Bids Opened On Five Gallia County Water System Contracts
Gallia County Rural Water System officials opened bids for five contracts on the Cheshire Gallia County project valued near two million dollars. The multi-part project adds 112 miles of line, three wells, a treatment plant and seven reservoirs financed by a $2.113 million Farmers Home Administration loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia
Cheshire
Gallia County
Cheshire-Gallia
Kanauga
Ohio River
Route 7
Farmers Home Administration
Sieco Inc
Columbus
Ind
McGovney and McKee
Nardei Contracting Co
Brewer and Brewer
Hall Contracting Corp
Preston Carroll Construction Co
Caldwell Tanks
Universal Tanks
Pittsburgh Des Moines
Road Aid Plan for Athens County Bridges and Relocation
Athens County plans more than 2 million dollars in state and federal aid to repair or replace bridges on County Roads 17 and 10. The plan also includes a bridge replacement and road relocation in Trimble to reduce maintenance costs. Funding comes mainly from the state with federal aid under the secondary road program to ease urban bottlenecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Gerald Hann
Hann
Trimble
Perry County Court Notes Fire destroys Harris building
According to Perry County sheriff Tom Wilson two New Straitsville youths aged 16 and 17 were charged with destruction of property for allegedly burning a building owned by William Harris. A power and hand push mower and two snow tires valued at 365 dollars were lost in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wilson
Perry County
New Straitsville
William Harris
Hearing Postponed in Mason County School Case
A motion filed by attorney Lawrence L. Pauley seeking show cause against five Mason County Board of Education members and Point Pleasant High School officials was postponed to November 14. The writ of mandamus case, pending appeal to the West Virginia Supreme Court, concerns noncompliance with a prior ruling and a stay request on salary payments for Charles Withers and Charles Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James Lee Thompson
Mason County
Mason County Board of Education
I. Brooks Smith
Lawrence L. Pauley
Charles Withers
Charles Chambers
Point Pleasant High School
Earl Keefer
Leonard C. Brown
Bill Withers
Ted Stevens
Harry Siders
Smith
Thompson
West Virginia Supreme Court
Mike Shaw
Withers
Chambers
Cincinnati Clinic Attracts 400 Coaches For UC Session
Cincinnati AP reports up to 400 coaches will attend UC basketball coaching clinic. Lecturers include Purdue head coach George King, Miami of Ohio boss Tates Locke, Kentucky Wesleyan’s Bob Daniels, and Missouri freshman coach Walter Shublom. A scrimmage by the 1969-70 UC varsity squad is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
George King
Purdue
Tates Locke
Miami
Ohio
Bob Daniels
Kentucky Wesleyan
Walter Shublom
Missouri
Manley on Probation for Break-In and Theft
Edward Manley, 24, Logan, was placed on two years probation by Meigs County Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty to breaking and entering and stealing from Ben Thom Corp in Pomeroy. He admitted taking $1,000 in hand tools and small machinery during January burglary and was located in Logan after a traffic stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Edward Manley
Logan
Meigs County
Ben Thom Corp
Manley
Middleport
Huntington Man Dies Of Wounds In Hunting Accident
Vernon Dennison aged 68 of Huntington died at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis from gunshot wounds suffered Oct. 13 in Gallia County. The shooting occurred when a 12 gauge shotgun belonging to his hunting companion discharged. Dennison, an employee of Houdaille Industries, was survived by his wife Velva Smith Dennison and two children. Services were at Guyandotte Baptist Church with burial at Woodmere Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Vernon Dennison
Holzer Medical Center
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Dennison
Houdaille Industries, Inc
George Corns
Guyandotte Baptist Church
Woodmere Memorial Park
Viet Fighters' families Out Of Housing
In San Diego Navy orders families of men in Viet Nam to vacate government quarters due to housing shortages. Rear Adm. Marshall Dornin says only 20 to 30 families of 70 already in Viet Nam may stay on base. others to be moved nationwide at government expense. About 36,000 Navy and Marine families reside locally, with 3,346 housing units available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Vietnam
Navy
Marshall Dornin
11Th Naval District
College Receives 117 549 donation from Thorniley estate
Gallipolis announces a $117 549 gift to Marietta College from the Ruth E. Thorniley estate. Though she did not attend the college, her interest grew due to her father Friend Flack Thorniley’s tie to Marietta and his friendship with former U. S. Vice President Charles G. Dawes, a longtime Marietta trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Marietta College
Ruth E. Thorniley
Thorniley
Flack Thorniley
U. S
Charles G. Dawes
Marietta
Podiatrist Dr. James Chircosta Faces Medi Cal Fraud Hearing
Los Angeles dr James Chircosta a podiatrist is set for a November 3 preliminary hearing on felony charges of receiving payment on false Medi Cal claims. State files allege he billed for three women two of whom were deceased and one lacked legs for treatments not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
James Chircosta
State Department of Health Care Services
Chircosta
Area Death Notices From Parkerstown to Glouster
Mrs Minnie Frances Legue 63 of Mt Alto died Wednesday at Holzer Medical Center after a long illness. Survived by husband Gladis two sons Eugene and Roger Mt Alto a daughter Betty Legue Mt Alto five sisters and many relatives. Services Saturday 2 30 p m at Jackson United Methodist Church. Frends may call at Mohr Stevens Funeral Home after 2 p m Friday. Orpha Morgan 61 of Columbus formerly Glouster died Tuesday at Mount Carmel Hospital. Services Friday 3 p m at Van Fossen Funeral Home burial Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving two daughters two sons father Wesley Keirns two brothers four sisters three half brothers five half sisters 15 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren. Interment Maplewood Cemetery. Ervin Salzber and Harry Saltzber heirs one half interest in two tracts of 74 92 acres and 44 acres in Clayton Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clarence H. Riffle
Holzer Medical Center
Leon
W. Va
Andrew and
Ida Stewart Biffle
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cleveland
Riffle
Lodge 530
Brotherhood of Locomotive, Firemen
Point Pleasant
Minnie Frances Legue
Mt. Alto
Mason County
Phillip and
Artha Hawkins Durst
Pleasant Valley Church
Gladis
Eugene
Roger
Mt. Alton
Betty Legue
Sylvia Burchard
Goldie Greenlee
Parkersburg
Glouster
Orpha Morgan
Columbus
van Fossen
Don Seevers
Maplewood Cemetery
Herr Saltzber
Harry Kenneth Saltzber
Ervin A. Salzber
Earl Eugene Saltzber
Clayton Township
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richard Goettle
Wilson Construction
Griesemer and Associates
Deever Construction Co
Naredi Contracting Co
Moody of Dayton, Inc
Marvin Norman Drilling
Layne of
Luhr Brothers
Crane Company
American Meter
Waterworks and Industrial Supply Co
Rockwell Manufacturing
Badger Meter Manufacturing Co
Neptune Meters
Mason
Mid-Ohio Valley
Charley
Bracrad
Ene
Ist
Bulk Orson
Corfam Shoes
Rothers Bi
Orion
Park Free
5Th St. Express
Market ST
Velva Smith Dennison
Thomas Whitehead
William
Willow Wood
Morrison Services
Toral L. Morrison
Crow-Hassell
Charles Frum
Lone Oak Cemetery
Morrison
College
Minnie F. Legue
Morgan Services
Mary Russell
Charles Ayers
Wesley Keirns
Edith Keirns
Millfield
Willis Keirns
Chauncey
Don Keirns
Glenna Mahoney
Doris Evener
May Showers
Carol Gaston
Athens
Ward
Clarence
Michael Keirns
Rosella
Lucille
Marie
Rebecca
Ellen
Saye
Home Auto
Court & Carpenter
Firestone
America
Firestone Town & Country
Toun
Bank Americard
Tabeey
New York
Thomas Hungerford
Carlton Press, Inc
Fifth Avenue
New York, N. Y
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!