39th body pulled from Ohio River after Silver Bridge collapse
The body of Harold Cundiff, 38, of Winston-Salem, N C, was recovered Sunday at 8 45 am by the Brookfield rescue squad, the 39th death linked to the December 15 Silver Bridge collapse. Three bodies total were found during a weekend drag operation by the Coast Guard and 350 volunteers. Co driver William Edmundson was rescued. Other recovered remains include Albert Ader Jr. of Gallipolis and Alonzo Darst of Cheshire Route. Mason County Civil Defense Director John Wilson said more dragging is planned if river conditions allow, and seven people remain missing. Rescue teams from many states assisted, with daily patrols to continue.
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Point Pleasant
Harold Cundiff
Winston-Salem
N. C
Ohio River
Brookfield
Cundiff
Silver Bridge
U.S. Coast Guard
Hennis Freight Lines
William Edmundson
Cheshire
Darst
James Merry Stone Co
John
Andy) Wilson
Mason County Civil Defense Unit
Carter's Pills Wake Up Peristalsis
The ad promotes Carter's Pills as a laxative that activates slowed digestive muscles to relieve irregularity. It claims quick, temporary relief and a return to a "smiling best" with millions of users. Priced at 49 cents.
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Carter
Queen Of Mason Fair Banks High In State
Miss Diana Barss of Point Pleasant Mason County was named second runner-up in the West Virginia Fair Association Queen contest after competing with 14 other fair queens. She earned the honor in August during Mason County Fair week and is a 1967 Point Pleasant High School graduate.
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Point Pleasant
Diana Barss
Mason County
West Virginia
Local Students and Guests Highlight Middleport Families
Middleport residents report a mix of travel and visits during breaks. Asa Bradbury from Marshall University spends the semester with his parents, while Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Erlewine and family hosted Springfield guests.其他 relatives and friends from Rutland, Kirksville, and Toronto join weekend gatherings and educational plans in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Bradbury
Marshall University
Charles Bradbury
A. E. Erlewine
Springfield
Leo Kennedy Sr
Karen Gregg
Lawrence Milhoan
Rutland
B. F. Parmalee
Florida
Charles Gaskeill
Toronto
Canada
Russell Mcintyre
Steve
Kirksville College of Osteopathy
Detroit, Mich
Mcintyre
University of Toronto
Kevin Yeanger
Middleport
Mary Skinner
Norman Yeanger
Bernard Fultz
Ohio University
Ohio Northern University
Dee Slavin
Fultz
Robert Schmoll
Ohio State University
Columbus
Plane Lands Safe On Ice Then Sinks In Lake
Cambridge New York AP John Sherin of Greenwich thought Hedges Lake ice thick enough for a landing. He landed a single engine ski plane on the ice, then watched it sink to its wing mounts as subzero temperatures froze the water around the craft.
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Cambridge
N.Y
John Sherin
Greenwich
Hedges Lake
New York
Sherin
Two Thefts Of Coolers Investigated
Two cooler thefts were reported early Sunday in Point Pleasant. A Coke machine outside Pure Oil on 28th Street was broken into with five cases of pop and all the money taken, and at Dick's Drive-In on 22nd Street a cooler lock was broken with 12 cases of beer stolen. The incidents are under investigation.
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Point Pleasant
Pure Oil Station
28Th Street
Carl McDaniel
Dick’s Drive-In
22Nd Street
Plan Busts Of Famous Plan Busts Of Famous
outdoor hall of fame project proposed by Broadway Associates in midtown Manhattan aims to install about 65 busts of actors producers directors and playwrights deceased at least five years. site is triangular pedestrian mall between Broadway Seventh Avenue and 43rd to 47th Streets with estimated cost 500000.
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New York
Broadway Associates
Broadway
Seventh Avenue
43Rd
47Th Streets
Preventive Medicine For Zoo Animals In Atlanta
Dr. A L Turk and Dr. W C Driggers practice preventive medicine for Grant Park zoo inhabitants. They perform annual checks and emergency surgeries including removing a giant rattlesnake eye and delivering lion cubs by Caesarean. They use a hypodermic dart gun to tranquilize animals, easing past dockside roping ordeals.
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Atlanta
A. L. Turk
W. C. Driggers
Grant Park Zoo
Turk
University of Georgia
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Births and admissions report
A birth is recorded for Mr. and Mrs. John Mayes of Glenwood. Admitted patients include Steven Porter Point Pleasant Edward Ward Apple Grove Mrs Lee Henry Gallipolis Ferry Mrs Gary Northup Point Pleasant Mrs Homer Hawthorne Ashton Mrs Ira Potts Apple Grove Mrs Loris Ray Pullens Mr Alto Jeffrey Campbell Point Pleasant Fred Starrick Point Pleasant Mrs E B Selby Point Pleasant. Discharges list Sadie Marie Hughes Edward Wroten Mrs Hattie Radcliff Oscar Grimm Shelby Earl King Kellie Lane Mrs Chester Curry William Kinnard and daughter Carl Swisher Mrs Gerald Gibbs Mrs George Dab ney Cecilia Grimm Mrs Roxie Holley Ella Anderson Mrs Clayton Hager. The article notes Mars temperature differences with 70 degree days and 150 below zero at night.
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Steven Porter
Point Pleasant
Edward Ward
Apple Grove
Lee Henry
Gallipolis Ferry
Gary Northup
Homer Hawthorne
Ashton
Ira Potts
Loris Ray Pullens
Alto
Jeffrey Campbell
Fred Starrick
E. B. Selby
Sadie Marie Hughes
Edward Wroten
Hattie Radcliff
Oscar Grimm
Shelby Earl King
Kellie Lane
Hospital Notes List Local Births and Names
Holzer Hospital notes record numerous birth announcements and names from Crown City Galli polis Point Pleasant Racine Ironton Rutland Middleport Pomeroy Ravenswood Wellston and surrounding areas. Families named include Mr and Mrs Howard Mr and Mrs John A Nibert Mrs Harold Smith Mrs Billy Joes Howard Mrs Fred Facemire Mrs Cretoria Patterson Mrs Edward Perry Mrs Everett Burris Mrs Louis Unroe Charles Kingting Mrs James W Johnson Jr Eddie R Russell Norman Shuler Lawrence Jones Teddy Massey Jr Don Nease Germa McPhether Robert Jones Jr Clarence Adams Emmett Sexton other relatives and infants noted with colleagues and neighbors.
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Billy Joes Howard
New Haven
Fred Facemire
Gallipolis
Cretoria Patterson
Point Pleasant
Edward Perry
Crown City
C. Everett Burris
Louis Unroe
Ironton
Charles Kingting
Racine
James W. Johnson Jr
Danny Deihl
Harold Smith
Eddie R. Russell
West Columbia
Cormal T. Jewett
Law Student Files Petition For Attorney
POINT PLEASANT Filing Saturday as a Republican candidate for Mason County prosecuting attorney was Mike Shaw who expects to graduate in May from West Virginia University College of Law He has worked part time in Morgantown and formerly lived in Point Pleasant He is married to Virginia Armantrout of Mullens Annual Dinner Set Point Pleasant The annual congregational dinner and meeting of Christ Episcopal Church will be Feb 5 at 6 p.m.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Mike Shaw
West Virginia University College of Law
Shaw
Morgantown
Point Pleasant High School
Virginia Armantrout
Mullens, W. Va
Christ Episcopal Church
County Officials Attend Convention in Charleston
Several Mason County leaders attend the annual convention of county officials at the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston. Sheriff George Johnson Assessor Morris Bragg Clerk L. W. Getty and County Commissioners Clarence Adkins and E. H. Bissell represent Mason County at the event.
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Point Pleasant
Daniel Boone Hotel
Charleston
Mason County
George Johnson
Morris Bragg
L. W. Getty
Clarence Adkins
E.H. Bissell
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Alonzo
Lonnie) Darst
Wekend
Wilson
Tennessee
Carl Sibly
Richard Newell
Adam Zibanski
Coast Guard
Middlehorse
Harlan County
Champion
White Sulphur Springs
Hawkins County
Kingport
Tenn
St. Albans
Fallensbee
W. Va
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Greenville
Jefferson County
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Itinsville
Wood County
Bluefield
Princeton
Scott County
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Prospect
Church Hill
Johnson City
Hamlin
Pomeroy
Ravenswood
Logan
Dayton
Butler County
Hamilton
Xenia
Hocking County
Coolville
Auglair County
Champaign
Logan County
Shelby County
Turnbull
Carroll County
Mahaffey
Ritchenfid
Imperial DuaCycle
Wode Koi
Isis
W. State
Athens
Queen of Mason Fair
Ciation
Lowell Cook
Floyd Rayburn
Charles Williams
Frank Capehart
Capehart
State Association
Miss Barss
Gus R. Douglass
Chesapeake Bay
National Geographic
United States
Food Giant
Fine Feathers
Vanessa Howard
London
Pleasant Valley Hospital
John Mayes
Glenwood
Mars
Earth
Watchmaker
Wilson Baker
Berry Hill
N. Court
Holzer Hospital
Howard
Lee Waugh
John A. Nibert
Clarence D. Adams
Eda Bachner
Glen Beatty
Nellie Boyd
Gaius Brinker
Paul Bumgarner
Thomas Bumgarner
John Chattin
Floyd Colley
John Dutton Sr
Sandra Donaldson
William Hall
George Evans
Justin Dallon
Constance Gallant
Ronald Lewis
David Proffitt
Gary Roach
Fred Sellers
Emmett Sexton
Charles Worth Jr
Charles Taylor
Mae West
James Windle
John Farmer
Willis Bumgarner
Athens, Ohio
King O
My Heart
Valentine
Jockey Valentine
Jockey
T.K.O
Bakers Franchise Corp
Hirth
Rite Diet Breed
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