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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1972
Page
7
Meigs County deputies report two crashes on Route 124 near Letart Falls at 10 a.m. A southbound car driven by Carol White 31 Racine collided with a highway department truck driven by Herman Will 63 Pomeroy. White suffered head and leg injuries while Will had a back injury.
Oscar Pitts, 37, of Minerva Ohio, suffered facial injuries when brake material from a tractor trailer flew off striking his face. He was stopped on Route 7 at 4 20 p m near Whispering Pines while servicing the brake and was treated at Veterans Memorial Hospital then transferred to Holzer Medical Center.
Dr. Lloyd G K Carr biology professor at Rio Grande College earns 1971 International Who's Who in Community Service recognition. He joined the college faculty in 1963 and has held Thayer Scholar and Harrison Fellow honors plus Harvard and Sorbonne study.
Miss Lucille Smith spoke at the Middleport Literary Club meeting about Ruth Montgomerys Hail to the Chiefs a portrait of former presidents Franklin Roosevelt Truman Eisenhower Kennedy Johnson and Nixon The gathering at Mrs C M Hennesys home welcomed Mrs Robert Fisher and guest Mrs Lee Davidson from New Jersey after the program.
Four girls from Meigs County High Schools enter the 1972 Queen of Hearts and Princess of Hearts contests. Renee Burke leads with three Meigs seniors Elizabeth Blaetmar Susie Soulsby and Vicki Clark. Tammy Tyree and Kathy Werry compete in the junior high division. Proceeds fund the Meigs County Heart Association.
Mrs Marjorie Walburn led devotionals on As You Go Through Life at the Lovejoy Circle gathering of the Middleport First Baptist Church held at Mrs Lillian McGhee's home. The group read Psalms 90 and The Beauty Box, totaled 19 for Love Gift, and Isabel Winebrenner won the Old Testament quiz.
A dog obedience program for Mason County 4-H'ers will run 12 Sundays at the Mason County fairgrounds starting March 5. The class meets 3:30 to 4:30 pm. registration is 3 dollars for 4-H members and 8 dollars for others. Applications are available at the Mason County extension office or by phone, with limited space and a March 2 deadline.
The Farmers Home Administration approved a $160000 loan and a $64000 grant to the Gallipolis Ferry Water Association. Senators Jennings Randolph and Robert C Byrd announced the aid to fund a water distribution system serving the area south of Point Pleasant along Route 2 from Henderson to Gallipolis Ferry. About 153 families will benefit as water is purchased from Point Pleasant.
POMEROY The Department of Labor and Rep Clarence Miller announced approval of 209 000 in federal funds for a one year continuation of the Meigs County Operation Mainstream Project run by the Leading Creek Conservancy District based in Rutland. The program provides job and employment training for unemployed adults and tasks include community improvement efforts. A large percentage of participants are 55 or older.
Cal Tech researcher Ronald Konopka explains how fruit fly mutants like the drop dead variety mirror Huntington's Disease in humans. The study highlights genetic structure errors caused by radiation or chemicals and notes flies' rapid generations and simple chromosome count aid understanding of brain degeneration and fatal inheritance.
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