Teacher shortages hit Hocking County schools hard
County superintendent Samuel H. Dillon says nine teaching vacancies exist across elementary and high schools with no applicants. Laurelville Murray City and South Bloomingville seek multiple teachers as Union Furnace posts recruit in industrial arts and business. Salaries draw away candidates. a new finance bill may help after Oct 1, 1956, but current funds limit pay.
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Logan
Hocking County
Ohio
Samuel H. Dillon
Dillon
Laurelville
South Bloomingville High School
Murray City ‘High School
Carbon Hill
Union Furnace
Logan Society Bride Weds 4-H Assistant in Colerain Church
Miss Gertrude Bailey daughter of Mr and Mrs Oliver Bailey Colerain married George Skinner Hocking County 4-H assistant son of Mr and Mrs Walter Skinner Barnesville in Colerain Presbyterian Church. Rev Arthur Haas performed the double ring ceremony at 230 pm Saturday June 18. The couple will live at 603 EF Hunter St Ohio State students with Skinner remaining 4-H Club assistant in summer. A reception for about 200 followed at the bride’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Bailey
Oliver Bailey
Colerain
George Skinner
Hocking County
Walter Skinner
Barnesville
Arthur Haas
Colerain Presbyterian Church
Prudence Dix
Martins Ferry
Harriet Skinner
Columbus
Richard Skinner
Skinner
Ohio State University
Hunter St
Two Xenia Teens Held At Hocking County Jail
Two 16 year old boys from Xenia were arrested as runaways and detained Sunday after attempting to break out of Laurelville jail by removing bricks around a vent. They are held in Hocking County jail awaiting Greene County Juvenile Court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Hill
Greene County
Ralph Blum
Sister Dies In Illinois
Mrs. Margaret McLain of Champaign Illinois widow of R E McLain former Nelsonville service director under Mayor L J Eberle has died She was born in Durham England came to the United States as a child lived in Nelsonville Taylorsville and visited here last summer Burial is planned in Decatur Illinois
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Nelsonville
Gus Smith
Margaret McLain
Champaign
Taylorsville
Ill
Mount St. Mary Hospital Notes
Hospital notes list patient names and towns including Lulu Williams Nelsonville Sol Yates Buchtel Clifford Koon Nelsonville Route 1 Barbara Bumgardner Nelsonville Mrs Anna Cheetham New Straitsville Myrtle Maxine Jeffrey Gore Route 1 Mrs ae Jones Athens Route Albert Hahn Glouster. DISMISSED Carrie Glenn Nelsonville.
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Lulu Williams
Nelsonville
Sol Yates
Buchtel
Clifford Koon
Barbara Bumgardner
Anna Cheetham
New Straitsville
Myrtle Maxine Jeffrey
Gore
Ae Jones
Athens
Albert Hahn
Glouster
Carrie Glenn
OBS TO MEET NELSONVILLE FOR EASTERN STAR SESSION
Eudora Chapter 72 Order of the Eastern Star meets today at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic Temple. The gathering will be the last chapter session until fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Eudora
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Inter-City Duplicate Club Hosts Bridge Luncheon
Inter-City Duplicate Club members enjoyed a bridge luncheon at the Lee Cabin on Wednesday and a wiener roast in the evening. Mrs. Harry Bell received the high score.
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Lee Cabin
Harry Bell
Union Furnace Club Meeting At Redd Home
The Union Furnace Home Demonstration Club met on Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Robert Redd. Mrs. Virginia McGhee and Mrs. Redd led project activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Furnace Home Demonstration Club
Robert Redd
Virginia McGhee
Redd
Welcome Wagon Club June Meeting at Blosser's
The Welcome Wagon Club met Friday at Blosser's with 6 50 p m winner Mrs Lawrence Hack who reviewed Onions in the Stew by Betty McDonald. Hosts Mrs Robert Rowland and Mrs Charles Antes welcomed by Mrs Harry Sweazy in president Mrs Leo J Boyle's absence. Next meeting July 22 at Blosser's with 6 30 p m dinner and Mrs Harry Mack leading the program.
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Welcome Wagon Club
Blosser's Restgrant
Lawrence Hack
Betty McDonald
Robert Rowland
Charles Antes
Harry Sweazy
Leo J. Boyle
Blosser’s
Harry Mack
Miss Virginia Shaw Wed to Franklin N Baker in Richmond
Miss Virginia Lee Shaw daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter E Shaw of 507 East Hunter Street in Elberfeld married Franklin Neil Baker son of Mr and Mrs Franklin F Baker of Second Street in a Monday ceremony at Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church Richmond Indiana The Rev R L Mac Donald officiated at 5 30 p m Attending were Mrs Robert L Winn and Mr Winn brother and sister of the groom Mr Baker is a Logan High School graduate and employed at Elberfelds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Lee Shaw
Walter E. Shaw
E. Hunter Sr
Franklin Neil Baker
Franklin F Baker
R. L. MacDonald
Reid’ Memorial Presbyterian Church
Richmond
Ind
Robert L. Winn
Baker
Logan High School
Elberfelds
Hocking County Pomona Grange to confer fifth degree
Hocking County Pomona Grange will confer the fifth degree at a special meeting on Wednesday evening June 29 at 8 pm in the Anti och Grange hall three miles west of Logan on State Rt. 33. Regular Pomona officers will lead the degree and 16 Pomona girls will present a new drill. Over 40 participants aim to make this a notable Grange history event in Ohio.
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Hocking County Pomona Grange
Antioch Grange Hall
Logan
Rgular Pomona
Pomona
Hocking County
Pomona Grange
Ohio
Burgess Staffer in New York For Ready To Wear Purchase
Mrs. Dorothy Burgess of Elberfelds sales staff travels to New York City to purchase full stocks of ladies teens and children's ready to wear garments for return at week’s end.
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Logan
Dorothy Burgess
Elberfeld's
New York City
Burgess
Local Notes Brighten Nelsonville with Visits
Mrs. Diane Graham and her sister in law Mrs. Neva Griffin departed by train for California to visit Mr. and Mrs. Tom McMannis and son Michael and expect to stay about a month. Tommy Hickman visits Baptist Junior High Camp in Institute West Virginia for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Graham
Neva Griffin
California
Tom_my McMannis
Michael
Tommy Hickman
T. A. Hickman
Baptist
Institute
W. Va
Lancaster Sheep Meet Is Planned
Hocking County farmers will take a leading role at a sheep improvement meeting on July 11 in Lancaster. The Lancaster yards of the Producers Livestock Cooperative Association host a morning lamb grading session and pool, with afternoon talks by Ohio State University animal science head Lawrence Kauffman and OSU specialist Ralph Grimshaw, plus Walter Finlay.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
Lancaster
Charles Ingraham
Claude Harsh Logan
Meigs
Gallia
Lawrence
Jackson
Vinton
Athens
Producers Livestock Cooperative Association
Walter Finlay
Larry Bear
Eastern Order Buying Co
Wil B
Lawrence Kauffman
Ohio State University
Ralph Grimshaw
OSU
Finlay
Lamc
Ingraham
Pack Couple to Celebrate Golden Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Pack will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on June 29 with a family dinner at their home 506 Chestnut Street. They married June 29, 1905 in Catlettsburg Kentucky. He is a retired miner. Children Rennie Ralph Melvin and daughters Beatrice Wolfe (deceased) George Godenschwager and Rolland Starr expected to attend with 18 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Nlsonville
Dennis Pack
Chestnut St
Pack
Lear Ward
Catlettsburg
Rennie
Ralph Pack
Pontiac
Mich
Melvin Pack
George Godenschwager
Rolland Starr
Logan
Beatrice Wolfe
Mrs. Flossie G. Born Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Flossie Graham Born of Nelsonville died in Columbus after a long illness. A native of Nelsonville she was the daughter of William and Euphema Graham. Survived by three sons Clarence Bill and Richard and a daughter Elveria all of Columbus.
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Nelsonville
Columbus
Flossie Graham
William
Euphema Graham
Clarence
Bill
Richard
Elveria
Birth at Holzer Hospital A Daughter Named Sheets
Mr and Mrs Willard Sheets Crown City Route 1 welcomed a daughter. Admitted patients include Mrs Robert Hamm Chilli cothe surgical Mrs Lawrence Grimes Jackson surgical Mrs William Thabet Gallipoli medical Mrs G R Newton Point Pleasant medical Harry Stewart Wellston Route 3 medical Paul Lester Jackson surgical.
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Willard Sheets
Crown City
Robert Hamm
Chillicothe
Lawrence Grimes
Jackson
Surgical
William Thabet
Gallipolli
G. R. Newton
Point Pleasant
Harry Stewart
Wellston
Funk Estate Appraised in Logan Probate Court
Inventory and appraisal of the estate of late Miss Emma V. Funk of Logan filed in Probate Court. Assets valued at $7776.23 by appraisers Ewald Schmitter, Bruce Fickel and Charles A. Frasure. Nellie Cox is administratrix.
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Logan
Emma V. Funk
Ewald Schmitter
Bruce Fickel
Charles A. Frasure
Nellie Cox
Alice Mohney of Buchtel remembered by lodge ties
Mrs. Alice Pearl Mohney of Buchtel funeral services conducted Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Johnson funeral home. She was a member of Hock Hocking Lodge of the Degree of Pocahontas in Murray City.
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Nelsonville
Alice Pearl Mohney
Buchtel
Johnson Funeral Home
Hock-Hocking Lodge
Degree of Pocahontas
Murray City
Local Residents Named in Property Transfer Report
Donald E. Andregg aged 35 a farmer and Basil and Maxine M. Carrel aged 34 an office clerk are listed in a property transfer entry on Amanda Route 3 with details indicating ownership changes and resident occupations.
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Donald E. Andregg
Basil and
Maxine M. Carrel
Amanda
Ohio Legislature Ends Session Passes Broad Reforms
The Republican led Ohio legislature ended a six month session voting on taxes mental health highways narcotics and more. It adopted a 15 million mental health building plan and created a new state education board while authorizing 20 million dollars in highway bonds and expanding open meetings with a right to know.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Lake Erie
State Board of Education
Common Pleas
Veterans
Senate Education Committee
Sidelights Of Fire At Clifton
Middleport residents woke to fire sirens as Clifton West Virginia saw a blaze at John Mc Daniel home. Firemen arrived with three trucks at 3 30 am, then returned to the restaurant where volunteers enjoyed breakfast courtesy of James Martin after a morning call.
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Middleport
Volunteer Fire Company
Russell
Martin Santodonme
James Martin
Clifton
W. Va
John McDaniel
West Virginia
Mason
New Haven
Point Pleasant
McDaniel
Two Fire Calls In 12 Hours Reported At Logan
Logan fire department answered two general alarms within 12 hours. At 1 am, a short in wiring at Logan Clay Products Co caused no damage beyond wiring to a transformer. At 1:05 pm, volunteers responded to a residence fire incinerator where trash burned with no damage beyond costs for the response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Logan Fire Department
Logan Clay Products Co
Wendell Fisher
Second St
Calram
Delewese Services Set
Delewese services are arranged for Sam Delewese 69 of 3366 Trabue Road Columbus who died Monday at Mt. Carmel Hospital after seven weeks of heart treatment. He was father to Neno Delewese Logan operator of the Sportsman and Grill and husband of Mrs Josephine Delewese. He also leaves sons Marty and Gene daughters Mrs Mike Chilli Linda Gloria and Jean two brothers Rocco and Anthony a sister Mrs Mike DeVictor and seven grandchildren. He owned Club Gloria in Columbus. Requiem High Mass will be 10 am Thursday at St Margaret Church Columbus with friends receiving at John Quint and Sons funeral home 1177 W Fifth Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Sam Delewese
Trabue Road
Columbus
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Neno Delewese
Sportsman and Grill
Josephine Delewese
Marty
Gene
Mike Chilli
Linda
Gloria
Jean
Rocco
Anthony
Mike DeVictor
Delewese
St. Margaret Church
John Quint and Sons
Fifth Ave
Constant Builders Circle Meets in Racine at Members’ Homes
The Racine Methodist Church group met at Mrs. Marvin Roberts home with Alberta Elwood presiding and hostesses chosen. A July meeting at Mrs. Avis Frecker's home was announced with Frances Roberts as program chair. Attendees included the Watsons, Roushs, Eynons, Neiglers, Crow family, McClintocks, and other relatives.
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Racine
Constant Builders
Junior Club Formed At Public Library Nelsonville
The Junior Literary Club for third and fourth graders held its first meeting at the Public Library last Thursday at 10 a.m. Ann Stalder presides, with Jessica Howe as vice president and Marjorie Pierce as secretary.
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Nelsonville
Public Library
Ann Stalder
Jessica Howe
Marjorie Pierce
Lucretia Hall
Jim Hannahs
Susan Jenkins
Melvin Thompson
Robert Pierce
Herbert Call
Larry Barber
Evan Wolf
Laurence H. Solomon
Mrs. Pritchard
Death of Anna Eliza Johnson Ex-resident
Anna Eliza Johnson 77 died Monday at her daughter Mabel Woolever's home in Columbus widow of Russell Woolever. Survived by son Hubert Johnson and sister Myrtle Brooks of Columbus. Services by Rev F M Wentz Wednesday 3 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home with viewing. Burial Green Lawn Cemetery.
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Nelsonville
Anna Eliza Johnson
Mabel Woolever
Columbus
Russell Woolever
Johnson
Hubert Johnson
Myrtle Brooks
F. M. Wentz
Johnson Funeral
Green Lawn Cemetery
Nelsonville Stores Plan Friday Evening Hours
Nelsonville retailers vote to keep shops open to 8 30 p m on Fridays starting July 1 following a Retail Merchants Association committee survey. About 35 stores expected to join with varied Saturday hours and industry payroll timing noted as reasons for later closings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Retail Merchants Association
Bob Wilson
Gro- Chains
Hit Skipping Charge and Fines In Local Court
Clarence Stufflebean pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a hit and run after an affidavit by Kenneth C. Davis and Police Patrolman Everett Hewlett. He was fined $50 and costs for the incident on Jefferson Street. Joe Reeves received $10 and costs after pleading guilty to cruelty to animals. John Dance also pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and was fined $10 and costs.
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Nelsonville
Clarence Stufflebean
Earl Hilleary
Kenneth C. Davis
Jefferson St
Everett Hewlett
Davis
Stufflebean
Joe Reeves
Hilleary
Lester Locke
Reeves
Hocking River
John Dance
Survivor correction in Harvey Morris obituary
A Phoenix Arizona resident Flora Robinson is identified as a survivor of Harvey Morris of Stockport. The obituary published Monday incorrectly listed her as a sister.
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Chesterhill
Flora Robinson
Phoenix
Ariz
Harvey Morris
Stockport
Robinson
Pennsville Area Leader Bernard Benjamin Dies at 69
Bernard Benjamin 69 prominent Morgan County farmer and former schoolteacher died at 12 15 a m at his home after two weeks illness. He led Morgan County Grange Mutual Insurance Co and belonged to Antioch Church of Christ and Wesland Grange. Surviving wife Ethel, daughter Gladys Kramer, sons Leonard and Kenneth, 12 grandchildren, a sister and two brothers. Service plans incomplete. viewing at Fawcett Stone funeral home after 10 am Wednesday.
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Chesterhill
Bernard Benjamin
Morgan County Grange Mutual Insurance Co
Antioch Church of Christ
Wesland Grange
Ethel Martin
Mr. Benjamin
Morgan County
Joan and
Emma J. Drake Benjamin
Gladys Kramer
West Salem
Ohio
Leonard
Zanesville
Kenneth
Pennsville
Elsie Anderson
Dennis
Lee
Stockport
Fawcett-Stone Funeral
Rising TV Stars Peggy King and Ann Davis Spotlighted
New TV stars emerge as Peggy King on the George Gobel Show and Ann Davis as Schultzy on the Bob Cummings show gain prominence. Davis, a Schenectady native who studied medicine at Michigan, rises from theater and touring musicals to television audiences. Peggy King, from Ravenna Ohio, broke in when a studio singer fell ill, boosting her domestic following.
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New York
Peggy King
George Gobel
Ann Davis
Schultzy
Bob Cummings
Cummings
Miss Davis
Ann
Schenectady
N. Y
Erie
University of Michigan
George
Peggy
Ohio
Ravenna
Cleveland
Local Soldiers Held for AWOL Return
Two Hocking County soldiers were jailed for AWOL from their Army posts. Herbert F. Rizer, 19, and Charles E. Tucker, 17, both from Laurelville Route 1, are in county custody. Azer from Ft. Knox and Tucker from Amarillo are to be returned by military police from Ft. Hayes, Columbus.
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Logan
Hocking County
Herbert F. Rizer
Charles E. Tucker
Laurelville
Azer
Ft. Knox
Tucker
Amarillo
Gallia County 4-H Notes and Club Activities
Gallia County 4-H clubs held meetings with demonstrations on tomato salad ideas by Janet Pitchford and personal appearance care by Elaine Graham. White Oak Jolly Workers voted to donate 16 to the 4-H Camp Fund and to sell light bulbs. Wide Awake 4-H, at Bane's Recreation Hall, received sewing guidance from Virginia Griffin and Nancy Mitchell, and planned a club zipper demo. Members planned to raise 2 each for camp. picnic at Bailey's Lake followed.
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Janet Pitchford
Elaine Graham
Carole Sue Estep
White Oak Jolly
Sandra Rife
Karen Ferguson
Wide Awake
Bane’s Recreation Hall
Virginia Griffin
Nancy Mitchell
Bailey’s Lake
Martha Ja Quay
Faye Felker
Jerrie Cremeans
Joyce Evans
Missionary Meeting Set by Nelsonville Society
The Presbyterian Missionary Society will hold a meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs John Wood 217 West Washington Street in Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Presbyterian Missionary Society
John Wood
W. Washington St
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Squaw Club Fete
John Liff
North St
Squaw Club
Charles Congrove
Laura Watkins
James Koontz
Congrove
Hocking
Illinois
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Shaw-Baker
Signature Capital Finance Corp
P.R
Pete” Baird
Columbus St
Aihens
N. Court BR
Mac” McCammon, Mgr
Gallipolis
Court St
Louis
Pomeroy
St, H. L. Kidd, Mer
Main St
Salior, Mer
Flossie G. Born
Holzer Hospital
Funk Estate
Legislature Action
Penton
Bli
Delewese Services
Owen Watson
Robert Roush
Barbara
Connie
Red Eynon
Msgt
Ivan Watson
Algonac
Watson
Robert Reiber
Carroll Neigler
Syracuse
Emil Synon
Thede Crow
Chester
Otis McClintock
Johnnie
Letart
Lavinia
McCintock
Clark Jiiden
Frances Roberts
Charlie Idle
Morning Star
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Wlw-C
WBNS
Cisco Kid
Wild Bill
Daly
Dinah Shore
Edwards
D. Edwards
Jo Stafford
Playhouse
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Fireside Theater
Room For Daddy
Millie
Preside Theater
Meet Millie
Circle Theater
Motor Theater
Red Skelton
Lone Wolf
Truman
Wcrus
Famous Playhouse
Walter Phillips
Garry Moore
Arthur Godfrey
Home Home Ladies
Arthur
Home Home Ladies Theater
Arthur God
Tennessee Ernie
Ding Dong School
Valiant Lady
Valiant Lady Kitchen Fair
Guiding Light
Inner Flame
Road of Life
Camera School
Robert Q. Lewis
Robert Q Lewis
Robert Q
Carrs
Katie
Ted Mack
Bob Crosby
Miss Marlowe
Uncle Bud
Paul Dixon
Modern Romances
Pinky Lee
Barker Bill
Aunt Fran
Howdy Doody
Lestertoons
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Platt and Scruggs
Range Rider
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Superman
Edwards News
Perry Como
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Disneyland
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Mr. Citizen Godfrey and Friends
Godfrey and Friends
Front Row Center
Big Town
Mr. D
Great Life
Inner Sanctum
Sports Eye
Secret Files
Liberace
Old West
Armchair Theater
Gallia County
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