Parking Cards Banned On Main Street By City Council
POINT PLEASANT The City Council on recommendation of the Chamber of Commerce voted to ban paid monthly city parking cards on Main Street. Cards may be used for parking elsewhere in the city. Those with a card who wish to park on Main Street should insert money in the meter. The council approved a 31525 bond retirement due in January for the disposal plant from bank cash and approved three street lights. City Clerk Barbee Rothgeb reported city balances and funds including a total of 55522.08 in combined city water works and sewage disposal plus state sinking fund. Attending members were Workman Duncan Cottrill Yeager Henson White. Mayor Krodel presided.
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Point Pleasant
Meterway
Main St
Barbee Rothgeb
Jack Workman
J. S. Duncan
Charles Cottrill
Howard Yeager
Frank Henson
Ronald White
B. W. Krodel
TV Listings and Holiday Programs From WSAZ Huntington
TV guide notes that The Messenger disclaims errors in listings for WSAZ Huntington NBC channel 3. Highlights include The Gift of the Magic Musical, The Garry Moore Show, and The Eddie Fisher Show with guests Martha Raye Julius LaRosa Erroll Garner trio Marion Lorne.
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Gordon MacRae
Sally Ann Howes
Bibi Osterwald
CBS
Garry Moore
Martha Raye
Julius LaRosa
Erroll Garner
Marion Lorne
TV Guide style listing of multiple films and air times
A cluttered TV guide fragment lists numerous film titles and star names with assorted air times. Entries include Lone Wolf in Paris, Shock Wave, The Man I Married, Masquerade, Breakfast for Two, Under 18, Blues in the Night, and Street of Missing Men among others with various presenters and channels.
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Lana Turner
Joan Blondell
Lone Wolf
Paris
Francis Lederer
Frances Drake
Scott Brandy
Keith Toby
Man
Joan Bennett
Lioyd Nolan
Alec Guinness
Valerie Hobson
Barbara “Stanwyck
Herbert Marshall
Warren William
Marion Marsh
Inger Stevens
Jacques Sernas
Priscilla Lane
Hie
Lassie
Edmund Gaween
Charles Bickford
Harry Carey
Glenda Farrell
William Bishop
Darling
Jeanne Crain
Frank Latimore
Evening Radio Schedule From Local Station Highlights
A busy listing shows times and show titles including Claco Kid Naked City Wolpecker Mick Spillane Casey Jones Big 10 Hillies Sugarfoot Wyatt Earp Hour of Stars Rifleman Byline Farmer Alf Sel Fiction Wild Bill Fights Sanfran Bt Sports Law Web Nightbeat Donma Reed. Program blocks run from 6:00 PM to 12:20 AM with news and late shows scattered throughout.
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Claco Kid
Naked City
W. W'olpecker
Mick. Spillane
Casey Jones
Sugarfoot
Wyatt Earp
Rifleman
Byline
Farmer Alf
Wild Bil
Sanfran
Law
Jezie-Harriet
Donma Reed
Liberace
Life of Riley
Lour of Stars
Nita Hutch
Casper Capers
Santa Show
Peter Hayes
Mickey Mouse
Sherw'd
Wyatt
Radio Schedule Fragment With Mixed Programs
A fragmented lineup lists time slots and programs such as Harriet News Patti Page Weather and late show blocks. Names like Donna Reed Patti Page Bengal Lane and Lawrelk appear with sports and weather segments.
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Uzz
Harriet
Little Rascals
Donna Reed
Patti Page
Bengal Lane
Lawrelk
Fragmented TV Schedule Snips and Theater Mentions
A page fragment lists mixed TV time blocks and theater notes with several misread titles. It mentions programs like Circle Theater, Tugboat Annie, Our Gang, Pursuit, Got a Secret, News, and various odds and ends with inconsistent times and garbled spellings.
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Millionaiire
Juie Aivin
Our Gang
Circle Theater
News
Yvilite Thea
Theatre
Farsit
Man Returned from Hospital After Car Theft Incident
A man from Fairmont State Hospital is tied to a wreck near Lakin Town. A companion stole a construction worker’s car at Lakin Hospital and wrecked it north of Lakin. Both inmates injured and hospitalized. Towns charged with grand larceny and faces next circuit court session January 5.
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Point Pleasant
Cleve Towns
Fairmont State Hospital
Lakin Town
Lakin Hospital
Lakin
Towns
Cirucit Court
Santa to Visit in Point Pleasant Friday
Santa Claus makes his first official evening appearance in Point Pleasant this Friday at 6 30 pm in the new courthouse building. Commander Keen of Planet 13 and robot Oomagog join Santa with TV guest spots on WHTN Channel 13.
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Point Pleasant
Santa Claus
Commander Keen
Planet 13
Point Pleasant Clinic Births and Discharges
A brief hospital column records births and discharges. Mrs Sue Withers of Point Pleasant has a daughter. Hugh Daugherty of Henderson and Mrs Augusta McCarty of Apple Grove are admitted. Linda Christene Mathney of West Columbia is listed. Mrs Roy Handley and her son from Cheshire are discharged. Mrs Fay Wallace of Hogsett and Mrs Elizabeth McGuffin of Point Pleasant are noted, along with Mrs Jane Fielder of Henderson.
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Sue Withers
Point Pleasant
Hugh Daugherty
Henderson
Augusta McCarty
Apple Grove
Linda Christene Mathney
West Columbia
Roy Handley
Cheshire
Fay Wallace
Hogsett
Elizabeth McGuffin
Jane Fielder
Notre Dame Captains Face Extreme Heights
Notre Dame basketball cap tains Tom Hawkins at 6 feet 5 inches Gene Duffy Capot and One Hitter are noted for their varied heights and roles Fool stands at 5 feet 6 inches as part of the team.
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Mutt
Jeff
Notre Dame
Tom Hawkins
Gene Duffy Capot
Tor
Fool
Power Firm Sets Parties for Employes
Appalachian Power employees and families plan three Christmas events in Point Pleasant. The main party, at the Moose Lodge on December 15 at 6:45 p.m., includes a buffet, a program led by Christine Johnson, and a dance with C. N. Haddox and his orchestra. The children’s theater party is December 20 at the State Theater starting 10 a.m. with treats. The teenagers’ party is December 22 at the Episcopal Church parish house from 7 to 10:30 p.m. with a snack bar, dance and prizes.
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Point Pleasant
Appalachian Power
Moose Home
Christine Johnson
Point Pleasant High School
C. N. Haddox
Dee
Episcopal Church Parish
Employment Office shows October claims and placements in Point Pleasant
The Point Pleasant WV employment office reports 377 new claims and 1527 continued claims in October, with 1291 against West Virginia and 236 against other states. Forty four people were placed in jobs, and 2707 applicants were on file at month end, 145 new that month.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia Department of Employment Security
Mason, Jackson and
Putnam
West Virginia
Three Couples Apply For Marriage Licenses In County Clerk Office
Ronald Lee Evans 21 of Oak Hill Ohio and Carol Hicks 21 of Oak Hill filed for licenses. Elmer Clagg 22 of Milton Route 3 and Polly Cremeans 23 of Glenwood filed. Benney Stafford 21 of Dexter and Fern Oliver 16 of New Haven filed as well.
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Point Pleasant
Ronald Lee Evans
Oak Hill
Ohio
Walter
Phyllis Phillips Evans
Carol Jea Hicks
Howa
Thelma Kaiser Hicks
Elmer Gene Clagg
Albert
Mary Wilson Clagg
Milton
Polly Ann Cremeans
Selba
Rebecca Huffman Cremeans
Glenwood
Benney Lawrence Stafford
Dexter
Jack
Dorothy Stafford
Fern Lucille Oliver
Carrie and
Carrie Roach Oliver
New Haven
Former Resident Receives 35 Year Service Pin
John Mann of Beckley district manager for Appalachian Power Co received a 35 year service pin. He served in Point Pleasant as superintendent from 1948 to 1957 and later moved to Beckley. The Mann family lived in English Court during Point Pleasant years and their son attends West Virginia University.
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Point Pleasant
John Mann
Beckley
Appalachian Power Co
Mann
English Ct
West Virginia University
Rounds Played At City Golf Courses Expected To Jump
New York City's ten municipal golf courses logged 485000 rounds in 1938 and officials project total rounds will reach about 750000 in 1958 as the system expands and popular interest grows.
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New York City
Tri County Canteen Elects New Officers at Snow Queen Event
At Point Pleasant Moose home the Tri County Teen Canteen elected Donna Lou Greenlee president Gary Ellis vice president and Patty Reynolds secretary treasurer all of Point Pleasant The Snow Queen elimination finalists will be announced Saturday with eight candidates from Point Pleasant and Gallipolis. The event featured prize donations from Fruth Pharmacy Blain Siters Tawney's Morrison Tiffin Valley Bell Tiny's Rand A Motors and others.
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Point Pleasant
Tri - County
Donna Lou Greenlee
Gary Ellis
Patty Reynolds
Judy Call
Judy Horn
Jane Crump
Alice Boyce
Sharon Williams
Janice
Wanda Vansickle
Gallipolis
Leo V. Savage
Fruth Pharmacy
Blain Siters
Tawney’s Morrison
Tiffin
Valley Bell
Tiny's Restaurant
Wedding Set for Patricia Wilson and William Fulwider Jr
Invitations announce the marriage of Miss Patricia Jane Wilson to William E. Fulwider Jr of Columbus Ohio on December 27 at 7 p m at the Indianapolis Presbyterian Church in Columbus A reception will follow at the bride’s home Fulwider is a former Messenger reporter now with the Columbus Dispatch The note lists local ladies including Mrs Shirley Diddle Mrs Alta Roseberry and several others as attendees or hosts.
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Patricia Jane Wilson
William E. Fulwider, Jr
Columbus
Ohio
Indianola Presbyterian Church
Fulwider
Ohio University
Messenger
The
Columbus Dispatch
Christmas Party Planned by Council 63 Daughters of America
Members of Council 63 and Daughters of America plan a Christmas party for December 19 in the union hall on Main Street with Mrs. Ora Higgins chairing arrangements. Mrs. Cora Morgan to prepare gifts for shut in members and Mrs. Higgins invites gifts. Irene Bolling presided as the meeting opened. Second nomination of officials was held and Mrs. Danna Chase will entertain past councillors at her home December 11 at 7 30 p m. Other attendees included Velma Mueller Mabel Gibbs and Ora Higgins.
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Council 63
Daughters of America
Union Hall
Main St
Ora Higgins
Cora Morgan
Higgins
Irene Bolling
Danna Chase
Monroe Ave
Velma Mueller
Mabel Gibbs
Christmas Parties at Philp Sporn Plant Planned
Philip Sporn Plant employees set annual Christmas gatherings for December 16 and 18 to include a buffet dinner at the Moose Club and a dance in the Moose ballroom. A theater party at New Haven Theatre is planned for December 20, with a children's party featuring a movie and Santa Claus.
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Point Pleasant
Philip Sporn Plant
Moose Club
New Haven
Santa Clause
Beauty shop promises new looks with old parts
A fragment recalls a beauty shop advert implausibly promising a new look from old parts. It cites Elias Howe’s five year private effort in 1846 to invent the sewing machine, and briefly mentions Mare Connelly, noted Pulitzer winning playwright, now acting.
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Pacific Beach
Calif
Elias Howe
Massachusetts
Mare Connelly
Christmas Trees Bought Soon
Christ mas will be with us before many are ready for the holiday and most of us purchase Christmas trees. Check for freshness color and space fit. Choose long or short needle varieties like Scotch and red pine or firs. Keep outdoors water at the butt until placement and trim the butt before bringing inside. Spray with water glass to resist fire.
Late Shopping Hours Begin in Point Pleasant 1958
Evening shopping hours for the 1958 Christmas season start this week in Point Pleasant with stores open Wednesday and Friday evenings until 9 p.m. through December 23. Christmas Eve closings are at 6 p.m.
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Point Pleasant
Officer Reports 19 Bucks Killed in Mason County
Miles Durst, Mason County conservation officer, reports 19 bucks killed during the six day season ending Saturday. Two were bow and arrow kills since Nov. 17, closes Jan. 3. Bow kills by Robert Harris and Harry Bailey. Other check ins from Mason and adjacent counties.
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Durst
Mason County
Bucks
Robert Harris
Mason
Harry Bailey
Pomeroy
Point Pleasant Chamber Sets 1958 Home Lighting Contest
The Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce invites entries for the 1958 home lighting contest with five prizes. Prizes include 25 for most elaborate decoration, 10 for best decorated window and doorway and yard, and 5 for most illuminated greeting. Entries due by December 21 and postmarked by then. Judging December 22 with winners announced December 24. Each person may win only one prize. Decorations judged on Christmas and New Year theme.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Chamber of Commerce
New Haven Club Plans Light Contest
The New Haven Garden Club announces a Christmas lighting contest in the West Columbia Graham Station Haven Heights area. Four entry classes include religious and non religious scenes, window and door lighting, and a living tree. Deadline is December 21.
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Point Pleasant
New Haven
Donald Foglesong
Spruce
Mason
W. T. Stone
Hartford
Turner
P. J. Wolpert
Junior Class Play Is Set at Point Pleasant
In the junior class play Old Doc at the senior high auditorium Stephen Noble plays Old Doc and John Miller is Bob. A romance develops as Pat Kelly breaks her engagement so Karen Roseberry can influence Bob. Mrs Violet Gerlach directs with several class advisors. curtain rises Friday at 8 p m with tickets sold by students.
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Doc
Stephen Noble
John Miller
Bob
Pat Kelly
Margaret
Karen Roseberry
Helen
Old Dee
Ma Brown
Michael Crump
Milinda Hervey
Violet Gerlach
Leta Foglesong
Nellie Quillin
Cary Rayburn
H. E. Berisford
Drunk driving arraigned in Point Pleasant case
Edgar Callicoat of Apple Grove was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge and pleaded innocent at arraignment before Justice A M Goodwin. He posted bond for a hearing Wednesday at 10 A M. A juvenile arrested for fighting at a Mason beer hall was arraigned and will appear in juvenile court Friday before Judge Oliver D. Kessel.
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Edgar Callicoat
Apple Grove
Justice of Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Callcoat
Goodwin
Mason
Oliver D. Kessel
Sonotone Hearing Aids Offer Free Tests and AVC Tech
Free hearing test available to show how Sonotone aids can solve hearing troubles. The ad touts eyeglass and eyeglass free models with built in Automatic Volume Control to soften loud noises and improve comfort.
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Sonotone
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