Sanctuary Fire Destroys Point Pleasant Church
A blaze damaged the Sanctuary of the Secret Heart Catholic Church on Jackson Ave in Point Pleasant destroying altar statues and sacred items. Firefighters fought the 12:20 PM fire for about an hour with damage to the interior estimated at 3500 dollars and an investigation pending.
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Point Pleasant
Secret Heart Catholic
Jackson Ave
John J. O. Reilley
Rebecca Leonard
Eighth and Main
Point Pleasant Debate Team Enters Huntington Contest
Point Pleasant High School speech department enters a Huntington Central High debate tournament. Debaters Carl Adier Butch Rhodes and classmates Walden Bennett Roush Bex Jones Joe Johnson Judy Jefferies will compete against Ashland High School students with advisor Mrs Edward Jackson Mrs Walden Roush and Jimmy Mitchell. They prepare for the state contest in Morgantown March 28 29 and 30.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant High School
Huntington Central High School
Carl Adier
Butch Rhodes
Ashland High School
Morgantown
Rhodes
Adler
Walden Bennett Roush
Bex Jones
Joe Johnson
Judy Jefferies
Edward Jackson
Walden Roush
Jimmy Mitchell
Junior High Banquet Honors Point Pleasant Players
The Point Pleasant Junior High held its annual football and basketball banquet at the school cafeteria. Coach William Pack awarded Sale Miller the champion four shot trophy for a 60 percent shooting rate and presented awards and letters to 22 players and two managers. Also in attendance were coaches Shertzer Horton and Rogers, with cheerleaders Donna Lou Greenlee Judy Hanshaw Ruthie Love Janet Rice Patty Stevens and Cheryl Mitchell.
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Point Pleasant
William Pack
Sale Miller
Robert Shertzer
Richard Horton
Jack Rogers
Donna Lou Greenlee
Judy Hanshaw
Ruthie Love
Janet Rice
Patty Stevens
Cheryl Mitchell
Ex Jackson Resident Cicero J Wheeler Dies at 73
Cicero J Wheeler a former Jackson resident, age 73, died Tuesday at Barberton Citizen Hospital. He leaves four daughters Violet King Gladys Kinzel Helen Hoschar Louise Wheeler two sons Claude Robert and a stepson Ferry Hughes plus a sister and a niece. Funeral set Saturday at 1 pm at Creston EUB Church with burial in Creston Cemetery.
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Cicero J. Wheeler
Barberton Citizen Hospital
Yale
Ripley
Violet King
Gladys Kinzel
Barberton
Helen Hoschar
Racine
Louise Wheeler
Wellsville
Claude
Robert
Columbus
Ferry Hughes
Iva Flowers
Sand Hill Road
Company Names Clarence Anderson Manager of Local Gas Firm
United Fuel Gas Co. promotes Clarence Anderson of Kenova to manager of the local gas company. He has 20 years with the firm and plans to join Kenova and local organizations here. Anderson is married with a son, Jimmy, 14, enrolled in junior high. the family resides at 801 27th St. Grant Wyndham, previously Point Pleasant office manager, is reassigned to Charleston.
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Point Pleasant
United Fuel Gas Co
Clarence Anderson
Kenova
Kenova Lion’s Club
First Baptist Church
Parent Teachers Association
Anderson
Jimmy
Andersons
27Th St
Grant Wyndham
Charleston
Jerry Ferguson Completes First Phase of Training at Fort Knox
Pvt. Jerry C. Ferguson son of Mr and Mrs Charley V Ferguson of West Columbia West Virginia finished the first phase of active duty training at Fort Knox Kentucky on March 16 He completed eight weeks of basic combat training as part of the Reserve Forces Act program. Ferguson attended Wahama High School Mason City.
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Jerry Ferguson
Fort Knox, Ky
AHTNC
Jerry C. Ferguson
Charley V. Ferguson
West Columbia
W. Va
Fort Knox
Ferguson
Wahama High School
Mason City
Smoking in the United States Rises From 40 to 60 Million
Between 1940 and 1952 the number of cigarette smokers in the United States grew from 40 million to 60 million, reflecting a sharp postwar rise in tobacco use.
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United States
$100,000 For Hospital Is Obtained
Dr. Jack Buxton announces Mason County Hospital Association will receive a $100,000 mortgage from Citizen National Bank and Point Pleasant Building and Loan. With $68,000 already donated and $70,000 pledged, a 40 bed unit may be built. Hil-Burton federal fund will supply $313,000. Building site is on Jackson Ave a five acre plot.
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Point Pleasant
Jack Buxton
Mason County Hospital Association
Citizen National Bank
Point Pleasant Building and Loan
C. C. Lewis
Citizen Bank
Fred Riley
John Brown
Loan Association
Buxton
Hil-Burton Federal Fund
Jackson Ave
Women of the Moose Meet In Pt Pleasant
The Women of the Moose gathering at the Moose Home with Mrs Ruth Lewis presiding discussed plans for the deputy grand regent day honoring Net tie Kemp of Charleston set for June 9. Attendees included Rose Specht Katherine Fawlkes Bertha White Genevieve Collins Belle Cook Myrtle Liseman from St Albans and Irene Wright of Charleston along with numerous local members. Kenneth Roush to lead the program and new officers to be elected.
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Ruth Lewis
Nettie Kemp
Charleston
Rose Specht
Katherine Fawlkes
Bertha White
Genevieve Collins
Belle Cook
Myrtle Liseman
St. Albans
Irene Wright
Jeanette Harmon
Frances Darst
Betty Heck
Jean Sauer
Ellen Fisher
Roma Wartenberg
Daisy Durst
Freda Fruth
Kathryn Wilson
Annalee Redman
Ann Whalen
Wilma Melrose
St Peters United Lutheran Women to Meet at Roush Home
The St Peter's United Lutheran Church women will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Dale Roush 2618 Mt Vernon Ave Mrs Joseph Keiser will preside at the business session and Mrs
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St. Peter’s
Latin Club Meeting At Eastern Local School
TUPPERS PLAINS The Caesar Latin Club of Eastern Local School District met in the Tuppers Plains auditorium under president John Hetzer. Plans were made to send representatives to the Junior Classical League Convention on March 29 in Columbus and to host Latin Week the week of April 21 with a banquet. Coursework included reports on the Ides of March by Martha Goebel and St Patrick’s Day by Yvonne Damewood and Donna Frecker, plus Irish songs with Janet Knight. games and refreshments closed the evening.
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The
Scholars of Caesar Latin Club
John Hetzer
Columbus
Martha Goebel
Yvonne
Red Navy Now Bigger Than Bri Jilin
London reports that Russia has surpassed Britain as the world’s second naval power, with more submarines, cruisers, and destroyers. Jane’s 1956 57 edition notes the United States remains ahead overall, while Britain trims postwar fleets and Russia emphasizes submarines for sea control.
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London
Russia
Great Britain
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Auxiliary To Meet At Legion Home Monday
Auxiliary To Meet The American Legion Auxiliary will gather Monday evening at the Legion home with Mrs Fay Barnette presiding over the meeting.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Fay Barnette
Point Pleasant Freshman Joins Dean's List at Marshall
Miss Suzanne Rothgeb a Marshall College freshman earns dean's list honors for a 3.5 average or better among 359 students. She is 1956 Point Pleasant High School graduate and Jefferson Boulevard daughter of Mr and Mrs D W Rothgeb. Major is elementary education.
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Point Pleasant
Suzanne Rothgeb
Marshall College
Point Pleasant High School
D. W. Rothgeb
Jefferson Blvd
Miss Rothgeb
Medieval Torture Chamber Restored in Rothenberg for Tourists
A restored torture chamber from the mid ages in Rothenberg Germany is opened to visitors highlighting historical display. The site offers guided tours and reflects medieval judicial practices.
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Rothenberg
Germany
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