Resolutions Supported by Board at Point Pleasant Meeting
The Point Pleasant board approved a set of resolutions led by Otis Young amid a shift from the old guard. Miss Hildreth Armstrong named temporary secretary. An amendment to the prior minutes excised the Dayton Campbell and Love legal bill. Blessing abstained. Projected water line discussed. Certification status of 44 emergency teachers noted. 98 buildings in use including three high schools and 94 elementary schools. resignations of two Ordnance and Morning Star teachers accepted. Ordnance School purchase discussed at 28th Street for 15000 dollars at 100 per month. Insurance on Ordnance Works School debated with Sayre not voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Board of Education
Hildreth Armstrong
Sayre
Young
Schultz
Blessing
Guy McWilliams
Henderson
Manford Blessing
Arbuckle, Beale, Beech
Dorothy van Gilder
Ordnance School
Marybelle S. Cain
Morning Star School
Clarice Knapp
van Gilder
Ordnance Works School
Otis Young
Old Guard
New Bridge Across Kanawha River Cause for City Council Notice
The B and O marks a celebration for its new Kanawha River bridge with plans to celebrate after completion. The opening date has been preliminarily moved to early May from late April as crews pause due to cold wind and icy conditions.
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Point Pleasant
B&o
Kanawha River
Kiwanis Backs Ohio Club Formation in Gallipolis
A Kiwanis group from Point Pleasant attended a baked ham dinner at the Lafayette Hotel in Gallipolis and signed up 44 charter members for a new club there. The Point Pleasant sponsors the effort with Dick Chambers as master of ceremonies and performances by William H. Van Horn. Local attendees included C A Roush S C Moystin James A Adie William A Woolfitt Howard Yerges Dick Chambers Milton L Miller and Larry Topper.
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Point Pleasant
Gallipolis
Lafayette
Dick Chambers
William H. van Horn
Larry Topper
Carl Frey
Athens
Ohio
Kiwanis
C. A. Roush
Point Pleasant Club
S. C. Moystin
James A. Adie
William A. Woolfitt
Howard Yerges
Milton L. Miller
Messrs. Horn
Topper
School Dance to Raise Funds for Fire Escapes at Pt Pleasant
North Point Pleasant Grade School PTA will host a benefit dance at the American Legion Hall Saturday from 9 30 p m to 1 a m. Proceeds go to install fire escapes. Music by Walden F Roush and his fiddlers. Arrangements made by Mrs Dorothy Mitchell and Mrs William Nebbergall.
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Point Pleasant
North Point Pleasant
PTA
American Legion Hall
Walden F. Roush
Dorothy Mitchell
William Nebbergall
Youths' Club Is Planned In Key Club Form
The Kiwanis Club invites ten high school boys as guests to form a Junior Service Club called the Key Club. Students from sophomore to senior years will be selected by the principal with Kiwanis sponsorship to serve the high school. Dave Garretson will present educational pictures on West Virginia schools.
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Point Pleasant
Kiwanis Club
Key Club
United
Dave Garretson
West Virginia
Carpenter Rites Held for Mrs Anne L Carpenter
Last rites for Mrs Anne L Carpenter who died Friday in Huntington hospital were conducted Sunday at Willes funeral home Huntington by Rev Orton H Cardner. Burial followed in Spring Hill cemetery. She was widow of Dr Thomas C Carpenter surgeon at West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh and resided here with her son Clyde Carpenter before moving to Huntington six years ago. Survived by son two sisters Mrs W J Waldie Verona Pa and Mrs Lon T Gray of Verona and nephew W S Waldie of Point Pleasant. Attendees from Point Pleasant included W S Waldie and daughter Marjorie Bonnie Waldie and sons Billy and Donald George Tillis Paul Brown Lonnie Noble and Floyd E Cole.
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Point Pleasant
Anne L. Carpenter
Huntington
Willes
Orton H. Cardner
Heights L. B. Church
Spring Hill
Thomas C. Carpenter
West Penn Hospital
Pittsburgh
Clyde Carpenter
W. J. Waldie
Lon T. Gray
Verona
W. S. Waldie
Marjorie
Bonnie Waldie
Billy
Donald
George Tillis
Paul Brown
Lonnie Noble
Floyd E. Cole
William W. Riley Dies in Holzer Hospital
William W. Riley a retired railway worker died in Holzer Hospital Tuesday. He lived on a 100 acre farm near Gallipolis Ferry since retirement twenty years ago. A Mason County native he worked on the Santa Fe in New Mexico.
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Point Pleasant
William W. Riley
Holzer Hospital
Mr. Riley
Gallipolis Ferry
Mason County
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Stroke Suffered By Local Farmer John Musgrave
John W. Musgrave, an elderly farmer over 80, suffered a slight stroke Monday night. His nephew Edward Foglesong discovered him on the bedroom floor after he failed to appear for breakfast.
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Point Pleasant
John W. Musgrave
Edward Foglesong
Viand St
Grand Jury Action Slated For Suspect
Robert Roach of Charleston was arraigned in Mason City on breaking and entering Ed Blenner's drug store. He waived a hearing and was held to the May grand jury with bond denied for further investigation.
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Point Pleasant
Robert Roach
Charleston
Ed Blenner
Mason City
William H. Bardin
Roach
Tho
Pomeroy
Ernest Hesson
Violet Jackson
Philadelphia
Ralph Welker
Meigs County
Ohio
Paul McPherson
Paul Scott
Virginia
Richmond
Hesson
Summons Issued In Civil Action at Point Pleasant
Circuit Clerk Vern issued a summons yesterday in Jones for the civil action of C. O. Wigal versus C. R. Emrich. The plaintiff claims damages of 1400 dollars.
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Point Pleasant
Vernon Jones
C. O. Wigal
C. R. Emrich
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Nature
Carter
Dry Cleaning Service
Glouster
A&p
Dise Sane
Welker
Middleport
D. L. Wilson
Pen McPherson
Virginia Penitentiary
Liberty
Franklin
W. Va
McPherson
Coyner
Jackson
Jacquard
U. S. Navy
Mutual Stores, Inc
Glouster, Ohio
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Altmans
Dundee
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