Shortage of Teachers Prompts Board Meeting in Point Pleasant
The Mason County Board of Education met in regular session as a Beech Hill delegation urged solutions to staff shortages. The board discussed ill teachers, a principal’s leave, resignations, new hires at Wahama and Mt Flower, and space use at Yanger School for Creston EUB Church with sale contingency.
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Point Pleasant
Meson County
Jack Fauver
Ann Shelton
Orville Hamilton
Loretta McComb
John Elias, Jr
Mason Elementary School
John Elias
Ernest Watts Wingett
Wahama High School
Albert Keefer
Mt. Flower School
Keith Arnold
Robert Adkins
C. P. Stout
4 H Clothing School Set for Huntington March 5
Russell Priddy announced the regional 4 H clothing school will meet March 5 at the Anderson Newcomb Store in Huntington with the theme Your Key to Fashions. The schedule includes registration at 9 30 a m and sessions on patterns charm for teens hats and shoes fabrics and a style show concluding at 2 30 p m. Mason County supplies a registration leader four models and music for one session.
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Point Pleasant
Russell Priddy
4-H
Anderson Newcomb
Huntington
Mason County
Busy Bees Hold February Meeting At Lois Green Home
Thirty nine members of the Busy Bee 4-H Club met Monday evening at Lois Green's home on Vernon Boulevard. The program began with a devotional, then a 4-H song and pledge. Shirley Gilmour led the program with a group sing of Snow Ball, Judy Getty aiding. Demonstrations covered child bedtime routines by Beverly Bolling and Mary Sue Pants, tree fruit display arrangements by Becky Martin and Cathy Heiskell, and pattern cutting by Carol Somerville and Lois Green, with Barbara Adams giving a reading.
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Point Pleasant
Lois Green
Vernon Blvd
Shirley Gilmour
Judy Getty
Beverly Bolling
Mary Sue Pants
Becky Martin
Cathy Heiskell
Carol Somerville
Barbara Adams
Local Families Visit Relatives Across Ohio and West Virginia
Mr and Mrs Hollis Kuhn and children visited Debra Kuhn at Doctors Hospital Columbus. Charles Perroud of Gallipolis visited Mrs Myrtie Welker. Weekend guests were Merral Carter of Midlet on and Robert Terry couple. Orlie Davis of Patriot visited relatives here. Clyde Lindamood Huntington spent a day with Walter Lindamood. Richie Lanier London spent weekend with Olin Lanier family. A W Rowe visiting grandson George Rowe and wife. Gilbert Boston and Linda Kuhn visited relatives in Gallipolis.
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Olin Lanier
A. W. Rowe
George Rowe
Gilbert Boston
Gallipolis
Linda Kuhn
Nelsonville Seniors Hear About Military Obligations
Nelsonville High School seniors will hear talks by 1st Lt. Robert Pugh and MSgt. Michael Scapparotti of Logan's Battery D 137th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion. They explain National Guard options allowing service at home with pay, plus paths to active duty or reserve duty. The talk marks National Guard month as Battery D pursues 48 recruits for a 120 man roster and notes the unit's Ohio 37th Infantry Division ties.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville High School
Robert Pugh
Michael Scapparotti
Logan
137Th
National Guard
Army
Guard
Ohio
37Th Infantry Division
Camp Perry
Lake Erie
Presbyterian Women’s Association February Meeting Notes
Nelsonville reports 30 members attended the Presbyterian Women’s Association February meeting in the church social rooms. Circle Five served dessert. Miss Margaret Johnson announced the program. Year Book of Prayer and Christ’s Way Every Day were studied. a pancake supper was planned. a choir robe fund gift was made. World Day of Prayer was set for March 8. a March 4 covered dish dinner was planned with Circles 2 and 3 as hostesses. kitchen cleaning on February 27 at 10:30 a.m.
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Nelsonville
Presbyterian Women’s Association
Circle Five
Margaret Johnson
William Friedrich
James Shumaker
Oral Daugherty
C. D. Crawford
Choir Robe Fund
Queen of Hearts skating party postponed to Feb 19
The Mary Martha Group of the Christian Church announces the Queen of Hearts skating party has been moved from February 8 to February 19. The queen and princess will be crowned during the event, held from 7 to 10 p.m. at Dows Roll arena.
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Queen of Hearts
Mary Martha Group of
The
Christian Church
Dows Roll Arena
Ohio Bell 30th anniversary dinner honors Frances Stage
A 30 year anniversary dinner for Frances Stage was held last Friday in Matheny's tea room by Ohio Bell Telephone Co. The event featured a central floral piece later presented to Stage along with a rose corsage and necklace. Attendees included Sylvia Matheny, Florence Hick, Minnie Laughlin, Emma Conner, Charlotte Hubble, Leona Barrows and district traffic officials J. S. Shaff and W. W. Wyatt of Zanesville.
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Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Frances Stage
Matheny
Sylvia Matheny
Florence Hick
Minnie Laughlin
Emma Conner
Charlotte Hubble
Leona Barrows
J. S. Shaff
Nelsonville Garden Club Demo at Local Plumbing Store
The Nelsonville Garden Club is invited to a cooking demonstration Thursday at 3 p.m. at the newly opened Nelsonville Plumbing and Appliance Store on Fayette Street. Miss Betty Newton, home economist for the Ohio Fuel Gas Co., will present.
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Nelsonville Garden Club
Nelsonville Plumbing and Appliance
Fayette St
Betty Newton
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Beveridge 40th wedding anniversary celebrated
Mr and Mrs Floyd Beveridge marked a 40th wedding anniversary with many relatives and friends visiting their home. The item also notes hospital patient Mrs Howard Hunter and multiple social visits from local families during the period.
Pope's Income From Peter's Pence Noted as Voluntary Offerings
The article explains that the pope's income comes from voluntary contributions of the faithful, referred to as Peter's pence, highlighting its religious and financial basis without detailing further implications.
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Peter
Point Man Dies in Bed in Point Pleasant
Charley Harry Halterman 75 of Route 87 was found dead in bed Tuesday morning by a neighbor. County Coroner Ted Stevens said the death was from a heart attack around 9 a.m. He was born in Jackson County, the son of Willis and Sophia Halterman. He is survived by a brother last heard from 25 years ago in St. Louis. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Stevens Funeral Home.
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Point Pleasant
Charley Harry Halterman
Route 87
Ted Stevens
Jackson County
Willis
Sophia Halterman
St. Louis
Stevens Fuaa
Blue and Gold Dinner and CCC Pack Meeting Set
Point Pleasant notes an Ordnance School Pack Blue and Gold dinner on February 22 at 6 p.m. at the school with meals by mothers. A CCC Pack committee meeting, sponsored by the school, will be held February 12 at the school.
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Ordnance School
CCC
Mothers and Daughters Banquet Plans Put Forward
The Point Pleasant Junior Women's Club committee met at chairman Mrs. Troy Bolling's home to arrange details for the mother and daughter banquet. Co chairs are Miss Marjorie Waldie and Mrs. Floyd Taylor Jr with additional members including Mrs. William Bardin Jr and Miss Jean Doolittle. The dinner is set for April 2 at the Moose home.
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Point Pleasant
Troy Bolling
Marjorie Waldie
Floyd Taylor, Jr
William H. Bardin, Jr
Jean Doolittle
Larry Abbott
Lavella Driner
William Jeffries
Earl Henry
William Knight
Moose Home
Eastern Star Inspects Chapter No. 75 in Grantsville
Leah K. Ball of Grantsville conducted an inspection of Chapter No. 75 of the Eastern Star at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic Temple after a 6 p.m. dinner at the Trinity Church Dining Room. Guests included Alice Bokair of Huntington and Mrs. Benny Shafer. The dinner and annual inspection are scheduled for Feb. 20.
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Leah K. Ball
Grantsville
Worthy
Masonic Temple
Trinity Church
Alice Bokair
Huntington
Benny Shafer
February Club Meeting Set With Auction At Moose Hall
The February meeting will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Moose home with Mrs. J Stewart Lloyd presiding. A closed session will elect new officers. Members should bring an article valued at $1 for auction, including handmade items baked goods or purchased pieces.
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Point Pleasant
Moose Home
J. Stewart Lloyd
Family notices and military induction updates from Troy area
S stories recount Delmar Hardin of Piqua in critical condition at a Troy Hospital. Cora Rupe, wife of S E Rupe, is referenced. Ernest Ratcliff, son of Edna Ratcliff, is recovering at Holzer Hospital. James Miller has left for Ashland Kentucky to enlist. His wife Andle Schuler will stay with her parents. Ronnie Leach of Columbus visited with family. Recent visitors to the Schuler household include Charles Baker Kay New Boston, Ross Shuler, Debra and David Bradbury, Wendell Roush, Ortha and Jimmie Price Old Kyger.
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S. E. Rupe
Inlaw
Delmar Hardin
Piqua
Troy
Cora Rupe
Ernest
Edna Ratcliff
Holzer Hospital
James Miller
Ashland
Andle Schuler
Joe Schuler
Ronnie Leach
Columbus
Joe Leach
Alex Schuler
Charles Baker
Kay
New Boston
Ross Shuler
Debra and
David
Bradbury
Wendell Roush
Ortha
Jimmie Price
Old Kyger
Glenna Shuler
Cast Removed From Injured Man After Hospital Stay
Walden Bennett Roush of Mt. Vernon Avenue who was injured in a mobile wreck on September 15 spent 65 days in Holzer Hospital for a broken leg. He returned Tuesday for a checkup and had the cast removed at the hospital.
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Point Pleasant
Walden
Bennett Roush
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Holzer Hospital
Couple from Gallipolis Ferry Seek Marriage License
Robert Edmond Casey age 19 of Gallipolis Ferry and Hilda Ann Wray age 18 of Gallipolis Ferry filed a marriage license application Tuesday in the bounty clerks office. The parties are the son of Basil Edmond and Maggie Barker Casey and the daughter of Raymond Lee and Louise Plants Wray.
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Robert Edmond Casey
Gallipolis Ferry
Basil Edmond
Maggie Barker Casey
Hilda Ann Wray
Raymond Lee
Louise Plants Wray
Bounty Clerks Office
Chamber Fills Vacancy On Directors
POINT PLEASANT The Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce board named Paul Pearson to fill the vacancy caused by R A Benzaquin who moved to New York. A dinner Feb 19 at the Moose Home will honor Marietta Manufacturing Malleable Iron and Quality Manufacturing. Speaker G S Dunn of Appalachian Power Co will attend. about 300 guests expected. tickets sold in local drug stores.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce
Commerce
Paul Pearson
Celanese
R. A. Benzaquin
Chamber of Commerce
Moose Home
G. South Dunn
Appalachian Power Company
Roanoke
Marietta Manufacturing Company
Malleable Iron, and
Quality Manufacturing Company
Carrick, Frith and Halls Drug Stores
James Hall
Rush Krodel
J. Knox Dye
J. Hyer
Gene Ball
Virgil Siders
Chester A. Roush
Jack Fruth
Mary McClure
PTA Meeting Discusses Teacher Salary Increases And Bus Safety
Stevens announces legislative plans for higher teacher salaries at the Mason County PTA gathering at Sunnyside School. The group approves hiring a real estate tax appraisal firm and surveys bus operation hazards. An annual Red Cross drive is underway as a delegation is named to transport students living off route. Founders Day program participants are listed.
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Point Pleasant
Campbell Stevens
House of Delegates
Mason County Pta
Sunnyside
Earl Keefer
PTA
Charley Carr
Lorene Weiss
Ralph Warner
Edward Rickard
Robert Cole
John Turner
Woodrow Foreman
Janet Zirkle
Denver Artis
Ray Proffitt
Emily Lee Burgess
Lester Dodson
Roush
Cadle
Helen Stewart
Spaghetti Dinner Plans Tied to School PTA Meeting
POINT PLEASANT An executive meeting of the PTA of Ordnance School will meet Thursday evening at the school. The purpose is to complete plans for the annual spaghetti dinner to be served at the school Feb 15 starting at 5 p.m.
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Point Pleasant
PTA of Ordnance School
Maiden Couple Welcomes Son In Gallia County
Mr and Mrs Donald Maiden of Gallipolis welcome a son born February 4 at a local clinic. The birth adds a new member to the Maiden family.
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Donald Maiden
Gallipolis
Rotary Club Hosts Film on Rubber Research and Foundation Plans
Nelsonville Rotary members viewed Men and Molecules detailing rubber industry research and WWII supply challenges. Rotarian John Brooks led the program. Warren Badger outlined Rotary Foundation fellowships and proposed Nelsonville’s $130 contribution, aiming for 100 percent per-member giving. The Rev. Ogden Ludlow attended as a guest.
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John Brooks
Rotary Foundation
Nelsonville
Ogden Ludlow
Episcopal
Cancer Talk Scheduled at Point Pleasant Club Meeting
Dr. Oscar Clark of Gallia County Gallpolis Clinic will discuss Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer at the Point Pleasant Women's Club February meeting at the Moose Home. Health and safety department members organize. committee list includes Madge Byus as chair and many local members.
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Point Pleasant
Oscar Clark
Gallipolis
Madge Byus
Howard Yeager
Eunice B. Beller
Charles Butler
Dora Ellis
Frank Haught
Gordon Jackson
Hattie Jordan
Josephine Lyons
William McKinley
Howard Price
Ralph Raike
Charles Roberts
Oran Schools
W. S. Selby
C. R. Perry
Wesley Spence
Richard Thomas
J. L. Twitty
Charles White
C. H. Withers
Dorothy Watkins
Carpeting on Walls For Dining Place
MILWAUKEE A local dining place carpets not the floors but all four walls. Owner Bill Jarvis says there are only five other places in the country with walls done in similar fashion, three in New York and two in California.
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Milwaukee
Bill Jarvis
New York
California
Detective Teaches His Son a Lesson in cuffs
Charleston officer Robert Lee Gunnoe Jr left his 4 year old son footcuffed after the boy locked the father’s handcuffs around his ankles. The child hobbled all day until the cuffs were unlocked and the officer said the boy would likely not repeat the stunt.
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Charleston
W. Va
Robert Lee Gunnoe Jr
Gunnoe
Robert
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