Funeral for John Wayne McKinney Draws 300 in Community Grief
More than 300 people gathered at Jordan Baptist Church to bid farewell to John Wayne McKinney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul McKinney, after a six day search. His body was found near his home on Sunday by Joe Yester and his daughter. Church services featured a reading of Crossing the Bar and prayers. burial followed at the church cemetery. Donations collected totaled 337.75 with 77 turned to St Mancia's Guild for parish aid. The family vowed to resume normal life, seeking strength through faith and community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hyre
Point Pleasant
Jordan Baptist Church
Gallipolis Ferry
John Wayne McKinney
Paul McKinney
John Wayne
Joe Yester
Jackie
Yester
Bud Lee Hatfield
Pat Henry
Mohr Funeral Home
Drew Hatfield
St. Mancia
Teens vie for six day New York trip in UN pilgrimage contest
Seven county high school students spent a busy day at the county board offices taking a standardized test to select the two finalists for a six day trip to New York City in June. The United Nations Pilgrimage To Youth contest is sponsored by Point Pleasant Odd Fellows with tests directed by County School Superintendent C. H. Withers and Ed Irvin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
New York City
Odd Fellows
C. H. Withers
Ed Irvin
United Nations
Point Pleasant High School
Reta Sue Green
Walter Sturgeon
Patricia Cottrill
Nancy Rogers
Suzanne Lynch
Judith Hurley
Hannan High School
Elizabeth Doss
Carol Buckle
Mental Health Week Starts on April 27
Mason County Chapter of Mental Health outlines observance dates from April 27 to May 3 with an April 27 kickoff at Lakin State Hospital. A planning committee led by Dr Mildred Bateman includes several members and additional attendees at the Appalachian Building meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Mental Health
Appalachiin Building
Eugene Ball
Lakin State Hospital
Mildred Bateman
George Hervey
James
Practice Set For Minstrel Chorus Line
Mrs Doddee Forza directs the Georgia Minstrel with Capt and Mrs Billy Bryant announcing start of chorus rehearsals led by C N Haddox. The Youth Fellowship of Christ Episcopal Church sponsors the May 1 and 2 show at the high school auditorium with Ruth Heiskell and Butch Waters as Mr Catfish and Mr Banjo Eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Doddee Forza
Georgia
Billy Bryant
C. N. Haddox
Youth Fellowship of Christ Episcopal Church
Ruth Heiskell
Butch Waters
Catfish
Banjo Eyes
Becky White
Jean Horn
Patty Sefer
Linda Rainey
Marlene Thompson
Tommy Thompson
Johnny Musgrave
James Lewis
Pat Henry
Rayburn Vansickle
Mary Ann Somerville
Benny Somerville
Sandi Cappellari
Sue Smith
Connie Jo Davis
Retta Sue Green
Lorea Lee Stanley
Carolyn Haught
Martha Childers
Warren Hurley
Judy Hurley
Roger Freeman
Mary Ann Vansickle
Kemp Little Page
Melinda Hervey
Larry Akerman
John Franklin
Mary Jeffries
Karen Roseberry
Bonnie Holliday
Social visits across multiple Ohio towns described
The page lists numerous Sunday and Thursday visits among families in Lancaster Athens Columbus McConnelsville and Cutler. It notes birthdays illness recovery and hospitality events including Mrs Gertrude Brown visiting Athens for her birthday and thanks for gifts. A culinary tip suggests repurposing chopped leftovers in creamed vegetables or vegetable salads.
Keefer Files as Candidate for Mason County School Board
Earl H. Keefer of Letart Route has filed for a six year Mason County School Board term. Keefer is a chemist at Philip Sporn Plant and a Point Pleasant High School graduate who attended Marshall College. He is married to Mary Boston and has four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Earl H. Keefer
Letart
Mason County School Board
Keefer
Philip Sporn Plant
Point Pleasant High School
Marshall College
Mary Boston
Henry Keefer
Leon
Adkins and Sharps Celebrate Dual Anniversaries
Two wedding anniversaries and a birthday were celebrated Sunday as Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Adkins joined Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Sharp in Springfield. It marked the thirteenth anniversary for both couples and Benny Sharp’s twelfth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Lewis Adkins
W. C. Sharp
Springfield
Mrs. Adkins
Mrs. Sharp
Benny
Swedish submarine Tjern raised after sinking off Southern Sweden
The new submarine Tjern has been raised after sinking soon after launch due to an open torpedo port. It is now reported safe with all torpedo ports closed. Mars air volume equals water vapor in a box two by two by ten feet, according to the National Bureau of Standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Mars
National Bureau of Standards Scientists
Juvenile Court Sentences and Divorces Dismissed at Special Term
At a special term in Point Pleasant juvenile court Judge Oliver D. Kessel presided. A boy was sent to reform school for breaking and entering while several youths received probation or were held over to May for further juvenile hearings. Four divorce cases were dismissed on the plaintiffs attorney’s recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Reform School
Circuit Court
Oliver D. Kessel
Paul Brown
Helen Brown
Mason County Public Assistance
Division of Child Welfare
Clyde Dempsey
Jack Eugene Smith
Ruby Irene Gardner
Kenneth Ray Gardner
Mary Kathleen Moore
Marvin Noel Moore
Violet Brown
Clarence Brown
Mazie Camp
Ward Camp
Auxiliary Helps Needy In Mason County March Meeting
Mason County Unit 23 American Legion Auxiliary held a March meeting at the Legion Home on Viand Street at 8 p m. Mrs Vernon Deweese led the session and urged blood donation during a Trinity Methodist Church bloodmobile visit. The group plans a dogwood tree planting at the courthouse lawn and reported a successful bake sale with funds to be mailed to community drives. Poppy fund support aided several needy veteran families as the unit prepares for May Poppy Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason County Unit 23
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Viand Street
Vernon Deweese
Trinity Methodist Church
Huntington Veterans Hospital
D. G. Wilfong
Ralph Carr
Manford Bauer
Paul Thomas
E. G. Grimm
W. S. Waldie
Leland Duncan
C. L. Myers
Carl Fruth
Marvin Wartenburg
Trimble Grange Group Celebrates Birthdays
CHAUNCEY The Community Club of Trimble Grange met at the Grange Hall for a noon birthday dinner last Wednesday honoring Mrs. Gertrude Brown Mrs. Lavada White and Mrs. Charles Walton. Cakes by Pearl Donley and Hazel Boudinot were served. Roy Kasler and wife missed the event due to Mrs. Kasler's illness. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sanders Nettie Walton Osa Hoisington and Orvil Boudinot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Trimble Grange
Grange Hall
Gertrude Brown
Lavada White
Charles Walton
Pearl Donley
Hazel Boudinot
Roy Kasler
Poes Announce Arrival Of First Child Marilyn Kay
Mr and Mrs Teddy Poe of Olympia Washington announce the arrival of their first child a daughter Marilyn Kay born at a hospital there on March 15 Grandparents are Sgt and Mrs Carl Nutt of Point Pleasant and Mr and Mrs Carl Poe of Griffitts ville West Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poes
Marilyn
Teddy Poe
Olympia
Wash
Marilyn Kay
Sgt
Mrs
Carl Nutt
Point Pleasant
Carl Poe
Griffitsville, W. Va
Party Honors Mrs. Jolly at Chauncey Shower
Chauncey residents hosted a miscellaneous shower at Mrs. Chester Simpson’s home honoring Mr. and Mrs. David Jolly formerly Grace Simpson. Out of town guests included numerous relatives and friends from Millfield Circle Hill Carbondale and Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chester Simpson
David Jolly
Grace Simpson
Homer Davis
Norman Tinkham
Debbie
Blane Bullock
Howard Simpson
Warren Simpson
Randy Dunnall
Millfield
Charles Bullock
Robert Bentley
Susie
Sandra Stormy
Tom
Nelsonville
Ruth Carr
Circle Hill
Clifford Jolly
Carbondale
Iris Gretz
George Slisher
George Walton
Rolland Slisher
Rebecca
David
Arthur Smith
Larry
Janice
Sheila
Lois Simpson
Peggy Schoonover
Homer Shields
Harold Dickens
Point Pleasant Senior High Band Spring Concert Held
Point Pleasant announces its annual spring concert at the high school auditorium directed by C. R. Yoho with narrator Phyllis Miller, a 1956 graduate. The program lists officers, marching band staff, majorettes, and a full roster of band sections and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
C. R. Yoho
Phyllis Miller
Point Pleasant High School
Judy Dudding
Sue Smith
Nancy Rogers
Audrey Goff
Jerry Lawson
Suzanne Crump
Carol Grimm
Maurice Mayes
Sandra Cappellari
Marlene Thompson
Retta Sue Green
Maury Mayes
Pat Gerlach
Janet Eshenaur
Katy McDaniel
Sewing Circle Meeting Posted for Wednesday
The Wednesday Sewing Circle will meet with Mrs. Mary Dew on Jacobs Ave. Important business will be discussed and all members are requested to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Mary Dew
Jacobs Ave
Redlegs Mound Man in Spring Training at Lorado Texas
Richard Walters of Columbus son of Mr and Mrs Guy Walters of Middleport pitches for the Cincinnati Redlegs and is in spring training at Lorado Texas Mrs Betty Sue Colley daughter of Mr and Mrs J S Colley of Henderson will move to Point Pleasant soon as her husband enters training Richard Kyle Colley also mentioned in the family notes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Richard Walters
Columbus
Guy Walters
Middleport
Cincinnati Redlegs
Lorado
Tex
Betty Sue Colley
J. S. Colley
Henderson
Colley
Richard Kyle
Easter Practice Set by Chauncey Church of God Youth
Chauncey Church of God youth will meet at the Chauncey church Thursday at 6 30 p m to practice for their Easter program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Church of God
Also Mentioned on This Page
McKinney
Roger
Mimi Adams
Jack Smith
Lancaster
Lawrence Bullock
Ernie Anderson
Tom Heston
Tommy
Harrett Ann
E. C. Wharton
Don Henry
Johnson
Phyllis Crabtree
Frank Severs
Emanuel Crabtree
Raymond Crabtree
Lloyd Remely
Cutler
Philip Sporn
Adkins
Sharps
Court House
Trimble Grange Group
Biggs
Mr. and
John Foster Dulles
Mrs. Dulles
Washington
SEATO
Manila
International
Mrs. Jolly
Stephen K. Noble
Reta Jividen
Judy Getty
Danielle Grant
Linda R. Eads
Maurice R. Mayes
Joe Ingerick
Connie Johnson
Carol Horton Reynolds
Jean Hall
Barbara Rogers
Eloise Clark
Carolyn Hereford
Sharon Bashore
Nancy Brake
Gary Wamsley
Connie Atkinson
Velma Clench
Woody Boyce
Helen Dabney
William Wallace
Barbara O'Neal
Patty Machir
Jim Anderson
Connie Glover
Evelyn Sturgeon
Judy Johnson
John A. Mohr
Jean Pullen
Mary Lou Garland
Alison Kirk
Louise Plants
Janet Cunningham
James Clendenin
Thomas Adams
Joan Conley
Robert Cline
Billy Blain
Ann Caynor
Vance Cline
Wayne Kincaid
Eddie Kincaid
David Wartenburg
John McDermit
Thomas Stover
Harold Ridenout
Kenneth McDaniel
God
Brigitte
Bardot
Louis Jourdan
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A Ty
Alan Clifton
Sophia Ladd - Webb
WB Rey Bain
Tose
Orien Wenn
Tony Curtis
Houdini
Taylor Wescobun Hardwicke Aster Eispeth Mueller
Redlegs
Pimpson
N. Court
Athens, Ohio
Bell's
Uae
Erly
Belks Rompin
Ladies’ Rayon
FLOOR
Bates
Warren Sewell
Bargain
Maslin
Cretonne
Ernest Hemingway
DE PE
Viteorio DE Sica
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