New Events At Mason County Fair Schedule
Mason County Fair at Point Pleasant high school gym runs July 28 to 30 with tractor driving, pretty baby contests, livestock show and more. A tentative program lists exhibits registration, band concerts, judging, homemaker demonstrations, square dance, 4H activity day, field meet and education exhibits. Contact Glenn Smith for display entry info. next board meeting is July 5 at 7 30 p.m.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant High School
Wahama High School
FFA
FHA
Glenn Smith
New Haven
Pruning Insures Good Trees Demonstration Planned
Mason county citizens are urged to grow Christmas trees as a cash crop. A pruning demonstration will be held at the R. M. Giffen farm on Jerry's Run Road starting at 10 a.m. June 22, led by Carl Harden, assistant horticulturist, to teach pruning for quality and proper management.
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Point Pleasant
William Gregory
Mason County
Gregory
R. M. Giffen
Jerry’s Run Road
Carl Harden
Athens Passes Engineering Contract With Clark and Sheeter
Athens City Council approves a two year contract with George E. Sheeter and Associates doing business as Clark and Sheeter Engineers. They will study plans assist with bidding supervise projects and maintain utility maps while city funds pay hourly rates for staff and printing. The ordinance sets termination after 60 days written notice and takes effect per law.
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Athens
Ohio
George E. Sheeter and Associates
Clark & Sheeter, Consulting Engineers
Sswald Ghmkract
Law Service
Eers
Roper
Sanetal Ss
College Uate
Ipal
ED W. Weber
G. Houck
Aes
4-H Leaders Report Meeting at Jackson's Mill
Twenty one leaders councilors junior leaders and extension agents attended the recent 4-H leaders organization meeting. Members reported on the state volunteer 4-H Club Leaders Conference at Jackson's Mill and plans for the county 4-H camp were announced. The next meeting will be a pot luck picnic July 14 at the Union Camp grounds.
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Point Pleasant
Union
Mason EUB WSCS Meets at Mason EUB Church
The Mason EUB WSCS met at the Mason church with Pauline Cunningham leading in June. The group discussed unity from Ephesians and Paul's instructions and organized a Father-Son Banquet for Friday at 6 30 p.m. A July wiener roast and hamburger fry were planned replacing the usual picnic. Hostesses served refreshments to listed members.
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Mason
Women’s Society of World Service
Recenty
Mason Eub
Pauline Cunningham
Paul
Geneva Mahoney
Lola Jeffers
Nan McIntosh
Lottie Johnson
Willa Lee
Verlie Workman
Lucille Smith
Maxine Burns
Eileen Foreman
Emogene
Vicki Crow
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Highlights Local Births and Admits
Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Howell Lassetter of Point Pleasant. Admissions include Julia Hill Clifton and Dorsal Keefer Leon. Discharges list Lotus Milan Ravenswood Andrew Milan Ravenswood Sandra Cappellari Point Pleasant Gary Rainey Henderson Leonard Baylor Addison Harry Roush Point Pleasant. Notice of appointment names Lloyd Copeland Athens Rt 2 Ohio as executor of W A Copeland estate, with four month creditor claim period. Hearing for parole noted for Donald Burchfield, Marion Correctional Institution, eligible from Sept 1 1960. Legal notices include partition suit filed by Ida Lee Crombie in Athens County Court with July 28 1960 deadline.
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Howell Lassetter
Point Pleasant
Julia Hill
Clifton
Dorsal Keefer
Leon
Lotus Milan
Ravenswood
Andrew Milan
Sandra Cappellari
Gary Rainey
Henderson
Leonard Baylor
Addison
Harry Roush
Lloyd Copeland
Athens Rt. 2
Ohio
W. A. Copeland
Route 1
Stewart
Athens County
Harold J, Rose
Coun
Marion
Donald Burchfield
Maron
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
Herbert W. Shroyer
Mildred McAfee
North
Sherman Drive
Indiana
Indianapolis
Ida Lee Crombie
Court of Common Pleas
Athens
Nelsonville
Joseph Verity
Bolin & Walker
JWB
Seven 4-H Youths to Attend WV Conference at Jacksons Mill
Janet Wallace announces seven youths from the county will attend the State Order 4-H club Members conference in June 2025 at Jacksons Mill. Participants include Mike Love Suzanna Crump Anna B Sommer Judy Getty Judy Turner Sharon Nibert Janet Eschenaur. Polly Maclin will keynote on June 20.
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Jackson’s Mill
William Gregory
Fern Mitchell
Ann Williams
Phyllis Williams
Violet Lee
Howard Garland
Hattie Jordan
George Keener
Lama Turner
Phyllis Miller
Beverly Beller
Sharon Schwartz
Judy Getty
Mike Love
Thomas Vaughn
Millard Hallstead
Richard Tatterson
Lieule Roush
Adrian Lathey
Janet Wallace
Point Pleasant
4-H
Suzanna Crump
Anna B. Sommer
Judy Turner
Sharon Nibert
Janet Eschenaur
Love
Miss Summer
Turner
Nibert
Eschenaur
Miss Getty
Miss Crump
Polly Maclin
West Virginia
High Point
N. C
Whiter
Visits Tide Local Families Across Regions
Mr and Mrs Chester White visited the Castos, and the Cardwells hosted Cardwells and Comer with other neighbors. Metcalfs welcomed Galileolis guests while Sprouse and Green joined Justice and Richardson in Troy. Polings returned from Charleston with Lett and Higgenbotham, and Eleanor White visited Kathryn Snyder.
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Karl Burleson
Lester Metcalf
Rodney Sprouse
Ewington
Chester White
Ottie Green
Patriot
Harley Cloud
Earl Justice
Harry Richardson
Troy
R. B. Poling
Charleston
W. Va
Eddie Lett
James Higgenbotham
Eleanor White
Kathryn Snyder
DAR Annual Lunch at Cedar Lakes in June
The Daughters of the American Revolution announce their annual luncheon Monday June 20 at Cedar Lakes near Ripley. State regent Mrs. V Eugene Holcombe will present a brief program. Theme is Furnish a seat for the Amphitheater. Reservations to Mrs Elridge Sauer Point Pleasant 1288.
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Cedar Lakes
Ripley
V. Eugene Holcombe
DAR
Elridge Sauer
Point Pleasant
Scholarships To Be Given For West Virginia Forest Camp
About 40 Mountain State young men will receive scholarships to the fifth annual West Virginia forest industries boys camp at Camp Wood near Alven in Greenbrier county August 14 to 20. Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis by the West Virginia forest industries committee. Applicants aged 16 to 20 with forestry interest and demonstrated work in school or youth programs may apply by July 1 to Phil Berthy at West Virginia University Morgantown.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia Forest Industries
Camp Wood
Alven
Greenbrier County
Phil Berthy
Extension Forester
West Virginia University
West Virginia Forest Industries Committee
Morgantown
W. Va
Berthy
Point Pleasant Clinic Notes Births and New Arrivals
Local notes list several births and newborns including a son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stewart of Point Pleasant and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Toomer. Twin sons to Mrs. Dimple Pearson of Gallipolis Ferry. Other names include Joyce Elliott Point Pleasant Linda Kay Kinniard Apple Grove Mrs Ethel Oldaker Rob ertsburg Timothy Mapes London Ohio Mrs Everett Schwartz and daughter Point Pleasant and Mrs Larry Workman and son Point Pleasant.
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Charles Stewart
Point Pleasant
Lewis Toomer
Wilbur Stephens
Leon
Dimple Pearson
Gallipolis Ferry
Joyce Elliott
Linda Kay Kinniard
Apple Grove
Ethel Oldaker
Robertsburg
Timothy Mapes
London
Ohio
Everett Schwartz
Larry Workman
Camp Cleanup Set Tuesday June 21
Agent reports camp cleanup scheduled for 10 30 a m Tuesday June 21 at the South Side camp grounds. Charters pinwearers leaders and counselors will prepare facilities for County 4 H camp June 27 July 1. They will have a picnic lunch at noon.
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Janet Wallace
County 4-H
South Side
Roush Attends State Conservation Camp at Camp Caesar
Mervin Roush of the Hill Billies 4-H Club attended the State Conservation Camp at Camp Caesar in Webster County. He is 16 and has seven years as a 4-H member. He represented the Wahama FFA chapter. Other 4-H attendees included Juhling McClung of Good Luck Clover Club and Mary Lou Garland of Mountain Climbers Club.
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Roush
Hill Billies
Camp Caesar
Webster County
Wahama Ffa
4-H
Juhling McClung
Good Luck Clover Club
Mary Lou Garland
Mountain Climbers Club
Many New Changes Highlight 4-H Camp
Mason County 4-H camp will host 250 members from June 27 to July 1 with a new 45 by 92 foot steel dining hall seating 300. All ages join one week of activities including crafts, archery, 4-H information, and club recreation. Four state instructors assist, and Samuel Tuckwiller presents slides on his 1959 farm youth exchange in Argentina.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Tom Gowthrop
Harrison County
Guy Farmer
Lincoln County
Pat Griffith
Roane County
Nancy Cole
Gilmer County
Samuel Tuckwiller
West Virginia
International Farm
Argentina
E D P Honor Roll Led by E B Jones in April
E B Jones of Point Pleasant tops Mason County April E D P honor roll with 31 cows yielding 1058 pounds per cow and a 3.9 butterfat. Oran Love of Hartford leads D H I A honor roll for May with 27 cows producing 1157 pounds per cow and 3.9 butterfat. Others on the D H I A list include Woodrow Brown and many farmers from Letart Mason and Apple Grove.
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Point Pleasant
E. B. Jones
Mason County
Jones
Oran Love
Hartford
Woodrow Brown
David Roush
Clarence Thomas
Letart
G. C. Sommer
South Side
Old Town Farm Inc
Clifford Carson
Mason
Otis Randolph
Clarence Blessing
Douglas Roush
Sam Boston
J. W. Watterson
Apple Grove
Rotary Hears Two Students From World Affairs Institute
Two Point Pleasant high school students Janet Eschenaur and Larry Larue spoke at the Morgantown World Affairs Institute hosted by the Morgantown Rotary Club. They summarized proceedings and speakers and praised the meetings for educating youth about global affairs. L G Mohr presided and plans for a ladies night at Celanese Park were discussed.
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Point Pleasant
Janet Eschenaur
Larry Larue
Morgantown
Rotary Club
Rotary
Larry
Janet
L. G. Mohr
Celanese Park
Miss Judy Vickers Elected Governor at Rhododendron Girls State
Miss Judy Vickers of Follansbee West Virginia was elected governor on the Nationalist slate at Rhododendron Girls State at Jacksons Mill last night. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Vickers and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Sauer Sr with her mother listed as Helen Vickers.
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Point Pleasant
Judy Vickers
Follansbee, W. Va
Rhododendron
Jackson’s Mill
Miss Vickers
Robert Vickers
Follansbee
Albert Sauer, Sr
Jerrico Road
Helen Vickers
Board To Accept School Bus Bids
Mason County board of education will accept sealed bids for one new or demonstrator school bus with seating for 48 passengers and a chassis to fit. Bids must meet West Virginia specifications and be filed by 12 noon June 25, 1960. A Welsh proverb urges caution. Greeks enjoy dolmades as a favorite meal.
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Mason County Board of Education
West Virginia
the Board of Education
Presbyterian Circle Five Entertained At South Side Home
Circle Five women of the Presbyterian Church were entertained by Mrs. Eugene Sterrett and Mrs. John A. Kay at their South Side home. H. O. Frances chaired, plans for a July church picnic were discussed, and a Presbyterian Women's Conference in Montreal N C July 20 26 was urged. July meeting set for Mrs. Grant Stanley at 1001 Viand St with hostesses serving refreshments.
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Point Pleasant
The
Presbyterian Church
Eugene Sterrett
John A. Kay
South Side
H. O. Frances
Montreal
N. C
Steerett
Grant Stanley
Viand St
Francis
Edith Mercer
Gertrude Halliday
Robert Rice
John C. Hutchinson and Son
A. D. Smith
Mae Rhoades
L. G. Mohr
Engineers to Tour River in Gallipolis Visit
Mid-Ohio Valley Engineers Council will meet in Gallipolis. Miles Epling will host a tour of Epling Sand and Gravel operations along the Ohio River and shore. Dinner at Tye's Restaurant at 6 15 p m followed by a boat tour at 7 30 p m. Jade described as a hard green silicate.
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Mid-Ohio Valley Engineers Council
Gallipolis
Miles Epling
Epling
Gallopolis
Ohio
Ohio River
Tye
Jade
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Pleasant Valley Hospital
Cemal Gursel
Adnan Menderes
Celal Bayar
Turkey
Ankara
Harry B. Helfin
Glenville
Glenville State College
Delmas F. Miller
University High School
Wvu
Polly Hanst
Oakland
B. L
Bill) Coffindaffer
Joseph Bebardi
West District
Methodist Church
Harley V. Cutlip
June Thorn
Bill Coffindaffer
Daughters of the American Revolution
Point Pleasant Clinic
Mervin Roush
Mervin
Greece
Presbyterian Circle Five
James Edward Mackie Jr
R.D
Athens, Ohio
Insurance Department
Athens Messenger
Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Company
Columbus
River
Humphrey Bogart
Leo Durocher
Ernest Hemingway
Winston Churchill
Marlene Dietrich
Beatrice Lillie
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