Three Classes Arranged For Farm Youth Show
The fifth Mason County Farm Youth Show in Point Pleasant will use three divisions Future Farmers of America Future Homemakers of America and 4 H members instead of one combined class. The event at Harmon Field runs September 15 to 17 with a tractor driving contest a style show exhibits and entertainments. The parade theme will honor the sesquicentennial and a committee led by Clifford Dunn and Joe Bailey discussed the plan. Advertising for the catalogue is led by A F Wilson with press around July 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Clifford Dunn
Future Farmers of America
Future Homemakers of America
Harmon Field
Dunn
Joe Bailey
Wahama High School
A. F. Wilson
Court Hears Four Charges At Session
Four men received penalties on state highway patrol charges of driving while intoxicated over the weekend. Robert C. McMillin Aaron R. Turner Harold L. Sweat were fined five days in jail 50 dollars and costs plus six months suspension by Municipal Judge William H. Jones. James Landaker was fined 100 dollars and costs and jailed three days by a Meigs County official. Cecil P. Corvin posted 500 dollar bond and pleaded innocent to the charge of operating a motor vehicle under influence. his docket is set for 3 p m Tuesday before Judge Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio
William H. Jones
Robert C. McMillin
Marion
Aaron R. Turner
Glenwood
V. Va
Harold L. Sweat
Meigs County
Justice of the Peace
Percy Peoples
James Landaker
Xenia
Jones
Cecil P. Corvin
Jackson Post
State Highway Patrol
Enlarging Work Slated At Church
Main Street Baptist Church in Point Pleasant plans a major expansion adding eight to ten Sunday school rooms and a large assembly hall. The Dashner Building may be bought and remodeled for the project, with a $20 000 fundraising drive approved. Construction teeing off in August, with further adjacent buildings contemplated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Main Street Baptist Church
Kenneth Chandler
Dashner
11Th St
Berea Oil Found At Thompson Farm Near Cheshire
Driller J L Cowan reports first Berea oil discovery on George Thompson farm behind Cheshire at 1485.5 feet. Eight feet into Berea yielded water and about 17 feet of oil in boiler with a 20 foot metal tube. Thompson No 1 is west of Swisher No 1 which pumps about 15 barrels daily. Second Berea lies about 30 feet below first and drilling may reach 1565 feet. Cowan predicts fuller test Monday to determine productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
J. L. Cowan
George Thompson
Cheshire
Cowan
Swisher No. 1
Berea
Burdette Addition
Point Pleasant
Surprise party honors bride elect Miss Anna Lou Dunn
Miss Anna Lou Dunn bride elect of Fred P. Schroeder was feted at a surprise party hosted by Miss Juanita Wears and Miss Patricia Yeager. Attendees included Jean Doolittle Barbara Asher Peggy Hatton Marilyn Allen and many others at home on Vern on Blvd. in Pt. Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Lou Dunn
Vernon Blvd
Fred. P. Schroeder
Henderson
Juanita Wears
Jefferson
Patricia Yeager
Ann Treadway
Margaret Asher
Jean Doolittle
Barbara Asher
Peggy Hatton
Marilyn Allen
Rex Garrison
Janet Forbes
Dyn
Nancy Smith
Max Withee
Bertran Dunn
Robert Hite
Louise Matthews
Les Williamson
William Barden, Jr
Eddie Sommer
Vacation Travelers Return From Florida Trip
Mr and Mrs Jack Rice Mrs H R Wells and Miss Ann Tread way left Friday for a ten day vacation in Florida. Mr and Mrs Millard Smith and children Nancy and David of Charleston spent the holiday with his mother Mrs Pearl Smith Leon. Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Guy Burdette Leon were
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Brown
Kanawha St
Robert Shiflett
Gallipolis
John Cadle
Timmy
Nancy
Nitro
Sherman Beaver
Leon
Charles Beaver
Dunbar
Mace Beaver
Ironton
Smokey Dow
Columbus
Kenneth Green
Richard
Gary
Gasconade
H. A. Buxton
Monroe Chase
Billy
Marquette Ave
Spooner
Wis
Pfe
Dana Brown
Quantico
Jefferson Ave
Jimmy Cossin
Marie McClure
Michael
Charleston
Alfred Boles
Donald Cossin
Velva
Violet Cossin
John Rairden
Paul Rairden
John
Penny Pleasant
Homer Jones
Virginia Dotson
Quality
W. D. Dotson
Argo
Jack Rice
H.R. Wells
Ann Treadway
Florida
Millard Smith
David
Pearl Smith
Guy Burdette
Ohio highway contract bids due July 13 1954 for multiple counties
State of Ohio Department of Highways calls for unit price proposals by 10:00 A M July 13 1954 for painting guard rails on routes in Athens Hocking Morgan and Vinton counties. Plans on file with the department. Bid bond of 550 required. Director reserves right to reject any bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Ohio Department OF Highways
Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Director of
Athens County
Hocking County
Morgan County
Vinton County
Ohto
Department of Industrial Relations
State Highway Department
Department of Highways
O. Linzell
State Highway 14
Rector
Notice of Appointment for Bishop and Hoodlett Estates
Notice records two probate actions. Leonard H Bishop of Portsmouth Ohio named administrator of the estate of James Ellard Bishop formerly of Chicago Illinois with four month claims period. S Hoodlett of Nelsonville Ohio appointed administrator of the Harriet E Hoodlett estate with date noted as June 19th percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard H Bishop
Portsmouth
Ohio
James Ellard
City of Chicago
Cook County
Illinois
Hoodlett
Nelsonville
Athens County
Harriett E. Hoodlett
West Virginia Ordnance Works Transferred to Army
The West Virginia Ordance Works shifted from the General Services Administration to the Ordnance Corps, U.S. Army last week. Ceremonies featured Col. W. H. Barnes, H. Harmon, and officials from the U.S. Engineers District in Louisville and the GSA, with Weatherwax represented as regional controller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
WVOW
GSA
Rio Grande College schedules final exams and summer session hires
Rio Grande College will hold final exams next Thursday and Friday for 119 summer students. The second session begins July 20 after registration on July 19. New music teacher and Varney House matron Miss Winifred Jean Lee will assume duties September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Rio Grande College
Jean Cooper
Varney House
Winifred Jean Lee
Pomeroy
Ohio University
William A. Lewis
E. C. Murdock
Margaret A. Castle
Harold W. Kennedy
Frederic Boult
R. Price Ewing
Clara E. Poston
Center Line Violations Are Charged
Gallipolis authorities filed six center line charges after a Sunday head on collision on Friendly Ridge Road. Individuals cited include Mason Hemphill and Jacob French for left of center. a 17 year old Gallipolis youth for passing over the yellow line. Martin Lowe of New York City for passing at an intersection. Robert Turk of Lorain and Marvin Fultz of Patriot for yellow line and passing on a curve respectively. fines ranged from 5 to 15 dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Post
State Highway Patrol
Merrill E. Roberts
Springfield
William H. Jones
Friendly Ridge Road
Yellowtown
Mason Lee Hemphill
Bladen
Meigs County
Percy Peoples
Jacob F. French
Pomeroy
John W. Howell
Gerald Reuter
Martin Lowe
New York City
Robert A. Turk
Lorain
Marvin H. Fultz
Woman charged after multi car crash on Route 7 near Silver Bridge
Charlotte V. Harkins 34 of Charleston pleaded innocent to unsafe operation after a 12:40 a.m. collision that involved Roy Bradley 18 of Gallipolis and two parked cars. Trial set for July 20 in Gallipolis Municipal Court. Harkins posted $50 bond after minor injuries and hospital treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Silver Bridge
Charlotte V. Harkins
Charleston
Roy Bradley
Holzer Hospital
Homer Alley to Disembark in German Harbor
Pvt. Homer C. Alley former SEOL sports editor will land at Bremerhaven Germany from the Darby this week. He has been at Camp Kilmer New Jersey and will be assigned to a replacement depot in the French sector. Alley graduated from Marshall College and lived in Buffalo West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Homer C. Alley
Southeastern Ohio Athletic League
Bremerhaven
Germany
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Alley
Marshall College
Buffalo
W. Va
Driver Permit Cases Filed in Gallipolis District
Gallipolis Post reports four charges over the weekend from state patrol. Amanda Fisher, 59, Huntington, fined 10 dollars and costs for no operator's license in Crown City. Bernie B. Smith, 49, Vinton, fined 5 dollars and costs for same offense in Athalia. Orin Fisher, 58, Huntington, fined 10 dollars and costs for permitting an unlicensed person to drive. David H. Shepherd, 24, Frankford, Ind, fined for permitting an unlicensed minor to drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Post
State Highway Patrol
Amanda Fisher
Huntington
Justice of the Peace
Eddie Miller
Crown City
Bernie B. Smith
Vinton
William H
Janes
Frank Miller
Athalia
Orin Fisher
David H. Shepherd
Frankford
Ind
Probate Court Absence Petition for Jim Mawhoter
A petition by Lewis and Carpenter in Athens County Ohio seeks to declare Jim Mawhoter also known as James Mawhorter presumed dead after 79 years absence near New England Rome Township. The Probate Court will hear evidence August 11 1954 at 10 am before Judge Francis D White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis &. Carpenter
Athens County
Ohio
Jim Mawhoter
James Mawhorter
New England
Rome Township
Jimawhorter
James Manhorter
Young Crash Victim Released From Clinic
Point Pleasant report states Keith Grueser son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Grueser was released from Point Clinic after several weeks recuperating from a Route 62 bicycle collision with an automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Keith Grueser
Elmer Grueser
Camp Conley
Point Clinic
Route 62
Fireworks Violators Fined in Gallipolis
Gallia. Two men were fined Sunday on state highway patrol charges for discharging fireworks. Bobby Joe Bailey 18 of Bladen paid 5 dollars and costs, Franklin Sheets 21 of Waterloo paid 100 dollars and costs, both in Gallipolis Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bobby Joe Bailey
Bladen
Franklin Sheets
Waterloo
Powell announces birth of son at Warehime Clinic
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Powell welcome their fifth child a son born last Thursday at Warehime Clinic weighing nine pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Delbert Powell
Warehime Clinic
Ira Booton Dies at Home Ex-Resident with Ohio Ties
Delaware report says Ira Welker Booton retired postmaster and former Gallipolitan died unexpectedly Saturday morning. Born in Gallipolis he lived in Asheville for years and served as postmaster at a West Asheville substation. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Tuesday in Asheville with burial there. Surviving include widow Georgia Gatewood, two sons Jack and Alan, daughter Betty Barnes, and other relatives including Orland H. Booton of Macon and Mrs. Floyd Major of Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Ira Welker Booton
Gallipolitan
Gallia County
Ira Wesley Booton
Sarah Elizabeth Welker Booton
Gallipolis
Asheville
N. C
West Asheville
Philip
Gatewood Booton
Georgia Gatewood
O. O. McIntyre
Jack Booton
Alan Booton
Betty Barnes
Ohio Wesleyan University
Orland H. Booton
Macon
Williamson
W. Va
Floyd (Cad
Charleston
Driver Dies Of Illness In West Virginia
George Montague 65 of Eunice West Virginia died at 5 p.m. Sunday at Holzer Hospital after becoming ill south of Crown of Gallia County. Coroner Donald R. Warehime ruled death from natural causes due to coronary occlusion. Montague born April 5 1889 in Eunice. Funeral arrangements are being made by Harlow Funeral Home of Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Crown of
Holzer Hospital
George Montague
Eunice
Callia
Donald R. Warehime
Robert L. Sheets
Warehime
Three Men Fined for Hunting on Posted Lands
Three men from Branchland and West Hamlin were fined $20 and costs each after pleading guilty in a local magistrate's court to hunting on posted lands without written permission. Conservation officer Miles Darst arrested John Deyton Clovis Adkins and Percy Johnson on the violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John Deyton
Clovis H. Adkins
Branchland
Percy Johnson
West Hamlin
Miles Darst
Barbara Ann Thomas Born In Holzer Hospital
Mr and Mrs Paul F Thomas Jr of Jefferson Avenue announce the birth of daughter Barbara Ann on July 1 at Holzer Hospital in Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Paul F. Thomas, Jr
Jefferson Ave
Barbara Ann
Holzer Hospital
Teenage Girl Arrested in Gallia Traffic Case
A 16 year old Point Pleasant girl posted bond Sunday night for an appearance Monday in Gallia County Juvenile Court on a city police charge that she passed on the right side and failed to obey an automatic traffic signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Gallia County
Police arrest man in Gallipolis for intoxication
Dale Ervin So ward, 26, of Gallipolis, was charged Saturday by city police with intoxication and disorderly conduct. He was jailed for hearing Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dale Ervin Soward
Twenty speeding charges handled in Gallipolis over weekend
Gallipolis Post and State Highway Patrol reported twenty speeding charges settled or dismissed. Multiple defendants from Huntington to W Va faced fines from $5 to $25 plus costs. Several motorists received court appearances or bond forfeitures in Gallipolis and surrounding jurisdictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Post
State Highway Patrol
Mrs. Tom Barton Recovers After Wreck at Port Neches
Mrs. Tom Barton of Port Neches Texas recovers after a January 18 bus and auto collision. She is now able to walk following a cast and improvement noted by her parents Mr and Mrs H H Brown. The Bartons and their son plan a visit in August. Mia Barton is formerly Esta Mae Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Barton
Fines Levied For Stop Sign Violations in Gallipolis
State highway patrol brought charges in Gallipolis Municipal Court against James C. Setzer 36 of Rio Grande and Thomas Colley 24 of Bidwell for stop sign violations. Each faced fines and costs totaling five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Costa
James C. Setzer
Rio Grande
Thomas Colley
Bidwell
4660-Pound Team Takes Pulling Honors
A heavyweight horse pulling event at Harmon Park sponsored by the Mason County Horsemen's Association saw a 4660 pound team win by pulling 5500 pounds. Ray Stover of Lockbourne Ohio owned the top team with second and third places going to F T Cremeans and Leslie Rayburn respectively. In middleweight, E B Stover of Lockbourne claimed top honors with George Gutherte of Coolville second and Leonard Kearns third. they pulled 600 pounds. In light weight, George Gutherte's team won with Dray McGuire and Dick Moore taking second and third. light weights pulled 5200 pounds. Walter Mills Windsor announced, Virgil Plants judged, and W L Potts Lorraine Rogers and Birdie Brain supervised measuring. Avie Lake was recorder. Twenty teams entered. prizes were 40, 25, and 15 dollars for first, second, and third in each class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. T. Cremeans
Leslie Rayburn
E. B. Stover
Lockbourne
George Gutherte
Coolville
Leonard Kearns
Gutherte
Dray McGuire
Dick Moore
Walter Mills Windsor
Virgil Plants
W. L Potts
Lorraine Rogers
Birdie Brain
Avie Lake
Work Slated On Two Roads In Mason County
Mason County will begin highway improvements on two state routes. Route 33 from New Haven to Brinker's Hollow will be resurfaced, contract awarded to Standard Asphalt and Tar Co of Charleston. Route 35 from Route 2 to Arbrosia also seeks work, low bid from the same Charleston firm, with work expected to start within a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Brinker's Hollow
Smith
Standard Asphalt and Tar Co
Charleston
Arbrosia
Pt Pleasants Defendants Fined For Open Flask And Parking
Clyde Damron of Point Pleasant was fined 15 dollars and costs for open flask and 10 dollars plus costs for firing on highway. Claude Reeves of Bidwell was fined 5 dollars and costs for parking on the highway. All charges by Gallipolis post State Highway Patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clyde Damron
Point Pleasant
William H. Jones
Claude Denver Reeves
Bidwell
Gallipolis Post
State Highway Patrol
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Jack Richards
Philadelphia
Bill Jenkins
Buddy Preston
Larry Radeker
Jerry Shelton
John Milhoan
Pt. Pleasant Society
The
Loyal Order of the Moose
C. C Lewis
Old Town Bridge
Wadear Thabet
Dorse Greenlee
Adella Linda
Charles King
Charleston Road
Kate Stone
Francis D. White
Said County
Francis B. Burdell
Mary Hoffman
Betty Fraim
Edwin C. Gordon
Charles B. Vance
Maurice H. Fowler
Zelma Northcutt
Max Hendershott
Wellston
J. J. Deisenroth
Cincinnati
Scioto
Lawrence
Meigs
Jackson County
Galla County
Charlene Webb
Lydia Rinehart
Hamden
Gerald Waldren
Ray
Barbara Wilson
Allensville
Joan Montgomery
Langsville
Freda Hill Deeter
Reedsville
Ruth Stearns
Jean Alkire
Racine
Betty Nelson
Chester
William Lehew
Norma E. Wilson
al Scarberry
James
Gloria Eubanks Arnold
Harlan de Vol
Mddleport
Charles Franklin
Rozelle Duffy
Varney Faye Clendenin
Alce Nibert
Helen Niday
Granville Martin
Gerald Canaday
Mary Call
Clarence George
Cecile Thompson
Horace Bradbury
Ryger
John Rice
Velma Fraley
Frances Jones
Marjorie Saunders
Marian
Rice
Patrol
James Shaw
Diana Kent
Carroll Kent
Upper Sandusky
Kenneth Long
Thomasee
James Bartee
Margaret Cloud
Florence Brookman
Clara Fisher
Margaret Edmiston
Jeanne Fisher
Helen Jones
Cora
Harold Belville
Harold Montgomery
Atlee Fulks
Secottown
Sherley Sheets
Alice Waugh
Northup
German Harbor
Ira Booton
Chauncey H. Booton
Stella Booton
A. RK
Jessie) Henke
James W. Booton
Beaver, Pa
Minnie Sublett
Chicago
J. Sherman (Rowena) Porter
Lexington
Messenger
Jim Porter
Booton
Lewis Funeral Home
Driver
Carl Ray Courts
James Roy Jarvis
Samuel
Earl D. Snyder
Kyger
Middleport
Sidney T. Russell
Chas. B. Ingels
Mason
William H. Janes
A. Walker
Quincy
Justice of the
Nelson Torrence
Tuppers Plains
John Hamilton
Barboursville
Charles Ray Young
Bellepoint
Johnny L. Belville
Eldon M. Snyder
Edna F. Ashby
Jackson
Charles E. Wetherall
Nick Petrou
Ashland
Robert L. Brown
Lawrence H. O'Dell
Detroit
Marvin Suppeland
Cortland
Charlies A. Crawford
Don C. James
Worland
Wyo
Mayford A Flowers
Robert Gene Hunter
Rupert
Dennise L. Lauer
Largo
Arnold CC. Whitaker
Oak Park
Becky
Debby
E. Ross Wallace
Portsmouth Road
Rochester
Cleveland
Harmon Park
Mason County Horsemen's Association
Ray ‘Stover
W. L. Smith
Aleman
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