Delta Queen Cruise Maintains Annual Ohio River Voyage
On a Point Pleasant stop the S S Delta Queen carried about 150 passengers from 20 states and Canada. Captain Paul Underwood and Greene Line executive Mrs. Letha Greene hosted visitors aboard as the ship, built in Scotland and launched in 1926, traced its revival under Cincinnati’s Greene Line since 1946.
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Point Pleasant
S. S. Delta Queen
Mansion House
Tu-Endie-Wei Park
Paul Underwood
Letha C. Greene
Greene Line
City Ice
Uet
Greene
Pittsburgh
Canada
America
Ohio
Mississippi
Tennessee
Clydebank
Scotland
Stockton
Calif
California Transportation Co
San Francisco
Sacramento
Maritime Commission
Greene Line of
Cincinnati
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Cruise News
Philip Feshour
Portsmouth
Juliet Smith
Betty Berry
Fred Riley
Sharon McAlister
Underwood
Point Pleasant Clinic Notes Admits Local Patients
Admitted to the Point Pleasant clinic were Mrs. Jean Brown of Gallipolis Ferry Addie Rhodes of Point Pleasant and Randy Colegrove of Apple Grove Discharged were Mrs William Stephens and her son of Leon.
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Jean Brown
Gallipolis Ferry
Addie Rhodes
Point Pleasant
Randy Colegrove
Apple Grove
William Stephens
Leon
Birthday Observed for Sallie McCormick at Middleport
The 92nd birthday of Sallie McCormick was celebrated by the Middleport Women’s Christian Temperance Union at Margaret Sauer’s home. Presentations included a gift from president Mrs. Clarence McNeal, with cake and ice cream served by members. Plans announced for a July 28 potluck at Lillian Steiff’s home.
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Middleport
Billy Graham
Margaret Sauer
Mattie Bush
Lillian Steiff
Eleven Arrested by Police in Weekend Roundup
Point Pleasant police arrested eleven people over the weekend on intoxication charges. Named were Clarence McDaniel, 56, and George Jones along with Virgil Dunlap, Richard Hudson, Earl W. Wamsley, Clyde Hayman, Richard Wamsley, Marshall Nibert, Elmer McDermitt, Henry Stark, and Curtis Withee across Point Pleasant Henderson Huntington Charleston Gallipolis Ferry. John Miller of West Columbia was taken by Mason County authorities on a warrant for entering without breaking.
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Point Pleasant
Clarence McDaniel
George Jones
Henderson
Virgil Dunlap
Richard Hudson
Earl W. F. Wamsley
Clyde Hayman
Richard Wamsley
Marshall Nibert
Apple Grove
Elmer McDermitt
Huntington
Henry Stark
Charleston
Curtis Withee
Gallipolis Ferry
John Miller
West Columbia
Mason County Sheriff's Department
Mason Police
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births Report
Birth announcements from Pleasant Valley Hospital list new arrivals including a daughter to Mr and Mrs Alfred Conard of Columbus Ohio and a son to Mr and Mrs Melvin Carter of Thurman Ohio. Also noted are newborns for Sherman Beaver Grimms Landing and other local families.
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Alfred Conard
Columbus
Ohio
Melvin Carter
Thurman
Sherman Beaver
Grimms Landing
Jeffrey Fox
Evans
W. Va
Norma Thomas
Point Pleasant
Sally Conard
Christina Hayes
Jackson
Graham Boyer
Leon
Iris Beaver
Audrey Taylor
Kananga
Natalie Waugh Wins Week in Washington Visit
Natalie Waugh of Point Pleasant spends a week in Washington as one of six girls working in Rep. Ken Hechler’s office. The senior elect from Point Pleasant High School will observe Congress interview officials and visit historic shrines. She previously won a Caribbean cruise and plans to major in journalism at Marshall College. Others in Washington include Linda Woodburn Alma Betty Jo Winland St Marys Mary Lee Holland Ripley Brenda Courts Milton and Roylene Alberts Spencer.
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Point Pleasant
Natalie Waugh
Jefferson Blvd
Washington
Ken Hechler
Ing
Hechler
Congress
Natalie
Point Pleasant High School
S. E. Waugh
Marshall College
National Cathedral
Representative Hechler
Linda Woodburn
Alma
Betty Jo Winland
St. Marys
Mary Lee Holland
Ripley
Brenda Courts
Milton
Roylene Alberts
Spencer
State OF Ohio Department OF Highways
Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Director of
Athens County
Lee Township
Couple to Wed in July in Point Pleasant
Mr and Mrs D W Rothgeb of 2001 Jefferson Blvd announce the engagement of their daughter Suzanne Marie to James C Piercy son of Mr and Mrs Homer Piercy of Quinwood WV The wedding is set for July 31 at the Main Street Baptist Church Both are Marshall College graduates Miss Rothgeb also completed Pt Pleasant High School She participated in campus groups and was named to Who s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges Piercy studied at the University of Cincinnati and Marshall before joining F and R Lazarus Co Columbus in a manager training program
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Point Pleasant
D. W. Rothgeb
Jefferson Blvd
Suzanne Marie
James C. Piercy
Homer Piercy
Quinwood
W. Va
Main Street Baptist Church
Marshall College
Miss Rothgeb
Pt. Pleasant High School
Campus Chistian Fellowship
Independent Student Association
Sorority and B P W Cited For Five Years Heart Work
Middleport Business and Professional Women's Club and Xi Gamma Mu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority received Central Ohio Heart Association silver certificates for five years of voluntary heart disease work. The awards, presented by Margery Silbaugh, honor ongoing Heart Fund drives in Middleport and Pomeroy since 1956.
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Middleport
Margery Silbaugh
Central Ohio Heart Association
Fred Hibbs
Heart Fund
Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club
Jack Kennedy
Xi Gamma Mu
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Six Men Take Exams For Pre Induction Testing
Mrs. Bess Boley Moore, selective service board clerk, announced six men left for pre induction examinations this week at Ashland Kentucky. The men are Kenneth Lee Coleman West Columbia Clarence Franklin Greenlee Point Pleasant George Henry Suspan Mason Richard Elwood Garrett Point Pleasant Donald David Siders Point Pleasant Route 2 and Joseph Franklin Lieving West Columbia. Roy Stanley Stewart Letart Route 1 left Monday for enlistment.
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Point Pleasant
Bess Boley Moore
Selective Service Board
Ashland
Kenneth Lee Coleman
West Columbia
Clarence Franklin Greenlee
George Henry Suspan
Mason
Richard Elwood Garrett
Donald David Siders
Joseph Franklin Lieving
Roy Stanley Stewart
Letart
Doolittle Family Visits Fairview Park Members
Mr and Mrs George Doolittle and son Steven of Fairview Park visited Mrs Doolittle s parents Mr and Mrs Glenn Lambert for the weekend. They then left for a week in Washington DC while their son stayed with grandparents. Mr and Mrs Edgar Allensworth returned from Arlington Virginia after visiting Captain and Mrs James Hartinger and family. Kristin Hartinger accompanied them home for an extended visit.
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George Doolittle
Steven
Fairview Park
Mrs. Allensworth
Henderson Man's Car Damaged By Fire In Point Pleasant
A Henderson man Marvin Mayes reported his car damaged by a fire at 11:25 a.m. Sunday. Officials attributed the blaze to a spark back firing through the carburetor. Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department responded.
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Henderson
Point Pleasant
Marvin Mayes
Tax deadline set for June 30 delinquency in 1959 taxes
Sheriff Earl C. Mohr announced the tax office will close in early July to close the tax year. All 1959 taxes become delinquent after June 30.
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Point Pleasant
Earl C. Mohr
Colors In Arranging Dominates Heaton Garden Club Meeting
Mrs. Robert Reibel spoke on Colors in Arranging at the Wind ing Trail Garden Club hosted by Mrs. C. L. Heaton. Prizes were awarded to several members, and committee chairs were named by new president Mrs. Allard Pratt.
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Heaton
Pomeroy
Robert Reibel
Winding Trail Garden Club
C. L. Heaton
Reibel
Lewis
Bryan
Joseph Struble
John Terrell
Carl Will
Terrell
Pratt
Walter Bentz
Civic
Thompson
Max Ward
Sidney Spencer
Meigs County Veterans Memorial Hospital
Naylors Run
Friendly Circle Meeting at Federated Church
The Friendly Circle of the Federated Church will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
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Pomeroy
The
Federated Church
Mayor Fines Two Drunks In Middleport Court
Oliver Mitch of Middleport was fined $15 and costs for intoxication while W R Holcomb of Carpenter paid $5 and costs on an intoxication charge in the court of Mayor Kenneth McElhinny Saturday. Chief Herbert Gilkey reported Shelby Pickens of Pomeroy arrested for driving a motor vehicle with an illegal muffler and Charles Allensworth of Middleport charged with intoxication.
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Middleport
Kenneth McElhinny
Oliver Mitch
W. R. Holcomb
Carpenter
Herbert Gilkey
Shelby Pickens
Pomeroy
Charles Allensworth
West Virginia Celebrates 97th Birthday
Point Pleasant notes its history dating to the Revolutionary era while West Virginia marks 97 years since statehood on June 20. The state joined the union June 20 1863 after splitting from Virginia.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Virginia
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