Point Four Technicians Win Favor Worldwide as Aid Expands
A four part series notes U.S. Point Four and later ICA aid crews spread know how and goodwill. In Iran Lebanon Tunisia Paraguay and the Middle East locals praise technical assistance while Russians seek to rival it. U.S. aid staff numbered 2961 in 1957 with plans to grow to 3302 and a 150 million dollar annual budget for 57 countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Tehran
Tunisia
Paraguay
United States
U. S
Point Four
International Cooperation Administration
Middle East
Congress
Associated Press
Asia
Peniel EUB Church council discusses lighting and spouting
Upper Flats notes show Peniel EUB Church council meeting at the church to plan installing light fixtures and spouting for the new building. Attendees include Rev. Forrest Murray and multiple local families. A St Mark's Ladies' Aid belated Christmas party was hosted by Mrs Arnett Roush with devotions and gift exchange. The North Mason ORY group sponsored a New Year's Eve party in the community building with many local families attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of
Peniel Eub Church
Forrest Murray
Marcus Weaver
Furt Rogers
Rupert Rice
Harold Lewis
St. Mark's Ladies’ Aid
Arnett Roush
Leonard Roush
Sandra
Milton Ray
Elmer Newberry
Steve
Mike
Frank McDermitt
P. E Roush
A. P. Roush
Casper Roush
Arch Yeager
Walter Bush
North Mason Ory Group
Carl Sebrell
Edith Ann
Jesse Brown
Clarence Yeager
Sharon
Beverly
Delmer Newberry
Ruth
David
Woodrow Mace
Jean
Larry
Mitchell
Tom Fry
Sonny
Gerald Rood
Gerald, Jr
Richard
Joe Elias
Charles Blessing
Dorothy Shirley
Peggy Blessing
Shirley Grimm
Edwin Roush
Ladies Aid
Oakgrove
EUB
Dallas Yeager
Mason City
C. E. Fry
Oakey Roush
E. Fry
Point Pleasant
Taft
Boston
Gallipolis
Homer Richard
Richard and
Kenneth
Columbus
Curtis Richard
Ernie
Trioia Rickard
Family Reports Fires in Glendive Home
Charles Kings report seven small fires at their Glendive Montana home since Friday morning. The incidents are under police investigation and have prompted precautionary fire safety checks.
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Glendive
Mont
Charles Kings
Rutland Social Notes Highlights Holidays and Visits
Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Phillips included William Phillips of Chillicothe and T. W. Wilcox and Keith of Langsville among others. Iris Cotrell visited Bob Hill, and Christmas guests at the Hill home included Earnest Davis and Ward from Vinton.
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Rutland
Joe Phillips
William Phillips
Chillicothe
T. W. Wilcox
Keith
Langsville
Howard Phillips
Iris Cotrell
Bob Hill
Hill
Earnest Davis
Ward
Vinton
Clair Taylor
Dennis Atkinson
Columbus
Carl Miller
Grace Ann
Carla
Jerry
Dick Foley
Marvel
Marjorie
Merle Davis
Dexter
Homer Smith
Pat Boyd
Pomeroy
Alma Rupe
Richard Rupe
Alpha Barr
Charles Siders
Letart Ladies Aid Meet at Fannie Taylor Home
The Baptist Church Ladies Aid gathered at Mrs. Fannie Taylor's home for a quilting party and potluck lunch. Members included Mrs. Oakey Roush Mrs. Dennis Roush Mrs. Toby Myers Mrs. Charles Brown Mrs. Fred Roush and Mrs. Dwight Gibbs.
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Letart
Ladies Aid of Boards of the Baptist Church
Fannie Taylor
Oakey Roush
Dennis Roush
Toby Myers
Charles Brown
Fred Roush
Dwight Gibbs
Rattlesnake Stolen From Port Authority Bus Terminal
New York police report a canvas bag theft at the Port Authority bus terminal on Sunday. The bag contained a timber rattlesnake described as very poisonous and dangerous.
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New York
Port Authority
Congressmen Spend Most In Italy Paris
House committees report congressmen spent foreign funds in Italy and Paris during the year ended June 30. Total outlays totaled 291 247 dollars with 122 062 by House travelers and 169 185 by touring senators. Funds come from foreign aid programs and require no detailed accounting.
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Washington
House
Paris
Italy
House Administration
Senate
United States
Congress
Reedsville Births and Local Cemetery Notices
Reedsville announces the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Maurice V Reed on January 3 at St Josephs Hospital in Parkersburg. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Alvin Reed and Mrs Ada Kibble of Belpre. Monuments were placed in Reedsville Cemetery for Mrs Cora Hamilton and George Everett Perry. Mr and Mrs Paul Childers of Philo visited Mr and Mrs Oren Childers. Mrs Grace Smith visits Mrs Nellie Boring who is ill. Mr and Mrs J L Rose of Morning Star were guests of Miss Leona Smith.
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Reedsville
Maurice V. Reed
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg
Alvin Reed
Ada Kibble
Belpre
Reedsville Cemetery
Cora Hamilton
George Everett Perry
Paul Childers
Philo
Oren Childers
Grace Smith
Nellie Boring
J. L. Rose
Morning Star
Mr. Rose
Leona ‘Smith
Coolville Social Notes Holiday Florida Visit Tales
Coolville social notes list visits and holiday gatherings. Jack White and stepson Lee Ethridge vacationed in Florida. Calls and visits came from families in Columbus Chester Pomeroy and Winston-Salem with multiple households dropping by Coolville during the holidays.
Vinton Personal Notices Reach Across Counties
Vinton society notes record visits and weddings: Dorothy Swisher wed Harold Gallogly in Richmond Indiana on December 28. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Don Swisher and daughter from Oak Hill, Mr. and Mrs. James Stanbaugh in Catlettsburg, Ky, Hal Shoemaker of Bidwell, and families of Sherritt, Ward, Lloyd, Jones, Gerlack, and Stevens across Gallia, Circleville, and Bidwell.
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Circleville
Cline Gerlack
Johnny Stevens
Anna Higgins
Langsville Personal Notices Show Holiday Gatherings Across Area
Local social column lists recent guests visiting Langsville and nearby towns. Names include Elwin Kemper and family of Waverly, Paul Barnes and children of Pomeroy, Bernard Tedlie and family of Toledo, Jack Bartrum, C E Denny, Annie Hugg, Bruce Morris family, C G Carmans of Columbus, Floyd Longstreth, Kenneth Wilcox from the U S Army on leave with Norma Gail Wilcox, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Handley visiting Homer Spurlock in Cullloden W Va.
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Floyd Longstreth
Kenneth Wilcox
U.S. Army
Norma Gail
F. W. Wilcox
Camp Polk, la
Charles Handley
Homer Spurlock
Culloden
W. Va
Padding drives global demand for foam padding and undergarment fashion
Martin Schnur markets foam padding as a worldwide boom as 60 million dollars spent annually by American women. He notes barriers dropped in 12 nations and predicts future growth with padding’s new uses including undergarments. A Kansas City soprano hints at psychological motives while skeptics warn of fashion’s gravity and Hollywood influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Schnur
Schnur
Kansas City
Girdie
Secrecy Surrounds Work in Car Industry
Detroit reports that 1961 car designs are in early stages with secrecy. Cars will be long and low with internal combustion engines and no broad styling overhauls. Fuel injection and air suspension, though advanced, face cost limits, slowing uptake in lower price models.
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Detroit
Chrysler
Ford
Ravenswood Social Notes and Wedlock in 1956
Ravenswood bride to be Carol Ann Derenberger will wed Robert Arthur Schakow January 18 at 7 30 p m at Wal ton Methodist Church. The ceremony will be officiated by Rev F Rossing Smith with music by J Wilbur Evans and Starling Miller. The bride’s uncle Carroll F Derenburger will give her away. Bridesmaids include Miss Patricia Merrill and Miss Dee Chambers. A reception follows at the Ravenswood Community House. Also notes on a Grange meeting debates and a Ravenswood school enrollment dip and a later Ravenswood couple Miss Ann Duncan and Robert C Gorrell wed at First Baptist Church. Public notices and church circle meetings listed.
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Ravenswood
Carol Ann Derenberger
Robert Arthur Schakow
Walton Methodist Church
Derenburger
Grace Derenberger
D. W. Derenburger
Schakow
Frank C. Schakow
Rochester
New York
F. Rossing Smith
J. Wilbur Evans
Starling Miller
Carroll F. Derenburger
Parkersburg
Jerome Neff
Cleveland
Ohio
Patricia Merrill
Dee Chambers
Charles E. Cooper
Ray Harris
Logan
W. Va
Carol Degi
John Degi
Detroit
Michigan
George Schakow
Steven Burns
William F. Derenburger
Charleston
Lowell McCaw
Ravenswood Community House
Kenna
Ripley
Oshen
Sayre
North
Ann Duncan
Robert C. Gorrell
First Baptist Church
Paul W. H. Bell
Walton Memorial Methodist Church
E. H. Bish
Sand Street
C. C. Ressegger
Marshall Delaney Sr
John H. Hall
W. K. Rector
Virgil A. Dickerson
Okey Snyder
Troy Ferguson
Will to drive defies odds in four foot two inch Ed Emeigh
Edward Emeigh, 31, of New Alexandria Pennsylvania overcame his height of four feet two inches to become a safe, experienced truck driver. With help from Walter Ramaley he modified equipment to handle a 24 ton concrete mixer. He now has several years of driving with a perfect safety record.
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Edward Emeigh
New Alexandria
Walter Ramaley
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Alpha Plummer
Jean Marcone
Georgia
Georgia Attorney General’s Office
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Coolville Social Notes
Jack White
Lee Ethridge
Florida
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Charles Gillilan
John Deeter
Rex Bai
NEA
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Philip Swain
London
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Ravenswood Social Notes
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Gay Cox
Virgil Hupp
Elsie Geren
James Cox
James Luck
McCall’s Patterns
Grange
Barnyard
Norman Cale
John O. Hall
Earl Chambers
Herbert Shriver
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Pat Baser
Paul Balis
Loris Pullens
Jackson County
Miss Duncan
Woody Duncan
Marietta, Ohio
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Thomas Erwin Gorrell
Ravenswood High School
St. Joseph's School of Nursing
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Gorrell
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Frankfurt
Germany
Marshall College
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W. S. Ritchie Sr
Ray Gilbert
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Ray E. Ritchie
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Arthur Ritchie
Leon Newman
Otto Vondrak
William Shimp
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