Logan Elects Fitzgerald as Mayor Orders Immediate Fund Check
Logan welcomes Kenneth R. Fitzgerald as mayor and Roy R. Loomis as service director. The new administration orders a rapid financial check of city departments amid depleted funds and outlines immediate steps, including continuing current department heads and overseen Goose Creek CWA project. The outgoing mayor’s act of forgiving fines and releasing an enrollee from Camp Logan is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Kenneth R. Fitzgerald
Roy R. Loomis
City Hall
E. E. Bright
Fred C. Shively
Pew
Fitzgerald
Camp Logan
Goose Creek
Lew Reynolds
Mon Cook
Christmas Guests and Local Notices Across Carbon Hill Area
The Carbon Hill region hosts numerous holiday visits as Mr. and Mrs Bod Smith with granddaughter Rewlah, and families from Lancaster and Columbus spend Christmas with Haydenville hosts. Local entertainment by the Church of Christ featured duets, while multiple families shared weekend and holiday time with relatives in Nelsonville and Logan. Funeral services were held for Hille B. Hemerich in Shawnee with burial at New Straitsville, as area residents attend gatherings and plan moves among Garland Hawk and family intending to relocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bod Smith
Rewlah
Hari Bay
Lancaster
Mee
H. Lowes, Jr
William Horn
Haydenville
John Matheny
Walter Matheny
Wesley Matheny
Columbus
Pearle Stover
Basil
Falls Township Officials Change After Monday Meeting
Logan Jan 2 meeting ofFalls Township officials saw Russell Beery elected president and Ernest Brown elected clerk. Samuel Lenz named vice president with Edwin Barker Frank Campbell and Howard Clark as board members Campbell and Clark are new. W W Martin and Russell Berlin retire as justices. C T Stephenson and Samuel B Whikehart as the only magistrates. Frasure replaced Cross on the board of trustees. Mamek and Blackston re elected. Walburn remains clerk. Barnes and Spang become new constables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Falls
Russell Beery
Russel Beery
Ernest Brown
Samuel Lenz
Edwin Barker
Frank Campbell
Howard Clark
Campbell
Clark
Falls Township
W. W. Martin
Russel Berlin
Joe Walburn
Walter Barnes
George H. Spang
Charles Frasure
John Bell
Pedestrian Struck Near Logan by Car
Alva Snyder of Parkersburg was struck on Route 31 south of Logan by Leverette Ellis of Haydenville and taken to Cherrington Hospital. Snyder, en route to visit a sister in Lancaster, was not seriously injured, per hospital reports. Sheriff Sol Ellinger investigated.
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Logan
Jan
Alva Snyder
Parkersburg
Route 31
Leverette Ellis
Haydenville
Cherrington Hospital
Snyder
Lancaster
Sol Ellinger
Vacancies to be filled in CWA crew soon
Vacancies created in CWA ranks by the discharge of a time keeper and the resignation of Kenneth Fitzgerald as foreman will be filled within a day or two. Fitzgerald had charge of the crew at Rockbridge Basin and the Willow Pond project. Time-keeper vacancies exist on the Goose Creek improvement in Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
CWA
Kenneth KR Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Rockbridge Basin
New Willow Pond
Goose Creek
Relief checks prepared for county merchants in Logan
Auditor W. Yaw and staff prepared vouchers Monday for poor relief checks covering late November and early December. The payments will go to merchants who furnished merchandise on relief orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
Logan
W. Yaw
Correction on arrest report for Russel Fout
In a prior column a misstatement claimed Fout was found at Joe Spackey's residence. The correct location was Ed ward Spackey's home where Fout was hidden. Joe Spackey had no involvement in the affair.
Brehm Family Visite Columbus Over New Year
Mrs Walter E Brehm and sons Tommy and Jimmy visited her parents Mr and Mrs R M Fountain in Columbus Saturday and Sunday They plan Baton Rouge trip for two months at the home of another daughter
Logan Hometown Quiet as County Offices Suspend Work
Logan on Monday saw business largely closed and county offices largely shut while the commissioners held their organization meeting. Auditor W. B. Yaw’s office remained open amid the disrupted schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Perfect Attendance Marked at Sunday School
Logan January 2. William Durant, a newspaper employer and United Brethren Church member, completed six years of Sunday School attendance with no absences last Sunday morning. He has mostly served as a class officer during that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
William Durant
Durant
United Brethren Church
Armstrong Heads Hocking County Commissioners Board
Logan Jan 2 Reorganization of the Hocking County Board of Commissioners named Harley N Armstrong as president with Emanuel Wolfe as vice president. Tom Vancuren remains the third member while Auditor W S Yaw continues as clerk, a longstanding arrangement. Armstrong of Laurelville plans to move to Logan with Mrs Armstrong to establish a temporary home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8. Yaw
Hocking County
Armstrong
Laurelville
Lodge Men Reunite In Logan Monday
Logan January 2 Annual reunion of Super Excellent Masters held by Hock Hocking Council with 75 in attendance including visitors from Lancaster and Nelsonville. When J W Huddle of Lancaster could not report, C Wood Bowen acted as inspector and grand marshal. John Snowden of Nelsonville reported on the work. A luncheon was served by Venus Chapter Order of Eastern Star to about 65 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hock-Hocking Council
Lancaster
Nelsonville
J. W. Huddle
C. Wood Bowen
Ohio Grand Council
John Snowden
Venus
Order of Eastern Stara
Funeral for Minnie Ketchley Held in Sunday Services
Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock Sunday for Mrs. Minnie Ketchley wife of C H Reichley who died at her South Bloomingville home Thursday She leaves four sons Alien William Joe Dean and two daughters Belle and Hattie Reichley Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery in Kenton Township
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Minnie Ketchley
C. H. Retchley
South Bloomingville
Alien
William
Joe
Dean
Belle
Hattie Reichley
Fairview
Kenton Township
License Sale Nets Large Fees in Hocking County
Logan reports two busy days at the deputy registrar for motor vehicles office under Kenneth Kerr. Friday receipts reached about $3,000 and Saturday license fees totaled $4,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Logan
Hocking County
Kenneth Kerr
Nelsonville Visit Sets Opening League Double Header
Logan reports the Logan High basketball squad starts regular practice next Monday ahead of a league opener Friday with Nelsonville teams visiting for a double header. Carl Sparnon, county recorder, is honored by the Oddfellows of District 61 to represent the district at the grand lodge next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Logan High
Nelsonville Boys
Lodcemen Honor Sparnon Logan
Carl Sparnon
County Recorder
Oddfellows
Grand Lodge
Bomb Thrown Into Peacock Cafe in Parkersburg
In Parkersburg West Virginia a bomb slammed into the Peacock Cafe kitchen at 1 30 this Monday morning. Edward Horrock the cafe cook saved the building by tossing the rudimentary pipe bomb into the alley and alerting police. The device exploded moments later shattering nearby windows within 50 feet. Officials and proprietor Thomas Keramamidas seek motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Edward Horrock
Peacock Cafe
Market Street
Horrock
Thomas Keramamidas
Christmas Day Guests and Local Visits Reported
Hebbardsville and neighboring towns host family gatherings during Christmas Day. Residents Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Wingo entertain, with G V Wingo and Charles Moler family among attendees. Stewart visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hawk and children, and Sidney Parker visits relatives in Stewart. Several others host or visit through the week, including Dowler, O Neal, Oxley, McPhersons, Whaleys, and Buckleys with kin from Nelsonville, Pleasant Valley, Zaleski, Murray City, Mineral, and Ak ron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Wingo
G. V. Wingo
Charles Moler
Gilbert
Nelsonville
Ed Michael
Harry Hawk
G. H. Hawk
Stewart
Sidney Parker
Ernie Chesser
Howard Dowler
C. V. O'Neal
Albany
Clyde Oxley
Charleston
R. H. King
C. E. McPherson
Rolland McPherson
Pleasant Valley
S. H. Sharp
Zaleski
G. E. Bryan
Murray City
Reuben Swinehart
Edward
Cletus McPherson
J. W. Whaley
Joe Shuler
Edna Shuler
New Asbury
Jess Vorhes
Akron
W. D. Whaley
William Whaley
Martha Blackwood
Wilbur Elder
Mary
A. A. Brown
A. W. Hudnell
Albert Buckley
Mineral
Ward Pauley
Nitro
W. Va
Pauley
Middleport
Thomas Excue
St. Albans
Virgil Lawson
Ray Swinehart
Athens
Elza McPherson
Christmas Visitors and Seasonal Travel in Reedsville
Christmas visitors from Parkersburg Vienna Cleveland and Washington areas spent the holiday with local families including the Cowdery Barton Sprague Shumway and Shaffer households. Local residents hosted relatives and friends as Howard Shumway and family returned home after visits. Mrs Buckley gave a party for her daughter Jarvis fourteenth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Ruth Cowdery
Holzer Hospital
Nelson Cowdery
Mise
Ernestine Barton
Parkersburg
Ernest Barton
E. E. Coleman
Bert Shumway
New Castle
BE. M. Sprague
M. A. Shumway
Elma Dye
Joppa
Arthur Hetzer
Erwin Miller
Edith Shaffer
Barberton
F. D. Shaffer
W. D. Kibble
Cleveland
Ida Kibble
Robert Shepard
Vienna
Frank Spragué
Nelson Torrence
Monroe
Mich
Clark
John Emrick
Washington
W. Va
Clyde
Fred Coleman
Gehenna
Ohio
Mora Coleman
Howard Shumway
Frank
Beverly
H. R. Buckley
Jarvis
Local families share Christmas visits across towns
Langsville, Morgan Center and Cincinnati visitors join J. T. Ledle for Christmas at his home. Relatives from Akron, Albany, Danville, Pt. Pleasant, Wilkinsburg and Columbus travel to see kin. Clarence Barnes shows slight improvement as illness prompts family gatherings.
Chicago Welcomes New Year With Rowdy, Wet Celebration
Chicago marked the start of the year with its loudest and wettest celebration in years. Bars taverns hotels night clubs roadhouses reported record business since repeal night, with reservations filled days ahead and venues at capacity.
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Chicago
New Officers Begin Terms In Chauncey Dover Two
Chauncey and Dover Township enact new terms with mayor William D. Hines returning. New city council members include Thomas Fennell George W Nye Nile Dew Carl Shafer C L Cunningham and Burg Johnson. Also declared were Hollas Stalder as city clerk Lucille Rivers as corporation treasurer and Burke Witham as marshal. First council meeting set for Wednesday at 7 pm. Twin birth near Clarks Chapel adds Loper family to Chauncey noted with un-named twin boys born December 31 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
William D. Hines
Thomas Fennell
George W. Nye
Nile Dew
Carl Shafer
C. L. Cunningham
Burg Johnson
Hollas Stalder
Mies Lucille Rivers
Burke Witham
Guy E. Osborne
Harry Courtney
Oscar Simpson
William T. Smart
Dan FE. Johnson
Frank Daugherty
Karl Gardner
Herman Theisen
Frank Canter
Dover Township
Mloyd Karns
C. R. Howard
Willard Guess
Millfield
Bradfield Named Bible School Leader at Chauncey
Chauncey Jan 2 Officers elected for the 1034 Chauncey Church of Christ Bible School with Charles Bradfield Jr named superintendent. James Rankin and Charlies Minister as assistants, Elizabeth Close secretary, Henry A Cass treasurer, Eleanor Minister supply secretary, Christine Brown pianist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Church of Christ Bible School
Fred Agin
Wesley Walburn
Guy Brookins
Floyd Nye
Charles Bradfield, Jr
James Rankin
Charlies
Elizabeth Close
Henry A. Cass
Eleanor
Christine Brown
James E. Nye
Nelli Brookins
Elma Cass
Reena Simpkins
Peter Rankin
George Harvey Nye
Inez Nye
Ruth Fiske
Mary Louise Fiske
Nell Ogg
Eva Ferrel
Eleanor Close
Chauncey Personal News Reports Various Local Moves
Clarence Blackford, Chauncey, in White Cross Hospital Columbus after mine accident surgery. His condition reported favorable. Miss Jennie Graham Dayton Miss Freda Gorham Olumbus and Elmer Burke Dayton visiting Chauncey. Mrs Emmett Olbers reported seriously ill at Greens Run home. Lorena Mae Sisson Millfield returns from Nelsonville visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Clarence Blackford
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Jennie Graham
Dayton
Freda Gorham
Olumbus
Elmer Burke
Misses Grahams
Guss Graham
Converse Street
Emmett Olbers
Greens Run
Lorena Mae Sisson
Millfield
Ivan Matheny
Nelsonville
Two Russell Brothers in Accident Near Millfield
Elmer and William Russell were brought from Sheltering Arms Hospital to their parents home in Chauncey after a fogbound collision with a train at the Millfield railroad crossing. William later was moved to a Columbus hospital with a broken kneecap. The brothers had been injured when their machine was struck and hurled into the train, the car demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Elmer
William Russell
Newton Russell
Sheltering Arms Hospital
William
Columbus
Russell
Millfield
Fraternity Raters Find Higher Grades At Ohio Univ
National Interfraternity Conference reports fraternity men at Ohio University Ohio State and Miami showed higher averages than non fraternity students. The 1933 survey covers about 250000 undergrads with 70000 in 2104 Greek chapters. It notes rising averages in 79 percent of surveyed institutions and credits programs by larger national groups.
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Ohio University
National Interfraternity Conference
United States
Ohio
Ohio State
Miami
Interfraternity Conference
Wisconsin
Michigan
Penn State
Syracuse
Alamaha
Mississippi
Pacific Coast
Colds Spread as Cold Weather Hits Sumner Area
Many residents report severe colds after a sudden temperature drop. Mrs. John Koehler improves slightly after days of illness. Local youths gather at A L Cole home for music. Edgar Koehler visits his parents while others travel for educational interests.
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John Koehler
Earl
Floyd van Meter
CWA
Reedsville
A L. Cole
Edgar Koehler
Ralph Smith
Don Betzing
Mildred Smith
Mary Cole
Athens
Bedford
Thomas D Sharp 76 Dies in Vinton County
Thomas D. Sharp aged 76 secretary of the Puritan Brick Company died at his Puritan residence in Vinton County on December 31. A longtime leader in industrial pursuits he was esteemed as a top county citizen. He leaves wife Margaret Wilson Sharp and nine married children, including son Gar net E Sharp postmaster at McArthur. Funeral held at Tinker Chapel McArthur Tuesday at 2 pm with Rev Williams officiating.
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Mcarthur
Thomas D. Sharp
Puritan Brick Company
Puritan
Vinton County
Margaret Wilson Sharp
Garnet E. Sharp
Tinker Chapel
Rev. Williams
Doanville News Notes Highlight Local Injuries and Visits
William Coon was severely injured in a mine near his home last week. Douglas Lewis is ill. Bertha Eage and Warren Chambers wed at Greenup Kentucky on December 18. John Stillwell and granddaughter spent Christmas with T. J. Thomas family. Mr. and Mrs. Tennehill of Chauncey visited here with the latter's parents. Virginia Williams visiting Chauncey and Columbus at her parents’ home. Mrs Grace Covert and daughter visited Sam Covert. Elizabeth McDowell Irene McDowell and Mrs John Meredith spent Christmas in Huntington with the McDowell family. William Thomas, Dannville correspondent, requests contributions at Grace Covert store or with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Coon
Douglas Lewis
Bertha Eage
Warren Chambers
Greenup
Grace Covert
Sam Covert
Elizabeth McDowell
Irene McDowell
John Meredith
Huntington
James McDowell
William Thomas
Deanville
the Messenger
Clarice
Thelma Shafer
Alta
Edna
Hazel Christy
Vesta Bentz
Alfred
Walter Tuttle
Grenny Shumway
Ma Swartz
Edith Betzing
Marie Rev. D. Vause Snyder
Dan Pooler
Pomeroy
Leona
Mrs
Ver Tuttle
Ily
Dora Tuttle
Christmas Visitations and Family Gatherings in Nelsonville Area
Local families from Nelsonville and nearby towns hosted and visited relatives across Christmas. Notable households include the Beans, Shafer, Nicholes, Christy, Bahr, Diller, Tuttle, and Betzing families, with kin from Athens, Canaan, New Lexington, Caldwell, South Canaan, and West Virginia gathering for meals, games, and church plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Christy
Harry Swank
Lily
Athens
Christy
New Lexington
Edith Betzing
Bern
Earnest Bahr
M. L. Parker
Kyle Bahr
West Virginia
John Diller
Dora Tuttle
Bobby Bean
South Canaan
T. W. Shafer
Alva Pyles
Caldwell
Blanche Hessleton
Creomulsion Promises Quick Cough Relief
An old advertisement touts Creomulsion as a multi help remedy for coughs and chest congestion. It claims quick relief and safety, noting mild coughs yield to it and that it costs a bit more than a single remedy but is backed by a druggist guarantee.
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Carbon Hill
Quint
John S. Blower Funeral Home
South High Street
Glouster, Ohio
Outfitters
OUR Posey
Isaac Wilson
S. S
Ing
C. H. Ketchley
Fairview Cemetery
Hebbardsville
Langsville
Dale Ward
Morgan Center
William Ledlie
J. T. Ledle
Ferry Chase
Kenneth
Cincinnati
J. E. Chase
Rev
L. F. Miller
Eva McCalla
R. L. Grapes
A. L. Smith
Orville Davis
Kermit Brown
R. F. Whitmer
Davis
Danville
Dale McClure
George Lutz
David Wright
Harry Lang
Pt. Pleasant
Jack Heiser
Cuyahoga Falls
G. F. Thomas
Wilkinsburg
Clarence Barnes
Barnes
Estelle Lowery
Amy
T. M. Pickens
Buffalo
Trinity Church
Broadway
Wall
New York City
Dover
Hines
Village
Bradfield
Church of Christ
Elmer and
Athens Hospital
Sumner
Vinton Co
Doanville
John Stillwell
T. J. Thomas
Mrs. Tennehill
Tom Wiliams
Virginia Williams
Iova Call
Silver Ridge
Elvin Bean
T. W. Shafer Clayt Smith
Will Howar Hazne
Harry
Clarence Nicholes
Ma Bean
Canaan
RCA Victor
RCA Redictrons
Evereedy
RCA
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