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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1949

Page

16

Pastor to attend Sacred Heart School dedication

The Rev. Henry Huppert of Sacred Heart Church Point Pleasant and St. Joseph's Mason was slated to attend the formal dedication of the new Sacred Heart School in West Huntington today. Rev. Roy A. Lombard, acting pastor and school principal, is nephew of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hanson of Liberty Avenue.

Point Pleasant Sacred Heart Catholic Church St. Joseph's Mason Henry Huppert Sacred Heart School West Huntington Roy A. Lombard W. W. Hanson Liberty Ave

Pastor and Elder Attend Presbytery Meeting

The Rev. O C Landrum pastor of the Kanawha Presbytery church and H H Guthrie elder attended a presbytery meeting at the First Presbyterian Church in Charleston. Landrum served as moderator and presided over the session.

Point Pleasant O.C. Landrum Presbyterian Church H. H. Guthrie Kanawha Presbytery First Presbyterian Church Charleston Mr. Landrum

Join Chorus of Point Pleasant Woman's Club

Fourteen members join the Woman's Chorus sponsored by the Music and Arts Department of the Point Pleasant Woman's Club. Chairman Mrs J D Swords notes members include Mrs Mervin Chapman Mrs Howard Proffitt Mrs Gene Crow and others with director Mr C L Head and accompanist Mrs Carl Gardner.

Point Pleasant Woman's Chorus Point Pleasant Woman's Club J. D. Swords Mervin Chapman Howard Proffitt Gene Crow Hester Lee Chester Roush Lee Pratt J. T. Roberts J. Sanford Rhoades D. W. Paresons Guy Morrison J. A. Ferrell R. B. Rothgeh C. L. Head

Plans for Dimes March Dance in Point Pleasant

Plans are completed for the March of Dimes ball at the American Legion Building Saturday at 9:30 p.m. Ned Gutherie and his band will perform with Lions Club President Homer Smith assisting. An old fashioned cake walk and whistle dance are planned to raise funds for infantile paralysis with admission set at 10 dimes per person.

Point Pleasant American Legion Ned Gutherie Lions Club Homer Smith

Miss Lorraine Riggs Weds Chester Johnson in Federated Church

Miss Lorraine Riggs of Middleport married Chester Johnson of West Columbia in a January 15 ceremony at Federated Church in Pomeroy. Rev. Robert Hegnaurer officiated. The couple, both graduates of local high schools, reside with Mrs. Ruth Riggs in Middleport.

Lorraine Riggs Middleport Chester Johnson West Columbia Federated Church Pomeroy Robert Hegnauer Ruth Hughes Columbus Charles Stanley Johnson Middleport High School Wahama High School Ruth Riggs

Charleston Luncheon Honors DAR Official in Edgewood event

Mrs. William H. Vaught honorary vice-president general of DAR Mrs. A Keith McClung state vice regent Mrs Clyde Tallman state president of the Children of the American Revolution and Mrs Edward Biddle will attend a luncheon hosted by Mrs Eugene V Holcombe at Edgewood Country Club Charleston on Friday The event honors Mrs Edward S Lammers recording secretary general of the national society.

William H. Vaught National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution A. Keith McClung Clyde Tallman The Children of the American Revolution Edward Biddle Eugene V. Holcombe Edgewood Country Club Charleston Edward S. Lammers National Society

Roush Attends Kappa Phi Initiation in Athens

Mrs Chester A Roush attended the initiation of Kappa Phi the national Methodist sorority in Athens Friday evening as her daughter Alice Anne joined the organization. A candlelight service followed by a banquet featured Mrs Max Becker a national Kappa Phi officer as speaker with pledges mothers invited from distant points.

Chester A. Roush Kappa Phi National Methodist Sorority Athens Alice Anne National Kappa Phi Max Becker

Four O Clock Club Plans Thursday Meeting at Betty Berry Home

The Four O Clock Club will meet Thursday evening at the home of Miss Betty Berry on Main Street.

Four O'Clock Club Betty Berry Main St

Local residents share moves and updates

Mr and Mrs C Blount moved from Hartley apartments on Main St to their daughter's home where her husband has died. Miss Reba Beale of Viand St a patient at Holzer Hospital is improving but will stay several days. Miss Nettie Grimm visited Mrs Dallas Ball of Letart. Bertram Dunn returns to West Virginia University after time with his mother Mrs W F Dunn of Mt Vernon Ave. Mr and Mrs Ernest Hesson return to Washington Ave after Florida trip. Mr and Mrs Lyle Austin of Hogsett and Mrs Russell Vaughen of Henderson visited Akron. Mr and Mrs Dana Bradshaw of Viand St were in Huntington on business. Miss Jacqueline Windsor spent time at the Windsor home between OSU semesters.

C. Blount Hartley Main St Victor E. S. Park Reba Beale Viand St Holzer Hospital Nettie Grimm Dallas Ball Letart Bertram Dunn West Virginia University W. FE. Dunn Mt. Vernon Ave Ernest Hesson Washington Ave Florida Lyle Austin Hogsett Russell Vaughen Henderson Akron Dana Bradshaw Huntington Jacqueline Windsor Windsor Ohio State University

Rent Act Evictions Explained in Two Ground Categories

Area Rent Director J. B. Gessner outlines that evictions under the Rent Act fall into two classes. First, grounds tied to tenant obligations like non payment of rent or breach of the rental agreement, with local law determining notice. Second, non tenancy related draws including owner occupancy, sale for purchaser occupancy, demolition or conversion, or removal from rental market with restrictions on re rental.

Point Pleasant Housing and Rent Act J. B. Gessner Gessner

Optometrist Dr Fields Plans Quick Return to Practice

Dr T P Fields, longtime local optometrist who retired in 1947 due to ill health, intends to resume practice soon in Point Pleasant.

Point Pleasant T. P. Fields

Hartford Notices Touch Guam Sailor and Kin Ties

Sgt Dale Goodnite, stationed on Guam as an airplane mechanic, was to be sent to the Panama Canal Zone per his parents. Dale is brother to Glenn Goodnite, recently reburied after killed in Germany. Also notes births and visits among families in Ripley Gibbstown Charleston Huntington Steubenville and Columbus.

Gibbstown Ralph Roach Point Pleasant Elmer Roach James Blake William Blake A. K. McClung Charleston Patterson W. S. Fiber Huntington David Baty Columbus W. T. Stones Harold Baty Steubenville W. T. Stone Helen Jenkins Henry Jenkins Virginia Carleton

Meat Reast Blazes Firemen Answer Call

Point Pleasant fire department responded to a Wednesday call in Henderson at the home of Carl Mayes finding a kitchen full of smoke and a roast that had caught fire in the oven and was smouldering in water.

Point Pleasant Henderson Carl Mayes

Local Student Graduates From Marshall College

Mrs. J. D. Dilley completed practice teaching in home economics at the local school department under Mrs. Garnette Stanley and has graduated from Marshall College. She resided with Trooper and Mrs. R. C. Dilley on Pleasant Street and has now returned to Huntington.

Point Pleasant J. D. Dilley Garnette Stanley Marshall Colege R. C. Dilley Pleasant St Huntington

Teachers to Receive Pay Friday in Mason County

Assistant County Superintendent Garret Green announced that Mason County school teachers will receive pay checks on Friday this week.

Point Pleasant Mason County School Garret Green

New Point Pleasant Family Moves Into Lee Property

New residents in Point Pleasant are Mr. and Mrs. Joe D. Coyner and their son Joe Jr. They reside in the Lee property on Ninth Street. Mr. Coyner is a licensed funeral director, a Cincinnati graduate, and is associated with Chapman funeral home on Viand Street.

Point Pleasant Joe D. Coyner Joe, Jr Lee Property Ninth St Coyner Cincinnati Chapman Funeral Home Viand St

Home Economics Open House Planned at Point Pleasant

An open house for the Point Pleasant Senior High School Home Economics program will be held Friday from 2 to 4 PM and 7:30 to 9:30 PM in the new Home Economics building. Visitors can tour the facility and view movies on various topics.

Point Pleasant Point Pleasant Senior High School

River stage 35.5 feet forecast at Point Pleasant

The Weather Bureau in Huntington expects the Ohio River at Point Pleasant to reach 35.5 feet by nightfall Thursday. Flood precautions may be warranted as the stage approaches potential impact levels.

Ohio Point Pleasant WU. S. Weather Bureau Huntington

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