Middleport council weighs police hiring and firing
Middleport council discussed police tenure with Mayor Fisher noting probation lasts 30 days before council review. Charles Lawson, removed before probation ended, sought reinstatement but no action pending private session. The meeting also approved bank depository, fire station notes, and road project delays. Community litter ordinance study and cemetery signs were approved. Attendees included councilmen Zerkle Stumbo Vaughan Stewart, Mayor Fisher, Clerk Grate, Chief Cremeans.
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Middleport
Middleport Council
Charles Lawson
Lawson
Council
C. O. Fisher
Marion Francis
Boy Scout
John Zerkle
Clifford Stumbo
Richard Vaughan
Lawrence Stewart
Fisher
Gene Grate
Harold Chase
J. J. Cremeans
September Show Planned By Club
Rutland Friendly Gardeners meet at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs Tom Stewart’s home with Zinnia specimens for a paper on Knowing and Growing Specimens. Flower show Busy Days planned for Sept 11 at Rutland Elementary School with accredit ed judge. entries open to public in two invitational classes and junior divisions. judging starts 12 30 p.m. and exhibits open 2 7 p.m.
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Rutland
Rutland Friendly Gardeners
Tom Stewart
Bruce Davis
Horticulture
William Willford
Homer Parker
Fred Williamson
OAGG
Frank Christy
Marietta
OAGC
Patrol Reports Two Minor Crashes On Narrow Rural Roads
The State Highway Patrol investigated two minor accidents Sunday afternoon. At noon on Two Road 45 north of County Road 2, Altina Crisp and Terry Jarrell collided on a narrow road with moderate damage and no injuries or citations. At 2:30 p.m. on Sauers Ridge Road, Sherman Parsons and Leonard Biland collided on a curve with moderate damage to both vehicles, no injuries and no citations.
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Pomeroy
State Highway Patrol
Altina R. Crisp
Sauers Ridge Road
Sherman L. Parsons
Crown City
Leonard A. Biland
Gallipolis
Parsons
Biland
Meigs County Fairgrounds triple vehicle crash reported
Meigs County sheriff reports a three vehicle accident at the Meigs County Fairgrounds Sunday at 12 05 am near the junior fair building. A Pugh Amusement Co. truck driven by Kermit Campbell struck a Herbert Hoover pickup, then hit the sheriff's cruiser. No injuries or citations.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Summary
Discharges include Mrs. Norman Nicholson Evans West Virginia and Mrs. Robert Carr along with Mrs. William Hannon. Names Roger Hudnall Morral and Mrs. Garland Bostic Gallipolis Ferry appear in notes.
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Pleasant Valley Hospital
Norman Nicholson
Evans
W. Va
Roger Hudnall
Morral
Garland Bostic
Gallipolis Ferry
Robert Carr
William Hannum
Pvt Simpkins Assigned Panama Duty After Enlistment
Marion Eveland, Mason Gallia Army Recruiter, announces Homer Simpkins of Point Pleasant enrolls in the regular army for three years choosing Panama for overseas duty. He will receive 16 months in Panama after a 4 to 6 month training, with basic at Fort Dix and two weeks leave before deployment. Eveland notes multiple training camps allow planning for 20 months of future assignments.
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Point Pleasant
SFC
Marion Eveland
Mason—Gallia
Homer Simpkins
Helen Bonecutter
Poplar St
Panama
Pvt
Simpkins
Point Pleasant Senior High
Bonecutter
Dukes Cleaners
Eveland
Pvt. Simpkins
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Second Avenue
Gallipolis
Retirement Books To Be Available In Meigs-Vinton-Jackson Area
A bookmobile led by Mr. Eddy Educator will roll out a special retirement reading collection. It targets readers nearing retirement with topics on income health care housing social security benefits food hobbies and similar practical interests. The materials include updates from Rep Clarence Miller and will be accessible to local readers.
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Pomeroy
Meigs-Vinton-Jackson
Mr. Eddy
Clarence Miller
Pomeroy Police Arrest Six Over Weekend
Pomeroy police arrested six people over the weekend. Ray Landers Jr and William Reeves of Pomeroy were jailed for intoxication. John Krawsczyn Jr of Middleport and William C Johnson of Pomeroy Route 2 faced DUI charges. Johnson was cited for left of center in a Saturday wreck. William Cline held on open flask. James B Sellers charged as accessory after the fact. Meigs County Common Pleas Court suit filed for divorce by Jack L Frederick of Long Bottom Route 1 against Linda L Frederick of Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Ray Landers Jr
William Reeves
John Krawsczyn Jr
Middleport
William C. Johnson
Johnson
William Cline
James B. Sellers
Jack L. Frederick
Long Bottom Route 1
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Linda L. Frederick
Third St
Pomeroy Chamber Maps Housing Data Center Plan
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce meets to plan a housing data center for newcomers and the new industry. Jack Kerr, elected president, calls for a central information hub on housing, services, and pertinent area facts. The group considers office space, a part time secretary, church and school listings, and a county banquet for 4-H members with awards. Plans for a 1972 regatta are discussed with chairs named and a sixth director added for 1971-72.
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Pomeroy
Kerr
Paul Simon
Chamber
Lancaster
Pomeroy Group
Jack Carsey
William Grueser
Earl Engels
Meigs Bloodmobile visit totals donors and pints in Pomeroy
There were 107 attendees at the Meigs County Bloodmobile in Pomeroy Elementary School. 86 pints were donated with 58 replacements and 23 first time donors. Names of donors include Gilbert Zwilling Ada Bissell Cris Hubbard Eva Tartley Robert King Susan Pigott Dorothy Johnson Albert Roush Edward Durst and others.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Gilbert Zwilling
Ada Bissell
Cris Hubbard
Eva Tartley
Robert King
Susan Pigott
Dorothy Johnson
Albert Roush
Edward Durst
Robert Shook
Richard Pickens
Batman and Robin Sue Over Batman Toy Profits
Los Angeles AP Batman actor Adam West and Burt Ward filed a 6 million lawsuit against Greenway Productions 20th Century Fox and ABC claiming they were underpaid from 300 million dollars worth of Batman merchandise and related items. They seek 2 million in compensation and 4 million in punitive damages. The suit cites contracts on toys records sweaters and games sold worldwide. POMEROY Hubert Bustin 39 Cheshire is held in Meigs County jail on forgery charges after Gallia County officers detained him.
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Los Angeles
Batman and Robin
Television
Adam West
Batman
Burt Ward
Greenway Productions
20Th Century-Fox
American Broadcasting Co
Pomeroy
Hubert Bustin
Cheshire
Meigs County
Bustin
Gallia County
Robert Hartenbach
SCS Officer Attends Meeting In Columbus
John Cooper of the Point Pleasant office of the U S Soil Conservation Service attended the annual national meeting of the Soil Conservation Society of America in Columbus. A tour of the O M Scott Seed Co. was highlighted. Cooper reports SCS aid to two local residents on erosion control and field edge work including an interceptor tile and a woodland border cut back to improve crop production and wildlife habitat.
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Point Pleasant
John Cooper
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Society of America
Columbus
SCSA
O.M. Scott Seed Co
O.M. Scott
Marysville
Mason County
Cooper
SCS
Loris Pullin
Denver Yoho
Pullin
Charles McCulloch
Route 35
Five Mile Creek
McCullouch
West Virginia Announces Higher Teacher Salaries Pending Council Rules
West Virginia state superintendent Dr. Daniel B. Taylor says teachers and service personnel will be eligible for higher salary levels approved in the recent legislative session. The President's Cost of Living Council must issue final written interpretations, but the July 1 1971 contract provisions allow pay changes and increments if the Aug. 15 1971 date is met.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Daniel B. Taylor
Taylor
Ted Bell
USCE
Cost of Living Council
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Athens
Max Farley
Division 10
State Highway Department
Page Street
Farley
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Middleport Hill
Mator
Sus
Serena Ste Fel W
Unico
Delbert Kasler
Mgr. Kurtz
Ohio
Pomeroy Chamber
Meigs Bloodmobile
Lylabelle Hampton
Eloise White
Becky Anderson
Dorothy Smith
Jeannette Lawrence
Martha Beegle
Edith Sisson
Vernon Nease
Clara McIntyre
Quality Print Shop
Daily Sentinel
Athens Messenger
Wmpo Radio
Meigs
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Ewing's Funeral Home
Pomeroy Street
Lawrence Douglas
Herbert Whaley
Bob Whaley
Veteran’s Memorial Hospital
Plains
Service
C. J. Tippett
West State St
Roger W. Wolf
Fort St
Nelsonville
Harold B. Swisher
Paul Williams
West State
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Nationwide Insurance
Naionwide
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Nationwide Life Insurance Co
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