Dover youth in CCC found dead near Buckeye Lake
An injured Dover man connected to the CCC was found dead after an apparent early morning incident near Mound Crossing. Authorities say he left Camp Hocking for Oxford with friends, and investigators seek the driver of a vehicle and signs of foul play. His brother Roy Smith and J W Toland returned the body to Dover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Richard Smith
Dover
CCC
Utan
Camp Hocking
John Gilmore
Oxford
Gilmore
Cass
Anders
Mound Crossing
Buckeye Lake
Lancaster
Joe Coss
Roy Smith
J. W. Toland
Logan
Hocking
Ubert D. Lappen
Confiscation of Three Slot Machines by Local Police
Police Chief Lew Reynolds and Patrolman A F Evans confiscated three slot machines from the Eagles Club rooms Saturday evening. Officials of the club face charges, according to Chief Reynolds.
Predict Fair Apple Crop for Hocking Co
Logan reports a fair apple crop prospect for Hocking County this season. The Martzolf tract near Maxville, managed by James H. Barker, also shows a fair crop outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking Co
Logan
Hocking County
Martzolf
Maxville
James H. Barker
Logan Brief Social Notes
Logan residents share anniversaries and visits as part of a social notes column. Mr and Mrs John W Patton of Haydenville observe their fourth wedding anniversary with relatives gathering at their home. Several families plan trips and visits, including departures for Coldwater Michigan and Taxco Mexico, while Curtis Henderson leaves for a hardware firm position after graduating from Logan High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Patton
Haydenville
J. F. Williams
William Ramsey
Logan
Harold Ramsey
Columbus
A. C. Swartz
Lancaster
Coldwater
Mich
Frank Riddle
Charles Wood
Mechanicsburg
Lulu M. Yocum
Cherrington Hospital
George Miller
Lucille Miller
Zanes Ville
Gifford Hull
Anna Shriner
Florence Heine
Patty
Cleveland
Taxco
Mexico
United States
Meine
Curtis Henderson
R. A. Henderson
Logan High School
Extension Council Picnic in Hocking County
Logan The Agricultural Extension Council of Hocking County will hold a family picnic Sunday afternoon July 14 with activities starting at 1 o clock. Hosts are Mr. and Mrs. L T Worley Rockhouse with committee members Mrs Worley Mrs Paul Shaw Mrs Charles Brown Mrs George Bushnell and Miss Grace Harsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Agricultural Extension Council
Hocking County
L. T. Worley
Rockhouse
Worley
Paul Shaw
Charles Brown
George Bushnell
Grace Harsh
Hospital and Community Notes From Grant Hospital
Information from Grant Hospital reports Mrs. William Bensonhaver has been there three weeks after major surgery and will likely return home in a week. Miss Mildred Blum, deputy clerk of the courts, operated on ten days ago, is steadily improving and will return home soon. Mrs. FE Sanner, mother of J. M. Sanner of Laurel Run, left Sunday for Millersport to join her son and daughter in law Homer and Mrs. White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Hospital
William Bensonhaver
Mildred Blum
Clerk of Courts Office
Millersport
Logan
FE. W. Sanner
J. M. Sanner
Laurel Run
Homer White
Lanner
Robert Sibley
Terre Haute
Ind
Washington, D. C
Allen
Charleston
Gallipolis Clinic
Albert M. Deckard
Columbus
Isabella Houk
Toledo
Lillian Stewart
Edith Hutsinpiller
Stella Booton
H. H. Henking
N. A. Martin
Lake Hope
Zaleski
French Class Visits Gallipolis Historic Sites
A Ohio University French class and chaperones toured Gallipolis visiting Our House early French relics, the French Cemetery and Mound Hill Cemetery. The group shared a candlelight dinner at Island View Inn with conversations in French and recitations on Gallipolis history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Our House
France
Leo C. Bean
Paul Huffman
Luxembourg Gardens
Carmen
Mary T. Noss
Mendelssohn
Old French Cemetery
Mound Hill Cemetery
Island View Inn
Ruth Miller
Bruce Blake
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights and Visits
Gallipolis social page notes a Kildare Klub contract gathering at the Hatfield home with prizes to Mrs. Gillingham and a guest favor to Mrs. Canterbury. A surprise birthday picnic honors Miss Henke and Mrs. McCormick at Fortification Hill Park. Various local residents and visitors are recorded, including trips to Washington and Lake Hope, with several family gatherings and church events.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Hatfield
Kildare Klub
Hazel Hine
Margaret Ecker
Annette Gills
Ruby Hedges
Columbus
Ellis Canterbury
Huuntington
Hine
Ecker
G. B. Gillingham
Canterbury
Jean Carolyn Henke
Margaret B. McCormick
Fortification Hill Park
Miss Henke
McCormick
Adolf Henke
Robert Henke
Harry Rayburn
Loma King of Columbus
Margaret Lloyd
Ruth Daniels
J. S. Porter, Jr
LaGrange
Liv
Birthday party marks Donna Brannon seventh year
Donna Roush Brannon celebrated her seventh birthday with a Wednesday afternoon party at her parents Mr and Mrs Howard Brannon Evans Heights. Mrs William Frazier helped entertain. Rooms and refreshments featured patriotic colors and a cake hid a music box playing Happy Birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Roush Brannon
Howard Brannon
Evans Heights
Keefer Family Visits Doyle Keefer at Fort Benning
Mrs J P Keefer with daughters Josephine and Cretoria and son Eugene of Columbus travel to Fort Benning Georgia to visit Doyle Keefer who recently enlisted and has been ill in hospital. They return via Columbus with Mr and Mrs Paul Roach and family joining for a visit here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Keefer
Josephine
Cretoria
Gallipolis
Eugene Keefer
Columbus
Helen White
Fort Benning
Doyle Keefer
Local families enjoy lake outing and summer visits
Mr and Mrs Ben Evans, Mr and Mrs Floyd Irion and son, Mr and Mrs John Evans, and Mrs Ted Tanner with her son spent a Thursday outing on Lake Hope near Zaleski. Edith Louise Wood from Chillicothe visits her parents for a week and will travel east coast with Alfred Axe and wife. C W Walter hosted July 4 guests including Rev Alfred Earles and Clifford Boster. Beatrice Berry returns home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Evans
Floyd Irion
John L. Evans
Ted Tanner
Jackson
Lake Hope
Zaleski
Edith Louise Wood
Chillicothe
Everett Wood
Alfred Axe
Lamartine
Ohio
C. W. Walter
Lincoln Ridge
Alfred Earles
Harveytown
W. Va
Clifford Boster
Huntington
Beatrice Berry
Local Boy Womeldorff Recovers After Tree Fall Injury
Gallia County natives Mr and Mrs James Womeldorff report their 12 year old son Lewis Womeldorff is recovering in a Columbus hospital from injuries sustained in a fall from a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lewis Womeldorff
James Womeldorff
Gallia County
Columbus
Walter Family Reunion Set for July at Dickey Church
The Walter family annual reunion will be held Sunday July 21 at the Dickey Church on Lincoln Ridge. Joseph Walter serves as president and Herman Brucker as secretary announcing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Walter
Dickey Church
Lincoln Ridge
Joseph Walter
Herman Brucker
Commissioners named in Greenfield Township partition suit
The court names Tanner Wood B L Starcher and D Herbert Lloyd as commissioners in the partition case over Greenfield Township land brought by Herbert Jenkins against Jennie Mae Jones and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Tanner Wood
B. L. Starcher
D. Herbert Lloyd
Greenfield Township
Herbert Jenkins
Jennie Mae Jones
Hocking Parks Draw Large Sunday Crowd
Traffic along highways to the Hocking Parks area was heavy all day Sunday with many people passing through Logan en route to Lake Hope which is attracting tourists from the north this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking Parks
Lake Hope
Hold Rites for Wife Of Former Logan Man
Logan brief services were held at Oak Grove Cemetery for Mrs. Clara Sparks wife of A M Sparks who died in Bradenton Florida last January. The body returned to Logan Saturday with Sparks and sister Lillie Sparks. Clara Sparks was a sister of Samuel Smith of Logan and several relatives from New York City Sandusky and Mansfield attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Oak Grove Cemetery
Clara Sparks
A. M. Sparks
Bradenton
Fla
Sparks
Lillie Sparks
Samuel Smith
Mary Stoltz
New York City
Anna Smith
Earl Eble
Sandusky
Floyd Smith
Mansfield
Mingos Fall to Carbon Hill in Ten Inning Game
Mingos travel to Carbon Hill Sunday afternoon to play a ten inning contest losing 2 to 1. Pitcher Bill Spence worked the mound for the Mingos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Logan Mingos
Carbon Hill
Bill Spence
Mingos
Logan George Moore Dines On First Garden Potatoes
City councilman Logan Moore enjoys his new potatoes from the South Logan garden. He had the first meal on July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
George Moore
South Logan
Suit Brought Against Contractor Over Aug 17 Fall
Mrs. Alice Erwin sues John E. O'Dell for 2500 alleging a fall on Aug 17 from wet cement left by the contractor building a State Street clinic. She claims injuries to her left arm shoulder hip and right ankle and back requiring six weeks on crutches and ongoing pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Alice Usrwin
John E. O'Dell
Erwin
State St
Local Crash Victims Improve in Hospital
Mrs. Maurice Grover, injured in Thursday automobile crash here, is reported fair in a local hospital with hopes for recovery. Miss Betty Jo Lunsford, who fractured her ankle in the same accident, is in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Maurice Grover
Betty Jo Lunsford
Dale Gilkey Elected President of State Local No. 5
Dale Gilkey, serving since January by appointment as a state hospital attendant in Gallipolis, has been elected president of State Local No. 5, an AF of L affiliated union. The branch covers state hospital employees across Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dale Gilkey
State Hospital
State Local No. 5
American Federation of Labor
Ohio
Funeral for Mrs Charles Pidcock Held in Columbus
Several Gallipolis residents and relatives attended the Columbus funeral services for Mrs. Charles Pidcock. She was the sister of Mrs Ruth Cottrell and mother of Mrs Foster Miller of Gallipolis. Survived by her husband and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles Pidcock
Columbus
Ruth Cottrell
Foster Miller
Divorce Suit in Gallipolis Filed by Eva Flint
Mrs Eva Flint mother of six files for divorce from Wilbur Flint charging gross neglect. She seeks alimony custody of the children and a court order to prevent molestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wilbur Flint
Eva Flint
Marriage License Applicants Listed in Gallipolis Area
Recent marriage license applicants include Roy Brinker 21 and Martha Hoschar 18 from West Virginia Clarence Epple 47 of Toledo and Martha Gray Freer 47 of Nashville Louis Elliott 38 and Dreama Duncan 24 both of Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Roy Brinker
Martha Hoschar
West Virginia
Clarence Epple
Toledo
Martha Gray Freer
Nashville
Louis Elliott
Dreama Duncan
Rev John H Walker Dies at 73 in Logan
The Rev John H Walker aged 73 died at his home near Webb Summit after an extended illness. A retired United Brethren minister of twenty five years, he is survived by his wife Lavina a son Harry D Walker of this city and a daughter Mrs William Jackson of Columbus. He also leaves three brothers and four sisters. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church Tuesday at two o clock with Rev W A Cooper in charge. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. The body will lie in state at Leonard Funeral Home until services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Cooper
Oak Grove
Leonard Funeral Home
4 H Club Plans Annual Tour
James R. Smoot extension agent coordinates the 4-H Club annual tour set for Tuesday July 16. The group will depart Logan at 7 45 AM to visit Chillicothe, U S Veterans Hospital by 9 AM, Mound City Park at Camp Sherman and other historic sites, then Meade Paper Co park to finish the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
James R. Smoot
Chillicothe
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Mound ‘City
Camp Sherman
Meade Paper Co
City Hall Janitor Resigns Post July 6
Logan William Savey, city hall janitor and weighmaster, tendered his resignation to Service Director R. R. Loomis, effective Saturday, July 6. He has served about ten years. Loomis asked the Civil Service Commission to certify eligible candidates for appointment. The commission indicated the exam would be held within a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
William Savey
R. R. Loomis
Savey
Loomis
Civil Service Commission
Epworth League Plans Week at Lancaster Camp Grounds
Twenty eight members of the Epworth League of Logan Methodist Church depart Sunday for Lancaster Camp Grounds to camp for a week. Chaperones include Mr and Mrs Frank Lyke Mrs Annie Brimner and Mr and Mrs Charles Struble. They will participate in the annual institute as part of the camp meeting program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Epworth League
Logan Methodist Church
Lancaster
Frank Lyke
Annie Brimner
Charles Struble
Legion Team Set for LOGAN Tournament Play at Chieftain Field
The Legion team will face a LOGAN-American squad at Chieftain Field Tuesday evening. Organizers hope to schedule a second game later in the week, possibly Thursday or Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan — American Legion
Chieftain Field
Elderly Man Admitted To Cherrington Hospital
Sylvester Brown, 81, was admitted to Cherrington Hospital Sunday from Maxville for a week of treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Sylvester Brown
Cherrington Hospital
Maxville
Celts Said To Parade Nudes In Ancient Battles
A historical note claims vast Celtic forces once advanced naked into combat. The account describes forcefully mobilized bands marching without clothing, a detail reported in antiquarian sources and debated among scholars.
Mushroom Kills Bird On Her Nest
Miss Josephine Iles reports a chipping sparrow nest on an apple tree limb near Enterprise. A mushroom spore grew overnight near the nest opening and trapped the mother bird, killing her. the young birds were left unattended the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Josephine Iles
Edward Iles
Enterprise
Tent Meeting Seeks Community Singing Roles in Dicken Addition
Logan Martin sisters lead special singing at nightly tent meetings in Dicken Addition with evangelist Reverend Charles Wankenswantz of Oak Grove and assistant Reverend Newland of Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan — Martin
Dicken Addition
Charles Wankenswantz
Oak Grove
Newland, Logan
WPA Workers To Complete Tennis Court At Logan
WPA forces assigned to the blanket school project move east of the swimming pool to lay walks and finish the tennis courts. The remaining work includes the cinder track at Chieftain Field with grading done and material to be brought in. after track, sod will be laid on the north side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
WPA
Chieftain Field
Council Set to Discuss City Budget Next Tuesday
The Logan city council will convene in regular session Tuesday evening to consider several items, with Mayor Dallas Kinser expected to present the budget for the coming year for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Dallas Kinser
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Jan Key Beer
Tim Plis Pas Wis
Eugene Smith
Uncle Sam's
West Point of the Air
Randolph Field
Texas
Aveer
Monrtchy
Romer
Ier
the City Loan and Guaranty Company
S. Court St
Fred Sanders
Mgr
Extension Council
LO. O. F. Temple
I. R. Goldberg
Optometrist
Worstell Bldg
N. Court St
Zenner’s Dept
Ohio University
Robert Tyroler
Stephen H. Fuller
Ruth Tyroler
Louis Tyroler
Constance G. Leete
Athens
Kathryn M. Myers
Oak Hill
Lillian Long
Middletown
Helen C. Leicht
Alliance
Gallipolis Social Notes
Gilbert Hager
Thornville
Mt. Vernon
Burtch Beall and Son
W. P. Beall
J. T. Arnold
Paul Healey
Xenia
FT. Benning
4-H Club
City Hall
Legion
Evans Food Market
P. and
G. Soap
Calif
The
Athens Ice and Storage Co
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