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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1962
Page
4
Benjamin Franklin TV principal releases the second semester honor roll for Point Pleasant High School. A and B honor rolls list seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen with numerous named students across the four classes.
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Hanshaw of Point Pleasant announce the engagement of their daughter Myrna Loy Hanshaw to Chester Erwin of Middleport. Myrna is a 1961 Point Pleasant High School graduate and active in school activities. Chester, a 1958 Middleport High School alumnus, played sports, served in the Navy, and works for the State of Ohio in Columbus. Wedding plans are incomplete.
Mt. Vernon Avenue leader Mrs Earl Henry reports West Virginia Federation of Junior Women's Clubs won first place in international affairs and safety and first in home life at the 71st session in Washington. She has served as state safety chairman for two years. Kiwanis and Rotary clubs plan joint meeting to view a Warner Brothers film on fraudulent drugs benefiting the Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation.
Point Pleasant high school hosts a class of 1957 business meeting in the cafeteria on Wednesday. Officers Dickie Herrig Pete Young Barbara Barr Don McClintock Judy Mitchell Blazer and Harry Rhodes Jr will lead as the reunion plans are finalized. The Gerlach farm in Point Pleasant Route 2 will host the Southeastern Ohio Hereford Association picnic Sunday seven miles north of town.
In Cologne District the history covers early settlement from 1777 by John Greenlee and the first brick house by William Greenlee in 1832. Leon emerges as the district town, incorporated in 1872, with its first mayor Alfred Dunlap and councilmen listed. Salt making, coal and iron discoveries, and the Kanawha drainage feature in eleven mile Creek are noted.
Admitted: James Watterson of Apple Grove Mrs Walter McDaniel of Point Pleasant Mrs Harrison Robinson Jr of Clifton, Mrs Bobby R Roush of Middleton. Dismissed: Frank Thomas of Point Pleasant Mary Winebrenner of Letart Blanche Vanschoyck of Letart.
The text names the first settlers including Jackson McCoy Edmund Hill Jerry Yeager Wash Yeager John Allen Tib Miller Elijah Kimberling C T Swartz Philip Swentzel James Waddle James Gibson Sarah Crookham Luncinda Crookham William Hill Virginia Hill Jenny Scott Betty Scott Catherine Swentzel J C Swentzel James Mohan William Merchant McGaulen Koontz and James Strickland.
Henderson plans a Wednesday horse show starting at 1 p.m. at the town grounds with ribbons and trophies in western lead-in ponies pleasure ponies under 48 inches cigar race western pleasure horse English three gaited horse pick up race pleasure harness pony five gaited horse and musical chair. Admission is free with refreshment proceeds aiding Henderson ball teams and Boy Scouts.
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