Tag Day Planned May 4 by Meigs Local Band Boosters
Meigs Local School Band Boosters met at Pomeroy High School and planned a May 4 tag day to raise funds for Wind Symphony at the levee. A county band clinic replaces a children's concert and proceeds from a booster dance may aid the project. Plans include a May 14 dinner for Bosworth Council and kit sales arriving April 5. A by law amendment will be voted on April 22.
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Meigs
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Welsh
Wind Symphony
Pomeroy Levee
Boosters
Marvin Burt
Ways and Means
Boosters Association
Bosworth Council
Federal Hearing Set On Bridge Disaster
A federal hearing will begin May 7 in Charleston West Virginia to investigate the collapse of the Silver Bridge over the Ohio River. The National Transportation Safety Board steering committee will lead the inquiry which has a death toll of at least 46 lives.
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Washington
Ohio River
Charleston
W. Va
National Transportation Safety Board
Pythian Sisters Hold Meeting in Middleport
Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters met at C&SO Electric Company social rooms with hostesses Mrs. Etta Lemly and Mrs. Otho Watts. Vice president Maxine Owens presided in place of ill president Betty Spencer as readings were given by Sadie McElhinny and Norma Zirkle.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters
C&so Electric Company
Etta Lemly
Otho Watts
Maxine Owens
Betty Spencer
Sadie McElhinny
Norma Zirkle
Meigs County Mental Retardation Board Elects Officers in 1968
At a Meigs County Mental Retardation Board meeting officers for 1968 were elected with Mrs. Denver Weber as chairman, Mrs. Barbara Shuler as vice chairwoman, and Tom Kelly as recording secretary. Mrs. Shuler spoke on funds and state rules. A single class for the mentally retarded meets at Pomeroy Elementary with plans for a second class next year. Julia Webb teaches the current class. Michael Ted Morrison, 27, of Chillicothe, is a teacher, and Donna Lynn Crow, 20, is a student from Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Mental Retardation Board
Denver Weber
Barbara Shuler
Tom Kelly
Shuler
Ohio
Julia Webb
Middleport DAR members attend state conference
Mrs. James Brewington of Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter and Mrs. Nancy Reed joined Mrs. Grueser as chapter members in Columbus for the state conference. Mrs. Skinner and Mrs. Foster attended the final day. Mrs. Anna Smith of Gallipolis visited sister Mrs. Byer. Mrs. Don Burkey of Marietta visited mother Mrs. Emmish.
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James Brewington
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
Nancy Reed
Mark Grueser
Columbus
Grueser
Nancy Skinner
George Skinner
Edward Foster
Anna Smith
Gallipolis
Kenneth Byer
Don Burkey
Marietta
C. A. Emmish
WMS Bible Physicians' Quiz at Hysell Run Church
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Hysell Run Free Methodist Church gathered at Mrs. Carrie Moore's home for a Bible Physicians' quiz built on Luke's Gospel. Mrs. Rose Patterson led the program, and Mrs. Moore, aided by her granddaughter Sherry Michael, served refreshments.
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Pomeroy
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Hysell Run Free Methodist Church
Carrie Moore
Rose Patterson
Firemen Extinguish Blazes Near School in Middleport
Middleport firefighters battled two fires on Tuesday. A brush fire near the Catholic school at Cheshire occurred at 1:36 p.m. Later a car fire at the Blue Tartans parking lot was reported at 6:24 p.m. No injuries reported.
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Middleport
Cheshire
Blue Tartan
Middleport Club Meetings and Junior Day Activities
The Middleport Garden Club cancels its Monday meeting and will announce a new date. The Past Matron's Club of Evangeline Chapter will meet Friday at the Masonic Temple with a 6 PM potluck dinner before the meeting. The Middleport High School Junior Class runs Junior Day Saturday featuring a bake sale car wash rummage sale and dance at the listed locations.
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Middleport Garden Club
Village Pharmacy
Stansbury
Three Women Injured In Route 7 Accident Near Meigs Gallia Line
State patrol investigated a two-vehicle crash at 2 45 p m on Route 7 half a mile north of the Meigs Gallia line. Van driver Clyde Blankenship 23 Huntington West Virginia was cited for left of center. Orpha Fields 45 Mary Sue Erwin 45 and Sarah Gibbs 35 were admitted to Holzer Hospital with injuries.
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Pomeroy
Meigs-Gallia Line
New Haven
W. Va
Clyde Blankenship
Huntington
Orpha Fields
Middleport
Fields
Mary Sue Erwin
Sarah Gibbs
Holzer Hospital
Erwin
Gibbs
Blankenship
Meigs County Court
Garden Club Hears Agent On Flowers
Carl Cook Mason County extension agent spoke to Tu Endie Wei Garden Club at Mrs Arthur Gelwick home co-hosted by Mrs Joseph Barr. He distributed leaflets on flower arranging bulbs iris roses and planting calendars from West Virginia University extension service. Lynn Freeman Freeman Nurseries Hogsett presented a program on planting and care of flowers using many species to show pruning and starting plants from one. Sixteen members attended.
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Point Pleasant
Carl Cook
Mason County
Tu-Endie-Wei Garden Club
Arthur Gelwick
Joseph Barr
Cook
Cooperative Extension Office Service
West Virginia University
Lynn Freeman
Freeman Nurseries
Hogsett
Freeman
Scouts Plan For Awards In May Court Of Honor
Middleport Girl Scout Troop B9 outlined a court of awards for May 13 at their Scout House meeting. They also announced April 8 games day and April 22 investure for Juli Hamm, and planned a library project.
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Middleport
Patrol
Juli Hamm
Patrol 2
Youth Sets Three Grass Fires Near Langsville Farm
A Langsville area youth was jailed briefly then released to parents after he started three grass fires near the Guy Swadley farm on Route 124. Fire crews from Rutland and one truck with nine men battled the blazes for about an hour. Donald Lovett, 44, was arrested on intoxication charges and will face county court.
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Pomeroy
Langsville
Meigs County
Guy Swadley
Swadley
Rutland Fire Department
Robert Hartenbach
Donald Lovett
Portland
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Chillicothe
Donna Lynn Crow
Gilver
Vlasic
Souer Kraut
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U.S.D.A
Tenderay
Mene
Tenderay Brand
Us.d.a. Choice Tenderay
Thes
Kroger
Boston Roll
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Kwick Krisp
Eckrich Flure
Honey Loaf
Pke
Gorton
Mrs. Paul
Haddock
Elisa
Valencia Oranges
Ton. Pke
Sugardale
Wieners
Pillsbury
Idahoan
U.S. No
WMS
Bible Physicians
the Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Garden Club
Scouts
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Dale Ebersbach
Sammie Lewis
Harrisonville
Gregory Johnson
Roscoe Wells
Long Bottom
Meda Morris
Evelyn Turner
William Dye
Letart
George Green
Hartford
Alma Simpson
Mary Finchey
Racine
Reva Persons
George Renshaw
George Christy
Mark Beller
Virginia Buchanan
Wanda Scott
Leland Lemley
Bessie Jones
Oliver Michael
Phillip Moon
James McClain
Mary Wallace
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