Where The Waters Mingle Edward Somerville Dies Century’s Mason County Attorney
Edward Jacob Somerville a Mason County resident known for teaching stenography law and farming died at 95. He lived at 2322 Jackson Ave Point Pleasant and pursued education at Locust Grove Clifton University of Kentucky Virginia WVU. He formed Somerville and Somerville in 1899 and served as a WWII draft attorney.
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Edward Jacob Somerville
Mason County
Somerville
Jackson Ave
Point Pleasant
Samuel Peter Somerville
Sarah Knopp Somerville
Locust Grove
Clifton School
Clifton
University of Kentucky
University of Virginia
West Virginia University Law School
Captain Gunn
Hannan
Gunn
Present Point
N. R
Longtime West Virginia lawyer honored for 50 years of service
In 1961 the West Virginia Bar Association awarded a certificate recognizing more than five decades of legal work by Somerville. He is a 50 year member of the Ben Kedem Club and several fraternal organizations including Knights of Pythias Odd Fellows RAM K.T. and Kiwanis. He attends the Presbyterian Church of Point Pleasant and belongs to Minturn Lodge 19 and Point Pleasant Chapter 7.
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West Virginia Bar Association
Somerville
Beni- Kedem Club
Knights of Pythias
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Presbyterian Church of
Point Pleasant
Minturn
RAM
Franklin Commandry
K.T. Pat Wilson Shrine Club
Knights of Khorassians
Mechanics Meet to Hear Rev Roy Ellis in New Haven
Rev Roy Ellis of Spilman M E Church will speak on Juniorism at 8 p m May 3 when New Haven Council No 175 Junior Order United American Mechanics meets at Spilman Church The public is invited and all members are urged to attend District No 7 meeting with Dunbar Council follows on May 19 at 8 p m Also note stee p stumps walnut trees with striking grain can fetch up to 6000 dollars
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New Haven
Roy Ellis
Spilman M. FE
New Haven Council
Junior Order United American Mechanics
Spilman
Order
Dunbar Council
Local DAR Chapter Will Hold Meeting
POINT PLEASANT The Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will hold its spring meeting at Mans ion House Tu Endie Wei Park Friday at 3 p m Members will tour the newly decorated log cabin opened to the public for the summer season Mrs Raymond Musgrave and Mrs Holly M Simmons will give committee reports and Mrs Cary H Rayburn will report highlights of the Centennial Congress in Washington from material prepared by her sister Mrs Paul M Robertson of Arlington Virginia who represented the chapter as an alternate for Mrs Hersel A Henderson regent who was unable to attend Hostesses for the afternoon are Mrs Simmons Mrs J A Rodgers Mrs W Ray Proffitt Mrs Lloyd Roush Miss Selah Jane Powell Mrs William Frecker and Mrs Eunice Jividen Ex astronaut John H Glenn Jr is back in Wilford Hall Air Force Hospital for tests to determine if he needs further treatment for a disabling ear injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles Lewis
Tu-Endie-Wei Park
Raymond Musgrave
Holly M. Simmons
Cary H. Rayburn
Washington
Paul M. Robertson
Arlington
Virginia
Hersel A. Henderson
Simmons
J. A. Rodgers
W. Ray Proffitt
Lloyd Roush
Selah Jane Powell
William Frecker
Eunice Jividen
Picnic and Golf Tourney Slated at Hidden Valley Club
A family picnic and golf tournament are planned for Sunday at Hidden Valley Country Club. Dinner is at 1 p.m. Bring a meat dish and a vegetable or salad and own table service. A “million dollar” golf tournament follows at 2 30 p.m. open to men and women.
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Point Pleasant
Hidden Valley Country Club
Soil Group Unites In Conservation Effort in Gallia
Gallia Soil and Water Conservation District board votes to cooperate with the Ohio Division of Wildlife for an conservation award program selecting an outstanding Gallia County farmer. They approve bonding district officials and discuss 1964 questionnaires, ASCS funds, and proposed county demonstration plots.
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Gallipolis
Board of Supervisors
Gallia
Paul Stockman
Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Merrill Thomas
Point Pleasant Club Plans May Dinner Meeting
Officers and the American Home department chairmen of the Point Pleasant Women's Club meet at Gene Ball's Restaurant at 7 30 p m Wednesday to plan the May dinner. Mrs Howard Carder is department chairwoman with Mrs William C Filson as co chair. The Youth Fellowship of Heights EUB Church meets Thursday at 6 30 p m for a potluck in the recreation hall. Mrs James F Eads has returned home after a stay at Gallipolis Clinic and her daughter Mrs Hersel A Henderson, also a clinic patient, improves but remains for further treatment.
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Point Pleasant
American Home
Point Pleasant Women’s Club
Gene Ball
Howard Carder
William C. Filson
Youth Fellowship of Heights Eub Church
James F. Eads
Sand Hill Rd
Gallipolis
Hersel A. Henderson
4 H Talk Meet Held Mason County
Mason County 4 H held a talk meet at Korder Park Clubhouse on Saturday. Demonstrations were by Donna and Susan Durst on clothing Bill Blain spoke on highway safety Mickey Yester on West Virginia trees and Keith Cook on electricity. Julie Blain and David Bennett to represent Mason County at regional in public speaking. Judges were Miss Betty Smith 4 H agent from Wayne County and Harold Sullivan Hannan High School instructor. Regional winner advances to Jacksons Mill for state 4 H round-up in August.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Korder Park
Roane County
Donna
Susan Durst
Bill Blain
Mickey Yester
West Virginia
Keith Cook
Julie Blain
David Bennett
Betty Smith
Wayne County
Harold Sullivan
Hannan High School
Jackson’s Mill
Cancer Crusade Nets $600 In Point Pleasant
Mason County Cancer Society president Mrs. William Rardin Jr reports about 600 dollars raised in a door to door crusade in Point Pleasant. Workers from the Point Pleasant Junior Women's Club Lambda Chi Sorority and individual volunteers gathered donations with community support noted and refreshments provided at Appalachian Power Co. auditorium.
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Cancer Crusade
Point Pleasant
William Rardin, Jr
Mason County Cancer Society
Bardin
Junior Women’s Club
Norma Burris
Phyllis Plants
Charlotte Coker
Nan
Lambda Chi Sorority
Betty Williamson
Neil Kennedy
Phyllis Barnes
Ruth Deal
Ann Lou Schoeder
Toni Leighty
Mary Pullin
Bessie Wilson
Martha Haught
Janet Wilson
Margaret Wamsley
Leonard Biffle
Phyllis Martin
June Keener
Jack Fowler
Judi Bright
Aaron Bright
Appalachian Power Co
Women’s Club
Lions Elect Robert Wolf President at Point Pleasant
Robert Wolf was elected president of the Point Pleasant Lions Club on Monday night. New officers include Jack McNeely first vice president, Tom Holland second vice president, George Roberts third vice president, John Long secretary, and Frank Scholz treasurer.
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Point Pleasant
Robert Wolf
Lion’s Club
Wolf
Goodyear Co
Jack McNeely
Tom Holland
George Roberts
John Long
Frank Scholz
Claude Swann
Cecil Derrick
Robert Beckett
William Field
Warren Miller
Harold S. Knoll
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Births Admits and Dismissals
Birth Mrs. and Mrs. William Cross Racine welcome a daughter. Admitted Mrs Reginald Wills Point Pleasant John Miller Point Pleasant Tamera Shay Tolliver Glenwood. Dismissed Mrs Harold Russell West Columbia and daughter William F Bryan Ashton Mrs Lanford Sisson Pliny Mrs William Gardner Point Pleasant Mrs Emma Morrow Point Pleasant. Off the Highway Acme Construction Co crane from Cleveland Ohio ditched on Route 35 near Arbuckle after a car forced it off the road.
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William Cross
Racine
Reginald Wills
Point Pleasant
John Miller
Tamera Shay Tolliver
Glenwood
Harold Russell
West Columbia
William F. Bryan
Ashton
Lanford Sisson
Pliny
William Gardner
Emma _ Morrow
Sheriff's Department
Acme Construction Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Route 35
Arbuckle
Charity Ball Set For Saturday By Pleasant Valley Hospital Auxiliary
The annual charity ball will be held Saturday night at the National Guard Armory. Mrs. Jack Fruth chairs the event with decorating to begin Wednesday. Music by Bob Jolley and his Orchestra of Columbus. Tickets on sale from Mrs. Beryle Redman and at the door. Mrs. Everett Grimm leads the tables and Mrs. Woodrow Mace oversees the kitchen and refreshments.
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Point Pleasant
Pleasant Valley Hospital Auxiliary
National Guard
Jack Fruth
Bob Jolley
Orchestra of Columbus
Beryle Redman
Everett Grimm
Woodrow Mace
Mason officer completes course at Fort Knox
Second Lt. Marvin D. Roush Jr., 22, of Mason West Virginia, finished an officer orientation course at the Army Armor Center Fort Knox Kentucky on April 22. A 1959 Wahama High School graduate and 1964 Marshall University alum he is a Sigma Alpha Epsilon member.
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Mason
Marvin D. Roush Jr
Lillian R. Shuler
W. Va
Army Armor Center
Fort Knox
Wahama High School
Marshall University
Huntington
Sigma Alpha Ep
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Mary Hyre
Teachers’ Institute
George Poffenbarger
Three Mile School
DAR
Glenn
San Antonio
Tex
John H. Glenn Jr
Wilford Hall Air Force Hospital
Chevrolet
TNT
Corvette
Athens
E. State ST
Nelsonville
Bob Hess
Nelsonville, Inc
Fayette ST
Gregg Sherwood Dodge
Horace B. Dodge Jr
Detroit
Mich
Anna Thomson Dodge
Soil Group
Bill Dishman
John Pelfrey
Jefferson Ave
Rita Byus
Debbie Machir
Delana Vickers
Kenneth Farley
Jim Kearns
Jimmy Tatterson
Candy Pickens
Inita Bradley
Sharon
Shirley Jones
Marea Duncan
Mary Dishman
Charley Perry
William Dishman
Rumiage Sale
Irs
Henry D. Watson
Phoenix Hotel
Main St
Latin America
Cy Filkins
Betty Ferrell
Isabelle Yoder
Jean Epperly
Regina Johnson
Connie Bauer
Lillie Faye Lanham
Sonja Capehart
Joyce Moore
Judy Dennis
Frances Beller
Bobby Cruickshank
Wilma Fisher
Carol Summers
Molly Stevens
Janet Holland
Janie Burris
Ival Wamsley
Betty Sue Kauff
Shirley Sanders
Belle Martin
Mandellen Roush
Ruth Sturgeon
Mrs. Bardin
Lions
John Grubb
Warren Workman
James Campion
Louis Rossi
Jim Bailey
Robert Burham
Harmon Park
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Electric Co
Columbus
Southern
Ornio
Aciaic
Electric Company
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