80 000 Officials Will Be Hired If Welfare Reform Passes
Washington AP reports the HEW estimates 80 000 new federal officials would be needed to run the Family Assistance Program if Nixon’s welfare reform is enacted. Welfare costs rose 27 percent to 16.3 billion in fiscal 1971 as 14.3 million people received aid in June, with 18 months to implement a computer-based system and 4 000 offices nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
John D. Twiname
Richard P. Nathan
House
Senate Finance Committee
Nathan
Area Death Notices From Several Counties
Multiple obituaries report deaths in Athens Gallipolis Logan Racine Glouster Wellston and Middleport. Notables include Lenna Finsterwald 76 of Athens Route 3 Republican activist. Gladys Boston 58 formerly of Gallipolis. Merle Stump 65 of Logan Route 1. Josie Roush 81 Racine. Jesse Gilmore 73 Glouster. Katie Quickle 88 Wellston. Eva Thompson Jones 62 Middleport. Services, burial plans, and visiting hours listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Lenna Marie Finsterwald
Athens County
Henry and
Mary Haggerty Finsterwald
Miss Finsterwald
Betty Hall
Linda Brandt
Owen Finsterwald
Columbus
Christine Byron
Stewart
Doris Bennett
Mary James
Alice Ternent
Kittanning
Harold Finsterwald
Imperial Beach
Calif
Lester Mingus
Finsterwald
Hughes Funeral
Clyde Pinnell
West Union Street
Gallipolis
Gladys Marie Boston
Doctor's Hospital
Hinton
W. Va
Boston
James
Lula Darlington Kirby
Lowell M
Tommy Burns
Edward
Howard
Lewis
Clarence
Bidwell
James Jr
West Virginia
Lee Kirby
Eva Moody
Ashtabula
Beulah Sheline
Providence Baptist Church
Delmar Hamilton
Providence Cemetery
Waugh-Halley-Wood
Racine
Josie Roush
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
American Legion Auxiliary
John
Leora) Young
Herschel
Virgil
Darrell
Richard
Lawrence
Ewing Funeral Home
Letart Cemetery
Wellston
Katie Quickle
West Broadway
Quickle
Wilkesville
Phillip
Elizabeth Booth Miller
Presbyterian Church
Ira L
Gaskill Funeral Home
John Taylor
Ridgewood Cemetery
Physician Training Plans Set for Appalachia Program
Rep. Clarence E. Miller announced ARC grants totaling 179903 to Ohio State University Medical School for two programs. The Ohio Health Manpower Program and Appalachia Ohio Medical Student Clerkship will provide field experiences in 28 Appalachian counties to address rural doctor shortages. Miller touted progress but noted more work remains. An AMA study found 25 percent of Ohio doctors are over 60 and only 13 of 88 counties meet the 1250-to-one physician ratio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Appalachia
Clarence E. Miller
Ohio
Appalachian Regional Commission
ARC
ABC
Miller
Ohio State University Medical School
Columbus
Ohio Health Manpower Program
Appalachia Ohio
Appalachian
American Medical Association
AMA
Swann Returns From Psychiatric Tests In Charleston
Steven Howard Swann, charged with the July 4 slaying of Sandra Williams in Point Pleasant, was brought back to Mason County Jail after psychiatric tests in Charleston ordered by Circuit Court Judge James Lee Thompson. The trial date was reset from September 27 to October 4 at defense request for more prep time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Steven Howard Swann
Sandra Williams
Mason County
Troy Huffman
Charleston
James Lee Thompson
Swann
Musgrave
Magistrate Cain Has 13 Cases at Lewis District Court
A week of hearings before Lewis District Justice Gail Faires lists 13 defendants. Names include Kevin Blain Apple Grove speeding with costs, David Zando Charleston dove hunting shell limits, Clinton Gillispie Point Pleasant non support with payments, Joseph Hanson Jr Charleston hunting squirrel during closed season, Leonard Burris Mason no inspection sticker, Lawrence Patterson Henderson bad check with restitution, Harry Powell Buffalo bad check with restitution, Susan Rainey Point Pleasant expired license, Mrs. W. T. Kimes Hartford bad check with restitution, Mara Hammack Point Pleasant intoxication, James Watts Crown City expired inspection sticker, Charles Rayburn Point Pleasant intoxication, Nancy Bland Letart bad check with restitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin James Blain
Apple Grove
David M. Zando
Charleston
Clinton E. Gillispie
Point Pleasant
Joseph Hanson Jr
Leonard Burris
Mason
Lawrence Patterson
Henderson
Harry E
Nancy Bland
Suit Filed Against Pair In Point Pleasant
Citizens National Bank of Point Pleasant sues Charles D. Estep and Charles H. Estep for $472.56 plus interest and costs on a delinquent promissory note filed Thursday morning in Mason County circuit clerk’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Howard Schultz
Mason County
Citizens National Bank of
Charles D. Estep
Charles H. Estep
Esteps
Two Mason County Men Jailed For Obstructing Police
Two Mason County men, George Clendenin and Larry Roach, were sentenced to six months in the county jail and fined $100 each by the Circuit Court. They had pleaded guilty to obstructing and hindering Point Pleasant city police in the line of duty after earlier appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
George Clendenin
Larry Roach
James Lee Thompson
Point Pleasant City
Holiness Rally Set at Middleport Church of the Nazarene
The first Meigs Area Holiness Rally will be held Tuesday at the Middleport Church of the Nazarene with Robert E. Musser as speaker for the 7 30 p m service. An attendance banner will be awarded at 8 p m. All area churches are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs
Rockefeller to seek Democratic nomination for West Virginia governor
John D. Rockefeller IV, 35, West Virginia secretary of state, confirms plans to run in 1972 for the Democratic nomination for governor. He is Arch Moore Jr.’s Republican incumbent and would be eligible for a second term if a constitutional amendment passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
John D. Rockefeller IV
West Virginia
Rockefeller
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Arch A. Moore Jr
No Injuries Reported In Accident
Gallia County deputies investigated a four twenty p m crash at Routes 325 and 35 near Gallipolis. George T Newson of Jackson stalled his car while preparing to turn. Melvin Freeman of Middleport oncoming around the stalled vehicle, Newson restarted and completed the turn causing the collision. Minor damage and no injuries or citations were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Man Guilty in Caldwell Car Death
A Muskingum County jury found Earl Junior Wheeler of Caldwell guilty of homicide by motor vehicle in the December death of Don Clayton Briggs, 48. Judge Richard Hixson scheduled sentencing for Oct. 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville, Ohio
Muskingum County
Earl Junior Wheeler
Don Clayton Briggs
Richard Hixson
Wheeler
Ohio Is Happening brochure released by Ohio Department of Development
The Ohio Department of Development released a color brochure titled Ohio Is Happening. It highlights historic cultural scenic and recreational points of interest in the state and will fulfill literature requests, said Development Director David C. Sweet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Department of Development
David C. Sweet
Delay Granted For Brotherton in Narcotics Case
The Mason County Circuit Court granted a continuance for Robert Brotherton on a narcotics charge tied to the July 4 strangulation death of Sandra Williams. A new trial date awaits psychiatric examination results after his attorney Thomas R. Goodwin cited tests in Charleston and a diagnosed brain pathology with blackout spells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert Brotherton
Sandra Williams
Mason County
James Lee Thompson
Thomas R. Goodwin
Goodwin
Charleston
Innocent Pleas Entered In Cases Involving Dick's Tavern Slayings
Three men entered innocent pleas in Hocking County Common Pleas Court after two incidents at Dick's Tavern in South Bloomingville left two men dead. Woodgeard faces second degree murder for the July 10 shooting. Curtis Burkhart is charged with manslaughter and cutting with intent to wound. James Burkhart faces assault with a dangerous weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Laurelville
Dick’s Tavern
Curtis Burkhart
Charles Danner
James Burkhart
Paul R. Hedges
Woodgeard
Gerken
Ohio
Payne
Columbus
Danner
Phil Henderson
Edwin Johnston
Meyer
Chris Veidt
Dennis L. Hiles
James Dixon
Glouster
Hiles
Henderson
Dixon
Webbs Visit In Livonia and Springfield
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Webb returned home after a week with their daughter in Livonia Michigan visiting Mrs. Dustheimer in Danville and relatives in Spencerville. In Springfield they dined with Mr. and Mrs. John McKinnon and observed their grandson Jeff Webb’s birthday in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Ralph Webb
Joseph Foster
Livonia
Mich
Danville
Wroena Dustheimer
Order of Eastern Star
Kenneth Blythe
Publiis Fell
Spencerville
Springfield
John McKinnon
Columbus
Jeff Webb
WSCS Circle Meetings Set at Trinity Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of Trinity United Methodist Church schedules circle meetings next Tuesday. Rebecca Circle gathers 8 p.m. at Mrs. James D. Long's Henderson Route 35 home. Martha Circle meets 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. L. W. Ball's 2305 Jackson Ave. home. Mary Circle members meet 8 p.m. at co chairwoman Mrs. Carney Heib Jr.'s 39 Burdette Addition home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Trinity United Methodist Church
Rebecca Circle
James D. Long
Henderson
J. A. Blankenship
Martha Circle
L. W. Ball
Jackson Ave
Lewis Rossi
Mary Circle
Carney Heib Jr
Burdette Addition
Laurel Cliff Free Methodist to Observe Rally Day and World Wide Communion
Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Church will observe Rally Day and World Wide Communion on October 3. The Men's Fellowship hosts an 8 a.m. Fast prayer meeting. Revival runs October 4 through October 10 at 7 30 p m each evening with Rev. Floyd Shook delivering messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Cliff
Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Church
Floyd Shook
Meigs County Land Transfers Highlight Parcel and Easement Moves
Meigs County records list transfers across several townships. Parcels, acreages, and easements shift from Woodrum, Riggs, Birtcher, Vining, and others to multiple buyers including McComas, Drake, Flowers, Neece, Riggs, Hassinger, Gorby, and Chappelear, with several decedent transfers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Woodrum
Isobel Woodrum
Columbia
Scott McComas
Alma McComas
Helen Riggs
Salem
Franklin Real
Sherman Buskirk
Effie Buskirk
Middleport
William Butcher
Mary Butcher
John Dean
Virginia Dean
Bedford
William Drake
Wanda Drake
William Anderson
Alena Anderson
Minersville
John Flowers
Mary Flowers
Marshall Miller
Ethel Miller
Salisbury
Charles Neece
Gertrude Neece
Clifford Ieenhower
Helen Icenhower
Richard Clay Eblin
Rita Ellen Eblin
Fred Birtcher
Catherine Bertcher
Pomeroy
Edgar Birtcher
Kenneth Vining
Minnie Vining
Harley Koenig
Louise Chaffee
Keith Chaffie
Orange
Kenneth
Genevieve Guthrie
Arvel Swartz
Juanita Swartz
Carrie Swartz
Shirley Findling
Edna Findling
Harold Henderson
Wilma Henderson
Glen Robinson
Dorothy Robinson
Eustates Gas Producing Co
Taylor Bass
Sutton Two
Lula Bass
Ralph Bass
Leonard Bass
Bernice Levacy
Betty Tyree
Margaret van Cooney
Lot
Judith Hassinger
Paul Hassinger
Don Gorby
Salem Two
Carl Gorby
Coosie Gorby
Albert Hill Jr
Ora Hill
Herschel Badgley
Lenna Brinker
Charles Price
Grace Price
Olive Two
Monongahela Power Co
Howard Largent
Eura Largent
Sutton
Walter Floyd Roush
Anna L. Roush
Martin Mollohan
Roy Haning
Myrtle Haning
Freeland Norris
Lucille Norris
Roger Adams
James Jeffers
Ethel Jeffers
Robert Jeffers
Zelma Jeffers
James Steele
Franklin Real Estate Co
Charles Sheets
Margaret Sheets
Wayne Chappelear
Patti Chappelear
Homecoming Planned by Chester United Methodist Church
Chester United Methodist Church schedules Rally Day and Homecoming this Sunday. Miss Pearl Hoffman speaks on West Pakistan work during 9:15 a.m. worship. Rev. Robert Card's sermon is At titudes Toward Prayer. 10 a.m. Sunday School features children’s classes. slides show plans for a new church. 12:30 p.m. basket dinner. 1:30 p.m. program with songs by youth choirs and invited speakers including Rev. Charles Farthing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Forest Run
Baptist Church
Vern Weber
Dean
Charles Farthing
West Ohio
The
United Methodist Church
St Allen Under New Management for Custom Butchering
Messenger classified notice states St Allen is under new management for custom butchering and processing with wholesale and retail services. Contact 592 1262 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Allen
Farm collectibles and miscellaneous auction items offered
A large auction lists farm collectibles and household goods including grinders cream separators kraut cutters corn planters apple butter stirrers lanterns jars wooden tools brass scales and old tools. Also insulators shotguns mimeograph machine tires typewriter marbles toys trunks clothing jewelry and linens. Terms cash final sale. Billy D Kuhl owner Fred Voshel auctioneer Williamstown West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gestetner
Victory
Stereoscope
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lenna Finsterwald
Gladys M. Boston
Merle Stump Sr
Merle W. Stump
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
South Perry
George E
Emma Della Love Stump
Mabel D
James C
Merle W. Jr
Betty J.) Yates
Parley
Opal G.) Nutter
Fla
Roberts Funeral Home
R. W. Faulkner
Fairview Cemetery
Jesse Gilmore
Pimken Mercy Hospital
George
Jennie Guest Gilmore
William of
Violet Lewis
Dolores Williams
Louisville
van Fossen Funeral Home
Don Seevers
Hollister Cemetery
Mrs
Eva Thompson
Eva Jones Thompson
Belle
Thurman
Edith Frazier Jones
Tucson
Ariz
Joan Thompson
Lancaster
Theresa Hawkins
St. Peters
Fiddler and Frame Funeral
Denver Blevins
Riverview Cemetery
Riverview
Belle Presbyterian Church
Cain
Gail Faires
Holiness Rally Set
Deward L. Mayles
Delbert Mayles
Millfield
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Sheppard Air Force Base
Shepard Air Force Base
Jay
Brotherton
Miss Williams
Steven Swann
Webbs
WSCS
Meigs County
Messenger
H. D. Smith
Taylor Ridge
Huggins Orchard
St. Rt. 93
Lizzie Peaches
Rainbo Fruit Farm
Rans Orchard
South Point Rock
Harold Stright Farm
New Marshfield
Mineral Road
Jonathan
Zaleski
McGlaughlin Orchard
Grimes Golden
Jonathon
Gillogly’s Orsa
ST. Route
Chesterhill
Paul Wells
Lad Fruit Farm
County Rd
Grimes
Red Delicious
Cortland
McClain Orchard
St. Rt
Nelsonville
Lawson
Albany
Miller’s Poultry
West State Street
Bohl
WESS
Redtown
Midway Inn
Dolle and
Rhythm Makers
Marietta
First Apostolic Church
Ladies Auxiliary
Rolling Hills
Kerr Hunter Hardware
S. Court
Broughtons
Carol Lee
Spectrum
Columbus Road
West State Freewill Baptist Church
State Street
Hocking Valley
Sportsman Club
Radford Road
Robert Psinka
Hazel Burton
Taylor's Sound Ind
West First Avenue
White’s Mill Rt
Athens, O
U.S
Morrison Brown Hill
South Plains Road
Far Hills Dr
Pomeroy Rd
Johnson Road
the Plains
Wayne Timberlake
Bill Janes
May Avenue
Kelly Cates
Sat
Franklin Avenue
Severn Houses
Kuhl
Tuppers Plains
Franklin Ave
Morris Ave
T.P. M.E. Church
Heisey
Cambridge
China
Billy D. Kuhl
Fred Voshel
Williamstown
Fraternal Order of Eagles
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