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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1966

Page

5

Pomeroy Council Approves 1967 Budget and June Reports

Village council heard June expenditures totaling 5 052 35 in general fund and 1 308 26 in state highway improvement plus other items. They approved the 1967 budget and discussed a traffic light at the Pomeroy Mason bridge and a self propelled drill for the cemetery. Chief Jed Webster reported June activity with 21 arrests 15 accidents 44 complaints 36 illegal parking tickets and 1193 parking meter violations.

Pomeroy Jed Webster Ohio Department of Highways Ohio Pomeroy - Mason Bridge Fire Department Webster

Summer Student Tours Designed To Educate

Trips taken by the Mason County summer school classes emphasize educational benefit over leisure. Pupils are briefed before departure on key observations and often write about their experiences afterward.

Point Pleasant Mason County Summer School

Honors Mark Emma Hoschar Birthday at New Haven Park

A Sunday picnic at New Haven Park celebrated Emma Hoschar in her 87th birthday with a large gathering of relatives and friends from Columbus Corning Rutland Charleston Mason Clifton Cincinnati and Point Pleasant. Separate local note mentions Eastern High School resignations and budget discussion at Reedsville board meeting.

Point Pleasant New Haven Park Emma Hoschar Lawrence Davidson Columbus John Booth Corning Harold Hysell Donald Garry David Rutland John Brewer Frank Darling Linda Mike Conn Chillicothe Edna Drake Charleston Conn Drake Albany John Hoschar Mason John Booth Jr McConnelsville T. W. Collins Jr Charles Connolly Carol Debbie Chuckie William Stewart Clifton Charles Brewer Chester Billy Stewart Phillip Howard Hoschar Karen Stevie Cincinnati Daniel Killingsworth Mark Reedsville Eastern High School Board of Education

Youths Finger Broken In Fall At Gallipolis Event

Gallipolis Ohio nine year old Roger Dailey son of Mr and Mrs Roger Dailey Gallipolis Route 1 fell from a swing set injuring the index finger of his left hand He is a patient at Holzer Hospital.

Gallipolis L. Roger Dailey Roger Dailey Holzer Hospital

Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Fire and transfer calls

Pleasant Valley Hospital notes list several dismissals including Mrs. Lloyd Esque and Mrs. William Neal. Two emergency runs by Middleport firefighters over the weekend included a 7:20 a.m. call on Monday to Otho L. Aleshire for a possible heart condition and a 5:30 p.m. Saturday call to James Eads at Langsville, who was taken to Veterans Memorial Hospital.

Middleport Park St Otho L. Aleshire James Eads Langsville Veterans Memorial Hospital

County approves gas line installation in Meigs County

Meigs County Commissioners authorized a gas line installation on old Route 7. They issued a removal order to Rutland Fuel Co to remove a section of gas line within County Road No. 194 limits.

Pomeroy Meigs County Rutland Fuel Co

Local Club Picnics and Meetings Set This Week

The Past Matron's Club of Evangeline Chapter OFS will host an annual picnic Friday at 6 p.m. at the Harrah farm near Chester. Philathea Women of the Middleport Church of Christ plan a Thursday 6:30 p.m. lawn picnic. Veterans Memorial Volunteer Auxiliary meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Hospital Cafeteria with Dr. Porras as speaker. American Wind Symphony arrangements committee meets Thursday at 3 p.m. at Episcopal Parish House.

Club of Evangeline OFS Middleport Max Harrah Chester Philathea Women Middleport Church of Christ Veterans Memorial Volunteer Auxiliary Porras American Wind Symphony Episcopal Parrish House

Veterans Memorial Hospital Notes Admits List of Names

Veterans Memorial Hospital notes multiple admissions including Myrtle Simpkins Diana McDaniels Amanda Parker and others from Cheshire Middleport Minersville Ewington Rutland Pomeroy. William Saxbe Ohio Attorney General will visit Pomeroy Wednesday for a noon meeting at Bailey's Restaurant meeting room on East Main Street.

Myrtle Simpkins Cheshire Diana McDaniels Middleport Amanda Parker Minersville Pricey Tacket Ewington Janita Carter Rutland Kathryn Warner David Carter Pomeroy Otho Aleshire William Saxbe State of Ohio Saxbe Bailey's East Main St

Point Pleasant To Host National Archery Meet

Point Pleasant will host the National Field Archery Association national meet at the local range north of town from July 25 through 29 with the Point Pleasant archery club as the host. The schedule lists July 23 open check in from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and July 24 check-in and late registration from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. plus an informal welcome coffee and tea from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Point Pleasant National Field Archery Association NFAA NFFA Gallipolis Lakeside Krodel Park

Youth Group Plans Meet at Krodel Park for Dinner

Heights EUB Church hosts the Youth Fellowship from Point Pleasant Promotion al Group at Krodel Park at 6 30 p m Tuesday for a covered dish dinner and social time. The event includes desserts and soft drinks followed by a monthly business meeting.

Heights Eub Church Youth Fellowship Point Pleasant Krodel Park Connie Cottrill Holzer Hospital School of Nursing

Four Counts Charged To Point Driver

Charles Leonard Pickens 70 of Point Pleasant was arrested by state police on four counts including running a stop sign expired inspection sticker failure to show operator license and failure to stop for an officer’s signal. Marie McDade 44 of Pliny was arrested on a drunkenness charge. Larry Patrick 23 of Point Pleasant was arrested on a Kanawha County warrant charging bastardy.

Charles Leonard Pickens Point Pleasant Marie McDade Pliny Larry Patrick Sheriff's Department Kanawha County

Leon Man Arrested After Car Hits Two Parked Cars

Sherman W Graham 19 of Leon was arrested Sunday night by state police for failure to keep vehicle under control after his car struck two parked vehicles owned by Shinn Service Station in Leon. Damage was listed at 800 dollars. Also notes two marriage licenses for Thomas Bragg and Glenna Logan and Larry Kapp and Linda Cottrell, all from Point Pleasant.

Sherman W. Graham Leon Shinn Thomas Stephen Bragg Point Pleasant Glenna Maria Logan Larry Chester Kapp Columbus Linda Mae Cottrill

Birth announcements from Holzer Hospital Notes

A list of births recorded at Holzer Hospital Notes includes Mr and Mrs George Grimm Letart Route 2 a daughter Mr and Mrs Harold A Stover Gallipolis Route 1 a son Mr and Mrs Ernest Compson Clifton a son along with numerous other new arrivals listed with parent names and birthplaces across Gallipolis Wellston Jackson McArthur and adjacent communities.

George Grimm Letart Harold A. Stover Gallipolis Ernest Compson Clifton Jesse M. Conn Jackson Edward Dye Wellston Conrad Berkley Henderson Freda L. Krautter Pomeroy Alana Shaffer George Fowler Point Pleasant Thomas Carpenter McArthur Robert Gordon Howard Rose Everett Gordon Leon James Canter Walter Clark Oak Hill James Jeffers Sylvia Smith

Two Drivers Are Cited After Monday Crashes

Richard Pleasant Newell Sr., 61, of 927 Mossman Circle, was arrested for driving while intoxicated after a two car crash at 2 25 p m involving a parked car owned by Wallace Smith Jr 1409 Ohio St Newell collided with the vehicle. Mary A Rogers, 30, of 1401 Ohio St was cited for improper backing after backing into a parked car owned by Maggie Wilson at 5 p m Monday.

Richard Pleasant Newell, Sr Mossman Circle Newell Wallace Smith, Jr Ohio St Mary A. Rogers Marlin Campbell Maggie Wilson

Pontiac Catalina Offers Best Resale Value and Low Prices

The advertisement claims Pontiacs are selling well with Catalina leading resale value in its class. It touts Wide-Track styling and a standard safety package including front and rear seat belts. Offers are backed by 63 to 65 V eight 4 door sedans with automatics per N A D A figures.

N.A.D.A

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Charles Legar Fred Daniels Gary Parsons Chad Moore Larry Ritchie Roosevelt Capitol Valley Bell Zoological Park Blenko Glass Factory Milton Pleasant Valley Hospital Rudolph Franklin Robertsburg Clara Redman Ronald Neal Lloyd Esque William Neal Commissioners OK Line Meigs Meetings Tomasena Hayman Ola Childress Cynthia Triplett Phyliss Lustre Walter Ellis Kate Price Kathryn Lunsford Ben Kesterson Delbert Patterson Lawrence Garrett Hasbarger Pomeroy and Lyndall Guy Harper Harrisonville R. C. Collins Meigs General Hospital Legar William Reeves Robert Halley Car Point Pleasant Patricia Wolfenbarger, Lewis Sr Sheriff’s Department Leon Man Graham Roy G. Blackburn Jean Cobb Nelson Garrett Homer Holstein Earl Robinson David Warner Frederick Wilson Hershel Winters Jess Malone Pontiac Algeo Motor Sales East State Street Athens Ship'n Shore Nelsonville Robert Vaughn Venice Nelsonville, Ohio Federal Deposit Teme Federal Reserve
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