Local Families Return Visits Highlight Athens Notes
Mrs. R Kenneth Kerr Sr returns to Lancaster after visiting her son R Kenneth Kerr Jr in Athens where he attended a New York newspaper convention. Baby R R Kenneth Kerr II and Mrs Kerrs daughter-in-law also came home from Sheltering Arms Hospital. Mr and Mrs Bart Brown of Louisville left after a week with Athens relatives. Mrs Brown is former Susan Elizabeth Coury. Mr A E Miller returns to suburban Chicago after visiting his son Jack Miller and family. Nurse Mrs Pearl Roush of Athens State Hospital visited by son in law Clarke Dailey and family. Mrs Charles Floyd and daughter Pauline move from AntoUna California to join husband in Athens after taking a Roger Dean Mercury Lincoln agency post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Kenneth Kerr, Sr
R. Kenneth Kerr, Jr
Lancaster
Kerr
New York City
R. R. Kenneth Kerr, II
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Bart Brown
Louisville
Athens
Brown
Susan Elizabeth Coury
A. E. Miller
Jack Miller
Chicago
Pearl Roush
Athens State Hospital
Clarke Dailey
Joe
Marilyn Sue
Church St.ool
Charles Floyd
Pauline
Antolla
Calif
Floyd
California
Roger Dean Mercury-Lincoln Automobile Agency
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Help Constipated Folks
Dr Edwards offers olive tablets once sold in drugstores to relieve constipation. The product claims mild but thorough action on upper and lower bowels producing natural movements without griping. Prices listed 15¢ and 30¢.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Edwards
OU Symphonic Band Triumphs In Silver Anniversary Concert
The Osio University Symphonic Band wowed Memorial Auditorium with a two hour program under Daniel Martino. Guest conductor Dr. Frank Simon led selections from Tchaikovsky to Gershwin with soloists and a 13 member male glee club. The evening included tributes to retiring custodian Mr. Shaw and a final Stars and Stripes Forever encore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osio University
Memorial Auditorium
Daniel Martino
Ohio University
Raymond Sturm
Martino
Tannhauser
Metropolitan Opera
Grieg
Ringwall
Old Ark
Jacque Rhodes
Jack Brown
Richard Buntz
Kenneth Jenkins
Robert Triplett
Wilbur Lanning
Richard Denner
Richard Zehrbach
Thomas Evans
Lewis Vaughn
John Sabol
William Smith
Ralph Gabriel
Weinberger
Brass
Donizetti
Homer T. Baird
Athens
Yesteryear
Rio Grande
John C. Baker
Frank Simon
Cincinnati
Ohio
George Byrd
Mother's Circle Plans Annual Tea at Cottage Tea House
Mrs. Mac Williams hosted the Mothers Circle at 5 Sunnyside Drive with 16 members and one guest. Plans for the annual Mothers Day Tea were made, contests led by Mrs. John Risch, and May meeting duties assigned to the social committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac Williams
Sunnyside Drive
Fred White
Seward
Cottage Tea House
John Risch
Williams
Irving Dickman
Plan Benefit Bridge For April 27
The Rufus Putnam School Auditorium hosts the Athens Business and Professional Women's Club Bridge Party on Tuesday at eight in the evening. It is the first bridge event of the year with prizes for high scores among club members and individuals playing other games. Music Committee chair Miss Martha King leads planning. ticket sales are by Miss Alice Brewer. prizes by Mrs Alberta Grones. tables and cards by Miss Gladys Brooks and Mrs Erma Jaggers. rules by Miss Lucile Duffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Putnam
Athens
Business and Professional Women
Martha King
Thelma Robinson
Alice Brewer
Edith Miller
Kathleen Campbell
Bertine Herron
Alberta Grones
Gladys Brooks
Erma Jagers
Lucile Duffee
Fifteen Attend OSU Education Meeting
Fifteen from Ohio University attended the Association for Student Teaching Ohio Unit meeting at Ohio State University in Columbus on Saturday April 24. Athens delegates included Miss Irene Hand Miss Edna Felt Miss Irene Elliot Mrs Janet Wilson Miss Helen Evans Miss Viola Nelson Miss Mary Ward Miss Esther Dunham Miss Mary Leonard Miss Grace Morley Dr Edith Beecher Dr Marie Wuick Dr Wilbur Yauch Miss Julia Sinon and Miss Eloise Bradbury OU seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Association For Student Teaching, Ohio Unit
Ohio State University
Columbus
Athens
Irene Hand
Edna Felt
Irene Elliot
Janet Wilson
Helen Evans
Viola Nelson
Mary Ward
Esther Dunham
Mary Leonard
Grace Morley
Edith Beecher
Marie Wuick
Wilbur Yauch
Julia Sinon
Eloise Bradbury
GOP Candidate Visits Pt. Pleasant Area
Paul L. Brothers of St. Albans campaigned in Pt. Pleasant for the GOP nomination for state auditor. A veteran of World Wars I and II and former military governor of Yap Island, he has 25 years in business management and now works with Howell and Paterno CPAs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Paul L. Brothers
St. Albans
GOP
Yap Island
Howell and Paterno, Certified Public Accountants
Bridge Club Honors Grueser Anniversary With Dinner
Mr and Mrs Elmer Grueser hosted a Saturday bridge party in Point Pleasant for their wedding anniversary and Mrs Grueser's birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs A F Wilson and Mr and Mrs Hyer plus Mr and Mrs Thorniley. After dinner, contract bridge was played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Elmer Grueser
Bridge Club
Assessor Candidate Buys Roberts Home
Poent Pleasant Co. F Buckle a South Side farmer and GOP assessor candidate has purchased and moved into Capt. and Mrs. C A Roberts home at 1210 Vi and St Buckle plans to reside there and continue farming regardless of election outcome
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poent Pleasant — Co
F. Buckle
South Side
GOP
C. A Roberts
Buckle
Long Range
Docket Set For May Term Court At Point Pleasant
Local attorneys met with Circuit Clerk Vernon Jones to arrange the May term docket which will convene on May 3. Judge Lewis H. Miller, a candidate for the state Supreme Court, has not indicated if he will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Vernon Jones
Lewis H. Miller
State Supreme Court
Knights Templar Conclave Planned in Point Pleasant
Franklin Comanchery No. 17 Knights Templar will hold a regular conclave Tuesday at 8 p.m. Red Cross and Malta degrees will be conferred on several candidates, secretary William Steenbergen said and urged a large attendance to assist with the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Franklin Comanchery
Knights Templar
Red Cross
Malta
William Steenbergen
Revercomb wins flood wall funding and ordnance land sale access
Senator Revercomb secured a 1.1 million dollar appropriation for the Point Pleasant flood wall. He also amended the war surplus property act to let private industry buy government land at the abandoned West Virginia Ordnance Works, with the National Guard already occupying enough property to meet needs and open potential factory sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Chapman Revercomb
Washington
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Revercomb
National Guard
West Virginia
Delegates Plan To Attend Conference In Huntington
Mrs. F. Johnson announces that delegates from the Senior Woman's Club and Southwestern District Federated Clubs will attend the 42nd annual state conference at the Huntington Woman's Club. Events include a Thursday banquet for presidents and past presidents, officer elections Thursday, and a luncheon? conference schedule through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
F. Johnson
Woman's Club
Huntington Woman's Club
Bartow Jones
Southwestern District Federated Clubs
Olin Roush
J. Sanford Rhoades
Guy Morrison
C. G. Bauerle
Ronald White
John J. Dower
Chester A. Roush
O. L. Easley
J. D. Lowrds
Gail Faires
Richard Startzman
Charles Henry Stone
Dan Nickell, Jr
Elsa Vaught
Homer W. Smith
Smith Roush
Nelson A. Park, Jr
L. K Heiskel
Robert Findlay Thomas
Roy W. Eshenaur
Letart Driver Fined On Reckless Driving Charge
Letart pleaded guilty to reckless driving before a local magistrate and paid a $30 fine plus costs after state trooper R C Dilley said the corner at Sixth and Viand was taken at excessive speed. Also arrested for intoxication weekend arrests include Raymond Reynolds Lloyd Wamsley and Walter Henderson by Chief Hoyt Jiiden and Patrolmen T F Yost and C E Yeager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
See
Letart
R. C. Dilley
Viand
Raymond Reynolds
Lloyd Wamsley
Walter Jordan Henderson
Hoyt Jiiden
T. F. Yost
C. E. Yeager
Construction Is Planned in Point Pleasant Area
At least two new homes are under construction with more planned. Jesse Eads, contractor, builds a five room one floor home with unfinished attic for Rodney Pullins on Jericho Road near Jackson Avenue. Everett Sutton, contractor, builds a five room frame home for Oscar Knopp on Mt. Vernon Avenue between 21st and 22nd, and a six room frame house for John Clendenin on the west side of Mt. Vernon Avenue in the same block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jesse Eads
Rodney Pullins
Jericho Road
Jackson Ave
Everett Sutton
Oscar Knopp
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Mt. Vernon Ave
John “Rags” Clendenin
Mrs Moystin Improves at Holzer Hospital
Mrs S C Moystin is reported to be improving in Holzer Hospital as of last night.
Neil Diddle and Kennedy Couple Wed in Henderson
Miss Neil Halene Diddle of Henderson and Mr. Carroll B Kennedy of Point Pleasant married at Main St Baptist Church on a Saturday evening ceremony. Rev D M Dorsey conducted the double ring service. The bride's mother hosted a dinner afterward for family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Neil Halene Diddle
Henderson
Carroll BE. Kennedy
St. Baptist Church
Eugene Doughty
Columbus
Miss Diddle
D. M. Dorsey
Shirley Diddle
J. W. Diddle
D. G. Kennedy
Doughty
Point Pleasant High School
Perry Business School
Somerville, Somerville and Hyer
Navy
Naval Electrical Engineering School
Hadley Technical
St. Louis
Lee Electric Co
Diddle
Lions Club Plans Charter Night May 21 in Point Pleasant
Lions Club officers and members met at the Moose Club to firm plans for the May 21 charter presentation. District Governor Dudley Simms of Charleston will present the charter to Homer W. Smith. A charter night dinner at the Legion Hall will follow with entertainment and a dance. The club aims for 60 members by May 7, with 52 enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lions Club
Moose Club
Dudley Simms
Charleston
Homer W. Smith
Legion
Leon H. Putz
War Assets Official Visits Mayor Krodel in Point Pleasant
A War Assets Administration official from Washington, D C, stopped in Point Pleasant for a brief visit with Mayor B W Krodel. The pair discussed establishing a relationship but the mayor said they had been unable to. The visitor, with two friends, was returning home to Los Angeles after a South trip. he learned of Krodel through letters to his department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Dick Krodel
Washington
War Assets Administration
B. W. Krodel
Los Angeles
Mayor Krodel
Mrs Dana Wright Ill At Home In Point Pleasant
Mrs Dana Wright of Ohio River Road is reported ill at her home. Her condition was not believed serious last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Dana Wright
Ohio River Road
William Gygax To Work For du Pont in Belle
William Gygax, a wartime city mail carrier and son of Mrs. Paul Gygax, will be employed by du Pont in Belle. He traveled with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Donham, who spent the weekend with Mrs. Gygax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gygax
du Pont
Belle
Point Pleasant
Paul Gygax
Main St
E. Il. Donham
Weekend Visitors From Beckley Visit Sylvan Fisher
Weekend visitors include Sylvan Fisher of Beckley staying with her mother Mrs. Kenneth A. Peck and brother Robert Peck of Johnson Apartments. Robert Peck has been ill recently but is improving, according to his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Sylvan Fisher
Beckley
Kenneth A. Peck
Robert Peck
Johnson Apartments
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Fred H. Sands
E. D. Shrout
Edward W. Moran
Wilkin Allen
Helen Watkins
Woman's Music Club
Athens Woman's Music Club
Mary T. Noss
University Terrace
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OSU
Pt. Pleasant Area
Roberts
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Neil Diddle
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Krodel
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Bob Adkins
Adking
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McKee Drug CO
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Banks Ice Cream CO
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Athens, Ohio
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