Warning issued about unscrupulous sewage tank cleaners
Logan Hocking County Health Department warns residents of deceptive operators led by Dr. Owen F. Yaw in Hocking Athens and Vinton counties. Scams include overcharging coercion and theft with door to door solicitation and false pumping. Authorities urge checks and to call 385-3030 or 385-3524 for reputable cleaners and price comparisons.
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Logan
Hocking County
Logan-Hocking County
Athens
Vinton County
Owen F. Yaw
Yaw
Board of Health
Health Department
Car Crash On Jericho Road Injures Three In Point Pleasant
Clyde Jordan 19 of Mount Alto drove a speeding car that wrecked and plunged into a creek on Jericho Road near Point Pleasant. Passengers Gleaver Durst 16 of Leon and Mike Herdman 18 of Leon were treated and released. Jordan remained in satisfactory condition after admission to Pleasant Valley Hospital.
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Point Pleasant
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Jericho Road
Clyde Jordan
Mount Alto
Gleaver Durst
Mike Herdman
Leon
Pleasant Valley
Jordan
Cyclist Cited on Six Counts in Meigs County
Marvin E. Althouse 19 of Albany Route 2 was arrested by Meigs County Sheriff Robert Hartenbach on six charges including fleeing an officer while operating a motorcycle. He faced driving under suspension no safety equipment no muffler no registration and running a stop sign. He fled on New Lima Road but was apprehended after a stop sign incident and posted 325 bond to await Meigs County Court.
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Pomeroy
Marvin E. Althouse
Albany
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
Althouse
New Lima
Hartenbach
Misidentified Homecoming Queen Court Names Corrected
Jacksonville readers learn the homecoming queen Tammy Mount was correct, but her court members were swapped. The corrected lineups list Linda Thompson Jill Shank and Cindy Swart as the court with Nikko Gaddis Kim Holbert Melissa Bennett and Melissa Russell as the little queens.
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Jacksonville
Tammy Mount
Linda Thompson
Jill Shank
Cindy Swart
Nikko Gaddis
Kim Holbert
Melissa Bennett
Melissa Russell
Local Weekend Visits Reach Across States in Glouster Area
Glouster residents hosted visitors from Toledo Marion Pontiac Painesville Warren Elyria Chillicothe and Miami Florida over Labor Day weekend. Families including Northrops Burkers Bays and Pileskis gathered at Clara Northrop Anna Rasp Felda Stansberry and Grace Carr homes plus others from Glouster and nearby towns in a multi family social.
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Clara Northrop
Bill Northrop
Toledo
Alvin Thompson
Marion
Stella Burker
Pontiac
Mich
Olive Trace
John Sullivan
Glouster
Andrew Spencer
New Straitsville
Anna Rasp
Mary Kane Brown
Grace Carr
Marjorie Monroe
Chauncey
Inez Bailey
Painesville
Martha Barnicoat
Miami
Fla
Eugen Judson
Warren
Indicted in Mason County on charges of burglary and theft
Mason County Grand Jury indicted seven individuals on felonies and drug possession during September hearings. Pamela Mayes Ronald Morrison and Kathy Morrison face break in theft of Almeda's Dress Shop in Point Pleasant. John Michael Wheeler Sheldon Durst Shirley Durst Patsy Frye and Jayna Mayes named on drug possession charges. The incidents include the Red Carpet Inn break in December and July 1 theft at Almeda's.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Grand Jury
Almeda
Pamela Mayes
Ronald Morrison
Kathy Morrison
John Michael Wheeler
West Columbia
Red Carpet
Sheldon Durst
Shirley Durst
Patsy Frye
Jayna Mayes
Wellston Post Office Abolishes Sunday Hours
Wellston Postmaster Floyd Hollberg announced a Sunday closure due to budget cuts. Mail deposited in outside boxes by 11 a.m. will still be sent out on Sundays.
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Wellston
Floyd Hollberg
Bishopville Revival Set With Gerald Stemm Speaker
In Bishopville the Church of Christ announces a revival from Sunday to September 17 at 7 30 p m with Gerald Stemm, a former minister and Glouster native, traveling from Williamsburg Virginia to lead services nightly. Music will be provided by church and sister congregations. In Nelsonville, firefighters were summoned Thursday afternoon to Pete's Steak House on East Canal Street for a trash fire at the rear with no damage.
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Bishopville
Nelsonville
Pete
East Canal Street
Woodland Management for Private Woodland Owners Course
An Ohio farmer losses walnut wood to dry rot, prompting Hocking Technical College to offer a new course on forest land management. Taught by Hugh W. Morton, the ten week program runs Oct 6 to Dec ? on Wednesday evenings with two Saturday field study sessions. Fee is $45 for three credits. enrollment via the college admissions office or phone.
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Nelsonville
Ohio
Hocking Technical College
Hugh W. Morton
Hocking Tech
Morton
Sisters Receive Award for Meigs County service
Twin sisters Freda Lieving and Beulah Utterback received the Outstanding Senior Citizen Award for Meigs County for 40 years hosting 67 foster children and aiding the community through church and Senior Citizen Program work. The Meigs United Methodist Ministry won Area 3’s Community Service Award, accepted by Rev. Robert Bumgarner.
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Meigs United Methodist Ministry
Robert Bumgarner
Shrinetts To Entertain Thea Court
POMEROY The Twin City Shrinetts met at the home of Mrs. Jean Moore. They voted to entertain the Women of Thea Court of Columbus on September 23 at the Meigs Inn at 6 p.m. Reservations are due to Mrs. Cora Beegle by Sept. 17. The dinner price is $6.50 in advance. Members are asked to wear fezes.
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Pomeroy
Twin City
Jean Moore
Thea Court of Columbus
Meigs Inn
Cora Beegle
Lottery Ticket Leftover Wins Big for Ohio Worker
Murray Wheeler, 57, buys leftover lottery tickets weekly at the Prospect bar where he works in Ohio. He bought one unclaimed ticket Thursday night and matched the drawing to win a prize, boosting his luck from a routine purchase.
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Murray Wheeler
Don Webster
Ohio Lottery
Cleveland
Wheeler
Prospect
Ohio
Ohio Lottery Commission
Victory Inn
Board Appeals Ruling on Ohio Integration Efforts
The Ohio Board of Education asks the US Sixth Circuit to hear an appeal from a federal ruling faulting the board for Cleveland schools segregation. Attorney Mark O’Neill argues the board lacked power to compel local action and cites local control over teacher assignments and school sites. Laboring details include lottery winnings by Wheeler and other prize amounts with numbers drawn 69245 427 951.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Board of Education
US 6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Cleveland
Ex Astronaut's Son Denies Fix Charge
New York AP report says Frederick Borman, son of astronaut Frank Borman, denies taking a $1,200 bribe to fix an honor code case at West Point. Cadets named in affidavits dispute the allegations, while Borman dismisses the charges and offers a lie detector test.
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New York
West Point
Frank Borman
Army
Frederick Borman
Borman
Frank Borman Jr
Michael Weidner
John Otte
Plebe
Air Force
Weidner
Otto
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Wiliam Stanberry
Stacey
Eilie
Chillicothe
Mason
Messenger
Thea
Board Appeals
Mark O'Neill
Boards of Education
U.S. District Court
Frank Battisti
State Board
O'Neill
Edna
Florida
Guy O'Neal
Columbus
Bernard Bulesky
Streetsboro
Claude Blanton
Ashland
Richard Shaheen
Canton
Mary Searcy
Eastern Airlines
Martin R. Hoffmann
US. Military Academy
Borman’s
Rutland
Toppers Plains
Pomero Nationa Bank
the Bank of the Century
Ethan Allen
Market Street
Parkersburg
Waverly Fubrics
Sturbridge
Massachusetts
New England
Moret Street
Callie
T&t
Karr & van Zandt
Cadillac
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