County-Wide Pupil Tests Initiated in Schools
County Supt. Kenneth W. Shaffer announces a county wide testing program this week using standardized achievement tests for grades 3 5 7 and intelligence tests for grades 4 7 9. Results aid teaching, with open administration guidance from principals and supervisory staff. Every child tested every other year from grades 3 through 10.
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Point Pleasant
Kenneth W. Shaffer
Hannan High School
Whama
Divorce Suit Filed in Point Pleasant Court
A divorce petition was filed in the Point Pleasant circuit clerk's office by Jean Arlene Cannon against Joseph James Cannon. The respondent is listed as a non resident of the state.
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Point Pleasant
Circuit
Jean Arlene Cannon
Joseph James Cannon
New Haven Grade School Opens in Modern Building
New Haven opens a newly completed Grade School with all classrooms on one floor for safety and a large adjacent playground. Principal Paul Powell leads the project hailed as one of the county’s best engineered school developments featuring daylight lighting, fireproof construction and adjustable seating.
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New Haven
Paul Powell
Driver Fined After Mishap Near Point Pleasant
Bobby Gene Davis, 21, of Wilstacy Kentucky paid fines and costs after illegal passing led to a Route 62 head on crash east of Point Pleasant. Ira Faton of Columbus escaped injury while his wife Neva and daughter Charlene were hospitalized. Two other passengers and Davis received minor injuries.
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Point Pleasant
Bobby Gene Davis
Wilstacy
Davis
Ira Faton
Columbus
Faton
Neva Faton
Charlene
Holzer Hospital
Victory Club Society Hold Social at Mrs Devols Home
The Victory Club Society met at the home of Mrs Loren Devol. After a business session, members and guests enjoyed games and refreshments with Emma Duckworth, William Guinther and others. Visitors include Pvt David Quisenberry on weekend leave from Fort Dix and relatives from nearby towns.
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Syracuse
Victory Club Society
Loren Devol
Emma Duckworth
William Guinther
Walter Cook
Guy Guinther
James Hood
Carl Duckworth
Oswego
Dora Duckworth
David Donald Quisenberry
Fort Dix
N. J
Ben Quisenberry
John Bowen
Columbus
Ruth Chase
Middleport
Jessie McCoy
Anna McCoy
John
Albert Duckworth
George Schneider
Eleanor Kay
Rittman and
Wadsworth
Melvin Grim
John Aldridge
Carson Hayes, Jr
South Carolina
Carson Hayes
Pfe
Thomas
Bill) Eynon
Camp Handford
Wash
Charles Blake
Henry Salser
Ernest Lee Quillen
Ade
Sale of Car Sought In Damage Action
In a $300 damage suit Gary Roach of Henderson sues Royand Herrmann of Cheshire for car damage from an accident at Viand and Sixth Street on March 10. The court orders sale of Herrmanns car to secure payment after Roach’s son Thomas Gary Roach drove the damaged vehicle. repairs estimated at $700.
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Point Pleasant
Gary Roach
Henderson
Royand H Herrmann
Cheshire
Herrmann
Viand
Sixth St
Roach
Thomas Gary Roach
Newell Transferred from Point Pleasant to Huntington Store
Richard P. Newell assistant manager at the Point Pleasant Southern States Cooperative branch is transferred to the Huntington store to serve in the same role. He will assume duties early this week after six months at Point Pleasant and prior work at Moore's. The Newell family plans to move to Huntington once a residence is found.
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Point Pleasant
Richard P. Newell
Southern States Cooperative
Huntington
Newell
Moore's
Newells
Mary
Richard
Three Couples Apply For Marriage Licenses In West Virginia
POINT PLEASANT The following persons have applied for marriage licenses in the office of the county clerk Aaron Francis Bates and Sonora B Carpenter both of Point Pleasant Billie Eugene Grueser of Minersville C and Doris Marie Fields of Hartford Robert Dale Mayes of Henderson and Luella Geneva Jarrell also of Henderson
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Point Pleasant
Aaron Francis Bates
Sonora B. Carpenter
Billie Eugene Grueser
Minersville
Doris Marie Fields
Hartford
Robert Dale Mayes
Henderson
Luella Geneva Jarrell
Deer population in Minidoka National Forest estimate
Officials estimate the deer population in Minidoka National Forest in southern Idaho at 8000 to 9000 head.
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Minidoka National Forest
Idaho
Rural Area Telephones Rise Sharply in 1951 WV
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia reports rural toll facilities expanded in 1951 with 3430 additional telephones, boosting rural in-service count to 49,438 as of January 1, 1952. Five-year and six-year gains cited, with ongoing construction projects and central office upgrades.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
W. W. Smith
C and P
Illegal rifle charge yields fine in magistrate court
Phillip Bailey of Charleston paid 20 dollars and costs in magistrate court after being charged with carrying an illegal rifle by conservation officer Miles Durst. William Yost appeared and paid 10 dollars and costs after speeding arrest by state police.
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Point Pleasant
Phillip Bailey
Charleston
Miles Durst
William Yost
Stork Shower Honors Mrs. Radcliffe in Columbus Guests
Mrs. Leslie Radcliffe of Columbus Ohio was honored with a stork shower at the home of Mr and Mrs Claude Cheesebrew on Kanawha Street. The dining room was decorated with pink satin ribbon blue lace and a miniature bassinet. Refreshments were served by co hosts Mrs Arthur Cheesebrew and others. Attendees included Mrs Early McKinney Mrs R L Radcliffe and daughter Tressa and many more. At the Point Pleasant Junior Woman's Club mother daughter banquet Mrs William Bardin will read Easter play Simon The Cross Bearer. Banquet set for Trinity Methodist Church April 15 at 6 30 p.m. Committee details listed.
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Leslie Radcliffe
Columbus
Ohio
Claude Cheesebrew
Kanawha St
Cheesebrew
Arthur Cheesebrew
Frank Cheesebrew
John Oliver
Poe Crawford
Early McKinney
R. L. Radcliffe
Tressa
John Kirby
Jerry Rodgers
Don Cheesebrew
Albert Sauer
Charles Fowler
Bessie Morrison
Betty
Eldridge Sauer
Virgil Sutton
Boyd Pickens
Katie Mayes
Ed Cheesebrew
Floyd Stover
William Proffitt
Gwelda Sue
Patti
Kristi
Martin Poe
Joe Forbus
Yvonne
Barbara
Carol Lee
William and
Darrell
Carol Ann Simmerman
Connie Johnson
Middleport
Point Pleasant
William H. Bardin
Simon
Trinity Methodist Church
Department of Education
Clifford Stalnaker
George Otis Fisher
Nettie Grimm
Josephine Fowler
William Pack
Chester Haddox
Millard Halstead
Vernon Clifton
Goldin Piatt
Henderson PTA to Meet Thursday at 7 30 PM
The Henderson School PTA schedules a Thursday meeting at 7 30 pm with Mrs Elizabeth Calloway in charge of the program.
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Henderson School
PTA
Elizabeth Calloway
Anniversary dinner marks Grahan milestones in Leon
A Sunday anniversary dinner at Homer Grahan’s Leon home celebrated the 35th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Homer Grahan the 5th anniversary of Mr and Mrs Sherman Grahan and the first birthday of Billy Grahan. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Herbert Cockran and son.
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Herbert Lee
Buffalo
Henry Hill
Wilma
Nita
Della Mae
Darlene
Mary Margaret
Denver Lee
Henry, Jr
Sherman Grahan
Wayne
Everrett Grahan
Ida Mae Blessing
Lillian Grahan
Homer Church
Billy Grahan
Homer Grahan
Leon
Mrs
Herbert Cockran
McKinney- West Engagement Announced in Ripley Township
Mr and Mrs G W McKinney of Ripley Road announce the engagement of their daughter Maxine to Pvt Clifford H West son of Mr and Mrs Earnest West of Youngstown Ohio Miss McKinney is a junior at Point Pleasant High School and member of the Activity Club Pvt West attended Williamson High School and is stationed at Camp Stoneman Calif Wedding date not set
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G. W. McKinney
Ripley Road
Maxine
Clifford H. West
Earnest West
Youngstown
Ohio
McKinney
Point Pleasant High School
West
Williamson High School
Camp Stoneman
Calif
School Meeting Slated
Homeroom mothers of the Ordnance School will meet Friday at 2 p.m. at the school.
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Mothers of the Ordnance School
Central School PTA Meet Delivers First Grade Program
The Central School PTA gathers this evening at 7:30 p.m. A program by first grade students directed by Zelda Knapp and Mrs. Charles Butler will be presented.
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Central School
PTA
Zelda Knapp
Charles Butler
Point Pleasant Personals in The Athens Messenger
A March 18, 1952 notice from Point Pleasant lists local residents visiting relatives and recovering from illness. Mentions Mrs. Leo Sayre absent due to illness, Mrs. Iva Flowers improving at Dana Durst home, and Harry Adams of Santa Rosa, recovering after surgery. Also notes visits by Mr. and Mrs. Phil Crookhan, Jimmy and Billy Cossin, and other regional residents to Huntington, Leon, and Sand Hill Road.
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Point Pleasant
Leo Sayre
Henderson School
Ilam Woolfitt
Pearl Stalnaker
Nitro
Grant Beaver
Leon
Phil Crookhan
Columbus
Ray Crookhan
Jimmy Cossin
Billy Cossin
Ohio
Calif
Adams
Mason County
H. F. Potts
Lancsing
Mich
Herbert Henderson
Winfield Road
William Dail
Huntington
Hegeman Morgan
Larry
Henderson
Bonecutter Services Set for Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Bonecutter will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Church of Christ in Christian Union with Rev. J. P. Keefer officiating. Burial follows in Lane Oak Cemetery. Born August 26, 1889, in Mason County she lived her life in the area. visitation is at the Bonecutter home in Henderson until the service.
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Point Pleasant
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Annie Bonecutter
Point Clinic
J. P. Keefer
Lane Oak Cemetery
Bonecutter
Mason County
Henderson
Half-conscious desires surface in everyday shopping
The fragment hints at consumer yearnings ranging from a new frozen food to a folding terrace tea, illustrating a shopper’s broad and vague cravings. It reads as a medley of possible purchases, not a focused narrative or event.
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NEW Haven News
Lester Ohlinger
New Haven Garden Club
Douglas Roush
Lou Roush
Ohlinger Riding Academy
Irene McGrew
Paul Scalley
T. B. Adams
F. A. Batey
Mary Berry
Ward Cunningham
Harry Dyer
Clyde Foley
Paul Henderson
A. D. Hume
Martha Juling
Herman Layne
Robert McGlothlin
J. W. McGrew
Paul Nease
W. R. Proffitt
Donald Roush
Ottie Roush
Pete Roush
Paul Scull
Bethel Vance
Goldye Hart
The
Methodist Church
Lloyd Hennon
R. C. Riggs
N. A. Dennis
F. E. Augenstein
Earl Rottgen
Katherine Dawson
Dennis
Jane
Hazen Roush
Harold Fry, Jr
Elmer Ohlinger
Carl Tennant
J. L Stewart
Carol Hennon
EUB Church
Fred Batey
Olive Grimm
Otto Roush
Bernard Lieving
Ora Shawver
Cliff Roush
Charles Corncliff
Montie Blake
Roy Huffman
Probe Pickens
Mary Tripp
Ray Weaver
S. H. Reitmire
John Fry
Harry Huffman
State Road Commission
Mason
Den 1
Jack Frey
Karl Wiles
Den 2
G. O. Roush
New Haven Briefs
Batey Hardware Company
Guy Watson
Philo
Keith Arnold
Shady Layne
T. H
Lloyd Roush
J. L. Stewart
Parkersburg
Florida
R. E Darling
Jackson
S. C
John Maddy
Evans
Russell Ohlinger
R. T. Ohlinger
Jean Lyons
Helen Biffle
Superior Porcelain Company
Smith
Winfield
St. Albans
Ravenswood
Llegal
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Athens Messenger
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