Marble Champions Named For Mason County Tourney
Thirteen school champions were announced for the 1960 Mason County Marbles Tournament. Winners include Robert Wamsley, Edward Devault, Franklin Gore, Johnny Krebs, Gerald Bright, Larry Meadows, Carly Sawyers, Virgil Watson, Bobby Goodnite, Harold Lambert, Tommie Watson, Johnny Nibert, and Roger Dempsey, with a list of runners up. Playoffs will be at Harmon Park on May 12 in the afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Robert Wamsley
Lloyd Wamsley
Hartford
Edward Devault
James Devault
Letart School
Franklin Gore
Emil Gore
Ordnance School
Johnny Lee Krebs
Mabel Krebs
Henderson School
Gerald Bright
Mary Runion
Beech Hill School
Larry Meadows
Everett Meadows
Beale School
Carly Sawyers
Robert Sawyers
New Haven School
Virgil Watson
Joe Brown
Roosevelt School
Bobby Goodnite
Wayne Goodnite
Broad Run School
Harold Lambert
Chester Bailey
Mason Grade School
Tommie Watson
Goldie Watson
Central Grade School
Johnny Nibert
Forest Nibert
Sunnyside School
Roger Dempsey
Jeff Dempsey
Arbuckle School
Charles Chapman
Jerry Mayes
Teddy Stevens
Edward Schaekel
Ronnie Love
Edwin Clarke
Berlin Elliott
Charles Fielder
Roger Wallis
Junior Mayes
Sammy Rodgers
Michael Rodgers
Harvey Bush
Harmon Park
West Virginia vocational leaders attend Cedar Lakes convention
Wahama High School teacher Glen Smith joined state vocational director S. D. McMillin and educators Dr. Eston Kermit Feaster and Rosa H. Loving at the West Virginia Vocational Association annual meeting at Cedar Lakes. Local visits include Stiles and families from Michigan Virginia and Illinois with several relatives in New Haven and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Glen Smith
Wahama High School
West Virginia Vocational Association
Cedar Lakes
S. D. McMillin
Eston Kermit Feaster
College of Education
W. Va. University
Rosa H. Loving
Virginia Department of Education
Harry Knopp
Coyle
Mich
Bend
Jack Welch
Baltimore
Twin daughters Ruth Ann and Rachel Ann born to Coens
Ruth Ann and Rachel Ann were named for newborn twin girls to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Coen. Local social notes list visits from Columbus and Dayton families, a Grange program led by Mrs. Parnie McLaughlin, and a spring gathering of Vinton County teachers in Hamden with Dr. E. E. Holt as main speaker.
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Radcliff
Mrs
Edward Coen
Ruth Ann
Vinton Two Grange
Wilkes Grange
Parnie McLaughlin
Winton
Vinton County Teachers Association
Hamden
E. E. Holt
Harold Byers
John Harold Mather
Columbus
Walter Byers
Dayton
A. B. Saunders
Roy Erwin
Bertha Whittington
James Dye
Duane Mc-Laughlin
Dwight Mc-Laughlin
C. N. Sanders
Bob Sanders and Son
Pennsylvania
Hazel LaHugh
Scout Troop 203 Wins Blue Ribbon at Camporee
Gallia county Scout Troop 203 with 16 members took a blue ribbon for proficiency at the Mason-Gallia-Meigs Spring Camporee at Rock Springs Fair Grounds. Scoutmaster Jim Hackworth said the troop earned a certificate for the Klondike Derby and all 16 scouts received a Camporee shoulder patch.
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Gallipolis
Mason - Gallia - Meigs
Rock Springs Fair Grounds
Jim Hackworth
Kenny Thompson
Mike Brink
Larry Thompson
David Rose
Butch McCormick
Nick Johnson
Jackie Bales
Ricky Curry
Ronnie Walker
Mike Kerns
Tommy Folden
Roger Lovett
Terry Shrader
Eddie Hamilton
Kenny Biffle
Greg Briggs
Hackworth
Joe Shrader
Ed Bales
Harry Hamilton
Jim Thomson
M-G-M
Two Nabb ed In Church at Ball's Chapel
Thirteen arrests were made by county city and state police. Raymond Blessing and Sherman Withrow were arrested for entering without breaking and intoxication after being found asleep in Ball's Chapel Church with two bottles of intoxicating beverages. Additional arrests include Charles Biffle Theodore Smith Leon Okey Canterbury Matt Hall Jessie W Va Charles Roberts Benny Arrowood John Baker Gary Northup Randall Harrison James Holley Osborn Reed for various traffic and license violations.
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Raymond Henry Blessing
Point Pleasant
Sherman Clyde Withrow
Henderson
Ball's Chapel Church
Charles Arnold Biffle
Gallipolis
Theodore Smith
Leon
Okey Canterbury
Charleston
Matt Hall
Jessie
W. Va
Charles Roberts
Tive Muffler
John Okey Baker
Gary Lea Northup
Randall E. Harrison
James E. Holley
Northup
Osborn Bruce Reed
Glenwood
Millfield hosts reunion and dinner at Old Brown-White School
Millfield sets a reunion July 17 for former teachers and pupils at the Old Brown-White School on Guy White farm with music and speeches. Contacts are Guy White and Jesse Wemmer for details. Recent visits include Jesse Wemmer and family from Columbus, plus other local guests.
Trinity Methodist WSCS Meeting Tuesday at 7:30
The Women’s Society of Christian Service at Trinity Methodist Church meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the church dining room with Mrs Eunice B. Beller in charge. Dorcas Circle members led by Mrs J G F Johnson will serve refreshments and memberships will be drawn for each circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Eunice B. Beller
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Trinity Methodist Church
Dorcas
J. G. F. Johnson
Deckhand Injured On River Boat Near Racine
Kenneth Pridemore of Point Pleasant deckhand on the river boat The Credito was struck by a breaking ratchet Sunday afternoon near Racine. He suffered a cut and severe bruising to the leg, received treatment at Holzer Hospital, and was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Kenneth Pridemore
Credito
Pridemore
Holzer Hospital
Racine
Pleasant Valley Hospital Admits and Discharges Recorded
Hospital notes show admissions for Gary Marnhout Dorothy Clench and Julia Hill. Discharges include Ralph Bays Wendell Pancake and Mrs Franklin Perry and her son all from Point Pleasant and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Marnhout
Gallipolis
Dorothy Clench
Julia Hill
Clifton
Ralph Bays
Patriot
Wendell Pancake
Point Pleas
Franklin Perry
Point Pleasant
Trembly Family Returns Home After Philadelphia Visit
Mrs. L. R. Trembly and children Russell and Sharon of Philadelphia have returned home after visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hyre on Ohio River Road. Mrs. Trembly is the Hyre daughter.
Teenville Honors Gallia Academy Glee Club Next Saturday
Teenville will honor the Gallia Academy High School 4 cappella choir and director Ned Dejournett at both junior and senior high sessions. The group, led since 1958-59, earned superior ratings at all contests including the State Finals in Columbus. Last Saturday night Teenville held Favorite Character night with top imitations of Dobie Gillis Maynard the Beatnik Thalia Menninger Rifleman and Cisco Kid without Pancho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Teenville
Gallia Academy High School
Ned Dejournett
Dejournett
Columbus
Dobie Gillis
Maynard
the Beatnik
Thalia Menninger
Rifleman
Charlie Weaver
Cisco Kid
Pancho
Concert at John Gee AME Chapel Defines Sunday Atmosphere
A large Gallipolis audience heard Columbus mezzo-soprano Mrs Josephine H Johnson perform songs of praise and spirituals at John Gee AME Chapel. During intermission Mrs Marvin Stewart welcomed attendees and Deidra Keels presented a homage to Johnson. Reverend W C Gregory gave the invocation as Johnson closed with The Lord's Prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Josephine H. Johnson
Columbus
John Gee Ame Chapel
Marvin Stewart
Deidra Keels
Donalson Keels
Johnson
Ohio Gets Space Money Cleveland
NASA will spend 29 million dollars this year and next for new buildings and equipment at facilities in Cleveland and Erie County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Erie County
Services For Delbert Dray At Gallipolis
Funeral services for Delbert Dray 40 of 534 Fourth Ave will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Miller's Funeral Home with Rev. Cecil Mayle officiating. Burial follows at Pine Street Cemetery. Dray died Friday night in a Washington hospital after surgery. He formerly worked 11 years as a city employee and was a pipe fitter at the Gallipolis State Institute. He is survived by his wife Helen Rose, son Richard, a grandson, his foster father John Cray of Gallipolis, and siblings Anna Dray, Alva McGuire, Charles McGuire, James Dray, Nellie Watson, and Alice Devault. Friends may call Monday evening and until the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Delbert Dray
Fourth Ave
Washington, D.C
Miller
Cecil Mayle
Pine Street Cemetery
Bladen
Roxie Craig
John Cray
Helen Rose
Richard
Claude
Anna) Dray
Alva McGuire
Mercerville
Charles McGuire
James Dray
Chillicothe
Ira
Nellie) Watson
John
Alice) Devault
North Carolina
St Monica's Guild Meeting and Guild Luncheon
The St Monica's Guild of Christ Episcopal Church meets at 8 p.m. in the parish house. The monthly luncheon and meeting of the service guild is at 1 p.m. in the parish. WSCS of History Chapel Church meets at 7 30 p.m. at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Monica
Service Guild of
Christ Episcopal Church
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