Gravel unloading drives Hocking County road work
Logan April 23. Mulberry Street bustled as 27 trucks, eight county and 19 private, unload gravel for county roads. Oria Wolfe, county engineer, supervised. By Sunday 33 cars had been unloaded. work to continue with possible 16 hour days and additional shifts. Gravel comes from Columbia and Chillicothe under an estate and federal program. county provides trucks and labor.
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Logan
Logan-South Bloomingville Road
Marion Township
Enterprise
Sugar Grove
CCC
Cantwell Cliffs
Columbia
Chillicothe
Recalls John Weldon murder in Columbus paper
A Columbus feature revisits the 57 year old Weldon murder in Hocking County. It notes William V. Terrell died in Ohio Penitentiary and was buried on his father's Gore farm after cemetery rejection. Uncles of local postal workers helped dig the grave and plaster casts of footprints were shown to jurors. A victim’s tin photo and hair are preserved in a wooden frame with other relics.
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Logan
John Weldon
Columbus
Hocking County
William V. Terreil
Ohio Penitentiary
Gore
Ben
Fille Spicer
Carl and
M. Brown
F M Spicer
Hurley Bungard
Weldon
Nancy Hite
Four Indicted Men Arraigned at Logan
Four defendants faced Judge Harley M. Whitcraft for arraignment after indictments by the recent grand jury. Gilbert Walton pled not guilty to neglecting a child support obligation and posted 800 bond. Frank Barber and Clyde Nixon pleaded guilty with weekly support payments of 6 to the minor. Bach posted 500 bond. John Helber pleaded not guilty to DUI and awaits a jury trial Tuesday after a West Hunter Street crash.
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Logan
Harley M. Whitcraft
Gilbert Walton
Frank Barber
Clyde Nixon
Bach
John Helber
Helber
Hunter Street
Gore Wins Field Meet at Gore with 221 Points
Gore led a four school field meet held Thursday scoring 221 points to beat Oroville 194 Maxville 164 and Newtown 119 Greendale was replaced by Newtown at the last minute.
Hospital notes on local residents condition and care
Mrs. Ben Fisher was taken to Cherrington Hospital Saturday for observation and treatment. Mrs. Henry Rheinacheld remains serious after a major operation. Mrs. Burl Poling and daughter left for home while Mrs. James Hamer and son returned to Murray City. M. H. Cherrington was admitted Saturday for treatment. Mr. George Wonn, who had surgery days ago, is improving.
Engineers Survey Adelphi Londonderry Road Upgrade
Engineers are surveying the Adelphi Londonderry Road, once known as the Jackson State Pike, to plan permanent improvements. The route connects Adelphi and Londonderry through Hocking, Ross and Vinton Counties, with work slated to begin in Brimstone Creek Valley in Hocking County before crossing into Ross.
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Logan
Adelphi-Londonderry
Jackson State Pike
Adelphi
Londonderry
Hocking
Ross
Vinton
Hocking County
Brimstone Creek
Ross County
Puppets at Logan High School Draw Crowds
Several hundred attend two Century of Progress Marionettes shows at Logan High School Auditorium. Afternoon performance features Hansel and Gretel and the evening one Dick Whittington. Puppeteers reveal curtain methods after final act.
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Logan
Logan High School
Century of Progress
Hansel and Gretel
Dick Whittington
Bound spy abbot Chao Kung travels through Vancouver to Europe
A monk known as Chao Kung, once accused by England of spying, is shown in Vancouver as authorities question him before he travels through Canada to establish a Buddhist monastery in Europe.
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England
Chao Kung
Vancouver
Canada
Funeral held for Dr Edgar Work in Logan on Saturday
Services for Dr. Edgar Whittaker Work were held at his sister’s home in Logan on Saturday afternoon. The body arrived from New York. burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery. Out of town attendees included Mrs. Work and several relatives from New York Chicago Parkersburg Columbus Dayton and Wooster.
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New York City
The
Presbyterian Church
Work
J. Wilbur Chapman
New York
Carrie Hughes
Helen
Stuart Hughes
Chicago
Harry Wilson
Elinor Wilson
Edward Wilson
Helen Wilson
Parkersburg
W. Va
George W. Steinman
C. H. Hoffhines
Columbus
Marshall Harrington
Evans
Schlage
Dayton
Robert MceCracken
Smithfield
H M. Walmester
Dorothy Smith
Cincinnati
Frank Vv. Work
Laabelle Work
Lancaster
Lloyd Evans
Homer Krieg
Charlies Tedrow
Nelsonville
Dovuglass
Wooster
School Children Entertained at Park Recreation Hall
Logan L E Strawn a local school board member organized a park for play this season located south of Route 31 near Falls Mill. He hosted a Friday evening event with 3 percent members of the Model Club of Junior High School and two Home Economics classes for a wiener roast. Model Club members built many bird houses placed in trees near the new playground, with J R Hankison and Sarah Rockhold of the faculty in attendance.
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Model Club
J. R. Hankison
Sarah Rockhold
Murray Waterworks Improvement Planned in Murray
Village and county officials seek state aid to fund waterworks upgrades. Labor is available and materials cost about 7 dollars, with work including a new water weir, reservoir improvements, and extended water lines. A test well drilling at the plant began under Roy Loomis supervision to locate soft water strata and boost summer supply.
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Logan
Murray City
Local naturalist to speak on Ken-O-Va Bird House Guiders
Logan C. W. Zeigler, a Columbus naturalist, is set to present a nature study talk on WOSU at 7 15 Friday night. The talk will cover Ken-O-Va Bird House Guiders and local avian habitats.
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Logan
C. W. Zeigler
WOSU
Columbus
Ken-O-Va
State Scholarship Contest Set for May 5 at Ohio Universities
Ohio University hosts the fifth annual district state scholarship contest for Southeastern Ohio students on May 5. Pupils from Central, Northeastern, Northwestern, and Southwestern districts compete in up to one subject each across 12 offerings. Teams total 30 pupils. certificates go to top schools and individuals, with state rankings released May 19.
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Southeastern Ohio
State Department of Education
Ohio University
Ohio
Ohio State University
Kent State College
Kent
Bowling Green State
Union Furnace News Party Honor for Mrs Parley Wandling
Mr Parley Wandling hosted a birthday gathering Saturday night for his wife with 25 guests enjoying games and refreshments. Hospital news reports Mrs Frank Rheinscheid is at Cherrington Hospital Logan. Other local visits include Audrey Dyer and Margaret Ringheiser in Logan and Miss Marie Fowler returning home to Rio Grande.
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Parley Wandling
Frank Rheinscheid
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Isaac Dyer
J. R. McGuire
E. L. Courter
Audrey Dyer
Margaret Ringheiser
Harley Sheriwin
Wheeler
Michigan
Sheriwin
Dan Jones
Charlies Clark
Columbus
Ray Stanley
Akron
Roy Underwood
Jack
Jane
Guthrie
Bert Poling
Junction City
Marie Fowler
Rio Grande
Swingle
Gallipolis
Crops Weathering Flighty Spoils in Athens County
Farmers report most crops withstood recent variable weather despite peaches damaged cherries ruined and oats delayed. Frost absence kept gardens and early vegetables unscathed while seed sales and planting rise. Red clover up Mammoth clover down Lespedeza up Timoth y steady Alfalfa mix shifts.
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Athens County
Officer Shoots Dog Suspected of Rabies
Athens police responded to Wolfe Street Saturday morning as a loose dog believed mad was seen in a field. Traffic Officer Carmen Church shot the animal and it was handed to Porter Dicken, dog warden, for examination.
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Athens
Wolfe Street
Carmen Church
Porter Dicken
East Canaan Pilgrim Holiness Church Youth Meet Thursday
The young people of East Canaan Pilgrim Holiness Church will gather Thursday evening at 7 30 for a church youth meeting.
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East Canaan
Pilgrim Holinese Church
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