Pt. Pleasant Kiwanis Marks 25th Anniversary Dinner
District Governor Earl B. Smith spoke on the Kiwanis aim We Build at a Thursday night dinner in Point Pleasant marking the club’s 25th anniversary. Eight charter members received Kiwanis International certificates and new officers were introduced.
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Point Pleasant
Earl B. Smith
Fairmont
Point Pleasant Kiwanis Club
Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis International
T. Stribling
E. J. Somerville
George G. Somerville
C. G. Bauerle
Chester A. Roush
Frank H. Roush
Milton L. Miller
F. W. Ingraham
Club
C. O. Weissenburger
Walter A. Windsor
John H. Hutchinson
F. D. Pearson
Huntington
Stallings Journett
Logan
Kiwanis
Roy Lake
Mont Carmack
William Isaac
Roy Fritz
Charleston Club
Bartow Jones
J. T. Weissenburger
Mt. Vernon
Fred Pearson
Howard Yerges
S. C. Moustin
William A. Woolfitt
James A. Adie
Mary A
Capt Maurice A Mayes to Lead Local Ordnance Guard Unit
West Virginia National Guard announced Capt Maurice A Mayes will head the 3664th Ordnance Company guard unit to be located at Point Pleasant with Lt J R Brooks among five new commissioned officers. The six officers plus one warrant officer will command 123 enlisted men with 45 Mason County volunteers showing interest. Mayes, once a local post office clerk, served in the Army Air Corps postal service and earned a captain rank before serving in Europe and North Africa. Also, Leo Whitaker of Dunbar was arrested for intoxication in Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
O. V. Kipp
West Virginia National Guard
Maurice A. Mayes
Mason County
Mayes
Army Air Corps Postal Service
United States
England
France
Germany
Italy
North Africa
Post Office
Woman's Club Hears Cantata Selections in December Meeting
Senior Woman's Club met Friday night in Point Pleasant contributing Cantata pieces "Strange Adventures of a Sprig of Holly" by Mrs. Eugene Pfleger of Huntington and "The Maddona" with cantata selections by Mrs. Francis Klein and choras of Middleport. Mrs. Nolan P. Swackhammer directed the cantata for presentation in Pomeroy. A bond to combat tuberculosis was pledged, gifts were placed for The Yanks Who Gave and The Mission on Lincoln Ave, and life membership was awarded to Mrs. M. T. Epling for land donation for a club house.
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Point Pleasant
Eugene Pfleger
Huntington
Francis Klein
Charus
Middleport
Presbyterian Church
Nolan P. Swackhammer
Mason City
Pomeroy
Pfleger
General Chemical Defense Corp
Guy Morrison
John E. Brown
Community Serviceommittee
J. G. F. Johnson
George Kenny
Assembly Hall
Mission
Lincoln Ave
M. T. Epling
Gallipolis
Leport Held for Grand Jury on Intoxication Charge
Marvin Leport was held to the grand jury on motion of the state after being arraigned Friday before the local magistrate for intoxication. He was arrested by Sheriff Ernest Hesson.
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Point Pleasant
Marvin Leport
Ernest Hesson
Green Valley Grange to Hold Regular Session Friday
Prattsville notes record a regular session of Green Valley Grange scheduled for Friday evening December 13. Local residents and visitors are listed in a sequence of social updates including visits among families and plans for church services at Putnam Chapel.
Pt Pleasant Stores Stay Open Until 9 PM For Holidays
Beginning Monday local merchants under the Pt Pleasant Chamber of Commerce division will keep stores open until 9 p m through Christmas Eve to aid Christmas shopping. Eight days remain to complete holiday purchases.
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Point Pleasant
Merchants’ Division
The
Chamber of Commerce
Married Ladies Bridge Club Hosts in Pt Pleasant
Mrs. R. S. Meyer of 1213 Viand St. hosted the Married Ladies Bridge Club. Mrs. Nelson A. Park won high score and a prize. Attendees included Mrs. Walter A. Windsor Mrs. Dewey A. Windsor Mrs. S. C. Wilhelm Mrs. Milton L. Miller Mrs. E. E. Heiner Mrs. T. Stribling Mrs. Park and Mrs. Donald Coe of New York City visiting winter with sister Mrs. Mary Patterson.
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Point Pleasant
R. S. Meyer
Viand St
Married Ladies Bridge Club
Nelson A. Park
Walter A. Windsor
Dewey A. Windsor
S. C. Wilhelm
Milton L. Miller
E. E. Heiner
T. Stribling
Park
Donald Coe
New York City
Mary Patterson
Local News Briefs From Mount Vernon Area
Mrs. Wayne Kincaid and child were brought home from Holzer Hospital Friday by Chapman's ambulance. Jason T. Weissenburger of Mt. Vernon visited his mother Mrs. C. O. Weissenburger who returned from Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Homer S. Smith spent the weekend in Cincinnati. Miss Juliet Smith spent a few days in Charleston with her sister Mrs. Jack Cochran and family.
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Wayne Kincaid
Holzer Hospital
Chapman's
Jason T. Weissenburger
Mt. Vernon, O
C. O. Weissenburger
Florida
Homer S. Smith
Cincinnati
Juliet Smith
Charleston
Jack Cochran
Two Divorce Actions Filed in Circuit Court Headlines
Two divorce suits were filed in circuit court on Friday. Eileen Stewart of Mason City accuses Fred Stewart of cruelty. they married in 1929 and separated in 1946 with no children. Eliza Jane Hunt of Cottageville Route 1 accuses Earl D. Hunt of cruelty and threats to kill. they married in 1928 and separated in 1946 with four children aged seven to 17.
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Point Pleasant
Eileen Stewart
Mason City
Fred Stewart
Eliza Jane Hunt
Cottageville
Route 1
Earl D. Hunt
Sebrell Pine Dwellers 4-H Club Beautifies Schoolhouse Lawn
The Sebrell Pine Dwellers 4-H Club met at Sebrell School with Joe Cullen as president. Miss Marjorie Bell and Miss Anna Lee Roush attended. Members planned beautifying the schoolhouse lawn as a community project, practiced two new club songs, and read poems. They split into groups making Yule logs and wreaths.
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Point Pleasant
Sebrell
Sebrell School
Joe Cullen
Marjorie Bell
Annalee Roush
Sally Adkins
Nora Hoffman
Community Yule Tree Planned by Firemen
Gunn Park to host a community Christmas tree sponsored by the Volunteer Fire Department after a Thursday night meeting. A committee was formed to enlist merchants and others in support of the effort.
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Point Pleasant
Gunn Park
Choir to Present Cantata at Heights Brethren Church
The Girls Choir of Heights Evangelical United Brethren Church performs "The Babe of Bethlehem" at 7 30 a m on Sunday replacing the regular service Mrs James Morrison directs the choir in this Christmas cantata set in Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Heights Evangelical United Brethren Church
James Morrison
Sentence Fine Imposed In Intoxication Case
POINT PLEASANT L L Caudill of Gallipolis Ferry pleaded guilty to intoxication after a disturbance in the bus terminal. He was given 30 days in jail and a $20 fine by the local magistrate, according to State Trooper Harry D Coyner.
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Point Pleasant
L. L. Caudill
Gallipolis Ferry
Harry D. Coyner
Caudill
Coyner
New Residents Move Into Country Club Addition
Mr and Mrs Robert L Caldwell reside at 134 Pleasant Street and Dr and Mrs Richard Steiner live at 111 Pleasant Street in Country Club Addition. Caldwell formerly lived in Gallipolis Ohio where he worked at a truck terminal. Steiner came from Clarksburg and he practices medicine in Huntington.
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Point Pleasant
Country Club Addition
Robert L. Caldwell
Pleasant St
Richard Steiner
Caldwell
Gallipolis
Steiners
Clarksburg
Huntington
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Joan Gaskins
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Leo Whittaker
Dunbar
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Mrs. Johnson
Harry Godfrey
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M. Holly Simmons
Leona Treadway
R. W. McGlothlin
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F. H. Capehart, Jr
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Larry Tapper
Grover Barksdall
Doddee
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Hale Blessing
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Louis Bateson
John J. Dower
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Richard Startzman
W. W. Hanson
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Columbus
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Cleveland
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Grace Ogle
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Bainbridge
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Pt. Pleasant, W. Va
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Point Pleasant, W. Va
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