Agronomy Day Set At Ohio Valley Station
The Ohio Valley Agronomy Day will study corn forage crops and tobacco with tours of research plots at the station five miles north of Point Pleasant on Route 62. Topics include nine corn experiments and tobacco variety trials irrigation and fertilizer tests plus alfalfa pest control. The event starts Thursday July 24 at 1 pm and is open to the public.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio Valley Agronomy
C. B. Sperow, Jr
Ohio Valley Experiment Station
Route 62
Sperow
Mrs Rollins Rites Friday
Mary M. Rollins widow of Thomas Rollins will be buried Friday in Letart cemetery after funeral services at 2 p m at Foglesong Funeral home with Freland Norris officiating. She died Tuesday at her daughter’s home Letart Falls where she was staying. Born October 1 1868 she was the daughter of Frank Vincent. Survivors include her daughter four sons two sisters and one brother. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Point Pleasant
Mary M. Rollins
Thomas Rollins
Letart
Foglesong
Freland Norris
Rollins
Hartford
P. A
Boston
Letart Falls
Frank Vincent
A. L. Rollins
Weirton
J. C. Rollins
Atwater
C. C. Rollins
Parkersburg
O. A. Rollins
W. Va
Bertha Wilson
Ruth Merritt
Bellaire
Sam Vincent
Pathtown
Ohio Turnpike Collects $2,190,000 in June
Cleveland report shows June operations on the Ohio Turnpike yielding an estimated 2,190,000 in revenue, slightly above June 1957. Toll revenue from commercial vehicles hit a one day record of 23,541 from 1,481 users. First six months of 1958 are seen to exceed the 1957 half-year by about 500,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio Turnpike
Turnpike Commission
James W. Shacknessy
Shocknessy
Mason County Misses Try for Pageant Title
Seven Mason County girls enter the Miss Mason County Pageant sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce with Paul Monroe as chairman. Friday at 2 pm at the Point Pleasant high school auditorium the entrants will be judged on poise beauty personality and talent. The winner advances to Miss West Virginia in Charleston July 17 18 and 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason
Mason County
The
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Paul Monroe
Charleston
West Virginia
Phyllis Milton
Charlotte Cole
Phyllis Miller
Cecile Huddleston
Louise’ Keister
Agnes Young
Janet Nicholson
John Sayre
Chamber of Commerce
Paula Jean Monroe
Ralph Raike
John Holliday
Byron Vier
Bill Morrison
Cecil Minton
C. R. Yoho
Vicki Lynn Morrison
Sharon Sturgeon
Paula Brake
Alex Cruickshank
Maurice Mayes
Henderson
Nancy Hite
Point Grads Seeking Jobs in Community
Jack L. Smith, manager of the West Virginia State Employment Service, circulated letters to local employers about 1958 high school graduates seeking work. He notes tax-funded education and provides detailed graduate files with tests, academic records, and behavior traits. Call 489 to arrange interviews for suitable applicants.
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Point Pleasant
Jack L. Smith
West Virginia
Smith
Dedication Sunday for Camp Tabernacle of Christian Union
The Camp Tabernacle of the Churches of Christian Union in Pleasants near Hartford will be dedicated Sunday July 6 with a special service. The 50 by 65 foot building sits on a four acre plot and has been under construction for months. The Council of the Churches meets July 5 7 and 8 with an all day service and new officers elected at the annual council. From July 5 to 13 the camp meeting runs each evening at 7 30 with Rev Lloyd Dean Sheets as speaker and special music by Mr and Mrs Buren Duncan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Dean Sheets
Buren Duncan
Point Pleasant Clinic Admits Mrs Mae Rhoades
Mrs Mae Rhoades of Point Pleasant was admitted to the Point Pleasant clinic. The brief note records her admission at the local facility.
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Mae _ Rhoades
Point Pleasant
Scouts Plan Camping Trip to Camp Arrowhead
Scoutmaster Carl Dilcher of Troop 252 sponsored by Marietta Manufacturing will lead a weeklong Boy Scout Camp trip leaving Saturday noon. Travelers include Billy Wallace Joe Hutchinson Bob Hutchinson James Clendenin Charles Clendenin Steve Lowe Pat Patterson Martin Crawford Bobby Rea Gary Rea Bobby Hill Ronald Folkes Bruce Epling James Tripplehorn Eddie Swann Roy Woomer.
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Point Pleasant
Carl Dilcher
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Camp Arrowhead
Ona
Dilcher
Billy Wallace
Joe
Bob Hutchinson
James
Charles Clendenin
Steve Lowe
Pat Patterson
Martin Crawford
Bobby
Gary Rea
Bobby Hill
Ronald Folkes
Bruce Epling
James Tripplehorn
Eddie Swann
Roy Woomer
Bake sale at Jiden Furniture boosts WSCS event
Cheshire notes list a Methodist Church WSCS bake sale at Jiden Furniture Store. Various local residents are visiting relatives and recovering from hospital stays while students and teachers from area families plan weekends and enrollments. Parish activity and social visits highlight community life in Cheshire.
New Minister Speaks At Point Pleasant WSCS Meeting
Twenty nine members attended the Trinity Methodist WSCS July meeting led by Mrs. Gene Crow with Dr. C H Hillman the new minister speaking and thanking the group. Delegates were appointed for a Buckhannon mission school and the annual church picnic set for July 17 at the Johnson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Lewis
Clif- Wscs
Trinity Methodist
Lord Dunn
Gene Crow
C. H. Hillman
Eunice B. Beller
C. L. Head
William H. Bardin
Virgil Siders
Siders
J. A. Blankenship
Huntington
Blankenship
Emma Wise
D. N. Harshbarger
Leo Bias
Christian Workers School of Mission
Buckhannon
J. G. F. Johnson
Ripley Rd
Rebekah Circle
Pioneer Farm Woman’s Club Meets on Mental Health Programs
Mrs. B. O. Blain of Gallipolis Ferry hosts Pioneer Farm Women's Club Monday evening. Mrs. Burdell Casto leads the lesson on promoting good mental health programs.
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B. O. Blain
Gallipolis Ferry
Pioneer Farm Women’s Club
Burdell Casto
Gallipolis Ferry hosts Illahee Farm Women’s Club meeting
Mrs Evelyn Biffle welcomed members at her Gallipolis Ferry home. Club president Mrs Garland Mohr led the salute to the flag and presented a lesson on promoting a mental health program. Refreshments were served to attendees including Mrs Mohr and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Biffle
Gallipolis Ferry
Illahee Farm Women’s Club
Garland Mohr
Old Town Mountaineers 4-H Meeting Minutes Readings
Suzanne Lynch chaired a Monday meeting at Jimmy Dun's home for the Old Town Mountaineers 4-H Club. Jimmy Dun read a poem and Carl Lynch gave a poem reading. Refreshments were served to members and guests including Charles Sperow the adult counselor and Bruce, Emil Huffman, Shirley Hoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanne Lynch
Old Town Mountaineers 4-H Club
Jimmy Dun
Jimmy
Carl Lynch
Charles Sperow
Bruce
Emil Huffman
Shirley Hoff
Mrs J H Caufman Returns Home After Surgery
Mrs J H Caufman of Route 17 returned to her home Wednesday from Holzer Hospital where she had been a patient after undergoing major surgery.
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J. H. Caufman
Route 17
Holzer Hospital
Boy Scout Troop 259 Heads to Camp Arrowhead Sunday
Troop 259 sponsored by the 3664th Ordnance Company accompanied by Charles Jenkins will leave Sunday for a week at Camp Arrowhead in Ona West Virginia. Attending scouts include David Johnson Philip Ball Loren Cook Terry Hall Robert Thomas Richard Wilson Charles Jenkins Tim Daugherty and Walt Fisher.
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Point Pleasant
3664Th Ordnance Company
Charles Jenkins
Camp Arrowhead
Ona
W. Va
David Johnson
Philip Ball
Loren Cook
Terry Hall
Robert Thomas
Richard Wilson
Tim Daugherty
Walt Fisher
Mason Winners Honored in West Virginia Tobacco Contest
Two winners from Mason and two from Mason are honored at a banquet in Winfield High School. The event rewards top scores in the 1957 West Virginia Burley Tobacco Growers Production Contest with cash prizes and ribbons presented by local officials and industry representatives. Virginia Hatfield and William Hatfield, both of Gallipolis Ferry, received prizes in purple and blue ribbon groupings respectively.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
William Hatfield
Gallipolis Ferry
Legion Post Claims Nation's Largest Membership
The Leyden Chiles Wickersham Post of the American Legion reports a total of 9875 members, claiming the largest post membership in the country.
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Denver
Leyden-Chiles- Wickersham Post
The
American Legion
Notice to Bidders for Roof Replacement in Stewart Ohio
Sealed proposals due July 11 1958 at 7:30 P.M. for labor and materials to replace a portion of the Stewart Elementary roof containing about 84 squares. Board of Education may reject bids. Marguerite R Campbell Clerk. Legal notice for York Local Board of Education bids for a 34 passenger school bus due July 11 1958 with specified equipment and a 1953 Dia trade in. Bids to Clerk marked Bus Bid.
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Board of Education
Rome-Canaan
Stewart
Ohio
York
Wayne
Aery Ba Bunting
Bushtel
Board of Educaion
Appointment of Executor for Kate W. Ator Estate
E. M. Conant of Athens Ohio named executor of the Kate W. Ator estate in The Plains Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims with the fiduciary within four months. Dated July 1 1958 Harold J. Rose Probate Judge.
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E. M. Conant
Athens
Ohio
Kate W. Ator
the Plains
Athens County
Harold J. Rose
Said County
BondElection in York Local School District Aug 19 1958
Notice of a special election in Athens County Ohio to issue 1.9 million dollars in bonds for acquiring real estate and constructing and equipping fireproof school buildings. The vote on August 19 1958 will run 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM. The estimated tax rate is 5.6 mills outside constitutional limits. Board of Elections officials oversee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
York Local
Athens County
Ohio
York
Athens
Board of Elections
B. Young, Jr
Ray Bobo
Probate notice of sale of real estate in Ohio estate case
William C. Rowland as administrator petitions the Athens County Probate Court on February 20, 1958 to sell an undivided two thirds interest in 45 acres in Brown Township Vinton County Ohio to pay debts of Sarah Penrod deceased. Defendants named are heirs next of kin and others and must answer by July 24, 1958. Attorneys Rowland & Rowland dated June 10, 1958.
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Woodrow Holley
Ott
William C. Rowland
Sarah Penrod
Athens County
Ohio
Vinton County
Brown
Vinton
Said County Road
William O. Rowland
Rowland & Rowland
L. &. Searls
Latrobe Street
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Clarice Cook
Romany Road
Lexington
Kentucky
le. James ©. Bowers
James C. Bowers
Granville Lowther
Margaret ‘Pewksbury
Margaret ‘Tewksbury
Eliza Smith
Frank Lowther
William Lowther
Nellie Lowther
Common ‘Pleas Court
Albany
S. R. Beckley
Wilkes Street
Ss. R. Beckley
Lot 60
Sarah R. Patterson
Jacob Roush
Henry Morgan
Petiaoe
Parker, Et al
Bridgewater & Way, Orney
Bids Sought for One Backhoe in Athens Ohio
The City of Athens Ohio invites sealed bids for furnishing one backhoe in accordance with specifications on file in the Director of Public Service Safety office. Bids due by 12 noon July 17. Each bid must include the full names of interested parties and a 10 percent bid bond or certified check. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Franz Woodworth Director of Public Service Safety City of Athens Ohio.
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Director of Public Service Safety
Athens
Ohio
Franz Woodworth
Public Service
Safety City of
Ohio suit seeks reformation of Albany land deeds
A. B. Parker and others sue in Athens County Common Pleas for reformation of deeds and quieting title to two Albany Ohio parcels. The suit names L. & Searls, Clarice Cook, and numerous unknown heirs as defendants. Respond by July 2, 1938.
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Mrs. Rollins
Point Grads
Point Pleasant Clinic
Guy B. Ray
South Side
Cheshire
WSCS
Methodist Church
Jiden
J. F. Sayre
Don
Kenny
Bill
Bert Hern
S. V. Sayre
Jim Rife
Marilyn Reese
Ohio University
Willard Reese
Sherley Sheets
Marshall College
Milton Musgrave
Hall
Kitts Mill
Frank Muir
Florida
Charles Hern
Ethelyne Wood
Kentfield
Calif
Son Bruce
Busy Bee
Becky Martin
Vikki
Nikki Holley
Linda Tatterson
Mary Sue Plants
Susie Dickens
Shirley Gilmore
Tina Norvell
Vicki Wright
Mrs. Blain
Elberfelds
Pomeroy
Boy Scout Troop
Marguerite R. Campbell
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