Logan Softball League Opens Officially Tonight
Logan Ohio opens the Soft Ball League tonight with a pregame ceremony led by Mayor Kinser and Judge Henderson. Junior Chamber of Commerce faces Knights of St John at S and S Park as the new league runs four evenings weekly. A 5:30 p.m. game at Chieftain Field features the American Legion Tournament team battling older players, with newcomers Johnson Snyder Whitcraft Trowbridge Baker joining veteran Ralph Baker and Mark Wylie on the mound. Albert Leonard’s return from Ohio Wesleyan will boost plans for games with outside teams.
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Logan
Dallas Kinser
Phil A. Henderson
Floyd Duffy
Forest Keck
S. Park
Chieftain Field
American Legion
Don E. Johnson
Eugene Snyder
Murray City
Jack Whitcraft
Gibisonville
John Trowbridge
Union Furnace
Ralph Baker
Mark Wylie
Albert Leonard
Ohio Wesleyan
Mrs. Nora Ewing Rites Held Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Nora Ewing wife of Judge E L Ewing were held Saturday at the W Second St residence with Rev Cecil Harding Jones of First Presbyterian Church presiding. Burial followed at Vinton Memorial Cemetery near Ewington with pallbearers Belford Harbarger Leonard Tom Herman Leonard Marvin Conkle Clearence Salts and Frank Larimer.
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W. Second St
Nora Ewing
E. L. Ewing
Cecil Harding Jones
First Presbyterian Church
Vinton Memorial Cemetery
Ewington
Belford Harbarger
Leonard Tom
Herman Leonard
Marvin Conkle
Clearence Salts
Frank Larimer
Bill Sauer Adds To His Collection
Logan and Robert McBride arrive home for a visit with parents Mr and Mrs M R McBride They bring a Notre Dame football autographed by the squad as a gift to Bill Sauer a local fan who has a notable collection of autographed athletic equipment
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Logan
Robert McBride
Notre Dame
M. R. McBride
Bill Sauer
Bill Miller Starts Petition for Second Term Candidacy
Logan Republican Councilman Bill Miller circulates a petition to qualify for a second term as an at large candidate. He seeks reelection to the council, running as a Republican.
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Bill Miller
Logan
Council
Leonard Father Improvement Reported in Carrizo Springs
News from Carrizo Springs Texas says William Leonard father of Walter A Leonard of this city is somewhat improved after a stroke of paralysis suffered before Christmas. He and Mrs Leonard have lived in Texas for several years, formerly residing in Marion Township.
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Logan
Carrizo Springs
Tex
William Leonard
Walter A. Leonard
Logan Couple Wed in Methodist Parsonage Ceremony
Miss Alice Van Atta daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Van Atta married Edward Kenley Hamilton son of Mrs Dee Hamilton in a Sunday ceremony at the Methodist Parsonage conducted by Rev S W Wiant Attendants were Miss Annabelle Jones and Walter Guess The couple will reside in a Church Street apartment Both are Logan High School graduates The groom is connected with The Logan Republican and plans retirement soon.
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van Atta
Union Furnace High School
Hamilton
Logan High School
Logan Republican
Church St
E. A. Snyder
Bremen
Ruth Evelyn
Robert Frederick Brandt
Carl F. Brandt
N. Spring St
United Brethren Parsonage
E. B. White
Richard Johnson
Logan
Bremen High School
Lancaster
Brandt
County
Mrs. Brandt
Birth announced for Keck couple in Columbus
Friends report the birth of a baby to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keck in Chillicothe Hospital on Thursday. The Kecks are former Logan residents.
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Robert Keck
Columbus
Chillicothe Hospital
Keck
Logan
Birth of a son for Mr and Mrs Paul M Shaw Painesville
Friends announce the May 25 birth of William Lyle Shaw to Mr. and Mrs. Shaw who formerly lived in the city during his Citi zens Savings liquidation. Mrs. Shaw now works with an active loan company in Painesville. A dinner at the St Clair home honored Harry St Clair on his 35th birthday and celebrated Mrs. St Clair and the infant daughter’s return from Lancaster Hospital. Gore elected president of Eta Phi Mu at Otterbein College. Emerick, Logan High School graduate, joins Gore as a junior at Otterbein. E S Brown of Lancaster visited Logan relatives. Brown works at the Boys Industrial School.
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Paul M. Shaw
Painesville
William Lyle
Shaw
Citizens Savings Association
Frank St. Clair
N. Market St
Harry St. Clair
Lancaster Hospital
Wendell Emrick
Frank Emerick
Gore
Eta Phi Mu
Otterbein College
Otterbein
Emerick
Logan High School
William McCormick
Charles Rafferty
Columbus
Florence Bort
Donald S. Bort
Fred Brown
Logan
Samuel H. Dillon
H. M. Potts
Muskingum River
Harold Howard
John W. McBride
Breckenridge
Mich
Mr. McBride
M. R. McBride
Kenneth Woltz
Haydenville
Foster Correll
Petersburg
Precious Correll
W. C. Correll
Arch Krieg
Charleston
W. Va
Marcellus Krieg
Warren Ellinger
Toledo
Nora Ewing
E. L. Ewing
John Larimer
John Thomas
Lancaster
Charles E. Larimer
Mary Krieg
Buffalo
N. Y
Everett Green
Chicago
Mr. Green
Lewis Green
E. Main St
Homer Petty
Lan
Ton Jon Health Remedy Advocated By Marietta Sufferer
A Marietta area woman Miss Carrie B Davidson from Macksburg Ohio testifies Ton Jon eased kidney disorder constipation and joint pain. She had slept poorly and felt worn out but now wakes less at night and feels more active. She endorses Ton Jon as a great medicine and urges a fair trial.
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Ton Jon
Carrie B. Davidson
Macksburg
Ohio
Marietta
Quick's
Steak fry hosted by Bob Jurgensmier at E Front St home
Bob Jurgensmier entertained friends at a Friday steak fry at his E Front Street residence. Guests included John W. McBride Kenneth Woltz Harold Howard Breckenridge Michigan Morton Graft and Charles Murphy.
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Bob Jurgensmier
E. Front St
John W. McBride
Kenneth Woltz
Harold Howard
Breckenridge, Mich
Morton Graft
Charles Murphy
Miller Family Marks 50th Wedding Anniversary in Logan
Logan residents and relatives gathered Sunday at Rachelmacher Park as Mr. and Mrs. George Miller observed their 50th wedding anniversary on the prior Wednesday. The report lists numerous visitors from Cambridge Wheeling Columbus Breckenridge Petersburg and Chicago joining local family members for the celebration and related visits.
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George Miller
South Logan
Rachelmacher Park
Mrs. Miller
Charles Stallsmith
Cambridge
Joe
Wheeling
Logan
George Stallsmith
Port Clinton Grange leader to dedicate Morgan County park
Walter F. Kirk, Port Clinton, Master of the Ohio State Grange, will speak at the dedication of a roadside park in Morgan County at Fairview Grange near Chesterhill this Saturday, June 7. As state Grange head he leads more than a thousand local units with over 90 000 members and serves on several state commissions while also farming near Port Clinton in Ottawa County.
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Walter F. Kirk
Port Clinton
Ohio State Grange
Morgan County
Fairview Grange
Chesterhill
Kirk
Grange
Ohio
Conservation and Natural Resources Commission
Ohio Chemurghc Commission
Heavy Rainfall Sweeps Hocking County Area
Rain flooded the Hocking County district with the second notable downpour this month. The Hocking River ran bank full Sunday while many tributaries overflowed at several locations.
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Hocking County
Logan
Hocking
Native of Gallipolis Dies in Huntington
Gallipolis resident Charles R. Johnson, 70, died in Huntington, his home, over the weekend. He was born in Gallipolis to the late Mr and Mrs Sampson Johnson and is survived by his wife, a son, and brothers Austin of Gallipolis and Orin of Phoenix, Arizona. Funeral services and interment were held in Huntington on Sunday.
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Gallipolis
Charles R. Johnson
Sampson Johnson
Huntington
Austin
Orin
Phoenix
Ariz
Effie Barker Weaver Dies in Cleveland
Mrs Effie Barker Weaver former resident of this city died at her home in Cleveland Friday Her sister Mrs Howard M Harding of Ryger and Mrs Carl Myers of Gallipolis attended funeral services in Cleveland Sunday A son and daughter reside there and a brother Butler Barker lives in Marietta
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Gallipolis
Effie Barker Weaver
John Barker
Cleveland
Howard M. Harding
Ryger
Carl Myers
Butler Barker
Marietta
Peas From Own Garden Feed Memorial Day Dinner
Logan Jerry L. Hammon of S Mulberry Street reported harvesting peas from his own garden for Memorial Day. He stated this was the earliest he had ever produced the crop.
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Logan
Jerry L. Hammon
S. Mulberry St
Logan Shell Plant Wage Proposal for Women
The Sunday Messenger cites a proposed minimum wage for Logan women in a shell loading plant of 42.50 dollars, with an alternative suggested minimum of 21.40 dollars.
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Logan
Sunday Messenger
Shell
Logan’s Son Returns Home After Appendectomy
Albert Logan aged 20 son of Mr and Mrs H M Rutgers Oroville was discharged Sunday from Grant Hospital Columbus after an appendectomy performed eight days earlier.
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Logan
Albert
H. M. Rutgers
Oroville
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Logan Kinfolk Share Weekend Visit and Travel
Caster and Ruth Myers spent time with relatives in Logan and Marion. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Petty, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ralston and other Logan relatives. Mr. C. D. Crawford visited Marion and returned with Ruth Myers who had been visiting her father and family since Decoration Day.
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W. E. Petty
J. R. Ralston
Logan
C. D. Crawford
Marion
Ruth Myers
Police Make 49 Arrests In May
Logan city police reported 49 arrests for May in a summary to Mayor Dallas Kinser from Chief Lew Reynolds. Most common charges were drunkenness and disorderly conduct with 28 arrests. Others included overtime parking tags, reckless driving, and driving under the influence, plus single counts for crimes such as defrauding, delinquency, mental case, license issues, breaking and entering, failure to stop, and obstructing a street crossing. Four wrecks were investigated with two injuries and no fatalities.
Engagement announced for Erma Elizabeth Waugh and Gerald L Wright Jr
Gallipolis reports the engagement of Erma Elizabeth Waugh daughter of Oral V Waugh and the late Mrs Waugh to Gerald L Wright Jr of Sandusky son of Mr and Mrs Wright The wedding is planned for the near future at the bride elects aunt Mrs Frances Smiths home in Marion Miss Waugh a 1939 graduate has worked in Marion and Sandusky Wright is employed in a Sandusky steel mill and the couple will reside there
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Gallipolis
Oral V. Waugh
Bladen
Erma Elizabeth
Gerald L. Wright, Jr
Sandusky
Frances Smith
Marion
Miss Waugh
Wright
Miss Nancy Bean to Graduate at Mount Holyoke College
Miss Nancy Bean daughter of Dr and Mrs Leo C Bean will receive a bachelor of arts degree at Mount Holyoke College South Hadley Massachusetts on June 9 She is a graduate of the Columbus School for Girls and majoring in psychology.
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Nancy Bean
Leo C. Bean
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley
Mass
Columbus School For Girls
Surprise party honors Marion County woman on 50th birthday
Mrs. Gertrude Ralph of Marion County Children's Home received a surprise party Wednesday evening for her 50th birthday. The event was arranged by her daughter Mrs. Margaret Rose and attended by many relatives and friends, including several from Gallia County.
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Gertrude Ralph
Marion County Children’s Home
Marion
Margaret Rose
Gallia County
Blanche Criner Birthday Party at Bladen
At the home of Mr and Mrs John Barcus in Bladen Blanche Criner was honored on her seventh birthday with games and refreshments including ice cream and cake.
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John Barcus
Bladen
Blanche Criner
Family dinner party at Hotel Lafayette
Mr and Mrs Hollis C Johnston entertained over the weekend their children grandchildren and relatives including Ira Frost and daughter Frances of Chicago Mrs Earl Thompson of Columbus Mr and Mrs Fred Johnston and daughter Nancy of Huntington and Mr and Mrs Fred Ashworth and sons Fred and Hollis of near Kenova W Va A Saturday evening family dinner party was enjoyed at Hotel Lafayette.
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Hollis C. Johnston
Ira Frost
Frances
Chicago
Earl Thompson
Columbus
Fred Johnston
Nancy
Huntington
Fred Ashworth
Fred and
Hollis
Kenova
W. Va
Hotel Lafayette
St Peter's Episcopal Members Meet for Picnic at Park
Members of St Peter's Episcopal Church and auxiliary will gather at 6 30 tonight for a picnic at Chickamauga Park. A business meeting will follow after supper.
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St. Peter's Episcopal Church and Auxiliary
Chickamauga Park
Summer guests fill homes in Columbus area arrivals
Mrs Albert Miller and daughter Anne sail from the Philippines and arrive in Columbus to spend the summer with Mrs H E Schrammel and family. Dr Schrammel joins for a visit before returning to Emporia Kansas. The Dickeys and Eilker family also visit relatives here before returning home. Miss Eunice Wallace returns from Charleston after a ten day visit and travels to Cleveland for her aunt's death.
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Albert Miller
Anne
Philippines
Columbus
Miller
Howard Neal
H. E. Schrammel
R. P. Thompson
Dr. Schrammel
Emporia
Kan
A. O. Dickey
Louise
Cleveland
Libby
A. D. Dickey
Charleston
Charles Eilker
Frances
Cincinnati
Dorothy Davis Clark
Carrie McLaughlin
Rocky Hill
Miss Eunice Wallace
Ernest Weaver
Park Attendance Hits 844 At Local Park
Logan Kachelmacher park attendance for the week closed at 844 visitors per supervisor Harold E Hartmann. Friday led with 255 visitors, Monday tallied 150, and the day’s breakdown included 225 adults 297 boys and 322 girls. A rustic bridge construction from the South Mulberry Street bridge abutment toward the park across the ravine at the east end has begun and should finish this week.
Sale of Pool Tickets Sparks Strong Early Public Interest
Gallipolis reports about 150 season tickets sold at the swimming pool as attendance since Friday noon surpasses previous records. Pool manager Garfield Griffith notes many aquatic events planned for the summer season with swimmers and divers from other cities competing against local experts.
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Gallipolis
Garfield Griffith
Hemphill Held On Forgery Charge In Ohio Jail
Gallipolis police hold 52 year old George Hemphill on forgery charges filed by Willard Bates of Northup. Bates says he lost 179 dollars due to Hemphill’s check writing, with others reporting losses that could triple this amount. Hemphill, formerly of the city, has resided recently in Huntington.
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Gallipolis
George Hemphill
Willard Bates
Northup
Bates
Hemphill
Huntington
Marriage Licenses Reach Record High
Gallipolis reports a record high 111 marriage licenses issued in the month and 17 on the last day Judge J S Clark notes the previous monthly record was 70 Most licenses came from West Virginia and some produced blood test certificates a requirement not in effect in Ohio until August 17.
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Gallipolis
J. S. Clark
West Virginia
Ohio
Gallia District Boy Scout Leaders Meet at Hotel Lafayette
Gallia district Boy Scout leaders are summoned by chairman Meyer Maggied to meet at Hotel Lafayette tonight at 7:30 for a conference.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Meyer Maggied
Hotel Lafayette
Bicycle Stolen From Municipal Judge in Gallipolis
Gallipolis Municipal Judge John Halliday finds his bicycle missing after the Decoration Day holiday. Police efforts have not recovered the bike.
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Gallipolis
John Halliday
Struck by auto injures six year old in Pt Pleasant
Six year old En och Staats of Pt Pleasant is hospitalized with a broken leg and head injuries after being knocked down by a car near his home in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Enoch Staats
Pt. Pleasant
Egg Auction Membership Reaches Eight
Logan Fred Thrush and William H. Mowrey of Washington Township have joined the Southeast Ohio Egg Auction, bringing county membership to eight with about 2,275 hens. The county quota is 5,000 hens, expected to be reached soon as farmers plan flock increases. Large numbers of chicks arrive by parcel post as poultry and egg markets are hoped to stabilize at higher prices than in prior years.
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Logan
Fred Thrush
William H. Mowrey
Washington Township
Ruddell Named Salesman in Huntington Wholesale House
Robert H. Rud dell has been appointed salesman for a Huntington wholesale grocery in this section, succeeding the late Frank H. Smeltzer.
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Gallipolis
Robert H. Ruddell
Huntington
Frank H. Smeltzer
Funeral services held for Mrs Jennie Achauer at Haydenville Church
The Rev. W. E. Bancroft led funeral rites for Mrs. Jennie Achauer wife of W. L. Achauer at the Haydenville Methodist Church. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery with many distant friends attending.
Omitted Names Listed for 166th Infantry Company G at Camp Shelby
The roster for Company G of the 166th Infantry at Camp Shelby Mississippi misses Joseph Rowley Logan J Lester Backus Logan and John Tom Fee from Good Hope Township Backus is brother of fellow member Robert J Backus in the same company
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Logan
166Th Infantry
Lancaster
Camp Shelby
Miss
Joseph Rowley
J. Lester Backus
John Tom Fee
Good Hope Township
Backus
Robert J. Backus
Logan-A farmer loses shovel plow near Rachelmacher Park
A farmer traveling Route 75 south reported losing a new shovel plow near Rachelmacher Park on Saturday. Police Chief Lewis Reynolds said the missing equipment is being held at police headquarters.
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Logan
Rachelmacher Park
Lewis Reynolds
Hold Examinations for Police Radio Operator
Logan held an examination for police radio operator to qualify police and fire personnel to operate the new radio system awaiting FCC approval. Participants included Police Chief Lew Reynolds Patrolmen Harrison Litherland Pearl Derr Fire Chief Roy Stallsmith Assistant Chief Gerald McLaughlin and Ray Zanner on the civil service list. Zanner seeks to serve during others vacations.
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Logan
Fire Departments
FCC
Lew Reynolds
Harrison Litherland
Pearl Derr
Roy Stallsmith
Gerald McLaughlin
Ray Zanner
Civil Service
Zanner
Camp Hocking Youth Injured In Moving Car Incident
Logan, Camp Hocking reports Bill Cutlip of Washington district sustained back injuries when he fell from a moving automobile Saturday afternoon. He and other enrollees were pushing a stalled car on an incline before he stepped to the running board and toppled off as the car began to move. He was taken to Cherry?ngton Hospital for treatment.
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Logan
Bill Cutlip
Washington
D. H
Camp Hocking
Cutlip
Cherrington Hospital
Logan Hospital patient and cliff fall report
Bruce Fickel of Logan underwent an emergency appendectomy at Cherrington Hospital Sunday afternoon. Pete Condee of Canton, enrolled at Camp Hocking, fell from a cliff at Old Man's Cave Friday and is reported in fair condition with both wrists and his right leg fractured.
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Logan, Bruce
Edward Fickel
Cherrington Hospital
Pete Condee
Canton
Camp Hocking
Old Man’s Cave
Nazarene Services Held at Hocking County Jail
Sunday afternoon religious services are conducted in the Hocking County Jail by representatives of the local Church of the Nazarene with Sheriff Floyd Duffy's cooperation.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Mayor Kinser
U. S
Ft. Benning
Earth
Rial School
State Institution
Maxville
Perry
E. S. Brown
Mr. Brown
The
Boys Indust
Ton Jon Health
Cut Rate
Union St
Gallipolis Social Notes
Lillian Irene Hunter
New Straitsville High School
White Cross Hospital
Jack Hunter
Hunter
Chester
Smeltzer
O. F
I. R. Goldberg
Optometrist
Worstell Bidg
N. Court St
Zenner’s Dept
Jennie Achauer
Logan Hospital
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
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