content: United States
  Securities and Exchange Commission
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  Form 144
  
  Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities Pursuant to Rule 144
  Under the Securities Act of 1933
  
  1(a) NAME OF ISSUER
  
  Oglebay Norton Company
  
  (b) IRS IDENT. NO.
  
  34-1888342
  
  (c) S.E.C. FILE NO.
  
  005-79361
  
  (d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER
  
  North Point Tower
  1001 Lakeside Avenue, 15th Floor
  Cleveland, Ohio  44114
  
  (e) TELEPHONE NUMBER
  
  216-861-3300
  
  2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE
  SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
  
  J. George Investments LLC
  
  (b) IRS IDENT. NO.
  
  38-3433546
  
  (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
  
  N/A
  
  (d) ADDRESS
  
  85 N. Main Street
  Suite 101
  Mt. Clemens, MI  48043
  
  3(a) TITLE OF THE CLASS OF SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
  
  Oglebay Norton Company Common
  
  (b) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH BROKER THROUGH WHOM THE
  SECURITIES ARE TO BE OFFERED OR EACH MARKET MAKER WHO
  IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITIES
  
  Tradition Asiel Securities Inc.
  75 Park Place
  New York, NY  10007
  
  (c) NUMBER OF SHARES OR OTHER UNITES TO BE SOLD
  
  31,669
  
  (d) AGGREGATE MARKET VALUE
  
  $647,631.05
  
  (e) NUMBER OF SHARES OR OTHER UNITS OUTSTANDING
  
  3,602,000
  
  (f) APPROXIMATE DATE OF SALE
  
  October 27, 2006
  
  (g) NAME OF EACH SECURITIES EXCHANGE
  
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  TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
  
  TITLE OF THE CLASS
  Oglebay Norton Company Common
  
  DATE YOU ACQUIRED
  February 9, 2005
  
  NATURE OF ACQUISITION TRANSACTIONS
  Private Transaction
  
  NAME OF PERSON FROM WHOM ACQUIRED
  Oglebay Norton Company
  
  AMOUNT OF SECURITIES ACQUIRED
  49,169
  
  DATE OF PAYMENT
  February 8, 2005
  
  NATURE OF PAYMENT
  Wire
  
  TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
  
  NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE SELLER
  J. George Investments, LLC
  85 N. Main Street, Suite 101
  Mt. Clemens, MI  48043
  
  TITLE OF SECURITIES SOLD
  Oglebay Norton Company Common Stock
  
  DATE OF SALE
  October 19, 2006
  
  AMOUNT OF SECURITIES SOLD
  17,500
  
  GROSS PROCEEDS
  $357,875.00
  
  DATE:	October 26, 2006
  
  /s/
  Jennifer W. Berlin
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text: United States
  Securities and Exchange Commission
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  Form 144
  
  Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities Pursuant to Rule 144
  Under the Securities Act of 1933
  
  1(a) NAME OF ISSUER
  
  Oglebay Norton Company
  
  (b) IRS IDENT. NO.
  
  34-1888342
  
  (c) S.E.C. FILE NO.
  
  005-79361
  
  (d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER
  
  North Point Tower
  1001 Lakeside Avenue, 15th Floor
  Cleveland, Ohio  44114
  
  (e) TELEPHONE NUMBER
  
  216-861-3300
  
  2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE
  SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
  
  J. George Investments LLC
  
  (b) IRS IDENT. NO.
  
  38-3433546
  
  (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
  
  N/A
  
  (d) ADDRESS
  
  85 N. Main Street
  Suite 101
  Mt. Clemens, MI  48043
  
  3(a) TITLE OF THE CLASS OF SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
  
  Oglebay Norton Company Common
  
  (b) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH BROKER THROUGH WHOM THE
  SECURITIES ARE TO BE OFFERED OR EACH MARKET MAKER WHO
  IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITIES
  
  Tradition Asiel Securities Inc.
  75 Park Place
  New York, NY  10007
  
  (c) NUMBER OF SHARES OR OTHER UNITES TO BE SOLD
  
  31,669
  
  (d) AGGREGATE MARKET VALUE
  
  $647,631.05
  
  (e) NUMBER OF SHARES OR OTHER UNITS OUTSTANDING
  
  3,602,000
  
  (f) APPROXIMATE DATE OF SALE
  
  October 27, 2006
  
  (g) NAME OF EACH SECURITIES EXCHANGE
  
  Pink Sheets
  
  TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
  
  TITLE OF THE CLASS
  Oglebay Norton Company Common
  
  DATE YOU ACQUIRED
  February 9, 2005
  
  NATURE OF ACQUISITION TRANSACTIONS
  Private Transaction
  
  NAME OF PERSON FROM WHOM ACQUIRED
  Oglebay Norton Company
  
  AMOUNT OF SECURITIES ACQUIRED
  49,169
  
  DATE OF PAYMENT
  February 8, 2005
  
  NATURE OF PAYMENT
  Wire
  
  TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
  
  NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE SELLER
  J. George Investments, LLC
  85 N. Main Street, Suite 101
  Mt. Clemens, MI  48043
  
  TITLE OF SECURITIES SOLD
  Oglebay Norton Company Common Stock
  
  DATE OF SALE
  October 19, 2006
  
  AMOUNT OF SECURITIES SOLD
  17,500
  
  GROSS PROCEEDS
  $357,875.00
  
  DATE:	October 26, 2006
  
  /s/
  Jennifer W. Berlin