Nelsonville School Board sets bond plan for two new grade buildings
Nelsonville city voters will decide November 4 on a bond issue to fund two new grade schools on the existing Central and East sites. The board approved hiring Simms Cornelius and Schooley as architects and will hold an open meeting with district officials and residents to explain the plan.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville City
Board of Education
Simms, Cornelius & Schooley
Columbus
Miss Johnson Wins German Fellowship for Eight Months
Nelsonville student Kate Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Johnson, received a fellowship to a German university for an eight month course from November 1 to July 31, 1953. The Institute of International Education arranged the exchange. the award covers all expenses except travel. She plans to depart around October 18 and will study German language and 19th century short story writers at Gottingen. She is a 1951 Ohio University graduate with a master's from Michigan and has worked with county engineer John Dowler this summer.
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Nelsonville
Kate Johnson
D. R. Johnson
Walnut St
German University
Institute of International Education
New York
Gottingen
Germany
Kate
Nelsonville High School
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
John Dowler
Court House
Shafer Secures City School Coal Contract
Nelsonville board of education awarded Ray Shafer of The Plains the 1952-53 coal supply contract for city schools. Shafer bid $6.50 per ton for 2-inch lump No 6 coal from Valley Mine near Kimberly, lower than last season’s $6.75. Other bids ranged to $7.25, with approximately 600 tons needed for the winter.
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Nelsonville
Board of Education
Ray Shafer
Plains
Shafer
Valley
Kimberly
Nelsonville Cash Feed Store
Whitmore Coal Co
Edward Green
New Officers Installed by Moose Women
GLOUSTER The Women of the Moose installed officers in Moose Hall on Thursday evening. Officers installed: Helen Conway senior regent Ina Morgan junior regent Effie Ross grad regent Effie Harmon guide Bessie Wade assistant guide Mrs McCreanor argus Mrs Cairelli sentinel Tillie Hinton pianist Lucille Withem recorder Grace Dugan treasurer. Refreshments followed for members and two guests.
Mount St Mary Hospital Births and Admissions
Mr and Mrs Floyd Shelton Logan welcome a son. Mr and Mrs William Williams Shawnee welcome a daughter. Mr and Mrs Marlin Wolfe Murray City welcome a son. William Oliver admitted Logan. Mrs Nora Mae Kettell Columbus admitted. Mrs Kenneth Davis Murray City and son dismissed.
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Floyd Shelton
Logan
William Williams
Shawnee
Marlin Wolfe
Murray City
William Oliver
Nora Mae Kettell
Columus
Kenneth Davis
District Auxiliary Conference Scheduled in Glouster
The Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion announces the Spring Conference for district eight to be held Thursday July 24 at Glouster Methodist Church. It will be an afternoon session. The local Auxiliary will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m.
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Glouster
Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion
Glouster Methodist Church
Trimble Grange Hears Conference Report
Trimble Grange met Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Grange home. Miss Josephine Campbell reported on her trip to Dennison for a youth conference sponsored by the State Grange. A general discussion of Grange topics followed the report.
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Glouster
Trimble Grange
Grange
Josephine Campbell
Dennison
State Grange
Hocking Valley Hospital Births and Discharges
Mr and Mrs Raymond Walker of West Logan welcome a daughter. Mr and Mrs Gerald Beckley Albany Route 1 Ohio Thurston South Bloomingville Route 2 announce a birth. Discharges include Roy Curl Logan and Mrs James Bartlett with daughter. Mrs Anna Martin McArthur Route 2 is also discharged.
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Raymond Walker
West Logan
Gerald Beckley
Albany
Olie Thurston
Bloomingville
Roy Curl
Logan
James Bartlett
Anna Martin
McArthur
Pythian Sisters Meet in K P Hall Wednesday Evening
The Pythian Sisters will convene at K P Hall on Wednesday at 7 30 p m Members are asked to bring a covered dish and to wear their clothing and to eat fish.
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Glouster
Pythian Sisters
K. of P. Hall
Grandparents Visit as Washington Family Arrives in Glouster
Larry Jr Williams and Lydia Williams from Washington DC land in Glouster on Monday to visit grandparents Mr Williams Mrs Williams and Mrs Viney. The article notes barges housing about 60 000 Tokyo residents.
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Glouster
Larry, Jr
Lydia Williams
Washington, D.C
Harry Williams
Gladys Viney
Tokyo
Blood Drive Sought by Trimble Grange Volunteers
Josephine Campbell reports Trimble Grange youth solicit blood donors for a Glouster High bloodmobile visit on July 21 from 11 a.m. to noon. Grange members and non-members are urged to register and mark cards with Trimble Grange for credit. Call 2998 to participate.
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Glouster
Josephine Campbell
Trimble Grange
Glouster High
Grange
Jacksonville
Chauncey Village Council Addresses Traffic Hazards
Chauncey village council meeting discussed traffic hazards caused by excessive speed and failure to stop at intersections. The council instructed the mayor and marshal to enforce regulations with arrests and fines if needed. Mayor Charles Wadley urged citizens to obey traffic laws to avoid penalties.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Village
Marshall
Charles Wadley
Orpah Class Meets At McGlaughlin Home
The Orpah Class of the Methodist Sunday school met at the home of Mrs. Loretta McGlaughlin in Glouster. Mrs. Grace Skinner co hosted. After the business meeting a social hour followed with refreshments provided by the hostesses for a list of members including Mrs. Pauline Gamwell and Mrs. Edith Eveland.
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Irene Williams
Mabel Nott
Ethel Blower
Phyllis Dillon
48 Additional Parking Meters Installed Here
Logan safety director Harry Shaw announced 48 additional parking meters received and installed in Logan mostly on side streets. He noted two more shipments are expected before all meters are converted to the new type.
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Logan
Harry Shaw
Shaw
Legion Meeting Set Reports Slated at Legion Post 78
Logan A regular meeting of American Legion Post 78 will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Legion rooms above Brandt's restaurant. Reports on the district meeting in Wellston will be presented by Jesse Columber, Gerald Emrick, Virgil Emrick, Levert Voris, Frank Mason and Eddie Herzog. Nelsonville Esther Class of the Christian Church meets at 7 30 p.m. at Emma Cook 192 Fayette Street. Potluck plans changed. refreshments will be served.
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Logan
American Legion Post 78
Legion
Brandt
Nelsonville
Esther
The
Christian Church
Emma Cook
Fayette St
Trimble WSCS to Meet at Methodist Church Basement
The Trimble Woman's Service and Civic Society plans a meeting in the basement rooms of the Methodist Church on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Members are urged to attend.
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Wses
Glouster
Trimble
WSCS
Methodist Church
Bats and Blind Cave Creatures Noted at Carlsbad Caverns
Carlsbad Caverns hosts three to five million bats that emerge at sundown in season. Researchers report blind fish and other creatures living in total darkness within the caves.
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Carlsbad Caverns
Past Chiefs Club Meets at Margaret Hemsley Home
Mrs. Margaret Hemsley hosted the Past Chiefs Club at Barbour Street. Mrs. Kate Vaughn led since president and vice president were absent. Nine members answered roll call with two guests, and prizes were awarded after readings and games. Next meeting set for Memorial Park on Aug 14 with a covered dish and table service.
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Nell Lawson
Friendly House
Beulah Lee
Edna Embrey
Glenna Reese
Kate Vaughn
Two Autos Damaged In Collision Monday
A Logan wreck at 2 p m Monday at the intersection of Main Warner and Hunter Streets involved Barry Brooks 21 of 258 Elm Street driving west on Main and Lucy E Strawn 41 of New Straitsville Route 1 driving east on Hunter The Brooks rear end and Strawn left front fender were damaged.
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Logan
Main
Warner
Hunter Streets
Barry Brooks
Elm Street
Main Street
Lucy E. Strawn
New Straitsville
Hunter Street
Brooks
Strawn
Civil Service Test Results Announced in Logan
Safety Service Director Harry Shaw announced Monday night that three men who took the civil service examination for city patrolman passed their tests. Their names were placed on the police eligibility list for vacancies as the force stands at top strength. Albert Shannon Jr. and James Harbarger tied for first with 90, Jack McGuire scored 74.
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Logan Safety Service
Harry Shaw
Civil Service
Albert Shannon, Jr
James Harbarger
Jack McGuire
Shaw
Fiske Family Guests at Gallipolis
Mr and Mrs Mark Fiske and their children Charles Joan Steve and Michael recently dined and had a picnic supper with Mr and Mrs Jim Denner and Miss Ruth Fiske in Gallipolis. Also present were Mrs Neidelzelski and her daughter Jo and Doug Las Newell of Granby Mass Neidelzelski is Mary Louise Newell’s mother in law and Douglas is her son.
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Chauncey
Mark Fiske
Charles
Joan
Steve
Michael
Jim Denner
Ruth Fiske
Gallipolis
Neidelzelski
Douglas Newell
Granby
Mass
Nelsonville Trustee Ernest Curtis Improves After Collapse
York Township trustee Ernest Curtis is reported to be in good condition at Mount St. Mary Hospital after collapsing on the Public Square Sunday. An attache said he passed a good night Monday and is under treatment for a heart condition.
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Nelsonville
Ernest Curtis
York Township
Mount St. Mary Hospital
W N Club Meets at Minnie Scott Home Wednesday
The W N Club will gather at Mrs Minnie Scott's Cross Street home Wednesday at 7 p m. A potluck meal will be served.
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Nelsonville
W. N Club
Minnie Scott
Cross St
Lodge Meeting Set Nelsonville
Faithful Rebekah Lodge will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the IOOF on Columbus Street.
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Nelsonville
Rebekah Lodge
Columbus St
Chauncey-Dover School Attendance Edges Down
Chauncey-Dover Schools show a slight drop in average daily enrollment for 1951-52. The superintendent reports an average of 179 students, down from the prior year, with the decline mainly in elementary grades. High school enrollment stood at 207, while other schools ranged from 311 at Chauncey Elementary to 58 at West Millfield.
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Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover
State Department of Education
Chauncey Elementary
Sugar Creek
East Milfield
West Millfield
Absent Rodeo Costs Logan Jaycees Nearly $100
Logan Jaycees president Jay Cole reported most advance ticket funds for a Monday rodeo at the fairgrounds were refunded after the rodeo failed to appear and breached the contract. About $75 was refunded from tickets sold by an advance man from the Lawrence Champion Rodeo. the rest to be returned today. A warrant was out for the owner in Portsmouth, but he could not be served. A Logan Jaycees directors meeting is set for Wednesday at the Ambrose hotel.
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Logan
Jay Cole
Cole
Portsmouth
Ohio Valley
Logan JayCees
Ambrose Hotel
Operation Skywatch Begins In Logan Area
Ground Observer Corps starts its first day of Operation Skywatch led by chief observer Joe Gabriel. One unidentified plane was spotted near the Columbus filter center flying high west to east about two miles from the field post. Volunteers are urged to join, with shifts two hours long and work every other day. Nationwide 26 border states participate with around 12 000 Ohioans involved.
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Logan
Ground Observer Corps
Joe Gabriel
Columbus
Gabriel
GOC
Hocking County
Swerving Truck Hits Rt 75 Guard Rail
Logan deputies investigated a 9 10 am Monday crash on Route 75 near Starr Farm. Marvin R. Smith 45 of 439 E Bowen Street swerved to avoid L S Gill 45 of New Straitsville. Smith’s truck struck the guard rail. no injuries and Gill’s car damage limited to a pulled fender wheel axe windshield broken.
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Rt. 75
Logan
Starr Farm
Eighth Birthday Observed for Rita Kay Schoonover
Rita Kay Schoonover was guest of honor at an eighth birthday party held Sunday. A party with games and refreshments was attended by Bill and Linda Schoonover Carolyn Tippie Johnny Tippie Lewis Hartley Carol Ann Pennell Carolyn Leffler Barbara Sapp Connie Perry Kay Reynolds Danny Wallace Ralph Coe Marilyn Dew Penny McCafferty Ruth Ann Saffel Sammy Dardree Grace Ann Crabtree Mrs Shirley Reed and others.
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Chauncey
Rita Kay Schoonover
Bill
Linda Schoonover
Carolyn
Johnny Tippie
Lewis Hartley
Carol Ann Pennell
Carolyn Leffler
Babara Sapp
Connie Perry
Kay Reynolds
Danny Wallace
Ralph Coe
Marilyn Dew
Penny McCafferty
Ruth Ann Saffel
Sammy Dardree
Grace Ann Crabtree
Shirley Reed
Mary Pery
Chauncey Boys Attend Model Plane Contest in Columbus
Bob and Bill Sanders along with Junior Simpson and Lowell Davis attended a model airplane flying contest in Columbus last Sunday. Bob Sanders entered his jet powered model.
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Chauncey
Bob and
Bill Sanders
Junior Simpson
Lowell Davis
Columbus
Bob Sanders
Firemen To Meet For Tuesday Practice Drill
Volunteers from the local fire department will gather at the fire house Tuesday at 7 p.m for a practice drill to sharpen response procedures.
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Chauncey
Mrs Preston Returns from Grass Lake Visit
Mrs. A L Preston has returned from a visit with her stepfather Mr. E J Adams in Grass Lake Michigan.
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A. L. Preston
E. J. Adams
Grass Lake
Mich
Bible Study Starts at Chauncey Methodist Church
Chauncey Methodist Church begins a Bible study on Wednesday at 7 30 p m. The sessions invite members and neighbors to join at the church venue.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Methodist Church
Cycle Auto Crash Leaves Two Injured in Lancaster Area
Logan Wesly Childers 43 of Minersville fined five dollars on driving without a license. Harold Sowers 31 of Lancaster arrested for driving left of center after a motorcycle auto crash Sunday. Sowers and Carol Thompson 33 of Columbus treated for abrasions at Lancaster Fairfield Hospital. Emma Mooney 31 of Columbus drove car involved in crash at Routes 56 and 75. Harry R Green 45 of Logan bound over to grand jury for driving while intoxicated after a not guilty plea. John D Weaver 52 of Logan fined for failing to stop at an intersection after a Saturday night crash at Main and Orchard.
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Logan
Wesley Childers
Minersville
Ralph Griffin
State Highway Patrol
Harold Sowers
Lancaster
Sowers
Carol Thompson
Columbus
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
Emma Mooney
Harry R. Green
Grand
Mackiat
Zanesville
Ohio
John D. Weaver
Griffin
Main
Orchard Streets
Seven Citizens Fined by Mayor After Arrests
Chauncey mayor Charles Wadley fines seven residents after arrests by Marshal Clifford Banfield and Deputy Marshal Cline. Floyd Hook of Springfield jailed for DUI after failing to pay $125 fine and costs. Others fined include Wayne Smith Charleston W Va for traffic signal, Carman Williams Carroll for traffic signal, Joe Stieff Athens for crossing double yellow lines, Everett Lemons Indianapolis for stop signal, Emory Brown for yielding, Don Williams Nelsonville for parking in a restricted zone.
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Chauncey
Charles Wadley
Clifford Banfield
Cline
Floyd Hook
Springfield
Wayne Smith
Charleston
W. Va
Carmen Williams
Carroll
Joe Stieff
Athens
Everett Lemons
Indianapolis
Ind
Emory Brown
Don Williams
Nelsonville
Final Plans For Conservation Flight In Hocking County
Ticket sales for the second annual Air Conservation Tour progress with Logan Kiwanis handling sales and Rotary publicity. The tour spans about 30 miles, averaging 23 minutes, at 2.50 per passenger, with four planes and one standby. Displays by dealers, a concert by Logan High School Band, and air photos by Roger Humphrey accompany maps and lime-marked farms for air spotting.
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Logan
T Harry Armstrong
Armstrong
Dougherty Farm
Hocking County
Charles Ingraham
Soil Conservation Supervisors
Logan Kiwanis Club Io
Rotary Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Antioch Grange
Logan High School
Roger Humphrey
Fire Wrecks Car Interior in Logan
Logan city firefighters battled a car blaze owned by Larry Helber July Saturday evening. The fire started at Spring and Second Street, was reignited after initial suppression, and finally extinguished with carbon tetrachloride. The interior was destroyed and the exterior badly burned, with an estimated loss of $1200.
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Logan
Logan City
Larry Helber
Spring
Second Street
Helber
Orchard Street
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McGlaughlin
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Stratton
Doctor of Motors
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Servel
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