Logan Area Welcomes New Year With Numerous Parties
Logan area celebrated 1961 with gatherings from Izaak Walton Clubhouse New Year dance to Elks and VFW events. About 65 couples attended the Lake Logan dance, aided by road crews for safe return, while other parties included private homes and teenage open houses, with music by local bands and orchestras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izaak Walton
Lake Logan
Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority
Phil Nader
Zanesville
Elks Club
Joel Gabriel
Blazers
Logan High School
Bill Hammon
Dick Bumgardner
John Rheinscheid
Carl Gaffin
Joe Malone
Vfw-Dav
Eagles Hall
Antioch Grange
Vickrey
Buckeye Rangers
J. Ward Deerings
Jay Coles
Thousand Island Park
N.Y
Zephyr
Clyde Hockmans
Charles Huffmans
Dean Wittekinds
Carol Spurgus
Falls St
Steven Spurgus
Hocking 4-H Advisers To Give Scholarships
Two scholarships will be awarded at the Hocking County 4-H Advisory Council meeting for the Buckeye Recreation workshop. Eligible applicants are older 4-H members showing leadership. The Feb 12 18 workshop in Coshocton at the First Presbyterian Church costs $5 for delegates, with the rest covered by the Ohio 4-H Club Foundation and the 4-H Advisory Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking County
Ohio 4-H Club Foundation
4-H Advisory Council
Melvin
Ohio
Snowy Start to 1961 in Logan and Hocking County
Logan and Hocking County welcomed 1961 with quiet weather as about four inches of snow fell on Saturday night, adding to ~20 inches in December. State and county highway crews fought snow, while Main Street service staff cleared the wet streets. No serious accidents were reported by Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Service Department
Main St
Lumber and Gas Stolen From Enterprise Site
Logan reports thefts at Enterprise Lumber Co and gasoline from two trucks and a crawler tractor. About 1800 feet of rough cut chestnut and oak lumber stolen December 15. six by six timbers eight to sixteen feet long taken. Investigation aided by Deputies McGrady and Jenkins. owner to file charges after trash dumping incident on Claybank Hill Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse F. McGrady Jr
John Jenkins
Hartman
Claybank Hill Road
New Meter Heads Being Installed in Local Streets
Logan meter heads with new timing devices are being installed on Second and Hunter Streets following last year’s city council legislation. The meters allow up to eight hours parking at two hours for five cents, aiming to relieve long-time parkers and free spaces on Main and nearby intersections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Second
Hunter Sts
Parkers
Birth and discharge notices from Hocking Valley Hospital
Birth to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Plank at Logan Route 4. Discharges include Leland Behm of Logan Route 2, David A Roe of Logan, Mrs. Robert Smith of Logan, and Charles Suimmel of Rockbridge Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Plank
Logan
Leland Behm
David A. Roe
Robert Smith
Charles Suimmel
Rockbridge
Two Mishaps Reported By Sheriffs in Logan County
Logan investigators documented two automotive accidents. On Old McArthur Road a pickup driven by Raymond Manter, 49, struck the rear of Charles Woolever, 33, both of Logan, with light damage. On Calico Ridge Road Clyde Carmean, 46, and Donald Conners, 26, both of Logan Route 3, collided after Conners skidded on ice. moderate damage. Deputy sheriffs John Jenkins and Jesse McGrady Jr. investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
A. J. Waldron
Paul E. Hartman
McArthur Road
Raymond A. Manter
Charles W. Woolever
Manter
Woolever
Calico Ridge Road
Clyde B. Carmean
Donald E. Conners
Logan Route 3
Conner
Carmean
John Jenkins
Jesse McGrady Jr
Open House Planned at Logan High School Thursday
The vocational home economics department at Logan Senior High announces an open house and parents night this Thursday at 7 30 p m. Mrs Roy Shelse and Mrs Thomas Slater lead the event with exhibits in food and clothing. Visitors may view displays 7 30 to 8 then see completed garments in music Room 101 followed by refreshments in Room 109.
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Logan
Logan Senior High School
Roy Shelse
Thomas Slater
Whitaker’s Rawlins stop ends with IKE necktie mixup
Democratic Senate candidate Ray Whitaker, campaigning in Wyoming, reached Rawlins without a necktie and borrowed a spare from Republican County Chairman C. L. Bates. The necktie bore the letters I K E across the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlins
Wyo
Ray Whitaker
U. S. Senate
Casper
C. L. Bates
Woman Hurt In Accident Near Route 33
Murriell McMenus, 51, a Columbus resident, suffered bruises to both knees when the station wagon she rode in hit the blade of a State Highway Department snow plow three miles north of the Fairfield Hocking County line on Route 33. Driver Allen B Lightle, 57, Granville Route 2, faced a traffic citation for unsafe operation. Plow truck was operated by Donald Coe, 55, Carbon Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Columbus
State Highway Department
Murriell McMenus
Allen B. Lightle
Granville
Hocking
Highway Department
Donald Coe
Carbon Hill
Fairfield - Hocking
Tuckahoo Tribe Meet Scheduled For Friday
Logan Officers of Tuckahoo Tribe 266 Improved Order of Red Men will be installed at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Pocahontas Hall with Glen Gartner as prophet Ray M. Hart sachem Howard Cottrill senior sagamore George Snyder junior sagamore F A Davis chief of records Chester Blake keeper of wampum. Ross Anderson will lead the installation and a lunch will follow.
Mrs Schrader Taken to Hospital After Ambulance Visit
Mrs. John Schrader was rushed by ambulance from the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Harry Poling to Hocking Valley Hospital for medical evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
John Schrader
Hocking Valley Hospital
Harry Poling
Logan Calendar Highlights for Tuesday
Naomi Circle meets in the Methodist Church dining room at 7 30 p m with Mrs C F Ackers and Mrs Robert Webb leading. Past Matrons and Patrons dinner set for Brandts Mecca Room at 6 30 p m. Rockbridge Band Boosters meet at 7 p m in the school cafeteria. BPW board also at 7 p m in the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi
Methodist Church
C. F. Ackers
Robert Webb
Brandt
Mecca
Rockbridge Band Boosters
Business and _ Professional Women’s Club
Delphian Club Meets at Mrs Nimon’s Home This Evening
The Delphian Club gathers at 20 West Front Street hosted by Mrs. Jay Nimon at 7 p.m. A Ladies Bible Class convenes at Union Furnace EUB Church at 7:30 p.m. Mrs Harold Wyskiver hosts with assistance from Mrs Kenneth Hiner Man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphian Club
Jay Nimon
Front St
Union Furnace
Eub Church
Harold Wyskiver
Kenneth Hinerman
Community notices from Social Circle events
On Wednesday January 4 a Social Circle luncheon hosted by Mrs Merl Karshner is set for 1 p.m at Brandts Mecca Room. A Chieftain Squaws meeting follows at Logan High School cafeteria at 7 30 p.m. A D of A Lodge pot luck supper begins at 6 p.m and all officers are requested to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandt
Mecca
Merl Karshner
Chieftain
Logan High School
Athens Messenger Urges Members to Attend Installation
Athens Messenger notes on Tuesday January 3 1961 urge readers to attend the installation ceremony. Details are sparse but the call to be present is emphasized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
Landslide in Surat Kills Thirteen Children
A landslide in Surat, India, has claimed the lives of thirteen children. Rescue teams continue to search affected areas as authorities assess the disaster and its causes.
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Bombay
India
Surat
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Logan Area
Susan Elberfeld
Sue Jones
Jones
N. Warner Ave
Mary Jones
Hocking 4-H
Sheriff's Department
State Highway Patrol
Enterprise
Arthur Rogers Roddey
Columbia, D.C
Defense Department
Pentagon
Tuckahoo
Www
2FC
Dacron
Uhlman
Uhlmans
Mang dl
Coats
BATES
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