie Holley Carole Hamm Thomas Hughes Earl Kuhn Albert B. Middleton J. F. Murray Edward Patterson James M. Roberts Lee Rutan James Salmans George Sprenger James Troutman Sophia Williams Ray D. Malone

State Rally Planned By Odd Fellows Lodge Members

Members of the Point Pleasant lodge invite attendance at a tri state rally in Wheeling on Saturday at noon. Sessions in the McClure Hotel include a banquet at 6 p.m. Degree work will be demonstrated by Canadian teams. Rebekah Degree also conferred with further lodge events listed for spring and fall.

Point Pleasant Odd Fellows Lodge Point Pleasant Order Wheeling McClure Canada Point Pleasant Lodge Arlington Cemetery Washington Odd Fellows Home Elkins Grand Lodge Rebekah Assembly Charleston

Grade School Carnival Set Friday At North Point Pleasant

The North Point Pleasant Grade School spring carnival will run Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the school. Co chairmen are Mr and Mrs Ernest Handley. Admission is free and proceeds fund school improvements.

Point Pleasant North Point Pleasant Ernest Handley Bill Redman Robert Greer James McComb Howard Yeager Lawrence Plants James Hall Bernard Burcham Roger Handley Charles Fry Spook House Charles Henry Stone Earl Icard Tom Holland Jack Fowler

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Trinity Wscs Mason Pta Eugene Sterrett Leon Pta Point Pleasant Club Sam Fowlkes Pleasant Valley Hospital Holzer Hospital News Orville Ingles Gay O. Meeks Hogsett Jerry Keesee McArthur Robert Keith Smith Columbus Linda Sue Hunt Vaughan Night Stand Logan West Main Vue Strant Furnishings Ohio
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