Point Pleasant Council Approves Election Officials and Polling Places
The Point Pleasant City Council approved election officials for the May 21 city election and reappointed G B Woodard to the floodwall board. Five polling places were set across the wards with plans to print 3500 ballots. The council also authorized street resurfacing estimates, a street light installation, and a special meeting for project final approval.
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Point Pleasant
G. B. Woodard
Rgular
Republican
Citizens
First Ward
Wayne Kincaid
First St
Central School
Langston
Carpenters’ Hall
North Point Pleasant
Charles Musgrave
Woodard
Bob McGuffin
Ross Filson
John Brown
John Capehart
B. W. Krodel
Milton Lewis
Chamber of Commerce
Jefferson Ave
22Nd
24Th St
28Th St
Lincoln
Jackson
Marquette
Marietta Road
Mason Blvd
Jefferson
Kroder
Lewis
Marietta
Victory Heights
Mossman Circle
26Th
27Th Sts
Garfield Ave
Electric Company
Leon Thompson
The
Carolina Lumber Co
Highland Ave. Jus
Thompson
Republican Party
Clyde McDermitt
Gladys Neal
C. D. Black
Janie Thabet
Albert Scarberry
William Leport
Junia Jo Bradshaw
Nell Henson
Marie Purdum
R. H. Melrose
Claude Bailey
Louise Rayburn
Charles White
Edythe Simpkins
Joe Jordan
William H. Hughes
Maxine Clendenin
Mark Harshbarger
Odell Tharpe
Dave
Floodwall Board Receives Huntington Meeting Invite
Point Pleasant Floodwall Board members were invited to a Huntington board meeting at 7:30 p.m. today. Local superintendent Bob McGuffin said at least part of the Point Pleasant group will attend the session.
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Point Pleasant
Huntington Board
Bob McGuffin
Shawnee Braves 4-H blue jean dance and club program
Pt Pleasant society hosts a blue jean dance and music program for all children at 7 30 p m May 20 at Ordnance school. Parents of members invited. several club councilors present as chaperones. Presbyterian Women circles meet this week at listed homes with specified chairmen and meeting times.
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Shawnee Braves
Presbyterian
W .C. Dickson
Court awards $9000 to Pliny couple for Route 17 injuries
Dudley Eugene Wears and Betty Jane Wears of Pliny received $9000 damages for injuries from a January 1953 collision on Route 17. Herbert Harris and Malcolm Felts faced the suit as defendants after Harris' tractor-trailer crashed into a pickup. Mrs. Wears and her husband were passengers. all three injured and treated at Point Clinic. A separate case by Ethel P. Gunneaux against Dana G. Rayburn ended with a hung jury and was reset but later dropped.
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Point Pleasant
Dudley Eugene Wears
Betty Jane Wears
Pliny
Herbert Henry Harris
Malcolm G. Felts
Harris
Point Clinic
Wears
Ethel P. Gunneaux
Dana G. Rayburn
Samuel D. Littlepage
Judge Rules For Probation In Break In Case
Floyd Everett Hughes was placed on three years probation by Circuit Judge Lewis H. Miller after pleading guilty to breaking and entering. Hughes and three juveniles stole canned meat from a county school. Prosecutor Raymond Mugrave urged probation and a warning for the juveniles. Beulah Neville was convicted of petty larceny and sentenced to 60 days in jail.
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Point Pleasant
Floyd Everett Hughes
Lewis H. Miller
Hughes
Raymond Mugrave
Beulah Neville
Miller
Carrol W. Casto
Patients Admit and Discharge Reports Summary
Mrs Donald Legg of Robertsburg underwent surgery and is admitted. Philip Rece of Vinton treated medically. William Wears of Mason discharged. Miss Birdie Lanier of Vinton also listed.
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Donald Legg
Robertsburg
Philip Rece
Vinton
William Wears
Mason
Birdie Lanier
Church Women of the Year named at Trinity Methodist event
Mrs. Clarence W. Rainey was presented as the Church Women of the Year during the May Fellowship Day at Trinity Methodist Church. The gathering was sponsored by the United Church Women of Point Pleasant.
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Clarence W. Rainey
Trinity Methodist Church
United Church Women of
Point Pleasant
Leon Homemakers Meet on Fire Prevention Lesson
The Leon Homemakers Farm Women's Club will meet Tuesday evening at Leon grade school. The lesson study will be Fire Prevention.
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Leon Homemakers Farm Women’s Club
Leon
Circle Two Meet at Main Street Baptist Church
Circle Two of Main Street Baptist Church will meet Tuesday evening at the church to discuss activities and plans for the coming month.
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Main Street Baptist Church
Local family visits and home transactions noted
Mr and Mrs Troy Russell of Highland Ave spent Sunday with Mrs Russell s parents Mr and Mrs John Lambert Dickson Mrs Edward Jackson of Ohio River Road has returned home from Philadelphia by plane Mr and Mrs E John Morgan and children David Jean and Jerry of New Haven were Sunday guests of Mrs Morgan s parents Mr and Mrs Warren Stewart Leon Mr and Mrs J R Black of 808 Twenty Sixth St have sold their home to Mr and Mrs Louis Rossi of Pleasant Street They will move to Indianapolis Ind
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Troy Russell
Highland Ave
Louis Rossi
Pleaasnt Street
Mrs. Black
Indianapolis
Ind
Final meeting of Point Pleasant Junior Women's Club
The final meeting of the club year will be held Tuesday evening at Harmon Park. Members will serve potluck at 6 30 p.m. to their husbands.
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Point Pleasant
Harmon Park
Boat Club Secures Crooked Creek Dock Site
Point Pleasant Boat Club representatives obtained a tentative three month lease on one acre at Crooked Creek on First Street. The property owned by Isaac and Bessie Casey includes a house that may become a club house. Value not disclosed. Meetings have focused on finding a suitable dock site and a purchase is anticipated.
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Point Ant
Crooked Creek
Point Pleasant Boat Club
First St
City
Isaac
Bessie Casey
Siders
Point Pleasant Lions Club selects 1955 56 officers
A slate for officers was presented at the Point Pleasant Lions Club meeting at the Moose Home. Nominee list includes president Harold Adams and secretary Tom Stansel, with incumbent Stansel the sole current officer, and W. W. Smith heading the nominating committee. Two visiting Lions spoke on Ravenswood candidate Bill Caldwell.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Lions Club
Moose Home
Harold Adams
Bill Foster
Bill Fulwider
Tom Stansel
John Spiegel
Jrail Twister
Jim Staats
Lion Tamer
Les Williamson
W. W. Smith
Paul Bell
Cam Parsons
Ravenswood
Bill Caldwell
Daughter Born in Kanawha Clinic Birth Announcement
A daughter was born at 12 42 a.m. Monday to Mr and Mrs Arnold Runion of Leon Route 2 at the Kanawha Clinic. District 25 A governor attended with guests Janet Biffle Mary Ann Rogers Jean Roush Knox Dye Dottie Kent and Lion W E Hartley of Huntington.
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Point Pleasant
Arnold Runion
Leon
Kanawha Clinic
Janet Biffle
Mary Ann Rogers
Jéan Roush
Knox Dye
Dottie Kent
Lion W. E. Hartley
Huntington
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V. Mueller
Charles Gaskin
John Aice
John Klein
Robert Adkins
Emma Crow
D. G. Wilfong
Floodwall Board
Pt. Pleasant Society
William C. Filson
Mt. Vernon Blvd
Joseph Cook
Park Drive
Charles Young
Sanford Rhoades
Wallie Toney
Ray Somerville
Jerrico Road
T. A. Beckey
Church Woman of Year
Leon Homemakers
Circle Two
Point Plessent Personals
Boat Club
Tom Holland
Floyd Taylor
Stansel
Mercurys
Mercury
Montclairs
Super Power
Ed Sullivan
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