Furr to Retire as Appalachian GM at Feb 1
G L Furr will retire on February 1 after 43 years with Appalachian Power Company serving as general manager. Richard E Hodges is elected vice president and general manager effective February 1, with Hodges and Furr both serving as directors of Appalachian and American Electric Power Service Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
G. L. Furr
Appalachian Power Company
Philip Sporn
Appalachian President
Richard E. Hodges
Appalachian Power Company Board of Directors
Farr
Kentucky Power
Appalachian
Charleston
Roanoke
Roanoke Valley Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission
Hodges
Roanoke Chamber of Commerce
Public Utilities Association of the
Virginias
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
American Electric Power Service Corporation
Two Men Bound Over On Cattle Theft Count
Two Cabell County men John Craige and Earl Eddins faced cattle rustling charges in Jackson County. They refused to plead until consulting attorneys and were bound over for grand jury action. Each held without bond on related Wetzel County charges.
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Point Pleasant
Cabell County
Jackson County
Mason County
M. B. Long
W. C. Chancey
John Craige
Huntington
Earl Eddins
Cyrus
Wetzel County
Chancey
Rex
Russell Hutchinson
Parchment Valley
Gomer
J. K. Evans
Littleton
W. F. Dove
Miss Dabney Weds Ira Potts in Columbus Home Ceremony
Miss Jewell Dabney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Dabney of South Side, married Ira Potts of Columbus at 3 p.m. Saturday in a home ceremony officiated by Rev. W. S. Billups. The couple resides at 104 South High Street, Columbus. Miss Garnet Dabney served as attendant and John F. Potts was best man.
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Point Pleasant
George Dabney
South Side
Jewell
Ira Potts
Columbus
J. A. Potts
Hogsett
W. S. Billups
Garnet Dabney
John F. Potts
Miss Garnet Dabney
Point Pleasant Rotary and Kiwanis Meet at Moose Home
The Point Pleasant Rotary and Kiwanis clubs hold 6 15 p m meetings at the Moose Home. A Mason County Farm Women's Club lesson leaders training is 1 30 p m in the board of education conference room taught by Kathleen Marnhaut on First Aid in the Home. An organization meeting of the Mason County Committee of Mentally Retarded Children is at 7 30 p m at the Appalachian Power Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Moose
Mason County Farm Women’s Club
Board of Education
Kathleen Marnhaut
Kiwanis Club
Mason County Committee of
Appalachian Power Auditorium
Employment Office Busy in Point Pleasant December 1959
West Virginia Employment Security Office at 221 Sixth Street reported 2323 claims in December 1959 and placed 30 people in jobs. At year end 1264 individuals were registered for work, with 1930 claims in November and 2437 in December 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Department of Employment Security
Sixth Street
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Admissions
Birth announced for Mr and Mrs Charles Sperow of Point Pleasant a daughter. Admitted include Chester Curry New Haven Mark Allen Lynch Point Pleasant Garnet Dabney South Side. Discharged Menervia Gibneat Point Pleasant Martha Hart Letart Charles Dewey Barnette Leon Mrs Gerald Sayre and son Cottageville. Marriage license application by Herbert Herschell Cragg Wichita Kansas and Dorcas Beatrice McComes Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Curry
New Haven
Mark Allen Lynch
Point Pleasant
Garnet Dabney
South Side
Menervia Gibneat
Martha Hart
Letart
Charles Dewey Barnette
Leon
Gerald Sayre
Cottageville
Herbert Herschell Cragg
Wichita Kan
Dorcas Beatrice McComes
Union City Driver Cited After Side Collision
Philip Greg Shaw, 24, of Union City Indiana, cited for driving left of center by Trooper L C Yost. Shaw’s northbound vehicle on Route 35 six miles south of Point Pleasant sideswiped a car driven by Russell Cottrill, 44, of Ambrosia. Estimated damage was $00 to both vehicles with no injuries.
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Point Pleasant
Philip Greg Shaw
Union City
Ind
L. C. Yost
Shaw
Russell Cottrill
Ambrosia
Health and Welfare Committee Plans Thursday Meeting
Mason County Health and Welfare Committee schedules an 8 p.m. Thursday meeting in the Appalachian auditorium. Several organizations pledge support for the group aiding families with no income for medical care and appeal for church assistance.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Health and Welfare Committee
Appalachian
Legion Auxiliary to Sponsor Bloodmobile in February
Two women spoke on the Bloodmobile program at a Legion Auxiliary Unit 23 meeting in Point Pleasant. Miss Bertha Condee and Mrs. Elizabeth Liter described the Bloodmobile visit set for February 10 at the Legion building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 23
Miss Ber
Tha Condee
Elizabeth Liter
Auxiliary
D. G. Wilfong
Legion Building
Paul F. Thomas, Jr
Gloria Jean Choquette
Bill Redman
Edith Fox
Margarite Dawley
Paul Thomas
Pledge rites held for trio by sorority
Lambda Chi Omega Sorority held pledges for three new members at its Monday meeting led by Mrs. Carroll E Kennedy. Initiation plans and a birthday dance are set for March 12 along with a National Inspector’s visit on March 12 in Huntington. A state chapter meeting is planned for March 6 in Huntington and the national convention will take place there in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lambda Chi Omega Sorority
Carroll E. Kennedy
Donna Turner
Warsaw
Ind
Huntington
Donald Get
Births at Point Pleasant Clinic Record
Mr and Mrs William Buck of Buffalo welcomed a daughter. Mr and Mrs Herbert King of Point Pleasant welcomed a daughter. Mrs Mary Tucker of Robertsburg listed a birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Buck
Buffalo
Herbert King
Point Pleasant
Mary Tucker
Robertsburg
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Athens Messenger Point Pleasant
K. C. Hodges
Miss Dabney
Bigas’ Dent. Store
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Charles Sperow
Gulf Oil Corporation
Kanauga
Ohio
K. F. Scott
Florence Avenue
Jackson
W. Va
Ted
Logan
Boston
Boston Red Sox
Bucky Harris
Ted Williams
Legion Auxiliary
Bloodmobile
The
Legion
Gene Ball
Wilfong
Carl Barnette
Carl Fruth
Leo Choquette
Gloria Choquette
Redman
Hilda Bradshaw
Ray Fox
Manford Bauer
Gillis Grimm
Velma Wise
Richard Wallace
Vernon DeWeese
Robert McGuffin
Point Pleasant Clinic
Clyse
Pomeroy Road
Evans
Robin Hood Purina Dog Chow King
Midland
Athens, Ohio
Royal Crown Cola
Athens
Shank
Ritndalks and
Ohio Valley
Monarch
del Monte
Maxwell
Heinz
Duncan
Fox Doc
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