Holiday At Home Day Draws Overflow Crowds At Logan
Jaycees report more than 500 attendees at the Memorial Day Holiday-at-Home event at the Hocking fairgrounds. Residents enjoyed bicycle and tricycle races, sack races, egg tossing, softball throw, tug of war and greased pig chase with entertainment by Sing-Out Logan and others. Winners in multiple age groups were announced across events. The event aims to become an annual community celebration. Additionally, a Women’s Slow Pitch League preview drew large crowds at City Park with several games decided by clear margins.
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Hocking
Logan Jaycees
Jaycees
Logan
Sigler Bros
Rich Harden
David Schmitter
Jack Klump
Brad Jackson
Val Hatfield
Laura Jones
Regina
Becky Kuhn
Libby Shark
Kathy Kornmiller
Kevin Eberst
David Emerson
Dale Sigler
Terry Aurand
Becky Brown
Sandy Jo Hubble
Pat Ogle
Gary Huffines
Jerry Hickman
Mike Johnson
Butch Ogle
Rick Miller
Jim Fetherofl
Doug Daubenmire
Troy Sigler
Freddie
Rachel Dicken
Melissa Alberry
Lacredia
City Park
Bush's
Ford Hack Auto Supply
Alps
Central Oil Field Supply
Tansky’s Hilltoppers
Logan Insurance Agency
Landmark
Logan Eagles
Miss Moonshine crowned at Moonshine Festival
Jeanie Lanning, 16, of New Straitsville Rt. 1, named Miss Moonshine after a four day festival. Woody Inboden won the old time fiddlers contest with Robert Mason and Clifford Hardesty placing second and third. Harvey Bailey Construction won the decorated float contest. Prizes included two deer, a toy, a Johnson Boy, a bicycle, and a crocheted pillow. Paul Mount, Greendale, injured in a freak accident. his car demolished a garage then creek. He faces drunken driving charges.
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Roy Lanning
New Straitsville
Tom Hahn
Lancaster
Paul Kant
Sugar Grove
Lynn Roberts
Paul Mount
Greendale
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Mount
Greendale Minerals
Divorce Granted in Cross Neglect Case in Laurelville
Joyce Robinette of Laurelville was granted a divorce from Joseph Robinette on grounds of cross neglect and extreme cruelty. Custody of two minor children awarded to Mrs Robinette. he ordered to pay 30 dollars weekly for support and 20 dollars monthly for orthodontic services. She retains right to live in the couple’s property with a car and household goods. he receives visitation rights.
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Joyce Robinette
Laurelville
Joseph Robinette
Voinovich Enters Cleveland Mayor Race
State Rep. George Voinovich Jr. announced his candidacy in Cleveland Republican mayoral primary joining Ralph Perk and Bill Mack. The primary will be held in September and aims to secure the party nomination.
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Cleveland
Ohio
George Voinovich Jr
Voinovich
Cuyahoga County
Ralph Perk
Bill Mack
Mrs Myrtle Funk 89 dies in Columbus after long illness
Mrs Myrtle Howe Funk aged 89 of 297 Friesner Ave Columbus died at Villa Hope Nursing Home at 7 35 p m Sunday She was born May 28 1882 in Vinton County and lived in Hocking County most of her life She was an Immanuel United Methodist Church member Funeral services at Heinlein Funeral Home 2 p m Wednesday Rev Conrad Diehm officiating Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home
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Myrtle Howe Funk
Friesner Ave
Villa Hope Nursing Home
Columbus
Vinton County
Samuel and
Lavina Ingmire Bellew
Hocking County
Immanuel United Methodist Church
Martha Rauber
Logan Rt. 3
Floyd Riggs
Logan Rt
Funeral services for Glenn E. Proctor in Gore
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Leonard Funeral Home for Glenn E. Proctor, 37, Gore, who died Thursday. The Rev. R. W. Faulkner officiated, with organist Carl Spence. Pallbearers were Carl Fink, William Smith, George Tucker, Delmar Harris, Ralph Brown and Charles Nixon. Burial was in Gore Cemetery.
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Glenn E. Proctor
Gore
R. W. Faulkner
Carl Spence
Carl Fink
William Smith
George Tucker
Delmar Harris
Ralph Brown
Charles Nixon
Gore Cemetery
Funeral services held for Mrs. Lilian I Griffin
Funeral services for 87 year old Mrs. Lilian I Griffin of 238 Zanesville Ave were held at Heinlein Funeral Home with Revs Edna Hughes and R W Faulkner officiating. Music by Carl Spence featured organ, pallbearers included Porter Heinlein J R Hankison Irvin Huston Harry Sweazy James Rutgers and Ralph Walker. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery. Survivors include three step children Roscoe Griffin Mrs Ethel Murphy both of Logan and Wayne Griffin of Logan.
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Zanesville Ave
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Heinlein
Edna Hughes
R. W. Faulkner
Carl Spence
Porter Heinlein
J. R. Hankison
Irvin Huston
Harry Sweazy
James Rutgers
Ralph Walker
Oak Grove Cemetery
Roscoe — Griffin
Ethel Murphy
Logan
Wayne Griffin
Audie Murphy Dies In Plane Crash On Brushy Mountain
Audie Murphy and five others perish when a twin engine Aero Commander crashes on Brushy Mountain after Murphy’s flight from Atlanta to Martinsville. Rescue teams reach the wreckage after bad weather delayed discovery. Murphy had left a prolific acting career to pursue business and film work.
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Martinsville
Here
Atlanta
Claude Crosby
Modular Management
Modular Properties Inc
Jack Littleton
Fort Collins
Colo
Lenoir Corp
Raymond Prater
Chattanooga
Herman Butler
Denver
Funeral services for Walter G. Becker
Funeral services were held at 10 a m today at Roberts Funeral Home for Walter G. Becker formerly of Logan who died Saturday at Broad Wu Nursing Home in Lancaster. He would have turned 98. The Rev Clyde P Miller officiated with music by organist Mild a Meyer. Pallbearers were Joe Thomas John Blasius Merl Bell Wayne Timberlake Robert Davies and Thomas E Roberts.
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Walter G. Becker
Logan
Broad Wu
Lancaster
Roberts
Clyde P. Miller
Milda Meyer
Joe Thomas
John Blasius
Merl Bell
Wayne Timberlake
Robert Davies
Thomas E. Roberts
Oak Grove Cemetery
Service Station Break In And Two Car Thefts Reported
The Hocking sheriff reported multiple weekend thefts and property damage. A service station at the junction of Routes 278 and 56 had a window broken for entry, with cigarettes, tire patches, cigars, and candy stolen. A 1964 Ford was stolen and later wrecked near Mansfield with two suspects fleeing. A 1969 Pontiac Firebird was taken from Logan area and not recovered. A used mower was stolen from Haydenville and later found in Nelsonville. Fence damage to properties by a steam shovel was also reported.
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Hocking
Fuller
Mansfield
Robert Db. Anderson
Logan Rt. 1
Dewey Poling
Haydenville
Nelsonville
Burdette Hoy
Gore Rt. 1
Sheriff's Department
Ronnie Walkers
Severe Weather Hits Midwest As Tornadoes Rake Plains
Severe weather across the midcontinent brings tornadoes and heavy storms from Iowa to Texas. One Kansas twister destroyed two farms, another toppled trees and power lines in Devon, Kansas, with gusts to 60 mph and hail in several counties. The storm also disrupted Kansas City area and Columbia Missouri with hail reports. The United Steelworkers and four major aluminum firms reach a three year contract affecting about 32,400 workers, boosting pay around 30 percent. a fifth producer, Olin Aluminum, reports 900 USW workers struck after talks failed, while about 1,500 remain on strike.
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Associated Press
Tiowa
Illinois
Texas
Kansas
Devon
Kan
Kansas City
Columbia
Iowa
New York
United Steelworkers Union
Olin Aluminum Co
Hannibal
Ohio
USW
Searches Move on Mass Slaying Graves in California
Sheriff Roy Whiteaker says orchard-site probes may have been graves for mass slaying victims. He orders renewed searches after 23 bodies found. hopes last grave is near.
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Calif
Roy Whiteaker
Whiteaker
New Hours Set By Draft Board In Hocking County
The Hocking County Selective Service Board at 304% W Main St is open 7 45 a m to 4 30 p m on Tuesdays Thursdays and alternate Fridays. When closed new registrants go to James Frey Logan Federal Building or Glen Christy Laurelville area for processing.
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Hocking County
Selective Service Board
Main St
Edna Mcbride
James Frey
Logan Federal Building
Glen Christy
Laurelville
Memorial Day Bridges of Understanding Parade Procession
Memorial Day program included a Worthington Park to Oak Grove Cemetery parade with the Logan High School band color guard veterans scouts and a National Guard firing squad. Children placed small flags on veterans graves as Logan police and auxiliary unit controlled traffic.
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Worthington Park
Oak Grove Cemetery
Logan High School
Color Guard
National Guard
Logan Police
Firefight frees girl. two youths wounded in three minutes
In Miami a rapid gun battle freed a girl named Sibel Erkan. The two youths were wounded, one fatally and the other critically, while the hospital reported the girl's condition not serious. Separately, other items note Everglades fires, Rogers travel to Lisbon for talks, James Asmus named acting director at Ohio Transportation Research Center, and a modest stock market advance.
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Sibel Erkan
Columbus, Ohio
James F. Asmus
Columbus
Ohio Transportation Research Center
Accidents Reported in Hempstead and Nearby Areas
Two separate accidents in central Ohio injure youths and a driver. James R. Mitchell, 48, of Lancaster, arrested for drunken driving after a one car crash on Route 278 near the Hocking-Athens line. In a second incident, two Columbus youths are treated at Hocking Valley Community Hospital after a motorcycle collision on Route 374 near the Hocking Honor Camp. Michael R. Kress, 17, and Lawrence D. Hittner, 21, were involved. Kress cited for excessive speed.
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N.Y
Wellwood Cemetery
Farmingdale
James R. Mitchell
Lancaster
Rt. 278
Hocking-Athens
Mitchell
Columbus
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Rt. 374
Hocking
Sheriff's Department
Michael R. Kress
Lawrence D. Hittner
Hittner
Kress
Ohio Memorial Day traffic toll tops 34 deaths
The Memorial Day weekend traffic toll in Ohio reached at least 34 fatalities, the worst of the year but below the 38 predicted and under last year’s 35. Ohio led the nation with 30 deaths Friday to Sunday, and four on Monday. A 17 year old, Russell Ervin of Ashville, died in a single car crash on Ohio 188 near Circleville Friday. California posted 40 deaths for the weekend, with nationwide traffic deaths totaling 532 over the three days.
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Russell Ervin
Ashville
Circleville
California
President Nixon to hold live news conference at 8 30 p m
President Nixon will appear live on four networks in a news conference at 8 30 p m EDT today. Press Secretary Ziegler said there will be no preliminary announcements and the president will begin with questions and answers.
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Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
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