Workers Flush Off Mud From Swamped Pomeroy Streets
Cleaning of Pomeroy streets was to be completed today and county highways were to reopen after flood damage. Main St. saw the worst flooding, with traffic rerouted around Condor St. to let crews work. Patrolman Henry Werry said cleanup would finish today as officials reported a quieter ghost town by night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
State Highway Department
Flushing
Main St
Henry Werry
Condor St
Upper East Main St
E. Main St
Sycamore St
E. Main
Charles Gibbs
Beauty and the Beef at Wahama High School
Wahama High School senior class presents The Beauty and the Beef a three act comedy by William Davidson in the school auditorium April 22. Carol Ewing as Ginny Allen and Jimmy Hoffman as Beef headlining with a supporting cast including Marjorie Clarke Virgil Weaver Carroll Knight Lola Jean Roush Calvin Bumgardner Jo Ann Embleton directed by Shear Eller curtain time to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Wahama_ High School
Carol Ewing
Jimmy Hoffman
Marjorie Clarke
Virgil Weaver
Carroll Knight
Lola Jean Roush
Calvin Bumgardner
Jo Ann Embieton
William Davidson
Ginny Allen
Winnebagushi
Beef
Mrs. Allen
Lester Allen
Ginny
Bernard Lieving
Fanny Barton
Carol Lee Roush
Opal Cily
Kathleen Thompson
Janet Nicholson
Eugene Roush
Bill Davis
Wesley Ingles
Shirley Oliver
Young Allen
Molly Woods
Miss Baker Named Loveliest Girl in Middleport
Patricia Baker daughter of Mr and Mrs Edison Baker a Middleport High senior was chosen Loveliest Girl by the Rockettes for the Holiday Ahoy show. She will appear in the finale as a symbol of world peace while other contestants and performers prepare for rehearsals and the final performance Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Patricia Baker
Edison Baker
Middleport High School
Rockettes
Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club
Miss Baker
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Leland Brown
Wayne Davis
Chip Haggerty
Gladwell
Michael Gress
McElhinny
Zita Nieri
Ison
Debmne Grueser
Wh Carper
Augusta Phelps Munro
Lewis Sauer, Jr
Kelly
Bill Frye
Clarence Dickens
Jim Cremeans
Kewpie
Helen
Margaret Hagey
Fiji Leland
L. E. Reynolds
BPW Club
Nan Moore
Rutland Woman Dies Following Spouse After Illness
Mrs. Margaret Plummer 79 of Rutland died Tuesday night ten days after her husband William. Survived by daughter Mrs. Lawrence Milhoan and granddaughter Mrs. Vernon Weber both of Middleport, sister Mrs. Clara Phillips Wilkesville, brother George Smith Columbus. Funeral 2 p m Friday at Rutland Methodist Church. visitation at Chare funeral home through Thursday afternoon before transport to church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Margaret Plummer
Rutland
William
Charles
Mary Smith
Plummer
Canada
Lawrence Milhoan
Vernon Weber
Middleport
Clara Phillips
Wilkesville
George Smith
Columbus
Rutland Methodist Church
Chare Funeral Home
Vaccination Plans Consider Polio Shots for Mason County Children
Mason County eyes polio vaccination for about 1307 children if the vaccine is licensed. Health nurse Dorothy Watkins and state official N H Dyer outline plans to include first and second graders and others in the 1954 trial groups, with vaccinations through schools and physicians if licensed. The program is voluntary, depends on April license results, and relies on March of Dimes funds via the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Dorothy Watkins
N. H. Dyer
National Foundation For
University of Michigan
Dyer
Rtment
National Foundation
March of Dimes
Miss Watkins
Typing Students Earn Speed Credits at Middleport High
Twenty two students in Typing One at Middleport High School, taught by Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Corrie, earn their first speed credits for the year. Marilyn Sue Knight leads with 53 WPM, followed by Pauline Zirkle and Charles Blake among the top rankers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School
Lee
Corrie
Marilyn Sue Knight
Pauline Zirkle
Charles Blake
Myrna Russell
Betty Kloes
Juanita Bangerter
Vivian Abbott
Patricia Baker
Ernestine Asbury
Larry Lewis
Marilyn Miller
Katie Rowley
Patricia Lloyd
Ken Murray
June Chancey
Nancy Roller
Marlene Knapp
Carol Stankard
Carolyn Hess
Ted Bryan
Linda Grimm
Lynda Helrich
Startzman Appointed To Advertising Staff
Richard T. Startzman of Point Pleasant is named full time advertising staff for The Messenger covering the Ohio River area. Previously manager of the Point Pleasant Register for 12 years, he brings six years at Parkersburg Sentinel and three at Wheeling News Register. He attended Capital University and Wiseman College and is a Kiwanis past president and Methodist Church member. The Startzmans have a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard T. Startzman
Point Pleasant
Messenger
P. O. Nichols
Startzman
Point Pleasant Register
Ohio River
Pomeroy
Middleport
Gallipolis
Parkersburg Sentinel
Wheeling News Register
Capital University
Columbus
Wiseman Business College
Parkersburg
Missionary Society Presents Foreign Missions Program
Pt. Pleasant Circle One and Two of the Main Street Baptist Church staged a six country foreign missions program detailing Burma Japan the Philippines India Africa and China. Mrs Bess Boley Moore and Mrs D W Rothgeb coordinated the event with cultural food costumes and devotionals by Mrs Hugh Barr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle One
Missionary Society of the
Main Street Baptist Church
Bess Boley Moore
D. W. Rothgeb
Burma
Japan
Philippines
India
Africa
China
Moore
Kgeb
Howard Tully
William van Horn
Roy Eschenaur
Walter Selby
Ben Somerville
C. R. Perry
Eugene Pierce
W. E. Dunn
Hugh Barr
A. F. Wilson
Walter Crooks
D. W. Ruthgeo
Barr
Wilson
Nelson Critchfield
George Roberts
J. E. Irvin
Hendrickson
Sadie Rush
Mabel McCartney
Kenneth Chandler
Judson Brake
Garrett Green
Harry Wells
William McKinley
Harry Coyner
Stewart Burdette
Eschenaur
Pierce
Somerville
Perry
Circle Four luncheon meeting at Mrs Geilker’s home
Circle Four of the Women of the Presbyterian Church held a luncheon at Mrs Walter Geilker’s English Road residence. Mrs William Cruickshanks assisted as co host. The event included a 12 30 p m luncheon and a lesson study led by Mrs Louise Bateson with discussion led by Mrs James McComb. Other attendees included Mrs Mary Petterson Mrs W R Rice Mrs John Collins Miss Ellen Howard and Mrs P T Burdette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Four
Women of the
Presbyterian Church
Walter Geilker
English Road
William Cruickshanks
Geer, Sprenger
Louise Bateson
James McComb
Mary Petterson
W. R. Rice
John Collins
Ellen Howard
P. T. Burdette
A. L. Ros
Mrs. Alice Downie Moore Rites Held
Funeral services for 89 year old Mrs. Alice Downie Moore were held Saturday at Ewing Funeral Home Columbus where she died Thursday. The Rev. Wright presided with pallbearers including T A Downie Bill Downie Manning Webster Albert Russell Austin Eton and others from Washington D H Pomeroy Charleston Dunbar and Columbus. Numerous out of town relatives attended from Columbus Baltimore Gallipolis and Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Alice Downie Moore
Columbus
Ewing Funeral Home
Mr. Wright
First Presbyterian Church
T. A. Downie
Bill Downie
Manning Webster
Albert Russell
Austin Eton
Washington D.H
Charles All
James Lochary Gravely
Charleston
W.va
Harold Brabbin
Dunbar
W. Va
Agnes Moore
Downie Moore
Charles Nitschke
Edward Hern
Helen Lochary
Robert Leonard
Baltimore
Margaret Moore
Ben Gravely
Charles Gravely
Robert Brabbin
Susan Brabbin
Glen Chase
Dayton
James Lochary
Charles Radford
Robert Rudell
J. Edward Neil
Gallipolis
Acting Mayor Fines Driver for Leaving Accident Scene
C. J. Sauer of Brownell Ave. was fined five dollars and costs by Acting Mayor Wayne Gibbons Tuesday night for leaving the scene of an accident in Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. J. Sauer
Brownell Ave
Wayne Gibbons
St Monica's Guild Plans Monthly Bingo for Patients
St Monica's Guild of Christ Church met at Mrs Jerome D. Rodgers home on Main Street with co host Mrs George Heater presiding. They planned a bingo party each month for patients at Lakin State Hospital and reviewed the book That the World May Know.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Monica's Guild of
Christ Church
Episcopal
Jerome D. Rodgers
Main St
George Heater
Heater
Lakin State Hospital
J. C. Appel
Fred Schroeder
Robert Johnson
Robert Hite
Carroll Casto
Samuel Littlepage
John Mann
George Norville
Edward Jackson
Leo Calandros
Leon Thompson
Tom Walters
Walter M. Windsor
John William Kirk
Harry Short
Carney Heib, Jr
Mary McClure
PTA Forms New Local Group for Parkersburg High Students
Parents of senior high students are urged to attend the first PTA meeting in the cafeteria at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. John H. Brown of Parkersburg state president will speak. The committee says the PTA is nonpaying and focuses on home school community ties with educators guiding activities. Members listed include Wilbur E. Plants D W Rothgeb Mrs E H Bissell Howard A Price Mrs J O Eads Carter Franklin McWilliams and Roy Blessing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
John H. Brown
Parkersburg
Mason County Council of
State Department of Education
Wilbur E. Plants
D. W. Rothgeb
E. H. Bissell
Howard A. Price
Gibbses Visit Sprengers During Florida Trip
Point Pleasant item notes Mr. and Mrs. O. Frank Gibbs traveling from Florida to Lakewood Ohio spent several days with his sister and her husband, Mrs. George Sprenger, of Fourth Street. Peter H. Steenbergen Sr. of Main Street is ill at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Frank Gibbs
Florida
Lakewood
Ohio
George Sprenger
Fourth St
Peter H. Steenbergen, Sr
Main St
Cleanup Sidelights From the East Main St Flood
Floodwaters receded in Pomeroy as cleanup began on East Main Street. Chiefs and residents coordinated efforts, with stores reopening and residents recalling past floods. Names include Pauline Kennedy Janet Korn Janet Epperly John Born and Olan Goodwin among others.
Post 39 Members Prepare for Edward Frances funeral
Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion will gather at 8 30 a m Friday at the post home before riding to the funeral services for Edward Frances who died Sunday at Kens Huntington hospital C Rhodes commander reports
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion
Post Home
Edward Francis Ens
Kens Huntington Hospital
C. Jhodes
Founders Day Event Postponed by DAR
MIDDLEPORT The Founders Day luncheon and program of the Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter DAR scheduled for Friday at Federated Church Pomeroy has been postponed. A tentative date is Friday March 18 with Good Citizenship awards to county high school girls and a Greek foreign exchange student from Ohio University as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
Federated Church, Pomeroy
Ohio University
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Mr. Woods
Donald Cunningham
Lester
Shear Eller
Mercedes Condon
S&h
Baker
Middleport Department
Kiwanis Club
Methodist Church
Pt. Pleasant Society
Siter
C. R. Schurman
Wallace Burdett
Louise Thompson
Bess Gygax
Don= Parsons
Roberty
Mrs. Moore
Pickens
Meigs County
Swisher Coal Company
West Virginia
Rock Springs
Meigs County Fairgrounds
U.M.W.A
Roscoe McKinney International
United Mine Workers of America
East Main St
Pauline Kennedy
Mulberry Ave
Smith
Riverview
Ethel Willoughby
Walter E. Wolfe
United Methodist Church
Howard Kress
Frank Will
New York Clothing House
Frank
Janet Korn
Janet Epperly
Antiquity
John Born
Athens
J. E. D. Hartinger
Huntington
Naylor
Olan Goodwin
Schmoll
Dar
Becky
McMaster Hardware & Furniture Company
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