G M Equipment Keglers Grab Top Spot in City League
In Point Pleasant West Virginia the GM Equipment Co Keglers surged to first by sweeping Spinit Construction. Two Rivers Motor Co moved into second with two of three over Hackett's Sohio. Pard Hudson led Victory Oil with a 639 series including 221 254 164.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Twenty-Second Street
GM Equipment Co
Keglers
Spinit Construction
Two Rivers Motor Co
Hackett
Sohio
Victory Oil
Blaetmar
Pard Hudson
Kegler
Frank Quillen
Oilers
al Russell
Buicks
Harry Bateson
Sollit
Alex Cruickshank
Tracy Bailey
Joe Plechary
Two Rivers
Griff Durbin
Ellis Overholt
Tubby Morrison
Tommy Rose
Mike Hackett
Outboard Boat Races Return to Gallipolis
Gallipolis hosts a Sunday outboard meet with 81 boats. Class A Hydro winner Art Brookhart. runners up Helen Harris and Edwin Wilcoxen. Class B winner Ott Riegel. runners up H Dale Hagey Jr. and Bob Parker. Class C winner Marritt Crusner. runners up Weldon Weber and David Ackerman. Runabouts winner Jack Israel. second George Newman. third F S McFarland. Free for All winner Matt Cosner. second Ray Monroe. third David Ackerman. Event funded by local merchants. not sanctioned. officials listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gilbert Bush, Jr
Art Brookhart
Rockland
Helen Harris
Elizabeth
W. Va
Edwin Wilcoxen
Belpre
Ott Riegel
Washington Court House
H. Dale Hagey, Jr
Fairmont
Bob Parker
Marritt Crusner
Parkersburg
Weldon Weber
Marietta
David Ackerman
Jack Israel
Columbus
Joe Harwood
CU Runabouts
George Newman
F. S. McFarland
Matt Cosner
Ray Monroe
Charleston
Gallipolis Boat Club
Ohio Valley Outboard Association
Waterloo Nine Blanks Rome for 8-0 Victory in Fall League
Waterloo High dominated Rome-Canaan 8 to 0 as Charlie McKibben threw a one hit shutout with eight strikeouts. Warden Russell led the offense with a homer, triple and four RBIs while Rome’s only hit came on Barnhart’s infield tap. Waterloo visits Buchtel next, as Rome rests with a small squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
Charlie McKibben
Rome-Canaan
Waterloo High
Athens County
McKibben
Barnhart
Warden Russell
Waterloo
Buchtel
Bruin
Shade
Troy
Ames Bern
Albany
Rome
Browns Sign Halfback From Superior State
Dominic Moselle of Teachers College Wisconsin has signed a Cleveland Browns contract. The rookie halfback was added after NFL Commissioner Bert Bell expanded the roster limit to 33 players per team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Dominic Moselle
Superior State ‘Teachers College
Wisc
Cleveland Browns
Bert Bell
National Football League
DAR Assembles 1750 Style Kitchen in Mansion House
Colonel Lewis Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is renovating a cellar kitchen in the Mansion House at Tu-Endie-Wei Park. Volunteers collect pioneer era furniture and heirlooms led by Mrs. Clyde Tallman with help from Mrs. Holly Simmons. Donors include Robert Foglesong and Mrs. Edward Biddle, with repairs by G G Patterson, and the kitchen will open to visitors after more pieces are added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Colonel Lewis
Daughters of the American Revolution
Clyde Tallman
Regent
Mansion House
Tu-Endie-Wei Park
Tallman
Musgrave
Edward Biddle
John McCullour
Holly Simmons
G. G. Patterson
State Park Commission
Junior Woman's Club Meeting in Pt Pleasant
The Junior Woman's Club will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Parish House of Christ Episcopal Church. Members will be submitted for voting and those chosen will join at the October meeting as plans are made to complete the yearbook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Charlene Burgess Chapman
Out of town guests attend Chapman wedding
The wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Joe Chapman drew guests from several area towns. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Green and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Copen from Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kiner, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Early, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Green of Gallia, plus Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Chapman and daughter Connie of Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Joe Chapman
the Heights Eub Church
Charles Green
Dan Copen
Ralph Kiner
E. W. Early
Columbus
Edward Green
Gallia
Eugene Chapman
Connie
Huntington
Vaught Memorial Methodist Church WSCS Meeting
The WSCS of the Vaught Memorial Methodist Church will meet at the church Thursday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Vaught Memorial Methodist Church
Visit Highlights and Family Travel Notes Across Several States
Mrs Nora Story visits Emma Kincaid in Winston Salem while Eddie Kincaid, seven, is hurt at a Viand Street playground with a head injury. Various families report returns from trips to Columbus Logan Columbia Columbia Tenn and Maryland with extended visits and new babies.
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Nora Story
Winston Salem
N.C
Emma Kincaid
Viand St
Eddie Kincaid
Wayne Kincaid
Claude Cheesebrew
Kanawha St
Cheesebrew
James Elliott
Columbus
Carl Freeman
Logan
C. D. Ball
Edgar Workman
Edgar Godfrey
Stateboro
Harry Godfrey
Sandhill Road
Godfrey
John William Steenbergen
Main St
Columbia
Tenn
Steenbergen
Jock
C. G. P. Musgrave
Andrew Cole
Chevy Chase
Maryland
Walter A. Windsor
Windsor Court
James Hesson
James Allen
Point Clinic
Floodwall Gate Use Before Council Tonight
City council holds a special meeting at the city building at 7 30 p m to decide the use of the fifth street floodwall gate. A merchants division delegation of the chamber of commerce will discuss financing removal of the concrete base or replacing it with a level base and converting the river side area into a free parking lot.
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Point Pleasant
John Clay Hutchinson
Fifth St
Chamber of Commerce
Optometrist G D Nibert Opens Point Pleasant Office
G D Nibert Jr of Gallipolis Ferry opens his optometry practice on the second floor of the new hall office building in Point Pleasant. A Mason County native and Army veteran, he comes after four years at the Chicago School of Optometry, graduating in May 1950 after Point Pleasant High School 1942. He leases two rooms on the building's second floor.
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Point Pleasant
New Hall
G. D. Nibert
Gallipolis Ferry
Mason County
Nibert
Chicago School of Optometry
Fort Riley
Kas
Third Army
Germany
Suits Judged in Court in Point Pleasant
Civil suits ruled in plaintiffs' favor in circuit court on Friday. Awards include Mars Inc. versus Holly Simmons for 427.20 plus interest. Surface Combustion Corp. against A J Moore for 596.86. James W Weiler and Sons Inc. against A J Moore for 681.77. Dennison Adams Lumber Co. against Point Pleasant Products Co. for 1247.97. Vinson Conrad against Point Pleasant Products Co. for 753.87. Pure Oil Co. against James M. Stewart for 732.20. John E O'Dell and Merrill O'Dell Lumber Co. against A J Moore for 742.67. Luden's Inc. against Holly A Simmons for 450.48. Special Commissioner Samuel Littlepage ordered Hoy Jones to receive 400 for real estate. Nellie M Cheesebrew awarded temporary maintenance and support from Donald Cheesebrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mars, Inc
Holly Simmons
Surface Combustion Corporation
A. J. Moore
James W. Weiler and Sons, Inc
D. L
Dennison
Clayton H. Adams
Dennison - Adams Lumber Co
Point Pleasant Products Co
Vinson Conrad
Pure Oil Co
James M. Stewart
John E. O'Dell
Merrill O. O'Dell
O'Dell Lumber Co
Luden's Inc
Holly A. Simmons
Dallas Donahue
Olda
Betty V. Donahue
Samuel Littlepage
Hoy Jones
Littlepage
Lewis H. Miller
Nellie M. Cheesebrew
Donald Cheesebrew
Electric Co Plans Voltage Jump to 12 000 in City
POINT PLEASANT A local official of Appalachian Electrical Power Co says the city will switch from 2300 to 12 000 volts by early next week to support two new pumping stations near the floodwall. The company installs nine 12 000 volt transformers on First Street along the levee upgrading the rural distribution as 90 percent of Mason and Jackson counties are served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Appalachian Electrical Power Co
First St
Appalachian
Mason
Jackson
Children To Get Shots In Roane County
Dr. B S Brake district health officer administers tetanus diphtheria and whooping cough vaccines to Roane County school children during Sept 11 to 22 due to nurse shortages. A follow up dose is planned in late October and a smallpox vaccine is given with the first shot. Mason County Health staff join a Sept 27 district meeting in Winfield with District Health Department 3 officials from Jackson Roane Mason and Putnam counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Roane
B. S. Brake
Mason County Board of Health
Putnam County Health Department
Winfield
R. O. Criss
County Sanitarian
Jackson
Mason
Putnam Counties
Halloween Party Planned by Lions Club in Point Pleasant
The Lions Club met at Quality Dairy Restaurant to discuss future business and announce the third annual public Halloween Party on Main Street set for October 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lions Club
Quality Dairy
Main St
Local Clinic Notes and Birth Announcements
Point Clinic notes list Mrs Opa Roberts Gallipolis Ferry Sept 15 medical Roberta Edmonds daughter of Mrs Malissa Edmonds Frazier Bottom Sept 15 tonsillectum Mrs Lula Stewart South Side Sept 16 medical Mrs June Harris Point Pleasant Sept 17 medical Births include a daughter Ginger Lee to Mr and Mrs George Denny Hogsett Sept 17 at home second child A daughter Kathy Jo to Mr and Mrs Donald Cheesebrew Point Pleasant Sept 18 at clinic Releases Ralph Marshall Mrs James Hes son and son Albert Boyles
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Opa Roberts
Gallipolis Ferry
Roberta Edmonds
Malissa Edmonds
Frazier Bottom
Lula Stewart
South Side
June Harris
Point Pleasant
Ginger Lee
George Denny
Hogsett
Kathy Jo
Donald Cheesebrew
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora McKay at Bashan Methodist
Funeral services were held at Bashan Methodist Church for Mrs. Cora McKay. Numerous relatives and guests from Ohio and nearby states attended, including families from Reedsville Coolville Buckeye Lake Racine Parkersburg and Columbus, with several extended visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McKay
Shirley
John
Reedsville
Junior ‘Sorden
Youngstown
James Bailey
Mississippi
Samuel Fleck
Pennsylvania
Nora Smith
Stubenville
Raymond Evans
Herman Frank
M.s. Rader
Columbus
Charles Price
Long Bottom
Ruth Bradford
Racine
Elsie Baker
Nora Amos
Wilma Church
Bessie Enon
Parkersburg
Noah Haskins
Middleport
J. C. McKay
George Smith
Ralph
Betty
East Liverpool
Walter Jemley
Howard McCoy
Joe
Coolville
Lonnie Christpher
John Townsend
Belleville
W. Va
Ruby Knox
Ravenswood
William Watson
Wedding at Millfield Church of Christ
Violet Mae Theisen of Millfield and Charles Noble Richardson of Chauncey were married in a double ring ceremony at Chauncey Millfield Church of Christ. The ceremony featured gladioli and palms, with relatives and friends present. The couple will reside in Chauncey after the reception at the bride’s parents’ home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Millfield Church of Christ
Violet Mae Theisen
William Theisen
Millfield
Charles Noble Richardson
Richard Wilcox
Fredrica Theisen
Dwight Ferrer
Richard Simpson
Thomas Blower
Kathleen Mingus
Christine Brown
Mrs. Richardson
The Plains Class Meets At Residence
Naomi Class of The Plains First Methodist Church met at the home of Mrs. Loretta Henry with class president Mrs. Mary Shafer presiding. Plans were made for a rummage sale to be sponsored by the Naomi Class on Sept. 23 at Athens City hall. Members will leave sale articles at the church on Sept. 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Naomi
Plains First
Jane Nida
Olah Shamel
Ruth Coull
Alta Cooper
Elva Cooper
Rosa Cade
Jeanette Tipton
Lucy McDonald
Helen Kittle
Elizabeth Winefordner
Carrie Nida
Dean Nida
Thelma Linscott
Mary Evans
Wilma Stauffer
Helen Alton
Mary Shafer
Loretta Henry
South Side Resident Dies at 72 in Point Pleasant
Lulu Belle Stewart of South Side died at Point Clinic at 4 p.m. Monday. Widow of farmer Mike Stewart, she was born November 6, 1877 in Mason County. Survived by son Henry and daughter Minnie, both of South Side. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hambrick Methodist Church with Rev. Daniel M. Dorsey. Visitation after 1 p.m. Tuesday at Chapman funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lulu Belle Stewart
South Side
Point Clinic
Mike Stewart
Mason County
William
Polly Moore
Henry
Minnie
Hambrick Methodist Church
Daniel M. Dorsey
Chapman Funeral Home
Classified Ad Rates and Policies From The Messenger
Public notice of classified ad terms for The Messenger outlines line counts and rates, deadlines, and payment rules. It states refunds only for one incorrect insertion and details blind ads, box numbers, and cash requirements for obituaries and announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Messenger
Chauncey Dover Homecoming Committee Plans Thursday Meeting
Mayor Charles Wadley announced a Chauncey Dover Homecoming committee meeting for Thursday at 7 30 p m in the City Building. Homecoming dates are October 12 13 14 and 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover
Charles Wadley
Mrs Pearl Rutledge Hosts Rock Island Guests
Chauncey resident Mrs Pearl Rutledge entertained last week with Mr and Mrs Warren Heinbeck and their son David from Rock Island Illinois Mrs Heinbeck is a granddaughter of Mrs Rutledge and was formerly Alice Stevens of Pineville West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Pearl Rutledge
Warren Heinbeck
David
Rock Island
Illinois
Heinbeck
Rutledge
Alice Stevens
Pineville
W. Va
Royal Women's Class Meeting Scheduled Thursday
Chauncey notes the Royal Women's Class will meet Thursday at 1 30 p m at Mrs Donna Thomas's home. Britannica cites English law equating aiding or inciting self harm to murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Donna Thomas
Cincinnati Livestock and Markets Report September 19
Markets report sow and hog prices up to 25 cents higher with best 180 to 250 lb hogs around 22.00 to 22.10. cattle and calves show steady to strong demand with mixed yearlings 30.00 to 35.00 and vealers 31.00 to 36.00. sheep and poultry also active with various price quotes for broilers, fryers, butter, and potatoes in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Dexter News Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Bebe Caster visited granddaughter Mrs Ralph Turner. Mrs Effie Baker and Miss Helen Davis visited Mrs Viola Halliday. Mr and Mrs F C Folden were in Athens. School opened with Mr and Mrs M E Nelson teaching. Mr and Mrs Frank Talbert of Newport AL on a 20 day furlough. Mr and Mrs Jesse Wheaton of Orient visited Mr and Mrs Ora Shenefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Bebe Caster
Ralph Turner
Effie Baker
Helen Davis
Viola Halliday
F. C. Folden
Athens
M. E. Nelson
Frank Talbert
Newport
Jesse Wheaton
Orient
Ora Shenefield
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Claude Singon
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Sol C. Siegel
Don
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Lauren
Athens-Ohio
WED
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Noreen
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Kathleen Ryan
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Carroll McKee
Max Katzenbach
Charles Buckley
Dean MacFadden
George Buckley
Junior Browning
Russell
Ralph Pierce
Clovis Betts
Henry Steinmeyer
Dale Saylor
Delbert Browning
Elbert Browning
Byron Lowry
Jack Hawk
Joe Carsey
Jack McKee
Root
Goodfellow
Matheny
McKibben and
Pierce
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Charlene Burgess
Heights Eub Church
DAR
Junior Woman's Club
Ning
Ashton
Mary Patterson
Donald Coe
Austin Johnson
Johnson
L. M. Escue
Nitro
James Kenny
Ray Crank
Winfield Road
Crank
Basil Crank
Sissonville
Byron Dudding
Judy
Lincoln Ave
Dudding
J. T. Stewart
Ina Waugh
Jefferson Ave
Holzer Hospital
John White
Walton
J. W. Hammick
Gilman Grin
Mee
Optometrist
Lions
Ralph Marshall
Albert Boyles
Bashan
Outdoorsman Leathercraft Co
West State
Ithaca
Banks Sport Shop
Union Methodist
Union, Ohio
Gibbs & Radford
Harold Goddard
Bartlett
Ohio
Ben LeMay
Guysville
Uhlman’s
Sol Rosenberg
Willys CO
West Washington
Cincinnate Bens
U.S. A
USB
Kaiser
Lloyd Kittle
the Plains
Wakefield Motors
Studebaker
Richland
Pontiac
Roy Noland
Call
Dial
Buick Co
Higginbotham
R.D
Johnny Jones Motors
Chrysler-Plymouth
Dodge
Tansey Motors, Inc
Dodge-Plymouth
Phu Logan
W. A. Miller
Bus St
Nelsonville
Florida
Olsen
East State St
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