Seniors Take Typing Tests For Navy Positions
Six seniors at Point Pleasant High School completed typing and clerical tests for U S Navy roles in Washington DC. Eligible applicants: Anna Lee Newell, Peggy Hatton, Jean Ferguson, Eleanor Peck, Marjorie Cappallari, William Dorsey. Esther M. Rice led the testing in the school’s commercial department. Non qualifiers may retake on May 27 at the Navy Recruiting Station in Charleston.
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Point Pleasant
U. S. Navy
Washington, D. C
Point Pleasant High School
Anna Lee Newell
Peggy Hatton
Jean Ferguson
Eleanor Peck
Marjorie Cappallari
William Dorsey
Esther M. Rice
Navy
Navy Recruiting Station
Federal Building
Charleston
McCoy Miller Nuptials in Point Pleasant Ceremony
Miss Jean Sue McCoy and Leonard Earlie Miller wed in a Sunday ceremony at the groom’s home with Rev. Daniel M. Dorsey officiating. Attendants included Patricia Ann McCoy and Joseph K. Bailey, with a reception following. The couple’s families and neighbors from Hogsett to Huntington attended, as the bride plans to finish Marshall College and the groom continues farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Sue McCoy
Leonard Earlie Miller
Daniel M. Dorsey
Robert Ervin
John Ervin
Nitro
W. Va
Dorothy Greenlee
Ralph Miller
Point Pleasant
Bob Miller
Evans
Roy Miller
Grove City
Ohio
Albert Roush
Middleport
Joseph K. Bailey
Charles Ervin
Penny
Jeanne
Dunbar
Huntington
Ella Ervin
Jay McCoy
8. V. Gallaway
Francis McCoy
Russel Templeton
Jane Lou
Glenwood
Sylvia McCoy
George Fowler
Betsy
Irene
Ripley Road
Lillian Perry
Ann Sue
Miss Vesta Irene Matheny Weds Clarence Delbert Stone
Miss Vesta Irene Matheny and Clarence Delbert Stone married May 1 in Richmond Indiana. Rev Edger E Evans Jr officiated. The couple reside at 1843 S 6th St Columbus. Attendants included William Lee Stone. Mrs Stone is the oldest daughter of Myrtle Matheny and Daniel Matheny of Leon Route 1. Stone is son of John and Mrs Stone of Leon Route 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesta Irene Matheny
Clarence Delbert Stone
Richmond
Ind
Edger E. Evans, Jr
Stone
Myrtle Matheny
Daniel Matheny
Leon
Point Pleasant High School
Midland Mutual Life Insurance Co
Columbus
Mason County
Armed Services
Korea
Japan
Timmons Construction Co
S. 6Th St
Circle No 4 Women of the Presbyterian Meet at Adie Home
Circle No 4 of the Women of the Presbyterian Church met at the home of Mrs. James Adie on Marquette Avenue with co host Mrs. W E Rice. Mrs William Cruickshanks presided as chairman and Bible teacher Mrs Harold Senf led a discussion on a chapter from the Gospel of Mark. Refreshments served to twelve members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
The
Presbyterian Church
James Adie
Marquette Ave
W. E. Rice
William Cruickshanks
Harold Senf
Mark
James McComb
C. R. Schurman
Louis Bateson
Aurilla Chestnut
Ray Greenler
A. L. Rossiter
Walter Gielker
Ray Somerville
John Hushion
Observation of Life in India Talk at St. Monica's Guild
J C Appel spoke on life in India to St. Monica's Guild at its final meeting at the Appels home. Co hostess was Mrs G W Heater. Mrs Appel showed handmade jewelry, rugs, tapestries, Indian dolls, Hindu god figurines, embroidery, and Far East dress. Several named members attended.
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J. C. Appel
India
St. Monica’s Guild
Appel
Cohostess
G. W. Heater
Far East
James Collins
Leon Thompson
John Mann
John Kirk
Anne Peek
Ray Kirby
Curney Heib
Anne Bailey Farm Women’s Club Meeting Announced
The Anne Bailey Farm Women’s club will meet Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Virgill Plants on Ripley Road. A pot-luck dinner will be served at noon.
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Anne Bailey
Virgill Plants
Ripley Road
Farm women club school at Appalachian Electric Power Co office
A school for farm women members will meet at the Appalachian Electric Power Co office on Main Street May 27 at 10 a.m. Miss Hazel Asner Putnam County agent leads with Ann E Wetzel and Mrs Jeanie Carter assisting. Attendees bring lunch. beverages and refreshments provided.
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Farm Women’s Club
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Main St
Hazel Asner
Putnam County
Ann E. Wetzel
Appalachian Home Economist
Jeanie Carter
Mason County
Bladen 4-H Club Demonstrations Highlight Local Skills
The Bladen Hustlers 4-H Club met at Red Mud School with Goldie Beattie in charge. Members and adult counselors demonstrated crafts such as pin cushions and board work, and a fundraiser raised $60.1 to send a group to the county 4-H camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bladen Hustlers
Red Mud School
Goldie Beattie
Darsel Keefer
Barbara Miller
Stella Miller
Joe Keefer
Vallie Bauer
Dorse Keefer
Lawrance Weigand
Sidney Bauer
Lawrence Fowler
Jackie Riggs
Fred Newell
Lady Newell
Roberta Bauer
Carolyn Keefer
Linda Keefer
Fannie Harlow
Ora Weigand
Mary Rosa Keeefer
Maxine Fowler
Johnnie Fowler
Lang Ye
Sixteen Area Men Are Inducted
Sixteen men from Point Pleasant and surrounding areas left early Thursday for Ashland Kentucky for induction into the armed services. Names listed include Lloyd Newton Fogle Jr Point Pleasant Leonard Miller Leon Oldaker Albert Stephens James Layne Lloyd Roach Raymond Huggman Earl McComas Thomas Gibbs Bernard Rairden William Bland Dewaine Sayre Delbert Durst and others from Letart Hartford Pliny Grimm's Landing and Cottageville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ashland
Armed Services
Lloyd Newton Fogleson, Jr
Leonard Earlie
Miller
Leon
Otho Charlies Oldaker
Letart
Albert Luther Stephens
James Herman Layne
New Haven
Lloyd Eugene Roach
Raymond William Huggman
Earl Edward McComas
Glenwood
Thomas Blain Gibbs
Hartford
Bernard Eugene Rairden
Charlies William Bland
West Columbia
Douglas Wetzel Fellore
Pliny
Hershel Burdell Hayes
Grimm's Landing
Dewaine Lee Sayre
Delbert Durst
Cottageville
Sixth Graders Visit Point Pleasant Junior High
Sixth graders from Ordnance North Point Pleasant Henderson and Central schools toured Point Pleasant Junior High School today as they prepare to become students there next year.
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Point Pleasant
Ordnance
North Point Pleasant
Henderson
Central Schools
Point Pleasant Pastor Dies in Dayton Ohio
The Rev. C. D. Black, pastor of the First Church of God in Point Pleasant, died at 9:25 am Friday at his daughter’s home in Dayton after a period of ill health. Funeral services will be held in Dayton.
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Point Pleasant
C. D. Black
First Church of God
Dayton
Black
Excursion For Pupils Set May 21 On Avalon Steamer
Point Pleasant principal Robert Ferguson announced a three hour school excursion for pupils, patrons, and nearby schools aboard the steamer Avalon starting at noon May 21. Coupons, with a small fare, will be issued next week. The event marks the first local school excursion since the Island Queen trips before the war and includes a stop at Gallipolis to gather another group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Avalon
Robert Ferguson
Point Pleasant High School
Ferguson
Point Pleasant Landing
Gallipolis
Churches Schedule for Point Pleasant Area
A long list of area churches notes worship times and schedules. Churches in Graham Station Henderson New Haven and surrounding communities display varied service times with Sunday schools, preaching hours, youth groups, and midweek prayer meetings. Details cover Methodist Baptist EUB and Presbyterian congregations plus Lutheran and Christian Science services at several streets.
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Graham Station
Henderson
Suneeer
Methodist
Rufus Casto
Minam
Mt. Union
Lesch Hill
Grove
New Haven
Boyd W. Scott
Bachtel
Hartford
Brighton
Kermit Hypes
Harmony - Concord
St. Mark’s Upper Flats
Zion
Broad Run
Mason Pilgrim Holiness
C. H. Detty
EUB
Donald Lockhart
Trinity
Mt. Zion
Main Street Baptist
Daniel M. Dorsey
Harmony
D. N Shepherd
Graham
Leon Baptist
W. S. Billups
Presbyterian
John W. Sargent
Christianity In Action
Pioneers
Trinity Methodist
D. Rexrode
Christian Science
Main St
Mason County Lutheran Parish
St. Paul's
Luther League
St. Mark's
Upper Flats
Local notices include estate administrations and city ordinance
Notice of appointment names D. H. Sams as administrator of Luella Stiles estate with four month creditor claims. C. E. Berry named administrator of Charles L. Bolen estate. Ordinance 1150 authorizes funds for Union Street resurfacing in Athens with specific appropriations and federal/state cost sharing.
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D. H. Sams
Athens
Ohio
Luella Stiles
Athens County
C. E. Berry
W.W.A
Charles L. Bolen
Hebbardsville
John F. Newcome
T Street
John Ashton
Inbega
Clara A. Bailey
Andy Benji
Andy Benny
Andy Baney
Otto Bethel
John Cevolo
Anna W. Chapman
Ronald T. Colbert
Clara Moore Coon
James. Duncan
J. C. Duncan
C. McDonald
Chuck McDonald
Adda A. Phillips
Mary E. Roberts
Viola Smathers
Charles R. Stout
Clarence R. White
F. Newcome
Union Street
City of
Union Ree
Newax Pas
Father Death notice from Point Pleasant
Jesse M. Abel of 707 Main St reports his father has died in a mid western state. He will attend funeral services on Saturday.
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Point Pleasant
Jesse M. Abel
Main St
Abel
Point Clinic Notes Admitted and Released
The report lists admissions at Point Clinic in Jasper Hoschar First St Point Pleasant for medical cases. Charlies W Harbour Hogsett. Discharges include Wayne Graham Leon and Ara Wogan Southside.
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Jasper Hoschar
First St
Point Pleasant
Medical
Charlies W. Harbour
Hogsett
Wayne Graham
Leon
Ara Wogan
Southside
Leon Resident Missing From Home
West Virginia police search for Thomas Knightstep 25 who cannot talk and disappeared from his Leon home early Wednesday. He was last seen near Buffalo around 10 am being picked up by an Ohio car. description notes height about five ten, 140 pounds, black hair, left index finger missing at the joint, wearing bib overalls and a green shirt. Any information should be reported to state or county police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Leon
Thomas Knightstep
Buffalo
Knightstep
Ohio
Charlie Knightstep
West Virginia
Baccalaureate Set For Sunday Evening At High School
Point Pleasant High School schedules senior class baccalaureate for 8 p.m. Sunday in the Main Street gymnasium. Rev. S. D. Rexrode will deliver the sermon and invocation with scripture and benediction by Rev. John Sargeant Jr. Ministers chosen by vote of the Senior Class. The timing shift avoids conflicting with morning church services.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant High School
Robert H. Ferguson
S. D. Rexrode
Trinity Methodist Church
John Sargeant, Jr
Presbyterian Church
Ministerial Association
Ferguson
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