Long-Sought Ex-Convict Arrested in Hocking County
Logan deputy sheriff Frank Larimer arrested 28 year old R. J. Smith of Gables Michigan Sunday afternoon on Zanesville Ave. He is suspected in the April beating of Clara Yape of Toledo and is connected to a stolen car taken from Reed City Michigan. Smith and three companions are held at the Hocking County jail. Federal authorities may pursue interstate stolen property charges.
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Logan
Frank Larimer
R. J. Smith
Gables
Mich
Zanesville Ave
Clara Yape
Toledo
Hocking County
Smith
Earl Frank Howay
Mt. Pleasant
Viola F. Hamilton
Bloomingdale
Louella Russell
Lucille Kahl
Reed City
Atlanta
Howay
Floyd Duffy
Iowa
Michigan
Yape
Duffy
Davis Home In Logan Nears Completion On Hunter Street
Logan report notes a new dwelling for Edward Davis on W Hunter St rapidly nearing completion with the roof on and a porch added. William Loomis holds the contract.
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Davis
Logan
Local Hospital Dismissals And Surgical Recoveries
At Logan Hospital Ralph Bowen of Logan was discharged from Cherrington Hospital after a week of treatment. Pearl Danison of Perry County returned home after five weeks in the hospital following a major operation with improving condition. Mrs William Ridge and her daughter of Nelsonville went home Sunday. Mrs Manley Morgan of Gore was sent home after a major operation two weeks ago.
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Logan
Ralph Bowen
Cherrington Hospital
Pearl Danison
Perry County
William Ridge
Nelsonville
Manley Morgan
Gore
Logan Brief Social Notes from Coonville church gathering
A Coonville Pilgrim Holiness Church group met at Mr. and Mrs. Barney Matheny’s Diamond home Friday evening for service and a birthday social hour. Other notes mention Mrs. Eber Mowery returning four youths from a Presbyterian convention in Wooster and various locals visiting, fishing trips, and weekend travels to Buckeye Lake and Buckeye Lake area.
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Logan
Coonville
Eber Mowery
Wooster
Jeanne Mowery
Jane Karshner
Jay Cole
Tom Campbell
Set Wheat Threshing Record at Iles Farm
At the Edward Iles farm near Logan threshing yielded 476 bushels in three and a half hours. Charlies Rarick machine from Marion township appeared, and he called it the best record ever made with his equipment after many years in the threshing business.
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Logan
Edward Iles
Charlies Rarick
Marion
Rarick
One Injured as Car Overturns Near Orbiston
Sheriff deputies responded to Orbiston after a report of Arbaugh of Coonville overturning his car on a curve. The man was slightly injured in the incident according to the sheriff's report.
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Orbiston
Finance Committee To Confer With Mayor Kinser
A city council finance committee meeting is called for Tuesday evening to confer with Mayor Dallas Kinser on several matters. The session aims to address multiple fiscal items and discuss local financial affairs with the mayor.
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Logan
Finance Committee
City Council
Dallas Kinser
Henry Bovie Dies at Home in Paraguay
Relatives report the death of Henry Bovie 39 son of the late Capt Verne Bovie in Paraguay South America on July 10 He had been in business there for years He is survived by his wife two children and his mother who is remarried and living in New York City
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Gallipolis
Henry Bovie
Verne Bovie
Paraguay
South America
Bovie
New York City
Gal lipolis Social Notes: Rinehart Chambers Wedding
Gallipolis reports Miss Helen Rinehart and Orville Chambers of Middleport wed in Decatur Indiana at the First Methodist Church. They return to Meigs County to start teaching music. families include performers from Gallipolis and Middleport. Also notes Kildare Klub gathering, and other social items including a Fort Hayes sergeant’s Indianapolis marriage announcement and a birthday party.
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Gallipolis
Helen Rinehart
Orville Chambers
Middleport
Decatur
Ind
Rinehart
Alice Wheeler
Indian Lake
Chambers
Wheeler
Wendell Lloyd
Indiana
Herbert Chambers
Ohio University
Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity
Ohio State University
Odessa Rinehart
J. L. Rinehart
Rio Grande College
Meigs County
Rutland
Chester
Family reunion honors late Thomas Jenkins kin
The Jenkins family held an annual reunion Sunday July 20 at the old family home. Many relatives attended the basket dinner on the lawn and shared reminiscences. Harold Burris hosted a Friday dinner in honor of Hayward Johnson on furlough from Camp Shelby Mississippi. Other guests named include Jerusha Devault Arlene Wallace Patty Lou Fraley Donald Saunders Roy Johnson Julia Ann Billy Burris.
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Thomas Jenkins
John
Jennie Jenkins
Harold Burris
Hayward Johnson
Camp Shelby
Miss
Jerusha Devault
Arlene Wallace
Patty Lou Fraley
Donald Saunders
Roy Johnson
Julia Ann
Billy Burris
Community notices from Chambersburg Methodist WSCS meeting
Mrs Garland Caudill hosted twenty two members and guests of the WSCS at Chambers burg Methodist Church for a Thursday afternoon program and lunch. Mrs Jennie Dewitt will host the group August 7. A daughter Alice Faye was born to Sargent and Mrs Lawrence Dennison of Fort Hayes Columbus. Mrs Sylvan Gardner and Miss Jo Meadows hosted a shower in honor of Mrs John Houck Nancy Leaper with gifts and dessert.
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Kildare Klub
E. E. Hatfield
Margaret Ecker
Cc. T. Robinson
Boyd Thomas
Garland Caudill
WSCS
Chambersburg Methodist Church
Jennie Dewitt
Alice Faye
Sargeant
Lawrence Dennison
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Dorothy Angell
Bladen
Sylvan Gardner
Jo Meadows
John Houck
Nancy Leaper
Donald Davis
Robert
Local families visit relatives across Ohio and nearby states
Mr and Mrs Lewis Bowman and two children of Johnson City Tenn visit Mrs Bowmans brothers. Louise Scott of Columbus stays with her parents P J Pinney. Hazel Farris returns to Portsmouth after visiting her son Ted Moore. Martha Lou Lassiter of Rio Grande College visits Murray Ky with Margaret Jenkins. Virginia Hern and family travel to Wilson Pa and Columbus before returning. Helen Russell and Stella Mohr stay a week in Magnetic Springs. W O Benson and children return from Ohio travels. Paul France resumes hospital duties after vacation in Akron and Cleveland. Lena Dillon visits cousin Mrs W L Davidson in Charleston.
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Lewis Bowman
Ruth Evans
Johnson City
Tenn
Murray
Margaret Jenkins
Paris Tenn
James Fisher
Mildred Knox
Virginia Hern
Kenneth
E. D. Hughes
Wilson, Pa
Columbus
Helen Russell
Stella Mohr
Magnetic Springs
W. O. Benson
Ohio
Paul France
Akron
Cleveland
Lena Dillon
W. L. Davidson
Charleston
Fall Festival Dates Set for Gallipolis
Gallia County officials confirm the Fall Festival will run September 24 to 27 at the City Park front marking 15 years of tradition. John McNealey returns as general manager with a new secretary to be chosen after Nellie McNealey’s resignation. Granges 4-H Clubs and rural schools plan exhibits alongside business and industrial displays. Departmental teams include Ralph Davis and W. H. Schwartzwalder livestock. W. E. Wiseman schools. Anna Mae Evans flowers and home economics. W. H. Belcher poultry. Homer D. Mossman granges. E. G. Royer 4-H. H. W. Walter concessions. F. C. Christ E. EF. Hatfield E. D. Keeler night activities.
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Gallipolis
Second Avenue
State and
Court Sts
City Park
John McNealey
Gallia
Nellie McNealey
Ralph Davis
W. H
Three Autos Involved in Bridge Crash at Route 33
A three car crash on Route 33 at Enterprise near Logan injures one woman slightly. Lewis Evans swerved to pass, hitting the guardrail and triggering a collision with Arthur Brown's car and a third vehicle driven by Raymond Gold. Brown and Mrs. Brown are injured. traffic was heavy and one motorist may face charges.
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Logan
Enterprise
Frank Larimer
Forest Keck
Lewis Franklin Evans
Arthur Brown
Columbus
Evans
Raymond Gold
Lancaster
Brown
Kelch Funeral Held At Logan Church
Funeral rites for Albert R. Kelch were conducted at the United Brethren Church in Logan with Rev. E. B. White officiating. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Kelch
Logan Church
Logan
United Brethren Church
Albert R. Kelch
E. B. White
Oak Grove Cemetery
Automobile damaged in Logan collision on E Main Street
Damage to the car of Carl Wahl of 194 West Front Street Logan occurred Sunday evening when Harold Crum of 179 East Avenue Columbus backed from the curb and struck it along E Main Street.
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Logan
Carl Wahl
Front St
E. Main St
Harold Crum
East Ave
Columbus
Ten Marriage Licenses Granted in Gallipolis Area
Ten couples were issued marriage licenses across Gallipolis and nearby towns including Racine Huntington Apple Grove Cleve land Ashville Cheshire Nitro Charles ton Institute Northup. The pairs listed include Melvin Weaver and Alma Payne Edmund Booth and Marie Barker Homer Bateman and Kathryn Scott Robert Helmick and Mary Jane Rolney Charles McCray and Helen Ruth Lamb Wayne Taylor and Hazel Searls Ronald Roberts and Genevieve Harris Roy Rose and Ruth Walcutt Roy Mallory and Josephine Bailey Harold Waddell and Sylvia Lear.
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Gallipolis
Melvin Weaver
Alma Payne
Racine
Edmund Booth
Marie Barker
Huntington
Homer H. Bateman
Kathryn Scott
Apple Grove
W. Va
Robert Helmick
Mary Jane Rolney
Cleveland
Charles McCray
Helen Ruth Lamb
Ashville
Wayne Taylor
Hazel Searls
Cheshire
Ronald W. Roberts
Genevieve Harris
Nitro
Roy Rose
Ruth Walcutt
Charleston
Roy L. Mallory
Josephine Bailey
Institute
Harold Waddell
Sylvia Lear
Northup
Garfield school building sale set for Thursday at 10 a m
Gallipolis report says the Garfield school building will be sold by the board of education Thursday at 10 a m. About six bidders are named as prospective buyers. Proceeds may fund rewiring at the high school. Estimated price is $2 500, with expectations it could be higher. H B Ecker to cry the sale.
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Gallipolis
Garfield
Board of Education
H. B. Ecker
Aluminum Collection Campaign Closed in Gallipolis
Report notes a small pile of kitchen items in the county jail yard as evidence of limited local interest. Officials say the campaign is closed and that remaining receipts will be shipped to Marietta, the designated deposi tory, during the week.
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Gallipolis
Marietta
Mercurial 99.5 Degrees Marks Hottest 1941 Day
A State Highway Garage reading at 1 30 pm recorded 99.5 degrees, the year's peak in 1941. Main Street thermometers also surpassed this, with Blosser restaurant reaching over 110 as sun exposure intensified heat.
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Logan
State Highway Garage
Main St
Blosser
Young Player Lost for Year in Legion Team Injury
Jimmy McGonagle regular shortstop for the American Legion tournament team is out for the season due to a fractured thumb from Friday’s game at Nelsonville. He will travel to Columbus with the squad, his final year on the team.
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Logan
Jimmy McGonagle
American Legion
Nelsonville
Columbus
Kaye Blosser Added To Mingo Lineup
Logan notes Kaye Blosser of this city was added to the Mingo lineup and made his first appearance with them Sunday afternoon. Blosser is a Junior High school staff member here and is building a new home on Warner Ave.
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Logan
Kaye Blosser
Mingo
Blosser
Warner Ave
Grange Officers To Meet at Bidwell
Gallia county Pomona Grange officers are summoned to Bidwell High School tonight at 8 to discuss plans for a county wide meeting and a Labor Day barbecue at Rio Grande.
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Grange
Bidwell
Gallipolis
Pomona
Bidwell High School
Rio Grande
Rio Grande Bean Dinner Planned for August 16
The Rio Grande bean dinner is announced for August 16 to be served on the college campus.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Mayor Fines 3 for Traffic Violations
Three defendants appeared before Mayor Dallas Kinser after an officer’s report. Henry Thompson of Lancaster pleaded guilty to permitting an illegal operator and was fined 25 dollars plus costs, taken into custody Saturday near Orbiston. Joe Campbell of Nelsonville routed with insufficient rights and paid five dollars and costs after pleading guilty. Charles Smith of Nelsonville was fined ten dollars and costs for reckless driving.
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Logan
Dallas Kinser
State Highway Patrol
Henry Thompson
Lancaster
Orbiston
Joe Campbell
Nelsonville
Resident Engineer To Move Into New Offices
Preparations are underway for the resident engineer to relocate to the new State Highway Garage on Route 75. The move is expected during the week to have the office ready by August 1, marking the first time both the highway department office and the resident engineer's office occupy the same building.
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Logan
Route 75
Highway Department
Navy Man To Return For Furlough Visit
Ohio University graduate Wendell Swaim Haydenville will return home in a few days from the Great Lakes Training station on furlough. He has served several months and sung in the station choir there.
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Logan
Wendell
Swaim
Haydenville
Ohio University
Navy
Great Lakes
Logan Citizens See Local Boys in Tourney
Logan residents traveled to Lancaster Sunday afternoon for the national semi pro baseball meet finals. Columbus State Hospital defeated Anchors Hocking 4 to 3 to advance in the regional tournament. Anchors Hocking earned their finals spot with consecutive 5 to 4 wins over Philo and Dayton Delca. Local fans noted former players Russ Dawley and John Murray on the Lancaster team.
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Logan
Lancaster
Columbus State Hospital
Anchors Hocking
Philo
Dayton Delca
Russ Dawley
John Murray
Orer
Second Fall From Hay Wagon Injures Farmer
Logan Clifford Courter of Union Furnace cracked a bone in his left arm near the wrist after falling from a hay wagon last week. He was first thrown from the wagon with part of the hay load and was uninjured, but while remounting he fell again and injured his arm.
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Logan
Clifford Courter
Union Furnace
John McGomery Rallies After Major Surgery at University Hospital
At University Hospital in Columbus John McGomery of Dicken Addition rallied after a major operation performed there on Thursday. He had been seriously ill for several weeks.
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Logan
University Hospital, Columbus
John McGomery
Dicken
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