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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1967
Page
6
The Pomeroy area school board approves a resolution backing a cooperative project among multiple counties to expand student services under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The plan aims to boost support programs for students across participating districts.
In Meigs County two Thursday crashes tied to icy roads were reported. Roger Deem, 20, of Portland lost control and crashed through a fence on Charles Theiss property Route 124. In Rutland, Timothy R. Priddy, 18, struck a parked car owned by Jack Stafford.
MIDDLEPORT Week of Prayer Services sponsored annually by the Middleport Ministerial Association will be held next week at the Heath Methodist Church. Services begin at 7:30 p.m. each night Monday through Friday with the theme Common Senses of Christianity. Speakers include Rev Howard Ruppelt on Monday, Rev Max Donahue on Tuesday, Rev Nyle Borden on Wednesday, Rev Clyde Bartlett on Thursday, and Rev Donald Hicks on Friday.
A partial guide shows a crowded lineup including News programs, movies, and serials such as Merlin the Magician Huntley Brinkley Report Rawhide Cronkite News Green Hornet Zane Grey Theater and various children and music segments. The fragment references stations numbers and times across 6:00 to 7:30 PM with multiple program titles and host cues.
A dense Saturday program list shows daytime cartoons and family fare such as Popeye and Tom and Jerry, moving into sports with Miami vs Tol and Florida at LSU, then classic shows like The Flintstones and The Jetsons, ending with movies and news segments. Major names include Milton Monster, Lane and Gleason, and ABC News.
Television listings show a dense Sunday schedule featuring PBS and NBC affiliates, including Faith For Today and This Is The Life, interleaved with cartoons, news programs, and sports. Notable entries include NFL playoff games, Wrestling, Hunt for various movies, and Chan nel 3 Caravan. The guide lists channel affiliations WSAZ WLW WBNS WCHS WHIZ WHIO WOUB and others with a safety note about potential scheduling changes.
Meigs and area groups schedule gatherings with AMVETS, WSCS, Job’s Daughters, and gardens meeting across Bethel and Middleport. Public notices include a $25 million school foundation appropriation bill intro duced in the House by Ralph Welker, awaiting swift passage and gubernatorial signing.
Middleport First United Presbyterian Church elected Mrs. J. E. Harley as delegate to the Scioto Presbytery meeting January 17 at Portsmouth Church. Alternates named were Mrs. Arthur Lewis Mrs. E O Tewksbury and Mrs. George Anderson. A congregational meeting to elect new officers is scheduled for January 18. A $200 trust fund donation from the late Henry Swift was acknowledged and prayers offered for J H Grate in Holzer Hospital.
A chaotic schedule lists numerous classic titles with mixed cast names and channel placeholders. Entries include Randolph Scott Westerns, Vera Miles and Boris Karloff thrillers, Ginger Rogers musicals, and John Wayne era mysteries, but many lines are garbled.
POMEROY The department of Sheriff Robert Harten bach investigated 28 traffic accidents during December. There were 56 prisoners housed at the county jail during the month and vehicles were driven 7 7400 miles. Two patients were taken to the Athens State Hospital, one defendant to the Cincinnati Workhouse and one trip was taken to Lima for a lie detector test. Seven larceny complaints were investigated, two thefts of copper and two breaking and entering complaints. The department delivered 28 warrants, 14 summons, four notations of hearing three citations in addition to several other legal papers.
POMEROY The Racine Fire Department and Racine Emergency Squad have organized for the new year Alfred Lyons has been named chief of the fire department with other officers including Junior Johnson assistant fire chief Glen Rizer captain Eddie Autherson and Gary Wolfe lieutenants Paul Sellers president John Wingett vice president and Walter Cleland secretary treasurer Walter Cleland was named chief of the first aid unit Ernie Sisson assistant chief Dale Roush captain and John Wingett lieutenant.
Veterans Memorial Hospital notes Sally Powell of Pomeroy Eve lyn Landers of Pomeroy and Claudia Owens of Mount Vernon have been dismissed. Also discharged are Joan Green Maxine Lear Mrs Charles Stafford and her son.
Esther and Willard Grant with Dorothy Ebrsbach transfer to Pomeroy Motor Co. parcels in Pomeroy. Helen and W. M. Reifel also convey to Pomeroy Motor Co. in Pomeroy. Arthur Wise’s estate transfers to Esta Mae Wise in Salisbury Two. Robert and Florence Tubb transfer acreage in Salem Two to J B Hale and Claudia Hale. Hurley and Mildred Rife sell 35 acres in Rutland Two to Donald and Ruth Stiles. Eldon and Agnes Weeks move 1.83 acres in Salisbury Two to Paul and Ruby Frick. John and Janet Dunham transfer 190.5 acres in Columbia Two to Lavern Jordan and Mary Jordan. Homer and Millie Dinsmoor transfer parcels in Scipio Township to Stanley Trout. James and Roberta O'Brien transfer lot Della M Biffle to Andrew and Betty Jo Batey. State of Ohio acquires 9.7 acres in Bedford Two from Della M Biffle. Bertha and Joshua Jackson move lots in Rutland to William, George Barkstall, and Elvin Wanzo. Joshua Jackson transfers lot in Middleport to George Barkstall. Penn State football faces Navy, Air Force, and Army this season.
Evelyn Landers fractures her ankle in a fall at home on Laurel Street in Pomeroy. She was taken to Veterans Memorial Hospital by the Pomeroy Emergency Squad after the incident on Thursday.
Pomeroy Meigs County Judge Frank W Porter Jr 1966 receipts totaled 13920 35 with Betty Hobstetter clerk reporting. The year had 49 civil and 29 criminal cases heard in court. Of receipts 2343 96 went as fines to state 1230 50 to sheriff 6938 75 to county general fund 1378 11 to county law library fund and 2029 03 to the county autolicense and gas fund.
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