Hocking County Fair Building Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed the Commercial Arts building at the Hocking County fairgrounds, used as a Smead Manufacturing warehouse when not in session. Fire Chief Robert Courter said the cause is unknown and noted a total loss after over two hours of flames.
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Dave Roberts
Logan
Commercial Arts
Hocking County Fairgrounds
Smead Manufacturing Co
South Logan
Robert Courter
Hocking County
Jerry Weis
Sheriff's Department
Fairgrounds Gate
Dan Lightfoot
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Courter
James Heinlein
Smead
Jud Matheny
Fair Board
Mr. Matheny
Sam Terrel
Fairgrounds
Courier
New Straitsville GI Trains At Ft Polk
Army Pvt. Raymond P. Jenks son of Mrs Waveline G Jenks New Straitsville is to complete eight weeks of advanced infantry training at Ft Polk La on Oct 27 Jenks entered the Army last June and completed basic combat training at Ft Knox Ky The 1962 Shawnee High School graduate is 18 years old
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Army
Raymond P. Jenks
Waveline G. Jenks
New Straitsville
Ft. Polk
Jenks
Ft. Knox
Shawnee High School
A J Kaiser Dies At 76 In Mount St Mary Hospital
Albert J Kaiser 76 of 285 W Hunter St died at 7 15 p m Thursday in Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville He was born in Columbus son of George J and Sophia Schiser Kaiser lived in Columbus until moving here in 1935 as a foreman with H C Godman Shoe Co He retired in 1954 after 53 years He is survived by son George Marietta two daughters Mary Margaret and Mrs Harold Brown Logan and eight grandchildren Funeral set for Monday at 9 a m in St John s Catholic Church with High Mass burial in Oak Grove Cemetery Friends may call at Roberts funeral home after 2 p m Saturday Rosary Sunday 8 p m
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Logan
Albert J. Kaiser
W. Hunter St
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Columbus
George J
Sophia Schiser Kaiser
H. C. Godman Shoe Co
George
Marietta
Mary Margaret
Harold Brown
St. John’s Catholic Church
Charles P. Foy
Oak Grove Cemetery
Roberts Funeral Home
Rosary
Mrs Work Celebrates 90th Birthday in Logan
Mrs. Robert C. Work marked her 90th birthday with an afternoon tea hosted by friend Mrs. George C. Shaw at a Walnut Street home. Daughters and family are planning further celebrations with relatives joining from Bradenton Florida, Westlake, Painesville, Fernald Michigan, and Logan local friends.
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Howard Dieckow
Carolyn Work
Peggy
Painesville
Work
Robert H. Work
Ferndale, Mich
Hocking County Commission approves bills and transfers funds
Logan Ohio Hocking County Commissioners approve payment of county offices 907.68 auto gas 738.60 and dog and kennel 25.50 and transfer 200 from janitor salaries to janitor supplies. They schedule a view of two alleys in Dicken Addition at 1 p.m. Thursday Oct 25 and a 1 30 p.m. public hearing in the courthouse that day on the abandonment petition.
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Logan
Hocking County
Dicken
Court House
YWCA Potluck Meeting Plans United Nations Trip
Logan YWCA members met in Girl Scout rooms for a noon potluck with 14 attendees. President Mrs Roy Beougher led business as projects included pillow smocking vases and macaroni pots. Members design litter bags purses and note an all day oct 10 shell craft session.
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Logan
YWCA
Girl Scout Rooms
Roy Beougher
United Nations
Washington
New York
Warner
Ambrose Ho
Logan Calendar and Society Meetings Amid Local Events
Friday events include Installation of officers at Hocking Grange at 8 p m and Buckeye Trail Riding Club at 8 p m Lunch at WCTU house 7 30 p m Queen Vashti Rebekah Lodge 533 practice for inspection October 19 Saturday box social at Good Hope Community Institute 8 p m Ladies bring lunch boxes Honey Fork Farm Bureau Council host at Griffiths home Divorce granted in Hocking County Court Harley Meyers judge grants Lawrence Pinkstock divorce from Mary Pinkstock on grounds of gross neglect and custody of minor children
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Hocking Grange
WCTU
Clifford Iles
Buckeye Trail Riding Club
Queen Vashti Rebekah Lodge
Good Hope Community Institute
Honey Fork Farm Bureau Council
Harold Griffith
Logan
Harley Meyers
Hocking County Common Pleas Court
Lawrence Pinkstock
Mary Pinkstock
Public Health Meeting in Lake Hope Lodge
Logan-A health meeting will be held Thursday at 9 am at Lake Hope Lodge in Zaleski. The Logan-Hocking Health Department staff will attend. Presentations include topics by Everett Rogers OSU, Denver Pickenpaugh Morgan County sanitarian, and Dr. Robert Vogel Montgomery County health commissioner. Lunch will be served and afternoon group discussions follow. Notably, no steam locomotive has been built for American railroads since 1953.
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Logan
Lake Hope
Zaleski
Logan-Hocking Health Department
Everett Rogers
OSU
Denver Pickenpaugh
Morgan County
Robert Vogel
Montgomery County
Ohio Fuel Gas Plans New Logan Office and Center
Logan announces construction of a new Ohio Fuel Gas Co. office and service center on Hunter Street east of Spring Street replacing the current W. Main St. facility. The $138,000 brick building with 6,565 sq ft will be leased to Ohio Fuel Gas by a pension trust, with completion in about seven months and landscaping including an 1,805 sq ft parking area.
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LOGAN
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
W. Main St
Gerald Baird
Hunter St
Spring St
Ohio Fuel
Steward Construction Co
Marion
Home Service
Baird
Squaw Club Backs Hocking County Hospital Bond Issue
Logan Squaw Club members voted unanimously to support the proposed bond issue for the new Hocking County Hospital at their meeting hosted by Mrs. Sarah Liff. The group also scheduled a Christmas party for Dec 6 at Brandt's Restaurant and sent a get well card to member Harrietta Garverick. Prizes were awarded to several members and Viola Palmer attended as a guest.
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Logan
Logan Squaw Club
Hocking County Hospital
Sarah Liff
North St
Brandt
Janet Tschudy
Harrietta Garverick
June McKenzie
Vernie Congreve
Libby Palmer
Marie Farbearn
Viola Palmer
Hospital Admission and Discharges in Valley Record
Admitted: Mrs. Anna Ruff Sugar Grove medical Nancy Barron Haydenville surgery Mrs. Mina M Green Logan medical Steven Collins New Straitsville medical John Stephenson New Straitsville Route 1 medical. Discharged: Mrs. Walter Bumgardner and daughter Nelsonville Route 2.
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Anna Ruff
Sugar Grove
Nancy Barron
Haydenville
Mina M. Green
Logan
Steven Collins
New Straitsville
John Stephenson
Walter Bumgardner
Nelsonville
Ohio Fuel Sees Efficiency Boost From New Working Space
Baird said the move created a more efficient operating space for the company, improving service for Ohio Fuel customers and enhancing overall workflow.
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Ohio
Baird
Mrs Berlin Confined After Fall in Franklin Hospital
Mrs Russell Berlin, 7414 N Walnut St, is confined to a Franklin Pennsylvania hospital after a broken hip from a fall at her niece Mrs Andrew McElheny’s home where she has stayed a month. Cards may be sent in care of Mrs McFinen v Box 486 Pittsburg Rd Franklin Pa
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Logan
Russell Berlin
Walnut St
Franklin
Andrew McElheny
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Hocking Fair
A. J. Kaiser
Ben Vorhees
Delmar Freeman
Samuel Dewayne Rutter
U. S. Army
Ida Belle Pauline Gang
Chester Lewis Rizer
Laurelville
Myrtle Lillie Schwalbaugh
Mrs. Work
Athens, Ohio
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
C. M. Gill & Company
Earl Mathews
Earl Hooper
C. M. Gill
Jerry Kyle
Security Bank
Athens
Shell Craft
Ohio Fuel Gas
the Messenger
Squaw
Shocking Valley Hospital
Brown
Altman
Berlin
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