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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1970

Page

7

Bob Evans Named Easter Seal Campaign Chairman

Rio Grande businessman Bob Evans was named 1970 Easter Seal Campaign Chairman for the Ohio Society for Crippled Children and Adults. He will lead the March 1 campaign kick-off at the Sheraton-Columbus with 500 volunteers and a TV celebrity guest, plus awards honoring 1969 campaign success. Evans, his wife Jewell, and their six children are noted for local business and public service roles including Rio Grande College board and the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.

Rio Grande Bob Evans Ohio Society For Crippled Children and Adults Sheraton Evans Jewell Future Farmers of America Rio Grande College Cago U.S. Department of Agriculture Ohio Society Crippled Children’s Movement Elyria Ohio Edgar F. Allen Bob Evans, Inc Herbert Evans Columbus Inter American Broadcasting Association

VEW Post Establishment Planned in Pomeroy

Plans to organize a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Pomeroy with help from Ohio Headquarters. Vietnam and other veterans on foreign soil eligible to join. transfer not required. Contacts include Glen Johnson and Hargas McKenzie. Bernard Wallace listed. Current local VFW membership totals about 20. Reinstatement for previous members costs $5. new memberships $6.

Pomeroy Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW Department of Ohio Glen Johnson Veterans Service Office Mulberry Ave Hargas McKenzie Chestnut St Jackson Bernard Wallace Lincoln Heights

Hechler presses Boyle to act in Yablonski killings probe

Washington Rep. Ken Hechler charged that United Mine Workers President W A Boyle spent more effort injuring the dead Yablonski's name than solving his murder case Hechler asked Boyle to disclose evidence supporting his claim of questionable Yablonski associations and urged urgent action to pursue leads to solve the crime.

Washington Ken Hechler D-W. Va United Mine Workers W. A. Boyle Joseph A. Yablonski Yablonski House of Representatives Rep Hechler Boyle UMWA

Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Admissions

Admissions list includes Charles Connolly Leon Rosa Mae Jeffers Thomas Jones Mrs Emma Swan Mrs William Bonecutter Point Pleasant Marie Patterson Wilber Leifheit Glen Eblin Edward Thomas Mrs William Higginbotham James Taylor Jennifer Fultz Basil Scarberry Delores Stanley Linda Stanley Glen Spurlock Lisa Jones Earl Conrad.

Charles Connolly Leon Leland Walters Gallipolis Rosa Mae Jeffers South Side Thomas Jones Cheshire Emma Swan William Bonecutter Point Pleasant Marie Patterson Wilber Leifheit Glen Eblin Edward Thomas William Higginbotham James Taylor Jennifer Fultz Basil Scarberry Delores Stanley Linda Stanley Glen Spurlock Lisa Jones Earl Conrad

Churchill Life Subject of Literary Club Review

Middleport Mrs James Titus reviewed the book Jennie The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill by Ralph G Martin at the Middleport Literary Club meeting at Mrs Dave Duttons home. The author highlights Jennie Jerome 1854 to 1895 as socialite companion to her father and recounts her marriage to Lord Randolph Churchill.

Middleport James Titus Jennie Lady Randolph Churchill Ralph G. Martin Middleport Literary Club Dave Dutton Winston Churchill Jennie Jerome England Lord Randolph Churchill Churchill Thereon Johnson Richard Owen Walter Waddell Dutton Dwight Wallace John Compton

Meigs Meetings And Upcoming Band Banquet Plans

The Southern Local Band Boosters canceled the Tuesday meeting. The next gathering is March 24 to finalize arrangements for the annual band banquet. The Drew Webster American Legion Auxiliary meets Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at the hall with Mrs. Harry Davis observing Americanism. The Pomeroy WCTU meets Wednesday at 2 p.m. for the Willard Tea at United Methodist Church. Mr and Mrs Charles Johnston will be honored at a wedding shower Saturday at 7 30 p.m. at Hemlock Grange Hall.

Drew Webster American Legion Auxiliary Harry Davis Pomeroy Charles Johnston Sharon Smith Hemlock Grange Hall

Heart Fund Collection Begins in Mason County

Heart Fund drive starts this weekend with volunteers distributing information and collecting contributions. Publicity chair Mrs. Karl B. Click notes volunteers symbolize a large community effort, citing 27 million of 200 million Americans with cardiovascular disease and one in eight in the area affected. The item mentions Willie Joe Grinstead, 40, of Lettart, and Sibyl Louise Smith, 52, of New Haven.

Point Pleasant Mason County Heart Fund Karl B. Click Mason County Heart Fund Click Willie Joe Grinstead Letart and Sibyl Louise Smith New Haven

Multiple Justices Fine 22 at Point Pleasant

Since February 12 three Justices of the Peace fined twenty two persons. Justice Colley fined four for speeding and other offenses, Gail Faires fined nine including reckless operation and stop sign violations, Olivia Mahan and partners fined nine for various infractions, plus one peace bond. Names, ages, and towns listed.

Point Pleasant Justice of the Peace Jack Colley Thomas E. Crum Glenwood Edward Fleming Carter Roanoke Michael J. Fry Cheshire James Rufus Lawson Highpoint N.C Colley William Siders Henderson David Henry Fetty Patsy A. Derenberger Gallipolis Phyllis Glenn Milton Gail Faires John B. Leary Leon Clifford R. Brewster Thomas 0. Miller Henson E. Estep Ravenswood Grover E. Roush Millwood Olivia Mahan John Ingel Pliny Timothy W. Saunders Apple Grove Kenneth M. Gilkey New Haven John A. Smith Racine Paul E. Cox Charles Lilly James E. Hardyman Franklin L. Jones Cynthia Pearson Lakin

Horse Power Faster Than Bus Ride

Leadore Idaho students claim horses beat the school bus for travel. Seniors Steve Clark and Randy Peterson rode seven miles to Leadore High in fall and expect to ride again next spring, saying their horses can make better time than the bus.

Steve Clark Randy Peterson Leadore High

Oh Kan Coin Club Set Meeting At Tu Endie Wei Manor

The Oh Kan Coin Club will meet Monday at the Tu Endie Wei Manor in Point Pleasant. A social hour and trading session start at 6 30 p.m. ahead of the 7th annual spring coin show planning and officer elections. A coin auction follows. public invited. The same page notes a divorce action granting custody to the plaintiff in Mayes versus Mayes.

Oh-Kan Coin Club Point Pleasant Oh Kan Coin Club Tu-Endie-Wei Manor Kenneth Edward Mayes Ocieanna Hammond Mayes

LeMasters Sentenced To State Penitentiary

James LeMasters was sentenced to one to 10 years in the state penitentiary for breaking and entering. Judge James Lee Thompson presided in Circuit Court with attorney Charles J. Hyer.

Point Pleasant James LeMasters State Penitentiary James Lee Thompson LeMasters Charles J. Hyer Sheldon B. Hill Jr Lewis Sturgeon Carolyn E. Erwin Charles K. Erwin John Claude Donahue Feda M. Donahue

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