New Year Snow Continues in Hocking Valley
Snowfall adds to a 24 inch total in Logan area since December 11 as highways stay passable after plowing. State crews worked from Saturday night to Monday noon amid cautions on slick secondary routes and a few minor accidents. The New Year weekend brought 338 highway deaths nationwide with Ohio reporting at least 12 more fatalities on the 78 hour period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking Valley
Logan
Hocking Coun
State Highway Patrol
Athens Patrol Post
Hocking County
Lancaster Post
Hocking
Rt. 33
Hocking-Fairfield County
Allen B. Lightle
Granville
Donald Coe
Carbon Hill
Murriell McMenus
Columbus
Lightle
Front
Mulberry St
Front St
Mildred M. Martin
Painesville
Lawrence O. Bray
Creola
Carol Primmer
Zanesville
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Ohio
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Castro Orders Embass y Staff Cut to Eleven in Havana
Fidel Castro announced reducing the U S Embassy Havana staff from 87 to 11 by Wednesday night as part of a protest tied to U N Security Council deadlines and new charges the United States plans to invade Cuba. The move follows recall of the U S ambassador and a mass demonstration urging the U S to give up Guantanamo Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Fidel Castro
U.S
U.N. Security Council
Cuba
United States
Castro
Washington
Civic Plaza
Guantanamo
Daniel Braddock
Philip Bonsal
State Department
Cape Canaveral
Moscow
Khrushchev
Ohio Weather Outlook Shows Light Snow And Cold Spell
Official Weather Bureau summary notes a weak low crossed Ohio bringing light snow. Skies cleared north with 13 in Cleveland and 15 in Canton, central and south stayed cloudy with little temperature change. Low over Lake Superior expected to move southeast across Michigan, keeping cloudy skies and occasional flurries, highs from the upper 20s north to low 30s south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Cleveland
Canton
Lake Superior
Michigan
Shaw Elected to Lead Hocking County Commissioners
Otto A. Shaw of Logan Route 2 was chosen as president of the Hocking County board at the 1961 organizational meeting. Tom Van Curen joined the board, while Walter North remains a Republican longtime member. The Democrats hold a new edge on the panel. The group set 9:30 a.m. Thursdays as meeting time and reappointed Auditor Carl Engle as clerk. Several courthouse staff renewals followed with salaries adjusted for four months. The mirage rate for county employees using their own cars was reset to eight cents per mile for the first 500 miles and six cents beyond, matching 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto A. Shaw
Logan Rt. 2
Hocking County
Shaw
Walter North
North
Tom van Curen
Logan Rt. 4
Ile
Harry Armstrong
Logan Rt. 3
van Curen
Carl W. Engle
Edward Wolfe Jr
James Leonard
John Weaver
Hocking County Beekeepers’ Association
Brussels Streets Cleared by Saber Charge in Socialist Protests
Police clashed with demonstrators in Brussels and other cities as 9 000 marched in the capital. A saber charge cleared a Brussels square while 12 civilians were hurt in Antwerp as 10 000 strikers invaded windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
Antwerp
Tournai
Liege
Gaston Eyskens
Austeri
Buckeye Republicans Take Command In Ohio Legislature
The 104th General Assembly opened with Republicans seizing control of both houses. The GOP holds 20 Senate votes to the Democrats 18 and an 84 to 55 edge in the House. Lawmakers expected to clear their first major bill, a 705 page measure, today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
104Th General Assembly
GOP
Senate
House
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio River
Thousands protest in Mogadishu amid border tensions with Ethiopia
Demonstrators fill Mogadishu for a second day in a row protesting Ethiopian involvement and U S military aid. clashes between Ethiopian troops and Somali tribesmen in a disputed border area fueled the unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mogadiscio
Somalia
Ethiopia
U.S
Death Claims Mrs. Hartman At Age 74
Mrs. Blanche Hartman 74 of Gore died at Mount St. Mary Hospital where she had been treated for a heart condition for six weeks. She leaves four sons Floyd Gore Harold Ernest and Merle Logan a daughter Ford Hall Columbus three sisters and three brothers eight grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. Heinlein Funeral Home with Oak Grove Cemetery burial. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Hartman
Gore
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Hocking County
Jacob and
Ellen Nixon Nutter
Floyd
Harold
Ernest
Merle
Logan
Ford Hall
Columbus
Bertha McMullen
Alice Mohler
Anna Morris
Bruce Nutter
East Palestine
Ohio
Louis Nutter
William Nutter
Lancaster
Heinlein
Oak Grove Cemetery
Battle For Power As 87th Congress Starts
Washington AP The 87th Congress convened amid liberal conservative clashes over Kennedy's program. House liberals seek bigger voice while conservatives push to reform Rules Committee coalition. Mississippi lawmakers Colmer Whitten Winstead Williams under scrutiny as possible removal or seniority change. Republicans name Halleck Byrnes Hoeven. Dirksen Mansfield Humphrey chosen as leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Senate
House
Rules Committee
Sam Rayburn
Texas
William Colmer
D-Miss
Mississippi
Colmer
Jamie Whitten
Arthur Winstead
John Bell Williams
Charles A. Halleck
R.ind
Halleck
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Charles B. Hoeven
Iowa
Senate Republicans
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate Democrats
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Lyndon B. Johnson
Steel Price Boost Likely In 1961 Says Steel Magazine
Steel Magazine predicts a moderate price hike in 1961 due to higher employment costs and shrinking profits. Most observers expect a rise in either the second quarter or October when the next wage increase for steelworkers occurs. With consumer inventories at a decade-low, production is expected to rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Steel Magazine Today
Metalworking Weekly
Sheriff Hartman Begins Term With Busy First Day
Sheriff Paul Hartman and deputies John Jenkins and Jesse McGrady investigated an auto accident gasoline theft illegal dumping of refuse and car entry on his first day in office. The gasoline theft occurred at Kistler Bros lumber mill near Enterprise with about 50 gallons taken from two trucks and a tractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hartman
Hartman
John Jenkins
Jesse McGrady
Kistler Bros
Rt. 33
Enterprise
Cedar Falls Rd
Curtis Wolfe
Gore Rt. 1
Robert van Sickle
Clay Bank Hill Rd
Bells To Launch War Centennial Observance
The Civil War Centennial Commission says all church bells will ring at 11 am next Sunday to mark the opening of the four year observance. It predicts the event will be the largest commemorative effort in U S history and notes President Eisenhower will address the nation via radio and television urging participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower weighs swift action to halt Laos aggression
U S President Eisenhower favors fast clear steps to stop Communist advances in Laos with SEATO support. The plan includes warnings to North Viet Nam and Red China, and readiness强化 in Pacific forces amid SEATO talks in Bangkok. Ambassadors of SEATO nations met in Bangkok and took no immediate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Laos
Viet Nam
Fisenhower
United States
Red China
Red Pathet Lao
U.S
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Bangkok
Council of Seato
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Thailand
Pakistan
Pentagon
White House
Pacific
James C. Hagerty
Christian A. Herter
Livingston T. Merchant
James H. Douglas
Lyman
Vientiane
Boun Oum
Xiengkhouang
Bouavan Nasing
Norasing
Xienghkhouang
Ban Ban
Plaine Des Jarres
U.S. Information Service
SEATO
Pete Sarasin
U. Alexis Johnson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Boling
Margaret Brian
Goldie Filter
Haydenville
Eyskens
Buckeye
Kenneth Cranston
Portsmouth
Paul Fowler
Cranston
Vaasa
Finland
Horten
Norway
Norwegian Naval Base
Abdul Haris Nasution
Panama
Roberto Chiari
Kansas City
Frank Lane
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City Athletics
Ohio Highway
Marietta
Charlotte
Stanley Mechem
Nelsonville
Democrats
Mechem
William Deddens
R-Hamilton
Roger Cloud
Logan County
Cloud
Robert Taft Jr
Cincinnati
Robert A Taft
Ohio House
Frank W. King
Fairfield
Ohio Supreme Court
Kingsley A. Taft
Thomas E. Bateman
Ohio Senate
Ross Pepple
Lima
Ed Witmer
Johnson
Mansfield
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Ralph Roberts
Rayburn
Sheriff Hartman
van Sickle
Lawrence Reeves
McGrady
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!