Flood Control Gets Boost In Raccoon Section
A Town Hall meeting in Vinton heard Rep. Thomas H. Jenkins pledge to introduce a congressional resolution to survey the Little and Big Raccoon Creek drainage together. Prof. Ralph Hron estimated 50 year agricultural damages at 52.14 million, with losses across farms, roads, schools, and water works.
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Vinton
Raccoon Creek
Town Hall
Thomas H. Jenkins
Congress
Raccoon
U.S. Army Engineers
Little Raccoon Creek
A. M. Neilson
U.S. Army Engineer Corps
Huntington
Ralph P. Hron
Marshall College
W. V
Hron
Elmer Caldwell
Gallipolis
Caldwell
Emmett W. Slagle
J. L. Fogle
Charles Gaskill
Wellston
James L. Clark
Gallia County
John Ruppert
City Water Works
Gordon Morrow
George McGuffey
Jackson
Vinton County
Garland E. Elliott
Elliott
H. H. Delaney
Ohio River
Delaney
Marietta
Portsmouth
Gallia
Tom C. Kinnard
Department of Soil Conservation
Dave C. Warner
Ohio Department of Public Works
Neilson
Army Engineers
Children’s Home Repairs Seen as Urgent in Gallia County
Probate Judge John Howell warns the 1860 brick Children’s Home may collapse if winter water infiltration occurs. Cost to fix cited at 2800 dollars, but commissioners lack funds and tax collection pressures loom. The writer urges proactive maintenance and prudent budgeting in government.
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John Howell
John
Gallia County
Mason Rod Gun Club Holds Meeting and Film Showing
Mason County Rod and Gun Club gathered in the courthouse Tuesday night for a regular session and to view A Date With West Virginia, a film prepared by Standard Oil Co. President E. M. Fogle presided over the meeting and film event.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Rod and Gun Club
West Virginia
Standard Oil Co
E. M. Foglesong
Holzer Hospital Notes Admissions and Births in Gallia County
Admissions list includes Ed win A Pigott Houston Texas Walter Vernam Jackson Eileen Cottrell Point Pleasant Mrs Mar lin Mapes Jackson Mrs Edwin Thomas Point Pleasant Mrs Nellie Jackson Eureka Mrs Floyd Koehler Middleport Mrs Richard Tripp Wellston Harold Reed Mc Arthur E E Griffith Carolyn Clay Jackson Mrs Maurice Dobbins Wellston Rosalie Reed Mc Arthur Births reported for Mrs Donald Duffy Bidwell a son Mrs Eldon Shook Wellston a son and Mrs Walter Plantz Gallipolis a daughter Discharges include Mrs John Jones Mrs Donald Wright Evan Morgan Miss Emma Lewis Lawrence Gruber and Mrs Alva Stroth
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Gallipolis
Edwin A. Pigott
Houston
Texas
Walter Vernam
Jackson
Eileen Cottrell
Point Pleasant
Marlin Mapes
Edwin Thomas
Nellie Jackson
Eureka
Floyd Koehler
Middleport
Richard Tripp
Wellston
Harold Reed
Mc-Arthur
E. E. Griffith
Carolyn Clay
Maurice Dobbins
Rosalie Reed
Mc- Arthur
Donald Duffy
Bidwell
Eldon Shook
Walter Plantz
John Jones
Donald Wright
Evan Morgan
Emma Lewis
Lawrence Gruber
Alva Stroth
Store Sale Denied in Hughes Drug Store
Denial issued by management states Hughes drug store at Second and State has not changed ownership. store remains under same management despite reports of a sale.
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Gallipolis
Hughes Drug
Weekend visitors from Middleport stay in Pleasant
Mrs Della Carnahan and her daughter Mrs Elmer Grueser visited in Pleasant over the weekend. Mr Grueser and son Keith called on his parents Mr and Mrs Theodore Pa.
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Point Pleasant
Della Carnahan
Middleport
Elmer Grueser
Mrs McIntyre Honored By Kiwanians In Gallipolis
Gallipolis residents celebrate Mrs. O. McIntyre at Kiwanis Club ladies night in the Lafayette Hotel. E W Mauck lauds Odd McIntyre as a generous, hardworking writer and recalls his rise from local clerk to newspaper columnist. Guests attended including J Roy Bartles, S C Wilhelm, Harry Maddy and others.
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Gallipolis
O. ©. McIintyre
N. H. Foster
Kiwanis Club
Lafayette Hotel
E. W. “Squire” Mauck
Eastern Ave
Lakewood
Park Central Hotel
Mabel McIntyre
Odd
New York
Waterloo
Groves
Columbus
Gladys Rae Austin
C. Hugh Stevers
Neal Clark
Donna Jean Ecker
Pump Station Bids Planned for West Virginia site
Contractors inspect the south pump station at West Virginia Ordnance Works to dismantle equipment and move it to Bismarck North Carolina for re erection by the Corps of Engineers. Bids open July 15 for removal work including electric equipment insulation and spare parts. plant features four boilers and a turbo jet generator totaling 2560 horsepower.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Bismarck
N. C
Corps of Engineers
Edward F. Pitke
WAA
Children From Home To Go to Carnival
Free rides and entertainment await youngsters from the Children’s Home at the American Legion carnival on First Ave in Gallipolis. The Legion and organizers invite newspaper carrier boys to attend the free party.
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Gallipolis
American Legion
First Ave
The
Legion
Attendance at Camp Conley Pool Meets Expectations
William A. Woolfitt, president of the Band Boosters Club, reports attendance at the Camp Conley Pool meets expectations since opening two weeks ago. He notes ongoing work to place the tennis court in use and says many Ohioans are coming over for a swim.
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Point Pleasant
William A. Woolfitt
Band Boosters Club
Woolfitt
Livestock Market Report From Pt Pleasants Saturday Sales
Pt Pleasant livestock market notes show top steers and heifers selling $27.25 to $29.75 with other grades quoted. Cows and cutters fetch $14.50 to $25.60, calves sell $23.75 to $30.90, lambs $27.40 to $28.50, hogs $29.40 to $30.20 top, heavies $22.20 to $26.30, lightweights $23.75 to $24.60.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Bank stockholders reelect six of seven board
Mason County Bank of New Haven stockholders re elected six of seven board members J C Layne R T Ohlinger J B Roush A K McClung G B Roush and Herman Layne. Ottie C Roush was chosen cashier to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Harry L Dyer who organized the bank and served as director and cashier for 25 years.
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Bank Board
Mason
Point Pleasant
Mason County Bank of
New Haven
Sevenman Board
J. C. Layne
R. T. Ohlinger
J. B. Roush
A. K. McClung
G. B. Roush
Herman Layne
Ottie C. Roush
Harry L. Dyer
Dyer
Party Honoring Miss Joan Van Horn Turns Fifteen
Mr and Mrs William H Van Horn hosted a birthday party Monday evening at Christ Episcopal Church parish house for their daughter Miss Joan Van Horn on her fifteenth birthday. Guests from Gallipolis attended and gifts and refreshments were shared.
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Onnt
William H. van Horn
Christ Episcopal Church
Joan van Horn
Miss van Horn
Martha Vaught
Janet Wears
Jean Hill
Anna Frances Thomas
Agnes Caynor
Patricia Dennis
Ella Mae McKinley
Marylin Easley
Geraldine Shambl
Frank Greenlee
Bobby Eschenaur
Ralph Raike
Howard Selby
Paul Siders
Jack Park
Jackie Durst
Frank Biffle
Lowell Allen
Jim Ferguson
Billy Ellis
Rex Garrison
Chester Wamsley
Roger Butler
Gene Wetherholt
Gallipolis
National Guard unit heads to 15 day Camp Knox training
Training set notes say POINT PLEASANT The 3664th Ordnance Maintenance Company will depart July 25 for Camp Knox Kentucky for a 15 day National Guard training period. Other West Virginia National Guard units will also take part.
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Point Pleasant
3664Th Ordnance Maintenance Company
Camp Knox
West Virginia National Guard
Mason Man Pleads Guilty to Car Theft Charge
Garland Lee Oldaker 17 of Gallipolis Ferry pleaded guilty to automobile theft and was held to the September grand jury with a $1000 bond. Police arrested him after a midnight theft of a 1936 Oldsmobile convertible from Dallas Nibert. Oldaker is also indicted for prior theft from Blain Mohr.
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Point Pleasant
Garland Lee Oldaker
Gallipolis Ferry
R. C. Dilley
Robert A. Kayser
T. F. Yost
Shadle Bridge
Dallas William Nibert
Nibert
Salt Creek
Henderson
Oldaker
Blain Mohr
Gallipolis
Entry at Point Pleasant restaurant after forced doors
The Point Pleasant Market restaurant was entered Monday night with the outside door and pantry door forced. H James Johnson reported the break as secretary of the market association and noted no clear theft due to unfamiliarity with the stock. Owners Caudill and Boardman were away. sheriff Hesson and state police investigated. Harold Somerville suffered a fractured left arm in a friendly scuffle at Somerville Cleaners.
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Point Pleasant
H. James Johnson
The
Market Association
John Caudill
Melvin Boardman
Ernest Hesson
Set
D. G. Wilfong
State Police
Harold Somerville
Somerville Cleaners
500 Car Mason Drive In Is Prepared for Opening
Mason City prepares to open an outdoor drive in with capacity for up to 500 cars. Filson Smith and Hudson build a 10 acre site with a 60 by 60 foot screen tower and neon Mason Drive In signage. The setup includes a concession stand and modern projection equipment. The unique seating and washboard-inspired ground layout aims for optimal viewing from angled car positions. First show is scheduled for Thursday at 7 15 p.m.
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Mason
Messenger
Ross Filson
Mason City
Point Pleasant
William Filson
Jericho Road
22Nd St
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Mason Drive-in
Mr. Filson
Homer SS. Smith
Archie §S
Pard
Scott Free
Filson and Company
Filson
Local Point Clinic Admits Patient for Minor Surgery
Mrs J C Parsons of Point Pleasant was admitted Tuesday for minor surgery. Miss Maud Blankenship and Eleanor Kay Grueser, both locals, were discharged. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Lee Henry of Gallipolis Ferry.
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Point Pleasant
J. C. Parsons
Point Clinic
Maud Blankenship
Eleanor Kay Grueser
Lee Henry
Gallipolis Ferry
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U. S. Forestry Service
Robert A. Taft
Jim Wells
Frank Needham
Ohio
Ohio Division of Forestry
Everett Royer
Forrest Brown
Rex Little
Ohio Conservation and Flood Control Congress
Ben Evans
Rio Grande College
John E. Halliday
Paul Northup
Farm Bureau
Bill Smith
Bill Goodwin
Soil Conservation Forester
Bill Owens
Division of Conservation
M. J. Mettle
Ohio Department of Highways
Jay Steen
State Highway Department
A. H. Mollenkamp
Lancaster
A. L. Chatfield
Common Pleas Court
Rio Grande
By Dann
Taber
Mason Rod
Gun Club
Holzer Hospital
Mrs. McIntyre
Mason Man
By S. A. Simmons
Chevrolet
Fisher
Fisher Unisteel
Fisher Unisteel Construction
NYE Chevrolet CO
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Fayette St
Nelsonville, Ohio
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