Petition drive seeks resignations at Hocking Valley Hospital
Petitions signed by 1 280 residents were presented to Hocking County commissioners urging the board of trustees at Hocking Valley Community Hospital to resign. If resignations are not forthcoming, the petitions demand removal of members for conduct unbecoming office amid widespread dissatisfaction with the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Hocking County
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Hugh Hooper
Brady Waugh
Petitioners Seek Trustee Change For Logan Hospital
Petitioners urged the Logan County area to replace the hospital trustee to ensure a stronger hospital. They warned unresolved conditions could deter new doctors and hurt local industry. Commissioner Blum said the petition would be filed but delayed until Commissioner Shaw returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Commission
Howard Blum
Otto A. Shaw
Cleveland
Blum
Area Obituaries Roundup From Athens to Gallipolis
Obituaries report the deaths of Everett A. Hanning in The Plains, Elva Welker in Mansfield, Carl L. Yockey in Millfield, Raleigh Sinnott in Logan, William H. Fink in Middleport, E N P Morehouse in Gallipolis, and Bessie Beagle Matheny in Hamilton. Each notice lists survivors, funeral plans, and burial details, with occupations, church affiliations, and family connections noted.
Dam Study Urged For Gallipolis Locks Replacement
Group led by OVIA pressed for a fast completion of a study on replacing the Gallipolis locks and dam on the Ohio River. They asked for a $16 million hike in Ohio navigation and reservoir funding and cited a Huntington District plan to build a new dam near Apple Grove West Virginia, about 31 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Gallipolis
Ohio River
OVIA
Public Works
House
Senate Appropriations Committees
Washington
Association
Ohio
Huntington District
U.S
Apple Grove
W. Va
Meigs Symphonic Band to Perform at Ohio University
Meigs High School band director David Bowen announced the Meigs Symphonic Band will give a concert on the Ohio University campus in Athens on June 24 at 7 30 p.m. Rehearsal is set for June 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. A bus departs Rutland at 5 45 p.m. and members should meet at the high school at 6 p.m. Dress is white tops and dark skirts or trousers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
David Bowen
Meigs High School
Meigs
College At Ohio University
Athens
Rutland
Hawk Wins Infantry Badge in Vietnam
McARTHUR Private First Class Jerry L. Hawk 20 son of Mr and Mrs Charles Hawk McArthur Route 1 received the Combat Infantryman Badge in Vietnam. He serves as a mortar crewman with Company D 3d Battalion 4th Infantry Division 12th Infantry near Pleiku. Hawk joined the Army in July 1968 completed basic at Ft Gordon Georgia and was stationed at Ft Jackson South Carolina before arriving overseas last December. He is a graduate of Allensville High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pic. Hawk
Charles Hawk
McArthur
4Th Infantry Division
12Th Infantry
Pleiku
Army
Ft. Gordon Ga
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Allensville High School
Shade Tackett Dies in Dayton Nursing Home
Shade Tackett of Vinton died at 11 30 p m Monday in Hilltop Nursing Home Dayton Arrangements will be announced by McCoy Funeral Home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Elva Welker
People’s Hospital
Ewing Funeral Home
Pomeroy
Cameron Cemetery
Wappner Funeral Home
Ethel Loomis Sinnott
Robert J
Rochester
N.Y
Harold L
Logan
Gerald Sinnott
Joseph E. Sinnott
Union Furnace
Lenora Brown
McArthur
Viola Smith
Muriel Hildabolt
Eaton
Ohio
Ruth Hinerman
Leonard Funeral Home
Clyde P. Miller
Oak Grove Cemetery
Vinton
Shade Tackett
Hilltop
Dayton
McCoy Funeral Home
Parents Visit Children For Dance Show
Mrs. Dorothy K. Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Escoe visited Columbus with their children to see a dance recital at Hilliard Junior High School. Their granddaughter Dottie Ann Escoe participated in the show during the weekend event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Dorothy K. Mitchell
Park Drive
Arnold Escce
Columbus
Jerry Escoe
Hilliard Junior High School
Dottie Ann
Rio Grande College Raises Fees for 1969 70
Rio Grande College increases student costs about 13 percent for the 1969 70 academic year as the finance director says the hike funds hiring, higher salaries, and operating expenses. Despite the rise the college remains in the lowest five percent among Ohio private colleges. Tuition is 650 dollars per semester with room and board 505 or 485 dollars depending on air conditioning. Students taking 12 credits or more receive accident insurance and on campus privileges including the student newspaper and ID card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Rio Grande College
William Smeltzer
Smeltzer
Ohio
Shower Fetes Bride-Elect Cheryl Buchtel
Bride elect Cheryl Buchtel, fiancée of Bob Richards, was honored at a wedding shower hosted by Mrs. Carolyn Bookman and Mrs. Sally Yates. A large guest list included Mrs. Fred Sayre, Mrs. Connie Sayre, Mrs. Lois Galentin, Mrs. Donna Sullivan, Mrs. Clara Jean Sayre, Mrs. Flora Taylor, Mrs. Helen Addis, Mrs. Pam Brooks, Miss Karen Wolfe, Mrs. Linda Corwin, Mrs. Peggy McDonald, Miss Marsha Pendergrass, Mrs. Mary Corrigan, Miss Barb Bumgardner, Miss Christy McDonald, Mrs. Jeanne Richards, Mrs. Lucille Bookman, and Mrs. Roberta Bunting.
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes and City Pool Schedule
Admitted names include Mrs. Jerry Byus and others from Point Pleasant Columbus and nearby towns. Dismissals list Mrs. Maggie Roush and others. Nelsonville pool will be open daily 1 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. except Saturday 1 to 5 and 6 to 9 p.m. Liquor permit issued to Nelsonville A and P for carryout high powered beer and wine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Byus
Point Pleasant
Nettie Armstead
Columbus
Roland Morris
Clifton
Harold Reeves
le Tart
Brenda Litchfield
Apple Grove
Brenda Hughes
Ashton
Clinton Sayre
William Kelly
Cottageville
Virgie Harper
Hartford
Nelsonville
Tommy McMannis
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Nelsonville A & P
Washington St
Mason Accident Injures Four Four injured in two car crash near Mason
A two car head on collision on Route 33 just north of the Mason Drive In at 12 15 a m left four injured one seriously. Dreama Stevens 18 in serious condition at Holzer Medical Center. Toni Colley 16 listed in good condition after minor injuries. Loren Coleman 36 of Pomeroy fractured nose in good condition. Elmer James 33 of Mason treated and released from Veterans Memorial Hospital. Colley reportedly lost control after passing another car and cutting back into the center line. Both vehicles demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason Drive
Dreama Stevens
Billy Jo Hayes
New Haven
Holzer Medical Center
Gallipolis
Toni Colley
Tony Colley
Columbus
Mason County
Loren Coleman
Pomeroy
Elmer
James
Mason
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Miss Colley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hocking Hospital
George Lovell
Messenger
Eas
David Mingus
County Sanitarian
Logan City
Everett A. Hanning
W. Second Street
the Plains
Robert Butts
Athens County
Frank
Alice Hanning
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Hanning
Central Avenue Methodist Church
Senior Citizens Club
Chauncey
Gladys
Linda Smith
Henry Hanning
Pearl Hanning
Mrs
Carl L. Yockey
Millfield
Sheltering Arms
Yockey
The
Heisey Glass Co
Newark
Della Patrick Yockey
Charles Yockey
Marguerite Patrick
Betty Ann Drum
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Lillian Wright
Hilltop Cemetery
Raleigh B. Sinnott
Natco
Haydenville
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Mingo Lodge No
F&am
William Fink
William Herbert Fink
Palmer Street
West Virginia
Fink
Meigs Wailer Co
Cheshire
Rawlings-Coats
E. N. P. Morehouse
Nate) Morehouse
Jackson Pike
Porter
Perrin G
Lucy Scott Morehouse
Porter Methodist Church
Beulah Christian Church
Addye Davis Morehouse
H. R
Pearl) Allen
Bradley
Ill
Mariel Mohler
Paul Morehouse
Akron
Edith Settlemire
Lima
Inez Rutan
Mack
Toledo
Ivor
Ray
Bidwell
Waugh- Halley-Wood
Alfred Holley
Fairview Cemetery
Bessie Matheny
Hamilton
Bessie Beagle Matheny
Mercy
Meigs Band
Pic
Jerry L. Hawk
Infantry Award
Vietnam
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Maggie Roush
James Powell
George Capehart
Lawrence Stover and Son
Bessie Meeks
Rickie Nibert
Belinda Potts
Sharon Key Scurlock
Derold L. Scurlock
Corse
Common Peas Court
Donald L. Scurlock
Woodword Drive
Enlanger
Kentucky
Sharon Kay Scurlock
Court of Common Pleas
Guldien
Sharon Kay Scarlock
Lovelle and
Vanity
Bager Buyers
Messenger Action
Union St
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