Nelsonville Council approves easement abandonment to Ogg Co
Nelsonville council on its third reading granted the easement abandonment over Outlet No 6 in George Freer Addition returning land to Herman Ogg and Ogg Wholesale Co for a warehouse expansion. Farrow Street residents object citing loss of a walkway to Myers Street and seek added street lighting fire protection and cross access. The measure passed 4 to 1 with Reginald Levering voting against.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
George Freer
Herman Ogg
Ogg Wholesale Co
Myers Street
Farrow Street
Bill McDonald
Anita McDonald
Mabel Runion
Jane Heintzelman
Ogg
Verl Ogg
Ogg Wholesale
Edward Howe
Reginald Levering
Pinegrove
Ground Breaking Thursday Elm Court site dedication
Logan Elm Court Apartment project to be dedicated Thursday at 11 a.m. on the old Hartmann farm site on E Front Street. The 86 unit complex will cost about 900000 with seven buildings including one two and three bedroom units. SKW Inc Newark is general contractor. construction to take 12 to 15 months. Barton A Holl to dedicate the site. he heads Logan Clay Products Co which sold the land. Elm Court Ltd filed limited partnership papers in Hocking County with Newark as principal location. City officials invited to attend.
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LOGAN
Elm Court
Hartmann
E. Front Street
SKW, Inc
Newark
Barton A. Holl
Holl
Logan Clay Products Co
Hocking County Clerk
Global Travels Outlined by Local Kiwanis Member
Kiwanis member Ted Hellebrandt outlined his sabbatical travels at a Monday night meeting. He shared slides from Jerusalem to Singapore and spoke with Israel's Prime Minister Golda Meir in Tel Aviv. He visited Malaysia and aided a former student, while the club announced a $300 donation for East State Street picnic tables. The international Kiwanis Convention is June 18 to 21 in Atlantic City.
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Kiwanis
Ted Hellebrandt
Ohio University Inn
Hellebrandt
College of Commerce
Ohio University
Wailing Wall
Jerusalem
Singapore
Tel Aviv
Atlantic City
N.J
Bacharach Receives Honorary Doctor of Music at McGill
Pop composer Burt Bacharach, a former McGill University dropout, was awarded an honorary doctor of music degree by the Montreal school. The ceremony celebrated his contributions to popular music and his ties to the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Burt Bacharach
McGill University
Forfeitures in Athens County Court for Trespass and Open Container
Mary L. Haley and Bonita J. Lieber of N McKinley Ave forfeited 33 dollars each in Davis Hall trespass case in Athens County Municipal Court. Edward P. Smith also paid 33 dollars for possessing an open container of intoxicating beverage.
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Mary L. Haley
N. McKinley Ave
Bonita J. Lieber
Athens County
Davis Hall
Edward P. Smith
Bravest Little Girl Receives Rescuer Kiss
Lloyd White recounts lowering himself on a rope to reach Debbie Smith who slipped 25 feet from a ledge in Hocking Hills State Park. The brave 12 year old cried only once in 2.5 hours as campers and four inmates aided the rescue. White carried her 10 miles to safety and received a kiss on the cheek as a reward.
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Logan
Ohio
Lloyd White
Centerville
Hocking River
Debbie Smith
Hocking Hills State Park
Hocking Honor
White
Debbie
Obituary notices from Athens area memorial services this week
Obituaries and funeral notices for Weltha M. Clark Edith Kelly Bruce Huffman Chester Antle Elizabeth Fraedrich and Robert N. Andrews outline services burial locations and survivor details. Clark died Monday at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital with services Wednesday at Ewing Funeral Home.
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Athens
Maud Duvall
Pasadena
Calif
Edith Kelly
W. Union St
Canaanville
David Holdren
Kelly
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Andrew and
Mary Arrington Barker
Chesterhill
Chester E. Antle
Glouster
Fawcett Stone Funeral Home
Kenneth Cramer
Maplewood Cemetery
Antle
Athens Mental Health Center
Bishopville
Trimble
Charles
Katherine Antle
Ferndale Church of Christ
Nelsonville
Elizabeth Fraedrich
Long Island
N. Y
Warren Funeral Home
Green Lawn Cemetery
Orval E. Luech
Friedrich
South Nassau Community Hospital
New York
William and Margarita Ruacke
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Logan
William
Driver Hurt In Mishap On Route 588 West
Gallia County report says 24 year old James V. Lambert was injured when his car veered off Route 588 west of Gallipolis, struck an embankment, flipped, and he was transported to Holzer Medical Center by ambulance.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
James V. Lambert
Holzer Medical Center
Wellston Board Approves Building and Hires Coach
Wellston Board of Education approved a building program at the football field with a $5,000 transfer to the Booster Club to cover initial costs and anticipated roof timing within 30 days. Willis Stenen of Bluffton was hired as head football coach. other hires include Carroll Van Meter and Pat McCormick.
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Wellston
Wellston Board of Education
Bill Starkey
Willis Stenen
Bluffton
Tom Baker
Mark Mullen
Stenen
Carroll van Meter
Pat McCormick
Jane Essman
ESEA
Larry Newman
City Recreation Department
John Wolfe
McArthur Meeting Resolves EMS Dispute in Vinton County
Differences between Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation officials and Vinton County residents over EMS operation were settled at an Athens meeting led by McArthur funeral director James N. Blower. A public briefing on the emergency program is planned for Tuesday at 7 p.m. in McArthur.
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McArthur
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation
Vinton County
Athens
James N. Blower
Blower
Presbyterian Church
High Street
Harry Armstrong
Health Services Foundation
Chillicothe Hospital
Missing bicycle report and assorted local thefts in Athens
James Redfield reports a blue bicycle worth 55 dollars stolen from his Carriage Hill home within the last two weeks. Mrs. Richard Fought says a hubcap from her 1970 Buick is missing. Joseph Vanity heard a gunshot at 2:35 a.m. and saw a car speeding away, with firecracker casings found later. Police investigate tool theft from a car at the Ohio University Inn belonging to Don Woolridge of Stanford Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Redfield
Carriage Hill
Athens
Richard Fought
S. High St
Joseph Vanity
Utah Place
Ohio University Inn
Don Woolridge
Stanford
Cyclist Injured In Route 62 Accident At Point Pleasant
Eddie McDermitt of Point Pleasant was injured when his motorcycle struck a raised bump on Route 62 and was thrown from the bike. The motorcycle owned by Donald Hall of Point Pleasant and McDermitt was hospitalized at Pleasant Valley Hospital. The Mason County Sheriff's Department investigated the crash. Floyd Leo Jenkins of Wellston was fined 50 dollars on each of three charges in Mayor's Court for intoxication and thefts from Kroger and Super America.
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Point Pleasant
Eddie McDermitt
Route 62
Donald Hall
McDermitt
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Mason County
Sheriff's Department
Wellston
Floyd Leo Jenkins
Kroger
Super America
Woman Pleas Innocent In Hocking Assault Case
Phyllis Hart pleads innocent to assault with a dangerous weapon charges and is bound over to the grand jury. Judge James Stilwell presided as one person was bound over, three fined, and 23 bonds forfeited in Hocking County Court. Several defendants were fined for speeding and others for failure to maintain safe distance, with list of names and amounts.
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Logan
Hocking County
James Stilwell
Phyllis Hart
Paul S. Hoyd
Richard Gerken
Terry L. Hamilton
Logan Route 4
Mark A. Sells
Lancaster
Donald R. Kemp
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Charles M. Ashby
Greenville
Keith Heineman
Cleveland
Joseph M. Pickens
Hueytown
Herbert R. Katz
Mayfield
Paul Terry Schmidt
Charles Elliott, II
Westerville
Sappington Found Innocent in Conspiracy Case
Judge Robert G. Tague ruled Logan John A. Sappington innocent of conspiracy to defraud the state. The June 6 1969 trial was held in Hocking County Common Pleas Court without a jury. Sappington, hospital administrator, faced co conspirators Sterling Lewis and Libby Lewis, who were convicted in separate trials but later reversed on appeal.
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Logan
John A. Sappington
Robert G. Tague
Hocking County
Sterling Lewis
Libby Lewis
Lewis
Tague
Ohio Supreme Court
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Sappington
Democrats to elect officers at Sportsman meeting
The Tenth District Democrat Action Club will meet Wednesday at the Sportsman to elect officers for the 1972 election season. Dinner may be ordered from the menu before the business meeting which starts at 8 p.m. All area Democrats are invited to attend, a spokesman said.
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Tenth District
Democrat Action Club
Truck rear-ends car. driver cited for unsafe distance
Kenneth Jones 60 of Longview Heights was cited by police for failure to stop with an assured clear distance ahead after his truck struck Naomi Thomas's car on Richland Avenue Shade Route 1. No injuries were reported.
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Kenneth Jones
Longview Heights
Naomi Thomas
Richland Avenue
School board pledges legal fight over Starr Washington charter
Union Furnace officials vowed to contest the Starr Washington charter revocation in court after State Board of Education action in Columbus. An injunction was set to block removal until June 30 as Supt. Fred Good and the board pursue litigation. Four resignations were accepted and four new teachers hired including Dennis Moore and Linda Crowl.
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Dodge
GMC
Barnett Ford International
Ford
International
Carpenter
Thomas Bus Sales
Thomas
Reynolds
Wayne
Edwin H. Davis and Sons
Board of Education
School Board
Betty Saltsman
Union Furnace — School Board
Fred Good
State Board of Education
Columbus
Good
James
Bernice) Frey
Marshall Kimball
Trimble
Glouster
Sandra Wilkin
Nelsonville York
Dennis Moore
Ohio University
Linda Crowl
Laurelville
Kenneth Budd
Steven Shanken
Ohio U
Charlotte Miller
Mary Skinner
Wellston Firemen Respond to Three Calls
Wellston firefighters answered three alarms this week. An auto owned by Virgil Chambers on Ohio Avenue was heavily damaged by an electrical short in the engine area. Earlier, a pole fire on S Pennsylvan ia Avenue sparked by a trash fire and a cigarette machine fire at Quickway Laundromat on W Broadway caused additional damage.
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Wellston
Virgil Chambers
Ohio Avenue
Jim’s Food and Market
Pennsylvania Avenue
Quickway
W. Broadway
Judge Grants Two Divorces in Hocking County Court
Judge Harley Meyer granted two divorces in Hocking County Common Pleas Court on Saturday. Linda B. Swanson of Rockbridge Route 1 divorced William C. Swanson of the same address for gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Ruth Shull of Logan Route 1 was granted a divorce from Ernest Shull of Logan Route 1 after he was found guilty of gross neglect.
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Logan
Harley Meyer
Hocking County
Baby Born to Mr and Mrs Curtis Pooler Logan
A daughter is noted for Mr and Mrs Curtis Pooler of Logan. Other admissions include Mrs Russell Hougland Mrs Phillip Pinney and Mrs Mary Struck of McArthur and Miss Troy Shriner William Kesterson and Charles Guess of Logan. Baby girl Popler discharged from hospital.
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Curtis Pooler
Logan
Russell Hougland
Phillip Pinney
Mary Struck
McArthur
Troy Shriner
William Kesterson
Charles Guess
Runaway Boys Sought As Sheriff Reports Sunday Incidents
Logan County sheriff handled two runaway youths reported missing since Wednesday. Four traffic crashes occurred Sunday including a left of center collision on Horns Mill Road and rear end collision at Route 664 and 33. No serious injuries reported. several drivers cited for safety violations.
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Logan
Hocking County
Columbus
Horns Mill Road
Marion Township
Kermit M. Stephenson
Desmound
Janice M. Tanner
Tim W. Marburger
Warren Sentenced To Ohio Penitentiary
John H. Warren was sentenced to the Ohio Penitentiary by Judge Harley Meyer in Hocking County Common Pleas Court. He was found guilty of breaking into Harley Ellinger’s Logan Route 1 residence with intent to steal. An appeal bond of $5,000 was set. Represented by Gerald M. Smith.
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Logan
John H. Warren
Ohio Penitentiary
Harley Meyer
Hocking County
Mount St Mary Hospital Notes and Wellston Accidents
Mount St Mary Hospital notes list residents and local names including Donna Kasler Mae Gries Mary Morris Frieda Shaw and others. In Wellston over the weekend two accidents occurred with no injuries or citations reported. Otis Bethel’s car was struck by Marilyn Blankenship while parking on First Street. Ronald Bails was rear ended by Wesley Hill on Pennsylvania Avenue while turning left.
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Wellston
Otis Bethel
McArthur
First Street
Marilyn Sue Blankenship
Ronald E. Bails
Hamden
Pennsylvania Ave
Wesley C. Hill
Ohio Wesleyan Holds 126th Commencement Exercises
More than 500 students received degrees including Timothy Mack Smith of Athens Route 3 who earned a bachelor of arts. Stanislaus Hu of Ohio University’s quantitative methods department earned a data processing certificate from the Certification Council of the Data Processing Management Institute.
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Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
Timothy Mack Smith
Athens
Stanislaus Hu
Ohio University
Department of Quantitative Methods
The
Data Processing Management Institute
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ogg Co
Wilbur Mender
Carl Young
Mason City Hill
Columbia Gas Co
Heintzelman
Glen Tharp
Council
Young
Levering
Poplar Street
Howe
Crabtree Memorial Field
Hope Woodson
East End
James Shumaker
Robert Hollenbaugh
Bruce Rogers
Clark Services
Kelly Services
Patrick
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Bruce H. Huffman
Malta
Timothy
Anna Marquis Huffman
Bethel United Methodist Church
Gladys Huffman
Lee Huffman
Mary Alexandra
Anna
Alice
Fawcett-Stone Funeral Home
Malta Cemetery
Funeral
Fraedrich Services
Emil
David Fraedrich
Susan
Bruce
Stephen Fraedrich
Marion
Robert N. Andrews
New Marshfield
General Telephone Co
Waterloo High School
Wellston Board
Hocking
Joseph R. Casa, Jr
Gahanna
Curtis Kinneer
Arlene Frances Shults
Jeffrey A. Spencer
Glenn E. Woodard
Canton
John K. Dearing
Frankfort
Michael P. Kirch
Colum
Bus
Samuel Monroe Bailey
Zanesville
Cynthia M. Kalvitz
Fairview
Mary A. Curts
David R. Madsen
Billy E. Harless
Dexter
Democrat Club
S-W
Wellston Firemen
Hocking Valley
Graham Swaim
Children’s Hospital
Emma Shafer
Gertrude Clouston
Twig Five
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Spencer Steenrod
Nelsonville Emblem Club
Elks Club
South Bloomingville
Benton Township
Marburger
Janice Tanner
Mary E. Disbennett
Donald R. Kempton Jr
Archie Lee Wolford Jr
Falls Township
Kempton
Warren
Donna Kasler
Belford Rosser
Mae Gries
Mary Morris
Frieda Shaw
Ray Nott
Joe Leffler
Larry Carter
Halcidean Snake
Renata Henderson
Dora Barrett
Arnold Manning
Hattie Smith
Donna Easler
Deborah Earich
Welsomville
George C. Scott Suro Eel Aia
George C.scott
Myei
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