New Addition to Annex at Ot Courthouse Discussed
A delegation of attorneys and county officials met in Point Pleasant Monday to discuss adding a clerks office annex to connect with the present courthouse. Most favored the plan to enlarge the clerk office, while Commissioner Lieving noted the county could instead build a new courthouse with funds growing from about 60 000 to possibly 200 000 in two to three years. The current courthouse is 92 years old.
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Point Pleasant
F. B. Lieving
New Bridge Opens Over Crooked Creek at Jefferson Blvd
The bridge on Jefferson Blvd spanning Crooked Creek opened to traffic at 7 am on Monday. Residents of the northern part of the city expressed great good humor about the new crossing.
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Point Pleasant
Jefferson Blvd
Crooked Creek
New Pastor to Speak at League Meeting in Point Pleasant
The Rev. Paul Carulla new Nazarene minister will address the Laymen's League at Trinity Methodist Church this evening at 7 30. A quartette will sing. C H Withers president will conduct a brief business session.
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Point Pleasant
Paul Carulla
Church of the Nazarene
Insurance Movie Slated for Legion Hall Meet
A screening at the American Legion Hall tonight at 9 p m will discuss refunds of premiums on National Service Life Insurance Policies. Veterans of World War II are expected to attend as Lt Col Samuel D Little comments on the refund prospects. Lt Victor W Shumate of Huntington will explain forms and details, aided by Major Lars F Balck of Huntington.
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Point Pleasant
American Legion Hall
Samuel D. Littlepage
Victor W. Shumate
Huntington
Lars F. O. Balck
Teachers To Meet Friday At Junior High
Mason County education group plans a 10 am meeting Friday at the junior high school in Point Pleasant. C H Withers says Phares Reed will speak and superintendent Robert H Ferguson will issue school opening instructions. All Mason County teachers are expected to attend.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Education Association
C. H. Withers
Withers
Phares E. Reeder
West Virginia State Education Association
Robert H. Ferguson
Mason County
Livestock Market Hikes at Pt Pleasant Auction
Pt Pleasant market showed strength with good grass steers and heifers at 20 to 23.75 dollars and baby beeves 20 to 24. Veal calves ranged from 24 to 30.50, hogs 17.50 to 20.60, sows 13.50 to 16.50, and feeder lambs 16 to 19, as reported by secretary James Johnson.
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Point Pleasant
James Johnson
FFA Group Wins Award At State Fair
Point Pleasant Chapter of the Future Farmers of America led by Clifford Dunn and Joe Bailey won first place in an educational exhibit on farm safety at the West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg. They earned a $30 prize for 38 exhibits including corn potatoes and poultry. Individual winners included Earl Wears first in Beech Hill and Robert Baird fourth in the new hybrid corn exhibit. Other fourth place winners came from James McCoy William McCoy Joe Cullen and Tom McCoy. The team is in Morgantown for Junior Farmer's Week.
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Point Pleasant
Future Farmers of America
Clifford Dunn
Joe Bailey
West Virginia
Lewisburg
Earl Wears
Beech Hill
Robert Baird
Gallipolis Ferry
James McCoy
William McCoy
Hogsett
Joe Cullen
Letart
Tom McCoy
FFA
Dunn
Mr. Bailey
Morgantown
Bruce Stalnaker
Lee Rodgers
Dana Durst
Eddie Summers
Henry
Columbus
Ohio
Point Clinic Notes Tonsillectomies and Discharges
Point Pleasant residents and area patients are listed with multiple entries. The Bauer children entered for tonsillectomies while Mrs. William Wyant and Miss Eileen Cottrill were discharged. Emma Zuspan and Mrs. H S Erlewine also appear as discharged or entering for care.
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Point Pleasant
Mary Ann
Earl
Roberta Bauer
Sidney Bauer
Leon
Point Clinic
William Wyant
Henderson
Eileen Cottrill
Emma Zuspan
Mason City
Zuspan
H. S. Erlewine
Son Is Born in Point Pleasant
A boy was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Hornbeck of Main St at Holzer Hospital at 12 48 am Saturday. They named him Stephen Terry. Mrs Hornbeck, formerly Vera Rice of Buckhannon, is the mother. Copperhead Killed in Point Pleasant. Miss Goldie Pratt killed a copperhead on Ninth and Main streets with a garden hoe Monday evening near the Piatt home.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Hornbeck
Main St
Holzer Hospital
Stephen Terry
Hornbeck
Vera Rice
Buckhannon
Goldie Pratt
Piatt
Ninth and Main Sts
Swatzel Undergoes Appendectomy in Holzer Hospital
Charles Swatzel of Pomeroy is in Holzer Hospital after an appendectomy. He is employed in Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Swatzel
Pomeroy
Holzer Hospital
Mr. Swatzel
Light weight Saturn Compared to Walnut Wood
The giant planet Saturn is described as exceptionally light for its size. Researchers note that bulk for bulk it weighs about that of dry walnut wood, emphasizing Saturns low density and gaseous composition.
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Saturn
Picnic Brings Christ and Bruce Chapel Parishioners Together
Eighty two members and friends attended the annual picnic at Stoutland Farms Ben Lomond hosted by Mrs C P Stout. Rain forced indoor activities with Rev Findlay Thomas noting the change. Guests from Parkersburg Huntington Ravenswood Columbus and Ravenswood joined local families for a social afternoon.
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Point Pleasant
Christ Church Episcopal
Bruce Chapel Episcopal Church
C. P. Stout
Stoutlamd Farms
Ben Lomond
Findlay Thomas
John William Kirk
O. L. Easley
F. W. Ingraham
Milton L., Miller
Robert Findlay Thomas
Harold E. Somerville
Lawrence Mohr
Huntington
John Kirk
Ravenswood
Roy M. Kibler
Cotumbus
Betty Meredith
John V. Mann
Garland Mohr
J. D. Swords
Lafayette Henry
George Arrington
John 8. Gill
Marilyn Easley
Roger Butler
Francis K. Aldred
Ben Stout
Patricia Ingraham
I. A. Blaine
Eleanor Schick
Frank Tillis
Worthy Pearson
Robert J. Heslop
Martha Vaught
Initiation Service for Rainbow for Girls Tonight
Miss Janet Stanley announces an initiation service for the Order of Rainbow for Girls at the Episcopal parish house on Main Street tonight at 8 o clock. Eastern Star members and Master Masons are invited.
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Order of Rainbow
Episcopal Parish
Main St
Eastern Star
Janet Stanley
Point Pleasant Personal Notes At Ohio State Fair Weekend
Point Pleasant readers list attendees at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Costin and C. L. Costin. E. B. Yeager. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Yeager and son Howard Lee. Jacob Lines visiting Henderson. Clement Lines of Gallipolis Ferry. Kenneth McCaren visiting from Detroit. Mrs. Nettie Miller hosted by Mrs. McCaren's mother. Charles Boyd Clench visiting relatives in Henderson. Mrs. Emma Hellems and Mrs. A G Williams with Miss Mary Hellems. Mrs. A M Klein and children Judy and Johnnie with relatives in Middlebourne. Fred Buxton noted his sister Bert Combs undergoing surgery in Baltimore.
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Columbus
Sherwood Costin
C. L. Costin
Ohio River Road
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Sand Hill Road
H. L. Yeager
Howard Lee
Park Drive
Jacob Lines
New Castle
Sadie Jeffers
Henderson
Clement Lines
Gallipolis Ferry
Kenneth McCaren
Mason Place
A. M. Klein
Judy
Johnnie
English Court
Middlebourne
Fred Buxton
Thirteenth St
Bert Combs
South Charleston
Baltimore, Md
Three Are Fined in Point Pleasant for Intoxication
John Davis Robert Carr and Roy Mullins pleaded guilty before a local magistrate on Monday and were ordered to pay fines of ten dollars and costs each for intoxication. Chief BE F Geiger signed the complaints. Various local residents hosted or visited relatives in Point Pleasant and nearby towns, with travelers including the Garland families and Arnett Cossin recently returning from West Virginia University.
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Point Pleasant
John Davis
Robert Carr
Roy Mullins
Costa
BE. F. Geiger
New Lexington News Briefs Include Health Post, Population, and Rail Cuts
A 2%-pound shovel head catfish was released in the New Lexington reservoir by F. M. Newton. Mrs. Robert Tague named Perry County health nurse succeeding Pearl Tague who resigned due to ill health. Perry County population estimated at 26 000 as of July 1 1949 by Ohio Health Department. Misco school petition concerns Bearfield Township education board. Wheat allotment for Perry County set at 13 597 acres for next year. New York Central and Pennsylvania depots to close Saturdays starting Sept 1 to comply with 40 hour work week. Seventy four National Guard members leave for two weeks at Camp Atterbury Indiana.
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Bearfield Township
Perry County
Iture Conservation Committee
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Ohio
National Guard
Camp Attersbury
Ind
PL Robinson
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