Area 4-H Judging Meet Scheduled for July 6
Mason County hosts the area 4-H judging contest with events at Marcus Weaver Jersey cows Ray and Roy Cook Guernsey Holstein judging sites. Counties competing include Cabell Wayne Putnam Jackson Logan and host Mason with I D Porterfield and W L Northern attending.
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Point Pleasant
W. C. Roberts
Marcus Weaver
Jersey
Ray and Roy Cook
Graham Station
N. P. Swackhammer
Cabell
Wayne
Putnam
Jackson
Logan
Mason
Gallipolis Flower Show Earns Wide Praise at First Event
The Gallipolis Garden Club held its inaugural formal flower show in the School Auditorium drawing several hundred spectators. Judge Dayton praised the display as very beautiful with strong staging. Mrs. Charles Swanson chaired, with Mrs. Harold Brown and Mrs. Homer H. Jacobs assisting. ribbons went to most classes including many dedicated to delphiniums, sweet peas, lilies, carnations, and roses.
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Gallip Olas
Gallip Garden Club
Charles Swanson
Harold Brown
Homer H. Jacobs
Dayton
Roy Smith
Chillicothe
Jacobs
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Graham Dietrich
Carter Brumfield
T. A. Thomas
Robert Cornwell
Burt Hanson
John O'Dell
Charlies Swanson
Paul McNealy
John Blazer
Douglas MacArthur
Mollis Wood
N. A Martin
John Butz
Hollis Wood
Pleasant wedding unites Miss Whalen and Mr Tracy at Sacred Heart
Miss Beatrice Yvonne Whalen and Mr John Edward Tracy were united in marriage today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pt. Pleasant. Rev Henry Huppert officiated as guests watched the ceremony, with Mrs Dick Allen playing the wedding march and the couple receiving congratulations at a Parish House reception. The bride wore ice blue Valenciennes lace over satin with a pearl necklace, and carried a white prayer book topped with orchids. her sister-in-law Mrs Betty Keeler was maid of honor in yellow net and lace. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Ben Tracy, later employed by Appalachian Power Co at the Philip Sporn plant. The couple will reside at 101 Liberty Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Beatrice ‘Yvonne Whalen
Michael J. Whalen
Park Drive
John Edward Tracy
Ben F. Tracy
Mt. Vernon Ave
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Henry Huppert
Dick Allen
Florence Kirshgessner
Pamis Angilecius
Ave Santisemus
James A. Dieh
Betty T. Keeler
Keeler
Washington, D. C
Michael Snodgrass
Harry Lasley
Whalen
Oo Tracy
Christ Episcopal Church
Anabel Lee
Benne Waudill
Don Smith
Stanley Dombrowski, Jr
New Bern
N. C
James Lewis
Mary Margaret Whalen
Athens
Point Pleasant High School
Martzmuty School
Huntington
Bonnie Caudill
Mr. Tracy
Mavier University
United States Navy
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Philip Sporn
Liberty St
Middleport Man Cited In Traffic Incident
Gallipolis James Ward Cheadle age 60 of 533 Beech St Middleport was cited for reckless operation after a collision at Court and Third with Lorena Anschutz 27 of the city Police also arrested Wyman Cardinel 54 of Bladen for intoxication and resisting an officer James Douglas Fletcher 26 of Dayton was fined 50 dollars plus costs and sentenced to five days in county jail with driving rights suspended six months
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Gallipolis
James Ward Cheadle
Beech S
Middleport
Lorena Anschutz
Wyman Cardinel
Bladen
James Douglas Fletcher
Dayton
Coats
Daughter Born In Point Pleasant At Home Of Grandparents
Cpl and Mrs Francies V Sayre announce the birth of a daughter born Saturday morning at the home of Mrs Sayres parents Mr and Mrs Lonnie Noble 432 Madison Ave Point Pleasant The infant's father is stationed at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Francies V. Sayre
Hadacol touted as relief for nagging aches and pains
An advertisement profiles truck driver Mr. Jakubowski who credits Hadacol with easing aches tied to vitamin and mineral deficiencies. It extols Hadacol as a vitamin and mineral remedy, promises a money-back guarantee, and urges readers to buy the product at local drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eal Jakubowski
75Th Court
Rimwood Park
Jakubowski
Mr. Jakubowski
Daughters of America Elect New Officers at Greater Point Pleasant
Greater Point Pleasant Council 63 of Daughters of America met in the hall Friday with Mrs. Ora Higgins presiding. New officers named: Councillor Dora Kapp, vice councillor Ora Higgins, associate vice-councillor Estelle Shiffiett, conductor Ruby Ake, warden Flora Myers, treasurer Mabel Gibbs, financial secretary Nella Nott, recorder Canna Chase, trustee Hallah Mads, state session representative Nella Nott, alternate Ora Higgins, junior past councillor Margaret Dashner. Members present included Dashner, Velma Mueller, Gibbs, Nott, Chase, Higgins, Shiffiett, Eads, Ake, Myers, Kapp.
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Greater Point Pleasant
Daughters of America
Ora Higgins
Dora Kapp
Estelle Shiffiett
Ruby Ake
Flora Myers
Mabel Gibbs
Nella Nott
Canna Chase
Hallah Mads
Families Gather for Sunday Visits Across Towns
Mr and Mrs John Crookes of Dunbar visited Crookes' parents in Lincoln Ave. Dinner guests at Earnest Warner’s home included Bill Ner and son Johnnie of Chester Ohio, Lonnie Jewell and Edith Roush of New Haven, and several Jewell family members with others from Aliquippa Beaver and Fallenshee. Eldridge Sauer group returned from visits to H Wilson C C Wilson Aliquippa and Ben Wilson Beaver. Charles Fowler Jackie and Charles, Libby Sommer, Nibert and Sauer families and others enjoyed a picnic near Athens Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Crookes
Dunbar
Crooks
John Crooks
Lincoln Ave
Earnest Warner
Jefferson Ave
Bill Ner
Johnnie
Chester
Ohio
Lonnie Jewell
Edith Roush
New Haven
Thomas Jewell
Lowell
Joe Jewell
Jackie
Eldridge Sauer
Burdette
Sauer
H. ©. Wilson
C. Cc. Wilson
Aliquippa
Ben Wilson
Beaver
Mr. Satier
Robert Vickers
Fallensh
C C First Dies Aged 78 in Gallipolis
Curtis C First 78 died at his Addison Road home at 5 15 PM Saturday after a year of illness from a heart ailment. Born in Cheshire Township he lived 51 years at his death place. He married Alice Carmen in 1900 in Porter. Survived by wife two children John Addison and Mrs George Martin. Sisters Fila Rife and May Roberts also survive. Funeral at Miller's Tuesday 2 PM with Ada Clark John Johnson Bud Price C E Rothgeb Eli Hix J E Lancaster officiated by Rev L A Donnally Gravel Hill Cemetery burial.
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Gallipolis
Curtis C. First
Addison
Mr. First
Cheshire Township
John W. First
Clara Bell Saise
Ailice Carmen
Porter
John of Addison
George Martin
Fila Rife
May Roberts
Miller's Funeral Home
Ada Clark
John Johnson
Bud Price
C. E. Rothgeb
Eli Hix
J. E. Lancaster
L. A. Donnally
Burall
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Guests Entertained On Father's Day
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Gilkey of the Queen Bee Hotel hosted Father’s Day guests including their two daughters and sons in law Jerryn Parker and Dorothy and James Luellen and Viola Groveport Ohio. The gathering extended over the weekend with a visit from extended family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dale Gilkey
Queen Bee Hotel
Jerryn Parker
Dorothy
James Luellen
Viola Groveport
Ohio
He Jenkinson
Pomeroy
River traffic report from Gallipolis and Kanawha district
Boats moved through the Gallipolis Locks and Kanawha River ports with multiple vessels listed at various times. Entries include Manitou Rand E Hatfield Bruce Penn Sonsmyirians Jones Sol vay Marmet Bonnie Leila Cook Parker Camella H op Memphis Jeffer son Keeley Atlas Chris Stevenson Louisiana Peeadaien and more, with gauge readings and falls noted on the Ohio River and Kanawha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Manitou
Rand
E. Hatfield
Bruce
Penn
Sonsmyirians
Jones
Solvay
Semet Lip
Kanawha
Marmet
Bonnie
Leila
Winfield
Parker
Memphis
Jefferson
Keeley
Atlas
Chris
Stevenson
Louisiana
Peeadaien
Ohio
Point Pleasant
Births and notices from Holzer Hospital and probate case
Births list includes Mrs James Dalton Wellston a daughter. Admissions include Mrs Robert Ellis Torch Donna Porter Gallipolis and several Wellston residents. Discharges name Mrs Samuel Berry and baby among others. Executrix appointed for A H Armbruster estate in Athens County with four month claim period. Legal notice from Indiana address about Gillan Taylor divorce petition and restraining order affecting property in Stewart Village Athens County Ohio. Judge John F Newcomb probate date June 1 1081.
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Robert Ellis
Torch
Donna Porter
Galipolis
James Dalton
Wellston
Cameron
Clark
McArthour
Bertha Reese
Samuel Berry
C L. Head
Richard
Don Hughes
Melody Spires
Janet Canter
Swell Collins
William Gibbs
Bertha &. Armbruster
Athens
Ohio
A. H Armbruster
Athens County
John F. Newcomb
Antionette Street
New Indiana
Nat Gillan Taylor
Incee County
Viltake
Stewart
Heart
GORDON P_ GRAY
Pisintift
Gallia County 4-H Clubs Meet Across June Dates
Gallia County 4-H notes from multiple clubs including Happy Hustlers White Oak Jolly Workers Raccoon Valley and Garners Ford Hustlers. Meetings occurred June 7 to 8 with next gatherings planned June 15 to 22. News reporters included Beverly Smith and Mary Ann Baird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Oak Jolly Workers
4-H Club
Judy Eggleton
Anna Mae Baird
Baird Home
Mary Ann Baird
Last Rites Held for L. H. Nelson after 44 Years on NY Central
Lafayette H. Nelson, longtime New York Central engineer, was honored with services last Thursday in Gallipolis. A special train stop allowed many former colleagues and out of town friends to attend, with Masonic pallbearers from Middleport and numerous attendees from Huntington, Athens, Columbus, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lafayette H. Nelson
New York Central
Walter Harris
C. G. Swindler
G W. Johnson
Otho Watts
E. T. Greenley
O. K
Rowan
Masonic Pallbearers
Middleport
Mr. Nelson
Bob Harris
Lester Cunningham
Ed Nelson
John Hawkins
Jack Bechtel
Paul Winn
Rolla D. Armstrong
Huntington
Keister Bardin
Tommy
J. Warren Young
Pat Ann Keister
Robert Staley
P. M. Kennedy
Douglas Steley
Max Nelson
Jimmie Nelson
Miles Nelson
Peter Nelson
Clara Shenefield
Walter Holliday
Elwood Nelson
Dexter
Charles Smith
Neilson
West Union
W.va
A. A. Rawling
Rutland
Anna Odgin
Langsville
L. L. Pickins
Letart Falls
EF. Smith
Hugh McCoy
J. A. Grate
Fred Thomas
George Wittmer
Roy C Stansbury
Nell McCoy
Driver given six months jail term for DUI in Gallia
Walter McKinley Barrett, 28, of Middleport Route 1, arrested by the State Highway Patrol for driving while intoxicated, fined $50 and costs, sentenced to six months in county jail, and had driving rights suspended for six months. Lightburn Mikey Hyatt, 22, of Point Pleasant, arrested for driving without lights and posted a $25 bond for appearance Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Walter McKinley Barrett
Middleport
Lightburn
Mikey Hyatt
Point Pleasant
Wilfong on Duty At Marietta Regatta
Sgt DG Wilfong of the West Virginia Department of Public Safety was assigned to the Marietta regatta on the Ohio River. He stood duty on the Williamstown bridge during the Saturday afternoon event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
DG. Wilfong
West Virginia
Two Men Arrested in Point Pleasant Police Action
Two men were arrested this weekend by city officers in Point Pleasant and charged with related offenses. Suspects Junior Huddleston and James Maes were jailed following the roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
City Bates
Junior Huddleston
James Maes
Holstein Day Set in Point Pleasant Visit to Three Farms
Holstein Day will be held June 29 in Point Pleasant with visits to Lyle Austin W C Barker and E B Jones farms. Attendees can view cattle fancy pastures and grass silage programs plus a Holstein Freisan Association official visiting. A movie Holsteins In Their Native Land will be shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lyle Austin
W. C. Barker
E. B. Jones
Sandy Lewis
Holstein Freisan Association
Mason County Land Transfers Report Listing
Mason County records show transfers: Co W Sommer and Sophia Louise Sommer to Lawrence H Newell and Annie B Newell for property in Arbuckle District. George G Somerville, deputy for forfeited lands, to W H Bardin in Clendenin and Henderson Districts. J P Keefer Irene Keefer to A B Allen and Luanna Allen for 16 acres in Mt Vernon Addition to Point Pleasant. Samuel Tucker Allen to Ralph Rhodes and Lucy Rhodes for one acre in Union District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Sommer
Sophia Louise Sommer
Lawrence H. Newell
Annie BE. Newell
Arbuckle
George G. Somerville
Mason County
W. H. Bardin
Clendenin
Henderson
J. P. Keefer
Irene Keefer
Allen
Luanna Allen
Mt. Vernon
Point Pleasant
Samuel Tucker
Allee Tucker
Ralph Rhodes
Lucy A. Rhodes
Cat Rescue By Park Dr Fire Dept in Point Pleasant
Members of the Point Pleasant volunteer fire department were called Saturday afternoon to rescue a cat stuck in a tree on Park Drive. The operation was successfully completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Park Dr
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Hart Hanson
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William Jones
Harland Martin
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L. Paul Haskins
Burt
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Elizabeth Fisher
Frances Durst
Ben ‘Tracy
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Jack Tracy
Dewnda Rutherford
Ruth Lamp
Philip McGuffin
EF. W. Vers
D. Tennant
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Ed Beisho
Georgia Martin
Mary Hyre
Mabel FE. Roush
R. H. Melrose
Mike Whalen
W. M. Parsons
J. A. Shinn
Walter A. Windsor
Married Ladies Bridge Club
N. A. Stribling
S. C
Robert S. Meyer
Cleo Vaught
George Overholt
L. S. Carrick
Overholt
Dewey A. Windsor
Kanawha St
C. C
Holzer Hospital
Frank Giles
Gallia County
Happy Hustlers 4H
Peniel Cook House
Ellen Cartwright
Jeanine Smith
Beverly Smith
Raccoon Valley 4-H Club
E. EB. Cardwell
Connie An Rita Comer
Garners Ford Hustlers
Melvin Irwin
Leland Tope
Kendall Dean
Bulaville Wildcats
Ballard Rife
Merri McCulty
Dale Mulford
Fred Sisson
Stingy Creek
Ann Sisson
Vivian Mulford
Martha Mulford
L. H. Nelson
Wilfong
Marietta Regatta
Sohio Xtane
Ocmne
Bob Aupreme
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