Oil boom risks rise as Hydrofrac method tested in Hocking County
Logan reports two developments toward an oil boom. W. C. Adair Co. advances leasing of about 75 000 acres in Hocking and Perry counties for oil, and Preston Oil Co. uses a new Hydrofrac rock fracturing method on the Frank Wyckoff farm near Logan Route 1, achieving initial production above 200 barrels per day.
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Logan
Hocking
W. C. Adair and Co
Perry
Preston Oil Co
Frank Wyckoff
Hocking County
Wyckoff Farm
Pennsylvania
Marion
Washington
Falls
Falls Gore
Starr, Ward and
Green Townships
Fairfield
McAllister Fuel Co
Magnolia, Ark
Ashland Oil and Refining Co
W C Adair
Mid-Continental
Adair
Kenneth
Alan
Adair Company
Harry Mount Farm
Route 75
Clinton Aand
Adairs
New Straitsville
Mount Farm
Preston Oil
Waverly Oil
W. M. Hoy
Perry County
Old Brown
Route 7
Laurel Township
Benton
Perry Townships
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Council OKs One Law Amid Other Unfinished Business
Logan City Council approved a single measure directing the service director to draft plans for sanitary sewer extensions to three neighborhoods including 370 feet on Fourth Street and 195 feet on Mineral Avenue. The vote carried with an emergency clause as deliberations included debates over pool staff pay and parking rules.
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Logan
Fourth St
Mineral Ave
County Boy Found Guilty In Burglary
Logan, a 10 year old Rockbridge resident, was found guilty in Juvenile Court of breaking and entering several Rockbridge residences and stealing bicycles, fishing gear, hunting knives and similar items. He was sentenced to the Boys Industrial School at Lancaster after the act was witnessed and loot largely recovered. The boy, a Child Welfare ward placed in a foster home, was returned to his mother before the hearing held at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
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Logan
Rockbridge
Boys Industrial School
Lancaster
Child Welfare Department
Spurgeon Metzler
Metzler
Alice Belle Carter Dies In Oak Grove Area
Nelsonville Ohio district resident Alice Belle Carter widow of Madison Carter died this morning at Mount St Mary Hospital after a 10 day admission. She was 77, born in York Township, lifelong Oak Grove. Surviving: sons Edward and Jesse, daughter Goldie Duskey, brother J FE Mourne. Funeral arrangements by Stout Funeral Home.
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Nelsonville
Alice Belle Carter
Oak Grove
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Madison FE. Carter
J. FE. Mourne
Harvard, Il
Stout Funreal
Logan High Band Prepares First Summer Concert
Log an High School band holds final rehearsals for its first summer concert this Saturday at Worthington Park. The event, with an ice cream social by Band Boosters, starts at 6 30 pm and features novelty numbers. William Gasbarro directs the program. Earlier, junior high and elementary bands played at Rachelmacher Park before about 200 people.
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Logan
Logan High School
Worthington Park
William Gasbarro
Rachelmacher Park
Auto Crash Injures Two Near Logan on Route 33
Miss Beatrice Barber and her sister Miss Lillian Barber, both of Nelsonville, were treated at Hocking Valley Hospital for minor injuries after a tractor trailer driven by Lester Grimes of Crawfordsville passed unsafely and forced their car off Route 33 north of Logan. Grimes pleaded guilty to passing without a safe distance and was fined $20 plus costs.
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Logan
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley Hospital
Beatrice Barber
Lillian Barber
Lester Grimes
Crawfordsville
Ind
Grimes
Dean Collison
Divorces Granted in Common Pleas Court
Judge Harley Meyer presided as two divorces were granted. Kathryn Guess, via Hazel Cox, obtained a decree from William E Guess with custody of a minor. Raymond Smith won a divorce from Ruby Smith with custody of a minor. An agreement in Mary Weidner versus Burl Weidner set up a support payment schedule.
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Burl Weidner
Births and admissions at Mount St Mars Hospital
Mr and Mrs John Spicer New Straitsville welcome a son and Mr and Mrs Dallas Townsend Columbus announce a son. Admitted are Vern Bragin Giouster Route 1 Timothy Lehman New Straits ville Mrs Annabelle Ervin Nelsonville Charles Stevens Logan Route 3. Dismissed are Fred Nixon Deanville and Mrs Martha Koon Nelsonville Route 1.
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John Spicer
New Straitsville
Dallas Townsend
Columbus
Vern Bragiin
Giouster
Timothy Lehman
Annabelle Ervin
Nelsonville
Charles Stevens
Logan
Fred Nixon
Deanville
Martha Koon
Births Reported at Hocking Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pontious of Logan welcome a son. Mrs. Welby Perry of Logan undergoes medical care. Archie Laferty of Sandusky has surgery. Mrs. May Cozad of Allensville receives medical care. Mrs. Raymond Cooper of McArthur has surgery. Mrs. Ralph FE Berry of New Straitsville and infant son H B Maynard are noted. Ralph R. Windsor, Logan Route 4, is listed on the Star Route.
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Archie Laferty
Sandusky
May Cozad
Allensville
Ralph FE. Berry
New Straitsville
H. B Maynard
Logan
Ralph R. Windsor
Miss Margaret Mathias Returns to Montclair Arts Supervisor
Miss Margaret Mathias, supervisor of art in the Montclair schools, has returned to Montclair, New Jersey after spending several weeks in Logan. Her sister, Miss Frances Mathias, remains in Logan before returning to Juniata College in Pennsylvania where she teaches.
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Margaret Mathias
Montclair
N. J
Logan
Frances Mathias
Juniata College
Pennsylvania
Sock Purse Displayed in New Straitsville Tale
A traveler in Logan reports Oliver Kemper in New Straitsville is marketing a sock purse called a Scotch pocket book. The upper sock features a snap purse fastener, appealing to thrifty buyers, with Kemper described as a deaf mute who has found local amusement selling the item in his home village.
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Logan
New Straitsville
Oliver Kemper
Straitsville
Kemper
New Books Added at Nelsonville Public Library
Nelsonville Public Library lists new fiction titles including Desiree The Dark Angel and Caine Mutiny and non fiction selections such as The Power of Positive Thinking This I Believe and Angel Unaware. Books may be borrowed from the Bookmobile or at Glouster Chauncey and Athens branches.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Public Library
Desiree
Mr. Cantondine
Malaya
Angel
Bookmobile
Glouster
Chauncey
Athens
Vandals Cut Hose At Worthington Park Flower Bed
Jesse Columber reported vandals cut a five foot section from a garden hose used to water the sesquicentennial flower bed at Worthington Park. Columber, a volunteer custodian, says the act was likely malicious as he tends the slanted bed where Ohio is spelled in flowers.
Custody Awarded in Kneece Divorce Case
Patricia Kneece wins custody of two minor children in Common Pleas Court. Forrest Kneece ordered to pay six dollars weekly for child support and expenses related to the divorce action.
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Logan
Patricia Kneece
Forrest Kneece
Common Pleas Court
NHS Class of 1936 Plans Reunion Picnic at Rising Park
Nelsonville High School’s Class of 1936 plans a reunion and picnic for members and families at Rising Park Lancaster on August 2. Attendees may assemble after 10 a.m. Contact Betty Crawford or Delbert Kuhn for information.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville High School
Rising Park
Lancaster
Betty Crawford
Delbert Kuhn
Nelsonville Opens New Bowling Alleys With Columbus Team
The Nelsonville Inn Bowling Alleys on West Washington Street open Thursday at 7 p.m. co owners Basil Whitlatch and Mrs Auldean Flowers announce. A top notch Columbus bowling team will play local bowlers including Ralph Barber William Friedrich Dr Robert Butts Johnny Johnson and Randall Steenrod. The four maple lanes feature electric eye foul line and semi automatic pin spotters.
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Nelsonville
New Inn
W. Washington St
Basil Whitlatch
Auldean Flowers
Columbus
Ralph Barber
William Friedrich
Robert Butts
Johnny Johnson
Randall
Grubby) Steenrod
Hyde
Public Square
Athens
Logan
Lancaster
Picnic and class meeting of Venice Church held in Logan
Nelsonville social notes report the Venice Class of the Pilgrim Holiness Church combining its annual picnic and July class meeting at Rachelmacker Park in Logan on July 23. After a 6 p.m. picnic, Bible contests were led by Mary Margaret Gaston and Catherine Volmer with many attendees and guests listed.
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Venice
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Rachelmacker Park
Logan
Mary Margaret Gaston
Catherine Volmer
Mary Guess
Juanita O'Nair
Leona Warehime
Mary Adams
Faye Landis
Lynn Shafer
Catherine Civille
Beatrice Windle
Pearl Bishop
Edith Taylor
Louise Hall
Gwen Scott
Edith Foster
Betty Davis
Garnet Hess
Ruth Call
Willa Gastin
Roberta Daugherty
Norma Jean Polinz
Mary Williams
Naomi Gastin
Margaret McMannis
Hazel McMannis
Dixie Graham
Clara Taylor
Viola Henshaw
Mary Nye
Louise McGuire
Vernice Warren
Edna Vansickle
Ruth Matheny
Virginia Gastin
Mary E. Haskins
York
James Francis
Stork Shower Hosted by Newtons for Mrs. Moore
Mrs. Maude Newton and Miss Betty Newton hosted a stork shower Friday evening at the Newton home on Chestnut Street in Haydenville honoring Mrs. James Moore (Ann Wollett). Guests included Mrs. Kathryn Moore, Mrs. Gertrude Achauer, Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, Mrs. Jean Lyke, Mrs. Bonnie Moore, Mrs. Rosaline Achauer, Mrs. Hazel White, Mrs. Evelyn Wollett, Miss Ollie Gaffney, Miss Lorena Robinette, Miss Grace Robinet, Mrs. Martha Parsons, Mrs. Iva Lou Klinebriel, Miss Carol Klinebriel, and Mrs. Donna Forbes.
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Maude Newton
Betty Newton
Newton
Chestnut St
James Moore
Ann Wollett
Haydenville
Kathryn Moore
Gertrude Achauer
Elizabeth Moore
Jean Lyke
Bonnie Moore
Rosaline Achauer
Hazel White
Evelyn Wollett
Ollie Gaffney
Lorena Robinette
Grace Robinet
Martha Parsons
Iva Lou Klinebriel
Carol Klinebriel
Donna Forbes
J L Howard Dies Aged 52 In Ohio
John L Howard 52 a Chesterhill native and Canton resident died Monday night at Crile Veterans Hospital Cleveland after two years of illness He was a mechanic born June 17 1901 son of the late Fulton and Florence McDonald Howard Survived by wife Florence Harbert a son Robert and relatives Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at Fawcett Stone with burial in Chesterhill Cemetery Rev H D Frazier officiating Friends may call after 9 am Thursday after services tonight in Canton
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Chesterhill
Fawcett-Stone
John L. Howard
Howard
Crile Veterans Hospital
Cleveland
Canton
Fulton
Florence McDonald Howard
Florence Harbert
Robert
Chillicothe
Donald Hale
Detroit
Glen Hale
New Jersey
H. D. Frazier
Chesterhill Cemetery
Trip to Cincinnati Game set for 9 A.M.
Nelsonville juniors in American Legion baseball prepare to travel to Cincinnati with departure at 9 a.m. from the Public Square News Stand area. Warren Robinette notes cars will provide transport. Edward Sharp of Nelsonville Lumber Co. funds the junior club, with support from local firms and individuals enabling a full summer season for boys from Nelsonville and nearby communities.
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Nelsonville
American Legion
Cincinnati
Public Square
Warren Robinette
Glenford Dugan Post
Legion
Edward Sharp
Nelsonville Lumber Co
Valley Lodge to Meet Nelsonville Tonight
Valley Lodge 169 Knights of Pythias will meet today at 7 30 p m in the Pythian Building according to William Hardy chancellor commander.
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Nelsonville
Valley Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Pythian
William Hardy
Grandparents host out-of-town child guests
Miss Ann Simonton from Chauncey and Sue and Willard Love of Albany visit their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Sam Starkey on Ashton Avenue as guests.
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Ann Simonton
Chauncey
Sue and
Willard Love
Albany
Sam Starkey
Ashton Ave
Thief Visits Cemetery
Custodians at Green Lawn Cemetery report flowers taken from new graves. An employee saw a woman remove several blooms after a funeral and place them in a sack before driving away. No charges filed, authorities warn others to avoid disturbing graves.
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Nelsonville
Green Lawn Cemetery
Plastics Plant Manager Hurt In Machinery Incident
Nelsonville reported Carl Huprich manager of the Carbon Hill plastics plant suffered severe lacerations to his right hand fingers after getting caught in a machine. He required multiple stitches in Mount St. Mary Hospital emergency room. Also treated was Billy Christian six for a severe cut on his right foot from a broken milk bottle. Sherman Monk of Nelsonville Route 1 received first aid for a back sprain from lifting while employed by C and SOE.
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Nelsonville
Carl Huprich
Thocking Plastics
Carbon Hill
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Billy Christian
Evelyn Christian
Sherman Monk
C&soe
Thanksgiving Service For Truce Planned in Nelsonville
A service of thanksgiving for the signing of the truce will be held Thursday at 7 30 pm at the Church of the Epiphany on Jefferson Street. Rev Paul E Hannaford, minister in charge, announced the service is open to the public.
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Nelsonville
Church of the Epiphany
Jefferson St
Paul E. Hannaford
Million Dollars Spent on Pile Remedies
Advertises Peterson's Ointment as fast relief for piles with a money back guarantee. Claims over a million dollars yearly spent on remedies and promotes a 45¢ box or 70¢ tube.
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Peterson
Adv
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McAllister Fuel
Ashland Oil
Harold R. Smith
City Recreation Commission
Smith
Council
Recreation Commission
Dollison
Richard Gerken
Short St
Mason Implement Co
Shaw
Lawrence Ellinger
Eliinger
Roger Friend
Fr Front St
Main
Second Sts
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
State Highway Department
Cornell
Seagrave Manufacturing Co
Rs. Carter
Mexico
New York
Mrs. Bobabler
Florida
Grandma Il
St. Marks, Fla
Bo Lynn
Mount St. Mars Hospital
Hocking Hospital
Robert Pontious, Logan
Welby Perry, Logan
Cal
Raymond Cooper, McArthur
George Abanavas
Bamberg
Germany
Greece
NHS
Ested
Ohio
Nelsonville Social Notes
John Hillis
Mable Kennedy
Donna Allen
Shirley Tye
Mary Helen Wolfe
Mildred Spray
Dorothy Wollett
Hazel Dolman
Letha Newton
J. L. Howard
Cookson
James H. Wilson
First National Bank
Tel
For All
Audrey's Gift Shop
Franklin St
Bendix Laundry
Blackburn Appliance
Fayette St
Republic
Nonen Nenis
GAN auTy
Everglaze Criskay
Brandwene
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