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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1952

Page

7

Educators' Annual Dinner Draws 100 at Trinity Church

The Mason County Education Association held its annual dinner at Trinity Methodist Church drawing more than 100 attendees. The event featured remarks on American Education Week by Mrs. Elaine Rouse with talks by Wilbur Plants and Ray Crank about PTA goals and home school cooperation.

Point Pleasant Mason County Education Association Trinity Methodist Church Elaine Rouse Robert Ferguson Nellie Quillin Yarl Randolph Irene Brooks Emma Wise Hattie Jordan Dan Glassman Ray Crank PTA C. P. Stout Board of Education Kenneth W. Shaffer Mason County J. Marion Foglesong E. Ray Reed Clay W. Va Wilbur Plants Indianapolis Plants Crank PTA Council William Bardin Walden Roush Mrs. Bardin

Pleasant area churches schedule listings

Community church notices list worship times Sunday school and youth programs for numerous denominations across Pt Pleasant area. Churches include Hickory Chapel St Paul Methodist Harmony Main Street Baptist Trinity Methodist and Presbyterian Eighth and Main with services and youth fellowships throughout the region.

Hickory Chapel WSCS ST. Paul Methodist R. W. Marrs Henderson Rufus Casto Methodist Youth Fellowship Pine Grove Baptist Harmony - Concord M. M. Mallcolm Main Street Baptist Daniel M. Dorsey Evangelical United Brethren Harry Eckels Heights Bellemead Donald Lockhart Trinity (Greer Eckard Krebs Mt. Olive Point Pleasant Isabelle Kiefer Mt. Zion Christ Church Episcopal W. C. Bowie

Pt Pleasant Area Personal News Spans Families and Travel

Donald Church on a 10 day leave from Brunswick Maine visits grandparents in Leon along with relatives. Tours by the Graham and Beaver families share visits to Leon and nearby towns as Kay Woolfitt plans a weekend at home. Floyd Rhodes improves at Huntington VA Hospital while Okla Riddle returns to A P store work.

Donald Church Brunswick Homer Graham Roy Church Homer Church Leon Carrie Beaver Douglas Beaver Pearl Stalnaker Nitro John McKinney Keith Hager Janet Culloden J. P. Graham Columbus Dorsel Greenlee Ardella Dunbar Guy Burdette Keith Thomas Leonard Cash James Ray Cincinnati Ray Crookham Allen Thomas Robert Cash Buffalo Lillian Graham Catherine Beaver Alma Russell Point Pleasant Elwood Smith Sandusky Kay Woolfitt Ohio University Okla Riddle A&p Floyd Rhodes Veteran’s Hospital Huntington Clarence Casto Charles Casto

Local Residents Obtain Marriage Licenses

David Burkhart aged 21 and Joyce Vinson aged 19, both of Southside, secured marriage licenses. Donald Orén Russell aged 24 of West Columbia and Faye Alda Tucker aged 21 of Mason also obtained licenses.

David Burkhart Joyce Vinson Southside Donald Orén Russell West Columbia Faye Alda Tucker Mason

Tomato District Growers Ship 4000 Carloads Annually

The region around Jacksonville Texas ships about 4000 carloads of tomatoes each year. Tomatoes have been grown commercially in the district for over five decades.

Jacksonville Texas

Social Conference Centered at Morning Star Church

The first district social conference meets Sunday at 10 a.m. at Morning Star Advent Christian Church on Charleston Road. Rev. H. W. Cavender of Charleston will deliver the afternoon address, with quartets featured. The public is invited.

Point Pleasant Morning Star Advent Christian Church Charleston Road H. W. Cavender Charleston

Daughter Is Born at Point Pleasant Clinic

Sgt and Mrs William Nebbergall announce the birth of their daughter Roxanne on November at the Point Clinic. This is the couple’s first child with maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Rocco Devuono of Sault Ste Marie Michigan and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs William Nebbergall of Mt Vernon Ave. Great grandparents Mr and Mrs Grover C Hite reside on Viand Street.

Point Pleasant William Nebbergall Point Clinic Roxanne Rocco Devuono Sault Ste. Marie Michigan Mt. Vernon Ave Grover C. Hite Viand St

Brush Fire Near Madison Ave Endangering Home

Firefighters battled a brush fire in the north part of Point Pleasant near 2410 Madison Ave around 10 30 a m Thursday. The blaze was stopped before damaging any structures including the home of Mrs Grover Neville.

Point Pleasant Grover Neville Mad‘ison Ave

Sponsor Rummage Sale Meeting Tonight in Point Pleasant

The Greater Point Pleasant Council No. 63 of the Daughters of America will meet at 7 30 p m at the Jr OUAM hall. The council is sponsoring a rummage sale at 510 Main St.

Greater Point Pleasant The Daughters’of America Jr. Ouam Hall Main St

Lunches For Hunters To Be Served At Point Pleasant Refuge

Hunters planning opening day quail and rabbit hunts at Point Pleasant Wildlife Refuge will find hot coffee doughnuts homemade ham sandwiches and apples available from dawn to late afternoon. St. Monica's Guild of Christ Church will operate a food booth beside the check station with a post on Route 62 guiding the way.

Point Pleasant Point Pleasant Wildlife Refuge St. Monica's Guild Christ Church Episcopal National Guard White Church

Forty Join Pre Induction Examinations in Ashland

Forty men from Point Pleasant and surrounding areas are scheduled for pre induction medical examinations in Ashland Kentucky on November 94. They will report to the selective service office in the post office building at 7 30 a m and return by 7 p m the same day. Names listed include Herbert Y Sayre James Hesson Jr Arthur V Oliver Clell V Whittington Paul Cossin George R Wamsley Harold R Mayes Carl C Knapp Chester R Saunders Marvin Craig George A Slayton Henry Gardner James F Young Harry R Ferry James R Long Robert E Smith Kenneth Rainey James R Powell Dale S Rulen Cleveland Ball Basil W Whittington Charles R King Charles E Thomas Dewey M Coleman Russell L Jackson Jr John E Bush Donnie Hill Charles Lockhart Ernest L Greene Richard L Lewis Parsons William S Dunscan Charles E Stover Henry H Plants among others.

Point Pleasant Ashland Selective Service Office Herbert Y. Sayre Letart James Hesson, Jr Apple Grove Arthur V. Oliver Columbus Clell V. Whittington John E. Bush Donnie Hill Leon Charles Lockhart Hartford Ernest L. Greene Richard L. Lewis West Columbia Parsons Gallipolis Ferry William S. Dunscan Hogsett Charles E. Stover Henry H. Plants

Youth Night Service Planned by Presbyterian Church

The Pioneer and Fellowship Youth groups of the Presbyterian Church will lead Sunday service marking Synod's youth night. Wayne Gammon presides and leads worship. talks on youth work by Jack Rogers and Charlene Rader. youth choir performs I Think Can I Read That Sweet Story of Id. offering funds youth activities.

Presbyterian Church Church Suny Synod General Assembly Wayne Gammon Jack Rogers, Jr Phoebe King Gammon Jack Rogers Charlene Rader

Illahee Farm Women’s Club Meets At Steenbergen Home

The Illahee Farm Women's Club met at Mrs. Peter Steenbergen Jr.'s home. Mrs. John Gill led devotions and the group planned to purchase a library book in memory of Mrs. J. D. Canterberry. Gifts will honor four members for a year of perfect attendance.

Illahee Farm Women's Club Peter Steenbergen John Gill J. D. Canterberry Garland Mohr Reginald Archer I. U. Blain C. P. Stout Garland Bostic

State AAUW President To Speak At Point Pleasant Branch

The Point Pleasant AAUW branch meets Tuesday at 7 30 pm in the home economics building of the senior high school. State president Mrs O S Ikenberry will discuss The Strength of AAUW. November meeting moved from Monday. hostesses include Mrs Grover Mitchell Mrs Cary H Rayburn Mrs Charles Gammon Mrs J Marion Foglesong Miss Ella Howard and Miss Edna Burdette.

Point Pleasant American Association of University Women AAUW O. S. Ikenberry Grover Mitchell Cary H. Rayburn Charles Gammon J.marion Foglesong Ella Howard Edna Burdette

Dinner Party Planned By Local Garden Club

The Necacli ma Garden Club met at Mrs. Earl Clark's home with Betty Burris as co host. Three new members were elected: Mrs. Ben Sayre Mrs. Ivan Layne and Mrs. Bentley Grimes. A dinner party at the Little House in Middleport is planned for the next meeting.

New Haven Necaclima Garden Club Earl Clark Betty Burris Robert Cooke Betty Rice Ben Sayre Ivan Layne Bentley Grimes Little House Middleport Caroll Adams Edward Ryan David Fields, Jr George Carson James Deihi, Jr E. A. Schaekel Thomas Hoffman William Duer Lester Zirkle Norman Weaver Clyde Rice Harry Miller Clark Burris Wyatt Chadwell David Eddie Stein Eddie Marquis Russ Frey Bobby Grinstead Malcolm Sayre Paul Chadwell Jimmy Chadwell David Chadwell

Rites Planned Saturday for John I. Smith

Funeral services for John Irvin Smith a guard at the Sylvania plant will be held Saturday at 2 30 p m at Crow funeral home with Rev S D Rexrode officiating burial will be in Suncrest Cemetery Smith was found dead early Thursday from a heart attack Friends may call at Crow funeral home in Point Pleasant

Point Pleasant Crow Funeral Home John Irvin Smith Sylvania Plant S. D. Rexrode Suncrest Cemetery

New Case of Polio Reported in Mason County

Mason County records a new polio case reported by C. R. Schurman of the infantile paralysis foundation. The patient is two and a half year old Robert Lee Pearson, son of Mr and Mrs William Pearson of Leon.

Point Pleasant Mason County C. R. Schurman Infantile Paralysis Foundation Robert Lee Pearson William Pearson Leon

Route 2 Patient Admitted to Memorial Hospital

Reports say a patient from Route 2 was admitted to Memorial Hospital with paralysis in the legs. Details on cause and treatment were not disclosed.

Memorial Hospital

Ears of Wheat as Bridal Symbol in Medieval Times

In medieval culture the bride carried or swore with ears of wheat as a symbol of abundance. The practice tied harvest imagery to wedding rites, reflecting agrarian beliefs in fertility and plenty.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Leon Putz Garrett Green Mason County Tuberculosis Association Irene Sayre William Woolfitt F. W. Quillin Jane Smith Eunice Beller Robert H. Ferguson Clarice Knapp Louise Parsons William H. Durst Lillian H. Perry Russell McCoy Eustace H. Pickens D. L. Cottrill D. N. Knopp William D. Garrison Mildred D Iva Wise Violet Gerlach Esther MacKnight Helen Bletner Lenore Snider Lola Stone Pt. Pleasant Churches Episcopal Youth Fellowship Lakin Bruce Chapel Advent Christian Church J. H. Crouse Baraboo Wis Christian Science Main Hartford Methodist T. W. Schuler Graham Station Trinity Methodist D. Rexrode S. Poffenbarger Ln Presbyterian — Eighth and Main John W. Sargent, Jr Dean Bailey First Presbyterian Church George C. Werrick St. Paul's Luther League Zion Broad Run St. Mark’s Taber Kris Kringle Kanauga Ohio Silver Bridge Llahee Club SCS LU South Side Scil Conservation Service Office West Virginia Rey Cual Harold Marquis County Council Marquis George Burns Lester Zerkle James Deihl, Jr New Haven Briefs William Buchanan, Jr James B. Harreld Imen Philip Sporn Glasgow Kanawha County Howard Wagenhall Scotsdale New York Duncan Falls Mr. Chadwell H. M. Chadwell J. O. McClure Gerald White Wellsburg Earl Caldwell McClures Caldwell Susie Turley Pittsburgh Lyda Andrews Henry Johnson Jimmy Henry Judy Mae Wayne Phillips Ruth Ann John Jacob Belle Neil Wilson Danny Parkersburg James Johnson Perry Bentheimer Madison Laurence Lieving Charles Kidwell Pratt Cleveland Notre Dame Thelma Capehart Lieving Joe Frantz New Haven Heights Ned Turnbull Crossville Tenn Nigel Dyer Dyer H. L. Dyer Edwin L. Stein Stein A. T. Maynard Kenova John I. Smith Tory OF G-Men Irene Dunne Sui Jean Jagger Joan Evans R1cueo Cena Athens Eee Athena Leitt Rew Tad 20Th Century-Fox Gregory Peck Susan Hayward Ava Gardner Hildegarde Ernest Hemingway Iliman Aro Bchnieolor Darryl F Tanuck Henry King - Casey Robinson
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