Hocking County rubber drive leaders announced in county campaign
Logan committee heads for the Hocking County scrap rubber campaign were named after a Courthouse meeting with gasoline dealers and local defense groups. Key appointees include Denzil Weltner in city departments, M. B. Iles for scouts, and James R. Smoot for 4-H. Rubber collected goes to the Rubber Reserve Corporation with proceeds aiding USO and relief funds.
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Logan — Committee
Hocking County
Wilbur Lanning
R. R. Lanning
Denzil Weltner
M. B. Iles
Mark Ricketts
J. B Waldron
American Legion
James R. Smoot
H. E. Kirk
Forest O. Wolf
AAA
Chamber of Commerce
Ed Paul
Russell Beery
Granges
Roy Conkle
Siblings Recover After Logan Motorcycle Crash
Edward and Joy Clapham, 21 and sister, were seriously injured in a head on collision. They moved Friday from Cherrington Hospital to White Cross Hospital in Columbus to be closer to Westerville home. Edward sustained a triple compound leg fracture and a dislocated shoulder. Joy had severe head and face lacerations.
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Logan
Edward
Joy Clapham
Cherrington Hospital
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Westerville
Fire blight spreads through Hocking County orchards
Logan County extension officials warned Hocking County apple growers that fire blight is prevalent this season. Agent James R. Smoot urged clipping dead leaves and limbs to expose the fungus and prevent complete tree loss.
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Logan—County
Hocking County
James R. Smoot
County's Largest Goat Raiser Has Large Herd
Logan report notes Aus tin True near Maysville maintains about 100 goats on a fenced 40 acre plot. He milks 12 goats and fattening calves for milk sales, with plans to market milk later. Also updates on local hospital discharge for Mrs. George Cox McArthur and former patient Harry Davis afterhernia surgery.
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Logan
Austin True
Maysville
True
Logan Social Notes and Club Meetings in Logan
Friday Bridge Club hosted by Mrs Dalas Kinser with two tables of play. Hilda Smith won high and Desmond Braddock took second. next meeting planned as a picnic. Thursday Club hosted by Mrs Paul Hansel for a pot lunch and sewing. July meeting planned with Mrs Joe Brown as hostess. Local personals list visits, family gatherings, and weekend events including motorcycle races at Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hansel
Clarence Skinner
Fred Keller
John Funk
Neal Shaw
Cox
Dan Rheinscheld
R. E. Allen
Ellsworth Rheinscheld
Joe Funk
Hansel
Joe Brown
Logan Personals
Danny Roberts
U.S. Marine Corps
Quantico
Edward Goslin Sandusky
Frank Good
Springfield
William Rafferty
Tom Tignor
Mazie Elder
New Lexington
Matinee Stitchers Meet With Demonstrations and Pot Luck
The Matinee Stitchers met at Rachelmach er Park on Thursday. Jeanette Leonard, Wilma Fra zier and Margie Ellis gave two demonstrations. A pot-luck dinner followed. Members present included Marlene Shultz Watty Swartz Minoa Frazier Imogene Frazier Wilma Frazier Betty Smith June Goss Waveline Goss Betty Poling Letha Poling Bernadine Acker Margie Ellis Pauline Robinett Francis Motts Lois Edwards Jo Anne Trowbridge Jeanette Leonard and Mary Jane Schrader. Two guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachelmacher Park
Jeanette Leonard
Wilma Frazier
Margie Ellis
Marlene Shultz
Watty Swartz
Minoa Frazier
Imogene Frazier
Betty Smith
June Goss
Waveline Goss
Betty Poling
Letha Poling
Bernadine Acker
Pauline Robinett
Francis Motts
Officers Installed by Ladies Auxiliary Sons of Union Veterans
The Ladies Auxiliary Sons of Union Veterans installed officers for the term. Named are past president Lulu Fee and president Mary Schorr with Esther Wilson as vice president and trustee. Other officers include Hattie Primmer recording secretary Pearl Evans chaplain Clarissie Huffines guide Margaret Kistler assistant guide Ida Sheets color guard No. 1 Jennie Preston and No. 2 Sarah Weis.
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Sons of Union Veterans
Lulu Fee
Mary Schorr
Esther Wilson
Hattie Primmer
Pearl Evans
Chaplin
Clarissie Huffines
Margaret Kistler
Ida Sheets
Jennie Preston
Sarah Weis
Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Ida Conkel
Funeral services were held Saturday at 10 A M at the P E Rutherford Funeral Home in Columbus for Mrs Ida Conkel 46 a former Logan resident who died Wednesday at her Columbus home Burial was in Fairview Cemetery near Midway Survivors include husband Boyd J two sons Harold and Carl three brothers and two sisters Her mother Mrs Lucy Goss lives near Logan She was a member of the North Methodist Church for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
P. E. Rutherford
Columbus
Ida Conkel
Fairview
Midway
Boyd J
Harold
Carl
Lucy Goss
Conker
North Methodist Church
Guysville
Leonard Bean
Lenora Millner
Strongville
Merwin Bryson
Esther Mae
Hamden
E. S. Bean
Bryson
Mr. Bean
Frank Croy
Robert and
Otis
Ann
C. A. Fuller
George Chesser
Waldo Buck
D. C. Snow
L. D. Robinson
Marylin
Mary Dian
Cairo
W. Va
James Taylor
Burkhammer
Clarksburg
Harter
Harter Fortney. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Fuller
Elmer Fuller
Chillicothe
Race Fortuney
Parkersburg
Richard Campbell
Sandusky
Wilma Brickles
Athens
Ross Brickles
Vern Parker
Philadelphia
Laura Barnett
Freda M. Bean
Billa Hatfield
Harrisville
Leta V. McLaughlin
Trachsel Vercoe
Victor Jr
Vale and Son
Akron
H. B. Fortney
Marion Kim
Blanchester
F. B. Bean
U. S. 50
Miles E. Hoon
New Marshfield
Demurrer Filed in Maggie Dickson Case Over Teresa Stedem Will
The St John’s Roman Catholic Church seeks to invalidate a devise to the church under the will of Teresa Stedem. The petition by Maggie Dickson alleges sufficient facts but the defense argues the petition fails to state a cause of action. The demurrer was filed in the Court of Common Pleas.
Personal and Special Notes of Guysville
A roundup of local visits and greetings as residents and families from Guysville and nearby towns are noted visiting relatives in Parkersburg Cairo Hamden Strongville and Columbus. Guests include the Beans Brysons Fortneys and Fullers with various relatives visiting through the week. EN: Several travelers and locals are reported visiting, hosting, or traveling for weekends and dinners with emphasis on family ties and neighborhood movements.
Judgment Filed in Common Pleas Court
Log an journal entry details a distribution totaling 315 dollars in the case Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company versus Anna Van Auer and others. The Court of Common Pleas records an application for distribution by defendants and awards judgment for the railway’s acquisition of land in Starr Township.
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Logan
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Anna van Auer
Court of Common Pleas
Starr ‘Township
The Great Samuel Johnson Contends Earth Air Fire Water
A witty note highlights Samuel Johnson’s famed four elements and suggests the speaker’s disagreement with the lexicographer’s view. The remark frames the historic debate on elemental theory.
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Samuel Johnson
Pool Free Days Set By City Manager
Logan Tommy Bender the pool manager announced free days at the municipal pool beginning Tuesday at 10 am and running to noon each Tuesday and Friday. The program aims to help people learn to swim who cannot afford it. Attendance dipped to 797 for the week due to a cold spell, though Sunday saw over 330 swimmers.
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Logan
Tommy Bender
Bender
Wheat Fields Invaded by Hessian Fly in Logan County
Logan County Extension Agent James R Smoot and Ohio State University entomologist T H Parks toured county wheat fields reporting Hessian Fly attacks. When infestation is advanced cutting grain early can save yield and reduce loss from the pest. Wheat scab also appeared, with white brown heads and shriveled seeds increasing harvest losses.
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Logan — County
James R. Smoot
T. H. Parks
Ohio State University
Smoot
Smort
Hocking Residents Enjoy Scenic Park Outings
Splendid weather drew hundreds from Logan and Hocking County to the Hocking Scenic Parks Sunday. Crowds gathered at Old Man's Cave Rock House Ash Cave and Cedar Falls while over 300 swam at the municipal pool and families picnicked at Kachelmacher Park. Some visitors also traveled to Buckeye Lake for fishing.
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Logan
Hocking County
Hocking
Old Man’s Cave
Rock House
Ash Cave
Cedar Falls
Kachelmacher Park
Buckeye Lake
Scrap Rubber Drive Surpasses City Collections
Logan Mayor Denzil Welther announced on Monday that scrap rubber at his filling station exceeded 1200 pounds. Stations across the city report strong participation with rural areas ahead of urban districts. Elmer Anthony of Union Furnace turned in 900 pounds at a local garage last week.
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Logan
Denzil Welther
Elmer Anthony
Union Furnace
Divorce Granted on Gross Neglect Charges
George Cedar was granted a divorce from Bertha Cedar on grounds of gross neglect of duty in the Court of Common Pleas. Judge Phil A. Henderson presided. Custody of three minor children awarded to the plaintiff.
Divorce Action Is Dismissed by Court
Logan The divorce action of Rodney Steele against Rose Ann Steele has been dismissed without record from the Court of Common Pleas upon application of the plaintiff's attorney. The costs of the case were assigned to the plaintiff.
Betty Worley Enlists in Navy Nursing Corps
Logan reports Betty Worley the first Logan and Hocking County girl to enlist in the U S Navy Nursing Corps. She will report for six months training at Philadelphia Naval Hospital and earns an ensign's commission after. Worley is a Laurelville High School graduate who trained at Grant Hospital and worked at Troy City Hospital.
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Logan
Logan and Hocking County
U. S. Navy Nursing Corps
Betty Worley
Ranger
L. T. Worley
Rock House
Worley
Naval Hospital
Philadelphia
Laurelville High School
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Troy City Hospital
Local man Bernard Vangarren injured in fall near home
Logan residents report Bernard Vangarren sustained painful injuries to his left arm after a fall near his residence. He was taken to a local physician's office where doctors found multiple torn ligaments in the arm.
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Logan
Bernard Vangarren
Former Logan Soft Hurler Wins Seven in Row
Dick Milne, a former Logan softball hurler, won seven straight games in Dusty City League action. Ed Geslin, Skinny Geslin, again caught Milne as Milne’s southpaw led Milne’s squad in local contests. both work at a dusky powder plant.
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Logan
Dick Milne
Gan Star
Geslin
Milne
Rose Bugs Damage County Apple Trees
County reports indicate rose bugs are causing extensive damage to apple trees in South Logan and Laurelville. Extension agent James R. Smoot says infestations are widespread, and control with arsenical poisons or rotenone dust is effective. The remedy also suits flowers without staining petals.
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Logan
Laurelville
James R. Smoot
Lancaster All Stars Defeat Logan Clowns 7 5
Logan Clowns lose 7 to 5 at Fairfield County diamond as Lancaster All Stars push through with Cass and Blackburn pitching a full game. C Stewart started, relieved by Arlo Weiss, with St. Clair and Halby sharing catching duties.
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Logan
Logan Clowns
Lancaster All Stars
Fairfield County
C. Stewart
Arlo Weiss
St. Clair
Halby
Lancaster
Cass
Blackburn
Funeral Rites Set for Adam Sheets in Sugar Grove
Funeral services for 89 year old Adam Sheets will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Reform Church in Sugar Grove. He died Friday at a granddaughter’s home in Sugar Grove. Survived by sister Mrs. Anna Ruff near Logan. Visitors at the Schull home included Clyde Ruff and daughter Letha plus Anna and William Ruff, all near Logan.
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Logan
Reform Church
Sugar Grove
Adam Sheets
Elmer Schull
Sheets
Anna Ruff
Schull
Clyde Ruff
Letha
William Ruff
Fined for Starting Fire Without Permit
Logan pleaded guilty to two counts of starting a brush fire without a permit and destroying trees. Martin Nowaki of Falls Township was fined 10 dollars plus costs after arraignment before Magistrate Frank St. Clair. Constable George Lehman cited him on a forestry officials complaint. Mrs Tolbert ill at her Church Street home under physician care.
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Logan
Martin Nowaki
Falls Township
Frank St. Clair
George Lehman
Tolbert
Elza Tolbert
Church Street
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Webster
Panama Canal
Side Guardian
Margaret Delong
Hazel Hammon
Clara Miller
Tom
Judith
Common Pleas
India
U. S
March of Time
Logan Soft
Zenners
Goldberg
Court
Zenner’s Dept
All Stars
Trip Logan Clowns
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
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