Mobile Crime Lab to Tour Hocking County Courthouse
Ohio’s new mobile crime laboratory will arrive March 22 in Hocking County and be displayed at the courthouse from 9 a.m. to noon. Sheriff Floyd Duffy oversees the event, which aims to acquaint residents and law enforcement with the unit, its two-way radio system, and advanced detection equipment. The truck cost about $15,000, funded by the Buckeye State Sheriffs Association, and is operated by the state bureau of criminal identification and investigation.
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Logan
Ohio
Hocking County
Floyd Duffy
Buckeye
State Welfare Department
State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
State Sheriffs’ Association
New York
Illinois
McElroy
Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association
Local Notes Record McArthur Visitors and Arrivals
Mrs. Charles Ratcliff of McArthur called on friends here recently. Burial for Mrs. Hammond was planned in Vinton Memorial Park after a long illness. Multiple local residents visited relatives, with Marion McGhee attending his uncle James Martin’s funeral in Logan. Rodney Sprouse was ill with flu for a week and fruit trees were pruned for Granville Castle by Marion Woodall and E. L. Cottrill.
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Ewington
Charles Ratcliff
McArthur
Hammond
Vinton Memorial Park
Jasper Coen
Blanche Davis
Paisley
George Kruskamp
Alice
W. W. Polsley
L. B. Terry
L. B. Polsley
Marion McGhee
Janet
Marion Woodall
Mary Ann
Kenneth
Margaret Ann Sprouse
Jimmie Hurd
A. O. Woodall
James Martin
Logan
Weston Palsley
Rodney Sprouse
E. L. Cottrill
Granville
Misco Mine Urged to Expand Rock-Dusting and Safety Upgrades
A federal mine inspector urged Misco mine in Perry County to add rock-dusting and ventilation safeguards to reduce dust explosion risk. With 840 workers and 6500 tons daily, the plant was already dusted in places but inadequately in others. Proposals included dust removal at transfer points, repairing leaky seals, air-lock doors, safety devices for fans, and a water gauge for the fan. Improvements noted include electrical insulators, drills with fuses, oil storage, belt-crossing steps, and mandatory hard hats and safety shoes.
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Misco
Bureau of Mines
Perry County
J. C. Reardon
Reardon
Slump Seen In Hocking County Sales Tax Coupons
In Hocking County last week sales tax coupons showed a reversal from several weeks of growth and fell below the previous year’s level for the same week. Year to date sales, however, rose to $29 140.66, up $3 933.43 from 1947, while last week’s total was $2 489.12, down $574.94 from the prior year’s $3 064.06.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
Ralph Moorhead
Motorbike Demolished in Logan Car Crash
Logan Route 4 rider Robert Vansickle escaped serious injury after his motorbike was demolished when struck by a car driven by 30 year old William Snyder on W Second St as he turned into an alley. Snyder’s car had grill and headlight damage. bike damage estimated at 100 dollars. Vansickle was treated by a local physician for slight lacerations.
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Logan
Robert Vansickle
William A. Snyder
W. Second St
Snyder
Logan Valley Hospital Admits Births Dismissals List
Recent admissions at Hocking Valley Hospital include Jerry Shaw Logan Route 3 medical Albert Redick Logan Route 1 Rosemary Kennard New Marshfield Route 1 surgical A birth to Mr and Mrs Doyne Schaal Logan Route 1 a son Discharges include Mrs Raymond Tucker and son Logan Mrs Homer Monroe and daughter Logan Route 4 Mrs Raymond Levering and daughter Nelsonville and Mrs Charles Statten and daughter Union Furnace.
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Albert Redick
Logan
Rosemary Kennard
New Marshfield
Doyne Schaal
Raymond Tucker
Homer Monroe
Raymond Levering
Nelsonville
Charles Statten
Union Furnace
Real Estate Transfers Decline in February
Hocking County deeds dropped to 38 in February from 58 in January while transfer certificates rose to nine from six. Easements fell from nine in January to four in February.
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Logan
Hocking County
Seven Common Pleas Cases Dismissed for Want of Prosecution
Judge Harley Meyer dismissed seven long-pending common pleas cases for want of prosecution. The cases include Clifford Hopkins versus Cecil Hopkins and Grace I. Ritchason versus Walter H. Ritchason, Eu nice Kuhn versus Paul A. Kuhn, Thais Jeannette Rose versus William Clayton Rose, Betty Jean Gianopolis versus George Gianos polis, Melvin E. Garrett versus Dorothy I. Garrett, and William H. Cantrell versus Lina M. Cantrell. A new docket is being prepared, and dismissed cases will not be carried over.
Mrs. Auker Dies at Home in Logan
Bridget Agnes Auker 72, widow of William Auker, longtime Logan resident, died at 188 N Mulberry St after long illness. Native of New Straitsville she left two daughters Florence Daughtery and Mary Dollmatsch, three sons Harry Francis and Charles. sisters Margaret Donaldson Catherine Bowe Mary Beck. brother Patrick Crowe. Funeral Friday at 9 a.m. at St. John's Church with Mt Calvary Cemetery interment.
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Logan
Bridget Agnes Auker
William Auker
N. Mulberry St
New Straitsville
Mary Dollmatsch
Harry and
Francis
Charles
Clinton, Mich
Margaret Donaldson
Catherine Bowe
Mary Beck
Columbus
Patrick Crowe
St. John’s Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Gladys Griffith Answers Divorce Suit in Common Pleas
Gladys Griffith files answer in common pleas court to Lawrence Griffith's divorce petition. She notes living apart under a separation agreement dated July 17, 1947, and asks dismissal of the petition. Also mentions US forestland per capita figures.
Logan Social Notes Start Welfare Sewing Project
Mrs. Emerson Poston hosted a Logan Saturday Club gathering at Route 4 to begin a new welfare effort. Members listed include Mrs. Howard E. White, Mrs. Russell Berlin, Mrs. Amos Potts, Miss Minnie Moore, Mrs. Myron Stoltz, Mrs. Frederick Blume, Mrs. Jack Myers, Mrs. Carlos Gaffin, and Mrs. Ralph Poston, with several young helpers.
Brownie Troop Six Plans Mother’s Day Gifts
Brownie Troop Six met after school on Tuesday in the scout rooms to craft gifts for Mother's Day. Leaders present were Mrs. J. R. Hankison, Mrs. Lew Riggs, and Mrs. Charles Epstein. Attending Brownies included Clara Burgess, Helen Clark, Virginia Freeman, Odessa Gillogly, Donna Hansel, Mary Hebrigle, Virginia Shaw, Roberta Leonard, Judy Johnson, Donna Ralston, Jane Risch, Linda Mundy, Marianne Shaw, Patty Sigler, Judy Turner, Sharon Wenn, Eleanor Woodruff, Kay Vance, Lynn Old.
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Brownie
J. R. Hankison
Lew Riggs
Charles Epstein
Clara Burgess
Helen Clark
Virginia Freeman
Odessa Gillogly
Donna Hansel
Mary Hebrigle
Virginia Shaw
Roberta Leonard
Judy Johnson
Donna Ralston
Jane Risch
Linda Mundy
Marianne Shaw
Patty Sigler
Judy Turner
Sharon Wenn
Eleanor Woodruff
Kay Vance
Lynn Old
Rep. Brehm To Speak Thursday Afternoon
Congressmen Walter E. Brehm will address the Hocking County Republican Women's Club tomorrow at 2 pm in Bell Hall. The event is open to both men and women and is led by Mrs. A. J. Curl.
Laurelville Visitor Annie White Keeps Week Long Stay
Mrs. Annie White is spending the week in Laurelville visiting her brother, making a short, friendly call on local relatives and enjoying the town.
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Laurelville
Logan
Annie White
Mrs James Smoot Hosts Non Descript Club Dinner
Mrs James Smoot will entertain members and guests of the Non descript Club Thursday evening with a dinner and social hour in Brandts Restaurant.
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James Smoot
Brandt
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Kansas City Livestock Exchange
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