Poling Named City Service Director in Logan
Mayor elect Francis Myers announces the appointment of Rus sell B. Poling to succeed Lewis Price as city service director effective January 15. Poling, a Logan resident since 1918 and former waterworks engineer, has a background with Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and Sun Glow Industries. The announcement also notes Myers will resign as city recreation board chairman January 1 and chair Claude Chrisman will leave his post. other board members are Dean Collison, Bill Miller and Fred Blume.
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LOGAN
Russell B. Poling
Lewis Price
Francis Myers
Myers
City Recreation Board
Lan. 1
Claude Chrisman
Dean Collison
Bill Miller
Fred Blume
County Heads Hold Session At Logan Courthouse
Hocking County commissioners E M Bierly Harry Armstrong and Joe M Brown met in regular session. They approved bills totaling 3567.18 from auto-gasoline 2573.04 from county funds 317 from the General Relief Administration payroll 1288.67 from General Relief grants 125 from AFD Medical and approved animal claims 110. They received an easement for highway purposes from The Baker Wood Preserving Co and filed the November report of dog warden James Reedy.
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Baker Wood Preserving Co
Benton Township
James Reedy
Shawnee MYF Presents Christmas Play Sunday
A Christmas play by the Methodist Youth Fellowship will be staged at 7 30 p m Sunday in the Shawnee Methodist Church. Directors are Mrs Eileen Titko and Dorothy Dishon. Principal roles are played by Dan Ashbaugh Sue Ricketts Marsha Titko Marybelle Warren Robert Dishon Wayne Rostash Richard Harrop and Thomas Ashbaugh.
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Shawnee
Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Eileen Titko
Dorothy Dishon
Dan Ashbaugh
Sue Ricketts
Marsha Titko
Marybelle Warren
Robert Dishon
Wayne Rostash
Richard Harrop
Thomas Ashbaugh
Divorce action filed by Nettie Brown against Admiral Own dismissed
Records in the clerk of courts office show Nettie Brown’s divorce suit against Admiral Own dismissed with costs paid by the plaintiff.
Youths From Logan County Sentenced for Carnal Knowledge
Two Hocking County youths, Joseph Fisher age 18 and Wilbur Weaver age 19, were sentenced by Common Pleas Court Judge Harley Meyer after pleading guilty to having carnal knowledge of a girl under 16. Fisher received an indeterminate term at Mansfield Reformatory and a parole recommendation. Weaver got six months in the county jail with four months suspended. Both ordered to pay costs after 39 days at Lima State Hospital for observation.
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Logan
Hocking County
Common Please Court
Harley Meyer
Joseph Fisher
Ohio
Mrs. Louise Casto Dies at 72 in Logan Home
Louise Casto 72 wife of Rev Maranda Casto died at 4 am Thursday at 535 View Ave after a year of declining health. A native of Hocking County she was active in the EUB Church. Survived by husband a daughter five sons a sister 15 grandchildren and a great grandson. Funeral Saturday 2 pm Heinlein Funeral Home officiated by Rev A N Grueser. Burial Oak Grove Cemetery and viewing prior to service.
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Logan
Louise Casto
Maranda Casto
View Ave
Hocking County
James Wesley
Mary Jane Poling Ruble
EUB
Poling
Howard Slusher
Harry
Arthur
Lawrence
Hubert
Columbus
Harold
The
Plains
Joseph Carpenter
Heinlein
A. N. Grueser
Oak Grove Cemetery
Secretary Resigns From County Schools Post
Mrs. Robert Sparnon resigns as secretary to James Frey county superintendent of schools effective December 27. After 14 years in the office she joins the Glass works plant on Route 75. Frey says the position remains unfilled.
Taken to Hospital Logan
John Fout of 129 Wood Street was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital at Athens Thursday evening by ambulance.
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Logan
John Fout
Wood St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Farmer Wins Wool Honors at Chicago Livestock Show
Perry Township Hocking County farmer John Carrell won second in the purebred Merino fleece class and his Merino ram fleece placed fourth in the market class at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. His son-in-law Don Andregg took fifth in half blood combing wool. They exhibited at the Hocking County Fair last year.
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Logan
John Carrell
Perry Township
Hocking County
Chicago
Carrell
Don Andregg
Andregg
Iogan Church News and Area Worship Schedule
A compact listing of Sunday services and programs for multiple churches including Church of the Nazarene, Jehovah’s Witnesses, First EUB, Hocking Valley Tabernacle, Trinity Lutheran, United Brethren, First Presbyterian, Berea Presbyterian, and South Haydenville Church of God. Outlines Christmas programs, weekly meetings, and guest speakers such as Neal Strait and Ronald Soliday with dates around late December and early January.
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Hocking Valley Tabernacle
E. V. Baker
Trinity Lutheran
Paul D. Hoitzen
United Brethren In Christ
N. Burnworth
First Presbyterian
Earl F. Schottke
Women’s Association
Westminster Ellowship
Berea Presbyterian
Union Furnace
Haydenville
County Farm Agent Reports Busy 1955 Year
George L. Brown county agricultural agent logged 2000 information calls in 1955. He issued 1245 bulletins, made 207 farm visits, wrote 73 articles, spoke at 131 farm meetings with nearly 7000 attendees. The year included disease control in cattle, dairy herd improvement, beef cattle marketing, be sure to note the 4-H program with 508 members and 59 advisers, and 37 educational booths at the junior fair.
Cooley First to Toss Hat in 1956 May Primary
Les ter M. Cooley of Albany Route 1 announces for Ohio General Assembly in the Vinton County May 8 primary. He seeks a third term as a Republican incumbent, circulating petitions as salaries for elective county officials rise. Sheriff William Brown seeks reelection with possible opposition from Harold Steele. several offices see salary increases.
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Ohio General Assembly
Cooley
Vinton
Common Pleas
McArthur
Harold Partee
Harold Felton
William Brown
MeeArthur
Harold Steele
Creola
Glouster Churches Plan Weeklong Christmas Programs
Christmas programs fill Glouster area churches from Sunday to Friday with plays like The Star Still Shines at Glouster Church of Christ directed by Mrs. Ruth Teater. Jacksonville Methodist holds a candlelight Christmas on Thursday at 7 30 p m with a gift drive for needy families. Trimble Methodist schedules a Christmas program on December 23 featuring Santa and a candlelight midnight service led by Rev Roscoe.
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Glouster Church of Christ
Bethlehem
Ruth Teater
Jacksonville
Trimble Methodist Church
Roscoe
Christmas Program at First Baptist Church Auditorium
The Sunday School sponsored program will be presented Sunday evening at 6 30 under the direction of Mrs Ora Viney Mrs Ethel Riley and Dr William Parham Jr The church choir will sing several Christmas anthems A Christmas treat will be distributed by deacons Willy Harris Roy Jackson and Mrs Gladys Viney A tree will be placed in the sanctuary for gifts from those who wish to participate
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First Baptist Church
Ora Viney
Ethel Riley
William Parham
Willy Harris
Roy Jackson
Gladys Viney
Oakdale Sunday School Christmas Program Sunday at 7
The Oakdale Sunday School will hold its annual Christmas program on Sunday evening at 7. A white gift offering of canned goods and money will be collected for the Cleveland Christian Home.
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Oakdale Sunday School
Cleveland Christian Home
Marcellite Rebekah Lodge Christmas Party Planned
The Marcellite Rebekah Lodge will hold its annual Christmas party Saturday evening with dinner at 6 o clock. A program and a 50 cent gift exchange will follow.
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Marcellite Rebekah Lodge
Ferndale Church to Stage A Gift for the Christ Child Pageant
On Wednesday the Ferndale Church of Christ will present a pageant entitled A Gift for the Christ Child at 8 p.m. The event showcases local performers and reinforces holiday spirit with a religious theme.
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Ferndale Church of Christ
Christ
Loyal Women's Class Christmas Meeting at Church
The Loyal Women's Class holds a Christmas class meeting Friday evening in the church social room. A pot luck dinner starts at 6 p.m. A 50 cent gift exchange will be held. Members are asked to bring cancelled stamps.
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Loyal
Christmas Program At Glouster Methodist Church
On Thursday the Glouster Methodist Church will present its Christmas program at 7 30 p m with Mrs Willis Blower in charge Each teacher in the Sunday School will have her class take part in a special manner.
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Glouster Methodist Church
Willis Blower
Glouster Area Churches Schedule Services and Events
Local church notices list service times for Nazarene, Methodist, Baptist and Christ denominations led by pastors Atwood Graf Powell Teater Leach Carpenter Roscoe Stemm Hoon. Christmas program and prophecies themed sermons noted with Bible study and choir practices across Glouster Jacksonville Hollister Oakdale areas.
Honor Roll Announced for Trimble Township School
Trimble Township School lists honor students by class. Seniors include Jayne Ann Jarvis and Thomas McCaskey. juniors feature Mary Jo Roback and Terry Harvey. sophomores list Nancy Christman and June Cooper. freshmen include Susan Fleming and Edith Brown.
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Mary Jo Hanley
Danny Simons
Coletta Davis
Marilyn Drake
Irene Schultz
Bonnie van Sickle
Ronnie Shaw
Lisa Oskey
Susan Fleming
Edith Brown
Linda Cox
Cecilia Cominsky
Gloria Jean Coey
Roger Hooper
Sharon Pettit
Pauline Roback
Deanna Erwin
James Tippie
Peg McBride
Julia Rutter
Jeffrey Jarvis
Mary Brooks
Robert Sayre
Rites Planned for Infant Son of Good Family
Graveside services for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Vernon Good of Logan Route 4 will be held Thursday at 5 p m in Mennonite Cemetery Route 312. The infant born Wednesday at Hocking Valley Hospital died Wednesday afternoon. Survivors include the parents a brother James and grandparents Mr and Mrs Amon Heatwole Harrisonburg Va and Mr and Mrs John D Good Elida Ohio.
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Logan
Vernon Good
Mennonite
Marion Good
Hocking Valley
Hospital Notes Report a Logan Area Birth and Admits
Hocking Valley Hospital notes a son for Mr. and Mrs. Lester Roth of Logan Route. Edward Wolfe Jr. and Haskell Maynard admitted. Dismissals include Mrs. Etta Frasure of Logan and Mrs. Edward McClelland of Logan.
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Lester Roth
Logan Route
Edward Wolfe, Jr
New Plymouth
Haskell Maynard
Enterprise
Etta Frasure
Logan
Edward McClelland
Logan Students Don Carlos Smith and Jan Norris Named
Don Carlos Smith a 26 year old student from New Straitsville and Jan Norris a 23 year old student from Logan are identified in this notice.
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Logan
Don Carlos Smith
New Straitsville
Janet Lou Norris
Vinton County Land Transfers Highlight Local Property Movements
McArthur records show Purl Marcum transferring lot 217 in Zaleski to Deenie Hamilton. Melvin and Evelyn Welch deed 1 percent acre in Wilkesville Township to Wesley G. and Lelie M. Perry. Jeffers and Bullock transfers ownership of 119.81 acres in Richland Township to L. J. Mullins.
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McArthur
Purl Marcum
Deenie Hamilton
Zaleski
Melvin
Evelyn Welch
Wesley G
Lelie M. Perry
Wilkesville Township
Jeffers
Bullock
L. J. Mullins
Richland Township
Marriage Licenses Issued to Four Couples
Robert Ray Salmons, 19, Columbus, listed as exterminator, and Mary Alice Eberts, 20, Hamden Route 1. Erwin Hughes, 25, Jackson Route 3, laborer, and Anna Mae Pierce, 18, Ray Route 1.
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McArthur
Robert Ray Salmons
Columbus
Mary Alice Eberts
Hamden
Erwin Hughes
Jackson
Laborer
Anna Mae Pierce
Ray
Logan probate records show Ruth D Lanning estate appraised
Inventory and appraisement filed in Probate Court for Ruth D Lanning of Logan. Assets valued at 20452.41 by appraisers R B Perkins, Lester Risch and John C Owens. Wilbur W Lanning Sr. named administrator.
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Logan
Ruth D. Lanning
R. B. Perkins
Lester Risch
John C. Owens
Wilbur W. Lanning Sr
Merritt Divorce Suit Dismissed Without Record
The Common Pleas Court divorce case Grace Merritt v Lester Merritt was dismissed without record at the plaintiff's costs by Judge Meyer upon the application of a party.
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Logan
Common Pleas Court
Grace Merritt
Lester Merritt
Jed Tiff
Meyer
Expansion work on Ohio telephone building in McArthur
Commonwealth Telephone Co of Ohio completes interior work and installs 100 new terminals in McArthur to add 100 lines serving 100 more customers. Expansion aims to reach rural Vinton county areas including Allensville and surrounding roads with future 1956 growth plans.
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McArthur
Dial-Exchange
Commonwealth Telephone Co. of Ohio
Howard Slusher
Vinton County
Slusher
Allensville
Hamden-Allensville Road
Dundas
County Governments to Receive Needed Cash in Vinton County
Santa Claus will arrive early in Vinton County with funds for the treasuries of Vinton County, its villages, and townships. Vinton County will receive $20,000 in gasoline tax funds, each township $800, villages $1 per registered motor vehicle, plus sales tax and motor vehicle license fee funds to counties and villages.
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McArthur
Santa Claus
Vinton County
Treasuries
Zaleski Air Cadets Named ROTC Officers
Two Zaleski Air Force ROTC cadets from Ohio University have been named flight officers in the ROTC program. Charles Burley will be cadet flight leader with first lieutenant rank, and Charles Pinney is cadet squadron training officer with captain rank. They are to graduate in June as second lieutenants in the Air Force.
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Zaleski
Zaleski Air Force
Ohio University
Air Force Reserve
Charles Burley
Charles E. Burley
Charles Pinney
Mabel G. Pinney
Burley
Pinney
Air Force
Vinton Schools Close For Holidays Dec 22
Vinton County schools will close December 22 for Christmas holidays with sessions resuming January 3. The Brown Zaleski school will stay open December 23 and January 2 to makeup days lost to heating problems.
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Vinton
McArthur
Vinton County
Brown- Zaleski
MacArthur Soldier Chosen for Noncommissioned Officers Camp
John F. Hughes son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Hughes of Maple Drive McArthur selected with two others to attend the non com missioned officers training camp known as the Little West Point of Germany near Stuttgart His address is RA 523278399 547 Transportation Co AP0 46 New York
Commissioners Draw January Veniremen
The jury wheel was filled with names of 224 potential jurors Tuesday by Jury Commissioners Harry Swaim and Charles Gray preparatory for 1956 Vinton County Common Pleas Court activities. They will draw veniremen for the January term of court on December 21 at 10 a.m.
McArthur case seeks damages in Holcomb action
Dora A. estate waiver of administration filed by Archie Patton and Shelby Mutual Insurance Co. versus James C. Holcomb in a damage suit in Vinto County Court News.
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Vinto
County Court News
Archie Patton
Shelby Mutual Insurance Co
James C. Holcomb
Attracting Industries Topic For McArthur Meeting
McArthur Development Association will hear tips on attracting industry to the area. William Finley of Battelle Institute Columbus will address the group at 6 30 p m in the McArthur school cafeteria. Finley, former Ohio Forestry Association executive, helps with industrial locating in Southeastern Ohio.
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McArthur
McArthur Development Association
William Finley
Battelle Institute
Columbus
MDA
McArthur School
Finley
The
Ohio Forestry Association
Battelle
Ohio
Superintendent Honored for 25 Years of Service
David M. Bryson, Vinton County superintendent, received a diploma for more than 25 years as a school administrator. The Ohio Association of School Administrators presented the honor at the Ohio Education Association meeting in Columbus.
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McArthur
David M. Bryson
Vinton County
Vin ton County Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts Rise
Last week prepaid sales tax receipts reached 1888.44, up from 754.37 a year earlier. Since July 1 collections total 26557.68, ahead of 21075.97 from the prior year.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Wintering in Florida Justice of Peace Garnet Sharp
Justice of Peace Garnet Sharp travels to St. Petersburg Florida to spend the winter and will return to McArthur in March. Mrs Sharp plans to remain with her daughter and son in law Dr and Mrs James Walters for the season.
McArthur Freshman Numerals Awarded at Miami University
Dick Armstrong and Tom Gill received freshman participation numerals for football at McArthur junior university in Oxford. The awards recognize early collegiate involvement, with Armstrong from Dick teams and Gill from the McArthur roster earning their recognition.
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McArthur
Dick Armstrong
Miami University
Oxford
Tom Gill
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