Lions Club to equip 100 bicycles with reflector tape
Charles L. Hornbeck announced a safety drive to apply reflector tape to 100 bicycles this Saturday. Owners should bring bikes to Moore's store at 311 Main St between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Tape application will be done by Boy Scouts under Dick Newell and Lions members under supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles L. Hornbeck
Lions Club Safety Committee
Hornbeck
Moore's
Main St
Boy Scouts of America
Post
Dick Newell
Lions
John Clay Hutchinson
Lions Safety Committee
Louis V. Mueller
Eustace
Wilson
Pleasant Social Notes Plan June Dance and Poppy Day
Private Pleasant Social Notes report plans for a June 17 dance at the American Legion building sponsored by Post 23 and the Auxiliary. Auxiliary attendees noted include Mrs. Wilfong and Mrs. Roush. final plans were made for Saturday Poppy Day sales with many members listed. A separate note covers a miscellaneous shower for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods of Chester, Ohio hosted by the Woods' relatives in Point Pleasant with about 75 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post 23
Auxiliary
American Legion
D. G. Wolfong
Stanley Waldie
Chester A. Roush
Wilfong
Roush
Waldie
E. A. Masters
Fred Norris
Robert Woods
Chester
Ohio
Woods
Marion Woods
Edna Cox
Lincoln Ave
Point Pleasant
Prospects for Improved Gas Service Outlined in Kiwanis Meeting
Frank W. Phillips of Ohio Fuel Gas Co. outlined plans for a 10 inch main from Pomeroy to Kanauga with potential extensions to Gallipolis and Point Pleasant. He said winter work could allow line expansion, larger home service lines, and storage innovations amid wartime and postwar demand growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Tri-County
Frank W. Phillips
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Athens
Kiwanis Club
Lafayette Hotel
Phillips
Pomeroy
Kananga
Point Pleasant
Kanauga
Garfield Ave
John L. Lewis
Oak Hill
Little Inch
Gallia Academy High School Ensemble Excels at State Contest
Rotary heard the Gallia Academy High School boys ensemble win a superior rating at the state contest. Members: Bill George Donovan Davis Stephan McKean Carl Baker Coleman Smeltzer Loren Niday Keith Thomas. Absent Terry Johnson due to automobile accident. Helen Butterfield accompanied. Soloists Bill George and Coleman Smeltzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ruth Sawyer Doepping
Gallia Academy High School
Rotary Club
Farmers Hotel
Bill George
Donovan Davis
Stephan McKean
Carl Baker
Coleman Smeltzer
Loren Niday
Keith Thomas
Terry Johnson
Helen Butterfield
Suspect Found On Rectory Porch In Gallipolis
James Cousins of Gallipolis was fined $25 and costs on a charge of intoxication and jailed for nonpayment. Deputy Garland Nibert said Cousins tried to enter the Catholic rectory and was found hiding in a cupboard on the rear porch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Cousins
Garland Nibert
Cousins
River Traffic Log at Gallipolis Locks and Kanawha District
Boats reported moving through the Gallipolis locks with a sequence of arrivals and departures including Ernestine down at 10 15 am and Jeanette E down 6 50 pm. Kanawha River traffic lists Merrill down at 1 40 pm and CG 52004 in Marmet at 11 15 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolts
Gallipolis
Ernestine
Semetr
Alice
Jones
Omar
Jeanette E
Kanawha
Merrill
Marmet
Ayres
Republic of Pittsburgh
Charlotte
Forsythia
Bob S
Diana
Castle Down
Talbot
Trade Wind
Monongahela
Atlas
Sullivan
Chris
Virginia
Kanawha Falls
Cars Collide At Junction In Gallipolis
Alonzo Wesley Stewart, 59, of Middleport Route 1, suffered a bruised chest after a Tuesday crash with Ward Glenn Bennett, 22, of Pomeroy Route 3 at the junction of Routes 143 and 124. Vehicle damage was moderate. Harold E. Coulter, 65, of Gallipolis, was fined $10 for speeding. Quigley Long, 36, of Vinton, fined $29 and costs for unsafe vehicle condition. Arraignments occurred in municipal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Alonzo Wesley Stewart
Middleport
State Highway Patrol
Stewart
Ward Glenn Bennett
Pomeroy
Harold E. Coulter
Quigley Long
Vinton
Scottish Rite Players Set Show for Morning Dawn Lodge
Cincinnati Scottish Rite Players bring He Which Is Accused to Morning Dawn Lodge on Thursday June 1 at 7 30 p m. Robert H Thaxton master notes the play has enjoyed two years of success in the first masonic district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Scottish Rite Players of
Cincinnati
Morning Dawn Lodge
Robert H. Thaxton
Birth Announcements From Holzer Hospital Notes
Birth notices list Mrs Earl Jones Wellston daughter and Mrs Thomas Allen Oak Hill infant. Other names include Miss Nelle Kingery Huntington Mrs Frank Haught Point Pleasant and several others. Discharges include John Fuller Edward Judy Ben Bergschicker and multiple patients with spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Jones
Wellston
Thomas Allen
Oak Hill
Mary Ann. Love
Point Pleasant
Nelle Kingery
Huntington
Frank Haught
Charles W. Osher
W. E. Myers
Bidwell
Ellen Hensley
Minersville
John Fuller
Edward Judy
Ben Bergschicker
Blake Strait
Dennis Parsons
Ella Straight
Nelson Rainey
Oris Hartley
Denver Waugh
Benefit Card Party Planned by Gallipolis Club
Gallipolis The Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club will host a benefit card party on Monday evening June 5 at the first floor of the Agee Implement Company on Second Avenue. The event to raise funds to buy equipment for the nurses training school at Holzer Hospital will accommodate 40 to 50 tables with canasta rock and bridge on the program. Mrs. Danise Mitchell leads the finance committee and tickets are on sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club
Holzer Hospital
T. E. Agee
Agee Implement Company
Second Avenue
Canasta
Rock and Bridge
Danise Mitchell
Local Couple Attends Cincinnati Wedding of Miss Gates
Mr. and Mrs. C. Emory White and Mrs. Elmer Niday returned Sunday from Cincinnati where they attended the wedding Friday evening of Miss Jean Gates daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill D. Gates to Vernon Sennett Jr. The bride’s father was reared in this area and is the niece of Mrs. White and Mrs. Niday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Emory White
Elmer Niday
Cincinnati
Jean Gates
Merrill D. Gates
Vernon Sennett Jr
White
Niday
New Haven Doctors Visit Holzer Household
Dr and Mrs Frank Shaeffer of New Haven Connecticut were guests of Dr and Mrs Charles E Holzer Jr They plan to join the Holzer Hospital staff on July 1 to lead a new pediatrics department in the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Shaeffer
New Haven
Conn
Charles E. Holzer
Shaeffer
Holzer Hospital
Marriage of Alice Beynon to William Wagner Seen in June
Announced marriage plans join Miss Alice Bea Beynon daughter of Mr and Mrs Nathan Beynon Lakewood to William H Wagner son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Wagner Peebles former Gallipolis residents. The wedding is set for June 4 at Bond Hill Methodist Church Cincinnati. Both graduates of the College of Music with Beynon a private voice teacher at Rosedale Academy and Wagner recently named assistant first French horn with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Bea Beynon
Nathan Beynon
Lakewood
William H. Wagner
Clarence Wagner
Peebles
Gallipolis
Bond Hill Methodist Church
Cincinnati
The
College of Music
Beynon
Rosedale Academy
Wagner
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
John Haner
Gallipolis People Gather for Weekend Family Visits
Gallipolis residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. Olive Daughters of Columbus, Walter Elliott of Great Falls Montana, and Sam Grace of Dayton joined Mrs. Wayne Foster’s gathering, with Daughters as Foster’s mother and Elliott and Grace her sisters. Clifton Smith attended a Cincinnati confirmation for his niece Vickie Ann Braddick at Price Hill church. Charles F. Brown has returned to Columbus after visiting here. John Morgan and wife spent the weekend in Cincinnati with son Dr. Robert Morgan. N A Lehman of St. Petersburg Florida arrived to visit daughters Hoke Robinson and Lloyd Blazer. After a week in Gallipolis, Mr. Lehman will go to Capon Springs with Mrs. Lehman joining later. they will return by air to Florida. Gardner McCormick and family from Richmondale will join next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Foster
Olive Daughters
Columbus
Walter Elliott
Great Falls
Mont
Sam Grace
Dayton
Daughters
Foster
Elliott
Grace
Clifton Smith
Cincinnati
Vickie Ann Braddick
Price Hill
Charles F. Brown
W. Va
Births at Point Clinic and area communities
A son to Mr and Mrs James Clayton Mitchell Buffalo May 19 their third child. A daughter Elizabeth Jane to Mr and Mrs Hugh Jordan Gallpolis Ferry May 21 their second child. A daughter Joan Marie to Mr and Mrs Caryl Callwell Canter bury Newell W Va May 21 their second child. A son to Mr and Mrs Orville Click near Cottageville May 22. Mrs J J Carnutte Harry Kapp James Herdman J B Fadeley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Clayton Mitchell
Buffalo
Point Clinic
Elizabeth Jane
Hugh Jordan
Gallipolis Ferry
Joan Marie
Caryl Callwell
Canterbury
Newell
W. Va
Orville Click
Cottageville
Marriage License Issued in Point Pleasant to Harris and Bar
A marriage license was issued Tuesday in Point Pleasant to Cecil Bar Cool 22 of Gallipolis Ferry and Bonnie Dymple Harris 16 of Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Cecil Bar
Gallipolis Ferry
Bonnie Dymple Harris
Wason County Land Transfers Recorded
William E. Monroe Jr and Johnie Monroe to James Abe and Ruth Lewis lot 14 Bur dette Adda Robinson District. Nimrod D. Fridley to Russell Bibbee lot 84 Victory Heights Addn Lewis District. Orval Fielder and June Fielder to Fred Cooper and Mary Cooper 46 acres Lewis District. C L and Josie Vankirk to Marie Underwood 60 acres Cooper District. Arnold Hatfield to Annie Stover and Louie Stover a tract Clendenin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Monroe,Jr
Johnie B. Monroe
James Abe
Ruth N. Lewis
Burdette Adda
Robinson
Nimrod D. Fridley
Russell Bibbee
Victory Heights
Addn
Lewis
Orval
June Fielder
Fred
Mary Cooper
C. L
Josie Vankirk
Marie Underwood
Cooper
Arnold Hatfield
Annie
Louie Stover
Clendenin
Man Appeals Fine For License Plates
Justice of the Peace S A Simmons fined Garland Riddle of Point Pleasant $50 and costs for driving here with Ohio plates. The magistrate said Riddle appealed to Circuit Court and posted a $500 bond. The ruling was signed by Patrolman Ray McClure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Justice of the Peace
S. A. Simmons
Garland Riddle
Ohio
Riddle
Ray McClure
Senior class play and community notices from Radcliffe
The Radcliff community reports the senior class play Meet My Wives with local attendees including Mrs. Laurence Barnes and Pearl Collins of Columbus and Patty Barnes and Jo anne Bighouse among graduates. A birthday gathering for A B Saunders drew relatives from multiple cities, and several residents attended Rural Life Sunday at Wilkesville. Sealed bids for Murray City School repairs are invited with detailed conditions and a June 1950 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Louise Waltz
Irene Jackson
A. B. Saunders
Albert Moon
Marion
Harold Byers
Hamden
Walter Byers
Loren
Kathryn Camp
Dayton
John H. Mather
Charleston
W. Va
Vaughn Rose
Columbus
Howard Levwilliger
J. H. Dye
Joe Hector
Ravoul Roof
George Lowe
Roger Fain
Oreton
Roger
Navy
Florida
Monica Fain
Wilkesville
Vinton Township
Presbyterian Church
Gladys Pierce
Services Conducted For Mrs. Datis Martin
Out of town mourners attended the last rites for Mrs. Datis Martin in Point Pleasant on Saturday. Among the travelers were Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Henry and son Danny of South Charleston, Mrs. C. L. Baker of Worthington Ohio, Mrs. Minnie Morris and daughter Sarah Lou of Cincinnati, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick McDaniel and Fred McDaniel of Huntington and Columbus residents Shirley Ann Thompson Pauline E Thompson Madeline Gusa Ethel V Foster Lafe Henry and Mrs George Arrington Rosalie Hendrick Della Hudson Elizabeth Ann Harris and Mrs C Laura Harris of Buffalo West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Datis Martin
W. L. Henry
Danny
South Charleston
C. L. Baker
Worthington
Ohio
Minnie Morris
Sarah Lou
Cincinnati
Frederick McDaniel
Huntington
Fred McDaniel
Columbus
Shirley Ann Thompson
Pauline E. Thompson
Madeline Gusa
Ethel V. Foster
Reedy
W. Va
Lafe Henry
George Arrington
Gallipolis Ferry
Rosalie Hendrick
Della Hudson
Elizabeth Ann Harris
C. Laura Harris
Buffalo
Local notices and social calls plus Athens traffic ordinance
Local social notes list visits and callers in Bidwell and nearby towns and record a divorce notice in Athens County. An Athens city ordinance bans parking on Shannon Avenue east side and on South Congress Street and sets two way and one way street directions with penalties and an emergency enactment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Athens
Ohi
Ohio
Shannon Avenue
Morris Avenue
East State Street
Congress Street
President Street
Weert I'nioen
Said Street
High Street
West State Street
West Washington Street
McCoy Couple Honored At Shower Event
Mr and Mrs Walter McCoy received honors at a social shower attended by Mrs Jesse Brinker Mrs Emery Gibbs Mrs John King Mrs Edwin King Mrs Eber Roush Mary Dudding Mrs Callie Lieving Miss Eva Lieving Mrs David Fields Jr and Mrs Dexter among others.
Weekend Mason County traffic scoreboard shows two killed four injured
A trio of accidents from Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon in Mason County left two dead and four injured. A damaged hearse, a cattle truck, a tractor trailer, and a pickup were listed with about 400 dollars damage to two cars. three cattle died and twenty others were likely frightened. The fatal crash occurred on Route 35, the county’s straightaway hotspot. Motorists vow to slow down, though officials doubt lasting change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason County
Point Pleasant Man Nabbed for Burglary
State police said John Paul Oliver of Main St was picked up yesterday on a burglary warrant and turned over to Charleston authorities. Arresting officers were Sgt. D. G. Wilfong Trooper R. C. Dilley and Police Chief E. F. Geiger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John Paul Oliver
Main St
Charleston
D. G. Wilfong
R. C. Dilley
E. F. Geiger
Population count corrected for Maxon County
The preliminary census puts Maxon County population at 23 502 instead of 25 502 as published yesterday. Also noted are notices of a bond release for Paul Finley in Point Pleasant and regulatory actions including an Ohio utility station agency discontinuance hearing and a large school district bid for a high school addition in Logan Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Maxon County
Dinner host H A Nuppert entertains Mason guests
Rev. Fr. H A Nuppert hosted a dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T J Ryan in Mason. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wiles of New Haven Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rickard James Diehl and others. Mrs. Wirt Robbins hosted a Carpenters Auxiliary meeting with presiding officer Mrs. L W Holley. Birthdays for Mrs. Gladys Hall and Mrs. Allen Pickens were observed. games and prizes followed. a refreshments spread went to numerous attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirt Robbins
Main St
Carpenters’ Auxiliary
L. W. Holley
Gladys Hall
Allen Pickens
Henry Peery
Eugin Johnson
Holly
Hall
Johnson
Peery
Pickens
Virgie Stewart
Thelma Lester
Lois Bumgardner
Lena Minturn
Okia Riddle
Mary Ann Riddle
Jimmy Hall
Delegation Attends Daughters Rally in West Virginia
A delegation from Point Pleasant Council 63 joined a Daughters of America district rally Monday at St. Albans WV. State officers present included state councilor Mrs. Hilda E. Bennett and past state councilor Mrs. Will Chase. Local delegates listed include Mrs. Chase and Mrs. Bowyer among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Point Pleasant
Daughters of America
St. Albans
West Virginia
Hilda E. Bennett
Huntington
Will Chase
Maggie Pruden
State Council
Bennett
Lorena Bowyer
Dunbar
Tu-Endie-Wei Council
Greater
Point Pleasant
Chase
Bowyer
Mabel Gibbs
Ora Higgins
Hallah Wilson
Margaret Dashner
Lena Castor
Flora Myers
Nella Nott
Dora Kapp
Canna Chase
Henderson couple buys Gaskins home on Jerrico Road
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Kelly of Henderson purchase the home of Mr and Mrs James Gaskins on Jerrico Road and plan to move about June 1. Also visiting Redwurd Ridge are Mr and Mrs James McEachern of Enterprise Alabama and Mrs Nellie Siders of Mt Vernon Avenue. Mr and Mrs Fred Norris of Burdette Addition depart Thursday for Des Moines Iowa for a watchmakers convention. Angus Robbins, an employee on the Seahall steamer, spent the weekend with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Kelly
Henderson
James Gaskins
Jerrico Road
Kellys
James McEachern
Enterprise
Ala
McEachern
John Spears
Redwurd Ridge
Nellie Siders
Mt. Vernon Ave
Fred Norris
Burdette Addition
Des Moines
Iowa
Angus Robbins
Seahall
Wirt Robbins
Main St
War display to honor veterans in Main Street window
A miniature Flanders Field with poppies will headline the O J Morrison store window to mark Poppy Day. The exhibit, arranged by the American Legion Auxiliary and directed by Miss Lena Foglesong, includes the winning poppy poster by Margaret Starcher and a military display in Fisher Department Store. Auxiliary volunteers will distribute poppies Saturday to benefit disabled veterans and children of veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
America
O. J. Morrison
Flanders Field
American Legion Auxiliary
Lena Foglesong
Margaret Starcher
Arlee
Fisher
WAVE
Doris McMillin
WAC
Jack Caldwell
D. G. Wilfong
Voting Details Are Completed In Point Pleasant Levy Election
The Board of Education Offices on Main Street were named election headquarters for a special levy and bond issue election. County School Superintendent Robert H. Ferguson said ballots from 38 precincts will be brought to the offices after polls close at 7 30 p m and that pre election details are finished as returns are awaited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Murray City
Rehool
Ohio
Board of Eduction
Point Pleasant
Main St
Robert H. Ferguson
Ferguson
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Texas
Ray St. Clair
D. Paul Davies
Kiwanis
Paul Watson
Rotary
Tonite & Thurs
William Saroyan
James Cagney
William Bendix
Wayne Morris
Sonny Tufts
Barbara Britton
Gabby Hayes
al Ses
John Wayne
New Orleans
Scottish Rite Players
Pier Ballroo
Buckeye Lake
Jenoria
MO Qus
Prie
Savfair Urke pReeLe
Jesters
Gallipolis Social Notes
Varriage
J. J. Carnutte
Harry Kapp
James Herdman
J. B. Fadeley
Wason County
Radcliff
Chester Burns Jr
Clear Fork
Marie Bowyer
Cheshire
Dan Langley
Bose
W. C. Fillinger
Garland Robinson
Bradford Robinson
C. B. Robinson
Glenn Atkison
Annabel Atkison
Viro Reynolds
J. L. Hineman
Crown City
Margueritte Hineman
Hannah Russell
Garnet Russell
Porter
Gloria Shoemaker
Hal Shoemaker
Certrude Compton
Joe B. Deaper
O-24-hotn
R. J. Studer
Council
Orrresa
G. Houck
W. 2. Mickle
Lli
By Bill Rose
Paul Finley
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Commission
South Front Street
Columbia, Ohio
Pearl Wood
Albany
Mary W. Hanning
Athens County
John
Newcome
Boar OF Education
Laogan City
Lofan
Tibballcrumley-Musson
East Broad Street
John I. Sparnow
Logan City
Logan
Hio
Hoard of
Education
Sa Tea aMa Aa
John K. Sparnon
Father Huppert III Host
Claudette Colbert
Pete Smith
Audie Murphy
Gale Storm
Aloert Dekker
Shepperd Strudwick
Robert Rockwell Barbro Fuller
Raymond Burr Hillery Brooke
Quartel
W. Somerset Maugham
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