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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1972
Page
11
The Point Pleasant Jaycees establish a disaster fund to aid Logan County flood victims with food clothing and blankets needed. A Jaycee board meeting notes nine contestants entered the Miss Mason County scholarship pageant to be held March 11 at Point Pleasant High School gym.
Edward Bumgarner, a Letart dairy farmer with a 70 cow operation, was elected director for the northeast area of the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts. He will represent West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and Delaware and previously held state SCD posts. He is the third West Virginian on the area board, following Howard Thornburg and George Heidrich.
State Senator Donald E. Lukens will headline a Lincoln Day banquet on March 11 at 6 30 p m in McArthur Elementary School sponsored by the Vinton County Young Republican Club. Tickets available from Mrs Violet Hollenbaugh on Sheppard Street.
Six persons appeared this past week in the Lewis District Court of Justice of the Peace Gail Faires. Brenda L. Rutan Nitro faced two bad checks with costs and restitution. Sherman K. Gerlach Letart Route 1 dealt with an expired inspection sticker, $10 and costs. Ronald Howell Parkersburg with passing on a solid line, $10 and costs. Vernon Lee Hill Ashton with intoxication, $10 and costs. Charles Derbyshire Huntington with speeding, $5 and costs. J. L. Steele Jerusalem with bad check, costs and restitution.
Randy Hart, 18, New Haven, was sentenced by Mason County Circuit Judge James Thompson to one to 10 years at the West Virginia Penitentiary at Moundsville on two breaking and entering indictments. He was returned to jail from a state forestry camp after prior sentencing on the same charges. Point Pleasant Band Boosters sponsor a spaghetti dinner this Saturday at the Ordnance School Cafeteria from noon to 6 pm. Adults $1.25. children 75 cents.
The West Virginia Department of Employment Security and Mason County Board of Education screen welding applicants in Point Pleasant. The plan offers 40 hours weekly for 15 weeks locally with VA training benefits, costing about 650 to 700 dollars. Call 675-2770 or visit 225 Sixth St. for details.
Mayor Edgar Hayburn reports three waivers signed with fines paid by Robert F. Walton Robette Sizemore and Larry Dellano Exline. Exline faced two charges of left of center and failure to appear. Three cases were dismissed. Others fined included Ford Conley Wayne Brown Anthony Griffith with varied totals for disturbing the peace intoxication and driving under influence.
City police investigated a minor accident at 12 50 p m Tuesday in front of Fruth Pharmacy on Jackson Avenue. C T Dodd Jr 51 New Haven stopped to let another vehicle turn when rear ended by Allen Lee Hanning 16 Henderson who was cited for failing to keep his vehicle under control. McARTHUR steel storage facility construction began opposite Lake Wellston on Route 93 by Irby Construction Co of Jackson Miss for towers to support area power lines. Marriage licenses listed for multiple couples including Ronald J Young Ida Hill Stephen D McGrath Roberta Fink Forrest Yarger Eleanor Yarger Frederick McLaughlin Sarah Grimm William Bonifant Billie Smith Robert E Meckley Josephine Gage Dean Lingafelter Ella Binkley. Land transfers recorded for several properties in Roseville Somerset New Straitsville and Moxahala.
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