Point Pleasant DAV Chapter II Receives National Commendation
Point Pleasant chapter No. 27 of the Disabled American Veterans earned a national commendation from Paul E. Frederick Jr. for surpassing last year’s membership. As of February 1, 1958, the chapter lists 205 members and is urged to recruit more veterans with wartime disabilities, including those who served between December 7, 1941 and the end of the Korean campaign.
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Point Pleasant
The
Disabled American Veterans
Paul E. Frederick, Jr
Frederick
DAV
United States
Scout Camporee Opens in Park at Harmon Park
Over 200 Boy Scouts move into Harmon Park for the MGM district spring camporee hosted by W C Dickson. Registration at 3 30 pm Friday starts activities including merit badge tests, a campfire program, and a parade into the fire ring. Public invited Saturday for meals and the campfire with presentations by Mike Simmons and Miles Davis.
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Point Pleasant
Harmon Park
MGM District
W. C. Dickson
Carroll Casto
John Sayre
John Hushion
Chamber
Mike Simmons
Pomeroy
Indian Danser
Miles Davis
Mason County Conservation Officer
Kimbrel Suiter
Gallia Academy
Carl Murray, Jr
George Hout, Jr
Annual Hospitality Night Observed at Lakin State Hospital
The Lakin State Hospital held its annual hospitality night in the recreational hall to honor community volunteers. Occupational therapist Mrs. Charlotte Heiskell opened the program with an invocation by Rev. Jerome D. Rodgers, as Dr. Mildred Mitchell Bateman outlined volunteer services and a skit titled the road back depicted patient recovery.
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Point Pleasant
Lakin State Hospital
Charlotte Heiskell
Jerome D. Rodgers
Mildred Mitchell Bateman
Leroy Bywaters
Oretha Johnson
Cynthia Cuthberton
Mary Ella Wright
Ada Rhea
Barbara Snow
Betty Everson
Elizabeth Collins
Heiskell
Kathryn Rainbow
William Barnes
Lawson Brooks
William Rogers
James Payne
Larkin Rucker
Miss Wright
Venus Chapter OES Holds Annual Inspection in Masonic Temple
Venus Chapter No. 76 OES conducted its annual inspection on Tuesday April 29 at the Masonic Temple with Mrs. William H. Miller Jr as worthy matron presiding. District 27 deputy grand matron Miss Janet S. Crist inspected, and Grand representatives Olive Johnston Amanda and Scotland and Faye Hilyard Bremen were welcomed. Past matrons and patrons honored include Arlie Bremmer Walter Derr Margaret Webb Harry Wilige Otto Hes Sr Francis Embree Joseph Phillips Keith Schultz Willard Lyke Harold Brimner Charles Struble James M. Rees Walter Bray and Charles Strubble. A notable initiation and dedication service for a new labyrinth carpet occurred with Ruth Phillips singing. Guests came from Columbus Lancaster Shawnee Bremen Amanda Corning New Lexington New Straitsville Somerset Pleasantville Thornville Millersport Nelsonville. Refreshments followed in the dining room with spring flower decorations.
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Venus
OES
Masonic Temple
William H. Miller Jr
Janet S. Crist
Lancaster
Ohio
Olive Johnston
Amanda
Scotland
Faye Hil
Ruth Phillips
Columbus
Shawnee
Bremen
Corning
New Lexington
New Straitsville
Somerset
Pleasantville
Thornville
Millersport
Nelsonville
Suspension Hearing Set for Logan Youth’s License
A Logan youth Theodore J. Schultz 19 of 205 Hocking Ave faces a 10 a.m. May 10 Common Pleas Court hearing on an Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles suspension request. Schultz has 12 motor-violation points in nine months including two counts of reckless operation two speeding counts and a red light crash. The bureau seeks a one-year license suspension.
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Logan
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Common Pleas Court
Harley Meyer
Theodore J. Schultz
Hocking Ave
Schultz
Bureau
Final St Monica s Guild Meeting at Christ Church
The final meeting of St Monica s Guild of Christ Church Episcopal Calendar will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the church parish house. Mrs Leon Thompson president and Mrs Tom Walters secretary will be hostesses. Mrs James Hampton program chairman will explain the work of the Point Pleasant mission.
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St. Monica
Point Pleasant
Ervin Patrick
Heights
EUE
Roy McCoy
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Main St
J. P. Keefer
Henderson Tabernacle
Orville Walker
Spencer
Christ Church Episcopal
Jerome D. Rodgers
Young People’s Fellowship
First Church of God
George Osler
Main Street
Kenneth Chandler
The
Presbyterian Church
Rural Life Sunday Observed by Webb Summit Farm Bureau Council
Webb Summit Farm Bureau Council observes Rural Life Sunday on May 4 at Webb Summit Methodist Church on State Route 75N. A basket dinner at the old schoolhouse precedes 2 p.m. services led by Rev. Paul Sellers of the Union Furnace Evangelical United Church. Public invited.
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Rural Life
Webb Summit
Fairview Women’s Society to Install New Officers
The Fairview Women’s Society of Christian Service will hold an installation service for newly elected officers on Sunday May 4 at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Carl Wetherall will conduct the installation service.
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Fairview Women's Society of Christian Service
Carl Wetherall
Hocking Commission Votes Record Animal Claims Total
Hocking County commissioners set a record 610.60 for animal claims paid to residents whose farm animals were killed or injured by dogs. They also approved an easement for James D. and Daisy K. Hamm to improve Bishop Road Falls Township. Welfare and county bills were read and paid. a May 29 meeting was canceled.
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Logan—Hocking County
James D
Daisy K. Hamm
Falls Township
Bishop Road
Listings of church services and activities in Logan area
A condensed schedule of church services and meetings across Logan and nearby towns. Includes Orville Newton Haydenville Church of God, Edward H. Jones Haydenville Methodist Circuit, Roy F. Klingler Church of the Nazarene, Paul A. Sellers Union Furnace EUB, Earl F. Schottke First Presbyterian, and Westminster Fellowship events with times ranging Sunday through midweek.
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Haydenville
Green
Buchtel—Church
Jobs
Murray City
mWorhhips
Jrposh
HTTR
Church of the Nazarene
Roy F. Klingler
Truth Seekers
Zion
Union
Ladies Aid
First Presbyterian
Earl F. Schottke
Westminster Fellowship
McConnelsville
Harrington
Phillip Bolin Earns Cadet Status with Messenger Plan
Phillip Bolin of Logan earns the Sales Cadet title for performance in the Athens Messenger Economy Reading Plan contest. The 15-year-old, son of William E. Wilburn, Logan, 323 W Hunter St, receives silver wings and a step toward a New York City trip. He is an eighth grader at Logan Junior High, bands baritone, plays football, fishes, reads, and saves earnings toward college as a future mechanical engineer.
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Logan
Phillip A. Bolin
Athens Messenger
Phillip
William E. Wilburn
W. Hunter St
New York City
Cadet Bolin
Logan Junior High School
Haydenville
Man Freed On Appeal In Sodomy Case
Logan Harry R. Childress 31 of Nelsonville was freed on bond after conviction for sodomy. A $7500 cash bond allowed release from Hocking County jail while he appeals to the Fourth District, with execution suspended and a duty to pursue the appeal. Co-defendants Donald Warren and Gerald Spengler began indeterminate sentences at Mansfield Reformatory.
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Logan
Harry R. Childress
Nelsonville
Hocking County
Childress
Fourth District
Common Pleas
Lima State Hospital
Ohio Reformatory
Mansfield
Donald Warren
Haydenville
Gerald M. Spengler
Trustees To Study Plans For Mason County Hospital
The Mason County Hospital, Inc. board meets Monday May 12 at 8 p m in the Chamber of Commerce offices to review working plans and specifications for the new hospital by architect Harry Nay. A quorum is required for action, preceding a joint Charleston meeting with federal and state agencies.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Hospital, Inc
Jack A. Buxton
Chamber of Commerce
Main St
Mason County Hospital
Harry Nay
Charleston
Alderson Man Pleads Guilty to DWI Charge
Ernest Alford Berkley of Alderson pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated at arraignment before Justice of Peace A. M. Goodwin. He was fined 50 dollars, costs, license revoked six months, and jailed 24 hours after his car veered into a hillside on Sand Hill Road. He sustained severe facial lacerations treated at Point I Clinic.
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Point Pleasant
Ernest Alford Berkley
Alderson
Justice of Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Berkley
Sand Hill
Point iClinic
Eastern Star to Meet at Masonic Temple Monday Evening
Mrs. David O'Neal worthy matron of Chapter No. 75 Order of Eastern Star will preside at the meeting in the Masonic Temple Monday evening.
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David O'Neal
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Episcopal Service Guild to Meet for Luncheon and Elections
The Service Guild of Christ Church Episcopal will hold a Wednesday 1 p.m. luncheon and monthly meeting presided by Mrs. William Meade. Officers will be elected.
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Service Guild
Christ Church Episcopal
William Meade
Parents vote against Hocking school consolidation plan
Logan report shows most residents favor staying in current districts rather than consolidating with Starr Washington. Community meetings drew light turnout though home ballots reveal support for keeping high schools locally and mixed views on transfer to Logan or a county unit. Final districting and bond decisions remain uncertain.
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Logan
Ilesboro School
Starr-Washington
Starr- Washington
East Hocking
West Hocking
Rockbridge
William Chase
Ohio University
Enterprise
West Logan
Marion
Green
Gore
Carbon Hill
Murray City
Webb
Summit
Marion Township
Bryant Georgie Minstrels Give First Performance in Point Pleasant
The Georgie Minstrels, written by Capt. and Mrs. Billy Bryant, opened at Point Pleasant Senior High School Auditorium with dance numbers by Beau Shertzer and Bobby Shertzer and a cast including Fred Schroeder Fritz Frey Butch Heiskell and many others. The program featured Irish dance by Lynn Fitzsimmons a Preshwinds chorus and multiple vocal groups. Interlocutor Jack Park directed. show run was 8 20 p m with proceeds for the city wide youth canteen.
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Point Pleasant
Billy Bryant
Beau Shertzer
Robin
Shertzer
Bobby
Ding Dong Daddy
Fred Schroeder
Fritz Frey
Butch Heiskell
Butch Walters
John Heiskel
Paul Hester
Chet Haddox
James Raburn
Eddie Kincade
Mitch Mitchell
Lynn Fitzsimmons
Linda Mayes
Patty Miller
Cheri Mitchell
Hope McCallister
Lovea Lee Stanley
Connie Jo Davis
Martha Childrers
Carolyn Haught
Jack Park
Rebecca White
Patty Keefer
Loren Lee Stanley
Martha Childers
Retta Sue Green
Milinda Hervey
Mary Jeffries
Karen Roseberry
Carol Machir
Larry Roach
Warren Hurley
Wayne Kincade
Joe Barr
Joe Boggs
Bill Stalnaker
Bob Stalnaker
Bob Dunlap
Virginia McGraw
Charles Sayre
Doddee Foran
Youth Fellowship
Larry
Point Pleasant Churches List Sunday Services by Denomination
A town church directory lists numerous congregations with service times and pastors. Sacred Heart Point Pleasant holds masses on Sundays with varied times. other churches including St. Joseph Mason Henderson EUB Nazarene and more specify worship, study, and prayer schedules led by named pastors.
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John O’reilly
Sacred Heart Church of
Point Pleasant
St. Joseph’s of Mason
Church of Christ
Henderson
Clifford Shaver
Church of the Nazarene
J. S. Bramon
Wednes
Kiwanis Hear Speaker Outlines Attorney General Duties
G H Williams assistant attorney general of West Virginia spoke to the Kiwanis Club on the duties of the attorney general. He cited advising boards defending state law cases and issuing opinions to 55 counties. The club also discussed the clothing bank pool opening and pool management for the season. Twenty four members and two guests attended.
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Point Pleasant
G. H. Williams
W. Va
Kiwanis Club
Moose Home
Board of Public Works
Supreme Court
Williams
State Adjutant General Armory Board
Sherwood Costen
Kiwanis Clothing Bank
Otis Rice
C. J. Hyer
Shawnee
Jiggs Burris
William and
Leon Putz
Logan Junior High Students Receive DAR Citizenship History Awards
Four Logan Junior High School students won Citizenship Awards for dependability cooperation leadership patriotism and personal habits. DAR History Awards went to Melissa Horwell and Frederick Vaughan based on history test scores. Edwin C Johnston Logan attorney spoke at the assembly.
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Logan
Logan Junior High School
Governor Worthington Chapter
Christine Juergensmeier
Fred Juergensmeier
Tom Donahey
Richard Donahey
DAR History
Melissa Horwell
James Horwell
Frederick Vaughan
Kenneth E. Vaughan
Roosevelt School Spring Festival Opens
A spring festival hosted by the Roosevelt School PTA opens tonight at 6:30 p m in Point Pleasant. The event offers pies hotdogs cakes hamburgers and homemade ice cream with a dart game and fishing pond as the main features chaired by Mrs. Leslie Rayburn and PTA members.
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Point Pleasant
Roosevelt School
PTA
Leslie Rayburn
Clerical Workers In U S Largely Women Says Labor Dept
The U S Department of Labor reports that about two thirds of all clerical workers in the United States are women. This finding highlights the gender distribution in office and administrative roles across industries.
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United States
U. S
Department of Labor
Hospital Notes From Hocking Valley Records
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tripp of Zaleski welcome a daughter. Admitted: William Harwood Logan Route 1 for medical care. Carrie Gabriel Logan for medical care. Nellie E. Terrel Logan and Darrell Thress Logan and daughter. William Helber Logan for medical care. Harry Rupe Logan Route 1 and daughter. Marvin Pierce New Straitsville.
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Robert Tripp
Zaleski
William Harwood
Logan
Carrie Gabriel
Nellie E. Terrel
Darrell Thress
William Helber
Logan, and Son
Harry Rupe
Marvin Pierce
New Straitsville
Junior Deputies Meet at Route 35 Club House
Mark Harshbarger deputy sheriff announced a Junior Deputies business meeting for Friday at 7 30 p m at the club house on Route 35. Plans for summer activities will be made.
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Point Pleasant
Mark Harshbarger
Route 35
Women of the Moose Meet This Tuesday
The Women of the Moose plan a Tuesday evening meeting at the Moose home with Miss Daisy Durst as senior regent in charge of the gathering.
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The
Moose
Moose Home
Daisy Durst
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