New Road Man On Job In Meigs County
Roland Torrence nears eight years as Meigs County maintenance chief for the State Highway Department. He resigns Feb 12 and James Bailey succeeds. Torrence recalls road resurfacing and relocations on Route 124 and improvements on Route 143. Bailey, a Basham native, brings Air Force background and local service roles.
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Pomeroy
Roland Torrence
Meigs County
State Highway Department
Torrence
Gerald Amberger
Unth
James Bailey
Ohio River
Phony bill passed on second try in Canada
A young man attempted to exchange a 2000 guilder note at a Vancouver Royal Bank branch but was refused. He then went to a Bank of Montreal, where a teller exchanged it for 520 Canadian dollars after checking the rate. Police confirmed the bill was counterfeit.
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Vancouver
B. C
Royal Bank
Holland
Bank of Montreal
Information On Walnut Trees In West Virginia Forests
Point Pleasant forester Johnny Looney urges landowners with merchantable walnut trees to inventory and assess value before selling. He notes walnut wood can fetch 500 to 2500 per thousand board feet based on log quality and emphasizes getting multiple bids. Contact Looney at Department of Natural Resources Point Pleasant for guidance. Also reported: Gallipolis Ferry man cited for failure to yield after a Jefferson Avenue collision. and Perry Shinn Electric files suit for 2134.89 against Frank and Evelyn Woodall.
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Point Pleasant
Johnny ¥. Looney
Point Pleasant Service Forester
Looney
Service Forester
Department of Natural Resources
Main Street
W. Va
Perry’ Shinn
Shinn Electric Company
Howard Schultz
Mason County
Frank
Evelyn Woodall
Pre Schoolers Read Books At New Haven Library
Four year old Michael De Moss joins other New Haven youngsters at Story Hour in the Fifth Street Public Library. The one hour weekly program, led by librarian Mrs. Paul Powell, introduces preschoolers to books, reading respect, and library fun with stories, games, music, and snacks. Volunteers and mothers supply all materials and staffing.
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Gloria Cross
New Haven Public Library
Fifth Street
Ister
Powell
Thhe
Susan Wade
Eric Embleton
Bob Dolin
Tim Reach
Mat Scott
Amanda Smith
Ron Bradley
Butch Arnold
Mark Roush
Anthony Smith
Vicki Yoho
Lesa Young
Bobby Jewell
Mike DeMoss
Robert Zerkle
Phillip Zerkle
Remita Wilkinson
Eric Roush
Scott Seelbach
Mannie I Davidson
Lori
Hymns Role in Worship Traced by Heath Church Circle
Eleanor Circle of Heath United Methodist Church discussed hymns' role in worship and hymn development from Psalms to modern spirituals. Mrs. Charles Byer led the program. Mrs. Steve Houchins offered devotions. Plans for a family night in spring and a May rum image sale were set. The circle will fund chimney repairs for the church parsonage. Hostesses were Mrs. Jeanne Cooke and Mrs. Audrey Davenport.
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Middlefort
Eleanor Circle
Heath United
Jeanne Cooke
Audrey Davenport
No Injuries Reported In Car Mishaps At Route 35 Route 62
In Point Pleasant, at 3:15 a.m. Saturday, Charles Richard Blain 23 of Southside escaped unharmed after his car wreck on Route 35. the vehicle was a total loss per the Mason County Sheriff's Department. Earlier, at 11:45 p.m. Friday on Route 62 near the traffic circle, a two vehicle collision involved Daisy Lee Brown 59 Point Pleasant and Raymond Ie Cyrus 32 Barbourville with no injuries or citations reported.
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Point Pleasant
Route 35
Mason County
Daisy ‘Lee Brown
Raymond Ie. Cyrus
Barbourville
Brown
Cyrus
Airman Harold D Lambert reported to SAC unit at Grissom AFB
Almas Harold D Lambert son of Mr and Mrs Robert I Lambert Sr Wilkesville 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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Almas
Harold D. Lambert
Robert I. Lambert
Wilkesville
Lackland Afb
Tex
Strategic Air Command
Grissom Afb
Ind
Lambert
Vinton County
McArthur
Air Force
James E. Patterson Jr
Huntington
W. Va
Yokoto AB
Japan
Sheppard Afb Tex
Vietnam
Iis
Edith
E. A. Watson
Meigs County clubs hold meetings across Middleport area
Meigs Meetings announce Monday 7 30 p m Meigs Meigs Middleport group hosts Cancer Society program Time and Two Women with Corrine Lund and Ted Reed as guests. Meigs Chapter 17 OAPSE meets Wednesday 7 30 p m One Meigs Junior High School Middleport guest speaker. Athletic Boosters meet Tuesday 7 30 p m Meigs High School Rock Springs Ronald Smith speaker. Veterans Hospital Auxiliary meets Tuesday 7 30 p m hospital cafeteria guest John Epling refreshments. Trinity Church Friendly Circle meets Tuesday 8 p m church Mrs Thomas Young program leader.
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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
Trinity Church
Thomas Young
Pan Am Loses Caribbean Route Money Says Halaby
Pan American World Airways president Najeeb Halaby said in San Juan that the Caribbean route has lost about 25 million dollars over two years, with most losses in San Juan and the U S Virgin Islands. He noted the region has become less profitable despite pioneering service.
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San Juan
P.R
Pan American World Airways
Caribbean
U.S. Virgin Islands
Najeeb Halaby
Birthday party honors Frank Shultz hosted by Mrs Shultz and Mrs McClanahan
Westina van Carpenter Ame lists a birthday party at Frank Shultz's home with Sunday School members as guests including Edward Coen family Wanetta Radekin Erma Nelson Joey Nelson Fanny Pettit Ruth Arm Jane Jordan and more. Several local residents and visitors are named visiting relatives and friends. funeral in Oak Hill West Virginia is noted for Zilpha Gordon 93.
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Westina van Carpenter
Frank Shultz
Cecilia McClanahan
Edward Coen
Wanetta Radekin
Erma Nelson
Joey Nelson
Fanny Pettit
Ruth Arm
Jane Jordan
Larry Birchfield
David Llewellyn
Shiltz
Kathy Woodrum
McArthur
Murl Galaway
Leon Woodrum
Ricky
Randy
Mandal Jordan
Howard Stanley
Belpre
Stanleys
Cecil Gillogly
Gene Lambert
Pomeroy
Steven Hamon
Ais
Preston Namen
Athens
Rex Cheadle
Theodore Boring
Boring
Goldie Gil- Nogly
Kenneth Wiser
Southeastern Ohio Experiment Station
North Central Branch
Clay Jordan
Dale
Barbara Jordan
Granville Stout
Oak Hill
W. Va
Zilpha Gordon
C. B. Dwelly
Orlando
Fla
Stout
Jordan
Homemakers To Conduct Workshop in Mason County
Mason County Homemakers Clubs plan a two day craft workshop in the annex of the Mason County Courthouse from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Activities include crocheted beads foil antiquing burlap tote bags and fanaasy film flowers with instructors Nora Staats Lida Garland Eva Miller and Hattie Jordan. All Home Demonstration Club members invited to attend and bring craft materials.
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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 loses their Millstone Road home to a Friday night fire. Mr and Mrs Powell and their three children were away visiting when the blaze started. Firefighters arrived at 8 20 p m, leaving two rear bedrooms standing before flames consumed them. The cause is undetermined. the two year old house was reported as new. The Powells seek clothing and furniture, with contact Kenneth Powell at 576 2138 to donate needed items.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Millstone
James R. Powell
Mellon family gifts to Republicans totaling 248462 in 1968
A Citizens Research Foundation list shows five Mellon family members from Pittsburgh donated 248462 to the GOP in 1968. It also notes Nelson Rockefeller and relatives gave 118500, and the Pew family including J N Pew estate gave 183152. In Hamilton Ohio a school bus struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train narrowly avoided serious injuries. the bus veered into a ditch on Symmes Avenue.
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Mellon
Pittsburgh
Gulf Oil
GOP
Citizens’ Research Foundation
Nelson A. Rockefeller
R-Nly
Amy Rockefeller Maze
Pew
Sun Oil
J. N. Pew
Hamilton, Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
Cincinnati
Detroit
Symmes Avenue
Fairfield
Pomeroy ASC Accepting Tree Planting Applications
The Meigs County ASC Office in Pomeroy Ohio is accepting applications under the 1971 Rural Environmental Assistance Program. Farmers may contact the ASC at the Masonic Temple Building to request cost sharing, obtain order forms, and place orders promptly to receive trees this spring. Signup for other conservation practices will be announced later.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
ASC
Masonic Temple
Ohio
Three Arrests In Past 24 Hours By Local Police
State and City police reported three arrests in the last day. Wilbur Pearson, 23, of Gallipolis Ferry, was charged with intoxication. Robert Finley, of Pliny, faced fighting in public charges. Walter Clemente, of Point Pleasant, was charged with intoxication.
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Point Pleasant
Wilbur Pearson
Gallipolis Ferry
Robert Finley
Pliny
Walter Clemente
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