Nixon Kin Ties Run Deep in Vinton County
In McArthur Ohio cousins Roy W Nixon and Herbert Nixon trace Richard Nixon roots in Vinton County back to 1844. They recall political flips from Democrat to Republican in Frank Nixon and discuss Hanna Milhous, Nixon’s mother, and the family’s long Democratic leanings. The article notes Nixon’s California birth and Ohio lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy W. Nixon
Herbert Nixon
Vinton County
William McKinley
McKinley
Roy Nixon
Frank
Richard
Nixon
Hanna Milhous
California
Herbert
Roy B. Nixon
Roy
Ing
Roy W
Kennedy
George Nixon Jr
Virginia
Ohio
Columbus
Whittier
Calif
Industrial Arts Open House at Meigs High
Meigs High hosts an industrial arts open house Saturday from 7 to 9 30 p m. Charles Frecker, woodworking instructor, showcases a mass production project a cherry or mahogany miniature chest with 100 operations and interchangeable parts. The program teaches safety, planning, teamwork and broad manufacturing literacy over 18 weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs High
Charles Frecker
Frecker
Gas Co Changes Face Pittsburgh Office Closure
Columbia Gas System restructures cutting about 500 jobs as it closes the Pittsburgh group headquarters. Pre July 1, 1971 hires get relocation with no pay cut. newer hires face a termination program. Centralization enabled by data processing and communications drives the plan. Wilmington remains system headquarters. Charleston and Columbus buildings influence site choices.
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Columbia
Pittsburgh
Partridge
Charleston
Columbus
Wilmington
Columbia Gas System Service Corp
Woolworth reports record sales for five weeks and year
F W Woolworth announces five week sales of 550.8 million up 13.5 percent from last year. For the 52 weeks ended December 30 total sales reach 3.146 billion, up 12.7 percent from the prior year, both records.
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New York
F. W Woolworth
Mary R Heidlebaugh 89 of Logan dies in hospital
Mary R Heidlebaugh died Friday at 6 15 am in Hocking Valley Community Hospital at age 89. She lived on Logan Route 4 and was a member of South Harvey United Methodist Church. Survived by son Roy J and daughter Ruby Ellinger with three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services Sunday 2 pm at Roberts Funeral Home with burial in South Harvey Cemetery. Visitation after 7 pm Friday.
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Logan
Mary R. Heidlebaugh
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Marion Twp
George
Mary Elizabeth Williams Sheets
South Harvey
Roberts Funeral Home
Willard Noce
Fred Wintermute
South Harvey Cemetery
Obituary notices for McArthur Geil Collins in Ohio region
Samuel Woodgeard McArthur 96 died Wednesday in Hocking Hills Rest Home Laurelville He was a retired farmer and Swan Township trustee in Vinton County Services at James Blower Funeral Home Sunday 1 p.m. Burial Elk Cemetery Friends may call after 3 p.m. Saturday Harland Cole Geil 77 of Logan Route 4 died Thursday at Hocking Valley Community Hospital Surviving wife and large family Funeral Monday 2 p.m. Leonard Lyke Funeral Home Burial Oak Grove Cemetery Clara A Collins 84 Glenroy Route 2 died Thursday at Holzer Medical Center Born in Vinton County Freewill Baptist member Surviving daughter and son Funeral Sunday 1 p.m. Jenkins Funeral Home Burial Glenroy Cemetery.
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McArthur
Samuel Woodgeard
Hocking Hills Rest Home
Laurelville
Hocking County
George
Margaret Rose Woodgeard
Swan Twp
Vinton County
James Blower
Merrill Morris
Elk Cemetery
Logan
Harland (Cole) Geil
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Samuel
Jane Redd Geil
Logan Clay Products
Hannah Finitt Geil
Harold
Carl
James
Charles
Russell
New Straitsville
William
Wilma) Howdyshell
Paul
Betty) Patton
Hal
Helen) Summel
Stanley
Donna) Coakley
Larry Karolyn) Brown
Irwin
Peggy) Gortney
Bertha Brown
Newark
Ronald
Leonard-Lyke
Wilburn E. Martin
Oak Grove Cemetery
Ralph
Margie) Miller
Glenroy
Orville
Bud
Elmer Shay
Tipp City
Jenkins Funeral Home
Allie Skaggs
Glenroy Cemetery
New Fulltime Social Security Office Planned for Gallipolis
U S Representative Clarence Miller announced a new fulltime Social Security office will open in Gallipolis. The site and opening date are not finalized. the facility will be staffed mainly by employees from nearby Social Security offices.
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Washington, D.C
U.S
Clarence Miller
Gallipolis
Miller
Robert Ball
The
Social Security Administration
DAR Good Citizens winners named in Meigs County
Winners from Meigs High School Eastern High School and Southern High School were Edith Mees Karie Humphrey and Debra Lynn Nelson first place in the county Patti Well Lucy Holter and Judith Roberts second place. First place winners will attend the Charter Day luncheon hosted by Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter in March.
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Pomeroy
Return
Jonathan Meigs Chapter
DAR
Meigs County
Edith Mees
Meigs High School
Karie Humphrey
Eastern High School
Debra Lynn Nelson
Southern High School
Patti Well
Meigs
Lucy Holter
Eastern
Judith Roberts
Southern
Jonathan Meigs
Wellston Council to Study Electricity Rate Change
Wellston council plans a Feb 1 meeting with Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co to review a proposed rate increase while they study current utility rate ordinances and potential negotiations. The session also introduces zoning board appointees and approves traffic plan updates.
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Joann Hunter
Wellston
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Electric Company
Council
Edgar Hayburn
Jim Baker
Claude Swick
Jack Jenkins
Dennis Callahan
Larence Cheatwood
14Th Street
10Th Street
Vermont Avenue
Burgess-Naple Engineering Firm
Frank Baum
Ralph
Married Students Policy Change at Wellston High
Wellston Board of Education approved married students participating in all school activities and eligible for valedictorian and salutatorian in the senior class. The section on married students will be abolished. Pregnant students will be reviewed case by case as required by law. Supt Ralph McCormick noted health considerations for the students. The board meets in special sessions on the third Monday each month to review policies and improve the school system.
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Wellston
Wellston Board of Education
Wellston High School
Ralph McCormick
Three Deer Struck in Meigs County Highways
The Meigs County Sheriff's Department reports three deer collision incidents on Route 248 near Chester and Route 33 in Cheshire. Dorthea Wells of Long Bottom hit a deer Wednesday night. Ronald Cowdery of Long Bottom struck a doe Thursday afternoon. Richard Fink of Cheshire drove a Coca Cola Co. van into a deer on Route 33.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Sheriff's Department
Dorthea Wells
Long Bottom
Route 248
Chester
Coca Cola Co
Richard Fink
Cheshire
Ronald Cowdery
Milton Bank names Evans family to leadership posts
Wellston E Paul Evans becomes chairman of the board and executive officer at Milton Banking Co succeeding his father Milton Bank veteran Lloyd Paul Evans rises to president from vice president cashier. G Roger Beatty becomes vice president cashier with Mildred P Jacobs continuing as assistant cashier.
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Carl Dahlberg
G. Roger Beatty
Virgil W Chambers
E. Paul Evans
Lloyd P. Evans
Lawrence Gill
Max W. Morrow
Milton Bank
Jane B. Carpenter
Lorene Patton
Lelia J. Beckner
Consumers Can Learn At Meeting
MIDDLEPORT The Meigs County Extension Office holds a meeting for alert consumers January 26 at the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co in Middleport. Norleen Ackerman OSU extension specialist will discuss advertising appeals, unsolicited merchandise, direct mail selling, door to door sales and Ohio cancelation rights, exchanges and refunds. Open to all.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Norleen Ackerman
Ohio State University
Ohio
Fire Destroys Logan Trailer Home in Dicken Addition
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the trailer home of John and Darlene Vickrey in Dicken Addition. Logan firefighters said the blaze started near the furnace but the exact cause could not be determined. The family was away at the time.
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Logan
John
Darlene Vickrey
Dicken
Meigs County Junior Miss Contender at Mount Vernon Pageant
Twenty high school seniors compete for Ohio's Junior Miss title in Mount Vernon. Meigs County is represented by Julia Hutchinson, Meigs High School senior and daughter of Milo and [name missing] Hutchinson. Hutchinson will perform a piano solo as her talent. She stays with Clair Neidhart and his wife at 201 East Vine Street.
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Pomeroy
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Meigs County
Julia Hutchinson
Milo Hutchinson
Rutland
Hutchinson
Meigs County Junior Miss, Inc
Meigs High School
Miss Hutchinson
Franklin
Susan Swies
Gahanna
Mrs
Clair Neidhart
E. Vine Street
Logan and Athens Unemployment Claims Rise in Jan
Logan reports 943 unemployment claims for Jan 13 up 20 from the prior week and 293 below a year earlier with 63 initial and 389 continued claims. Athens shows 69 initial and 422 continued claims. Job openings listed include food service supervisor oil pumper cook dairy product driver automotive parts clerk building maintenance and kitchen helper.
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Logan
Athens
Moore seeks timetable rewrite to shield West Virginia coal plants
Gov Arch A Moore Jr asked the APCC to rephrase the sulfur oxide emission timetable to stretch compliance and protect West Virginia coal customers from shifting to states with cleaner coal. He suggested a possible two year extension beyond 1975 and cited AEP's Cabin Creek plant impact. The move follows a dispute with AEP over revised standards.
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Charleston
W.va
Arch A. Moore Jr
West Virginia Air Pollution Control Commission
APCC
Moore
American Electric Power System Companies
West Virginia
AEP
Cabin Creek
Kanawha County
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
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Hiram
Roy B
Ebenezer
Yorba Linda
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Nelsonville Wesleyan
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Gary Kallio
Eddie Hawks
Carbon Hill Mennonite
Logan Wesleyan
Nelsonville Wesleyan Church
Route 33
Chestnut and
Harper Streets
Woolworth Sales
Mary Heidlebaugh
Harland Geil
Clara Collins
Clara A. Collins
Holzer Medical Center
William Henry and
Hester Hutchison Doles
Freewill Baptist Church
Henry Kissinger
Peter Sherman
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Washington
Kissinger
Social Security Office
Hamden Road
Road Island Avenue
Swain
Evans
Bank
John H. Kelly
Huntington National Bank
Charleston National Bank
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