Lightning Storm Ravages Logan Area Causing Tree Damage
A severe electric storm centered on Glenview Heights struck Logan Saturday night at 7:30. High winds ripped trees into homes and streets while a crash along Route 31 diverted traffic. Lightning stunned Jacob Goodlive and farmers reported ruined wheat and flattened corn across Green Township.
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Green Township
Logan
Glenview Heights
Martin Pool
Benbsa
D. M. Heft
Wood Street
Carl Schmitter
Poplar Street
Motherwell Avenue
Front Street
Hocking Avenue
Service Department
Route 31
Emerson Poston
Jacob Goodlive
South Mulberry Street
Jacob Mohier
Local residents visit relatives and attend events in Logan area
Logan residents and guests travel to the Boys Industrial School for a parade while others return or visit family in Columbus Mt Pleasant and Ward Township. Readmission for Daniel Danison to Cherrington Hospital follows an abscessed lung. Local workers complete repairs at Starr and prepare another project in Eather Bay vicinity.
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H. W. Shaw
Eber Mowery
Jean
Columbus
Don Shankwiler
Beasie Spencer
Willoughby
Isiah Spencer
Ward Township
Newton Spencer
Edward Hamilton
Harry Shaw
Starr
Eather Bay
Miss Eather O'Neal
Smiths Entertain Theater Employees in Logan
Mr and Mrs Harry L Braith entertained officers and employees of Logan Holding Company at their North Market Street home Sunday night. Attendees included Edw Davis Wayne Price Mina Ruby Nell Dollison Mary Edna Ewing Faith Wright Ida Smith Karl Smith Claude Riggs and Gifford Miller. A separate gathering at Phil Chackers country home near Springfield hosted Warner Garden Club members from Logan including Fuby Nell Collison Evelyn Fraech Jayne Price Claude Riggs and John Piasius.
Presbyterians Vote For Church Repairs
Logan congregation at the First Presbyterian Church after worship unanimously approved using about 600 for redecorating the interior roof repairs and furnace repairs. Work to start soon as funds are returned to the official board under the church pension plan.
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Logan
First Presbyterian Church
Logan Rebekah Lodge Hosts Amateur Party
The Logan Rebekah Lodge held an amateur party Friday after their regular section. Mrs Geraldine Bright won first prize for portraying Little Orphan Annie, Mrs Charles Price took second, and others won third. Georgia Hansel and Miss Helen Clark performed a whistling duet.
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Logan
Rebekah Lodge
Geraldine Bright
Charles Price
Georgia Hansel
Lelen Clark
Conkle Oils Split Games at Lancaster Sunday
Conkle Oils split a twin bill at Lancaster, losing to the Man-Martinvere team 7 to 5 with Huggins on the mound and then defeating the Box De nent team of the Hocking Glass 4 to 0 with Mercer pitching. Lat es reports say Hayden Ville suffered indigestion Saturday. Patton and others noted. A meeting of the Hocking County Divisional Committee of Boy Scouts is set for tonight at Ambrose Hotel per Dr. C F Rauch.
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Logan
Gownt Patton
Hayden
National Fire- Proving Company
Picnic at Price Camp Draws Forty Guests
Forty guests invited to a summer camp picnic hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Price on the Union Furnace highway. After supper a square dance followed with music by the Wilby Harden Orchestra of this city.
John Murray Shines In Arkansas League
John Murray of Union Furnace appears to secure a role with Siloam Spring in the Arkansas State League winning his second match last week. He has two wins and another top finish since reporting, with his latest win 7 to 2 aided by a two bagger from a local youth.
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Logan
John Murray
Union Furnace
Stranger Gives False Name in Marion Township Ride
Deputy Sheriff Newton Spencer investigated a report of a stranger acting queerly in Marion Township. The man identified himself as Charles Wakefield while seeking his brother Van Wakefield, who was believed to have moved into the area. Neither man was known, so the deputy gave the stranger a free ride to the county line.
Divorce Granted Amid Ground of Cruelty
Judge Harley M. Whitcraft grants divorce to Myrtle French from Ray French on cruelty grounds. Myrtle regains the name Myrtle Cave. Property settlement approved. costs assessed to plaintiff. George Deffenbaugh reports a 150 pound calf stolen from his Laurelville area farm to Sheriff Joe Farbearn.
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Logan George Deffenbaugh
Laurelville
Joe Farbearn
Yard and factory activity near Haydenville plant noted
About 280 workers are employed at the National Fireproofing Company's Haydenville plant where two units operate. Clarence Matheny, the superintendent, notes rising yard sales and fewer shipments by rail. There are indicators that goods within 50 miles of the plant will be trucked in the future.
Three Judges to Try Irl Potts in Murder Trial
Logan officials reveal a jury waiver for Irl Potts first degree murder trial to be heard by three judges in McArthur. The defense adds Forest E. Weinrich alongside C. W. Smith and Charles C. Chapman. In contrast Joe Chivers faces second degree murder with a single judge.
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Logan
Irl Potts
Jin McArthur
Joe Chivers
Potts
Chivers
Forest E. Weinrich
C. W. Smith
Charles C. Chapman
McArthur
Embezzlement Charge Prepared at Logan
Warrant for the arrest of D. M. Soliday in Washington DC was sent to Logan after an affidavit filed by Park Trowbridge in magistrate court charging embezzlement. Soliday was to arrive in Logan Monday with no accompanying officer. The case stems from a probate court matter where Soliday acted as guardian for Uacle Bartholomew Gibbs and involves bond indemnity from the estate of Mrs Trowbridge.
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Logan
D. M. Soliday
Washington
D. C
Joe Farbearn
Park Trowbridge
Soliday
Uacle Bartholomew Gibbs
Solidey
Trowbridge
Common Pleas Court
Mrs Wright Taken To Hospital After West Main Fall
Mrs C V Wright of South Market Street fell from the curb on West Main Street Saturday morning and injured her right leg. X ray pictures showed no fracture. Clarence Brooks escorted her to her home and she was later taken to Cherrington Hospital for treatment.
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Logan
C. V. Wright
South Market Street
Cherrington Hospital
West Main Street
Clarence Brooks
Marion Alumni Meet Held at Number Five School
Marion Township High School alumni gathered for a reunion Sunday at Number Five School. A picnic dinner and program were enjoyed. Although the high school is abandoned and students now attend Logan High, many graduates still reunite annually.
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Logan
Marion Township High School
Number Five
Logan High
Logan Recreation Schedule Announces Second Half Start
Barton A. Hall president announces Logan Recreation te week schedule opening the second half year. Games include Camp Hocking versus Westinghouse, 8 and S Market against Eagles, Westinghouse versus Conkies, Godmans versus Camp Hocking. Hall aims to avoid conflicts with the Senior Baseball League.
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Logan
Logan Recreation
Barton A. Hall
Camp Hocking
Westinghouse
Eagles
Conkies
Thuriay Godmans
Hall
Logan man leaves hospital after week of recuperation
Tom Maxwell of Columbus, treated at Cherrington Hospital for a week after injuries from a motor accident, returned home Sunday morning. Miss Florence Lama of Laurelville left the hospital Sunday after six weeks for an operation to repair a ruptured appendix.
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Logan
Tom Maxwell
Columbus
Cherrington Hospital
Florence Lama
Laurelville
Banana Peelings Reveal Overripe Bananas Hidden Inside
Geneva Henderson, daughter of Mr and Mrs R A Henderson of North Market Street, opened a banana peel late week and found the fruit unusually overripe with bananas attached only at the ends.
Rural Schools Teach 3538 in County Survey
Logan statistics form the basis for state funds for Hocking County rural schools. The report by Supt J W Coleman lists 1442 boys and 1244 girls in elementary, 350 boys and 324 girls in six year high schools, and 72 boys and 106 girls in four-year high schools, totaling 3538. It notes 2535 elementary and 739 high school pupils attended daily, with 39755 elementary and 7844 high school absences last year, urging parents to keep children in school.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
J. W. Coleman
Supt. Coleman
Fraternity Set for District Meeting in Logan Next Saturday
Local Beta Phi Sigma chapter prepares for a district gathering with out of town delegates expected. The weekend begins with a dance at Grotto Grounds featuring Piercy Lowery's Orchestra from Columbus. Sessions occur at the Elks Club and Moore's Restaurant hosts a dinner for visitors from Cleveland Toledo Cincinnati Seneca Ashland Findlay.
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Logan
Beta Phi Sigma Fraternity
Grotto Grounds
Piercy Lowery
Orchestra of Columbus
Elks Club
Moore's
Green Township School Board Hires Teachers
Green Township Board of Education met Friday night to fill two teacher vacancies. Norma Ralston of Logan was hired for Greendale kindergarten. G W Byers of Rockbridge was assigned to Oak Hill. Leona Swackhamer moved to first grade Haydenville with Margaret Rush taking third grade. George Lehman Joe Hutchins and Harold Carpenter ree employed as bus drivers with more staff to be named. Three bus operator contracts were tendered.
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Logan
Green Township
Hansels Surprise on Forty-Second Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs FE C Hansel celebrated their forty second anniversary with a Thursday picnic dinner at Rachelmacher Park. Attending were the Hansels and relatives including John E Hansel Paul R Hansel Bobby John Hunsacker Paul Lee Donald Lee Georgia Hansel and others.
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Logan
FE. C. Hansel
Rachelmacher Park
Hansel
John E. Hansel
Paul R. Hansel
Bobby
John Hunsacker
Paul Lee
Alex Hunsacker
Donald Lee
Georgia Hansel
Walton Trial Expenses Reported in Local Court
LOGAN witness fees for the Gilbert Walton assault case totaled 83.10, jury service 50.00, part of an overall 142.87 expense. Herbert Green indictment charges were not filed, but incurred costs reached 122.38 to date.
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Logan
Gilbert Walton
Charles Achauer
Herbert Green
Nation association backs resource control plan
The American Nature Association proposed a Department of Conservation to oversee all natural resources in Washington. In London Lord Ampthill aged 66 a founder of the National party and former grand master of the Freemasons in England died after a noted World War record. A recent test suggests women recall pleasant experiences while men remember the unpleasant.
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Washington
Department of Conservation
Armesican Nature Association
London
Lord Ampthill
National Party
Grand Lodge of Freemasons
England
Cavendish Visit With Poling Family in Logan
Mr and Mrs Edward Cavendish of Columbus visited Mr and Mrs Carl Poling in Logan for the weekend. They were joined by Mrs Poling and son Bob who had been visiting in Columbus for several days.
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Logan
Edward Cavendish
Columbus
Carl Poling
Scout Court of Honor Held After Camp Fire in Rockbridge
Troop 183 cabin near Rockbridge hosted a camp fire and court of honor with Scouts from Troops 153 and 99. Awards promoted several scouts and awarded merit badges. Logan motioned for a new trial in Rosten Pyle’s failure to provide conviction heard by Judge Harley M. Whitcraft. matter taken under advisement.
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Logan
Rockbridge
Logan Family Visits Man Recently Discharged From Hospital
Mr and Mrs Charlies Pleukharp of Zanesville were here Friday and Sunday with C r Pleukharp, father of the Zanesville man recently discharged from a hospital in that city. Pleukharp suffered a spine injury seven weeks ago in an accident.
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Logan
Charlies Pleukharp
Zanesville
Cr. Pleukharp
Pieukharp
County Playground Program Opens in Logan and Nearby Towns
The county-wide playground program starts today in Logan and several towns. Supervisors name site leaders at each location including central and East End groups in Logan, Murray City, Haydenville, Oroville, with planned future openings delayed until trained leaders are ready. Also noted is Vienna considering national concentration camps for beggars with barbed wire confinement.
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Logan
Margaret Popocazy
Haydenville
Ivan Wolfe
Oroville
Jacob Blankenship
Pearl Howdyshell
Vienna
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