Sporn retires as OVEC head after 15 years
Donald C. Cook of New York elected president and director of OVEC and Indiana Kentuc ky Electric Corp. He succeeds Phillip Sporn who retires after nearly 15 years in those posts. Cook is president of American Electric Power and sponsor companies. Also elected to the OVEC board were J L McNealey and Bruce Mansfield. Sporn helped form OVEC and IEEC in 1952 for a proposed uranium diffusion plant near Portsmouth. He joined AEP in 1920, became chief engineer in 1933 and president in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Donald C. Cook
New York
Ohio Valley Electric Corp
Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corp
Phillip Sporn
Cook
American Electric Power Co
Appalachian Power
Indiana
Michigan Electric
Ohio Power Companies
OVEC
AEP
Sporn
J. L. McNealey
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Bruce Mansfield
Pennsylvania Power Co
McNealey
IEEC
H. M. Miller
C&soe
Charles S. Bowden
Pennsylvania Power
Atomic Energy Commission
Portsmouth
Kyger Creek
Cheshire
Clifty Creek
Madison
Ind
Meigs General Hospital Admits Sue Lehew
Sue Lehew of Mason West Virginia was admitted to Meigs General Hospital as a patient entry noted in the hospital notes with no further details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs General Hospital
Sue Lehew
Mason, W. Va
Point Pleasant May 20 election sees little campaign activity
Point Pleasant political dispute shows minimal campaigning as incumbents seek second terms on the Republican slate facing a mix of former mayors and Citizens party challengers across seven wards. Reports name D B Morgan, Virgil Siders, Patty Burdette, A E Thomas, and multiple ward incumbents plus challengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Citizens
D.B. Morgan
Virgil Siders
Siders
Morgan
Patty Burdette
A. E. Thomas
Thomas
Wadear Tha
Letart Collegian Wins Illinois Fellowship for Studies
Letart native Arline Roush senior honor student at Marshall University will begin graduate work in comparative literature at the University of Illinois this fall. The fellowship covers tuition and fees and provides 2500 dollars annually for living costs plus a concurrent graduate assistantship of 3200 dollars a year. Roush, with majors in English and Spanish, has earned honorable mention from Woodrow Wilson Foundation and NDEA and was among 190 top scholars in a three year Michigan State University alumni fellowship. She has 11 accepted pieces for publication in the university literary magazine Et Cetera and was editor in chief for the 1967 edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart
Arline Roush
Marshall University
University O Ilinois
University of Illinois
Roush
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
NDEA
Michigan State University
Rev. Jackson Accepts Baptist Church Post
The Rev. Robert Jackson of Ironton has accepted the pastorate of Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Middleport. He studied at Kentucky State College Simmons University Lane Seminary and holds a Moody Bible Institute certificate. He comes from the Tridstone Church in Ironton with his wife and two children and will commute for all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Robert Jackson
Ironton
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Kentucky State College
Frankfort
Simmons University
Louisville
Lane Seminary
Jackson, Tenn
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Ill
Tridstone Church
Holzer Hospital News Births Include Dozens of Names
A Holzer Hospital news item lists numerous newborns and families from Ironton Gallipolis Point Pleasant and nearby towns. Names include Paul Vititoe and Van Fossan families plus Emil Ray Tope and many others across Ohio communities. The note reads like a social roundup of recent arrivals and parents.
Three Calls Answered By Squad In Pomeroy
POMEROY Emergency squad responded to three calls Thursday afternoon and evening. A baby, daughter of Clarence Hayman, was dead on arrival at Willow Run near Bradbury at 3 p.m. Later, at 7 p.m., Clarence Jordan, 35, suffered a broken leg, burns and lacerations when his motorcycle overturned on the Pomeroy Harrisonville road. he was taken to Veterans Memorial Hospital after kick stand mishap. Before leaving the hospital, the squad assisted Russell Little at 208 Butternut Ave where he was ill but refused aid. In Pomeroy, locals note visits by Pyot Hood, stationed at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, and community updates on Harold Hubbard’s hospital return and local family visits.
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Pomeroy
Willow Run
Bradbury
Clarence Hayman
Wolfpen
Harrisonville
Clarence Jordan
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Jordan
Russell Little
Butternut Ave
Little
Middleport
Pyot
John Hood
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Milton Hood
Harold Hubbard
University Hospital
Hubbard
Meigs
James Sanborn
Summit
N. J
John Taylor
Albany
Bethel Coleman
NYC Plan Reviewed For CAP
POMEROY-Richard G. Sayre executive director of the Gallia Meigs Community Action Program led 23 CAP officials and guests at Gallipolis. The group reviewed the Neighborhood Youth Corp summer program awaiting Chicago NYC office approval and Head Start and beautification programs pending final approval. Criner and Hawks named to an all day labor meeting at Parkersburg. Gov Hulet Smith to be principal speaker. Four council members reported on an Athens workshop held April 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Richard G. Sayre
Vinton
Gallia-Meigs
CAP
CAP Executive Council
Gallipolis
Jack Crisp
Rutland
Athens
Institute For Regional Development
Sayre
Youth Corp
Chicago Nyc
Loren Hoffman
Dexter
William Criner
Middleport
Edward Hawks
Parkersburg
Hulett Smith
Council
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births And Dismissals
Pleasant Valley births listed Mr and Mrs Dixie Ratliff Evans with a daughter and Mr and Mrs George Harris of Middleport with a son. Also named are Mrs Daniel Plants of Leon Mrs Clara Hayman of Mason Mary K Spurlock of Point Pleasant and Mrs Charles Stanley of Point Pleasant. Dismissed Grace Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Ratliff Evans
George Harris
Middleport
Daniel Plants
Leon
Clara Hayman
Mason
Mary K. Spurlock
Point Pleasant
Charles Stanley
Grace Hope
Pomeroy Police Cite Six Motorists and Flower Theft Report
POMEROY police cited six motorists to Mayor Charles Legar’s court on Thursday with four for speeding. Names include William Maynard 25 Racine Alvin Norris 64 259 W Main St Pomeroy Clarence Hill 18 Racine Route 2 and Carson Lingerfelt 51 Letart W Va. Two others John Darrell Schuler and Daniel Sumner left of center. Sheriff reports theft of artificial flowers from Letart Falls cemetery occurring over two years with investigations in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Legar
William Maynard
Racine
Alvin Eugene Norris
W. Main St
Clarence Edgar Hill
Carson Lingerfelt
Letart
W Va
John Darrell Schuler
Middleport
Daniel Carl Sumner
Thonobosossa Hillsboro
Fla
Robert Hartenbach
Letart Falls
Sheriff's Office
Meigs Countians Romp Abroad and Local Arts Bloom
Meigs County residents plan trips to Scotland the Mediterranean and Asia while others tour Russia, the Holy Land, and Europe. Charlene Davis studies fashion in Paris. Dixie Pierce teaches in Japan. An outdoor garden exhibit by Mrs Don Gosney may boost culture. Ruth Grate studies at Vanderbilt and eyes New York Paris galleries. Amarysis at Middleport National Bank shines. Gene Grate and sister Mary Brown are known for cake fundraisers. Elizabeth Werner arrives with granddaughter. Robert Werner, on Oberlin faculty, built Cyclotrons. Francis Klein helps decorate Heath church with pink dogwood. Pete treks with her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edson Roushs
Russia
Ramora Boice
Lydia Ebersbach
Holy Land
Evelyn Knight
Mildred Hawley
European
Dr. J. J. Davis
Globe
Kathleen
Australia
Charlene
Rhode Island School of Design
Paris
France
Dixie Pierce
Japan
Appalachia
Don Gosney
Ruth
Vanderbilt University
New York
Citizen’s National Bank
Middleport
Gene Grate
Bank
Green Thumb
Grate
Gene
Mary Brown
Brown
Leland
Middleport High School
Mary
Robert Werner
Elizabeth
Oberlin
Robert
Canada
Klein
Heath Methodist Church
Pete
Francis
Stork Takes A Vacation In Meigs County
POMEROY The Stork is on vacation in Meigs county. Veterans Memorial Hospital reports that only one birth has occurred there this month, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Connie Mulford, Pomeroy, May 2. Since that time the OB ward at the hospital has had no new patients. The Veterans Memorial is the only hospital in the county with an OB ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Connie Mulford
Veterans Memorial
Meigs Firm License Suspended For Taxes
Ohio Liquor Control Commission suspended the license of E. E. K., Inc. at 125 East Main Street Pomeroy starting June 5 1967 for delinquent sales tax payments. Two other permit holders had prior suspensions rescinded after tax payments. Robert R. Wells of Point Pleasant files civil action in Circuit Court against Val D Bailey and Irah Bailey for a $5900 promissory note with costs and interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Liquor Control Commission
East Main Street
Pomeroy
Phillip C. Faires
S. High St
Glouster, and
Mary and
Willard Williams
Main St
Shawnee
Point Pleasant
Robert R. Wells
Jefferson Ave
Val D. Bailey
Irah Bailey
Viand St
Bookmobile Added To New List In Library Directory
Meigs County Bookmobile earns mention in the 1967 American Library Directory listing libraries with staff and stats. State Librarian Joseph Shubert and Ruth Hess met with Meigs staff. plans unfold for a new boat-shaped bookmobile to debut at the Negatta parade in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs
Pikkoja
Ohio Library Association
Marietta
Caldwell
Noble County
W. P. Snyder Jr
Negatta
Pomeroy
Convention Delegate Selected For Summer Cincinnati Meet
Mrs. William L. Smith was named delegate to the summer convention in Cincinnati in June by the Lewis-Manley Post 263 Woman's Auxiliary. Alternate delegate named was Mrs. Don Young. The May meeting, held at Mrs. Campbell Harper's home, opened with the ritual led by Mrs. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William L. Smith
Cincinnati
Lewis-Manley Post
Woman’s Auxiliary
American Legion
Campbell Harper
Smith
Don Young
William Winston
Harper
Allen Hampton
Louis Thomas
Virginia DeLegal
Point Man Arraigned On Charges In West Virginia
Point Pleasant man Okey Rollins 35 returned from Dayton Ohio with two charges of statutory rape of a 13 year old girl and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was arraigned before Judge James Thompson with plea date set for Monday May 15. The case stemmed from a September 1966 grand jury indictment. A separate civil action Rolfe Lee vs Bertha Harrison was dismissed in Circuit Court Thursday. The petit jury is ordered to report at 9 a.m. Monday to begin duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Okey Rollins
Dayton
Ohio
George Johnson
James Thompson
Thompson
Rollins
Rolfe Lee
Bertha Harrison
Petit Jury
Ohio seeks summer jobs for students campaign
Ohio State Employment Service launches a large campaign to place high school and college students in summer work across industry. Last year 22,900 youths found jobs, with 6,100 in summer positions. Merideth H. Hayes and two assistants map the drive, visiting schools to explain offerings and register youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven C. Drake
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State Employment Service
OSES
The
Employment Service
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Meredith H. Hayes
Harry Morris
Dick Jablonicky
Jablonicky
Church Class Meets Discussed Projects at May Session
Hearthstone Class of Middleport First Baptist meets at the Hughes home to review yearly projects. Devotions titled In the Summer are read by Mrs. Darst. Mr. Darst offers closing prayer. Ills of Mrs. Richard Sayre and Harold Hubbard noted in business session. Paul Smart leads a geography quiz during program hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearthstone
Middleport First
Group III Discusses Anxious Age at church meeting
In Middleport Group III of the Women's Association discussed the study book Joy for an Anxious Age led by chairman Mrs J E Harley with several members participating. Miss Margaret Sauer spoke on the Gift of the Holy Spirit. Illnesses noted for Mrs C H Stewart and Mrs Jessie Shumaker. Missionary fund offerings totaled 69.40 over four months. Marriage license issued for Robert Eugene Hysell and Charlotte Key Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Women’s Association of the
First United Presbyterian Church
J. E. Harley
Margaret Sauer
Rodney Downing
Mildred Beeson
Arthur Lewis
Walter Waddell
Marcus Chambers
Miss Sauer
Holy
C. H. Stewart
Jessie Shumaker
Missionary Fund
Prison Boxers Appear At Point Tomorrow
A charity boxing card will feature the West Virginia State Penitentiary boxing team at Point Pleasant High School gym tomorrow night at 8. The program includes eight bouts and a string band from the penitentiary. Sponsored by the Point Pleasant Rotary Club.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Local Names Listed for Millwood Area Notices
Laura Taylor Millwood West Virginia Mildred Grinstead Edna Roush Leota Wolfe Chester Clark Daisy Swick Timothy Lawrence Anna Ebersbach appear in a regional notice listing residents and associated households in Millwood area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Grinstead
Edna Roush
Leota Wolfe
Chester Clark
Daisy Swick
Timothy Lawrence
Anna Ebersbach
Also Mentioned on This Page
C&p Telephone Co
Apple Grove
Sunnyside School
Hereford Road
Sunnyside
Point
Bet
Bill Wellman
Elizabeth Stewart
Lloyd Cline
Citizen
Wallace Smith Jr
Elmer Jones
H. T. Call
William Garrett
James T. Fisher
Jack Fol Wer
J. S
Red) Duncan
Jack Juniper
Citizens Party
Leonard
Buster) Biffle
Russell Holland
Fifth Ward
Charles McCulloch Iit
Lester Casto
James Wiggins
Don Waldie
Dale Roush
Herman Stutler
Guy N. Sayre Jr
Lloyd H. Mayes Jr
William Winter
Reid Doolittle
Letart Collegian
Illinois
Jackson
Middleport Church
Holzer Hospital News
Paul Vititoe
A van Fossan
Beaver, & Daughter
Emil Ray Tope
Eber Wolfe
Homer L. Brannon
Rio Grande
John D. Richesell
Newark
Wilbur Rowley Sr. Pomeroy
Harry L. Barcus
Charles W. Holter
Kevin Lee Smith
Lula Drummond
Mark Wright
Larry L. Strickler
C. Earl Carmicahel
Gall
William Adkins
John Brydes
Clyde Cramer
James Denny
Bernard W. Edwards
Albert Fulton
Lennie A. Gaul
Carlos Ray Gillenwater
Forest Goodall
Alvin Harper
Stanley Jones
Bryan Largent
Pearl Price
Fred Schilling
Tamara Taborn
Susan Anette Thoma
Nyc
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Beulah Jones
Pat Locharys
Scotland
Charles Gaskills
Mediterranean
Stork
Point Man
Morris
James A. Rhodes
Willard F. Dudley
Unemployment Bureau
Rhodes
Robert Eugene Hysell
Columbus
Charlotte Key Black
Laura Taylor
Millwood
W. Va
Madison Square Garden
Pennsylvania Station
Bethlehem Steel
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