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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1958

Page

6

Minturn Lodge 19 Celebrates 100 Years in Point Pleasant

Minturn Lodge No 19 marked its centennial with a dinner and meeting in the Masonic Temple Point Pleasant W V. W T Minturn first worshipful master and second charter holder W T Minturn son of the first held the post The second charter was issued by the Grand Lodge of West Virginia when the lodge adopted its current name. About 200 members and guests attended with Dr Howard Hayward of Huntington 33rd Degree Mason as speaker and an accordion dinner by Dan Glassman.

Point Pleasant Minturn Lodge No. 19 Masonic Temple W. W. Minturn W. T. Minturn Grand Lodge of State of West Virginia Minturn Lodge 19 Smith and Martin R. S. Bickle S. Comstock H. R Franklin IF. W. Riley E. J George Somerville Holly Simmons George Pullins Howard Hayward Huntington Marshall College Dan Glassman C. N. Hadox Ralph Crump K. Monroe Chase

Television Listings Sketch From The Messenger Schedule

The Messenger notes offer a tentative TV lineup with color programs indicated and several time slots across days. It lists shows such as Milton Berle Wagon Train News NBC News Target The Price Is Right and The Millionaire along with various hosts and program names.

Milton Berle Jim Thacker Bat Masters Weathercast Is Youristo News Target NBC News Union Pacific Weather Wagon Train Jack Paar Price Right Santa Rat Masters Arth. Murray Weathe

TV Tonight Listings Include Westerns and Classics

The schedule shows evening programs from 6 00 to 12 20 with titles like Farmer Alf Superman Zorro Real McCoys and Nightbeat plus transport era shows Rough Riders Union Pacific How to Marry and Byline. The lineup pairs news and entertainment across Thursday and Wednesday with multiple daily time slots.

Rough Riders Union Pacific Night Bear She and Fu At Boone John Daly

TV Schedule Fragments and Times for Wednesday and Thursday

A fragmented program grid lists times and show titles across Wednesday and Thursday including News Fights Weather Day in Court and late night features with names like Donna Reed Ray Milland Liberace Disney Time Best. Blackie. The schedule appears incomplete with several unreadable entries and overlapping blocks.

Liberace Life of Riley Nita Hutch Bytine Casper Capers Santa Show P'oles Choice Peter Hayes Tex Rangers Harriet Donna Reed Lawr Neik Doug Martin Ray Milland Blackie

TV Radio Schedule Fragments From a Past Broadcast Day

A scrambled listing shows time slots for a broadcast day with programs including Weather News Mystery and various show titles such as Explorer Millionaire and Highway Pat. The fragmentary schedule includes partial names and times, reflecting a bygone lineup.

TV Preview Night Highlights Lightweight Bout in DC

Perkins of Chicago faces Bernabe Vasquez of Mexico in a 10 round lightweight bout at New Capitol Arena Washington DC. Vasquez has 19 KOs in 72 fights while Perkins has 3 KOs in 15 bouts. Also on air: Under Eighteen drama, Milton Berle Show with Eydie Gorme, Bat Masterson story Cheyenne Club, Highway Patrol with two newlyweds witnesses, The Millionaire bandit tale, United States Steel Hour One Red Rose For Christmas.

Tddie Perkins Chicago Bernabe Vasquez Mexico Washington, D. C New Capitol Arena Perkins Vasquez ABC Milton Berle Eydie Gorme NBC Bat Masterson Cheyenne Club Gene Barry Highway Patrol Dan Mathews CBS United States Steel Hour Helen Hayes Ruth White Ruth McDevitt

Post Office To Stay Open This Sunday

POINT PLEASANT The Post Office will stay open Sunday afternoon to handle the last days of heavy mail before Christmas rush ends. Extra help has been working inside the Post Office and carrying mail.

Point Pleasant

Christmas program set at St Peter's Lutheran Church

St Peter's Lutheran Church Sunday School plans its annual Christmas program for Sunday at 7 p m. Entitled Six Square Feet for Christmas the show features all departments with Walden F Roush as superintendent and a lineup of department directors. Gifts from participating children will go to Holzer Hospital's children's ward and the Point Pleasant Mission.

Point Pleasant St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Walden F. Roush John Nibert Dale Roush Paul Somerville Befe. Wuerch Robert Davis Holzer Hospital Point Pleasant Mission

Geilker Family Plans Minneapolis Trip for Holidays

Mr and Mrs Walter Geilker of English Court will leave Thursday for Minneapolis to spend the holidays with their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Paul Kelly and family. They will return the first of the year. Mrs Lucy Cash has returned home from Holzer Hospital. Dan Hope, Henderson circuit clerk, who has been ill, is much improved.

Walter Geilker English Ct Minneapolis Minn Paul Kelly Lucy Cash Main St Holzer Hospital Dan Hope Henderson

Turkey Dinner Set At Henderson School

Henderson Grade School invites board of education and staff to turkey dinner at noon Thursday. Santa Claus will visit and rooms will host parties with gift exchanges throughout the afternoon.

Point Pleasant Henderson Grade School Board of Education Santa Claus

Kiwanians Hear Point Pleasant High Singers

Christine Johnson and her choir from Point Pleasant Senior High School perform a Christmas program for Kiwanis at the Moose home dinner meeting at 6 15. Club members join in singing carols as Dewey Smith plans the annual ladies night Christmas party for December 25 at the same venue.

Point Pleasant Christine Johnson Point Pleasant Senior High School Kiwanis Club Moose Sherwood Costen Dewey Smith

Mason PTA and community groups hold December events

The Mason Grade School hosted a PTA meeting chaired by teachers for a Christmas program by grades four through six. Cub Scouts Pack 253 organizes a Christmas party December 19 at 7 30 p m. St Josephs Catholic Church groups held a turkey potluck dinner with over 100 attendees and officers elected for the Christian Mothers and Altar Society. Alan Sayre, 11, is ill with a virus infection.

MASON Mason Pta Alice Smith Lessie Sleeth Bulmer Lorena Weiss Mason Cub Scouts Pack Adeste Fideles and Christian Mothers Society St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Mason Father O'Reilly Christian Mothers and Altar Society of St. Josephs Church of Mason McCarthy New Haven Carl Wiles Ruth Ryan Sarah Tedesco William Chisler Alan Sayre Hoyt Sayre, Jr

Yule Music Brightens Point Pleasant Downtown

Christmas atmosphere fills downtown Point Pleasant as hi fi music plays nightly. Recordings carried in stores including Devault TV and Appliance with help from G C Murphy Co and Carrick's Drug Store. Local sound is provided by Appalachian Power Co.

Point Pleasant Devault G. C. Murphy Co Carrick’s Appalachian Power Co

Trinity Men Hold Monthly Meeting at Church

B. W. Lambing led the program and monthly dinner meeting of the Men of Trinity Methodist Church in the church dining room. C. L. Head directed group singing. Paul lard, president, presided at the business session with attendees including J. B. Couch R. D. Oseland P. E. Flemming Elmer Martin Gene Crow E. F. Buffington Joe Jordan Richard Startzman Marcus Puffenbarger and others.

Point Pleasant B. W. Lambing Trinity Methodist Church C. L. Head Paul Lard J. B. Couch R D. Oseland P. E. Flemming Elmer Martin Gene Crow EF. E. Buffington Joe Jordan Richard Startzman Marcus Puffenbarger Mark Shifler Louis Rossi Capt C. C. Stone William Buffington Ronald White Pat Murphy al Biggs Bob Lawson James Fisher John Sayre Leo Bias George Somerville

County Clerk Issues 2 Marriage Licenses

In Point Pleasant Orville Sturgeon, the county clerk, issued two marriage licenses. The first pair includes Wendell Eugene Wickline, 23, of Rio Grande Ohio, and Donna Jean Clouster, 21, of Springfield Ohio. The second pair covers Darrek Ralph Roberts, 22, of Pomeroy Ohio, and Loretta June Mayes, 17, of Henderson Ohio.

Point Pleasant Orville Sturgeon Wendell Eugene Wickline Rio Grande Ohio Wendel Audrey Mae Perry Wickline Donna Jean Clouster Ralph Pauline Cox Clouster Springfield Darrek Ralph Roberts Sherman Dorothy Moore Roberts Pomeroy Loretta June Mayes George Helen Pearson Mayes Henderson

Point Pleasant Clinic Birth and Discharges

Birth to Mr and Mrs Hugh Burris of Apple Grove a daughter. Admitted Mrs Charles Jeffers of Buffalo. Discharged Mrs Pauline Nolan of Bidwell and Hugh Daugherty of Henderson.

Hugh Burris Apple Grove Charles Jeffers Buffalo Pauline Nolan Bidwell Hugh Daugherty Henderson

Point Pleasant Social Notes Highlights Eastern Star Party

The Annual Christmas party of Chapter 75 Order of Eastern Star followed the Monday meeting in the Masonic Temple with Marie Chapman and Raymond Workman presiding. A program included a poem by Bill Tony and a panel, with decorations by Gene Crow and others and refreshments served to members and guests. Members contributed canned goods for Christmas baskets for veterans families and gifts were exchanged. Santa visits for children are announced along with a Legion event on Thursday night. Naomi Bible Class plans a Christmas meeting at Bellemeade EUR Church with devotion, games, and gift exchanges.

Chapter 75 Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple Marie Chapman Raymond J. Workman Janet Capehart Bill Tony Gene Crow Raymond Musgrave Oakley Faudree Linda Roseberry Eleanor Ewing Vivian Siders Nora Wartenberg Ruby Pace Helen Chase Betty Foreman Ruby Queen Bessie Musgrave Louise Crow Mae Haynes Rhoades Alice Barr American Legion Auxiliary Legion Santa Claus D. G. Wilfong Evelyn Bauer Naomi Bible Bellemeade Eur Church Howard Carder Robert Jones Elridge Sauer Clarence Rainey Robert Fowler

Garden Club Dines A Dinner and Dance Event

The Tu Endis Wei Garden Club hosted a dinner and dance Monday evening at Christ Episcopal Church parish house. A buffet dinner was served at 6 30 p m to members their husbands and guests. Attending were members the and guests were invited.

Christ Episcopal Church

City Lighting Contest Opens in Point Pleasant

Point Pleasant residents and nearby areas are invited to enter the Home Lighting Contest sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Five cash prizes are offered for best decorated residence doorway window yard and a separate prize for the holiday greeting theme. Entrants send name and address to Home Lighting Contest Chamber of Commerce Box 45 Point Pleasant WV.

Point Pleasant West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Box 45 W. Va

Letart PTA To Hold Annual Yule Program

Letart PTA plans its annual Christmas program at the school presented by pupils. The meeting and event will take place Thursday evening at the school.

Letart Pta Point Pleasant

First Nickel Coin Introduced in 1857

The first United States coin to contain nickel appeared in 1857 as a small cent. It was struck from an alloy of 12 percent nickel and 88 percent copper.

United States

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