Training School Slated At Trinity Methodist
POINT PLEASANT The Women’s Society of Christian Service met at Trinity Methodist Church to plan a training school for church school workers, set for Sunday through Thursday. Circles will host refreshments each evening and a panel on the World Council of Churches in New Delhi was led by Miss Blanche Armstrong and Mrs. Gary Conley with several members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Trinity Methodist Church
Eunice B. Beller
J. W. Pack
Education Commission
Trinity
Rebecca
Priscilla
Martha
Mary
Dorcas
Miriam
William Voight
World Council of Churches
New Delhi
Gary Conley
J. A. Blankenship
Clair Cheuvront
Priscilla Circle
Blanche Armstrong
Alta L. Coburn
Wilbur Mallette
Chester A. Roush
Russell Holland
Tom Fisher
T. R. Friar
Royce Stoops
Charles Wamsley
Raymond Bentley
Blankenship
Ralph Crump
Troy Holstein
R. D. Oeseland
Leonard Miller
Bessie Johnson
Grace Lerrit
L. Curtis Saville
Pack
C. L. Head
George Keener
Beller
Cheuvront
Robert Cole
Mazie Jones
AAUW Sponsors Book Fair at Point Pleasant High School
Point Pleasant High School library hosts a book fair sponsored by AAUW with about 500 books from preschool to high school plus adult reading. The display opens Monday afternoon with a members meeting that evening and is open to the public Tuesday with access via the south entrance. Dewitt and Son of Huntington funded numerous publications. Cataloging and hostess teams are led by Mrs Bardin and include Mrs Park Brake Sterrett Gammon Gelwicks and Yeager Mohr Gerlach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAUW
Dewitt and Son of
Huntington
Bardin
Nelson A. Park
Judson Brake
Eugene Sterrett
Evelyn Gammon
Arthur Gelwicks
Department of Art
The
Gammon
Howard Yeager
Lawrence C. Mohr
Gerlach
Athens Pastor On Program At Point Pleasant Assembly
About 800 delegates are scheduled for a National Guard Armory assembly in Point Pleasant November 16 to 18. A Benyi, Athens Jehovah's Witnesses supervising minister, will speak on Do Your Utmost to Spread the Word of Life and will attend a Watchtower ministry school in South Lansing New York starting December 15 for a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
National Guard
A. Benyi
Athens
Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Benyi
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc
Society
South Lansing
New York
Bengi
Rollins Rites Are Thursday
Funeral services for Alda Otto Rollins 71 Letart will be held Thursday at 2 30 p m at Guiding Star Church Letart with Revs James Coleman and Holley L Hensley officiating He is survived by wife Edma two sons Walter Gallipolis Kenneth Letart a daughter Virginia Williams Belpre three brothers Clayton Parkersburg Curt Atwater Art Weirton a sister Mae Boston Racine and seven grandchildren Friends may call at the family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Alda Otto Rollins
Letart
Guiding Star
James Coleman
Holley L. Hensley
Rollins
Thomas
Mary Vincent Rollins
Edma Rollins
Walter
Gallipolis
Kenneth
Virginia Williams
Belpre
Portland Visitors Share Time With Local Families
Portland correspondent notes Mrs. Lizzie Sayre of Letart visited Mr. and Mrs. Wilkie Larson. Mrs. Aleta Parsons visited her son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Coffman and their sons in Clifton. She also visited Mr. and Mrs. Dora Blosser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Sayre
Letart
Wilkie Larson
Aleta Parsons
Rodney Coffman
Clifton
Dora Blosser
Eugene Ball Named 1962 Christmas Seal Chairman
Eugene Ball, a businessman and civic leader from Point Pleasant, is announced as the 1962 Christmas Seal chairman. The annual drive begins Tuesday to fund tuberculosis and respiratory disease control programs in the community, marking the 56th campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Eugene Ball
Ball
Chamber of Commerce Directors Hold Meet
The Chamber of Commerce board met Tuesday evening led by President Lawrence G. Mohr. Cecil Derrick reported attending the West Virginia Chamber Executives Workshop and urged a tourism brochure. The group backed Point Pleasant improvements and set up by laws revisions and a brochure committee led by William Bardin Jr and Gene Ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Lawrence G. Mohr
Cecil Derrick
West Virginia Chamber
Clarksburg
Deverick
Mohr
Tee
William Bardin, Jr
Gene Ball
Republicans Sweep Mason County Offices In Quake of Tuesday’s Votes
Final unofficial tallies from 41 precincts show Republicans winning all Mason County offices. Democrat Congressman Ken Hechler carried the county for a third term. W K Knapp seized the Fourth District State Senate seat over Paul R Moore. County Court seat went to Everett Bissell with 4547 votes. Pete Sommers 3715. Casto defeated Somerville for House of Delegates. circuit clerk Howard Shultz won 4966 to Belva Fairey 3292. county clerk L W Getty 5064 to A E Thomas 3251. Liquor by the drink amendment voted 5998 against and 2203 for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Ken Hechler
W. K. Knapp
Paul R. Moore
Ravenswood
Everett Bissell
Pete Sommers
Atty. Carroll Casto
House of Delegates
Jake Somerville
Casto
Somerville
Howard Shultz
Belva Fairey
L. W. Getty
A. E. Thomas
Suzie Call Contest Entry For West Virginia Tobacco Pageant
Suzie Call of Point Pleasant will represent Mason County in the second annual West Virginia Tobacco Princess Contest at the Appalachian Power Company Auditorium Huntington November 10 7 p m She is a Point Pleasant High School senior and head majorette The event begins a week long Tobacco Festival ending with a Huntington parade November 17. The winner advances to the U S Tobacco Princess contest in Richmond Virginia next September. Also noted is a transportation tidbit about Japan switching eight hundred taxis to propane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Sue Ellen
Suzie” Call
H. T. Call
Viand Sr
Mason County
West Virginia
Appalachian Power Co
Huntington
Miss Call
Richmond
Call
Point Pleasant High School
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Governor Cabell Hotel
Killing Deer Costs Man 100 Dollars in Fine
Points Pleasants Huntington resident Kenneth Williams 31 faced a $100 fine and costs after killing a 10 point buck in a no hunting zone at Chief Cornstalk hunting grounds. Officer Miles Durst reported the bow kill, arrow passing through, and Williams had his hunting license revoked for one year after arraignment before Justice A M Goodwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Kenneth Gerald Williams
Huntington
Miles Durst
Williams
Cornstalk
Justice of Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Laurel Cliff Family Visits Old Man's Cave and Columbus
Laurel Cliff Mr and Mrs James Gil more and children visited Old Man's Cave and called on relatives in Columbus. Mr and Mrs Lou Diehl attended Mrs Nellie Misner's funeral at Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gilmore
Old Man’s Cave
Columbus
Lou Diehl
Nellie Misner
Pomeroy
Mrs. Clark Todd Speaks To Episcopal Women's Guild
Mrs. Clark Todd of Huntington spoke on Christian Education at a November luncheon of Christ Episcopal Church Service Guild in the Appalachian Auditorium. She urged practical faith with neighbors and strangers and noted church missions and welfare efforts while attendees heard reports on Kanawha Convocation and Southeast Asia relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Clark Todd
Huntington
Episcopal Church Women Dioses
Trinity Episcopal Church of Huntington
Service Guild
Christ Episcopal Church
Appalachian Auditorium
Todd
Gail Faires
Henry D. Watson
Trinity Episcopal Church
Faires
Guild
Southeast Asia
Harold Somerville
St. Barnnabus Hospital
Gibsonia
Somerville
Charles Pitzer
Henry Wainright
S. D. Littlepage
Harvey Hutchins
Annual Fallorama Dance Slated for Nov 24
The second annual Fallorama dance is set for November 24 at the National Guard Armory. Sponsored by the Point Pleasant Junior Women's Club with Mrs. Charles M. Johnson as general chairman. Ned Guthrie Sr. and his seven piece orchestra will perform with vocalist Jo Baby. Dancing 9 p m to 1 a m. Admission 3 per couple. Tickets on sale now. A door prize will be awarded during intermission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
National Guard Armory
Charles M. Johnson
Ned Guthrie, Sr
Pleasant Valley Hospital Admits List of Patients
Admitted to Pleasant Valley Hospital are Alva Weaver from Hartford Tammie McDaniel from West Columbia Donald Webb from Ashland Ky Mrs Dolda Ingels from Mason Mrs Donald Hayes from Point Pleasant Mrs Eleanor Garrett from Lakin Leo Crabtree from Point Pleasant Mrs Howard Riffle from Darbydale Ohio and her son.
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Alva Weaver
Hartford
Tammie McDaniel
West Columbia
Donald Webb
Ashland
Dolda Ingels
Mason
Donald Hayes
Point Pleasant
Eleanor Garrett
Lakin
Leo Crabtree
Howard Riffle
Darbydale
Ohio
Son
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Susan Turner
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A. D. Smith
O. C. Hall
Seldon Fleming
G. A. Biggs
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Laurel Cliff
Episcopal Women’s Guild
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Bruce Chapel Guild
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John Gill
Frank Yester
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Samuel D. Jeffries
George Stantial
F. W. Ingraham
Milton L. Miller
Henry Watson
J. J. Lovell
Mae Kryder
George Hervey
Dot Moreland
Juliet Smith
Fred Franklin
Maxine Walters
Doddee Foran
Mary Hyre
Pleasant Valley Hospital
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