Goodyear Plans Apple Grove Plant Amid Regional Meeting
Goodyear manager J. Dunlavy outlined why Apple Grove was chosen for a new Goodyear film plants including videne and intel products with production aimed by May 1 1959. About 206 workers will be hired and local labor markets and transportation cited. Industry officials from Point Pleasant Huntington Gallipolis and others attended a Central Ohio Valley Industrial Council session at the Moose home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
E. J. Dunlavy, Jr
Goodyear
Apple Grove
Intel
Central Ohio Valley Industrial Council
Moose Home
Huntington
Gallipolis
Investi
Dunlavy
Chuck Blanchard
William C. Campbell
Fof
COVID
Felons Receive Prison Term and Divorce Ruling
Adolph Hannibal pleaded guilty to a felony and was sentenced to one year in the state penitentiary in Circuit Court. Ella Craddock Smith admitted resisting arrest and was fined $50 and costs. Judge Oliver D. Kessel granted a divorce to Kathryn Rainbow Bryant from Frederick Bennett Bryant and awarded custody of their two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Adolph Hannibal
Ella Craddock Smith
Oliver D. Kessel
Kathryn A. Rainbow Bryant
Frederick Bennett Bryant
Lions Governor Remarks At Anniversary Night
Fred Weimer district governor 29 A spoke at the 10th year charter night banquet in St. Pauls Methodist Church. He spoke on club functions and presented awards. Mueller and States received ten year pins. Charles Hannah was inducted and Lawrence Plants reinstated. The Lion’s Auxiliary installed officers and officers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Fred Weimer
Lions Clubs
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Weimer
Lions Mueller
James States
Mason County Women Active in Farm Bureau
Mason County Farm Bureau Women shift from a male oriented image to active policy participation. Mrs. Gerald Rood chairs Mason County with district contacts guiding resolution updates and the annual membership drive. The Fourth Annual Custard Pie Baking contest aligns with National June Dairy Month, with county and regional bake-offs scheduled in June and July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabell
Lincoln
Mason
Putman
Wayne
Mason County
Gerald Rood
B. Rood
Letart
Farm Bureau
Appalachian Electric Auditorium
Circle No. 1 Reflects Year With Supper and Dues
Members of Circle No. 1 at Walton Memorial Methodist Church held a covered-dish supper in the church dining room marking the year’s end. Mrs. C. E. Leeson spoke on the Past President's Dinner and Mrs. Roff Twiggs was named dinner chair. Dues were collected and year’s projects closed with remembrances given to each member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenswood
Circle No. 1
Walton Memorial Methodist Church
C. E. Leeson
WSS
Roff Twiggs
Marshall Delaney
Ravenswood Valedictorian Accepted to Air Force Academy
Darry Fox valedictorian of Ravenswood High School has been accepted to the U S Air Force Academy in Denver Colorado. He is to report June 27 after leaving Ravenswood around June 22 and will train for four years to earn a first lieutenant commission and three years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenswood
Darry Fox
Darrell Fox
U. S. Air Force Academy
Denver
Colo
Air Force Academy
Washington
Fox
Air Force Base
Mason County Land Transfers Show Real Estate Shifts
A sequence of land transfers records numerous Lewis and Waggener district properties. Transfers include Mason Realty to the Vaughns, Hudsons to Hudsons, Edgells to Love, and others, with several to school boards and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason County
Mason Realty
Gene and
Nina Vaughn
Lewis District
Dewey
Cassie Hudson
George
Bessie Hudson
Waggener
Dudley
Oma Edgell
Harry and
Mae Love
Cooper
Van
Georgia Robbins
Donald
Mary Norville
Lewis
Clephas
Edna Wray
Board of Education
Hannon
Alber
Mary Keefer
Cologne
Delmar
Iva Wheeler
W. J
Elizabeth Rollins
Kenneth
Catherine Rollins
Clara Douglas
Union
Gus Douglas
John
Anna Kearns
James
Reba Fields
C. O. Jordan
Hannan
Holly Roberts
Carl
Betty Irvin
Byron
Mary Vier
Martha
Robert Jones
Emmons
Fay Gibbs
Clyde
Winfield
Virginia Hayman
T. R. Stevens
John and
Mildred Reiser
Baron and Delphia Nelson
Gus and
Anna Douglas
Donald Douglas
Women's Club Plans Installation Dinner
Members of the Junior Women's Club plan an Installation Dinner for May 27 at 6 30 p m in the community Building. Officers to be installed include Mrs Paul De Long president and Mrs William B Fleming vice president with other officers listed. The group also organized plans for the State Convention at the Daniel Boone Hotel Charleston May 16 17 attended by Doris Cox and other members. Cox received a past president's pin from the club. A movie Sounds Familiar was shown and a pot luck supper was enjoyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenswood
Paul De-Long
William B. Fleming
al Giroir
Bill Buffington
Eleanor West
Daniel Boone Hotel
Charleston
Teacher Injured in Class Picnic Fall
Mrs. Ed ward R. Somerville of Henderson, a Central Grade School teacher, was admitted to Holzer Hospital with fractured ribs and a back injury after falling from a wagon pulled by a tractor during a class picnic in a pasture near her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Edward R. Somerville
Henderson
Central Grade School
Holzer Hospital
Local club notes and visits in Reedsville area
Mrs Mary Wallace and son in law R G Mixer were honored with a turkey dinner. Wallace released from hospital and Mixer to depart for overseas service. May 4 H club meeting at president Marlene Bar with Dolores Rise as song leader. Future plans discussed. Cookies and hot chocolate served. Next meeting May 24 at Miss Lucy Kibbles home. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Gibbs of Keno and Mr and Mrs J S Marks. Several local families hosted or visited relatives from Columbus Mansfield Belpre Parkersburg and Alfred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsville
Mary Wallace
R. G. Mixer
Lucy Kibble
Gibbs
Keno
J. S. Marks
B. L. Edwards
Hubert Carr
Columbus
A. J. Cashdollar
David Hamilton
Mansfield
C. L. Harris
Harris
Route 680
Reedsville-Joppa Road
O. T. Lytle
Parkersburg
Ora Larkins
Lillie Smith
Belpre
E. J. Persons
Fisie David
Velma Parsons
Athens
Harold Doster
Alfred
Judson Torrence
Mable Harriman
Horace Chaney
John Chevalier
Lottridge
Wayne Chevalier
Nine Fined By Goodwin at Point Pleasant
Eight men and one woman were arraigned before Justice of Peace A. M. Goodwin. Mabel Morrison paid two fines of 10 dollars plus costs for hit and run and no operator license. Dale Shinn fined 15 dollars plus costs for permitting an unlicensed operator to drive. Five others paid 10 dollars plus costs for intoxication. James Hoffman fined 10 dollars for speeding and Terrance Wolfe 25 dollars for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Justice of Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Mabel Morrison
Dale Shinn
Erwin Woodard
Lloyd Neville
Lester Young
Joseph Neal
Herman West
James Hoffman
Terrance Wolfe
Local Social Roundup and Cherry Tree Note
Danville families hosted and visited relatives in Chillicothe Columbus Malinta and other area homes over the weekend. Swick guests included James Glassburn Paul Swick and Elmer Yarnell with family. A 1952 note recalls the U S National Park Service sending 40 cherry tree cuttings from Washington to Japan after wartime tree losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Everett Colwell
John Colwell
Rex Shenefield
James Emmons
Chillicothe
Jack Spires
Walter McCarley
Curtis Wooten
Paul Feffers
Calvin Spires
James Glassburn
Paul Swick
Columbus
Elmer Yarnell
Malinta
Paul Jeffers
U.S. National Park Service
Washington, D. C
Japan
Tokyo
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Cattlersburg
Russell, Ky
Chesapeake
Ohio
Cerdo-Kenova
Carroll Casto
Don Crislip
West Virginia Industrial Commission
Marietta Manufacturing Co
John Sayre
Chamber of Commerce
Lions
George Roberts
William Fields
John Devault
Robert Beckett
John Epling
County Farm Women’s Clubs
Farm Women’s Clubs
Agriculture Extension Office
University At
Morgantown
American Farm Bureau Federation of America
State Farm Bureau
A. E. Sommer
South Side
W. Va
Delaney
Leeson
Marguerite Compston
Ethel Pickens
J. H. Ferguson
Thomas Evans
Paul Rowley
Flora Nay
E. H. Bish
Alice Casto
H. D. Hartley
Kenneth White
Herman Anderson
Post Office
Women’s Club
Wwe
Gallaher's
Fasteeth
Wepata
Scholl
Miss
Colorama
Mark Il
Z.B.T. Powder
Wrisley
Gillette
Prince Bernhard of the
Netherlands
Lockheed
Burbank
Calif
Palmdale
Goodwin
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