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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1962

Page

6

Four Held In Theft Of Instruments At High School

Four Mason Countians were arrested in a Point Pleasant Senior High School band building break in and theft of musical instruments. Charles Kelley Sayre Ronald Lee Walters Franklin Harold Kelton and a 16 year old juvenile faced charges of breaking and entering and theft. Kelton was jailed in Gal ia County by the Ohio Highway Patrol and extradition papers filed return him to Mason County. The instruments were found at two Charleston pawn shops. The juvenile admitted taking six cans of beer from Ray's establishment.

Point Pleasant Point Pleasant Senior High School Charles Kelley Sayre Ronald Lee Walters Franklin Harold Kelton Kelton Ohio Highway Patrol Gallia County Mason County Charleston Walters Sayre Justice of the Peace A. M. Goodwin

Cabell County Pair Held for Probe

Two Cabell County men are jailed in Mason County for investigation with two more suspects sought. Richard Brooks 26 and Kenneth Ray Plymale 17 of Barboursville were captured after being found at the S and S Grocery in New Haven on Tuesday morning.

Point Pleasant Cabell County Mason County S and S New Haven West Virginia Mason County Sheriff's Department Richard Brooks Kenneth Ray Plymale Barboursville Lewis Don Carter

Point Clinic Names In West Virginia Notices

Mrs Leota King of Letart and David Lee Whitt of Henderson join Leonard L Roush of West Columbia in a point clinic notice. The brief item lists the individuals associated with the clinic.

Leota King Letart David Lee Whitt Henderson Leonard L. Roush West Columbia

Mason County Land Transfers

H H and Elizabeth Rollins real estate in Cooper District to John and Maxine Leary. William Reynolds real estate in Lewis District to A D and Dorothy Smith. Richard and Judith Sauer real estate in Lewis District to Eldridge and Alice Sauer. H O and Cora Carder real estate in Robinson District to Edward and Janet Hoge. Iva and Frank Clench real estate in Arbuckle District to Thomas and Elen Leport. Guy and Clara Sayre real estate in Lewis District to Orval and June Fielder. Flood and Rachel Rayburn real estate in Cooper District to Virginia Rayburn. Melvin and Margaret Supple real estate to Eugene and Maggie Sheppard.

H. H Elizabeth Rollins Cooper John Maxine Leary William Reynolds Lewis A. D Dorothy Smith Richard Judith Sauer Eldridge Alice Sauer H. O Cora Carder Robinson Edward Janet Hoge Iva Frank Clench Arbuckle Thomas Elen Leport Guy Clara Sayre Orval June Fielder Flood Rachel Rayburn Cooper District Virginia Rayburn Melvin Margaret Supple Eugene Maggie Sheppard

Honor Rolls Named by County Agent for May and April

William Gregory, county agent, releases the DHIA Honor Roll for May and the EDP Honor Roll for April. C. L. Cottrill Jr. tops the DHIA list with 48 cows producing 1194 pounds of milk per cow and 3.6 butterfat, fat 43. W. W. Brown leads the EDP list with 29 cows at 1261 pounds per cow and 3.6 butterfat, fat 45.

Point Pleasant William Gregory C. L. Cottrill, Jr West Columbia DHTA W. W. Brown Letart

Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Discharges

Births listed for Mr. and Mrs. Glen Sullivan and Mrs. Thomas Priddy with Rutland and Mercersville residents named. Discharges include Harry Gibbs and William Simpkins plus several patients from Point Pleasant and New Haven with noted spouses and children.

Point Pleasant William E. Blessing Wilson Court Huntington Cabell-Huntington Hospital Vivian Anne Glen Sullivan Wilbur Stewart Mason Thomas Priddy Rutland Wayne Harrison Mercersville Henry Hoffman New Haven Harry Gibbs Letart William Simpkins Burt Stover Carl Vanover

Employment For Youth Discussed In West Virginia Meeting

West Virginia department of Employment Security announced a meeting to assess youth employment in Mason County. Jack Smith, Point Pleasant local office manager, said the session identified more work needed to aid youth in obtaining jobs and produced ideas for forming a local youth employment committee with plans to recruit members and set goals.

Point Pleasant West Virginia Department of Employment Security Jack Smith Mason County

Plans Set For Connie Jo Davis and George Lancaster Wedding

Connie Jo Davis and George Raymond Lancaster plan an open church wedding at Main Street Baptist Church in Point Pleasant at 2 30 p m with Rev Kenneth W Chandler officiating. A reception follows in the church social room. The couple will reside in Seattle where Lancaster works for Boeing.

Point Pleasant Connie Jo Davis George Raymond Lancaster Main Street Baptist Church Kenneth W. Chandler Miss Davis L. K. Davis Mr. Lancaster G R Lancaster South Charleston Seattle Lancaster Boeing Aircraft

Owens Dies in Union Summer Home Incident

Walter F. Owens, 79, of Worthington, died Monday night at Dr. Ridgeway’s office from an apparent heart attack. A retired employee of the Rathway Express Agency, he had been in failing health. Survived by wife Mina, daughter Rita Tope, and two grandchildren, all of Worthington. Funeral Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Feelesong Funeral Home. Burial in Union Cemetery.

Point Pleasant Walter FE. Owens Worthington Union John Ridgeway New Haven Mina Rita Tope Feelesong Funeral Home Funeral Union Cemetery

Henderson Man Waives Grand Jury

POINT PLEASANT Arthur Gillispie, 24, Henderson, waived to the grand jury after a Tuesday appearance before Justice of Peace A. M. Goodwin on a destruction of property charge. He faces alleged distribution of property at Grace's Place in Henderson, with arrest by the sheriff's department.

Point Pleasant Arthur Gillispie Henderson Justice of Peace A. M. Goodwin Grace’s Place Sheriff's Department

New Haven EUB Vacation School Starts On Monday

Vacation church school at the EUB Church New Haven runs June 11 to 16 for kindergarten through sixth grade 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Exhibits open June 16 6 to 9 p.m. Betty Burris storyteller. staff lists detail teachers and helpers across all grades and roles.

New Haven EUB Point Pleasant Betty Burris

River traffic gauges and dam status across Huntington district

Gauge readings for rivers Kanawha and Ohio show high rollers and crests at several dams. movable dams in Huntington district remain up. Locks report multiple vessels down or up at various times with a mix of tugboats, barges, and towboats operating along Greenup, Point Pleasant, and Gallipolis routes.

Kanawha River Sit Ole Ti Huntington Ohio River Montgomery OVEC Titan Southand Tack Criss Jr Basouiva Reine Agnes S Credit Harner Queen City FE B. Ingram Harrison Hawnet Derry Bosworth Bob Ben Ferdei Deen Mary Greenup Docks Ravenswird Tlam Omenman Tinear Leek Eb’ Deana Bosworth Chy Huntington Cotton Queen Leck Ase Louisians TAS Craig M Tss Acm

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