Fall forest fire danger warns in Point Pleasant area
Forest protector A A Smith of Buffalo warns that most West Virginia fires are man caused and urges caution as the fall season runs Oct 15 to Dec 15 requiring burning permits within 300 feet of forest land. The notice lists Point Pleasant and other county protectors and contact names for permits and reporting.
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Point Pleasant — County
A. A. Smith
Buffalo
Smith
West Virginia
Apple Grove
J. F. Dunn
C. M. Hill
Marion E. McCarty
J. W. Wallis
Arbuckle
Emil Sullivan
Ashton
Joe Ball
Beech Hill
Elmer Brannan
Eli van Sickle
Cottageville
Oscar Jordan
Elmwood
James Cain
William C. Cain
Ancil Tucker
Evans
Andrew M. Beattie
Frazier’s
G. E. Lunsford
Gallipolis Ferry
Peter L. Hughes
B. B. Pearson
Glenwood
L. E. Chapman
C. W. Meadows
Hogsett
W. M. Crawford
W. W. Duncan
Leon
Cleon B. Cadle
C. R. Gibbeaut
W. M. Hill
Gail Jones
Glen Sargent
Letart
Lester Adkins
Oris Bum
Burnside to Speak at Ma son County Meeting
Rep M G Burnside will address voters of Mason County at the Point Pleasant courthouse Tuesday at 8 p m Wallace Burdette announced Burnside represents the fourth congressional district.
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Point Pleasant
M. G Burnside
Mason County
Wallace Burdette
Burnside
Lost 62 Lbs with Rennel Promises From Lima Woman
Mrs. Gladys Stroud of Lima Ohio credits Rennel for rapid weight loss claiming 62 pounds shed and ongoing progress. She urges others to buy Rennel at drug stores, mix with grapefruit juice and take two tablespoons twice daily with a money back guarantee.
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Gladys Stroud
N. West St
Lima
Ohio
Takinnel
Ex Teacher Lena Canterbury Dies After Illness
Lena Ann Canterbury of Gallipolis Ferry died at her home after an illness since May. A retired Mason County teacher and former county superintendent’s wife, she taught 30 years in local schools. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Zion Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery.
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Point Pleasant
Lena Ann Canterbury
Gallipolis
Ferry
Canterbury
Mason County
John Canterbury
Main St. Baptist Church
Lemuel S
Effie Rogers
Alice Rulen
Gallipolis Ferry
Chloe Freeman
Bonnie Yester
Dale Canterbury
Huntington
Blain Rogers
C. D
Harold Rulen
Sandrus Rulen
Lyn Freeman
Roger C. Freeman
Mohr J and Arnett
Miss Betty Purdum Resigns To Join Ohio State University
Miss Betty Purdum of 707 Main Street resigns from Marietta Manufacturing Co and moves to Columbus to join the business office of Ohio State University. She plans to enroll at the university in January.
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Betty Purdum
Main St
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Columbus
Ohio State University
Purdum
Marriage Licenses for Kuhn Ball and Daniels Nelson
Donald Eugene Kuhn 24 of Canton Ohio and Nellie Evelyn Ball 21 of Point Pleasant wed. Harold Eugene Daniels 21 of Parkersburg and Mary Frances Nelson 18 of Point Pleasant obtained licenses.
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Donald Eugene Kuhn
Canton
Ohio
Nellie Evelyn Ball
Point Pleasant
Harold Eugene Daniels
Parkersburg
Mary Frances Nelson
Lutherans Back New Bible Version in Liturgy
The United Lutheran Church in America endorsed including the New Revised Standard Version in a forthcoming hymnal after three hours of debate. Delegates at the 18th biennial meeting voted 343 to 198 to ask the Joint Commission on the Liturgy to implement the change.
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Seattle
United Lutheran Church In America
Joint Commission On
Baden 4 H Club Meets at Mud School
Baden 4 H group convened Tuesday evening at 7 p m with President Betty Keefer presiding The agenda featured a poem by Karen Rose Beattie a scripture reading by Fannie Harlow a Bible story by Mary Rosa Keefer and a project report by Lawrence Weigand Four projects were discussed by leader Mrs Goldie Beattie The meeting listed many members and adult counselors including Patty Fowler Lawrence Fowler Fannie Harlow Mary Rosa Keefer and Goldie C Beattie.
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Baden Hustlers
Mud School
Betty Keefer
Karen Rose Beattie
Fannie Harlow
Mary Rosa Keefer
Lawrence Eigand
Betty Herdman
Goldie Beattie
Linda Keefer
Carolyn Keefer
Karen Beattie
Charlotte Keefer
Carolyn Newell
Sidney Beaver
Lawrence Weigand
Lawrence Fowler
Stella
Mammals Descend from Sea-Dwelling Reptile Ancestors
Scientists propose mammals evolved from ancient reptiles whose forebears inhabited the sea. The theory traces lineage through fossil records and vertebrate transitions.
Mrs Spence Dies at Home in Henderson
Mrs Icey Virginia Spence 40 died at her Henderson home Saturday at 8 30 p m after an extended illness. Born 1912 in St Albans she moved to Mason County in 1942. She was active in Beech Hill Methodist Church and WSCS. Survivors include husband Wesley George Spence and three daughters Juanita Sue and Jeanette. Funeral Tuesday 2 p m at Mt Moriah Baptist Church Hurricane. Burial in church cemetery. Friends may call at the Spence home.
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Point Pleasant
Icey
Virginia Spence
Henderson
St. Albans
Thomas and
Anna Adkinson
Kanawha
Mason County
Beech Hill
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Hurricane
Church
Spence
Bellaire Mines Cut Shifts Idle 400 Workers
Powhatan Mining Co. shuts midnight to 8 am shift at its three Bellaire mines affecting about 400 miners. The cut comes amid a weak coal market. The industry had approved a $1.90 daily wage increase, not yet approved by the wage stabilization board.
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Bellaire, C
Powhatan Mining Co
Wage Stabilization Board
Daughters of America Plan Apple Butter Sale This Week
The Point Pleasant Council 63 will continue its annual project by making apple butter this week. Those wishing to order apple butter may call Mrs. W. H. Canna Chase at 781 J.
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Greater Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Woman's Club appoints officers and notes meetings
Mrs War ren T. King presides as club president naming committee chairs for Citizenship and other programs. The October meeting led by Mrs O V Knipp and Mrs J A Shinn covered Citizenship, with upcoming events on child welfare, parliamentary quiz, international friendship, and a January program by Kanawha Players.
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Point Pleasant
Warren T. King
Point Pleasant Woman's Club
O. V. Knipp
J. A. Shinn
Erma Barnett
Ruth Schools
Hildreth Armstrong
Lewis Ball
Manford Blessing
Howard Carder
Hilda Bradshaw
Carroll Casto
L. C. Cashner
Dana Durst
Robert Ferguson
P. E. Fleming
Clifton Hatton
Philip Hennsey, Jr
C. G. Jones
Alton Jordan
Clara Proffitt
Otis Rainey
W. C. Roberts
Jerry Rodgers
Walden Roush
Edward Swint
Leona Treadway
Charles White
Emma Wise
Otis Cavandish
Huntington
J. M. Foglesong
Committee On International Friendship
Eunice B. Beller
Eugene M. Sterrett
Hugh Barr
D. R. Browning
Neil Connors
L. S. Carrick
James Couch
Ralph Crump
Roy Eschenaur
Norman Foss
Donald Getty
William Gilmour
Ray Greenler
John Kay
H. P. Hatch
Nelson Park, Jr
Marie Purdum
Paul Rairden
Harry Roush
Walter Selby
Virgil Siders
Homer Smith
A. E. Sommer
J. E. Sommer
Harold Somerville
Leah Spicer
John Spiggle
Charles Henry Stone
L. G. Wolden
A. F. Wilson
Burt
F. H. Capehart, Jr
O. L. Easley
James Fisher
Clarence Hasler
C. L. Head
Bridges to be strengthened over Scioto River in Pike County
Bids open October 28 for a project to reinforce two bridges over the Scioto River near the Pike County atom plant area. Local officials seek structural upgrades to improve safety and traffic flow.
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Columbus
Scioto River
Pike County
Pomeroy to Host Tri County Square Dance Festival
A tri county square dance festival will be held Oct 25 in the Pomeroy junior high school auditorium under the agricultural extension service from Mason, Gallia and Meigs counties. Dancers from Charleston Huntington Dayton Columbus and Cleveland will attend.
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Point Pleasant
Pomeroy
Agricultural Extension Service
Mason
Gallia
Meigs
Ohio Valley
Charleston
Hunteington
Dayton
Columbus
Cleveland
R. Bruce Tom
Ohio State University
E. L. Kirkpatrick
Department of Sociology
Marietta College
Parkersburg Editor Speaks To Kiwanians
Walter J. Mason editor of the Parkersburg Sentinel spoke to the Kiwanis Club on National Newspaper Week noting journalism progress in the United States and sharing foreign reporting experiences in India. The club elected officers for 1953 with M. C. Clark as president and Chester A. Roush overseeing the election. The officers will be installed at the December 26 ladies night affair.
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Point Pleasant
Kiwanis Club
Walter J. Mason
Parkersburg
Chester A. Roush
M. C. Clark
James T. Fisher
L. G. Koontz
Gene Ball
G. A. Biggs
W. C. Gilmour
Charles J. Hyer
John W
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M. B. Eden
Arnold Fowler
C. R. Gill
Fred Kaylor
Ray Rickard
Rayford Roush
H. M. Weaver
B. B. Bond
Rusell Capehart
Milton
Amos Carpenter
Roy Harbour
Nat
Kennard Kimberling
Cayton Shuler
Robert Plants
Ray Wears
Vernon R. Miller
Leo Sayre
O. E. Stalnaker
Charles Stephenson
Southside
Kenneth Birchfield
James
Rennel
John C. Wiseman
Trinity Methodist Church
Wiseman
Evelyn Riser
Eli Riser
27Th St
Ernest Wiseman
Rio Grande
Baden
Mrs. Spence
Bellaire
Aline
Leaksville
Famous Brand
Altmans
Rayon
Lored
Athens, Ohio
Metro
The
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Caeidiey
Antamenone
America
Athens Truck & Implement Co
E. State
W. H. Lowman
J. G. F. Johnson
Homer Lowe
Evelyn Kelly
William Meade
L. V. Mueller
Don Parson
Howard Price
Mae Rhoades
Charles Roberts
A. L. Rossiter
Kenneth Shaffer
Don Smith
George Sprenger
E. A. Thomas
Ben Tracy
Dewey A. Windsor
Iva Wise
Grant Stanley
Ben Somerville
Moose Home
Hale Blessing
Rose Burford
Madge Byus
William Chase
E. C. Dilley
Daniel Dorsey
Homer Fisher
C. H. Withers
Howard Yeager
Department of Health and Safety
Borge Rosing of
USA
J. Smith Roush
Jack Rogers
Otto Ball
Harry Berkley
Elton Boggan
Welby Casey
R. L. Chambers
Bertha Condee
Mervin Chapman
John Dower
Dan Glassman
Dora Ellis
W. W. Hanson
George Kenny
W. J. Kenny
Eugene Martin
Anna Mees
W. T. Minton
Lee Pratt
J. T. Roberts
S. C. Wilhelm
H. A. Barbee
C. G. Bauerle
William Buffington
James Ferrell
Ben Franklin
Walter Geilker
E. E. Heiner
William Heslop
Grover Hite
Charles Hyer
F. W. Ingraham
C. A. Johnson
C. C. Kell
Wilbur Mallette
Milton L. Miller
Guy Morrison
Bess Rice
A. R. Ripley
R. B. Rothgeb
Robert Simmerman
Ray Somerville
C. C. Spencer
C. C. Stone
T. Stribling
W. E. Tony
Walter A. Windsor
F. Holtzman
East Maile St
Athens
Berry
Athens County
Williamson
Cincinnati
G. H. Martin & Son
Richland Ave
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