Mason Hospital Accepts Charter for Point Pleasant Facility
A state charter for Mason County Hospital Inc was accepted by seven incorporators. Plans call for a non profit 25 bed hospital in Point Pleasant with future expansion to 100 beds. Funding includes 39 percent from Mason County and 69 percent from a federal grant. A 15 member board of trustees will govern. temporary chairman is Krebs.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Hospital, Inc
Roy W. Eschenaur
Columbus Hospital
Mason County
Corporation
Eashenaur
James J. Hall
Harry L. Krebs
H. A. Johnson
George G. Somerville
Garland Mohr
Gallipolis Ferry
Preston Anderson
Southside
Ira Blain
Preson Anderson
Vitus Hartley
George Somerville
Lyle Austin
Carl Thompson
Ohio Highway Dept Seeks Bids for 14 County Painting Projects
The Ohio Department of Highways in Columbus invites sealed proposals by July 14 1954 for unit price contracts to paint guard rails and bridges on state routes in Athens Morgan Hocking Meigs Vinton Washington and other counties. Plans and specs are on file. bids require a $550 certified check and the director reserves right to reject all bids.
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State OF Onto
Department OF Highways
Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Director of
Athena County
U. S
Hocking County
Morgan County
Vinton County
Department of Industrial Relations
State Highway Department
Linzell
State OF OO Department OF Highways
Columb Ohio
Athens County
Alaander Township
Troy Township
Gallia County
Morgen Township
Falls Township
Ward Township
Meigs County
Sallebory
Washington County
Marietta Township
Wesley Foonship
Choanind
Bpan
Department of Industrial Reuse
Department of Highwaye
Cape
Oo Linzell
Ohio University
Athens
F.S
Huilding No
All
East Green
East Mulberry Street
Mast Mulberry Street
Stewart Street
Two Point Guards Win Place on Rifle Team
Two men from the 3664th Ordinance Co. West Virginia National Guard near Point Pleasant qualified for the six man state rifle team at Camp Pickett Virginia. Duncan 42 Burdette Addition was high qualifier with a 231 of 250 and coaches the team. third high qualifier was Jack Kauff of Point Pleasant. Six qualifiers will compete at Camp Perry Ohio Aug 27 to Sept.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Point Pleasant Fire Department Fourth of July Celebration
Point Pleasant Fire Department sponsors the annual Fourth of July celebration to raise funds for equipment. The department has 21 members including eight captains, a fire chief and assistant fire chief. Photograph lists members present and absent.
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Point Pleasant
Harry Flowers
Frank Henry
Marvin Burris
Rancel Jiiden
Leo Choquette
Chester Leport
J.C. Parsons
Frank Bone‘cutter
George Johnson
Herman Hoschar
Paul Woods
Denver Parsons
Charles Hall
Rodney Wamsley
Delbert Stover
Rody Harden
Glenn Goodman
Steve Miller
Richard Woodyard
Bill Woormer
Everett Schwartz
Three Men Arrested in Point Pleasant Car Theft Case
Three men were arrested over the weekend by Mason County sheriff's deputies. Pete Burgess of Point Pleasant was jailed on an automobile larceny warrant. Marvin Leport of Point Pleasant faced a misdemeanor warrant. Ernest McCallister, an escapee from Huntington State Hospital in Apple Grove, was captured Friday and jailed pending return to Huntington.
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Point Pleasant
Pete Burgess
Marvin Leport
J. Gary Kapp
Huntington State Hospital
Ernest McCallister
Apple Grove
Charles Roberts
Mason County
Huntington
Glenwood
Legion To Install New Officers Monday
Legion Post 23 of Point Pleasant will install new officers Monday evening with H Snyder as installing officer. Commander J A Ferrell is named to the department convention grievance committee for the Huntington convention July 22 to 25 as representative of the fourth district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
American Legion
H. Snyder
J. A. Ferrell
Huntington
National Guard Unit Returns to Point Pleasant
The 664th Ordnance Co of the West Virginia National Guard returns to Point Pleasant after a two week field training camp at Camp Pickett Virginia. Eleven officers and 105 enlisted men participated. In Charleston an ambulance and truck crash injured two occupants. Joe Paugh Mason sustained a head injury and Ezra Powell had minor injuries and was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West Virginia National Guard
S664th Ordinance Co
Camp Pickett
Charleston
Joe Paugh
Mason
Ezra Powell
Chauncey-Dover Band Schedules Practice and Parade
The Chauncey-Dover school band announces practice on Wednesday. The beginners meet from 4 to 5 30 p m and the seniors from 7 to 9 30 p m The senior band will march in the Firemen's parade at 6 p m in McConnelsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey- Dover
McConnelsville
Friendship Circle Pot-Luck Meeting in Pt Pleasant
The Friendship Circle held a Friday evening meeting and pot-luck at the home of Mrs. R. W. Sayre and Miss Mary Byrant on Jackson Ave. Attendees included Mrs. Harry Godfrey, Mrs. Marcus McDaniel, Mrs. T. F. Yost, Mrs. Dana Durst, Mrs. Oral Eads, and others with Judy Morgan of New Haven and Mrs. Clifford Knotts of New Martinsville as guests. Jackie Jewell returns to C. P. Telephone Co. after visiting her parents, and the Bibbee family of Jerico Road spent the weekend with the Clendenins of Clendenin, W. Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Sayre
Mary Byrant
Jackson Ave
Harry Godfrey
Marcus McDaniel
T. F. Yost
Dana Durst
Oral Eads
Charles Musgrave
Elmer Ebbershbach
O. A. Smith
Ernest Warner
T. L. Morrison
Roy Blessing
Clifford Knotts
New Martinsville
Jackie Jewell
C. and P. Telephone Co
Charleston
Joseph Jewell
Jefferson Ave
Russell Bibbee
Jerrico Road
Frank Clendenin
Clendenin
W. Va
Legion Auxiliary Installations Prompt Evening Guests
Members of Post 23 of the American Legion Auxiliary will be guests of the New Haven unit Monday evening. New officers will be installed by Fourth District president Mrs. W. S. Waldie of Point Pleasant.
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American Legion Auxiliary
New Haven American Legion Auxiliary
Mra. W
Families Visit Relatives Across States in Weekend Gatherings
A string of visits spans Missouri West Virginia Ohio and Ohio with guests from Gasconade Belle Dunbar Huntington Point Pleasant Dawes and Cincinnati. Households including Green Buxton Kirker Casto Cossin Hershey and Warner welcome relatives and friends for weekend stays and Sunday visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Green
Richard
Gary
Karen
Gasconade
Carl Cossin
Ed Kirker
Billy
Leon
Kenneth _Kirker
Huntington
Chester Casto
James Michael
Charleston
Casto
Charles Casto
Ethel Pritt
Point Pleasant
Homer Smith
Carol Sue Hershey
Dawes
W. Va
Smith
E. S. Rairden
P. J. Wallace
Buffalo
W. S. Beaver
Woodrow Beaver
Cincinnati
William Longstaff
Corning
Ohio
Rex Anderson
Flat Wood
Allen Thomas
Dayton Warner
Dale Warner and Sons
Johnnie
Jimmy
Syracuse
Ernest Warner
22Nd St
Eugene Halstead
Overheated Fan Motor Ignites Small Blaze
A fire at 1001 Viand Street in Point Pleasant caused minor damage when a raincoat blew into an electric window fan, stopping the blades and overheating the motor. The raincoat ignited and flames threatened nearby clothing. Point Pleasant volunteer fire department responded about 9 30 p m and extinguished the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Grant Stanley
Viand St
Kiwanis Junior League Opens with Kittle’s Versus Guinther’s
The Kiwanis Junior Baseball League starts play this week with a Tuesday game at 6 p.m. Kittle's faces Guinther's in the season opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Kiwanis Junior Baseball League
Kittle
Guinther
Rites Held For Airman Randolf in Frigid Alps Crash
Airman 1-C Michael Randolf, son of Mr and Mrs Michael Randolf of Barberton, killed March 4 when a Rome to Germany flight crashed into snow on Three Men Peak near Nice France. Funeral attended by Mrs Harve Huston and family. Randolf married to a Swiss woman, left a child.
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Hamden
Harve Huston
Charles
Puritan
Bryan Calvin
Logan
Nice
France
St. Etienne de Tinne
Navy
Ohio
Wayne E. Hammett
Mansfield
Randolph
Dorothy Smiley
Andy Smiley
Vince Slavens
Wellston
Bible Class Students Earn Certificates at Bishopville
The Glouster-Daily Vacation Bible School ended at the Bishopville Church on Friday with students Emily Brown Jennifer Brown David Kasler Max Kasler Jack Kasler Carolyn Reeves Vickie Reeves Norman Lowery Paul Love John Dixon Lester Metts Jim and John Smith Edwin Love Don Byers Dean and Gene Oskey Patty Reeves Sam Kasler Roger Kasper Wayne Lowery receiving certificates. Supervisors and teachers included Mrs John Milboan Mr Russell Smith and Carol Wisecup with Edwin Carpenter as manager.
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Russell Smith
Carol Wisecup
Edwin Carpenter
Review Board Meeting Set for Tuesday Night
GLOUSTER The Board of Review for Boy Scout Troop 72 will meet at 7 pm in the scout room. Wayne Lowery will be reviewed for the Star Rank Kenneth Lowery and Wayne Whaley for first class rank with Robert Smith and Bobby McClelland for second class rank. Scoutmaster Edwin P Carpenter states merit badges will be reviewed at this meeting.
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Glouster
Board of Review
Wayne Lowery
Kenneth Lowery
Wayne Whaley
Robert Smith
Bobby McClelland
Edwin P. Carpenter
Sheriff Arrests Boy Shooting Fireworks
A 17 year old Cheshire youth was arrested Sunday night in Point Pleasant by Sheriff Charles A. Roberts after exploding a firecracker from a moving car. He faces up to $100 fine or 90 days in jail or both.
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Point Pleasant
Cheshire
Charles A. Roberts
Roberts
Social Visits and Church Group Meet in New Straitsville
Irene Whorle of Lorain visited Mr and Mrs William Beck while Mrs J Hunter remains a patient in Grant Hospital Columbus. Mr and Mrs William Cook and Mr and Mrs Owen Wallace spent a weekend at their Stockport area cottage. Velma Hite visited Buckeye Lake hosts. Gleaners Class of Methodist Church met at Marion Foster home with Ethel Burgess as assistant hostess. Devotions by Della Arnett and Orpha Wilson. Attendees included Nell Brown Elizabeth Mills Emma Phipps Margaret Call Gladys Witschy Ruth Ann Parker Panama. July meeting planned at Emma Phipps home. Mrs Owen Wallace also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
Irene Whorle
Lorain
William Beck
J. Hunter
Grant Hospital
Columbus
William Cook
Owen Wallace
Stockport
Velma Hite
Fern Lambert
Buckeye Lake
Jean Williams
Ethel Moore
Lancaster
Methodist Church
Marion Foster
Ethel Burgess
Della Arnett
Orpha Wilson
Nell Brown
Elizabeth Mills
Emma Phipps
Margaret Call
Gladys Witschy
Ruth Ann Parker
Panama
Fellowship 10 Meet Glouster in Ferndale Church
The Athens County Men's Fellowship of the Churches of Christ meets Tuesday at 8 in Ferndale Church. Edwin P. Carpenter will lead the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Athens County Men's Fellowship
The
Churches of Christ
Ferndale
Edwin P. Carpenter
Engaged Couple Carolyn Kittle to wed James Drake
Glouster, Route 2 residents Mr and Mrs Desler Kittle announce the engagement of their daughter Carolyn Sue to James Drake. The wedding is set for Friday in a private ceremony at Bishopville Church of Christ with Pastor Edwin P Carpenter officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desler Kittle
Glouster Route 2
Carolyn Sue
James Drake
Bishopville Church
Readings Shared At Catholic Ladies Study Club Meeting
At a recent Catholic Ladies Study Club gathering Mrs Ed Ley gave a sacred reading. Other readings included A Way To Pray by Mrs Ray White That's My Girl by Mrs Ted Crane and A Most Unforgettable Character by Mrs Frank Darling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Ladies Study Club
Ed Ley
Ray White
Ted Crane
Frank Darling
Guest Sharon Gamwell Returns Home After Visit
Miss Sharon Gamwell of Michigan returns home after a two week stay as guest of Miss Beverly Barrett in Wauseon and Devil's Lake. During the visit she traveled to Cleveland as maid of honor for college roommate Miss Judy Brown, whose wedding is listed for June 20 in Amherst, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Gamwell
Beverly Barrett
Wauseon
Devil's Lake
Mich
Gamwell
Cleveland
Judy Brown
Amherst
Kio
4-H Members Compete At Mason County Meet
Mason County 4-H roundup at the high school awarded ribbons for public speaking demonstrations and style show. Judges included K Speicher Jackson County agent Wilma Rickson and Yvonne Spurlock with blue ribbons earned by various clubs and members such as Jimmy Mitchell Randall Garland and Mary Ann Rogers among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
K. Speicher
Jackson County
Wilma Rickson
Yvonne Spurlock
Jimmy Mitchell
Randall Garland
Mountain Climber Club
Dixie McNeill
Molly Wartenberg
Jean Smith
Shirley Gardner
Dickie Coynor
Leon Church Transferred to Hickory Chapel Leon Charge
The Rev. William Knox announced transfer of Leon Methodist Church to the Hickory Chapel Leon charge. Rev. Ramon McDonald named pastor of both churches. he studies at Marshall College, is married with two children. The Leon charge’s current minister is Rev. Arden Smith. Churches in the Leon charge include Eddy Chapel Smith Church Otter Branch Elwood Walker Chapel and Brighton.
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Point Pleasant
William Knox
Methodist Conference
Huntington
Leon Methodist Church
Hickory Chapel
Leon Charge
Ramon McDonald
McDonald
Marshall College
Arden Smith
Buffalo
W. Va
Eddy Chapel
Smith Church
Otter Branch
Elwood
Walker Chapel
Brighton
Point Clinic Notes Admit and Release Log
Admission of Mrs. John Henson Roberts for medical care and release of Mrs. Mabel Krebs from Point Pleasant Route 2 followed by mention of Mrs. Margaret Hesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henson Roberts
Mabel Krebs
Point Pleasant
Margaret Hesson
Club To Meet Tomorrow At Mrs Hall’s Home
The Chit Chat Club will meet Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Mary Hall and then travel to Lake Burr Oak.
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Chit Chat
Mary Hall
Lake Burr Oak
Weekend Roundup of Local Families and Military Moves
The Teater family vacationing in Athene s Illinois with Grandfather Grant Teater. The Ginnan and Grubbs families share church duties with partial absences of the pastor. Mr and Mrs Smith visit Canton then New Jersey while furloughed from Fort Lewis. Kinney family vacationing at Lake Burr Oak. Gamwell sisters at Fort Knox with P F C Glen Dougan returning to Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. K. Teater
Dan Jr
Timmie
Athens
Illinois
Mr. Teater
Grant Teater
Jerry Ginnan
David Grubbs
Robert Smith
Camp Rucker
Alabama
Fort Benning
John Kinney
John Mark
Columbus
Lake Burr Oak
Peggy
Sharon Gamwell
Fort Knox
P.F.C
Glen Dougan
Chesterhill
Ohio
Chauncey Officials Attend Ohio School Meeting
Chauncey Supt. 8S. L. Durst of Chauncey-Dover Schools attended the Ohio Association of School Administrators meeting at Cedar Point from Monday to Wednesday. Weekend visitors included Mr and Mrs Neal Tippitt of Columbus staying with their relatives Mr and Mrs Guy Brookins and Mr and Mrs Sam Tippitt. Beulah Robinson and Delores returned home after a week with relatives in Columbus. Athens guests Thursday evening included Mrs Hattle Mingus and Clell Mingus with Jimmy David and Ronnie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Durst
Chauncey- Dover
Ohio Association of School Administrators
Cedar Point
Neal Tippitt
Columbus
Guy Brookins
Sam Tippitt
Beulah Robinson
Delores
Glen Mingus
Jimmy
David
Ronnie
Athens
Hattle Mingus
Clell
Mason Sailor Advances in Rating to Boatswain's Mate Third Class
Frank A. Rice, son of Edith Rice and husband of Kathryn Rice of Mason, advances to boatswain's mate third class while serving aboard the destroyer USS Uhlmann in the Pacific Fleet.
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Mason
Navy
Frank A. Rice
Edith Rice
Kathryn Rice
Uhlmann
Pacific
Son Is Born to Mr and Mrs John Jackson
Mr and Mrs John Jackson of South Side announce the birth of their first child, a son, born Saturday at the Kanawha Clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John Jackson
South Side
Kanawha Clinic
Marriage Licenses Issued in Three Local Pairings
George Harden Shawver 51 of Charleston Route 6 weds Tacy Stormer 50 of Point Pleasant. Donnie Alfred Brooks 19 of Ceredo weds Emma Hester Strugeon 20 of Point Pleasant. James Edward Smith 25 of Gallipolis Ferry weds Patsy Ann Bush 19 of Gallipolis Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Harden Shawver
Charleston
Tacy Stormer
Point Pleasant
Donnie Alfred Brooks
Ceredo
Emma Hester Strugeon
James Edward Smith
Gallipolis
Patsy Ann Bush
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