Large Crowd Expected at Mason Board Hearing
County wide interest noted as John P. Sayre seeks a mandamus to seat him on the Mason County board of education. The hearing focuses on Sayre’s claim that Hugh Curry vacated the office by moving to Kanawha County before the November 5 election, while the board had already filled the seat with Howard Price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Board
Point Pleasant
Circuit
John P. Sayre
Mason County Board of Education
Hugh Curry
Kanawha County
Sayre
Howard Price
Thanksgiving dinner guests in Point Pleasant include White and Parsons families
In Point Pleasant Charleston Road hosts Mr and Mrs Henry White welcomed guests from Kaylong Viand Street and Park Drive including Linda Lou Beckey Dawn Karen Lee and Paul White Miss Joan Wilson and Sayre employed by Marietta Manufacturing Co Judge Lewis H Miller issued a rule requiring board members L L Caldwell C C Blessing Otis Young and Mr Price to appear here at 10 am Saturday to show cause why Sayre should not be seated This matter has county wide interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Henry White
Charleston Road
Carl Parsons
Kaylong
Charles White
Linda Lou and
Beckey Dawn
Viand St
Ronald White
Karen Lee
Park Drive
Joan Wilson
Paul White
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Sayre
Lewis H. Miller
L. L. Caldwell
C. C. Blessing
Otis Young
Mr. Price
School Coal Supplies Reported Running Low
Coal supplies of several city schools are running low. To save fuel, fires were allowed to go out on Wednesday evening and will not be lit again until Monday morning as schools close for a four day Thanksgiving period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ladder Being Built On Silver Bridge
U S Engineer Office workers set up a steel ladder from the south side of the Silver Bridge near the Ohio River west shore to observe a water gauge at that point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bridge
Point Pleasant
U. S S
Ohio River
Point Pleasant Social Notes of Three Wedings
Mr and Mrs Frank Biffle announce the marriage of their daughter Faye to Ray Hudson in Trinity Methodist Church with a large gathering. The second couple Mrs L E Mattox and Lawrence E Mattox wed in Heights Evangelical United Brethren Church with a formal reception to follow. Joan Jewell and Frank James Clendenin also joined in a Heights EUB ceremony with three attendants and both families planning future residences.
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Point Pleasant
Frank Biffle
Mt. Vernon Ave
Faye
Ray Lester
Hudson
Trinity Methodist Church
A. H. Perkins
John Shawkey
L. C Head
Edgar Don Smith
Edward Stewart
Huntington
John Williamson Nibert
Sterling Dulavey
Athens
Ernest Biffle
Austin Johnson
John Reynolds
Junior Woman's Club
Hutchinson Insurance Co
West Virginia Liquor Control Commission
66Th
Gordon Hudson
South Side
Cincinnati
Ohio
Joseph Jewell
Jefferson Blvd
Joan
Frank James Clendenin
J. Frank Clendenin
Gallipolis
Heights Evangelical United
Howard Proffitt
Jacquiline Jewell
William McCormick
Forrest Clark
William Gygax
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Gallia Academy High School
Point Pleasant Girl Betty Lewis Named
Miss Betty Lynn Lewis, only daughter of Mr and Mrs J Milton Lewis Sr of Point Pleasant, is listed among local residents in the community directory awaiting further notice.
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Point Pleasant
Betty Lynn Lewis
J. Milton Lewis, Sr
Thanksgiving visits gather families across towns
State Trooper and Mrs. Coyner visited his parents in Clarksburg for Thanksgiving and will return this weekend. Parkersburg guests Mr. and Mrs. John Burnell and daughter Patty and their young son stayed with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bruestle in Highland Ave. Mrs. Bruestle and children will not return home until next week. The Rev. and Mrs. Monroe Bush Jr visited Washington for Thanksgiving and attended last rites for William Somerville of Dunbar, held at the residence of Mrs. Catharine Mitchell in Kaylong. The Bushes returned home Thursday evening. Barton Jones and son Brereton spent Wednesday in Cincinnati. Milton L. Miller and family spent Thanksgiving with A. Keith McClung family in Hartford.
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H. D. Coyner
Clarksburg
John Burnell
Patty
Parkersburg
Carl Bruestle
Highland Ave
Bruestle
Monroe Bush, Jr
Washington, D. C
Robert H. Ferguson
Bush
William E. Somerville
Dunbar
Mason County
Catherine Mitchell
Kaylong
Barton Jones
Brereton
Cincinnati
Milton L. Miller
A. Keith McClungs
Hartford
Doolittle Held To Grand Jury
Samuel Doolittle was held to the grand jury on assault and battery charges by Robert F. McGuffin. The men are veterans, with McGuffin serving in World War I and Doolittle in World War II. The incident occurred on Main St Saturday morning. Doolittle was released on a cash bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Samuel Doolittle
Robert F. McGuffin
McGuffin
Doolittle
Mason County
American Legion
Legion Club
Main St
Mason Benefit Dance Attracts About 100 Attendees
About 50 couples attended the Mason benefit dance on Thanksgiving Eve at the Junior High gym. Homer Alexander provided the music. Proceeds will be turned over to the Band Boosters Club.
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Point Pleasant
Junior High
Homer Alexander
Band Boosters Club
Addison Township Liquor Referendum Challenged in Court
A suit filed in Gallia County Common Pleas seeks to set aside Addison Township’s liquor by the glass referendum result that carried 75 to 71. Plaintiffs allege unqualified and non resident ballots, miscounting, and that the true will of the voters differs from the apparent majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Addison
Gallia County
William Jones
Addison Township
G. R. Phillips
R. K. Davis
J. D. Fuller
M. P. Burnett
Board of Elections
Herbert
Lottie Smith
James L
Jennie Hairsler
Alta
Henry Reeves
Gladys Caldwell
Odes Caldwell
John
Dorothy M. Hughes
Ella Fife
John Raike
Lena Mae Raike
Anthena Carder
Merle H. Carder
Paul E. Watson
G. C. Sickels
James A. Hughes
Walter
Victoria Lane
Virginia Rainey
Pearl C. Petit
Thanksgiving Day Observed in Gallipolis Area
Gallipolis and Gallia County observed Thanksgiving in a traditional American way with turkey and other fowl. Many residents were away visiting and others returned to the community for the holiday. The weather was brisk with temperatures from 28 to 54 degrees.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Mason County Officials Return From Meetings
Mason County officials returned home after attending the assessors association and county commissioners meetings in Charleston. Assessor Frank A. Morrison was succeeded as president by Wheeler Hercules of Hancock County. Ira Whitlock of Raleigh County was elected vice president and will lead the association next year.
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Point Pleasant
Frank A. Morrison
Darsel Wedge
Frank A. Lieving
Assessors’ Association
Association of County Commissioners
Charleston
Mr. Morrison
Wheeler Hercules
Hancock County
Ira Whitlock
Raleigh County
Two Cars Damaged In Route 7 Accident Near Crown City
Gallipolis state patrol reported $250 damage after a foggy 8 a m crash on Route 7 three miles east of Crown City. Drivers James Wright 64 of Stanford Kentucky and Pearl A McMaster 22 of Chesapeake were involved. neither was injured.
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Gallipolis
Crown City
Five Infants Born At Holzer Hospital in Gallia County
In Gallia three men and two women welcomed newborns at Holzer Hospital on Wednesday. A son arrived to Roy and Hazel Wills of Cheshire, a son to James and Hazel Hale of Point Pleasant, a son to Roy and Pearl Mayer of Pomeroy, a daughter to Stafford Stockton of Hemlock Grove, and a daughter to J H Morris of Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Roy Wills
Cheshire
James Hale
Point Pleasant
Roy Mayer
Pomeroy
Stafford Stockton
Hemlock Grove
J. H. Morris
Patients Admitted At Holzer Hospital Gallipolis
GALLIPOLIS The following persons were admitted to Holzer Hospital Wednesday Mrs. Douglas Circle Racine Mrs. Theodore Ebersbach Pomeroy Harold Wetherholt Gallipolis Mrs. Cecil E. Toler Point Pleasant Mrs. Paul Tucker Crown City Mrs. Roy Wills Cheshire Mrs. Stafford Stockton Hemlock Grove Mrs. Roy Mayer Pomeroy and Mac Murphy Jackson Admitted Tuesday were Robert Brown Portsmouth Mrs J H Morris Gallipolis Mrs C B Drummond Patriot Mrs Mary E Justice Vinton Route 2 Mrs Fred Justice Vinton Route 2 and Jeanette Cleveland Dexter
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Douglas Circle
Racine
Theodore Ebersbach
Pomeroy
Harold Wetherholt
Cecil E. Toler
Point Pleasant
Paul Tucker
Crown City
Roy Wills
Cheshire
Stafford Stockton
Hemlock Grove
Roy Mayer
Mac Murphy
Jackson
Robert Brown
Portsmouth
J. H. Morris
C. B. Drummond
Patriot
Mary E. Justice
Vinton
Fred Justice
Jeanette Cleveland
Dexter
Ehrman Receives Army Discharge in World War II Service
Albert R. Ehrman of Waterloo Star Route received his Army discharge at Fort Sheridan Texas on Navy. 20, after serving as a corporal with a military police battalion in the Pacific theater from August 3, 1945, to September 6, 1946. He attended a Cavalry horseshoer school during service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Albert R. Ehrman
Waterloo
Ft. Sheridan
Pacific
Payne Family Thanksgiving Visit Spans Three Generations
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Payne and daughter Diane of Steubenville spent Thanksgiving with Dewey Cyrus and Mrs. Cyrus in Huntington West Virginia and with Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Payne in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Norman Payne
Diane
Steubenville
Dewey Cyrus
Huntington
W. Va
Matthew Payne
Kilburger Named Fairfield County Common Pleas Judge
Gov. Frank J. Lausche appointed Harry Kilburger of Lancaster as Fairfield County Common Pleas Judge, effective December 1. Kilburger, 41, replaces the retiring judge and will preside in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Harry Kilburger
Lancaster
Fairfield County Common Pleas
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Waco
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Wana Bryant
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Zorro
A Republic Picture
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Grand Ole Opry
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Ray Nazarro
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June Haver
George Montgomery
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Vera
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Bruce Humberstone
Wack Gordon
Nelsonville
Lawrence E. Mattox
Carl Mattox
Middleport
F. H. Capehart
Heights
Milton Lewis
Ruth Blenner
Mason City
Louise Waugh
Eustace Wilson
Mattox
Berea College
Berea
Aiyimita
Order of the Eastern Star
Navy
South Pacific
Jewell-Clendenin
ATLAS
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U. S, Highway 33
Betty Crocker
General Mills
Vernon
High St
Mason
Gallia
Sterling Gas & Oil
Thomas A. Yost
4Th
Chestnut St
Nelsonville Cab Co
Gallia Hospital
the Whistler
Rintintin
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Royal Mounted
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Buchtel Road
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