Logan City WPA Spring Street project under way
Logan officials revived the Spring Street WPA program after a closure on December 16. City furnishes surface heaters for winter relaying as crews begin work from Second to Hunter, with plans to extend from North Street to Oak Grove Cemetery and continue later on another section.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Logan City
Spring Street
Logan
Spring St
WPA
Second
Hunter
North St
Oak Grove Cemetery
Rules for Election Petitions Are Given
Logan reports many inquiries about petition signing for county, district and state offices as candidates circulate petitions. A person may sign unlimited petitions when a candidate is on the ballot by nomination, but only the number of signatures for offices elected when on the ballot by petition. A candidate must obtain signatures from members of his own party to qualify for ballot placement. Some believe cross party signing is allowed. signatures must be individual and cannot be appended to multiple names. Illegally obtained signatures may invalidate a petition if enough are removed to fail legal thresholds.
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Logan
Mary Smith Undergoes Operation at Hospital
Logan Mary Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Okey Smith Haydenville was admitted to Cherrington Hospital Sunday evening and Monday underwent an operation for appendicitis Miss Eleanor Allen daughter of Jacob Allen West Logan admitted Monday evening for treatment her condition is reported as serious Mrs Lulu Yocum Mechanicsburg who has been at the hospital for some time receiving treatment underwent a blood transfusion there Saturday
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Logan
Mary Smith
Okey Smith
Haydenville
Cherrington Hospital
Eleanor Allen
Jacob Allen
West Logan
Lulu Yocum
Mechanicsburg
New Straitsville
Lizzie Stiff
Orvil Burgess
Buchtel
Dan Langley
Howard Bush
Dennis Babbs
Shawnee
Charles Walters
Athens
Cora Walters
Frank Bartoe
Columbus
Charles Shaffer
Gordon James
Effie Jonas
Mary Brown
Clarence Wollett
New Lexington
Marion Shelton
Nelsonville
John Shelton
Raymond Burt
Martha Houston
Bill Hawk
Eldon Loper
Oscar Loper
Eldon
Ralph Johnson
Grand Rapids
Mich
Robert Johnson
Roy Martin
Gerald Martin
Middleport
James Ferrell
Floyd Ferrell
Pauline Alexander
Cleveland
Edna Dyson
Theodore Nutter
Carbon Hill
Art Eckels
George Langley
Howard Butts
Charles Robinson
Logan Building Remodel Near Completion
The Preston building on E Main Street undergoes quick remodelling under William Loomis. The City Loan has leased the room, and occupancy is soon expected.
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LOGAN
Preston
E. Main St
William Loomis
City Loan
Logan Supt. Samuel H. Dilllon Returns After Illness
Logan superintendent Samuel H. Dilllon returns to his office after a week away due to a severe cold. The absence was marked by his illness and his quick recovery.
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Logan
Samuel H. Dillon
Murray City Quintet Defense Is Praised
Murray City defenders at Union Furnace drew praise for a hard to penetrate setup. Experts note the squad needs a few weeks to hit its stride but once started it becomes tough to stop, with veterans ready to lift the team by county tournament time.
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Logan
Murray City
Union Furnace
Lawrence Lewis
New Pittsburg Rural School Is Reopened
New Pittsburg Rural School in Ward Rural District reopened Monday morning after a year without classes. Most students had not attended since last year, with enrollment shifted to Murray City for early term but now funded by local district funds despite state department resistance. Jack Lanning, appointed after November elections, helped lead the effort to restore the village school.
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Jack Lanning
New Pittsburg
State Department
Murray City
Pleasantville Downs Rockbridge Quintet Scores
Logan Rockbridge High boys traveled to Pleasantville for basketball. The varsity fell 27 to 24 while the Juniors won 16 to 10. Wertz led the victors with 17 points. Couch and Wotts top Rockbridge with nine each.
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LOGAN
Rockbridge High
Pleasantville
Wertz
Gene Couch
Wotts
Rockbridge
Decorations on Main St Salvaged After Weather Delay
Weather slowed removal of Main St decorations since Christmas. Crews salvaged remaining material for reuse next year and stored it for potential use.
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Logan
Main St
Progress of Sewing Work Is Reported
Miss Wilhelmine Deissie, chairman of the Red Cross Production, reports 21 dresses for girls aged 14 to 21, 10 shirts for boys, and 9 convalescent robes. Church leaders and school cutting classes aided the effort. The Logan chapter has a quota of 11 sweaters. volunteers may call 1674 or Red Cross HQ 5562.
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Logan
Wilhelmine Deissie
Red Cross Committee On Production
Deissie
Logan Churches
George Jurgensmier
Trinity Lutheran
Jessie McManigal
First Presbyterian
Margaret Knapp
United Brethren
Russell Berlin
Kate McBride
Madge Collison
Advent
Claude Hammon
G. E. Carr
Sarah Rockhold
Home Economics
The
Red Cross
Deadline Looms For Dog Licenses In Hocking County
Logan reports 832 licenses sold by Saturday evening with about 1600 more needed before next Saturday. Of 679 sold so far only 39 were for female dogs, highlighting the looming deadline for registrations.
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Logan
Hocking County
Sales Tax Examiner To Assist Merchants In Logan Visit
Charles A. Donnelly state sales tax examiner reported at the election board office in the courthouse Monday morning to assist local vendors with tax reports. He will remain in Logan until Jan 31 except Jan 17 and 24 when he visits Murray City and Laurelville to handle county reports.
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Logan Charles A. Donnelly
Election Board
Logan
Roy Martin
Murray City
Laurelville
Lanning Sentenced for Grand Larceny in Ohio Court
Herman Lanning of New Straitsville was sentenced by Judge Phil Henderson to the Ohio Reformatory at Mansfield after pleading guilty to grand larceny. Walter Mitchell of Nelsonville had his charge reduced to petty larceny and pleaded guilty, receiving 30 days in jail, a $25 fine, and costs with part suspended.
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Logan
Herman Lanning
New Straitsville
Phil Henderson
Ohio Reformatory
Mansfield
Walter Mitchell
Nelsonville
Logan High Teacher Addresses Rotarians
Walter M. Haas history teacher from Logan High School spoke to Rotarians at the White House about Democracy Past Present and Future. Guest Joseph Povalik from the iCamp Hocking staff attended the meeting.
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Logan
White House
Walter M. Haas
Logan High School
Haas
Joseph Povalik
iCamp Hocking
Sheriff Makes 1000 Mile Prisoner Pickup Trip
Logan district reports Sheriff Joe Farbearn traveled from Waverly Tennessee to pick up a prisoner and returned home Sunday night. He covered nearly 1,000 miles and did not sleep during the entire journey.
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Logan
Joe Farbearn
Waverly
Tenn
Logan Man Held on Non-Support Charge
Fred Knox of Logan was charged with non-support after being returned Sunday night by Sheriff Joe Farbarn from Waverly Tennessee where he was held in jail for the local officer. Knox arraigned Monday before Magistrate Frank St. Clair and entered a not guilty plea. He was held to the grand jury under a $600 bond. The charge was filed by his wife.
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Logan
Fred Knox
Joe Farbearn
Waverly
Tenn
Knox
Frank St. Clair
New Straitsville Brick Plant Reopens After Refinancing
Logan reports the New Straitsville Brick plant has called workers back to finish a reorganization and refinancing plan begun months ago. The re opening brings employment to many locals and revitalizes a key New Straitsville industry.
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Straitsville
New Straitsville
Rights of Way Work Near Buckrun on Route 374
Logan Hocking County Commissioners viewed rights of way Monday on Buckrun portion of Route 374 where improvements have begun. The project will extend from Route 33 to Route 180 via Cantwell Cliffs when finished.
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Logan—Hocking County
Cantwell Cliffs
Mrs Victoria Swett Confined at Home by Illness
Victoria Swett of South Logan is confined to her home due to illness. She resides with Mr and Mrs Fred Carpenter.
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Logan
Victoria Swett
South
Logan Brief Social Notes
Mr and Mrs Mack Curl of Cincinnati spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr and Mrs Andrew J Curl. Mr and Mrs Noel White of Newark were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Robert N White and Mr and Mrs C B Donahue. Harry Shuttleworth of Murray City was a business visitor in Logan Monday.
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Mack Curl
Cincinnati
Mr. Curl
Andrew J. Curl
Noel White
Newark
Robert N. White
C. B. Donahue
Harry Shuttleworth
Murray City
Logan
Scarlet Fever Quarantines Placed On Two Homes
Eight year old Clyde Lehman of Washington Township and Shirley Blum, daughter of Oscar Blum of South Logan, are reported ill with scarlet fever. Health department quarantines were set on both homes Monday, following a countywide quarantine removal less than two weeks earlier.
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Logan
Clyde
Lester Lehman
Washington Township
Health Department
South Logan
Oscar Blum
Shirley
Health Commissioner to address Logan Kiwanis Club
Logan health commissioner Dr. W. B. Lacock will speak at the Kiwanis meeting at the White House. Kiwanis bowling team practices Tuesday evenings in Lancaster as they prepare for the state tournament. The club marks its 25th anniversary with observance next Tuesday evening, Educational Committee led by Fred Burchfield.
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Logan
W. B. Lacock
Logan Kiwanis
White House
Kiwanis
Lancaster
Fred B. Burchfield
Logan Camera Club Considers Expansion At Local Display
LOGAN Camera Club attended a Kodak display in Columbus Monday evening. Members on the trip were Roy Curl Bill Casto C A Gilbert Samuel Prim mer and Don Phillips. The club plans its second regular meeting in the Chamber of Commerce assembly room at 7 30 Thursday evening as efforts continue to boost membership.
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Logan
Columbus
Roy Curl
Bill Casto
C. A. Gilbert
Samuel Primmer
Don Phillips
Chamber of Commerce
Barbee Ills Improve After Sickness Visit
L A Barbee of North Street who has been ill shows slight improvement. On Sunday he was visited by his daughter Miss Mabel Barbee from Bellefontaine and by Mr and Mrs Lewis Barbee and family of Fraziersburg.
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L. A. Barbee Iil
Logan
L. A. Barbee
North St
Mabel Barbee
Bellefontaine
Lewis Barbee
Fraziersburg
Schools Resume Operation in Gallipolis Walnut Township
Gallipolis Walnut Township schools are back in operation after a two week suspension due to reported lack of funds.
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Gallipolis
Walnut Township
Defendants to be arraigned on grand larceny charges
Defiance residents Alfred Logan and Carl Conk along with Lyman Cole of Findlay and charged in indictments with grand larceny are to be arraigned today before Judge Phil Henderson. They had requested delay from last Thursday's general arraignment until their attorney could arrive from Defiance.
Spanish War Veteran James V. Martin Dies in Gallipolis
James V. Martin 63 year old Spanish War veteran died at his home in Gallipolis Sunday night after 13 years of invalidism. Funeral services were held at Bethel Church this afternoon by Rev. Jennings Cremeens with ex-service men in attendance. He is survived by wife Cora Holcomb and children Belva Angell Mercerville Josephine Ross and Leonard Martin Bladen.
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Gallipolis
James V. Martin
Bethel Church
Jennings Cremeens
Martin
Cora Holcomb
Belva Angell
Mercerville
Josephine Ross
Leonard Martin
Bladen
Auto Mishap Near Thurman Brings Suit
Estate of George Edelstein of Columbus files a $30,000 suit in Franklin County Court against Marion Kidwell of Columbus. The suit cites Edelstein was fatally burned August 14 when a truck driven by agent William Francis crashed into an abutment near Thurman and caught fire while carrying iron scraps from Columbus to Gallipolis. Both men suffered severe burns and were treated for months before Edelstein died. Francis remained in critical condition.
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Gallipolis
George Edelstein
Columbus
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas
Marion Kidwell
Edelstein
Kidwell
William Francis
Thurman
Francis
Holzer Hospital
Stockmen's Library Nears Completion
Gallia county agent E. G. Royer has nearly finished a library listing all registered livestock growers in Ohio by county. The directory helps residents locate stock raisers by breed with names and addresses. Royer also forms county land use survey committees and will announce personnel and goals soon.
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Gallipolis
E. G. Royer
Ohio
Roger
Carter divorce over neglect filed in Gallia area
William Ralph Carter has been granted a divorce from Dorothy Brooks Carter on neglect. Dorothy Brooks Carter now resides in Columbus.
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Gallipolis
William Ralph Carter
Dorothy Brooks Carter
Columbus
Funeral services held for Amos F Carpenter in Rockbridge
Amos F Carpenter died at a Columbus hospital Saturday. Funeral services were held at Advent Christian Church Rockbridge with Rev. R A Dennis in charge. Burial followed in Centenary Cemetery.
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Logan
Amos F. Carpenter
Columbus Hospital
Advent Christian Church
Rockbridge
R. A. Dennis
Centenary Cemetery
To Revive Women's Republican Club Meeting Planned
Gallipolis event aims to revive the Women's Republican Club with a Thursday evening meeting called by president Mrs. Margaret Dp Carter at Mrs. C. O. Betz home. Plans include extensive city and county membership efforts.
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Gallipolis
Women's Republican Club
Margaret Dp. Carter
C. O. Betz
Wellston Man Injured in Forked Road Collision
William Smith twenty one year old Wellston resident is treated at Holzer Hospital for fractures of both legs. He says he was parked along the roadside to repair a tire when struck by a passing motorist.
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Gallipolis
William Smith
Wellston
Holzer Hospital
Smith
Licensed to Marry Gallipolis Licenses Issued
Marriage licenses issued to Alton Johnson and Laura Van Matre both of Kaylong West Virginia and to Watson Edwards and June Welker both of Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Alton Johnson
Laura van Matre
Kaylong
W. Va
Watson Edwards
June Welker
Murray City PTA Benefit Party at High School
Murray City residents are invited to a monthly benefit party at Murray High on Thursday January 18 at 8 PM hosted by the Parent-Teacher Association. The high school library will be open all day January 18 with Miss Hortense Gibson in charge.
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Murray City
Parent
George Langley
Dan Langley
Art Eckels
Hortense Gibson
Logan
Phyllis Jean Jonas
New Straitsville
Harry Jonas
Lem Penny
Columbus
James Madden
Athens
Willis Syx
Thomas Gears
Nelsonville
Emma Tippie
Jimmy Brown
Bernice Wollett
Raymond Wollett
New Lexington
Stanley Brown
Dave Beavens
Andy Powell
Mary Donoghue
Zaleski
James Hamer
Shawnee
Mabel Poling
Phillip Fisher
Connie Robinson
William Bell
Robert Bell
Conrad Martin
J. W
John Swyers
Charles Vancuren
Leonard Hannings
Roseville
Clar
Dorajence Cook
Russell and
Mattie Albaugh
Social Notes from Bradbury and Nearby Towns
Community notes list visits and family events. Vic tor Hysell and Charles King groups hosted or visited relatives in Thomas Fork Noble Summitt Hysell Run and Rutland. A birth, a funeral, travel to Columbus Athens Athens and Dead Man's Curve are noted among local residents.
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Bradbury
Victor Hysell
Thomas Fork
Charles King
Noble Summitt
T. V. King
Emma Gleeckner
Hysell Run
Bud Russell
Elwood Lewis
Margaret Jones
Middleport
James Anderson
Columbus
Dana Russell
Narley Hysell
Toledo
Marvin Russell
Roseville
Isabelle Autherson
Ash Magee
Rutland
Gerald Reuter
Pomeroy
John Frye
William Howard
Athens
Jay Stiles
Robert Hyatt
George Pierce
David Russell
Dead Man's Curve
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