Irish Youth Dies After Farm Accident Near Arbuckle
Thomas James Michael Miller nineteen from Belfast Ireland died after a .22 rifle discharged in the milk house at the Isabelle Wilson farm Arbuckle He arrived in the US last Thursday and had been working with Harry Hamilton on the Wilson farm at the time of the accident.
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Point Pleasant
Thomas James Michael Miller
Belfast
Northern Ireland
United States
Miller
Holtern
Isabelle Wilson Farm
Arbuckle
Miss Wilson
Harry Hamilton
New York
Charleston
Guild Postpones Meeting and Local Visits
The Sacred Heart Guild postponed its regular Wednesday meeting to allow members to attend a St Joseph High School meeting in Huntington. Sunday dinner guests at the Moore home included Mrs. Parrish of Fairbanks Alaska and other relatives from Spencer Columbus Huntington and Point Pleasant. Mrs Fay Hudson joined the circuit clerk office while Mrs Edith Rogers resigns and will work until late March.
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Sacred Heart Guild of the
Catholic Church
St. Joseph High School
Huntington
James R. Moore
Ohio River Rd
Robert A. Parrish
Fairbanks
Alaska
A. Parrish
Spencer
Jean Jones
J. C. Boley
Columbus
Fred Smith
Postmaster At Henderson To Retire
Mrs Shirley Diddle of English Court retires as Henderson Post Office postmaster after 15 years. She moved the office several times and its building burned in July 1949. Her husband was the late Dr J W Diddle and she lives with daughter Mrs Carroll FE Kennedy. No successor named.
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Point Pleasant
Shirley Diddle
English Court
Henderson
Services Set For South Side Farmer Baren Myers
Baren Myers of South Side, a retired farmer, dies after a long illness at his son Ivan Myers home in Gallipolis Ferry. Funeral services are planned Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Point Pleasant Tabernacle Viand Street with Rev. Roscoe Thorn officiating. He was born March 27, 1889 in Mason County. Survived by wife Clara Whittington Myers five sons Zenie Edgar William Ivan Roy one daughter Mary Katherine Comer one sister Adda Siders three brothers Troy Nelson Stacy and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Friends may call at Lawrence G Mohr funeral home.
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Point Pleasant
Baren Myers
South Side
Point Pleasant Tabernacle
Viand St
Roscoe Thorn
Myers
Ivan Myers
Gallipolis Ferry
Mason County
William
Rebecca Smith Myers
Clara Whitting
M Thornton Dies Monday in Brownsville
M land Thornton longtime railroad worker died Monday at his home in Brownsville near Leon He was survived by six daughters and four sons including Mina Parsons Oma Stewart Barbara Herdman Vernie McDaniel Lona Herdman Bessie Herdman Charley Andy Raymond and Addison Funeral arrangements are being handled by Stevens funeral home
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Point Pleasant
Maryland
Thornton
Brownsville
Leon
Cora Thornton
Mina Parsons
Oma Stewart
Logan
Ohio
Barbara Herdman
Letart
Vernie McDaniel
Lona Herdman
Rutland
Bessie Herdman
Justice Hears Seven Cases At Point Pleasant Court
Justice of Peace A M Goodwin heard seven cases Monday. Early Jones Smith fined ten dollars for improper passing. John William Campbell pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, fined fifty dollars with six month license revocation. John Fulton and Raymond Smith fined ten dollars each for drunk charges. John Wesley Wogan fined ten dollars for driving left of center. Gaspare Madeline Bonario of Charleston fined fifteen dollars for overlength. Eugene Victor Staats posted a fifteen hundred dollar bond for a March six hearing on felonious assault. Otis Stribling Young fined ten dollars for no inspection sticker. Coins from 100 B C were unearthed in Pakistan.
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Point Pleasant
Justice of Peace A
Eugene Victor Staats
Otis Stribling Young
Local Men Report For Physicals At Draft Board
Local Draft Board 24 lists men ordered for induction and physical examination. Bobby Van Cramp of Point Pleasant will leave March 18 for induction in Ashland Kentucky. Others scheduled for Ashland on March 19 include Montcastle McDermitt Mayes Jeffers Grimm Stutler McCoy Rogers Elam Bennett. National HQ asks all boards to examine eligible men born on or before April 30 1936 before June 30 1958.
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Point Pleasant
Bess Boby Moore
Bobby van Cramp
Herman Dr
Ashland
Charles Owen Montcastle
Apple Grove
John Lewis McDermitt
First St
Pearl Wesley Mayes
Ashton
Richard Webster Jeffers
South Side
Lowell Curtis Grimm
New Haven
Charles Arthur Stutler
Leon
Donald Ray McCoy
Robertsburg
Joseph Lawrence Rogers
Arbuckle
Jackie Shumate Elam
Barrett
W. Va
Paul Ray Bennett
Windsor Ct
National Headquarters
Point Pleasant Seniors Stage Dino Play At High School
Point Pleasant High School seniors presented the play Dino in the gym last night. Cast included Johnny Musgrave as Dino Falcaro, Jim Bragg and Mary Cole as his parents, with Betsy Wedge directing and Mrs Edward Jackson supervising.
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Point Pleasant
Dino
Point Pleasant High School
Johnny Musgrave
Dino Falcaro
Mr. Falcaro
Jim Bragg
Mrs. Falcaro
Mary Cole
Tony Falcaro
Jimmy Lewis
Mr. Sheridan
John Franklin
Mr. Mandel
Benny Somerville
Tony
Judy Keyser
Shirley
Cora Proffitt
Alison Kirk
Charles Garland
Anna Belle Sommer
Misse Haines
Mary Mathney
Mikula
Marlene Thompson
Becky White
Barbara Pullins
Evelyn Green
Eunice Beller
Norma June Durst
Jane Smith
Leon Putz
Jackson
Death of Mrs H. G. Kittle in Elkins
Dallas Wilfong of 115 English Court reports the death of her mother Mrs H. G. Kittle at her Elkins West Virginia home Sunday night. Kittle had been an invalid for years and is also mother of Richard Kittle of Baltimore who is married to Kathleen Black of Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Dallas Wilfong
English Court
Elkins
W. Va
H. G. Kittle
Sheriff Subdues Parolee at Lakin State Hospital
Robert L Nellon a Hut tonville parolee working at Lakin State Hospital fought guards at the facility. He warned he would cut a guard and after a knife confrontation Sheriff Earl Mohr struck him with a blackjack. Nellon was arrested and taken to the county jail as state police and deputies secured the scene.
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Point Pleasant
Robert L. Nellon
Huttonville
Lakin State Hospital
Earl C. Mohr
Mohr
Nellon
Dolph Hill
Nelson
Mark Harshbarger
Immunization Clinic Rescheduled at Mason County Health
Mason County Health Department notes no immunization clinic on Thursday March 6 due to nursing convention in Huntington. Nurses Dorothy Watkins and Savanna Upton will attend. Clinic will operate Saturday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and next Thursday 1 to 2 p.m.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Dorothy Watkins
Savanna Upton
Former Henderson Resident George Watson Dies
George Watson a Pittsburgh river engineer and former Henderson resident died Sunday at his daughter's home in Charleston Road. Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene with Rev. J. S. Brannon officiating. Burial follows at Lone Oak Cemetery. Friends may call Stevens Funeral Home until noon Wednesday. body lies in state one hour before service.
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Point Pleasant
George Watson
Pittsburgh
Henderson
Church of Nazarene
J. S. Brannon
Lone Oak
Watson
Grace Crump
Charleston Rd
Stevens Funeral
Point Pleasant Clinic Notes Discharged
HoWard McCoy Elmwood and Michael Wood Pomeroy are listed as discharged from the Point Pleasant clinic in a brief health affairs notice. The readable fragments confirm patient names and the discharge status from the Point Pleasant facility.
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Point Pleasant
HoWard McCoy
Elmwood
Michael Wood
Pomeroy
Police Take AWOL Sailor Into Custody
George William German of 308 8th St. was taken into custody by city police after being AWOL from the Navy since February 8. He was arrested by Rancel Jiiden and W. G. Spence and will be held in Mason County jail until the Navy retrieves him to his base.
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Point Pleasant
George William German
8Th St
Navy
Rancel Jiiden
W. G. Spence
Mason County
Navy Department
How To Deal With Your Tensions Public Service Card
A public service notice promotes better mental health with claims that 70 percent of mentally ill patients can recover and urges readers to request a free booklet. It notes early attention helps prevent illness and provides a mailing address for the brochure compiled by psychiatric experts.
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New York
N.Y
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Pakistan
Ellen McRae
Bonnie Holliday
Kay Lewis
Mary Ann Somerville
Linda Rainey
Roger Freeman
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Pat Henry
Danny
Dottie Escue
Sailor
The
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Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
American Motors
Platt's Motor Sales and Service
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Texas Eastern
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la Gloria
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