Logan School Board Sets Policy on Reorganization Plans
The Logan district board of education releases a policy statement detailing its stance on Hocking County school reorganization proposals. It notes equal concern for all students including non residents, supports county and local district participation, and outlines consequences for annexed territory including teacher certification adherence and salary placement.
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Logan School Board
Logan
Hocking County
Logan District Board of Education
Logan Board
Boards of Education
East Hocking
New Straitsville
County Board of Education
State Department of Education
Board of Education
Nelsonville planned New Year dances by civic groups
On New Year’s Eve Nelsonville hosts three dances. The Eagles Hall hosts Vic Joyce’s orchestra for the annual dance starting at 9:30 p.m with hats and noisemakers. The Elks Lodge party features Twilighter orchestra and food for Elks and guests starting at 9 p.m. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3467 hosts The Pioneers with sauerkraut and beer. dancing begins at 9 p.m.
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Nelsonville
Eagles, Elks and
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Vic Joyce
Eagles Hall
Elks Lodge
Elks
Twilighter
Pioneers
Veterans of Foreign Wars
City Police Cite Three For Driving
Logan police cited three drivers over the weekend. Ross A. Nice 22 of Rockbridge Route 1 faced a reckless operation charge for running a red light at Front and Mulberry and admitting to driving without a license since age 16. James E. Frasure 18 of Logan Route 1 was charged with reckless operation for excessive speed on W Hunter St. Harry D. Proctor 35 of Logan was cited for speeding on Motherwell Ave and W Front St. All must appear in Mayor Francis Myers court.
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Ross A. Nice
Rockbridge Route 1
Nice
Front and
Mulberry Sts
James E. Frasure
Logan
W. Hunter St
Harry D. Proctor
Motherwell Ave
W. Front St
Francis Myers
Mount St. Mary Hospital notes and admissions
Hospital notices list new births and admissions from Mount St. Mary and nearby towns including New Straitsville Malta Nelsonville Shawnee Glouster Buchtel Amesville Chauncey and Athens. Several patients and family notices appear with names and routes and a few discharges. Skyscrapers in New York City and other cities distort radio broadcasts prompting WEAF to move to Long Island.
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Marie Mills
Buchtel
Elmer Bowen
Nelsonville
Shirley Miller
Shawnee
Nancy Smith
Catherine Lucille Turn
Glouster
Kathy Jean Harris
Elsie Andrews
Terry Covella
Margaret Hugh
Logan
William Tedrow
John Blackford
Chauncey
Fannie Matteson
Amesville
Mary Hartman
Athens
John Gretz
New York City
WEAF
Manhattan
Long Island
Giant New Reflector Tunes In Broadcasts of Million Years Ago
Urbana Illinois correspondent reports on a new parabolic cylinder radio telescope at the University of Illinois. The 600 by 400 by 65 foot trough will collect distant signals from space and is funded by the U S Navy at 233000 dollars. It aims upward but cannot track objects. it will monitor a broad sky area free from interference.
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Urbana
Here
Ilinois
Indiana
University of
George W. Swenson
Astronomy
Electrical Engineering
Wabash
Manchester
England
George C. MecVittie
University of Michigan
Peach Mountain
Ann Arbor
U.S
U. S. Navy
University of Illinois
Carl Dixon Dies at 63 in Nelsonville Hospital
Carl Dixon 63, electrical engineer and Mount St. Mary Hospital maintenance chief since 1950, died Sunday at the hospital after heart failure. He was born in Nelsonville Route 1, son of Mary and the late William Dixon, survived by his mother, a son Thomas of Monaco Pa., three sisters and a half brother. Funeral Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Johnson funeral home with Rev J A Long officiating, burial in Buchtel Cemetery. Friends may call anytime.
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Nelsonville
Carl Dixon
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Mary
William Dixon
Bertha
Thomas
Monaco
Lucille Galentin
Ruth Brooker
Garnet Harmony
Columbus
Robinson Dixon
Johnson Funeral Home
J. A. Long
Buchtel Cemetery
Mayor's Court Reports Weekend Business in Nelsonville
Nelsonville mayor's court saw a burst of activity over the weekend. Ronald Crabtree was fined 10 dollars and costs for unsafe operation. Charles Howard faced 10 dollars and costs for driving to the left of center. Lemont McKnight was fined 10 dollars and costs for driving at a speed excessive for weather conditions.
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Nelsonville
Robert Auflick
Ronald Crabtree
Charles Howard
Kimberly Rd
Lemont McKnight
Seven Jurors Excused From January Term Draw
Judge Francis B. White granted excuses to seven jurors drawn for the January term of Common Pleas Court. Lindley Jones was excused for nonresidency. John Drake Ernest Cartwright and Frances Mason were excused for lack of physical ability. Floyd Hart Glenna Burt and Russell Hiles were excused due to potential material injury to the juror’s interest.
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Common Pleas Court
Francis B. White
Lindley Jones
John Drake
Ernest Cartwright
Frances Mason
Floyd Hart
Glenna Burt
Russell Hiles
City League Basketball Opens in Nelsonville Tonight
Nelsonville hosts New Straitsville against Brooks at 9 p.m. and Buchtel vs Sylvania at 10 p.m. No games on New Year’s Eve. January schedules list Chauncey, Murray City, Reeders Gas, Ervin, Coker, and other matchups across multiple dates with afternoon and evening starts.
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Nelsonville
New Straitsville
Brooks
Buchtel
Sylvania
Chauncey
Murray City
Ervin
Coker
Reeders Gas
Gas Well Powers Ky Farm Home Unusual Find
Salyersville Kentucky resident Hoker Fletcher relies on a gas well eight feet deep on his property to fuel cooking light and heat. Oilmen call the setup unusual and notable for a rural home.
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Salyersville
Hoker Fletcher
Two Drivers Fined in Logan Traffic Hearings
Mayor Francis Myers presided as two drivers faced traffic offenses on December 20 hearings. David R. Myers 23 Bourneville C pleaded guilty to failure to yield and paid 10 dollars plus costs. Paul L. Chesser 19 Glouster was fined 50 dollars plus costs for leaving the scene after a hit skipp accident that struck Walter Huffman Jr.’s parked station wagon on N Spring Street near Main. Myers suspended 25 dollars of Chesser’s fine.
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Logan
Francis Myers
David R. Myers
Bourneville
Paul L. Chesser
Glouster
Myers
Chesser
Walter Huffman Jr
N. Spring St
Main
Johnny Green Finds Bigger Money In Tin Pan Alley
Johnny Green, known for Body and Soul and other hits, built an economics career on Wall Street before discovering greater wealth in Tin Pan Alley.
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Johnny Green
Wall Street
Tin Pan Alley
Broadway Spotlight Turns East on Broadway's Big Year
Broadway’s year mingled Oriental casting with star turns. Miyoshi Umeki and France Noyen led the influx in Flower Drum Song and The World of Suzie Wong, while Anne Bancroft earned top notices in Two for the Seesaw. Backstage talents and new faces, including Zohra Lampert and Jacquelyn McKeever, joined a wave of foreign flavor shaping the season.
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William Glover
New York
Broadway
Miyoshi Umeki
France Noyen
Suzie Wong
Anne Bancroft
Bronx
Helen Hayes
Tony
Katharine Cornell
Judith
Anderson
Lynn Fontanne
Gwen Verdon
Thelma Ritter
Jacquelyn McKeever
Captain
Appeal Filed Over Logan Fire Chief Dismissal
Former Logan fire chief Oakey J. Hysell appeals his dismissal for neglect of duty and incompetence. Hearing tentatively set for Jan. 20 by the civil service commission after delay in filing. Acting chief Robert Courter revises Falls Township protection data as residents provide route, water, gas and family data. Falls Township contracts with Logan for fire protection.
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Logan
Logan Fire Department
Oakey J. Hysell
City Civil Service Commission
Richard Hall
Hysell
Francis Myers
Falls Township
Civil Service Commission
Robert Courter
Falls
Falls-Gore
Tuesday Rites Planned For Mir. Skinner
Ernest Jud Skinner 72 of Glouster Route 3 died of a long illness at home. A retired coal miner born April 23 1886 in Vinton County he leaves seven sons three daughters two sisters eight brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Glouster Methodist Church with Rev. Ernest Williams officiating. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Friends may call at Wiley funeral home.
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Glouster
Ernest (Jud) Skinner
Vinton County
Robert
Margaret Thompson Skinner
Jesse
Columbus
Dame
Amsterdam
Dallas
Akron
Lawrence
Williard
Ellis
Delbert
Melvina Pincelli
Chaunecey
Marjorie Burdette
Anita Nott
Leroy
Somerset
Delmont
Benjamin
Trimble
Erwin
Christopher
Frank
Marguerite Montella
Florence Gingerelli
Michigan
Ruth
Glouster Methodist Church
Ernest Williams
Maplewood Cemetery
Wiley Funeral Home
Elizabeth Love Dies at 63 in Glouster
Mrs. Elizabeth Love 63 of Glouster Route 1 died Monday after a long illness at Mount St Mary Hospital. She was born in Waverly West Virginia. Survived by husband Chester W Love. Arrangements are handled by Norbert W Johnston Funeral Home.
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Elizabeth Love
Glouster
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Waverly
Chester W. Love
The
Norbert
Rites Planned For Julia Blacksten
Julia Blacksten 85 died Sunday at her son Judson Smyers home near Gibisonville after a long illness. She was widow of David C. Blacksten and lifelong Hocking County resident. Surviving son Harley Blacksten of Nelsonville, 12 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren. Friends may call Heinlein funeral home. services Tuesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Floyd Adams officiating. Burial in Fairview Cemetery.
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Logan
Julia Blacksten
Indow
Judson Smyers
Rockbridge
Gibisonville
David C. Blacksten
Benton Township
James
Margaret Brehm Carr
Mrs. Worstell Joins Athens County Child Welfare Board
Appointment of Mrs Helen Worstell as the juvenile judge's representative on the Athens County Child Welfare Board is entered in probate court records effective December 24 by Judge Harold J Rose. The five member board also includes members appointed by the county commissioners.
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Helen Worstell
Athens County Child Welfare Board
Harold J. Rose
Driver Fined On 2 Counts
A Nelsonville car owned by Donald Pickett was struck on Route 691 near Route 33 as it was parked. Asa Pickett, 20, also of Nelsonville, failed to stop and was later charged with hit skip and driving with a suspended license. He was fined $50 on each count by Mayor Robert Auflick.
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Nelsonville
Donald Pickett
Asa Pickett
Robert Auflick
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Edwin Spencer
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Gore
Nancy Keffer
Mary Finck
Junction City
Leonard Hickman
Thomas Gibbs
James Clemens
Wanda Skinner
Wayne Fierce
John F
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U. S
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Bell Telephone Company
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Mayor’s Court
City League
Nelsonville Pure Milk CO
Chestnut Street
Tel
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Hollywood
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Zohra Lampert
Collin Wilcox
Jan Brooks
Andrew Forrest
Joy Harmon
Jayne Mansfield
Dolores Hart
Pany
Betty Doe Armstrong
Ruth Morley
Virginia Volland
Jean Rosenthal
Peggy Clark
Beryoska Dance Company
la Plume de Ma Tante
White Way
Mir. Skinner
Worstell
Child Welfare Board
Royal Crown Cola
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R. C. Cola
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Royal Crown Bottling Company
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