Logan Council Appropriates $98 533 For 1944 Operating Expenses
Logan city budget expands by about $13 000 with a 1944 operating total of $98 533.29, up from $85 668 last year due to city employee raises and a cemetery levy approved in November. New council members Claude Hammon and Washington Bowers attended their first meeting. Sam Bright appointed to the Second Ward. Keith Schultz becomes council president.
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Logan
Claude Hammon
Washington Bowers
City Solons
Sam Bright
Bright
D. Denzil Weltner
Chase Wonn
Keith Schultz
Rus
Ward Chase
Schultz
Hammon
Moore
Hone Moore
Bowers
Tipton
Cooley
Hone
Bright and
General—Council
Civil Service Commission
General Administration
Health Fund—General Administration
Retirement of Logan Notestone after 32 years in city service
Logan Notestone of W Hunter Street retires as merchant policeman after 32 years in public service, including 20 years on the city police force. He began as merchant patrolman in 1911, taking over duties from George Bishop, with origins tracing back to Charles Deishley over 50 years ago. The session also swore in several officials and laid out 1944 appropriations across general, safety, health, service, water, cemetery, and street funds totaling 98,533.29.
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General Administration
Webb Rites Are Held Saturday Afternoon
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Leonard Funeral Home for Cleason G. Webb 81 and his wife Anna Mohler Webb 77. Both died after brief illnesses with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Stanley W Wiant and Rev. Eugene Brown officiated. Pallbearers for Mr. Webb were Peters Bowlby Vernon Webb Webb Sweitzer Fickel and Orndorf. Pallbearers for Mrs. Webb were Brown Brown Howdyshell St Clair Terrell and Lemon.
Northeastern North America Last Settled by Indians
Anthropologists believe the northeast region of North America was the final area populated by indigenous peoples migrating from Asia via the Bering Strait. The theory emphasizes a late settlement timeline and distinct migratory routes across the continent.
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North America
Bering Sea
War Figures in Biggest News Headline in Logan 1943
World War II dominated Hocking County headlines in 1943 with four county men killed in action or dying of wounds, two in Japanese prison camps, and many reported missing or wounded. The year saw home front efforts, traffic deaths, a high-profile murder trial, notable deaths, and a successful Logan High School basketball season.
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Logan
Hocking County
Pearl Harbor
Rockbridge
Lancaster
Falls
Judy Taylor
Taylor
Eugene Wright
Herman Bratton
C. L. Wonn
Virgil Hite
Sarah Ann Sheets
Mayor Proposes New Sidewalk Linking Mulberry Crossing to Park
In a year end review presented to the city council, Mayor W. Denzil Weltner recommended a new sidewalk from the Mulberry Street railroad crossing to Rachelmacher Park with steps from the bridge to the park to reduce accident risk. War conditions limited actions, but eight postwar projects are on file with federal authorities for later consideration.
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LOGAN
Mulberry St
Rachelmacher Park
W. Denzil Weltner
Weltner
Zanesville Ave
East Main Street
Mulberry Street
Honor Servicemen at First Methodist Service
Logan Hocking County men in the armed forces were honored in a Sunday evening service at the First Methodist Church. Relatives stood as the names were read by L. P. Mooney. The choir performed special music and Mrs. Raymond Lanning read an original poem.
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Logan — Hocking County
First Methodist Church
L. P. Mooney
Raymond Lanning
OPA Sets Ceiling On Rubber Heel Prices
The OPA today established retail ceilings of 10 cents and 15 cents a pair on rubber heels sold to consumers who attach them to their shoes themselves.
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Washington
OPA
Logan Fire Loss Totals 3725 for Year 1943
Fire Chief Roy Stallsmith reports Logan suffered 3725 in property loss during 1943, down from 58110 the prior year when the J C Penney store burned. The December 7 Milne Smokehouse fire caused 600 in damage, with 33 total calls and 163250 in property value at risk.
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Logan
Roy Stallsmith
J. C. Penney Company
Stallsmith
D. Y. Milne
Law-Breaking Hits All-Time Low in Logan 1943
Logan police chief Lew Reynolds reports 1943 saw a record low in arrests at 120, down 186 from 1942 and 391 from two years earlier. Accidents fell to 37, with one fatality and three injuries. Intoxication led arrests at 43, followed by overtime parking with 42. Other offenses totaled small single or double digits.
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Logan
Lew Reynolds
Reynolds
Asbury Riggs
Social Notes from Pomeroy Year-End Gatherings
Pomeroy residents share New Year celebrations with Dr. and Mrs. K D Amsbury on Lincoln Hill. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Tom Crow at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe. Movements include Miss Jacqueline Maag and Mary Elizabeth Rollin Boice visiting family in Athens and Venezuela telephoning. Olin Baxter visits from Ft Monmouth before Camp Haan. students and servicemen reconnect with local relatives and friends in Ohio.
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Tom Crow
Mary Jane
Jacqueline Maag
Rollin Boice
Meigs County
Venezuela
Oscar Roedel
Martha Elizabeth
Athens
Ohio University
Roedel
Ohio State
Myrtle Griffith
Ed. Deffenbaugh
Agnes Grimm
Billy
Columbus
Pfe
Olin Baxter
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Camp Haan
Cal
Dor Ebersbach
Ft. Benning
Edgar Ebersbach
Martin
Middleport Travels to Point Pleasant for Key Hoops Test
Middleport Independent basketball travels to Point Pleasant tonight aiming to post back to back wins over the down river five. Key players listed include Wolfe Statti Lohse Lohse and Osborne as starters for Middleport.
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Middleport
Pt. Pleasant
Wolfe
G. Statti
Independents Lose First Series Game to Gallipolis
The Pomeroy Independents were defeated by Gallipolis 38 to 35 Saturday night in the opener of the series. Pat Clifford led Gallipolis with 15 points.
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Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Pat Clifford
Middleport Fire Truck Cost Corrected
Middleport volunteers note the new fire truck cost 5100 dollars, not 51000. The unit was funded by a bond issue approved by Middleport residents last year.
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Middleport
the Messenger
Sales Tax Returns Due January Thirty First
Vendors must file sales tax returns for the July 1 to December 31, 1943 period by January 31, 1944 with notarized signatures. The Department of Taxation warns noncompliant filings will be rejected and urges vendors to bring records and prior returns for assistance. Examiner E. R. Lama will be in Pomeroy on January 11 12 18 19 25 26 and 31 to help prepare or notarize returns. War conditions delay forms and window envelopes. ST Forms 10 will reach vendors mid January.
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Pomeroy
Department of Taxation
E. R. Lama
Columbus
Wince divorce granted in Meigs Common Pleas Court
Iva Virginia Wince was granted a divorce from David L. Wince on grounds of extreme cruelty in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. She received custody of their two children and $50 monthly child support. Probate Court issued a marriage license. Transfers show J H Miller and Ella Miller, plus Charles H Miller to Ella Miller and related 4 acre parcels in Rutland Two.
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Iva
Virginia Wince
David L. Wince
Common Pleas
Meigs County
Raymond Wolfe
Millwood
W. Va
Bernice Herdman
Langsville
J. H. Miller
Ella Miller
Charles H. Miller
Rutland
James B. Miller
Nellie L. Miller
Ferguson Rites Set Tuesday Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary E. Ferguson 87 who died at her daughter's home in Columbus will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home with interment at Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery. Surviving are son William James Ferguson of West Columbia West Virginia and daughters Mrs. Chestham and Mrs. Myrtle Allen of Middleport plus grandchildren and other relatives.
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Middleport
Mary E. Ferguson
Oscar Cheatham
Columbus
Rawlings-Coats
Cheshire Gravel Hill
Ferguson
William James Ferguson
West Columbia
W. Va
Chestham
Myrtle Allen
Rawlings- Coats Funeral Home
Churches to Unite for Universal Week of Prayer
Churches in Middleport unite for Universal Week of Prayer at First Presbyterian Church from Monday to Friday this week. Services begin at 7 30 each evening with ministers choirs and laymen taking part.
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Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
Pomeroy Council of Churches
Federated Church
Pomeroy Corner
Syn
Second Sts
Christ
Marshfield Church elects officers for coming year
The Church of Christ Bible School at New Marshfield elected officers for the new year including Supt. Jay Stiles Asst Supt Lou Hawk Sec and Treas Martha Frost Par ist Marilyn Jones Librarian Donna Beveridge and several teachers. Christmas social events, visits, and family holidays are noted with numerous local residents visiting kin and attending parties.
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Church of Christ Bible School
Jay Stiles
Lou Hawk
Treas
Martha Frost
Esther McVey
Parist
Marilyn Jones
Donna Beveridge
C. A. Shaffer
John Young
Myrtle Stiles
Edemon Goodrich
Vonnie Herron
Nellie Jones
Nora Young
Pfe
William Llewellyn
Bragg
N. C
Roy Llewellyn
John Barron
Hawaiian Islands
Joe Barron
Navy
Orley Young
Columbus
Delbert Young
Janet Russell
Trunk
Barberton
Sol Goff
Della Beckler
Margaret Rice
Jack Atkins
Athens
Max Llewellyn
Jerry
Boston
Oscar Llewellyn
3 W's Club
Helen
Esther
Grace Dicken
Norma
Mona Jackson
Marilyn Hoon
Virginia Kennard
Esther Jackson
Donna Lee Beveridge
William Carter
Virgil Carter
Sgt
Lewis A. Wigal
Fort Jackson
S. C
Everett Wigal
Paul Stahl
Piqua
Charles Sprague
Bobby Gene
Bidwell
W. L. Bridge
Albert Mace
Joey
Will Mace
Masonic Lodge
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
Theora Davis
Lucille Lovsey
Jean Hollingshead
June Hunter
Donna Ligget
Lenore Dinsmoore
Patty
Nell Andrews
Martha Mace
Marilyn Price
Hughes Price
Carl Efaw
Floyd Beveridge
Betty Mace
Dayton
Laurence
Roger
Parkinson Dies in Rutland at 88
J M Parkinson, last surviving member of his family, died Thursday night at the Dana Schwartz home near Rutland. He was 88 years old. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Langsville Church with burial in Wright Cemetery.
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Rutland
James M. Parkinson
Dana Schwartz
Langsville
Wright Cemetery
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