Vandals Hit Hocking Road Signs Steal Posts
Logan vandals damage Hocking County road signs by uprooting and stealing them. Engineer Clyde Underwood says Rush Creek Road saw signs and posts removed buried deep, likely pulled by vehicles. Estimated damage on Rush Creek Road is $300, with broader impact on driver navigation and emergency routes.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
Clyde Underwood
Rush Creek Road
Underwood
Hide-A-Way
Roy Cross
Pvt Robinson Ends Course At Ft. Jackson
Pvt Harold E. Robinson, 19, son of Mrs Susanne B. Robinson of McArthur Ohio, completed a light vehicle driver course at Ft Jackson S C. He trained in operating and maintaining military vehicles up to two and one half ton trucks and in engine and chassis assembly. His father Harold E Robinson lives on Wheelersburg Route 2 and his wife Norma on Londonderry Route 1.
Nelsonville Airman Promoted to Airman First Class
Gary A. Graves of Nelsonville Route 2 has been promoted to airman first class in the U S Air Force. He operates a vehicle at Hickam AFB Hawaii with the Pacific Air Forces. A 1964 Starr Washington High School graduate, he is married to Sandra Brown of Logan Route 3.
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Nelsonville
Gary A. Graves
Walter R. Graves
U. S. Air Force
Graves
Hickam Afb
Hawaii
Pacific Air Forces
America
Overseas Air Arm
Southeast Asia
Far East
Pacific
Starr - Washington High School
Sandra
F. Brown
Logan Route 3
Sawmill Fire Averts Major Damage North Of McArthur
A serious fire at the Carl Butterick mill of the Adelmann Lumber Co north of McArthur was halted at midnight when a passing trucker spotted flames. The blaze started from an electric heater under the floor, causing $100 to the building and $500 to equipment with no insurance listed. McArthur firefighters arrived quickly and kept damage minimal.
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Mcarthur
Carl Butterick
Adelmann Lumber Co
Mount St. Mary Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges
Hospital ledger lists admissions including Master Thomas Kidd Chauncy and Mrs Doris Johnson Nelsonville along with Mrs Donna Corrigan Corning and Miss Mary Jane Dearing Buchtel Dismissals include Mrs Larry Beal and son and several other named patients with two newborns.
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Thomas Kidd
Chauncey
Doris Johnson
Nelsonville
Donna Corrigan
Corning
Mary Phillips
Athens
Mary Jane Dearing
Buchtel
Odenthal Elected President of Nelsonville Jaycees
Tom Odenthal was elected president of the Nelsonville York Junior Chamber of Commerce at the March meeting. William Theisen reported on the completed Heart Fund drive. Members favored lowering voting age to 19. Other officers chosen include Robert Young executive vice president Daniel Hindy secretary Terry Courtney treasurer James Pope and directors Jerry Cline Don Wolfe.
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Nelsonville-York
Rockbridge Special Class Being Studied
Hocking County Child Welfare Department studies opening a Rainbow School for mentally challenged children in Rockbridge. At the West Hocking school board meeting, Mrs. Eleanore Horwell discussed two rooms in Rockbridge for the special classes. The board tabled the request pending inspection of the rooms.
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LOGAN
Rockbridge
Hocking County
West Hocking
Eleanore Horwell
Department
Road Repair Agreement for Two-Mile Road in Brown Twp
Peabody Coal Co and Vinton County officials reached a tentative pact to repair and maintain the deteriorated Two-Mile Road in Brown Township caused by strip mining. The commission approved an $85,000 bond for Auditor Glenn L. Peters and authorized welfare staff to attend the SEO Welfare conference in McConnellsville.
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Helen Garrison
Sue Newton
Vinton Welfare Department
SEO
McConnellsville
Tri-County Board Sets Special Meet
Tri County District Joint Vocational School Board will hold a special session tonight at 7 30 in the board office on W Washington Street. Officials will reopen talks with Nelsonville city about extending utility service to the new school site.
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Nelsonville
Tri-County District Joint Vocational School Board
W. Washington Street
Mrs James Woods and Mrs John Hoover of Logan
Two Logan residents, Mrs James Woods and Mrs John E Hoover, are identified as participants in the notice.
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James Woods
John E. Hoover
Logan
Area Airman Bradley headed to Lackland AFB training
Nelsonville youth Airman Thomas M. Bradley son of Mrs Thelma Bradley has been chosen for technical training at Lackland AFB Texas as a USAF air policeman He recently completed basic training at Lackland and will attend specialized courses in the Air Training Command Bradley a 1966 Nelsonville High School graduate
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Nelsonville
Thomas M. Bradley
Thelma Bradley
Walnut St
Lackland Afb
Tex
USAF
Lackland
Air Training Command
Bradley
Nelsonville High School
Purina Plant Near McArthur Opens Construction Complete
The Ral ston Purina Co turkey hatchery building north of McArthur is finished by Don King Construction Co of Jackson. Exterior work like landscaping, seeding, road building and parking will wait until spring. Interior fittings including heating, plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, egg handling and hatchery equipment remain to be completed.
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Mcarthur
Ralston Purina Co
Don King Construction Co
Jackson
Marine Pfc Perkins Begins Aviation Training in Memphis
Marine Pfc Eugene Perkins arrives in Memphis Tennessee for aviation training after completing a 20 day leave at home He is the son of Mrs George Arnold of Church Street Nelsonville and reports Saturday to the new station.
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Nelsonville
Eugene Perkins
United States Marine Corps
Memphis
Tenn
Perkins
George Arnold
Church Street
Roaming Dogs and Local Ordinances Urged for Spring
Citizens urged to leash dogs as city and state laws require control off property. Owners should secure fences and avoid night roaming to protect pets and motorists. Observers should report abuse. if needed, contact the county dog warden as a last resort.
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Cials
Nelsonville Looks at City Water For School
Nelsonville city council held an executive session with Mayor Earl Hilleary and Solicitor James Shumaker to discuss providing water and sanitary sewer services to the Tri County District school at Kimberly. The Tri County board has requested city utilities and engineers have not yet set construction costs. City representatives plan to meet the Tri County Vocational School Board tonight.
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Nelsonville
Earl Hilleary
James Shumaker
Tri-County District
Kimberly
Tri-County Board
Tri-County District Joint Vocational School Board
Beef and Dairy Dinner Plans Set by Hocking County
Logan reports plans for the annual beef and dairy banquet to be set after the Hocking County Beef Committee meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the extension office in the courthouse. The banquet is scheduled for March 30 at Starr Washington High School in Union Furnace.
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LOGAN
Hocking County Beef Committee
Starr - Washington High School
Union Furnace
Conner Promoted to Sergeant in Germany Unit
Keith Conner son of Mr and Mrs Joe Conner Nelsonville Route 1 promoted to sergeant with Hq Co 32nd Armor Division serving in Friedberg Germany Address Sgt A Keith Conner US52625327 Hq Co 3rd Bn 32nd Armor APO NY NY 09039
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Nelsonville
Keith Conner
Joe Conner
Conner
Hq. Co
32Nd Armor Division
Friedburg
Germany
Nelsonville Mayor Court Fines Driver and Bonds Forfeited
Nelsonville Mayor court fined Gilbert Maffin twenty five dollars and costs for driving without an operator license. Three bond forfeitures followed: Zane Coleman twenty dollars for improper passing, Morris Goodman twenty dollars for intoxication, James Crabtree twenty dollars for intoxication. In McArthur, William Black was appointed to the Vinton County Child Welfare Board by Juvenile Judge Charles Curran to fill Dr. R. E. Bullock’s vacancy.
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Nelsonville
Gilbert Maffin
Zane A. Coleman
Columbus
Morris Goodman
James Crabtree
McArthur
William Black
Allensville
Vinton County Child Welfare Board
Charles Curran
Black
R. E. Bullock
Nelsonville to Crack Down on Loose Dogs Citywide
Nelsonville Police Chief Max Valkinburg announced strict enforcement of the dog control ordinance. A patrol will corral strays and licensed dogs off property with bonds set at 10 dollars for loose pets and 25 dollars for allowing a female dog to run at large, with impounded dogs handled by the dog warden.
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Nelsonville
Max Valkinburg
Athens County
Vinton County Fair Receives State Fair Fund Grant
The Vinton County junior fair is allocated $2,500 from Ohio state fair funds derived from a half percent tax on horse track wagering during the 1966 racing season.
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Carthur
Vinton County
State of Ohio
Fair Fund
Tour Dates Announced At Auto Club Meeting
Hocking Valley Historical Vehicles Club met at the Goss home with 23 members. President Carl Risch announced motor tour dates including a May 6 Wilmington College meet, and June 3 4 visits to Lancaster and the Buchannan West Virginia Strawberry Festival.
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Auto Club
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley
Carl Risch
Wilmington College
Lancaster
Buchanan
W. Va
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Pvt. Robinson
Ft. Jackson
Nelsonville Airman
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Larry Beal
Dora Parker
Wilma Nihizer
Anna Coomer
Gladys Hughes
Shumaker
Tom Odenthal
Jaycees
Bessemer Road
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Texas
Purina
Marine
Pfc. Perkins
Motorist
Raymond C. Patton
James Hathway
Goss
Barbara Skinner
Shawnee
Genedins
Glouster
Miss DI Varci
Colgate
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