Mason County School Board Hears Four Delegations
Crowded bus service prompts transfer approvals as districts from Wag to Mason and Bend areas request routing changes. The board grants Wahama attendance for Bend area students and schedules future meeting for Oct. 10. New hires include Mrs. Fred Kesterson and Virgil Scantlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Hartford
Long Hollow Rd
Letart
Withers
Big Spruce
Bend
Point Pleasant High School
Wahama
Fred Kesterson
Bug Run
Virgil Scantlin
Roy Flint
Union
Cooper
Anna Bell Matheny
Wood
Hill
Lions Attend Zone Meeting at Ripley Camp
Point Pleasant Lion's Club sent president Jack Kososkie and secretary Walter Steinbrecher to a zone meeting at the FFA camp in Ripley. District Governor Paul Moyers and Zone Chairman Don Smith presided. Eleven club members earned perfect attendance pins for 1956 57, including Myrlie Coakley and Jack Kososkie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lion’s Club
FFA
Ripley
Jack Kososkie
Walter Steinbrecher
Lion's Clubs
Paul Moyers
Burnsville
Don Smith
Spencer
Bruce Dennis
Myrle Coakley
Sam Johnson
Pony League
Charleston
The
Myrlie Coakley
Bill Fields
Jim Darby
L. V. Mueller
George Roberts
John Spiggle
Jim Staats
Kenny Morris
Floyd Taylor
Hudson Bay Company Ends Hanging and Marrying Rights
Agents of the Hudson Bay Company let go of a long standing privilege to hang or marry a man in their Arctic regions. The change ends a practice once legally allowed by the charter of the company and its traders in remote areas. The move shifts local law away from traditional company authority in 1670 era control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Bay Company
Arctic
Five Fined in Public Court at Point Pleasant
Otis Rice faced arraignment before Justice of Peace A M Goodwin for driving left of center and was fined 10 dollars plus costs. Wilson Grimes and Jack Shelmnes admitted assault and drunkenness and paid 10 dollars plus costs each. Paul Leroy Martin and James Harrah were fined 10 dollars plus costs for traffic offenses, arrested by sheriff and state police respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Otis Rice
Justice of Peace A. M. Goodwin
Wilson Grimes
Jack Shelmnes
Sheriff's Department
Paul Leroy Martin
James Harrah
PTA Names Committees for Full Term at Beale School
Beale School PTA held its first term meeting with Frank Yester presiding. Committee members include Charlotte Blain on membership and hospitality, Virginia Pyles on devotions, Virginia Hatfield on program, and Rulen on safety. Homeroom mothers list and playground equipment purchases assigned to Blain Mohr and Yester. Sylvia Spears introduced as new fifth and sixth grade teacher.
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Point Pleasant
Beale School
PTA
Frank Yester
Charlotte Blain
John Gill
Alice Rulen
Virginia Pyles
I. A. Blain
Virginia Hatfield
Dorothy Lewis
Rulen
Margaret Yester
Sylvia Spears
Point Clinic Notes Admit and Discharge Totals
Mrs. Charles Nibert admitted at Gallipolis Ferry. Mrs. Emma McCarty and infant daughter of Henderson discharged.
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Charles Nibert
Gallipolis Ferry
Emma McCarty
Henderson
Point Pleasant Women Conclude Meetings and Plans
Circle One of the Presbyterian Women gathered at Mrs. H A Johnson home with Mrs. Robert Rice hosting. Business was led by Mrs. James Hall and Bible study by Mrs. Carter Franklin. refreshments served to a list of attendees including Mrs. Clyde McLane and Miss Blanche Armstrong. Fifteen new members joined the Point Pleasant Junior Women's Club at the Moose Home with Mrs. Walter Steinbrecher presiding. Plans discussed for the Southwest District Convention at Milton on Sept 28. Miss Casey to be matron of honor with bridesmaids named.
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Carrie Green
Hill
Howard Schultz
Sand Hill Rd
Bob Adkins
C. P. Stout
James Dabney
Keith Arnold
Presbyterian Women
H. A. Johnson
Main St
Robert Rice
James Hall
Carter Franklin
Johnson
Rice
Hall
Jack Rogers
Fred Starrick
Minnie Linders
William Probert
Wallie Toney
Flora Windon
Wayne Kincaid
Point Pleasant
Moose Home
Walter Steinbrecher
Milton
Carl Smith
Department of Education
Gene Ball
Casey
Margie Long
Gallipolis
Shirley Pullins
Carol Grimm
James Dunlap
Miss Casey
Flowers
Everett Grimm
Oakley Faudree
George Kyser
James Casto
James Capehart
Charley McCormick
Phyllis Miller
Susie Hyatt
Women study books at Huntington district meeting
A group from Trinity Methodist Church in Point Pleasant attended the district meeting of the Women’s Society of Christian Service at the Ninth Avenue Methodist Church in Huntington. Lunch was served at noon. The meeting focused on presenting study books for review this year including Christ Church and Race, Study of Japan, Gospel according to Mark, and Social Willingness of Local Church Ecumenical Movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Trinity Methodist Church
Ninth Ave. Methodist Church
Huntington
Japan
Welby Casey Rehearsal Party Before Saturday Wedding
A rehearsal party was hosted at 2310 Mt. Vernon Ave following the Tuesday rehearsal at Trinity Methodist Church. Miss Casey and Mr. Danevich are set to marry Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Harry Flowers, sister of the bride, helped host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welby Casey
Mt. Vernon Ave
Trinity Methodist Church
Miss Casey
Mr. Danevich
Harry Flowers
Local graduates set for freshman year at Ohio University
Miss Nellie Jean Blessing Beverly Cottrill Donald McClintock and Judy Mitchell of Point Pleasant, all Class of 1957 at Point Pleasant High School, depart Saturday for Athens Ohio to begin freshman year at Ohio University. June Spencer, Wahama High grad, also leaves Saturday for freshman year. Mrs J O Kessler and daughter Thelma of Huntington visit Wilbur Dixon family in Point Pleasant. Janice Jordan of Gallipolis Ferry enrolls at West Virginia University majoring in home economics after being escorted to Morgantown by her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Jean Blessing
Beverly Cottrill
Donald McClintock
Judy Mitchell
Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant High School
Athens
Ohio
Ohio University
June Spencer
Wahama High School
J. O. Kessler
Thelma
Huntington
Wilbur Dickson
Lincoln Ave
Janice Jordan
Lester Jordan
Gallipolis Ferry
West Virginia University
Morgantown
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Athens Messenger
County School Board
Mason County Board of Education
Board of Education
C. H. Withers
Waggener
Lis
Coats
Chambray
Andy Boys
Oxfords
Guy UC LE TE
Ava Yee
Dt Scholls
D’ Scholls
Miles
JP Goodwin
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Covington
Elec
Gallaher
Polly Red
U.S
Point Pleasant Area
Clyde McLane
A. C. Young
D. C. Wilfong
Blanche Armstrong
D. M. Harshbarger
Berta Condee
W. S. Waldie
J. A. Blankenship
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