Second Senior League Team Is Sponsored by Phi Sigs at Logan
Logan April 11 Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity members voted to sponsor one of the American Legion Senior League teams this summer. This creates two senior teams to be organized in the coming weeks with sponsors for the remaining two nines to be sought. About 14 pledge or member men are involved. Knights of St John earlier voted to organize and sponsor another senior team.
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Logan
Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity
American Legion
Knights of St. John
Thornton guests and club notices highlight Murray City social week
Murray City reports Sunday visits by Mr and Mrs George Thornton of Parkersburg W V guests of Mr Frank Shelton and Mrs Samantha Shelton. The Past Noble Grands Club to meet April 13 at Mrs Eva Roberts home with Missa Thelma Jaynes and Miss Ann Poppery hosting bridge. High bridge scores noted. Funeral attendance for Thomas Jackson at Dorcas with Mr James Hamer Sr and Neilie Hamer of Nelsonville attending. Philip Fisher and family hosted relatives at Dickson.
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Murray City
George Thornton
Parkersburg
W. Va
Frank Shelton
Samantha Shelton
Noble Grands Club
Eva Roberts
Opal Lanning
den Scton
Dora Shelton
Gerald Robinson
Julia Robinson
Philip Fisher
Ruth Penn
Harry Fiamer
James Hamer Sr
Neilie Hamer
Nelsonville
Thomas Jackson
Dorcas
Jackson
E Davie
Dickson
Three Day Old Son Dies in Green Township
Edward MM. Geiger the three day old son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Gore died Monday afternoon. Funeral services were held the following afternoon conducted by Rev W W Hawkins with burial in Snider Cemetery Green Township.
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Logan
Edward MM. Geiger
Clyde —_ Gore
W. W. Hawkins
Snider Cemetery
Green Township
Murray City High Set for First Graduation Exercises
Murray City High School will inaugurate graduation events with the class play Her Gloves directed by Joseph Stone. Baccalaureate services will be Sunday April 29 at 7 30 p m at the Methodist Episcopal Church. Commencement address by L W Reese at 8 p m Tuesday May 1 at the gymnasium.
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Murray City
Joseph Stone
Methodist Episcopal Church
L. W. Reese
Atate High School
Seek Nomination Gears in Race for Sheriff and Committeeman
Logan Democrat Leo Fox filed a sheriff petition after securing a filing blank from Clerk Carl Brandt. Charles Potts of Second Ward Precinct A obtained a petition for central committee. Tommy Gears of Murray City also seeks to be elected committeeman for the party.
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Logan
Leo Fox
Carl Brandt
Charles Potts
Second Ward
Central Committee
Tommy Gears
Murray City
Union Sunday School attendance at 45 in Orbiston
The Union Sunday School reported an attendance of 45. The school choir will sing at Murray City Memorial Baptist Church tonight. The Loyal Workers Class plans an ice cream social at the church Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Carson Camp will travel to Florida soon. Lowell Camp Jr visited his uncle and aunt, Clyde and Mrs. Grimstead, over the weekend. Fred Banfield, Robert Evans and Karl Grimstead attended the M E revival at Murray City Sunday.
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Orbiston
Union
Murray City
M. EB
Carson Camp
Florida
Lowell Camp, Jr
Clyde Grimstead
Fred Banfield
Robert Evans
Karl Grimstead
Condition of Mrs Blackstone Critical After Operation
Logan reports Mrs. CE Blackstone of East Hunter Street in critical condition after undergoing an operation several weeks ago.
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Logan
CE. Blackstone
East Hunter Street
Marionette Show Set at Logan for April 26
Logan High School to host marionette performances with Rhys Williams Elsie Dvorak Tudor Penrose and Norman Olson presenting the Century of Progress show and Hance and Gretel in the afternoon followed by Dick Whittington and a variety program in the evening.
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Logan
Century of Progress
Logan High School
Rhys Williams
Elsie Dvorak
Tudor Penrose
Norman Olson
Hance
Gretel
Dick Whittington
School Heads Take Petition To Columbus For Tax Funds
Logan reports Supt. G. E. Carr and J. W. Coleman traveled to Columbus Tuesday to back proposed school legislation. Last week petitions circulated here urged the legislature to support a sales tax or income tax to fund the schools program and were presented in Columbus by the district heads.
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Columbus
Logan
G. E. Carr
J. W. Coleman
Logan P T A Meeting Set At High School
Logan Parent Teacher Association will meet at the high school building on April 18 at 7:30 p m. Miss Hazel Hershman will speak on English John Longley will discuss Physical Education and Mrs Harold Chambers will report on the Southeastern Ohio Parent Teacher Association at Amesville.
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Logan
Parent-Teacher Association
Hazel Hershman
John Longley
Harold Chambers
Southeastern Ohio
Amesville
Crawford Divorce Granted In Logan Court
Mary M. Crawford is granted a divorce from Joseph J. Crawford for neglect by Judge Harley M. Whitcraft. Custody of a minor child awarded to the mother with $3 per week support. An agreement was reached in the case brought by Charles Patton of Laurel Run against the county commissioners.
Fishermen bring back 12 fish from Buckeye Lake trip
Three local anglers Dan James Marion Martin and Ned Gabriel fished Buckeye Lake Sunday returning with a string of twelve fish.
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Logan
Buckeye Lake
Dan James
Marion Martin
Ned Gabriel
Logan Superintendent Attends Athens Meeting on School Legislation
Superintendent J. W.leman joined Athens officials Monday to discuss proposed legislation aimed at financially aiding schools. The gathering focused on measures to boost funding, with attendees from multiple districts evaluating potential impacts on local education budgets.
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Logan
J. W.leman
Athens
Sunday Guests Visit Toth and Shelton Families
Mr and Mrs Charles Toth hosted Mr and Mrs Martin Toth and family with their son John and grandson Lawrence. Columbus guests included Mr and Mrs Bert Alrey. Mrs Matilda Slisher and Mr and Mrs Lawrence McClellan with family visited Mr and Mrs John Shelton and family.
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Murray City
Charles Toth
John
Lawrence
Bert Alrey
Columbus
Martin Toth
Matilda Slisher
Lawrence McClellan
John Shelton
Murray High Alumni Meet Tonight at School Gym
The Murray High School Alumni Association will meet tonight at 7:30 in the high school gymnasium. The gathering invites all former students to reconnect and share memories during the event.
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Murray Murray City
Murray High School Alumni Association
Court News: Common Pleas Court Actions in Athens County
In Athens County Common Pleas Court a Mutual Home and Savings suit seeks 5921 plus foreclosure on a 6000 loan against David W Hughes and Anna L Hughes with arrears since 1931. Also divorce and custody action by Earl Starkey against Ida D Starkey and a tax sale order against Earl and Alice Lama complete the docket.
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Common Pleas
Mutual Home and Savings Association
Athens County
David W. Hughes
Anna L. Hughes
Peoples Bank of Nelsonville
Home Owners Loan Corporation
David Hughes
Inlet
Athens
Earl Starkey
Nelsonville
Athens County Common
Pieas Court
Ida D. Starkey
Coumbus
Starkey
G. D. Goram
O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Earl R. Lama
Alice Lama
Rowland
Probate Court Grants Marriage Licenses in Athens Area
Clarence H. Stage, 41, Athens Route 6, weds Wilma H. Cubbison, 21, Coalville Route 4, daughter of James Cubbison. Ralph J. Lones, 26, Deanville, to marry Phith W. Misner, 17, Athens Route 2, daughter of Harry Misner. John H. Martin’s will admitted to probate by Athens County Probate Judge M. Johnson.
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Clarence HH. Stage
Athens
Wilma H. Cubbison
Coalville
James Cubbison
Ralph J. Lones
Deanville
Pearl Lones
Phith W. Misner
Harry Mianer
John H. Martin
Athens County
M. Johnson
Hearing set for Evelyn Dishong and Kimberly charge
Evelyn Dishong and Kimberly led a statutory charge against Walter Carpenter in the court of Carl H. Porter. Carpenter was arrested by Constable Frank White and arraigned yesterday. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for April 1.
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Evelyn Dishong
Kimberly
Walter Carpenter
Alse
Maciatrate
Carl HH. Porter
Caarpenter
Frank White
Haydenville Couple Married Half Century
Haydenville Mr and Mrs W L Achauer plan their fiftieth wedding anniversary on April 22 A family dinner is set at the home of Mr and Mrs C S Matheny at noon Friends are invited to call between 3 and 6 in the afternoon for the observance
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Haydenville
W. L. Achauer
C. S. Matheny
Contempt Proceeding Dismissed By Judge Whitcraft
Judge Harley M. Whitcraft dismissed two contempt cases Tuesday. Pearl Bryan sued Arch Bryan and Margaret Woodruff sued William H. Woodruff, bringing the actions to an end.
Local Weekend Visits Reported in Carbon Hill
Mr. Austin Brooker of Mansfield visited his mother Mrs Mary Brooker. Mr and Mrs James Matheny of Seaman stayed with the Mathenys parents Mr and Mrs Jerry Matheny. Mrs H Lowes Jr hosted Della Shuttleworth and Phillis Shaffer from Murray City. Myrtie Stedman visited Bucyrus with Dick Stedman. John Coe of Murray City spent weekend with daughter Beulah and Bud Smith. Vists by V Emerick family and Habib Powell from Murray City to mother Mrs Anna Mitchell.
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Carbon Hill
Austin Brooker
Mansfield
Mary Brooker
James Matheny
Seamen
Jerry Matheny
H. Lowes, Jr
Della Shuttleworth
Phillis Shaffer
Murray City
Myrtie Stedman
Bucyrus
Dick Stedman
John Coe
Green and Lehman Couple Married in Gore Ceremony
Joseph Henry Green, 43, a piano tuner from Logan, and Alice Minnie Bernard Lehman, 29, a housekeeper from Gore Route 1, were married with The Rev. B. C. Peters officiating.
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Joseph Henry Green
Logan
Alice Minnie Bernard Lehman
Gore Rt
B. C. Peters
Logan Deputy John White Improves After Hospitalization
Logan deputy auditor John White, taken to Cherrington Hospital Monday for treatment, showed slight improvement by Tuesday, according to authorities.
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Logan
John White
Cherrington Hospital
Admissions to Holzer Hospital Tuesday list patients
Admissions to Holzer Hospital Tuesday include Mrs. Aaron White of Bidwell undergoing an operation, F. P. Wisecarver of Pomeroy recovering from an accident, and F. L. Straight of Ohio Hospital for Epileptics awaiting an appendix operation.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Aaron White
Bidwell
F. P. Wisecarver
Pomeroy
F. L. Straight
Ohio Hospital
Mt Union Church cleaned. repairs planned for April 18
Mt Union Church premises were cleaned on Saturday by members and others. Flowers were arranged around the church. A business meeting is set for April 18 at the church to discuss repairs and repainting.
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Mt. Union Church
Will Award Letters Nine Girls Will Receive Basketball Insignia
Gallia Academy will award basketball letters to nine girls and the manager Friday. Recipients include Betty Bean Eva Evans Betty Hamrick Judy Haskins Betty Henke Betty Kratz captain Joe Meadows manager Elizabeth Norman Virginia Shahan and Ruth Young.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Sarabeth Shaw
Betty Bean
Eva Evans
Betty Hamrick
Judy Haskins
Betty Henke
Betty Kratz
Joe Meadows
Elizabeth Norman
Virginia Shahan
Ruth Young
Gallia Academy Hi-Y and Girl Reserves Dance Set Friday
Gallia Academy High School will host the annual Hi Y and Girl Reserves dance in the high school auditorium on Friday night.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Kananga Sidewalk Project Underway in Gallipolis
Work began today to complete the concrete sidewalks at Kananga. The project, unfinished at the end of the CWA program, is being finished by Gallipolis Township trustees. Two 24-hour weeks shifts will employ 16 men at 30 cents an hour.
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Gallipolis
Kananga
CWA
Coolville Carnival Draws Large Crowd at Grange Event
Coolville report notes a busy Grange Carnival in the Auditorium drawing attendees from surrounding counties. Attendance nears Bedlam-like crowds. event nets about 35 dollars. Town residents share social visits, hospital stays, and funeral attendances connected to local families and churches.
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Coolville
Grange
Bedlam
Gal lia Academy High School operetta cast announced
Gallia Academy High School announced the cast for the operetta Melinka of Astrakan to be staged May 4 under Ruth Sawyer as music supervisor. Lead roles go to Charles Sowards as General Ivanoff and Burnetta Davis as Melinka Ivanhoff, with a Russian setting and additional cast members Nancy Bean, Mary Margaret Corn, Virginia Shahan, Betty Kratz, Robert Cornwell, Woodrow Brothers, Junior Betz, Lawrence Bastiana, Willard Baker, John Lloyd, and Louis Stevers.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Junior Betz
Lawrence Bastiana
Willard Baker
John Lloyd
Louis Stevers
Gallipolis Rotary names re elected directors for year
Gallipolis Rotary Club re elected Homer Walters Marty Hurn Harry Miller Dr George Kincon Dr Leo Bean and H W Wetherholt as directors for the ensuing year at Tuesday night meeting. Dr Lawrence Jones of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics was admitted as a member.
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Gallipolis
Homer Walters
Marty Hurn
Harry Miller
George Kincon
Leo Bean
H. W. Wetherholt
Rotary Club
Lawrence Jones
Ohio Hospital For
Grass Fire Threatens Residence On Olive Street
The Gallipolis Fire Department was called Tuesday afternoon at 1 30 to extinguish a grass fire that threatened Mrs. Frank Brown’s home on Olive Street.
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Gallipolis
Mra
Frank Brown
Olive Street
Epling opens sand and gravel dock at Pt. Pleasant
Gallipolis M T Epling Sand and Gravel Co opens a sand and gravel dock on the Ohio River at Pt. Pleasant. Steamer Reliance was up yesterday for Parkersburg.
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Gallipolis
M. T. Epling Sand and Gravel Company
Ohio River
Pt. Pleasant
Reliance
Parkersburg
Sherwood Visits Gallia County Highway Office
Sherwood of Marietta district highway engineer spent Tuesday at the local state highway office and in Gallia County. No immediate road project plans for Gallia County were announced by resident engineer G. M. Gerheart.
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Sherwood
Gallipolis
Marietta
Gallia County
G. M. Gerheart
Men moved to Gallia County Highway Barn for tile work
Ten workers have been reassigned from the airport project to the Gallia County Highway Barn where they will tile under FERA supervision. The surplus foods distribution center in town was relocated to the vacant rear room of Evans Brothers Store.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
FERA
Evans Brothers
Barn Scene Narrows Child Head Burn Incident
Arthur Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Miller, was burned about the head and face Monday when he pulled a pot of hot coffee over himself. Mrs. Ned Eachus and daughter are guests of Mrs. Eachus' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Curt Swisher, of Mansfield.
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Arthur Miller
H. M. Miller
Ned Eachus
Eachus
Curt Swisher
Mansfield
Gallipolis forms fishing club for Fairfield Lake
Gallipolis reports the Chub club formed with 20 members to fish Fairfield Lake and keep the water stocked. The group aims to promote fishing activities and maintain the lake’s fish population.
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Gallipolis
Fairfield Lake
Howell Seeks Republican Nomination for Prosecuting Attorney
Robert A. Howell of Gallipolis announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for prosecuting attorney in the August primaries. An attorney, Howell previously ran for the nomination in 1932 and is the first to declare for the post.
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Gallipolis
Robert A. Howell
Howell
Gallia County Court Verdicts Upheld and Reversed
The Ohio Court of Appeals reviewed two Gallia County common pleas verdicts. Evans Barnett of Cannons Creek had burglary of a farm building conviction affirmed, with a 1 to 15 year sentence. Rosa Shurtz’s injunction against Clarence Bets was vacated and the lower court’s decision reversed, holding the alley public by prescription.
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Gallia County Common Pleas Court
Court of Appeals
Evans Barnett
Cannons Creek
Lawrence County
Fred Carter
Sandfork
Barnett
Ohio
Rosa Shurtz
Clarence O. Bets
Common Pleas Court
Wetting of Rip-Rap Project Planned on First Avenue
City Commissioner Henke announced work on rip-rap along First Avenue between Ping Street to curb erosion. Funds are to be allocated from gasoline revenue, with stone already quarried for hospital farm use. Street width will narrow due to erosion from a dumping issue and bank wear, affecting Mound Hill Cemetery cleanup plans.
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Gallipolis
Polis City Commission
Ping Street
Adolph Henke
Henke
Mound Hill Cemetery
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