Burglars Captured After Safe at Broughton Dairy
Two Point Pleasant policemen nabbed Rancel Jiiden and Chalmer May after they cracked a Broughton Dairy safe on Jackson Avenue. About $4000 to $5000 was recovered as they hid in a milk cooler and atop beams. Henson and Parsons faced arrests and the case heads to the Mason County grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Broughton’s
Jackson Ave
Rancel Jiiden
W. G. Spence
Jividen
24Th St
Huntington
Leslie Frenson
Ashland
Chalmer May
Paintsville
National Guard Armory
Mayo
Henson
Spence
Mike Jackson
Moundsville
Women's Club Dinner In Point Pleasant Friday
The Point Pleasant Women's Club will hold its annual spring dinner Friday at 6 30 p m in the Moose home with Garden Department direction. New Haven Garden Club guests will display flowers and a film Modern Roses on Parade will be shown. Mrs W S Waldie to preside and new officers will be installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Women’s Club
Moose Home
Garden Department
D. M. Harsh
Barger
D. G. Wilfong
New Haven Garden Club
W. S. Waldie
Hugh Barr
Earl Arnett
C. G. Baurle
T. A. Becky
Troy Bolling
D. N. Connors
T. J. Damron
William C. Filson
James Fisher
Camden Hogg
Hester Lee
Milton L. Miller
G. B. Pace
W. R. Rice
Homer Smith
Junior Deputies Plan Summer Activities in Point Pleasant
Members met at their Charleston Road club house with D. M. Harshbarger in charge. They discussed summer plans including cleaning the grounds and ball diamond, building a tennis court, erecting picnic tables, and a shed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charleston Rd
D. M. Harshbarger
Notice to heirs in Gwilym estate Athens County Ohio
H B Gall Jr administrator of Mary Elizabeth Gwilym deceased files a probate petition for sale of real estate to pay debts. The named defendants and unknown heirs must answer by May 29, 1958. Located in Trimble Township Athens County Ohio, portion of The Republic Coal Company land. Continuous mineral reservations apply. Attorneys Berry and Gall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belford Gwilym
Ralph Henry Gwilym
Daniel Gwilym
Mary Elizabeth Gwilym
Elizabeth Gwilym
H. B. Gall, Jr
Elizabet Gwilym
Athens County
Ohio
Athens
Trimble
Glouster and
Hollister Pike
Ohio Company
Hollister and
Jacksonville
Pike
Republic Coal Company
Berry & Gall
Miss Waldie to Wed Rev. Matchinski in June
Announcement lists Miss Marjorie Waldie daughter of Mr and Mrs William Waldie of 1915 Main St Point Pleasant and the Rev Fredrick Alfred Matchinski Jr son of Mrs F A Matchinski Sr of Fairborn Ohio and the late Col F A Matchinski Sr USAF. She is a bank teller turned secretary and organist at Trinity Methodist Church. He is pastor of St Peter's Lutheran Church Point Pleasant with studies at Wittenberg Hanna and law schools. The open church wedding is set for June 8 at Trinity Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Marjorie Waldie
William Stanley Waldie
Main St
Fredrick Alfred Matchinski
F. A. Matchinski
Fairborn
Ohio
Usaf
Philip Sporn
New Haven
Trinity Methodist Church
Matchinski
Fairborn High School
Wittenberg College
Hanna Divinity School
College of Law
University of Cincinnati
Ohio State University
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Point Pleasant High Band Wins Superior Rating at Huntington Festival
The Point Pleasant High School Band under conductor C. R. Yoho returned from Huntington with a first division superior rating from the West Virginia Band Festival. Nine members auditioned for the class A all state band, with five earning first chair positions among 114 players from twelve large southern West Virginia schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant High School
C. R. Yoho
Huntington
West Virginia
Retta Sue Green
Patty Machir
Steve Noble
Paul Brown
Joe Ingercik
Danille Grant
Tommy Adams
Nancy Rogers
Carolyn Hereford
Norval L. Church
Columbia University
First Presbyterian Church
Fairfield Stadium
County Jail Records Hit New High In Mason County
A weekend tally shows 32 prisoners lodged in the Mason County jail, the highest all time. Arrests were made by the sheriff's department city police and state police for drunk charges DWI and assault and battery among others. Suspects include Tommy Spencer Richard Wamsley William Beale Marie Beale Marlin Oldaker Charles Henry Curtis Withee Eugene Seabolt Archie Plants Walter Shaffer Louise Schoolcraft Donald Edwards Green Ross Bailes and Charles Bailes. High speed motorbike chase by Deputy Sheriffs M D Harshbarger and Harry Rainey ended with their capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Earl C. Mohr
Sherriff's Department
Tommy Spencer
Richard Wamsley
Henderson
William Beale
Charleston
Marie Beale
Sissonsville
Marlin Oldaker
Gallipolis Ferry
Charles Henry
Curtis Withee
Eugene Seabolt
Hartford
Archie Plants
Ashley
Ohio
Walter Shaffer
Louise Schoolcraft
Leon
Donald Edwards Green
M. D. Harshbarger
Harry Rainey
Ross Bailes
Lancaster
Charles H. Bailes
Carroll
Barge Accident Kills Deckhand Near Marietta Plant
A 49 year old deckhand Carey A Gandee of Leon Route died from a skull fracture after being struck in the head by a piece of metal on a barge on the Walter Beckford owned by the Ohio River Co near the Marietta plant on the Ohio River. He had worked for the company since 1956. Funeral arrangements are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Holzer Hospital
Carey A. Gandee
Leon
Walter Beckford
Ohio River Co
Ohio River
Marietta
Kgger Creek
Pittsburgh
Gandee
Crow Funeral Home
Public auction of disputed Athens County real estate in Buchtel
No 21576 Rose M. Culp sues Guy and Margaret Millholland and George and Winifred Schively. Under court order, the east door of Athens courthouse will auction Lot 325 in Buchtel on a May Sunday at 1:30 PM. Property valued at 5400 with no sale below two thirds. terms cash. Sheriff Harold E. Shields. Bolin and Walker Attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose M. Culp
Guy Millholland
Margaret Millholland
George J. Schively
Winifred Schively
Athens
Ohio
State of
York Town
Buchtel
Gaege
Akron Avenue
Hocking Valley Products Company
Thomas W. Wallace
Athens County
Maintreet
Chauncey Charms Visitors From Florida and Annapolis
Mrs Sam Tippett hosted her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Joe Little en route to Annapolis Md after a Florida vacation. Mr and Mrs Charles Newman and Mrs Erma Roberts visited in Lancaster Saturday. Mrs Walter Swift spent the weekend with her sisters in Albany. Mr and Mrs Floyd Wemer and children Donna Sue and Hugh visited the Wemers and their clan including Mr and Mrs Floyd Wemer Jr Mr and Mrs Carl Rhoades and Mr and Mrs Dave Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Sam Tippett
Joe Little
Annapolis
Florida
Charles Newman
Erma Roberts
Lancaster
Walter Swift
Albany
Floyd Wemer
Donna Sue
Hugh
the Wemer
Floyd Wemer, Jr
Carl Rhoades
Dave Lewis
Chauncey Dover Band Boosters Plan Senior Banquet
The Chauncey Dover Band Boosters announce the annual Senior Banquet for all eleven graduating band members on Wednesday May 7 at 6 p.m. Parents of all seniors are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey- Dover
Quilting Class Meets at Millfield Church
Chauncey Martha Class of Millfield Christian Church met Wednesday in the church social rooms. All day quilting was held and a covered dish dinner served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Martha
Millfield Christian Church
Lions Club Dinner Meeting at Henry's Restaurant
The Lions Club will hold a dinner meeting at Henry's Restaurant on Wednesday at 6 30 p m Reservations should be made with secretary L Darst by Monday evening
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Lions Club
Henry’s
Fund Drive Helpers Listed in Chauncey May Work Plan
Chauncey mayor announces the Mental Health solicitation drive with listed workers and their routes for May 3 to 10. The Chauncey Village Council will hold a regular session tonight in the mayor's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Clark Preston
Jess Pendleton
May Ave
Clyde Canter, Jr
Lexington Ave
Dennis Childress
High St
Gene Dyson
Mill St
Guy Spaulding
Ellis and
Jacobs Aves
Robert Hillyer
Sycamore
Mound Sts
James Leiber
Main
Burgess
Leslie Cruikshank
West End
Penny Borchart
W. Mound
W. High
Archie Stanley
Elm St
Fred Gordon
Converse North
Gerald Sorrells
Converse South
Chauncey Village
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Broughtons
Jiiden
Huntington Police Department
H. H
Mitch) Parsons
Athens Messenger
Women’s Club
Miss Waldie
Sonotone
Hotel
Web
Parkersburg
State of Ohio
Sohio
Extron
Sohio Extron
Sohio Station
Sohio Science
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