Ohio Tax Board Orders Valuation Shifts Across Districts
Ohio tax officials warn 2239 districts must raise property valuations to meet state board orders aimed at closing gaps between assessed values and sale prices. Circleville faces about 25.06 percent increase, with others like Middletown 15.58 and London 57.63 percent. The 50 percent minimum ratio applies to aggregate real property values, not individual parcels.
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Circleville
Middletown
Hamilton
Lancaster
Columbus
Findlay
Toledo
London
Marion
Chillicothe
Ohio
Tax Department
Athens
Canton
Troops Due at Seattle From Navy Transport
Sgt. John Wolfe of Logan is among 2,860 troops slated to arrive in Seattle aboard the Navy transport Monday.
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Sgt
John Wolfe
Logan
Seattle
Navy
Southeast Ohio School Board Association Meets Tuesday
The SEO association gathers on Tuesday in Gahanna with members from East and West Hocking and county boards, plus Logan leaders, to discuss school and community relations. Ohio University professor Dr. Harry Benz will lecture. the group promotes collaboration and funding for education.
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Southeast Ohio School Board Association
Hocking County
Logan
Gahanna
Southeastern Ohio School Board Association
Samuel H. Dillon
East Hocking
West Hocking
George E. Carr
Harry Benz
Ohio University
SEO Association
Boards of Education
L. M. Ingram
East Hocking Board of Education
F. H. McKelvey
Center For Educational Service
Diesel Horns Replace Steam on Local C and O Line
Logan residents hear diesel locomotives replacing steam on the C and O Railway. Several two and three unit diesels hauling ore to Jackson and Portsmouth pass through town. Most through freights now use diesels in Logan while river division engines remain steam. Local freight agent James McNamee notes a Columbus diesel is used at night for yard work but steam remains during the transition. Complete switchover in Logan expected in about two weeks.
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Logan
Jackson
Portsmouth
River Division
James McNamee
Columbus
Hocking Valley
Stassen Halts Drift Toward Taft in 1952 Campaign
New York Times reports Harold Stassen says his aim was to curb Taft's momentum and notes Eisenhower's rising popularity helped. Stassen claims he urged party leaders to wait for Eisenhower's decision and denies seeking a cabinet post through his continued run.
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New York
New York Times
Harold E. Stassen
Taft
Times
James Reston
Stassen
Eisenhower
Reston
Horse Troughs Business Fades As Spare Troughs Remain
London April 26 The British Horse Trough Association says it has two dozen spare troughs for municipalities to place on Main Street. The group formed in 1859 to serve city horses but its business appears to be fading out.
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London
British Horse Trough Association
Main Street
UN Plans Bold Move to Break Korean Truce Impasse
UN Command plans a new move as Communists agree to a full dress meeting of armistice delegations in Munsan. Key sticking points include prisoner return rights, a ban on airfield construction, and Communist nomination of Russia as neutral inspector. Red losses include eight Mig-15s and several Yaks. UN air forces report 1,832 Allied casualties in the week.
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Munsan
United Nations Command
William P. Nuckols
Russia
Far East
U. S. Eighth Army
Washington
Youth Enlists To Find Father In Korea Search
James P. Clark, 17, of Bridgeport West Virginia, enlisted in the Marine Corps and left for Korea in a bid to locate his father, Sgt. Howard C. Clark of the First Marine Division, who is missing in action there.
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Huntington
W. Va
James P. Clark
Bridgeport
Jim
Marine Corps
Howard C. Clark
First Marine Division
Korea
Funeral Sunday for Heart Attack Victim
Funeral services for Raymond Utt, 63, of Sandyville West Virginia, who died suddenly of a heart ailment in his Ash Cave trailer home, will be held Sunday afternoon. Coroner Dr J Ward Doering says Utt died of natural causes. Utt worked on a pipeline crew for Ohio Fuel Gas Company. five men were idle due to bad weather. Surviving are wife Anna two sons and two brothers, all of West Virginia.
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Raymond Utt
Sandyville
W. Va
Ash Cave
Sandysville
J. Ward Doering
Hocking County
Utt
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Anna
West Virginia
Death claims former county commissioner John Lester Smith
John Lester Smith 74 former Hocking County commissioner died 8 30 p m Friday at Hocking Valley Hospital where admitted five weeks earlier for treatment of a fractured hip from a fall at a daughter's home Mrs Loren J Schorr Logan Route 1 He was a farmer in Marion Township and previously worked in oil fields and for Ohio Fuel Gas Company He served two terms as county commissioner during the courthouse project era Surviving wife three sons a daughter twin brother and other relatives 14 grandchildren Funeral services 2 p m Monday Woodard Funeral Home Harmony Cemetery Perry County with Rev Bradford officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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John Lester Smith
Hocking County
Hocking Valley Hospital
Loren J. Schorr
Logan
Vincent
Marion
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Courthouse
Sarah E. Smith
Ralph R
Gerald L
Paul F. Smith
Elizabeth Schorr
James L. Smith
Neil W
Clarence E. Smith
Flora B. Douglas
Christa McMains
Lucy E. Robinson
Woodard Funeral Home
Bradford of
Carroll
Harmony Cemetery
Perry County
Waltonian Men Chorus Spring Concert Draws About 400
About 400 attended the annual Waltonian Men's Chorus spring concert at the high school auditorium. Directed by J. Richard Farmer the program featured male chorus numbers, solos, piano pieces and songs by the combined chorus with a 12 voice women's chorus. Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority sponsored the event and will use proceeds for welfare work. After the concert the choruses and their spouses were served lunch at the Elks hall.
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High School
J. Richard Farmer
Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority
Elks Hall
Coach Resigns to Lead New London School Teams
Eugene Duke Barrett, Pomeroy athletic coach, resigns to take head basketball and assistant football roles at New London, a Class B school near Akron.
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Eugene
Duke) Barrett
Pomeroy
New London
Akron
Driver Fined for Reckless Driving in Logan Court
Earl W. Bowlby age 18 of Logan Route 1 was fined ten dollars and costs by Mayor Roger Friend for reckless driving after a city police arrest.
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Earl W. Bowlby
Logan Route 1
Roger Friend
Occupation Of Japan To End Monday
Tokyo reports that Emperor Hirohito and General Ridgway met briefly as the Allied occupation nears its end at 10 30 p m Monday. Ridgway vowed US troops would withdraw once Japan defends itself amid expected friction with Japanese and subversive groups. Occupation authorities return nearly 850 seized plants to Japanese owners and purge 29 wartime leaders. about 5700 remain on the purge list to be cleared automatically Monday.
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Tokyo
Emperor Hirohito
Matthew B. Ridgway
Japan
Ridgway
United States
U. S
Review Board
Two Hunters Find 358 Mushrooms in Spring Splurge
Mrs. Della Spencer a nurse at Hocking Valley Hospital hosts a mushroom dinner for Mrs. Newton Spencer of Logan, Mrs. Pete Strain and Clyde Strain of New Straitsville. The pair, Mrs. Spencer and Mr. Strain, gathered 358 mushrooms Saturday morning marking a bumper season for a spring motel crop.
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Della Spencer
Hocking Valley Hospital
Newton Spencer
Logan
Pete Strain
Clyde Strain
New Straitsville
Spencer
Mr. Strain
Hocking County Dogwood Bloom Reaches Peak Brightness
Spring color returns to Hocking County as flowering dogwood nears peak bloom in the hills drawing nature lovers from across Ohio. Redbud and other bloomers add color while forecast warm weather and sunny skies are expected to bring thousands to state parks this Sunday with temperatures near the sevenies.
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Hocking County
Ohio
Kefauver Praises Democratic Prowess in Ohio Campaign
Senator Estes Kefauver spoke at Jefferson Jackson Day events in Fremont and Huron County praising the Democratic Party. He accused Republicans of prioritizing property rights over human welfare, urged 90 percent parity for farm prices, supported the St Lawrence Seaway, and endorsed Gov. Lausche while not confirming a possible vice presidential pick. He argued organized labor grew under Democrats and recalled 1920s farm price woes.
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Ohio
Estes Kefauver
Democratic Party
St. Lawrence Seaway Project
Judge studies large volume of testimony in steel seizure case
Federal Judge David A. Pine hears hours of legal briefs and two days of testimony on President Truman's wartime seizure of U S steel mills. The court weighed whether the seizure can be legally challenged and when a ruling might come. The government sought to uphold the action while steel firms argued for nullification and wage dispute limits.
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Washington
Truman
Federal District
David A. Pine
Judicial
Congress
Ellis Arnall
Capehart
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Pine
Holmes Baldridge
Love Triangle Murderer Freed in Columbus Case
A jury of seven men and five women acquitted 25 year old Edward Penn of Norwich of second degree murder in a love triangle slaying. Penn said he acted in self defense when he shot Don Bamfield 46 former Norwich school superintendent in a Columbus apartment last August 11. Bamfield surprised his estranged wife Carrie 35 and Penn in the apartment. Penn and Mrs Bamfield embraced after the verdict.
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Columbus
Edward Penn
Norwich
Penn
Don Bamfield
Bamfield
Carrie
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