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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1948

Page

3

State Superintendent warns West Virginia schools face critical overcrowding

Point Pleasant officials cite a record high enrollment as 100000 inadequately housed children strain Mason County facilities. Henderson New Haven Wahama and Leon schools overload while modernizing costs rise to 100 125 million dollars. Trent calls for 10 million yearly state building aid and higher county levies to catch up in eight to ten years.

Point Pleasant Mason County West Virginia W. W. Trent Henderson New Haven Wahama High School Leon West Columbia Mason Trent Supt

Mt Union school seeks teacher and building fixes

Mason County Board of Education heard a citizen delegation request a teacher for Mt Union school and to complete the home economics building. Bus routes were reviewed and crowded conditions noted. emergency maintenance reports were presented. A special meeting on transportation and building issues will be held later this month.

Point Pleasant Mason County Board of Education Mt. Union School Garnette T. Stanley Otis Young Robert H. Ferguson Garrett Green Hildreth Armstrong Howard Schultz John Sayre Clarence Blessing John Wheaton

Two Men Involved In State Fall At Mine Indicted And Sentenced

William Coleman and Eli Mayo Jr were indicted Tuesday in county court on auto theft charges and pleaded guilty Wednesday before Judge Lewis H Miller of Ripley. They received sentences from one to 10 years. Clarence Robinette, accused of illegal possession of a cow, also got 1 to 10 years. The Lowe Hotel in Point Pleasant is being redecorated with painters renovating halls lobby and mezzanine.

Point Pleasant William Coleman Eli Mayo, Jr Lewis H. Miller Ripley Clarence Robinette Lowe

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