Nurses Responded During Ohio River Disaster in 1967
The West Virginia Nurses Association highlights Mason County nurses active on volunteer basis after the Silver Bridge collapse on December 15 1967. Nurses from St Marys Hospital Huntington V A Hospital Leavened by Holzer Gallipolis Clinic aided at the Armory morgue, provided counseling and first aid, and helped identify and care for bodies until December 28 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Nurses Association
Mason County Nurses Association
Ohio River
Mary Jane Spinks
Point Pleasant
WVNA
Mason County
Civil Defense
National Guard
St. Mary’s Hospital
V. A. Hospital
Huntington
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Lakin State Hospital
Clifton
Ohio
Lpn’s
Jackson General of
Ripley
Veteran’s Memorial
Pomeroy
Pleasant Valley
Spinks
Homemaking Day Plans Formulated in Meigs County
Extension Service and Meigs County Homemakers Council invite home makers from Meigs and surrounding counties to A Special Day for Homemaking. The event on April 2 at Trinity United Church of Christ in Pomeroy features a 26 outfit fashion show, three afternoon talks, a lunch option, and a nursery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs
The
Extension Service
Meigs County
Pat Glass
Gallia
Ohio Valley
Three-Year Probation for Cheshire Man
POMEROY Paul Kuhn age 20 of Cheshire Route 1 was placed on three years probation by Judge John C Bacon after pleading guilty to breaking and entering the storeroom of the Jeffers Coal Co on December 25 He waived grand jury action in the case filed by Prosecutor Bernard Fultz. In a separate brief item POINT PLEASANT The Mason County Board of Education schedules a 7 30 p m budget study for 1968 69 as prepared by Supt I Brooks Smith The state board of finance must approve and midnight Thursday is the deadline WSCS of Heights EUB Church meets at 7 30 p m in the church social rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Paul Kuhn
Cheshire
John C. Bacon
Bernard Fultz
Kuhn
Jeffers Coal Co
Pomeroy Route 1
Point Pleasant
Mason County Board of Education
I. Brooks Smith
State Board of Finance
Wscs of Heights Eub
Holzer Hospital News and Area Briefs
A list of names from Holzer Hospital communities appears, followed by brief police and fire items. Jarold Lambert 21 of West Columbia arrested for reckless driving after his car hit a parked vehicle in Mason. Wendell Barker 27 of Mason charged with intoxication. Racine fire crew responded to a grass and brush fire at the McKelvey farm near Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jarold Lambert
West Columbia
Mason
Richard Ohlinger
Wendell Barker
Racine
McKelvey
Portland
Big Bend Regatta Dates Set in Pomeroy for 1968
At a noon meeting the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce finalized the Big Bend Regatta dates for June 21 22 and 23 1968 moved to the Pomeroy senior and junior high schools and stadium with races booked through the Three Rivers Outboard Racing Association. About 150 boats are expected up from 120 last year and events include amusements talent shows rock acts a beauty contest a pie eating contest a frog jumping contest and a parade through Pomeroy and Middleport. Parking will be arranged at nearby lots and the Meigs Local board of education approved use of school property. Final plans will be announced at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
American Power Boat Association
Jack Carsey
Chamber of Commerce
Carsey
Nolan Amusement Co
Zanesville
Pomeroy Junior High
Meigs County High School
Middleport
Pomeroy Stadium
Meigs
Fred Morrow
Ohio Power Company
William Perrin
Edison Baker
Jack Welsh
Robert Wingett
Racine
Sutton Township
Morrow
Middleport Council rejects 60 day extension for sewer project
Middleport BPA denies Morey Construction Co request for a 60 day extension on the sewerage trunk line contract citing cost impacts. Completion remains March 28 with a $75 daily penalty. Inspector E R Woodside reported on maintaining a resident engineer from Floyd G Brown Associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Council
Middleport Board of Public Affairs
Morey Construction Co
Parkersburg
W. Va
Floyd G. Brown
4 H Clubs Hold Workshops for Area Members
Two recreational workshops for 4 H club members are planned. Sunnyside School area session starts today at 7 p.m with Hannan Willing Workers Mountain Climbers and Three Corners. Point Pleasant area workshop is Wednesday at the old Junior High on Main Street at 7 p.m with Trailblazers Tip Top Toppers Happy Hustlers and Rough Riders. Participants should wear tennis shoes or play in stocking feet due to the gym floor. The final workshop is set for South Side tentatively Tuesday April 2 at 7 p.m. Beech Hill Elementary School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Sunnyside
Hannan
Three Corners
Main Street
Trailblazers
Rough Riders
South Side
Beech Hill Elementary School
Homemakers Hold March Meeting At Pleasant Club
Mrs. Arnett Roush hosted the Pleasant Homemakers Club for its March gathering. Mrs. Rhodes led devotionals on In The Beginning God Created from Genesis, while Mrs. Hale Blessing taught Lets Promote Good Mental Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Arnett Roush
Pleasant Homemakers Club
Harry Rhodes
Hale Blessing
Aaron Fowler
Cultural Advancement
Maurice Brooks
Women’s Softball League Forms Meeting Notice
A meeting for a Women’s Softball League was scheduled Friday at 6 30 p m in the city building council room. Women not in clubs or any woman’s group are invited to attend and 15 year olds and up not playing Girls Softball are eligible to play. Contact Wallace Smith Jr. for details. Rutland Fire Dept battled a brush fire at James Nicholson farm near Rutland Sunday at 4 p m, one truck responded and the fire was controlled with no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Wallace Smith Jr
Rutland
James Nicholson
Meigs Sheriff Probes 3 Mishaps Five Hurt Go To Hospital
Meigs County sheriff investigates three afternoon accidents on Success Road Route 33 and Enterprise. Roscoe Wells, 68, Long Bottom, suffered knee and lip injuries. taken to Veterans Memorial Hospital. Two other vehicles, including a driver education car, sustained light to heavy damage with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Robert Hartenbach
Success Road
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Roscoe Wells
Long Bottom
Wells
Rutland High School
Billy Carter
Teresa Dean
Rutland
Enterprise
Joan Clark
Harry David Leonard
Chester Star
Clark
Leonard
Permits Sought for Leading Creek Marina Project
MIDDLEPORT mayor reports the Corps of Engineers has asked for tap permits and right of way for water and sewer lines to a marina and public use area on Leading Creek near Railroad Street. A two inch water line and a 4 inch sewer line are granted with a fall completion planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. O. Fisher
Corps of Engineers
Leading Creek
Railroad Street
Fisher
Department of the Interior
Brush
Page
Railroad
Mason Chief Taylor Quits
A new Mason police chief will succeed Fred Taylor who resigned effective April 2. Richard Ohlinger, serving as Mason County constable, will replace him. The council expressed regret, and Taylor said he will join the Ve nadium Corp of America plant at Graham Station after five years as chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Fred Taylor
Richard Ohlinger
Mason County
Taylor
Vanadium Corp. of America
Graham Station
Two Bible School Workshops Planned
Rev. Charles Frum of Heights EUB Church invites members to two Bible School workshops. Sessions occur Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co office in Middleport and Thursday at 1 and 7 p m at the YWCA building on Fifth Avenue Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles Frum
the Heights
Presbyterian meeting in Wilmington hosts delegates from Middleport
Mrs. George Anderson served as delegate and Mrs. James Harley as alternate at a Wilmington Presbyterian meeting. They accompanied Reverend Howard Ruppelt and C E Ruppelt and the Syracuse Church's Reverend Mr Stebbins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
George Anderson
James Harley
Wilmington
Howard Ruppelt
C. E. Ruppelt
Stebbins
Syracuse
Harrisonville Water Line Meeting Set
Jack Crisp of the Leading Creek Conservancy District announces a Wednesday 7:30 p.m. meeting at Harrisonville town hall about the water line to Harrisonville. Last chance to subscribe for the $50 tap fee as several more subscribers are needed to complete the Rural Water Project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
Jack Crisp
Leading Creek, Conservancy District and Watershed Association
Crisp
Man Jailed On Driving Violation
POMEROY Willard G Mohler 46 of Middleport Route 1 was fined 150 costs and given a 0 day license suspension by Judge Frank W Porter in county court Friday. He remains in Gallipolis city jail after Monday arrest on a driving while intoxicated charge by the state patrol near Cheshire when his car ran into a ditch and struck a bank. A hearing is set in municipal court Wednesday on the DWI and driving while under suspension. A minor accident 2 miles south of Cheshire involved John Carroll Gallipolis and Doyle J Farley 22 Wilkesville with a windshield break from a stone thrown by Carroll. no citation issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Willard G. Mohler
Middleport
Frank W. Porter
Gallipolis
State Patrol
Mohler
Cheshire
John Carroll
Doyle J. Farley
Wilkesville
Pleasant Valley Hospital Birth and Admissions
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Duff Jr. of Apple Grove welcomed a son. Admissions include Mrs. Carl Hogsett and Mrs. Manford Bauer and others from Point Pleasant and Mason. Shelia Higgins and Glenn Lawson are also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Cromley
Gallipolis
Delbert King
Chauncey
James Sharp
Jackson
George W. Clark
Otis Lewis
Bruce Campbell
Middleport
Richie Bird
New Haven
Connie Sue Hughes
Mason
Charles Carmichael
Bidwell
Fred Howell
Ironton
Richard Conley
Addison
William H. Cleland
Racine
Sherri Lynn Wood
George Wells
William T. Winters
Point Pleasant
Erma Wolford
Galloplis
Frank Clark
Hemlock Grove
Ray Barker
Chesapeake
Remy Burton
Ronton
Edwin Winston
Vinton
Mason Wills
Ray
Mark Cook
Coal Grove
Marlin Brown
Lawrence Adkins
Gerald Black
Reeda_ Bowen
Earl Brumfield
Lanarenee
Jesse Chapman
Vince Collins
Douglas Durst
Beecher Davis
Gladys DeVault
Clarence Glenn
Beverley Harris
William Hughes
Donald James
Jessie Melvin
Robert McCulty
James Mulford
Paul Niday
Donald Shaffer Sr
Melvin Sheets
Ralph Swann Jr
David Thomas
Green Vance
James R White
Norman Zanardelli
Joseph Duff Jr
Apple Grove
Carl Hogsett
Manford Bauer
Orville Sturgeon
Roy Brinker
A. Dewey Sallar
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WSCS
Holzer Hospital News
Darrell Mitchell
Big Bend
Ineering
E. R. Woodside
Department of Highways
Route 7
Tom Cassell
Gas Company
Vaughn
Lincoln
Third Streets
Byer
Ash Street
Gene Grate
Board of Public Affairs
Richard Gross
James Brewington
Jack M. Hawley
George Johnson
Heaverton
N.Y
Khe Sahn
U.S
Arnold
Tom Rue Motors
John L. Mora
Kerr St
Joyce Clench
Helen Carper
Life Insurance
Nationwide
Nationwide Nationwide Insurance
Life “Health
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Nationwide Life Insurance Co
Columbus
Carl J. House
West State Street
Athens
Carroll J. Tippett
Ellis Ave
Harold B. Swisher
Paul M. Williams
Roger W. Wolf
Fort St
Nelsonville
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Shelia Higgins, Glenn Lawson
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