Siders Refuses To Take Part In School Board Meet
POINT PLEASANT Mason County Board of Education met in regular session with Harry Siders absent after declining to attend over doubts about legality. The board discussed Wahama athletic facilities, fire alarm plans, bus driver pay inconsistencies, tire policy changes, and hiring of new staff, with actions including bids, approvals, and future meetings. The next session is scheduled for March 9. Attending were Acting Supt Charles Withers and board members Stevens, Withers, Fields, and Eshenaur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siders
Point Pleasant
Mason County Board of Education
Harry Siders
Wright
Hannan High School
Brenda Steele Withers
Kay Nisbet
Ordnance School
Charles Chambers
Leo McCarty
Orville Casto
Jesse White
J. W. Beattie
State Road Commission
Stevens
Withers
Charles Withers
Gary Conley
Ted Stevens
Bill Withers
Ray Fields
Charles Eshenaur
Board Refuses Action On Reinstating Smith
Mason County Board of Education held a special meeting to consider State Superintendent Taylor’s directive to reinstate J Brooks Smith as county superintendent. The board adopted a wait stance pending a final State Supreme Court decision and legal guidance, with threats of legal peril for acting outside the code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siders
I. Brooks Smith
Point Pleasant
Mason County Board of Education
Daniel B. Taylor
State Supreme Court
Ted Stevens
Taylor
Charles Withers
J. Brooks Smith
Smith
Stevens
West Virginia
Charles Eschenaur
Ray Fields
Southern High senior named in Who's Who 1970 71
Keith Ashley of Southern High School is cited in Merit's fifth Who's Who Among American High School Students for 1970 71 for scholastic achievement and activities. He ranked first in a class of 82 with a 96.12 average and will be eligible for Merit Scholarship. his roles span choir, band, Speech Club, Grange, historical societies, and family associations.
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Racine
Keith Ashley
Southern High School
Merit
Ashley
Merit Publishing Co
Meigs County Grange
District Grange
Grange
Meigs County Historical Society
Maple Heights Historical Society
Zirkle, Zerkle
Circle Family Association
Veitch, Veatch, Veach, Veech Family Association
First Baptist Church In
The
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Robert Ashley
Letart Falls
Education group forms in Mason County to discuss schools
More than 150 attendees joined a Tuesday meeting in Point Pleasant to form a group on Mason County schools. Robert Adkins was named chairman with Bill Bady as co chair and Mrs. Jack Fowler as secretary. A five member steering committee was named and the group planned monthly meetings beginning April 15. Two film strips on superintendent duties and school board duties were shown and offered to civic groups through contact with Jack Fowler.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Robert Adkins
Board of Education
Bill Bady
Jack Fowler
James McComb
Charles Lanham
Gerald Rood
J. A. Ferrell
John Hoffman
Adkins
Warning to Mason County Residents About Trustworthy Service Providers
Mason County citizens are urged to beware of strangers posing as septic tank cleaners and repair workers. Prosecuting attorney Michael Shaw notes a prior wave of frauds involving sweepers, exterminators, and repair crews who enticed victims, took down payments, then vanished or delivered partial or no service. He thanks the State Police and advises dealing only with known reputable firms.
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Point Pleasant
Michael Shaw
Mason County
Wahama Variety Show Schedules Two Performances
Mason Wahama Student Council to sponsor a school variety show on March 19 with a 9 am student show and a 7 30 pm public show. Admission 25 cents for students 65 cents for adults. Proceeds fund student council school related projects.
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Mason — Wahama
Sam McWhorter
Meigs County Land Transfers Report
Meigs County transfers list parcels and lots shifting between individuals and couples in Pomeroy Middleport Scipio Letort Letort Two Sutton Two Chester Orange Two Salem Two. Transfers include Ralph and Harriet Spencer to George and Rebecca McDaniel. William and Gladys Sigler to Gertrude Scarbro. Lorena Barrett Neal to Helen Farley. Golda Gillilan to Mary Wright. Fred and Mary Rice to Bernard Fultz. Bernard and Betty Fultz to Fred and Mary Rice. Vivian and Kenneth Beckner to Paul Sayre and James Steele. and Lloyd and Anna Blackwood to Manning Webster and Mary Webster. Marriage licenses: John Brewer and Karen Sue Ebersbach.
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Ralph Spencer
Harriet Spencer
Pomeroy
George McDaniel
Rebecca McDaniel
William Sigler
Gladys Sigler
Middleport
Gertrude Scarbro
William Clench
Martha Clench
Scipio
Herman McMurray
Elsie McMurray
Lorena Barrett Neal
Helen Farley
Golda Gillilan
Sutton Two
Mary Wright
Fred Rice
Mary Rice
Chester
Bernard Fultz
Betty Fultz
Vivian Beckner
Kenneth Beckner
Letort
Paul Sayre
James Steele
Salem
Franklin Real Estate Co
Lloyd Blackwood
Anna M. Blackwood
Orange
Manning Webster
Mary Webster
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges
ADMITTED Burwell McKinney Paul Maynard both of Point Pleasant DISMISSED Teresa Mullins Lonnie Meadows Mrs Robert Swartz John Little Houston Brannan Fred Brown Michael Sutton Ona Byer Arbin Roush Mrs Pearl Mitchell
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Burwell McKinney
Paul Maynard
Point Pleasant
Teresa Mullins
Lonnie Meadows
Robert Swartz
John Little
Houston Brannan
Fred Brown
Michael Sutton
Ona Byer
Arbin Roush
Pearl Mitchell
Heath United Methodist Church WSCS Meets Monday Evening
The WSCS of Heath United Methodist Church will meet Monday at 7 30 p m at the church. Job's Daughters Bethe 62 International Order sponsors a bake sale starting at 9 a m Saturday at Kroger in Pome Roy.
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WSCS
The
Heath United Methodist Church
Bethe
Job
Kroger’s
Pomeroy
Budget Cuts Risk Bookmobile Service In Ohio Counties
Pomeroy Meigs Vinton Jackson faces possible bookmobile shutdown as HEW budget proposals threaten federal funding. Meigs County books total 60000 yearly. library board urges residents to contact congressmen and the ALA Washington Office to save services including interlibrary loan, book processing, and public relations across the three counties.
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Washington D. C
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Meigs County Tax Structure Workshop Planned for Tuesday
Residents of Meigs County are invited to a Tax Structure Workshop Tuesday from 9 51 a m to 3 11 p m at Trinity Church Pomeroy. The program features Bernard Fultz William Shaw Al Pugh Robert Kinney and Dr Frederick Stocker with analysis of local state tax structure reappraisals and potential improvements. Lunch reservations are due by Friday to the County Extension Office.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Trinity Church
Second Street
C. E. Blakeslee
Bernard Fultz
Meig County
William Shaw
al Pugh
Robert Kinney
Ohio Board of Tax Appeals
Thespian Club Style Showing Slated For March 13
Mason Wahama High School Thespian Club will sponsor a public fashion show on March 13 at 7 30 p.m. The Moody Mods theme features evening wear swim wear knickers wigs boots and hot pants with male models in men’s fashions. Local businesses donate fashions and accessories for promo. Admission 1 for adults 50 cents for students.
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Mason — Wahama High School
Thespian Club
Thespian
David Bennett
Moody Mods
Marshall Band to Perform in West Virginia Tour
The Mason Marshall University Band Wind Ensemble directed by Robert Clark will give a 10 a.m. concert March 9 at Wahama High School as part of a five day West Virginia and Ohio tour. The group previously toured New York State and Washington D C. Delores Justice Reynolds, 26, escaped serious injury when the auto she rode in overturned on Route 7 bypass and Route 124 near Pomeroy Thursday at 3 p.m. She was taken to hospital for observation and cited for driving while intoxicated. The car was owned by Marvin Monk of Rutland.
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Mason — Marshall University
Robert Clark
Wahama High School
West Virginia
Ohio
New York State
Washington D.C
Pomeroy
Delores Justice Reynolds
Route 7
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Marvin Monk
Rutland
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Point Pleasant High School
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Stimson Ave
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John Brewer
Gallipolis
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Pleasant Valley Hospital
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Robert Bowen
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William D. Childs
Earl F. Ingels, Jr
Roy Miller
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