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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1968

Page

5

Middleport Council tackles finance and sewage payment issues

Middleport council discussed financing the sewage project with $60,000 bank loan and two federal grants from FWPCA and EDA. About $300,000 has been paid of $450,000 total, with $120,000 remaining. Completion targeted for late March or early April. The meeting also addressed a needed Vine Street fire hydrant, insurance bids for water works, vandalism losses at the community pool, wage disputes among village workers, and a protested sewage bill added to a tax duplicate.

Middleport Middleport Council E. W. Woodside Floyd G. Brown Construction Company FWPCA EDA Bernard Fultz Council Citizens National Bank Vine Street Grant Street Grant Beech Street Fisher Parmalee Vaughan Stumbo Don Mills Rodney Downing William Childs Harold Chase Chase Cecil Bradbury Board of Public Affairs

Patterson Named Meigs County Director Of Civil Fire Work

Paul L. Patterson of Rutland was named Meigs County director of Civil Defense by county commissioners after James Price resigned to move to Columbus. Patterson aims to boost Civil Defense in Meigs by building village units, training in radiation detection, and leveraging local emergency squads and fire departments amid river and radiation risks. He will assess equipment and personnel and map a county unit, citing Mason County's proven Civil Defense success since the Silver Bridge incident.

Patterson Meigs County Pomeroy Paul L. Patterson Rutland James Price Portland Price Columbus Lage Meigs Fense Agency Ohio River Mason County Civil Defense Unit Silver Bridge Mason County Kgger Creek

Operation Mainstream Reactivated in Leading Creek District

Jack Crisp announces reactivation of Operation Mainstream in the Leading Creek Conservancy District within days. Funds from Washington through the Labor Department have released money for the statewide program, aiding Meigs County residents and clearing brush from Big and Little Leading Creeks. Workers are to report to Rutland office to sign papers and return to work after the halt due to funding gaps.

Rutland Leading Creek Conservancy Jack Crisp Washington Crisp Department of Labor Ohio Department of Natural Resources Leading Creek Leading Creek District

Middleport Personal News Highlights Weekend Visits

Mr and Mrs C H Wise Jr of Waverly spent the weekend at their home in Middleport. Warren Bennett and family from Columbus were weekend guests of his parents. Charles Bush and sons Greg and Nick from Springfield visited Middleport with the Ault and Criner families. Thurman Carsey and family visited Waverly. Mrs Guy Reynolds attended her sister in law Madge Reynolds Hutzell’s funeral in Cuyahoga Falls. Tom Cassell and family moved from Athens to Middleport into the Manning Webster home on Rutland Street as Columbia Gas of Ohio’s new local manager team.

C. H. Wise Jr Waverly Middleport Warren Bennett Columbus Charles Bennett Charles Bush Greg Nick Springfield William Ault William Criner Thurman Carsey Guy Reynolds Cuyahoga Falls Madge Reynolds Hutzell Tom Cassell Columbia Gas of Ohio Athens Manning Webster Rutland Street

Veterans memorial hospital notes and city court fines

Veterans Memorial Hospital notes list patients Dixie Blevins Lola Kinner Martha McElroy Vance Milhoane and Ben Kesterson with several others. Dismissals include Paul Stewart Franklin Grimm Blanche Tenant Laura Maynard Harry Smith Agnes Feen Phoebe Lee and Norman Hawley. In Pomeroy mayor Charles Legar's court Saturday night Lewis Harris Cleveland 37 fined five dollars and costs for failure to stop in an assured clear distance William Reeves Albany forfeited a twenty five dollar bond for intoxication but faced trespassing and was fined ten dollars and costs James Ebersbach Columbus five dollars and costs for not maintaining an assured clear distance.

Paul Stewart Franklin Grimm Blanche Tenant Laura Maynard Harry Smith Agnes Feen Phoebe Lee Norman Hawley Pomeroy Charles Legar Lewis Harris Cleveland William Reeves Albany James Ebersbach Columbus

Republican Seeks Post As Assessor

POINT PLEASANT Orville Buck Sturgeon 60 of Point Pleasant Route 2 has filed on the Republican slate for assessor. A Kanawha Block Company and Mason Aggregates salesman Sturgeon has long been active in politics. Former county clerk and justice of the peace of Clendenin District, he is married with six children. One daughter, Orletta, works in the circuit clerk in Gallia County. Another daughter, Evalee Myers, is Gallia County recorder. POMEROY The Pomeroy Emergency unit was called at 5 23 Monday to 327 W Third St for Nickie Morris and Chester Buchanan who were taken to Veterans Memorial for medical treatment.

Point Pleasant Orville Buck) Sturgeon Sturgeon Kanawha Block Company Mason Aggregates Clendenin Orletta Sturgeon Evalee Myers Gallia County Pomeroy Third St Nickie Morris Chester Buchanan Veterans Memorial

Two New Businesses Open In Middleport

Middleport welcomes two new ventures on Mill Street. Mrs Manning Klees and her mother Mrs Paul Smart open Kiddie Shoppe in the former Roller Drug Store building. Russell McElhinny opens a barber shop on Mill Street. Both are Middleport High School graduates.

Middleport Dutton’s Roller Drug Store Mill Street Quality Print Shop Manning Klees Paul Smart Kloes Meigs County TB Health Association Middleport High School Russell McElhinny Kenneth McElhinny Barber College Columbus

Meigs General Hospital Notes Record of Local Figures

Meigs General Hospital notes list residents including Mrs. Anna Grim of Middleport and George Jewel of New Haven along with Guy Renshaw of Pomeroy Marvin Durst Edith Rice Edith McCoy Jessie Price and Turner Newland. These names appear in a brief departmental record or community notice from the Meigs General facility.

Anna Grim Middleport George Jewel New Haven Guy Renshaw Pomeroy Marvin Durst Edith Rice Edith McCoy Jessie Price Turner Newland

Wedding Guests Attend Jackson Ceremony

Mrs Eldon Will and Mrs Karl Klees of Syracuse spent Saturday in Jackson to attend the wedding of Mrs Will’s nephew.

Pomeroy Eldon Will Karl Klees Syracuse Jackson Will

Movie Guide Tuesday Evening Listings Across Town

Evening cinema guide lists showings led by Audie Murphy and John McIntyre at 9 pm with Seven Ways From Sundown, followed by The Lively Set starring James Dorrin Pamela Tiffin and Joanie Sommers at 9 30 pm. The Easy Life with Catherine Spear Vittorio Gassman at 1 30 am then Fort Debb featuring Brian Keith Virginia Mayo Wad at 8 pm and Lafayette with Jack Hawkins Orson Welles at 9 30 pm. Call of the Wild (1935) closes the night with Clark Gable Loretta Young and Jack Oakin from 10 pm.

Audie Murphy John McIntyre the Lively Se James Dorrin Pamela Tiffin Joanie Sommers Catherine Speak Vittorio Gossman Fort Debb Brian Keith Virginia Maye

Messenger Television Guide and News Pages Summary

A compact listing of Messenger Television Guide entries for channels 3 8 13 15 and 18 plus News pages 4 6 and a note labeling News section (C). The brief item catalogs programming sections and section identifiers rather than specific show details.

Sleepy Jeffers CBS News Joe Bentie

TV Schedule Review For A Wednesday In The 1960s

A dense listing of daytime and evening programs appears with multiple shows across networks. Notable items include Johnny Carson style mornings, CBS News with Joe Bentia, NBC Nights with The Fugitive and The Twilight Zone style entries, and various daytime soap operas and game shows. The fragmentary OCR shows a typical television guide layout with channel cues and program titles.

Fragmented OCR snippet from TV listings page

Readable items include brief mentions of NBC News CBS News and Merv Griffin with references to Early Show Teen Bed Weather Markets and Twilight Zone. The fragmentary text lists names such as David Brinkley Chet Jountley and Walter Cronkite with uncertain context and times like 6 25. No clear event or outcome.

Markate Teles NBC News David Brink Hat Dunney Merv Griffin CBS Walter Cronkite NET Journal Flippo Chet Jountley David Brinkley CBS News Smart

Evening TV Schedule Highlights and Station Guide

Television listings for EST across stations WSAZ WLWC WTVN WCHS WBNS WHTN WHIZ and WOUB. Programs include Merv Griffin Twilight Zone The Rifleman Merlin the Magician The Virginian The Avengers Lost in Space Beverly Hillbillies Kraft Music Hall Green Acres Run For Your Life and Jonathan Winters with color indicators and station notes.

Merv Griffin News Merlin the Magician Kraft Music Hall International Magazine Jonathon Winters

Pomeroy C of C Plans Big Bend Regatta Focus

Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce maps the Big Bend Regatta for June 21 22 23 with talks on night shows contests and Ohio Festivals Association ties The group also plans the Miss Southern Ohio pageant separately and eyes riverbank improvements near Pomeroy School Signs for the Route 7 bypass are discussed as well

Pomeroy Ohio River Ohio Festivals Association Jack W. Carsey Big Bend Ohio Eta Phi Beta Sigma Phi Carsey Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce Ohio Festival Association Columbus Pomeroy Group Detroit Pomeroy School

Movie Listings Include Classics The Window and Wheel of Fortune

A 1944 Edward G Robinson mystery The Woman in the Window stars Robinson and Bennett. Juke Box Rhythm features Brian Donlevy. Doris Day and William Lundigan appear in We’ll Get By. The Slender Thread airs at 11 and 20. Full of Life stars Judy Holiday and Richard Conte. Wheel of Fortune showcases John Wayne Frances Dee and Edward Ellis in a 1941 mystery.

Edward G. Robinson Joan Bennett Brian Donlevy Doris Day William Lundigan Judy Holiday Richard Conte John Wayne Frances Dee Edward Ellis

Meetings In Meigs Conclave of Ohio Valley Commandry set for Wednesday

The stated meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Meigs. Kermit Walton serves as E. M. Commander.

Ohio Valley Commandry Kermit

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Byers Gene Grate Licitor Fultz Insurance Companies Fulta Conservancy District The Department of Natural Resources Clarence Miller Veterans Memorial Hospital Dixie Blevins Lola Kinner Guysville Martha McElroy Minersville Vance Milhoane Tuppers Plains Ben Kesterson Meigs General Hospital Movie Guide Messenger Television Guide Lester Doyle Dream Jeannie Garrison Jerry Lewis Gerrilla Rememb Red Skelton Gore Your CBS Reports Doctor’s Joey Bishop Joe Bentia Today Show Captain Kengerve Kartoon Karnival Jack Lolanne Captain Kongoroe Kartoon Kornivel Mike Ae Pow Dixon Mike Douglas Paul Dixon Luci Wyatt Earp Spook Vawan Wells Nancy Dickerson Spook Beckman Donna Reed Temptation Andy Or Mayberry Mullins ABC News Marlene Sanders Hollywood Edwin Newman General Hospital McHale's Navy Ipirates Court Douglas Eawards Mike Dos Lone Shadows Zane Grey Theater Mr. Cartoon Casper Perry Mason Mr. Ed Flippe Hondo MecHale Rawhide Meirocles Navy Captain Vinester Kertoon Karnival the Fugitive Death Valley Virginian the Avengers Lost In Space New Avengers Beverly Hillbillies Green Acres Wsaz-Tv NBC Huntington WLWC Wtvn-Tv ABC Wchs-Tv Charleston Wbns-Tv Whtn-Tv Wtap-Tv Nbc-Abc Parkersburg Whiz-Tv Zanesville Woub-Tv Ohio University Pomeroy C. of C Richard Chambers Molly Hill Route 7 A.Y. Daily News Steve McQueen N.Y Argyle Solar Productions Athena Parrea Columbus T.V Oncdkén Walton E. M Dale Rothger J. Sherman Porter ASSOC News Front Gallia Mason Counties DAILY Wieh-Am-Fm Gallipolis, Ohio Serta Dollarta Harris N. Court
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