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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1967

Page

12

Meigs County notices and local school cheer plans

Grace Kelly 91 of Meigs County at Camden-Clark Hospital after surgery. Henry Ewing receives 1937 flood photo gift from Sylvia Roush Syracuse. Rev Bill Perrin praised for parking tickets joke. Meigs cheerleaders to be chosen next week with two varsity leaders per high school and an alternate from Meigs Middleport and Rutland. First grade Salem Center children visit Hurley Nelson farm to see sheep care. Red Cross bloodmobile at Pomeroy Junior High School through 6 pm Monday for 16th anniversary. Bob Eastman away at 13 week manager’s school in Parkersburg. Ohio University band director Charles Minelli works with Meigs Local School District students for Friday concert.

Meigs Pomeroy Middleport Rutland Salem Center Hurley Nelson Farm Pomeroy Junior High American Red Cross Meigs County Charles Minelli Ohio University Minelli

Bunton Scholarship Awarded to Mrs. Bunton of Middleport

Mrs. Sta cy Bunton daughter of Mr and Mrs Arnold Richards of Middleport has been awarded a scholarship to Xavier University Cincinnati by Proctor and Gamble. She has worked three years as a chemical technician in the analytical laboratory and is a chemistry major. A Middleport High School graduate she completed two years at Ohio University.

Middleport Stacy Bunton Arnold Richards Xavier University Cincinnati Proctor and Gamble

Master Of Grange To Speak At County Dinner

Byron Frederick Pomeroy, master of the Ohio State Grange for 17 years, will speak at the all county grange dinner at 7 30 p m Tuesday in Salisbury Elementary School. He is a director of Farmers and Traders Life Insurance Co Syracuse and of the Columbus Livestock Producers Assn. He serves on the Ohio Chamber of Commerce board and Ohio Travel Council advisory committee, is a Gamma Sigma Delta member and holds the honorary Farmer Degree from the FFA. He is on the farm city week executive committee and an officer of the National Grange Assembly of Demeter.

Byron Frederick Pomeroy Byron Frederick Ohio State Grange Salisbury Frederick Farmers and Traders Life Insurance Co Syracuse N. Y Columbus Livestock Producers Assn Columbus Ohio Chamber of Commerce Ohio Council of Churches Ohio Travel Council Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society For Agriculture FFA Ohio Assembly of Demeter The National Grange

Pomeroy Opens Meigs County Scholarships Drive

The Meigs County chapter kicks off its first year as Pomeroy hosts a campus aid drive to fund scholarships for college and trades. Rev Bill Perrin leads the effort with student visits planned across the week and a business committee overseeing contributions.

Ohio Apportionment Amendment Resolution Text

Amended Substitute Senate Joint Resolution No 12 proposes constitutional changes to reapportionment of the Ohio General Assembly. It outlines election timing, district formation rules, term lengths, and procedures for adoption and publication of the amendment with detailed sections on house and senate districts and severability.

General Assembly

Ohio constitutional amendment on districting and census timing

A proposed Ohio amendment would delay establishing legislative districts until after each census and set a method for reapportioning the House and Senate into single member districts. If voters approve at a May special election, it becomes part of the Constitution and repeals several existing Article II and Article X1 provisions.

Ohio House of Representatives Senate

Amended Substitute Senate Joint Resolution No 12 Ohio

Ohio Secretary of State certifies Amended Substitute Senate Joint Resolution No 12 proposing to amend Article VIII to create the Ohio Bond Commission and authorize broad capital functions including highways, education, health, and urban development with a nine year term five member commission, voter procedures for a special election, and revenue bond powers.

Ohio Ohio Bond Commission General Assembly Senate State of Ugher Ohio and Commission Penn Welfare, Correction General Revenue Fund Commission

Middleport Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits

Middleport residents share weekend visits with relatives and friends in Huntington Columbus and Syracuse. Bruce Wallace at Marshall University. Arnold Richards hosts Stacy and Nathan Bunton families and Brett and Phillip. King couple from Williamsburg Virginia visiting local relatives. Wilma and Richard Cook visit Syracuse. Rhonda Cook undergoes surgery in Columbus.

Dwight Wallace Nancy Huntington Bruce Marshall University Arnold Richards Stacy Bunton Brett Nathan Bunton Phillip Cincinnati Chuck Turner Ohio University Larry Flowers Columbus Albert Roush Frieda Faehnle Meigs General Hospital Ethel Burkett Fred Cabeen Arland King Williamsburg Tony Fowler Clarence King King Fort Eustis Carl Mattox Pleasant Valley Hospital James Jiiden Kenneth Byer William Robson Willis Grueser Paul Smart

Wiener Roast Planned by Tri County CB Club

Four new members were welcomed at the Tri County CB'ers Radio Club meeting at the AMVET Hall. A wiener roast is planned for April 27 at 6 30 p.m. at Syracuse Park with rain date at Agnes White's Syracuse home. Refreshments served to 28 members.

Pomeroy C-B’ers AMVET Syracuse Agnes White

Meigs GI Sent To Germany

Pfc. Carl W. McElroy of Pomeroy Route 1 has been stationed in the finance center at Nuremberg Germany. A 1964 Pomeroy High School graduate he held Honor Society membership and studied at Columbus Business University before enlisting June 13 last year. He trained at Ft Benning Fort Knox Ft Benjamin Harrison and Ft Dix before arriving in Germany. His APO address is Pfe. Carl W. McElroy R. A. 15754708 14th Ft. Sec. Disb. Actnv El BGD APO New York NY 09696.

Pomeroy Carl W. McElroy U. S. Mary At Nuremberg Germany Paul McElroy Pomeroy High School Columbus Business University Army Ft. Benning Fort Knox, Ky Fort Knox Ft. Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis Ind Fort Dix N. J Pfe R. A 14Th Ft. Sec. Disb el Bgd APO New York N. Y

Barbecue Scheduled by Middleport Firemen

A chicken barbecue will be held Saturday by the Middleport firemen. Race Street between Third and Fourth will be blocked off for the event. Picnic tables will be set on the village hall lawn with serving from 11 a.m. until dark. Group II of the Women’s Association of the Middleport First United Presbyterian Church meets at 7:30 Tuesday night at Mrs Myron Miller’s home with Mrs Richard Owens as assisting hostess.

Middleport Women’s Association of the First United Presbyterian Church Myron Miller Richard Owens

Marriage Licenses for Allen Stacy and Donna Stout Granted

Allen Dean Stacy aged 23 of Dexter and Donna Jean Stout aged 18 of Albany Route 1 obtained marriage licenses. The records confirm the couple's intent to wed locally with no reported impediments.

Allen Dean Stacy Dexter Donna Jean Stout Albany

Amendment at special election to join Ohio Constitution

A draft provision states that if the majority of electors voting on the proposed amendment at the special election on the first after the first Monday in May approve, it shall become part of the Constitution of the State of Ohio.

State of Ohio House of Representatives Senate General Assembly State of Ohio Tuesay Baers Plession Sta

Ohio Amended Substitute Joint Resolution 22 Filed

United States of America and Ohio Secretary of State certify an amended substitute house joint resolution to amend eight sections of the state constitution. In testimony, the official seal is affixed in Columbus on March 2, 1967.

United States OF America State OF Ohio Office OF the Secretary OF State Ted W. Brown State of Ohio Cobus Office of the Secreta Columbus

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Grace Kelly Meigs Countian China Camden-Clark Hospital Kelly Dinsmore Boyles Henry Ewing Sylvia Roush Bill Perrin Bob Eastman Pomeroy Kroger Bob Parkersburg W. Va Mrs. Bunton Grange Richard Martin Jack Carsey Bill Grueser Kermit Walton Lee Vaughan Ted Reed Jr Carver Williams Sena United States Seone House of Representative Secretary of State Treasurer of State Sec of State Supreme Court of Ohio Supreme Court of the United States 107Th General Assembly Commienion Pease Assembly General Revenue Mds Eenees Assembly Commission al Seas Thei Assembly Carolinas Russell FE. Miller Mike Tina Timmy Clarence Searls Terry Joey Shirttiger Cheshire Bernard Cook Benny Rhonda Wilma Richard Walter Cook Ezra _ Phillips Russell Miller Terry Searls Mike Miller Richard Cook Ezra Phillips Rhonda Cook Children’s Hospital Meigs GI Accounting School Middleport Firemen Race Street
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