Ash Cave registration shows 1932 tourist total
Logan January reports Ash Cave registered 55 649 visitors for 1932 an increase from the prior year. August led with 12 401 followed by July 12 363. 1 824 visitors were from outside Ohio. West Virginia supplied 328 and many states contributed smaller totals. Ranger Lewis Jones notes winter scenes surpass summer and the pileated woodpecker remains a draw.
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Logan
Ash Cave
Ohio
Lewis Jones
Rob Station Holdup Near Rockview Station
Two masked men robbed Rockview Fuel Station near Rockbridge at 3 PM Wednesday, taking about 12 to 15 dollars. They fled south after holding the attendant at gunpoint while the till was looted. Deputy Sheriff Joe Farbearn and Chief Reynolds pursued but could not catch them. An automatic shotgun was seen behind the clerks during the escape.
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Ebridge
Smith
Dog tags slow in Hocking County
Logan January 6. Dog license tags are not in high demand in Hocking County says W S Yaw county auditor. Up to that date only 443 tags issued vs 443 last year. County dog population estimated around 2000, many applications needed within two weeks to avoid penalties.
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Logan
Guade
Yaw
Flu cases rise in Hocking County December report
The Health Department December report shows 14 influenza cases in Hocking County and one in Logan. Illness is mild but rising over three weeks, with many cases not reported. December also records scarlet fever tularemia influenza and pneumonia in Logan, plus rural area totals for measles and other diseases. Deaths outpaced births in Logan in December.
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Logan
Hocking
Health Department
Walter Kieinschmidt Becomes Chancellor Commander in Logan
Logan Lodge Knights of Pythias installed officers on Wednesday night Walter Kieinschmidt was named chancellor commander Others named were William Durant vice commander Willard Seal prelate Henry Glass master at arms John Weaver inner guard J B Humphrey outer guard Nellis Smith master of work Harry Nill keeper of records and seals James Martin master of exchequer Mark Lohr master of finance
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K. of P. Logan
Logan Lodge Knights of Pythias
William Durant
Willard Seal
Henry Glass
Army
John Weaver
J. B. Humphrey
Nellis Smith
Harry Nill
James Martin
Mark Lohr
Two Men Fined by Logan Mayor After 1932 Plate Motive
Logan report details Stanley Derr arraigned before Mayor Elias Bright for operating a vehicle with 1932 license plates. Derr pleaded guilty and paid a 25 dollar fine plus costs. James McManus, from near Union Furnace, was fined 10 dollars and costs for intoxication. arrest by Chief Lew Reynolds.
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Logan
Stanley Derr
Elias Bright
Costa
James McManus
Union Furnace
Lew Reynolds
Zanesville Man Becomes Logan Ohio Power Division Manager
F. J. Reid of Zanesville arrived in Logan to take over as division manager for the Ohio Power Company. He replaces H. B. Kirkpatrick who transfers to Mt Vernon to work in the commercial department. Reid comes from the Zanesville office and is married with three children. Mrs. Reid and the family will relocate to Logan soon.
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Zanesville
Logan
Ohio Power Company
F. J. Reid
H. B. Kirkpatrick
Mt. Vernon
Reid
Ten-Pound New Year Baby Born in Logan County
Birth of a ten pound son to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weiss on New Year’s Day at Motherwell Avenue is reported as believed first child born in the county this year. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weiss and Mr. and Mrs. James Sheriock.
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Logan
Fred Weiss
Motherwell Avenue
Frank Weiss
James Sheriock
Cora N. Brown Returns as Hocking County Child Placement Agent
After a year away for health reasons Mrs. Cora N. Brown resumes duties as Hocking County child placement agent. Her temporary replacement Miss Jennie Thompson of Akron has left the county.
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Logan
Cora N. Brown
Hocking County
Jennie Thompson
Akron
Central Ohio Pastor al Conference to Convene in Logan
The Central Ohio Pastoral Conference of the Mission Synod of Lutheran Churches will meet at Trinity Lutheran Church in Logan from January 10 to 12. Rev. Elmer Bliss assists in hosting duties as attendees arrive and are accommodated.
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Logan
Central Ohio
Mission Synod of Lutheran Churches
Trinity Lutheran Church
Elmer Bliss
Alumni Reunion Draws Western College Oxford Class Span
Mrs. C. E. Bowen of Gan attended a Western College Oxford alumni reunion in Columbus with representatives from classes 1869 through the current year. Bowen is a member of the class of 1849.
Turkey Dinner for Logan Home Telephone Stockholders
Stockholders of the Logan Home Telephone Company enjoyed their annual turkey dinner at manager J. G. Collins residence on North Street. Attendees included J. W. Hulse H. G. Hanse Leonard Weaver E. M. Martin RB B. Longstreth John Wellman Emerson Poston J. D. Love Mt. Vernon L. J. House Columbus and C. L. Jones Athens. Mrs George Bolden reports influenza confinement.
Indian elder resists surveyors on reservation land
In Los Angeles a 95 year old Morongo tribe member Miguel Torres testified in Federal Court that he opposes surveyors marking the Mission Indians reservation. He described the clash as a continuous back and forth with holes dug by whites and posts knocked down by his people while claiming bad medicine tainted their land.
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Miguel Torres
Bricker Announces New Ohio Attorney General Appointees
Ohio Attorney General elect John W. Bricker named appointees to the attorney general's department. The list includes Claire Young of McConnersville among the new hires.
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Bricker
Ohio
Attorney General
Claire Young
Pig Theft Hits Unemployed Akron Man Before Butchering
R. M. Hoover, an Akron man out of work for three years, faced a grim setback when thieves stole his pig that had been fattened for butchering to feed his family. The animal, prepared over months, was taken from Hoover's yard as butchering day neared.
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Akron
U.P
R. M. Hoover
Hoover
Prison Gang Picture Draws $1 Million Libel Threat
Warner Brothers Pictures faced a threatened libel suit of up to 1 million dollars over its motion picture I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang. The dispute centers on a prison gang photograph used in promotion and its alleged portrayal of inmates.
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Atlanta
U.P
Warner Brothers Pictures
Vivian L. Stanley
Georgia Prison Commission
Robert E. Burns
Georgia
New Jersey
Plight of West Virginia Miners Raises Aid Calls
West Virginia coal workers face severe distress and near starvation as Senate hearings on the La Follette Costigan unemployment relief bill unfold. Van A Bittner cites 20 000 Harrison County families aided by charity, calls for aid to families of employed miners and notes rising child welfare concerns since 1931.
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U.P
West Virginia
van A. Bittner
The
United
Mine Workers of America Today
Senate
la Follette-Costigan
Bittner
Red Cross
Harrison County
C. C. Carsters
Child Welfare Legion of America
Missing Moose Expedition Stolen From Canadian Creamery
A sensational report from ASHTABULA notes the theft of a big moose expedition vessel from the creamery company in Canada. Police investigations focus on local suspects and possible cross border links as officials seek restitution.
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Jan
Canada
Rey
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