Reception In Gallipolis Honors Mrs. Campbell
Mrs. Marianne Boggs Campbell of Gallipolis and Cincinnati was honored at Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis, marking her election as president of the Ohio Business and Professional Women's Federation. Over 300 women attended from several states, with state officers and Middleport chapter delegates present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Marianne Boggs Campbell
Cincinnati
Grace Methodist Church
Ohio Business and Professional Women’s Federation
Boggs
Avcc Broadcasting Corp
AVCC
Washington, D.C
Ethel Wambaugh
Ohio
Alice Stratton
Indiana
Marion Rineland
Jeanne Squires
Clee Maloney
Middleport
Betty Leonard
Alwilda Werner
Pearl Reynolds
Phyllis Baker
Molly Hill
Mary Kunzleman
Olga Pierotti
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Ice Age Context Mentioned
Pleasant Valley Hospital lists new births and admissions including Mr. and Mrs. Cornell Portland a son, and several Point Pleasant and nearby residents added or admitted. The item closes with a note that during the Ice Age massive ice sheets formed the Great Lakes and gouged deep valleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cornell
Portland
Arnold Lane
Point Pleasant
Jerry Byus
Thomas Harris
New Haven
Harriet Smith
Dale Wood
Jerry Byus Jr
Jack Oliver Jr
Gallipolis Ferry
Bruce Click
Mt. Alto
Manford Blessing
Jason Sturgeon
Marvin Hall
Robert Carr
Great Lakes
Car Wrecks On Route 33
POMEROY Meigs County Sheriff Robert Hartenbach reported an early morning accident on Route 33 when a 19 year old Welch West Virginia man Harold Hodges failed to negotiate a curve and left the highway. There were no injuries and no arrests at the crash. Arrests by the department included Vernon Beller 47 Columbus on an intoxication charge and Larry Mills Powell 22 Racine on three warrants for non support for two former wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
Harold Hodges
Welch
W. Va
Vernon Beller
Columbus
Larry Mills Powell
Racine
MEETINGS IN MASON AND AREA EVENTS LISTED
A series of local meetings is announced. The Airport Advisory Board reports a 7 30 p m session in the Mason courthouse jury room. Mason County Schools plans a Thursday 7 30 p m board meeting with delegations on the agenda. A junior lifesaving course is offered at Shawnee Pool Monday 5 to 6 p m with 25 cents per lesson for rental. A Meigs 4 HPleasaure Riders practice session was held at Rock Springs fairground with 19 members and 10 visitors. next meeting July 9 at Mrs Downie home with a veterinarian speaking. Frances Bonecutter, 46, of Henderson fractured her right leg at the Blue Willow Night Club in a fall about 2 30 a m Saturday and was treated at Holzer Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airport Advisory Board
Board of Education
I. Brooks Smith
Mason County Schools
Sharon Sturgeon
Pomeroy
Rock Springs Fairground
Meigs County Fair
William B. Downie
Downie
Point Pleasant
Frances Bonecutter
Henderson
Blue Willow
Holzer
Talent Show Planned At Eastern High School
Eastern High School Band Boosters plan a July 4 home talent show as part of the day's events led by band director Charles Yeage. Officers postponed due to low turnout. nominating committee members are Nellie Parker Doris Koenig and Kathryn Baum. They will join Big Bend Regatta Parade Meigs County Fair and Band Camp plans Aug 18 24. Next meeting Aug 5. no July meeting. Also a Route 2 one car crash injures two, Charles M Towner 16 Point Pleasant and Paul W McCoy 14 treated for minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
Eastern High School
Charles Yeage
Nellie Parker
Doris Koenig
Kathryn Baum
Big Bend
Meigs County
Rio Grande College
Point Pleasant
Route 2
Charles M. Towner
Paul W. McCoy
Towner
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Democratic Women Plan Krodel Picnic at Krodel Park
Mason County Democratic women plan a box supper picnic at Krodel Park on Wednesday at 6 30 p m in the club house. Maxine Nibert leads arrangements and asks attendees to bring two covered dishes. Families and friends welcome with lifeguards at the pool until 8 p m. Rutland brief notes Mrs Wilbur Parker and son Eddie and Mr and Mrs G L Michael of Chester visited Homer Parker and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Maxine Nibert
Mason County Democratic Women’s Organization
Krodel Park
Mason County
Wilbur Parker
Eddie
G. L. Michael
Chester
Homer Parker
Day Camp Under Way At Point Pleasant Shrine Club
Mason County Girl Scout day camp opens at the shrine club running 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday. Girls should dress for weather with knee socks and a sun hat to deter ticks, and bring a nosebag lunch canteen seating and a Girl Scout handbook. Unit leaders include Brownies Martha Gilley Bonnie McFarland and others across 4th grade juniors 5th grade juniors and cadets with Mrs. Frank Scholtz as first aider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Shrine Club
Martha Gilley
Bonnie McFarland
Jack Fruth
Ann Marie Amick
Joseph Jones
Jamie Wellman
Ann Mearge
Leon Cadettes
Virgil Siders Jr
Elizabeth Leiving
Mack Kauf
Martha Hesson
Frank Scholtz
Dog Causes Crash Near Route 33 in Meigs County
Sheriff's report cites 1:45 p.m. Sunday crash on Route 33 as Kevin Dailey 17 Middleport swerved to avoid a dog, struck a guard rail with no injuries. Police arrested two men for disturbing the peace at Regatta carnival Friday evening, Larry Sanders and Dave Hensler Racine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Larry Sanders
Dave Hensler
Racine
Vermillion Driver Wins Regatta at Fourth Big Bend Meet
Vermillion Ohio racer Kay Harrison won the first three heats of the Eastern U S Divisional Championship at the Fourth Big Bend Regatta with Jim Neal and Terry Reniger placing in early runs. Dan Kirts and Jack Marshall led later heats with multiple drivers earning top spots amid a large riverfront crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Kay Harrison
Vermillion
Ohio
U.S
Big Bend
Ron McDade
Jim Neal
Battle Creek
Mich
Mel Kitts
Bristol
Ind
Terry Reniger
Battlack
Mel Kirts
Dan Kirts
Ist
Elkhart
Jack Marshall
Australia
Mark Kendall
Jack Mar
Ray Mason
Ray Harrison
Milford Harrison
Ray
Lyle
Don
Dan Kitts
River Front
Bullfrog Group Initiates New Members in Ohio Society
Initiation ceremonies were held in Pomeroy stadium for twelve candidates in the Ohio Society for the Promotion of the Bullfrog led by Fred Crow. The event featured creeds, frog jumps, and a notable "Mr. Republican" frog contest won by Senator Oakley Collins with his borrowed frog. The group included lawmakers and local figures, and a 600 pound cement frog was crafted in Columbus for display on the Crow lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ohio Society For the Promotion
Fred Crow
Pomeroy Stadium
Theodore Reed
Oakley Collins
Ralph Welker
Don R. Goddard
Bartlett
Arnold Snowden
Division of Mines
Columbus
Leo Roberts
Red Morgan
Oak Hill
Ironton
Clarence Blosser
Logan
Harry Armstrong
Dick Thomas
Belpre
Rodney Downing
Middleport
Jim Anastas
Athens
Theodore Reed Jr
Crow
Ted Beegle
Fred Faber
Crow Lawn
Two Attend Girls State At Capital
Mary Jane Jenkinson and Kathy Morgan, high school juniors, attend Buckeye Girls State at Capital University in Columbus. Both were elected to offices in the 22nd annual session, Jenkinson serving on the city council and Morgan as a representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mary Jane Jenkinson
Kathy Morgan
Buckeye Girls
Capital University
Columbus
Miss Jenkinson
Ladies Auxiliary
Feeney-Bennett Post
Sherman
Thomas County
Miss Morgan
Xi Gamma Mu
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Oakely
Merritt County
House of Representatives
4-H Youth Attend Camp This Month
Four and older 4-H members aged 8 to 10 finished a three day camp run by Meigs County Extension Agent Miss Margaret Griffiths. Camp counselors for Meigs County were Rhonda Ervin Walter Jordan Rhea Mora and Betty Shaffer. Junior campers aged 11 to 13 are set to go June 25 with reservations still possible. TV Action club members should join Junior Camp to secure a camping period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Margaret Griffiths
Meigs County
Home Economics
Rhonda Ervin
Walter Jordan
Rhea Mora
Betty Shaffer
TV Action Club
Driver Cited After Backing Crash in Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant city police cited Eunice Hesson, 63, for improper backing after an accident on Jackson Avenue at 3 15 p m Friday. She backed from a parking lot and hit a car driven by Mabel Shell, 50, of Point Pleasant Route 2. There were no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Eunice Hesson
Jackson Avenue
Hesson
Mime Mabel] Shell
Blackston Wins Frog Jump at Croaker Regatta
At the Big Bend Regatta in Pomeroy Ohio the Frog Jumping contest crowned senior and junior winners. Blackston Beauty owned by Harold Blackston took first with a 13 foot jump earning a 100 dollar prize, while Long John owned by John Kerr Jr. placed second with 11 feet 8 inches and 56 dollars. Junior winner Ray Frank earned 30 dollars with Mr. Republican, and Scottie Reeves received 20 dollars for second in juniors. Howie Kerr's frog won 25 dollars in Saturdays race. Fred Crow chaired the events and Leslie Fultz announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Jim Carnahan
Howard Frank
Scott Nease
Kennelworth Nease
George Francis
Landmark Service Center
Tiny Russell
Chapman-Canaday Shoe Store
George Morrison
Royal Oak Park
John Purlish
Gloeckner’s Tavern
Frank Vaughn
The
American Legion
Delmer Grady
Davis Warner
Bob Crow
Bob Hartenbach
Meigs County
Robert Crow
Neil Colmer
Pomeroy
Big Bend
Fred Crow
Long John
John Kerr Jr
Athens
Dick Seyler
George Schneider
Ray Frank
Scottie Reeves
Steve Bunson
Howie Kerr
Leslie Fultz
Crow
Honourable Croakers
Dale Warner
Robert Wingett
NYC Starts Work Monday
Approval for the Neighborhood Youth Corps sponsored by Central West Virginia Community Action Association with Mason County Board of Education as agent has been received. Enrollees will start work Monday at 8 a.m. Report to assigned locations. For more information call Gary Conley at 675-4540 Extension 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Central West Virginia Community Action Association
Mason County Board of Education
Gary Conley
State Patrol Lists Three Accidents Over Weekend
The State Highway Patrol reported three minor weekend accidents in Gallia and surrounding counties. Joseph F. Jones, 32, Gallipolis, left a curve on Route 160, hit a pole with no injuries or citation. Walter L. Watson, 35, Gallipolis, and Charles Slater, 65, Jacksonville, had a drum fall from Watson’s truck on Route 33 north of Route 7, minor damage and Slater cut by glass. Paul Runyan, 25, Minersville, and Elbert King Cline, 59, Langsv ille, sideswiped on Route 325, Runyan cited for left of center. no injuries but heavy damage to both cars. Runyan to appear in Gallipolis Municipal Court June 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
State Highway Patrol
Route 160
Gallia County
Joseph F. Jones
Gallipolis
Walter L. Watson
Charles Slater
Jacksonville
Slater
Watson
Paul Runyan
Minersville
Elbert King Cline
Langsville
Runyan
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Tina Gracia
Tina
University of Colorado Medical Center
Denver
Campbell
Lumbus
Dayton
Indianapolis
San Antonio
San Francisco
WJEH
National Association of Broadcasters Radio Code Board
Association of Professional Broadcasting Education
William McFarlen
Thomas Russell
Clayton Miller
Bob Powers
Kelly Selby
William Hammon
Gary Price
Edith Dent
Lennie McInnis
David Koblentz
Mason
Sheriff's Department
Sheldon Hershel Morrison
Kenneth Ray McDade
Leon
Democratic Women
Rutland Personals
JAY - Say
Middleport Oran
Jon Bernham
Bullfrog
Syracuse
Pomeroy Junior High School
Blackston
Nyc
State Patrol
Playtex
Wailycra
Lucre
Elberfelds
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