Dec 15 Bridge Dedication Set for Ohio River Span
Point Pleasant officials and Ohio and West Virginia leaders finalize plans for the Dec 15 dedication of the new Ohio River bridge linking Henderson and Kanauga. Up to 50 000 expected. Nixon and governors may attend. Silver Memorial Bridge name contest ends Dec 1. A luncheon and four-lane opening follow the ceremony on the West Virginia side.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio River
Henderson
Kanauga
Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
Gallia
Bridge Committee
Chamber
Richard Nixon
Arch Moore Jr
West Virginia
James Rhodes
Silver Memorial Bridge
Pleasant Point Resort
Belva M. Farley
Morticians oppose ambulance regulation in Mason County
Funeral directors, County Court, fire departments and industry reps met in the Mason County Courthouse to discuss proposed ambulance service rules. State EMS head M L Zickefoose said federal funds would back private or corporate ambulances. Directors warned strict rules could make funeral homes unviable, with labor, training, equipment, and two-person crews required. A county committee will seek solutions and report back after another meeting.
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Mason County
M. L. Zickefoose
State Health Department
Regu
Garden clubs host Christmas flower show at Hartford School
New Haven Garden Club and Nehaclima Garden Club sponsor an all day flower show and bazaar at the Hartford School with a theme Christmas Arrangements All Through The House. Arrangements due by 10 a.m. for judging by judges Gretchen Skidmore and Evelyn Gammon. Ottie Roush runs the bazaar with baked goods and hand needle items. food served throughout the day.
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Point Pleasant
New Haven Garden Club
Nehaclima Garden Club
Hartford
Evelyn Proffitt
Gretchen Skidmore
Evelyn Gammon
Tu-Endie-Wei Garden Club
Ottie Roush
Five Treated For Injuries At Point Pleasant Hospital
Point Pleasant Valley Hospital reports five people treated for injuries. Lanes Williamson 25 of South Side had a left ring finger laceration. Charles Thompson 9 of Mossman Circle bruised after hitting head on a rack. Michael Swell 13 of 8th Street slipped at school and was referred to the Medical Center. Joyce Berkley 16 a Point Pleasant High cheerleader treated for a shoulder injury, and Vernon Hunt 48 of Cottageville admitted for a shoulder injury from an accident on Route 2. His condition is good. Gilbert Barnette 4-H Extension agent announced that 4-H Achievement Day will be held Friday at Point Pleasant Junior High School at 7 p.m. A dinner will be served for 4-H Club members with non members asked to pay.
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Point Pleasant
Vernon Hunt
Cottageville
Gilbert Barnette
Mason County
Point Pleasant Junior High School
Holzer Medical Center Newborns and Dismissals
Holzer Medical Center reports births for Mr. and Mrs. James Lee Garnes of Pomeroy a son and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lee Wright of Middletown a daughter. Dismissals include Carroll Adams Dave Bishop Mrs Frank Bullock and son Artis Evans Mrs Orville Hogue and other listed patients.
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James Lee Garnes
Pomeroy
Michael Lee Wright
Middleport
Carroll Adams
Dave Bishop
Frank Bullock
Artis Evans
Orville Hogue
Cecil Jarvis
Julianna Karlok
Kirk Long
Timothy Metzler
Blanche Pickens
Homer Rice
James Shipley
Troy Southall
Kenneth Stewart
Effie Thompson
James Bachtel
Crew Clears Bridge Fell When Truck Crossed Arbuckle Bridge
Beattie of Mason County State Road Commission says crews remove wreckage and build a temporary outlet for the Arbuckle Bridge over 13 Mile Creek after a tractor-trailer loaded with 15 tons of steel collapsed the 40 foot pony-truss bridge on Tribble Road. No injuries reported. traffic detoured via secondary 64 to reach Elmwood mine.
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Point Pleasant
Walton Beattie
Mason County State Road Commission
Arbuckle
13 Mile Creek
Tribble Road
Union Carbide
Elmwood
Republic Steel
Pittsburgh
Beattie
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes
Pleasant Valley Hospital notes list recent admissions and births. The report includes Mr and Mrs George Westfall of Point Pleasant welcoming a son and multiple patients admitted from Grimms Landing Vernon Hunt Cottageville New Haven Henderson Letart and surrounding areas.
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George Westfall
Point Pleasant
Naomi Bowles
Grimms Landing
Vernon Hunt
Cottageville
Douglas Smith
Terry Wolfe
New Haven
Robert Simpkins
Mason
Timothy Mayes
Richard Blessing
Henderson
Dana Durst
Richard McCartney
Dorothy Blake
Osborne Stewart
Donald McDermitt
Jack Colley
Paul Sayre
Letart
Otis Crookham
Arnold Blankenship
Reta Meadows
Larry Ogier
Robert Pumphery
Jacqueline Bird
Russell Cundiff
Virgil Patterson
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Silver Bridge
Holzer Medical Center
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Buckeye
Avril
Pantyhose
Women's & Girls
Athens, Ohio
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