Gideons of West Virginia Gather for First Point Pleasant Field Day
Gideons from across West Virginia converge on Point Pleasant for the camp’s first annual field day. State President John M. Lewis leads the cabinet meeting at the Lowe Hotel, with a dinner at Trinity Methodist Church and a Sunday program featuring Lester H. Smith. The group plans Bible placements in local rooms and institutions, totaling over 23 million copies since 1908.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Lowe Hotel
John M. Lewis
Huntington
Trinity Methodist Church
Lester H. Smith
Huntington Camp
Gideons
Lewis
The
Religious schedules fill Pt Pleasant county churches
Pt Pleasant churches list worship times Sunday school and youth groups across multiple charges and parishes. Highlights include Henderson and Vaught Memorial as well as Trinity and Main Street Baptist listings with service hours, Sunday schools, and youth fellowships for each congregation.
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Methodist
Henderson
Rufus Casto
Vaught Memorial
Mt. Union
Beech Hill
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Pine Grove
Baptist
Harmony - Concord
M. M. Mallhcolm
Local residents visit kin and celebrate birthdays
A series of visits and gatherings brightens the community. Families including Lemleys, Snedebers, Clenches, Tiptons, Grovers, and Spencers are shown sharing time with relatives across Silver Run, Addison, Georges Creek, and nearby towns. Teresa Lee Thompson’s birth is noted along with party for Charles Wilson.
Mason County Land Transfers
Land transfers listed include George B. Jones and Florence M. Jones to J. W. and Dora E. Kapp for 1.1 acres in Robinson District. Other transfers cover parcels in Henderson Cologne Lewis Mason Clendenin Capehart Point Pleasant and equal divisions among multiple buyers and sellers.
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George B
Florence M. Jones
J. W
Dora E. Kapp
Robinson
Ralph
Belle Raike
John A. Bonecutter
Helen Maxine Bonecutter
Henderson
Clyde
Margaret Parsons
George L
Dorothy McDade
Cologne
James H
Nora W. Lewis
George A
Esta Marie Daylong
Lewis
Mary
Harry R. Knapp
Denver Meadows
Mason, Waggoner
Charlies W
Ella van Metre
Carl
Polly Ann Adkins
Capehart
Point Pleasant
Warren
Juanita K. Levine
Dorsey Hesson
Clendenin
John W
Mary H. Worley
J. H
Ella Worley
Gustav and
Della Pickard
Anna Lee Collins
Sally Lou Steenbergen
Mason County 4 H Club Leaders Meet at High School
A special Mason County 4 H Club Leaders meeting is set for Saturday at 8 p.m. in the home economics building of the senior high school.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Child Dies Of Meningitis in Point Pleasant Area
Jewel Adele Blake five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Blake of near Letart died at Holzer Hospital from spinal meningitis after a two week illness. Survivors include the parents three sisters Sylvia Pearl Goldin and three brothers Billy Golden and Delbert Funeral services will be held at Church of Christ in Christian Union Hartford Saturday at 2 pm with Rev Howard Killingsworth officiating. Friends may call at the Blake home. Interment will be in Suncrest Cemetery in Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Jewel Adele Blake
William Blake
Near Letart
Holzer Hospital
Sylvia
Pearl
Goldin
Billy
Golden
Delbert
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Hartford
Howard Killingsworth
Blake
Suncrest Cemetery
Farm Bureau March Meeting Set for Saturday
Point Pleasant Mason County Farm Bureau schedules its March meeting for Saturday at 10 am in the extension office.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Farm Bureau
Farewell Reception For Rev Bowie In Point Pleasant
The Point Pleasant church bids farewell to Rev William C Bowie and wife as they prepare to move to Clarksburg West Virginia where he will assume charge at Christ Church Episcopal A reception for friends is set at the parish house Sunday from 4 to 6 p m Hosted by the Service Guild and Saint Monica's Guild with Mrs Milton L Miller as general committee chairman and Mrs Walter A Windsor as co chairwoman Other committee members include Mrs John Mann Mrs George Heater and Miss Juliet Smith Decorations are arranged by Mrs Anne Peek and Mrs Samuel Little page and the teas table by Mrs Walter A Windsor and Mrs Dewey A Windsor
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William C. Bowie
Clarksburg
W. Va
Christ Church, Episcopal
Church
Service Guild
Saint Monica's Guild
Milton L. Miller
Walter A. Windsor
John Mann
George Heater
Juliet Smith
Anne Peek
Samuel Little
School Buses Passed Inspection In Mason County
State Police inspected Mason County school buses over two days. Of 22 buses examined, 21 passed the inspection. Inspections occur thrice yearly in September December and March, checking brakes lights exhaust pipes windshield wipers and equipment. Drivers receive annual tests and examinations.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Durst Serves as Medical Airman in Japan
Pfe. Lewis P. Durst, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dense Durst of 2311 Monroe Ave Point Pleasant, recently arrived in Japan. He serves as a medical airman with the 1st Cavalry Division after enlisting in January 1952 and prior assignment at Fort Lewis Washington. Durst is a 1950 graduate of Point Pleasant High School.
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Point Pleasant
Lewis P. Durst
Dense
Durst
Monroe Ave
Japan
1St Cavalry Division
Point Pleasant High School
Army
Fort Lewis
Washington
Vitamins in Your Meals Presented at Illahee Farm Club
Mrs Hester Lee led a lesson study on vitamins at a Wednesday Illahee Farm Women's Club meeting held at Mrs Reginald Archer’s Gallipolis Ferry home. Mrs Garland Bostic directed the business session and the group voted donations to cancer polio Red Cross and heart funds.
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Hester Lee
Illahee
C. P. Stout
I. A. Blain
Fannie Piatt
Service Guild Hosts St Patrick Day Meeting at Christ Church
The Service Guild of Christ Church Episcopal met at the parish house for a midweek gathering with shamrock motif decor. A 1 o'clock luncheon featured forsythia jonquils green cups and mint favors, followed by prayers led by Rev. William C. Bowie and business sessions led by Miss Juliet Smith.
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Service Guild of
Christ Church, Episcopal
Robert Simmerman
Charles Morcum
William C. Bowie
Juliet Smith
Hayden Lockhart
Mason County Civic Council
S. C. Wilhelm
F. W. Ingraham
T. Stribling
Walter Windsor, Jr
Margaret Walker
Morcum
List of social names from Simmerman notices
Simmerman lists include Mrs Okey Blagg Mrs Frank Aldred Mrs Gail Faires Mrs Milton L Miller Mrs Dewey A Windsor Mrs Edward Biddle Mrs F W Ingraham Mrs Ss C Wilhelm Mrs William Meade Miss Reba Beale Mrs Don ald Brookland Mrs Hayden Lock hart Miss Juliet Smith Rev and Mrs W C Bowie and son Peter.
Leon Homemakers Meet at Town Hall Tuesday Evening
The Leon Homemakers Farm Women's Club will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Leon Town Hall. Miss Carrie Beaver will present the lesson study.
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Leon Homemakers Farm Women's Club
Leon Town Hall
Carrie Beaver
WSWS March Meeting At Heights EUB Church
The March meeting of the WSWS of the Heights EUB Church will be held Monday at 6 30 p.m. at the church. A pot luck dinner will be served. Hostess committee members include Mrs. Clayton Pullins Mrs. Robert Crump Mrs. Ernest Warner Mrs. Elmer Ebersbach and Mrs. Wyatt Riffle.
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WSWS
Point Pleasant Personals The Condition Of J S Rawson
Point Pleasant brief notes J S Rawson of South Side remains a patient in a local hospital. Further details on the case are not provided in the fragment.
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J. S. Rawson
South Side
Holzer Hospital Patients and Local Scout Meeting Report
Mrs James Hall of Mt Vernon Ave is a patient in Holzer Hospital. W S Scotty Hyre is a patient at Holzer Hospital. A F Wilson George Roberts and Lawrence Mohr attended a meeting of Boy Scouts masters leaders and advisers of Meigs Gallia and Mason Counties at Cheshire High School. Mrs John Morgan of Leon has been a medical patient at Duke University Hospital and will return home Saturday accompanied by her husband.
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A. F. Wilson
George Roberts
Lawrence Mohr
Boy Scouts
Meigs
Gallia
Mason Counties
Cheshire High School
John Morgan
Leon
Duke University Hospital
Morgan
W. S
Scotty) Hyre
Holzer Hospital
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Taber
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Pleasant
Pt. Pleasant Churches
Graham Station
New Haven
Boyd W. Scott
Bachtel
Brighton
Kermit Hypes
Zion
Broad Run
St. Mark's Upper Flats
Hartford Methodist
T. W. Schuler
Graham
Letart
Mt. Olive
Isabelle Kiefer
Mt. Zion
Christ Church Episcopal
W. C. Bowie
Episcopal Youth Fellowship
King
Lakin
Bruce Chapel
Main Street
Daniel M. Dorsey
Evangelical United Brethren
Harry Eckels
Heights
EUB
Lakin State Hospital
Junior
Christian Endeavor
Youth Fellowship
Temperance
Christian Builders
Bonebrake Theological Seminary
Dayton
Bellemeade
Trinity Methodist Church School
J. M. Helm
Fourth Quarterly Conference
Presbyterian
John Sargent
Payne Brown
Village Chapel
Church of South Charleston
Presbyterian Youth Fellowship
Christian Science
Turkey
Turkey Run
Roy Lemley
Michael
Columbus
Emmett Thompson
Teresa Lee
Roy Herrmann
Silver Run
George Thompson
Little Ryger
Buster Clench
Rebecca Clench
Vinton
George Tipton
E. W. Swisher
Victor Swain
Racine
Swain
Katie Matthews
Kenneth Hern
Addison
Alva Grover
Frances Darst
Charles Wilson
Earl Hayman
Charles
Carl Wilson
Georges Creek
Cecil Maye
Carlton
Zilla Denney
Bertha DeLawder
Vada
Elbert
Curt
Glenroy
Earl Backus
Coshocton
L. L. Clark
Emma Matthews
George Parsons
Dollie Parsons
Camp Breckinridge, Ky
101St Airborne Division
Farm Bureau
Page
Dewey A. Windsor
Pfe. Durst
Leon Club
Pt. Pleasant, W. Va
Susan Hayward
Robert Mitchum
Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Hunnicutt
Donald O'Connor
Vincent Price
Cactus Creek
Michael Rennie
Patricia Neal
James Hall
Mt. Vernon Ave
Ann Page
Maine
Florida
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