New Haven Officer Wounded Before Korean Front Truce
Lt. William Harrah was wounded in the arm on the Korean front four days before the truce signing. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Basil Harrah were notified by cablegram with details scarce. Harrah, who trained at Camp Breckinridge and Fort Benning, has served on Korea most of a year after entering service in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Stewart
New Haven
William Harrah
Harrah
Basil Harrah
Camp Breckinridge
Fort Benning
Graham Station
Vanadium Corporation of America
Hemlock Grove Church Picnic At Ash Cave
Young members of Hemlock Grove Church enjoyed a picnic at Ash Cave. Rita Schultheiss of Marietta visited Edmund Schultheiss and Mr and Mrs Robert Hawk. Elsewhere Mr and Mrs Porter Midkiff visited Mr and Mrs Bert Romine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemlock Grove
Hemlock Grove Church
Ash Cave
Rita Schultheiss
Marietta
Edmund Schultheiss
Robert Hawk
Porter Midkiff
Bert Romine
James Weber Pomeroy
Avery Nelson
Carl McNeman
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkershoro
Clay Bryan
Middiewort
Ziba Midkiff
Ceril
Henry Foulee
Racine
Earl Smith
Frances Romine
Legal notices from Athens County and Amesville bidding
Plaintiffs in Athens County court seek vacating Riverview Drive in Terrace Heights. Village of Amesville invites sealed bids for Liberty and Franklin Streets improvements with MC 1 and MC 4 macadam. bid bond $300. work due by Oct 1, 1953. proposals available at Mayor's Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF Common Ptfas
Athens County
Onfo
Fimer
Terrace Heights
Athens
Ohio
Rowland & Rowland
Washington Street
Ampsville
Amesville
Liberty
Franklin
Arthur Thompson
Ceune
Public auction of Olive Orange Rural School District real estate and bus
The Olive Orange Rural School District board will auction at Eden School on August 29 1953 at 10 00 AM real estate in Meigs County Ohio including a tract near Olive Township and a 1946 Chevrolet school bus. Bids to be cash with title abstract at bidder expense. the board may reject any bid. Clerk Co O Newland seals the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EEGAL
Board of Education
Olive Orange
Tuppers Plains
Meigs County
Ohio
Eden School
Olive
Meigs
Ohio Company
Carlos Cook
Reedsville
Hockingport
Electra Mill
Mfr
H. P
Olive Orange Rural School District
Festival Friday at Leon Methodist Church House
The Women's Society of Christian Service of the Leon Methodist Church sponsors an old fashioned festival Friday evening at Mrs Seeva Stewart's home opposite the Leon depot. Homemade ice cream cakes and pies and other articles will be sold to raise funds for the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Women's Society of Christian Service of
The
Leon Methodist Church
Seeva Stewart
Leon Depot
Bean dinner set in Atkins Grove on August first
Local notices list a bean dinner at Atkins Grove on August 1. Visitors include Harvey Brubaker of Rio Grande visiting daughter Berniece Lambert and family. Several locals visit relatives in Langsville, Gallipolis, and Huntington W Va, with birthdays and Scout activities noted.
Social notes from Shawnee area visits and visits
Weekend visitors included Juanita Opperman and family in Columbus. Columbus guests dined with Mrs. Martha Peyton and stopped to see Rosa Bowers Estella Opperman and Jessie Martin in New Lexington. Circle 5 of the Methodist Church met with hostesses Althea Heidlebaugh and Kathryn Opperman. August 20 program led by Dessie Hanson Estella Opperman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Opperman
Columbus
Helen Stoneburner
Thelma Harper
Martha Peyton
Rosa Bowers
Estella Opperman
Jessie Martin
New Lexington
Wanda Callahan
Ed Peterson
Donald McKnight
B. Jaynes
Roy Peyton
Independence
Edgar Jaynes
Mary Slatter
Gore
Michael Callahan
Joe Callahan
Akron
Edith Simpson
Kenneth
Circle 5
Methodist Church
Althea Heidlebaugh
Kathryn Opperman
Dessie Hanson
Susie Peyton
Margaret Kreitz
Roberta Hanson
Ann Morgan
Ann Gilley
Ruth Mary Hanson
Georgiana Turnbull
Pt Pleasent Social Notes
Mr and Mrs Charles Casto returned to Leon after weeks at Lake Brant New York with their son Chester in Charleston meeting them in Columbus. The house featured varied floral arrangements and a dessert after informal evening. Guests included Mrs Olive Tavan Mrs Edwin Aten Mrs Pear Knapp and many others from Charleston Boomer Beckley and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Casto
Leon
Lake Brant
New York
Clarence Casto
Castos
Lake Placid
Columbus
Point Pleasant
Olive Tavan
Edwin Aten
Pear Knapp
William R. Slade
Randall Duncan
Hoyt Kimberling
John Peck
Frank Oliver
Pearl Greenlee
Vera Thornton
Boomer
W. Va
Hattie G. Stewart
Charleston
J. Penington
Mary Johns
Ray Mce-Coy
Mary Ann Aten
Bonnie Aten
Walter Wallis
Beckley Tavan
Norma Smith
Ethel Pritt
W. M Pendleton
Charles Ray Greenlee
Carl Kimberling
Donald McCoy
Pauletta Greenlee
Joan Peck
Gary Peck
Carolin McCoy
Lyman Ray Greenlee
Larry Greenlee
Billy Pickens
John Priddy
Kathryn Beaver
Carrie Beaver
Mary Ann Jones
Hazel Yost
Jack Tavan
Raymond Moss
Ted Withers
Charlies Greenlee
Mrs Charles hosts North Home Miscellaneous Shower
Mrs Charles Greenlee held a miscellaneous shower at her North home honoring Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tavan. Guests attended and shared cheerful wishes for the newlyweds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Tavan
Charles,Greenlee
North
Case of Polio Reported in Mason County
A polio case and a second person under observation were reported at Morris Memorial Hospital in Milton this year. Three year old Paul David Queen of 77 Burdette Addition is recovering at home after a mild polio diagnosis. Ernest Bowser, 16, of Henderson, was hospitalized for observation with signs pointing to a mild polio possibility but no paralysis observed, with a potential release soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Morris Memorial Hospital
Milton
Mason County
Paul David Queen
Galen Queen
Burdette Addition
Huntington
Ernest Bowser
Elmer Bowser
Henderson
Bowser
Apple Grove Social Notes Travelers and Visitors
Mr and Mrs Roy Buck hosted a ham burgery for Capt and Mrs Robert Shank who then left for Spokane Washington. Guests included Mr and Mrs Frank Buck Racine and Mr and Mrs Early Roush local. Johnny Stobart returned from a two week Oklahoma trip. Mrs Robert Owens Columbus visited her mother Mrs Dolly Wolfe. Herman Peacock granddaughter Jeane Peacock Akron and Mrs Francis Slaughter Cottageville visited Mr and Mrs Jack Sharpnack. Sharpnack’s daughter Maribel joined them home for a short vacation. Chester Durst Niles spent weekend with Wilson Slaughter. Charles Chapman is in a Mason clinic. Robert McKelvey and children Norma Kay and Robert Allen vacationing across Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Spangler Nashville Tennessee visiting Mrs Lelia Riffle. WSCS members met at the church and social hour followed at Mrs Charles Sayres. Live Wire Sunday School Class to meet Friday at Olden Thaxton residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple Grove
Roy Buck
Robert Shank
Frank Buck
Racine
Early Roush
Shank
Spokane
Wash
Johnny Stobart
Oklahoma
Robert Owens
Columbus
Dolly Wolfe
Herman Peacock
Jeane Peacock
Akron
Francis Slaughter
Cottageville
Jack Sharpnack
Maribel Sharpnack
Chester Durst
Niles
Wilson Slaughter
Charles Chapman
Mason
Robert McKelvey
Norma Kay
Robert Allen
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Spangler
Nashville
Cheshire Notes: Ladies Ald Meeting and Social Visits
The Ladies Ald met at Mrs. Mabel Butcher's home and will gather next at Mrs. Anna Swisher's home. S. V. Sayre visited friends in the area. Grandsons Donald and Kenneth returned with their grandfather to Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Le Grande Martin visited former's parents and other relatives in Point Pleasant and Mary Lee's home. Lou Londen did business in Grove City. Various guests visited the Hern and Wamsley households in Jackson and Long Bottom. Akilma Fife visits her aunt Mrs. Wendel Long in Gallipolis. Mrs. Bert Hern is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Ald
Mabel Butcher
Anna Swisher
S. V. Sayre
Parkersburg
Donald
Kenneth
Pennsylvania
le Grande Martin
John Martin
Robert Dunlap
Point Pleasant
Mary Lee
Lou Londen
Grove City
Charles Hern
Beverly
O. L. Hoffman
Jackson
B. L. Hern
Dorsel Larkens
Long Bottom
Virgil Wamsley
Akilma Fife
Wendel Long
Gallipolis
Bert Hern
Milhoan Ridge Homecoming Set for August 9
The eighth annual Milhoan Ridge homecoming is planned at Milhoan Ridge in Jackson County West Virginia on Sunday August 9 with local community participation and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milhoan Ridge
Jackson County
West Virginia
Mrs French Bailey Hosts Park Drive Party Guests
Mrs French Bailey and her son Billy Bailey entertained at their home on Park Drive. Refreshments were served to Vernon Parsons Larry Barr Jimmy Wedge Bobby Williams Dickie Lattanzi Joey Ingerick Ginger Reynolds Sandy Holland Patty Ellis Shirley Neal Bill Bailey and Mrs Bailey.
Point Pleasant Personal Notes Touchdown Visits and Moves
Mrs. Harley Saylor of Lancaster visited with her daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. Vinton Smith of Leon. Vinton Wayne Smith returned to Lancaster with her for the visit. Virgil Hereford Jr and family were business visitors in Point Pleasant Tuesday. Williamson family moved from Huntington to St Louis for Swift & Co. William Williamson formerly worked with a Huntington meat packing firm. Mrs Williamson is Rosalie Keister daughter of Mr and Mrs Jay Keister of Ashton. Mr H C Williamson of Southside is the Williamson parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Saylor
Lancaster
Vinton Smith
Leon
Williamson
Swift & Co
St. Louis
Huntington
Rosalie Keister
Jay Keister
Ashton
H. C. Williamson
Southside
Leon Bridge Land Sought in West Virginia Condemnation
The West Virginia State Road Commission seeks easements and right of way for a new Leon bridge through condemnation of Bert Sayre Laura Sayre Birdie Herdman and Alpha Herdman property. The condemned Sayre land valued at 350 dollars and the Herdman land at 250 dollars. The commission members were Milton Lewis D M Hope R B Sayre and Dan Sayre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
New Leon Bridge
West Virginia
State Road Commission
Bert Sayre
Laura Sayre
Birdie Herdman
Alpha Herdman
Sayre
Herdman
Garvin Birth Announcement and Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Charles Garvin announce the birth of a daughter at a McArthur clinic last Wednesday. William Garvin appears in notices linked to Mr and Mrs Emil Steffe and Mr and Mrs Fred Steffe of Marion. The Wood and Mahaffey families attend the Straushaugh reunion and Legion convention in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Garvin
McArthur
William Garvin
Emil Steffe
Fred Steffe
Marion
Dailey Wood
Straushaugh
Ernest Major
Alva Mahaffey
Donald Pomm
Wendall Chapman
John Wood
Cleveland
James Lindley
Harry Booth
Wellston
Fmment Mahaffey
Barberton
W. Va
William Mahaffey
North Carolina Driver Fined in West Virginia Case
John William Nance of North Carolina was fined 25 dollars and costs in a local magistrate court for driving a truck with interstate shipment without a West Virginia permit. James Donald Wallace of Kanauga was arrested for reckless driving on Route 17 and fined 25 dollars and costs. Both arrests were by State Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John William Nance
North Carolina
West Virginia
James Donald Wallace
Kanauga
Value Set On Property Condemned For Power Lines
The Five Man Commission in Graham District valued condemned property owned by Maude J. Roush, Louise B. Roush, and Probe FE. Roush at 1800 dollars and property owned by Delhert Staats at 700 dollars. Commission members were John B. Brown, Dan Hope, Charley Wallis, Willard Hesson, and C. C Lewis, Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man Commission
Graham District
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Probe FE
John B. Brown
Dan Hope
Charley Wallis
Willard Hesson
C. C Lewis, Jr
Board Meeting Set in Point Pleasant
Mason County Board of Education will meet Monday in the board offices to approve the 1953 54 school budget and school levy estimate announced Kenneth W Shaffer county superintendent of schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Board of Education
Kenneth W. Shaffer
Persinger Rites Planned
Persinger, James 44, killed in a highway crash near Lancaster Ohio, is to be transported to Stevens Funeral Home in Point Pleasant. The wreck on Route 188 left another victim, John L Dersam 35 of New Salem, dead. Persinger’s wife and three children live in Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James Persinger
Lancaster
Ohio
Stevens Funeral Home
Persinger
Apple Grove
John L. Dersam
New Salem
Gertie Persinger
Ben Lomond
Two cited by mayor on intoxication charge in Point Pleasant
Two men appeared before Mayor B. W. Krodel on intoxication charges Tuesday morning. One defendant faced disorderly conduct with a $12 fine. Roy C. Brown was jailed three days for intoxication while James Lewis was ordered to five days of city street work to work off a fine. Arrests were made by city police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
B. W. Krodel
Junior Vaughn
Roy C. Brown
James Lewis
Farm experts warn half the weight of broilers lost between barn and table
Farm experts say up to half the weight of a broiler chicken is lost from barnyard to table, highlighting efficiency and supply chain waste concerns in poultry production.
Dr Buxton Plans Office Opening Here in Point Pleasant
Dr Jack Buxton optometrist announces opening a new practice in the Haynes building at Fourth and Main Street, Point Pleasant. He holds degrees from Southern College of Optometry and has post graduate work at WVU and Southern College, serving in clinics. He is son of Mr and Mrs Fred Buxton and married to Mary Ann Berkley. He will move into offices previously occupied by Dr Frederick Staats, a Pinecrest Sanitarium patient in Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jack Buxton
Haynes
Fourth and Main Street
Buxton
Southern College of Optometry
Memphis
Tenn
Southern College
West Virginia University
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Omega Epsilon Phi
Illuminating Engineer Society
Fred H. Buxton
13Th Street
Mary Ann Berkley
Harry Berkley
Frederick Staats
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Beck
Farm Leaders Attend N Y Training School
West Virginia farm leaders join the Northeast Training School of the American Farm Bureau Federation in New York City from July 26 to 29. Attendees include Clayton Stanely Hurricane Putnam County Burl Gillum French Creek Upshur County field representatives Paul Vicars Roane County Fred Singleton Braxton County Scott Mearns Upshur County and C H Fields Morgantown director of information for the State Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
American Farm Bureau Federation
New York City
Clayton Staneley
Hurricane
Putnam County
Burl Gillum
French Creek
Upshur County
West Virginia Farm Bureau
Paul Vicars
Roane County
Fred Singleton
Braxton County
Scott Mearns
C. H. Fields
Morgantown
State Farm Bureau
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New Haven Briefs
W. P. Roush
George Roush
Kansas City
Noah Haskins
Middleport
Norman C. Weaver
Sandusky
Wayne Johnston
Bob
Victoria
M&x Wetherall
Charles Kidwell
Pratt
Doris
Eugene Elliott
Pearl Elliott
Hartman Hospital
Roy Peters
Hartford Methodist Church
John Marmon
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Floyd Carmack
Charles R Burkheimer
Clarence Burkheimer
Bertha Birkheimer
Ben Sallaz
Harry Dyer
California
Betty Jo Hendershot
Almedas
Mrs
By Galbraith
Tavans
Bailey Home
Staff OF Life For
Pakistan
U. S
Karachi
Anchorage Victory
Leon Bridge
Milton Lewis
D. M. Hope
R. B Sayre
Dan Sayre
Sinteen
Carolina
N.Y
Dean
Doan
Melanie
New Plymouth
Plymouth
Cranbrook
Cambridge
Chrysler Corporation
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