Point Pleasant to Welcomes New Distribution Plant
BN Products Co plans a Point Pleasant distribution plant with home offices in Marietta Ohio. Paul Sheridan will manage the local plant and says a site has not yet been chosen. Subscriptions are being taken, trucks have appeared, and about eight more workers will join the current 125 to 130 employees before full operations start.
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Point Pleasant
Marietta
Ohio
Paul Sheridan
Parkersburg
Sheridan
Steve Slickas
Leo Choquette
Broughton
Carl Broughton
Robert Broughton
Paul Allen
West Virginia
Racine Couple Observes Golden Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Bert Bridgett of Racine celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with sixty five neighbors attending a family dinner and reception at their Racine home. Surviving children include Earl Bridgett Marie Lott and Mrs Fred Bare. The cake featuring a miniature bride and groom was baked by daughter Marie Lott. Mrs Bare could not attend due to illness.
Hostess GLOUSTER WSCS Meets at Mrs Haskins Home
Hostess Mrs Esta Haskins entertains the Trimble Methodist Church WSCS gathering. Mrs Grace Sayre presides, devotional "Wisdom Is Priceless" led by Mrs Helen Willeke, and Merle Danford presents "Christ the Cornerstone of our Schools." Refreshments follow for numerous members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elma Leadinghaus
Sadie Morrison
Tensie Wolfe
Armot Rainey
Helen Willeke
Grace Sayre
H. H. Lafferty
Marcia Embrey
Joyce Johnson
Merie Danford
Taylor Ridge couple linked to historic Taylor family roots
Taylor Ridge's Mrs. Carl Welling, the Messenger's Taylor Ridge correspondent, lives on land settled by her grandparents Joseph and Kempton Taylors in 1846. Joseph Taylor, born in England, helped found the area named for him in Trimble Township Athens County. The couple's daughter is Mrs. Dwight Smith of Barberton.
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Carl Welling
Messenger
Taylor Ridge
Joseph Taylor
Taylor
England
Trimble Township
Athens County
Welling
Albert Taylor
Taylors
Jacksonville
Kempton
Richard Kempton
Tayior Ridge
Birth of Barbara Lee McGee announced
Mr. and Mrs. Foe ter McGee announce the birth of a daughter Barbara Lee on Tuesday October 23. Grandparents are Hershel Sorrel and Vance Douglas of Giouster. Great grandparents include Pearl Anderson of Jacksonville Ida Carsey of Cleveland and Zell Douglas of Willoughby.
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Slouster
Foeter McGee
Barbara Lee
Hershel Sorrel
Vance Douglas
Giouster
Pearl Anderson
Jacksonville
Ida Carsey
Cleveland
Mia
Zell Douglas
Willoughby
George Davis
Athens
Dam Under Construction For Stock Water Supply Near Glouster
A new dam and pool near Route 18 east of Glouster will impound water up to 18 feet deep, with a 2600 cubic yard fill, a concrete spillway, and a through pipe to a drinking trough. Owner B R Angle plans fencing and grassing shoreline, stocking fish, and may use the area for swimming. completion expected in about a week pending weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Burr Oak
B. R. Angle
Angle
Stoecklein
Three Homes Being Built in English Court
Three new Cape Cod style houses with six rooms and two baths are under construction in English Court, with more homes planned as needed. A new Boxwood Ave road is being bulldozed north of English Road to create a semicircular route into the court.
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Point Pleasant
English Court
J. G. F. Johnson
English Court, Inc
Cape Cod
Johnson
Boxwood Ave
English Rd
Transportation Strike Enters Fourth Week at Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Transporta tion Co strike enters its fourth week with no settlement in sight. Vice president Vitus Hartley says no further meetings are scheduled after unsuccessful conciliation in Charleston.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Transportation Co
Vitus Hartley
Hartley
Charleston
Sherife’s Sale of Real Estate in Athens County Ohio
Public auction ordered in the Ohio Common Pleas Court for Homer Barnhart et al to sell 16 acres with 5 room house at Cross Road Coolville Reedsville Hockingport road, appraised at 240 dollars, min bid 160 dollars, cash on sale day. Attorneys Rowland and Bridgewater listed. Sale set for November 14 at 1 30 PM at the Athens County Courthouse east door.
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Sherife
State of Ohio
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Erle Bridgewater, Jr
Patricia Lou Hall
Athens
Ohio
Troytown
Ohio River Survey
Hockingport
Bethel
Troy Township Cemetery Association
Gottlieb J. Mauta
Marietta Realty Company
Cross Road
Coolville
Reedsville
Hockingport Road
L. H. Deeters
Borge Bateman
Dorothy J. Parmiter
We Ose
Rowland and
Bridgewater Storneys
Store Theft Reported At Ashton Grocery
POINT PLEASANT The sheriff's office reports a theft Saturday night at a grocery owned by Jack Wray of Ashton. Missing were cigarette cartons, two jars of pennies, and a carton of pocket knives. Officers L. C. Dilley F. Morrison and T. L. Morrison listed several suspects and expect an arrest within a few days.
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Point Pleasant
Jack Wray
Ashton
L. C. Dilley
F. A. Morrison
T. L. Morrison
Friendship Sewing Circle Meets at Shore Street Home
The EUB Church Friendship Sewing Circle met at Mrs. Otto Rogers home on Shore St. Friday evening serving a salad course to members including Mrs. Elmer Ebersbach and Mrs. Ernest Warner. The group plans a potluck dinner and secret sister gift exchange at Mrs. Hale Blessing’s home on Jefferson Ave. next Friday at 6 30 p.m.
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Point Pleasant
Friendship Sewing Circle
EUB Church
Otto Rogers
Shore St
Peggy Pullins Hosts Halloween Party At Park Drive Home
Peggy Pullins hosted a Halloween party Saturday evening at 118 Park Drive. Guests included Evelyn Riser who assisted, Eva Hill Grace Smith Shirley Pullins Kenneth Neal Jimmy Billy Capehart Kyle Perry Sammy McKinney and Wayne Gammon.
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Peggy Pullins
Park Dr
Miss Pullins
Evelyn Riser
Eva Hill
Grace Smith
Shirley Pullins
Kenneth Neal
Jimmy
Billy Capehart
Kyle Perry
Sammy McKinney
Wayne Gammon
Nitro Man Fined in Police Court
Police court assessed a $20 fine and costs Sunday against Guy Young known as Nitro for a morals charge. He was arrested October 8, and Ruth Eckard of Akron had her car held as security until the fine was paid.
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Point Pleasant
Guy Young
Nitro
Ruth Eckard
Akron
Glouster Personal Notes Wind Through Local Visits
Glouster residents report a week of visits and travel. T A Noon returned from Detroit amid coal work. families from Athens Trimble Columbus and West Carrollton visited relatives here and in surrounding towns. A diverse circuit of weddings anniversaries and church gatherings marks recent social activity.
Ex Residents Visit Glouster Brothers Return for Weekend
William Powell of Monroe Michigan and his brother Clifford of East Chicago Indiana arrived Saturday to renew old acquaint ances in this community. They spent their boyhood days in Glouster, leaving here about twenty years ago.
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Glouster
William Powell
Monroe
Mich
Clifford
Chicago
Ind
Highway Open to Visitors Near Burr Oak Dam
The route from Route 13 to Burr Oak Dam was resurfaced and open to visitors on Sunday except for a dam strip not yet ready for traffic. At Port-au-Prince Haiti swifts circled an airplane traveling about 85 miles per hour.
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Glouster
Route 13
Burr Oak Dam
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Lambda Chi Omega Halloween Party at Moose Club
Lambda Chi Omega sorority hosts a Halloween party for members and husbands at the Moose Club this evening.
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Lambda Chi Omega Sorority
Moose Club
Local Social News and a Point Pleasant Court Fine
Mrs Garland Messick attends Holzer Hospital as patient. Georgia Martin visited Nellie Plymale in Huntington. Boots Young returns home after three weeks with Frank Carpenter family. Tony Bradshaw, Beckley worker, spent weekend with wife at 422 Main St. J G F Johnson family to move to 118 English Road. John Mann buys home in English Court Addition, to move early next year. Leland Duncan and infant return home at 511% Main St from Holzer Hospital. Marvin Leport of Point Pleasant is fined $10 and costs for intoxication. released from Mason County jail.
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Garland Messick
Henderson
Holzer Hospital
Georgia Martin
Nellie Plymale
Huntington
W. Va
Boots Young
Salem
Frank Carpenter
Jerrico Road
Tony Bradshaw
Beckley
Main St
J. G. F. Johnson
Halloween Parade Detours Traffic In Glouster
Traffic through Glouster tonight is detoured as High Street between Front and Woodrow Avenue closes for the Halloween parade. Detours route east via Front Summit and Madison or west then south on Main to Toledo and back to High near the ice plant. Parade participants meet at Spring Street between North and Croas Streets at 6 30 p m directed by Charles Archer to form and march down Main to High.
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Glouster
High St
Front
Woodrow Ave
Summit
Madison
Main St
Toledo
High
Spring St
North
Croas Sts
Charles Archer
Main
WCTU Meeting Set At Mia Fern Johnson Home
The WCTU will meet at the home of Mia Fern Johnson in Trimble on Tuesday at 7 30 p m.
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Glouster
WCTU
Mia
Fern Johnson
Trimble
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Pt. Pleasant
Vernon Cady
Mrs
Bert Bridgett
Charles Mills
Grosvenor St
Hannah Mills
John F. Newcomb
T. A. Noon
Detroit
Robert Bulloch
John Bulloch
J. W. Herrold
Columbus
Gertrude Rainey
Margaret Davis
Edna Kasler
Amesville
Elza Linscott
Frances Clark
Albert Linscott
N. T. Brown
Hazel Raber
Lew Antle
Church of Christ
Cincinnati
Courtney Pettit
West Carrollton
B. H. Pettit
Evan Morgan
Evan I
Thelma Winstell
Elizabeth Gordon
Pan
Athens, Ohio
Casey Jones
Marvin Leport
Mason County
M.H.Y.C
A. J. Miglore
McKinley Ave
Wtcc
Davomene
Writeud Cross Eye Foundation 7O Community Bank Bite
Pontiog Union
Williamson
Williamson Triplife
Asterday
G. H. Martin & Son
Richland Ave
Athena
Cigarett
Philip Morris
Heres
Ld Morris
Pune Morais
Morrus
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