McCarthy Leads Local GOP Rally at Courthouse Square
Senator Joseph McCarthy spoke at a Mason County GOP rally on Courthouse Square sharing unflattering views of State Department officials and naming Acheson and others as part of a broader anti communism message. He touted confidential documents and urged loyalty among Republicans and Democrats to oppose the administration.
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Point Pleasant
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wigs
Mason County
Wisconsin
State Department
McCarthy
Phillip Jaffey
William Remington
Phillip Jessup
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Secretary of State
Alger Hiss
MacCarthy
Democrat Party
Rush D. Holt
Congress
Weston
Holt
Republican National
Walters
Hallanan
Ohio
Bob Taft
Hubert S. Willis
Allan J Overton
Wahama
Can Andy
Flip
Point Pleasant Park Marks War First Battle Site
The Point Pleasant site commemorates the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant with an 82 foot monument unveiled in 1909. The Mansion House, built in 1796, served as a tavern and later DAR repository. the park honors General Andrew Lewis and local pioneers in Mason County West Virginia.
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H. Harris
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Virginia
Walter Newman
Daughters of the American Revolution
Charles Lewis
D.A.R
West Virginia
Andrew Lewis
Mad Ann Bailey
Fort Blair
Fort Randolph
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
New West
Ohio
Kanawha
Old Town
C. C. Lewis
Shawneetown
Great
James River
First St
George Groghan
George Washington
Washington
Western Empire
Daniel Boone
Pittsburg
Northwest Territory
Thomas Lewis
PT Pleasant Social Notes Highlight DAR November Meeting
The Colonel Charles Lewis chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution plans their November meeting at the Mansion House Friday at 3 p.m. Mrs. Eugene Sterrett leads the program on Early West Virginia Travel. Hostesses include several local ladies led by Mrs. Hersel Henderson. Social items note numerous weekend visits and guests across Huntington, Leon, Charleston, and nearby communities.
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Charles Lewis
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mansion House
Eugene Sterrett
West Virginia
Hersel Henderson
Edna Burdette
James F. Eads
Mary McCulloch
William Steenbergen
Raymond Musgrave
J. Marion Foglesong
Lions Club Plans Holiday Street Dance in Point Pleasant
The Lions Club will block Main Street from Fourth to Fifth and Fourth Street at Main for a Halloween street dance with the River Club Hillbilly Orchestra. A donated flat-bed truck will host the orchestra, with no dance charge. Prizes for costumes, concessions, and sale of disguises support Lions Club eye sight conservation.
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Point Pleasant
Lions Club
Main St
River Club Hillbilly
Fourth
Fifth
Fourth St
Main
Sommerwell-Stout Motors Inc
W. S. Smith
Furniture Workers Seek Bargaining Rights at Mason
Furniture workers at Mason Furniture Corporation strike for bargaining rights and a new contract. The local unit of United Mine Workers District 50 of Charleston represents the men who began the noon Thursday walkout and maintain picket lines.
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Point Pleasant
Mason Furniture Corporation
United Mine Workers District 50
Charleston
The Javanese Wayang Shadow Play Tradition
The Javanese use leather figures in the wayang shadow play a traditional performance that features intricate puppets and storytelling. The art form blends mythology and cultural rituals, entertaining audiences while preserving ancient lore.
Mrs Davis 42 Dies Saturday in Huntington Area
Mrs Nora Mildred Davis 42 of 117 English Road died 7 30 p m Saturday at Holzer Hospital after weeks of illness She was a Presbyterian Church member Survived by husband Ralph P Davis daughter Phlomna Dee 6 son James L Donley Huntington mother Mrs Nancy Lyons Blake ly WV two sisters Mrs Pheda Hastings Bell and Mrs Thelma Webb Scott Depot two brothers Cecil and Claude Lyons Blakely and two grandchildren Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10 a m at Chapman funeral home Rev Landrum to officiate Burial 2 30 p m Ward Cemetery Ward WV
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Point Pleasant
Nora Mildred Davis
English Rd
Holzer Hospital
Presbyterian Church
Ralph P. Davis
Phlomna Dee
James L. Donley
Huntington
Nancy Lyons
Blakely
W. Va
Pheda Hastings
Bell
Thelma Webb
Scott Depot
Cecil
Claude Lyons
Chapman Funeral
C, Landrum
Ward Cemetery
Ward
W, Va
Man Arrested for Intoxication Released on Bond
City police arrested Richard McCarthy on a charge of intoxication Saturday. He was released in the evening on bond to the mayor.
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Point Pleasant
Richard McCarthy
McCarthy
Halloween Party Attended By Four Church Classes
Four classes from the Intermediate Department of the Presbyterian Church held a Halloween party in the church social room Friday night with about 50 children and 12 parents. Prizes were given for costumes to Suellen Call Don Gilbert Pullins and Enolia Stalnaker plus others for longest costume secrecy. Judges included Mrs.Thomas Burdette Mrs Woodrow Kapp and Mrs Harold Marquis with several parents assisting.
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Point Pleasant
The
Presbyterian Church
T. H. Call
Ernest Hesson
Ben Isaac
Cos
Suellen Call
Don Gilbert Pullins
Enolia Stalnaker
Thomas Burdette
Woodrow Kapp
Harold Marquis
James Hall
Clifford Stalnaker
O. C. Landrum
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