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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1962

Page

8

Bus Driver Rules Aired By Board In 44 Hour Session

Point Pleasant board of education held a lengthy session approving bus driver salary rules based on continuous service from hire date. The meeting covered substitute driver needs, hiring ages 21 to 50, and raises for John Stewart. New safety windows will be installed at the junior high at 873 dollars. Teachers and a speech therapist were also approved for hires and a four day conference in New York City was authorized.

Board of Education Adrian Lathey Homer Watterson Warren Keefer John Stewart Margaret Edwards Hannan Elementary Cary H. Rayburn Point Pleasant High School Elizabeth Fowler Harry Maggied James Mosko New York City

DAR Members Hear National Defense Talk

Mrs. Dwight P. Cruickshanks of Parkersburg spoke on national defense before Col. Charles Lewis Chapter DAR at Mansion House. She cited Steinbeck's Travel With Charley warning of internal danger, while other meeting details, elections, and social hour were reported.

DAR National Defense Point Pleasant Dwight P. Cruickshanks Parkersburg Col. Charles Lewis Daughters of the American Revolution Mansion House Cruickshanks Ralph Raike John Steinbeck Charley America

Deadline Set For Dog Cat Show Entries

Dogs and cats must be entered for the Mason County Fair by Oct 18 noon and shown at Harmon Park from 11 am to 9 pm daily. Rabies certificates and 50 cent fees required. dogs by Oct 19 5:30 pm. main show Friday at 6 pm judged by Raymond Eastham. Cats by breed with prizes and a best cat trophy.

Point Pleasant Mason County Harmon Park Raymond Eastham Hy-Grade Kennels Huntington Mason County Fair Angola

Pleasant Valley Hospital Admits and Discharges Noted

Pleasant Valley Hospital reports the admission of Mrs Charley Fowler of Apple Grove and Mrs Elizabeth Hill of Gallinvolis. Discharges include Mrs Gary Roush and son of New Haven Mrs Bernard Lamp Sr of Point Pleasant Mrs Zillian Hartley Point Pleasant Mrs Eddie A Mae Point Pleasant Samuel McClary Evans West Virginia. J F Hawkins of Heber Springs Arkansas 90 says he reads the Bible through every three months and 24 days, totaling 34 full readings.

Charley Fowler Apple Grove Elizabeth Hill Gallinvolis Gary Roush New Haven Bernard Lamp Sr Point Pleasant Zillian Hartley Eddie A. Mae Samuel McClary Evans W. Va Heber Springs Ark J. F. Hawkins

Dairymen Honored on Point Pleasant August Honor Roll

Nine dairymen named on the E D P August honor roll from the county extension office led by Old Town Unit No 2 of Point Pleasant with 95 cows on test producing 1004 pounds of milk per cow and 3.6% butterfat. Other honorees include Otis Randolph Leon Leslie Rayburn Letart Route 2 Old Town Unit No 1 Point Pleasant G C Sommer South Side W W Brown Letart J H Morgan and son Pliny D A Smith Hartford and Pirl Burris Mason. Wanda Stemple Homemakers Club meetings announced for October 17 Cherokee Homemakers Club hosted by Mrs Rupert Rice at 8 pm and October 18 Avalanche Homemakers at 1 30 pm with Mrs Harry Staats.

Point Pleasant County Extension Office Old Town Otis Randolph Leon Leslie Rayburn Letart G. C. Sommer South Side W. W Wanda Stemple Rupert Rice Cherokee Homemakers Club Avalanche Harry Staats

Patricia V Washington Bride of Mr. Harris

Mason couple Patricia Louise Washington and Robert Ray Harris wed at Mason Methodist Church in Mason West Virginia officiated by Rev. Richard Wright. The bride daughter of Paul and Patricia Washington Letart West Virginia and the groom son of Frank Harris and the late Elizabeth Harris Mason. The couple will reside at 403 Essex Drive Lexington Maryland.

Mason Patricia Louise Washington Robert Ray Harris Mason Methodist Church W. Va Richard Wright Paul T. Washington Letart Harris Frank M. Harris Elizabeth Harris Hervin Lieving Joan Teaberry Columbus Ann Capeheart Virginia Rogers Gerald Carroll Charleston Alien Harris Bill Foglesong H. A. Lieving Paul Harbrecht Point Pleasant Paul Roush New Haven L. E. Thomas Freeman Johnson Ray Proffitt Mary Ann Rickard Paul Reuter Wahama High School United States Test Pilot School Patuxent River Essex Dr Lexington

Barker Wins Top Honors in Dairy Herd List

Barker Wins Top Honors with 47 cows on test, leading in September Dairy Herd Improvement Association. The honorees include Marcus Weaver Letart C L Cottrill Jr West Columbia Frank E Yes ter Gallipolis Ferry Ray Crank Henderson Brown and Road Letart McNiell and Rodgers West Columbia T A Williamson South Side and Howard Rust West Columbia.

A. Barker South Side Dairy Herd Improvement Association Marcus Weaver Letart C. L. Cottrill, Jr West Columbia Frank E. Yester Gallipolis Ferry Ray Crank Henderson, Brown and Road McNiell

Tobacco Stripping Demonstrations Planned in Mason County

Four tobacco stripping demonstrations are scheduled this fall in Mason County. On October 12 two sessions will be at Henry Bowcott's farm at 9:30 a.m. and Hannan High School at 1:30 p.m. The next demonstrations on October 22 will be at Norman Barker's Glenwood filling station at 9:30 a.m. and John Watterson's Jerry's Run Rd. store at 1:30 p.m. Herbert Jennings, federal tobacco grader, and Harold Ross of the Ohio Valley Experiment Station will conduct them.

Point Pleasant Mason County Henry Bowcott Hannan High School Norman Barker Glenwood John Watterson Jerry’s Ruin Rd Herbert Jennings Federal Harold Ross Ohio Valley Experiment Station

Point Pleasant Soldier Participates in NATO Exercise

Pfe Gehe M Swisher son of Mr and Mrs Charles R Swisher 105 Smith St Point Pleasant took part in FALLEX a NATO exercise in Germany as a rifleman with Troop E 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment 2d Reconnaissance Squadron based in Bad Kissingen He enlisted in October 1961 and did basic training at Fort Knox Ky The 22 year old attended Point Pleasant High School.

Point Pleasant Army Pfe Gehe M. Swisher Charles R. Swisher Smith St Germany Swisher 14Th Armored Cavalry Regiment Bad Kissingen Ft. Knox Point Pleasant High School

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United States Steinbeck Hershel Henderson Alma McGuffin Cecil Charles Proffitt Eldrige Sauer George Sprenger Homer Martin J. Marion Fogelsong Elmer Ebersbach Raymond Musgrave Harry Godfrey Erma Barnette C. A. Roush Blanche Armstrong Courtney Jones Hugo Juhling A. L. Rossiter William Cruickshanks A. Keith McClung Elsie B. Rodgers Donald Smith H. E. Thomas John H. Collins Pleasant Valley Hospital EN Eve Bloc Logan U.S Philadelphia W. Hunter St Wes Cannon Houston Tex Walter Schirra Jr Patricia Washington Barker Sta Wonder Continental Baking Company, Incorporated
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