County Election Board Aims for Swift Returns in Hocking
Logan August 11 The county election board plans rapid returns from Tuesday’s primary. Precincts to report by telephone as soon as counts finish Tuesday evening. Secretary of State urges speed and accuracy. Most precincts report by midnight, shaping county contests and possible early state tally. Ricketts lands party union endorsement for Congress in the Eleventh District. Pastor James W. Fields to preside at August 25 soldiers and farmers picnic program at Marion church in Marion township with games and a picnic dinner.
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Logan
County Election Board
Hocking County
Clarence J. Brown
Ricketts
Edwin D Ricketts
Perry
Preside
James W. Fields
First Methodist Church
Old Marion
Marion Township
Bert Russell
Athens
Athens County
Russell
Board of County Commissioners
Puzzle Answer: Letter Golf of Todas QUIT SUIT SLIT
A concise puzzle note lists a chain of four letter word changes from QUIT to STAY. It presents forms SUIT SLIT SLAT SLAY STAY as the solution path, indicating a phonetic and orthographic progression.
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Todas
Births Double Deaths in Hocking County July
Logan July births doubled the deaths to 32 and 16 with Logan district recording seven births and six deaths. One influenza death occurred in Logan. Six death certificates were for people over seventy, six for those aged fifty one to seventy. Nine communicable disease cases were logged, seven from Logan, with diphtheria measles and mumps reported. Births listed by family names of Ringhiser Carr Beougher Hart and many others, with numerous logans vict.
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Logan
Hocking County
Kings Daughters Picnic at Black Jack Camp
An outing for the Kings Daughters was held at Black Jack Camp on Friday afternoon. The program featured swimming boating and hiking followed by a picnic supper before the group returned to the city.
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Black Jack Camp
the Kings Daughters
Open Bids for West Hunter Street Bituminous Surfacing
Logan August bid openings listed three bidders Marble Quarrys Kentucky Rock Company and Ghia Valley Asphalt with prices 919.00 1254.00 and 1275.06 respectively. Contract award planned for Wednesday by Service Director Edward Sherman. The 1250 foot resurfacing project and water line extension on Jennison avenue progress under Sherman with four inch pipe and half the line completed Friday. Aimed to serve Brennan addition residents and eventually connect to Cherry avenue to create a loop in that district.
Mystery Grave Near Depot Baffles Residents
Aug 11 near their circle of friends a group of women discovered a hidden grave near the depot. The spot appeared dismal and uninviting, with withered grass laid over a body sized to an adult. They debated whether it held a stranger, valuables, or other mystery, then awaited further inquiry.
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Hocking Valley
Mary K. Riley
Middleport
Ewing
R. H. Fahrer
Alice Walker
Death mystery at Detroit linked to half brother
Logan Aug 11 judge A M El mach presided over the death of Daniel Swan who died of tuberculosis in Detroit. After a search the grave was located at Lancaster where the body was brought for funeral and burial. evidence pointed to a plot by the victim’s half brother to conceal the crime. An old barrel and liquor cache were found at the scene.
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A. M. Elmach
Detroit
Daniel Swan
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Lancaster
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