Swimming Pool Workers Are Protocol for Efficiency
Mason County superintendent Robert H. Ferguson reports Shawnee pool gains popularity as heat rises. Attendance climbs from 80 to 289 daily. high school coaches supervise lifeguards and life-saving trained students oversee the water, with two girls supervising the wading pool. Hours are 2 to 8 p.m. daily except Wednesdays and Sundays to respect churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert H. Ferguson
Mason County
City Council
Shawnee
Ferguson
Garrett Green
Health Department
Don Smith
William Meade
Minister and Family Visit Rev O C Landrum
The Rev and Mrs Sewell Landrum from Clayton Kentucky stayed overnight in POINT PLEASANT on their way home from a three week campaign in northern West Virginia and Pennsylvania for the Brethren Church. They visited with his brother Rev C Landrum and his family with daughters Ruth Marie Margaret Ann and Lois Kay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Sewell Landrum
Clayton
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
The
Brethren Church
Ruth Marie
Margaret Ann
Lois Kay
C. Landrum
Attorneys Attend GOP Convention Closing Sessions
Attorneys J. G. F. Johnson and Carroll Casto left Wednesday for Philadelphia to attend the closing sessions of the GOP national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
J. G. F. Johnson
Carroll Casto
Philadelphia
Barn Being Built by William Barker at Gallipolis Ferry Farm
William Barker, diaryman from Gallipolis Ferry, is constructing a new hay barn on his farm in Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William Barker
Gallipolis
Kirby Furniture Service Boss Explains Fathers Maple Deal
Ray C Kirby of Eleventh Street explains that customers who left furniture for repair ask about his father J M Kirby being named plant superintendent at Kanawha Maple Furniture Co. The elder Kirby has no connection with the Kirby Furniture Service and the new post does not affect the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ray C Kirby
Kirby Furniture Service
Eleventh St
J. M. Kirby
Kanawha Maple Furniture Co
Kirby
Williams Ready For Fort Jackson After Albany Sendoff
Sanford R. Williams reenlisted in the army and will report to Fort Jackson South Carolina. A testimonial party at the home of Mr and Mrs C A Selby Route 3 honored him before departure. Guests included Mr and Mrs Selby children Ruth and Joy other relatives and friends. Mrs Williams and daughter will join him later in the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Sanford R. Williams
Army
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
C. A. Selby
Williams
Austin
Donald
Bobby
Billa
Joy
S. R. Williams
Ruth
Robert Mingus
Kenneth Finney
Claris Spencer
Ilene Spencer
Shirley Kay
Dean Spencer
Glenna
No Fees Collected As Deadline Nears
Mrs. John E. Brown assistant city clerk said no license fees had been collected to date. All fees are due on or before June 30 each year. The city collects over $2,000 annually from this source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John E. Brown
Driving Lesson Ends With Car Against Wall
Ralph Caufman an employee of Carl Neal filling station was taught driving by James Robinson. He pressed the wrong pedal and the car rammed the station wall knocking out a section but no one was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ralph Caufman
Carl Neal
Viand
James Robinson
Caufman
Margaret Riffle Dies Wednesday
Margaret Foglesong Riffle 75 wife of J W Riffle of Mason City died at 5 15 p m Wednesday in Point Clinic after a two week admission Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Sunday at Heights EUB Church in Point Pleasant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Margaret Foglesong Riffle
J. W. Riffle
Mason City
Point Clinic
Heights Eub Church
First Child Born to Mr and Mrs Richard McDade
A son was born Tuesday night at Point Clinic to Mr Richard McDade and his wife, the former Edra Jean Rollins of Leon. The couple welcomed their first child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Point Clinic
Richard McDade
Leon
Edra Jean Rollins
Gorrells Plan Dayton Move After School Change
Mr and Mrs Paul Gorrell of 224 Park Dr will move to Dayton Ohio so their son can attend a school for the deaf He resigns as vocational agriculture instructor at the senior high school to take a similar post at Farmersville Ohio He will begin July 1 and will commute He is a war veteran and has led the Ordnance Guard based near West Virginia Ordnance Works He expects few enlistment requests after the draft law enactment and will relinquish his company captaincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Paul Gorrell
Park Dr
Dayton
Ohio City
Gorrell
Farmersville
Ohio
Ordnance Guard
West Virginia
Christ Church Week Services Announced in Point Pleasant
The Rev. Robert Findlay Thomas lists Christ Church parish services for the week of June 27. Holy Communion at 9 a.m. Sunday with church school at 9 40 a.m. and choral morning prayer and sermon at 11 a.m. Tuesday June 29 marks the Feast of St. Peter with Holy Communion at 10 a.m. Bruce Chapel holds a church school at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
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Point Pleasant
Robert Findlay Thomas
Christ Church Parish
Christ Church
Bruce
Oshel Dismantles Fred Johnson Home for Parking Lot
John Oshel a local car dealer tears down the Fred Johnson home on a lot beside his new garage. The adjacent building has just been leveled and the lot will be used to provide parking space for used cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John Oshel
Fred Johnson
Oshel
Methodist Sunday School class hosts musical program
Miss Bess Taylor and Mrs. Russell Cody hosted Class Five of the Methodist Sunday School at Mrs. Cody’s home. Phyllis and Rheta Cody sang, Mrs. Creeger and Mrs. Bentz performed, and a Mary Bentz talk on India closed the program. Refreshments served to 21 members and three guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Bess Taylor
Russell Cody
Methodist Sunday School
Phyllis
Rheta Cody
Delphin Creeger
Charles Bentz
Phyllis Cody
Cody
Creeger
India
Mary Bentz
Ben Davis
Homer Place
Marion
Mrn
Clyde Parrish
Alda Larson
Ida Siegel
California
Nancy Davis
John Aiken
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Columbus
Arthur Orr
Parkersburg
W. B. King
John Sheets
Nelsonville
Elroy Meredith
Rita
St. Louis
Miss Minerva Pryor Hospital Surgery Report
Miss Minerva Pryor entered St. Joseph's Hospital at Parkersburg for surgery and was reported to be making a satisfactory recovery. The Rev. E. P. West preached here Sunday, first since conference. A Daily Vacation Bible School will run July 6 for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Hayman and Mrs. Guy Hayman visited relatives and Miss Pryor at St. Joseph's Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Hayman
Guy Hayman
Ernest Barton
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Minerva Pryor
Linnie Swan
Mrs Hamilton A Johnson hosts luncheon for Presbyterian Auxiliary
Mrs Hamilton A Johnson and a committee hosted a Wednesday luncheon on the Johnson lawn at 12 30 pm for the Woman s Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church. Attendees included many members and friends along with visiting guests from Florida and Michigan noting travel plans and extended stays with local hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Hamilton A. Johnson
Woman's Auxiliary
The
Presbyterian Church
Johnson
Truck Bell Voice Trouble Off To Repair
An Appalachian Power Co. truck sits before The Messenger office as a bell rings in the cab. The driver answers a receiver message that a limb is on a high tension line near Ripley Road and power is out in the area, then departs to make repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Ripley
Six Year Old Hurt by Slipping Bat at Local Ball Game
In Point Pleasant a six year old boy received a head wound when a bat slipped from Arthur Eads a Fifth Street jeweler during a Hickory Chapel versus Eagles Club game at First Ward ball park. Several stitches were needed to close the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Bobby Wamsley
Charles Wamsley
Decatur St
Arthur Eads
Fifth St
First Ward
Hickory Chapel
Eagles
Prattsville Social Notes Round Up Local Trips and Visits
Mrs. E C Allen returned from Lords town after visiting her daughter and son in law Rev and Mrs Harry Smith. An other daughter Martha is visiting the Smiths. Doris Mace, patient at Sheltering Arms Hospital after appendectomy, is improving. Families and relatives from Athens Columbus McArthur Marietta Jacksonville and Lancaster share visits and birthday gatherings in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prattsville
E. C. Allen
Lordstown
Harry Smith
Martha
Smiths
Doris Mace
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Eddie Dearth
Lincoln
J. W. Maxwell
Athens
Fred Ogle
Otho Zimmer
Nancy
Sonny
Columbus
Virgil Howell
Joe
McArthur
Forrest Dearth
John Babble
Townsend
Tour Completes For Miss Kay Woolfitt In Smoky Mountains
Miss Kay Woolfitt daughter of Mr and Mrs William A Woolfitt of 172 Park Drive completed a tour of the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee and North Carolina at the invitation of Mr and Mrs R E Watterbury of Port Huron Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Kay Woolfitt
William A. Woolfitt
172 Park Drive
Great Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
North Carolina
R. E. Watterbury
Port Huron
Mich
Mrs Burdette Recovers After Holzer Hospital Surgery
Mrs. William H. Burdette of 1913 Jefferson Blvd is making a good recovery after surgery at Holzer Hospital, according to her mother Mrs. Homer Fisher of Ohio River Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Burdette
Jefferson Blvd
Holzer Hospital
Homer Fisher
Ohio River Road
Local Ford Showroom Empties After First Purchases
Roy Krebs bought the first new Ford from the local dealer and Chester A. Roush the second. The showroom is now empty signaling brisk sales and immediate deliveries in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Krebs
Chester A. Roush
Birth of Michael Don Smith Fifth Ounce Baby
A son named Michael Don Smith weighed seven pounds five ounces at 5 p.m. Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Don Smith of this place. The mother is Mae Riffel, daughter of City Waterworks Engineer Frank Riffle. It is the couple’s first child.
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Michael Don
Edgar Don Smith
Mae Riffle
City Waterworks
Frank Riffle
Pleasant visitor mix in Gowanda families
Capt C C Stone and Mrs Stone visit Gowanda New York to see daughter Mrs George Merril and family. Miss Louise Stone from Oxford Ohio aids family real estate. Miss Jean McKay from Mount Lebanon Pa returns home after visiting Mrs Charlotte Sayre at 192 Park Drive. Sayres son Charles a Carnegie Tech student arrives Saturday for vacation. Harold, who traveled with grandmother Mrs C O Weissenburger to Erie returns Thursday.
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C. C. Stone
Gowanda
N. Y
George Merrill
Louise Stone
Oxford
Ohio
Jean McKay
Mt. Lebanon
Charlotte Sayre
Park Drive
Harold
C. O. Weissenburger
Erie
Local residents report visits and returns from travels
Miss Patty Ingraham travels Sunday to Ithica New York to visit her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Ben Stout. Mrs George Kershaw and infant return from Holzer Hospital to Country Club Addition. William L Wood returns home from Holzer Hospital after several days as patient. Mrs Grover Childress to return Sunday from Summersville after visiting her father T H Ramsey. Miss Charlene Burgess employed as operator in C P telephone company. Mr and Mrs Milton L Miller back from vacation to New England. City Clerk John E Brown in Charleston West Virginia on business. Bonnie Barker recovering from measles in Gallipolis Ferry. J B Green Fraziers Bottom father of Garrett Green operated in Holzer Hospital. Mrs B F Sommer returns to Leon after two months with son and daughter in law Dick employed as engineer with Haley Construction. Mrs June Roberts and Rene visit Sherwood Costens Ohio River Road. Costens return home. Mr and Mrs C L Costen Ohio River Road expect to return weekend after Virginia visit. Mr and Mrs George H Overholt back from West Coast trip. attended Kiwanis International Convention in Los Angeles. Miss Hildreth Armstrong returns from Boston and New England trip. serves as financial secretary for Mason County board of education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty Ingraham
Ithica
N. Y
Ben Stout
George Kershaw
Country Club
Holzer Hospital
William L. Wood
Park Drive
Grover Childress
Summersville
T. H. Ramsey
Charlene Burgess
C&p Telephone Company
Milton L. Miller
New England States
John E. Brown
Charleston
W. Va
Bonnie
William Barker
Galipolis Ferry
J. B. Green
Fraziers Bottom
Garrett Green
B. F. Sommer
Leon
Haley Construction Co
June Roberts
Rene
Sherwood Costens
Ohio River Road
Costen
C. L. Costen
Virginia
George H. Overholt
West Coast
Kiwanis Club
Los Angeles
Hildreth Armstrong
Boston
New England
Miss Armstrong
Mason County Board of Education
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O. C. Landrum
Margaret Riffle
Te YulbClift
Quilty
Florsheim
Trasi
Ben Franklin Co
Gorrells
Athens Pharmacy
S. Court St
Athens, Ohio
William H. Morgan
P. T. Burdette
Camden Hoge
Eugene Sterrett
William Cable Filson
A. J. Moore
John Osher
Ray Somerville
Carter Franklin
Mae Rhoades
Bess Rice
W. R. Rice
James A. Adie
J. Sanford Rhoades
Glenn Sayre
Donald Parsons
Betty
Albert Bowen, Jr
Paul Grygax
Kenneth Peck
J. S. McMahon
R. B. Rothgeb
George Sprenger
Cary Howard Rayburn
Loula Lewis
J. Marion Foglesong
Louis Bateson
H. H. Guthrie
John McCulloch
G.T. Castor
Ellen Howard
Nora Somerville
John H. Hutchinson
Clara Goodwin
John Kay
Thomas Tolby
Blain
F. W
Watterbury
Harry Johnson
Marianne
Edwin
Stewart
Woolfitts
Miss Woolfitt
Michigan
Collins Ogle
Linda
Judy
David
Bertha Jacoby
Marietta
Margaret Daugherty
Jacksonville
Sarah McHenry
George Chesser
Rosie Thorne
Lancaster
Edna Dearth
Unly
U. S. Air Force
Boing UP
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force Recruite
Air Force Base
Civil Service Room
Tmar
EAS
Jacquard
Ein
OHTO
Dove Brand
Golden Dove
Al-Mo-Co Corp
Cincinnati
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