Logan City Council Considers Oak Grove Cemetery Repairs
Logan city council discussed retaining wall repair needs at Oak Grove Cemetery after WPA limits. A $25,000 project threshold was noted for new WPA work, with bids to be advertised if approved. The panel also weighed cemetery expansion and parking/taxi issues, plus bond ordinances for Elm Iron and West Street improvements.
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Thens Messenger
Athens
Logan
R. R. Loomis
Oak Grove Cemetery
Loomis
WPA
Wonn
Walburn
Motor Express Company
South Spring St
Main St
Freisner Ave
Elm, Iron and West St
Logan to vote on three mill school levy
Electors in Logan will vote in November on a three mill levy for five years to fund current operating expenses of the city school system. The levy replaces a similar amount set to expire next year, making Logan the second district in the county to submit a special school levy. Separately, Rev. R A Jones of Bellaire attended a revival meeting on S Mulberry St and reconnected with evangelist Rev. O A Singleton.
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Logan
Benton
Personal Damage Suit Filed in Gallia Co
Miss Margaret Thivenin of Gallipolis sues Thomas M. Torgon of Torson Construction Co for 1000 dollars. She alleges she was assaulted by Torgon on Aug 12 while riding with him and others, injuring her arm and hip. a police court intoxication fine had been issued to him. The suit is brought in the name of her father Albert Thivenin.
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Gallipolis
Thomas M. Torgon
Torson Construction Co
Gallia County
Margaret Thivenin
Torson
Miss Thivenin
Albert Thivenin
Rural Phone Lines To Be Modernized In Gallipolis
Gallipolis modernization of rural Bell System lines is under way. James P. Martin says a new battery system replaces magneto service, eliminating subscriber ringing. The overhaul aims to remove noises on rural party lines by completing equipment changes.
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Gallipolis
James P. Martin
Martin
Directory being prepared for pure bred livestock owners
Information is being secured in the office of County Agent E. G. Royer for issuance of a directory containing names and addresses of all owners of pure bred livestock in the county. Similar procedure is being followed in Meigs, Lawrence, Jackson and possibly Athens County, states Roger. Copies will be free to all farmers and others interested when issued.
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Gallipolis
E. G. Royer
Meigs
Lawrence
Jackson
Athens County
Roger
Heifers Ordered for Fall Shipment by Local Farmers
Orders received for 200 Hereford heifers to be shipped from Kansas City in late September. F C Christ, cable purchase committee chair man, says the stock is bought by local farmers and the committee anticipates many other fall orders.
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Gallipolis
Kansas City
States
F. C. Christ
Cable Purchase Committee
New Fire Pumper Set for Logan Delivery Next Week
Logan city officials learned the new fire apparatus will be delivered early next week and placed in service immediately. Mayor Dallas Kinser, Service Director R R Loomis and Fire Chief Roy Stallsmith witnessed underwriter tests at Prospect, noting reliability at multiple pump pressures and flow rates before final touches in the paint shop.
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Logan
Dallas Kinser
R. R. Loomis
Roy Stallsmith
Prospect
Employment of Larger WPA Crew Is Sought in Hocking Co
County officials press WPA district office to boost county employment from current levels. Logan commissioners say 800 men could be employed with full sponsorship, but rolls show only about half that number now. Furloughs last July reduced eligible workers and no new hires have replaced them, increasing direct relief concerns. They supplied equipment to support projects, yet employment remains at half prior staffing. The commissioners await new certifications to ease relief burden.
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Hocking Co
Logan
WPA
Licenses for Drivers To Be Sold Soon
Mrs. Rupert Trout, local automobile registrar, says driver licenses will be issued beginning Sept. 5. Renewal applicants must bring their 1938 9 licenses to transfer conviction records. All drivers must hold new licenses after Sept. 30 midnight. The local office will hire several clerks to assist with issuance.
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Gallipolis
Rupert Trout
Neem
Trout
Arrington Funeral Held at Henderson
Isaac Arrington seven year old resident of Henderson West Virginia died at home from a heart attack Monday night. Funeral services were held at the family home with burial in a nearby cemetery. He was the son of the late Joseph Arrington of Gallipolis Ferry and survived by several siblings and in laws in Akron Pittsburgh Gallipolis and Henderson.
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Gallipolis
Isaac Arrington
Henderson
W. Va
Joseph Arrington
Gallipolis Ferry
William Walker
Akron
Isaac
Pittsburgh
Mildred Wall
Lewis Faudree
William Arrington
Gideon
Joseph
Edward Arrington
Former Athens resident Edith Harris dies in Gallia
Funeral services were held today at Corinth Church for Mrs Edith Lawson Harris colored who died earlier this week at her Thurman area home. She resided in Athens for many years and leaves a daughter Elaine Harris among survivors.
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Gallipolis
Corinth Church
Thomas Paine
Edith Lawson Harris
Thurman
Harris
Athens
Elaine Harris
Farewell Party For Mrs. Blum At Straitsville Church
The Gleaners Class of New Straitsville M. E. Church hosted a potluck dinner for Mrs. John Blum who leaves for Tennessee. They presented a silver warmer before a short meeting led by Mrs. Mary Davis. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Willard Mills and Mrs. D. R. Price for Mrs. Blum. Attendance included many named members and guests from local families and churches.
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New Straitsville
Gleaners
M. E. Church
Nelle Beattie
John Blum
Tennessee
Mabel Price
Marjorie Cheethman
Lois Jones
Nelle
Mary
Christina Beattie
Frank Walters
Martha
Mary Jane
Logan
Margaret C. Davis
Noel Rompel
Milton
Fulton Beattie
Jim
Johnnie
Postal History In Logan Is Chronicled
Logan records chronicle the local post office since 1817 with Dutton Lane named first postmaster by President Monroe. The list covers successors through 1939, noting breaks after 1880 and key figures such as F. M. McKay, Ida Steinman, and C. Wood Bowen. The first money order of 1866 went to James F. McCormick, and city routes began on October 15, 1909 under McKay.
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A. E. Hull
Paul Collison
C. Wood Bowen
C. W. Starbuck Co
Cincinnati
James F. McCormick
F. M. McKay
New Car Sales in Hocking County Rise
New car sales grew steadily last week in Hocking County and pushed sales back to a new car a day pace. On August 22 a total of 22 new cars and trucks were sold.
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Hocking
Logan
Hocking County
Carbon Hill Team to Meet Seniors at Fair Ground
One of the remaining home games for the American Legion Senior team is set for Thursday evening at 5:30 at the Fair Ground. Carbon Hill travels to challenge the locals who will field Dick Brandt and Roy Marshall after their Sunday absence. The Hillmen are among the strongest in the Hocking Valley, promising a tough matchup for the home squad.
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Logan
American Legion
Fairground
Carbon Hill
Dick Brandt
Roy Marshall
Camp Nelson
Hocking Valley
Building of Cemetery Recalled in Council
Logan notes recall of Frank McBride helping lay out drives at Oak Grove Cemetery over 50 years ago. His father, the late John McBride, held the contracting job. Gravel came from excavations for nearby buildings. A sod gutter was built on the east side. part of it remains sodded.
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LOGAN
Frank McBride
New Oak Grove
Mr. McBride
John McBride
McCarthy
Collins and Moore
Farmers and Merchants Bank
4-H Health Contest Winners Named in Hocking County
Helen Fickel Logan and Neal Berg of Falls Township win Hocking County 4-H health contest. They were declared winners by Dr. W B Lacock health commissioner and will compete in Columbus on August 30 at the Junior State Fair.
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Logan
Helen Fickel
Neal Berg
Falls Township
Hocking County
W. B. Lacock
Columbus
City Council Meeting Lacked Several Officials
Several city officials were absent from Tuesday’s council meeting including Mayor Dalas Kinser who was on vacation. Auditor Josephine Hansel and Solicitor Harley Myers also could not attend while Joe Walburn filled in as clerk. Colorado’s mountains host 49 peaks above 14,000 feet, compared with Switzerland’s eight.
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Logan
Dalas Kinser
Josephine Hansel
Harley Myers
Joe Walburn
Colorado
Switzerland
Logan Social Notes and Club Meetings Roundup
Logan community notes detail the Christian Culture Class gathering at Mrs. J R Hankison home with devotions by Mrs Lohr and poetry readings by Mrs Price Mrs Rees and Mrs Lohr A book review of All This and Heaven Too followed by a business session and buffet lunch Attendance lists include many local residents. Additional items report Franklin Kerr Guild meeting at First Presbyterian Church devotionals led by Miss Johnson and lessons on Medical Missions visits from Mrs Franklin Grant and other travel notes with local residents and guests mentioning World’s Fair trips and family visits.
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J. R. Hankison
Angle Ave
Lawrence Hack
Marcus Lohr
Florence Myers
Lohr
Jennie Price
James Rees
Heaven
Rachel Field
Clarence Schempp
Harriet Sater
Hack
E. B. White
James Hutchinson
John Reich
Olga Green
N. M. Brown
A. F. Evans
Clarence Phillips
Pearl Linton
Earl Wittekind
Robert Mohler
Ray Garverick
Matthew Murtha
John Keller
Harry Reeves
Harry Sweezy
Price
Rees
Harriett
Eva Sater
Merlin Whitcraft
Franklin Kerr Guild
First Presbyterian Church
R. A. Henderson
Kathryn Johnson
W. B. Lacock
Franklin Grant
Chicago
Logan
J. W. Woodard
Delmar Freeman
Fairfield
Conn
Irvin Frey
Rabies Spread Being Checked in County
Health Commissioner W. B. Lacock reports no new rabies cases for the week and hopes the county quarantine will end soon. Seven bitten individuals completed fourteen Pasteur shots each. dog warden Howard Brooks has destroyed over forty stray animals. Owners should keep pets secured until the October 1 quarantine ends.
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Logan
W. B. Lacock
Lacock
Howard Brooks
Refining Co Moves Local Office to Spring Street
Logan Sterling Refining Co. relocates its local office from West Second Street to a new address on South Spring Street.
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Logan—Sterling Refining Co
W.second St
S. Spring St
Work on State Route 33 To Start Soon
Preparations for landscaping the new section of U S Route 33 near Rockbridge begin under supervisor William Lattin. The $8 000 contract awarded to Greening Nursery Co. includes planting bluegrass slopes honeysuckles and many trees with trees set starting in September as directed by the state highway department.
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Logan
Rockbridge
William Lattin
Rochester
N. Y
Greening Nursery Co
Monroe
Mich
Highway Department
Revival To Continue At Nazarene Tent On Mulberry
Revival in Logan continues in its last week at the South Mulberry Street tent with capacity nightly attendance. seating for 500 is provided and the meetings are set to run until Sunday completing two weeks. Rev. O A Singleton delivers sermons while Prof and Mrs David Mackey assist with singing and music.
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Logan—Church of the Nazarene Revival
South Mulberry St
O. A. Singleton
David Mackey
Prayer meeting led by Rev. A. R. Staley at Methodist Church
Logan Rev. A R Staley of Des Moines will lead the prayer meeting at 7 30 this Thursday at the Methodist Church. He fills in for Rev C W Graham who is in Chicago this week. Thestaleys are visiting their son Ralph Staley and family.
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Logan
A. R. Staley
Des Moines
Methodist Church
C. W. Graham
Chicago
Mrs. Staley
Ralph Staley
Potato Contest Grows in Hocking County Entrant
Large potato contest heats up in Hocking County with Harry Primmer of Washington Township entering a Seneca Beauty specimen in Logan. The potato weighed one pound thirteen jounces and was described as three spuds in one with multiple potatoes weighing about a pound each.
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Logan
Hockings County
Bej
Harry Primmer
Washington Township
Primmer
Licensed To Marry In Lake County And Nearby Areas
Recent marriage licenses issued include John Striebach and Emily A. Komarck of Cleveland. Henry Hatten of Ironton and Bessie Fillmore of Greenup Kentucky. Edwin Baldwin and Eva Holcomb Vance of Gallipolis. Dallas Bailes and Goldie Tucker of Graham West Virginia. Hoyt Morrison and Adam Schoolcraft of Clendenin West Virginia. A total of 33 licenses issued to date, according to Judge J. S. Clark.
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Gallipolis
John Striebach
Emily A. Komarck
Cleveland
Henry Hatten
Ironton
Bessie Fillmore
Greenup
Edwin Baldwin
Eva Holcomb Vance
Dallas Bailes
Goldie Tucker
Graham
W. Va
Hoyt Morrison
Adam Schoolcraft
Clendenin
J. S. Clark
Is Granted Divorce in Gallipolis
Mrs. Mary Westfall was granted a divorce from Floyd Westfall on her claim of neglect. Restoration to her maiden name Willey was allowed.
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Gallipolis
Mary Westfall
Floyd Westfall
Willey
Family threat case leads to Clem Glass release
Clem Glass born of Bidwell was held for intoxication and uttering threats against family members. He was released from bounty jail yesterday.
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Gallipolis
Clem Glass
Bidwell
Bounty
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