Point Pleasant Dinner Kickoffs Tri County Community Concert Drive
Nearly 60 leaders and workers attended the eighth annual kickoff dinner at the Lafayette Hotel in Gallipolis. The event launched the Mason Gallia Meigs concert district membership drive with two attractions signed for Nov 8 and Nov 26 in Gallipolis High School. a third was planned for the new Point Pleasant auditorium.
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Point Pleasant
Tri-County
Lafayette
Gallipolis
Mason-Gallia-Meigs
Ganelaires
Depaur Infantry Chorus
McGinnis
Marion Rosa
Community Concerts Inc
Kenneth W. Shaffer
Earl Arnett
Leo Bean
Mason
Nolan Swackhammer
Middleport
Cedric Clark
Pomeroy
Pat Lochary
Marceleen Buell
Elizabeth Meadows
Clarence J. Davis
Kgger Creek
Carolyn Boyd
Gallipolig
Crest Figure Unchanged At 41.5 Feet
Point Pleasant officials and the U S Army Corps of Engineers report the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers crest holding at 41.5 feet this afternoon. The rise is easing to about one foot per hour from yesterday's pace. crest figures from Marietta and Parkersburg were 37.55 and 37.18 feet respectively with projections uncertain.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio
Kanawha
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Huntington
Bob McGuffin
McGuffin
Marietta
Bert Fout
Parkersburg
Union Cof C Call Meeting in Point Pleasant
A meeting of representatives from the southeastern West Virginia Building Trades Council AFL the Chamber of Commerce and local merchants was set for 2 30 PM at the Chamber offices. It followed the distribution of hundreds of handbills by union men urging a boycott of Point Pleasant area businesses amid a Mason County Courthouse construction picketing.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Omnibus Opens Third CBS Season With Fred Allen Preview
Omnibus returns with Fred Allen in an animated preview of his forthcoming book program Treadmill to Oblivion the radio career tale. The Ford Foundation TV Radio Workshop backs strong live and filmed segments including a world flight and a subway escape. Alistair Cooke remains host.
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Circle Theater
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Abc-Tv
Dumont
Eastern Star session notes bloodmobile drive by Oct
Pt Pleasant Chapter of the Eastern Star met at the Masonic Temple with Frances Hatton in charge. A report from the Huntington grand chapter was given and a bloodmobile visit scheduled for Nov 3 with Lottie Wilfong and Louise Crow as chairmen. members and lodge friends urged to donate and recruit donors. The meeting listed numerous members present, plus visitors including Mrs Green of Groveport Ohio and a note on the Society of Children of the American Revolution meeting upcoming Wednesday at my Saver.
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Frances Hatton
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Huntington
Fastern Star
Masonic Lodge
Lottie Wilfong
Louise Crow
Mra Crow
Wilfo
Rainbow Girls Assembly Set for Monday Meeting
The Rainbow Meet Set The Point Pleasant assembly will hold a Monday evening session at the Masonic Temple.
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Point Pleasant
Masonic Temple
Absentee Ballot Rules Outlined For Fort Randolph Election
Circuit Court Clerk Vera Jones Noble outlined absentee ballot rules for the November vote. Applications may be filed until Oct 23 with no ballots mailed afterward to ensure timely return and tabulation. Servicemen may vote in the Circuit Court office on Main St until Oct 29.
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Point Pleasant
Circuit Court
Vera Jones Noble
Mason County Legion Post 2% meeting highlights
Losing Team Acts as Host at Mason County American Legion Post 2% session in Point Pleasant. Clyde Jones captained the losing membership contest team which served fellow legionnaires. Commander Elza Fletcher announced armistice drive plans and hall prep for dances. James A. McGee from Elkins Post attended as a guest.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County American Legion Post
Clyde Jones
Elza Fletcher
James A. McGee
Elkins Post
Fletcher
Leland Duncan
Fred Daughtery
Hiram Daughtery
al Reynolds
Vernon Deweese
Paul Thomas, Jr
Bill Plantz
Frank Bonecutter
Woods
Gene Crow
Kert Kittington
Brooklyn Wallace
Drunk Driving and Hunting Fines In Point Pleasant
Four cases heard by Justice A. M. Goodwin include Charles William Worth of Hartford fined $50 and costs and given six months license suspension for driving while intoxicated. Wesley Gibson of Henderson paid $19 and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication. Robert Q. Gwinn of Shrewsbury and William D. Thomas of Marmet were fined $10 and costs each for hunting without permission. conservation officer Miles Darst filed the arrest.
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Point Pleasant
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Charles William Worth
Hartford
Wesley Gibson
Henderson
Goodwin
Robert Q. Gwinn
Shrewsberry
William D. Thomas
Marmet
Justice Goodwin
Miles Darst
Anglers Enjoy Field Day As Ohio River Rises
Point Pleasant sportsmen took advantage of the rising Ohio River to haul in a bounty of fish. Anglers netted or caught by hand fish found floating near the surface, some exceeding 24 inches, as high water swept debris into the river and gathered anglers along the banks.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio
Henderson PTA Dinner Slated
The Henderson PTA holds its annual pot luck dinner Tuesday at 6 30 pm with hospitality chairmen Mr Ray Crank and Mrs Scotty Tarbett in charge of arrangements.
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Henderson Pta
Ray Crank
Scotty Tarbett
PTA Meetings Set for Tuesday Evening at Two Schools
PTA gatherings will be held Tuesday evening at Central School and Point Pleasant School to discuss local school activities and parent involvement.
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PTA
Central School
Point Pleasant School
Local Residents and Visitors Share Weekend Activities
Mrs. Carl Bletner of Mason visited her daughter in Henderson. Virgil Hereford Jr. and family hosted visiting relatives. Several local residents traveled to Huntington for a meeting with Rev John Huffman. Elmer Harrison remains in Holzer hospital. Bob Bender at University Hospital Columbus is in critical condition.
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Carl Bletner
Mason
Virgil Hereford, Jr. Henderson
William Higginbotham
Grimms Landing
Walter Sommer
Tommy Sauer
Burdette
Holger
Tommy
Ordnance School
Elmer Harrison
Holzer Hospital
J. Stewart Lioyd
Marshall College
Roy Blessing
Lincoln Ave
Dana Durst
Sand Hill Road
Hele Blessing
Jefferson Ave
Blessings
Robert Newell
Milton Lewis
Central Ohio Industrial Council to Meet at Moose Home
The Central Ohio Valley Industrial Council schedules a meeting in Point Pleasant for October 26 at 6 30 p m Virgil Siders of the local Chamber of Commerce announced The principal speaker will be G G Haiffinger manager of Kyger Creek Power Plant located nearby
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Point Pleasant
Central Ohio Valley Industrial Council
Moose Home
Virgil Siders
Chamber of Commerce
G. G. Haiffinger
Kyger Creek
Farm Census Enumerators Picked for Mason County
Eight enumerators have been certified to attend the farm census school at Trinity Methodist Church in Point Pleasant on October 26 and 27. Two more will be chosen soon. The census, to occur after the school, aims to map rural population, farm outputs, and related data across Mason County with Virgil Siders as crew leader.
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Point Pleasant
Trinity Methodist Church
Virgil Siders
Siders
Danpney
John Clarence FR. Gill
Donald Ec
Lester Keefer
Archie Henry
Howard C. Casto
Mason County
Charleston
Authorities Halt Search for Body in Onlo River
Fire department and deputy Sheriff J Gary Kapp discontinued the search for a blonde haired girl about 18 spotted in the Onlo River near Point Pleasant. The body was found yesterday about 10 30 am by Staats of Salt Creek and to shore moored to a tree. It washed downstream after the tree and body were torn loose. Search halted at dark with body condition noted due to flood waters.
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Onlo River
Here
Fire Department
J. Gary Kapp
Staats of
Salt Creek
Staats
Panton
Point Clinic Notes Inpatient and Discharge Log
A son Ronald Lee of Mr and William Kinniard Hog set admitted. Gladys Williamson of Southside admitted for surgery. Forrest Mathney of Point Pleasant medical discharged. Relma Pauley of New Haven discharged. Kenneth Martley and son of Buffalo noted. Mrs. John Bonecutter of Henderson listed.
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Ronald Lee
William Kinniard
Hogset
Gladys Williamson
Southside
Forrest Mathney
Point Pleasant
Relma Pauley
New Haven
Kenneth Martley and Son
Buffalo
John Bonecutter
Hunderson
Dopey or Tired Fish Reported Caught by Hand
In Gallipolis on the Ohio River banks anglers pulled many exhausted fish from the water using dip nets pitchforks and even a bent wire to hook them by the gill Some believed river pollution from Charleston and Pittsburgh industries caused the fish to be tired while others blamed the moving current The sight drew crowds at the public square with rumors of a 24 inch catch and a fountain side recuperation scene, a mystery not seen in two decades
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Alen
Gallipolle
Gallia County
Pittsburgh
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GOP Rally Planned by Gallia County Republicans
Gallia County Republicans announce a fall rally at the Elks Club on Tuesday October 2 at 7 30 p m. The event includes a fish fry square and round dancing brief remarks by candidates and a music by Keith Tylers band. Morton L Dickey chairs with committee members Betz Fellore Huntington Sibley Taber and others invited to notify headquarters.
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Gallia County
Republican Committee
Elks Club
Keith Tyler
Emblem Club
Elke Ladies Organization
Morton L. Dickey
County Republican Organization
Robert M. Betz
Stanley Fellore
Stan RR. Huntington
Ed Sibley
D. O. Taber
Republican
Lone Sailor Completes Third Solo Atlantic Crossing
Edward Alleard, a British yachtsman, arrived in Plymouth aboard the Sea Wanderer after a 7000 mile solo crossing. He began in New York, sailed to the Bahamas for prep, and crossed the Atlantic since August 2, sighting land once in the Azores. This makes his total solo mileage over 7100 miles.
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Edward Alleard
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Economist Burns Defends GOP economic policy
Dr. Arthur F. Burns, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, told the Omie Club of Detroit that the United States has entered a new era of economic expansion and that the decline in employment has been halted. He noted increases in consumer spending and warned against political blame during a period of business adjustment.
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Eisenhower
United States
Arthur F. Burns
Council of Economic Advisers
Burtswald
Rorne
Omie Club
Aoment
Kanwaha Clinic Notes Birth Announcement
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Paul Brown of Lincoln Ave Point Pleasant. The announcement records the new arrival and location without additional details.
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Kanwaha Clinic
Paul Brown
Lincoln Ave
Point Pleasur
New Army Command Created for Ground Defense
The U S Army announced a new command to handle the ground defense of the United States. Gen John E Dahlquist and the Army field forces will headquarter the operation as part of Defense Department actions linked to a broader defense strategy against air attack.
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Army
John E. Dahlquist
Army Field Forces
Defense Department
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