Commissioners Study Sale of County Farm in Green Two
Hocking County commissioners discussed disposing of the county home farm of 237.36 acres near Logan after selling 191.51 acres in 1959 for 238100 dollars. An appraisal by S L Lehman listed total value 52197 dollars for land and buildings. They will meet again before any sale decision and approved 6293.79 dollars in county bills and a plan to use the courthouse as a fall out shelter in an emergency.
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Logan
Hocking County
Green Two
Hocking Hills
S. L. Lehman. Lockbourne
French, Lehman & Royer
Hocking County Court House
New Patrol Auxiliary Forming In Nelsonville
An Athens Post Commander announces a Sunday session at the Legion War Memorial Building to form a new class of Auxiliary Highway Patrol officers. The 5 to 9 pm program includes orientation photography fingerprinting and trainee preparations for candidates from three counties. Membership open to Legionnaires in good standing.
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Nelsonville
Legion War Memorial
Athens Post
C. C. Williams
Highway Patrol Auxiliary
Legionaires
Logan Area Club Activities Schedule
Logan Calendar lists events for Friday and Saturday. Laurel Valley Grange hosts a 7 30 p m program while Four Square Dance Club meets at Logan Clay recreation hall at 8 30 p m. Committee members are Mr and Mrs Delmar Freeman and Mr and Mrs Howard Kitchen. Attendees urged to bring sandwiches cookies and cups.
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Laurel Valley Grange
Four Square
Logan Clay Recreation Hall
Delmar Freeman
Howard Kitchen
Mount St. Mary Hospital Births and Admissions
Births announce a son to Gary and wife of Fairport and a daughter to James and wife of McArthur. Admissions include Clyde Singer of Glouster Harold Miller Jr of Logan Route 4 and others. Dismissals list several patients with transfers to University Hospital and blood use recorded at 3 units.
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Gary Nichols
Fairport
James Hayes
McArthur
Clyde Singer
Glouster
Harold Miller
Logan
Myrta Lehman
Clayton Bookman
Earl Martin
Nelsonville
Anita O'Neil
Chauncey
Cathy Thompson
Madge Leach
Athens
Pearl Henry
University Hospital
Columbus
Donald B. Loury
Carbondale
Catherine McKinley
Hazel M. Rogers
Mrs. Whaley Hosts Wednesday Night Bridge Club
Mrs. Carl Whaley entertained the Wednesday Night Bridge Club at her Spring Street home with two tables in play. The hostess won high score, while guests Mrs. Phyllis Dillon and Mrs. Charles Patton took second and third. Refreshments were served to all members and guests listed.
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Glouster
Carl Whaley
Spring St
Phyllis Dillon
Charles Patton
Josephine Hedfelt
Edward Ley
B. R. Angle
Norbert W. Johnston
Ernest Vernon
Clay Stops Powell In Third Round Of 10 Rounder
Louisville’s Cassius Clay 205 pounds knocks out Charley Powell 214 pounds of San Diego in 2 minutes 4 seconds of the third round in a scheduled 10 round bout.
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Pittsburgh
Cassius Clay
Louisville
Charley Powell
San Diego
Calif
San Jose
Louis Molina
Chihuahua Kid
Sonora
Mex
Scouts Earn Second Class Rating at Troop Board
Nelsonville Scouters Tim Jacobs and Dale Town passed the second class examination before the Troop Board of Review on Tuesday night at the Pythian. The review board included Chairman William R. Cox and members Charles Stufflebean Hubert Barber and Charles Hoce. A Court of Honor is planned for February. The next review is February 19. Logan wills admitted to probate include Dottie Appleman and Frank Brooks Sr. Ethel Rosser suffered a stroke and was hospitalized at Mount St. Mary. College basketball scores list matchups with Youngstown Marietta Oklahoma City Baylor Canisius Connecticut Miami Houston Gonzaga Montana State Grinnell Monmouth Fort Lewis Bemidji Dakota State.
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Nelsonville
Tim Jacobs
Dale Townsend
Troop Board of Review
Pythian Building
William R. Cox
Charles Stufflebean
Hubert Barber
Charles Hoce
Logan
Dottie Beery Appleman
Chauncey
Frank Brooks Sr
Carrie
Ethel Rosser
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Williams Play Is Reviewed At Meeting
Logan Junior Tourist Club reviewed Tennessee Williams The Night of the Iguana at its January meeting in Brandt's Mecca Room. Mrs. Richard S. Brandt led the discussion noting critics call it Williams best for 1961-62.
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Logan
Tennessee Williams
Richard S. Brandt
Mecca
Brandt
Marjorie B. Rhoads
Williams
Henry Hewes
Paul Stimson
County Child Welfare Department
Marion Allen
Dean Collison
Warner Ave
Hocking Valley Hospital Admits and Discharges List
Hospital notes show Robert Thompson admitted after surgery from Creole Route 1. Discharges include Mrs. Lucille Stimson Logan Route 2 Mrs. Blanche Beck Logan Route 3 Mrs. Kenneth Vaughn Logan Mrs. Paul Summel Junction City Route 1 Mrs. Larry Kennard Logan John Lillicoe New Straitsville John Hoyt Logan EMERGENCY ROOM Donald Fickel 21 Buchtel laceration left hand James Gastin 7 laceration eye Greg ory Conner 8 fracture left leg.
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Robert Thompson
Lucille Stimson
Logan
Blanche Beck
Kenneth Vaughn
Paul Summel
Junction City
Larry Kennard
John Lillicoe
New Straitsville
John Hoyt
Donald Fickel
Buchtel
James Robert Gastin
James Gastin
Gregory Conner
Leon Conner
Firemen Respond to Two Alarms in Nelsonville
Nelsonville firemen tackled two incidents Thursday both minor. An auto fire alarm on Route 33 proved a frozen radiator and no damage. A gas leak at Abdella's Truck Stop caused a small kitchen explosion but was quickly extinguished with no serious damage.
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Nelsonville
Route
James Edwards
Abdella
Valley Lodge 169 Praised For Community Work
Grand Chancellor Thomas Mills of Ohio Domain Knights of Pythias inspected Valley Lodge 169 Nelsonville and commended its degree work and programs. The lodge engages in Boy Scouts Junior Order bowling highway safety poster contest and supports youth welfare funds for aiding sight speech and hearing. District deputy Sam Moscato accompanied Mills. Gilbert Smith presided as Bank of Page was conferred on a candidate.
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Nelsonville
Valley Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Thomas Mills
Ohio Domain
Mills
Gallipolis Lodge
Grand Lodge
Sam Moscato
Gilbert Smith
Bank of Page
Chesterhill News Notes and Local Visites
Chesterhill notes report Mr and Mrs Hiley Rainer and family visiting Edna Woodward near Todds. Rainer an electrical engineer with Far East Broadcasting Co and wartime missionary, to be stationed at Siloam Springs Arkansas. Various family visits across Chesterhill area follow include Barn fire near Bartlett and several local guests. Junior Class Glouster High School sponsors a Saturday dance 8 to 11 pm admission 35 cents with Top 40 music cake walk and refreshments.
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Chesterhill
Hiley Rainer
Edna Woodward
Delbert Starling
Todds
Rainer
Far East Broadcasting Co
Manila
Harris
Tabor Ridge
States
Lulu Rainer
Stockport
Glouster
Glouster High School
Logan Mayor Fines 3 Traffic Violators
Mayor Delmar Freeman heard three traffic cases in Logan. Donald E. Cyrus pleaded guilty to running a red light and paid $10 plus costs. Harry K. Swaim pleaded guilty to running a stop sign and paid $10 plus costs. Ray C. Chute pleaded no contest but was found guilty of running a stop sign, with $10 plus costs assessed. Separately Judge Harley Meyer left for a trial judges seminar in Cincinnati hosted by the National Association of Trial Judges Cincinnati Law School and the ABA.
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Logan
Delmar Freeman
Donald E. Cyrus
Harry K. Swaim
Ray C. Chute
Gore
Hocking County
NBA Thursday Scores and Upcoming Games
Results show Boston 111 over St Louis 109 and San Francisco 138 defeating Detroit 114. Upcoming games feature St Louis at Boston Cincinnati at New York Detroit at Chicago and Syracuse vs Los Angeles at San Diego.
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National Basketball Association
Boston
St. Louis
San Francisco
Detroit
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Syracuse
Los Angeles
San Diego
Bert Reeves Dies At 79 In Nelsonville
Albert Bert Reeves 79 of 923 Chestnut St Nelsonville died Thursday night at Mount St Mary Hospital after six weeks as a patient. He retired from Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co after working with section crews. Survived by wife Nora and three sons Lawrence Willard Jack all of Nelsonville. a son Gerald died previously. Services Sunday 1 p.m. at Johnson funeral home with Rev John Minsker officiating. Burial Green Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call after Saturday noon.
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Nelsonville
Albert
Bert) Reeves
Chestnut St
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Vinton County
Warren and
Missouri Reeves
Nora
Lawrence
Willard
Jack
Gerald
Johnson Funeral Home
John Minsker
Green Lawn Cemetery
Good Citizen Is Chosen At Nelsonville High School
Mary Ann McConnell, senior at Nelsonville High School, was selected Good Citizen For The Year by Elizabeth Zane Dew Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. The chapter chair Mrs John Saltz announced it during the January session with faculty member Roger Wolfe assisting.
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Nelsonville
Mary Ann McConnell
Nelsonville High School
Elizabeth Zane Dew
Daughters of the American Revolution
John Saltz
Good Citizen Committee
Roger Wolfe
March of Dimes Dance Planned by Jacksonville Eagles
Jacksonville Eagles announce their annual March of Dimes Dance to be held Saturday night. Admission is 50 cents, proceeds go to the March of Dimes, with dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight and music by the Vik ings. No one under 17 admitted without a parent.
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Eagles
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Eagles
Vikings
Metho dist Church Snowball Smorgasbord Set in Logan
Logan event sponsored by the First Methodist Church ladies to be held Thursday January 31 from 4 30 to 7 30 p m. Admission 2 for adults 1 for children under 12 with under 6 fed free while parents enjoy themselves Tickets available from committee members or church office and should be bought for the eating hour Nelsonville report corrects a driving while intoxicated fine to Carl Ashworth Brooks in Mayor Hoffman's court.
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Logan
Ladies of the First Methodist Church
Nelsonville
John Ashworth Brooks
Carl Ashworth Brooks
William Hoffman
Local Pair Named In Domestic Distress Case
Logan Mc Nichols 19 of South Bloomingville Route 1 and Rosella Stevens 17 of Laurelville Route 2 are residents at home. Both are identified as involved in a household incident.
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Logan
Donald Lee McNichols
Reading On Washington Is Given at Ewing Grange Meeting
A varied program planned by Ermal Rheinscheid featured at the January Ewing Grange meeting. Frank Masure presided. readings on George Washington and a quiz on U S presidents plus vocal solos and a skit were performed. Communications noted thanks from Chillicothe Veterans Hospital and health groups. Mrs Mar tena Farrar’s hospital stay improved.
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Grange
EUB Youth Hold Meeting at Logan Church
Union Fur nace EUB Youth Fellowship met with 16 members and Rev. Wiley Baker. Jo Williams led with officers David Stimson Rickey Bennington Don Vermillion Marilyn Stewart Kay Holdsworth. Program included lesson review group singing and hymn quiz. Nine youths plan to attend a countryside rally at Logan Methodist Church February 3 at 2 p.m. Plans made for members to attend Ground EUB Youth Fellowship rally at Rockbridge EUB Church.
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Logan
Union Furnace
EUB
Wiley Baker
Jo Williams
David Stimson
Rickey Bennington
Don Vermillion
Marilyn Stewart
Kay Holdsworth
Logan Methodist Church
Rockbridge
Births and Holiday Visits Reported in Letart Falls
Mr and Mrs Wayne Wilson announce a daughter Robin Lynn born Dec 31 at Meigs Memorial Hospital Grandparents Erma Wilson and Ardell Braden Ripley WV. Loyd Lee birth to Mr and Mrs Junior Nice Newark. Norman Roush Chillicothe birth of a son at Holzer Hospital Dec 28 Grandparents Harold and ? Roush Portland. Clarence Shields January Florida visiting daughter Gene Hagan family. Holiday guests include Corbett Roberts Otis Pitchford and Bill Armstrong.
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Letart Falls
Wayne Wilson
Robin Lynn
Meigs Memorial Hospital
Erma Wilson
Ardell Braden
Ripley
W. Va
Loyd Nice
Loyd Lee
Junior Nice
Newark
Norman Roush
Chillicothe
Holzer Hospital
Roy Donohew
Gene Webster
Johnny Donohew
Cleveland
George Donohew
Mark
Columbus
Cecil Hill
Julian Hill
Krert Clark
Racine
Nelsonville weighs dam surveys and water plant expansion
Nelsonville city leaders consider engineering feasibility studies for a Hocking River dam and a separate water plant survey. Proposals by Floyd G. Brown Associates total 7350 dollars with potential federal funding. Officials must balance costs, taxes, and essential street and sewer needs while keeping the city financially sound.
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Nelsonville
Hocking
Floyd G. Brown Associates, Limited
Area Redevelopment Administration
Community Facilities Administration
Meters Yield $24,002.21 in 1962 for Logan
Logan city auditor Virginia Gano reported 1962 working meter receipts totaling 24,002.21 dollars, up 1,662.71 from 1961. Monthly totals ranged from 1,419 in February to 2,363 in July, with other months close to two thousand.
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Logan
Virginia Gano
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Wayman Dawson
Youngstown
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William and
Margie Pickett, Jefferson Sr
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Demolay
Poston
Mothers Club
Marietta
Oklahoma City
Baylor
Hocking Valley Hospital
Highwood
Ill
Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad
Chesterhill News
Harry Woodward
Zanesville
Max Woodward
Walter Shook
McConnelsville
Dick Woodward
Byron Russell
Canal Winchester
Darrell Carpenter
Florence Wallace
Terry Kuhn
Ives Hartley
Beryl Newton
Richard Enewlish
Cal
Frank Noan
Mary Ruth Anderson
J. Russell Glass
Rinley
Tenn
Anderson
Laura Hammond
James Phelns
Harold Chaguill
Mary Nolan
Frank
Howard
Edward Noon
T. A. Noon
Kate Vaughn
Bert Reeves
Washington
Mrs
Jane Hill
Stephen Boyd
David Wayne
Africa
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Pillsbury Or
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