Letart Trucker Named Driver of Month
Walter Friend of Letart, a 27 year driver for Point Pleasant, Inc., was named April driver of the month in a West Virginia Motor Truck Association safety contest. He has logged 2,040,000 miles with two accidents, one on a highway, the other off the road. Friend, 53, began with Hudson Transfer of Paint Pleasant, later Point Pleasant Transfer Company and Paint Express. He recalled the Model T era and later moved to tow work, with a 1952 incident causing $50 damage and a 1955 non charged rear collision on Route 10. Now based between Charleston and Columbus and Toledo, Ohio, he is Mason County born and a father of five. He belongs to the Moose Lodge of Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
The
West Virginia Motor Truck Association
Walter Friend
Letart
Point Pleasant, Inc
Charleston
Point
Friend
Hudson Transfer
Paint Pleasant
Point Pleasant Transfer Company
Paint Express
Hudson
Huntington
Logan
Columbus
Toledo
Ohio
Mason County
Moose Lodge
Point Pleasant Church Schedules Across Denominations
The Point Pleasant area lists multiple church programs with service times and activities. Sacred Heart and St. Joseph offer mass schedules. Christ Church Episcopal, Church of Christ Henderson, First Church of God, Main Street Baptist, Church of the Nazarene, EUB congregations, Harmony and Concord Baptist, and others provide Sunday school, worship, youth activities, prayer meetings, and midweek services. Additional listings cover Methodist, Presbyterian, and Adventist worship times, along with district youth meetings in Mason County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Church of God
George Osler
Main Street Baptist
Kenneth Chandler
Church of the Nazarene
J. S. Bramon
Eub
Leon
Donald Pringle
Rockcastle
Yanger
Shiloh
Mt. Zion
Promise Land
Warren
Harmony Baptist
Warren Dean
Heights
Roy McCoy
Wednes
Comcord Baptist
Bettlemead Eub
Jack Higgins
Youth Fellowship
Adult Christian Endeavor
Robert Kessinger
Church of Christ In Christian Union
J. P. Keefer
Seventh-Day Adventist — Bible Chapel
Howard Avenue
Bell Meade
Ervin Patrick
Trinity Methodist
Alvin C. Young
Mason County
MYF
New Haven Methodist Church
Presbyterian
Robert Ray
D. S. Dunkle
Rachelmacher Park
Births and admissions in Apple Grove and Kanauga area
Mr and Mrs Glen Wogan announce a son in Kanauga Ohio. Mr and Mrs Larry Ogier report a son in Apple Grove. Carol Sue Denny admitted for surgery in Apple Grove. Mrs Maldo Thomas and her infant daughter discharged from hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Wogan
Kanauga
Ohio
Larry Ogier
Apple Grove
Carol Sue Denny
Maldo Thomas
Miss Reynolds Chosen for Girls' State at Jackson's Mill
Miss Pat Reynolds daughter of Mr and Mrs Cleo Reynolds 137 Park Dr has been chosen for Girls State at Jackson's Mill the week of June 9 She represents American Legion Unit 23 and is a junior with leadership personality and scholarship She is in Future Club National Honor Society Rainbow Girls Hope chapter and was a 4th of July queen candidate last year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Patty Reynolds
Cleo
Red) Reynolds
Park Dr
Jackson's Mill
W. E. Dunn
Girls’ State
Reynolds
American Legion Unit 23
Future Club
National Honor Society
Point Pleasant Assembly of Order For Rainbow Girls
Fire Department
Homemakers Short Course Announced at OSU
LOGAN Hocking County women are invited to enroll in the State Homemakers Short Course to be conducted June 17 to 19 at Ohio State University. The Agricultural Extension Service sponsors the event open to all Ohio homemakers. Pre registration is due May 23 with first and second class choices. The $15 fee covers room meals registration and a banquet. those arranging their own meals and housing pay $6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan — Hocking County
Ohio State University
Agricultural Extension Service
Ohio
Ethel Bower
Bower
Point Pleasant Social Notes
The Deputy Grand Regent Mrs Nettie Kemp of Parkersburg will be honored by the Point Pleasant Chapter of Women of Moose on Sunday June 9 with registration at 230 AM. Chapters to be represented include Charleston Huntington Parkersburg Fairmont St Albans Beckley and Nitro. Local talent will follow a buffet dinner. Mrs John Hushion hosted Circle Two of the Presbyterian Church Tuesday evening with brief Bible and discussion periods and refreshment service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Kemp
Parkersburg
Point Pleasant
Women of Moose
Margaret Kelley
Charleston
Huntington
Fairmont
St. Albans
Beckley
Nitro
Ruth Lewis
Edith Fox
John Hushion
Canasta Club Meets at Mrs Stevens Home
Mrs. E. W. Stevens of Park Drive hosted a Canasta Club evening on Wednesday. Prizes went to Mrs. Raymond Stewart and Mrs. G. A. Biggs. Other players included Mrs. Louis Rossi and Mrs. Walter Steinbrecher. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Stevens
Park Drive
Canasta Club
Raymond Stewart
G. A. Biggs
Louis Rossi
Walter Steinbrecher
Scotty Hyre Returns Home After 11 Days in Hospital
Scotty Hyre of Ohio River Road was released from Holzer Hospital after an 11 day stay as a patient and returned to his home Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotty Hyre
Ohio River Road
Holzer Hospital
Commissioners Approve Funds for Veterans Memorial Day
Logan County commissioners approved $50 grants to five veterans groups for Memorial Day grave marking and identification. Recipients include Laurelville Post 422 Murray City Post 420 Logan Post 78 American Legion Hacking Post 6430 Veterans of Foreign Wars and Sam Buchanan Chapter Disabled American Veterans. They also authorized a bridge damage payout from a Murray City accident on April 6 totaling $138.48 from the Dan Soliday agency. Bills totaling $6,136.89 from the auto-gasoline fund and $11,281.36 from county funds were approved, with $10,335.64 credited to Public Employer Retirement System.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan — County
Laurelville
Murray City
Logan Post
American Legion
Hacking
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sam Buchanan
Disabled American Veterans
Lawrence Starr
Gore Route 1
Dan Soliday Agency
Logan Society May Meeting Focuses on World Peace
The Schwenke Vail Group of the Presbyterian Church met Monday evening for May. Leader Mrs. Paul Dollison opened with What Is Home. Mrs. Richard S. Brandt led Bible study. devotions from the Year Book of Prayer were read by Mrs. Robert Paxton. Mrs. William King outlined a May 13 to June 10 prayer plan. Mrs. Earl F. Schottke spoke on What Can We Do for World Peace. Mrs. D. V. Rannells cited Outreach excerpts on Love Thy Neighbor. Refreshments served by committee including Mrs. Ralph Poston and others. Fifteen members and Peggy Shafer attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl F. Schottke
D. V. Rannells
Outreach Magazine
Ralph Poston
William Pearson
Coral Radcliff
Paul Shaw
Schottke
Mrs Jack Tschappat Re elected Psi Chapter President
Mrs Jack Tschappat was reelected president of Psi chapter Sigma Phi Gamma sorority at the May meeting. Other officers elected included Mrs Harold Brown vice president Miss Ben Smith treasurer Mrs Dick Harden historian Miss Virginia Evans editor Mrs Everett McWilliams organizer Miss Peggy Cummins recording and corresponding secretary Miss Verna Wells social secretary and Mrs Lawrence Helber welfare secretary. Plans for future dances were discussed and a letter from Dr A H Imhoff dental consultant of the Ohio State Department of Health conveyed appreciation for the sorority's community dental program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Brown
Ben Smith
Dick Harden
Virginia Evans
Everett McWilliams
Peggy Cummins
Verna Wells
Lawrence Helber
A. H. Imhoff
Ohio State Department of Health
Innocent Verdict Rendered in Circuit Court Case
Norman Patterson was found innocent in a Circuit Court trial held Wednesday. Lawyers S. D. Littlepage represented the plaintiff while French Boggess of Ripley and J. G. F. Johnson of Point Pleasant defended the defendant. Jurors included Claudia M. Prunty Lloyd Casto Aaron Fowler Paul Pickens Dwight Gibbs O S Haynes Early Greer R O Blain M B Stephens Hilda Weiss Ivy Boston and Mabel Gerlach. In a separate case Sidney Stobert of Racine initially pleaded innocent but then changed the plea to guilty. Judge Oliver Kessel ordered a $30 monthly payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Norman Patterson
S. D. Littlepage
French Boggess
Ripley
J. G. F. Johnson
Claudia M. Prunty
Lloyd Casto
Aaron Fowler
Paul Pickens
Dwight Gibbs
O. S. Haynes
Early Greer
R. O. Blain
M. B. Stephens
Hilda Weiss
Ivy Boston
Mabel Gerlach
Sidney Stobert
Racine
Oliver Kessel
Funeral Held for Homer Shiflet Salesman
Funeral services for Homer Shiflet 72 of Canal Winchester Ohio were conducted in Point Pleasant by Rev. Robert Ray. Shiflet a retired salesman died Wednesday at home born in Mason County moved to Ohio 20 years ago. He is survived by wife Winnie two sons Homer and William daughter Betty Reed one sister and three brothers. Burial was in Lone Oak Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Homer Shiflet
Canal Winchester
Ohio
Robert Ray
Shiflet
Mason County
Presbyterian Church
Minturn Lodge
Charleston
Winnie Shiflet
Betty Recd
Columbus
Homer
William
Canal
Winchester
Louise Freeland
California
Mark Shiflet
L. O Shiflet
Point’ Pleasant
Fred Shiflet
Middleport
Lone Oak Cemetery
Three Cases Heard In Magistrate Court
Preston Eugene Blankenship fined 10 dollars and costs for driving a motor cycle without a license. Jerry Lynn Bays fined 20 dollars and costs for improper passing. Irene Brooks fined 5 dollars and costs for failure to stop at a stop sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Preston Eugene Blankenship
Sheriff's Department
Jerry Lynn Bays
Irene Brooks
Local DAR Chapters to Meet at Mumaugh Memorial
Local members of the Governor Worthington chapter DAR will attend a gathering with the Elizabeth Sherman Reese chapter at Mumaugh Memorial in Lancaster at 2 p.m. Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor Worthington
Dar
Elizabeth Sherman Reese
Mumaugh Memorial
Lancaster
Ten Commandments Program At St Matthew Lutheran
Group III of the Women of St Matthew Lutheran met Tuesday night in the parish house. Mrs Albert Seabright led the devotional and Miss Margaret Lutz presented the Ten Commandments program. Refreshments were served to nine members by Mrs Howard Sigler and Mrs Forest Glenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of St. Matthew Lutheran
Albert Seabright
Margaret Lutz
Howard Sigler
Forest Glenn
West PTA Hosts Dinner For School Safety Patrol and Helpers Club
A Monday dinner and theater party by West PTA honored West safety patrol boys and Helpers Club sixth graders. Patrol captain Tom Rush presented adviser Lena Mack with a gift. Helpers Club president Patty Mason gave Miss Martha Steele a club gift. Forty two students attended at the school cafeteria and Logan Theatre. James Stewart led the arrangements with a committee including Mrs. Herbert Sheline and others. Principal Mary Connor and sixth grade teacher James Gastin attended as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Pta
West School
Safety Patrol
Helpers Club
Tom Rush
Lena Mack
Patty Mason
Martha Steele
Miss Steele
Logan Theatre
James Stewart
Herbert Sheline
Ray Steward
Charles Gambrel
Mack
Poppy Day Observance Planned in Point Pleasant
Poppy Day on May 25 will feature crepe paper replicas of wild European poppies to honor WWI fallen veterans. Mrs. Faye Barnette of Unit 23 American Legion Auxiliary explains the observance and notes that over twenty million poppies have been made by disabled veterans. Mrs. Paul Thomas chairs the event with co chair Frances Darst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Europe
France
Belgium
Faye Barnette
Unit 23
American Legion Auxiliary
Paul Thomas
Frances Darst Cochairman
Poppy Day
Senior Scores High In Scholarship Test
Logan A Union Furnace High School senior was the only county high school student to rate mention in state scholarship tests. Bill McGathey received honorable mention in state senior social studies and placed fifth in District 3 with a score of 101, per James Frey county superintendent’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Union Furnace
Bill McGathey
James Frey
Hocking Valley Hospital Notes Summary
Hospital notes list patients and dismissals from Hocking Valley Hospital including names such as Larry Poling Leo Redhenwald E L Sprague Myrtle Stewart Delbert Gilliland and Mrs Kenneth Beckley Albany and Mrs Welter Bartholomew Logan. Dismissal mentions Mon Cook Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Poling
Logan
Leo Redhenwald
E. L. Sprague
McArthur
Medical
Myrtle Stewart
Delbert Gilliland
Mon Cook
Kenneth Beckley
Albany
Welter Bartholomew
Eight Thespians Initiated at Point Pleasant High
Eight new members will join Thespian Troop 88 of Point Pleasant Senior High School. The initiation ceremony is Saturday at 6 30 p m in the high school gym with advisor Mrs Edward Jackson. New members include Mary Esther Cole Retta Sue Green Bonnie Holliday Roberta Kay Lewis Donald Edward McClintock Mary Ann Somerville Annabelle Sommer and Lynn Elizabeth Wedge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Senior High School
Edward Jackson
Mary Esther Cole
Retta Sue Green
Bonnie Holliday
Roberta Kay Lewis
Donald Edward McClintock
Mary Ann Somerville
Annabelle Sommer
Lynn Elizabeth Wedge
Point Man Accepted For Academy
West Virginia principal candidate Hayden James Lockhart Jr of Point Pleasant has been named one of four WV entrants to the U S Air Force Academy at Lowry AFB Denver for the 1957 class. A WV Wesleyan freshman and 1956 Point Pleasant High School graduate, he may report for enrollment July 5 if he accepts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Will E. Neal
Huntington
Hayden James Lockhart, Jr
West Virginia
U. S. Air Force Academy
Lowery Air Force Base
Denver
Colo
Neal
Lockhart
Hayden J. Lockhart
Viand St
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannog
Point Pleasant High School
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
Air Academy
Tobacco Co Will Appeal Second Huntington Warehouse
Huntington Tobacco Co officials said they will appeal to the State Supreme Court a ruling by Agriculture Commissioner John Johnson allowing a second tobacco auction warehouse to operate in Huntington. The Tri-State Tobacco Warehouse Co. plans warehouses in Altizer addition with Burnside as a principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Huntington Tobacco Co
State Supreme Court
John Johnson
Huntington
Tri-State Tobacco Warehouse Co
M. G. Burnside
Altizer Addition
Supreme Court
Parsons and Gates
Spilman, Thomas, Battle and Klostermeyer
Charleston
Local Churches Schedule Sunday Services and Programs
A district church list shows multiple congregations with Sunday worship times, Bible schools, and midweek activities. Notable entries include Church of the Nazarene in Roy with sermons on life and sanctification and Haydenville Methodist Charge programs led by Edward H. Jones.
Perry County Court Notes Dismissals and Marital Filings
The case Margaret Unrich vs George Uhrich was dismissed. Marriage licenses issued for James Hammons and Lillian Bragin. William Butler and Blanche McLean. William Kunkler and Vonna Hankinson. Real estate transfers include Crowley to Crowley in Harrison township and multiple parcels in McCuneville and New Lexington with several couples named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Unrich
Crooksville
George Uhrich
Zanesville
James Enos Hammons
Rornville
Lillian Irene Bragiin
William Butler
Blanche McLean
William Kunkler
Junction City
Vonna G. Hankinson
New Lexington
Anna Crowley
L. £. Crowley
Harrison Township
Herbert
Preston Warner
Lester
Eleanor Anderson
McCuneville
Eva
Edgar Chute
George
Thelma Reed
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Letart Trucker
Chevrolet
E. E. Byrne
FE. State St
Athens, Ohio
Athens
Logan, Ohio
Taker's
Kris Kringle
Silver Bridge
Miss Reynolds
Homemakers
Mabel Roush
Dora Kapp
Elizabeth Fisher
Annalee Redman
Ann Whalen
Kathryn Wilson
Betty Heck
Freda Fruth
Gloria McDaniel
Jeanetta Harmon
Kathleen Overholt
Daisy Darst
Juliet Smith
Ruth Lamp
Ina Hill
Wilma Fisher
Martha Tennant
Frances Darst
Jean Sauer
Roma Wartenberg
Nan Roush
Faye Ball
Lucille Harrah
Roberta Maynard
Gladys Hart
Patricia Sallaz
Maude Grimm
Circle Two
Sterrett
Volden
O. K. Burdette
Dewey Smith
Hersel Henderson
Peter H. Steenbengen, Jr
Sally Best
Morris Miller
H. F. Reis
Sanford Rhoades
Charles Young
Canasta
Quick's
Logan Society
Peggy Shafer
Jack Tschappat
Psi Chapter
Sigma Phi Gamma
PTA
Hocking Valley Hospital
Point Man
Academy
Roy E. Klingler
NYPS
Haydenville
Edward H. Jones
King's Daughters
Alice Swaim
Buchtel
Jobs
Hocking Valley Tabernacle
E. V. Baker
Paul A. Sellers
Union
First Church of Christ
LeRoy S. Haynie
United Brethren In Christ
South
New Plymouth
Margaret Wilkinson
Toronto
Canada
Perry County
Sylvanus B. Wilson
Zetta M. Wilson
Brooksville
Albert and
Emma Patton
Donald R. Holt
Monday Creek
Lownship
Rond Floor and Hardware Co. Inc
Robert and
Joyce Scott
Thorn Township
Charles Gardner
Mary Swallow
Memoriam
Helen Funk
Uhlman's
Harold Goddard
Bartlett
Marietta Chemical Products Co
W. E. Dicken
Union St
V-J-O
Athens Pharmacy
Herb Hawk
Russell Smith
OU Trailer Park
E. State
Harry Ross
Cincinnati Livestock
Cincinnati
USDA
U.S
Lhcipmall
Kinneer Motors
Chrysler
FORD
Platt
Hudson Sales and Service
W. Union St. Ph
Pontiac
ALGEO
Motor Sales
E. State St
Desoto
Roe McNabb
New Straitsville
Sears
Volkswagen
Paul Ferry
Jones Buick
Golden Hawk Studebaker
Gallipolis
R. E. Goldsberry
East 4Th Street
the Plains
DODGE
Willys
Gail Watkins
E. State Street
Dannie's Trailer Sales, Inc
Phillip Pack
Plaza Courts
Billy J. Gabriel
Lower Pains
Wrecking For Parts
Studebaker
Plymouth
Rosenberg
S. Depot Street
International
Ray Howard
Chauncey Box
Landis Gulf Service
N. Call
Auto Service
BROWN
North Court
Cal
Parker Tire Shop
Elmer W. Sutton
C. B. Nye Company
Volkswagen Stimson
Palmer
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