Chiefs Triumph Over Wellston in 1956 League OpENER
Logan Chieftains defeat Wellston Golden Rockets 19 to 7 in the Southeastern Ohio League opener at Wellston. Byrd’s 69 yard run and Morgan’s 35 yard TD pass key Logan’s comeback after trailing 7 6 at halftime. Defensive stands and strong blocks by Bryant and Roberts helped trap Wellston in the second half.
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Logan Chieftains
Wellston Golden Rockets
Wellston
Ted Byrd
Chiefs
Byrd
Logan
Gene Morgan
Lynn Strait
Rocket
Morgan
St. Clair
Harper Family Plans Faith Healer Trip to California
Johnny Harper ten gravely ill with cancer to visit Rev Oral Roberts in Bakersfield California. Parents Marion and Mrs Harper of Laurelville Rt 2 hope to depart tonight if car repairs finish. Roberts leaves Tacoma for Bakersfield arriving Oct 8. Hospital lent a collapsible chair. Donations collected locally total about 170 dollars to aid the trip.
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Marion Harper
Laurelville
Glyde Gibson
Enterprise
Harpers
California
Falls Mill Grocery
H. C. Godman Shoe Co
Logan
Bowling Green Backs Fraternity House Closure
Bowling Green State University orders the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house closed for a year after a Saturday night disturbance following the Kent State game. The 42 member chapter may face expulsions, but remaining members may continue as students.
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Bowling Green
Bowling Green State University
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Kent State
Logan Woman 33 Dies After Self-inflicted Wound
Betty Gygi of Logan died at Hocking Valley Hospital after shooting herself with a .410 gauge shotgun. Sheriff Waldron and Prosecutor Murray investigated with Charles Spencer, who described despondent talk over finances and a brief bar outing before the fatal shot. Gygi is survived by her mother, stepfather, and a daughter. funeral arrangements are pending at Leonard Funeral Home.
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Logan
Hocking Valley Hospital
J. Ward Doering
Hocking County
Betty Gygi
Second St
Charles Spencer
New Straitsville
A. J. Waldron
Waldron
Fred Murray
Spencer
Betty
Orient Rt. 2
Columbus
Leonard Funeral Home
Al Lopez Resigns and Re-signs as Indians Manager
Bulletin from Cleveland states Al Lopez re signed today as manager of the Cleveland Indians who aim to finish second again in the American League pennant race.
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Cleveland
al Lopez
Cleveland Indians
Nicaragua Leader Somoza Dies After Assassin Shot
Panama reports the death of Nicaragua President Anastasio Somoza at 60 from four bullet wounds inflicted at a Leon party. He died in the Canal Zone hospital after multiple operations. His son Luis was named acting president. The assassin Rioberto Lopez Perez was killed by guards. Somoza ruled Nicaragua for two decades amid charges of dictatorship and wealth. He had steered economic and infrastructure development.
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Panama
Anastasio Somoza
Nicaragua
Gonzales Revilla
Somoza
U. S
Canal Zone
Leon
Rioberto Lopez Perez
Managua
Gorgas Hospital
Panama Canal Zone
Eisenhower
Leonard Heaton
U. S. Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Luis
Congress
Anastatio Jr
West Point
National Guard
Romano Reyes
Kefauver Tackles Joe Smith Theme in Campaign Speech
Sen Estes Kefauver warned in Huntington that Republicans will discover the Joe Smiths wrecking their re election hopes. He called Joe Smith the common man and said the party shuns liberals and youth. Nixon teased Stevenson about his kidney as he toured Florida and spoke to elderly voters in St. Petersburg. Stevenson health issues and Eisenhower’s are noted as context for the campaign.
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Estes Kefauver
Joe Smiths
Joe Smith
Richard Nixon
Adlai Stevenson
Florida
Kefauver
Huntington
W. Va
Terry Carpenter
Nebraska
Stevenson
People of America
Wheeling
Nixon
Eisenhower
Ohio Hog Prices Soar Then Dip End of Week
Live hog prices in interior Ohio markets rose 80 cents per hundred pounds over the prior week before finishing the week at $16.50. Monday opened at $16.75, with Tuesday and Wednesday adding 25 cents each to reach about $17.25, the week's high. Thursday and Friday declines, driven by a drop in wholesale fresh pork provisions, erased gains and returned Friday’s close to last week’s level. Fresh pork loins were quoted as much as $6 per hundred pounds lower than the prior week.
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Columbus
Ohio
County Fair Night Program in Hocking County
Music by the Logan Home Town band at 6 30 p m. Crowning of the 1956 junior fair king and queen at 7 00 p m. Gene Holter s Wild Animal Show begins at 7 30 p m.
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Logan
Hocking County
Gene Holter
Farm Prices Drop For 3rd Month In September
The Agriculture Department reports farm prices fell about 0.5 percent from mid August to mid September, while farm family and production expenses eased about 0.3 percent. Since June prices have dropped 4 percent, with a year over year level slightly above, and still 24.9 percent below the 1951 peak. Unemployment fell by 52,600 in the week to Sep 15, with total claimants at 1,020,900, 233,700 more than a year ago. Federal civilian employment rose modestly in August while military civilian staff increased by 2,774 to 1,187,180.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
D. Morse
Labor Department
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
House Committee
Supreme Court Asked For Truth Hearing
The government asked the Supreme Court to freeze proceedings in a Pittsburgh Smith Act case until a lower court can review the veracity of the government's informer Mazzei. Mazzei testified against five defendants including Steven Nelson and four associates. the motion seeks a possible new trial if his other sworn statements cast doubt on his Pittsburgh testimony.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Pittsburgh
Joseph D. Mazzei
Steven Nelson
Communist Party
William Albertson
Benjamin Lowell Careuthers
James Hulse Dolsen
Irving Weissman
Mazzei
Careathers
Dolsen
Justice Department
Federal District Court
Pennsylvania
Senate Internal Security
Miami
Fla
Congress
Stevenson cites school crisis as national danger on TV
Adlai Stevenson urges federal funds to fix a school crisis in a nationwide radio speech in Milwaukee. He faults the Eisenhower era for inaction amid grand talks on education and calls for action to address the crisis.
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Milwaukee
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Trainmen Back Adlai Kefauver Endorsement Brightens Ticket
In Cleveland the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen endorsed the Stevenson Kefauver ticket. The union’s national conference previously voted to back the duo. President William Parker Kennedy announced plans to campaign nationwide for Stevenson and Kefauver.
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Cleveland
Stevenson
Four-Day Hocking County Fair Ends With Coronation
The four day Hocking County Fair wraps up tonight after favorable weather for the fall classic. The junior fair king and queen will be crowned at 7. Children's Day set a one day record of 4 000 attendance. Gate admissions totaled 2 300. An 800 strong crowd enjoyed the Midwestern Hayride, with Bonnie Lou the Midwesterners Hometowners Geer sisters and Clay Eager on stage. Larry Wagoner edged Jim Davis by a quarter point in the tractor rodeo. First to fifth spanned three points, Harry Risch third Wes Hutchins fourth Tom Nihiser fifth. Seven fair board directors will be elected today with six current members among the ten candidates. Ostrich and camel races are on this afternoon, followed by Holter Wild Animal Show at 7 30 tonight.
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Hocking County
Joshua Matheny
Fair Board
Bonnie Lou
Geer Sisters
Clay Eager
Larry Wagoner
Jim Davis
Harry Risch
Wes Hutchins
Tom Nihiser
Karl Hartman
William Mowrey
Vernie Stahr
Orlandeth Lehman
Ralph Rheinscheid
Hal Saunders
Richard Bowers
Joe Hutchins
Paul Thrush
W. A. Gillogly
Harold Niciser Jr
Clinton St. Clair
Warren Gardner
Gene Holter
Holter
Strike Ends At Lancaster Glass Plants After 28 Days
Anchor Hocking Glass Corp. announced a one year contract with a 6 percent across the board wage rise and a minimum of 10 cents an hour. The agreement ends a 28 day strike idling 3,000 workers at two Lancaster plants and work would resume immediately.
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Lancaster
Anchor Hocking Glass Corp
Pittsburgh
Tito-Khrushchev Visit Stirs Soviet Power Struggle
Belgrade reports Tito travels with Khrushchev to the Yalta villa amid a Kremlin rift as Kaganovich and old Stalinists push back against de Stalinization. Khrushchev seeks support from Bulganin and Mikoyan while Dulles warns Yugoslavia over possible repercussions.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
Communist Party
Lazar Kaganovich
Stalin
Soviet
Khrushchev
Bulganin
A. I. Mikoyan
Mikoyan
Yalta
Black Sea
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Jack Walton
Keith Schultz
Strait
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Byrant
Larry Pickett
Ken Stevens
LHS
Walton
Johnny Harper
Faith
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University Hospital, Columbus
Kenneth Helber
Karen
University Shots
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United States
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Adlai
Estes
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GOP
J. Lee Rankin
William F. Tompkins
Internal Security Division
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Good Samaritan Hospital
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Hall
London
Admiralty
Malaya
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