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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1963
Page
7
Pomeroy Village Council discussed Canal Winchester’s odorless sewage plant as a potential model for Pomeroy. They approved bills, considered redepositing 175000 from sewer bonds, and reviewed proposed street repairs and signs.
Clifford Stumbo owner of The Sewing Center in Middleport announced his Republican candidacy for a village council seat. He seeks one of two four year terms to be filled at the November election with filings due by 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Sue Ann Myers daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Myers Long Bottom was named Eastern High School Homemaker of Tomorrow for her top score on a December knowledge and attitude test She advances with other school winners to state level She was active in 4 H and twice competed in Make It Yourself In Wool and is a Future Homemakers of America officer Meanwhile the Middleport emergency squad treated Harry Tipton at his South Front Street home after an asthmatic attack at 9 05 am Monday
Arrangements with Ashland Oil Co. will provide a 1000 gallon tank mounted on a truck to serve Portland. It will cost about 800 to render the vehicle serviceable and Racine firemen will assist with training and equipment for the Lebanon Township department.
Twenty five members met at Grace Methodist Church for a dinner and reviewed Peter De Vries' The Blood Of The Lamb. The group will send a dry foods box to the Lee family in Gallia County mission ary in Viet Nam, to be given to Mrs. Howard Hardway. Mr. Hardway donated a portable desk to the guild.
Alva Sinclair admitted at Meigs General Hospital. Discharged Leroy Watson John Taylor Pearl Poulin Hazel Shivel er and Mahlon Eblin.
The Middleport First United Presbyterian Church will ordain and install officers at 10 30 am Sunday after the Session met Monday night Reading list includes Mrs George Anderson elder Francis Anderson and William Ingels deacons and Mrs Roscoe Fife and Mrs Francis Anderson deaconesses Other officers named include John Fultz Russell Lyons Mrs E O Tewksbury Roscoe Fife and Fred Lewis deacons Mrs Paul Hapton Stall and Miss Phyllis Joachim deaconesses and Donald Mills Donald Lowery Mrs J E Harley and Mrs Karl Owen trustees Rodney Sauer named superintendent of the Sunday School replacing Richard Vaughan James Buchanan assistant superintendent Communicants class for children and adults begins March 2 at 11 am.
Delmar A. Canaday, former two time mayor of Pomeroy, filed as an independent candidate for mayor at the Meigs County Board of Elections. He will face Republican and Democrat nominees in November. Mrs Zuelelia Smith filed as a Republican for village council joining two incumbent women officials. Dor Schaefer will not seek re election and Leslie Fultz has not stated intent.
Daphine Lee Langsville Route 1 Nadine Barton Pomeroy Route 3 Harold Eb ersbach Pomeroy Kathryn Sue Grimm Rutland Ivan Dudding Mrs Leland Clench and daughter listed in hospital notes from Meigs Memorial.
A special all day meeting of the Syracuse Third Wednesday Home Demonstration Club will be held at 9 30 a m Wednesday at the home of Mrs Carroll Norris. Aluminum trays copper plates and pictures will be made. Attendees should bring a sack lunch. For information contact Mrs Norris.
Data on gauge readings for Gallipolis Greenup and Kanawha Falls show varied water flow and dam status with many movable dams down below Dam 17 in the Huntington District. Boats on Gallipolis and Kanawha rivers report multiple up and down movements while Pomeroy Mason action transfers part of old Route 7 to Salisbury Two.
Meigs County Education Association executive council planned the annual all day county teachers meeting at Rutland school for Friday April 19. The group announced receiving the National Education Association charter and named Roger Roush and Mrs C O Chapman to the program committee. A second council meeting was set for March 12.
An interdenominational youth rally at Middleport First United Presbyterian Church featured panelists from several churches and a display by Heath Methodist Youth Fellowship. About 100 youths attended. funds from offerings support a community vacation Bible school. Also included were solos, devotional remarks, and a welcome by church leaders. In a separate item, Florence Theiss of Mason West Virginia was admitted to Riverside Hospital in Columbus for observation and treatment.
The 1963 Gallia County Heart Fund drive will run in February with Heart Sunday on February 24. General chairman is Mrs. Lawrence Spriegel, co chair Miss Ethel Maude Young, and city chair Madge Neal. Dr. Francis W. Shane and Dr. Oscar W. Clarke will present Pulse of Life and speak to groups.
Mrs Raymond Fischer hosted a bridal shower honoring Mrs George Hibbs formerly Susan Young. Prizes went to Mary Bradbury and Mrs Roger Phillips with Mrs James Hazelton Jr winning the door prize. The guest list featured numerous local women including Mrs Terry Phalin and Mrs Alma Turner.
Gallia County commissioners rejected both bids on county ditch No. 1 as above engineer estimate. Engineer J Roy Bartlett will prepare a new estimate and re advertise for bids. The meeting also covered bids for dump trucks, cab and chassis, and a 1000 gallon asphalt distributor. City officials discussed park front improvements and riverbank parking lot funding. Four youths found and reported a broken downtown parking meter.
Gallia County boards approve 1963 appropriations totals for Hannan Trace and Southwestern districts raising the combined funding by about $26,000. Hannan Trace approves bus driver resignation and hires Melvin Church. Kgger Creek to solicit bids for two new 54 passenger buses. Rio Grande College student teachers added at Raccoon and state finance meeting planned.
Gallipolis police arrested Ronnie Carmichael, 18, and David Tawney after spotting a car at Jim's Ashland station at 2 45 am Sunday. Both pleaded innocent in Municipal Court Monday and were bound over to the grand jury with $500 bonds. Officer Cecil G Thivener and night merchant policeman Ted Hanna aided. Judge William H Jones also fined Marshall Drummond and William H Saunders $10 each plus costs for intoxication.
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