West Virginia Education Association Urges More School Finance
The WVEA calls for stronger state support to equalize educational opportunity across 43 counties that need added aid for facilities. It cites 12 counties able to raise over 100 dollars per pupil, while Lincoln shows the lowest at 25 dollars per pupil, with a statewide ranking of 42nd in spending per pupil.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia Education Association
Berkeley
Brooke
Cabell
Hanock
Harrison
Kanawha
Marion
Marshall
Mason
Lincoln
WVEA
West Virginia
New Members Initiated by Orpha Rebekah Lodge No 24
The degree team of Orpha Rebekah Lodge No 24 Cottageville initiated two new members Mrs Mabel Cheesebrew and Janice Krebs at a Tuesday dinner meeting in their Lodge Hall. A turkey dinner followed the initiation as team members in white gowns performed floor work and attendees from Cottageville included Forest Durst G B Sayre and Floyd Durst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpha Rebekah Lodge No. 24
Cottageville
Mabel Cheesebrew
Janice Krebs
Orpha Rebekah Lodge No
Forest Durst
G. B. Sayre
Floyd Durst
Ethel Rainey
Fannie Pratt
Gladys Durst
Ernia Smith
Mary Wilson
Laura Vickers
Hallah Eads
Christmas Parties At St Peters And Trinity Church
The Acolyte Club of St Peters Lutheran Church will host a Christmas party Saturday at 2 30 p m in the house chapel with a fifty cent gift exchange and refreshments by the mothers of members led by Rev F A Makins ki. The Rebecca Circle of Trinity Methodist met Tuesday at Mrs J B Couch s home for a Christmas party with readings and meditations and gifts exchanged prior to refreshments.
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Point Pleasant
Acolyte Club
St. Peters Lutheran Church
F. A. Matchinski
Rebecca
Trinity Methodist Church
J. B. Couch
Park Dr
Bessie Johnson
C. H. Stone
Lionel Smith
W. C. Bird
J. A. Shinn
Nellie Lozier
H. E. Fruth
Louis Rossi
Dorcas Circle Christmas Party At Trinity Church
Members of the Dorcas Circle of Trinity Church held a Christmas party and meeting in the church social room Tuesday afternoon. Chair man Mrs. Mark Harshbarger led devotions, Mrs. W. W. Robinson accompanied group singing, and Mrs. Charles White directed the program. Gifts were exchanged and refreshments served by hostesses D. L. Cot trill, G. B. Woodard, and Blanche Armstrong to a list of attendees.
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Dorcas
Trinity Church
Mark Harshbarger
W. W. Robinson
Charles White
D. L. Cottrill
G. B. Woodard
Blanche Armstrong
E. E. Buffington
John Carpenter
Ben Franklin
Lena Carr
George Williamson
Harry Berkley
C. A. Roush
D. G. Wilfong
Bertha Condee
A. H. Perkins
John Brown
W. S. Waldie
T. J. Damron
Saffords Announce Birth of Daughter in Point Pleasant
Mr and Mrs Lonnie Safford announce the birth of their second daughter Mary Beth born Wednesday at Holzer Hospital Her sister Sharon aged two is the first child Mrs Safford is the former Doris Beckey Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Harold Safford Gallipolis and Mrs T A Beckey Park Dr
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Point Pleasant
Lonnie Safford
Mary Beth
Holzer Hospital
Sharon
Safford
Doris Beckey
Harold Safford
Gallipolis
T. A. Beckey
Park Dr
Marriage Licenses Issued in Point Pleasant Area
A marriage license has been issued to James Russell Powell 25 of Apple Grove son of Kenneth and Miriam Blake Powell and Janice Price 18 of Apple Grove daughter of Luther and Milinda Hooten Price. Landon Stewart Hartley 21 of Sayre son of John and Josephine Hartley Sayre and Betty Marie Keefer 21 of Leon daughter of Everett and Verda Thomas Keefer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James Russell Powell
Apple Grove
Kenneth
Miriam Blake Powell
Janice Price
Luther
Milinda Hooten Price
Landon Stewart Hartley
John and
Josephine Hartley Sayre
Cottageville
Betty Marie Keefer
Everett and
Verda Thomas Keefer
Leon
Millfield post office hours extended for holiday shoppers
The Millfield post office will stay open Saturdays until 4 p m on December 14 and December 21 to help patrons, announced postmaster Homer E Omen. A jurors drawing for the January 1958 Common Pleas term will be held December 21 at 10 a m in Athens County. Betsy Gilden seeks divorce custody and support from George J Gilden in Athens County Court with hearings starting January 3 1958.
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Chauncey
Millfield
Homer E. Omen
Commissioners of Jurors
Ocking County
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Said County
G Wore
Wolf Commissioners of Jurors
Betsy Gilden
Mary Fef. Humphreys
George J. Gilden
George FE. Gilden
George BE. Gilden
Station Hospital
APO
New York
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Point Pleasant Churches Schedule of Services and Leaders
A compiled listing announces church names, pastors, and weekly worship times in Point Pleasant. Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s service slots vary by Sunday, with other denominations including Church of Christ Henderson, Christ Church Episcopal, First Church of God, Main Street Baptist, and more detailing hours for Sunday school, morning and evening worship, mid week studies, youth groups, and choir activities.
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John O’reilly
Sacred Heart
Church of
Point Pleasant
St. Joseph's of Mason
Church of Christ
Henderson
Clifford Shaver
Christ Church Episcopal
Jerome D. Rodgers
Young People’s Fellowship
First Church of God
George Osler
Main Street Baptist
Kenneth Chandler
Church of the Nazarene
J. S. Bramon
Eub
Leon
Donald Pringle
Rockcastle
Yaugh
Bellemead Eub
Jack Higgins
Youth Fellowship
Adult Christian Endeavor
Robert Kessinger
Seventh-Day Adventist — Bible Chapel
Howard Avenue
Belleade Addition
Ervin Patrick
Heights
EUE
Roy McCoy
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Main St
Mason County
MYF
Presbyterian — Eighth and
Robert Ray
Wreck on Route 62 Near Clifton Ends With Fine
Sheriff reports a Wednesday night collision on Route 62 near Clifton. Cecil Hysell of Pomeroy was fined ten dollars and costs for failure to keep his car under control after rear ending Delmer Roush Jr. of Clifton. Damage totaled 600 dollars to the Hysell vehicle and 200 dollars to the Roush car, owned by Hilda G. Roush.
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Point Pleasant
Sheriff's Department
Route
Clifton
Delmer Roush, Jr
Cecil Hysell
Pomeroy
Hysell
Justice of Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Roush
Hilda G. Roush
Thanksgiving Guests Visit Area Families
A series of Thanksgiving visits are recorded across multiple households. Names include Chase families of Dayton and Columbus, Mansfield and Mathewson families of Athens, and friends from Athens, Newark, Holliday, and New Marshfield, with gatherings at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Stanley and Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase
Lloyd
Dayton
Clyde Mansfield
Kirkersville
Robert Matthewson
Athens
Edith Humphrey
Gene Stanley
Martha Chase
Columbus
Mrs
Merrill Chase
Herb Carbaugh
Ray Riggs
Glen Woodyard
Newark
Grace Woodyard
Avie Graham
Theresa B. Hines
Charles Blackwood
Ethel
Holliday
Kate Wood
Charles Fulks
Kermit Graham
Marriage License Filed for Holliday and Starcher
File for license in the clerk’s office shows John Roger Holliday 23 of Ravenswood son of Harry A and Katherine Witt Holliday and Janet Ramona Starcher 23 of Point Pleasant daughter of Joseph A and Jeral dine Bland Starcher.
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Point Pleasant
John Roger Holliday
Ravenswood
Harry A
Katherine Witt Holliday
Janet Ramona Starcher
Joseph A. and
Jeraldine Bland Starcher
Laurel Cliff Sunday School Draws Ninety Nine Attendees
A Dec 1 Sunday school session at Laurel Cliff drew ninety nine attendees. Guests included Mrs. Lana Roecher of Chester and families such as the Diehls from Texas and Ohio visitors Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jacobs and Mr. and Mrs. William Jacobs of Columbus.
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Laurel Cliff
Charles Diehl
Ivan Diehl
Texas
Lana Roecher
Chester
Lou Diehl
Lee Foglesong
Millfield
Paul Jacobs
William Jacobs
Columbus
Florence Howell
Pomeroy
John Diehl
Hayward Suman
Arthur Elliott
Gallipolis
Anna Dill
Meigs General Hospital
George Renshaw
Murl Harris
St. Albans
West Virginia
Pearl Parker
Fremont patrol post gains new building with access issue
The State Highway Patrol in Fremont plans a new station along the Fremont bypass but faces a blockage from a high fence and a ditch that limit direct access to the road. If access is not granted, patrol cars would need a private road one-quarter mile long. Federal funds require access only from Ohio 19 east of the station.
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Fremont
Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Cpl. S. W. Mason
State Highway Department
Ohio 19
Leroy Roush
Highway Department
Roush
Early History of Ohio Ironmasters Told in Book by Columbus Man
Gilbert F. Dodds presents Early Ironmasters of Ohio from Franklin County Historical Society detailing the charcoal iron industry from 1804 to the Civil War. Southern Ohio furnaces in Hanging Rock district across Scioto Lawrence Meigs Gallia Jackson Vinton Hocking counties powered the era. Dodds shows the furnaces named for operators and the industry’s economic dominance. Profits from the book benefit the society’s research fund.
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Ohio
Franklin County Historical Society of
Columbus
Gilbert F. Dodds
Hanging Rock
Scioto
Lawrence
Meigs
Gallia
Jackson
Vinton
Hocking
Dodds
Franklin County Historical Society
O Neill Prefers Spending Cuts to New Taxes
Ohio Governor C William O Neill says reductions in government expenses will curb tax demands and keep spending under appropriations. He notes a favorable tax climate supports growth and asserts no new taxes are needed this biennium while rigid controls remain in place.
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Columbus
Ohio
William O'Neill
O’neill
Flower Show Plans Completed by Clubs
Final plans for the eighth annual flower show themed Christmas In Our Town are set. The New Haven Garden Club and Nehaclima Garden Club sponsor the event at New Haven Grade School Auditorium Saturday December 14 2 30 to 9 00 pm and Sunday December 15 2 00 to 5 00 pm. Mrs Floyd Carmack chairs with Mrs Donald Brown as co chair. The show features sixteen artistic arrangement classes four entries per class six horticulture classes and an educational exhibit with love ly plaque displays. Accredited judges preside. Members invite the public to view the handiwork after judging.
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New Haven
Our Town
Floyd Carmack
Donald Brown
Cochairman
W. T. Stone
F. A. Batey
J. L. Stewart
Chauncey Personal Notices Highlight Columbus Visitors
Chauncey residents host and visit family members with multiple Columbus connections. Guests include Floyd Wemner Jr and son David with Rufus Neace, and Ruth Simpson and Lois Simpson in Columbus. Parkersburg visitors appear, plus Pilgrim Holiness Church members.
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Chauncey
Floyd Wemer
Floyd Wemner
David
Rufus Neace
Columbus
Ernest Howard
Ruth Simpson
Myrtle Simpson
Lois Simpson
Raymond Pidcock
George Walton
Pamela
Harry Russell
Brenda
Parkersburg
B. A. Awe
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Awe
Little Sheriffs Plan Friday Christmas Dance Party
Junior deputies meet at 7 30 p m Friday at their club house on Charles Road for a Christmas party and dance. Deputy Sheriff Mark Harshberger oversees the group and the Mitchell string band will perform. They will play games sing carols and parents are asked to bring cookies or cupcakes.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Rd
Mark Harshbarger
Mitchell String Band
Parish and church notices in Chauncey and area
Parish notices list guest speakers and service times for Chauncey Churches and nearby greens run Millfield Tay lor Ridge and Morristown Holiness. Ed win Bushwalter will speak in Greens Run and Chauncey services at 9 39 and 10 30 with various ministers and prayer meetings throughout the week.
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Church of Christ
Gilbert Courtney
Hal Zug
Edwin Bushwalter
Columbus
Greens Run
Chauncey
Mr. Courtney
Millfield
Taylor Ridge
Trimble
Church of God
Pilgrim
Raymond Pidcock
Morristown
Helen Tatman
Millfield Methodist
Norman Dewire
Chauncey Methodist
Women Learn Embroidery Pattern Painting At Meeting
Miss Bernice Pritts hosted a Monday night session for women who received instructions in pattern embroidery and painting. Refreshments were served.
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Chauncey
Bernice Pritts
Justice Goodwin Fines Three Offenders
Aldolph Newton Hannibal was fined $25 and costs plus 30 days jail on petit larceny and $10 and costs for being drunk. Elmer Huddleston was fined $10 and costs on a drunkenness charge and Leo Stillwell fined for driving left of center.
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Point Pleasant
Aldolph Newton Hannibal
Justice of Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Elmer Huddleston
Leo Stillwell
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Hazel Carder
Garnet Schwarz
Taber
Christmas City
Texas Ranger
Abea
Kris Kringle
Kanauga
Silver Bridge
Rebecca Circle
Saffords
Office of Commissioners of Jurors
Hocking County
Jasper
Jack Wilkinson
Ontario
Canadian National Railways
Ist
Hopewell Furnace
Lee Schoonover
Schoonover
Hubert Creamer
Edna Wharton
Donald Henry
Guy Brookins
E. W. Bingman
Point Clinic
Ronald Burgess
Glen Athony
Jackie Harrington, Jr
Shirley Hayes
Winfield
Glen Anthony
Ronnie Freeman
Cheshire
Robert Carr
Ralph Nibert
Gallipolis Ferry
Little Sheriffs
Chauncey Churches
Justice Goodwin
E. E. Byrne
E. State St
Athens, Ohio
Keller and Weltner Monument CO
Logan
Ree -Pst
Quick's
Dodge
Kinneer Motors
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