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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1958

Page

5

County Fire Wardens Named in Mason County

A fire season is designated from March 1 to May 30 and Oct 1 to Dec 31. Fires may only be set between 5 p.m. and 5 a.m. and must be fully extinguished by 5 a.m. Industrial permits may be issued. A. A. Smith names wardens for districts including Apple Grove, Beech Hill, Elmwood, Evans, Stover Ridge, Frazier Bottom, Gallipolis Ferry, Grimms Landing and Glenwood, with reporting contacts listed.

Point Pleasant A. A. Smith Mason County Apple Grove J. F. Dunn Vansickle Stockton Elmwood James Cain Sapsucker Run William Cain Cain Ridge Ancil Tucker Nat. Evans Andrew Veattie Stover Ridge Frazier Bottom G. E. Hereford Upland Gallipolis Ferry W. B. Pearson Crab Creek Grimms Landing Clodus Buck Cabin Run Glenwood L. E. Chapman

Point Pleasant Church Services Schedule

Sacred Heart Point Pleasant Mass times Sundays 10 30 and 8 30 St Joseph Mason 8 30 and 9 45 Morning worship 10 45 and 10 15 Christ Church On Main J P Keefer pastor Sunday school 9 20 YPS 6 30 Prayer Wednesday 7 30 Christ Church Episcopal Jerome D Rodgers rector Holy communion 7 30 Nursery and morning prayer sermon and communion 11 Young people's fellowship 6 30 Wednesday practice 7 30

Joan O'Reilly Sacred Heart Church of Point Pleasant St. Joseph's of Mason Church of Christ In Christian Union Main St Christ Church Episcopal Jerome D. Rodgers Young People’s Fellowship Harmony Baptist Harry Miller Church of the Nazarene J. S. Braman Heights Roy McCoy Main Street Baptist Kenneth Chandler Seventh-Day Adventist — Bible Chapel Howard Avenue Belle Meade Henderson Tabernacle Orville Walker Spencer Church of Christ Henderson Clifford Shaver First Church of God George Osler Bellemead Eub Jack Higgins Youth Fellowship Adult Christian Endeavor Robert Kessinger Eub — Leon Donald Pringle Rockcastle Yanger Shiloh Mt. Zion Promise Land Warren

Wedding plans set for Donna McCoy and Keith Mullin

Miss Donna Marie McCoy and Keith B. Mullin have arranged a Sunday 2:30 p.m. wedding at Heights EUB Church with Rev. Roy McCoy officiating. The bride is the Rev. McCoy and Mrs. McCoy’s daughter. Mullin is son of Mr. and Mrs. Este Mullin of Delphi. Reunion follows for wedding party and families. other local church notices, PTA meeting, and multiple area church schedules listed.

Donna Marie McCoy Keith B. Mullin the Heights Eub Church Miss McCoy Roy McCoy Wayne Mul Lin Mullin E. L. Montgomery, Jr James Atwood Point Pleasant Phyllis Miller Walter Maddox Aids Donna Louis Smith Weirton Leverine England

Local Pastor Attends Synod

The Rev. Frederick A. Matchinski of St. Peter Lutheran Church and his wife will attend the 1958 annual conference of the Synod of West Virginia. The event gathers Lutheran pastors and lay delegates at Holy Trinity Church in Elkins on Monday and Tuesday. The Rev. Mr. Matchinski will serve as chaplain, a position he was elected to by last year’s delegates. Mrs. Matchinski will be the official lay delegate for the congregation.

St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Frederick A. Matchinski Synod of West Virginia Elkins W. Va Lutheran Parsonage Jackson Ave Lutheran League of Young People Robert Ray Pioneer Women of the Church Point Pleasant St. Peter Lutheran Church Holy Trinity Church Matchinski New Haven

Stanley Hospitalized After Heart Attack at Holzer

Herbert Stanley of Ohio River Road is a patient at Holzer Hospital after a heart attack Wednesday morning. He is married to Ida Stanley, employed with the Child Welfare Department of Public Assistance.

Herbert Stanley Ohio River Rd Holzer Hospital Stanley Ida Stanley Child Welfare Department of Public Assistance

First Child Born to Barrs at Holzer Hospital

Mr and Mrs Anthony Barr announce the birth of their first child a son born Thursday at Holzer Hospital The mother Kay Grueser Camp Conley is the former Mrs Grueser Grandparents are Elmer Grueser Camp Conley and Raymond Barr Gallipolis

Point Pleasant Anthony Barr Holzer Hospital Barr Kay Grueser Camp Conley Elmer Grueser Raymond Barr Gallipolis

Mason Sheriff Investigates 2 Accidents

Mason sheriff's department investigated two crashes on Route 2 south of Point Pleasant. A Gallipolis Ferry truck driven by Roy M. Henry was hit from behind by Opal Marie Waugh as he stopped to pick up two boys. one 12 year old, Larry Rainey, was injured and treated at Point Clinic. A second crash at Shadle Bridge involved Otho Pearson, who sustained a severe leg cut and received stitches after losing control.

Point Pleasant Sheriff's Department Gallipolis Ferry Roy M. Henry Opal Marie Waugh Glenwood Larry Rainey Harvey Rainey Point Clinic Shadle Bridge Otho Pearson Gallipolis Ferry Pearson

Pastor Receives Nursery Group Get Well Visit

The Rev. Frederick Matchinski of St. Peters Lutheran Church returned home from Holzer Hospital after a leg operation. Nursery and beginners classes, led by Mrs. Robert Davis and others, visited the parsonage on Sunday to present get well cards and sing Jesus Loves Me. He rested this week and hopes to preach next Sunday.

Point Pleasant St. Peters Lutheran Church Frederick Matchinski Holzer Hospital Robert Davis Dale Roush Paul Sommerville, Jr Elsa Sauer

PTA Elects Treasurer at North Point Pleasant

Daniel Simmons presided at the September North Point Pleasant Grade School PTA meeting. Mrs. O V Knipp was elected treasurer to fill the vacancy left by Mrs. William Buffington. Committee chairmen were announced and room counts will be based on percentage of parents present. The group will sponsor the birthday calendar with Dr Nelson A Park as chairman and canvass city meeting dates. Attendance prizes went to Mrs Howard Yeager and Mrs Oran Schools.

Central Pta Elaine Thevenin Milton Burdett Arthur Eads Melvin Johnson Mary Bright Kenneth W. Chandler PTA Louis Parsons Point Pleasant Daniel Simmons North Point Pleasant O. V. Knipp William Buffington Simmons Nelson A. Park Park Howard Yeager

Jury Returns Verdict In $50 000 Damage Suit

In Point Pleasant a jury after four hours awarded Harold Fowler 3000 against J C Paugh for a Route 2 crash in Sept 1957. Fowler claimed severe injuries that kept him from working. The panel included Cecil Lucas and others. A separate hearing saw a non suit in Flora B Pugh vs H O Upton. Also Judge Kessel granted divorces for Dallas C Donahue Betty Donahue and Patricia Edwards Bernard W Edwards.

Point Pleasant TOC Harold Fowler J. C. Paugh Fowler Paugh Cecil Lucas Harry Chambers George Ingels Ruth Pierce Nellie Siders Robert Gilmour Betty Carpenter Floyd Keefer Evelyn Jewell Russell Terry Circuit Court Flora B. Pugh H. O. Upton Oliver Kessel Dallas C. Donahue Betty Donahue Patricia Edwards Bernard W. Edwards

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