Hocking County Welfare Case Totals for May Rise
Hocking County reports 89 child welfare cases for May, up from April. Of the total 16 are in parental homes, 11 in relative homes, 42 in boarding homes, nine in adoptive homes, one in a free foster home, four in institutions, four elsewhere, and two in protective care. May costs total 2980.61 with distribution across maintenance, incidentals, medical, clothing, unmarried mothers, office supplies, auto, and miscellaneous. Services for 29 crippled children were provided during May.
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Hocking County
Eleanore Horwell
Sailors Plan Protest Sail Into Nuclear Test Zone
Dr. Monte Steadman 41 and two pacifists sail Monday toward Johnston Island test zone to protest nuclear tests, risking death. He captains the 28 foot ketch Everyman II. crew includes Franklin Zahn 54 and C George Benello 36. Federal action and law officers await, with FBI and Coast Guard alerted.
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Honolulu
Monte Steadman
Johnston Island
Kaiser Hospital
San Francisco
Steadman
California
Dr. Steadman
Franklin Zahn
Claremont
Calif
C. George Benello
Berkeley
Committee For Nonviolent Action
Herman T. F. Lum
U.S
FBI
Coast Guard
Capital University Dean Announces Retirement
Dr. Waldemar Oswald Doescher, dean of faculty for 15 years at Capital University in Columbus, announced retirement at the annual faculty meeting while remaining head of the philosophy department. He has served on the Capital faculty for 41 years.
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Columbus, Ohio
Waldemar Oswald Doescher
Capital University
Doescher
Capital
Astronaut Carpenter Challenges Boulder Grads to Reach Moon
Malcolm Scott Carpenter, 37, former Boulder High School graduate, told 316 seniors and 2,500 guests that the moon is within reach. He urged students to pursue opportunities, noting spaceflight progress and a long battle of ideas shaping the future.
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Boulder
Colo
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Navy
Carpenter
Earth
Mars
Straitsville Man Held To Grand Jury
Les ter Lanning of New Straitsville was held to the grand jury on charges of stealing two tires and a wheel from a motor vehicle. Judge Vaughn Collins set a 200 bond and remanded him to county jail after a preliminary hearing. The charge was filed by Charles R. Campbell of near Murray City.
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Hocking
Vaughn Collins
Lester Lanning
Collins
New Straitsville
Lanning
Charles R. Campbell
Murray City
Local Births and Health Notes From Town Notices
Debbie Marshall treated after stepping on glass at Hocking Valley Hospital. Theresa Turner, vocal music instructor, prepares to sing at Rev Kenneth Young's ordination in Freeport New York. Paul Donaldson recovering after surgery at Mount St Mary Hospital. Lancaster couple welcomed Kenneth Douglas Riggs born June 7. New military address for Paul E Smart ADR3 Navy San Francisco. Mrs. Walter Burns back home after Mt Carmel Hospital surgery. Sgt N R Brown promoted to senior master sergeant in APO 323 San Francisco.
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Debbie Marshall
Ned Marshall
Front St
Hocking Valley Hospital
Theresa Turner
N. Market St
Freeport
Long Island
N.Y
Kenneth Young
Young
New Plymouth Presbyterian Church
Miss Turner
Logan Schools
Paul E. Smart
N.A.M.D
Navy
C-O Fleet P.O
San Francisco
Calif
Wayne Smart
West St
Walter Burns
New Plymouth Rt. 1
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
N. R. Brown
Box 15
Apo
Goat Insists On Donkey Ride In Sicilian Hamlet
In San Marco d'Alun, Messina, a two year old goat named Maria repeatedly climbed onto Nino the donkey for daily rides. On Thursday aged peasant Basilio Notario was riding Nino when Maria leapt aboard, knocking him to the ground as she continued her routine.
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Messina
Sicily
Maria
San Marco
d’Alun
Nino
Basilio Notario
Dayton Man Sentenced to Life for Jewelry Store Owner Slaying
John T. Jackson, 26, was given a life term after pleading guilty to first degree murder in the killing of a jewelry store owner. He also drew 10 to 25 years for armed robbery. A three judge panel recommended consecutive terms.
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Dayton, Ohio
John T. Jackson
Jackson
Common Pleas Court
Saxbe elected president of Ohio Trapshooters
William Saxbe former Ohio attorney general was chosen president of the Ohio State Trapshooters Association at a meeting in Vandalia Ohio on Thursday night.
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Vandalia, Ohio
William Saxbe
Ohio
Ohio State Trapshooters Association
Doctor Sought After Girl Found Dismembered
New York police issue a nationwide alert for Dr. Harvey Lothringer after the dismembered body of Barbara Soframento, 19, is found in a sewer at his home. Barbara, a College of New Rochelle student from Pelham, had been four months pregnant. Lothringer faced abortion-related charges and is wanted for homicide.
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New York
Canada
Mexico
Queens
College of New Rochelle
N.Y
Pelham
Dominick Soframento
Frank O'Connor
Lothringer
Barbara
Salt Firms Freed By Federal Jury
A federal jury acquitted Morton Salt Co Chicago International Salt Co Clarks Summit Pa and Diamond Crystal Salt Co St. Clair Mich of conspiring to fix rock salt prices over five years under the Sherman Anti trust Act. Conviction could have brought fines up to 50000. Carey Salt Co Hutchinson Kan pleaded no contest.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Morton Salt Co
Chicago
International Salt Co
Clarks Summit
Diamond Crystal Salt Co
St. Clair
Mich
Carey Salt Co
Hutchinson, Kan
Nolo Contendre
Man Plans Underwater Swim Across Messina Strait
Fred Baldasare of Cocoa Florida planned a 3 mile underwater crossing of the Strait of Messina from Torre Faro to Punta Pezzo in four hours for his 38th birthday. He would navigate sharks and strong currents using a mask and oxygen tank. Baldasare was born in Wellsville Ohio and resides in Cocoa.
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Messina
Sicily
Fred Baldasare
Cocoa
Fla
Strait of Messina
Baldasare
Torre Faro
Punta Pezzo
Wellsville
Ohio
Route 1
Coquina Ridge
Bing Crosby Impostor Fined for Jay Walking in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio a man named Gilford Bingston Crosby of Steubenville signed a $5 check as Bing Crosby causing clerks to double take. He was fined for jay walking and the incident highlights confusion with the celebrity name.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus
Bing Crosby
Gilford Bingston Crosby
Steubenville
Crosby
Jay
Judge Meyer Rules On Backus Oakley Case
Judge Harley Meyer rules in favor of Roy D. Backus doing business as C W Backus Lumber Co in the Backus Oakley case. Backus receives 3419.50 plus interest and a valid first lien on the premises. Oakleys awarded 550 on first claim and 225 on second claim with interest. Nelsonville Home Savings Association holds a valid second lien and costs allocated to each party.
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Harley Meyer
Roy D. Backus
C. W. Backus-Lumber Co
Jack V
Dorothy Oakley
Nelsonville Home & Savings Association
Backus
Nelsonville
Oakleys
Ward Two
Meyer
Fendants
4-H Band Plans Concert In Worthington Park
Hocking County 4-H band schedules its first summer joint concert and ice cream social at Worthington Park Logan Friday June 15. The 91 member group directed by James Horwell and assistant advisor Mrs Robert Holloway will offer pies and cakes baked by band mothers. Proceeds fund music chairs transportation to the Ohio State Fair and future events in Laurelville and Union Furnace.
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Hocking County
Worthington Park
Logan
James Horwell
Robert Holloway
Laurelville
Union Furnace
Burial Time Limit Sought In Akron
Akron officials seek a city ordinance setting a time limit for burying bodies after nine infant corpses were found at a funeral home. Law Director James Barbuto says a week to 10 days should be enough to arrange a decent burial and notes no state statute mandates burial timing. He expects a proposal before City Council Tuesday, with action not possible before 1963.
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Akron
Ohio
James V. Barbuto
Barbuto
Former Ohio Ag Chief Sorensen Dies At 60
Andrew L. Sorensen aged 60, former director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, died in Midland Michigan after suffering a heart attack while visiting a daughter. He served as state agriculture director from 1954 to 1956 and was a Franklin County purchasing agent. recently he worked with Buckeye Power Co.
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Columbus, Ohio
Andrew L. Sorensen
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Midland
Mich
Sorensen
Franklin County
Lausche
Buckeye Power Co
Federal Study Ordered In Cigaret Fuss
Surgeon General Luther L. Terry announces a committee to study whether smoking affects health with White House support. The expert advisory group will evaluate all data and make recommendations, with members chosen from federal agencies, professional groups, health organizations, and the tobacco industry. Membership will be announced after panel completion.
Athens man fined for improper passing on Rt. 33
Ronald H. Hawk, 21, of Athens, was fined $10 and costs by Hocking County Judge Vaughn Collins on a charge of improper passing. He was cited by the state highway patrol on Route 33 on May 30.
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Ronald H. Hawk
Athens
Hocking
Vaughn Collins
State Highway Patrol
Laos Princes Adjourn Talks On Coalition
Neutralist Prince Souvanna Phouma said the Laos princes summit adjourned its talks until Monday to allow reflection on forming a coalition government. He noted one or two unsettled points and hoped Monday’s meeting could finalize the coalition cabinet groundwork.
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Boun Oum
Phoumi Nosavan
Vientiane
Bangkok
Phoumi
Defense
Interior
United Nations
Souvanna
U S Infantry to Move to Hilltop Camp in Thailand
U S combat troops from the 27th Infantry Wolfhound Battle Group will relocate from foothill encampment 115 miles northeast of Bangkok to a higher site inland. The move aims to provide a long term presence and avoid monsoon flooding as they establish a permanent camp.
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Bangkok
Thailand
U.S
27Th Infantry Wolfhound Battle Group
Deaths and Funeral Notice for David A. Weidner
David A. Weidner 83 of Sugar Grove Rt. 1 died at 12 05 a m Thursday in Lancaster Fairfi eld Hospital He retired from Ohio Fuel Gas Co and farmed in Marion Twp Hocking County Survived by nieces and nephews Funeral services Saturday at 1 30 p m at Frank E Smith Funeral Home Lancaster Rev George Sectory officiating Burial in St James Lutheran Cemetery Hocking County Friends may call at the funeral home
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David A. Weidner
Sugar Grove Rt. 1
Lancaster-Fairfield Hospital
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Marion Twp
Hocking County
Frank E. Smith
Lancaster
George Sectory
St. James Lutheran Cemetery
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