Paul Bunyan Show Draws Thousands In Nelsonville
The Paul Bunyan Show on the Hocking Technical College campus drew about 4 000 spectators for Ohio State Lumberjack Championship contests. Winners totaled prize money from 75 to 20 dollars across events led by David Geer and Rudy Dettmer in multiple disciplines. The event, opened with a Bicentennial dedication, was sponsored by the Ohio Forestry Association with demonstrations and local support.
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Wilbur Mender
Nelsonville
Paul Bunyan
Ohio State
Hocking Technical College
Hocking
Rudy Dettmer
Larry Sandy
Gib Engel
Bernard Molleur
David Geer
Bennie
Arden Cogar
Tom and
Richard Geer
Larry
Eddy Sandy
Bill Cogar
John Talbott
Arden
Future Farmer of America
Wayne Timberlake
Logan
Forest District
Mark Elis
Dick Zipf
Columbus
E. B. Miller Lumber
Murray City
Dale W. Riddle Forest Products
Laurelville
Sports, Inc
Athens
Ohio Forestry Association
Heirloom Quilts Topic At Meigs DAR Meeting
The Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at Grace Episcopal Parish House to discuss Colonial Quilts. Speaker Mrs. Dwight Milhoan, an antique collector, traced quilts from ancient beds to colonial America and noted common patterns of birds and flowers.
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Pomeroy
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
Grace Episcopal Parish House
Dwight Milhoan
America
Thereon Johnson
Robert Ashley
Letart Falls
Elva Cottrill
Governor Worthington
Logan
Mae Weber
Rutland
Edith Reed
Nabby Lee Ames
Athens
Johnson
Dale Dutton
Heidi Ewing
National Defense
Emerson Jones
Haydenville Canal Dispute Draws Public Frustration
Logan reports the Haydenville canal on private property has caused five years of drainage problems. Bill and Bonnie Keplar accuse officials of ignoring their ownership deed while noting a 12 inch tile under filled earth. County engineers were asked to verify ownership before action.
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Ruth Stump
Logan
Haydenville
Hocking County
Bill Keplar
Box 7
Bonnie Keplar
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Skating Party Planned by Xi Gamma Mu Chapter
Xi Gamma Mu Chapter Beta Sigma Phi plans an October skating party for members and families at Skateway near Chester. Guests pay 25 cents for skate rentals. event runs 2 to 4 p.m. Refreshments served. Susan Baer presides. Carol McCullough reports plans for a “Do your own thing” event in November.
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Middleport
Xi Gamma Mu
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Chester
Susan Baer
Carol McCullough
Ways and Means Committee
Meigs-Jackson-Vinton bookmobile schedule released
The schedule lists stops on Tuesday at Chester Elementary School and several Syracuse sites, with times from 9 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. Wednesday includes Larry's Grocery and Brown's Trailer, while Thursday covers Racine Elementary, Portland Elementary, Reedsville Store, Long Bottom, and other locations through 8:30 p.m.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse
Larry
Minersville
Brown's
Racine
Portland
Reedsville
Long Bottom
Success Road
Texas Road
Five Points
Whipple Road
Racine Officers Elected
Racine Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star elected new officers at the October meeting in the Masonic Temple. Officers include Lillian Weese as worthy matron and Ralph Webb as worthy patron with other elected posts. Invitations for grand visitations from nearby chapters and a 25th anniversary reception for Albany Chapter were announced. A petition for a new Denvertown chapter was approved and dues relief for 50 year members approved. Shut-in members were reported.
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Racine
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Lillian Weese
Ralph Webb
Naomi Brinker
Jess Brinker
Opal Diddle
Barbara Dugan
Donna Johnson
Romaine Frederick
Louise Stewart
Reinersville
McConnelsville
Albany
Loetta Hayes
Denvertown
Velma Quillen
Dale Hill
Heart Surgery
Florida
Bernice Hiffman
Holzer Medical Center
Meigs County seniors offer home repairs and recreation
The Meigs County Senior Citizens group will repair homes for the elderly with owner-supplied materials and labor by volunteers. A new Rio Grande College program on Wednesdays offers handball badminton basketball swimming and arts crafts. Volunteers are needed for meals delivery museum preservation talks and guiding the museum.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Rosalie Sayre
Rio Grande College
Lynne Center
Southern Junior High
Chester
Racine
Eleanor Thomas
Council On Aging
Bill Watson
Ruth Evans
Kermit McElroy
Early Roush
Maurice Lott
Bill Quivey
Lincoln Russell
Cablevision offers clearer pictures and more programs
A promotional piece touts Cablevision as a solution to poor UHF reception and busy tuning by offering easier access to movies sports and educational content. It argues that viewers gain access to more shows from distant network stations as fall programming debuts and syndicated local programs premiere.
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Rube Goldberg
America
Cablevision
Cablevision Fall Offer Promises Cheap TV Outlets
An ad pitches Cablevision as more than a big antenna with a fall premiere price. Subscribe by a March 3 1976 deadline to get up to three active outlets installed for 1.95 and save up to 23.05, with a money back guarantee and added outlets for existing subscribers.
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Prett
Remiere
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Frieda Faehnle
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Henry H. Dean Jr
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Minden
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