Two Named To Fill Jury Vacancies
In Mason County Circuit Court the January term opens with Judge James Thompson naming special jury commissioners Mrs. George Johnson and Mrs. Eugene Hanes to fill two grand jury vacancies. Appointed to serve are Er nest Handley and Miss Lena Foglesong, joining a list of local residents serving on the panel.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
James Thompson
George Johnson
Eugene Hanes
George Rairden
Leon
Goldie B. Pullin
Gallipolis Ferry
Ernest Handley
Lena Foglesong
Linford Sisson
Rose Withers
Apple Grove
Virginia Rayburn
John Ord
New Haven
Clarence Blessing
Letart
Wilmer Rowsey
Charles Reynolds
Milton
Armo Morrison
Virgil W. Siders
Gene Ball
James Allen Ferrell
Old Town Road
Ernest Tucker
Elmwood
Evelyn Proffitt
Mason
Jack Fox
Clifton
Chamber Postpones Meet To Jan 9
The January meeting of the Point Pleasant Mason County Chamber of Commerce was postponed to January 9 at 7 30 p.m. in chamber offices. Plans for the annual dinner will be set at this meeting. The merchants division will discuss the economy since the Silver Bridge disaster.
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Point Pleasant-Mason County
Court Grants 3 Divorces in Circuit Court
Judge James Thompson granted three divorces in circuit court on Monday. Terry Ivan Lewis was divorced from Mary Lewis. Judith Ann Esque was granted a divorce from Lloyd Richard Esque with her name restored to Judith Ann Corbin. John V. Johnson was divorced from Betty Jean Johnson, with custody awarded of their two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James Thompson
Terry Ivan Lewis
Mary Lewis
Judith Ann Esque
Lloyd Richard Esque
Judith Ann Corbin
John V. Johnson
Betty Jean Johnson
Courthouse Health Office to Open for Mental Health
Point Pleasant reports a new courthouse health office for mental health services set to open around January 15. Dr. Margaret Ross of Lakin State Hospital will administer part time, with a planning commission secretary hired. Applications may be sent to Rev. Gaston Boyle at 8th and Viand Street. Also note the Christ Episcopal Church service guild January luncheon was postponed to January 10 at 1 p.m. in the parish house. The Pleiades star cluster is described by several names including the Doves Seven Brothers and Seven Chicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Planning Committee
Margaret Ross
Lakin State Hospital
Planning Commission
Gaston Boyle
8Th and
Viand Street
Service Guild of
Christ Episcopal Church
Holzer Hospital News Births and admissions update
Births listed for Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mason Huntington and Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Tilley Bidwell. Admitted include William Gertie Smith Waterloo Gerald Chesser Gallipolis and others. Dismissals note families including Eddie Kinnard and Ruth Ann Parsons Apple Grove. 4-H club Old Town Mountaineers to meet Jan 9 at 7 pm at Old Green Barn TNT area.
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Lloyd Mason
Huntington
Patrick Tilley
Bidwell
William Gertie Smith
Waterloo
Gerald Chesser
Albany
Urban Cornett
Gallipolis
Emil Ray Tope
Jill Collier
Jonnie M. Peart
Wellston
Harold Stanley
Point Pleasant
Ralph Robie
Letart
Raymond Lee Black
Henderson
Eddie Lee Kinnard
Apple Grove
Ruth Ann Parsons
Old Town Mountaineers
Old Green Barn
TNT
Two File For Sheriff Post On Mason Democrat Slate
On Tuesday two candidates filed on the Democratic slate for Mason County sheriff. James Morris Bragg Sr. of Point Pleasant and Troy Shorty Huffman of Point Pleasant Route 1 seek the post. Bragg, 48, is Mason County assessor and former chief deputy sheriff, with deep local ties and several union memberships. Huffman, 37, runs Point Recapping and holds posts in civic groups, active in politics, with a Korean War Air Force service record and a family of four. Glenn Goodman also filed on the Democratic slate for county executive committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
James
Morris) Bragg Sr
Jackson Avenue
Troy
Shorty) Huffman
Bragg
Point Pleasant High School
West Virginia
Griff F. Durbin
Glenn Goodman
Monroe Ave
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Highlights Names
Pleasant Valley Hospital notes list several patients and acquaintances including Monte Davis and Mason, Mrs J H Rice of Point Pleasant, Miss Carolyn Buck of Leon, Mrs Bertha Filson of Point Pleasant, Ray Crank of Henderson, Mrs Leroy Mayes of Henderson, Roy Matheny, Bobby Fielder, and Henry DeVault.
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Monte Davis
Mason
J. H. Rice
Point Pleasant
Carolyn Buck
Leon
Bertha Filson
Ray Crank
Henderson
Leroy Mayes
Roy Matheny
Bobby Fielder
Henry DeVault
Getty Files For Clerk Of County
POINT PLEASANT Incumbent L W Getty filed on the Republican ticket for clerk of Mason County. Getty has served since April 29 1960 and was elected to a six year term in 1962. He came to Mason County in 1935 to manage G C Murphy Co and later started his own business. He is a member of First Presbyterian Church and Masonic bodies and Beni Ked Shrine. He and his wife Grace and daughter Mary Jane reside at 2007 Mt Vernon Ave. Mary Jane is a senior at Point Pleasant High School.
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Point Pleasant
L. W. Getty
Mason County
Getty
Orville Sturgeon
G. C. Murphy Co
First Presbyterian Church
Beni Keden
Charleston
Grace
Mary Jane
Mt. Vernon Ave
Point Pleasant High School
Reedsville Christmas Party and Local Visitation Notes
Riverview Garden Club held its Christmas party at Mrs. Denver Wever’s home with co host Mrs. Ernest Whitehead. Members and guests including Mrs. Carl Buck ley and Mrs. Herman Grossnickle took part in the program. Local visits mention Alice Foutty’s homecoming after a stay with Parkersburg residents and other social calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsville
Riverview Garden Club
Denver Wever
Ernest Whitehead
Carl Buckley
Herman Grossnickle
R. E. Williams
R. L. Larkins
Whitehead
Alice Foutty
Rome Sandy
Parkersburg
Donald Westfall
Moundsville
Rushin Shumway
Tuppers Plains
Rose Thomas
Lyle Balderson
Kay
C. A. Barnett
Pamela Congreve
Marietta Memorial Hospital
Thomas J. Rose
Akron
Lawrence Rose
Bess Uarkins
Mary Pierce
Ella Hannum
Long Bottom
Ruth Tuttle
Minersville
Alpha Smith
Bernard Smalley
Columbus
Olive Farm Women’s Club
DAR Meet Postponed to January 12 at Appalachian Power
Col Charles Lewis Chapter DAR meeting delayed from January 5 to January 12 at 2 p.m. in the Appalachian Power auditorium. Mrs William C Filson to speak on West Virginia Glass. Hostesses listed led by Mrs T C Caudill. In Haverford, Tibetan monk Lobsang Dorjee, aged 23, studies philosophy and English at Haverford College after fleeing Tibet in 1959. He plans to return to teach English and community development to Tibetans in India.
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Point Pleasant
Col
Charles Lewis
Daughters of the American Revolution
Appalachian Power Auditorium
William C. Filson
West Virginia Glass
T. C. Caudill
John Kauff
John Sayre
Carl G. Gardner
Blanche Armstrong
D. Morgan Smith
C. H. Carder
Charles Proffitt
Velma Lowry
Haverford
Tibet
Haverford College
Lobsang Dorjee
India
United States
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Darrell FE. Eldridge
Leon B. Jeffers
Charles O’leary
Harry Snyder
Donald Masters
Green Osbourne
Democrat
National Association of County Officials
State Association of County Officals
New Haven Gun Club
Big Black Backers
Carpenters Local 1159
Afl-Cio
United Mine Workers, District 17
Utility Workers of America
Margaret Durbin
Huffman
Point Recapping
Lion’s Club, Minturn Lodge No. 19
Beni Keden Shire of
Pleasant Valley Hospital
M. R. Kemp
Mildred Tippins
Bernard V. Baker
Mrs. Lyle Balderson
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