Grand and Petit Jurors Set for January Term
Sixteen grand jurors and sixty petit jurors were selected to serve the January term of circuit court in Point Pleasant. The list includes Arbuckle I A Blain Clendenin District Luther Greenlee Cologne Earl Keefer Cooper Ottie Roush Gramham J B Dunn and J Curt ts Hannan Harry Brown Arlin Hall and Harold Hay Lewis A E Russell Union M A Greenlee Union Hervin Leiving and Frank Beard Wag gn er Pettit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Arbuckle I
Union
Hervin Leiving
Frank Beard
Wag
Gener Pettit
Dorsel Knapp
Arthur C. Gelwicks
Herman Blet
BeaiRtsiRisst
Notable Names Listed in Local Obituary Section
The obituary page names Jdgar Hope Howard Roush John Hanley Homer Oldaker Clark T Sayre Fred B. Harmon Ster falker M. D. Jividen Harry W. Click Charles A. Durfee Jams L. Darby George Otis Fisher Richard T. Startzman as individuals connected to the community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jdgar Hope
Howard Roush
John Hanley
Homer Oldaker
Clark T Sayre
Fred B. Harmon
Sterfalker
M. D. Jividen
Harry W. Click
Charles A. Durfee
Jams L. Darby
George Otis Fisher
Richard T. Startzman
Christmas Party Planned by Order of Eastern Star
Point Pleasant social notes report the Order of Eastern Star Chapter 75 plans an annual Christmas party Monday night at the Masonic Temple inviting canned food for baskets for needy families. The Women of the Moose meet Tuesday evening at the Moose Home. Local notes also mention guests of Mrs. John Kauff and news of Albert Spence in St Albans and Clifford Harmon in Burford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Women of the
Moose
Moose Home
Bint Pleasant
Harold Kauff
Linda
Jackie
John Kauff
Henderson
W. G. Spence
Albert Spence
St. Albans
Thomas Memorial Hospital
South Charleston
Clifford Harmon
Burford
Ing
F Harmon
Viand St
Guard Names Camp Sites
West Virginia National Guard selects two week training sites with June 16 to 30 camp period. The 197th Tank Battalion and 150th Armed Cavalry Regiment head to Fort Knox Kentucky, others to Camp Breckinridge Kentucky. Mason County attendees include Col. O. V. Knipp Col. Frank Haught Capt. Fred P. Schroeder and Capt. Brandt Drymon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West Virginia National Guard
197Th Tank Battalion
150Th Armed Calvary Regiment
Fort Knox
Camp Breckinridge
Mason County
0. V. Knipp
Frank Haught
Fred P. Schroeder
Brandt Drymon
Army
Kiwanis Club Meeting Tonight Plans Christmas Dinner
FuraSANT-Jimmy Fisher will present the program at the Kiwanis Club regular meeting at 6 15 p m in the Moose Home. The annual Christmas dinner and dance is set for December 28 at the Moose Home with C J Hyer as chair and committee members Gene Sherwood Costen Bill Buffington V and Fritz Frey assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Furasant
Jimmy Fisher
Kiwanis Club
Moose Home
C. J. Hyer
Gene Sherwood Costen
Bill Buffington
Fritz Frey
Births and visits noted in Cheshire and nearby towns
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jarvis announce the birth of a daughter in Columbus. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Wayne J. Jarvis. L. J. Allen of Signor, Pa. returns home after visiting the Mrs. America Clark family. Aliss Verla Rothgeb and son visited the Sayre family in New Haven. Ella Rothgeb was a dinner guest of Mrs. Nina Kail and Mrs. Alice Swisher at Way Side Garden Club Christmas meeting. Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Dent include Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Mitchel and Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Dent and son Roger of Middleport. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Ingles and three sons moved to Ravenswood for Mr. Ingles’s work. Mrs. Clarence Mulford and children Kay and Michael were business callers in Huntington. Mrs. Anna Swisher and son Charles Adams visited Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thompson. Mrs. Eunice Forter of Cincinnati has returned home after spending days with her mother and brothers here. Ms. Bert Hern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aliss Verla Rothgeb
Ravenswood
Ingles
Clarence Mulford
Kay
Michael
Huntington
Anna Swisher
Charles Adams
Ed Thompson
Eunice Forter
Cincinnati
Bert Hern
Divorce Suit Filed in Point Pleasant Cruelty Grounds
Faye Ball filed for divorce from Otto C Ball in the circuit clerk office on grounds of cruelty. The couple married August 13, 1951 in Annadale Virginia. Fairfax County references appear in the filing surrounding the case details.
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Point Pleasant
Faye Ball
Otto C. Ball
Annadale
Fairfax County
Marriage Applications Filed in County Clerk Office
Marriage license applications filed in the county clerk’s office Wednesday include James Fields 25 of Hartford son of Charles and Maggie Fields and Reba Ann Kearns 21 also of Hartford daughter of John T. and Anna Adra Robey Kearns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James Fields
Hartford
Charles
Maggie Smith Fields
Reba Ann Kearns
John T. and
Anna Adra Robey Kearns
Pratt's Service Station Grand Opening in Henderson
The new Pratt's Service Station in Henderson near the Shadle Bridge will host a day long celebration on Saturday with a modern station layout and several prizes to be given away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt
Henderson
Shadle Bridge
Point Clinic Notes and Enlistment Report
Point clinic notes admit Mrs. Clara Smith and discharge Mrs. James Brannon of Point Pleasant Route 1. Pvt George Johnson Jr of Mason trains with the 3d Infantry Division at Fort Benning Georgia. he is a Wahama High School alumnus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Clinic
Clara Smith
James Brannon
Point Pleasant
Bennin Mason
George Johnson
Mason
3D Infantry Division
Fort
Benning, Ga
Johnson
Bosses See Pay Rise Matching Workers in 1955
A SAM DAWSON report notes that top executives earned a 5.9 percent pay rise in 1955, matching production workers at 5.95 percent. Corporate sales rose about 10 percent and profits near 25 percent, while bonuses averaged 16 percent of base salary for AMA surveyed executives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Dawson
New York
American
Maagement Association
Bureau of Labor Statistics
AMA
Sear
Tve
4-H Leaders Association Plans Saturday Meeting
The regular meeting of the 4-H Leaders Association will be held Saturday evening. The agenda includes business discussion and a pot-luck supper. All leaders assistant leaders counselors and union leaders are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H Leaders Association
Atend
Portland Visitors Share News Across Parkersburg and Belpre
Mr and Mrs Darrell Perry and family of Parkersburg visited Hyatt Parsons and family. Harry Swan hosted Lennie and Ed Swan of Long Bottom. Mabel Marshall and her mother visited the Yosts in Columbus. Kenneth and Edwin McLeod with their spouses spent a Sunday with Cecil McLeod of Belpre. Hubert Price family visited Parkersburg. Bill and B H Roush hosted Gene Davis family of Letart and Burt Teaford family of Racine. Charles Harris and son Jeff returned from a trip to Alabama and Texas. Lawrence Blosser and daughter Violet visited Eva Blosser. Floyd Talbott and son visited Doral Blosser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Darrell Perry
Parkersburg
Hyatt Parsons
Perry
Harry Swan
Lennie
Ed Swan
Long Bottom
Mabel Marshall
Taylor Grogan
Columbus
David Yost
Kenneth McLeod
Edwin McLeod
Cecil McLeods
Belpre
Hubert Price
Bill Roush
B. H. Roush
Gene Davis
Letart
Burt Teaford
Racine
Charles Harris
Jeff
Alabama
Texas
Lawrence Blosser
Violet
Eva Blosser
Blosser
Floyd Talbott
Doral Blosser
Wilma Wells
Executive pay trends reflect market and bonuses
The record notes that a motor president earned 575000 dollars, over twice his base pay, much lower than 1929 steel top executive pay of 1 million dollars. It highlights that executive pay tracks economic trends more than other groups, with widely used bonuses tied to peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMA
Martha Circle and Circle Four host Christmas parties
Members of Martha Circle at Trinity Methodist Church and Circle Four of Presbyterian Church held Christmas gatherings. Martha Circle guests enjoyed readings, a white elephant exchange, and gifts for several members. refreshments were served by hostesses. Circle Four attendees included Mrs. Burdette and Mrs. Bateson, with gifts donated to the fire department and Lakin Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Cirete
Point
Martha Circle
Trinity Methodist Church
Trix Caudill
Herierson
John Kauff
J. B. Couch
Jack Fruth
al Biggs
Bobby Miller
Circle Four
P. T. Burdette
Louis Bateson
Ohio River Road
Cot Presbyterian
C. R. Schurman
Circle
Fire Department
Lakin Hospital
A. Li Rossiter
William Steenbergen
William Cruickshanks
Donald Parsons
Ray Somerville
H.A. Johnson
W. R. Rice
George Sprenxer
James McComb
Schurman
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Qaihens
Elton Arrington
Leste Foreman
Clyde Thomas
Harry A. Godfrey
Harold Bumgarner
Dewey Barnett
Max Jolley
Buck Fruth
Clyde D. Rice
Homer Cunningham
J. A. Kapp
Mert Rollins
Clyde Asbury
Harold Adams
JH. Fauver
R. Roush
M. W. Johnson
Fred Green
Leo Johnson
Marion Henry
Otm Lieving
John L. Kinniard
Wilbur Durst
Ray Hill
Leo Benson
Voueak
Queekies
Altma
Sme
Point Pleasant Social Notes
Cheshire
Roy Jarvis
Wayne J. Jarvis
L. J. Allen
Signor
America Clark
Detroit
City of Detroit
Pratt's
Rts
Henderson, W. Va
Micromatic
Sunbeam
G. E. Dry & Steam Iron
Hamilton Beach
G. E. Dry Iron
Pt. Pleasant Society
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Aildren
Choo
Siessios
Leath
Coats
Rem Uee
Shearling
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