Election workers instructed for Logan city primary
Logan presiding judges and the Hocking County election board met in the courthouse to receive supplies and final instructions for Tuesday’s city primary. Clerks outlined six workers per polling place, payment totals of about 1900 dollars, ballot handling rules, and secrecy procedures for voters.
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Logan
Hocking County Election Board
Election Board
Dean Collison
Francis Myers
Ralph Griffin
Harold Brimner
Hal Spang
Dollison
Dean Dollison
Damage suits filed in Hocking County Court
Two damage suits totaling about 50 000 dollars were filed in Hocking County Common Pleas Court against Frieda R. Hicks of 661 West Hunter Street Logan. Plaintiffs Mabel V. Wilburn of Columbus and Estella Wilburn of Pomeroy seek 27 328.96 and 22 650 respectively for injuries from a August 2 1958 crash at Front Street and Hocking Avenue. The drivers allege Hicks negligent at the intersection.
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Hocking County
Hicks
Grover Fleming Dies at 76 Former Editor in Ohio
Miami Florida Grover W Fleming age 76 longtime editor of the Ohio Examiner and the American Examiner in Springfield Ohio died today in Miami Florida The obituary notes his editorial career and residence history.
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Miami, Fla.p
Grover W. Fleming
Old
Ohio Examiner
American Examiner
Springfield
Ohio
Ohio Crossings Lacking Warning Devices A Large Share
About 80 percent of Ohio railroad grade crossings on public roads lack warning devices. The Highway Department reports 10 852 crossings total with 8 127 without any protection. Plans include 197 high priority sites and 14 crossings already ordered this year for protection plus 42 more to be upgraded.
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Columbus
Ohio
Highway Department
Herter Calls Western Talks Successful in Paris
Secretary of State Christian Herter said Western talks with Britain France and West Germany were very successful in outlining the Western position for Geneva negotiations with the Soviet Union. He reported full agreement on key points and planned a radio broadcast to discuss prospects for the May 11 Geneva meeting.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
Paris
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Herter
Britain
France
West Germany
Soviet Union
Geneva
Switzerland
West Berlin
Death Claims Roy W. Comly At Age 85
Roy W. Comly, 85, was found dead in bed at 9:30 a.m. at the South Logan home of his daughter Mrs. Merle Karshner. He had been ill yesterday and was attended by a physician. Since his wife’s death on Jan. 31 he had stayed at his daughter’s home, with his Linden Michigan-born daughter Mrs. Arthur Feeley surviving. Funeral arrangements by Leonard Funeral Home are incomplete.
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Roy W. Comly
South Logan
Merle Karshner
Mr. Comly
N. Mulberry St
Arthur Feeley
Linden, Mich
Leonard Funeral Home
Godfrey Reported To Be Excellent Condition
Arthur Godfrey, 55, veteran radio and television star, is reported in excellent condition at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after lung cancer surgery. A 7 a.m. hospital bulletin says he had a comfortable night and was out of bed twice Friday afternoon.
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New York
Arthur Godfrey
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Godfrey
Texas Gas Transmission Seeks 5.1 Percent Rate Increase
The Texas Gas Transmission Corp seeking a $5.423 million annual uplift in wholesale natural gas rates would affect 61 customers across eight states including Ohio and Owensboro Kentucky. The company asked the power commission for permission to make the 5.1 percent rate boost effective June 1.
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Washington
Ohio
Texas Gas Transmission Corp
Owensboro
The
Power Commission
US Postpones Three Space Shots To Venus And Orbit
NASA has delayed three missions including two Venus probes and a high Earth satellite due for spring. The Venus missions now await a favorable alignment around January 1961, while the 30 000 mile high satellite will test instruments for the Venus probes.
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Washington
United States
Venus
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth
NASA
Space
Strikes Hit Two McArthur Firms in Vinton County
Two major local industries in Vinton County face labor stoppages. McArthur Brick Co. near McArthur halted operations after wage talks stalled, and Austin Powder Co. east of McArthur reportedly shut down as union members rejected a proposed 8 cent raise, amid a 25 cent sought increase.
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Vinton County
McArthur Brick Co
McArthur
Austin Powder Co
Austin Powder
United Mine Workers District 50
Contract Awarded for Water Line to William Wallace Plant
Service Director Ed Rutgers reports the eight inch water line extension to the William Wallace Co. plant on Rt. 75N has been awarded to Gene Fitch. Fitch submitted a low bid of 8082 dollars with a 60 day completion date for the 1700 foot project.
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Ed Rutgers
William Wallace Co
Gene Fitch
Hebron
Fitch
County Board Moves to Put East Hocking Transfer on Ballot
The Hocking County school board unanimously votes to place on the November ballot a plan to transfer parts of East Hocking to Logan city district. State action required certification to the board of elections, with state board decision pending on whether East Hocking voters will vote.
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Board of Election
County Board
E. Hocking
Hocking County
East Hocking
Logan City
State Board of Education
James Frey
Byron Morton
State Department of Education
E. E. Holt
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Kenneth Risch
Enterprise
Virginia Hayes
Hayes
Laurelville
West Hocking
Lloyd Whisler
Frey
Senators To Shun Censuring Morse
Washington AP report notes little chance of Senate censure for Sen. Wayne Morse over a probe involving Clare Luce and her physician. Capehart urged reprimand, Morse welcomed a censure, while Democrats mocked the proposal as political theatre. Eisenhower and others reacted to Luce's resignation and its impact on Latin American relations.
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Washington
Senate
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Clare Boothe Luce
Brazil
Homer Capehart
R-Ind
Morse
Indiana Republican
Oregon Democrat
Capehart
Michael Rosenbluth
New York
Law School
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Moeller Seeks Funds for Ohio River Facilities
Congressman Walter H. Moeller of Ohio 10th District urged budget panel support for modernization and expansion of Ohio River facilities. He said new industrial sites await river improvements to absorb unemployed workers and handle rising traffic, stressing long term benefits beyond fiscal costs.
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Walter H. Moeller
Ohio
Public Works
House
Senate Appropriations Committees
Lancaster
Ohio River
Moeller
Panama Invaders Surrender After Invasion Effort Ends
Cuban invaders in Panama gave up without firing a shot and arrived in the capital in eight guarded buses. The group, including one woman, faces Panama's courts as Fidel Castro’s embassy considers leniency. Authorities still watch for two more invasion ships and note U. S. plane patrols along the coast. The surrender occurred under an OAS fact-finding mission.
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Panama
Fidel Castro
Caribbean
Nombre de Dios
J. D. Bazan
Organization of American States
Milwaukee Doctor Paid 41887 for 22 Months of X-Ray Work
Senator Proxmire released that Dr. Irving Cowan of Milwaukee received 41887 from the Army for 22 months of roentgen work on draftees in 1950. He called for full public disclosure after years of secrecy and cited Cowan’s $55 per X-ray rate and $1.15 per X-ray cost.
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Washington
Milwaukee
Army
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
House
Government Information Committee
Cowan
Marquette University
John Moss
Moss
D-Calif
Prexmire
Sylvester Krolinkowski
Krolinkowski
Mercury Reaches 85 Degrees for Year’s High Mark
The mercury climbed to 85 degrees at 11 30 a m today, up 50 degrees from last night’s low, setting 1959’s high so far. The previous high was 83 degrees recorded April 17, with Friday’s top at 73 degrees. weekend weather expected to stay partly cloudy and warm.
U S Firms Halt Strontium 90 Luminous Watch Dials
The Atomic Energy Commission ordered General Time Corp Westclox La Salle Elgin National Watch Co Elgin Ill and Bulova Watch Co Flushing N Y to stop distributing luminous dials containing strontium 90. Bulova faced a single watch from five years ago. Elgin said it sold 1200 of 4000 watches with such dials.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
General Time Corp
Westclox
la Salle
Ill
Elgin National Watch Co
Elgin
Bulova Watch Co
Flushing
N.Y
Westfield
Louisburg, N.C
Bulova
New York
Poor Relief Emergency Seen Ahead in Ohio Welfare
Ohio welfare officials warn the Legislature may need emergency funds if poor relief rolls do not fall in the next two months. Mary N. Gorman reports poor relief costs exceed projections by about one million dollars over the last three months, risking a shortfall at year end.
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Columbus
Ohio
Mary N. Gorman
John W. Main
Department
Division of Business Administration
Department of Public Welfare
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