Miss Gail Slater Ohio’s Postmaster of the Year
Miss Gail Slater of The Plains was named Ohio Postmaster of the Year at the Ohio Postmasters convention in Columbus. She leads a busy third class office, assisted by Mrs. Melvin Talbert and Mrs. Harold Winefordner, and acts as a one-woman chamber of commerce for the community.
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Gail Slater
the Plains
Ohio
Messenger Newsphoto
National League
Columbus
Postal Service
Chamber of Commerce
Plains
Slater
Des Plaines
Ill
Safety Stop Operated By Albany Youths Memorial Day Effort
A highway safety rest stop on Route 50 at Akers Service Station in Albany is staffed by Albany Methodist Church youth classes Boy Scout Troop 50 and Girl Scout troop. Volunteers flag drivers provide coffee and drinks wash windshields and display a wrecked car to promote safety. The station runs until 10 p m today and will reappear for July 4 and Labor Day weekends.
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Albany
Akers
David White
Albany Methodist Church
Young Peoples
White
Atom Smasher Here Sweeney Favors It
The Athens Messenger reports Rep. Robert W. Sweeney favors a site near Ohio University for a $290 million atomic energy facility, with Ohio U preferred but other areas also seeking the project.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Ohio University
Athens Messenger
Robert W. Sweeney
Cleveland
Ohio U
Atom Smasher and Laboratory
Ohio
Messenger
C. L. Matheny
Nelsonville
Little Joe Vanity Jr
Natural Resources Building
Athens
Point Pleasant
Howard
Dan) Love
Point Pleasant High School
Ohio River
Letart Island
Paul E. Finley
Columbus
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Robert S. McNamara
E. J. Taylor
College of Engineering
Ohio University Inn
Hockingport Methodist Church
Middleport Village
George Baker
Robert D. Craig
Big Bend
Middleport-Pomeroy
Minnie Pearl
Logan City
Chauncey Village
Columbia Gas Co
Meigs County
Northwestern
Eastern
Salisbury
Hocking County
Board Aviation Authority
Logan
Gallia County
Stauffer Chemical Co
Joe P. Neeley
Evan C. Roderick
Ohio State University
Gallipolis
Ronald K. Richardson
Masonton
W. Va
Wahama High School
West Virginia Tightens Boat Licensing Rules
The Law Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural Resources enforces licensing for motorboats over five horsepower on state waters including the Ohio River. Applications for numbers cost 5 and may be obtained from county clerks or DNR offices. Boat licenses run year to year, with 6100 licenses sold to date this year, up from 6096 last year. Mallors, J. Allen Woodburn notes patrols will check for valid licenses.
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West Virginia
Law Enforcement
Department of Natural Resources
Ohio River
State Capitol
Charleston
W. Va
Department
J. Allen Woodburn
Woodburn
Bess M. Macormac
Division of Administration
Point
Opera House Corner Once Bustling Still Busy Today
In Logan the W Main and Spring St corner once housed a busy opera house atop a 1870 building that later housed a post office and bank. The upstairs auditorium with elevated floor and box seats faded years ago though ownership remains split among Mrs. Myers, Dr. Koppe, Mrs. Osgood and George Armbruster.
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David Lace
Logan
W. Main
Spring Sts
Rempel Bank
Katherine Myers
Myers
Col
F. F. Rempel
Rempel
Prussia
United States
Lancaster
Col. Rempel
Pomeroy
Ohio
Meyers
Col. Re
Rempel Opera House
Messenger Newsphoto
Atwood lodge opens as first of eight in Ohio venture
The 2.2 million Atwood Lodge and 17 cabins on Atwood Lake in Muskingum District near Dover will be dedicated June 5 with Gov. Rhodes and Rep. Hays attending. The 104 room lodge features glass walls, indoor pool, conference space, 18 hole golf, and a marina.
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Dover
Ohio
Atwood Lodge
Carroll County
Atwood Lake
Muskingum
Buckeye
James A. Rhodes
U. S
Wayne Hays
Flushing
Conservancy District
Islature
Ohio Conservancy Act
Maryland
Vermont
Federal Catering Co
Sidney Anvoots
Amsterdam
Holland
Florida
Robert M. Quinoz
Jamaica
Atwood Yacht Club
Death Removes Spirit Of 76 From Parade
Wellington mourns as Horace McClaflin will miss Memorial Day parade duties after 33 years. The fifer, famed for leading the Spirit of 76 with drummers True Fortney and Claude Smith, searches for a successor to Fortney before next year.
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Wellington
Horace McClaflin
McClaflin
Farmer
True Fortney
Claude Smith
Ashland
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Miss Slater
Htrea
the Messenger
Area News Review
Sweeney
Vine St
Hugo Pierotti
Lower River Rd
Col. Remple
Wood Lodge
Georgia
McClaflimian
Hug Mosher
Archibald M. Willard
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