Hocking County Tax Receipts Down Over Five Years
Logan April 11 Local school tax totals in Hocking County fell from 199750 in 1927 to 164225 in 1932 a drop of 35525 Supt J W Coleman notes reduced state aid and larger retrenchment by local boards He backs a commission plan for school taxation and relief aiming at economy and real estate relief.
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Logan
Hocking County
Supt
J. W. Coleman
Boards of Education
Coleman
Commission
County Officials Discuss Transfer of Relief Funds
Seek County Funds reports a Monday meeting of city officials and county commissioners to consider transferring relief funds to Logan. With relief needs ongoing and funds nearly exhausted, officials appealed for aid and expect some funds to be available within the next day or two.
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Logan
Local visitors and birth announcement from Green Township
Mr and Mrs W lL Frank and Mr and Mrs W W Martin visited Columbus Monday. Mr and Mrs Merie Burberry of Lancaster spent Sunday in Logan with relatives. Joe Allen of Coonville was in Logan for business Monday. Mr and Mrs Charles A Woods of Green Township announce the birth of a daughter early Monday.
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W. Ll
Frank
W. W. Martin
Columbus
Merie Burberry
Lancaster
Logan
W. P. Wetherill
Joe Allen
Coonville
Charles A. Woods
Green Township
Springtime Signs Appear as Logan Welcomes Spring
The Messenger reports Logan on Monday shows spring signals with a straw hat wearer Frank Starcher likely first of the season. Joe Brooker mowed the Junior High lawn while Mrs Charlies Breene planted bulbs and shrubs bloom across districts. Anglers reported catches of suckers carp and some bass signaling spring activity.
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Logan
Messenger
Frank Starcher
Joe Brooker
Charlies Breene
Midland Place
Grader Works On Logan Baseball Diamond Prep
April 11 report from Logan shows a grader taken to the Athletic field to prepare the baseball diamond for the coming season. John F. Krieg, a school board member, supervises this work as crews lay out the field and improve infield conditions.
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Logan
John FE. Krieg
Easter Services Mark Logan Templar Participation
Logan Commandery Knights Templar members attend Sunday services at the Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev. W. H. Shank delivering The Prevailing Faith of Easter. A mixed chorus will sing The Holy City and Walter Prather will sing a solo. An Easter cantata by the Junior Chorus closes the evening worship.
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Logan
Logan Commandery
Knights Templar
Methodist Episcopal Church
W. H Shank
Walter Prather
Holy City
Bus rider found clinging to rear of moving vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Joe Farbeann removed George Smith of Chauncey from the rear end of a bus north of Logan on Monday. Smith was hanging onto a bumper when found. he was not arrested.
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Logan
Joe Farbeann
George Smith
Chauncey
Smith
Farbeann
Births and Deaths in Logan March Reported by Health Dept
Vital statistics show March in Logan with ten births and five deaths, countywide seventeen births. In Logan several couples welcomed both boys and girls while numerous county families added offspring. Delayed February reports note additional births. Relief work moves to Main Street for street gutter repairs supervised by Fred C. Shively. Judge Harley M. Whitcraft has been indisposed, missing Sunday School and courthouse work.
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Logan
Health Department
Ernest Reynolds
Robby F. Carpenter
Archie L. Spackey
Virgil C. Spencer
Marry J. Lies
John H. Miller
Goama Kallas
Leo A. Richards
Edward A. Snyder
Buyrl F. Wharton
Willis Johnson
Herbert M. Walters
Virgil H. Scott
Elmer Danner
John Bang
Clarence L. Karr
Charlies Stout
A. E Harbarger
Cleveland L. Brokaw
Carl H. Stump
City
Main Street
Fred C. Shively
Harley M. Whitcraft
United Brethren Sunday School
The Holy City Theme Leads Easter Vesper at Presbyterian
The First Presbyterian Church in Logan hosted vesper services with the Sunday School Choir directed by Mrs. H. M. Boocks performing The Holy City and related numbers. Mary Louise Bowen played organ, Bessie Briscoe piano, with solos by Charles Floyd and Dorothy Franks and a duet by John Kleinschmidt and Floyd. Closing choruses included Into the Woods and Thine Is the Kingdom. Dr. and Mrs. James Oscar Boyd departed for Princeton after a week in Logan, accompanied partway by Mrs. Anthony Toerner.
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Mary Louise Bowen
Bessie Briscoe
Charles Floyd
Dorothy Franks
John Kleinschmidt
Mr. Floyd
Jean Kleinechmidt
Death of Mrs. Aurilia Rafferty in Arizona
Mrs Aurilia Nelson Rafferty wife of James S Rafferty of 128 Dakota Avenue Logan died in Tucson Arizona after a health related stay since last fall She formerly lived in Logan and Nelsonville She is survived by her husband a son Charles D two granddaughters Katherine Arneldess and three sisters Angy Benson Alpha Gabriel and Bila Morris Burial will be in Nelsonville with funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Logan
Aurilia Nelson Rafferty
James S. Rafferty
Dakota Avenue
Columbus
Charles D
Katherine
Arneldess
Angy Benson
Alpha Gabriel
Bila Morris
Nelsonville
Beer by Thursday Is Assured In Logan
Logan April 11 beer in quantity will arrive by Thursday as a dealer placed an order for 100 cases. Another merchant went to Columbus Monday seeking a C permit to sell liquor wholesale. Small amounts have appeared. some residents visited Columbus for supplies.
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Logan
Columbus
Eighth Grade Tests Set for April 18 Across Districts
Eighth grade exams will be held at 8 30 in rural centers on April 18 with principals and district teachers grading papers. Seventh graders are barred this year. Test sites include Murray City Carbon Hill Haydenville Oroville Gore Logan Union Furnace Kesboro Gibisonville Rockbridge Laurelville and South Bloomingville with specific ward and town group assignments.
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Logan
Murray City
Carbon Hill
Haydenville
Oroville
Gore
Union Furnace
Kesboro
Gibisonville
Rockbridge
Laurelville
South Bloomingville
East Ward
West Ward
Greendale
Greenland
Coakiey
Pattonville
Shaw
Marion Falls
Graham and
Smith Chapel
Oak Grove
Perry and
Salt Creek
Carthage Township Work Planned for Season
Cart hage Township Trustees met Athens County commissioners at Athens to discuss township work for the season. Clarence Swartz was in Parkersburg Monday. Mr and Mrs Robert Lott announce the birth of a son. Mrs Ruby Gillian and daughter.
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Lottridge
Carthage Township
Athens County
Athens
Clarence Swartz
Parkerburg
Robert Lott
Ruby Gillian
Social visits across towns noted in local column
Mrs Louise Blair and daughter were guests of Mrs Mabel Swartz. The Townsend family from Parkersburg and the Gaston couple spent Sunday in Athens with Mr and Mrs T W Gaston. John Chevalier visited J W Kincade in Coolville. Isadore Mantle family spent Sunday with Michael Kinnen. A T Eiselstein and Raymond Hiselstein families from Pomeroy visited H C Swisher.
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Louise Blair
Mabel Swartz
L. A. Townsend
Parkersburg
John Gaston
Athens
T. W. Gaston
John Chevalier
J. W. Kincade
Coolville
Isadore Mantle
Michael Kinnen
A. T. Eiselstein
Raymond Hiselstein
Pomeroy
H. C. Swisher
Pleasanton District Moves and Home Improvements
April 11 Pleasanton brief notes report Fred Smith relocating his family to Mrs. Grant Bolen’s residence while Bert Steed moves to Rutland and Mahion Oxley settles in a new home. John Bolen relocates to the Grant Bolen farm and Harry Tribe upgrades his house with a new floor. Mr and Mrs Winnie Marshall visit Charles Hudnell’s home Sunday. Mrs Cora Gilkey returns home after months in Athena. Church services Sundays at C A Bolen’s home draw strong attendance.
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Pleasanton
Fred Smith
Grant Bolen
Bert Steed
Rutland
Mahion Oxley
John Bolen
Harry Tribe
Winnie Marshall
Charles Hudnell
Cora Gilkey
Athena
C. A. Bolen
Carbon Dale P T A Concludes Year With Final Meeting
The Carbon dale Parent-Teacher Association held its last regular meeting of the school year on Wednesday. Miss Stein the physical education instructor gave an instructive talk. Twenty five high school students from Carbondale attended the Athens County Musical at Memorial Auditorium Friday night. Mrs Ona King and sons Wade and John of Columbus visited this week with Mrs Dan McLain and daughter Lena Clark. Mrs Dorothy Conkle and Mrs Dora Mauck of Logan met with the Pythian Sisters at the lodge temple Tuesday night. Mr and Mrs Delbert Barber of Columbus spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs George Barber.
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Carbondale
Parent-Teacher Association
Stein
Athens County
Memorial Auditorium
Ona King
Wade
John
Columbus
Dan McLain
Lena Clark
Dorothy Conkle
Dora Mauck
Logan
Lodge Temple
Funeral Services Held For Mineral Woman
Mrs. Aman da Crow died Wednesday at her daughter's home. Funeral services were held Friday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Hadley Ely and Mrs. J. P. Emish who had visited Cincinnati. Several local families and relatives were noted visiting and attending the Crow and Estep funerals in the community.
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Mineral
Amanda Crow
Mary Ely
Alva Higley
Child
Chillicothe
Hadley Ely
Harry Bolster
Barberton
J. P. Emish
Cincinnati
Wilbur Emish
Heavy travel and local social notes from Sharpsburg district
Sharpsburg reports heavy travel on Route North despite unseasonable weather delaying farm work. Black Diamond Mine activity resumed last week. Visitors include Dwight Talbot and Mrs. Nellie Kerns family. Amesville residents Arthur Thompson and Grace Glover also called at the Kerns home. Funeral for Lucy Smith attended by local residents. Amesville couple Martha Pinkerton and Ralph Koker recently married. infant son of Ed and Mrs. Thompson buried at Mt. Hermon.
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Sharpsburg
Black Diamond Mine
Dwight Talbot
Lancaster
Nellie Kerns
Hannah Thompson
Arthur Thompson
Amesville
Grace Glover
Athens
Kerns
Leota Strode
Vera Strode
Lillian Bardin
Eunice Armstrong
Ella Harris
Lucy Smith
Bartlett
Martha Pinkerton
Ralph Koker
Ed Thompson
Mt. Hermon
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Montes
Byterian
BOYDS
Logan Arid
Carthage
Spruce
Albert A. Hopkins
Munn & Co
Soust' Costner
J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Les
Pleasanton District
Carbondale P. T. A
Delbert Barber
George Barber
David Stephenson
Margaret Stephenson
Kate Estep
Jackson
Charles Bodkins
Near Five Points
William Penrod
Zenner
Sport Oxfords
Bayon Lingerie
Combina
Putnam
Rufus Putnam Field
Putnam Boys
Putnam Girls
Central
East Side
Mechanicsburg
All Stars
Ramsay
Engle
Marcin
van Dyke
Mansfield
Archer
Demole
Kempton
Ward
Stevens
Fox
Gibson
Black
Ford
Nderson
Demoet
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