Mason County Schools Classifications Listed
Mason County announces classifications for all elementary schools after spring 1967 and fall 1967 reviews. The process uses state standards for school and school plant, requires a model school summary, and external assist. For 1968-69 Mason County lists eight model, nine first class, and four second class schools with new certificates issued July 1, 1969 including Point Pleasant, Letart, and Apple Grove among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ralph Sayre
Mason County
Arbucle
Grimms Landing
Beale
Gallipolis Ferry
Beech Hill
Broad Run
Letart
Central
Hennan
Frazers Bottom
Hartford
Henderson
Leon
Mason
Mt. Flower
Mt. Olive
Ashton
New Haven
North Point Pleasant
Ordnance
Point Pleasant Mission
Roosevelt
Sunnyside
Apple Grove
West Columbia
Woods
Gallis Spolis Ferry
Final Plans Made For Camp Revival
Rev and Mrs Inez Besinger arrived in Point Pleasant to organize two week revival meetings at Union Camp grounds near New Haven, starting Sunday at 8 p.m. Eighteen United Methodist Churches sponsor the team with a Billy Graham crusade pre-revival rehearsal, nine ministers on the platform, and most regular services cancelled to invite the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Inez Besinger
Union
New Haven
United Methodist
EUB Communion
Billy Graham Crusade Team
Tabernacle
Bellemead
Mason
Heights
Good Shepherd
Eugene Garlow
Pleasant High Grads Get FFA Degrees
Mike Sergeant of Henderson and Eugene Rayburn of Point Pleasant Route 1 earned state farmer degrees at the state FFA convention in Jackson Mills. Sergeant, a 1968 PPHS graduate active four years in FFA, won chapter star farmer scholarship and star livestock farmer, received Rotary citizenship during graduation, and plans to study agriculture at West Virginia University. Rayburn, also a 1968 PPHS graduate active in conservation, was a local delegate to the national FFA convention. his program centers on Hereford cattle and feed crops, with plans to enter electrical technical school in Cleveland in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mike Sergeant
Bruce Sergeant
Henderson
Eugene Rayburn
Floyd Rayburn
Route 1
FFA
Jackson Mills
Sergeant
Point Pleasant High School
Star Livestock Farmer
Rotary
West Virginia University
Rayburn
PPHS
Electrical Technical School
Cleveland
Bookmobile Stops Listed for Pomeroy Week
POMEROY The Meigs County Bookmobile schedule for the week of July 22 lists stops on Tuesday at Rutland Headstart from 9 to 10 a.m. and Harrisonville Headstart from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Other stops include Le tart East Letart and Syracuse Post Office. Wednesday and Friday routes cover Franklin Liberty Cove Cunningham Fourmile Winchester Junction 143 Middleport and local libraries and headstarts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Rutland
Harrisonville
Headquarters
Letart
East Letart
Harden’s
Syracuse
Franklin
Liberty
Cove
Cunningham
Fourmile
Winchester
Junction 143
Bradbury
Middleport
Mulberry Heights
Laurel Cliff
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Admits Several Local Residents
Pleasant Valley Hospital notes report new birth for Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Lively of Fraziers Bottom. Admitted: Mrs. Griff Durben Point Pleasant, Mrs. Sherman Lively Fraziers Bottom, Mrs. Charles White Point Pleasant, Debora Lamsey Point Pleasant, Mrs. Harold Stewart Point Pleasant, Mrs. Dale Beam Point Pleasant, Mrs. Dudley Edge Wellsburg, Ohio, Mrs. Addie Ohlinger New Haven. Discharged: Marilyn Russell, Robert Neal, Mrs. Robert Hauman, Mrs. James Oldaker, Mrs. Lester Errett, Mrs. A. L. Stewart, David Simpkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griff Durben
Point Pleasant
Sherman Lively
Fraziers Bottom
Charles White
Debora Lamsey
Harold Stewart
Dale Beam
Dudley Edge
Wellsburg
Ohio
Addie Ohlinger
New Haven
Marilyn Russell
Robert Neal
Robert Hauman
James Oldaker
Lester Errett
A. L. Stewart
David Simpkins
Middleport Moves to Launch Sewerage System
Middleport Village started Friday with plans for a new sewerage system to curb pollution and end threats of fines from the pollution board over dumping raw sewage into the Ohio River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Village
Pollution Board
Ohio River
Mayor Names Four Traffic Violators in Court
Mayor Charles Legar's Saturday court fined four drivers. Albert Hess of Albany forfeited $18.70 bond for speeding. Charles Walter Van Meter of Middleport paid $15 plus costs for reckless operation and tire squeal swerving. Rollin Hawk of Chester faced $100 plus costs and three days jail for driving while intoxicated. Harry Cunningham of Route 3 Pomeroy paid $5 plus costs for crossing a yellow line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Legar
Albert Hess
Albany
Charles Walter van Meter
Middleport
Rollin Hawk
Chester
Harry Cunningham
Route 3
Orchard Day Is Scheduled For Wooster Event
POMEROY Meigs area fruit growers are invited to the 46th Annual Orchard Day on Thursday Aug 1 at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center Wooster. Morning tours cover dwarfing stocks in Ohio apple industry predicting harvest maturity plum rootstocks and cultivars and new orchard weed control. Afternoon talks feature fruit industry authorities. Copies of the program are available from the County Extension Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy — Meigs
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Wooster
Ohio
Pomeroy Police Investigate Two Car Crash
Pomeroy police investigated a two car accident in front of Crow's Steakhouse Saturday evening. No injuries or arrests were reported. Participants were John Richard Blake, 25, New Haven, WV, and Jeffry R. Donahew, 17, Racine. Donohew allegedly pulled out from Crow's and did not see Blake's eastbound vehicle. Minor damage reported to both cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Crow’s
John Richard Blake
New Haven
W. Va
Jeffry R. Donahew
Racine
Donohew
Blake
Garden Club Picnic Story in Point Pleasant
The Henderson Garden Club held its annual family picnic at Krodel Park. Devotions were led by Elmer Sayre Jr. An emergency squad was summoned at 12 48 a m Sunday to the Hart residence on Route 33 to transport Mina Hart to Meigs General Hospital for treatment of illness believed to be food poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Henderson Garden Club
Krodel Park
Elmer Sayre, Jr
Pomeroy
Hart
Mina Hart
Meigs General Hospital
Holzer Hospital News and local acknowledgments list
Holzer Hospital News prints a long list of births with numerous newborns to families in Point Pleasant Gallipolis Syracuse Mason and surrounding areas. The piece then notes a quiet weekend in Pomeroy with one parole violation arrest for Raymond Priddy and announces the Racine Grange meeting time and place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Raymond Priddy
Middleport
Governors urge dramatic move in Humphrey bid
Cincinnati governors say Humphrey needs a bold campaign act and propose resignation as vice president as a sign of independence from Johnson. Hoff notes Humphrey cannot be his own man in the current role. Curtis remains tentative, Kennedy as VP could add drama. Republicans show no decisive moves, Reagan delaying candidacy while Rockefeller sees him as active. Hoff plans talks with four more Democratic governors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hubert H. Humphrey
White House
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Humphrey
Johnson
Hoff
Kenneth M. Curtis
Maine
Robert F. Kennedy
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Curtis
Kennedy
Minnesota
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert Humphrey
McCarthy
Sen. McCarthy
California
Ronald Reagan
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Reagan
Rockefeller
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Department of Education
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Garden Club
Holzer Hospital News
James Smith
Robert S. Mallette
Gallipolis
William G. Winebrenner
Paul A. Honaker
Redford J. Jiiden
States
William C. Nichols
Jackson
Lester W. Hale
Bidwell
James L. Steele
Gerna C. Venters
Columbus
Steven K. Lorbach
Pat Price
Patroi
Anna Depue
Hamden
Richard C. Vititoe
Oak Hill
Calvin R. Dowell
Ronald E. Camp
Wellston
James C. Powell
Ray
Myril O. Warren
William A. Holley
Mary E. Essman
James Kiskis
Lewis H. Clark
Lawrence C. Barlow
Northup
Everett C. Ransom
Harley G. Thomas
Rio Grande
James B. Gracraft
Ironton
Donald E. Davis
Gladys B. Andre
Roma M. Wolford
Lawrence W. Zimmerman
Dundas
Norma J. Martin
Dawn E. Morris
Richard E. Bowen
Nancy L. Scurlock
Mutford E. Kingery
David R. McClain
Ralph R. Shoemaker
Raymond G. McManaway
Dean R. Evans
Anthony R. Gibbs
Athens
Orin C. Barry
Scottown
James E. Estep
David T. Grueser
Mary Laber
Perry E. Beebe
George W. Clench
Theodore T. Comer
Elliot Corder
Worthy Evans
P. Fisher
Willie D. Grimm
Deborah K. Hager
Arthur E. Henson
Charles N. Idle
Richard A. Jacks, Sr
Melbin J. Kirby
John W. MacKnight
Edward Forrest Manley
Franklin D. Hollback
Elva J. Massie
Earl R. McCarthy
Robert Moore
Paul Carol Ruggles
Davis J. Smith
M. Jane Smith
Myrtle J. Spencer
Ray Vanmatre
Charles G. Watson
Man
Grange
Racine Grange
Racine Grange Hall
George Wallace
Lancaster
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