Sharp temperature drop ends Upper Hocking flood
A 20 degree fall in temperatures over the weekend ended the flood that overwhelmed Logan and Hocking County as the Hocking River rose and isolating the city for hours. Highway and rail communications resumed Saturday afternoon with bus service back on schedule though water remained on Route 33. Lowlands stayed flooded Sunday while road berms and bridges suffered damage awaiting assessment by highway crews.
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Logan
Hocking County
Hocking
Logan Brief Social Notes
Presbyterian Woman's Missionary Society members met at the home of Mrs. E. O. Pettit with Mrs. William Patchen assisting. The program titled Launch Out Into The Deep explored Japan, led by Mrs. Paul Monks and assisted by Mrs. Patchem. A magazine quiz followed, and refreshments were served. The Les Amies Class of the Methodist Church met in March, with Mrs. Neal Shaw in charge of devotion. Minnie McBroom presented hats, auction proceeds went to the China Relief Fund, and a guest list included six visitors.
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Les Amies
Methodist Church
Neal Shaw
Minnie McBroom
China Relief Fund
Clarence Skinner
George Lehman
Charles Struble
John Clark
S. H. Dillon
Neal Shawn
Ruth Armstrong
Mary Osler
Lenore Spackey
Mary O'Wiler
Harriet Humphrey
New York
Russell Berlin
Eugene Wright
Surprise Birthday Acknowledged By Local Friends
Thursday a group of friends surprised Mrs Sam Jones for her birthday with games contests and visiting. Refreshments were served to listed attendees including Mrs Adam Schaal Mrs W E Petty Mrs Cora Morgan and others. Miss Joan Wright plans a Junior Tourist Book Club meeting Tuesday at eight. Mr and Mrs Ballard Shumate and others have returned from visits in Washington DC and Charleston WV. The W S C S of the Methodist Church meets Tuesday at three, and the American Legion Auxiliary hosts a pot luck at six Monday at the Legion Hall.
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Sam Jones
Adam Schaal
W. E. Petty
Cora Morgan
Charles Hamlin
Lucy Harsh
William Tannehill
Augusta Lanning
Mary Adcock
Emma Napp
Leota Bright
Albert Iles
J. G. Gilliam
Fred Stracke
Joan Wright
Ballard Shumate
Ernest Upton
Washington, D. C
Donald Meadows
Charleston
W. Va
Methodist Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Carl T. Smith Funeral Held Tuesday at 2 P.M.
Funeral services for Carl T. Smith age 44 coal miner will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Carbon Hill Methodist Church. Burial in Carbon Hill Cemetery conducted by Leonard Funeral Service. Survivors include wife Ora three sons Don Terry Rodney sister Mrs Hiram Palmer Lancaster and parents Mr and Mrs Edward Smith Carbon Hill.
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LOGAN
Carbon Hill Methodist
Carl T. Smith
Ward Township
Carbon Hill
Leonard
Ora
Don
Terry
Rodney
Hiram Palmer
Lancaster
Edward Smith
Marriage License Issued in Logan
A Logan Probate Court issue records a marriage license for John Robert Fickel 20 and Lois Martha Heyde 19 both residents of Logan. They are students and children of Mr. and Mrs. Amos L Heyde and the late John Fickel.
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Logan
John Robert Fickel
John Fickel
Lois Martha Heyde
Amos L. Heyde
County Commissioners Approve Regular Bills
LOGAN The Hocking County Board of Commissioners approved bills for payment during their regular Friday meeting in the Court House. The session also covered routine business and administrative items.
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LOGAN
Hocking County Board of Commissioners
Court House
Logan Hospital Dismissals and Admissions Report
Logan Charles Pleukharp of Logan was discharged from Cher rington Hospital after several days of treatment. Mrs Addie Plunk of Logan was admitted to Cher rington Hospital on Friday for treatment and observation. her condition is serious. Five year old Gay Belle Pettit, daughter of Mrs Pauline Pettit, was admitted Friday for treatment and observation.
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Logan
Charles Pleukharp
Cherrington Hospital
Addie Plunk
Gay Belle Pettit
Pauline Pettit
Chauncey Condition of War ren Simpson Improves
The 8 year old Chauncey Simpson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Simpson of Millfield, is reported slightly improved after a serious illness at home.
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Chauncey
Warren Simpson
Howard Simpson
Millfield
Crow and Lewis Crow Visit Chauncey Guests
Chauncey residents Mr and Mrs James McCollam hosted Ernest Crow and Lewis Crow of Mineral for a Sunday visit on East Main Street.
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Chauncey
Ernest Crow
Lewis Crow
Mineral
James McCollam
E. Main St
Miss Margaret Lutz resigns as Hocking Red Cross executive secretary
Logan Miss Margaret Lutz resigns Saturday after twenty five years as executive secretary of the Hocking County Chapter of the American Red Cross. She will remain secretary of the Home Service office in the Court House while a new executive is sought to lead expanded activities.
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Culver
Hunter Streets
Pearl Harbor
Dillon
Miss Lutz
Hocking County
American Red Cross
Ence
Margaret Lutz
Red Cross
Samuel H. Dillon
High Water Recedes in Dover District
Flood waters in W. Main Street Chauncey entered several residences on Saturday forcing residents to move. By Sunday noon water had receded along the highway north of Chauncey between Nye Cemetery and Welling Crossing and south of Chauncey near the County Home. Traffic and bus service resumed.
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Chauncey
Millfield Hostess Hosts Bridge Club Meeting
Miss Louise Nagle of Millfield entertained the bridge club at her home with Mrs. Jessie Fulton and Miss Ruth Wade as guest players. High score went to Mrs. Nagle, Ruth Wade placed second, and low was Mrs. Bertha Sanders. The hostess provided an attractive refreshment course. attendees included Mrs. Margaret Simpkins, Mrs. Georgia Nagle, Mrs. Helen Sanders, Mrs. Elizabeth Patton and others.
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Chauncey
Louise Nagle
Millfield
Jessie Fulton
Ruth Wade
Nagle
Bertha Sanders
Margaret Simpkins
Georgia Nagle
Helen Sanders
Elizabeth Patton
Virginia Nagle
County Home Matron Called to Father's Home
Chauncey Mrs A L Jandes matron of the County Home near Cincinnati was summoned last week by the critical condition of her father Jacob Frey 89. His illness has been listed as critical for several days.
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Chauncey
A. L. Jandes
Cincinnati
Jacob Frey
Richard J. Collins
Cleveland
J. Howard Cline
Collins
United States’ Coast Guard Law Office
Clinton Oxley
Harold C. Oxley
Fort Lewis
Wash
Camp Custer
Ich
E. M. Ba
Harold Sullivan
Frank Trancer
Gulf
O. B. Tubbs
William Ford
A. E. Graham
Guadalcanal
Birthday Dinner Honors Grover Patton in Millfield
Mrs. Elizabeth Patton hosted a Sunday dinner party at her Millfield home to celebrate Grover Patton's birthday anniversary. A large decorated cake served as a centerpiece with seating for Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wem mer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sanders, Sandra and Joe Sanders, Dr. and Mrs. Woodrow Patton, and Mr. and Mrs. Grover Patton.
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Chauncey
Elizabeth Patton
Millfield
Grover Patton
W. H. Wemmer
Charles Sanders
Sandra
Joe Sanders
Woodrow Patton
Aged Dover Resident Improves After Illness
Chauncey Miss Panthea Nye Pratt of Dover Township, who will be 97 on her next birthday and is the oldest resident, has shown improvement after illness. Recent visitors include Dr. Roy Gillespie his wife and daughter-in-law Mrs Roy Gillespie Jr of Zanesville.
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Chauncey
Panthea Nye Pratt
Dover Township
Roy Gillespie
Roy Gillespie, Jr
Zanesville
Jury Drawing Of April Term To Be Tuesday
A drawing of jurors for the April term will be held Tuesday morning in the county clerk of courts office. Judge Meeker Terwilliger will preside in Judge Henderson's absence. Thirty five names for petit and grand jury service will be drawn at 10 a.m. by Dan Langley and Nelson Delong as jury commissioners.
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LOGAN
Thelma Keyes
Meeker Terwilliger
Circleville
Phil A. Henderson
Petit
Dan Langley
Murray City
Nelson Delong
Laurelville
Albany Social And Personal notes from Garden Club events
Albany Junior Garden Club met with President Sharon Yorkes to discuss Victory Gardening and Wild Flowers with plans for March 29 led by Ayler. The group voted $10 to Red Cross Drive and April’s meeting will be at Mrs Will Cline's new home. Local residents share family news from Dayton to Guadalcanal.
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Albany—Junior Garden Club
Sharon Yorkes
Ruth
Freda Kennedy
Ayler
Garden Club
Josie Ross
Albany Community Garden Club
The
Country Gentleman
Victor Ries
Red Cross
Will Cline
Millfield Social Roundup Highlights Weekend Visits
Chauncey Parker and family guests of Mrs. Helen Gillespie in Millfield. Rose and Mary Harrison visit Mt. Vernon relatives in Millfield. Betty and Henrietta Heffken, Columbus workers, stay with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heffken. Amy Jo Sanders visits parents in Millfield. Weather note mentions a single occurrence in climate series.
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Chauncey
Carl Parker
Dayton
Helen Gillespie
Millfield
Rose
Mary Harrison
Mt. Vernon
Rebecca Harrison
the Plains
Betty
Henrietta Heffken
Columbus
Henry Heffken
Amy Jo Sanders
Mrs
Carson Sanders
March Meeting of Chauncey Church Class Report
Ralph Brown Jr hosted the Chauncey Church of Christ Sunday School High School Class gathering at his High St home. Mrs. Albert Jackson led a meeting that raised 15 dollars for a Youth Conference Missionary effort and planned an Easter program with a committee.
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Chauncey
Ralph Brown, Jr
High St
Chauncey Church of Christ Sunday School
Albert Jackson
Madolon Jandes
Betty Lou Jandes
Jane Cunningham
Richard Stalder
Everett Patterson
Mary Helen Sweeney
Russell Johnson
Donald Nye
Lois Sands
Harve Courtney
Thelma Brookins
Naomi Savage
Jennie Jackson
Christine Brown
Infant Dies at County Home Burial in Hilltop Cemetery
Chauncey Robert Lee, 14 day old son of Bertha Norris, died at the County Home last week. After brief services, burial occurred Friday at 3 p.m. in Hilltop Cemetery.
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Chauncey
Robert Lee
Bertha Norris
Hilltop
Inductees From Hocking County Leave For Active Duty
Seventy one Logan area inductees depart Saturday for U S Army service after a seven day furlough. They were inducted at Ft Hayes Columbus last Saturday. Five men go to Ft Benjamin Harrison Indiana while 66 head to Ft Hayes Columbus to be assigned nationwide. Floods halted trains forcing bus departure. A supper by the American Legion Auxiliary preceded the farewell.
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Logan
Logan Terial
Hocking County
U. S. Army
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Rationing Focus at Hocking County Farm Rally
A committee leads nutritional exhibits at the Hocking County Farm Women's Rally for Victory to be held March 26 at the First Methodist Church. Exhibits stress home rationing planning the winter supply and a comparison of the point system. Reservations for the dinner are requested by March 23 at the county extension office.
Committee To Help Victory Gardeners Form Local Location Panel
Logan James R. Smoot county extension agent announced Saturday a garden location committee has been appointed to assist. The panel includes Mrs. Paul Monks as chairman James K. Blosser and Carl Harsh with Logan Garden Club members designated to run the city location program for victory gardens. Logan residents seeking space and those with available space should contact committee members.
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Logan
James R. Smoot
Paul Monks
James K. Blosser
Carl Harsh
Logan Garden Club
Cecil F. Jones
Hocking County
Ladies Aid to Host All-Day Quilting and Potluck
The Ladies Aid Society of Chauncey M. E. Church plans an all-day quilting session followed by a potluck dinner at the Chauncey church on Wednesday. The event invites members to bring quilts and dishes for communal sharing.
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Chauncey — the Ladies Aid Society of
Chauncey M. E. Church
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