Mail by river boat reaches Point Pleasant after long gap
Point Pleasant welcomes the river mail delivery as the Lady Grace, captained by Frederick Way Jr., arrives Sunday at 4 p.m. with mail aboard. Postmaster O. K. Burdette awaits and the vessel left Wheeling Thursday at 6 p.m. on its run upriver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hyre
Point Pleasant
Lady Grace
O. K. Burdette
Frederick Way, Jr
Wheeling
Capt. Way
Sewickley
U. S. Mail
Walter McCoy
Sistersville
West Virginia
Wheeling, Sistersville and Charleston Packet Co
McCoy
Way
Shawnee News Notes Family Visits and Local Health
Shawnee residents report visits from G W Colvin and family of Boston and Harry Braglan family from Shawnee who returned from North Carolina. Don Hamer of Burbank, formerly Shawnee, visited Edna Canter, and Phoenix visitors joined Harvey family in Shawnee. Ralph Peyton, Shawnee trustee, is hospitalized in Columbus Riverside Hospital. Mrs Hughes of Shawnee underwent heart surgery in Columbus. Encampment staff from Ohio Youth Tem perance Council joins West Virginia centennial events in Charleston. The gathering marks the 150th anniversary of steamboat mail service with historical notes on river packet operations beginning in 1813.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
G. W. Colvin
Boston
Mass
Winfield Colvin
Harry Braglan
North Carolina
Don P. Hamer
Burbank
Calif
Edna Canter
H. R. Shoemaker
Phoenix
Ariz
William Harvey
Jack Harvey
Ralph
Dick) Peyton
Saltlick
Riverside Hospital
Columbus
Charles
Lucille) Hughes
University Hospital, Columbus
Charleston
West Virginia
Congress
New Orleans
Robert Fulton
Wheeling
Chesapeake
Marietta
Way
Monongahela
Pittsburgh
Miss Roush Is Honored With Shower
New Haven Miss Sandra Lou Roush and Mr H Fredrick Pomeroy will marry Saturday at 3 pm in the New Haven EUB Church. The ceremony will be performed by Rev Robert Dille with music by Mrs Robert Dille and James Foreman. Attendants include Mrs Kenneth Noble and Ronald Pomeroy with ushers Louis Whistler and Sheldon Roush. A reception follows in the church social rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Sandra Lou Roush
H. Fredrick Pomeroy
Miss Roush
Donald F. Roush
Pomeroy
Vincent F. Pomeroy
West Springfield
Robert Dille
James Foreman
Columbus
Kenneth Noble
Royal Oak
Mich
Ronald Pomeroy
James Piercy
Shertz
Tex
Patsy Lee McCombs
Pittsburgh
Louis Whistler
Bellvue
Ohio
Sheldon Roush
W. Va
Point Pleasant Lions Picnic at Krodel Park
Point Pleasant Lions Club and Dandylions met at Krodel Park for a covered dish picnic. Lawrence Plants received a president’s pin from past-president Rev. Harold Knoll and presented the Mason County Little Men's League Sponsor Certificate for 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lions Club
Dandylions
Krodel Park
Lawrence Plants
Harold S. Knoll
Plants
Mason County Little Men's League
Banquet Highlights Mason County 4-H Camp
A Banquet with the theme Happy Birthday West Virginia capped the Mason County 4-H camp. Attendees included Gill Barnette Mason County 4H Club agent Mrs Mary Hyre Athens Messenger J H Farley Adrian Lathey L W Getty Mary Jane Sommer Miles Darst conservation officer Louise Longstaff Sally Darst William Gregory Charles Sparow E Roush Everett Bissell Earl Keefer Hattie Jordan Olive Cottrill Iva Slayton Nancy Blain and other local officials and camp staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Mason County
Gill Barnette
Mary Hyre
Athens Messenger
J. H. Farley
Adrian Lathey
L. W. Getty
Mary Jane
A E. Sommer
J. E. Sommer
Miles Darst
Louise Longstaff
Sally Darst
Children’s Association of
William Gregory
Charles Sparow
Ohio Valley Experimental Station
E. Ray Roush
Everett Bissell
Earl Keefer
Mason County School Board
Keefer
Hattie Jordan
Olive Cottrill
Iva Slayton
Nancy Blain
Summer Band Classes Start Next Monday at Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant summer band classes open for junior high entrants and current players. Students should report to the band room at 9:45 a.m. next Friday for enrollment and scheduling begins Monday June 24 with group and private lessons offered throughout the summer. Contact 1798 to arrange enrollment if missed Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant High School
4 H Club Hears Of Mason County First Camp History
Mrs. Powell Reynolds spoke to 216 campers about Mason County’s first 4-H camp held in Beech Hill School in 1917. Tomato Clubs then hosted 27 girls who slept on straw ticks in pup tents and brought 25 cents, a cabbage, onions, and a chicken. Dishes were washed in a creek and uniforms were white middy blouses and black bloomers.
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Point Pleasant
Powell Reynolds
South Side
Mason County
Beech Hill School
Holstein Breeders Set Program For Twilight Meeting
Clair Lee Cottrill Jr president of the Southwestern Holstein Breeders Association outlines a dairy twilight program at W A Barker Farm South Side Monday 8 30 p m DST A 7 30 p m field tour precedes the event Barker conducts the tour and slides of his herd will be shown Remarks by Bob Heilman Doty Remsburg Dick Chichester and Dr Ralph G Mitchell will cover calving of heifers at two years of age Council No 63 Daughters of America meets Friday 8 p m Lodge Hall Main and Poplar Cap Haitien Haiti suffered major destruction in 1802 1842 and 1928 due to fire earthquake and hurricane
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Clair Lee Cottrill, Jr
Southwestern Holstein Breeders Association
W. A. Barker
South Side
Barker
Bob Heilman
Doty Remsburg
Dick Chichester
West Virginia Maryland Abc
Ralph G. Mitchell
Agricultural Experiment Station
West Virginia University
Point Woman Wrecks $500 In Damages on Route 62
State Police report a two car crash on Route 62 at 10 30 p m Wednesday with no injuries but 500 in property damage. Thomas S Bragg 18 of Point Pleasant drove south struck gravel causing his car to hit an oncoming car driven by Mrs Mary Rogers of 1401 Ohio St owned by Maggie Wilson address same.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
S. P. Vandevender
Thomas S. Bragg
Mary Rogers
Ohio St
Maggie Wilson
Guests Honor Miss Knapp With Shower
Miss Betsy Knapp received a bridal shower at her Gallipolis Ferry home hosted by Mrs. Odel Bush Mrs. Doug Pauley and Mrs. Harold Bush. The guest list features numerous local women and families. It notes that about 100 monarch butterflies make one ounce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Betsy Knapp
Gallipolis Ferry
Odel Bush
Doug Pauley
Harold Bush
Ruth Bernette
Linda Raike
Wanda Henry
Anna Ruth Nibert
Debbie
Paula Barnette
Mike Nibert
Timmy
Gregory Bush
Stevie
Tommy Bateman
Nancy
Violet Henry
Oshen Harbour
Minnie Harmon
Emogene Rainey
Retha Frost
Olga Nibert
Edna Unree
George Roberts
Harry Wallis
Nell Pauley
Violet Bateman
Nate Wood
Sue
Doug Raike
Elaine Nance
Ralph Larson
Leo Bush
Carolyn Long
Fannie Rulen
Dale Rulen
Darliene Wallis
Dutch Jones
Sharon
M. Forshee
Helen Wallis
Eloise Nibert
Pearl Knapp
Charles P
Civil Service Reinstates Policeman Miller in Point Pleasant
The three member Civil Service Commission recommended reinstating Policeman Stephen Miller with full pay from his suspension date May 24 after reviewing the June 5 hearing records. Mayor Virgil Siders had suspended Miller for living outside the corporation and criticizing the administration. The commission included Homer Lowe as chairman, with H A Johnson and Jack Workman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Stephen Miller
Civil Service Commission
Homer Lowe
H. A. Johnson
Jack Workman
Pleasant Valley Hospital Discharges and Admissions
Howard Carder of Point Pleasant and Mrs. Simon John son of Middleport among listed patients. Connie Schultz of Leon and Mrs. Charles Oliver of Gallipolis Ferry also noted. Discharged Wayne Jewell of New Haven and Mrs. Preston Love of Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Carder
Point Pleasant
Simon Johnson
Middleport
Neal Wilson
Connie Schultz
Leon
Charles Oliver
Gallipolis Ferry
Wayne Jewell
New Haven
Preston Love
EUB Youth Elect New Officers at Bellemeade Church
New district officers were elected at the June meeting of EUB district youth fellowship in Bellemeade EUB Church. David Bennett was named president Martha Thompson vice president Susan Dickens secretary Linda Bailey treasurer Carl Lynch retiring president led banner count with 58 present. Next meeting will be a covered dish picnic at New Haven Park with members bringing their own silver service. The group discussed youth fellowship church service and God. Also noted the Huntington charge meeting and Bible school ongoing at Church of Christ in Christian Union Main Street beginning at 9 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
EUB District
Bellemeade Eub
David Bennett
Martha Thompson
Susan Dickens
Linda Bailey
Carl Lynch
Huntington
New Haven Park
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River Boat Packet
By Catharine Hoy
Achsah Miller
Ethel Riddle
Ohio Youth Temperance Council
Wittenberg University
Springfield
Krodel
EUB Church
Howard Burris
Otha Lieving
Tuppers Plains
Evelyn Brickles
Dorsel Miller
South
Lloyd Dean
Cleveland
William Chapman
Phyllis Rowan
Edith Betzing
American Beauty Council of the
Little Hocking
Tom Halsey
Delaware
Charles Betzing
Bernice Hoffman
Clifford Adams
Christy and Young
Lancaster
Lindsey Lyons
Leo Cole
East Liverpool
Tillie Reed
Seldon Baker
James Jett
Larry Baker
Way Clark
Ferdie Gilliland
Logan
Wayne Brickles
Karen Sprague
Linda Clark
Philip Boyles
Leslie Blough
Effie Watson
Bernice Hoffman and Sons
Rutland
Dana Hoffman
Cap Haitien
Haiti
Pablo Casals
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York
Conservatory of Music
Puerto Rico
Point Woman
Miss Knapp
the Messenger
Aten
Fido
Jne
Miller
Pleasant Valley Hospital
EUB
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Main Street
U.S. Treasury Department
U.S
U. S
U.S. Savings Bonds
Treasury Department
Advertising Council
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