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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1950
Page
6
A new art program for grades nine through twelve starts Monday at POINT PLEASANT High School. Principal C. H. Withers says 602 students enrolled and a total of 650 is expected. Faculty set weekly after school meetings and a revised 65 minute period schedule with five 65 minute blocks and a 35 minute activity segment.
Multiple church notices list service times and sermons across Trinity Methodist Presbyterian Christ Church Parish Evangelical United Brethren Krebs Chapel Community Main Street Baptist Christian Science and Lutheran parishes. Includes ministers Rev S D Rexrode Rev Brown McDonald Rev Orie C Landrum Rev F H Capehart and Rev C E Haney with Sunday schools, worship times, sermons and midweek prayers.
Millard Good of Cooper Creek was found guilty of armed robbery in circuit court and sentenced by Judge Lewis H. Miller to 20 years in Moundsville State Penitentiary. The jury foreman was Charles W. Oshel and the verdict came at 3 48 p m after 30 minutes deliberation. Defense appeal was noted.
Clifford Dunn voag instructor at Point Pleasant High School saw two of his students win at West Virginia University Junior Farmer Week August 29 to 31. Eddie Sommer and Henry Kay tied for first and high secondary respectively in dairy judging among 22 counties and 32 schools. Loving cups went to winning schools and blue ribbons to top individuals. Point Pleasant Senior High had three entrants in both livestock and dairy judging.
Site visit by Harry Ney of Wheeling to Leon school under construction was planned for Friday to review cement strike impact and the contractor Virgil Love. Concrete block supply has run short, with fused aglite blocks in use. Ferguson says contracts for Beale Ordnance Sunnyside New Haven Henderson and Beech Hill schools will be awarded soon this month.
The Point Pleasant Woman's Club called a 2 p.m. Friday meeting at the Presbyterian Church to review new member names rosters and year book programs. Committee chairs for the fall festival and entire officer staff were urged to attend, with plans by Mrs. E. B. Jones and several chairmen named. The Anne Bailey Farm Women’s Club met at Mrs. Girard Fowler’s home to discuss legislation affecting rural families and elect officers at an Oct 3 all-day meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade and children visited the Smal ls of Buchtel. Thomas Wade and Mona Wade had tooth extractions in Marietta Hospital. Retired Joe Lonas is stationed at Fort Knox. Harland Harris family visited Rev. and Mrs Harris. Happy Stitchers meet at Mildred Cooper's. Joe Heahener and Phil James visited Henry Augustine and Harris families. Oscar Pearson of Carbon Hill visited Earl Smithers. Edith McNeir of Washington DC visited Weekley family. she is Weekley's sister. Mrs. Faye Brookhart is improving. Jessie Lousey and son Oscar visited Elmer Beitelschies with Roy Arhill family of New Straitsville. W H South of Pomeroy visited Henry Shields. Scott Wyth and sons visited Norval South in Pleasantville. Susan South Mildred Handley Ollie Hillyer traveled by chartered bus to Buckeye Lake with a group of NMWA auxiliary members. Ladies Club met at the school. Susan South.
The first fall meeting of St. Monica's Guild at Christ Episcopal Church will be held at the parish house Tuesday at 8 30 p m. The opening session will nominate new officers and plan a rummage sale to fund the Christmas bazaar.
James M. Sayre was returned to county jail from Moundsville prison Tuesday by State Trooper R. C. Dilley and Deputy Sheriff T. L. Morrison. Vinton Smith was arrested for intoxication Monday night by city police and released on appearance bond by Mayor John Clay Hutchinson.
In Point Pleasant the circuit court session proceeded with Vera Noble, daughter of clerk Vernon Jones, acting in his place due to his heart condition. Noble, of 2205 Jefferson Ave, has previously assisted her father in court proceedings.
The petit jury for circuit court was selected Wednesday morning for the Millard Good armed robbery trial. The selected jurors were Lee O. Blain Delbert Nichols D. M. Hope Lester Keefer M. F. Duff John H. Rice Charles W. Oshel John L. McClure Ansil Dunham Claudie Grimm and C. E. Esque.
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