You'll Meet Pt Pleasant Friends in Athens Stores Saturday
Defense plant workers from Pt Pleasant area make Athens a regular Saturday trip. Stores open late to 9 pm except groceries, inviting shoppers to enjoy modern shops and friendly service. The article promotes the 26 mile ride via Route 33 and a welcome to visitors from Pomeroy and surrounding areas.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Pt. Pleasant
Ohio River
Defense Plants
Pomeroy
Ohio University
Alleghenies
4 H Awards Highlight Mason County Camp
Mason County 4 H camp at South Side presented awards after a week long session. 105 campers attended under supervision of three county agents and state leaders. Recipients included Gladys Bauer Anna Lee Roush Vala Randolph Annabel Lee Reevis Schultz Albert Roush Jimmy Lewis and more across multiple 4 H clubs. Tribal and green white awards recognized leadership and outstanding service during the camp.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Council Circle
South Side
Hortense H. Bell
Clarice C. Knapp
C. C. Anderson
Glenn Tracey
Mabel Koerber
Ruth Laoudin
Albert Roush
Eureka Club
Jimmy Lewis
Lucky Clover Club
Leaders Tribe
Julia Pearl Thomas
Naomi Lewis
Betty Lewis
Marshall Fowler
Lucky Star Club
Aiyimita
Mary Rickard
Hillbillie
Hillbillie 4
Routine Suspends Point Pleasant Office Visit
In a busy Somerville office of Somerville and Somerville, a secretary arranged to accompany her husband to Huntington for an eye exam while a stenographer was ill at home. Separate line notes that 1939 saw 25,800 U S deaths from falls.
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Point Pleasant
Somerville
George Harper
Huntington
Bess Mattox
War Mothers Club Reaches 500 Members in County
The War Mothers Emergency Club, originated by Bill Higgins, counts over 500 members. Contributions total 673 dollars with a 500 dollar emergency reserve. Treasurer Forrest Ingrham and secretary Jack Rogers run the volunteer club as they plan to donate any remaining funds to a charitable organization when the war ends. The group meets September first at 7 PM in the courthouse.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
War Mothers Emergency Club
Bill Higgins
Marietta
Continental
United States
Higgins
Forrest Ingrham
Jack Rogers
Courthouse
Concord Baptist Ladies' Aid Meet at Henderson Home
Mrs. Oakley Faudree hosted the Concord Baptist Church Ladies' Aid Society at her Henderson home with scripture and prayer led by Mrs. Edna Childers and Mrs. George E. Byus. A ferry basket fundraiser was proposed and cleanup plans for the church discussed. A pot-luck supper and picnic are planned for Aug 9 at the Childers grounds with guests from Henderson churches invited.
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Point Pleasant
Oakley Faudree
Ladies’ Aid Society
Harry Childers
Vaught Memorial Aid
Woman's Society For Christian Service
Henderson Methodist Church
Faudree
Byus
Leonard Byus
Hallie Daugherty
O. J Byus
George
Mrs. C. E. McCulloch Hosts Pioneer Farm Club
Mrs. C F McCulloch entertained the Pioneer Farm Woman's Club south of the Kanawha with vice president Raymond Gibson presiding in the president's absence. Devotions were led by Mrs O J Byus. Hugh Barr spoke on Democracy in Work and Gibson sang. Members modeled cotton dresses, with entries from Mrs McCulloch Mrs Gibson Mrs Barr and Misses Rose and Frances Sterrett. First prize went to Mrs McCulloch second to Miss Rose Sterrett. Ice cream and cake followed for several members.
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Point Pleasant
C. F. McCulloch
Pioneer Farm Woman's Club
Kanawha
Raymond Gibson
Walter Sommer
O .J. Byus
Hugh Barr
Gibson
Mervin Chapman
McCulloch
Rose
Frances Sterrett
Rose Sterrett
Miss Sterrett
Barr
Byus
B. ©. Blain
Milton Wolfe
Chapman
Edward Swint
Hortense Bell
George Byus
Floyd Rothlisberger
Harvest Woes Hit Mason County Farmers Hard
Mason County farmers face harvest difficulties as H E Shadie struggles to collect 160 acres of barley with about half saved. Workers are drafted or shift to war industries, leaving few laborers. Milk production drops due to inexperienced help, and some cows are ruined and sold for beef.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
H .E. Shadie
Mt. Vernon
Carry or Buy Guns Debate at Kiwanis
POINT PLEASANT State officials urge three gun roles for citizens. F Roy Yoke, Parkersburg internal revenue collector, tells Kiwanis to carry, make, or buy guns and advocates 10 percent income investment in War Bonds and Stamps to curb inflation. Notes cover local clinic patient, hospital picnic, jail hearings for drunkenness and inventor’s steel test.
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Point Pleasant
F. Roy Yoke
Internal Revenue
Parkersburg
Kiwanis Club
Yoke
Caucasus
Parking Meters Bring Returns for Point Pleasant Treasury
Point Pleasant reports parking meters on Main Street between Sixth and Fourth yielded 109.94 dollars in a few days after installation, about 25 dollars daily. City Treasurer J G F Johnson and Patrolman Floyd Redman handled the collection as motorists adjust to the new system. A marriage license was issued to Carl Beckett and Lenora Leach, both of Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Main St
Messenger
J. G. F. Johnson
Floyd Redman
Krodel
Carl Beckett
Lenora Leach
Kind Errors In Primary Vote Returns
Point Pleasant officials report errors in tally sheets from Tuesday's primary election with counts not matching ballots. The debt levy trails by 64 votes of the required 60 percent, raising fears of higher county valuations if it fails. If passed utilities would pay about one third of the debt.
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Point Pleasant
Mrs Vada Morrison Hosts Illahee Farm Club Meeting
Mrs. Vada Morrison of Crab Creek hosted the Illahee Farm Woman's Club at her home with Mrs. I. A. Blain in charge. A picnic was planned at Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lee's home in Gallipolis Ferry for club members and families. Judges Mrs. Raymond Gibson and Mrs. Mervin Chapman awarded first to Mrs. Garland Mohr and second to Mrs. Earl Mohr in the cotton house dress contest.
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Point Pleasant
Vada Morrison
Crab Creek
Illahee
I. A. Blain
Ralph Lee
Gallipolis Ferry
Raymond Gibson
Mervin Chapman
Garland Mohr
A. Blain
Reginald Archer
Hortense Bell
Musgrave Wins State Senate Nomination in Four-County Vote
Unofficial election totals from Mason Putnam Jackson Roane Clay counties show Raymond Musgrave leading Chapman 4 166 to 2 852 with a 1 314 majority in the fourth district. Mason County gave Musgrave the strongest support of any candidate on either ticket.
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Point Pleasant
Raymond Musgrave
Mason County
Mason
Putnam County
Musgrave
Chapman
Musgrave Chapman
Putnam
Jackson
Roane
Clay
First Cooperative Meeting At Upper Flats Church
More than 100 persons attended the first of eight meetings by the Southern State Cooperative at Upper Flats church Wednesday evening. Speakers included J. C. Mallory Elmer Grueser J. R. Beasley and County Agent Anderson. A quartet led a song portion. J W Cox of The Marietta is a patient in Charleston General Hospital after vertebrae displacement operation.
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Point Pleasant
Southern State Cooperative
Upper Flats Church
J. C. Mallory
Elmer Grueser
J. R. Beasley
Anderson
A. R. Roush
Emray Roush
Terry Roush
Ray Thompson
J. W. Cox
Marietta
Charleston General Hospital
John Stewart Held Under $1,000 Bond
John Stewart, arrested days ago for allegedly stealing money from a man while riding in a car, was arraigned before Magistrate Taylor and held to the grand jury. Bond set at $1,000. Stewart remanded for failure to provide security.
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Point Pleasant
John Stewart
Taylor
Stewart
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