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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1961
Page
10
Miss Jeanine Jordan valedictorian of the 1961 class spoke at the Point Pleasant High School commencement. She urged peers to face the world with faith and calm as they move from school doors to life’s great challenges and the potential to wield powerful tools responsibly.
A series of property transfers in Mason County lists numerous parcels in Cooper Robinson Point Pleasant and Lewis and Hannan districts moving from Gill and Freda Neal to Aerlie Thornton, James Snead to Thomas Fowler, and many others to various buyers. The graduate exercises include remarks by Joseph Balch and a large band and choir program marking Mason County High School’s 65th commencement.
A list from Point Clinic notes births with names and hometowns including Mrs Janice Riley Fraziers Bottom a daughter and Mr and Mrs Frank Fultz Buffalo a daughter. The admission roll includes Mrs John Vankirk Point Pleasant Route 2 Mrs Frank Futz Buffalo Mrs Mabel Legg Robertsburg Mabel Tucker Elmwood Hershel Brumfield Crown City George C Henry Gallipolis Ferry and Mrs Leonard Krebs Point Pleasant and daughter.
Mrs Everette Pickens and Mrs Homer Wears hosted the Haven Homemaker Club May meeting with Mrs Edwin H Clarke presiding. Devotions by Mrs Iva Capehart featured a song and scripture. prayer led by Mrs John Carpenter. A White Elephant Sale occurred and a sewing workshop was proposed.
Robert Edwin See of Burdette Addition has been hired as deputy sheriff and began duties Monday morning. A Harvard College Library Theater Collection lithograph revealed the Ford's Theater first floor seating plan and door and stair locations earlier this year.
Mr. and Mrs. George Jewell and Mrs. Harry Miller join Mrs. Bill Howard in Columbus visiting surgical patient Mrs. Donald Cooke at University Hospital. Captain and Mrs. C. W. Ray of Spencer stay with Frank Thompson family. Other visits include John Morgan family to Warren Stewart in Leon and Ann Chisler in Parkersburg. Christy Howard’s surprise birthday party hosted by Mrs. O J Howard Jr. in Haven Heights with games and refreshments.
Point Pleasant held a special session to authorize Mason County Little League president Lawrence Plants to buy lighting equipment up to 2500 dollars for Harmon Park's new ball field. Mayor Krodel noted his nearing term end and appointed Robert Johnson as acting mayor during election canvass. The council plans another session to review Point Pleasant Police Department rules.
Russell Stone represented the local Franklin Commandery along with Everett Bissell a past commander and Mrs Bissell as they attended the 87th annual Grand Commandery gathering at the Masonic Temple in Clarksburg. They returned home Saturday.
Memorial poppies by disabled veterans at the veterans hospital will be worn in Point Pleasant on Poppy Day Saturday. The red crepe flowers are distributed by volunteers under the American Legion Auxiliary. Mrs Bill Redman announced several hundred poppies have been received.
Minor damage occurred at the home of Edward Dunlap at 10 Smith Street when soot in the chimney caught fire at 9 40 p m. Ten firemen responded and quickly controlled the blaze.
Miss Kathryn Beaver of Leon and Mrs Ivy McGinnis of Roberts appear in Pleasant Valley Hospital notes.
Special speakers and the program for the State Volunteer 4-H Club Leader's conference were announced Monday by C. P. Dorsey, club leader at West Virginia University. The conference runs May 29 to June 3 at the State 4-H Camp at Jackson's Mill.
The court grants a divorce to Jane McFarland from Marvin McFarland in Point Pleasant. The plaintiff is restored to her maiden name Jane Powell.
Hobart E. Durham aged 22 and Lena Mae George aged 18, both of West Columbia, have been issued a marriage license.
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