POINT PLEASANT NEW SCHOOL SITE DISCUSSED
Mason County School Board discussed site options for a new Broad Run community school building. They will inspect property before the next meeting and hire staffing changes include Miss Christine Johnson as full time music teacher at senior high and New Haven instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County School Board
Broad Run
C. H. Withers
New Haven
Christine Johnson
Harvey van Meter
West Columbia
George Stewart
Charlotte Long
Valley Ridge
Buckle School
Charles Stevens
Fester Survey To Be Studied At West Virginia Meeting
Mason County residents plan a Wednesday meeting at Huntington East High School to discuss the Fester survey and its implications for public education in West Virginia. State Superintendent Virgil Rohrbough will attend after talks by professors and a 5 p.m. dinner in the cafeteria.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Huntington East High School
West Virginia
Virgil Rohrbough
Charleston
New Store Hours Announced for Point Pleasant Whiskey Outlet
Dick Melrose, manager of the local state whiskey store in Point Pleasant, said the venue will open at 10 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. each day, starting December 18 through December 24 it will stay open one hour later and then close at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Dick Melrose
DAR Social Meeting in Point Pleasant Hears Christmas Theme
Col Charles Lewis Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution held a Friday afternoon gathering at Regent Eunice Beller's home. Reading by Mrs Proffitt centered on a Christmas season, with prayers and ritual, followed by a defense literature display urging vigilance against un American publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Charles
William H. Bardin
John Sayre
National Defense
O. D. Tennant
Marvin McElfresh
George Sprenger
H. E. Thomas
Grant Stanley
J. M. Foglesong
Erma Barnett
Eunice Jiiden
D. G. Wilfong
Ben Franklin
E. B. Biddle
Blanche Armstrong
Louis Bateson
Proffitt
Hugo Juhling
Eugene Sterrett
Harry Godfrey
Wolden
S. C. Wilhelm
Cary H. Rayburn
Raymond Musgrave
J. G. F. Johnson
Sayre
Elmer Ebersbach
A. Keith McClung
Dana Fry
Rardin
Point Express Buys 125 Trailers in Major Deal
Point Express Inc. purchases 125 freight trailers from R F Steiner Co for about 1 million dollars. The Huntington terminal opens at 1509 Jackson Ave with Paul Youngblood observing the delivery. The firm, founded in Point Pleasant in the 1930s, operates terminals in Charleston Logan Beckley Williamson Columbus Cincinnati Point Pleasant and Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Point Express, Inc
R. F. Steiner and Co., Inc
Huntington
Point Express
Holly Hudson
Harry Lewis
Point Pleasant Transportation Co
Hudson, Lewis
Dick Melrose
Jackson Ave
Paul Youngblood
Charleston
Logan
Beckley, Williamson
Columbus
Cincinnati
Office Help Vote Raises at City Building
The City Council approved a $10 monthly raise for office girls Barbara Peters Barbara Spears and Charlene Rader at the regular Monday meeting. Steve Miller was paid $25.50 for taxes on a lot sold to the city due to an unrecorded deed. City Attorney Carroll Casto reported ongoing complaints about the stockyard noise and odor and will coordinate a meeting with stockyard owners and local citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Barbara Peters
Barbara Spears
Charlene Rader
Steve Miller
Miller
Carroll Casto
Casto
B. W. Krodel
Wayne Kincaid
J. S. Duncan
Stewart Rites Held At Leon Monday
Last rites for Andrew Robert Stewart of Clifton were held in Smith Chapel Leon officiated by Rev Ralph Mahoney burial followed at the church cemetery. Stewart a retired carpenter died Sunday at his home survived by six daughters two sons a sister and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Point Pleasant
Andrew Robert Stewart
Clifton
Smith Chapel
Leon
Ralph Mahoney
Stewart
Charles
Catherine Smith Stewart
Lizzie
Thelma Henry
Alva Newell
Cheshire
Belva Stewart
Middleport
Mary Stewart
Franklin
Ohio
Hazel Hoschar
West Columbia
Myrtle Little
William Stewart
Robert Stewart
Mason
Clara Stephens
Hartley and Keefer Seek Marital License in County Clerk Office
Landon Stewart Hartley 21 of Cottageville and Betty Marie Keefer 21 of Leon applied for a marriage license in the county clerk's office. George Robert Westfall 21 of Gallia and Francis Elaine Stalnaker 17 of Point Pleasant Route 1 also filed for a license.
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Point Pleasant
Landon Stewart Hartley
John
Josephine Sayre Hartley
Cottageville
Betty Marie Keefer
Everett and
Verdia Thomas Keefer
Leon
George Robert Westfall
Gallia
C. B
Clara Winters Westfall
Francis Elaine Stalnaker
Mebla Jeffries Stalnaker
Point Clinic Notes Discharges and Names Listed
A clinic note lists individuals including Ronnie Freeman of Cheshire and Mrs Kenneth Taylor of Henderson and John A Potts Hogsett Mary Etta Carr Point Pleasant. It shows discharge mentions for Mrs David Bush Pliny G E Beckwith Cottageville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Freeman
Cheshire
Kenneth Taylor
Henderson
John A. Potts
Hogsett
Mary Etta Carr
Point Pleasant
David Bush
Pliny
G. E. Beckwith
Cottageville
Christmas Party Planned for Junior Deputies
Mark Harshbarger announced a Christmas party and dance for junior deputies and their girlfriends. The event is set for Friday at 7 30 p.m. in the club house with a special Christmas program in the works.
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Point Pleasant
Mark Harshbarger
Junior Deputies
Christmas Party Plans For Point Pleasant Council No 63
Plans are set for the annual Christmas party of Greater Point Pleasant Council No 63, Daughters of America, at the American Legion Home on December 20 at 7 30 p m. Reba Jane Taylor chairs the event with a program and gift exchange and invites all members and guests. The next meeting January 4 will defer the regular ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Point Pleasant
Daughters of America
American Legion
Reba Jane Taylor
Legion Home
Counclor
Velma Mueller
Jennie Ball
Ada Crooks
Cora Morgan
Taylor
Mary Holtstein
Patty Allbright
Margaret Wolfenbarger
Oma Stover
Wayne Oliver
Alice Hoschar
Beulah McNeil
Dixie Lou McNeill
Virginia Somerville
Mabel Esque
Evelyn Spence
Johnsons Visit Relatives in Ohio and Indiana
Mr and Mrs Stanley Neal Johnson and their children from Fort Wayne Indiana spent the weekend with his mother Mrs Elizabeth Johnson on Ohio Street and with her parents Mr and Mrs Reese Williams on 22nd Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Neal Johnson
Fort Wayne, Ind
Elizabeth Johnson
Ohio St
Reese Williams
22Nd St
Mrs. Cofer Dies Sunday at 85 in Bladen Ohio
Cynthia Jane Ellis Cofer aged 85 of 103 Court Street Bladen Ohio died Sunday night after illness. Funeral at Mt Zion Baptist Church Bladen Wednesday at 2 p.m. Rev Earl Cremeans officiating. She is survived by daughter Myrtle Doolittle stepdaughters Mrs L B Michael Orlando Fla and stepson W W S Cofer Gallipolis. Burial at church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Cynthia Jane Ellis Cofer
Court Street
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Bladen
Ohio
Earl Cremeans
Cofer
Gallia County
Silas
Mary Ann Ellis
Gordon French Cofer
Myrtle Doolittle
Horses and Mules vs Tractors in Kansas History
A 1915 Kansas tally shows 1,434,000 horses and mules against 3,000 tractors while by 1955 the balance shifts to 176,000 tractors and 88,000 horses and mules reflecting mechanization trends.
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Kansas
Appalachian Yule Parties Start Dec 14
The Appalachian Electric Co. begins its annual Christmas events on December 14 with an adults party and dinner at the Moose home at 6 30 p m followed by a dance with C N Haddox and his orchestra. A teen party is set for December 20 at 7 30 p m at Christ Church Episcopal parish house with juke box music and prizes. A children's party will be December 20 at 9 30 a m at the State Theatre for employes children ages one to 12.
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Point Pleasant
Appalachian Electric Co
Moose Home
C. N. Haddox
Christ Church Episcopal
W. C. Gilmour
J. L. Twitty
L. C. Bias
Miss Miller
Bloodmobile set for Point Pleasant visit January 14
The bloodmobile will be at Heights EUB Church in Point Pleasant from 12 to 6 p.m. on January 14. Sponsored by the Women Society of World Service, with Mrs. William Hamm as executive secretary and Mrs. T. L. Morrison as general chairman. Nurses recruited by Miss Bertha Condee. doctors include Dr. J. S. Lloyd, Dr. Edna Gettles, and a staff doctor from Lakin Hospital. Donors urged as blood reserves are low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Women Society of World Service of Heights
EUB Church
William Hamm
Mason County
American Red Cross
T. L. Morrison
Bertha Condee
J. S. Lloyd
Edna Gettles
Lakin Hospital
Hamm
Fire Engine Cut Down Too Big for Station
Cleveland reports suburb Bay Village bought a $20 000 fire engine too tall for its station. Remodeling would cost $4500, so the manufacturer will cut down the pumper at no cost to the city.
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Cleveland
Bay Village
Mausoleum Owner Urges Careful Choice of Final Resting Place
A Logan Ohio resident asserts that selecting a mausoleum should match the care given to choosing a home. He notes he chose a restricted district for his house and asks similar discrimination for a family burial site.
Senior Class to Stage Three Act Dino at Point Pleasant High
Point Pleasant High seniors choose the play Dino adapted from Reginald Rose for a late January performance. Lead roles include John Musgrave and John Franklin with Dottie Escoe and Judy Dunlap. cast features multiple students portraying a juvenile delinquent’s rehabilitation, under director Mrs. Edward Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant High School
Dino
John Musgrave
John Franklin
Dottie Escoe
Judy Dunlap
Reginald Rose
Studio One
Johnny Musgrave
Yone
Jimmy Lewis
Mrs. Falcaro
James Bragg
Mary Esther Cole
Miss Dunlap
Shirley Wallace
Sheridan
Settlement House
Mr. Mandel
Ben Somerville
Miss Haines
Anna Belle Sommer
Jackie
Dottie Escue
Bea
Kay Lewis
Sylvia
Linda Rainey
Della
Mary Ann Somerville
Pat
Bonnie Holliday
Steve
Roger Freeman
Post Office Sets New Hours at Point Pleasant
Bur dette, local post master, announces temporary hours from Monday to December 24. The stamp and parcel post window will open weekdays 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday December 15 and December 22 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
O. K. Burdette
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Merchants Division
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Danny
Pat Henry
Mrs. Mikula
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Allison Kirk
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Edward Jackson
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