Farmers Vote In March On Soil Conservation District
Logan County Extension Agent James R Smoot urges Hocking County farmers to favor a soil conservation district ahead of the March 18 vote. He cites benefits including reduced soil loss drainage improvement road washouts and potential labor from government agencies. He notes the link between agriculture and industrial growth and the impact of soil loss on land valuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking County
Guiley
Amerac
Smoot
Rural Route Carriers Set for Logan Postal Service
Logan Postmaster announces new rural route assignments for Paul L. Dollison and Blackston. Dollison replaces the late William Rolston on Route 2 and has served in the Logan office since 1919. Blackston will take Route 3, previously led by Howard Rolston, after a mixed career as city carrier and clerk since 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Paul L. Dollison
Blackston
Franken
Dollison
William Rolston
Collison
Howard Rolston
Hocking County Tax Distribution Completed by Auditor
Auditor Fitzgerald reports the last collection period in Hocking County distributed taxes to eleven townships totaling 1 007.63 for townships, 6 242.70 to school districts, 2 132.11 to cities and villages, 3 765.63 to the county, and 1 129.82 to county library municipalities and the state. Personal tax collections for 1944 start February 15 and run to March 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Fitzgerald
Navy man granted leave to donate blood to ailing mother
Logan William Bell of the Navy in Norfolk Virginia received special leave to visit his mother Mrs Jennie Bell of Murray City and donate blood for her treatment at Cherrington Hospital. The transfusion was given Friday morning and Mrs Bell remains in a very serious condition.
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Logan
William Bell
Navy
Norfolk
Jennie Bell
Murray City
Bell
Cherrington Hospital
Logan Pastor Reviews Dunnybrook by Gladys Hasty Carroll
Cecil Jones, pastor of First Presbyterian, reviews Dunnybrook at Logan library in a Juinia Club hosted event. He praises author background, notes Civil War Lincoln themes and wartime lineage of Hastys, War ensigns, and Brown death, ending with family tree clarifications for the audience.
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Logan
Juinia Club
Logan Library
Ce Ee
Cecil Jones
First Presbyterian Church Review
Dunnybrook
Gladys Hasty Carroll
Jessie McManigal
Library Board
Junia Club
Jones
Hally Grimes
Maine
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
John Brown
Warrens
Hastys
Mr. Jones
Logan Brief Social Notes
Logan notes report Lieutenant Jane Thurness assigned to Walter Reed Hospital after 18 months in Iceland. Also coverage of a stork shower for Mrs. Katherine Angle and farewell dinner for Kaye Blosser who joined the Army. Local visits include Wetherills, Funk, Frazee and Green families with a Harvey Linton goods sale noted.
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Logan
Jane Thurness
Iceland
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Thurness
Inlaw
Charles M. Thurness
Columbus
W. D. Thurness
Ella Keynes
Clara Campbell
Keynes
East Main Street
Zoa Blosser
Kaye and
Rudolph
Carbon Hill
Bea Ross
Kaye Blosser
W. P. Wetherill
John Wetherill
Larry
Mike
Canal
Winchester
C. R. Keyes
Thelma
M Irs
John Allen
Marie Funk
Atlanta
C. H. Funk
Wayne Frazee
John Green
Tommy
Lancaster
Harvey Linton
North Street
Mr. Linton
Charles Robb Wins New Honors Set
Logan notes S. Sgt. Charles Robb son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Robb received an Oak Leaf cluster added to the Air Medal he earned last year. He is a crew member of a Flying Fortress attached to the heavy bomber command of the Eighth Air Force in England and has taken part in recent raids on Germany. Robb is Logan High School class of 1941 graduate who enlisted in November 1942.
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Logan
Charles Robb
Jacob Robb
Heavy
Eighth Air Force
England
Germany
Sergeant Robb
Logan High School
Air Force
Up and Down Main Street in Logan
A reflective column by Cleo Haley Montgomery details daily encounters in Logan as the author notes personal weight concerns and the kindness of neighbors. She highlights Dr. Letha Starr Boocks and Nellis Smith, mentions Dr. Summel the new veterinarian, and recalls Queenie the collie’s journey from Jackie O Connell’s family to Logan. The piece ends with a quirky anecdote about a tobacco plug in a school lunch and a historical note on the Earl of Derby.
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Cleo Haley Montgomery
Logan
Paul
Letha Starr Boocks
Lassie
Queenie
Jackie O'Connell
Jackie
Warner's
Myron Hansel
Columbus
Bud
Rosie
Catherine
Ann Clark
Enterprise
Care of Livestock Is Urged by Agent
Logan Ohio County Agent James Smoot urges farmers to boost pork and poultry production to meet rising demand in 1944. He details a cheap pig brooder from farm scraps costing 1 to 4 dollars and advises early chick orders and adjusted brooder stoves to prevent early death losses.
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Logan
James Smoot
Agricultural Extension Office
Ohio
Landscaping project eyed for State Route 664 by Walton League
Logan Hocking County Izaak Walton League proposes landscaping a 13 mile stretch on State Route 664 from Route 33 through the State Parks District. The plan calls for white dogwood redbud and flowering shrubs funded through volunteer labor after highway and forestry permission. James Short of the Ohio Department of Conservation spoke on soil and water conservation. Other members and guests attended including Hosey Wick Ralph Helber and Judge E L Ewing with music by a local string trio.
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Logan — Hocking County
Izaak Walton League
Logan
Ford Hack
Waltonian Projects Committee
State Highway Department
Ohio Division of Forestry
James Short
Ohio Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
League
Hosey Wick
Jackson
Hocking County
Ohio Conservation Commission
Ralph Helber
E. L. Ewing
A. R. Hummel
R. R. Lanning
Lew Riggs
John Hammon
Howard Kirk
Cpl
Dick Sanderson
Harry Woltz
Paul Woltz
Lawrence Kessler
Burchfield Placed on Important Committee
Principal Fred Burchfield of Logan High School sits on a review committee during the North Central Association meeting in Chicago in March 2024. Committees study curriculum, member qualifications, and potential suspension of schools not meeting standards.
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LOGAN
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Chicago
Fred B. Burchfield
Logan High School
Logan Soldier Appears on World Wide Broadcast
Logan Sergeant Ansel Summers of Logan joined a world wide Red Cross sponsored broadcast from Australia this Saturday. He recently returned from ten months active service in New Guinea.
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Logan
Ansel Summers
Melvin Summers
Australia
New Guinea
The
Red Cross
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Vevere
Russia
Just
Gander
Margaret Cook
Katherine Angle
Lucille Smith
Edna Blum
Hazel Daubenmire
Viola Newland
Thelma Newland
Snider
Grace Patterson
Joseph Stutz
Jessie Kerns
Lou Cooper
Marjorie Watters
Fairy Poling
Bess Finney
Garnet Yates
Communications School
NEA Telephoto
Main Street
Nellis Smith
Serge
Leonard’s
Cora Brown
E. E. Campbell
M. D
Joe Farbearn
F. S. Summel
Anna Cole
Ambrose Hotel
Santa Claus
the Earl of Derby
Mirrer
Brazil
Burchfield
eGie
SAS
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