Athens Presbytery Elects Moderator at Logan Meeting
Athens Presbytery met in Logan for an all day session with 50 delegates from over 20 churches. Rev William Ralph Hall spoke on church education. Rev L W Gishler retired as moderator and was succeeded by Elder J E Patterson. Other officers named included Rev C E Bailey as stated clerk and H G Henry as temporary clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Henry
Amesville
Hall
Wooster
General Assembly
Lloyd Evans
Nelsonville
John Jagers
Athens
A. M. Taylor
Union Furnace
John Sharpe
Clara Louise Smith
Martins Ferry
Synodical
John T. Underwood
R. C. Babylon
Ready To Take More Youths For CCC Work
Logan reports an extra quota of CCC enrollees from Hocking County. Applications will be accepted at the county relief office in the courthouse Friday afternoon. A group of 11 local youths was enrolled Monday, including Nolan Arledge Laurelville Laurelville Rt 3 and others named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
CCC
Hocking County
Frank Brown
Nolan Arledge
Laurelville
Wayne Bennett
New Straitsville
Harry L. Carney
James R. Carter
New Plymouth
Albert W. Devore
Gore
Felix Fyffe
George W. Geiger
Lloyd F. Nixon
Carl A. Thompson
Gilbert O. Thress
Nelsonville
Ray E. Tisdale
Exams Set For Rural School Pupils April 22
Rural school pupils from grades 3 through 8 will take exams Thursday April 22 under Supt J W Coleman. Uniform questions will be used with 3rd to 7th graders testing at their home schools and 8th graders gathering at centralized centers including Murray City Carbon Hill Gore Greendale Haydenville Union Furnace Marion Centralized School Logan Islesboro South Bloomingville Gibisonville Rockbridge and Laurelville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
J. W. Coleman
Murray City
Carbon Hill
Gore
Greendale
Haydenville
Union Furnace
Marion Centralized
Islesboro
South Bloomingville
Gibisonville
Rockbridge
Laurelville
Purchases Equipment at Martzolf Orchard for Spray Use
Logan James Barker, manager of the Martzolf orchard near Maxville, is the first Hocking County resident to own a six cylinder tractor, plans to use a modern spray machine this week. He reports a good apple crop outlook. Betty Meldrim, 11, ill with scarlet fever. third family member affected, younger brother died weeks ago. case complicated by tonsillitis. Mrs Edward Myers and daughter Dorothy travel to Mt Pleasant Michigan for a short visit with Mr and Mrs Don Brandon, Brandon being Myers’ daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
James H. Barker
Martzolf
Maxville
Mr. Barker
Betty
Harry Meldrim
South Logan
Michigan
Edward Myers
Dorothy
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Don Brandon
Brandon
Myers
Wives Meet in Logan on State Highway Employes
Wives of state highway employes gathered at the highway hall Saturday evening with forty in attendance. Mrs. Fred C. Shively and Mrs. B. V. Wright organized plans for the affair, and a follow up meeting is set for May 7 at Mrs. Shively’s Gallagher Avenue home. John Staten of Union Furnace, indicted for obtaining money under false pretenses, will be defended by Forest E. Weinrich after the court appointed counsel upon finding the defendant indigent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
State Highway
Highway Hall
Fred C. Shively
B. V. Wright
Staten Logan
John Staten
Union Furnace
Forest E. Weinrich
Rotary Hosts Ladies Night at Logan Club Dinner
Logan Rotary Club observed Ladies Night with a near perfect attendance. After dinner at the Ambrose Hotel, Mrs H R Techau spoke on European travels while music came from Mr and Mrs Richard McCutchan. A theater party at the Logan followed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Dexter Obituary and Community Notes Move Through Week
Dexter residents send condolences and visit kin as they mark a recent death. Families and friends from McKnight to McClure gather for services and support, while others travel to Columbus, Athens, and Gallipolis for visits and duties. Local residents attend a Shell Oil Co banquet in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Ernest McKnight
Ed Davis
Aurora
Robert McKnight
O. W. Williams
McArthur
Davis
O. S. Davis
Parker Run
Mary Swan
Ralph Swan
Hettie Marchington
Columbus
Jasper Folden
Grant Hospital
Reva Snowden
Rutland
Rowena Nelson
Dale
Glen McClure
Akron
John McClure
Cardilla McClure
Marion Nicholson
Union
Orion Nelson
Ella Boyant
Pomeroy
M. L. Vale
W. R. Amos
Donald Amos
Lancaster
Shell Oil Co
Hanrietta Amos
Evelyn Amos
Middleport
Dale Grimes
Lewis Saxton
H. C. Smith
Ella Nelson
Georgia Lanaman
Athens
F. C. Folden
Claude Denny
New Lexington
D. H. Denny
Malcolm Davis
Glouster
G. B. Davis
Emmett Davis
Colby Grimes
Ward Saxton
Bruce Smith
Max Smith
Typewriters The Average 1 Per 100 People In U S
A historical stat notes that in the United States there is about one typewriter for every one hundred residents. This indicates a wide adoption of writing machines in daily work and correspondence during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Active 4-H Clubs Form in Hocking County 1936
Four-H officials organized thirty three clubs in Hocking County with a total membership of 534. The drive to peak club formation continues in the coming weeks to align with rural school closings in May. Six juvenile Granges exist in the county with 131 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Highway Workers Adopt Seven-Hour Day Schedule
The Hocking County state highway force shifts to a seven-hour day, five-day week for the first time in three years. Superintendent Fred C. Shively announced the change, effective Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Fred C. Shively
Aged Inmate Luther Poling to be buried after services
Luther Poling aged 92 a ward at the county home for 40 years died Sunday. He had been blind and in feeble health for years and will be buried this afternoon after services at the home. No one was injured in a wreck at Main Gallagher Ave at 10 pm Monday. Roberta Schaal and Walter Gray drove the two cars. James Mock son of Mr and Mrs Harry Mock remains in serious condition at Cherrington Hospital after septic meningitis following mumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan—Luther Poling
Logan
Main-Gallagher Ave
Roberta Schaal
Walter Gray
James Mock
Harry Mock
Church St
Cherrington Hospital
Mt. Pleasant oil field worker visits Logan
Earl Sanders of Mt. Pleasant Michigan is in Logan for a ten day visit with his family. He works in the oil field near his city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Logan
Earl Sanders
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Honor Students at Logan High Named in Top Roll
Logan High School announced honor students led by Delores Lee with 12.59 points from 13. Miss Mary Cline and Grace Cole followed with 12.4 and 12.2. Other top ranks include Dorothy Ellis, Florence Schrader, Bonnie Donaldson, Mary Sloan, and Charles Lehman with scores above 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Logan High School
Fred B. Burchfield
Delores Lee
John Lee
Mary Cline
Grace Cole
Dorothy Ellis
Florence Schrader
Bonnie Belle Donaldson
Mary Sloan
Charles Lehman
Virginia Canter
Thurman Kline
Bruce Price
Martha Magle
Harold Brown
Wilma Poling
Richard Spannow
Helen Slattery
Mahoney and Azbell Wed in Laurelville Ceremony
Logan A marriage license issued Monday to James Maynard Mahoney 21 farmer Laurelville son of Mr and Mrs Albert Mahoney and Lerma Edna Azbell 19 at home Laurelville daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Azbell. Rev F O Koster of Laurelville performed the ceremony.
Benefit for nursery school at Senior High School
A large crowd is expected at a benefit for the nursery school at the Senior High School Friday at 7 30 p m. Pupils of the Nickel Plate school directed by Miss Miriam Hull will stage a minstrel show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Nickel Plate School
Miriam Hull
Car Stolen From Main Street Reported In Gibisonville
Joel Vorhees of Gibisonville reported to the sheriff that his automobile was stolen from E Main Street. The car was later found parked on W Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Joel Vorhees
Gibisonville
Sheriff's Office
E. Main St
W. Main St
New Moves in Labor Laws May Follow Court Ruling
A discussion of how Wagner Act reforms may extend to service and retail trades, with observers noting potential industry concessions. Mention of the Guffey Coal Control Bill, NRA links, and the interstate commerce basis for federal regulation, plus dissents on limits to federal power. The piece also notes press freedom protections and ongoing New Deal cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Warren Madden
NRA
White House
Labor Committee
Senate
Roosevelt
James Clark McReynolds
Pierce Butler
George Sutherland
Willis van DeVanter
New Deal
Hughes
Art Contest Open To Children of Northwest Territory
Officials of the Northwest Territory Celebration Commission announce a drawing contest for public school children across Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota. Entries must be black and white and depict Northwest Territory history or growth, submitted between April 15 and May 15 to the Marietta Ohio Federal Commission headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Northwest Territory Celebration Commission
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwest Territory
Federal Commission
Green Township Man Is Fined in Logan
Leslie Dowler of Green Township was fined 150 dollars and costs on a possession of illegal liquor charge after pleading guilty before Judge Phil A Henderson. Dowler was arrested the previous evening by Sheriff Joe Farbearn and Deputy Nellis Smith with two pints of bootleg liquor in his possession.
Logan man faces charge on secret grand jury indictment
G. L. Stuckey was arrested in Logan after a Waverly arrest on a secret indictment returned by the Hocking County grand jury. He is charged with passing a worthless check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Logan
Waverly
Hocking County
G. L. Stuckey
Logan
Visit in Columbus by Harbarger and Huffman party
Miss Venice Harbarger Miss Charlene Huffman Bel ford and William Harbarger visited Columbus Sunday to see Mr. and Mrs. John Graham. Harbarger stayed briefly for a short visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Logan
Venice Harbarger
Charlene Huffman
Belford
William Harbarger
John Graham
Harbarger
Redman Couple Recovering After Route 31 Crash
Mr and Mrs Delmar Redman of Columbus are recovering at Cherrington Hospital after their car struck a concrete culvert near Enterprise on Route 31 late Sunday night. Deputy Sheriff Nellis Smith investigated the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Delmar Redman
Columbus
Cherrington Hospital
Enterprise
Nellis Smith
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National Board
Clydebank
Scotland
Great Britain
Rotary
High Point
Wun-Der Shoe Store
Enna Jettick
McReynolds
Congress
Asia
Green Township
Tee le
Magnesia
Nelson
TOR
Club Bay Rum
Mag-Lee
Penslar
Borties
San
Busine
Quick’s Cut Rate Drug Store
Zenner Store
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