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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 10, 1972

Page

9

Garden Club Plans Christmas Flower Show in Pomeroy

Meigs County Garden Club Association laid plans for the annual Christmas Flower Show to be held December 2 and 3 at Pomeroy Elementary School. Ninety-plus attendees from 12 clubs discussed schedules, committees, publicity, and entries with regional meeting set for November 18 in Nelsonville and invitations to join the invitational and horticulture.

Garden Club Middleport Meigs County Garden Club Association Columbus and Southern Ohio Power Co Wilson Carpenter Homer Parker Pomeroy Elementary School Robert Kuhn Etoilla L. Cassell Coolville Garden Path Path Tom Stewart Rose Guinther Hiram Fisher Clarence Miller Cloris Grims Wildwood

Southern Students Enter Meigs Contest

Deborah Lee Stone of Pomeroy and Debbie Kay Jeffers of Minersville have entered the 1973 Meigs County Junior Miss Pageant to be held November 18 at 8 p.m. at Southern High School in Racine. Stone and Jeffers are seniors at Southern High School and will perform vocal and instrumental solos and dances respectively. Tickets are $1.50 in advance, $2 at the door.

Pomeroy Deborah Lee Stone Renee M. Stone Mr. Stone Debbie Kay Jeffers John Jeffers Minersville Meigs County Southern High School Racine Miss Stone Bill and Lee’s Music Center Jeffers Gaul’s Market of Chester Meigs County Junior Miss Inc Ohio Sharon Drake Racine Home National Bank Lee Ann Nease Davis and Warner Insurance Meigs High School Ed Mitchell Rich Hatfield Dave Swisher Dave Miller Mike Hayes Mike Richards Diana Carsey Jan Holter Ingrid Hawley Geneva

Field Practice Ground at Meigs District to Reopen

Meigs Local School Supt George Hargraves announced the Middleport high school practice field is nearly finished with all labor and materials donated. He said the improved field will aid the track and baseball teams and allow after school practice locally.

Middleport Meigs George Hargraves Pomeroy Hargraves Mili Levy

Five Fined By Mayor In Pomeroy

POMEROY Five persons were fined and six persons forfeited bonds when Mayor William Baronick conducted Pomeroy Village Court Wednesday evening. Johnnie M. Jones New Haven was fined $25 and costs for passing on a double yellow line. Thomas Reit mire fined $10 and costs for intoxication. William Eads Charleston $10 and costs for reckless operation. Timothy Gumpf squealing tires $10 and costs. Charles Stapleton Crown City $5 and costs for assured clear distance. Forfeiting a $25 bond on intoxication were Carl Jeffers Bazil Cremeans and Thomas H. Sauer. Paul M. Darnell Jr. Pomeroy forfeited a $25 bond charged with squealing tires. Robert Roush Racine $18.70 and Robert Baker Syracuse $23.70, both forfeited bonds for speeding.

Pomeroy William Baronick Johnnie M. Jones New Haven Thomas Reitmire William Eads Charleston Timothy Gumpf Charles Stapleton Crown City Carl Jeffers Bazil Cremeans Thomas H. Sauer Paul M. Darnell Jr Robert Roush Racine Robert Baker Syracuse Middleport John Zerkle Richard E. Rathburn Leroy Edmond Mark B. Williams Fred Priddy Raymond E. Cunningham Eloise M. Pickett Larry L. Cleland Langsville Paul Wolfe Mason Jerry Ferguson Marlene Smith

Meigs Sheriff Cites Driver After Rutland Two Crash

Meigs County sheriff cites David Sigman of Letart West Virginia for excessive speed after his car failed to negotiate a curve on County Road 10 in Rutland Two. The vehicle crossed the highway struck a bridge end and traveled about 43 feet into a field, causing the incident Thursday.

Pomeroy Meigs County

Pomeroy Family Clinic Postponed to Nov 30

The Meigs County family planning clinic in Pomeroy, set for Nov 16, is postponed to Thursday, Nov 30. Free clinics at Veterans Memorial Hospital are the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 9 a.m. Call 992-5912 to confirm or book a Nov 30 appointment.

Pomeroy Meigs County Veterans Memorial Hospital

Seminar attendees from Ohio banks at Salt Fork Lodge

Marilyn Wolfe Lera Jones and Joan Wolfe assistant cashiers from Pomeroy National Bank and Karen Grate of Rutland Branch Bank attended the Tellers Seminar of the Ohio Banker Association held recently at Salt Fork Lodge in Cambridge.

Pomeroy Marilyn Wolfe Lera Jones Joan Wolfe Pomeroy National Bank Karen Grate Rutland Branch Ohio Banker Association Salt Fork Lodge Cambridge

Meigs Farmers Honored At 29th Soil and Water Dinner

Outstanding Meigs County farmers were honored at the 29th annual Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District meeting at Salisbury Elementary School. Plaques were presented to Clifford Might Glen Robinson Robert Mattox and others for land conservation efforts.

Soil and Water Conservation Meigs Rock Springs Meigs County Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District Salisbury Johnson Clifford Might Vinton Glen Robinson Alfred Robert Mattox Carpenter

Seven Persons Fined in Middleport Village Court

Seven adults were fined and three bonds forfeited in Middleport Village Court. Richards Rathburn faced $100 fine and three days jail for driving while intoxicated, with other defendants charged for intoxication, speeding, reckless operation, and related offenses.

Station To Guide Drivers At LA Airport

A new radio station will broadcast traffic guidance for drivers approaching Los Angeles International Airport. The signal reaches 130 feet and is carried via cables buried under major roads. On Century Boulevard drivers will receive information after passing Aviation Boulevard.

Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport Century Boulevard Aviation Boulevard

Two Vehicle Wrecks Reported in Meigs County

Meigs County Sheriff reports two separate crashes with one citation. In Salisbury Two on County Road 5 Nancy L. Snider age 19 of Pomeroy collided with John Wayne Russell age 64 of Louisville Ky. Russell cited for failure to yield. Both vehicles suffered heavy or medium damage. In Syracuse Benjamin Quisenberry age 85 of Syracuse failed to yield into Mary Lisle age 50 of Syracuse on Second Street. Quisenberrys car heavy damaged Lisles light damaged and no citations issued.

Pomeroy Meigs Salisbury Nancy L. Snider John Wayne Russell Louiseville Russell Snider Syracuse Benjamin Quisenberry Cherry Street Mary M. Lisle Second Street Quisenberry Lisle

Kentucky Tolls May Be Kept On Turnpike

Gov. Wendell Ford wants to retain tolls on the 40 mile Kentucky Turnpike from Elizabethtown to Louisville. Proceeds would fund highway improvements as the road would go toll free in 1974 after bond payments.

Frankfort Wendell Ford Kentucky Elizabethtown Louisville

Woman in labor taken to Holzer Medical Center

Mrs. Roger Eblin of Bradbury was rushed by the Middleport emergency squad to Holzer Medical Center at 8 43 p m Wednesday as a maternity case.

Middleport Roger Eblin Bradbury Holzer Medical Center

90 Year-Old Fireman Still Active in Ohio Honor

Danny King aged 90 is the oldest active firefighter in Ohio and possibly the world. The Elmwood Place resident, honored on his birthday by 70 locals, joined the 40-member volunteer department in 1920 and remains the first to respond to alarms though he cannot drive. He worked at Procter & Gamble Ivorydale plant before retiring in 1947 and continues to perform odd jobs around the village. His son Bill, also a firefighter, joins him when on duty.

Cincinnati, Ohio Danny King Ohio King Elmwood Place Cincinnati Danny Rollie Bellamy Newfoundland Canada Procter & Gamble Ivorydale St. Bernard P&g Bill

Three Meigs County divorce petitions filed in common pleas court

Nina Ritchie of Tuppers Plains sues William Ritchie of Little Hocking and Jane Barnett of Syracuse against Kyle Barnett of Buffalo West Virginia. Joan Wolfe of Syracuse sues Franklin Wolfe of Syracuse. Sandra Perry of Middleport sues Raymond Perry of Azzle Texas for reciprocal support of dependents.

Pomeroy Meigs County

Pomeroy Man Arrested on Firecracker Charge

Donald H. Sidwick of Tuppers Plains was arrested Wednesday by the Pomeroy Police Department on charges of discharging fire crackers. A bazaar sponsored by the Ohio Eta Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will be held December 2 at Trinity Church in Pomeroy.

Pomeroy Donald H. Sidwick Tuppers Plains Ohio Eta Phi Beta Sigma Phi Trinity Church

Hollywood on TV Friday and Saturday Schedule Glimpse

Television guide lists movie titles and times across Friday and Saturday evenings. Featured classics include The Buccaneer Hud The Raven Day of the Triffids The Gorgon Giant Ensign Pulver Frankenstein House of Dracula Man's Favorite Sport The Last Time I Saw Archie Guadalcanal Diary To The Shores of Tripoli Hornets Nest Bride of Frankenstein and The Night Heaven Fell with cast names and year of release.

the Buccaneer Yul Brynner Charlton Heston Charles Boyer Hud Paul Newman Patricia Neal Melvyn Douglas the Raven Vincent Price Betty Grable Sheree North Robert Cummings Howard Keel Peter Cushing Christopher Lee Ned Crosby Grace Kelly Willian Holden Miss Kelly Rock Hudson Elizabeth Taylor James Dean Hudson Texas Miss Taylor Dean Ensign Pulver Walter Matthau Burl Ives Robert Walker Lon Chaney Paula Prentiss Archie Robert Mitchum Jack Webb Don Knotts Guadalcanal Lloyd Nolan Anthony Quinn Tripoli John Payne Maureen O'Hara Randolph Scott Italy

Airplane Noise Drives Residents to Nervous Breaks

London report by AP notes that constant jet noise over homes near airports has driven several residents to seek hospital treatment for nervous disorders. Dr. Colin Herridge, a government mental health adviser, says some have been driven totally insane, per the British Journal of Audiology.

London Colin Herridge British Journal of Audiology

Republic to close bolt and nut division in Cleveland and Alabama

Republic Steel Corp will shut its bolt and nut division in Cleveland and Gadsden Alabama due to intense foreign competition. About 730 Cleveland workers and 100 Gadsden workers will be reassigned or helped to find new jobs as the unit, operating at a loss, is phased out. The division accounted for under two percent of total sales.

Cleveland, Ohio Republic Steel Corp Alabama Cleveland Gadsden Ala Republic

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