Bloodmobile Visits July 23 at Bellemeade Church
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Bellemeade EUB Church in Point Pleasant on July 23 from 12 to 6 p.m. The blood bank is exhausted and the local chapter has borrowed from Huntington. New donors are needed to reach the 125 pint quota. Contact the Red Cross office or EUB Church members to donate. Bertha Condee will lead the nursing staff.
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Point Pleasant
Red Cross
Bellemeade
EUB
Huntington
Bertha Condee
Mason County Land Transfers
Mason County transfers list many real estate deeds from districts such as Cooper Lewis Union Waggener Cologne and Point Pleasant. Owners including Lettie Austin Juca Yost and David O Neal appear with several successors and buyers like Daugherty Durst Hewetson and Carter.
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Lettie Austin
Cooper
James and
Juanita Daugherty
Elmer
Opal McDermitt
Cooper District
Juca Yost
Point Pleasant
Densel
Gladys Durst
Mason Realty Co
Mt. Vernon Heights
Harry and
Delores Chambers
David and
Lavinia O‘neal
Paul and
Clara Mae Rairden
Lewis
Adrienne Sibley
Albert and
Marjorie Adkins
Carl and
Vada Thompson
Don
Bernice Courtright
Lassie Hill
Guy Hill
Ines Hill
Union
P. A. Sayre
Herbert
Dixie Walker
Cologne
Raymond Summers
Milford McClure
Howard
Florence Killingsworth
Waggener
Kenneth
Mary Lou Carter
Bessie Duncan
Red Cross Names New Executive Secretary in Point Pleasant
Mrs. Robert Liter of County Club Addition has been named executive secretary of the American Red Cross chapter in Point Pleasant and has begun duties at the Eleventh Street office. Mrs. William Hamm previously held the post but resigned two months ago. A new county chairman will be named at the next board meeting. Dr. Nelson Park chaired the post for two years and may serve a maximum of two more years.
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Point Pleasant
Robert Liter
County Club Addition
American Red Cross Chapter
Eleventh St
William Hamm
Nelson Park
Jackson County Marriage Notices Highlight Local Pairings
Jackson County lists multiple marriages with pairs including Atlas Ray Lockhart and Lucille L Lowther from Sandyville, John Barney and June Skeens of Ripley, Dencil Reed and Janetta Casto of Staats Mill, Perry Garrett and Susie Morrissett of Ripley, Donald Hinzman and Oleda McCauley of Sandyville, and Herman Harrison and Joretta Harrison of Kenna.
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Atlas Ray Lockhart
Parkersburg
Lucille L. Lowther
Sandyville
John Barney
Ripley
June Skeens
Dencil B. Reed
Given
Janetta L. Casto
Staats Mill
Perry C. Garrett
Susie Mae Morrissett
Donald R. Hinzman
Oleda P. McCauley
Herman M. Harrison
Real estate transfers and a local picnic in Ravenswood area
A list of numerous real estate conveyances in Ripley Ravenswood and surrounding districts covers transfers to individuals and entities including Wetherholt Boggess Ball and Sayre. The Jolly Dozen Club then hosted a family picnic at Middleport Park with multiple families in attendance after a Sunday dinner.
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J. W. Wetherholt
Robert S. Boggess
Ripley
Charles W. Ball
Edward L. Ball
Arthur O. Winter
C. Robert Griffin
Walters
Albert C. Hall
Columbia Hall
Caroline Balderson
W. G. Ables
Ravenswood
Ritchie Realty Co
Ross W. Conley
Ritchie Realty Company
Delbert C. Sheets Et al
Gerald C. DeMarco
M. R. Coon
Owen R. French
Richard K. Neal
Washington
Delbert E. Lehen
Fred L. Lewis Jr
Grant
Jolly Dozen Club
Middleport Park
Paul Bennett
Howard Lee
Roger
Pauletta
Thomas Bailey
Ronda
Linda
William Hamm
Barry
Jessie
Clyde Asbury
Donald
Robert Hamm
Bobby
Billy
Christ Church Youths Host Hayride at Bailey’s Lake
The Youth Canteen of Christ Episcopal Church hosted a hayride with wiener roast and swimming at Bailey’s Lake last Saturday. John Heiskell Sr. led a square dance with Mrs. Doddee Foran as adviser. Regular record hop spurred by Charlie McCormick planned for the parish house this Saturday at 8 pm. Nearby families and scouts joined in through the evening and a two week Girl Scout camp trip to Camp Rocky Ledges was announced for Troop 5.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Bailey's Lake
John Heiskell, Sr
Doddee Foran
Jason Jackson
Nan Thompson
Dickie Latranzi
Butch Gardner
Mickie Snead
Gary Bland
Jan Haddox
James Kimbrel
Elmore Casto
Charles Sayre
Barbara O'Neal
George Merril
Marlene
Tommy Thompson
Butch Walters
Betty Hodges
Ronnie Neal
Patty Reynolds
Donna Greenlee
Donald Poff
Frankie Litchfield
Danny Johnson
Beverly Daugherty
Eddie
Wayne Kincaid
Janie
Sue Crump
Hiram Daugherty
Myrledine Litchfield
Heiskell
Foran
Larry Roach
Dutch Heiskell
Charlie McCormick
The
Presbyterian Church
Camp Rocky Ledges
Milton
W. Va
Trinity Methodist Church Picnic at Johnson Home
The annual church picnic will be Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. F. Johnson on Ripley Road starting at 6 30 p m. Mrs. Johnson is general chair with co chairs Mrs. Startzman Shinn Oseland and Couch. Church members and friends are invited bring own silver service a covered dish and folding chair if possible iced tea coffee and paper supplies will be provided.
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Trinity Methodist Church
J. G. F. Johnson
Ripley Rd
Johnson
Richard Startzman
J. A. Shinn
R. D. Oseland
J. B. Couch
Girl Scout Troop Outing Led by Shinn in Gallipolis
Intermediate Troop 9 of Girl Scouts sponsored by Point Pleasant Women's Club held an outing and picnic in Gallipolis recently. Leader Mrs J A Shinn assistant Grace Somerville accompanied by Mrs Garnett Green. Attendees included Carol Somerville Judy Shinn Lois Green Sandra Thornton Jane Crump Diane Crump Kathy Heiskell Francie Heiskell Pamela Anthony Connie Cottrill Carolyn Rodgers Linda Martin Carla Dilcher Ruth Horscher.
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Point Pleasant
Prominent Businesses Headed to New York for Two-Week Vacation
Two well known businessmen departed Sunday for a two week vacation in New York City. Fred Riley is away from his duties at the Build.
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New York City
Fred Riley
The
Build
VINTON GROUP MEETS AT ALGINBRIGHT HOME
Vinton members meet at Judy Alginbright’s home with 16 members and one guest, Mrs. Eleanor White, present. Several local families, including the Alexanders and Ewings, visit relatives in the area. The Meth dist Church holds a County Layman meeting in Thurman with 24 men attending. Miss Sharon Waugh and Ferrell Tackett wed in Clintwood Virginia.
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Thurman
Sharon Waugh
Lester Waugh
Af Bidwell
Ferrell Tackett
Milton Tackett
Mr. Tackett
Vinton
Clintwood
Sauer Salem apply for marriage license in Point Pleasant
John Henry Sauer 21 and Joanne Salem 22 of Point Pleasant have applied for a marriage license. He is the son of Eldridge and Alice Carter Sauer of Point Pleasant and she is the daughter of Mike and Natija Sadd Salem of Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
John Henry Sauer
Joanne Salem
Eldridge
Alice Carter Sauer
Mike
Natija Sadd Salem
Suez Canal Length and Connection Details
The Suez Canal extends about 100 miles linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. It serves as a vital maritime shortcut between Europe and Asia, reducing sea voyage distances significantly.
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Suez Canal
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Brain Game World ports quiz answers
1. Montevideo is in Uruguay. 2. Palermo is in Italy. 3. Pernambuco is in Brazil. 4. Antilla is in Cuba. 5. Belem is in Brazil. 6. Cadiz is in Spain. 7. Goteborg is in Sweden. 8. Punta Arenas is in Chile.
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Montevideo
Palermo
Pernambuco
Antilla
Belem
Cadiz
Goteborg
Punta Arenas
Annual Dairy Show Sets 4-H Activities at Jackson's Mill
The West Virginia Dairy Show August 12 to 15 at Jackson's Mill will include daily 4-H activities. Bob Steele of West Virginia University says the week offers valuable experience for 4-H youth and high spirits.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Jackson's Mill
Bob Steele
West Virginia University
Steele
Former Point Resident Promoted To River Transport Superintendent
Vernon M. Clifton, formerly of Point Pleasant, is named superintendent of river transportation in Huntington for Armco Corp. by E. H. Dorenbusch. Clifton succeeds Capt. Phil C. Elsey, who retires after a long career in river transportation.
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Point Pleasant
Vernon M. Clifton
Huntington
Armco Corp
E. H. Dorenbusch
Clifton
Capt
Phil. C. Elsey
Agronomy Day Plans Complete at Ohio Valley Station
Plans for the 1958 Ohio Valley Experiment Station Agronomy Day are set for July 24 at the station north of Point Pleasant. Charles Sperow notes that all research plots will be on display with agronomists available to discuss farming problems. The program begins at 1 pm with remarks by Sperow and talks by G G Pohlman and R M Kottman, followed by a tour of alfalfa trials, corn fertilization, and chemical week control plots. Everyone is invited.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio Valley Experiment Station
Charles Sperow
Sperow
Ohio Valley
West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
university experiment _ station
G. G. Pohlman
R. M. Kottman
College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Home Economics
Point Pleasant Clinic Notes Overview
Hibert Herdman of Buffalo is discharged. Mrs. James Wheeler and Mrs. John Stover with a son are noted as discharged. Gerald Roach of Gallipolis, Danny Smith of Point Pleasant, and Lona Jones of Point Pleasant are listed as discharged or noted with location details.
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James Wheeler
Point Peasant
John Stover
Gerald Roach
Gallipolis
Danny Smith
Point Pleasant
Oute
Lona Jones
Mexican authorities disperse squatters in Guadalupe Valley
Ensenada Mexico four troops and police broke up a squatters army that tried to seize farm land in Guadalupe Valley once colonized by Russian immigrants. Authorities said the invasion carried Communist overtones and that the 100 Russians living in the valley became Mexican citizens.
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Ensenada
Mexico
Guadalupe Valley
Wilson Reunion Is Set at Harmon Park
Invitation extends for friends and relatives to the Wilson Reunion in Harmon Park on Sunday July 20. Picnic lunch at noon and afternoon games with prizes follow. The item notes an average 1957 freight train of 69 cars, marking a new record.
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Point Pleasant
Harmon Park
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