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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1967
Page
5
West Virginia will fly its official state flag on June 20 to observe its 104th birthday. For the first four decades, the state used the American flag or 26 regimental banners to mark special events, before adopting the official flag.
Holzer Hospital News covers births in Ravenswood Cottageville Pomeroy and Wellston with names, followed by numerous discharges and real estate transfers in various districts. The piece then surveys the origin and evolution of the West Virginia state flag from Civil War banners to the 1929 design, detailing earlier iterations and the flag’s symbolism and storage in state archives, concluding with a note on a Mason County Governor’s Conference attendance.
Capehart of Mason was named to the Point Pleasant Mason County Chamber of Commerce board by a committee. The meeting covered youth center planning, city cab service, and an industrial exhibit at the Mason County Fair. New committee appointments and hospital and airport updates were reported.
Lodge No 102 Fra ternal Order of Police in Point Pleasant held a meeting at Krodel Park Clubhouse. Three new associates Ross Roush Mason Harold Hart New Haven and Ward F Webb Lakin were admitted. The group announced two FOP sponsored little league teams. President Fred Taylor was named delegate to the 38th National Convention in Miami in August with Richard Ohlinger as alternate. Rev Marvan Frame of Mason Methodist Church was also admitted as an associate member. Mayor D B Morgan attended as a guest.
Mr and Mrs James Brace of Racine welcome a daughter. Archie L Rollins of Letart, Mrs Wesley Wise of Dexter, and Mark Lucas are named in the Pleasant Valley Hospital notes.
Mrs Allene Plants was installed president of the Dandy Lions Club at a meeting at the home of Mrs William Fields. Also installed were Mrs Donna Short vice president Mrs Velma Mueller secretary and Mrs Ruth Roberts treasurer. Retiring president Mrs Dorothy Scholz installed the officers. A yearbook committee was formed with Mrs Scholz Mrs Fields and Mrs Marie Knoll. Mrs Knoll was introduced as a new member.
Major ettes of Point Pleasant Junior high School have been named for the 1967 68 term. Lin da Lieving chosen as head majorette. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman Lieving. Others include Barbara Wilson Debbie Chandler Lu Ann Blankenship Terry Lanham Diane Fisher Donna Rulen Shelia Taylor Teresa Gardner and Brenda Farley.
Mason County will operate 10 Head Start centers at Beech Hill Central Hannan Leon Mason Hartford Henderson North Point Pleasant Sunnyside and Wood schools. Each center will elect a parent to the County Policy Advisory Committee which meets at 7 30 p m today in the Mason County Courthouse Annex. The committee will review applications help select staff direct and handle parent communications and liaison with agencies and organizations. Roy Lloyd and R P Rickard attend as non voting members. All Head Start parents are urged to attend meetings to push the 1967 program forward.
Circuit Court Judge James Thompson granted divorces to Alvin Baker Parry from Janet Irene Parry of 22 Park Dr Point Pleasant and Nilip Underwood from Imogene Underwood of 231644 Mt Vernon Ave Point Pleasant. Tommy Huddleston, 24, of Point Pleasant, indicted for misdemeanor assault and battery, entered a plea of innocent. hearing set for June 15.
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