Plans Push for Armed Forces Day in Point Pleasant
At a Monday meeting the Armed Forces Day committee outlined plans for Point Pleasant observances on May 19. Grover Hite led a parade sub-committee update to include unit representatives active in Korea. Emory Hawkes will recruit former members of those units. The American Legion dance and Loyal Order of Moose banquet were announced with potential speakers Samuel D. Littlepage and Lt. Col. O W Knipp. Citizens urged to display the American flag and medals and ribbons were sought for display in shop windows. Four Gallipolis reps joined the group: Leo Davis, Vance Rees, J J Cook, and J B Weatherholt.
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Point Pleasant
Grover Hite
T. Emory Hawkes
American Legion
Loyal Order of Moose
Samuel D. Littlepage
Army Reserve
O. W. Knipp
West Virginia National Guard
Gallipolis
Leo Davis
Lafayette Post
Vance Rees
J. J. Cook
Veterans of Foreign Wars
J. B Weatherholt
Oplinger Last Rites To Be Held Thursday
Funeral rites for Mrs Edith Oplinger who died Sunday morning at the Johnson Willis Hospital Richmond Va will be held here Thursday at 2 pm from Trinity Methodist Church The body arrives Wednesday morning Edith Piatt daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Piatt 13 Main St
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Point Pleasant
Edith Oplinger
Johnson- Willis Hospital
Richmond
Trinity Methodist Church
Edith Piatt
Lee Piatt
Main St
State Church Women Attend Three Day Safety Conference
Delegates from the Heights EVB Church including Miss Geraldine Smith and Mrs. Haie Blessing travel to Salem West Virginia for a three day state conference of Women’s Safety of World Service at EVB Church. Samuel Beller and Charles Wysong are admitted and released. several family members are listed among the local attendees.
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Randall Hogsett
Hit
Hugh Leach
Charlies Knapp
Columbus
Charles Knapp
Geraldine Smith
Hogsett
T. L. Morrison
Haie Blessing
James Langdon
The
Heights Evb
Governors Split Over 1952 GOP Candidacy For MacArthur
Washington Governors show limited backing for MacArthur in 1952 GOP race. AP polling finds Eisenhower leading Taft among 23 of 25 governors, with one backing MacArthur and one Stassen. Republican National Committee members similarly favor Taft and Eisenhower, shaping delegate prospects. Democratic governors project uncertainty about a Truman run, with only two of 18 predicting another term for the president.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
GOP
Associated Press
Congress
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Taft
MacArthur
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Republican National Committee
Stassen
Pacific
Truman
J. Bracken Lee
Utah
Lee
Pt Pleasant Social Notes and Auxiliary Plans Conference
The Pt Pleasant area reports the American Legion Auxiliary meeting at the Legion Building with plans for the spring conference on Thursday. A sick visit committee was appointed and several members listed. Also noted are church youth fellowship activities, weekend visitors, and local residents resuming duties after illness.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Building
Sgt. W. Bush
D. G. Wilfong
Clifton War Memorial Dedicated on Memorial Day
Clifton to dedicate the soldiers memorial with fitting ceremonies on Memorial Day announced by Mrs. Harry Cartwright. The marble marker along the state highway honors 65 Clifton men who served in World Wars I and II, including seven who died. The group will landscape the area and erect a flag pole, funded by residents and fundraisers.
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Clifton
Harry Cartwright
Winona Pickens
State Official To Address Polio Meet At Mason County Moose House
State polio campaign representative Sterling Evans of Charleston will attend Monday Rights meeting of the Mason County polio campaign committee at the Moose House. The meeting will elect officers for next year's fund drive. Current officers are Mrs. J. V. Kapp chairwoman Mrs. John Bumgardner vice chairwoman and Miss Marjorie Waldie secretary. Additional committee members include Mrs. Mabel Gibbs Mrs. Donna Chase Miss Edna Burdette and others. Don Jenkins of Huntington will show polio movies and the public is invited.
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Point Pleasant
Sterling Evans
Charleston
Mason County
Moose House
J. V. Kapp
John Bumgardner
Marjorie Waldie
Mabel Gibbs
Donna Chase
Edna Burdette
Belva Farley
Natalie King
Nancy Kairden
Thelma Capehart
Frank Reynolds
Clyde Foley
Ida Stanley
Fisher Rites Wednesday
Last rites for Walton Otis Fisher, who died Monday at 7 30 am, will be held Wednesday at 2 pm from Mohr Arnett funeral home with Rev. F H Capehart officiating. Burial at Lone Oak Cemetery. Fisher, born March 18 1892 at Upper Flats, operated a grocery and served as a toll collector on the Silvey Bridge. Survivors include wife Elizabeth Losey Fisher, parents, two sons George Otis and Sylvan, four brothers Harold, Claude, Roland, Merle, one sister Mrs John Hanley, and two grandchildren Walton and Allan. Pallbearers named. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Point Pleasant
Walton Otis Fisher
Mohr-Arnett
F. H. Capehart
Lone Oak Cemetery
Mr. Fisher
Upper Flats
Silvey Bridge
Elizabeth Losey Fisher
George M
Elizabeth McMilin Fisher
Jefferson Ave
George Otis Fisher
Sylvan Fisher
Flagpole Planning Details for Greenville Base Project
In Greenville S C a proposed project at Donaldson Air Force Base uses 14 pages of lithographed material six pages of mimeographed material and a three by two foot drawing to explain the plan. The project features a 75 foot flag pole.
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Greenville
S. Cap
Donaldson Air Force Base
Quarterly Conference Arranged for Sunday at Vaught Memorial
The Methodist Circuit holds a quarterly conference Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in Vaught Memorial Methodist Church. Rev. C. E. Haney presides. Dr. J. M. Hellem of Huntington will speak. Youth Fellowship Choir directed by James Lewis will sing. Public invited.
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Point Pleasant
Methodist Circuit
Vaught Memorial Methodist Church
C. E. Haney
J. M. Hellem
Huntington
Youth Fellowship Choir
James Lewis
Florida Holds Vast Swamp Wetlands Land Record
Florida owns nineteen thousand eight hundred and one thousand acres of swamps and wetlands. The listing notes extensive swamp and wetland areas within state boundaries.
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State of
Florida
Retiring Tree Pruner 89 Climbs One Last Time
Lamesa Texas observes 89 year old J G Minor who for decades pruned trees and shrubs for locals since 1924. He remained active until recently and finished with post office grounds trimming. He plans to quit and sell his tools for 15 dollars though he calls the price too low.
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Lamesa
Tex
J. G. Minor
Texas
Minor
Shadle Appointed Secretary at Junior High School
Mrs. Carol Shadle has replaced Mary Alice Schultz as secretary at the Junior High School. She will remain for the remainder of the term after transferring from the Board of Education office. Schultz has moved to another position after replacing Patsy Yester.
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Point Pleasant
Carol Shadle
Mary Alice Schultz
Shadle
Board of Education
Miss Schultz
Patsy Yester
Three Men Are Fined On Junk Theft Charge
Three men Holly Sharrar James Sharrar and Raymond Lee Shamblin were fined $10 and costs each by Justice of the Peace S A Simmons on petit larceny charges for allegedly taking junk from Russell O shel s Sand Hill Road property. State police arrested them.
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Point Pleasant
Justice of the Peace
S. A. Simmons
Holly Sharrar
James Sharrar
Raymond Lee Shamblin
Russell Oshel
Sand Hill Road
Charleston Man Dies at 43 in Charleston
Charles McClure of Charleston died Monday at 4 a m from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 43 and worked as a bookkeeper for Penn Oil Co. Survived by wife Marie Boles and two sons Billy and Mike. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p m at North Charleston Methodist Church with interment at Dunbar Cemetery.
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Point Pleasant
Charles McClure
Charleston
Penn Oil Co
Marie Boles
Alford Boles
Leon
Billy
Mike
North Charleston Methodist Church
Dunbar Cemetery
Bond Forfeited In Mayors Court Speeding Charge
POINT PLEASANT Charles R Sheets of Middleport forfeited a $10 bond after failing to appear in the Mayors court to answer speeding charges.
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Point Pleasant
Charles R. Sheets
Middleport
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