Harbaugh Plans March Red Cross Drive in Hocking County
Melrose G. Harbaugh of the Hocking County Red Cross War Fund Committee calls a meeting of the Red War Fund Planning Committee at the Victory Center at 8 p.m. to organize the Red Cross drive starting March 1. The committee includes Forest Weinrich Virgil Martin Earl Elberfeld Harley Myer D. O. Davis Keynes and Roswell Per James L. Young chairs the county chapter and assists in the drive setup.
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Hartman Family Welcomes Daughter Vernida Diana
Mrs Harold Guess of N Walnut Street is hospitalized for major surgery. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Hartman of 466 W Front Street welcomed a daughter named Vernida Diana born Wednesday at 2 30 am weighing seven pounds three ounces. The Hartmans have a three year old daughter. Grandmothers are Mrs Della Hartman and Mrs Emma Lemon and great grandmother Mrs Ella Guess of Carbon Hill.
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Harold Guess
N. Walnut Street
Lancaster Municipal Hospital
Lawrence Hartman
Front St
Vernida Diana
Hartmans
Della Hartman
Emma Lemon
Ella Guess
Carbon Hill
Bank Group Celebrates New Year at Mrs Edgar Home
Farmers and Merchants Bank personnel and guests held a New Year’s party Sunday night at Mrs. Clarebelle Edgar’s Church Street home. The gathering lasted into the early morning with games and the ouija board. Refreshments served to named attendees including Mrs. Marret Cannon and Miss Shirley Hutcham among others.
Leopard pelt sent home by son honors Union Furnace family
Mr and Mrs John Lavely of Union Furnace received an unusual gift from their son Pfc Geraldey now in Africa. He personally killed a leopard, skinned it, and shipped a six foot long tanned pelt. The Savely family also has two other sons in service, Cpl Clifford J Savely in France and Oscar S Savely R M 2 c in the Navy.
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Union Furnace
John Lavely
Pfc
Geraldey
Africa
Savely
Cpl
Clifford J. Savely
France
Oscar S. Savely
U. S. Navy
Girl Scouts Hold Meeting in Hull Building
Logan report shows Girl Scout Troop No. 3 meeting Wednesday afternoon with Donna Hughes as president and Jean Haas as secretary. Dixie Spackey led singing while Wilietta Mack supervised games. guests Mary Sheeler and Miriam Evans attended.
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Betty Buskirk
Nancy White
Carroll Clapp
Alice Jane Greathouse
Leona
Leola Mack
Marilyn Smoot
Donna Dalton
Co. F. Rauch
Marion Allen
George VanFossen
County Dog Tag Sale Opens. Deadline Near
Logan County Auditor Kenneth Fitzgerald urges residents to buy dog tags before January 20 to avoid a one dollar penalty. Tags may be bought by mail by sending age sex color breed and the fee of one dollar for male and spayed, or three dollars for females. Fitzgerald notes sales lag behind last year. A historical aside mentions beer from barley in Babylon circa 5000 to 6000 B C.
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Kenneth Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Murray City News Notes
Murray City residents share holiday travels and visits with relatives in Columbus Barberton and Nelsonville. Supt. Byron Eby and others return from winter break while Dvinsk gains its name from the Dvina river near the Russian city.
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Golden wedding anniversary noted in Logan and local events
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Green celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on December 31 with a family dinner at their E Main Street home. Eight family members attended including grandchildren and relatives from Logan Nelsonville and Alexandria Virginia. The day recalled a snowy sleigh ride to the ceremony.
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Lewis Green
E. Main St
Minnie Reynolds
J. Art Green
Edward Green
Nelsonville
Charles Everett Green
Alexandria
Will Brian
Carbon Hill
Brian
Bonnie Lucinda
Della Webb
Troy Grange Installation Set in Coolville
Troy Grange will hold installation of officers Saturday evening Jan 6. Mrs Kathleen Harpold Dunfee of Parkersburg announced marriage to Ireland Justice of Parkersburg at St Pauls Parkersburg on Dec 30. Attending from Coolville were Mrs E S Harpold and sister Mrs C L White. Relatives and friends from out of town attended the funeral services for Harry Pullins Sunday.
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Barbara Chapman
Julia Ann Walden
Mary Hayes
Doris Jean Brafford
Betty Jo Humphrey
Bob
Basil Boggs
Wilbur White
Paul Hayes
Ralph Mantle
Corbett Yeater, Jr
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
J. K. Macleod
Columbus
Harry Pullins
Vern Pullins
Chester Swinehart
Lancaster
Ellis Williams
Somerset
John Taylor
Ikey Taylor
Mineral
Portland News Notes Highlight Local Service Members
Portland notes report several service members on leave or stationed abroad including Parker Jackson in New Orleans visiting sisters Mrs. Jiiden and Mrs. Ward, Edwin McLeod after Atlantic service with wife and parents, William Middleswart returning to camp, and Wilkie Larson family letters from Charles and John in New Guinea. Also Christmas program by Women's Society of Christian Service at Mrs. Hyatt Parsons home led by vice president Edna Paynter. weekend visit by Clarence Price and Patsy to the Swans. Betty Russell of Kananga visiting aunt Mrs. Eris Price.
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Alton Parker Jackson
New Orleans
James Jiiden
Chand Ward
Edwin McLeod
Atlantic
Kenneth McLeod
William Middleswart
Oscar Middleswart
Wilkie Larson
Charles
John
New Guinea
Women's Society of Christian Service
Hyatt Parsons
Lower Portland
Edna Paynter
Mattie Henderson
Clarence Price
Patsy
Columbus
Harry Swan
Betty Russell
Kananga
Eris Price
Two Directors Are Elected
Logan Home Telephone Company voters chose two new directors at their annual meeting. James Blosser of Logan and Elza Nutter of Columbus were elected to replace R. B. Longstreth and Charles E. Yontz who died last year. Re-elected officials include Emerson Poston as president and others in senior management.
Realty Transfers in Hocking County Highlight Local Changes
Real estate transfers in Hocking County include Margaret Rush to Ernest Inboden in Marion Township for 76 acres. William Bowen and Bessie Bowen to Arthur Cheeseman in Ward Township for 2 acres. Cynthia M Washburn to William A Primmer and Oscar D Primmer in Starr Township Blackburn Addition. Eliza Margaret White to Henry White and others in Starr Township for 52.25 acres. Henry White to Sherman White and others in Starr Township for 52.25 acres. Affidavits filed for transfers.
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Hocking County
Margaret Rush
Ernest Inboden
Marion Township
William Bowen
Bessie Bowen
Arthur Cheeseman
Ward Township
Cynthia M. Washburn
William A. Primmer
Oscar D. Primmer
Starr Township
Blackburn Addition
Union Furnace
Eliza Margaret White
Henry White
Sherman White
Star Township
Motor Transfers in December Reported
LOGAN Thelma Keyes clerk of Hocking County court reports December motor transfers processed in her office. The notice lists transactions by date and vehicle details recorded for the month.
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Logan
Thelma Keyes
Hocking County
Coast Guard Captures Patriot in 1812 Victory
The U S Coast Guard becomes the first service to seize a British warship in the War of 1812 when its cutter Jefferson captures the British brig Patriot.
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UK Imports 3.9 Million Tons U.S. Steel in 1940
The United Kingdom bought 3,906,000 net tons of steel from the United States in 1940, accounting for 45 percent of all U.S. steel exports that year.
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United Kingdom
United States
Stuart Tablets Promise Quick Sleep Relief
Thousands of men and women report fast relief from sleep trouble via Stuart Tablets. They target acid indigestion and gas with a tasty, easy to take tablet. Available at druggists for 25c, 60c, or 1.20 under maker’s money back guarantee.
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