City Officials Provide Fund For Project
Logan officials defend local WPA work and heaters claim while 60 laid off workers seek reconsideration. Investigators visited December 15, heaters promised, yet a telegram released workers. City has funded street improvements and cooperated to keep locals employed through WPA projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Loomis
Spring St
Loomis
WPA
Logan
West, Iron, Furnace, and
Elm Sts
Freisner Ave
Main
Mul- Sts
Gallagher Ave
Logan Fire Losses Reach 1939 Total
Fire losses in Logan for 1939 reached 3855 dollars with 15 general alarms and six silent alarms. The heaviest loss occurred at the Albert lies residence on S Mulberry Street with 2200 dollars for the building and 300 dollars for contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Roy Stallsmith
Dallas Kinser
Albert
S. Mulberry St
Merritt Wonn
Hunter St
Girl Recovers From Serious Illness After Blizzard Visit
A telephone message from Mrs. Byron Moorehead of Olean New York said her daughter Toni Jean Moorehead has nearly fully recovered from a serious illness. The message noted Olean experienced a heavy blizzard Saturday night. Toni Jean is the daughter of Anthony Toerner of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Moorehead
Olean
M. Y
Toni Jean
Motorist Sought in Porch Crash at Hise Residence
Police seek to identify a motorist who struck the porch at the Arthur Hise home on Hunter and Washington Avenues early Saturday. The porch suffered heavy damage. the property is owned by S. S. Ruble. A similar accident occurred there years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Arthur Hise
Hunter and
Washington Ave
S. S. Ruble
Linotype operator changes at local paper
Logan-Wayne Carnal, longtime linotype operator, left Sunday for Zanesville to join The Times Recorder. He will be replaced locally by Charles Shaffer of New Lexington, who reported for duty this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Wayne Carnal
Zanesville
Times Recorder
Charles Shaffer
New Lexington
Car Swerves, Hits Hydrant on E Front St
Joe Matheny swerved to avoid hitting a child, his car ran over a curb and struck a broken fire hydrant on E Front St. The vehicle was damaged but no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
E. Front St
Joe Matheny
Extinguish Coal Fire At Enterprise School
Coal supply in the basement at the Enterprise school building caught fire last week. Smoke was spotted by Howard Clark of Falls Township Board of Education while passing the building. Investigation found the coal bin smoldering and several tons of fuel had to be removed to smother the flames with little damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Enterprise School
Howard Clark
Falls Township Board of Education
Logan Brief Social Notes
Mrs. Clarence Schempp entertains the Tuesday Bridge Club at her home. Play starts at 7:30. Mr. and Mrs. James Harper and family left for Medicine Lodge Kansas after visiting relatives in Little Valley New York and Wheeling West Virginia with the Tschappats. Mrs. Mary Harper, mother of Mrs. Tschappat, also visited. The Harrington Sunday School Class meets at Mrs. Wayne Whitcraft home Tuesday evening. date moved from Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Schempp
James Harper
Medicine Lodge
Kan
Little Valley
New York
Wheeling
W. Va
Logan
Phil Tschappat
Tschappat
Mary Harper
Harrington
Wayne Whitcraft
Ward-Hohman Nuptials Held in Columbus Amid Family Attendance
Mrs. Ann Shriner announces the marriage of her niece Miss Helen Ward to Henry S. Hohman son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Hohman Columbus. The ceremony was at 6 30 PM Saturday in Columbus with immediate family present Attendants were Mr and Mrs Leo Monnett Columbus. They plan a short wedding trip and will reside at 4 E Norwich Ave Columbus. Miss Ward a former Logan resident, graduates Logan High School and has lived in Columbus in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Shriner
Helen Ward
Henry S. Hohman
Lewis Hohman
Columbus
Leo Monnett
Norwich Ave
Local Guests Visit Friends Near Lancaster and Logan
Mr and Mrs Roy Stallsmith with son Bob and daughter Barbara visit friends near Lancaster as guests of Mr and Mrs Guy Columber. Mrs Hortense Mahaffey of Buch tel is in Logan visiting her sister Mrs Lewis Green and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Stallsmith
Bob
Barbara
Lancaster
Guy Columber
Hortense Mahaffey
Buchtel
Logan
Lewis Green
Youth Implicated In Maple Street Burglaries
Logan police concluded an investigation that began before Christmas when they questioned an East End youth. The teen admitted involvement in two Maple Street burglaries at S. H. Bright’s residence and Harold W. Larimer’s home, with action to be taken later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
East End
S. H. Bright
Maple St
Harold W. Larimer
Ashbaugh Seeks Republican Sheriff Nomination
Logan resident Ashbaugh plans to circulate petitions to run for sheriff as a Republican. He is the second Republican candidate after William Sayre of Green Township announced his bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Orlando Ashbaugh
Ashbaugh
William Sayre
Green Township
Betty Mouser Granted Divorce in Uncontested Case
Betty Mouser was granted a divorce from William Mouser by Judge Phil Henderson in an uncontested proceeding. The ground cited was the defendant’s incarceration at the Ohio Reformatory at Mansfield. Betty Brown was restored as her former name.
More Snow in Logan Causes Light Traffic on Sunday
Logan and nearby areas saw additional snowfall Saturday night though lighter than earlier in the week. Temperatures fell overnight and remained low through Sunday. Traffic was limited on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Logan and_ vicinity
Logan Kanode Recovers From Prolonged Illness At Home
Logan Rob ert Kanode of N Market Street is recovering after a deep cold kept him confined to his home for over a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Robert Kanode
N. Market St
Samuel Farley Returns Home From Hospital Stay
Logan Samuel Farley of Hay-Genville returned home Sunday after several days of treatment at Cherrington Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Samuel Farley
Hay- Genville
Cherrington Hospital
Logan Legion Post To Meet On Tuesday
Logan Post American Legion will hold its regular meeting Tuesday evening with refreshments. Leaders may set a county gathering date and invite Murray City and Laurelville Posts. Melrose Harbaugh notes a Jacob Saslavsky letter praising county posts’ prior efforts before Jan 1. State records show no earlier completion of the trio posts’ campaign by that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Logan Post
American Legion
Legionnaires
Murray City
Laurelville
Melrose Harbaugh
Jacob Saslavsky
Hocking County
Alfred Social And Personal Christmas Guests List
Mrs Katheren Woody spent Christmas with daughters in Athens. Many local families hosted relatives and friends from Athens Dunbar and surrounding areas for Christmas. Highlights include the Bentz and Swartz households entertaining numerous guests and visits by family members from Pomeroy Silver Ridge and Huntington.
Strange Old Post Office Once Served as Home
St Martinville Louisiana is home to a unique post office built in 1876 as a house. Citizens opposed a new streamlined facility and the Post Office Department retained the exterior while remodeling the interior. The building retains an old slave office and delicate iron lace-work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Martinsville
U.P
St. Martinville
United States
Post Office Department
Farmers of Benton Township Seek Power Line Extension
Farmers and South Bloomingvale residents push for an electric line extension from Camp Hocking to Old Man's Cave area and Unger's Corner to South Bloomingville. About 40 potential customers, seven to eight miles of new line, local extension officials aiding outreach. Chauncey Oldfield leads sentiment efforts with plans to present to the electric company soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Township
Bloomingville
Chauncey Oldfield
Old Man's Cave
Electric Company
Camp Hocking
Pedicord and Norris Weddings Highlight Bishopville Notes
Bishopville Social page reports the Dec 17 wedding of Orleana Pedicord to Tony Spain with family attendance and a home on the Pedicord farm. Marguerite McDonald wed Victor Norris and will reside in Glouster where Norris works. Christmas visits recur among local families including Withem Smith Kittle Milhoan and Welling with Athens and Glouster connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishopville
Elton Pedicord
Orleana Pedicord
Tony Spain
Goddard
Pedicord
J. M. McDonald
Marguerite
Victor Norris
Harvey Norris
Glouster
Norris
Athens
Don Withem
Dwight Smith
Fred Smith
Nellie
P. M. Smith
Jessie Wilson
Fred Kittle
Betty
Mary Jo Withem
McDonald
Funeral services for G. W. Dewees held at Methodist Church
G W Dewees longtime local merchant and thirty one year postmaster died at home Tuesday morning. Funeral conducted Thursday with many relatives and friends attending from Athens and nearby areas. Numerous Christmas visitors spent the holiday with local families.
New Year's Party At Millfield Home Features Needle Club
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. McDaniel of Millfield hosted a New Year's party for the needle club and guests. The celebration included holiday decorations, an elaborate plate lunch, and games with awards to Jessie Fulton Nellie Brookins Lucille Sanders and Grover Patton. Attending were a list of local residents and spouses including Dr. C. N. Sanders and Gordon Mingus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
H. O. McDaniel
Millfield
Needle Club
McDaniel
Jessie Fulton
Nellie Brookins
Lucille Sanders
Grover Patton
Charles Sanders
J. D. Hill
John Sharick
C. N. Sanders
Frank McDaniel
Bertha Sanders
Ida Hill
Guy Brookins
W. D. Hines
Eda Heffken
Elizabeth Robinett
Mabelle Mingus
Gordon Mingus
Trimble Masons To Hold Meeting Tonight
The Trimble Masonic lodge will conduct Master Mason Degree work at the regular meeting tonight at 7 in the Trimble lodge hall. Worshipful Master Paul Daugherty will lead the session and refreshments will be served during the social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Trimble
Social Notes From New Straitsville Daily Life Items
Mr and Mrs Barney Blankenship spent Christmas in Columbus as guests of his mother in law Interment of Annie McDonoughs body in Mt Calvary Cemetery followed her death in St Francis Hospital from hip fracture Complications Miss Virginia Ambrose Nelsonville visiting her mother Mrs Clyde Ambrose and family Miss Margaret Heidelbaugh Cleveland visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Nellie Heidelbaugh Mrs George Lanning was a business caller in Logan Kenneth Hicks Gore spent Tuesday at Mrs Florence Hustons home Frank and Bea Daugherty Columbus spent Christmas with the Andrew Crowes Mr and Mrs Loren Nixon and Howard Blankenship were business visitors in New Lexington Mr and Mrs Marion Livingston spent Monday in Newark with Mr and Mrs Thomas Livingston Miss Hazel Coakley returned to Columbus after several days with her mother Mrs Forest Coakley Delores Coakley ill with pneumonia improved Miss Joe Hutchins Stewart visited Mrs Cress Webb and family Hannah Grandy Akron visiting her mother Mrs Joseph Grandy Local school to resume Tuesday morning after a weeklong vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
Barney Blankenship
Columbus
Annie McDonough
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
St. Francis Hospital
Virginia Ambrose
Nelsonville
Clyde Ambrose
Margaret Heidelbaugh
Cleveland
Nellie Hiedebaugh
George Lanning
Logan
Kenneth Hicks
Gore
Florence Huston
Frank Daugherty
Bea Daugherty
Andrew Crowe
Loren Nixon
Howard Blankenship
New Lexington
Marion Livingston
Newark
Thomas Livingston
Hazel Coakley
Forest Coakley
Miss Coakley
Delores
Joe Hutchins
Stewart
Cress Webb
Hannah Grandy
Akron
Joseph Grandy
Chauncey District Social and Personal News
Chauncey district notes ill E J Adams at his Mound Street home with pleurisy. Betty Heffken, in business college in Columbus, visits Chauncey relatives over Christmas. James Rankin visits Lancaster home with Peter Rankin family. Daugherty and Coe families host Christmas dinners in Chauncey and Athens. Elwood Daugherty and children spend Christmas week at Chagrin Falls with Rees and Fisk relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
E. J. Adams
Mound St
New Year Dawn In Glouster Below Zero
The thermometer stood six below zero at 6 am as New Year’s Day began in Glouster promising one of the coldest days in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Glouster Personal News Highlights Local Holiday Visits
Miss Mary Louise Meade spent the week end with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Gail Wallace visited Pt. Pleasant West Virginia with Mrs. Wallace's parents. New Year's Day in Charleston with relatives. Belle West Virginia guests of Frank Yocum. Ruth Levandoski visited her father Charles Davis. Phyllis Morris returned to Stockdale High School after holiday leave. Various residents spent holidays with relatives in Columbus Athens Nelsonville and Chicago firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Meade
Gail Wallace
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
John Dower
Charleston
F. T. Graves
Belle
Frank Yocum
Broad St
Ruth Levandoski
Charles Davis
F. D. Kinney
H. M. LeFavor
Nelsonville
M. M. LeFavor
Faye Janchius
Verl Cherm
Chicago
Richard Enlow
Chillicothe
C. E. Palmer
John Grandy
Columbus
Trimble
Mrs. S. A. Cunningham Leaves Hospital
Mrs. S A Cunningham was returned Sunday from St. Francis Hospital Columbus where she had undergone surgery two weeks prior. Mr Cunningham and his sister Miss Esta Cunningham accompanied her home after the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
S. A. Cunningham
C. F. Wallace
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Mr. Cunningham
Esta Cunningham
Mrs. Orme Injured After Street Fall Near Home
Mrs. A. B. Orme slipped and fell on the street near her home Friday evening suffering a painful right ankle injury. No bones were broken but she will need crutches for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
A. B. Orme
Watch Night Services At Glouster Churches Draw Crowds
Pastors directed programs Sunday night as Epworth League members joined the Methodist Church in a 10:30 start for Watch Night. The Church of Christ hosted near continuous services from 7 p m to midnight, with a brief intermission, Bible School classes, and church board meetings. A covered dish lunch followed at 12 05.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Epworth League
Church of Christ
Returns to Hospital For Operation
GLOUSTER Mackie Wallace was returned to White Cross Hospital Columbus Saturday for an operation on his foot, injured two years ago at the Hocking Mine. This is the sixth operation on his foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster — Mackie Wallace
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Hocking
Mr. Mackie
Leave for Home John D Hill and family head to Jamestown
John D Hill and his sons Richard and Ronnie, guests of his mother Mrs Ida Hill and sister Mrs John Sharick and family of Millfield, leave for Jamestown New York by motor after stopping in Cleveland for a New Year party. John D Hill is Burroughs Adding Machine Co manager in Jamestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
John D. Hill
Richard
Ronnie
Ida Hill
John Sharick
Millfield
Christmas Dinner Guests Across Chauncey and Millfield
Rev and Mrs James Bullock and daughter Wanda of Olivet Ill visited the Simpons in Truetown Chauncey with Bullocks son James at Nazarene Seminary Olivet for three years. Also Thomas Hamilton Chauncey hosted Dean Hamilton O L Wade Wellston Oh and others for turkey dinner at Mound Street. Learned Matson Millfield entertained with Christmas Day dinner including William and Mary Matson Charles Martin and sons and Charles Donald Matson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
James Bullock
Wanda
Olivet
Ill
Leonard Simpson
Truetown
John Bullock
Near Chauncey
Nazarene Seminary
Thomas Hamilton
Mound St
Dean Hamilton
O. L. Wade
Wellston, O
Learned Matson
Millfield
William Matson
Charles Martin
Robert
Floyd Martin
Charles
Donald Matson
Bushey Park Tolled for War Time Corn Planting
Bushey Park in London will be plowed as a wartime measure and corn sowing planned for spring. The hundred year old velvety lawns were last cultivated for corn in Napoleon’s era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Bushey Park
France opens first entirely underground hospital in Dijon
In Dijon France an underground hospital has been completed to treat air raid casualties. The facility features 250 beds and is designed to handle emergencies in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dijon
France
Ryan Family Reunion Blesses Chauncey With Christmas Cheer
Chauncey Mr and Mrs William Ryan host a large family gathering for Christmas the first in years. Attendees include Stanley Ryan and their children Billy Janie Helen Bobby Betty Jimmie from Carpenter along with Kathryn Hamilton Huntington Mildred Ryan Gallipolis Hazel Ryan Chillicothe Wiley Ryan and children Shirley Lindley Jack Barbara Tommy from Chauncey McKenzie Eileen Armen trout Piketon Ohio Charlie Ryan and William Ryan at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
William Ryan
Stanley Ryan
Billy
Janie
Helen
Bobby
Betty
Jimmie
Carpenter
Kathryn Hamilton
Huntington
W. Va
Mildred Ryan
Gallipolis
Hazel Ryan
Chillicothe
Wiley Ryan
Shirley
Lin
Seedhouse Supplies Byrd Antarctic Team With Popcorn
Lawrence Kansas reports a local seedhouse shipped four 100 pound sacks of popcorn to the Byrd expedition for use at the South Pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kas
Byrd Antarctic Expedition
South Pole
Also Mentioned on This Page
Girl
Enterprise
Kansas
Robert Kanode III
Logan Legion Post
Alfred
Katheren Woody
Carrie Burson
Elma Orr
Ora Shaffer
Dana Swartz
Junior McGinnis
Harold Kimes
J. M. Bentz
Mildred
Walter Tuttle
Silver Ridge
Ralph Welker
Pomeroy
Emmet Hawk
Hemlock Grove
Dorsel
Mal. Com
C. D. Bentz
W. E. Robinson
Don Robinson
Rex
Garden
J. Pitts
Earl Summerfield
Orange
Howard Christy
Nina Robinson
Glenn Robinson
Dora Weatherbee
Clyde
Marion
Lester Vanmeter
Vanmeter
William Bentz
C. E. Woody
Dutch Ridge
Clinton Frost
Maynard Bahr
Chester
Vera Swartz
Warren Bentz
Ward Bentz
Nin
Guy
Dean
Norwood Knight
Gary
Laddie
Cleatus Shuler
Cash Bentz
Lisle McGinnis
Guy Midkiff
Orlando
Virlie
Point Rock
Elmer Houdashell
Henry Weaver
Albert, Morris
Wade Tucker
Ida Atherton
Barry Guthrie
Vern Shumway
Will Carr
Garner Griffin
Wilma
Gesundheit
Max B. Lurie
Philadelphia
G. W. Dewees
H. A. de Wees and Sons
Alice Coleman
Lowell Scarlett
Washington, D. C
Elizabeth Bailey
Thomas Bailey
Indiana
Mack Bailey
Lillie Bailey
John Griffin
Hockingport Road
John Seeley
Decatur
Archie Dunfee
Thomas Dunfee
Leo Baker
Cal Hitchcock
New York City
Mary Hitchcock
Howard Bingman
Washington, D. H
Morris Webster
Argie Whaley
R. J. Runnion
Emma Stout
Clyde Featherston
J. H. Wildman
Frost
R. D
Jess Smith
Harry Runnion
Vienna
George Brooks
McDaniels
Trimble Masons
Chauncey District
Betty Heffken
Henry Heffken
Betty Courtney
Alice
Julia Johnson
Peter Rankin
James Rankin
Charles Daugherty
George Coe
Pauline Daugherty
Coe Daugherty
Portsmouth
Higgins
Elwood Daugherty
Chagrin Falls
Edward Fisk, Sr
W. Union St
Rae
Jim Josten
LO. O. F. Temple
I. R. Goldberg
Optometrist Worstell Bidg
N. Court St
Zenner’s Dept. Store
Ryan
the City Loan and Guaranty Company
S. Court Street
Ohio
Fred Sanders
Mgr
Ksas
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