Six Seek Probate Judge Bench in Hocking County
Logan February 8 six candidates actively seek the probate judge nomination in Hocking County with a seventh possible entry. W H Strentz retires to run as Republican joining Ed L Ewing and W R Lloyd. Judge A M Ellinger aims for another term opposed by Miss Rhea Pettit and J P Miller. Clarence Skinner, public school teacher, may join the Democratic primary race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhea Pettit
J. P. Miller
Clarence Skinner
Ash Cave Attendance Grows With Park Improvements
Ash Cave drew 54 557 visitors in 1931, down from 58 115 in 1930, with total state park attendance around 195 000 in Hocking County. Parks staff cite publicity and road work enabling access to scenic points, plus 17 reunions at Ash Cave and a July 19 service drawing 4 800 people. A new bridge improved parking and access for tourists.
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Logan
Ash Cave
Lewis Jones
Hocking County
Ohio
District of Columbia
Ontario
Canada
West Virginia
Indiana
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Jones
Hocking Hills
Nature
Mr. Jones
Capital City
Local girls team to visit Logan for basketball double header
St Louis All Stars a girls basketball team will play the Friendly Five a local boys quintet in Logan Monday evening a preliminary game opens at seven with Logan Junior High boys facing Nelsonville Junior High A second double header features Nelsonville High boys and girls visiting Logan Friday night.
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Logan
St. Louis All Stars
Friendly Five
Logan High School Athletic Association
Nelsonville
Nelsonville High
Chickens Stolen From New Straitsville Area Neighbor Reports Theft
Logan resident Charles Nune maker reported to Sheriff Sol Ellinger that thieves took several of his chickens from the New Straitsville Highway home two miles east of Logan last night. The poultry has been raided several times in the past year.
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New Straitsville Highway
Logan
Charles Nunemaker
New Straitsville
Sol Ellinger
Ringhiser bests Morrison in six round semi final
Logan reporter notes Jimmy Ringhiser of Logan won a six round semi final against Kid Morrison of Canton on the Lancaster Athletic Club card. Ringhiser praised his opponent’s cleverness and won by mixing it up. He plans another Lancaster appearance in two weeks with an opponent to be chosen, and is negotiating a fight at Zanesville soon.
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Logan
Lancaster Athletic Club
Jimmy Ringhiser
Kid Morrison
Canton
Ringhiser
Lancaster
Zanesville
Nondescript Club Hosts Paper on European and American Courts
Mrs Curtis Cole hosted the Nondescript Club meeting on Thursday evening. Mrs Riley M Whitcraft presented a paper titled A Comparison of European and American Courts. Roll call referenced related topics and the session ended with refreshments.
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Curtis Cole
Riley M. Whitcraft
Classified Circulation Ads and Local Society Notes
Clinton Webb notes readers to send society and local items to 6024 with a call to D. Y. Milne at 272 for classified and circulation matters in The Messenger. The item reads like a local newspaper notice inviting contributions and advertising related to circulation services.
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Clinton Webb
Your
6024
The
Messenger
D. Y. Milne
Excited Youth Describes Mother’s Stroke In Vivid Words
In Logan Ohio a Hocking County physician recalls a youth bursting in to report his mother’s illness. The youth said Mother has suffered a political stroke and is pulverized all over, in a dramatic, humorous misstatement of her medical condition.
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Logan
Hocking County
Scarlet Fever Case Found at Union Furnace Schools
Logan February 8. Dr. W B L Ack conducted an inquiry at Union Furnace Schools after reports of scarlet fever. Burnice Murray 13 daughter of Ernest and Mrs Murray was found ill and quarantined. No other cases were found. The rural Hocking County total rises to seven with two more in Logan.
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Logan
Union Furnace
W. B. Lacock
Burnice
Ernest Murray
Hocking County
Mrs Harold W Larimer Taken for Observation in Columbus
Logan residents report Mrs Harold W Larimer of this city was taken to a Columbus hospital Friday for observation and treatment after several weeks of ill health.
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Logan
Harold W. Larimer
Columbus
Mrs Anna Denman of Columbus Recovers From Stroke
Logan reports Mrs Anna Denman of Columbus suffered a stroke of paralysis. She is the mother of Mrs D G Stallsmith, former local resident, whom she visited frequently.
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Logan
Anna Denman
Columbus
D. G. Stallsmith
Health Commissioner Speaks on Public Health to St Matthew Group
Dr. W. B. Lacock health commissioner addressed the St Matthew Lutheran Brotherhood on public health during a business meeting. This is one of several talks he has given lately before local organizations.
Stewardship Talk at King’s Daughters Meeting
Mrs Raymond Lanning spoke on stewardship before the King’s Daughters at the M E Church Friday afternoon. Devotionals by Mrs Dallas Kinser and a lesson on rural China duties led by Miss Mary Sheppard followed. Altar services were led by Mrs William Wetherill and a plate lunch was served by several listed ladies.
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Raymond Lanning
King’s Daughters
M. E
Dallas Kinser
Mary Shepard
China
Manchuria
Arlie Brimmer
William Wetherill
Emma McLain
Edgar Hillyer
L. P. Mooney
Joe Case
Alta C. Atha
Fred Burchfield
Sterling
Jennie Thompson
Logan Visitor Stallsmith Reigns In Bowling League
D G Stallsmith of Toledo, formerly a Hocking Valley foreman, now with C and O Railroad, is a bowling enthusiast in Toledo. His team ranks fourth in a Chesapeake and Ohio League of sixteen, and his high three game score for the season is 696.
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Logan
D. G. Stallsmith
Toledo
Hocking Valley
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Stallsmith
Chesapeake and Ohio
Lincoln birthday program end of Social Circle tea
Mrs. M. H. Cherrington hosted a five o'clock tea on Friday at her East Hunter Street home. A Lincoln birth anniversary program directed by Mrs. Harley M. Whitcraft featured member participation. A contest during the between course interval awarded first honors to Mrs. C. B. Yontz. guest was Mrs. B. C. McManigal.
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M. H. Cherrington
East Hunter Street
Lincoln
Harley M. Whitcraft
C. BE. Yontz
B. C. McManigal
Chinese Threaten Invasion Of International Settlement
Shanghai dispatch reports the Chinese military high command warned civil authorities they would invade the International Settlement if Japan, defeated, sought safety there. The 19th Route Army said it would pursue Japanese into the Hongkew District if their advance pushed enemy lines inside the settlement and urged Mayor Wu Teh- Chen to inform consular agents.
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Shanghai
U.P
19Th Route Army
Hongkew
Wu Teh- Chen
Japs Attack Woosung in Major Shanghai Siege
Shanghai dispatch reports a large-scale battle for Woosung at the Yangtze mouth as Japanese land and sea forces press the forts. About 3,000 Japanese troops and Marines engage Chinese defenders, with heavy shellfire and dwindling Chinese guns amid rain and fog.
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Shanghai
Woosung
Yangtze River
Chapei
Most Owners Of Autos Pay More for Tags
Ohio drivers face higher license fees as 6813 per cent of passenger cars fall in the $7 class and 23 per cent at $10 annually. The average license cost for 1932 is about $8.60, with total cigarette taxes exceeding two million dollars in five months and a projected five million dollar annual state revenue.
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Columbus
Ohio
State office building in Capital City to open late June
Contractors aim to complete parts by May 1 with metal partitions and linoleum on 12 floors. All state departments will move in except executive offices at the State House. Furnishings expected to be finished and offices open to the public late in June.
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State House
Tax on Ohio insurers due by March 15
State Auditor Joseph T. Tracy says insurers file early this year so more than 3 million dollars will be paid into the state general revenue fund on a cash basis until after April. Domestic corporation taxes are due July 15.
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Ohio
Joseph T. Tracy
General Revenue Fund
Gasoline tax receipts flow to state treasury for road funds
The text states that gasoline tax settlements must be paid into the state treasury by the fifth of each month and delayed payments are certified to the attorney general for collection. It notes that State Treasurer Harry S. Day collected nearly three and a half million dollars monthly, totaling over 40 million last year, funds that return to county and township treasuries for road maintenance and construction.
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Harry 8. Day
Harry S. Day
Treasuries
December vehicle registrations show drop from year ago
December totals of motor vehicles and trailers registered reached 1,070,804. The Motor Vehicle Division reports 957,197 passenger cars, 96,164 trucks, 1,864 commercial cars, 11,883 trailers, 955 motorcycles, 336 side cars and 2,505 dealers licenses with a 12.4 percent decrease from the previous year, likely tied to current economic conditions.
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Secretary of State
Clarence J. Brown
Industrial School Journal February issue at Lancaster
The Industrial School Journal for February from Lancaster reports on cottages and activities at the home under A. R. Harsh as superintendent and George H. Lamb as assistant. It also includes a complete report of the high and elementary schools.
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Industrial School Journal
Lancaster
A. R. Harsh
George H. Lamb
Dig Up Money in Unsuspected Places
PARKERSBURG W Va February 8 Money to subscribe for stock in local banks being reorganized comes from unlikely sources including a woman who found money in her garden. The funds are mostly small change saved over many months as residents join President Hoover s plan for restoring currency.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Hoover
Rockland Man Struck In Head By Stone
Earl Calder a 26 year old Rockland resident and State Highway Department truck driver was injured by a dynamite blast on U S Route South 50 near the McFarland railroad crossing while removing a silo on Vernon farm. A stone fragment struck him crushing his skull and he was taken by ambulance to St Josephs Hospital Parkersburg. Calder is married with two children and lives in Rockland. The blast shook nearby farmhouses and was felt at Porterfield about a mile away.
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Calder
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Rockland
Vernon Place
Porterfield
Gold shipment unloaded in Paris Bank transfer alert
More than 220 barrels of gold valued at about 11 million dollars were unloaded from the American Shipper on Sunday and trucked to the Bank of Jess in Paris after arriving from New York.
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Quag
France
Bank of Jess
Paris
New York
Mills Succeeds Mellon as Secretary of Treasury
Washington profile of Ogden Mills tracing his rise from ward worker to top Treasury aide and eventual appointment to succeed Andrew Mellon. The piece contrasts Mills with Al Smith, notes his blunt style and evolving approach, and describes his posture during a key tax policy moment and his public image.
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Washington
U.P
Ogden L. Mills
Andrew W. Mellon
Treasury
Mills
al Smith
Tammany
Oliver Street
Manhattan
Smith
New York State
The
Hoover
Reconstruction Corporation
Mellon
Tour With Your Mind Not Nerves
Commentary urges leisurely scenic touring through Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio highlighting historic sites old homes and rural towns. Emphasizes gentle travel 100 150 mile days and engaging with locals at stations and inns.
Chioans Head Deer Hunt Areas Across West Virginia Roads
The article extols touring West Virginia by two major highways offering passable routes through scenic countryside. It notes dirt and graded sections, slow travel to view the landscape, and warns against rushing followers to enjoy battlegrounds, colonial sites, parks, caverns, tobacco centers, oyster country, seashore, mountains and coastal plains while touring for leisure.
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Old
Virginia
Seashore
Coastal Plain
Adlerika Promises Quick Cleanse for Digestive Woes
An advertisement claims Adlerika cleanses both bowels to stop fatigue from lingering matter. It says waste ferments in the gut, toxins harm organs, and the German remedy contains no dangerous drugs. Available at Gibson's Pharmacy Coolville Taylors Drug Nelsonville Hickman's Pharmacy.
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Gibson's Pharmacy
Coolville
Taylors’ Drug Store
Nelsonville
Hickman’s Pharmacy
Honor Roll Listed For Plains School First Semester
The Plains High School announces the first semester honor roll. Seniors include Maxine Channel, Reba Jellison, Irene Krivesti, Dorothy Nelle Michael, Mary Miller, Rosela Shust, Anna Young with grades ranging A to B. Juniors, sophomores, freshmen, and several eighth and seventh graders also earn B grades.
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the Plains
Maxine Channel
Reba Jellison
Irene Krivesti
Dorothy Nelle Michael
Mary Miller
Rosela Shust
Anna Young
Eieen Bescoe
Evelyn Cooper
Flora Hanning
Mary Krivesti
Lavdénda Moore
Gladysherwood
Mary Ulitchney
Harry Armbruster
Bill Bescoe
Paul Bowe
Elmer Cade
Dan Gould
Roger Humphrey
Ora Dell Keeton
Christain Hale
Evelyn McGranor
Mildred Michael
Pauline Potts
Louise Shust
Geneva Stauffer
Couple recount Washington trip for Anti Saloon League winners
At the chapel exercises Friday afternoon Dorothy Michael and Harry Armbruster gave accounts of their trip to Washington D C. They were winners in the recent county contest sponsored by the Anti Saloon League.
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Dorothy Michael
Harry Armbruster
Washington, D. C
The
Anti Saloon League
Snow In Jerusalem Traps Planes Forced Landings Reported
Heavy snow in Jerusalem disrupts air travel as three Royal Air Force planes are believed to have made emergency landings in the Syrian desert during the storm. Nine other aircraft reportedly landed safely on Baghdad to Cairo routes despite the unusual weather. The event draws great local interest due to Jerusalem's rarity of snowfall.
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Jerusalem
Royal Air Force
Syrian Desert
Bagdad
Cairo
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Nelson
Puck
Atlantic Seaboard
Old Virginia
Bedford County
Athens County
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Plains School
Jimmy Bean
Alfred Gabriel
Charles Nelson
Dean Nida
Don Nida
Mary Davies
Eudora Stauffer
Wilma Yates
Dean’s
Doan
McPherson
W. Union St
Rapid Shoe Repairing
D. Zenner Co
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