Logan man pleads guilty to car theft in Mon day arraignment
John Cecil Logan Wellston pleaded guilty to stealing J. G. Collins auto on North Street. Sheriff Joe Farbearn and Deputy Nellis Smith arrested him early that morning on Route 75. Bond set at $1000 after he was caught stripping accessories. The Collins garage had reported the vehicle missing but recovered it before the owner knew. A larger car in the same garage was not moved.
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Logan
John Cecil
Wellston
J. G. Collins
North St
S. B. Whitehart
Joe Farbearn
Nellis Smith
Cecil
Route 75
Collins
Damages Sought in Suit Over Route 216 Crash
Alfred R. Harmon sues Union National Mill Co for 1970 dollars from an April 8 1937 accident on Route 216 north of Murray City. He lists 45 dollars owed for repairs at Athens County Buick Co 125 dollars for loss of use 1000 dollars for injuries 700 dollars for loss of use since the crash and 100 dollars for two weeks of lost time.
What is Deadlier than War A Rotary Talk
Melrose Harbaugh spoke to the Logan Rotary Club on a safety program topic titled What is Deadlier than War He warned that automobiles claim many lives annually and urged greater caution by motorists as part of a city and county safety effort.
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Logan
Melrose Harbaugh
Logan Rotary Club
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Report
Mrs. B. E. Woburn of Nelsonville admitted to Cherrington Hospital for observation and treatment. Delno Wiggins of Laurelville discharged to home after two weeks in hospital. Mrs. Cora Campbell of Ward Township visited for observation at the hospital.
Oil Well On Enos Watts Farm Shot In Benton Township
Dowler Oil Co drilled on Enos Watts farm in Benton Township has reached the sand and was shot last week. The well has since been shut in and cleanup is underway. No capacity estimate has been made.
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Logan
Enos Watts Farm
Benton Township
Dowler Oil Co
Logan Council To Get Appropriation Bill
Logan City council will meet in regular session this evening and an appropriation ordinance for the coming year is expected. Only one present member will hold over, and new members have been invited. Frank W. Phillips of the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. is anticipated to press for action on the gas rate question before terms end January 1.
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Logan
Frank W. Phillips
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Hocking Court To Hear Real Estate Case
In Logan the common pleas court will hear John Tennihill and Jennie Lewis v Arthur Thress and others. Plaintiffs seek to declare defendants trustees of Jennie Lewis and to restrain them from disposing of property. Tennihill provided 600 dollars for a Starr Township farm bought from Elmer Loomis. Title remained in the defendant’s name until a later decision.
Car Collision Near Lancaster Injures No One
On Route 31 near Lancaster a fog obscured vision and Melbert Allen of Findlay crashed into a stationary vehicle. Drivers were uninjured and both cars suffered heavy damage.
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Logan
C. E. Allen
Melbert Allen
Findlay
Lancaster
Fined for intoxication after late visit to jail
Tracy Chaffin of Haydenville was arrested by Sheriff Joe Farbearn after a night visit to Cecil Chaffin in the Hocking County Jail. He pleaded guilty in Magistrate S. B. Whitehart's court and was fined $15 plus costs.
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Logan
Tracy Chaffin
Haydenville
Cecil Chaffin
Hocking County
Joe Farbearn
S. B. Whitehart
Marriage Licenses Issued in Nelsonville and Murray City
Two couples received licenses over the weekend. James Rizer 47 a miner of Nelsonville and Mabel Winchell 31 at home Haydenville were wed by Magistrate S B Whitehart. Herbert Knight 38 a miner of Nelsonville and Eva Mae Love 24 at home Murray City daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Love were married by the same magistrate.
Park Season Closes Amid Winter At Old Man's Cave
Winter weather keeps visitors away from Hocking County parks with eight people at Old Man's Cave on Sunday and seven the prior week. Ranger S A Reichley notes hardy visitors see ice columns and snow covered evergreens forming an unusual winter scene.
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Logan
Parks
Hocking County
Old Man's Cave
S. A. Reichley
Farmers Institutes Schedule In Hocking County
Institutes will be held at two points in Hocking County next month with speakers Mrs. Lottie Randolph of New Lexington and C. W. Peters of Minerva. Yesboro institute runs January 10 and 11 and Enterprise January 12 and 13 in local school buildings. Pupils from Tresboro and Enterprise schools will participate.
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Logan — Farmers’ Institutes
Hocking County
Lottie Randolph
New Lexington
C. W. Peters
Minerva
Yesboro Institute
Enterprise Institute
Tresboro and
Enterprise Schools
Logan Social Notes Highlights from Logan Week
Mrs Lois D Hite of Lancaster visited Logan over the weekend with Mr and Mrs James Smoot and family. Mrs Rudy Lortz returned home after several days in Columbus with her parents and sister who has been ill but improving. Brooks Leadbetter of Columbus stayed with the Lehman family over Sunday. Jack Tolbert of Hackensack New Jersey arrived in Logan for holiday visits with relatives. Supt J W Coleman attended a county superintendents meeting in Athens on Monday.
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Lois D. Hite
Lancaster
James Smoot
Rudy Lortz
Columbus
Chester Kochrane
Betty
Brooks Leadbetter
Lehman
Jack
Woman Injured After Sidewalk Fall on N Spring St
Mrs Belle Hyson slipped and fell on the sidewalk Monday afternoon along N Spring St suffering serious injuries. She was taken to a local physician who diagnosed a hip injury with feared internal injuries. She was later moved to her home on Warner Ave.
Logan man arraigned on intoxication and resisting officer
James Fox was arraigned before Mayor Kenneth Fitzgerald after a Sunday arrest by Patrolman A. F. Evans on intoxication and resisting an officer charges. He pled guilty to resisting and was fined 10 dollars with costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail beginning today.
Sheriff Farbearn Wins Prizes at Thurston Trophy Shoot
Sheriff Joe Farbearn returned from the Thurston trophy shoot on Sunday with two turkeys as prizes. He was accompanied by Orville Burgess Edward H. Jones and William Darnell.
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Logan
Joe Farbearn
Thurston
Orville Burgess
Edward H. Jones
William Darnell
No Sale Christmas Gallipolis Announcement
Local livestock auction yards announce no sale will beheld on Saturday December 25 due to holiday observance.
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Gallipolis
Claire Trevor Stars In Big Town Girl At Athena
Claire Trevor leads the Twentieth Century Fox drama Big Town Girl at the Athena Theater with Donald Woods Alan Dinehart and Alan Baxter in supporting roles. Trevor’s rise to fame invites danger when her bank robber husband escapes and pursues her amid mistaken identity and a suspenseful climax in a flood battered hotel. New songs by Sidney Clare and Harry Akst accompany the film.
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Twentieth Century-Fox
Athena Theater
Donald Woods
Alan Dinehart
Alan Baxter
Claire
Dinehart
The
Ritz
Baxter
Woods
Sidney Clare
Harry Akst
Lou Breslow
John Patrick
Robert Ellis
Helen Logan
Darrell Ware
Frances Whiting Reid
Alfred Werker
Milton H. Feld
Barges Free from Ice After Tow Boat Release
The river at this place froze all day Friday and again Saturday night. The City of Pittsburgh tow boat freed its barges in the upper bend noon Sunday. Several local residents, including Harold German and Paul Andrew, were mentioned for medical issues. Wild dogs near Kingston caused about 1000 in livestock damage.
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City of Pittsburgh
Harold German
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Paul Andrew
Kessel Ferrell
Little Hocking
James Stalnaker
Sadie Lambert
Athens State Hospital
E. L. Clark
Farmers’ Institute
Reedsville
William Stethem
Akron
Helen Petty
New Jersey Kin Attend Woltz Funeral in Logan
Logan reports Mrs. Clara Jane Woltz has died. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Rizer of Hackensack N J travel to Logan to attend the funeral and will stay until early next year. Melvin Rizer, also of Hackensack, visited here then returned east. John Rizer will start work at the C and O depot this week, retaining seniority with the railroad.
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Logan
Clara Jane Woltz
W. F. Rizer
Hackensack
N. J
Rizer
Woltz
Melvin Rizer
C. and O
Decree Denied in Augusta Shaw v Shaw Case
Judge Phil Henderson denied a modification decree in the Augusta Shaw versus Robert Shaw case. The court fixed total settlement at 260 dollars to be paid as 20 dollars monthly for the support of the defendant's daughter.
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Logan
Common Pleas
Augusta Shaw
Robert Shaw
Phil Henderson
Son Will Return From New Mexico Military Institute
Logan Robert E. Hutchison son of Mrs. Anna M. Cole of the Ambrose Hotel is due home about December 20 for Christmas vacation. He attends the New Mexico Military Institute at Roswell, New Mexico, one of six Ohio boys enrolled there.
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Logan
Robert E. Hutchison
Anna M. Cole
Ambrose Hotel
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
N. Mexico
Ohio
Postponed Jury Cases in Logan Court
Judge Phil A. Henderson postponed jury cases for Monday and Tuesday due to illness in the family of court stenographer Mrs. Clara Campbell. Sheriff Joe Farbearn and Deputy Nellis Smith notified jurors after midnight. No new assignments announced. recall possible next Monday.
Logan School Names Test Winners Across City
Logan Supt G E Carr announced the top pupils from three elementary schools after the latest Every Pupil test. Central building top performers include Leota Kienzle Jack Rauch Morton Epstein and others across Arithmetic English and Reading levels. East and West building winners feature multiple students with high scores in Arithmetic English and Reading.
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Logan
Supt
G. E. Carr
Central Building
Leota Kienzle
Jack Rauch
Morton Epstein
Dick Sloan
Bonnie Bobo
Joanne Adcock
Dick Bunza
Bob Stallsmith
Janice Barker
Tommy Matheny
Nancy Young
Barbara Stallsmith
East Building
Dottie Lemon
Wilbur Lanning
Thelma Morris
Paul Aurand
Rose Summers
Martha Pierson
Janet Green
Thomas Clendenen
Merle Johnson
Lois Imboden
West Building
Owen Landis
Jean Foreman
Zelda Hartsough
Gene Klinger
Jane Wendell
Tommy Roberts
Oscar Bartholomew
Paul Kornmiller
Martha Ann Larimer
Knights Move Back To Former Quarters In City Hallward
Logan Knights of Pythias spent the weekend moving from their Arcade Building hall to the third floor of the McCarthy Building on West Main Street. They return to their quarters they occupied years ago after an absence of several years.
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Logan — Knights of Pythias
Arcade
McCarthy
W. Main St
Mrs Beougher Recovering at Home After Illness
Mrs Roy Beougher of near this city has been confined to bed by illness for two weeks but is reported as slightly improved.
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Logan
Roy Beougher
Snowfall Little Affects WPA Jobs in Hocking County
WPA projects in Hocking County face minimal disruption from a week of heavy snowfall. The new work period opened today and crews will push to keep projects moving unless cold worsens. Edward C. Collins, engineer in charge, says 765 men and women are employed on these rolls across the county.
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Logan
WPA
Hocking County
Edward C. Collins
Home from hospital for Logan C. B. Donahue
Logan C. B. Donahue returned home Saturday evening from Ashland Kentucky where he had been recovering for two weeks after injuries from an automobile accident near the city. His condition is improving though his head remains bandaged.
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Logan
C. B. Donahue
Ashland
Mr. Donahue
Mundy in Improved Condition After Route 31 Injury
Samuel Mundy aged unknown on Route 31 south of the city shows improvement. He is a retired C and O Railroad employee.
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Logan
Samuel Mundy
City
C. and O. Railroad
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