Downs Will Be Tried For Slaying of Canfield
Logan county records show Robert L. Downs to stand trial for the May 22 shotgun murder of David Canfield on a Perry Township farm. A Lima State Hospital for the Criminal Insane report found Downs legally sane and responsible for his actions. Downs had pleaded innocent and innocent by reason of insanity at arraignment after an October grand jury indictment for first degree murder. Defense attorney Leslie G. Johnson, appointed when Downs could not afford counsel, and judge Harley Meyer oversaw proceedings with state prosecutor Fred Murray assisted by Phil Henderson. The October grand jury also indicted Downs for arson. Albert L. Sisco of Lancaster was implicated and denied involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canfield
Downs
Elias Bright
Leslie Johnson
Johnson
Meyer
Phil Henderson
Logan
Fred Murray
Hocking County
Albert L. Sisco
Lancaster
Sisco
David Moodie Receives Rites
Funeral services for David Moodie age 71 of New Straitsville were held Saturday at 2 pm in the Leonard Funeral Home. The Scotland native and life member of the International Bricklayers and Plasterers Union died Wednesday. He received a 50 year pin in 1952 for continuous membership. Pallbearers included Edward Baker, Jack Rizer, Osher Rollins, George J. Brennick, Frederick G. Davis and Keith Summers from his contractor firm. Burial followed in New Straitsville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
David Moodie
New Straitsville
Leonard
Owen Plumley
Nashport
Ohio
Moodie
Scotland
International Bricklayers and Plasterers Union
Edward Baker
Columbus
Jack Rizer
Osher Rollins
Itsbon Crew
George J. Brennick
Frederick G. Davis
Keith Summers
New Straitsville Cemetery
Pugh Explains Guard U at Logan
Commander Robert Pugh of the Logan National Guard outlines training benefits for young men ages 17 to 35 and targets 75 recruits by May 1955. The meeting at the club room praised Logan citizen cooperation while noting a light anti aircraft battery unit. Fred Jurgensmier chaired, Thomas Shanley attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Advayes
National Guard
Brossels
Thomas Shanley
Chauncey Church of Christ Board to Meet Tonight
The official Chauncey Church of Christ board will convene at 7 30 p m tonight to discuss church matters and upcoming activities. Members are urged to attend this evening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuurch
Chauncey
Chauncey Church of Christ
Disney plans human animal show and atomic energy lessons
Disney outlines a new TV concept the human animal to teach both children and adults about the human body and atomic energy. He aims for shows next fall plus existing projects Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Lady and the Tramp. Gleason to star in Best of Broadway on Feb 2 CBS. Donald 36-year career milestone marked by 26th year on air Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Oliver
New York
Walt Disney
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
Hollywood
ABC
Disney
Jackie Gleason
CBS
Pete Donald
Tiny Tim
Re Advertising Bids On School Bonds Re Voted
Logan Starr Washington District Board of Education re advertised for bids on 200000 dollars of bonds to finance school improvements after an error in legal ads. New sale date set for January 3, 1955. Funds will fund Union Furnace unit Hesboro sanitation and classroom equipment. East Hocking Board awarded milk program contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Starr-Washington District Board of Education
Union Furnace
Hesboro
East Hocking Board of Education
Murray City
Nelsonville Pure Milk Company
Frasure and Brown
Logan Home Dairy
Mrs Ida Karr Dies at 78 in Parkersburg
Ida Mae Karr 78 of 1916 36th St Parkersburg died Sunday at 6 45 p m after a long illness She was the wife of H V Karr Born in Roan County February 4 1876 she lived in the area most of her life and 50 years in Parkersburg She was a Methodist Church member Surviving husband sister Mrs Rosie Brautigam of Washington D C daughters Gertrude and Mildred Shriner are deceased Services at the family residence Thursday at 2 p m Rev Howard West of Pettyville Church officiating Interment at Olive Cemetery in Parkersburg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Mae Karr
36Th St
Parkersburg
H. V. Karr
Roan County
Karr
Methodist Church
Rosie Brautigam
Washington
Gertrude
Mildred Shriner
Howard West
Pettyville Church
State Insurance Certificates For Mutual Insurance Firms
Ohio Supt of Insurance certifies that American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company New York and American Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Chicago comply with state laws for mutual insurance. Financials show assets 2,966,989.34 liabilities 1,480,554.95 surplus 1,477,494.39 for year reported, with income 129,284.46 and expenditures noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company of
New York
State of New York
Columbus
Ios
Walter A. Sateen
Ins
Real
State of
Ohio
American Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of
Chicago
Dlineis
Hocking Valley Hospital Births and Notices
Births announced for Mr and Mrs Clarence Burgoon Logan a daughter. Admissions list includes Mrs Floyd Nimon New Plymouth and Mrs Aerie Trowbridge Union Furnace among others. Mrs Homer Gabriel Logan and Mrs Dessie Snyder McArthur listed under medical and surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Burgoon
Logan
Floyd Nimon
New Plymouth
Aerie Trowbridge
Union Furnace
Homer Gabriel
Shawn — Logan
Dessie Snyder
McArthur
Passenger Hurt in Local Traffic Mishap in Buchtel
Nelsonville reports Junior Fiske of this city received a broken nose and other bruises in a traffic mishap in Buchtel about 1 45 a m today. Local police visited the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Junior Fiske
Buchtel
Markets Cincinnati Livestock Cincinnati AP USDA Hog and Cattle Prices
USDA salable hogs 2800 heavy weights down 25-35. sows 25 lower. 400 lb downs 14.25-15.25. Cattle and calves mostly steady. steers and heifers 700-900 lb yearlings around 20.00. lighter weights 18-20. utilities 12-18. canners 7-9. bear market hogs steady at 10.50. Sheep slaughter lambs steady to strong. good to prime 18.00-20.00. utilities 12.00-17.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
USDA
Poultry and Butter Prices Listed For Cincinnati
AP report from Cincinnati lists egg grades f o b Cincinnati with case counts and consumer grades including large white eggs at 34 to 36 cents, brown and mixed at 33 to 35 cents, medium white 28 to 34 cents, extras 60 percent A quality. Fryers and hens priced, butter wholesale at 66 cents, potatoes 2.50 to 4.50 per 100 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baas
Cincinnati
F.o.b
Nelsonville Cosmo Club Social Notes
The Cosmo-Club meets at 122 Patel house Friday at 7 30 p m with Mrs Wesley Hawk as assisting hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Cosmo— Club
Patel
Wesley Hawk
Golden Rule Sunday School Group to Meet at Walnut Street Home
Nelsonville notice says the Golden Rule class of the Methodist Church meets at 669 Walnut St. Thursday at 7 30 p m. Hostesses are Mrs. Imogene Kennedy and Mrs. Ava Fuller. Devotional leader is Mrs. Mary K Backus. Program by Mrs. Venice Brown and Mrs. Bertha Ashby. Members urged to bring baby pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Golden Rule
The
Methodist Church
Ruth Patton
Walnut St
Imogene Kennedy
Ava Fuller
Mary K. Backus
Venice Brown
Bertha Ashby
Mrs Valkinburg Hosts Birthday Tea For Daughters
Mrs Max Valkinburg entertained a group on December 4 honoring daughters Diane and Mary Lou Valkinburg. Guests included Ellen Fisk Carol Pierce Lynn Shafer Connie Cope ary K Williams Sharon Cable Rita Sanborn Patricia Barber Patty Talbot and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Valkinburg
Ryce
Diane
Mary Lou
Ellen Fisk
Carol Pierce
Lynn Shafer
Conda Cope
Ary K. Williams
Sharon Cable
Rita Sanborn
Patricia Barber
Patty Talbot
Mary Jane Yates
Phillip Godenschwar
Ronnie
Johnnie Hartley
Ihe Keyes
Larry
Dinner at York Grange Hall Sees 55 Guests
Fifty five members attended the Friday dinner at York Grange Hall with guests Mr and Mrs Lewis McBride of Athens Grange and Mr and Mrs Raymond Case of Trimble Grange. Mrs Cleo Whitmore presided in absence of the master Mrs Weaver. The charter was draped in memory of Fred Thompson. A $5 TB Association contribution was given. Ruth Patton resigned and Jessie Duncan was elected lecturer. A program committee was appointed for the year and a gift exchange is planned for the December 17 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Grange Hall
Lewis McBride
Athens Grange
Raymond Case
Trimble Grange
Cleo Whitmore
Weaver
Fred Thompson
TB Association
Ruth Patton
Jessie Duncan
Community Shower Honors Cunningham Bride to Be
A miscellaneous shower will be held Friday night at 7 p.m. honoring Aaron Cunningham and his bride to be Miss Donna Chesser at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hoskins in Connett. Cunningham is pastor of Connett Methodist Church and the community is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Cunningham
Donna Chesser
Walter Hoskins
Connett
Cunningham
Connett Methodist Church
Willing Workers Christmas Party Set at 881 Popular St
The Willing Workers Class of the Christian Church hosts a Christmas party Friday at Mrs. Dave Shafer's home. Hostesses will be Mrs. Mear Cush and Mrs. Anna Pospichel. A noon pot luck dinner and a gift exchange are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
Dave Shafer
Mear Cush
Anna Pospichel
Nelsonville Band Plans Washington Trip For Cherry Blossom Parade
Nelsonville High School Band boosters aim to send the group to the National Cherry Blossom Parade in Washington in March. Committees reported progress on candy sales and magazine drives, with a public dinner set for January 20 and a holiday benefit basketball game. Community groups and businesses will be contacted to gauge participation as tourist agencies are approached for a definite trip plan. Several civic and fraternal organizations were not represented at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Washington
Hyperion Club
Emblem Club
Elks, Eagles
Red Men's
Christmas Seal drive funds TB control in Ohio district
In Athens County the Christmas Seal Sale directs 94 percent of proceeds to tuberculosis control in the state and six percent to the National Tuberculosis Association. The local campaign, led by Rev. Gilbert Courtney of Chauncey, runs through December as part of a nationwide effort that has raised nearly 24 million dollars in 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Athens County
See & Health Association
National Tuberculosis Association For Medical and Social Research
United States
Aign
Nationaluberculosis Association
Athens County TB & Health Association
Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey
Auto Victims' Last Rites Arranged
Two men died in a Sunday night auto collision near Little Hocking. Orland D. McGirr 74 from Little Hocking, wholesale and retail lumber dealer, died in the crash. Melvin C. Wilson 41 of Reedsville also killed. Services for McGirr set for Thursday at 10 30 a m Little Hocking Methodist Church. Interment Carthage Cemetery. Wilson's funeral Thursday at 2 p m Reedsville Christian Church with burial Reedsville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Hocking
Marietta
State Highway Patrol
Orland D. McGirr
Mr. McGirr
Ohio Lumberman’s Association
Retail Lumber Association
Lelia Mill
Virgene Estella
Fay Elizbeth
Franklin George
Coolville
Arthur
Stella Kidder
Little Hocking Methodist Church
Herman E. Clarke
Carthage Cemetery
Melvin C. Wilson
Reedsville
Penn Metal Co
Parkersburg
Aldana
Theodore
Joanne
Sam
Hockingport
Eugene
Charles
Millard
Rittman
Charles Crislip
Carl Walton
A. A. Young
Boston
Gas Fumes Send Children to Hospital
Two children were overcome by gas fumes while attending Sunday School at Haydenville Methodist Church in Logan. Barbara Smith, 7, and Wayne McGathey, 5, were treated at Hocking Valley Hospital before the class was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Haydenville Methodist Church
Hocking Valley Hospital
Barbara Smith
Okey Smith
Wayne MecGathey
Pearl McGathey
Williams Is Assigned To Serve in Japan
Cpl. Griffith L Williams 21 son of Mr and Mrs Griffith L Williams 167 Mound St Logan Ohio recently left Korea with the 24th Infantry Division which has been assigned to Hakata Japan The Victory division has been in the Far East since World War II Williams a clerk in Company D of the 3rd Engineer Combat Battalion entered the Army in April 1953 and arrived overseas the following December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Cpl
Griffith L. Williams
Mound St
Ohio
Korea
24Th Infantry
Hakata
Japan
Far East
Williams
3Rd Engineer Combat Battalion
Army
Holloway To Play For Elks Charity Ball
Nelsonville notices Bob Holloway and his orchestra will furnish music for dancing at the Elks Club Saturday night from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. for the lodge annual Charity Ball. The dance is open to the public with all proceeds aiding Elks Christmas charity activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Bob Holloway
Elks’ Club
The
Elks
Mayor Fines 50 Dollars for Disorderly Conduct in Logan
Chester Speelman, 22, of Logan Route 3, was fined 50 dollars in Mayor Joseph Phillips court Saturday on charges of intoxication fighting and dis orderly conduct. The case was filed by Herman Woolever of West Logan. Speelman has prior charges including disorderly conduct and misconduct with pointing a firearm in 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Chester Speelman
Joseph Phillips
Herman Woolever
West Logan
Speelman
Mount St. Mary Hospital Births and Admits
Birth announced for a daughter to Mrs. Robert Sheskey of Nelsonville. Admits include Mrs. Rosie McDonald New Plymouth Route 1 Gerald Wallace Nelsonville Mrs. Agnes McDonald Buchtel Master Charles Hook Nelsonville Route 1 Robert Bullock Nelsonville Grover Young Nelsonville Route 1 Walter Clouse New Lexington Mrs. Margaret Hamrick New Lexington. Dismissals include Maywood Byers Nelsonville Route 1 Elmer Staley Chauncey Virginia Covert Nelsonville Mrs. Rosa Traugh Nelsonville Route 2 Mrs. Helen Coury Nelsonville Mrs. Geraldine Wade New Straitsville Route 1 Mrs. Violet Young New Marshfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sheskey
Nelsonville
Rosie McDonald
New Plymouth
Gerald Wallace
Agnes McDonald
Buchtel
Charles Hook
Robert Bullock
Grover Young
Walter Clouse
New Lexington
Margaret Hamrick
Maywood Byers
Elmer Staley
Chauncey
Virginia Covert
Rosa Traugh
Helen Coury
Geraldine Wade
New Straitsville
Violet Young
New Marshfield
Intoxication Charge Draws 8100 Fine
Logan Robert Lincoln Ervin, 26, Lancaster, was fined 100 dollars and costs for driving while under the influence and 50 dollars for failure to stop after an accident in Mayor Joseph Phillips' court. He received three days in Hocking County Jail for the drunk driving charge and 10 days for the hitskip driving. He was apprehended by the Highway Patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Robert Lincoln Ervin
Lancaster
Joseph Phillips
State Highway Patrol
Ervin
Hocking County
Highway Patrol
Correction on Burkett death notice clears second husband and daughter
The obituary for Mrs. Margaret Ellen Burkett 83 of Athens Route 3 corrects the husband’s name from Samuel Burkett to Sanford Burkett. It also clarifies that the surviving daughter is Mrs Casie Smith of West Liberty Route 1 not Urbana Route 3, and that Mrs Burkett died at Casie Smith’s home in West Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ellen Burkett
Athens
Comic Books To Be Target At Meeting
Nelsonville residents face a local concern over crime horror and sex books at newsstands. The City Ministerial Association and officials sponsor a meeting at the Episcopal Church tonight at 7 30 pm with volunteers from churches and Parent Teacher groups to discuss removing objectionable material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
City Ministerial Association
Episcopal Church
Carpenter Rites Planned for Minnie Carpenter
Minnie Carpenter 85 of Federal died Monday evening at home. Survived by daughter Ethel Carpenter of Athens, sons Floyd and Edwin Sr. of Glouster, two grandchildren and four great. Services Thursday at 2 p.m. at Blower funeral home by Rev. R. S. Lawrence. Calling after noon Wednesday. Burial Pisgah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Minnie Carpenter
Federal
Miss Ethel Carpenter
Athens
Floyd
Edwin
Blower Funeral Home
R. S. Lawrence
Pisgah
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David Cane
Perry Township
Pugh
Guard U
William H. Quick
2D Armored Division
42D
Germany
Eugene E. Good
Charleston
W.va
Corporal Quick
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Anderson Brothers Construction Company
Houston
Ida Karr
Roa
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Truth-Consequences Playhouse
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Cavalcade of America
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Steel Hour
District Attorney
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Ladies Theater
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Arthur Godfrey
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Comedy Cargo
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Ruth
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Ruth Lyons
Feather Nest
Purple Sage
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Portia
Rainbow Trail
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Seeking Heart
Welcome Travelers
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Robert Q. Lewis
245 Circus
Virginia's Journal
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Paul Dixon
Bob Crosby
Miss Marrowe
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Hawkins Palle
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Secret Storm
Secret Storm 440
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Santa Claus Williams
Romances Williams
Pinky Lee
Davey Jones
Lucky 8 Ranch
Aunt Fran
Howdy Doody
Captain Video
Ray Bolger
Flash Gordon
Liberace
Eddie Fisher
News Caravan
Perry Como
Joan
Margie
Stu Erwin
Secret Files
TV Theater
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Eddie Drake
Jeffrey Jones
Mr. D. A
Old West
Cincinnate Livestock
Nelsonville Social Notes
York Grange
Maron Cagg
Janie Ogg
Bernice Cagg
Holloway
Phillips
Mount St. Mary Hospital
TRICO
Arvin
Doctor of Motors
Carpenter Rites
Sylvania
Anders Radio & TV Telephone
Adams St
Ouick
Capitol Fisases Corp
Peter Baird
Columbus St
N. Court St
R. F. ‘Mac’ McCammon
Mer
Gallipolis
Court St
Louis A. Ardit
Mgr
Pomeroy—Phone
St. H. L. Kidd, Mer
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R. J. Sailor, Mer
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