Schedule Set for Flood Wall Ceremony in Point Pleasant
A ceremony marking the opening of Point Pleasant flood wall work is planned for 2 pm Friday with Congressman Hubert S. Ellis and Harry Pockras speaking on the project highlights. A noon luncheon will be held at the Moose Club, and the Point Pleasant High School band will lead a procession from the Postoffice Building to the site.
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Point Pleasant
Hubert S. Ellis
Harry Pockras
Huntington
Pockras
Moose Club
American Legion
Postoffice
Main St
Viand
Chester Roush
Bob Heslop
G. B. Woodard
F. W. Ingraham
E. B. Jones
Sgt. Wilfong
Hoyt Jiden
C. G. Jones
R. H. Melrose
Edward Swint
S. A. Simmons
R. T. Startzman
John C. Hutchinson
Grads Plan Further Study at Various Colleges
Point Pleasant High School principal Withers notes the 1948 graduates will attend many institutions. West Virginia University will host Carolyn Hayman Carol Kroder Bertram Dunn Louis Evans. Marshall College hosts Donald Shamiblin Mary Jane Keiter Betty Jo Miller Shearl Edler Sally Lou Durst John Jones Geraldine Taylor Harry Bateson Charles Osher Robert Haynes Betty Wolfe. Ohio University accepts Alice Ann Roush Gloria Braden Howard Cole. Iowa Wesleyan takes Oliver Eschenauer. Cincinnati School of Embalming welcomes Lorrai ne Wilcoxen. Harriet McCausland to a girls school and Robert Bright to a business program.
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Point Pleasant
C. H. Withers
Point Pleasant High School
Ferguson
West Virginia
John Jones
Geraldine Taylor
Harry Bateson
Charles Osher
Robert Haynes
Betty Wolfe
Ohio University
Alice Ann Roush
Gloria Braden
Howard Cole
Iowa Wesleyan
Oliver Eschenauer
Cincinnati School of Embalming
Lorraine Wilcoxen
Harriet McCausland
Robert Bright
Jones boy undergoes major surgery at Holzer Hospital
Brereton Jones nine year old son of Mr and Mrs E Bartow Jones Jackson Ave underwent major surgery Monday morning at Holzer Hospital. The operation lasted more than two hours and was performed by the youngster's uncle Dr Charles Holzer Jr His mother is staying with him at the hospital.
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Point Pleasant
Brereton Jones
E. Bartow Jones
Jackson Ave
Holzer Hospital
Charles Holzer, Jr
Carson Family Reunion Held at Roadside Park Syracuse
The Carson Family reunion met at Roadside Park Syracuse for the fifteenth year on Sunday. J E Carson of Bucyrus Ohio serves as president and Mrs Crystal Stewart as secretary. Attendees listed include numerous Carsons and spouses from Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania towns. Next year’s gathering is planned for the third Sunday in August at the same park.
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Point Pleasant
Carson
Roadside Park
Syracuse
J. E. Carson
Bucyrus
Ohio
Crystal Stewart
Nolan W. Carson
Ruthe Carson
Wayne Gibbons
Walter R. Crooks
Gene
Jeanette
Edward
Pomeroy
Thomas Turnbull
Ray Cowie
Bob Tindall
Beaver Falls
May Cowie
Robert Harden
Bobbie
Florence Harden
R. B. Sellers
L. F. Brammer
Peggy
Robert
Ann
Dee
Pittsburgh
L. E. Sellers
Larry
David
Columbus
Barbara Griffis
Montrose
Two Avengers Dead Due in Us Today
Mrs. Bonnie Waldie and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McKinney expect the bodies of sons Thomas Waldie and Warren McKinney home from Europe. The two men were killed in France during World War II and the arrival is anticipated Tuesday in the United States at Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Bonnie Waldie
Samuel Mc Kinney
U. S
Europe
Thomas Waldie
Warren Mc- Kinney
France
Middleton Daughter Returns Home For Week Visit
Miss Mary Margaret Middleton arrived home Monday for a vacation and visit with her parents Mr and Mrs A G Middleton. She is a laboratory technician with the Maryland State Health Department and will stay a week. Miss Anne Schriver is expected as a guest of the Middleton family a week from today.
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Point Pleasant
Mary Margaret Middleton
A. G. Middleton
Billups to Preach in Lakeland Florida at Southside Church
The Rev and Mrs C G Billups depart for Lakeland Florida where Mr Billups will preach and conduct services at Southside Baptist Church on Sunday They will stay with Mr and Mrs Arnett Powers and plan to return by August 29 to their home in Point Pleasant
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Point Pleasant
C. G. Billups
Lakeland
Fla
Billups
Southside Baptist Church
Arnett Powers
Group Attends State Legion Convention in Huntington
Mason County Post No. 23 delegates James E. McCombs Donald Getty Herbert Stanley Dolph Hill Buck Fruth and C. J. Hyre traveled to Huntington for the State American Legion Convention. Auxiliary representatives included Mrs. W. E. Dunn Mrs. Stanley Waldie and Mrs. James E. McCombs. Louis A Johnson Clarksburg gave the principal address. Mrs. Lee Hutton of Indianapolis headed the national auxiliary president events with a luncheon and tea for Gold Star Mothers. Marjorie Waldie also attended.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Auxiliary
Lee Hutton
Indianapolis
Ind
Marjorie Waldie
Funeral services held for John L Wamsley in Henderson
Funeral services for John Lewis Wamsley 73 of Henderson were held Monday at 2 p.m. at Concord Church with Rev. Gary Roach and Rev. Roscoe Thorne officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
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Point Pleasant
John Lewis Wamsley
Henderson
Concord
Gary Roach
Roscoe Thorne
Church
Morriston Family Reunion Set for Sunday in Hartford
Morriston family reunion scheduled for next Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs J C Beard on Little Sixteen Mile Creek unfolds with James M Crump as president announcing plans and details.
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Hartford
Morriston
J. C. Beard
Little Sixteen Mile Creek
James M. Crump
Spotted Fever Case Reported in Point Pleasant
Mrs Opal Saunders of Beech Hill was taken to Holzer Hospital in Chapman’s Ambulance Saturday and reported ill with Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
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Point Pleasant
Opal] Saunders
Beech Hill
Holzer Hospital
Chapman's
Rocky Mountain
Divorce Suit Filed in Point Pleasant
Ruth Henry sues Eugene Henry in a new divorce case filed in Point Pleasant court. The action seeks dissolution of marriage and related relief.
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Point Pleasant
Ruth Henry
Eugene Henry
Windsor and guests visit in Pt Pleasant social notes
Miss Jacqueline Windsor, summer term student at Ohio State University, hosted week end guests at Windsor Court including Miss Mary Lynn Hogg of Millwood and Chicago and Mr J Grant Wildman of Charleston. Walter Mills Windsor accompanied his sister and Miss Hogg to Columbus and planned to enroll at Marietta College in the fall, following a trip via Marietta, Ohio.
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Point Pleasant
Jacqueline Windsor
Ohio State University
Columbus
Windsor Court
Mary Lynn Hogg
Millwood
Chicago
J. Grant Wildman
Charleston
Walter Mills Windsor
Picnic Postponed for Farm Club Guests
Mrs J Sanford Rhoades announces Mason County Farm Women's Club postpones the Point Pleasant Women's Club picnic to August 24 at 6 30 p m. The gathering will occur at the 4 H Camp grounds due to Band Camp occupying the original site this week.
Local Residents Visit Cincinnati and Plan Trips Abroad
Mrs. Orville Cox and Mrs. Clarence Hesson spent the weekend in Cincinnati with their husbands employed there. Miss Bess Liter departs Aug 22 from New York bound for Cristobal after summer stays with her mother and sister Mrs Tom Halliday. Miss Flora Morris, guest of Capt and Mrs Charles H Stone, left for Rocky Mount Virginia. Mr and Mrs George Merrill and three sons of Gowanda New York left after visiting Mrs Merrill's parents Capt and Mrs C C Stone of Main St.
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Orville Cox
Clarence Hesson
Cincinnati
Bess Liter
Tom Halliday
Main St
New York
Cristobal
Panama Canal Zone
Flora Morris
Charles H. Stone
Seventh St
Rocky Mount
George Merrill
Gowanda
N. Y
Cpl Fierce Transferred From Miami to Fort Myers Virginia
Cpl Gene Fierce of Glouster on duty with IS51st AACS Squad at Miami International Airport has been reassigned to the 109th AACS Squadron at Fort Myers Virginia. He has spent 20 months performing weather relay work and will continue similar duties. The Airways and Air Communications Service operates 24 hours and provides weather data and teletype traffic.
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Glouster
Cpl
Gene FE
Fierce
Is51st
AACS
Miami International
Miami
Fla
109Th
Aacs Sq
Ft. Myers
Virginia
Pierce
Airways
Cpl. Fierce
Leg Injury Reported In Trimble Incident
Mrs. Mary Mansfield of Trimble injured her leg after a fall at home on Monday. An X ray will determine if a fracture occurred. Her husband, Dick Mansfield, is described as an invalid.
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Glouster
Mary Mansfield
Trimble
Dick Mansfield
Eye operation restores sight for Mrs Addie Almend
Mrs Addie Almend of Jacksonville underwent a successful eye operation at Akron Hospital and her sight has been restored. She will stay in Akron for at least six weeks until glasses can be fitted.
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Glouster
Addie Almend
Jacksonville
Akron
Guinther Admitted to Athens Hospital for Observation
C. F. Guinther of Glouster was admitted to Shelter Ing Arms Hospital in Athens on Sunday for observation and treatment. His wife Mrs. Guinther accompanied him to the hospital.
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Glouster
C. F. Guinther
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Orpah Class to Meet Glouster Home Friday Evening
The Orpah Class of the Methodist Church will gather at the home of Mrs. Harold Strohmeyer on Friday at 7 30 p.m. for their meeting.
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Glouster
The
Methodist Church
Harold Strohmeyer
Woman Receives Major Surgery At Holzer Hospital
Mrs. William Stover of Charleston Road underwent a major operation at Holzer Hospital Saturday. Her condition is reported good.
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Point Pleasant
William Stover
Charleston Road
Holzer Hospital
Rural Life Sunday Observed by Trimble Grange at Grange Hall
Trimble Grange held a Rural Life Sunday service at Grange Hall. Most local churches skipped evening services to join the community event featuring Congregational songs, a Southern Methodist youth choir directed by Rev. John Devon, solos by Sue and Irene Dunlap, and vocal piece by Rev. Devol. The topic urged building boys and girls as better than mending adults.
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Glouster
Trimble Grange
Grange Hall
Birth announced for son Terry Lee Peach
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Peach of Glouster announce the birth of a son, Terry Lee, on August 9. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cox and Mrs. Madge Peach, all of Glouster. Mrs. Mary Withem of Jacksonville is a great grandmother. The couple also has a son, Gary Wayne.
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Glouster
Leonard Peach
Terry Lee
Dan Cox
Madge Peach
Mary Withem
Jacksonville
Mrs. Peach
Gary Wayne
Annual Picnic Held by Jacksonville Mothers' Club
The Jacksonville Mothers' Club held its annual picnic Thursday in Jacksonville State Park for members and their families. A total of 38 people were present.
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Jacksonville
Legion resolutions to be explained by delegate Davis
GLOUSTER McCann Frederick Post of the American Legion will meet Tuesday evening in Legion Hall. Delegate Lewis Davis, who attended the state convention in Columbus, will report on the event and explain several new resolutions enacted there that are vital to the local post.
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Glouster
McCann-Frederick Post
American Legion
Legion Hall
Lewis Davis
Columbus
Loyal Women's Class meeting at Trimble church
GLOUSTER The Loyal Women's Class of the Church of Christ Trimble met at the home of Mrs Iva Wharff. Frances Clark led a devotional with prayer by Rev G B Courtney followed by reminiscing. Polluck supper served to Rev and Mrs Courtney, Nettie Walton, Frances Clark, Gertrude Rainey, Edna Easler, Clara Penrod and Barbara Penrod of Plain City.
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Glouster
Church of Christ
Trimble
Iva Wharff
Frances Clark
G. B. Courtney
Nettie Walton
Gertrude Rainey
Edna Easler
Clara Penrod
Barbara Penrod
Plain City
Kellogg All Bran Promises Quick Relief for Constipation
Mrs Henry Witkowski of Kennywood Pa praises Kellogg’s All Bran for digestive bulk and regular elimination. The ad recommends one ounce daily in milk with plenty of water and offers a double money back guarantee if not satisfied after ten days.
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Kellogg’s
Circle Plans To Attend Lancaster Fair
GLOUSTER The Oakdale Friendship Circle met at Mrs Pauline Brunton s home with Don na Mae Brunton as co hostress directed by president Bernice Lowery Each member received gifts from her Sunshine Sister a stork shower honored Mrs Phyllis LaFollett Jetta Rankin thanked for gifts to her step daughter The Mystery Package was awarded to Leta Westfall Plans were made to charter the Johnson bus to Lancaster Fair Oct 14 Lunch for 27 members and guests September meeting will be at Mrs Della Loomis
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Lancaster Fair
Della Loomis
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