Train Hits Car Injuring Woman Near Point Pleasant
An east bound B&O freight train struck a 1955 model car at Viand and Main streets in Point Pleasant at 1 10 a m Sunday. Maude Knapp 34 of 1411 Lewis Street was critically injured and rushed to Holzer Hospital. The car veered onto the tracks just before impact and was wedged between a signal box and a pole.
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Point Pleasant
B&o
11Th
Viand Sts
Maude Marie Knapp
Lewis St
Holzer Hospital
Mohr
Viand St
Cecil Trout
Parkersburg
Trout
Morrison
Knapp
Yonker’s Manufacturing Co
Jack Colley
Henderson
WVU dairyman offers milking tips for better yield
WVU extension dairyman W. L. Northern advised farmers on proper milking to prevent early drying of cows. He urged relaxing cows, timing let down, warm water udder massage, small chlorine use, and prompt milker removal, warning against machine faults and prolonged hand stripping.
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Morgantown
W. L. Northern
WVU Extension Dairyman
West Virginia
Northern
Clyde Graham Dies at 60 in Huntington
Clyde L. Graham 60 of Huntington died at Holzer Hospital Sunday after six months illness. He had been visiting family in Huntington, served in World War I, and worked with Highlawn Baptist Church and a local grocery business. Survived by wife Omer Christian, two daughters, two brothers, and three grandchildren. Services Wednesday at Steele Funeral Home Huntington. Burial Woodmere Cemetery.
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Clyde L. Graham
Huntington
Holzer Hospital
Graham
Holzer
Lawrence G. Mohr
Mohr
Clara
Sweetland
W. Va
Samuel P
Laura Belle Graham
Highlawn Baptist Church
Lincoln County
Boothe Business School
Omer Christian
Robert Engle
Athens
Walter
Curry
Hamlin
Charles C. Cross
Steele
Woodmere
Bond Posted After Hit and Run Drunk Driving Charge
Harold Edward Cunningham, 33, of Point Pleasant Route 1, posted a $50 bond after a hit and run incident on Viand Street near 2 a.m. He struck a parked car owned by Garland Mohr and caused about $400 in damage. Police tracked the vehicle by tire tracks and broken glass, noting two damaged headlights.
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Point Pleasant
B. W. Krodel
Viand St
Harold Edward Cunningham
Rance Jiiden
Garland Mohr
Gallipolis
Mohr
Viand
Cunningham
13Th St
Hogg St
Thanksgiving program at Poston Methodist Church noted
Several children took part in a Thanksgiving program after Sunday school at the Poston Methodist Church on Nov. 18. The Willing Workers Class held a party at the scout house on Nov. 17 with refreshments and games. Linda James and Leroy Bailey won prizes. A series of visits and family events followed, including births, illnesses, and gatherings around The Plains, Mantua, Athens and surrounding areas. Steven Wesley was born to Melvin Walls on Nov. 16 at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Poston Methodist Church
Scout House
Linda James
Leroy Bailey
Norval South
Shirley
Bill Boyd
Plains
Jennie Boyd
Pete Bailey
Leroy
Freddie
Judy
Steven Wesley
Dewey Hunter
James Walls
William Baker
Ashland
Walter
Dorothy
Penny
Mike
Charles Sharpe
Margaret
Warren Chubb
Robbie
William A. Carter
Athens
Carter
Harry L. Frost
Lee Ann
Christy
Pleasantville
Roscoe Frost
Sonny
Okey Phillips
The
Bill Blair
Wadedene Ritchie
Danny Brookhart
Laurelville
Lex Brookhart
Tri-State Boy Scouts Plan Jamboree at Valley Forge
Tri-State Area Council prepares for the fourth National Jamboree set for July 12 18 at Valley Forge Pennsylvania with 92 boys and seven leaders allocated. Fifty thousand scouts from across the United States and abroad expected to attend. District tally shows 251 scouts in Meigs Gallia Mason counties with 17 troops and total 644 boys with 287 cub scouts in 10 packs.
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Point Pleasant
Boy Scouts of America
Valley Forge
MGM District Committee
Gallipolis
Middleport
Tri-State
Meigs- Gallia-Mason Counties
Recital Highlight by Mrs. Riley’s Piano Students
A Saturday recital aired in the American Legion hall featuring piano students of Mrs. Ethel Riley. Performers from Nelsonville Glouster Jacksonville Trimble Amesville and Corning included Judy Kennard Dianne Andrews Rose Marie Vivian Leeper Yvonne Preston and others. The group presented Mrs. Riley with a gift of appreciation.
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Glouster
American Legion Hall
Ethel Riley
Judy Kennard
Dianne Andrews Rose Marie
Vivian Leeper
Yvonne Preston
Carolyn Border
Trinda Meade
Lynn Irwin
Karen Zimmers
Gwen Harvey
Jill Morrison
Denny Cunningham
Junior Parham
Patty Harrison
Paul McAllister
Nancy Parrish
Judy Antle
Sondra James
Dianne Gierhart
Carol Thompson
Nelsonville
Jacksonville
Catholic Ladies Club to Host Spaghetti Dinner
The Catholic Ladies Club of Holy Cross Church sponsors a spaghetti dinner in the church hall this Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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Catholic Ladies Club of
Holy Cross Church
Chit Chat Club to Meet December at Mrs Vernon Home
The Chit Chat Club will meet on December 4 at 32 Front Street the home of Mrs Dorothy Vernon with Mrs Cynthia Phillips and Mrs Ruth Christman as hostesses.
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Dorothy Vernon
Front St
Cynthia Phillips
Ruth Christman
Altar Society Plans Spaghetti Dinner at Holy Cross
The Altar and Rosary Society of Holy Cross Church will meet at 7 30 p.m. Monday to finalize plans for the spaghetti dinner on December 1. All women of the parish are urged to attend.
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Altar and Rosary Society of Holy Cross
Catholic Ladies Study Club Meets In Church Hall
The Catholic Ladies Study Club met in the church hall with Mrs. Ray White as hostess. Mrs. Lawrence Colbert led the meeting while readings were given by Mrs. Robert Brennan, Mrs. Mary Janice, and Mrs. Colbert. Thirteen members attended. games and lunch followed. The next meeting is set for December 4 with Mrs. Mary Fydroski as hostess.
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Catholic Ladies Study Club
Church Hall
Ray White
Lawrence Colbert
Robert Brennan
Mary Jannice
Colbert
Mary Fydroski
Priscilla Class to Meet at Mrs Angle’s Home
The Priscilla Class of the Methodist Church will meet at the home of Mrs. B. R. Angle Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. Members are asked to take sales tax stamps.
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Priscilla
The
Methodist Church
B. R. Angle
Thanksgiving Visit Binds Hall Family Across Georgia
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hall and daughter Joan of Allanta Georgia spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hall. Thanksgiving Day guests at Mr. and Mrs. E. Bingman included Orville Bingman Ad Davis Kenneth Bingman Barbara Sidney Eugene Bingman and children Marilyn Janice and James Circleville Eugene has just returned from White Cross hospital after observation and treatment.
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Joan
Allanta
Mr. Hall
Roy Hall
E.&. Bingman
Orville Bingman
Ad Davis
Kenneth Bingman
Barbara
Sidney
Eugene Bingman
Marilyn
Jannice
James
Circleville
Eugene
White Cross Hospital
Death of Lester Syx in Toledo hospital
Former resident Lester Syx died Saturday night at Riverside Hospital Toledo from injuries sustained in a fall September 15. He was the son of Mrs. Anna Syx and the late Charles Syx, and the family once lived in Hocking and Athens Counties. The body lay at Abele Funeral Home in Toledo with services planned for Wednesday morning in a Toledo church.
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Chauncey
John Ley
Lester Syx
Riverside Hospital
Toledo
Syx
Abele
Cherry Street
Anna Syx
Charles Syx
Hocking
Athens County
Chauncey Social Notes Bridge Winners Named
Mrs. Elizabeth Willis hosted the Millfield bridge club at Mrs. Homer Omen’s home. Three tables played with prizes awarded to Mrs. Grace Border high score and travel, Mrs. Louise Muzio second high, and Mrs. Helen Sanders low score. A dessert course was served.
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Chauncey
Elizabeth Willis
Millfield Bridge Club
Homer Omen
Grace Border
Louise Muzio
Helen Sanders
Thanksgiving Visits and Family Guests Across Columbus and Athens
Local families from Columbus and Athens shared Thanksgiving gatherings and visits. Chauncey Willis and family visited Mrs. Willis's parents, the Grandys, in Trimble. Numerous relatives, including Wemers, Crabtrees, Omens, and the Barkers, traveled to spend the holiday with kin and friends in Columbus, Athens, and Portsmouth, with several returning for weekend visits.
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Chauncey
Clarence Willis
Eddie
Willis
Virgil Grandy
Trime
New Mining Methods Revive Comstock Lode Prospects
The Comstock Lode in Nevada may again pay dividends as new mining methods unlock long neglected low-grade ore. Modern techniques promise to render previously unprofitable deposits economically viable and attract investment.
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Comstock Lode
Nevada
Tobacco Sales Set for Huntington Warehouse
POINT PLEASANT The first tobacco sales will be held at the Huntington Tobacco Warehouse Wednesday. Farmers have hauled tobacco there for sale over the past several weeks.
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Point Pleasant
Huntington Tobacco Warehouse
Jordan Baptist Church Baptizes Five Persons
Five persons were baptized at Fourth Street Landing Sunday by the Rev. Raymond Kelley and Deacon Ace Henry of Jordan Baptist Church. The converts recently joined the church, which has conducted a two week revival and was carried to other churches as well.
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Point Pleasant
Fourth Street Landing
Raymond Kelley
Ace Henry
Jordan Baptist Church
Leonard Viney Rites Set for Tuesday at First Baptist
Funeral services for Leonard Viney 63 of 46 Barbour Street will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Clinton Powell officiating. Burial will follow in Glouster Cemetery. Friends may call at the residence until one hour before services.
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Glouster
Leonard Viney
Barbour St
First Baptist Church
Clinton Powell
France Population Reaches 43 Million
France’s population stands at 43 million, highlighting demographic scale for the country. The figure reflects ongoing population size and growth considerations within national statistics.
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France
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