PTA Nets $200 At Carnival
Bradbury PTA raised 200 dollars at the Halloween Carnival held at the elementary school. Prizes included Jamie Miller prettiest, Vicki Sheets ugliest, Bobby Delong funniest, Julie Capelhart most original. Keith Duff king Sandra Miller queen Ronnie Taylor prince Ellen Darst princess. Adults prize went to Mrs. Clara Lightfoot. child prize to Susie Hysell. Auction proceeds funded by local donors. Special thanks to Modern Woodsmen of America and Coca Cola Bottling Co for prizes and donations.
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Bradbury
Bradbury Pta
Jamie Miller
Vicki Sheets
Bobby Delong
Julie Capehart
Larry Anderson
Bob
Charlene Hoeflich
Keith Duff
Sandra Miller
Ronnie Taylor
Prince
Ellen Darst
Clara Lightfoot
Mildren Miller
Susie Hysell
Eric Hart
Jerry Varian
Naomi King
Sharon Doff
Carol Delong
Marlene Hall
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Three Escape Serious Injury In Accident
Three persons escaped serious injuries in an early weekend report. Roger L Hayes, 22, of Athens drove a sports car off Route 33 and flipped, clocked at 115 mph. Passenger Daniel Casey, 17, Athens Route 5, was hospitalized for injuries. Kermit Gilkey, 24, Athens, was uninjured. Hayes was cited for excessive speed. Nearby incidents included a goat collision on County Road 141 injuring the goat, a motorcycle crash on Route 7 near Gallipolis injuring Danny Wilcox, and a Columbus man, Alan Hysell, 39, charged with driving while intoxicated after wrecking a car along Route 7 near Sundown Night Club.
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Pomeroy
Roger L. Hayes
Athens
Daniel Casey
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Kermit Gilkey
Hayes
Meigs
State Highway Patrol
Gallipolis
Gallia
Betty Grube
Apple Grove
W. Va
Danny Wilcox
Chesapeake
Holzer Hospital
Alan Hysell
Columbus
Sundown
Hysell
Eastern Latin Club Initiates New Members At Colosseum Theme
The Latin Club of Eastern High School held its first meeting at sponsor Mrs. Nellie Parker's home to initiate 20 new members. Second year members conducted the initiation with a Colosseum tour theme. Officers elected include Jim Buckley as sergeant at arms Shirley Larkins as treasurer Howard Caldwell vice president Jean White head secretary and Danny Will news reporter. New initiates listed and second year conductors named. In a separate note Gilbert Sellars of Racine faced reckless operation charges in Meigs County jail after a county court appearance with fines. Sgt George Hicks and Louis B Vaughan attended a three day breath analyzer school at the Ohio State Patrol Academy in Columbus and are now licensed by the Ohio Department of Health.
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Pomeroy
Eastern High School
Nellie Parker
Colosseum
Tom Karr
Jim Buckley
Shirley Larkins
Howard Caldwell
Jean Whitehead
Danny Will
Ruth Adams
Jim Amsbury
Mike Bennedum
Robert Caldwell
Melanie Dean
Dennis Eichinger
Marjorie Gillilan
Rick Hauber
Alan Holter
Julia Holter
Roger Karr
David Keaton
Steve Kirkman
Jean Newton
Edward Parker
Bob Richardson
Shelley Wells
Rick Williams
Randy Young
Two Injured In Accidents On County Roads And Route 124
Weekend report lists two accidents: on County Road 26 near Flatwoods a 16 year old lost control and rolled over with no injuries or citation. On Route 124 at 12 30 a m a 16 year old hit a rock wall, suffering facial and throat lacerations. a 16 year old passenger had facial and eye lacerations. They were moved through Meigs General Veterans Memorial and Holzer hospitals for treatment.
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Donald Saxon
Addison
Chris Lewis
Marietta
Lewis
Gary Snell
Meigs General Hospital
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Holzer Hospital
Grave Marking for Revolutionary Vet Truman Hecox at Summer Cemetery
About sixty descendants attended the grave marking ceremony for Revolutionary War Private Truman Hecox at Summer Cemetery near Chester. The event hosted by the Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter DAR featured color guard from Drew Webster Post 39, American Legion, and Girl Scout Troop 61. Relatives from Iowa and Carroll, and local CAR members shared his history, noting his move to the Hocking River area in 1800 and settlement near Chester. A son Luther became the region’s first preacher, and the marker was unveiled by Mrs. Dwight Milhoan as regent presided. Flowers, a gun salute, and taps followed, with many local and out-of-town relatives attending.
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Beulah Jones
Pvt
Truman Hecox
Meigs County
Jonathan Meigs
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
James Brewington
Drew Webster
American Legion
Girl Scout Troop 61
Sumner
Chester Two
Pomeroy
Chester
Emerson Jones
American Legion of
George Skinner
Leon Hecox
Iowa
Edna Hecox Melvin
Carroll
Gladys Roush Violet
Tuppers Plains
New York
Hocking River
Shade River
Luther
Dwight Milhoan
Cradle of Liberty
John Lohse
Steve Miller
J. E. Foster
Jill Cottrill
Angela Sisson
Two Changes Reported For Voters In Meigs County
Meigs County Board of Elections clerk Dorothy Johnston says two precinct shifts affect voters. In Middleport the 3rd and 4th ward now vote at Pearl Street Elementary School front entrance instead of Central School basement. Long Bottom voters use the old Long Bottom School building. Absentee ballots total 414 received as of Wednesday at 4 p.m. Final day for absentee voting is Thursday at 4 p.m.
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Pomeroy
Dorothy Johnston
Meigs County
Candidates Picked By Boosters In Meigs Election
The Meigs Local Athletic Boosters nomination slate lists Don Wilson and Bud Abbott for president, Chester Lemley and Ronnie Smith for first vice president, Carl Hendricks and Wilbur Perrin for second vice president, Edna Wilson and Mrs. Denver Wells for secretary, and Patty Young and Grace Abbott for treasurer. Election set for November 12 at Meigs High School, Middleport, 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. The Pomeroy emergency squad aided Paul Miller, 15, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Audry Miller, after a possible appendicitis attack at the football stadium. he was admitted to Veterans Memorial Hospital.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Don Wilson
Bud Abbott
Chester Lemley
Ronnie Smith
Carl Hendricks
Wilbur Perrin
Edna Wilson
Denver Wells
Patty Young
Grace Abbott
Meigs High School
Middleport
Paul Miller
Audry Miller
Veterans Memorial Hospital
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PTA
Robert Hartenbach
Rutland Legion
Beech Grove Road
Eastern’s Latin Club
Gilbert Sellars
Racine
Mike Shaw
Mason County, W. VA
Point Pleasant High School
West Virginia College of Law
Mason County
Flatwoods
Jennings Keiffer
Leo Edwards
Esther Bradbury
Miami
Fla
New York City
Laura Powell Bradbury
James Arnold
Lewis Smith
Cecil Bradbury
Robert Harris
Kenneth Harris
Ohio State University
Eugene Harris
Leo Kennedy Sr
Paul Prottengier
Terri Marie
Solon
Horace McElhinny
Marianne Woodgerd
Harold Woodgerd
Sh. Sen Heel
Athens County
Richard M. Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Democrat
George C. Wallace
American Independent Party
Marvin Griffin
Supreme Court
John C. Duffy
Kingsley A. Taft
the Supreme Court
John H. Matthias
United States
John J. Gilligan
William B. Saxbe
Harry B. Crewson
Clarence E. Miller
Republican
J. Sherman Porter
James Sherman Porter
Ralph Welker
Ublican
Merrill D. Brothers
Thomas M., Herbert
James F. Edwards
John D. Law
Earl F. Lowry
Republic
Court of Appeals
Fourth District
Forrest P. Moore
Earl E. Stephenson
Athens County Republican Executive Committee
Elmer Jones
Claire M. Ball JR
Court of Common Pleas
Vianna Algeo Republican
Marjorie Mitchell
Harold E. Shields
Republica
ANN G. Gibbs Republic
Luta M. Wright
Betty R. Kennard
Olive M. Rose Republicar
Gerald E. Hann
Harold W. Hitchens
Jack E. White
Nelsonville
Coolville
Glouster
Robert E. Butts
Charles F. Patton
DAR
Peggy
Heidi Milhoan
Hecox
John King Jr
John King
Jennings Keffer
Edward
Amy) Jones
Jackson
D. B. Morgan
City of
Pt. Pleasant
John H. Ridgway
D. C
Muskingum College
New Concord
Ohio
Kirksville College
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