Naval Officer Transferred To New Post
Lieutenant Commander Robert C. Simmerman of the U S Navy receives change of duty orders from the Bureau of Naval Personnel. He will detach about Aug 1 to join the Atlantic Reserve Fleet Philadelphia group as Staff Supply Officer. The Simmerman family lived at 2606 Mt Vernon Ave Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert C. Simmerman
Area Corps
U. S. Navy
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Simmerman
Philadelphia
Atlantic Reserve Fleet
U. S. Naval
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Episcopal Church
Lakin State Hospital
Kiwanis Club
The
Loyal Order of the Moose
Red Cross
Industrial Collections Committee
Trinity Picnic Set For Tuesday Evening
The Trinity Methodist Church sponsors its annual picnic at Harmon Park on Tuesday July 14 starting at 6 p.m. Families should bring two covered dishes and eating utensils. Milk and iced tea provided. Arrangements by Mrs. Clifford Dunn and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Trinity Methodist Church
Harmon Park
Women's Society of Christian Service
Clifford Dunn
A. R. Ripley
Ralph Crump
J. G. F. Johnson
Richard Starzman
Missionary Washburn to Speak at Point Pleasant Church
Rev. William C. Washburn, on furlough from Mutoto in the Belgian Congo, will be guest minister at the Presbyterian Church Sunday morning. He will return to Mutoto in September to continue his Congo mission. He is a cousin of Mrs. Peter H. Steenbergen Jr. and will stay in her home during his visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William C. Washburn
Presbyterian Church
John W. Sargent, Jr
Washburn
Mutoto
Belgian Congo
Congo
Peter H. Steenbergen
Point Pleasant Churches Listings Key Schedule
Local church notices list service times and staffs across Point Pleasant, detailing pastors, charge names, and weekly worship, Sunday schools, and youth activities. Highlights include Graham Station Henderson New Haven and Hartford charges with multiple Sundays foci and midweek services.
Approaches for River Bridge Approved at Winfield Site
State road engineers approved river bridge approaches across the Kanawha River. The Winfield side connects Bridge and Water Streets to Route 17 near the fire station and fountain, while the Red House side crosses beyond the New York Central railroad tracks. Completion is set for 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Winfield
Kanawha River
Red House
New York Central
Armed Forces Program Draws Commendation
Lieutenant Commander Robert C. Simmerman of the U.S. Navy received a letter of appreciation from Rear Admiral J. H. Brown Jr. for leadership of the 1953 Armed Forces Day observance. He credited local armed forces volunteers civic and veterans groups and cooperating merchants for the successful program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert C. Simmerman
USN
U.S. Naval
J. H. Brown, Jr
Simmerman
Frankie Bailey Dies Gaslight Glamour Girl
Frankie Bailey, a Broadway gaslight era star known as the "Girl With the Million Dollar Legs," died Wednesday in a sanitarium at age 94. She acted alongside David Warfield Lillian Russell Joe Weber and Lew Fields, earning fame in the late 19th and early 20th century theater scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Frankie Bailey
Broadway
David Warfield
Lillian Russell
Joe Weber
Lew Fields
Frankie Baileys
Oho Supreme Court Rejects Weaver Appeal in Fatal Assault
The Ohio Supreme Court refused to review the conviction of Oliver Perry Weaver of Lancaster on an assault to kill his estranged wife by running her down with a motor vehicle. Fairfield County courts convicted Weaver for driving over a curb and striking Carol Guthrie on September 4, 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Oho Supreme Court
Lancaster
Fairfield County
Oliver Perry Weaver
Carol Guthrie
Connallys welcome son Richard Lee at Point Clinic
Mr and Mrs Bernard Connally of Leon Route 3 are the parents of a son born July 8 at the Point Clinic. The infant has been named Richard Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Bernard Connally
Leon Route’ 3
Point Clinic
Richard Lee
James Rodger Boster and Nellie Florence Meadows Named
James Rodger Boster aged 27 of Huntington and Nellie Florence Meadows aged 18 of Mason are identified in the notice. The record confirms their ages and hometowns as part of the public notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Rodger Boster
Huntington
Nellie Florence Meadows
Mason
Two River Motor Co Sues George A Mayes for 627.30
The Two River Motor Co filed a circuit court suit against George A Mayes seeking 627.30 alleging a monetary claim. The action lists the amount as 627.30 and centers on a civil dispute in Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
The
Two River Motor Co
George A. Mayes
Hughes Name Son Born At Holzer Hospital
Mr and Mrs William L Hughes of 210 Park Drive welcomed a son born July 7 at Holzer Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William L. Hughes
210 Park Drive
Holzer Hospital
Birthday Party for Andy Wilson in Pt Pleasant
Andy Wilson celebrated his sixth birthday with a party at his parents home in English Court. Refreshments were served to a group including Mark Smith Timmy Kelley Saddy Wilson Pamela Burdette Sammy Roush Jimmy Dunn Carlos Greer Nancy Gilley Martha Gilley Linda Mallette Cheryl Monroe David Simmons Rikki Holley Yusan Burdette Sammy Littlepage Bronson Mann Allison Littlepage Dukie Lattanzi Claudia Jo Williamson Marilyn Moore Cindy Lake Keith Barnette and guests Mrs Early Eads Mrs W W Smith and Mrs William Burdette from Chamblee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Wilson
Eustace Wilson
English Court
Mark Smith
Timmy Kelley
Saddy Wilson
Pamela Burdette
Sammy Roush
Jimmy Dunn
Carlos Greer
Nancy Gilley
Martha Gilley
Linda Mallette
Cheryl Monroe
David Simmons
Rikki Holley
Yusan Burdette
Sammy Littlepage
Bronson Mann
Allison Littlepage
Dukie Lattanzi
Claudia Jo Williamson
Marilyn Moore
Cindy Lake
Keith Barnette
Early Eads
W. W. Smith
William Burdette
Lawrence Mattox
Chamblee, Ga
Santee Family Reunion Draws Three Generations
The Santee family reunion took place on July 4 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam McKinney in Dexter. Attendees spanned Ohio West Virginia and Indiana with notable locals Mr and Mrs Mark Santee and daughters Connie and Sharon of Gallipolis and Mr and Mrs Milton Santee of Charleston formerly of Leon Ott McKinney gave a short sermon in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santee
Sam McKinney
Dexter
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Mark Santee
Connie
Sharon
Gallipolis
Milton Santee
Charleston
Leon
Ott McKinney
Pre-bridal shower honors Ramona Gale Thomas at Hogsett
Miss Carolyn Sturgeon hosted a pre-bridal shower at her Hogsett home honoring Ramona Gale Thomas. Refreshments were served by Mrs R G Holland Mrs Orville Sturgeon Mrs Fred Daugherty Mrs Glenn Holland and Mrs Vernon Deweese with both honoree and Miss Sturgeon in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Sturgeon
Hogsett
Ramona Gale Thomas
R. G. Holland
Orville Sturgeon
Fred Daugherty
Glenn Holland
Vernon Deweese
Thomas
Sturgeon
Leon Homemakers Meet to Discuss Family Goals
The Leon Homemakers will convene on Tuesday July 14 at 8 pm in the Leon town hall. President Mrs. Everette Bissell will preside and Miss Kathryn Beaver will lead the lesson titled Family Goals and Responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Homemakers
Leon Town Hall
Everette Bissell
Kathryn Beaver
Good Neighbor Farm Women’s Club Meeting Planned
The Good Neighbor Farm Women’s Club will meet Wednesday July 15 at 1 30 p m at Mrs John Cullen Letart Route 2. Mrs Powell Reynolds will lead the lesson titled Family Goals and Responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Neighbor Farm Women's Club
John Cullen
Letart
Local Families Visit Relatives and Health Update
Mr and Mrs Millard Smith of Charleston visited the Smith family in Leon where Mrs Pearl Smith is the host. Mrs Elmer Plymale of Gallipolis Ferry underwent surgery Wednesday at Holzer Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Smith
Charleston
Smith
Pearl Smith
Leon
Elmer Plymale
Gallipolis
Ferry
Holzer Hospital
Grass Run Celebrates Milestones with Community Gathering
July 3 marked 33 years for Mr. and Mrs. Marion McClure and 30 years for Mr. and Mrs. Dale Stansbury. A hamburger and wiener roast followed at Middleport Roadside Park July 5 with neighbors and relatives including D. Stansbury and C. D. Stansbury of Columbus and Langsville, plus McClures from near Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion McClure
Dale Stansbury
Middleport
Claire D. Stansbury
Columbus
Bruce Davis
Lancaster
Carl E. McClure
Near
Athens
Merie Davis
Bryan
Velva
Langsville
Larry
Jerry Stansbury
Carpenter
Davis
Stansbury
McClure
Blake-Reed reunion highlights July 4 observance at Eden home
Syracuse reports on the Blake Reed reunion at the Elden Blake home in Eden with a 1954 planning committee named including Rev. Elden Blake and Mrs. Austin Blake. Attendees list numerous families from Ohio and beyond, plus air force personnel visiting or stationed nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Blake-Reed
Elden Blake
Eden
Austin Blake
Edward Blake
Wilbur Paugh
Pearl Randolph
Orville Slack
Orville Blake
Linda
Shilda and
Charles
Greenfield
Vern Green
Akron
Economic restraint and hopeful turns in romance and work
The reading urges economical living and delaying upgrades while noting a favorable period for hospitality and community service. A distant friend’s good news brings joy, romance and domestic life should prosper, and a late fall hints at romance and travel. A birthday child will be reserved, studious, and efficient.
Singing Convention At Lincoln Ave Church Sunday
A singing convention will be held Sunday at 2 p m at the non denominational church on Lincoln Avenue. The program is directed by Mrs Andrew Hussell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Church of
Lincoln Ave
Andrew Hussell
Concord families gather for weekend visits and travels
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dukeman and sons from Akron spent a week with Mrs Ethel McAfee and Paul. Numerous relatives and friends from Columbus Massillon and Dayton visited Concord residents, with trips to Long Bottom park and Salem Oregon noted among exchanges of hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Joe Dukeman
Larry
Poger
Akron
Ethel McAfee
Paul
Cecil Antle
Hester
Georgia
Bill Sanders
Lawrence Myers
Columbus
Wilbur Everetts
Gary
Miles Wolfe
Verne Wolfe
Richard Antle
Mary Kay
Massillon
Joe Antle
Stewart Robinette
Billy
Judy
John
Victor Sayre
Barbara
Elaine
Georgia Antle
Joe Stone
Murray City
Long Bottom Park
Vincent Bailey
West Carrolton
Georgia Chapman
William Mohring
Athens
Salem
Ore
Tylman
Delbert Delong
Dayton
George Bartlett
Maynard Sayre
Bible School Program Set at Letart School
Closing program of the Daily Vacation Bible School in the Letart area will be held Friday at 7 30 p m at the Letart school building. Handiwork and notebook work will be displayed with each class contributing to the program. Beginners were taught by Mrs Charles K Crow, primary pupils by Mrs C M Wolfe, juniors and intermediates by Corinne Strabel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart
Letart School
Gram
Charles K. Crow
C. M. Wolfe
Freda Hoffman
Corinne Strabel
Point Pleasant Man Arrives in Japan
Pvt. Melvin Perry, son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Perry of Point Pleasant, has arrived in Japan for duty with the 24th Infantry Division. He recently completed basic training at Camp Polk Louisiana and worked as a press operator in Springfield Ohio before enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Melvin Perry
Herbert Perry
Lincoln Ave
Japan
24Th Infantry Division
Perry
Camp Polk
Springfield
Ohio
Two Persons Treated At Clinic Thursday
Two persons entered Kanawha Medical Clinic Thursday for emergency treatment. Robert Boggs Jr age 2 of Sand Hill Road was treated for cuts on the hands and James Bragg of Jackson County treated for a foot injury from catching his foot in a lawn mower. They were both released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Kanawha Medical Clinic
Robert Boggs, Jr
Sand Hill Road
James Bragg
Jackson County
James Lewis
Burdette Addition
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Athens Messenger
Trinity
Haydenville
John Wayne
Bie Jima
Universal International Picture
Hussey
Cameron Agar Storm
JOYS
Doris Day
Paris
Audie Murphy
Silver Creek
Graham Station
Henderson
Methodist
Rufus Casto
Mina
Vaught Memorial
Mt. Union
Beech Hill
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Pine Grove
New Haven
Boyd W. Scott
Bachtel
Hartford
Brighton Methodist
Kermit Hypes
Harmony - Concord
M. Mallcolm
St. Mark's Upper Flats
Zion
Broad Run
Mason Pilgrim Holiness
C. H. Detty
EUB
Donald Lockt
Isabelle Kiefer
Mt. Zion
Main Street
Daniel M. Dorsey
D. N. Shepherd
Graham
Leon Baptist
W. S. Billups
Trinity Methodist
Alvin C. Young
Christian Science
Main St
Evangelical United Brethren Churches
Harry Eckels
Minister Heights
Women's Society of World Service
Junior Christian Endeavor
Congregational
Evan Breth Acres
Buckhannon
Bellemeade— Unified Service
Christian Endeavor
Leon Methodist
Elmwood
Brighton
Outer Branch
Walker
Eddie Chapel
Armed Forces Program
Ramona Thomas
Powell Reynolds
Hoyt Ferguson
C. L. Patterson
Fred Garnes
Kent
Gerald Minor
Bert Davis
Carl FE. McClure
Billie
Diane
M. McClure
James Cotterill
Cheshire
Robert Mitchum
Nevada
Tarzan
Lex Barker
Syracuse Social Notes
Esther Paugh
Helen Howard
Wadsworth
Gerald Phillips
Melvin Adams
Kenneth
Janet
David
Charles Randolph
Omar Hess
Alfred
Buford
Roger Lee
Linda Gilliland
Lottridge
Raymond Blake
Gahanna
Coolville
Win Holsinger
Ronnie
Brenda
Albany
Sol Bigley
Robert
Eddie Lee
Alta Paugh
Long Bottom
Vernon Reed
Toledo
Harley Linthcum
Gertrude
Beverly
Glen
Binky
George Reed
Herbert Matheny
Eloise
Gene
Karen
Joppa
Kathryn
Roger
Elden
Ben Quisenberry
Martha Holsinger
Virgil
Carey Hull
John Buchannan
Wayne Adams
Johnny
Lanny
Gloria
Ray Adams
Marilyn
Mike Kerwin
Ernest Theiss
Theiss
Luke Air Force Base
Arizona
Gilbert Sinclair
Korea
James Theiss
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Charles Hysell
Ellen Wright
Pittsburgh
Phyllis Southern
Evelyn Lowe
Rutland
John Southern
Bill Hubbard
James Leslie
James Stewart
Leslie Hubbard
Philip McCoy
A. W. Myers
Esta Smith
Chester
W. Va
Paul Smith
East Liverpool
P. K. Sayre
Wilma
Allen
Saxton
Robert Kelley
Mt. Sterling
George Thomas
James
Joan
Peachie
Barberton
Jessie Veney
Vena Soulsby
B. Morgan
Newark
Della Starkey
Alice Flanagan
Parkersburg
Will Diddle
Earl Watkins
Wheeling
Roscoe Harden
Willard Kendall
Detroit
Mae Cowle
Pennsylvania
Mollie Guinther
John Buel
Poca
Wiliam Musser
Route 33
Meigs County Fairgrounds
Ernest Lee Quillen
Alvin J. LeJeune
Camp Breckinridge
Ernest Quillen
Jimmie
Ada Slack
Moore
Pt. Pleasant
AL Worth
Oe Stewart
Leigh Ralph Ryan-Meeker
Technicolor
With Peter Lawford
Gary Moore
Taker's
Kris Kringle
Kanauga
Gerson Kanin
Ohio Valley Summer Theatre
College Street
Athena
Aut Sheridan
Vermilion O'Toole
Steeling
Hayden Jake
Philip Reed
Aoa Nigmiom
PCI
Joan Dixon
M-G-M
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ANSCO
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U.S
Man
Ren
Outer Space
Richard Carlson
Barbara Rush
Charles Drake
Russell Johnson
Kathleen Hughes
Joe Sawyer
Nat King Cole
Russ Morgan
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