Senior Citizens Seek Rest Home in Mason Area
Mason County seniors push for a local rest home led by Clara Staats and Edna Burris with weekly meetings at Adams and Second Streets. Activities include a rummage sale through June, blood pressure checks, honoring Clara Staats and Hazel Melrose, and a boat excursion with Pomeroy seniors.
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Mason — Mason
Clara Staats
Edna Burris
Adams and
Second Streets
Mary Hilbert
Jesse Sayre
Mason County Health Department
Southwestern Community Action Council
Huntington
Marshall University Christian Center
Hazel Melrose
Point Pleasant Meals
Mason County
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Group
Pauline Marshall
Mason Group
Meigs County Employment Picture Reported
The Ohio Bureau of Employment Services reports in Meigs County April figures show a 9 200 labor force with 8 700 employed and 500 unemployed, a 5 4 percent jobless rate. Shortages hit many skilled and clerical roles amid modest county wages and notable commuting to nearby counties.
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Pomeroy
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
Meigs County
Ohio
Middleport
Extension Activities Listed For Summer Camp Plans
Mason County Extension offices list summer 4-H events from June to August. Camp schedules include Mason 4-H Camp for older and younger ages, Conservation Camp at Webster Springs, and multiple state camps with dates, ages, and costs. Notable fees: 20 dollars per person for 4-H camps, 25 dollar deposits due June 15 and July 10, 80 to 100 dollars for interstate all star conference. includes a bus tour at 41 dollars per person.
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Mason
Mason County
Webster Springs
Robert Hunt
Susan Hill
Nancy Coon
Jerry Casto
Gary Keefer
Kings Grant Motor Inn
National Extension Homemakers Conference
University of Illinois
Mason County Board Discusses Ordnance School Fence and More
Mason County Board of Education met in regular session to discuss leasing and fencing plans for Ordnance School softball fields. A temporary fence option was considered, while permanent fencing was rejected for limiting playground use. The board also set working days for staff, approved day camps at local schools, and hired summer workers for the vocational center.
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Mary Fowler
Point Pleasant
Ordnance School
Mason County Board of Education
Pauline Marshall
Mason County
Hartford
Central
Mount Olive
Marshall
Charles Withers
William Caprehart
Capehart
State Department
Roosevelt School
Vocational Center
Larry Lucas
Paul Jeffers
Jamie Burgess
Mark Westfall
James Hazelwood
Kings Island
Bud Hand
Point Pleasant High School
Ray Fields
Retired Army Nurse Recalls Meigs Days
Miss Viola G. Bobo 92, a World War I nurse and Meigs County native, recalls farm life near Pomeroy and her path from waitress to chief nurse at a base hospital in France. Now in Dayton VA Center Miller Cottage, she heads Easter egg coloring and remains active in veteran circles.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Viola G. Bobo
Dayton Veterans Administration Center
Miss Bobo
Miller Cottage
Manning Webster
Mary van Zandt
Margaret Coughenour
Cheshire
France
Cincinnati
Bobo
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Messenger
Twirler
Berna Burcham
Katrinka Hart
Black Knight
Gary Stewart
Wheels Program
Maxine Arnold
Edna Worris
Helen Elias
Bertha Hall
Ethel Elliott
Maryland
Inez Tokosch
Baltimore
Meigs
Mason County School Board Ordnance School
Eddie Kinnard
Ratifica
Bill Roscoe
West Union St
W. Fairgrounds Gate
Baker Center
ANB
U.S. Treasury Department
Athens
Elaine Boyce
Athens National Bank
F.D.I.C
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