Summer league baseball gets new life in Gallipolis
Citizens led by Monroe Gatewood lay plans for a city wide summer league baseball program for boys 8 to 15. The group seeks $1,270.10 in operating costs with a $60 weekly director and hopes to start June 5, ending August 22. Donations total $325 from Abe Phillips and a private donor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Thomas
Gallipolis
Monroe Gatewood
Ohio Bell
Second and Locust
Gatewood
Summer League Baseball Commission
Abe Phillips
Skyline Bowling Lanes
Harry E. Hamilton
Marshall D. Boggs
Memorial Field
Austin O. Cotton
Clay
Green Townships
Five Logan Girls Attend Buckeye Girls State
Logan High School announces five junior girls selected to attend the 1961 Buckeye Girls State at Capital University in Columbus on June 17. Sponsored by local civic clubs, alternates are named, and the delegates are praised for scholarship and civic spirit.
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LOGAN
Logan High School
Buckeye
Capital University
Columbus
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Homemakers Club
Logan Unit 78
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
LHS
Harley Elling
Mary Jo Rutter
William Rutter
Teresa Walters
John Walters
New Straitsville
Melissa Ann Horwell
James Horwell
Michele Ann Scaparrotti
Michael Scaparrotti
Janice Blaine Thompson
Earl Thompson
Carla Garverick
Ray Garverick
Lona Nutter
Woodrow Nutter
Linda Coakley
Louise Coakley
Peggy Keller
Charles Keller
Susan Elberfeld
Earl Elberfeld
Community and church events on March 31 to April 3
Laurelville School Club ham supper at Community Hall on Friday. Easter program at Friendship Church on Sunday with film strip Peter and Resurrection and child recitations. Easter sunrise services at 6 a m at South Perry Methodist with breakfast afterward. Sunday school at 9 30. Baptismal service at 7 30 p m. Logan Band Boosters meet Monday at 7 30 p m in high school band room to discuss new hats and majorette uniforms. Pocahontas potluck dinner at 6 p m and regular meeting at 7 30. Bring sales tax stamps.
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Laurelville
Community Hall
Friendship Church
Maxville
South Perry Methodist Church
Logan Band
Mrs Glass Hosts Spool and Skein Club Meeting
Mrs John Glass welcomed 12 members and a guest Mrs Walter Huffman Jr at her Elm Street home for the Spool and Skein Club contest. Prizes went to Mrs Ray Zanner Mrs Don Sinnott and Mrs Walter F Saving. Next hostess will be Mrs Eddie Lattimer on April 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
John Glass
Elm St
Spool and Skein Club
Walter Huffman Jr
Ray Zanner
Don Sinnott
Walter F. Saving
Glass
Eddie Lattimer
Ohio State Alumni To Meet April 6
Ohio State alumni and community leaders will gather April 6 at Hocking Hills Country Club for a dinner meeting. Frederick Stecker executive director of university relations will present on higher education needs in Ohio and the university’s three fold mission.
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Charles Davie
Inter-City Duplicate Club meets at Glenview Party House
Logan Mrs Victor Oakley of Nelsonville hosted the Inter-City Duplicate Club at the Glenview Party House. A noon luncheon preceded a bridge session with Mrs C S Matheny top scorer and guest Mrs E W Tschap pat second high. Guest Mrs Ross Adcock attended. Next meeting set for April 5 at Glenview Party House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Victor Oakley
Nelsonville
Glenview
C. S. Matheny
E. W. Tschappat
Ross Adcock
River Traffic and Dam Status In Upper Ohio Region
River gauges show Gallipolis at 34 feet rollers and Kanawha Falls at 23 rollers with several dams moving. Ohio River remains stationary south to Gallipolis. Boats at multiple locks near Montgomery Marmet Winfield Gallipolis and Maysville report several vessels up and down through the day.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy- Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Huntington
Alice Ingram
Mr. Criss
R. H. Bosworth II
Peggy Downey
Bob Beaver
Ovec
Robert E. Reed
Beaver
Dispatcher
Rocket
Mark M
Glenn Jr
Maple
Kanawha
O. F. Shearer
Thelma Ann
Merrill
C. V. Harner
Solvay
Lucy Jane Lucas
Titan
Floyd Blaske
Inmates Return to Boys Industrial School After Escape
Three 17 year old inmates fled BIS Thursday evening and were captured near Route 180 at Mound Crossing by Sheriff Paul Hartman at dawn. They walked all night after escaping and were returned to the institution by BIS officials without resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Boys Industrial School
Paul Hartman
Mound Crossing
Hartman
BIS
Racine Social News Highlights Local Visits
Mrs. Francis Morris reports in Racine a flurry of family visits across Ohio and beyond. E A Wingett, Mrs Ann Coe, and others returned from Florida while gatherings included Groveport Columbus Ravenswood Cincinnati and Johnstown with weddings and family events noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Morris Racine
E. A. Wingett
Ann Coe
Florida
Daisy Sayre
Gary Sellers
Groveport
Wilma Rose
Columbus
Esta Eaton
Stanley Dow
Ravenswood
W. Va
Henry Roush
Mildred
Elza Birch
Emma Salser
Carol Birch
Johnstown
Charles Salser
Birch
Alfred Dunn
Crooksville
Lorena Allen
New Lexington
F. E. Dunn
Balanced lighting to prevent eyestrain in reading areas
Avoid using one lamp to illuminate a reading zone as contrast with a dark room can strain eyes. A layered lighting plan with ambient task and accent lighting reduces fatigue and improves comfort.
Easter Services and Sunday Schedules in Logan Churches
Local church notices list Easter and regular services across Logan area. The First EUB Sunrise service 6 30 a m and cantata 7 p m. Nazarene Sunday school 9 30 a m and worship 10 30 a m. St Pauls Episcopal Holy Communion 11 a m. Trinity Lutheran 10 a m Sunday school 11 a m with 7 p m Walther league. St Matthew Easter 6 30 p m sunrise and 7 30 p m breakfast. St John Lutheran 8 a m worship and 9 a m Sunday school. First United Presbyterian 10 30 a m Easter worship and reception for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
St. John Lutheran
First United Presbyterian
Charles Perkins Fined On Assault and Battery
Logan mayor's court heard Charles Perkins plead guilty to assault and battery. The 40 year old from 303 North St. was fined 25 dollars plus costs with 10 dollars of the fine suspended by Mayor Francis Myers. The charge stemmed from a fight with a 16 year old boy filed by Harold Spencer.
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Logan
Mayor’s Court
Charles Perkins
North St
Perkins
Francis Myers
Harold Spencer
Alva R. Smith
Parkersburg
W.va
Lawrence E. Reynolds
W. Main St
Gallagher Ave
Mantor Family Return From Florida Trip
Logan Personals notes Mr and Mrs Frank Mantor and children Linda and Tom of South Logan have returned from a three week stay in Florida mainly at Miami Beach. The group stopped in Fort Myers as guests of former residents Mr and Mrs Louis Riggs.
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Frank Mantor
Linda
Tommy
South Logan
Florida
Miami Beach
Fort Myers
Louis Riggs
Oil Leasing Costs County Extra Funds
Hocking County commissioners approved a $562 supplemental appropriation to cover oil lease workload. $62 funds personal property assessment and $500 to the recorder to hire extra help for leases. A $500 transfer from the dog and kennel fund to the Humane Society was approved, noting no initial year allocation. Bills totaling $6,428.44 from the general fund, $4,557.75 from auto-gasoline, $52.03 from intangible tax, and $10 from dog and kennel were authorized.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
Recorder’s
Otto Shaw
Board of Commissioners
Esther Carpenter
Dog and Kennel Fund
Hocking County Humane Society
Shaw
Society
Dinner Party Honors Charles Unger on 84th Birthday
Logan Ohio area report notes a small dinner party in West Logan for Charles Unger’s 84th birthday. Attendees included Mrs. Unger and daughters from Lancaster, with Har ry Strawn family present. Later callers, including nephew Martin Strawn and Lindsey Scott family, joined at the Unger home.
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Logan
Charles Unger
West Logan
Hocking Dog Home To Get Addition
Construction begins on a 10 by 25 foot concrete block addition to the county dog pound at the fairgrounds. The project will include electricity wiring and sewage facilities, supervised by Commissioner Thomas Van Curen.
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LOGAN
Otto Shaw
Board of Commissioners
Thomas van Curen
75 Per Cent Pass Tests In Gallia County
State Highway Patrol reports in Gallia County that over 75 percent of license applicants passed preliminary exams and road tests since January. In the first quarter, 239 of 274 applicants, 87.2 percent, passed preliminary tests. Since January, 220 of 282 applicants, 78.4 percent, passed the road test.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Highway Patrol
Births at Hocking Valley Hospital
Mr and Mrs William Dye of Logan welcomed a son and Mr and Mrs Donald Shahan of Logan welcomed a daughter. Dismissals include Robert Drescher of Logan Route Willyian H Evans of Logan Route Sandra J Sheets of McArthur William Shipman of Logan and Mrs Shirley R Thomas of Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dye
Logan
Donald Shahan
Willyian H. Evans
Sandra J. Sheets
McArthur
William Shipman
Shirley R. Thomas
Nelsonville man invited to Central Quarter Century Club Banquet
Nelsonville resident Harry Hickman a retired Ohio Fuel Gas Co employee has been invited to attend the Central Quarter Century Club Banquet on Wednesday April 19 at the Neil House in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
W. Harry Hickman
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Neil House
Columbus
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Athens Messenger
Board of Education
City Commission
Gallipolis State Institute
Elizabeth Taylor
Hero
Los Angeles
Eddie Fisher
Buckeye State
Logan Calculat
For
Melba Thornton
Driomt
Technicolor
Gregory Peck
Dracied
Darryl F. Zanuck
Henry King
Ohio State
Racine
Technigolor
Hocking
Hocking Valley Hospital
Robert Drescher
Chakere
Logan J
Trwe Theatre
SUN
James Stewart
Arthur Kennedy
Rock Hudson Bend OF the River
Henry Morgan
Unit No
TSU Aeclin
Unit
Eee
Kim Novak
Fredric March
May Britt
Athens, Ohio
Cinemascope
Associated Producers, Inc
Diller
Joseph E. Levine Presents
Bing Crosby
Grace Kelly
William Holden
Perlberg
Seaton
Paramount
de Lure
Phillips
Joe Bush
Shell
Bulletin
Athens Oil Company
East State
May Ave
Joe
Mr. Bush
Super Shell
Fritz Wheaton
Jobber
Athens Oil Co
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