Accidents Caused By Icy Highways in Gallia County
Ohio Highway Patrol at Gallipolis reports three crashes Wednesday blamed on icy roads. Walter Wells and Steven Hughart faced reckless operation and speeding charges in two-vehicle wrecks. no injuries. Renda Waugh’s out of control slide on County Road 33 caused an embankment impact with no injuries. Joseph Hannah cited for failure to yield after backing onto Route 588.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Highway Patrol
Route 160
Vinton County
Walter Wells
Wilkesville
Raccoon Creek
Renda Waugh
Bidwell
Gallia County
Joseph Hannah
Lonnie Boggs
Hannah
Food Demonstration Sparks Ohio Eta Phi Sorority Meet
Betty Newton of Columbia Gas Co. presented Galaxy of Food at the Ohio Eta Phi Chapter Beta Sigma Phi sorority meeting in the gas office. Plans discussed include attending Holiday On Ice in Huntington, a joint museum display case purchase, a dinner and dance, and a Jan. 22 meeting at Mrs. Karen Goins home.
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Middleport
Betty Newton
Columbia Gas Co
Ohio
Huntington
Pomeroy
Annie Chapman
Meigs Museum Committee
Karen Goins
Home Economist
Mason PTA Screens Minstrel Plans and Energy Film
The Mason PTA met at the grade school to discuss yearly programs. Secretary Helen Johnson said the group hopes to stage a school minstrel before May and to invite a drug education speaker for parents. They talked about playground repairs, new cafeteria tables, and showed an energy crisis film strip.
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MASON
Mason Pta
Helen Johnson
PTA
Meigs Board Re-elects Officers for New Year
Meigs County Board of Education re elected Harold Roush as president and Gordon Collins as vice president at a Tuesday night meeting in the infirmary building office. Oath taken for new members Robert Burdette George Perry Harold Lohse. Budget set at 164 234 20. Bus driver certificate to Randall McClain approved. Meetings set for first Tuesday at 8 pm. Robert Bowen to attend school board meetings in Jackson and Columbus.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert Bowen
School Board Association
Jackson
Columbus
Two Accidents Reported By Meigs County Sheriff
Meigs County Sheriff's Department investigated two car accidents Tuesday. In Sutton Two at 3 40 p m on Bowman's Run County Road 34 a northbound driver Donald Shaffer 18 Racine Route 1 and southbound driver Roger Barnette 17 Pomeroy Route 4 collided in a curve with moderate damage and no injuries reported. In Salisbury Two at Meigs High School parking lot 9 30 p m Johnny Bentley 30 Syracuse backed into a parked vehicle owned by Paul McDaniel 18 Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Salisbury
Meigs High School
Johnny S. Bentley
Syracuse
Paul McDaniel
Middleport
Vandalism and Theft Probed in Wellston
WELLSTON The Wellston Police Department is investigating two crimes. An auto parked behind Penn Furniture on Ohio Avenue owned by Gene Brewer was vandalized and its battery removed. A Jeep owned by John Walton on 419 St Indiana Ave was broken into and two Citizen Band radios valued at 450 dollars stolen. One radio is a Johnson twenty three channel and the other a Senier model.
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Wellston
Penn Furniture
Ohio Avenue
Gene Brewer
John Walton
St. Indiana Ave
Missionary Service Set at United Pentecostal Church
Middleport church hosts a missionary service Friday at 7 30 p m with guest speaker Rev William E Davis and a South Africa film shown. The Davis family will perform special music for the congregation.
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Middleport
William Knittel
United Pentecostal Church
South Third Avenue
William E. Davis
South Africa
Davis
Live Wire Class Sees Small Turnout Amid Weather
The Live Wire Class of New Haven United Methodist Church met Tuesday evening for a brief business session. Hostesses Thelma Capehart and Evelyn Pearl Weaver facilitated a small gathering due to bad weather.
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New Haven
Environmental Impact Statement For Gallipolis Locks Project
Huntington District of the U S Army Corps drafts an environmental impact statement under NEPA for replacing Gallipolis Locks and Dam on the Ohio River near Point Pleasant. It proposes new navigation locks and dam renovation with no navigation pool charges, plus potential turbidity, pollution risk from traffic, and habitat changes. Obtain a copy from the District Engineer in Huntington West Virginia.
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Huntington
W. Va
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Gallipolis Locks
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Point Pleasant
Ohio
Kanawha River
U. S. Army Engineer District
P. O
Speech Clinic Set to Run Weekly at Pomeroy School
County Regional Speech Winter Clinic begins Saturday and runs each Saturday through March 9 at Pomeroy Elementary School from 9 am to noon. Coordinating therapist Mrs. Larry Heines says nine therapists plus Supervisor Ron Isele will conduct sessions and provide diagnostic testing.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Larry Heines
Heines
Ron Isele
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