Mayor Morgan Files For Sheriff Of Mason
POINT PLEASANT Mayors E Bernard Morgan 46 of 110 Liberty Street filed Wednesday on the Republican slate as a candidate for sheriff in the May 14 primary election. He is serving his second term as mayor of Point Pleasant a World War II veteran and American Legion member. He and his wife Delica have four children. Also filing for sheriff on the Republican ticket Wednesday was Virgil Plants Point Pleasant Route 2. Others filing include Mary Freendt A E Thomas Henry C Peery Richard C Ohlinger and James R Jim Rainey for various local offices. The filing deadline for the May 14 primary is Saturday.
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Point Pleasant
E. Bernard Morgan
Liberty Street
Morgan
American Legion
Rotary Club
St. Paul Methodist Church
Moose Club
Odd Fellows Lodge
Ted
Western Auto
Greyhound Bus Co
Delica
Howard
Sandra) Pullins
Huntington
Sue Roberts
Nancy Morgan
Mountain State Business College
Parkersburg
Virgil Plants
Plants
Mary Freendt
Robinson
A. E. Thomas
Henry C. Peery
Graham
Richard C. Ohlinger
Waggener
James R. “Jim” Rainey
Clendenin
Fog Cancels Gallipolis Bridge Meet Scheduled for Feb 6
Governor James Rhodes was fogged in Columbus and the Gallipolis meeting on highway problems and the Silver Bridge disaster was postponed to Feb 6 at 3 p.m. at the Elks Club. Attending were P. E. Masheter Ohio State Highway director F. P. Neuenschwander of the Division of Development and Fred Rice chief of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Also a song fest will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Church of Christ in Christian Union featuring the Pioneer Quartet, the Roush Family, the Goldentones Duet and others.
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Gallipolis
James Rhodes
Columbus
The
Elks Club
P. E. Masheter
Ohio State Highway
F. P. Neuenschwander
Division of Development
Fred Rice
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Southeastern
Point Pleasant
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Pioneer
Roush Family
Goldentones
Point Pleasant Mission
Credit Union Meeting Set For Monday
Mason County Educational Association Credit Union president Charles Chambers calls a meeting for Monday at 7 30 p m in Point Pleasant High School Library. All members and prospective new members are urged to attend with a Federal Credit Union representative to explain benefits. Teachers may learn about payroll deduction for savings. bring passbooks for account certification.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Chambers
Mason County Educational Association Credit Union
Point Pleasant High School
Federal Credit Union
Chambers
MCEA
Hospital Birth Reports and Bagpiping Note
A long column lists numerous birth announcements from Holzer Hospital in Crown City and surrounding towns naming new sons for many parents. The page also notes that bagpiping remains a surprisingly popular ancient art.
Inspection Of Shadle Bridge Set
POINT PLEASANT West Virginia State Road Commission will meet with a private out of state engineering firm to discuss a formal inspection of the Shadle Bridge. Burl Sawyers authorized plans for a new deck and routine maintenance continues while ferry service may be delayed for up to two weeks. A site for the Ohio side approaches is being studied.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia State Road Commission
Commission
Out of State
Burl Sawyers
State Road Commission
Silver Bridge
Ohio River
Henderson and
Main Street
West Virginia
Ohio
Helzer Chairs Silver Bridge Benefit Concert Effort
Gallipolis holds a benefit concert arranged with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra to aid families of the Silver Bridge disaster victims. The concert is planned for March 2 with ticket sales starting in February and proceeds to be distributed by the Silver Bridge Disaster Committee.
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Gallipolis
Charles E. Helzer Jr
Silver Bridge Memorial
Silver Bridge
C. R. McGinness
Eldon O. Wuerch
Miles T. Epling
Evan C. Roderick
Miles Epling
Gary R. Short
Keith R. Brandeberry
Evan Roderick
A. Kimball Sauer
Eldon Wuerch
John P. Guion
Harold Sauer
Meigs County
Belva Farley
Mason County
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes adds and dismissals
Admitted Supcharet Bahamornbutt of West Union West Virginia Jeffery McNeil Point Pleasant Mrs William Beaver Leon Mrs William Davis Clifton Gerald Pearson Gallipolis Ferry Robert McNeil Point Pleasant Dismissed Kelly Krebs Mrs Tommy Belcher and daughter Harlan Pitchford Mrs Norman Searls The moon appears cold and lifeless but evidence from the Surveyor spacecraft in 1967 indicates the Earths satellite was warm in the past.
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Supcharet Bahamornbutt
West Union
W. Va
Jeffery McNeil
Point Pleasant
William Beaver
Leon
William Davis
Clifton
Gerald Pearson
Gallipolis Ferry
Robert McNeil
Kelly Krebs
Tommy Belcher
Harlan Pitchford
Norman Searls
Moon
Earth
Chief Leaves Name for Sequoia Trees
A Cherokee origin claim notes that Sequoia trees are named after the Cherokee chief Sequo-Yah. The piece presents the lore as a cultural reference stemming from Cherokee naming practice.
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Mayor Morgan
Mason
Workshoes
Wolverine
ACME
Justin
Hartley & Bennett Shoe Store
Goegle IN
Ready-Mix CO
Middleport
Glamalon
A&p
Credit Union
Holzer Hospital News
Morris Sheets
Crown City
Lionel Gilmore
Cheshire
Charles E. King
Floyd Toth
Jackson
Larry Lee Baker
Alva McGuire
Jacob C. Chevalier
Clifford Stapleton
Ironton
Sherman Kemper
Bidwell
Wade Randolph
Don Patrick
West Columbia
James Kenneth Swisher
Roger Rossiter
Scottown
Ervin Goff
Thurman
Oscar Massie
Kitts Hill
Olive Rouse
Paul Dodson
Clarence Exline
Roscoe Fife
William Abels
Long Bottom
Roy Irons
Ray Jarvis
Arnoldsburg
Henry C. Hutchinson
Patriot
Addison V. Evans
Wellston
Charles Lunsford
Waterloo
Roy Eskew
Darla Adkins
Raymond Bentley
Ricky Brooks
Lucinda Browning
Ooie M. Call
James Clendenin
Marsha Evans
Hobart George
Paul Hayman
Kimberlee Hemphill
Richard Henderson
John Hill
Teddie Massie Jr
William C. Miller
Richard Newell Sr
Madeline Oppy
Robert E. Richards
Harold Smith
Chester Will
Helen D. Williamson
Martin Wiseman
Donald Zerkle and Son
John Hodd
Emerson Hughes
Tracey E. Neal
Ohio Food Market
N. Court St
Athens
Dr. Helzer
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Ebersbach Hardware Pomeroy
Chevrolet
Page
Chevrolet-Oldsmobile, Inc
State ST
Nelsonville
Bob Hess
Nelsonville, Inc
Fayette ST
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