Blacktopping Begins on Logan City Streets
Logan set to start blacktopping Monday by F H Brewer of Lancaster, low bidder for the project. Work should wrap within a week if weather holds, using about 22 000 gallons of bituminous material and 700 tons of stone. Streets to receive new coating include Angle Avenue, Third, Fourth, Vine, Homer, Jefferson, Moth erwell, plus alleys and areas in Oak Grove Cemetery and South Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
F. H. Brewer Company
Lancaster
Lewis Price
Safety Service
Price
Oak Grove Cemetery
Angle Avenue
Zanesville Avenue
Warner Avenue
Fourth
Vine
Homer
Jefferson
Motherwell
Mayor First To Use New Dial Telephone
Logan leaders celebrate the Logan Home Telephone Company's automatic dial service now in effect. Mayor Roger W. Friend made the first call from a modern dial phone connected to a central office, with new long distance panels expanding rapid city-to-city service. The area directory lists 2800 names including the Smiths Browns Millers Lehmans Shaws and many others across Logan McArthur Union Furnace and Maxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Logan Home Telephone Company
Roger W. Friend
Hocking County
Second St
Telephone Company
McArthur
Union Furnace
Maxville
Smiths
Browns
Millers
Lehmans
Shaws
Johnsons
Wilsons
Ponds
Lyon Riverside
Nelsonville Veto Upheld Over Light Plant Vote
Nelsonville council failed to override Mayor Daugherty's veto on a plan to rehabilitate the municipal light plant using 500000 in mortgage revenue bonds. A referendum path was outlined while the utilities committee will prepare legislation for sale of the plant and a citywide vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Oral Daugherty
Monks
Green
Cownell
Kelson
Utilities Committee of Council
Nelson
Allen
Public Square
Daugherty
Carnival
Shafer
Hawk
Rail loss prompts call to drop Ohio trains 30 and 37
Ted O'Meara of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad told Logan Kiwanis members that trains 30 and 37 between Columbus and Athens incur losses of 53 000 dollars yearly. He noted 1948 revenue of 34 000 dollars against 87 000 in expenses and cited highway improvements as a factor in declining ridership. Motter discussed women’s economic emancipation after World War I. program chair W Denzil Weltner introduced him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Logan Kiwanis Club
Ted O'Meara
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
E. L. Motter
McArthur
O'Meara
Columbus
Athens
Pomeroy
Ohio Public Service Commission
Post Office Department
Railway Express Company
Richard Gerken
Motter
W. Denzil Weltner
Secretary Elected By Hemlock Group
Hemlock Central School hosts the Hemlock group meeting electing Carolyn Hodgson as secretary to replace Wanda Call. Plans for a dance were discussed. Visitors included Sarah Ann and Mary Jane Tharp of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemlock
Hemlock Central School
Carolyn Hodgson
Wanda Call
Sarah Ann
Mary Jane Tharp
Columbus
Hocking County Land Transfers Feature Numerous Logansville Parcels
A list of land transfers records in Hocking County shows numerous deeds. Transfers include Carl Schwab to Marcus Evans and Helen Schwab to Evans for part of lot 276 in Logan Willamett and George Kline to Freda Kline in Benton Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl
Helen V. Schwab
Marcus
Josephine Evans
Logan Willamett
George W. Kline
Freda M. Kline
Benton Township
Freda M
Orville F. Kline
Willamett Kline
Sherman L
Cora E. Lindsey
Mary C. Rauch
Falls Township
Wesley
Lulu Snider
Stanley Snider
John S
Mary B. Richards
O. L
Lotta Ferguson
Springdale
Logan
Effie Quinlan
Eddie C. Doyle
Earl
Sadie Weaver
Miriam Weaver
Salt Creek Township
Eugene J
Nancy G. Blake
John S. Richards
Harloo
Leroy M
J. M. Conkle
Burl
Daisy Lemon
F. Theodore Lemon
Green Township
Rose E. Krinn
Little Valley Coal Co
William H
Beatrice L. Ambrose
Paul Hedges
Rockbridge
Etta V. Beougher
Founders Day Banquet Planned by Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority
Logan Mrs Everett McWilliams presided at the final summer meeting of Sigma Phi Gamma. Founders Day Banquet set for late August with Joan Jurgensmier as banquet chair and several members assisting. After business the group visited Lancaster for a Surprise party for former member Mrs Pritchard at Pritchard's restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pritchard
John Shaw
John Tansky
Charles Lehman
Everett McWilliams
George Spackey
Richard Brown
Blanche - Moorehead
Dottie Lemon
Edward Nelson
Thomas Walsh
Joe Schrader
Charles Kleinschmidt
Harry Rees
Harold Brown
Joan Jurgensmier
Joe Shaw
Bernice Redd
Paul Jurgensmier
Ruth Dolan
Judy Walsh
Guests and visits at 578 North Market Street
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Baker host family and friends including their daughter in law Mrs Jack Baker and daughters Cherry and Stanlee with Miss Marian Ruble. Jack Baker, visiting from Tennessee, will return Friday for the weekend. Also noted are guests from Austin and McArthur, plus cousins from New York and Columbus visiting Logan area relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Baker
N. Market St
Jack Baker
Cherry
Stanlee
Marian Ruble
Pleasant
Mich
Tennessee
San Mateo
Calif
South Bend
Ind
Glen Patterson
Pat
Austin
Tex
John Emish
McArthur
Clara Krannitz
Hickory St
Vogel
New York City
Joe Canty
Columbus
Logan
Pat Canty
Fred Acker
Ralph le Blond
Warsaw
N. Y
Naomi Goulding
Walnut St
Presbyterian Parsonage Hosts Nelsonville Wedding
In Nelsonville on Friday July 22 at 8 pm at the Presbyterian parsonage, the Rev. John Lloyd Evans read the single ring ceremony uniting Miss Barbara Evans and Mr. Robert Harris. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Mark Herrold. The bride wore a white satin street length gown with white accessories and a shoulder corsage of red rose buds. The couple plan to reside on Myers Street within two weeks and a reception followed at the Evans home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonvillein
Presbyterian Parsonage
John Lloyd Evans
Barbara Evans
Robert Harris
Mark Herrold
Miss Evans
William Evans
Shepherd Sr
Mr. Harris
Ed Harris
Carbon Hill
Evans
Myers St
WSCS To Hold Meeting
WSCS of the Methodist Church will meet in the social rooms of the church for a scheduled gathering. Activities and agenda to be announced, with officers and members expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Methodist Church
Short Logan council session approves Main Hunter center stripe
Logan city council met Tuesday evening for one of its shortest sessions. President Harry W. Shaw called meeting to order at 7 30 p m and adjourned less than five minutes later. An emergency resolution granted permission to the state highways department to paint a center stripe on Main and Hunter Streets. No other business was considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Harry W. Shaw
Main
Hunter Streets
Dance Planned Friday At Tennis Courts
Nelsonville public dances return this Friday with Bob Hollenway's orchestra playing from 8 to 10 p.m. on the athletic field tennis courts. The event follows a popular summer pattern drawing residents to outdoor dancing under lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Bob Hollaway
Logan petition seeks judgment on note for 450 dollars
Isie M. Strum of Columbus files in common pleas court against Robert E. Joy of Logan Route 3 to recover 450 dollars on a promissory note with interest, totaling 542.25 plus interest from suit start, which began on a Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Robert E. Joy
Common Pleas Court
Isie M. Strum
Columbus
Joy
Shawnee Social News Recaps Summer Visits and Anniversaries
Margaret Hopkins and Dicky return from Barberton Akron and Cleveland after two weeks away. Laurence Simpson family and Harry Roberts come home from Detroit and Lansing. Edward Peterson marks his 56th wedding anniversary with children and relatives from Columbus. Several families visit Shawnee, including Hoodler Jr Bright Hopkins and Nicholas households. Mrs Chester Thompson remains ill as recovery continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Margaret Hopkins
Dicky
Barberton
Akron
Cleveland
Laurence Simpson
Kenneth
Wayne
Betty
Harry Roberts
Detroit
Lansing
Edward Peterson
Donald McKnight
Donna Ann
Mary Lee
William Peterson
Columbus
Charles Hush
Charles Hoodler, Jr
Margaret Hoodlet
Will Jones
Newark
Mary Jane Jones
Phillip McLaughlin
Paul Kenneth Burke
Tommy
Sharom Ann
Karen Lyn
Charles Bright
Sandra Bennett
Edward Hopkins
Jack Lesher
Dayton
Raymond Nicholas
West Virginia
Austin Nicholas, Sr
Robert Nicholas
Brenda
New Straitsville
Blanch Gibbon
Margaret Collins
Ohio University
Chester Thompson
Women attend Knights of Khorassan convention in San Diego
Mrs. R. C. Patton and Miss Ethel Rosser depart for the Knights of Khorassan and Nomad Imperial Palace convention in San Diego California August 1 5. Patton to represent El Nesso Santha No 156 while joining Columbus No 2 Santha. They travel by special train from Indianapolis visiting Grand Canyon and Los Angeles then return through San Francisco Nevada Utah and Colorado arriving August 12. Circle 2 WSCS Methodist Church meets Thursday at 730 am at Mrs Glenn Komas. Circle leaders are Mrs Marie Hysell and Mrs Pearl Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Patton
Ethel Rosser
San Diego
Calif
Patton
el Nesso Santha
Columbus
Columbus No
Santha
Indianapolis
Grand Canyon
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
Circle 2
WSCS
The
Methodist Church
Glenn Komas
Marie Hysell
Pearl Willames
Garden Club Elects New Officers at Logan Picnic
Eighteen members and three guests attended the annual picnic at Rachelmacher Park. Retiring president Mrs. Ed Cranmer handed over to new president Mrs. Thelma Starkey who announced committees for Calendar Program Membership Finance Flower Devotions and noted a called meeting August 29 to plan the District Garden Club convention to be held September 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Rachelmacher Park
Logan
Ed Cranmer
Thelma Starkey
FE. E. Bell
Elmer Siddle
Roy Snackenberg
D. W. Codiding
Joe B. Davis
Bertha Nixon
Leonard Meyers
C. E. Whitmore
Wesley Hawk
H. E. Cranmer
Starkey
Sniffen and Fischer Families Visit Relatives
Mr and Mrs Max Sniffen and sons Bill and Bob of Beaumont Texas are guests of Mr and Mrs Parker Sniffen and Mr and Mrs Alvin L Smith in Urbana Ohio. Dr Paul Fischer of Lakeland Florida and Miss Athena Fischer of Chicago Illinois are guests of Mrs Julius Fischer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Sniffen
Bill
Bob
Beaumont
Texas
Parker Sniffen
Alvin L. Smith
Urbana
Ohio
Paul Fischer
Lakeland
Flo
Athena Fischer
Chicago
Julius Fischer
Richards divorce petition filed in common pleas court
Dessie Richards files for divorce from Howard Richards in common pleas court alleging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. The pair were married November 26 1938, according to court records.
Memphis Blues Written as Campaign Tune in 1909
Britannica states W. C. Handy wrote Memphis Blues in 1909 as a campaign song for E. Crump of Memphis, helping start the blues fad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Handy
E. C. Crump
Ofemphis
Britannica
Livestock Market Report From Cincinnati Slips Amid Slow Trade
Salable hogs 1800 with early trade moderately active. Barrows and gilts 25 higher on average, sows steady to weak. Cattle and calves slow with steady to weak bids. grain cattle in demand. Baby beef at 26.00-26.50. dairy breeds 17.00-21.00. canners 10.00-14.50. Sheep 700 with lambs steady. good to choice lambs 24.50 and 23.00-24.00 for mixed grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnate Livestock
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Beggs: Consumer and Wholesale Grade Report
Cincinnati dispatch reports consumer grades U.S. A and U.S. B with large percentages and ranges. notes current receipts and wholesale grades extras. Data appears fragmented but indicates grading scales and receipts with percentages and figures in a July date context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U.S. B
Man Burned In Gasoline Explosion
Nelsonville James Wood 31 of 584 Walnut St an employee of H V Sand and Gravel Co received burns to a leg and hands Tuesday from a gasoline explosion at Nelsonville Foundry and Machine Co while cleaning a piece of equipment. John Jackson of the foundry likely saved him by smothering flames with a gunny sack. Wood treated by a local physician and released to his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
James Wood
Walnut St
H. V. Sand & Gravel Co
Wood
Dana Windon
Nelsonville Foundry & Machine Co
John Jackson
Funeral Services Held For L. G. Sain, 88
Funeral services for L. G. Sain 88 died Saturday at his daughter’s home Mrs. Frank Courter were held at 2 p m Tuesday in Heinlein Funeral Home. Rev R B Wilson officiated. Interment followed in Oak Grove Cemetery with pallbearers Lawrence Obling er Harold Nixon James Sain Gerald Courter Ralph Courter Robert Courter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
L. G. Sain
Frank Courter
Heinlein
R. B. Wilson
Oak Grove
R. B. Hansel
Edgar Hillyer
Walter Prather
Lawrence Oblinger
Harold Nixon
James Sain
Gerald Courter
Ralph Courter
Robert Courter
Man Fined by Mayor For Reckless Driving
Don R. Eggleston 20 of New Plymouth Route 1 pleaded guilty to reckless operation of a motor vehicle. Mayor Roger W. Friend fined him ten dollars plus costs after arraignment on Route 33 east of Logan following reports of erratic driving within city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Don R. Eggleston
New Plymouth
Roger W. Friend
Eggleston
Sticks and stones break bones in Toledo incident
Charles Biggs of Washington Court House said a group of 12 to 14 youths pelted him with rocks while he walked in Toledo. He ducked behind a tree, sought help, and was treated at Riverside Hospital for head cuts. He could not identify the attackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Charles Biggs
Washington Court House
Biggs
Riverside Hospital
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Earl Hilleary
FE. W. Allen
Co. W. Monka
Gerald Nelson
Granville Green
Arthur Kennedy
Charles Shafer
Hillen
D. Crawford
John Kelso
Universal Inteon SI
Duryea
Stephen | McNally
Robert Siodmak
Orpheum
Atteard
Jerome ¢ Courtland
Ruth Warrick
Ron Randell
Virginia Welles
Jarvis Twrema
Joseph Santley
Ted Richmond
Columbia
Kiwanis Club
Hemlock Group
Dungarees
Big Yank
Brandwene
Logan Area
James H. Wilson
First National Bank
Vincent Mazo
Air Force
San Pablo Bay
Nelsonville Social Notes
John Herrold
Rose Cook
Harma
Pete Shaw
Orlando Howson
Anna Me
Tad's
Carbondale-Kimberly Rd
Dick Turner
Toledo Street
Springfield
Ted Rice
Ted
Leland Rice
Springfield City Hospital
East Liverpool
Clarence Powell
Yellow Creek
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