Rural fire protection woes loom in Hocking County
In Hocking County Ohio rural areas lack coverage with three of twelve townships unprotected. Logan and Nelsonville fire departments serve several townships under contracts, while others rely on distant or absent protection raising costs and homeowner risk. Residents near the county line weigh levies against real protection.
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Art Kuhn
Logan
Hocking County
Ohio
Logan Fire Department
Falls- Gore
Falls
Green
Logan Department
Logan City Council
Vinton County
Washington
Ards
Hocking
G. W. Skaggs
Skaggs
Area Hunters Bag 246 Deer in Six Ohio Counties
In 1964 hunters in Athens Hocking Meigs Perry Vinton and Washington Counties killed 246 deer while motorists killed 98. Virgil Scott cites highway losses as a quarter to half of legal harvest with peak risk in the last three months. Northeastern Ohio sees about 300 deer killed annually.
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Athens
Hocking
Meigs
Perry
Vinton
Washington
Ohio
Virgil Scott
Scott
Dear Abby Letters Highlight Widow Card Senders and Waxed Paper Dilemma
A widow asks if others receive a deceased husband’s Christmas card from his former employer and how to handle it. A reader nags about bakery waxed paper germs ending up in doughnuts and asks for policy. A woman ponders marriage with an older man who won’t propose, with Abby advising to move on if ages fit.
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Abby
Ohio
Weekend Guests Visit Area Families Across States
Syracuse readers note a string of visits as Mr. and Mrs. Orville Crooks host their son and daughter in law from Columbus while relatives from Marion East Letart Washington D C Joseph Har den Jr. and others arrive for weekend gatherings. Other families from St Joseph Pie Pomeroy Ra cine and Valley Station Kentucky spend time with local kin including the Bartels Harden Wolfe and Zwilling clans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Crooks
John Crooks
Columbus
Robert Harden Jr
Marion
Robert Harden
Kenneth Donahue
East Letart
Dale Hubbard
Washington, D. C
Edison Hubbard
Donald Harden
Donna Marie
William Bartels
St. Joseph, Mich
Emmett Bartels
Norma Goodwin
Pomeroy
Arthur Wolfe
Kirkland
Ill
Raymond Wolfe
Jesse Brinker
Racine
Donald van Jangen
Oris Hubbard
Laura Leifheit
Harold Amspeker
Troy Zwilling
Franklin Hendrix
Russell Zwilling
Valley Station
Bill Hysell
Gene Mills
Charles Hysell
May Cowie
Earl Summerfield
J. E. Pitts
Murrysville
Edna Summerfield
Rexal Summerfield
Chester
Herbert Parker
Paul
Brenda Nolge
Mason
W. Va
Agnes White
Jack Weese
Parma Heights
Carl B. Weese
Drivers Are Fined In Hocking County
Fourteen people in Hocking County were fined by Judge Vaughn Collins on Saturday for offenses ranging from speeding and no muffler to drunken driving and unsafe operation. Names include Raymond Cottrill, Allen Haun, Clifford Andretch Jr., Linda Flad, David Neil, Harry Smith, Gladys Pavey, Walter McQuaid, Russell Swackhammer, David Smith, Gary Riser, and William Pay, with fines from 10 to 50 dollars and various penalties such as jail time, license suspensions, or costs.
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Harry Smith
South Bloomingville
Gladys Pavey
Starr
Walter L. McQuaid
Haydenville
Russell E. Swackhammer
David Smith
Logan
Gary Riser
Mansfield
William L. Pay
Buchtel
Municipal Court Hears Traffic Cases in Gallipolis
Melvin Z. Tabor 18 of Patriot Star Route was fined 20 dollars and costs on a speeding charge. Three others were fined, three bonds forfeited and one case dismissed. Harris case dismissed over license validity. Rollins 70 of Columbus 25 dollars and costs for unsafe operation. Clagg 18 Gallipolis Route 2 five dollars and costs for no muffler. Mahan 21 of Vinton five dollars and costs for permitting an unlicensed minor. Groves 47 of Portsmouth 27.50 for speeding. Owens 49 of Hope North Carolina 27.50 for left of center. Jones 39 Oak Hill Route 3 22.50 for failure to yield.
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Gallipolis
Melvin Z. Tabor
Patriot Star Route
Eugene A. Harris
Muncie
Ind
Harris
Indiana
William H. Sowers
Floyd W. Rollins
Columbus
Melvin L. Clagg
Vernal E. Mahan
Vinton
Ishmael F. Groves
Portsmouth
Elzie F. Owens
Hope
N.C
Harold W. Jones
Oak Hill
WSCS Hears Review of Dale Evans Book
The WSCS of the Methodist Church met in the church social rooms with Mrs. Gene Wianas presiding. Plans to increase the group treasury were discussed and 37 cards plus 10 visits to shut ins were reported. Mrs. Richard Guinther reviewed No Two Ways About It by Dale Evans Rogers.
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Glouster
WSCS
Methodist Church
Gene Wianas
Richard Guinther
Dale Evans Rogers
Ralph Hines
Willis Blower
Moeller Pushes Appalachia Bill for Rapid House Action
Congressman Walter H. Moeller urged prompt passage of the Administration backed Appalachian development bill linking 840 million federal highway funding with 360 million state matches. He said the program could add 12 billion to GNP and create 1 billion in new housing annually while expanding medical facilities and river development across an eleven state region.
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Washington
JU. S
Walter H. Moeller
Dohio
House of Representatives
Appalachia
Moeller
House
America
Ohio
Appalachian States
United States
Ohioan
Appalachian Regional Commission
New Straitsville Notes on Local Visits and Travel
Mrs. Gladys Lines reports a flurry of visits as residents entertain relatives and friends from Columbus Hemlock Etna Sayre Uniontown Pa Logan Lancaster Newark Reynoldsburg Nelsonville and Reynoldsburg. Names mentioned include Snyder Lan ing Wea ver Kermit Weaver Hick man Kemper Evans Wilkins and Thomas with several families visiting local hosts.
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Gladys Lines
New Straitsville
Rodger Snyder
Columbus
Ernest Lanning
Hemlock
Ernest Weaver
Etna
Kermit Weaver
Sayre
Harley Hickman
Lynn Miller
Charles Evans
Ruth Howdyshell
Logan
Jack Kemper
Lancaster
Harley Kemper
Jean Hardy
Dayton
Reynoldsburg
Owen Wallace
William Cook
Newark
Fred Reiner
Harold Wilkins
Walter Thomas
Claire Ward
Nelsonville
Glouster Group Schedules Evening Meetings This Week
The Pythian Sisters meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at Mrs Kate Vaughn s home on Madison Street The Loyal Women s Class of the Church of Christ gathers Friday at 7 30 p m in the church social rooms with hostesses Alta Jonas Edna Bingman and Mary Johnston Members are asked to bring sandwiches or home made cookies Marcellite Rebekah Lodge convenes Saturday at 7 30 p m in the IOOF Hall with Carol Ormiston Bartlett installing officers
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Pythian
Kate Vaughn
Madison St
Loyal Women’s
Church of Christ
Alta Jonas
Edna Bingman
Mary Johnston
Marcellite Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Carol Ormiston
Bartlett
Logan Car Crash Injures One At West and Hunter
At 11 03 p m Saturday city police investigated a minor accident at the West and Hunter streets intersection. Robert D Potts 22 of Columbus stopped for a light and was rear ended by Irene Barnhart 18 of Lancaster. Barnhart was treated for a cut lip and cited to appear before Mayor Jack Moorehead for failure to maintain an assured clear distance.
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Logan
West and
Hunter Sts
Robert D. Potts
Columbus
Irene Barnhart
Lancaster
Hocking Valley Hospital
Jack Moorehead
Federal Tax Meeting Set For Vinton Farmers
A meeting to explain recent federal income tax changes for farmers is planned for Wednesday January 20 at 7 30 p m in the McArthur High School library. Dr Raymond Krofta extension economist will discuss depreciation schedules conservation practices and farm business expenses using the 1965 Farmers Tax Guide.
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McArthur
Vinton
McArthur High School
Raymond Krofta
Krofta
Bob Davis
Vinton County
Cooperative Extension Service Office
Court House
December vehicle titles in Hocking County total 549
Thelma Keyes reports 549 vehicle titles issued in December in Hocking County. The breakdown includes 203 resale, 126 used retail, 132 used casual, 60 new, three conversions, 15 voids, and 10 replacements, with 284 mortgages filed and 280 canceled. Total receipts were 883.40, split 665.45 to the county and 217.95 to the state.
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Logan
Hocking County
Thelma Keyes
Patrol Cites Crash Driver in Greendale
State Highway Patrol cited Logan resident Harold Acker age 54 for driving left of center after a two vehicle crash at 12 50 p m Saturday on County Road 19 in Greendale. The other driver was 27 year old Donald James of Columbus. Patrol investigated minor accidents Sunday on Route 33 north of Logan and Saturday on Route 691 south of Route 33.
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Logan
James Harold Acker
Greendale
State Highway Patrol
Donald L. James
Columbus
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