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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1963

Page

9

Housing ordinance gains city council approval in Point Pleasant

Point Pleasant City Council approved a housing ordinance establishing minimum standards for dwelling maintenance and occupancy to ensure safe sanitary housing. They also backed a housing authority resolution for 100 low rent units funding tax free status and rent-based city services. The plan advances as part of a low rent housing project tied to city planning plans.

Point Pleasant Housing Authority G. A. Biggs A. E. Thomas C. J. Hyer Virgil Siders Thomas Belva Farley Gladys Neal Louis Rossi Carl Murray Randall Taylor Arlin Hall Lawrence Plants Thomas Reynolds Sam Fowlkes

Pleasant Point Resort Lands $1,065,000 U S Loan

Pleasant Point Resort in Point Pleasant wins a 1,065,000 industrial loan from the Area Redevelopment Administration, with 278,000 equity and 400,000 from Westinghouse plus 109,000 from Albert Pick Hotel. Construction to start soon on a 31 acre Camp Conley site, creating 180 jobs after completion.

Point Pleasant West Virginia Industries Development Corp The Area Redevelopment Administration West Virginia Robert C. Byrd Pleasant Point Route 62 Westinghouse Albert Pick Hotel, Inc Chicago Camp Conley

Pleasant Valley Hospital Admissions and Discharges

Admitted were Thomas Shumaker of Middleport, Lowell Shobe of Point Pleasant, Mrs. Stewart Erwin of Pomeroy, Lois King of Letart. Discharged were Howard Johnson of Mason, Mrs. Roy Smith of South Side and her son Robert L. Nea l of Gallipolis.

Thomas Shumaker Middleport Lowell Shobe Point Pleasant Stewart Erwin Pomeroy Lois King Letart Howard Johnson Mason Roy Smith South Side and Son Robert L. Neal Gallipolis Spurgeon Jenkins Oak Hill Jane Pettus Jack Cockburn Paul Perroud Thurman Pony W. Lykins Ashland Roy Gladman Tuppers Plains Lawrence H. Burdell Bidwell Clyde S. Lanning Jackson Jacob R. Hawkins Coal Grove Lester W. Hale Roscoe O. Joseph Acie G. Bryan Becky I. Rowe Racine Thomas Duffy Syracuse Chester A. Lyons Paul A. Foster Lee W. McComas Phyliss K. Irwin Davis Hall Barbara L. Price Jerry L. Masters

Tri County Home Nursing Plan Moves Forward in Logan Board

The Logan Hocking County board of health discussed progress on the tri county home nursing program under a new Health Coordinator from Huntington with a $6000 salary and travel allowance funded by state and federal funds. A second nurse will be hired to cover Hocking, Vinton and Athens counties as funds permit. The board reported only 0.3 of 5 mills used for operating expenses and routed vaccine distribution in Laurelville and South Bloomingville showing strong early uptake. Clinics are planned in Murray City and Laurelville with a mobile X ray unit being sought for fall. An additional milk testing review of Ackers Dairy prompted stricter grade A requirements for permits.

Logan Logan-Hocking County Vinton Athens Boocks Laurelville South Bloomingville Bloomingville Murray City Tri-County Acker’ Bros. Dairy Southeast Ohio TB Hospital Nelsonville Acker Bros. Dairy

Hocking Valley Hospital Notes and Navy Graduation

Hospital notes list new births at Hocking Valley Hospital including daughters for Cot trill Rhodes Griffith. medical and surgical mentions for McKnight Meadows Lee. discharges of Bart Reinscheld Griffith Goss Wolfe Evans Casto Van Cooney Stillion Thompson Noble. emergency room visits for Worthman and Murtha with injuries. Navy recruit William A. See, son of Wesley See, graduates January 11 from Aviation Familiarization School at NAS Memphis.

Bart Reinscheld Logan Marie Griffith Edyth Goss Donald Wolfe Foster Evans Terry Casto Roy van Cooney McArthur Carlton Stillion Ed Thompson Clarence Noble Glenn Worthman Matt Murtha Enterprise Navy Grad Point Pleasant William A. See USN Wesley A. See Naval Air Technical Training Center Memphis Tenn

Jury Selected for School Probe in Point Pleasant

In Point Pleasant a 16 member special grand jury was empaneled to probe the Mason County school system. Four jurors were disqualified for connections to the system. The panel questioned about family ties and associations with the board. Four replacements were named to fill vacancies. The jury aims to investigate stories by Tom Stafford in the Charleston Gazette about school land purchases and procedures. The panel recessed at 5 30 pm and will reconvene Thursday morning with Wednesday presiding in Putnam County Court.

Point Pleasant James Thompson Thompson Mason County Evelyn Marie Jewell Otis Young Roy Beattie Board of Education Raymond Leiving Leiving Coal Co Cecil Dean Atty James Sprouse Charleston School Citizens Committee Carl T. Adkins Robert Adkins D. L. Hatfield Chester Williamson Landis Absten Jack Fruth Joe Jordan O. F. Frances Robert Wolfe John Wiseman Leo Bias Charleston Gazette Tom Stafford Stafford Putnam County Court

4-H Leaders Meet Thursday at Krodel Park Club House

A meeting of 4-H leaders and council members will convene Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Krodel Park Club House. The third unit of leader training, titled Project Teaching Methods, will be presented. Miss Susan Jones of Appalachian Power will discuss demonstration techniques. Mrs. Catherine Reynolds will outline the main project teaching method used in 4-H club work.

Point Pleasant Krodel Park Susan Jones Appalachian Power Catherine Reynolds

Logan Calendar Tuesday Bible Boosters and meetings

Tuesday events include Bible Boosters at 7 p.m. in the Presbyterian Church dining room, BPW Club Founders Day dinner at 6:30 p.m. in Brandt's Mecca Room with guest night, VFW Ladies Auxiliary at 7:30 p.m. with cookies and a val entine, dues and cancer insurance payable, and Myrtle Lefever Circle potluck at Mrs. Roy Masure’s home at 6 p.m. Leader Mrs. W. E. Burt. election of officers and coin cards requested.

Bible Boosters Presbyterian Church Logan Bpw Club Brandt Mecca VFW Ladies Auxiliary Myrtle Lefever Eub Church Roy Masure W. E. Burt YWCA Girl Scout Carl Brown Harry Smith Union Furnace School PTA

Eastman Rites Wednesday in Logan for Ida May Eastman

Funeral services for Ida May Eastman 76 will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Roberts funeral home. She died Monday at Saunders Rest Home where she resided since 1959. Born in Logan to Samuel and Julia Kay Eastman, she worked in restaurants and hotels before retirement and is survived by sister Barbara Leak of West Logan. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Logan Roberts Funeral Home Ida May Eastman Saunders Rest Home Samuel Julia Kay Eastman Barbara Leak West Logan Miranda Casto Oak Grove Mary F. Thompson Pomeroy Heinlein Hugh Robinson R. B. Wilson Oak Grove Cemetery

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADS MIXED NOTICE PAGE ITEMS

A collage of classified items appears including thanks from the Davis family, fresh poultry offer at Miller Poultry, and a floral advertisement from Neal Floral. Also notes an Alcoholics Anonymous help line and a political and real estate ad mix with farm products and rental notices.

Births at Holzer Hospital News Brief

Birth announcements list numerous families with newborns and names across Harrisonville, Gallipolis, Ashland, Bidwell, Racine, Syracuse, Pomeroy, Load Kentucky, and nearby communities. The column concludes with a note that blood used Monday was one pint.

James Stobart Dewey Mullins Charles Grow Edward Fitzpatrick Howard Bevans Alfred Dye Jack Cockburn Kimberly Ohlinger Brenda Simpson Timothy Wheatley Leonard M. Gentil, II Latham Bass Nora Cremeans Avery Nelson George M. Rowley Jack D. Priest and Son Jeffrey J. Kokovitch and Son

Carson Leads Honor Roll on December Dairy List

Carson Mason leads the E. D. P. honor roll for December with 51 cows on test at 1102 pounds per cow. Butter fat 3.9 and fat 43 per cow. Other names include Otis Randolph Leon Leslie Rayburn Letart Route 2 Point Pleasant Pirl Burris Mason Clarence Thomas Letart Old Town Farm Unit No 2 Clarence Blessing Letart G C Sommer South Side J H Morgan and son Pliny D A Smith Harford.

Point Pleasant Clifford Carson Mason William Gregory Carson Otis Randolph Leon Leslie Rayburn Letart Old Town Farm Clarence Blessing G. C. Sommer South Side J. H. Morgan and Son Pliny D. A. Smith Harford

Gallipolis Police Report Minor Two-Car Crash

Gallia County police say a Monday crash at Third and Pine involved Emil G. Corbin 44 of Gallipolis and Robert E. Gordon 49 of Chester Route 1. Both drivers reported minor damage, no injuries, and no charges filed. Also listed are Gallia County marriage licenses for several couples in Crown City and nearby areas.

Gallipolis Third and Pine Emil G. Corbin Robert E. Gordon Cheshire Gallia County Leo D. Blake Crown City Lucy L. Blake Loren E. Russell Farmer Nancy L. Logue Vinton Paul Edwin Cragg Linda Lou Burnette John F. Mullen Jessie K. Simmons

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