Logan City Audit Finds Few Issues in City Records
State auditor James Rhodes released last year’s Logan City records audit covering May 1954 to July 1955. Examiners Sullivan and Crist found no major findings and noted overall satisfactory performance with $5.73 paid to Burgess and Naple and $2,641.35 in adjustments corrected during the audit.
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Logan
James Rhodes
R. W. Sullivan
E. W. Crist
Bureau of Inspection
Burgess and Naple
Columbus
Recreation Board
Miss Garnet
Lewis Price
Red Cross Pushing Final Fund Effort in Logan Area
Edmund Lange, chair of the Hocking County Red Cross drive, announced $3978 raised to date, about 57 percent of the $6061 quota. He urged township chairmen to report remaining collections for final tallies and hoped the shortfall would sustain the county blood program this year. South Logan West Logan and Laurel Township led in giving. business and special contributions exceed 1955 figures, with Carborundum Co donating despite not yet active locally.
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Logan
Edmund Lange
Hocking County
Red Cross
Lange
South Logan
West Logan
Laurel Township
Carborundum Co
Logan Furnace Cagers Feted at Banquet
Union Furnace High School’s basketball squad was feted at a banquet in Blossers banquet room led by Principal Earl Parkins. Larry Walter named captain for 1956-57, Bill Miller selected MVP, Charles Walter won foul-shooting award. Present were superintendent C. Penrod, Starr-Washington BOE president John Bumgardner, coach Harold R. Smith, and others. A theater party followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starr- Washington Board of Education
Harold R. Smith
Sherman Prater
Wilbur McDaniel
Blood Donor Drive Seeks 150 Pints At Logan Event
Logan donors scheduled to give blood on April 4 should make appointments now says Mrs. Mary Thompson executive secretary of the Hocking County Red Cross chapter. So far 34 donors have booked toward a 150 pint quota. A ham door prize from Kroger will be awarded after the collection at the First EUB Church education unit. Appointments through Mrs. M B Haney area recruiters or the Red Cross office.
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M. B. Haney
Blood Recruitment
Red Cross
Cars Take Deer Toll Across Hocking County
A 100-pound doe was found dead beside Route 75 near Ewing, likely hit by a heavy truck, prompting game protector Marvin Nungester to respond. Earlier, a second 100-pound doe was struck on Route 33 near Rockbridge by Sidney Bowles of Carpenter. the carcass was sent to Hocking Honor Camp for prisoner use.
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Logan
Hocking County
Route 75
Ewing
Marvin Nungester
Route 33
Rockbridge
Sidney Bowles
Carpenter
Hocking
Easter Program At Union Furnace High School
Logan hosts an Easter program Tuesday at Union Furnace High School under Key Club sponsorship. President-Elect James Davis led the event. Rev. Earl Schottke spoke, representing Berea Presbyterian in Union Furnace and the First Presbyterian Church of Logan. Invocation and benediction were by Rev. Paul Sellers. The school band played the Crusaders Hymn and a Bach composition, with the fourth through sixth grade glee clubs performing two numbers.
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Logan
Union Furnace High School
Key Club
James Davis
Earl Schottke
Berea Presbyterian Church
Union Furnace
First Presbyterian Church of
Paul Sellers
Union Furnace Eub
Crusaders
Bach
School officer treated for heart ailment near Hayden ville
LOGAN C A Wood of Logan Route 3 executive head of Green Elementary School near Hayden ville is receiving treatment for a heart condition at Doctors Hospital Columbus. He was admitted to the hospital after becoming ill Monday morning.
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LOGAN
C. A. Wood
Logan Route 3
Green
Haydenville
Doctors Hospital
Columbus
Three Hocking Countians Enter Armed Forces
Three Hocking County selectees left Logan for Fort Hayes Columbus to be inducted into the armed forces. The group includes John F. Heft Logan leader Robert R. Sutton Logan Route 4 assistant leader and Harry R. McVey Logan.
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Logan
Hocking County
Fort Hayes
Columbus
John F. Heft
Robert R. Sutton
Harry R. McVey
Groundwork laid for Hocking County highway safety group
A Wednesday meeting in the Logan extension office discussed forming a local highway safety committee in Hocking County. Attendees included civic and service clubs, school and rural groups, the sheriff and city police, plus state patrol. Sgt. Joe Wolfe outlined the Ohio safety program and noted 1955 traffic tolls: 6 deaths, 290 accidents, and over $132,000 in property damage in the county. A follow up 1:30 pm meeting set for April 18 to decide on a steering group and expanded membership.
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Logan
Hocking County
Sheriff's Department
State Highway Patrol
Joe Wolfe
Ohio Department of Highways
Ohio
Sgt. Wolfe
John Hildabolt
Logan Kiwanis Club
A. J. Waldron
Roy Kelch
John Myers Jr
David Shull
Harold Douglas
Clara James
Beatrice Hinte
William James
Murray City
James Frey
Laurelville
J. B. Wagoner
Josephine Lowrie
Glenn Hemsworth
John Owens
B. F. Amneshansley
William S. Miller
Charles Ingraham
C. E. Whyte
Cleon Tucker
Defendant Upheld In Civil Court Action
In an opinion filed Wednesday in Common Pleas Court Judge Harley Meyer ruled for the defendant Robert Keynes doing business as Keynes Brothers. The court sustained the defendant's motion to vacate an entry granting plaintiffs leave to file a petition to strike the petition from the files and for final judgment.
Logan Lass 4-year-old Hit By Measles Case
Logan Lass, a 4-year-old girl from Logan, is diagnosed with measles. The onset date is March 22. The Logan Hocking County Department of Health is supervising the case, with a health department nurse visiting the home.
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Logan Lass
Logan
Logan-Hocking County Department of Health
Health Department
Logan A juvenile Bookworm Club grows in numbers
Logan A district librarian Mrs Evalan Hansel says the Bookworm Club organized in January has gained members. The fifth and sixth graders meet Saturdays at the library to discuss weekly readings. Books reviewed include Dot for Short Exactly Like Ben Lassie Larry of Snowy Ridge and others.
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Logan
Bookworm Club
Evalan Hansel
Dot
Mary Joe Rutter
Ben
Carolyn Iles
Lassie
Eddie Rutter
Larry
Snowy Ridge
Nancy Farley
Larry Kraft
Carla Gerverick
Melissa Horwell
Ann Lappen
Peggy Keller
Sharon Kline
Thompson
Ruth Hufines
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Sam Bright
Sears Logan
Sears
Homart
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Logan, Ohio
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Maine
Rite
Lavana
Hollywood
Orson
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