Annual American Legion Auxiliary child welfare program in Logan
The Logan unit held its annual child welfare program at the post rooms with a potluck dinner. Mrs. Irma Powers led the program and introduced speakers on nutrition child placement and junior athletics. Several officials praised the unit and a Chinese Relief drive in Hocking County seeks a $750 quota.
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Logan
American Legion Auxiliary
Post Rooms
Logan Post
Irma Powers
Joe Rowley
John McBroom
L. H. Starr Boocks
Margaret Lutz
Walter M. Haas
Buckeye
Clinton Webb
Otto Sharpe
McArthur
Sharpe
Sophia Judy
Powers
Hocking County
Senior Boys To Be Guests Of Kiwanis
Logan High School senior class members will attend the Kiwanis Club's annual Vocation Guidance program with Samuel H. Dillon directing. Dean Gamertsfelder of Ohio University will address the event, music by Walter A. Kinney, and dinner at 6 p.m. by the Franklin Kerr Guild at the First Presbyterian Church social rooms.
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Logan
Logan High School
Logan Kiwanis Club
Samuel H. Dillon
Dean Gamertsfelder
Ohio University
Walter A. Kinney
Franklin Kerr Guild
First Presbyterian Church
Heine Named President of Logan Rotary Club
Clarence Heine was chosen president at the Logan Rotary Club annual election held Monday night. Fred E. Hull became vice president, Harley Meyer was re elected secretary treasurer, with Bob King and Fred Hull as board members. The Lancaster Rotary bowling team visited and later bowled against the local club at Cooks.
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Logan
Clarence Heine
Fred E. Hull
Harley Meyer
Bob King
Fred Hull
Lancaster Rotary Club
Cooks
Stoughton Brothers Enlist in Marines in Cincinnati
Privates Robert C. and David A. Stoughton, sons of Mr and Mrs George H Stoughton of Rockbridge, enlisted in the Marine Corps at Cincinnati on April 13 and were assigned to Parris Island for training. Private Aaron Y Adcock of Green Township reports a new address A P O 37 New York City, N Y, indicating service with the American Expeditionary Forces.
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Logan
Robert C
David A. Stoughton
George H. Stoughton
Rockbridge
Marine Corps
Cincinnati
Parris Island
Aaron Y. Adcock
Green Township
A.P.O
New York City
N. Y
Week End Registration Surpasses 1800 Figures
Figures from Murray City Carbon Hill and Laurelville lagged at the selective service office Monday evening but Logan showed 1438 registrations in three days with 453 Saturday 483 Sunday and 502 Monday. The estimate of 2000 may be surpassed.
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LOGAN
Murray City
Carbon Hill
Laurelville
Selective Service Board
Call Witnesses for Manslaughter Trial
Witnesses for the James Boyer case were notified to report for a two day jury trial on second degree manslaughter in McArthur. Report dates include Wednesday and Thursday with the trial set to begin tomorrow morning.
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Logan
James Boyer
McArthur
Walter Starr Ill in Wheeling Hospital
Logan News reports Walter Starr Gore is seriously ill at a Wheeling hospital. He was working near Steubenville when illness struck. Starr had previously been incapacitated for a year due to illness.
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Logan
Wheeling
Walter Starr
Gore
Steubenville
Starr
Record conventions set nationwide high in 1941
More than 20 000 conventions were scheduled and held across the United States and Canada during 1941 marking an all time record for the sector.
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United States
Canada
Heart Attack Fatal to H A Campbell in Logan
Herbert A Campbell 59 of Haydenville died Monday afternoon after a heart attack struck him while working for the State Highway Department. He was in a truck near Harpers Run north of Logan with George Green and Wilbur Vermillion when the attack occurred. Local officials investigated and the body was taken to Nelsonville for burial prep. He leaves a wife and son Charles and was a brother of Annie Campbell Haydenville.
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Nelsonville
Charles
Annie Campbell
Haydenville
New Crew Placed Back On River Division
Logan reports two men recalled to service on the River Division of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Ray McDonald and Earl Shriner return to Logan from Walbridge as local residents.
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Logan
River Division
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Ray McDonald
Earl Shriner
Walbridge
Local residents travel and visit relatives this week
Mrs. Stanley W. Baker will leave Wednesday to visit Mr and Mrs Jack Baker of Haddon Heights New Jersey and will be joined by Ray Clark of Newark who reports for duty with RCA in Camden Floyd Kimble of Columbus was a guest of Mr and Mrs Arthur Stevens Sunday Mr and Mrs Gerald Hamilton of Columbus were visitors in Logan Sunday
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Stanley W. Baker
City
Jack Baker
Haddon Heights
N. J
Ray Clark
Newark
Camden
RCA
Floyd Kimble
Columbus
Arthur Stevens
Gerald Hamilton
Logan
Longley Visits Logan Amid Family Illness
John Longley of Ashland, former local high school coach, visited Logan Sunday evening to be with friends and assist family after his father Sam Longley fell ill in Nelsonville. Mount Kamet in the Himalayas is noted as the highest peak climbed by man and the eighth largest in the world.
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Longley
Logan Logan
John Longley
Ashland
Logan
Nelsonville
Sam Longley
Mount
Kamet
Himalayas
Tattooed Birth Date Helps Man Recall Age
A man forgetting his birth date could not recall it until he rolled up his sleeve and checked the tattoo on his arm. He provided the date after seeing the ink.
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Logan
Thompson Rites Set for Thursday in Logan
Funeral services for Mrs. Louisa Thompson who died Sunday evening will be held at 1 30 p m Thursday at the Leonard Funeral Home. The Rev. Stanley W Wiant will officiate and burial will be in Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Vinton County.
City Council to Meet on Utilities Report at Water Plant
The city council convenes tonight with the utilities committee set to report on a contract for current at the water plant. Other important matters are scheduled.
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Logan
Logan angler nets fine string on Buckeye Lake Sunday
Delmas Woodgeard of this city caught a nice string of Lake Eries in Buckeye Lake Sunday. The report notes his skillful fishing and a string of quality catches during the outing.
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Logan
Delmas Woodgeard
Buckeye Lake
Apple Grove Social Notes
Apple Grove notes report weekend visits and family events across Huntington Columbus Racine and Culloden. Includes furloughs of airmen in Taft Arizona and a birth announcement plus a major operation in Columbus. Earthworms described as soil aerators aiding water absorption and crop nutrition.
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Apple Grove
T. C. Fowler
Huntington
W. Va
M. V. Shank
Evelyn
Kathryn Sharpnack
Columbus
Jack Sharpnack
Robert Shank
Darrel Sayre
Taft
Calif
California
Cris Roush
Arizonia
William Ritchie
Arch Chapman
Harry Hayman
Bert O'Connor
Proctorsville
Early Roush
Robert McKelvey
Betty Beegle
Jake Gaul
Racine
Glen White
Ira Hanley
Culloden
Jonas Wolfe
Chester Durst
Akron
Wilson Slaughter
Julia Dingey
Pennsylvania
Holl Urges County Quotas For War Effort
LOGAN B A Holl post district commander of the American Legion says Hocking County residents must meet assigned quotas. He spoke to Legion and Auxiliary members urging clear information on the calls and that meeting quotas at home supports service members in the field.
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Logan
B. A. Holl
American Legion
Hocking County
Logan Pastor Accepts Call to Parsons Ave Church
The Logan Church of the Nazarene reports Rev. C. B. Clendenen will begin duties at Parsons Ave. Church in Columbus on May 10 and move his family by May 20. He has served six years in Logan and 14 years in ministry. The congregation plans to call a new minister with help from Dr. C. A. Gibson.
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Logan
Church of the Nazarene
C. B. Clendenen
Parsons Ave
Columbus
Clendenen
Syracuse
Ohio
Logan Church
C. A. Gibson
Soldier Called Home By Two Deaths
Logan Illinois William Smith of Scott Field is en route home after two grandmothers died Sunday. He is the grandson of Mrs Lucy Smith and Mrs Louisa Thompson both of whom died at their homes here. Smith is a son of Nellis Smith a former deputy sheriff.
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Logan
William, Smith
Scott Field
Illinois
Lucy Smith
Louisa Thompson
Smith
Nellis Smith
Logan Boys Transferred To Washington Camp
Logan Paul Jurgensmier and Delbert Ellinger, sons of local residents, have been transferred to Spokane Washington. Jurgensmier had been stationed at Sheppard Field Texas and Ellinger at Cheyenne Wyoming. George Kaiser, also from Logan, is serving at Stockton Motor Base in California.
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Logan
Paul Jurgensmier
Walter Jurgensmier
Delbert Ellinger
A. M. Ellinger
Spokane
Wash
Jurgensmier
Sheppard Field
Texas
Ellinger
Cheyenne
Wyo
George Kaiser
al Kaiser
Stockton Motor Base
California
Oeffler Seeks Democratic Nomination for Commissioner
Logan news reports Eli J. Oeffler announced Monday his bid for the Democratic nomination for commissioner at the August primary. He has filed his petition and begun circulation. Oeffler, a former carshop employee, has long been active here and will face Anthony in the race.
Ash Cave Attendance Declining This Year
Logan report shows 500 registered at Ash Cave Sunday and a monthly total not exceeding 1400. Ranger Lew Jones cites tire rationing as the reason for lower turnout, though Sunday marked the year's heaviest attendance to date.
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Logan
Ash Cave
Lew Jones
Smith Distributes Sugar Ration Blanks
Logan reports preparations for sugar rationing with blanks distributed to schools. County ordinator Harry L. Smith oversees the effort assisted by Supt. G. E. Carr and Samuel H. Dillon from rural schools.
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Rotarians
Stoughton Brothers
Marines
Ghosts OF
Free Seas
Mediterranean
H. A. Campbell
Thompson
Council
Apple Grove Social Notes
Woodrow Blum
John Landis
Carbondale
J. O. McCoy
Athens
Boyd Blum
Waldo
Matilda Hansel
William Helber
Enterprise
Luther Blum
Doctors Hospital
Blum
Herman Blum
Holl
Washington Camp
NEA Telephoto
Draja Mihailovitch
Chetniks
Yugoslavia
Oeffler
Cook
Zenners
Floor
Quick’s Cut Rate Drug Store
W. Union St
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