Eshenaur Named Practitioner Of Year In West Virginia
Dr. Roy W. Eshenaur DO of Point Pleasant receives the Practitioners of the Year Award from the West Virginia Society of Osteopathic Medicine at a Wheeling convention. The citation notes 34 years of service, a life of community work, and early career hardships including farm labor and modest earnings before establishing a large practice.
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Point Pleasant
Roy W. Eshenaur
West Virginia Society of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc
Elk’s Club
Wheeling
Carl L. Cavendish
DO. Alderson
West Virginia
Eschenaur
Cavendish
Dr. Eshenaur
Mary Hyre
Messenger
Kirksville College
Eshenaur
Marion Gast
Kirksville Northeast State Teachers College
West Virginia State Board of Osteopathy
Oliver
James
Ethiopia
Robert
Larry
American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
Youth Falls Down Hill Near Hospital Incident
A six year old boy named Michael Cole fell from a rock cliff while being taken by his father Ronald Coleman of Ripley Road to Holzer Hospital. The two were involved in a subsequent vehicle wreck as emergency crews responded.
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Michael Coleman
Holzer Hospital
Ronald Coleman
Ripley Rd
Heavy Damage In Route 35 Crash
City police investigated a Route 35 auto crash with no injuries but heavy property damage. A truck transmission fell from a vehicle driven by Robert Davis of Point Pleasant and was struck by a car driven by George Vanmeter of Columbus.
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Point Pleasant
Robert Davis
George Vanmeter
Columbus
Point Pleasant Social Notes and Local Incident
Point Pleasant residents visit kin in Leon and Huntington while Lakin State Hospital reports a 16 year old Mercer County patient ran away. Police investigate after the missing youth, 133 pounds, wearing dark blue pants and plaid shirt, disappeared Saturday afternoon from the hospital.
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Point Pleasant
Lakin State Hospital
Mercer County
Getaway Almost Is Made Good
Gallia County deputies arrested David L. Darst 20 of Point Pleasant for disturbing the peace by fighting at a Kanauga tavern near the Silver Bridge. Darst nearly escaped by climbing the bridge railing before being apprehended. Deputy Owens said a second man fled to Point Pleasant. Darst and Earl Angel 70 of Crown City Route 2 were also charged with intoxication and posted bonds to appear in Municipal Court.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ivan Fife
Jack Owens
Kanauga
Silver Bridge
Darst
Point Pleasant
Owens
Durst
Sheriff's Deputies
Earl Angel
Crown City
Angel
Janet Hoffman Crowned Wahama Prom Queen
Janet Hoffman daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Hoffman Letart Route was chosen Wahama High School prom queen at the Junior-Senior prom in the high school auditorium. She wore a pink floor length gown and was crowned by Olston Wright, escorted by Kenneth Rollins.
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Point Pleasant
Janet Hoffman
Robert Hoffman
Wahama High School
Barbara Howard
Linda Lathey
Glenodelyn Ord
Sheila Walker
Miss Hoffman
Olston Wright
Kenneth
Rev Knoll speaks at Point Pleasant High baccalaureate
The Rev Harold S Knoll of St Peters Lutheran Church delivered the class sermon at Point Pleasant High School’s 68th baccalaureate in the high school auditorium. The school chorus performed two pieces under C L Head with organ accompaniment by Lynn Cruickshanks and Norah Mac Neill.
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Point Pleasant
Harold S. Knoll
St. Peters Lutheran Church of
Point Pleasant High School
C. L. Head
God
Lynn Cruickshanks
Norah MacNeill
Mr. Knoll
Three Hurt In Accident On Route 17
Three people were injured in an early morning Route 17 crash near the Route 17 and 2 junction. Ern Devore 43 of Pliny suffered multiple facial lacerations and was in good condition at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Larry Stanley 19 of Hogsett and Alfred B Stover 20 of Columbus had lesser injuries and were treated and released. Stover drove the car that lost control. the crash caused about 700 dollars in damage and is under investigation. A second incident occurred on Ashton Upton Road at 11 p.m. involving Elmer Chapman 22 of Fraziers Bottom who went off an embankment into the woods at high speed. His car, a 57 model, sustained 500 dollars in damage. Passenger Charles Meadows of Fraziers Bottom was treated and released from St Marys Hospital Huntington. Chapman was arrested for failure to have vehicle under control.
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Ern Devore
Pliny
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Larry Stanley
Hogsett
Alfred B. Stover
Columbus
Alfred B. Stovver
Ashton-Upton Rd
Elmer Chapman
Fraziers Bottom
Charles Meadows
St. Mary’s Hospital
Huntington
Chapman
Two Arrested For Disturbing Peace In Weekend Police Stop
War ren J. McKeever, stationed with the U S Navy in New York City, and Janet Mc Keever of 396 13th St were arrested by city police during the weekend on disturbing the peace charges. They paid fines and costs and were released. Franklin Roberts of Huntington, 31, was arrested on a non support warrant by the Sheriff s Department.
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Ren J. McKeever
U.S. Navy
New York City
Janet McKeever
13Th St
Franklin Roberts
Huntington
Sheriff's Department
Where The Waters Mingle
The piece recalls boating on the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers and the history of early steamers. It cites 1809 to 1841 events, including Nicholas Roosevelt and the New Orleans, the Eliza at Charleston, the Osceola, and the Ark, with a fatal salt cargo loss at Johnson Shoals.
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Ohio
Kanawha
Point Pleasant
Cincinnati
Two Rivers
Nicholas Roosevelt
New York City
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
New Orleans
North Rover
Hudson River
Robert Fulton
Chancellor Livington
Roosevelt
Red House
Eliza
Charleston
Wheeling
Buffalo
St. Louis
William Atkeson
Elk River
Ark
Payne
Thomas Friend
Salines
Johnson Shoals
48 Attend 6th District Convention
Forty eight members and visitors attended a ninth district Pythian Sisters convention in Fort Pleasant with Leon Temple No 54 as hosts. Leaders from Morgantown Milton and Cedar Grove were present with Seeva Beaver giving the welcome and Gladys Perry offering the response. The Leon Temple hosted a noon meal for all attendees and visiting temples Syracuse Rhododendron Milton and others were noted as participants.
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Point Pleasant
The
Pythian Sisters
Leon Temple
Artie Barker
Morgantown
Nan Moore
Bethel Cooper
Milton
Evelyn Wells
Cedar Grove
Seeva Beaver
Gladys Perry
Pat Grand
Leon Te
Syracuse
Rhodoendron
Milton Temle
Con“ance
Eston
Pleasant Valley Hospital Birth Notices
Births listed from Pleasant Valley Hospital include a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roach of Point Pleasant and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Plantz of Hogsett. Other names linked to births appear with partners and hometowns across the region. The entry closes with an African tribe note and a poem about cows.
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Richard Roach
Point Pleasant
Henry Plantz
Hogsett
David Lee Forshee
Gallipolis Ferry
Ern Devore
Pliny
Clyde Young
Glenwood
Frederick A. Durst
Leon
John Tabor
Ravenswood
Arles Simpson
Dexter
Ohio
George Baker
Letart
Guy B. Ray
South Side
Robert Anthony
Willard Nibert
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Roy Eshenaur
State Board
Shadle
Kanawha River
Dr. Eschenaur
Chamber of Commerce
Charley Ball
B. W. Krodel
Howard Johnson
Main St
Almira Davis
Carpenter
Nellie Long
Sixth St
Viand St
Coleman
Wade Randolph
Franklin Thomas
Keith
Richmond
Ray Crookham
Carrie Spurlock
Carrie Beaver
Lillian Greenlee
Lydia Smith
Len
O. C
Bud) Greenlee
Middleport
Veterans Hospital
William Greenlee
Lakin
Tropical America
Messenger Office
Randolph
Sen
Barry Goldwater
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Wahama Prom
Miss Howard
Bill Howard
New Haven
Tom Shasteen
Pomeroy
Miss Lathey
Adram Lathey
Carlton Spicer
Gauley Bridge
Sheila
Dallas Walker
Mason
Nicki Howard
Miss Ord
Richard Ord
Dennis Foreman
Rev. Knoll
Benjamin Franklin IV
Russell Dale Childers
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Franklin
Frances Kooken
Lana Long
Point Pleasant — War
Robert Thom
6Th District
James Snyder
Vinton
Ray Epperly
Point Pleasant and Son
Clyde Durst
Burdell Hayes
Rita McKinney
Grimms Landing
Willard Cox
Lloyd Smith
South Side and Son
Africa
TheSessenger
Athens, Ohio
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