Funeral set as group plans future meeting in Point Pleasant
Funeral services for Samuel Boyles Jr aged 74 were held at the Arnett Mortuary with burial at Waggener Cemetery. A Greer Community group met to discuss layoffs of about 2 000 workers and rising veteran discharges and plan a 2 o'clock courthouse meeting sponsored by the chamber of commerce United States Employment Service unions and civic groups.
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Point Pleasant
Samuel Boyles, Jr
Albert Boyles
Greer
Meat Committee
Mis
Nellie Bennett
Roy G
Ells
Walden Roush
George Rodgers S. M Harrington
L. D. Edwards
John Marshall
A. L. Stewart
Arnett Mortuary
Waggener Cemetery
A. L
veterans/Neale
Charleston Road
Boyles
Samuel
Judy Boyles
Red Martha Ann Jones
Chamber
Commerce
United States
Bennett
Grace Stew
Emma Lyons Medley
St. Albans
Jetter
Howard Miller
Leota
Bethel Swint
Elmer Grueser
Kelly
Social notes from Pt Pleasant highlight bridge party and dinner
Miss Florence Krodel hosted a Tuesday bridge gathering with guests including Mrs Gygax Miss Jewell and Miss Frye who won high score. Alexander Cruickshanks Jr entertained at dinner with Laula Lewis and family among attendees before his move to Clinton South Carolina for Presbyterian College. Attorney Somerville and local residents were noted for visits and cultural events including the Rigoletto opera at Huntington tied to Marshall College.
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Point Pleasant
Florence Krodel
Bridge Club
William Gygax
Joan Jewell
Alice Marie Frye
Hilldreth Armstrong
Edward Jackson
Doak Markley
Virginia Lewis
Frye
Alexander Cruickshanks, Jr
Laula Lewis
Harriet
Francis Anderson
Alexander Cruickshanks
Clinton, S. C
Presbyterian College
George G. Somerville
Winfield
F. C. Justin
F. C. Justin, Jr
L. 0. Gaskina
Jericho Road
Justins
L. A. McMilan
Walter A. Windsor
Richard M. Peek
Keith Albie
Huntington
Marshall College
New Pastor Greeted By Congregation at Trinity Church
About 150 Methodists attended a Tuesday evening reception at Trinity Church in Point Pleasant to welcome the new pastor Rev. H. O. Shamblin and his family. The event featured a musical program directed by C. L. Head with performances by Mrs. Roush and others.
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Point Pleasant
Trinity Church
H. O.shamblin
Shamblin
Carl Roush
Sylvia
C. A. Smilin
Norman Foss
Attend Lodge Meeting at Clarksburg
Delegate D. L. Wilson and Alternate M. D. Shifler returned from the 1.C.C.F. Grand Lodge session in Clarksburg where more than 500 attended at the Masonic Temple. Officers elected include W. A. Shuman grand master A. J. Wilkinson grand secretary George A. Hunter grand treasurer and A. Ford Winters grand warden. Wilson declined a grand lodge race citing limited time for lodge duties.
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Point Pleasant
D. L. Wilson
M. D. Shifler
1.C.C.F. Grand Lodge
Clarksburg
Blacksville
A. J. Wilkinson
Huntington
George A. Hunter
Morgantown
A. Ford Winters
Ripley
Wilson
Grand Lodge
New Route Sought by Ohio River Bus Company
Point Pleasant Ohio River Bus Company operates between Point Pleasant and St Albans via Route 17 since Sunday and seeks to buy the Valley Coach Lines franchise with state approval. G M McCormick of St Albans founded the line, originally St Albans to Winfield, extended to Point Pleasant in 1944, with four routes if acquisition completes.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio River Bus Company
St. Albans
Valley Coach Lines
State Public Service Commission
G. M. McCormick
Winfield
New Haven
Huntington
Spencer
Valley Coach Mine
Forgery Charge Faced By Two Mason Men
Don Spangler and Oren Thomas waived a hearing and were bound to the Mason County grand jury on a charge of uttering and passing a forged check. Bond set at 1000 dollars each. failure to post bonds led to commitment to Mason County jail. The check, issued by McCormack Asbestos Co of Baltimore, was to a local employee. source unclear how the pair obtained it but they are charged with cashing it knowing it was forged.
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Point Pleasant
Don Spangler
Oren Thomas
Route 1
Leon
Mason County
McCormack Asbestos Co
Baltimore
Jane
Spangler
Thomas
Returned to Ohio On Theft Charge
Charles Messick was extradited from West Virginia to Ohio after his attorney withdrew the petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He faces a charge of stealing 3180 from a Ripley man in Kanauga three weeks earlier. Extradition was resisted but papers were secured from the governors and Judge Lewis H. Miller approved.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Messick
Gallia County
Ripley, W.va
Kanauga
Lewis H. Miller
Tax Collections Set Mason Record
Tax collections at the sheriff's office reached $7,418, the largest single day total for the year, said Sheriff Ernest Hesson. Mostly small to medium bids. farmers predominated as the county’s bank balance swelled.
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Point Pleasant
Ernest Hesson
Mason County Man Violates State Parole
Charles Kelly Sayre, previously jailed in Mason County for auto theft and paroled, is held in the county jail after violating parole while under parole supervision. Sheriff Ernest Hesson reported on Wednesday.
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Mason County
Point Pleasant
Charles Kelly Sayre
Ernest Hesson
West Virginia Farm News names top farm signs contest winners
In a contest by Kiwanis Club the Twin Oaks Hereford Farm won first place for a farm name sign on the cover. C. C. Parsons and Sons earned second for Springdale Dairy Farm and A. R. Roush third for Good Fellowship Farm. Entrances judged for readability and design.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Good Fellowship
Roush
Parsons Alga
Saturday Evening Post
State Pays Bounty On Grey Fox Pelts
In Point Pleasant residents may claim a state bounty of 3 dollars for grey foxes killed this fall. Claims must be filed before February 1, 1946, with the whole skin and attached feet presented to a justice of the peace or game warden. The right front foot alone is not enough and misclaims will fail.
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Point Pleasant
Ex-Soldier Starts Radio Repair Business Again in Town
POINT PLEASANT A returning veteran, Robert E. McCulloch, formerly Army Medical Corps technician, has leased a Main Street storefront and began remodeling to resume his radio and electrical appliance business. He expects to start with repairs and expand as stock arrives.
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Point Pleasant
Robert E. McCulloch
Army Medical Corps
McCulloch
Smmall
Sixth St
Main St
Veteran Denied Return To Old Bus Operator Job
Says veteran Harry Walkup of Kaylong was not restored to his former post after returning from service. Before induction he owned a Wahama High bus. the board of education took over the vehicle for $2,000, $1,000 less than Walkup valued it.
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Point Pleasant
State Gazette
Harry Walkup
Kaylong
Walkup
Wahama High
Board of Education
Mr. Walkup
Winter Near as Park Theater Lobby Enclosed
Sale livestock at the local auction market last Saturday exceeded $45,000, says Secretary Krebe. Roas Filson reports the lobby of the Park Theater is being enclosed with glass indicating preparations for winter.
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Pleasant
Roas Filson
Park Theater
Point Pleasant
Krebe
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