Main Street widening plan eyed by POINT PLEASANT business group
The street improvement committee moved to build support for widening Main Street through the business district, with resurfacing favored by many property owners. A 51 percent approval from property owners is required, and action hinges on utilities' plans to reroute lines. A March 9 public meeting and a February 9 progress report are scheduled, led by James Fisher.
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Point Pleasant
W. W. Smith
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
C of C
Smith
B. W. Krodel
James Fisher Io
Polio Toll Booths Raise Funds Across Mason County
Mason County polio drive funds reported by Mrs G E Mitchell show $199 from Mason bridge booth and over $1087 total from Point Pleasant and Mason County booths. Sunnyside polio dinner $102 Beale School dinner $185. Minstrel about $13 Ordnance School $59. Baden Hustlers 4 H Club pie social $132 plus a calf sale $30. Additional events expected.
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Point Pleasant
Mason Bridge
Mitchell
Nue
Sunnyside
Beale School
Ordnance School
Baden Hustlers
Mrs. Lorena Shiflet buried in Lone Oak Cemetery
Funeral rites for Mrs. Lorena Shiflet were held Thursday at Trinity Methodist Church. She was buried in Lone Oak Cemetery with pallbearers James Fisher Carter Franklin Wadear Thabet Al Briggs Marcus Poffenbarger and Phillip McGuffin serving.
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Point Pleasant
Trinity Methodist Church
Lorena Shiflet
Lone Oak Cemetery
James Fisher
Carter Franklin
Wadear Thabet
al Briggs
Marcus Poffenbarger
Phillip McGuffin
Cross Petition Filed in Pleasants Divorce Case
Howard D. Wartenburg filed an answer and cross petition yesterday in the Pleasants divorce case where Nora M. Wartenburg sued for divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment.
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Cross
Point Pleasant
Howard D. Wartenburg
Nora M. Wartenburg
Father Is Ill. Point Pleasant Policeman Off Duty
Walter Rice, a city policeman in Point Pleasant, has been off duty this week due to the serious illness of his father.
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Point Pleasant
Walter
Rice
Banquet to Hear Ohio High Court Judge at Moose Club
Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce will host its tenth annual dinner on February 4 at 6 30 p m at the Moose Club. James Garfield Stewart of the Ohio Supreme Court will speak. Tickets are on sale. The event is open to the public.
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Point Pleasant
Chamber of Commerce
Moose Club
Virgil Siders
James Garfield Stewart
Supreme Court of Ohio
West Virginia PTA Meeting Addresses School Problems
Clifford Stalnaker and the Ordnance PTA president pressed WV public school issues urging lawmakers to focus on teacher shortages crowded classrooms and funding. A program featured mental health and dental health skits with Lakin auxiliary members and Lakin State Hospital psychologist L. L. McKenzie answering questions. Tentative spaghetti dinner Feb 24 was planned with Mrs. Daniel Muth as arrangements chair. Five traffic-warning fixtures near schools were approved.
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West Virginia
Clifford Stalnaker
Ordnance Pta
Stalnaker
Lakin
Mildred Ballt
Katherine Heiskell
Pamela Anthony
Karen Fanes
Caro Lue Somerville
Iris Morris
Lois Green
Paul Bergstresser
PTA
Daniel Muth
Five Dens Present Skits On Railroading At Pack Meeting
Five dens of Ordnance School Cub Scout Pack 258 performed skits on railroading at the January meeting in Point Pleasant. The group plans a trip Saturday to Huntington to view the Chesapeake and Ohio exhibit at the C and O depot. Walden Roush showed related movies and 57 attendees heard the program.
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Point Pleasant
Ordnance School
Huntington
Chesapeake and Ohio
Walden Roush
Freedom
Lewis McDaniel
W. M. Pancake
C. D. Stalnaker
W. H. Stricklen
James Rea
Joe Antal
Paul Cummings
Oral Eads
Earl Kirby
Loraine Rogers
Clyde Asbury
Two Students to be Sent to Institute
Point Pleasant High School will send two students to the World Affairs Institute in Cincinnati on March 4 and 5 by the Rotary Club after an in school exam. The top two scorers will represent the school. A. Fay Wilson urged Rotary members to back West Virginia teacher legislation. Fred Norris reported the club placed third in attendance with 92.41 percent at the Moose Club meeting.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant High School
World Affairs Institute
Cincinnati
Rotary Club
A. Fay Wilson
West Virginia
Wilson
Fred Norris
Rotary Clubs
Moose Club
Re Vpaga
Carroll Casto
Chet Haddox
Widow Dies Leaving Million Dollar Estate
Cleveland report notes Elizabeth R. W. Marble died Sept. 3 at 77 and left an estate valued at 1,034,132 dollars. Most of the fortune goes to her niece Irene Ruggles Wise. The item accompanies broader data on heart disease impact nationwide.
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Cleveland
Bate Court
Elizabeth R. W. Marble
Henry Dow Marble
Atlas Bolt & Screw Co
Irene Ruggles Wise
Jaqueline Summer Honored at Miscellaneous Shower
Jaqueline Elizabeth Summer, bride elect of Gregory A. Bradley, was the guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. Burton Dunn at Mrs. Harry Wells home on Main Street. Ivy decor and floral bouquets brightened the setting as a lengthy guest list of friends and relatives gathered.
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Jaqueline Elizabeth Summer
Gregory Allen Bradley
Burton Dunn
Harry Wells
Main St
Circle One of Heights EUB Church Meeting Report
Circle One of Heights EUB Church met at Mrs. Clayton Pullins home Windsor Court Tuesday evening with Mrs. Charles Musgrave as chairman presiding. Mrs. William McDaniel led devotions and the lesson topic India was discussed by members.
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Heights
EUB Church
Clayton Pullins
Windsor Court
Charles Musgrave
William McDaniel
India
Pullins
Carroll Cox
Paul Bennett
Anna Proffitt
Musgrave
Dr. Ball
Virginia Blessing
William
Local club meeting at Mrs Musgrave home
Mrs Raymond Musgrave and Mrs Mary Craft hosted a Tuesday gathering at Mrs Musgrave’s Lincoln Avenue residence. Mrs Gay Casto led the devotions and chaired the session with attendees including Mrs Raleigh Roush Mrs Denver Knapp Mrs William King Mrs Walter Crooks Mrs J A Bailey Mrs J A Ferrell Mrs Roy Blesing Mrs Robert Crump Mrs Bernice Krebs and Mrs Dana Durst.
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Raymond Musgrave
Lincoln Ave
Mary Ashcraft
South Kanawha Group Discusses Roads Challenge
The South Kanawha Discussion Group meets Monday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs William A Barker South Side The topic is Roads West Virginia's Biggest Problem Interested readers are invited to attend.
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South Kanawha
William A. Barker
South Side
Roads
West Virginia
Four Dancers To Take Part In Polio Show
Four Point Pleasant entrants join a Rotary talent show at Washington School auditorium in Gallipolis to raise Gallia County March of Dimes funds. Judges K W Robinson Dwight Wetherholt and Anna Margaret Campbell award prizes to top three acts. Participating are Susan Call Beau Shertzer Jeanie Casto Retta Sue Green and Point Pleasant High School majorettes Maxine Bary Phyllis Miller Carol Heiskell Sarah Burdette Shirley Shobe Sonja Mayes directed by Kimball Suitor.
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Point Pleasant
Rotary
Washington School
Gallipolis
Gallia County
K. W. Robinson
Dwight Wetherholt
Anna Margaret Campbell
Susan Call
Beau Shertzer
Jeanie Casto
Retta Sue Green
Point Pleasant High School
Maxine Bary
Phyllis Miller
Carol Heiskell
Sarah Burdette
Shirley Shobe
Sonja Mayes
Kimball Suitor
Gallipolis School
Two youths bound over in auto theft case at Mason County
In Point Pleasant Eugene Morrison, 8, of Letart and Edward Willett, 19, of Point Pleasant waived preliminary hearing on car theft charges. Both held under $1000 bond in Mason County jail and bound over to the grand jury for allegedly stealing Harold Earleywine’s auto from Point Pleasant Route 1 on January 18. Justice of the Peace A. M. Goodwin set the bonds.
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Point Pleasant
Eugene
Morrison
Letart
Edward Willett
Mason County
Columbus
Harold Earleywine
A. M. Goodwin
Man Fined for No Operator's License in Robertsburg
Lester Jeffers, 30, of Robertsburg, was fined $10 and costs by Justice of the Peace A. M. Goodwin yesterday for operating without a license. He was arrested by the sheriff's department.
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Point Pleasant
Lester Jeffers
Robertsburg
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Sheriff's Department
Selby Rites Set for Friday at Bellemeade Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtie Eliza Knopp Selby will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Bellemeade EUB Church with Rev. D L Sayre presiding. Burial follows at Suncrest Cemetery. She died yesterday in Nitro at her daughter’s home and had lived in Mason County most of her life. She was born August 27, 1874, in Mason County to Jacob Charles and Elizabeth Ellen Sanders Knopp. Her husband Charles W W Selby died last April. Surviving are daughter Mrs. Eunice Zaspan of Washington DC, son Lester C Selby of Coraopolis PA, sister Mrs. Annie Mage of St Albans, brothers Frank Knopp of Charleston and Oscar Knopp of Point Pleasant, plus 11 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was a member of Heights EUB Church. Friends may call Crow Funeral Home before services.
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Point Pleasant
Bellemeade
Myrtie Eliza Knopp Selby
Nitro
D. L. Sayre
Suncrest Cemetery
Mason County
Jacob Charles
Elizabeth Ellen Sanders Knopp
Charles W.W. Selby
the Heights
Eunice Zaspan
Washington, DC
Lester C. Selby
Coraopolis
Annie Mage
St. Albans
Frank Knopp
Charleston
Oscar Knopp
Crow Funeral Home
Point Clinic Notes Record Admissions and Discharges
Mrs John Baker admitted to Lewis 8t. medical unit. Susan Call of Point Pleasant released from clinic care.
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John Baker
Lewis
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Lessie Wray at Maloney Clinic
Mr and Mrs Lessie Wray of Point Pleasant announce the birth of a daughter Delores Ann at Maloney Clinic. Born to the couple on an unspecified date, the baby joins their family.
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Point Pleasant
Lessie Wray
Delores Ann
Maloney Clinic
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Lakin State Hospital
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Robert Neal
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Wayne Burdette
H. Raymond Andrews
Pete Semmes
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H. R. Wells
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Robert Wood
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Roy Harden
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B. F. Dunn
Nancy Sayre
Vre, Casto Presides
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Pt. Pleasant
Selby
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