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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1960

Page

2

WSCS Circles Hold May Meetings Tuesday

Circles of Trinity Methodist Church in Point Pleasant held May meetings. Dorcas Circle hosted a tassérole luncheon with co hosts. Rebecca Martha Mary Priscilla Miriam Circles held devotions programs and noted funds for church kindergarten and stainless steel spoons for the kitchen.

WSCS Circles of the Woman's Society Christian Service Trinity Methodist Church John Kauff Richard Johnson M. S. Poffenbarger T. C. Caudill Walter Speers Rose Martin William Voight Priscilla Circle C. L. Head B. W. Lambing William Buffington Emma Wise John Pack Clair Cheuvront J. W. Lozier J. B. Couch Gary Conley Bessie Johnson C. O. Murray Charles Stone Bertha Wilson J. A. Blankenship

Miss Rebecca Yearty 78 Dies at Home in Point Pleasant

Miss Rebecca Jane Yearty 78 died Wednesday evening at her home after a long illness. She was a Zion Baptist Church member with no immediate survivors. Funeral services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Baptist Church with Rev. W. S. Billups officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. Friends may call at L. G. Mohr funeral home after 9 a.m. Friday.

Rebecca Yearty Point Pleasant Rebecca Jane Yearty Zion Baptist Church W. S. Billups L. G. Mohr Funeral Home

Pleasant Valley Hospital Auxil iary Annual Meet and Awards

Pleasant Valley Hospital Auxiliary held its annual meeting and awards dinner at Moose Hall. Mrs. Edward J. Carey resigned as president after invoking the dinner. George O. Smith spoke on hands and their chores. Pins were awarded to 100 hour volunteers, and Candystripers earning 50 hours received pins. New officers elected: Bess Jones president, Wayne Burdette president elect, J A Shinn vice president, G O Smith recording secretary, S B Jeffries treasurer. Fifty six members attended. Next meeting set for June 13 at 8 pm.

Point Pleasant Pleasant Valley Hospital Auxiliary Moose Hall Edward J. Carey Lloyd Holmes Bess Jones Wayne Burdette J. A. Shinn G. O. Smith S. B. Jeffries Treasur

Scenery Tops West Virginia Tourist Attractions

West Virginia's tourism survey shows scenery as the top draw for out of state visitors. State parks hospitality and historical sites followed with calls for road improvements and better roadside facilities.

Point Pleasant West Virginia West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission

Fish Tale Pulls Readers Across States

A Per ry Countian from New Lexington appears on the front page of a Texas paper. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports Murra Fowler caught a fish in the Muskingum River near Eagleport with 16 hooks plus the Fowler hook. The fish was too large to weigh and was lowered back, then hauled to shore by several men.

New Lexington Perry Countian Ft. Worth Fowler Muskingum River Eagleport

Safety Club Installation At Mason Hall

The Har Mas Safety Club held a first aid study and installed officers led by president James Russell. New laws set dress codes for record hops restricting shorts and jeans, with members and families meeting at Har Mas Club Park Hartford at 6 p.m. Friday for a potluck. Mason members will be picked up at city hall.

MASON Judy Kay Hall Mildred Anderson Kasena Anderson Richard Johnson Jack Reitmire Hartford City Hall

Joyce McCoy Chosen for 4-H Club Week in Kentucky

Joyce McCoy of Willing Workers 4-H Club will represent West Virginia at Kentucky 4-H Club Week in Lexington from June 7 to 11. A Marshall College sophomore age 20, she has 10 years in 4-H and about 17 completed projects.

McCoy Willing Workers West Virginia Kentucky Lexington Miss McCoy Marshall College

Poppy Day Appeal Seeks Workers in Point Pleasant

Mrs Manford Bauer Poppy Day chairman asks volunteers for the May 28 sale. Call 1601 to participate and report to the Legion Hall at 9 a m Saturday for poppies and instructions.

Manford Bauer Poppy Day

Swisher Coal Co Donates Lot for City Park Use

The Swisher Coal Co contributed the lot for a park while the club erected a flag pole planted flowers and installed picnic tables and benches in the new recreation area.

Center Swisher Coal Co

Also Mentioned on This Page

Dorcas Ben Franklin D. L. Cottrill Chester Roush J. G. F. Johnson Stanley Waldie John Brown E. E. Buffington Harry Berkley Blanche Armstrong Charles Johnson Eunice Beller W. C. Bird D. M. Harshbarger Earl Mohr Austin Johnson Raymond Gibson Wilbur Mallette Martha Circle Clifford Dunn T. J. Damron William Bardin Clyde McLane Charles Goebel Louis Rossi Henry Fruth William Stover Marge Stevens G. A. Biggs Anna McCoy Mary Circle R. D. Oseland Elizabeth Johnson PVHA George O. Smith Pleasant Valley Hospital Athens Nelsonville Lastex Jamaica Chase U.S. Post Office Department Japan U.S Washington Monument Gyo Fujikawa New York Akihito Joyce McCoy Joyce Glouster S.M.L Men's Deck Rage S.M L S.M.L. E Luckoff’s Little and Big Sisters Vey Toddier Rhumba
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