Two Point Pleasant youths win state FFA degrees
James Stover and Robert Ferguson of Point Pleasant High School earned state farmer degrees at Jackson's Mill during the 25th annual FFA convention July 17 to 21. James, son of Elza and wife of Leon Route, listed Hampshire hogs, Hereford cattle and feed crops in his program and active FFA participation. Robert, son of Russell and wife of Rockcastle, was named star farmer and served as a national convention delegate in Kansas City last October. Both graduates totaled in 1953.
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Point Pleasant
James Stover
Robert Ferguson
Point Pleasant High School
Future Farmers of America
Jackson's Mill
James
Elza Stover
Leon Route
F.F.A
Hampshire
Russell Ferguson
Rockcastle
F.A
Robert
Kansas City
Rev Jerome Rogers Accepts Rectorship at Christ Church
Point Pleasant reports the Rev Jerome D Rodgers of Berkley Springs has accepted the rectorate of Christ Church Episcopal and will begin duties the first Sunday in September. A Kentucky native and Virginia Theological Seminary graduate, he succeeds Rev William C Bowie who resigned to take a church in Clarksburg. The Rodgers plan to move to Point Pleasant in the fall.
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Point Pleasant
Jerome D. Rodgers
Berkley Springs
Christ Church Episcopal
Rodgers
Kentucky
Virginia Theological Seminary
William C. Bowie
Clarksburg
Births at Point Clinic Share July New Arrivals
Mr and Mrs William Miller of Point Pleasant welcomed a son named William Jackson born July 19 at the Point Clinic. Mr and Mrs Robert Burton also welcomed a daughter named Kathy Marie born July 20 at the Point Clinic.
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Point Pleasant
William Miller
Point Clinic
William Jackson
Robert Burton
Kathy Marie
Clifton duo celebrates son’s Korea corporal promotion
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Riley Sr. of Clifton W Va announce their son Pfe Ted Riley Jr in the U S Army in Korea has been promoted to corporal. Cpl Riley has been in Korea since November 1952 and expects to return home in February 1954.
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Clifton
Ted Riley, Sr
W.va
Pfe
Ted Riley, Jr
U.S. Army
Korea
Cpl. Riley
Lovalee Stanley Feted On Her 12th Birthday
Capt and Mrs Moten Stanley of Charleston Road hosted a party Monday honoring daughter Lovalee Stanley for her 12th birthday. Attendees played games and received colorful favors. refreshments were served.
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Moten Stanley
Charleston Road
Lovalee Stanley
Patricia Ann Keister Weds Harold Litz In Huntington Ceremony
Miss Patricia Ann Keister daughter of Clyde S. and the late Mrs. Keister of Huntington became the bride of Harold L. Litz Saturday in a double ring ceremony at the couple’s home. Dr. J Maurice Trimmer officiated before palms and flowers with Fay Lowry pianist and Lucille Elmore soloist. The bride wore Chantilly lace and satin with a Queen Anne collar and a fingertip veil. Attendant Mrs. Robert Johnson wore lilac. the ceremony followed by a reception. The newlyweds departed for a Washington D C wedding trip.
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Point Pleasant
Patricia Ann Keister
Clyde S. Keister
Upland Road
Huntington
Harold L. Litz
J. Maurice Trimmer
Fay Lowry
Lucille Elmore
Robert Johnson
Man
W. Va
Charles David Moore
James M. Stevenson
Hubert Brooks
Ashland
Katherine Litz
J. Warren Young
William H. Williamson
Washington, D. C
Dale Roush
Ronnie
Oakley Faudree
J. F. Moore
Paul
D of A Council Installs Officers in Point Pleasant Meeting
D of A Greater Point Pleasant Council No. 63 met at the Jr OUAM Hall on Friday. New officers installed include Winnie Morrow as vice counselor and Margaret Dashner as assistant vice counselor, with Elizabeth Pullins conductor and Dora Kapp warden among others. Several committees were named and present members listed.
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Greater Point Pleasant
Daughters of America
Jr. Ouam Hall
Oma Stover
Wayie Oliver
Winnie Morrow
Margaret Dashner
Elizabeth Pullins
Dora Kapp
Sarah Kimbrel
Inside Sentinel
Ruby Ake
Outside Sentinel
Hallah Eads
Ruth Pullins
Sarah Jane Jones
Alta Roseberry
Ora Higgins
Mabel Gibbs
Canna Chase
Marriage Vows Exchanged for Leona Treadway and Harry Wells
Mrs. Leona Treadway and Harry Wells were married Saturday evening at the Treadway home on Ninth Street in a single ring ceremony performed by Rev. Daniel M. Dorsey. The bride wore a dove gray sheer dress with coral accessories and carried a white satin bound Bible carried by her three daughters. Best man was John A. Wilson, Mason County clerk. A reception followed at the home with Wells family hostesses. The couple plans a Smoky Mountains wedding trip. Mrs. Wells is active in the Main Street Baptist Church and Point Pleasant Woman’s Club. Mr. Wells owns Wells Dry Cleaning.
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Leona Treadway
Harry Wells
Treadway
Ninth St
Daniel M. Dorsey
Main Street Baptist Church
John Davidson
Jack Rice
Bertram Dunn
Jacqueline Ann Treadway
John A. Wilson
Mason County
Wells
Davidson
Rice
Dunn
Eugene Pierce
The
Smoky Mountains
M. Pierce
Point Pleasant
John Wells
Reunion of Point Pleasant High School Class of 1997
A 1997 class reunion was held Saturday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Sherwood Costen on Ohio River Road. The event featured a social gathering and pot luck supper with Mrs George Merrill, formerly Evelyn Stone, playing piano. Attendees included numerous local residents and families from Nitro Charleston Gallipolis Ferry Southside Cheshire and Charleston, with names listed among the guests.
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Point Pleasant High School
Sherwood Costen
Ohio River Road
George Merrill
Evelyn Stone
Eugene Gibson
C. C. Jackson
Rene
Nitro
Lula Greer Smith
Gordon Meeker
George Robert Fierhaugh
Charleston
Densis Durst
Glenn M Sayre
Nelson A. Park
Olin G. Blain
Gallipolis Ferry
Morris Sebrell
Zaida and
Gordon
Southside
Margaret McGuffin
Clarence Mulford
Cheshire
Homer Lowe, Jr
Mrs Chase Hosts Guests From Marietta Akron and Point Pleasant
Mrs W H Chase of 2195 Monroe Ave entertained Sunday with Mr and Mrs Clyde Mooney of Marietta and Mr and Mrs Wally Beardmore and daughters Donna Deane and Charlotte Mae of Akron. Beardmore, in the US Army, is to sail August 9 for an unknown destination. He spent four years in Japan and Korea and has been at Fort Knox Ky for 18 months. Also present were Mr and Mrs L V Mueller and son Valentine and Mr and Mrs Monroe Chase and son of Point Pleasant.
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W. H. Chase
Monroe Ave
Clyde Mooney
Marietta
Wally Beardmore
Donna Deane
Charlotte Mae
Akron
Mooney
Mr. Beardmore
Chase
Beardmore
U.S. Army
Japan
Korea
Fort Knox
Chase Home
Caudill Hosts Family Picnic At Arlee Country Home
Mr. and Mrs. J H Caudill held a Sunday family picnic at their Arlee country home. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Ira Brain Mrs Chester Williamson and Sharon Hogsett Mr and Mrs Willard Johnson and Billy Huntington Mr and Mrs Trix Caudill Mrs Richard Kauff and Joanna Marie Henderson Mr and Mrs Garland Gaudill and children Mollie O Meara and Rev J W Stone of Gallipolis.
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J. H. Caudill
Arlee
J. . Caudill
Ira Brain
Chester Williamson
Sharon
Hogsett
Willard Johnson
Billy
Huntington
Trix Caudill
Richard Kauff
Joanna Marie, Henderson
Garland Gaudill
Mollie O'Meara
J. W. Stone
Gallipolis
Local Residents Visit Relatives and Traveling Kin
The list records multiple visitations among families in Leon Ironton Corning and Columbus with mentions of illness and hospital stays in Anderson Indiana. Military preparations at Camp Benning Georgia and local hospital surgeries at Holzer are noted along with various family visits across Ohio and adjacent states.
Bumgarner Brotherhood Elects New Point Pleasant Leader
Harold Bumgarner of New Haven was elected president of the Point Pleasant District Men's Brotherhood of the Evangelical United Brethren Church at Krebs Chapel Church. Bernard Leiving becomes assistant secretary and treasurer, with J A Ferrell reelected as vice president and R V Gibbs as secretary treasurer.
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Point Pleasant
Harold Bumgarner
New Haven
Herman Perry
Charleston
J. B. Litton
Buckhannon
Lawrence Stewart
James King
Boyd Scott
Roy Blessing
Union
Heights
Heights Brotherhood
Mr. Scott
Harry Eckels
Homer Hicks
Donald Lockhart
Boat Traffic Normal After Lock 31 Repairs at Portsmouth
Boat traffic on the Ohio River returned to normal after a weekend shutdown of Lock 31 for repairs near Portsmouth Ohio. Agencies reported the lock is back in service and commercial and private vessels resumed pass through.
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Portsmouth
Teachers receive retirement annuities in state list
Audrey Dabney of Arlee and Eunice Vaughan of Ashton joined 122 other teachers and school personnel authorized to receive retirement annuities by the state teachers' retirement board in a recently released list.
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Point Pleasant
Audrey Dabney
Arlee
Eunice Vaughan
Ashton
State Teachers’ Retirement Board
Fishing Map Is Available In Point Pleasant
A mimeo graphed map titled good fishing issued by the Point Pleasant chamber of commerce with J C Appel, manager of the game management area on the old West Virginia ordnance works site, shows pond locations, access roads, and stocked ponds. Copies are available from Mr Appel, local tackle shops, or by sending a stamped self addressed envelope to the chamber.
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Point Pleasant
Chamber of Commerce
J. C. Appel
West Virginia
Marriage Licenses Point Pleasant Parade of Couples
Emmett Grady aged 20 of Henderson and Dolly Evelyn Wogan aged 17 of Southside Clovis Sylvester Doerfer aged 27 of West Columbia and Mary Branch Hill Untalan aged 22 of West Columbia are recorded as applying for marriage licenses in Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Emmett Grady
Henderson
Dolly Evelyn Wogan
Southside
Clovis Sylvester Doerfer
West Columbia
Mary Branch Hill Untalan
Retired Coast and Geodetic Survey Officer Maps Future
Capt Thomas B. Reed aged 53 retires after a 30 year career with the Coast and Geodetic Survey mapping distant regions. He looks ahead to vacation plans and new projects following his long service in the agency.
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San Francisco
Thomas B. Reed
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Thomas Smith Found Dead In Ohio River
The body of 26 year old Thomas Smith from Toronto Ohio was recovered from the Ohio River in Wellsburg West Virginia on Saturday.
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Brody
Wellsburg
W. Va
Thomas Smith
Toronto
Ohio
Ohio River
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