Point Pleasant Dairy Judging Contest Set for July 8
Mason and surrounding counties will send judging teams to a regional 4-H dairy judging contest on July 8 starting at 9 a.m. Teams meet at the county extension offices before traveling to farms to judge Jersey and Holstein herds. Regional winners advance to the state contest at Jackson Mill on July 28.
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Point Pleasant
W. C. Roberts
Mason
Mason County
Lola Roush
West Columbia
John Roush
Letart
Nina Keener
Jericho Road
Jimmy Love
Richard Austin
Hogsett
Jersey
H. Marcus Weaver
Nolan P. Swackhammer
Mason and Guernsey
Ray and
Roy Cook
Graham
I. D. Porterfield
West Virginia
Univer
Sity
Morgantown
Bill Northern
Dairyman
Jackson Mill
Ten Men Report For Induction In Point Pleasant
Ten men are scheduled to report on July 17 at 6:50 a.m. to board a bus for Ashland Kentucky for armed forces induction. Names include Shelly Lee Hill Newell Emerson Wayne Mayes Billy Kinnaird Garnet Harry Meders Ar buckle William Leport Henderson Roy Clyde McDade Leon Marshall Slayton Edward William Mattox Harvey Flora and Thomas J Harris Jr from Point Pleasant Apple Grove and area.
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Point Pleasant
Ashland
Draft Board
Shelly Lee Hill
Newell
Emerson Wayne Mayes
Ashton
Billy Kinnaird
Garnet
Harry Meders
Arbuckle
William Leport
Henderson
Roy Clyde McDade
Leon
Marshall Slayton
Edward William Mattox
Harvey Flora
Thomas J. Harris, Jr
Apple Grove
West Virginia legal snags halt Rust Belt romance wedding
Charleston West Virginia legal hurdles blocked Jesse Garrett from near St Albans and Ettie Crosbie of Elkhart Indiana from marrying in the state. Crosbie’s nonresident status prevented a license, ending plans for a quiet ceremony in the grocery where Garrett started his business. Garrett quipped he forgot about the red tape required to wed.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Jesse Garrett
Near St. Albans
Ettie Crosbie
Elkhart
Ind
Garrett
Crosbie
Rockport
Educator Wallace Fleming dies in Buckhannon
Dr. Wallace B. Fleming 79 native of Cambridge Ohio and former president of West Virginia Wesleyan College died in Buckhannon on Monday.
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Buckhannon
W.va
Wallace B. Fleming
Cambridge, O
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Farm Bureau Directors to Meet in Point Pleasant
The Farmers Bureau will hold a board of directors meeting in Point Pleasant on Saturday, July 12 at the agricultural extension office. W. C. Roberts, county agent, announced.
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Point Pleasant
Farm Bureau
Agricultural Extension Office
W. C. Roberts
Family Visits and House Guests Across Multiple Towns
Mrs Julia Milstead spent a weekend with daughter Mrs Mary McGuire in Washington D H. Mr and Mrs S H McGuire of Huntington visited Mr and Mrs Louis McGuire. C L Patterson hosted a day with his parents Mr and Mrs Patterson of Gallpolis Route. Mrs F H Kincaid of Laurel Creek W Va and Mrs S P McKinney called on Mrs Flora McClure. Archie Wheeler of Danville and Maxine Cleland of Rutland Route visited Marion McClure. Ralph McCune and Carol Tyler visited Louis McGuire. Riley Ellis were guests of Marion McClure and Merle Davis visited with them. Louis McGuire Ralph McCune Armanda Sanderson and daughter Dianne visited Pomeroy. Marion McClure later visited Mrs Eleanor Loto and son Bill at George Harmon home.
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Grass Run
Julia Milstead
Washington D. H
Mary McGuire
S. H. McGuire
Huntington
Louis McGuire
Patterson
Gallipolis
C. L. Patterson
F. H. Kincaid
Laurel Creek
W. Va
S. P. McKinney
Flora McClure
Archie Wheeler
Danville
Maxine Cleland
Rutland
Marion McClure
Ralph McCune
Carol Tyler
Riley Ellis
Merle Davis
Armeda Sanderson
Dianne
Pomeroy
Local Social Visits Reported Around Springfield and Wellston
Mr and Mrs Harley Green and George Tyler visited the Keith Tyler family near Springfield recently. Edward Parsons and A O Woodall visited in the Marion Mahler home. Mrs Rodney Sprouse is ill. Mrs Ralph Trachel of Hilliards visited with her parents L A Parsons. Janet McGhee and Edgar Hall were Wellston visitors. James Marrs visited Huntington. Carl Patrick and his wife visited his parents Dave Halley near Wellston. Owen Rhodes of Vinton visited L B Terry.
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Ewington
Harley Green
George Tyler
Keith Tyler
Springfield
Edward Parsons
A. O. Woodall
Marion Mahler
Rodney Sprouse
Ralph Trachel
Hilliards
L. A. Parsons
Janet McGhee
Edgar Hall
Wellston
James Marrs
Huntington
Carl Patrick
Dave Halley
Owen Rhodes
Vinton
L. B. Terry
Horse Pulling Contest Set For Fourth
Point Pleasant plans a Fourth of July horse pulling contest at 1 p.m. at the athletic field with three classes under 2800, 2800 to 3200, and over 3200 pounds. Prizes will be awarded. John McNeill is master of ceremonies and J Milton Lewis the judge. Teams also march in the 11 a.m. parade.
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Point Pleasant
John McNeill
J. Milton Lewis
Man Injured In Collision At Viand Street
Leonard Shobe was hospitalized with multiple broken ribs and a fractured knee cap after a sedan struck a cattle truck owner's vehicle on Viand Street Tuesday evening. The car's driver had minor injuries. Clerc Sayre of Flat Rock owned the truck. Point Pleasant police investigated. no arrests.
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Point Pleasant
Viand St
Leonard Shobe
Point Clinic
Clerc Sayre
Flat Rock
Roberts announce birth of daughter Martha Ann
Mr and Mrs W C Roberts of Jericho Road announce the birth of a daughter Monday at 11 10 p m at Holzer Hospital The child is named Martha Ann This is the couple s fourth child and third daughter Mr Roberts is an agent for Mason County.
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Point Pleasant
W. C. Roberts
Jericho Road
Holzer Hospital
Martha Ann
Roberts
Mason County
State Marshal Probes Farm Fires in West Virginia
State fire marshal C A Raper reports arson suspected in two Cur-Mar Farms blazes near Henderson. One barn and contents valued at 50 000 dollars burned about 2 45 am Sunday, with a suspect released after nine hours of questioning. A second blaze on June 5 caused about 40 000 dollars in losses, including calves tractors hay and equipment.
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Point Pleasant
Smith Named Robinson Magistrate
Smith named Robinson District Justice of the Peace by the county court at a Saturday session. The appointment lasts until January 1 when a general election will decide the magistrate, with Smith himself a candidate. His office will move to C. L. Costen’s Block after July 10 from his Bellmead home. The Detroit river reference appears at the end.
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Point Pleasant
B. S. Smith
Robinson
Bellmead
Save. Buy of 100 Tablets 49 Cents St Joseph Aspirin
An old ad promotes a bulk purchase of one hundred aspirin tablets at 49 cents each from St Joseph brand. The card-style notice emphasizes price and quantity for budget shoppers.
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Eleanor Loto
Bill
George Harmon
Fisher
Pt. Pleasant
Fisher's
Smith
Detroit River
Dardanelles
New World
St.Joseph Aspirin
W. V
Pt. Pleasant Livestock Co
Seersucker
Fiaaor
DEPT
Hope Muslin
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