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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1967

Page

8

Garden Clubs Host Ohio Guyan District Meet

Four Mason County groups hosted the Ohio Guyan District meeting at Wahama High School. About 150 attendees represented 33 clubs with 21 presidents present. Main address by Mrs. Henry L. Walker of Beckley announced future conventions and events in Greenbrier and Biloxi.

Mason Wahama High School Mason County New Haven Nehaclima Henderson Tu- Endie-Wei Point Pleasant D. N. Connors Lee Gibbs Henderson Club H. J. Simon Logan W. Va Bartow Jones W. R. Proffit C. L. Bartram Williamson Bartram Clark Curry Huntington Albert Wujcik Lloyd Roush Virginia Garden Clubs, Inc Biloxi Miss Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs Ohio- Guyan Blackwater Falls Clarksburg

Holzer Hospital News Dismissals List Names

Mrs. Berta E Will of Syracuse and others are listed among hospital dismissals including Mrs. William Bradford and son and Mrs. Paul L Bush and daughter. The notice records multiple individuals by city and surname and concludes with a long dismissal roster.

William Bradford Paul L. Bush Donald Creel E. Lyndh Daniel Martha Moore Dawn Morris William Pottery Lester Rapp Mayme Sprague Homer Theiss Danny Lee Tucker Jesse VanMeter Mollie Wamsley

Hanna couple welcomed a daughter on South Side

Mrs. Frederick Hanna and her husband are reported to have a daughter. Admission notices list Vinton Cossin of Leon Woodrow Kapp of Point Pleasant and Mrs. Matilda Long with Carolyn Buck among those admitted.

Frederick Hanna South Side Vinton Cossin Leon Woodrow Kapp Point Pleasant Matilda Long Carolyn Buck

District Meeting Held At New Haven Church

The New Haven Junior Woman's Club hosted the 36th Annual Southwestern District Convention of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs at New Haven Methodist Church. Thirty delegates and two state officers attended with reports, speeches, and an invitation to meet in Logan in 1968.

New Haven Southwestern District West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs New Haven Methodist Church Alex Quillan William Russell al Schurman M. C. Burns Methodist Church Mark Ward Wayne Capehart James Curry Logan W. Va A. L. Sprouse Peggy Shortridge Logan Juniorette Club George Borrer New Southwestern District Donald T. Harvey Eugene Hester David Varney Huntington Edward C. Lewis Charleston John B. Frame III Don E. Ransbottom Robert Tullis Dwight Dudley Thomas Jennings Doyle van Metre Michael A. Fotos Jr

Low Rent Housing Bids Open for Fort Randolph Project

Bids for the second Low-Rent Housing Development Fort Randolph will be opened November 21 at 2 p.m. in the City Building. The two-site project near Fort Randolph and between First and Second Streets and Jones Street will include 59 one-floor units for elderly residents with covered walkways and TV antenna hookups. The development cost is about 834000 dollars following the June opening of Tu Endie Wei Manor.

Point Pleasant Fort Randolph First Second Streets Jones St Tu - Endie - Wei Manor

Draft Board Clerk Set To Retire In Point Pleasant

Mrs Bess B Moore on Main Street will retire Oct 31 ending nearly 26 years with the Selective Service in Point Pleasant She has led the local office since May 1 1953 and previously worked at Spencer West Virginia since 1940 Sleen Sommer of South Side starts as her replacement Moore attends Main Street Baptist Church and other groups

Point Pleasant Bess B. Moore Main Street Spencer, W. Va Sleen Sommer South Side Moore Main Street Baptist Church

TV Producer Seeks UFO Evidence in Point Pleasant

Dan Drasin, producer of Public Broadcasting Laboratory in NYC, plans a TV production claiming UFOs exist. He seeks films or photographs from Point Pleasant and asks locals to call 675 1094 with information or footage.

Point Pleasant Dan Drasin Public Broadcasting Laboratory New York City Drasin

County Council Approves Six New Subject Areas

POINT PLEASANT The County Curriculum Council adopts six subject areas for the 1967 68 Title I ESEA and Comprehensive Educational Program. New areas are math and science. Language arts social studies physical education and special education carry over from 1966 67. Sub committees list many local educators including Helen Sterrett John Taylor Mildred Gibbs Barbara Lewis Violet Gerlach Jo Ann Withers James White and others.

Point Pleasant County Curriculum Council Clyde Foley Wahama John Taylor Ordnance School Helen Sterrett Bernice Anderson Barbara Lewis Mildred Gibbs Hartford Zelda Knapp North Point Pleasant Faye Smith Leon Ralph Sayre Norma Roach Mariel Costen Clara Ona Burdette Margaret Withrow Rebecca Buckner Roy Lloyd Henderson and Sunnyside Gary Conley Central School Betty Kelly Sally Lou Durst Jo Ann Withers Campbell Stevens Elizabeth Seymour James White Jack Rogers John Watkins Lannes Williamson Alice Bartley Melvin Cummins Marie Rousin Mason Grade School

Tests Scheduled for Point Pleasant Juniors and Freshmen

Tests scheduled for Point Pleasant High School juniors and sophomores run Oct 13 and Oct 16 17. The Step and Seat achievement tests gauge ninth and eleventh grade students standards in achievements.

Point Pleasant Point Pleasant High School

Suit Filed in Circuit Court Over Promissory Note

Maurice M. Snodgrass sues James F. Hughes of Ashton Route 1 in a civil action filed in circuit court seeking judgment on a promissory note for 349.20 with costs and interest.

Point Pleasant Maurice M. Snodgrass James F. Hughes Ashton Route 1 Circuit Clerks Office Snodgrass

Peace Prospects For Vietnam Grow Dimmer

In Saigon senior officials say prospects for an early negotiated peace are dimming due to allied military strain in the north, perceived anti-war sentiment in the United States, and pressure from foreign governments to halt air assaults on North Vietnam. Analysts cite Hanoi’s hawkish influence, distrust from past talks, and fears of a long political struggle as central obstacles, with a proposed compromise of a bombing halt paired with a threat to escalate if negotiations fail.

Saigon South Vietnam Hanoi America North Vietnam Laos U. S United States Vietnam U.S Washington North

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Walker James Jackson Ewington Ohio James Ridgway Logan Council Holzer Hospital News Berta E. Will Syracuse Dennis Bales Gallipolis Owen A. King Wellston Charles Sloane Athens Dorothy Haynes William F. Johnson Leonard Harris Thurman Cleo E. Green Jackson Alfonzo Johnson Ronald Garrett Ravenswood Nelson Bostic Jr John S. Albert Lawrence M. Fowler Homer J. Mercer Ralph Shoemaker Pleasant Valley Hospital New Haven Church Draft Board Jeff Cole Jeff BY Bob Rogers Violet Gerlach Point Pleasant High Beulah Jarrell Thelma Rogers Michael Whalen Wilfred Dingess Beech Hill Douglas Rouse Willie Pickens Wayne Gibbeaut Francis McCulloch Joan T. Wheeler Associated Press
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