Pomeroy Eyes Own Water Plan Amid EDA Review
Pomeroy plans two proposed water systems awaiting EDA funding priority. Mayor Legar said the village will apply for support for a $300000 system while Leading Creek Watershed proposes a rural Western Meigs County option. The council also seeks corps input on river bank erosion at the city lot and discussed traffic safety measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Cross
Pomeroy
Economic Development Administration
Charles Legar
EDA
Leading Creek Watershed Association
Pomeroy Village
Legar
Meigs County
Watershed Association
Leading Creek
FHA
Corps of Engineers
Jim Mees
Council
Teachers Present Hat Style Show at Middleport PTA
Middleport Elementary School parents and teachers association held a September meeting featuring an original hat style show. Teachers modeled hats made by themselves including a Meigs football helmet hat and a kitchen sink hat while hats were auctioned to raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Richard Vaughan
Robert Morris
Meigs
Mary Francis
Bernice Carpenter
Helen Maag
Sara Rupe
Jennifer Butcher
Julia McComas
Carol Waltz
Mary Daneszewski
Nellie Hughes
Suzanne Wolfe
Morris
Spencer
Cincinnati
Waltz
Messenger
Beulah Jones
PTA
Suzanne Woofe
Books Added To Bookmobile In Meigs County
Twenty three new titles were placed on the Meigs Jack son Vinton Bookmobile shelves including The Conspiracy of the Young and The Assault on Privacy. The list features works by Lauter Miller Arbib Nason Pearce Harrison Lamparski Bowra Cordova Rios Jackson Meserve Aiken Biggle Delillo Houston Saint Shipway and others. Local youths joined a group of Webelos to attend the Ohio University Kent State game in Athens. A Meigs County Common Pleas Court petition seeks reciprocal support payments from Ruth Ann Griffin of Eau Gallie Florida against Larry Griffin of Long Bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Aiken
Lloyd Biggle
Anders Bodelsen
John Henry McCoy
Lillie D. Chaffin
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pennsylvania State University
Donna Francis
Ruth Francis
Edie Mees
M. R. Mees
James Schmoll
Robert Schmoll
Middleport
Larry Atherton
Clarence Atherton
Long Bottom
Bill Hayes
James Hayes
Chester
Roy M. Rottman
College
Television Is Cure Of Neurosis At Tokyo Zoo
Tokyo officials report 18 year old gorilla Burburu at Ueno Zoo was cured of neurosis by a color television inside his air conditioned cage. He showed nervous signs after being well cared for and began watching from 8 am to 4 pm, eventually calming and enjoying animal programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Highway Department
Butternut Avenue
W. Main Street
Mees
Pomeroy
Middleport-Pomeroy
Paul Crabtree
Tokyo
Burburu
Ueno Zoo
Investment in Arab and Druze villages reaches 1.7 million
TEL AVIV AP about 1.7 million has been invested in industrial enterprises in Arab and Druze Arab villages in Israel during the first six months of 1971. Further investment of 2.8 million is planned. Backers include village residents and foreign investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Israel
Three fined In Incident At Restaurant Crow's Steak House disturbance
Three colum bus men were fined ten dollars and costs in village court after a disturbance at Crow's Steak House early Saturday. Robert Durst Ron Jarvis and William Boyd Jr faced fines for disturbing the peace amid reports of guns though no injuries occurred. other defendants paid fines for squealing tires driving left of center and reckless operation. MEIGS marriage licenses issued for Walter Tuttle and Sharon Matheny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Columbus
Crow’s Steak House
Robert Durst
Ron Jarvis
William Boyd Jr
Charles Legar
Wilbur Ward
Middleport
Martin Major
Rich Haggerty
Tom Roach
Israeli Trade Mission Sells Goods to Three African Nations
A Tel Aviv trade mission completed a $350 000 sale of building materials electrical equipment pharmaceuticals and household items to Congo Kinshasa Zambia and Malawi in a three country deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv —P
Congo Kinshasa
Zambia
Malawi
Hospital Recovers Interest in Mason County Case
Mason County Hospital Inc. recovered 750 dollars in interest and costs from Betty and Dana Jones per an order filed in Mason County circuit clerk’s office. Reta Kay Byer was granted a divorce from Robert Wayne Byer with custody of five children and child support set at 52 dollars per child monthly. Anna Erwin versus Clyde Erwin includes an order for separate maintenance with 125 dollars monthly alimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Hospital Inc
Betty
Dana Jones
Howard Schultz
Mason County
Reta Kay Byer
Robert Wayne Byer
Anna Erwin
Clyde Erwin
Meigs County Students Attend State Youth and Science Meet
Meigs County science students joined peers from 450 high schools for a one day Youth and Science conference at Mershon Auditorium OSU campus. Key speaker Charles L Hosler of Penn State spoke on Man s Impact on His Environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Mershon Auditorium
Ohio State University
C. E. Blakeslee
Charles L. Hosler
Hosler
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Busy Bee Class Plans Picnic and Radio Program
Middleport First Baptist Church Busy Bee Class met at Mrs. G. G. Werner's home. Opening prayer by Mrs. Leora Sigman and devotions by Mrs. Lillian McGhee cited Matthew. The class voted to hold next year’s picnic in June and July and to sponsor a Baptist radio program. An auction followed with refreshments by hostesses and several members participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Werner
Eva Hartley
Kathryn Werner
Frances Beards
Charles Edwards
Dana Hamm
Harry Houdashelt
Pearl Hoffman
Ruth Johnson
Cora Pullen
Lettie Roush
Elizabeth Slavin
Iva Turner
Clyde Winebrenner
Beulah White
Sandy Valley Horse Show At Ruby Lakes Saturday
The Sandy Valley Trail Riders Club sponsors a horse show Saturday at 7 p.m. at Ruby Lakes Sandyville West Virginia with prizes of money and ribbons. Also a wedding shower for Mr and Mrs John Donigan at 8 p.m. Saturday Hemlock Grove Grange Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Valley Trail Riders Club
Ruby Lakes
Sandyville
W. Va
John Donigan
Hemlock Grove Grange Hall
Rutland Volunteer Fire Department
Planting Session Planned by Tu Endie Wei Garden Club
Tu Endie Wei Garden Club schedules a work session to plant spring bulbs in Gunn Park Point Pleasant Oct 1. At the Oct meeting at the Episcopal parish house updates on Lone Oak Cemetery renovation were shared and a rummage sale is slated for Oct 6 through 9 at the Johnson Building Viand Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Tu-Endie-Wei Garden Club
Gunn Park
Episcopal Parish
Lone Oak Cemetery
Rush Krodel
Johnson
Viand Street
C. G. Bauerle
Nellie Geilker
L. C. Carrick
C. R. Schurman
Betty Berry
Carroll Casto
Paul Childers
John Collins
Gail Faires
Five Persons Are Arrested By Lawmen
Mason County law officers arrested five people over the weekend. Roger Dale Blankenship, 21, Gallipolis Ferry, faces driving while intoxicated charges. Rocky Dale Davis, 18, Huntington, also charged with intoxication. John Oakey Baker, 39, Charles Rayburn, 31, and Mara E Hammack, 43, of Point Pleasant were picked up on intoxication counts by state police and the Mason County Sheriff's Department. Baker also faced a bad check warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
John Harrah
Roger Dale Blankenship
Gallipolis Ferry
Rocky Dale Davis
Huntington
Mason County
Bookmobile Schedule Announced for Meigs-Jackson-Vinton Areas
The Meigs-Jackson-Vinton County Bookmobile releases this week’s routes with stops and times from Tuesday in Toppers Plains to Friday in Bashan. Stops include Elmwood Alfred Burlingham Rock Springs Bown Town Enterprise Harrisonville Radcliff Coalton Lee Greens Store Limerick Eastern High School Ches ter Old Chester Road Skating Rink State Garage Five Points Beacons Service Station Catholic Church Riverview Reedsville Long Bottom Keno Bashan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs-Jackson-Vinton County
Toppers Plains
Elmwood
Alfred
Burlingham
Arnolds
Rock Springs
Bown Town
Enterprise
Harrisonville
Radcliff
Coalton
Lee
Greens Store
Limerick
Eastern High School
Chester
Old Chester Road
State
Beacons
Catholic Church
Riverview
Reedsville
Long Bottom
Keno
Bashan
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes
Discharged include Hattie Radcliff Charles Con ley Mrs Mervin Roush and son Cline Erwin and Mrs David Parsons. Read as a brief hospital update listing names and dismissals from Pleasant Valley Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Hattie Radcliff, Charles Con
Ley
Mervin Roush and Son
Cline Erwin
David Par
Farmer Builds Pond With SCS Help In Mason County
Point Pleasant SCS office assisted a Mason County farmer building a 0.65 acre pond to supply livestock water and a nearby dairy with pumped water. James Lewis plans a trough and a 1000 foot piping run to his Jersey cow dairy. Harry Staats handles construction, Denver Yoho did the designs. O.5 Hanes built a waterway that year using an SCS plan. local leaders discussed economic improvements with Secretary of State Jay Rockefeller. Artrip urged an outdoor battle site drama to boost Mason County tourism and history awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Soil Conservation Service
John Cooper
James Lewis
Upper Flat
Lewis
John Lewis
Jersey
Harry Staats
Cooper
Denver Yoho
SCS
O. 5
Hanes
Kanawha Sixteen Mile Creek
Squad Busy Weekend for Pomeroy Emergency Squad
The Pomeroy rescue squad answered multiple calls, including a gunshot injury to Junior Payne at Harrisonville, chest pains for Frank Musser near Route 143, and medical patients Dale Williams and Will Barrett taken to Veterans Memorial Hospital. They also stood by at the Meigs County Moto Cross event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Harrisonville
Junior Payne
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Frank Musser
Route 143
Musser
Meigs County Moto Cross
Dale Williams
Rutland-Harrisonville
Will Barrett
Danville
Veterans Memorial
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Ohio State Firemen’s
Joe Struble
Fire Department
Milford Hysell
Sel Smith
Webelos
Athens
Ohio University-Kent State
Donald Geary
Mike Hindy
Darsel Thomas
Danny Smith
Gene Hood
Stanley Doss
Middleport Pta
Larry Spencer
Walter Tuttle
Sharon Matheny
Tural Council
William Cowen
Berlie Schmidt
OARDC
Association
Agronomy
Wooster
Rodney F. Plimpton
Animal Science
OSU
Cindy J. Bright
Wayne F. King
College of Agriculture and Home Economics
Blakeslee
Ohio Agricultural Council
Ohio
Meigs County Soil and Water Conservation District
Ascs Committee
Meigs Meetings
Dale Jacobs
David Parsons
Syracuse
John Browning
William J. Artrip
Mason County Historical Society
Artrip
PT Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Athens, Ohio
Lucas-H.w.s
Hwi
Americaid
Carpenters
S. Court
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