Dedication of 62.1 million Reedsville Belleville Locks
About 2,000 people gathered along the Ohio River Sunday to dedicate the Reedsville Belleville Locks and Dam project valued at 62.1 million dollars. Gen Willard Roper and Rep Clarence Miller spoke. a plaque was unveiled and tours were offered, including barge cruises.
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Reedsville
Ohio River
Belleville
Willard Roper
Ohio River Division
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Clarence E. Miller
Ohio
General Roper
Miller
Belleville Locks
Robert G. West
Marietta
Four Gallia traffic crashes reported by Ohio Patrol
Ohio Highway Patrol logged four accidents in Gallia County on Saturday and one on Sunday. Raymond Rainey 33 of Rio Grande slowed for an unidentified car turning onto Route 160 and was rear ended by Roy Fernett 22 of Huntington West Virginia who was cited for following too closely. Clarence Ewing 42 of Wellston left a wheel broke off on Route 7 left turn into a Kanauga side street hitting Gypsy Wogan’s parked car. no injuries. Sandra Veith 25 of Cheshire lost control on Turkey Run Road and went through a fence down an embankment. no injuries. Hollis Rupe 31 of Cheshire struck a railroad track in Bidwell and left the scene later charged. he suffered a tooth loss. Sunday’s crash on George Creek Road involved Early Hayman 36 of Sand Hollow Road near Gallipolis driving off the highway to avoid a collision. no injuries.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Highway Patrol
Gallia County
Route 35
Raymond Rainey
Rio Grande
Route 160
Roy Fernett
Huntington
W. Va
Rainey
Fernett
Clarence Ewing
Wellston
Kanauga
Gypsy Wogan
Turkey Run
Sandra Veith
Cheshire
Hollis Rupe
Bidwell
Rupe
George Creek
Early Hayman
Sand Hollow Road
Hayman
Community Meetings In Meigs County And Area Odd Fellows Event
Eta Phi Chapter Beta Sigma Phi meets in Columbus at 8 15 p m on Tuesday. Middleport Literary Club gathers Wednesday at 2 pm at Mrs Galen Brown s home with Mrs James Euler leading. Heath United Methodist Church Afternoon Circle meets Thursday 2 pm led by Mrs James Jiiden with devotions by Mrs O P Klein. The Eleanor Circle meets Thursday 7 30 pm at the church. Retired Teachers luncheon Saturday 1 pm at Trinity United Church of Christ with Mrs Raymond Guthrie speaker and Ralph Welker discussing retirement legislation. reservations $1 75 due by Oct 11 to Mrs Anna Hilldare. Father Son banquet October 14 6 15 pm at Middleport Masonic Temple with Evangeline Chapter serving dinner and program of music and slides of the New Mexico Boy Scout Ranch.
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Ohio Eta Phi
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Middleport
Heath United Methodist Church
James Jiiden
O. P. Klein
E. M. Wood
Lemma Lighter
Zella Pullins
Walter Hayes
Trinity United Church of Christ
Raymond Gutherie
Marietta
Ohio Retired Teachers Association
Ralph Welker
Ohio General Assembly
Meigs County
Anna Hilldare
Syracuse
Middleport Lodge
F&am
Masonic Temple
Evangeline Chapter
New Mexico
Funds Sought for Retarded Children School Trustee Races
Meigs County voters will decide 10 tax levies and several school board races in the November election. A three quarters of one mill levy for education of mentally retarded children is on the ballot, plus fire department levies in Racine Chester Orange and Scipio. Voters face two township trustee posts per township and village posts in Syracuse Racine Middleport and Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Racine Village
Syracuse
Chester Twp
Orange Twp
Scipio
Eastern School Board
Southern Local Board
Meigs Local Board
Meigs County Board
Racine
Middleport
Nation observes National Employ The Handicapped Week in West Virginia
The governor's committee kicks off its annual observance of education and information to boost awareness of physically and mentally handicapped residents. Employers urged to join the Hire The Handicapped campaign and open job opportunities. Leonard Stearns, 55, of Point Pleasant, was hospitalized after a heart attack Saturday.
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Point Pleasant
Governor’s Committee On Employment of
West Virginia
Leonard Stearns
Oak Street
Holzer Medical Center
Wilcoxen
Man Injured In Tractor Accident In West Virginia
Huntington man Kenneth P. Ward, 41, was injured Sunday on Jerry's Run Road when a tractor pulled by a truck overturned. Ward, in satisfactory but observant condition, was taken by Mohr Stevens ambulance to St. Mary Hospital in Huntington with back injuries. His 13 year old son was present. Ward had recently purchased the property they were working on.
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Point Pleasant
Huntington
Jerry’s Run Road
Kenneth P. Ward
St. Mary Hospital
Mohr Stevens
Ward
Seven Counties Represented in Legion Auxiliary District Awards
Wilkesville hosts the Fall Conference of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the American Legion District 8. Highlights include district presidents, past presidents honored, awards for Buckeye Boys' State coverage, and 50 year memberships. The day featured speakers, music, a birthday party plan for Veterans Hospital Chillicothe, and a leadership training event in Pomeroy.
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Wilkesville
Ladies’ Auxiliary of the
American Legion District 8
American Legion Grove
Jane Bowles
Jennie Cottrill
Melvin Junge
Ben Neutzling
Rossiter Williams
Oak Hill
William Stewart
Athens
W. J. Brown
NASA
Veterans Hospital
Chillicothe
The
Aux
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births Record
Births listed for Pleasant Valley Hospital include a daughter to Carl Kinnaird and wife from Point Pleasant and a daughter to Michael Craig of Leon. Other names from Point Pleasant Glenwood New Haven Racine appear among newborns and mothers, with several listed as parents and relatives.
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Carl Kinnaird
Point Pleasant
Michael Craig
Leon
Elmer Jones
Donald Cheesebrew
Catherine Durst
Steve Neville
Sharon Woomer
Robert Langdon
Glenwood
John Wolfe
New Haven
Owen Watson
Racine
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George Lovell
Messenger
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Moose Hall
Second Street
Betty Craddock
Fruth’s Pharmacy
Bardin’s
Buck and John’s
Betty Gibeaut
Ken Hechler
Belpre High School
John E. Hagle
Belpre Area
Gallia
Eleanor Circle of Heath United Methodist Church
Association of
Stearns
Legion Auxiliary District
Lipolis
Barton Hall
Logan
Erma Powers
Edward Marshall
Lancaster
Clifford Adkins
Crooksville
Gerald Wildermuth
Alan Hampton
Harry David
0. A. Martin
Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center
Neutzling
Atlanta
Harry Davis
Bill Mohler
Arthur Dollmatsch
Buckeye
John Frye
WOUB
Tom Hill
WMPO
Legion
Auxiliary
Athens Messenger
Daily Sentinel
Feeney Bennett
Drew Webster
Lewis Manley
Vinton County
Athens Mental Health Center
Wilkesvile
Raymond Long
Leonard Thacker
Harold Cottrill
Richard Lentz
Iliary
Ella Mae Beaverson
Agnes Merritt
the First National Bank
Nelsonville
Ams
Carpenters
Rose Marie Wilson
LeAnn Black
Heidi St. Clair
Lena Glenn Mattie Huffman
Lettie Jannings
Harlass Hughes
Raymond Moss
Adam Norman
Charles Call
Cathy Stevens
Carl Robinson
Raymond Thornton
John Blankenship
George Spurlock Jr
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Allen Hardware and Farm Supply
A&p Stimson
Kerr-Hunter Hardware
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