Mason County Child Welfare Conference Discusses Local Needs
About 50 people attended the Mason County Child Welfare Conference at Junior High School to hear brief talks on Save the Children Federation programs for underprivileged rural children. Speakers covered nursery schools, home guidance, 4-H club work, delinquency, and nutrition with tied topics to local welfare efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Charlie Cole
Save the Children Federation
United States
Garnette Tillis
Esther Stubb Vrk
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Ida Stanley
County Department of Public Assistance
William H. Bardin
C. F. McCutchen
Presbyterian Church
Clarice Knapp
C. H. Withers
Point Pleasant Social Notes Highlight Club Meets and Local Moves
Pt Pleasant reports include the Pioneer Farm Woman's Club meeting with Mrs Mervin Chapman as hostess and Mrs C E McCulloch presiding. War savings stamps were purchased and funds raised for Mason County Recreation Center improvements. Five Hundred Club hosted by Mrs Gertrude Halliday with guests Juliet Smith and Mrs George Sprenger. Notables note Hilda Pinkston plans move to Hollywood Fla for naval base work and relatives relocate nearby. George O Harper visited Huntington on business and Mervin Chapman joined in Weston events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Pioneer Farm Woman's Club
Mervin Chapman
Henderson
C. E. McCulloch
Floyd. Rothlisberger
Mason County
McCulloch
Rothlisberger
Paul Hawman
Sandra
B. O. Blain
Hugh Barr
Mae Messick
Clarence Knapp
J. W. Newman
Walter Sommer
Gertrude Halliday
Five Hundred
Main St
Juliet Smith
George Sprenger
Sprenger
Nelson A. Park
Walter A. Windsor
Cary Howard Rayburn
Milton L. Miller
Harry Roush
Halliday
Hilda Pinkston
Charleston
Hollywood
Fla
Bertha Filson
Helen Zeiher
Pomeroy
George O. Harper
Huntington
Weston
Four Enter Guilty Pleas in Circuit Court
Four men pleaded guilty in circuit court yesterday. Douglas Wilson from Lakin Industrial School received one to ten years for breaking and entering the Lakin post office. Cecil Craig drew eight months in county jail for breaking and entering. Charles Dickerson of Baltimore was sentenced to ten years for receiving stolen goods. John Williams was jailed six months for unlawful wounding.
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Point Pleasant
Douglas Wilson
Lakin
Cecil, Craig
Charles Dickerson
Baltimore
John Williams
AAA Leaders To Meet Later This Month At Point Pleasant
Allen J Miller of Morgantown heads an AAA meeting set for May 71 to localize and adapt 144 production practices. Attendees include extension service officials farm security administration soil conservation service vocational agriculture instructors and AAA county and community committee members.
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Point Pleasant
Allen J Miller
Morgantown
AAA
Extension Service
Farm Security Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Farm Credit Administration
Jeep Campaign Goes Over in Mason County
In Mason County schools the Buy a Jeep campaign shows strong results with pupil bond sales. Officials report sales exceed expectations though some returns are still being tabulated. A Cologne District one room school reportedly sold over $10,000 in bonds, according to Superintendent Housh.
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Point Pleasant
Cologne
Housh
Filson Rites Set for Friday in Point Pleasant
Funeral services for Edward L. Filson 62 will be at 2 30 PM from Arnett Funeral Home with burial at Lone Oak Cemetery. He died Wednesday at Holzer Hospital after an illness. He was a pioneer in the automobile business and had worked for Packard Motor Co. and Rough and Lang Electric Car Co. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose.
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Point Pleasant
Edward L. Filson
Arnett
Lone Oak Cemetery
Harry Martin
B. Walter Krodel
William H. Bardin
Okey Burdette
W. W., Riley, Jr
C. W. VanMatre
Filson
Holzer Hospital
New York City
Packard Motor Car Co
Rough and Lang Electric Car Co
Toledo
Loyal Order of Moose
Clergymen Return From Methodist Conference
Rev. A. E. Tulloch and colleagues from Point Pleasant report a useful district conference in Huntington. While meeting, news arrived of Bishop Adna Wright Leonard's death in an Iceland airplane crash, shocking delegates who recall his past unify efforts and earlier speakership at Trinity Church in the West Virginia Conference.
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Point Pleasant
A. E. Tulloch
City
James C. Fisher
Arbuckle
W. C. Stearns
Hartford
Rex Anderson
Loan
Huntington
Methodist Church
Adna Wright Leonard
Iceland
Leonard
Branches of
Methodism
West Virginia
Methodist Episcopal Church
Trinity Church
J. W. Flowers Services Held at Lone Oak
Funeral services for Joseph W. Flowers age 68 were held this afternoon at the home of his daughter Mrs Dana Durst on Sand Hill Road with Rev F H Capehart in charge Burial followed at Lone Oak Cemetery Flowers died after a two year illness He was born near Cottageville and moved to Point Pleasant in 1917 to work in the North Main Street grocery business He is survived by his widow two daughters one sister two brothers eight grandchildren and one great grandchild
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Point Pleasant
Joseph W. Flowers
Dana Durst
Sand Hill Road
F. H. Capehart
Lone Oak Cemetery
Flowers
Durst
Mr. Flowers
Cottageville
North Main St
Ellen (Wheeler) Flowers
Charles Durst
A. T. Parsons
Ripley
A. B. Flowers
Mt. Alto
Harley Flowers
Soldier Receives Fast-Track Marriage License
Judge Lewis H. Miller ordered County Clerk John G. Aten to issue a marriage license without the customary three day wait. Soldier on leave Joseph DeRoy and bride Leah F. Almquist were approved. license issued forthwith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lewis H. Miller
Circuit Court
John G. Aten
Joseph ©. DeRoy
Leah F. Almquist
School Superintendent Heads to Cleveland for Housing Plan Review
Point Pleasant County Superintendent Walden FP. Roush will travel to Cleveland to confer with the regional office of the federal public housing authority on minor changes needed in the North Point Pleasant school project. He stated the building should start and be completed by September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant — County
Walden FP. Roush
Cleveland
Federal Public Housing Authority
North Point Pleasant
Roush
Soldiers Return for Brother Wade Cline Funeral
Soldiers Homer Cline of Camp Crowder Missouri and Bryan Cline of Camp Shelby Mississippi arrived in Point Pleasant for the funeral of their brother Wade Cline of Gallipolis Ferry killed by lightning days earlier. Their father Brent Cline age 71 will be unable to continue production on his 100 acre farm.
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Point Pleasant
Homer Cline
Camp Crowder
Bryan Cline
Camp Shelby
Miss
Wade Cline
Gallipolis Ferry
Brent Cline
Attendees Attend Funeral in Racine for Wolfe Relative
Frank Filson and Mrs. Ross Filson along with Mrs. Homer Martin were in Racine yesterday to attend funeral rites for Sally Aumiller Wolfe, aunt of Edward L. Filson and descendant of Charlies F. Filson, who died here yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Frank Filson
Ross Filson
Homer Martin
Racine
Sally Aumiller Wolfe
Aastor
Charlies F. Filson
Edward L. Filson
Funeral arrangements for Mr Songer after Charleston birth
The Athens Messenger reports a pending funeral in Athens with family survivors of Mr Songer including three sons and five daughters. Elmer Sanger of Marietta Manufacturing Co. is named among the relatives. In Point Pleasant, the May term of circuit court adjourned yesterday with minor exceptions, to reconvene Friday.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Songer
Charleston
Elmer Sanger
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Point Pleasant
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