Waterline Is Discussed and Telephone Rate Hike Opposed
Logan city council discussed the Bell and Scholl waterline and deferred final action awaiting further study. Members opposed a General Telephone Co rate increase, planning to protest at a Public Utilities Commission hearing in Columbus in April. Public works improvements include $30,000 in annual savings from cuts and material reuse. Sewer issues noted with tests exposing down spouts and other drains, plus off waterboxes and flush-tanks shut off for long term savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Telephone Co
Council
Public Utilities Commission
Commission
Columbus
Dick Donahey
Donahey
Book Club Meeting Held at Wilson Avenue Home
The club met at Mrs. Fred Murray’s Wilson Ave home where a dessert course preceded the meeting. Daffodils and iris decorated tables as Mrs. Winifred Engle reviewed Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell. Plans were made to attend The Best Man in Columbus on April 27 with Mrs. Engle’s son Dale and his wife in the cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Engle
Dale
New York City
License Tags Due Saturday in Logan
Logan police warn that all automobiles must display 1962 auto license plates by Sunday April 1 after midnight Saturday. Officers will cite illegal operation and tow cars parked without 1962 plates after midnight Saturday. Deputy registrar Edna Anthony says the Logan license bureau stays open until 4 p.m. daily through Saturday for last minute rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Roy Kelch
Kelch
Edna Anthony
Hocking County
Bridal shower for Paul Young as Ruth Stotts hosts
Ruth Stotts of Salem hosted a miscellaneous bridal shower honoring Paul Young and Shirley McKibben. Guests included Mrs. Thelma McKibben and Mrs. Evelyn Brooks who won prizes, then were served with many Salem and Logan locals in attendance. George Young and Marvin Pidcock visited, and Owen Scurlock moved residences. Logan Rotary met at Blosser's with plans for Marietta district meeting. Andrew Martin of Chillicothe fined for fishing without a license. The France liner is the longest, with gross tows surpassed only by the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamley
Ruth Stotts
Salem
Athens RD 2
Paul Young
Shirley McKibben
Marion Richardson
Thelma McKibben
Evelyn Brooks
Goldie Russel
William Horn
Ethel McNabb
Ruth McNabb
Hazel Lyman
Susie Scott
Thelma Lawson
Edna West
Naomi Cullison
Frances Cullison
Clarence Stotts
Logan
Logan Rotary Club
Blosser
Rotary Information Committee
Harry Smith
Harry Wright
Charles Achauer
Rotary
Marietta
Andrew Martin
Chillicothe
Vaughn Collins
Hocking
Marvin Nungester
Hocking County
France
Logan Calendar and Community Socials Report
Logan social night features Girl Scout Troop 19 entertainment at 8 p m at Mrs Earl O Briens home. Women of the Moose and Straight Cub host games at 7 30 p m at Moose Home and at Mrs Wiley Thurness home. Eleven Farm Bureau councils meet at Ohio Power Co auditorium with a devotional by Mrs Ella Nihiser and notes on an April 5 7 open house and a Farm Bureau rally on October 26 in Perry County. Logan city fines issued for reckless operation and faulty equipment with several residents cited. Houseguest Mrs L Steurer visiting from Fort Lauderdale Florida. Mrs Haas returns from Hocking Valley Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Farm Bureau
Hocking County
Ohio Power Co
Ella Nihiser
Violet Carpenter
Sheridan
Perry County
Women’s Committee
Never Clever Club March Meeting at National Guard Armory
Mrs. Michael Scaparrotti and Mrs. Don Myers hosted the March Never Clever Club gathering at the National Guard Armory on Route 75N to honor February and March birthdays. Pink and white decorations framed refreshments as contests supplied entertainment. honored members included Mrs. Paul Risch, Mrs. John Gafke, Mrs. Pat Canty, Mrs. Herbert Nunnally, Mrs. Richard Harden, Mrs. Elmer Ledford, and Mrs. Myers, with others in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrotti
Don Myers
Never Clever Club
National Guard
Route 75N
Paul Risch
John Gafke
Pat Canty
Herbert Nunnally
Richard Harden
Elmer Ledford
Myers
Jury awards 500 to Logan woman against Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Mrs. Florence Jarvis of 45 North Street won 500 in Common Pleas Court after jurors deliberated since Monday for injuries she said were caused June 30 1959 at the firm’s Logan store. She sought 35 000 in damages claiming a wheeled cart stacked with boxes toppled and struck her back. The panel included jurors Robert Pollum Ben H Cooper Fred Rider and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Florence Jarvis
North St
Common Pleas
Jarvis
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Friday Deadline Set for Real Estate Tax Payment
Hocking County treasurer Ralph Moorhead warned that Friday at 4 p.m. is the deadline for payment of the first half real estate taxes without the 10 percent penalty. Only 261,768.39 of an anticipated 600,000 has been collected as the week begins, with a last minute rush expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Ralph Moorhead
Hocking County
Moorhead
Bound to Jury in Non Support Case
George D. Lavinder Jr. of Loudonville was bound over to the grand jury on a $300 bond for non support by Judge Vaughn Collins in Hocking County Court on Monday.
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Stone
Logan
Hocking
Vaughn Collins
Hocking County
State Highway Patrol
Grand Jury
Severances Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Severance Sr. of Millersport and Florida formerly of Shawnee mark their 50th wedding anniversary. Married March 30, 1912 in McCunesville they lived in Shawnee over 35 years and have three children Lillian Deitrich Bert Jr and Charles plus five grandchildren. Open house was held at the Severance home in Shawnee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Severance Sr
Millersport
Florida
Shawnee
McCunesville
Lillian Deitrich
Bradenton
Fla
Bert Jr
Charles E. Shawnee
Charles Severance
Hocking Valley Hospital Admits and Releases
Admitted Mary Gulick from Logan for medical care and R H Hayes from Logan for medical treatment. Discharged John Norton from Laurelville and Charles Smith from Nelsonville. Donald Bort of Logan also noted.
Three Logan Owners Cited Over Stray Dogs
Logan city police cited Phil A. Henderson Carl Johnson and Jerry Eckels for permitting dogs to run loose during a drive to curb strays. They must appear before Mayor Delmar Freeman for a hearing on Thursday at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Phil A. Henderson
Carl Johnson
Jerry Eckels
Delmar Freeman
Two Estates Filed in Hocking Probate Court
Logan two inventories were filed in Hocking County Probate Court Tuesday. The Edith L. Kelley estate of Laurelville was valued at 10500 with appraisers Dr C T Grattige Thomas D Rose and Damon E Pontius all of Laurelville. The Wayne E Wharton estate of Rockbridge was valued at 4440 with appraisers Otto Iles Bruce Fickle and Robert Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Hocking County
Edith L. Kelley
Laurelville
C. T. Grattige
Thomas D. Rose
Damon E. Pontius
Wayne E. Wharton
Rockbridge
Otto Iles
Bruce Fickle
Robert Campbell
Widow Sues for 25000 in Logan Court
Agnes Smith widow and executrix of J. J. Smith seeks 25000 damages in Hocking County Common Pleas Court alleging Don W. Windle caused a fatal Route 33 collision on May 16 1961. Smith died in the crash and the suit claims negligence and next of kin benefits. Jerry Joe Osler 20 Nelsonville and Judith Lee Doyle 20 Union Furnace noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Agnes Smith
J. J. Smith
Hocking County
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Roy Cullison
Morristown
Everette Lee Jr
Alice Walker
M. J. Hunter
Mount St. Mary Hospital
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Logan Emblem Club
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Wiley Thurness
Edgar Hillyer
Farm Bureau Councils
Russell D. Reber
Day
Gaynelle Thacker
Freeman
Lee Edward
David R. Price
N. Orchard St
L. Steurer
Ft. Lauderdale
Walter Haas
Mrs
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Ralph Blum
Jacob Hahn
Paul Hunsaker
James Monk
Richard Pansing
Kermit Nelson
David Davies
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APPLE
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Kraft Velveeta
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Cans
Robert Pollum
Ben H. Cooper
Fred Rider
Daniel Jenkins
George Kline
Gerald Barton
Dallas Featheroll
Mildred Cavince
Paul Stuart
James Frey
Joe Johnson
Clarence Raschen
ZOO
Little Rock
Ark
George D. Lavinder
Court
Severances
Severance
Mary Gulick
Medical
R. HH. Hayes
Logan, Medical
John Norton
Charles Smith
Nelsonville
Donald Bort, Logan
Jerry Joe Osler
U.S. Air Force
Judith Lee Doyle
Union Fur
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Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Pepsi-Cola Company
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