Powell Elected President of Education Association
Paul Powell principal of Mason Elementary School was elected president of the County Education Association at the spring meeting held in the junior high auditorium. Mrs. Robert Ferguson was secretary and treasurer is Mrs. Dixie Irvin. Outgoing president Mrs. Douglas Rouse becomes vice president. Delegates to the National Education Association in Miami are Walden Roush and Mrs. Louise Sommer with alternates Emma Wise and Ilya Wise. Erma Barnett is WV Education Association Assembly delegate with alternate Eustace Pickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Paul Powell
Mason S
County Education Association
Robert Ferguson
Dixie Irvin
Douglas Rouse
National Education Association
Miami
Fla
Walden Roush
Louise Sommer
Emma Wise
Ilya Wise
West Virginia Education Association
Erma Barnett
Eustace Pickens
Chauncey High Ranking Students In Examinations
Chauncey high ranking students on preliminary scholarship tests at the high school last week include English IX with Shirley Sayre Joan Owen and Nancy Davis English X with Joan Fiske Norma Hixson and Allen Penderton English XI Anne Roberts Ruth Smith and Barbara Hanning English XI Janis Davis Barbara Kidd and Janice Staiie American History Barbara Kidd Alfred Deal James North and Barbara Hanning Algebra Shirley Sayres Barbara Keirns Carolyn Daugherty and Julia Kennard Geometry Charlie Barrowman Allen Pendelton and Ruth Smith Social studies James Davis Grace Ann Crabtree and Patty Nogrady World history Norma Hixson Charles Barrowman and Louis Howard General Science Nancy Davis Shirley Sayres and Johnny Mullins Biology Norma Hixson Allen Pendleton and Diane Nye Bookkeeping Janis Davis Alfred Deal and Barbara Hanning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Shirley Sayre
Joan Owen
Nancy Davis
Joan Fiske
Norma Hixson
Allen Penderton
Anne Roberts
Ruth Smith
Barbara Hanning
Janis Davis
Barbara Kidd
Janice Staiie
Alfred Deal
James North
Shirley Sayres
Barbara Keirns
Carolyn Daugherty
Julia Ken
Two Crashes Investigated By Police In Gallipolis Weekend
Gallipolis city police report two weekend crashes on Court Street and Second and Olive cross streets. Lowell Hayes 48 of Bidwell and Garnet Bowling 18 of Gallipolis were involved in the Saturday noon collision. no arrests. A second collision involved drivers from Ashtabula, William Tucker and Emil Reynolds, with Reynolds stating he did not see the oncoming car. No arrests in either crash. William Alexander of Addison was drunk and disorderly and taken into custody Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lowell D Hayes
Bidwell
Court St
Garnet Bowling
Second
Olive
Ashtabula
William Tucker
Emil Reynolds
Reynolds
Tucker
William Alexander
Addison
Patrol Makes Move Today To New Gallipolis HQ
The State Highway Patrol is moving to a new headquarters in Gallipolis, with installation expected by night. The former office was at 919 Second Ave. the new site is at Eastern Ave and Smithers St near Routes 7 and 35, a short city-edge post favored for traffic observation near the main east and south entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Second Ave
Eastern Ave
Smithers St
Public Auction by Southern Local Board of Education
The Southern Local School District Meigs County Ohio will auction real estate on the Spill er School front steps Saturday April 18 1953 at 10:00 am The parcel lies in Lebanon Township Meigs County described as Lot 640 of the Ohio Company purchase Beginning at the U B church corner and following measured bounds The sale requires cash or certified check with balance due on deed The Board may reject any bids and reserves the right to sell at the highest bid
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Meigs County
Ohio
Spiller
Lebanon
Meigs
Ohio Company
U. B
Hart Knobbs
Soucceasia
Aaid Board of Education
Southern Lace
Eelge County
Herbert L. Satre
Ohio Sealed Bids Sought for Athens County Highway Projects
State Highway Department of Ohio invites sealed proposals by April 14 1953 for two Athens County projects on Route 3 and Route 33. Bids require a certified check of 400 dollars and wage rates follow state industrial relations schedules. The contract covers concrete and asphalt surface courses with specified widths and lengths and must be completed by July 31 1955. The department reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Ohio Department OF Highways
Columbus
Ohio
Teas
State Highway Director of
Athens County
Dover
York Townships
Athens Township
Department of Industrial Relations
State Highway Department
Department of Highways and
Linzell
Young People Are Guests At Party At Tayol Ridge Church
The Tayol Ridge church Ladies Aid hosted a party Tuesday night honoring the church youths for their programs and ongoing work in the church and Sunday school. Guests included Mrs. Charles Drake and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Courtney. readings were given by Mrs. Welling and Mrs. Courtney. Easter service participants included Violet Chesser and Carol Drake. many youths attended and refreshments followed the games period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Tayol Ridge Church
Ladies Aid
Carl Weiling
William Toliver
Bert Murvey
Virgil Swart
Charles Drake
Gilbert Courtney
Violet Chesser
Dianne Swart
Carol Drake
Wilber Chesser
Rollie Swart
Ricky Swart
Welling
Courtney
Charles
Rodney Murvey
Marilyn
Dorothy
Karen Drake
Phylis
Eddie
Lary Bulstrom
Carol Ann Smith
Danny Swart
Jim Shifflet
Janice Toliver
Marie, Marybelle
Kenny Bulstrom
Week Services Are Combined In Holy Week Observance
The Trinity Methodist and Presbyterian churches unite for Holy Week services. Sunday and tonight at Presbyterian Church with Rev S D Rexrode as speaker. Tuesday and Wednesday at Trinity Methodist with Rev John W Largent Jr from Presbyterian. Services start 7 30 p m daily and close Thursday with communion in both churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Trinity Methodist Church
The
Presbyterian Church
S. D. Rexrode
Trinity Church
John W. Largent, Jr
Mercer Countians Win Ham and Bacon Honors
Mercer County youths sweep prizes at the 21st state 4 H ham and bacon show in Clarksburg. Grand champion ham earned $198.88 for Lewis Bailey, paid $17 50 per pound by a Clarksburg restaurant. Ronald Connor won reserve champion ham at $4 per pound from a Bluefield bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mercer County
Clarksburg
Lewis Bailey
Ronald Connor
Bluefield
River Traffic Report for Sunday March 29
River levels and lock readings show drops near ten percent hourly with gauge data from Lock 18 to Gallipolis Locks and Winfield Kanawha Falls and Point Pleasant readings. Boat movements list multiple upstream and downstream progresses on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers with times mostly in morning and afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Winfield
Kanawha Falls
Point Pleasant
Chauncey Garden Club Holds Plains Open House Meeting
Chauncey Garden Club officers led by Mrs Dow Bridgewater and members Mrs Charles Pendergrass Mrs Phillip McNaughton and Mrs Glenn Davis attended The Plains open house gathering Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Garden Club
Dow Bridgewater
Charles Pendergrass
Phillip McNaughton
Glenn Davis
Plains Open House
Injured Mrs Jones Taken For X Rays After Fall
Mrs Edward Jones was taken to a hospital for X rays after a fall at her home on Ellis Avenue Sunday to determine the extent of her injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Edward Jones
Ellis Ave
Engagement of Opal Simpkins to James Hughes
Mr and Mrs Roy Simpkins of Point Pleasant announce the engagement of their daughter Opal to James Hughes son of Mrs Marmie McMillin of Mason. Opal attended Mason County schools and works at Buffington Greenhouse. James Hughes attended Summersville High School and works in Nitro. The wedding will occur in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Roy Simpkins
Opal
James Hughes
Marmie McMillin
Mason
Miss Simpkins
Mason County
Buffington Greenhouse
Hughes
Summersville High School
Nicholas County
DAR Meeting Date Shift to April 19 at Mansion House
The Colone Charles Lewis Chapter DAR changes its meeting from April 3, Good Friday, to Friday, April 19. The session will be held at the Mansion House in Tu-Endie-Wei Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colone Charles Lewis Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Tu-Endie-Wei Park
North Mason Youth Group Plans April Meeting and Film
The North Mason Older Rural Youth group will meet on Tuesday April 7 at 7 p.m. at the board schoolhouse. A film discussion on the subject Oriental City will be held after the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Mason
Oriental City
Friendship Circle Holds Friday Meeting at 2202 Jefferson Blvd
The Friendship Circle met Friday at the home of Mrs. Ernest Warner 2202 Jefferson Blvd. Guests included Mrs. Elmer Ebersbach Mrs Harry Godfrey Mrs Charles Mus grave Mrs Roy Blessing Mrs Marcus McDaniel Mrs T L Morrison Mrs Otis Smith Mrs Tom Jewell Mrs Joe Jewell Mrs Elma Woods and Mrs Sam Beller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Circle
Ernest Warner
Jefferson Blvd
Elmer Ebersbach
Harry Godfrey
Charles Musgrave
Roy Blessing
Marcus McDaniel
T. L. Morrison
Otis Smith
Tom Jewell
Joe Jewell
Elma Woods
Sam Beller
Local Family Notes Cover Illness and Visits in Clarksburg Area
Mrs. Nancy Dye rests at her daughter Mrs. Andrew Wamsley home in Ohio Street while Nebbergall family members return from Mt. Vernon Avenue after visiting in Columbus. Miss Jackie Jewell of Point Pleasant spent the weekend with her parents. Rev W C Bowie and family, of Clarksburg, visited Cant Grover Hite and family at Vic and St, after serving as rector previously in Christ Church Episcopal here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Dye
Andrew Wamsley
Ohio
William C. Nebbergall
Mt. Vernon Ave
Robert Connor
Columbus
Nebbergall
Connor
Jackie Jewell
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Charleston
Joe Jewell
Point Pleasant
Births and admissions pass through Holzer Hospital notes
Holzer Hospital notes list birth of a son for Mr. and Mrs Vance Johnson in Gallipolis. Admissions include David PR Camden Point Pleas ant medical cases for Stanley Bailes Grimms Landing Edward Patton Ironton Robert F Miller Patriot Fred Frownfelter Gallipolis. Surgical entries include Mrs John Harrocks Hamden Charles W Stanley Point Pleas ant and Miss Mary E Walker. Also listed are Mrs Arthur Hill and infant Mrs George Fowler and infant Mrs Charles Bechtle and infant Hosea Brandum Junior Lee Tucker Lorena Blakeman and multiple entries for several Mrs Lorton Comer Love Newell Saunders Davis Stephenson Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David PR. Camden
Point Pleasant
Stanley Bailes
Grimms Landing
Edward Patton
Ironton
Robert F. Miller
Patriot
Medi
Fred Frownfelter
Gallipolis
John Harrocks
Hamden
Charles W. Stanley
Mary E. Walker
Arthur Hill
George Fowler
Charles Bechtle
Hosea Brandum
Lee Tucker
Lorena Blakeman
John Lorton
James Comer
George Love
Robert Newell
James Saunders
Charles Davis
Lee Stephenson
Glen Davidson
Two Injured In Scenic Route 124 Collision Near Racine
Patrol traced two weekend crashes. At 10 30 p m on Route 124 two miles east of Racine Thomas F Diddle 27 Racine ran off the road into a creek sustaining lacerations and contusions while passenger Amy Johnson 5 Racine suffered cuts. A second collision on Route 7 near the Silver Bridge involved Floyd S Jones Jr 18 Oak Hill Route 4 and Bobby Lee Simms 24 Crown City with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Racine
Thomas F. Diddle
Amy Johnson
Silver Bridge
Floyd S. Jones Jr
Bobby Lee Simms
Crown City
Jones
Oak Hill
Stars Advice For Tomorrow Though Your Day Feels Bold
The reading urges a slow approach and patience amid possible misjudgments. It counsels quiet diversions and calm behavior to avoid provocation while suggesting home remodeling plans may be favored. If today is your birthday, expect a challenging period, yet progress toward year-end goals should come to fruition.
Testing Programs Start in Schools in Point Pleasant
County testing programs begin this week in Point Pleasant schools. County Superintendent Kenneth W. Shatfer announced the tests, using the same grades and tests as last year. Achievement tests will be given for grades 4, 7, and 9, with intelligence tests in grades 4, 7, and 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant County
Kenneth W. Shatffer
Woman Struck by Bicycle On Sidewalk in Gallipolis
Gallipolis reports show Mrs Eulah Grimm struck and knocked to the pavement by a youth riding a bicycle on the sidewalk while emerging from a downtown business Saturday. She suffered bruises and was shaken. police are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Eulah Grimm
G Allipolis
Car Damaged In Accident At Corner Of Second Ave
GALLIPOLIS an accident at the corner of Second Ave and Sycamore St at 7 20 am Saturday involved a tractor trailer whose brakes failed trapping driver Jerome Hoffman. He could not avoid the car stopped for a light driven by William R Sprague of Bidwell, causing minor damage. No arrests. Donald Kemper 21 of Northup was fined 15 dollars and costs for speeding in Judge William H Jones court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Second Ave
Sycamore St
Jerome Hoffman
William R. Sprague
Bidwell
Donald Kemper
Northup
William H. Jones
Route 7 Park Work Starts at Howes Grove
Work began on a new roadside park at Howes Grove near Belpre on routes 7 and W. Ohio engineer Max FP Farrey of Division 10 announced the project. The park will cover over three acres of virgin timber from an original land grant and upon completion will include a well and shelter, a combined tool shed and toilet building, outdoor furnaces, and 20 bench and picnic tables. The land was deeded to the state by Miss Perseus Putnam Howe in memory of her father to keep it for public use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howes Grove
Belpre
Max FP. Farrey
Division 10
Ohio Department of Highways
Perseus Putnam Howe
Miss Howe
Bowles Rites Held Tuesday at Harmony Baptist
Funeral services for Mrs. Barnie A. Bowles will be held Tuesday at 2 pm at Harmony Baptist Church. The Rev. M M Malcolm will officiate with burial in Lone Oak Cemetery. Mrs Bowles died early Saturday at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Harmony Ptist
Barnie A. Bowles
M. M. Malcolm
Lone Oak Ceme
Gallipolis Reports Weekend State Patrol Arrests
A Gallipolis bulletin lists 19 weekend arrests by the State Highway Patrol including five for speeding and one for driving while intoxicated. Suspects include Jack B. Starning 47 Norwood fined 50 dollars and jailed five days. Opie Raines 45 Norwood forfeited bond 15. Frank W. Hudkins 27 Gallipolia detained for intoxication. George D. Tuttle 26 Marion fined 10 for following too closely. Elwood Westfall 21 Staats Min W Va posted bond 15 for ignoring a stop sign. Speeding arrestees include Susan S. McMillin 33 Huntington bond 25. Kenneth C. Wyant 23 Harrison fined 19. Rollin C. Shaw 76 Lexington Ky forfeited 15. William L Trenor 25 West Lafeyette posted bond. Delano R. Robeina 18 Cleveland fined 5. The Shaw case was heard in Mayor Sidney Rusasei’s court in Middleport Bee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Jack B. Starning
Norwood
Opie Raines
Aes
Frank W. Hudkins
Gallipolia City
George D. Tuttle
Marion Ga
William H Janes
Elwood Westfall
Staats Min
W. Va
San S
Mrs. Hamilton Services Held in Lancaster Ohio
Services were held today in Lancaster Ohio for Mrs. Ralph Hamilton who died in the town. She was a native of Mason County and formerly Pauline Love, daughter of Goldie Love and the late Harry Love of Lancaster. Survivors include her husband three sons two sisters and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lancaster
Ohio
Ralph Hamilton
Hamilton
Mason County
Pauline Love
Goldie Love
Harry Love
Carl Lozier
Margaret Williams
Misa Helen Love
Howard Love
Local Couple Welcome Son At St Joseph Parkersburg
POINT PLEASANT The Rev and Mrs George Weirick of New Haven are parents of a son born Saturday morning at St Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Clarence Blessing of Letart and paternal grandfather is S and S Weirick of Harrisburg Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
George Weirick
New Haven
St Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Clarence Blessing
Letart
S&s
Weirick
Harrisburg, Pa
Spelling Bee Set for Thursday in Point Pleasant
The Mason County spelling bee will be held at the county board of education office Thursday at 9 a.m. Students from county schools vie for a spot in the Huntington regional contest with two Mason County representatives advancing to the national spelling bee in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
County Board of Education
Huntington
Washington
Ell
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Period Relief
Advert asks women and girls to try Lydia Pinkham’s Compound for menstrual cramps backaches and headaches. It claims tests show complete or remarkable relief in most cases and urges readers to try the product for improvements before and during their period.
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Lydia B& Pinkhams
Lydia Pinkham
Gira
Baus
Tate Lordia Pinkham
Leia Pinkham
Ledia Pintham
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Powell
Education Association
Gertrude Shaffner
Penmanship Book Company
John St. Clair
Kenneth W. Shaffer
Robert H. Ferguson
Point Pleasant High School
Johnny Mullins
Allen Pendleton
Diane Nye
Wuaote
Mercer
Holzer Hospital
Vance Johnson
Cal
Williamson
En Furnnce
G. H. Martin & Son
Richland Ave
Athens
Rene Mayer
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Eisenhower
Columbine
Mayer
Georges Bidault
Tery
Paliben
Chars
Emery
J. = Sommer
Sarmmer
William Rar
ITY
AR Loans
PiPar
Robert Hollingsworth
Mgr
W. Washington
Pomeros
Ciry Loan & Savings Co
State Patrol
Mrs. Hamilton
Ewell
Lydia Pinkhams
Lydia Pintham
Frew
Atte
Dads
Croose
Eee
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