Couple Rediscovers River Life Become Owners of Houseboat
Jerry and Larry Stout, a New Martinsville couple, own a 1963 Drift-A Cruise houseboat bought for 9000 dollars last July. They live by the river, maintain the boat themselves, and note increasing houseboat use since dam construction. Dean Frye runs a river dock nearby and hosts ten boats, mostly houseboats, with steady demand despite occasional high water.
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Strat Douthat
Associated Press
New Martinsville
W.va
Jerry
Larry Stout
Stouts
Ohio Valley
Stout
Conalco
Hannibal
Ohio
Weston
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Hannibal Lock
Pittsburgh
Sylvania
Lock Three
Monongahela
Marietta
Muskingum River
Dean Frye
Funeral Plans From Memorial Societies Seek Cheaper Endings
Hearings in Washington spotlight funeral industry regulation as memorial societies expand pre planning to curb costs. More than 100 affiliated groups offer simple, cheaper funerals and guidance on cremation or body donation. savings typically around $500 per member.
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Washington
Harry E. Smith
Greater New Haven
Continental Association of Funeral and Memorial Societies, Inc
National Funeral Directors Association
Rebecca Cohen
Continental Association of Funeral and Memorial Societies
Miss Cohen
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Little Queens Contest Forms Available in Nelsonville
The Little Queens Committee announces entry forms for the 1976 Little Miss Parade of the Hills. Forms available at Hoffman Appliance Nelsonville Belk's Athens and Elberfelds Logan. Entries open to six-year-olds as of Aug 1 1976 with sponsor. no fee.
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Nelsonville
Little Queens
Hoffman Appliance
Belk's
Athens
Elberfelds
Logan
Sharon Edwards
Pinegrove Drive
Patsy Cox
Pleasantview Ave
Cox
Vandalism Reported In Hocking County
Two vandalism incidents were reported in Hocking County. Helen Wyckoff found BB shots through two picture windows at her mother Esther Roop’s Rockbridge home after feeding livestock. Rodger Ridgley’s vehicles were punctured or deflated and another car sprayed with red paint during Friday night.
Haydenville Area Visit Personal Ad Notice
Haydenville area residents are visiting with area relatives and friends as part of local social notices. The short item notes gatherings and connections within the Haydenville community.
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Haydenville
Two Men Jailed In Logan After Bar Disturbance And Auto Crash
Logan police jailed Eugene Bush aged 49 after a two car crash on Saturday night on Hunter Street. He is cited for following too closely and driving without a license and intoxication. Kenneth Lutz aged 21 was fined and jailed for resisting arrest and assault at the Hide Away Bar after a disturbance. Leonard Phillips posted bond on disorderly conduct charges after refusing to leave the bar. Regina Parry and Kevin Lindsey faced a separate auto crash on Spring and Mound Streets with Lindsey cited for failure to yield.
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Logan
Eugene Bush
Bush
Hunter Street
Borden Burger
Michael E. Anderson
Nelsonville
Kenneth B. Lutz
Laurelville
Evans Hand
Leonard L. Phillips
Bowen St
Spring
Mound Streets
Regina M. Parry
Poplar St
Spring Street
Kevin H. Lindsey
Mound St
Mound
Parry Auto
Lindsey
Engineers Blamed for Landslides Along River
Charleston WV AP reports at a state interim hearing officials blamed the Army Corps of Engineers for erosion and landslides along WV Route 2 paralleling the Ohio River. Highway engineer Joseph Jones cited 15 serious slides since dam pool rises. Corps official Col. Scott Smith countered that Route 2 lies in a high slides area and that pool fluctuations are just one factor among many. Smith added the Corps lacks both funds and authority to address slides affecting highway or private property. Sen. Roy Rogerson noted pre dam slides but warned deterioration is accelerating.
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Charleston
W.va
Ohio River
AP Corp of Engineers
Corps
Joseph Jones
Department of Highways
Huntington
Wheeling
Route 2
Roy Rogerson
D Marshall
Col. Scott Smith
Smith
J. Frank Deem
Driver Cited In Accident And Radio Theft
Logan Larry W. Mason 26 of New Straitsville was cited after a two car crash Friday. Donald A. Thompson 17 of East Second Street was east bound on East Second Street when Mason pulled from South Walnut and struck him. Mason will appear in Mayor's Court later. Jim Worthman 684 Front Street reported his van was ransacked at First and Last Chance Bar on West Hunter Street around 2:10 a.m., CB radio missing. he may sue for damages. The landslide question arose at a Joint Committee on Government and Finance meeting. PSC chair Brooks Smith said utility rate cases backlog has eased. In November 1974 393 cases were pending. by July 1, 270 remained, 31 over a year old. In 1975 the PSC issued 163 final orders, 83 percent filed within a year. Sen. Mario Palumbo said the subcommittee would meet Monday to consider hiring a consultant to review West Virginia public utility laws.
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Logan
Larry W. Mason
New Straitsville
Donald A. Thompson
Second St
East Second Street
Mason
South Walnut
Thompson
Mayor’s Court
Jim Worthman
Front St
West Hunter Street
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Public Service Commission
PSC
Brooks Smith
Smith
Commission
Mario Palumbo
D-Kanawha
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Marshall County
Dean
Dustry
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Washington, D.C
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Milwaukee
Wis
Buchtel
Michele Savage
Sam
Penny Savage
Tara Bunting
Ingrid Evans
J.P
Mistie Pancake
Rosie Fowler
Tiffany Richards
Valeria
Sammy
Billie Pancake
Judy Coe
Stacey van Bibber
York Township
Democratic Club
Elks Hall
Hocking Street
Hocking
Dwight H. Rutherford
John D. Clark
Ted Vogt
Emagene Davis
Columbia
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