Utility's Entry in Parade Is Best
Point Pleasant Fourth of July parade awards include Appalachian Electric Power Co float as best. Billy Baker wins best decorated bicycle. Rebecca Rothgeb receives top girls bicycle prize. Winfield Fire Dept travels farthest to attend. New Haven apparatus named best fire truck. Point Pleasant High School band also trophy recipient.
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Point Pleasant
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Billy Baker
James Baker
Mt. Vernon Ave
Rebecca Rothgeb
D. W. Rothgeb
New Haven Club Honors Member At Dinner
Members of the New Haven Canasta Club gathered at the Martin Restaurant in Middleport for a dinner meeting. They presented a gift to Mrs. Scott Morgan who will soon leave for Beverly Ohio. Others present included Mrs. Ed die Stein and Mrs. Jack Frey among others.
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J. L. Stewart
New Haven
Canasta Club
Martin
Middleport
Scott Morgan
Beverly
Ohio
Eddie Stein
Jack Frey
Milt Stephan
Phil Wolpert
Paul Henderson
Keith Arnold
Lloyd Hennon
Outing Held for Twenty Six at New Plymouth Wiener Roast
NEW PLYMOUTH Patty and Margie White hosted a wiener roast at their home. Games were played. Guests included Sharon Oney Lawrence Bray Gene Bay Dean McDaniel Bud Peters Jean Ann Huntley Donnie Miller Larry Walter Donald Wilcox Charles Walter Keith Skinner Ronnie Harris Janet Taylor Robert Keesee Jean Walter Marilyn Davis Carolyn McDaniel Doris Ann Pittman Golden Dawn Bowen Alice Pittman Geraldine Bowen Ronald Worthman Ralph Levering and Shirley Burroughs.
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New Plymouth
Patty
Margie White
Sharon Oney
Lawrence Bray
Gene Bay
Dean McDaniel
Bud Peters
Jean Ann Huntley
Donnie Miller
Larry Walter
Donald Wilcox
Charles Walter
Keith Skinner
Ronnie Harris
Janet Taylor
Robert Keesee
Jean Walter
Marilyn Davis
Carolyn McDaniel
Doris Ann Pittman
Golden Dawn Bowen
Alice Pittman
Geraldine Bowen
Ronald Worthman
Ralph Levering
Shirley Burroughs
Miss Elsie Anthony Weds James Dunkle in Candlelight Ceremony
Miss Elsie Anthony daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Anthony of Point Pleasant married James Dunkle son of Mr and Mrs R H Dunkle of Huntington in a candlelight Interdenominational Church ceremony. Rev M D Shifler officiated with Miss Janet Blessing on nuptial music. The couple will reside in Huntington after a Virginia Beach trip.
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Point Pleasant
Elsie Anthony
Henry Anthony
James Dunkle
R. H. Dunkle
Huntington
M. D. Shifler
Janet Blessing
Mary J. Neal
Marjorie Cappellari
Ronald Dunkle
Joseph Antal
Charles Anthony
Anthony
James Wheeler
Point Pleasant High School
Dunkle
Huntington High School
Marshall College
Houdaille-Hershey Co
Virginia Beach
Christian Builders Class to Meet at Heights EUB Church
The Christian Builders Class of the Heights Evangelical United Brethren Church will meet Tuesday evening at the church. Rev Harry Eckels, the church minister, announced.
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Christian Builders
the Heights
Weekend Visit Highlights From Clarksburg and Huntington
Mr and Mrs Park McDaniel of Clarksburg spent the weekend with his parents in Monroe Ave. Mr and Mrs H A Nibert of Huntington returned home after visiting her parents in Winfield Road. Guests during the weekend of Mr and Mrs Elmer Plymale at Gallipolis Ferry included Raymond Plymale of Pontiac Michigan Mrs Edith Clark and Mr and Mrs Charles Baker Mr and Mrs Oliver Stover of Gallipolis and Mrs John Carpenter and children Larry Connie and Mary Ann of Middleport.
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Park McDaniel
Clarksburg
Monroe Ave
H. A. Nibert
Huntington
Winfield Road
Elmer Plymale
Gallipolis Ferry
Raymond Plymale
Pontiac
Mich
Edith Clark
Charles Baker
Oliver Stover
Gallipolis
John Carpenter
Larry
Connie
Mary Ann
Middleport
Gas Stove Explosion Damages Home in Point Pleasant
Firefighters were summoned to 100 Ninth Street Sunday evening after a gas stove exploded and caught fire. The blaze was extinguished before the fire truck arrived, with only slight damage reported. The incident occurred about 7 25 pm, according to Fire Chief Bill Leport.
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Point Pleasant
Leon Treadway
Ninth St
Bill Leport
Nine Speeding Charges Reported by Patrolmen
The State Highway Patrol reported a holiday weekend with a spread of arrests led by nine speeding violations. Multiple individuals from Gallipolis and surrounding towns faced fines, costs, or jail terms for offenses including DUI, resisting arrest, driving left of center, and reckless operation. several others paid fines for parking, no license, improper registration, and faulty equipment.
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Gallipolis
The
River Traffic And Bidding Notice From Trimble Township Ohio
Daily river gauge readings report up and down movements on the Ohio River with detailed lock levels and boat movements Sunday July 5. A bid notice invites sealed proposals by July 22 1953 for multiple school district projects including heating, redecorating and remodeling at Trimble Elementary and Jacksonville Trimble School with payment and contract terms outlined and surety requirements.
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Gallipolis
Winfield
Sill
Kanawha Falls
Point Pleasant
Ohio River
Peace
Casteel
Criss Jr
Jefferson
Emory
Roberts
Lin Smith
Advance
Lucas
Louisiana
Chill Simpson
Pittsburgher
Central
Cherokee
Monongahela
Linda Chotin
Manitou
Fleetwood
Ellen Hatfield
Workman
Northern
Robin FE
Kanawha
Keeley Down
Board of Keducation
Trimble Township
Athene County
Ohio
Board of Education
Muildinge
Trimble
Jacksonville-Trimble
C. 1D
Camden & Associates
Funeineers
Colegate Road
Marietta
Camden and Associates Fides
Wingineers
Surety Bit
Athens County
Bia
Mingus
Virgil B. Swart
State Troopers Adopt Summer Uniforms in West Virginia
State Police detachments across West Virginia will wear cotton shirts in summer and may go without ties. Wool uniforms are being phased out. Sun helmets are being ordered to replace wool felt hats during hot months.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Backgammon Traced To Ancient Origins
The game Backgammon is described as a modern adaptation of a game dating to 30 B C according to the Encylopediæ Britannica.
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Encvelopedia Britannica
Failure To Signal Is Charged to Driver
Earl Smith 24 of Gallipolis Route 2 was cited into court after a 7 30 a m accident on Route 35 west of Route 160. His truck collided with a car driven by Thomas Lyons 38 of Springfield. Smith was charged with failure to signal a left turn and fined 10 dollars plus costs.
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Gerald Swartz
Chester
Middleport
Stanley Eugene Locke
Columbus
Keleson Bledsoe
Dayton
Conway Porter Holberly
Proctorville
Earl Watson
Camp Lee
Harry F. Goodwin
Indianapolis
Goodwin
Henry Diston Howard
Theshire
Robert Smith
Detroit
Oscar Raymond Baldwin
Willowood
Albert Stauffer
Yeallow
Alfred Mullins
Ridingsend
Ind
Patriot Star Route
Gallipolis
Earl Smith
Smith
Thomas Lyons
Springfield
Lyons
Services Held for Mrs. Levi Casto at Casto Home
Funeral services were held Thursday for Mrs. Levi Casto at the Casto home on Sand Hill Road. Rev. C. H. Carder officiated with burial in Lone Oak Cemetery. Pallbearers included Scotty Sala dean, Denver Wallace, William Rayburn, Frank Rayburn, Charles Sommer and Otho Wandling. She died early Tuesday morning after a long illness.
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Point Pleasant
Levi Casto
Casto
Sand Hill Road
C. H. Carder
Lone Oak Cemetery
Scotty Saladean
Denver Wallace
William Rayburn
Frank Rayburn
Charles Sommer
Otho Wandling
Passenger Is Injured In Route 7 Crash Near Tuppers Plains
Sharon Rose Simms, 7, a passenger in James P. Simms’s car from Peach Creek West Virginia, sustained a cut on the left leg in a collision on Route 7 near Tuppers Plains at 8 45 p m Saturday. Clayton Thomas Ingles 53 of Bene tonville Virginia was turning left when his car struck the Simms vehicle. A second crash occurred at Swan Creek Road two miles off Route 7 at 4 30 p m Saturday involving Elmer N Huff 34 of North Kenova and William F Stapleton 18 of Bladen Route 1 on a blind curve. Minor damage occurred when an unidentified car backed into Melvin R Cook 31 of Nitro West Virginia’s parked car on Williams Ridge Road at 10 45 p m Saturday.
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Gallipolis
Sharon Rose Simms
James P. Simms
Peach Creek
W. Va
Tuppers Plains
Clayton Thomas Ingles
Benetonville
Simms
Swan Creek Road
Elmer N. Huff
North Kenova
William F. Stapleton
Bladen
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Wayne Love, Jr
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Arnett Roush
Upper Flats
New Haven Briefs
Joe Combs
Pittsburgh
Walter Bush
Combs
Bush
Probe Roush
Andy Hume, Jr
Lima
Hume
A. D. Hume
Otho Lieving
Ferris Justice
Midwest
Kermit Gross
Mae Roush
Mason County Bank
Edwin Jewell
Holzer Hospital
Carl Shawver
Salem
Shawver
Ivan Shawver
Cynthiana
Cincinnati
Leslie Roush
Nancy Fay
Clayton Russell
Russell Roush
Glen Roush
Point Clinic
Clarence Tennant
Hazen Roush
Stephen Glen
North Carolina
Dimities
Leroy Mitchell
Bidwell
Charles Smith
Adamsville
William R. White
Lee Irvin Smith
Cheshire
Tatum Sg95
Att Ceperts
Jake Parts
Serre
Guarentee
Vacuum Stores
Main St
Dept. 13
Electrolux
Chrysler
New Yorker
Ee Cee Tate
Johnny Jones Motors
State St
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Meigs Motor Company
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