New Hocking Teachers Appointed by County Superintendent
County Superintendent Samuel H. Dillon announced new teaching appointments in Hocking County. Virgie Eveland will teach grade 2 at Laurelville. she replaces Bernice Taylor who resigned. Other staff include James Frey, Miles Graham, Ruth Thompson, and several named teachers across Marion and Murray City schools. Opening date for county schools is Tuesday, Sept. 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Hocking County
Samuel H. Dillon
Virgie Eveland
Laurelville-Perry
Frances McClelland
Marion School
Board of Education
Harley Poling
Grace Brown
Rades
Viola Fishman
Angie B. Christman
Mabel Cole
Murray City Board of Education
Margaret Johnson
Mary Thompson
Mary Slaughter
Forest Guthrie
Elizabeth Howe
Alice D. Lafferty
Murray City
Joseph J. Stone
Mabel le Fever
Gordon F. Thompson
Ray Woodgeard
Grace R. Donoghue
Ruth Brooker
Grace P. Thomas
Dillon
Funeral services held for Edgar Cutter Ring
Funeral services for Edgar Cutter Ring 67 a Massachusetts native who died Friday at his West Logan home were conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. by the Rev Clinton W Swengel at Roberts funeral home. Music was provided by Mrs Helen Summer and Mrs Oliver Wills with John Rheinscheid Fred Hildebrandt W Denzil Weltner Ralph Moorhead Charles Fox and Donald Yates serving as pallbearers. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Logan
Edgar Cutter Ring
Massachusetts
West Logan
Clinton W. Swengel
Roberts Funeral Home
Helen Summel
Oliver Wills
John Rheinscheid
Fred Hildebrandt
W. Denzil Weltner
Ralph W. Moorhead
Charles Fox
Donald Yates
Oak Grove Cemetery
Hocking County Sales Tax Receipts Disclosed
Week ending Aug 2 sales tax revenue reported by Hocking County Treasurer Ralph W. Moorhead totaled 2824.39, up 958.38 from the prior year and 1865.97 above 1946 figures. Year to date receipts reached 88979.02 with a 22629.76 difference from prior totals. Last car total issued stood at 66349.26.
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Logan
Hocking County
Ralph W. Moorhead
Mooread
Veterans' Compensation For Hocking Listed
Logan reports that yearly compensation for Hocking County veterans during July totaled 1051.29 dollars per veteran as per County Service Officer John Buchanan and Deputy Vaughn Collins. Disability compensation increased by 165.64 dollars yearly.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
John Buchanan
Vaughn Collins
Hospital Births and Admissions Log
Logan couple Blair welcomed a daughter weighing six pounds fifteen ounces. Lawrence Blair. Edward Sisson of Logan Route 1 had a son seven pounds two ounces. Sissance? Wait. (Fix)
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Logan
Lawrence Blair
Edward Sisson
William Siddle
Nelsonville
Derald Mundy
Edward White
Daughter Is Born Linda Jean Johnston in Columbus
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Johnston of Columbus announce the birth of their second child, a daughter named Linda Jean, eight pounds eight and a half ounces, born at Doctor's Hospital on Friday August 1. Grandparents listed are Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johnston of Logan Route 3 and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Theis of Columbus.
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Logan
Donald Johnston
Columbus
Linda Jean
Doctor's Hospital
Ed Johnston
Fred Theis
Wedding Vows Repeated in Logan Church Ceremony
Miss Jean Struble and Mr Burlin Taylor renewed vows in a double ring ceremony at St Matthew Lutheran Church Logan. The bride daughter of Mrs Mae Struble and the groom son of Mrs Myrtle Taylor received guests at a reception for 50. They plan a Buckeye Lake motor trip before settling at 311 East Main Street.
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Myrtle Taylor
N. Walnut St
Roy Campbell
Shirley Taylor
Clarence Taylor
Carl Rund
John Schaal
Robert Fickel
Pauline Mowery
Miss Mowery
Buckeye Lake
Taylor
Logan High School
Austin College of Cosmetology
Columbus
Jean
Army
Tansky Motor Co
E. Main St
Logan couple wed in informal Logan ceremony
Judith Ann Bowles daughter of S H Bowles Haydenville and Frederick B Durant son of George Durant Logan were married at the United Brethren Church parsonage in Logan Sunday August 3. Rev Robert Gruesner officiated. The bride wore a powder blue suit with a pink feather hat and a purple orchid corsage. She is a Logan High School graduate class of 1943 and works at Pratt Corners. Durant, a 1941 Logan High School graduate, served 40 months in the Army Air Forces and is employed at Hansel Dry Cleaning in Logan. They will live temporarily with Durant's parents after a short wedding trip.
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United Brethren Church
Logan
Judith Ann Bowles
S. H. Bowles
Haydenville
Frederick B. Durant
George Durant
Robert Gruesner
Logan High School
Pratt Corners
Army Air Forces
Hansel Dry Cleaning Establishment
Weekend Guests and Local Visits Span Several States
Mrs. George Hengst hosted weekend visitors including son Raymond Hengst from Cleveland and daughter-in-law. Mrs. Cecil H. Jones and son Tommy visited from Buffalo with Mrs. Frank Johnson in Marietta. The Rev. Mr. Jones preached at Indianola Presbyterian Church in Columbus before returning to Buffalo. George Wonn and family visited their son Charles and daughter-in-law in Marietta. Debbie Lloyd return from New York where she stayed with her daughter. Ann Rush acts as secretary to county superintendent Samuel H. Dillon while Josephine Rush vacations.
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George Hengst
N. Walnut Sr
Raymond Hengst
Cleveland
Cecil H. Jones
Tommy
Buffalo
N.Y
Frank Johnson
W. Front St
Jones
Columbus
Indianola Presbyterian Church
George Wonn
Logan
Charles Wonn
Marcia Jean
Marietta
Debbie Lloyd
New York
James Campbell
Merrimac
Ann Rush
Samuel H. Dillon
Josephine Rush
Dexter Dexter Star Garden Club Picnic Set
Dexter Star Garden Club plans a picnic meeting for August 14 at Star Hall. Local social notes include visits by Mr. and Mrs. Ross Ames and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Weaver to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ames in Lancaster, and attendance by several Arrowood and McCaffrey families at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Nicholson and Mr. and Mrs. Max Smith in Huntington. Mr. Barnes, father of Mrs. Ed Russell, is reported ill.
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Dexter
Star Garden Club
Star Hall
Ross Ames
Kenneth Weaver
Donald Ames
Lancaster
Russell Arrowood
Charleston
Estill Arrowood
McCaffrey
Huntington
Ray Nicholson
Max Smith
Barnes
Ed Russell
Faith and Works Program Held by St. Pauls Lutheran Class
The Purpose Class met at Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ohlingers for a July session led by Mrs. Layne on Faith and Works with sub topics by several members. Guests enjoyed refreshments as local families and visitors mingled. World War memorial albums may be bought at the New Haven Theater box office.
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New Haven
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Martin Ohlinger
Harry Layne
William Powell
Corda Fisher
Lawrence Parsons
Otto Grimm
Shirley Ann
Jane McGrew
Elizabeth Pickard
Okey Layne
Fay Hart
Freda Hart
Fay
Toledo
Ohio
Bethel Vance
Logan
W.va
Herman Layne
Vance
Layne
Wanda Lois Roush
Johnny Roush
Ray Weaver
St. Joseph's Hospital
A. R. West
Marjorie DePue
Charleston
Willa Washington
Jennie Powell
Huntington
L. C. Bumgarner
Dora Capehart
East Liverpool
Ben Sallay
William Powell, Jr
Billy
John
Athens
Washington
James King
James Barton
Charles Barton
Mason
New Haven Memorial
Memorial Park
New Haven Theater
Local Notes and Social Happenings in Shawnee Area
Shawnee residents report travel prizes for Dickie Hopkins and a Washington trip. A wedding unites Miss Ethel Van Meter and Richard Phillips with Rev. E. B. Thomas officiating. Numerous visits, family outings, and a birth are listed, including Hopkins in Cadiz and the Gibbon family moving toward a fourth grade in Grafton.
Mild earthquakes reported near Ecuador
Two mild earthquakes were recorded today, believed to have occurred in the vicinity of Ecuador. No damage reported and no injuries noted.
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New York
Ecuador
Two Local Weddings Highlight Crown City News
Miss Hulda Euphemia Beaver wed Melvin Cook in Catlettsburg Kentucky on Wednesday July 30. Dale Sheets married Miss Betty Jordan, daughter of the Jordan family of Athalia, with war veterans and community members noted.
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Crown City
Hulda
Euphemia Beaver
Ray Beaver
Melvin Cook
Geo. Cook
Gallipolis
Catlettsburg
Dale Sheets
Betty Jordan
Leslie Jordan
Athalia
Sheets
Okinawa
Perry Dennison
Sanford Brumfield
Elmer Moore
Memorial Hospital
Huntington
Louise Christ
James
Punta Forda
Fla
Ethel Gatewood
Emma Layton
Lancaster
Frank Harding
Jacob Rapp
Ruth Hineman
Loretta Brumfield
Margaret Haner
Evelyn Bills
Faith Whitrock
Billy Jo Lockhart
Warren Sheets
Veterans Hospital
Leo Davis
Paul Syrus
Everette
Pete’’ Simms
Jesse Brumfield
Orman Swain
Marcella Lee
Ora Callico
John Henderson
John Henderson, Jr
Guyan
Verne Brown
Pomeroy
Otto Lohn
Stanley Dillon
Charles Franklin
Emma Church
Guthrie Hospital
Shakespearean prodigy William Betty shines in Hamlet act
The British House of Commons once adjourned to hear 11 year old William Betty perform in Hamlet. Betty could master the heaviest Shakespearean parts with ease. An ancient Egyptian tale noted a dough pig substitute offered as pastry sacrifice.
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House of Commons
William Betty
Betty
WCTU to Lead Services at Coolville Camp Grounds
Community notices list numerous local and distant guests visiting Coolville area. Names include Mrs. David M. Crawford St Peters burg Fla Miss Mary Campbell Durham NC Miss Lillie Whitford Columbus and many others visiting relatives or paying calls at homes of White Gehring Hubbard Rogers Par rish and Chevalier area residents.
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Coolville
WCTU
Coolville Camp
David M. Crawford
St. Petersburg
Fla
C. L. White
Stephanie Sue
Charleston
Louella Smith
Arthur Orr
Wellsburg
Parkersburg
W. B. King
James Rogers
R. L. Thomas
Columbus
Alfred Rogers
James Carr
Dighton
Mass
Ernest Bingman
Glouster
Kenneth Bingman
Athens
Howard Smith
Russell
Clyde Parrish
Alda Larson
Russell Baily
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
O'Shaughnessy Park
Lawrence Crawford
Ralph Hamilton
Naomi Kincade
Woody
Hundred
W. Va
Amelia Chapman
Paul Green
Charles
Paula
Midland
Marl Jackson
Sue Hoisington
Ralph Chevalier
Doris Walden
Fire sweeps Hicks Field in Fort Worth
A grass fed fire raced across Hicks Field in Fort Worth Texas causing damage estimated over 300000. The blaze appeared after cattle operations in Brazil shifted cattle to market as calves to reach maturity upon arrival.
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Brazil
Fort Worth
Tex
Hicks Air Field
Truman Accepts Brazil Visit Invitation for Late Summer
President Truman today accepted an invitation to visit Brazil in late August or September. The article notes the oldest commercial synthetic rubber was made about 15 years ago.
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Brazil
Washington
Truman
Classified Advertisement Instructions and Mourning Notice
A regional newspaper prints detailed guidance for blind ads pricing and placement including lines per inch and acceptable payment methods. It also includes a heartfelt thanks note from the Wogan family for kindness during illness and at funeral time for Mrs Mary F Wogan with thanks to Rev Leroy Hyatt and Ewing Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary F. Wogan
Leroy Hyatt
Ewing Funeral Home
C. E. Sheets
O. M. Wogan
J. D. Roush
Markets Cincinnati Produce Prices Report
Cincinnati market listings show eggs with various grades and receipts, poultry weights and classes, butter prints and fat premiums, and potatoes priced between 3.00 and 4.50 per bushel or unit. Grades include U.S. A B No. 1 and ex tras No. 1, with wholesale and consumer figures noted for eggs and butter.
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U.S. A
U.S. B
Livestock Market Report Weights and Prices Shift Across Hogs Cattle and Lambs
Hogs 1000 head with early sales and gifts up to 28.25 for 160-250 lb bars and 27.25 to 26.25 for several weight ranges. sows steady to higher on lightweights. Cattle 700 and calves 350 with slow demand. best feeders 25.50 for 875 lb steers, dairy cows 12-16, heavyweights weak. Sheep 800 head with lambs steady from 24.00 to 23.00 for common lots. ewes 7.50 down. Total cases 432.
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Auto Service
Brown’s Pure Service Station
Court St
Sewell’'S Sales & Service
Albany
Athens Motor Sales
DeSoto
Plymouth
State St
Melbvaine
N. Congress St
Whizzer Motors
C. R. White
Chess Router-Bike
W. Union St
Dial
The
Willys Company
W. Washington Street
Hocking
Veterans’ Compensation For
Hocking Hospital
Vaughn
McArthur
Robert Stone
Logan Route 1
Central Asia
Athens Heating and Insulating Co
Thorn Post Control
Carpenter Hardware Stores
Miss Bowles
Mr. Durant
India
Pamela Mountbatten
Mahatma Gandhi
Lahore
Louis Mountbatten
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Shawnee
Dickie Hopkins
Messenger
Washington D. C
Dickie
Ethel van Meter
Zanesville
Richard Phillips
E. B. Thomas
East Fultonham
Walter Fioura
Harry Baker
Elyria
John Bigrigg
Alma
Ruth Harris
Wayne Nouse
Garfield Harris
Leo Kopis
Virginia
Tommy Charles, Jr
Tom Charles
Mary Jane McLaughlin
Mansfield
Richard Hopkins
Cadiz
Tom Gibbon
Junes McCarthy
Mattie Crawford
John Crawford
William A. Crawford
Jack Davis
Cambridge
Margaret Hopkins
John Lefeovre
Bridgeport
Conn
Otho M. Castle
Raymond Niggemeyer
Harold Goddard
Bartlett
Write Cutler
Charles Daugherty
Athens R.D
Cincinnati Produce
Cincinnati Livestock
Nelsonville Egg Auction Cs
Ower
Ene Ween
Wayne Gilkey
Athens Rt
Cecil Welch
Snowville
University Apartment
D. E. State St
FORD
Jacob
Oldsmobile
Harry R. Childer
Hudson St
Holly Hoyd
R.D
Chrysler
Congress St
Call
Nelson
Warner Electric
Southern Ohio Trailer Sales
Pike Street
Marietta, Ohio
Telephone
Chevrolet
Jolly Y Clover Farm
Carbondale Road
Orland
G. H. Thatcher
Athens Auto Parts
Buck's Auto Supply
Athens Junk Company
Shouse
Shell Gas and
State ST. Dial
Daugherty
New Motors
C. A. Daugherty
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
ALGEO
Algeo Motor Sales
N. Lancaster St
John E. Schoonover
Chauncey, Ohio
Superior Electric CO
West State Street
Kroger Super Market
Maytag
Genue Ine
OURS
Ernie
Strawn Plumbing CO
Modern Appliance Co
Hoover Sonata Repairing
Richland
Marie G. Hotffee
Central
Icon
Logan’s
National Assn. of
Wm. Pe MacDonald
H.p
Electric Motor Service
Union Street
O. Rose
Marietta Chemical Products Company
Washington St
F. C. Stone
E. State Street
Athens Lumber Co
Weber Heating Company
Union St
Earl F. Mathews Fire Insurance
Farm Bureau Fire Insurance
J. Clyde Edmondson
Carl J. House
D. M. Goddard
Cameron and van Dyke Gen
Huffman
Huffman Transportation Service
Ray Richey
Shane
Bucke Eye
HertelArt
W. Adams
Chicago
Friendship
Adams
Elmira
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