Vocational School Would Meet Area Needs, Supporters Claim
The Messenger reports voters in Athens Hocking and Perry Counties face May 3 decisions on a four tenths mill bond issue and nineteen mill operating levy for a Tri County Joint Vocational School. Promoters cite college prep demand and student tours of Perrysburg’s Penta County Vocational School as proof of need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
Tri-County
Athens
Hocking
Perry
Athens City
The
Doug Geary
Wayne Snyder
Snyder
Logan High School
Penta County
Perrysburg
Tri-County Joint Vocational School
Messengers
Tri- County Joint Vocational School
Ern
Ohio Area
Peta County Vocational School
Pril
Penta County Vocational School a Community Focus
The Penta County Vocational School offers training for employment in business and industry. Tour participants praise up to date equipment and practical labs, noting benefits for dropouts and students gaining licenses, with the broader Tri County plan framed as a regional education revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penta-County Vocational School
Ee Begin
Penta County
Larry Heidlebaugh
Logan High School
Doug Lowther
Albany High
Agriculture Department
Donald Mace
Albany
Athens
Chrysler
Sharon Klinger
Heidlebaugh
Goodwill Industries
Salary Increases Okayed For Pomeroy's Employes
Pomeroy Council approved the first reading of an ordinance boosting wages by about 20 percent for village workers. The schedule includes hourly rates for street crews, police ranks, dispatchers, and clerical staff with retroactive effect to May 1 after all readings. The meeting also addressed meter enforcement and traffic safety concerns, sending issues to the safety and parking committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mercy Village
Leslie F. Fultz
Franklin
Rizer
Donald Collins
Lucien Poulin
Poulin
Webster
Charles Legar
Leo Crew
Union
Mulberry Ave
Fultz
Mulberry Heights
Legar
E. Main St
Pomeroy Council Reaffirms EST Time For Summer
Pomeroy village will operate on Eastern Standard Time this summer after council agreement. The move aligns with state and federal time changes as Congress acts on the time problem. Officials note schools hospitals drug stores bus stations and churches will stay on EST regardless of daylight saving actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Village
Congress
Fred Crow
Land Transfers Involving Nelsons Absent Heirs and Local Firms
Meigs County records show Elmer H Nelson deceased and Carl E Nelson as executor transferring five acres in Langsville to Robert R Edwards and Lena M Edwards. Abbott transfers thirty five acres in Chester to Harold Blackston and Helen Blackston. Johnson T Janes and Josephine R Janes sell seventy acres in Olive Two to West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. Christopher C Cline deeds lots in Middleport to Archie L Pierce and Virginia K Pierce. Jennie Abbott and George Abbott transfer six acres in Chester to Ernest M Cale Jr and Nina D Cale. Bessie M Pickens transfers 396 acres in Racine to James A Price and Judith A Brace. Eugene Carpenter and Elizabeth Carpenter sell 2.66 acres in Lebanon Two to Anna Haines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer H. Nelson
Carl Eugene Nelson
Robert R. Edwards
Lena M. Edwards
Langsville
Edgar A. Abbott
Jane V. Abbott
Harold Blackston
Helen Blackston
Chester
Johnson T. Janes
Josephine R. Janes
West Vir Pulp and Paper Co
Olive Two
Christopher C. Cline
Chie L. Pierce
Virginia K. Pierce
Middleport
Jennie Abbott
George Abbott
Ernest M. Cale, Jr
Nina D. Cale
Bessie M. Pickens
James A. Price
Judith A. Brace
Racine
Eugene Carpenter
Elizabeth Carpenter
Anna Haines
Lebanon
Pomroy Fire Department Handles Two Brush Fires Monday
The Pomroy Fire Department responded to two brush fire calls Monday. One blaze occurred in the Pine Grove area and the other at Eagle Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pine Grove
Eagle Ridge
State Official Urges School Bond Approval
John Parsons, finance director of the Ohio Department of Education, urged Middleport PTA to back a bond for a new Meigs Local School District comprehensive high school. He noted 80 percent of students would use vocational courses, with 20 percent in college prep, and highlighted benefits for adult retraining and industry attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Patsy Barney
Susan Morris
Marilyn Stumbo
Middleport High School
Middleport
Messenger Newsphoto
John Parsons
Ohio Department of Education
Middleport Pta
Parsons
Meigs Lo
Cal
Meigs
Board of Education
Meigs County
Don Mullen
Bernard Fultz
Richard Jones
Kay Ball
William King
Hiram Slanter
Tom Kelly
Perry Hoffman
Frank Eschleman
Richard Slack
Clarence Thompson
Local Meetings Set for Tom Thumb Raceway and Bond Issue
Meigs residents invited to 7 p m Tuesday meeting of Tom Thumb Raceway leagues with substitutes and interested joins. Those absent may call WY2-5656. Meigs Local School District bond committees to meet 7 30 p m Friday at Pom eroy Elementary. executive committee meets 7 30 p m Wednesday at Salem Center. POMEROY The student honor roll omission for Jay C Russell of Pomeroy High is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Thumb
Raceway
Meigs
Pomeroy
Salem Center
Jay C. Russell
Pomeroy High
New Volumes Available During Library Week
National Library Week is observed at Pomeroy Public Library. Gifts to the library include memorials from Lucertia Genheimer for Augusta Genheimer, Mrs Earl Scott of Sugar Grove for her son Ted WWII casualty, and the Pomeroy WCTU in memory of Mrs Zana Baxter and Mrs Bert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Public Library
Lucretia Genheimer
Augusta Genheimer
Earl Scott
Sugar Grove
Ted
Pomeroy Wctu
Zana Baxter
Bert
MHS Yearbook Orders Open. Price Set at 3.75
Middleport High School will take orders for the annuals through April. Orders may be placed with editor Connie Cooke or assistant editors Joe Reichman Roy Coleman and Dee Slaven or at the school office. The books include a graduates list and sell for 3 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School
Connie Cooke
Joe Reichman
Roy Coleman
Dee Slaven
Puerto Rico Plants Topic Highlighted by Garden Club
Louise Harrison hosted the Walk-In Garden Club April meeting with slides of Puerto Rico plants and club activities. Belva Willard won the contest. The May meeting at Mrs. Mable Lee’s home will feature Plants That Brighten the Shade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Louise Harrison
Puerto Rico
Belva Willard
Mable Lee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Penta County Vocational School
Tri-County Vocational School
Charles McPherson
Ames-Bern High
Paulette Woolley
Ames- Bern High
Joe Perry
Shade High
Mike Fouch
Logan High
Mike Brozak
Rome-Canaan
Ted Flood
Athens High
Penta- County
Pomeroy Council
Rupe
Howard Ruppelt
Brownie Troop 5
MHS
Edson Roush
Carmel
W. A. Stevens
Ohio State University
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!