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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1953

Page

3

Point Pleasant Prepares July 4 Parade and Festivities

A Point Pleasant meeting outlines a full Fourth of July program led by the Volunteer Fire Department. Highlights include a 9 a.m. flag raising at the post office, a queen crowning, a grand parade at 11 a.m., afternoon horse pulling and softball, band concerts, a gaited saddle horse show, fireworks from Reservoir Hill, and the Queen’s Ball at the Moose Home.

Point Pleasant Mason County Horseman's Association John McNeill Kenneth Roush Milton Lewis Robert Ferguson Reservoir Hill Moose Home Lakin Lakin State Hospital American Legion O. D. Tennant Iason County Beer Distributors John Clay Hutchinson LePort John DeVault Phyllis Viers Junior Woman’s Club Leo Choquette George McClintock Harry Flowers Herman Hoschar Fire Department John C. Hutchinson Capt Billy Bryant Grover C. Hite Edward Swint Kenneth W. Shaffer H. D. Wartenburg Mary Ella Wright L. L. McKenzie

Social Notes From Pt Pleasant DAR Meeting

Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter D A R met in the Mansion House with Fort Randolph Society C A R under Mrs Eunice Beller presiding. Recitations songs and prayers followed with nine reservations for the western district meeting and notes of memorial services for Sadie Grover McCulloch.

Point Pleasant Charles Lewis Daughters of the American Revolution Mansion House Fort Randolph Sadie Grover McCulloch State Dar Jackson's Mill William Haymond Fairmont S. C. Wilhelm Charleston Holly M. Simmons Western District Eugene Sterrett Robert H. Ferguson I. G. Wolden Joseph Cubbage William H. Bardin W. F. Harless Samuel F. Roush L. C. Sommerville Edward Ohlinger Eleanor Haner Hersel Henderson A. L

Leon M E Church shower honors Mrs Cadle

Mrs Dallas Cadle of Leon was honored with a stork shower Friday by the Leon Methodist Church Sunday class at the home of Mrs John Morgan A prize was awarded to Mona Bowles Present were many Leon residents including Mrs Vernon Cadle Bertha Crump Mrs Robert Errette Mrs George Bailes Mrs George Rairden Mrs Charles Casto Mrs William Jiden Mrs Warren Stewart Mrs Dallas Cadle Mrs Dewitt Beaver and Mrs John Morgan Stephanie Jane Beaver Jeanne Morgan Lillian Graham Sandra Hill Mona Bowles Lucy Parsons Louise Beller Shelia Beaver Linda Stewart Jerry Morgan and Stephen Cadle Also present were Mrs Todney Burns Mrs Edward Short and Mrs Charles Rhodes of Charleston

Dallas Cadle Leon Leon Methodist Church John Morgan Dewitt Beaver Mona Bowles Vernon Cadle Bertha Crump Robert Errette George Bailes George Rairden Charles Casto William Jiiden Warren Stewart Stephanie Jane Beaver Jeanne Morgan Lillian Graham Sandra Hill Lucy Parsons Louise Beller Shelia Beaver Linda Stewart Jerry Morgan Stephen Cadle Todney Burns Edward Short Charles Rhodes Charleston

Leon Homemakers Club Sets June Meeting at Town Hall

The June meeting of the Leon Homemakers Farm Women's Club is scheduled for Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in the Leon Town Hall.

Leon Homemakers Farm Women’s Club Leon Town Hall

Jerrico Farm Women's Club Hostess Tonight

Mrs. Pearl Oliver of Jerrico Road will host the Jerrico Farm Women's Club gathering Thursday evening at her home.

Pearl Oliver Jerrico Road Jerrico Farm

Windsor women host dessert bridge at church

Mrs. Walter A. Windsor and Mrs. Dewey A. Windsor plan a dessert bridge party Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. at the Church of Christ Episcopal.

Walter A. Windsor Dewey A. Windsor the Church of Christ, Episcopal

Weekend Visits Across Charleston and Surroundings

Mr and Mrs Hugh Curry and children Harold Michael and Phillip of Charleston visited Capt and Mrs W D Curry of Park Drive. Mrs Irene Gardner and infant son were released from Kawnaha Medical Clinic. Ewell Arnett and Charleston guests Sunday of Earl Arnett Vi and St Sandra Thomas, daughter of James Thomas Leon, is a medical patient at Holzer Hospital. Emma Wilhelm of Marietta visits S C Wilhelm Jefferson Blvd. Mrs E S Matheson of Ohio Street spent weekend with daughter Lantz Odgen Charleston and attended a grandchildren dance recital.

Hugh Curry Harold Michael Phillip Charleston W. D. Curry Park Drive Irene Gardner Kanawha Medical Clinic Ewell Arnett Earl Arnett Sandra Thomas James Thomas Leon Holzer Hospital Emma Wilhelm Marietta S. C. Wilhelm Jefferson Blvd E. S. Matheson Ohio Street Lantz Odgen

Point Pleasant Lions Select Committee Leaders for New Year

Point Pleasant Lions Club has chosen standing committees to serve beginning July 1 for the new club year. Clifford Stalnaker leads the selections and schedules for the club’s operations and activities.

Point Pleasant Lions Club Point Pleasant Point Pleasant Lion's Club Clifford Stalnaker

Farmer Byron Erwin Dies After Tractor Accident

Southside farmer Byron A. Erwin, 62, died at Holzer Hospital from injuries after a tractor accident on his farm Thursday afternoon. He was born May 19, 1891, and lived in Mason County since 1935. Survivors include his wife, four daughters, four sons, a sister, and four brothers. Funeral at Mt Vernon Baptist Church in Putnam County.

Point Pleasant Byron A. Erwin Holzer Hospital Erwin Mr. Erwin Hurricane Rosa Boone Erwin Andy Francis Erwin Adda

Sales Course Ends With Dinner And Review In Point Pleasant

The six week refresher sales course by Rio Grande College’s School of Retailing concluded at the Moose Home in Point Pleasant with a dinner and review. Certificates were awarded by F W Ingraham as speakers urged selling one’s community. other talks covered rural salesmanship and merchandise analysis.

Point Pleasant School of Retailing of Rio Grande College Moose Home F. W. Ingraham Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce James Fisher J. D. Spiggle Appalachian Electric Power Co Charles E. Davis Roy Kimbrel Ben Franklin Co Bruce Dennis Getty Office Equipment Co A. F. Wilson Rich Valley Dairy William H. Bardin Jr Shoe Center Cary H. Rayburn Point Pleasant High School Clara Catherine Yauger G. C. Murphy Co Tom K. Fisher Fisher's Department Store Paul F. Wood Jack E. Juniper Point Service Mildred Wamsley Fisher's Mrs Marie Chapman Fruth's Stanley John Appalachian Electric Power Margaret A. Castle School of Retailing

New Westminster Charge Formed In Mason County

A new Methodist charge is created in Mason County after the annual conference in Buckhannon. Westminster Church at Gallipolis Ferry unites with Hickory Chapel to form the Westminster charge. Rev. W Bromley Raines will serve both Westminster and Hickory Chapel. Rev. R W Marrs had been pastor of St Paul's Church on Jackson Ave and served Hickory Chapel.

Point Pleasant Mason County Buckhannon Westminster Gallipolis Ferry Hickory Chapel W. Bromley Raines R. W. Marrs St. Paul's Methodist Church Jackson Ave

Cancer Fund Drive Total Reaches $915

Mason County proceeds in the cancer fund drive reach $915.95 as county chairman Mrs John Clay Hutchinson announces the close of the two year effort. The Lambda Chi Omega sorority has sponsored the drive across the county.

Point Pleasant Mason County Mra John Clay Hutchinson Lambda Chi Omega

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