Meyer Loses Murder Appeal In Ohio Court
Benjamin E. Meyer, awaiting potential appeal in the Ohio State Penitentiary, lost a bid for an alternative writ of mandamus at the Fourth District Court of Appeals in Logan. The court dismissed the petition while upholding that no writ is due when no appeal is pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Benjamin E. Meyer
Ohio State Penitentiary
Meyer
Fourth District Court of Appeals
James Collier
Ironton
Roy Gillen
Wellston
William Radcliff
Circleville
Collier
Velvia
Appelate
Ohio Supreme Courts
Frank J. Lausche
Couples Club Elects Officers After September Meet
The Logan Couples Club of the First Church met at Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Post's home with eighteen couples attending a hayride and wiener roast. New members welcomed were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wright and Mrs. Earl O'Brien. Officers elected: William J. Bozett president, David C. Bell vice president, Mrs. J. Albert McGraw secretary, John Busch treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poston
William J. Bozett
David C. Bell
J. Albert McGraw
John Busch
Carl Radcliff
George Shaw
George Rolston
Former Envoy to Deliver Keynote at Ohio School Boards Meet
Logan James Frey announced that Dr. James B. Conant will be the keynote speaker for the Ohio School Boards Association third annual convention, November 11 to 13 in Columbus. Conant, Harvard president emeritus and former U S ambassador to West Germany, studied American high schools under a Carnegie grant, visiting over 50 schools in 20 states. Part of the convention will be open to the public with free tickets available through superintendents or the association office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
James Frey
Hocking County
James B. Conant
Ohio School Boards Association
Columbus
Harvard University
U. S
West Germany
Conant
Carnegie Corp
Driver Fined After Crash on Route 33
A two car crash on Route 33 half a mile south of Logan caused extensive damage with no injuries. Esther Clark, 55, of Midlandport, headed north, was struck on the left by a southbound car driven by Clarence Johnson, 62, of Logan. Johnson was fined $15 and costs by Logan Mayor Francis Myers for unsafe operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
State Highway Patrol
Esther Clark
Middleport
Clarence Johnson
Johnson
Francis Myers
Rites Held for Mrs Edgell Attended by Out of Town Relatives
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Edgell were held in Nelsonville last Wednesday with many out of town relatives and friends in attendance. Her daughter Mrs. James McNamee of Logan and numerous relatives from Columbus Barbert on Lorain St Clairsville Murray City and Athens attended the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Nancy Exigell
Nelsonville
Edgell
James McNamee
Dan Thrapp
Guy and
Elmer Yates
Columbus
John Dyson
Robert Enderlie
Dave Chipman
Millard Dyson
St. Clairsville
Clara North
Edison North
Mrs. Starling North
Barberton
Lucille Scott
Kent
Ivor Dyson
Bridgeport
Charles Everett
Reginald Spence
Chris Steerhof
Lorain
Thomas Spencer
Kenneth Thomas
New Straitsville
Emerson Spencer
Florence Kennedy
Athens
Grace R. Donahue
Mae McNamee
Murray City
Conrad Deering
Joe Sheskey
Buchtel
Joe Burton
Herbert Edgell
New Pittsburg
Revival services begin October 1 in Logan churches
Logan area churches announce revival meetings led by Rev Curtis L Powell of Zanesville from October 1 through October 12 with daily 7 30 pm services and a witnessing program October 5 12 First Presbyterian hosts 9 15 am church school and 10 30 am worship plus a 6 30 pm Westminster Fellowship EUB also lists weekly services and youth events with revival details across multiple parishes and locations in Newark and surrounding towns
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
Roy E. Klingler
NYPS
Father of Lights
Curtis L. Powell
Zanesville
First Presbyterian
Earl F Schottke
Westminster Fellowship
EUB
D. S. Dunkle
Cub
Wsws Institute
Wright Memorial Eub
Newark
Joseph Crouse
Charleston
W. Va
Logan Social Notes Adult Education Club Meeting
The Adult Education Club met at Mrs. Warren Palsley's home with Mrs. Clarence Spicer leading the business session. Guest speaker Mrs. Dorothy Panetti announced Girl Scout Troop 12 would attend the October meeting and new member Mrs. James Koontz joined. A stork shower honored Mrs. Dick Tschappat and Mrs. Charles Brooks. prizes went to Mrs. Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Palsley
Albert Mount
Clarence Spicer
Dorothy Panetti
Ing
Beiford Burgess
Mount
James Koontz
Dick Tschappat
Charles Brooks
Charles Bryant
Help Out At Aid Unit In Hocking County
Thirty five volunteers are taking turns as attendants at the Red Cross first aid station up for the Hocking County air. Registered for service are Mrs. Ray Hart Mildred Taylor Herbert Snouffer Linda Taylor Rose Spillman Louise Mantor Alice Pritchard Anna Masure June Poling Fred Primmer Alberta St Clair Kathryn DeLong Cleo Bierly Charles Eaton Betty Acker Larry Holtzapfel Margaret Kaiser Hugh Hooper Alpha Sigler Vivian Thompson Bessie Disbennett Eileen Sayers Daniel Parkinson Gretchen Rochester Jean Parkinson Mary Bailey Mrs Loren Schorr Freda Walker Mary Wolfe Verna Rheinscheid Dr and Mrs Frederick Blume Mrs Luther Kuhn William Mock Warren Henry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hart
Mildred Taylor
Herbert Snouffer
Linda Taylor
Rose Spillman
Louise Mantor
Alice Pritchard
Anna Masure
June Poling
Fred Primmer
Alberta St. Clair
Kathryn DeLong
Cleo Bierly
Charles Eaton
Betty Acker
Larry Holtzapfel
Margaret Mary Kaiser
Hugh Hooper
Alpha Sigler
Vivian Thompson
Bessie Disbennett
Eileen Sayers
Daniel Parkinson
Gretchen Rochester
Jean Parkinson
Mary Bailey
Loren Schorr
Freda Walker
Mary Wolfe
Verna Rheinscheid
Frederick Blume
Luther Kuhn
William Mock
Warren Henry
Logan County Commission approves routine payments
Logan County commissioners conducted routine business and approved bills totaling 1398.73 from the auto gasoline fund 152.11 from the county general fund 1102 from the tuberculosis and welfare. Welfare bills approved include 718.50 for general administrative payroll 2633.13 for general relief grants 5 for Aid to Dependent Children medical costs 46.61 for Aid to Blind medical costs and 400.17 for aid to Disabled medical costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Home Safety Projects Discussed by Troop 66
Nelsonville troops discussed home safety projects and began plans for a troop home safety good turn as part of the national Scouting Good Turn Project. The group has completed highway and outdoor safety phases and will tackle Home Farm and Ranch Safety in the next phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Birth at Hocking Valley Hospital in Logan
Mr and Mrs Robert Kerns Logan welcomed a daughter. Mrs H A Chilcote Logan admitted for medical care. Mrs Minnie Hampton Enterprise was dismissed from Hocking Valley Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kerns
Logan
H. A. Chilcote
Medical
Minnie Hampton
Enterprise
License suspended after youth hearing in juvenile court
Logan A Union Furnace youth faced a Wednesday juvenile court hearing on a charge of failing to signal for a turn filed by a state patrolman. Ronnd Bumgardner, 17, involved in a September 1 Route 328 crash, had his operator license suspended for 10 days by Judge Rhea Bangert Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Union Furnace
Ronnd Bumgardner
Rhea Bangert Brown
Birthday Dinner Honors Queen Vashti Lodge Members
Thirty three members attended a birthday dinner of Queen Vashti Rebekah Lodge No. 533 on Friday evening. Committee in charge included Mrs. Ethel Dyer Mrs. Ruth Lehman Mrs. Retha Walker and Mrs. Edytha Walker. Honored members were Mrs. Margaret L. Kistler Mrs. Mildred Schultz Miss Betty Jean Pickett Mrs. Ethel Dyer Mrs. Helen Kitchen Mrs. Myrta Lehman and Levi Palmer. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Oct. 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Dyer
Ruth Lehman
Retha Walker
Edytha Walk
Margaret L. Kistler
Mildred Schultz
Betty Jean Pickett
Helen Kitchen
Myrta Lehman
Levi Palmer
Mrs. Riggs Hosts Monday Duplicate Club Meeting
Mrs. Louis A. Riggs entertained members of the Monday Duplicate Club at her Wood Street home with substitute players Mrs. James Brown and Mrs. Ross Adcock. Mrs. Dallas Kinser won high score and Mrs. J. R. Hankinson finished second. Refreshments followed the bridge. Kinser will host the Oct 6 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis A. Riggs
Wood St
James Brown
Ross Adcock
Dallas Kinser
J. R. Hankinson
Kinser
Mount St. Mary Hospital Births Report
Mount St. Mary Hospital notes births for several local families including Homer McWilliams Nelsonville Route 3 and Robert Newman Glouster Route 1 each with a daughter. Other new mothers listed include Delores Harris Buchtel Jane Johnson Nelsonville Grace Lexigar The Plains Clara Quick Albany Route 1 and several in Glouster Murray City Trimble. Blood used 1 unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer MceWilliams
Nelsonville
Robert Newman
Glouster
Delores Harris
Buchtel
Jane Johnson
Grace Lexigar
the Plains
Clara Quick
Albany
Rosa Brooks
Susan Kulakowski
Victoria Smith
Murray City
E. E. Leadingham
Wanda Kittle
Warren Kuhn
Trimble
Liquor Dept Rejects Jim's Carryout Permit in McArthur
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control rejected James F. Nier dba Jim's Carryout Radcliff Route 1 for a C-12 permit. The decision cited Nier not owning or operating a retail store at the site, after inspection found a weekly auction of used furniture at the location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
James F. Nier
Dba Jim
Radcliff
Nier
McArthur Vinton County sales tax receipts update
Last week in Vinton County sales tax receipts totaled 1560.26 dollars, up from 1485.54 the prior year. Cumulative collections since July 1 reach 11039.87 dollars, below the 14991.38 dollars recorded in the same period last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Vinton County
Dance Scheduled in Nelsonville at Eagles Hall
A dance will be held Saturday from 9 p m to midnight at the Eagles Hall in Nelsonville with music by the Twilighters Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Eagles Hall
Twilighters Orchestra
14 Attend First Meeting To Discuss Education
Fourteen people attended the first State House Meeting on Education in Nelsonville as committees were formed to study teacher personnel district organizations school programs and finances. Chairwoman Mrs Alice Kunzman led the session with Lowell Cole Kenneth Kinnee r Lloyd Gray named to head committees for future work. A second meeting is planned October 4 to elect delegates and an educator for the state conference ahead of the October 28 session in Columbus Veterans Memorial Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
State House
Alice Kunzman
Lowell Cole
Kenneth Kinneer
Lloyd Gray
Veterans Memorial
Columbus
Scouts Invite Parents To Attend Meet In Nelsonville
The Boy Scout Troop 66 committee invites fathers of active and inactive Scouts to a meeting with the committee and lodge officers on Monday Sept 29 at 7 30 p m The third floor Pythian Building club rooms hosts this event chaired by C Roy Tomlinson Valley Lodge 167 Knights of Pythias sponsors since 1934 The troop plans October registration and seeks a scoutmaster and two assistant scoutmasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Pythian
C. Roy Tomlinson
Valley Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Nelsonville Greyhounds Open League Play at Middleport
Nelsonville travels to face Middleport in a 8 p.m. league opener. The Greyhounds, after an eight game skid, show improved offense led by Jerry Patton and Jerry Steele. Quarterback Gary Stufflebean leads a banged up line with fresh help from Kunzman and a faster backfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Greyhounds
The
River
Middleport Yellow Jackets
Middleport
Plains
Jerrys
Patton
Steele
Bill Kunzman
the Plains
Chauncey
Gary Stufflebean
Bob Hitchings
John Moore
Charlie Pickett
Johnny Wend
Jim Elliott
Nelsonville Tevis Circle Rummage Sale Set at Church
The Tevis Circle of the Dorr Run Community Chapel holds a rummage sale Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the basement of the Nelsonville Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tevis
Dorr Run
Nelsonville Presbyterian Church
Rev Hinsley to Lead Camp Meeting at Wiley Chapel AME
The Rev. C. Hinsley will lead the camp meeting at Wiley Chapel AME Church on church grounds today. A church conference is set for Sunday at 3 p m with Martha Long as church clerk noting the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Hinsley
Wiley Chapel Ame
Martha Long
Robey Family Returns From Duluth Visit
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Robey of Chestnut Street return from a ten day stay in Duluth Minnesota with their son Carl I Robey and family who recently moved there from Billings Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Robey
Chestnut St
Duluth, Minn
Carl I. Robey
Billings, Mont
Realty Transfers Reported for McArthur and Vicinity
Deed filed transferring Hamilton Building on North Market Street to Delta Lodge 207 F and AM for the lot in McArthur. Grantor includes Mrs. Cynthia Hamilton and others. Other transfers include Gifford and Dorothy Fee to Oscar W and Geneva Ward for one acre in Richland Two and Clarence C Strausbaugh et al to James Nier for one acre in Wilkesville Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Hamilton Building
North Market St
Grantor
Cynthia Hamilton
Delta Lodge
F & AM
Gifford
Dorothy Fee
Oscar W
Geneva Ward
Richland
Clarence C. Strausbaugh
James Nier
Wilkesville
Three Gallia Scout Troops Take Part in Chief Cornstalk Camp
Gallia County Boy Scout Troops 200 204 and Cheshire 206 join the Chief Cornstalk Camp at Mc Clintock Wildlife Station seven miles north of Point Pleasant Route 62. About 1500 scouts and leaders expected making it the Huntington Tri-State Area Council’s largest outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
McClintock Wildlife Station
Point Pleasant
Huntington Tri-State Area
Walter F. Walker
Gaylord Woomer
Merrill Briggs
Cheshire
Jim Hackworth
Gray Ladies Rank Open To Recruits In Nelsonville
Gray Lady chairman Mrs. Treva Shaw announces that recruits are being accepted for a new Gray Lady chapter at Mount St. Mary Hospital and the Southeastern Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital. An organizational meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at the tuberculosis hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Gray Lady
Treva Shaw
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Southeastern Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital
Shaw
Area Native's Rites Saturday
Mrs. W. B. Adams 66 formerly Hattie Cooley died in Worthington. A Nelsonville native she was daughter of Ed Cooley and niece of Dr. Lawrence McManigal. Survived by husband, a daughter and granddaughter. Funeral Saturday 10:30 a.m. at Corbin funeral home Worthington. Interment Greenlawn Cemetery Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
W. B. Adams
Hattie Cooley
Worthington
Ed Cooley
Lawrence McManigal
Buchtel
Mack Cooley
Florida
William Lewis
Columbus
Corbin Funeral Home
Greenlawn Cemetery
Mrs. David Hindy Honored At Shower
Middleport news notes a Thursday evening shower for Mr. and Mrs. David Hindy at the Hinkle home on N Fourth Ave Invitations went to 40 friends and relatives in Middleport and Mason County Prizes were awarded to Mrs Cassam Hindy and Mrs Kalad Hindy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
David Hindy
Patricia Munsy
Harold Hinkle
Russell Mills
Hinkle
N. Fourth Ave
Mason County
Cassam Hindy
Kalad Hindy
Paper Drive Planned by Nelsonville Troop 70 Explorers
Troop 70 Explorers plan a Saturday morning paper drive. Papers should be tied and left in a conspicuous place. Contact post advisor Jack Sowers for newspapers needing special handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Jack Sowers
Post
Missile experts graduate at Huntsville school
Sixty officers and men from Denmark and Norway were graduated in 1958 as missile experts at the U S Army Guided Missile School in Huntsville Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Norway
U.S. Army Guided Missile School
Huntsville
Ala
Holzer Hospital Notes Births and related mentions
A long list of birth announcements from Holzer Hospital includes new sons and daughters to families in Cheshire Bidwell Gallipolis Point Pleasant Milton Wellston Oak Hill Ravenswood Letart Falls West Liberty and other towns. Included are names such as Arnold Stump Edward Parker Joseph Ross Virgil Burris Jr and Teresa Gettles. A blood transfusion of two pints was recorded Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Stump
Cheshire
Edward E. Parker
Bidwell
Joseph N. Ross
Gallipolis
Virgil F. Burris, Jr
Point Pleasant
John H. Johnson
Leon
Fletcher B. Young
Clifton
Point Pleasnt
Teresa Ann Gettles
Wellston
Ronald Lee Janey
J. Gilbert Glass
Jackson
Irvin A. Thornton
Patriot
Charles Knotts
Linda Mae Hicks
Vinton
Rose Haney
West Liberty
Roger D. Likens
Letart Falls
J. W. Casto
Robert D. Morgan
Oak Hill
Milton Oscar Roush
Letart
Julia A. Gray
William B. Smith
Robert V. Rice
Middleport
Kenneth Lee Adkins
George H. Rife
Donald K. Evans
Gallia Academy hosts Benet play by Bishops Company
More than 400 people attended the Bishops Company of Santa Barbara production of The Devil and Daniel Webster at Gallia Academy High School in Gallipolis. 445 tickets were sold, with a reception for cast and Mary and Martha Guild members at St. Peter's Parish House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Daniel Webster
Gallia Academy High School
Bishops Company of
Santa Barbara
Calif
Mary and Martha Guild
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
W. Lewis Brown
the Devil
Stephen Vincent Benet
Bishop's Players
St. Peter’s
One Accident Reported In Meigs County
Gallia County Post 27 of the State Highway Patrol reported one accident Thursday in Meigs County with heavy damage to both vehicles. At 6:55 a.m. on Kingsbury Road near Route 143 a milk truck driven west by Leo E. Coen and a car driven east by Floyd J. Boring met on a curve. Boring’s car struck the truck’s left rear dual wheels, the truck went off the road and overturned against a tree. Boring posted a $10 bond in Mayor C. O. Fisher's Court at Middleport for failing to register his vehicle. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Post 27
State Highway Patrol
Meigs County
Kingsbury Rd
Leo E. Coen
Albany
Floyd J. Boring
Downington
Boring
C. O. Fisher
Middleport
David Davis Installed As Council President
Gallia Gallipolis Southwestern High School Student Council meeting installed David Davis as president with Lenville Silvers as vice president Gayle Adkins as secretary Billy Trainer as treasurer and Sue Luman as publicity chair A Tag Day sale for the athletic association was authorized for Saturday and a monitoring system was approved again Mrs William Loyd will again advise the council for the coming school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
David Davis
Southwestern High School
Lenville Silvers
Gayle Adkins
Billy Trainer
Sue Luman
Athletic Association
William Loyd
Nelsonville area church listings for Sunday worships
Multiple churches in Nelsonville and surrounding towns publish Sunday services worship times and sermon topics. Notable entries include Doanville and Dorr Run chapels with sermons titled Come to Gods Bazaar, Nazarene with 9:30 Sunday school and 10:30 worship, and First Methodist noting Playing the Fool. Churches provide youth services evening evangelism and midweek prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorr
L. W. McIntire
Doanville Community
Betty Thompson
God's Bazaar
Church of the Nazarene
Langley Gullet
Wylie Chapel
T. J. Smith
Penticostal
Ray Benson
Pilgrim E. E. Ledingham
Young Peoples
Robert Gaston
Apostolic Gospel
Walter Shafer
Murray City
Evangelical United Brethren
Ray Mann
Reorganized
Latter Day Saints
Jackson St
D. O. Norris
Zion League
Carbon Hill
First Presbyterian
John Lloyd Evans
God
Evans
New Plymouth
Westminster Fellowship
Carthage Presbyterian Church
First Methodist
F. M. Wentz
MYF
Lancaster
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Chillicothe
Athens
Christian Workers School
Athens Methodist Church
Fined in Nelsonville mayor court for traffic offenses
Paul R. Dickerson of Lockbourne was fined 15 dollars and costs for speeding. Wilda Whitney of Miami Florida paid 10 dollars and costs for driving left of center. John A. Miller of Chauncey was fined 30 dollars and costs for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Robert Auflick
Paul R. Dickerson
Lockbourne
Wilda Whitney
Miami
Fla
John A. Miller
Chauncey
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Harry R. Childress
Gerald Spengler
Common Pleas Court
Childress
Simmons
Ohio
Spengler
Ohio Reformatory
Mansfield
Make Talk
Columbus St
Logan Churches
United Organized
LABOR
Hocking Valley
Elks Hall
State Office of
United Organized Labor of
Charles L. Pancake
United Organized Labor of the
Charlottesville
John L. Saunders
Charlottesville Education Foundation
Red Cross
Commission
Troop 66
Hocking Valley Hospital
Mrs. Riggs
Liquor Department
Scouts
Nelsonville Social Notes
Family Weekly
Chevrolet
Fayette St
Dwight Adams
Gray Ladies
Area Native’s Rites
Holzer Hospital
Sammy Joe Hammac
Lester C. Patterson
Milton, W
J. W. Alban
Zacharia Hale
Rozna Marie Beckett
Ravenswood
Samuel R. Parks
James P. Keorper
Beaver
James H. Nichols
Norman Goldstein
Wilda Jane Landrum
E. R. Sizemore
Patricia Rankin
Billie Geer
Wayne Mace
Rsaph Osler
James Kegley
Robert Halley
Ralph Chinault
Mia
David Gainer
Paul Parsley
Pearl Steele
John Poore
Henry Waugh
Benet
Council
Sabo
Portland
Weno Wees
the Mutual
East Washington St
Athens, Ohio
Federal Home Loan Bank
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