Trio arrested after two stolen cars and street chase
Gallipolis police hold three suspects for the FBI after a cross country spree. Berry 21 and Stitt 20, both of Middleport, allegedly stole a 1966 Plymouth Barracuda from David Hinda and a 1964 Chevrolet wagon in Lexington. They traveled to Ashford West Virginia Daytona Beach and back, then attempted to lift a license plate in Gallipolis. They are accused of forging checks and breaking into a filling station and store near the Georgia Florida border.
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Gallipolis
FBI
Gallia County
Joseph Dan Berry
Palmer St
Middleport
James Allen Stitt
James Allen Whitlatch
David M. Hinda
Ashford
W. Va
Sharon Marie
Gallia City
State Highway Patrol
Second Avenue
Dublin
Georgia- Florida
Better Government committee to press Pomeroy council
A five precinct Better Government committee formed to meet with Pomeroy council. The group gathered at the junior high school to address the unfinished sewage disposal facility and high rates. Athens attorney William Lavelle urged the panel to press officials to seek additional state or federal funds for financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Better Government
Pomeroy
Gloria Cross Meigs
Athens
William Lavelle
Lavelle
Middleport Village Council considers property use and rent
The council debated a property owned by Mrs Eleonor Zeiher on Rutland Street with her demanding retroactive rent of 350 dollars for the past year. After an executive session the village offered 100 dollars plus monthly rent starting September but Zeiher refused the offer to rent and asked the village vacate the premises and remove trees. The meeting also approved paying Morrey Construction excess funds for street work, approved lighting due to prowler reports at Ash and Park, and discussed a four inch water line installation to the Googlein property on Gravel Hill with FCC approval delays noted by TV Cable Installation representative. Council members present were Clifford Stumbo John Zerkle David Ohlinger Charles Byers and Mayor C C Fisher.
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Middleport
Eleanor Zeiher
Rutland Street
Zeiher
Morrey Construction Co
Ash
Park Streets
Harold Chase
Googlein
Gravel Hill
John Zerkle
T. V. Cable Installation Company
Tiffin
FCC
Zerkle
Clifford Stumbo
David Ohlinger
Charles Byers
Gene Grate
C. C. Fisher
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes on sewer fund and bids
A hospital notes meeting discussed applying for loan or grant funds to finance sewer projects. The committee compared bids from Henry Miller Co. and C J Huber, with bid totals of 843079 and 1315089 respectively, and debated plan changes and possible rate freezes before next council meeting. Also noting a Chesser family reunion at Old Hooper Park in Columbus.
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Lavelle
Henry J. Miller Co
C. J. Huber
Parkersburg
Olin Boothe
Huber
Henry Miller and Son Co
Miller
Columbus
Chesser
Old Hooper Park
Meigs County Jail Breaker Nabbed After Escape
Meigs County Sheriff Hartenbach reports James Stitts, 20, escaped from jail Monday at 9 p.m. during a telephone call and grabbed a deputy before being caught on Main Street. He is returned to custody. Alfred and Pomeroy also host family reunions, Swartz at Woods Grove and Ouran at Rock Springs fair grounds with basket dinner at 1 p.m.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
James Stitts
Stitts
Pomeroy — the Ours
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Point Pleasant Junior Women Welcome Prospective Members
Prospective members of the Point Pleasant Junior Women's Club were hosted at Randolph Terrace for a tea. The event featured welcome remarks by the membership committee and tag gifts themed Take Time, plus an orientation book outlining club aims in the state, community, and nation.
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Point Pleasant
Randolph Terrace
Russell Holland
Brooks Holstein
James Piercy
A. G. Brillhart
Keith Hill
Mason County Fair
Gary Brown
Janie Burris
John Burris
Robert Phillips
Eva Russell
Richard Sayre
Paul Skidmore
David Stevens
Motorcycle Crash on Jerry's Run Road Severs Teen’s Lacerations
Mason County Sheriff's Office reports a 6:30 p.m. Sunday motorcycle accident on Jerry's Run Road. Driver Alva Sullivan, 30, of Gallipolis, blew a tire but was unharmed. passenger Pamela Gidden, 17, sustained lacerations to legs hands and hips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Pilot Freed On Venue In Henderson Ferry Charge
Glen Goodman trial for negligent operation of a motor vessel in the Henderson Ferry incident was dismissed on advice that venue could not be established. Ten jurors and two witnesses attended. Gallagher County and Meigs County officers pursued Lyle Sheets, accused of assaulting Officer Richard Hayes. Sheriff Denver Walker attended and cautioned Goodman may still face charges.
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Henderson Ferry
Point Pleasant
Glen Goodman
Henderson
Mike Shaw
Justice of the Peace
Sheets
Gallia
Denver Walker
Ohio
West Virginia
Walker
Goodman
4-H Youth Contender for Horse in Ohio Contest
Andrew Hoover of Pomeroy Route 1 is among four finalists in the Ohio Quarter Horse Contest. He wrote an essay on why he would like to own a Quarter Horse and will be interviewed on Labor Day at Ohio State. The winner will receive a horse and manage it as a 4-H project. The text also notes Austria's area as 32 374 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Hoover
Wendel Hoover
Ohio
Andrew
Six Mason County Men Inducted Into Service
POINT PLEASANT The Selective Service Board of Point Pleasant announced that six Mason County residents left Monday for induction into the armed forces at Ashland Kentucky. Names listed include Ralph K. Newman William J. McCormick Worthy F. Leach John E. Sayre Frankie Buck and Robert B. Cline for induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Selective Service Board of
Mason County
Armed Forces
Ashland
Ralph K. Newman
William J. McCormick
Worthy F. Leach
John E. Sayre
Frankie Buck
Robert B. Cline
Richard F. Wilson
Roger D. Bonecutier
Ricky J. Northup
John E. Thaxton
William F. Riddle, Jr
Lewis W. Chattin
Wayne L. Lee
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Stott
George Lovell
Ason County Vocational School
Neighborgall Construction Co
Tho
Pleasant Valley Hospital
William Watterson
Apple Grove
Pamela Gidden
Brian Weethee
James Bump
Herbert Livingston
Clarence Hall
Teresa Byer
Boothe
Chelser Reunion
Russell Meadows
Theodore Melrose
David Forshee
Carl Maddox
Wesley Taylor
Swartz
Alfred
Woods Grove
Robert Cochran
Billy Don Daniels
Leland Henry I
Nial Minton
Dan Rodgers
Raymond Thornton
Jimmy Joe Wedge
Tom Fisher
Raymond G. Musgrave
Frank A. Krautter
Frank Krautter Jr
Chester Road
Lackland Afb
Tex
Sheppard Afb
Krautter
Pomeroy High School
Gallipolis Business College
Austria
Howard Schultz
Oscar Sayre
Homer
Florence Theiss
Mason
Sayre
Theiss
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