Former Resident Found Dead in Charleston Porch Mishap
Mary Townsend, 50, wife of Hillis Townsend on the West Virginia Public Service Commission, was found on her Oakridge Drive porch in Charleston. State police and coroner say death by exposure is probable after a fall while disposing of trash. autopsy pending. Survived by husband, daughter Mary Ann Wiley, son Hillis Jr, mother Mrs Dower, brother John Dower and three sisters. Funeral arrangements at Barlow Bonsall Mortuary.
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Point Pleasant
Mary Townserd
Charleston
Mary Dower
Hillis Townsend
Public Service Commission
John Dower
Oakridge Dr
Goff Lilly
Kanawha County
McMillin Hospital
Lilly
Mary Ann Wiley
Hillis, Jr
Alexander
Dower
Louise Wallace
Jlouster
Ohio
Teresa Jones
Pennsylvania
Powers
California
Barlow-Bonsall Mortuary
Whisky running car traits noted by Virginia agents
Richmond officials describe common whisky running cars as six to seven years old with powerful engines and extra springs to carry heavy loads. Agents say bootleggers seek sturdy vehicles to avoid seizure as authorities tighten enforcement.
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Richmond
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Good-Time Charlie Suffers Uneasy Bladder
An old ad promotes Doan’s Pills for bladder irritation and backache. It claims three actions: soothing bladder irritation, fast pain relief, and mild diuretic effects to increase kidney output. The copy invites readers to buy Doan’s, noting long history and a new economy size.
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Charlie
Dean
Doan
Point Pleasant Chamber Elects New Officers
George Hervey was elected president of the Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce board following a Tuesday meeting. Tom Fisher became vice president and Al Biggs was secretary with Gene Ball as treasurer. Five new directors attended their first meeting: James Hall Dewey Smith Robert Beckett Clarence Anderson and Tom Fisher.
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Point Pleasant
George Hervey
Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce
Hervey
Appalachian Power Co
Tom Fisher
al Biggs
Gene Ball
James Hall
Dewey
Smith
Robert Beckett
Clarence Anderson
Chamber of Commerce
John Hushion
Ravenswood
Gallipolis
New York Central Railroad
Ball
Joe Fannin
Kiwanis To Hear Holzer Hospital Head Speaker
Kiwanis Club will host Wayne Foster Holzer Hospital Gallipolis administrator as guest speaker at a 6 15 p m dinner meeting at the Moose home. The club will honor the Big Blacks football team and coaching staff with a December 12 dinner. Garrett Green will lead an organizational meeting of officers and directors on Tuesday November 9 at 6 15 p m at the Moose home to name committee chairs and plan the year.
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Point Pleasant
Wayne Foster
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Kiwanis Club
Moose
Big Blacks
Leo Calandros
Garrett Green
Moose Home
Pioneer Farm Women's Club December meeting set at Crank home
Members of the Pioneer Farm Women's Club will meet Monday at 7:30 p m at the home of Mrs Ray Crank Route 17 for their December meeting and annual Christmas party. Mrs Andrew McCausland will be co hostess. Miss Hattie Jordan in charge of the program. Members asked to bring gifts for the grabbag.
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Pioneer Farm Women's Club
Ray Crank
Route 17
Andrew McCausland
Hattie Jordan
Christmas Program At DAR December Meeting
Forest Nibert will lead a Christmas program for the Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter DAR at Mrs. FE. B. Jones home on Jefferson Blvd Friday at 3 p.m. Miss Christine Johnson directs Point Pleasant High School musical selections and Christmas readings are by speech students under Mrs. Edward Jackson. Mrs. C. D. Tannant chairs the hostess committee with members listed.
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Point Pleasant
Forest Nibert
Charles Lewis
Daughters of American Revolution
FE. B. Jones
Jefferson Blvd
Christine Johnson
Point Pleasant High School
Edward Jackson
C. D. Tannant
Eunice Beller
George Sprenger
H. E. Thomas
Grant Stanley
Ben Franklin
Irma Barnett
Eunice Jiiden
J. A. Rodgers
Two Youths Confess to School Break In
Two local youths confessed to breaking and entering Central School on two consecutive weeks. They admitted to stealing cash from the office and milk machine, and prying the office door with a screwdriver. They are jailed in Mason County awaiting juvenile hearing.
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Point Pleasant
Central School
Rancel Jiiden
Milton Burdett
Mason County
Horoscope Update For Tomorrow And Year Ahead
The Stars Say for Tomorrow cautions tact in dealings to avoid tension and maintain emotional poise. For birthdays, next month’s decisions may affect finances and work. expect generally good personal relations this year with harmony at home and socially. February brings a nervousness risk, March budgeting warns, travel shines June to September, and October may bring property or business expansion news.
CIC class plans Christmas dinner in Galli polis
The CIC class of Kanauga met with Mrs. Ethel Steel in Gallipolis with 14 members present to plan a December Christmas dinner at the Farmers Hotel. They arranged an exchange of gifts and a mystery sisters activity. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Black and children visited Rutland friends.
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Kanauga
Ethel Steel
Gallipolis
Farmers Hotel
Kenneth Black
George Coleman
Rutland
Colemans
Dortha Adams
James Rollins
Charleston
Eddie Pennington
Pennington
Mike Adams
Athens
County CD Program Workers Are Named
Mason County civil defense director Karl Mohr and deputy D M Harshbarger named workers for the county program. In case of attack, directors and deputies to notify include Edward Carsey Milton Miller Cary Murray Jr James Darby Carl Francis Richard Johnson Mary Hyre Ben Franklin IV H A Johnson Carroll Casto Orville Sturgeon James H Lewis Dr Oliver Eschenaur Ida Stanley Carl Dilcher Walter Windsor Carl E Nutt J C Parsons George B McClintock Paul Wood Bill Safford Vitus Hartley Rev J P Keefer Frank Riggle. Meetings will be held soon to outline further details and additional staffing.
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Point Pleasant
Karl ©. Mohr
D. M. Harshbarger
Mason County
Edward J. Carsey
Milton L. Miller
Main St
Cary Murray, Jr
Pleasant St
James Darby
Marquette Ave
Carl Francis
Mt. Vernon Ave
Richard Johnson
English Rd
Mary Hyre
Ohio River Rd
Ben Franklin, IV
Orville Sturgeon
Route 17
James H. Lewis
Sand Hill Rd
Oliver Eschenaur
Parrish Ave
Ida Stanley
Carl Dilcher
166 Park Dr
Walter M. Windsor
McCullough Rd
Carl E. Nutt
Lincoln Ave
J. C. Parsons
George B. McClintock
27Th St
Paul Wood
Park Dr
Bill Safford
Liberty Ave
Vitus Hartley, Jr
J. P. Keefer
Frank Riggle
Mt. Vernon
County To Observe National Civil Defense Day
Mason County will join nationwide observance of National Civil Defense Day on Sunday. Local officials urge residents to study preparedness cards, learn warning signals, and understand emergency plans including Conelrad. City leaders proclaim Civil Defense Day to emphasize individual readiness and total defense for survival and recovery.
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Pearl Harbor
Hoech
Earl C. Mohr
D. M. Harshbarger
Conelrad
B. W. Krodel
Point Pleasant
Krodel
Eisenhower
Weekend visits span four states in local society notes
Mr and Mrs Charles King and family spent the weekend with Rev and Mrs Thomas Wyatt in Ashland Kentucky. Mr and Mrs Phil Long visited parents near Gallipolis Ferry West Virginia. Mr and Mrs Hallie Knopp of Dayton were guests at the home of their brother in law and sister Bud and, Mrs Morris. Miss Adda Bradfield visited cousin Mrs Bertha Harmon of Point Pleasant. Mrs Frances Young and Mrs Eliza Welsh stayed at the home of Mr and Mrs Herold Ball in Columbus.
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Harrisonville
Charles King
Thomas Wyatt
Ashland
Phil Long
Gallipolis Ferry
W. Va
Hallie Knopp
Dayton
Bud Morris
Adda Bradfield
Bertha Harmon
Point Pleasant
Frances Young
Eliza Welsh
Mrs. Herold Ball
Columbus
First Day of Perfect Attendance At Heywood School
A five grade student arrived an hour late yet the entire Heywood Elementary School in Louisville celebrated as the 442-student school marked its first perfect attendance day and the first in Louisville since 1950.
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Louisville
Heywood
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