Logan August Primary Abandoned in Historic Move
In Logan, the August primary was cancelled after Paul T. Brown withdrew from the Democratic race against incumbent Mayor Denzil Weltner, eliminating inter party opposition. The Hocking County Board of Elections saved about 1000 dollars by cancelling the primary. Bürgermeister Weltner faces former councilman William Miller, a Republican unopposed on the GOP ticket, in November. Independent candidates must file by September 3.
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Logan
Paul T. Brown
Denzil Weltner
Hocking
William Miller
Republcan
GOP
Elections Board
Fifty Inductees Reported From Monday Group at Columbus
Logan newsman William Miller now with the Ohio State Journal was among inductees sworn into the U S Marine Corps at the Columbus examining and induction center. About 50 of 68 registrants were reportedly inducted Saturday with a Legion Auxiliary luncheon planned on West Main Street. Army inductees get three weeks furlough while Navy and Marine Corps entrants face active duty within a week.
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LOGAN
Armed Forces
Columbus
Selective Service
William Miller
Telegraph
Ohio State Journal
U. S. Marine Corps
American Legion Auxiliary
West Main Street
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Dedication of Church Impresses Logan Congregation
The First Church of God on West Second Street in Logan, with Rev. Mary Wahl as pastor, held a 2 to 4:45 a.m. dedication. Rev. A. R. Cromlish delivered the message, Wahl led singing, and out of town members performed specials. Attendees from multiple towns praised contributors and toured the renovated interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Williams
Dick Hutchinson
Mary Tague
John Marshall
Millfield
Clint Patton
Old Man's Cave
Jean McCambridge
Chauncey
Haydenville
Corning
New Lexington
Shawnee
Bremen
Thurston
Lancaster
Wahl
Heinleins
Roberta
Logan Rotary hears State Senator as guest speaker
State Senator Stanley W. Mevhem of Nelsonville spoke at the Logan Rotary Club meeting in the White House. Harry Brown chaired the program committee. Logan City Council will hold its regular meeting Tuesday night in City Hall with routine business on the agenda.
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Logan
Stanley W. Mevhem
Nelsonville
Logan Rotary Club
White House
Harry Brown
Logan City Connell
City Hall
Telons
Logan Boys Help To Harvest Potatoes
A group of Logan youths under Logan High School instructor Harold D. Saxton assisted with the potato harvest at the Hocking County Home. The crew was organized through the county extension office and James R. Smoot, the county extension agent.
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LOGAN
Harold D. Saxton
Logan High School
Hocking County
James R. Smoot
Federal Rules On Crops Are Changed
Logan Hocking County farmers are told there will be no farm wheat acreage allotments in 1944. Wheat payments under the AAA program do not apply and no marketing quotas or payments depend on wheat goals. Officials urge higher acreages of soybeans, feed grains, vegetables and potatoes and fertilizer use on all wheat.
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Logan
Hocking County
James FR. Smoot
County Extension Agen
AAA
Smoot
Hocking
Ohio
Loans for Farm Ownership Open in Hocking County
J H Schaad FSA Supervisor announces allotted funds for Hocking County to provide Farm Ownership loans in the coming fiscal year. The program aids families to own a family sized farm and stretch labor toward food and fiber production for the war effort. Apply via the local FSA office at 39 Parkview Logan.
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Logan
J. H. Schaad
FSA
Hocking County
Schaad
Parkview
4-H Club Project Judging Set for August 14
Logan James R Smoot county extension agent states judging of boys 4-H Club projects will begin Wednesday August 14 with Joseph Schaad Hocking County FSA supervisor assisting. A judging center will be set up soon and judges will visit livestock and garden project locations. Girls projects will be completed this week under Mrs Ruth Bennington and Ruth Winner.
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Ruth Winner
Ohio State University
Laurelville Man Fined by Mayor for Unlicensed Operator
Barton Payne of Laurelville pleaded guilty to permitting an unlicensed person to operate his vehicle. Mayor W D Weltner fined him 310 and costs after an arraignment following a State Route 10 stop near South Perry by patrol officers. Harold Cornell of Athens paid 15 dollars and costs after admitting speeding on U S Route 33 south of the city.
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Logan
Barton Payne
Laurelville
W. Denzil Weltner
South Perry
Harold Cornell
Athens
Cleaning Business Will Be Closed In War Time
LOGAN The Logan branch of the Fenton Cleaners on South Mulberry Street will close for the war duration due to restrictions. Manager Sam Cole, since 1939, announced the closure. The Fenton chain has run a Logan branch for seven years and opened the store in March 1940.
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LOGAN
Fenton Cleaners
South Mulberry Street
Sam Cole
Fentons
Hospital Notes From Cher rington and New Straitsville
Miss Betty Getz of New Straitsville was admitted to Cherington Hospital on Monday for surgery. Mrs. Willis Chambers and her infant son were discharged over the weekend.
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Logan
Betty Getz
New Straitsville
Cherrington Hospital
Willis Chambers
Work of Health Board Is Reported by Southard
Logan Dr H G Southard Hocking County health commissioner Monday released a July activities report compiled by staff. Notable items include 92 personal conferences 219 bulletins and leaflets 55 correspondence 4 news articles and 27 tuberculosis cases across programs. Also 67 prenatal services 14 small pox vaccinations 15 children with defects 8 tuberculosis skin tests and 21 work certificate exams. Field visits covered food establishments dairy farms and milk plants with several nuisance and condition corrections and 20 water tests. Medical and prenatal conferences 7 medical examinations 21 and Wasserman tests for draftees Navy recruits cited.
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Logan
H. G. Southard
Hocking County
Wasserman
Navy
East School
Salt Creek Township
Logan area personals note many visits and gatherings
The Ladies Bible Class of St. Matthew Lutheran Church meets Tuesday at Mrs. George Gribble's home with Mrs. A L Heyde assisting. Mary Circle of the W S C S gathers Tuesday for a lawn party at Mrs. Ray Stewart's home. Among Ourselves Club meets Wednesday at Mrs Clayton Scheide on East Second Street. Numerous Logan residents visit relatives, work colleagues, or travel to nearby cities including Athens Bowling Green Sandusky Columbus and Newark.
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St. Matthew Lutheran Church
George Gribble
East Second Street
Virginia Fitzgerald
Athens
Logan
United States Unemployment Service
Dorothy Price
Bowling Green
Millard Fitzgerald
Walbridge
Carl F. Mittler
Dave Milne
Nancy Milne
Sandusky
Dick Milne
Dick Potts
McArthur
Columbus
Irene Struble
Washington, D. C
Alice Struble
Marion Allen
Shelby
Tom Bender
Bender
Logan High
Sterling Smith
Anne
Donald Skinner
Sgt. Skinner
U. S. Army
Camp Baer
Marie Rochester
Racine Rochester
James Shaw
Jimmie
Newark
Helen Haas
Walter Haas
Charge Withdrawn in Assault Case Involving Danner
Logan Elmer Danner of Salt Creek Township was released after charges were withdrawn following his plea of innocent to assault and battery filed by his wife Lillian. Magistrate Frank St. Clair reported.
New Straitsville 4-H Wee Club Holds Fifth Annual Party
The 4-H Wee Club of New Straitsville held its fifth annual party at advisor Mrs. C. M. Osborne's home with 18 members and 17 guests. The evening included project judging, games, stunts, and contests. Refreshments were served. mothers received wall kits and members small souvenirs. Out-of-town guests included Mrs. Robert Schmidt of Somerset, acting as judge, and her sister Miss Noll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
Wee Club
C. M. Osborne
Robert Schmidt
Somerset
Noll
Army Discharge for Steve Abahazie Returns Home
Logan County Selective Service Board reports Steve Abahazie of Murray City received an honorable discharge from Camp Maxey Texas after U S Army service. He has returned to his civilian occupation.
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Logan
Hocking County
Logan Arraigned on Non-support Charge in Grand Jury
Paul Sater of Green Township arraigned before Magistrate Frank St. Clair on non-support allegations. Held to grand jury on $500 bond. Sheriff Floyd Duffy reported the weekend arrest of Logan.
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Logan
Frank St. Clair
Paul Sater
Green Township
Floyd Duffy
Logan Paul Moore Volunteered for Immediate Army Service
Haydenville youth Logan Paul Moore has volunteered for immediate armed forces service as reported by the Hocking County Selective Service Board. He will undergo a screen test and be included in a contingent of inductees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Maurice Vance Clark
Muskegon, Mich
U. S
Hocking County
Selective Service Board
Paul Junior Moore
Haydenville
Hocking County Selective Service Board
Hockingport Social Notes
W. S. C. S. will meet at Mrs. D. O. Blake's home Wednesday at eight. Deeters home on Coolville Hockingport Road burned Friday evening by oil stove explosion. Mrs. Fred Rockhold recovering from a stroke. Mrs. Matt Whitlatch visiting W. C. Whitlatch's family in Marion. Willis Whited and family visited Willard Leffler's household. All day picnic at Carl Medley's for Harold Medley and Mrs. Medley with several attendees. Harold Medley and family to Ellis Island later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Deeters
Coolville-Hockingport
Fred Rockhold
Matt Whitlatch
Marietta
W. C. Whitlatch
A. E. Dumper
Columbus
Gene Pugh
Willis Whited
Athens
Willard Leffler
Carl Medley
Harold Medley
Medley
Ben Tompkins
Belpre
Orvil Elliot
Dicken Addition 4-H Club to Meet Tuesday Night
LOGAN The Dicken Addition 4-H Club led by James R. Smoot county extension agent will hold a meeting Tuesday night at 8 o clock in the extension office. Members should bring project work books to receive help from the county agent toward early completion.
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LOGAN
Dicken Addition
James R. Smoot
Lottridge Community Social Notes Update
Mrs Velma Persons attended a Guysville Eastern Star meeting Wednesday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs John Chevalier and others for Mr Chevalier’s birthday. Naomi Archer and Eloise Warner traveled to Nashville to visit Pfc John Russell Archer.
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Naomi Archer
Eloise Warner
Nashville
Tenn
Ladies Aid Society Hostess in Millfield Meeting
Mrs Lucy Howard will host the Ladies Aid Society gathering at Millfield Methodist Church on Wednesday night. Members contribute sandwiches and cookies for lunch. Mrs Gertrude Brown will lead the program.
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Chauncey
Lucy Howard
Millfield
Ladies Aid Society
Millfield Methodist Church
Gertrude Brown
Licensed To Marry Logan A Marriage License Issued
Probate Court records show Fred Kenneth Perry 29 of Nelsonville and Betty Jane Griner 19 of Greendale obtaining a marriage license over the weekend at their home. Last rites were conducted Tuesday at 2 30 p m for Franklin Lehman 74 of Carbon Hill with Rev Hoyt presiding and burial in Smith Chapel Cemetery Salem Mass. Salem East Indies reference notes historical pepper and spice trade links to the area.
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Logan
Fred Kenneth Perry
Nelsonville
Betty Jane Griner
Greendale
Lehman
Coe Chapel
Franklin Lehman
Carbon Hill
Hoyt
Smith Chapel
Home of Dover Natives Is Flooded in Columbus
The Lefflers home in Columbus flooded last week during a cloudburst. Charles G Leffler was in New York on business for his company. his wife Mary Louise Baughman and sister in Chauncey Bessie Bell Baughman were visiting Columbus. Flood depth reached 30 inches and most household goods were damaged. Parents reside in Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Charles G. Leffler
Mary Louise Baughman
Columbus
Leffler
New York
Charles Leffler
Winnie Baughman
Soldier Is Honored At Family Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Border hosted a two course chicken dinner at their Millfield home on Sunday to honor their son Jack Border home on furlough from Fort Devins Massachusetts. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. John Rankin and son Johnny Jr Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dawley and sons Bobby and Dicky Miss Virginia Border Charles Border Tommy Border and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Border.
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Chauncey
Walter Border
Millfeld
Jack Border
Fort Devins
Mass
Charles Border
Tommy Border
Mrs
The Plains Women Visit Marietta
Ten members of The Plains Ladies Auxiliary enjoyed a picnic at Marietta park then toured the Museum and Memorial Mound. On return they visited the Blennerhassett tower and other sites with guests Verna Tinkham Helen West Ruth Glass Bernice Tinkham Marie Hanning Frances Coon Mary Louise Coon Jerry Johnson Carrie Brooks and Jean Finere tty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Plains
Ladies Auxiliary of the Plains
Marietta Park
Memorial Mound
Blennerhassett Tower
Verna Tinkham
Helen West
Ruth Glass
Bernice Tinkham
Marie Hanning
Frances Coon
Mary Louise Coon
Jerry Johnson
Carrie Brooks
Jean Fineretty
Chauncey District Social and Personal Notes
Chauncey social week end featured Mr and Mrs An drew Jackson Jack Hamer and Miss Margaret Jackson visiting Mooreland Indiana with Mrs Jacksons parents Mr and Mrs H A Murray They were joined by Glenn Murray for a Chauncey return. Mrs Rex Nagle Millfield traveled to Cincinnati for a two week stay with daughters Louise and Virginia Nagle. Mr and Mrs John Martin Putnam Ohio and grandson Richard Martin McArthur visited Chauncey guests of Floyd Stanley. Harold Evans Dayton and Verna Syx were visitors at the Pres ton home. Mrs Luella Preston Chauncey is ill at home with ivy poisoning affecting hands arms and face.
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Chauncey
Andrew Jackson
Jack Hamer
Margaret Jackson
Mooreland
Ind
Rex Nagle
Millfield
Cincinnati
Louise
Virginia Nagle
John Martin
Putnam, O
Richard Martin
McArthur
Floyd Stanley
Converse St
Harold Evans
Verna Syx
Dayton
A. L. Preston
Luella Preston
Condition Improves for Chauncey Slisher at Dayton Hospital
Chauncey Slisher, 22, son of Mr and Mrs George Slisher, injured at Chrysler Air Temp factory Dayton, has shown improvement. He remains in hospital with his mother visiting from Dayton. Friends may write to him at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Ohio.
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Chauncey
Walter Slisher
George Slisher
Chrysler Air Temp
Dayton
Picnic at Park Draws Local Residents in Chesterhill
A group gathered for an outing and picnic supper at Chesterhill Park on Sunday evening. Attendees included Mrs. Emma Rankin and Mr. John Rankin with son John, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ferrer and children, Julia Kozma and Bobby, Mrs. Esta Lahugh, Mrs. Mabel Smith from Millfield, Lieut. William Smith of Tampa, and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Kozma of Miami.
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Chauncey
Chesterhill Park
Emma Rankin
John Rankin
John
Frank Ferrer
Julia Kozma
Bobby
Esta Lahugh
Mabel Smith
Millfield
William Smith
Tampa
Fla
Bert Kozma
Miami
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Rotary
Logan Boys
Nea Telephoto
Sicily
Royal Palace
Palermo
Mussolini
Geoffrey Keyes
Bernard L. Montgomery
8Th Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Southard
New Straitsville Club
Hockingport Social Notes
Hockingport
W.S.C.S
D. O. Blake
Lottridge News Notes
Lottridge
Velma Persons
Eastern Star Lodge
Guysville
John Chevalier
Harold Greiner
John Jeffers
Dudley Chevalier
Reedsville
Chevalier
Roadside Park
Lyle Dewees
Washington
Betty Lou Clark
Gertrude Welling
Mabel Brown
Emma Chevalier
Greiner
R. M. Allen
Flao Tenney
Wanda Lee
Okey Gaston
Carson Boggs
Leland
Beulah
Leroy Boggs
Salem
Dutch East Indies
Salem East Indies
Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
Penslar Drug Store
Dover
Lefflers
Plains
Chauncey District
Will
Drew Jackson
Chaunce, & Grocery Store
Drake
Phgllliam Smith
Aly
Mre Mi
Lenner
SOM Hs Sacra Es
Alavor
ME Servic
Home Service Nutrition Center
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