Logan Council Tables Water Metering and Bond Proposals
Logan council postponed metering 1550 meters and a $15,000 appropriation to fund purchases awaiting operation of the new water well and its electric system. They authorized pipeline items to connect the well to cisterns and discussed future operating costs. The meeting also notes cemetery wall repairs, a Keller estate trust fund, salary increases for city staff, a comparison of similar costs in other towns, and sewer plan approvals plus a required chlorination system for the new well.
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Logan
Logan Company F Wins First at CMTC Fort Harrison Review
First Place Logan County Company F of the CMTC at Ft. Benjamin Harrison won the blue ribbon in the recent review. Captain Fred H. Rochester, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rochester of N. Market Street, commanded the company. Rochester, completing his final year in camp, will be there four weeks. Local Logan boys Burgess Pateen Joe Karshner and Jimmy Richardson also attended the camp.
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LOGAN
Co. F
CMTC
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Fred H. Rochester
Walter Rochester
N. Market St
Rochester
Burgess Pateen
Joe Karshner
Jimmy Richardson
City reports show June collections and street blockage inquiry
Letters signed by F. H. Waring mention a new well becoming operational. A complaint about blocking N. Culver St. was referred to the Street Committee for investigation and report. City officers' reports were read, including Mayor Fitzgerald’s note that $227 was collected in June.
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F. H. Waring
N. Culver St
Street Committee
Fitzgerald
Power Line Construction Begins by Ohio Power Co
Logan reports Ohio Power Co started work Tuesday to install a power line from 8 Mulberry Street to the new water well near the water works plant. Six poles are to be plated, transformers will be added this week, and the system will power the pump once installed. Drillers completed the well and screens Monday. pump arrival may cause delay. The swinging bridge over the Hocking River remains in service and the water line is laid across it.
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Logan
Ohio Power Co
Mulberry St
Hocking River
Plan Home-Coming At Gibisonville July 19
Gibisonville U B Church holds its fourteenth annual home coming and anniversary on Sunday July 19 with Professor J S Engle Otterbein College speaking at morning and evening services and Rev Spurgeon Metbler of the Peltaway Circuit at noon. Tyler Memorial Jug Band and other music planned no debt offering expected. Logan yard master Samuel Mundy off duty ill replaced by Frank Courter.
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Gibisonville
Gibisonville U. B
J. S. Engle
Otterbein College
Spurgeon Metbler
Peltaway
Tyler Memorial Jug Band
Glouster Kiwanis Hear Inspiring Talk on Community Duty
Rev. S. S. Lappin of the Central Church of Christ Pittsburgh told Glouster Kiwanis Tuesday evening at the Hotel Gordon that now is the time for action to lift the low mood. He praised civic spirit and urged men to lead by example to bring prosperity. A district governor’s letter applauding the club’s membership drive was read, and B. R. Angie won the attendance prize. Next Tuesday’s noonday meeting is at Hotel Gordon.
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Glouster
S. S. Lappin
Central Church of Christ
Pittsburgh
Glouster Kiwanis Club
Gordon
Lappin
Kiwanis Club
al Cox
Kiwanis International
L. E. Richardson
M. M. Murphy
B. R. Angie
Hotel
Trimble School staff retained. janitor hired in joint meeting
The Jacksonville Trimble joint high school committee met in Trimble Monday night and retained the same faculty: Helen Crawford, Sara Willis, Hazel Pride, F. M. Guthrie, W. M. Anderson, and Dorothy Cosgrove. M. M. Bryson was reappointed for a three year term as superintendent, Ira Conway of Jacksonville was hired as janitor, and the orchestra instructor post remains vacant until a county office decision is announced. Mussel shells of the Mississippi yield pearls.
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Glouster
Jacksonville-Trimble
Trimble
Helen Crawford
Sara Willis
Hazel Pride
F. M. Guthrie
W. M. Anderson
Dorothy Cosgrove
M. M. Bryson
Ira Conway
Jacksonville
J. R. Cheney Dies Suddenly at 69 in Glouster
J R Cheney 69 died suddenly at home on Braun Street after midnight. He was a WPA labor foreman and had led road work crews between Ohio Mine 1 and Millfield. Survived by wife and five daughters in Lancaster Cadiz Garnersville Long Island. Funeral set Saturday at 2 in Church of Christ with Rev. Morris. burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
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Glouster
J. R. Cheney
Braun St
Cheney
Ohio Mine 1
Millfield
Harry
William Chambers
James Losey
Lancaster
John Jewett
Cadiz
Chester Gibbs
Garnersville
N. Y
John Popely
Long Island
Bishopville
Glouster Lodge
K. of P
Order of Eagles
Loyal Order of Moose
Church of Christ
David P. Morris
Maplewood
Townsend Club Shifts Meeting to Thursday Evening
The Townsend Club changes its meeting from Friday to Thursday night at Glouster High School at 7 30. Mayor C F Wallace becomes president with 8 B Slick as vice president Thomas Hemsley secretary and Stacy Sayers treasurer.
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Glouster
Townsend Club
Glouster High School
C. F. Wallace
B. Slick
Thomas Hemsley
Stacy Sayers
Jones To Head County School
Clyde Jones of New Straitsville was named principal of Rockbridge High School for the coming year by the Good Hope Board of Education. Delphine Eichel was tendered a contract to join the faculty. Jones succeeds S. H. Dillon, now head of Carbon Hill High School, filling all rural high school principalships in Hocking County. L. P. Mooney, Republican candidate, met Fairfield County leaders in Lancaster to discuss his campaign following a Sand Run schoolmates reunion.
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Logan
Clyde Jones
New Straitsville
Rockbridge High School
Good Hope
L. P. Mooney
Lancaster
Fairfield County
Sand Run
Logan Brief Social Notes
Mrs Ruth Watson and daughter Dorothy return from a east trip visiting Buffalo Newcastle and Erie and plan to stop with friends in Youngstown on the return. Mrs W B Lacock and children depart for a two week East vacation joining Dr Lacock after a business trip. Four Square Sunday School Class picnic at Rachelmacher Park with a basket supper. Mrs Allen Adams of this city and Mrs Leon Ray of Eugene Oregon arrange a reunion with Mrs Ray and families. Coonville 4 H Club meets with play parts announced and holds practice tonight.
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Ruth Watson
Dorothy
Buffalo
N. Y
Newcastle
Erie
Youngstown
W. B. Lacock
Mary Neville
Billy
Dr. Lacock
Four Square
M. E. Church
Rachelmacher Park
Western College
Allen Adams
City
Leon Ray
Eugene
Oregon
Oxford
Coonville
Lancaster Motorist Is Fined by Justice
Logan Reckless driving charged against W. B. Keeley of Lancaster arraigned in Mag istrate 8. B. Whitehart court after Route 75 accident near the old fairgrounds. Keeley collided with Melvin Conkle's car. no injuries but damage occurred. He pleaded guilty and was fined 50 dollars plus costs.
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Logan
W. B. Keeley
Lancaster
B. Whitehart
Old Fargrounds
Keeley
Melvin Conkle
Conkle
Judge orders jury list for Logan wheel
Judge Harley M. Whit signed Tuesday an order for the jury commission to prepare a list of 200 names for the jury wheel. The selections will be by Nelson Delong of Laurelville and E. M. Turner of Logan. This acts marks his first official act since a ten day illness, with reports of some improvement. CHARGES WILFUL ABSENCE LUCAS v Lucas alleges wilful absence for over three years in a divorce petition filed by Alma M. Lucas against George W. Lucas, married since December 30 1909 and parents of six, seeking custody of three minor children.
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Logan
Harley M. Whitcraft
Jury Commission
Nelson Delong
Laurelville
E. M. Turner
Alma M. Lucas
George W. Lucas
Athletic Field Work Progress and Legion Auxiliary Meeting
WPA workers at Chieftain Field will remove LOGAN forms from the concrete stand after next Sunday with no set start date for the next section. North St improvement crews began removing south curbing Tuesday to widen the street by two feet. north curb from Market to Spring St is finished. GLOUSTER American Legion Auxiliary meets at the Legion Hall Thursday at 7:30 PM with refreshments and a social hour.
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Glouster
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Hall
Plan for annual camp at Dyers Bay Canada
Preparations finished for a two week camping trip starting Thursday by John A Wellman George Stallsmith John Michel J M Mel drim and Charles Heine. The group owns a cottage at Dyers Bay Canada. This marks the twenty eighth summer they have camped together with Mr Wellman and Mr Stallsmith among the constants.
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Logan
John A. Wellman
George Stallsmith
John Michel
J. M. Meldrim
Charles Heine
Dyers Bay
Canada
Mr. Wellman
Mr. Stallsmith
Plans for Logan Municipal Pool Drawn by County Engineer
Plans prepared by Ross Wagstaff assistant county engineer outline a concrete municipal pool 150 feet long 60 feet wide with brick 40 foot locker, and depth from 3 to 10.5 feet. A home-coming and basket dinner at Center Chapel M E Church is set for Sunday August 2 with Rev. John Sudiow and Rev. H. H. Lafferty expected.
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Logan
Ross Wagstaff
Logan—Center Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church
John Sudiow
H. H. Lafferty
Jail keeps 540 pound pig after truck topple
Steubenville police use jail cell to house a 540 pound pig that toppled from a live stock truck awaiting claimants. Sergeant Mat Phillips, keeper of the jail, handled the unusual confinement until the animal’s owner appeared.
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Steubenville
U.P
Mat Phillips
School Redistricting Plan Postponed in Hocking County
The state department of education rejected plans for redistricting Hocking County rural schools. Superintendent J W Coleman announced the entire program is postponed indefinitely. The Aug 7 hearing is cancelled and notices withdrawn. W F Smith, sanitary engineer, travels to Magnetic Springs for a Central Ohio health officials meeting.
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Logan
State Department of Education
Hocking County
Supt
J. W. Coleman
W. F. Smith
Magnetic Springs
Health Department
Ohio
Transfer Two Roads To State Road System
LOGAN Gibsonsonville and Geneva roads are ready for certification by the county commissioners for transfer to the state highway system under a program to transfer about 60 miles of county roads. Efforts are being made to obtain right of way easements so other county roads may be shifted to the state department.
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Logan
Gibisonville
Geneva
State Department
Salem College president's house restored to colonial style
The 125-year-old building that has housed Salem College presidents since founding undergoes restoration to its traditional colonial architecture preserving institutional heritage.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
U.R
Salem College
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