Point Pleasant Two To Receive Service Pins At Co-Op Anniversary
Two men will receive 10 year service pins at a Point Pleasant Southern States Cooperative anniversary event. William Wilson, long time manager, and Sand Pyles, assistant manager, are the honored staffers. They have served in multiple locations and both have military backgrounds.
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Point Pleasant
Southern States Cooperative
William Wilson
Southern States
Leesburg
Laplata
Chantilly
Herndon
Clarksburg
Wilson
Morristown
Tenn
Tennessee
Lastguw
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Baltimore
Randolph County
Elkins
Elizabeth Wamsley
West Virginia School System
Board of Education
Korea
Camp Walters
Texas
William H. Jr
James David
Elizabeth Jane
English Court
Ern
Sand Pyles
Weal Cooperative
Mason County
Sandy Lewis
Gallipols Ferry
M and Gg Dredging Co Py
Army
Infantry
Adjutant General's Department
Pacific
Fort Knox
Pyles
Violet Price
Shirley Kay
Camp Conley
Picnic Set Sunday For Mason Churches
A picnic for Methodist church members in Point Pleasant will be held at Hickory Chapel Church on Sunday August 17 starting at 1 PM. Rev. Ross Marrs serves as general chairman and each family is asked to bring a basket dinner.
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Point Pleasant
Hickory Chapel
Ross Marrs
School calendar announced for Mason County students
About 6000 pupils in Mason County will return to classes on Tuesday September 2 after summer recess. The first holiday is October 16-17 for the State teachers convention, with Thanksgiving on November 26. Christmas vacation runs December 19 to January 5, 1953, and Good Friday is April 3. Summer recess ends May 25, 1953.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Board of Education
Putnam County Sets Homecoming Event at Winfield
Putnam County plans its annual homecoming at Winfield on Sunday September 14 with Don Payne as arrangements chairman. Five high school bands will provide music, speakers will address the crowd, and a beauty contest will select Miss Putnam from several contestants.
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Point Pleasant
Putnam County
Winfield
Don Payne
Miss Putnam
Point Pleasant Men To Attend West Virginia Moose Conclave
Point Pleasant men plan to attend the 19th annual West Virginia State Moose Association convention in Martinsburg from August 7 to 10. Attendees include R. H. Melrose governor of Point Pleasant Lodge 731 Wadear Thabet secretary Dr J A Shinn A G Middleton and E E Buffington.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia State Moose Association
Martinsburg
R. H. Melrose
Wadear Thabet
J. A. Shinn
A. G. Middleton
E. E. Buffington
Point Pleasant Couple Seek Marriage License
Hugh Daw son Gaskins Jr age 20 and Laura June Wolfe age 21 both of Point Pleasant apply for a county clerk marriage license.
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Point Pleasant
Hugh Dawson Gaskins, Jr
Laura June Wolfe
Induction Notices for Local Draft Aug 19 and 21
Sixteen men in the area are scheduled to report Aug 21 for induction into the armed forces at the local draft board in the post office building at 6 45 a m Those notified include William Cecil Dickison Bluefield Robert Denver Reynolds near Milton John Franklin Litchfield New Haven and others A second group of fourteen will report Aug 19 at 7 am for pre induction physical examinations with names listed for Ashland Ky and local destinations
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Point Lealant
Draft Board
William Cecil Dickison
Bluefield
Robert Denver Reynolds
Milton
John Franklin Litchfield
New Haven
Lee Donald Barnett
Leon
Raymond Alfred Reitmire
Pomeroy
Ray Allen Tucker
Mason
Edwin Curtis Roush
Vernon Ray Cossin
Elmwood
Raymond Harold Wright
Fraziers Bottom
Fred Emerson Jeffers
Henderson
Junior Tucker
Grimms Landing
Herbert Jackson Robinson
Apple Grove
Harley Patterson
Gallipolis Ferry
Arley Patterson
Floyd William Hayes
Letart
Charles Delbert Litchfield
Southside
Charles Ray Duncan
Oshel A Patterson
Gallipolis
Elmer E. Parsons
Charles Ray Poor
Point Pleasant
John Paul Sauer
Social Notes: Leon Methodist Church Hamburgers at Plymouth Park
The WSCS of the Leon Methodist Church hosted a hamburger fry at a roadside park in Plymouth West Virginia. Attendees included Rev Okey Keefer and many members and their families, with numerous Keefer and related relatives listed among the guests.
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WSCS
Leon Methodist Church
Plymouth
W. Va
Okey Keefer
T. Carney
Barbara Ann Cunningham
Douglas Cunningham
George Rairden
Charles Stone
Okey Keefer, Jr
Mae Bailes
Charles Casto
Kay
Vernon
Kenneth
Cecil Keefer
Sherman D. Beaver
Linda Sue Stewart
Billy Graham
Homer Church
Donna’ Smith
Charles King
Howard Burns
R. L. Matthews
Charleston
Pleasant Street Bridge Club Hosts Monday Evening
Mrs Redbert A Dilley entertained her bridge club Monday at her Pleasant Street home. Mrs A R Ripley won high score and Mrs C H Stone was second. Attending were Mrs Ripley Mrs Stone Mrs Carl Murray Mrs Frank Clendenin Mrs Pauhard Mrs William Gygax Mrs Thomas Burdette Mrs Casby Meadows Jr and the hostess.
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Redbert A. Dilley
Pleasant St
A. R. Ripley
C. H. Stone
Ripley
Stone
Carl Murray
Frank Clendenin
Pauhard
William Gygax
Thomas Burdette
Casby Meadows, Jr
Hickory Chapel WSCS to Meet for Pot-Luck Dinner
The Hickory Chapel Church Women’s Society will gather Thursday at 6 30 pm for a pot luck dinner. Guests include members of the Vaught Memorial WSCS. Mr and Mrs Garland Mohr of Crab Creek were visiting Charleston and were accompanied home by Johnny Mohr who had stayed in the capital city. New residents in Point Pleasant are Mr and Mrs Albert Rhoades at 1116 Hogg St with Mr Rhoades employed at Marietta Manufacturing Co. Mr and Mrs David Kelly of Carapolis Pa were visiting Mrs Pearl Smith and her son Charles of Leon. Mrs Grant Beaver of Leon entered Holzer Hospital Tuesday. Mrs C and Thomas and daughter are visiting her father W C Smith and sister Lydia Smith at Leon.
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WSCS
Hickory Chapel Church
Vaught Memorial
Garland Mohr
Crab Creek
Charleston
Johnny Mohr
Capital City
Point Pleasant
Albert Rhoades
Hogg St
Rhoades
Marietta Manufacturing Co
David Kelly
Carapolis
Pearl Smith
Charles
Leon
Grant Beaver
Holzer Hospital
C. & Thomas
W. C. Smith
Lydia Smith
Community Notes From Mount Olive Area Gather Visitors
Mount Olive and surrounding families share visits and Sunday services. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Joseph Connolly Long Bottom and relatives from Cincinnati Parkersburg Beaver Falls and Virginia. Visitors recount trips to Charles Price Herbert Powell and Grace Price households with notes on returns and visits
Meigs' Dr Hysell A Pioneer Physician And Civil War Vet
Dr James Henry Hysell of Meigs County served in the Civil War as assistant surgeon and major, later practiced 30 years in Pomeroy, and also served in the Spanish American War as chief surgeon. The Hysell family, with 11 veterans named on the Civil War monument, traces roots to Shenandoah Valley and helped shape local history in Meigs and Gallia counties.
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H. Harris
Hysell
Meigs County
James Henry Hysell
Pomeroy
University of Buffalo
New York
9Th
West Virginia Infantry
Ravenswood
Spencer
Ripley
West Virginia
Meigs
Mason County
Sth
First
McKinley
Chickamauga
Knoxville
Macon
Cienfugos
Cuba
Santiago
Acquila
Owen
Addison
Bartlett
Boswell
Gabriel
James M
John H
Leeman
Martin
Richard Hysell
Hysells
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Frederick Hysell
Gallia County
Salisbury Township
Middleport
Rutland Township
Jane Elizabeth
George Hoopes
Bradbury
Margaret
Anthony Hysell
Thomas Fork
Francis Hysell
Nancy Dodson
Hysell Run
Smith Hysell
Elizabeth Hunter
Owen Hysell
Sophia Archer
John C. Hysell
Squire’ Hysell
Jane Bailey
Nancy Hysell
Fioch Murray
John Hysell
Kerr
Stow
Smith
Powell Divorce Suit Filed By Minor Plaintiff
Kathleen Mae Powell sues for divorce from Floyd Powell in circuit clerk’s office. The plaintiff acts through her next friend Mrs Douglas Parke. Separate note states the Golden Gate Bridge channel span in San Francisco is 421 feet, the longest in the world.
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Point Pleasant
Kathleen Mae Powell
Floyd Powell
Circuit Clerk
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
Alfred Social Notes Reflect Small Town Weekend Activities
The Alfred community lists visits and events including the Grove family dinner with the Dinsmore Boyles. Harold Lee and Ralph Henderson touring the South. 4-H adviser Charles Carr at Canter's Cave. Junior 4-H Camp attendees Janice Caldwell, Mariene Robbinson, and Wilbur Robinson. funeral services for Tom Phillips with Emma Finchiam and Deibert Gaul in attendance. Events include Farm Bureau outreach, canning and club activities, and a wiener roast at the Alfred Boyer-H Clint gathering with plans for a fair and about seven attendees.
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Alfred
Grove
Dinsmore Boyles
Mel Delbert Yost
Columbus
Harold Lee
Ralph Henderson
South
Charles Carr
Canter’s Cave
Farm Bureau
Janice Caldwell
Mariene Robbinson
Wilbur Robinson
Canter's Cave
Tom Phillips
Emma
Grove Family Leads Youth Fellowship at Church Meeting
The Methodist Youth Fellowship met with 22 attendees. The group, which bought window screens, planned to purchase a book of program helps and 10 song books. Doris D linger was elected secretary treasurer succeeding Joyce te who resigned. Charles Tay ne presided. Mrs Merle Griffith led the program.
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Grove
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Sted
Doris Dillinger
Joycete
Charles Tayne
Merle Griffith
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