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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1969

Page

8

Assailant Surrenders After Pomeroy Cafe Stabbing

Douglas Arthur Seyler, 23, of Pomeroy, is in fair condition at Holzer Medical Center after being stabbed multiple times in a dispute at the Main Street Cafe. Bruce C. Smith, 25, of Parkersburg, Va., surrendered to Meigs County officials and admitted killing a man during the incident. Smith faces grand jury consideration while held in the Meigs County jail.

Pomeroy Main Street Jed Webster Smith Hartenbach George Hicks Webster Veterans Memorial Hospital Seyler Holzer Medical Center Bernard Fultz Hicks Meigs County

Conservation Plan Developed on Dual-tract Farm in Point Pleasant

Ronal Gilkeson of the Soil Conservation Service reports Glen O. Holland near Owl Hollow Road revised his plan, uniting 32 and 100 acre tracts into one pasture improvement program. Major work includes 1600 feet of improved waterways, dense Kentucky 31 tall fescue sod, a livestock spring, lime and fertilizer use, and annual pasture lime for 10 to 15 acres. John Sebrell also developed a plan with help from John Cooper, focusing on pasture use, lime and fertilizer, a spring, a concrete trough, and a farm pond for cattle water near Little Sixteen Mile Creek.

Point Pleasant Ronal Gilkeson The Soil Conservation Service Glen O. Holland Route 2 Owl Hollow Road Holland Prac Kentucky Usda Soil Conservation Service John Sebre Il John Cooper LCS Little Sixteen Mile Creek Sebrell

School Bus Involved In Rutland Accident

Gallia County Ohio patrol reports three weekend traffic incidents. A Rutland school bus driven by Darrell Goff left the road damaging a mirror on a guy wire. no students aboard and no citation. A Syracuse driver Michael Smith collided with Hubert Gregory who failed to stop in the clear distance. A McKeesport car hit a guard rail after a northbound driver passed another vehicle. the other driver left the scene.

Gallipolis Ohio State Highway Patrol College Street Rutland Darrell K. Goff Langsville Syracuse Michael D. Smith Point Pleasant Smith Hubert Gregory Alliance Gregory Meigs County Reese A Richardson McKeesport Richardson

4-H Plans Recreation Center At Cres ton Church Area

POINT PLEASANT The four 4-H Club of Leon plans a community recreation center near Cres ton Church on Route 87. Soil conservation members met with club leaders to draft a conservation plan for the recreation zone. Members Pearley Sayre Charles Wedge Denver Casto attended as club representatives. The group has cleared about four acres and aims to build a shelter picnic area softball diamond volleyball court and horseshoe area.

Point Pleasant Four Leon Creston Church Route 87 Pearley Sayre Charles Wedge Denver Casto

Nets Torn By Saucers

Commercial fishermen report sub merged saucers tearing nets on a seven day trip. Captain James Mello of the dragger Northern Lights says the crew spent over 18 hours mending nets torn by four 300 pound discs found at 240 fathoms off the continental shelf. The discs may have sealed submarine missile tubes.

Point Judith James Mello Northern Lights

Pomeroy Emergency Squad Responds To Chest Pain Call

At 11:25 a.m. Sunday the Pomeroy squad was summoned to Ernest Stewart's Willis Hill home. May Wolfe of Minersville was reported to have severe chest pains and was admitted to Veterans Memorial Hospital as a medical patient.

Edwards Family Plays Trio of Births at Delta Hospital

Delta Memorial Hospital recorded three Edwards births in under a month. On Dec. 23 a daughter born to Mr and Mrs James Edwards Jr of Delta. Jan 13 a son born to Mr and Mrs James Edwards of Paonia. Three days later a daughter born to Mr and Mrs James Edwards Jr of Delta. The three Edwards are not related.

Delta, Colo Delta Memorial Hospital Jams Edwards James Edwards Jr Delta James Edwards Paonia Edwards

Use Of Wine To Increase In America Use Of Wine To Increase In America

New York reports a 1969 wine consumption rise led by champagnes and table wines. Paul M Schlem of Gold Seal Vineyards predicts total U S wine use will exceed 220 million gallons, up from 200 million in 1968, with domestic wines dominating. The Finger Lakes region saw about 50 million dollars in 1968 sales and should rise by at least ten percent in 1969. Gold Seal is among six Finger Lakes wineries in New York State.

New York U. S Paul M. Schlem Gold Seal Vineyards Co Schlem U.S. Department of Commerce Finger Lakes New York State

Pope warns against turning Rome into a modern beehive city

Pope Paul VI cautioned Rome risked becoming a mere modern beehive city in a private audience with Mayor Rinaldo Santini. He stressed a shared love for the city that is ancient and modern, national and universal, temporal and spiritual.

Vatican City Paul VI Rome Rinaldo Santini

Red Cross Luncheon Aims to Pay County Debt

Mason County Red Cross chapter held a luncheon at Appalachian Power Co to apply proceeds to an $800 debt to the regional blood bank center created by shortfalls in blood donors during past bloodmobile drives. The chapter thanks donors and volunteers and invites groups to sponsor fundraisers to support the bloodmobile revival.

Point Pleasant Mason County American Red Cross Appalachian Power Co Red Cross Grace Rogar

Fifty Foreign Students Enroll at Florida Institute

Forty two pupils have enrolled at Tallahassee Junior College for the fourth class of the Florida Inter-American Learning Institute. The program, part of the Florida Columbia alliance, offers English language and U S culture orientation for students planning to study in the United States. The 42 students come from Colombia Mexico Republic of China Iran and Yugoslavia. This class marks the first to include students from regions outside Latin America.

Tallahassee, Fla IPA Tallahassee Junior College Florida Inter-American Learning Institute Florida- Columbia Alliance FILI U. S Colombia Mexico Republi China Iran

Veterans Memorial Hospital Admissions List Noted

Georgia Johnson Rutland William Baker Coolville Jerry Alexander Mason W Va Douglas Saylor Pomeroy May Wolfe Minersville Lucille Harrison Middleport Nellie Hatfield Dexter Bob Wolfe Racine Marilyn McIntyre Raymond Proffitt Charles Stewart Sylvia Lane Douglas Saylor Lee Richardson Mary Evans Eldeana Smith and Lillie Phillips admitted to Veterans Memorial Hospital in a community notes record.

Georgia Johnson Rutland William Baker Coolville Jerry Alexander Mason W. Va Douglas Saylor Pomeroy May Wolfe Minersville Lucille Harrison Middleport Nellie Hatfield Dexter Bob Wolfe Racine Marilyn MclIntyre Raymond Proffitt Charles Stewart Sylvia Lane Lee Richardson Mary Evans Eldeana Smith Lillie Phillips

Meigs Counselors Plan Evening Meetings With Parents

Meigs Local School District counselors offer weekly evening conferences for parents to discuss student progress. John Redovian will host Monday evenings 6 to 8 at Meigs Junior High in Pomeroy. High school counselors Tom Kelly and Harold Sauer will host Thursday evenings 6 to 8 at Middleport High School. No appointment is required.

Pomeroy Meigs John Redovian Meigs Junior High School Tom Kelly Harold Sauer Middleport Redovian

Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Discharges and Contacts

Pleasant Valley lists patients and relations including Bart Shuler and Katie Higginbotham among names in Pleas ant Valley notes. Discharged include Mia Goodman Mrs Billy Crawford Mrs Frank Thomas Basil Green Charles Miller and others.

Bart Shuler Point Pleasant Randal Brumfield Glenwood Katie Higginbotham Grimms Landing Roger Nibert Henry Reitmire Mason Ronnie Bullard Henderson Lester Errett Clyde Russell Leon Mia Goodman Billy Crawford Frank Thomas Basil Green Charles Miller Edward Whitelock Mark Price Sadie Barnett Phillip Marcum Roy White Corbitt Patterson Phyllis Buck

Two New Cooperators Joined Western Soil District

Ronald Gilkeson of the Soil Conservation Service reports the Western Soil Conservation District board accepted two cooperators at a recent meeting. They are W. H. Snodgrass of Three Mile Creek on Route 17 and Earnest M. McCarty of Jerry's Run Road.

Point Pleasant Ronald Gilkeson The Soil Conservation Service Board of Supervisors Western Soil Conservation W. H. Snodgrass Three Mile Creek Route 17 Earnest M. McCarty Jerry's Run Road

Mila Woods named Valentine Girl by local sorority

POMEROY Mila Woods of Pomeroy was chosen as Valentine Girl to represent Xi Gamma Mu Chapter Beta Sigma Phi. The meeting was at Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co social room with plans for a future gathering at Mrs. Roger Morgan’s home. Afterward the group enjoyed refreshments at Crow's Steak House hosted by Mrs. Charles Mullen June Van Vranken and Shirley Custer.

Pomeroy Mila Woods Valentine Xi Gamma Mu Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Roger Morgan Crow's Charles Mullen June van Vranken Shirley Custer

Holzer Medical Center and Notable Names List

Silver conducts electricity and heat better than any other metal. The text lists numerous individuals associated with Holzer Medical Center, including Mrs Brant J Bond and Dennis Ray Bush, among others. The fragment implies a formal notice or roster connected to the center.

Brant J. Bond William E. Bowen Dennis Ray Bush Dewey L. Canada Patricia Lynn Davis Dorothy L. Delander Lloyd E. Esque Tammy L. Fielder Jackie F. Fisher Robert S. Flint Naida F. Fry General J. Hall William M. Hendricks William R. Houck Charles E Lunsford Charles W. Mercer Samuel A. Miller Donna J. Nance

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