Appalachian Power adds third unit to Clinch River Plant
Ground broken for a new 225000 kW unit at Appalachian Power Co. Clinch River Plant in Carbo Virginia. Bernard Henninger named resident engineer in charge. Sollitt Construction will handle general contracting with Babcock and Wilcox on boiler work and General Electric on turbo generators. Plant total cost exceeds 91 million dollars and capacity rises to 675000 kW by 1961. Coal supply via Clinchfield Coal Co. under long term contract.
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Point Pleasant
Appalachian Power Company
Clinch River
Carbo
R. E. Hodges
Appalachian
Sollitt Construction Company, Inc
South Bend Ind
Babcock and Wilcox Company
General Electric Company
Hodges
Bernard O. Henninger
American Electric Power System
Henninger
Ohio Power Company
Muskingum River
Beverly
Ohio
Ohio Power
AEP
Cabin Creek
West Virginia
Marley Company
Virginia
Uni
Kentucky
Kentucky Power Company
Bert T. Combs
Philip Sporn
American Electric Power Co
Kentucky Power
Wilson W. Wyatt
F. M. Baker
Big Sandy
Louisa
Lawrence County
Personnel transfers at Celanese Point Pleasant plant
Celanese Chemical announces transfers and promotions at the Point Pleasant facility. Joe Fannin becomes Plant Accountant at Gallipolis Ferry, succeeding Joe Feeney who moves to Bishop Texas. W P Shiflett shifts to Amecel Propulsion Ashville NC, Harry Fitzsimmons becomes maintenance supervisor, and Dan Estes moves to instrumentation and electrical systems engineer.
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Joe Fannin
Gallipolis Ferry
Joe Feeney
Bishop, Texas
Fannin
Point Pleasant
Chamber of Commerce
Marshall College
Gloria
Sandy Heights
Shawn
Shiflett
Celanese Chemical Company
Ashville
North Carolina
Janice
Estes
Bishop and Pampa
Texas
Lila
5060
29Th Street
Portable Substation To Aid Utility Service
Appalachian Power Company purchases a portable substation to strengthen electric service in Charleston Beckley and Point Pleasant areas. The 10 000 KVA unit will cover outages during repairs emergencies and when adding transformers. Existing portable stations include two 3000 KVA units and a 5000 KVA unit. cost exceeds 90000.
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Point Pleasant
Appalachian Power Company
Charleston
Beckley
Joe P. Gills
Appalachian
Gill
William King 81 Dies in Ohio Valley
William C. King 81 of Point Pleasant died at Holzer Hospital after a brief illness. A retired farmer, he resided at 2211 Lincoln Ave and was born in Mason County on January 24, 1879. He leaves seven daughters and four sons, two sisters, one brother, with funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. at Heights EUB Church. Burial in Suncrest Cemetery. Crow Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Point Pleasant
William C. King
Holzer Hospital
Lincoln Avenue
Mason County
Nichols
Nancy Hood King
Oma McCoy King
King
The
Heights
Betty Waldron
James Pullins
Loraine
Ohio
Edward Layton
Leona Hall
Waldo King
Toledo
Willie King
Woodrow King
Letart
Wilbur King
Susan Beattie
Columbus
David Cain
Charleston
John King
Heights Eub Church
George Porter
Roy McCoy
Suncrest Cemetery
Crow Funeral Home
Sorority Birthday Dance Set by Lambda Chi Omega
The Lambda Chi Omega Sorority will host its annual birthday dinner and dance on March 12 at the Moose Home. The event opens to the public at 9 30 p m in the Moose ballroom with music by Joe Avis and his orchestra.
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Lambda Chi Omega
Moose Home
Moose Ballroom
Joe Avis
Point Pleasant Junior High chorus at Rotary meeting
Seventy Point Pleasant Junior High School chorus members performed at a Rotary Club meeting directed by C. L. Head with piano by C. N. Haddox. Tom Fisher chaired the program and L. G. Mohr led the business session as the club boasted leading attendance with Gallipolis in the contest. Guest Morris Haskins of Gallipolis and Jack Kosski attended.
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Point Pleasant
C. L. Head
C. N. Haddox
Tom Fisher
L. G. Mohr
Gallipolis
Morris Haskins
Jack Kosski
Family farmer and son of Confederate general dies in Point Pleasant
John McCausland 77 a prominent Mason County farmer died at home after a long illness. He was the son of Brig. Gen. John McCausland and Emmett Hanna McCausland and survived by his widow two sons a sister and a brother. Funeral services are tentatively set for Saturday with the body at Stevens funeral home.
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McCausland
Henderson
John McCausland
Emmett Hanna McCausland
Virginia Military Institute
Mason County
Point Pleasant
Morris Harvey College
Republican Party
Norma Bright McCausland
Bright McCausland
Alexander McCausland, III
Roncake
Charlotte McCausland
Alexander
Pleasant Valley Hospital Admits and Discharges
Hospital notices list admissions including Walter Eads and Mrs Marguerite Coleman of Point Pleasant and Mrs Frances Barker of Mason. Discharges include Mrs Chloe Wolfenbarger of Leon and Mrs Edith Johnson of Letart along with Charles W Laney Bidwell Chris Bauer and Mrs Isabelle Sutton of Point Pleasant.
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Walter Eads
Point Pleasant
Marguerite Coleman
Frances Barker
Mason
Edith Johnson
Letart
Charles W. Laney Bidwell
Chris Bauer
Isabelle Sutton
Stewardship Program Highlighted by WSCS Meeting
Mrs J L Wiggans led a WSCS program at Trinity Methodist Church in Point Pleasant with three speakers addressing Stewardship of Time Possession and Talent. The group announced Thursday study sessions on Luke's Portrait of Christ led by Mrs M T Epling through March 24, with Priscilla Circle members serving refreshments for attendees.
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Point Pleasant
J. L. Wiggans
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Trinity Methodist
C. H. Stone
C. A. Roush
J. A. Shinn
Gene Crow
Luke
Christ
M. T. Epling
Priscilla Circle
John W. Pack
C. C. Stone
Blanche Armstrong
Clyde McLane
Kitty Brently
Grace Secfrit
George Kooken
William Buffington
Carden Hillman
George Keener
Iva Wise
Emma Wise
Washington Club Topic at Ordnance School Fifth Grade
Members of the Washington Junior American Citizenship Club at Mrs. Freda Jordan’s fifth grade met at the school. John Knoll read the creed Roy Huffman collected clues Diane Friar read a poem Roy Huffman reported on Victor Hugo Mary McCormick reported on Georges Mother Linda Tripplehorn recited Two Pathways to Good Citizenship Johnny Richards played a recording The Grand Ole Flag Diana Queen read a poem on George Washington and John Knoll gave a brief history of Mt. Vernon.
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Point Pleasant
Washington
Freda Jordan
Ordnance School
John Knoll
Roy Huffman
Diane Friar
Victor Hugo
Mary McCormick
George
Linda Tripplehorn
Johnny Richards
Diana Queen
George Washington
Mt. Vernon
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Appalachian Power CO
Clinchfield Coal Company
Clinchfield
Moss Mine
Celanese
Park Drive
Fitzsimmons
Newark, New Jersey
Doris
Feeney
Corporation
Cumberland
Maryland
Annabel
Chandler Drive
Gills
Silvertone
Sears
Logan
William King
McS
America
Groot
Unguentine
Srene
Scholls
Curtis Sumpoo
Aero Shave
DS Scholls
GEM
Rotary
Portsmouth
Olonton
Ashland
Catlettsburgo
Fallsburg O
Pointsville
oHazard
Lovisory
Huntington
Pikeville
W VA
oLogan
John
Sam
Stevens Funeral Home
Elberfelds
Douglas Lang
Printz Biederman Company
Lang
Pomeroy
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Chloe Wolfenbarger
Leon
WSCS
Washington Club
EL Lberfelds
New Spring
Rogers
Athens Pharmacy
South Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Bayer Aspirin
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