Regional teamwork urged for Southeast Ohio towns
A writer urges Athens, Nelsonville, Logan and nearby communities to unite regionally to tackle common problems. They call for better roads, new facilities, river use for water and flood control, cleanup of eyesores, and economic development under the Economic Opportunity Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Athens
Nelsonville
Logan
Murray City
Glouster
Chauncey
Hocking River
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Sheriff Opposes Five Mile Inn License Renewal
Logan County Sheriff Paul Hartman said he will oppose renewing the Five Mile Inn liquor license south of town. He cited 14 officer complaints over two years, including fighting and a shooting, and noted manpower limits. The Ohio Board of Liquor Control suspended the inn for 14 days in May for Sunday sales. Virgil Sharb operates the establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Paul Hartman
Five-Mile Inn
Here
Ohio Board of Liquor Control
Five-Mile
Virgil
Jack) Sharb
County Board Extends Tax Collection in Logan Hocking
Logan Hocking County commissioners extended real estate tax collection from December 20 to January 20 though collection has not started. The board also approved five plats by Hideaway Hills resort and appointed Lawrence Holzapfel to the county hospital fact finding committee succeeding his late wife Helen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan — Hocking County Board of Commissioners
Hideway Hills
Hocking County
Lawrence Holzapfel
Helen Holzapfel
Frazier Tops Civil Service Exam For Police Captain List
Logan Patrolman Lloyd Frazier earned the top score on a civil service examination to create an eligibility list for the rank of captain in the city police department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Lloyd Frazier
Civil Service Commission
Break-Ins and Thefts Reported in Nelsonville Area
Police investigate a wave of break ins and thefts in Nelsonville including fender skirts and wheel covers taken from a 1959 car on West Washington Street. The Center Cafe on Public Square suffered a break in with about $100 missing and money from record players damaged. The Nelsonville Lumber Co on Watkins Street reported a late Wednesday or early Thursday break in with a cash drawer short by about $2. Police are pursuing leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Donald Gainer
Logan Route 1
West Washington St
Center Cafe
Public Square
Lawrence Bateman
Nelsonville Home and Savings Co
Nelsonville Lumber Co
Watkins St
Schultz Cited In 2 Entries In Hocking County
Jerry Schultz, 19, of New Straitsville Route 1, bound to the grand jury after pleading innocent to two counts of breaking and entering. He is charged with the forcible entry of post offices at Gibisonville and Rockbridge with intent to steal. A 14-year-old male implicated in both cases is under child welfare board supervision on strict probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Jerry Schultz
New Straitsville
Croville
Hocking
Schultz
Gibisonville
Rockbridge
U. S
Hocking County
Record Hop for Charity in Nelsonville
Ath ens County Society for Crip pled Children and Adults hosts a charity record hop Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Nelsonville K of P Hall. Admission is 50 cents per person with proceeds to the 1965 Easter Seal Drive. Drive chairman: Mrs. Robert Sheskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Athens County
Scout troop formed in Nelsonville under church sponsorship
A new Boy Scout troop is formed with the First Methodist Church as sponsor. Rev Paul E Ertel announces the plan and an initial meeting at 6 30 p m Tuesday for boys not currently in another troop. Eligible boys must be at least 11. Clifford C James Monroe Sr will be scoutmaster with Robert Steenrod as assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
First Methodist Church
Paul E. Ertel
Clifford C. James
Monroe Sr
Robert Steenrod
James
Steenrod
Oil drilling operations started in Hocking County Ohio
Four new drilling locations are reported by the Ohio Oil and Gas Association. Hall Brothers moved a rig to Eleanor Durr land in Falls Township. Petrol moves to Jesse H Tucker farm in Falls Gore Two. O and G Stone locate equipment on F E Wahl land. Barton A Hall and others drill a third well on Matco property in Green Township.Nelsonville library hours change effective Saturday with new open hours from noon to nine. On Saturdays from March 20 the library will be open nine to six with no night hours.
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Logan
Hocking County
Ohio Oil and Gas Association
Hall Brothers
Eleanor Durr
Falls Township
Falls Gore
Jesse H. Tucker
G. Stone
F. E. Wahl
Barton A. Hall
Matco
Green Township
Nelsonville
Logan Reservoir Project Alive and Under Review
Colonel Cochran says Logan Reservoir may need no further authorization if criteria are relaxed. The project north of Clear Creek in Hocking County could expand recreational facilities and require Congressional approval depending on pending cost sharing and Appalachia Act legislation. The Rivers and Harbors Board and Army Engineers will report to Congress as the project awaits final authorization and potential changes to scope.
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Logan
Cochran
Logan Dam
Clear Creek
Hocking County
Appalachia
Congress
Chief of the Army Engineers
Hocking Basin
Senate
Bureau of the Budget
West Virginia
Kentucky
House of Representatives
Logan Honor Roll At Logan High School Achievements
Logan High School released an honor roll listing 210 names for the fourth six weeks. It highlights 24 students earning all A grades across seniors juniors and sophomores plus extensive lists of seniors and juniors with high marks, including notable repeated names and several cross-class recognitions.
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Logan
Logan High School
Jane Batholomew
Bonnie Bell
Robert Blackstone
Linda Blair
Fred Busch
Susan Carmean
Shirley Carpenter
Rosalie Dunn
Barbara Hop
Nelsonville Post Office Receives Safe Driver Awards
National Safety Council honors four Nelsonville Post Office employees for safe driving. Rural carrier Roland Mender earns five year badge and certificate, Thomas Rosser and Raymond Juniper receive four year awards, and George Blimes gets a one year plaque. They sit on the local accident review committee to assess preventability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
National Safety Council
Roland Mender
Thomas Rosser
Raymond Juniper
Tory
George Blimes
Post
Welfare Cases Decline In February Reports
Hocking County child welfare department reports 102 cases in February, down from 107 in January. February expenses totaled 2798.20 dollars, up 841.93 from the prior month.
Mount St. Mary Hospital Births and Notables
A list of births and names from Mount St. Mary Hospital notes includes the delivery of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Dowler of Athens Route 2 and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woodgeard of Creole Route 1, with numerous accompanying names and addresses across nearby towns. The notice covers individuals from Nelsonville, New Straitsville, Logan, Haydenville, The Plains, Jacksonville, Chauncey, and Athens, among others.
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Lewis Dowler
Athens
Charles Woodgeard
Creole
Mary C. Bullock
Nelsonville
Annabelle Newman
New Straitsville
Kay Yates
Logan
Kevin
Lovell Wells
Chesterhill
Connie Erwin
the Plains
Venus Bescoe
Bess Rice
Basil Rutter
Sandra Bycofski
Jacksonville
John Pierce
Chauncey
Fauna Rhoades
Daniel Peyton
Carpenter
Rotary Elects Russell Logan Don Logan as President
Nelsonville Rotary Club selects Russell Logan to lead the club, succeeding Bob King as president in the latest leadership change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Russell
Logan
Don Russell
Nelsonville
Rotary Club
Bob King
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Sheriff Hartman
Frazier
Dale
Burchfield
Methodist Church
Logan Reservoir
Kay Allison
Jody Arnold
Penny Ashbaugh
James Backus
Patty Bailey
Suzanne Ball
Merl Beery
Sue Bicknell
Jody Blosser
Becky Blum
Linda Blum
Marcia Blume
Dale Brenning
Jane Brown
Jean Brown
John Campbell
Peggy Carroll
Sandra Casto
Ruby Cottrill
Jerry Cox
Patty Cozad
Larry Crawford
Barbara Cyrus
Steve Dupler
Steve Engle
Leroy Flowers
Vianne Gibson
Nancy Glidden
Pam Hall
Roseanne Hansley
Roberta Holloway
Carlo Hoskins
Mike Inboden
Tom Knox
Sharon Lehman
Jerry McAfee
John McAfee
Carol McIntire
Judy Montgomery
Patti Moorehead
Mike Murray
Carla Mayers
Richard Neff
Mike Nixon
Carla O’linn
Conni Orndoff
Edgar Penrod
Teresa Podoske
Fritz Rabb
Diana Richards
Felicia Risch
Garth
Terry Sue Scott
Leona Sette
Joe Sharb
Lois Smith
Nancy Stewart
Lynda Stimson
Linda Thompson
Lois Thompson
Vicki Walke
Linda Diane Walker
Kathy Whitcraft
John White
David Wood
Debbie Alderson
Cindy Arnold
Deborah Bachus
Beverly Bailey
Thomas Ball
Gloria Campbell
Glen Carpenter
Cheryl Carr
Connie Cottril
Charlotte Crawford
Leo Fell
Clara Fiume
Betty Foster
Beverly Primmer
Debbie Rheinscheid
John Risch
Mary St. Clair
Penny Scales
Debbie Shatz
Pauline Sauders
Brenda Starr
Dale Steven
David Thompson
Pat Pat Villers
Steve Winn
Erwin Wolfe
Tim Wray
Gayle
The
Nelsonville Home & Savings Association
Columbus Street
Savings and Loans Association
Mount ST. Mary Hospital
BOB Hess, Inc
Som Kion
Fayette Street
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