Two Men Returned To Face Criminal Charges
Mason County and West Virginia State Police repatriated Oscar Parker and Roger Sargent from Pineville jail to answer four break in charges. Sargent was caught during a burglary in Wyoming County. Parker had escaped and was arrested in Point Pleasant. Parker admitted to four break ins including Anchor Billiard Parlor Plants Place Sterling Service Station and Roach's Garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Sheriff's Department
West Virginia
Sargent
Wyoming County
Parker
Sheriff’s Department
Plants Place
Sterling Service Station
Roach
4-H Exhibits Slated For Cattle Show
West Virginia 4 H Club activities will run August 16 to 19 at Jackson's Mill during the 19th annual West Virginia Cattle Show. W L Bill Northern WVU extension dairy man and show secretary notes 4 Hers play a big role each year. The events begin August 16 with a junior exhibitor assembly at 6 30 p m followed by a fitting and showing clinic in the judging arena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Northern
Sunday Roast Fire at Point Pleasant Mission
A Sunday roast caught fire while being prepared for the meal at the Point Pleasant Mission. The fire department arrived but the flames were out when they reached the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Mission
West Virginia Road Deaths Drop By July First
Colonel Hazen H. Fair, superintendent of the West Virginia State Police, reports 159 people killed on state highways as of July 1, down from 216 in the same period last year. He urges safe driving, avoiding alcohol, patience, and careful maneuvers to reduce fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazen H. Fair
West Virginia
Colonel Fair
DAR Prep for West Virginia Centennial in Pleasants
The Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter DAR met to plan a year long centennial observance for West Virginia. They will organize a brochure covering Mason and Putnam Counties and gather local history data. They also discussed chair plaques at Cedar Lakes amphitheater as part of DAR chairs purchase project.
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West Virginia
Mason and
Putman
Cedar Lakes
The
DAR
Circles of Presbyterian Church Social Notes
Circles One through Six of the Circles of the Presbyterian Church plan meetings Tuesday or Wednesday at listed members’ homes. Circle One meets Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Mrs. A. L. Rossiter home 906 Main Street. Circle Two meets Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Mrs. John Collins Staff Road. Circle Four meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Cary H. Rayburn home 1106 Viand Street. Circle Five meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Grant Stanley home 1001 Viand Street. Circle Six meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs Beckey home 2014 Marquette Avenue.
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The
Presbyterian Church
William Cruickshanks
A. L. Rossiter
Main Street
C. R. Schurman
John Collins
Staff Road
Circle Four
Barbee Rothgeb
Cary H. Rayburn
Viand Street
E. S. Matheson
Cochairman
Circle Five
H. C. Frances
Grant Stanley
Circle Six
Seldon Fleming
Beckey
Marquette Avenue
Jones Farm Cows Lead May Honor Roll at E D P
In Point Pleasant E B Jones with 30 cows tops the E D P honor roll for May marking 1430 pounds of milk per cow and 3.7 butterfat plus 53.3 percent fat per cow. Other honorees include J W Watterson D Roush G C Sommer Old Town Farm units one and two Clifford Carson Mason Otis Randolph Leon W W Brown Douglas Roush Sam Boston and Clarence Blessing Letart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
E. B. Jones
J. W. Watterson
David Roush
New Haven
G. C. Sommer
South Side
Old Town
Clifford Carson
Mason
Otis Randolph
Leon
W. W. Brown
Douglas Roush
Sam Boston
Clarence Blessing
Letart
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Discharges
Pleasant Valley Hospital notes report several births including daughters to Mazzie, Gibbs, and Dyer households. Admissions include Bessie Full, Crotia Davis, Perry Waugh, Charlotte Wedemyer, Audrey Porter, Wade Miller. Discharges list Mrs. Roush and daughter, Gladys Durst, Mabel Jenkins, and Mrs. Kegley with son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Mazzie
Ravenswood
Lester Gibbs
New Haven
Donald Dyer
Point Pleasant
Bessie Full
Vinton
Ohio
Crotia Davis
Perry Waugh
Crown City
Charlotte Wedemyer
Gallipo
Ex-Resident Henry Halloway Returns to Point Pleasant
Mr and Mrs Henry E Halloway and children David and Susan of Hollywood Calif visited Point Pleasant Sunday with Dana Bradshaw Viand St Halloway and Mrs Bradshaw cousins This is his first visit here since 1942 He was the son of the late Captain Henry E Halloway a well known river man
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Point Pleasant
Henry E. Halloway
David
Susan
Hollywood
Calif
Dana Bradshaw
Viand St
Halloway
Weekend Arrests Reported in Point Pleasant Area
A weekend arrest report lists multiple individuals charged with intoxication and other offenses. Names include William Smith and Clarence Greenlee in Point Pleasant, Delmar Sayre and Delmar Casto in Columbus, plus Timely notes on bonds, warrants, and arraignment plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William Smith
Delmar Sayre
Delmar Casto
Columbus
Clarence F. Greenlee
Wesley Jones
Henderson
T. Robert Carr
Sand Hill Road
Homer S. Hill
Mason
Joseph Ferrel Caldwell
Gallipolis
Ferrell Clench
A. M. Goodwin
van Buren Robbins
Mike Lyons
John A. Sargent
Rock Castle
James E. Jones
Hogg Sr
Meigs Man Dies At 80 In Middleport
Lester L. Cunningham 80 died Sunday at his Middleport home after a lingering illness. He was born in 1880 in Staunton Virginia worked as a boiler maker and inspector at NY Central yards Hobson retired ten years ago. Survived by wife Carrie two sons Paul Tulsa Clifford Lima a daughter in Vienna and a stepson Donovan Frazier four grandchildren. Services Wednesday 2 pm at Rawlings Coats funeral home with Rev. Howard Ruppelt. Masonic rites Tuesday 8 pm burial Gravel Hill Cheshire.
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Middleport
Lester L. Cunningham
Perry and
Anna Corbin Cunningham
Staunton
New York Central
Hobson
Carrie
Harold
Margaret) Pratt
Vienna
W. Va
Paul
Tulsa
Okla
Clifford
Lima
Donovan Frazier
Cheshire
Rawlings Coats
Howard Ruppelt
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Mrs. Emma P. Grogan Dies at 58 in Moline
Emma P. Grogan 58, formerly of Middleport, died Sunday in Moline Ohio after living there 26 years. Born in Jackson daughter of the late Joseph and Theresa Phillips she is survived by husband Robert daughter Phyllis Webb Toledo son Robert Moline brother Walter C. Phillips Washington DC sisters Clara Herrmann Columbus and Margaret Ward Mayfield KY and three grandchildren. She belonged to Middleport First Baptist Church. Services Thursday 1 PM at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home officiated by Rev Donald Boone. Friends may call after noon Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Emma P. Grogan
Moline
Ohio
Grogan
Jackson
Joseph and
Theresa Hutchinson Phillips
Robert
Phyllis Webb
Toledo
Walter C. Phillips
Washington, D. C
Clara Herrmann
Columbus
Mrs. Laura B. Brown Dies at 79 in Chester
Laura B. Brown 79 of Chester Township died Monday morning at her Chester home. Born 1880 in Chester, daughter of Fredrick and Susan Dorst Webber, she was survived by sons Orville of Chester and Harold of Santa Paula California, a brother William of Low Bottom and five grandchildren. Husband predeceased her. She belonged to Keno Methodist Church. Funeral arrangements by Rawlings-Coats funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Laura B. Brown
Chester Twp
Fredrick
Susan Dorst Webber
Orville
Harold
Santa Paula
Calif
William
Low
Bottom
Dairyherd Improvement honors June list in Mason County
South Side farmer A. Barker tops the June Dairyherd Improvement Association list with 50 cows tested, yielding 947 pounds of milk per cow and butter fat 3.8. Other honorees include Russell Jones Point Pleasant D A Smith Hartford Oliver Leving West Columbia Huntington State Hospital farm Rolfe Lee Gallipolis Ferry Ch Cottrill Point Pleasant Arnett Roush West Columbia Marcus Weaver Letart R H McCoy McNeill Rogers West Columbia Mayes Hayman Apple Grove Robert Hoffman Letart and Ray Crank Henderson.
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Point Pleasant
W. A. Barker
South Side
Dairyherd Improvement Association
William Gregory
Mason County
Barker
Russell Jones
D. A. Smith
Hartford
Olmer Leiving
West Columbia
Huntington State Hospital
Rolfe Lee
Gallipolis Ferry
Ch Cottrill
Ch Cottrill Point Pleasant
Arnett Roush
Marcus Weaver
Letart
R. H. McCoy
McNeill and Rogers
Mayes
Hayman
Apple Grove
Robert Hoffman
Ray Crank
Henderson
Point Pleasant Clinic Notes
Grant Roberts of Point Pleasant and Mrs. Bertha Schwartz of West Columbia are mentioned along with Mrs. Charles Vansickle of Point Pleasant and Mrs. Paul Osler and daughter of Oak Hill Ohio in clinic notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Roberts
Point Pleasant
Bertha Schwartz
West Columbia
Charles Vansickle
Paul Osler
Oak Hill, Ohio
Local Pairings Named in Cornerstone Juvenile Notices
Four young residents are listed with ages and hometowns: Paul Thomas Grueser 20 of Minersville and Carolyn Ann Wilson 18 of Middleport. Gerry Allen Harper 19 of Hogsett and Jackie Beatrice Bishop 18 of Hogsett. James Curtis Piercy 20 of Columbus and Suzanne Marie Rothgeb 21 of Point Pleasant.
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Paul Thomas Grueser
Minersville
Carolyn Ann Wilson
Middleport
Gerry Allen Harper
Hogsett
Jackie Beatrice Bishop
James Curtis Piercy
Columbus
Suzanne Marie Rothgeb
Point Pleasant
Pleasant locals visit in Washington and Pomeroy
Mrs. M. A. Husted of Salinas California and her son Mike join Mr and Mrs Frank Riffle and Miss Carol Ann Riffle from Gallipolis Ferry for a Washington trip. Also joining were Mrs Liam Morrison and others from Gallipolis Ferry to visit Pete Jennings Carl Jennings and Maggie Bohen in Pomeroy followed by a picnic at Bailey's Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Husted
Mike
Salinas
Calif
Frank Riffle
Carol Ann Riffle
Gallipolis Ferry
Washington, DL
Liam Morrison
Shawn
Lettie Jennings
Ernest Biffle
Carol and
Biffle
Pete Jennings
Carl Jennings
Maggie Bohen
Pomeroy
Bailey’s Lake
Jennings
Perry County Court Notes Real Estate Transfers
Perry County transfers show multiple parcels changed hands including Middaugh to Stillwater Clay Products for 24.29 acres in Jackson township and several one acre or parcel transfers in Pike Hopewell Roseville and Corning townships. Also Bearfield Local district funds transfer approved by Common Pleas Court in Perry County.
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Charles M
Edna M. Middaugh
Jackson Township
Board of Education
New Lexington
Perry County
Clyde
Barbara Spicer
Pike Township
Olin S
Rena C. Hazlett
Harold G
Carolyn R. Launder
Hopewell Township
Charles Roy
Marilyn Higgins
Robert L
Bomibelle Underback
Harrison Township
Lawrence E
Peggy M. Law
Paul
Gladys Smith
Roseville
Lorenzo C
Gloria J. Pishitelle
Victor P. Gibson
Thorn Township
Charles J
Louise Reed
James A
Louise Lanning
Corning
Jerry P
Clara Reaver
Paul E. Reaver
Reading Township
Fred Wilkins Et al
Stanley T
Mary M. Kendall
Mt. Perry
Anna Crowley
Robert F
Madalene B. Brummage
Charles A. Hammer
Olive Hammer
Crooksville
Common Pleas Court
William Montgomery
Dave Moore
Bearfield
U. S
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Max Conrad
Minneapolis
Minn
Point Pleasant — Col
Tesriv
Ing
Charles Lewis Chap
S. W. Wilhelm
Jefferson Blvl
Jones Farm
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Audrey Porter
Wade Miller
Lakin
James Roush
Gladys Durst
Mabel Jenkins
Oak Hill
James Kegley and Son
C. G. Steele Furniture Co
Meigs
Cunningham
Middleport Lodge 363
F&am
Messenger
PH. LY
Logan
Glouster
Mercury
Electric Motor Service
W. Union Dial LY
W. O. Rose
Marietta Chemical Products Co
W. E. Dicken
W. Union St
C. E. Sheridan
Auc
TUP
Amesville
Harold Goddard
Barnett
Bradford Auction Co
Critt
Bradford Racine
West Coast
Barb’s Beauty Shop
Poston Road
the Plains
Volkswagen
Dr. Sed
Algeo Motor Sales
E. State ST
Ray Young
Miller Sanitation
Guysville
L. E. White
Ed Hooper
Albany
West Ructing Co
St. Ph. LY
D. M. Goddard
W. State
Ford Station Way
Platt’s Rambler
GRANGE _INSURANCE
Baughman Agency
W. Union ST. LY
Grange Insurance
George W. Ford
Air Force
Sol Rosenberg
Cincinnati
USDA
Gail Watkins
Great Lakes
Chevrolet
Marion
Glenn Woods
Mineral
Studebaker
Hutch
Fourth St
BSA
Zundapp
Ducati
JBE
Billy Perry
Nelsonville
Triumph
Norton
Hawk
White's
Crane
Clam
Athens
Sherwin- Wiliams
Sherwin-Williams
Strawn Plumbing
N. Court
Dean & Barey's
Baker & Stauffer
RAPP
Economy Home Improvement Company
Hocking Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Richard Jeffers
Blackburn Road
Archie Dailey & Sons
Wytheville
Virginia
Vivian
Aviaries and Aquarium
Fair Ave
Lancaster
Betty Blazier
Columbus Street
Arthur Tabler
Green Valley Farm
Jersey
Good Family Cow
Phone LY
Strictly Fresh
Miller's Poultry
Factory Street
Higgins Feed
Richland Avenue
Plymouth
Kinnee
Motors
Bob Hess
Rambler
Bos Hiss
South Side Farm
Point Pleasant Clinic
Séir
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Schooner
Champion
Skyline
Vindale
Westwood Free Deliver
Donnie
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