Two Bidwell residents nabbed in marijuana raid
Gallia County deputies with a marijuana sniffing dog Bear arrested two brothers Donald Cennamo 26 and Arthur 19 and Miss Keith Ann Stiver son 22 at the Route 325 Cennamo residence near Rio Grande College. Cennamo pled guilty Saturday while Stiver son and Arthur Cennamo pleaded innocent and posted $100 bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bidwell Route 2
Donald A. Cennamo
Arthur
Keith Ann Stiverson
Stiverson
Rio Grande Stu
Rio Grande College
Gallia County
Bear
Black Shepard
John Knepp
Lawrence County Prosecutor’s
Donald Cennamo
Warren F. Sheets
Miss Stiver
Power Firm Sues Coal Co Over Coal Delivery to Amos Plant
Charleston Appalachian Power Co filed suit in U S District Court against Island Creek Coal Sales Co alleging failure to deliver coal for the John Amos Power Plant near Charleston. The request seeks a preliminary injunction for 55 000 tons monthly and a permanent injunction to enforce full compliance. The Amos plant is billed as one of the nation's largest and most efficient upon completion in 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Appalachian Power Co
U.S. District Court
U.S. District
Coal Co
Island Creek Coal Sales Co
Cleveland
John Amos
Island Creek
Amos
Middleport Emergency Squad Responds to Weatherby Call
The Middleport Emergency Squad transported J. W. Weatherby to Veterans Memorial Hospital from South Second Street Saturday morning for observation and possible treatment. The Middleport Fire Department made two brush fire runs to Gravel Hill Cemetery in Gallia County, first at 12:04 p.m. and second at 9:28 p.m., with the fire not serious.
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Middleport
J. W. Weatherby
South Second St
Weatherby
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Gravel Hill
Gallia County
Young Girl Faces Another Quiz Day
Seattle AP report on Leslie Bacon a 19 year old from Atherton California facing a fourth day of questioning before a federal grand jury probing possible Seattle ties to the March 1 Capitol bombing. Defense lawyers say she knows nothing and disput e the Seattle link as based on misinformation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Leslie Bacon
U.S. Capitol
Miss Bacon
Jeffrey Steinborn
Michael Fayad
Washington, D.C
Calif
U.S. District Court
Fayad
Steinborn
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes and Meigs County crash report
Pleasant Valley Hospital lists births for several families including Selby Snyder from Middleport and Boyd Coleman from Troy. Meigs County Sheriff reports a Sunday 1:30 a.m. single car crash on Route 143 near Pataskala involving Robert Bruce Reid, 18, with the vehicle going into a creek, landing on its top. driver uninjured, no citation issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selby Snyder
Middleport
Boyd Coleman
Troy
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
Robert Bruce Reid
Pataskala
Ohio
Republicans Set May 4 Election Date in Meigs County
Meigs County Elections Board set a Republican Primary for May 4 in Middleport and Pomeroy. Middleport mayoral candidates include John Zerkle and Kim Neal. clerk treasurer contenders are Gene Grate and Patricia Groves. Middleport council races feature Jacob Turner Donald Kelly Carl Platter Fred Hoffman and William Walters for two seats. Jack Hawley runs for Board of Public Affairs with Raymond Baker as a write in. Pomeroy council seeks two seats with Bertha Canaday Franklin Rizer and James Mees vying. E F Robinson is up for Pomeroy Board of Public Affairs. Only eight absentee ballots were cast by Thursday 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pomeroy
Meigs County Elections Board
John Zerkle
Kim Neal
Gene Grate
Patricia Groves
Jacob Turner
Donald Kelly
Carl Platter
Fred Hoffman
William Walters
Jack Hawley
Board of Public Affairs
Raymond Baker
Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce Dinner May 13
The Point Pleasant Mason County Chamber of Commerce will hold a banquet May 13 at 7 p.m. at the Moose Home. George Hervey of Appalachian Power Co will present two films Wild Wonderful West Virginia and Education in West Virginia. Reservations cost $3 per person and may be made by calling chamber members or the office at 675-1050.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Chamber
Patrol Cites Drivers For Car Mishaps
The State Highway Patrol logged three accidents Friday two in Gallia County. Ralph Snider 37 Vinton had a car destroyed by fire on Route 7 by pass near Pomeroy after an overheated exhaust pipe ignited the carpet. Stephen Farrell 21 Gallipolis was cited for left of center after a southbound car struck a northbound vehicle driven by Stellie McComas 69 Vinton when Farrell reached for a cigarette. Beverly Saunders 24 Rio Grande cited for failing to stop within the assured clear distance after rear ending Kathy Butler 22 Gallipolis while Butler slowed for a left turn. Kim Saunders 4 injured moderate damage to both cars.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Gallia County
Pomeroy
Ralph Snider
Vinton
Snider
Middleport
Stephen R. Farrell
Stellie McComas
Farrell
Beverly J. Saunders
Rio Grande
Kathy Butler
Kim Saunders
Saunders
Five Hurt in Route 35 Two Car Crash at Point Pleasant
Five people sustained minor injuries in a two car crash on Route 35 fourteen miles south of Point Pleasant. Robert Austin Gregory 21 of St. Albans lost control while passing and hit Jonathan Quincy Wall 22 of Ansted. Wall and his parents were hospitalized for contusions abrasions and possible jaw fracture. Gregory and Sheila Berkley 17 of Gallipolis were treated for minor injuries and Gregory was charged with failure to keep his vehicle under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Bob Huffman
Robert Austin Gregory
St. Albans
Jonathan Quincy Wall
Ansted
W. Va
Gregory
Wall
Cathard Wall
Algnora Wall
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Holzer Medical Center
Sheila Berkley
Gallipolis
New Tactics For Scouts Stir Wartime Debate
London report on the 4th Warwickshire Boy Scout group magazine advises readers to use brutal combat tactics including kneeing an attacker in the groin and stamping feet. Earl of Aylesford, Warwickshire scout commissioner, says gentleness fails when safety is at stake.
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London
Warwickshire Boy Scout Group
Earl of
Aylesford
Warwickshire
Hidden Valley Golf Course to Drain Wet Areas with Tile
John Cooper of the U S Soil Conservation Service in Point Pleasant says the Hidden Valley Country Club will install 1 000 feet of tile to drain wet spots on the course. Paul Somerville and Clarence Anderson, club members, help plan the interceptor drainage. Cooper cites Monongahela silt loam and wet weather springs as the drainage focus.
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Hidden Valley Country Club
John Cooper
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Point Pleasant
Cooper
Paul Somerville
Clarence Anderson
Country Club
SCS
Broad Run School
J. Keith Hanlon
Four Point Pleasant Students Among 241 Knighted in West Virginia
Eighth graders from 54 counties will be knighted at the West Virginia State Capitol in a Friday ceremony after Gov. Arch Moore’s address. From Point Pleasant Junior High four students Steven L. Howard Charles T. Lipscomb Gary W. Rickard and Edgar S. Lanham earned honors as part of the Golden Horseshoe test results.
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Point Pleasant
Steven L. Howard
Charles T. Lipscomb
Gary W. Rickard
Edgar S. Lanham
Jefferson County
Moore
Board of Public Works
Taylor
John D. Rockefeller IV
John D. Kelly
Denzil Gainer
Chauncey Browning Jr
Gus Douglass
State Capitol
Holzer Medical Center Births Reported
Mr and Mrs Roland E King of New Haven welcome a son. Mr and Mrs Arthur E Bush of Wellston greet a daughter. Mr and Mrs John Wanko of Gallipolis announce a son. Mr and Mrs Paul S Jasowski of Gallipolis announce a son. Mr and Mrs Lorne Beaver of Gallipolis welcome a daughter.
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Roland E. King
New Haven
Arthur E. Bush
Wellston
John Wanko
Gallipolis
Paul S. Jasowski
Lorne Beaver
Bookmobile schedules week of May 3 across Meigs Jackson Vinton counties
The Meigs Jackson Vinton Bookmobile releases a week long route list. Stops include Rutland Salem Center Dundas Creola Liverly Locust Grove Hue junction Routes 56 93 McArthur Library Pearl Street Middleport Laurel Cliff Silver Run Cash and Carry Jackson Local School Jackson Library Mt. Pleasant Orland New Plymouth Lick Glenroy Winchester Bradbury Central South Third Avenue and WMPO Radio Station with times ranging from morning to early evening across multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs- Jackson-Vinton County
Rutland
Salem Center
Dundas
Creola
Liverly
Locust Grove
Hue
McArthur
Pearl Street
Middleport
Gravel Hill
Silver Run
Jackson Local
Jackson
Mt. Pleasant
Orland
New Plymouth
Lick
Glenroy
Winchester
Bradbury
Central
South Third Avenue
WMPO
Twenty Acre Brush Fire Doused Near Gallipolis
Gallipolis firefighters extinguished a 20 acre brush blaze Sunday after a three hour battle. The fire started two miles east of Route 218 on Friendly Ridge Road when sparks from a burn pile near Providence Church spread to property owned by Junior Call and Golden Canaday. Alarm sounded at 8 52 p.m.
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Gallipolis
Route 218
Friendly Ridge Road
Providence Church
Junior Call
Golden Canaday
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Saes Coal Co
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Sammy Doolittle
Katherine Willis
William Wamsley
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Clarence Hesson
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Howard Allen
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Rupert Sayre
Western Soil Conservation District
Luther McCarty
Mt. Olive School
Eighteen Mile Creek
Delmer Newberry
Robinson Run
Oldtown Creek
Richard Tatterson
Ernest Compson
Mason
Tatterson
Compson
Knight
Daniel B. Taylor
Bookmobile
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Nelsonville
Messenger
Allen Hardware
Stihl Chain
Norman Allen
Hocking
Stimson Ave
Athens, Ohio
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