Draft Registration Push At Point Pleasant
About 1500 young men aged 20 to 25 have registered at the Selective Service office in Point Pleasant since Aug. 30. The 19-year-old group registered Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by 18-year-olds on Thursday through Saturday. Questionnaires sent to registrants in Putnam and Mason counties will gather data on employment dependents education and citizenship.
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Point Pleasant
Selective Service Board
French Bailey
Putnam
Mason Counties
Scholarship Plans Made At AAUW First Meeting
POINT PLEASANT The AAUW held its first meeting at 202 Park Drive with Mrs. Clifford Dunn hosting. Mrs. Douglas Rouse elected president and Mrs. Grover Mitchell secretary. multiple committees named and plans announced for scholarships and future awards.
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AAUW
Point Pleasant
Clifford Dunn
Park Drive
Douglas Rouse
Grover Mitchell
Garrett Green
Judson Brake
F. W. Quillan
Mason Man Serving With Far East Force
Mason man Stanley D. Gibbs from Mason has been assigned to the 440th Signal Heavy Construction Battalion and serves as a lineman building telephone lines for the Far East Air Force. Gibbs is the son of Mr and Mrs John W Ingles and attended Wahama High School before service.
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Mason
Stanley D. Gibbs
John W. Ingles
440Th Signal
Far East Air Force
Gibbs
Wahama
Jail Gets Mattresses for County Inmate Rooms
Sixteen new mattresses have been provided for the county jail, Sheriff Ernest Hesson said Tuesday.
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Point Pleasant
Ernest Hesson
Marriage Unites Miss Jen nie Lou Oliver and William E Riffle Jr
In Hickory Chapel Church at Point Pleasant the wedding of Miss Jen nie Lou Oliver daughter of Mr and Mrs N A Oliver of Charleston Road to William E Riffle Jr son of Mr and Mrs W E Riffle Sr of Hickory Chapel was performed by Rev Nolan Sansom. The bride wore a white silk faille suit with navy accessories and a coronet veil. The couple were attended by Miss Betty Elliott and Charles Osher with ushers Ray McConshay and Edwin Schul. The bride who is a Point Pleasant High School 1946 graduate works in the law offices of Somerville Somerville and Hyer. The groom a 1945 high school graduate served 14 months in Europe and works at Central Service Station.
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Point Pleasant
Hickory Chapel
Jennie Lou Oliver
N. A. Oliver
Charleston Road
William E. Riffle
W. E. Riffle
Nolan Sansom
Paul Brown
John McNeill
John Oliver
Betty Elliott
Charles Osher
Ray McConshay
Edwin Schul
Point Pleasant High School
Somerville, Somerville and Hyer
Europe
12Th and
Viand
Local ladies visit town on business and teaching
Miss Helen Wallace of Gallipolis Ferry visited the town on business Tuesday. Miss Anabelle Lee, a Cheshire teacher, is teaching in the area.
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Helen Wallace
Gallipolis
Anabelle Lee
Cheshire
Ohio
Jat Herods Complete Chicago Engagement at Sherman
Mr. and Mrs. Jat Herod finish a Chicago engagement at the Sherman Hotel featuring a violin centered miniature musical show. Afterward they will entertain in Milwaukee and nearby cities. Mrs. Herod is Betty Bryant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Bryant.
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Point Pleasant
Jat Herod
Sherman Hotel
Chicago
Herods
Mr. Herod
Milwaukee
Herod
Betty Bryant
Billy Bryant
Health group to elect officers in Mason County
Mrs. C. P. Stout president of the Mason County Tuberculosis and Health Association announces a public meeting to elect officers for the coming year. The session will be held in the courthouse on Wednesday September 22 at 7 30 p m. Mrs. Mary Middleton the executive secretary will attend a state TB association meeting in Huntington Wednesday.
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Point Pleasant
C. P. Stout
Mason County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Mary Middleton
Tuberculosis Association
Huntington
Picnic Honors Guests From California at Shadle Road Home
A Sunday picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. McCulloch on Shadle Road honored visitors Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Allen of California. Attending were the McCullochs, Mrs. Raymond Gibson and daughters Mitzi and Gloria, Mrs. Emerson Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. James Couch, Mrs. Raymond Spear and children Ray and James, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers and daughter Jennifer of Charleston.
Field Improvements Discussed by Backers
The Big Black Backers met at the junior high Monday evening to discuss field improvements and rebuilding the Sanders Memorial Stadium press box. William Bardin, president, said the group sponsors Lakin squad football games.
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Point Pleasant
Henderson store owner builds feed storage block
Point Pleasant item notes Dan Hope owner of a general store in Henderson plans a cinder block addition beside the store for feed storage.
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Point Pleasant
Dan Hope
Henderson
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John William Kirk
William Bardin
James McComb
Cary Rayburn
Richard K. Steiner
Grant Stanley
J. M. Foglesong
Jackson Mills
Betty Wolfe
Mary Fiber
Miss Wolfe
Marshall
Miss Fiber
West Virginia Wesleyan
Edward Ohlinger
Eunice Beller
Elsie Sommerville
Leo Doerflinger
Dunkirk
N. Y
Nee Pee
Griffin
Mason Man
Far East Force
Chevrolet
Fisher
NYE Chevrolet CO
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Gilitray
Fayette St
Nelsonville, Ohio
Jat Herods
Ae i
Pelzer
Chenille
Yankee
Stairs Store
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