Goodyear to Start Production at Apple Grove Plant
Goodyear to begin polyster resins and film production at a 386 acre Ohio River site near Apple Grove across from Chambersburg Gallia County. Vitel for textiles and Videne for protective and decorative surfacing will be produced with about 70 workers after February 16 shift operations. $3 million research investment supports the project involving Union Carbide raw materials from Charleston.
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Mason County
Goodyear
Apple Grove
Vitel
Ohio River
Union Carbide Co
Charleston
Chambersburg
Gallia County
Jay
Ohio
MGM Scout District Meet Set At Kyger
The MGM Scout District meeting will be Thursday at Kyger Creek High School Point Pleasant led by W C Dickson with district officials attending. The agenda includes round tables for Boy Scout and Cub Scout leaders, a district committee meeting, and the district Explorer cabinet replacing the Explorer roundtable. The cabinet will decide on near term activities including Scout-O... and Spring Camporee with plans for an April appreciation dinner at Kyger Creek High School.
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Point Pleasant
Meigs-Gallia- Mason
Kyger Creek
W. C. Dickson
MGM
George Hout, Jr
Equal Pay Bill Promises Equal Wages for Women and Men
Washington outlines a new bill to require equal pay for women doing the same work as men. Sponsor Senator Winston L. Prouty says the law would maximize labor force use, boost morale, and curb unfair competition.
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Washington
Winston L. Prouty
R-1
Hogsett Man Dies Tuesday At Home Of Daughter
Sherman L. Martin 93 of Hogsett died Tuesday morning after a long illness at his daughter Mrs. Mae Woods home. He was born in Ohio to Perry and Mellissa Carter Martin and belonged to Mt. Carmel EUB Church. Survived by two sons Ernest and Vernie, four daughters, 25 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at Mt. Carmel EUB Church officiated by Rev. George Anderson. Burial in church cemetery. Friends may call at Mrs. Woods home.
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Point Pleasant
Sherman L. Martin
Hogsett
Mae Woods
Hoggett
Ohio
Perry and
Mellissa Carter Martin
Mt. Carmel
EUB Church
Amanda Stewart Martin
Ernest Martin
Gallipolis Ferry
Vernie Martin
Huntington
Pearl Martin
Garnet Hill
Thurman
Florence Steen
Chicago
Ill
Mt. Carmel Eub Church
George Anderson
Woods
Ladies Friendship Club meets at New Haven home
West Columbia I WV The Ladies Friendship Club held its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs Jaunita Roush of New Haven. Games were played and secret sister gifts exchanged. Refreshments were served by the hostess to listed members and visitors from nearby towns. Bake sale planned by Wahama White Falcon Athletic Boosters on March 14 at Harold Thomas store.
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West Columbia
Ladies Friendship Club
Jaunita Roush
New Haven
W. Va
Louise Roush
Peggy Russell
Charlotte Roush
Lacey Trew
Ben O. Roush
Sis Fitzgerald
Shirley Priddy
Peggy Arnett
Middleport
Clyde Barnett
Cheshire
Ruth Fowler
Edgar Arnett
Ricky
George Trew
Wahama White Falcon Athletic Boosters Club
Harold Thomas Store
Scout-O-Rama Set For April 11 At Armory
Scout-O-Rama a Boy Scouts display will take place at the National Guard Armory near Point Pleasant on April 11 in two shows from 2 to 4 30 and 8 to 9 30 p m with awards at the end of the second show. Proceeds fund improvements to three council camps.
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Point Pleasant
Boy Scouts of America
National Guard
Col. O. V. Knipp
MGM District
Knipp
C. J. Hyer
Carl Murray, Jr
J. Knox Dye
George Fisher
Col. Knipp
Point Pleasant Clinic Notes
Mrs. Loren Moore of Gallipolis and her son, Mrs. Frank Fultz and daughter of Eleanor, and Mrs. Brian Rollins and son of Leon are listed in a Point Pleasant clinic notes brief.
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Point Pleasant Clinic
Loren Moore
Gallipolis
Frank Fultz
Eleanor
Brian Rollins
Leon
Diana Lewis Leads In Springtime Contest
Miss Diana Lewis leads the Miss Springtime contest at the Point Pleasant Spring Fashion Show hosted by the Junior Women’s Club. The crowning is at 8 p.m. Friday in the high school auditorium with penny vote final.
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Point Pleasant
Diana Lewis
Ben Franklin
Earl Henry, Jr
James Osborne
Katie Doonan
Wsaz.tv
John Sayre
James Stevens
Barbara Ann McNeal
Marilyn Ryherd
Jack Fowler
Oliver Eschenaur
Jean Horn
Dewey Smith
Kemp Littlepage
Johling Dudding
Phyllis Miller
Judy Wedge
Biggs Department Store
Patti Wedge
Betty Jo Burris
Thelma
State Police Check School Busses Here
State police inspected 25 school buses in a regular term check conducted three times yearly in September December and March. Mechanics examined brakes fire extinguishers emergency doors and exterior emergency handles with results reported as in good condition.
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Point Pleasant
Corn as the major U S crop in official records
Historical data show corn dominating U S agriculture with about three fourths of produced grain fed by growers to their livestock and poultry. This reflects long standing use of corn as a primary feed and staple in farm practice.
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U. S
Divorce Suits Filed By Women in Point Pleasant
Four divorce proceedings opened in the circuit court. Georgia F Robbins seeks a divorce from Van Buren Robbins with cruelty alleged and custody of two children. Linda Lou Cooper seeks desertion from her spouse. Martha A Estep seeks a divorce from Jesse Estep with cruelty alleged. Luella Eugenia Wood seeks divorce from Donald Melvin Wood with custody of two children.
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Point Pleasant
Georgia
FF. Robbins
van Buren Robbins
Marietta
Ohio
Linda Lou Cooper
Boone County
Martha A. Estep
Jesse Estep
Kanawha County
Luella Eugenia Wood
Donald Melvin Wood
Congressman Aids Farmer Over Australian Move
Rep. Alvin M. Bentley proposes a bill to reimburse Michigan farmer Stanley Yankus 5072 in fines and penalties after Yankus faced federal penalties for breaking acreage restrictions prompting a plan to depart for Australia.
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Gressman
Stanley Yankus
Michigan
Australia
Alvin M. Bentley
R-Mich
Yankus
Mason County Chest Clinic Held Recently
A diagnostic chest clinic was held at the Mason County Health Department with Dr. Haven M. Perkins of Charleston as clinician. Nineteen patients were examined as part of tuberculosis control efforts supported by state and local health groups.
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Mason County Chest Clinic
Point Pleasant
Mason County Health Department
Haven M. Perkins
Charleston
West Virginia
Mason County
Bureau of Tuberculosis Control
West Virginia Department of Health
James H. Walker
State Health Department
Health Department
Tuberculosis and Health Association of
Mrs Harshbarger Honored At Surprise Birthday Party
Mrs D M Harshbarger was guest of honor at a surprise birthday party at her Point Pleasant home Tuesday evening. The host, assisted by Mrs Donald Humpfrey and Mrs Harry Flowers, arranged spring flowers and candles on the center table. Guests included Sheriff Earl Mohr and others. refreshments featured cake ice cream and coffee as they played canasta.
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Point Pleasant
D. M. Harshbarger
Donald Humphrey
Harry Flowers
W. S. Waldie
Walter Geilker
Mary Hyre
Marjorie C. Stevens
Earl C. Mohr
Maxine Walters
Russell Hoggs
Gordon Swartz
D. G. Wilfong
Humphrey
Flowers
How Hurricanes Lift Massive Water in a Day
The National Geographic Society explains that a hurricane can lift about two billion tons of ocean water skyward and dump it back as heavy rainfall within a single day, illustrating the vast scale of tropical storms.
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The
National Geographic Society
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