Giant 230000-volt transformer arrives at Philip Sporn Plant
The first 230000-volt transformer built in the United States was delivered to the Philip Sporn plant at Graham Station after a specialized rail route from Sharon Pennsylvania. The unit, 15 feet high on an underslung car and weighing about 150 tons, will be paired with a second transformer to raise Sparn generation to 330000 volts for Glasgow and Muskingum lines.
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Point Pleasant
United States
Philip Sporn
Graham Station
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Illuminator
Sparn
Glasgow
Muskingum
Sharon, Pa
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Sharon
Columbus
Ohio
New York Central Railroad
Kenova
W. Va
Sporn
Baltimore and Ohio
Ohio River Division
Appalachian
Kanawha River
H. A. Clarke
System
Training Conference Set for Morgantown
Mason County agricultural agents and assistants will attend a June 17 to 19 conference at West Virginia University Morgantown. W C Roberts, the Mason County agent, plans to attend as topics include soil testing procedures veterinary laboratory work and agricultural extension service policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Agricultural
West Virginia University
Morgantown
W. C. Roberts
Mason County
Four Mason Youths Attend Camp Caesar
Four Mason County boys attended a conservation camp at Camp Caesar near Webster Springs during the week of June 15. From Point Pleasant High School FFA were Orlin Durst and Robert Brown of Leon Route 2. Wahama's FFA sent Eugene Roush of New Haven and Charles Blessing of Upper Flats. The program covered wildlife and forest conservation with swimming athletics and crafts as recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Camp
Engagement Planned for Lucy Lynn Rice Cullen
Mrs Virgil O Rice of Point Pleasant Route 2 announces the engagement of their daughter Lucy Lynn to John William Cullen son of Mr and Mrs John B Cullen of Letart Route 2 The wedding is set for June 20 1953 at 7 30 p m at Main Street Baptist Church with Rev D M Dorsey officiating Relatives and close friends invited.
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Virgil O. Rice
Point Pleasant
Lucy Lynn
John William Cullen
John B. Cullen
Letart
Main Street Baptist Church
D. M. Dorsey
Will
Mason
Folden
Columbus
Camp
Earl Faulkner, Jr
Violet Cossin
Charleston
L. T. Cossin
Leon
Chester Casto
James Michael
Charles Casto
Ed Kirker
Billy
Kenneth Kirker
Huntington
Dorsel Greenlee
Adella
Dunbar
Guy Burdette
Okey Keefer
Gladys
Ray Crookham
Sgt
Otis Crookham
el Paso
Texas
John Morgan
Jean and
Jerry
Blanche Crookham
Hobart Crookham
Veteran’s Hospital
William Burdette
Fisher Electric Core
Atlantic City
Tri-State
Philco Company
Burdette
Nancy Ellen Little
Kermit Little
Alfred Boles
Oley Little
Lyle Burdette
Logan
Betty Burdette
Eunice Beller
Susan
George Wise
Wilmington
Del
Wise
Margaret Burdette
Ed Hamer
Murray City
Jim Thorne
Shadie Road
Thorne
Hamer
Ohio University
Young People
Church of Christ of Chauncey
Lake Hope
Coolville elects Griffin as janitor and Kincade as assistant
Wilford Griffin will assume janitor duties for Coolville schools on July 1, replacing resigning Wilbur Scott. Charles Kincade becomes assistant janitor, having served alongside Scott. The district completes staffing for the upcoming school year.
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Coolville
Wilford Griffin
Charles Kincaid
Griffin
Wilbur Scott
Kincaid
Scott
Clarence Ratcliff
Coolville Methodist Church
Ohio University
Athens
Ratcliff
Green
Friendly Garden Club of
Garrett Reed
Ocoolville
H. A. McFee
Main St
Parkersburg
John N. Williams
Frank
Louisville
Oville Bibee
Coolville Congregational Church
Wilbur Dodd
Ireland Church
Claire Linton
Centennial Church
Linton
Lois Galbreath
Yvonne Henderson
Nancy Davis
Miss Davis
Miss Galbreath
Charles Butcher
Joan Hudson
Jean Davis
Anna Gilland
Harriett Wines
Jessie Wines
Bonnie Workman
Iris Davis
Local Socials Include Guests From Nearby Towns
The Plains area hosts a long list of visitors and relatives as residents welcome guests from Athens Nelsonville Albany Canal Winchester and Columbus. Notable mentions include Mr. and Mrs Bernard Inman hosting, Barbara Hensler visiting, 10 year class reunions in Albany, and 4 H Club events with Beatrice Cleveland speaking at Mechanicsburg.
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the Plains
Rolland Miller
Louisville
Andrs
Henry Stevenson
Nelsonville
Bernard Inman
Herman Janchius
F. S. Henderson
Coal Run
Barbara Hensler
Athens
Tom Porter
Lloyd Graham
Terry
Albany
Frances Burnside
Trimble
Tony Kovalcik
Sharon
Tony Jose
Canal Winchester
O'Shaughnessy Dam
Olive Stevenson
James Evans
Charlotte Clark
Morristown
Edith Goodman
Edna
Paul Alichney, Sr
Swayersville
Paul, Jr
John
Plains
Mike Vessalo
Herbert Wilson
Edgar Wilson
Cloyce Martin
Fae Lovsey
Carol Carsey
Beth Williams
Dorothy
DonnacDonald
Shannon
Beverlee Lovsey
Mechanicsburg
Beatrice Cleveland
Dale Windland
C. L. Champlain
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Mable Kaye
Melvin Thompson
Janie
Bob
West Lafayette
Blanche Thompson
Charles Thompson
Ronnie
Janet
Mansfield
FE. T. Thompson
Edna Dast
Newark
Fred Dowler
Mike Bartoe
George Tschus
Ralph O'Rourke
Howard McDonald
Pollard
Dayton
Vivian McDonald
Danny
Cheryl
Martha
Violet Bryan
Bill Bryan
United States
Japan
Air Force
E. T. Thompson
R. Kova
Lamb
Catherine Wells
Army
Red Cross
Mamie Steele
Louisa
Flora Woods
Albert Covert
Mineral
Clyde Sheline
Raymond Jones
Wellston
James T. Long
Raymond
Gerald Reed
A. L. DeVault
Price Baird
John Baird
Ashtabula
Garnet Haley
Gallipolis
Ruth Barber
Edith Johnson
Point Clinic Notes Reports Births and Discharges
John Glass of Point Pleasant Route admitted. Mrs Herbert D Williamson of Winfield discharged. Mrs D C Purdy of Point Pleasant discharged. Mrs James Selby and infant son of Point Pleasant Route 1 discharged. Pat Wilson Jr of Point Pleasant Route 2 welcomed a son on June 7. Kenneth Stanley and spouse of Mason welcomed a daughter on June 8.
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John Glass
Point Pleasant
D. C. Purdy
James Selby
Pat Wilson, Jr
Kenneth Stanley
Mason
Dairy Show Is Scheduled at Jackson's Mill
The 12th annual West Virginia dairy show will run August 17 to 20 at the state 4-H camp Jackson's Mill. Activities include 4-H dairy cattle judging, FFA showmanship, open class cattle judging across Holstein Guernsey Jersey Ayrshire and Brown Swiss breeds, breed association meetings, and a 4-H health talk with a coronation of health king and queen.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Camp Jackson's Mill
G. Heebink
Extension Dairyman
West Virginia University
Artificial Breeders’ Cooperative
Three County Agriculture Teachers Attend Kayser Conference
Three agriculture teachers from Point Pleasant, Hannan, and Wahama high schools attended a co agricultural teachers conference in Kayser West Virginia. The event ran from June 1 to June 5 with Clifford Dunn Harold Loughrie and Joseph K Bailey among the attendees.
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Point Pleasant
Kayser
W.a
Point Peasant
Clifford Dunn
Harold Loughrie
Hannan
Joseph K. Bailey
Wahama
Mason 4-H Camp Set for July 13-18
Mason County 4-H Camp will be held at the Southside recreation center during the week of July 13 to 18. Club agent John Jones says about 300 boys and girls belong to the 18 county clubs.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Southside
John Jones
Marriage Licenses Reported in Point Pleasant Area
Clarence Arnold Davis 26 and Jean Elizabeth Redman 29 both from Mason obtained a marriage license. Joe Tavan Jr 28 of Apple Grove and Oselene Kimberling Greenlee 25 of Point Pleasant also received licenses.
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Point Pleasant
Clarence Arnold Davis
Mason
Jean Elizabeth Redman
Joe Tavan, Jr
Apple Grove
Oselene Kimberling Greenlee
Wilkesville alumni banquet highlights and community visits
Wilkesville High School alumni banquet at the school auditorium honored H. Durkee whose education reforms helped establish the current high school. Wayne Matthews presided. speeches by Ray Strausbaugh and Mary Agnes Saunders. Local residents and visiting relatives from Columbus Wellston Athens Mineral City and Des Moines appeared at the event and surrounding social gatherings.
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Wilkesvills
W. H. Durkee
Wilkesville High School
Wayne Mathews
Wilton Schools
Ray Strausbaugh
Mary Mary Agnes Saunders
Doris Schilling
Shirley Peters
Ruth E. Baroer
Kasler
Voice of Two Worlds offers free 64 page prophecies book
A Los Angeles figure known as the Voice of Two Worlds promotes a free 64 page book on prophecies and mind power learned in Tibet. The notice claims world-shaking events and a coming crisis, with a promise of personal improvement and strength. Address Institute of Mental Physics in Los Angeles for a free copy.
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Los Angeles
Voice of Two Worlds
Tibet
Far East
Institute of Mental Physics
South Hobart Blvd
Dept
Calif
Adv
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Ater
Borge
Camp Caesar
J. P. Folden
John Elias
Foldens
J. Faudree
Homer H. Folden
William Elias
March Air Force Base
Coolville News
Ruth Smith
Garnet Fortney
Washington, D. C
Carthage Troy High School
Bill Root
California
Ocean Side
Elwood Root
Root
Roger Hornsby
Carthage-Troy High School
Ronald L. Kincade
Ira Kincade
Pusan
Korea
Ronda
WSCS
Methodist Church
Ida Kincade
Kincade
Herbert D. Williamson
Winfield
Kayser Conference
Athens Hotel
Otarion
Gail D. Fisher
Wilkesville Social Notes
Mrs. Emerson Lamb
Germany
Mrs. Lamb
Mrs
Bessie Wells
Homer
Ruth Davis
Kentucky
George Cahoon
Bertie Watts
Middleport
Caster
Minnie Nichols
Salem Center
Stella Wilcox
Russell Waltz
James McCormick
Tom Hartley
Wilkesville
Earl Cray
J. E. Strong
Luther Bobo
John Bobo
Paul Kunz
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Dora Bobo
Harley Strong
Stewart
Oaesville
Bessie Phettiplace
Tommy Mulholland
U. S. Navy
Norfolk, Va
James Mulholland
Don Schrader
Schraeder
R. H. Wolts
Woltz
Dodge
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