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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1960

Page

3

Teens to Dance at Point Pleasant High Friday

Mothers Will sponsor a Teen Time dance at Point Pleasant High School Gym on Friday May 27 from 7 30 to 11 30 p m Emcees The Jays and Leon Jordan will preview new records The Galaxies provide music Judges will select Mr and Miss High School USA of Mason County Awards for farthest attendee and largest school representation Chaperoned by the Young Mothers Club

Point Pleasant Point Pleasant High School Jays Galaxies Kenny Hysell Leon Jordan Mason County Young Mothers Club

Bicyclists May Enter Memorial Day Parade

Chauncey- Dover District elementary pupils may join the Lions Club Memorial Day parade bicycle division. Decorated bikes will be judged at Memorial Stadium starting 10 a.m.

Chauncey Chauncey- Dover Lions Club Memorial Stadium

May Meeting and Visiting Guests Highlight New Haven Notes

The W S C S of the Methodist Church met at Mrs. Jack Needs home with Mrs. Frank Thomson presiding. several members attended, and other area folk visited or hosted guests including Lutherans at Jackson Mills and Bend Rotary in dinner. Various locals and former residents, including Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell, were noted in social items.

Methodist Church Jack Needs Frank Thomson Jack Welch Harry Layne Howard Wagenhall Lutheran Church Jackson Mills William Powell Otto Grimm Rolland Karr Emmet Schuler Bernard Oullis Middleport Rotary Jack Campbell Wahama High School Bend Rotary Club Lucille Morgan Pearl Dillon Covington Charles Boggs Lewisburg W. Va Charles Dodd Orpha Ohlinger Parkersburg Earl Caldwell Zanesville New Haven Caldwell Thomas Capehart Huntington Jack Capehart

Funeral Rites Held for Stephen A. Neal in Bancroft

Funeral services conducted Thursday at Elizabeth Baptist Church Bancroft W V for Stephen A Neal 31 of Eleanor son of Mr and Mrs Mearl Neal. He died Monday night of a heart attack at home. Survived by wife Josephine Wright Neal son Stephen Jr age 7 daughter Paula age 5 sister Mrs Mary M Turner and paternal grandmother Mrs Mary J Neal. Burial Lone Oak Cemetery Point Pleasant.

Bancroft W. Va Stephen A. Neal Eleanor Mr. Neal Point Pleasant Mearl Neal First Street Point Pleasant High School Monsanto Chemical Company Josephine Wright Neal Stephen Jr Paula Mary M. Turner Mary J. Neal Elizabeth Baptist Church Lone Oak

Poppy Day Marked By Lafayette Post 27

Gallipolis weathers a Saturday event with the Women s Auxiliary of Lafayette Post 27 American Legion selling poppies in the downtown business district to raise funds for veterans and their families.

Gallipolis Women’s Auxiliary of Lafayette Post 27 American Legion

Kiwanis to Host Heiskell on Graduation Theme

Point Pleasant reports Kiwanis Club dinner with John Heiskell, Gal lipolis Kiwanis president, speaking at 6 15 p m in Moose Lodge. Program chair Harry Rhodes asks members to bring a graduate. Also, Miss Rebecca Martin and Miss Janet Eschenaur enter the Tri State Strawberry Queen Contest May 31 in Huntington West Virginia.

Point Pleasant John Heiskell Gallipolis Rebecca Martin Janet Eschenaur Huntington W. Va Martin Miss Eschenaur

Prayer meeting set at Chauncey home Morristown Holiness Church

Cottage prayer meeting to be held at 7 30 p m Friday at the home of the Rev Helen Tatman lead by Mrs Iva Searls Morristown Holiness Church announces the gathering for prayer and spiritual reflection.

Chauncey— Cottage Morristown Holiness Church Helen Tatman Iva Searls

Mason County 4-Hers to Attend State Conservation Camp

Judy Wilson Mary Lou Garland and Juhling McClung will represent Mason County at the State Conservation Camp June 6 11 at Camp Caesar Webster County. Wilson attended camp in 1959 and is sponsored by Point Pleasant Kiwanis Club. Garland is a Mountain Climbers 4-H member and WVU student. McClung will receive the 4 H scholarship and is a Good Luck Clover club member.

Point Pleasant Judy Wilson Mary Lou Garland Juhling McClung Mason County Camp Caesar Webster County Miss Wilson Leon Luckies Point Pleasant Kiwanis Club West Virginia University Miss Garland Western District Soil Conservation Point Pleasant High School McClung Good Luck Clover

Burial Held In Arizona

Relatives report the accidental death of T. W. Thompson of Jerome Arizona on a mountain fishing trip. He slipped on a rock and fell into a canyon. His body was recovered Monday. He leaves wife Mary Lou Ferrell Thompson and six children. Funeral services were held in Jerome.

Chauncey T. W. Thompson Jerome Ariz Thompson Mary Lou Ferrell Thompson

Pleasant Valley Hospital Admits Three Patients

Pleasant Valley Hospital reports the admission of Helen Saunders from Crown City Ohio Mrs Marvin Fields from Point Pleasant and Mrs Samuel Meek from Bidwell all listed as new inpatients with not further details provided.

Ohio Marvin Fields Point Pleasant Samuel Meek Bidwell

Local Visitors Include Tippett and Keish Families

Chauncey and Millfield areas host guests from Annapolis Columbus and Dayton. Neighbors attend graduation at Chauncey-Dover High as Russell Tippett graduates. Also Harry Adkins and Rose visit Lancaster. Critics may apply for Actors Fund aid after 78 years supporting actors in need.

Chauncey Sam Tippett Joe Little Annapolis Anna Keish Mary Keish Simpson Robbie Marcella Dow Dayton Millfield Neil Tippett Columbus Guy Brookins Tippett Russell Tippett Chauncey-Dover High School George Adkins Rose Lancaster Andrew McKinney New York Actor’s Fund Actors’ Fund

Re-Elect Chairman Named for Perry County GOP

Eugene G. Clark of Junction City was re-elected chairman of the Perry County Republican Executive Committee for a sixth consecutive term. Gehale Olive of Somerset was chosen as vice chairman, succeeding Mrs. Isabelle Murray of Congo.

New Lexington Eugene G. Clark Junction City Perry County Republican Executive Committee Gehale Olive Somerset Isabelle Murray Congo

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