Hocking Co Rural Basketball Tourney planned Feb 27 start
Officials selected for the Hocking County rural tourney to run Feb 27 28 and Mar 1 at Logan. Ticket prices set at 1 for adults and 75 cents for students. Seven varsity and seven junior teams participate with drawings Feb 22. R L Hankison handles scoreboard and Edson Shaw tickets in charge.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Hocking Co
Logan
Hocking County
Samuel H. Dill
P. H. Reichley
New Lexington
Tom Morgan
Pleasantville
C. W. Jones
Rockbridge
R. L. Hankison
H. M. Potts
Claude Chilcote
Edson Shaw
Nelsonville Man Has Blood Transfusion
Logan Noel Groves of Nelsonville underwent a blood transfusion at Cherrington Hospital Thurly. Irma Hillyer of Murray City was admitted Thursday for treatment. Mrs James Brown of Carbondale shows little change. Mrs Kenneth Doolittle near Nelsonville was returned home Thursday.
New Straitsville Youth In Columbus Hospital
Logan Dick Williams of New Straitsville is in University Hospital Columbus for several days. Mrs Williams and John Williams travelled to Columbus to visit him, accompanied by Harold Smith.
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New Straitsville Youth In Columbus Hospital
Logan
Dick Williams
New Straitsville
University Hospital, Columbus
Williams
John Williams
Columbus
Harold Smith
Big Chief Indian Herb Tonic Promises Family Health
An advertisement touts Big Chief Indian Herb Tonic as a family medicine. It describes a general system tonic made from roots and herbs that stimulates the appetite aids digestion and relieves occasional constipation.
Tonto Snake Oil Liniment Promoted with Big Chief Tonic
An advertisement touts Tonto Snake Oil Liniment for neuralgia pains stiff neck muscular cramps and soreness from exertion exposure or fatigue. It claims use on back chest throat and for minor sprains and bites.
Basketball in Comeback as Klu Breaks
Logan area hoops rebound after influenza closed schools. Laurelville visits Gibisonville in a close game, while Union Furnace travels to Murray City for their second meeting of the year.
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Logan
Hocking County
Laurelville
Gibisonville
Union Furnace
Murray City
Committee To Arrange Benefit Cage Games
Logan residents will see a benefit basketball game organized by the Athletic Committee. D. O. Davis J. J. Stone and H. M. Potts plan an all star county league event for Varsity and Reserve players to raise funds for infantile paralysis. The game is set for early February on a night avoiding league conflicts.
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LOGAN
D. O. Davis
J. J. Stone
H. M. Potts
Old Picture Arouses Odd Fellow Interest
Logan Odd Fellows and others view an old lodge photo displayed by Harry Shaw found during remodeling. The image likely dates 35 or 40 years back and all but two members have been identified by current members.
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Logan — Odd Fellows
Harry Shaw
Tate Burial Will Be Held in Logan
LOGAN The body of Blanche Laird Tate wife of H S Tate who died in Columbus Wednesday will be brought here for burial in Oak Grove Cemetery Saturday after services in Columbus She leaves husband her mother Mrs Sarah Laird three brothers William Alex and Robert and a sister Mrs William Pyle The machine gun first was patented in 1862 by R J Gatling Indianapolis Ind.
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Logan
Blanche Laird Tate
H. S.tate
Columbus
Oak Grove Cemetery
Sarah Laird
William
Alex
Robert
William Pyle
White House shower honors Miss Mildred Rainer bride elect
Logan society notes detail a White House reception Wednesday night for Miss Mildred Rainer, bride elect of Thomas Walsh. Decorations featured a tall seven branch candelabra and festooned gifts as guests competed in bridal contests and later shared refreshments.
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Mike Roberts
Arthur Gasser
Mildred Collins
Thomas Rainer
Thomas Walsh
Coshocton
Miss Rainer
Walsh
St. John's Catholic Church
Logan High Athletic Board Reports 1940 Football Season
The Logan High Athletic Association released a 1940 football season report showing a $323.53 deficit offset by a prior-year balance. Total revenue from football reached $3,734.90 with expenditures at $4,068.43 including equipment, scoreboard, officials, repairs, and travel. A July 31 1940 balance of $1,366.28 left a final healthy balance of $777.73 after transfers to the band and Band Boosters Club. Funding details include home gate receipts from six towns and $694.28 in guarantees to visiting teams.
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Logan
Logan High Athletic Association
Logan Thomas Carey and Marjorie L Sherrard Granted Marriage License
Logan Thomas Carey 25 a Columbus truck driver son of Thomas Carey Sr and Mrs Carey and Marjorie L Sherrard at home Hocking County daughter of Clifford Sherrard and Mrs Sherrard were granted a marriage license on Thursday The 1939 apple crop of the Dominion of Canada was estimated at 5207800 barrels.
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Logan — Thomas Carey
Columbus
Thomas Carey
Marjorie L. Sherrard
Hocking County
Clifford Sherrard
Dominion of Canada
Athens Hosts Chieftains in Crowded Seasonal Showdown
Logan expects the largest crowd of the season as the Athens Bulldogs visit the Chieftains. Athens enters off a win over Wellston and sits with three straight league wins, while Logan has dropped only one league game.
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Logan
Athens Bulldogs
Chieftains
Bulldogs
Wellston
Athens
Man Waives Jury Trial in Logan Common Pleas
Hubert Cas to Logan waives jury trial and will be tried Monday in common pleas court before Judge Phil A. Henderson. Casto faces an operating while intoxicated charge. Jurors are called for that day and may report after the Casto case as Craven Nihiser follows.
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Logan
Hubert Casto
Common Pleas Court
Phil A. Henderson
Casto
Craven Nihiser
Logan Riflemen Travel To Laurelville for Match
Logan riflemen from Logan, including Joe Hall Bus Karshner William Harbarger Vern Stump and Newton Spencer, with Laddie Spencer and Shawnee joining, traveled to Laurelville Wednesday evening for a match. Joe Hill and Dwight Huggins were high scorers.
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Logan
Laurelville
Joe Hall
Bus Karshner
William Harbarger
Vern Stump
Newton Spencer
Laddie Spencer
Shawnee
Joe Hill
Dwight Huggins
Educator To Speak To Schoolmasters Club
Ward G. Reeder from Ohio State University Department of Education will speak Tuesday evening to the Hocking County Schoolmasters club at Union Furnace High School Home Economics room.
Pt Pleasant Woman Fined for Speeding in West Virginia
Logan Marceeline Bradshaw of Pt Pleasant West Virginia was fined ten dollars and court costs for speeding. She was taken into custody by the State Highway Patrol after appearing before Mayor Dallas Kinser.
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Logan
Marceeline Bradshaw
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Dallas Kinser
State Highway Patrol
Spence Funeral Held In Logan Thursday
Funeral rites were held at Leonard Funeral Home for John A. Spence Sr retired railroad employee. The Rev E B White officiated and burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery in Logan.
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Logan
Leonard Funeral Home
John A. Spence
E. B White
Oak Grove Cemetery
Logan Board Discusses Central Heating Plant Plan
The Logan Board of Education met at the high school to review plans for a central heating plant and a vocational education building. Miss Thelma Keyes, deputy clerk of courts, is slowly recovering from influenza and hopes to return to work Monday morning.
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Logan
Logan Board of Education
Thelma Keyes
Pallbearers Named for Fred H. Hanson Funeral
Pallbearers chosen for the funeral of Fred H. Hanson justice of the peace yesterday were T Weyland Earl Edwin and Merrill McCormick Harry K and Harlan Mills.
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Gallipolis
Fred H. Hanson
Justice of the Peace
T. Weyland
Earl
Edwin and
Merrill McCormick
Harry K
Harlan Mills
Selectees to Leave for Army Service January 31
The Messenger reports the next Hocking County group will depart for induction at Fort Hayes in Columbus. They are to leave Logan on Friday January 31 for army service.
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Logan
Hocking County
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Larimer to Become Logan Deputy Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Harold W. Larimer, Republican committee chairman, will be named deputy registrar of motor vehicles for Logan and vicinity. He will succeed Fred E. Hull who has led license plates and drivers permits for two years. Durant and Williams will continue as deputies in their areas.
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Logan
Harold W. Larimer
Republican Committee
Logan and Vicinity
Columbus
Fred E. Hull
Virgil N. Durant
Laurelville
Gladys Williams
Murray City
Coleman Is Struck by Car in Crown City
Logan resident Mary Alice Coleman reports J. W. Coleman former Hocking County Superintendent was struck by a reversing car while working at a Crown City station. He suffered three fractured ribs and two broken vertebrae and will stay at home for several weeks.
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Logan
Hocking County
J. W. Coleman
Crown City
Mary Alice Coleman
Coleman
Lunch Program To Start At Thurman School
Noonday lunch program for Thurman School begins Monday with 144 pupils enrolled. Surplus commodities will be accepted for meals, and local residents will staff the program not WPA workers. The school is well equipped for serving lunches and has long served as a community center.
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Gallipolis
Thurman
WPA
Elks Plan To Visit Logan Lodge February 3
Gallipolis Lodge of Elks members will visit Logan Lodge on Feb. 3. A chartered bus departs at 3 p.m. and arrives for a six o’clock dinner. Secretary J. T. M. Bovie has notified all lodge members, with acceptances due by Jan. 29.
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Elks
Logan Lodge
Gallipolis
Lodge of Elks
J. ™. Bovie
Logan Churches Offer Full And Varied Programs Sunday
Sunday programs span multiple churches with Young Peoples Day at First Presbyterian featuring talks by Jack Boocks and others and a 6:30 pm Fellowship at the Manse. Ohio Anti Saloon League speaker Prof John O Grafton headlines at 10:30 am at the Methodist Church.
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Logan
First Presbyterian Church
Jack Boocks
Martha Steele
Martha Heft
Tom Campbell
Eleanor Anthony
Katie Jo Collison
Harriet Gibson Weymueller
Cecil H. Jones
E. B. White
United Brethren Church
Delbert S. Mills
Avondale United Brethren Church
Columbus
Adult First Aid Courses For WPA Classes
Red Cross first aid courses offered to WPA adult education members. Beginning next week, ten weekly sessions will be held at Bidwell Cheshire and Gallipolis with instructor Ralph Lewis of the WPA.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
WPA
Bidwell
Cheshire
Ralph Lewis
Many Licensed To Marry in January in 1940
Issuance of marriage licenses in January reached 34 with seven days left. The 34th license went to Charles H. Wagner 21 of Pomeroy and Piney Naomi Still Wagner 17 of Minersville.
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Gallipolis
Charles H. Wagner
Pomeroy
Piney Naomi Stillwagner
Minersville
Lower's Prescription touted for bronchitis and coughs
A Marion Ohio chemist advertises Lower's Prescription for bronchitis asthma severe coughs and colds. Sold by all drug stores at 60 cents and 1 20 per bottle. Manufactured by CC Lower Chemist Marion Ohio.
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CC. Lower
Marion
Ohio
Dog licenses near 3000 mark in county sales
County auditor records show 2579 dog tags sold before January 20 with penalty, leaving the year-end total expected to reach about 3000.
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Gallipolis
Full of Pep Since Nerves No Longer Quiver
A testimonial from TON JON users praising relief from nervous tension and fatigue after using Nu rture root and herb tonic. A Marietta Ohio reader credits TON JON with regaining energy and reducing morning fatigue after prior kidney and nerve troubles. The ad notes a Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store in Athens Ohio as the contact.
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Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
Athens, Ohio
TON Jon
M Corp
Marietta
Ohio
Quick's
Cut Rate Drug Store
W. Union St
Athens
Exey
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