Two County Unemployment Highest in Seven Years
Logan Ohio unemployment figures show 1458 jobless in Hocking and Athens counties for the week ending January 4, the highest since the two counties merged in 1951. Factoring in 1195 ongoing claimants plus 263 newly unemployed, with布 Natco Haydenville and Brooks Shoe Nelsonville plants cited, the total exceeds January 1957 average by 487.
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Logan
Logan Office
Ohio Bureau of
BUC
Hocking
Athens County
Homer Schein
Schein
Brooks Shoe Co
Nelsonville
Sun Glow Furniture Co
Haydenville
Athens Machine Co
Natco
New Straitsville Brick Co
Hocking County
Logan Social Notes Install Pocahontas Officers at Potluck
Officers were installed for the coming year during a potluck and meeting led by Mrs. Verna Congreve and Mrs. Sarah Liff. New appointees include Chandos Kistler Pocahontas and several officers in roles such as keeper of records, wampum, scouts, runners, councilors, and guards. The charter was draped for late Mrs. Clara Cunliffe with a music and gifts ceremony. The next meeting is set for January 13.
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Degree of
Pocahontas
Verna Congreve
Great Pocahontas
Sarah Liff
Great Mishinnewa
Chandos Kistler
Robert Tschudy
Wenonah
Bernard Garrett
Powhatan
Keith Schultz
Records
Pvt Keister Graduates From Part Supply Course At Fort Knox
Pvt Ronnie D Keister 21 wore wife Shirley lives at 565 E Second St Logan recently graduated from a parts supply course at the Armors Training Center Fort Knox Ky Keisters attended Gibisonville High School and worked for Don Miller Construction Co in Green Springs before entering the Army last August Parents Mr and Mrs Kenneth O Keister live on Laurelville Route 2
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Logan
Ronnie D. Keister
Shirley
Second St
Army’s Armor Training Center
Fort Knox
Keister
Gibisonville High School
Don Miller Construction Co
Green Springs
Army
Kenneth O. Keister
Laurelville
Beatrice Sheline Granted Divorce in Morgan County Case
Common Pleas docket shows Beatrice Sheline granted a divorce from Herbert Sheline on grounds of gross neglect of duty. Custody of a minor child awarded with property division approved. Case heard Tuesday by Judge Carlos M. Riecker, Morgan County.
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Logan
Common Pleas Court
Beatrice Sheline
Herbert Sheline
Carlos M. Riecker
Morgan County
Fire destroys home of Mr and Mrs Danny Peyton
The Peyton home, formerly owned by the McGarty family, burned Sunday around 6 am. The family escaped barefoot with their two young children. Nothing was saved from the house. Local residents Sgt Ray Rider and his family, and others visited relatives during the holidays.
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Zaleski
Danny Peyton
McGarty
Peytons
Peyton
Ray Rider
Loganport
Ind
E. E. Queen
Haydenville
Charles Burley, Jr
Dayton
Charles Burley
Crandall Sue
Queen
Edna Hawk
Ethel Tripp
Columbus
McArthur
Luther Kimmey
Esta
Athens
Weldon Brown
Nelsonville
William Tripp
Woodrow Thomas
David
Thomas
Rufus Thomas
Francis West
Marion
Prattsville
Cardillos Return Home After New Year Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cardillo and family have returned to West Point Kentucky after spending the New Year holiday with Alva Swick Joe Swick and visiting Jesse Swan of Parker Run. Opal Gifford sold her farm to Wayne Jessie. Edwins Davis and Edmundsons returned from a Florida vacation.
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Danville
Anthony Cardillo
West Point
Alva Swick
Joe Swick
Jesse Swan
Parker Run
Opal Gifford
Wayne Jessie
Paul Jeffers
Ruth Spires
Edwin Davis
Mrs. Edmundson
Florida
Local Daughters of America install officers and plan year
Mrs Gladys Lehman led the Logan Council 120 installation at the hall. New officers include Mrs Margaret Kistler as councilor and Chester Blake as vice councilor. A gift was given to retiring councilor Eva Calvert. Webb's Chapel WSCS held January meeting at Mrs Charles Wolfe's home with program on The March of Missions in Japan led by Mrs Edward St Clair. A nominating committee was formed and four sessions of the Book of St Mark study were scheduled for late February and early March with Fairview WSCS joining. Refreshments were served to 13 members and guests. The February 6 meeting will be at the home of Mrs Wayne Timberlake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Lehman
Logan Council
Daughters of America
Margaret L. Kistler
Chester Blake
Rebecca Stewart
Eva Mae Calvert
Charles Riddlebarger
Laura E. Watkins
Margaret Seaman
Sentinel
Ellena Wells
Eva Calvert
Webb’s Chapel
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Charles Wolfe
R. R. Windsor
St. Luke
Harley St. Clair
March of Missions
Japan
Edward St. Clair
Jack Glick
Ruth St. Clair
Clinton St. Clair
Orlie Redd
Herbert Glick
David Poling
Carl Wetherell
Bryant Vanatta
Wayne Timberlake
Fairview Wscs
Wolfe
Lloyd Nutter
Wetherell
Roy Vanatta
Surprise housewarming honors Carpenter family
Mr and Mrs Reed Jeffers and son Richard were honored with a surprise house warming on Friday evening January 3 at their new residence. Attendees included many local families and a collection of gifts were presented.
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Carpenter
Reed Jeffers
Richard
Ben Caster
John Rawlings
Elizabeth Gardner
Clifford Steele
William Cheadle
Donnie Cheadle
Dale Dye
John B. Dunham
Faye Jordan
Lavern Jordan
Ruth Ann
Jane
Jackie
Jeffers
Mary
Ruth Hein
Albany
Marvin Chase
Johnny Starkey
Ruth Starkey
Washington, D. C
Donald Johnson
Phillip
Athens
Columbia Grange
Westina Crabtree
Pay Hiked at Oberlin as Tuition Rises for 190 Faculty
Oberlin College will grant a 13 percent pay raise to 190 faculty members while increasing tuition. Annual tuition climbs from 750 to 900 dollars in Arts and Sciences, 800 to 950 in the Conservatory, and 10 to 12 dollars per hour in Theology. Faculty salaries rise from 4,225 to 10,725 dollars to 700 to 12,500 annually.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
William E. Stevenson
College of Arts and Sciences
Conservatory of Music
Graduate School of Theology
Pvt Smyers Finishes Parts Supply Course
Pvt John D Smyers 20 wife Jona lives at 565 E Second St Logan recently graduated from an eight week parts supply course He was trained in stick control Smyers a 1957 Gibsonville High School graduate worked for McGrew Heating Air Conditioning Co in Lancaster before entering the Army last August Parents Mr and Mrs Judson O Smyers live on Rockbridge Route 1
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Logan
John D. Smyers
Jona
Second St
Army’s
Armor Training Center
Fort Knox
Smyers
Gibsonville High School
McGrew Heating & Air Conditioning Co
Lancaster
Army
Judson O. Smyers
Rockbridge
4-H Plans Completed for Hocking County
Logan residents learn revisions to the 4-H advisers handbook and honor club score sheet at a Tuesday council session. The meeting laid out the 1958 health improvement program focusing on grooming and dental health and announced a county wide tractor maintenance club with a kickoff on February 5 and an advisory kickoff January 12 in the courthouse auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Ethel Bower
Farmers Reminded Of Extension Meetings
Logan Hocking County dairy farmers are reminded that the first of a series of extension meetings will be held at 8 p m today in the courthouse auditorium. Porterfield, extension dairy specialist from Ohio State University, will discuss new feeding and management methods and answer questions. All farmers in the county are invited.
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Logan—Hocking County
Ralph Porterfield
Ohio State University
Porterfield
Services Held Tuesday For Rhoda E Shope
Logan services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Roberts funeral home for Rhoda Ellen Shope 92 who died Sunday morning. The Rev R B Hughes officiated with Carl Spende as organist and pallbearers John McGuire William A Dennis Clyde Landers Charles Smith Robert Courter and Martin Tice. Burial followed in Ridgewood Cemetery Wellston. In Nevada it is legal to fish anytime for catfish but illegal to fish for any other fish two hours after sunset.
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LOGAN
Roberts
Rhoda Ellen Shope
R. B .Hughes
Carl Spende
John McGuire
William A. Dennis
Clyde Landers
Charles Smith
Robert Courter
Martin Tice
Ridgewood Cemetery
Wellston
Nevada
Notice of partition suit in Athens County Ohio court
Ida Bobo Hampton files for partition of real estate in Athens County Ohio in Cause 21520. Describes two tracts totaling about 75 acres with private roadway easement and dates from 1879 to 1892. Defendant Mary Bobo Cunningham and others must answer by January or face judgment. Attorneys: Hampton Lavelle and Vanity er.
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Court OF Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Ida Bobo Hampton
Mary Bobo Cunningham
William Buck
John Q. Hull
George Jeffers
Athene
Auditor's
Hull
Jeffers
Long Run
Joseph Bobo
James McDonald
John W. Bobo
Athens Senate
Bobo Hampton
Lavelle Ana Vanity
Hocking Valley Hospital Notes
Hospital notes list several patients and transfers including Mrs. Thomas Saunders of Logan Route 4 undergoing surgery by Dr. C. E. Watkins at Brownsville. Dismissals include Mrs. Jack Dexter and her son, Mrs. Elmer Stover of McArthur Route 1, Mrs. Olive McDonald of Logan moving to University Hospital in Columbus.
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Olive McDonald
Logan
University Hospital, Columbus
Hoyt Services Friday for Annie Hoyt 82
Funeral arrangements are set for Annie Hoyt 82 who died Tuesday night at Mt St Mary Hospital. She was widow of John S Hoyt and mother of John Hoyt of Logan. Visitation at Roberts funeral home ends 9 am Friday with a Requiem High Mass at St Johns Church and burial in Oak Grove cemetery. Rosary to be recited Thursday evening at the funeral home.
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Logan
Annie Hoyt
Mt. St. Mary Hospital
John S. Hoyt
Hoyt
Ray Frasure
Third St
Wilmington
Michael and
Kathleen O’rouke Sullivan
Postmaster cites heavy year-end mail totals in New Lexington
New Lexington Postmaster T. J. Holden reported over 100000 pieces of mail handled in the nine days before Christmas excluding metered mail. American Legion Auxiliary to canvass Corning door to door for March of Dimes starting January 12 and sponsor a dance on January 25. Thornville hearing planned January 16 on curve elimination south of town with 400000 dollar projected cost. Perry County mines produced 483101 tons in Q3 1957 by 17 reporting mines. Four local dairymen completed a year in the Weigh A Day A Month program. Crooksville council approves five new dual fine boxes for metered blocks. Street commissioner Lloyd Hammer resigns for work with Shelly and Sands. Miss Martha King earns PhD at Ohio State after earlier degrees in education and Columbia University.
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Lexington
T. J. Holden
American Legion Auxiliary
Corning
Thornville
Ohio Department of Highways
Department of Industrial Relations
Division of Mines
Perry County Mines
Perry County
Agricultural Extension Service
Robert Williams
Merle Baker
Harold Bowles
Kenneth Hettrick
Crooksville
Lloyd “Pete” Hammer
Shelly and Sands Contracting Co
Martha King
Ohio State University
Columbus
Crooksville High School
Miss King
Ohio University
Athens
Columbia University
C. W. King
Mary Ruth
Marlin
Christmas Dinner Guests of the Rupe Family
Rutland residents hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Rupe welcomed guests from Middleport Pomeroy and Delaware. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Lou Rupe and children, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rupe and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Downs, and Mrs. Alma Rupe.
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Rutland
Wayne Rupe
Lou Rupe
Middleport
Richard Rupe
Pomeroy
Marcus Downs
Delaware
Alma Rupe
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Thhen
Newark
Louise Crane
PD of A
Board of Township Trustees
Carthage Township
Athens Co
Mildred Chapman
Wm. Parker Walker
Sunnyside Drive
Mary E. Walker
City of Athens
Roger W. Jones
Said County
Rhoda E
Jays
Sealy
Seaty, Inc
Hocking Valley Hospital
Jack Dexter
Son
Elmer Stover
John W. Hoy
Warsaw
John Finley
New Lexington News
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