Point Pleasant Chooses School Improvements as Top Project
The Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce industry workshop lists five major 1959 60 projects led by education enhancements in Mason County. Bridge lighting on Shadle and Silver bridges is second, with city fire safety code updates, and a push for better recreation and club facilities as other priorities. New board members Tom Fisher Robert Beck et Clarence Anderson Eugene Ball Dewey Smith James Hall are announced.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Better Recreation Eee
City Pont and Country Club
George Hervey
Bill Knight
Knox Dye
Virgil Siders
C. J. Hyver
John Hushion
Tom Fisher
Robert Becket
Clarence Anderson
Eugene Ball
Dewey Smith
James Hall
Stork Shower Honoring Mrs Pete Young in Point Pleasant
Mrs. Pete A Young was honored with a stork shower hosted by Mrs. Orville Sturgeon at Route 17 on Saturday evening. Guests included Mrs. W B Sturgeon Mrs Herbert Patterson and many others from Huntington Middleport St Albans and Syracuse Ohio. The Sturgeon home featured pink white and blue decor and games with prizes for several attendees.
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Pete A. Young
Orville Sturgeon
Route 17
Sturgeon
James Sturgeon
W. B. Sturgeon
A. H. Perkins
Herbert Patterson
Pete Young
William Francis
Syracuse
Ohio
James Steurgeon
Huntington
Jerry Brandeberry
John Goff
Raymond Parr
St. Albans
Carl Francis
Ben Somerville
Robert Shertzer
Frank Biffle
Mae Smith
Shirley Waugh
James Ferrell
Bruce Lennis
Nelson Park
Margie Cartwright Revamps Court Records Filing System
Margie Cartwright announces an updated filing system for old court records. She plans to rehouse records dating to 1840 in new jackets and organize them by date and year in the county courthouse.
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Point Pleasant
Margie Cartwright
Court House
Cub Scout Pack 254 Exhibits and Awards at Church
Cub Pack 254 displayed achievements at a Friday pack meeting in the Presbyterian Church dining room under Cubmaster Nelson Park. New member Barry Casto earned a bobcat pin as Den 3 and many Wolf and Lion ranks were awarded across Den 2 Den 3 and Webelos.
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Point Pleasant
Presbyterian Church
Nelson Park
John Hyer
Prodie Wright
Wedelos den
C. J. Hyre
Carroll Casto
Cubs
Cubmaster Park
Barry Casto
Barry
Den 3
Den
George
Fisher
Den 2
Charles Stanley
Robert Reed
Allen Kayser
Charles Horcher
John Richards
Denner
Jon Gorrell
Mrs. Fisher
Alan Fisher
Scotty Icard
Bill Park
Gary Wright
Webelos den
Legion Auxiliary Sees Membership Push and Plans
Mason County Unit 23 American Legion Auxiliary held a November meeting focusing on membership with three new members joining to bring total to 72 toward a 79 quota by December 1. The group donated to TB and health seal, sent gifts to veterans hospitals, and planned the December 18 Christmas party. The unit endorsed Mrs. Paul Thomas Jr. for Fourth District vice president and held a memorial service for Mrs. Josephine Hite.
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Mason County Unit 23
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Robert Lee, Sr
Patricia Ann Stevens
Linda Marie Stevens
Bess Shepard
Dell Plants
Elzie Fletcher
American Legion Post 23
Paul Thomas, Jr
Josephine Hite
Paul F. Thomas, Jr
Manford Bauer
Ralph Carr
Carl Fruth
Emerson Wilson
Karen Fruth
Thomas
Kerr Blain
Carr
Kenneth Filkins
Robert Lee
Bauer
Carl Barnett
D. G. Wilfong
Vernon Deweese
Orpha O'Connor
Mental Health Head Speaks at Mason County Meeting
Mrs. Fred Wesser of Huntington guest speaker at Mason County Mental Association at the junior high school auditorium. She is president of the West Virginia Mental Health Association. Eugene Ball presided as president of the local group. The association will not meet in December and will resume in January.
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Point Pleasant
Fred Wesser
Huntington
Mason County Mental Association
Eugene Ball
Firefighters Respond To Two Afternoon Runs Near Greer Road
POINT PLEASANT The volunteer fire department made two runs on Tuesday afternoon. The first was to a brush fire at 2 p.m. on Greer Rd between the D C McCartney farm and Greer Church. The second at 5 10 to the Lakin State Hospital farm where a tractor with a mounted corn picker attached caught fire threatening a nearby barn. The flames were extinguished on arrival.
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Point Pleasant
Greer Rd
D. C. McCartney Farm
Greer Church
Lakin State Hospital
Hoy Pullins Admitted To Huntington Veterans Hospital
Point Pleasant resident Hoy Pullins of Flat Rock was admitted to the Veterans Hospital in Huntington on Tuesday in serious condition.
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Hoy Pullins
Flat Rock
Veteran’s Hospital
Huntington
Mr. Pullins
Lawyer Moves Home From Ripley Recently
Mr and Mrs HI R Andrews Jr and their son John moved from Ripley to Charleston last week after two years in Ripley where he practiced law. He joined the United Fuel Gas Co legal staff in Charleston since June. Mrs Andrews, formerly Alice Ann Roush, and John stayed with her parents in Point Pleasant before their new Charleston home was ready. The Roushes plan to spend Thanksgiving with the Andrews family.
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Point Pleasant
HI. R. Andrews
John
Charleston
Ripley
Andrews
United Fuel Gas Co
Mason County Deer Season Opens with Bucks Only Rule
Mason County begins a six day deer season on December 16 with bucks only. Antlers must be at least three inches long. Miles Durst explains laws and check stations at Sixth Street Pure Oil, Sayre’s Arbuckle Store, Wheel er Grocery and other locations. Hunters must tag at official stations and follow safety rules.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Miles Durst
Sixth Street Pure Oil
FPA
Sayre's
Arbuckle
Wheeler Grocery
Cunningham's
New Haven
McClintic Wildlife Station
Old
Old Tnt Area; Lambert Grocery
Ashton
Chief Cornstalk
Arlee
Charlie Baird
South Side
Kiwanis Meet With Rotary In Public Dinner Schedule
Kiwanis Club plans a Wednesday meeting with the Rotary Club at the Moose Home at 6 p.m. due to Thanksgiving. Wayne Foster of Holzer Hospital will speak on December 4. December 11 features the annual football banquet for Black players and coaches, with Leo Calandros as banquet chairman. The Kiwanis Christmas party for queens is set for December 26 at the Moose home, Dewey Smith as chair with Gene Ball Carl Smith and Bill Buffington aiding.
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Point Pleasant
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club
Moose Home
Wayne Foster
Holzer Hospital
Bie
Leo Calandros
Kiwanis Queens
Dewey Smith
Gene Ball
Carl Smith
Bill Buffington
Five Persons Fined By Justice Goodwin
Five residents appeared before Justice A M Goodwin in Point Pleasant. David D. Smith paid 20 dollars and costs for killing a protected migratory bird. Jefferson Wood owed 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving. Bobby McAllister was fined 25 dollars and costs for driving with an improper license. Olston O Wright paid 20 dollars and costs for carrying an uncased gun on Sunday and another 20 dollars for setting traps on Sunday. Walter Rollins faced 10 dollars and costs for a drunken charge.
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Point Pleasant
David D. Smith
A. M. Goodwin
Justice of Peace
Jefferson Wood
Bobby McAllister
Olston O. Wright
Walter Rollins
Miss Augusta Ann Jones Dies in Hogsett at 74
Miss Augusta Ann Jones 74 Hogsett died Tuesday at the home of her brother in law and sister Rev and Mrs George Anderson Hogsett where she resided. Born Dec 6 1883 in Hogsett she was the daughter of the late Robert and Martha Jones. She was a Zion Baptist Church member and survived only by her sister Mrs Anderson. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at Zion Baptist Church with Rev J P Keefer officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Friends may call at Lawrence G Mohr funeral home.
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Point Pleasant
Augusta Ann Jones
Hogsett
George Anderson
Robert
Martha
Rowland) Jones
Zion Baptist Church
Anderson
J. P. Keefer
Lawrence G. Mohr
Three Divorces Filed for Cruel and Inhuman Treatment
In Pocahontas County circuit records three divorce suits allege cruelty. Norma B Fowler seeks a divorce from Raymond M Fowler, married March 15 1947 in Meigs County. Dale Cundiff seeks a divorce from Mary Margaret Cundiff, married March 21 1954 in Mason County. Betty EB Zimmerman seeks custody and support from Lester B Zimmerman, married October 23 1954.
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Vorce
Norma B. Fowler
Raymond M. Fowler
Meigs County
Dale Cundiff
Mary Margaret Cundiff
Mason County
Betty EB. Zimmerman
Lester BE. Zimmerman
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Appalachian Power Auditorium
Henry Watson
Harold Somerville
E. Bartow Jones
William C. Filson
John Collins
Miltonl. Miller
A. Shinn
Eugene Pierce
Edward Jackson
S. C. Wilhelm
James McComb
H. O. Francis
Paul Pearson
George Horcher
James Atwood
Richard Myer
P. A. Penley
Sam Jeffries
Courtright
Robert Lawson
Armo Stanberry
Middleport
Cub den 2
Ordnance Pack
Billie Osborne
Lincoln Ave
Fire Department
J. C. Parsons
Petie Panteloukas
David Blas
Bill Stricklen
Stephen Dow
Ronnie Roush
Jimmy Osborne
Pat Patterson
Osborne
Tubadie-Wei
James Titus
Rutland
Christ
Hyer
Stanley Knipp
Knipp
Scotty Lard
Mothers of den 3
Robert Kayser
Patricia
Stanley
Carroll E. Kennedy
Jeddie Kennedy
William Gorrell
Kim
Jon
Gregg
David Wright
Gary
Brody
Paul
Charlie
C. J. Hyer
Sally
George Otis Fisher
Alan
Walt
James Staats
Jimmie
Robert Hamm
Bobby
O. V. Knipp
Paul Lard
Scotty
Nelson
Bill
Dennis
Bridget
Malcolm Reed
Wilbur Sickson
Martin Crawford
Cincinnati
Cinerama
Athens
Baltimore
Social Notes Legion Auxiliary
Steverino
Miss Pyewacket
New York
Hollywood
Calif
Dee
Rotary
Miss Jones
Biggs
TOP TV
NBC TV
Pat Boone
Chevrolet
Kingswood
Chevy
America
State
BOB Hess, Inc
Fayette ST
Nelsonville
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