Cranberries Found On The Way Home Near Murray
The narrator recalls finding a green patch of cranberry plants in Job's Hollow near Murray, started in the 1940s when a Kroger manager dumped old produce there. They picked a poke full, then continued on to inspect persimmon trees and nearby Goose Run, noting fall colors and local landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Huston
Murray
Ohio
Buckeye Lake
Ray
Marilyn
Job’s Hollow
Kroger
Jobs Hollow
Glouster
Glouster Road
Goose Run
Henry Shafer
Hollister
Radio lectures offer in-area nursing education
Nurses in Nelsonville Athens County can continue their education without leaving the area as the Ohio Medical Education Network partners with WHIZ FM Zanesville and Mount St. Mary Hospital to broadcast lectures. The first session titled Change The Name of the Game will be presented by Imogene M. King and Ruby Martin on Thursday at noon.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
Ohio Medical Education Network
Whiz-Fm
Zanesville
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Imogene M. King
Ohio State University School of Nursing
Ruby Martin
Ohio State University School of Nursing Service
Mount St. Mary
Nelsonville Emblem Club and VFW Schedule Meetings
Emblem Club No. 90 will hold a business meeting at 8 p.m. at the Elks Club in Nelsonville. The VFW Post 3467 Auxiliary meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Post home. The auxiliary plans to send used clothing to orphanages in Vietnam.
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Nelsonville Emblem Club No
Elks Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No
Vietnam
Logan Lemley Cited For Improper Left Turn Collision
Walter L Lemley of New Straitsville Route 1 was cited by city police for making an improper left turn Sunday night. He attempted a left from the right lane on South Mulberry at 11 58 p m and struck Lee Knepshield of Middletown in an accident with no injuries.
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LOGAN
Walter L. Lemley
New Straitsville
South Mulberry
Lemley
Lee M. Knepshield
Middletown
Logan Teens Organize 300 For UNICEF
Approximately 300 second graders in Logan will collect pennies for UNICEF on Halloween. The High Y and Y-Teens at Logan Junior and Senior High Schools run the Trick or Treat program to raise funds and fund UNICEF projects abroad.
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Logan
Unicef
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
United States
Mount St Mary Hospital Births and Dismissals
Births list includes Mr and Mrs David Conner Redtown a daughter Mr and Mrs Larry Coon The Plains a daughter Miss Candy Perry and Miss Elizabeth Mullins Albany Mrs Lena Wolfe and Mrs Elizabeth Pidcock Nelsonville Master Stephen Skinner Glouster Route 1 Master Robert Miller Bremen Route 1 Charles Waldie and Mrs Mary Anderson New Straitsville Miss Kathy Scott New Lexington Route 2 Dismissed includes Mrs Charles Williams and daughter Mrs Edith Andrews Mrs Elizabeth Galvin Michael Covella Mrs Anna Stonager Logan-Hocking County parks drew 18 388 visitors over the weekend with 254 campers in section A and 103 in section D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candy Perry
Elizabeth Mullins
Albany
Lena Wolfe
Elizabeth Pidcock
Nelsonville
Stephen Skinner
Glouster
Robert Miller
Bremen
Charles Waldie
Mary Anderson
New Straitsville
Kathy Scott
New Lexington
Charles Williams
Edith Andrews
Elizabeth Galvin
Michael Covella
Anna Stonager
Logan — Hocking County
Nelsonville Eagles Plan 69th School of Instruction
Nelsonville Eagles Hall hosts the 69th Annual School of Instruction for District Four with eight councils listed. Hock-Hocking Lodge Officers meet after the Odd Fellows session. Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary schedules a dance for November 1 to raise funds for Vietnam servicemen and Christmas boxes.
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Nelsonville
Kill Eagle
Degree of Pocahontas
Logan
Athens
Potomac
New Lexington
Marietta
New Straitsville
Leonetta
Corning
White Swan
Hock-Hocking
Order of Odd Fellows
Royal Arch
Odd Fellows Temple
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Vietnam
Hocking Valley Hospital Announces Local Admittances
At Hocking Valley Community Hospital in Logan hospital staff list a series of recent admissions. Names include Mrs Loreann Mundy Orpha Conner and Kenneth Mount with Elmer How dyshell Gore and Enoch Hilsinger among others.
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Loreann Mundy
Orpha Conner
Kenneth Mount
Enoch Hilsinger
Lawrence Holzapfel
Junior J. Nixon
Logan
Nelsonville council reviews zoning progress and cable request
Nelsonville City Council on Monday night approved third reading of an ordinance and heard plans for zoning reforms from the Judiciary Committee. Eugene Edwards sought a $1.00 monthly cable rate hike to $4.25, while a vote on hiring Sam Sharp Associates for federal waterworks funding was delayed pending a Browne Associates report.
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Nelsonville
Eugene Edwards
Judiciary Committee
Service Safety
Water Department
John Brooks
Don Kern
Sam Sharp Associates
Floyd G. Browne Associates Limited
Marion
Farmers Home Administration and Housing and Urban Development Agency
Earl Hilleary
Philip Cring
Edwards
Council
Elks May Lease Lot For Off Street Parking
Nelsonville council discusses leasing the former Elks building lot for off street parking. Mayor Hilleary said Elks trustees asked the city to assume control to place meters, with no sale intended. If leased, meters and standards would be bought and the lot blacktopped near Fayette and Hocking Streets. The Street Committee will review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Elks
Earl Hilleary
Elks Trustees
Hilleary
Elks Lodge
Fayette and
Hocking Streets
Nelsonville May Seek Federal Sewer Funds
Nelsonville mayor Earl Hilleary reports letters from Chicago offices of Farmers Home Administration and HUD indicate pending federal aid for waterworks and sanitary sewer expansion. Browne and Associates filed the new Farmers Home Administration application. officials anticipate possible assistance for the sewer project.
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Nelsonville
Chicago
Farmers Home Administration
Housing and Urban Development
Earl Hilleary
Floyd G. Browne and Associates
Hilleary
Nelsonville Trash Hauling Meetings Stall City Cleanup
Two council committees work to resolve solid waste disposal issues as W and S Sanitary delays persist. Mayor Hilleary notes county landfill operation may be relocated to Nelsonville, while leaders press for access to the firm’s records and seek alternative operators.
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Nelsonville
W and S Sanitary
Harold Bean
Athens County Commissioners
Bean
Hilleary
Athens County
James Brouse
Don Kern
W and S
Kern
Council
Shafer
Nelsonville City Council Hears Committee Reports
City council members discuss finance plans for a new water dept truck pending specifications. Street resurfacing is completed with some High Street repair approved but not yet done. Edwards Street sewer dispute prompts investigation of cross drain into storm system and unequal fees. A one way traffic plan for a west alley is proposed, and several hazardous dead trees are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
City Council
Water Department
John Brooks
High Street
Carl Young
Utility Committee
Edwards Street
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Nelsonville Marine Home
Nelsonville — Marine
Robert Hollenbaugh
James Hollenbaugh
Sheppard Street
Bethesda
Maryland
U.S. Naval Hospital
Hollenbaugh
York Township
Democrat Club
Elks Hall
Hocking Street
David Conner
Redtown
Larry Coon
the Plains
Nelsonville Eagles
OOF
VFW
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Elmer Howdyshell
Gore
Betty Guess
Thomas Rose
Robert Bownes and Son
George Wonn
Donald Gordon
Howard Vernon
Sam Sharp
Utility
Charles Shafer
Lloyd Gray
Verity St
Gary Bodyer
Street Committee
Gray
Council Judiciary Committee
City Planning Commission
Tri-County Technical Institute
Greg Cross
John Johnson
Troop 69
Elks
Police Department
General Telephone
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