Hocking Co Auto Sales Dip in November
Logan area car data show November purchases by Hocking Countians fell to 38 new vehicles from 63 in October. Total titles issued dropped from 604 to 509 with 207 resale, 128 under used retail, and 105 under casual. Mortgages filed 288 and cancelled 273. Receipts totaled 804.90 with 209.65 to the state and 595.25 to the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Hocking
Thelma Keyes
Offort
Chevrolet
W&h
Garnet V. Wolfe
Murray City
Orland V
Laundry Appliance Sales Rise 19 Percent in 1959 First Half
Dottie List reports that more families own laundry appliances as factory sales rise 19 percent from the prior year in the first six months of 1959. Dryers and washer dryer combos lead gains with incinerators gaining popularity as waste disposal limits grow.
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Logan
Union Furnace honor roll list announced for six weeks
Starr-Washington superintendent LOGAN-C. C. Penrod released the Union Furnace School honor roll for the second six week period. The list includes named seventh through twelfth graders such as Thelma Beck Judy Cook and Diane Armstrong along with many others across grades.
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Logan
C. C. Penrod
Starr - Washington Schools
Union Furnace
Ginia Lewis
Janet Rafferty
David Stimson
Diane Armstrong
Shirley Conner
Eydie Cook
Judy Cooke
Lynn Lash
Jim Powell
Myrtle Trowbridge
Mary Louise Wyskiver
Peggy Beck
Barbara Bryan
Clarke Davis
Sandra Farrar
Roger Hinerman
Jerry Klinger
Mike Mercer
Nina Rafferty
Kerry St. Clair
Loretta Taylor
Micky Brandon
John Dorris
Lenora Gale Edwards
Judy Lash
James Steele
Davis Farmer
Karen Karns
Marvin McDaniel
Nancy Bardain
Carolyn Spencer
Kay Turner
Georgia Williams
Engagment Told For Marcia Koenigsberg Kerstein
Dr and Mrs Max Koenigsberg of Charleston announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Marcia Jo to Malcolm Henry Kerstein son of Mr and Mrs Charles L Kerstein of Charleston. Both families formerly lived in Point Pleasant. The couple are Charleston High School and University of Michigan alumni with Marcia a minor dietetics major at WVU and Malcolm a junior psychology major planning dental school after graduation. A late summer wedding is planned.
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Point Pleasant
Max Koenigsberg
Charleston
Marcia Jo
Malcom Henry Kerstein
Charles L. Kerstein
Koenigsberg
Charleston High School
University of Michigan
West Virginia University
Installation of 1960 Venus Chapter Eastern Star Officers
Venus Chapter No. 76 OES held a Thursday installation at the Masonic Temple for 1960 officers. Deputy grand matron Mrs. Harold Brimner of Logan presided with many officers and guests from Nelsonville and surrounding towns. A Christmas themed lunch followed with candle favors.
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Venus
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Harold Brimner
Logan
District 27
George Wonn
Peggy Nixon
Willard EK. Lyke
Alpha Rowland
Bertha Huffman
Faye Hilward
Sentinel
Harry Reeves
Hubert Mender
Gayle Druyer
Adah
Wendell Grubb
Ruth
Harry E Shaw
Esther
Ralph Fick Martha
George Helber
Electa
Charles V. Struble
Charles Helber
Harry
Corning
Shawnee
New Straitsville
Pleasantville
Nelsonville
Lancaster
Junior High Chorus Christmas Concert Set in Point Pleasant
The Point Pleasant Junior High School chorus under C. L. Head presents a Christmas concert Thursday at 8 p.m. in the junior high auditorium. The program includes the Christmas story in song with music and scripture. C. H. Haddox and Linda Patterson accompany at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
C. L. Head
C. H. Haddox
Mason County
Linda Patterson
Destroys Barn on farm near Gibisonville in Columbus
A barn on Ralph Willis’s farm five miles west of Gibisonville on Keister Ridge Road burned Sunday afternoon. Discovered by Charles R. McConaha’s son, flames consumed the upper hay-filled structure and its contents, with three to four hundred bales of hay lost. owner says the barn is insured but contents are not. Montezuma Castle beams remain intact after eight centuries.
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LOGAN
Ralph Willis
Columbus
Gibisonville
Keister Ridge
Charles R. McConaha
Laurelville
Youth Injured In Auto Crash Near Laurelville
At 2 30 p m on State Route 56 two miles east of Laurelville a car driven by Freddie Mahoney 17 of Laurelville ran at high speed, struck a bridge abutment and overturned. Passenger Melvin Brokaw 15 of Rt 2 Laurelville suffered a fractured hip and possible rib injuries and was taken to Berger hospital Circleville. The driver was cited to juvenile court. car totaled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Brokaw
Rt. 2
Laurelville
Berger Hospital
Circleville
Juvenile Court
Joss
Army Show Invades Wahama High School Gym
A lieutenant and 21 soldiers from the U S Second Army Showmobile unit performed One For The Road in the Wahama High School gym Sunday afternoon drawing about 1750 attendees. Guests included Leon Thompson family from Proctorville and C W Adkins family from Huntington as Sunday dinner visitors to Mrs Bess Wilhelm and Anna Plymale hosted locals.
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Mason
U. S. Second Army
Meigs Bend
Wahama High School
Leon Thompson
Marlene
Tommy
Proctorville
Ohio
C. W. Adkins
Huntington
Bess Wilhelm
Highland Ave
John A. Carpenter
Larry
Steve
Mary Ann
Anna Plymale
Viand SI
Point Pleasant Womans Club Hosts Yule Decoration Workshop
Ray Cadle of Ripley led a December Point Pleasant Women’s Club meeting at the Moose Home Cadre. A movie and craft demonstration on Christmas decorations followed. Mrs. Prank Capehart Jr led carols and sang Oh Holy Night. Bloodmobile plans were announced and a donation to health and welfare approved. A large guest list attended with hospitality and devotional programs noted.
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Point Pleasant
Ray Cadle
Ripley
Bloodmobile
Legion Home
Health and Welfare Committee
Beller
George Horcher
John Franklin
C. G. Bauerle
W. R. Rice
Judson Brake
John Brown
R. W. Eshenmaer
L C. Somerville
H. E. Berisford
Dora B. Ellis
D W. Rothgeb
C. A. Roush
John Hutchinson
Ben Franklin
Ben Tracy
W. S. Waldie
Wirt Perry
Hugh Barr
C. R Schurman
John McNeill
Sheridan MecLarrin
Gaston Soyle, Jr
Harold Knoll
Bill Chamberlain
Roy Cooper
Herbert Stanley
Earl Gibbs
E. E. Heiner
Bloodmobile schedules Logan visit by regional center
The Columbus Regional Blood Center bloodmobile returns to Logan next Monday for a donation drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at EUB Church. It is the fifth visit of the year and marks the 10th anniversary of visits to Logan. Donors should call the Hocking County Red Cross office at EV 5 3556 for details.
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Logan
Columbus
Red Cross
Hocking County
Red Cross Chapter
Jaycees Plan Annual March of Dimes Ball
Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce meets to organize the annual Jaycee March of Dimes ball for National Jaycee Week with proceeds to the 1960 drive. A Bosses Night banquet is set for March and a sock hop date was moved to January 25.
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Logan
Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce
Logan Clay Products
Roger Johnson
John Saving
Dave Derr
Ron Dennis
Don Farrow
Maurice Jackson
LHS
Glenn Vanatta
Ray Price
Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce Incorporated
Bill Richards
Jaycee
Rotary Christmas Basket Drive Nets About $500
Gallipolis Rotary raised about 500 dollars in pledges during a two hour Sunday radio show at Washington School auditorium. President Wayne B Foster said roughly 300 more is needed to fill 300 baskets for the needy. Donors are asked to call the station or school through Christmas Eve. Baskets will be assembled before Christmas and distributed December 24 at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rotary
Washington School
Wayne B. Foster
Point Pleasant Calendar Highlights Holiday Meetings
Calendar items list Lambda Chi Omega Sorority and district church circles meeting at various homes and churches. PTA meetings at Henderson, Ordnance, Beech Hill, North Point Pleasant, Central Schools and Rotary Club gathering. Junior High School Christmas program at 8 p.m. and Sunday Christ Episcopal Church program at 6:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambda Chi Omega
Moose Home
Carroll Kennedy
Vitus Hartley
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Roosevelt School
Christ Episcopal Church
Miss Roush Leads In Snow Queen Contest At Wahama
Maida Naomi Roush of Middleport led the Tri-County Teen Canteen Snow Queen event with a 40 point margin for the Miss Snow Queen crown at Wahama High School gym. Six rivals vie for the title at the White Christmas Ball in Point Pleasant with other contestants listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Point Pleasant
Darlene Justis
Beverly Bolling
Barbara Lieving
Phyliss Bush
Donna Altizer
Beverly Cullip
Wahama High School
Karen Ferguson
Earl McKinley
Middleport
Tri-County
Steve Williamson
Sharon Foreman
Nicky Nicholson
Maida Roush
Russell Lewis
Gary Ault
Nancy Carr
Karen Gregg
Jim Hood
Randy Rothgeb
Carol Gibbs
Keith Holley Hurt When Hit By Car
Keith Lee Holley 11 of Apple Grove suffered fractures of both legs after being struck by a car on Route 2 at Apple Grove Saturday evening. He is listed in fair condition at Point Clinic. State Police say Gale Lee Edmonds 20 of Apple Grove, driving south, did not see the boy run into the road. the driver was not held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Keith Lee Holley
Apple Grove
Point Clinic
Keith
Jeff Holley
Gale Lee Edmonds
Circle Has Yule Party at Heights EUB Church
Christmas meeting of Friendship Circle of Heights EUB Church was held Friday in Gene Ball's Gold Room. Members exchanged gifts amid a Christmas decor theme with attendees including Mrs Sayre, Mrs Bryant, Mrs Fisher, and others. An additional note states that nearly half of American drivers obtained licenses before vision tests were required.
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Point Pleasant
Friendship Circle of Heights
EUB
Gene Ball
R. W. Sayre
Mary Bryant
Clarence Fisher
L Morrison
Elma Woods
George Tillis
Dans Durst
Hale Blessing
Roy Blessing
Elmer Ebersbach
Harry Godfrey
Mark McDaniel
A. O. Smith
Roy McCoy
Otto Rodgers
Joseph Jewell
H. C Pillsbury
Oral Eads
Ora Higgins
State Police Chief Warns Driving Dangers Increase In Dec
West Virginia State Police Superintendent Col. Hazen H. Fair warns December brings more after dark driving due to short days and long nights. He urges drivers to check batteries gas, wiper blades and tire chains, and to drive safely during holiday traffic and winter weather.
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Point Pleasant
Hazen H. Fair
West Virginia
Fair
Colonel Fair
Tuesday Is Toy Basket Deadline At Fire Department
Tuesday is the deadline to apply for toys and food baskets distributed by the fire department. People with toys or dolls should contact firefighters at phone 84 or bring items to the station. Food baskets will be handed out December 24 at the fire department, with Santa delivering treats for kids at the Gun Park Christmas tree on Fourth Street between Viand and Main.
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Point Pleasant
Santa Claus
Gun Park
Fourth St
Viand and
Main Sts
Bloodmobile Visit Set Tuesday in Point Pleasant
The Red Cross bloodmobile tours Mason County on Tuesday at the American Legion building Viand Street. Sponsored by the Point Pleasant Women’s Club with Mrs Milton L Miller as chair, the event runs noon to 6 pm with doctors from J Lloyd Lakin State Hospital Pleasant Valley Hospital and Edna Gettles on site.
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Point Pleasant
Red Cross
Mason County
American Legion
Viand St
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Edna Gettles
Obstructs Officer. Mason Youth Held
Robert Darrell Gibbs 18 of Mason was arrested for obstructing an officer during an arrest of Shirley Barker 21 of Mason on a drunkenness charge. Marlin Meeks 19 of Gallipolis Ferry and George Allen 35 of Point Pleasant were arrested on intoxication charges. James Denard Bluefield was arrested and held for the parole officer.
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Point Pleasant
Robert Darrell Gibbs
Mason
Shirley Barker
Marlin Meeks
Gallipolis Ferry
George Allen
James Denard
Bluefield
Will Aid Needy Family Circle Meets in Point Pleasant
Presbyterian Church Circle Five met at Mrs. John Osher's home with co host Mrs. Dora Toney. A 6 15 p m potluck followed social hour. Ruth Franklin led the business meeting and planned Christmas aid for a needy family. Elaine Rouse led Bible study. Other members present included Grace Getty Evelyn Biffle Mabel Steenbergen Lena Matheson Clara Gootwin Margaret Kincaid Mary Backey and Fannie Hutchinson.
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Point Pleasant
Presbyterian Church
John Osher
Route
Dora Toney
Ruth Franklin
Elaine Rouse
Grace Getty
Evelyn Biffle
Mabel Steenbergen
Pleasant Valley Hospital Discharges Include Five Names
Pleasant Valley Hospital notes discharge of Mrs. Eliza Jare Stutler of Point Pleasant Mrs. Woodrow Hudson of South Side Charles Hughes of Apple Grove and Mrs. Faye Pancake of Point Pleasant.
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Eliza Jare Stutler
Point Pleasa
Woodrow Hudson
South Side
Charles Hughes
Apple Grove
Faye Pancake
Point Pleasant
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Hocking Co
Jean Wharton
Rockbridge
Rodney Y. Thomas
Everett Tatman Jr
George N. Dumm
Ford
Ogg and Beasley Ford, Inc
William Wallace Co
Walter D. Bartholomew
Logan, Ogg & Beasley Ford, Inc
Ricart Ford, Inc
Don Miles
Dave Smith Ford, Inc
Earl W. Freeman
Dick Holzer
Ford Sales Co
Alton Hunt Sr
Macklin Ford, Inc
Charles C. Chute
Dodmil Ford
Loren J. Schorr
Plymouth
Tansky Motors, Inc
John T. Craig
Merill W. Coey
Glouster
George J. Brenick
Geo. Byers Sons, Inc
Elmer
R. Funk Sr
Frank W. Harden
Harold W Frazier Logan
Homer D
Delphine K. Armstrong
Campbell
Oliver W
Ruth E. Notestone
Dodge
Lancaster Motors, Inc
H. H. Fickenscher
James Andy
Charles L. Goldsmith
Spitzer Motors of
Columbus, Inc
Jack Whitmer
Rambler
Charles Geil
John Myers Jr
Kenneth M. Risch
Claude T. Burns
Buick
Buick Co
Mamie H. Martin
Pontiac
Charles T. Grey
Volkswagen
Crive
Warren L. Johns
Mercury
Cole Motor
Juliet ¢ Hatem
Oldsmobile
Roy R. Loomis
Marlette
Dannie's Trailer Sales, Inc
John D. Eyster
Angola
Ind
Housetrailer
Dottie List
Thelma Beck
Ricky Bennington
Jerry Brandon
Eugene Cherry
Mary Courtney
Elaine Delo
Sandra Jackson
Denzil Jarvis
Ruth Ann Kapple
Susan Kennard
Phyllis Lash
Ruth Lewis
Mickey Loomis
Larry McDaniel
Billy Peters
Brenda Powell
Karolyn Red
Shirley Stevens
Melvin Trowbridge
Judy Cook
Kay Doolittle
Carolyn Gainer
Mary Hitchings
Kay Holdsworth
Vir
OES
Junior High Chorus
Lire
Montezuma
Arizona
Wahama
Karachi
Pakistan
Eisenhower
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Women’s Club
Jaycees Plan
Basket Drive
Tebecca
Trinity Methodist Church
Robert E. Wolf
Jefferson Blvd
Charles Johnson
Dorcas Circle
Main St
Harry Berkley
A. H. Perkins
J. G. F. Johnson
Mary Circle
William Voight
English Rd
Richard Johnson
John Kaufs
Henderson School
PTA
Ordnance School Pta
Beech Hill School
North Point Pleasant School
Central School
Rotary Club
Moose
MISS
Carol, Gibbs
William Greer
New Haven
Dick Dugan
Rutland
Jim Hamer
Ronnie Evans
Bob van Cooney
Keith Holley
Steele
C. G. Steele Furniture Co
Third Ave
Sibson
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