Driver Fines and Jailed in Point Pleasant Court
William Landers Jr of Pomeroy was jailed five days and fined 50 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated in A M Goodwin’s Justice Court. Other Point Pleasant residents faced fines for expired licenses, inspection stickers, and related infractions in the same session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William Landers, Jr
Pomeroy
West Virginia
Justice of the Peace Court
A. M. Goodwin
Charles William Pickens
Caroline Windsor
Wilbur A. Browning
Grace J. Somerville
James K. Shinn
Mason Town Council Enacts Strict Building Code Enforcement
The Mason town council orders strict enforcement of a 1960 building code. Inspectors Kay Wilson Charles Yeager and George Carson oversee issuing permits on a sliding fee scale from five to fifteen dollars for projects from two hundred up to three thousand dollars. Violations carry fines up to one hundred dollars with penalties and possible repeal of existing ordinances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Kay Wilson
Charles Yeager
George Carson
Second St
Anderson and
Pomeroy Sts
Roush Allied Assn Plans 52nd Reunion
The Roush and Allied Families Association schedules its 52nd anniversary events with a banquet in Wintersville Ohio on August 16 at 6 30 p m CLST and a reunion on August 17 at Follansbee Municipal Park West Virginia. Donald E Roush is coordinating reservations at 153 Meadow Rd Wintersville AM 41078. A trustees meeting is set for August 16 at 2 30 p m at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roush
Allied Assn
Point Pleasant
Rousch
Allied Families Assn
Wintersville
Ohio
Follansbee
W. Va
Wintersville Methodist Church
Follansbee Municipal Park
Donald E. Roush
Meadow Rd
Board of Trustees
Kanauga Social and 4-H Club Activities Highlight Summer Gatherings
CIC Club met at Mrs. Mary Gibeaut’s Gallipolis home with Mrs. Raike presiding. Sunday School class No. 3 held a family picnic at George's Creek Grange. WSCS gathered at Mrs. Albert Allen’s for a family outing. 4-H'ers planned a family picnic at Cora on August 8. Several families visited relatives in Point Pleasant and Charleston, including the Bulmers and Ward households with guests from Maumee, South Point, and Denny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanauga
CIC Club
Mary Gibeaut
Gallipolis
Raike
George’s Creek Grange
WSCS
Albert Allen
Shelia Cragg
Carolyn Kay Smith
Roy Russell
Walter Bulmer
California
Bulmers
Point Pleasant
Russell
Florence Allen
Dessie Holcomb
South Point
Byron Ward
Marlen Werty
Denny
Dan
Maumee
Berkley Wright
Lambert
Charleston
Kananga 4-H
Cora
Mason County Fair Opens With Contests and Parade
The Mason County Fair opens at 1 30 p.m. Wednesday at Point Pleasant High School with a tractor pulling contest. The Buddy Starcher Show is at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. A parade starts at 5 p.m. downtown. A band festival begins at the fair site at 6 p.m. The queen contest is at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Buddy Starcher
Sisson Family Birth and Local Visits Report
Mary B. Kyger Sisson announces the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Sisson in Minneapolis on July 28. Grandparents are Mrs. Karl Kreuger of Rock Springs Wyoming and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sisson Cheshire Route 1. Visits include Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rife with daughter Janet Fulton in Delaware and other travels among Mulford and Fulton families. Also U S Space Agency plans a September satellite launch to study the ionosphere from Arguello California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary B. Sisson Kyger
Phillip Sisson
Minneapolis
Minn
Karl Kreuger
Rocksprings
Wyo
Fred Sisson
Cheshire
Walter Rife
Janet Fulton
Delaware
Dale Mulford
Sandra
Gregg
Galen Mulford
Chillicothe
Marion
Ann Sisson
David Fulton
Point Arguello
Calif P
U. S. Space Agency
Group Holds Card Party For Visitor
Mrs. Jack Bell of Deland Florida visiting her parents Mr and Mrs R B Rothgeb McCullough Road was honored with a card party by Mrs Dale Roush Mt Vernon Avenue Dessert course served to Mrs John Nibert Mrs Lloyd Holmes and Mrs Bell High scorer was Mrs Holmes consolation gift to Mrs Nibert Guests talked over former class days and viewed class of 1944 reunion pictures Mrs Bell could not attend the reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jack Bell
Deland
Fla
R. B. Rothgeb
McCullough
Dale Roush
Mt. Vernon Ave
John Nibert
Lloyd Holmes
Bell
Holmes
Nibert
Storm Damages Point Pleasant Homes and Businesses
Severe storm after midnight Saturday damaged homes in Point Pleasant. Roofs were torn and many houses leaked from the heavy downpour and strong winds. Falling trees and lightning caused further harm, with at least one house catching fire and numerous basements in both business and residential areas sustaining damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births Noted
Birth announcements from Pleasant Valley Hospital list several newborns and parents including Letart’s Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Morri with a son, Buffalo’s Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Tucker with a son, and Point Pleasant’s Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Scarberry with a daughter. Additional names include Gordon Sebrell Sr., Mrs. Eugene Morrison, Mrs. Leslie Tucker, Kayser Point Pleasant, John Donohu e Letart, Lawrence Houser Wellston, Peggy Proffitt Racine, and Kathleen Emerick Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Morrison
Letart
Leslie Tucker
Buffalo
Wilbur Scarberry
Point Pleasant
Gordon Sebrell
South Side
Leslie Tucker Buffalo
Stepher
Kayser Point Pleasant
John Donohue
Lawrence Houser
Wellston
Peggy Proffitt
Racine
Kathleen Emerick
Commodities to Be Distributed in Waldie Building
Roy Ball announced that commodities will be distributed Wednesday and Thursday at the Waldie Building from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents should bring their own containers. Local notes include Gay Caste recovering from a heart attack, and visits by Mr. and Mrs. G R Lancaster of Seattle to family in Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Roy Ball
Waldie
Sand Hill Rd
G. R. Lancaster
Seattle
Wash
L. K. Davis
G. R. Newton
Mt. Vernon Ave
Lancaster
Connie Jo Davis
Dale Roush
Ronnie
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Kenneth Roush
Building Laws Enforced in Point Pleasant
Building inspector Clair Cottrill reminds Point Pleasant homeowners to follow city laws. Section 201 prohibits erecting any building structure electrical signs sidewalks barricades or alterations without a building permit. Section 12 bans placing fences structures or plantings within 20 feet of a corner that could obstruct traffic visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Clair Cottrill
Trinity Church Society to Hear Speaker on Honoring Parents
James Wadell youth director of Trinity Methodist Church will discuss "We Honor Parents and Deaconesses" at the Women's Society of Christian Service meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday. The Dorcas Circle presents the program with Mrs J G F Johnson in charge. The Mary Circle will be hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James Wadell
Trinity Methodist Church
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Dorcas Circle
J. G. F. Johnson
Mary
State Police Report Two Car Crash Near Point Pleasant
Trooper Robert Blair reports a two car crash on Jerrico Road at 5 15 p m Monday with no injuries. Driver Billy McClary 31 Evans WV was cited for driving left of center. One car was driven by Sarah Mattox 41 Point Pleasant Route 2. The collision occurred about two miles from Route 62 Jerrico Road. Also listed are Dencil Ray Douglas 27 Leon Route 1 Lizzie Mae Hart 21 Leon Edward Lee Vanhouse 39 Chesapeake and Gisela Liddy Kohler Kozlowski 26 Chesapeake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Roy Toms
Forest City
N.C
Mitchell Logan Davis
Greensboro
Eugene Huffman
Leon Route 2
Lucille M. Darst
Point Pleasant
Frederick D. McGowan
Ashton
Roy C. Brown
Parkersburg
Ray H. Duncan
Apple Grove
Robert Blair
Jerrico Rd
Billy G. McClary
Evans
W. Va
McClary
Sarah Mattox
Route 62
Dencil Ray Douglas
Leon
Lizzie Mae Hart
Edward Lee Vanhouse
Chesapeake
Gisela Liddy Kohler Kozlowski
American Legion Names WV Officers at Huntington Convention
Atty H Paige Bell of Parkersburg was elected commander of the West Virginia American Legion at its Huntington convention. Named as vice commanders were Edward S Brown of Cabin Creek and Clarence Huff of Martinsburg, with Richard E Davis Morgantown as judge advocate, D L Lemmons South Charleston sergeant at arms, and E A Allman Newell historian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Atty
H. Paige Bell
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Department of the American Legion
Huntington
Atty. Bell
George Sprenger
Edward S. Brown
Cabin Creek
W. Va
Clarence Huff
Martinsburg
Richard E. Davis
Morgantown
D. L. Lemmons
South Charleston
E. A. Allman
Newell
No Injury From Two Car Crash on Chesnut Ridge Road
Sheriff's department investigated a two car accident on Chesnut Ridge Rd Monday with $350 property damage. Northbound Cecil R. Gibeaut, 52, Leon Route 1, collided with southbound Lyle D. Jordan, 33, Cottageville, no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Sheriff's Department
Chesnut Ridge Rd
Cecil R. Gibeaut
Leon
Lyle D. Jordan
Cottageville
Man appeals case to circuit court in Mason County
James Belcher appeals a $54.43 judgment awarded to plaintiff Mrs. Lester Pullin by the Justice of the Peace Court of A. M. Goodwin. The case now moves to the Circuit Court of Mason County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James Belcher
Justice of the Peace Court
ROTC Commission for John K. Sterrett at Indian Town Gap
John K. Sterrett son of Mr and Mrs Eugene M Sterrett South Side was commissioned second lieutenant in the Army after six weeks of ROTC training at Indian Town Gap Military Reservation Pa Sterrett a 1957 graduate of and a 1963 graduate of the University of Cincinnati is married to Judy Jeffries Virginia Faudree spent a weekend with sister and brother in law James P Folden Rutland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John K. Sterrett
Eugene M._ Sterrett
South Side
Army
Reserve Office Training Corps
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation
Pa. Sterrett
Point Pleasant High School
University of Cincinnati
Judy Jeffries
Mason
Virginia Faudree
James P. Folden
Rutland
Spencer Tracy Says He Feels Fine After Hospital Stay
Veteran actor Spencer Tracy aged 63 reports he is feeling fine after a 13 day hospital stay for lung congestion. The AP report notes his release followed treatment and rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Spencer Tracy
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