Downtown Coaches Launch Fund Drive For Logan Football Gear
In Logan on August 28 the athletic fund thermometer hit $100 toward a $700 goal for Logan High School equipment. Downtown coaches led the appeal with solicitors competing to head the list of contributors. Equipment distribution occurred at Senior High Gym Monday. practice began Tuesday morning. Jim Kuhn may be ineligible for football while Bob Ralston, a sophomore, is set to be a first string player.
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Logan
East Main Street
Logan High School
Senior High Gymnasium
John Longley
Jim Kuhn
Bob Ralston
Bob
Holy Month September Services At St. Pauls Logan
The Rev. C. W. Lever at St. Pauls Logan announces September as holy month with prayers for church members relatives the poor the ill and clergy. Services are Wednesdays 7 30 am Fridays 7 30 pm and Sundays at 10 30 am. Also Dale Hoffman of Camp Hocking was treated at Cherrington Hospital and returned to camp.
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St. Paul's Church
Logan
Co. W. Lever
Dale Hoffman
Hocking
Cherrington Hospital
Primary Candidate Election Costs Documentation
Candidates for county offices filed expense accounts with Clerk Carl F. Brandt before the ten day limit. Among the latest filers Democrat treasurer candidate John R. McClain spent 55 dollars, prosecutor G. W. Lanning 25.38, George W. Christman 24.15, W. R. Lloyd 12.18, Charlies A. Strum 5.50 with no opponent in treasurer race. Coxmagan and Vance Brian had no expenses. central committee candidates reported zero spending.
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LOGAN
Carl F. Brandt
Election Board
John R. McClain
G. W. Lanning
George W. Christman
W. R. Lloyd
Charlies A. Strum
Jesse Cohbagan
Vance Brian
Central Committee
Marriage Licenses in Albany and Carbon Hill Areas
John C Stewart a 53 year old farmer from Albany and Mary Ann Powell 39 at home in Hocking County wed by Rev Charles Hook. Oakley Edward Smith 20 from Carbon Hill son of Mr and Mrs Harry Smith wed Alice Ruth Coe 18 at home Carbon Hill daughter of William Coe officiated by Rev R F Strickler. Paul W North 20 laborer Nelsonville R D 4 son of Barney North wed Velma Gay Keiffer 15 at home Nelsonville R D 2 daughter of Pearl Keiffer officiated by Magistrate 8 B Whitehart.
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John C. Stewart
Albany
Mary Ann Powell
Hocking County
Charles Hook
Oakley Edward Smith
Carbon Hill
Harry Smith
Alice Ruth Coe
William Coe
R. F. Strickler
Paul W. North
Nelsonville R. D
Barney North
Velma Gay Keiffer
Nelsonville
R. D
Pearl Keiffer
B. Whitehart
Stranded Flier Rescued in Arctic Inlet
English aviator John Grierson forced down in an Arctic inlet after leaving Ireland in July. An SOS prompted a search party to reach him a day later as he continued toward Canada amid mounting misfortunes.
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Iceland
John Grierson
Canada
Ireland
Arctic Inlet
Grierson
Injunction Made Permanent in Shaw Property Case
Judge Harley M. Whitcraft made a permanent injunction relative to personal property in the Augusta Shaw versus Robert Shaw et al case. The ruling also dismissed the defendant J. O. Hamilton.
Professional motorcycle race sets county first at fairgrounds
The Labor Day program at the fairgrounds, staged under the Hocking Valley Motorcycle Club, will mark the county’s first appearance of professional racers in action.
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Logan
Fairgrounds
Labor Day
Hocking Valley Motorcycle Club
Local social visits feature McGonagies and Zeishlers
Mr and Mrs Edward McGonagie hosted in town while Mr and Mrs Charlies Zeishler welcomed them in Shawnee on Sunday. Mrs D Y Milne traveled to Shawnee at week’s end to visit relatives.
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Edward McGonagie
This City
Charlies Zeishler
Shawnee
D. Y. Milne
Murray City and Logan Teams Set for Thursday Contests
Logan and Murray City recreation groups under FERA auspices prepare for a Thursday afternoon athletic field meet. Supervisors Charles Eberst Miss Bartelle Hamilton and Charles Davis coordinate events at Logan Athletic Field.
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Logan Athletic Field
Logan
Athletic Field
Murray City
FERA
Charles Eberst
Bartelle Hamilton
Charles Davis
Glouster Woman Hurt Admitted For Arm Fracture
Miss Nellie Adams of Glouster was admitted to Cherrington Hospital after a car wreck near Corning caused a fracture in her arm. Bernice Salts, 18, Union Furnace, also admitted for treatment with possible surgery if condition does not improve.
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Nellie Adams
Cherrington
Logan
Cherrington Hospital
Logan Briefs and Local News Flashes
Miss Ethyl M. Cooper returns from vacation with relatives in Columbus Sedalia and W A Cooper. Walter Haas family back from Lakeside. R H Adcock ill with arthritis. Mrs T R Waiburn ill with daughter assisting. Judge and Mrs Garrison’s son Jackson has tonsil surgery. Logan Lewis Green recovering from leg injury at Cherrington Hospital. Divorce decree granted Mable Walters vs Charlies Walters for neglect. Concrete walks at Senior High near completion ahead of opening. Third annual fish fry at Chester Morris near South Perry with music.
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Ethyl M. Cooper
Cherrington Hospital
Vern Allen
Columbus
W. A. Cooper
Sedalia
Walter M. Haas
Elan
Lakeside
R. H. Adcock
T. R. Waiburn
West Main Street
Harry Bell
Mt. Pleasant
Michigan
Garrison
McArthur
Jackson
Logan
Mable Walters
Charlies Walters
Harley M. Whitcraft
Corts
Chester Morris
South Perry
Gallipolis Man Jailed After Car Hits Treasurer’s Vehicle
Harry Houser Northup was jailed Monday after his car struck the parked auto of E. E. Myers Gallia County treasurer opposite the courthouse Myers car sustained a crumpled running board and fender no injuries reported per initial police notes
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Gallipolis
Harry Houser
Northup
E. E. Myers
Gallia County
Myers
Gallia County Farm Agent Resigns for Soil Erosion Post
E H Reed Gallia County extension agent since January resigns to join Soil Erosion Service as farm management specialist in Zanesville Ohio. He will move his family this week for school and a successor will be chosen soon with Reed aiding in transition. Reed, a Morgan County native and former University of Arkansas extension economist, has long worked in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
E. H. Reed
Gallia County
Zanesville
Ohio
Reed
W. W. Brownfield
Columbus
Morgan County
McConnelsville
University of Arkansas
Real estate transfers in Gallia County listed
Gallia County deeds show transfers including John Martin to Clarence Martin for 75 acres in Harrison Township and James McGhee to L. C. James for one acre in Huntington Township. Other filings include sheriff sales in Gallipolis and an executor sale of 92.25 acres in Huntington Township to Julia Jones, with prices ranging up to 4 600 dollars.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
John Martin
Clarence Martin
Harrison Township
James McGhee
L. C. James
Huntington Township
James L. Betz
C. E. Holzer
Byron Allard
J. M. Sheets
Homer J. Ward
Ladies Aid Party Picnics and School Work Updates
Five loads of Ladies Aid Society members visited Lincoln Ridge Home for a Thursday picnic with about thirty in attendance. A rain shift moved the watermelon feed to the girls dormitory. Yale School playground project advances with PTA support and donor help. Various local residents and visitors attend events and reunions, including the Wiseman family gathering in Huntington and Dr. Raymond Ditmars discussing hurricane research in New York.
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Ladies Aid Society
Methodist Church
Lincoln Ridge
W. P. Meyers
Mellons
Bert Call
Carrie Shiers
Keen
Thornton
Yale” School
Harvey Calhoun
Anna Mae Evans
P. R. Lyne
Ernest Irwin
Charlies Kerr
Thomas Richards
Othe Shiers
L. T. Cottrell
Garland Elliott
W. O. Aleshire
Bess Goetting
Chickamauga Park
Donald
David Wickline
Two-Franc Piece Not Worth 50 Cents
Wil lam Turner of Huntington West Virginia tried to swap a French two franc coin for two quarters and ended up jailed. He pleaded guilty to drunkenness and was fined after his confrontation with Deputy Sheriff Archie Richards at a filling station.
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Gallipolis
Willam Turner
Huntington
W. Va
Turner
Archie Richards
Richards
Healthiest 4-H Members Selected in Gallia County
Twenty one 4-H competitors from Gallia County gathered August 24 in the office of Dr. F W Shane to contest health knowledge. Irene Dabney of Bidwell Star Stitchers and Charles Wilmore of Centerville Handicraft Club were named county’s healthiest 4-H individuals and will visit the Ohio State Fair to participate in the State Health Contest. County nurse Miss Margaret Jones administered exams at club meetings that selected the contenders.
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Irene Dabney
Charles Wilmore
Gallipolis
Gallia County
F. W. Shane
Bidwell Star Stitchers
Centerville
Gallia
Margaret Jones
Rife Elected Democratic Central Committee Chairman
C. W. Rife of Cheshire was elected chairman of the Democratic Central Committee on Monday with Paul O'Brien as secretary. He defeated Homer Beck 19 to 11. C. T. Robinson of Gallipolis was chosen executive committee chairman and Clyde Saunders of Clay Township secretary, joining A. K. Merriman O. W. Kennedy G. C. Saunders D. F. Bostick and G. F. Bovie on the committee.
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Gallipolis
C. W. Rife
Cheshire
Democratic Central Committee
Paul O’brien
Rife
Homer Beck
C. T. Robinson
Clyde Saunders
Clay Township
A. K. Merriman
O. W. Kennedy
G. C. Saunders
D. F. Bostick
G. F. Bovie
Father of Eight Dies in Gallipolis
Lester J. Clark a painter and paper hanger died Saturday and was buried Monday in Mound Hill Cemetery after funeral services in the M. E Church conducted by Rev. J. M. Ripley. He leaves a widow Miss Mabel Edith Siders and eight children Robert Lester Mary Jack Raymond Walter William and James.
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Gallipolis
Lester J. Clark
Mound Hill Cemetery
M. E Church
J. M. Ripley
Union Mission
Mabel Edith Siders
Robert
Lester
Mary
Jack
Raymond
Walter
William
James
Local social notes from Rio Grande and nearby towns
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Aleshire visit Middleport and Columbus for the week. L. F. Allen and L. F. Lyne with families spend Sundays in Portsmouth and Manchester. Miss Maxie Fowler visits grandmother near Crown City. Walter Thornton recovering from illness. Arthur Ernest Wise man hosts Neil Duncan family from Chicago and others. Bohn relatives return from Creola with Mr. Bohn of Vinton County. Wray family from near Bidwell visits Mrs. Shiers. Mrs. Harry Cameron travels to Columbus.
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W. O. Aleshire
Middleport
Columbus
L. F. Allen
P. R. Lyne
Joan
Portsmouth
Manchester
Maxie Fowler
America Haskins
Crown City
Margaret Jones
Walter Thornton
Neil Duncan
Chicago
Ernest Wiseman
Francis Geotting
Bess
Marie Fowler
Athens
Fannie Ringer
W. E. Bohn
Creola
Bohn
Vinton County
Frank Wray
Carl
Near Bidwell
Sarah Shiers
Harry Cameron
Who Owns The Ohio Rs Ask Any Buckeye
Gallipolis residents debate river ownership as Ohio River laws hinge on West Virginia property below the wading stage. A pre war rule says the southern state owns the river at the shallow water line, affecting swimming licenses and fishing permits. An elderly fisherman nicknamed Uncle Joe challenged enforcement by claiming Ohio water rights in the shallow area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
West Virginia
Ohio River
Ohio
Joe
Acid in Ohio River Hurts Ships and Bathers
Gallipolis August 28 reports rising acid dumping in the Ohio River near Follawsbee after nightfall. Creo sot e acid damages boilers and equipment and endangers bathers, with impacts felt from Neville Island to Coraopolis. Separately, Mississippi River peninsula property owners sue in federal court over flood control levee work, seeking damages and relief from the St Francis Levee District.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Follawsbee
Neville Island
Pittsburgh
Coraopolis
Ohio
Mississippi River
John E. Martineau
U. S. District Court of Arkansas
St. Francis Levee
T. J. Ramey
Pecan Point
Mississippi County
Ark
August Fines Drive Main City Revenue Surge
Municipal Judge A. J Stormont says fines collected in Gallipolis will top all months this year due to a crackdown on Mega liquor sales traffic violations and drunkenness. The August yield is expected to be the highest.
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Gallipolis
A. J Stormont
Gallipolis Children Moved to Holzer Hospital for Tonsil Surgery
Four children from the Children's Home in Gallia County were admitted to Holzer Hospital Monday for removal of tonsils and adenoids.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Holzer Hospital
Kanawha and Gallipolis River Traffic Under Fog
The Kanawha and Gallipolis rivers show four stages of navigation with steamer packets like Columbia Evergreen Green Clara Belle Neva Mountaineer and others. Capt Kirshner owns the Franklin on a tow to Parkersburg as pilots and crews navigate a six foot minimum pool and dam improvements boosting cargo and freight movement amid heavy fog and routine regatta activity.
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Gallipolis
Kanawha
Aji
Ouachita
Cincinnati
Ben
Mahos
Rochester
Franklin
Parkersburg
Kirshner
James Wright Wright
Winfeld
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha Valley
Columbia
Evergreen
Neva
G Mountaineer
Gow
Wintedburg
Reliance
Huntingtonton
Midland
Pa Va
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Firestone
Irestone
Voice OF Firestone
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Ely
Ours
Ols
America
Firestone Service
Harvey
Nesteaara
Dex
Pirestene
Ville
Devey
Glouster
Lewis Green
Coal Gate
Fred R
Beasley
Totman’s Service Station
Rio Grande
Raymond Ditmars
New York City
Rio Grande News
Pinkham’s
Uncle Joe
Chris Greene
Louis
Woolens
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