Traffic Resumes Over Six Storm-Wrecked Hocking Bridges
Logan reports six bridges on Salt Creek and Perry township roads were repaired after storm damage. Traffic has resumed on five of six with one span on Buffalo Road awaiting water recession. County Surveyor Orla Wolfe estimates total damage at about 5500, with 1500 earmarked for temporary repairs and the rest for permanent fixes with cement abutments.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Hocking County
Logan
Orla Wolfe
Salt Creek
Perry
Buffalo
Wolfe
Banquet for Civilian Defense Auxiliary Policemen
Logan officials announce a banquet for the Civilian Defense Auxiliary policemen to honor faithful duty. The event occurs Monday night at the former American Legion headquarters in the Hansel Building East Main Street, with over 40 members invited and a brief program planned, led by Nellis Smith and Harry Standeiford.
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Logan
Civilian Defense Auxiliary
The
American Legion Post
Hansel Building
East Main Street
Lew Reynolds
Reynolds
Nellis Smith
Hocking County
Harry Standeiford
Score Cards Ready In Garden Contest
Logan Clay Products National Fireproofing Company Hocking Valley Brick Company and Sun Glow Industries Inc enter the Industrial Garden Contest. Entrants may secure entry score sheets from plant committees. James R Smoot Extension Agent says details are on the sheets. Cash prizes ranging from 25 dollars are offered to winners.
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LOGAN
Logan Clay Products Company
National Fireproofing Company
Hocking Valley Brick Company
Sun Glow Industries, Inc
James R. Smoot
Smoot
Hospital releases for several patients at Cherrington
Logan Willard Craig of Gloucester was discharged after two weeks of treatment for injuries from an automobile accident. William Matheny of Buchtel left Cherrington Hospital two weeks after major surgery. Mrs Helen Rider and her infant daughter of New Plymouth were released. Leona Wells of Nelsonville was discharged after five weeks of confinement for treatment and observation. Walter Ewing, who had major surgery at Cherrington three weeks ago, was dismissed.
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Logan
Willard Craig
Glouster
Cherrington Hospital
William Matheny
Buchtel
Helen Rider
New Plymouth
Leona Wells
Nelsonville
Monay
Walter Ewing
Hocking County Board of Visitors to Elect Officers
The board will elect officers and reorganize at a special session in the Probate Court at 3 p.m. Wednesday said by Judge EF L. Ewing.
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LOGAN
Hocking County Board of Visitors
EF. L. Ewing
Bill Gordon Expects Record Bean Crop
Bill Gordon of Rush Creek likely to have the county’s largest soy bean harvest this year, per James R. Smoot county extension agent. Gordon cultivates over 52 acres for seed, and Smoot notes many other county farmers plant substantial soy bean acreage.
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Bill Gordon
Rush Creek
James R. Smoot
Gordon
Smoot
Logan Meets Hillsboro in Semi-Professional Tourney Opener
Logan Mingos face Hillsboro at Miller Park Lancaster in the Ohio State Semi-Professional Baseball Tournament opener. Albert Leonard will pitch for Logan after a 2-1 loss to Brooks Shoes. Hick Spence and Mark Wylie also listed on the Logan staff.
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Logan
Nelsonville
Logan Mingos
Hillsboro
Ohio State
Miller Park
Lancaster
Albert Leonard
Ohio Wesleyan
Brooks Shoes
Hick Spence
Mark Wylie
Brooks Shoes Nine
4-H Inspection Set for Hocking County Projects
Ruth Bennington announces 4-H summer project judging will run from August 4 to August 14. About 40 girls clubs with nearly 500 members will have their projects judged and graded, with certificates awarded at the winter county achievement meeting.
Hocking Man Has Fine Winter Barley Crop
Logan report shows William Loomis near Logan yielding over 35 bushels per acre in winter barley as a bright spot in a gloomy harvest. James R. Smoot, county extension agent, notes statewide poor harvest with few areas reaching normal yields. Fred Graham reports 45 bushels per acre for oats from his farm.
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Logan
James R. Smoot
William Loomis
Smoot
Fred Graham
Hocking County
Driver Fined for Reckless Driving on Route 33
Logan Lawrence R. Bond of Nelsonville was fined ten dollars and costs after pleading guilty to reckless driving. He was arraigned Sunday before Mayor Denzil Weltner following arrest by state highway patrol on U S Route 33 south of Logan.
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Logan
Lawrence R. Bond
Nelsonville
Denzil Weltner
Bond
Former Union Furnace star enlists in Air Corps
Willard Webster Wells, former Union Furnace basketball star, has enlisted in the U S Army Air Corps at Patterson Field Dayton as a private unassigned. He will seek cadet training in the future.
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Logan—Willard Webster Wells
Union Furnace
U. S. Army Air Corps
Patterson Field
Dayton
Birthday Party for Larry Kitchen in Logan
Mrs. Howard Kitchen hosted a Saturday birthday party for eight year old Larry Kitchen at Front Street home. Numerous children attended including Jerry Shaw Jackie Cummins and Joe McQuade with prizes won by Chubby Watson Joe McQuade and Keith Kitchen. Other visitors from Junction City Foster Field Buckeye Lake and Marietta areas joined family and friends.
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Bell Shaw
Daisy Kitchen
Gayle Hill
Larry
Chubby Watson
Joe McQuade
Keith Kitchen
George Lanier
Junction City
Orland
Pete) Summel
Earl Shaw
Robert Thompson
Foster Field
Texas
U.S. Air Corps
Orland Summer
Peter Summer
Maxville
Lucille Miller
Cherrington Hospital
Gladys Seebers
Marietta
Buckeye Lake
Walter Potts
Dayton
Charles Potts
Marjorie Brandt
Columbus
Rudolph Brandt
Hocking Beekeepers Plan Annual Picnic
Logan county beekeepers announce a Sunday picnic at Rachelmacher Park for members and families. James R. Smoot, county extension agent, says the event will feature games and contests as the traditional speaker could not be secured. Committee members include Carl Beery and Fred Hugh.
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Logan
Hocking County
County Treasurer To Collect Rural Taxes
County Treasurer Robert N. White will collect rural district taxes July 28 29 at Salt Creek Valley Bank. Residents in Benton Salt Creek and Perry Townships are urged to bring old tax receipts.
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Logans
Benton
Salt Creek
Perry Township
Robert N. White
Salt Creek Valley Bank
White
Hocking County Sales Tax Receipts Rise to $990.78
Logan records show Hocking County sales tax receipts for the week ending Saturday totaled $990.78, up from $814.84 the previous week per treasurer Robert N. White.
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Logan
Hocking County
Robert N. White
White
Court Action Filed in Logan-A Partition Suit
Distributive entry filed in Common Pleas Court for the partition case of Goldie Newton and others against Josephine Thompson and others. Distribution concerns proceeds from real estate sale totaling $850.
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Logan
Goldie Newton
Josephine Thompson
Court of Common Pleas
Hemlock Grove Grange Hosts Basket Dinner at State Park
Hemlock Grove Grange sponsors a basket dinner at State Park on Route 33 this Sunday, July 26, with all welcome. Preaching services are planned that day, morning and evening, by Mr. and Mrs. Standford Stockton. Local residents and visiting families are noted at various gatherings and visits across Nease Settlement, Alfred, and Parkersburg areas.
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Hemlock Grove
Everett Taylor
Nina
Paul Taylor
Ziba Midkiff
Vada
Bart
Bernard Paulsen
Johnson Lake
Brickles
Middleport
Hugh Thompson
Dale Wells
Parkersburg
Richard Reeder
Emmett Hawk
Robert Hawk
C. D. Bentz
Alfred
Darsel Bentz
Hocking Area Wheat Crop To Be Small
Logan area reports poor wheat yields due to Hessian fly and wheat scab. County extension agent James R. Smoot says yields below 15 bushels per acre and possibly around 12 bushels per acre are likely, marking one of the lowest recent years. Injury from Hessian fly widespread. scab shrivels grain and lowers grade at mills and elevators.
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Logan
Hocking
James R. Smoot
Smoot
Postponed Class Five Meeting and Local Social Notes
The Class Five Methodist Sunday School session in Coolville is postponed to July 28. Dr. Fred L. Hall will speak at 9:30 am in Coolville and 10:45 am in Ireland Church on Sunday, July 26. The column lists numerous travel visits, guests, and family happenings around Coolville, Athens, Marietta, Racine, and surrounding areas, plus a local marriage license issued in Logan for James Horton and Audrey Murrey.
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Coolville
Methodist
Fred L. Hall
Congregational Christian Churches of
Ralph Stout
Lowell
Stella Holter
Emerson
Racine
Lillian Henderson
Eileen
Jeanette
Yvonne
Lawrence Holter
Waterford
Doris Jean Brafford
Leo McClain
Cleveland
William McKelvey
Portland
Services Held for Mrs Sophia B Judy
Funeral services for Mrs Sophia Bollert Judy 78 were held at St. John's Catholic Church in Logan with Rev Eyerman officiating. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery. Memorials were led by the American Legion Auxiliary, of which she was a longtime member. Knights of St John’s Auxiliary observed a rosary.
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Sophia Bollert
Judy
Columbus
St. John's Catholic Church
Fr. Eyerman
Oak Grove
American Legion Auxiliary
Knights of St. John’s Auxiliary
Funeral Rites Held For Joseph Kennedy
Funeral services were held Monday at Union Furnace United Brethren Church for Joseph Kennedy age 76 storekeeper of Union Furnace who died Saturday after a long illness. Rev C H Bennington officiated burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Survived by widow Mary Kennedy son Theodore daughter Mrs Cecil Burris Locust Grove and one brother John. Widely known in the county.
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Logan
Union Furnace United
Adrian Febus II In Van Wert Hospital
Logan word reports Adrian Febus II, a former Logan resident, is in critical condition at Van Wert Hospital. He is the son of Sam Febus and, before illness, worked as a foreman at Orton Manufacturing in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Febus family moved from Logan years ago after living on the Daugherty farm near the city.
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Logan
Adrian Febus
van Wert
Sam Febus
Febus
Orton Manufacturing Company
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Daugherty
Two Hocking Men Enlist in Army
Logan reports two Hocking County men offered their services to the U S Army. Lawrence Howard Ayers formerly of Murray City and Harold Edwin Spang, both of whom volunteered for immediate service over the weekend.
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Logan
Hocking County
U. S. Army
Selective Service Board
Lawrenc Howard Ayers
Murray City
Harold Edwin Spang
Local man Logan Lash slightly improves after head injury
Logan W H Lash, a local worker at Industrial Gas Company in Zanesville, shows slight improvement from head injuries suffered last Thursday when struck on the head by a lever. He remains under physician care.
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Logan
W. H. Lash
Zanesville
Reservations Open for Area Farm Women's Camp
Logan reports more than 50 reservations for the annual Farm Women's Camp at Camp Ross Hocking to be held Friday Saturday and Sunday. County home demonstration agent Ruth Bennington says reservations may be canceled if the influx continues. All must be received at the extension office by Wednesday to secure a spot given transportation challenges.
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Bennington
Factory Chief Resigns Post at Sun Glow Plant
LOGAN E. P. Vanada general superintendent of Sun Glow Industries local factory resigns after four years to join Foster Chair Manufacturing in Union City Pennsylvania. Joe Myers of Missouri will replace him as superintendent and take over next Monday. The Vanada family plans to move to Union City soon.
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Logan
E. P. Vanada
Sun Glow Industries, Inc
Foster Chair Manufacturing Company
Union City
Joe Myers
Missouri
Vanada
Marion Grange Plans Picnic At El eanor Durr Home
The Marion Township Grange will hold a Sunday picnic at the country home of Miss Eleanor Durr. All members and families are invited. Mrs. Hattie Bright leads arrangements with other grange officers assisting.
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Logan
Marion Township
Eleanor Durr
The
Grange
Hattie Bright
Court To Hear Case Logan Trial By Jury Waived
City of Logan versus Matild Walker Hansel ends with court settlement after alley dispute between Mrs Bert Bell and Mrs Hansel. Fred Murray city solicitor to represent city. Logan marriage of Robert Dwight Worthem and Mollie Beatrice Conlon in Columbus by Magistrate Frank St Clair.
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Logan
Robert Dwight Worthen
Mollie Beatrice Conlon
Columbus
Frank St. Clair
Deputy Sheriff Regains His Fishing Laurels
Logan reports Deputy Sheriff Frank Larimer won a fishing duel at Lake Hope with 18 crappies and a channel catfish. His daughter had bested him previously, while Mrs. Larimer and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Larimer, Sr. failed to land a catch.
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Logan
Frank Larimer
Lake Hope
Legion Committees End Rally Cash Report Plans
Legion committees of the USO drive met in Hocking County to review the financial report and prepare a master tally to be released after compiling individual committee results. Marion Gorby, 91, dies in New Martinsville as Carl Gorby and Mrs. Gorby mourn.
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Logan
Carl Gorby
Alf Gorby
Rockbridge
Russell Lane
Circleville
New Martinville
W. Va
Marion Gorby
Gorby
Lane
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Marjorie Gateson
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Moses Horton
Audrey Pearl Murrey
Sarahsville
John Murrey
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