Plains Fire Open House Highlights New Equipment Display
The Plains Fire Department hosts an open house Sunday marking Fire Prevention Week with two new pieces of gear on view. An emergency ambulance on a International chassis from Gail Watkins Equipment and an 1800 gallon water carrier on a Chevrolet from Bob Hess Co. replace older units funded by the local fire levy. Chief Cecil Newsom notes 65 runs last year and refreshments will be served during 2 to 5 p.m. inspection.
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Plains Fire Department
Orlando Howson
Bob Hess
Chevrolet
Nelsonville
C. L. Colmer
Kate
Roy Cross Walburn
Harold Brown
Athens Township
Cecil Newsom
Alvin Pierce
Arthur McCoy
Bob Secoy
Gail Watkins
Watkins Equipment Co
Athens
The
Gail Watkins Equipment Co
Bob Hess Co
Newsom
Plains
Logan Council divided on new signals purchase
Logan City Council approved the third reading to purchase and install twelve downtown traffic signals to meet state standards, with a four to three vote. Dissenters argued for fewer lights and questioned the $60,000 cost, while a meter survey spurred a six to one vote against purchasing meters. Public Safety Committee to reconvene Thursday to continue study.
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Logan
James Parkinson
Ed Johnston
State Department of Highways
Hunter and
Spring Streets
Hunter
Market
Hunter and Mulberry
Hunter and Walnut
Main
Spring
Roy Kelch
Public Safety Committee
Second
Ambulance collision cited driver in Gosney case
Pearl D. Gosney 72 of Murray City was cited for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle after his car struck a Johnson Funeral Home ambulance at Canal and Harper Streets during an emergency run linked to the accidental death of Carl Legg at the sand and gravel pit on State Route 691 near the O W Davis farm.
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Nelsonville
Pearl D. Gosney
Murray City
Gosney
Johnson Funeral Home
Canal and
Harper Streets
Carl Legg
O. W. Davis
Hocking Valley Hospital Admits and Discharges
Mrs. Ernest Foltz Mrs. How ard Cottrill Master James B Berry Linda Marie Campbell Mrs Gary Daubenmier all of Logan Master Ricky Pittman Rockbridge admitted. Dismissed Joseph H Braglin Miss Linda Sue Boals.
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Ernest Foltz
Howard Cottrill
James B. Berry
Linda Marie Campbell
Gary Daubenmier
Logan
Ricky Pittman
Rockbridge
Joseph H. Braglin
Linda Sue Boals
Ohio Usually Votes For Winners Since 1803
Ohio has voted with the national winner in nine presidential elections since statehood in 1803, making it a bellwether state with 26 electoral votes coveted in 1968. Secretary of State Ted W. Brown notes the state’s early wins through 1824 and lists bellwether counties Belmont Montgomery Portage Tuscarawas, while detailing years Ohio backed defeated candidates including 1836 1844 1848 1856 1884 1892 1944 1960.
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Columbus
Ted W. Brown
Ohio
Mr. Brown
Thomas Jefferson
Buckeye
Henry Clay
John Q. Adams
Brown
Belmont
Montgomery
Portage
Tuscarawas
Belmont County
Adlai E. Stevenson
William Jennings Bryan
Richard M. Nixon
William Henry Harrison
Martin van Buren
James K. Polk
Lewis Cass
Zachary Taylor
John C. Fremont
James Buchanan
James G. Blaine
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Thomas E. Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
AAUW Fall Workshop Scheduled For Logan
Logan hosts the Ohio Division AAUW Fall Workshop on Saturday October 12 at Logan High School with a $4 fee and reservations to Mrs Joe Murtha by today. Morning session features Dr Bertha Bournocle of Ohio State University on the college woman statue. A panel after lunch includes Judge Rhea Bangert Brown and other professionals from Logan Lancaster and Athens areas.
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Logan
Ohio Division
American Association of University Women
Logan High School
Columbus
Circleville
Marietta
Zanesville
Ironton
Lancaster
Athens
Joe Murtha
Warner Ave
Bertha Bournocle
Ohio State University
Rhea Bangert Brown
Charles Bates
Helen Cameron
Ohio State
Janet Crist
Frederick Curtis
Ohio
Raymond G. Guthrie
Mount St. Mary Hospital Notes
Names of newborns and observers appear in Mount St. Mary Hospital notes listing Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Steen of Nelsonville with a son, plus multiple individuals including Miss Sharon Storms of McArthur and Mrs. Beatrice Allen of Zaleskie, among others, with several families and dates implied. The fragmentary list suggests a community birth notice column.
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Sharon Storms
McArthur
Beatrice Allen
Zaleskie
May Sayers
Nelsonville
Tom Glesson
New Plymouth
Bertha M Tucker
Martin D. Humphrey
Alice Wood
Democrat Caravans Scheduled in Logan County
The Hocking County Democratic party plans two motor caravans this month starting at the bowling alley at 6 p.m. One route ends at Murray City for an 8 p.m. meeting. a Laurelville parade October 19 also gathers there for a Laurelville School meeting. County candidates will be introduced, with refreshments and live music by Holladays and Inbodens. An Oct. 24 potluck at the high school cafeteria features State Democratic Chairman Pete O Grady and introductions of state and county candidates.
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Logan
Hocking County
Democratic Party
Murray City
Laurelville
Pete O'Grady
Veterans Memorial Hospital News Notes Names Mentioned
Veterans Memorial Hospital notes list several individuals including Ethel Collins Shade Roland Dodderer Reedsville Thurston Stone Pomeroy William Bolin Middleport Linda Lute Long Bottom Jennie Newmeyer Wil Kesville Cuma Elkins Albany and Mary Searls Middleport Mark McCloud Shirley Lambert.
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Ethel Collins
Shade
Roland Dodderer
Reedsville
Thurston Stone
Pomeroy
William Bolin
Middleport
Linda Lute
Long Bottom
Jennie Newmeyer
Wilkesville
Cuma Elkins
Albany
Mary Searls
Holzer Hospital News Names Of Local Residents In Card List
A long list of local residents and families from Gallipolis Jackson Pomeroy and surrounding areas appears in the Holzer Hospital news column. Names include Mrs Donald Poleyn Mrs Harold Dillon Mrs James Holley Mrs James Sellers and others across Gallipolis Racine Langsville and Point Pleasant with assorted married names and maiden names.
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Donald Poleyn
Gallipolis
Harold Dillon
Crown City
James Holley
James Sellers
Racine
Thomas Hysell
Pomeroy
Gladys Dailey
Mabel Lanhart
Jackson
Nancy Y. Adams
Dale Rothgeb
Wilma Riggs
Lowell Northup
Paul Bradberry
Meigs General Hospital Admits Local Residents
Meigs General Hospital notes admit names: Charles Eblin of Pomeroy Clarence Williams of Pomeroy Lorendo Might of Middleport Robert Meeks Zona Robie and Robert Steele.
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Meigs General Hospital
Charles Eblin
Pomeroy
Clarence Williams
Lorendo Might
Middleport
Robert Meeks, Zona Robie and
Robert Steele
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Walnut
Second Streets
Leroy Conkle
Front Street
James Johnson
State Department
Richard Collison
James Building
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
AAUW
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Thomas Steenrod
Maxwell Farley
Herbert Everett
Harold Kinnison
Helen McDonald
David Carter
Helen Smathers
Clarence Matheny
Viola Dodgins
Jack Armstrong
Goldie Bryson
Millard Guess
James Kavlish
Greg Keith
Democrat
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Mark McCloud and
Shirley Lambert
Holzer Hospital News
Carl Barnett
Earl P. Brumfield
Anita Estep
Fred Gool
Barney Gragg
Jimmie Hale and Son
Harold A. Reeves
Ottie T. Roach
Charles Robinson
Vernon Sheppard
Roy B. Stone
Ralph Wills
George Winchell
Tracey Herman
Stephen D. Williams
Logan Monument
Sears and Elberfelds
Big Rock
Forest Cemetery
Logan, Ohio
W. Main Street
Sears and Elberfeld
Washington Bowers, Jr
Pomeroy, Ohio
Meigs County
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Lee L. Vaughan
Circleville, Ohio
John T. Lorimer
Vinton, Ohio
Gallia County
James O. Bush
Logan Monument Company
Logan Monument Co
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