No Secret Indictments Are Returned
Grand jurors completed their session after investigating 15 cases with 10 indictments and five dismissed. Eight grand larceny indictments target five individuals including two counts each for Alfred and Carl Conkright and Lyman Cole in a theft from W C Adair oil well near Maysville. Mattox and Jennings Neff face neglect charges. Jurors commended the jail’s condition and recommended a second floor hand rail. Charles C Achauer filled the vacancy. William Martin was foreman among 14 jurors.
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Logan
Alfred Conkright
Carl Conkright
Lyman Cole
W. C. Adair
Maysville
Herman Lanning
Walter Mitchell
Aaa
Mattox
Aes
Jennings Neff
Phil Henderson
Charles C. Achauer
William Martin
Foreman
Estella Risch
Venice Evans
Carl Poling
Baker Rheinscheid
Jacob Foreman
L. J. Kohler
Bert Horn
Rudy Shunkweiler
Pearl Garrett
George Hunsacker
John Rochester
Blaine Reid
Frank Johnson
Logan Brief Social Notes
The Community Helpers Club met at Mrs. George Bond's home in Carbon Hill January 4 with seven members. Prizes went to Mrs. Clarence Angles and Mrs. Jacob Gleason. Lunch was served for two guests, Mrs. William Aucher and Mrs. Clarence Matherly. Next meeting set for January 18 at Mrs. Clarence Angle's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Helpers Club
George Bond
Carbon Hill
Clarence Angles
Jacob Gleason
William Aucher
Clarence Matheny
Clarence Angle
Cherrington Hospital Entries Dismissals Report
Logan Lew is Gandee age 69 of Nelsonville fractured his left hip after a yard fall Monday afternoon. He was transported to Cherrington Hospital by ambulance. Anna Johnston of Lancaster was dismissed after a month for medical care following an automobile accident at Midway on Route 33. Mr and Mrs George Spang Jr welcomed a son via Caesarean at the hospital Monday. both mother and child are reported all right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Evans
Mabel Evans
Lancaster
A. F. Evans
A. F
B. A. Evans
James T. Maffin
Lowell Staley
Marion
Edward Hartwick
James
Roy Webb
Mary Lemon
Emma Petty
Logan—Lewis Gandee
Nelsonville
Cherrington Hospital
Anna Johnston
Midway
U. S
Hobart Gortney Dies at Home Near Logan
Hobart Gortney, 56, a laborer, died at his Logan Route Two home Monday morning after a heart attack. He is survived by his wife Anna and a son Charles. Funeral plans were not set. Rev. M. Casto will conduct services with burial at Buchtel.
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Logan
Hobart Gortney
Logan Route Two
Anna Gortney
Charles
Miss Florence Bort Joins Farmers and Merchants Bank Staff
Logan Miss Florence Bort has accepted employment with the Farmers and Merchants Bank and began her new duties Monday morning. She will relieve staff during vacations throughout the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Florence Bort
The
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Miss Bort
Mrs. C L Cunningham Ill at Son-in-law’s Home
Logan Mrs. C L Cunningham aged 74 of Union Furnace is ill at the home of her son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. D B Rheinscheid suffering from heart disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
C. L. Cunningham
Union Furnace
D. B. Rheinscheid
Evans files divorce suit over willful absence
Otto Evans sues Mary Elizabeth Evans for divorce alleging willful absence. He seeks alimony in addition to the decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Otto Evans
Mary Elizabeth Evans
Funeral Services Held for Mrs. Mary Hermey in Corning
Funeral services were conducted Monday at the Methodist Church for Mrs. Mary K. Hermey who died at University Hospital in Columbus. She was born in Hemlock January 14 1900 and operated the Mary Cannon Beauty Shop in Corning. Surviving are her husband Fred Hermey two daughters Marjorie and Roberta Cannon three brothers L B Turner J L Turner L G Turner and sister Mrs Sylvia Storts. Interment was in New Lexington Cemetery.
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Corning
Methodist Church
Henry Steody
Mary K. Hermey
University Hospital
Columbus
New Lexington
J. G Blower
Hemlock
Mary Cannon
Sunflower
Eastern Star
Sherwood Rebekah
United Brethren Church Holds First Board Meeting
At the first official board meeting of the year the United Brethren Church reported all bills paid with substantial balances in treasuries. The past year saw a debt reduction of 1200 dollars as plans for a revival on Sunday February 4 were completed. Cottage prayer services precede and during the revival with William Jeffries of Chillicothe assisting pastor Rev. Arthur Shonkwiler. Also, the Band Mothers Club announced a Card Party and Dance at the school auditorium on Saturday night January 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren Church
William Jeffries
Chillicothe
Arthur Shonkwiler
Band Mothers Club
Pierce Daughter Undergoes Appendectomy in Charleston
Juanita Mae Pierce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brady Pierce, underwent an appendectomy at McMillan Hospital in Charleston West Virginia on Wednesday. Mrs. Pierce reports her daughter is as well as can be expected after returning home this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Mae Pierce
Brady Pierce
McMillan
Sewing Club Meeting At Mrs Schlingerman’s Home
Mrs Malinda Schlingerman hosted the T N T Sewing Club gathering Thursday night at her residence with members in attendance and discussion of club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malinda Schlingerman
T. N. T. Sewing Club
Charles McDaniel Dies At Home In Walnut Township
Charles McDaniel age 79 life long Gallia County resident died Sunday night at his Walnut Township home from pneumonia. Funeral services were held at Olive Church this afternoon conducted by Rev. Earl Cremeens with burial there. He is survived by eight sons and daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles McDaniel
Gallia County
Walnut Township
Olive Church
Earl Cremeens
State Speaker To Address Washington PTA
Dr. W. J. Smith chief tuberculosis investigator for the State Board of Health will address the Washington Parent-Teacher Association Wednesday at 4 p m in Washington Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. J. Smith
State Board of Health
Washington
Parent- Teachers’ Association
Washington Auditorium
Land Use Program Opens in Gallia County
Gallia County begins first operation of the Land Use program in Raccoon Township. County Agent E. G. Royer states tentative committees are formed and active work is expected to start soon.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Raccoon Township
States
E. G. Royer
Miss Alberta Reynolds Recovering After Surgery
Miss Alberta Reynolds of Cheshire, operator of a beauty salon, is listed as a postoperative patient in Holzer Hospital with condition reported good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Alberta Reynolds
Cheshire
Holzer Hospital
Women's Home Group To Meet Wednesday
Gallia County Women s Home Council meets Wednesday at 10 30 a m in the Southern Ohio Electric Co building. Program opens with group singing led by Miss Clara Belle Motter, rug making address by Mrs L A Womeldorff, music by Mrs Jennie Elliott, business session, covered dish lunch, more singing, a second address by Mrs Dorothy S Hammans, reading by Mrs Hazel Herman, adjournment. Attendees urged to bring homemade rugs for exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Liquor Violator Given Suspended Sentence in Federal Court
Denver Davis, 45, of West Kananga, pleaded guilty in Columbus Federal Court to possession of untaxed liquor and received a suspended six months' sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Denver Davis
West Kananga
Columbus
Rotary Club Inducts New Member Tonight
Miss Gertrude Bay of Logan with her aunt Miss Bay is returned home. The Rotary Club will address the induction tonight by E. C. Barton the local gas company salesman. A new member to be inducted is Rays Ellinwood of Morgantown W Va who came to Gallipolis under a physician’s care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Gertrude Bay
Joseph Gallipolis
Line Bay
Rotary Club
Milnight
E. C. Barton
Forston Bay
New Plymouth
Ellinwood
Gallipolis
Morgantown
W. Va
Plan Funeral For Former Logan Woman
Funeral plans for Mrs. Janette Harrington, who died in Columbus Sunday night, remain unsettled. She lived in Logan for years, active in First Presbyterian Church and the Franklin Kerr Guild, and taught the Harrington Sunday School class. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery beside her husband Herbert Harrington and son Rollin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Kerr Guild
Harrington
Columbus
Bessie Truesdale
Ella Peoples
Rollin Harrington
Re Registration Urged for Commodities by Relief Director
Logan residents urged to re register for surplus commodities to receive them. Everett Jacoby, relief director, says some have complied while others have neglected the requirement and will not appear on the list until they comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Everett Jacoby
Broken Gas Pipe Triggers Saturday Fire Destroys Logan Home
The residence of Mr and Mrs Robert Guess in Green Township burned Saturday night around eight o clock. Investigators believe a burst gas pipe started the blaze. The elderly couple escaped in their night garments with no insurance on the property. The Guess family includes Arthur Guess, a storekeeper in Greendale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Robert Guess
Green Township
Guess
Arthur Guess
Greendale
Aged Hocking Woman Dies Sunday Evening
Mrs. Frank Mathias, 77, died at her Rockbridge home Sunday evening from a heart attack. Her husband, at a Columbus hospital after an eye operation, is to return home soon. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. A. C. Conrad of Canal Winchester and Mrs. L. E. Allery of Lakewood, N. J. She was the last of four children.
Camera Enthusiasts Meet Planned in Logan
Logan chamber of commerce assembly room hosts a Thursday evening meeting of camera enthusiasts. Rey Curl and Don Phillips lead the organizing effort with outside interest anticipated to boost attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Chamber of Commerce
Rey Curl
Don Phillips
Heart Attack Fatal To Logan Painter
Edward Biffle aged 44 of 598 Motherwell Ave died from a heart attack Saturday. He was a painter. Survived by his wife and three children Betty Pauline and Paul at home and by four brothers and four sisters.
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Logan
Edward Biffle
Motherwell Ave
Betty
Pauline
Paul
Death of Lorena Osler Dies From Pneumonia
Lorena Janet Osler, year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Isaac Osler Morgan Township, died Sunday night in Holzer Hospital from pneumonia. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 PM in Pine Grove Church.
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Gallipolis
Lorena Janet
Isaac Osler
Morgan Township
Holzer Hospital
Pine Grove Church
Mrs Deva Sheets seeks divorce from August Sheets
Gallipolis reports Mrs Deva Sheets accuses her spouse of threats to kill and neglect. She seeks divorce alimony and custody of their eight year old daughter from August Sheets, North Kanauga residence.
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Gallipolis
Deva Sheets
August Sheets
North
Kanauga Resi
Logan County Supt. Dillon Confined by Illness at Home
Logan County Superintendent Samuel H. Dillon is confined to his S Market Street residence with a deep cold and ordered by his physician to stay in bed for several days.
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Logan — County
Samuel H. Dillon
S.market St
Licensed To Marry In Gallipolis
Marriage licenses issued for Dalton W Tatman 24 of Columbus and Lucille Fierbaugh 21 of Northup. Edward Watson 24 and Emmalou Morrow 22, both of Henderson West Virginia, are also listed.
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Gallipolis
Dalton W. Tatman
Columbus
Lucille Fierbaugh
Northup
Edward Watson
Emmalou Morrow
Henderson
W. Va
Salt Sculptor L R Grosjean Makes Stick Salt Shakers
L R Grosjean of Watkins Glen New York carves in rock salt turning salt shakers into sculptural pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Grosjean
Watkins Glen, N. Y
Auditor's Office Accepting Dog License Applications
The Auditor's Office, led by Kenneth R. Fitzgerald, will stay open on Saturday afternoons January 13 and January 20 to help farmers and others process dog license applications before the January 20 penalty date.
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Auditor's Office
Logan
Dog License Bureau
Kenneth R. Fitzgerald
Hocking relief load reduced at year start in Logan
In Hocking County the relief load fell to 789 persons from 177 families and 46 singles. Peak December total reached 1 228 people with 258 families and 52 singles. At December start 878 persons across 178 families and 45 singles. Surplus commodities distributed biweekly, latest delivering 4000 pounds each of flour and corn meal. Fruit may be included in next distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Everett Jacoby
Indictment Not Returned In New Pittsburg Case
Logan report notes no indictment for Jack Lanning of New Pittsburg over school attendance. Lanning helped lead efforts to reopen the New Pittsburg school and was recently named to a Ward Rural Board of Education vacancy. County Treasurer Robert N. White obtained blank petitions to seek the Democratic nomination for a second term.
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New
Pittsburg
Logan
Jack Lanning
New Pittsburg
Lanning
Ward Rural Board of Education
Robert N. White
Carl F. Brandt
Election Board
Boys Report For CCC Work In Hocking County
First group of Hocking County boys reported to Camp Nelson for CCC work and were sent to Camp Lebanon for assignments. A second group is due around January 15. total expected to be 25. Names include Jess Foster Barnhart, Bryan Lee Beavan, Forest Leroy Black, Leroy Edward Calvert, Arthur Lee Davis, Owen Sylvester Kinnison, Walter William Deering, Robert William LaFollette, Hubert Wayne Lambert, Edward William Leslie, Orlando Frederick Maloney, Robert Karrol Miller, Robert Russell Phillips, David Walter Rutherford, Harry Walter Spencer, Richard Stephenson and others.
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Logan
Hocking County
CCC
Camp Nelson
Camp Lebanon
Jess Foster Barnhart
Gore
Bryan Lee Beavan
Forest Leroy Black
Leroy Edward Calvert
Buchtel
Arthur Lee Davis
Nelsonville
Owen Sylvester
Skiing and Coasting Attract Logan Youth
Logan youths enjoy coasting on Warner Ave and on cemetery hillside. Some teenagers also ski at Martin's Hill north of the city, where snow has allowed safe hill use after barricades went up on Warner Ave.
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Logan
Warner Ave
Cemetery
Martin's Hill
Adair Company Drills Well Near Guysville
Drilling operations resumed on the W. L. Potter farm near Guysville by W. C. Adair and Co. for Ernie Gibson. The well is down 3,000 feet and should reach sand with several hundred feet more. Crew members include William Adair and Kenneth Adair.
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LOGAN
W. C. Adair and Co
W. L. Potter
Guysville
Ernie Gibson
William Adair
Kenneth Adair
Cave District Draws Winter Visitors To Snow Covered Sights
Winter travelers visit the cave district enjoying snow covered formations and ice columns set in an evergreen landscape. Visitors note the scenic district offers striking views since the season's snowfall.
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Cave
Logan
Logan Kiwanis Invite C W Peters as Guest Speaker
Logan Kiwanis will host C. W. Peters of Minerva as guest speaker this evening. Mr Peters is in the county this week to lecture at farmers institutes and will be introduced by James R. Smoot of the agriculture committee who will lead the program. Peters is known to local members as a humorist and philosopher and has spoken before the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Logan Kiwanians
C. W. Peters
Minerva
James R. Smoot
Agriculture Committee
Mr. Peters
Legion Official To Speak At County Meeting Feb 6
Ralph Stone of Conneaut, vice commander of the state American Legion, will address the county meeting at Logan Post rooms on February 6. Department Adjutant Jacob Salsavsky and Oren Schmidt are to attend, with delegations from Murray City and Laurelville Posts. The gathering was called after all three posts reached their membership quotas. Hamburgers rank first with the sandwich eating public of America.
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Logan
Ralph Stone
Conneaut
State Department American Legion
Logan Post Rooms
Jacob Saslavsky
Oren Schmidt
Ohio Legionnaire
Murray City
Laurelville
America
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J. G. Blower
Henry Dew
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Ohio State University
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