O. C. Hall Promoted To Logan Williamson Division Manager
O C Hall promoted fromPoint Pleasant area manager to Logan Williamson Division manager for Appalachian Power Company with headquarters at Logan. Hall succeeds George E Hervey as Logan manager while Hervey moves to Huntington as Huntington Division manager. Hall has long service with Appalachian since 1950 and is active in local business and church leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
O.C. Vial
Appalachian Power Company
Eing
Logan-Williamson
Firma
Logan
Joe P. Gills
Hall
George E Hervey
Hervey
Huntington
Appalachian
University of Kentucky
Roanoke
Beckley
Rainelle
Oak
Founder's Day marked by sorority chapters
POMEROY The Ohio Eta Phi and Xi Gamma Mu chapters of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority held their 37th Founder's Day joint dinner at the Up-Towner Inn in Parkersburg. Girl of the Year honors went to Mrs. Paul Chapman of Ohio Eta Phi and Velma Rue of Xi Gamma Mu, with gifts and gratitude noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ner
Chapman
Xi Gamma Mu Vax
Fom (Velma) Rue
Jane Walton
Aralyn Grueser
Walter Ress
Lila Mitch
Ohio
Bia Phi
Xi Gamma Mu
HR. Knight
Marcia Hochstetler
Xi Mu
Donna Byer
Vickie Gloeckner
Donna Hauck
Roberta Kreutler
Beverly Long
Twila Matheny
Coleen Ohlinger
Carolyn Dutterfield
Lynn Stump
Katie Wells
Sue Dirkly
Meigs Local Cheerleaders Are Chosen
Rutland High School selected varsity and reserve cheerleaders from Rutland Middleport and Pomeroy after Monday tryouts. Varsity picks include Linda Cardillo Brenda McGuire Diane Knorr Linda Carroll Debbie Cremeans Debbie Crow Marvy Bradbury Kathy Moore Kenda Chaney and Sandra Zerkle. Reserve picks include Linda Carroll Debbie Cremeans Debbie Crow Becky Swindell and Marvy Bradbury. Judges were Jov Bentley Pat Jordan and Roberta Kraeutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs
Rutland
Middleport
Linda Cardillo
Brenda McGuire
Diane Knorr
Lois Sauer
Sheila Childs
Kathy Morgan
Kathy Fields
Kenda Chaney
Sandra Zerkle
Linda Carroll
Debbie Cremeans
Debbie Crow
Becky Swindell
Marvy Bradbury
Kathy Moore
Rutland High School
Gem
Jov Bentley
Pat Jordan
Roberta Kraeutter
Store Entry Is Reported Man Charged
Bliss Market in Kanauga was broken into on Tuesday according to Gallia County Sheriff's Department. Emmerson T. Ball of Kenova West Virginia was taken into custody and charged with petty larceny and possible breaking and entering. Three cartons of cigarettes two dollars in pennies and other items missing. Entrance gained by breaking a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bliss Market
Kanauga
Gallia County
Charity Ball Set Saturday at Pleasant Valley Hospital
The annual Charity Ball by Pleasant Valley Hospital Auxiliary will be held Saturday night at the National Guard Armory on Route 2. Tickets are 3 per couple, with co chairs Mrs. James Cibeaut and Mrs. Aaron Bright reporting few remain. Mel Gilespie will play the dance music. Isaac Mahon jailed on intoxication charge after being found asleep by the road, deputies said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voint Pleasant
Pleasant Valley Hospital
National Guard
Vickers
James Cibeaut
Aaron Bright
Harold Ridenaur
James Craddock
Mel Gilespie
Jatled Pomeroy
Isaac Mahon
Ohio Patrol
New Books Arrive at Bookmobile With Wide Range
Pomeroy Meigs and Jackson Counties Bookmobile receives several new titles for readers in the area. Included are The Vale of Laughter and The Gabriel Sounds by De Vries and Stewart, West Point picture story of a cadet, Men and Molecules, Auto Mechanic, How to raise children at home, How to draw and sell cartoons, The Complete Poems of Marianne Moore, Great Crime Busters, First Reader for Antique Collectors, Birds Around the World, Complete Stories of the Great Operas, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs- Jackson Counties
de Vries
Maclean
Stewart
West Point
Engeman
Henahan
Gersh
Breger
Fort Randolph Society Meeting At Joanna Haul Home
A Fort Randolph Society of the American Revolution gathering will be hosted at Joanna Haul's residence at 1 Park Drive Point Pleasant at 7 30 pm Thursday. A separate event invites school bus drivers and their wives to a dinner meeting Friday evening at Port Pleasant High School cafeteria.
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Joanna Haul
Park Drive
Point Pleasant
Hostass
Fort Randolph Society of the American Revolution
Port Pleasant
Veterans Memorial Hospital Notes and Firefighters Brush Fire
Admitted Richard Martin Keotlesadle Tracy McMahon Middleport Constance Shields Pomeroy Maude McMurray Pomeros. Dismissed Ava Gilkey Louise Green Christy Haley Pearl Skidmore. Five Point Pleasant volunteer firemen and junior members battled a brush fire on Redmond Ridge for about 90 minutes. The blaze started from an unknown cause and consumed 300 to 400 acres. alarm received at 6 43 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Martin
Keotlesadle
Tracy McMahon
Middleport
Constance Shields
Pomeroy
Maude McMurray
Pomeros
Ava Gilkey
Louise Green
Christy Haley
Pearl Skidmore
Point Pleasant
Five Point Pieasant
Redmond Ridge
Middleport Pomeroy Alumni Banquet Planned
Final plans for the Middleport Pomeroy alumni banquet and dance include a 6 pm banquet at Pearl Street Elementary, followed by dancing in the school gym. Tickets cost 6 per person with guest options and 1 dues cover the dance. reservations due May 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bev Sautaling
Tre Schoenlich
Lily Mitch
Iden Weeks
Fred Ros
Joseph Sirable
Robert Livers
Sahiddienart
Assochand
Pearl Street
Iizh
Wffei
Byers
Peqsluw
Cuti
Aturdad
Val
Trea Vier
Meirs County
District Meeting In Meigs Meigs Middleport Sunday School Program
The First District Sunday School and WPL Institute were held at Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Middleport with an all day program led by Arnold Richards and Rev. Robert Jackson. A luncheon followed a piano prelude by Kenneth Roberts and a devotional by Harriet Warner and Gertrude Butler. The afternoon featured solos, a talent program led by Marsha Bowles, choir numbers by Mount Moriah and Forest Run, and remarks by Rev. R. Doughtery on fruits of faithfulness. The Providence BPA Institute annual meeting is set for June 9 at Blackfork.
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Middleport
WPL Institute
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Arnold Richards
Pasto
Robert Jackson
Tranton
Kenneth Roberts
Harriet Warner
Gertrude Butler
Forest Run
Low Sweet Chariot
Mount Moriah
Christine Robinson
Celena Fa Legal
Marsha Bowles
Report on WSCS Conference in Buckhannon
Mrs A Blankenship chair of Rebecca Circle at Trinity Methodist presented a report on the WSCS Women s Conference she attended at Buckhannon. The meeting was hosted by Mrs Henry Fruth with Louis Rossi co host. May fellowship day is set for Friday at 7 30 p m at St Paul Lutheran Church by Point Pleasant church women s council. all women urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
A. Blankenship
Rebecca Circle
Trinity Methodist Church
WSCS
Buckhannon
Henry Fruth
Jefferson Blvd
Louis Rossi
Church Women's, Council of
Women United
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Frank Scholz
Ladies of Cy
Program Set For WSCS at Point Pleasant
The WSCS of Trinity Met Martist Church holds its May 7 meeting at 7 pm with attendees including Miss Pessie Joey and Mrs A Rose, an executive session, and a program titled Called From Worship. The Mary Circle with Mrs A Biggs will host the event in the church parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
WSCS
Ukehare
Mies Pessie Joteysen
Umestep Rosh
Mary Circle
II A. Biggs
Firefighters Stand Ready to Aid Community Event
A garbled notice describes volunteer firemen offering aid at a May week event in Mason and Curtis areas. It mentions an old Joe Curtis gathering, a fundraising effort, and a push to secure funds from donors toward a paid hire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MASON
Joe Curtis
Pear
Book Review At St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Meeting
Mrs Dale Roush led a book review titled Churches of the Presidents at St Peter’s women’s group in Point Pleasant. The gathering included a sewing project for Pleas ant Valley Hospital and a May church event lineup with devotions by Mrs Frank Scholz and notes on the district meeting at St Paul in New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Dale Roush
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Roush
Washington
Jgnes
Art Country
United States
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Ais
Paul Wallace
Frank Scholz
St. Paul Lutheran Church
New Haven
Emil Romans
St. Peter's
Romans
H.S. Knoll
Scholz
Nature Study Tour During Wildwood Club Meeting
Members of the Wildwood Garden Club met at Mrs. Dwight Milhoan’s country home for a nature study session. The program included devotions on What Is God Like, a discussion of the anti litter campaign, and a cancer fund donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester — Memobers
Wildwood Fairden Club
Dwight Milhoan
Homer Jlolter
Cancer
Crede Andress
Gallipolis State Institute
Band Pupils To Participate In Festival
Six Point Pleasant High School band students chosen to participate in a two day festival will leave Thursday for the band concert Friday. Debbi McComhay Stuy Clark David Phillipe Nolan Grihiard Jimi Sarre Michael Roseses will join the group for the festival and parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant High School
Parti‘pate A
Debbie McComhay
Stuy Clark
David Phillipe
Asd Smarden
Nolan Grihiard
Jimi Sarre
Michael Roseses
Baal Dieechee
New Group Is Formed In Port Pleasant Community Club
A new organization formed in Port Pleasant elected 2 KO Pruth as president and Madge Bordaes as secretary treasurer. Charter members attended the meeting at Tae Barcie-Woes Manor. The group set a date for the next meeting and planned future activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KO Pruth
Port Marasant Druas
Bordaes
Gallymie
Cerrecary
Carpenter News Notes Highlights Local Visits and Guests
Local notes recount visits from Walter Jordan to Cohum to attend the state convention with John Hamill and Mexander FFA Chapter members. Numerous family gatherings occur across Dayton, Hartford, Columbus, Charleston, Marysville, Wellston, Salem Center, and Parkersburg as relatives and friends share meals and celebrate events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Walter Jordan
John Hamill
Cohum
Hele
Mexander Ffa
Clarks celebrate first wedding anniversary open house
Mr and Mrs Frank Clark mark their first anniversary with an afternoon open house at the Grange Hall from 2 to 4 pm on Sunday May 4 Their daughters Mrs Vicki Shreve and Mrs Bennetta Dickporsen will host the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemlock Grove
Frank Clark
Grange Hall
Ievasion
Vicki Shreve
Bennetta Dick
Porsen
Levy Explained at Racine PTA Meeting in May Primaries
RACINE Charles Wayman superintendent of the Southern Local School District spoke on the 54 mill levy to be voted on by district residents in the May primaries. He stressed the levy is needed to receive state foundation aid and reach the minimum 17? mills. The district meets the required forty five high school units, and passage would enable standard operation. The PTA voted to support the levy and inform the public. Ruth Frank led the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Charles Wayman
Hayman
Robert Ashley
Governor Smith to Speak at Southern Highland Guild Conference
Gov. Smith will headline a 4 30 p m Friday banquet at Cedar Lakes Conference Center for the 39th annual Southern Highland Handicraft Guild meeting. Donald L Page says the guild, formed in 1930, unites craftsmen from Kentucky Tennessee the Carolinas Georgia Maryland Alabama Virginia and West Virginia to promote mountain crafts. The meeting runs Thursday through Saturday and membership is open to qualified craftsmen and craft centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulett C. Smith
Southern Highland Handicraft Guild
Cedar Lakes
Ainley
Donald L. Page
Culd
Kentucky
Tennessee
Carolinas
Georgia
Maryland
Alabama
Virginia
West Virginia
Fage
Republicans invite to Meigs County candidate night
The Meigs County Republican Club invites attendees to a candidate night at 3 p.m. tonight in Rock Springs. The event is sponsored by the Youth Republican Club of Meigs County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Rock Springs
Youth Remubligan Club
Community Visitors Share Weekend Gatherings Across Regions
Syracuse residents and relatives from Pomeroy Glasgow Racine and Mason travel to visit families in Dunbar Berea Huntington and Akron. Numerous households host relatives including Teafords White Duckworth Hendricks Weese and Duckworths with extended stays and weekend guests from Ohio West Virginia and Ohio River towns. A birth note for Mrs. Diddle is mentioned among social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Hendrix
Milwaukee, Wise
Frank
Norman
Troy
Janice Lawson
David
Finseard Teaford
Granville
Millard Duckworth
Huntington
W. V
Duckworth
Sser Ames White
Wichard Duckworth
Robert Marden
Brice
Marion
Hardens
Robert Dlarden
Fashhye
Dim Thea
Mos Harden
Meo
Joy Diohue
Levant
George Jtoush
Alfred Roate
Akron
Eber Toush
Mary M. Diddle
Anna Grace Giler
Darrell Brown
Mineral Wells
Alice Flan
Parkersbury
W. Va
Della Siyo O
Vainmbus
Diddle
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O. C. Hall
Power Company
Port Tlessant
Greer
Ohio Valles
Veterans Memorial ‘Hospital
Pomeroy, Middleport
Bate
Mara
Aubiebury
Paul Cusva
Anenhoupeed
Hes Ware
Ted High School
Ted
Orly
Wes Iipe
Susan G. Park
Middleport Garden Club
Nellie
Hallie Zerkle
Nancy Beaver
Patty Kloes
Barbara Scites
Twilighters
Ilumni
Carla Gilmore
Park
Middeport
Iva Sisson
P. O. Box
South First Avenue
Ghin
Miami Beach
Joan Fox
Joan
Church Unit
St. Peter L. W
Douglas Roush
J. 3. Knoll
Wildwood Club
Andrews
Church of Christ
Jiram Fisher
Mire
Fred Nease
Henry Thomas
Paul Fisher
Denver Walter
Tae
Barcie-Woes
Nest
Noulietd
Carpenter News
Westina Crabtree
Jerry Huff
Dayton
Jeoffrey
Jonathan
Gregory
Valerie
Edythe Kepner
Hartford
Bernice McKnight
George McKnight
Sharon
Chris McKnight
Columbus
Otho MckKnight
Fern Giflogly
Ben Caster
Charleston
H. F. Starkey
Water Swett
Rex Cheadle
Arthur Crabtree
Judy Seel
Dom Stewart
Mount Merring
Miro
Eddie Jordan
Clay
Redfield
Iowa
Dots ‘Dans
Faye Jor
Dan
2B. C. Cothill
Mars Collier
Cyncins
Mat
Vieter Perry
Dorsey Jordan
Jennly
Faye Jordan
Ida Dennison
Salem Center
Rodney Jordan
Emilie Davis
Parkersburg
Paul Peck
Edgar Crabtree
Jin Blower
Merthur
Pwaine Jordan
Larry Clark
Tamra
Harrisonville
Evan Wiseman
Albany
Earl] Starkey
PTA
Ruth Frank
Gov. Smith
Mason County
Srna
Ose
Fan Ey
Ming Nie
Lena Lewy
Syracuse
Margaret Cottrill
Jack Handley
Mrs. Handley
Mrs
Lawrence Diddle
Virgil
Brad) Teaford Jr
Dughter Denise
Glasgow
Sergeant Teaford
Virgil Teaford
James Robert White
Mary Beth
Dunbar
Mr. White
Agnes White
Richard Duckworth
Mrs. White
Rose Schwarz
Je Moore
Norma Beker
Dave Grueser
Don Hendricks
Mr. Hendricks
Matt Hendricks
Stevie
Millser
Gene Jenkins
Robert Willis
Dale Willis
Marian Rizer
Kenneth Dillon
Jack Weese
Berea
Mr. Weese
Carl RB. Weese
Don Weese
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