DC-3 Gifted to Ohio University by Detroit Steel
Detroit Steel Corp presents a DC-3 executive aircraft to Ohio University in a ceremony at the university airport. President Vernon R. Alden and Board Chairman Fred H. Johnson received the plane from Duncan M. Baxter, boosting the aviation education program. The aircraft seats 16 and includes radar flight control. The gift funds faculty travel, sponsored field trips, and regional campus transportation as part of Ohio’s aviation curriculum under FAA sponsorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Steel Corp
Ohio University
Duncan M. Baxter
Detroit Steel
Vernon R. Alden
Fred H. Johnson
Baxter
Alden
America
Ohio
Dr. Alden
Department of Electrical Engineering
Federal Aviation Administration
The
Detroit
Mich.) Steel Corp
University
Charles Carter
Area Death Notices from Snowville and Nearby Towns
Area death notices list John Stanley 63 Snowville. survivors Myrtle Fred Brenda Brent sisters Morris Mason and Stanley brothers. funeral Snowville Methodist Wednesday. Also Susan J Weed of Zaleski. Icy D Moody of Chesterhill. Grace Bowles Foster of Athens. Don Burt of Columbus. Services and burial details at local funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snowville
John Stanley
Meigs County
William
Adelaide Brickles Stanley
Harrisonville
Glen Stanley
Albany
James Stanley
Greenfield
Joe Stanley Sr
Pomeroy
Snowville Methodist Church
Freeland Norris
Hughes Funeral Home
Athens
McArthur
Susan J. Weed
Zaleski
Wrightsel
Jerry Griffith
New Marshfield
Weed
George French
Lancaster
Homer Weed
Akron
French
Minta Stein
Columbus
Chesterhill
Icy D. Moody
Fawcett-Stone
Burgiss Wogan
Chesterhill Cemetery
Moody
Boyle's Wife Mary Frances Boyle Dies
New York reporting that Mary Frances Boyle, wife of Associated Press columnist Hal Boyle, died Saturday after a month's illness. Boyle often referenced his wife in his writings and his overseas dispatches sometimes read as letters to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary Frances Boyle
Associated Press
Hal Boyle
Boyle
They Thought That Car Looked Familiar
Otto Shaw had his station wagon recovered after sheriff Paul Hartman called it a once in a lifetime recovery. Stolen Friday night, the car was found abandoned with an empty fuel tank along I-71 near Wilmington as Shaw’s son and three Logan youths spotted it during a trip to the Miami Bowling Green game and returned it to Shaw on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Otto Shaw
Paul Hartman
Shaw
Hocking County
Bill
Hartman
Mike
Bob Johnston
Dana Beougher
Mike Schultz
Oxford
Bowling Green
Wilmington
Sheriff Hartman
83rd Infantry Hunting For Old Members
Dayton reports the 83rd Infantry Division seeks about 25,000 former members not contacted since World War II. An 88th Division Association reunion is planned for Detroit in August 1969. Debbie Meyer of Sacramento set eight world swimming records in 1968 approved by the International Swimming Federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
83Rd Infantry Division
88Rd Infantry Division
Detroit
Michigan
83Rd Division
Larry Redmond
Rockwood Dr
Havertown
Debbie Meyer
Sacramento
International Swimming Federation
Lightning blamed for Racine area house fire
A Racine area fire killed Mrs Ida Wolfe when lightning struck her home on Route 338 south of Racine Sunday night. Fire officials arrived at 8 45 p m to find the blaze already out of control, starting in the kitchen near the refrigerator. Beggar's Hours Set Logan Trick or Treat event includes a 6 p m parade on Wednesday followed by hours from 7 to 9 p m with police cautioning motorists to watch for masked children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Ida Wolfe
Roy Kelch
Officer Jails Obliging Man
Alamogordo New Mexico police officer John Caraway arrested a man outside a bar after the man called for help and asked if he was drunk enough to be jailed. Caraway testified the man asked and the officer agreed the man was drunk enough to be jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
N. M
John Caraway
Caraway
Bricker addresses 400 at Hocking pig roast rally
Former Ohio governor John W. Bricker spoke to about 400 at the National Guard Armory in Logan, urging turnout for Republicans while criticizing inflation debt and crime among national issues. He praised Nixon and Rhodes era gains, and touted strong public respect for government, flag, and Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Jewell Logan
Logan
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Hocking County
Republican Party
National Guard
Bricker
Harry Armstrong
Nixon
James Rhodes
United States
Allen Inboden
Navy
Ed Ullman
Mount St Mary Hospital Births and Discharges
Births listed at Mount St Mary Hospital include Miss Theresa Grant of Millfield Route 1 and several named families from Nelsonville, Glouster, and nearby towns. Dismissals include Mrs. Robert Smathers, Mrs. Donald Fuller, Master Roy Storms, and multiple others, alongside young children and infants.
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Theresa Grant
Millfield
Millard Guess
Carbon Hill
Floyd Amirene
McArthur
Virginia Whitmore
Nelsonville
John FE. Jones
Laura Shafer
Virgil L. Burkett
Athens
Annabelle C. Rowe
Glouster
George Nutter
Earl Radcliffe
Elizabeth Carter
Zita Secoy
the Plains
Mary Landis
Buchtel
Robert Smathers
Donald Fuller
Roy Storms
Richard Jones
Leora Auflick
Mabel James
Leatha Smith
Marcella Cope
Mary Reynolds
Belford Rosser
Violet Duncan
Tina Morris
Amy Rainey
Girl Hamner
R. Lee Lyle
Elza Cullison
Frank Barnhart
Gerald Dunlevy
Wilma Mansfield
Boy Snyder
Hocking Valley Hospital Birth Announcement
Mr and Mrs Maurice D Schmelzer Bremen welcome a son at Hocking Valley Community Hospital. Admitted patients include Clarence Bourne New Straits ville and several residents of Logan and New Plymouth. A list notes transfers to Doctors Hospital and multiple named individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice D Schmelzer
Bremen
Clarence Bourne
New Straitsville
Carl Schmitter
Ernest Moore Jr
Leonard Bush
Paul Wingrove
Logan
Rita F. Houseman
New Plymouth
Driver Cited After Wreck in Logan on Front Street
Police investigated a three car collision Sunday at 5 25 p m on Front Street near Homer Avenue. Walton E Davies 52 of Athens struck the rear of William D Balphaser of Delaware Ohio who then hit James R Goldbach 18 of Avon Lake. Balphaser vehicle sustained heavy damage Goldbach light damage Davies minor damage Davies cited into Mayors Court for assured clear distance with a 20 dollar bond.
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Logan
Front
Homer Avenue
Walton E. Davies
Athens
William D. Balphaser
Delaware
Ohio
Balphaser
James R. Goldbach
Avon Lake
Bulphaser
Goldbach
Davies
Mayors Court
Cow Killed in Route 17 Crash Near Point Pleasant
One person died and a tractor trailer sustained 1500 dollars in damage when James Edward Ziglar of Madison North Carolina drove a Goldson Transfer outfit south on Route 17 and struck a cow owned by Charles McCulloch near Couch about four miles south of Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Sheriff's Department
James Edward Ziglar
Madison
N. C
Goldson Transfer
Eden
Charles McCulloch
Couch
Meet the Candidates Meeting canceled at Krodel Park
A GOP Women’s Club spokesman said the Meet the Candidates event set for Tuesday at Krodel Park is canceled due to conflict. Logan firemen were called to the John Daughter farm on Golf Course Road Sunday night to extinguish a fire in a sludge pit at an oil storage tank.
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Point Pleasant
Krodel Park
Republican Women’s Club
Logan
John Daugherty
Golf Course Road
Contest Name Planned for Teen New Year Dance
The Hocking County American Cancer Society unit will sponsor a New Year Eve teen dance at the National Guard Armory Logan. Teens may submit a name for the event to Radio Station WLGN Box 429 Logan with a Thanksgiving deadline. In case of duplicates earliest postmark wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
American Cancer Society
The
Cancer Society
National Guard Armory
WLGN
Hocking judge hears traffic cases in Lancaster
Lancaster driver Arthur R. Graham pleaded guilty for driving with revoked rights, receiving $50 fine, costs, a suspended 10 day jail term, and one year probation. Others fined include Harry Vincent of New Straitsville and several locals for overloads, assured clear distance, improper passing, and unsafe or insecure loads. Bonds forfeited involve Cleveland and Rockbridge residents for reckless operation and speeding. Continuing cases include Russell Mason for overload and Walter Clowes for DWI and reckless operation.
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Logan
Arthur R. Graham
Lancaster
Hocking County
Harry V. Vincent
New Straitsville
Charles A. Fetherofl
Gilbert F. Davis
Lumbus
Clinton Crichfield
Nelsonville
Orville Glenn Parks
Coshocton
Robert Lee Thornton
Rockbridge
Ronald Lee Bush
Carl Peter Frank
Cleveland
Ernest A. Roop
Donald Ray Davis
Wilbur D. Barlow
New Plymouth
Gary Smith
Thornville
Russell E. Mason
Walter K. Clowes
Nelsonville council eyes LEADS and trash plan
Nelsonville city council will hold a special meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in City Hall to view a film on the LEADS program aiding police agencies with computerized services to fight crime. The session will also revisit the trash collection issue and discuss exclusive-contract bids from haulage firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville Council
Nelsonville
Council
Harold Bean
Community Improvements Committee
Lucinda Desha Robb Named For President’s Grandchild
Washington AP reports President Johnson’s granddaughter is named Lucinda Desha Robb. Lucinda combines the names of Johnson’s daughters Luci and Lynda, while Desha honors a Johnson ancestor. Marine Capt. Charles S. Robb phoned from Vietnam to approve the name at Bethesda Naval Medical Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
Lucinda Desha Robb
Luci
Lynda
Desha
Duh-shay
Charles S. Robb
Vietnam
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Robb
James S. Robb
Milwaukee, Wis
Kyger Social Notes Recap From Ohio and Kentucky
Mary B. Sisson reports a round of visits and family news in Kyger. Families from Columbus Harrisonville Akron Wheelsburg Louisa Morehead and Midway gather for visits funerals and ship night. Several relatives attend events and share time with local households and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary B. Sisson Kyger
Michael Stewart
Columbus
Fred Durham
Harrisonville
Joe Stewart
Cora Rupe
Fred Ohde, Jr
Mt. Vernon
Mamie Lewis
Gertrude Lewis
Rupe
Pearl Lewis
Chillicothe
Mayo Bales
Akron
Dennis L. Spires
Homer Allan Tate
U.S. Air Force
Hugh Burnette
Wheelsburg
Velma Mae Underwood
Marion Thomas
Louisa
Doris Roush
Dale Mulford
Etta Evans
Ruth Mack
Malinda Bradbury
Cars Crash Police Cite One Driver
A two car collision at Canal and Fulton Streets in Nelsonville led police to cite Ruth L With em for failure to yield the right of way after her car struck a westbound station wagon driven by 17 year old Deborah S Davis. Moderate vehicle damage was reported and Davis was ordered to appear in the mayor s court on Friday at 8 30 p m.
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Nelsonville
Canal
Fulton Streets
Ruth L. Withem
Murray City
Withem
Deborah S. Davis
Chestnut St
Fulton
Davis Auto
Vinton Social Roundup From Local Residents
Mrs Lola Gooch spent a day with Mr and Mrs James Bush Judy and Jimmy. Mr and Mrs Russ Chapman called on Mr and Mrs Joe Humphrey. Larry Burris visited his mother Mrs Lucille Burris. A large attendance at the annual Homecoming at Winton United Methodist Church featured Rev William Turner as guest speaker. Residents from Wellston Marietta Nitro Gallipolis and Gallipolis area visited friends and relatives including the White Lundy Cattrill Green and Jurleson families with several Sunday meals noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
Don Swick
Jeanie Hampton
Kathyrn Snyder
Sherri
Chester Jones
Callie Lundy
Eleanor White Vinton
Lucky Hartsook
Jane Paling
Lester Metcalf
Marrietta
Chester White
Frank Markins
John
Charlotte) Thomas
Nitro W. Varr
Lucy Hartsook
Harold Cattrill
Eugene
Linda) Green
Gallipolis
Lucille Burris
Sue
Larry
Tommy Metcalf
Mark
Karl Jur Leson
Fred Tackett
Lester Waugh
Anna Higgins
Sister Joan Awarded Traineeship in Health Planning
Sister Joan Maurer OSF former Mount St Mary Hospital administrator receives a two year traineeship to study comprehensive health planning at the University of Cincinnati funded by the U S Public Health Service under the Partnership for Health Act. She will attend St Joseph Hospital Minot North Dakota and earn a master of community planning degree. The program trains professionals in health services facilities and manpower development. Cincinnati program is one of ten nationwide under the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Joan Maurer
OSF
Mount St. Mary Hospital
University of Cincinnati
U. S. Public Health Service
Joan
St. Joseph Hospital
Minot
N. D
Chauncey bar ber shops raise haircut price to 1.75
Union barbers in Chauncey announce a new haircut price of 1.75 dollars effective November 11.
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Chauncey
Public Notice of Quiet Title Suit in Athens County
Lucille Campbell Lowe and Florence F Franklin sue Mary C Watkins Neate E Watkins and William P Watkins in Common Pleas Court Athens County Ohio case 24839 to quiet title and bar future claims seeking sole fee simple ownership terms require answer by December 2 1968 with attorney Homer B Gall Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary C. Watkins
Nettie E. Watkins
William P. Watkins
Kim
Neate E. Watkins
Lucille Campbell Lowe
Lucille Campbell
Florence F. Franklin
Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Ohio
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Moody Services
Mrs
Grace Foster
Grace Bowles Foster
State St
Kimes
Isaac and
Ellen Lehman Rowles
First
Ethel Riley
Theodosia Row
Ethel Riley and
Theodosia Rowles
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Llewellyn Kemmerle
Fred Luchs
West Union Street
Don Burt
N. High St
Mercy Hospital
Glenna
James
Killingsworth
83Rd Infantry
Beggar's Hours
John Bumgardner
John Harvey Weis
Clarence S. Matheny
Jack N. Moorehead
Howard Barnhart
Richard C. Gerken
Robert C. Stoughton
Esther Carpenter
Wayne Timberlake
George Mara
Owen F. Yaw
Thomas M. Herbert
Pat
Supreme Court
Herbert
Wayne Todd
Congressman Miller
John Eckler
John Bricker
Bill Kessler
Zanesville
Dell Reese
David
Fairgrounds
Main St
Armory
John Hildabolt
George Crow
Clarence Blosser
Erma Myers
Vivian Proctor
Evans
Ralph Stobbs
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Grace Emerick
Frank Rhinehart
Harold Miller
Elmer Staley
Willam A. Flood
James Stewart
W. Denzil Weltner
Doctor's Hospital
Freda Risch
Harold Heinlein Jr
Clayde Carmean
Charles Brooks
Michael W. Guess
Robert Guess
St. John Street
United States Air Force
Amarillo Air Force Base
Texas
Mountain State Business College
Parkersburg
W. Va
Nelsonville High School
Hocking
Robb Baby
Kyger
Eleanor White
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