TB X-Ray Unit to Visit Mason County in October
The tuberculosis mobile X-ray unit will tour Mason County for three days this month, with visits planned in Point Pleasant on October 29 and 30 and in New Haven on October 28. Appointments run 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m., plus evening slots. The campaign, run by medical and health authorities with voluntary groups, aims to detect early disease and reach an estimated 31 suspected cases while noting 45 active and 37 inactive cases in the county.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Main St
New Haven
Luitheran
Medical Society
Health Department
Voluntary Tuberculosis Association
Triple Ace Killed Testing Jet Over Mojave
A North American Aviation pilot Welch died when a jet failed during test near Edwards. He ejected after a suspected sonic boom and died en route to hospital. Welch, a famed World War II ace, had 18 confirmed kills and was survived by his wife Jeanette and two sons.
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Wut
North American Avia Inc
Welch
Edwards
F1 Harbor
Wheeler Field
Pearl Harbor
North
Jeanette
Giles
Jolyn
Abandoned Auto Found on Route 35
State Police recovered a stolen car belonging to Clifford Roberts of Huntington yesterday evening about four miles from Point Pleasant on Route 35. The vehicle was abandoned and damaged following a crash near a location referred to as dead man’s.
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Point Pleasant
Clifford Roberts
Huntington
Point 1
Births at Hartley Bonecutter Warner aid
A son to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hartley of Buffalo. A son to Mr. and Mrs. John Bonecutter of Henderson. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Warner of Elmwood. DISMISSED Burwell McKinney of Leon Mrs. Lester Leonard and son, of Henderson.
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Kenneth Hartley
Buffalo
John Bonecutter
Henderson
Carroll Warner
Elmwood
Burwell McKinney
Leon
Lester Leonard and Son
Marriage License for Harden and Sayre Couple
Nichlas Harden aged 19 of Poileasant marries Betty Jane Sayre aged 16 of Letart. Harden is son of the late Rody Marshall Harden Sr and Marie Harden Byus. Sayre is daughter of the late Anzel Ennis Sayre and Goldie Sayre Smith.
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Nichlas Harden
Poileasant
Betty Jane Sayre
Letart
Rody Marshall Harden, Sr
Marie Harden Byus
Anzel Ennis Sayre
Goldie Sayre Smith
Fire Stopged Intr Pleasant Behind Murphy's Store
Pleasant Fire Department quickly doused a trash fire behind Murphy's Store on Fifth Street after a 6:30 p.m. call yesterday.
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Phead
Murphy's
Fifth St
Pi Beta Phi pledges Eva Hill at Ohio University
Miss Eva Hill of Charleston Road, a student at Ohio University, is pledged to Pi Beta Phi. The Leon school event, led by Acting President Kathryn Beaver, announced new officers for the coming year including President Mrs Pat Wilson Jr and secretary Mrs Bessie Sayre. Hostesses included Mrs Fiverett Bissell and Mrs Aaron Bright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Hill
Ohio University
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Miss Hill
Lewis Hill
Charleston Road
Leon School
Kathryn Beaver
Pat Wilson, Jr
Mra
John Rairden
Bessie Sayre
Irene Sayre
Fiverett Bissell
Aaron Bright
Warren Stewart
Billie King
Helen Cossin
E.S. Rairden
Carrie Beaver
Jean Ferguson
Karen King
Linda Stewart
Wilson
Miss Beaver
Republican Women to Meet in Huntington Saturday
Mrs. E. Wyatt Payne of Huntington speaks at a Republican women’s meeting set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Viand Street headquarters. Mrs. Dana Bradshaw announced that the public is invited and refreshments will be served.
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E. Wyatt Payne
Huntington
Viand Street
Dana Bradshaw
Election of Officers Wins the Homemakers Club Meeting
The Homemakers Club held a Tuesday gathering to elect officers. Members discussed roles and responsibilities as part of the meeting’s purpose.
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Tues
Appalachian Makes Two Promotions at Power Company
Two Point Pleasant employees of Appalachian Electric Power Co received promotions from working foremen to line foremen. W. I Stricklen, a 1946 Charleston laborer, moved to Point Pleasant in 1949 and now resides with his wife and child at 2702 Lincoln. W. O Sailor of Ripley, with 21 years at the company, has served as lineman, troubleman and district serviceman.
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Point Pleasant
Appalachian Electric Power Co
W. I Stricklen
W. O
Sailor
Ripley
Stricken
Charleston
Lincoln
Baptist Church
Sallar
Ex Mayor O Dwyer To Testify At Congress Hearing
Former New York mayor William O Dwyer arrives in the capital to testify at a House subcommittee on aggression in Latin America. He is greeted by Ella Logan at the airport and will appear alongside John D Erwin and Donald L Jackson as hearings open for two days.
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Angeles
William O'Dwyer
U. S
Mexico
Latin America
Ella Logan
New York
Mexico City
O'Dwyer
Imperial Valley
Patrick J. Hillings
Calif
Donald L. Jackson
John D. Erwin
Honduras
Mount Union College Inaugurates Dr Carl Bracy as Sixth President
Dr Carl C Bracy will be inaugurated Friday as Mount Union College's sixth president. Syracuse University Chancellor William Pearson R Tolley will deliver the address. Bracy, a Methodist minister from Herrin Illinois, previously led McKendree College and was chancellor of Nebraska Wesleyan University, with pastorates in Illinois and Colorado.
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Carl C. Bracy
Mount Union College
William Pearson R. Tolley
Syracuse University
Bracy
Herrin
Ill
McKendree College
Lebanon
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln
Neb
Illinois
Colorado
Multiple Visitation Guests Across Ohio and West Virginia
A series of social visits spans Ohio and West Virginia. Families from Columbus Strasburg Chillicothe and Huntington host relatives and friends including the Butcher Evans Nester Crabb tree Gaston Mayo and Jordan clans during weekend gatherings and a Wayne West Virginia reunion.
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T. J. Butcher
Charles
Albert Evans
Albert Nester
Chesapeake
Warden Marcum
W. M. Barnett
Huntington
W. Va
Nona Harris
Nellie Fry
Plain City
Noy Carpenter
Russell Mayo
Strasburg
Albert
James Bethel
Shelby Wolford
Homer Wolford
Daryl
Chillicothe
Mendal Jordan
Dwaine
Melve Faye
Walter Jordan
Faye Jordan
Eddie Jordan
Columbus
Westina Crabtree
Mountain Climbers 4 11 Club Plans Halloween Party
The Mountain Climbers 4 11 Club met at Mary Frances Blain's Gallipolis Ferry home. Randall Garland led devotionals and a buai neet session. Mary Lou Garland read a story titled Prayer. Jimmy Mitchell became committee chair for Halloween party plans while Janice Jordan led the place cards committee for the annual event.
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Mary Frances Blain
Gallipolis Ferry
Randall Garland
Mary Lou Garland
Jimmy Mitchell
Janice Jordan
Rotary Makes Temporary Appointment In Point Pleasant
Dr James Moore was named a temporary board member of the Point Pleasant Rotary Club by President Judson Brake at last night's dinner in the Moose Home He will serve until November when Rotarians will confirm a member for the year Jack Fruth proposed incorporating the four way test into schools and suggested plaques and framed scrolls for display along with job classification copies for Rotarians Guests J O Casto Middleport and D C Rollens Parkersburg attended the meeting
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Point Pleasant
James Moore
Rotary Club
Judson Brake
Moose Home
Moore
Jack Fruth
Rotary
Fruth
Peter Steenbergen
Brake
Rotary International
J. Stewart Lloyd
J. O. Casto
Middleport
D. C. Rollens
Parkersburg
Sheppard to Take Stand in Cleveland Murder Trial
Dr Samuel Sheppard will testify in his own defense in Cleveland as the 30-year-old osteopath faces trial for the murder of his wife Marilyn. Prosecutors expect cross examination on the intruder theory and the case is set to begin Monday in Common Pleas Court before Judge Edward Blythin.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
William H. Corrigan
John J. Mahon
Sheppard
Common Pleas Court
Edward Blythin
Ohio State California game attendance noted in Racine visitors
James Simpson Tommy Beegle and Paul Beegle with William Stewart Middleport attended the Columbus football game. Various locals spent weekends with relatives in Columbus Mount Gilead Athens Huntington W Va and East Liverpool.
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Racine
James Simpson
Tommy Beegle
Paul Beegle
William Stewart Middleport
Columbus
Lavinia Simpson
Robert Knightstep
Knightstep
James Lee
Mount Gilead
Clark Jividen
Charles Jividen
Athens
Dale Boyd
Cleveland
Davey Boyd
Mount Vernon
Carroll Teaford
Apple Grove
Huntington
W. Va
Teaford
Bertha Wolfe
East Liverpool
Eber Carnahan
Jerry Jaccaud
Howard Harris
Fred Wolfe
Eagle Ridge
James Jiiden
Niles
Mary Jivien
Ex Vice Consul Ostby Dies In Duluth Minnesota
Bryn Ostby 65 longtime northern Minnesota vice consul for Norway since 1948 and former mayor of Superior Wisconsin from 1935 to 1941 died Monday in Duluth Minnesota Born in Norway he led a life linked to both countries and local government
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Duluth
Minn
Bryn Ostby
Minnesota
Norway
Superior
Wis
Point Pleasant Women’s Club Holds Achievement Day Banquet
The county agent Libby Sommer and Mrs E E Mitchell installed new officers led by Mary Frances Blain as president and Janice Jordan as vice president. New members include Gloria Sue Withers William Gill Billy Blain Marjorie Roe Carrie Wright Betty Spears and Susie Henry. Refreshments served by Mary Frances Blain assisted by Mrs I A Blain. Members and guests enjoyed hospitality night with a dinner at the Moose Home. New members welcomed by Mrs Clifford Durst with entertainment by Sue Call Beau Shertzer and others.
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Libby Sommer
E. E. Mitchell
Mary Frances Blain
Janice Jordan
Randall Garland
Dick Austin
Mary Lou Garland
Pat Henry
Jimmy Mitchell
Gloria Sue Withers
William Gill
Billy Blain
Marjorie Roe
Carrie Wright
Betty Spears
Susie Henry
Howard Garland
Joth Gill
Lester Jordan
FF. E. Mitchell
Garland
4-H Officers Installed Carol Rogers Elected Press
Four H club members installed new officers with Carol Rogers elected to the press post. The ceremony welcomed the leadership team and outlined goals for the year.
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Carol Rogers
Okeh 4-H Elects Officers at Henderson Meeting
The Okeh 4 H Club met Tuesday at Mrs. Elizabeth Mayes home in Henderson. New officers elected include Ellen Mayes vice president Margaret Bowser secretary Barbara Rogers treasurer Alice Glenn song leader Linda Austin game leader Linda Mayes reporter Emmagene Moore leader with Mrs Elizabeth Mayes and Mrs Gelina Rogers assisting. A hayride is planned for Saturday at 6 p m at the 4 H recreation center and a Halloween party set for Oct 29 in the Vaughn store basement. Refreshments were served to club members and guests.
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South Side
Vaughn
Missionary Group Meeting At Concord Baptist Church
The Ladies Missionary Society of Concord Baptist Church met at Mrs. Lawrence Bechtle's home Friday evening. The devotional service was led by Mrs. Thelma Love. The program titled Adventures on Main Street was presented by the group. Refreshments were served to Mrs. Otho Lanier Mrs. George Casto Mrs. Elmer Ord and Mrs. Chester Hudson.
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Ladies Missionary Society of Concord Baptist Church
Lawrence Bechtle
Names of Nitro residents attend event
George Love Jr and nine women including Mrs. Leonard Byus Mrs. Robert Hudson Mrs. William Love Mrs. Raymond Ni bert Mrs. M. M. Malcolm Mrs. Raymond Vanselous Mrs. Charles Duncan Mrs. Lorgaine Ord and Miss Joice Bechtle were listed as guests at a local gathering in Nitro.
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George Love, Jr
Leonard Byus
Robert Hudson
William Love
Raymond Nibert
M. M. Malcolm
Raymond Vanselous
Charles Duncan
Lorgaine Ord
Nitro
Joice Bechtle
Local families reconnect after travel to New England and New York
Point Pleasant families Dr and Mrs J Stewart Lloyd and children Stewart and Pamela of McCollough Reed and Mr and Mrs G A Brown of Bakersfield Calif parents of Mrs Lloyd returned from a trip to the New England states and New York City. They visited relatives in Norway Maine Providence R I and Ireland Not sure. Also Mr and Mrs Edward Cox of Panama Canal visited Mt Vernon Ave. Mrs Robert Durst Charleston Road returned from Holzer Hospital. Anna Mae Reynolds Lincoln Ave has been employed as a secretary at Kyger Creek.
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J. Stewart Lloyd
Stewart
Pamela
McCollough Reed
G. A. Brown
Bakersfield
Calif
Lloyd
New England States
New York City
Lawrence Moore
Harold
Larry
Norway
Providence
R. L
Mrs. Brown
Moore
Brown
Bailey Island
Edward Cox
Panama Canal
Point Pleasant
C. W. Gaskins
Mt. Vernon Ave
Robert Durst
Charleston Road
Holzer Hospital
Anna Mae Reynolds
Lincoln Ave
Kyger Creek
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Aster
George E
Mojave de
Myr Coakley
Pt. Pleasant
West Virginia
Homemakers
Appalachian
Quick's
Point Pleasant, Jr. Women’s Club
Bers
Clifford Durst
Robert Hamm
D. N. Connors
Mre
Richard Startzman
Sue Call
Beau Shertzer
Ballin
N. Haddox
Lennis Safford
C. N. Haddox
Dale Roush
William Fields
Robert Webb
James Irvin
Marjorie Waldie
Anna Wetzel
Janet Forbus
Max Withee
Anna Treadway
Jack Rice
Knox Dye
Walter Mill Windsor
Wises
Betty McDaniel
Lou Borchardt
Carl Barnette
Elizabeth Sommer
Hiram Daugherty
Robert Whittington
Floyd Taylor
Jerry Roach
Jean Doolittle
W. W. Smith
Clifford Stalnaker
Raymond Stewart
Richard Tatterson
Thomas Vaughn
James Barnes
Marjorie Waildie
Carroll Kennedy
Linda Mayes
Sharon Casey
Forana Austin
Ellen Mayes
Margaret Bowser
Alice Glenn
Linda Austin
Ray Bowser
Vaughan Moore
Wanda Scarberry
Emmagene Moore
Evalee Snodgrass
Coldspot
Garmbership Cy
Gaumbershir Carp
Coldspot Economy Club
Sears Expert Service
Logan
Sears
Ohio
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