First Period for 1941 Tax Collection Opens in Hocking County
Tax statements for 1941 are being mailed as the treasurer R N White opens the books in Hocking County. Real estate owners will receive notices. Ward and Falls Townships received theirs on Tuesday. The tax office will stay open until February 20 and no new statements are issued in the second half of the year.
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Logan
R. N. White
Hocking County
White
Ward and
Falls Township
Indictments Dismissed in Hocking County Court
Four cases were cleared from the Hocking County Common Pleas Court docket by Judge Phil A. Henderson upon prosecutor Hubert D. Lappen's request. Indictments against J. F. Devers for fraud were dismissed along with cases against Earl Dawson for non-support and Robert Owens for operating a vehicle under the influence. The docket now contains only civil cases, a declining number through 1940.
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Owens
Henderson
Widow Wins Suit For Compensation
Logan widow Hezel Laufersweiler is found entitled to participate in the state compensation fund after her husband Thomas Laufersweiler’s death on March 6, 1939, linked to injuries from November 14, 1938. The court set counsel fees for plaintiff R. N. Larrimer at 20 percent, not exceeding $500.
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Columbus
Dr. H. G. Southard Named As Health Commissioner
Dr. H. G. Southard of Marysville assumes leadership of the Hocking Vinton County Health unit succeeding Dr. W. B. Lacock who was called to army service. Southard visited McArthur to review conditions and will base headquarters in Logan, taking rooms with Mrs. D. A. Rannells. Lacock and family visited Logan en route to Columbus where they have been located. Lacock serves as a Captain in the Medical Corps at Ft. Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
H. G. Southard
Marysville
Hocking-Vinton County
W. B. Lacock
Southard
McArthur
D. A. Rannells
Lacock
Columbus
Ft. Hayes
Fifth Corps
Logan Observes New Year Holiday Across State
State and county offices and many businesses closed for New Year. State offices closed at noon Tuesday and reopen at noon Thursday. Watch parties filled city venues as clubs and groups gathered to greet the year with whistles and bells.
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Logan
Hocking Car Sales Large In Last Year
Logan A total of 423 new automobiles were sold to Hocking Countians in 1940 per records at the title office. December had 36 sales. March led with 62 and September was the low at 14. October saw a pickup as new models arrived. Second hand car sales also remained brisk between model changes.
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Logan
Hocking
Certificate of Title
County Officials Begin New Terms After Oath at Courthouse
On Tuesday at the courthouse officials elect prepared to assume duties next Monday. Judge Phil A. Henderson administered oaths to Sheriff elect Floyd Duffy and Deputy Forest Keck. Frank St. Clair also took the oath to begin his second term next Monday.
Two Couples Licensed to Wed in Logan Court
Two marriage licenses were issued by Logan probate court on Tuesday. Donald Edward Harden 25 of Natco employed as a Logan resident and Beulah Mae Dawson 17 of Logan a houseworker. Raymond L. Milligan 22 a carbon worker Lancaster and Marjorie Evelyn Combs 21 a waitress Laurelville.
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Logan
Donald Edward Harden
Natco
Carl Harden
Beulah Mae Dawson
Earl Dawson
Raymond L. Milligan
Lancaster
Carl Miligan
Marjorie Evelyn Combs
Laurelville
John Combs
Postage to Panama Costs 15 Cents Per Half Ounce
Since Russell Keyes left Logan for Panama two weeks ago, family members learn postage to that country. Air mail costs 15 cents for each half ounce, while other methods take nine days to two weeks to reach Logan.
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Logan
Russell Keyes
Panama
Do. R. Keyes
Logan Couples Mark 60th Anniversary and Holiday Gatherings
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Nutter of Gore celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with many visitors at home. A Zenith Club holiday gathering in Logan featured a progressive dinner at several homes with Mrs. Harry Brown and others attending. Guests from Logan and nearby areas included many Nutter relatives and friends from Lancaster and Ashland.
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Woodrow Nutter
Ernest Nutter
Nancy
Stanley Nixon
Charlene
Wray
John Starr
Ida
McMannis
Mina Howdyshell
Lloyd Nixon
Merle Nutter
Gore
Richard Nutter
Madlock
William Nutter
Doris
Janet
Lancaster
Thomas Morris
Leota McVeigh
Foster Bobo
Bonnie, Logan
Betty Getz
Orland Mohler
New Straitsville
Zenith Club
Harry Brown
Reedys
Charles Heine
Don Warner
E. Hunter St
John Evans
Ashland
Fred Heine
Warner
Joe Brown
Howard Rolsten
Bess Mutchmore
H. W. Harden
Ida Steinman
Ada Krieg
Logan
S. W. Murphy
Knitting for the 48th Canadian Highlanders
Mrs. Agnes McKenzie of Toronto spends a month with her daughters and knits for the 48th Canadian Highlanders. She is working on her 24th pair of socks and trains other Canadian women in knitting. Her son Robert Hayes serves overseas.
Margaret Davis Funeral Held Today
Funeral services were held this afternoon for Mrs. Margaret Davis age 63 wife of Fred Davis who died at her home Monday evening from a heart attack. Fred Davis Jr a member of Logan High School football squad is a son. Services were conducted at the Woodard Funeral Home by Rev. Stanley W. Wiant and burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Logan
Margaret Davis
Fred Davis
Woodard Funeral
Stanley W. Wiant
Oak Grove Cemetery
Gibisonville Varsity Prep Beats Junction City Rivalry Tie
Gibisonville High School hosted a practice game between the LOGAN-Varsity and Alumni teams. The Varsity squad won 46 to 23 as preparation for Friday’s contest with Junction City.
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Logan
Gibisonville High School
Junction City
Missionary Society Meeting Set At Parsonage
The Women’s Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church meets at the parsonage Thursday at 7 30 p m Mrs avid Wylie leads the program a large attendance is desired
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Women's Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church
Avid Wylie
Weltner Hosts Five Hundred Club Dinner
Mr and Mrs W D Weltner hosted guests from the Five Hundred Club at last week s meeting Arrangements were made for the group to meet Tuesday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Ben Geslin A turkey dinner was served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Weltner
Five Hundred Club
Ben Geslin
Nickel and relatives visit in Ashland Ky and here
Mr and Mrs Carl Nickel of St Louis left Tuesday for Ashland Kentucky after visiting here as guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Heine. Mrs Nickel and Mrs Heine are sisters. Also visiting is Mrs John Evans of Ashland. Mr and Mrs George Cooke and son of Kent are visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Albert M Brown and Mr and Mrs Herbert Cooke of this city.
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Carl Nickel
St. Louis
Ashland
Charles Heine
Nickel
Heine
John Evans
George Cooke
Kent
Albert M. Brown
Herbert Cooke
City
Condition Improves After Illness In This City
Mrs. James McNamee is recovering from influenza after a recent throat infection. The item notes improvement in her condition. The mention of the University of Edinburgh’s founding in 1582 is included as an incidental historical note.
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Logan
James McNamee
The
University of Edinburgh
James VI
Scotland
Kiwanis Club Names Committees At Final Logan Meeting
Kiwanis members met at the PK Restaurant in Logan for Presidents Night the final meeting of the year. Officers will be installed next Tuesday. New committee assignments for the coming year include Agriculture James R Smoot Paul Shaw and others across attendance land and house and many service areas.
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LOGAN
Logan Kiwanians
Main St
James R. Smoot
Paul Shaw
Land House
William G. Martin
Record Set For Marriage Licenses In Hocking County
A new annual record for marriage licenses was set in Hocking County with 261 licenses issued in 1940, surpassing 1939’s 214 and 1938’s 191. The month with the most licenses was June with 35, followed by October and December with 33 each, and a notable 35 permits in the year’s closing.
Hospital Patients Update After Tuesday Surgeries
At Logan Hospital Mrs. Harry Evans underwent a major operation at Cherrington Hospital Tuesday. Her condition Tuesday evening was satisfactory. Andrew Woodyeard of near Logan received a second blood transfusion Tuesday. His pneumonia related illness remains serious. Lawrence Dicken, son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Dicken, underwent a tonsil operation Tuesday.
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Logan
Harry Evans
Cherrington Hospital
Andrew Woodyeard
Near Logan
Lawrence
Marvin Dicken
Seeks Divorce for Neglect and Cruelty
Maybelle Lines sues Vernon E. Lines for divorce on grounds of neglect and cruelty. Married April 21 1934, they have two children. Petition claims the couple separated on September 13 1940 after an agreement for $6 weekly support. agreement allegedly not kept. Plaintiff seeks custody of the two children and permanent alimony.
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Desert
Jack Frye
Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc
Helen Warner Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
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Kiwanis Club
Robert Cassil
Warren Bright
M. B. Iles
S. W. Wiant
J. R. Hankison
Leroy Conkle
Arthur Gasser
Charles Epstein
L. A. Riggs
Frank G. Fridley
John R. Pierce
George FQ
E. W. Davis
Fred Burchfield
George Campbell
W. D. Braddock
Fred Carpenter
J. Kerwood Martin
Don Feather
Stanton Pond
L. P. Mooney
Harry Reichley
R. R. Lanning
Kiwanis
Wood Bowen
Samuel H. Dillon
Eugene Wright
Jesse Frasure
James Har«well
C. G. McKinley
Wilbur W. Lanning
Walter Savings
Don Castel
Roger W
Henry Dague
H. Arnold
John R. Roberts
C. F. Rauch
M. H. Cherrington
James H. Barker
Denzil Weltner
J. W. Woodard
B. Iles
Church
Joe Case
Logan Hospital
Tre Crrw Loan and Guaranty Company
S. Court ST
Kuppenheimer
Schoeneman
Griffon
Burnett-Smith’s
Wilson Nobelt
Brothers Rib
Wilson Brothers
Wilson
Santa
Burnett-Smith CO
Cyril Johnson
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