Big Seaway milestone expected next week in Massena
Ohio readers learn of the imminent completion of the U S share of the St. Lawrence Seaway with a July 1 dynamite blast signaling the start of two new locks and a hydroelectric plant. The piece explains the project goals, dams, and the Wiley Dondero Canal that will enable Great Lakes ships to reach Ohio ports.
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Massena
N. Y
United States
St. Lawrence Seaway
Ohio
Lake Erie
Canada
Montreal
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Conneaut
Ashtabula
Cleveland
Lorain
Toledo
America
Appalachians
Joe Citizen
St. Lawrence
Barnhart Island
Iroquois
Ont
Lake Ontario
Wiley Condero
International Rapids
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bertrand H. Snell
Snell Lock
Welland Canal
Wiley-Dondero
Hocking Soldier Serves as MP in France
Sgt. 1 C Lowell R. Blum arrived in France and serves as a military policeman with the U S Army Garrison Seine Area at Camp Des Lodges. He enlisted in 1948 after graduating from Logans High School and was last stationed at Fort Polk Louisiana.
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Lowell R. Blum
Loretta
Logan Rt. 3
France
U.S. Army
Seine
Camp Des Lodges
Sgt. Blum
Army
Logan High School
Fort Polk
Dems Name Drive Chiefs in Ohio Dollars for Democrats
Earle Wise of Canton and Joseph Warterm an of Ohio State University law school have been named co chairmen of the 1958 Dollars for Democrats drive in Ohio. William L. Coleman, state Democratic chairman, reports.
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Columbus
Earle Wise
Canton
Joseph Waterman
Ohio State University Law School
Ohio
William L. Coleman
Hocking Valley Hospital Admissions and Dismissals
Hospital notes list admissions including Ralph Riddlebarger James Harden Melvin Skiver Jr and Mrs Arthur C Steele with destinations Logan and Phoenix. Dismissals include Ben Vorhees transferred to University Hospital Columbus and several Logan residents with daughters.
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Ralph Riddlebarger
Logan Rt. 1
James A. Harden
Melvin Skiver Jr
Logan
Arthur C. Steele
Phoenix
Ariz
Ben Vorhees
University Hospital
Columbus
Bob King
Bernard Cook
Christmas Tree Shearing Demonstration Slated Friday
Hocking Soil Conservation District supervisors sponsor a Christmas tree shearing demonstration at the Charles Ringhiser farm Friday starting at 9 a.m. The farm off Pleasant Valley Road near St. John Lutheran Church. Dr. H. H. Bennett, former head of the U S Soil Conservation Service, will give a short talk.
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Hocking Soil Conservation District
Charles Ringhiser
Ringhiser
Pleasant Valley Rd
St. John Lutheran Church
H. H. Bennett
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Logan Ohio Sealed bids sought for street sweeper contract
The City of Logan Ohio invites sealed bids for one new street sweeper on a rental purchase basis for the Department of Public Welfare and Safety. Bids due July 3 1958 at noon with $300 certified check and bond. Bid details in director’s office. ED RITTGERS, Director.
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ED Rittgers
Public Service & Safety
City
Logan
Ohio
Kiwanians Install Blake Hear Charlie Ziegler
Logan Kiwanis Club named Wallace E. Blake vice president for 1958 at a weekly dinner. Blake, Logan schools superintendent, succeeds Dr. Raymond Houk who moves to Chillicothe for veterinary practice. New members Charles Schoeppner and LeRoy Conkle welcomed. Ziegler, a naturalist and tree nurseryman, spoke on youth camp experiences and one room schools.
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Wallace E. Blake
Logan Kiwanis Club
Blake
Logan
Raymond Houk
Chillicothe
Charles Schoeppner
LeRoy Conkle
Barnesville Kiwanis Club
Schoeppner
Conkle
Logan Club
Charlie Ziegler
Hocking County
Ziegler
Appointment of Pine School Teacher in Laurel Two
Hocking County report notes the 1901 appointment of a Pine School teacher in Laurel Two after a school inspector believed he could restrain three unruly pupils. On his first day the educator struck a boy, sending him reeling, and three weeks later earned a six month teaching certificate. Introduced by Paul Shaw, visiting Kiwanians included Roger Barron, Howard Stout, Mike Downard, and tick Johnson of Athens.
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Hocking County
Pine School
Laurel
Ziegler
Paul Shaw
Roger Barron
Newark Family Hit By Misfortune Again
Two year old George Baker was killed and his sister's daughter Catherine Crawford aged almost 2 was injured when struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train while playing along the tracks in Newark. The victim’s sister Clydina Baker aged 9 had died in a trash fire on May 14.
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Newark
George Baker
Catherine Crawford
Baltimore and Ohio
Clydina Baker
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Zenith
Cases Drug & Jewelry Store, Inc
Hocking
Dems
Dean
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Ans Barr
Hocking Valley Hospital
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Howard Stout
Mike Downard
Tick Johnson
Athens
Mutual Income Foundation
Jim Rimelspach
W. Main St
N. M. Brown
3Rd St
Racemace Securities, Inc
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Columbus, Ohio
Johns-Manville
J-M
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Logan, Ohio
JM Johns-Manville Building Materials
Lake Logan Speedway
Tedlay
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Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
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Dayton Power and Light Company
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