Bathtub Races Scheduled During Firemen's Outing
Hamden hosts a Firemen’s Outing at Lake Wellston with four locally built tubs, a new fire truck on display, and two scheduled races. Mayors Bill Darling, Charles McCoppin, Charles Crow, and Edgar Hayburn race at noon in tubs powered by six horsepower outboards, with two scuba divers for safety. A 3 pm race features local dignitaries Lloyd White, Lou Davis, Heber Armstrong, and Wilbur Ward. Musicians and refreshments add to the public gathering.
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Hamden
Lake Wellston
Bill Darling
Coalton
Charles McCoppin
Charles Crow
McArthur
Edgar Hayburn
Wellston
Lloyd White
Lou Davis
Heber Armstrong
Wilbur Ward
George Lovell
Don Sanders
Pomeroy Chamber Elects Officers at Board Meeting
Earl Ingles was chosen president of the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce at the Meigs Inn during a Monday board meeting. Theodore Reed Jr. was elected vice president, Mrs. Lawrence Hoffner treasurer, and Mrs. Carolyn Thomas secretary. New directors named were Jack Carsey Bill Grueser Ralph Graves Ferman Moore Virgil Teaford and Wendell Hoover. Present directors include Dennis Kenny Ted Reed Fred Crow Fred Morrow E H Diener Jack Kerr and Dale Warner.
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Pomeroy
Earl Ingles
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Meigs Inn
Theodore Reed Jr
Lawrence Hoffner
Carolyn Thomas
Jack Carsey
Bill Grueser
Ralph Graves
Ferman Moore
Virgil Teaford
Wendell Hoover
Dennis Kenny
Ted Reed
Fred Crow
Fred Morrow
E. H. Diener
Jack Kerr
Dale Warner
City Hall Trainee Assigned To Dispatcher Role
Nelsonville selects Jack Kirkendall from Buchtel as a trainee dispatcher at city hall for police and fire radio communications. The training is funded by Tri-County Community Action Agency as part of youth training activity, with instruction by fire department supervisory personnel.
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Nelsonville
Jack Kirkendall
Buchtel
Police and Fire Department
Tri-County Community Action Agency
Donald W. Bumgardner
Fire Department
Vandalism and car wrecks probed in Wellston
Wellston police investigated vandalism on a Duchess parking lot where Clarence McKinniss Duchess reported a rear car window broken. Over the weekend three crashes occurred: 16 year old Mary Ann Kiser backed into Carol Bush, Debra Eberts was struck after yielding, and Gary Eberts drove off road injuring himself and prompting reckless operation and left of center citations.
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Wellston
Clarence McKinniss
Duchess
Jim's Foodland
Mary Ann Kiser
Carol S. Bush
Debra S. Eberts
Hamden
Michigan Avenue
Broadway
Arthur Alan Arthurs
Ebert
Steve Zimmerman
Reynoldsburg
Miss Eberts
Gary L. Eberts
Lake Alma Road
Ice Cream Truck Demolished in Point Pleasant Crash
On Monday at 4 55 p m a wreck on the Ashton Upton Road Point Pleasant damaged an ice cream truck costing about 8000. Driver John D Hayes of Middleport and passenger Clifford R Hayes were injured and taken to Holzer Medical Center where Clifford Hayes was admitted.
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Point Pleasant
Ashton-Upton Road
John D. Hayes
Middleport
Hayes
Clifford R. Hayes
Holzer Medical Center
Wilcoxen
John Hayes
Clifford Hayes
Child Hit By Auto In Meigs county report details
A seven year old girl Teresa Wilson was struck by a northbound car on Route 36 in Meigs County and treated at St Josephs Hospital Parkersburg. driver Beatrice K Avis was not charged. The sheriff's office also noted a second accident on Sutton Two with a broken window but no injuries. VFW Post 9866 scheduled monthly meetings from August at 8 p.m. daylight time and 7 30 p.m. standard time per commander Bernard Sikora.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Sutton Two
Maplewood Lake
Joann Milliron
Racine
Milliron
Jacksonville
VFW
Bernard Sikora
Vinton Seeks Ambulance Bids And Bridge Work
Vinton County commissioners plan to open bids Aug 6 for two van type ambulances and four bridges painting with an estimated 3 000 dollars for the bridge work. They also discussed Neighborhood Youth Corps job placements for county youths and reported cancellation of a prior ambulance order for nonconforming vehicles.
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George Lovell
McArthur
Vinton County
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation, Inc
James N. Blower
William H. Taylor
Foundation
Texas
Glenn Peters
Peters
J. E. Lee
Jacksons
Harrison
Brown
Knox
Lee
William Lewis
Jackson- Vinton
Jacksonville United Methodist Junior Class plans week events
The Jacksonville church youth unit will trim grass and clean grounds Tuesday at 6 p.m. A picnic at Jacksonville Park is planned for Wednesday at 7 p.m., with lunch and table service provided. Guests may attend. games follow business.
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Jacksonville
United Methodist Church of
Jacksonville Park
Area death notices from Athens and surrounding towns
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Athens Ohio and nearby communities. George G Gaul 83 of 17 Ohio Ave died in O Bleness Memorial Hospital after two years ill. Biondenia Montcastle Holley 52 Apple Grove WV died at home after long illness. Susie Allen Williams 72 Rendville formerly, died at Homestead Nursing Home Lancaster. Virgene Wood 65 The Plains died in Phoenix AZ after illness. Thomas R Bird 63 Gahanna formerly Shawnee died unexpectedly. Hazel Jones 74 Jacksonville died at Mount St Mary Hospital. Carl W Conrath 56 Athens died unexpectedly at home. services pending. Burial and service details listed for each case.
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Athens
George G. Gaul
Ohio Ave
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Meigs County
Jacob
Clara Gaul
Athens County
Silver Ridge Eub Church
Mabel
Ina
Faye) Hart
Arthur
Helen) Hines
Guysville
Larry
Richard
Gene Hines
Todd Hines
Freda Griffin
Columbus
Jessie Weber
Chester
Hughes Funeral Home
Paul Williams
West Union Street
Point Pleasant
Biondenia
Deanie) Montcastle Holley
Apple Grove
Yawkey
W. Va
Lincoln County
James W
Martha Smith Montcastle
Marvin Holley
Marvin
Cotton) Holley
Judy Ball
Norfolk
Sheila Flora
David Holley
Huntington
James Holley
Gallipolis Ferry
Vanita Hazlett
Ada Bowen
Lucy Province
Charleston
Anna Mosser
Omaha
Neb
Marie Donahue
Charles Montcastle
Thomas Montcastle
Ray Montcastle
Tuscon
Rendville
Susie Allen Williams
Homestead
Lancaster
Lathrop
Joseph
Liza Whitfield Parsons
Dwight Allen
Dayton
James Allen
Joseph Williams
Apostolic Tabernacle
Rend
Virgene Wood
the Plains
St. Luke's Hospital
Phoenix
Ariz
Wood
William Arthur
Ora Copeland
Lola Gwinn
Canton
Wanda Beatty
Linda Beatty
Albany
Barbara Bobo
Grove City
Kenneth
Portsmouth
Zelma Homer
Barberton
Mildred Poston
Luella Grosvenor
Mary Horn
Chester Copeland
Stewart
Cecil Copland
Amesville
Lloyd Copeland
Glendale
Shawnee
Thomas R. Bird
Gahanna
Thomas
Eleanor Lillee Bird
Army Depot
Shawnee High School
Jacksonville
Hazel Jones
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Vinton County
John
Laura Cope Hayburn
Vore Ridge
William
Shirley) Ice
Georgia Dale Williams
Mount Vernon
Stella Givens
New Lexington
William Hayburn
Glouster
William Jones
van Fossen
Carl Radcliff
Maplewood Cemetery
Carl W. Conrath
Baker Road
Charles
Ellen Eisman Conrath
Conrath
Lawrence
D. Clyde Pinnell
Alexander Cemetery
Alexander teachers resign after court ruling in Ohio case
Five Alexander teachers faced dismissal by the Alexander Board of Education after a Athens County Common Pleas Court ruling. Judge Lowell B. Howard found four of the five dismissals legal, though the board awaited formal notice. Resignations and leaves followed, with ongoing questions about notifications and official acceptances.
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Fred Whissel
Albany
Alexander Board of Education
Athens County Common Pleas
Alexander Teachers Association
Ohio Education Association
Lowell B. Howard
Howard
Athens County
Marjorie Mitchell
Ronald DeVeau
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C. of C
City Hall
Donald E. Arthur
Jackson
Eberts
Meigs
VEW
Vinton
Donald W Bumgardner
Helen A. Fiske
Chauncey
Swan School
David Booth
Vinton County Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Edward E. Grant
Grant
Vinton and
Ross County
Salt Creek
Common Pleas Court Room
Blondenia
Susie Williams
Mae
Isabell Redfern
New Straitsville Cemetery
T. C. Gregory
Carl Conrath
Alexander
Paul Brown
Alexander Supt
Raymond Brooks
Edna Stalder
Board of Education
LaDonna Boyd
Cynthia Jacobson
Jean Locke
Lynda McIntort
Cynthia Kokis
George Christman
Locke
MelIntorf
Xerox
Corporation
U. Baker Center
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