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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1955

Page

3

Point Pleasant Hospital Drive Plans Fund Drive Groups

Point Pleasant hospital fund drive directors outline structure with W F Rush as county chairman and W W Smith heading general chairmanship. Roush to segment county for solicitations, assign staff, and recruit workers. Goal set at 300 000 dollars, possible 500 000 with Hil Burton grant to build a 52 bed hospital plant near 40 capacity.

Ordnance Mason Realty ‘Corp Mt. Vernon Ave Hil-Burton Goa

Parked Auto Smacked Into Police Seek Hit Run Driver

Police seek hit and run driver after a parked car on Viand Street was struck and pushed onto the sidewalk. Arthur Smith of Point Pleasant Route 2 owned the damaged vehicle. A separate Saturday crash damaged two Kimble vehicles on Viand Street.

Point Pleasant Viand St Arthur Smith Point Pleasant Route 2 Hila Ced Pea City West Virginia Frank Kimstel Kimbrel Viand Wade Lee Hollins Leon Route 2 Rollin Kimmbrel Auto-Mobile Point Clinic

Mason County Land Transfers

Mason County transfers list property deals including Ain and Rose Strait to Herbert and Melva Hudsons, Lemuel and Leona Henthorn, Basil and Lizzie Hudson, Joshua and Edith Patterson, Sophia Meadows, William Fitt to Carl and Marguerite Nutt, Raymond Roush to Dewey and Esther Roush, and others in Clendenin, Hannan, Point Pleasant and Sandy Heights areas. Also notices of appointment for Dorothy Ferret as administratrix of Rita Anm Marrs estate, with probate filings due within four months.

Joshua Edith Patterson Sherman Patterson Clendening Sophia Meadows Shirley Meadows Dyer Hannan William H Zelda Proffitt Carl F Marguerite L. Nutt Point Pleasant Clawson Frankie Ivan Grimm James H. Capehart Edward F Pearl A. Layton Charlotte Jorrison Jericho Point Charles A Dorothy ¥. Ferret Athens Oia Rox Rita Anm Marrs Acts Athene County Ohio Creiors Cain Aucary Roger 1. Jones, SR

Social guest list and 19th to 20th century boundary note

Many names and families from Portland Wellsville Chater and Barbertown visit for weekends and holidays, with mentions of Mr and Mrs Slaughter and McLeod families. The brief notes include a unit price contract reference and a historical observation that the 19th century ended with December 31, 1900 and the 20th began January 2, 2901.

Portland Ule Rand Kia Charles Slaughter Slaughter Romney Kauftman Bartram Ammet Walla Meksey Spies Whaton Chester McKinney Miean eLeod Belpes Sanda Hes Cuendale Cali Mra Moser Mra Harry Swan ‘Ste and Stet. Ray Sheppard Coolumbua Clarence Price Ciara Serson

Horoscope for Today and Birth Anniversary Outlook

A dated astrology note advises tending duties and avoiding anxiety while warning against hypersensitivity. It claims mid day brightness and warns against fussing, urging constructive steps. It foresees harmonious romance and domestic life, and notes a child born today will be ambitious, imaginative and intuitive.

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Point Pleasant Social Notes and Local Club Meetings

Social notes report Husbands honored at a Pt. Pleasant gathering. Lodge members meet Tuesday at Fourth St. Hall. Daughters of America Council 63 install officers Friday at 7 30 p.m. WSCS of Hickory Chapel Church held July meeting with worship, scripture, poems, and studies. Picnic planned for August at 6 30 p.m. at Harmon Field with 22 attending. Local residents visit relatives and move announcements. several residents and visitors listed from Carrollton to Parkersburg and Mason.

Re ‘Ekan Lodge Ening Fourth St Daughters Install Officers Council Daughters of America Legion Home WSCS Hickory Chapel Church Emmett Fred Harmon Humphery Christ Charles Oxhel Hertesirs Hoschar Sonen Betty Fowier Hiphery Harmon Plana Haremon Field

Grover Hite Dies Prominent Point Pleasant Resident

Grover Cleveland Hite 70 of 614 Viane Street Point Pleasant died about noon Sunday. Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Methodist Church with Rev. Alvin C. Young officiating. Burial will be in Lone Oak Cemetery via Crow Funeral Home. Surviving are wife Mary Josephine Holloway Hite five daughters Me a Hildreth Neb teen Junia Jo Bradshaw two sons Robert G Hite James Hite and Draper Hite plus nine other relatives. Hite long served as fire marshal assistant police captain and was active in Trinity Church Moose Club Mason County Board and Gun Club. He came to Point Pleasant 50 years ago and was born November 4 1884 in Wayne County. He retired May 4 1964 after a career in law enforcement.

Point Pleasant Grover Cleveland Hite Viané St Point Lace Hite Trinity Methodist Church Alvin C. Young Lone Oak Cemetery Crow Funeral Home Viand St Mr. Hite Wayne County James E Nancy Pogue Hite Meret Barre West Virginia Imer Marietta Fan ‘Co Trinity Church Moose Clu Mason County Chad Mary Jomphine Holloway Hildreth V. Nebteen Junia Jo Brad Shaw Point Pleasant Mire Anita J. Bovie Clark Nancy Mayes Henderson Robert G. Hite Hee Gil Huntington James Hite Colorado Springs Cole Henry E. Hite Draper Hite Cincinnat

Toes Amputated At Holzer Hospital After Accident

Mrs Thompson of Jackson Avenue suffered a foot injury resulting in the amputation of two toes. She was taken to Holzer Hospital after the incident at the medical clinic and is reported to be recovering.

Thompson

Appalachian Folk Feted at Picnic

Appalachian Electric Power Co and their families attended the annual picnic outing at Harmony Field yesterday afternoon. The outing ran from 1 to 5 with games such as volleyball, horseshoes, and badminton. W C Gilmour was general chairman. Birth announced: Mr and Mrs Everett McCausland announce the birth of their fourth child, a son, born Saturday at Kanawha Medical mine.

Appalachian Electric Power Co Harmony Field W. C. Gilmour Point Pleasant Tre Everett McCausland South Lide Kanawha “Medica Mine

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Point Pleasant Hospital Drive Ruurt Rueasart Walden F. Rush Day Henel Bacon County General Hospital W. W. Smith CR. ‘Schurman Roush Orl Holliday DHIA Holliday Galkipokii Heid John Gibeaut Sr Ador Brown Kenewha Ste Js Willamson Myrtle Beach Geinnadt Carocte Sieg Mira Art Arnett Viand Arnett Orlando Miles Mason John Crooks Jonell Beverly Parkersburg Ave Grover Hite Boron Hi-Boys Jloing
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