Bend Regatta Declared Success and 1970 Plan
The Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce hailed the Big Bend Regatta as a success and voted to continue the event in 1970. Tentative dates were set for June 19 to 21, with committees to start planning immediately. The meeting praised the parade team and race announcers while noting possible additions to next year's program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Bill Grueser
Chamber
Fred Crow
Middleport
Meigs County
Jaycees
Carsey
Dale Werner
Chamber of Commerce
Bloodmobile Visit Totals 57 Pints From 70 Donors in Pomeroy
Meigs County Bloodmobile in Vernon Nease reported 57 pints collected from 70 donors including 15 first timers. Notables included Richard Barton reaching ten gallons and several 2 or 3 gallon donors. Local groups assisted with canteen, loading, and staffing. area businesses and media donations noted.
Three Hospital Suits Filed in Mason County Circuit Court
Mason County Hospital files three civil actions seeking judgments of 618.83 from Willam and Janice Lee Young of West Columbia, 906.15 from Alfred and Crotin Plants of Point Pleasant Route 2, and 1,153.47 from James and Dorothy Barker of Glenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Circuit Clerks
Mason County Hospital
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Willam
Janice Lee Young
West Columbia
James
Dorothy Barker
Glenwood
Local Hosts Welcome Guests From Florida and Rhode Island
Mr. and Mrs Allan Jenkinson of Flagler Beach Florida are spending the time at a Middleport residence. Mrs Peter F Klein and her sons Richard and Peter of Newport Rhode Island are guests of Mr and Mrs Klein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Jenkinson
Flager Brch
Fla
Middleport
Peter F. Klein
Youth Day Observed at Heath United Methodist Church
Heath Methodist Church held Youth Day during the morning service with Vacation Church School grads performing. The program featured scripture recitations, songs, a Passover playlet, a Paul life mural, and musical leadership by Rev. Max Donahue and several teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heath Methodist
Middleport
Heath United Methodist Church
Max Donahue
Nan Moore
Richard Hamm
Bernard Fultz
John Krawsczyn
Mary Bradbury
Newman Burdette
Egypt
Moore
Wallace Powers
Twila Clatworthy
Apostle Paul
Hamm
Ernest Fraser
Holzer Medical Center Birth and Discharge List
Birth announcements include a son for Mr. and Mrs. John M Thompson III of Hamden and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Donald W Holley of Crown City. Numerous discharge and acknowledgment notices follow for residents and families, listing individuals by name and several with marital status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Thompson
Hamden
Donald W. Holley
Crown City
Elmer Baird
Robert Beegie
George Brown
Edward Dunfee
Danny Evans
Ole Farrow
Julious C. Janey
Everett Long
Gerald McKinniss
William Pottery
Betty Phipps
Dewey Pulvis
Clarence E. Sayre
Wayne Scott
Harold Stewart
Donna June Watson
James Wickline
Krystal Winebrenner
Charles Woodie
Gary Lee Taylor
Dolpheus Brannon
Judson M. Brake
Clara Carson
Mary E. Durst
Donald Embleton
Bert Gilkey
Frank Hardy
James Hill
Ralph Kerwood
Beulah V. Knapp
Lewis Leach
Calvin McDaniel
Audrey Poore
Fred Sisson
April L. Teaford
Wiliam Woods
Erma Wilson
Martha Hopkins
Lusher Evans
Middleport Village Council Fails to Meet on Quorum
Middleport Village Council did not hold a meeting Monday evening due to lack of a quorum. Beat Rice Stanley Mason was sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty to contributing to the delinquency of her children in circuit court. The civil action State ex rel Charles H. Caden II et al vs Marietta Manufacturing Co. has been compromised and dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Rice Stanley
Mason
West Virginia
Charles H. Caden, II
State Tax Commission
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Point Pleasant Administrators File Mandamus Suit Over Transfers
Charles Withers former principal and Charles Chambers former assistant principal filed a mandamus petition in Mason County Circuit Court against the Board of Education and members. They allege improper transfers tied to conflicts with Superintendent J Brooks Smith and board members. The suit seeks reinstatement or just cause for removal with the board to answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles Withers
Point Pleasant High School
Charles Chambers
Withers
Chambers
Board of Education
J. Brooks Smith
Mason County
Bill Withers
Smith
Bill Withes
Sunnyside School
Earl Keefer
C. L. Brown
Harry Sidders
Theodore Stevens
Supt. Smith
Achsah Miller
Bachtel
Broadrun
Graham Station
Letart
Miller
Two Point Mason
Albright
EUB
Christ
First Church
Huntington
Paul Fortney
New Haven
Gerald Sayre
Union Charge
Oak Grove
Peniel
Union
Vernon
Putnam County
Oma Chapel
Cross Creek
Manilla
Midway
Smith Chapel
Medway
Red House
Otter Branch
Walker's Chapel
West Virginia
Board of Christian Social Concerns
Parker Hinzman
Charles Frum
Meigs Church Family Night Dinner at Heath United Methodist
Heath United Methodist Church in Middleport hosts a family night dinner Wednesday at 6 30 p m. Dinner includes meat dessert rolls and beverages with attendees bringing a covered dish and table service. New church members will be recognized and a follow up program will be held. WSCS sponsors the event. Past Matrons of Evangeline Chapter CES Middleport gather Thursday at 7 30 p m at Mrs Fielding Hawkins home.
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Evangeline Chapter
CES
Middleport
Fielding Hawkins
Pomeroy Driver Held After Saturday Wreck
Police investigated a Saturday crash at 6 25 p m on Lashley Street. Everett McDaniels age 35 of Cheshire and William Soulsby age 40 of Pomeroy each stopped at a grade stop sign. Soulsby drifted back into McDaniel s vehicle and was arrested for driving while intoxicated and will appear June 24. Damages were minor and no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lashley Street
Everett McDaniels
Cheshire
William Soulsby
Soulsby
McDaniel
Pomeroy Man Earns Degree In Pharmacy
Ronald Hanning, son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Hanning, received a pharmacy degree from Ohio State University in Columbus in June. His parents, relatives, and Miss Charlotte Davidson attended the commencement. Hanning is a pharmacist at Dutton Drug Store in Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ronald Hanning
Wilbur Hanning
College of Pharmacy
Ohio State University
Columbus
Hanning
Richard Roller
Don Hanning
Charlotte Davidson
Dutton Drug Store
Middleport
Eleven Attend Largest West Virginia Conservation Campout
Eleven Mason County youths returned from Webster County where they attended the West Virginia Conservation Camp held at Camp Caesar between Cowen and Webster Springs. The week featured classes in game and fish management forest use outdoor safety and a career program with Reita J. Marks of WVU Extension Service. The event drew 295 campers from 55 counties and 59 leaders, the largest since its 30 year origin. Mason County participants included Debbie Sayre Carla Crookham Lois Durst Curtis Kimble Larry Thompson Jim McCausland Henry Hunt Willie Livingston Richard Donahew and Miles Durst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Webster County
West Virginia
Cowen
Webster Springs
Reita J. Marks
West Virginia University Cooperative Extension Service
State Department of Natural Resources Cooperative Extension Service
Division of Vocational Education
Federal Cartridge Corp
Soil Conservation Service
United States Forest Service
Soil Conservation District Boards of Supervisors
Izaak Walton League of America
West Virginia Wildlife Federation
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Sears Roebuck Foundation
Jackson County
Putnam County
Judy Brown
Pliny
Debbie Sayre
Leon
Carla Crookham
West Columbia
Lois Durst
Henderson
John Bumgarner
Letart
Robin Brumfield
Ashton
Curtis Kimble
Milton
Larry Thompson
Jim McCausland
Henry Hunt
Willie Livingston
Richard Donahew
Evans
Miles Durst
Dept. of Natural Resources
Lost Lens Draws Aid On Street
Rainbow Girls and advisors aided by police swept the 200 block of Sixth Street after a brown contact lens was lost last night. Residents likened the incident to traffic seen after the Silver Bridge collapse, though no one found the lens and the girl remained unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Sixth St
Rainbow Girls
Silver Bridge
United Methodist Ministers Circulate Across Mason County Parishes
About 20 percent of Mason County's population belongs to 41 active United Methodist Churches in Point Pleasant and Mason Cooperative Parishes. Fifteen ministers and lay speakers were reassigned to multiple stations as part of a Buckhannon conference update. </s>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
United Methodist
Mason Cooperative
Thompson, Jr
Parker Hinzman
Mason Parish
Buckhannon
Marlin Campbell
Apple Grove
Bartron Chapel
Mt Carmel
Potts Chapel
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Tom Cassel
Jack Carsey
Earl Engel
Bill McDaniel
Senger
Meigs
Landmark
Barbara Scites
Barbara van Meter
Edna Russell
Rachel Sheridan
Wendell Fauver
Loren Benedum
Reedsville
R. D. Tillis
Clinton Sayre
Brenda Hughes
Virgil Harper
Gilbert Martin
Gwendolyn Bumgarner
John Miller
Holzer Medical Center
Mason County Board of Education
Huffman Mobile Homes Sales
W. V
Korea
Hasting J. Greene
Ralph B. Greene
Hartford
W. Va
2Nd Infantry
Meigs Meetings
Pomeroy Man
Armour Sayre
Ball's Chapel
Beale Chapel
Fairfield
Moore's Chapel
Mt. Union
Earl Perkins
Good Shepherd
Hickory Chapel
Bobby Woods
Kreb
Chapel
Keith Thomas
Charles Thompson
Trinity Methodist Church
Heights Church
Gene Garlow
Bellemeade
Thompson
Hinzman
Clifton
Spillman
Salem
Fairview
Bernice Winkler
Belpre
Before, Ohio
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Columbus and
Southern Ohio Electric Company
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