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WhereTheWkWaters MingleMARY HYREPOINT PLEASANT — News | explaining to Santa about aof the Mason County Monsterreally gets around.Mrs. Betty Halstead, wife of Chief Demitv Sheriff MillardDeputyHalstead, received a copy of the military newspaper “Stars and Stripes” this week from herMorton Jackson.brother, Sgt.Sgt. Jackson, who is stationed •d Viet Nam, said he was surprised when he opened the Nov. 19 edition of the newspaper and found a front page story from Point Pleasant about the monster.Friday, a story reached my office that a Columbus, Ohio,deer hunter reported he saw a black deer while hunting in the Cornstalk hunting grounds. Millard Wallace, manager of the area, said he didn’t receive thereport, but he has received reports that bear tracks were seen in the vicinity.A black bear was killed inKanawha County this week and a bear has been seen in BooneCounty.The annual Christmas parade, scheduled Friday evening, was canceled due to the rain, but will be held next Friday at 6.30 ip.m.Despite the rain several hundred children came to town andstood outside the Point Pleasant fire station in the rain in line to see Santa Claus.I w-onder if I shouldn’t visit atovlano before I go hear theyoungsters put in their orders to Santabecause they sure did name a lot of toys and dolls thatI never heard of and you canbet that the little girls wanteda doll, but the boys went for bigger things, such as a horse, abike or a space outfit.Little Marvin Lee Miller, 5,said “Santa I sang for you lastyear,” He sang a song and didn’t ask for a thing for himself, but did ask for some candy for his girl friendMarkie Lucas, 3, walked up to Santa and said “I been good.” Kim Seymour had a hard timeknitting machine.Randy Mamhout, 3, told mehe was Santa’s helper and “Isure do like that man.” Someof the youngsters really had a serious expression on their faces.
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Athens Sunday Messenger
Athens, Ohio, US
Sun, Nov 27, 1966
Page 31
Full Page
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Kevin S.
CA 11 Jan 2023
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