Jury Deliberations End Without Verdict in Multiple Cases
In Point Pleasant the State versus John Michel Roush ended without a verdict on a second offense DWI after a June 24 arrest by Mason chief W T Thorn. Other juries cleared James Ed ward Johnson, who faced assault and battery charges from his wife, and dismissed John Clifford Pearsons appeal on non support. Divorces granted to four couples.
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Point Pleasant
John Michel Roush
Roush
W. T. Thorn
Mason
Mabel Gerlach
Genevieve Norris
Barbara McDaniel
Clayton Pullins
Aaron Fowler
Robert McGlothlin
Charles King
Hilda
Ralph Crump
Ray Wears
Otho Cossin
Hazel Carney
O. S. Haynes
Paul Pickens
M. B. Stephens
Ethel Reynolds
Dallas Shin
Floyd Casto
Betty Casto
Ivy Boston
John Clifford Pearson
William Harold Blankenship
Oliver Kessel
Blankenship
Gearold
Spud) McDaniel
McDaniel
Kessell
Margie Ellen Slusher
Arthur J. Slusher
Corena May Mullins
James Lester Mullins
Donna Jean McDaniel
Clarence McDaniel
Rose Florence Bush
Hugh Edward Bush
Pre School Children Examined at Point Pleasant Clinic
Thirteen pre school children were examined Wednesday at the Well Baby Clinic of the Health Center by Dr. Norman Goldstein of the Holzer staff. The clinic is sponsored monthly by the Point Pleasant dumior Women's Club with assistance from club members and Health Nurse Miss Dorthy Watkins. Call the Health Center for an appointment.
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Point Pleasant
Well Baby
Norman Goldstein
Holzer
Point Pleasant Dumior
Births and discharges at Point Clinic notes
Mr and Mrs Robert Higgin botham welcome a daughter at Point Pleasant Route 1. Hugh McMillin from New Haven admitted. Grace Hope discharged at Henderson. Owen Badgley discharged to Leon.
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Robert Higginbotham
Point Pleasant
Hugh McMillin
New Haven
Grace Hope
Henderson
Owen Badgley
Leon
Marriage Licenses Issued in Point Pleasant
County Clerk Orville Sturgeon issued marriage licenses to Joe Alden Hammack 21 and Audrey Belle Coleman both of Point Pleasant as their families are listed. Also licensed were Dana Clayton Darst and Ruth Peark Stevenson of Point Pleasant with applicants Robert Lee Sayre and Betty Jo Tennant Roush.
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Point Pleasant
Orville Sturgeon
Joe Alden Hammack
James
Ora
Elizabeth Nida Hammack
Hogg Sr
Audrey Belle Coleman
Harry
Hilda Jane Hart Coleman
Dana Clayton Durst
Dana
Mazie Flowers Darst
Ruth Peark Stevenson
Joseph
Edna _ Griffith Stevenson
Robert Lee Sayre
Archie
Rachel Bumgardner Sayre
New Haven
Betty Jo Tennant Roush
Clarence and
Blanche Whiteman Tennant
Bernard Edwards
Willy and
Evelyn Gibbs Edwards
Patricia Huddleston
Cecil and
Pauline Roush Huddleston
West Virginia Dairy Princess Contest Opens in June
The second annual West Virginia Dairy Princess Contest will be held in June. Eligiblity requires ages 16 to 25, single, high school graduate or senior, with a dairy background. Applicants must live on or originate from a farm earning part of its income from dairying. Contact Bill Gregory at 207 or Mrs. Bill Gregory at 1536-1 for details. entries due by May 15. Kathleen Thompson was a finalist from the Charleston Huntington area last year.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Bill Gregory
Kathleen Thompson
Charleston- Huntington
Morgantown
Nanohole
Eehananc Maerre
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WTVN
WCHS
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WSAZ
NBC News
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West Point Story
Cross Roads
Playhouse
Joseph
Otten
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Eve Adams
Eve
Highway Patrol
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O. Henry
Hitchcock
Life of Riley
Saecurimeninetsaie
Broad & High
Ena
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Aia
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Wivn Wchs
Renee Mronanna
Susan
Fury
Gallant
Gallan
Keyhole
Texas Ranger
Texas Rangers
Mares Stan Ee
Spoaker Club
Golden West
Cadle Tabernacle Big Picture
Antagomie
Anteen
Rey
Zane Grey
Preston
I Buccaneers Buccaneers
Perry Como
Jackie Gleason
Little Theater
Zane G Ma Cent
Nyssantinataine
Point Pleasant Churches Sunday Services and Leaders
A compact church directory for Point Pleasant lists Sacred Heart Catholic services at 10:30 and 8:30 on alternating Sundays, Christ Church Episcopal with Holy Communion at 7:30, 9:30, 11, and 6:30 p.m. services, and multiple other denominations with their weekly schedules and pastors including St. Joseph's Mason, Church of Christ Henderson, Main Street Baptist, Nazarene, Harmony Baptist, and more.
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John O’reilly
Sacred Heart Church of
Point Pleasant
St. Joseph’s of Mason
Christ Church Episcopal
Jerome D. Rodgers
Holy Communion
Young People’s Fellowship
Church of Christ
Henderson
A. Kelly
First
Church of God
George Osler
Main Street Baptist
Kenneth Chandler
Church of the Nazarene
J. S. Bramon
Eub
Leon
Donald Pringle
Rockcastle
Yanger
Shiloh
Zion
Promise Land
Warren
Harmony Baptist
Church of Christ In Christian Union
J. P. Keefer
Ervin Patrick
Trinity Methodist
Viand St
Alvin C. Young
Jesus
Commission On Education
Presbyterian—Eighth and Main
Robert Ray
William Burdette
D. P. Tobias
Local families share visits and milestones in Letart Falls area
Numerous local residents and relatives from Letart Falls and surrounding towns are listed visiting relatives, attending birthdays, and traveling to events. Notable mentions include the Bell Chaney Reese and McDade families, Derby attendance, and trips to Canton Florida Cantomet Florida and Louisville.
Rutland Weekend Visits Across Ohio and West Virginia
Rutland residents hosted and visited relatives and friends from Langsville Dexter and Paden City while several couples spent weekends in Rutland and nearby towns. Illness at Janie Saxton’s home prompted care from Ethel Snowden as many travelers dropped in for visits and stork shower celebrations.
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Paul van Meter
Gallipolis
Clayton McDole
Sandusky
Ohio
Rutland
Pomeroy
Iva Brown
Middleport
Janie Saxton
Stanley Phillips
Logan
Charles Siders
Bartels Birth Ties Nelsonville Family to Local Gatherings
Mr and Mrs William Bartels announce the birth of a son at Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville joining one existing son. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Standley McManus of Portsmouth spent a weekend with the Bartels. About 50 attended a Trimble Township school dinner at Jacksonville school with locals from Greens Run and Taylor Ridge. Visitors to the Bartels included Basil Vore family and others from Columbus Glouster Jacksonville and Jackson.
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William Bartels
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Standley McManus
Portsmouth
Bartels
Trimble Township
Jacksonville School
Greens Run
Taylor Ridge
Otto Simons
William Wintersteen
Edward Bridges
Betty Russell
Ronald Smith
Dwight Smith
Basil Vore
James Bickley
Jack and Terry
Columbus
Thomas Whitlock
Glouster
Patty Vore
Jacksonville
Robert Snyder
Etta Davis
William Davis
Jackson
William Russell
Donald Russell
Garfield Wheeler
Lancaster
Robert Lee
Bobby
John Ferrell
West Virginia
Cart Welling
Bethany Bible Class Elects Officers in Social Meeting
The Bethany Bible Class of Main Street Baptist Church elected new officers at a gathering hosted by Mrs. Eschenauer on Jefferson Blvd. Mrs. Walter Selby became president, Mrs. Eugene Pierce vice president, Mrs. George Roberts secretary, and Mrs. William McKinley treasurer as Mrs. Otis Fisher presided and Mrs. Tully read a study section. Refreshments were served.
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Bethany Bible Class
Main Street
Lambda Chi Omega Sorority Meeting Planned at Moose Home
The Lambda Chi Omega Sorority will meet Monday evening at the Moose home with members expected to discuss next steps and campus activities.
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Lambda Chi Omega
Moose Home
Local social notes from Parkersburg and area greetings
Mrs Alvin C Young and infant daughter return from Holzer Hospital. Graton B Hyre of Parkersburg visits sister Mrs Alice Bradshaw and brother Scotty Hyre at Holzer. Mrs Earl C Mohr and sister Mrs Hester Lee back from New York City where they shopped for Blain Sisters dress shop. Mrs Mohr visits son and daughter in law Capt and Mrs Harold Swinburn in Doveltown Pa. Capt Swinburn travels Pan American between New York and England. Mrs Ruth Harshbarger ill at home. she is wife of Chief Deputy Sheriff Mark Harshbarger.
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Alvin C. Young
Holzer Hospital
Graton B. Hyre
Parkersburg
Mr. Hyre
Alice Bradshaw
Fifth Street
Scotty Hyre
Earl C. Mohr
Hester Lee
New York City
Blain
Blain Sisters. Mrs. Mohr
Harold Swinburn
Doveltown
Captain Swinburn
Pan- American Air Lines
New York
England
Ruth Harshbarger
Mark Harshbarger
City Planners Seek Citizens Suggestions for Improvements
Point Pleasant planning committee of the Chamber of Commerce held its first 1957 meeting in chamber offices to discuss civic program aims. Chairman Walter Windsor said the group will make recommendations and assist city government, inviting suggestions by phone mail or in person. Attendees included Dr. R. W. Eschenaur R. Fleming James Fisher Floyd Taylor Bill Knight John Sayre.
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Point Pleasant
Walter Windsor
Windsor
Chamber
R. W. Eschenaur
R. Fleming
James Fisher
Floyd Taylor
Bill Knight
John Sayre
North Point PTA to Sponsor Friday Carnival
The North Point Pleasant Grade School PTA sponsors a Friday evening carnival at the school featuring a movie dart throw duck shoot cake walk and refreshments. Proceeds will fund school improvements.
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Point Pleasant
PTA
North Point Pleasant
Edwards and Huddleston Families Linked in Notice
Bernard Edwards son of Willy and Evelyn Gibbs Edwards and Patricia Huddleston daughter of Cecil and Pauline Roush Huddleston are named in a family notice. The item lists parental lines and connects two families in a local press notice.
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Bernard Edwards
Willy and
Evelyn Gibbs Edwards
Patricia Huddleston
Cecil and
Pauline Roush Huddleston
Wahama Bands Earn Superior Rating at Regional Festival
The Wahama White Falcon and Junior Varsity bands joined 53 ensembles in Huntington for the state Regional Band Festival with the White Falcon receiving a superior rating. James E. Breen directed the groups.
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Mason
Wahama White Falcon
Huntington
White Falcon
James E. Breen
Eastern Star Meeting Attendance in Point Pleasant
In Point Pleasant, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Workman and Mrs. Eleanor Ewing along with Mrs. Maxine Aldridge and Mrs. Mary Thabet attended an Eastern Star meeting. The Workmans’ son Jack was initiated.
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Point Pleasant
Ray Workman
Eleanor Ewing
Maxine Aldridge
Mary Thabet
Jolly Workers Class Hosts Potluck at Mason Methodist
Mason Methodist Church hosted a potluck dinner when the Jolly Workers Class met. Mrs. Charles Yeager led a program with two readings. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Billy Thomas and Mrs. Donald Cook after games.
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Mason Methodist Church
Charles Yeager
Billy Thomas
Donald Cook
Water use in U.S. rises sharply over decades
The article notes that water consumption for all purposes in the United States has doubled in the last 50 years and is projected to double again within the next 25 years, signaling growing demand and supply stress.
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United States
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Cantomet, Fla
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Paden City
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Bashan Boys
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Orva Gainer
Milford Cole
Nellie Barman
Reedsville
Clint Orr
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Arthur Morarity and Sons
Wilford Struble
Joe Lawrence
Curtis Randolph
Hank Arnott
Billy Orr
Earnest Deeter
George Roberts
Art Young
Pine Grove
Mary McKay
North Point Pta
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