Equipment Confiscated By Officers In Gallia County Raid
Federal state and sheriff officers conducted a Sunday raid in Kemper Hollow Springfield Township Gallia County and arrested Homer Fillinger age 22 and Gordon Smith 38 for operating a still. Officers found a 130 gallon copper still with 50 gallon condenser 4 fermenters 125 gallons mash one gallon whiskey and other paraphernalia. The pair were taken to Ironton for arraignment before US Commissioner Ross.
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Gallipolis
Kemper Hollow
Springfield Township
Gallia County
Homer J. Fillinger
Gordon Smith
United States
Ross
CCC Activities To Begin On January 22
Gallipolis reports CCC activities will resume with 25 white boys to be enrolled Jan 22. Enrollments are under way and more are expected. Accepted personnel will receive brief training at Yellow Springs before assignment to duty in western states.
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Gallipolis
CCC
Yellow Springs
Attempt To Burglarize Clothing Store Fails
Gallipolis police investigate an attempted burglary at the Sigler Lanier Co clothing store early Saturday. A screwdriver was forced into the front door lock, breaking off in the keyhole, but no other damage occurred.
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Gallipolis
Sigler- Lanier Co
Matheny Fined for Driving While Drunk in Clipper Mills
William Ma theny of Clipper Mills was fined $25 and costs in municipal court for operating a car while intoxicated. His driving rights were suspended and he was committed to the county jail for non payment.
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Gallipolis
William Matheny
Clipper Mills
Youth Held for Thefts in Automobiles in Gallipolis
Paul Schwartz age 16 is held to probate court on charges of pilfering from parked automobiles. Suspicion arose after attempts to sell a number of small articles.
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Gallipolis
Paul Schwartz
Mattress Project To Be Started in County
Rural residents eligible for a federal sponsored mattress making project in Hocking County indicate participation. Orders total 24,000 pounds of cotton and 4,800 yards of ticking for mattress production. Extension Service assists in the educational program supervised by federal agencies.
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Logan
Hocking County
Extension Service
OSU Men Discuss New Insecticides
Local dealers attended a courthouse meeting Friday evening conducted by T. H. Parks and C. C. Allison of Ohio State University. They discussed insecticide use and identification with slides and explained control methods. A Laurelville session that afternoon drew orchardists from Ross Pickaway Vinton and Hocking Counties.
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Logan
T. H. Parks
C. C. Allison
Ohio State University
Laurelville
Ross
Pickaway
Vinton
Hocking
Logan Kiwanis Club To Install Officers
Logan Kiwanis Club will install officers at its regular meeting at the White House at 6 o clock Tuesday evening. Dr Carlos A Gaffin has been named to head the club. A committee of Ed W Davis Wood Bowen Fred Burchfield and Leroy Conkle will make recommendations on the underprivileged children's fund accumulated by the club.
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Logan
Logan Kiwanis Club
White House
Carlos A. Gaffin
Ed W. Davis
Wood Bowen
Fred Burchfield
Leroy Conkle
Veteran hunter nets record 21-pound coon in Logan
Eph Ainsley of Longstreth described the 21 pound coon as the largest he ever caught and said he had pursued the animal for years. In three years he has trapped 36 coons and relies on his favored dog for the hunt.
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Logan
Eph Ainsley
Longstreth
Ainsley
Mundy Daughter Leaves Hospital After Operation
Marion Township couple Mr and Mrs Edward Mundy report their daughter was discharged from Mt Carmel Hospital to return home Sunday following a recent surgical operation.
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Logan
Edward Mundy
Marion Township
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Gallipolis Nurses Seek Army Reserve Enlistment
Gallipolis area nurses plan to apply for enlistment in the army reserve amid a nationwide effort to staff army hospitals. The War Department aims to have about 5 000 nurse corps on active duty by mid year with initial pay of 70 dollars monthly plus maintenance. Qualifications include single status aged 21 to 40 and graduation from approved nursing schools. Many Holzer Hospital School graduates are already in the profession.
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War Department
Army Nurse Corps
Army
Holzer Hospital School
Hatfield Hosts Kildare Club in Contract Games
Mrs. E. E. Hatfield entertained the Kildare Club Friday evening with two tables of contract. High score prize went to Mrs. Nellie Scarberry, followed by dainty refreshments. Guest of honor was Mrs. Hazel Hine of Nevada, Missouri, sister of the hostess.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Hatfield
Kildare Club
Nellie Scarberry
Hazel Hine
Nevada
Davis Sisters to Wed Purcell in New York Attorney Affair
At a luncheon in Columbus hosted by Mrs. H J Greenwald Ruth Davis of Cleveland announced the marriage of her sister Miss Mary Davis to William F Purcell a New York attorney. The couple planned to wed Saturday January 18. Mary and Ruth are daughters of Mrs John Newton Davis and the late Mr Davis once residents of Oak Hill and Gallipolis and both are noted singers.
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Maramor
Columbus
H. J. Greenwald
Ruth Davis
Cleveland
Mary Davis
William F. Purcell
New York
Mary
Ruth
John Newton Davis
Mr. Davis
Oak Hill
Gallipolis
Local residents return after holidays and travels
Mr and Mrs Charles E Holzer Jr return to New York after holidays with Dr and Mrs C E Holzer and Mr and Mrs C S Wilhelm. Mrs Milo Wilson resumes after visiting Ath ens relatives. Lewis C Thomas and Edith Barr wed in Catlettsburg Kentucky. Various locals visit family and friends in Huntington Dayton Findlay Columbus and Charleston while others travel for work.
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Charles E. Holzer, Jr
New York
C. E. Holzer
City
C. S. Wilhelm
Pt. Pleasant
Milo Wilson
Athens
Lewis C. Thomas
Edith Barr
Bidwell
Catlettsburg
Jord Bayless
Fostoria
O. A. Vornholt
Jack
James Rieger
Dayton
Hazel Hine
Karl Hatfield
Missouri
Elmer Hatfield
Hine
Nevada
Karl
Kentworth Military School
Lexington
C. C. Roach
Huntington
Williams
Beckley
W. Va
Hopemont Sanitarium
Homer Ward
Paul
Florida
James Lafferty
Buffalo
N. Y
Gallia
Harley Bovie
Katherine Kircher
G. A. Mack
Columbus
Venita Thabet
Philip Tweel
Frank Haskins
Carroll Swanson
Emory Thomas
Charleston
Ind
City Returns to Normal After Christmas Season
Logan Main Street settles back to normal after holiday season. Most decorations removed. remaining to be taken down this week. Discarded Christmas trees ended up at the city dump over the weekend. Other decorations have been removed from private homes.
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Logan
Main St
Logan Brief Social Notes at Saturday Club Meeting
Logan Brief reports the Saturday Club gathering at the White residence with Mrs. Howard E White as hostess. Mrs Carlos Gaffin welcomed guests and announced the program. A trio of piano numbers included Schubert and Beethoven pieces and a vocal performance by Mrs Helen Boocks. Miss Bartelle Hamilton spoke on Schoolmasters of Yesterday, and a buffet lunch followed with 35 in attendance.
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Millard Fillmore Kennedy
Alvin F. Harlow
Helen Boocks
Lancaster
Isabel Firestone
Song
Life
Maletta
Gaffin
Russell Berlin
Miss Josephine Bay Returns From Washington Visit
Miss Josephine Bay came home last week after visiting Washington D C as a guest of Mr and Mrs Fred Collage and Miss Sophia Gabralowitz. In the Capitol City she attended a session of the National Association of Teachers of Speech convention.
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Josephine Bay
Washington, D. C
Fred Collage
Sophia Gabralowitz
Capitol City
Miss Bay
National Association of Teachers of Speech
D of A Club Social Night in Logan Meeting
The D of A Club to Logan Council No 120 met Friday evening at the Junior Hall for a business and social evening. Mrs Bertha Fee presided with officers presenting games and contests. A potluck lunch followed. The club will meet at Mrs Janie Mohler's home on the second Thursday in February.
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D. of A. Club
Logan Council No. 120
Bertha Fee
Janie Mohler
Local visitors depart after holiday gatherings
Mr and Mrs Harry Bell and son Davis left Mt Pleasant Michigan after visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Charles Bell and Mr and Mrs T R Walburn. Mrs Jacob Keller spent the week with her mother Mrs Ann Shriner. Floyd Riggs and family returned home after holidays with Mr and Mrs Paul Riggs in Lowell Indiana and Mr and Mrs Paul Frantz in Highland Indiana. Jean Eggleston of Starr spent a week with her sister Alice Eggleston at Mrs Allie Day. Judson Shriner and daughters Dorothy Jean and Jane Ann returned after visiting Toledo relatives. Adam Mahoney of Detroit visited Mr and Mrs Fred Stracke. Lloyd Heinlein returned to Cleveland after holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Heinlein. Orla North of Noblesville accompanied him.
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Harry Bell
Davis
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Charles Bell
T. R. Walburn
Jacob Keller
Ann Shriner
Floyd Riggs
Paul Riggs
Lowell
Ind
Harry Heinlein
Cleveland
Orla North
Nelsonville
Plan for Three Months Preaching Mission
Rev. George Sagen of the Baptist Church announces a three months preaching mission culminating Easter Sunday. He plans a series of special services during the period.
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Gallipolis
George Sagen
Tax help for vendors in Gallipolis this month
E R Lama of the sales tax department will be at the clerk of court's office in the courthouse each Friday and Saturday this month to assist vendors in preparing six month tax reports due in January.
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Gallipolis
E. R. Lama
Sales Tax Department
Man jailed for alleged spurious check passing in Gallia County
Howard Lemley of Pomeroy was sentenced by Judge W. R. White to Mansfield Reformatory for alleged theft and passing bad checks. He will be conveyed there early this week by Sheriff E. E. Hatfield.
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Gallipolis
Howard Lemley
Pomeroy
Mansfield Reformatory
W. R. White
E. E. Hatfield
Gallia Produce marks 20th anniversary dinner at Grace Church
About 250 stockholders attended Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis for the Gallia Produce Company dinner celebrating the firm’s 20th anniversary. Five directors were reelected, and stockholders authorized the board to buy shares from sellers. Authorized capital is $65,000, potentially reduced to $50,000 or less through stock retirement.
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Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Gallia Produce Company
W. H. Jacobs
Kyger
Allen Wood
John J. Jenkins
Garland Elliott
David Briggs
John J. Rees
Board of Directors
Three Logan Wrecks Leave No Injuries Yet Cause Damage
No injuries reported in three Logan area crashes Saturday. At 1 30 p m Ben Reynolds of Parkersburg struck William Loomis on Mulberry and Second Streets. At 3 40 p m Ann Williams stopped for a red light when J M Ours rear ended her car. At 11 45 p m Jesse Frasure was hit on Market Street by Paul Carpenter causing damage to both autos.
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Logan
Ben Reynolds
Parkersburg
William Loomis
Mulberry
Second Sts
Ann Williams
Jesse Frasure
North St
Paul Carpenter
Market St
Back to School for Hocking County Pupils
School bells rang across Hocking County and Logan as several thousand pupils returned after the holiday break. With classes resuming, athletic programs halted during vacation will restart and other activities will reopen.
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Logan
Hocking County
Two Men Suspected in Short Change Racket
Gallipolis reports two well dressed colored men suspected of a short change racket at several businesses Saturday. They made small purchases then paid with large bills, confusing cashiers with rapid talking. Police were notified but could not locate the swindlers.
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Gallipolis
Chances Good For Securing New Factory
GALLIPOLIS The committee of local businessmen Ev ans Mootz Bean Cherrington and Ecker appointed to investigate Blue Jay Over all Co to establish a Gallipolis branch factory will confer tonight with D. M. Rose president of the company. Outlook for location here appears bright. The company now operates on clothing colors for the army and navy with the parent plant in Huntington and a branch in Portsmouth.
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Gallipolis
Stanley Evans
John Mootz
L. C. Bean
H. W. Cherrington
H. B. Ecker
Blue Jay Overall Co
D. M. Rose
Army and Navy
Huntington
Portsmouth
Condition Improves After Eye Injury at Home
Noble Trowbridge of Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens is improving from an eye injury suffered at his Washington Township home Thursday. A fragment of glass from broken spectacles penetrated the eyeball and light of the eye will be impaired.
Rifle Match Planned at Harburger Bros After Meetup
LOGAN Riflemen will meet at the Harburger Bros store at 7 o'clock Tuesday for a match. A basement range has been set up and plans are underway to organize a club for regular shoots.
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Logan—Riflemen
Harburger Bros
Orchid seed to bloom time cut by Gallian director
Adolph F. Deworth of the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh and former Gallipolis Hospital florist reports halving the time from orchid seed to bloom. He reduced the germination period by four to six months and aims to speed plant life with special feeding, hoping to lower costs of hybrid orchids valued up to 500 dollars. Deworth conducted prior plant life experiments at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics before moving to Pittsburgh.
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Gallipolis
Adolph F. Deworth
Phipps Conservatory
Pittsburgh
Gallipolis State Hospital
Deworth
Ohio Hospital
Pittsburgh Post
Three Scotts Town Men Arrested in Walnut Township
Gallia County sheriff's officers arrested Leslie Taylor 31 Roy Capper 22 and Granville Henderson 38 in Walnut Township at Flag Spring yesterday. All three face intoxication charges with Taylor also charged for operating a motor vehicle and carrying concealed weapons.
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Gallipolis
Scottown
Lawrence County
Flag Spring
Walnut Township
Leslie Taylor
Roy Capper
Granville Henderson
Taylor
University Women To Offer Concert Tonight
Gallipolis crowd expected at Washington Auditorium for a University Women program featuring Mrs. Frank Harvey Jr Christine Holzer Miss Elizabeth Shough and Miss Catherine Hayward. Stage settings are described as beautiful.
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Gallipolis
Washington Auditorium
Gallipolis Branch
University Women
Frank Harvey, Jr
Christine Holzer
Elizabeth Shough
Catherine Hayward
Bet treatment planned for 50 Hocking County horses
Logan reports about 50 horses in Hocking County will be treated for bet on Wednesday. Owners have been notified that farms will be visited that day.
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Hocking County
Logan
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Worstell Bldg
Zenner
N. Court St
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