Baby Contest Shines at Mason County Farm Youth Fair
One hundred two babies aged six months to four years competed in the new baby contest at the Mason County Farm Youth Fair held Saturday evening. Evelyn Wiseman chaired the committee. Winners in ten age groups received blue ribbons with named winners across Point Pleasant West Columbia Mason Hartford Letart Mt. Alto and Henderson among others. Second and third place ribbons were awarded to numerous infants and toddlers from Point Pleasant and surrounding communities.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Evelyn Wiseman
Tonya Abbott
Jan Abbott
Tony Fowler
Jack Fowler
Tamara Fowler
Roger Bennett
Paul Bennett
Teresa Nowlin
Dana Nowlin
Johnny Withers
John Withers
Tina Mae Wilcoxen
Loraine Wilcoxen
David Losoter
Howell Losoter
Virginia Hill
Julia Hill
Clifton
Shelia Edwards
Bernard Edwards
Mason
Johnny
Billy Knight
William Knight
Parrish Avenue
Teresa Kay McDermitt
Billy McDermitt
Letart
Membership Push Underway For Mason County Country Club
Point Pleasant area residents invited to sign on as members of the Mason County Country Club Inc. The 197 acre site on Sand Hill Road will feature a club house swimming pool playground lake tennis courts and a nine hole golf course with completion tied to member signups. Contact Jack Fruth or Tom K Fisher or send mail to Point Pleasant Box 353 to join.
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Point Pleasant
Golf and Country Club
Mason County Country Club, Inc
Mason, Gallia
Meigs Counties
Jack Fruth
Sand Hill Road
Tom K. Fisher
P. O. Box
Board of Governors
George Hervey
A. G. Mehiman
Joe Fannin
Tom Rose
Cecil Dean
O. B. Meadows
Joe Uffington
Water Queen contestants named for New Haven show
The New Haven Junior Woman's Club and the Recreation Foundation co sponsor the water show at the New Haven pool on Wednesday August 17 with a rain date of August 18. Thirty one girls including Jackie Capehart Cheryl Roberts Sharon Foreman Judy Roush Barbara Wilson Patty Newland Marilyn Schwartz Judy Turner Zora Jones Mildred Worth Dianne Wood Margaret Roney Dianne Miller Shelby Grinstead Judy Fry Nancy New Sharon Knapp Julia Van Meter Eileen Fields Linda Lathey Carolyn Moore Judy Bird Beverly Ball Lynn Miller Ellen Fay Hartley Karla Kearns Dianna Ray Doris Elliott Ruth Shimplin Judy Henry Elsie Reichert compete for the Water Queen title.
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New Haven
Club
Recreation Foundation
Jackie Capehart
Cheryl Roberts
Sharon Foreman
Judy Roush
Barbara Wilson
Patty Newland
Marilyn Schwartz
Judy Turner
Zora Jones
Mildred Worth
Dianne Wood
Margaret Roney
Dianne Miller
Shelby Grinstead
Judy Fry
Nancy New
Sharon Knapp
Julia van Meter
Eileen Fields
Linda Lathey
Carolyn Moore
Judy Bird
Beverly Ball
Lynn Miller
Ellen Fay Hartley
Karla Kearns
Dianna Ray
Doris Elliott
Ruth Shimplin
Judy Henry
Elsie Reichert
Hope Rites Wednesday for Dan M. Hope of Henderson
Funeral services for Dan M. Hope circuit clerk of Mason County and Henderson merchant will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Church of Christ in Henderson. He died Sunday night at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Friends may call at L. G. Mohr funeral home and at the church from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday.
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Point Pleasant
Dan M. Hope
Henderson
Church of Christ
Hope
Mason County
Pleasant Valley Hospital
L. G. Mohr
Point Pleasant Clinic Births and Discharges
Births Mr and Mrs Paul Bonecutter Gallipolis Ferry a daughter. Discharged Mrs James Long and daughter of Apple Grove. Mrs Robert McDade and daughter of Leon.
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Paul Bonecutter
Gallipolis Ferry
James Long
Apple Grove
Robert McDade
Leon
Marriage Licenses Issued in Point Pleasant Area
George E. Miller 21 of Point Pleasant and Sheila J. Calloway 18 of Henderson. Charles M. Roush 21 of West Columbia and Donna S. Hunter 18 of Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
George Edgar Miller
Sheila Jane Calloway
Henderson
Charles Morgan Roush
West Columbia
Donna Sue Hunter
Hospital Lab Is Certified at Pleasant Valley Hospital
Pleasant Valley Hospital laboratory has received state certification from the State Dept of Health. The lab, under pathologist Dr Seigfried Werthhammer, now conducts tests for hospitalized patients and will perform pre marital blood tests along with tests for barbers beauticians and food handlers. Joseph C Wilson completed 50 tests for qualification effective Aug 1.
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Point Pleasant
Pleasant Valley Hospital
State Dept. of Health
George O. Smith
Joseph C. Wilson
Seigfried Werthhammer
Oil Company Files Suit Against Douglas Roush for 734.51
Excel Oil Company has filed a civil action in the circuit clerk’s office seeking 734.51 from Douglas Roush. The suit outlines the claimant as the plaintiff and the court as the filing venue.
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Point Pleasant
Plans Completed For Wedding In Gap Mills
Final plans for the August 6 wedding of Miss Allene Ruddell of Gap Mills and William E. Blessing of Point Pleasant were announced. The ceremony will be at Carmel Presbyterian Church Gap Mills at three o clock with Rev. R F Johnson and Rev A B Shifler officiating. The bridal party includes matron of honor Mrs Harold Scott, bridesmaids Myrtle Blessing Sue Rhodes Mrs Charles Parker and Mrs Cecil Ramsey. Kathy Ruddell is flower girl with top lighters Karen Flint and Helen Smithson. Best man James C Musgrave with ushers Charles Parker Jerald McCallister Robert Helmer and Earl Flint. The couple are the children of Mr and Mrs Stephen Lyle Ruddell and Mr Roy E Blessing respectively.
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Point Pleasant
Allene Ruddell
Gap Mills
West Virginia
William E. Blessin
Lincoln Avenue
Carmel Presbyterian Church
R. F. Johnson
Oak Hill Baptist Church
A. B. Shifler
Carmel Church
Harold Scott
Wilmington
Ohio
Myrtle Blessing
Sue Rhodes
Charles C. Parker
Union
Cecil Ramsey
Arlington
Virginia
Kathy Ruddell
Karen Flint
Helen Smithson
Blessing
James C. Musgrave
Huntington
Charles Parker
Jerald McCallister
Robert Helmer
Frankford
Earl Flint
Alderson
Miss Ruddell
Stephen Lyle Ruddell
Mr. Blessing
Roy E. Blessing
Two Windows Break at Mansion House in Park
Two basement windows of the Mansion House at Tu-Endie-Wei Park were broken Sunday night. No entry gained and motive unclear. Earlier, July 18 saw a burglary stealing priceless items and five guns. four guns recovered and two youths confessed, jailed for September grand jury term.
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Point Pleasant
Tu-Endie-Wei Park
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes
Mrs. Denver Carman Pom eroy J A Allen Point Pleasant Norma Fields Hartford Mrs Franklin Nott Point Pleasant Mrs James Jerrell Mason Charles C Plantz Henderson Elsie Roach Mason Rusty Stevens Columbus Pearl Knapp Pomeroy
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Denver Carman
Pomeroy
J. A. Allen
Point Pleasant
Norma Fields
Hartford
Franklin Nott
James Jerrell
Mason
Charles C. Plantz
Henderson
Elsie Roach
Rusty Stevens
Columbus
Pearl Knapp
Edwin Roush Wins Tractor Contest at Farm Youth Fair
Edwin Roush took first in the tractor contest at the 11th annual Farm Youth Fair held last week in POINT PLEASANT. Gary Rood finished second and Lanny Williamson third. They advance to the state 4-H tractor operator's contest at Jackson's Mill on August 18.
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Roush
Gary Rood
Lanny Williamson
Jackson's Mill
Motorists Warned To Watch Signs In West Virginia
Colonel Hazen H. Fair of the West Virginia state police urges drivers to heed highway signs for safe travel. He notes signs show numbers and distances and warn of curves hills and intersections along with weather and road condition signs calling for reduced speeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Hazen H. Fair
Colonel Fair
Boy Injured In Farm Tractor Accident
Monty Williamson four year old son of Mr and Mrs James Williamson of South Side was in poor condition at Pleasant Valley Hospital after a farm accident Monday evening. He rode on a bailer tractor with his father and fell off injuring his head likely from the wheel. he had a skull fracture but was conscious last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Monty Williamson
James Williamson
South Side
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Monty
Registration Opens for Mason Bible School
Mason Methodist Church opens registration for a Bible School running August 8 through August 19. Classes meet 9 30 to 11 30 a m for children aged four to fourteen with four age groups kindergarten primary junior and intermediate.
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Mason — Bible School
Mason Methodist Church
Voters Register Now for November Election
L. W. Getty, county clerk, urges unregistered voters to come to the county clerk’s office to register. The last date to register for the November election is October 8.
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Point Pleasant
L. W. Getty
Association Offers Guidance To Aid Retarded Child
In POINT PLEASANT the Mason County Association for Retarded Children urges love over pity and outlines steps for support. Parents should cooperate with the local group, organizations should send representatives or speakers, professionals can offer services, and considerate thought for families of mentally handicapped children is encouraged.
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Mason County Association For
Mason
The
Association For
Homecoming Celebrated at the Soulsby Home
Attendees at the annual homecoming at Mrs. Vena Soulsby’s residence in Syracuse included numerous Soulsby relatives and spouses from Pittsburg California to Minersville Pennsylvania along with friends Mrs. Blanche Gibbs Cora Carmen May Jones and others, spanning several states.
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Syracuse
Vena Soulsby
Glenna
R. L. Soulsby
Pittsburg
Calif
L. V. Soulsby
Gene Soulsby
W. A. Crouse
Columbus
W. G. Soulsby
Bay City
Mich
Dunbar
W. Va
L. D. Soulsby
St. Albans
Keith Kirby
Van
Eugene Soulsby
Butler
J. W. Soulsby
Dover
Edward Soulsby
Fairdale
H. D. Soulsby
New Philadelphia
J. M. Soulsby
Pomeroy
Blanche Gibbs
Cora Carmen
May Jones
R. D
Bill Nease
Racine
S. A. Gibbs
Minersville
Kin Club Hosts Picnic At Mrs. Lehew Home
Kin Club members and many families attended a picnic Sunday at the home of Mrs. Theo Lehew. A basket dinner was served at 1 p.m. followed by games with prizes for winners. Attendees included numerous local couples and their children from Springfield and Beaver Falls.
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R. W. Vaughan
Walter Reuter
Verne Glass
James Bailey
Jeannette Phillips
Raymond Kloes
Kaaron Kelton
Middleport Personal Notices Highlight Local Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Paul Smart hosted a family dinner on Lincoln Street with guests including Mr and Mrs George Siddall of Ansonia and David Siddall of Hyannis Mass Also present were Mr and Mrs Manning Klees and son of Gallipolis Mr and Mrs George Hackett Jr and children Chester Erwin and son Don visited Nags Head N C and Virginia Beach Guests Claude Washington Harold Thomas Connie Phillips of Rittman and Joe Wolfe of Broadway Street were mentioned Wolfe suffered a neck injury in a Saturday car accident and received care at Holzer Hospital
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Middleport
Paul Smart
Lincoln Street
George Siddall
Ansonia
David Siddall
Hyannis
Mass
Manning Klees
Gallipolis
George Hackett, Jr
Chester Erwin
Don
Nagshead
N. C
Virginia Beach
Claude Washington
Don Lowery
Connie Phillips
Rittman
Harold Thomas
Joe Wolfe
Broadway Street
Holzer Hospital
POMEROY PERSONAL S NOTE VISITS AND VACA TION RETURNS
Mrs Maggie Smith returns to work at the Ben Franklin Store after a vacation visiting in Logan with her son and in Columbus with another son and his family. Mrs Tom Crow Jr and children go home after visiting relatives in Fredricksburg Texas. Rollin Wolfe resumes employment in Columbus after a vacation spent with Mrs Wolfe and children.
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Maggie Smith
Ben Franklin
Logan
Dale E. Smith
Columbus
Guy O. Smith
Tom Crow, Jr
Fredricksburg
Tex
Rollin Wolfe
Wolfe
Two Forfeit Bonds In Middleport Hearings
Two men forfeited $25 bonds Monday evening for reckless operation after failing to appear for hearings before Mayor Kenneth McElhinny. Defaulters were James Leland Shuler of Rutland and John David Ferrell of Pompey.
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Middleport
Kenneth McElhinny
James Leland Shuler
Rutland
John David Ferrell
Pomeroy
Two Men Fined in Meigs County Court
William Reeves paid $100 and costs on intoxication charges in Judge Emmett W. Peoples court. Eugene Wakely was fined $25 and costs on assault and battery charges.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Emmett W. Peoples
William Reeves
Eugene Wakely
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County Farm
Lynn Roxanne Cottrill
Clair Lee Cottrill
Rodney Reynolds
Denvis Reynolds
Sharon Rennee Gibbs
Gary Gibbs
Timothy Lee Kerns
John Kerns
Teresa Proffitt
James Proffitt
Bobby Plants
George Plants
Roxanne
Richard Ray Mulford
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Kessler Air Force Base
Mississippi
Wahama High School
Ray Mulford
W.va
New Country Club
Point Pleasant Clinic
Oil Company
Edwin Roush
Edwin
Bible
Picniec
Messenger
Ph.ly
Memoriam
Rosetta Rathburn
Margaretta King
Ora
Dora
Marietta 1A Chemical Products Co
W. E. Dicken
W. Union St
C. E. Sheridan
Auc
Amesville
Orio
Harold Goddard
Bartlett
Bradford Auction Co
Bradford Racine, Ohio
Dayne Witham
the Plains
Sen
Louella Rousey
Platt's Rambler
Union ST. LY
Algeo Motor Sales
E. State St
van Dyke, Berry Hotel
Bavene
C. R. Knowles
Yukon
Alfred-Orange Ballfield
Richland Ave
White's
BSA
Zundapp
Ducati
JBE
Billy Perry
Nelsonville
Harleys
H.D
Athens
Electric
W. Union Dial LY
W. O. Rose
Marietta
West Noting Co. Depot St. Ph. LY
L. E. White
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Baughman Agency
Albany
Grange Insurance
Franklin Franklin Nashburn
Coolville
George W. Ford
Phly
D. M. Goddard
W. State
Sherwin-Willia
RAPP
Dean & Barry
Baker & Stauffer
Sandra
Grand River
Detroit 4
Michigan
Indianapolis
Ind
Don Millikan
North High
Saalees Call LY 2
West
Clev
DODGE
Athens County
Gail Watkins Equipment Co. Rt
East Ph. LY
Ata Ae
State St
Williams Trailer Court
Columbus Road
Clifton Rice
New Marshfield
Donald Door
Maude Young
Vivian's Aviaries and Aquarium
W. Fair Ave
Landser
Lee Conover
Chauncey
Glen Downey
Bates Church
Flanders
Guysville
Old Hocking
Higgins
Richland Avenue
Dickson Rendering Co
White's Mill
Frank Rose
Bardin Brothers
Southern Ohio Trading CO LY
Anteed
Lancaster St
Singer
Sebring Building Center
Columbus Rd
Stout Farm
Miller's Poultry
St. LY
Webster Fruit Farm
Long Bottom
New Plymouth
Edward Terrell
Athens Rt
Harmony Road
Pomeroy Personals
Cincinnati Livestock
Cincinnati
USDA
Ewes
James Steady
Dannie's Trailer Sales Incorporated
RCA
Johnson's
Westinghouse
Buck Auto Supply LY
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