Nelsonville Youth Injured in Headon Crash on Route 335
An 18 year old Nelsonville youth Terrance Polley was seriously hurt in a two car collision on U S Route 33 near Route 595. He was treated at Hocking Valley Community Hospital then transferred to University Hospital Columbus in serious condition with head chest and facial injuries. A forestry truck driven by Charles Harris 41 was the other vehicle involved. Logan police reported a separate minor two car crash behind 71 East Second Street.
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Nelsonville
U.S
University Hospital
Polley
Polley Auto
Rt. 33
U.S. Forestry
Charles Harris
Nelsonville Rt. 1
Logan
E. Second St
Ruth M. Malone
Raymond C. Ruggles
Logan Rt. 4
Ruggles
Scioto Presbytery to Install 3 New Ministers in July
Scioto Presbytery installs three ministers in July with moderator James Sherman Porter assisting. Kenneth D. Peterson to be installed at Russellville Presbyterian Church July 2 at 8 p.m. David R. Sawyer to become assistant pastor at Athens Presbyterian July 10 at 7 p.m. James W. Grove to be assistant at Chillicothe Presbyterian Church with recognition services July 23 at 9:30 a.m. Porter also attends Presbytery council meeting July 27 in Chillicothe to discuss the Synod of Ohio expansion plans.
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Gallipolis
Scioto
James Sherman Porter
Porter
Kenneth D. Peterson
Presbyterian Church
Russellville
Brown County
Athens
David R. Sawyer
Athens Presbyterian Church
Allan Pederson
Melvin Pederson
Scioto Presbytery
James W. Grove
Chillicothe Presbyterian Church
Grove
Ben Judd, Jr
Presbytery
Lynn House
Chillicothe
Snyod
Ohio
Wallace backs Dem line then eyes possible third party bid
Alabama governor's aide says George Wallace will back the Democratic platform at the Miami Beach convention and may run as a third party candidate if he is rejected as the nominee. Wallace and Snider spoke after a meeting at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring Maryland.
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Washington
George Wallace
Alabama
Charles Snider
Wallace
Snider
Miami Beach
Holy Cross Hospital
Silver Spring
Ohio labor strike threatens highway work nationwide
The three day Ohio carpenters and laborers strike has unsettled highway construction across the state with 10,000 workers involved. Federal mediation is in process while industry spokesmen warn of possible shutdown within two weeks if the strike persists.
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Associated Press
Ohio Contractors Association and
Laborers Union
Karl Rothermund
Federal Mediation Service
OCA
Ohio
Rothermund
Charles Rinehart
Association
Fourth of July Program Planned At McArthur
McArthur hosts a multi day Fourth of July celebration sponsored by Vinton County Athletic Boosters Club from July 1 to July 4 on the football field. The event features rides, dances, parades, contests, a Bob Braun show, Miss Vinton County pageant, prize awards, and fireworks with entries from several towns. Contact Andy Adelman Jr. for parade details and contest coordinators for respective events.
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The
Vinton County Athletic Boosters Club
McArthur
Bob Braun
W. High St
Pearl and
Spring Sts
N. Spring St
Wyman Park
Pearl St
Sugar Grove July Fourth celebration announced
Berne Union booster clubs sponsor Sugar Grove July 4 events. Parade forms at 12 30 p m and starts 1 p m from the south end to the school grounds led by Grand Marshal Billy Jackson. Queen crowned. At 2 p m a mock battle by Sherman’s Brigade led by Ernest Cassinger. Velvet performs concerts at 4 p m and 8 p m. Fireworks at 10 p m. Free admission with ample parking.
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Berne Union
Sugar Grove
Billy Jackson
Sherman
OVI
Ernest Cassinger
Velvet
National Ranch
Main St
Southern Local Seeks Six Teaching Positions for 1972 73
The Southern Local school board plans six openings for 1972 73 including seventh grade at Shawnee and New Straitsville, intermediate special education at New Straitsville, junior high special education at Miller High School, and kindergarten at Corning and New Straitsville. Interested teachers may call Hemlock district office 394 2426 or New Lexington county office 342 2013.
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Southern Local School Board
Shawnee
New Straitsville
Miller High School
Corning
Hemlock
New Lexington
Logan Bank Officer Completes Course
Ted D. McVey vice president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Logan was among over 100 bankers from Ohio to finish the schools second year course. The Ohio Bankers Association Ohio University program trains more than 200 officers yearly to improve bank operations and community service.
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Ted D. McVey
Farmers & Merchants Bank of
Logan
Ohio
Ohio School of Banking
Ohio Bankers Association
Columbus
Ohio University
Athens
Hijacker parachutes from jet after hijack over St Louis
A hijacker took a jetliner to Toronto last weekend and parachuted away after the flight. Elliott, who owns a 119 acre farm and earns about $7000 yearly, hoped for a ransom share of 5 to 10 percent from the airline to cover farm bills.
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St. Louis
Toronto
Elliott
Frank W. Bodwell
American
Indianapolis
New York
Deaths and Funerals in Local Area
Edith R. Bourne 65 Logan Rt 4 died at Lancaster Fairfield Hospital after June 15 admission. Husband Earl Bourne, three sons Vernon Jerry Bill, three daughters, 16 grandchildren, great grandchild, siblings and in laws survive. Service 2 p.m. Saturday Heinlein Funeral Home. Buried Fairview Perry County. Alice L. Keener 50 Newark died at Licking County Memorial Hospital. Survived by son William Swank two daughters Sally and Mrs Kenneth Linkous, two grandchildren, siblings and parents. Graveside 1 p.m. Oak Grove Cemetery. Lisa Marie Turner stillborn at Lancaster Fairfield Hospital. Graveside service 10 a.m. today Fairview Cemetery. parents Robert and Floreda Turner and sister Floreda Ann. grandmother Achsah Turner. Arrangements Leonard Funeral Home.
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Earl Bourne
Edith R. Bourne
Logan Rt
Lancaster - Fairfield Hospital
Burkes Garden
William Henry
Donna Edwards Repass
Loren Howdyshell
Raymond Mohler
Logan Rt. 4
Luther Maybe
Alice L. Keener
Newark
Logan
Licking County Memorial Hospital
Charles
Mary Alice Butterfield Purdum
James Jacobs
Heath Church of Christ
William Swank
Sally Swank
Kenneth Linkous
George Purdum
Lisa Marie Turner
Fairview Cemetery
Robert
Floreda Levering Turner
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
Leonard Ferguson
Leonard
Northwest Pilots Threaten Strike Over Contract Dispute
Northwest Airlines pilots based in Minneapolis threaten to strike at 3 a.m. EDT Friday if the year old contract dispute remains unsettled. The carrier is the nation's seventh largest and employs 1,600 pilots.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Northwest Airlines
Northwest
Minneapolis
Ohioans Refuse To File Tax Statements In Tax Protest
In Columbus an undetermined number of Ohioans refuse to pay the new state income tax hoping voters will repeal it in November. Tax officials note many are self employed or not subject to withholding, and delaying or avoiding payments hurts revenue.
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Columbus, Ohio
Kosydar
Antitax
Family and health notes from Hocking Valley and Columbus
Hugh Hooper of 683 E Hunter St moves from the acute care unit to the long term care unit at Hocking Valley Community Hospital. Nicholas Roy Schrader of 269 Culver St admitted Monday to Grant Hospital Columbus for observation and possible surgery. he is in room 731. Lehman family reunion slated for noon July 4 at Rachel Macher Park.
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Hugh Hooper
E. Hunter St
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Lehman Family
Rachelmacher Park
Nicholas Roy Schrader
Culver St
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Probation Given to Four in Glassware Theft Case
Four defendants including three Hocking Countians pleaded guilty in Fairfield County Common Pleas Court to grand larceny over the Anchor Hocking Corp distribution center theft. Gerald Wagner Laurelville Lloyd Rafferty New Plymouth Robert Vorhees Rockbridge and Roger Powers Lancaster received five years probation. The crime involved $540 worth of dinnerware tumblers and ovenware stolen June 13.
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Hocking
Fairfield County Common Pleas Court
Anchor Hocking Corp
Gerald Wagner
Laurelville Rt
Lloyd D. Rafferty
New Plymouth Rt
Robert D. Vorhees
Rockbridge
Logan closing one elementary school sparks appeal rush
5 W Appeal students clash over closing of a Laurelville area school in the former district. Logan cites Ohio law granting courts power to advance appeals and pursues expedition. Carson and Clark debate concepts and request hearing timelines as July 10 funding decisions loom.
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Logan
Benton
Laurelville
Carson
Clark
S-W
Meyer
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