Point Diver Tom McGuffin Celebrates 50 Years of Diving
Tom McGuffin 86, a renowned diver, celebrated his 50th year in the trade at a Sunday dinner in Point Pleasant. He began in New Boston Ohio, later working on dangerous underwater projects, with family and rivermen in attendance.
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Point Pleasant
Tom McGuffin
Moose Home
McGuffin
Parkersburg
New Boston
Ohio
Western River Company
Mose Epling
John Epling
Gallipolis
Reunion Brings Split Family Together After 45 Years
Point Pleasant report: Paul Smith Pickens recalls attending the funeral of half-brother Virgil Smith Jr. in Lesage after a fatal Route 2 accident. He reunites with sister Freda Soward of Toledo, unseen 45 years, and sister Esta Dean of Ona, unseen 22 years, as family history traces back to Huntington roots and a murder in the Fire Department years ago.
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Point Pleasant
Paul Smith Pickens
Virgil Smith, Jr
Lesage
Freda Soward
Toledo
Esta Dean
Ona
Pickens
Huntington
Philip Pickens
Virgil Smith, Sr
Huntington Fire Department
Ex-Point Man Returns to Area for Parkersburg Post
Ex Point Pleasant native Jack Burdett will move to Parkersburg on October 1 to head the Bellville dam project office in the federal building. He has spent 22 years in Washington D C with the government and now plans to settle with his wife Margaret near Ohio River Road after visiting Mr and Mrs Louis Bateson.
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Burdett
Washington
D. C
Point Pleasant
Parkersburg
Federal
Bellville Dam
Margaret
Mrs. Burdett
Mrs. Louis Bateson
Ohio River Road
Bill Holloway Bowie
Mary Parsons
Clarksburg
Maurice Mayes
Henderson
Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen
Marietta
R. R. Stone
C. C. Stone
Charley Young
Gallipolis
Ervin Wright
Nashville
Tenn
Viand Street
Mr. Wright
New Pilea Treatment Shrinks Piles Without Surgery
A new healing substance named Bio-Dynae, from a world famous research institute, is reported to shrink piles and stop itching and pain. Available as suppository or ointment under the brand Preparation H at all drug counters.
Police Report Two Mishaps in Point Pleasant Weekend
State Police logged two weekend accidents with no injuries. William L. Bateman 41 of Lakin rear ended near a tavern lot as he attempted a turn on Route 62 at 10 15 a.m. Sunday. Alfred L. Martinez 44 of Lakin reported brake failure. Damages about 100 dollars. The second crash occurred 1 45 p.m. Saturday at Hogsett when Alice Louise Biffle 37 of Hogsett turned onto a sideroad and was struck by William Tressler 48 of Fairmont driving south. Tressler cited for vehicle control infractions. Damages about 150 dollars.
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Point Pleasant
William L. Bateman
Lakin
Alfred L. Martinez
Bateman
Hogsett
Alice Louise Biffle
William Tressler
Fairmont
Tressler
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Discharges
Mr and Mrs Denver Rollins Leon celebrate a daughter. Admitted Mrs Denver Rollins Leon. Discharged Mrs Franklin Bennett Gallipolis Mrs Clarence Warner Leon Ralph Cunningham Eleanor Mrs Van Crites and son Mason Mrs Otis Grimm Jr Gallipolis Mrs Carl Gillispie and daughter Apple Grove Mrs Howard Pullin and daughter Point Pleasant.
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Franklin Bennett
Gallipolis
Clarence Warner
Leon
Ralph Cunningham
Eleanor
van Crites
Mason
Otis Grimm, Jr
Carl Gillispie
Apple Grove
Howard Pullin
Point Pleasant
Two Drivers Picked Up for DUI in Weekend
Two drivers were arrested for driving while intoxicated during the weekend. Russell Deal, 27, Apple Grove, paid a 50 dollar fine, lost his license for six months, and served a one day jail term. Shirley F Campbell, 26, Point Pleasant, posted bond for a hearing before Justice A M Goodwin. Charles Trisler, 31, Milton Route 1, was arrested on a peace warrant and released on bond.
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Point Pleasant
Russell Deal
Apple Grove
Shirley F. Campbell
Justice of Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Charles Trisler
Milton Route 1
State Police and Sheriff's Department
Constitution Day note on the Bill of Rights afterthought
Elizabeth G. Beatty recounts the 1787 constitutional convention in Philadelphia and how a Bill of Rights emerged only after debate. She details delegated powers, checks and balances, and Jefferson's push for guarantees of individual rights leading to the first ten amendments.
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Philadelphia
Congress
Supreme Court
United States
James Wilson
Pennsylvania
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
France
Rousseau
Voltaire
Washington
Tragic Mt. Vernon Family Killed In Auto Crash
Nina Siders Eads 25 and her two children Sandra Gayle 8 months and Jack Edwards Eads Jr 5 died when another car crossed into their lane near Huntington. Husband Jack Eads 25. hospitalized in critical condition forty miles away. Funeral held at Austin family cemetery amid vast community grief.
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Nina Siders Eads
Jack Eads
Mt. Vernon Ave
Sandra Gayle
Jack Edwards Eads
Huntington
Nellie Siders
Eads
Alabama
Henderson Church of Christ
Little Eddie
Pat Siler
Redmond Ridge Road
Police Probe Hit and Run Near Point Pleasant
The Sheriff's Department investigates a Sunday 1:55 a.m. hit and run on Route 2 six miles south of Point Pleasant. A station wagon owned by James T. Hetzer of Huntington was damaged, with estimated losses around $500.
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Point Pleasant
Sheriff's Department
James T. Hetzer
Huntington
Route 2
New Haven Notables Share Travel and Events
Local notes chronicle Mrs. Floyd Carmack visiting Buckhannon West Virginia and returning with Mike McGrew. B R Vance and Barbara Vance vacation in Popular Branch North Carolina at L F Vance’s home. Roushes visit Beckley to see Honey in the Rock. A string of visitors from Verona Ohio London New Jersey attend E C Riddle events in Clarksburg. Bowling Green State University expects record 9000 enrollments for fall with 2383 freshmen moving in.
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New Haven
Floyd Carmack
Buckhannon
W. Va
J. V. McGrew
Mike McGrew
B. R. Vance
Barbara Vance
Akron
Popular Branch
N. C
Vance
L. F. Vance
Lloyd Roush
Donald F. Roush
Sheldon Roush
Beckley
E. C. Riddle
Ethel
L. C. Schenimann
London
Ohio
Norman Ravensberg
Emily Kyle
Verona
N. J
Riddle
Schenimann
Clarksburg
Louis Karschnik
Oklahoma
James Foreman
Columbus
Ethel Riddle
National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Miss Riddle
Bowling Green
Bowling Green State University
How About You Auto Insurance Offer
A persuasive pitch emphasizes automobile liability coverage and suggests checking policy needs to protect against large damage claims from auto accidents. The text stresses low incremental cost for adequate protection and urges interest in review.
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Virgil Siders
Frank Capehart
West Virginia Hills
Holy City
William Vanhorn
Hugh
Tom McGuffin and Son
Harold McGuffin
Mary Stone
Harold
Judith Friley
Allen Sayre
Dean Friley
Ed Greenawalt
Grace
Mary Dawson
Camden Garrett
Raymond Forester
Ruth Staton
Marvin Cartmill
A. H. Owen
Monroe Chase
Robert McGuffin
H. A. Johnson
Troy Hoffman
Philip McGuffin
Earl Arnett
Mary Hyre
W. H. Bardin
C. A. Roush
R. W. Eschenaur
Robert Blair
Miles Epling
Mose T. Epling
Milinda Hamilton
C. E. Frankenberry
R. E. Frankenberry
Pittsburgh
Harry McGuffin
Middleport
H. K. Hoff
Coropolis
Emory Kenny
Belle
Wilbur Shank
Racine
Irwin Wright
Jack
ST. Athens
York
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Denver Rollins
Elizabeth G. Beatty
Baltimore City
Boston
James Otis
England
Plessey
Athens
Lawhead Press
Lawhead
Lawhead Press We
E. State ST
Lynwood
Lucy Baines Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Congressional Club
By Madolyn Vance
Eva Layne
M. L. Ohlinger
Walter Bush
Kenneth Noble
Michigan
P. E. Roush
Yenate
Imurphey
Insurance Agency
Jessie W. Ley
Katherine Hartley
N. Court
Insurance Service
G. Houck
Don Reed
Dial LY
W. Union St
Athens, Ohio
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