Five men confess in Logan area filling station robberies
Five men are in custody in Lancaster Chillicothe and confessing to June robberies of three Hocking county stations the O O Hammond Oroville Howdyshell Webb Summit and West End garage Logan. Prosecutor Phil Henderson prepared affidavits for grand larceny and arraignment is expected after return to Logan.
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Chillicothe
Fairfield County
Joe Raymond
Lancaster
Williams
Case
Hocking County
O. O. Hammond
Oroville
Jacob Howdyshell
Webb Summit
West End
Logan
Phil Henderson
Ohio
Man Napped Driver Fined for DWI in Nelsonville Road Case
Charles Bloom of Lancaster was arrested by Sheriff Lloyd and Officer Farbearn after sleeping in a car on the Nelsonville road near Frank Graham’s home. He resisted arrest, pleaded guilty, and was fined 160 dollars plus costs with six months driving suspension. Bloom works in the oil field.
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A. M. Ellinger
Bloom
Fire damages Gore residence. bucket brigade saves structure
A December 7 fire at Mel Summers' Gore home caused about 2900 in damage believed from a faulty flue. Neighbors formed a bucket brigade and kept the building from complete destruction. Deputy Sheriff L F Hammond reported the blaze to Logan and helped fight it and move furnishings. New Straitsville fire dept was alerted but arrived after the fire was under control.
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Logan
Mel Summers
Gore
L. F. Hammond
New Straitsville
Jewelers Life Ended After Weeks of Illness
William Kessler, 67, longtime Logan jeweler, died at Cherrington Hospital after a several week illness. He once ran a Logan jewelry shop with his brother Henry, later partnered in furniture and funeral directing with James Montgomery. He had moved to Clinton, Indiana, sixteen years earlier to run a jewelry store and returned to Logan for treatment. Survived by wife, son Hazrett of Clinton and daughter Frances of New York City, plus two brothers and three sisters.
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Logan
William Kessler
Cherrington Hospital
Kessler
Henry Kessler
James Montgomery
Clinton
Ind
Hazrett
Clinton, Ind
Frances
New York City
Henry
Plan Drive Local Tent Forming Women Auxiliary
Elizabeth Jones of Cleveland and T R Kelly of Columbus visited Queen City Temple No 379 in Logan. Plans were made to recruit new members and organize a women’s auxiliary. officers for the coming year were elected and to be installed January 9 with Ed L Young attending. The lodge will celebrate its thirtieth anniversary in March 1898. full degree work will be given to a class.
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Logan
Elizabeth Jones
Cleveland
The
Maccabees
T. R. Kelly
Columbus
Central
Ohio
Queen City Temple
Queen City
Ed L. Young
John H Fox Dies After Long Illness in Falls Township
John Henry Fox 37 died at his Falls township home after months of heart disease. He was a former butcher for his uncle George Fox in Logan and later farmed. He had an appendectomy years earlier without general anesthesia and was a long-time member of St. John Catholic church Knights of Columbus Knights of St. John and Co G Ohio National Guard. He leaves a wife a son Jacob 11 and other relatives. Funeral held at St John church with burial in Oak Grove cemetery.
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Logan
Dee
John Henry Fox
Falls Township
Fox
George Fox
St. John's Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Knights of St. John
Co. G
Ohio National Guard
Jacob
Jacob Fox
Willis Harden
Mason Campbell
Convoy
Dominic Boyles
New Straitsville
Oldest Easton druggist backs Dr Jackson's Powder
Easton Md proprietor praises Dr Jackson's Powder for stomach fits after 40 years on the market. He claims relief from distress after eating, bloating, gas, and dizziness and urges readers to try a sample. Product sold by druggists with prices 60 cents to 1.00 from The Jackson Medicine Company of Zanesville Ohio.
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Lewis
Easton
Dr. Jackson
Jackson Medicine Company
Dep't. J
Zanesville
Ohio
Harrington Sunday school class entertained at Webb home
Harrington Sunday school class members were entertained Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Clinton Webb with Mrs. Merle Weymaeler and Mrs. Paul Spears assisting. The lesson was presented by Mrs. T. R. Walburn, Mrs. Roger Ariend and Mrs. Lewis Mack. Mrs. Anthony Toerner attended as a guest. Lunch was served.
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T. R. Walburn
Roger Ariend
Lewis Mack
Anthony Toerner
Logan Socials Share Dinner and Visits Across Town
Mrs Naomi Goulding hosted a sixteen guest dinner at Mrs Belle Hyson's home on North Walnut street then guests returned to Mrs Goulding's for bridges and rock. Attendees included Mrs Russell Berlin Mrs C B Bright Mrs Della Bishop and many others. Several visitors from Columbus Oroville and Bremen joined in local calls and family visits through the week.
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Anderson
W. ©. Adair
George Leyshon
Belle Hyson
Gertrude Ulrich
Theo Lytle
Charles Notestone
C. S. Clark
Ruth Brooke
Walter Cruise
Zanesville
Logan
Cruise
John Cruise
West Front Street
Henry Tobin
J. H. Farbeann
Oroville
Joe Farbearn
North Mulberry Street
Harley Poling
Bremen
Ray Goodlve
Leona Neptune
Columbus
Otto Neptune
E. B. Nutter
Elizabeth Vail
New York State
Luther Oil Company
George Vrach
Walbridge
Three marriages in two months shock Birmingham court
In Birmingham England evidence showed Albert Cherrington married three women within two months. The case details the rapid sequence of weddings and raises questions about bigamy and marital legality as investigators review records and dates.
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Birmingham
Eng
Albert Cherrington
Spirit of Christmas play delights Women's Faculty Club
A December meeting of the Women’s Faculty Club featured Dr. Edith Wray’s Spirit of Christmas as entertainment in the East Wing rooms. Cast included Dean Irma Voigt and Faye Farmer with Joy Cutler as Spirit of Christmas.
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Edith Wray
Ohio University
East Wing
Dean Irma Voigt
Faye Farmer
Lillian Barbour
Pleads Not Guilty To Permit Dog To Run Loose Charge
An individual arraigned before Justice C. H. Porter on an affidavit by A. J. Wilson dog warden and M. B. Oxley Alexander township for permitting a dog to run loose at night. He was released on bond to appear at court.
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A. J. Wilson
M. B. Oxley
Alexander Township
C. H. Porter
East Side School Elects New Student Council Officers
The East Side school student council held an installation for the new officers serving a 12 week term. President Joe Gill vice-president Boris Woolley and secretary Phyllis Jordan lead with nine representatives from grades four and five. They aim to promote Christmas seals sales establish a booth at the East Side building attend the Tony Larg Marionette show and plan a Christmas music program for the PTA meeting.
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East Side
Joe Gill
Boris Woolley
Phyllis Jordan
Bobby Davis
Louise Bailey
Wendell Davidson
Jessie Fultz
Julian Bing
Eleanor Roe
Tony Larg
Velma Young
Woman accused in watch theft and arson burned watch
Athens police say they seized a smoke blackened metal case containing the burned remains of a wrist watch reported stolen by W. B. Drake. Chief Herb J. Parker arrested Mrs. William Van Meter at a neighbor’s home after she allegedly threw the watch into a stove. she will be arraigned before Mayor Alex M. Moore on theft charges.
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W. B. Drake
Athens Jewler
Herb J. Parker
Parker
William van Meter
Richland Avenue
Varied Program by Helen Hedden at Ewing Auditorium
Miss Helen Hedden, voice instructor at Ohio University, presented a varied concert in Ewing auditorium last night. Her program included five German songs, two Romantic pieces, three modern works, six modern English numbers, a Donizetti aria, and a long Italian aria, with Vera Board as accompanist performing three piano solos.
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Bach
Helen Hedden
Ohio University
Ewing Auditorium
Litt
Schumann
Donizetti
Assault Charged After Carseytown Attack
George Douglas of Carseytown suffered head eye and facial injuries last Thursday in an alleged assault. He filed an affidavit against Floyd Hartley of Carseytown charging assault with intent to kill. Hartley was arrested and pleaded not guilty at arraignment.
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George Douglas
Carseytown
Douglas
Floyd Hartley
Hartley
Man Stabbed in Abdomen In Columbus Quarrel
In Columbus a man is hospitalized at Grant hospital with a severe abdominal stab wound. Ed Clifford of Portsmouth was visiting his sister Mary Clifford when a quarrel with her employer Asa Cummins led to the stabbing. Cummins is charged. all three were reportedly drinking.
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Columbus
U.P
Grant Hospital
Ed Clifford
Portsmouth
Mary Clifford
Asa Cummins
Cummins
Hartley Bound Over After Local Dispute
Justice of the Peace Carl Porter reports Hartley bound over to the Common Pleas Court under a 600 dollar bond following a long standing disagreement cited by local officers as the reason for the charges.
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Justice of the Peace
Carl Porter
Hartley
Comt
Mon Pleas Court
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