Point Pleasant Tron Workers Return Agreement Delays Strike
About 100 workers at West Virginia Mai ner Co. cancel a strike and accept a 90 day extension of the current contract. Harold Clark of the United Steelworkers said workers will resume a three day work week and conciliation and mediation will oversee the extension. H R Richards of the steelworkers union attended the meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
INT Pleasant
West Virginia Mainer Co
Harold Clark
Charleston
United Steelworkers of America
Clark
H. R. Richards
Parkersburg
Steel Workers’ Union
Pleasant Social Notes Highlight Women Education Program
Pt Pleasant reports a meeting of the American Association of University Women at Mrs Eunice Beller home. Education chairman Clif ford Dunn led a discussion on college education for women with emphasis on improvement and national study results. The group urged federal education aid and discussed fellowship and scholarship funds. Carpenters Local No 529 Auxiliary met at the hall with L W Holley presiding. next meeting Feb 27 will honor three birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Clifford Dunn
William H. Bardin
Jacqueline Windsor
American Association of University Women
Eunice Beller
Douglas
John W. Kirk
Beller
Garrett Green
S. D. Rexrode
Peter H. Steenbergen, Jr
J. M. Cubbage
L. C. Somerville
H. Rayburn
A. Keith McClung
Ray Proffitt
Carroll Casto
Douglas Rouse
Harold E. Senf
Judson Brake
J. Marion Foglesong
Carpenters Local No. 529
L. W. Holley
Miles Dowling
Henry Peery
Lena Minturn
Eugin Johnson
Louis Bumgarner
Bumgarner
Harley Bonecutter
Virgie Stewart
Cecil Childs
J. C. Paugh
Creta Eugenia Keefer Weds Burton Fisher at Keefer Home
Creta Eugenia Keefer, daughter of Rev and Mrs J P Keefer, married Burton Fisher of Charleston in a double ring ceremony read by Rev E C Delaney. Attendants included Elmer Jones and Kermit Fisher served as best man. The reception followed at the Keefer home with out of town guests. The couple plans to live at 1908 Hudson Street Charleston after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Keefer
Tenth St
Cretoria Eugenia
Burton Fisher
Virdie Fisher
Fairplain
W. Va
E. C. Delaney
Elwood
Ind
Elmer Jones
Kermit Fisher
Charleston
Keefer
Floyd White
Columbia
S. C
Art Allen
Point Pleasant
Loyle Keefer
Dayton
Eugene Keefer
Grove City
Dora Rice
Doyle Keefer
Orville Blakeman
Past Noble Grands Meet of Orpah Rebekah Lodge
The Past Noble Grands Club met at Mrs. Hallah Wilson's Garfield Avenue home Monday evening. Mrs. Columbus Blount presided and officers elected for the year: Hallah Wilson president, Columbus Blount vice president, Mary Wilson treasurer, Lettie Jennings secretary. Prizes were awarded in games and Valentine refreshments served. Members present included Mrs. Margaret Smith, Flora, Fannie Piatt, and Dora Ellis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Grands Club
Orpah Rebekah Lodge
Hallah Wilson
Garfield Ave
Columbus Blount
Mary Wilson
Lettie Jennings
Margaret Smith
Flora
Fannie Piatt
Dora Ellis
Ruth Bible Class Hosts Friday Church School Dinner
The Ruth Bible Class of Trinity Methodist Church will host church school members officers and teachers in the social room on Friday evening. Dinner will be served at 6 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Methodist Church
Leon Home Makers Club Meeting Listed for Monday
The Leon Home Makers Club plans a gathering at the Leon Lodge Hall on Monday at 7 30 pm. Members are urged to attend and discuss upcoming projects and community service plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Home Makers Club
Leon Lodge
Pleasant Point set of weekend visits across state lines
A stream of visitors and relatives from Point Pleasant, Huntington, Charleston and Henderson spent weekends with family in Henderson and nearby areas. Listings include Mrs Daisy Coleman and W B Barnett visiting the Hydts in Jackson Ave, and extended visits by the Devault, Robinson, Morrison, Gas kin, Austin and McDaniel families, with local ill residents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Coleman
Bellemeade
W. B. Barnett
Point Pleasant
L. M. Hyatt
Jackson Ave
John Devault
Barbara Ann
Devault
Gladys Devault
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
John Robinson
Tommy
Charleston
Clyde McDermitt
Garfield Ave
Warren Morrison
Park Dr
Gaskins
Nadia
Washington Ave
Harry Austin
Huntington
Henderson
Eddie McDaniel
Harry Calloway
George T. Price
Wallace Burdette
Viand St
Roane County
Junior
Delmas
New Castle
W. Va
J. A. Bailey
Miles Dowling
Main St
D. G. Wilfong
English Rd
Elkins
Funeral Rites Set Thursday for Garnet Grimm Kane
Funeral services for Garnet Elaine Grimm Kane 24 will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church. The 1943 Point Pleasant High School graduate died Monday at her home. Burial is in Suncrest Cemetery. Survivors include husband Joseph Blair Kane and her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Grimm. The rosary was recited by Sacred Heart men and will be recited by women tonight at 8 p.m. at the Franklin Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Garnet Elaine Grimm Kane
W. H. Grimm
Eighth
Sacred Heart Church
Henry A. Huppert
Suncrest Cemetery
Point Pleasant High School
Oley O. Grimm
Kenver
Ralph
Floyd Grimm
Elizabeth A. Grimm
Letart
Bell Boyer
Sacred Heart Parish
Franklin Funeral Home
Three Couples Issued Marriage Licenses in County Clerk Office
In Point Pleasant county clerk records three couples received licenses on Saturday. Names include Clarence Denver Glenn 26 Henderson and Grace Delores Wogan 19 South Side Virdie Burton Fisher 35 Charleston and Cretoria Eugene Keefer 19 Point Pleasant. A license to wed was issued Cecil Ellis 48 Ashton and Willia Ellis 50 Ashton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Clarence Denver Glenn
Henderson
Grace Delores Wogan
South Side
Virdie Burton Fisher
Charleston
Cretoria Eugene Keefer
Cecil Ellis
Ashton
Willia Ellis
Police Report Slight Damage in Auto Mishap
City police reported a minor two car collision on Sixth Street near Crooked Creek Bridge Tuesday afternoon. Grace McDermitt a Central Grade School teacher pulled from the curb and was struck by Homer Pullins of Flat Rock. drivers settled the damages, according to Police Chief E F Geiger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant—City
Sixth St
Crooked Creek Bridge
Grace McDermitt
Central Grade
Homer Pullins
Flat Rock
E. F. Geiger
Divorce Petition Filed Between Virginia Hensley and Darsel Hensley
In Point Pleasant a divorce petition filed Tuesday in circuit court names Virginia Blain Hensley as plaintiff and accuses Darsel L. Hensley of cruelty. The couple married in 1942 and separated in 1949 and have two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Circuit Court Clerk's Office
Virginia Blain Hensley
Darsel L. Hensley
Sword couple announce birth of son Gregory Lee
Mr and Mrs J D Sword of 123 Park Dr announce the birth of a son Gregory Lee at Holzer Hospital Tuesday at 4 am The Swords also have two other sons and a daughter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
J. D. Sword
Park Dr
Gregory Lee
Holzer Hospital
Swords
Ice touted as health boon by Kiwanis speaker in Gallipolis
Kiwanis meeting speaker Gilbert Bush Jr. hailed ice as the greatest single health contribution, tracing its history from ancient refrigeration to modern industry. He described Gallipolis’ ice plant, its 20 tons daily output in summer, and noted ongoing research on vitamin retention and snow ice in poultry marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gilbert Bush Jr
John Gorrie
Florida
George E. Bush
Miles Brown
Carrie Brown
Marietta
Gilbert Bush, Sr
O. O. McIntyre
Motorist Fined For Violation In Gallipolis
Mayor Wendell Horton fined motorist Walter R. Malone 20 Marion a dollar for cutting in after passing. His car side swiped Cecil Whaley 38 Springfield. Patrol logged another minor accident as Clarence Mulford Jr. 27 Cheshire backed from a driveway and hit a parked car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wendell Horton
Oak Hill
State Highway Patrol
Walter R. Malone
Marion
Cecil Whaley
Springfield
Clarence Mulford, Jr
Cheshire
Robert Ball
Parkersburg
Mulford
Gallia Club Votes on Saturday for Society Directors
Gallia County Agricultural Society members vote Saturday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. Ballots list 22 candidates for 15 spots, eight urban directors for three seats, and directors-at-large plus a women's auxiliary. Three will be elected in each group, followed by an organization meeting and officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County Agricultural Society
Bill Smith
First Rehearsal Set For Woman's Choir
The Woman's Choir formed under the Women's Home Council will hold its first rehearsal Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Osa Baird. Mrs. Garland Elliott directs and Mrs. Steve Thomas is the accompanist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Woman's Home Council
Osa Baird
Garland Elliott
Steve Thomas
River Traffic Report From Gallipolis Locks District
Gallipolis locks report several boats moving through the system including the Pennsylvania down at 7 50 a m and the Re liance up at 12 10 p m Wednesday. Kanawha river shows no traffic. Other district boats listed with up or down statuses and times. gauges show lower 26 6 upper 17 8 feet and Ka nawha Falls 4 96 falling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pennsylvania
Dolle
Reliance
Kanawha River
Lewis
Montgomery
Mokito
Weir
J. Zubie
Ohio
Dorothy
Jones
Patriot
Foster
Marlin M
Java Sea
Olcott
Sohio State
Inca
Kanawha Falls
Point Pleasant
Automobiles Collide in Gallipolis Traffic Corner
Police report minor property damage after two cars collided at Grape and Third on Tuesday night. Drivers were Warner M. Halley of Gallipolis Route 2 and Charles E. Burris of 149 Garfield Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Grape
Third
Warner M. Halley
Charles E. Burris
Garfiald Ava
Auto Theft Involves Three In Gallipolis
Three men and a woman were arrested in connection with the theft of a car owned by John Morgan of 821 Third Ave. Johnnie Frank McCurdy of Columbus confessed to the theft. Charles Bailey and Fay Reed, also from Columbus, were arrested. Police say the trio found the owner’s driver’s license in the car and attempted to misidentify themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Morgan
Third Ave
Springfield
Ohio
Johnnie Frank McCurdy
Columbus
Charles Bailey
Fay Reed
Cleveland
Officers Re-Elected by Point Pleasant Chamber
The Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce re elected its officers at a Board meeting held at the C of C offices on Viand Street. Dr Roy W Eschenaur was chosen president, Walden Roush vice president, Richard Startzman treasurer, and Walter Selby secretary. Preliminary plans were outlined for other projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
C. of C
Viand St
Roy W. Eschenaur
Walden Roush
Richard Startzman
Walter Selby
Warren King
Steve Jenkins Named 4-H Club Adviser
Rio Grande forms a new 4-H club with 20 members. Harland Wood elected president with Jim Merrifield as vice president George Dickinson as secretary treasurer Charles Jones news reporter and Lee Weiher Emerson Walker as recreation leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Steve N. Jenkins
Rio Grande
Harland Wood
Jim Merrifield
George Dickinson
Charles Jones
Lee Weiher
Emerson Walker
Community Notes From Albany Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Vern Vorhes of New Matamoras spent a weekend with their brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs R A Vines on Pomeroy Street. Mrs John Ingram returned home after a two week visit with relatives and friends in West Virginia. Joyce, a granddaughter ill with pneumonia, is much improved. Funeral attendance for George Wakefield Melva Radcliffe involved Lulu Baughman and Harold of Fairborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Vern Vorhes
New Matamoras
R. A. Vines
Pomeroy St
John Ingram
West Virginia
Charles Pritchard
Austria
A. J. Tressenider
Columbus
Charles Beans
Jessie Cline
Ernest Tedrow
Hamden
Arleigh Fishbaugh
Keith Zimmerman
Richard Baughman
Athens
Grand Jury Is Summoned In Gallia County
Sheriff George Ehman has summoned a Gallia County grand jury to convene next Tuesday at 9 a.m. The panel includes Lloyd Niday Margaret Steele Evelyn Allison Forest Folden Mrs Clarence Booth Varny Fay Clendenin John Brucker Thivener Ernest Carpenter Bidwell Route 1 Estella Grant near Cheshire Robert Bunce Gallipolis Route 1 M E Gatewood Crown City Dana Wickline Rio Grande Paul Parkins Oak Hill Steve E Jenkins Rio Grande W R Athey Kyger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George Ehman
Grand Jury
Lloyd Niday
Margaret Steele
Evelyn Allison
Forest Folden
Clarence Booth
Varney Fay Clendenin
John Brucker Thivener
Ernest Carpenter
Bidwell
Estella Grant
Cheshire
Robert Bunce
M. E. Gatewood
Crown City
Quickie Wind Damages Lines in Gallipolis
A Tuesday afternoon windstorm in Gallipolis tore down a metal awning and broke a window or two before subsiding. Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. crews rushed to the Vinton Northup area to assess reported damage to company lines. Observers anticipated more severe damage as the storm approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Vinton
Northup
Community Women Host WSCS Meeting in Reedville
Ada Williams and Ella Watson led an all day WSCS gathering with Nettie Cowdery presiding. Garden Club members used Lincoln or Washington as roll call and planned March 9 safety pictures. Contributions were made to March of Dimes Red Cross and cemetery funds. Several members read articles on gardening and Lincoln. Local residents and visitors from Pomeroy Mansfield Toronto and Belleville called or visited, including Carroll Christopher George Hamilton Wayne Boston and Evelyn Mundry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsville
Ada Williams
Ella Watson
WSCS
Nettie Cowdery
Savilla Barnett
Florida
Lincoln
Washington
Garden Club
Emma Whitehead
March of Dimes
Red Cross
Leola Enoch
Lillian Pickens
Bess Larkins
Anna M. Randolph
Laura Ruth
Kate L. Kibble
Blanche Ruth
Dorothy Riebel
Gladys Williams
Gladys Sisson
Donna Jean Ruth
Luella Riebel
Lucy Kibble
Carroll Christopher
Pomeroy
George Hamilton
Tuppers Plains
L. B. Sisson
Wayne Boston
Mansfield
Guy Spencer
Spencer
Edward Chevalier
E. C. Bailey
Racine
Will Randolph
Ivan Chevalier
Empire
Ohio
Ronald Dillon
Toronto
Evelyn Mundry
C. E. Humphrey
Columbus
Don Petty
Belleville
Chloe J
Encouraging Girls to Enter the Nursing Profession
A columnist reflects on nursing as a noble, demanding field and urges parents and June graduates to consider directing daughters into nursing training, citing personal family examples of medical care and nursing contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dann Bars
Taber
Appliance Sales Up in 1949 for AP&Co
Appalachian Electric Power Co reported rising sales of major electrical appliances in 1949 despite a national decline. District Manager John V. Mann said 16 653 electric ranges and 8 931 water heaters sold in 1949 compared with 15 622 ranges and 8 665 heaters in 1948, citing stronger power supply, dealer cooperation, and expanded facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Appalachian Electric Power Co
John V. Mann
Holzer Hospital Notes Births and Admissions
Births Mrs J D Swords Point Pleasant a son. Admitted Shirley Ann Hersman Gallipolis Avery Roberts Pomeroy Mrs Carl Searles Middleport Willard Grover Gallipolis Meyer Maggied Gallipolis Reeder Hawk Jackson Mrs W E Thomas Wellston Clarence Bartow Walton Wellston Discharges Raymond Butterfield John Campbell Mrs Victor Bahr Mrs Emma Rice Mrs Russell Porter daughter Mrs Homer Sickles Mrs Kenneth Biffle Pierce McCreedy Miss Louise Ervin Mrs Arthur Smith Owen Perry Ervin Haner Larry Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holzer Hospital
Washington School
Cretin Price
Wellston
Margaret Harbrecht
Pomeroy
Betty Lou Hawley
Minersville
Betty Jean Shamblin
Ravenswood
Maxine Anne Cuckler
Eloise Humphrey
Coolville
Barbara Jean Halley
Gallipolis
Gertrude Elizabeth Lane
Cheshire
Colleen Donna Lynch
Point Pleasant
Edna Faye Millen
Waterloo
Ruth Louise Porter
Jackson
Elizabeth Lucille Jones
Portsmouth
Doris Jean Drake
Ray
Adeil May Plymale
Barbara Fontelle Cardwell
Faye Elizabeth O'Dell
Richmondale
Patricia June Fellore
Bidwell
Jennie May Suiter
Sarah Jane Tucker
Nelsonville
Wayne Horton
Oak Hill
Shirley Ann Hersman
Avery Roberts
Carl Searles
Middleport
Willard Grover
Meyer Maggied
Reeder Hawk
W. E. Thomas
Clarence Bartow Walton
Raymond Butterfield
John Campbell
Victor Bahr
Emma Rice
Russell Porter
Homer Sickles
Kenneth Biffle
Pierce McCreedy
Louise Ervin
Arthur Smith
Owen Perry
Ervin Haner
Larry Harrison
Radcliff Club Hosts Garden Party and Local News
Mrs T R Boring entertained the Vinton Township Garden Club in Mc Arthur with 27 members present. A watering house plants article was read, and a high school curtain purchase was approved as this year’s civic project. A Valentine box was enjoyed. Senior scholarship tests were taken by several students in McArthur. Various visits and transfers among Radcliff, Wellston, McArthur, and surrounding areas were noted, along with other social updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton
Willard Faulk
Leatrice
Columbus
Faulk
Baby
Florence Chambers
Dave Kleinhaus
Wellston
Gill Riley
J. E. Bacus
Naomi Schumacher
Pt. Rock
Vera Malone
Oreton
Warren Lowe
Radcliff
Jay Pendleton
McArthur
Emma Pierce
William Garvin
John Lowe
Wilkesville
Gladys Pierce
Christian Science Tenets and Healing by Earl E. Simms
Earl E. Simms of Austin Texas spoke in Music Hall Athens February 14 on building a Christly life through Christian Science Tenets. He recounted his two year healing, belief in birthright of spiritual perfection, and Mary Baker Eddy’s discovery of Christian Science aided by Bible study and Science and Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl E. Simms
C.S
Austin
Texas
Mother Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Simms
Athens
Christian Science Organization
Ohio University
Music Hall
Christ Jesus
New York
Florida
Esau
Mr. Simms
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science
Christian Science Church
Christian Science Quarterly
Christian Science Churches
Mra Eddy
Divorce notices filed in Athens County Common Pleas
Two separate legal notices from Athens County Ohio detail divorce and related actions. Rosemary Conrad files for divorce custody and support against Franklin Conrad with a court hearing set for March 1950. Delmer Green of Hamburg Michigan is cited in a separate case filed by Don Pierce seeking $321.90 plus costs for damages from negligent automobile operation, with a March 27, 1950 response deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Rosemary Conrad
Franklin Conrad
Athens
R. W. Finsterwald
Delmer Green
Hamburg, Mich
Don Pierce
Common Pleas Court
Woolley, Rowland and Bridgewater Attys
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Carpenters Auxiliary
Cretoria Keefer
Leon
Gallia Club
Steve Jenkins
Quickie
Gallia County
J. D. Swords
Son
Earl FE. Simms
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