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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1977

Page

5

Middleport Seeks Water and Sewer Funds for Nursing Home

Middleport Village Council moved to apply for a $100,000 FHA grant and a $100,000 loan to extend sewage and water lines for a 100 bed nursing home on the former Robert Craig property. The project could create 20 to 25 jobs and lift local taxes and real estate values while a Page Street improvements program uses $140,000 in highway funds.

Beulah Jones Middleport Cleveland Fred Hoffman Farmers Home Administration Hoffman Robert Craig Locust, Powell and Page Streets Gravel Hill FHA Craig George Glaze Jr Meigs County Division 10 Department of Highways All Systems Page Street Marina

Glouster United Methodist Women Plan Carport and Bake Sales

The Glouster United Methodist Women held an August meeting hosted by Mrs Ansel Gamwell at her Hill Street home. Plans included a carport sale in front of the White home on Broad Street on Sept 2 and a bake sale Sept 3 near the Village Gift Shop to fund church building repairs. Homecoming for Concord Union Church on County Road 37 is Aug 21 with Sunday School at 10 and a basket dinner at noon followed by a 2 pm program.

Ansel Gamwell Glouster United Methodist Women Hill Street Broad Street High Street Vaughn Norbert Johnston Florence Bulen Glouster Concord Union County Road 37

Meigs Health Program Screens 600 County Residents

Approximately 600 Meigs County residents were screened in a multi phasic health program. 338 were referred to physicians or specialists including 118 to dentists and 91 for vision.

Pomeroy Meigs County Carolyn McKinley Ohio Department of Health County Health Department Veterans Memorial Hospital Home Health Services O'Bleness Memorial Hospital

Office Clerical Courses Slated in Evening Program

Nelsonville area offers an office clerical program for adults and students not in a vocational track. The course covers typing filing duplicating machines calculators key punch and accounting with individualized instruction taught by Harry Hoskinson and Robert Smith. Enrollment before August 30 costs 30 per 12 week session. contact Cathy Evans at 753-3511 for details.

Nelsonville Tri-County Joint Vocational School Harry Hoskinson Nelsonville-York High School Robert Smith Tri-County

Station Roof Work Began at Glouster Fire Department

Roof replacement started Monday at the Glouster Fire Department. The glass type process roofing job is directed by H S Willke of Colonial Refining and Chemical Co Lancaster, with village employees performing the labor.

Glouster H.S. Willke Colonial Refining and Chemical Co Lancaster

Cruiser Wreck After Wellston Police Chase

Wellston officers pursued a reckless driver on Route 93 and Route 346, crash- ing a 1977 cruiser west of Hamden. Officer William J. Guiles sustained minor injuries. occupants’ identities were not released as investigators determine who was driving. Chief A D Neal said charges will be filed.

Wellston William J. Guiles Gred Milliken Hamden Sand Run Guiles A.D. Neal

Meigs County House Number Project More Than Half Done

POMEROY Meigs County wide house numbering is over half completed with the western half finished and only unnamed roads awaiting numbers. Project engineer James Page notes county residents and emergency services need the system, which uses a grid to assign permanent addresses. A postal review supported the plan and most residents should receive numbers by year end. A county directory of new addresses will be published once finished.

Pomeroy James Page Ohio Page Meigs County

Lost Money Found Personal Funds In Logan Route

Logan police and the Hocking County sheriff recovered $1,300 missing from Mark K Vaughan of Athens. Harden of Route 328 found the money along Route 664 and reported it. Vaughan said personal funds were for a car purchase and not company payroll. Glouster Garden Club to meet for a noon luncheon at Burr Oak Lodge with transport from Mildred Harrison.

Logan Mark K. Vaughan Athens Vaughan Logan Police Department Hocking County Glouster Glouster Garden Club Burr Oak Lodge Mildred Harrison

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