Two Pomeroy Women Arrested for Shoplifting Here
In Point Pleasant the sheriff and city police arrested Margaret Ann Snider 28 and Jane Elizabeth Snider 59 both of Pomeroy for shoplifting at Biggs Department Store on Main Street. Items recovered include two sheets infant suit two baby shoes infant sleeping bag boys suit and a woman's sweater. They admitted theft and were jailed awaiting arraignment before Justice A M Goodwin.
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Point Pleasant
Sheriff's Department
Pomeroy
Margaret Ann Snider
Jane Elizabeth Snider
Biggs
Main Street
G. A. Biggs
Justice of Peace
A. M. Goodwin
County Reps Go To State
A group of county officials met in Charleston with state tax commissioner John Fields and a budget department representative to discuss a spot check of tax assessments and the spots system from prior officials. Mason County faces potential loss of state aid as its property assessment stands at 28.76 percent versus the 40 percent threshold required for aid under Senate Bill No. 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charleston
John Fields
Budget Department
Mason County
West Virginia
Senate
Point Pleasant Freshmen Form New Social Club
Freshmen at Point Pleasant Senior High School form a social club and elect officers. First meeting set for Saturday at Keith Grueser’s Camp Conley home. Officers include Jammy Wedge as president and Dicky Lattanzi as vice president.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Senior High School
Keith Grueser
Camp Conley
Jammy Wedge
Dicky Lattanzi
Vernon Parsons
Larry Jo Barr
Benny Snead
Annual Financial Report Troy Township Athens County Ohio 1956
The 1956 annual financial report for Troy Township Athens County Ohio shows total salaries paid 84 481.16 dollars and receipts totaling 17 885.72 with general township funds allocations for roads, cemeteries, and health. Deductions for elections and workers compensation reduced miscellaneous payments to 1 141.40. Outstanding debt includes road machinery at 1 000.00 and a total fund balance of 25 297.70 with 848.60 in outstanding warrants.
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Troy Township
Athens County
Ohio
Coolville Corp
Coolville
Wilma Dunoye
General
District Board of Health Ieee Rcute Ay
Ianol Ae Ee
Corinty
General Township
Sunday Rites Set for Henry at Jordan Baptist Church
Funeral services are planned Sunday at 2 p m for Benjamin Henry 68 of Gallipolis Ferry at Jordan Baptist Church with Rev Raymond Kelly officiating burial will be in the church cemetery Henry a farmer died Wednesday at Point Clinic after several days as a patient He served six years in the Army and was a member of Jordan Church He is survived by wife Sadie Hatfield Henry four daughters three sons and other relatives. Friends may call at the late home until the funeral hour.
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Point Pleasant
Benjamin Henry
Gallopiles Ferry
Jordan Baptist Church
Raymond Kelly
Henry
Point Clinic
The
Jordan Church
Gallipolis Ferry
Frank
Emma Henry
Sadie Hatfield Henry
Eleanor Jarrett
Parkersburg
Helen Null
Norma Fowler
Phyllis. Beckner
Charleston
Mayor Henry
Archie Henry
Henderson
Pat Henry
Minnie Terry
Chicago
Leland Henry
Heights
Roy McCoy
Unified Service
Bellemead
Jack Higgins
Youth Fellowship
Adult Christian Endeavor
Point Pleasant Mission
Ervin Patrick
Jordan Baptist
Main Street Baptist
Kenneth Chandler
Church of Christ
Robert Kessinger
Harmony Baptist
Warren Dean
Concord Baptist
Church of Christ In Christian Union
J. P. Keefer
Seventh-Day Adventist — Bible Chapel
Howard Avenue
Bell Meade
Polio Chapter Dinner Planned in Point Pleasant
Mason County Infantile Paralysis chapter holds organizational dinner March 4 at Moose Home at 6 p m. Sterling Evans state director and Don Jenkins Charleston field director will attend. James Lewis chapter chairman to preside. Richard Austin polio drive county chairman to report. Mrs H T Call chairs dinner with Mrs J F Baird and Mrs Ruth Schools assisting.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Moose Home
Sterling Evans
Don Jenkins
Charleston
James Lewis
Richard Austin
H. T. Call
J. F. Baird
Ruth Schools
Poplar Ridge Visiting Families In Ohio County Notes
Mr and Mrs Charles C Mollohan and son visit Mr and Mrs George Painter in Columbus. Mr and Mrs Ora Halfhill and son visit Mr and Mrs Kenneth Halfhill in Morgan Center. Mrs Gail Baird and daughter visit Mr and Mrs Fonzo Taylor. Floyd Cremeans visits his brother and sister in law. Richard Mollohan works in Marion. Gary Sizemore visits Mrs Juanita Taylor. Mrs Gail Moore visits C C Mollohan family. Thelma Taylor hosts and notes visits among local families.
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Charles C. Mollohan
George Painter
Columbus
Ora Halfhill
Kenneth Halfhill
Morgan Center
Gail Baird
Dillie MecCormick
Fonzo Taylor
Floyd Cremeans
Jim Cremeans
Richard Mollohan
Marion
Gary Sizemore
Vinton
Juanita Taylor
Gail Moore
C. C. Mollohan
Ray Clark
Dana
W. B. Halfhill
Thelma Taylor
Peter Cooper and the first practical U.S. locomotive
Peter Cooper, the namesake of the tuition-free New York City college, built the first practical locomotive in the United States, marking a key milestone in early American rail transportation.
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Peter Cooper
New York City
The
U. S
Guard Will Sponsor Boy Scout Exposition
Guard Will sponsor a Boy Scout exposition with plans to showcase troop achievements. Event details include demonstrations, displays, and activities aimed at promoting youth leadership and community involvement.
Exposition Sponsored for Boy and Cub Scouts in Point Pleasant
The Boy Scout Cub Scout and Explorer Exposition in Point Pleasant will be sponsored by Ordnance Company 3664 and the West Virginia National Guard. The event set for April 6 will be held at the National Guard Armory with a $1 admission per family or individual. Proceeds benefit Camp Chester in Meigs County.
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Point Pleasant
Ordnance Company
West Virginia National Guard
National Guard
Appalachian Power Company
Thomas Lambdin
Lambdin
Camp Chester
Meigs County
Hibbs, Murray, Wil
Point Pleasant PTA Sells Birthday Calendars Fundraiser
The North Point Pleasant grade school PTA distributes birthday calendars as an annual fundraiser. The project aims to raise money for school activities and programs.
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North Point Pleasant
PTA
Mrs E W Stevens Wins High Score at Canasta Party
Mrs E W Stevens was awarded the high score prize at a canasta party Thursday evening hosted by Mrs Joe Jordan in County Club Addition.
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E. W. Stevens
Joe Jordan
Local residents report travel, leaves, and appointments
Mr and Mrs Homer Lowe of Mt Vernon Ave return from Florida. C N Haddox of Park Drive Mason County teaches at WVU workshop. Airman Jon C Call will take a 23 day leave before sailing to Germany. Thomas Fisher family enjoy Florida days. Rev Thomas Shuler to attend Methodist training in Huntington Feb 28. Mrs Emogene Nichols and Mrs Charlotte Wright visit Sheriff Mohr family in Viand Street. Dottie Gardner takes a position at Kaiser Ravenswood office.
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Homer Lowe, Jr
Mt. Vernon Ave
Florida
C. N. Haddox
Park Drive
Mason County
West Virginia University
H. T. Call
Jon C. Call
Wichita
Kan
New York City
Germany
Thomas Fisher
Windsor Court
Thomas Shuler
St. Paul Methodist Church
Huntington
Emogene Nichols
South Point
Ohio
Charlotte Wright
Nichols
Earl C. Mohr
Viand Street
Dottie Gardner
Kaiser Aluminum Plant
Ravenswood
DAV Meets At New Home In Mason Point Pleasant
Seven teen members of Disabled American Veterans met Tuesday evening at their new Mason home with Commander Russell Ball presiding. Building committee reports plastering nearly finished and the next meeting is set for March 5 at 8 pm in the American Legion home at Point Pleasant. Auxiliary members also met Tuesday night.
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Mason
Russell Ball
American Legion
Point Pleasant
Mason County 4-H Week Observed By Local Clubs
Mason County 4-H groups will celebrate national 4-H Week starting March 29, joining a nationwide program that reaches over 2.2 million youths. In West Virginia, about 29,973 4-H members will honor local leaders whose efforts sustain the program, said state 4-H Club leader C. P. Dorsey.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
West Virginia
C. P. Dorsey
Birthday Celebrations Highlight Blue Lake Community Names
Ellsworth Swain, age 85, celebrated his birthday with his 83 year old wife preparing the dinner. Weekend guests included Pearl Hazlette with the Hazlette and Russell households from Columbus, and Earl and Alta Wade lace families. Myrtie Meals attended a grandson’s wedding in Columbus between Carroll Fellore and Ladona Cheatwood. C E Sheets mentioned.
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Blue Lake
Ellsworth Swain
Pearl Hazlette
Russell .Hazlette
Russell Sheets
Columbus
Paul Phalen
Alta Ray
Vinton
Earl Walace
Blue Lake Drive
Myrtie
Carroll
Five Point Pleasant Seniors Named National Merit Runners-Up
Point Pleasant Senior High principal Benja Franklin announces five seniors Beverly Cottrill Robert Jordan James Mitchell Walden Roush and John Sterrett honored by the National Merit Scholarship Corp as state runners-up in 1957. The NMSC notes their top one to two percent ability and outlines letters of recommendation and the scholarship program context.
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Point Pleasant
Benjamin Franklin, IV
Point Pleasant Senior High School
National Merit Scholarship Corp
Beverly A. Cottrill
Robert W. Jordan
James E. Mitchell
Walden B. Roush
John K. Sterrett
West Virginia
John M. Stalnaker
NMSC
United States
Ford Foundation
Carnegie Corp. of
New York
Carter Franklin
John Mann
Carl Adler
Mason County 4-H Sets Spring Events and Activities
Montgomery County agents announce 4-H spring events in Mason County including Activity Day on June 6 at Mason County 4-H Club camp and Roundup on June 14 with public speaking demonstrations and county style revue. Winners advance to regional and state events in Spencer and Jacksons Mill. A square dance fundraiser is planned May 9 at Wahama High School. An advanced clothing school is set for March 5 in Huntingon at Anderson Newcomers. Mason models include Janice Jordan and others with a musical program lineup featuring Mason County singers Janet and Joyce McCoy.
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Point Pleasant
Russell Priddy
Mason County
Spencer
Jackson’s Mill
4-H
Wahama High School
Anderson-Newcome’s
Huntington
Janice Jordan
June Spencer
Jo Ann Browning
Nancy Blain
Janet
Joyce McCoy
Roll Call and Inspection Set for Scout Troop 252
Boy Scout Troop 252 sponsored by Marietta Manufacturing Co will hold roll call and inspection Feb 27 at 7 p m at Ordnance School. Troop members and scouting officials will attend. The event marks the 16th year of the troop. Announcement by Carl Dilcher.
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Point Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Ordnance School
Marietta Company
Carl Dilcher
Nashville Tops Nation in Clean Town Contest
Nashville Tennessee named the cleanest town in America by Joseph F. Battley president of the National Clean Up Paint Up Fix Up Bureau. The bureau announced Nashville as the top winner in the annual nationwide clean town contest with Cincinnati and Columbus also honored as winners.
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Washington
Nashville, Tenn
America
Joseph F. Battley
Nashville
Battley
Salute to Confederacy Flag Ceremony Trials
The only international salute to the Confederate flag occurred in 1863 at St George Bermuda when the Confederate frigate Florida fired twenty one guns in exchange with the British fort. In 1956 the contest pitted Indianapolis and Cincinnati to a 500000 to 1 million tied score with St Louis taking third. Certificates of achievement went to Columbus Ohio Peoria Illinois and Dexter Missouri.
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St. George
Bermuda
Florida
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Columbus
Ohio
Peoria
Ill
Dexter, Mo
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Athens Messenger
New Club II
Point
Pt. Pleasant Church News
John O'Reilly
Sacred Heart Church of
St. Joseph’s of Mason
First Church of God
George Osler
Church of the Nazarene
J. S. Braman
Wednes
Ekub — Leon
Donald Pringle
Rockcastle
Yanger
Shiloh
Mr. Zion
Promise Land
Warren
Christ Church Episcopal
Jerome D. Rodgers
Holy Communion
Presbyterian — Eighth and Main
Robert Ray
Divine Call
Women of Church
Trinity Methodist
Viand St
Alvin C. Young
Simon
Taker's
Kris Kringle Village
Kanauga, Ohio
Silver Bridge
Charles S. Rhyne
Washington, D.C
American Bar Association
Poplar Ridge
Memorial Building
McArthur
Emmett Conway
Jack Tingley
Judy Lee
Sue Funk
Becky Benedict
Heather Cotner
Diane Tingley
Ann Fiok
Guard
Boy Scout Exposition
Rie
Bur Dickson
C. J. Hyer
Miles T. Epling
J. Knox Dye
George Hout, Jr
A. F. Wilson
James Porter
District Exposition Committee
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Jeckle
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Warner
Buccaneers
Buccaneers Film Festival
Perry Como
Jackie Gleason
Lawrence Welk
Lawrence eWelk
Jeannie
George Gobel
High Finance
Hitchcock Theater
WLW
WIWWN
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Frontiers
Oral Roberts
Christophers
Kit
Carson
Christian Science I
Sacred Heart
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Arena Tee
N.Y
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Wile Bi
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American Forum
Chure Les Amer
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Lax
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Asesee
Fashington
Nator’s Daught
College Press
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Air Po Power
Captain Gallant
Captain Gallan
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Jack Benny
Eo Coe
Steve Allen
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Elizabeth
Hitchcock
Frisco
Loretta Young
Family Playhouse
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