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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1963

Page

5

Judge fears ruling will tear county apart in Meigs hospital dispute

Judge Reicker questions the Meigs Memorial Hospital staff dispute involving osteopathic and medical doctors. He urges a local settlement and criticizes reliance on court decisions, noting the hospital’s cost and need for active staff action. Witnesses include R L Jacobs and administrator George O Smith detailing staffing and lease constraints.

Reicker Jacobs Meigs County Reicher Board of Trustees

District FHA Meeting Set

Plans for a district Future Homemakers of America meeting to be held Nov. 12 at Rutland High School were made at a dinner meeting of district officers and advisors. Attending were Linda Bahr Eastern High School president Janice Caldwell advisor Mary Jeffers Southwestern High School vice president and others.

Middleport

Meigs General Hospital discusses staff credentials and osteopaths

Meigs General Hospital hearings cover admission privileges for three local osteopaths, Dr. Ray Heaton Dr. Ray Pickens and Dr. John Ridgway, while medical doctors and osteopathic credentials are examined. The Meigs County Medical Society objects to osteopathic applicants delaying staff review and the board faces questions on departmentalization and staffing. A separate suit for support of a minor child is filed in Meigs County Common Pleas Court by Carole O. Davis against Robert Gordon Davis.

Jacobs Fultz and Porter American Hospital Association Meigs Memorial Hospital Meigs General Hospital Fultz Columbus Hocking Valley Logan Ray Heaton Ray Pickens John Ridgway Smith Meigs County Medical Society Meigs County Kenneth McElhinney Charles R. Karr, Sr Avery Nelson Meigs Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees Meigs Hospital

Meigs County group meeting notices and events

Meigs County community notices list group meetings at various venues this week. Activities include church circles at Middleport and Willing Workers class events, plus PTA, PTO, and club gatherings. A Halloween party, a film showing, and a linguistic slides share are noted along with anniversaries and convention reports.

Middleport First United Presbyterian Church Phyllis Joachim Edward Burkett Tom Rue Middleport Harrisonville Meigs County Council of Parents and

POMEROY-Wilbur Nap Per Charged in Intoxication Case

Wilbur Nap Pomeroy, 51, was fined 15 dollars and costs in Mayor Charles Legar's court on an intoxication charge.

Pomeroy Wilbur Napper Charles Legar

Chamber Of Commerce Endorses Tax Levies

The Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce endorsed three tax measures to appear in November. Ohio Bond Issue No. 1 would raise about 250 million for state improvements and maintain the existing one cent per pack cigarette tax. A one mill levy would fund the Pomeroy Fire Department operation, and a school operating levy was approved.

Pomeroy Dick Owen Ted Downie Robert Elberfeld N. W. Compton R. L. Jacobs Kermit Walton Walton Max Ward Harold Lohse Fred Crow Marietta James Rhodes

Two Injured In Crash On Route 7

Barbara A. Hill 18 of Long Bottom Route 1 and Ronald Ritchie 17 of the same address were injured when Hill lost control on Route 7 two miles north of Pomeroy. Hill suffered a fractured right arm and multiple contusions and was admitted to Meigs Memorial Hospital. Ritchie was treated for head abrasions and released. Both were taken to the hospital by a passing motorist. No charges were filed.

Pomeroy Barbara A. Hill Long Bottom Meigs Memorial Hospital Ronald Ritchie State Highway Patrol Miss Hill

Weig Memorial Hospital Notes and Local Appointments

Weigs Memorial notes list Josephine Rhodes Pome roy Mrs Jack Slaven Mid dleport Jesse Price Rutland and Mrs Walter Barrett Mrs Leslie Whittington and a son Theodore Neutzling. Middleport Waldo Grove Miller 72 Canton forfeited a $10 bond for missing a mayoral court on a stop sign charge. Pomeroy Carl Wilson joined the Pomeroy Bend Citizens Band Radio Club at the Second Ward firehouse.

Josephine Rhodes Pomeroy Jack Slaven Middleport Jesse Price Rutland Walter Barrett Leslie Whittington Theodore Neutzling Waldo Grove Miller Canton Lee Smith Carl Wilson Pomeroy Bend Second Ward

Lunch Week Observed at Salisbury Elementary School

Salisbury Elementary observes Lunch Week with principal Mrs. Geneva Joachim and cooks Thelma Douglas and Maxine Arnold hosting a display of federally supplied food, recipes, and menus. An open house Friday invites parents to dine with their children, with reservations due by Thursday.

Pomeroy Salisbury Geneva Joachim Thelma Douglas Maxine Arnold

Tuppers Plains Carnival Sponsored by Local School

Tuppers Plains will host the annual school carnival on October 19 from 7 30 to 10 30 p m A country store refreshments sweet shop bazaar and a variety of games and prizes are planned Pomeroy visit notes include tributes to Mrs John Duffy Sr and connections to Kathryn Huber of Pomeroy

Tuppers Plains Pomeroy Phil Globokar Corning John Duffy Nelsonville Halifax Mass Kathryn Huber

Eight Given Wolf Badges At Cub Meet

Eight Cub Scout Pack 246 members received wolf badges at a Saturday meeting. Recipients were Eddie Young Roger Dixon Carl Offutt Tommy Ball Martin Broderick Dean Pullins Rick Gaul and Gene Davis. Cubmaster Dick Young and George Skinner inspected the group as a fire prevention skit was performed by Greg Eblin Floyd Burney Francis Broderick Bobby Blackston Wayne Pullins and Junior Leifheit. Initiation was held for the same group excluding Blackston. Uniform day is Oct 24 with uniforms worn to school. Cub Scout afternoon is Oct 19 at Krodel Park Point Pleasant starting at noon. attendees should meet at the school at 11:45 a.m. Refreshments followed the social hour.

Pomeroy Salisbury Eddie Young Roger Dixon Carl Offutt Tommy Ball Martin Broderick Dean Pullins Rick Gaul Gene Davis George Skinner Horace Abbott Dick Young Greg Eblin Floyd Burney Francis Broderick Bobby Blackston Wayne Pullins Junior Leifheit Blackston Kroedel Park Point Pleasant

Underwriters Named for Monarch Life Agency in Charleston

POMEROY residents Phil Globokar and G W Pullins named field underwriters for Monarch Life Insurance Co. Charleston agency. Globokar and family live on Union Ave and belong to the local fire department and emergency squad. Pullins and wife reside on Wehe Terrace with three children Rodney Lorie and Steve.

Pomeroy Phil Globokar G. W. Pullins Charleston, W. Va Monarch Life Insurance Co Globokar Sally Mike Union Ave Pullins Wehe Terrace Rodney Lorie Steve

No Action Taken To Protest Sewer Ruling In Middleport

Middleport council took no action to protest ORSANCO recommendations directing sewage plan. deadline to file protest is Thursday. facilities must be in operation by Oct 31, 1965. Village has discharged raw sewage since 1961 without a permit, officials say pollution is minor.

Charlene Hoeflich Middleport Middleport Council Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission Orlanco Cincinnati Orlanco Hearing Board Ohio River Ohio Water Pollution Control Board

No Burning Is Allowed In Middleport

Middleport suspends all burning permits due to high fire danger after a monthlong dry spell. Fire Chief Gerald Anthony said permits will be reinstated as soon as possible. A brush fire near the William Lambert residence on Murray Hill was reported and extinguished by local firefighters.

William Childs Carroll V. Hill and Associates Columbus Don Cunningham Good Roads Machinery Co Minerva Council Childs James Johnson Middleport Gerald Anthony William Lambert Murray Hill

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George O. Smith Lester Fauber Opal Hollow Clifford Dewhurst Carl Kloes Ers Tri-County Alcoholics Anonymous St. Paul Lutheran Church Tri-State Lidsmobile Great New Rocket Oldsmobile BOB Hess, Inc E. State ST Athens, Ohio Bob Hess Nelsonville, Inc Fayette ST Garry Moore Cbs-Tvi Chamber of Commerce Weigs Memorial Hospital Housing and Home Finance Agency Chicago Ill Gene Grate Grate Locust and Pearl St Sunbeam Shavemaster A&p Plaid Plaidland Redemption 19Th Street E. F. MacDonald Stamp Co Parkersburg, W. Va
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