Logan Construction Activity Expected To Set Brisk Pace
Logan area sees a busy spring and summer for home and commercial building. Banks report loan volume up five percent with typical construction loans around fifteen thousand dollars. Projects include remodeling of the former Ruble theater into Logan Federal offices and a new county garage on California Ave.
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Logan Construction
Logan
The
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Logan Federal Savings & Loan Association
R. B. Perkins
Logan Daily News
Perkins
Bruce E. Fickel
Logan Federal
Ruble Theater
N. Market St
County Garage
California Ave
Homer C. Wilson
Wilson
F. S. Cupp Construction Co
Washington D. H
Bucy and Hill Metal Building Construction Co
Chillicothe
Armco Steel
Geiger Bros
Ford Hack Auto Supply
Paul Miller Electric Co
Lancaster
Barton A. Hall
Logan Clay Products Co
S. Walnut St
Logan Clay
National Guard
Senate
House of Representa
Robert J. Jurgensmier
Glenwood
Bob Schmitter
Roy Shelso
Robert Geiger
Logan Liberty Home
Woodrow Fetheroll
Geiger
Keith Hawk
Jim Parkinson
Hocking Hills
Hocking Hills Country Club
Walter Shaw Dies At 69 In Hocking County
Walter Ellsworth Shaw 69 of 507 E Hunter Sr Logan native lifelong carpenter died at 5 30 am in Hocking Valley Hospital after an extended illness He was born in Union Furnace son of Willard E and Mary E Shaw Survived by wife Ruth daughter Mrs Neil Baker Lancaster brother Robert A Logan two sisters Nellie Frank Union Furnace and Lottie Shaw Logan and three grandchildren Funeral 2 pm Friday Heinlein Funeral Home Rev Roy E Klingler officiating Shaw Cemetery burial Viewing after 7 pm Wednesday
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Walter Ellsworth Shaw
E. Hunter Sr
Hocking County
Hocking Valley Hospital
Union Furnace
Willard E
Mary E. Shaw
Logan
Union Furnace Presbyterian Church
Shaw Cemetery
Population figures revised for Hocking and Logan Counties
A. BF Harmony district supervisor reports the 1960 census updates Hocking County population to 20 045 up from 19 799 and Logan County from 6 307 to 6 367. Figures may change after transient credits are finalized. final official count to be announced later.
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Logan
Hocking County
A. BF. Harmony
Harmony
Weather swings from cold Great Lakes to hot Southwest
The Midwest reached damp chilly conditions while the Southwest baked under heat. Rain drizzle and brisk winds covered much of the eastern Great Lakes region from Minnesota to Pennsylvania, with snow mixing into some areas from upper Michigan to northern Indiana. Temperatures largely in the 30s across the cool belt, while the Southwest saw 90s to 100s and 86 in Needles at night. The Mississippi rose along a 50 mile stretch from Keokuk to Hannibal and flood alerts were issued for Manistique Michigan.
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Manistique
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Texas
Florida
Pacific Coast
Southwest Desert
Needles
Calif
Rockies
Mississippi Valley
Central Appalachians
Ohio Weather Outlook Continues Cold Rain Across State
Weather Bureau summary reports dismal cold conditions in Ohio with rain and overcast skies continuing from Monday night into Wednesday. Rain totals in 24 hours ended 8 a.m. ranged from 1.5 to 2 inches in parts, with highs in the mid 40s and lows around upper 30s to 40. Early temps varied from 33 at Mansfield to 42 at Chesapeake as low pressure lingers over Michigan.
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Columbus, Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Logan
Nelsonville
Mansfield
Chesapeake
Lakes
Michigan
State orders seven Noble High Schools into consolidation
The Ohio State Board of Education moves to revoke charters for seven Noble County high schools Beaver Belle Valley Elk Fulda Sarahsville Southern Noble and Summerfield along with four Guernsey County schools Cedar Stone Quaker City and Valley locals effective June 30 1961 Hearings possible before final action. The board also advances consolidations and annexations in several districts and approves college degree offerings for Malone College.
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Crawford County
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Holmes
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Meigs
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Salem
Rosewood
Champaign County
Ross
Hamilton City
New Miami
van del
van Wert
Celina City
Coldwater
Malone College
Canton
Perry
Allen County
Grandma Gatewood Quits Appalachian Trail Hike
Emma Gatewood of Gallipolis known as the Galloping Grandma ends her third attempt on the Appalachian Trail after a week and 75 miles. She cites storm tangled brush and fallen trees as insurmountable, having previously hiked the full 2000 miles twice and recently the Oregon Trail.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Mt. Springer
Independence
Portland
Indian Gap
Woody Gap
Tenesee Gap
North Carolina
Big Gap
Deen Gap
U S Spy Cases Highlight Cold War Espionage History
The piece surveys postwar Soviet espionage cases in the United States. It cites the Rosenbergs executed in 1953, Abel jailed in 30 years, Soble and Sobell convicted, Zboroski and a Czech defector testifying to broad espionage presence. It notes Lt Col Frantisek Tisler’s defection and his claim that 45 percent of the Czech embassy staff in New York and the UN were engaged in intelligence activity.
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
New York
Col
Rudolph Ivanovich Abel
Jack Soble
Mark Zboroski
Morton Sobell
Washington
House
Soviet Union
House Committee On UN
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
Italy
Frantisek Tisler
Tisler
Czechoslovakia
United Nations
U.S
US pledges to defend allies if Russia strikes bases
The United States said it would uphold defense commitments with allies if Russia attacked bases used for spy flights. Washington also stated it has not used and will not use U2 planes in Japan for intelligence over the Soviet Union and noted possible continued reconnaissance over Communist territory. The Kremlin protests and pilot Francis Powers' status are under review as both sides seek clarification before the summit.
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White
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Francis G. Powers
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Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Eisenhower
National Security Council
Sverdlovsk
Pound
West Virginians Vote in Democratic Primary Patterned by Kennedy Humphrey Clash
Democrats in West Virginia cast ballots to choose their presidential nominee amid a campaign dominated by money religion and November. Kennedy and Humphrey campaigned in Charleston and Huntington while Nebraskans and New Mexicans also voted. The state’s 25 delegates are unbound. Kennedy lags but closes gap as Humphrey attacks Kennedy’s wealth and labor support.
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Hum
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Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
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Adlai Stevenson
Amanda Man Kills Wife Then Self in Ohio
Ralph Roberts a 63 year old plumber killed his wife Even 60 at their Lancaster home then drowned in a cistern. Coroner ruled homicide and death by own action. A note indicated his body in the 10 foot cistern but gave no reason for the incident.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Ralph
Rube) Roberts
Amanda Plumber
Dale George
L. L. Kersell
Roberts
Madison Street Complaints Reach Nelsonville Council
Nelsonville officials heard that Madison Street on Rt. 278 is badly rutted with rainwater and tar splashes affecting homes. State and city officials plan to inspect and consider load limits if paving fails while patching won t last due to heavy truck traffic.
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Nelsonville
Madison St
Carbon Hill
Violet Hollenbaugh
Earl Hilleary
Homer Adams
Wayne Farley
Marietta
Adams
Farley
Hilleary
Furth
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Cape Cod
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Delaware County
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