Sixth Street Window Lost Steamboat Still Puzzles
The unsolved disappearance of the steamboat Iron Mountain haunts old rivermen along the Ohio and Mississippi. In 1985 it vanished after departing Vicksburg, with no witnesses or clues and the crew never seen again. A drifting fleet of barges witnessed later by a New Orleans bound steamer offered the only near-trace, as rivermen still ponder what happened.
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Iron Mountain
Ohio
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Buckhorn Landing
Louisiana
Island 102
Buckhorn
New Orleans
Freedom
Cincinnati
Ironton and Steubenville
Louisville
Ashland
Wheeling
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Tron Mountain
Drug Abuse Discussed At Club Meeting
A Rhododendron Homemakers Club session at Letart addressed drugs and their misuse. Led by devotion leader Virginia Hazlett, the meeting included a reading from The Upper Room and prayer. Presiding officer Mary Phillips led business as the Mason County Homemakers Council constitution was read. attendees included Hazlett, Phillips, Albert Roush, Bert Roush, Sayre, Clarence Thomas, Velma Roush, and guests Lisa Thomas and Kay Roush.
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Point Pleasant
Rhododendron Homemakers Club
Velma Roush
Letart
Clarence Thomas
Virginia Hazlett
Mary Phillips
Mason County Homemakers Council
Hazlett
Phillips
Albert Roush
Bert Roush
Sayre
Guess
Lisa Thomas
Kay Roush
Illness Of Lawyer Delays Mason County Hearing
A public hearing on charges against Mason County is postponed until February 20 due to the illness of Gordon Biliheimer, attorney for defendant J. Brooks Smith. County Superintendent J. Brooks Smith’s case was set for Saturday in the Mason County Courtroom but was rescheduled because of the attorney’s illness.
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Ilness
Point Pleasant
Mason
J. Brooks Smith
Mason County
Gordon Biliheimer
Smith
Rural Water Lines May Be Extended
Gallia County Rural Water Association directors meet Monday night to discuss extending service lines. The system now has 114 miles under contract and about 15 miles of 12 and 10 inch lines completed. Pump station and purification work has begun and should finish before lines are in service. To date 1,033 taps are sold and 10 remaining along the new lines are offered at 75 dollars each, with price increases after completion.
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Cheshire
Gallia County Rural Water Association
Man treated for chest cold in Middleport incident
Emergency unit responded to the Dallas Lightfoot residence on Middleport Hill at 9 39 p m Thursday. Rawlings Ambulance transported the man to Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis for treatment of a chest cold.
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Middleport
Dallas Lightfoot
Middleport Hill
Holzer Medical Center
Gallipolis
Rawlings Ambulance
Strides Noted At Lakin Hospital In 1970
Lakin State Hospital’s 1970 fiscal year saw a new activities building and an alcoholic treatment unit added. Groundbreaking occurred on Hospital Day in May, with the unit serving hard core alcoholics. The report notes staff changes, a camping program with hundreds of participants, expanded summer activities, and a tele-lecture system linking multiple hospitals. Population at institutions declined to 4694 as of November 1970, aided by community mental health programs aiding over 10,000 people. The department requests substantial funding for 1971 72 to expand staffing and services statewide.
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Point Pleasant
Lakin State Hospital
West Virginia Department of Mental Health
Guthrie Center
Charleston
Lakin
Margaret Ross
Title I
OEO
NYC
Department of Social Work
Department of Welfare
Colin Anderson Center
Weston
Spencer
Huntington State Hospitals
Department of Health
Weston State Hospital
Pravlege
Spencer and
Huntington
Barboursville
Martinsburg
Logan
Princeton
Beckley
Green Acres
Lesage
Institute
Department of Mental Healths
Lakin, Spencer, Weston
Huntington State
Mason Civil Defense Unit Appoints Two
Mason County Civil Defense Unit announced Thursday the appointment of Roger Hysell as chief of underwater recovery and George Carson as chief of the county fire department. Director Richard Grinstead said safety helmets patches and decals have been ordered for new members and a rotary red light for the rescue truck. Rescue Chief John Harrah said the truck is available for limited service though not fully equipped. Junior member Billy James said the mobile field office is ready to be painted. Plans include accepting wives and daughters of members as civil defense members.
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Point Pleasant
Roger Hysell
George Carson
Mason County Civil Defense Unit
Richard Grinstead
John Harrah
Two West Virginia Men Arrested for Larceny in Route 7 Theft
Meigs County deputies arrested Ted Martin, 19, and Joseph McCartney, 23, of West Columbia after a Friday traffic stop yielded stereo equipment and tapes later linked to a theft at Whispering Pines cafe on Route 7. The men are jailed on grand larceny charges.
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Pomeroy
West Columbia
W. Va
Meigs County Sheriff's Department
Whispering Pines
Route 7
Ted Martin
Joseph McCartney
W. Columbia
Wva
Meigs County
Driver Cited In Accident at Sixth and Vland Streets
In Point Pleasant at 8 15 P M Friday one driver was cited for losing vehicle control after a two car crash. Sandra Lee Redman 22 of New Haven was charged with failure to have vehicle under control after rear ending Charles L Brown Jr 31 of Point Pleasant who was stopped at a traffic light. Damage estimated at 250 dollars. In Racine Brady Fusiman a seventh grade honor roll student was accidentally omitted from a Messenger list. In Pomeroy Meigs County Sheriff arrested Phillip Fisher on intoxication charges Friday night.
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Point Pleasant
Sixth
Vland
Sandra Lee Redman
New Haven
Charles L. Brown Jr
Brown
Racine
Brady Fusiman
Southern Junior High School
the Messenger
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Phillip Fisher
Dround The Bend Free Time Plans Needed
A humorous editorial muses on shrinking work hours prompting idle time and the appeal of inexpensive, relaxing activities. It laments puzzle crazes and family board games as time eaters, contrasting them with solitary reading and quiet baking as calmer pursuits.
12 Stranded After Fire Totals House
A family of 12, including Mr and Mrs Jess White and 10 children, was left homeless when a six room house on Redmond Ridge behind Henderson burned. Firefighters could not reach the scene due to impassable roads. cause undetermined. The home was owned by Edna Austin of Henderson and the Whites had lived there about three years. The family is staying with a sister.
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Point Pleasant
Redmond Ridge
Henderson
Jess White
Edna Austin
Two Cited For Speed In Pomeroy Court
Police report arrests of Edward Stark of Pomeroy and Verna Johnson of West Columbia for speeding. They will appear before Mayor Charles Legar in village court. Also included is the Meigs County Clerk of Courts monthly vehicle sales report listing 55 new vehicles and 134 used vehicles sold.
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Pomeroy
Edward Stark
Verna
Johnson
West Columbia
Charles Legar
Meigs County
Patrolman Promoted To Assistant Chief In Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Police Chief Robert Fruth announced Wesley G. Spence’s promotion to Assistant Chief. Spence has served as a patrolman since July 1, 1957, and his duties shifted to the new role on February 2. He and his wife Leona, an employee of the Pitchford House, have three children.
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Point Pleasant
Wesley G. Spence
Robert Fruth
Spence
Leona
Pitchford House
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South Court Street
Darrel Tom
Kendak
Spegal Goodyear West
Coverly Esther
Femave Mig
Leea
Lakin Hospital
Mason Civil Defense Unit
O'Nail Agency
Beb O'Nail Insurance Agency
the Plains Abs
Nelsonville
Block
Glouster
Athens
Athens Office Supply, Inc
Washington St
Sam! Electric & Manual
Royal
SCM
Victor
IBM
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