District Legion awards honor Eighth District posts at Middleport conference
American Legion posts in the Eighth District received awards at the Middleport Fall Conference. Rutland Gallipolis and Racine won Golden Year Post of Distinction Birthday and 50th anniversary service honors. Athens and Lithopolis earned membership and child welfare recognitions. 175 Legionnaires attended as district leaders spoke on membership and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
American Legion
Feeney-Bennett
Middleport
Marvin Kelly
Harold Cottrill
Wilkesville
Alec Blair
Jackson
Nolan Mace
Athens
James
Beulah Jones Meigs
Rutland
Gallipolis
Racine
Athens Post
National American Legion
Lithopolis
National
Ohio Department of American Legion
Department
Mander
Ben ‘Neuzling
Eighth District Auxiliary
Auxilary
Neutzling
Lentz
Roger Smith
Ohio American Legion
Ohio Department
Advancement of Colors
Carl Dittoe
Gorman Cornwell
Kelly
Marlin Bush
Richard Lentz
Lee Smith
Wesley Binner
Joe Sweeney
George Keller
Comander
Don Roach
Jacob Turner
Lewis Long
Chester Erwin
Walter Bunce
Albert Roush
Peeney Bennett Post
Weekend Mishaps Net 3 Crashes and 2 Injuries
Three traffic crashes in Meigs and Gallia Counties over the weekend left two people with injuries and three vehicle damage reports. Prudence White, 23, and Timothy Bickers, 22, were injured along Route 160 east of Rodney Bidwell Road. White cited for improper left turn.
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Gallipolis
Meigs
Gallia
Ohio Highway Patrol
Route 160
Rodney Bidwell
Gallia County
Prudence White
Bidwell
Timothy Bickers
Bickers
Sonya Bickers
Busy Bees Donate $10 For Project
The Busy Bee Class of the Middleport First Baptist Church met Thursday night and contributed $10 to a basement recreation project for church youth. Members observed birthdays, answered roll with Bible verses, and heard devotions led by Lillian McGhee.
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Middleport
Busy Bee
Veterans Memorial Hospital Notes and Dismissals
Veterans Memorial Hospital records list patients Geraldine Adams Cheshire Wilma Vineyard Coolville Mar jorie Schoonover Rutland Dan Weddle Portland Velma Parsons Syracuse Mary Sigler Rutland Olive Biggs Pomeroy Sybil Dice Middleport and Thomas Hennessy Pomeroy. Dismissed Neal White Hilda White Fred Eastman Geraldine Adams Gertrude Johns Gertrude Drake and Sharon Eisenhower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Adams
Cheshire
Wilma Vineyard
Coolville
Marjorie Schoonover
Rutland
Dan Weddle
Portland
Velma Parsons
Syracuse
Mary Sigler
Olive Biggs
Pomeroy
Sybil Dice
Middleport
Thomas Hennessy
Neal White
Hilda White
Fred Eastman
Beth Cassell
Gertrude Johns
Gertrude Drake
Sharon Eisenhower
Two Arrested After Quiet Meigs Weekend
Meigs County Sheriff reports a quiet weekend with two traffic arrests. Joe Brinker of Belpre was cited for passing on a double yellow line and William Pike of Dayton for reckless operation.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
Robert Beegle
Joe Brinker
Belpre
William Pike
Dayton
Alfred Homecoming Scheduled At United Methodist Church
Alfred United Methodist Church announces its annual homecoming on September 21. The Uhrig Brothers Quartet from Chillicothe and Mr and Mrs Garrett Christy of Grove City will perform with local groups in the afternoon program. Rev Eugene Williams will preach in the morning followed by a basket dinner at 12 30 PM. Everyone is welcome.
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Alfred
Alfred United Methodist Church
Uhrig
West Virginia Teachers Meet in Vienna
Rebecca Buckner and Alice Bartley attended the West Virginia Association of Classroom Teachers regional conference in Vienna. They discussed the teachers retirement system legislative gains WVEA actions and common education problems.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia Association of Classroom Teachers
Rebecca Buckner
Mason County Act
Alice Bartley
Vienna
W. Va
West Virginia Education Association
West Virginia NCHA Camp Convention Held in Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Krodel Park hosted the fall convention of the West Virginia Chapter of the National Campers-Hikers Association. More than 150 mobile campers and 250 explorers from multiple states and Canada attended the three day event organized by the Shawnee Chapter and Wanderers camping group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Krodel Park
West Virginia
National
Campers-Hikers Association
Ohio
Virginia
Kentucky
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Canada
D. B. Morgan
Tom Schmade
Charleston
NCHA
Sherrill Furgeson
Earl Reynolds
Harold
Donna Canterbury
Huntington
Lester Haws
Dunbar
Howes
Injuries Reported In Meigs Auto Accidents
Meigs and Athens Counties saw two traffic incidents with injuries. First, Hobart Cozart 31 of Portland hit Cornelius Conger 55 of Portland on County Road 31 Meigs County. no injuries or citations reported. Later, Hazel Biggs 51 of Pomeroy lost control on gravel and struck an embankment. four passengers were treated for cuts bruises and bumps at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Biggs
Pomeroy
Stockholders To Meet On Land Credit Associations
The West Virginia Federal Land Bank and Production Credit Associations hold their annual stockholders meeting at the Cedar Lakes FFA FHA camp in Point Pleasant. Registration at 6 30 p m with dinner at 7 p m. Judge Oliver D Kessel toastmaster and Dr M R McClung guest speaker. Directors to be elected with progress reports. Offices in Point Pleasant and Ripley serving Mason and Jackson counties.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Federal Land Bank and Production Credit Associations
Cedar Lakes
M. R. McClung
West Virginia University
Ripley
Mason and
Jackson
Cancer Clinic To Be Held For Women
In POINT PLEASANT the Mason County Cancer Clinic for women will be held Thursday. Appointments are via Mrs. William Kardin Jr. The clinic is monthly and open to any adult female with volunteers from professionals and laypeople. A $5 donation is requested for the examination with $3 funding the test and $2 for supplies. The cancer society stresses the importance of annual checkups including the pap test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Cancer Clinic
William Kardin, Jr
Mason County Society
Mason County Cancer Society
Schrader takes schools post at North Central Association
Charles Schrader principal of Greenbrier West High School is appointed to the State Committee of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. He succeeds Charles Keenan and fills the unexpired two year term as the committee meets in Charleston. The group also postpones Point Pleasant High School’s seven year reevaluation for one year and reviews new criteria for this year’s evaluation. POMEROY There is an organizational meeting of the Meigs County Youth CARC Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church in Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles Schrader
Greenbrier West High School
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Charles Keenan
Gauley Bridge High School
Fayette County
Keenan
Charleston
Point Pleasant High School
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Grace Episcopal Church
Fair King Addresses Rotarians in Middleport
Meigs County Junior Fair King Walter Jordan spoke to the Middleport Pomeroy Rotary on Friday. He shared photos from a weeklong Meigs County Extension trip to Cooperative Extension in New York visiting Niagra Falls Gettysburg and the Football Hall of Fame with C E Blakeslee. He compared farming methods from his home county and described the Rotary dinner at the Martin Restaurant before the meeting at Citizens Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Walter Jordan
Chester
Meigs County
Middleport-Pomeroy
Jordan
C. E. Blakeslee
Cooperstown
N. Y
Niagra Falls
Farmer's Museum
Gettysburg
Rockefeller Home
New York
Martin
Citizen's Bank
Six Headed for Marshall University from Point Pleasant
Six Mason County students leave Point Pleasant this week for Marshall University to begin freshman year. Larry Carpenter from New Haven Julie Plants daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Plants Lisa Hudson daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester Hudson Jack Parsons son of Mr and Mrs Jack Parsons Patty Heib daughter of Mr and Mrs Carney Heib and Pat Huffman daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse Huffman will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Marshall University
Larry Carpenter
New Haven
Julie Plants
Lawrence Plants
Lisa Hudson
Lester Hudson
Jack Parsons
Patty Heib
Carney Heib
Pat Huffman
Jesse Huffman
Daughters and Sons Born to Area Families at Holzer Medical Center
Listings from Holzer Medical Center report multiple newborns and parents including a daughter for Ernest W Call and a daughter for A Epling in Gallipolis. The long list also names many parents and spouses connected to births and local residents in Point Pleasant West Columbia Clifton Wellston and Crown City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest W. Call
Point Pleasant
A. Epling
Gallipolis
James M. Knapp
West Columbia
Billy A. Stewart
Clifton
James W. Batey
Middleport
Jake W. Halley
Crown City
William J. Davis
Wellston
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes
A list of names including Roger Byer Leon Phyllis Buck Arbuckle Michael Kauf fer Apple Grove Robert Martin Point Pleasant James Will Point Pleasant William F Bryan Ashton Delbert Wiggins Gallipolis Ferry Mariam Wat kins Point Pleasant Barbara Sayre Point Pleasant Mrs Mab el Cheesebrew Bloomingdale Mrs Randall Roush Mason Mrs Terence Lawrence Point Pleasant Mrs William Powell New Haven Virgil Plants Point Pleasant Gerald L Higginbot ham Red House Marie Fowler Point Pleasant Annie Galloway David Grimm Scott David Johnson Mrs Josie Hogg Mrs Robert Musser Clarence Hall Reba Williams Barbara Sayre Mrs Clarence Roush Leo Light Mrs Susan Martin Mrs Joseph Smith Mrs Mariam Kirk Mrs George German and son Gregory Rowsey Ricky Higgins Mrs Donald Miller Richard Work man Deborah Taylor
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Roger Byer
Leon
Phyllis Buck
Arbuckle
Michael Kauffer
Apple Grove
Robert Martin
Point Pleasant
James Will
William F. Bryan
Ashton
Delbert Wiggins
Gallipolis Ferry
Mariam Watkins
Barbara Sayre
Mabel Cheesebrew
Bloomingdale
Randall Roush
Mason
Terence Lawrence
William Powell
New Haven
Virgil Plants
Gerald L. Higginbotham
Red House
Marie Flowler
Annie Galloway
David Grimm
Scott David Johnson
Josie Hogg
Robert Musser
Clarence Hall
Reba Williams
Clarence Roush
Leo Light
Susan Martin
Joseph Smith
Mariam Kirk
George German
Gregory Rowsey
Ricky Higgins
Donald Miller
Richard Workman
Deborah Taylor
Pomeroy Squad Aids Two On Calls Friday
The Pomeroy emergency squad responded twice for first aid on Friday. At 12:28 p.m. Charles Hill of Pomeroy suffered a seizure at Crow's Steak House and was taken to Meigs General Hospital. At 4 p.m. the squad assisted Shirley Caruther on Storys Run Road.
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Pomeroy
Crow's
Charles Hill
Meigs General Hospital
Shirley Caruther
Story's Run Road
Barge Blaze Caused By Welder Sparks
Napthalene vapors on the M and G Transfer and Storage Co. barge in Kananga were ignited by welding at 2 30 p m Saturday. Gallipolis Fire Department used 8000 gallons of water to cool vapors with no loss on the $50 000 barge or its 100 000 gallons of napthalene. Ten men and three trucks responded with no injuries.
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Gallipolis
Kananga
M and G Transfer and Storage Co
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Feeney-Bennett Post
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Jan J. Cremeans
Stella M Fisher
Clifford Harper
James B. Hayes
Stephen L. Howard
Jimmy Mann
Sara L. Mayes
Clyde M. McConnell
Roberta L. Oliver
Lawrence Reed
Lester L. Roush
Hollis W. Saunders
Alan A. Stockmeister
Audrey Stover
Harold E. McAfee
Densil D. Miller
Louella Neal
Ralph W. Perry
James A. Rutherford
Henry N. Seitz
Glenn A. Smith
Ella Stanley
William L. Underwood
Hobart R. Weaver
Charles L. Wray
Henry 0. Clock, Jr
Ann Eleanor Collins
Allison E. Deck
Joyce L. Grueser
Paul Hicks
Larry R. Laudermilt
Kenneth P Lee
Grace H. Luman
Robert A. Mullins
Charles Max Nibert
Ferrell M. Niday
Ora D. Reynolds
Denver L. Rice
Ralph Leroy Seibel
John E. Sexton Jr
Sandra L. Herdman Shinn
Wilbur S. Sorrell
Winnie Wetherholt
Richard Hammond
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Clarence Clench
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Pomeroy Squad
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