Mason County Board names reading supervisor and hires staff
Mason County Board of Education set hiring and equipment actions at its Monday session. Marjorie Depoy of Kanawha County was named reading supervisor. Teachers cooks and bus drivers were placed and 25 Remington Rand typewriters were contracted for 3125 dollars. A library book fund and bus service expansion were discussed with local groups.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Board of Education
Marjorie Depoy
Kanawha County
Council invites inspector back for talks on city utilities
Point Pleasant city council voted to invite a West Virginia Inspection Bureau representative to discuss fire equipment and water system. An February visit yielded 28 recommendations, 16 in effect. Also approved for 60 day patrol hire, two new street lights, courtesy parking cards, and pay raises for city staff. Boundary hearing set for August 9 in Ripley.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia Inspection Bureau
B. W. Krodel
Chet Yates
Jackson Ave
28Th
39Th
Sixth St
Bonnie
Viand St
New Civil Defense Chief Is Hawk With Crew Cut
Des Moines reports Leo A. Hoegh 50, former Iowa governor, named to head the new Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization at a $25,000 annual salary. Hoegh, known for his hawk like drive and firm loyalty, previously served as Iowa governor and state attorney general before taking the civil defense post.
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Civil Defense
Hawk
Des Moines
Leo A. Hoegh
Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization
Iowa
Eisenhower
Washington
Hoegh
Hogg
Elk‘horn
Oxfords
University of Iowa
Chariton
Statehouse
Federal
Civil Defense Administration
Sayre Accepts New Pastorate
The Rev. Guy F. Sayre resigns after more than eight years at the Middleport Church of Christ in Christian Union to become pastor of the Hartford Christian Union Church in Hartford West Virginia. He will serve until Sept. 1 with a successor to be named soon.
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Middleport
Guy F. Sayre
Doctor Essex Addresses NEA Session in Cleveland
Dr. Martin W. Essex, president of the American Association of School Administrators and former Middleport superintendent, spoke on Frontiers of Education at the National Education Association sessions in Cleveland. Mrs. Guy Reynolds, Middleport teacher and local delegate, accompanied him.
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Middleport
National Education Association
Cleveland
Martin W. Essex
American Association of School Administrators
Guy Reynolds
NEA
Essex
Akron
Middleport Mayor Fines Edwards for Fictitious Plated Car
Charles Edwards of Middleport was fined 50 dollars and costs by Mayor C. C. Fisher for using a fictitious registration placard to register two cars with one license plate. He pleaded guilty in the sole court case before the mayor last night.
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Middleport
Charles Edwards
C. C. Fisher
Driver Agrees To Pay In Middleport Parking Incident
Sire Demi faced charges for damaging George Sayre’s car in a Middleport market area after a Sunday afternoon incident. Demi agreed to cover $20 in damages and listed his home address as Los Angeles.
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Middleport
Sire Demi
George Sayre
New Haven
Demi
Los Angeles
Post No. 128 To Hear Camping Experiences
Middleport youths Mark Kelly and Dale Miller, Feeney Bennett Post No. 128, American Legion, will report on their Boys State camping at Camp Perry. Meeting Wednesday at 7 30 PM includes refreshments. Firing squad members to bring uniforms for parade repairs.
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Middleport
Mark Kelly
Dale Miller
Feeney- Bennett
American Legion
Boys State
Camp Perry
Auxiliary Sets Meeting at Woodmen Hall
Middleport report notes the White Rose Lodge Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen will meet Wednesday at 1 30 p m at Woodmen Hall. Mrs Hattie Woodard serves as president of the lodge.
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Middleport
White Rose Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad
Woodmen Hall
Hattie Woodard
Feeney-Bennett Post 128 Plans Joint Picnic
Feeney-Bennett Post No 128 and the Auxiliary with families will hold a joint picnic at Roadside Park Thursday at 6 30 P M Groups should bring table service and favorite dishes Poppy Days participants will be honored.
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
No. 128
Car Inspection Period Listed
The state police announce the 1958-59 inspection period begins July 1 for WV registered vehicles without 1957-58 stickers or with lost stolen or mutilated 1957-58 stickers. Vehicles purchased in state without valid 1957-58 or 1958-59 stickers must be inspected within three days. out of state purchases have ten days.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
H Russell Bound Over to Grand Jury in Larceny Case
Edward Russell was bound over to the grand jury on a grand larceny charge with bond set at 1500 dollars. George Birdie Baker fined 10 dollars and costs for driving left of center. Robert Errette and John A Byus both of Point Pleasant pleaded guilty to an assault and battery and were fined 10 dollars and costs each.
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Point Pleasant
Edward Russell
Grand Jury
Justice of Peace
A. M. Goodwin
George Birdie Baker
Robert Errette
John A. Byus
Wise Diner Seeks Quick Heartburn Wakeup
The customer at the Wise Diner ignores the menu and asks the waitress for something that will cause heartburn immediately rather than waking him at 3 AM. The exchange highlights a desire for rapid discomfort rather than nourishment.
Firemen to Convene in Meigs County Association Meeting
Firemen's hall readied this week for Meigs County Firemen's Association gathering Wednesday at 7 30 p m James Daniels secretary announces Joe Beegle of Racine serves as president
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Middleport
Meigs County Firemen’s Association
James Daniels
Joe Beegle
Racine
Missionary Society Meeting Set at Mt Moriah Church
Middleport residents are informed the Missionary Society of Mt Moriah Baptist Church will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. at the church. Mrs Emma Bland will host the gathering.
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Middleport
the Missionary Society of the
Smith Rites Are Planned
Funeral services for William Smith aged 84 are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Lawrence G. Mohr funeral home. He died Monday morning at the Green Rest Home in Hartford after a long illness. Survived by sister Ida Oglin of Langsville and brother Francis M. Smith of Laurelville. The Rev. Robert Ray will officiate. Burial in Lone Oak Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Point Pleasant
Lawrence G. Mohr
William Smith
Vaught Memorial W S C S Meeting Note and Reunion
Members of the Vaught Memorial Methodist Church W S C S met at Mrs. Donald Henderson’s home. The group discussed district officers, reviewed Cross and Crisis, and enjoyed a surprise stork shower. Next meeting planned at Mrs. Somner’s park home in Homestead W Va with an annual family reunion from multiple towns.
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Vaught Memorial Methodist Church
W.S.C.S
Donald Henderson
Winfield Rd
James D. Long
Hersel Barnett
Herbert Henderson
Raymond Adams
Robert Somner
William Reiker
Shelia
Carol
Somner
Kapp Family Gathering Planned by Descendants
The descendants of the late Mr and Mrs J G Kapp will meet on Sunday at the roadside to hold a family gathering. The event aims to honor the memory of the couple and bring relatives together.
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J. G. Kapp
West Virginia Cattle Show Dates Set for Aug in Jackson's Mill
The 17th Annual West Virginia Cattle Show will run August 12 to 15 at the State 4-H Camp Jacksons Mill. R L Steele WVU extension dairy man announced entries must be submitted by July 15. Dairymen may obtain rules and entry forms from breed club secretaries or county agents.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Jackson's Mil
R. L. Steele
West Virginia University
Breed Club
Steele
Open your eyes and the world is full of God saying Boehme
A short philosophical reflection attributed to Jacob Boehme urges awareness of the divine presence in everyday life as a source of wonder and spiritual insight.
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God
Jacob Boehme
Luther on Repentance
A quotation attributes to Martin Luther asserting that true repentance is the sole path beyond mere action. The line emphasizes inward transformation as the essence of contrition in a religious or historical context.
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Martin Luther
Family visits amid medical moves in Findlay and Toledo
Mrs Rose Cross and Melvin Cross visited their son Arlie Cross in a Findlay hospital where he has been a patient for four weeks. Mr Cross was taken to a Toledo hospital Sunday for a serious operation.
Stainless Pazo Piles Suppositories Offer Quick Pain Relief
An ad claims Stainless Pazo relieves itching and pain within minutes, shrinks swollen piles, and heals inflamed tissues without surgery. It promotes faster comfort and promises a money back guarantee, urging use of suppositories or ointment at druggists.
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Wyoma
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Ordnance
Louise Gibbs
Letart
Thelma Watterson
Oilive
Barbara Smith
Point Pleasant High School
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Minnie MceCartney
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Henderson
Velma Gerlach
Norma Riggs
Hattie Fischer
Mason
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Louie Lathey
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Julius Matheny
George Kearns
Garry Roach
Leo Roush
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Jay Stone
Harry Miller
Kenneth Fout
Carl Parsons
Russell Sturgeon
Howard Weigand
William McCoy
Earl Sharp
Rayford Roush
Johnson Scarberry
Maudellen Henry
Junior Women's Club
Long Beach
Calif
Australia
Astrid Tanda Lindholm
Orsova
Joseph F. Bishop
Council
Inspector
30Th St
Ripley
Oliver Kessel
Barbara Peters
Rothgeb
Wayne Kincaid
Frank Henson
Jack Workman
Ronald White
Howard Yeager
Wadear Thabet
J. S. Duncan
Charles Cottrill
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U.S
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First Fleet
Golden Gate City
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Edwards
Quick's
Quick's Drug Store
H. Russell
WSCS
Homestead
W. Va
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Charleston
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