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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1957

Page

7

Point Pleasant 159 Seniors Honored At Class Night

Point Pleasant High School held its annual class night honoring 159 seniors. The program featured speeches by Dickie Herrig and Danny Myers, readings of class prophecies and histories, and performances by the girls and boys choruses. A reception in the cafeteria followed.

Point Pleasant Point Pleasant High School Dickie Herrig Judy Wedge Barbara Barr John Kay Street O Kan Okan Ivy

Three Gallon Milk Dispensers Tested for Home Use

The West Virginia University extension home economists report on a new house to house milk service using small dispensers. Each unit holds two three gallon milk containers with separate tubes, a dairy products compartment, and a 35 degree Fahrenheit refrigerator. Milk stays colder and is accessed only at delivery, reducing bottle handling and possibly lowering costs.

Point Pleasant Idaho Colorado West Virginia University

Additional Rooms Topic At Heights Church Meeting

Heights Evangelical United Brethren Church officials meet tonight at 8 to discuss adding Sunday School rooms for N Main St Church. Trustees and administration board members attend, along with department superintendents and other interested members.

Point Pleasant The Heights

Visitation Day Set for Junior High at Point Pleasant

The eighth grade junior high will visit the senior high on Friday for enrollment. The seventh grade will monitor the sixth graders during their visit to the junior high the same day.

Point Pleasant

Marriage License Application for Albert Lee Jordan

Albert Lee Jordan of Leon aged 27 and Wilma Mair Mathney of Leon filed a marriage license application. Jordan is son of William Snyder Jordan and Flossie Snyder Jordan. Mathney is daughter of William McDade Mathney and Irene McDade Mathney.

Albert Lee Jordan Leon William and Flossie Snyder Jordan Wilma Mair Mathney Irene McDade Mathney

Winners Are Listed Officially In Point Pleasant

The Lucky Mothers promotion winners were announced by co chairmen W W Johnson and Steve Yardie of the Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce Merchants Division. First to fifth place went to Irene Gibbs Marie Leport Carlos Music Walter Eads and S L Rogalen with twelve donor gifts drawn by Mayor B W Krodel.

Point Pleasant Cochairmen W. W. Johnson Steve Yardie Lucky Mothers Merchants Dan Hope Henderson Ben Franklin Mable McDermitt D. S Girtie Holley O. J Morrison A. G. Rayburn Viand St Murphy R. S. Davis Marquette Ave Buffington Green House Inez Gleason

Maddox Rites Set for Wed

Funeral services for Sarah B. Maddox will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at the First Baptist Church in Ravenswood with Rev. Paul V. H. Belle and Rev. Kenneth Chandler officiating. She died Sunday at her daughter’s home after a long illness and is survived by her daughter, a foster daughter, two grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Burial will be in Ravenswood Cemetery. flowers are omitted.

Point Pleasant Sarah B. Maddox First Baptist Church Ravenswood Paul V. H. Belle Kenneth Chandler Maddox John C. Franklin Ninth St Fairplain W. Va William M Martha Winters Adams First Baptist Church of Daughters of American Revolution Flouroy M. Maddox Franklin David Sheward Galena Ohio Lawrence G. Mohr Ravenswood Cemetery

Weekend Visit Ties Henderson Families to Colum Bus

Mrs Loraine Rogers and son Johnny of Henderson spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Plants and her daughter June Rogers in Colum bus. Mrs Harold Supple of Henderson, recently a patient at Holzer Hospital, and Mrs Mae Jones of North Main Street a surgical patient, were to be released Tuesday morning. Mrs J H Somerville of Jefferson Boulevard was taken to Holzer Hospital Monday evening after illness at her son and daughter in law's home while visiting Kentucky.

Loraine Rogers Johnny of Henderson Frank Plants June Rogers Columbus Harold Supple Holzer Hospital Mae Jones North Main Street J. H. Somerville Jefferson Boulevard

Magistrate Hears Cases in Point Pleasant

Justice of the Peace A M Goodwin heard Monday cases including Donald Ray Escue fined 10 dollars and cost for hazardous driving. Walter Earl Hall fined 10 dollars and cost for running a stop light. Howard Martin fined 9.50 and cost for suspended registration. Ronald Brown fined 10 dollars and cost for hazardous driving. Carl Holly fined 50 dollars and cost with six month license revocation for driving while intoxicated. All arrests by sheriff's department or state police.

Point Pleasant Justice of the Peace A. M. Goodwin Donald Ray Escue Cost Sheriff's Department Walter Earl Hall Howard Martin Ronald Brown Carl Holly

John Brown Re-named To Flood Wall Board

John Brown was reappointed to a four year term on the flood wall board by a city council meeting. J. C. Parson was hired as a full time fireman replacing Steve Miller, who had been hired last month for a police post. Mayor Krodel said the government refused to pay for pipe work on a water line from Henderson to the Coast Guard base at Lock 11 and the matter will be discussed in Washington. The city water truck was repaired for 453 dollars and a new truck may be purchased at the April meeting if repair fails.

Point Pleasant John Brown J. C. Parson Krodel Henderson Coast Guard Lock 11 St. Louis Washington

Powers Funeral Set for Arlie Albert Powers

Funeral services are planned Wednesday at Barton Chapel Church for Arlie Albert Powers 29 killed when his truck hit a culvert on Plantation Rd ten miles north of Winfield Putnam County He lived on Milton Route Mason County and was the son of Charles and Mrs Powers He is survived by his wife Bessie and four children plus two sisters and four brothers and two grandmothers.

Point Pleasant Barton Chapel Arlie Albert Powers Winfield Plantation Rd Putnam County Milton Route Mason County Charles Powers Apple Grove Bessie Powers Wilbur Claude Pamela Sharon Bonnie Sidler Myrtle Beach Ss. C Carman Columbus Charles St. Albans Hollis Kenneth Huntington Henry Powers Harlie Young

Marriage License Issued for Casey and Craige in Point Pleasant

A marriage license was issued to French Elmore Casey 46 of Henderson son of John and Della Rhodes Casey and Goldie Lena Craige daughter of David and Ida Workman Wilkerson in Point Pleasant.

Point Pleasant Elmore Casey John and Della Rhodes Casey, Henderson Goldie Lena Craige David and Ida Workman Wilkerson

Students Return From Washington Tour by Greyhound Buses

Two chartered Greyhound buses carried Junior High School students back to Point Pleasant on Saturday after a two day tour of Washington.

Point Pleasant Greyhound Washington

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Danny Myers Linda Hatch Charlotte Damron Miss Damron Myrtle Blessing Mary Ann Rogers Harry Rhodes T. L. Miles Buckhannon Friendship Woman's Society of World Service Vada Crump Crump Carroll Cox P. H. Bradshaw Maxine Warcut Yay Theatre Stewart Granger Icx Ava Gardner M-G-M Gene Kelly Dan Dailey Cay and Charisse Dolores Gray Michael Kipp Italy LA Strada America Anthony Quinn Richard Basehart Giulietta Masina Tkru Jone Natal Athens Southeastern Ohio Logan Monument Co Hospital Logan Logan Monument Co. of Meigs Pomeroy, Ohio Bud Blake King Postures Syndicate, Inc Flood Wall Board Steve Miller Miller Arlie Powers Carol Ohmart Tom Tryon the Scarlet Hour Tonite & Wed John Payne Mercury Indianapolis Tony Hulman Indianapolis Motor Speedway F. C. Reith Mercury Division Ford Motor Company North Court ST Athens, Ohio
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