Soil Conservation Essay Contest Gets Underway
The sixth annual Ohio soil and water conservation essay contest is sponsored by the Hocking County Farm Bureau with county schools and local agencies. Students in grades nine to 12 may enter. schools must submit by Feb. 1. County winners advance to district and state finals. top state entries win cash prizes up to 2 dollars. Essays limited to 1000 words and may be typed or neatly handwritten. Tickets to a February 10 banquet are awarded to winners and sponsoring staff.
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Logan
Ohio
Hocking County Farm Bureau
Hocking County Soil Conservation District
County Extension Service
Noe North
Logan Route 2
County Farm Bureau
S. H. Dillon
Farm Bureau
Soil Conservation District
Logan High School
Middleport Personal News Highlights Local Family Visits
Mrs. James White is ill at home on Hamilton Street with a heart ailment. Visitors include Mrs. White’s brother and sister-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman of Dunbar. Clarence BWehersbach’s guests were Peter Lalich and family from Athens to meet new nephew Thomas Nolan Cooke. Gloria Hovatter shows improvement from rheumatic fever. Mrs. Hackett Sr. convalesces after surgery at Holzer Hospital with weekend visits from Joe Tribble, Rose Hackett, and relatives including Mrs. Maguire of Mingo Junction.
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James White
Hamilton St
Heart
Clarence Bwhersbach
Peter Lalich
Peter and
Tod
Athens
Thomas Nolan Cooke
Kenneth Cooke
Jean Peersbach
Gloria Hovatter
Clyde Hovatter
Gloria
George Hackett
Holzer Hospital
Mingo Junction
William Huggins
Mary K. Jackson
Miss Minette McGray Funeral Arrangements
Miss Minette M. McGray a Logan businesswoman dies in her home at 286 North Market Street after a lengthy illness. She helped run the McGray and Pond Insurance agency founded by her father William McGray in 1888 and led it until recently. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Friday at the First Presbyterian Church with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may pay respects at Leonard funeral home until Friday noon when the body is moved to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Minette M. McGray
N. Market St
William McGray
First Presbyterian Church
Earl F. Schottke
Leonard Funeral Home
Oak Grove Cemetery
Kiwanis Club Observes Founding Anniversary
Logan Kiwanis Club opened a 40th anniversary observance with a dinner at Union Furnace school lunchroom. Two new members were inducted Rev Earl F Schottke and Clarence Clay Hadley. Kiwanis Ag Co award went to Wilson Ross for 1954 by Harry Armstrong for agriculture and conservation work.
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LOGAN
Logan Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis International
Union Furnace School
Earl F. Schottke
First Presbyterian Church
Clarence (Clay) Hadley
Chakeres Logan Theater
Dean Collison
Harold R. Smith
Kiwanis Ag-Co
Births at Mount St. Mary Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Tivner Corning welcome a son. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brown New Straitsville welcome a son. Admitted Mrs. Melda Perry Guysville Route 2 Mark Mechem Nelsonville Jesse Groves Nelsonville Mrs. Rosalie Ansel Enterprise Walter Lang Deanville Raymond Simonton Nelsonville Mrs. Oral Barnhart New Straitsville and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Tivner
Corning
Donald Brown
New Straitsville
Mark Mechem
Nelsonville
Jesse Groves
Rosalie Ansel
Enterprise
Walter Lang
Deanville
Raymond Simonton
Oral Barnhart
Mary Louise Woolery Born on Christmas Day
Mary Louise, daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Woolery of Oak Street, Lancaster Fairfield Hospital, arrived Christmas day. She has two siblings, a brother David and a sister Patricia Ann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Mary Louise
Louis Woolery
Mary Mulligan
Oak St
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
David
Patricia Ann
Cleveland Firm Slated For Atomic Research
The Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory in Cleveland is slated for a four and a half million dollar research appropriation in the president's budget to study basic problems in using atomic power for aircraft, according to the National Advisory Council on Aeronautics.
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Washington
Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory
Cleveland
Congress
National Advisory Council On Aeronautics
Three Coal Distributors Merge formation announced
Sunnyhill Coal Sales Co. announces a merger of three Columbus Pittsburgh and Detroit coal distributors. The Columbus unit New York Coal Sales Co. at 150 E Broad St becomes the new main office. Sunnyhill operates in Perry and Athens counties and recently purchased the former New York Coal Co., which had over 50 years in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Sunnyhill Coal Sales Co
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Detroit
New York Coal Sales Co
E. Broad St
Sunnyhill Coal Co
Perry
Athens
New York Coal Co
Racine Social Notes Highlight PTA Meet And Visits
Mrs Nettie Longsworth and Paul McGracken of Ashtabula visited with Mrs Bulah Houdashelt in Racine. The Racine PTA discussed sponsoring the Sunflower Minstrel for Jan 20 at Racine High School. Military policeman Gary Sellers on a 25 day leave from Fort Story visited his mother.
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Racine
Nettie Longsworth
Paul McGracken
Ashtabula
Bulah Morris
Milton Houdashelt
Nease Settlement
Margaret Houashelt
Racine Pta
Margaret Houdashelt
Racine High School
Dorothy Smith
Dorothy Norris
Edna Knopp
Walton
Pfc
Gary Sellers
Fort Story
Virginia
Ward Sayre
West Coast
Japan
Mayford Harris
Mary
Howard Harris
Billie Harris
Patricia Harris
Charleston General Hospital
W. B. Cross
Carroll Sayre
Pittsburgh
Garden Club Hears 1955 Plans In January Meeting
The Radcliff garden club met January 12 with Ruth Swisher presiding. Nineteen members answered roll call as Angus Van Meter led a discussion on garden plans for 1955. Frank Eberts and Orling Gregory provided entertainment. A bake sale and a white elephant sale were planned for the next meeting at Mrs Wayne Coopers home. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radcliff
Garden Club
Ruth Swisher
Angus van Meter
Frank Eberts
Orling Gregory
Wayne Cooper
Births and Obituary Notes From Columbus Community
Mr and Mrs Duane Lowe announce a son Randy born January fifth unit Rock? The Lowes also have daughter Roxanne Dolores Riley is former Mrs J M Pearce Emily Ralph Roof Marcus Prater were Columbus visitors. Funeral services were held for Elizabeth Barnes 79 died January eighth at her daughter's in Columbus Elder D W Cummings officiating She was born July fifteenth 1875 married Barnes Dee in 1895 and had nine children seven survive William Cecil Vona Ella Opal Etta plus Ella of Columbus and five others buried in Radcliff Cemetery James Hawkins Baltimore visited Paul Zinn Roy Wright recently Hawkinses former Radcliff residents and Bellaire High School faculty for 15 years.
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Duane Lowe
Randy
Lowes
Roxanne
Columbus
Othnile
Jackson
Mary Jane Bacus Sharp
Barnes Dee
William
Cecil
Athens
Vona Russell
Pomeroy
Ella Querry
Newberry
Opal
Etta
Ella
Radcliff Cemetery
James Hawkins
Baltimore
Paul Zinn
Roy Wright
Hawkinses
Radcliff
Bellaire High Hool
Last Rites for Infant in Logan on Thursday
Funeral services for seven weeks old Stephen Ray Rosser will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Leonard Funeral Home. The infant died early Tuesday at Children's Hospital in Columbia after pneumonia. Survived by his mother Judith Logan, father Robert L. Rosser, three brothers Michael Ricky and Terry Lee, sister Brenda Sue, and grandparents Belford Rosser in Orland Dorothy Rosser in Nelsonville Leonard Bush. The Rev L N Burnworth will officiate and burial is in Smith's Chapel Cemetery.
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Logan
Leonard Funeral Home
Stephen Ray Rosser
Children's Hospital
Columbia
Judith
Hocking Valley Hospital
Columbus Hospital
Robert L. Rosser
Michael
Ricky
Terry Lee
Brenda Sue
Belford Rosser
Orland
Dorothy Rosser
Nelsonville
Leonard Bush
Deputy Checks Forcible Entry At Junction Station
Logan forcible entry investigated at a filling station tied to Route 33 and Laurel Run Road south of Haydenville. Deputy Leon Metzler reports the leaseholder John Norris found the site entered in the early afternoon with a hatchet missing from the basement. The intruder windows and used the hatchet to break the front door.
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LOGAN
Laurel Run Road
Haydenville
Leon Metzler
Sheri
John Norris
Norris
Metzler
39 Visit Chest Clinic Held Recently
Thirty nine residents visited a chest clinic at Dr Edmund Buthmason’s office sponsored by the Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association and the Meigs County Health Department. Dr C R Markwood led the clinic with staff including Mrs George H Parker Mrs H B Powell Miss Nelle Bing and others. The next clinic is scheduled for March 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Parker
H. B. Powell
Nelle Bing
Chapman
Bernice Leciie
Elizabeth Smith
Health Department
Selective Service Head Named Deputy Auditor
Columbus Ohio February ta State Auditor James A Rhodes on Tuesday named Colonel Chester W Goble state selective service director as deputy state auditor Goble will replace John M Wilcoxon who resigned two weeks ago to become state finance director He will assume the post February 14 after winding up his current duties.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Chester W. Goble
Goble
John M. Wilcoxon
Rhodes
County Grand Jury Not Called in January in Hocking County
Judge Harley Meyer and prosecuting attorney Fred Murray announce the Hocking County grand jury will not be summoned in January because only two pending cases exist. Defendants remain free on bond, extended to the April grand jury session. Both charges are minor but will be brought before the grand jury.
Sheriff Holds Remains Of Weather Balloon
Sheriff A J Waldron holds the remains of a weather balloon and instruments found on a Green Township farm by Ray Chute Tuesday. The sheriff will return the items to the proper authority if needed.
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Logan
A. J. Waldron
Hocking
Ray Chute
Green Township
Chute
Band Boosters Set Meeting Tonight At High School
Nelsonville reports Band Boosters Club will meet at 7 30 Pm in the high school band room on Fayette Street. The group sponsors the annual dinner for band members Thursday evening.
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Boosters
Nelsonville
Fayette St
NYC To End 10 Cent Pickup Delivery Charge
Columbus report states the New York Central will cancel the 10 cent per item charge for pickup and delivery of less carload freight shipments. The action takes effect February 16 and is filed in tariffs with the ICC.
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Columbus
New York Central
ICC
Origins of Infantry Term Work in Latin Roots
The article notes that the word infantry is often linked to a Latin root meaning infant but cautions that the exact path to its meaning as soldiers is uncertain.
Vehicles Bought in Hocking County 1954 Totals
A total of 614 new automobiles trucks motorcycles motor scooters and house trailers were purchased by Hocking County residents in 1954 per Thelma Keyes clerk of courts annual report. December led with 92 titles followed by June 73 and March and July tied at 53. January 31 registrations were the low. Some vehicles were bought from out of county dealers.
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Logan
Hocking County
Thelma Keyes
Hap py Birthday Club Hosts Jan Birthday Party
A Hap py Birthday club meeting was held at Mrs Edna Dodds home with her January birthday as the honored occasion. Mrs Elizabeth Dean hosted. New member Mrs George Keng joined. Refreshments were served to listed members. Next meeting set for Feb 10 honoring Mrs Viola Henshaw.
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Happy Birthday Club
Edna Dodds
Elizabeth Dean
Dodds
George Keng
Dee Hannahs
Leta Evans
Agnes Cox
Gwen Scott
Dorothy Risley
Viola Henshaw
Dean
Freer
Blanche Stanley
First Meeting of Metho dist Class 21 Held at Mrs George I Home
The initial year meeting of Class 21 of the Methodist Church took place Monday at the home of Mrs. George I. Officers elected were Lone Call as president, Mrs. Jones as vice president, Mrs. Mary Sines as secretary, and Irma Wilson as treasurer. Nora Weiss was named sick committee chair. A program of contests and games followed with refreshments.
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Methodist Church
George I
Mme Lone Call
Jones
Mary, Sines
Irma Wilson
Nora Weiss
Mary-Martha Group to Meet at 8 P.M.
The Mary-Martha group of the Christian Church will meet with Mrs. Lois Gibbons at 209 Madison Street Thursday at 8 p m Mrs. Kate Mechen will give devotions and Mrs. Helen Hutton will present the program.
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The
Christian Church
Lois Gibbons
Madison St
Kate Mechen
Helen Hutton
Meeting of Clark Courtney Circle No 3 WSCS Opened
Clark Courtney Circle No 3 of the WSCS meets anew and remains open through Thursday January 27. The session will be hosted at the home of Mrs Ralph Parks.
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Clark Courtney
WSCS
Ralph Parks
Black couple heads two week vacation to Miami
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Black, residents here, left Friday by car for a two weeks vacation trip to Miami, Florida.
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Melvin Blackburn
Miami
Fia
Jack Escapes After Fall in Margate Stage Mishap
In Margate England Jack fell from a lift during a musical adaptation of the fairy tale. She plunged through an open trap door onto stagehand Ted Holton who was hospitalized with multiple broken ribs.
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Margate
England
Jack
the Beanstalk
Ted Holton
Cancer Insurance Talk At Rotary Luncheon In Nelsonville
Ohio University students Ross Paulson and Jack Wood led a Rotary Club discussion on cancer awareness as part of the Athens County Cancer Society education campaign. They covered early detection, seven danger signals, causes, and evolving treatments, with emphasis on ongoing education and screening. President Dick Anderson announced a Rotary district assembly in Lancaster on Feb 27–28.
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Nelsonville
Rotary Club
American Cancer Society
Ross Paulson
Jack Wood
Ohio University
Athens County
The
Cancer Society
Carl Albrecht
Dick Anderson
Rotary District Assembly
Lancaster
Income Tax Facts Early Start Halts Deadline Fear
Series explains 1954 tax code changes with guidance from the American Institute of Accountants and the Ohio Society of CPAs. It urges taxpayers to start early, outlines withholding refunds, and previews forthcoming items on head of household status deductions credits and depreciation. Next article: Invest a Little Time in Saving Tax $888.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Institute of Accountants
Ohio
Organizations of Certified Public Accountants
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Congregation Meets Tonight in Nelsonville
The annual business meeting of the congregation of the Christian Church will be held tonight. A covered dish fellowship supper precedes at 6 15 p m. All church departments will report on the past year and discuss future plans. Officers and department heads will be elected for new terms.
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Nelsonville
The
Ristian Church
Record of local social visits and family events in Harrisonville
Community notes detail birthdays dinners and visits. Persons mentioned include Esta Mae Blackwood Ava Gilkey John Stout Asa Jordan Olivia Cotterill Owen Cotterill Deborah Dale Jake Lee Mae Ball Judy Bobbie Day Dayton Emogene Janice Epple Virginia Alkire Burke Robert Alkire Don Gibson Bertha Carl Homer Ashworth Laura Hogue Alma Atkins and others.
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Harrisonville
Esta Mae Blackwood
Ava Gilkey
Chillicothe
Howard Day
Alice Whaley
Wibley
Eleanor Stout
Judy
Bobbie
Dayton
John Stout
John Douglas
Asa Jordan
Olivia Cotterill
Owen Cotterill
Iowa
Deborah Dale
Dye Ball
Toledo
Harold Ball
Columbus
Mae Ball
Jake Lee
Lee
Katie Wilson
Janice Epple
Emogene
Wellston
Virginia (Alkire) Burke
Ravenna
Bertha Carl
Inlaw
Homer Ashworth
Athens
John Blackwood
Laura Hogue
Alma Atkins
Peterson's Ointment brings quick relief for piles.
A Buffalo druggist created a topical ointment forty years ago that eased itching and burning from piles and gained nationwide fame. The ad touts a 50 cent box or 5 cent applicator tube with a money back guarantee.
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Buffalo
Eterson
Peterson
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Easay
Wallace Gillogly
Soil Conservation Service
Charles Ingraham
Varioia Achoola
Middleport
Chevrolet
Nye Chevrolet Co
Miss McCray
Kiwanis Club
Harry Armstrong
Club
Agriculture and Conservation Committee
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Melda Perry
Guysville
Woolery
A & R Originals
Jonathan Logan
McKettrie
Betty Barclay
Martha Manning
Korvel
Gloria Swanson
Logan's
Critt Bradford
Lois Bradford
Sheltering Arms Hospital
L. N. Burnworth
Smith's Chapel Cemetery
Nyc
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
ASC
Stanley Misner
Lawrence Cottrill
Misner
Air Force
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
N.Y
Nelsonville Social Notes
Mrs. Dodds
Rotary
James H. Wilson
First National Bank
Nelsonville, Ohio
Karloff
Lon Chaney
Eisia Deine
Moureen Macdonald O'Hara
Carey
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