Nelsonville Mayor Hears 709 Cases in 1952
A 1952 report shows Mayor Paul Galvin’s court heard 709 cases with 346 city cases and 363 state-patrol cited cases. Fines and costs totaled 14215.95 dollars, the city receiving half of patrol cases. Eighty three were jailed for nonpayment, seven to the city jail. The police logged 111 traffic incidents, one fatal city collision, and 1870 overtime parking tags. The department, led by Chief James Cope, includes three regular patrolmen: Everett Hewlett, Don Bumgardner, and Max Valkinburg, plus Tom Kelly on special duty.
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Nelsonville
Paul Galvin
James Cope
State Highway Patrol
Galvin
Athens County
David Fisk
Howard Fisk
Fort St
Pomeroy
Canal St
City Hall
Cope
Everett Hewlett
Don Bumgardner
Max Valkinburg
Tom Kelly
Nelsonville church services and pastors schedule
Nelsonville Church News lists services at Christian-Fort and Short with J A Long as minister. Sunday school at 10:30 and morning worship with sermons titled On Making the Most of Time and Let the Years Speak to the Days. Evening CYF meeting at 6 and chorus and devotion at 7. Midweek activities listed. Church of God on Laurel Run Road under Forrest Burd with unified service at 9:30 and 7 p.m. Missionary Aid meeting January 6. Pilgrim Holiness in Raymond Simpson parish with broadcast at 10 and 11, evening service at 7, prayer services midweek.
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Fort and Short
J. A. Long
CYF
Chi Rho
Church OF God
South Haydenville
Laurel Run Road
Forrest Burd
Admiral Brown
Pilgrim Holiness
Raymond Simpson
Robert Gastin
Meigs County Farmer Cowdery Dies at 70
LONG BOTTOM Wintner Cowdery 70 a long time Meigs County farmer died Thursday at his Long Bottom home. He is survived by a son Marion Cowdery of Long Bottom and two adopted daughters Mary L. and Jean at home. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at Long Bottom Methodist Church with burial in Reedsville Cemetery. Family may call Friday evening.
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Long Bottom
Wintner Cowdery
Meigs County
Marion Cowdery
Mary L
Jean
Long Bottom Methodist Church
Reedsville
Knights of Pythias plan highway courtesy committee
The Knights of Pythias of Ohio appoints a committee to direct the state's part in a national highway courtesy campaign. The lodge will open in February with George H. Thompson as chairman, Frank A. Wood as member, and Harry Gast as member.
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Cleveland
the Knights of Pythias of Ohio
George H. Thompson
Ohio Industrial Commission
Frank A. Wood
Youngstown Municipal Court
Harry Gast
Ohio
Three Autos Involved In Accident In Nelsonville
Three cars were involved in a traffic incident on W Washington St at 2 45 p m Wednesday Police Chief James Cope reported Pauls Dry Cleaning truck was double parked while loading Earl Hilleary drove west and stopped behind the Hilleary machine Gene Dawson of Murray City stopped behind Dawson and Crane backed into Dawson The crash damaged rear ends of Hilleary and Dawson and front of Crane Also William Olvers Athens Route 3 reported a New Year s morning hit and run at Pritts Tavern damaging grill front bumper left head light and fender
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Nelsonville
W. Washington St
James Cope
Paul
Earl Hilleary
Gene Dawson
Murray City
Hilleary
Everett Crane
Dawson
Crane
William Olvers
Athens
Explorer Crew 66 Boy Scouts Paper Drive Saturday
Nelsonville Explorer Crew 66 of the Boy Scouts announces a Saturday paper drive starting at 8 am to fund their 1953 camping trip in the eastern United States. If weather cancels, it will be held the following Saturday.
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Nelsonville
Explorer
Boy Scouts
United States
Miss 1953 Born At Mount St. Mary
Five babies arrived at Mount St. Mary Hospital around New Year with one born exactly on New Year Day. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Robert Cottrell Jr of New Straitsville is recorded as Miss 1953 on local hospital records.
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Nelsonville
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Robert Cottrell, Jr
New Straitsville
Last traffic case heard in Nelsonville court
NELSONVILLE The final case of the old year went before Mayor Paul Galvin at about 11 p m Wednesday. Harold L. Newell of Long Bottom Route 2 pleaded guilty to crossing a yellow line in a passing maneuver and was fined 10 dollars plus costs.
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Nelsonville
Paul Galvin
State Highway Patrol
Harold L. Newell
Long Bottom
Car Window Broken at Jones Tavern Stolen Coats Reported
James P. Pope told City Hall at 1:30 a m on New Year that a rear car window was broken while parked at Jones Tavern. Three top coats in blue brown and grey and a light tan felt hat were taken, as reported to Patrolman Don Bumgardner.
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Nelsonville
James P. Pope
City Hall
Jones Tavern
Pope
Don Bumgardner
Nelsonville Soldier Returns From Japan After Discharge
Col. John E Cable Jr. has completed two years of service in the armed forces and returned to the United States from Japan to reunite with his mother, sister, and sibling Verna. He spent Christmas with them along with Richard Cable of Flint Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
John E Cable, Jr
United States
Japan
Richard Cable
Flint
Mich
Irene Cable
Verna
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Joe Galvin in Nelsonville
Mr and Mrs Joe Galvin announce the birth of a daughter named Lissa Lee on December 31 at Mount St Mary Hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Joe Galvin of Chauncey and Mrs C W Backus, with great grandfather Marion Swyers of Chauncey.
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Nelsonville
Joe Galvin
Lissa Lee
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Chauncey
C. W. Backus
Marion Swyers
Church News Of Chauncey And Surrounding Services
Morristown holiness church lists Sunday school at 9 30 a m and preaching at 10 30 a m Young people meet at 7 p m with preaching at 7 30 Chauncey church schedule shows Sunday school 9 30 a m preaching 10 30 a m Taylor Ridge Greens Run Millfield Trimble and parish night at Trimble 7 p m Lay members oversee 10 30 service at Chauncey
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Morristown
Hocking Valley
Millfield
Trimble
Class Holds Watch Party On Wednesday Chauncey
Chauncey high school class of the Chauncey Church of Christ held a watch party in the parish house on Wednesday night. The group celebrated paying off their pledge to Camp Christian and elected officers for the coming year including Don Daugherty president Shirley Leffler vice president John Mullins secretary and Charles Fiske treasurer.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Church of Christ
Camp Christian
Don Daugherty
Shirley Leffler
John Mullins
Charles Fiske
Jim Thorne
County Meet Planned by Church of Christ Parish Men
CHAUNCEY The men of the Church of Christ Parish prepare to attend the County Men's Brotherhood at the Athens church next Thursday at 7 30 p m A program is set by the First Christian Church of Athens Local men's groups are to set attendance goals this Sunday for the county meeting
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Chauncey
Church of Christ Parish
Athens
First Christian Church of
Chauncey Chauncey Personals Guests Visit from Nearby Towns
Dinner guests at Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pendergrass included Mr. and Mrs. James Smith and Nancy of Nelsonville, Mr. and Mrs. Rowlie Figgins, Mrs. Agnes Pendergrass and daughters Judy and Marcia of Columbus, Charles Pendergrass and daughter Sue, and Chauncey. Mr. and Mrs. Rice Thomas hosted a Christmas turkey dinner with Art Bennett and T. R. Bennett of Athens, Susie Vore of Dayton, Frank McDaniel and son Larry. Ralph McKibben remains under a doctor's care after a severe left hand injury. Barbara Staley of Columbus visits her parents. Guests of Lawrence Bowe included Mrs. Minnie Keck of Columbus, William Freker of Van Wert, and George Nichols of Coolville. Leslie Parker of Santa Anna, California sends New Year’s wishes. Schoonover family has not seen their daughter in two years. Dan Johnson and wife and their relatives entertain and visit with Sandra and Patty Smith of The Plains over Christmas.
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Roy Pendergrass
James Smith
Nancy
Nelsonville
Rowlie Figgins
Agnes Pendergrass
Judy
Marcia
Columbus
Charles Pendergrass
Sue
Chauncey
Rice Thomas
Art Bennett
T. R. Bennett
Athens
Susie Vore
Dayton
Frank McDaniel
Larry
Ralph McKibben
Barbara Staley
Joe Staley
Lawrence Bowe
Minnie Keck
William Freker
van Wert
Ohio
George Nichols
Coolville
Eck Schoonover
Mill St
Leslie Parker
Santa Anna
Calif
Schoonover
Dan Johnson
Melvin Hoar
Robert Smith
Sandra
Patty
Russell Johnson
Leslie Ann
Patty Smith
the Plains
Mingus Family Christmas Dinner Guests
Mrs. Hattie Mingus hosted a Christmas dinner on Sunday in Athens with guests Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mingus and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mingus, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mingus and sons, plus Mrs. Helen Gillespie and Clell Mingus in Millfield.
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Chauncey
Hattie Mingus
Glenn Mingus and Sons
Jack Mingus
Robert Mingus
Athens
Helen Gillespie
Clell Mingus
Millfield
Chauncey Church Board Sets Tuesday Session
The Chauncey Church of Christ board will hold a regular meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. The article notes a scientific point that many stars visible to the naked eye are actually double stars when viewed through telescopes.
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Chauncey
The
Chauncey Church of Christ
New Year Safety Drive Urged by Police Chief Ellinger
Police Chief Ellinger issues a January safety pledge urging drivers to slow for snow and ice. He notes harsh winter conditions increase stopping distances and accidents, urging reliable tires, clear windshields, good lights, and windshield scrapers for safer winter driving.
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Logan
Ellinger
Knife Victim Improves in Rockbridge County Case
Sheriff A J Waldron reports no new developments in the knifing of Cecile Howland 49 of Buena Vista Road by 15 year old John West. Howland is recovering and listed in good condition at Lancaster Fairfield Hospital while West remains in county jail custody after a recent parole from Boys Industrial School to the Griner guardians.
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Logan
A. J. Waldron
Rockbridge Route 2
Cecile Howland
Buena Vira
Waldron
Lancaster-Fairfield Hospital
John West
Boys Industrial School
Lee Griner
Births at Mount St. Mary Hospital Net New Arrivals
The Mount St. Mary Hospital notes multiple births including a son for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keels Haydenville and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Galvin Nelsonville. Other newborns listed include children to the Kovach and Cottrell families in Glouster and Nelsonville areas. Several residents are named as new parents from Athens to Nelsonville with one entry denoting a kept surname. Discharges include Mrs Curtis Wingo Buchtel and Ann Hughes Circleville.
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Frank Keels
Haydenville
Joe Galvin
Nelsonville
William Sparks
New Straitsville
Robert Cottrell, Jr
Andrew Kovach
Glouster
Church Schedule Highlights for Logan and Surrounding Areas
Local church notices list service times for First EUB of Logan and other congregations. Activities include Sunday schools at 9:00 to 9:30 a.m., worship sessions at 10:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., youth meetings, choir practices, and midweek prayer gatherings at Gore circuit and nearby churches.
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EUB
A. N. Grueser
Church OF the. ‘Nazarene
Roy E. Klingler
NYPS
Hi-Ny
GORE
C. P. Hinton
Oreville
Three Arrests Reported for New Year Disorderly Conduct
Three men were arrested and charged with drunken and disorderly conduct during the New Year holiday. Wilmer L. Bailey paid a $25 fine plus costs, then was jailed in Hocking County for nonpayment. Stephen Garzone of Portsmouth paid $25 and costs and faced 30 days in jail, later suspended by Magistrate Whitehart. Jess Beougher was taken into custody Thursday afternoon and was to appear before the magistrate Friday.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Whitehart
One Minor Accident Reported on Holiday
Logan county recorded only one minor accident over New Year's After noon Police Chief Sol Ellinger and Sheriff A J Waldron noted warnings The incident involved Roscoe Mowery’s parked car on Hunter Street struck by Charles Green’s vehicle at Market and Hunter Damage to the Mowery car was slight and Green sustained a damaged headlight grill and tender
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Logan
Hocking
Sol Ellinger
A. J. Waldron
Roscoe Mowery
Hunter St
Sirs
Charles Green
Market
Hunter
Births at Hocking Valley Hospital
Mr and Mrs Charles Starr Logan welcome a daughter. Admitted were Mrs Merle McCune Logan Route, Mrs William Welker Dundas, and Mrs Harold Ewart Logan. Discharged were Willard Baker Logan Route 1 and Charles Crow McArthur with wife and son.
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Hocking Valley Hospital
Charles Starr
Logan
Merle McCune
William Welker
Dundas
Harold Ewart
Willard Baker
Charles Crow
McArthur
James Primmer
Logan, and Son
Marriage License for Hunt and Flood in Laurelville Logan
Alton Theodore Hunt Jr aged 19 and Leona Flood aged 22 obtained a marriage license. Hunt is a machinist from Laurelville and Flood is a shipping inspector from Logan.
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Alton Theodore Hunt, Jr
Laurelville
Leona Flood
Logan
Damascus Declared World’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
The Encyclopedia Britannica asserts Damascus in Syria as the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, a claim cited as long-standing in historical records.
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Damascus
Syria
Logan Family Involved In Crash at Lancaster
A Logan family car crash in Lancaster at 3:03 am involved driver Donald F. Weis and passenger Clarence Lutz who was arrested for driving left of center. Weis and three others suffered minor injuries. all were treated at Lancaster Fairfield hospital after the collision at South Columbus and Hubert Avenue.
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Logan
Lancaster
Donald F. Weis
Gallagher Ave
Clarence Richard Lutz
Lutz
Weis
Fred Weis
Mary Jo Gordon
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
S. Columbus
Hubert Ave
Columbus Ave
Emma Guess Spends New Year with Circleville Mother
Mrs Emma Guess of Church Street spent New Year’s Day with her mother in Circleville.
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Logan
Emma Guess
Church St
Circleville
Commissioners to Organize in Logan Courthouse
Logan The Hacking Commissioners will hold a national meeting Monday in the courthouse. They will elect officers review submitted budgets and make appropriations. Harry Armstrong and A N Bert Bierly take office for the first time succeeding Warren Johnson and Keith Schultz. Joe Brown was not up for election.
Buchanan on Leave from Army Service in Logan
Logan MSgt. John P. Buchanan who served as a former Logan service officer is on a three day leave in Logan. He arrived Thursday morning from the Army Chemical Center in Maryland where he is stationed. Buchanan was recalled to active duty on November 11.
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Buchanan
Logan
John PF. Buchanan
Army Chemical Center
Maryland
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Jane Frazee
Robert Paige
June Clyde
Olsen & Johnson
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Walter Pidgeon
Victor Mature
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Donna Corcoran
Everett Freeman
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Arthur Hornblow, Jr
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Alfred Richardson
Goldie Deer
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Augusta McNamee
Lester Field
Rita K. Rutherford
John Stocklen
Ella White
William Carl Whitlatch, Jr
Alien Rogers
Susie Kaszonyi
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Sharon K. Brunton
Scott David Barber
Birdie Evans
Lillian McCoy
Neal Heydenreich
Curtis Wingo
Buchtel
Beverly Ann Hughes
Theodore Adams
Juanita Kerns
Orville Stover
Stewart
Roberta Lent
David Jones
RoGer Eleanor Taylor
Parker
James Whitmore
Marilyn Erskine
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