Gallipolis Considers Beer Room Near Chapel
Twenty-one residents joined Gallipolis City Commission members Tuesday to protest a proposed beer room at the Johnson Building on Third Ave and Grape St. Officials noted zoning ordinance limits and state liquor rules, as church proximity concerns loomed. Delegation spokesmen Harold Notter and Clarence Barcus pressed for action, while City Solicitor R Williams Jenkins cited a 500 foot church ban and potential State Liquor Board appeal.
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Gallipolis
Johnson Building
Third Ave
Grape St
Pres
Raymond M. Jones
Jones
French City Baptist Chapel
State Liquor Control Board
R. Wiliam Jenkins
Wayne Amsbury
Church of God
City Commission
Harold Notter
Lions Hear Cecil Devrick at Point Pleasant Club
The Point Pleasant Lions Club met at Gene Ball's Restaurant with Cecil Devrick, of the Chamber of Commerce, speaking on West Virginia centennial celebrations. Walter Stein was named deputy district governor of West Virginia District 29‑0. William Fields received a six year perfect attendance pin and L. V. Mueller a 14 year pin.
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Point Pleasant
Lions Club
Gene Ball
Cecil Devrick
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Notes
Birth announcements from Pleasant Valley Hospital list Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Roush of Middleport daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Haught of Cottageville son. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Balis of Point Pleasant son. Other names include Floyd Worth Hartford. Mrs. Earl Balis. Mrs. Karr Jackson South Side. Mrs. John McGraw Buckhannon. Mrs. Curtis Biffle and son Leon. Mrs. Hartison Robinson Clifton. Hanningan Southside. William Roush Mason. James Watterson Apple Grove.
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Bobby Roush
Middleport
Buddy Haught
Cottageville
Earl Balis
Point Pleasant
Karr Jackson
South Side
John McGraw
Buckhannon
Floyd Worth
Hartford
Curtis Biffle
Leon
Hartison Robinson
Clifton
Fl Hanningan
Southside
William Roush
Mason
James Watterson
Apple Grove
Mason Farmers Invited To Field Day Festivities
Mason County farmers and nearby growers are invited to the Ohio Valley Experiment Station near Point Pleasant on Route 62 for a July 31 field day. The program begins at 1 p.m. with research remarks by Dr. BE Newins and wagon tours at 1:30 p.m. Three 40 minute tours cover farm areas, with guides and on site explanations. A plant identification contest offers prizes. A note on slender honey ants explains their winter survival.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Ohio Valley Experiment Station
Sur
Ot Area
BE. J. Newins
College of Agriculture
WVU
Four Men Arrested for Intoxication in Point Pleasant Area
Sheriff's department picked up four men for intoxication during the holiday. named arrestees include Bill Mayes Henderson Hershel Ferguson John Byus and Okey Erwin all of Point Pleasant and Huntington. Harry Lucas was jailed on a worthless check charge. City police held John Davis Bob Carr Howard Oliver Wanda Sargent and Claude Moore all of Point Pleasant on intoxication charges.
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Point Pleasant
Bill Mayes
Henderson
Hershel Ferguson
Huntington
John Byus
Okey Erwin
Harry Lucas
John Davis
Bob Carr
Howard Oliver
Wanda Sargent
Claude Moore
Club Events Announced For Week in Point Pleasant
Miss Wanda Stemple announces a week of Homemaker events. July 9 Mrs B O Blaine hosts Pioneer Homemakers at 7 30 p m. July 10 county council meets 1 30 p m. at the cooperative extension office with all presidents urged to attend. July 10 Leon Homemakers meet at Leon Grade School at 8 p m. July 10 Anne Bailey group meets 1 30 p m at Mrs Billy Casto's. July 11 Mrs Lester Foreman hosts Help Hand Homemakers at 10 a m. July 11 Wohlo Homemakers meet at 2 p m at Mrs Roderick Ball's. July 12 Mrs Russell Duffer hosts upland Homemakers at 1 30 p m.
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Point Pleasant
Wanda Stemple
B. O. Blaine
Pioneer Homemakers
County Council
Cooperative Extension Office
Leon Homemakers
Leon
Anne Bailey
Billy Casto
Lester Foreman
Wohslo
Roderick Ball
Russell Duffer
Upland
June Accidents total 25 in Gallipolis patrol report
City police recorded 25 accidents in June with 10 people injured minor and two bike riders among the injured. Three hit skip incidents noted in the month as reported by officers.
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Gallipolis
Development Conference Planned in Charleston WV
A West Virginia rural Areas Development Committee training conference for Mason Kanawha Jackson Putnam Clay and Boone counties is set for July 10 from 9 30 a m to 3 p m at Morris Harvey College auditorium Charleston. The event is part of a 10 session series across the state to boost rural economic activity and covers topics from land use to human resources training with leaders Gale H Lyon and J G F Johnson among participants. A second note reports a minor fire at Red Duncan’s meat smokehouse on Jefferson Ave with the building quickly extinguished and only minor damage.
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Point Pleasant
Mason
Kanawha
Jackson
Putnam, Clay
Boone
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
J. G. F. Johnson
West Virginia
Gale H. Lyon
Red Duncan
Jefferson Ave
Rice Rites Scheduled for Mrs Ora E Rice
Funeral services for 72 year old Mrs Ora E Rice of Point Pleasant Route 2 are set for Saturday at 2 PM with Rev Kenneth W Chandler presiding at Crow funeral home. She died Wednesday at Pleasant Alley Hospital after a short illness leaving Virgil Rice as husband and a large family including five sons and several daughters.
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Point Pleasant
Ora E. Rice
Kenneth W. Chandler
Rice
Mason County
Pleasant Alley Hospital
John
Lucy Hall Jones
Virgil Rice
Harold
South Haven
Mich
Sam
Olin
Jack
Edorado
Roland Barnett
Charleston
Elwood Wilson
Ironton
J. William Cullen
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Cooperative Extension Service
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West Virginia Rural Areas Development Committee
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Carolina Lumber Company
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