Water Rate Hike Bill Given First Reading
Nelsonville council held a lengthy session as Hocking River floodwaters rose. Five emergency resolutions and seven ordinances were tackled. a plan to extend water service to Buchtel residents at a 50 percent higher rate passed, and a new water rate ordinance set a minimum $3.90 quarterly charge with tiered rates.
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Wilbur Mender
Nelsonville
Hocking
Buchtel
William Hoffman
Water and Sewer
Clifford Hartman
Memorial
Brooks Shoe Co
Carl Young
Hartman
Brooks
Hoffman
Brooks Shoe
Young
General Fund
Council
State Liquor Control Board
Kroger
Flood Crest Predicted as Ohio Rivers Rise Across State
Officials reported the Hocking River cresting as floodwaters threatened towns from Chauncey to Glouster. Sandbags on the C and O Railroad dike, Red Cross shelters planned, and evacuees moved to upper floors as towns faced rising waters and road closures. The National Guard aided Bremen and Bremen area, while a New York Central track section near Corning flooded.
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Union Furnace
Simple Creek
Nelsonville
Chesapeake and Ohio
Red Cross
Alice Kelso
First Christian Church
First Methodist
Hocking
C&o
Bill McDonald
Farrow St
Adams
Washington St
Myers St
Patton and
DeSteiger
William Hoffman
Athens
Millfield
Mound St
Glouster
Sunday Creek
Tom Jenkins
Hocking Valley
Chauncey
Kroger
Lancaster
Bremen
National Guard
Logan
Perry County
New York Central Railroad
Corning
Ohio
Newark
Licking River
Tuscarawas County
Chalmers Sawyer
Gnadenhutten
Oil Laws In Effect In Ohio Under Emergency Order
Emergency regulations put new controls on Ohio oil operations and were made effective at once by Governor Rhodes. The Division of Mines within the Department of Industrial Relations announced the rules take effect immediately rather than after 60 days.
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Columbus
Ohio
Division of Mines
Department of Industrial Relations
James A. Rhodes
Ex Nelsonville Doctor Helps Organize Provident National Life
Dr. William M. Rhodes, formerly of Nelsonville, helps organize Provident National Life Insurance Co with headquarters in Columbus. The firm aims to retain Ohio premiums, plans a Columbus HQ and other Ohio offices, and offers a $3 million stock issue to Ohio residents underwritten by The First Securities Corporation of Ohio.
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Nelsonville
Columbus
William M. Rhodes
Ohio
The
Provident National Life Insurance Co
Rhodes
American Medical Association
Columbus Academy of Medicine
Ohio State Medical Association
Ohio National Guard
F. Wayne Armstrong
Columbus Life Insurance Management
Provident National Life
First Securities Corporation of Ohio
Cassius Clay Receives Name Muhammad Ali
In New York Elijah Muhammad of the Black Muslims gives Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali. The boxer nods and says he is honored while enjoying ice cream. Earlier Clay announced he would use Cassius X to follow his new faith.
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New York
Elijah Muhammad
Cassius Clay
Muhammad Ali
Clay
Cassius X
NHS Alums Plan Reunion Dinner and Dance
Nelsonville announces the Nelsonville High School alumni banquet and dance on May 30. The dinner will be held at the First Methodist Church and the dance at the Nelsonville Elks Hall. Alumni planning committees seek reservations via Mrs. Helen Wilson and list officers including Mrs. Helen Oakley, Mrs. Dorothy Shearer, Mrs. Edward L. Murphy, Jack Sowers, and Bill Knott.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville High School
Robert Wilson
First Methodist Church
Helen Wilson
Helen Oakley
Dorothy Shearer
Edward L. Murphy
Jack Sowers
Bill Knott
Rotary Wins Lions Edge Ref in Narrow Nelsonville Clash
Nelsonville Rotary Club edged the Lions 22 to 21 in a tense high school gym game. Referee Bob Sheskey drew criticism as players and Lions members said he was a fine man and coach but lousy as a referee.
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Nelsonville
Mount St. Mary Hospital Births and Admissions
Births listed include Chauncey couple Karl Weiss and a daughter, and Robert Sikorski with a son. Admissions feature Peggy Dunwoody Corning John Rankin Glouster Mrs Jean Grose Nelsonville Baby Gary Miles Athens Rosetta McManaway Nelsonville Eugene Giacomo Glouster Meade Whyte Nelsonville Morris Dupler Murray City Jerry Pettit Glouster Route 3 Anna Malone Glouster. Dismissals name Thomas Schultz Jr. and son Nelsonville Dow Pinkerton and daughter Millfield William Hensler Corning Waneda Christman Moxahala James Boyle New Straitsville Elmer Grimmett New Lexington Route 1 Sophia Mitchell Rendville Martha S. Millbreath Wellston Route 2 Vern Hogsett Glouster Tracey Smith Nelsonville. Blood used two units.
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Peggy Dunwoody
Corning
John Rankin
Glouster
Jean Grose
Nelsonville
Gary Miles
Athens
Rosetta McManaway
Eugene Giacomo
Meade Whyte
Morris Dupler
Murray City
Jerry L. Pettit
Anna Malone
Thomas Schultz Jr
Dow Pinkerton
Millfield
William Hensler
Waneda Christman
Moxahala
James Boyle
New Straitsville
Elmer Grimmett
New Lexington
Sophia Mitchell
Rendville
Martha S. Millbreath
Wellston
Vern Hogsett
Tracey Smith
Latman Happy to Join Los Angeles Angels Pitching Staff
Barry Latman the 27 year old pitcher is glad to be acquired from the Cleveland Indians by the Los Angeles Angels. He will pitch in his birthplace this season and will not face the Angels. Latman beat the Angels only once in three seasons a 1 0 victory in Cleveland last July.
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LOS Angeles
Barry Latman
Cleveland Indians
Los Angeles Angels
Angels
Latman
Cleveland
Style Show Set Thursday at First Christian Church
Nelsonville hosts a 7 30 p m style show at the First Christian Church sponsored by the Nelsonville Business and Professional Women's Club. Mechem's outfits provide the styles with hair styling entertainment prizes and narration by Mrs Leota Barrows. Co chairs are Mrs O W Davis and Mrs David DeVore.
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Nelsonville
First Christian Church
Nelsonville Business and Professional Women’s Club
Mechem’s
Leota Barrows
O. W. Davis
David DeVore
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Phillips
Watson Wolfe
Young and
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Sylvania
Municipal Memorial
Clarence Hall
Tom Ri
Ley, Jr
Riley
Blue Cross
Water Department
Helen Mohney
Charles Shafer
Athens Messenger
York
Deanville
Monday Creek
Barre Guild
W. Main St
Logan, Ohio
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Cassius ° X
NHS
the Messenger
Tues
Rotary
Lions
Mount ST. Mary Hospital
Karl Weiss
Robert Sikorski
Happy To
Be Angel
Boston
Xrour Ohio Hilectric Companies
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Dayton Power and Light Company
Marietta Electric Compe
Ohio Power Company
Toledo Edison
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