Point Pleasant prepares new parking area and park plan
The Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce reports a new parking lot from Sixth to Fourth near the floodwall will be ready soon with all spaces donated by local merchants. The board also discusses a swimming boating park at the city barrow pit and plans to move the chamber of commerce. Seven new members join the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Mason County Farm Youth Show
Lawrence Mohr
Barrow Pit
Chamber of Commerce
Sen. M. M. Neely
C. W. Thompson
Roy W. Eschenaur
Walden F. Roush
James J. Hall
Walter S. Selby
Warren T. King
John V. Mann
Chester A Roush
George Somerville
James T. Fisher
Gallia County Red Cross Reports Yearly Activity and Aid
Gallia County Red Cross released its annual report citing 265 cases and 146 information requests in the past year. The chapter spent 71.80 on four disasters, aided veterans with 460.05, and ran eight schools’ Junior Red Cross collection of 55.95. First aid classes certified 63 people, and swimming certificates were issued to numerous residents. Two volunteer home service workers also contributed weekly.
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Gallipolis
American Red Cross
Sara Betz
Gallia County
Red Cross
Betz
W. P. Beall
Ruth Thornley
Ruth Bond
Thuse Hamilton
Mary Syler
Howard Hardway
Elizabeth Lear
Naomi Evans
Rupert Trout
Charlene Evans
Marty Davis
Betty Ann Clendenin
Jane Ann Champer
Mary B. Halliday
Keith Sheets
Sandy Avner
Robert Frazier
Dukey Darnbrough
Linda Phillips
Harley Pickett
Tommy Houck
Brenda K. Oliver
Kananga
Patricia Baker
Sheila Stover
Eleanor Satterfield
Nick Coates
John McMurray
Belle Gibbs
Sandra Potts
Mary B. Poling
Social Notes Highlight Farm Women Camp Efforts
Pt Pleasant community notes show the Farm Women's Council contributing 50 dollars to the county 4-H camp and planning a August out of county tour to White Sulphur Springs and Greenbrier County fair. They seek a weekend encampment for Putnam and Kanawha clubs and schedule July clean up and tea events with local women’s groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Farm ‘Women’s Council
White Sulphur Springs
Greenbrier
Tember
Putnam
Kanawha County
Mason County
South Side
C. P. Stout
Sales Tax Report Aid Planned at Gallipolis Courthouse
Examiners will staff the Gallipolis courthouse to assist vendors filing semi annual sales tax returns covering Jan 1 to Jun 30 1951. Dates are July 23 24 25 26 27 30 31 all day and July 28 half day. Deadline is July 31 to avoid $1 daily delinquency charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles A. Rathburn
Department of Taxation
Rathburn
Cab and car collide on Court Street in Gallipolis
A taxicab driven by Francis A Walters 45 backed from angle parking on Court Street between Second and First Avenues into a car driven by Merchant S 64 causing minor damage to both vehicles with no injuries reported by city police at 10 05 a m Tuesday in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Francis A. Walters
Second Ave
Court St
Second
First Avenue
Merchant S
Pine Street
Nida Divorce Petition Filed in Common Pleas Court
Charles Kenneth Nida of Gallipolis filed for divorce from Ruth Nida a minor of Columbus in Common Pleas Court. The couple married in April 1950 and have an eight month old child. The petition cites cruel treatment and other grounds with attorneys Seton and Halliday for the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Charles Kenneth Nida
Ruth Nida
Columbus
Seton
Halliday
Plainiff
Births and discharges at Holzer Hospital notes
Admitted list includes R H Ruddell Gallipolis J E Dailey Crown City Nancy Hysell Pomeroy Mrs Hannah Russell Columbus Stste J Brown Wellston Mrs W D Kelton Gallipolis Mrs Tennie Sherman Racine Samuel A Martin Jackson Mrs Alvin M Smith Pomeroy C W Swisher Cheshire Gartie Napper Ewington Discharged list shows Mrs Charles Kitchen Charles Coll Wilbert Saxton and Jenea Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Ruddell
Gallipolis
J. E. Dailey
Crown City
Nancy Hysell
Pomeroy
Hannah Russell
Columbus
J. Brown
Wellston
W. D Kelton
Tennie Sherman
Racine
Samuel A. Martin
Jackson
Alvin M. Smith
C. W. Swisher
Cheshire
Gartie Napper
Ewington
Charles Kitchen
Charles Coll
Wilbert Saxton
Jenea Hayes
Presley Family Holds Third Annual Reunion at Fairplain
The Presley family gathered for its third annual reunion at the J. L. Presley home in Fairplain. A Sunday church service preceded a noon picnic and an afternoon of recreation. Attendees included Walter Westfall, Lillian Conner, Phyllis Kaiser of Charleston, Glen and Guy Presley and their son Billy, Derrell Smallwood and sons Billy and Bobby of Londonderry Ohio, Hershel Frashier and Jackie, Gene Brown and children Jane and Larry Ravenswood, Russell Johnson and children David and Judy, Worthy Miller, Anna Mae Reynolds and son Bruce, all local residents.
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Presley
J. L. Presley
Fairplain
Walter Westfall
Lillian Conner
Phyllis Kaiser
Charleston
Glen Presley
Guy Presley
Billy
Hinton
Derrell Smallwood
Bobby
Londonderry
Ohio
Hershel Frashier
Jackie
Gene Brown
Jane
Larry
Ravenswood
Russell Johnson
David
Judy
Worthy Miller
Anna Mae Reynolds
Bruce
Bridge Club Night Hosted by Mrs Charlies Romine
Mrs Charlies Romine will entertain members of her bridge club Thursday evening, hosting an informal session at her home. The event gathers local enthusiasts for a social games night and conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Charlies Romine
Bridge Club
Past Noble Grands Club meets at 2219 Jackson Ave
The Past Noble Grands Club of Orpah Rebekah Lodge held a Monday evening meeting at Mrs. John Boyer’s home 2219 Jackson Ave. President Mrs. Fannie Piatt presided during the business session followed by a game session and social hour with refreshments served to six members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Society of World Service of Heights
Bellemeade Eub Church
Leon Eub
Roy Blessing
Hale Blessing
James Morrison
Ruth Ann Blessing
Janet Blessing
Carroll Cox
Raleigh Roush
G. R. Newton
L. A. McMillin
Cecil Oliver
Clarence Rainey
Robert Jones
Ottis Rainey
Oma King
Ernest Warner
Kenneth Roush
Raymond Musgrave
Shirley Waugh
Ruby Lynch
Tara Morrison
Denver Knapp
Josephine Thorton
Roy Krebs
Marjorie Sue
John Fisher
Iva Flowers
Nancy Hamm
Gay Casto
Anna Capehart
Freda Rodgers
Mary Foglesong
Charles Foglesong
Harry Godfrey
Mary Ann Sturgeon
Charles Durst
Rose Marie
Elma Woods
Dana Durst
Noble Grands Club
Orpah Rebekah Lodge
John Boyer
Jackson Ave
Fannie Piatt
Pratt
Hallah Eads
Myrtie Blount
Mary Wilson
Margaret Dashner
Flora Myers
First Friends Class Meeting At Hickory Chapel
First Friends Class of Hickory Chapel Church will meet Monday at 7 30 p.m. at the home of Mr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girard Fowler
Ripley Road
Lucky Star
Albert Stephens
Ripley Rd
WSCS
Hickory Chapel Methodist Church
First Friends
Hickory Chapel Church
County Superintendent To Attend State Meet
Mason County schools superintendent Kenneth W. Shaffer will attend the annual meeting of superintendents at Jackson's Mill for the first three days next week. The session called by state superintendent W. W. Trent aims to plan financing for the coming school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Kenneth W. Shaffer
Jackson's Mill
W. W. Trent
Mrs. John Chambers Falls Ill Visiting Canonsburg
Mrs. John Chambers of Chambersburg suffered a stroke while visiting Canonsburg, Penn. Her husband joined her there a day later as relatives report her condition improved and she hopes to return home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Chambers
Chambersburg
Canonsburgh
Penn
Case Continued in Kendricks Burglary Case
The case of the State against Thomas Jefferson Kendricks on burglary was continued due to the illness of defense attorney Judge William H. Jones. Judge Robert M. Betz announced the delay in Common Pleas Court in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Thomas Jefferson Kendricks
Common Pleas
William H. Jones
Robert M. Betz
Center to Open Point Pleasant Youth Fellowship
The Episcopal Fellowship plans a youth center opening in Point Pleasant on Friday the 13th at 8 PM with a black cat dance. All teenagers are welcome to attend, with a small admission charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Episcopal Fellowship
Piano Recital at Grace Methodist Church
Gallipolis pupils of Janet M. Bailey presented a piano recital at Grace Methodist Church Tuesday evening featuring numerous solo and duet works by composers such as Thompson Bentley Jayner Adler and Chopin. Students included Bett Afin Haskins Lois Jean Simmons Gwendolyn Evans Barbara Foster Ann Magnussen Margy Dailey Stanley Evans Karin Casto Sharon Lupton and many more with a final trio by Evans Simmons and Lupton.
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Crossing
Friml
Sharon Lupton
Terry
Betsy Tawney
Ketterer
Linda Phillips
Chopin
Thompson
Roger Martin
Endres
Hope Brunicardi
The
Piaget
Vicki Casto
Hollaender
Ann Venz
Lane
Sharon Preston
Daniel
Janet Hughes
Louisa Brunicardi
Konitz
Charlene Evans
Kriscella
Kay McGhee
Schubert
Maria Altieri
Flatterer
Chaminade
Neva Carter
Paymer
Wright
Ann Burcham
Hopkins
Nancy Maze
Wanda Folden
Stanley Evans
Gwendolyn Evans
Lois Jean Simmons
James
Workers Vote Next Month On Union
Women employees of Sylvania Electric in Point Pleasant met at the Legion Home to discuss the August vote on joining the International Union of Electrical Radio and Machine Workers. Charles Holley and James Hall led the session, noting 85 percent have signed cards and that this would be Sylvania’s seventh plant in the union.
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Point Pleasant
Sylvania Electric Company
Legion Home
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
CIO
Charles Holley
Huntington
Ivewcio
James Hall
Sylvania
W. Va
Williamsport
Warren
Long Island
N. Y
Buffalo
Land Salem
Mass
Holley
Labor Day Plans Set for Point Pleasant Celebration
Labor Day plans in Point Pleasant progress as a committee at the Carpentry Union Hall maps entertainment. Vernon Miller leads planning while Ray C Barringer organizes a band contest. Other CIO members Harry Taylor Bruce Wills and M E Dowling arrange county participation. Activities include hog and hog calling contests greasy pig and pole contests pie eating fiddler amateur show and a band concert contest with a magician and fireworks at the high school stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Carpenters Union Hall
Vernon Miller
Ray C. Barringer
CIO Union
Harry Taylor
Bruce Wills
M. E. Dowling
State Auditor of Mason County Schools Dies
Walter Scott Dunkle aged 76 longtime auditor for Mason County School Board books passed away after two months illness in a Charleston hospital. He served as a field auditor for the state tax commission since 1933. At his funeral Tuesday Mason County school board employees Clyde McDermitt Thomas Vaughn and Hildreth Armstrong attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Walter Scott Dunkle
Mason County School Board
Charleston
Dunkle
State Tax Commission
Mason County
Clyde McDermitt
Thomas Vaughn
Hildreth Armstrong
Naval Reserve Seeks Men for Local Unit Meeting
Five members attended a Tuesday Moose Home meeting to extend a Naval Reserve recruitment drive for the local unit. Naval Reserve officer John C. Hutchinson invited any reservists and veterans to the next Moose Home gathering Tuesday at 8 p.m. Attendees included John C. Hutchinson Walter O. Mattox Harold A. Kent Martin Cox and Ronald L. Kent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Naval Reserve
Moose Home
John Clay Hutchinson
John C. Hutchinson
Walter O. Mattox
Harold A. Kent
Martin Cox
Ronald L. Kent
Three J s Sing at Rotary Meeting in Point Pleasant
In Point Pleasant the Three J s Miss Joan Van Horn Miss Jean Hill and Miss Janet Wears member treblers will sing as guests at the Rotary Club gathering tonight at the Moose Home.
Don’t Scratch or Squeeze Pimples Says Ad
Don’t scratch squeeze pimples you risk infection. Peterson’s Ointment offers fast relief for itching pimples red blotches eczema and irritations. Makes skin look better feel better. One application delights or money back. All druggists 40c. Ointment also calms itchy feet cracks between toes.
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Peterson
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J. B. Couch
Park Dr
Raymond Spear
Weirton
Ray Spear
Marvin Dawson
English Road
St. Mary's Hospital
Clyde Roush
Karen
Ronald
Ohio River Road
James Gaskins
Jimmy
Muskingum River
Beverly
Lewis Howard Kittle III
Wendell Kittle
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D. G. Wilfong
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Newport News
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Sharron Ann
Lincoln Ave
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Ray Crank
Winfield Road
Lyle Austin
Harry Calloway
Henderson
Sissonville
Otis Rainey
Linda
Bellemeade
Harry Harland
McConnellsville
Rainey
Willy King
Arbuckle
Charles King
Dunbar
Melvin Johnson
Carrie Gaskins
R. N. Sheets
Tommy
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South Charleston
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Doyle
Mason
Wirt Robbins
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Loretta Morrison
Jean Morrison
Salem
Monroe Ave
Glenn Presley
Mary Smith
Goshen
Kate Skeens
Court Street
Holzer Hospital
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Bradbury, Cheshire
Fisher
Pt. Pleasant
Fisher's
Mrs. Romine
Worthy Pearson
Gallipolis Ferry
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Carpenter
Quick's
Grace Methodist
Plymouth
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Chrysler Corporation
Detroit
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