Nationally Famed Church Men To Speak in Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant plans a five night Tri State Preaching Mission January 21 25 at the senior high gym. Notable speakers include Dr Norman V Hope Rev Bob Richards Dr Charles B Templeton Dr Norman G Dunning Dr Elton Trueblood Dr Walter Judd and Dr Clovis G Chappel with Ruth Campbell directing the program. Ministers and laymen are urged to cooperate by not scheduling church activities that week and a city wide choir will lead the services. Local committees are named to handle finance arrangements and publicity among others with more names and details listed in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Trinity Methodist Church
Tri- State
Huntington
Portsmouth
Ohio
Ashland
Hope
Ruth Campbell
Massanetta Springs
Norman V. Hope
Princeton Seminary
Bob Richards
Charles B. Templeton
Norman G. Dunning
Haworth Hall
Kington-Uponhull
England
Elton Trueblood
Yokefellow House
Richmond
Ind
Walter Judd
Minnesota
Clovis G. Chappell
Waverly
Tenn
Raymond Lindquist
First Presbyterian Church
Hollywood
Calif
Robert Ray
Kenneth Chandler
Calder Franklin
C. L
Bud) Head
Mr. Head
Sion
James Lewis
St.Paul’s Methodist Church
Carl Lynch, Jr
Heights Eub Church
Roy Blessing
Ministerial Association
Trinity Church
Alvin C. Young
Roy McCoy
Thomas Schuler
Head
Mr. Franklin
Milford Lard
Raleigh Roush
Health Department urges private polio vaccine use
State health official N H Dyer urges private physicians to offer commercial poliomyelitis vaccine to all ages while public agency vaccine remains limited to under 20 and pregnant women. Eight cases in adults over 20 have been reported this year, with expectations of more cases as younger groups are immunized.
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Point Pleasant
Health Department
The
Health Service
N. H. Dyer
MPH
PTA To Discuss Amendment At Thursday Meeting
POINT PLEASANT The high school PTA will meet at the high school Thursday at 7 30 p m to discuss the proposed local school support amendment to the West Virginia constitution. A panel format will allow the audience to ask questions as panelists debate purposes, implications, and finances with moderator J G F Johnson guiding the discussion. The meeting is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
PTA
West Virginia
Raymond Musgrave
Garrett Green
Ray Crank
Mason County
C. N. Withers
J. G. F. Johnson
Chauncey Social Notes Baby Shower Honors Mrs. Rogers
Mrs. Steve Johnson hosted a surprise baby shower for Mrs. Donald Rogers. Prizes were given in games to Mrs. Joe Galvin, Mrs. Hazel Perry, and Mrs. Jo Ann Sorrels. Refreshments and gifts from numerous attendees followed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Steve Johnson
Donald Rogers
Joe Galvin
Hazel Perry
Jo Ann Sorrels
Ella Mae Tippie
Clem Rogers
Rhoda Oliver
Greg Sorrels
Leo Hammond
Jack Frost
William Wachenschwanz
Georgia Morrison
Georgia Shean
Weekend Visitors Seen At Local Homes In Columbus Area
Miss Barbara Crabtree and Mrs. Sally Sanford visited family members in Columbus over the weekend. Gerald Edward of Murray City and Burg Johnston visited friends in Columbus. Several guests gathered for Mrs. Prestons birthday at the Preston home. Other calls came from Albany, Dayton, Sylvania, Huntington and Lonetta Botts in Columbus as neighbors circulated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Crabtree
Columbus
Mrs
Fred Crabtree
Sally Sanford
Cinda
James Kidd
Gerald Edward
Murray City
Kidd
Carey Dixon
Albany
Martha Crow
Pauline Cruikshank
Louella Uhbander
Verna Evans
Dayton
A. L. Preston
Elizabeth Robinett
William Kinney
Dawson
Lonetta
Jane Botts
Myrtle Wilcox
Helen
Sylvania
Bert Wolfe
Huntington
W. Va
Edna Evans
Helen Howard
Chauncey Mothers Club Plans Halloween Party
Mrs Harold Meek hosted the Chauncey Mothers Club Thursday evening with refreshments for eight. Plans were made for a Halloween party with Mrs Franklin Pennell of The Plains.
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Chauncey
Harold Meek
Chauncey Mothers Club
Franklin Pennell
the Plains
Mrs Effie Smith Dies Leader of Chauncey Family
Mrs Effie Smith dies prompting relatives Mr and Mrs Buddy Wicks of Cleveland and Athens Bonnie Wicks Pearly Wicks and Mrs Mattie Call of The Plains and Mrs Joe Staley to travel from Chauncey to Lake City Tennessee for the burial. She was a former Chauncey resident and is buried in Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Buddy Wicks
Cleveland
Bonnie Wicks
Athens
Pearly Wicks
Mattie Call
the Plains
Joe Staley
Lake City
Tenn
Effie Smith
Miss Violet Bush to Wed Bob Henry in Open Church Wedding
Miss Violet Bush and Bob Henry of Gallipolis Ferry plan an October 19 wedding at 8 p m in Jordan Baptist Church with Rev Raymond Kelly officiating. Bush is daughter of Guy Bush and the late Mrs Bush, Henry is son of Mr and Mrs Lee Henry. Attending will be Mr and Mrs Roy Henry. Pat Henry will play piano selections. An open church wedding will be observed.
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Violet Bush
Bob Henry
Gallipolis Ferry
Jordan Baptist Church
Raymond Kelly
Miss Bush
Guy Bush
Roy Henry
Pat Henry
Leon Homemakers Farm Women's Club elects officers
Mrs Gus R Douglas Jr was chosen president at a Leon School meeting of the Leon Homemakers Farm Women's Club. Other new officers named are Mrs Warren Stewart as vice president Mrs Bessie Sayre as treasurer and Miss Irene Sayre as secretary. Mrs Marion Upton led the business portion and refreshments were served by Mrs John Bardin and Mrs Guy Burdette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus R. Douglas, Jr
Leon Homemakers Farm Women's Club
Leon
Warren Stewart
Bessie Sayre
Irene Sayre
Marion Upton
John Bardin
Guy. Burdette
Barber Raymond Adams Improves After Heart Attack
Raymond Adams of Ohio Street, a local barber, is somewhat improved after suffering a heart attack at his home on October 3. He remains a patient at Holzer Hospital. His son, Specialist Jimmy H. Adams, stationed at Fort Bliss in Texas, has been granted a special leave.
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Raymond Adams
Ohio Street
Adams
Holzer Hospital
Jimmy H. Adams
Fort Bliss
Texas
Meetings Set By Merchants In Point Pleasant
Two meetings are planned by the Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce. Virgil Siders says the first meets at 2 p.m. Wednesday to review last week’s old fashion bargain days and plan improvements for next year. A second session with National Chamber district manager Robert P. Butson at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 will discuss how to explain business to the public and focus on economic matters.
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Point Pleasant
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Virgil Siders
Siders
National Chamber of Commerce
Robert P. Butson
Death Postpones Guards General Inspection Tonight
The 3664th Ordnance Co of the West Virginia National Guard postponed its annual general inspection to tomorrow after the death of inspecting officer Col. Lloyd A. Kuhns. Tonight 100 men and seven officers were inspected in drill, focusing on appearance, bearing, drill ability, and MOS knowledge, with classroom checks of instructors and training plans in preparation for the AGI.
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Point Pleasant
3664Th Ordnance Co
West Virginia National Guard
Lloyd A. Kuhns
Ft. Meade
100 Examined At First Clinic
At the Henderson School in POINT PLEASANT a county health clinic examined 100 elementary students last Wednesday morning. Doctors Earl W. Gault C W Thompson G D Nibert and Nelson Park will conduct this week’s examinations, with about 150 more planned. The program aims to provide free thorough physicals and advise on needed treatment, targeting about 3500 students this year.
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Point Pleasant
First County Health
Henderson School
Earl W. Gault
Gault
C. W. Thompson
G. D. Nibert
Nelson Park
Point Clinic Notes Admitted Floyd Henry
Floyd Henry of Gallipolis Ferry was admitted on October 13 for surgical care at Point Clinic Notes.
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Floyd Henry
Gallipolis Ferry
Kaiser Plant Hires 40 Women for Office
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp announced it has hired 40 women for clerical work at its Ravenswood offices. As expansion continues, public relations director Bart Benedict said more women will be hired amid a shortage of skilled stenographers and IBM key-punch operators. Natives of West Virginia from Parkersburg Mt. Alto New Haven and Point Pleasant make up 36 of the new hires.
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Ravenswood
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Bart Benedict
IBM
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Mt. Alto
New Haven
Point Pleasant
Benedict
Halley’s Comet Predicted Return by Halley in 1758
Sir Edmund Halley first observed the comet in 1682 and calculated a 76 year orbital period, predicting its return in 1758. His work established the method for predicting periodic comets and marked a milestone in celestial mechanics.
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Halley
Edmund Halley
Agricultural extension agents depart to Jackson's Mill conference
William Gregory and Russell Pridy from Point Pleasant travel Monday to the annual extension workers conference at Jackson's Mill. The event began last night and runs through Friday, serving as a gathering to discuss and resolve general problems faced by extension staff.
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Point Pleasant
Coury
Marriage License Issued For Glassburn Meek Pair
Charles Ted Glassburn age 20 of Bidwell Ohio and Bernice Jackqueline Meek age 18 of Gallipolis Ferry were issued a marriage license. Charles is son of Stanley and Gladys Glassburn. Bernice is daughter of Ruth Meek and the late Samuel Meek.
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Charles Ted Glassburn
Bidwell
Ohio
Bernice Jackqueline Meek
Gallipolis
Ferry
Stanley and
Gladys
Lane) Glassburn
Ruth (Jones) Meek
Samuel Meek
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Chauncey Social Notes
Mothers Club
FORD
Alen
Beasley & Mathews, Inc
E. Carpenter ST
Athens, Ohio
Fred R. Beasley, Inc
Washington ST
Nelsonville, Ohio
OGG Motor CO
High ST
Glouster, Ohio
Kaiser Plant
More Point Pleasant
George C. Shaw
Logan Monument Co
W. Main St
Logan, Ohio
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