James Boyer Pleads Guilty In Logan
James Boyer of McArthur Route 2 pleaded guilty to second degree manslaughter in Logan after the Route 56 Raccoon Creek Bridge crash that killed Floyd Zimmerman. Held on $1000 bond in Hocking County jail, he faces April term grand jury action. he recently left Cherryton Hospital injured with five broken ribs.
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Logan
James Boyer
McArthur
Denzil Weltner
Boyer
Raccoon Creek
Floyd Zimmerman
Hocking County
Cherrington Hospital
Edwin Kelly Struck by Car in Logan Incident
Edwin Kelly of Logan was struck and knocked down Tuesday evening by a car driven by George Helber while crossing Hunter Street near Tron Street. He received knee treatment at a physician’s office. Patrolman Harrison Litherland and Pearl Derr investigated. wet streets prevented Helber from stopping quickly, though the car was not driven fast.
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Logan
Edwin Kelly
George Helber
Hunter St
Tron St
Kelly
Harrison Litherland
Pearl Derr
Helber
County Fair Date Under Review by Hocking Board
Hocking County Agricultural Board meets at the courthouse at 7 30 p m Thursday to discuss changing dates for the county fair with aim to hold it earlier in September as the State Fair has been cancelled. Other fair arrangements will be considered.
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Logan
Hocking
Former Resident in 1942 Who's Who Poets of Ohio
Mrs. Tessa Sweazy Webb, formerly of Hocking County and now in Columbus, will be listed in the 1942 edition of Who Is Who for her work as a poet. She serves as financial secretary in the State Agriculture Extension Service office and has long organized Ohio poets to urge publication of their poetry.
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Logan
Tessa Sweazy Webb
Hocking County
Columbus
Who Is Who
Webb
State Agriculture Extension Service Office
Poets of Ohio
Publicaon
School Musicians To Enter Contest
Logan High School musicians prepare for the state music contests later this month. The Girls Glee Club and other vocal groups perform on April 24 under instructor Miss Minnie Louise Bowen. The Chieftain Band travels to Columbus on April 25 under Walter A. Kinney, with ensembles and soloists also taking part.
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S~ Logan
Logan High School
Girls Glee Club
Minnie Louise Bowen
Chieftain
Columbus
Walter A. Kinney
James Boyer Leaves Hospital After Car Crash
Logan report states James Boyer who was injured in an automobile accident near Starr Sunday morning was discharged from Cherrington hospital Tuesday and returned to his home near McArthur. Donald Edwards was admitted Tuesday and underwent a surgical operation.
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Logan
James Boyer
Starr
Cherrington Hospital
McArthur
Donald Edwards
Mrs. Price Burned When Dress Catches Fire in Kitchen
Mrs. Carl I. Price Bowen Sr. is seriously burned after her clothing ignited from a cook stove in the Logan kitchen. Bowen immediately smothered the flames. a local physician treated burns to her body and hands.
Route 664 Improvement Project Soon Underway
Logan reports that work on Route 664 between the city and the scenic district will begin this week. Machinery moved Tuesday for widening straightening and resurfacing to reduce tourist delays before peak season.
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Logan
Highway Department
Appoint Key Ministers in Garden Drive
Logan announces garden campaign leaders with Rev. Cecil Harding Jones and M. B. Iles selecting ministers and scout leaders to direct the effort. Ministers named include Elliott Bartoe Bennington Anderson Stuart Clark Bancroft. Scout leaders named include Dennison Karshner Frey Howdyshell Durant Jones and others. A three member committee for the Nacto plant garden program was named Irvin Keel Henry Devol and Harry Swaim.
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New Plymouth
Myron W. Clark
Enterve
W. E. Bancroft
Haydenville
Joe Dennison
Laurelville
Jimny Karshner
James Frey
Union Furnace
George Howdyshell
Maxville
Waldo Durant
C.H. Jones
J. R. Dunn
Bill Daugherty
George Wolfe
Logan
Nacto Plant
James R. Smoot
Irvin Keel
Henry Devol
Harry Swaim
Murray City Hosts Hocking School Scholarship Test
Murray City to host Hocking County high school students for a general scholarship test on April 4. Richard Coleman of Murray City faculty chairs the committee. County winners will form the scholarship team to compete at the district meet in Athens.
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Logan
Hocking County
Murray City
Richard Coleman
Athens
Logan Schools Announce Good Friday Closing
Logan schools will be dismissed on Good Friday as announced by Superintendent G. E. Carr. Students will not have an extra spring vacation and will resume Monday morning.
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Logan
G. E. Carr
Holy Week Assembly Opens at Local School
First in a series of Holy Week assemblies was held at the junior and senior high school Tuesday morning led by v. Lynn Rittmann and Rev. Amos L. Heyde. Additional addresses were planned by Rev. E. B. White Rev. C. B. Clendenens and later in the afternoon by Rev. Stanley Want with a joint assembly scheduled at 1 15 p m.
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Eae
Wee Thomas
Ewe Kinser
E. Brown
Jimmy McGonagle
Bill Johnston
Logan High School Band To Host Magic Show
The Logan High School Band will present a magic show in the school auditorium in the near future featuring Ben Franklin IV as the star attraction.
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Logan
Logan High School
Ben Franklin IV
Hi Way Club Plans Chicken Dinner at Logan Hall
Ohio Hi Way Club members will meet at West Main street hall for a chicken dinner. Watt Ulman Charles Ferguson and Fred Styles from the Marietta Division office will attend with possible representatives from the state highway office.
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Logan
Ohio Hi-Way Club
West Main St
Watt Ulman
Charles Aerguson
Fred Styles
Marietta
State Highway Office
Farm Group Plants Shrubbery at School
Logan news notes the Future Farmers of Chief Logan Chapter planted shrubs in front of the new vocational education building. They supplied the shrubs, removed brick bats, refilled the area with soil, and carried out the planting under faculty leader H. D. Saxton.
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Logan
Central School
Agriculture Committee Plans Distribution of Letter
Logan county Victory Garden executive committee met at the superintendent's office with chairman Samuel H. Dillon. They approved Letter Number 2 to be sent countywide highlighting vegetable varieties to plant, and another letter on cultivation is to be prepared.
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Logan
Victory Garden
Supt
Samuel H. Dillon
Infant Dies in Logan Hospital After Twin Loss
Mary Jane Adams infant daughter of Ira and Mary Adams died at Cherrington Hospital on Tuesday. A twin sister died shortly after birth last week. Burial occurred today.
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Logan
Mary Jane
Ira Adams
Cherrington Hospital
Blosser Seeks Military Enlistment at Fort Hayes
Rudolph Blosser of Carbon Hill traveled to Columbus on Tuesday seeking to enlist in the military. He visited Fort Hayes to pursue service, marking his effort to join the armed forces during the current call.
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Logan
Rudolph Blosser
Carbon Hill
Columbus
Fort Hayes
Raid Wardens Meet Tuesday
Logan Ohio air raid wardens held a meeting at the Ohio Power Company office Tuesday evening under Fred Burchfield. John Clark showed motion pictures on first aid gas mask use and fighting incendiary bombs. Films to be shown to auxiliary firemen and police at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the same site. Airway beacons first used in 1930 on the Chicago Ul to Cheyenne Wy airmail route.
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Logan
Ohio Power
Chicago
Cheyenne
Wyo
Soybeans Show High Germination At Defenbaugh Farm
Unusually good germination ratings were recorded for soybeans grown on the George Defenbaugh and Sons farm in Perry Township. Officials in Columbus tested the Mandell variety at 99.5 percent germination and the Wilson at 93.5 percent. Defenbaugh attributed the results to location and care.
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Logan
George Defenbaugh
Soybeans Thoroughly Dry at Harvest Time
The report notes the soybeans were thoroughly dry when harvested, indicating optimal moisture conditions for combining and storage.
Award Tires Logan County Officials Honor Tire Certificates
City tire rationing boards met Tuesday evening and awarded certificates for two truck tires and tubes to Gilbert Imboden and two passenger car tires and tubes to Paul Bennington, county sanitary officer.
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Logan
Gilbert Imboden
Paul Bennington
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