28 Cases Set for Hocking County Grand Jury
Twenty eight cases will be presented to the Hocking County grand jury when it convenes Thursday and Friday in the offices of Hubert Lappen, prosecuting attorney. Seven other cases have been disposed of in Common Pleas Court. Defendants include Edwin Griffin, Richard Nixon, Marvin Boggs and others for failure to provide for minor children, driving while under the influence, breaking and entering, petty larceny, unarmed robbery, abandoning a pregnant woman, conversion of property, insufficient funds checks, cutting with intent to wound, and auto parts theft.
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Logan
Hocking County Grand Jury
Hubert Lappen
Hocking County Common Pleas Court
Edwin Griffin
Richard Nixon
Marvin Boggs
Charles Timothy Tolliver
Donald Mercer
Robert Coe
James R. Sonders
Cecil Gill
Roy W. Coey, Jr
Gilbert Adams
Everett A. Betts
Ernest Hutchison
Charles Cottrill
James Woodgeard
Marlin E. Chaplin
Larry Amerine
Timothy I. Miller
Nettie Peppers
Hardy Roy Garrett
Highway Projects Approved Across Three Counties
Federal approval has been received for five highway projects in Hocking Perry and Lawrence Counties under the Public Works Law. Bids on November 27 will widen and resurface Route 216 north from Murray City by 4.6 miles at 110000 dollars.
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LOGAN
Hocking
Perry
Lawrence Counties
Murray City
Hocking County
Perry County
New Straitsville
Lawrence County
Shawnee
Wayne National Forest
Ohio
Committee of Fourteen
Hocking Valley
Ohio University
Chauncey Personal News Notes and Hospital Update
Mrs. George Fitzer of Millfield reports her daughter Audrey Fitzer McNamee is seriously ill in Akron City Hospital room 462. Various local families entertain and visit across Chauncey and Columbus. multiple social visits referenced and a coffee consumption figure of about 16 pounds per person annually.
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George Fitzer
Millfield
Audrey Fitzer McMenamee
Akron City Hospital
Akron
A. L. Preston
Vernol Hoisington
West Milton
James Day
Canal Winchester
Day
Mary Lee Savage
Arthur Sapp
Stephanie
Molly
Charles Fender
Columbus
Burg Johnston
Robert Corbin and
United States
Meigs County Land Transfers
Transfers include Daniel C Fischer and others to Mary Bentz for 16.05 acres in Salisbury Two. Humphreys to United States of America for Olive Two parcels. Hart to Edna Hart for 20 acres in Bedford Two. A large group transfer from Mary J Price and others via affidavit in Rutland. Beegle to Theodore Beegle for 16.52 acres in Sutton Two. Gomer and relatives to Paul S Gomer for lot 394 in Middleport.
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Daniel C. Fischer
Eleanor M. Withers
Pearl J. Fischer
Mary Bentz
Salisbury
Charles E. Humphrey
May Humphrey
United States of America
Olive
Robert Stanley Hart
Edna Hart
Bedford
Mary J. Price
Crosby J. Price
Edwin C. Price
Blanche McGee
Rachael Bland
Mae Douglas Lewis
Clara Warner
Erelyn Warner
Mabel Warner
Leola M. Price
Rutland
Fletcher Beegle
Theodore Beegle
Sutton
Charles E. Gomer
Eloise Gomer
Mary M. Cousins
Oliver Cousins
Paul S. Gomer
Middleport
Seven Cases Heard By Judge Collins Saturday
Hocking County Judge Vaughn Collins presided over seven cases on Oct 28 and Oct 7. Defendants include Roger M. Norman and Kenneth O. Mount who pleaded no contest to left of center on Route 93 and Route 33 respectively, with small fines. Others faced speeding charges on Route 33 and Lime Bank Rd, with fines, bonds forfeited, or not guilty verdicts in two muffler cases.
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Logan
Hocking
Vaughn Collins
State Highway Patrol
Hocking County
Roger M. Norman
Harrisonville
Kenneth O. Mount
Daniel Boone Bush
Thomas Orland Joyce
Columbus
County
Lime Bank
Edna A. Versteeg
Lakeside
David D. Ward
Ronald R.vorhees
Mayor Hears Four Cases In Logan Court
Logan city court processed multiple incidents over the weekend. A Route 2 woman received a $150 fine plus costs and three days in county jail for driving while intoxicated. Other citations covered threats, obscene language, and traffic violations. Names include Grace King Ronald Vorhees Kenneth Carter James McGrady James White Robert Russell and the Holdrens in scattered proceedings.
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Logan
Logan Route 2
Delmar Freeman
Grace Andra King
E. Front St
Ronald R. Vorhees
Kenneth W. Carter
Rockbridge
Main St
James McGrady
W. Main St
Richard Hubbard
James §. White
E. Main St
Mayor's Court
Robert C. Russell
Troy
W. Hunter St
Gladys Holdren
Robert Holdren
Margaret Holdren
Robert
J. T. Stewart Dies At 62 In Union Furnace
James Thomas Stewart 62 of Union Furnace died Sunday after a seven year illness. He worked 39 years as a maintenance foreman for the C&O Railroad retiring in 1955. Survived by Oma his wife three sons William H Guy L James L a daughter Ruth Sickles 13 grandchildren and three great grandchildren two sisters and three brothers. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm at Leonard funeral home with Rev Wiley Baker officiating. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Logan
James Thomas Stewart
Union Furnace
Mason County
W. Va
James
Anna McDade Stewart
Ohio
C&o Railroad
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Oma
William H
Columbus
Guy L
James L
Ruth Sickles
Lasch
Youngstown
Robert
Chauncie Stewart
Pearlie Biffle
Earlie Russell
Leonard Funeral Home
Wiley Baker
EUB Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
Deer Collisions Reported in Hocking County
Hocking County sheriff's deputies investigated three deer collision incidents Saturday on Route 33 and Route 328 near Logan. One deer died in each crash, with damages to vehicles ranging from 300 to 500 dollars. A dog bite was reported later that evening in Falls Township involving a 10 year old boy.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
Sheriff's Department
Bobby Lee Nihizer
Haydenville
Nihizer
George M. Mercer
Mercer
Victor E. Moran
Columbus
Moran
Congress praised Moeller and committee leadership
An official compliment lauds Congressman Moeller as a valuable member from the committee’s inception. It commends his judgment and leadership in the full committee and his subcommittee, urging continuation of all members regardless of party politics.
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Moeller
Ohio
Kennedy
House Space Committee
U. S
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