Chauncey Hostess Welcomes Chit-Chat Club Members
Mrs. Ley of 10 Ellis Ave Chauncey hosted the Chit Chat Club at her Ellis Avenue apartment. The gathering featured sewing and dessert. Attending were Mrs. Eileen Bridgewater and her children Lee and Glen Mrs. Margaret Hamer and son Stevie Mrs. Orpha Tippett Mrs. Zenovia Courtney Mrs. Martha Price Miss Barbara Willis and Mrs. Barbara Ley and son Mike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
John B. Ley
Ellis Ave
Carroll Tippett
Eileen Bridgewater
Lee and
Glen
Margaret Hamer
Stevie
Orpha Tippett
Zenovia Courtney
Martha Price
Barbara Willis
Barbara Ley
Mike
New City Bus Schedule Slated To Start Feb 1
Co-owners Dana Wright and F W Quillin announced a new city bus schedule for Point Pleasant starting February 1. One bus will run part time from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. to midnight with alternating half hour and hourly departures through Route 62 Bellemeade and Heights. Full service will resume when business warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Dana Wright
F. W. Quillin
Country Club Addition
Bellemeade
Heights
Car plunges off Route 33 breaks 29-day no-accident streak
A Saturday night crash on Route 33 near Mason City knocked down a telephone pole, interrupting service between Mason and New Haven for about an hour. Driver Heber Jones Hartford was slightly injured after reportedly dozing at the wheel. police say the 1948 coach owned by Janes sustained about $150 in damage.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Mason Land
Heber Jones
Hartford
Mason
New Haven
Janes
Bicycle Stolen From Sixth Street Front Yard
A bicycle belonging to Franklin Brown is reported stolen from in front of the Brown residence on Sixth Street in Point Pleasant. Police said the theft occurred late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
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Point Pleasant
Franklin Brown
Howard Brown
Brown
Sixth St
New Officers Installed By K of P in Point Pleasant
Oriental Lodge 49 Knights of Pythias held a special Sunday meeting in Point Pleasant with 30 members to install new officers. Grand chancellor Earl C. Shrader and acting grand master at arms Carl E. Smith conducted the ceremony, with officers led by S Lee Pratt as chancellor commander and Richard Barton as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Oriental Lodge 49
Knights of Pythias
Earl C. Shrader
Rainelle
W. Va
West Virginia
Carl E. Smith
Huntington
S. Lee Pratt
C. H. Greenlee
W. S. Hoffman
Richard Barton
Gene Crow
Bernie Wooten
W. H. Doolittle
John Crooks
Horton Eckard
Bonds Posted By Two Men In City Court
Two men jailed Saturday by city police posted bonds and were released Sunday. Charley Wheeler of West Columbus faced charges for displaying improper license plates with bond set at 20 dollars plus costs. Herman West of Poca posted 10 dollars plus costs on an intoxication charge. Nelson Greenlee of near on was released after serving time on an intoxication sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charley Wheeler
West Columbia
E. G. Geiger
Ray McClure
Herman West
Poca
Nelson Greenlee
Near On
U S Ireland treaty to be economic aid
The State Department announced the signing of a treaty of friendship commerce and navigation between the United States and Ireland. The treaty must be approved by the Senate and aims to provide a legal framework for general economic relations and development in harmony with modern economic conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
United States
Ireland
Senate
19 New Customers by Carrier Sets Local Record
Sammy Eads son of Mr and Mrs Paul Eads in 98 Burdette Addition added 19 new customers in one week during a circulation contest. The top increase reported among Messenger carriers operating through south eastern Ohio and part of West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Sammy Eads
Paul Eads
Sammy
Ordnance School
Ohio
West Virginia
Checks Issued For Floodwall Damage Cases
Sixteen checks totaling 31463.63 were issued to pay awards interest and costs on floodwall condemnation cases from the last circuit court term. City Clerk Robert E. Mann delivered the checks to Circuit Court Clerk Vernon Jones for recording. The total paid so far is about 180000 with about 1500 in interest. about 10 of 90 properties remain unsettled. Names and amounts are listed for individual payments including Maud Somerville and Hattie Jordan among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert E. Mann
Vernon Jones
Mann
Circuit Court Clerk
Benjamin Franklin
Minnie P. Franklin
Maud K. Somerville
C. G. P. Musgrave
Hattie M. Jordan
Madeline Durfee
Vitus Hartley
G. C. Roger
Jason Weissenburger
Justin Johnson
Ov Ree
Carl Gardner
Three men rob Don Wilson Motor Sales Co in Piqua
In a Friday night robbery at Don Wilson Motor Sales Co in Piqua three men held up the business and escaped with about $200. Police pursue leads as the case remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PIQUA
Don Wilson Motor Sales Co
Prisoners Flee Buchenwald to West Berlin as Camp Closes
Weary refugees tell of Buchenwald’s Nazi era label and current deaths from 1947 epidemics. About 24 000 perished since reopening for political prisoners. They describe hunger and bread water soup with no meat. They seek safety in West Berlin refugee camp run by the city government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
West Berlin
Buchenwald
East Germany
U. S. Army
Hitler
Germany
West
Mother Dies In Nashville
Word was received here Sunday of the death of Mrs. G. E. Ellis of Nashville Tennessee wife of James G Ellis 105 Park 1. She died Sunday at 3 p.m. after a several months illness. She is survived by her husband two daughters and her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs James G Ellis who were with her when she died. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Johnson and Charleston funeral home in Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
G. E. Ellis
Nashville
Tennace
James G. Ellis
Park 1
Pt Pleasant Social Notes Hostesses Welcome Guests
Mrs William Meade and sisters Mrs Horton Roseberry and Miss Reba Beale hosted a Friday evening reception from 8 to 10 with rooms trimmed in roses gladols and jonquils. Attendees included I A Blain Steenbergen Findlay Thomas Lewis and many others. Out of town guests listed from Gallipolis Ferry Ashton Charleston and Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Meade
Main St
Horton Roseberry
Reba Beale
I. A. Blain
Peter Steenbergen
Robert Findlay Thomas
C. C. Lewis
Edward Biddle
Vera Smith
James Kay Thomas
S. C. Wilhelm
Harold Somerville
J. J. Lovell
Homer Smith
Gertrude
Josephine Howard
Vause Poage Smith
Mary Jo Cochran
Juliet Smith
Berry Thomas
Nancy Smith
Gallipolis Ferry
John McCulloch
Lambda Chi Omega to Meet at Moose Hall Tonight
The Lambda Chi Omega Sorority will hold a meeting this evening at 8 o'clock at Moose Hall. The gathering aims to discuss upcoming events and chapter activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambda Chi Omega
Moose Hall
Sunday Guests of Local Families Reported
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shuler visited Nellie Plymale in Huntington after Sunday dinners with relatives in Gallipolis Ferry and Gallipolis. The Blains and their son Okley planned a six week Florida visit leaving from Gallipolis Ferry. Mrs. W H Vaught returned to Holzer Hospital as a patient on Main Street.
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Joseph Shuler
Park Dr
Shuler
Hans Oldaker
Gallipolis Ferry
Roy Bryant
Gary
Walter Hyre
Ohio River Road
John Carpenter
Connie Jo
Seventh St
Elmer Plymale
Nellie Plymale
Huntington
J. A. Blain
Stella Mohr
Gallipolis
Florida
Okley
W. H. Vaught
Main St
Holzer Hospital
Russian River Boats Navigate Polar Seas
The Soviet Union reports a historic transfer of river vessels from western to eastern regions via the Polar Seas. The Ministry of the River Fleet awarded orders and medals to key personnel from the Arctic expedition as ships moved from Archangel through northern waters to the Ob Irtysh Enisei beam.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Ministry of the River Fleet
Archangel
Rthern
Ob-Irtysh Enisei
One Marriage Is Reported In Point Pleasant
One marriage was recorded and another license issued at the county clerk office Saturday in Point Pleasant. The ceremony united Miss Lucille Brown and Virgil Eugene Jacks with Rev. C. G. Billups officiating. A South Side couple Paul Wayne Higginbotham and Hoppie May Newell obtained a marriage permit.
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Point Pleasant
Lucille Brown
Hiram Ferrell
Virgil Eugene Jacks
Earl Jacks
Mason
C. G. Billups
South Side
Paul Wayne Higginbotham
Hopie May Newell
Pastor Lena Brandenburg Recovers From Major Surgery
The Rev. Lena Brandenburg pastor of The Plains Nazarene Church is reported to be making a satisfactory recovery from major surgery she underwent last week.
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Chauncey
Lena Brandenburg
The
Plains Nazarene Church
Kanauga Notes on Property Purchases and Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Carl Oliver bought the George Champer property in Gallipolis and will sell their own. Several local residents and visitors from Point Pleasant and Charleston visited Kanauga and nearby towns. The Rev Andrew Perry conducted pastoral calls in Kanauga and dined with C G Hauck. Dorothy Harrison's daughter Christi Ann Kiesling was born to Mr and Mrs Kiesling, the former Rachel Dunn. Christine Black closes the item.
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Kanauga
Carl Oliver
George Champer
Gallipolis
Lewis Lee
Dick Allen
Point Pleasant
Kanawha City
Clyde Allen
A. F. Burris
R. E. Peoples
K. D. Black
Andrew Perry
Cheshire Charge
Elizabeth Willis Chauncey Returns From McKeesport Visit
Mrs Elizabeth Willis Chauncey of Millfield returned from a five day visit in McKeesport Pennsylvania with her brother and sister in law and niece Mr and Mrs Alex Kaszonyi and Dr Elea nor Kaszonyi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Elizabeth Willis
Millfield
McKeesport
Alex Kaszonyi
Eleanor Kaszonyi
Millfield Needle Club to Meet at Trimble Home
Members of the Chauncey Millfield Needle Club will be entertained Thursday night at the home of Mrs. Mabel Sisson in Trimble.
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Chauncey
Millfield
Needle Club
Mabel Sisson
Trimble
Guests Entertained At Dinner In Athens
Mr and Mrs Noah S Harvey Mrs Mary Dew Chauncey and Mr and Mrs Harry Blick and daughter May Jane of Lancaster were entertained Sunday at a chicken dinner hosted by Misses Wilma Kraynik and Susan Donaldson in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Noah S. Harvey
Mary Dew
Harry Blick
May Jane
Lancaster
Wilma Kraynik
Susan Donaldson
Athens
Chauncey Residents Help in Installation
Chauncey residents assisted in installing officers of the Nannie Allom Rebekah lodge at Athens. Participants included Ruth Bridgewater, Pauline Jackson, Kate Johnson, Betty Boling, Freda Smart, Bess Walters, Nelle Jorden, Ella England, Virgie Wadley, and Eileen Bridgewater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Ruth Bridgewater
Pauline Jackson
Kate Johnson
Betty Boling
Nannie Allom Rebekah
Chauncey Dover FHA Announces School Dance
The Chauncey Dover high school FHA chapter lists a formal dance set for the evening of February 11 at the high school gymnasium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover High School
Quilting Session Held by Chauncey Methodist Ladies
The Ladies' Aid Society met at Chauncey Methodist Church on Thursday for an all day quilting session. A plate lunch was served at noon. Present were Rev. H. H. Lafferty and Mrs. Lafferty, and Mrs. Wallace, Harvey, Spearry, Nicholson, Champlin, Palmer, and Dew. They plan another quilting day at the church next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Ladies’ Aid Society
Chauncey Methodist Church
H. H. Lafferty
Clara Wallace
Elizabeth Harvey
Lydia Spearry
Bess Nicholson
Blanche Champlin
Fannie Palmer
Mary Dew
Ladies Aid Society Meeting at The Plains Church
The Plains Methodist Church hosted a weekly quilting session of the Ladies Aid Society. Members present included Mrs. Stella Frame, Mrs. Rosa Cade, Mrs. Elizabeth McCullough, Mrs. Catherine Smith, Mrs. Bernice Keeton, Mrs. Lillie Welch, Mrs. Ola Shamel, Mrs. Ida Davies, Mrs. Mary Shafer, Mrs. Ruth Cade and Mrs. Mary Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Garden Club Meeting Set at President’s Home
Chauncey Garden Club plans a Thursday 7:30 p.m. gathering at 29 Mill Street, home of president Mrs. Roger Boling. G Davis, superintendent of Chauncey Dover schools, will speak.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Garden Club
Roger Boling
Mill St
G. Davis
Chauncey-Dover
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