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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1956

Page

2

Polio Workers Meet On Monday Night

Regular meetings of March of Dimes and Teens Against Polio workers are set for Monday night. March of Dimes meets at the senior high school cafeteria, TAP at the Junior Odd Fellows Hall on Main St. Sterling Evans praised their progress and media publicity, with cooperation between parents and teens noted. A polio toll booth coverage will continue on three county bridges, and a Beech Hill school benefit dinner is planned for Wednesday night.

Point Pleasant Naomi Call March of Dimes Junior Odd Fellows Hall Main St Sterling Evans National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Evans Beech Hill School

Blood Donors Top Half Of Quota Of 100 Pints

About 51 people donated blood yesterday at Trinity Methodist Church, over half the 100 pint target. The event, run by American Legion Post 23 and auxiliary, drew 60 prospective donors with nine declined. Next visit is set for April 4.

Point Pleasant Trinity Methodist Church American Legion Post 23 Auxiliary Mason Coun Elmer W. Newberry Glenn M. Rogers James Cochran Carl Barnett Vernon Deweese W. S. Waldie Broughton’s Jackson Gallipolis Ice Co Charles Roberts Legion Hall

Wolfe Rites Are Saturday

Funeral services for Robert Gerlach Wolfe 42 of Grove City Ohio will be held Saturday at 2 p m at a Grove City funeral home He died Thursday after a long illness He was born March 29 1913 in Point Pleasant His wife Helena Withers survives with daughter Dianne Grove City his mother Lena Wolfe Canton sister Marjorie Garrett Detroit two brothers Charles Ray Wolfe Detroit and George W Wolfe Grove City An uncle L R Gerlach Point Pleasant and Aunt Mrs Girard Fowler Ripley Road also noted

Point Pleasant Robert Gerlach Wolfe Grove City Ohio Wolfe Lona Gerlach Wolfe Charles Wolfe Helena Withers Dianne Lena Wolfe Marjorie Garrett Canton Charles Ray Wolfe Detroit George W. Wolfe L. R. Gerlach Girard Fowler Ripley Road

Infant Bonecutter to Receive Last Rites Sunday

Funeral services for 21 month old Charles Edward Bonecutter will be held Sunday at 10 30 a m in Wyoma Church with Rev Russell Cline officiating Burial will follow in the church cemetery The infant died Monday at Fitz Simmons General Hospital Denver Survivors include his parents and grandparents Leland Bonecutter of Gallipolis Ferry and Samuel Chavarrie of Pittsburgh Friends may call at the grandparents home in Gallipolis Ferry

Point Pleasant Charles Edward Bonecutter Charles Bonecutter Wyoma Church Russell Cline Church Fitzsimmons General Hospital Denver Leland Bonecutter Gallipolis Ferry Samuel Chavarrie Pittsburgh Bonecutter

Lions Pump Gas To Aid Hospital

Point Pleasant Lions Club plans a one day fund raiser at Burkle's Sohio Station on Ohio Route 7 below the Silver Bridge. All gas and oil profits from the day will go to Mason County Hospital campaign. Club pledged 150 dollars over three years. Two teams will run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eight hours each. only gas and oil sales.

Point Pleasant Lions Club Mason County Hospital Burkle Sohio Ohio Route 7 Silver Bridge John Barkle Lions

AEP Outlines Appliance Sale Plan at Point Pleasant Dinner

Nearly 35 dealers and sales reps from Point Pleasant were entertained by Appalachian Electric Power Co at a T-bone Moose Home dinner. AEP outlined 1956 promotional plans under the electric living dealer program with Milton Scott presiding. James Darby Leo Bias and Ben Thomas reviewed dealer benefits financing and sales aid.

Point Pleasant Appalachian Electric Power Co Moose Home AEP Milton Scott James Darby Leo Bias Ben Thomas

A Son Is Born To the Wolfes in Point Pleasant

Mr and Mrs Frank E Wolfe of 27 Burdet t Addition announce the birth of a son Michael Eugene on Wednesday at Holzer Hospital Mrs Wolfe is the former Edna Koblentz Mr Wolfe works at Appalachian Electric Power Co The Wolfes have another child Betty Ann Maternal grandparents are Ross Koblentz Point Pleasant and paternal grandparents Edgar Wolfe Middleport

Point Pleasant Frank E. Wolfe Burdett Addition Michael Eugene Holzer Hospital Wolfe Edna Koblentz Appalachian Electric Power Co Wolfes Betty Ann Ross Koblentz Edgar Wolfe Middleport

Kiwanis Sees Students Present One-Act Play

POINT PLEASANT Kiwanis hosted a high school one act play directed by Phyllis Miller with performers Jimmy Johnson Annabelle Summer Mary Esther Cole Kay Grueser Bonnie Harper and Butch Heiskell. The group won the December Christmas contest. Miss Miller provided dinner music and honored January’s Boy and Girl of the Month Suzanne Rothgeb and Farrell Wamsley. Rothgeb is a Future Teachers leader Thespian and National Honor Society member. Wamsley is Thespian and Honor Society member and placed second in a state oratorical contest last year.

Point Pleasant Ben Franklin IV Kiwanis Moose Home Phyllis Miller Judy Keister Jean Goff Jimmy Wamsley Thespians Club

Glouster Area Churches Update and Schedules

The Glouster churches list pastors and weekly services. Holy Cross Catholic and First Baptist hold morning worship and Sunday school. Glouster Methodist features sermon titled I Believe in What I Live By. other bodies include Church of Christ, Nazarene, Bishopville Church of Christ, Seventh Day Adventist, Oakdale, Jacksonville Trimble Methodist, EUB, and Hollister with varied worship, prayer, and choir times.

Holy Cross Catholic Anthony Nickel First Baptist Clinton Powell William M. Parham Glouster Methodist Paul Graf Glouster Church of Christ Daniel K. Teater Bible Seventh Day Adventist Oakdale Miles E. Hoon Jacksonville-Trimble Jacksonville Trimble

Farewell Party for Benny Rushing Held at School

In Glouster on Monday afternoon the children of Mrs Sybil Kurtzmans room hosted a farewell party for Benny Rushing. Curtis Potts and Jimmy Messaros won games. Benny and his family depart Tuesday for Germany where his father Earl Rushing is to be stationed with the Air Force for seven years. The class presented a gift and Benny gave favors to each student.

Glouster Sybil Kurtzman Benny Rushing Curtiss Potts Jimmy Messaros Benny Germany Earl Rushing Bennny Air Force

Officers Elected By MYF at Glouster

The Methodist Youth Fellowship of Glouster Methodist Church elected officers for the year. Ellen Markins was named president, Dixie Brown vice president, Karen Williams secretary, and Tanya Harper treasurer.

Glouster Methodist Youth Fellowship of Glouster Methodist Church Ellen Markins Dixie Brown Karen Williams Tanya Harper

Two Divorces Granted in Circuit Court

Judge E B Pennybacker granted two divorces in POINT PLEASANT Circuit Court. Nora Genevieve Byus of Russell Byus and Delores Marie Miller of Charles Miller received decrees. In the Miller case custody of two children went to the plaintiff.

Point Pleasant E. B. Pennybacker Nora Genevieve Byus Russell Byus Delores Marie Miller Charles Miller

Moose Notes Highlight Social Activities In Point Pleasant

The Moose Women met at the Moose Home for a business session led by Mrs. Whalen. A teenage dance is planned for Saturday 7:30 to 11:30 p m at the Moose Home with Lambda Chi Omega sorority chaperones. PTA at Leon Grade School met with Warren Keefer presiding, planning a band wagon event Friday led by Chet Haddox, with refreshments and a sale of sandwiches pie and coffee. Also discussed were playground improvements and refreshments by Mrs. Herman Shinn Mrs. Dallas Cadle and Miss Seeva Beaver. Sonny Somerville son of Edward and Mrs Somerville of Mt. Vernon Ave Fort Lauderdale Fla is a patient at Kennedy Veterans Hospital Memphis Tenn awaiting surgery after an auto accident on March 22 1952 that left him unable to walk. Douglas Beaver a Leon school third grader is ill at home with a throat infection.

Lambda Chi Omega Sorority PTA of Leon Grade School Warren Keefer Chet Haddox Herman Shinn Dallas Cadle Seeva Beaver Sonny Somerville Fort Lauderdale Fla Edward Somerville Mt. Vernon Ave Kennedy Veterans Hospital Memphis

Registrations to be checked by 80 appointed registrars

In Point Pleasant the 80 Republican and Democrat registrars appointed by the Mason County Court will receive final instructions for checking all county voter registrations. The session begins at 9 a.m. with County Clerk John A. Wilson presiding. Registration checks are mandated by state law once every four years and the work starts next week.

Point Pleasant Mason County Court John A. Wilson

Damage Suit Awarded in Auto Accident Case

A circuit court jury awarded Maggie Wilson damages of 1000 for injuries from an September automobile collision on Route 62 near Lakin. Wilson had sued William C. Rogers for 3500, with Rogers driving the plaintiff's car at the time of the crash.

Point Pleasant Maggie Wilson William C. Rogers Route 62 Lakin Rogers

Passing Bad Checks Charged: Man Jailed

Howard Richmond, 34, of South Side, is jailed in Mason County after sheriff's deputies and state police arrested him on a charge of passing bad checks. Richmond had been indicted this month for fraud but the case was dismissed in Circuit Court.

Point Pleasant Howard Richmond South Side Mason County Sheriff's Department State Police Richmond Grand Jury

Point Pleasant Area Church Directory

A dense church listing for Point Pleasant area includes many congregations with service times, Sunday schools, youth groups, and midweek meetings. Notable entries list Pt Pleasant Main Street Baptist under Kenneth Chandler, Heights EUB led by David L Sayre, Henderson Methodist with H A La Parl, Bellemeade EUB again Sayre, Mt Union, Pilgrim Holiness Herbert Smith, Longfest Sunday at 2 30 p.m. and other schedules across denominations including Seventh Day Adventist, Hartford Methodist, Jordan Baptist, Presbyterian, Catholic Sacred Heart and more.

Main Street Baptist Kenneth Chandler Harmon Youth Fellowship Heights David L. Sayre Junior Christian Endeavor Henderson Methodist H. A. la Parl Bellemeade Pilgrim Holiness Herbert Smith Longfest Seventh Day Adventist John E. Hoffman Hartford Methodist Rufus Casto Graham Hartford Letart New Haven Jordan Baptist Raymond Kelly Christian Science Main St Presbyterian Chapel Robert Ray John O’reilly Sacred Heart Church of Point Pleasant St Joseph's of Mason

Kanauga Gift Shop Opens Near Silver Bridge Route 7

New gift shop in Kanauga Ohio debuts across from the Silver Bridge on Route 7 offering local crafts and souvenirs. Shop owner invites residents and travelers to browse a selection of handmade items and seasonal gifts.

Kanauga Ohio Silver Bridge

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