Point Council Okays Zoning Change For Medical Center
Point Pleasant city council unanimously approved rezoning areas on 12th Cross and Long streets for a medical center and apartment buildings. They designated parts of the industrial park and discussed test drilling at Madison and 22nd streets for water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Council
Point Pleasant
City Hall
12Th, Cross and Long
Madison
22Nd Sts
D. B. Morgan
Malleable Iron Co
Resignations Shake Southern Local Board of Education
Executive head Ronald Deem and principal Donald Wolfe resign as the Southern Local District Board of Education accepts nine resignations. Wolfe is moving to Meigs Local as a commercial high school teacher. Other staff changes include departures of Vinas Lee Jean Alkire Donna Ihle Lawrence Wolfe June Lee Mary Hill Betty Deem and Wilma Casto with four new teachers hired and Stobart to remain board president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Ronald Deem
Donald Wolfe
Wolfe
Deem
Ohio Education Association
Price
Meigs
Vinas Lee
Jean Alkire
Donna Ihle
Lawrence Wolfe
June Lee
Mary Hill
Betty Deem
William MecWorter
Donald van Meter
Donald
William Arnott Jr
Wilma
Middleport Village Finances End Year With $84 043.84
Middleport village closed its fiscal year with total funds of 84 043.84 including 35 710.56 in the sanitary sewer fund. General, cemetery, parking meter, fire equipment and other accounts are itemized with monthly collections and disbursements. The police report notes 28 arrests and 12 accidents investigated by Chief Herbert Gilkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Village
Richard Bailey
Bailey
Herbert Gilkey
Appointment of Administrators in Ohio Estates
Notice announces Kenneth Hadley Radcliffe of Dayton appointed administrator of Benjamin Walter Radcliffe Jr. estate with four month claims period. Also Juanita Gibbs of Circleville named administratrix of Edward Warner estate with claims period. Dated July 9 1966 and June 24 1966 respectively. probate judges Harold J. Rose and F H O'Brien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Hadley Radcliffe
Beavercreek Lane
Dayton
Ohio
Benjamin Walter Radcliffe, Jr
Athens County
Harold J. Rose
Said
Otw
Juanita Gibbs
Rosewood Ave
Circleville
Edward Warner
Kh. D
Meigs
F. H. O'Brien
Said County
Executor Named for Zelda Koehler Estate in Meigs County
Richard J. Chambers of Middleport Ohio appointed executor of Zelda Koehler deceased Sutton Township Meigs County. Creditors must file claims within four months from June 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Chambers
Middleport
Ohio
Zelda Koehler
Sutton Township
Meigs County
Athens Amends Income Tax Ordinance 1966
Ordinance 0-35-66 amends the 0-5-64 income tax law for Athens Ohio. It extends the levy on salaries wages commissions and other compensation and on net profits of business and professions from 1964 to an earliest possible date. The ordinance takes effect as soon as allowed by law and is approved by Mayor Raymond Shepard on July 12, 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Athens
Ohio
State OF
Ordinance Vacates Ullom Street and Adjacent Alleys
A 1966 city ordinance vacates Ullom Street from South McKinley Avenue eastward to its end and several adjacent alleys east of McKinley Avenue. The action follows a May petition by nearby lot owners and cites good cause, with the ordinance taking effect at the earliest legal period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilom Street
Ullom Street
South McKinley East
F. S. Road
McKinley Avenue
City OF
Athens
State OF Ohio
McKins Avenue
Patricia B. Betz
Raymond Shepard Eye
Boy Scouts at Camp Arrowhead Syracuse Troop 242
Ten Scouts from Syracuse Troop 242 attended a session at Camp Arrowhead with leaders and junior leader trainees. Names include David Lipscomb Steve Winebrenner Craig Cottrill Rodney Holman Kevin Stutler Franklin Rizer John Ritchart Rick Ash Dicky Sauvage and Brian Ritchart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Boy Scouts
Camp Arrowhead
David Lipscomb
Steve Winebrenner
Craig Cottrill
Rodney Holman
Kevin Stutler
Franklin Rizer
John Ritchart
Rick Ash
Dicky Sauvage
Brian Ritchart
John Sauvage
George Holman
Kenton Holman
Wendell Stutler
Dick Ash
Bill Winebrenner
Keith Li
Athens Ordinance Authorizes Water Line Expansion and Tank
The Athens Ohio Council approves an emergency ordinance for the Service Director to contract with the lowest bidder to extend a water line north along Route 33 to the new high school and to build a water tank reservoir. Bids to follow required advertisement. Immediate effect upon council approval on the fifth day of 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio
State OF
Director of Public Service
Women’s Society to Host District WSCS Conference
The Heath Methodist Church Women’s Society of Christian Service hosts the Portsmouth District WSCS conference on Sept 7. Mrs. James Criswell presided as plans for the conference and church cleanup were made. A reception for Rev Max Donahue and family is set for Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Heath
Portsmouth
James Criswell
Max Donahue
Nan Moore
Ohio Methodist Conference
Lakeside
Bess Sanborn
Becky Fultz
Cindy Hindy
Church Bible School
Miss Sanborn
World Council of Churches
Emerson Jones
C. M. Hennesy
Everette Davis
Moore
James Euler
William Russell
O. P. Klein
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Boxed Birth Notices
Pleasant Valley Hospital notes list several births and announcements including Mr and Mrs Marvin Bennett Jr Point Pleasant a daughter Roy Blessing Point Pleasant Robert Sutton Point Pleasant Mrs Lloyd Esque Hogsett Mrs Henry Rainey Gallipolis Ferry George Reed Letart Mrs William Litchfield Point Pleasant Mrs Charles Jewell New Haven Mrs Gerald Smeltzer Gallipolis John Jeffries Mrs Joseph Denny and daughter Mrs Wednell Fauver and son William Johns Leah Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Bennett Jr
Point Pleasant
Roy Blessing
Robert Sutton
Lloyd Esque
Hogsett
Henry Rainey
Gallipolis Ferry
George Reed
Letart
William Litchfield
Charles Jewell
New Haven
Gerald Smeltzer
Gallipolis
John Jeffries
Joseph Denny
Wednell Fauver
William Johns
Leah Baker
Fannie M. Canter
Wellston
Rufus Dorsey
Mount Nebo
W. Va
Karen Brewer
James Heaton
Pomeroy
Raymond Ginther
Chester
Earl Robinson
Elmer Martin
Nelson Garrett
Ravenswood
Howard Crimnel
St. Albans
Teresa Wildermuth
Kinner Vanover
Ironton
Bernard Ward
James E. Johnson Jr
Oak Hill
Arthur Napper
Hamden
Clemence Moore
Crown City
Pearl Ballard
Vernia Blake
John Stevers
Clyde P. Law
Reedy
R. Dale Colburn Pomeroy
Harry Raines
Rodney VanFosson
Mount Alto
Robert Horton
Jackson
Bryan Greenlee Jr
Ida Huffman
Chillicothe
Eber Wolfe
Racine
George King
Robert Bailey
George Stanley
Ashland
Robert Huffman
Leon
James Davidson
Salem A. Yates
Beatrice Evans
Vinton
Norman Deem
Portland
Danny Evans
Jack L. Spurlock
Howard J. Boggs
Dismissal Names Mentioned in Court Record
The record lists John Turley Hartford West Virginia Betty Stewart Cheshire Fred Friend Long Bottom Elizabeth Well Pomeroy Mrs Teaford Portland and Harold Will as dismissed in a court proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Turley
Hartford
W. Va
Betty Stewart
Cheshire
Fred Friend
Long Bottom
Elizabeth Well
Pomeroy
Mrs. Teaford
Portland
Harold Will
Local Names Tie to Unspecified Event Across Ports
Charles Harrison of Middleton and Stella Radekin of Albany are listed with Renzo Menchini of Pomeroy in a partial roster. Betty Bailey is also mentioned without a clear role or context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Harrison
Middleport
Stella Radekin
Albany
Renzo Menchini
Pomeroy
Betty Bailey
Pot Bound Geraniums Bloom More with Dense Rooting
Geraniums in clay pots show more blooms when roots are crowded and pot bound, provided they receive regular feeding and watering. Dense root systems correlate with increased flowering versus looser root growth.
Middleport Residents Host Weekend Guests and Trips
A steady stream of visitors gathered in Middleport with hosts the Pickens and Roush families. Highlights include cross city trips to Cleveland Columbus and Huntington and a July voyage plan to New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Pickens
Bruce
Cleveland
Bill Pickens
Baltimore
Jan Hauck
Brent
Brenda
Paul Kautz
Columbus
Richard Pickens
Middleport
Margaret Pickens
Bill L. Thomas
Mason
W. Va
Martin
Thomas
Robert Webb
Margaret
Robert
David
Shiela
Panama
Eroda Webb
New York City
Washington, D. C
Springfield
United States
New Orleans
Wayne Gibbons
Richard Sweet
Bucyrus
J. C. Carson
Ruth Carson
Walter Athey
Holzer Hospital
Meigs General Hospital
Albert Roush
Kenny
Becky
J. W. Roush
Dorothy
Newton Falls
Larry Flowers
Garnet Herdman
James Matheny
Gary
Jim
Alta Miller
Leon
Roush
Jeffrey and
Curtis
Bufford
S. C
Kevin Smith
Huntington
Floyd Roush
Veterans Hospital
Charles Bradbury
Asa
Mary
Jill Harris
Forked Run Lake
Two Men and a Girl Hurt in Cycle Accidents
Gallia County report lists two motorcyclists James A Heaton 37 Pomero y Route 3 with compound fracture of left leg and hand lacerations Raymond K Ginther 27 Chester with compound fracture of left leg Both transported to Holzer Hospital Also Karen M Brewer Wellston injured in bicycle crash admitted for observation at Holzer Hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
James A. Heaton
Pomeroy Route 3
Raymond K. Ginther
Chester
Karen M. Brewer
G. Wellston
Two Bonds Forfeited In Meigs County Court
In Meigs County Mayor Charles Legar court Mary Mc Daniel of North Carolina forfeited bond for assured clear distance and Stanley Kiser of Letart Falls forfeited bond for intoxication both set at 25 dollars. Fines were imposed on Roy S Lansbury of Middleport five dollars plus costs for failure to yield the right of way and Ernest E Blake of Columbus fifteen dollars plus costs for reckless operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Legar
Mary McDaniel
North Carolina
Stanley Kiser
Letart Falls
Roy S. Lansbury
Middleport
Ernest E. Blake
Columbus
Middleport Man Cited With Reckless Operation
Ralph Cundiff, 23, of Middleport, was charged with reckless operation after his vehicle rear ended a parked car on Grant Street. He told police he fell asleep. the accident occurred at 1 35. In Point Pleasant tentative plans were made for the Southwestern District Woman's Club convention in October at Wahama High School with members from Point Pleasant and New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ralph Cundiff
Grant St
Cundiffs
Ellen Ernestine Hawley
Cundiff
Point Pleasant
Wahama High School
Woman's Clubs
New Haven
Five Attend Chillicothe Veteran Fete
Five members of the Ladies Auxiliaries of Feeney Bennett Post 128 and Drew Webster Post 39 joined in Chillicothe for a birthday party at the Veterans Hospital. Eighth district members, including Mrs. Albert Roush and Mrs. Helen Kennedy, helped honor 45 July birthdays among 32 veterans with cards and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett
Drew Webster
American Legion
Chillicothe
Veterans Hospital
Albert Roush
Eighth District Rehabilitation
Helen Kennedy
Middleport Post
J. M. Thornton
Pearl Knapp
Mary Martin
Pomeroy
Eighth District
Birth announcements and residents listed from Holzer area
The Holzer Hospital News segment lists numerous birth announcements for families in Portland Bidwell Gallipolis Jackson Oak Hill Ripley Wellston and surrounding towns. It also notes Middleport Village Council failing to meet due to lack of a quorum with a special session set for Wednesday at 7 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Lee Deem
Portland
Howard Boggs
Bidwell
Jack L. Spurlock
Gallipolis
David J. Warner
Jackson
Danny Allen Evans
Oak Hill
Jimmie Allen Caldwell
Ripley
Middleport
Middleport Village
Beech Hill Girl Chosen for American Heritage Week Camp
Maria Williamson of Beech Hill, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lannes Williamson, was selected by Col Charles Lewis Chapter NSCAR to attend the fourth annual American Heritage Week Camp July 10 16 at Cedar Lakes Ripley. The camp, sponsored by the West Virginia DAR, aims to inspire future community leaders through U S founded principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Maria Williamson
Lannes Williamson
Beech Hill
Col
Charles Lewis
NSCAR
Cedar Lakes
Ripley
West Virginia
DAR
Maria
Point Pleasant High School
Beech Hill Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Mason County
Mason County Pin Wearers Association
United States
Two Autos Destroyed In Crashes
Three separate crashes on different roads damaged or destroyed vehicles. Clarence McIntyre, 16, Minersville Route 1, lost control on Eagle Ridge Road and went into a pole, going over an embankment for a total loss. Paul A. Wallace, Dexter Route 1, was hit at Routes 124 and 143 by Cletus Dalton, Rutland, with Dalton’s car sustaining more damage. John Lee Davis, 18, Long Bottom Route 1, skidded on loose gravel on Locust Grove Road, rolled over onto its top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Department of
Robert Hartenbach
Clarence McIntyre
Minersville
Eagle Ridge
McIntyre
Paul A. Wallace
Dexter
Cletus Dalton
Rutland
Dalton
Wallace
Locust Grove Rd
John Lee Davis
Long Bottom
Robert Beegle
Industrial Site Search Is Planned In Pomeroy
A committee was named by the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce to study several industrial sites. The group will pursue options on sites after inspection by the committee chaired by Bill Grueser, in cooperation with the Meigs County Community Improvement Corp. Rep. Ralph Welker discussed progress on the Leading Creek Watershed flood control project and urged attendance at a Water Commission hearing Thursday at 3 p.m. at Rutland Elementary School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Bill Grueser
Meigs County Community Improvement Corp
Ralph Welker
Water Commission
Rutland
Salisbury Trustees Praise Middleport Response Despite No Contract
Salisbury village trustees express appreciation that the Middleport department answered calls during a period without a contract. A formal contract exists with the Pomeroy Fire Department.
Lisle brothers among 20 selected for Venita Rich talent show
John and Keith Lisle of Syracuse are among the 20 finalists chosen for the Venita Rich talent contest set for August 6 at the Gallia County Junior Fair. Auditions were held last Friday and winners were notified by mail. The top act earns a trip to New York for a Ted Mack audition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Keith Lisle
Syracuse
Gallia
Salisbury Two Trustees to Hire Middleport Fire Dept for Outside Calls
Frank H. Johnston, clerk of the Salisbury Two Trustees, announces an upcoming contract with the Middleport Fire Department to cover fire calls in Salisbury Two, outside of Middleport Village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Johnston
Salisbury Two
Middleport
Rutland Council backs Leading Creek Watershed Project
The Rutland Village Council endorsed the Leading Creek Watershed Project at a special meeting. Jack Crisp reports that the Ohio Water Commission will hold a hearing at 3 p.m. Thursday at Rutland Elementary School. He urges residents to attend the meeting to show interest in the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Jack Crisp
Crisp
Ohio Water Commission
Pomeroy Chamber postpones meeting for two weeks
Due to vacations and poor attendance the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce rescheduled its Monday meeting. The chamber says funds are flowing for the 1500 sponsorship to bring the American Woodwind Symphony July 27 28. About 400 was raised Monday. Residents and businesses may donate to Box 526. The concerts are free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
American
Symphony
Ohio Democrat Cara van schedules Meigs visit on Aug 4
The Cara van tour will stop in Meigs County on August 4 with state candidates including Frazer Rheams and Joseph D. Bryan seeking the state supreme court. The visit will feature a breakfast and other events as part of the caravan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Frazer Rheams
Meigs County
Ernest Wingett
Joseph D. Bryan
State Supreme Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
Traffic Control Co of
Bridgeville
Fifth and
Viane Sts
Morgan
Krodel Park
Buster Biffle
Jim Fisher
Ernest Handley
Wallace Smith
Recreation Committee
Anderson Black Rock Co
Harmon Park
Ordnance School
Charley Fowler
Russell Holland
Bill Winter
Jim Wiggins
Mayor Morgan
Ray Musgrave
R. H. Melrose
Southern Local
O. O. Paterson
County Superintendent of Schools
Elam Louks
Edna
Reedsville
James G. Mays
Alvin B. Mays
Army Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
Ager Gulp
Fanek Goarent
Atte Patricia B. Betz
Raymond Shepard
WSCS
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Veterans Memorial Hospital
BLOOM
AIR Forces
John H. Asbury
Richlands
U. S
H. C. Donnelly
Defense Atomic Support Agency
DASA
Sgt
Asbury
Washington
Audrey
Willie Collins
Pomeroy Route 2
Wildwood Garden Club
Valley Bells Garden Club
Earl Moore
Milton Roush
Karl Grueser
William Fisher
Hiram Fisher
Holzer Hospital News
Kimberly Sue Birchfield
James Carey
Albert Ginther
Paul D. Kelly
Raymond Manley
John McDaniel
John E. McGraw
Franklin Mullins
William Rawlins
Wallen Riley
Emerson Sloan
Dennis Spires
Samuel Thompson
James Watterson Jr
Freda Waugh
Selma S. Green
Charles Proffitt
Daughters of the American Revolution
Hershel A. Henderson
Selah Jane Powell
Jacksor’s Mill
Salisbury
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