First Steps Taken To Raise Money For Plant
Logan Trade Club and Ohio Development Corp move to raise 350000 in local financing for a new Goodyear plant. Volunteers will hire 35 leaders to gather funds via second-mortgage notes at 6 percent, payable over 15 years, with Akron Savings and Loan covering the first mortgage.
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LOGAN
Goodyear
Logan Trade Club
Ohio Development Corp
Max Davidson
Davidson
Logan Federal Savings and Loan
David B. Albright
Ohio Securities Division
Perkins Describes Europe To Rotary Club
R. B. Perkins spoke to Blosser's Rotary Club about a March European tour with his wife and the Clarence Blossers. He shared films of Big Ben the Coliseum St Peters and the Eiffel Tower and noted rough roads but a worthwhile 17 day itinerary. Gene Sheffield chaired and Duane Shipley announced Bill Rohr as speaker for the July 1 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fel Tower
Perkins
Gene Sheffield
Duane Shipley
Ohio University
Bill Rohr
Planning Commission Discusses Zoning Changes in Logan
Logan City Planning Commission met Monday to discuss revising land use and zoning code. Richard Hall urged rapid action to secure loans and FHA approval. Dean Collison called the measure protective, not punitive. Don Russell urged a final corrected ordinance for council. Ralph Larimer welcomed as new member. Bill Moore thanked for four years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
City Planning Commission
Richard Hall
Don Russell
Ralph Larimer
Bill Moore
Shawnee School to remain open for one more year
The Southern Local Board of Education postpones Shawnee School closure for one year as a precaution if the new Miller High School at Hemlock is not ready by September. Town meetings and a citizens committee urged keeping Shawnee as an elementary school. W R K Byers notes the delay is temporary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Local Board of Education
Perry County
Miller High School
Hemlock
W. RK. Byers
Richards Appointed as Shawnee Policeman on Probation
Shawnee council names David Richards 49 as police recruit. He will serve a six month probationary period before permanent appointment. Richards replaces temporary officer Robert Musick and is a World War II veteran who is unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Peggy) Richards
Shawnee Council
Richards
Robert Musick
Laurel Valley 4 H Sees Insects Film at Grange Hall
Logan report says Laurel Valley Sons and Daughters 4 H Club met at the Laurel Valley Grange Hall. Mike Bailey led the pledge and safety talks followed by a film about insects. Refreshments were served by Leona and Bob Ricketts and Dave Colliton. Next meeting set for July 1 at 7:30 PM.
Birth of Melinda Kay Cook in Mount St. Mary Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Cook announce the birth of their daughter Melinda Kay at Mount St. Mary Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Owen Wallace and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cook of Newark, with great grandparent Charles Webb. The Cook children also include Myrna Marsha and Michael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
William H. Cook
Melinda Kay
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Owen Wallace
Robert Cook
Newark
Charles Webb
Cook
Myrna
Marsha
Michael
Bowlers Get Awards at Town and Country Mixed League Banquet
The Logan event at Blosser's party room honored season standout bowlers. Awards went to high average Harry Burgess and Mabel Harden, high series Robert Emerson and Maxine Dotson, high single Robert Hickman and Wanda Burgess. Wanda Burgess and William Colvin earned achievement awards. Four Aces team includes Harry and Wanda Burgess and Steve and Agnes Spurgess. Corsages and engraved markers were distributed to members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Blosser
Mary Moose
Harry Burgess
Mabel Harden
Robert Emerson
Maxine Dotson
Robert Hickman
Wanda Burgess
William Colvin
Four
Wellston Man Fined After Hitting Bridge
Logan Willard A. Jay john a 27 year old Wellston man was fined ten dollars and costs after pleading guilty to a sheriff s department charge of driving too fast for road and weather conditions. His truck slid on Route 935 and struck a bridge. Marriage license issued for Robert Junior Verity and Patricia Nelle Sigler of Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Willard A. Jayjohn
Wellston
Hocking County
Richard Gerken
Sheriff's Department
Robert Junior Verity
Patricia Nelle Sigler
Jobless Pay Claims Up 17 During Week
Logan Ohio area shows total unemployment claims in Hocking and Athens Counties at 945 for the week, up 17 from the prior period. Initial claims surged in Hocking due to Godman Shoe Co. workers off one week, while continued claims fell. Athens County rose slightly with 340 total claims. Job openings listed include a waitress, telephone operator and a yard man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking
Athens
Homer Schein
Ohio State Employment Service
Hocking County
Godman Shoe Co
Athens County
Schein
Logan Firemen Begin 36 Hour Training Program
Logan firemen started the first three hours of a 36 hour course to boost local fire protection. Fire Chief Robert Courter arranged weekly lectures by Loyd Gill of Mc Arthur, with certificates for those completing the program. Training covers firefighting skills and technical info under state education service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Robert Courter
Loyd Gill
McArthur Fire Department
Gill
Trade and Industrial Vocational Education Service
State Department of Education
Public Service
Logan Board of Education
Reed Jewitt Marriage Set In New Lexington Shawnee
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Reed announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Barbara Jean Reed to John Jewitt son of Mr and Mrs Pearl Jewitt of Shawnee The couple are graduates of New Lexington High School and Shawnee New Straitsville High School He is employed by Peabody Coal Co New Lexington The wedding will be Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Clarence Reed
New Lexington
Barbara Jean
John Jewitt
Pearl Jewitt
Miss Reed
Jewitt
Shawnee - New Straitsville
Peabody Coal Co
Hocking Valley Hospital Admits and Discharges
Mrs. Royal Lowsey of Logan and Miss Esther Williams of New Straitsville are admitted to Hocking Valley Hospital along with Ray Nelson of Logan. Discharged are Glenn Bray of Hemlock and James Barron of Haydenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Lowsey
Logan
Esther Williams
New Straitsville
Ray Nelson
Glenn Bray
Hemlock
James Barron
Haydenville
Goodyear Applicants to be Screened by OSES
Ohio State Employment Service will screen all prospective Goodyear employees before hiring. Goodyear and OSES officials were set to meet to finalize employment procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OSES
Goodyear
Logan
Ohio State Employment Service
Sue Shipley Weds Thomas Blackburn in Columbus Ceremony
Sue Ellyn Shipley and Thomas H. Blackburn married in an informal Saturday ceremony at the Shipley home in Columbus. The 2:30 p.m. service featured a white daisies and pink carnations arch and aliased garden reception for 175 guests. The bride, a 1957 Logan High School graduate, will work for Nationwide Insurance. The groom, a Columbus native, is with Spitzer Motors. They will reside at 70 Georgetown Dr. Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Welker
Larry Shipley
Leroy
Gordon Shipley
Butler
Lori Shipley
Larry Savage
Paul Colopy
Mt. Vernon
Linda McIntire
Dayton
Terry Kay Shipley
Fredericktown
Joyce Sargent
Granville
Florida
Georgetown Dr
Columbus
Miss Shipley
Logan High School
Miami University
Oxford
Nationwide Insurance Co
Blackburn
Acquinas High School
St. Anthony’s Military Prep
Long Beach
Calif
University of California
Los Angeles
Spitzer Motors
Employes Of 3 Industries Have Picnics
Logan firms hosted family picnics at Buckeye Lake Park with free rides. General Electric reported about 450 attendees, General Hocking Brick around 100, and Metal Powder Products about 250 guests. The events are annual for GE and Metal Powder, with brick firm joining this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Logan Industries
Buckeye Lake Park
Robert Sayers
General Electric Co
Don Russell
General Hocking Brick Co
Walter Ott
Metal Powder Products Co. Inc
Local residents visit relatives and friends across towns
N Straitsville Mr and Mrs Orval Cole and family from Barberton visited Mrs Frank Coleman and Mrs Spencer. Mrs Gertrude Mills spent a week with her daughter in Logans, Virginia. Campbell Anna James and Dot Denny visited in Lancaster. Gertrude Mills Dot Denny Anna James and John Shaffer visited friends in Nelsonville. Mrs Bernard Kegg of Arizona is visiting relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orval Coleman
Barberton
Frank Coleman
Spencer
Gertrude Mills
Logan
Virginia
Campbell
Anna James
Dot Denny
Lancaster
John Shaffer
Nelsonville
Bernard Kegg
Arizona
Hit And Run Driver Sought In City Traffic Incident
Logan City police report a hit and run at West and Hunter. Roy W. Sigler 58 of 392 West St. said his car was struck on the right as he entered on a green light from West Street. A statewide alert went out for the other vehicle. Damages to Sigler’s auto were estimated at 75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
West and
Hunter
Roy W. Sigler
West St
Hunter St
Sigler
Area Death Notices From Athens to Logan
A string of obituaries from Athens Gallipolis Racine Logan and surrounding towns notes the deaths of Bertha O Hunter 75 of Athens Route 3 Della L Ellis 85 of Pine Place Irene J Stewart 92 of Bidwell Route 2 Emma Lewis Miss Miss Emma Lewis Private services Miss Emma Lewis George Thomas 83 of Georgetown Ill Mary Saunders 86 of Gallia County Pearl C Starner 72 of Rockbridge Route 1 James A Nupp 72 of 555 E Second St and Othel Gustin 49 formerly of Logan. Surviving relatives include two sons two daughters and numerous grandchildren along with spouses siblings and nieces. Funeral arrangements are handled by Hughes Vernon McCoy and other local funeral homes with services in churches and local cemeteries across multiple counties.
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Athens
Bertha O Hunter
Angel of Mercy
Albany
Perry County
Poston
Jesse
Woodrow
Harriett
Dewey
Albert
Millfield
Elvin Weekley
Columbus
William Baker
Ashland
Janie
Sylvia
Mary
Hughes Funeral Home
Della L. Ellis
Pine Place
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Sand Rock
Bartlett
Ellis
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Frank C. Ellis
Dean Easler
Amesville
E. C. Kenney
Gallipolis
Irene J. Stewart
Bidwell
Holzer Hospital
Harrisburg
Gallia County
Springfield Two
Madison McDaniel
Elizabeth Howell McDaniel
Brown Stewart
Namon McDaniel
Madison Stewart
New Hope Baptist Church
Vernon McCoy
Vinton
Racine
George Thomas
Minersville
Georgetown
Ill
Fannie
Leo
Howard
Royal
Syracuse
Richard
Dayton
Clarence
Marengo
Lottie Evans
Middleport
Mary Saunders
John Zerkle
Walnut Twp
Saunders
Marion
Elizabeth Neal
Eura E. Saunders
Zerkle
Lancaster
Hazel Snow
Cecil Snow
Florida
Alma Price
Mildred Dupler
Heinlein
Oak Grove Cemetery
Auto Agency Moves to East Gate Site in Logan
Bowman and Beasley Ford announce relocation to East Gateway Logan. They will remodel the former Logan Farm Equipment building two acres site with 70 by 100 feet, adding a glass showroom, office rooms, body shop, paint shop, and paving. The new complex combines 96 and 420 West Hunter Street sales and service with the East Gate facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Goodyear
National Guard Armory
Bowman
Beasley Ford
East Gateway
al Bowman
Fred Beasley
Athens
Logan Farm Equipment
City Gates
W. Hunter St
East Gate
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Europe
Planning Commission
Commission
Dean Collison
Police
Laurel Valley
Reed-Jewitt
Hocking Valley Hospital
Sue Shipley
Thomas Blackburn
N. Straitsville
Bertha Hunter
Mrs
Della Ellis
Irene Stewart
Lewis Services
Emma Lewis
Gallipolis Ferry
Poplar Grove
Bud Hatfield
Waugh-Halley-Wood
Starner Services
James A. Nupp
E. Second St
Leonard Funeral Home
Nupp
Martin
Caroline Watts
American Legion Post
Sarah
Charles E. Spier
Othel Gastin
Union Furnace
Phoenix
Ariz
Automatic
Walter Gustin
Naomi
Robert
Walter
Charles
Auto Agency
Douglas Rambler, Inc
W. Union St
Athens, Ohio
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