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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1957

Page

8

Plans Made For Dance At Christmas Sweetheart Ball

Chief Cornstalk chapter of DeMolay held its regular meeting at the Masonic Temple with Eddie Skidmore presiding. Plans were made for the annual Christmas Sweetheart Dance at the Moose Home December 27 from evening until 11 30 p m Wayne Gammons orchestra will play. A DeMolay Sweetheart will be chosen to hold the title for one year. Miss Mary Ann Rogers was the previous winner. Eight new candidates will be initiated at the December 15 meeting.

Point Pleasant Cornstalk DeMolay Masonic Temple Eddie Skidmore Moose Home Wayne Gammons Mary Ann Rogers

River Traffic And Dam Gauges Report For Ohio River System

River gauges show Kanawha and Ohio rivers with varied level readings and dam statuses. Listed boats pass through locks 14 to 33 with up and down movements and times. Kanawha and Gallipolis routes track specific vessel activity and water levels.

Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy - Mason Point Pleasant Kanawha River London Marmet Winfield Ohio River Creditor Shuttler Pittsburgher Mr. Criss O-Kan Samuel Clements Lock Orleanian Queen City Forsythia Indiana Pennsylvania Atlas Ogram City of Jerry Bosworth Duncan Bruce Sohio State Kanawha Emma III Winfield, Ora D II Semet Lelia Shearer Memphis Zephyr

Health Group Meets at Main Street Baptist Church

Mason County Mental Health Association will meet Monday at 7 30 p m at the Main Street Baptist Church with Gene Ball presiding.

Point Pleasant Mason County Mental Health Association Main Street Baptist Church Gene Ball

Dedication Set For GOD Post At Point Pleasant

In Point Pleasant a dedication ceremony for the Ground Observer Corps post at the junior deputies club house Charleston Road will start at 1 p m Saturday. M Sgt J H Ronk announced Captain Edwin S Hoffman will speak on air defense importance. Mark Harshbarger and Wallace Smith Jr receive recognitions. About 50 training certificates and wings awarded. Local officials and the high school band expected to attend.

Point Pleasant Junior Deputies Charleston Rd J. H. Ronk Ground Observer Corps Edwin S. Hoffman Charleston Hoffman Mark Harsbarger Mason County Wallace Smith, Jr Ground Corps Barton Jones B. W. Krodel Gene Ball Carroll Casto Jack Kososkie Ivan Bush F. A. Morrison John Weaton Raymond Musgrave Orville Sturgeon Dan Hope Oliver D. Kessel Milton Burdette James Hall C. H. Withers

Judge Grants Four Divorces at Special Term

Judge Oliver D. Kessel granted four divorces during a special term on Wednesday. Othelda Jackson won a divorce from Byrd Jackson with $35 weekly child support. James F. Marshall divorced Ellen Marshall. Wanda Marie Fowler received a divorce from Carl Fowler with $100 per week for one child, custody of the child. Phyllis Ann Whitt got a divorce from Jess Willard Whitt with $80 monthly support and child custody. Velma Roush v Lew Roush held for later decision. testimony by local attorneys Johnson and Hyer. Helen Brown awarded $150 monthly support for five children and an injunction to stay from Paul Brown. State Road Commission case against A. T. Carney denied remittance.

Point Pleasant Oliver D. Kessel Othelda Jackson Byrd Jackson Wanda Marie Fowler Carl Fowler Phyllis Ann Whitt Jess Willard Whitt Velma Roush Lew Roush Roush J. G. F. Johnson C. J. Hyer Helen Brown Paul Brown Kessel State Road Commission A. T. Carney

Funeral Services Held For Roger Bateman

Last rites for Robert Bateman were held today at Potts Chapel with Rev. George Anderson officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Mary Meadows of Proctorville Ohio and Mrs. Nancy Shank of Ashton, two sons Henry Buster Bateman of East Liberty Ohio and John of Rodney Ohio, plus 29 grandchildren.

Point Pleasant Robert Bateman Potts Chapel George Anderson Mary Meadows Proctorville Ohio Nancy Shank Ashton Henry Buster) Bateman East Liverty John Rodney

Legion Auxiliary November Meeting Leads at Legion Home

The November meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held Monday at the Legion Home with Mrs. Vernon De Weese presiding.

American Legion Auxiliary Legion Home Vernon de Weese

Music program at Mason County Education dinner

Miss Christine Johnson, music director at Point Pleasant High School, will present an organ program at the annual Mason County Education Association and Classroom Teachers Association dinner on Monday at 6 30 p m at the Presbyterian Church A turkey dinner will be served. Committee members listed include Mrs Cary H Rayburn and others from Point Pleasant Wahama and area schools. Reservations may be made by calling Mrs Gammon.

Roosevelt W. S. Rosenik Hannon Ivy Sleeth West Columbia Evelyn Gammon Central School Freda Jordan Ordnance School Dorothy Ball Sunnyside Madelyn Vance New Haven Mary Grimm North Point Pleasant School Alice Roach Mason Irene Sayre Leon Classroom Teachers Association Audrey Meadows Mason County Education Association Charlie Carr Mrs Gammon

Christmas Party Plans At Moose Home

Miss Daisy Durst presided over the Women of the Moose chapter meeting in the Moose Home. A Christmas party and potluck dinner are set for Dec. 3 and a Moose Home dance on Dec. 28. Balloting for new member Mrs. Marguerite Dawley occurred, with several members attending. Also on the slate is the Tu Endie Wei Council No 3 Daughters of America meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m at Main Street Hall. A Friendship Circle pot luck dinner is noted at Heights EUB Church.

Daisy Durst Women of the Moose Moose Home Marguerite Dawley Jeanette Harmon Freda Fruth Lucille Harrah Gladys Hart Tody Wilson Betty Heck Roma Wartenberg Ruth Carr Velma Melrose Daughters of America Lodge

Mason EUB Church to Present Thanksgiving Program

Young people of Mason EUB Church present a special Thanksgiving program on Sunday November 24 at 7 30 p m at the church. The public is invited to attend.

Mason Eub Church

Mrs Rodgers to Host Friday Event in Shore Street

Mrs Freda Rodgers of Shore Street will be hostess Friday evening hosting a community gathering. The notice notes her address for guests and timing details.

Freda Rodgers Shore St

Mrs. O S Kelley Undergoes Surgery at St Marys Hospital

Mrs O S Kelley of English Court underwent surgery Monday at St Marys Hospital in Huntington. Her husband is also a patient there. Kelley, a registered nurse, is well known in Mason County.

O. S. Kelley English Court St. Mary’s Hospital Huntington Kelley Mason County

South Side Girl Represents County at State 4-H Contest

Anna Belle Sommer of South Side represented Mason County at the State 4-H Wool Outfit Contest at Jackson's Mill. She was one of 32 participants and earned a red ribbon scoring high in points among the top 4-H competitors.

Point Pleasant Anna Belle Sommer South Side Mason County Jackson's Mill Anna Belle

Mason County 4-H Leaders Plan Saturday Reorganization

The November Mason County 4-H leaders meeting will be held Saturday at 8 p m in the Point Pleasant High School home economics building. Officers for the coming year will be elected. All 4-H leaders assistant leaders adult counselors and pin wearers are urged to attend.

Point Pleasant Mason County Point Pleasant High School

Six Suits Filed With Clerk In Point Pleasant

The Circuit Clerk's office lists six suits including Thelme Plants v Jenkins Concrete Co for 25000. Mrs Plants injured September 1 as a car passenger. Charles Plants involved in crash with Jenkins truck. she has been at Holzer Hospital.

Point Pleasant Circuit Clerk’s Office Thelme Plants Jenkins Concrete Co Gallipolis D. Morgan D. B. A. Sunoco Kelly Springfield Tire Co Sun Oil Co John Ord James E. Ord Et Als Elton Ord Helen Brown Paul Brown

Coal Truck Down Embankment After Collision On Raccoon Road

Gallipolis reports an unidentified vehicle forced Samuel Glover's coal truck off Raccoon Road near Route 7 at 10 45 am. The 1952 Chevrolet allegedly crossed the center line. the truck toppled onto its side, driver uninjured. The other vehicle was not found. In court, Robert L. Cline of Huntington was fined 50 and jailed five days for operating under the influence. Clarence McDaniel of Mason WV was fined 100 and jailed three days for the same charge.

Gallipolis Ohio State Highway Patrol Raccoon Rd Route 7 Samuel Glover Bladen Glover William H. Jones Robert L. Cline Huntington Cline Meigs County R. E. Grindley Minersville Clarence McDaniel Mason W. Va

Supreme Court Rules Joint Tenancy Can Be Parted

The Supreme Court in POINT PLEASANT ruled that property held as joint tenants by Howard and Nora Wartenburg can be partitioned. It reversed Mason County Court, holding the couple each owns a one half undivided interest and that survivorship rights do not rely on common law estates by entirety.

Point Pleasant Supreme Court Howard Wartenburg Nora Wartenburg High Court Leslie E. Given Mason County Circuit Court Howard

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