Newly Elected Officials Take Over Duties in Hocking County
Democrats continue control of county boards as Logan elects new officials in Hocking County. New sheriffs, clerks, prosecutors, coroners and other officers assume duties, with several terms starting later in the year.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Hocking County
LOGAN
Probate Court
Phil A. Henderson
Common Pleas Court
Harley M. Whitcraft
Charles A. Frasure
Clara Campbell
Don Feather
Thelma Keyes
Mildred Blum
Harley Meyer
Hubert D. Lappen
Mildred Blake
Clifford Turner
Lappen
Floyd Duffy
Forest Keck
Frank Larimer
Joe Farbearn
Nellis Smith
W. R. Brandt
Stanley W. Baker
Board of Commissioners
Frank St. Clair
Anthony Cook
St. Clair
Cook
Melvin Heft
Orla Wolfe
Ernest L. Schaal
Albert Seabright
Henry Leach
Heft
Russell Blum
Wylie Rhoades
Herman Bratton
Wilma
Walter E. Brehm
General Assembly
E. A. Person
Murray City
Vance Brian
Kildare Club Meets for Contract Games in Gallipolis
Mrs E E Hatfield hosted the Kildare Club Friday evening with two tables playing contract. Mrs Nellie Scarberry received high score favors and refreshments followed. Guest Mrs Hazel Hine of Nevada Missouri joined the gathering.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Hatfield
Kildare Club
Nellie Scarberry
Hazel Hine
Nevada
Mary Davis to marry William Purcell in January
At a Maramor luncheon in Columbus Mrs H J Greenwald announced the engagement of Mary Davis to New York attorney William F Purcell. Mary and Ruth Davis are singers and daughters of Mrs John Newton Davis and the late Mr Davis.
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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
Reelect Present Officers for 1941 Hocking County Fair
In Logan on Saturday the 1941 Hocking County Fair board voted to retain the same officers after a partial attendance of 16 of 21 members. Paul Shaw Good Hope was reelected president with W H Hansel Falls as vice president James H Barker Logan as secretary and Walter North Logan as treasurer.
Marion Township Farmers Institute Opens With Evening Sessions
Marion Township Farmers Institute opens at 7 tonight at the consolidated school building with two sessions continuing Tuesday and Wednesday. State speakers include Mrs. Fred Boll and W. E. Siterly. Supt. Samuel H. Dillon and James R. Smoot will participate in Tuesday sessions. Next institutes in Ilesboro Gibisonville and a final county-wide event were announced for later dates.
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Logan
Marion Township
Farmers’ Institute
Consolidated School
Ilesboro Institute
Gibisonville Institute
Fred Boll
Canton
W. E. Sit
Terly
Canal Winchester
Samuel H. Dillon
James R. Smoot
Enterprise
Union Furnace
Logan Brief Social Notes at Saturday Club meeting
Saturday Club met at the White home with Mrs. Howard E. White as hostess. Mrs. Carlos Gaffin welcomed guests and announced the program. A trio of piano numbers was played by Mrs. Anthony Toerner. Miss Bartelle Hamilton spoke on Schoolmasters of Yesterday. Mrs. Helen Boocks sang two pieces. A buffet lunch followed. 35 members and guests attended.
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Millard Fillmore Kennedy
Alvin F. Harlow
Helen Boocks
Lancaster
Isabel Firestone
Song of Life
Maletta
Gaffin
Russell Berlin
Miss Bay Returns From Washington After Speech Convention Visit
Mrs. Josephine Bay returns home after a holiday visit in Washington D C where she stayed with Mr and Mrs Fred Collage and Miss Sophia Gabralowitz. 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 Meeting and Local News Roundup
D of A Club No 120 met Friday at the Junior Hall for a social evening with Mrs Bertha Fee presiding and a potluck lunch. The group will meet February at Mrs Janie Mohler’s home. Local residents Tom Bell and family left for Mt Pleasant Michigan after visiting relatives here.
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D. of A. Club
Logan Council No. 120
Bertha Fee
Janie Mohler
Back to School for Hocking County Pupils
School bells rang across Hocking County and Logan as several thousand pupils returned after the holiday break. Athletic programs halted during vacation will resume along with other school activities.
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Logan
Hocking County
City Returns to Normal After Holiday Decorations
Logan Main Street settles back to normal after the holiday season. Most decorations are gone and the remaining items will be removed this week. Discarded Christmas trees were found at the city dump over the weekend as decorations were cleared from private homes.
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Logan
Main St
Horses Treated in Hocking County Wednesday
About 50 horses in Hocking County will receive Bot treatment on Wednesday. Farm owners have been notified that visits will occur on that date.
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Logan
Hocking County
University Women To Stage Concert Tonight
Gallipolis audience expected at Washington Auditorium for a concert by the Gallipolis branch of University Women featuring Mrs Frank Harvey Jr Christine Holzer Miss Elizabeth Shough and Miss Catherine Hayward. Stage settings described as beautiful.
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Gallipolis
Washington Auditorium
Gallipolis Branch
University Women
Frank Harvey, Jr
Christine Holzer
Elizabeth Shough
Catherine Hayward
Veteran Hunter Bags Record 211 Pound Coated Coon
Eph Ainsley of Longstreth claimed the largest coon he ever caught weighed 211 pounds. He pursued the animal for years and, with three years of hunting success, has taken 36 coons. His trusted coon dog, used for three seasons, aided the hunt.
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Logan
Eph Ainsley
Longstreth
Ainsley
Mattress Project Starts in Logan County
Rural residents eligible for a federal mattress making program have shown interest in Hocking County. Orders have been placed for 24 000 pounds of cotton and 4 800 yards of ticking for mattress production. Extension Service units join other federal agencies in supervising the educational program.
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Logan
Hocking County
Extension Service
Poultrymen Meet in Athens Friday to Discuss Marketing Unit
A special Friday meeting in Athens aims to advance Southeast Ohio poultry marketing plans. James R. Smoot, extension agent, is to attend as progress toward organizing a cooperative unit continues. Hocking County poultrymen back the plan and plan flock expansion and housing additions.
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Logan
Ohio
Athens
James R. Smoot
Hocking County
Logan Visitor Reports Sub zero Weather and Snow
Logan resident Edward Miller says heavy snow and twenty below zero conditions blanketed northern Michigan where he worked before visiting his brother Charles Miller in Logan and his mother Mrs Sidney Miller in Gibisonville.
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Logan
Edward Miller
Columbus
Charles Miller
Gibisonville
Sidney Miller
Michigan
Influenza Prevalence Reported in Logan District
Logan physicians report widespread influenza with mostly mild cases and no fatalities after a busy period. The illness has appeared across the district, with families affected and clinics operating at capacity.
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Logan
Death Notice of Pat Sweeney Veteran Reinsman
Logan A O Dusty Rhoads recalls Pat Sweeney a veteran reinsman and former Grand Circuit driver who raced with him on half mile tracks in the Midwest a quarter century ago. They never met on the big tracks.
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LOGAN
A. O
Dusty” Rhoads
Pat Sweeney
Rhoads
Sweeney
Middlewest
Private Land To Be Reforested in Area
Foresting will occur in spring on private land in Hocking County as orders for trees are placed early due to scarce varieties. In 1940 farmers and club members planted 125000 trees, with indications the total may be exceeded this year.
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Logan
Hocking County
Extension Service
OSL Men Discuss New Insecticides at Courthouse Meeting
Local dealers heard Ohio State University experts T H Parks and C C Allison outline insecticide use and identification methods. They presented slides and discussed control during a Friday evening session at the courthouse. Earlier that day they spoke at Laurelville for 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 is named to head the club and a committee of Ed W. Davis Wood Bowen Fred Burchfield and Leroy Conkle will consider recommendations for the underprivileged childrens 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
Don Saunders III Ill With Pneumonia Threat
Logan reports Don Saunders son of Hal and Mrs Saunders from near the city is ill and threatened with pneumonia under a physician care.
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Don Saunders III
Logan
Don Saunders
Hal Saunders
Mary E Nixon Dies Saturday in Michigan
Mary E Nixon 66 died at Wyandotte Michigan hospital of a heart attack and body arrived in Logan. She had stayed with her son Charles Nixon. other children include Clarence Wyandotte and four daughters. Services Tuesday at 2 pm led by Rev Stanley W Wiant, burial Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Logan
Mary E. Nixon
Wyandotte
Mich
Charles Nixon
Clarence
Freda Driscoll
Juanita Schultz
Pete Underwood
Vinegars
Mic
Condition Improves After Eye Injury At Home
Noble Trowbridge of Washington Township, at Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens, shows partial recovery from an eye injury caused by a fragment of broken spectacles. The injury at his home last Thursday is expected to impair sight in the affected eye.
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Logan
Noble ,Trowbridge
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Washington Township
Logan Riflemen to Meet at Harburger Bros Store
Logan Riflemen will meet at the Harburger Bros. store at 7 o'clock Tuesday for a match. A range has been set up in the basement. Plans are being made to organize a club for regular shoots.
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Logan Riflemen
Harburger Bros
Three Logan Wrecks Leave No Injuries
Three minor auto wrecks occurred Saturday in Logan with no injuries. At Mulberry and Second Sts a collision between Ben Reynolds Pars kersburg and William Loomis caused property damage. Ann Williams Glouster stopped at a red light when J M Ours rear ended her car. Jesse Frasure North St was hit by Paul Carpenter on Market St causing damage to both vehicles. The Mundy family’s daughter from Marion Township returned home from Mt Carmel Hospital after a recent operation.
Penetra Nose Drops Offer Quick Relief for Head Colds
A vintage ad copy promotes Penetra Nose Drops as a remedy to head colds. It claims the product speeds relief, eases breathing, reduces cold duration, and prevents colds from worsening. It mentions a generous supply priced at 25 cents.
Man sentenced for alleged bad check theft at Mansfield Reformatory
GALLIPOLIS Ohio Howard Lemley a Pomeroy resident was sentenced by Judge W R White to Mansfield Reformatory for spurious check passing and theft. 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
Attempted Burglary At Sigler Lanier Co Store Fails
Gallipolis police investigate an attempted burglary at the Sigler Lanier Co clothing store early Saturday. A screwdriver was broken off in the front door keyhole while forcing entry, but no further damage occurred.
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Gallipolis
Sigler- Lanier Co
Matheny Fined for Driving While Drunk in Court
William Matheny of Clipper Mills was fined $25 and costs in municipal court and his driving rights suspended after being found guilty of operating his car while intoxicated. He was committed to the county jail for non payment.
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Gallipolis
William Matheny
Clipper Mills
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