Mason Fair Advisory Committee Meeting Set for Aug 17
Mason County advisory committee members totaling about 50 are urged to attend a 10 a.m. meeting Saturday in the Junior High School as plans for the Mason County Cooperative Fair to be held Sept 19 21 at Recreation Center near South Side are finalized. The fair marks its comeback after several years.
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Point Pleasant
J. M. Foglesong
Mason County Cooperative Fair Association
South Side
Mr. Foglesong
Terry C. Roush
Darsel E. Wedge
Sally Lou Steenbergen
M. C Lewis
Rev
Co. G. Billups
Clarence C. Blessing
A. G. Middleton
R. F. McGuffin
Ww. H. Bardin
John Kay
Albert Froush
Otis Smith
Joan McNeill
E. B. Jones
W. E. Kirk
Emery F. Fry
Gus Douglas, Jr
N. P. Swackhamer
Harold B. Shadle
L. C Roush
J. E. Sommer
W. F. Johnson
Marcus Weaver
John McCulloch
C. F. Buckle
R. O. Criss
Ray Roush
Virginia Parsons
Robert MacGlothiin
Earl McCoy
C. H. Withers
Virginia. Kay
J. D. Spiggle
Logan Burdette
Robert Nelson
W. C. Roberts
Carter Franklin
A. F. Wilson
C. P. Stout
Charles B. Meadows
Marjorie Bell
L. W. Getty
Edward Swint
Dorothy Watkins
Garrett Green
Sam, Simmons
Elmer Grueser
Albert Kessel
Carl Smith
C. C. Lewis
Harry L Dyer
Pvt. Paul Perry Home For Visit With Parents
Pvt. Paul Perry arrived home Monday to spend a few days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Perry of 2408 Lincoln Ave. He enlisted in the Army in spring and left May 27. He trained at Camp Polk Louisiana and graduated from Point Pleasant High School as an honor student in 1946. Perry will report to Camp Stoneman California for an overseas assignment.
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Point Pleasant
Paul Perry
Herbert Perry
Lincoln Ave
Paul
Camp Polk
Point Pleasant High School
Pat. Perry
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Pt Pleasant Personal Notices Highlight Local Travelers
The page lists residents and guests visiting or returning home from travels. It names Irene Gibbs and family at Buckeye Lake, Marlene Bumgardner ill with mumps, Marjorie Bauerle visiting Jericho Road, Grover E. Mitchell in Dayton, J V Kapp returning from Columbus, Capenart family vacation through Canada and U S, plus several others visiting relatives or staying at cabins on Muskingum River and English Road.
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Point Pleasant
Irene Gibbs
Mary Ann
Elmer Ebbersbach
Buckeye Lake
Marlene Bumgardner
Jefferson
Marjorie Bauerie
Anaesleston
C. G. Bauerle
Jericho Road
J. M. Glass
Huntington
Grover E. Mitchell
Dayton
Mt. Vernon Ave
J. V. Kapp
Columbus
F. H. Capenart, Jr
Canada
United States
New York
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Dewey A. Windsor
Milton L. Miller
Howard Stone
Harold Somerville
Jack Rogers
Gail Faires
Muskingum River
Ohio
Bethesda, C
Soap Box Derby Champ Heads to Akron Meet
West Virginia state champion Donald Shamblin leaves for Akron with his parents to enter the Blue Streak in the national race on Sunday August 18. State winners will be entertained in Akron with a wrist watch presentation, as Shamblin seeks another strong showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Donald Shamblin
West
Virginia
Akron
Rex
Holly
Shamblin
Donald
Navy Seeks 1005 Nurses Ensigns For Nurse Corps
Navy Department authorizes appointment of 1005 qualified nurses as ensign in the Nurse Corps. Applicants must be RN graduates, U S citizens age 22 to 30, and meet education and fitness requirements. Apply at Office of Naval Officer Procurement Cincinnati Ohio.
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U. S. Navy
Navy Department
United States
Naval Service
Office of Naval Office Procurement
Seventh St
Cincinnati
O. Sotice
Apfot Roberts
M D Hughes
Cline
Athens
Ohi
Elsie C Moody
Athens County
Ohio
Francis D White
M. M. Sanders Funeral Rites Are Thursday
M M Sanders, Point Pleasant High School coach for three years, died Aug 13 in McMillin Hospital Charleston after a heart attack at home in Eleanor. Funeral Thursday at 2 p m in Buckhannon with burial in Heavener's Cemetery. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs Fred Sanders Ironton Ohio wife Mabel Sanders Eleanor and son William Frederick sister Mrs Mary Neal brothers Lester Neal Ironton.
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Point Pleasant
M. M. Sanders
Point Pleasant High School
McMillin
Charleston
Eleanor
Buckhannon
Heavener's
Sanders
Fred Sanders
Ironton, O
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Mel Blank Stars In Fixit Shop On CBS Tuesday
Radio highlights note Mel Blank, famed dialect performer, takes a straight part in his own program Mel Blank s Fixit Shop airing Tuesday night September 3 on CBS replacing Theater of Romance The show features a repairman who mends others mistakes but his own screen door never gets oiled News brief lists NBC schedule Mr and Mrs North and Mr District Attorney plus Ellery Queen Academy Award Holiday for Music and more on CBS and ABC listings
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New York
Mel Blank
Bob Hope
Jack Benny
Hubert Peabody
Jack Carson
CBS
NBC
Mrs. North
College of Musical Knowledge
ABC
Frankie Carlé
Bradbury 4 H Club projects judged at Bradbury Church
Bradbury 4 H Club Jolly Girls projects were judged after the group’s final meeting at Bradbury Church. Judge Mrs Howard Nolan and guests Mrs Carl Ebersbach Mrs Clarence Murray and Mrs William Howard attended. Kathleen Ervin and others had attended a 4 H camp last week.
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Bradbury
Jolly Girls 4-H Club
Howard Nolan
Meigs County
Carl Ebersbach
Clarence Murray
William Howard
Kathleen Ervin
Zella Brown
Glouster
Ohio
Ella Andrews
Athens County
Francis D White
Delphia
Josephine Bartlett
Athens
Edgar K Crishp
Edgar K. Welling
Francis D. White
Stolen $543 From Glenwood Tavern in Cabell County
State police Sgt. Paul Thomas and Deputy Sheriff Tarah Morrison investigated a Monday evening robbery at the Dudding Davis beer parlor near Swan Creek on the Cabell County border. The cash loss was $543 and no clues were available as of Tuesday.
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Glenwood
Point Pleasant
Paul ®. Thomas
State Police
Tarah Morrison
Dudding Davis
Davis
Cabell County
Swan Creek
Eight birthday party honors Jimmy Eads in Middleport
Mr. and Mrs. J. Oral Eads hosted a Saturday lawn party for their son Jimmy on his eighth birthday. Guests enjoyed outdoor games a trailer ride and a cake with eight candles as family members and friends gathered in Middleport Ohio.
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Point Pleasant
J. Oral Eads
Jimmy
Beverly Cottrill
Ann Cottrill
Myrtle Mae Blessing
Mary Kay Stephenson
Linda Sue Durst
Nellie Jean Blessing
Jeanette Crooks
Middleport
Donna Lou Kay
Molly Lynn Wartenburg
Barbara Ann Fullins
Karen Sue Nibert
Sharon Sayers
Brereton Jones
Edgar Blessing
Charles Grimm
James Richard Elis
James Richard Humphrey
Kenneth Ray Roush
Jimmy Gaskins
Edward Crooks
Gene Crooks
Jimmy Mayes
Lenny Morrison
Jimmy Houghton
Charles Everett Stephenson
Bobby Stephenson
Billy Chase
Marvin Mayes
Bertha Crooks
Walter W. Crooks
J. E. Eads
Mae Moode
Santee
Neb
Walter R. Crooks
Middle
Barnett Seeks Ballot Spot in Mason County Office
John Barnett, president of the Mason County Court, reportedly seeks placement on the Democratic ballot for the November election after a renomination defeat. Democratic County Chairman R L Nelson declined to comment. No Democratic nomination candidate existed in the primary.
Poffenbarger Rites Held at Trinity Methodist Church
Funeral services for Monroe Poffenbarger were held Monday at Trinity Methodist Church with numerous relatives and friends in attendance. The Rev. Holly O. Shamblin conducted the rites and burial followed at Suncrest Cemetery.
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Point Pleasant
Monroe Pofffenbarger
Trinity Methodist ‘Church
George Poffenbarger
Nathan Poffenbarger
George
Lowe Phe Keran
Raymond Young
J. W.jones
J. A. Stephens
D. W. Priode
Charleston
Roy Kyle
K. W. Dabney
Phyllis
Julia Margaret
Jack
Huntington
Frank Edwards
Waldo
O. Tim
Bob Lews
S. G. Gardner
Galipolis
I. S. Dabney
John Dabney
Carol Jean
Helen Mae
Jimmy
Harry Dabney
W. Va
Holly O. Shamblin
Trinity Methodist Church
Suncrest Cemetery
Son Visits Father in Ohio City Hospital
William Stone of New York City visits his father Dr Will H Stone a Holzer Hospital patient after being found helpless on a garage floor near his Sixth Street apartment. The son will stay for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William Stone
New York City
Will H. Stone
Holzer Hospital
Sixth St
Divorce Suit Filed in Circuit Court
Sylvia Austin files for divorce from Archie Austin in circuit court alleging cruelty. Married in 1940, separated August 4 1946, two children ages five and three.
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Point Pleasant
Sylvia Austin
Archie Austin
Missionary Group Meets at Heights United Brethren
The Women’s Missionary Society of Heights United Brethren Church met Monday at 8 p.m. in the church social rooms with Mrs. J. Milton Lewis presiding. The topic was Modern American Christians Their World Wide Responsibility. Refreshments were provided by the refreshment committee and served to listed attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Women’s Missionary Society of
Heights
United Brethren Church
J. Milton Lewis
Howard Yeager
Hale Blessing
Raleigh Roush
Otis Smith
C. E. Blessing
Ruby Lynch
Iva Flowers
Ernest Warner
Roy Blessing
Dana Durst
Milton Lewis
James Ferrell
L. C. Gaskins
Carrie Gaskins
F. H. Capehart
Oral Eads
Russell Newton
I. A. Bailey
B. H. Blagg
Denver Knapp
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Cedar Grove
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Burdette Addition
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East Thirteenth Avenue
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Court of Common Pleas
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Edward HH Lasch
Bert Wolfe
Edward Hinsch
Coust
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Athens Co
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Otwe
Jimmy Eads
Williamson Heater Company
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Richland Ave
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