Pomeroy Faces Critics Over Preseason SECAL Pick
The piece questions a seventh place preseason SECAL ranking for Pomeroy and Athens led by coach Dick Retton and Charley McAfee. It notes writers inflated opinions, cites returns like Gary McConkey, and previews a Sunday All-Star selection meeting in Jackson with coaches invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
SEC
Athens
Gary McConkey
Mac
Charley McAfee
Wellston
Gallipolis
Logan
Nelsonville
Jackson
Middleport
Dick Reton
Crystal
Charlie McAfee
Retton
Hawthorne
McAfee
Wildlife Habitat Drive Spurs Soil Bank Project in Ohio
Ohio Division of Wildlife outlines a summer wildlife habitat development in the Soil Bank program. Local field staff coordinate with landowners and sportsmen to plant pines and multiflora rose, seed sweet clover, build fish ponds and marshes on retired crop acres. The Hocking Valley Sportsmen's Association, founded in 1956, reports 300 members and a Junior Rifle program as it expands outdoor activities including a bird dog field trial slated for February 22 and 23 at the club grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Soil Bank
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Hocking Valley Sportsmen's Association
Moore
Organization
Everett Ridge
District 4
Athens
Beal
Radford Rd
Mountaineer Five Free-Lance Outfit
West Virginia coach Fred Schaus builds a fast breaking, full court press Mountaineers squad from small town players led by Jerry West and Oscar Robertson comparison. Schaus, a former Ft Wayne Piston, steers a disciplined, coachable team from Cabin Creek to national prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
NBA
Fred Schaus
West Virginia University
Madison Square Garden
Schaus
Jerry West
Soph
Guy Rodgers
Oscar Robertson
Cabin Creek
West Va
Bucky Bolyard
Aurora
Butch Goode
Pineville
Willie Akers
Mullens
Ben Retten
Grant Town
Don Vincent
Shinnston
Eers
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Oscar) Robertson
Ned Irish
Te Ft
Wayne Pistons
Hot Rod Hundley
Graveside Services for Infant William H. Young Jr
Graveside services were held for William Howard Young Jr the stillborn son of Mr and Mrs Russell Young Clifton born Wednesday night at Point Clinic The Graham Station cemetery was the service site with Stevens funeral home directing Survivors include paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Russell Young West Columbia maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Amy Elliott Point Pleasant and great grandparents Mr and Mrs William Luckydoo Point Pleasant Bud and Oliva Young West Columbia and William Foley Middleport
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William Howard Young, Jr
Russell Young
Clifton
Point Clinic
Graham Station
Stevens Funeral Home
West Columbia
Amy Elliott
William Luckydoo
Bud and
Oliva Young
William Foley
Middleport
Davis and Campbell File Marriage License in County Clerk’s Office
Phillip Irvin Davis 21 of Addison Ohio and Emma Gay Campbell 21 of Gallipolis Ferry filed a marriage license application in the county clerk’s office. Davis is son of Ernest and Esther Painter Davis and Campbell is daughter of James and Belva Hayes Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Phillip Irvin Davis
Addison
Ohio
Ernest and
Esther Painter Davis
Emma Gay Campbell
James and
Belva Hayes Campbell
Gallipolis Ferry
Sprouse divorce suit filed over alleged cruelty
Mary K Sprouse sues Jack A Sprouse for divorce. She accuses cruelty in the bill of complaint. The couple wed October 20 1954 in Marion Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mary K. Sprouse
Jack A. Sprouse
Deer Tragic Ice Rescue Fails On Ohio River at Point Pleasant
A deer trapped on river ice in the Ohio River between Point Pleasant and Salt Creek died despite a motor boat rescue attempt. Conservation officer Miles Durst, two firemen, and two local residents tried from shore and then by boat after dogs chased the animal onto the ice. The deer crossed part of the river before breaking through and reappearing on the ice before being submerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ohio
Selt Creek
Miles Darst
Fire Department
Salt Creek
Durst
Walter Rice
Chester Leport
Delbert Stover
Sam Rodgers
Richard Taylor
City Ice and Fuel
Residents Urged to Clear Space Near Floodwall Entrances
Floodwall superintendent Bob McGuffin asks nearby residents to park 30 feet from gates to keep exit routes open during emergencies. Gates at park Ninth Street and Decatur Street are closed, with 9 log gates and 6 sandbag gates. preparing gates requires 12 workers for eight hours. Weather worsens flood risk as thaw and heavy snows in Preston County and Pennsylvania feed Kanawha and Ohio rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Bob McGuffin
McGuffin
Ninth St
Decatur St
Preston County
Kanawha
Ohio
Pennsyvania
Sorority Birthday Dinner and Dance Planned in Point Pleasant
Lamda Chi Omega will hold its annual Birthday Dinner and Dance on Saturday March 8 at the Moose Home. The public is invited and the event runs from 10 p m to 1 a m Ned Guthrie's Orchestra will provide music. Tickets cost 30 a couple. Mrs Robert Jackson chairs the dance committee and oversees arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamda Chi Omega Sorority
Moose Home
Ned Guthrie
Robert Jackson
Point Pleasant Church Listings Include Numerous Denominations
A detailed church directory for Point Pleasant lists Presbyterian Eighth and Main led by Robert Ray with services from 9 45 a m to 7 30 p m, Trinity Methodist at 611 Vi and St with multiple morning and evening services, and Catholic Sacred Heart and St Joseph's Mason parishes, among others, plus numerous clubs, prayer meetings, and youth activities. The guide names pastors such as Alvin C Young Paul Redfearn and John O Reilly, churches like Henderson and Concord Baptist, and locations including Main Street, Bellmeade, and the Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian — Eighth and Main
Robert Ray
Jephthah
Women of the Church
Trinity Methodist
Alvin C. Young
Paul Redfearn
Jesus
John O'Reilly
Sacred Heart Church of
Point Pleasant
Church of the Nazarene
J. Braman
Eub
Leon
Donald Pringle
Rockcastle
Yanger
Shiloh
Mr. Zion
Promise Land
Warren
Harmony Baptist
Warren Dean
Concord Baptist
Bellemead Eub
Jack Higgins
Youth Fellowship
Adult Christian Endeavor
Robert Kessinger
Seventh-Day Adventist — Bible Chapel
Howard Avenue
Bell Meade
Ervin Patrick
Heights
EUE
Roy McCoy
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Main St
J. P. Keefer
Henderson Tabernacle
Orville Walker
Spencer
Christ Church Episcopal
Jerome D. Rodgers
Holy Communion
Young People’s Fellowship
First Church of God
George Osler
Plastic Heart Discussion At Kiwanis Dinner
Dr Dan Glassman spoke at the Kiwanis Club dinner in the Moose Home about the plastic heart prototype used to replace animal heart tissue. He noted potential life extension if perfected for humans and explained heart function. Art Gelwicks introduced the speaker Sherwood Costen led the meeting with 24 attendees and guests Phyllis Miller provided dinner music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Dan Glassman
Kiwanis Club
Moose Home
Glassman
Art Gelwicks
Sherwood Costen
A. E. Thomas
Harold Somerville
William Vanhorn
Phyllis Miller
Discharge of Mrs Russell Johnson in Point Pleasant
Mrs Russell Johnson of Point Pleasant is discharged from an unspecified proceeding. The record notes her prior residence as Point Pleasant and lists Janice Young as a comparator or related party in the filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Young
Point Pleasant
Russell Johnson
Mrs Johnson Hosts Discussion Group At Lakin Home
Mrs S C Johnson of Lakin entertained members of a discussion group this week at her home. The group discussed the book Healing Light by Angel Sanford. Attending were Mrs Leon Thompson, Mrs D N Conners, Mrs William Meade, Mrs George Heater, Mrs Robert Johnson, Mrs J C Appel, Mrs Robert Holley and Mrs George Hervey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Johnson
Lakin
Angel Sanford
Leon Thompson
D. N. Conners
William Meade
George Heater
Robert Johnson
J. C. Appel
Robert Holley
George Hervey
Point Pleasant Women's Club Postpones Friday Meeting
The Point Pleasant Women s Club has postponed its 8 p m Friday meeting at the Moose Home. Speaker Mrs Dean Johnson of Elkins was unable to travel because of poor highways. The president Mrs W S Waldie will announce a new date and another speaker soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Women circles meet at Trinity Methodist Church
The Women’s Society of Christian Service of Trinity Methodist Church schedules Tuesday February 25 meetings across six circles. Dorcas Circle hosts 1:30 p.m. at the church with Mrs John Brown Mrs Harry Berkley and Mrs John Carpenter supervising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Trinity Methodist Church
Dorcas
John Brown
Harry Berkley
John Carpenter
Mary
Alvin C. Young
Viand St
Wirt Perry
Rebecca
Gary Conley
Jefferson Blvd
Miriam
Virgil Siders
English Rd
Martha
P. A. Penley
Chandler Dr
Priscilla
Jack Fruth
Park Drive
Trinity Church Lenten Fellowship Dinner Attracts 65
Sixty five members and friends of Trinity Methodist Church attended the first Lenten Fellowship Dinner in the church social hall. Rev George Porter of St Pauls Methodist spoke on What Price Is Man. Future dinners feature Rev Robert Ray Rev Roy McCoy Rev Jack Higgins and Rev A R Young with talks scheduled through March 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Trinity Methodist Church
Trinity
George Porter
St. Paul’s
Roy McCoy
Heights Eub Church
Jack Higgins
Bellemeade Eub
A. R. Young
Point Pleasant Personal News From Town and County
Roy Kincade of Oak Street attended the funeral of his cousin Ernest Kincade in Huntington on Tuesday. Ernest Kincade died suddenly at his home Sunday and was a Point Pleasant native with many relatives locally. John Carpenter of New Haven, released from Mason Clinic, re entered the clinic on Wednesday. Mrs. Katie Casto of Viand Street, a Holzer Hospital patient, shows slight improvement after several days. Wayne Kincaid of Viand Street and city council member is ill at home. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Carter and son Ronnie of Akron returned home after visiting Mrs. Carter's sisters. The Carters were summoned by the death of F. A. McMillin of Hartford, Mrs. Carter's father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Kincade
Oak St
Ernest Kincade
Huntington
Kincade
Point Pleasant
John Carpenter
New Haven
Mason Clinic
Katie Casto
Viand St
Holzer Hospital
Wayne Kincaid
Ronald Carter
Ronnie
Akron
Carter
John Sayre
Park Dr
Daisy Hickle
Hartford
F. A. McMillin
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Andy Chonko
Athens Messenger
Messenger Land
Pomeroy Panthers
O. U
Bill Hess
Wild West
St. John’s
Mountaineer
By Jimmy Breslin
Bob Cotton
Glouster
Burr Oak Lake
Cotton
Mrs. Fitzs
Main Street Baptist
Kenneth Chandler
Mrs. Johnson
Taker's
Kris Kringle
Kanauga
Silver Bridge
MagicAire
Carpenter Street
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