4-H Club Camped Out Roughed It In 26
Mason County 4-H Club members held an annual camp on John Musgrave farm north of Point Pleasant from 1926 to 1935. Tents covered girls and boys with meals served cafeteria style and daily activities from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. Rain, guards for milk supplies, and visits from Rotary and Kiwanis shaped a hardy camp experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason County
4-H Club
John Musgrave
Point Pleasant
Oldtown
A. A. Board
Graham Station
Liv
Musgrave
Rotary
Kiwanis
Service Club
Dairy Herd Honor Roll Names February Leaders in Milk Output
Russell Jones of Point Pleasant heads the Dairy Herd Improvement Association February honor roll with 10 cows on test averaging 1086 pounds of milk per cow and butterfat of 3.66. Other honorees include Olivier Leiving West Columbia and C L Cottrill Point Pleasant among numerous names from Letart Huntington Barboursville and Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Russell Jones
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Jones
Olivier Leiving
West Columbia
W. A. Barker
Southside
Ray Crank
Henderson
Oran Love
Hartford
Marcus Weaver
Letart
C. L. Cottrill
Huntington State Hospital
Barboursville
Brown and Road
Rolfe Lee
Gallipolis Ferry
Robert Hoffman
J. H. Morgan and Son
Pliny
Phl Burris
Mason
R. H. McCoy
Rogers and McNeill
Howard Roush
G. C. Sommer
E.D.P
E. B. Jones
Old Town Farm, Inc
David Roush
New Haven
Clarence Thomas
Otis Randolph
Leon
J. W. Watterson
Apple Grove
Douglas Roush
Clifford Carson
W. W. Brown
Garland Lands New Cincinnati Job as Trainee
Randall Garland son of Capt and Mrs Howard C Garland of Gallipolis Ferry has joined John Shillto Company in Cincinnati as a Merchand ise Trainee. He earned an A B in Business Administration from West Virginia University in January and minored in Marketing. He plans to attend WVU May graduation activities and earned a 1955 Point Pleasant High School diploma with roles in student government and band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ard
Randall Garland
Howard C. Garland
Gallipolis
Randall
West Virginia University
Greater West Virginia
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Point Pleasant High School
Harshbarger resigns as Deputy Sheriff to join Marietta
D. M. Harshbarger, chief deputy sheriff, resigns to become safety director at Marietta Manufacturing Company Monday. He had previously worked for the firm and became chief deputy after Sheriff Earl C. Mohr took office three years ago. No replacement named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
D.M. Harshbarger
Marietta Manufacturing Company
Harshbarger
Marietta
Earl C. Mohr
Snow Closes Mason County Schools After Snowstorm
Mason County faced a third-week snow closure as roads remained treacherous and highways were used with sanders. State road officials pooled plows and sanded curves and hills while many local meetings were canceled due to the bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes and Auto Wreck Suits
Pleasants Valley Hospital records show Dallas Walker Mason Dorothy Hanson Jannett Capehart admitted, while Sharon Stewart Lawrence Martin Anna Click Michael Boston Bertha Davis and Goldye Johnson were discharged. In a separate matter, Raymond Cox sues Cody Long for 8000 and James Dennis Cox, infant, seeks 4000 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Martin
Jackson
Anna Click
Point Pleasant
Michael Boston
Letart
Bertha Davis
Buffalo
Goldye Johnson
New Haven
Circuit Clerks
Raymond Cox
Cody Long
James Dennis Cox
Long
Pay Raise Report Is Denied for Officer Rhodes
Mason village officials state Officer H L Rhodes did not receive a pay raise after Monday’s council meeting. Councilman Russell Capehart clarified the reports were erroneous and outlined new work rules for Rhodes. Ex mayor C O Pickens resigned, having urged Rhodes’s discharge amid a string of break ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
H. L. Rhodes
Russell Capehart
Rhodes
C. O. Pickens
Pickens
Capehart
Mr. Safford Elected To Rotary Post
Lonnie Safford was elected president of the Rotary Club at last night’s Moose Home meeting attended by 40 members and guests. Officers named include Jack Fruth as vice president and Joe Buffington as secretary and treasurer, with a board of directors listing Wiseman Buxton Stantial and Mohr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lonnie Safford
Rotary Club
Moose Home
Jack Fruth
Joe Buffington
Board of
John Wiseman
Jack Buxton
George Stantial
L. G. Mohr
Jack Lacy
Creative Salemanship
Morris Haskins
Gallipolis
Collection Places Listed For Paying 1959 Taxes
The Athens Messenger notes sheriff's deputies will visit multiple district sites on March dates to collect 1959 taxes with discounts for early payment and penalties for late payments. Locations include Clendenin Mohr's and Wallis stores, Leon H A Buxton, Letart, New Haven Bank, Hartford, Starkey's, Hughes, Mason City Drug Store, Fields Store, and other locales, plus a central sheriff's office collection in the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Sheriff's Office
Arbuckle
Clendenin
Mohr's
B. C. Wallis
Cologene
Leon
H. A. Buxtons
Cooper
Letart
Hannan
Starkey’s
Glenwood
Hughes
Gilbert Smith
Waggener
Mason City Drug Store
Fields
West Columbia
Lewis and Robinson
Mohr Funeral Home Joins KEDA Group
Lawrence G. Mohr owner of Mohr Funeral Home has been advised his firm was appointed Area Member of the Federated Funeral Directors of America. Membership honors fewer than 1000 of 30 000 licensed funeral directors. New members are sponsored and approved after local investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lawrence G. Mohr
Mohr Funeral Home
Federated Funeral Directors of America
Federated Organization
Federated Field
Mohr
McDaniels File for Divorce in Point Pleasant
Willa D McDaniel files for divorce from Joseph K McDaniel alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. They married August 11 1957 and have one child with custody sought by the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Willa D. McDaniel
Joseph K. McDaniel
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High Knoll
Council Circle
Heckler
Orangeburg
D. C
South Carolina
Jim Little
Robert Hillyer
H. R. Garland
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Dallas Walker
Dorothy Hanson
Point Pleas
Ant
Jannett Capehart
Sharon Stewart
New Jersey
Connecticut
Dinah Shore
Nbc-Tv
Pat Boone
Chevy
Chevrolet
Athens
BOB Hess, Inc
E. State
Nelsonville
Bob Hess
Nelsonville, Inc
Fayette ST
Mr. Safford
Rotary Post
Graham District
New Haven Bank
Athens Messenger
Keda Group
Henry Clay
Bourbon
America
Ohio
Crower
Kentucky
OLD Crow Distillery CO
Frankfort, KY
National Dist. Prod. CO
Glouster Stores
Lady
Luckoff's
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