Logan High School honors top general scholarship test scorers
Logan High School held a Friday assembly in the auditorium to mark the 200th birthday of Thomas Jefferson. Principal Fred B. Burchfield announced rankings with Keith Williams first at 225 points, Tom Campbell second at 224, Harriet Kerr third at 215, and Charles Rauch fourth at 206, plus other top finishers. C Wood Bowen, Logan attorney and city solicitor, gave the Jefferson address.
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LOGAN
Logan High School
Thomas Jefferson
Fred B. Burchfield
Kieth Williams
Tom Campbell
Harriet Kerr
Charles Rauch
John Lehman
Arlene Carr
Campbell
Williams
Miss Kerr
C. Wood Bowen
Jefferson
Dim Out Thursday Held in Logan and Hocking County
Detailed instructions issued to residents businesses and motorists for the first Logan Hocking County dimout from 9 to 9 30 p m Thursday April 22 Civilian Defense coordinator Harry W Shaw urges urban and rural cooperation to support a forthcoming statewide blackout Plans for the dimout are being developed by Shaw and the county Civilian Defense Council and will be announced soon
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Logan
Hocking County
Harry W. Shaw
Protection Services Division
Civilian Defense
State Office of Civilian Defense
Aimout
Shaw
Logan-Hocking County
Civilian Defense Council
Army engineers seek civilian construction specialists for volunteer service
The Army’s engineers announce a program inviting trained construction workers to volunteer for induction into the engineer corps. Targeted roles include carpenters, operators, welders, electricians, and many trades, with eligibility from 18 to 38 and consideration up to 45. Qualified applicants will be interviewed at Army Engineer Offices and sent to Engineer Training Centers in Fort Belvoir, Fort Leonard Wood, Jefferson Barracks, or Camp Claiborne.
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Army
Corps of Engineers
Engineer Corps
Eugene Reybold
Army Engineers
Engineer Corps Service
Army Engineer
Fifth Service Command
Selective Service Board
Fort Beivett
Ft Leonard Wood
Jefferson Barracks
Camp Claiborne
Engineer Officer Candidate School
U. & Engineers
United States
la. M Hi. Stickler
U. S
Camp Conney
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Hocking rises as Lander sees steady weekend rains
Steady weekend rains swell the Hocking River and tributaries but flood stage has not been reached. All roads remain open and communications are not imperiled across the county.
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Hocking
Lander
Logan
Logan Social Notes Highlight Local Club Meetings
Logan residents attend church socials and meetings across the community. Miss Emma McLain leads a devotional on Madame Chiang Kai-Shek. Girl Scouts discuss camp activities in Hocking County and plan a troop meeting at the Methodist Church. Various clubs at the White House and local churches host sewing, bridge, and lecture events.
Screen Exams Planned For 52 Men Wednesday
Hocking County Selective Service Board said 52 Logan and Hocking County registrants will undergo screening physical examinations Wednesday night. The group includes many married men.
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Logan
Hocking County
High School Commerce Pupils Get Practical Experience
Logan High School commercial students under Miss Monica Acker return to city offices for practical training in typing and shorthand. Since February they have worked at the county extension office relief office library Farm Security Administration Ohio State Employment Office Logan Junior High School office and the Hocking County Selective Service Board. Participants include Dorothy Lehman Clara Riddlebarger Dorothy Poling Gloria Summers and many others.
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County Extension Office
County Relief Office
Public Library
Farm Security Administration Office
Ohio State Employment Office
Logan Junior High
Hocking County Selective Service Board
Dorothy Lehman
Clara Riddlebarger
Dorothy Poling
Gloria Summers
Joan Hood
Elsie Blackstone
Betty Lehman
Dorothy Jean Myers
Waveline Coss
Jean Mowery
Pauline Robinette
Jean Struble
Murray City Students Celebrate Interclass Basketball Champs
The Murray City Student Council hosted a banquet on Thursday night for the inter class basketball league champions. Admission covered 70 attendees. President Dorothy Simon and Supt. J. J. Stone spoke, with pins given to council members and several students. The evening included refreshments, games, and dancing.
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Murray City
Student Council of
Dorothy Simon
J. J. Stone
Mardell Hillyer
Supt. Stone
Mr. Keck
Joe Sabo
Veronia Mowery
Gene Kin
Elroy Short
Columbus
Frank Sabo
Zanesville
Harry Jonas
New Straitsville
Phyllis Jean
Charles Hughes
Harry Shuttleworth Sr
Detroit
George Archer
Mary Jo Giffen
Logan
Dwight Spencer
Elmer
U. S. Army
Camp Hood
Texas
John Withem
Harold
Jefferson Barracks
Lester
Navy
Corpus Cristus Texas
Downington Social Briefs Highlight Local Moves and Visits
Marine Lennie Jewell returns home on leave to spend time with his mother Mrs. Golda Jewell and Mrs. Alice Whaley and son of Athens. Mrs. Margaretta King visiting Hebbardsville, guest of daughter Mrs. W. T. Reeves. Everett Dixon moves to a purchased farm near Cambridge. Cora Jewell visits her father Arthur Howell. Glen Haning returns from Dayton veteran’s hospital after three weeks. Margaret Whaley visits with parents. Mollie Jewell fractures her wrist. Pvt Leroy Howell writes from a South Carolina camp after Arkansas assignment. Hattie Haning makes a business trip to Pomeroy.
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Cora Jewell
Arthur Howell
Glen Haning
Dayton
Margaret Whaley
Athens
D. O. Whaley
Mollie Jewell
Neva Howell
Pvt
Leroy Howell
Arkansas
South Carolina
Hattie Haning
Pomeroy
Truck Driver Fined After Highway Crash
Logan resident William H. Lee of Pomeroy was fined and costs after arraignment before Magistrate Frank St. Clair for stopping his truck on a public highway with improper signal devices. The incident followed a collision Saturday on U S Route 33 near Haydenville with a car driven by Rodger Campbell of Haydenville, which was damaged. The truck is owned by Zeb Howard.
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Zeb Howard
Mrs Ida Mathias Dies At Home In Logan
Mrs Ida Shotwell Mathias widow of Porter Mathias and pioneer resident of Hocking County died at her home 244 Mound Street Sunday after two years illness. Funeral arrangements are being completed. Surviving are two sons and two daughters.
Dover Junior Play Shows Strong Reception at Chauncey
Chauncey Dover High School juniors presented the three act comedy Down On Abbies Farm in the school auditorium for two nights with a fair sized audience each evening. Directed by Ruth Fiske the cast included Naomi Savage Virgene Nye Norman Simpkins John Pierce Gene Kollister Arella Johnson Dorothy Dickerson Ruth McBride Madge Hubey Betty Jandes Olga Hunter Shirley Ryan Patty Webb Lois Legg William Searles Jack Cunningham Kenneth Russell and Richard Herdman.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Dover High School
Chauncey P T A to Host Student Demonstration
Chauncey The Plains Grade pupils will present a demonstration at the Plains Parent Teacher Association meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium.
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Chauncey
Plains
The
Plains Parent Teacher Association
Chauncey Methodist Church Hosts All Day Ladies Aid Quilting
The Chauncey weekly quilting session by the Ladies Aid Society takes place all day Wednesday at the Chauncey Methodist Church. The event gathers volunteers for sewing projects and community service.
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Chauncey
Ladies Aid Society
Chauncey Methodist Church
Contingent of 106 Men Back on 7 Day Furlough
Clerical workers at the Hocking County Selective Service Board reported a 106 man contingent from Ft. Hayes Columbus for the seven day furlough. The group passed final Army Type tests and will depart for active duty after the April 23 farewell ceremony.
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Logan
Hockings County
Sheriff Arrests Man On Non Support Charge
Silas Martin of Sand Run was arrested by Sheriff Floyd Duffy on a non support complaint filed by his wife Margaret Martin. He was jailed in the Hocking County jail and is set for arraignment on Monday.
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Logan
Silas Martin
Sand Run
Hocking County
Floyd Duffy
Margaret Martin
Pvt Dowler of Chauncey Visits Family Furlough Home
Chauncey Pvt Kossuth Clifford Dowler returned from Camp Van Dorn Mississippi for a one week furlough to visit his wife Mary Elizabeth Slisher Dowler and family in Chauncey. A two course chicken dinner was served at Jacobs Avenue with relatives from Amesville Lancaster Cambridge and Chauncey present. A brother from Michigan was absent.
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Chauncey
Pvt
Kossuth
Clifford Dowler
Infantry
Camp van Dorn
Miss
Mary Elizabeth Slisher Dowler
George Slisher
Eugene Dowler
Ancil Dowler
Emmett Dowler
Lester Dowler
Michigan
Pvt. Dowler
Funeral services for Mrs. James Blackford Tuesday
Rev. Gilbert Courtney of the Church of Christ at Chauncey will officiate at the funeral to be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Sugar Creek Church. Mrs. Blackford died Saturday in White Cross Hospital Columbus after a major surgical operation.
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Chauncey
Gilbert Courtney
Church of Christ At
James Blackford
Sugar Creek
Two Cars Damaged In Intersection Crash
Two cars were damaged in an intersection crash reported Sunday afternoon by Patrolman Zanner. A driver traveling east on Second Street and another on Depot Street collided amid slippery streets, causing about 200 dollars damage to one vehicle and 50 dollars to the other.
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Smart
Depot St
Club To Meet CHAUNCEY Loyal Women Class
CHAUNCEY Loyal Women's Class of the Church of Christ will meet Wednesday at 1 30 p m at Mrs. Florence Pender grass home on Ellis Ave Mrs Martha Shafer class president will conduct the meeting and all women of the church are invited.
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Chauncey
Church of Christ
Florence Pendergrass
Ellis Ave
Martha Shafer
Church
Choir To Meet Chauncey For Easter Music Rehearsal
Rehearsal of Easter music by the Church of Christ choir will be Tuesday at 7:30 p m at the church. All members of both Senior and Young Peoples Choirs are asked to be present.
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Chauncey
Church of Christ
Young Peoples
Kathryn Mc Daniel to Host Millfield Needle Club
Mrs Kathryn Mc Daniel will host the Millfield Needle Club at her Circle Hill home Tuesday night at 7 30 instead of Wednesday. The change updates the meeting time for members.
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Chauncey
Kathryn McDaniel
Circle Hill
Millfield
Needle Club
Two Seamen Held for Overstaying Leave in Norfolk
Two U S Navy men Carter and Earl Jeffery formerly from Union Furnace overstayed their leaves and were returned to their ships at Norfolk Virginia. They were held in the city jail after the arrival of naval officers.
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Logan
U. S. Navy
Norfolk
Carter
Earl Jeffery
Pormerly
Union Furnace
Mrs Jaret Brown Visits Daughter in Chauncey
Mrs Jaret Brown of Baker Settlement spent Saturday visiting her daughter Mrs Morris Porter and family on Jacobs Ave in Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Jaret Brown
Baker Settlement
Morris Porter
Jacobs Ave
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