Death by Own Action Reported in Laurelville Area
Orland Strawser a 62 year old farmer shot himself at his California Hollow home three miles south of Laurelville at 3 10 p m A nephew and a neighbor found the body about 75 feet from the house with a 12 gauge shotgun beside it Coroner Vance Brian and Sheriff Joe Farbearn ruled death by own action notes found indicate melancholy Strawser had told relatives he saw movement in the weeds before firing Three signed numbered notes were found addressed to no one in particular The family says several brothers and sisters survive
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Strawser
Logan County June Vital Stats Report
June births total two in Logan city and 18 in rural areas. There were five Logan deaths, with nine rural deaths. City births include a son to Charles L Thompson and a daughter to Merritt W Wonn. Rural births include nine boys and several listed couples. girls named include Mihlbauer Swackhammer Weaver Leffler Tucker Ogg Beougher Kinnison Bone. Camels can outrun horses above three miles.
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Logan
Faith Wright
Charles Ll. Thompson
Merritt W. Wonn
Irvin E. Waddell
Bernard FE. Schm
Logan Socials Highlight Teas and Bridge Evenings
Logan reports a Miss Dorothea Marks hosted the Happy Hostess Club at sister Mrs. Lawrence VanCuren’s home honoring Mrs. John Bond whose marriage was recently announced. Awards went to Miss Leota Byers Miss Elizabeth McGonagle and Miss Frances Smith. A salad course was served to multiple guests.
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McGonagle
Phyllis Nixon
Evelyn Ellinger
Racine Rochester
Anna Marie ‘Achorr
Martha Magle
Frances Smith
Leota Byers
Roberta Westbrooke
VanCuren
Motive for Shooting Is Discovered
Logan officers identified the motive behind the shooting of 29 year old Lenore Brown by cousin Darrel Mace in Lancaster. Mace admitted a year long relationship and had followed Brown to her sister’s Haydenville home. Brown said she ended the relationship Tuesday morning, leading Mace to confront her with a shotgun. she shielded herself as shots struck a rubber mat in her baby’s crib. Brown’s condition improved slightly after hospital evaluation.
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Mace
Brown
Confections Galore For 4 H Tourists
Logan 4 H Club tourists arriving at Meaco Park Chillicothe were served a large list of sweets and drinks. James R Smoot reported 60 dozen ice cream bars 32 dozen drumsticks 8 dozen ice cream cups 39 cases of soft drinks 240 candy bars and 12 boxes of cracker jack.
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Logan
4-H Club
Meaco Park
Chillicothe
James R. Smoot
Board of Education Proposes Three Mill Levy
Logan Laurelville Perry Board of Education files a resolution with the county election board seeking a three mill levy for school purposes to be presented to voters on November 5. Falls District considers a special levy vote though the resolution is not yet prepared. Fresh water springs are found in various parts of the ocean.
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Logan
Laurelville - Perry
Local Union Elects New Officers for UMWA Local 270
Logan reports Local Union 270 United Mine Workers of America elected John B. Harkless as president. Other officers named include John Giffin as vice president, Jean H. Dicken as secretary, D. E. McAfee as treasurer, with multiple members listed on committees for burial safety relief and audits.
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John Six
George Arnold
Jack Armstrong
George McAfee
Denver Edgar
Delmar Weed
Reverend Clendenen Preaches Mrs Woodruff Funeral
Rev C B Clendenen, attending a Nazarene camp meeting in Columbus, returned home Wednesday to deliver the funeral sermon for Mrs Caroline Stewart Woodruff. Services were at the Church of the Nazarene with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Logan
C. B. Clendenen
Church of the Nazarene
Columbus
Caroline Stewart Woodruff
Oak Grove
Jaycees Hold Country Club Party After Shelter House Dedication
After a Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting, 22 members attended a party hosted by Mrs. Charles Murphy at Hocking Hills Country Club. Bridge games and refreshments followed a shelter house dedication on July 4, with $152.76 from concessions and $8.56 remaining. Next Jaycees meeting is August 13 as summer schedule calls for one monthly session.
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the Jaycees
Logan Judge Issues Marriage Licenses
Judge E L Ewing issued three marriage licenses on Tuesday and Wednesday. Recipients were Leonard C Ball 21 and Alice A Patton 18 of Murray City. Martin T Lehman 33 and Margie Smith 22 of Haydenville. James L Evans 20 and Mary Jeanne Boyd 18 of Logan.
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James Lester Evans
Columbus
Charles A. Evans
Mary Jeanne Boyd
Logan
James W. Boyd
Enrollment figures for Hocking 4-H clubs announced
Logan Hocking County reports 771 youths in 4-H this summer, spread across 58 clubs countywide. The breakdown shows 34 girls clubs with 484 members and 24 boys clubs with 287 members.
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Logan—Hocking County
Logan Groups Increase War Relief Fund
Logan churches and organizations join the Red Cross drive with quotas. Zion United Brethren Church of Scotts Creek reports 8 dollars, while St Matthew Lutheran adds 10 to a prior 20. Private gifts from Mary Rannels lift total to 423.80. Haydenville plans 75 to 80 by July 25 and more groups expect to raise their quotas as the drive accelerates.
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Logan
Red Cross War Relief Fund
Zion United Brethren Church
Scotts Creek
St. Matthew Lutheran Sunday School
Mary Rannels
Clarence Matheny
Haydenville
Plan Egg Auction in Pomeroy for Southeastern Ohio
Logan Hocking County plans a poultry meet in Pomeroy on July 24 to discuss an egg auction for Southeastern Ohio. Poultry remains a major income source for Hocking County's farms.
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Logan
Hocking County
Pomeroy
Ohio
Skull Brought to Logan for X Ray Examination
The skull of Conrad H Reichley was brought to Logan for X ray after burial at Fairview Cemetery. The X ray showed a circular fracture at the rear right side over a triangular fracture and no other bones were fractured, though one hand was missing.
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Skull
Logan
Conrad H. Reichley
Fairview Cemetery
Three Judge Court Hears Athens County Industrial Case
A Logan three judge panel convened Wednesday to hear an industrial case from Athens County. Judge Phil Henderson of Athens County joined Judge Carl M. Riecker of Morgan County and Judge Phil A. Everett of Jackson County on the panel.
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LOGAN
Athens County
Phil Henderson
Carl M. Riecker
Morgan County
Phil A. Everett
Jackson County
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