Chamber Leader Urges Students to Aid West Virginia Future
Jack Fruth of the Point Pleasant Mason County Chamber spoke to almost 1,000 Mason County high school students from Hannan Wahama and Point Pleasant High Schools. He urged pursuing education and skilled training to meet industrial demand and to lead community progress. He called for local leaders to stay and help develop West Virginia rather than leave. He highlighted state growth and Mason County progress over the past decade and encouraged collaboration to make WV a brighter star among the states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jack Fruth
Point Pleasant - Mason County
West Virginia
Governor's Progress Corps
Fruth
Mason County
School Post Unfilled No Action Scheduled
A statutory board of education meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. to approve the 1967 68 budget with no superintendent hired. Rumors name several candidates including Powell Racine Withers LaSure Cremeans Clark and Siders plus Merrill, and Reeder, while Milton Burdette will not apply. Glenn Smith withdrew after being deemed unqualified and Cermeans reportedly withdrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Board of Education
Powell Powell
Racine
Mason County
Charles Withers
Ashton
Sunnyside School
Charles Lasure
Taylor Cremeans
Lincoln County
Merrill Clark
New Martinville
Corbin Siders
Reeder
W. Va
T. R. Stevens
Milton Burdette
Glenn Smith
Middleport seniors stage class play after all
The Middleport High School play returns after a potential cancellation due to a director shortage. Phyllis Hackett will direct the comedy rehearsal is underway and the show is set for May 12 in the high school auditorium.
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Middleport
Phyllis Hackett
Middleport High School
Chamber Names New Members in Point Pleasant
Mrs Belva M Farley managing director of the Point Pleasant Mason County Chamber of Commerce announces new members including Donald Kingery attorney Dr J Samuel Griffith C and W Contracting Co New Haven Mill Mason Bowling Center Salems Market Miller Insurance Ben Franklin Art Thabet Welfare Finance Shop A Minit Tu Endie Wei Drive Inn Arbuckle Store Leona s Diner Snodgrass Grocery Cochran Furniture Leo Calandros and French City Lumber Co in Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Belva M. Farley
Mason County Chamber of Commerce
Donald Kingery
J. Samuel Griffith
C. and W Contracting Co
New Haven
New Haven Mill
Mason Bowling Center
Salem’s Market
Miller Insuranc
Ben Franklin
Art Thabet
Welfare Finance
Arbuckle
Leona’s
Meetings In Meigs County Community Activities
New officers will be elected at a Class 2 meeting Wednesday night at Heath Methodist Church. A Meigs Band Boosters special meeting is 7:30 p.m. tonight in Middleport High School cafeteria. Edson Roush will show slides of his Russia trip at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Carleton Church. Dr Samuel C Sharpe of the Center of Economic Opportunity will speak at the Meigs County Democratic Club meeting 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Rutland Elementary School. bonding proposal explanation with refreshments for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heath Methodist Church
Meigs
Middleport High School
Edson Roush
Russia
Carleton Church
Samuel C. Sharpe
Center of Economic Opportunity of
Southeaster
Ohio
Ohio University
Meigs County Demarcatic Club
Rutland
Bonding Commission
Rhodes
Deer Struck By 2 Autos In Mason County
Point Pleasant reports two deer collisions on local roads this week. A neighbor near Route 62 saw a deer struck near their home by a passing motorist just after midnight Saturday. Earlier, Russell Thomas on Route 1 informed a conservation officer of a small deer darting across Sand Hill Road and leaping a fence after being hit. Through April 17, four deer have been killed and two injured in Mason County incidents.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Everett Sayre
Route 62
Russell Thomas
Miles Darst
Sand Hill
Admitted and Dismissed Names Listed in Harrisonville
A report lists admitted individuals Mrs Landon Smith Harrisonville Beverly Price Hogsett Mrs Esther Stephens Leon. It also notes dismissals for Woodrow Kapp Mrs Walter Haggy and laughter.
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Landon Smith
Harrisonville
Beverly Price
Hogsett
Esther Stephens
Leon
Woodrow Kapp
Walter Haggy
Food Stamps Planned for Meigs County
Meigs County commissioners approved applying for federal food stamp program upon welfare officials recommendation. Approval may take about six months. Welfare department plans to hire several more case workers to handle the load and to operate the program if approved.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
County Board of Commissioners
Welfare Department
Meigs County Land Transfers Reported
George and Gladys Powell transfer 61 acres in Olive Township to James LaComb and Teressa LaComb. Wayne Wolfe and Gladys Wolfe deed parcels in Chester Township to Trustees of Chester Township. Grace Colwell Dorothy Emmons James W Emmons Catherine Shenefield Rex E Shenefield David Colwell and Janice Colwell transfer .75 acres in Salem Township to John Colwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Gladys Powell
James LaComb
Teressa la Comb
Olive Township
Wayne Wolfe
Gladys Wolfe
Chester Township
Grace Colwell
Dorothy Emmons
James W. Emmons
Catherine Shenefield
Rex E Shenefield
David Colwell
Janice Colwell
John Colwell
Salem Township
89 Pints of Blood Donated at Pomeroy Junior High
Ninety nine residents reported to the Red Cross bloodmobile at Pomeroy Junior High School on Monday. Seventy four donors were giving to replace blood used by relatives or friends and 26 were first time donors. Four and two gallon donors were named along with a team of nurses doctors and clerical workers coordinating the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Hargraves
R. R. Pickens
Ray Heaton
Roger Daniels
Charles Mullen
J. J. Davis
Selim Blazewicz
Edith Jiiden
Nan Moore
Cochairmen
Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Wanda Fetty
Clara McIntyre
Mary Nease
Jean Nease
Joyce Hoback
Carolyn Price
Eloise White
Edith Sisson
Jean Sayre
Mary Alice Samuels
Evelyn Gilmore
Marjorie Crow
Martha Mayer
Edwina Scott
Maceo Barton
Harriet Neigler
Beulah Strauss
Naomi London
Children Examined At Clinic In Point Pleasant
Twelve children were examined at a child health conference held at the Mason County Health Department offices. Dr Edward M Spencer of the Gallipolis Clinic led the exam along with Mrs John Krimm and Mrs William H Carter of Point Pleasant Junior Women's Club assisting. Conferences will be held on the second Wednesday each month. Appointments for children under six beyond the prior session can be made by calling 675 3050.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Health Department
Edward M. Spencer
Gallipolis
John Krimm
William H. Carter
Spencer
Class Votes To Purchase Gas Ranges
The Rutland Methodist Church Young Adult Class met at the Nelson home and voted to buy two gas ranges for the church kitchen. They planned a bake sale Sunday at Rutland Department Store with proceeds to support the store project. Harold Sauer led the discussion. meetings are set for the second Thursday monthly, with the May gathering at the Harrison home.
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Pomeroy
Rutland Methodist Church
James Nelson
Rutland
Harold Sauer
Don Harrison
UFOs Seen Over Meigs Area Reported By Residents
Meigs County residents in Kirtland Minersville Bradbury and Pomeroy reported sighting an unidentified flying object Monday night. The object described as a silver disc with revolving lights flew low at a tremendous speed with Sheriff Robert Hartenbach observed nearby in Minersville.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
Minersville
Seniors Lead Middleport Pupils In Honor Roll For 5th Six Weeks
Middleport High School honors show almost twice as many seniors on the honor roll as other classes after the fifth six weeks. Named seniors include Elinor Bodimer, Asa Bradbury, Leland Brown, Wayne Davis, Karen Faulk, and many others. Junior high lists name eighth and seventh graders earning honor roll recognition, with multiple students named across grade levels.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Elinor Bodimer
Asa Bradbury
Leland Brown
Wayne Davis
Karen Faulk
Sandy Garten
Debra Grueser
Rose Marie Hackett
Ann Hanson
Marjorie Harris
Paul Haynes
David Jenkins
Alberta Little
Susan Morris
Cathy Pickens
Stephanie Pullen
Janis Schmoll
Marilyn Stumbo
Sandra Swartz
Lawrence Taylor
Jamerilla Ward
George Sauer
Drain System Projects Are Announced
John A. Hassell of Sand Hill Road plans 1500 feet of diversion ditch sod waterways and stream channel improvements on his farm per John Cooper of the Soil Conservation Service. Starting this week 18000 feet of tile will be installed in Mason County. Surveys and designs of tile drainage systems were made by Denver Yoho and John Pirie. Cooper announced the district tree planting crew has finished planting trees for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John A. Hassell
Sand Hill Road
John Cooper
The
Soil Conservation Service
Mason County
Denver
Cooper
Land Return Is Ordered In Henderson Mc Causland Case
In a civil action, the circuit court ordered possession and title of land condemned for a lagoon sewer system returned to the Town of Henderson. The clerk is directed to pay $20,000 previously deposited into court to Henderson. The land was taken for a sewer project nearly completed. Point Pleasant later contracted to service Henderson's sewer system.
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Point Pleasant
Henderson
Alex and
Lorena McCausland
McCauslands
Circuit Court
Veterans Memorial Hospital Notes
Veterans Memorial Hospital notes list names Jennie Potts Syracuse Carrie Oliver New Haven Helen Powell Albany and Sarah Congo Portland. Christopher Early Clifford Rhodes Nellie Hanson Janice Stafford and Nellie Brown.
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Jennie Potts
Syracuse
Carrie Oliver
New Haven
Helen Powell
Albany
Sarah Congo
Portland
Christopher Early
Clifford Rhodes
Nellie Hanson
Janice Stafford
Nellie Brown
League To Hear Talk On Physical Fitness
Mrs Fred Kessinger will present a program on physical fitness Thursday night at a Middleport Child Conservation League meeting in the Columbia Gas Co offices. New members will be accepted, and there will be an auction of homemade gift items. Hostesses are Mrs Allen Leonard, Mrs Jeane Cooke, Mrs Angus Howard, and Mrs Kay King.
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Middleport
Fred Kessinger
Middleport Child Conservation League
Columbia Gas Co
Allen Leonard
Jeane Cooke
Angus Howard
Kay King
Two Teens Charged In Middleport School Fight
Middleport police cite two teenagers after a Saturday night altercation at Middleport Elementary School that sent one teen to Veterans Memorial Hospital. Charles Lemley, 18 of Pomeroy, faces a fighting charge and will appear before Mayor C O Fisher. the other boy is a juvenile, turned over to juvenile court.
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Middleport
Herbert Gilkey
Charles Lemley
Pomeroy
Veterans Memorial Hospital
C. O. Fisher
Police Cite Two Drivers On Assured Clear Distance
Pom ery police cited two drivers on Assured Clear Distance charges from weekend crashes on W Main Street. Harry Chesher of Middleport hit Joan Crisp of Syracuse from the rear, while Billy Coleman of New Haven struck Larry Smith of Pomeroy. Medium damages reported to all four vehicles.
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Pomeroy
W. Main Street
Harry Chesher
Middleport
Joan Crisp
Syracuse
Billy Coleman
New Haven
Larry Smith
Pomeroy-Racine Order of Eastern Star Rummage Sale
The Pomeroy Racine Chapter 134 Order of Eastern Star will sponsor a rummage sale on Friday and Saturday in the Simpson building beside the Club Restaurant in Racine. For rummage pickup call 919-2561.
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Pomeroy
Racine
Order of Eastern Star
Simpson
Ground breaking set for Mason County Airport ceremony
L. W. Getty chairman of the airport committee said the ground breaking for the new Mason County Airport will be held Saturday April 29 at 2 p m Several from the state department and county officials will attend The three high school bands have been invited to participate County residents have worked long hours to make the airport possible.
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Point Pleasant
L. W. Getty
Mason County
State Department
Gallia Man Receives Goodyear 10 Year Pin
Gallia native Fred Edelmann senior draftsman at Goodyear Point Pleasant Chemical Plant received a 10 year service pin from plant engineer James W. Coonen. Born in Waverly Ohio he studied at Denison and Ohio State and began his Goodyear career at Atomic Cooperation before transferring to Point Pleasant in February 1959. He and his wife Martha and their children Barbara Thomas John and Michael live on Gallipolis Route 2.
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Point Pleasant
P. Fred Edelmann
Goodyear Point Pleasant Chemical Plant
James W. Coonen
Edelmann Was
Waverly
Ohio
Denison University
Ohio State University
Goodyear
Goodyear Atomic Cooperation
Edelmann
Martha
Barbara
Thomas
John
Michael
Gallipolis
Pomeroy Council Meeting Canceled For Lack Of Quorum
Due to no quorum the Pomeroy Village Council did not hold its Monday night meeting. Representatives from Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. attended along with Condor Street residents upset over truck traffic and they discussed the matter with the two councilmen who would have presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Village
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Condor Street
Named To PJHS Honor Roll for Seventh Eighth and Ninth Grades
Forty four seventh grade students earned honor roll by achieving B or above in all subjects at Pomeroy Junior High School after the fifth six weeks. Seventh graders include Susan Andrews Richard Ash Robert Blackstone Jon Buck William Clark Michael Cullums Jenelle Cumings and many others. Eighth graders listed include Roger Abbott Don Anderson Carroll Baker Stan Coates and more. Ninth grade honorees include Brenda Bentz Sherri Blackston Donna Branham Randall Burt and others.
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Pomeroy
Susan _ Andrews
Richard Ash
Robert Blackston
Jon Buck
William Clark
Michael Cullums
Jenelle Cumings
Eugene Dent
Roger Dixon
Sheila Folmer
Dennis Gilmore
Nancy Greese
Cathy Hall
Shelly Hall
Cheryl Nelson
Charles
Becky Triplett
Frank Girolami
Wayne Well
Jed Will
Michael Williams
Becky Swindell
Mary King
Nancy Snider
Brenda Bentz
Sherri Blackston
Donna Branham
Randall Burt
Max Folmer
Roger Gilmore
Marlene Goodwin
Donna Hanning
Timothy Glaze
Terry Hendricks
Charles Marsh
John Lohse
Steven Miller
Pamela Neutzling
Mary Lou Radford
James Swatzel
George Skinner
Roger Ziegler
Richard Werner
Rural Agent will Speak at Mason County Meeting
Carl Cook Mason County Cooperative Extension Agricultural Agent will speak at the May Mason County Farm Bureau directors meeting on the work of the Mason County Comprehensive Planning Committee. President J A Ferrell urged members to learn the committee’s findings and attend.
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Point Pleasant
Carl Cook
Cooperative Extension Agricultural
Farm Bureau
Mason County
J. A. Ferrell
Workshop Date Set For Point Pleasant Methodist Church
A Thursday April 20 at 7 p.m. workshop at Trinity Methodist Church in Point Pleasant will guide teachers and workers across the Huntington District. Sessions cover kindergarten Friendship Around Me by Mrs Landes Beal elementary Bible Lands and Times by Miss Sophia Fitzer grade II The Life and Work of Paul by Mrs Charles Hinerman junior high The Bible In Todays World by Mrs L J Marshall music by Mrs H H Rogers and administration by Mrs Claude Nelson.
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Point Pleasant
Huntington
Trinity Methodist Church
Landes Beal
Bible Lands and Times
Sophia Fitzer
Paul
Charles Hinerman
L. J. Marshall
H. H. Rogers
Claude Nelson
Meigs General Hospital Notes
Meigs General confirms notes on Nola Bradshaw and Tom Mathews as part of ongoing patient or staff records.
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Meigs General Hospital
Nola Bradshaw
Tom Mathews
Guilty Plea Entered in Assault Case
Harold Lee Waugh of Crown City pleaded guilty to assault at Municipal Court before Judge Robert Betz, fined $25 and costs. Dale Richard Sheets had assault dismissed. Sheriff investigates theft at James Sheets home with gun and two money banks missing.
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Gallipolis
Harold Lee Waugh
Crown City
Robert Betz
Dale Richard Sheets
Sheriff's Department
James Sheets
Buelahville Road
Sheets
Pomeroy Honor Roll Includes 52 Garner Students
Fifty two students at Pomeroy Senior High School earned B grades or higher in the fifth six weeks to make the honor roll. Named are seniors Jennifer Blakeslee through Debra Spencer, juniors including Charles Bartels and Beverly Beaver, and sophomores such as Robert Burdeste and Patti Collins, reflecting strong academic achievement across grades.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Senior High School
Jennifer Blakeslee
Neil Colmer
Connie Dill
Terri Fultz
Carol Hall
David Hargraves
Geraldine Hayes
Peggy Hoffner
Millie Legar
Susan Lytle
Kay McGowan
Jackie Seidenabel
Judy Smith
Naomi Smith
Sharon Smith
Debra Spencer
Charles Bartels
Beverly Beaver
Michael Bentz
Kay Bing
Jeff Burt
Michael Hargraves
William Fetty
Keith Evans
Terry Evans
Cathy Fultz
John Goodwin
Maria Grueser
Penny Hayes
Carla Norton
Jerry Well
Sandra Wildermuth
Alta Schrimscher
Donna Smith
Becky Stivers
Belinda Scott
Paulette Snider
Pat Story
Robert Burdette
Patti Collins
Kenda Chaney
Bruce Justice
Susan Lanning
Mike Martin
Becka McGuire
Elaine Murphy
Charisse Porter
Dorothy Neutzling
Chester Roush
Randy Sycks
Barbara White
John Zurcher
Births at Holzer Hospital with numerous newborns named
A list of newborns and parents at Holzer Hospital includes Kenneth and (Mrs.) Shaw Ravenswood with a daughter, Ralph Bowser Gallipolis Ferry with a daughter, plus many more couples and individuals from Gallipolis, Point Pleasant, Vinton, Cheshire, Henderson, Middleport, Wellston, Jackson, Hamden, and South Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Shaw
Ravenswood
Ralph Bowser
Gallipolis Ferry
Lee Roy Mayes
Henderson
Michael Swords
Patron
John Plummer
Gallipolis
Paul Powell
Letart
Maria Harlow
Point Pleasant
Shelia Vines
Cheshire
Bertie Slack
Vinton
Hattie Gillispie
Oak Hill
Pearl Price
Coalton
Aaron Gray
Allen D. Hale Sr
Emmett H. Grady
Floyd Carson
Middleport
Harold Clark
Thelma C. Plants
John Cox
Hamden
Joseph Lambert
Jackson
Eric Mulholland
Barbara Edlemann
Gary P. Minton
Thomas Shoemaker
Wellston
Mary Williamson
South Side
Landaker and Reitmire Residents of Pomeroy Named
William Joseph Reitmire aged 2 and Addie Mae Landaker aged 19, both residents of Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Joseph Reitmire
Addie Mae Landaker
Pomeroy
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Chamber Head
Feeney-Bennett Post 128
American Legion
Rutland High School
Central Ohio
Church of the Nazarene
Debbie Smith
Bonnie Grate
Darlene Smith
Gene Grate
Janet Korn
WMPO
Janet
Columbus
Juanita Dozer
Charles Dozer
Juanita
Washington, D. C
Ohio Trailways
Pentagon Motel
Martha Ohlinger
Mary Elizabeth Chapter
Robert Smith
Mount Vernon
Natural Wax Museum
Smithsonian Institute
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Pleasant Valley Hospital
America
Sweden
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Candace Bahr
Sandy Clatworthy
Betsy Cunningham
Elaine Davis
Melissa Davis
Bill Hackett
Jackie Hawley
Karen Haley
Carol King
Debra King Luanna McIntosh
Patty Slaven
Teresa Casci
James Clatworthy
Linda Hackett
Joseph Hindy
Marta Hubbard
Mary Jane Jenkinson
Ruth Ann Lacey
Catherine Manley
Kathy Morgan
Barry Wisor
Alan Cunningham
Richard Hawley
Jan Long
Robert Ord
Nina Stiles
Sylvia Swanson
John Tannehill
Middleport Junior High
Randy Becker
Dennis Boggs
Eddie Brown
Anita Fultz
Jennifer Goble
Marianne Kloes
Kathy Moore
Gene Powell
Glenna Sprague
Stanley Wilson
Mary Bradbury
Cathy Bunce
Lee Ann French
David Haggerty
Kim Johnson
Pat Mullen
Joyce Riley
Kayte Russell
Jill Harris
Frank Hoffman
Joyce Kerns
Kent Klees
Sherry King
Opal Berry
Patty Harris
David Krawiczyn
Pam Manley
Dwight McDanile
Brenda Woods
Steve Dunfee
Melanie Hackett
Mike Taylor
Gallia
Pomeroy Council
PJHS
Holzer Hospital News
Eugene E. Branham
Paul L. Burns
Bessie Ferguson
William Hall
Albert Haycraft
Fannie Hutchinson
Ervin Hutchinson
Ervin Johnson
William Ramey
William Smith Sr
James F. Stover
Howard Thoma Sr
Jerry Warner
Kenneth Wroblewski
Donald Saxon
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