Board Hires Legal Firm for School Building Plans
Eastern School District Board hired CHESTER-Squire, Sanders and Dempsey to prepare papers for a proposed Route 7 high school wing bond issue. Officials expect a voter-approved funding measure this year amid talks on an operating levy. Substitute teachers were approved. a home instructor was hired. Honeywell was contacted for furnace maintenance. adult reading class staff were thanked. Meeting recessed until April 21 for teaching contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester — Squire, Sanders and Dempsey
Eastern School District Board
Gay Perrin
Nancy Kirby
Robert Sanders
Mark Grossnickle
Honeywell Co
Honeywell
Holzer Nursing Student elected state officer at Cleveland convention
Mary Lee Middleton, a Holzer School of Nursing junior, was elected third vice president of the Student Nurse Association of Ohio at the Cleveland annual convention. The Ironton native works at Athens Mental Health Center and led Holzer delegates to a first place song contest and talent show honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mary Lee Middleton
Holzer Medical Center School of Nursing
Student Nurse Association of Ohio
Cleveland
Miss Middleton
Ironton
Athens
Holzer
FOP Seeks Funds for New Club Building
The Tu Endie Wei Lodge 102 Fraternal Order of Police discussed fund raising and furnishing for the new club building at a Point Pleasant meeting. Charles A. Pierson was accepted as a member and will be initiated at the May meeting. Point Pleasant Moose Lodge 731 donated to the clubhouse. refreshments were provided by Mrs. Lena Strow and Mrs. Hazel Strow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Order of Police
Point Pleasant Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Charles A. Pierson
Lena Strow
Hazel Strow
Horton Eckard
Hay spills as truck rolls during unloading in Gallia County
Gallia County sheriff deputies report a truck owned by Marable Claude Hatfield rolled down a hill while being unloaded in Gallia County. No injuries occurred as hay spilled from the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Sheriff's Department
Marable Claude Hatfield
Army servicemen named in Germany and U S postings
Army private David H. Diener 18, son of Wichita and Pomeroy families, assigned to the 37th Artillery near Dachau Germany after basic at Ft Leonard Wood. Privates Howard L. Miller 23 and Gregory D. Lightfoot 19 completed training at Ft Knox and are stationed in armor units. Spec 4 John L. Collins 20 assigned to Bamberg area with 1st Armored Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
David H. Diener
Patricia A. Dunfee
Wichita
Kan
Donald H. Diener
Lincoln Hill
Pomeroy
37Th Artillery
Dachau
Germany
Diener
Artillery
Ft. Leonard Wood
Ft. Carson
Colo
Wichita Heights High School
Howard L. Miller
Harold L. Miller
Lima
Army Training Center, Armor
Ft. Knox
Miller
5Th Brigade
Elida High School
Juanita
N. Lancaster St
Athens
Gregory D. Lightfoot
Donald D. Light
Bamberg
Collins
S4th Infantry
Film on highway safety shown at Chester PTA meeting
The Chester School PTA will host an eight p.m. screening on highway safety at the elementary school. Patrolman Jim Sheets will speak about driving safety and related concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
PTA
Highway
Jim Sheets
Wildlife Packets Distributed for Erosion Control and Wildlife
Wildlife packets have been distributed through the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation office to individuals and groups connected with a program supplying small quantities of trees and shrubs. Recipients include Harold Abbott Robert Bailey Dale Barr Ronald Beegle Michael Burke James Criswell Mrs Hartwell Curd Mrs Asa Custer Lorenzo Davis Ben Feallock Homer Goodwin James A Heaton Abe Grueser Frank Herald Fred Hill Asa Hoskins Ralph Johnson Brady Knotts Dale McGraw Meigs Senior High School Mrs Roger Morgan Bruce Morris Carl Nottingham David Parry Albert Peterson S G Pickens Walden Roberts Glenna Sanders William D Scott Earl Schultz Elmo Smith Steve Stafford James Suttle William Thomas Joseph Thoren Martha Vennari John Wells and Robert Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs Soil and Water Conservation Office
Harold Abbott
Robert Bailey
Dale Barr
Ronald Beegle
Michael Burke
James Criswell
Hartwell Curd
Asa Custer
Lorenzo Davis
Ben Feallock
Homer Goodwin
James A. Heaton
Abe Grueser
Frank Herald
Fred Hill
Asa Hoskins
Ralph Johnson
Brady Knotts
Dale McGraw
Meigs Senior High School
Roger Morgan
Bruce Morris
Carl Nottingham
David Parry
Albert Peterson
S. G. Pickens
Walden Roberts
Glenna Sanders
William D. Scott
Earl Schultz
Elmo Smith
Steve Stafford
James Suttle
William Thomas
Joseph Thoren
Martha Vennari
John Wells
Robert Young
Modeling Is Topic of Meeting
At Ohio Eta Phi Beta Sigma Phi in Middleport a meeting covered a modeling report by Sarah Bechtel and Carolyn Satterfield. Votes were cast for Girl of the Year with the recipient to be announced on Founder's Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Sarah Bechtel
Carolyn Satterfield
Ohio Eta Phil
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Iris Payne
Martha McPhail
Meigs County
Debbie Finlan
Debbie Gerlach
Medallion Sale To Aid Center
Holzer Medical Center recreation committee offers commemorative medallions to aid the center. The .999 pure silver medallions, about the size of a silver dollar, bear the Holzer seal on one side and a drawn depiction of the new center on the other. The dedication ceremony is scheduled for Monday at 2 p.m. in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Medical Center
Roger Hines
Recreation Committee
New Medical Center
First
Cedar Streets
Anniversary Observed By Deans in Rutland
Mr and Mrs William R Dean celebrated their silver wedding anniversary Easter Sunday at their son in law and daughter Dannal Tillis home. They were married April 2 1947 in Ravenswood West Virginia by Rev Frederick Valentine. They have resided in Rutland for 20 years with another daughter Teresa and Heather Alayne in Louisiana. Out of town guests included Sayre Wickline Roberts Mary Dean and Dan McDemnott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
William R. Dean
Imogene Sayre
Danny Tillis
Saundra Dean
Dean
Ravenswood
W. Va
Frederick Valentine
Teresa
Lee O. Wood III
Heather Alayne
Louisiana
Rube Sayre
Cottageville
David Wickline
Sherri Roberts
Mary Dean
Bidwell
Dan McDemnott
Local visitors and health update from Middleport
Mrs. David Entsminger hosted recent guests her granddaughters Kim Entsminger a Marshall University student Jill Entsminger a West Virginia University student and Dean Weber a Ohio State University student. William Childs is a patient at Holzer Medical Center being treated for chest pains after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
David Entsminger
Kim Entsminger
Marshall University
Jill Entsminger
West Virginia University
Dean Weber
Ohio State University
Columbus
Vernon Weber
William Childs
Holzer Medical Center
Ministers Endorse Tax Levy for Meigs County
The Meigs County Ministerial Association backs a two tenths mill levy to fund fulltime mental health services. Current weekly clinic at Veterans Memorial Hospital would end if the measure fails by June 30. The board serves Gallia Jackson Meigs counties and is funded by county commissioners with state and federal matching support contingent on passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Gallia
Jackson
Meigs
Chaplains Day Planned April 23 at Holzer Medical Center
Holzer Hospital Chaplaincy Committee sponsors Chaplains Day on April 23 across seven county area including Ohio towns Jackson Meigs Gallia Lawrence and West Virginia counties Jackson Mason. The program seeks public info on chaplaincy work, solicits offerings, and notes ministers from diverse denominations volunteer one day monthly to provide patient contact, spiritual aid, and weekend emergency coverage.
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Jackson
Vinton
Meigs
Gallia
Lawrence
Ohio
Jackson and
Mason
West Virginia
Holzer Medical Center
Gallipolis
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Board
Doris Well
Diane McClure
Linda McDougle
Belpre
Janet Minard
District 14
Betsy Hughes
Rose Brown
Debbie Hemsworth
Lancaster
Sandi Simmons
Nitro
Vickie Galloway
Alicia Jeffers
Winfield
Leona Conley
Commercial Point
Donna Shaner
Oak Hill
Carolyn Baldwin
Chillicothe
Jan McDougle
Barbara Marcum
Chesapeake
Eula Crabtree
Lucasville
Julie Sutton
Jeanetta Lambert
Cathy Lamber
Virginia Kane
Hildegrade Peplau
American Nurses’ Association
FOP
Ash
Denver Ash
Buffalo
Felberfelds
Elberfelds
Gallipolis — Holzer Hospital
Holzer Hospital
Elberfelds Warehouse
Mechanic Street
Sale Spring & Summer Toys
Elberfelds Annex
Famous Brand
Lee
Rusty Rider
Cannon
Sale Pr
Sale
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