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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1946

Page

2

Pier Building May Be Ended By Dee

An advance crew from the American Bridge Company arrived in Point Pleasant to begin prep for the steel superstructure of the Baltimore and Ohio bridge over the Kanawha. Curtis of Pittsburgh and John F Casey Co for piers are among those present, with work slated to finish concrete piers by year end. Storage is set in Bellemeade as equipment moves to the site. A track will be laid from the bank before construction starts.

Point Pleasant American Bridge Company Baltimore and Oho

Bids Sought for Chestnut Ridge Road in Jason County

State Road Commission will receive bids to construct 3.21 miles of Route 2m Chestnut Ridge Road in Jason County. Bids must be accompanied by a certified check of 14 050 dollars. The project includes grading drainage and traffic-bound base connecting Route 33 and Port Pleasant Ripples Road.

Point Pleasant State Road Commission Jason County Chestnut Ridge Road Port Pleasant-Riple

Revised List of GOP Officials Announced in Mason County

A long OCR list details GOP official designations by Mason County, naming clerks and county officers across numerous precincts. It lists positions such as county clerk and counting board clerk, with many named local towns and individuals following scattered, garbled text.

GOP Mason County

Band Booster Faces Dissolution Over Funding Shortfall

Point Pleasant Wallard Woolfitt, organizer of the Band Boosters Club, warned Wednesday the group may dissolve and withdraw support from the school band if donations do not improve. The club seeks 400 for uniforms and 1,000 for this year’s budget, noting the school board cannot fund band equipment. A local comparison cites an Ohio town that raised 2,500 for its band last year.

Point Pleasant Wallard Woolfitt Board of Education Ohio

Frost Dawn Brings Heavy Frost to Mason County

Mason County reports frost varying from light to heavy across areas including Old Town Farms. Mr. C Lewis notes damage to ensilage corn from the frost as farmers assess impacts.

Mason County Point Pleasant Mason

Resort Town Crowded Warns of Winter Influx

Harper reports crowded resort area in Point Pleasant Harbourdale and Flo with his wife joining him soon. Mrs Weissenburger plans to join Harper in a short time. Vic Hipor spent three weeks there and returned home by plane over the weekend.

Point Pleasant Harper Fr Lauderdale Flo Pace CO Weissenburger Jon Vic H1per

Rep Hubert Ellis Attends Event in Pt Pleasant

Rep Hubert Ellis stops in Pt Pleasant as he travels toward Spencer and the Fourth District. The stop is described with scattered details about local reception and anticipated remarks.

Hubert Ellis Pleasant Point Pleasant Cartress van Muberp Mis & Sponta Spencer Cart Muetts Cam- Pier Ora GOP Rte Wenadted Oat

Pleasant Personals and Local Notices From Athens County

A scanned fragment shows personal notices and social mentions from Athens County with names such as Melrose, the Crooks of Charleston, and yerlike references to local families. It includes a legal notice clock about Edna McDonald and John McDonald seeking divorce, a county commissioners sale notice, and various residents visiting relatives. The text preserves dates and local places in a period style.

Edna McDonald John McDonald Court of Common Pleas of Athens Ohio Woolley Rowland Attos Piamute Jann

Chamber Aids Room Hunt For War Assets Sale

Point Pleasant chamber plans locating rooms for attendees at the War Assets Administration site opening at the Naval Warehouse on Wednesday October 9. Roush expects up to thousands of visitors, with local and out of town guests, and a luncheon to welcome them. The sale will include hard to get items and attracts broad newspaper advertising and restaurant business. The Point Pleasant School Band will perform.

Point Pleasant Walden Tommece Mit Rousa

Local Zoning Proposal Cited in Point Pleasants Proceedings

A referenced proposal on Jefferson Aves in Point Pleasant involves the Ol ar Love committee opposing the Crvena National Bank and others named at 221 Tomerson Ave. The note places 14 Mir Verpon as the repository. The latter address is the home of William Humphres.

Point Pleasant Olar Love Crvena National Bank Tomerson Pesday Wiliam Humphres

Barnett Selection Declared Definitive for Court Seat

Democratic PXPCULINE committee chairman Burdette said Barnett’s selection as court member is definite and would appear on the November ticket. Reports note other members abstained from the meeting. PAC HQ opened in the Mungrave Building with CIO union ties. Marriage license issued to Monroe Deal J and Nellie Marie Hughes of Ashton.

Point Ple Malle Burdette Democratic Pxpculine Conpuitee Doin Barnett Court Cour Devo Rane Chauman Burdette Beinetis Trey Bar PAC Open Point ANI - Pac Ome Givin Dement Ciosetonal Mariltime Union Mungrave Main St Point Pleasant Monroe Deal J Nellie Marie Hughes Ashton

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