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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1953

Page

3

Forty Five Year Old Restaurant Replaced by Taxi Stand

Point Pleasant reports the demolition of Jim's Restaurant a frame corner eatery with over forty five years of service. Jackson's Cab Company plans an eight stall taxi stand on Fifth and Main Street replacing the long time eatery once run by Jim Colston and later by Clyde Colston and Mithue Calston. Miss Colston, the former proprietor, plans to open another diner when a suitable building is secured.

Point Pleasant Fifth Jackson’s Cab Company Jim Jim Colston Sam Greenlee Dump” Varian Frank Henderson Colston Henderson Clyde Ruby) Colston Mithue Calston Julyi Mices Sarved Miss Colston Viand Street

Pleasant couple wed in Point Pleasant church ceremony

Lucy Lynn Rice and John William Cullen were married at Main Street Baptist Church Point Pleasant on June 20 1953 in a candlelight double ring service. The bride wore a nylon lace gown with seed pearl jewelry and carried a white Bible topped by satin streamers. Attendants wore pale gowns and carried summer flowers. After the ceremony the newlyweds planned a trip to Niagara Falls and Canada and will reside in Letart in a renovated home. The bride is a Point Pleasant High School graduate and active in 4-H Rainbow and Eastern Star. the groom is a dairy farmer and active in Mason County Farm Bureau and Rural Youth groups.

Point Pleasant Lucy Lynn Rice John William Cullen Main Street Baptist Church D. M. Dorsey Harlan P. Carter Robert Lewis Carolyn Sturgeon Virgil C. Rice John B. Cullen Letart Howard Rice Marcus Weaver Jack Rice Nancy Rairden John Jones Wiagara Falls Canada Cullen Point Pleasant High School Oh Kan Mexico Order of the Rainbow Girls iChapter 7 Order of Eastern Star Agricultural Extension Service Office American Leaters West Virginia University Mason County Farm Bureau

Ohio Teams Win Prizes In Horse Pulling Contest

Ohio teams swept top honors in all three classes at the horse pulling contest at Point Pleasant Athletic Field during Fourth of July weekend festivities. Denver Chenoweth of Nicot, W. Va., won the highest percentage award with a 2.43 percent figure after his 2195 pound team pulled 5345 pounds, earning a Waltham Watch. Lightweight class winners included teams led by Guire of Me H Stover and Lackbour, each pulling strong distances, according to the report from the event held Friday night.

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Mason County Health Board Meeting Set Tuesday

Mason County Tuberculosis and Health Association directors plan a 1:50 pm meeting at the Mason County Health Department offices. Also noted are various court actions and local police adjournments tied to recent arrests and fines in Pleasants area.

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Telephone Employees Win Service Emblems

Charlene Man and Patricia A. Lee of Pleasant Office of the Potomac Telephone West Virginia are cited for 72 years of service by W. W. Smith. The event honors 192 employees who received service emblems Thursday morning at the parenta rsday morning ceremony.

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