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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1952

Page

6

Speaker for GOP Dinner Touring West Virginia

Bernard L. Lamb of New Jersey a Republican National Committee representative is touring West Virginia as the main speaker for the Lincoln Day dinner. National committeeman Walter Hallanan and Allen Overton of Parkersburg are expected to attend. Dinner tickets are selling well but seating is limited to 275 at the Moose home with ticket totals due by Monday noon.

West Virginia Lamb Walter Hallanan Chicago Allen Overton Parkersburg William H. Bardin Moose Home

Curriculum Discussed by Point Pleasant Mason Co. schools

The Mason County schools social studies curriculum steering committee met Monday evening in Point Pleasant. C. H. Withers reported on the secondary school curriculum, and the group planned to meet again Monday at 7 p.m. at the Point Pleasant High School home economics building. Members attending included Mrs. Leta Foglesong, Mrs. Bonnie Yester, Mrs. Elaine Rouse, Miss Erma Barnette, Mrs. Mary P. Grimm, Miss Iva Wise, Horton Eckard, Delbert Staats, Paul Powell, Leon Putz, and Robert H. Ferguson.

Point Pleasant Mason Co C. H. Withers Point Pleasant High School Robert H. Ferguson Leta Foglesong Bonnie Yester Elaine Rouse Erma Barnette

Information Sought On Roads Program

The Mason County roads program under the state road commission is under inquiry by the local chamber of commerce. Officials report more than a million dollars spent on 15 projects covering 72 miles of secondary roads in the county.

Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce Mason County State Road Commission

Salt and Pepper Shakers Sent to World War II Veteran

Warren King of the Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce sent a set of souvenir salt and pepper shakers to Joe Walker, a World War II veteran in a veterans' hospital in Portland Oregon, upon his request for the veteran's hobby collection.

Point Pleasant Warren T. King Chamber of Commerce Joe Walker King Walker Portland Ore

High School Paper Receives New Printing Machine

Topic Pleasant High School paper Tu Endie Wei now assembles its edition with a two inch column adjusting typewriter provided by J. W. Clark. Clark demonstrated the device to advisor Mrs. Carrie Howard Rayburn and editors and supplied headlines while praising the project for enhancing education and efficiency.

Point Pleasant Clark Printing Co J. W. Clark Carrie Howard Rayburn Clark

Ellis Rites Are Saturday At Huntington Church

Funeral services for Verchea Cleo Grass Ellis wife of The Rev. R G Ellis are set for Saturday at 2 p m in Ninth Avenue Methodist Church Huntington She was born December 1 1899 in Huntington and died in a Huntington clinic She is survived by her husband four sons Kenneth H Welch Charles E Cheshire Orville and William Richard Point Pleasant three daughters Louis French Catlettsburg Mildred Att Pennsylvania and Reva Jane Ellis Columbus a sister Erma L Strange and a brother P J Grass Huntington Friends may call at the Ellis family home 908 25th Street Huntington until the funeral hour.

Point Pleasant Ninth Ave. Methodist Church Huntington Verchea Cleo Grass Ellis R. G. Ellis Ellis Alpha Lena M. Grass Kenneth H Welch Charles E Cheshire Orville William Richard Louis French Catlettsburg Mildred Att Pennsylvania Reva Jane Ellis Columbus Erma L. Strange P. J. Grass 25Th St

Central Mount Pleasant Churches Schedule Trial

Church listings detail service times for Methodist, Baptist, Evangelical, Church of Christ, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran and Christian Science across Hartford New Haven Graham Letart Henderson St. Paul Harmony Jordan and other congregations with Sunday schools worship times and midweek study gatherings.

Methodist Hartford C. E. Haney New Haven Graham Letart Henderson Rufus Casto Jordan Baptist C. R. Crow Gallipolis Ferry Evangelical United Brethren Harry Eckels Heights — Unified Bellemead EUE Donald Lockhart Mt. Olive Mt. Zion Trinity (Greer Eckard Chapel Krebs Church OF Christ In Christian Union Main St J. P. Keefer Christ Church Episcopal W. C. Bowie Episcopal Youth Fellowship Lakin Bruce Chapel Presbyterian Sunday School Pioneer Fellowship Mason City Verna Lieving Point Pleasant Isabelle Kiefer Young Peoples Mason County Marietta Christian Science Main Street

Well Groomed Homemaker Topic Sparks Jericho Club Meeting

Jerico Homemakers Farm Women's Club held a round table on The Well Groomed homemaker at Mrs. Frank Stone's home on Jerico Road. Mrs. Virgil Burris presided and named George Keener to head the March birthday committee. Refreshments were served to a long list of members including Mrs. Burris Mrs. Thompson Mrs. Wartenberg and many others.

George Thompson Jerrico Burris Fritz Wartenberg W. C. Roberts Pearl Oliver Fred Pelley Patty Stone

Esther and Wesley Circles Hold Joint Trinity Methodist Meeting

The Esther and Wesley Circles of Trinity Methodist Church met Tuesday evening in the church social rooms with Mrs. C. A. Roush presiding. A nominating committee was formed, and program chairwoman Mrs. Joseph Bailey presented the theme Trouble Spots Around the World. Attendees included Mrs. Jack Runion Mrs. Ed Goulder and others, with refreshments served by the hostess committee led by Mrs. David O Oneal.

Esther Wesley Trinity Methodist Church C. A. Roush Roush Joseph Bailey Jack Runion Ed Goulder FE. W. Stevens Ottie Forsythe Iva Wise Emma Wise Eunice B. Beller R. L. Thacker Norman Foss Sarah Keener J. A. Shinn

Pioneer Farm Women Meet At Buckle Home

The Pioneer Farm Women's Club gathered Tuesday evening at 1210 Viand St home of Mrs. C. F. Buckle with co hostess Mrs. Mervin Chapman. President Mrs. Ray Crank chaired. Themed "Slaves That Are Free" led by Mrs. M. M. Malcolm. Lesson "The Well Groomed Homemaker" by Mrs. John Kay Jr. The club pledged 100 dollars to youth center fund and 5 dollars to heart fund. Attendees included Mrs. C. W. Sommers, Mrs. John Kay Jr., Mrs. Robert Darst, Mrs. Leo Sayre, Mrs. Raymond Vanselous, Mrs. C. E McCulloch, Mrs. Eric Nystrom, Mrs. James Long, Mrs. Herbert Henderson, Mrs. B. O. Blain, Mrs. Jerry Atkison, Mrs. Ray Crank, Mrs. Hugh Barr, Miss Rose Sterrett, Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Buckle.

Pioneer Farm Women's Club C. F. Buckle Viand St Mervin Chapman Ray Crank B. O. Blain M. M. Malcolm John Kay, Jr

AAUW Meeting Set at Ohio River Road Home

The Point Pleasant Branch of the AAUW will meet Monday at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Clifford Dunn's home on Ohio River Road. Hostesses include Mrs. Dunn Mrs. F W Quillin and Mrs. G E Mitchel. Rev. W C Bowie will speak on the AAUW fellowship and perform vocal selections. Program chairman is Mrs. Eunice Beller.

Point Pleasant American Association of University Women Clifford Dunn Ohio River Road Dunn F W., Quillin G. E. Mitchel W. C. Bowie AAUW Bowie Jis Eunice Beller

Bend Rotary Club entertains ladies at Hartford dinner

New Haven report details Bend Rotary Club members and their wives attending a February dinner at the Hartford Methodist Church. A film on Northwest lumber industry was shown and numerous local couples are listed. A wedding of Mary Magdalene Johnson and Harry William Gibbs took place at the Hartford parsonage with C. E. Haney officiating.

J. L. Stewart New Haven Bend Rotary Club Methodist Church Hartford Northwest Robert McGlothlin Harry Miller E. L. Stein R. J. Williamson Philip J. Wolper C. E. Haney E. A. Schaekel Lloyd Roush Ang Caroli Paul Powell Mary Magdalene Johnson Henry Johnson Harry William Gibbs Isaac Gibbs Vanadium Corporation of America Graham Station

Point Pleasant Chamber to Meet February 2

Warren T. King, managing secretary, announced that the Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce board of directors will hold a meeting on February 2.

Point Pleasant

PMA Chiefs Urged To Spur Production in Ohio

Columbus The Undersecretary of Agriculture Clarence J. McCormick urged 250 Ohio Production and Marketing Administration leaders to raise farm production. He cited a 1952 production goal and said higher output was needed for defense, exports, price stability, feed grain reserves, and a growing population.

Columbus Clarence J. McCormick Ohio Production and Marketing Administration McCormick

Auxiliary To Meet The Carpenters

The Auxiliary will gather Monday at 7 30 p m at Main Street Hall for their meeting.

Carpenters Auxiliary Main Street

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