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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1964

Page

8

Cheryl Ann Roberts To Wed Rollin Hawk

Mason couple announce the engagement of Cheryl Ann Roberts to Rollin K. Hawk. Cheryl is a Wahama High School and Mountain State College graduate employed by Vanadium Corporation of America in New Haven. Rollin is a Carthage-Troy High School graduate employed by Dupone in Washington. Plans for the wedding are not complete.

Cheryl Ann Roberts Rollin Hawk Mason Delwon Roberts W. Va Cheryl Ann Rollin K. Hawk Chester Miss Roberts Wahama High School Mountain State College Vanadium Corporation of America New Haven Hawk Carthage - Troy High School Coolville Dupone Washington, W. Va

Point Pleasant Women Club to Install Officers Dinner

New officers will be installed at a 6 p.m. dinner Friday at the Moose Lodge in Point Pleasant. Program chairmen are Mrs. Howard Carder and Mrs. William C. Filson. Music by Dr. Dan Glassman Jon Leighty and Mrs. Lewis Ball. A movie A Gateway for the Home will be shown. Pot luck dinner funds the building drive with guests charged $1.

Point Pleasant Point Pleasant Women’s Club Moose Lodge Howard Carder William C. Filson Dan Glassman Jon Leighty Lewis Ball Ordnance School

River Traffic Data From Gallipolis to Kanawha Dams

River gauges show roller dam status on Kana wha and Ohio rivers with numerous boats listed by name and load at monitoring times. Entries detail crests, falls, and up or down movements across Gallipolis Greenup Meldahl Hinton Kanawha locks and Ohio River vessels including Mont gomery Solvay Franklin Pierce and Queen City with times from predawn to afternoon.

Gallipolis Montgomery Greenup Meldahl Kanawha Hinton Pomeroy-Mason Point Pleasant Kanawha River Ohio River Huntington National Luther Herdman Solvay Franklin Pierce Harve Jordan William H. Zimmer Eugenie P. Jones Mr. Mac Queen City Mama Lere Marmet O. F. Shearer Winfield Duncan Bruce Lucy Jane Lucas Eastern Samuel Clemens Rose G Beckford Buckeye State Cherokee E’deana Bosworth Cotton Queen Lynn B Ck Ux Lock Jerry Bosworth Aliquippa Stevenson A. E. Dyke Altoneer Bob Benter Anker L.risty

Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Births and Dismissals

Pleasant Valley Hospital lists births for a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Hill of Point Pleasant and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Neal of West Columbia, plus several other named families. Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Newberry of Letart discharged.

Ronnie Hill Point Pleasant Charles Neal West Columbia Clayton Newberry Letart Larry Bales Gallipolis

Union Racks Candidates

The Mason-Jackson Labor Council AFL-CIO of Jackson Mason and Roane Counties endorses candidates for the May 12 primary. Ken Hechler for Congress Fourth District G Donald Robertson for attorney general. Jackson A M Strobe. Mason Claude E Swann. Putnam J R Gibson. Roane O L Starcher. Mason County Raymond Musgrave. Mason assessor Morris Bragg. Mason county exec committee Pearle Sayre and Charles Cartwright.

Point Pleasant Mason Mason County Raymond Musgrave Morris Bragg Pearle Sayre Charles Cartwright

Four Submit Bids For Sewer Project

Four contractors submitted bids for the Henderson sewer at a Town Council meeting but no action will be taken until the bids are studied. Bidders were Black Construction Co of Parkersburg Kenneth Dunn of South Charleston K L Moore of Belpre Ohio and Wilson Construction Co of Huntington.

Point Pleasant Henderson Black Construction Co Parkersburg Kenneth Dunn South Charleston K. L. Moore Belpre Ohio Wilson Construction Co Huntington

Gallipolis Firemen Battle Nine Alarms in April

Gallipolis volunteer firemen answered nine alarms in April including a false alarm. On average 12 men and two trucks responded per run. Losses totaled about 2990 dollars with 2300 dollars for an April 2 residential fire and 675 dollars for an April 4 white implement blaze. Fire crews tackled five grass and brush fires covering roughly 55 acres.

Gallipolis

Point Pleasant Lands Tied to General Lewis Patent and Early Trustees

The article traces General Andrew Lewis securing a 9876 acre parcel dated December 15 1772 including the Point Pleasant site. It covers Fort Randolph history, Virginia’s 1794 town charter for Point Pleasant, early trustees, Lewis family landholdings and later land exchanges, title issues, and the 1832 deed of settlement to correct ownership doubts amid centuries of fragmented titles.

Andrew Lewis Point Pleasant George III Dunmore Virginia Lewis Kanawha Fort Randolph Thomas Lewis John Reynolds George Clendein Leonard Cooper Isaac Taylor William Allyn John Vanbebber William Ownes Allyn Pryor William Morris C. C. Lewis Henry I. Fisher William P. Ahle Nathan Smith William Sterrett

1000 Attend Dedication of Rehabilitation Center

About 1000 people attended the 17th annual Hospital Week observance at Lake State Hospital in Point Pleasant for the open house and dedication of a rehabilitation center. Dr. Stephen J. Cornett Jr. urged community oriented care and praised West Virginia for cooperative mental health and vocational rehabilitation efforts.

Point Pleasant Mational Lakin State Hospital Stephen J. Cornett, Jr Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Charlottesville Cornett West Virginia United States Cornet R. E. Walden Walden Mildred Bateman Department of Mental Health Cornelius Williams Hultington Phyllis J. Smoot Jack C. Higgins

Three Arrests Reported in Mason County Jail Records

Mason County jail records show three arrests during the weekend. Orval E. McKinney 33 Letart Route 2 and Virginia Matheny 46 Point Pleasant were jailed after city police arrests for intoxication, while Albert Lee Jordan 34 Point Pleasant Route 2 was cited for indecent exposure, arraigned and fined with ten days in jail in default of fine. Dutch Public Health Congress notes schoolchildren illness fell 12 percent over two years after bikes became the main transport to and from school.

Point Pleasant Mason County Orval E. McKinney Letart Virginia Matheny Albert Lee Jordan Sheriff's Department Justice of the Peace A. M. Goodwin

Three Hurt In Accident On Route 7

Three people injured in a two car crash at 8 15 p m on Hamilton Road near Route 7. Ralph Williams 16 Gallipolis and James Golden 33 Orient were involved. Williams cited for driving left of center. Kathy Halley 15 Crown City treated and released for forehead cut. Paul Urwin 41 Charleston W Va arrested for driving while intoxicated after single car crash on Route 7. posted bond for Municipal Court.

Gallipolis Hamilton Rd State Highway Patrol Ralph David Williams James E. Golden Orient Route 2 Williams Kathy Halley Crown City Holz Paul E. Urwin Charleston W. Va Cheshire Urwin

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the Messenger Athens Point Women’s Club Lester Hudson Ways and Means Committee Belva Mae Farley Henry D. Watson Laula Lewis C. R. Scurman Chester Roush Hattie Jordan Roy Eschenaur Louis Bateson C. G. Bauerle Pleasant Valley Hospital Martin Durst Paul Runion Leon Shannon Holcomb Tom McGuffin Brady Duncan Apple Grove Robert Greer Willard Leach Teresa Gayle Sayre Donald Leo Tolliver Columbus Union Gordon B Gray Court OF Appeals Gordon B. Gray Mary Hyre Public Health Congress Ohio House Senate The Committee For Highway Progress Clair E. Fultz Donna Drive
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