C of C committee to plan Route 2 celebration
Acting chamber president appoints a seven member panel to meet with Parkersburg C of C officials Friday to discuss a Route 2 opening celebration likely in November. Members include Dick Melrose Benjamin Franklin IV and Mayor B W Krodel. meeting at Vickers Restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C of C
Point Pleasant
Chamber of Commerce
C. J. Hyer
C. of C
Parkersburg
Dick Melrose
Benjamin Franklin IV
B. W. Krodel
Vitus Hartley
Virgil Love
James Fisher
George Somerville
Virgil W. Siders
Vickers
Rex Potter
Church Women Plan Bake Sale and Training Meeting
Pt Pleasant WSCS members meet at Mrs Harold Supple's home with Mrs James Long presiding. A training meeting is set for the week of November 13 at Trinity Methodist. bake sale at Firestone on November 23 and the annual sale were planned. An invitation to Beech Hill Church on Oct 26 was extended. Pleasant branch of University Women met at Mrs Lawrence Mohr's home. 21 members attended with two guests Marilyn Casto and Pat Schenk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Vaught Memorial Methodist Church
Harold Supple
Henderson
James D. Long
Robert Sommer
Lawrence G. Mohr
Eunice B. Beller
Marilyn Casto
Pat Schenk
Ray Proffit
Clifford Dunn
Helen Blenter
Erma Barnette
C. W. Sommer
Blessing-Blessing announces Ruth Ann Blessing and Dan Vansickle engagement
Mr and Mrs Hale B Blessing announce the engagement of their daughter Ruth Ann Blessing to Pvt Dan Cansickle son of Mr and Mrs Vansickle of South Side The couple plan a late October church wedding at Heights EUB Church Ruth Ann is a Point Pleasant 1955 salutatorian and works at Friths Pharmacy He is a 1955 Point Pleasant graduate US Marine at Parris Island South Carolina
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale B. Blessing
Jefferson Ave
Ruth Ann
Dan Cansickle
Cl Vansickle
South Side
Mss
Blessing
Point Pleasant High School
The
Heights Eub Church
Frith’s Pharmacy
Pvt
Vansickle J
Point Pleasant School
United States Marine Corps
Parris Island
S. C
the Heights Eub Church
Order of Eastern Star Chapter 75 Meets Monday
Chapter 75 of the Order of Eastern Star will meet Monday evening at the Masonic Temple with Mrs. Gene Crow presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Gene Crow
Past Noble Grands Meet at Mrs Jennings Home
The Past Noble Grands Club of Orpha Rebekah Lodge 210 gathered Monday at Mrs. Lettie Jennings on Fourth Street. President Violet Boyer led a business session with games and refreshments for guests Hallah Eads John Dower Sr Fannie Pratt Mary Wilson and Flora Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Grands Club
Orpha Rebekah Lodge
Lettie Jennings
Violet Boyer
Hallah Eads
John Dower
Fannie Pratt
Mary Wilson
Flora Myers
Leon Homemakers elect new officers at grade school meeting
Last night at 7 30 in Leon Grade School, Mrs Pat Wilson presided as new officers were elected for the coming year. Elected were Mrs Aaron Bright president Mrs Marion Upton vice president Kathryn Beaver secretary Irene Sayre treasurer. Mrs George Rairden led nationals and scripture was by Mrs Mae Bailes. Building committee chair Mrs Rairden urged all members and their husbands to meet next Tuesday at 5 pm to clean the recently purchased lot. Hostesses included Mrs John Rairden Mrs George Rairden Mrs Ernest Rairden and Mrs Guy Burdette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Homemakers Club
Leon
Pat Wilson
Aaron Bright
Marion Upton
Kathryn Beaver
Irene Sayre
George Rairden
Mae Bailes
Gus R. Douglas
Rs. Rairden
John Watterson
Mason County Farm Women’s Council
Cosby Ball
Wohelo Club
John Rairden
Ernest Rairden
Guy Burdette
Point Pleasant Personal Notice of W B Jividen’s Hospital
W B Jividen of Leon is a patient in Holzer Hospital. The brief item lists his name and current hospital care status with no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Jividen
Leon
Holzer Hospital
Newell Family Announces Birth of Daughter Kathy Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Newell of 2422 Lincoln Ave announce the birth of their first child, a daughter named Kathy Lee, born Wednesday. Grandparents Hale Blessing and Mrs. L. O. Gaskins are cited, with Iv an H. Newell listed as paternal grandparents and W. Newell as great grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert G. Newell
Lincoln Ave
Kathy Lee
Hale Blessing
Jefferson Ave
L. O. Gaskins
Carrie Ins
Ivan H. Newell
W. . Newell
South Side
Chambers announce birth of son Charles Robert
Point Pleasant report says Mr and Mrs Charles Chambers of Leon welcomed a son named Charles Robert on Monday at Holzer Hospital. Mrs Chambers is former Carolyn Hayman, daughter of Mrs Carl R Hayman of Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles Chambers
Leon
Charles Robert
Holzer Hospital
Chambers
Carolyn Hayman
Carl R. Hayman
Charleston
Letart Falls Grange and Weekend Socials Highlight Ohio Valley
Letart Falls Ohio Valley Grange 2612 meets Friday with Rev Grange Fisher from Jackson to lead services at the Methodist Church. Local social notes list numerous weekend visits and dinners among area families including Millers Dursts Burri Waldorf and Sheets families plus guests from Columbus Warren Lancaster Gallipolis and Blue Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls
Ohio Valley
Grange
Grange Fisher
Jackson
Methodist Church
Edward Miller
W. R. Wilson
Dale Durst
Middleport
C. E. Burri
Plants
Wayne Wilson
Beverlee Hunt
Ted Martsch
Columbus
O. R. Sheets
Frances
Blue Lake
Monroe Sheets
Keith
Gallipolis
Wayland Marr
Lancaster
A. E. Roush
Salem Center
Orion Roush
Ted Wildermuth
Charles Edward
Portsmouth
Cecil Hill
Clark
Julian Hill
LD. Roush
Dexter Star Grange Plans Wedding Shower for Norma Holliday and Kenneth Wilcox
Star Grange members meet Saturday for a wedding shower honoring Norma Gail Holliday and Kenneth Wilcox who will wed Sunday. Both are officers. Earlier several Star Grange members attended Laurel Grange for a joint officer installation where Edwin Nelson became master succeeding Pauline Holliday and James Nicholson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Star Grange
Norma Gail Holliday
Kenneth Wilcox
Grange
Laurel Grange
Edwin Nelson
Star
Pauline Holliday
James Nicholson
Riangs Express Apology With Tongue Sticks Out
The Riangs, a gentle southeast East Pak istan tribe, offer a curious apology gesture by sticking out their tongues as a sign of regrets. Local observers describe the custom as a polite but unusual tradition within the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riangs
East Pakistan
Boat Club to Meet at Vickers Restaurant Tonight
The Point Pleasant Boat Club will gather at 8 p.m. in Vickers' Restaurant. Washington state leads the nation in electric lights per capita. Texas accounted for 45 of 82 U.S. legal executions last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington State
Union
United States
Texas
Ministers Plan Preaching Mission for Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant ministers plan a February preaching mission coordinated with Huntington's program. A five-member committee will explore joint use of talent and dates. The group also schedules a fifth Sunday gathering October 30 at Trinity Church and Reforma tion Day events with the film Martin Luther. Thanksgiving services are set for November 23 at the Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Trinity Church
Martin Luther
Presbyterian Church
Alvin C. Young
Burnside to Hold Mason County Farm and Defense Talks
Rep. M. G. Burnside plans informal conferences in Mason County next week at the Lowe Hotel with discussion of farm prices beef pork tobacco allotments veterans and armed services issues. Sessions run Monday through Friday with meetings in New Haven Mason Point Pleasant and nearby areas. arrangements via Lowe Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
M. G. Burnside
D-W. Va
Mason County
Burnside
Max T. Reese
Huntington
Lowe Hotel
Reese
New Haven
Mason
Lowe
Truck Driver Fined for No Public Service Plate
Win ston Salem North Carolina truck driver Paul R. Thomas was fined 25 dollars and costs by Justice of the Peace A. M. Goodwin for failing to display a public service commission plate on his truck. State Police arrested him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Winston Salem
N. C
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Public Service Commission
Paul R. Thomas
Sears Merit Scholarship Program Opens Nationwide
Athens public and parochial high schools received booklets this week detailing a new four year Sears Merit Scholarship program. The program, sponsored by the Sears-Roebuck Foundation, offers undergraduate scholarships plus grants to cover education costs at eligible small and medium sized independent colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Sears
Local Weekend Visits Highlight Prattsville Social Round
Mrs Flore Maxwell and several families held dinner with the Dearth and Lincoln Dearth households. Victor Lewis and family from Clarksburg spent a weekend with Orville Lewis. Arthur Chew called on J W West. Forrest Dearth visited Mrs Frank Cue. Bundy Perry hosted Chester Davis of Columbus. Bundy Brooks visited Dearths including Lincoln Dearth and attended a stock show in Chillicothe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prattsville
Florence Maxwell
Carl Harner
Mary Viteginia
George Dearth
Fannie Daft
Eddie Dearth
Lincoln Dearth
Victor Lewis
Clarksburg
W. Va
Orville Lewis
Arthur Chew
J. W. West
Forrest Dearth
Frank Cue
Bundy Perry
Chester Davis
Columbus
Bundy Brooks
Lincoln
Chillicothe
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Ersburg C
Board of Directors
Jack Fruth
Fruth
W. W. Smith
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Merchants Division
G. A. Biggs
Pt. Pleasant Society
Ruth Blessing
Julie Harris
James Dean
Raymond Massey
Richard Davalos
R. G. Newells
Last Day
Wayward Wife
Outlaw Girl
PHM
Mangano
Ulysses
Technicolor
Anthony Quinn
Rosana Podesta
Bill Williams
Richard Jaeckel
Alex Montoya O
Tony Curtis
Gloria Dehaven
Gene Nelson
Corinne Calvet Pall Gilbert
Ea Ee
Janet Leigh
David Farrar
Barbara Rush
Herbert Marshall
Paul Muni
Stranger ON the
W. W. Robinson
Pleasant St
K. W. Robinson
Robinson
Oak Hill
Ohio
J. D. Smith
David
Mary Williams
America
Stroh’s
Stroh E Brewery Car Company
Detroit
Michigan
Roane
Tyler
Wood
Pleasant
Putnam Counties
Cabell, Wayne
Lincoln Counties
Fisher
Pt. Plesant
Fisher's
Stroh
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