Powell Named Superintendent for Southern Local School District
POMEROY Paul Powell named superintendent of the Southern Local School District replacing resigning Ron ald Deem. Powell has 14 years with Mason County Schools and holds degrees from Glenville State College Marshall University and is pursuing a doctorate at Ohio State University. He and wife plan to move into the Southern District with two children Jane and Ricky.
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Pomeroy
Paul Powell
Ronald Deem
Powell
Mason County
Glenville State College
Glenville
W. Va
Marshall University
Huntington
Ohio State University
Jane
West Virginia University
Ricky
Joyce Ann Williams Shot Wound At Pomeroy
Joyce Ann Williams of Pomeroy is confined to Veterans Memorial Hospital after a gun discharged while she cleaned a drawer. The bullet struck her elbow in what is described as an accidental discharge.
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Pomeroy
Joyce Ann Williams
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Miss Williams
No More Unplanned Dips In Mighty Ohio
Middleport offers an annual summer swimming program at the local pool to teach safety and skills. Friday marked the final session of the season with 250 participants completing courses led by Yvonne Scally and a team of lifeguards and volunteers.
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Tom Kelly
Yvonne Seally
Middleport Pool
Messenger Newsphoto
Sean Mullen
Middleport
Red Cross
Vicki Hood
Pomeroy
Ohio
Big Bend
Ohio River
Yvonne Scally
Charles Clarkson
Mike Lloyd
Linda Hackett
Two Pleased Drivers Injured In Meigs County Crash
Two cars demolished in a Route 124 collision near Sycamore Grove Sunday evening. Robert D. Cozart of Portland crossed the center and hit Ronald E. Hart of Racine Route 2. Mrs Hart admitted with fractured ribs and facial injuries. Cozart treated and released. Reckless operation charges to be filed, deputy says.
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Cozart
Portland
Ronald E. Hart
Racine
Church Unit Holds Meet at Federated Church
POMBDRY Mrs Louis Reibel led devotions as the Happy Harvesters Class met Friday. Plans were made to collect coupons to redeem spoons for the church kitchen. A luncheon for a local organization was agreed. A card was sent to patient Gladys Duckler at Holzer Hospital. Several birthdays and prizes were noted with refreshments served.
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Pombdry
Louis Reibel
Happy Harvesters
Federated Church
Gladys Duckler
Holzer Hospital
Lena Nuber
Frieda Grueser
Lawrence Lanning
Amanda Kaspar
Phil Meinhart
Lena Grueser
Fred Dessauer
I. B. Weed
Maude Grueser
Freda Grueser
Middleport High Band Sets First Rehearsal With New Director
Middleport High School announces 7 p.m. Monday rehearsal at the high school. New band director Ross Frey introduces the session for the school’s music program.
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Middleport
Ross Frey
Child Admitted After Water Poisoning at Home
Charles E. Rathburn 14 months from Middleport is in good condition at Holzer Hospital after drinking water with unknown poisoning. He will be transferred to Children's Hospital in Columbus for further treatment. Other listed patients include Ora Halfhill, Mary Harold, Arthur Lovett, Wally Cottrill, and Frances Swartz among veterans from several towns.
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Ora Halfhill
Cheshire
Harry Gilliand
Coolville
Mary Harold
Middleport
Nettie Jenks
Athens
Arthur Lovett
Portland
Lillian Fields
New Haven
W. Va
Joyce Williams
Pomeroy
Frances Swartz
Letart
Wendell Barker
Hilda Hart
Racine
Hart
Fire in Cleveland Apartment Kills Three Persons
A blaze on Cleveland near east side Saturday killed three residents in an apartment. Fire investigators work to determine the cause and whether others were displaced by the flames.
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Near East Side
Notice of Appointment and Divorce Proceedings In Ohio
Notice that Thelma Dill of Pomeroy Ohio is appointed executrix of Othol Batton estate with four month claim period from July 21 1941. Patsy Ruth Justice not served in Ohio has divorce petition filed by Jack Justice against her for neglect of duty in Athens County with hearing on or after August 1966.
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Thelma Dil
Pomeroy
Ohio
Othol Batton
Syracuse
Meigs County
Patsy Ruth Justice
N. W. 14Th Street
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Jack Justice
Ross
Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Joan F. Newcomb
Cline
Athens
Meigs County Groups Schedule Meetings This Week
The Women's Society of Christian Service will meet Tuesday evening at Mrs. John Smith's home. A workshop on garden club accreditation will be led by Mrs. Robert Reibel at Twilight Garden Club's 1:30 p.m. Tuesday meeting in Federated Church dining room. Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion plans police work at the Meigs County Fair, meeting Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the post home.
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Women's Society of Christian Service
Enterprise Eub
John Smith
Robert Reibel
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Twilight Garden Club
Federated Church
Drew Webster
American Legion
Post
Meigs County
Sheriff Reports July Activity for Pomeroy
Sheriff Hartenbach’s department processed 1283 incoming calls in July, traveled 10 122 miles, housed 58 prisoners, and investigated fourteen accidents. Twelve other complaints along with nine thefts, three breaking and entering offenses, six vandalism cases, two fires, two unlawful entries, and one attempted break in were documented.
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Pomeroy
Department of
Robert Hartenbach
Gallipolis Soldier Serves as Sanitation Supervisor in Vietnam
Gallipolis native Lee W. Bunce, son of Mrs. Katherine N. Bradley, is serving in Vietnam as a sanitation supervisor. A 1953 Gallia Academy High School graduate, Bunce is married to Sue E. Clark.
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Gallipolis
Out-of-town mourners attend Karl Neuman funeral
Mr and Mrs Mendal Moore and Mr and Mrs Frank Croft of Parkersburg along with Mr and Mrs Norman Rousey and children of The Plains joined other visitors in Sunday services for Karl Neuman. Rawlings Coats funeral home conducted services with burial at Portland Cemetery.
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Mendal Moore
Frank Croft
Parkersburg
W. Va
Norman Rousey
The
Plains
Karl Neuman
Rawlings-Coats
Portland
Highway mileage totals reported by Nation al Petroleum News
The Nation al Petroleum News reports the United States has 3 644 069 miles of paved and unpaved highways. The figure comes from the McGraw Hill publication and reflects nationwide road length.
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United States
National Petroleum News
McGraw- Hill Publication
Heath Church board accepts resignation of Russell
Heath Methodist Church in Middleport accepted the resignation of William K. Russell as organist and choir director and as chairman of the worship commission. Russell and his family plan to move later this month. Wayne Gibbons presided at the meeting.
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Middleport
William K. Russell
Heath Methodist Church
Wayne Gibbons
Russell
Max Donahue
James Brewington
Emerson Jones
Ohio Turnpike gunman in 20 mile spree arrests
Army sergeant Dudley T. Latigue of Fort Monroe Virginia was jailed on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and reckless operation after a 20 mile shooting spree on the Ohio Turnpike traveling east near the state line. No injuries or vehicle damage were reported. In Norwood Ohio a 15 month old boy Gary Lee Phelps died of accidental strangulation when he fell from a bathroom shelf and his neck caught a venetian blind.
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Ohio Turnpike
Highway Patrol
Dudley T. Latigue
Ft. Monroe
Pennsylvania
Cincinnati
Norwood
Gary Lee Phelps
Dennis Phelps
Coroner to Investigate Death of 15 Year Old Michael Bunn
A coroner will investigate the death of Michael Bunn 15 of Cuyahoga Falls who was found hanging from a shower nozzle in the family bathroom Saturday.
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Cuyahoga Falls
Michael Bunn
Body identified as Robert Durant in Ohio River drowning
In Cincinnati police report the body recovered Sunday night is identified as 40 year old Robert Durant. Durant reportedly told friends he could swim the river and, after drinking, sank while attempting to reach shore Saturday morning.
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Ohio River
Robert Durant
Durant
Ohio Bar Poll Rates Incumbents In Supreme Court Race
The Ohio State Bar Association survey shows lawyers favoring incumbents in two Ohio Supreme Court races. Judge Louis J. Schneider Jr. led 2395 to 544 over Judge Clifford F. Brown, while Judge Paul Brown topped Joseph D. Bryan 2412 to 492, with the group stressing no endorsement.
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Columbus
Ohio State Bar Association
Ohio Supreme Court
Louis J. Schneider Jr
Clifford F. Brown
Norwalk
Paul Brown
Joseph D. Bryan
Boy and father die after traffic crash death shock
A 14 year old boy Joseph Dixon of Columbus died at Riverside Hospital a week after a car struck him while riding a bicycle. His father Melvin Dixon, 68, died at home from a heart attack while learning of his son's death.
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Columbus
Joseph Dixon
Riverside Hospital
Melvin Dixon
Chicago and Fairborn Report Zero Traffic Fatalities in First Half 1966
Chicago and Fairborn ranked among the few U.S. cities with an 0.0 traffic fatality rate per 10,000 registered vehicles for the first six months of 1966. The National Safety Council data place Midway in the 25,000 to 50,000 population class and Fairborn in the 10,000 to 25,000 bracket.
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Chicago
Middletown
National Safety Council
Fairborn
U.S
Honeymooning Nugents Unrecognized On Nassau Flight
Patrick and Luci Nugent honeymooned in a Nassau villa dubbed Capricorn while traveling incognito aboard a Pan American jet from New York. The couple, who wed days earlier, were escorted by Secret Servicemen and stayed at Rebekah Harkness Kean’s waterfront estate. The White House prepared for public tours as Luci and Pat planned a weeklong stay and a possible Eleuthera Island visit.
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Tex
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