Middleport Council Reviews Police Street Salary Raises
The Middleport village council referred an ordinance to raise the police and street department salary scale to the finance and ordinance committees for possible revision. Mayor Smith urged increases as overdue since October 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlene Hoeflich
Middleport
Middleport Village
Lee Smith
S. Third St
Locust
N. Fourth St
Mill
Recreation Commission
Gene Harris
Henry Clatworthy
Robert Craig
Emerson Jones
Bruce Lloyd
Kalad Hindy
Harris
Hindy
Smith
Chestnut St
EUB Church Activities Listed at Heights Church
The Heights EUB Church in Point Pleasant announces events led by Rev. Roy McCoy. A 6:30 p.m. Tuesday covered dish for Women’s Society members and families is planned, with 8 p.m. prayer services on Wednesday, 9 p.m. choir practice for seniors, and a June vacation Bible School from June 3 to 14 for ages five to nine, plus a June 6 local conference by Dr. E. Ray Cole at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
The
Heights
E. Ray Cole
Heights Church
Man Injured In Single Vehicle Crash At Gallipolis Ferry
Clif ford O Burks 30 of Huntington was treated at Pleasant Valley Hospital for cuts and bruises after a one car crash at Gallipolis Ferry Monday at 11 40 am. He lost control after passing another vehicle and struck a utility pole, turning over twice before stopping. Burks received 11 stitches for a head wound and was cited for failure to keep his vehicle under control. Damage was about 1900 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Clifford O. Burks
Huntington
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Burks
Gallipolis Ferry
State Police and Sheriff's Department
Meigs Memorial Hospital Notes and Local Club Picnic
Hospital notes list several patients and discharges including Carl Klees Middleport Marvel Foley Rutland Opal Wright Rutland Charles Spencer Long Bottom Don Cotterill Syracuse Martha Russell Rutland Lucy Spencer Long Bottom Discharged Mrs Dan Brown George Batey Mary Kaiser Verne Little Sarah McCoy Emma Hayman Syracuse The Third Wednesday Home Demonstration Club held its annual picnic at Syracuse Roadside Park with no regular meeting until September a potluck dinner was served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Klees
Middleport
Marvel Foley
Rutland
Opal Wright
Charles Spencer
Long Bottom
Don Cotterill
Syracuse
Martha Russell
Lucy Spencer
Dan Brown
George Batey
Mary Kaiser
Verne Little
Sarah McCoy
Emma Hayman
Fund Drive Reaches 323 71 for Cancer Society
Middleport Meigs County unit reports a total of 323.71 collected to date with three districts left to canvass. Residential chair Mrs. Clarence McNeal led a large volunteer group including Mrs. Roy Russell Mrs. Robert Burkett James Euler and many others in the fundraising drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
American Cancer Society
Clarence McNeal
Village
Roy Russell
Robert Burkett
James Euler
Homer Rice
Ida Bachner
Lee Smith
Marcus Chambers
C. H Wise, Jr
Bess Sanborn
Nora Mills
Norman Yeanger
John Drawsczyn
Sadie Gordon
Paul Bostic
Richard Pickens
Final staff meeting before vacation Bible school
Middleport hosts the final staff meeting at 6 30 tonight at the Presbyterian Church for the community daily VBS opening. All teachers officers and helpers are urged to attend for final instructions. Rev Howard Ruppelt is dean of the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Community Daily Vacation
The
Presbyterian Church
Howard Ruppelt
Schoo
River Traffic and Dam Status on Kanawha Ohio River Routes
Daily river gauges show roller dam conditions with rollers on the sill across Kanawha and Ohio systems. Numerous boats report sailings and down or up weights at Huntington District locks from Gallipolis to Bayou La Rose with varied times recorded through the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Huntington
J. S. Lewis
Solvay
Beckford
L. W. Sweet
Kathy R
Robert L. Lea
Frances Hoagland
Annette Jones
Ovec
National
Kanawha River Boats
London
Semet
Little Edward
Marmet
Alan R. Merrill
Helen
Stevenson
San Pedro
Bingo
Louisiana
Pet Crockett
A. FE
Colonel Davenport
Dispatcher
Beaver
James I. Hamilton
Franklin Pierce
Criss Jr
Jerry Bosworth
Lock
Vulcan
M. Jenks
Queen C
Elgerculff
A.m
Mark Eastin
Indiana
Inca
Luther Herdman
Look
John Ladd Dean
Ellesha Woods
Esso Pennsylvania
Bill Hougland
Jake Lelia C
Earner
Bayou la Rose
Safe Driving Program Initiated Across West Virginia
Col. W. E. Burchett of the State Police urged support for a Moral Responsibility traffic safety campaign starting Memorial Day. The goal is to keep traffic deaths under 100 in the next three months, a level not reached in a decade except five times. Last summer saw 127 deaths. other summers varied from 22 to 126.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
W. E. Burchett
West Virginia
Col. Burchett
Mary Louise Debo To Wed R T Hennesy
Miss Mary Louise Debo daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Debo of Portsmouth will wed Robert T Hennesy son of Mrs Henry Hennesy of Middleport at 1 pm Saturday at Holy Redeemer Rectory Portsmouth A reception will follow from 2 to 4 pm at Moore's Restaurant Scioto Trail Mrs Hennesy plus her son visited Portsmouth Sunday and will stay until after the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mary Louise Debo
Lawrence Debo
Portsmouth
Robert T. Hennesy
Henry Hennesy
Meigs General Hospital Notes and Local Notices
Meigs General Hospital admitted Mrs Paul Gay of Pomeroy William Reynolds Jr of Pom eroy Elizabeth Taylor of Long Bottom Gertrude Graham and James Sprouse. Ma bel Walker of Charleston paid a $1 fine for speeding after arrest by State Police Trooper R J Blair, though arrested in Mason County. William Connolly of Long Bottom forfeited a $25 appearance bond in Pomeroy for speeding. Syracuse Methodist Church youth fellowship will hold a rummage sale Friday and Saturday at the Davis Warner Insurance building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gay
Pomeroy
William Reynolds, Jr
Elizabeth Taylor
Long Bottom
Speeder
Point Pleasant
Mabel Walker
Charleston
R. J. Blair
Justice of the Peace
H. H. Chinn
Mason County
Kanawha
Charles Legar
William Connolly
The
Syracuse Methodist Church
Davis-Warner Insurance
Ed Lewis Harmon Jr Enters Navy Hospital Port Pleasant
Ed Lewis Harmon Jr son of Mr and Mrs Ed Harmon of Point Pleasant Route 2 has entered the naval hospital at Portmont Va doctors have not learned the nature of his illness A 1961 graduate of Point Pleasant High School he has served on three ships the Cabera USS Orion and the Runner as an electronics technician His next assignment will be submarine duty Dorothy Cook Henderson arrested on a warrant charging her with child neglect The complaint was filed by William Oliver Nina Colley Henderson discharged from Holzer Hospital became ill and was rushed back to Chapman Wilcoxen ambulance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ed Lewis Harmon, Jr
Ed Harmon
Naval Hospital
Portmont
Point Pleasant High School
Navy
Cabera
Orion
Runner
Nina Colley
Henderson
Holzer Hospital
Chapman - Wilcoxen
Dorothy Cook
William Oliver
South Local Honor Roll Announced
POMEROY Southern Local High School lists students on the honor roll for the final six weeks. Seniors include Terry Bradford Leanna Brewer Robert Essington Peggy Glenn John Hysell Roberta Kraeuter Jean Miller June Neigler Janice Smith Melvin Van Meter Judy Wigal Kay Willford. Juniors include Roberta Chancey Judy Cozart Douglas Enoch Karen Furbee Richard Holter Dorothy Lawson Ben Petrel Carol Shain Juanita Smith Sarah Taylor Linda White. Sophomores include Adams Bostick Bush DeLong Eichinger Fox Gibson Hall Hamm Hensler Johnston Kauff Lipscomb Moran Nease Parker Phelps Pickens Price Price Roush Roush Sayre Sayre Schneider Shuler Taylor Toney Walker Wigal Wolfe. Freshmen include Shirley Baker Dixie Circle Cleland Davis Diddle Diddle Holter Imboden Leadingham Lipscomb Miller Price Ritchie Russell Sauvage Sylvester Theiss Wallace Zerkle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Terry Bradford
Leanna Brewer
Robert Essington
Peggy Glenn
John Hysell
Roberta Kraeuter
Jean Miller
June Neigler
Janice Smith
Melvin van Meter
Judy Wigal
Kay Willford
Roberta Chancey
Judy Cozart
Douglas Enoch
Karen Furbee
Richard Holter
Dorothy Lawson
Ben Petrel
Carol Shain
Juanita Smith
Sarah Taylor
Linda White
Roger Adams
Jack Bostick
Harry Bush
Judy DeLong
Linda Eichinger
David Fox
Paul Gibson
Gary Hall
James Hamm
David Hensler
Charles Johnston
Linda Kauff
Linda Lipscomb
Marsha Moran
Karen Nease
Clarice Norris
Nancy Parker
Jean Phelps
Isabel Pickens
Larry Price
Suzanne Price
Faye Roush
Joyce Ro
Mrs Stout Taken to New Jersey Home
Mrs C P Stout Hogsett was taken by ambulance to East Brunswick New Jersey where she resides near her son Ben and family. Stout, a former board of education member, suffered a stroke last summer and has been ill since. She will reside at 27 Fairview Ave East Brunswick. Stout was here to accompany his wife there Monday. Jack Ryan Welker and Sharon Mae Turnbull are mentioned in connection with the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
C. P. Stout
Hogsett
East Brunswick
N. J
Ben
Miss Webster Honored At Middleport Bridal Shower
Jean Ann Webster bride elect of Daniel Struble was guest of honor at a shower hosted by Ruth Erlewine Na omi Chase Grace Colwell and Pearl Little at the Erlewine home. Pink and white decor featured as Ann Webster and Cadet Struble's mother served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jean Ann Webster
Daniel Struble
Ruth Erlewine
Naomi Chase
Grace Colwell
Pearl Little
Erlewine
Ann Webster
Clarence Struble
Cadet Struble
Margaret Parsons
Mary Elizabeth Chapman
Walter M Windsor to Christen New Navy Motor
Walter M Windsor wife of Marietta Manufacturing Co president is chosen to christen the Caroline I a new main propulsion motor built by Reliance Electric Cleveland for the Navy ocean vessel AGS 25. Ceremony scheduled June 3 at Reliance Electric plant in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Walter M. Windsor
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Cleveland
Reliance Electric
All-Electric
West Virginia Eyes Record Road Deaths This Year
West Virginia faces a potential record road toll as three holiday periods align with a projected 25 percent rise in traffic for the centennial celebration. Col. W. E. Burchette, state police superintendent, urges drivers to cut Memorial Day accidents. Through mid May the year has seen 114 traffic deaths, with June 1962 totaling 52, the highest for June since 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
W. E. Burchette
55 Students Named to Jr High Honor Roll at Pomeroy
Fifty five students at Pomeroy Junior High School earned honor roll honors for the final six weeks grading period. Students from ninth, eighth, and seventh gradesachieved B or better in all subjects, with listed names including Nancy Arnold, Sharon Biggs, Vicki Fetty, William Francis, David Goodwin, Randy Grueser, and many others. The report notes both named individuals and their grade levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Junior High School
Nancy Arnold
Sharon Biggs
Vicki Fetty
William Francis
David Goodwin
Randy Grueser
Sandra Hendricks
Barbara Kennedy
Charlotte Lambert
Marilyn Moore
Ted Morarity
Joe Neutzling
Ernestine Powell
Linda Smith
Gail St. Clair
Policeman Suspended After Criticism Of City Administration
POINT PLEASANT Stephen Miller a member of the city Police Department since March 7 1954 has been suspended from duties Miller says he received a notice from Mayor Virgil Siders stating the suspension cites criticism of the administration politics and living out of the corporation A hearing will be held by the Civil Service Commission. city police have been under Civil Service since June 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Stephen Miller
Miller
Virgil Siders
Civil Service Commission
Mason Circuit Court Dismisses Two Suits
Mason County Circuit Court dismissed two civil suits Monday. Plaintiffs Houston G. Young and Harry S. Moore sued Berdie and Ciola Roush. The court also halted a $12,000 suit by E. J. Somerville and Charles J. Hyer as executors of George Somerville against Paul Sommerville and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Houston G. Young
Harry S. Moore
Berdie
Ciola Roush
E. J. Somerville
Charles J. Hyer
Sr. 2
Littlepage
George Somerville
Paul Sommerville
B. L
Edna Somerville
W. J. Somerville
Pleasant Valley Mrs Nellie Lozier and Mrs Edwin Stein Jr
Two persons named Nellie Lozier of Point Pleasant and Edwin Stein Jr. of New Haven are noted in Pleasant Valley notices from The Messenger Athens Ohio dated May 28 1963. The brief item lists their names under a local notices section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Nellie Lozier
Point Pleasant
Edwin Stein, Jr
New Haven
Bond Posts and Fines Across Six Incident Reports
Justice of the Peace A. M. Goodwin noted Hoy Jones Jr of Point Pleasant posted a $500 bond to keep the peace for six months. Ralph Saunders of Huntington faced a no registration number motorboat charge and paid $20 in fines and costs. Clarence Auxier Jr of Huntington paid $20 for carrying a loaded firearm without a permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Hoy Jones, Jr
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Goodwin
Ralph Saunders
Huntington
Clarence Russell Auxier, Jr
Tom Bowie
Roaring River
N. C
Orville Newhouse
Charleston
Chester T. Martin
John Murphy
Myrtle V. Canter
Mr. Alto
James J. Millican
Roanoke
James L. Johnson, Jr
Henry C. Perry
New Haven
Bad Time For Deer Bad Time For Deer
Meigs County wildlife official reports four deer killed by traffic during Williams absence in early May. He returns to identify a worn highway creature, an off colored raccoon, described as reddish blond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Don Williams
Meigs County
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Williams
Sheriff's Office
State Highway Patrol
Point Pleasant Council Discusses Street Pavement Plans
City officials plan four miles of paved streets using 324750 in federal grant funds with residents paying about 108000. Protesters cited hot rod traffic concerns. Width on 23rd Street will change from 40 to 32 feet and work should start after July 10, finishing by fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert Smith
Hersel Henderson
Fred B. Milan
J. H. Milan
Nitro
23Rd St
Randall Taylor
Charles Cottrill
Ted Stevens
Carl Murray
Arlin Hall
Hiram da
Washington Week Winners Named From Point Pleasant
Two Point Pleasant High School juniors Marilyn Smith and Richard Wilson won the Week in Washington contest. Miss Smith will attend the Future Homemakers of America convention in Kansas City as a voting delegate. Richard Wilson, president of the local Key Club and state treasurer, is active in school activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Washington
Marilyn Smith
Richard Wilson
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Man
Meigs Memorial Hospital
Barre Guild
Logan
Monument Co., Inc
W. Main St
Logan, Ohio
R. T. Hennesy
Meigs General Hospital
Gertrude Graham
James Sprouse
Navy Hospital
South
Jack Ryan Welker
Sharon
Mae Turnbull
Clifton
Miss Webster
Billy Williamson
Fred Williamson
Edith Williamson
Pearl Canaday
Bernice Hoffman
Susan Theobald
Betty Hutchinson
Marie Birchfield
Janet Morris
Mery Beard
Wayne Turner
Doris Thomas
Betty Hobstetter
O. O. Patterson
Carl Herring
Neva Nicholson
Effie Dennison
Myrtle Dona
New Motor
Alan Las
Athens CO. Fairgrounds
Gareth Martinis
State Supreme Court
Joseph Martinis
New York
Martinis
TEBCO
Cussins & Fearn
Mason Circuit Court
Point Council
Washington Week
Roy McCoy
Caughter
Bonnie
Philippi
McCoy
Philipni Church
Gerald Sayre
Bud Hatfield
Elberfelds
Palomino
Autronic
Basildon
Karr
van Zandi
Cadillac
Oldsmobile
Pomeroy, Ohio
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