Hocking County Fair Cancelled for 1942 Exhibit Plans Proceed
Hocking County Agricultural Society members vote 8 to 4 to cancel the 1942 county fair citing tire rationing and transport difficulties. An exhibit of 4-H Club work will proceed with funding, to be held at the fairgrounds on a future date. Will Mowery chairs arrangements. details to follow.
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Logan—Memers
Hocking County Agricultural Society
Court House
Joseph D. Eastman
DDT
Will Mowery
Fair Board
Contracts for Ward Teachers Ordered
Logan report says Ward Rural School District board faces a Tuesday meeting to sign continuing contracts for three former teachers Adrien Turner Adrien Dodds Blosser and Sylvia Dodds Thorne under the teacher tenure act. The five board members were given until Saturday to sign and deliver the contracts after appearing before Judge Phil A. Henderson on contempt of court charges.
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Phil A. Henderson
Court of Common Pleas
Margaret Ward 62 dies in Columbus
Margaret Ward 62 of 1185 Dennison Ave Columbus died yesterday. She is survived by her husband Reese daughter Edna Ward Higgins of Worthington and sons William J Evan Reese and Glenn. four grandchildren six sisters and two brothers. Friends may call at Glenn L. Myers Mortuary with services at 11 a.m. Monday. Interment at New Straitsville Cemetery.
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Columbus
Margaret Ward
Dennison Ave
Reese
Edna Ward Higgins
Worthington
William J
Evan
Glenn
Glenn L. Myers Mortuary
New Straitsville Cemetery
Court Hears Motion To Secure Costs In Child Custody Case
Frances Walker McGrath asks the Court of Common Pleas for costs regarding custody of her minor child. Hearing before Judge Phil A. Henderson continued to Friday after a Saturday session. The divorce awarded custody to Lester McGrath.
Hospital Admits Logan Shaffer and Discharges Mrs Butts
Logan Shaffer of Hollis ter was admitted Friday to Cherrington Hospital for treatment and observation. Mrs. Howard Butts of Nelsonville was discharged Saturday from Cherrington Hospital after a major surgical operation several days earlier.
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Logan
Frank Shaffer
Hollister
Cherrington Hospital
Howard Butts
Nelsonville
Glenova Council installs officers for coming year
Logan Members of Glenova Council 316 Daughters of America installed new officers at a recent meeting. Installation was by Vern Collison. Officers installed include Thelma Swick councilor Vern Collison associate councilor Ruth Sharp junior past councilor Marjorie Brown associate vice councilor Marguerite Steward financial secretary Grace Landis recording secretary Lucille Bailey warden Virginia Matheny conductor Ethel Frazee inside sentinel Vera Woodruff outside sentinel. Trustees installed were Lois Geiger Ruth Robb and Ruth Sharp.
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Logan
Glenova Council
Daughters of America
Vern Collison
Thelma Swick
Ruth Sharp
Marjorie Brown
Marguerite Steward
Grace Landis
Lucille Bailey
Virginia Matheny
Ethel Frazee
Inside Sentinel
Vera Woodruff
Outside Sentinel
Lois Geiger
Ruth Robb
Former Rio Grande Teacher Is Speaker
LOGAN C. O. Clark, professor of chemistry and physics at Rio Grande College for many years, was the guest pastor at the First Methodist Church Sunday morning. He filled the pulpit for Rev. Stanley Wiant, vacationing and attending summer school at Ohio State University. Professor Clark is an ordained minister and has been a Logan resident for several years.
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Logan
C. O. Clark
Rio Grande College
First Methodist Church
Stanley Wiant
Ohio State University
Clark
Final Reports on USC Drive Come Later
Logan Melrose, chairman of the Hocking County USO drive, said no more reports will be issued until the final fund sum is tallied. The latest released figure was 3200 dollars of a 3500 dollar quota, which is expected to be topped before the campaign ends.
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Logan — Melrose Harbaugh
Hocking County
USO
First Sugar Can Needlings Open for Logan Registrants
Harry L. Smith announced that registrations for canning sugar will be taken at the Logan rationing office on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays on the second floor of the Farmers and Merchants Bank Building. The sugar bonus is available to all persons and may be obtained any time to August 22 on Ration Stamp No 7.
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Logan
Harry L. Smith
The
Logan Rationing Board
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Smith
Rain Cuts City Pool Attendance Despite Hot Sunday
Rainy weather reduced weekly pool use to 1,300 visitors at the city pool, per Manager Tom Bender, a dip from the prior week. Sunday drew several hundred swimmers as temperatures soared making it one of the hottest days of the summer.
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Logan
Tom Bender
the Mercury
Bender
Murray City Social Notes Recaps July Visits and Guests
Murray City residents hosted and visited relatives from Columbus Columbus Journalists Shawnee Dearborn and Crooksville as they marked the Fourth with family gatherings. The listings include Campbells Jenkins Edwards and multiple Brooker Dunn and Popoczy families with sailors and soldiers visiting during weekends and holidays.
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Murray City
George Campbell
Barberton
Elizabeth Edwards
Columbus
James Hamer
Shawnee
Mary Campbell
L. E. Baird
Bob
Bill
A. J. Barnhill
Emil
Ed Sikora
Dearborn
Mich
Frank Sikora
J. J. H. Caldwell
Chester
W. Va
Captalin Harper
Zanesville
Robert Dunn
William Cooper
Charles Cooper
Buckeye Lake
Conklin
William Thomas
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Mary Thomas
Tony Tankovitch
George Tedrow
Crooksville
Joe Popoczy
Gene Popoczy
Russell Wisenbaugh
Wally Instrum
Cleveland
Velma Popoczy
Ann
Tom Johnson
William Henry Harrison in Ohio Birth to Presidency
A compact history traces William Henry Harrison from a 14 year old medical student to his roles as army en sigh in the Northwest Territory aide de camp to Anthony Wayne and major general then president. It notes his Ohio ties and his part in ending Indian threats and in battles linked to Fallen Timbers and Greenville.
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Northwest Territory
United States
Ohio
William Henry Harrison
Harrison
Virginia
Anthony Wayne
Fallen Timbers
Greenville
William Henry Harrison Ohio Leader and War Hero
A historical profile of William Henry Harrison chronicling his rise as Indiana governor, leadership in Tippecanoe, War of 1812 campaigns clearing northwestern Ohio, victories at Fort Meigs and the Thames, later political roles, and a monument at North Bend near Cincinnati marking his home and burial site.
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Tippecanoe
Harrison
Tyler
Madison
Ohio
Fort Meigs
Maumee
Perry
Lake Erie
Canada
Thames River
Congress
Ohio Senate
United States Senate
Colombia
North Bend
Cincinnati
Straitsville Personal and Social Notes
Miss Sue Strain visits grandparents in Lancaster while 4 H Club meets at Mrs. Ethel Osborne’s home with 16 members and a visitor. Plans for a mother-daughter meeting, next at Margy De Laney’s on Clark St. Various locals ill or visiting family, including Charles Hunter and Mrs. Fred Blankenship. Mae Walters dies after long illness. sisters Mary Redman and Daisy Walters mentioned. Alice and Jane Callahan visiting in Zanesville.
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New Straitsville
Sue Strain
Fred Blankenship
Lancaster
Ethel Osborne
Margy DeLaney
Clark St
Herb Evans
Charles Hunter
Columbus
Jack Hunter
Lanecaster
Hazel White
East Fultenham
Dan Phipps
Main Street
Woodbine Rebeckah Lodge
K. of P. Hall
Flossie Lillico
James Lines
Alice Webb
Bess Callahan
Eva Eberts
Mae Walters
Old Straitsville
Mary B. Redman
Daisy Walters
Alice
Jane Callahan
Zanesville
New Pittsburg Stitch-in-Time Club Hosts Varied Guests
New Pittsburg Stitch-in-Time Club met at Community Hall Wednesday. Guests included Chesley Weaks and family from Cincinnati, Blanchie Lanning from New Pittsburgh, Rolland Lanning from Willoughby, and many relatives visiting from The Plains, Murray City, and other towns. Notes mention travel to Dayton and Buckeye Lake, births announced, and a tip on washing eggs removing protective coating.
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New Pittsburg
Community Hall
Jack Lanning
Chesley Weaks
Cincinnati
Blanchie Lanning
New Pittsburgh
Elda Mae and
Rolland
Zanesville
Casper Wash
Barberton
Mona Spencer
Coalgate
Velma King
Willoughby
Mollie Lanning
Mentor
Ralph Lanning
Forest Jean
Myrna Lou Rolland
Lucille Lanning
Virginia Lee
Millfield
William Lanning
Murray City
Nalda Slater
the Plains
Betty O’rouke
Esther Lanning
Carolyn Sue
Shirley Lanning
Florence Cook
Ruth Warner
Lancaster
Junior Lanning
Walter Sanborn
Columbus
John T. Lanning
Delbert Lanning
Dayton
Jack Hicks
Clifford Brooker
Buckeye Lake
Marion Edgell
Newark
Herb Edgell
Amos Withem
Emma Martin
Mildred Lanning
Crooksvile
Lester Donaldson
Gusta Dicken
Church Youth Headed to Lancaster Institute Meeting
Members of the Meth o dist Youth Fellowship depart Sunday for Lancaster to attend the Methodist Youth Fellowship Institute of the Chillicothe and Portsmouth districts at the Lancaster Camp Grounds. The group includes Helen Haas Virginia Butterfield Ruth Hansley and others with chaperons Mrs Joe Case Mrs Walter Haas Mrs Thomas Bender and Mrs John Lee.
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Logan
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Lancaster
Methodist Youth Fellowship Institute
Chillicothe
Portsmouth
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Helen Haas
Virginia Butterfield
Ruth Hansley
Mary Jane Lanning
Sue Case
Pauline Heinlein
Miriam Mack
Allen Adams
Harold Haas
Harold Heinlein
Donald Lanning
Mary Louise Skinner
Joan Adcock
Arlene Carr
Ella Louise Hammon
Audrey Young
Irene Struble
Martha Ann Lee
Joe Case
Walter Haas
Thomas Bender
John Lee
Pheasants to be Released in Hocking County
Game Protector Ed Eberst announced a release of about 450 ringneck pheasant chicks in Hocking County over the next two weeks. Birds will come from the New York state hatchery, be banded, and released on cooperative farms across the county.
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Logan
Ed Eberst
Ringneck
Hocking County
Eberst
New York
Hospital Court Ruling In Cherrington Case
A judgment of 421.82 was rendered for the plaintiff Cherrington Hospital against Charles Summer after a Saturday hearing before Judge Phil A. Henderson in the Court of Common Pleas. Jury trial was waived and the money action was submitted to the court's arbitration.
Mud from landslip cleared on U S Route 33 near Enterprise
Mud from a landslip caused by torrential rains was cleared from U S Route 33 near Enterprise north of Logan by highway workers. A coating several inches thick formed on the road but traffic was not halted during the day.
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Logan
Enterprise
License to wed issued to Darby and Mitchell couple
A marriage license was issued Saturday by Probate Court officials to Donald Warren Darby 18 of Nelsonville machinist son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Darby and Betty Michell 17 of Murray City at home daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Mitchell.
State Nutritionist Concludes County Meetings
Dr. Martha Koehne Ohio Department of Health state nutritionist ended a series of nutrition meetings in the county with a lecture and demonstration at the Red Cross home. She focused both talks on meal planning for low income families. A large group of women attended both sessions.
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Logan
Martha Koehne
Ohio Department of Health
Red Cross
Koehne
Sand Run Social Notes Busy Fourth of July Visits
Local society notes list numerous visits and relatives in Barberton Akron Logan and Carbon Hill. Names include Miss Riley, Charles Mays, George Beal, Fannie Shankwiler and many extended families sharing Fourth of July gatherings and home visits. Asa Spencer hospital update noted as improving.
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Riley
Charles Mays
Barberton
Clifford Beal
George
George Spang
Evelyn Beal
Eddie
Logan
Fannie Shankwiler
Betty
Charity Watters
Columbus
Belle Devol
Carbon Hill
Don Blake
Harold Blake
Mattie Christian
Elbert Hannah
Akron
Chester Bartoe
Lester Bartoe
Clara North
Joe
John O’brien
Austin Riffe
Nelsonville
Floyd Beal
Helen
George Beal
Shirley Clary
Detroit
Henry Bruce
Buchtel
Ken Snyder
Arthur Poulk
Fred Hemrick, Jr
Greendale
Fred Hemrick
Asa Spencer
Spencer
Edna Beal
Fannie Shunkwiler
George Canter
Murray City
Margaret
Marjorie Eesterling
John Devenport
Ervin Dawley
Ralph Beal
George Shultz
Proofs of Primary Ballots Approved by Hocking Board
Hocking County Elections Board approved proofs of ballots for the coming primary election at a Friday night meeting in the Court House. Absentee ballot applications for soldiers and others were made available, with instructions for soldiers to have forms filled and mailed back. Disabled voters’ ballots arrived, but cannot be cast until 15 days before the primary.
Logan Elks Aid U S Soldiers with Waste Material Drive
Logan Elks will collect old rugs carpets draperies clothing and similar items to be used in making bedroom slippers for soldiers in army hospitals. The drive starts Tuesday with Boy Scouts assisting and Lew Riggs leading the collection committee.
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Logan
Logan Elks
Roger Friend
Boy Scouts
Lew Riggs
Lodge
Library Board Sets Special Meeting at City Hall
Logan Public Library Board schedules a late Monday session in City Hall to discuss the 1942-43 budget and conduct other business.
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Logan
Logan Public Library Board
City Hall
Logan-Willard Craig Improves After Auto Crash
Willard Craig of Gloucester shows improvement at Cherrington Hospital where he has been treated for injuries from an auto accident last week. The update follows initial hospitalization and ongoing care as doctors monitor his recovery.
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Logan
Willard Craig
Glouster
Cherrington Hospital
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