Repair Plans Contain Roof and Bus Garage Work at Eastern
Eastern Local School District boards approves summer repairs to East High gym floor after lightning caused brick damage with undisclosed settlement. Roof work on Eastern High and the bus garage also planned with estimates to be obtained. Roger Kirkhart named director of the Girls Recreation Association at 150 dollars yearly, his wife at 50 dollars. A prior resolution retracted over signature authority limits. Eastern to join eight county Title Six program under John Palmer. Bids for two old buses to be accepted at the November 9 meeting.
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Tuppers Plains
Eastern Local School District Board of Education
East High School
Eastern High
John Reibel
Roger Kirkhart
Girls Recreation Association
Reibel
Eastern
John Palmer
Athens
Genetic Breakthrough Aims at Curing Genetic Diseases
U S Public Health Service reports a pioneering experiment using hitch-hiking genes to repair defective human cells in galactosemia. Virus carrying genetic material altered patient cells in glass, aiming to address diabetes Mongolism and sickle cell issues. NIMH calls the work a step toward cures.
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Washington
The
U.S. Public Health Service
Institute of Mental Health
NIMH
Lodge To Meet Chester Shade River Lodge to meet Thursday at 7 30 pm
Shade River Lodge will meet Thursday at 7 30 pm at the Masonic Temple. Work will be in the fellow craft degree. All Master Masons are invited.
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Chester — Shade River
Masonic Temple
Bayh Withdraws From Democratic Presidential Race
Senator Birch Bayh quits the presidential contest affecting the Democratic field as supporters consider shifting to George McGovern Edmund Muskie Fred Harris or John Lindsay. Bayh cites his wife’s breast cancer surgery and plans to stay near her while declining to endorse a candidate.
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Washington
Nixon
Sen
Birch Bayh
White House
Marvella
Bayh
Senate
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
New York
John Lindsay
Henry M. Jackson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Area Death Notices Near Middleport Athens and Gallipolis
Obituaries report deaths of George Brett Russell in Columbus. Roland Wagoner of Athens died in Memphis after a long illness. Carl Lee Scott of West Columbia found dead in his trailer. Alice M. Shaw of Eureka died at Ohio Masonic Home Springfield. Services and burial details listed for each, with survivor names and funeral arrangements.
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Middleport
George Brett Russell
Columbus
Rutland
Walter
Jessie Singer Russell
Church of Christ In
Russell
Edna Reichman
Rawlings-Coats
Raullin Moyer
Riverview Cemetery
Athens
Roland E. Wagoner
Baker Road
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
Wagoner
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Bartlett Ohio Masonic Lodge
Athens Grange
Bertha
Edith Dunn
Ten
Point Pleasant
Carl Lee Scott
West Columbia
Lakin State Hospital
John Grubb
Mason County
Scott
Lakin
Waverly
Minnie Talley Scott
Kenneth
Matthew B. Scott
Julia D. Scott
Queen S. Brown
Petersburg
Wilcoxen
Wyatt Funeral Home
Suffolk
First Baptist Church
Gallipolis
Alice M. Shaw
Eureka
Ohio Masonic Home
Springfield
Shaw
Masonic Home
Victory Baptist Church
Lawrence County
Ohio
Henry
Sarah Corn Dillon
James W. Shaw
James Paul Shaw
Opal Walter
Mercerville Baptist Church
Bruce Unroe
Mercerville
Waugh-Halley-Wood
Firemen Respond to Three Minor Calls in Point Pleasant
The Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department was called to extinguish a fire in an old automobile on Lower Five Mile Road at 7 40 p.m. The car owned by Ann McCoy was a total loss and the cause was unknown. Earlier at 7 10 p.m. a Greer Road homeowner reported smoke but a fuse blew. A third call at 8 50 a.m. Wednesday reported a possible house fire on Mason Road with no fire found.
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Point Pleasant
Lower
Five Mile Road
Ann McCoy
Greer Road
Mason Road
Vic Hadfield Named Rangers Captain for Eleventh NHL Season
Vic Hadfield has been named the captain of the New York Rangers marking his eleventh season in the National Hockey League. The appointment places Hadfield at the forefront of the team's leadership as it approaches the season.
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Vic Hadfield
New York Rangers
National Hockey League
Deputy Assessors Complete Work in Mason County
Mason County deputy assessors have finished evaluating all districts for the 1972 tax year. Assessor Jean Burdette reminds liable residents to file written reports by November 1 if not contacted, and notes help is available at the assessor's office in the courthouse for those not reached at home.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Jean Burdette
Two Arrested In Vinton County Drunken Driving Case
Robert Lemaster of McArthur Route 1 pleaded guilty Tuesday to drunken driving in Vinton County and was fined 150 dollars with a 30 day license suspension and three days in jail. Arthur Thurson is to appear Friday before Judge John Beckley on the same charge.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Sheriff’s Department
Robert Lemaster
John Beckley
Arthur Thurson
Beckley
Police Captain To Discuss Drugs At PTA Meeting
Marietta police captain James Barr will speak at the Homer-Union PTA meeting Friday at 8 p.m. The talk titled Misuse of Drugs and the Results will address parents and students of both grade school and high school. Admission is free and refreshments will be provided.
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Glouster
James Barr
Marietta
Homer-Union Pta
Homer-Union Pto
Barr
Two Injured In Hooper Street Crash Near Athens
An early Tuesday crash on Hooper Street in Athens injured two people Susan Durfee 25 of Athens Route 4 and Lefaunna B France 43 Chaumont Drive. Durfee rear ended France causing about 800 in damage and both drivers were taken to O Bleness Hospital. Durfee was cited for failure to stop with an assured clear distance ahead.
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Hooper Street
Athens
O’bleness
Susan Durfee
Lefaunna
France
Chaumont
Baltimore, Ohio
Richland Avenue
Ohio University Inn
Roger D. Buck
Denver Roberts
Marietta
Horace W. Karr
Pomeroy
Rio Grande Plans Mock Convention at College
Rio Grande College in Ohio schedules a Democratic mock convention for tonight and a Republican conclave on Thursday night. Student delegates will nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates, with Atty. Gen. William Brown set as Democratic keynote and Roger Tracy Jr. as Republican keynote.
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Rio Grande Ohio
Rio Grande College
Atty
William Brown
Roger Tracy Jr
Bride Elect Honored at Chauncey Bridal Show
A Chauncey bridal show honoring Miss Vicki Baker bride elect of Roger Howard was held at Mrs. Jane Nogrady home. Games provided fun and prizes went to Mrs. Carol Nicholson and Mrs. Marguerite Kostival among a long guest list of relatives and friends.
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Chauncey
Vicki Baker
Roger Howard
Jane Nogrady
Carol Nicholson
Marguerite Kestival
Donna Baker
Zelda Howard
Barb Evener
Shirley Ross
Ruby Newman
Dorothy Landis
Wilma Dunfee
Zola Walcott
Bernice Pritts
Ginny Higginbotham
Leslie Johnson
Linda Lohse
Janet Bell
Helen Nicholson
Donna Cooper
Peg Garrod
Marguerite Kostival
Dorothy Parsons
Tammy
Martha Kostival
Roxie Lowry
Sue Pendergrass
Mary Dowler
Ruth Bentley
Ann Lohse
Pat Lowry
Janet Riley
Betty Stauffer
Debbie Ingledue
Anna Mae Harkins
Car Crash On Route 2 Causes Wreck Loss
A Tuesday 2 p.m. collision on Route 2 in front of the C. F. Wallace Store caused about 2500 in damage. Charles F. Wallace, 71, of Gallipolis Ferry drove a truck across the highway and was struck by a car driven by William B. Frampton, 45, of Huntington. Frampton sustained a head bump and planned medical care.
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Point Pleasant
C. F. Wallace
Mason County Sheriff's Department
Charles F. Wallace
Gallipolis Ferry
William B. Frampton
Huntington
Turnbull Chrysler and
Plymouth
Frampton
Trimble League Standings Highlight Early Pee-Wee Football
In Trimble Township the Pee-Wee Football League reveals first half standings. The Wonder Bar and Glouster Community Bank lead with two wins and one tie each, GuinThers Insurance has one win and two losses, and Van Fossen Funeral Home sits at no wins and three losses.
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Glouster
Trimble Township Pee-Wee Football League
Wonder Bar
Glouster Community Bank
Guinthers Insurance
van Fossen Funeral Home
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Eastern Board
Gallia County
Lodge
By Gregg Herrington
Associated Press
George E. Russell
Rangers
Headquarters For Work Shoes
Wolverine
ACME
Justin Hartley
Vinton
Hooper St
Ation
Ronald Hajma
Maple Heights
Hajma
Union
Jeffery Frank
Richland Ave
Frank
Rio Grande
Elberfelds
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