Jackson Highway Patrol Chief to resign February sixteenth
Lt Max Lambert longtime patrol member and Jackson district head announces resignation effective February 16. He will join the Ohio Department of Liquor Control training and inspection section in Columbus after more than 25 years with the patrol. Lambert previously served at multiple posts and holds several civic memberships.
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Middleport
Max Lambert
State Highway Patrol District
Jackson
Patrol
Lambert
Dana Lambert
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Columbus
Middle
Miss Rosetta Richards Marries Stacy Bunton in Athens
Mr and Mrs Arnold Richards announce the marriage of daughter Rosetta Jo Richards to Stacy Bunton son of Mr and Mrs Nathan Bunton Cincinnati. Ceremony Saturday January 12 at Mount Zion Baptist Church Athens officiated by Rev William Strickland maid of honor Roye Kelly Cleveland best man Roger Bunton. The bride wore a blue sheath dress with white orchid corsage. The couple plan to attend Ohio University where Rosetta is a sophomore and Stacy a senior in education.
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Nathan Bunton
Cincinnati
William Strickland
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Athens
Roye Kelly
Cleveland
Ohio University
Roger Bunton
Richards
Bunton
Barbara Bunton
Philip Bunton
Middleport High School
University
Heath Club To Remember Shut-Ins
Mrs Bruce Lloyd was named chairman of the annual Valentine project by the Afternoon Circle of the Women’s Society of Christian Service at Heath Methodist Church. Candies and cookies in decorated boxes will be delivered to confined Heath church members on St Valentine’s Day by circle members. Miss Bess Sanborn led a scripture and singing session and presented a United Nations lesson. Dessert was served by Mrs David Entsminger, Mrs C A Emmish, and Mrs M E Dowson.
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Middleport
Bruce Lloyd
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Heath Methodist Church
Heath Church
St. Valentine’s Day
Bess Sanborn
United Nations
Sunday Rites Set For Wilkesville Man Pearl Mays
Services for Pearl Mays 71 near Wilkesville will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Strong and Son funeral home with Rev. A B Malloy officiating burial in Curry Cemetery Mays died Wednesday night at a son Glenns home in Wellston Friends may call at the funeral home A record hop benefits the Wilkesport senior class proceeds go toward the Washington DC and New York trip costs the dance is Saturday at 8 p.m in Middleport High School auditorium Theodorus Council Daughters of America will meet Monday at 7 30 p.m IOOF Hall Pomeroy Garden Club meets Monday at 2 p.m at Mrs Harold Browns home with cohost Mrs Charles Persinger
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Wilkesville
Pearl Mays
Strong and Son
A. B. Malloy
Curry Cemetery
Mays
Glenn
Wellston
Middleport
Middleport High School
Jays
Washington, D.C
New York City
DOFA
Pomeroy
Theodorus Council, Daughters of America
IOOF
Gardners
Pomeroy Garden Club
Harold Brown
Charles Persinger
Ex-Resident Ella Corben Dies at 93 in Portsmouth
Ella T Corben 93 former resident died Monday at her daughter's home in Portsmouth Funeral services were held Thursday at Daehler Funeral Home with burial in Ripley Ohio She was daughter of John W Thompson and Margaret Ann Thompson Her husband Robert Corben preceded her in death Surviving are three sons and two daughters
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Middleport
Ella T. Corben
Portsmouth
Harold Ware
Daehler Funeral Home
Ripley
Ohio
Birth at Meigs Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Dennie Hill Racine welcome a daughter. Admitted were Ivan Dudding Cheshire Harley Russ Albany Belva Oldaker Letart W Va Fred Frizzle Reedsville Frieda Smith Pomeroy and Mrs Dennie Hill Racine Discharged Bertha Dailey Mrs Hubert Sharp and daughter Mildred Fisher Marie Morris and Doris McDonald.
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Dennie Hill
Racine
Ivan Dudding
Cheshire
Harley Russ
Albany
Belva Oldaker
Letart
W. Va
Fred Frizzle
Reedsville
Frieda Smith
Pomeroy
Bertha Dailey
Hubert Sharp
Mildred Fisher
Marie Morris
Doris McDonald
Polio Mothers March Rescheduled in Middleport and Pomeroy
The Mothers March on Polio in Middleport and Pomeroy, postponed by snow, is set for Tuesday night. Ohio Eta Phi Chapter members of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority will run the event, with porch lights asked to signal donations. Collections go to Pomeroy village hall for workers refreshments after the march.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Ohio
Meigs General Hospital Notes
Meigs General notes include Leroy Watson Pomeroy Jewel Curtis Leopold Hysell Arthur Jewell Geraldine Wheeler Donald Fowler Nola Bradshaw Ethel Johnson Henry Balser Lawrence Bing and Leonard Lyons.
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Leroy Watson
Pomeroy
Jewel Curtis
Leopold Hysell
Arthur Jewell
Geraldine Wheeler
Donald Fowler
Nola Bradshaw
Ethel Johnson
Henry Balser
Lawrence Bing
Leonard Lyons
Mothers March on Polio raises Rutland total of 129.83
In Rutland village on Tuesday evening the Mothers March on Polio, organized by the Rutland Friendly Gardeners, collected 129.83 dollars. Participating workers included Mrs. Fred Williamson and several other volunteers guided by club president Mrs. Robert Snowden. Afterward, participants gathered at Mrs. Morris’s home for a social hour and refreshments.
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Middleport
Rutland Village
Rutland Friendly Gardeners
Fred Williamson
Nathan Wise
Ronald Williams
Vernon Weber
Harold Sauer
Jim Nelson
Don Harrison
Kenneth Finley
Joe Bolin
Howard Birchfield
Robert Snowden
Morris
Middleport Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Recent guests of C. H. Wise Sr. include C. H. Wise Jr. Waverly Mrs. Leo Swick Columbus and Mrs. William Betz Hilliard. Charles Settle at Veterans Hospital Beckley. Stacy Bunton visits Arnold Richards family en route to Cincinnati and Ohio University. Vaughan family notes Dunbar visit and discharge of Russell Vaughan. Susan Lavely visits grandmother Mabel Sanborn before Akron. Emerson Jones family weekend guests Sharon Jones Barbara Jones and Lee Davidson. Real estate transfer lists Durst family to Meigs General Hospital lot in Pomeroy.
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C. H. Wise, Sr
C. H. Wise, Jr
Waverly
Leo Swick
Columbus
William Betz
Hilliard
Charles Settle
Veterans Hospital
Beckley
W. Va
Stacy Bunton
Arnold Richards
Cincinnati
March 7 Beta Sigma Phi march set for 7 pm
Beat Of The Bend reports a postponed march in Middleport and Pomeroy to begin next Tuesday at 7 pm with a siren in Pomeroy. Afterward workers from both towns will gather at Pomeroy City Hall for refreshments.
Ex Meigs Man Arthur Beaver Dies at 87 in Bethany
Arthur Beaver 87 former Meigs County resident died Wednesday in Bethany Oklahoma He is survived by four sons Herman Hobart and Ernest Bethany and Donald Glendale Calif three brothers Austin Purcell Waldo and Wilbur Racine and 10 grandchildren His wife Nola and two daughters preceded him in death Funeral services will be held at 2 30 p m Sunday in Bethany Church Bethany Okla
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Apple Grove
Arthur Beaver
Meigs County
Bethany
Okla
Herman
Hobart
Ernest
Donald
Glendora
Calif
Austin
Purcell
Waldo
Oklahoma City
Wilbur
Racine
Nola
Bethany Church
Man Pleads Guilty To Petit Larceny
William Vernon Cogar, indicted on a felony for larceny by the January Grand Jury, pleaded guilty to petit larceny in Circuit Court. He received two years probation from the court.
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Man
Point Pleasant
William Vernon Cogar
Cogar
Square Dance Cancelled and Rescheduled at Bruce Chapel
A square dance at Bruce Chapel Parish House is moved from Saturday to Friday at 7 30 p m Gil Barnette will call Mrs John Gill leads arrangements Refreshments will be served Also noted Griff Durbin Mason County Sheriff remains in Pleasant Valley Hospital with a sinus infection and the Point Pleasant Ministerial Association meets Wednesday at 8 am at Gene Ralls Restaurant with Rev Curtis Saville presiding
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Point Pleasant
Bruce Chapel
Gallipolis Ferry
Gil Barnette
John Gill
Griff Durbin
Mason County
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Fellows Will Dine Sunday at Trinity Church
Fellowship dinner at Trinity Methodist Church Sunday at 5 45 p m followed by classes for all ages. The intermediate MYF meets at 6 p m and mission study ends at 8 p m. Miss Mary Hellems led the study with J W Garrett teaching Arm of Commission and Mrs Miles Ep ling reviewing Chinese In Dispersion. Womens Society of Christian Service aided the meeting.
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Point Pleasant
Trinity Methodist Church
Mary Hellems
Commission
J. W. Garrett
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Trinity Methodist reps to attend UCAAP banquet in Charleston
In Point Pleasant two church representatives will join the UCAAP banquet at the Rose City Cafeteria in Charleston on Tuesday. Rev. Curtis Saville, the church pastor, and Sen. J G F Johnson attend. In a separate note, Richard W Wolfingbarger, 138, son of Mr and Mrs George R Wolfingbarger of 2212 Shore St Point Pleasant, begins nine weeks of basic recruit training at Naval Training Center Great Lakes Illinois.
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Point Pleasant
Trinity Methodist Church
UCAAP
Rose City
Charleston
Curtis Saville
J. G. F. Johnson
Richard W Wolfingbarger
George R. Wolfingbarger
Shore St
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
III
Ladies Firemen Auxiliary Meet In Syracuse Monday
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Volunteer Fire Department met in the village hall with 17 members. They donated 60 dollars to the department for a new fire truck and 5 dollars to the March of Dimes. Plans for an emergency supper on Feb 16 were discussed by the finance committee led by Ada Slack. New member Mrs. Carl Hubbard was welcomed, and officers were installed with Mrs. Sayre as vice president and Mrs. Hazel Clark as assistant treasurer. A Valentine box will highlight the Feb 11 meeting and members were asked to bring a comic valentine.
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Syracuse
March of Dimes
Ada Slack
Betty Hayes
Marie Rizer
June Sayre
Clara Lavender
Agnes White
Carl Hubbard
Mildred Pierce
Adrienne Hubbard
Eileen Clark
Phyllis Hendrix
Edith Hood
Sylvia Zwilling
Mattie Sprouce
Manda Kern
Vickie Rizer
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Full Hometown List
Pleasant Valley Hospital notes include Mark Balls Ravenswood Mrs. Clarence Hall Point Pleasant Mrs. Ernest North Apple Grove Mrs. Lloyd Barden Point Pleasant Mrs. Harley McCune Leon Anthony Childers Vinton Mrs. John Moore Huntington Mrs. Ralph Spencer and son Gallipolis Ferry Mrs. Clarence Ebert and son Henderson Mrs. Franklin Caston and son Gallipolis Ferry Mrs. Donald Humphrey Point Pleasant Mrs. James Gerwig Crown City
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Mark Balls
Ravenswood
Clarence Hall
Point Pleasant
Ernest North
Apple Grove
Lloyd Barden
Harley McCune
Leon
Anthony Childers
Vinton
John Moore
Huntington
Ralph Spencer
Gallipolis Ferry
Clarence Ebert
Henderson
Franklin Caston
Donald Humphrey
James Gerwig
Crown City
Kiwanis Club Plans July Horse Show in Mason County
Kiwanis members in Point Pleasant hear A. D. Smith announce a centennial horse show to be held July 3 and 4. O. F. Francis serves as club chairman with Jake Somerville as general chair. The event aims to be the largest horse show in Mason County and precedes the annual pancake dinner.
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Point Pleasant
Tom Hunter
Gallipolis
Kiwanis Club
Sarah Ashman
Ruth Hunter
Mason County
A. D. Smith
O. F. Francis
Jake Somerville
Eastern Star to Meet in Point Pleasant Temple
Point Pleasant Chapter No. 75 of the Order of Eastern Star will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple with Mrs Betty Thomas presiding Plans are discussed for the February 20 visit of Worthy Grand Matron Virginia C Robinson A 6 pm dinner will be served in the Masonic Hall dining room the meeting is set for 8 pm in the temple.
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Point Pleasant
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Betty Thomas
Virginia C. Robinson
Masonic Hall
Temple
Mason County Land Transfers Prompt No-Jury Term Shift
Real estate transfers within Mason County named for multiple districts including Hannan Clendenin Lewis and Graham and Arbuckle as properties move to new owners. Circuit Judge Thompson suspended January jurors for Feb 4 as all cases were settled or pled, with no jury trials ready.
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Point Pleasant
James Lee Thompson
Present Problems By Wanda Stemple Point Pleasant
Wanda Stemple offers life long learning insights and shares a practical household tip about folding fitted sheets. The piece describes four fitted sheet designs including elastic edge, corner elastic, slit corner, and reversible styles and notes repair challenges with elastic designs.
4-H Clubs To Hold Dance At Wildlife Station Barn
Old Teen Mountaineers host a folk game party and square dance at the McClint Wildlife Station Barn from 7 30 to 9 30 p m. Trailblazers Tip Ton Toppers and Hanpy Hustlers are invited. Gil Barnette County extension 4 H Club agent will direct folk games and call the dances.
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Point Pleasant
McClintic Wildlife Station
Gil Barnette
FBI Nabs Mingo Man in Roanoke
Ray mond B. Stiltner of Mingo West Virginia, wanted in Mason County on three felony counts, was captured by the FBI in Roanoke Virginia. Indicted by the September Grand Jury he refused extradition. Extradition proceedings are being started by Mason County Prosecutor Cecil Dean.
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Point Pleasant
Raymond B. Stiltner
Mingo
W. Va
Mason County
FBI
Roanoke
Stiltner
Cecil Dean
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M. E Dowson
Charlotte Perrin
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Meigs General Hospital, Inc
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Beta Sigma Phi
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Racine Way
Lee Lee
American Red Cross
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