New Road Man On Job Pomeroy to Welcome New State Highway Superintendent
Roland Torrence, maintenance superintendent for the State Highway Department in Meigs County, resigned effective Feb 12 after nearly eight years in office. Gerald Amberger served as interim until James Barley takes the role. Torrence noted road improvements including resurfacing Route 124 along the Ohio River and Route 143, praised department workers, and plans to enter private business in Tuppers Plains with his wife and seven children. Bailey, the successor, runs Bailey's Sunoco in Pomeroy, a Bashan native with a long Air Force career and local civic roles.
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Pomeroy
Roland Torrence
Meigs County
State Highway Department
Torrence
Gerald Amberger
James Barley
Ohio River
Tie
State Department
Tuppers Plains
Sally Caldwell
Dar-lene Guthrie
Carl Martis
Marlene Myers
Columbus
Jack
Boise
Idaho
Paul
James
Penn Central Railroad
Highway Department
Bailey
Sunoco
Pome
Toy
Bashan
Chester
Celia
Britton
Clinton James
Airforce
South Chester
Episcopal Church
Tzaak” (Waltoy “League
Drew Webster
American Legion
Fraternal Order of Eagles
The
Bashan Volunteer Fire Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Phony Dutch Note Passed On Second Try in Vancouver
A man attempted to exchange a 2000 guilder bank note at a Royal Bank branch in Vancouver but was refused as the note was counterfeit. He then took it to a Bank of Montreal where a teller, checking the rate, exchanged it for 920 Canadian dollars. Police confirmed the Royal Bank's evaluation.
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Vancouver
B. C
Royal Bank
Holland
Bank of Montreal
Information On Walnut Timber Advice From Forest Service Forester
Point Pleasant forester Johnny F Looney urges landowners with merchantable walnut trees to know exact quantity and quality before selling. He notes walnut’s high value and cautions against harvesting on a hunch, recommending multiple bidders and consulting pricing data. Contact Looney for guidance at 28214 Malin Street Point Pleasant WV 25530 or 675-2380. Gallipolis Ferry man cited after Jefferson Ave wreck injures none.
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Point Pleasant
Johnny F. Looney
Point, Pleasant Service Forester
Looney
Service Forester
Department of Natural Resources
Malin Street
W. Va
Unsettled Account Sparks Suit in Point Pleasant
Perry Shinn doing business as Shinn Electric files suit in Mason County Circuit Court against Prank and Evelyn Woodall of Point Pleasant seeking 2134.89 for an unsettled account. Howard Sehnitz as Circuit Clerk records the action.
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Point Pleasant
Perry Shinn
Shinn Electric Company
Howard Sehnitz
Mason County
Prank
Evelyn Woodall
Story Hour Brings Pre-Schoolers to New Haven Library
Story Hour at the New Haven Public Library on Fifth Street introduces four year old Michael De Moss and other pre schoolers to books, reading, and gentle classroom games. Volunteers like Mrs. Paul Powell organize weekly sessions with readers, crafts, and snacks, while a community of mothers supports year round attendance and planned future programs for older children.
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Gloria Cross Messenger
New Haven
Cherry Street
Michael de Moss
Mike
New Haven Public Library
Fifth Street
Paul Powell
Story Hour
Powell
Hymns in church worship explored by Eleanor Circle
MIDDLEPORT The Eleanor Circle of Heath United Methodist Church met to discuss the role and development of hymns from Psalms to modern spirituals. Mrs. Charles Byer led the program. Mrs. Steve Houchins gave benedictions. Mrs. John Compton presided over a business meeting planning a spring family night and a May rummage sale. Plans included chimney repair for the church parsonage funded by circle projects. Hostesses were Mrs. Jeanne Cooke and Mrs. Audrey Davenport.
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Middleport
Eleanor Circle of Heath United Methodist Church
Charles Byer
Steve Houchins
John Compton
Jeanne Cooke
Audrey Davenport
No Injuries Reported In Car Mishaps
In Point Pleasant a car driven by Charles Richard Blain 23 of Southside left Route 35 at 3 15 a m Saturday after another car pulled out causing loss of control on wet pavement the vehicle a complete loss. Another two vehicle crash near Route 62 traffic circle in Point Pleasant at 11 45 p m Friday involved Daisy Lee Brown 59 and Raymond G Cyrus 32 with no injuries or citations.
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Point Pleasant
Route 35
Mason County
Daisy Lee Brown
Raymond G. Cyrus
Barboursville
Brown
Cyrus
Airman Harold D. Lambert Assigned to Grissom Unit
Airman Harold D. Lambert of Walkesville Md received his first Air Force duty assignment after basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. He will train and serve as a fire protection specialist with a Strategic Air Command unit at Grissom AFB Indiana. He is a 1970 graduate of Vinton County High School in McArthur.
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Harold D. Lambert
Robert J. Lambert Sr
Walkesville
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
Strategic Ai Command
Grissom Afb
Ind
Lampert
Vinton County
McArthur
James E. Patterson Jr
Huntington
W. Va
Yokota AB
Japan
Sheppard Afb
Vietnam
Edith
A Watson
Meigs County Groups Plan Meetings This Week
Meigs Meetings outline activities across Middleport and surrounding areas. The Meigs Meetings Middleport Business and Professional Women's Club convenes Monday at 7 30 p m in the Columbia Gas of Ohio office with a cancer program titled Time and Two Women led by Corrine Lund and Ted Reed. The Meigs Chapter 17 Ohio Association of Public School Employes gathers Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Meigs Junior High School with an OAPSE field representative as guest speaker and refreshments. The Meigs Athletic Boosters meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Meigs High School Rock Springs with Ronald Smith, Ohio High School Athletic Officials Association official and Athens Chapter officer, as guest. The Women's Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the hospital cafeteria with John Epling as guest speaker and refreshments. Friendly Circle of Trinity Church meets Tuesday at 8 p m at the church with Mrs Thomas Young leading the program.
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Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club
Columbia Gas of
Ohio
Corrine Lund
Meigs County
American Cancer Society
Ted Reed
Meigs
Association of Public School
Middleport
Oapse
Meigs High School
Rock Springs
Ronald Smith
Ohio High School Athletic Official
Athens Chapter of
Women’s Auxiliary
Veterans Memorial Hospital
John Epling
Gallipolis
Friendly Circle
Trinity Church
Thomas Young
Pan Am Loses Money in Caribbean Route
Pan American World Airways president Najeeb Halaby said the company lost 25 million dollars on its Caribbean route over the past two years, mainly in San Juan and the U S Virgin Islands. He spoke at a luncheon to introduce the board of directors to local tourism officials and the press.
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San Juan
P.R
Pan American World Airways
U.S. Virgin Islands
Najeeb Halaby
The
Obline
Birthday Party Honoring Frank Shiltz Hosted by Mrs Shultz and Mrs McClanahan
Mrs Frank Shultz and Mrs Cecilia McClanahan hosted a birthday party at his home for Frank Shiltz. Sunday School class members attended, with guests including Edward Coen family Wanetta Radekin Erma Nelson Joey Nelson Ruth Ann Jane Jordan Larry Birchfield David Llewellyn and Shiltz children.
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Westina Cnaninck Carpenter
Frank Shultz
Cecilia McClanahan
Frank Shiltz
Edward Coen
Wanetta Radekin
Erma Nelson
Joey Nelson
Fanny Pettit
Ruth Ann
Jane Jordan
Larry Birchfield
David Llewellyn
Shiltz
Kathy Woodrum
Steven Hamon
Wis
Preston Hanongi Adiens
Rex Cheadle
Theodore Boring
McArthur
Boring
Goldie Gillogly
Kenneth Wise
Southeastern Ohio Experiment Station
North Central Branch
Clay Jordan
Dale
Barbara Jordan
Homemakers To Conduct Workshop In Mason County
Mason County Homemakers Clubs plan a two day craft workshop Monday and Wednesday in the annex of the Mason County Courthouse from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Topics include crocheted beads foil antiquing burlap tote bags and fantasy film flowers led by instructors Nora Staats Lida Garland Eva Miller and Hattie Jordan All Home Demonstration Club members are invited to attend and bring crafts for the sessions. Pontiac an acclaimed Ohio figure was heard in 1720 in Defiance County.
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Point |Pleasant
Mason County Homemakers Clubs
Mason County
Nora Staats
Lida Garland
Eva Miller
Hattie Jordan
Five Homeless After Millstone Road Fire in Point Pleasant
A family of five lost their home on Millstone Road to a Friday night fire. Mr and Mrs James R Powell and their three children were away visiting relatives when firefighters arrived at 8 20 pm. Only two rear bedrooms survived, and the cause was undetermined. The family needs clothing and furniture. contact Kenneth Powell at 576-2198 to help.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Millstone
James R. Powell
Powell
Kenneth Powell
Millstone Road
Mellon Family Donations To Republicans In 1968 Report
A Citizens' Research Foundation list shows five Mellon family members from Pittsburgh giving 248462 to the GOP in 1968. Amy Rockefeller Manze and Nelson A Rockefeller siblings contributed 118500, while the Pew family and J N Pew estate totaled 183152. In Ohio, a school bus driver and three maintenance workers escaped serious injury when a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck the bus, pushing it into a ditch on Symmes Avenue in Fairfield.
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Mellon
Pittsburgh
Gulf Oi
GOP
Citizens’ Research Foundation
Nelson A. Rockefeller
R-N
Hamilton, Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
Cincinnati
Detroit
Symmes Avenue
Fairfield
Applications Being Taken for Tree Planting Program
The Meigs County ASC Office in Pomeroy Ohio is accepting applications for tree planting under the 1971 Rural Environmental Assistance Program. Farmers may contact the Agricultural Conservation Program at the ASC Office Masonic Temple Building Pomeroy Ohio to request cost sharing and order forms. Orders should be placed promptly to receive trees this spring. Signup for other conservation practices will be announced later.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
ASC
Agricultural Conservation Progam
Masonic Temple
Ohio
Three Arrests Mark 24 Hours In Point Pleasant
State and City police report three arrests in the last 24 hours. Wilbur Pearson, 23, Gallipolis Ferry, charged with intoxication. Robert Fintey, Pliny, charged with fighting in public. Walter Clemente, Point Pleasant, charged with intoxication.
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Point Pleasant
Wilbur Pearson
Gallipolis Ferry
Robert Fintey
Pliny
Walter Clemente
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Mat Scott
Amanda Smith
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Lori Lowman
Don Embleton
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Richard Grinstead
Phyllis Scott
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Meigs Meetings
Pan Am
Caribbean
Travel Bureau
Columbus Road
SCS
Phillip Loudermilk
Sail Conservation Service
Parkersburg
Wood County
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Cooper
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Defiance County
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Dwight H. Rutherford, Inc. Insurance Security Bank
Athens
Vere Smith Audio-Visuals, Inc
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