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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1956

Page

5

POINT PLEASANT Young Republicans To Meet Organize

The county Young Republicans announce a Monday 8 p m meeting at the Legion hall to elect officers adopt a constitution and by laws. State GOP leaders John J D Hoblitzer and John Fields will speak with organizer help from Fred Blu Jack Mann Carroll Casto Rush Krodel Walter Windsor Vitus Hartley Jr John Hoschion Ralph Sayre and Radford Ingles.

Vina Fleadan Republicans Young Repubicans Legion Hall Republican Committee John J. D. Hoblitzer John Fields Fred Blu Youn Mepuolicans’ League Jack Mann Carroll Casto Young Republicans League Rush Krodel Walter Windsor Vitus Hartley, Jr John Hoschion Ralph Sayre Radford Ingles

Pt Pleasant Moose Women Plan Square Dance and Film Night

The Pt Pleasant Moose women met Tuesday in the Moose Home with Senior Regent Ruth Lewis presiding. They announced a square dance on Sept 29 at the Moose Home with admission for members and guests, plus a football game film project. Participants included Frances Darst Nan Roush Betty Heck Wilma Ellen Fisher Wilma Melrose Mabel Roush Edith Fox Daisy Darst Roma Wartenberg Ann Lee Redmas Dora Kapp.

Women of the Moose Moose Home Ruth Lewis Women of the Moose and the Moose Lodge Daisy Darst Roma Wartenberg Ann Lee Redmas Dora Kapp

Local Social Notes and Funeral Service Notices

Cheshire area updates include Mrs Snider visiting, Rev Sni der formerly at the Methodist Church, guests from Columbus, a shower for Mr and Mrs Scott Lucas, and moves and visits by several families. Funeral for Mrs Pansy Spires held in Middleport with burial at Giter y. Stork shower hosted by Mrs Andy Wilson with gifts and prizes, lunch served by hostesses.

Cheshire Ant ‘Thompson Stanley Mauck Columbus Will Needham Scott Lucas Inge Daniel Swisher Gordon ‘Swisher Nettie Campbell Belle W. Va Alfred Ramsey Bill Conde Beckley Condee Paul Poling Ripley Pansy Spires Mid-dleport C. J. Lemley Gitery Stanley Swisher Charles Carter Starr Bert Hornet Hs Andy Wilson Charleston Road Betty Fery Betty Wells Fred Schroeder Jean Abbott Jean Doolittle Georgia Thompson Caroline Windsor Mary Hyre Jerome Rodgers Mabel Steenbergen Christine Sibley Clara Mae Rairden Verlit Twitty Bessie Johnson Lavinia O'Neal Georgia Hutchinsson Hildreth Armstrong Betty Mann Jean Litttlepage Lois Nibert Pyles Geneth Krebs Frances Hatton

Point Clinic Notes Admit Mrs Greer at Point Pleasant

Surgical admission noted for Mrs John Greer at Point Pleasant on September 18. ED entry records indicate placement in the hospital for evaluation and possible intervention.

Point Clinic John Greer Point Pleasant

Point Pleasant Personals and Local Visits

Mr and Mrs Byron Ballengee of Jefferson Blvd spent Friday in Charleston and attended the Morris Harvey College football game where brother Dewey Ballengee scored the only touchdown. Mrs Bertha Wilson and Miss Joan Wilson were Parkersburg visitors. Frances Browning of Columbus visits her parents at Holzer Hospital after a heart attack. Mrs Boggs remains at home recovering. Alice Bradshaw returns home after visiting relatives in Buckhannon. C B Smith returns from Holzer Hospital.

Point Pleasant Byron Ballengee Jefferson Blvd Charleston Morris Harvey College Ballengee Dewey Ballengee Bertha Wilson Joan Wilson Maxwell Road Parkersburg Frances Browning Coumbus Clifford Boggs Smith Sr Holzer Hospital Holzer Hospital. Mrs. Boggs Alice Bradshaw Fifth ,St Frank Hyre Buckhannon C. B. Smith Ohio River Road

Ex-Resident Dies at 61 in Point Pleasant

Elmer Stanley Burrows, 61, a former Hogsett resident now of Baltimore Ohio, died at his home near noon Wednesday. Survived by wife Edna and children William Charleston George Baltimore Vir ginia Thompson Edna Persinger Mary Ger Evadina Patty, plus three brothers and a sister. Services at Mt Carmel Church Saturday at 2 p m with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call Stevens funeral home after 7 p m Friday.

Point Pleasant Hogsett Elmer Stanley Burrows Baltimore Ohio Mary F. (Burrows Cooper Snohomish Wash Thomas Burrows Edna William Mary Ger Evadina Patty Elzie Huntington Ervin Edna Cooper Mt. Carmel Charles Kinnaird

Fire Season Set At Oct 1 In Jane County

At a county fire fighters meeting in the fire station, officials announced the 1956 fire season runs from Oct 1 to end date. County fire protector A A Smith of Buffalo stated no one may burn material between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. without a special permit from the forestry office in Hamlet. Attendees were shown trenching and fire suppression methods in a movie presented by Smith.

Point Pleasant Jane County A. A.smith Buffalo Hamlet Smith

West Columbia Man Is Taken to Pen

INT PLEASANT The sheriff s department delivered Jackie Miller West Columbia to the Moundsville State Penitentiary Wednesday to fulfill his one to ten year term for breaking and entering a store in West Columbia Miller was convicted in the May 1 term of court but took a 60 day stay in the Mason County Jail Birth Announced POINT PLEASANT Dr and Mrs Jack Buxton of Mt Vernon Ave are announcing the birth of 1 son Wednesday morning at the Kanawha Clinic They have an other son and a daughter Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Harry Berkley of 2216 Mt Vernon Ave and Mr and Mrs F R Buxton 308 Thirteenth St

INT Pleasant Sher A's Jackie Miller West Columbia Moundsville State Penitentiary Miller Mason County Point Pleasant Jack Buxton Mt. Vernon ‘Ave Kanawha Clinic Harry Berkley Mt. Vernon Ave F. R. Buxton Thirteenth St

Staats Rice Marriage License Entry

James Robert Staats 33 and Florence Elizabeth Rice 28 both of Letart Route 2 are listed as marriage licensees. Their fathers are William Wiley Bert Rice and Ozah Beulah Berkley Rice.

Point Pleasant James Robert Staats Florence Elizabeth Rice Letart William Wiley Bert Rice Ozah Beulah (Berkley) Rice

Two Men Fined For Traffic Violations

POINT PLEASANT Two men plead guilty to traffic violations and were fined by Justice of Peace A. M. Goodwin. Henry John Selfridge of Omaha Nebraska paid 10 dollars and costs after arrest by state police and sheriff’s department for hazardous driving. Also paying 10 dollars and costs was Ralph Newells Parks Jr of Defiance Ohio arrested by the sheriff’s department for speeding.

Point Pleasant Justice of Peace A

Rector Named Episcopal Diocese Leader in West Virginia

The Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia appointed the Rev. Jerome D. Rodgers of Weston as rector to head mental health and alcoholism work at the Peterkin Conference Center. Rodgers will oversee Christian social relations for the diocese and the biannual meeting of the committee last week noted his selection on October 22.

Point Pleasant Dioto Peterkin Olism Episcopal Diocese West Vir Negima Christ Christian Social Relations Episcopal Stew Jerome D. Rodgers Weston Rodgers Department of Christian Soc

Minister and Family Feted With Shower at EUB Church

A pound shower for Rev. and Mrs. Roy McCoy at Heights EUB Church on N Main St featured sugar and shortening laden foods. The event, organized by the Women’s Society of World Service with church help, drew over 80 attendees and included musical performances, greetings from church officials, and a display of gifts.

Eub Church Point Pleasant Roy McCoy Charles Foglesong Darryl Cox Roy Blessing Mr. Lewis Harry Godfrey Hale Blessing Janet Newell Ruth van Sickle Mary Esther Cole McCoy

30P Women To Hear State Office Candidates

Mason County Republican women will hear two speakers at their organizational meeting in the American Legion Hall tonight at 7 30. Mrs Frederick Becker state president of the Republican womens clubs and Mrs John A Jones associate chair of the state GOP committee will speak on organizing clubs across the state.

Point Pleasant Mason County American Legion Hall Frederick Becker Republican ‘Women’s Clubs John A Jones

Kanawha Clinic Notes Birth in Mt Vernon Ave parish

A son weighing nine pounds five ounces was born to Mr and Mrs Jack Buxton on September 19 at Mt Vernon Avenue. Discharges include Mrs Edison Putney and son Mrs George Vaughn and son and Mrs Jackie Jacob and a daughter.

Jack Buxton Mt. Vernon Ave Edison Putney George Vaughn Jackie Jacob

Point Pleasant Boat Club Cuts Road to Docks

The Point Pleasant Boat Club, a corporation, has cut a 15 foot wide road from First Street to a circular driveway at the water, where about 25 boats dock. The road was built Tuesday night by Wedge Lumber Co. with slag from Lincoln Ave hauled by city truck. A flotilla show is planned for October 7 with boats from Huntington, Charleston and Gallipolis expected to participate.

Point Pleasant B. W. Krodel Lincoln Ave Siders Huntington Charleston Gallipolis

Plan Annual Tag Day Outing by White Falcon Band

Point Pleasant Wahami High Schools annual Tag Day will be held this Saturday with the White Falcon band performing in West Columbia Clifton and Mason in the morning and Hartford and New Haven in the afternoon. A short concert and parade will follow in each town, Band Director James Breen says.

Point Pleasant Wahami High School White Falcon West Columbia Clifton Mason Hartford New Haven James Breen

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