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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1951

Page

5

Armed Forces Day Parade Plans For Point Pleasant

The Armed Forces Day Committee in Point Pleasant finalized plans for Saturday’s parade with Grover Hite leading the march down Main Street. Units include 14 National Guard outfits, fire equipment, Red Cross, Coast Guard, bands from local schools, 150 marching children, Boy Scouts, and civic floats. A pre parade dinner is set for Thursday at 6 15 p.m. at the Moose home, and a Saturday night dance at the American Legion Home runs 9 30 p.m. to 12 30 a.m. Additional visits to Mansion House and Tu Endie Wei Park are invited, with banners available at the naval storehouse.

Point Pleasant Armed Forces Day Committee Grover Hite Hite Main St National Guard Red Cross Liberty Bell Armed Forces Moose American Legion Hayes Dixieland Col Charles Lewis Mansion House Tu Endie Wei Park Naval Storehouse

Nominations For Women of the Moose Officers In Point Pleasant

Pt Pleasant reports Women of the Moose Chapter 594 nominated officers for the coming year at the Moose Home on Tuesday night. Nellie Henson named senior regent and Mary Hyre junior regent with Doris McMillin chaplain Reba Caldwell recorder and Wilma Melrose treasurer. New officers to be installed after a 6 pm dinner Saturday followed by a public 10 pm to 1 am dance.

Women of the Moose Moose Home Nellie Henson Mary Hyre Doris McMillin Reba Caldwell Wilma Melrose Melrose Dwilda Rutherford Ruth Lewis Bonnie Caudill Ben Whalen Dora Kapp Dorothy Kron

Attend Graduation Of Point Pleasant Class

More than 800 guests filled Point Pleasant High School gym for a 1942 graduation. Superintendent Robert H. Ferguson awarded diplomas after a program with student speakers and an invocation.

Point Pleasant Point Pleasant High School

Civil Cases On Docket For Today

Three civil suits were slated for circuit court in Point Pleasant with Judge Lewis H. Miller presiding. Osher Gardner Jr received one year probation after pleading guilty to resisting arrest, having served about two months in jail. Cases today include Varian vs City of Point Pleasant for trespass damages of 10000, Ellen Diehl infant vs Mai Moore for 5000, and Nibert vs United Fuel Gas Co for 1500 with listed witnesses. Also note release from Point Clinic of Mrs. Sidney Harless and son from Langsville.

Point Pleasant Lewis H. Miller Osher Gardner, Jr Gardner Bessie May Varian City of Ellen Diehl Mai Moore Odd Nibert United Fuel Gas Co Richard Barton Carl Lieving Leonard Miller Jean Poffenbarger Clayton Byus Roy W. Eschenaur Grant C. Wyndham Richardl. Kinniard G. B. Woodard C. W. van Matre John C Hutchinson Wadear Thabet B. T. Dudding

Clerk Office To Close All Day Saturday

Mason County clerk John Wilson announced the office will be closed all day Saturday due to Armed Forces Day and city elections. The office will resume regular hours next Saturday. In Point Pleasant, City police charged Hershel Ferguson Osday with intoxication after arresting him Saturday afternoon. He was jailed in the county facility.

Point Pleasant Mason John Andy) Wilson Hershel Ferguson

Local Social Notes Highlight Area Guests and Visits

Sunday dinner hosts included Mr and Mrs Harold Call at Park Drive and Mr and Mrs John Bott in Charleston while Miles Dowling hosted from Main Street. Visitors and family members traveled from Bellemeade Huntington and Dunbar to join Thompson area residents for weekend gatherings and hospital news noted for John Armstrong’s City Hospital stay.

Reedsville WSCS Ralph England Baltimore Ohio Ray Adams C. W Swain St. Joseph Hospital Parkersburg D. K. Peel Chicago Charles Hauber Charles Pickens Fort Knox H. EF. Kibble Eden George Reed Hobart Day May Flora Vina Bailey Rushville F. D. Shaffer Torch L. R. Stone Richard Cleveland Stone C E. Humphrey Humphrey Farms Chloe Mills Edward Chevalier Harold Call Park Dr John Bott Charleston Miles Dowling Main St Harry Bass Bellemeade Charles H. Bass Edward Base Harold Brown Paul Gleason Damel Gardner Lizzie Lazer PD. R. Browning Ohio River Rd Otg Rainey Belletmeade Huntington George Carder Brenda Point Plessant Herman Carder New Matamoras Chig Dick of Dunbar Roman Zakaski Stevie Sandra Jo St. Alba Harold Carder Patty Clifford Carder Dowiger Don Carder Lorena Biffle Fort Wayne Ind Milton Lewis Blanche Armstrong Viand St John Armstrong East Liverpool City Hospital

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