Nelsonville City Light Plant rehab plan discussed
The Nelsonville utilities committee reviewed a proposed rehabilitation of the municipal electric light plant with an estimated cost between 250000 and 300000. Alfred LeFeber outlined a plan financed by a mortgage revenue bond, including a new boiler turbine and building extension to handle double current peak load. The proposal aims to operate efficiently without raising rates and to retire bonds over 30 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Utilities Committee
City Council
Alfred Leeber
Cincinati
Cincinnati
Walter, Woody
LeFeber
Council
Arthur Kennedy
C. W. Monks
John Brooks
Granville Green
Athens City-County
Charles Shafer
Eari Te Short
Charles Miller
Mason City Hill
Miller
Poplar
Fayette
Columbus
Public Square
Hilleary
Auto Wreck Fatality Claims Nelsonville Native
Mrs. Emerson Holland of Toledo formerly Alice Carlin of Carbondale died Monday in a Toledo hospital after a mobile wreck Saturday night. She leaves her husband and a daughter, her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Carlin, a sister Mrs. O B Carpenter, and a brother Cecil Carlin. Funeral services are Thursday at 1 p.m. at Reece Funeral Home Toledo with burial in Toledo.
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Nelsonville
Emerson Holland
Toledo
Holland
Alice Carlin
Carbondale
George Carlin
O. B. Carpenter
Cecil Carlin
Reece Funeral Home
Independent League Games Postponed for Minstrel Show
Nelsonville Independent League basketball games set for the high school auditorium tonight are postponed as the venue is used for March of Dimes minstrel show rehearsals. The Eagles versus Western Auto game will now be played next Monday at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Pfc Eli Ebersbach Re-Enlists for Six Years in Army
Pfc Eli Ebersbach Jr son of Mr and Mrs Eli Ebersbach 128 Cole St re-enlists for six years at Brooke General Hospital Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas. He has three years nine months service and will be assigned to the Far East Command.
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Pomeroy
Eli Ebersbach
Cole St
Brooke General Hospital
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Ebersbach
Far East Command
Hutchins Receives B S in Education at Ohio University
Bob E Hutchins son of Mr and Mrs C E Hutchins of Chestnut Street received the bachelor of science in education degree at the graduation exercises held at Ohio University last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Bob E. Hutchins
C. E. Hutchins
Chestnut St
Ohio University
Aircraft Mechanic on Furlough Arrives in Nelsonville
Kenneth Turner, a recent graduate in Mississippi as an aircraft and engine mechanic, has arrived in Nelsonville for a three weeks furlough. He will return to Roswell New Mexico for on-the-job training repairing B twenty aircraft.
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Nelsonville
Kenneth Turner
Mississippi
Roswell
N. M
Lincoln Day speaker Fred Milligan to headline Meigs dinner
Fred J. Milligan of Columbus, a former educator and Army Air Force major with the Legion of Merit, was selected to appear at the Meigs county Lincoln Day dinner in Letart Falls next Monday night. About 300 people expected. all local candidates invited but none will speak. Advance ticket sales reported in Letart Falls, with 200 sold and 100 remaining. The event starts around 9 p.m. and is open to the public at no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westerville
Army Air Force
Amvets
Central Ohio Council of Boy Sprouts of America
Sons of the American Revolution
Sons of Veterans of the Civil War
Columbus
Albert Hill Jr
Letart Falls
Den 4 Holds First Meeting
Nelsonville Den 4 of the Cub Scouts met at the East School building. Bobbie Manson was elected keeper of buckskin and Jerry Phillips denner. Billy Palmer presided as den chief with Cubs Manson Phillips Matheny Wright Pierce and mothers Manson Knight in charge. The second meeting is planned for February 10 at East building with all den mothers invited.
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Nelsonville
Bobbie Manson
Jerry Phillips
Denner
Billy Palmer
C. E. Matheny
Danny Wright
Walter Pierce
Gertrude Manson
Ruth Knight
Den
Hutchins Host fried chicken dinner for Ohio University graduate
Mr and Mrs C E Hutchins entertained with a fried chicken dinner Saturday in honor of their son Bob who graduated from Ohio University. Attending were Mr and Mrs Charles Shunkwiler of Murray City Mr and Mrs Sam Costello and children Connie and Charles of Willoughby and the guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Hutchins
Bob
Ohio University
Charles Shunkwiler
Murray City
Sam Costello
Connie
Charles
Willoughby
Ohio
Twigs Guild Plans Friday Meeting at Elks Dining Room
Local Twigs of Mount St. Mary Hospital Guild schedules a 7 p.m. Friday gathering in the Elks Dining room. President Mrs. Oral Daugherty announced the event this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount St. Mary Hospital Guild
Elks
Oral Daugherty
F and F Club Hosts Fort Street Social Evening
Mrs. Bessie Bland hosted the F and F Club at her Fort Street home on Friday night. After a brief business session, she provided a light lunch for 14 members, with games and contests. Prizes went to Mrs. Lucille Steenrod, Mrs. Effie Bardain, and Mrs. Vandella McCollum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Bland
F&f Club
Fort St
Lucille Steenrod
Effie Bardain
Vandella McCollum
Patient Recovering After Surgery In Columbus Hospital
Jimmy Keating is recovering satisfactorily in St. Francis Hospital Columbus after surgery there on Thursday. Mr and Mrs Keating announced the birth of a daughter Connie on Thursday at Hocking Valley Hospital Logan. Jimmy is the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Keating of Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Jimmy Keating
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Weekend Guests at Nelsonville
Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Barnes and Mr. and Mrs. Chas Entler and son were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Baker in Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
O. O. Barnes
Chas
Entler and Son
Ae Geen
Earl Baker
Miss Leonard Weds In Jan 26 Ceremony
Jeannette Louise Leonard of Logan and Evans S Hand Jr of Shadburn NC wed in an open church ceremony at Evangelical United Brethren Church. The service featured a double ring rite, camellia bouquets, and a reception in the church’s educational unit. The couple will reside at 1334 South Market Street after a brief honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Jeannette Louise Leonard
Herman Leonard
Evans S. Hand, Jr
Evans S. Hand
Shadburn
N. C
A. N. Grueser
Henry L. Carr
Presbyterian Church
Carl Spence
Warden Dicken
Robert Jurgensmier
Mr. Jurgensmier
Mr. Hand
Harold Robinson
Roberta
David Carr
Sandra Hardie
Toccoa
Roseann Warner
Jacob Hahn
William Brooker
Paul Goss
Grueser
Otto Iles
Leonard
Marvin Conkle
Charles Hardie
Hand
Logan High School
The
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Patterson School For
Ledgerwood
University of North Carolina
Logan Clay Products Co
Ohio University
South Market St
Mason Clinic Notes and Birth Announcements
Mason Clinic notes list Ruth Zahl and Fred Anderson both in Mason with entries on February 2. A birth report records Thomas Ingles in Mason, a daughter born January 31, and William M Sayre in Middleport Route 1 with a daughter on February 3. Discharges include Roger Clark and two individuals named Mrs. Lee Hassell and Mrs. Dora Cundiff.
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Ruth Zahl
Mason
Fred Anderson
Jas Dorothy Karr
Chester
Thomas Ingles
William M. Sayre
Middleport
Roger Clark
Lee Hassell
Dora Cundiff
Three Indicted by Hocking Grand Jury in Logan
Hocking County grand jurors handed down indictments against Don Biffle and Lester Biffle for forgery and Edward Stevens for assault and battery. Edna Faye Guess faced manslaughter charges. Norman Tamkin Frank Carpenter E F Sheppart and Henry Pollock faced no bills. The panel examined 20 witnesses, voided five cases, and reported jail conditions as excellent.
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Logan
Hocking County
Don Biffle
New Plymouth
Edward Stevens
Laurelville
Lester Biffle
Edna Faye Guess
Noah
Greendale
Norman Tamkin
Ohio University
Frank Carpenter
E. F. Sheppart
Henry Pollock
Stevens
Emery Pritchard
S. B. Whitehart
Rempel Bank
Charles Boocks
Logan Grocer
Whitehart
Don Yates
Floyd F
Noah Harden
John Buchanan
Morris Dupler
Clifford A. Crawford
Jack O. Dowler
Hugh W. Meldrim
Josephine Brown
Fox
Hazel Evans
Dale Derr
J Coe
Margaret Schrader
R. Dieh
Frank J. Miller
Patient Dies Rites Friday in Middleport
Mrs. Sara Ella Van Cooney, 57, of S. Third Ave Middleport, died today at Holzer Hospital after two weeks as a patient. Survived by husband Albert, daughter Mrs. Ray Reuter of Columbus, three sons, two sisters, a brother, and six grandchildren. Member of First Baptist Church Middleport. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Rawlings-Coats funeral home, burial in Cheshire cemetery, Rev. Charles Pomeroy officiating.
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Middleport
Sara Ella van Cooney
S. Third Ave
Holzer Hospital
Albert
Ray Reuter
Columbus
Charles Marvin
Norwood
Lewis
Alex Fraser
Ed Hoeflich
Pomeroy
Fred Lewis
Parkersburg
First Baptist Church of
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Cheshire Cemetery
Charles Pomeroy
Transfer Requests Filed With Hocking County Board
Logan petitions sought territorial transfers with the Hocking County Board of Education before February 1 but no immediate action was taken by the board. One request comes from Green Local sections 33 and 34, and the other from the former Ball district in the Lake Logan area.
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Logan
Hocking County
Progress Reported In Draining Lake Logan
Ohio Conservation Dept workers reported real progress in draining Lake Logan near Logan. About four feet of water had been released over the weekend, with two more feet cut into the dam by a drag line crane on Monday and rapid outflow by late afternoon.
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Logan
Lake
Ohio Conservation Dept
Here
Divorce Granted in Fairfield County Custody to Schmolder
Logan Anna Pearl Schmolder is granted a divorce from Carl James Schmolder on gross neglect of duty. Custody of minor children awarded to Mrs Schmolder, with support ordered by Judge Harley Meyer. Case transferred from Fairfield County.
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Logan
Anna Pearl Schmolder
Fairfield County
Carl James Schmolder
Common Pleas
Sinus Trouble Explained and Relief Offered
An advertisement explains sinus trouble as cavities with inflammation and notes different locations cause distinct misery. It touts SINUS as a fast relief preparation used by thousands and promotes viewing a local druggist with a price of one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUNIS
Tax Coupons Sales Increase in Hocking County
Logan reports a rise in sales tax coupons with $3 988.69 sold last week versus $2 419.36 the prior year period, a $1 569.33 increase. Year to date sales total $15 150.04, up $692 from $14 458.04 in the comparable period last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Ralph W. Moorhead
Moorhead
Funeral Services Held For Mrs Burris 81
Funeral services for Mrs Callie Burris 81 of South Culver Street were held at 2 p m Monday at the residence with Rev R B Wilson officiating. Interment followed in Oak Grove Cemetery. Music by Miss Madge Wright and Mrs Walter Leonard with Carl Spence as accompanist. Pallbearers were James Gilbert Richard Raymond Hood and James Charles Cassill.
Logan Band Honored At Steak Dinner
The Logan High School Band was honored at a steak dinner in the Elks Lodge. Speakers included Hubert Lappen Logan attorney and William Brophy Ohio University marching band director and brass instructor. Invited guests were George Carr Howard Kirk J R Hankison Miss Minnie Louise Bowen Bob Bra shares and Rodney Jonas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Elks Lodge
Hubert Lappen
William Brophy
Ohio University
Lappen
Brophy
Ohio U
George Carr
Howard Kirk
J. R. Hankison
Minnie Louise Bowen
Bob Brashares
Rodney Jonas
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James Cope
Greyhound
Portsmouth
Cleveland
Washington, C
LEDO
Youngstown
U.S
Greyhound Terminal
E. State St
Yeas Gas- Line
Pry and PT
Athens
Fred Milligan
Lincoln Day
Den 4
Nelsonville Social Notes
Twig
Mrs. Bland
Judith Coplon
Archibald Palmer
Federal Court
New York
Valentin Gubitchev
Russia
Hocking
Studebaker
Gehers Ensel
Athens, Ohio
Reliance
Altmans
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