Moorehead Seeks Re election as Hocking County Treasurer
Ralph W. Moorehead of Logan announces his bid for a second term as Hocking County treasurer in next year’s general election. He previously served as city treasurer in 1938 39 after appointment by Mayor Dallas Kinser following Mark Ricketts resignation. Moorehead was deputy county auditor under Kenneth Fitzgerald and is active in the Republican party, the Eagles lodge and the Izaak Walton League.
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Logan
Ralph W. Moorehead
Hocking County
Dallas Kinser
Mark Ricketts
Moorehead
Kenneth Fitzgerald
Republican Party
Eagles Lodge
Izaak Walton League
Logan to ring in Christmas with 12 bands pageant
Logan opens the Yule season with a parade and pageant featuring 12 bands and more than 700 participants. Local groups from Athens Nelsonville Chauncey Dover New Lexington Murray City and other towns join choirs for the Christmas story narrated by Rev. Paul N. Warner. About 5000 visitors are expected to attend the event along Main Street and the stadium.
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Logan
Logan Band
City Service Department
Athens
Nelsonville
Chauncey - Dover
New Lexington
Murray City
Carbon Hill
Hocking Hospital Admissions and Births Note
Hocking Valley Hospital records admit Mrs Norman E Hall Nelsonville for surgery and mark the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Harold Slate Gibisonville. Mrs Thomas Riley and her son are discharged from Nelsonville.
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Logan
Hocking Valley Hospital
Norman E. Hall
Nelsonville
Harold Slate
Gibisonville
Thomas Riley
Manufacturer Eyes Logan As Plant Site
A large northern Ohio manufacturer weighs locating a plant in Logan and seeks definite local labor data. If built, several hundred workers would be hired for a modern facility with ideal conditions. A survey run by the State Employment Service office in Logan, led by Russell R. Dupler, runs December 8 to 13 to gauge available labor. interested residents must visit 40 N Market St. no calls or letters.
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Logan
Ohio
State Employment Service
Russell R. Dupler
Dupler
N. Market St
Commission Meets LOGAN Hocking County Soldiers Relief
The LOGAN Hocking County soldiers relief commission met Tuesday evening in the courthouse to discuss routine business. Arthur Miller presided with Joseph Stone as vice president and Damon Pontious as secretary. Members at large include Paul Fox and Keith Schultz.
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Logan
Hocking County Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Arthur Miller
Joseph Stone
Damon Pontious
Paul Fox
Keith Schultz
Moon drift causes minor eclipse timing errors
The moon shifts slightly from its predicted path by up to about 20 miles causing small inaccuracies in eclipse timing and related schedules.
Athens approves jailer feeding pay ordinance 1947
City of Athens Ohio passes emergency ordinance fixing prisoner feeding pay at 85 cents per day for jail inmates. Repeals previous related ordinances. Effective immediately after passage on November 24 1947. President of Council Oscar Fulton signs.
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Athens
Ohio
City of
Athens City
Done In Council
Oscar Fulton
Four Fined by Weltner for Traffic Violations
Four drivers pled guilty to traffic violations and were fined by Mayor W D Weltner. Harold Kaiser Ellis Caudill Columbus and Robert E Ralls Parma each paid 10 dollars plus costs for speeding. Dewey Dawson Columbus paid 5 dollars plus costs for driving without an operator's license.
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Logan
State Highway Patrol
W. Denzil Weltner
Harold Kaiser
Ellis Caudill
Columbus
Robert E. Ralls
Parma
Dewey Dawson
Mrs. Ellen B. Linton Dies at 78 in Logan
Ellen B. Linton 78 widow of Edward Linton died Tuesday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Leo M Schafer near Logan. She was a Grayson County Virginia native who had lived here many years. Survivors include son Mark Shepherd Michigan four Blackburn brothers and her daughter with whom she resided. Funeral at Webb Chapel Friday 2 p m with burial at Webb Summit Cemetery. Friends may call Leonard funeral home after Thursday morning until services.
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Logan
Ellen B. Linton
Edward Linton
Leo M. Schafer
Grayson County
Mark
Shepherd
Mich
Frank
Homer
Berton
Herndon Blackburn
Brownie Troop Six Holds Regular Meeting
Brownie Troop Six met Tuesday afternoon in the scout rooms. The program centered on reading a Brownie story and playing games after a discussion of their Christmas project. Leaders Mrs. L. A. Riggs and Mrs. Charles Epstein attended, with listed Brownies including Clara Burgess and Virginia Shaw among others.
Pizarro Adorns Horses With Gold and Silver To Save Cost
In the 16th century Francesco Pizarro the Spanish conqueror of Peru shod his horses with gold and silver due to the metals’ lower relative cost versus iron.
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Francesco Pizarro
Peru
Ordinance Fixing City Officers Salaries in Athens Ohio
Ordinance 1904 sets salaries for Athens Ohio Treasurer at 50 monthly and Solicitor at 125 monthly starting January 1 1948. Repeals prior provisions including Ordinance 454 and takes effect as soon as legally allowed. City council approved on November 24 1947.
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Athens
Ohio
City of
60 Million Watt Logans Light Up Night Sky
A 60 million watt carbon arc searchlight, operated by Hollywood Advertising, swept Logan for a theater horror show. The beam was said to reach 15 miles, drawing a large crowd as crew noted its wartime use spotting enemy planes.
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Logan
Hollywood Advertising Company
General Electric Creation
England
Marriage Licenses Granted In Local Areas
Everett E. Sanders aged 19 of Sugar Grove Route 1 weds Jean E. Dau benmire 18 of the same route. Sylvanus Spradlin 20 of Logan Route 2 and Thelma Monroe 17 of Logan Route 3 obtain licenses. Donald Carl Carshner 25 of Orbiston and Pauline Joy Sayre 28 of Buchtel secure marriage licenses.
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Everett E. Sanders
Sugar Grove
Jean E. Daubenmire
Sylvanus Spradlin
Logan
Thelma Monroe
Donald Carl Carshner
Orbiston
Pauline Joy Sayre
Buchtel
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Logan, Ohio
Silvertone
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Commission
Wanderer
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Best Buy
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State of Ohio
Kk. & M. R. R. Company
New York Central Railroad
M. E. Church
K. & M. R. R. Company
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