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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1969

Page

9

Court Orders Beegle To Appear In Contempt Case

Circuit Court Judge James Thompson scheduled Jed Beegle to appear October 31 at 9 30 a m to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for disobeying a lawful court order. Divorce grants and child support were issued for Sharon Gale McDonald and Ernest Milton McDonald. Virginia Mae Dunlap received a divorce from Francis Lee Dunlap with custody of three children and monthly support of 15 per child and 60 to the mother. Probation releases were granted for Lyle Moore and Charles Edgar Ray for three years. Smith and Roush were sentenced to the West Virginia Industrial Home for Boys for probation violations.

James Thompson Circuit Court Jed Beegle Sharon Gale McDonald Ernest Milton McDonald Virginia Mae Dunlap Francis Lee Dunlap Lyle Moore Charles Edgar Ray Paul Nelson Smith Point Pleasant Martin Roush West Virginia

Three Youths Released In Custody

Three Point Pleasant boys aged 10 to 12 were released to their parents after admitting they entered the Shawnee pool concession stand on Main Street and took candy. Police noted previous break-ins at the building and found the trio at Central Grade School with candy bars.

Point Pleasant Shawnee Pool Main Street Central

Meeting Date Changed for Junior Patrolmen in Point Pleasant

Point Pleasant junior police will meet Friday evening as regular patrolmen direct traffic for the home football game. The junior patrolmen will be guests of the Point Pleasant chapter Fraternal Order of Police on November 5.

Point Pleasant Point Pleasant Junor Police Fraternal Order of Police

Holzer Medical Center Births and Dismissals List

The Holzer Medical Center reports births at Crown City Middleport Jackson and Thurman with names and genders of newborns. A long dismissal list follows, naming many patients discharged from the facility without additional details.

Faith Tabernacle burglary and missing youth case

Meigs County sheriff reports Faith Tabernacle on Bailey Run Road was broken into Wednesday evening with a back door pried and an amplifier stolen. Also listed is missing Gallia County youth Timothy Hansen, 15, last seen in Huntington West Virginia, prompting calls for information from Meigs and Gallia authorities.

Pomeroy Meigs County Robert Hartenbach Faith Tabernacle Bailey Run Road Salisbury Township Gallia County Timothy Hansen Gallia Academy

Hillbillie 4 H Club Plans Halloween Party

Point Pleasant notes the Hillbillie 4 H Club met Tuesday at the Upper Flats Community Building with Ruth Newberry presiding to plan a Halloween party for October 29 and to organize selling tower calendars as a fundraising project.

Point Pleasant Hillbillie 4 H Club Upper Flats Ruth Newberry

Hartford Center Halloween Festivities Change and Party

Hartford Center postpones its Hartford Community Group meeting to Tuesday at 1 p m due to center events Monday. The Halloween party Tuesday at 7 p m features games refreshments and a fortune teller for a 10 cent fee. Rutland observes Trick or Treat Wednesday from 6 30 to 7 30 p m with a siren marking start and end.

Point Pleasant Freda Turley Center Hartford Community Group Maskee Rutland

New Trustees Elected By Farm Bureau Chester

Meigs County Farm Bureau Federation elected four district board trustees Roy Miller Wayne Roush R B Burdette and John Colwell for townships. Leo Story was named delegate to the 1970 state convention with Mrs. David Koblentz as first alternate and Don Wilson as second alternate.

Farm Bureau Chester John Colwell Wayne Roush Roy Miller Meigs County Farm Bureau Federation PTA Orange Olive Lebanon Letart Sutton R. B. Burdette Bedford Scipio Salisbury Rutland Salem Columbia Leo Story David

Post Commander Speaks To Meigs Legionnaires

Jacob Turner former Feeney Bennett American Legion Post speaker on independence and freedom topics. Halloween Party planned Thursday at Middleport High School stadium with donuts cider prizes for costumes. 40 ot 8 box car membership pickup scheduled Saturday and Sunday with a long list of stops and times. Members urged to pay dues before the pickup date.

Middleport Jacob Turner Feeney Bennett American Legion Post Turner Emerson Jones Richard Owens Larry Spencer Marvin Kelly Junction City New Lexington Crooksville Somerset Thornville Millersport Pleasantville Ala Lithopolis Amanda Lancaster Bremen Logan New Straitsvile Corning

Halloween Party Set in Middleport by American Legion

The Fee ney Bennett Post of the American Legion will hold its annual Halloween party for Middleport children on Thursday at the high school stadium. Police warn children to go directly to the party stay out of alleys and return home immediately after. Any child caught vandalizing will be taken into custody.

Middleport Feeney-Bennett Post The American Legion

Church Club Will Meet In Point Pleasant

Circles of Trinity United Methodist Church Women’s Society will meet on Tuesday. The Mary Circle gathers at 7 30 p.m. at 101 Pleasant Street with a luncheon at noon Friday at Appalachian Power Co. Priscilla Circle meets at 7 30 p.m. at 412 21st Street. Rebecca Circle convenes at 8 p.m. at 136 English Road. Dorcas Circle will not meet.

Point Pleasant Women’s Society of Christian Service Trinity United Methodist Church Mary Norman Foss Pleasant Street Appalachian Power Co Priscilla Eunice B. Be'ler 21St Street Rebecca Circle Virgil Siders Sr English Road Dorcas

Community Class Presents Flag Chart to Local Legion Post

Meigs County class under Mrs. Judy Crooks created a chart tracing the origin of the American flag as a project for the American Legion Post in Middleport. The chart was a thank you for the post donating a filing cabinet and presenting a large American flag to the class.

Pomeroy Meigs County Judy Crooks American Legion Post Middleport

Rutland Friendly Gardeners Plan Anti-Litter Effort

Rutland Friendly Gardeners discussed an anti litter campaign to launch in early spring with free trash pickup for residents and seed packets for households. The club reported regional publicity award honors for 1967-68 and planned participation in local Christmas events and therapy projects at Rudane Elementary School.

Rutland Rutland Friendly Gardeners Bruce Tom Stewart Civic Committee Wil

Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Notables

Births announced for Mr and Mrs Kenneth Payne Rutle4 a daughter. Named individuals include Mrs Robert Fisher Kendall Clendenin Mrs Ruth School Point Pleasant, Mrs Wilbur Baxter and Mrs Paul Davis Letart. Also listed are John Miller Henderson Mrs Ed Harmon Mrs William Martin and son Mrs Kenneth Hager Mrs Charles Decker Mrs Lloyd Holley James Johnson Lori Mullins Lewis Faudree.

Grover W. Green Crown City James B. Baer Middleport Robert Monroe Jackson Charles A. Lambert William L. Darnell Thurman Gary K. Gray Oak Hill Danny J. Morris Hamden Raymond Bell Beatrice Bloss Chester A. Boster Conrad Bowen Wallace Burdette Jeffrey Chevalier Kenneth W. Daniels Moss A. Duty Mildred Evans Claude Fannin Jr Mary P. Hope H. Dean Mason James McCarty James W. McDougal Cora McGhee Mandeville Parsons Carol Remy Donald M. Rice Walter Simpson Ellis Starkey Ella M. Taylor Garrett Watson Thurman R. Wheatley Cleo R. Woodruff Alexander Borden Dorothy Brookins James Cogar George Corbin James L. Cunningham Roy Eggers Fred Elswick Homer Gilland Charles Eskew Edward Lambert Robert Langhorne H. Clifford Machir Barry McCoy and Son Clinton Murphy Charles A. Roberts Anderson J. Sprauching Lillian H. Stieff Homer Swain Marion F. van Meter Nathaniel T. West Paul D. Williams Kenneth T. Wood Leonard M. Harris Lyronda B. Stone Kenneth Payne Robert Fisher Kendall Clendenin Ruth School Point Pleasant Wilbur Baxter Paul Davis Letart John Miller Henderson Ed Harmon William Martin and Son Kenneth Hager Charles Decker Lloyd Holley James Johnson Lori Mullins Lewis Faudree

Firemen To Repair Toys For Christmas

Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department starts toy and doll repairs for a Christmas project to help children in need. Donations of toys dolls and doll clothes are welcome at the fire station or by contacting the department. Mason Volunteer Fire Department hosts a chicken barbecue on November 1 starting at 11 a.m. beside the city building.

Point Pleasant Mason Mason Volunteer Fire Department

Ordnance School PTA Notes October Meeting Highlights

Mrs Elizabeth Mattox county music teacher spoke at the October Ordnance School PTA meeting. Bill Lewis presided as Mrs Mabel Costen announced 312 PTA members and a room prize. John Taylor praised the Building and Grounds Committee for playground improvements. Fluorescent lighting planned for office and library. Thirteen sixth graders assisted in music class demonstrations.

Point Pleasant Elizabeth Mattox Ordnance School Pta Bill Lewis Mabel Costen Ordnance Pta Lewis PTA John Taylor Danny Dunsmoor Karren Boonsue Joe Amick Virgil Siders Jr

Who's Who in Poetry Names Miss Fowler for Inclusion

Sandra Fowler of West Columbia West Virginia is nominated for biographical inclusion in the second edition of the International Who's Who in Poetry to be published in London. Her reads began in 1958, with poetry printings from 1962 and multiple merit and diploma recognitions across Avalon, Rome, and Winchester.

Bia W. Va London England John Masefield O. M Miss Fowler Lilith Lorraine Avalon Mise Fowler Studi E Scambi Internazionali Rome Italy World Poetry Society Centro Studi E Scambi Internazionali

Unusual Art by Rio Grande Instructor in Exhibit

Rio Grande College art instructor Charles Coffman has a silk screen work titled Star White selected for the seventh annual gallery show at Charleston Art Gallery at Sunrise. The piece features a repeated motif across five glass panes arranged in a triangular space. Coffman, who joined the faculty this year after Marshall University, is pursuing a motion picture thesis.

Rio Grande Charles Coffman Rio Grande College Charleston Art Gallery Coffman Marshall University

Mason Curfew Enforced Through October 31

Mason imposes a youth curfew until Oct 31 requiring all under 19 to be off streets after 6 30 p m except trick or treat night when curfew extends to 7 30 p m. Adults are not restricted. The notice cites city officials and public safety aims.

Mason

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