Mason County Farm Youth Fair Opens At Point Pleasant
The ninth annual Mason County Farm Youth Fair starts at the National Guard Armory on Route 62. 4-H FFA and FHA projects are registered for display with cooking exhibits on Friday. Tonight features Wahama High School Band at 7 30 and a big all county square dance at 8 with Harold Sullivan. Admission is free.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Farm
National Guard Armory
Mason County
FFA
FHA
Excent
Wahama High School
Thomas Reed
Couple Couples Apply For Marriage Licenses In Point Pleasant Area
Albert Eugene Coleman 27 and Marguerite Ann Keener 17 from Letart and Point Pleasant applicants, request licenses. Russell Deal 22 of Glenwood and Anna Virginia Hill 24 of Apple Grove also apply for licenses in the same notice.
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Point Pleasant
Albert Eugene Coleman
Harry and
Hilda Jane Hart Coleman
Marguerite Ann Keener
George and
Lillie Alta Zumbo Keener
Letart
Russell Deal
William Lizzia Johnson Deal
Glenwood
Anna Virginia Hill
Neal Wallace
Virginia Akers Wallace
Apple Grove
Marriage License Filed for Nichols and Leonard
A marriage license application was filed in the county clerk's office by George Gary Nichols 18 of Point Pleasant and Anna Ruth Leonard 19 of Hogsett. They are the son and daughter of the Nichols and Leonard families respectively.
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Point Pleasant
George Gary Nichols
George and
Freda McKeen Nichols
Anna Ruth Leonard
Herbert and
Gertrude Baird Leonard
Hogsett
Hollywood Park Sets Attendance Record In 1957
Hollywood Park race track established a course attendance record in 1957 with 1,705,306 visitors. The figure highlights the track's popularity and the era’s big racing crowds.
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Hollywood Park Race Track
Mason County Hospital Groundbreaking Set for Aug Fourth
POINT PLEASANT a groundbreaking ceremony marks progress for Mason county and Point Pleasant. The Mason County Hospital will break ground August 4 at 2 p m with a $468 300 building contract awarded to Neighborgall Construction Co of Huntington and signed by Dr Jack.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Chamber of Commerce
Neighborgall Construction Co
Huntington
Jack
Annual Durst Reunion Draws Crowd of 100
One hundred attended the annual Durst reunion in Harmon Park Sun day. Freret W Schwartz was chosen president for 1959 with officers and committees named. The event featured a noon picnic, devotional, poetry and music, travel prizes, and remarks on the upcoming 40 bed Mason County Hospital project to begin with ground breaking ceremonies led by John K Hushion.
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Point Pleasant
Harmon Park
Freret W. Schwartz
Barto L. Darst, Sr
Hoy Thomas
Roy Ankrum
William J. Rawson
Ray Lloyd
Barto L. Durst
Iva Durst
Letart
Bruce Morrison
Maxine Lloyd
O. R. Durst
Iva Rutherford
Guthrie Center
A. Buxton
Mason County Hospital, Inc
John K. Hushion
Chamber of Commerce
Will E. Neal
West Virginia
John D. Hoblitzell, Jr
United States
Chapman Revercomb
Roy McCulty
N. H. Dyer
Paul D. Bibb
Bureau of Hospitals
Campbell Stevens
Mason County House of Delegates
Mason Court
Ivan Bush
F. A. Morrison
John Wheaton
B. W. Kredel
Jackson Ave
25Th
26Th Streets
Wedding planned for Cledith Wandling and Billy Deweese
Cledith Wandling daughter of Otho and Mrs Wandling of Charleston Road and Billy Fugene Deweese son of Ray Deweese of Point Pleasant Route 2 have set an August 2 wedding at 8 p.m. at the bride elects home with Rev Homer Hicks of Ripley officiating. Attendants include her sister and husband Leon ard and Newberry of Langsville Ohio. A reception will follow at the home. Many relatives will attend the event.
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Cledith Wandling
Otho Wandling
Charleston Rd
Billy Fugene Deweese
Ray Deweese
Point Pleasant
Homer Hicks
Ripley
Leonard Newberry
Langsville
Ohio
Landis Wandling
Akron
Glenneth Wandling
Thurian Wandling
United Church Women Host Hamburger Fry at St. Peter’s
The United Church Women of St. Peter's Lutheran met Tuesday at Mrs. Joan Wood's Gallipolis home for a hamburger fry. Mrs. Ray Roush led the devotional, with Mrs. Dale Roush and Mrs. James Lowe directing recreation. Guest Mrs. W. S. Waldie and Mrs. Martin Slinde won game prizes. Plans were made for a September church and Sunday school picnic. Attendees included Mrs. William Mutzenberger and Mrs. Wal-
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United Church Women of
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Joan Wood
Gallipolis
Leslie Showers
Ray Roush
Dale Roush
James Lowe
W. S. Waldie
Martin Slinde
Pre-bridal Shower Fetes Miss Castor in Castor Home
Miss Marsha Castor, bride elect of airman Jack Spouse, was honored at a pre-bridal shower hosted by her mother Mrs G T Castor at the Ohio River Road home Tuesday evening. Guests included Betty Joe Harrison Olta and Brenda Kiser Lillian Reece Helen Speyer Gallipolis Fran cis Sprouse Dayton Nancy Clendenin and Mrs O O Clendenin Charleston Mrs Pearl Nicholson Mrs Pauline Bright Arbuckle Peggy Rutherford Virginia Sirkas Mae Philips Kathleen Hudson and Geraldine Sprouse.
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Marsha Castor
G. T. Castor
Ohio River Rd
Nancy Nicholson
Miss Castor
Jack
Betty Joe Harrison
Olta
Brenda Kiser
Lillian Reece
Helen Speyer
Gallipolis
Francis Sprouse
Dayton
Nancy Clendenin
O. O. Clendenin
Charleston
Pearl Nicholson
Pauline Bright
Arbuckle
Peggy Rutherford
Virginia Sirkas
Mae Philips
Kathleen Hudson
Geraldine Sprouse
Harshbarger Family Reunion Set Near Milton Sunday
The annual Harshbarger family reunion will be hosted by James H. Harshbarger on U. S. Route 60 just east of Milton. Dependants are expected from several states to attend.
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Point Pleasant
Harshbarger
James H. Harshbarger
U. S. Route 60
Milton
Dunns to depart for Pakistan via Rome en route to Washington
Capt and Mrs Bertram Dunn and daughter Malinda Ellen leave this week from their Mount Vernon Avenue home to travel by train to Washington and by plane and boat to Peshawar Pakistan where Capt Dunn joins the military advisory group. They will spend a week in Rome en route. Capt Dunn, WVU Law graduate, has worked in Washington with the government.
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Point Pleasant
Bertram Dunn
Malinda Ellen
W. E. Dunn
Mt. Vernon Ave
Leona Wells
Main St
Washington, D. C
New York City
Peshawar
Pakistan
Dunn
Rome
Italy
School of Law
West Virginia University
Arlington
Washington
Aaron Bright
Charleston Rd
Ardell Bright
187Th Infantry
Lebanon
Dale Mouring
Middleport
Russell Holland
Sand Hill Rd
Robert Story
Pat
Peggy
Steve
J. D
Pomeroy
James Mouring
Tom Walters
Mason Blvd
Sidney Whittington
Billy Whittington
Homer Whittington
Frank Rickey
Logan
W. Va
Mason County
Andrew McCausland
Judy
M. C. Clark
Elex McCausland
Charlotte McCausland
E. E. McAlister
Scouts Hold Honor Court at Point Pleasant
Troop 252 of Boy Scouts sponsored by Marietta Manufacturing held a court of honor in the Appalachian auditorium. Plans announced for Philmont Camp attendance for Bill Wallace and Pat Patterson leaving Portsmouth Aug 3 for 22 days. Awards included Life Scout to James Clendenin, Tenderfoot to Paul Cox, First Class to John Hutchinson and Pat Patterson, merit badges to five scouts, and Star badges to Charles Clendenin and his mother.
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Point Pleasant
Boy
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Appalachian Auditorium
Carl Dilcher
Bill Wallace
William Wallace
Pat Patterson
W. J. Patterson
Philmont Camp
Portsmouth
Ohio
Philmont
N. M
Troop Oun
James Clendenin
Walter Clendenin
Richard Newell
Paul R. Cox
John Hutchinson
MGM District
Wilbur Dickson
Joe Hutchinson
Sam McKinney
Charles Clendenin
Mrs. Clendenin
James Rea
State Director Fears Polio Epidemic in West Virginia
West Virginia Health Director N H Dyer warns of possible polio epidemic as polio cases rise 27 in the first seven months of 1958 versus a year earlier. Mason County reports no cases. health officials urge parents to vaccinate children under 20 and expectant mothers. Vaccinations are offered Thursdays and Saturdays, with a three shot schedule over eight months.
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Point Pleasant
N. H. Dyer
West Virginia
The
Health Department
Point Pleasant Clinic Notes Discharges Mrs Lewis Rayburn
Discharged from Point Pleasant Clinic are Mrs. Lewis Rayburn of Point Pleasant and Edna Euler of Cottageville.
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Point Pleasant Clinic
Lewis Rayburn
Point Pleasant
Edna Euler
Cottageville
Divorce suit filed in Point Pleasant over cruelty
Masel Rodgers sues Samuel J. Rodgers for divorce citing cruelty. She seeks custody of two children and support. Married June 9 1948 in Mason County. Colgate beat Syracuse 19 to 14 in 1950.
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Point Pleasant
Masel Rodgers
Samuel J. Rodgers
Colgate
Syracuse
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Clarence Hesson
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Iva Carpenter
Nina Durst
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