Community Corner highlights baptisms and local events
Easter Sunday baptism used River Jordan water for 5 month old Brent Edward George, with future christening planned for Michael Edward McComas. Edward McComas family to travel east in July. Saturday Opportunity School tours at Middleport to Gallipolis, Point Pleasant, Marietta. Ben Philson and Gomer Lewis visit son Rush in Southern Pines, Eric Lewis in Topeka. Bush enlists four more years. Meigs High School band uniform decision pending after booster meeting in Pomeroy Elementary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Brent Edward George
Harold George
L. W. McComas
Brent
Jessie McDonald
Athens
McComas
Michael
Edward McComas
Spokane
Wash
Middleport
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Gallipolis State Institute
McIntyre
Ben Philson
Gomer Lewis
Southern Pines
N. C
Rush
Pat
Eric Lewis
Philsons
Okinawa
Air Force
Tope Air Force Base
Fayetteville
Bush
Calendar For '67-68 Approved
The Mason County Board of Education approved the proposed 1967 68 school calendar subject to state approval. School will start August 29 and end June 7 for a 185 day 10 month term. A teachers meeting is set for August 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Board of Education
Births at Holzer Hospital bring many names to list
Holzer Hospital news lists numerous newborns and parents from Point Pleasant Wellston Gallipolis and surrounding areas with dozens of names including James Lee Caufman Ronnie Delaney Alma Brown Elvin Thompson Marion Perkins Paul Jackson Carla Cooper and Gerald Johnson. Several parents are named with locations such as Crown City Gallipolis Wellston and Jackson. Dismissals include Roy E Baker Carla Ann Burris and Jeanette Casey among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Delaney
Crown City
Rocky Joe Sturgeon
Gallipolis Ferry
Floyd Keefer
Point Pleasant
Trent Fillinger
Gallipolis
Alma Brown
Wellston
Jesse May
Kenova
Stanley Bush
James Roach
William Howard
Russell
Nelson Cromley
Donovan Cragg
Rio Grande
Debra Bowers
Robertsburg
Ralph Hollingshead
Elvin Thompson
Rutland
Marion Perkins
Ashland
Paul E. Jackson
Elmer Stapleton
Paul D. Kelly
Cleopas E. Vavender
Ravenswood
Carla Cooper
Jackson
Gerald Johnson
Reedsville
Thomas Kessel
Deborah Darnbrough
Robert Ross
Duane Allen
Proctorville
Ronald Barr
Gregory Rainer
Michael Dunlap
Todd A. Mugrage
Racine
Ralph Nazor
Ironton
C. Blaine Saunders
Thomas P. Bowman
James Dickerson
Edward Boyd
Iris Collins
Pomeroy
Jerry Warner
Meigs Scholarship Drive Planned in Meigs County
Meigs County Citizens' Scholarship Foundation opens membership drives April 1 with Fred Morrow as general chairman and area chairs for Eastern, Southern, Middleport, Rutland, and Pomeroy regions. The program seeks to raise one dollar per county resident to fund interest-free loans for graduates, with awards based on need and achievement and no county funds or admin costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation
Fred Morrow
Horace Karr
Rob Wingett
Southern
Jack Welsh
Middleport
Vernon Weber
Rutland
Bill Perrin
Morrow
Judge Okays Water Plan In Meigs County District
Judge John C. Bac approves the Tuppers Plains Chester Water District operating plan in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. Trustees filed the plan weeks earlier. a well near Sand Hill Cemetery is slated to be drilled next week in Long Bottom. Sieco Co. of Indiana serves as district engineer. Over 1000 eastern Meigs residents have signed for water service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Tuppers Plains
Chester
Meigs County
Veterans Memorial Hospital Admits and Discharges Briefly
Veterans Memorial Hospital reports admission of Hyllia Workman Pomeroy Diana Brogan Rutland Ed ward Idle Racine Earl Dill Racine Pearl Cole Reedsville George Wells Middleport Martha Arnold Pomeroy. Discharged Merium Hoffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyllia Workman
Pomeroy
Diana Brogan
Rutland
Edward Idle
Racine
Earl Dill
Pearl Cole
Reedsville
George Wells
Middleport
Martha Arnold
Cub Scouts Elect Officers At Pack 258 Meeting
Den mothers of Cub Scout Pack 258 elected officers at a meeting sponsored by the Ordnance School. Terry Wamsley will serve as denner with Eddie Bosworth as assistant. Paul Clay is song leader, Ronnie Greathouse treasurer, Doug Morris reporter. Mrs Iva Wamsley is den mother and Mrs Jo Greathouse assistant den mother. The boys held a nail driving relay and built a bird house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
The
Ordnance School
Terry Wamsley
Denner
Eddie Bosworth
Paul Clay
Ronnie Greathouse
Doug Morris
Iva Wamsley
Jo Greathouse
Meigs General Hospital Notes Overview
Meigs General records list Charles Eblin Maude Van Meter and Sophia Duffy among patients and staff noted in hospital notes. The brief entry highlights these individuals connected to Meigs General Hospital activities and care updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Eblin
Maude van Meter
Sophia Duffy
Free clothing day set at Salvation Army in Pomeroy
The Salvation Army at 185 Butternut Ave in Pomeroy invites area residents in need of clothing to visit the headquarters on Thursday from 9 30 a m to noon. Officials announced the service is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Salvation Army
Butternut Ave
City Council Revises 1967-68 Levy and Flood Tax
City Council met to set the 1967-68 levy at 195 755 and a floodwall tax of 2 per 100 in Zone 1 and 50 cents in Zone 2. The year’s receipts are 195 755 with disbursements 190 724, about 10 000 higher than 66-67. Meeting adjourned to April 18 for levy order approval. next regular session April 10 at 7 30. Discussion covered private club licensing under the new liquor bill and fencing costs for two newly built tennis courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Sixth Street
6Th Street
North End
Atty. Musgrave
Middleport Bible School Plans Made
Middleport community daily vacation Bible school is scheduled by the Middleport Ministerial Association for June 5 through June 16. Planning began with a Monday night teachers and helpers meeting at Middleport First Baptist Church. Deans are Rev. Max Donahue and Rev. Howard Ruppelt. Classes will serve children ages four to 15 and may be conducted in a Middleport building. A second planning session is set for April 4 at 2 p.m. Volunteers named include Mrs. Paul Smart and several others, with more invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Max Donahue
Howard Ruppelt
Rupplet
The
Baptist Church
Paul Smart
John Fultz
Frank Cheesebrew
Beulah White
Harold McIntyre
Mona McIntyre
Joyce Kerns
Anita Fultz
Melody McIntyre
Mary Holman
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Brief Births and Names
Pleasant Valley reports new arrivals and listings including Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hart Le tart a son. Also noted are James Fauver Cottageville Raymond Smith Gallipolis Ferry Mrs. Gary Chapman Point Pleasant Mrs. James Hartley Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hart, Letart
James Fauver
Cottageville
Raymond Smith
Gallipolis Ferry
Gary Chapman
Point Pleasant
James Hartley
Gallipolis
Mason School Board Okays New Budget Budget Levy in 1967-68
Mason county board approved a 1967-68 budget of 3,122,114 with a levy of 586,545 subject to state approval. County tax valuation drop reduces county share by 28,194. Budgets for Gil Barnett 4-H and Health Department set at 3,540 and 7,500. Transfer of special education students to Christ Episcopal Church classrooms approved. Bus drivers seek raise. board notes other staff raises pending. Several resignations accepted and new janitor hired. Appointments for Wahama High School coaching posts deferred. Coach Dick Ware to attend Tennessee football conference. No action on senior trip requests. next meeting April 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Board of Education
Gil Barnett
Health Department
Central School
Christ Episcopal Church
Edison Mayes
Adrian Lathey
Frederick Propp
Robert Oliver
Wahama High School
Dorothy Oliver
Wahama
Clinton Tucker
Arbuckle Creek School
Amerdee Old
Dick Ware
Point Pleasant High School
University of Tennessee
Two Women Injured In Mulberry Avenue Crash
Two women from Minersville were treated and released at Veterans Memorial Hospital after a car they rode in struck a utility pole on Mulberry Avenue. Driver Stella Grueser and passenger Bradford Maag were admitted by the Pomeroy Emergency Squad. Later, Mrs. Dores Arnold was rushed to the hospital after becoming ill at Rock Springs Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Minersville
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Mulberry Avenue
Stella Grueser
Bradford Maag
Dores Arnold
Rock Springs Methodist Church
Fines Levied In Court Of Justice Of Peace
Point Pleasant and surrounding towns see a roundup of fines as diverse charges from trespassing to speeding and improper passing are settled. Notable amounts include $300 bond for keeping the peace by George Wilson Grimes and a $50 fine for Carlos Edison Cobb with license revocation. Additional penalties cover littering, assault and battery, driving offenses, and hit and run among others. Local and out of state names appear with varied fines and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
George Wilson Grimes
Justice of
Roy Kincaid
James Vaughn
Roger Greenlee
Rochester
N. Y
Hollis Cole
Gallipolis
Vincent E. Knight
Donald Taylor
Jackie Lee McCoy
Huntington
Robert T. Jones
Gallipolis Ferry
Carlos Edison Cobb
Brighton
Mich
Robert O. Walker
South Charleston
Kenneth Whited
Lenzie Hedrick
Lyle Law
Elizabeth
Donald Hutchinson
Stephen Barber
Edward Parrish
Shamoy
W. Va
Walter Braumlin
St. Albans
Hubert C. Parrish
Madison
N. C
Roger Wallis
South Side
Roger Keith Shriver
Thurman
Ronnie A Wheeler
State Code Change Affects Grand Jury Eligibility
West Virginia Senate Bill No. 202 amends the state code on grand jury lists and juror qualifications, barring notaries from service. In Mason County during a January grand jury term, Judge James Thompson disqualified H A Johnson of Point Pleasant for being a notary, though other notaries have served on the circuit court grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Senate
West Virginia
Mason County
James Thompson
H. A. Johnson
Johnson
Thompson
New Haven Driver Cited After Middleport Crash
Elinor Layne 37 of New Haven West Virginia was cited for assured clear distance after a weekend crash in Middleport. Her car struck the rear of William Dunfee 49 as he stopped in traffic on North Second Avenue causing minor damage to both vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Elinor Layne
New Haven
W. Va
Layne
William Harold Dunfee
N. Second Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marietta
Marietta Museum
Meigs High School
Alan Welsh
Consolidated Band Boosters Group
Welsh
Holzer Hospital News
James Lee Caufman
Roy E. Baker
Carla Ann Burris
Jeanette Casey
E. Eugene Elliott
Lewis Fife
David Herdman
Joyce Hoffman
John Kaminsky
Spencer D. Leonard
Janie Shaffer
Jerry Stowers
Homer Vance
Raymond Watkins
David Wiseman
Angela Keesee
Basin St. Blues
Eastern High School
Alice Nease
Doris Davis
Janet Holsinger
Connie Hayman
Pat Gaul
Jo Toney
Pat Smith
Bob Hoeflich
Meigs
Ralph Warden Ours
Merium Hoffman
Cub
Meigs General Hospital
City Council
Middleport Bible School
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Mason School Board
New York
Washington
Court of Justice OF Peace
the Electric Co
Abu Amd
Omid
Myrl Coakley
Coolville, Ohio
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