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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1965

Page

5

Mayor Siders Nominated To Head Citizen Ticket

In Point Pleasant the incumbent Mayor Virgil A Siders was nominated for a third term on the Citizen ticket at a 39 attendee convention in the junior high school auditorium. Siders highlighted road, building, vehicle and park improvements completed during his tenure and credited many volunteers. The article lists ward nominees for council and committees with incumbents noted. The Republican convention is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m in the courthouse and the municipal election is scheduled for May 15.

Point Pleasant Virgil A. Siders Citizen Ticket Siders Krodel Park A. E. Thomas Wayne Kincade Rodney Wamsley Oakley Faudree Arlin Hall Ted R. Stevens Johnny Wamsley Charles Cottrill Don Hatfield Ernest Handley J. S. Duncan Dana Rayburn Sam Fowlkes Tom Holland William L. Wood Dallas Hall Louis Rossi Hiram Daugherty Reid Doollittle Robert Allbright Irene Doo

Kiwanis Club views film of 500 race

GALLIPOLIS Kiwanis members watched a film on the 1964 Memorial Day Indianapolis 500 in Tyes Restaurant loaned by Ashland Oil. Guests included Reva Coughenour Sandra Kail and others from Kyger Creek Key Club and Rio Grande College circle. L Claude Miller led singing of Happy Birthday to Amyl Haffelt and Fred Koopman. POINT PLEASANT Assembly 23 Rainbow Girls to sponsor a record hop at Point Pleasant High School auditorium Thursday night 8 to 11.

Gallipolis Kiwanis Club Tye Kiwanis Ashland Oil and Refining Co Reva Coughenour Sandra Kail Kyger Creek Keyette Club Richard Neal Bob Darling Kyger Creek Amyl Haffelt Fred Koopman Point Pleasant Point Pleasant Assembly Order of Rainbow Point Pleasant High School

DAR Winner Cathy Darst Wins Essay Medal

Cathy Elizabeth Darst, 10, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Darst of Point Pleasant, won a D A R essay contest medal of excellence in history. A fifth grade student at North Point Pleasant Grade School under Mrs Beulah Jarrell, she is treasurer of the West Virginia Club and a member of the Happy Hustlers 4 H Club. She attends Heights E U B Church.

Point Pleasant Catherine Elizabeth Darst Robert Darst Mt. Vernon Ave Colonel Charles Lewis Daughters of the American Revolution Beulah Jarrell North Point Pleasant Happy Hustlers West Virginia Cathy Heights Eub Church

Pamela Henry Named GAJHS Student Proxy

Pamela Henry was elected president and Tommy Matthews vice president of the Gallia Academy Junior High School student body at Tuesday's annual election. A separate vote among senior high students ended in a tie, with another vote slated for Thursday. George W. Sprenger, 84, of 217 Fourth St Point Pleasant, was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 7 10 p m Wednesday after a fall at his home and suffered a fractured right hip. his condition was listed as good.

Gallipolis Pamela Henry Tommy Matthews Gallia Academy George W. Sprenger Fourth St Point Pleasant Holzer Hospital

River traffic gauges and canal locks reports

The river line shows gauge readings at Gallipolis Montgom ery Greenup and Meldahl with rollers down and falling water levels. Canals list multiple boats and lock statuses on Kanawha and Ohio rivers with times and paddle numbers. U S trains natives in Nam: 10 000 tribesmen trained by U S Army Special Forces.

Gallipolis Montgomery Greenup Meldahl Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy - Mason Point Pleasant Dama Kanawha London Marmet Winfield Ohio River Huntington Anker L. Cristy Elisha Woods Buckeye State Ovec Andrew_P. Calhoun Kathy R Alton Zephyr H._E. Bowles Titan Inca Jeffboat Solvay Seniet Alan R. Merrill Jerry Bosworth W. H. Shaver, Jr George T. Rice A. J. Patten Er Roats Defender Reliable Franklin Pierce Phillip Sporn John J. Rowe Northern William H. Zimmer Luther Herdman U.S Viet Nam U.S. Army

Mason County airport site approved by county court

The Mason County Court accepted the proposed site for a Mason County airport after survey work by Waldo Blake. An option on 104 acres was taken from Robinson Land Development Corp. The $205,990 project would receive 50 percent FAA aid and 30 percent state funds, with 20 percent by the county.

Point Pleasant Mason County Waldo Blake St. Louis Rolfe Lee Homer Smith Dick Ord Lloyd Roush Virgil Siders Robinson Land Development Corp National Guard Route Run Federal Aviation Authority State Appalachia Hulett Smith John Andy) Wilson E. H. Bissell Clarence Adkins Ray Epperly Point Pleasant - Mason County Chamber of Commerce The Aeronautics Commission Charles Lahhaie Blake

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