Logan Junior Leaguers Face Louisville in Legion Opener
Logan American Legion Junior team from District 8 unveils cream and blue uniforms ordered by Marion Allen for the state tournament in Springfield. Donations financed 14 suits as Logan draws Louisville in the opening round and departs early Thursday with Sam Buchanan and manager Marion Allen supervising.
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Logan
American Legion
Springfield
Marion Allen
Columbus
Red Birds
Chicago
Louisville
Sam Buchanan
Auto Victim Spends 34 Weeks in Hospital
Mrs Erminnie Merritt of Columbus has been at Cherrington Hospital since December 4 after an automobile crash at Enterprise. Only she and her son Worley survived the wreck. she has spent 34 weeks hospitalized with limited movement as her condition slowly improves.
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Logan
Erminnie Merritt
Columbus
Cherrington Hospital
Vinton Men Held in Gallia County Robbery Case
W F Hendren of Vinton accuses Lewis Vance and Frank Glenn of robbing him in Gallipolis after attempting to borrow five dollars. They are held to the grand jury on their own recognizance. Glenn allegedly assaulted the car driver later, but was not arrested for that offense.
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Gallipolis
W. F. Hendren
Vinton
Lewis Vance
Frank Glenn
Hendren
William Jones
Guy Cottrell
Glenn
Evangelistic Meetings Conclude in Gallipolis
A series of evangelistic meetings at First Baptist Church concluded last night led by W. Colegrove and Rev. George Sagen. Nightly attendance was large and Colegrove also spoke at the city park at noon with Saturday evening meetings.
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Gallipolis
Colegrove
George Sagen
First Baptist Church
Ben
City Park
Descendants of Early Settler Hold Reunion
Gallia County residents gathered at Chickamauga Park for a picnic reunion of 75 descendants of Lewis P. Evans an early Welsh settler. The turnout represented much of Southeastern Ohio and celebrated family roots.
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Gallipolis
Lewis P. Evans
Chickamauga Park
Ohio
Grace Methodist Church Women Plan Suburban Picnic
Grace Methodist Church Women’s Foreign Missionary Society will hold a picnic Tuesday afternoon at the suburban home of Mr and Mrs Emmett McCall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Worship services at First Presbyterian discontinued
The pastor Rev Lewis Weber Gishler states August worship services at the First Presbyterian Church in Gallipolis have been discontinued.
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Gallipolis
First Presbyterian Church
Lewis Weber Gishler
Logan Social Notes High Volume of Buckeye Lake Visits
Members of the Contract Bridge Club take a cottage at Shell Beach Buckeye Lake for the week and plan to return Wednesday for a club meeting. The Logans host and escort groups including families and single guests with several outings and visits to Columbus and local camps.
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Contract Bridge Club
Shell Beach
Buckeye Lake
W. D. Braddock
W. D. Bassett
Anthony Toerner
Fred Carpenter
Fred Burchfield
Byron Wolfe
Mrs. Bassett
Sally
Elizabeth Forwick
Logan Area Visitors and Local Vacations Report
Mrs Mabel Poling and daughter Gloria and Mr and Mrs Joe Crew of Columbus visited Logan and Murray City on Sunday. They stayed with Mrs W T Poling and plans include a Bermuda trip with Mrs Loretta Luft and a World Fair stop in New York. Several local residents plus Logan brief notes follow with visits to Mrs Farbeann and relatives at Buckeye Lake Marietta and Buckeye Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Cooley
Fred Powers
Bruce Ford
Logan
Bruce Jr
William Voris
L. P. Mooney
Shirley
Muskingum River
Vern Owhler
Ohio State University
Gerald Lanning
Augusta Lanning
Cora Spence
Lakewood
Florida
Laura Knox
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Florence Bort
Donald Bort
Mt. Carmelete
Albert Stromberg
Lucille Sammons
Robinson
C. F. Shonk
Bernard Boyle
Buckeye Lake
Buellaby
Mildred Collins
Millie Rainer
Kenneth Johnson
Mabel Poling
Gloria
Joe Crew
Murray City
Phil Fisher
W. T. Poling
Poling
Loretta Luft
Bermuda
New York
Wilbur Jones
Billy
Dayton
Edith Zipperick
Joe Farbeann
Farbeann
Laura May Pierce
Walter Auginsbarger
Lucille Miller
Marietta
Howard Weyand
Point Rock
Edward Funk
John Buntz
Newark
Curtis Cole
Joseph Wolfe
Ruth
Joseph
Junction City
William McK. Lehman
William Sayre
This City
Clinton Webb
Ralph
Ned
J. M. Cooley
Warner Ave
Vinton Robber Bonded Out After Court Release
Leon Casto, 23, of Vinton, confessed robber of a local general store, was released from county jail over the weekend after his father Granville Casto posted a $1,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Leon Casto
Vinton
Granville Casto
Four Injured In Gallipolis Auto Crash Treated At Holzer
Four automobile crash victims were treated at Holzer Hospital Sunday. Theodore Haberstick, 46, of Gallipolis. Bradford Robinson, 22, of Bidwell. Paul Garnes and Ed Qualls, both colored residents from Pomeroy, were all reported to have not serious injuries.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Theodore Haberstick
Bradford Robinson
Bidwell
Paul Garnes
Ed Qualls
Pomeroy
Girl who swallowed pin out of danger
Marjorie Houck four year old girl who swallowed an open safety pin has been released from Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis free from danger.
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Gallipolis
Marjorie Houck
Holzer Hospital
Jones Buys Peaches in Tennessee for Northern Markets
Local fruit broker Frank Jones travels into Tennessee to buy peaches for shipment to northern markets, aiming to supply early seasonal fruit.
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South Gallipolis
Frank Jones
Tennessee
Three Men Arrested At Week End
Logan sheriff s staff reported several weekend arrests. Clyde Robinson of Laurelville was taken Saturday evening for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. William W Fierce of Columbus was arrested Sunday on a charge of coal theft involving about six tons from a Ward Township mine. Robert Auflick of Nelsonville was held awaiting charges.
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Ward Township
Robert Auflick
Nelsonville
Smith
Sheriff's Son Enters Vandalia Trap Shoot
Logan entry list includes Jack Farbeann son of Sheriff and Mrs Joe Farbeann He just turned 14 and has practiced trap shooting for two years He will compete in the sub junior class at Vandalia Grand National next month
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Logan
Vandalia
Jack Farbeann
Sheriff
Joe Farbeann
Renew Search For Sheline Girl in Gallia
Gallia County officers renew their search for Florence Sheline, a member of the Sheline quartet who escaped six weeks ago from Velma West and Mary Ellen Richards at the Marysville Reformatory. It is feared she may travel to Texas, where friends live, and could influence others to follow. Authorities suspect the Sheline girl may return to meet family. two companions have been taken into custody, while Lenore Leach is linked to the escape but did not flee.
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Gallipolis
Marysville Reformatory
Velma West
Mary Ellen Richards
Florence Sheline
Sheline
Texas
Lone Star
Gallia County
Lenore Leach
Athens businessman M. M. Kerr in Holzer Hospital
Merrill M. Kerr of Athens is convalescing in Holzer Hospital after a major abdominal operation on Saturday. He is accompanied by his wife Mrs. Kerr and is not accepting callers at this time.
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M. M. Kerr
Athens
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Merrill M. Kerr
Boy Scouts Organize Softball League
Gallia area Boy Scout troops at Vinton Cadmus Rio Grande Centerville and Cheshire have organized a softball league with games through September 6. A picnic and tournament will be held at Cadmus, ending with a campfire session.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
Cadmus
Rio Grande
Centerville
Cheshire
Work Horse Killed By Lightning in Walnut Township
A heavy work horse valued at over $200 owned by Allen Wood of Walnut Township was killed by lightning in a pasture during the weekend.
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Gallipolis
Allen Wood
Walnut Township
Visiting Kineons on Eastbound Motor Trip
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Kineon and their son James of Rye New York visiting Dr. G G Kineon superintendent of the state hospital in Gallipolis enroute East after a motor trip to the San Francisco exposition.
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Gallipolis
James P. Kineon
James
Rye
N. Y
G. G. Kineon
State Hospital
San Francisco Exposition
Daileys Visit Gallipolis for Farm Cattle Purchase
Mr and Mrs Orville Dailey spent Saturday in Gallipolis where he bought a number of cattle for the farm near Albany in Athens County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Orville Dailey
Albany
Athens County
Rooftop Cornstalk Bowed to Progress in Logan
A corn stalk growing on the roof spout of the former Forest Rose Inn in Logan was uprooted by workmen during remodeling. The stalk had drawn considerable local interest as crews continued construction.
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Logan
Forest Rose Inn
Kachelmacher Park Sees Record Attendance This Summer
Logan Kachelmacher Park drew 390 visitors for recreation and picnicking last week. A Nelsonville delegation joined local families, as recent improvements boosted the park’s appeal for gatherings and leisure.
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Logan — Kachelmacher Park
Nelsonville
Logan Angler Lands Twenty Inch Bass
Dan James of this city caught a large mouth bass near Logan. The fish measured 20 inches long 13 inches around the girth and weighed 3 pounds 9 ounces. It was landed on a chub minnow.
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Logan
Dan James
Alice Post Office to Close After Fifty Years
After operating for fifty years the Alice post office in the extreme northwest of the county will be discontinued on Tuesday. Patrons will receive service via a rural route originating from the Ewington post office. The last Alice postmaster was Vaughn Thompson, a general store operator.
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Gallipolis
Alice
Ewington
Vaughn Thompson
Four Couples Get Marriage Licenses
Gallia county weekend marriage licenses issued to Del bert Hammond of Nelsonville and Anna Gretz of Chauncey Preston Davis of Bancroft and Thelma Carney of Bancroft Lawrence Frazier of Middleport and Fae White of Middleport Albert J Conley of Chillicothe and Jessie Marie Freshcorn of Chillicothe
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Delbert Hammond
Nelsonville
Anna Gretz
Chauncey
Preston Davis
Thelma Carney
Bancroft
W. Va
Lawrence Frazier
Fae White
Middleport
Albert J. Conley
Jessie Marie Freshcorn
Chillicothe
Oil Run Heavier As Aug First Closing Looms
Logan reports a heavy oil run from Southeast Ohio fields as Aug 1 closes South Penn Oil Co market. With the market ending, local producers seek new outlets perhaps at St Marys West Virginia for much of the local crude.
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Logan
South Penn Oil Co
Southeast Ohio
St. Marys
W. Va
Group Takes Part in Chillicothe Shooting Match
A Logan group including Sheriff Joe Farbeann and sons Jack and William Woodard and Dr. Claude Lyon traveled to Chillicothe Sunday afternoon to join a gun club shoot. Jack Farbeann had just returned from the Boy Scout outing at Camp Lazarus on Saturday.
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Logan
Focal Shooters
Chillicothe
Joe Farbeann
Jack
William Woodard
Claude Lyon
Jack Farbeann
Camp Lazarus
Hocking Farmers Report Poor Rye Crop Yield
Logan Ohio area farmers in Hocking County report a poor rye harvest this year. Clarence Skinner notes threshing work with rye yields as low as 10 bushes per acre, highlighting limited productivity.
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Hocking
Logan
Hocking County
Clarence Skinner
Two Autos Collide at Gallagher and Second Streets
Property damage resulted from an auto collision at Gallagher and Second Streets Saturday. The cars driven by Lawrence Schorr and Lester Edwards collided with no injuries. Police Chief Lewis Reynolds investigated.
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Logan
Gallagher and
Second Sts
Lawrence Schorr
Lester Edwards
Lewis Reynolds
Farmer Doubles and Triples Hybrid Corn Acreage Growth
Logan county farmer Lowell Irick of Marion Township expands hybrid corn seed program. He cultivated three acres last year with seed to many county farmers and this year plans nine acres with prospects of a heavy yield.
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Logan
Lowell Irick
Marion Township
Hocking County
Guard Rails Installed at Enterprise
Guard rails ordered months ago for the embankment at Enterprise have been installed with work completed late this week. Posts for the rails were set earlier. The rails protect the area where a Columbus car plunged into the C O tracks, causing two deaths and two serious injuries.
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Logan
Enterprise
Columbus
Evangelist at Camp Logan Draws Logan Residents
Logan residents attend the Lancaster Camp Grounds meeting led by Homer Rodehaver a known evangelistic song leader formerly of Hocking County. Mr and Mrs Joe Case and family return home on the camp closing day as Patrolman Harrison Litherland notes Chief Lewis Rey nolds took a half day off.
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Logan
Homer Rodehaver
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Hocking County
Rodehaver
Joe Case
Harrison Litherland
Lewis Reynolds
William Sweazy Dies at 93 in Green Township
Logan-Hocking County reports the death of William Sweazy aged 93 at his Green Township home after months of heart trouble. A farmer and teamster who briefly worked with Barnum and Bailey Circus, he leaves a large family and will be buried at Oak Grove Cemetery after funeral services at Fellowship United Brethren Church Tuesday afternoon.
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Logan
Hocking County
William Sweazy
Green Township
Mr. Sweazy
Hocking
Vinton
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Sweazy
John Sweazy
Gore
Meda Lemon
Milton
Columbus
Fellowship United Brethren Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
Recreation Center Will Get Flowers
A city beautification plan for Kachelmacher Park adds flower beds to the south side of the recreation center. Donations of plants seeds and bulbs are welcomed by calling Mayor Dallas Kinser or police headquarters for collection. During the week the rock garden behind the fish pool was planted with flowers.
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Logan
Kachelmacher Park
Dallas Kinser
May Not Play Ball Because of Injury
Logan reports Bob Clendenen, regular shortstop on the American Legion tourney team, may miss Springfield action due to a knee injury from basketball. Teammate Tommy Brehm, sidelined by an ankle injury in district play at Jackson, has recovered enough to be available.
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Logan
Bob Clendenen
American Legion
Springfield
Tommy Brehm
Jackson
Logan Woman Recovers From Severe Foot Injury
Mrs. Edward Miller of South Logan is recovering after injuring her foot last week when a scythe cut her while she weeded.
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Logan
Edward Miller
South Logan
Rent Apartment at 64 1-2 Main St In Logan
Mrs Bessie Ardrey of Bell Beauty Shop and Mrs Ruth Graham have rented the Harry Bartlett apartment at 64 1-2 East Main Street and will move in on Tuesday.
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Logan
Bessie Ardrey
The
Bell Beauty Shop
Ruth Graham
Harry Bartlett
Ee Main St
Henderson Wolfe Leaves Cherrington Hospital
Mrs. Henderson Wolfe and her son exited Cherrington Hospital on Sunday and headed home.
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Logan
Garden Club Meeting Tonight In Gallipolis
Gallipolis Garden Club gathers at Mrs. Otto Carter home for an evening program. Guest speaker E. G. Royer will discuss lawn care and maintenance for members and guests.
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Gallipolis
Roses Used as Food and Decoration in China
In China roses serve dual purposes beyond ornament, with petals and varieties used in culinary dishes and as edible garnishes. The practice reflects traditional uses of flowers in cuisine and celebratory plating across regions.
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China
Grocery Store Under Receiver Assignment in Gallipolis
Gallipolis. McKinley Niday assigned his grocery store stock and fixtures at Third and Grape Streets to creditors. Judge W R White appointed William P Cherrington as assignee with a $1000 bond. Estimates of debts and assets were not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
McKinley Niday
Third and
Grape Sts
W. R. White
William P. Cherrington
Myers Reunion at Gallia County Fair Grounds
The annual Myers family reunion, likely the county’s largest, will be held at the fair grounds on Sunday August 13. O. A. Myers serves as president and a program is being prepared for the event.
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Gallipolis
Myers
Gallia County
Fair Grounds
O. A. Myers
Gallia Times Names Tom Bell New Publisher
Gallia paper announces Tom Bell, local newspaperman, has assumed duties as publisher of The Gallia Times weekly. He joins Gallia Paper in Gallipolis from this morning.
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Gallipolis
Tom Bell
Gallia Times
Gallipolis Family Meeting at Clarks Chapel Sunday
Clark family and friends will meet Sunday at Clarks Chapel, Eva Swick secretary confirms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clark
Clarks Chapel
Eva Swick
Fairfield Lake hosts camps for Boy Scouts and 4‑H clubs
Edwin McCormick’s Fairfield Lake estate near Gallipolis hosts summer camps with twenty Pt. Pleasant Boy Scouts and a large group of Pomeroy 4‑H girls. Milton West Virginia Boy Scouts arrive next week. The 15 acre lake features a permanent dock, boating, fishing, swimming, electric lights, and a 3 acre lotus bed famed since ancient Egypt. Augusta McCormick, 92, welcomes campers while son Edwin oversees farm operations and Scout work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Edwin McCormick
Fairfield Lake
Pt. Pleasant
Pomeroy District
Milton
W. Va
Chickamauga Creek
Ohio
Charles H. McCormick
General Assembly
Augusta McCormick
Edwin
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Phyllis Nixon
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Thelma Johnson
Blanche Fickel
Kryptok
LO. O. F. Temple
I. R. Goldberg
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Worstell Bldg
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Garden Club
Shoe Repair
W. Union St
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