Budget Approved and New Assistant Superintendent Named
Point Pleasant officials approved the 1951-52 school budget totaling 984 926.04 and a 260 425 levy with state aid of 542 227. Delbert Staats was chosen as the new assistant superintendent. Bob Adkins secured a pay raise and proposed a new outdoor building for equipment. Miss Sara Roush status at New Haven Grade School was discussed. several resignations and hires were approved.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Delbert Staats
Staats
University of West Virginia
Garrett Green
Bob Adkins
Adkins
Kenneth Shaffer
New Haven
Henry Johnson
Sara Roush
Shaffer
Miss Roush
Leola Cubbage
Joe Bailey
Herbert Amick
Martha D. Roberts
Shafer
J. B. Couch
Farm Bureau Insurance Company
Emanuel Wears
Beech Hill
Marion Francis
Wahama High School
Land Transfers in Mason County and Point Clinic Admitted
A series of property transfers by residents of Mason County include Mary E Bryant and others selling parcels in New Haven and Mason to Capehart heirs and other buyers. Additional deeds cover several subdivisions in Waggener District and Point Pleasant. Frank Nibert of Gallipolis Ferry is admitted to Point Clinic for medical care.
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Mary E. Bryant
Lillian Mac Sayre
Floyd H. Capehart
Mary Capehart
L. Ray Capehart
Betty Capehart
Herbert L. Capehart
Franklin L. Capehart
Hettie Capehart
George R. Capehart
Genevieve Capehart
Dorthy Adams
Chester Adams
Wilma Morgan
Frank Morgan
William Henry Capehart
Opal Capehart
A. Lewis
New Haven
R. T. Blessing
Sevilla
E. Blessing
Edison W
Mt. Vernon
Point Pleasant
Ruth Riggs
Forest Riggs
J. L. Jarvis
Mildred R. Jarvis
Una Jarvis
Myrtle Haught
Joseph Haught
Lois Davis
Wendell C. Davis
Ola Stalfort
Howard C. Stalfort
D. L. Cottrill
Town of
Point Clinic
Frank Nibert
Gallipolis Ferry
Military Mail Call names servicemen from Ohio area
The Messenger invites hometown readers to publish service members' addresses. Readable entries include McCOLLEY Charles H New Lexington RA 15296562 Co B 8 Cav Regt APO 201 c o Postmaster San Francisco CA, VANMETER Witbur F Guysville Route 1 RA 3597679 Co L 23rd Inf Regt APO 248 c o Postmaster San Francisco CA, KRIVESTI Jerome The Plains US 52154968 Btry C 50th FA Bn 5th Inf Div Indiantown Gap MR Pa.
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the Messenger
Athens
Ohio
McColley
Charles H
New Lexington
Co. B
C-O
San Francisco
Calif
Vanmeter
Set
Witbur F
Guysville
Co. L
Krivesti, Pvt. Jerome
the Plains
FA Bn
Inf
Indiantown Gap
M.R
Malleable Iron Strike Enters Second Week At West Virginia Plant
About 125 CIO United Steel workers from Local 341 began a strike at midnight July 31 after contract expiration. Management claims offers include a 7 cent hourly increase and a 6 cent raise proposal, while the union criticizes proposed changes to insurance and seeks better conditions under the current labor dispute.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Mil Dred Lenore Carney Weds Charles Barker in Ripley Church
Miss Lenore Carney and Charles Wesley Barker united in a 1 p.m. Sunday ceremony at United Brethren Church Ripley. The bride wore an eyelet mouslin de soie gown with a fingertip veil and carried a white orchid bouquet. Attendants included Hazel Hildreth as maid of honor and Monroe Kay as best man. Following the ceremony, a reception was hosted at the bride’s home. The bride, a U S Air Force Nurse Corps member stationed in Omaha, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W O Carney of Ripley. Barker is from Corning New York and works as an accountant at Corning Glass Parkersburg plant. The couple left for a New York wedding trip after the reception.
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Point Pleasant
Mildred
Lenore Carney
Charles Wesley Barker
United Brethren Church
Hazel Hildreth
Parkersburg
Monroe Kay
Roy Oman
Reemeoeere
Thomas Bailey
Corning
N.Y
New York
Palm Beach
Herbert Henderson
Winfield Road
Auxiliary will onthaaway at Main Street Hall
An auxiliary event is planned for 8 p.m. at Main Street Hall. Details indicate a community gathering with scheduled remarks and activities.
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Onthaaway
St. Hall
Bridge Club Meets at Wartenburg Home Thursday
Mrs. William Gygax will entertain members of her bridge club at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wartenburg on Jefferson Ave Thursday evening.
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William Gygax
Howard Wartenburg
Jefferson Ave
Women of the Moose Plan September Dance
The regular meeting at the Moose Home Tuesday night was led by Senior Regent Nellie Henson. Plans were laid for a September dance with members including Marjorie Stevens and Mrs. Eli among those present.
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Women of the Moose
Moose
Nellie Henson
Marjorie Stevens
Eli
Mrs. Getty Hosts Garfield Bridge Club Gathering
Mrs. Donald Getty of Garfield Ave will entertain members of her bridge club Thursday evening, hosting a social game night with light refreshments and conversation.
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Donald Getty
Garfield Ave
Bridge Club
Residents visit relatives and return from travels across states
George Wamsley returns to work on the Charles Dorrance after several days at home on 198 Park Drive. News notes list visits by Mr. and Mrs. Wood and son Mike from Middleport to Lincoln Avenue, and plans to travel to Nashville. Also mentioned are Carroll Kennedy’s return to Norfolk on leave from the USS Runner, Mrs. Kennedy meeting him in Charleston, and Vitus Hartley Jr. visiting Fort Knox. Other items include Harshbarger and Flowers returning from a trip via Skyline Drive to New York City, and Overholt couples traveling to Washington D C and visiting relatives in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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George Wamsley
Charles Dorrance
Park Drive
Robert Wood
Mike
Middleport
W. R. Collins
Hogg St
Carroll E. Kennedy
Cuba
Norfolk
Charleston
Jeddie
English Road
Vitus Hartley, Jr
Fort Knox
D. M. Harshbarger
Viand Sr
Harry Flowers
Mt. Vernon Ave
Skyline Drive
New York City
George Overholt
Ohio River Rd
Don Cockrell
Washington, D.C
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Pall Bearers Named For Capt Chambers
Pall bearers for Captain Raymond J Chambers, 63, who died Saturday morning at Cleveland Marine Hospital, are Everett Bissell, Howard West, Russell Stone, Russell Newton, Ross Felson and Robert Heslop. Funeral services by Rev. William C Bowie at Crow Funeral Home Thursday at 1 p.m. burial in Lone Oak Cemetery.
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Point Pleasant
Raymond J. Chambers
Cleveland Marine Hospital
Everett Bissell
Howard West
Russell Stone
Russell Newton
Ross Felson
Robert Heslop
William C. Bowie
Crow Funeral Home
Lone Oak Cemetery
Driver Fined Ten Dollars for Loss of Vehicle Control
Cecil Everett McDaniel was fined ten dollars and costs by the local magistrate on Tuesday for failing to keep the vehicle under control. He was involved in a minor collision in Henderson Monday when he struck the rear of a lumber truck driven by Robert E. Ellbright. no injuries were reported. State Trooper R. C. Dilley issued the ticket.
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Pleasant
Cecil Everett McDaniel
McDaniel
Henderson
Robert E. Ellbright
R. C. Dilley
Birth Announced in Point Pleasant Parents Welcome Daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Underwood announce the birth of their fifth child, a daughter named Donna Marliene, at their home on Tuesday in Point Pleasant Route 2.
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Point Pleasant
Bert Underwood
Donna Marliene
Marriage Licenses Listed for Point Pleasant and Columbus, Ohio
William A Miller Jr 21 of Point Pleasant and Dorothy Sallaz 18 wed. Charles J Slater 31 of Columbus Ohio and Mabel Caldwell 32 of Point Pleasant also listed. Carl Edwin Norvey 26 of Red House and Geraldine Edwin 25 listed.
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William A. Miller, Jr
Point Pleasant
Dorothy Sallaz
Charles J. Slater
Columbus
Ohio
Mabel Caldwell
Carl Edwin NorveRy
Red House
Geraldine Edwin
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Lona Jones
Wahama High
Danford Simmons
Beech Grove
Champion
Rose
Gretchen Kenny
Eight Mile
Jean Taylor
Brown Watterson
Eleanor
Mary Fiber
Fairview
Dana Bradshaw
Hartzell
Bessie Tucker
Locust Grove
Oramden
Warner
Davie Mayes
Mount Pleasant
Virginia Rexrode
Point Pleasant Senior High
State Board of Education
State Board of School Finance
Carter
Fisher
Pt. Pleasant
W.va
Fisher's
Aerosonic Spinet
Deal Store
North High Street
Columbus, Ohio
Robert W. Hollingsworth
Washington St
Second Ave
Gallipolis
Main St
Pomeroy
Malleable Iron Company
Zabeth Fisher
Bea Tracy
Ruth Lewis
Dora Kapp
Dewilda Rutherford
Fay Suttle
Wilma Melrose
Mary Hyre
Francis Darst
Juanita Clark
Maxine Fuller
Daisy Darst
Women of Moose
Quick's
Capt
Chambers
Big Yank Covert
Birdseye
Delta
Diay
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