Dotson Named Mason County Game Protector
B L Dotson of Dodderidge County has been appointed game protector in Mason County by the state conservation commission. He has moved to 619 Main Street. Protectors Daniel Asbury of Putnam County and Noah Payne and J H Bonham of Kanawha County visited Wednesday to discuss local conditions. The new uniform features a bright red top coat. Mason County had been without a resident protector since Ed Hoffman resigned in 1946.
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Point Pleasant
B. L. Dotson
Dodderidge County
Mason County
State Conservation Commission
Main St
Daniel Asbury
Putnam County
Noah Payne
J. H. Bonham
Kanawha County
Dotson
Ed Hoffman
New Haven
Mrs Sommer Funeral Rites Set for Today
Mrs Annabel Wheeler Sommer died at her South Side home after a long Mason County farming life. She married John Sommer in 1883, moved to South Side in 1900, and was a Harmony Baptist Church member. Funeral services are planned for Thursday with burial at Lone Oak Cemetery. survivors include four sons and three daughters.
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Point Pleasant
Annabel Wheeler Sommer
South Side
Mt. Alto
Jackson County
Alexander A
Eliza Jane Williamson Wheeler
John Sommer
Cottageville
Mason County
Towboat blaze at Stone's Landing extinguished
At about 6 30 p m yesterday the Stone's Landing fire department fought a blaze in the exhaust pipe of the diesel towboat George III. The vessel was in the river and moved to the landing where firefighters arrived to control the fire. The George III owned by Capt C C Stone tows oil and other cargo up the Kanawha from this port.
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Point Pleasant
Stone's Landing
George III
C. C. Stone
Kanawha
Fox Bounty Cuts Across Gray Foxes and Kitten Foxes
The bounty on gray foxes drops from five to four dollars with payments starting for foxes killed on or after February 1. Claimants must bring complete pelts with feet attached to game wardens or justices of the peace who will issue bounty applications. Kitten fox bounty reduced to two dollars. wildcat bounty stays at five dollars but is not relevant locally.
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Point Pleasant
Hickory Chapel Church Adopted as Community Project
The Lucky Star 4-H Club met at the Kincade home on Ripley Road Tuesday. Miss Carolyn Foglesong led devotions. Hickory Chapel Church was adopted as the club’s community project for the year. The yard will be sown to grass and shrubs planted when weather allows. Fourteen members attended.
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Point Pleasant
Lucky Star 4-H Club
Roy Kincade
Ripley Road
Carolyn Foglesong
Hickory Chapel Church
Robert Lee
Governor's Reception Attended by Johnsons
Delegate and Mrs J G F Johnson of Point Pleasant attended the governor's mansion reception in Charleston Monday evening for legislators and their ladies. Mrs Johnson later attended a tea at the mansion Tuesday evening hosted by Mrs Meadows in honor of Mrs Arnold Vickers wife of the senate president.
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Point Pleasant
J. G. F. Johnson
Charleston
Dr Dan Glassman Leases Office Space in Point Pleasant
Dr Dan Glassman formerly of Charleston, discharged from the Army Medical Corps as a major, leased office space in the Haynes Building at Fourth and Main. He will begin practice soon and has bought a residence at 806 Twenty sixth Street, Victory Heights Addition.
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Point Pleasant
Dan Glassman
Charleston
Army Medical Corps
Haynes
Fourth and Main
Twentysixth St
Victory Heights
Intoxication Charge After Arraignment in Point Pleasant
Harold Mattox of Leon was arraigned before a local magistrate on intoxication charges. City patrolman J A Rodgers testified, Mattox maintained innocence, and trial was set for Monday in February.
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Point Pleasant
Harold Mattox
Leon
City Atrolman
J. A. Rodgers
Mattox
Bangs Disease Prevention Hints Listed
Mason County dairy farmers urged to curb Bangs disease with strict sanitation and selective vaccination. Experts warn adult vaccination can hinder future sales and emphasize targeted measures, including isolation, clean water, disinfected facilities, and vaccinating heifers at four to eight months.
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W. C. Roberts
Mason
Point Pleasant
Mason County
R. R. Birch
Veterinary College
Cornell University
J. L. Stansbury
Ohio State University
Health Department
Officers Draw Blank In Hunt for Burglary
Sheriff Ernest Hesson and State Trooper H D Coyner investigated a Glenwood burglary but could not determine the home’s identity or location.
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Point Pleasant
Ernest Hesson
H. D. Coyner
Glenwood
Four Prisoners Moved to State Penitentiary
Deputy Sheriff Toral Morrison and City Patrolman T F Yost transported four more prisoners from Mason County jail to the state penitentiary in Moundsville. They were the last of 12 men sentenced in circuit court earlier this month.
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Point Pleasant
Toral Morrison
T. F. Yost
Mason County
Moundsville
Buildings Discussed At C of C Meeting
POINT PLEASANT The Chamber of Commerce met in the courthouse Tuesday night to discuss buildings for small industrial enterprises. No definite action was taken but the subject will be further considered by the directors.
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Point Pleasant
Chamber of Commerce
Robins Returning Prompt Local Interest
Robins have been returning to the Point Pleasant area for weeks and are becoming numerous. Householders report heat fears as they worry about furnace fires amid lingering warm spells.
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Point Pleasant
Guests Return Home From Weekend Visit
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rice returned home over the weekend. Visiting were Mrs. Charles Goodrich of Athens Ohio and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hooper of Albany Ohio. Also returning were Mr. and Mrs. Roe Wingett and daughter Dona Lee of Charleston.
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Point Pleasant
Walter Rice
Lincoln Ave
Charles Goodrich
Athens
Earl Hooper
Albany
Ohio
Roe Wingett
Dona Lee
Charleston
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