Local attorney E. O. Ricketts tied to Snook case family
Aug. 1 report reveals defense lawyer E. O. Ricketts from Hocking County is a cousin of Columbus attorney Edwin D. Ricketts. The Columbus man, son of the late Rev. James Ricketts, once served at Smith's Chapel and now has relatives across Columbus.
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Snook
Hocking County
Green Township
Harley M. Whitcraft
Ricketts
Columbus
Merle Ricketts
Daniel Ricketts
Thirty go Logan 30 at Sheep Day program in Carpenter
Hocking County sent a delegation of 30 to the Sheep Day program at the state experimental farm in Carpenter Tuesday. Robert W. Lang, extension agent, headed the group with members including Walter North and eight 4-H club members, and several couples and individuals sharing the trip.
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W. H. Mowery
W. D. Masure
Fred Thrush
J. Johnson
Irvin Krinn
John Carrol
Lang
Logan Junior Leaguers Triumph Over Gore Juniors
Logan August 1 The Logan Junior Leaders outplayed the Gore Juniors 12 to 6 at the athletic field Tuesday evening. Coaches rotated players to give as many league members as possible a turn on the field. The Lutheran team is scheduled to play Shawnee Thursday afternoon.
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Logan
Gore
Athletic Field
Shawree
Quartz Pieces Show Minute Water Filled Cavities
Pieces of quartz often contain several minute cavities filled with water revealing internal fluid inclusions.
Tells Skinny Men How To Gain Weight
An old advertisement urges thin men and women to use McCoy's Tablets claiming a 5 pound gain after buying four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes with a full refund if not satisfied. It emphasizes drastic body image and guarantees health improvement.
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McCoy
4-H Club Members Head to Camp from Logan
Hocking County 4-H members depart Monday at 1 PM for a weeklong camp on Little Raccoon Creek near Wells ton joining Athens County 4-H groups. Camp managers H T Johnson and Robert W Lang report 32 attendees and preparations include tents with board floors a screened mess hall and daily paper.
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Logan
Hocking County
Little Raccoon Creek
Wellston
Athens County
H, Johnson
Athens
Robert W. Lang
Bessie Klinger
Hazel Cooke
Bernadine Hawk
Vesper
Alice and
J. Worley
Max Heston
Ruth Rheinscheid
Harriett Jacoby
Local Man Joins Corn Borer Inspection Force
Conerge L. Wright of Logan has joined the agricultural department inspection team with a post at Greenville. Assigned to the quarantine line to curb the corn borer spread, he passed the department exam and began duty last week for a two week period.
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Logan
Conerge L. Wright
Agricultural Department
Greenville
Ohio
Wricht
Methodist Picnic Set at Black Jack Camp
Mrs. Kate Becker of Columbus visits Logan relatives. King’s Daughters hold annual picnic at Black Jack Camp in Washington Township Friday afternoon. Miss Elizabeth Rempel returns to Columbus after a visit. Mr and Mrs George Featheroff and Mr and Mrs Joe White visit Lancaster. J S Rafferty and granddaughters Arnoldess and Mary Elizabeth visit Logan. granddaughter has tonsil operation. Miss Edith Nelle Greenwalt of Athens visits the Cox home.
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Kate Becker
Columbus
Logan
King's Daughters of the Methodist Church
Washington Township
Elizabeth Rempel
George Featheroff
Joe White
Lancaster
J. S. Rafferty
Arnoldess
Mary Elizabeth
Snakey Time on Salt Creek Bridge Work
Logan report details Traffic Officer Joe Parbeann and Oral Wolfe aiding county road workers in Salt Creek Township Monday evening. While laying a small bridge over a stream, they battled water snakes, with the officer actively shooting at reptiles driven from their hiding spots during construction.
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Logan
Joe Parbeann
Oral Wolfe
Salt Creek Township
Products total three million in Hocking County 1927
Logan Aug 1 Manufactured products valued at 3 675 807 from 28 factories in Hocking County in 1927 were reported by the Chamber of Commerce. An average of 1151 wage earners worked in the plants and total wages paid were 1 392 617 that year.
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Logan
Hocking County
Chamber of Commerce
Chespeake and Ohio
Hocking Valley Magazine
Birthday Dinner Honors Davis and Coakley Siblings
Mr and Mrs John J Davis hosted a Sunday chicken dinner for their son Robert and daughter Mrs Andrew Coakley to celebrate each birthday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Joe Bright Mrs William Smith and children Waller and Doris Mr and Mrs John Yes Mrs Robert Davis Andrew Coakley and children Aaron John Wesley Harold George and Dolly.
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John J. Davis
Robert
Andrew Coakley
Joe Bright
William Smith
Waller
Doris
John Yes
Robert Davis
Chilldren
Aaron
John Wesley
Harold George
Dolly
Believe Victim Fell Off Train Near Nelsonville
Logan Aug 1 Coroner J P Miller and Sheriff W S Lloyd conclude Joseph Drescher died after falling from a Hocking Valley freight train at Nelsonville while riding toward Wolf Basin. They questioned Stanley Ruscoe, the last man to see him alive, and found no evidence of foul play. The body was found near Wolf's Basin Tuesday.
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Drescher
Nelsonville
Ruscoe
Columbus
Officials' Inspection Car Passes Through Logan on Invasion Tour
The official car of the Hocking Valley Railroad traveled through Logan on a Wednesday morning inspection tour to Jackson on the River Division. Attending were M. S. Connors H. Q. Wasson and William Micheal. Miss Elizabeth Rempel, related to a railroad official, returned to Leven after visiting relatives in Columbus.
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Logan
Hocking Valley Railroad
M. S. Connors
H. Q. Wasson
William Micheal
Jackson
Elizabeth Rempel
Leven
Columbus
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