Levy Plan Aims to Meet Urgent School Needs in Mason County
Mason County Education Board calls for April 7 special election to raise 435000 for constructing and equipping new facilities including Tannan High School auditorium, Wahama High School facilities, West Columbia and Hannan elementary schools, and several smaller additions and upgrades. A speakers bureau will inform citizens, and levy rates would stay at current levels for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Board of Education
Kenneth W. Shaffer
Board of Education
Shaffer
Chamber of Commerce
Mason County Council of Parents and Teachers
the Bend Rotary Club
Point Pleasant Kiwanis and
Rotary Clubs
Hannan High School
Association of University Women
Big Black
Pioneer Farm Women’s Club
Beech Hill, Beale and
Henderson
Mason County Principals
Board of Education of
Mason County
Tannan High School
Wahama High School
West Columbia
Hannan
Arbuckle
Mt. Flowers
West Virginia
Central
Ordnance
North Point Pleasant
Roosevelt
Hartford
Clifton
Boys’ Bodies Sought After Weirton Rowboat Sinks
In Weirton West Virginia two high school students William Marino 17 and Gilbert Cramer 16 disappeared after their homemade rowboat sank while returning from a Brown’s Island picnic. Douglas Sadler 15 swam to shore and told authorities the boat filled with water and went down in a river current of five to six miles per hour. Searchers scoured the Ohio River with boats Monday and feared the bodies might be found as the dammed water flows toward Gallipolis Ohio.
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Weirton
W. Va
Ohio River
William Marino
Gilbert Cramer
Brown's Island
Douglas Sadler
Sadler
Gallipolis
Annual Ham Bacon Show Is Scheduled
Plans are set for the 21st annual state 4-H ham and bacon show and sale in Clarksburg March 26 27 at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel. About 100 hams 100 bacons and 25 baked hams will be exhibited and sold by 100 4-H members as part of 900 youths enrolled in the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Clarksburg
Stonewall Jackson
4-H
Former Point Woman Dies in Columbus
Mrs Lucy Cash of Fifth Street left Point Pleasant for Columbus after the death of her sister Mrs Nora Thornton Williams a former Mason County resident. Funeral services were held in Columbus with burial there. Georgia Martin a niece of Mrs Williams resides on Fifth Street.
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Point Pleasant
Lucy Cash
Fifth Street
Columbus
Nora Thornton Williams
Williams
Mason County
Georgia Martin
Births and admissions listed at Holzer Hospital
Births include a son to Mr and Mrs Henry Willard Wellston a son to Mr and Mrs Bernard Keefer Gallipolis and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Carroll Smith Gallipolis plus a daughter to Mr and Mrs William D Cornel Columbus. Admissions list numerous patients from Rutland Pomeroy Oak Hill Bidwell Long Bottom Wells ton Jackson and other towns for surgical medical care and observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Willard
Wellston
Bernard Keefer
Gallipolis
Carroll Smith
William D. Cornel
Columbus
Pearl Williams
Rutland
Surgical
Calvin E. Imboden
Pomeroy
Nancy Lee Allen
Oak Hill
Medical
T. S. Moore
Bidwell
Lowell Bing
Long Bottom
Donna Jean Thomas
Leon
Katherine Elaine Vickers
John Sharp, Jr
Jackson
Elmer Patrick
Pearl McClung
Charles E. Davis
Rio Grande
John Roy West
Akron
Michael Davis
Patriot
David Diles
Frances Stanze
Dorothy Blankenship
Irving Karr, Jr
Syracuse
Sowards
Ewington
O. F. Shiers
A. P. Kligis
Point Pleasant
David Worth
Hartford
Pt Pleasant Social Notes Honor Dinner for Mary Kay Stephenson
Mary Kay Stephenson was honored with a dinner in honor of her tenth birthday Sunday by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlies Stephenson, Eight Mile. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Walton Beattie and daughter, Karen, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schertzer and sons, Bobby and Beau, Mrs. G. E. Mitchell and daughters, Judy and Cheryl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kay Stephenson
Charlies Stephenson
Eight Mile
Walton Beattie
Karen
Robert Schertzer
Bobby
Beau
G. E. Mitchell
Judy
Cheryl
Women of the Moose to Meet Tonight at 8 p.m.
The Women of the Moose convene today at 8 p.m. in the Moose Home. Miss Doris McMillin, social service chairman, is arranging a program for the gathering.
Wesley Circle to Meet at Trinity Methodist Church
The Wesley Circle of the Trinity Methodist Church will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the church social rooms for a regular session.
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Wesley Circle
The
Trinity Methodist Church
Central School PTA to Meet Tuesday Evening
The Central School PTA will hold a meeting on Tuesday at 7 30 p m inside the school building. Members are urged to attend to discuss upcoming events and activities.
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Central Pta
Central School
PTA
Weekend Guests and Family Visits Across Ohio and West Virginia
Mrs. Mabel Gibbs and Mrs. W. O. Fisher visited relatives in Ripley and Middleport while Mr. and Mrs. Guy McWilliam hosted relatives in Winfield Road. Charles Cox underwent back surgery in Cleveland as Paul Cox travelled to visit him. Doris McMillin attended a dinner honoring National Commander Lewis K. Gough of the American Legion at the Clarksburg Legion Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy McWilliam
Linda
Mike
Winfield Road
Charles Hassner
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Herbert Kappel
New Martinsville
Mabel Gibbs
Jackson Ave
W. O. Fisher
Lincoln Ave
R. C. Tuckerman
Middleport
Worthy Miller
J. L. Presley
Ripley
Anna Mae Reynolds
Jean Brown
Herself Frashier
Jackie
Ravenswood
J. W. Cox
Charles Cox
Bedford
St. Luke Hospital
Cleveland
Paul Cox
Clarence Cox
Charleston
George Parsons
Fort Breckinridge
Dolly Parsons
C. M. Harris
Columbus
Orpha Class Meeets at Glouster Church Social Rooms
The Orpha class of the Methodist Sunday school will meet in the church social rooms on Thursday at 7 30 p m Hostesses are Mrs John Devol and Mrs John Blower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Orpah
Methodist Sunday School
John Devol
John Blower
Trimble Methodist WSCS Meets at Mrs. Morrison Home
The Trimble Methodist Church Woman’s Society of Christian Service will gather at Mrs. Sadie Morrison’s home on Wednesday at 7 30 p m for their meeting.
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WSCS
Trimble
Priscilla Class of Gloucester Methodist Church Meeting
The Priscilla Class of Gloucester Methodist Church will meet in the church social rooms on Wednesday.
Marriage Licenses for Pearl Hall and Bertha Gibbs
The records show Pearl Henry Hall age 41 of Hartford and Bertha Mae Gibbs age 45 of Hartford obtaining a marriage license. Emerson Eugene Reynolds age 20 of Springfield Ohio and Barbara Jean Crawford age 18 of Apple Grove also listed for a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Henry Hall
Hartford
Bertha Mae Gibbs
Emerson Eugene Reynolds
Springfield
Ohio
Barbara Jean Crawford
Apple Grove
Mrs Newsad Is Honored By Jacksonville Shower
Mrs Janice Dillon and Miss Diana Ginnan hosted a miscellaneous shower for Mrs Paul Newsad at Dillon home in Jacksonville Friday evening A pink and white color scheme featured a central umbrella table for gifts Contests awarded prizes to Mrs Maxine Pennell and Miss Nancy Johnson Guests included Dottie Patterson Mary Lou Talbert and others who attended or sent gifts.
Mrs Jane Radcliff Services Conducted
GLOUSTER The funeral party departed C F Wallace funeral home at noon for Hebbardsville where Mrs Jane Radcliff died Thursday morning at the home of Mr and Mrs J M McDonald Bishopville Burial was in Hebbardsville Cemetery The Rev John Devol and the Rev Mr Devol conducted the service with two numbers sung by C F Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
C. F. Wallace
Hebbardsville
Jane Radcliff
J. M. McDonald
Bishopville
John Devol
Mr. Devol
First Baptist Church Society Meeting in Glouster
The missionary society met in the auditorium of the First Baptist Church in Glouster with Mrs. Ethel Riley in charge. Roy Jackson and George Murray became members. Miss DeLores Howard read from Africa's Bible. The next meeting is set for Tuesday March 24 at 1 p.m.
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Glouster
The
Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
Ethel Riley
Gladys Viney
Helen Leach
Roy Jackson
George Murray
Charles Pratt
DeLores Howard
Africa
Glouster Personal Notes From Local Resident Visits
Glouster social column records David Pickard of Terre Haute visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Dave Pickard Sr. and sister Leona. Dan Lunsford, recently released from Sheltering Arms Hospital, returned home. Flossie Bernard spent a week in Columbus with relatives. A. O. Hall and daughter Patty visited Parkersburg with his brother and sister‑in‑law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Pickard
Terre Haute
Ind
Dave Pickard
Leona Pickard
Dan Lunsford
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Flossie Bernard
Columbus
Dale Fuller
A. O. Hall
Patty
Parkersburg
Harry Hall Jr
Old Picture Recalls Days of Steamboating in Point Pleasant
Mrs. John F. Clendenin won a prize by describing a Charleston newspaper image titled remember this scene. The photo shows three Kanaqua river packets in an Elk River ice gorge in January 1879 the Liberty No 4 sinking the Lookout escaping and the Telephone captained by James B. Dudding with crew lists and logs noted.
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Point Pleasant
John F. Clendenin
Madison Ave
Charleston
Elk River
James B. Dudding
Duddings
C. J. Finney
George P. Wright
S. C. Wright
W. A. Kinnard
John Littlepage
E. A. Ward
William Ward
G. B. Mitchell
Joseph Sheuk
S. E. Blake
Lewis
Dunbar
George Axtell Dudding
St. Albans
Byron C. Dudding
John C. Dudding
George S. Dudding
Byron T. Dudding
South Charleston
Dudding
William F Kalt Rites Held at Jacksonville Church
Funeral services for William F. Kalt were conducted at the Jacksonville Methodist Church with Rev. Lester Covert and Rev. Gilbert Courtney presiding. Mrs. Helen Courtney and Mrs. Lucille Sanders sang. Burial followed at West Union Street Cemetery in Athens. Attending relatives came from Detroit, New Philadelphia, Newark, Parkersburg, St. Albans, Davie, Dunbar, Columbus, and Glouster including the Kalt and Rogers families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Mendenhall
Parkersburg
W. Va
Glen Kalt
St. Albans
William Nicholas
Davie
Dunbar
Dean Pough
Mike
Tommy
A. B. Orme
Donna Rogers
All Columbus
Emmett ‘Rogers
William Rogers
H. A. Rogers
Glouster
C. H. Orme
Jacksonville
Bible Dramas At Glouster Church Of Christ
Glouster Church of Christ presents nightly dramas March 29 to April 10 dramatizing Scripture lessons. Daniel K. Teater will preach each evening. the first week focuses on the life of Christ to the crucifixion, the second on the Resurrection and the apostles. Miss Pauline Green leads music with accordion and vocals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Glouster Church of Christ
Daniel K. Teater
Christ
Pauline Green
Charles Haynes Dies in Veterans Hospital
Charles Leroy Haynes 41 died Wednesday evening in Huntington West Virginia’s Veterans Hospital. A World War II veteran, he spent most of life in Chauncey. Survived by son, father, and brother. Funeral held at C F Wallace funeral home, officiated by Rev. Gus Graham. Burial at Green Lawn Cemetery near Nelsonville.
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Glouster
Charles Leroy Haynes
Veterans Hospital
Huntington
W. Va
Chauncey
C. F. Wallace
Gus Graham
Green Lawn Cemetery
Nelsonville
Leaders Named For Prayer Meeting At First Baptist
GLOUSTER The first Baptist Church announces prayer meeting leaders for Wednesday at 7 p.m. Miss Booker and Dr. William Parham will lead. Mrs. William Parham presented The Five Stages of Meditation from the gospel of Buddha during Sunday talent hour. Next Sunday Mrs. Ethel Riley will lead the younger singers.
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Glouster
First Baptist Church
Miss Booker
William Param
William Parham
Ethel Riley
Flock of Wild Geese Reported Over Vinton
In Gallia County a large flock of wild geese was seen Saturday by Cook Quickle and neighbors from his yard. About 200 birds formed two irregular V shapes that later merged into one V, with one side longer, as they flew out of sight. The honking birds were visible at a notable height.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Cook Quickle
Vinton
Junior Group Makes St. Patrick's Gifts
Glouster Junior Red Cross under Miss Mary Curry and Glouster school teachers made 500 St. Patrick's Day nut cups for distribution at the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital.
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Glouster
Red Cross
Mary Curry
St. Patrick's Day
Veterans Hospital
Chillicothe
River Traffic Clears as Locks Readings Hit Midday Levels
River gauge data show all dams down at 2 p.m. Monday with multiple locks listing readings across Ohio and Kanawha rivers. Boat movements include Keystone, Criss Jr, Workman, Jefferson, Jennie Z, and Trade Winds, among others, with several vessels rising or falling at Gallipolis and Marmet.
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Gallipolis
Winfield
Kanawha Falls
Point Pleasant
Ohio River
Keystone
Criss, Jr
Workman
Stevenson
Jefferson
Jennie Z
Thompson
Creditor
Mountaineer
Casteel
Francis
Sycamore
Northern
Durant
Patriot
Chippewa
Reliance
Solvay
Robin E
Linda Chotin
Trojan
H. E. Jones
Pittsburgher
Kanawha
Marmet
Ogram
Merrill
Kiwanis Boosts Camp Galli pol is Building Fund to 1250
The Gallipolis Kiwanis Club has raised 1250 toward a dining and recreation hall at the new 200 acre youth camp site. A committee surveyed the grounds for a suitable building location as work is set to begin soon. The club aims to finance the project entirely through member efforts and a recent bread sale raised about 1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kiwanis Club
Parof
Paul Watson
Two Are Fined By Magistrate
Two men arrested by the sheriff's department for drunk and disorderly conduct were fined five dollars and costs each by Justice James A. Johnson. The fines were suspended and the costs paid. Edmond Gibson of Prestonsburg Kentucky and Charles Arnold Biffie of Gallipolis were released upon paying costs. Clyde Putney, 31, pending non supported charges, pleaded innocent. Bond set at 300 dollars. he remains jailed awaiting grand jury action or bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Sheriff's Department
James A. Johnson
Edmond Gibson
Prestonsburg
Charles Arnold Biffie
Clyde Putney
Pittsburgh
Putney
George Ehman
Gallipolis Man Named Soldier of Month
Private Robert L. Kiesling of Gallipolis has been selected as Soldier of the Month at the 382d General Hospital in Kanaoka Japan. The award honors efficiency appearance courtesy and conduct. Kiesling serves in the hospital food service as a butcher.
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Gallipolis
Robert L. Kiesling
382D General Hospital
Kanaoke
Japan
382D
Kiesling
Wife Flies to Tripoli to Join Her Husband
Corning Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Post announce that their daughter-in-law Joan Baker now Mrs. Boyd W. Post has arrived in Tripoli North Africa to join Lt. Boyd W. Post with the Air Force He was stationed there since September and Mrs Post flew from Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts They expect to return to the United States in late spring
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Corning
H. D. Post
Joan Baker
Duncan Falls
Tripoli
North Africa
Boyd W. Post
Air Force
Post
Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Mediterranean Sea
United States
Local residents named in Gallia County records
Lorene F Miller 27 engineer and Olive E Wenz 27 secretary both of Gallipolis Lee Rudy 58 Gallipolis insulator and Doris Johnson 36 Gallipolis Robert L Condee 23 Kerr right of way man and Dorothy L Haskins 20 Gallipolis secretary Gene A Bowen 21 Marietta radio announcer and Norma A Parl in 18 Gallipolis secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene F. Miller
Olive E. Wenz
Gallipolis
Lee Rudy
Doris Johnson
Robert L. Condee
Kerr
Dorothy L. Haskins
Gene A. Bowen
Marietta
Norma A. Parlin
Gallia County Appoints Case Worker and Announces Bid Openings
At the Gallia County Commissioners meeting Mrs. Ann White was appointed case worker and investigator for the Department of Aid for the Disabled with Civil Service based pay. Sealed bids were authorized for a used road grader blade and for painting nine county bridges. Bids close April 6 at 9 am and will be opened at 11 am. The county will post information from the county engineer. A one way alley behind the courthouse will direct traffic from Second to First Avenue, providing jail and parking access. Road material allotments for several roads were also approved.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Thomas and Shaver transfer 140 acres in Cheshire and Clay Town
Wayne E. and Mary F. Thomas transfer properties to Ohio River Collieries Co. Mae Thomas and Mary Jo Shaver join in the action, conveying 140 acres across Cheshire Township and Clay Town ip to the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne E
Mary F. Thomas
Mae Thomas
Clay Townip
Stanley
Mary Jo Shaver
Ohio River Collieries Co
Cheshire
Four Drivers Cited On Speeding Charges
Gallipolis reports four motorists cited for speeding after Monday evening patrol arrest. Weldon M. Brittain 25 Morgantown NC fined 20 dollars plus costs in Judge William H. Jones court. David Nolan 25 Bidwell and Willard D. Hill 26 Bay Route 1, and Jack E. Hammack Welford WV forfeited a 20 dollar bond each on speeding charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Weldon M. Brittain
Morgantown
N. C
Brittain
William H. Jones
David Nolan
Bidwell
Willard D. Hill
Jack E. Hammack
Welford
W. Va
Kidney Slow Down May Bring Restless Nights
When kidney function is down people report backache dizziness and loss of pep. Don’t neglect kidneys. minor irritations from cold stress or diet may cause getting up nights. Try Doan’s Pills a mild diuretic used for over 60 years to flush out waste and ease symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
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Holzer Hospital
Theodore Lehew
Lester Roush
Murray Haskins
Mary Phillips
Herbert Shields
Benny Rowland
Daniel Watson
Warren Sturgeon
William Brumfield
Henry Machir
Allen Hill
Isabelle Keefer
William Betz
Leroy Davis
Owen Kyger
George Haley
C. E. Williams
C. A. Walter
Joe Clark
Clarence Crislip
Willard Sprouse
Junior Tucker
Robert Roseberry
Harold Dwindler
Floyd White
James Hollon
Austin Phillips
Edward Hollhack
Priscilla
Glouster Methodist Church
Mrs. Newsad
First Baptist Church Society
Athens
Warner
Technicolor
William Kalt
Charles Haynes
Wor.w
Sterling Hayden
Werner
Ome Wateee
Bene Travis
Kiwanis
Camp
Gallia
Francis” the
Talking Mule
Donald O'Connor
Tony Curtis
Jan Sterling
Flesh and Fury
Kim Hunter
Jose Ferrer
Carol Matthews
Lo-Bel Jr
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