Petitions Seek Revaluation in Mason County
petitions from at least thirteen PTA groups across Mason County call for property tax revaluation and equalization by an out-of-state professional agency. About 1100 signatures support the drive with a temporary statewide funding increase if needed, backed by Point Pleasant area parents survey results showing strong support for revaluation.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
PTA
Point Pleasant High School
Local social visits highlighted in Pine Grove and nearby towns
Myrtle Bentz and daughter Judy visited Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Long of Pine Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith and children from Racine stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Oris Smith. Mr. and Mrs. James Nibert and children from Horse Cave called on Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McKay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bashan
Myrtle Bentz
Judy
Eugene Long
Pine Grove
Robert Smith
Racine
Oris Smith
James Nibert
Horse Cave
J. C. McKay
Kiwanis Installs 58 Officers In State Ceremony
Point Pleasant Kiwanis Club held a ceremony led by charter member George Somerville as C. J. Hyer installed 1958 officers. Sher wood Costen became president with Garrett Green as VP Fritz Frey as treasurer and J C Pauley as secretary treasurer. James Hall retires as president. Rotary challenges Kiwanis to a basketball game February 3 at the high school. Kiwanis team players include James Hall C J Hyer Fritz Frey Gene Ball Dewey Smith Sam Scruggs Jim Fisher Bill Gilmour J C Pauley Bill Dow Bob Lawson Sherwood Costen James Regan. Morris Miller announced a pot luck dinner next meeting to benefit the March of Dimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
George Somerville
Point Pleasant Kiwanis Club
C. J. Hyer
Sherwood Costen
Garrett Green
Fritz Frey
J. C. Pauley
Costen
James Hall
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Gene ‘Ball
Dewey Smith
Sam Scruggs
Jim Fisher
Bill Gilmour
Bill Dow
Bob Lawson
James Regan
Morris Miller
WSAZ
WLW
WTVN
WCHS
WBNS
WHTN
Star Theater
Popeye Theater
Cartoon Club
NBC News
Cr. Henry
Mama Penrronge
Playhouse
Gray Ghost
Bob Hope
Jim Bowie
Colt
Zane Grey
Conan Popies Smert
M-Squad
Frank Sinatra
Adams
Eve
Mr. Adams
Thin Man
Thin Man Harbor ‘Command
Patrice Munset
Alter Winchell
Walter Winchell
Cochise
NBC Sports
NHC Sports
MGM
WKVN
RFD
Columbus
Jr. Town
Langland
Kangaroo
Kanga
Ruff & Reddy
Mighty Mouse
Sean Raeaecoag
Garden Club
Andy's Gang
Andy
Gang
Enoneeter
Ne. Pols. Philhar
Gene
Bsi
Ohio
Sky King
TBA
Paul Winehell
Hopalong Cassidy
Etm
LCCC
AOL
LCE
Coco EE
Agama
Preston
Sports Eye
Beaver
Cevere
Mispoyne Sant
Perry Mason
Perry Maso
Perry Como
Dick & Duchess
Oasis
Lawrence Welk
Gale Storm
Susanna Lawwrence
Welk
Gisele MacKenzie
Seie McKenzie
Gunsmoke
Mike Wallace
Hawkeye
20Th Cent
MGM Theater
Heavy Damages From Two Route Wrecks Near Clifton and Route 17
State Police reported two heavy damage wrecks Wednesday night. A car driven by Ethel F Young skidded on Route 62 near Clifton into a northbound vehicle driven by James H Elias with no injuries. On Route 17 at 10:30 p m Charles G Blake lost control around a tractor trailer. Darrell R Henderson collided with the Blake car after the trailer pulled free. Damages totaled 2400 to cars and tractor-trailer, with 300 in the Young and Elias incident.
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Point Pleasant
Clifton
Ethel Frances Young
West Columbia
James Henry Elias
Letart
Charles Goin
Feaster to Speak at Point Pleasant Chamber Dinner
The Point Pleasant Chamber hosts its thirteenth annual dinner on February 4 at 6 30 p m at the Moose Home with Dr E K Feaster guest speaker. Feaster, dean of West Virginia University College of Education, directed the Feaster Report survey of Virginia schools. Inauguration of 1958 Chamber officers will occur. tickets are being prepared for members and guests.
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Point Pleasant
Moose Home
E. K. Feaster
West Virginia
Chamber of Commerce
Mason County Land Transfers Highlight House Lot Changes
A notices list records transfers of real estate in Mason County across multiple districts. Titles include transfers from the Childers, Deweese, Rollins, Wein, Tolley, Brown, Bennett, New Haven Building, Cook, and Koenigsburg families to named buyers such as Thorne, Saunders, Rollins, Kitchens, Hunt, Cottrill, Beaver, Dyer, Bush, and Bardin.
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Harry
Edna Childers
Clendenin
Roscoe
Dorothy Thorne
Jean
Vernon Deweese
Hannan
Marjorie Saunders
H. M
Elizabeth Rollins
Cooper
Epominondas
Reca Rollins
Norman
Blanche Wein
Claude
Stella Kitchens
Jessie
Sally Tolley
Bruce
Clara Hunt
Dana
Ruth Brown
Point Pleasant
Charles
Frances Cottrill
L. T
Alpha Bennett
Union
William and
Kate Beaver
New Haven Building, Inc
Graham
John L. Dyer
J. C
Hattie Cook
Eli and
Hallie Bush
Max and
Ida Koenigsburg
Elsie S. Bardin
Last Rites Held for Charleston Man Emory Stewart
Last rites were held for Emory Howard Stewart 53, a glassworker of Charleston, at 2 p.m. at Bartlette funeral home. Dr. Joseph Evermyer officiated. Burial was in Cunningham Memorial Park of St. Albans. He died Wednesday in Staats Hospital after a brief illness. He was the son of Mrs. Mary Stewart of Point Pleasant and survived by wife Bessie, brothers Eugene and William of Charleston, and sister Mrs. Louise Dorsey of Org.
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Point Pleasant
Emory Howard Stewart
Charleston
Joseph Evermyer
Bartlette
Cunningham Memorial Park
St. Albans
Mary Stewart
Staats Hospital
Stewart
Bessie Stewart
Eugene
William Stewart
Louise Dorsey
Org
Rev Rodgers Named Officer in Association
Rev Jerome D Rodgers rector of Christ Church Episcopal was named vice president of the West Virginia Association for Mental Health at a Charleston meeting He helped organize the Mason County chapter and serves as chaplain at Lakin State Hospital Roy Cunningham of Beckley was elected president.
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Point Pleasant
Jerome D. Rodgers
Christ Church Episcopal
West Virginia Association For Mental Health
Daniel Boone
Charleston
Rodgers
Mason County
Lakin State Hospital
Roy Cunningham
Beckley
Missionary Society Installs Officers at Town Church
Mrs. Ben Somerville, retiring president, presides as new officers are installed at the Main Street Baptist Church Missionary Society meeting in the social room. Officers named include President Mrs. Jeff Grice, Vice President of Missions Mrs. Fred Short, VP of Christian Training Mrs. George Fisher, and Treasurer Mrs. Bee B. Moore.
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Ben Somerville
Missionary Society of Main Street Baptist Church
Jeff Grice
Fred Short
George Fisher
Christian Training
Bee B. Moore
John King
Hugh Parr
Grice
Moore
Baptist
Howard Tully
Fay Wilson
W. E. Dunn
Sadie Rush
George Roberts
D. W. Rothgeb
H. R. Wells
William Vanhorn
Gordon Jackson
Walter Selby
Clinton Miller
Stuart Burdette
Rebecca Rothgeb
Sally Tully
Leon Farm Women’s Club Hosts Lesson On Know Your Organization
The Leon Farm Women’s Club met Tuesday evening at Kathryn and Carrie Beaver’s home in Leon with Mrs. Mae Bailes and Charles Holstein as co hostesses. Mrs. Warren Stewart Mrs. Dayton Shinn and Mrs. Ramona Holliday presented the lesson study on Know Your Organization. Mrs. Bessie Savre presided during the business session.
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Leon Farm Women's Club
Kathryn
Carrie Beaver
Leon
Mae Bailes
Charles Holstein
Warren Stewart
Dayton Shinn
Ramona Holliday
Bessie Savre
New Officers Installed at Pythian Sisters Temple No 54
At the regular Monday meeting at Guy Burdett hall in Leon the Pythian Sisters Temple No 54 installed new officers led by Gertrude Sines. Installed officers included Irma Burdette Stella Rairden Ruth Thomas Lama Deweese Lena Crookham Seeva Stewart Alpha Herdman June Thomas and Fern Nichols. Presiding officers were Gertrude Sines Irma Burdette Herdman Ruth Thomas Lena Crookham Stella Rairden Mae Bailes June Thomas Kathryn Beaver. Attendees included Gladys Thomas Mary Barnett and Bonnie Thomas.
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Pythian Sisters Temple No. 54
Order
Guy Burdett
Leon
Irma Burdette
Stella Rairden
Ruth Thomas
Lama Deweese
Lena Crookham
Seeva Stewart
Alpha Herdman
June Thomas
Fern Nichols
Gertie Byer
Gertrude Sines
Kathryn Beaver
Mae Bailes
Gladys Thomas
Mary Barnett
Bonnie Thomas
Point Pleasant Churches List of Sunday Services and Leaders
A compiled schedule of worship times across Point Pleasant churches. It lists pastors, service times, Sunday school, and midweek meetings for Sacred Heart St Joseph's Henderson Bible Chapel Nazarene EUE Mission Heights Christ Church Episcopal First Church of God Main Street Baptist Presbyterian and other congregations with prayer meetings and youth activities.
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John O'Reilly
Sacred Heart Church of
Point Pleasant
St. Joseph’s of Mason
Church of Christ
Henderson
Clifford Shaver
Church of the Nazarene
J. Braman
Eue
Leon
Donald Pringle
Rockcastle
Yaug
Shiloh
Mt. 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
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Main St
J. P. Keefer
First Church of God
George Osler
Church Group Hears St Albans Speaker
A.D. McCabe vice president of the Kanawha Presbytery spoke at the monthly dinner of the Presbyterian church men. In St Albans, he addressed the topic Faith Prayer and Sacrifice. Wendell Shifler introduced him and Peter H Steenbergen led the devotional program. Emory Monroe presided.
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Point Pleasant
A.D. McCabe
Kanawha Presbytery
The
Presbyterian Church
McCabe
St. Albans
Wendell Shifler
Peter H. Steenbergen
Emory Monroe
Discharge Summary for Sherman Gerlach Infant Daughter
Mrs. Sherman Gerlach and infant daughter of Mr. Alto, John Potts, Hogsett were discharged from the Point Clinic Notes. This brief item notes a family discharge from a local clinic with names linked to guardians and patient.
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Sherman Gerlach
Mr. Alto
John Potts
Hogsett
Bonnie Caudill Weds H G Alley In Mountain City
Miss Bonnie Lee Caudill of Point Pleasant and Herbert Gilbert Alley Jr. of Danbury N C wed January 3 in Mountain City Tennessee Methodist Church. The bride runs her own beauty shop and the groom is a construction engineer. They reside at 703 Viand Street Point Pleasant.
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Bonnie Lee Caudill
Viand St
Point Pleasant
L. L. Caudill
Louisville
Herbert Gilbert Alley, Jr
Herbert Gilbert Alley
Danbury
N. C
Mountain City
Tenn
E. Cushman
Walter Taylor
Mr. Alley
Walnut Cove School
Walnut Cove, N. C
HlG HEMLOCK GROVE VISITORS AND GATHERINGS
Mr and Mrs Alfred Biggs of Pomeroy visited Mr and Mrs Dorsel Biggs. Shirley Frost of Columbus spent a weekend with her sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs George Paulsen Jr. Mr and Mrs Earl Smith recently entertained Mr and Mrs Henry Euler of Racine.
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Hemlock Grove
Mrs. Alfred Biggs
Pomeroy
Mrs
Dorsel Biggs
Shirley Frost
Columbus
George Paulsen, Jr
Earl Smith
Henry Euler
Racine
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Kiwanis
March of Dimes Funds
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March of Dimes Drive
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KE. E. Feaster
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George Rairden
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Helen Cossin
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Marion Upton
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Pat Wilson, Jr
Gus Douglas, Jr
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Ray Crookham
Franklin K. Thomas
Irene Sayre
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Perry Sayre
Rachel Upton
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Linda Sue Stewart
Douglas Beaver
Main Street Baptist
Kenneth Chandler
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Eighth and
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Robert Ray
George H. Horeher
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L. W. Moore
H. G. Alley
Bride
Martz Beauty School of
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Taker's
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Kimnovak
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Southeastern Ohio
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