Hocking County Plans Memorial For Soldiers Of County
At a Monday Logan meeting of the Bocking County Planning Commission, members were instructed to form a steering group for a proposed Hocking water project and to appoint a living memorial committee. The motion called for one member and an alternate from each of 37 voting precincts to prepare plans honoring fallen men and those serving in the armed forces. Attendees included Stanley Baker Andy Rheinscheid H Mowrey James L Martin A G Robinson Boyd Wright Back and Floyd Sifi of Blurray City.
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Logan
Bocking
Tanley Baker
Andy Rheinscheid
H. Mowrey
James L. Martin
A. G. Robinson
Boyd Wright
Floyd Siifi
Union Furnace High to Stage Refex Albertus Play
Junior class at Union Furnace High School will present Refex Albertus in the gym Friday night April 27 at 7 30. Cast includes Kitty Carlisle Janice Eggleston Ibur Vail Frank Primmer Jeff Pringle Madge Lewis Helen Anthony Ibertus Wheaton Dick Robinson Freda MacArthur Jo Danning Betty McDaniel with prologue by Virginia Syx.
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Union Furnace
Union Furnace High School
Refex Albertus
Kitty Carlisle
Janice Eggleston
Ebur Vail
Frank Prirmmer
Jeff Pringle
Wayne Dennis
Madge Lewis
Geff
Helen Anthony
Ibertus Wheaton
Jeff
Dick Robinson
Fred
Two Cars Sideswipe Leaves One Injured in Enterprise Crash
Deputies Floyd Duffy and Jack Waldron responded to an Enterprise collision Monday involving a side swipe. Mrs Olive Lista Smnitt of Junction City and three others were injured, one small girl among them. Ralph Frary of Lancaster owned and drove the other car. no other injuries reported. Both vehicles suffered extensive damage.
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Logan
Floyd Duffy
Sherif Jack Waldron
Enterprise
Olive Lista Smnitt
Junction City
RFD
Ralph Frary
Lancaster
Directors Of Rotary Selected In Logan Meeting
Logan Rotary Club gathered for dinner as officers and directors were named for the coming year. Directors listed include James Young Clarence Blosser Bob Keynes Sherman Lyke Earl Elberfeld and Ford Hack. Dan Taber spoke on Parks and Forests urging stronger promotion of Ohio resources.
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Logan
Logan Rotary Club
White House
James Young
Clarence
Blosser
Bob Keynes
Sherman Lyke
Earl Elberfeld
Ford Hack
Jim Wells
Dan O. Taber
Ohio Development and Publicity Commission
Ohio
Taber
Bill Miller
Mrs. Wells
Gene Hack
Dayton
Harry Eastman
Service Men News From Hocking and Canal Winchester
Letters from Sgt. Albert Eck report his release from a German prison camp and hospitalization in France for general buildup due to near starvation. He expects to return home soon and requests daily chicken for ten days. Ensign Roger Thornton, son of Mrs. Ida Thornton, was killed in an airplane crash near Hyannis Massachusetts. He had married Laura Newton late last year and was bound for the Pacific theater after a farewell in Columbus. Spackey returns to Brooklyn after a visit. Lt. Wiam Brooker and Flight Officer Jack Wright arrive at an England base with the U S strategic air force in Frand.
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A. 3. Fee
Albert Eck
France
3 BM
Belgium
Logan
Roger Thornton
Hyannis
Mass
Ida Thornton
Canal Winchester
Ed ©. Campbell
Laura Newton
Grace Michel
Harry Thomas
Pacific Area
Thornton
Columbus
Joseph Spackey
Brooklyn
N.Y
Spackey
Gallagher Ave
Wiam
A. Brooker
Ferne Iles
England
Jack Wright
Boyd Wright
Brooker
U.S
Birth Announcement for Wayne A Ball and Family News
Announcements reveal the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Ulcers Evans on Bowen Street in Sheltering Arms Zowed at Winter Field California. The infant, named David Ross Ball, weighs 70 pounds and was selected as outstanding cadet in his class with a plaque from the Exchange Club. Relatives include J W Shafer Welsonville and William Bowen, Bowen Logan, with Connie Cline Ball as mother. Albert Maywood Justice received an honorable discharge from the U S Navy at San Diego on April 16. Lt jg David Moore of the Coast Guard, son of George Moore, is on leave and was sent to Fort Hayes Hospital with acute appendicitis. Miss Louise Herrin of Mt. Carmel Hospital will train six weeks at Fort Knox before serving as a U S Army nurse. She is daughter of Mr. and Mrs William Hahn of near Rockbridge.
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Roscoe
Evans
Bowen St
Wayne A. Ball
Winter Field
Calif
Athens
David
Ross
Clut Pres
J. W. Shafer
Wel
Threesonville
William
Lo Lrgans Bowen
Logangan High School
Connie Cline Ball
Hocking County
Albert Maywood Justice
Bowen Sr
U. S. Navy
San Diego
California
David Moore
Coast Guard
George Moore
Lon Ban
Fort Hayes Hospital
Louise Herrin
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Fort Knox
U. S Army
Wiliam Hahn
Near
Rockbridge
Mrs Knapp Announces Run for Logan City Treasurer
Margaret Knapp circulates a petition as a candidate for Logan city treasurer. She would be the first woman to hold the office, having served six years as treasurer if elected on the Republican ticket.
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Logan
Margaret Knapp
Knapp
Court Notes Of Hocking Court Notes Of Hocking
Charles L. Newman received a divorce from Mary Faye Newman in Hocking County Common Pleas on grounds of gross neglect of duty. They wed April 15, 1934. no children. Clara Eudell Green was granted a decree and restored to Cox after divorcing Richard Green. married Oct. 6, 1540. no children. Lee Tolliver divorced Lenorina Tolliver on gross neglect of duty. married Feb. 1937. no children. Teney A. Huston won a divorce from Clayton A. Huston. married August 23, 1913. no minor children. Merle Anderson filed for divorce from John Anderson, seeking custody of one minor child, temporary and permanent alimony and expenses. they wed in Greenup Ky in 1939 on grounds of gross neglect. Kenneth Stimson of Logan R. D. was jailed after pleading guilty to defrauding an inn keeper. fined $25 and costs, jailed for inability to pay. Bicycles of Logan boys were stolen Sunday. wheels belonging to Bull Nelson Athens Messenger carrier, John Geiger, Bob Showalter and Bob Tschudy were taken from near the Chackeras Theater.
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Teney A. Huston
Clayton A. Huston
Merle Anderson
John Anderson
Hocking County
Greenup
Kenneth Stimson
Logan R. D
Floyd Duffy
Frank St. Chur
Logan
Ellinger
Bull Nelson
Athens Messenger
John Geiger
Bob Showalter
Bob Tschudy
Chackeras Theater
Mayor Urges Prayers For Peace Conference
Logan residents are asked to pause at 12 noon Wednesday in memory of the late President Roosevelt and to pray for the success of the San Francisco Conference. Mayor Denzil Weltner urges all businesses and people to stop briefly, with church attendance encouraged whenever possible.
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Logan
Lausche
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Denzil Weltner
Logan Social Notes Highlight Music Club Guests and Local Outings
Logan reports from the Euterpean Music Club where Mrs Anthony Toerner hosted a Latin American music program led by Mrs Walter Prather. Performances included Argentine melodies sung by Mrs James Smoot and a piano solo by Mrs Nellie Adams, plus a vocal by Mrs J G Cole and a duet by Mrs Toerner and Mrs F Meade Bowen. Socials followed with a long list of attendees and plans for May hosting. Nearby, Logan residents celebrated Dixie Lee Post’s sixth birthday with family gatherings and cake. Other items note bridge clubs meeting, courtly social visits, and a Firestone District meeting attendance in Columbus.
Aged Widow Charlotte Musser Dies in Nelsonville
Mrs. Charlotte Musser, 80, widow of George Musser, died Monday at 214 Myers St after a prolonged illness. Born at New Marshfield, she moved from Rutland six years ago. Survived by daughter Maude Bryan and son Fred Townsend, sister Belle Doolittle, brothers Worth Cox and William Cox, and two great grandchildren. Funeral at Stout Funeral Home Thursday at 2 PM with Rev. W. M. George officiating. Burial Greenlawn. Calling hours at her residence until noon.
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Charlotte Musser
George Musser
Myers St
New Marshfield
Rutland
Ohio
Maude Bryan
Fred Townsend
Belle Doolittle
Carbondale
Worth Cox
William Cox
Cambridge
Stout Funeral Home
W. M. George
Methodist Church
Greenlawn
Chamber of Commerce Elects New Officers
Logan chamber of commerce officials were chosen with Phil Faine as president L K Showalter as vice president and Harley Meyer as secretary The first regular meeting under these officers will be held next Friday night at 8 00 in the bank building.
Issued Logan-A Marriage License
Robert Kenneth Johnson 23 laborer Nelsonville son of Mr and Mrs Johnson and Wareline Doris Marks 21 housekeeper Gore daughter of Mr and Mrs Marks. Rev E Evans will perform the wedding ceremony.
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Logan
Robert Kenneth Johnson
Nelsonville
William Johnson
Wareline
Doris Marks
Gore
Charles Marks
E. Evans
Straitsville News Notes and Local Updates
Straitsville notes record visits births hospitalizations and community events Neighbors visit relatives in Columbus and Junction City Carnation Club gathering lists members and prize winners Emergency appendectomies occur at Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens and Zanesville Birth announced in Good Samaritan Hospital London fugitive is captured in Toledo police custody by prison officials.
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London
Toledo
Sands to Speak at Glenford Legion Meeting
H. H. Sands district manager United States Employment Service will be main speaker at Glenford Dugan Post American Legion gathering Wednesday evening May 25 at 7 30 o clock. He will discuss topics of special interest to returning war veterans. Ex service men are invited. The entertainment committee will provide a fish fry at session end.
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H. H. Sands
United States Employment Service
Glenford Dugan
American Legion
Eugene Berry
Tom Coyle Remains In Critical Condition
Tom Coyle, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway employee, has been seriously ill in Grant Hospital Columbus for weeks and remains in critical condition. Relatives say he may be moved to a Zanesville hospital later this week if his condition allows.
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Logan
Tom Coyle
Chesapeake and Oho Railway
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Zanesville
Hold Funeral Rites for Mrs. Cecelia Johnson
Funeral services for 91 year old Cecelia Johnson were held at the Methodist Church in Summerford with Rev. Wingett in charge. Burial followed in Summerford Cemetery. The elder Johnson, grandmother to Mrs. Charles Eberst, had lived with her for several years. She died Saturday afternoon at Lancaster Municipal Hospital after a fall and broken hip. Roberts Funeral Directors transported the body to Summerford for burial.
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Logan
Cecelia Johnson
Summerford
Wingett
Johnson
Charles Eberst
Lancaster Municipal Hospital
Roberts
Motorist Fined After Alcoholic Reckless Driving Plea
Lt Walter Jurgensmier of Logan pleaded guilty to reckless driving and operating under the influence in Mayor Miles Howe's court. He was fined 20 dollars plus costs on the first charge and 25 dollars plus costs on the second. His car was reported to have been in a head on collision with a truck on West Washington Street early Sunday.
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Nelsonville
Walter Jurgensmier
Logan
Miles Howe
Foon
W. Washington St
Mrs DeVore Appointed Nelsonville City Auditor
Mrs Helen DeVore widow of the late Elleworth F DeVore has been named to fill the unexpired term as Nelsonville city auditor by Mayor Miles Howe. DeVore served as auditor since 1933, will serve about two years eight months, and will continue with Carbondale Coal Co while assuming duties after taking the oath.
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Nelsonville
Helen, DeVore
Elleworth F. DeVore
Miles Howe
DeVore
Democrat
Steve Holland
Wan Fe
Howe
Nelsonville Social Notes and Personal News
Nelsonville social notes report a Friday evening gathering of the Retta Howe Sunday School Class at 78 E Washington St hosted by Mrs. W W Warren with assistance from Mrs. Garnet Schoonover Mrs Ida Dusky and Mrs Nettie Clark. Personal items list guests visiting Columbus and returning travelers including Petty Officer Clarence Washburn and Mrs Washburn and visits to Lower Salem Marietta and Columbus by local residents along with travelers Max Bennett and others.
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Nelsonville
Retta Howe
The
Methodist Church
W. W. Warren
E. Washington St
Soldier Describes Captivity in German Prison Camp
Nelsonville couple receive letter from son Pfe. Norman Hall recounting capture by Germans December 21, four days’ march, arrival at a German prison camp Christmas Day, liberation on Easter. He says the 100 days of hardship cannot be adequately described.
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Nelsonville
George Hall
Pfe
Norman Hall
Kinney Family Relocates. Murphy Purchases Kinney Home
Mr and Mrs Robert Kinney and family moved Monday to their new home in Logan. Dr and Mrs E L Murphy have purchased the Kinney residence at 403 Fort Street and will move with their young son into their new property early next week.
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Nelsonville
Robert Kinney
Logan
E. L. Murphy
Kinney
Fort St
Nelsonville Garden Club Plans 1945 Event Notes
Nelsonville Community Garden Club members and one guest dined at The Colonial then gathered at Mrs. Warren's home. The group opened with the flag salute and sang God Bless America. Members discussed planting ideas and Memorial Highway tree planting to be completed in fall. Clean Up Week was announced and cemetery vandalism was criticized.
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Nelsonville
C. E. Whitmore
Memorial Highway
John Young Dies Monday in Nelsonville at 84
John Henen Young, 84, died at his Madison Street home. Born in Hamley Run, he moved to Nelsonville in 1901 and married Mary Graham, who died in 1922. Survived by three children Mrs. Ben Raybould, Orville Young, and Hubert Young. two brothers Reese Young and Pearl Young. two grandchildren Augusta and Forrest deceased. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at Warren Funeral Home with Rev. C C Peoples officiating.
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Nelsonville
John Henen Young
Madison
Tribute demanded for Roosevelt in local meeting call
Mayor William Wright of Buchtel announces a noon gathering on Wednesday April 25 to honor the late President Roosevelt and pray for the success of the San Francisco conference of the United Nations, urged by Governor Lausché to citizens of local communities.
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Buchtel
William Wright
Lausché
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Conference of the United Nations
Boys State selections announced by American Legion post
Logan Post No Nineteen announces Harold Haas as a Boys State candidate for June, citing character scholarship and leadership. son of Walter Haas of Orchard Street. Auxiliary selects Bob Armstrong, son of Marie Schrader of North High Street, for Boys State. Expenses funded by the sponsoring organizations for the June session.
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The
Americas Legion
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Walter Haas
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Local man praises ERB HELP medicine in ad
An elderly style advertisement claims a local man who suffered from bloating gas and acid reflux found relief after taking ERB HELP. It touts 12 herbs and urges readers to visit Betts Cut Rate in Nelsonville for the product.
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Betts
Nelsonville
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