New Minister of St. Pauls Church Ordained Tuesday
Rev. Paul Emerson Hannaford was ordained deacon at Hillsboro’s St. Pauls Church, with St. Pauls Lo and Church of the Epiphany Nelsonville sending delegates. The ceremony, led by Bishop Henry Wise Hobson, featured remarks by Canon Symons and readings by clergy from Portmouth Granville and Waynesville. Hannaford, born in Hillsboro in 1926, studied at Wilmington College and Kenyon’s Bexley Hall, and will move to Logan with his wife Claudia Hatch around August 1. A 1855 note on camel trains in New Mexico follows the main item.
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Paul Emerson Hanna
Episcopal
Logan
Nelsonville
Eras
Hillsboro
St. Paul's
Church of the Epiphany
Henry Wise Hoboe D.D
Southern
Stephen
Christ
Mr. Hannaford
Burch Hannaford
Hillsboro High School
Wilmington College
Bexley Hall
Episcopal Seminary
Kenyon College
Claudia Lee Hatch
Portsmouth
Hannaford
Kessler to retire from Metropolitan Life after 38 years
Lawrence M. Kessler of Logan announces retirement as representative for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company after 38 years. A dinner near Circleville honored him with guests from Logan Athens Chillicothe Lancaster Washington D. H. Greenfield and Portsmouth. The couple celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. He retires Friday and will be succeeded by Lewis D. Kesster of Sugar Grove formerly Logan. Kesster, a Logan High School graduate, has attended an insurance school in Chicago and will begin work in Logan next Monday.
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Lawrence M. Kessler
Logan
Metron Life Insurance Company
Kessler
Circleville
Athens
Chillicothe
Lancaster
Washington D. H
Greenfield
Portsmouth
Lewis D. Kesster
Sugar Grove
Keister
Chicago
Logan High School
Funeral Tuesday For John E. Johnson 74
Funeral services for John E. Johnson 74 retired miner of New Plymouth Route 1 were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Starr Church with Rev William Brown officiating. Burial was in Starr Cemetery. He died Sunday in Athens after about two years illness. He lived most of his life in Hocking County. Surviving are his wife Mildred Johnson a daughter Dicia Weaver Union Furnace and three grandchildren.
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John E. Johnson
New Plymouth
Starr Church
William Brown
Starr Cemetery
Johnson
Athens
Hocking County
Mildred Johnson
Dicia Weaver
Union Furnace
Lorain Safety Director Resigns During Gambling Crackdown
Lorain Ohio director of safety James Ryan resigns amid a gambling crackdown. He refused to suspend two vice squad detectives per Mayor John Jaworski's request, with Police Chief Roy Cleaver also declining. Jaworski assumes control of the anti gambling drive and the police force, transferring the detectives.
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Lorain
James Ryan
Ryan
John Jaworski
Roy Cleaver
Jaworski
Hold Back Wheat to Stabilize Market Prices
Washington reports the Agriculture Department urges wheat farmers to withhold part of this season's harvest to prevent price drops. The Production and Marketing Administration circulated material warning a likely bumper crop could push prices down significantly.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Hippo Bite Leads to $65,000 Jury Award in New York
Seaman Robert H. Rawlins, 43, won a federal court jury award of $65,000 after a hippopotamus he was feeding bit off his right arm. The hippo had been brought from Africa to the Central Park Zoo aboard the Africa Star, and Rawlins sued Farrell Lines Inc. for damages.
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New York
Robert H. Rawlins
Africa
Central Park Zoo
Rawlins
Farrell Lines Inc
Man Wins National Sewing Contest With Blue Suit
London reports Harry Leonard a 49 year old health inspector won the annual sewing contest. He earned 140 dollars first prize by sewing a blue suit in 330 hours of spare time.
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London
National Needle Arts Bureau
Harry Leonard
Second In Series Of Red Cross First Aid Classes Completed
The second class in the Red Cross first aid course series is finished. Mrs. Mary Thompson announces in Logan that Mrs. Frank Donaldson taught the session with members Mrs. Mark Donaldson, Mrs. Kenneth Wolfe, John H. Clark, and Irvin Stone. Certificates will be awarded later. A Red Cross board reorganization meeting is set for Monday at 8 p.m. at the Red Cross office. New officers will be named. The next bloodmobile visit to Logan is July 2, with only 35 pledged of the 125 goal so far.
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Mary Thompson
Frank Donaldson
Mark Donaldson
Kenneth Wolfe
John H. Clark
Irvin Stone
Thompson
Red Cross Board of Directors
Red Cross
Hocking County
Logan
School Head at Glouster Resigns for Northwest High Post
Karl K. Bodenbender, four years as Glouster superintendent, will resign to become principal of Northwest High School in Clark County. He will oversee a four year high school plus a junior high and three elementary schools in the district. Americans average about 135 pounds of wheat flour per person yearly.
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Karl K. Bodenbender
Glouster School
Northwest High School
Clark County
North Hampton
Action Over Loan In Paper Sale Is Dismissed
The suit by Ports mouth Steel Corp stockholder Abraham Shrage to block a 7.6 million loan to Cincinnati Enquirer was dismissed with prejudice. Federal Judge John H. Druffel ruled the action cannot be brought again and costs will be assessed. Attorney Frank J. Richter represented Shrage of Brooklyn, New York.
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Cincinnati
Portsmouth Steel Corp
Cincinnati Enquirer
John H. Druffel
Frank J. Richter
Abraham Shrage
Brooklyn, N. Y
Athens County Blood Drive Falls Short of Goal
During a Red Cross bloodmobile visit in Athens County on Monday residents donated 86 pints toward a 150 pint goal, leaving the drive well short of the target.
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Athens County
Red Cross
Athens
New Civil Rights Bill Sent to Senate by Labor Panel
Washington June 250 A new civil rights bill would forbid racial or other discrimination by employers and was sent to the Senate by the Labor Committee. Backers concede little chance of debate before Congress adjourns.
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Washington
Senate
Labor Committee
Congress
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Glouster
Shrage
Household Institute
Kroger
Avondale
Wit Hudson
Keynes Bros
E. Front St
Hudson
America
Hunter Street
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