Driver Gets Six Month Term For Second Auto Violation
Dayton Lee Briggs of Gallipolis, 27, received a six month jail term for a second drunken driving offense and a 10 year license revocation after arrest Saturday night by city police. Other drivers faced $50 fines and six month licenses revoked for DWI or related charges, with additional minor penalties listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Dayton Lee Briggs
Gallipolis
A. M. Good
Win
Duard Wayne McClurg
Goodwin
Jessie Wardie Wiseman
Jerry Franklin Burns
Charles F. Willis
Billy Ray Ward
Nellie Josephine Devault
James E. Neal, Jr
Howard Boggs
Argyle R. Moore
Mason County Association for Retarded Children Meets in Point Pleasant
The Mason County Association for Retarded Children met at the Appalachian Auditorium to view a film No Less Precious highlighting value and education of mentally retarded children. New vice president Rev. Jack Higgins and president role shift by Mrs. Harold Poff were announced, with Otis Rice presenting county child evaluations and plans for a special school opening in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason County Association For Retarded Children
Appalachian Auditorium
Jack Higgins
Harold Poff
A. B. Caldwell
Otis Rice
Marines Conduct East Coast Amphibious Exercise Lamtphibex 1-60
Acting Gunnery Sgt. Robert Matthews Jr. leads Marines from the 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune in the joint Navy Marine amphibious drill Lamtphibex 1 60. The large training exercise tests Atlantic Fleet readiness and Marine equipment and landing techniques from March 22 to April 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Matthews, Jr
Janet S. Withers
Point Pleasant
2Nd Marine Division
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Atlantic Fleet
Marine Corps
Rotary Club Ladies Night Set For March 30
The Point Pleasant Rotary Club schedules its weekly meeting for 6 50 p m at the Moose Home with wives invited for Ladies Night. Huntington’s Borge Rosing will speak after dinner. he is a former Huntington Rotary president and past Rotary district governor. Kenneth W Robinson handles favors and door prizes. Carroll Casto directs singing and Phyllis Miller provides dinner music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Tri-State
Huntington
Dexter Star Garden Club Meeting At Mrs Stout Home
Eleven members attended the Star Garden Club at Mrs G B Stout home with guest Mrs Donna Jean Nelson. The meeting included verse reading, devotions, a daylilies paper, a discussion on plants, birthday potholder showers and a plant auction. The club will prepare a flower arrangement for Achievement Day in Middleport on March 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orson Nelson Dexter
G. B. Stout
Star Garden Club
Donna Jean Nelson
Neal Jeffers
C. B. Stout
Grace Turner
Stout
Allegra Will
Ruth Nicholson
Erma Vale
Vona Russell
Middleport
Henry Turner
Miles Schilling
Judy
Vivian
Johnny
Linda
Vermilion
Ward Nicholson
George Kyer
Tallmadge
Vance Anderson
Charleston
W. Va
Elva Anderson
Paul Anderson
Farm Women's Council Meeting in Point Pleasant
Mason County Farm Women's Council members will meet April 12 at 1 30 p.m. in the County Extension Office. Mrs Arnett Roush, president, will preside. Plans will be made for the county's annual spring luncheon of the Farm Women's Clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Women’s Council
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Farm Women's Council
Arnett Roush
Farm Women's Clubs
Hidden Costs Of Farm Accidents Highlighted By Safety Chief
West Virginia official Kenneth W. Shaffer says farm accidents incur large hidden costs beyond medical bills. He cites lost work time, need for extra help, crop delays, equipment damage, and widespread risk to all farm family members. In 1958 about 11,300 farm residents died in accidents with 950,000 injuries.
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Point Pleasant
Kenneth W. Shaffer
Morgantown
West Virginia Farm and Home Safety Committee
Shaffer
Point Pleasant Girl Wins $500 Education Award
Melinda L Hervey of Point Pleasant the daughter of Appalachian Power Company officials was honored among four AEP system winners at a Roanoke luncheon. The awards based on aptitude test scores and school records recognize children of AEP employees. other winners include Phillip Buchanan James Richmond and David Coffey. Stephen Hodges declined the prize due to trustee fund rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Melinda L. Hervey
Appalachian Power Company
Melinda
George E. Hervey
Appalachian
Roanoke
R. E. Hodges
American Electric Power System
AEP System
Appalachian Power
Phillip B. Buchanan
W. J. Buchanan, Jr
Glassgow
W. Va
James L. Richmond, Jr
Logan
David W. Coffey
Wallace H. Coffey
System Accounting Office
Stephen M. Hodges
AEP
Legion Auxiliary Units Plan Spring Convention in Point Pleasant
American Legion Auxiliary fourth district spring convention will be held at the local chapter on April 24 with a dinner. President Edith Fox led last night's meeting which also planned the Huntington Hospital party for April 9. The unit will open its clothing bank on April 7 from 10 am to noon under Orpha O Connor with a white elephant sale funds to local charities. Attending were Mrs Fox, Carl Fruth, O Connor, Bauer, Leo Chouette, Paul Thomas Jr, Carl Barnette and guest Doretta Alvis.
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Point Pleasant
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Edith Fox
Veteran’s Hospital
Huntington Veteran's Hospital
Orpha O’connor
Manford Bauer
Fox
Carl Fruth
O'Connor
Bauer
Leo Cho
Former Residents Are New Parents in Point Pleasant
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Thomas of Atlanta announce the birth of a son Join Douglas on March 16. The parents are formerly of Point Pleasant. The mother is Mary Rogers King, daughter of Mrs. Warren T. King. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Thomas of Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
A. E. Thomas
Atlanta, Ga
Douglas
Thomas
Mary Rogers King
Warren T. King
Birth Notice for Hogsett Family in Huntington
Mr and Mrs Randall Hogsett of Huntington announce the birth of a son. Hospital admission notes include Winifred Gillispie Ashton Eileen Miller Point Pleasant and Katie Wogan Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Hogsett
Huntington
Winifred Gillispie
Ashton
Eileen Miller
Point Pleasant
Katie Wogan
Columbus
Damage suit filed over Route 17 wreck death
Gates City Transport sues Hennis Freight Lines and Mrs. T. L. Dillon administrator for the estate of Thomas Lee Dillon seeking 6500 in a circuit court. Dillon, a Hennis driver, died in the March 22 1959 Route 17 crash along with another driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Circuit Clerks Office
Gates City Transport
Hennis Freight Lines, Inc
T. L. Dillon
Thomas Lee Dillon
Home and Housing Committee Meets in Point Pleasant
The Home and Housing committee “Let’s Preserve West Virginia’s Beauty” plans a 1:30 p.m. meeting Wednesday at the Board of Education offices. Mrs. Charles Yonker serves as general chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Home and Housing
Let's Preserve
West Virginia
Board of Education
Charles Yonker
DAR Unit To Meet At Mansion House In Point Pleasant
The Department of Junior American Citizens of the Colonel Charles Lewis DAR, with Mrs. Homer C. Martin as chairman, will present the program at the chapter meeting Friday at 2 p.m. at the Mansion House. Hostess committee includes Mrs. J. G. F. Johnson, D. N. Connors, Arthur Goodwin, Edward Biddle, W. H. Bardin, Betty Berry, Imogene Yeager, and Ralph Raike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles Lewis
Daughters of American Revolution
Homer C. Martin
Mansion House
J. G. F. Johnson
D. N. Connors
Arthur Goodwin
Edward Biddle
W. H. Bardin
Betty Berry
Imogene Yeager
Ralph Raike
Obey Traffic Laws Say West Virginia Police
West Virginia State Police Colonel Hazen H. Fair urged drivers to follow laws to cut accidents. He warned against speeding, ignoring stop signs, and driving under the influence, stressing that lawfulness protects lives and avoids hospital or graveyard outcomes.
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el Hazen H. Fair
West Virginia
State Police
Fair
Mrs Manford Bauer Spends Monday in Parkersburg
Mrs Manford Bauer of Country Club Addition spent Monday in Parkersburg where she attended a business meeting.
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Manford Bauer
Country Club Addition
Parkersburg
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births Notice
Birth announcements from Pleasant Valley Hospital list newborn daughters for Mr. and Mrs. Otto Smith and Mrs. Jack Riggs plus entries for Ruth Gunnell Daisy Mash Odell Kimbrell II and others across Point Pleasant Letart Pomeroy Galli polis Cheshire New Haven and Pearley Sayre Leon and Eleanor Ohlinger. The fragmentary list names numerous families and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Smith
South Side
Jack Riggs
Letart
Ruth Gunnell
Cheshire
Leo Smith
Pomeroy
Daisy Mash
Point Pleasant
Odell Kimbrell, II
Gallipolis
Clytie Terril
Leonard Shobe
Pearley Sayre
Leon
Warren Sheets
Eleanor
Elmer Ohlinger
New Haven
Easter Theme Chosen For Spring Style Show
Point Pleasant will host the annual spring style show with the Easter theme "Eastertime in Holland" led by chairman Mrs. James Hager. The event starts Thursday at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium with a committee of Mrs. Manford Bauer, Mrs. Kenneth Whited, Mrs. Hobart Deweese Jr., Mrs. James Wendell, Mrs. James Stevens, Mrs. Raymond Ferrell, Mrs. John Lynch, and Mrs. William Patter assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Point Pleasant
James Hager
Manford Bauer
Kenneth Whited
Hobart Deweese, Jr
James Wendell
James Stevens
Raymond Ferrell
John Lynch
William Patterson
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Clarence Rainey
James R. Harlow
Jack Gainer
Chat Yates
Marion Litchfield
Culligan
W. Stimson
Athens
Blaine Norman
Wayne Burdette
Ways and Means
Paul Powell
Young Mothers Club
Donald Nott
Earl Keefer
Ray Fox
Clifton
Economy Savings & Loan CO
N. Court St
Pon
Neroy
Nelsonville
Loga
Logan Clendening
Quick's Drug Store
Union Street
Athens, O
Prescription Chemists
Rotary Club
Dexter
Arthur Higginbotham
Buffalo
Akron
Tom Jeffers
Virgil Justice
Holzer Hospital
Medical
Pt. Pleasant Girl
Hervey
Washington
Ken Hechler
Legion Auxiliary Unit
Point Pleasant Clinic
Pleasant Spring
Washington St
Athens LY
James Mahokey
Wyandotte
DAR
Point Pleasant — Colon
Colonel Fair
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Eas
Post Office
Pt. Pleasant
Pointeasant
Denver
Duke Cleaners
Court St
Pt, Pleasant
Main St
Jackson Ave
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