Logan Officials Set to Take Office Tuesday New Year
Logan officials elected in November prepare to assume duties on the first day of the year. Hubert Lappen becomes prosecuting attorney, replacing Fred Murray. Thelma Keyes starts a new term as clerk of courts with deputies retained. Walter North joins the board of commissioners, making the board all Republican. Other offices shift to incumbents or re-elected officials, with roles for Mrs. Gladys Bloss and Sheriff Waldron unchanged. Rolland Bright will be sworn in when the Ohio Legislature convenes in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hubert Lappen
Fred Murray
Lappen
Harley Meyer
Common Pleas Court
Murray
Joe Gano
Thelma Keyes
Keyes
1Ther Carpenter
Gladys Bloss
Gerken
Board of Commissioners
Walter North
North
A M. Bierly
Larry Armstrong
Joe Brown
A. J. Waldron
Alma Edgar
Kenneth Rheinscheid
Gerald Morrison
Owen F. Yaw
Ralph Moorhead
Addison Frey
John
Weekend weekend police log lists three accidents and one citation
Three accidents were investigated by city police over the weekend. James R. Murphy age 21 of East Tennessee State College pulled from a curb on Third Street into Thomas R. Nafzger age 17 of Sugar Grove Route 1. Fred A. Lininger 33 of Columbus was stopped at Main and Market when his car was struck from behind by Jesse Maddox Jr. 21 of Logan who was cited for following too closely and fined 15 dollars plus costs. At 11 04 a m Sunday at the rear alley intersection of W Hunter Street, Ralph E. Brandon 20 and Verle B. Collison 38 both of Logan sustained only minor damages.
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James R. Murphy
East Tennessee State College
Third Street
Thomas R. Nafzger
Sugar Grove
Fred A. Lininger
Columbus
Main Street
Market Street
Jesse Maddox, Jr
Logan
Dad Jailed After Hearing For Suspected Child Neglect
Logan Rush, 33, of Logan Route 1, was sentenced to six months in the county jail after a Juvenile Court hearing before Judge Rhea Bangert Brown. The prior suspended sentence tied to a charge of acting in a way tending to cause neglect of his three minor children was finalized. He was arrested December 22 and held pending the final hearing.
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Logan
James W. Rush
Rhea Bangert Brown
Rush
Prattsville Guests and Christmas Visits Noted
Mr and Mrs Delbert Pearse and daughter Doris were guests of Mr and Mrs Johnny West of Albany. Mrs Bert Daft of Columbus spent the weekend with her mother and attended the funeral of Billy Dearth. Mr and Mrs Dale Dearth and Sandra Jean Dearth of Columbus and Neil Dearth of Marietta were Christmas dinner guests. Lydia Mercer of Marion spent a weekend with her parents. Recent guests of Mr and Mrs Frank McKidden were Mr and Mrs Ray Garrison of Columbus. Mrs Bertha Davis of Grove City is visiting Mr and Mrs Bundy Perry and relatives. Mr and Mrs Eddie Dearth and Fannie Daft were in Chillicothe. Sunday Brooks and Russell Mabe of Springfield, Mass., called on friends here. Mr and Mrs Francis West and son from Marion spent Christmas with relatives here.
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Prattsville
Delbert Pearse
Doris
Ies
Johnny West
Albany
Bert Daft
Columbus
Billy Dearth
Dale Dearth
Sandra Jean Dearth
Neil Dearth
Marietta
HF. Dearth
Lydia Mercer
Marion
Fred Ogle
Frank McKidden
Ray Garrison
Bertha Davis
Grove
City
Bundy Perry
Eddie Dearth
Fannie Daft
Chillio
Bunday Brooks
Russell Mabe
Springfield
Mass
Francis West
Margaret Hood Funeral Rites Held in Gore
Services were held Sunday afternoon at Leonard Funeral Home for Mrs. Margaret Hood 87 of Gore widow of Samuel Hood after a long illness. The Rev Willard Noce and Rev Merle Huffines officiated with music by Albert Blick and Carl Spence. Grandsons served as pallbearers. Burial followed in Gore Cemetery. The note ends with a brief historical aside on the name Great Britain adopted in 1707.
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Logan
Leonard Funeral Home
Margaret Hood
Gore
Samuel Hood
Willard Noce
Merle Huffines
Albert Blick
Carl Spence
Robert
Harry Chriswell
James Hood
Samuel Arnett
Paul White
Gore Cemetery
Christmas visits and family gatherings in Poplar Ridge
Poplar Ridge residents and relatives share Christmas with extended family across nearby towns. Guests include John Zembry of Weirton visiting relatives in the area, Eddie Fife in Middleport, Harold Porter from Gallipolis, and Tony Elkins guests Albert Thompson and family. Numerous households note Christmas exchanges with the Creeds Becks Line Clark and Mollohan families, while Bermuda's sea fact closes the item with a geographic note.
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Allie James
Mas
Parkerstate
John Zembry
Weirton
Clarence Reitter
J Clinton Jones
Anne DeVault
Eddie Fife
Middleport
Line Ch
Lee Merritt
Fonzo Taylor
Son
Cart
Creed Beck
Belle Jones
Fred Joe Jones
Eno
Charlie Scott
Harold Porter
Gallipolis
Bobby Elkins
Mary Karl Mollohan
Tillie Coughnour
Donnie Spires
Line /Clark
Fred Bartlett
Arley Davis
Holiday Visits Across Gallia and Mason Counties
Residents in multiple towns shared holiday hospitality. Families from Middleport, Gallipolis, Cheshire, and W Va gathered at relatives homes including the Mallohan, Jenkins, Swartz, Swisher, Hudnall, Elkins, Porter, Be c k, Clark, Daye, Gardner, and Taylor households. The notices list frequent visits among extended kin across Cedar Grove, Langsville, Minersville, Oak Hill, Mammoth, and Morgan Center.
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Winchester
Joe Jenkins
Middleport
Millard Swartz
Darrell
Nettie Swisher
Hoyt Clark
Gallipolis
William Thomas
Floyd Gardner
Charles Hudnall
Cedar Grove
W.V
Belle Jones
Clyde Daye
Blaine Toppings
Tony Elkins
Bobby Elkins
Russell Porter
Ed Freeman
Cheshire
Creed Beck
Line Clark
Jim Clark
Ryger
Lee
Oak Hill
Joe White
Minersville
Walter Paulins
Ora Halfhill
W. B. Halfhill
Little Ryger
Kenneth Halfhill
Morgan Center
Lewis Pauling
Juanita Taylor
Christmas Visits and Gatherings Across Carbondale Area
A report of Christmas visits and holiday get togethers across Carbondale and nearby towns. Families including the Scotts, Barbers, Maces, Coxes, Pidcocks, Mathenys and Clarks hosted or joined relatives. a Methodist Church Christmas program featured Santa Claus and gifts distributed by Verna France.
Snow and Ice Blamed for Weekend Wrecks in Athens Area
The Athens area sheriff's office cited snow and ice on roads as the causes of three weekend automobile accidents. On Route 328 near Route 33 a 20 year old driver, Paul L. Bentley of Union Turnpike, skidded on an icy spot and was unhurt. On Nickle Plate Route south of Route 75, Ruth Funk and Ray Anderson, both of Route 3 Logan, failed to stop on a curve due to ice. both cars sustained immediate damages. On California Hollow Road east of Laurelville, Melvin Speakman of Kingston Route 1 and Wilson Stevens of Columbus suffered minor front end damage. The report also notes Ohio’s “Mother of States” designation and that only 3 percent of U S salt production is for human consumption.
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Paul L. Bentley
Union Turnace
Kessetit Rheinscheld
Getvelat
Is Eer Wea
Bentley
Ruth Funk
Logan
Ray Anderson
Morrison
California Hollow Road
Laurelville
Melvin Speakman
Kingston
Wilson
Stevens
Columbus
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