Snowbound Streets Tax City Crews and Power Lines
Nelsonville reports heavy weekend snow taxing street department crews and extra workers. Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric line teams repaired outages, but outages recurred due to fallen tree limbs at connectors. City plows and loaders operated over the weekend, with drivers off duty and workers moonlighting on snow removal. Residents urged to relocate vehicles to allow plows to clear unserved sections.
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Nelsonville
Columbus and
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Cardlus
Dale Wharton
Reappraisal Underway In Hocking County
Logan county undertakes a six year property reappraisal in Hocking County with Max Smith supervising the project under Cole Thayer Trumble Co of Dayton. Field work is done and valuations are under review before being furnished to the county auditor by May 31 as required by state law.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
Max Smith
Cole-Thayer- Trumble Co
Dayton
Smith
Local families share visits and condolences in Kyger area
Kyger community notes numerous visits among residents. Mr. and Mrs. Mayo Biles return from visiting Dennis L. Spires. Paul Smith and Tony Elkins hosts. Linda Sisson visits Betty Ross. Mulford and Dale families host, plus funeral attendance for Russ Lee in Gallipolis. Dale Grant stays with grandparents. Akron visitors Tom Metcalf and daughter Susan call on area relatives.
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William Frazier
Tom Young
Donald Tate
Cleveland
Charles Tate
Worthy Tate
Dale Grant
Dale Mulford
Tom Metcalf
Susan
Akron
Marlin Rife
Marlin Rife, Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Rife
Wellston
William Frace
Amanda Vanirt
Snowbound Logan Faces 20 Inch Winter Emergency
Hocking County towns recovered from a weekend snowstorm officially at 20 inches, with higher unofficial measurements. Power and telephone outages, downed trees, collapsed awnings, and blocked roads disrupted daily life as crews worked to restore service. Schools closed for a day, and city officials called the conditions a real emergency while emphasizing limited city resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan— Hocking County
King Lumber Co
Colonial
Nu Way Coin Laundry
Heinlein Funeral
Culver
Third
Paul Hartman
Logan City
Hocking County
James Parkinson
M. B. Haney
Logan
Area Social Notes Highlight Multiple Weekend Visits
Syracuse Mrs Mildred Salser hosted guests from Columbus Delaware and Bradbury among others, with numerous couples and families appearing as visitors. Additional gatherings included Mr and Mrs T L Lipscomb in Pinch and extended visits to Pomeroy Cheshire Racine Racine area notable residents.
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Mildred Salser
Gene Jenkins
Robert Willis
Dale Willis
Columbus
Roger Holman
Delaware
Allen Lipscomb
Randy
David
T. L. Lipscomb
M. F
Pinch, W. Va
Lawrence Diddle
Jack Handley
Pomeroy
Bernard Cook
Bradbury
Clarence Searls
Terry
Cheshire
Ezra Phillips
Walter Cook
Earl Custer
Jerry Powell
Roger Hill
Omar Dailey
Racine
Etta Custer
Austin
Lost dogs found in snow seek owners and care
Heavy weekend snow left two dogs stranded and near death. A fawn Chihuahua found on Madison Street was nursed back to health by Mr and Mrs Homer Byrd who hope to locate its owners. A wet black cocker spaniel with no ID was brought to Clinton Street residents and later cared for by the Coffmans while owner contacts are sought. Authorities have no leads yet.
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Homer Byrd
Madison Street
Byrds
Bill Hall
Washington Street
Hazel Verity
Madison
Byrd
Paul Thomlinson
Clinton Street
Tomlinson
John Coffman
Forst Street
Two Treated At Hospital Over Weekend
LOGAN Two emergency cases were treated at Hocking Valley Community Hospital over the weekend. Gary Brown 27 New Plymouth was treated for an arm injury after being pinned between a coal truck and a house Saturday afternoon. Robert Shriner 23 month old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Shriner 635 N Walnut St suffered a nose laceration when he fell against a pingpong table requiring several stitches.
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Logan
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Gary Brown
New Plymouth
Robert Shriner
N. Walnut Sr
Reedsville Social Guests From Nearby Towns
Reedsville society notes Mr. and Mrs. Dorsel Riebel hosted by Mrs. Edna Stewart and Anderson B. Kibble with visiting families from Cheshire Pomeroy Road Belpre Parkersburg and Long Bottom. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas and family from Cheshire and Mr. and Mrs. John Riebel from Pomeroy Road along with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morton and daughters from Belpre and Miss Patricia Smith a WVU student.
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Reedsville
Dorsel Riebel
Robert Thomas
Cheshire
John Riebel
Pomeroy Rd
Robert Morton
Belpre
Edna Stewart
Anderson B. Kibble
Glenn Milhoan
Parkersburg
Patricia Smith
West Virginia University
David Smith
Long Bottom
Raymond Raine Suffers Broken Leg in City Fall
Raymond Raine of Fort Street, city street commissioner, is reported in satisfactory condition at Mount St Mary Hospital after a fall on Washington Street Thursday night. The injury is a broken left leg four inches above the ankle. The United States Bureau of Mines was created on May 16, 1910.
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Nelsonville
Raymond Raine
Fort Street
Washington Street
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Raine
United States Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Department of the Interior
Arithmetic beauty hit in Soviet critique of pageant norms
MOSCOW P Tape measure traditions of Western beauty contests criticized by Iriana Yermolayeva in a Soviet trade union publication. She argues contests reduce beauty to arithmetic and should emphasize brains and skill. She cites Russian winners in 1967 such as Best Stewardess Miss Spirituality Miss Madame Butterfly and Miss Amazon.
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Moscow
Iriana Yermolayeva
Weather Hampers Rural Delivery Says Nelsonville Postmaster
Nelsonville postmaster William Theisen said Sunday night that rural mail carriers will struggle to deliver to rural boxes because snow piles block access along roads. Carriers cannot leave vehicles to place mail, so routes may be left undelivered. He urged box holders to clear about 20 feet around boxes and meet carriers at the roadside to receive mail.
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Nelsonville
William Theisen
Theisen
Chauncey Personal News From Mansfield Area
Ruth Simpson of Canal Winchester visited her mother and sister Myrtle and Lois Simpson on High. Conda Webb of Mansfield visited Mr and Mrs Lewis Adkins on Bailey Run. Mike Hiles visited his parents Russell Hiles and Don Sedwick and Joyce. Oscar Benton Adkins completed a 28 day leave with his parents and returned to his Air Force base in Turkey. He visited Mansfield Columbus and Kentucky relatives during leave.
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Ruth Simpson
Canal Winchester
Myrtle
Lois Simpson
High Street
Conda Webb
Mansfield
Lewis Adkins
Bailey Run
Mike Hiles
Russell Hiles
Don Sedwick
Joyce
Oscar Benton Adkins
Rodney
Bill
Air Force Base
Turkey
Sergeant Adkins
Columbus
Kentucky
Nelsonville Assembly of Rainbow Girls Officers to Be Installed
Newly elected officers for the Nelsonville Assembly Order of the Rainbow for Girls will be installed Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Masonic Temple. A practice session for all incoming officers is Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the Masonic Temple. Miss Margaret Wend is the Worthy Advisor-elect. The Ladies Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3467 will hold a business meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the post home. Three birthdays will be observed. no potluck.
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Nelsonville
Mount St. Mary Hospital Births and Admits
Mount St. Mary Hospital reports births for Charles Martin and John Teyral families. Admits include Robert Turnbull Mildred Barber Elizabeth Hipkiss Sarah McManaway Clara Fletcher Alice Karns Iva Hanely Phillip Pettit. Dismissals list Olie Bell with daughter Ronnie Watkins with daughter Jack Pierce and son Robert Decker Terry Cunningham Raymond Bailey Rose Smith Donald Kern Agnes Butler Marilyn Carter June Breeze.
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Charles Martin
Nelsonville
John Teyral
Athens
Robert Turnbull
Shawnee
Mildred Barber
Elizabeth Hipkiss
Sarah McManaway
Murray City
Clara Fletcher
New Straitsville
Alice Eileen Karns
Haydenville
Iva R. Hanely
Glouster
Phillip Mark Pettit
Olie Bell
Ronnie Watkins
Jack Pierce
Robert Decker
Terry Cunningham
Raymond Bailey
Rose Smith
Donald Kern
Agnes Butler
Marilyn Carter
June Breeze
Religious Affirmation Day Observed in Nelsonville
St Bernard Chapter 156 Nelsonville marks Religious Affirmation Day on January 21. High Priest Max Hoskins and Secretary K C Davis announced observance and members will attend 9 30 a m services at the Church of the Epiphany.
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Nelsonville
St. Bernard
Max Hoskins
K. C. Davis
Oregon Man Active Again After Pile Treatment
Eugene resident Chuck Gray credits Preparation H for relief from hemorrhoid pain burning and itching and reports regained activity. Doctors note the product often shrinks inflamed hemorrhoids and soothes irritated tissue with lubricating relief in ointment or suppository form.
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Eugene
Oregon
Chuck Gray
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Kyger
Mary B. Sisson
Carl Goldsberry
Ohio Power Manager
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Goldsberry
Tom Quaintance
General Telphone Co
Circleville
State Highway
A and W Drive Inn
Front St
Syracuse
N, Court St
Earl F. Mathews
Insurance
Earl F, Mathews
Earl A, Hooper
Co. M, Gill
D. M
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John J. Lavelle
Hall
Mrs. Lyle Balderson
Ers
Chauncey
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Athens National Bank
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Richland Ave
Richland Avenue
Bobcat Branch
West Union Street
Main Office
South Court Street
the Plaza Branch
East State Street
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