Marble Mausoleum Erected by Mr and Mrs James E Newman
The marble mausoleum built by Mr and Mrs James E Newman stands in Fairview Cemetery on Route 33 near Enterprise. Bronze doors nearly two inches thick with tempered glass and a rear leaded glass window. The structure holds six caskets and has drawn thousands of passersby. The Newmans, longtime Nelsonville residents, earned their wealth through dray and transfer businesses and real estate investments in Columbus and beyond.
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James E. Newman
Columbus
Nelsonville
Fairview Cemetery
Route 33
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Fairview
Steads
Hocking County
New York City
James Newman
Newman
Green Township
Charley England
Sarah A. Dillon
Logan
Black Jack
Newmans
Mr. Newman
John Wesleyman
New Straitsville
Nerves Steadier at Five Learn Golf Early
A NEA Service piece by Dave Bauer argues children can start golf at age five with a small brassie, grip and swing taught by a parent or capable golfer. He cites his daughter Marlene improving to 85-yard drives in a month and stresses simple, focused instruction without overload.
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NEA Service
Dave Bauer
Marlene
Belpre Captures 10th Mc Connellsville Meet Dominates events
Belpre High School tops the 13-school Mc Connellsville Malta Invitational with firsts in low hurdles, mile relay, pole vault, high jump, shot put and discus. Cambridge riders led by Williams and Moore of Belpre scored with multiple wins and set state relay pace at 1 40 for the 880.
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Cambridge
Moore
Creeger
Coolville
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Archer
Dresden
Peters
Williams
Wagoner
Frew
Frazeysburg
Chambers
Union Furnace
Nixon
Briggs
Taylor
Snyder Belpre
Dalton
King
Shade
Holbert
Cool Ville
Simpson
Moore Belpre
Smith
Ball
Pennsville
Shafer
Green
Bethesda
Lre
Sefler
Aylor
Roberts
Logan Council Weighs Logan Home Telephone Rate Hike
Logan City Council heard plans for a rate increase by Logan Home Telephone Co. The company seeks higher charges across business and residential lines to reflect investments including 1949 improvements and an automatic dial system. Officials say rates would compare with Athens Jackson and Wellston, with decisions pending by the utilities commission.
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Logan Home ‘Telephone Co
Howard C. Slusher
Telephone Company
Public Utilities Commission
Logan Company
Athens
Jackson
Wellston
Slusher
Utilities Commission
Barton Hall
Company
Hall
Walnut
Hunter
Board of Control
Ohio Power Co
Kachelmacher Park
Three Tie For Runnerup In Bogey Tourney At Athens
In last Sunday's blind bogey at Athens Country Club three players tied for bogey 74 for runnerup honors at 75 John Parfitt Dr Wil son Biggs and Dr Bob Butts led the pack with Evans Guthrie Branstitter and Grover also in the field a medal play event is planned for this Saturday and Sunday.
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Athens Country Club
John Parfitt
Wilson Biggs
Bob Butts
Tom Evans
Dick Guthrie
Herb Branstitter
B. T. Grover
Great Eastern Skeet Championship Slated at Lordship
The 18th annual Great Eastern Skeet championships set for Lordship Connecticut June 16 to 18. More than 100 teams from across the country chase titles in all gauge events and concurrent five man national team finals. Jacksonville Skeet Club last year’s winner led the field with 495 of 500.
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Lordship
Conn
Jacksonville
Florida
Rockbridge Man Sues For 109 on Account
Joe L. Dupler of Rockbridge files a Logan common pleas suit against Homer Kline of Logan Route 2 for 109.91 dollars on account with interest from November 1, 1949.
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LOGAN
Homer Kline
Joe L. Dupler
Common Pleas
Dupler
Athens Bowlers Triumph Over Canton in Three-Game Meet
A Canton picked team was defeated by Athens 2544 to 2325 in a total-pin series. Maywood Smith led Athens with 561 on 206 193 172 while Merle Rose led Canton with 522. teammates included Eddie McBride Ziggy Godlewski Gene Underwood and Neil Thomas.
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Athens
Maywood Smith
Merle Rose
Eddie McBride
Ziggy Godlewski
Gene Underwood
Neil Thomas
Jack Duncan Hired As Cheshire Coach
Cheshire High School hires Jack Duncan of Portsmouth as head basketball coach. Duncan claims a top single game score of 87 points for Rio Grande College against Capitol City Business College of Charleston on February 14, 1941.
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Gallipolis
Cheshire High School
Jack Duncan
Portsmouth
Duncan
Rio Grande College
Capitol City Business College of Charleston
Ohio
Capital University President to Give 1950 Commencement Address
Dr. Galen Starr Ross, president of Capital University, will deliver the commencement address for the Class of 1950 at Gibisonville High School. The program begins at 8 30 p m with a processional from Aida, invocations, songs, salutatory by Patty Keck, and diplomas presented by County Superintendent Samuel H. Dillon.
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Willows Bend
Patty Keck
Ruby Anderson
Esther Bainter
Dr. Ross
Samuel H. Dillon
C. B. Burns
Ruby Adeline Anderson
Esther Irene Bainter
Lawrence Arthur Carp
Logan Grads Plan Forming Alumni Club
Preliminary plans for an Ohio University Alumni Club will be formed at a Logan meeting tonight in the Ohio Power Co auditorium. About 125 alumni from Hocking County are invited to a May 27 banquet at the First Evangelical United Brethren Church to elect officers and formalize the club with assistance from Ohio University Alumni Secretary Martin Hecht.
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LOGAN
Ohio University
Ohio Power Co
Main St
Hocking County
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Martin Hecht
Cotton Dance Planned at Lake Logan Clubhouse
Sponsored by the Izaak Walton League and Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority the Lake Logan Clubhouse hosts a cotton dance Saturday. Bob Holloway's orchestra will provide dancing music from 10 30 a m to 1 30 p m with tickets at the door.
Practice Session Announced by Nelsonville Team
The Nelsonville baseball team Jimmie Jones Post will hold a practice at City Playgrounds Thursday at 5 30 p m. The New York Yankees have not left the first division of the American League since 1925.
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Jimmie Jones
VFW
Thursdey
NEW York Yankees
Cadillac
Lewis Burwell
Resort Airlines
Lexington Ave
New York City
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