Farm Logging Accident Kills Saw Mill Operator
Jesse W. Johnson 71 of 2024 Main St. was killed in a logging accident on the Charley Ball farm near Letart when a tree being pulled by a bulldozer toppled and struck him. He operated a local saw mill. survived by wife Isa Fowler Johnson and seven brothers and sisters. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Point Pleasant
Jesse W. Johnson
Main St
Charley Ball
Letart
Johnson
Mason County
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Jacob Johnson
Mary Chapman Johnson
United Brethren Church
Isa Fowler Johnson
Cora Harris
Carrie Gibbs
Athens
Esther Roush
Portland
Oscar
Harry Johnson
Clifton
Fred Johnson
Mason
Sam Johnson
Trimble
Morris
George
Homer
West Columbia
Crow Funeral
Style Revue Dance Show At Mason County Farm Youth
Style revue will feature a dance show with advanced pupils led by Andrew Pavlish at 8 30 p m Thursday after the Mason County farm youth show. Performances include routines and costumes by Diane Capehart Jackie Capehart Judy Shinn Rae Ann Mills Peggy Jean Browning Joan Browning and Judy Jacobs with Frances Klein on piano and Albert Stevens assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Andrew Pavlish
Mason County Farm
Judson Brake
Diane Capehart
Walter Winchell
Jackie Capehart
Judy Shinn
Peggy Jean Browning
Joan Browning
Rae Ann Mills
Middleport
Judy Jacobs
la Petite
Frances Klein
Albert Stevens
Smith Named Manager of Employment Office in Point Pleasant
Jack Smith is named manager of the West Virginia Employment Service office in Point Pleasant succeeding Robert Arnet who moves to Logan as manager. Smith has served at Point Pleasant since April, coming from Huntington. Mrs. Mary Bonecutter also joins the local office, after previously working with the state department of employment security in Huntington.
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Point Pleasant
Jack Smith
West Virginia
Robert Arnet
Logan
Smith
Huntington
Mary Bonecutter
Births and admissions noted for Ida Clark and Erretts
Mrs Ida Clark admitted to Point Clinic on Madison Avenue. Mr and Mrs Jester Errett of Buffalo welcomed a son on September 29, completing a brief local hospital notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Clark
Madison Avenue
Jester Errett
Buffalo
Lockman Retires After 28 Years at Gallipolis Dam
J M Withers, a lockman at the Gallipolis dam, retires after 28 years with the U S Engineers. He began at Lock 26, later transferring to the roller dam, and will farm at Apple Grove where he has lived for years.
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Point Pleasant
J. M. Withers
Gallipolis
U. S. Engineers
Withers
Apple Grove
Mineral residents share local duties and visits
Dale Saylor, a Waterloo High student, underwent an appendectomy at Sheltering Arms Hospital and plans to return home soon. Norman Saylor Sr. returned to work at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Carpenter after his son's illness. Numerous local residents visit relatives and attend church events, funerals, and social gatherings around Mineral and Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral
Dale Saylor
Waterloo
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Norman Saylor
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Carpenter
Betty Enlow
Rose Saylor
Frank McDaniel
Athens
French
Guy French
C. V. Hesters
Mina D. Fry
Ardilla Shuster
J. P. Emish
Union Church
Nannie Hester
New Marshfield
Fred Burt
Junior Stephenson
Mt Vernon Legion Auxiliary Meets In Pt Pleasant
Mrs Chester A Roush hosted an American Legion Auxiliary gathering on Mt Vernon Avenue with vocal selections. Miss Marjorie Waldie led a business meeting and new officers Mrs Ellen Deweese and Mrs Fred Norris were installed. Proceeds aid flood wall tax. plans include November bridge and canasta party and Oct 27 pot luck dinner. district conference reservations arranged through Mrs Waldie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester A. Roush
Mt. Vernon Ave
American Legion Auxiliary
Roush
Marjorie Waldie
Sistersville
W. S. Waldie
Carroll E. Kennedy
O. Fredrick Staats
Legion
Ellen Deweese
Fred Norris
Harry Berkley
Carl Fruth
Vernon Deweese
D. G. Wilfong
Jerry Rodgers
Dinner benefits remodeling at St Paul Methodist Church
At St Paul Methodist Church 2423 Jackson Ave a Thursday 6 pm dinner invites the public. Sponsored by the Nomans Society of Christian Service attendees may donate food or bring items. No tickets sold and a silver offering will be collected to remodel the building into a parsonage after the new church is completed.
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St. Paul Methodist Church
Jackson Ave
Nomans Society of Christian Service
James Woodard
Jericho Homemakers Farm Club to Meet at Mrs Kelly Home
Mrs Lawrence Kelly of Jericho Road will host the Jericho Homemakers Farm Women's Club Wednesday evening at her residence. The gathering includes members from the local community and related homemaking activities.
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Lawrence Kelly
Jericho Road
Jericho
Married Ladies Bridge Club Opens New Year Meeting
The Married Ladies Bridge Club holds its first meeting of the new club year Thursday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. E. E. Heiner’s home on Main Street.
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E. E. Heiner
Main St
Mrs Wilfong Entered Holzer Hospital for Major Surgery
Mrs D G Wilfong of 115 English Road entered Holzer Hospital for major surgery scheduled Thursday. Miss Jackie Jewell who works in Charleston spent the weekend with her parents on Jefferson Avenue. Sunday guest was Mrs Ernest Warner. Rudolph Gordon formerly of Leport Indiana has returned to his home on Ohio River Road.
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D. G. Wilfong
English Road
Holzer Hospital
Jackie Jewell
Charleston
Joseph Jewell
Jefferson Ave
Ernest Warner
Rudolph Gordon
Leport
Ind
Ohio River Road
Poles Break On Route 33 In Separate Accidents
State Police report two Route 33 crashes in the Mason area. John Robert Gordon, 24, Gallipolis, Ohio, lost control south of Mason, toppling a telephone pole with extensive car damage. Franklin J. Ridao, 19, Mason, swerved and hit a power pole around 6:55 p.m. in Hartford, damaging the vehicle and a fence. he received a road law ticket.
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Point Pleasant
John Robert Gordon
Gallipolis
Ohio
Mason
Franklin J. Ridao
Hartford
Keith McClung
Community Notes from Laurelville and Area
Mrs Merwin McClelland hosted the Les Amies Sunday School class on September 22 with devotions by Mrs Robert Delong and contest winners named Mrs Grace Dumm Mrs Dow West and Mrs Dan Delong. A daughter Paula was born Saturday at Berger Hospital to Mr and Mrs Paul Culbertson. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Albert Swackhamer and Mrs Iona Hay. Several locals and visitors are listed with social visits and travels including Merwin McClelland on leave from Norfolk Navy Yard and Armstrong family visits to Athens University Hospital.
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Laurelville
Merwin McClelland
Les Amies
Robert Delong
Grace Dumm
Dow West
Dan Delong
Russell Good
John Spencer
Walter McCabe
Margaret Chilcote
Carl Swackhamer
Bob West
Howard Egan
M. L. Young
Ed Bae
Emily Weaver
Opal Miller
Lancaster
A. C. Jacobs
Columbus
John Young
Jean Shupe
Bill Karshner
Elmona Jennean
Cecil Wharf
Danny
Jerry
LaBelle
Fla
Albert Swackhamer
W. K. Dumm
George Swepston
Cincinnati
Navy
Norfolk
Becky
Paul Armstrong
Women of the Moose Plan Tuesday Meeting at Moose Home
The Women of the Moose will convene Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Moose home for a regular gathering. The event invites members to attend and participate in club activities.
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of the
Moose
Mason County Land Transfers In Clendenin and Other Districts
A list of multiple real estate transfers in various Mason County districts. Names include Nora Casey and others transferring to William Long in Clendenin. Kincaid and related families to Charles Cottrill in Point Pleasant. Eden and others to Benjamin Pelley in Cooper. Pearson to Meadows in Clendenin. Warner to Hazel Parsons Smith in Cologne. Yonker to Charles Allen in Graham. Gilbert and Pearl Rogers to Janet Surface and Harry Surface in Arbuckle. John and Helen Jackson to Birdie Fauver and Zelda Knapp in Robinson. Slade to Walter and Belva Slade in Union. Roach to James and Elsa Bennett in Waggener. Fike to J H Caudill in Robinson. Nina Jones to Georgia Grimm in Cooper. George and Eleanor McDaniel to W L and Mary Bright in Cooper. W E Kincade to Merrill and Mildred Clark in Lewis. Mae and Leland Short to JR Holley and Elsie Holley in Clendenin.
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Nora Casey
Ernest Casey
Douglas Casey
Millie Casey
Opal Hary
Richard Hary
George Woodrow Casey
Elizabeth Casey
Helen Casey
William Long
Clendenin
Orville E. Kincaid
Amelia Kincaid
Thomas A. Kincaid
Mae Kincaid
J. C. Kincaid
Ursula Kincaid
Edward S. Kincaid
Trace Kincaid
Charles
Cottrill
Point Pleasant
Robert F. Eden
Elizabeth Eden
Benjamin F. Pelley
Mary Grace Pelley
Cooper
Esther B. Pearson
W. Pearson
T. E. Meadows
Margaret Meadows
J. C. Warner
Grace Warner
Hazel Parsons Smith
Cologne
Charles Yonker
Jessie Yonker
Charles P. Allen
Graham
Gilbert Rogers
Pearl Rogers
Janet Surface
Harry Surface
Arbuckle
John Jackson
Helen Jackson
Birdie Fauver
Zelda Knapp
Robinson
Glen Slade
Alma Slade
Walter
Belva Slade
Union
Samuel Jacob Roach
Olivia Jane Roach
James H. Bennett
Elsa J. Bennett
Waggener
Virgil Fike
Lillie Fike
J. H. Caudill
Margaret J.caudill
Belle
Nina C. Jones
Georgia Grimm
George McDaniel
Eleanor McDaniel
W. L. Bright
Mary Bright
W. E. Kincade
Margaret Kincade
Merrill C. Clark
Mildred H. Clark
Lewis
Mae Short
Leland Short
JR. Holley
Elsie Holley
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Ordnance
Ordnance School
Walden Roush
Charles Machir
New Haver
C. C. Lewis Farm
Charles Edward Machir
David Franklin
Chloris Lee Machir
Howard Boyer, Jr
Sharon
Boyer
Howard Boyer
Burdette Addition
Canton
Lula Ball
Riverview
Putnam County
Charles Ball
Leo Stewart
North Point Pleasant
Barton Jones
Sand Hill Road
Eugene Stewart
Dorothy Stewart
Robert Lane
Casto
Bobby
Ray
Willie
Harry
Central
Eddie Hall
Wyoma
John Napier
Country Club
Jackson
John Napier, Jr
Bob Napier
Jimmy Wedge
Paul Wedge
Florida
Billy Wallace
William Wallace
Texas
Fisher
Department — Store
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Fisher's
Lockman
UGG
Chickering
America
Piano
Columbus, Ohio
Dick Turner
Barber
Robert Procot
Algier
French North Africa
Korea
Route
Ridao
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Athens Messenger
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Cannon Mills
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