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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1961
Page
12
West Virginia advances an emergency aid plan with seven million dollars state funds matching twenty million from the federal government for ten months. Eligibility mirrors ADC rules, including unemployment and bonified job offers. Fathers must apply in person. Current EEP workers in Mason County will apply July 25 26 27, others start July 28.
Ravenswood Kaiser Aluminum announces Robert F. Buechner named Manager of the Ravenswood integrated aluminum works and J. H. Williams named Manager of the Trentwood rolling mill. Buechner continues from Trentwood Works Manager. Williams comes from Trentwood Technical Superintendent role. Charles D. Smith moves to Oakland headquarters.
Mrs. Eleanor White reports dinners and visits across Vinton and nearby towns. The record lists guests from Charl ey Barnett Pokey W Va Hometown W Va Nitto W Va and Henry King plus other households from Dexter Rio Grande Columbus Bidwell and Chesapeake.
Roger William Hysell, 21, of Pomeroy, and Myra Jane Foreman, 19, of Mason, obtained a marriage license. Among Southeast Asian peoples, only Thailand has maintained independence, escaping colonial domination for seven countries.
Funeral services for Luther Harris Jr. 30, of Point Pleasant, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Heights EUB Church with Rev. Roy McCoy and Rev. Kenneth W. Chandler officiating. Harris died following an industrial accident at the Vanadium plant in Graham Station and funeral attendees may visit Crow Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Thursday. Burial is set for Mt. Zion Cemetery near Flat Rock.
Land transfers recorded in Mason County include Lena Winter Ebersbach transferring real estate in Waggener District to Lillian F. Grimm. George and Ernestine Rayburn move Union District property to Bess Casto. Roush holdings shift in Graham District to Clayton and Margaret Athey. Doris Sword transfers Clendenin District property to Southern West Virginia Beagle Club Inc. Ronald and Roland Brown move Graham District land to Cecil Brown. Leo Johnson gains Hannan District property from Samuel and Sarah Clagg, while Samuel and Sarah Cragg transfer Hannan District land to Allin and Virginia Hurlbut.
Mr and Mrs Joey Roush of Letart announce a son. Mr and Mrs George Young of Point Pleasant announce a son. Mrs Suzanne Williams of Monroe announces a birth. C Colie Dean of Monroe also listed. Lois Jean Watson of Charlotte is noted. Mrs Jean Griffin of Point Pleasant and Cathy Higginbotham of Point Pleasant are referenced among other names.
A Social Security office representative says 63 people applied for claims in Point Pleasant on Wednesday, up from the usual 35, due to a lowered age limit for men to receive benefits. A rep is in Point Pleasant first and third Tuesday each month and first and fourth Thursday each month.
The Lend a Hand Society met at Mrs. Ardis Waggoner's home with Mrs. Elsie Waggoner assisting. President Mrs. Ardis Waggoner led the meeting and Mrs. Ruby Halliday directed the devotional. Louise Gilkey led recreation. Several family visits are reported including Hendersons in Columbus and Kenneth and Terry with them. Emmet Mayhue funeral held at Ewing. Numerous visits and dinners among area residents with many guests and a baby shower for David Ray. Eunice Bradfield of Chicago visiting her sister Addie Bradfield.
James M. Crump recounts Mason WV sites of interest with help from George B. Lerner. Highlights include 1870 bromine production by Dr. Herman Stiern and Herman Lerner, the West Virginia Bromine Company, Michael J. Owens who invented the auto bottle blowing machine, tragic deaths at a McCardle family home, Lovell’s early coal and salt industry, and homes once hosting Ulysses S. Grant and James A. Garfield along with Virgil A. Lewis. The town’s 1856 charter by Virginia’s General Assembly ties to George W. Mason.
Pfc Jackie L. Buck son of Mrs Nellie K Buck Grimms Landing West Virginia recently participated with personnel from the 7th Division's 1st Battalion 17th Infantry in the unit's first field training exercise in Korea Buck serves as an assistant machine gunner in the infantry He was stationed at Fort Riley Kansas before arriving overseas in May 1961 The 19 year old is a 1960 graduate of Point Pleasant High School
The Women’s Missionary Society of Concord Baptist Church met in Point Pleasant. Mrs. Opal Casto led devotions, Mrs. Martha Erwin read scripture on Today is Mine, and Mrs. Zella Miller closed with prayer. Mrs. Katheryn Hudson presented a program titled Strengthen Me with participants Mrs. Plants and Mrs. Virginia Hill. Mrs. Casto presided at the business meeting.
Mr and Mrs Robert Wolfing barger Point Pleasant a son. Mr and Mrs Ronnie Pollock Patriot Ohio a son. Mr and Mrs Garland Van sickle Gallipolis a son. ADMITTED Gordon Sebrell South Side. David Mattox West Columbia. DISCHARGED Mrs Dorothy Lee Point
Mason county valuation for tax purposes of public utilities shows increases disclosed by the Charleston board of public works. Total value rises from 14,199,800 to 14,289,100 and from 31,819,100 to 32,477,800, a gain of 658,700.
Phyllis G. Fletcher, daughter of Mr and Mrs Worth W Fletcher, completes WAC training at Point Pleasant.
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