Propose New District of 175 Voters in Hocking County
Logan County election board met to consider dividing Marion precinct and creating a new district with about 150 to 175 voters. Officials urged a voter survey on school districts three six and nine to define boundaries and improve ease of travel and election returns.
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Logan—County Election Board
Marion
John Heidiebaugh
Sherman Poling
Charles G. Poling
Calvin Poling
Floyd Brown
Simeon Blackston
James Hockman
John J. Engle
Harley Sheets
N. E. Rutter
John Weaver
Isaac Rutter
Ray Blackston
Election Board
Veterans to Attend Toledo Convention
Logan and Hocking County veterans of the 42nd Division announce plans for the annual convention and reunion in Toledo. Local veterans including Mr. and Mrs. Walter Huffman and Clarence Thompson expect to attend and encourage other former comrades to join.
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Logan
Hocking County
Toledo
Walter Huffman
Clarence Thompson
Birth of Willis Dicken a 10 pound son named Willis
Mr and Mrs Marvin Dicken of this city welcomed a son born Monday evening weighing 10 pounds named Willis. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Grant Dicken Gore and Mr and Mrs Frank Easterling Sand Run with great grandparent Mrs Mary Crabtree Nelsonville.
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Logan
Marvin Dicken
Willis
Grant Dicken
Gore
Frank Easterling
Sand Run
Mary Crabtree
Nelsonville
Old Paper Shown From Long-Lost Pine Grove Mill
A 113 year old LOGAN paper from Good Hope Mills is displayed, once tied to the Pine Grove mill in Hocking County near Fairfield County. Owned by Joseph A. Green then sold to Joseph Bilcher for 4000 dollars, a failed deal sparked a July 1826 lawsuit later believed to end with Green repossessing the mill. the specimen remains well preserved with pinkish fiber.
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LOGAN
Good Hope Mills
Freisner
Pine Grove
Hocking County
Fairfield
Joseph A.green
Joseph Bilcher
Legion Post Seeks Tax Exemption for Memorial Park
Logan Post American Legion has received favorable action from the State Tax Commission on a tax exemption request for the Rempel Wasson Memorial Park along State Route 664, donated for public park use but previously taxed. The park is 1.5 miles west of Logan.
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Logan
Logan Post American Legion
Rempel Wasson Memorial Park
State Tax Commission
Post
Legionnaires
Board Considers Garbage Disposal Plan At City Hall
Logan City Board of Health discussed garbage collection in a regular meeting at City Hall Tuesday evening. Mayor Dallas Kinser explained several proposals and the board approved a plan to inaugurate a systematic collection program. Health commissioner Dr. H. M. Boocks was absent. his report will be given later.
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Logan
City Board of Health
City Hall
Dallas Kinser
H. M. Boocks
Legion Plans Memorial Day Observance in Logan
Logan Post American Legion starts preparations for Memorial Day with Floyd Duff ys naming committees. C Wood Bowen chairs the event with Adcock Gelsin Lehman and Webb on the grave marking committee. Parade leaders include Martin Bort Judy Weinrich McBroom and Frank Judy heads entertainment for hospitalized ex servicemen in Chillicothe. May 21 is tentative. sick committee includes Friend Goslin Ringhiser. Logan Post attends Gallipolis conference May 20 21 under Commander Eveland. A members only feed is planned for May 2.
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LOGAN
Logan Post
American Legion
Floyd Dufffy
C. Wood Bowen
Legionnaires
Lawrence Adcock
Tom Gelsin
William Lehman
Clinton Webb
W. W. Martin
Donald Bort
Frank Judy
Forest E. Weinrich
W. McBroom
Bernard E. Frank Judy
Chillicothe
Roger Friend
Scott Goslin
Dayton
William Ringhiser
Gallipolis
E. L. Eveland
Pleasure craft launched on 40 mile pool cruise
About 200 spectators watched at 1 Vine Street bridge as a 30 by 8 foot motorized pleasure barge built by local workers for Dr. C. E. Holzer was launched. The sun decked craft with awning shaded seats performed perfectly on a trial run and will be used by the Holzer family hospital staff and friends for cruising the 40 mile pool to Eureka Dam along the Ohio River.
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Gallipolis
Vine Street Bridge
C. E. Holzer
Holzer
Eureka Dam
Ohioiver
Rail and air schedules for Chesapeake and New York Central lines
timetable snippets show daily and limited trains for the Chesapeake and New York Central routes with departures and arrivals to and from New York, Athens, Columbus, Parkersburg, and other connections. airline links list connecting services and times for specific routes and times.
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Baltimore & 0
National Limited
Chesapeake A
NEW York Central
Farmers Must Apply for Parity Payments by May 1
Farmers eligible for parity payments under the 1939 agricultural program must express intentions by signing the farm plan participation no later than May 1. Announcement by F. O. Wolf, chairman of the Hocking County committee.
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Logan
F. O. Wolf
Hocking County
Straitsville Choir Sings At Shawnee
New Straitsville reports Easter Cantata at Shawnee by Roy E. Nolte and plans for Shawnee to perform Life on Death by Harry Ward. Local teachers direct choirs, residents travel between towns, and school events fill the week with meetings, visits, and a moving picture show at the high school.
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New Straitsville
Methodist Church of
Shawnee
Roy E. Nolte
Shawnee Methodist Church
Harry Ward Nt
Margaret Sapp
Nobel M. Rompel
Royal R. Rompel
New York City
Levi Guysinger
Jobs
James Grady
Clarence Hoy
Leah Jean Hinerman
Vermont Todd
Union Furnace
Phylis Jean Jonas
Harry Jonas
Murray City
Ford Frasure
Columbus
Virgil
C. M. Osborne
Bowling Green
Virginia
Margaret
Western Kentucky State College
Lew Huston
Arcanium
Fred Blankenship
Huston
M. E. Oe
Helen Strain
Gertrude Mills
Anne James
Dorothy Devol
Dora Blankenship
Sheep-Killing Dogs Shot by Farmers in Ohio Area
Millfield area reports dogs raiding flocks at G. C. Patton farm on Jackson Run killing 11 sheep and wounding eight. Clare Sayer’s farm also attacked. Mr. Sayer wounded one dog and Charles Vincent killed another. Also notes a landslide on East Millfield road, flooding along Sunday Creek, school closures, and local residents making medical and housing repairs.
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Millfield
G. C. Patton
Jackson Run
Clare Sayers
Sayer
Charles Vincent
Gertrude Brown
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
Margaret Simpkins
Everetta Simpson
Ben Misner
Sunday Creek
Bill
Bert Smith
Eastern State Teachers College
Richmond
Mabel Smith
Darling Brothers
Glouster
Floyd Martin
Mercy Hospital
Columbus
Jane Matson
John Deans
Frank Daugherty
West Millfield
Barn Razing Begins on Mason Property on E Main
Work started Tuesday on razing the old barn behind the Mason property on E Main Street. The site was recently acquired by Mrs. Charles Miller. After demolition a three car frame garage will be built. The Miller restaurant on Court Park remains in its current location.
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Logan
Mason
E. Main St
Charles Miller
100 Vaccinated In Program to Halt Smallpox
Logan report shows Health Commissioner W. B. Lacock led a vaccination blitz in Murray City after two smallpox cases. Over 100 people were vaccinated Monday, with 40 more on Saturday. officials note most school children had recent vaccinations and about half of adults have had treatment.
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Murray City
Will Discuss Bible School at Methodist Church Meeting
A 1:30 p m Saturday gathering at the Methodist Church will discuss the Vacation Bible School program. Mrs Mary Bierly of Lewisburg is expected to attend along with all area ministers. Interdenominational planning includes Perry Hocking and Vinton counties with United Brethren Church in charge.
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Logan
Methodist Church
Mary Bierly
Lewisburg
Hocking
Vinton
Perry
Vinton County
United Brethren Church
Logan Social Notes Features Club Meetings And Awards
Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority held a Monday meeting with Miss Maxine Notestone in charge and Miss Evelyn Courter reporting on the Easter dance. Awards were won by Miss Teresa Kaiser and Miss Virginia Fitzgerald during social contests.
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Maxine Notestone
Sigma Phi Gamma _ Sorority
Evelyn Courter
Mildred Rainer
Miss Garnet Sheets
Teresa Kaiser
Virginia Fitzgerald
Walter Price
John H. Green
Superintendent Announces Scores in Scholarship Test
Logan reports highest scores from the scholarship test released by Supt. G. E. Carr. Senior High School leaders include Tommy Brehm with multiple top marks and as class president. others across Junior and Central grades posted high percentages in English, Latin, science, arithmetic and typing.
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Alice Carpenter
Phyllis Leonard
Esther Marks
Dorothy Price
Elnora Rutherford
Dorothy Duffy
Harold Snider
Eugenia Chifos
Eleanor Anthony
Helen Allen
Elizabeth Smith
Tommy Brehm
Betty Moriarity
Rose Summers
Robert Sinnott
Nettie Barker
Barbara Chifos
Tommy Campbell
Arlene Carr
Central
Lois Unger
Barbara Hull
Tom Matheny
Bob Stallsmith
Janice Barker
Alfred Carpenter
Joann Ogg
Bob Anthony
Stanley Soliday
Donald Wells
Vivian Wittekind
West
Audrey Stephenson
Oscar Bartholomew
Ralph Henderson
Eng
Lish
Tommy Roberts
Patty Heft
Jerry Hutchinson
Janice Hammer
Paul Kornmiller
Ned Myers
Franklin Maze
Joe Walburn
Tommy Robb
East
Jeannette Green
Billy Fred Glutton
Dolores Williams
Merle Johnson
Lois Inboden
Bruce Fickel
Selma Norris
Harriet Mohler
Jimmie Sherlock
Maxine McMillan
Walter E. Brehm
Gallipolis Woman Seeks Divorce From Life-Prison Husband
Grace Burnett Sowards of Gallipolis files suit for divorce from Alva Sowards and requests her maiden name restored. She states he is serving life in Ohio Penitentiary for armed robbery actions including a daylight Vinton Bank attempt. She, 21, is daughter of Edward and Grace Burnett of Sycamore Street.
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Gallipolis
Grace Burnett Sowards
Alva Sowards
Ohio Penitentiary
Sowards
Vinton Bank
Edward Burnett
Sycamore St
Man Could Build Towers Like Everest With Termite Efficiency
A historical note compares human construction potential to termite mastery, suggesting great buildings could be erected if workmen matched termite efficiency and skill.
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Mount
Everest
Starr Burial Held in Alpena Michigan
Mrs. Charles Starr was buried in Alpena Michigan on Tuesday afternoon after dying there Sunday. She formerly lived in Hocking County. A. G. Dicken of Gore was a brother.
Scholarship Test Results Announced
Results of the senior scholarship test held on April 1 were announced by Supt. G. E. Carr and in charge of the examinations with Claude Chil cote, Laurelville and Joe Stone, Murray City. The list shows top 2 percent with Bernard Leslie McGraner of Lo High School first with 20 points and includes Eleanor Lucille Brown Logan, Elizabeth Anfi Smith Logan, Ralph Emerson Woodard Logan, Marie Acker Murray City, William Patrick Walsh Logan, Doris Aileen Hartsough Laurelville, Monabelle Wilson Laurelville.
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Logan
Supt. G. E. Carr
Claude Chilcote
Laurelville
Joe Stone
Murray City
Bernard Leslie McGraner
Lo High School
Eleanor Lucille
Brown
Elizabeth Anfi Smith
Ralph Emerson Woodard
Marie
Anniversary Attendances at Forest Rose Guild Meeting
Mrs Dessie Hannawae attended the 20th anniversary meeting of the Forest Rose Guild at the First Presbyterian Church in Lancaster Monday evening. Dinner was served at the Georgias Inn. Miss Cook, missionary to Syria, was the principal speaker.
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Logan
Dessie Hannawae
Lancaster
Forest Rose Guild
First Presbyterian Church
Dinsner
Miss Cook
Syria
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Lucille Sutter
White House
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Alice Genevieve Poston
Della Webb
Sarah Rockhold
Francis Roberts
Bertha Madlener
W. B. Lacock
Harley Ellinger
Ruth Stone
Cantwell Cliffs
Logan Garden Club
Chamber of Commerce
John E. Krieg
Barker Cottage
Emma Shaw
Cora N. Brown
Bertye P. Correll
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