Military Funeral Honors William Wesley Spriggs
A military funeral for World War II veteran William Wesley Spriggs was held Friday at 2:30 p m in Point Pleasant. Born April 13 1925 in East Liverpool Ohio he moved to Point Pleasant at age five and later served on the USS St Louis as Gunner's Mate Second Class. He died at home early Wednesday after illness since February and is survived by his parents siblings and several step relatives. Interment was at Suncrest Memorial Cemetery with Chap man Funeral Home in charge.
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Point Pleasant
William Wesley Spriggs
East Liverpool
Ohio
U. S Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Pacific
St. Louis
Spriggs
Naval Hospital
Corona
Cal
Newton PD. Baker Hospital
New Martinsville
W. Va
W. H. Reynolds
Main Street
United Presbyterian Church of
Presbyterian Church
Daniel Dorsey
C. C. Landrum
American Legion
National Guard
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Guard of Honor
Fay Mann
Canton
Louella Fellore
Charles Martin
Wellsburg
Pauline Griffin
Chesapeake
Ida Hemmingway
Kentucky
Raymond Reynolds
William Reynolds, Jr
Kanauga
Frank M. Reynolds
New Haven
Virgin Lee
Henderson
Margaret Kirkpatrick
Kanawha Street
Suncrest Memorial Cemetery
Chapman Funeral Home
Homecoming Reunion At Vaught Memorial Church
POINT PLEASANT The annual reunion and homecoming of Vaught Memorial Church at Lock 11 last Sunday featured the Venetian Singers from Charleston and piano solos by Mary Lou Roach Phyliss Melton and multiple vocal solos. The highlight was the participation of the three oldest members of the original congregation including C W Reynolds and wife who duet When They Ring Those Golden Bells For You And Me Mrs Reynolds and Mrs Roberts spoke on reminiscences. Noon dinner followed and J B Crouch was elected president with Mrs Herbert Henderson as secretary.
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Point Pleasant
Lock 11
J. B. Couch
Charleston
Mary Lou Roach
Phyliss Melton
Eric Nystrom
Robert Hite
B. M. Keith
Huntington
Jerry Atkinson
Nancy Fasanelli
Joe Fasanelli
C. W. Reynolds
Reynolds
Roberts
J. B. Crouch
Herbert Henderson
Walter O Rice Letter Published in Magazine
Walter O Rice, active Mason County Rod and Gun Club member, contributed a letter to the West Virginia Conservation Magazine for August about the deer hunting season and its management. The local club meets every Tuesday night and seeks ideas to improve hunting and fishing.
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Point Pleasant
Walter O. Rice
Mason County
Rod and Gun Club
West Virginia Conservation Magazine
Rice
Pt Pleasant Social Notes
Mrs J V Kapp hosted the Past Councilor's Club of the D of A at 2108 Mt Vernon Ave. A short business meeting preceded a social evening with refreshments served by the hostess and Mrs R V Mourning to members including Danna Chase Hallie Wilson Flora Myers Lettie Jennings Estelle Epling Shifler Ora Higgins Nellie Knott Velma Mueller Mary Holstein Seeva Stewart and Natalie Stewart of Leon.
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Point Pleasant
J. V. Kapp
D. of A
Mt. Vernon Avenue
R V. Mourning
Danna Chase
Hallie Wilson
Flora Myers
Lettie Jennings
Estelle Epling Shifler
Ora Higgins
Nellie Knott
Velma Mueller
Mary Holstein
Seeva Stewart
Natalie Stewart
Leon
Mrs Clarence Daugherty Hosts Bridge Club Evening
Mrs Clarence Daugherty was hostess Thursday at 802 Main Street for her bridge club. Attendees included Mrs Home Lowe Jr, Mrs Woodrow Kapp, Mrs Nelson Park Jr, Mrs James Hall, Mrs Hubert Costen, Mrs John C Hutchinson, and Mrs William Burdette with guest Mrs Ronald White.
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Clarence Daugherty
Main Street
Home Lowe, Jr
Woodrow Kapp
Nelson Park, Jr
James Hall
Hubert Costen
John C Hutchinson
William Burdette
Ronald White
Local Residents and Visitors Enjoy Week of Travel and Visits
Mrs J G Wingfield of Charleston returns home from visit with sister Mrs E E Franklin on Main Street. Mrs John Sayre and daughters Nancy and Mary Beth of Ashton visit friends here. Miss Mary Eugenia McCulloch and Hector Ruth of Baltimore stay at the McCulloch home. Several families travel in and around Ohio and the Midwest visiting relatives. Moose leaders from the local and Point Pleasant chapters attend in Chicago.
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J. G. Wingfield
Charleston
E. E. Franklin
Main Street
John Sayre
Nancy
Mary Beth
Ashton
C. E. McCulloch
Shadle Rd
Charles A. Meyer
Jennifer
Mary Eugenia McCulloch
Hector Ruth
Baltimore
Middle West
C. H. Frye
Wadear Thabet
Chicago
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Frye
Thabet
Point Pleasant
John Fisher
Sandyville
Daisy Malone
Ravenswood
Viola Grimm
Nettie
Letart
Clyde McDermitt
Larry Coder
Portsmouth
R. D. Oseland
Vernon Ave
Oseland
Helen
William Gygax
Kay Ben
C. H. Morrow
Coders
Norman Simkins
Gary Bumgardner
Athens
Sterling Dunlavy
Simkins
Bumgardner
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Points
Pennsylvania
Missionary to Describe Work At Trinity Church
Miss Marian Withers former assistant to the Hin ton Baptist minister speaks at Trinity Methodist School on Sunday morning. She outlines her role as director of religious education for youth and shares teaching missionary experiences among Mississippi Indian tribes during the summer of 1947.
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Point Pleasant
Marian Withers
Hinton
C. H. Withers
Trinity Methodist Church
Mississippi
Pastor Iry Miller Visits Family on Vacation Route
The Rev. Iry Miller former Heights EUB Church pastor and his wife stayed overnight with Dana and Mrs. Durst on Monroe Ave. Their daughter and granddaughter joined. Miller serves at the EUB Church in Middleburg and travels to Roanoke Virginia to visit relatives during vacation.
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Point Pleasant
Iry Miller
the Heights
EUB Church
Tracys Get Foundation Laying For Mt Vernon Ave Home
Point Pleasant report says C C Haynes and son Eugene laid the foundation stake for a house to be built for Mr and Mrs Ben Tracy at 2115 Mt Vernon Avenue. The Tracys live at 709 Viand Street and Mr Tracy works at Marietta Manufacturing Company. Charles Frye, staying with sister Mrs Paul Icard during Moose convention travel in Chicago, fell from a truck and broke a bone in his right hand.
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Point Pleasant
C. C. Haynes
Eugene
Ben Tracy
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Tracys
Viand Street
Tracy
Marietta Manufacturing Company
Charles Frye
Paul Icard
Chicago
Patient Brereton Tones to Return Home from Holzer Hospital
Brereton Tones, a surgical patient at Holzer Hospital, is recuperating and expects to return home to Jackson Avenue on Monday.
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Point Pleasant
Brereton Tones
Holzer Hospital
Jackson Avenue
Sprenger Daughter Undergoes Major Surgery at Holzer
Sprenger of Charleston, daughter of Mr. George Sprenger, underwent major surgery Tuesday at Holzer Hospital. Her father, who has been very ill, is reported better.
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Point Pleasant
Martha Sprenger
Charleston
George Sprenger
Holzer Hospital
Paul Gorrells Move to Farmersville Ohio
Mr and Mrs Paul Gorrell sold their house at 224 Park Drive to E W Stevens of Pomeroy. Mrs Gorrell and son Howard will join Mr Gorrell in Farmersville Ohio where they have taken a house. Mr Gorrell will teach agriculture in the school there.
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Point Pleasant
Paul Gorrell
Park Drive
E. W. Stevens
Pomeroy
Birth announced for Mrs Fadeley’s daughter in Williamsport
Mrs Clyde McLane reports brother William Fadeley of Williamsport Ohio confirms the birth of a daughter to Mrs Fadeley in a Williamsport hospital on Wednesday morning. The Fadeleys already have two daughters and a son. Two arrests on intoxication charges were made Wednesday by the City Police: Charles Cullins of Elwood Indiana and Franklin Wallace of Gallipolis Ferry.
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Point Pleasant
Clyde McLane
William Fadeley
Williamsport
Ohio
Fadeley
Fadeleys
Charles Cullins
Elwood
Ind
Franklin Wallace
Gallipolis Ferry
Local Social Notes Highlight Movements and Visits
Bartletts move to Henry Williams farm from Oregon. Florida trip returns include Mildred and Della Martin with several companions from Bluefield Parkersburg and Princeton. Numerous guests visit the Arnold, Bailey and related households in Aug with hospital and church events noted. Death of Eva Miller Ross reported and Joan Goddard resumes work in Columbus.
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Gordon Taylor
Zenner Taylor
Evelyn Taylor
Columbus
Zillah Lowe
Parkersburg
Nellie Cullen
Maroon, NL
H. D. Arnold
Wesley Bennett
Logan
George Hendrix
Lowe
Bailey Home
Spencer Borickman
Camden-Clark Hospital
Francis Dyer
Barbara
Canton
Shirlie Ann
W. E. Shaver
John Armstrong
Sharpsburg
Elsie Glover
Memorial Hospital
Marietta
Lizzie Goddard
Enid
Ethel
Pilot Mountain
N. C
George B. Reid
Anna Phipps
Eva Miller Ross
Lou Ross
Oliver
Laura Miller
Gertrude
Lenapah
Oklo
Fred Arnold
Mt. Hermon
Coshocton
Ross-Heald
Barlow Park
Markets Cincinnati Livestock and Produce Summary
Aug. 20 AP report shows hogs steady to 50 lower on some bids amid moderate demand. cattle and sheep pricing uneven with thin demand. milk cows and veal calves listed with wide ranges. Produce notes include poultry prices for fowls, broilers, and leghorns, with butterfat quotes and potato ranges.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnate
Classified Ad Instructions and Payment Rules
Instructions for placing and handling classified ads. Details cover timing, payment, line counts, advertising deadlines, phone and mail submission, charge ads rules, and blind ad privacy. Also notes on errors, refunds, and publication schedules.
Father Visited In Charleston Injury Patient
Mrs. D. W. Rothgeb and Walter Crooks visited their father Walter W. Crooks in Charleston Tuesday where he is treated for injuries from work at the New York Central Yards at Dickinson. He is a patient in McMillan Hospital.
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Point Pleasant
D. W. Rothgeb
Jefferson Blvd
Walter Crooks
Middleport
Walter W. Crooks
Charleston
New York Central
Dickinson
McMillan Hospital
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