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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1969

Page

12

Leading Creek residents press dump cleanup in Middleport

Meigs County residents led by Ben Rife pressed health officials over fires and smoke from the Middleport landfill. They accuse poor operation and lack of dirt cover, seeking state and county action with meetings planned and a 48 hour fire clearance deadline.

Beulah Jones Meigs Middleport Leading Creek Meigs County Health Department Ben Rife Health Department Rife Arthur Strauss County Board of Health Pomeroy Dark Hollow Department of Health

Two Meigs Girls Win At Ohio State Fair

Julia Holter and Janice Holter, both Meigs County 4 H members from Pomeroy Route 3, won Best of Day at the Ohio State Fair on Tuesday. Julia demonstrated first aid and Janice won the foods interviews quick meals division.

Middleport Pomeroy County Board of Health Strauss Meigs Court House Janice Holter Julia David Holter Janice Roy Holter Meigs County Rhea Mora Sue Wood Louise Michael Linda Jane Jordan Terrie Miller Jane Whitehead Melanie Dean Norman Wood Donald Mora Ernest Whitehead Pat Holter Lavern Jordan Margaret Griff

Hotels and Motels Seek Trained Managers Nationwide

Ambitious people aged 20 to 60 can train to be hotel motel or apartment managers or enter 55 other executive positions with Lewis Hotel Motel Schools. Train in four months or up to two years from home others receive nationwide placement assistance at no extra cost.

Lewis Career Academy South High Street Columbus Ohio

Eagle Scout Franklin Rizer joins Indiana conference scouts

Franklin Rizer earned the Eagle Scout award and traveled with Tri-State boys scouts to the National Order of the Arrow Conference at Indiana University Bloomington. Local delegation led by David Chapman includes advisors and members such as Roger Adams and Fred Fraley among more than 4,000 delegates.

Pomeroy Franklin Rizer Tri-State Order of the Arrow Indiana University Bloomington Ind David Chapman Thai-Coo-Zoo Lodge Thomas Fichlder Kentucky Tom Haggai High Point N.C National Brotherhood of Scout David Lemons Pat Hawn Royce Adkins Rick Hardwik Jim Kegly Joe Chapman Roger Adams Fred Fraley

Legion Auxiliary Records Two Girls State Experiences

The Drew Webster Post Auxiliary heard reports from Meigs High School delegates Marlene Goodwin and Sherrie Blackston on Buckeye Girls State activities. They noted 1,282 Ohio girls attended, and nine teen committee chairmen were named. Plans include a September Athens reception and a November 50th anniversary for the region auxiliary. The group voted a $15 Red Cross donation for Ohio flood relief and discussed community service and veteran education.

Pomeroy Ladies’ Auxiliary Drew Webster Post American Legion Gerald Wildermuth Meigs Marlene Goodwin Sherrie Blackston Buckeye The American Legion Auxiliary Guy Guinther Q. A. Martin Leonard Jewell Olan Knapp J. M. Thornton Paul Casci Hiram Fisher National Security George Mowery Civil Defense Jed Webster Sr Russell Moore David Cummings Charles Hayes Harry Davis Kathryn Welsh Hannell Legion Activities Poppy Robert Couch Cards and Flowers Elza Gilmore

Sorority Outing Honors Xi Gamma Mu Members

Sixteen members of the Xi Gamma Mu chapter of Beta Sigma Phi attended a banquet in their honor Tuesday at the UpTowner Inn in Parkersburg West Virginia. Attendees included Mrs. Ralph Welker Mrs. Virgil Brown Mrs. Kermit Walton and others. Mrs Ray Wilson was guest of cousin Irene Williamson in Baltimore Maryland with tours of Washington D C and Maryland plus days at Ocean City and Rehoboth Beach Delaware.

James O’brien Carl Krautter Larry Wiley Frank Vaughan Tanya Simington Pomeroy Ray Wilson Irene Williamson Baltimore Washington, D. C Maryland Ocean City Rehoboth’s Beach Delaware

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