Point Pleasant to Begin Sewage Plant Construction
Point Pleasant council awarded the contract for a new 334.45.30 million sewage disposal plant to M. Christopher of Columbus, pending financing approval. Mayor Krodel called a special session to let bids, with Ed Cook stating local hiring will occur as possible and union wage scales apply. Contractor staffing decisions will be made by the builder, with Taft Hartley Act rules noted. Charleston firm R N Hewitt will lay sewer pipe and work may start Feb 1. Other bids included Mountain State Construction Charleston Cook Construction Huntington and Moyer Brothers Altoona.
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Point Pleasant
B. W. Krodel
M. Christopher of
Columbus
Carroll W. Casto
Chapman and Cutler
Chicago
Krodel
Ed Cook
Emploes
Jin
Rrm
Cook
R. N. Hewitt
Charleston
Christopher
Mountain State Construction Co
Cook Constructin Co
Huntington
Moyer Brothers
Altoona
Court delays ruling in Mason County demurrer case
Special Judge E B Pennybacker could not preside in Mason County to rule on the demurrer to the amended answer of Ivan Bush. Plaintiffs attorney William Bruce Hoff filed the demurrer last hearing. Former Court President Darsel E Wedge was dismissed amid re run rumors. No new date was set. A separate amended contract with Virgil Love sets no more construction until funds are available, with 344477 of 416912 in the fund as more money arrives.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Ivan Bush
E. B. Pennybacker
William Bruce Hoff
Darsel E. Wedge
Orr
Jheaton
Pennybacker
Bush
R. R. Ball
F. A. Morrison
Virgil Love
Love
Special Court House
Firemen Respond to Brush Fire Near Texaco Station
Point Pleasant volunteer firemen were called to extinguish a brush blaze near the Texaco station at the upper end of Jackson Avenue. The alarm came in around noon yesterday.
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Point Pleasant
Texaco
Jackson Ave
Minstrel Highlight of Mason County Anti Polio Drive
The Mason County polio drive includes subcommittee tests and fundraising events led by local groups. A minstrel show at Point Pleasant High School, toll booths by Silver Bridge and Leon, bake sales in Henderson and New Haven, and a Mothers March are planned with participation from Junior Women's Club and local restaurateurs. Donations begin with early gifts and a live pheasant contribution.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Pomeroy
Bob Hoeflich
Silver Bridge
Dan Hope
Henderson
Leon
Pat Wilson
Ruth Forbus
New Haven
Fred Roush
Roosevelt School
Garland Mohr
Pickup i
Crab Creek
Ralph Freeman
Hogsett
McNeill
George Morrow
C. R. Yoho
H. T. Call
Beech Hill School
Horton Eckard
C. R. Schurman
Traffic Improvements To Be C of C Goal
Point Pleasant civic groups organize to relieve traffic congestion with a new traffic committee and a consolidated civic sign group. The two panels will repave and widen Main Street and several side streets, with volunteer donations aiding construction and materials.
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Point Pleasant
Ae of Commerce
Chamber
Main St
Moose Club
Paul Cummings
Jake Somerville
St Pauls Church Windows Memorial to Locomotive No 28
The Stevens Point church shows a stained glass memorial window depicting locomotive No 28. It was a gift from local railroaders when the church was built in 1889.
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St. Paul's Methodist Church
Stevens Point
Wis
Local Levy Vote At TOTAL COUNTY Set At 4.40 Mills
The ballot proposal sets TOTAL COUNTY levy at 4.40 mills for local purposes. Voters will see the rate in the official tax table and must decide on the measure.
Central Parent Teacher Meeting Highlights Teacher Shortage
Mason County school supervisor H Withers told the Central Parent Teacher meeting that low salaries drive teachers away to higher pay elsewhere. He cited about eight teachers leaving Mason County in five years. He noted that most planned book cases for classrooms are built or under construction. Third grade pupils led devotional and recitation segments, with a program by Somerville and Irvin teams and refreshments served by sixth grade mothers.
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Co. H. Withers
Mason County
Central Parenteacher
Withers
Rachel Somerville
Fille Irvin
Hot springs noted on Deception Island near Cape Horn
Report mentions hot springs on Deception Island located about 525 miles southeast of Cape Horn, highlighting geothermal features in a remote southern Atlantic region.
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Deception Island
Cape Horn
Henry Kaiser to Speak at Ravenswood Banquet
Ravenswood hosts its eighth annual banquet by the Ravenswood School Improvement Association with Henry Kaiser as guest speaker. Kaiser, head of Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical, will address 10 percent tickets on sale March 1, while all proceeds fund local facilities and student programs. the event is notable for its donated food, musicians, and server staff as community support.
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Henry Kaiser
Ravenswood
Ravenswood— Henry
Ravenswood School Improvement Association
W. T. Blake
Kaiser Ia
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation
Here
Ohio River
Brake
Foster Seaman
Erand
Ohio Valley
Point Pleasant Offers Two Marshall College Courses
Dr Paul H Collins director of adult education at Marshall College announces a two course extension for Point Pleasant with English 81 and Sociology 300. If sufficient interest is shown both courses may be offered in the second semester.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleant
Paul H. Collins
Marshall College
Colling
Dance instructor Suzanne Ryce visits Point Pleasant
Suzanne Ryce from Charleston, a dance instructor, is visiting Mrs. H. T. Call at 124 Park Dr this week. Miss Ryce plans to travel to Parkesburg today on business and will stay through the weekend to teach here. In Pomeroy's March of Dimes talent show tonight, Douglas Beaver has measles and is recovering at home.
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Suzanne Ryce
Charleston
H. T. Call
Park Dr
Irrigation Classes Set For Mason County Students
James L. Derby announces two January sessions for vocational agriculture students. Wahama High School at 9 a.m. and Point Pleasant High School at 1:45 a.m. Clyde B. Walker from the new way farmines in Columbus will instruct, Dartyeid Walker will lead irrigation discussion, with a film Right at Pain sponsored by the Aluminum Corporation of America.
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Mason County
James L. Derby
Wahame High School
Point Pleasant
Aluminum Corporation of America
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