Farm Bureau Launches 36 Membership Drive
POINT PLEASANT county Farm Bureau launched its annual drive with a 40-director briefing at the Moose Home. Officials set a 400-member goal and marketing centers on Blue Cross Blue Shield medical coverage for families, with emphasis on full family plans under 65 and options for younger dependents. Public officials and local figures discussed legislative aims, school milk programs, and civic involvement to boost farm community participation.
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Point Pleasant
Stat On County
Farm Bureau
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Clayton Stanley
Mason County
Huntington
Nts
Old Poiat Pike
Ohio
Crown City
Stanley
Princ
William Dures
Mayes
Henderson
Mat Rancel Jiiden
Silver Bridge
Rm Bureau
Austin
Rairden
Three Cars In Collision Point Pleasants
A three car crash at Viand and 12th Saturday morning caused heavy damage to one vehicle and moderate damage to two others with no injuries. Vehicles involved include a southbound car on Viand, a car owned by William H. Garrett, and a car operated by Mrs Lena L. Me regent. Estimated damages: $400 to the McDermitt vehicle, $175 to Myers vehicle, and $875 to Garrett vehicle. Social notes reference Women of the Moose meeting and CES Chapter convening at the Masonic Temple.
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Point Pleasant
Viand
The
Moose
Samuel F. Myers
Cadiz
Ohio
Ann Whalen
Lena L. Meregent
Kanawha St
Oil Money No Novelty in Campaign Donations
Records show oil money has long funded campaigns including Senator Mundt's 1984 reelection with 2500 from oil interests. The article notes oil and gas entities seek depletion allowances and recalls 1954 congressional moves to curb such allowances that gained little ground.
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Nashington
Senator Case
Rsc
South Dakota
Senate
Mundt
R-Sd
Congress
Native Sunday in Tell City Ind. Dick Russell dies
Point Pleasant native Dick Russell of Tell City Ind died unexpectedly Sunday evening. He was the father of Mrs. Jean Sauer of Sand Hill Road Tell City. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Point Pleasant
Dick Russell
Tell City
Ind
Jean Sauer
Sand Hill Road
Sauer
The Many Faces of George Washington Portraits Compared
A discussion on how George Washington was depicted by artists in the 18th century. It contrasts the famous Gilbert Stuart likeness with a life portrait by Archibald Robertson painted four years before Stuart's 1796 work. The Robertson miniature, sold to a New York dealer, raises questions about realism versus idealization in Washington's image.
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George ‘Washington
Athenaeum
Gilbert Stuart
Stuart
France
Archibald Robertson
Washington
Robertson
New York
John Trumbull
John de Mare
Charles Wilson Peale
Elisha G. Dick
Birth of son James announced in Albany notes
In Albany social notes Mr Morrison Jr. of Cleveland announces the birth of a son named James on February 14. Grandparents are Layton Morrison Sr. and Mrs. Hi Davis. Mrs. Earl Mohr denies Mila Sisson is a great grandmother. Sheriff bid by Mr and Mrs Clarence Bobo of Point Pleasant. Rumor of Republican Earl Mohr withdrawing from race discounted by Mohr Arthur himself. Public Affairs board changes meeting date to second Monday. water meters to be read on the 10th with bills paid from the 18th to the 23rd.
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Albany
Ana Airs
Morrison, Jr
Cleveland
James
Layton Morrison
Hi Davis
Earl Mohr
Mila Sisson
Clarence Bobo
Point Pleasant
Columbus
Ethel Bobo
Stanley
Clarence Arbaugh
Morace
Mohr Arthur
Board of Public Affairs Has
Russell Ingram
Georgia
Color TV Proliferation and Social Buzz Around New Screen Access
A reader notes how a color television loan changes social standing and neighborhood chatter, while NBC television schedules a March 11 debut of Sir Laurence Olivier's film. The piece hints social shifts driven by new tech, inviting a large crowd to the Olivier program and reflecting on privacy and status changes.
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Charles Mercer
New York
Nbc-Tv
Sir Laurence Olivier
Richard TL
Local Social Roundup From Vinton Area Events
Details of visits and gatherings among Vinton residents include Hazel Amos and Martha Phillips, the Women’s Bible Class meeting at Vinton Methodist Church, and several calls between local families. James Wolridge of Fort Meyer Arlington married Dorothy Buchanan, with service in 1952, while Pearl Marking and Avina Higgins were seen in Pomeroy.
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Pearl Snyder
Joan Snyder
Cli McCarley
Opal Cremeans
Ineton Christie
Vinton
Dwight Ward
Gallipolis
Anna Ward
James L. Wolridge
Fort Meyer
Arlington
Lawrence Wolridge
Dorothy Buchanan
Washington, D. C
Wolridge
Austria
Pomeroy
Lee Foster
Troy
Bernice
Fay Brubaker
New Carlisle
Charles. Brubaker
Donaldsville
Harvey Brubaker
Hand injury ends Yeager’s weekend work shift
Charles Yeager suffered a severe right wrist compound dislocation and multiple finger lacerations while performing pump work in the condenser pits near 9 36 pm Saturday night. He was taken to Holzer Hospital and described as improving Sunday night.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Len Plant
Yeager
Holzer Hospital
Red Cross finance campaign planning meeting announced
A county meeting will be held Tuesday at 7 pm in the high school to distribute supplies and review plans for the Red Cross finance campaign in March. County Chairman Don Campbell will lead the event, with Glouster chairman Ralph Hines assisting.
Birth Announcement Boni ta Annette Haskins at Sheltering Arms
Mr and Mrs Cal Mer Haskins Jr announce the birth of a daughter Bonita Annette at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Grandparents named Vern and Esther Lamborn Glouster and Mr and Mrs FC Haskins Corning. The Haskins also have a daughter Alice Jean, aged six.
Hamden Social Notes Guests and Obituaries Reported
Hamden residents hosted relatives and friends from Lawrerville Dayton Logan Portsmouth and Chillicothe with visits to George Iden Wells Sprague and Mayme Sprague family events including a funeral for Fred Rowe and hospital observations. Local residents attended services for Harley Hedges and members of the Oberholzer and Basher households with routine health updates and a new beauty shop opening on Main Street.
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Columbus
St. Peters Church
Carson Oberholzer
Clarice and
Jolce
Minnie Gibson
Clifford Oberholzer
Cove
Harold Basher
Devil Napper
Main St
WSCS Meeting and Local Social Notes
The WSCS met with Mrs. Lewis Lee to discuss The Meaning of Her. A Bible quiz was led by Mrs. Florence Allen. Rev. and Mrs. Chester Lemley attended. Mrs. Cora Black hosted a birth dinner for her son and family Kenneth Black, Keith Owen, and Karen Sue. Bessie Berridge received a birthday surprise from friends. PTA gathered to observe Found Day. Lula Lawrence of Columbus visited her sister Mrs. Tom Adams. Elizabeth Bishop traveled south with her son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Allen Feuage for the winter.
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Kanauga
WSCS
Lewis Lee
Florence Allen
Chester Lemley
Cora Black
Kenneth Black
Keith Owen
Karen Sue
Bessie Berridge
PTA
Lula Lawrence
Columbus
Tom Adams
Elizabeth Bishop
South Point
Allen Feauger
Glouster First Rehearsal For Home Talent Show
Athletic Boosters began work on the home talent show with its first rehearsal Thursday. Director J H Dunnette announced the event, to be held tonight at 7 30 in the high school gym. Proceeds fund new athletic equipment. The production is titled Variety Minstrels and aims for a March presentation in the gym.
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Glouster
J. H. Dunnette
Dunnette
Mareh
Severe Burns Suffered By Mother in Home Fire
Mrs. Eu lah Jean McCoy of Winfield Road sustained first to third degree burns over much of her body when her clothing caught fire from a grate at home. Treated at Point Clinic, she was later placed with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Otis Noble at 2426 Monroe Ave. She and her husband, Dorset McCoy, are parents of two children and were expecting again. The blaze enveloped her dress hem before she could remove it.
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Point Pleasant
Eulah Jean McCoy
Dorset McCoy
Winfield Road
Mrs. McCoy
Auto crashes into tree near Point Pleasant
A 4 year old South Charleston man, Nelson Campbell Edgington, was treated and released after his 1955 model car struck a tree about a mile east of here on Route 3, near the New York Central overpass, at 8 45 p.m. The driver sustained a forehead cut and fractured ribs.
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Point Pleasant
South Charleston
Point Clinic
Here
Nelson Campbell Edgington
New York Central
Weekend visitors and a birth announced in Springfield area
Kyger family news notes visitors from Columbus Washington and Virginia. John Willian Fields Jr. born to John Fields and wife with four sisters listed. Mae Gibson’s daughter recovering after an automobile accident weeks ago. Local memory of lambs and stray phrases suggest a mixed page of notices and local chatter.
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Kyger
Carl Lemley
Roy Lemley
Michael
Dona Jay
Harold Gardner
Columbus
Keith Bradbury
Washington D. C
J. P Bradbury
John Fields
Springfield
John Willian Fields
Fields
Springfiel
Morris Wright
Eno
Clyde Lewis
Dickenson
Cora Ward
Glouster Social Notes Highlight Local Bridal Shower and Events
Miss Carol Steffy served as guest of honor at a Friday bridal shower hosted by Miss Mac Love and Miss Kay Gines at Walnut Hill. Contest winners included Mary Ellen Shephard Sue Dunnette and Tayona Johnson. A surprise party celebrated Rev Wilbur Crace and his birthday at Jacksonville EUB parsonage with a pantry shower and four cakes for thirty six attendees. Mrs Nine E Davis of Marietta recently visited Mr and Mrs Shum. Other Shumway guests included Mr and Mrs Chester Hook and daughter from Buckeye Lake. Catholic Ladies Study Club to meet Tuesday at 7 30 in the Church Hall.
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Carol Steffy
Mac Love
Kay Gines
Wilbur Crace
Jacksonville Eub Parsonage
Nine E. Davis
Marietta
Harold Shum
Mrs Shumway
Chester Hook
Buckeye Lake
Kennards to Visit Scotland This Summer
Asbury reports social visits and family gatherings including Mr and Mrs Bill Kennard in Edinburgh Scotland set to return home in the summer. Numerous locals hosted or visited kin and friends such as Sylvia Todd Mildred Todd Betty Wolf Opal Marstiller Johee Marstiller Jim Smith Henry Denney George Den Cliton Walker Floyd Arnold Vernon Arnold Wilburt Hartman Jay Dishong Donald Marstiller Russell Klinebrie Fl family Stalder Mash Newlin Denney and others in weekend social rounds.
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Cliton Walker
Floyd Arnold
Vernon Arnold
Wilburt Hartman
Jay Dishong
Donald Marstiller
Russell Klinebrie
William Stalder
Rusty Kline
Brie
Don Mash
Robert Mash
Birdie Mash
Columbus
Webster Newlin
Pam Newlin
Jerry Denney
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Gren
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