Nelsonville board eyes 1963 industrial growth
Dick Hubbard outlined prospects for Nelsonville including a Central Ohio steel pipe fabricating plant needing 50 000 square feet and rail access. A wholesale grocer eyes two Ohio locations. Goodyear plant moved to Logan and funded by local businesspeople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hubbard
Nelsonville
Columbus
Hubbard
Veterans Memorial Building
Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
William Brooks Shoe Co
Brooks
Godman Shoe Co
Logan
Hocking
Board of Trade
Ohio University
Rt. 33
Fairfield County
Athens
Sylvania Electronics
Veterans Memorial
Sylvania
U.S
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Goodear
Jack Oakley
John Coker
William Friedrich
Pearl Hartley
Edward Howe
Jack Maurer
Gene Young
Dix Powell
Brooks Shoe Co weighs new plant in Hocking Valley
Brooks Shoe Co studies a possible single floor plant between Nelsonville and Logan to consolidate current Nelsonville and Logan production. No site chosen and final plans depend on a Boston experts survey. The company recently bought the former Godman plant in Logan and is affiliated with Irving Drew Corp in Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking Valley
Nelsonville
Logan
William Brooks Shoe Co
George Utley
Brooks
Utley
Boston
Nelsonville Board of Trade
Logan Trade Club
Brooks Company
H. C. Godman
Irving Drew Corp
Lancaster
Johnson lauds 24th Amendment ban on poll taxes
President Johnson hailed the measure as a triumph of liberty and said the 24th Amendment, banning poll taxes for federal elections, is a verification of the people's rights. South Dakota became the 38th state to approve it, meeting the requirement of three-fourths of states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
South Dakota
Nixon Would Accept Draft If Convention Deadlock
Nixon says he would accept a presidential draft if the Republican National Convention deadlocks. He notes leading polls and 34 million votes in 1960 but repeats he does not want to be a candidate. He singles out Barry Goldwater as the leader among pros and says Scranton would need exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Columbia Broadcasting System Network
Nixon
San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Scranton
De Gaulle Sets Rationale for Recognizing Red China
President Charles de Gaulle argues recognition of the People’s Republic of China is needed to avoid a Western policy vacuum in the Far East and to engage both Chinese and Soviet sides. He outlines a potential two China policy and aims to use French influence to push neutrality in Southeast Asia amid the Vietnam era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Johnson
Red China
Far East
de Gaulle
State Department
White House
U.S
China
Lester B. Pearson
Pearson
Paris
France
Peking
Soviet Union
Formosa
Southeast Asia
South
Viet Nam
Echo 2 Launch Delayed By Camera Issue At Vandenberg
Echo 2 a giant 135-foot diameter balloon satellite faced a postponement after a second-stage camera developed technical problems. The launch was to occur early today at Vandenberg Air Force Base as NASA cited the delay. The Mylar balloon, built at Du Pont’s Circleville plant, is intended to photograph inflation in space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
West Coast Missile Center
U.S. Space Agency
du Pont
Circleville
Kennedy Briefs London on Malaysia Peace Mission Amid Sukarno Rhetoric
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy arrived in London to briefing officials on his Malaysia peace effort. Sukarno, in Jakarta, urged a crush Malaysia campaign while pledging a cease fire near the 800 mile Malaysia Indonesia border and planning talks with Malaysia and the Philippines. Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman in Kuala Lumpur voiced cautious optimism and called for orders to troops near the frontier as peace prospects remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Bangkok
Thailand
Indonesia
Sukarno
Jakarta
Malaysia
Borneo
Communist Party
Philippines
Malaya
Singapore
Sarawak
Sabah
British North Borneo
Britain
Foreign Office
Kuala Lumpur
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Lightfoot enters race for Hocking County sheriff
Dan Lightfoot 35 of Haydenville announces GOP candidacy for sheriff in the May primary. He previously served in the Navy Koreans War era, worked with A&L Construction, and was a Logan firefighter. Incumbent Paul Hartman files for reelection as Democrat. Filing deadline Feb 5 at 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Lightfoot
Haydenville
Hocking County
GOP
Paul Hartman
Lightfoot
Logan High School
A&l Construction Co
Logan City
Carol Summers
Logan
Paul
Puffy) Hartman
Hocking County Election Board
Hartman
Ralph Moorhead
Election Board
PUCO Officer's Wife Heads Moving Firm
The Plain Dealer reports Sam B. Nicola, $12,240 a year PUCO secretary, had his wife named president of his moving firm Swormstedt Storage & Van Co. to avoid conflicts after joining the Rhodes administration. Nicola divested his stake, commission chairmen said, while legal questions about pecuniary interest remain under study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
the Plain Dealer
Sam B. Nicola
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Rhodes
Nicola
Swormstedt Storage & van Co
Columbus
Swormstedt
Carl Johnson
Commission
Johnson
The
Plain Dealer
Starmstedt
PACO
Common Pleas
Benjamin D. Nicola
James A. Rhodes
Columbus Athletic Club
DiSalle
Star
Ashville
Pickaway County
Frank M. Quinn
Paco Enforcement
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Quinn
Nelsonville Man Admits False Robbery Report
Nelsonville Police Chief Max Valkinburg said Carl W. Lawrence 25 of 6804 Poplar St confessed to giving police a false robbery report. Lawrence, manager of the Certified Oil service station, claimed an armed hold up on Dec 17 with $902 stolen. Charges will follow after the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Max Valkinburg
Carl W. Lawrence
Poplar St
Lawrence
Valkinburg
Push for Accelerated East Gate Industrial Park Sewer
An all out effort to finish the East Gate Industrial Park sewer lift station accelerates. Delays hinder Goodyear plant and National Guard armory completion as Logan Trade Club meets with James Guthrie, the city engineer, the contractor, and others to wrap up the project. Goodyear hopes to move offices to the new plant next Tuesday if sewer work finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Gate
Goodyear
National Guard
Logan Trade Club
James Guthrie
County Highway
Logan to Receive National Safety Council Award
Logan will receive an award plaque Tuesday evening from the National Safety Council for the highest traffic safety performance in its population class. Edwin G. Lawton of the Ohio Department of Highway Safety will present the honor and convey Governor Rhodes’s gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
National Safety Council
Edwin G. Lawton
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
James A. Rhodes
Lawton
Democrats Move Tax Bill Toward Enactment by March 1
The Senate Finance Committee approved an $11.5 billion tax bill 12 to 5 after 20 days of sessions. Floor action hinges on completing 310 pages of new language, likely delaying debate to February. If passed by February 11, conference with the House could occur for a Johnson-backed plan featuring roughly 9.2 billion in individual cuts and 2.3 billion in corporate relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Johnson
Paul H. Douglas
Illinois
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Everett M. Dirksen
Weather Summary for Ohio Clouds and Snow Flurries Forecast
Official Weather Bureau bulletin notes cloudy skies and above average temperatures with a 68 degree high and 32 degree low in recent days. Scattered snow flurries are forecast for the Hocking Valley as a colder air mass moves in, with 30s to 40s expected by Saturday and light rain turning to scattered snow near Lake Erie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Lake Erie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brooks Shoe Co
Safety Council
Dem
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!