New Books Added to Logan-Hocking Library Catalog
Logan district librarian Evalan Hansel announces new acquisitions across fiction non fiction and reference sections. New popular titles include The Claybrooks The Road to Bithyniz The Scandalous Mrs Blackford and I Am Lidian with light romantics mysteries and westerns among the additions. Non fiction items feature Two Sides to a Teacher's Desk Food for Fifty Floriculture Fundamentals and Practice 100 Handy Hints on How to Break 100 The Hunters Encyclopedia Television and Our Children Radio and Television Receiver Circuits and Operation How to Make and Design Your Own Hats and Blueprint Reading for the Machine Trades.
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Hunter’s Encyclopedia
Nelsonville notices ballot deadline for queen contest
The Parade of the Hills committee clarifies that merchants may issue ballots for purchases through midnight September 1. A ballot box on Nelsonville Public Square will accept votes until 12:30 a.m. September 2, with other boxes closing at 7 p.m. September 1. Outlying communities may use the Public Square box.
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Nelsonville
Schools of Buchtel York Will Re Open on Sept 4
BUCHTEL The Buchtel York district will reopen on Tuesday September 4 under Superintendent C V Christman after a board meeting August 24. The opening session will last half a day with a general teachers meeting on September 3. lunchrooms reopen September 5 and bus routes remain the same as last year.
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Buchtel-York
Buchtel
C. V. Christman
Board of Education
Deanville
Kimberly
Connett
Oak Grove
Addie Carpenter
Mildred Carlin
Esther French
Lena Huddy
Edith Hardy
Buahtel
Ida Mae Almashy
Rose Tennihill
Esther Hatfield
Ethel Smith
Bernice McClain
Kathryn Warren
Cleared In Benefit Ball Game At City Playgrounds
Receipts from a Sunday benefit ball game at City Playgrounds totaled 154.65 dollars and were taken to Bill Watkins, recently released from the hospital after a compound leg fracture. Estel Crabtree and Clyde Ray managed teams, Crabtree’s side winning 4 to 3 as fans supported Watkins with thanks.
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Nelsonville
Bill Watkins
Ward Phillips
Ester Crabtree
Watkins
Eagles
Columbus
Estel Crabtree
Clyde Ray
Crabby
Births at Mount St Mary Hospital Pleasantly Noted
Mr and Mrs Thomas H Collins of Nelsonville welcome a son. Miss Joy Lee Fox of Columbus among newborns. Also listed are Mrs William N McConnel of Buchtel and several residents from Shawnee Glouster Nelsonville Logan and related routes. Dismissals include William Campbell and William Watkins with others named.
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Thomas H. Collins
Nelsonville
Joy Lee Fox
Columbus
William N. McConnel
Buchtel
Manuel Peart
Shawnee
Edna Howard
Effie Bateman
Glouster
Ray Fulton
William Campbell
William Watkins
Grace Seiler
Vernon Fox
Logan
Sharon Kelley
Forester Added to Hocking County Mobilization Committee
Albert Morely of the United States Forest Service in Athens is added to the Hocking County Mobilization and Agricultural Resources Committee. He will attend meetings in Perry and Hocking counties as announced by Paul Shaw PMA head. The committees survey nationwide to advise farmers with government agencies. Representing agencies include Vocational Agricultural Agency Soil Conservation Service Production Credit Administration Production Marketing Administration Farmers Home Administration and Agricultural Extension Service.
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Logan
Albert Morely
United States Forest Service
Athens
Hocking County
Morely
Perry County
Paul Shaw
PMA
Secretary of Agriculture
Vocational Agricultural Agency
Soil Conservation Service
Production Credit Administration
Production Marketing Administration
Farmers Home Administration
Agricultural Extension Service
Nelsonville Personal Guests of the Duncan Family
Visitors to Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Duncan in Nelsonville last week included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kerr and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sours from Genie Ohio near Wooster. D. M. Duncan and children Donna Jean and Gary from Clarksville Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Taylor from Springfield Massachusetts. Mrs. Kerr is Mrs. Duncan’s cousin and Mr. Taylor is her brother.
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C. D. Duncan
W. Franklin Sr
Charles Kerr
Carl Sours
Genie
Ohio
Wooster
D. M. Duncan
Donna Jean
Gary
Clarksville
Ind
Charles H. Taylor
Springfield
Mass
Kerr
Duncan
Mr. Taylor
Dry Cleaning Sludge Ignited by Sun at Fort St Plant
Sludge from a Martin Dry Cleaning plant on Fort Street ignited by sun rays Saturday. Clarence Hall, a firefighter, said plant workers used a foamite extinguisher. fire department arrived to find the fire under control with no damage reported.
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Nelsonville
Martin
Fort St
Clarence Hall
School Executives Set Meeting for Thursday
Hocking County school executives will meet next Thursday at 7 p.m. in the courthouse office of County Superintendent Samuel H. Dilon. They will finalize preparations for the opening of the school year on September 4 and discuss plans for the year.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
Samuel H. Dilon
Driver Fined For Speeding And Contempt
Everett E Saunders of Lancaster faced arraignment in Mayor Earl Hill eary’s court after driving 70 mph in a 35 mph zone. He paid 35 dollars and costs, plus 25 dollars and costs for contempt, and was jailed in Athens County until payment. He allegedly interrupted the trial with profane language and defied court orders.
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Nelsonville
State Highway Patrol
Everett E. Saunders
Lancaster
Earl Hilleary
Saunders
Athens County
James Cope
Everett Hewlett
Engineers Plan Picnic at Hocking Hills Country Club
Logan-Hocking and Central Ohio Society of Professional Engineers hold their annual picnic at the Hocking Hills Country Club as guests of the Logan Clay Products Co. next Friday. Festivities start at noon with a buffet supper at 6 30 p.m. after an afternoon of golf. Speaker is L F Schaeublin, assistant director of the state department of highways.
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Logan — Hocking
Central Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
Hocking Hills Country Club
Logan Clay Products Co
L. F. Schaeublin
State Department of Highways
Automobiles Collide Near Route 374 Injure One
Raymond Anderson age 30 of Logan and Marie Miller 34 of South Bloomingville drove on Route 374 four miles south of Route 180 when their cars collided Saturday evening. Goldie Anderson 41 sustained knee and forehead abrasions and damage to the front of the Anderson car, per Deputy Hudson McFann's report.
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LOGAN
Raymond Anderson
Marie Miller
South Bloomingville
Goldie Anderson
Anderson
Hudson McFann
Quarterback Club To Launch Season
Nelsonville hosts a Quarterback Club meeting at the high school building with Delbert Kuhn announcing officers to be elected and season plans discussed. At 8 p m Coach John Abel and Greyhound players join for a meet the team session for interested citizens.
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Nelsonville
Tulsa
Delbert Kuhn
John Abel
Greyhound
Logan High School Band to Play at Ohio State Fair
Logan High School band led by Director James Horwell will perform a half hour concert at the Ohio State Fair Friday at 4 30 p m. They will depart the high school by bus at 9 a m Friday.
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Logan
James Horwell
Mine Foreman Dies at Millfield Age 43
Walter Ray Patterson 43 of Millfield died Sunday afternoon from a heart condition. He was a Gem Coal Co. foreman at Bailey Rim Mine and a Millfield Church of Christ member. Survived by wife Naomi, son John, daughters Helen and Grace, parents Leroy and Mrs Patterson, four brothers Elmer Wiley William Lawrence, a twin sister Pearl Jacobs preceded in death by two sons and a daughter. Funeral Thursday 2 p.m. at Church of Christ Millfield. burial Hilltop Cemetery. Family may call anytime.
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Nelsonville
Walter Ray Patterson
Millfield
Patterson
Gem Coal Co
Bailey Rim
Elmer
Wiley
William
Detroit
Lawrence
Pearl Jacobs
Church of Christ, Millfield
Hilltop Cemetery
WRC Picnic at Rachelmacher Park Members Share Readings
Women’s Relief Corps members and guests enjoyed a Thursday picnic at Rachelmacher Park. Attendees participated in readings and storytelling, including a long list of Mrs and Mr attendees led by a varied group of names and spouses.
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Women’s Relief Corps
Rachelmacher Park
Ed Funk
Harvey Bratton
Flossie Campbell
Edward Myers
Warren Lanning
Sam Munday
Will Petty
Guy Schultz
Albert Iles
Grace Nutter
Rastus Allen
John Culp
Clara E. Jones
Don Eggleston
Gary
Sue Graves
Christine Hinerman
Jess Cooley
Francis
Duffy
Emma Todd
Klump
Sugar Grove
Sue Ann
Donna Lee
Squaw Club Members Meet at Mrs Hinerman Home
Members and guests of the Squaw Club gathered Thursday at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Hinerman after a business meeting led by Mrs. Noel Dyer. A luncheon followed with attendees including Mrs. Charles Schorr, Mrs. Laura Watkins, Mrs. Ray Garverick, and others, along with several guests.
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Squaw Club
Lloyd Hinerman
Noel Dyer
Charles Schorr
Laura E. Watkins
Ray Garverick
Claude Sheets
Kaddie Kitchen
Hershel Prevost
Dyer
John Liff
John Conkle
Emma Lanning
J. B. Waldron
Sam Wells
Ruth Hamilton
Charles Congreve
Alma Edgar
Amanda Bickel
Kirby Snyder
Dallas Worthman
Carla Garverick
Sunday School Class Honors Mrs Poling at Laurel Run
Friends and neighbors gathered at Mrs. Carl Poling's Laurel Run home for the group's Sunday School gathering. The Rev. Forrest Burd and family joined, along with Nita Woods and several other neighbors, as games, contests, and refreshments were shared.
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Carl Poling
Laurel Run
Forrest Burd
Darrel
Phylis
Nita Woods
Fannie Gastin
Catherine
Norma
Rose Ackison
Gloria
Ray
Hubert
Herbert
Eva Siams
Barbara
Jerry
Patty
Robert Foster Dies at 93 in Murray City
Nelsonville Robert Foster aged 93 died at his Murray City home Sunday after a long life begun in England and spent mainly in Ohio. He retired from coal mining and leaves a wife Elizabeth deceased 1946, a daughter Sadie and several sons including Charles Thomas Robert Harry and William. Burial is at Greenlawn Cemetery with services at the Murray City Methodist Church.
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Nelsonville
Robert Foster
Murray City
England
Pennsylvania
Foster
Methodist Church
the Foresters of America
The
Knights of Pythias
Elizabeth Foster
Sadie
Charles
Thomas
Robert
Columbus
Harry
Akron
William
Greenboro
N. C
Greenlawn
Military Mail Call and Local Mail Outlets
The Messenger asks readers to send service member addresses for the Military Mail Call column with full details including home town and contributor name. Pvt. Ernest E. Athens Roberts US 52149336, 32nd Prov. Co., 4th Ptl. APO 872, New York, N Y. Also notes a vendor offering over 200 artificial flies for fishermen.
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the Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Ernest E
Roberts US
32Nd Prov. Co
APO
New York
N. Y
Logan County Workers Earn Average 46.54 Weekly in 1950
Statistics from the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation show Hocking County workers earned an average weekly pay of 46.54 dollars in 1950, covering 2804 workers under the state unemployment system and with wages totaling 6.8 million dollars across sectors including manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, mining, and utilities. A note mentions ground wires and battery cables damaged by loose automobile batteries.
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Logan
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Hocking County
BUC
Relief for Monthly Periods Promised by Lydia Pinkham
An advertisement claims Lydia Pinkham's remedy eases menstrual cramps backaches headaches and fatigue without painkillers. It touts Fatmen’s tablets or improved pills with iron and urges women to try them for relief before and during menstruation and for hot flashes and stress.
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Ly Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Father Son Pack Plans Evening at West City Grounds
Nelsonville report: Cub Pack gathers at West City Play grounds Thursday evening. Activities start at 6 p m with a baseball game between fathers and sons followed by a wiener roast. Attendees asked to bring wieners buns cups. Committee provides coffee and chocolate milk.
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Nelsonville
West City
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