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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1971

Page

5

ACLU Leader Alan Reitman to Speak at Rio Grande College

Rio Grande College hosts Alan Reitman, associate director of the ACLU, in Room 204 Lyne Center at 7 p.m. as part of the 1970-71 Artist and Lecture Series. The talk covers civil liberties crises from McCarthyism to campus unrest. Reitman, editor of The Price of Liberty, has led ACLU programs for over 20 years and writes on civil liberties. The series also features Dylan Kain, Morris Solomon, New Boston Percussion Ensemble, National Shakespeare Company, and Heywood Hale Broun across February to May.

Reitman American Civil Liberties Union ACLU Paul R. Lyne Rio Grande College Dylan Kain Morris Solomon New Boston Percussion Ensemble National Shakespeare Company Heywood Hale Broun

District PTA Conference Plans Made In Meigs

Meigs County Council PTA set plans for District 16 Spring Conference in Pomeroy on May 1. Committees were named from Pomeroy Riverview Syracuse Chester Letart Falls Bradbury Salisbury Rutland Middleport Salem Center Racine and other units. A luncheon display and magazine exhibit were planned along with a $360 budget for scholarships and travel.

PTA Meigs Middleport Parent and Teachers Association Pomeroy Meigs County Council Pta Bradbury Leo Crew Riverview Syracuse Megisttation Chester Letart Fallls Salisbury Rutland Salem Center Racine Delbert Mitchell

Bookmobile Stops Listed For Week

Meigs Jackson Vinton bookmobile schedule for Feb week lists stops by day. Locations include Salisbury Snowville Zaleski Prattsville School Lot Carpenter Harrisonville Wolf Pen Racine Wagner's Hardens Rivers Forest Run Minersville Naomi Franklin Fourmile Cunningham Scioto Cove Coalton Syracuse Antiquity Letart East Letart Apple Grove Great Bend Yand Syracuse Post Office Pomeroy Elementary School Pomeroy Library Keno Bashan with times across Monday to Friday.

Pomeroy Meigs-Jackson-Vinton County Salisbury Snowville Zaleski Prattsville School Lot Carpenter Harrisonville Wolf Pen Racine Wagner’s Hardens Rivers Forest Run Minersville Naomi Franklin Fourmile Cunningham Scioto Cove Coalton Syracuse Antiquity Letart East Letart Apple Grove Great Bend Yand Syracuse Pomeroy Library Keno Bashan

Meigs Court Fines Six Four Forfeit

Six defendants were fined and four bonds forfeited in Meigs County Court Friday morning with Judge Frank W Porter Jr presiding. Fines ranged from 5 to 26 dollars with costs. several defendants faced licenses suspended or driving violations. non support cases were continued and a dismissal with costs reported. Forfeitures included Boston 25 dollars, Edwards 27.50, Burdette 25, Tyree 27.50.

Pomeroy Meigs County Frank W. Porter Jr Debora Jean Dwyer Athens Francis A. Case Long Bottom Paul Bunyan Vinton Grover Klein Russell M. Williams Reedsville Lawrence Boyd Middleport Harold Little MidWeport Edward Kitchen Mae 1 Boston Everette Lee Edwards Huntington Carl F. Burdette Parkersburg James Tyree Syracuse

Mason County Clinic Notes Eight Attendees At January Session

Eight teen women attended the January Cancer clinic in Mason County with Drs Choi and Grubb as attending physicians. Volunteers included Mrs C F McDaniel Mrs Leonard Brunet Mrs Dale Roush and Mrs William Bardin Jr. The Mason County Cancer Society sponsors these monthly clinics open to any adult woman for pap tests and breast exams with a five dollar donation. Of the five dollars three fund the read test and two buy supplies. All volunteers donate time. In 1970 the society sponsored eleven clinics with seventeen percent attendance. The clinic began in October 1964 and the February session was set for Thursday the 25th appointments via Mrs William Rardin Jr.

Point Pleasant Choi and Grubb C. F. McDaniel Leonard Brunet Dale Roush Wiliam Bardin Jr Mason County Cancer Society Rand The Cancer Society Mason County Cancer Clinic William Rardin Jr

Meigs High Senior Wins DAR Contest

Miss Mary Brickles, Meigs High School senior, won the Good Citizen Contest at Meigs High School. Sponsored by Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter DAR, the three school winners will attend the Charter Day Luncheon in March. Brickles, daughter of Mr and Mrs Floyd Brickles, is in the National Honorary Society, school choir, and writes for the school newspaper. she plans to study journalism at Ohio State University in the fall.

Rock Springs Mary Farrell Meigs High School Miss Farrell Dilford Farrell Mary Brickles Meigs Return Jonathan Meigs DAR Miss Brickles Floyd Brickles, Shade National Honorary Society Ohio State University

Meigs Meetings and Club Activities Observed

The Mingieport Garden Club meets Tuesday at 2 p m in the Columbus and Southern Ohia Electric Company social room with Mrs James Titus demonstrating velvet Toeses. Uniform and recruiting day for National Boy Scout Week invites all scout age youths and parents to Middleport Elementary School 9 a m to 3 p m for program explanations. WSCS Heath United Methodist Church plans a Monday night meeting led by Mrs Emerson Jones with hostesses P L Mitch Walter Hayes Hattie Smith and Sibley Slack.

Mingieport Garden Club Columbus and Southern Ohia Electric Company James Titus M. C. Wilson David Entsminger Lucille Smith Middleport WSCS Heath United Methodist Church Emerson Jones C. P. Klein P. L. Mitch Walter Hayes Hattie Smith Sibley Slack

Winners Chosen In Drug Abuse Poster Contest

ROCK SPRINGS Meigs High School students won a VICA poster contest on drug abuse judged by Mayor Charles Legar and Kermit Walton. First place went to Chr ig Faulkner for a slogan about flower children and pot, winning $5. Adell Davison placed second with a road map theme toward education over drugs, while Susie Miller third with a Grass LSD Marijuana motif. Both top finishers received VICA shirts.

Rock Springs VICA Vocational and Industrial Clubs of America Meigs ‘High School Charles Legar Kermit Walton Pomeroy Chrig Faulkner Adell Davison Susie Boul ii The Vici Chris Faulkner Adel Davidson Susie Miller

Area Women Attend American Legion Auxiliary Conference

Meigs County attendees led by Mrs. Ben Neutzling joined the mid winter session at the Neil House Columbus. The conference featured seminars on Americanism Children and Youth Civil Defense and veterans affairs with state and national officers present. A noon luncheon showcased blue and gold sandwiches and a skit by district presidents highlighted the afternoon. Approximately 500 participants heard from officials including Roger Smith Robert Secrest and Mrs. Charles Kessenger with honors awarded to several local units.

Department Roger Smith Donald Gruenbaum John Howe American Legion Fredrick Ruffner Brecksville Chillicothe Cincinnati Cleveland Dayton Sandusky Soldiers and Sailors Home C. A. Martin Athens Mental Health Center Harry Davis Athens Hospital Drew Webster Post 39 Pomeroy Virgil Walker Racine Davis Dept. of Ohio Buckeye Melvin Junge Neutzling Robert Secrest Ohio Charles Kessenger Feeney-Bennett Post 128 Middleport Amanda McArthur Meigs County Neutaling Martin Walker

Bloodmobile Visit Set In Pomeroy

POMEROY February 23 designated as Blood mobile Day for Meigs County says county chair Vernon Nease. Donors may report to Pomeroy Elementary School on Mulberry Avenue between 1 and 6 pm. Previous visits met quotas and drew promising responses.

Pomeroy Meigs County Vernon Nease Mulberry Avenue Nease

Mansfield's Creditors Get Portion Of Claim

Los Angeles attorney Irwin Roscoe representing actress Jayne Mansfield's estate said creditors may receive only about 30 percent of their claims due to high legal costs. Mansfield and her former lawyer Samuel S. Brody died in a 1967 traffic accident.

Los Angeles Jayne Mani “Feld Irwin Roscoe Miss Mansfield Samuel S. Brody

Henderson Town Council Seeks Relief on Sewer Revenue

Henderson council reads letters from U S Rep Ken Hechler and Sen Robert Byrd showing federal and state support to restore sewer revenue lost after Silver Memorial Bridge construction and home demolitions. The panel also set rules for the June 1 biennial election including petition signatures and filing fees. Attending were Mayor Frank Morrison recorder Dreama Reiker and council members Effie Roach Alice Noe Fulton Spears.

Henderson U. S Ken Hechler Robert Byrd Frank Morrison Silver Memorial Bridge Dreama Reiker Morrison Effie Roach Alice Noe Fulton Spears

Three Face Law Suits in Ohio and West Virginia

A Tri-County Bank suit seeks 30224.85 against Ray Riggs of Coolville and Flora Mae Brewster of Da tin, W Va, for support actions follow. George Donald Stobart of Racine faces a reciprocal support claim. Bernard Gilkey is sued by the Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation for failing to pay an assessment.

Pomeroy Banh Coolville Ray ‘Riggs Flora Mae Brewster Datin W. Va George Donald Stobart Racine Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation Bernard Gilkey

Mason County Land Transfers Overview

Land transfer notices list Nedra Jones and spouses to Dahl and Shirley Kitchen for Lewes Gistriet property valued at 925,500. James and Bertha Thaber transfer to Donald Fishlinger in Graham District for 3,500. John A and Corolyn Wilton transfer to George A Vaughan in Cooper District for 4,600.

Borrow End Nedra Jones John and Jevich McNeil Dahl and Shirley Kitchen Lewes Gistriet James and Bertha Thaber Donald Fishlinger Graham District John A Corolyn Wilton George A. Vaughan Iri Cooper

Also Mentioned on This Page

Rio Grande Alan Reitman Mary Farrell Meigs Vernon Glouster Ernest Vernon Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus West Union Street Vom Clarence Norton Richard Vaughan Paul Smart Wlliam Downie That County Council Joe Bolin Sexson Ken- Smeth Harris Robert Hoeflich Carless Frank Dale Smith Norton Chester Bailey Manhing Klees Letart Falls Meigs Court Mason County Clinic Meigs High Meigs Meetings American Legion Auxiliary Conference Food Giant Supermarket E. State Mansfield Stimson Suthena Sultana Jar Mason County Dwight H. Rutherford Insurance Robert, Elliot Marketin ‘Con Industries International Dynamics Corp W. Xatella Ave Anaheim California Robert Frost Mr. Frost Sot Wember Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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