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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1977

Page

5

Meigs Highway Plan to Bridge Faces Industrial Delay

Public hearing in Pomeroy contested Ohio DOT plan for Route 824 as bridge connector to the Ravenswood area. Meigs County officials residents and Columbus power company spokesmen warned that abandoning parts of Route 124 would burden the county and threaten a Meigs plant site, with talks on alternate routes and four lane linking options.

Pomeroy Meigs County West Virginia Ohio River Ravenswood Great Bend Ohio Department of Transportation Transportation Department Racine Village Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Ohio Glenn Smith Howard Gifford Walter Smith Lebanon Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Electric Company Belpre Washington County Power Company Michael Elkins Department of Transportation CE. Blakeslee Regional Planning Commission Maxine Wingett Rock Springs Howard Frank Frank Porter Phil Goldsberry Athens Darwin Elkins C&coe

Point Pleasant Man Indicted in Death

A Point Pleasant man was indicted for involuntary manslaughter in the December 24 death of Dreama Smith, 20. Also charged were obstructing an officer, driving while intoxicated, and assaulting an officer. Other indictments named James M. Stewart, Randall Neal, Millard Greenlee Jr., John Bright, Donald Walker, Cline Erwin, Raymond Lathey, Harold Byus, Samuel Copley, and others on various offenses.

Point Pleasant Dreama Smith Worthy Leach Miss Smith Pleasant James M. Stewart Henderson Randall Neal Millard Greenlee Jr Leon John Bright Donald Walker Cline Erwin Southside Raymond Lathey Harold Byus Samuel Copley Bidwell Ohio

Heath United Methodist Church Elected Officers

Heath United Methodist Church in Middleport elected a large slate of officers and coordinators led by Wendell Hoover as lay leader and Andrew Hoover as program superintendent. The list includes chairs for families, evangelism, missions, social concerns, stewardship, worship, youth, education, finance, past relations, trustees, and various ministry roles with many returning names and new appointees.

Middleport Heath United Methodist Church Wendell Hoover Andrew Hoover Emogene Fisher Dewey Horton Beulah Jones Gladys Walburn Mae Lambert Maxine Philson Edith Jiiden Jenevee Chesher Frances Brewington Clara Criswell Emma Clatworthy Kathryn Knight United Methodist Women Bruce Fisher United Methodist Horton John Bechie Bernard Fultz James Brewington Emerson Jones Nan Moore Nellie Zerkie Lillian Zerkie Ruth Bumgarner Ben Philson Mrs. Jones James Euler Methodist Union Twila Childs John Blake Jennifer Wise David Horton Julie Byer Emily Sprague Roscoe Wise Glen Lambert Charles Byer James Clatworthy James Criswell John Bechtel Robert Bumgarner Naomi Compton Pauline Horton Jenevee Chesser Steve Houchins Eddie Blake April Fraser Laura Hoover Bumgarner John Zerkie Moore Criswell John Bechtle Jones Arthur Strauss Helen Byer Lillian Smith

Insulator Show and Sale Planned in Nelsonville

The first annual Hocking Valley Insulator Show and Sale will be February 19 and 20 at the Hocking Valley Motor Lodge. Brad Duvall, organizer, invites enthusiasts for displays with ribbons and a banquet on Saturday. Space and display tables have fees. hotel reservations available through Duvall.

Nelsonville Hocking Valley Hocking Valley Motor Lodge Brad Duvall E. Franklin Sr Duvall E. Franklin St Ohio

Pomeroy Auditor Reports 1976 Seals Checks Counts

Meigs County Auditor Howard Frank reports Charles Karr Sr deputy sealer of weights and measures inspected 162 gasoline pumps 26 meters on gas trucks four meters on bottle gas 12 large platform scales 66 large scales and 151 small scales for 1976.

Pomeroy Meigs County Howard Frank Charles Karr Sr

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Meigs Highway Highway Department Left Orin Roush West Virginia Bridge Meigs Beulah Jones County Richard Jones Heath Church Ohio National Guard Ohio University Hocking Technical College National Guard David Broder America American University Court ST Pomeroy - McArthur, McConneleville Glouster Hobart ROWEN Washington Broder Messenger Editorial Buckley Buchwald
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