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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1961

Page

8

New Haven News Notes Highlight Local Visits and Classes

Mrs Edith Ong and her son from Ripley visited Mrs J V McGrew. Mrs Kell was a patient at Holzer Hospital. Parkersburg shopping trips and Cedar Lakes crafts classes are noted. Burns to Ted Rawlings occurred when hot coffee fell, and several regional residents hosted or attended family and social visits.

Edith Ong Ripley J. V. McGrew Ong McGrew John Will Kell Holzer Hospital George Lerner James Crump Parkersburg J. L. Stewart K. H. Ford Cedar Lakes Earl Ruttgen Letart Ralph Huttgen Roy Jones Bevin Burdette Richard Rawlings Middleport Chloe Fick Pomeroy Nease Powell F. A. Batey Tom Hoffman Frank Spradling Charleston Chesapeake Spradling Carroll Adams C. M. Adams Gallipolis Weston Ray Richard Batey Route 33 New Haven

Dog Warden Cited For Intoxicated Driving Collision

Orville Sturgeon Kanawha Street Point Pleasant was arrested by the sheriff on a DWI charge after his county truck struck a parked car owned by Earl Togleson on Baltimore and Ohio Street. Damage was estimated at $325 to both vehicles. Sturgeon posted bond for a hearing before Justice A M Goodwin on November 20.

Point Pleasant Orville Sturgeon Kanawha Street Sheriff's Department Earl R. Fogleson Baltimore and Ohio Sturgeon Justice of Peace A. M. Goodwin

Mrs. Richard Austin Fetes Shower in Point Pleasant

Mrs. Richard Austin of Hogsett received a baby shower at Mrs. Kay Crank home with co host Mrs. Godfrey Moore. Games led by Mrs. Moore awarded prizes to Mrs. Mary Jo Blaine and Mrs. Allie Vaughan.

Point Pleasant Richard Austin Hogsett Kay Crank Godfrey Moore Moore Mary Jo Blaine Allie Vaughan Cynthia Johnson Edythe Rogers Grace Hope Mae Patterson Edna Patterson Gilbert Rogers James Call Pearl Austin Kenneth Pridemore Eddie McDaniel Della Lou Maggie Sheline Emily Tarbett Mary Hope Helen Hope John Calloway Clara Harmon Lena Austin Ruth Hope Mary Woody Marjorie Austin

Community Sing Group Plans Eleven Week Event

About twenty residents met at Sunnyside School in Point Pleasant at 7 30 p m Monday to form a community sing group. The group will join an eleven week program with a next meeting set for November 20 at 7 15 p m at Sunnyside School. A $5 registration and tryouts are required for admission and Christmas program participation. Call C R Withers at 684 13 for details.

Point Pleasant Sunnyside C. R. Withers

Wamsleys Welcome First Child Son At Holzer Hospital

Mr and Mrs Dale Wamsley of Dix Saw Addition announce the birth of their first child a son born Monday at Holzer Hospital Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Wamsley of Ohio Street and Henry Yester of Point Pleasant The mother is the former Doris Yester.

Point Pleasant Dale Wamsley Dix-Saw Addition Holzer Hospital Charles Wamsley Ohio Street Henry Yester Doris Yester

John Alspach resigns as Toledo city manager

City Manager John Alspach resigns from his $20,000-a-year post effective December. The action ends his tenure guiding Toledo municipal operations.

Toledo John Alspach

Hidden Acres Hunting Lodge Opens in Apple Grove

Local facility at Apple Grove announces new lodging and hunting services named Hidden Acres Hunting Lodge. The listing highlights contact via phone number 90 for reservations and inquiries, inviting outdoor enthusiasts to explore the lodge’s offerings.

Hidden Acres Hunting Lodge Apple Grove

Pair Fined For Fracas At Clifton

Two men from Willis Hill and Hartford paid fines of 10 dollars and costs after arraignment on intoxication charges in Clifton. State police investigated a Monday stabbing in Clifton that left Okey Laudermilt of Racine with a neck wound and hospitalized in good condition. Additional drunks, including Coy Nitz Gibbs Pearson Martin and Cooper, also appeared before Justice A M Goodwin.

Point Pleasant Harry Laudermill Willis Hill Pomeroy Ohio Robert Worth, Jr Hartford Justice of Peace A. M. Goodwin Clifton Okey Laudermilt Racine Laudermilt Goodwin Coy E. Nitz Minersville Dallas B. Gibbs Alfred Pearson Elza Martin Albert Cooper

Illahee Club Plans Dinner in Point Pleasant

The Illahee Farm Women's Club met in November with Mrs. W. H. Reebel as president. Mrs. Howard Garland led devotionals on Look up Trust in God Be not afraid. A December covered dinner was planned for Mrs. I. A. Blaine’s home and a cushion top workshop was scheduled for Nov. 17 at Mrs. Reebel’s home.

Point Pleasant Illahee Farm Women's Club W. H. Reebel Howard Garland I. A. Blaine Reebel

Pulpwood Mills Topic At State Conference

West Virginia eyes pulpwood mills and new charcoal plants as potential additions at the governor's wood utilization conference in Charleston at the Civic Center November 30 to December 2. Hulett C. Smith cited that over 200000 cords of round wood fed paper and charcoal industries last year, and noted West Virginia currently has no pulpwood mills.

Point Pleasant West Virginia Charleston Civic Center Hulett C. Smith Commerce Commission

Firemen Drill Under Chief Wood in Point Pleasant

The Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Dept under Chief Paul Wood held its weekly drill Tuesday night. Firefighters practiced at two hydrants on Mt. Vernon Avenue and 28th Street.

Point Pleasant Paul Wood Mt. Vernon Avenue 28Th Street

Point Clinic Admission and Discharge Report

Mrs. Roy Henry Jr of Gallipolis Ferry and Mrs. Anna Dunlap of Point Pleasant admitted to Point Clinic. Shirley Ferty of Point Pleasant Route 2 discharged from the same facility.

Roy Henry, Jr Gallipolis Ferry Anna Dunlap Point Shirley Ferty Point Pleasant

Farm Women's Club to Hold Cookies Demonstration

The Cherokee group of the Farm Women's Club will meet at the Appalachian Power Auditorium on November 21. Susan Jones, Appalachian home economist, will conduct a holiday cookies demonstration.

Farm Women’s Club Appalachian Power Auditorium Susan Jones Appalachian Home Econ

Roush Herd Tops October Honor Roll in Dairy Record

The Dairyherd Improvement Association names 18 dairymen on the October honor roll led by Howard Roush of Letart with 16 cows producing 756 pounds milk and 4.87 butterfat per cow. Other honorees include Elmer Newberry Letart Huntington State Hospital Farm W V Barker South Side Frank Yester Gallipolis Ferry and more across Letart Apple Grove and West Columbia.

Dairyherd Improvement Association Howard Roush Letart Huntington State Hospital W. V. Barker South Side Frank Yester Gallipolis Ferry Ray Crank Henderson Marcus Weaver C. L. Cottrill, Jr West Columbia Co. C. Fowble Apple Grove Thomas Bumgardner Olivier Lieving T. A. Williamson Rolfe Lee Brown and Road Myers and Hayman C. E. McCulloch McNeill

Birth announcements from Pleasant Valley Hospital

Birth notices list several families welcoming new members including a son for Charles and a daughter for Joe Allen. Other mothers and locations such as Apple Grove Syracuse Hend erson Camer on W V and Wellston are noted along with the names Edith Nichols Theron Swisher and Mary Elizabeth Newell.

Examination Of Prisoner Is Completed

James Edward Jones 33 of Hogsett indicted on a murder charge and sent to Lakin State Hospital for examination, has been returned to Mason County jail. Findings show Jones admitted shotgun shooting of his brother in law Lewis Dale Bates on June 3. A juvenile under examination at Lakin is returned to the court for an alleged attack on a five year old girl at Ordnance School.

Ward Jones Hogsett Lakin State Hospital Jones Lewis Dale Buddy) Bates Lakin Ordnance School

Two Mason County Farm Women Attend Cedar Lakes Craft Workshop

Mrs Ray Crank and Mrs C E McCulloch of Henderson attended a Christmas craft workshop at Cedar Lakes near Ripley over the weekend. They plan to conduct a clinic workshop soon in Mason County.

Point Pleasant Mason County Farm Women's Club Ray Crank C. E. McCulloch Henderson Cedar Lakes Ripley Mason County

Rayburn Cows Lead EDP Honor Roll in Mason County

Rayburn of Letart Route 2 tops the Mason County EDP Honor Roll for September with 28 cows on test averaging 987 pounds of milk, 3.8 butterfat and 3.6 fat per cow. Other honorees include Clarence Thomas Otis Randolph Leon Old Town Farm Unit Pirl Burris Mason and Collett Keefer.

Point Pleasant Leslie Rayburn Letart Route 2 Mason County Rayburn Clarence Thomas Otis Randolph Leon Old Town Farm J. H. Morgan Pliney D. A. Smith Hartford

Divorce Granted in Pleasants Point Case

Rose Hudson granted a divorce from Dencil Hudson with custody awarded for one child. Court records show the decree and custody ruling as final.

Point Pleasant Rose Hudson Dencil Hudson

Clayton Two votes to consolidate with New Lexington

In Tuesday’s election Clayton Two defeated consolidation 106 to 100, after three years ago building a new grade school valued at $350 000.

New Lexington Clayton Two

Moravian Bethlehem Forms Early U S Symphony

Bethlehem Pennsylvania organized the first U S symphony by Moravian settlers in 1741. Seven years later the ensemble included four violins two violas two trumpets two flutes two French horns a cello and a double bass.

United States Bethlehem

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