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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1957
Page
8
A Kiwanis Club member will address Point Pleasant Kiwanis at the regular Thursday night meeting at the Moose Home. The speaker’s name was not disclosed. A joint meeting with the Rotary Club is planned for October 30.
Senior candidate Miss Barbara Pullins of Point Pleasant High School competes for homecoming queen on October 18. The queen will be crowned at halftime of the Big Black Nitro game, with escorts from local families including Roger Freeman Dollie Escue Wayne Cox and Eddie Hussell.
Frank A. Sterrett of 1516 Kanawha Street died Wednesday at Holzer Hospital after a brief illness. The Mason County farmer, born April 14, 1877, was a Beech Hill Methodist Church member and is survived by one sister, Miss Carrie Sterrett. Funeral services Friday at 11 a.m. at the Mohr Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Hurley officiating. Burial in Lone Oak Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Funeral services for Sadie M. Barnett of Jericho Road are planned for Saturday at 10:30 p.m. at the Creston EUB Church with Rev. C. H. Carder. A Mason County native born October 26, 1879, she died Wednesday at Holzer Hospital after a three week illness. Survived by six daughters, three sisters, one brother, and six others listed. calls at Crow Funeral Home.
Henry Hayman 74 of Charleston Road Point Pleasant died Wednesday after a long illness at Wandling Rest Home Charleston Road He was a former watchman for Carolina Lumber Co Survived by wife Lizzie Gibbs Hayman three sons Winfred Clyde Emory and a daughter Martha Jones Funeral Friday at 10:30 a m Stevens Funeral Home burial Lone Oak Cemetery Open Thursday 6 to 9 p m and Friday morning for visitation
Mrs. Kathryn Terrell returns to Washington D C after a month with her sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Gomer Lewis. William Sayre goes home to Cleveland after two weeks with his in laws Mr and Mrs George Krider and Mr and Mrs John Stohart. Mr and Mrs Kelly Coe of Columbus visit Mr and Mrs Ernest Wingett and son John. Mr and Mrs Pearl Martin and Miss Marilyn Rice spend weekend at Weirton with Mr and Mrs Lawrence Martin. A birthday dinner for son in law Bob Beegle hosted by Mr and Mrs Verne Watterson. Guests included Mr and Mrs Bob Beegle and family Mr Guy Beegle Miss Vera Beegle and Mr and Mrs Bruce Stiff.
Friday services at 2 p m at Vienna EUB Church for Thelma Blessing 45 of Vienna W Va who died Wednesday night in Parkersburg hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage. She was wife of Russell W Blessing and mother of Bobby 5 and Dickie 7. She leaves her mother one sister and a brother.
Alfred Smith paid a fine of 10 dollars and costs after arraignment before Justice of Peace A. M. Goodwin on a drunk charge. He was arrested by the sheriff's department. A diesel freight train near Flemington New Jersey halted after running out of gas requiring 200 gallons of diesel oil from Flemington to resume movement.
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