Committee Named To Plan Fair Booth For Southeast Ohio
A five member committee was named at a Jackson Colonial Inn meeting to explore a Southeastern Ohio Regional Council display at the Ohio State Fair in late August. Wayne Foster led the dinner session with about 20 attendees as the group weighed agricultural and industrial exhibits from eight counties plus regional recreational attractions. The panel will meet in Columbus the week of July 4 with state fair officials, the publicity and development commission, and natural resources staff to refine plans and gather county industry lists within 10 days.
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Jackson
Wayne Foster
Gallipolis
Bob Byers
Athens County
Fred Tate
Vinton County
Fred Rice
Jackson County
Clarence Feil
Paul McHugh
Lawrence County
Foster
Columbus
Fair
Publicity and Development Commission
Conservation and Natural Resources Departments
Teaching Scholarships Awarded in Hocking County
Monday night the Hocking County elementary education scholarship committee awarded $500 scholarships to Robert Lee Inboden, 17, a 1954 LHS graduate, to Leland Duane Johnston, 17, 1954 South Bloomingville graduate, and Mrs. Raymond Maness, 31, 1954 Logan High School graduate. Recipients must pursue cadet teaching certificates and teach two years in elementary public schools. Committee members include Samuel Dillon, Howard Kirk, Harley Ellinger, and Floyd Riggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Inboden
LHS
Ernest Inboden
Logan Rt. 4
Raymond Maness
Logan High School
W. J. Rafferty
E. Second St
Logan
Leland Duane Johnston
South Bloomingville High School
Duane
Glenn M. Johnston
South Bloomingville
H@gking County
Laurelville
Ohio Scholarship Fund
100Th General Assembly
Ohio
Mr. Dillon
Howard Kirk
Harley Ellinger
Floyd Riggs
Legion Meeting Tonight and Community Updates
An American Legion meeting is planned for 7:30 PM at Legion Park with a preceding work meeting at 6 PM. Local residents report hospital treatment for Betty Brinager after a hand injury from grass scissors and several residents receive new military addresses. Robert and Harold Bryan return from Chicago with fall merchandise for Elberfeld's.
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American Legion
Legion Park
Betty Brinager
Logan Rt. 1
Hocking Valley Hospital
Robert
Harold Bryan
Chicago
Elberfeld’s
Chicago Merchandise and Furniture Mart
Rites Wednesday For Marion Cyrus
Funeral services for Marion S. Cyrus a retired farmer from Marion Township will be held Wednesday at Heinlein Funeral Home with the Rev R D Kitzmann officiating Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery
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Heinlein
Marion S. Cyrus
Marion Township
R. D. Kitzmann
Sugar Grove
Oak Grove Cemetery
T A Shannon Dies At Hillsboro
Mrs. Anna Cole of Logan attends funeral services in Cincinnati for her brother in law T A Shannon who died June 18 at the Hillsboro hotel he owned and where he lived. He was a former Hocking Valley Railroad agent at Pomeroy and ran the LaSalle Hotel in Middleport. Cremation followed with ashes interred at Beech Grove Cemetery in Pomeroy.
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Anna Cole
Logan
Cincinnati
T. A. Shannon
Hillsboro
Mr. Shannon
Hocking Valley Railroad
Pomeroy
LaSalle
Middleport
New Plates Due in Ohio in 1956 Drive for Uniform Plates
Ohio plans new license plates starting in 1956 with standard 6 by 12 inch size and luminous numerals. A. C. Felty, director of the state highway safety department, says Ohio will join a nationwide move toward uniform plates.
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Columbus
Ohio
A. C. Felty
State Highway Safety Department
Meyer Guilty in Slaying Case with Death by Action Claim
The defense argued Meyer killed Velvia in an emotional upheaval while the prosecution described the act as cold blooded murder. Prosecutor Murray said Meyer's post crime actions showed a guilty conscience and that the murder was planned in advance. Defense attorney Peterson contended Meyer's memory gaps and the lack of direct evidence negate intentional killing.
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Murray
Meyer
James Peterson
Lancaster
Richard Gerken
Peterson
Velvin Meyer
Ben
Velvin
Sniff Home
Navy
Velvia
Man And Wife Sentenced For Ignoring Juvenile Court Orders
A Hocking County man and wife received suspended 30 day sentences and fined court costs after being charged with acting to cause delinquency of minor children. Ora Lowry 35 and William Lowry 34 failed to comply with Juvenile Court orders relating to their two sons. The case tied to earlier armed robbery and assault charges against the youths.
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Hocking
Rhea Pettit Bangert
William Russell Lowry
Ora Lowry
Bremen Rt. 1
Bangert
Georgia
Hocking County
Bureau of Juvenile Research
Columbus
Last Eclipse Of Sun In Century To Be Visible Here Tomorrow
The century’s last total solar eclipse will be visible across a broad belt in the United States from Nebraska through Michigan, with partial views in major cities like New York Chicago and Denver. Observers are urged to use proper eye protection and TV networks will broadcast live coverage from Minneapolis Chicago and New York.
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New York
Holt County
Nebr
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
United States
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Chicago
St. Louis
Denver
Atlanta
Washington
Tallahassee
Fla
Canada
Labrador
Greenland
Norway
Sweden
Russia
Pakistan
India
Nebraska
Twin Cities
NBC
CBS
Mineapolis
Today
Roman Bridegroom Scatters Nuts After Wedding
A Roman bridegroom carried a quantity of nuts in his toga to be scattered after the ceremony, a traditional gesture marking the couple’s union and good fortune.
Bix Beiderbecke Inspires Jack Webb Movie Plan
A Boston Globe style column notes Jack Webb's plan to star in a film about Bix Beiderbecke. It admires Bix as an artist amid smoky clubs and rough life, compares others’ tributes, and questions Hollywood’s handling of the story and music’s honesty.
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York
Jack Webb
Bix
Leon Beiderbecke
Webb
Dragnet
Hamlet
Beiderbecke
Corn
Manhattan
Eddie Condon
Greenwich Village
Irving Berlin
Virginia
Fritz Kreisler
Toscanini
Brahms
Debussy
Broadway
Houghton Mifflin
Dorothy Baker
Tarlton Youth Jailed 30 Days And Fined $150
Edward Eugene Roger, 20, of Tarlton, was fined $150 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in Hocking County jail in Mayor A F Goodman’s Laurelville court yesterday. He was arrested by State patrol and charged with driving while license was suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Eugene Roger
Tarlton
Hocking County
A. F. Goodman
Laurelville
State Patrol
Two Men Cited In Mayor Violation Fines
Three drivers cited for violations as two men are fined in the mayoral action. Officials noted penalties and the cases move to the appropriate municipal court for further processing.
Trio Cited By State Patrol In Traffic Citations
Joseph Phillips court yesterday saw one person forfeit bond. William McClendon 19 of Columbus fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding. Robert Lisk 19 of Glenford fined 10 dollars and costs for passing over a yellow line. Joseph Sharp 30 of Amesville forfeited 15 dollars bond for passing at an intersection. All were cited by state patrol.
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Joseph Phillips
William McClendon
Columbus
Robert Lisk
Glenford
Joseph Sharp
Amesville
Airport Bid at Lockbourne AFB Awarded to Roy Kohl Inc
The U S Engineers awarded a contract for paving maintenance at Lockbourne Air Force Base to Roy Kohl Inc of Springfield. The bid was 25 119 68 dollars, above the government estimate of 24 431.
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Huntington
W. Va
U. S
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Roy Kohl
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Dillon
Charles Ingraham
IRL
Carbon Hill
Charles Blackston
E. Hunter St
Mary Struble
Mildred Struble
W. Hunter St
E. Weber Rd
Bob Struble
ATC
Russell O. White
T.C.S
Larson Air Force Base
Wash
Keith Schultz
Donald Schultz
RTC
Bainbridge
Ronald E. Schultz
Baker Co
Parris Island
S. C
Albert van Sickle
Wayne van Sickle
Camp Carson
Colorado Springs
Colo
Pfc
Robert van Sickle
Pfc. van Sickle
U.S. Army
Marion Cyrus
Beech Grove Cemetery
McCray & Pond
Notary
N. Market St
Logan, Ohio
Mit
Sniff
Benjamin Meyer
N. M. Brown
Norma Jean Smith
Ed Eberst
Evelyn Salts
George Swackhammer
Pauline, Beglin
Carl Snyder
Edna Carson
C. B Baker
Claude Hammon
Home Carter
Jay Powell
Carl C. Harden
Floyd E. Beck
The
Ohio Historical Society
Schoenbrunn
New Philadelphia
O'Neill
Nev
Chute Sales & Service
Jamond T
W. Feu
St. Ph
Ise
Eoler
Nihiser
Jurgie’s
Bixz
Airport Bid Old
Sohio
BEN Tyre Mas
Joos
C. T. Joes
W. Main St
W. A. Wolfe
Lancaster, Ohio
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