West African Missionaries Visit Meigs County Assembly
Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Getty Methodist missionaries from Liberia West Africa visit Meigs County on Monday. They will meet ministers and students, speak at Eastern High School, host afternoon sessions at Asbury Church, and conclude with a 7:30 p.m. Mission Rally at Heath Church Middleport.
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Pomeroy
United Methodists
Meigs County
Paul A. Getty
Liberia
West Africa
Heath
Dr. Getty
Eastern High School
Getty
Asbury Church
Ical School
London School of Tropical Medicine
Michigan
Taylor University
United Methodist Church
Racine
Streets Of Waste Glass Now Tested
TOLEDO Ohio a 1000 foot stretch of North Westwood Avenue was paved with glasphalt a mix of glass limestone and asphalt to test road surface suitability The project uses 1450 tons of waste glass from Owens Illinois Inc and began testing in October 1969 with a small drive at the plant entrance The firm hopes to reuse discarded bottles and jars to reduce solid waste disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Westwood Avenue
Owens- Illinois, Inc
Owens-Illinois
Community Notes from Racine Ohio
Mrs Earl Holman underwent surgery at Holzer Medical Center. Victor Swain was a surgical patient at Holzer Medical Center. The Happy Hustlers Sunday School class held a covered dish dinner and a brief business session followed by a Bells of Happiness program. A bell quiz was conducted. Mr and Mrs Henry Roush spent 10 days in Akron with relatives. Lynn Cross wed John Nichols in Columbus with Clyde Cross and family in attendance.
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Racine
Earl Holman
Holzer Medical Center
Victor Swain
United Methodist Church
Bertha Spencer
Henry Roush
Akron
John Fisher
Mildred
Earl Cross
George Neigler
Shirlee
David
Mary Sheets
Lynn Cross
Clyde Cross
John Nichols
Columbus
New Method Is Created Leaf Pickup
Montgomery County adopts a new leaf program with Leaf Co. to collect about 350000 cubic yards of fallen leaves for conversion to garden mulch. The mulch will be bagged and sold to nurseries and supermarkets, with no taxpayer cost unless residents buy back their reprocessed leaves.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Virginia
J. C. Kordella
County Public Works
Leaf Co
Kordella
Doctor Presents Program To PTA In Middleport
Dr. A McKenzie from Gallipolis spoke at the Middleport PTA meeting at Pearl Street Elementary School on The Good and Evil in Each of Us The program included devotions by Rev Robert Bumgarner and a flag pledge by fourth graders.
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Middleport
A. McKenzie
Gallipolis
Middleport Pta
Pearl Street
McKenzie
Marianne Daniszewski
Robert Bumgarner
Pat Kitchen
Beverly Long
Ways and Means
Elaine Hart
Robert Morris
County Council Pta
Pomeroy
Mary Francis
James Butcher
Housing development approved near Tuppers Plains in Meigs County
Meigs County Commissioners approved a plat for Riggscrest a nine lot housing development near Tuppers Plains with Gene Riggs presenting plans. They also approved resurfacing projects on County Roads 1 and 39 with cold mix over several miles totaling about 73 miles and costs. An animal loss claim for 15 was approved for Hazel Hoffman of Pomeroy for 12 chickens.
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Meigs
Riggs
Tuppers Plains
Riggscrest
Theodore Beegle
Hazel Hoffman
Pomeroy
Bloodmobile Visit Planned in Meigs County
The American Red Cross urges Meigs County residents to donate at the blood mobile event at Pomeroy Elementary School on Tuesday from 1 to 6 p.m. Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds and be 18 to 66 years old. All blood types are urgently needed for hospitals nationwide.
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Pomeroy
American Red Cross
Meigs County
Red Cross
Hair Styles Change for Newbury HLS in Ohio
Newbury Board of Education eases dress code allowing longer male hairstyles. Length extends from above collar to below, ears may be covered to earlobes. Sideburns allowed, no muttonchops bun ponytail or pinned up styles. Policy follows student protest after 30 suspensions on Sept. 13.
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Newbury
Ohio
Newbury Board of Education
George Groh
Groh
Sales Rise for Ohio Car Dealers as August 1971 Gains Lead
Ohio businesses show 7 percent sales growth from August 1970 to August 1971 led by lumber, building, and auto dealers. Builders up 32 percent, autos up 23 percent. August figure trails July by 6 percent. Canton and Columbus lead regional gains at 15 percent. Cincinnati and Portsmouth at 3 percent. Dayton and Toledo areas dip year over year, with overall eight month rise except Dayton.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University Center For Business and Economic Research
Center
Canton
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Dayton
Hamilton-Middletown
Toledo
Hotel remodel proceeds at Meigs Inn site
Remodeling at the former Martin Hotel now Meigs Inn continues with the exterior brickwork painted cream. The back entrance of the school and the interior have also been remodeled.
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Martin Hotel
Meigs Inn
Longer campaign period could weed out weak candidates
Former White House physician Dr Janet Travell told the Federated Democratic Women of Ohio that a longer presidential race would weed out unfit contenders and that a woman could match a man in the test. She said she believed a woman would someday reach the nation's highest office but added she wouldn't want to be President.
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Columbus
Ohio
White House
Janet Travell
Kennedy
Johnson
Federated Democratic Women of Ohio
Travell
Preferential Tea Held By Sorority in Middleport
The Ohio Eta Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority held its annual Preferential Tea at the home of Mrs. Jeanette Thomas in Middleport. President Vicki Gloeckner presided as new pledges Connie Bailey, Sandra Cobb, Elaine Davis, Ruby Gunn, Janice Kilker, Cathy King, Sandy Korn, Janet Pickens, Wilma Reece, Linda Sauvage, Jennifer Sheets, and Karen Stanley were installed, with Nancy Prisner joining from Wheeling, West Virginia. A variety of sandwiches, cookies, tea, coffee, and punch were served. corsages were prepared by Mrs. Thomas, and beverages by Mrs. A. R. Knight and punch by Mrs. Gloeckner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eta Phi
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Jeanette Thomas
Thomas
A. R. Knight
Gloeckner
Martha McPhail
Carol Adams
Rita Lewis
Texanna Well
Carolyn Satterfield
Annie Chapman
Beverly Long
Debbie Finlay
Nancy Prisner
Sarah Bechtel
Marilyn Swan
Ruth Biffle
Phyllis Bennett
Charlotte Taunton
Vicki Gloeckner
Judy Crooks
Iris Payne
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Ganta Mission School
Boston
Mass
Asbury College
University of Michigan
Messenger
Beulah Jones
Drew Webster
American Legion
Post
William Houdashelt
Harry Haning
Hosmer
Lawrence A. Smith
Ernest Lallance
Fred A. Clark
Leonard Jewell
Mrs. Francis Morris
Elberfelds
Mechanic Street
Elberfelds Toy Store
Main Street
PTA
Orange Two
Gene Riggs
Bloodmobile
Newbury Hls
GAS & Electric Ranges
Arnold Grate
Rutland, Ohio
Ebersbach
Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club
Edith Forrest
Pearl Reynolds
Elizabeth Yerian
Grace Pratt
Middleport Club
The
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Brothers
Market St
Parkersburg, W. VA
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