Indictments Unsealed in Mason County Circuit Court
Seven felony indictments were returned against five persons by the Mason County grand jury for the January term. Grand jurors were excused until March 3 if recalled. Wesley Fay Gibbs of Hartford faced two charges of breaking and entering and aiding and abetting. Thomas G. Edwards of New Haven faced two charges of breaking and entering and aiding and abetting.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Wesley Fay Gibbs
Hartford
Thomas G. Edwards
New Haven
Point Pleasant Driver Cited for DWI After Varied Incidents
Ernest Hill, 64, of Point Pleasant, was cited for driving while intoxicated after losing control on Viand Street and colliding with a parked vehicle owned by Homer Litchfield. Property damage was listed at 800 for Hill’s car and 400 for the Litchfield vehicle. A grand larceny indictment was returned against John L. Bailey for auto theft from Charles Stephenson.
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Point Pleasant
Ernest Hill
Seventh
Viand Streets
Hill
Viand Street
Homer Litchfield
Henderson
Litchfield
John L. Bailey
Leon Route 1
Charles Stephenson
John Wayne Zimmerman
West Columbia
Ronnie Bonecutter
Redmond Ridge
Oakley Faudree
Foreman
Beulah Bechtle
Orville Strow
Agnes A. Click
Harold Sayre
Albert Roush
Edith F. Powers
Irne R
Odd Fellows Convene Dinner Meeting in Cottageville Hall
Odd Fellows of Union Lodge No 128 Cottageville host lodges from Ripley Ravenswood and Point Pleasant for a district 4 A dinner meeting with district grandmaster Herbert Shriver installing officers. Attendees from Jackson Mason area urged as degree work and future meetings are discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Odd Fellows
Union Lodge No. 128
Cottageville
Ripley
Ravenswood
Herbert Shriver
Jackson-Mason
Six Divorce Dismissals in Mason County Courthouse
Six divorce actions were dismissed by the Mason court, with one divorce granted and another denied but with separate maintenance and child support set at 60 dollars per month. Additional civil cases dismissed included Southern States Cooperative vs. William R. Graham and Citizens National Bank vs. Glenn Bruestle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Howard Schultz
Garnet M. Gill
William Gill
Dorothy Lee
Southern States Cooperative
William R. Graham
Citizens National Bank
Glenn Bruestle
Judy A
Eugene F. Aspach
Harley Bonecutter
Bevan and associates accused in Penn Central theft plot
Former Penn Central finance chief David C. Bevan and two business associates face charges of conspiring to divert more than 21 million dollars from the railroad. District Attorney Arlen Specter said warrants target Bevan, Wall Street broker Charles Hodge, and retired Gen. Albert Lassiter for schemes including a world wide transport plan and inflated Penn Central investments. The railroad seeks damages and reorganization under court supervision as Bevan defends himself, claiming the allegations are a grave mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bevan
Wall Street
Charles J. Hodge
Albert Lassiter
Penn Central
U.S. District Court
Hodge
William R. Gersbecker
Penphil
Ferring
Lassiter
Beverly Hills
Calif
Hodges
Boca Raton
Fla
New Siren Planned for Mason to Improve Safety
Mason Fire Department and Mason Emergency Squad will install a larger siren near town center to upgrade the current alarm system. Community cooperation is requested during installation and testing. The Mason Rescue reports 40 calls and 1,878 miles driven from Nov 1 1971 to Jan 1 1972. fire dept had no calls in that period. Also lists two Meigs County marriage licenses and three local pairings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Mason Fire Department
Mason Emergency Squad
Mason Emergency Rescue and Ambulance Service
Fire Department
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Odd Fellow Lodges
Dizzy Gillespie
New York
Manhattan
George Wein
Robert Wagner
Festival Committee
Vernon Jordan
National Urban League
Livingstone Wingate
New York Urban League
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Michael Hudson
Linnie Roe
Clarence Emrick
William Grimm
Garland Oldaker
James Napier
Gallipolis
Ronald Logan
Arnold Lane
John McDaniel
Arnold Woodard
William Stewart
Gordon Hall
John Young Jr
Clyde Keefer
Jack Wheeler
Harold Potts
Charles Stewart
Paul Thornton
Wahama
Jays
Meigs County
Michael Martin
Jackson
U.S. Air Force
Sandra Nulan
Long Bottom
Nathan Brady
Athens
Army
Mary Peck
Albany
Don Swisher
Pomeroy
Elaine Davis
Middleport
S. Davis
Poplar ST
Frankies
U.S.D.A
Kahn
Braunschweiger
Hickory Grove
Texas
Nelsonville, Ohio
Morton
Nestea
Pee Eae
Betsy Ross
Davis Brothers
Bankamericars
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