County Red Cross Drive Nears One Third of Goal
Hocking County district reports show $1062 raised toward a $3950 goal amid weather delays. Campaign director Richard Farmer notes progress, with Oroville’s Mrs. Seifert boosting totals by 33 percent and a large courthouse thermometer tracking receipts.
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County Red Cross
Logan
Hocking County
Richard Farmer
Farmer
Lewis Seifert
Oroville
John Mack
Red Cross
Doan's Pills Offer Relief From Backache and Kidney Strain
Aging and stress can slow kidney function causing nagging backache headaches and dizziness. Doan's Pills provide mild diuretic relief and have helped millions for over 50 years. Get Doan's Pills today.
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Dean
Doan
Flu Closes More Schools In Hocking
Seven Hocking County schools are closed by an influenza and cold epidemic. Haydenville and Laurelville joined Union Furnace Ilesboro Gibisonville Murray City and Gore in suspending classes. At Laurelville 116 of 483 pupils are home ill and 60 are absent at Haydenville.
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Logan
Hocking County
Haydenville
Laurelville
Union Furnace
Ilesboro
Gibisonville
Murray City
Gore
St Patrick’s Dance Set by Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority
Logan notes plan for a St Patrick's Day Dance discussed by Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority members. The event, co sponsored by Izaak Walton League Lodge, will occur Saturday evening with tickets at the decor. Hosts and several members attended a social hour after the meeting.
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Dottie Lemon
Marion Armstrong
Joe Schrader
Harry Walker
Charles Lehman
Richard Brown
Charles Kleinschmidt
Edward Nelson
Harold Brown
Blanche Moorehead
Joe Gano
John Shaw
George Spackey
Hocking Hospital Admits and Births Report
Admitted Delbert Marstiller of Logan for medical care. Births: Dr. and Mrs. John Ward Doering of Logan greet a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. O Neil Mowery of Logan greet a son. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bishop of Wellston greet a daughter. Dismissals include Abram Barber and Miss Patty Frauser.
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Hocking County
Farmer
Ward 1
Belford Harbarger
Lester Risch
Charles Heine
Claude Christman
Dean Collison
Carl Harsh
Albert Seabright
Howard Kirk
Dallas Kinser
Eber Mowery
Carl Brown
C. F. Rauch
Emma Shultz
Walter Harbarger
Reese Goss
John Kelch
Olive Linn
Woodrow Kalklesch
H. D. Arnold
Alex Mowery
Nathan Rutter
Henry Carr
Ralph Helber
Howard Blum
Mary Walker
Everett Jacoby
Herbert Sheline
Dorothy Conkle
Wayne Whitcraft
Ray Thompson
Ward
Sheldon Cox
Walter Saving
Rufus Palmer
John Allen
Harry Shaw
Carl Hartman
James Rees
Robert Gaines
Harold Bryan
Darius Shackleford
Harry Bell
Dan Roberts
Joe White
Helen Kitchen
D. R. Skiver
James Young
Jay Nimon
John Buntz
James Hutchinson
Arthur Gasser
William Miller
B. O. Nixon
Joe Bennett
Delbert Marstiller
Jack Boocks
L. A. Riggs
Darley Kitchen
Robert Sparnon
John F. Buchanan
Harley Meyer
Falls Township
RR. E. Swartz
Kenneth Risch
Nettie Blum
Russell Berry
Ray Grove
Otto Iles
Jack Mathias
Lewis Mathew
Harold Starner
Kerwood Martin
John Ward Doering
Logan
O'Neil Mowery
Gerald Bishop
Wellston
Abram Barber
Patty Frasure
300 Markers To Be Placed On Graves
Logan reports rapid progress toward placing 300 bronze grave markers for Hocking County war dead by Memorial Day. County Commissioner Keith Schultz says the program will continue annually until every veteran is identified, with funds allocated for 300 markers this year and more planned.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
Keith Schultz
Schultz
Divorce Suit Filed for Helen Verba in Murray City
Helen S Verba of Murray City files a divorce suit in common pleas court against Michael Verba of Murray City. She cites extreme cruelty seeks alimony and restoration of her maiden name Goltz. They married in October 1948 and have no children.
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Logan
Common Pleas Court
Helen S. Verba
Murray City
Michael Verba
Veterans burial survey maps county cemeteries work
John F. Buchanan and Vaughn A. Collins lead a county wide burial survey using WPA and Ohio American Legion records up to 1940 and health department files. The effort will cover all public and private cemeteries with 300 markers erected before Memorial Day by five veterans organizations including American Legion Posts in Logan Murray City Laurelville and VFW and DAV in Logan.
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John F. Buchanan
Vaughn A. Collins
Veterans Service
WPA
Ohio Department of the American Legion
State Department of Health
Veterans
American Legion
Logan
Murray City
Laurelville
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Jobs Remain More Plentiful in Logan Area
Logan unemployment fell further with 40 new claims added last week and 595 continuing claims. Homer Schein, manager, notes the total unemployed statewide in the Logan area declined from 739 five weeks ago to 595 for the week ending February 25.
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Logan
Logan Bureau of
Homer Schein
Schein
FAS TEETH Promotes Firmer Teeth With Alkaline Powder
An old advertisement claims FAS TEETH powder, a non acidic formula, tightens loose dentures. It promises soothing gums and a cooler feel, reducing embarrassment from loose plates and urging readers to buy at any drug store.
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Substantia
Visi
Eposi
State unemployment up week over week in report
A state BUC office report shows 168 280 jobless for the latest week, up from 160 670 the prior week ending February 25. The data indicate a statewide rise in unemployment claims and detail weekly totals across the state.
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BUC
Seven Added To Honor Roll In Logan Log Carrier List
The Messenger circulation department names seven Logan carriers on the February honor roll for reliable delivery. Criteria include delivering all routes without customer complaints and maintaining or growing route size from last February. Honorees are Dick Smith, Robert Howdy shell, Richard Klinger, Eddie Bryant, Harold Phillips, Lowell Hall and Wayne Bowby.
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Logan
Messenger
Dick Smith
Robert Howdyshell
Richard Klinger
Eddie Bryant
Harold Phillips
Lowell Hall
Wayne Bow
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Clarence Fuller, Jr
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