Mason County Fair Opens With Weeklong Schedule
The Mason County Fair begins 7 30 p m Wednesday with gates at 9 a m. Events include rabbit contest tractor pulling parade greasy pig contest and band opening. Highlights across days include junior shows horse contests aerial acts dog show pet parade beef and dairy contests plus TV personalities Lonzo and Oscar and a sweepstake award on Saturday night.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Royaltones
Lonzo
Oscar
Three Men Bound Over Grand Jury In Crime Spree Plot
Three East Coast men Lewis Otnie Newton Guy Almen Newton Jr and David Donley were bound to the Mason County Grand Jury on grand larceny charges after a high speed chase with West Virginia State Police. They allegedly stole a car in Forest Hills New York and drove toward Point Pleasant before taking a truck owned by Otis Randolph. The trio was captured after a pursuit through Point Pleasant and Route 62 near Pleasant Point Resort. One suspect disclosed parole status and another said he is on probation.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Grand Jury
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Lewis Otnie Newton
New York City
Guy Almen Newton, Jr
Jamaica
N. Y
David Donley
Orange
Mass
West Virginia
Forest Hills
Otis Randolph
Sheriff’s Department
Pleasant Point Resort
Band Boosters Select John Morgan President
John Morgan of New Haven was elected president of the Wahama High School Band Boosters. The announcement notes his leadership role and the group’s ongoing support for the school band program.
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John Morgan
New Haven
Wahama High School
White Fall
Kanauga and Area Residents in Legacy Weekend Gatherings
Relatives from Ashland Kentucky Los Angeles California Narrows Virginia Columbus Ohio West Virginia and Point Pleasant Ohio visited Kanauga and surrounding towns. Band boosters elected officers and introduced Gerald Simons as band director. Summer band camp set for Aug 15 20 at Cedar Lakes with chaperones listed. Committees formed for concession memberships by law revision and football mixer planning.
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Kanauga
Byron Ward
Ashland
Walter Bulmer
Los Angeles
Calif
Bulmers
Point Pleasant
Kenneth Haner
Narrows
Berkley Wright
Joe Litchfield
West Virginia
Ed Suiter
Connie
Columbus
Otho Suiter
Con
Okey Howard Jr
Wayne Green
Lester Zerkle
Gerald Simons
Cedar Lakes
Harry Hoffman
John Morgan
J. H. Smith
Donald Cook
Charles Alridge
Joseph Lish
Mullins Announce Birth Of Son Donald Brian Mullins
Mr and Mrs Charles Mullins of San Francisco California announce the birth of a son born August 3 at a local hospital. The child is named Donald Brian. Mother is the former Connie Lou Johnson Point Pleasant. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Richard Johnson Point Pleasant and paternal grandfather Monteville Mullins Gallipolis.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Mullins
San Francisco
Calif
Donald Brian
Connie Lou Johnson
Richard Johnson
Monteville Mullins
Gallipolis
Princess Phyllis Ann to headline Mason County Fair
Phyllis Ann known as the Princess of Country Music will headline the Mason County Fair August 11 to 14 at Point Pleasant. Born in Chillicothe she began singing at age nine and has appeared across Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Kentucky and West Virginia. She has toured with Little Jimmy Dickens George Hamilton IV and Hilo Brown and shared stages with Roy Acuff Hank Snow and Faron Young. Her Karl label recordings include I Walked the Streets of Darkness and Oh Mamma and her first TV appearance was on the Sally Flowers Show. She later performed on Landmark Jamboree The March of Dimes Show Midwestern Hayride and a Columbus Jamboree.
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Point Pleasant
Phyllis Ann
Mason County Fair
Chillicothe
Phyllis
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Kentucky
West Virginia
Little Jimmy Dickens
George Hamilton IV
Hylo Brown
Roy Acuff
Hank Snow
Faron Young
Karl
Sally Flowers
Columbus
Patrolmen Quits Pay Hike OK'd
City Council approved a $25 monthly salary increase for four patrolmen and boosted fireman Frank Bonecutter from $290 to $310. Patrolman George R. Plants resigned effective Aug. 7, and Councillor Harry Chambers also resigned to move to Roanoke, Va. A building committee was named to study signage, door markings, and a drive in window.
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Point Pleasant
Frank Bonecutter
J. C. Parsons
George R. Plants
Harry Chambers
1St Ward
Roanoke
Chambers
D. B. Morgan
Jim Wiggins
John McNeil
Carl Call
Bakies Leaves France For Duty In England
Airman Second Class Fred B. Bakies, son of Mr and Mrs Francis J Bakies of Ewington Route 1, arrives for duty at Upper Heyford RAF Station England. He is an aircraft ground equipment repairman with the U S Air Forces in Europe attached to NATO. He previously served at Toul Boubiere AB France.
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Ewington
Fred B. Bakies
Francis J. Bakies
Upper Heyford
England
Bakies
U.S. Air Forces
Europe
NATO
Toul Boisiere AB
France
Mohawk High School
Sycamore
Nine Baptisms At River Service Near Camp Conley
Nine persons were baptized Sunday afternoon by Rev. Charles Frum in a river service held by Heights EUB Church at the former Lock 25 near Camp Conley. Next Sunday at 7 30 p m the Kingdom Quartet of Parkersburg will appear.
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EUB River Service
Point Pleasant
Charles Frum
Heights Eub Church
Lock 25
Camp Conley
The
Kingdom Quartet of
Parkersburg
Drennen and Others Welcome Newborns at Holzer Hospital
Holzer Hospital News reports multiple births with new arrivals including a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Omar Drennen of Gallipolis a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stevens of Ravenswood a son for Mr. and Mrs. William Helman of Jackson and an admitted newborn Lydia A Wallace. Also listed are admissions including Miss Lydia A Wallace and several patients from Oak Hill Gallipolis Ironton and Hartford and dismissals of numerous patients including Flora Chase Stollie Hainer and Dorothy Johnson.
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Omar Drennen
Gallipolis
Robert Stevens
Ravenswood
William Helman
Jackson
Lydia A. Wallace
Ethel Watson
Oak Hill
Robert E. Webb
Guysville
Ironton
Herbert E. Felty, Jr
Ashland
Vernon M. Henry
Flora Chase
Stollie Hainer
Charles Holstein
Dorothy Johnson
Paul Long
Dewey McCain
Holly McCoy
William Reeves
Wilbur Rouse
Fred Shook
Audrey Stover
Elma Williams
Haydenville Vacation Guests and Local Mishap
Mrs Matherly broke her wrist while vacationing in Canada and returned home. Mr and Mrs Homer Carter and Alfred Ahart family vacationed at Lakeside on Lake Erie. Rev and Mrs Skiver hosted Owen Wasson and Nora Skiver. Nora Skiver visited Columbus friends. The Moore family and Harry Boyd returned from Cedar Point and Lake Erie trips.
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Bernice Carter
Haydenville
C. S. Matheny
C. T. Grattidge
Laurelville
Canada
Gahanna
Nora Skiver
Lawrence Howard
Columbus
J. J. Moore
Retha
Susan Moore
Logan
Harry Boyd
Cedar Point
Lake Erie
Grand Jury Action Awaits Two West Virginia Men
Two men appeared before Justice A. M. Goodwin at Point Pleasant. Harry D. Garrett of Parkersburg faced a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses and was jailed for failing to post 1500 bond. Edward Viers of Point Pleasant faced incest charges and is free on 1500 bond. John W. Malczewski of Point Pleasant was fined 25 dollars plus costs for reckless driving. Charles Andrew Johnson of Charleston Charles Mason Wolfe of Nellis and Robert Carr of Point Pleasant were fined 10 dollars plus costs on intoxication charges.
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Point Pleasant
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Harry D. Garrett
Parkersburg
Edward Viers
John W. Malczewski
Charles Andrew Johnson
Charleston
Charles Mason Wolfe
Nellis
W. Va
Robert Carr
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Hike Charity
Birth notices list new son for the Vance and Woomer families along with several others in Middleport Point Pleas ant Henderson and New Haven. Four British college students completed an 850 mile Land's End to Glasgow hike raising 6400 for various children's charities.
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Land’s End
England
Glasgow
Scotland
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Holzer Hospital News
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