No Flood in the Making Says Point Pleasant Official
Captain Warren Rogers and Maxon Construction announce gates to be tested Tuesday in Point Pleasant. Dry run on gate ten near Point Pleasant Machine Works plus partial erection of First and Main and Fourth Street gates by the Post Office. Rogers says ample warning and portable pumps will prevent flooding and sandbag openings will stay open only if necessary. Mayor Hutchinson backs precautions to keep the city from being caught unawares in high water.
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Point Pleasant
Warren Rogers
City Employes and Maxon Construction Co
Rogers
John Clay Hutchinson
Now She Shops Cash and Carry Without Painful Backache
The ad promotes Doan's Pills as a mild diuretic to relieve backache and urinary discomfort linked to aging, cold dampness, or diet. It claims millions have used Doan's Pills for over 50 years and highlights relief of kidney-related symptoms.
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Dean
Doan
Service Set for Mrs. Cox at Christ Church
Funeral services for Frances Evelyn Cox will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Christ Church Episcopal with Rev. William Bowie officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Crest Cemetery. Arrangements by Crow Funeral Home. She died Monday after giving birth to a daughter at Point Clinic and is survived by husband Martin and extended Harris and White family members.
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Point Pleasant
Frances Evelyn Cox
Christ Church Episcopal
William Bowie
Suncrest
Crow Funeral Home
Cox
Point Clinic
Martin
John Coleman Harris
Charleston
Robert Harris
South Charleston
William B. Harkins
Silver Spring
Edward and
Merton White
Kanawha City
Postponed Banquet and Inspection Reported
Commander William Burdette of Franklin Commandery Post 17 announced the banquet and inspection scheduled for Tuesday evening is postponed. A grand officer from Grafton cannot travel due to bad weather, forcing cancellation.
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Point Pleasant
William Burdette
Franklin Commandery
Grafton
Mrs Glass Returns From Florida After Birth in Ocalaca
Mrs John Glass of Sand Hill road returns home from Ocalaca Florida where she visited her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Emmett Whisenhunt. Mrs Glass was there while her daughter Mrs Whisenhunt gave birth to a daughter on November 14.
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Point Pleasant
John Glass
Sand Hill Road
Ocalaca
Fla
Emmett Whisenhunt
Meeting at Douglas Roush garage in Union community
Point Pleasant North Mason ORY plans a Tuesday 8 p.m. gathering in the Douglas Roush garage. Leland Bumgartner will preside over the meeting.
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Point Pleasant
North Mason Ory
Douglas Roush
Union
Leland Bumgartner
Neighbors quell Leon house fire undetermined cause
Fire in the Elmer Richardson home in Leon was extinguished by neighbors after bedroom curtains ignited beds. Four children and their mother escaped unharmed while Richardson was away aboard a river steamer. Buckets and pans fought the blaze. bed clothing was donated. Damage limited to the bedroom.
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Point Pleasant
Elmer Richardson
Leon
Richardson
Mason County land transfers report includes multiple deeds
Several transfers recorded in Mason County involve owners such as Charles O Neville Virginia Neville James Johnson Ada M Craig and Estelle Gressberry among others. Transactions cover parcels in West Columbia Point Pleasant Cologne and Clendennin with tracts ranging from 0.16 to 7.7 acres and multiple additions or lots.
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Charles O. Neville
Virginia Neville
Elbert Davns
Gladys Davns
West Columbia
Jean Nease Johnson
James Johnson
George Nease Jr
Iva Hesson Nease
Betty Jane Nease
Mason
Elsie E
William H. Bardin
S. A
Vernie Mitchell Simmons
Point Pleasant
Billy
Josephine Bryant
Josephine
Florence Bryant
Victory Heights
Nora
Russell McDaniel
Kenneth
Alma Garren
Lewis
Laura and
Lowell Livingston
Abe Herdman
Cologne
Mason Realty Co
Vitus, Jr
Ethel D. Hartley
Mt. Vernon Heights
B. F
Flora C
Sheridan
Nellie Russell
Virgil
Anna Francisco
Ada M. Craig
Union
James D
Bertie B. Casto
Russell E
Alice A. Vaughn
Clendennin
Henderson
L. J
Magdalene Ruttencutter
Estelle Gressberry
Community Notes From Local Families Gatherings and Illness
Mrs. Mary Jane Bacus and daughter with Miss Dana Rheinscheid of Logan called on Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ansel. Mrs. Ross Steele learned of her brother B. Brown’s death in Wilkesville after a motorcycle accident. Steele attended funeral services at Vinton. Floyd Rheinscheid of Mt. Pleasant celebrated a birthday at a dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ansel. Jimmy Steele was home two weeks with tonsillitis. The McCune family of Haydenville visited Arnett Griffiths. Casto family from Logan, with Linda, joined the visit. Mrs. Joe Howdyschell of Logan spent time with Arnett Griffith. Miss Sarah Young of Lancaster visited the Stiversons. Elwood Stiverson of Rockbridge and Sarah Young joined Ralph Stiverson for dinner. Harold Blum and daughter Linda of Logan and Luther Blum visited. Ann McCandlish of Bremen attended a dinner hosted by J M Ansel for Donald’s birthday with guests Mrs. Don Ansel and Mr. and Mrs. Dom Ferraro of Columbus and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ansel.
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Enterprise
Mary Jane Bacus
Dana Rheinscheid
Logan
Robert Ansel
Ross Steele
B. Brown
Wilkesville
Steele
Vinton
Ansiel
Floyd Rheinscheid
Mt. Pleasant
Jimmy Steele
Arnett Griffith
Arthur Casto
Linda
Bill Helber
Joe Howdyschell
Sarah Young
Lancaster
Ralph Stiverson
Elwood Stiverson
Rockbridge
Harold Blum
Luther Blum
Ann McCandlish
Bremen
J. M. Ansel
Donald
Don Ansel
Dom Ferraro
Columbus
William Helber
Body Removed in Charleston After Death in Point Pleasant
The body of James Carper, 58, Charleston, was removed from Chapman funeral home Monday night and taken to Charleston. He died Sunday morning at 2 a.m. The Mason County Parent Teachers Council postponed its Tuesday evening meeting to a later date announced by Walden Roush.
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Point Pleasant
James Carper
Charleston
Chapman
Carper
Mason County
Parent Teachers Council
Walden Roush
Police arrest Clarence Dunbar on intoxication charge
Point Pleasant police detained Clarence Dunbar Sunday and charged him with intoxication. He was released on bond Monday noon to the mayor.
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Point Pleasant
Clarence Dunbar
Dunbar
War ren Skidmore and infant Bidwell discharged from Point Clinic
Mrs. War ren Skidmore left Point Clinic in Point Pleasant with her infant daughter Bidwell on Monday afternoon.
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Point Pleasant
Warren Skidmore
Bidwell
Point Clinic
Mason County Sets 1890 Snow Record At 18 Inches
Mason County weather observers in Parkersburg confirm the 1890 snowfall record of 18 inches, with current totals around 15 inches as of Tuesday morning. The region faced impassable streets, but police, highway crews, and residents coordinated rescues, refocused services, and opened routes while schools closed and phones overloaded.
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Mason
Weatherman
ED Belsho
Point
Ralph Kiner
Babe Ruth
Mason County
Parkersburg
E. C. Winger
Beech Hill
Hubert Stanley
B. A. Ervin
Kerr Blain
Aiyimetes and North Mason ORY Sponsor Mason County Square Dance
A square dance drew youths from Mason County to the Junior High School gym Friday night despite bad weather. Music came from Walden Roush and his hillbilly orchestra with hostesses Jean Hill and Sally Lou Durst in charge of refreshments. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Jack Caldwell and several other local residents.
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Aiyimetes
North Mason Ory
Mason County
Walden Roush
Hillbilly Orchestra
Jean Hill
Sally Lou Durst
Mrs Caldwell Honored At Surprise Birthday Dinner
Mrs Mary hosted a surprise birthday dinner for Mrs Jack Caldwell Sunday evening, honoring her with a warm gathering and fellowship.
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Jack Caldwell
Mary
Infant Dies Of Pneumonia In Mason Clinic
Rebecca Gibbs seven months died after a days illness from double pneumonia in Mason at Schaekel Clinic. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Lloyd Gibbs and a five year old brother Lloyd Jr. Body at Fogle song funeral home Mason until contact with father aboard the steamer Tradewinds near Jeffersonville Ind.
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Point Pleasant
Rebecca Gibbs
Schaekel
Mason
Lloyd Gibbs
Lloyd, Jr
Foglesong Funeral Home
Jeffersonville
Ind
American Legion Auxiliary Cancels Monday Meeting
The POINT PLEASANT auxiliary canceled its Monday night meeting and announced that soup would be held on Tuesday February 5.
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Point Pleasant
American Legion Auxiliary
Oe Soup
Mrs Sarah Rainey Rites Attended by Local Relatives
Relatives including Mr and Mrs William Rodgers and children Wilma and Audrea joined Miss Donna Jean Myers and Edward Fadley of South Charleston Ohio at last rites for Mrs Sarah Rainey. Mrs Ray Hayes of 105 Smith Street is ill at home. Sgt and Mrs D G Wilfong of 115 English Road returned home after visiting relatives in Charlottesville Virginia. Dave Decker of 119 Smith Street employed on the steamer American is home for a few days.
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Sarah Rainey
William Rodgers
Wilma
Audrea
Donna Jean Myers
Edward Fadley
South Charleston
Ohio
Ray Hayes
Smith St
D. G. Wilfong
English Road
Charlottesville
Dave Decker
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