Mason County to Forest Funds to Get Interest
Mason County officials approved moving funds from non interest bearing accounts to accounts earning interest after a study found the county may have lost as much as 500 000 over 10 years due to excess money not being invested. The treasury is mainly school funds and county funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Commission Treasury
Jim Hall
Lawrence Butcher
County Commission
Mason County 4H
Carl Cook
Southside
Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Mason County
Walden Roush
Mason County Farm Museum
Morgan Museum
Milton
W.va
Farm Museum
Eee
Hartford
Carter depicted as 70 hour a week work horse in first weeks
President Carter is described as a work horse spending 75 to 80 hours weekly, with aides noting fatigue in his eyes. Tim Kraft cites overfull days and says contingency time is now built into his schedule. The study shows foreign affairs dominating time, planning 10 hour weekdays and five on Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
Tim Kraft
Kraft
Cate
White House
Plains
Camp da
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Jody Powell
Walter Mondale
Frank Moore
Bert Lance
Charles Schultze
Hamilton Jordan
Moore
New Members Welcomed to Athens County Shrine Club
Ten new members joined the Athens County Shrine Club at the March 24 meeting at the Elks Lodge in Nelsonville attended by 81 members. President Harold D. Laughlin led the dinner. Noble John Clark spoke on the burns hospital and the club’s work for crippled children, noting 185,000 children treated in Shrine clubs statewide. Candidates night is set for April 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Athens Masonic Temple with Robert Cooley and David Hughes as chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Athens County
Shrine Club
Elks Lodge
Harold D. Laughlin
Noble John Clark
Burns Hospital
Athens Masonic Temple
Robert Cooley
David Hughes
Logان High School Auditorium Break-In Reported
Police say the Logan High School Auditorium was broken into Sunday between midnight and 10 00 a m A Patsy Shannon entry and an amplifier owned by the Hocking Valley Show Variety were stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Logan High School
Patsy Shannon
Hocking Valley
Burns Treatment Donation Highlights Middleport Presbyterian Meeting
At a Women’s Association meeting of the First United Presbyterian Church in Middleport a $25 donation was made to the Christina Smith fund for burns treatment. The session announced April events, including Easter services and the spring Presbyterial in Columbus, plus a May 10 mother-daughter banquet. A $20 donation to the senior citizen program and mission gifts were noted, with devotions on Commitment and a service program led by Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Christina Smith
Burns
Women's Association of
First United Presbyterian Church
Lewis Sauer
Presbyterian Church
Columbus
Dwight Wallace
Kathryn Miller
Museum Program Planned in Pomeroy Meigs Area
Pomeroy Meigs area residents and students may participate in a program on Women at the Meigs Museum in Pomeroy on April 17 at 2 p.m. Admission is free. sponsors include Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority Meigs County Retired Teachers Association and the Middleport Pomeroy Branch of the AAUW. Kezia VanMeter Sproat and Bronwynn Hopton present readings and discussion linking plays to today’s life as part of a statewide humanities grant program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy - Meigs
Meigs Museum
Pomeroy
Alpha Epsilon Chapter
Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority
Meigs County
Retired Teachers Association
The
Middleport-Pomeroy
American Association of University Women
Kezia VanMeter Sproat
Bronwynn Hopton
Ohio Program In the Humanities
Logan Police Cite Driver In Weekend Incident
Logan police cited a driver in Mayor's Court after a Saturday 11 45 a.m. crash at Hunter and Furnace Streets. Betty L Rosser 48 of Nelsonville stopped in traffic and was rear ended by Dean E Mowrey 25 of Rockbridge Route 1. Mowrey cited for assured clear distance ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Betty L. Rosser
Nelsonville
Hunter
Furnace Streets
Dean E. Mowrey
Rockbridge
Mowrey
Southern Pupils to Register for Hemlock District
Registration for children entering Southern Local elementary schools in September will occur in April. Kindergartners must be five by Sept 30 and first graders six by Sept 30. Immunizations DPT polio measles must be current, with birth certificates required. hospital records not accepted. Registration times 9:30 to 11:30 each day at New Straitsville April 18 Shawnee Elementary April 19 Corning Elementary April 27 Moxahala Elementary April 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemlock
Perry County
New Straitsville
Shawnee
Corning
Moxahala
Recreation Jobs Open in Nelsonville Ohio
Nelsonville residents within the Nelsonville York School District may apply by Thursday for summer positions with the recreation commission. Open roles include life guards pool attendants manager and assistant manager and women's athletic director. Bids for grass cutting at Crabtree Field and City Park and a concession stand contract will be reviewed. Applications go to secretary Betty Jo Parsley 214 Kentner St Nelsonville Ohio 45764. Interviews will be given to qualified applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Ohio
Meigs County reports 882620 in new construction value
Meigs County auditor Howard E. Frank notes 1977 tax year new construction adds to area assessments. Orange Twp leads with 141850, followed by Chester Eastern 124980 and Sutton 114900. total new construction across townships and villages reaches 882620.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Orange Two
Howard E. Frank
Orange
Chester
Sutton
Rutland
Bedford
Salem
Syracuse
Olive
Pomeroy Village
Scipio
Salisbury
Lebanon- Southern
Letart
Chester Salisbury
Middleport Village
Rutland Village
Columbia
Lebanon
Easter Eggs Sale and Church Updates at Jacksonville UMW
Jacksonville United Methodist Women held at Mrs. Marena Schultz home with devotionals led by Schultz. Arlene Davis read Gobblers. They plan Easter egg making and sale and to meet at Mrs. Mary Tolliver’s home to mold eggs. Home carpeting update noted. lamps repaired by Tolliver and Chapman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Jacksonville United Methodist Women
Marena Schultz
Schultz
Pryyers
Arlene Davis
William Tolliver
Jay Chapman
Camp Otterbien
School of Missions
Two Women Seek Nelsonville City Council Seats
Mrs. Billie Ann Freer of 608 Walnut Street runs for an at large council seat as a Democrat. Mrs. Nickie Blackburn of Pine Grove Drive seeks re election to the 1st Ward seat as an independent after a listing error labeled her as a Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Billie Ann Freer
Walnut Sr
Gospel Quartets Set for Parkersburg Concert
Ohio Valley College hosts the third annual Gospel Quartet Concert on April 9 at 7 30 p m featuring six groups from Indiana Michigan Ohio and West Virginia. Proceeds benefit the college with tickets 250 in advance 300 at the door. Reservations listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Ohio Valley College
The
Stepping Stones
Melody Boys
Farmersburg
Ind
Silverstones
Jeffersonville
Harmony Four
West Virginia
John Tyler
W. Va
College
Seminar on law enforcement and crime prevention at Nelsonville High
Cheryl Denton of Hocking Technical College led a week long seminar on law enforcement and crime prevention as part of a Crime and Punishment class at Nelsonville York City High School. She covered awareness of actions and prevention, demonstrated self defense, and discussed women's roles in law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Cheryl Denton
Hocking Technical College
York City
Ms. Denton
Denton
Rick Taylor
Athens City
David Frey
Gary Efaw
Debbie Bowers
Phil Prichard
Peoples Bank
Prichard
Jackie Osborne
VICA Night at Center Offered in Point Pleasant
Members of the Vocational Industrial Club of America at Mason County Vocational Center invite the public to the first annual VICA night on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Students competing in the 1977 Leadership and Skills Olympics will be introduced and perform in their events. Refreshments and tours will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Vocational Industrial Club of America
Mason County Vocational Center
Russian Tanks Will Roll Across America Training Exercise Unveiled
The U S Army will use real Soviet equipment and mock Russians in a new opposing force program to train against a potential adversary. Tanks APCs and rifles from Israel will be used in nationwide training by late 1978 to teach soldiers enemy tactics and vulnerabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Israel
United States
Sinai and
Golan Heights
Ft. Hood
Tex
Roots review at Middleport Literary Club meeting
A Rutland based Middleport Literary Club meeting reviewed Alex Haley novel Roots. Mrs Richard Owen discussed the ancestors African life and slave voyages. the club voted to place the book in Middleport Public Library. Guests included Mrs John Kincaid and Mrs James Euler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Alex Haley
Middleport
Lovejoy Named Director of Personnel at Pleasant Valley Hospital
Dave Lovejoy former Holzer Medical Center assistant director of personnel was named director of personnel and informational services at Pleasant Valley Hospital this week. A Huntington native and Marshall University graduate, he will manage salary and wage programs personnel policies internal communications and all personnel functions. He and wife Sandy with two sons moved to Point Pleasant area. Mrs Lovejoy is a speech therapist for Mason County School System.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Dave Lovejoy
Holzer Medical Center
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Huntington
Marshall University
Sandy
Lovejoy
Mason County
Hostages Called In Leach Trial
The prosecution continues to call hostages held during Ashby Leach’s Aug. 26 takeover of the Chessie System headquarters in Cleveland. The 31 year old Huntington West Virginia resident faces charges including kidnapping extortion felonious assault and carrying a weapon. He aims to frame the siege as a protest against Chessie policies including on the job training subsidies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ashby Leach
Chessie System
Leach
Huntington
W .Va
Chessie
Open House Set by Point Pleasant Rescue Squad
Rescue squad will host an all day open house at headquarters on 22nd Street and Jackson Avenue from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Inspirations gospel group will perform at 2 p.m. in Point Pleasant High School Auditorium with proceeds funding squad equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Inspirations
Point Pleasant Rescue Squad
22Nd Street
Jackson Avenue
Point Pleasant High School
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Laura Flowers
Roush
Bill Woodyard
Greater Kanawha Resources Conservation and Development Council
Mike Shaw
Nancy Nott
L.w.getty
Mason County Library Board
Chauncey- Dover
John Deak
Millfield
Messenger
Bob Wilson Jr
Old Town
Ernest Howard
White Land
West Bailey Run
President Carter
Athens County Shrine Club
Marcella Coleman
Association
Logan Police
Southern
Meigs
Janice McGee
Joyce Johnson
Jane Wintersteen
Arlene Dvis
Vica
America
Howard Skidmore
G.I
Pipe Dreams
W. Union
Ronald F. Riviere
A. J. Staehli
K. H. Chung
Victor Y. Liang
J. Stombaugh
DR. Riviere
Riviere Center
E. Livingston Ave
Dwight H. Rutherford
John D. Clark
Ted Vogt
Emagene Davis
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