Grant Okayed for Gallia Meigs Poverty Action Program
A $16,890 federal grant for the Gallia Meigs Corporation for Community Action funds a program director two assistants and a secretary bookkeeper with salaries totaling about 1900 monthly. The two counties will share a needs survey and priority programs as Meigs officials provide office space to meet the 10 percent local match.
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U. S
Gallia-Meigs
Pomeroy
Gallia- Meigs Corporation For
Meigs County
County Grant Rules Tie Funds to Each County
The report notes grants must stay within the respective county for a six month period. Gallia County representatives on the executive committee include Dan Notter Christine Boggess Edgar Hawks and Naomi Rose.
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Gallia County
Dan Notter
Christine Boggess
Edgar Hawks
Naomi Rose
Beauty Salon Week Declared in Mason County
Mayor D B Morgan proclaimed February 13 to 19 as National Beauty Salon Week in Mason County. He and Mrs. Morgan attended a coffee hour at Gene Ball's Restaurant hosted by NHCA Affiliate No 11. The week includes outreach to Lakin State Hospital Meigs County Infirmary Gallia County Children’s Home Eastern Star Home Ravenswood and Veterans Memorial Hospital with Institutional Visitation Day planned.
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D. B. Morgan
Mason County
Morgan
West Virginia
Gene Ball
NHCA
Meigs
Gallia
Ohio
Lakin State Hospital
Meigs County Infirmary
Gallia County Childrens Home
Eastern Star Home
Ravenswood
Meigs County Childrens Home
Veterans’ Memorial Hospital
Five Year Old Leon Boy Hit By Milk Truck In Leon
John Henry McDade ages five, son of Mr and Mrs John McDade of Leon, was struck on Route 35 at Leon Sunday at 145 pm by a Elmer Jones milk truck driven by Richard Roach of Point Pleasant. He was listed in satisfactory condition at Pleasant Valley Hospital with possible fractured collar bone and multiple lacera tions and contusions. investigators said he darted into the highway from his mother near Shinn's Service Station and the case remains under inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley Hospital
John Henry McDade
John McDade
Leon
Elmer Jones
Richard Roach
Point Pleasant
Mason County Sheriffs Department
Shinn’s
John
Area Captains Named for Meigs Heart Fund Drive
Mrs. Carl Will announces area captains for the Meigs County heart fund drive. Captains include Mrs. James O'Brien Pomeroy Mrs. John Werner Middleport Mrs. George Neigler Racine Gordon Caldwell Tuppers Plains Mrs. Ada Slack Syracuse Mrs. Howard Ebersbach Portland Mrs. Virgil Roush West Letart Mrs. Clifford Hill East Letart Mrs. Roy Grueser Rock Springs Mrs. Gail Buck Lauren Cliff Mrs. Harley Stalnaker Rose Hill Mrs. Paul Anderson Dexter Mrs. Esther Joseph Minersville Mrs. Harry Peckham Leading Creek and Mrs. Robert Edwards Langsville.
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James O’brien
Pomeroy
John Werner
Middleport
George Neigler
Racine
Gordon Caldwell
Tuppers Plains
Ada Slack
Syracuse
Howard Ebersbach
Portland
Virgil Roush
West Letart
Clifford Hill
East Letart
Roy Grueser
Rock Springs
Gail Buck
Lauren Cliff
Harley Stalnaker
Rose Hill
Paul Anderson
Dexter
Esther Joseph
Minersville
Harry Peckham
Leading Creek
Robert Edwards
Langsville
Meigs County Land Transfers and Charity Tag Day Planned
Meigs County records list multiple property transfers including parcels in Olive Letart and Bedford townships among various owners. TAG DAY PLANNED POMEROY The Candy stripers of Meigs General Hospital will conduct a tag day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in Pomeroy and Marietta section to raise money for the heart fund.
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Pomeroy
Meigs General Hospital
Pomeroy and Middleport
Heart Fund
Memorial Rite Held for Eugene Atkins at IOOF Hall
A memorial service for Eugene Atkins was held Friday night at the Mary Shrine White Shrine of Jerusalem meeting in the IOOF Hall. Nellie Tracy reported on a visit to Athens State Hospital. An invitation to the Ohio State White Shrine Association meeting in Cincinnati on March 12 was read. A Lafayette Shrine Friends' Night observance and ceremonial was announced for Tuesday. Several members were ill. A white elephant sale was conducted.
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Pomeroy
Eugene Atkins
Mary Shrine
White Shrine of
Joppa Visitors Share News From Area Families
In Joppa and nearby towns residents report visits among families. The weekend also saw a Mason County arrest as William D. McCartney, 57, of Martinsburg West Virginia, charged with intoxication.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Community Guests Visit in Downington and Nearby Towns
Vistors include Mr and Mrs Paul Moore and daughter from Lancaster to see Rev and Mrs Ray Rouse. Neva Howell hosts Churchill Howell and daughter from Belpre plus Virginia Lemons from Parkersburg. Local families join dinners and visits across Harrisonville Chillicothe and Columbus as others return from Veterans Memorial Hospital. In Middleport Rev Nyle Borden will speak at Heath Methodist Church amid race relations observance. Fourth quarterly conference to elect new church and Sunday school officers at Heath Methodist Church.
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Vesta Robinson Downington
Paul Moore
Lancaster
Moore
Ray Rouse
Neva Howell
Churchill Howell
Belpre
Virginia Lemons
Parkersburg
W. Va
James Clark
Jack Clark
Harrisonville
Middleport
Nyle Borden
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Gallipolis State Institute
Heath Methodist Church
Middleport—New Church
4-H Camp Dates Set In Port
The week of June 13 is reserved for Older Groups of 4-H members at the 4H recreation center Southside. Younger Groups camp will run June 20 at the Recreation Center. Theme is "4H Hands" with clubs planning daily activity themes.
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Point Pleasant
Southside
Recreation Center
Bellemeade Evangelism Clinic at Bellemeade EUB Church
A three day evangelism clinic will run Tuesday to Thursday at Bellemeade EUB Church led by Rev. Parker Hinzman of Baltimore's Market Street EUB Church. Sunday worship featured Cub Scouts from Den 6 with leaders Mrs. Hugh Gaskins and Mrs. John Niles. a county district youth fellowship meeting is set for Good Shepherd EUB Church Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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Point Pleasant
Bellemeade
EUB
Jack Higgins
Parker Hinzman
Hinzman
Market Street
Baltimore
Den 6
Hugh Gaskins
John Niles
Den
Youth Fellowship of Eub
Good Shepard Eub
Funeral services in New Philadelphia for August Pikkoja
C E Blakeslee and Robert Pickett attended funeral services in New Philadelphia Saturday for August Pikkoja.
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Pomeroy
C. E. Blakeslee
Robert Pickett
New Philadelphia
Meigs Girl Scouts Hear Two Athens Girls Describe Round-Up
Athens senior Girl Scouts will present a program at 2 p.m. Sunday at Pomeroy Elementary School for Meigs County troops. Two Athens girls will discuss last year’s round-up in Farragut Idaho with 8500 attendees, sharing slides and experiences. Eight troops totaling about 150 girls will participate. plans include promoting Mrs April Smith's troop to cadet level. Refreshments will be served.
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Meigs
Athens
Pomeroy
Connie Lobdell
Janet Mason
Meigs County
April Smith
Middleport Personal News From Weekend Visits
Weekend guests include Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smart in Perrysburg visiting their son and daughter-in-law, and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Bachner hosting Miss Karen Bachner and Miss Mary Schaaf in Columbus. Mrs. Ron Halley is hospitalized at Riverside Methodist. her mother Mrs. Knight travels to assist. J A Young Sr. returns from Cambridge where his birthday was celebrated with son Joe Young and family Melanie and Joey. Bertha Archer remains a surgical patient at Meigs General Hospital in satisfactory condition.
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Everett Bachner
Karen Bachner
Ohio University
Mary Schaaf
Columbus
Ron Halley
Earl Knight
Riverside Methodist Hospital
Knight
J. A. Young
Cambridge
Joe Young
Melanie
Joey
Bertha Archer
Meigs General Hospital
Laurel Chit By MRS. PEARL PARKER LAUREL CLIFF
Mrs Pearl Parker Laurel Cliff reports weekend visits by Polly Karr Columbus to her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Karr and Mrs Charley Brown Gallipolis visiting her parents Mr and Mrs George Renshaw Edward Baur and Polly Ann Marion were here for Charles Karr s illness Grandparents Lew Diehl and wife hosted Charles Diehl Harrisonville Road for the weekend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Cliff
Polly Karr
Columbus
Charles Karr
Charley Brown
Gallipolis
George Renshaw
Edward Baur
Polly Ann
Marion
Bauer
Charles Diehl
Harrisonville Road
Lew Diehl
Veterans Memorial Hospital Admits Wide Roster of Patients
The hospital lists a large intake of admitted individuals including Mary Weaver Minersville James McClain Reedsville Guy Keller Pomeroy Naomi London Syracuse Alma Mac Kenzies Pomeroy Daisy Swick Middleport Orville Arms Pomeroy Sam Logan Coolville Rodney Swartz Lettart W Va Robert Lute David Bass Dana Bentz John Motley Claude Reitmire Edna Hoff man Norman Wood Mildred White Mrs Dale Herrman Charles Jeffers Mrs Delmar Hawley Bertha Cunningham.
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Mary Weaver
Minersville
James McClain
Reedsville
Guy Keller
Pomeroy
Naomi London
Syracuse
Alma MacKenzies
Daisy Swick
Middleport
Orville Arms
Sam Logan
Coolville
Rodney Swartz
Letart
W. Va
Robert Lute
David Bass
Dana Bentz
John Motley
Claude Reitmire
Edna Hoffman
Norman Wood
Mildred White
Dale Herrman
Charles Jeffers
Delmar Hawley
Bertha Cunningham
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Names and Residences
Pleasant Valley hospital notes list residents and relatives including Emma McCarty Hog sett Gallipolis Eric Nystrom Henderson Harry Berkley Point Pleasant and others with connections to Point Pleasant Gallipolis Leon Buffalo and Leon names followed by several married women and sons.
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Emma McCarty
Hogsett
Robert Racer
Gallipolis
Eric Nystrom
Henderson
Harry Berkley
Point Pleasant
Richard Snodgrass
Ronald Crawford
Chester L. Cochran
Ray Herdman
Buffalo
Glenmer Donahew
Leon
Charles Owen
John McDade
GALLIPOLIS Municipal Recreation Board Names New Member
Mrs Esti vaun Matthews is the new Municipal Recreation Board member with a six year term ending December 1 1971. Funeral attendance noted for John McCullough. Residents John Collins and Mrs Steenbergen visit. Mr John Carpenter returns home after heart attack illness since December. Mrs Sprouse visits mother and reports flood damage from Little Leading Creek. Mrs Huge duhling hospitalized at Holzer Hospital.
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Gallipolis
Estivaun Matthews
John William Steenbergen
Columbia
Holzer Hospital
Carpenter
Alice Sprouse
Rutland
Frank Carpenter
Bellemeade
Bookmobile Schedules Return After Snow Closures
Meigs County bookmobile resumes regular operation this week with Wednesday stops at Tup pers Plains School Reedsville Riverside Long Bottom Portland and Portland community and Thursday at Middleport School Library and Forrest Run community. Mrs Rob Baert Byer hosted a Sunday family dinner for her husband’s birthday with relatives from Syracuse and Middleport.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Tuppers Plains
Reedsville
Riverside
Long Bottom
Portland
Middleport Public Library
Forrest Run
Driver Cited After Two Car Crash on Route 2
Eugene Huffman 33 of Point Pleasant Route 2 was cited for driving left of center after a two car collision with Helen L. Simpkins 42 of Point Pleasant Route 1 on Route Saturday evening. No injuries. property damage about 600 dollars. Captain Lee K. Jameson of Akron was en route to Grantsville W Va for funeral services for a Viet Nam casualty.
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Point Pleasant
Eugene Huffman
Sheriff's Department
Huffman
Helen L. Simpkins
Middleport
Lee K. Jameson
Akron
H. O. Ewing
Jameson
Grantsville
W. Va
Rue Tuckerman
Glouster
Sidney Russell
Athens
Edgar Tuckerman
Nolan Carson
Cincinnati
Wayne Gibbons
Worm Shall Squirm planned for Rutland
Rutland High School junior class assigns roles in the three act comedy The Worm Shall Squirm to be presented March 25 in Middleport.
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Middleport
Rutland High School
Community group meetings and high school play listed
Meirs and Syracuse clubs schedule gatherings at the church town hall and Elementary School with demonstrations and a sack lunch. A high school play directed by Mrs. Harold Sauer features Dennis Weber as the principal with a large cast and stage crew named for the community production.
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Harold Sauer
New York
Dennis Weber
Debbie Turner
Chester King
Kathy Thomas
Sabra Canaday
Peggy Tillis
Betty Clark
Sue Clench
Susie Grimm
Roger Alkire
James Crisp
Roger Lathey
Roger Davis
Marty Woodard
Duane Knorr
Arlan McCune
Sam Larkins
Gary Haynes
Joe Hawkins
Harry Yarbrough
Dixie Carson
Jeanettie Althouse Iva Sams
Paulette Dalton
Terry Fetty
Raymond Harless
Ushers
Lori Godby
Karen Tucker
Lilie Imboden
Nominating Committee Appointed for Xi Gamma Mu Chapter
Nellie Brown Margaret Follrod and Shirley Custer were appointed to the nominating committee as Xi Gamma Mu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at Crow's Steak House. The committee will present a slate of officers for 1966 67. Plans planned for a Pomeroy heart fund drive on Heart Sunday Feb 20 and sponsoring a Buckeye Girls State participant were discussed. Refreshments were served by Jane Walton Nita Conde Phyl Mullen and Ann Rupe.
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Middleport
Nellie Brown
Margaret Follrod
Shirley Custer
Xi Gamma Mu
Beta Sigma Phi
Crow’s
Pomeroy
Buckeye Girls State
Karschnik Promoted to Airman Second Class
Jon P. Karschnik son of Mr and Mrs Louis J Karschnik of Oak St New Haven has been promoted to airman second class in the Air Force at Keesler AFB Mississippi He is a student at the Air Training Command Keesler Technical Training Center and a Wahama High School Mason graduate The ATC runs the largest technical school system to train Air Force personnel
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Jon P. Karschnik
Louis J. Karschnik
Oak St
New Haven
Air Force
Keesler Afb
Miss
Karschnik
Air Training Command’s
ATC
Keesler Technical Tax Training Center
Wahama High School
Mason
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Carl Qualls
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Meigs County Heart Fund
Carl Will
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Warren P. Pickens
Fay M. Sauer
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Virginia L. Pooler
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Vera M. Craig
Hugh Cairns
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Francis M. Parsons
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Veterans Memorial Hospital
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Woodford Hancock
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Foster Tucker
Martha Mulford
Perry Anderson
Russell Cottrill
Millard Wilcoxen
Robert Byer
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James Jiiden
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Herman Haddox
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Nellie Zerkle
Town Hall
Syracuse Pta
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Nita Conde
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Ann Rupe
ASA Navy
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