Rockefeller Discusses Mason County Economic Future
John D. Rockefeller IV met with Mason County civic and business leaders in Point Pleasant to discuss the area's economic future. He cited unemployment, housing, shortages of professionals, and the need for infrastructure and youth facilities while noting vocational training as a potential positive influence.
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Messenger
George Lovell
Charles Lanham
Point Pleasant-Mason County
Point Pleasant
Mason County
John D. Rockefeller IV
West Virginia
Rockefeller
Point Pleasant- Mason County
Ter
William
Knight
Ohio
Pantasote
Jon Leighty
Poten
Gavin
Gallia County
Crimes In England See Sharp Rise In Violent Offenses
In England and Wales violent crimes climbed from 4 800 to 36 000 over two decades. The analysis shows burglars and robbers have a six in ten chance to avoid arrest and a four in ten chance of acquittal if charged.
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London
England
Wales
Yale Invites 113 Candidates To Opening Practice
Yale coach Carm Cozza invited 113 candidates to Yale's opening football practice on September 1. There is no spring practice in the Ivy League.
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Yale
Carm Cozza
Oklahoma Tackle Metcalf Starred in 1963 Orange Bowl and 1965 Gator Bowl
Lawrence Butch Metcalf, Air Force offensive line coach, played as a tackle for Oklahoma in the 1963 Orange Bowl and the 1965 Gator Bowl, highlighting his college football era.
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Lawrence Butch Metcalf
Air Force
Oklahoma
Annexation Move Considered for Two Mason Schools
Mason County Board of Education weighs annexing the Mason County Vocational Center and Point Pleasant Junior High into Point Pleasant to improve sanitation pickup and police protection. Other actions include salary approvals, dress code vote, budget revisions, bus driver pay under wage freeze, and staffing changes.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Vocational Center
Mason County Board of Education
Ted Stevens
Stevens
A. O. Powers
Michael Whalen
Whalen
Zelda Knapp
Miss Knapp
Bill Withers
Harry Siders
Charles Eschenaur
Ray Fields
New Haven
Mason
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Ohio River
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Putnam
New York
Athens
Nelsonville
Gur
Bankamerici
Withers
Presbyterian Church
William “Bud” Hatfield
Annabel Matheny
Leon
Deborah Nowlin
Central
Beech Hill
Donna Tatterson
Mark Sisk
Mason Grade School
Ira Potts
Catherine Wandling
Arnold Allison
William Hatfield
Donald Hornbeck
Leland Selby
L. D. Butt
Ordnance
Joyce Goodson
Francis Simms
Joyce Judy
Baxter Akers
Frances L. Thomas
Mildred Hawley
Thomas L. Watson
Patty Wetherholt
West Virginia Department of Employment Security
Warren Keefer
State Department
Community Action Council For Transportation
Esther Gillespie
Sunnyside
Grace Marr
West Columbia
Ruth Hassell
Eva Thomas
Isue
Main Street
Shadle Bridge
David Lee Nervell
Mary Sue McDaniel
Randy J. Litchfield
Southside
Margaret Rosmary Smith
Rickie Darius Smith
Gayla Ann Casey
Southeasterns
Savings Bank
F.D.I.C
Gibson Refrigerators
Gibson
Gibson Freezers
Gibson’s
Anniv Price
Blackburn Appliances
Chestnut St
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