Michigan Tornado Toll Rises Amid $2.5 Million Damage
Tornadoes blasted four Lower Michigan counties causing one child death and at least 44 injuries. More than 130 people lost homes and damage in Augusta Kalamazoo County reached over 1 million. Electrocution and widespread destruction followed as cleanup teams faced access issues.
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Associated Press
Steve Kulikowski
Michigan
Kulikowski
Kalamazoo County
Augusta
Kalamazoo
Eaton
Livingston
Oakland
Donald Merritt
Eaton Rapids
Con
Art Kelsey
Eaton County
Delegates Named To State Meeting By Local Women’s Group
Delegates to the annual state meeting on credentials were elected at a Middleport Pomeroy Branch of the American University Women’s Association meeting at Meigs High School. Voting delegates are Mrs Betsy Horky Miss Helen Smith and Mrs Sibley Slack. The meeting is set for Sept 23 with plans for a state convention April 23 24 at Ohio University Athens.
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Pomeroy
Middleport- Pomeroy
American University Women’s Association
Meigs High School
Betsy Horky
Helen Smith
Sibley Slack
Ohio University
Athens
Logan police report four break ins over weekend
Logan police investigated four break ins with entries at 240 North Street 119 East Hunter Street 288 Midland Place and 278 West Hunter Street. Items stolen included soft drinks whiskey a tape player and a missing key. A meeting of Meigs and Gallia branches announced a $60 Educational Foundation Fund gift and a program on Credit for Women to be held April 17.
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Logan
Floyd Dellmatch
North St
Freda Warner
E. Hunter St
Warner
Harold Schofield
Midland Place
Ruth Malone
W. Hunter St
Meigs
Gallia
Educational Foundation Fund
Bte
Roberta Wilson
Anna Turner
Margaret Parsons
Dorothy Woodard
Congress
Faye Sauer
Betsy Horky
Sauer
Miss Smith
Slack
O.B. Stout
Advancement Badges Awarded at Scout Court of Honor
Scouts from Troop 72 Gloucester held a Court of Honor at the Scout House. Life badges went to Rick Ahle and Mike Moore. Star badges to Craig Arbell and Charles Hartley. First class to Fritz Dillon and Ronnie Vore. Tenderfoot to William Love. First aid merit to Ronnie Vore. Leatherwork merit to Mike Azbell. Merit badge to Mike Imine. Skill award to Ronnie Otis.
Auditions Set for Gallia Country Theater Season
Gallia Dramatic Arts Society announces auditions for the fifth season of Gallia Country to be staged in Rio Grande's amphitheatre on Bob Evans Farms. Auditions run April 23 in Gallipolis, April 24 in Jackson, April 30 and May 1 in Rio Grande. Participants should sing a prepared song. a pianist will be provided. Dance tryouts later. more acting roles available.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Bob Evans
Rio Grande
Greg Miller
Audiitons
Lafayette Mall
Second
Court Street
YMCA
Pearl Street
Jackson
Rio Grande College
Miller
Loading Tipple Hearing Slated for Clifton WV April 28
The U S Army Corps of Engineers schedules a 7 p m hearing at Wahama High School in Middleport on a proposed coal loading tipple along the Ohio River at Clifton West Virginia. Protests are encouraged by Paul Smart and locals cite noise dust and traffic worries. Middleport Village Council has a protest resolution and residents of Mason and Clifton have raised concerns.
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Middleport
Ohio River
Clifton
W.va
Wahama High School
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Middleport-Pomeroy
Tipple
Pomeroy Bend Bridge
Fred Hoffman
Mason and
Community Good Friday Services Set
Nelsonville annual Good Friday service sponsored by the Nelsonville Ministerial Alliance will be at First Methodist Church from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Community ministers will deliver brief meditations on the Seven Last Words of Christ. Attendees may come and go. all are invited.
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Nelsonville
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Camper travel: save by using a camper on vacations
A promotional piece urges readers to consider campers and trailers to avoid motel costs. It highlights the convenience and economy of traveling with a camper, presenting it as an accessible alternative for vacationers without hotel expenses.
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