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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1967

Page

5

Monster Bird and Light Sightings Stir Point Pleasant

Residents report a large fuzzy winged creature seen hovering near a car on Route 33 during a storm and a golf course area north of Mason. The incident echoes December reports of a red-eyed, winged entity chasing vehicles in the TNT area and subsequent ball-shaped lights sighted along Route 17 toward Henderson.

Point Pleasant Mason County Middleport New Haven Route 33 Mason Roger Scarberry Steve Mallette TNT Henderson

Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Admissions Brief

Pleasant Valley Hospital reports births for Mr and Mrs Danny Staats Middleport a son and Mr and Mrs Osher Patterson Hender SOL a son. Admissions include Mrs Harold Matheny Leon Mrs Charles Stanley Point Pleasant Goldie Hartley Hartford.

Danny Staats Middleport Osher Patterson Hender- Sol Harold Matheny Leon Charles Stanley Point Pleasant Goldie Hartley Hartford

Fireman Puts Out Blaze At His Home

Point Pleasant firefighter Melvin Johnson extinguished a basement fire at his home using a fire extinguisher after paint brushes ignited from cleaning fluid. He suffered first second and third degree burns on his arms and was treated at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Minor basement damage reported.

Point Pleasant Pleasant Valley Hospital Melvin Johnson Johnson

Wife Spends Week With GI Husband

Lt. Harry M. Love of Point Pleasant, stationed in Vietnam since September, joined his wife Evelyn in Waikiki Beach Hawaii for a week. He flew 13 hours with 150 service members on leave. The couple plan to spend Easter with his parents. Also visiting will be Miss Faye Machir sister of Mrs. Love.

Point Pleasant Harry M Mike) Love Howard Love Tuh Hoa Vietnam Evelyn Middleburg Waikiki Beach Hawaii Love

Rio Grande Adopts Two Vietnamese Orphans

Rio Grande College students broaden the charity project from one to two Vietnamese orphans, already surpassing the $120 goal and aiming to raise $240 by May 1. Organizers include Melvin Alexander Gardner and Daisy Lee Haws of Point Pleasant.

Rio Grande Rio Grande College Melvin Alexander Gardner Point Pleasant Daisy Lee Haws

Syracuse News Notes visits from family and friends

Syracuse notes list multiple visits as families travel from Dunbar West Virginia Mineral Wells West Virginia Berea College Kentucky Columbus Ohio Leesburg Virginia Springfield Ohio Jacksonville Florida Miami Florida Newark New Jersey Cochoc ton Georgia for baseball season exhibition games and family gatherings.

Edison Hubbard Dale Hubbard Washington, D. C Mary M. Diddle Anna Grace Osler Darrell Brown Mineral Wells W. Va Jim Bill Osler Berea College Kentucky E. J. Soulsby Glenna William Crouse Columbus Roger Winebrenner Winebrenner B. L. Miracle Leesburg Allen Lipscomb Carolyn Lipscomb Herbert Parker Robert

Point Women Attend Club Convention in White Sulphur Springs

Point Pleasant delegates of the Point Pleasant and Senior Women's Clubs joined the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs 61st annual convention March 17-18 at Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs. The Point Pleasant Senior Women's Club was honored for completing honor points for 1966-67. Attendees included Mrs. L. G. Mohr, president, and Mrs. Carrie Mohr, delegate, while Pleasant Junior Women's Club members were Mrs. Donald Nott, president, plus Mrs. William Bardin Jr., Mrs. Harry Siders, Mrs. John Wiseman, and Mrs. Tom Jennings.

Point Pleasant West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs L. G. Mohr Carrie Mohr Donald Nott William Bardin Jr Harry Siders John Wiseman Tom Jennings

Where The Waters Mingled in Point Pleasant Flood

A National Geographic feature recounts Point Pleasant 1937 flood and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. staffer Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Walters era heroics. Water reached second floor, operator kept service from raised switchboard, coal borrowed by river boat, kerosene lamps lit, and residents used rowboats to reach work and shelter.

Point Pleasant Chesapeake and Potomac National Geographic Magazine Mary Elizabeth Walters Viand Street Main Street

Holzer Hospital News A list of births and discharges

Holzer Hospital reports numerous births including a son to Mr and Mrs Herman Estep Mason a daughter to Mr and Mrs Larry Sawyers Henderson and other newborns and numerous discharges. Injuries and arrests appear in today’s notes with Scott D Evans Pedro Route 1 treated for head injury after ladder fall and George W Grimes of Point Pleasant arrested on charges of disturbing the peace trespassing and profanity.

Syracuse Agnes White James R. White Mary Beth Dunbar W. Va White Richard Duckworth Charles White Texanna Beulah White Middleport Springfield Charles Hoback Jacksonville Miami Fla Paul Eddie Herman London Patricia Newark Inlaw Douglas Moore Kristie Herman Estep Mason Larry Lee Sawyers Henderson Linda C. Aggard Gallipolis Ottie E. Smith Charles Mash Point Pleasant Scott D. Evans Pedro Janie Shaffer Jack Hall Oak Hill Joseph Vickers Wellston Melvin Taylor Jr Walter A. Patterson Ernest Mary Elizabeth Phillips Cathy Bazell Coal Grove Ronnie Delaney Crown City Sandra Lea Burns Gallipolis Ferry Homer W Orville Evans Holzer Hospital George W. Grimes

Conservation Made Family Affair For Newberry Brothers In Mason

The Newberry family of Mason County led by Robert Newberry Sr. is highlighted for exceptional conservation farming. Sons Elmer Delmer Robert Jr. and Lawrence operate farms using joins with Kenny Fry in 4-H, while Leonard and Robert Sr. work in Gallia County. They employ strip cropping diversion ditches sod waterways and ponds. Robert Jr. raises beef cattle, Delmer and Elmer run dairies, and Kenny Fry earned a grand champion steer. The Newberrys hold multiple county and district conservation wins.

Newberry Brothers Mason Point Pleasant Robert Newberry Sr Mason County John Cooper The Soil Conservation Service Robert Newberry Jr Lawrence Delmer Elmer Leonard Tommy Fry Robinson Run Robert Jr Old Town Creek Sand Hill Road Bethel Church Robert Sr Gallia County Kenny Fry Kenny Cooper Robert

Heights EUB Church Easter Services in Point Pleasant

Heights EUB Church outlines Easter observances with a 7 30 p m communion in the church dining room and sunrise services next Sunday. Youth Fellowship meets twice this week for prep and attendance at the New Haven church meeting and various prayer groups gather for brief services. Morning prayers and Good Friday union services precede a unified 945 a m worship and church school classes.

Point Pleasant Heights Eub Youth Fellowship New Haven the Heights Heights Church of Christ In Christian Union Union The Presbyterian Church

Rio Grande Adopts New School Calendar

Rio Grande College adopts an updated academic calendar. The first semester ends by Christmas and the second by May 26. Classes expand from 50 to 60 minutes and extend into early evening, allowing each semester to be compressed by several weeks.

Rio Grande Rio Grande College

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