Dissolution Of Merger Considered By County Education Boards
Logan Hocking County boards and the Starr Washington and Laurelville Perry groups held a two hour session in the common pleas court room to decide on dissolving the merger. Petitioners urged keeping Ilesboro High School but officials warned a small unchartered high school is costly and unsupported by the state. The Starr Washington board suggested refund of a $5,000 debt tied to the merger, while opposition feared loss of the elementary school and high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan — Hocking County
Washington Township
Carlos Brashares
Ilesboro
Harry Primmer
Nelson Hankison
Homer Redick
James L. Foraker
Joe Davis
Matheny
Roche
State Department
Starr-Washington Board
Earl Loomis
Starr-Washington
Washington
S. H. Dillon
Miss Florence Shuttleworth Hosts Wiener Roast at Ball Park
Straitsville social notes report a wiener roast at the ball park with attendees including Martha Ross Dotty Devol Georgia Fletcher and several Shuttleworths. Other items note church and community events plus funeral services for Porter Saltzer and family moves in the area.
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New Straitsville
Florence Shuttleworth
Ball Park
Martha and
Billy Jean Ross
Dotty Devol
Georgia Fletcher
Zita Connor
Doris Dishon
Lillian Shuttleworth
Anna Mae Miller
Paul Jones
Don Nixon
Jack Proctor
Gallia County Merger Debate and Mail Delay Noted
The Gallia News Letter fails to arrive in Athens due to mail mishap. Correspondent Harry R. Hurn notes the eight grade school proposal, objections to pupil reassignment, and a local board solution if merger dissolves. The county board meets in special session but takes no action.
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Gallia
Gallia County
Harry R. Hurn
Athens
Logan couple united in marriage at St Johns Church
Miss Mary McGonagle daughter of Mr and Mrs John S McGonagle and Carl L Burhard of Columbus were married Tuesday at St Johns Catholic Church Rev Fr J T Nevin presided Music was by St Johns Choir with organist Mrs Sumner Martin Ave Marie sung by George McGonagle and memorials placed at the Blessed Virgin Altar The couple will live in Columbus where he is employed followed by a breakfast for close family and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McGonagle
John S. McGonagle
Carl L. Burchard
Columbus
St. Johns Catholic Church
J. T. Nevin
St. Johns
Sumner Martin
George McGonagle
Gene McGonagle
New Lexington
John Schorr
Kathleen McGonagle
Elizabeth McGonagle
Hocking Court Case Totals For County Year
A year end report from Don Feather lists 64 divorce actions filed in Hocking County Common Pleas Court with 80 total cases for the year, 57 disposed and 23 pending. Civil judgments amounted to 14 790 59 dollars across 56 cases. Violent deaths included one homicide one suicide one accidental death and three undetermined.
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LOGAN
Hocking County Common Pleas Court
Don Feather
Byrd Divorce Sues for Custody and Alimony
Lucille Byrd brings divorce suit against Lawrence Byrd alleging neglect and cruelty. They married October 9 1937 and have one child. Custody of the child and alimony sought by plaintiff.
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Logan
Lucille Byrd
Lawrence Byrd
Bobby Lee Floyd Tonsillectomy Reported Tuesday
Bobby Lee Floyd nephew of Mr and Mrs Mounts and Barbara Sue Robinson daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Robinson underwent tonsil removal operations Tuesday.
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Logan
Bobby Lee Floyd
G. E. Mounts
Barbara Sue
Eugene Robinson
Vacationer enjoys fishing on Mt Pleasant lake
Logan James Miller writes from Mt Pleasant Michigan that he is having a fine vacation and enjoying fishing in a 300 acre lake belonging to his son in law Noah Andrews, formerly of the city.
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Logan
James Miller
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Noah Andrews
Mrs Miller takes two week vacation to Marietta
Miss Lucille Miller leaves the city for a two week vacation in Marietta. Mrs Edward Miller of South Logan visits Cleveland from Friday to Sunday and returns home with Mr and Mrs Fred Block, her relatives she had been visiting.
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Omer Devol
Paul Hansel and Son
Oberlin
C. A. Gaffin
Vv. W. Martin
G. M. Hedrick
Martin
Monticello
Lucille Miller
Marietta
Edward Miller
South Logan
Cleveland
Fred Block
Mrs Faith Ross Dismissed From Cher rington Hospital
Mrs Faith Ross of this city was discharged from Cher rington Hospital Tuesday after a two week stay.
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Logan
Faith Ross
Cherrington Hospital
Probation system shows low reoffending rate in England and Wales
Each year 25,000 offenders are placed on probation in England and Wales. The proportion who lapse back into crime is very small, highlighting effective supervision and rehabilitation efforts by probation services.
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England
Wales
Donates Goldfish for Kachelmacher Pool
D Y Milne donated a dozen large goldfish for the 1400 gallon Kachelmacher Park pool. He brought them from Sandusky after visiting his ill father George Milne Sr. Finishing touches and landscaping progress by Tommy Klein Schmidt include ivy walls and a northern rock garden.
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Logan
Kachelmacher Park
D. Y
Milne
Sandusky
George Milne
Tommy Kleinschmidt
Signs Conform With New Traffic Law In Logan
Stop signs on Warner Avenue were blotted out and new stop signs were painted on Church Third and Mound Streets to conform with a traffic ordinance making Warner Avenue a through thoroughfare. City officials recommended the change because it was difficult for vehicles to stop on the Warner Avenue incline.
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Logan
Warner Ave
Church
Third
Mound Sts
Mrs. W. E. Brehm Appears on Home Missionary Program
Mrs. W. E. Brehm of this city attended the Lancaster Camp Grounds on Tuesday for the Home Missionary program. Mrs. Ross Alexander led the session with Mrs. Brehm giving a reading.
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Logan
W. E. Brehm
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Home Missionary
Ross Alexander
Seek Debt Adjustment for Oroville Rural School District
Logan hosts C. E. Collett from the state industrial commission to discuss debt relief for Oroville Rural School District. Acting Superintendent Samuel H. Dillon and district representatives will review bonds issued for a new school building once funded by oil and gas revenue. As oil income declined, the duplicate fell and the district could not meet obligations. A conference aims to produce a compromise to retire the debt.
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Logan
Oroville
C. E. Collett
State Industrial Commission
Samuel H. Dillon
Paxton Arrested on Intoxication Charge in Logan
Logan police report Carl Paxton was jailed Monday night by Sheriff Joe Farbearn. He was fined ten dollars and costs after arraignment before Magistrate S B Whitehart on an intoxication charge.
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Logan
Carl Paxton
Joe Farbearn
S. B. Whitehart
Local Church to Hold First Annual Camp Meeting
Logan area United Brethren Church members plan the first annual camp meeting at Stoutsville from July 25 to August 6. Organizers invite attendance and participation from area congregations.
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Logan
United Brethren Church
Stoutsville
Crow bounty tally: 2046 heads in Hocking County
In the first half of the year crow hunters reduced pests in Hocking County. A county auditor check shows 2046 crow heads were submitted for bounty costing 511.50 dollars and exhausting the current appropriation. No further funds are planned for this year.
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Logan
Crow _ hunters
Hocking County
Kiwanians Hear Todd on European Changes
Logan Kiwanians welcomed Ed ward Todd from Columbus secretary of that city’s Rotary Club as he shared technicolor photos from a recent European trip. Todd, who was in Europe during World War I, explained changes since then. J. W. Woodard arranged the visit with James R. Horwell and John Blasius set to lead next week’s program.
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Logan
Logan Kiwanians
Edward Todd
Columbus
Rotary Club
Todd
J. W. Woodard
James R. Horwell
John Blasius
Logan Practice Game Rained Out Ahead of District Contest
The practice game scheduled for Tuesday evening was washed out by rain. It will be rescheduled for 6 o clock this evening if weather permits, serving as the final practice before the district contest set for Thursday afternoon in Jackson.
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Logan
Jackson
Former Resident John P. Irwin Dies in Texas
In a letter to Mrs. Lawrence Adcock Mrs Ione Lane Ft Worth Texas states her father John P Irwin died there on April 8 He was a longtime Hocking County resident from 1914 to 1921 and worked in the oil industry during the area’s peak development He left Hocking County for Texas where all six of his children now live
Thief Apprehended Returns to Logan Boys School
Industrial School officials brought William Bailey back to Logan Monday after his capture for stealing a pocketbook from Elwood Stimson of Laurel Township. The youth, previously at the state institution, faced an appendicitis operation on return.
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Logan
Boys Industrial School
William Bailey
Elwood Stimson
Laurel Township
Logan-A Fractured Digit From Coal Cribbing Incident
Joshua Clark of Starr Township sustained a crushed right little finger while cribbing coal in a basement. A large lump caught his hand during the incident in the latter part of the week.
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Logan
Joshua Clark
Starr Township
Mowery Case Dismissed By Judge Henderson
Logan court dismisses Alta Mowery versus Gould Mowery Monday without record on plaintiff counsel's motion. Judge Phil Henderson presided.
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Logan
Alta
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Straitsville Social Notes
C. M. Osborne
Mansfield
Galion
Carl Whissen
Newark
Rita Council
Prophetess
Gertrude Backus
Pocahontas
Anne Eckhart
Wenonah
Ruth Campbell
Powhatan
Lillian Lanning
Mary Little
Creta Stubbs
Mary Purgeon
Daniel Phipps
C. W. Gill
Betty Gill
George Lanning
Raymond Turner
Jay Shumaker
Paul Moser
Peal Cheethan
Henry Lemon
Levi Palmer
Fred Blankenship
Emma Lemon
James Bond
Findlay
William Brown
Marion Livingston
David Price
William Devol
Zaleski Park
Virginia Osborne
Bowling Green
Hattie Savage
Margaret Edwards
Main St
Don Young
Gladwin
Porter Saltzer
Ethel
Genavine Hartman
Lucille Hartman
Canton
Rosella Cotterman
Poland
Forest Nutter
Bremen
Jane Erwin
Old Straitsville
Frank
Shawnee
Lemuel
Alva
Jane Lanning
Lancaster
James
Samuel
Pearl
Dlerste i
Jim Josten
Fred C. Sanders
D. O. Davis
Union Furnace
Slesboro
Hocking
N. Court ST
Kachelmacher Pool
Seven Seas
Sohio
Standard Oil
Premi S
JM Motor
Sohio Supreme
Sohio Ethyl
Pany
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