Mason board tackles disability retirement and surplus property
The Mason board of education held a special meeting called by President L. L. Caldwell with Commissioners Young Blessing Curry in attendance. They adopted a proposed disability retirement pay schedule with Blessing Curry and Caldwell voting yes and Young not voting. discussions also covered available surplus property public relations press relations and mobile repair.
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Point Pleasant
Mason Board of Education
L. L. Caldwell
Caldwell
Young
Blessing
Curry
Waelcome
Mason County
Mrs Paul Parsons Sees Great Charleston Fire
A Point Pleasant woman, Mrs Paul Parsons, watched Charleston's great fire from a ringside vantage in the city Sunday morning while visiting her parents. The article also notes Mason County Education Board actions, price survey plans for Mason County restaurants, divorce suits, a hospital update, and a local fishing record.
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Paul Parsons
Charleston
Point Pleasant
George Corrie
Scout fund turned over to group for Boy Scouts
Final war time fund results show half of 2979.05 paid to Mas County Boy Scout unit by M Hildreth. Total collected was 20.92, far short of the 6000 goal. Mason County officials plan a renewed drive with the scouts organizing waste paper collections to raise funds.
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Point Pleasant
Boy Scout Fund
Boy Scout
Mas County
M Hildreth
Wes
H. Ferguson
Mason Coun
Robert
Ferguson
Boy Scout Committee
Local Man Involved In Charleston Accident
A highway crash in Charleston on McCorkle Avenue near Hight Street left three people treated and released at Charleston General Hospital. Dolphus Johnson of Whitesville drove into the rear of N A Crowder of Pt Pleasant who had stopped for on traffic light. First aid was given to Mrs Mabel Crowder 40 of Pt Pleasant Mrs Hallie Lockhard 22 of 4608 Washington Ave and Miss Barbara Friend 14 of Kanawha City.
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Point Pleasant
Charleston
McCorkle Ave
Anchist St. Kanawaha City
Charleston General Hospital
Dolphus Johnson
Whitesville
N. A. Crowder
Pt. Pleasant
Mabel Crowder
Hallie Lockhard
Washington Ave
Barbara Friend
Kanawha City
Russian Commander To Check Ship Work In Pleasants
Commander Zorov head of the Soviet purchasing department in the United States arrived at Point Pleasant to inspect the completion of six ocean going tugs. The tugs were started for the United States Army when the war ended and were later sold to the USSR. Twenty three Russian sailors will be quartered here with accommodations being arranged.
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Point Pleasant
Zorov
United States
United States Army
Ussr
Associated Press
Community Locker talk for Point Pleasant meeting
Mr Hal den of Richmond Va from Southern States Cooperative will discuss installing a community food locker in Point Pleasant at a Thursday 3 PM meeting in the Junior High School auditorium. Directors of the local store and farms advisory board have been asked to attend and the public may hear the talk.
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Point Pleasant
Halden
Richmond, Va
Off Southern States Cooperative
Farms Advisory Board
Holden
Bell Advances to Captain in Army Air Corps
Eugene Bell arrived on terminal leave in Point Pleasant after serving in the Pacific campaigns. He was notified of his promotion from 1st lieutenant to captain and will resume studies at West Virginia University in Morgan. Local friends report the birth of a son, Kenneth Scott, to Mr and Mrs Carroll Fox of Newport News, Virginia. Mrs Fox is the former Miss Jacqueline Anderson, daughter of Mrs Salvia Anderson. Herman Casino and Otho Casto were fined five dollars each for intoxication after pleading guilty in Mason City. Mr and Mrs John Doe moved from Atheny Chauncey to Dayton where he will head the dairy herd at the State Hospital.
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Point Pleasant
T.J. Eugene Bell
Army Air Corps
Pacific
Bell
Morganimen
West Virginia University
Pont Pleasant
Kenneth Scott
Caroll Fox
Newport News
Fox
Jacqueline Anderson
Salvia Anderson
Jackson Ave
Herman’ Casino
Otho Casto
Mason City
Mondlay
Harry D.’ Casner
Dayton
Chauncey
John Doe
Atheny
State Hospital
Coe
Sadie Maeds
Frank Lands
England
Otter Spen
Vesta AM Forresta
Robert Hardy
Texas
Kentre
Hardy
Radio
James Buchanan
New York
Jm Houdasheit
Charleston
May Delay Courthouse Annex Work At Point Pleasant
President John Barnett of the county court said there may be a delay in adding a second story to the courthouse annex due to high prices and material shortages. The project had been planned to start in May.
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Point Pleasant
John Barnett
Pt Pleasant Area Personal Notices from Weekend
Local residents reported social visits and family events. W H Morgan spent the weekend at his Capitol Street home in Charleston. Mervin Chapman handled business in Huntington and helped移 Mrs John Glass move from Huntington Memorial Hospital to Sand Hill Road.
Election Machinery Starts Early This Year
POINT PLEASANT The 1946 election calendar sets April 8 as the deadline for party committees to submit lists of registrars. Circuit Clerk Jones says machinery is moving early due to the soldier voting law. Veterans must register as if for absentee voting in 1944. May 4 is the deadline for primary announcements. the primary is August 6.
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Point Pleasant
Jones
Circuit
Secretary For State
Mason City Boy Hit By Car Driver
Mason City six year old Shelton Patterson son of Sheldon Patterson of Clifton was struck by an automobile on Route 62 in Mason City Monday night and suffered a leg fracture. He was taken to the Mason Clinic then Holzer Hospital. The driver reportedly fled the scene. State and county officers are investigating the accident. The child had no other injuries per Dr. E R Keig.
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LN Hospital
Point Pleasant
Louise Sayre
Hielzer Hospital
Larry ‘Shelton Patterson
Sheldon Patterson
Clifton
Mason City
Mason Clinic
E. ‘R. Keig
Holzer Hospital
Stave
Keig
Senior High Stages Two One Act Plays
Two one act plays were presented in the Junior High School Auditorium this morning. Triumph and Ashes by a cast of Senior RS Sophomores and Lights and Glory by Senior High Thespians were performed. Junior High students could attend. classes continued for others.
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Point Pleasant
Meekers Visit Huntington Friends Before Work Affairs
Mr and Mrs Gordon Meeker of Huntington spent Tuesday with local friends before Mrs Meeker returned to work with the telephone company and Mr Meeker left for Wheeling to discuss his former Ogden newspaper employer. He edited a Wisconsin weekly in the past and recently discharged from the Army after serving in Europe with a field arts observation battalion.
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Point Pleasant
Gordon Meeker
Huntington
Middleport Social Notes and Personal Headlines
WAVE Margaret Lallance receives honorable discharge and visits home in Second Ave with relatives in Middleport. Eleanor Schaaf hosts Contract Club with prizes to Mrs. Rodney Downing and Mrs. Robert Coats. Indiana Symphony trip draws Berard Knke and others to Athens concert. Local and visiting residents share weekend activities and health updates across Middleport.
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Middleport
Margaret Lallance
Ati
Ernest Lallance
Second Ave
Washington
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
I ‘Club
Eleanor Schaaf
Rodney Downing
Robert Coats
Indianapolis Symphony
Athens
Berard Knke
Gene Grate
Marcelline Buell
Jimmy
Emma Jane Buell
Sally Schaaf
Charles Tewksbury
Frieda Fahnle
Hulda Klein
Vginia Mayes
H. A. Rothrock
Extend Pick Up Time In Clothing Drive
Time limit for collecting used clothing shoes and bedding for overseas relief has been extended announced by Miss Mary Goodwin Me County chairman of the Victory Clothing Collection Campaign. School children are asked to bring contributions to school with trucks gathering bundles from Middleport and Form er areas this Saturday. Members of the Ht Pomeroy will assist in the collection.
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Pomeroy
Mary Goodwin
Victory Clothing Collection
Middleport
Fomer
Ht Pomeroy
Long Bottom News Notes Highlights Local Visits and Moves
Long Bottom reports include R G Le Goul lan of Baltimore visiting the C E Myers family for several days. Carl Chevalier and Don Coleman received honorable discharges and are home with parents. Local movers include J O Swain moving to Elmer Schreiber property and C E Lawrence’s U shaped drills. Seismographs recorded 17 750 fourth tremors in Japan over 13 years.
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Long Bottom
R. G. le Goullan
Baltimore
C. E. Myers
Carl Chevalier
Don Coleman
John Chevalier
John Coleman
Fred Larkins
Lewis Young
C. S. Swan
Columbus
Bertha Little
Oscar Babcock
Japan
Some Don'ts for Pimples
Advertisement for Peterson's Ointment claims quick relief for pimples eczema and other irritations. Warns against scratching and squeezing and promises skin improvement with money back guarantee. Also notes relief for tired itchy feet and cracked between toes.
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Peterson
Letter from Pfc Smith Describes German City After Bombing
Pfc Robert Smith stationed in Germany writes to Racine parents about Nuernberg before and after bombing. He has served nearly two years with the Third Army and earned the ETO ribbon with three battle stars. His brother Delbert also serves in Germany.
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Pomeroy
Pfc
Robert Smith
Germany
BE. W. Smith
Racine
Third Army
Pfc. Smith
Racine High School
Smiths
Delbert
Mre. Smith
Nuernberg
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Arthur Peg
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Stroften
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Mervin Chapman
John Glass
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Huntington Memorial Hospital
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Elizabeth
June Ricker
Marshall College
Betty Treadway
Elmore Mossman
Indianapolis
Jessie Mossman
Mossman
Mae Rhoades
Indiana
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Jacqueline Windsor
Sue Strother
Welch
Ohio State University
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Walter A. Windsor
Ingleside
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John G. Aten, Jr
Jimmy Ferguson
Senior High
Tad's
Carbondale
Kimberly Road
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Elberfeld
Middleport Social Notes
Charles Lewis
United Press
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Elizabeth Maupin
H. L. Ward
M Dea Hayes
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Kathleen Swindier
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Isabelle Bates
David Darst
Paul Davis
Robert Darst
Edith Young
Lafayette Hotel
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Maude Betz
Douglas Menathe
Regina
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