Hocking County Deaths and Changes in 1935 Noted
The 1935 year in Hocking County saw 15 fatalities from motor accidents, plus two accidental shootings, a drowning, and four suicides. Notable events include relief aid of about 25 percent of residents, several long serving workers retiring, political reshuffles, a flood causing $100,000 in damages, and the opening of a sight saving class and a new city kindergarten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Hocking
Rock House
Catherine Dean
Thomas Collins
Nancy Griffith
Margaret Stultz
George H. Burke
FERA
PWA
WPA
J. R. Hickey
C. W. Schwenke
L. J. Quinn
Hocking Valley
John Dougherty
National Fireproofing Company
Logan High School
John Longley
Carl F. Schroeder
Tom Vancuren
Frank St. Clair
Webb Summit
Charles Strum
Murray City
George C. Hengst
Frank Weis
Marcus Ricketts
C. Wood Bowen
George Juergensmier
Harry Thomas
Milton Martin
John Ohlinger
William Heinlein
Clement Krieg
Dean
Tom Collins
Jacob Kleinschmidt
Eph Shaw
Jacob J. Keller
Mary Catherine Ryan
August Hilderbrandt
Jordon Williamson
Ida Smith
A. F. Skinner
Ray Vancouren
J. G. Adcock
Daniel Bray
A. C. Atha
C. Smith
C. and O. Railroad
Old Town
Amos JL. Heyde
Cc. C. Carpenter
Lancaster
Rockbridge
Don Ingram
Greendale Basin
Perry
George Murphy Dies in Waynesburg Pennsylvania
Logan reports George Murphy died Tuesday night in Waynesburg Pennsylvania. Born in Ward Township he spent years there and worked as a freight agent for a railroad company out of Columbus. He leaves two sisters Mrs Alex Sheets of Marion Township and another sister in Zanesville. Funeral rites planned in Wagnerburg Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Willis Rogers
George Murphy
Waynesburg
Murphy
Ward Township
Columbus
Alex Sheets
Marion Township
Zanesville
Wagnerburg
Lockrela
Eufeled & Broke
Paraiyer
Engagement announced at bridge party for Miss Martin and Don Fesler
Miss Wilma Martin daughter of Judge F P Martin of this city will wed Don Fesler of Dayton the announcement made at a bridge party held for their honor at the Farrar home Tuesday evening. The couple plan a spring wedding. Miss Martin a Logan High and Ohio University graduate and teacher. Mr Fesler a Ohio State University graduate with the Ohio Inspection Bureau in Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Martin
F. P. Martin
Don Fesler
Dayton
Orville Farrar
Dayton Schultheiss
Charles Eberst
Miss Martin
Fesler
Logan High School
Ohio University
Alpha Delta Phi Sorority
Logan
Ohio State University
Pi Kappa Alpha
Ohio Inspection Bureau
New Year Social Notes Thrive At Local Clubs
Logan residents report New Year events at the Five Hundred Club watch party with Mr and Mrs Ben Jeslin hosting a turkey dinner at six with guests Theodore Johnson Denzie Weltmer Emma Kleinschmidt Myrtle Kleinschmidt and Geslin. The English Club and Business and Professional Women's Club held watch parties with dish supper contests games and a midnight bridge kickoff at L K Showalter's home with new members Bess Mutchmore and Fanny Spears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjeslin
Five Hundred Club
Theodore Johnson
Denzie Weltmer
Emma Kleinschmidt
Myrtle Kleinschmidt
Geslin
Business and Professional Women's Club
Bess Mutchmore
Fanny Spears
L. K. Showalter
Logan Fire Losses Total 3340 in 1935
Fire losses in Logan during 1935 totaled 3340 with over half from the Hocking Ice Company blaze damaging valuable electrical equipment. Losses split 2135 to 1205 between buildings and contents. 15 fires that year vs 20 in 1934, which saw 1825 in losses. Monthly calls list two in January, one in February, none in March, two in April, none in May, one in June, none in July, none in August, none in September, two in October, four in November, four in December.
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Logan
Walter Nixon
Hocking Ice Company
Ice Company
Strentz
Front St
Snowman crafted by local youngsters earns praise
Logan youngsters in the N. Mulberry district under Walter Juergens mier Ralph Evans and Kermit Bliss sculpted a snow man on Wednesday. The figure seated on a bench was pronounced a masterpiece by observing elders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
N. Mulberry
Walter Juergensmier
Ralph Evans
Kermit Bliss
Adventurous English Lord And Hidden Motives On Lake
Dana Stanley and Paula mix social games with a dangerous entanglement as Cyril Lancaster, an English traveler, flirts with Dana while Paula schemes. A fogbound lake trip ends with a near collision and a tense, unspoken rivalry over Dana’s affections and Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana
Paula
Bill
Cynthia Baxter
Scott
Cyril Lancaster
Truck Skids Into House on W Front Street
A 10 ton coal truck left the roadway on W Front Street and lifted a five room frame house off its foundation owned by Ben Singer. Driver Harl Clay and an assistant escaped unharmed as the front end cracked walls in all rooms and damage reached several hundred dollars. The incident occurred as the truck failed to make a sharp curve on snow covered streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Front St
Ben Singer
Harl Clay
Columbus
Chieftains Prepare For Columbus South High Game
Logan Chieftains will meet Columbus South High Friday night at the auditorium after a week of steady practice. The program opens at 7 30 with a preliminary game. Logan likely start Ralston at center Cole and Richardson at forwards and Leonard and Nelson at guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Logan Chieftains
Columbus South High
Ralston
Cole
Richardson
Leonard
Nelson
Hospital Notes Report Serious Illness and Recoveries
Mrs Jacob Schneider of Logan entered Cherrington Hospital Wednesday with serious condition. Mrs Fred Loudner of Nelsonville returns home after two blood transfusions and shows improvement. James E Brown of Marion Township, long seriously ill, can sit up briefly and is steadily improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Jacob Schneider
Cherrington Hospital
Fred Loudner
Nelsonville
James FE. Brown
Marion Township
Logan College Students Prepare to Return to School
Logan College students staying with parents over the holiday plan a general exodus this weekend as classes resume at many places next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan College
Local social notes feature visits and trips across towns
James Branigan and John Powers toured Columbus on business. Harold Chambers and daughters Mary and Joan returned from Walton to visit relatives over the holidays. Leslie M. Evans has returned home after a short wedding trip. Robert Mackey of Mt. Pleasant Michigan is visiting Nathan Clark and family. Charles D. Earhart and son Jimmy went home to Toledo after holidays with M. C. Martin family in Logan. Wierton residents Mrs. Stanley Hysell and Mrs. Esther Sweeney visited Mrs. W. E. Petty then traveled to Pomeroy to visit relatives, formerly of Logan. Cox of Columbus visited his brother Dr. O. Cox in Logan. Miss Jean Reynolds hosted New Year Day with Miss Martha Ann Kinser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Branigan
John Powers
Columbus
Harold Chambers
Mary
Joan
Walton
Leslie M. Evans
Robert Mackey
Mt. Pleasant
Michigan
Nathan Clark
Charles D. Earhart
Jimmy
Toledo
Logan
Cox of
Dr. O
Cox
Cherrington Hospital
Jean Reynolds
Martha Ann Kinser
Logan observes holiday as offices and banks close
Logan's business district observed Wednesday as a holiday with county and city offices and financial institutions closed. Watch parties occurred Tuesday night at lodges churches clubs and private homes. The Cooperative Club dance drew many young people. Families marked New Year with farewells to visiting relatives.
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Logan
New Year Dance Nights Draw Local Bands in Nelsonville
Virgil Spencer and his Buckeye Buddies played for the Knights of Pythias dance in Nelsonville on New Year’s Eve. Rudy Rempel’s Ramblers performed New Year’s Night at Castle Farm for dancing after reopening their venue.
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Logans
Virgil Spencer
Buckeye
Nelsonville
Knights of Pythias
Rudy Rempel
Ramblers
Castle Farm
Logan Notes Potential Move to Portsmouth League
Information from Union Furnace, Ohio reports pitcher John Murray may join the Portsmouth team in the Mid Atlantic League next spring unless ordered otherwise. Murray, who played for the Arkansas squad in 1935, posted 10 victories and two defeats in his first pro season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
John Murray
Union Furnace
Siloam Springs
Arkansas
Portsmouth
Murray
St. Louis Cardinal
Mason lodge holds annual inspection in Logan with 40 attending
Hock Hocking Council Royal and Select Masons held a Wednesday evening inspection led by C Wood Bowen district deputy. About 40 attended as degree work was conferred in both degrees. The annual reunion of super excellent masters was not held this year. Venus Chapter of the Eastern Star served dinner beforehand.
Sharpsburg Christmas Storm and Local Social Notes
A severe Christmas Eve storm brought hurricane winds and dense snow to Sharpsburg. Outbuildings were damaged and local families observed the weather’s impact while sharing holiday events. Elton Beard and Grace Hughes wed the prior Tuesday, Mt Hermon children performed at church, and many gifts were exchanged. Local families visited relatives, new radios arrived, and Plantsville students staged a Christmas Eve show.
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Sharpsburg
Elton Beard
Columbus
Hermon Oeauty
Grace Hughes
New Concord
Mt. Hermon
Raymond Dixon
E. M. Larason
Cleetice Henthorn
Lloyd
Richard Henthorn
Warren
Reba Dickson
Mt. Vernon
Ladies Aid Meeting at Millfield Church of Christ
The Ladies Aid Society will hold an afternoon quilting party at the Millfield Church of Christ Friday. An evening business meeting follows with a potluck supper. The quilting session was moved from Thursday to Friday this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millfield
Ladies Aid Society
Millfield Church
Chauncey Church Choir to Rehearse for Athens Concert
Chauncey Church of Christ choir will meet Thursday at 7 PM at the church for rehearsal ahead of a Sunday night concert at Athens First Church of Christ. Christine Brown directs the choir with Elma Cass as pianist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Church of Christ
Athens
Parents Welcome Chauncey John Wesley Birth
Mr and Mrs George Adkins announce the birth of their six pounds twelve ounce son Chauncey John Wesley. He is the first grandchild of Mr and Mrs Andrew McKinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
John Wesley
George Adkins
Father McKinney
Andrew McKinney
Stolen Auto Recovered in Logan After George Gilmore Case
George Gilmore of this city reported his automobile stolen Tuesday evening. Police recovered the vehicle the next morning with no injuries or arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
George Gilmore
Lyke Visit to Baltimore Family Aims to Aid Illness
Logan Mr and Mrs C E Lyke traveled to Baltimore Ohio on Wednesday to visit Mr and Mrs Tom Noble and family. Mrs Noble has been ill for several weeks but is reported improved.
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Logan
C. E. Lyke
Baltimore
Ohio
Tom Noble
Railroad inspectors survey local car shops
LOGAN. F. J. Watkins of Columbus A. R. A. inspected the local car shops Tuesday while on Monday A Zei bolt general car inspector for the same company checked work being done at the shops.
Chauncey Blue Devils Start Season With Strong 1936 Record
Chauncey enters 1936 with nine wins in ten games scoring 387 points and allowing 165. Daugherty leads with 120 points while Ross Smith Simpson Osborne Border Carter and Bridgewater follow. They travel to Buchtel Friday and host Hollister Saturday as Ames Bern seeks a rematch January 17 at Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Blue Devils
Greens Run
Hamden
Hollister
Nelsonville
Glouster
Rutland
Alumni
Buchtel
the Plains
Ames-Bern
Blue Devils
Daugherty
Ross
Smith
Simpson
Osborne
Border
Carter
Bridgewater
New Year relatives gather for McNutt home in Chauncey
Mr. and Mrs. McNutt hosted guests from Columbus and Steubenville on New Year's Day. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. McGovern, Mr. Addison and son Bob, Mr. and Mrs. William Fletcher and Grace, and Mr. and Mrs. Leste Tucker. After dinner a musical program and bingo followed with prizes to Mrs. Addison and Mrs. Fletcher. Grace Fletcher plans to stay with Mr. and Mrs. Lacey McNutt for a few days.
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Chauncey
McNutt
Columbus and Steubenville
McGovern
Addison
Bob
William Fletcher
Grace
Columbus
Mine Holiday Ends in Chauncey District Reported Work
After a New Year break, several mines resumed in the Chauncey area with reports Thursday from Nos 267 107 69 28 15 5 9 255 10X Ohio No 1 Chauncey N Y 25 Poston No 6 Hocking Carbondale Coonville Luh rig Lick Run Kimberly Salem Ho low.
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Chauncey
Ohio
Chauncey N. Y
Poston
Hocking
Carbondale
Coonville
Luhrig
Lick Run
Kimberly
Salem Holow
New Year Watch Party and Bingo At Athens Inn
Mrs Hill hosted a New Year gathering at Hill Top Inn Athens inviting club members for a 7 o clock dinner. After, they met at Mrs Johns Sharricks home for a watch party and bingo with Mrs Lizzie Patton winning.
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Hill Top
Athens
Hill
John Sharrick
Athen
Lizzie Patton
Bertha Sanders
Rykin
Helen Sanders
Belle Mingus
Lizzi
Jessie Fulton
Myson
Viola Sanders
My Wade
Lizzie Robin
Edith McDaniel
Kathy Daniel
Sharrick
Watch Night Service At Morristown Church Held
The Watch Night services at Morristown Church Tuesday night drew attendees. The Young People's Society led by Mrs. Vera Bridg Rev Charles Hook open the program with special music and instrumental offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Morristown
Young People’s Society
Vera Bridg
Charles Hook
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Fat Eberst
Verone Acker
Marion Martin
Dorothy Smith
W. W. Martin
Jane Ambrose
George Cooke
Kent
Hocking Ice Company Blaze
Love Ary Raymond
Ronnie
Nicaragua
Africa
Mrs. Weatherby
Ronnie Moore
Dana Stanley
Millions
Bill Richardson
Finglishman
Chieftains
John Anderson
Kenneth R. Fitzgerald
Anderson
Harry
Texas
Lone Star State
el Paso
Ruth Staten
Will
Rae
Lowe Brothers
Carpenter Hardware Co
Magic Eye
Rcavictor
LIP
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Mrs. Hill
Daltimore
Eugene Iverd
Vicks
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