Rio Grande Wins 5000 Accreditation Grant From CIT Foundation
Rio Grande College received a 5000 challenge accreditation award from the CIT Foundation, becoming the 13th institution to obtain such a grant. The program totals over 1.5 million in combined CIT grants and matching local funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Rio Grande College
CIT Foundation, Inc
Alphus R. Christensen
Donald A. Kalesky
Tuition Plan, Inc
Walter S. Homes Jr
CIT Financial Corporation
CIT Foundation
U.S
North Central Association of Colleges and Secon
Eastern Board Okays Purchase Of Buses And Resignation
The Eastern School Board approved buying two school buses from Standard Hardware and Supply and Meigs Equipment with chassis and bodies costing 3 272 3 472 and 4 768 5 307 85. It accepted the resignation of cook Gertrude Zurnbach at Tuppers Plains and added Bernice Fogelsong as substitute cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Board
Chester
Eastern School Board of Education
John Reibel
Ody
Standard Hardware and Supply Company
McArthur
Carpenter
R. H. Rawlings
Middleport
Meigs
Gertrude Zurnbach
Tuppers Plains
Bernice Fogelsong
Treasurer Releases Trailer Tax Data for Meigs County
Meigs County Treasurer Howard Frank released trailer tax data for March 1 1970 to February 28 1971. Totals show multiple villages and townships with Salisbury Columbia and Scipio among top contributors, overall collections reaching 23526.90 while Middleport Village led in comparison to others. Five residents were fined in Pomeroy village court including Don Rose James Andrum and William Reeves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy — Meigs County
Howard Frank
Bedford
Chester
Chester-Salisbury
Columbia
Lebanon East
Lebanon South
Letart
Olive
Orange
Rutland
Rutland Village
Salem
Salisbury
Middleport Village
Pomeroy Village
Scipio
Sutton
Racine Village
Syracuse Village
Middleport
Frank
Meigs County
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Shows Local Dismissals
Hospital notes list multiple residents associated with Pleasant Valley and Point Pleasant. Names include William Montgomery Crown City Donald Wooten Clarence Emrick Mrs. Clarence Emrick Mrs. Fred Willett Alice Siders Danny Ray Stanley Southside Mrs. Robert Swartz Gallipolis Ferry and a long dismissal roster for Richard Thomas William Stone Oden Pearson James Smith Tammy Wallace Woodrow Kapp David Harmon Ed Johnson Charles Michael Fields William Davis Mary Wears Mrs. Francis Brook Christine Jeffers Revna King.
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William Montgomery
Crown City
Donald Wooten
Clarence Emrick
Fred Willett
Alice Siders
Point Pleasant
Danny Ray Stanley
Southside
Robert Swartz
Gallipolis Ferry
Richard Thomas
William Stone
Oden Pearson
James Smith
Tammy Wallace
Woodrow Kapp
David Harmon
Ed Johnson
Charles Michael Fields
William Davis
Mary Wears
Francis Brook
Christine Jeffers
Revna King
Two Bonds Forfeited in Middleport Court Action
Two bonds were declared forfeit and two fines were levied by Mayor C. C. Fisher in village court Tuesday. Marvin Osler of Middleport forfeited $18.70 for misconduct and David Hindy of Middleport forfeited $18.70 for fighting in public. Fines were imposed on Nona Winebrenner of Middleport $10 plus costs for reckless operation and Wesley Wise of Cheshire $5 plus costs for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. C. Fisher
Marvin Osler
David Hindy
Nona Winebrenner
Wesley Wise
Cheshire
Civil Suit Filed Over Building Damage in Point Pleasant
Junior Wedge Everett Wedge and Elvin Wedge sue Fannie Perry and John Burdette for 409.26 to cover damage to a building at 2701 Jackson Ave Point Pleasant after a June 30 1970 auto collision. Howard Schultz Mason County circuit clerk files the suit.
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Point Pleasant
Howard Schultz
Mason County
Junior Wedge
Everett Wedge
Elvin Wedge
Fannie E
Jen Perry
John M. Burdette
Jackson Ave
Fannie Perry
Burdette
Ohio Power to Build Big Plant in Cheshire Gallia County
Ohio Power Co will construct a 488 million dollar generating station in Cheshire Gallia County with immediate coal mining plans in Meigs County. Local leaders anticipate growth, housing needs, and tax base expansion while concerns focus on pollution and community disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah
Mid-Ohio Valley
Ohio Power
Meigs Coun
Meigs County
the Messenger
Frank Porter Jr
Pomeroy
Porter
Jack Crisp
Leading Creek Conservancy District
Robert Hartenbach
Emerson Evans
Ohio Valley Bank
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Eugene Thompson
Rutland
Theodore Reed
Farmers Bank and Savings Co
Freeland Norris
Racine Home National Bank
C. E. Blakeslee
Robert Tewksbury
Pomeroy Barber
Bernard Kroscovic
Contracts Awarded for School Staff by Meigs Local Board
Meigs Local School Board approved one year contracts for custodians David Jacks and Paul McDaniel and two year contracts for John Bailey Lyle Sinclair and several bus drivers cooks and secretaries. Continuing contracts were issued to several supervisors mechanics cooks bus drivers and secretaries. Approved extra assignments include multiple principals athletic coaches and support staff for 1971-72. Many names and positions listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs
Meigs
David Jacks
Paul McDaniel
John Bailey
Lyle Sinclair
Alice Globakar
Linda Jett
June Yost
Louise Radford
Mary Hysell
Sadie Carl
John T. Fischer
Dwight Carl
Letha Cotterill
Pauline Durst
Mary King
Amos Tillis
Beatric Wood
Bernice Garnes
Mildred Humphreys
Frances Triplett
Mildred Hysell
Lela Curtis
Becky Stivers
Virgil Carl
Heil French
Faye Manley
Linda Morris
Rosalie
Maxine Phillips
Cook
Bill Ratliff
Bill Smith
Mont Vance
Vernon Weber
Marvin Wilson
Ernest Wood
Norman Wood
Mildred Arnold
Avice Baile
Nellie Borgan
Margaret Butcher
Velma Douglas
Thelma Grueser
Mildred Jeffers
Ethel Lowery
Helen Quivey
May Romine
Coda Slanter
Alma Smith
Zelma Stewart
Mela Turner
Joyce Vance
Margaret Werner
Donna Carr
Grace Drake
Marilyn Meier
Catherine Swanson
Lee McComas
Southern Dress Code Protested at Racine School
RACINE The Southern Student Council submitted petitions to Principal Jim Adams last week asking to abolish the dress code now in effect. The groups oppose restrictions on shirttails tucked in sideburns length and hair position. Adams will present the petitions to the Board of Education at the March 18 meeting. Board President Charles Pyles said the board will meet with students soon to discuss the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bss
Coolville Bank
State Department of Education
William Childs
Middleport
Tuppers Plains
Shirley Beegle
C. O. Newland
I. 0. McCoy
Roger Epple
Donald Mora
Oris Smith
Newland
John Reibel
Robert Ord
Ernest Whitehead
Racine
Southern Student Council
Jim Adams
Council
Adams
Board of Education
Charles Pyles
Local Births and Boy Scout Cleanup at Middleport Park
Holzer Medical Center reports new babies in Ravenswood Leon and Oak Hill Point Pleasant Gallipolis and Jackson with several couples welcomed to parenthood. Middleport Webelos led a roadside park cleanup near Feeney Bennett Post 128 as part of the SOAR initiative with participants including Jeff Laudermilt Michael Hindy Donald Geary and Greg Laudermilt.
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Herbert E. Thompson
Ravenswood
Kenneth C. Keefer
Leon
Ronald K. Kisor
Oak Hill
Charles N. Lilly
Point Pleasant
Larry D. Petrie
Gallipolis
Douglas A. Clark
Jackson
Middleport
Milford Hysell
Webelos
Feeney-Bennett Post 128
American Legion
Save Our American Resources
Jeff Laudermilt
Michael Hindy
Donald Geary
Greg Lauidermilt
SST opponents call funding an obscenity at Senate hearing
AP reports Arthur Godfrey and other SST critics say the 1.3 billion federal plan is an obscenity while claiming promised 50 000 jobs are nonsense. Okun questions job impact and tax burden, Volpe hedges on future aid as senators debate aviation funding.
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Washington
Arthur Godfrey
Godfrey
Senate Appropriations Committee
Coalition
Arthur Okun
Lyndon B. Johnson
Council of Economic Advisors
Nixon
Okun
Charles H. Percy
B-Ill
U.S
Congress
Secretary of Transportation
John A. Volpe
Volpe
Gordon Allott
R-Colo
Colorado Rocky Mountains
Allott
Colorado
Fathers Night at Pomeroy Elementary PTA Musical Program
Pomeroy Elementary PTA held Fathers Night with flag pledge led by Den One and Cub Scouts. A crowd attended as students from third, fifth, and sixth grades performed a musical program directed by Mrs. Swackhammer.
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PTA
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Elementary Pta
den One
Cub Scouts
Clarence Hawley
Robert Lewis
Dan Thomas
Karl Krautter
Robert Card
Nolan Swackhammer
Earl Young
Rick Blaetmar
Vickie Hood
Clifford Kennedy
Maria Legar
David Lewis
Assessments Established For Mason County Tax Records
Mason County Court finalized real estate and personal property assessments for the 1971 tax year totaling 99 173 200. Class II personal property 3 161 900 public utility property 397 700 Class II real estate 25 563 100 Class III real estate 8 724 850 personal property 36 082 700 public utility property 14 386 300 Class IV real estate 5 222 650 personal property 3 744 600 public utility property 14 871 400. The court also approved notary public appointments for Manford L. Bauer and William A. Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Manford L. Bauer
William A. Hayes
Easter Lily Purchase Set By Church Group
The Women's Society of Christian Service of the Pomeroy United Methodist Church met Tuesday. They planned Easter lily purchases for the church services and reviewed district conferences, missions programs, and a youth mission school at Westerville. A sick list and a St Patrick theme dessert were notes of the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Pomeroy United
Athens
Immanuel United Methodist Church
Logan
West Ohio
WSCS
Westerville
School of Missons
Lydia Ebersbach
Ada Warner
Marjorie Coakley
Society For the Church
Eichinger
Grace Campbell
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Victor S. Hysell
Minersville
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
ARIEM
Natick, Mass
James E. Hansen
Artem
Hysell
Hysells
Hopkinton
Mass
Charles Legar
Don Rose
James Andrum
William Reeves
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Howard Bechtle
Y. Gal. Bot
C&e Market
Richland Ave
Gallia
Eastern
George Hargraves
Russell Moore
Bradbury
Robert Morris
Rosalie Story
Harrisonville
James Vennari
Salem Center
Roberta Wilson
Mae Young
Phyllis Hackett
Eric Hart
Gregory McCall
Meigs High School
Terry Ohlinger
Fenton Taylor
Donald Dixon
John Bentley
Ben Slawter
Charles Downie
Ed Bartels
Robert Meier
John Arnott
Roger Birch
William Wickline
Marvin McKelvey
Charles Chancey
N. P. Swackhamer
Donald Wolfe
Joye Batley
Charles Chauncey
Bernice Hoffman
Joy Bentley
Harold Sauer
Martha Vennari
Jeanne Bowen
Helen Smith
David Bowen
Lewis Shields
Holzer Medical Center
Sandra Milter
Barbara Murphy
Linda Rosenbaum
Kimberly Seth
Mark
Steven Williams
Susan Zerkle
Victor Hysell
Cathy Blaettar
Susan Burns
Marcia Dillard
Chuck Follrod
Peggy Giralomi
Richard Glaze
George Gunn
David Harrid
Randy Houda Shell
David King
Kim Krautter
Kevin McLaughlin
Mark Mitch
Blaine Qualls
James Rosenbaum
Paige Smith
Melanie Snouffer
Kim Taylor
Jim Webster
James Sisson
Randall Roach
Kim Williams
Susan Wright
Pearl Williams
Keith Bailey
Mary Blaettar
Liz Card
Mary Durst
Nancy Ebersbach
Paula Eichinger
Vanessa Folmer
Crystal Hall
Debbie Hartenbach
Mary Knight
Duane McLaughlin
Kathryn Ohlinger
Debra Osborne
Faith Perrin
Paul Reed
Trudy Roach
Kim Sebo
Becky Thomas
Jim Wansley
Bonnie Wood
Mitch
John Murphy
Gene Houdashelt
Louis Osborne
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