Safer Blasting At Atom Mine Is Proposed
The Atom 0.1 mine of Blake Brothers Coal Co. near Murray City has proposals from the Bureau of Mines for safer blasting and ventilation. In January the mine employed eight men and produced 35 tons daily. Recommendations include permissible explosives, electric flame safety lamps, prohibiting smoking and open flames, weekly air measurements, and preshift inspections.
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Murray City
Blake Brothers Coal Co
Here
Bureau of Mines
F. E. Hughes
Weekend visits and travels around Columbus and Athens
Betty Kee Kitty Kee and Donna Law of Columbus visited their parents Mr and Mrs Orland Kee and Mr and Mrs N F Law for a weekend. Dorothy Remely of Athens spent a week with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Mely. Robert Kee traveled to Kansas City Missouri for the National Trade School. Mr and Mrs Ray White of Columbus were guests of Mr and Mrs Ray Goddard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutler
Betty Kee
Kitty Kee
Donna Law
Columbus
Orland Kee
N. F. Law
Dorothy Remely
Athens
Lloyd Mely
Robert Kee
Kansas City
National Trade School
Ray White
Ray Goddard
Aid Division Sues Executor Over Unpaid Assistance
The Ohio Division of Aid for the Aged sues Pearl Wilson as executor of Frank C. Wilson for 983.03 in a common pleas court claim. The suit claims the deceased husband of Etta Wilson received aid from the division and no repayment was made, making the amount a preferred claim. The petition notes rejection of the claim by the executor on February 3.
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LOGAN
Common Pleas
Ohio Division of Aid For the
Pearl Wilson
Frank C. Wilson
Wilson
Etta Wilson
Jobless Here On Decline in Logan Area
Logan unemployment continued to fall last week with Homer Schein reporting 39 new claims and 596 total jobless. The Logan office serves Hocking County plus Nelsonville and York Township, Athens County, as state figures show 160 661 insured versus 163 999 prior week.
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LOGAN
Logan Buc
Homer Schein
Schein
Hocking County
Nelsonville
York Township
Athens County
Employment Service
Family of Eight Escapes Fire Destroying Home
Mr and Mrs Joseph Elliott and their six children escaped injury when a fire destroyed their residence eight miles south of Chillicothe. Fire crews fought the blaze but the house was a complete loss with no casualties reported.
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Chillicothe
Joseph Elliott
Here
Logan Leaders Discuss Youth Problems in Logan
Logan civic leaders, educators, and church figures gathered in the courthouse auditorium to examine youth issues. Health nurse Miss Jeanette Ruth described coverage gaps and called for another nurse while education chief Samuel Dillon cited funding and teacher retention as major hurdles in Southeastern Ohio. The group plans an April 12 meeting with dinner prior to continued discussion.
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Logan
White House
Ruth
Ohio University
Paul Holtzen
Henry L. Carr
Zay
A. N. Grueser
Cora Brown
Margaret Lutz
Brown
Dillon
Southeastern
Ohio
Howard Kirk
Logan High School
Mary Connor
the West
Local Social Roundup From Gore and Logan Areas
Mrs Don Ellinger and son Lonnie of Gore visited Mrs Arnett Griffith. Jim Jones and his Rushville relatives spent time with E F Bradford. Paul Blosser and daughter Ruth attended a nurses cappping in Columbus with Dolan kin. Weekend visitors included multiple Blums from Logan and nearby areas.
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Enterprise
Don Ellinger
Lonnie
Gore
Arnett Griffith
C. P. Warthman
Luther Blum
Jim Jones
Rushville
E. F. Bradford
Ralph Blum
Near Logan
Bill Helber
Belpre
Paul Blosser
Jane
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Mary Dolan
N. Dolan
Robert Bryan
Logan
Lester Elkhart
C. P. Worthman
Howard Blum
Harold Blum
Social and family notices from Wilkesville area
Mrs Roy Phil lips hosted the Wilkesville Study Club. Mrs Jacob Schilling of Lima spent a week visiting her parents and returned home with her husband. The Ladies Circle of the Presbyterian Church met at Mr and Mrs Russell Woltz. Mr and Mrs Woltz celebrated their parents fifty ninth wedding anniversary. Past Chiefs Club gathered at Mrs J E Strongs. A meeting is set for March 20 at Mrs Kearney Ogdins. Charles Cray swapped his home for a farm known as John Clark farm. Bonnie DeVault and Georgia Gray of Columbus visited. Carey Straushaugh of Washington DC visited relatives. J E Strong and party attended Harley Strong's graduation in Cincinnati with others from Pomeroy.
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Wilkesville
Roy Phillips
Jacob Schilling
Lima
William Spires
The
Presbyterian Church
Russell Woltz
Woltz
Amos Woltz
Wellston
Chiefs Club
J. E. Strong
Kearney Ogdin
Charles Cray
John Clark
Andy Andrulitis
Bonnie DeVault
Georgia Gray
Columbus
Carey Straushaugh
Washington, D. C
A. L. DeVault
Cincinnati
Harley E. Strong
Cincinnati College of Embalming
Pomeroy
George Shaw Elected National Representative at Ohio Convention
George C. Shaw of Logan retired as president of Monument Builders of Ohio and was elected national representative at the annual Columbus convention. He will represent the Ohio association in the national organization. E. M. Bowers of Tiffin succeeds him as president and Paul H. Lambright of Lancaster is re elected vice president.
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Logan
George C. Shaw
Monument Builders of Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Association
Mr. Shaw
E. M. Bowers
Tiffin
Paul H. Lambrigt
Lancaster
Hocking County Veterans Office Handles Four PW Claims
The Hocking County Veterans Service Office processed four prisoners of war claims and one survivor claim in February per service officer John F. Buchanan. The department conducted 202 interviews, received 101 pieces of correspondence, and sent 111. One National Service Life Insurance claim and five disability compensation claims were recorded, with $150 annual compensation allowed and $150 annual increases.
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LOGAN
Hocking County Veterans Service Office
John F. Buchanan
Buchanan
Two Men Sentenced to Mansfield Reformatory
Logan man Lester Biffle, 25, found guilty of passing a forged check. Don Biffle, 26, New Plymouth, pleaded guilty to forgery. Judge Harley Meyer sentences them to Mansfield Ohio Reformatory for an indeterminate term, within a one to 20 year state range as per law.
Philadelphia Considers Parking Authority to Ease Congestion
Philadelphia Mayor Bernard Samuel named a five member City Parking Authority to study traffic congestion. The group would explore options including underground parking sites to relieve tie ups in the nation s third largest city.
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Philadelphia
Bernard Samuel
Steelworkers raise $1100 for miners relief drive
In Cleveland CIO unit members contributed over $1100 to aid striking coal miners. District Director William F. Donovan announced funds would be sent to the steelworkers headquarters in Pittsburgh for centralized distribution. He added the drive among local members is ongoing.
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Cleveland
CIO
United Steelworkers
William F. Donovan
Pittsburgh
Church Membership Drops in Germany
In Lower Saxony Germany church withdrawals rose sharply with 1949 total at 13,453, up from 6,037 in 1948 and 2,496 in 1947, due mainly to inability to pay church taxes as state collectors handle church taxes alongside government taxes. The state is predominantly Protestant.
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Hanover
Lower Saxony
Germany
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Aid Division
Sears
Allstate Batteries
Allstate
Old Battery
Allstate Super
Myao
Anteed Service
Allstate Regular
Allstate HE
Roebuck & CO
Cussins & Fearn
White House Way
N. Court ST
George Shaw
Mansfield
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