Judge Harper Puts Arsonist on Probation in Pleasants
In the September term of the Circuit Court Judge J M Harper presided. John Benton Thomas of Putnam County, indicted for arson, received a suspended 15 year sentence and three years probation after pleading guilty to attempting to defraud Emmco Insurance. He must pay 87 70 monthly restitution for a 2100 claim for setting fire to his 1955 model auto. He warned Thomas that any violation could bring automatic imprisonment within three years.
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Point Pleasant
Circuit Court
J. M. Harper
Spencer
John Benton Thomas
Putnam County
Harper
Emmco Insurance Co
Thomas
Raymond Musgrave
Winston Brown
James E. Holcomb
Carroll Casto
Tucker Stewart
Archie Kimes
Musgrave
Sammie Bates
Marion Hatfield
Ruth Katherine Miller
September meetings spread by Pt. Pleasant society and WSCS events
The Leon Homemakers Farm Women's Club meets September event at Leon Grade School with Miss Sceva Beaver presenting a safety lesson. WSCS leaders preside at Leon and Trinity Methodist Church gatherings. Plans include inviting other WSCS groups to Oct 2 and training sessions Sept 30 to Oct 4 in Huntington with magazine subscriptions urged.
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Leon Homemakers Farm Women's Club
Leon
M. E. Upton
Sceva Beaver
James Darby
Robert Greer
Chester A. Roush
Methodist Woman and World Outlook
Blankenship
Seventh Avenue Methodist Church
Huntington
Central Methodist Church
Ser vice Guild of Christ Church Meets for New Year Luncheon
The Ser vice Guild of Christ Church Episcopal held a Wednesday luncheon at 1 p m in the church parish to begin the new year. Officers hosting included President W T Minton and Vice President F W Ingraham with other officers and members listed. Guests Mary Johnson J C Appel and Edith Mercer attended as Rev Jerome D Rodgers led prayers and devotionals. Bazaar plans were shared by Miss Edith Mercer with committee details noted and a united bank offering announced for an October meeting.
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Christ Church Episcopal
W. T. Minton
F. W. Ingraham
D. N. Connor
George Stantial
Milton L. Miller
Jerome D. Rodgers
Edward Biddle
Walter A. Windsor
Cochairmen
Mary Johnson
Robert Johnson
Food Booth
J. J. Lovell
Wilhelm
United Bank
Point Pleasant AAUW Meeting Covers Property Taxes and Schools
The Point Pleasant branch of the American Association of University Women will host a September 10 meeting at Point Pleasant High School library to discuss how property assessments affect West Virginia school funding. Leaders urge public attendance as county assessments must meet state appraisal standards to retain education aid, with Mason County edging toward 50 percent valuation and future targets rising each year. Hostesses listed include Mrs. W. R. Proffitt and others, and church notices follow listing various services across local congregations.
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West Virginia
Point Pleasant
American Association of University Women
Point Pleasant High School
Judson Brake
Mason County
State Park Sets Winter Open Cabins Record
West Virginia parks report a summer cabin record as deluxe cabins at Cacapon Blackwater Falls Lost River and Watoga stay open all winter. Bow hunting archery season draws crowds with many bookings by state and out of state archers.
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Labor Day
Cacapon
Blackwater Falls
Lost River
Watoga
McKeever
Tomlinson Run
Holly River
Babcock
Cabwaylingo
Greenbrier
Seneca and Kumbrabow
Droop Mountain Battlefield
Cacapon State Park
Scout Troop 252 Plans Picnic and Fund Drive
Scout Troop 252 committee discussed a later month picnic for families at Marietta Manufacturing Co. Six members plan a drive to fund a scout’s trip to Philmonte Scout Ranch in Arizona next year. Merit badges earned at Camp Arrowhead were awarded, and the troop will sell tickets for the Farm Youth Talent Show at the National Guard Armory on September 15 at 7:30.
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Point Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Carl Dilcher
Philmonte
Arizona
Dilcher
Camp Arrowhead
National Guard
Glouster Personal Notes From Local Families Gather Over Weekend
Glouster personal notices detail visits among regional families. Ira Stansberry and relatives traveled to Chillicothe to see Frederick and Allan Stansberry families. Columbus residents Joe E. King visited P. J. Stanley’s household. Athens family Marion Wood and children visited Stanley home. Weekend guests at Joe Williams included Williams, Williams juniors, Steve and Cynthia, plus Ralph Pritts of Toledo. Rolland Higgins hosted Jack Bechtold family and others, returning to Columbus Monday. George Chapman and guests from Millfield Route 1 along with Irwin Peterson York Pa and Melford Sayre Oxford Mich joined Labor Day gatherings. Simmons Beal and Stella Beal spent the holiday in Rushville Ind with Orris McGee family. William Esslinger of Albion Mich visits Lee Vogelsand.
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Ira Stansberry
Chillicothe
Frederick Stansberry
Allan Balderson
Joe E. King
Columbus
P. J. Stanley
Marion E. Wood
Jo Ann
Donald
Athens
Joe Williams
Robert Williams
Steve
Cynthia
New Albany
Ind
Evan Williams
Ralph Pritts
Toledo
Rolland Higgins
Jack Bechtold
Carol Ann
Mark
Capital
Rushville
Glouster Church Board to Meet Monday Evening
Miss Shirley Brumfield of Glenwood discharged from Point Clinic Notes on September 5. The Board of the Glouster Church of Christ will hold a meeting in the pastor's study on Monday at 7:45 p.m.
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Point Clinic
Shirley Brumfield
Glenwood
Glouster
Glouster Church of Christ
Farm Youth Show Program Is Outlined
Point Pleasant details the Farm Youth Show eight days away with exhibits registration on Friday and show day Saturday at the National Guard Armory. cattle health papers, livestock judging, a tots and teens style show, tractor driving, a talent show, and an evening sale outline the event.
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Point Pleasant
William Gregory
National Guarde Armory
Agricultural Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Gregory
Armory
Glouster Church Schedules Highlight Local Faith Services
Glouster area churches list weekly times and leaders. First Baptist under Rev Clinton Powell, Church of Christ with D K Teater, Jacksonville and Trimble Methodists led by Rev J Anthony Bosco, Pentecostal John Carr, Oakdale pastor Miles E Hoon, Glouster Methodist Rev Dale Hoplight, Seventh-day Adventist at Front and Summit with elders Robert and Stephen Craig. Services span Sunday school, worship, Bible study, prayer, and youth activities. Local boards meet and midweek programs run across the week.
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Christ In Christian Union
J. P. Keefer
Point Pleasant
Ervin Patrick
Seventh-day Adventist
John E. Hoffman
Jordan Baptist
Raymond Kelly
Main
Harmony Baptist
Warren Dean
Concord Baptist
Christ Church
Episcopal
Jerome D. Rodgers
Holy Communion
John O'Reilly
Sacred Heart Church of
St. Joseph's of Mason
Trinity Methodist
Alvin C. Young
Council For Childrens Workers
Commission On Education
Presbyterian
Robert Ray
First Church of God
George Osler
Christ Episcopal Church
Jerome Rodgers
First Baptist
Clinton Powell
Missionary Society
Church of Christ
D. K. Teater
Jacksonville
J. Anthony Bosco
Trimble Methodist
Mr. Bosco
John Carr
Oakdale
Miles E. Hoon
Glouster Methodist
Dale Hoplight
Seventh-day
Front and Summit
Robert Craig
Stephen Craig
Kiwanis Club Hears Coach Preview of 1956 Season
Kiwanis Club members at Moose Home heard Big Blacks coach Bob Shertzer outline the 1956 football season and illustrate game fundamentals. Secretary Fritz Frey announced nominations for the board would be taken from the floor next Thursday, with balloting to follow after nominations close.
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Point Pleasant
Kiwanis Club
Moose
Big Blacks
Bob Shertzer
Board of Directors
Fritz Frey
Mrs Knight Dead at 86 in Hartford
Funeral services for Barbara Knight 86 of Hartford will be at her residence Saturday at 2 pm Rev Alvin Angle will officiate burial in Graham Station Cemetery She died Wednesday evening born Hartford Jan 15 1870 daughter of Rutter Holt and the late Mrs Holt Her husband Robert F Knight died in 1938 She was a member of Hartford Methodist Church Survived by four daughters Grace Lavine Sue Bessie and four sons Robert Cecil Rutter and Emil Knight.
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Point Pleasant
Barbara Knight
Hartford
Alvin Angle
Graham Station
Grace Knight
Lavine Powell
Nitro
Sue Kell
Bessie Smith
Mason
Robert and
Cecil
Huntington
Rutter
Emil Knight
Services for Rose Irene Roush Set at Heights EUB Church
Roush services arranged for Rose Irene Roush of Camp Conley Addition Saturday at 2 30 p m at Heights EUB Church with Rev Roy McCoy officiating burial in Suncrest Cemetery Friends may call at Crow Funeral Home
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Point Pleasant
Rose Irene Roush
Camp Conley Addition
the Heights Eub
Roy McCoy
Suncrest Cemetery
Crow Funeral
Ice Cream Social Slated on Methodist Church Grounds
In New Haven an old fashioned ice cream social is planned for Saturday starting at 4 p m on the Methodist Church grounds.
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New Haven
Pension Talks Slated For Local Union Meeting
GLOUSTER UMWA members receiving pensions are urged to attend a Saturday meeting of local union 648 of Mine 255 at 1 p.m. in the IOOF Hall here. Rolland Higs said the notice emphasized the pension topics to be discussed.
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Glouster
UMWA
IOOF
Yes
Rolland Higs
Pleasant personals announce Grace Stone and Connie Pierce vacation
Miss Grace Stone of Sand Hill Road and Miss Connie Pierce of Main Street plan a two week vacation starting Saturday at Lake Anne in North Bay Ontario Canada. The trip reflects a routine leisure outing by two local residents.
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Grace Stone
Sand Hill Rd
Connie Pierce
Main St
Lake Annes
North Bay
Ontario
Cana
1 H Initiates New 4 H Members in Point Pleasant
4 H Pin Weavers initiated several new members at the Southside camp last Friday night and planned a business meeting for September 22 at the Point Pleasant Home Economics building. New projects Chat n Chew for older members and Whats Cooking for ages 12 to 14 were announced. Club secretaries are asked to finish record books by October 1 and officers for next year are to be decided. New circulars are ready for distribution.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Southside
Russell Priddy
Priddy
Christian Clinic to Be Held in Glouster
The annual Christian Clinic at the Glouster Church of Christ will run November 4 through 15 except Fridays and Saturdays. Preachers from three states will speak on the theme Doers of The Word, delivering sermons aligned with the public service event.
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Glouster
Glouster Church of Christ
Quartet in Services at First Church of God revival
Gospel singing by the Messenger Quartet with Albert Stephens on piano will open the revival at 7 30 Friday night at the First Church of God. Inspiring messages will be presented by Ross Taylor evangelist from South Charleston.
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Point Pleasant
Messenger
Albert Stephens
Church of God
Ross Taylor
South Charleston
Wildlife figures show squirrels valuable in state harvest
A statewide wildlife report estimates annual wildlife harvest at eight million dollars with $64 million left in the woodlands. Squirrels are depicted as the most valuable single animal at two dollars per head, contributing a substantial share of the total value. White tailed deer at one fifty per head are valued at two million seven hundred seventy five thousand dollars to the state. The black bear is listed as the most valuable per head at five thousand dollars.
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Point Pleasant
Marriage License for Meaige and Long in Gallipolis Ferry
Point Pleasant reports the marriage license issued for Estille Clarence Meaige 22 of Gallipolis Ferry and Mary Long of Gallipolis Ferry daughter of Isaac Long and Dimple Long and son of Clarence Meaige and Rickley Meaige.
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Point Pleasant — Estille
Clarence Meaige
Mary Long
Gallipolis Ferry
Clarence and
Rickley Meaige
Isaac and
Dimple Long
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Warren Stewart
WSCS
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Beech Hill
Vaught Memorial
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Helen Cossin
Ray Crookham
Mae Bailes
George Rairden
Nancy Rairden
Rairden
Robert Errette
Martha Circle
Trinity Methodist Church
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J. B. Couch
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High St
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Weany
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Ohio
AAUW
W. R. Proffitt
A. Keith McClung
Helen Blenner
Esther MacKnight
William Frecker
James Hampton
Lenore Snider
William Purcell
Point Pleasant Church News
Kermit McKeever
Parks Division
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Roush Services
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Redwood
Taber
Kris Kringle
Silver Bridge
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Christian Clinic
Compar
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St. Athens
Ohie
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