Logan to Discuss Water Works Power Plant Upgrades
Logan City Council will hold a special session at City Hall at 7 30 p m Tuesday to consider electric power for the waterworks pumping station. Mayor Denzil Weltner says two proposals will be presented the first to install an additional generating unit and the second to renew the contract with Ohio Power Company. The emergency unit, installed as a precaution, has supplied power since January 30 when the previous contract expired.
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Logan
City Hall
Denzil Weltner
Ohio Power Company
Mothers of Service Men To Be Honored
Logan mayor Denzil Weltner announced a nationwide drive urged by the Washington Office of Civilian Defense to honor mothers of servicemen. He urged churches to include special Mother’s Day programs during regular Sunday services, as afternoon programs were deemed impractical.
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Logan
Denzil Weltner
Washington
Court Rules Mrs. Elder To Get Insurance
Judge Fred W. Everett ruled Helen Elder may participate in the State Insurance Fund under Ohio Workmen’s Compensation for the death of her husband F. J. Elder. Elder was an A and P manager who died in an automobile accident years ago.
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LOGAN
Thelma Keyes
Fred W. Everett
Helen Elder
The
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Ohio
F. J. Elder
Elder
Logan-Harley Meyer and Clarence Heine attend district rotary meeting
Meyer prosecuting attorney of Hocking County reelected secretary of the local club while Heine is the new president elect at the Springfield district Rotary conference held Monday.
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Logan
Harley Meyer
Clarence Heine
Springfield
Meyer
Hocking County
Heine
Freshman Class Tops LHS April Honor Roll At Logan
Logan Junior High Principal Howard Kirk releases the April honor roll led by the freshman class with 28 percent earning B averages and no grade below C. Grade Seven, Eight, and Nine list many students including Darnell Barbara Hall and Catherine Fox among others.
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Logan
Howard Kirk
Logan Junior High School
Ag Nem
Darnell
Barbara
Hall Dick
Jaggi
Ned
Robinette
Jack
Ruble
Adaline
Anthony
Bob
Hanna
Norma Jean
Oleombora
Iles
Betty Joe
Inboden
Lois
Jacoby
Marilyn
Ong
Jody
Warner
Weinrich
Eugenia
Bowers
Richard
Kleinschmidt
Joan
Macomber
Phil
Phillips
Ann
Proctor
Regina
Saunders
Armon
Soliday
Stanley
Young
Nancy
Cole
Norma
Barker
Janice
Buntz
Judy
Clark
John
Luke
Leah
Wil
Delores
Bartholomew
Oscar
Blum
Shirley
Bobo
Bonnie
Norris
Ruth Ann
Ricketts
Mark
Tipton
Frances
Aucher
Jee
Haas
Harold
Harble
Violet
Hite
Phyllis
Hall
St. Clair
Stone A
Stump
Gerald
Thomas Oan
Fox
Catherine
Frazier
Winona
Hummel
Emma
King
Robert
Konkler
Gertrude
Lanning
Wilbur
Lehman
Louise
Pond
Prather
Jean Ann
Rush
Sheeler
Betty
Smith
Daisy
Taylor
Lash
Beatrice
Blake
Earl
Brimner
Luth
Divorce Granted for Mother of Three
Ella Huffman was granted a divorce from Lorn Huffman by Judge Phil Henderson in the Court of Common. The custody of three minor children was awarded to Ella and Lorn Huffman was ordered to pay $15 per month for support.
Recorder Reports Receipts for April
Logan County recorder Herman Bratton reports April receipts totaling 146.06 with 95.53 from recording fees 42.03 from filing papers 6.00 in cancellations .75 for searches and 1.75 for sundries listed in the monthly report.
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Logan
Herman Bratton
Logan man enlists in U S Army at Fort Hayes
Richard S. Disbennet age 24 son of Mr and Mrs Frank Disbennet enlisted in the U S Army at Fort Hayes Columbus Formerly employed at Logan Clay Products he lives on Logan Route 2 Ohio according to the Hocking County Selective Service Board
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Logan
Hocking County Selective Service Board
Richard S. Disbennet
Frank Disbennet
U. S. Army
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Logan Clay Products
Arbelle Kisor to Wed Willard Lanning Engagement
Are To Marry announces Arbelle Kisor daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Kisor Sr of Logan to Mr Willard Lanning son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Lanning of Nelsonville. No wedding date set. Lanning works at Pennsylvania Railroad shops in Columbus.
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Logan
Frederick Kisor
Arbelle
Willard Lanning
Clyde Lanning
Nelsonville
Lanni
Pennsylvania Railroad
Columbus
Clerk of Courts Files April Report
Logan county receipts for April totaled 242.70 with 166.60 paid to the county and 76.10 to the state. The report shows 179 used car certificates filed, 120 mortgages recorded, and 101 mortgages cancelled.
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Logan
Thelma Keyes
Hocking County
Dayton Motorist Is Fined by Mayor
David Burns of Dayton pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined $5 plus costs when arraigned before Mayor Denzil Weltner. State Highway Patrol arrested him on State Route 216 near Nelsonville for driving on the wrong side of the road.
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Logan
David Burns
Dayton
Denzil Weltner
Nelsonville
Typing Contest Set for May 9 at Rockbridge High
Logan superintendent S H Dillon announced the annual Hocking County schools typewriting contest will be held Friday May 9 at Rockbridge High School. Wayne Squires chairs the committee with Ruth Straus and Robert Sparnon as members from Laurelville and Carbon Hill.
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Logan
S. H. Dillon
Hocking County
Rockbridge High School
Wayne Squires
Rockbridge
Ruth Straus
Laurelville
Robert Sparnon
Carbon Hill
New Trial Sought in Manslaughter Conviction Case
James Boyer of McArthur Route 2 has filed a motion for a new trial in the court of common pleas. He was convicted of second degree manslaughter in the death of Floyd Zimmerman. Boyer was wounded in an automobile accident near Coonville and found guilty by a jury last week.
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Logan
Court of Common Pleas
James Boyer
McArthur
Floyd Zimmerman
Coonville
Boyer
Funeral Rites Held for Addie Adams Paxton in Logan
Addie Adams Paxton age 66 died Saturday at Athens hospital. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon with burial in Laurel Township Oak Grove Cemetery. Survivors include three sisters and one brother. Two children, a son of Somaecer, preceded her in death.
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Logan
Addie Adams Paxton
Athens Hospital
Laurel Township
Oak Grove
Somaecer
Hocking 4-H Clubs Elect New Officers
Four Hocking County boys 4-H clubs held spring reorganization meetings led by county extension agent James R. Smoot. Each club named officers and reported enrollment figures with officers including presidents, vice presidents, secretaries treasurers, and recreation leaders.
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Logan
Hocking County
James R. Smoot
Murray City
4-H
Eugene Lawriskey
Robert Hartman
Stephen Voytka
Gene Kinnson
Carbon Hill
Bob Eckles
Danny de Vol
Jack Wilkinson
Keith Hawk
Gerald Coe
Dwight Stacey
Union Furnace
Kenneth Holdren
Keith McVey
Vyron Rheinscheid
William Sparks
Wayne Dennis
Logan Office Targets Older Workers For National Employment Week
Logan United States Employment Service office will intensify efforts to place workers over forty in war production during National Employment Week. Manager H. H. Sands said veterans groups and civic, labor and business organizations will assist. Unemployed over forty or underemployed workers are urged to register and may be referred to suitable jobs or refresher courses to raise skill levels.
Hose Bursts During Pressure Test at Logan Fire Dept
Three sections of hose burst during a pressure test by Logan Fire Department at Mulberry and Second Streets. Chief Roy Stallsmith supervised. Hose to be returned to the factory. Volunteers held their regular monthly practice in connection with the tests.
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Logan
Logan Fire Department
Mulberry
Second Sts
Roy Stallsmith
Stallsmith
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Elizabeth Poole in Piqua
Funeral services conducted Tuesday afternoon in Piqua for Mrs Elizabeth A Poole 82 who died Saturday at her nephew James D Wells home on Orchard Street A widow she had lived with the Wells family for several years and was a former school teacher
Divorce Petition Filed by Jack Stage Against Waveline Stage
Logan. Alleging gross neglect of duty, Jack Stage sues for divorce in King County Court of Common Pleas. Defendant is a minor. petition filed through her father Harry Primmer. Married January 12, 1941.
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Logan
Jack Stage
Waveline Stage
King County Court of Common Pleas
Harry Primmer
Mershon Replies in Logan Divorce Case
Herbert Mershon denies all allegations in his wife Ethel Mershon’s divorce petition alleging neglect of duty. He asks the court to dismiss the petition. A separate item notes Guy B. Findley of Elyria circulating for the Republican nomination for state Supreme Court in Logan and Hocking Counties. Also reports U.S. imports of 8380 pounds of sunflower seed oil in the quarter ended Sept. 30, 1941.
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Logan
Herbert Mershon
Ethel Mershon
Guy B. Findley
Elyria
State Supreme Court
Hocking County
United States
Girls Hold All A Honor Roll At LJHS
Logan junior high School principal Howard E Kirk released the April honor roll listing all straight A students. The names include Nancy Young Norma Cole Barbara Hull Burdella Dillon Jean Foreman and Jeanette Green all in seventh to ninth grades.
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Logan
Howard E. Kirk
Logan Junior High School
Nancy Young
Norma Cole
Marbara Hull
Burdella Dillon
Jean Foreman
Jeanette Green
Woman Driver Is Fined For Speeding in Logan
Jane Scott of Berea admitted speeding and was fined 10 dollars and costs at arraignment before the weekend. She and the car owner were cited to appear before Mayor Weltner by state highway patrolmen.
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Logan
Ernest Short
Denzil Weltner
Notice to Contractors for Ohio University brick joint repairs
Athens Ohio April 25 1942 bids will be received at the Office of the Treasurer and Business Manager at 11:00 a m on June 3 1942 to cover tuckpointing and waterproofing of Wilson and McGuffey Halls surfaces in Athens Ohio. Work must seal joints water tight with five year moisture stop guarantee. All windows and doors shall be caulked. The right to reject any bids is reserved. GEO C PARKS Treasurer and Business Manager Ohio University.
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Athens
Ohio
Ohio University
Wilson and McGuffey
Geo. C. Parks
Banquet Plans Set for Logan High School Event
Logan High announces the annual Junior-Senior banquet Friday at 6 P M at the Masonic Hall followed by a dance in the high school auditorium. Music provided by Jimmy Littler and his Ohio University orchestra. supervising faculty are Miss Monica Acker and Miss Alice Frasch. Committees include Invitation members Judith Bowles Rosena Brimner Betty Lehman Karlotta Schmitter Jeanne Mowery Jack Kinser Jean Krieg and Tickets members Arlene Carr Jean Mowery Charles Rauch M. A.
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Rosema Brimner
Betty Lehman
Karlotta Schmitter
Jeanne Mowery
Jack Kinser
Jean Krieg
Arlene Carr
Jean Mowery
Charles Rauch
M. A
Elementary Schools Stage May Festival at Logan High
Plans are completed for the annual May Festival to be presented Tuesday May 12 at 2 15 p m in the Logan Senior High School auditorium by the city elementary schools. Directed by Miss Minnie Louise Bowen the program titled A Festival of America unfolds a patriotic development of the nation.
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LOGAN
Logan Senior High
Minnie Louise Bowen
America
Radio Telegraph Convention SOS Call Origin Unclear
A 1912 radio telegraphic convention adopted SOS as a call for help. The letters do not stand for any words, despite being widely used as a distress signal.
Fred Ambrose Buried in Lancaster at 58
Funeral rites were held in Columbus for Fred C. Ambrose 58 former Logan auto dealer who died Saturday after a long illness. Burial followed in Lancaster. Surviving wife Charlotte two daughters Carlotta and Marcia and son Fred. Also notes Mrs John Mills underwent a major operation at Cherrington Hospital with satisfactory condition reported.
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Chester Dishong
Cherrington Hospital
LOGAN
Columbus
Fred C. Ambrose
Logan Automobile
Lancaster
Gage Automobile Company
Charlotte
Fred
Carlotta
Marcia
John Mills
South Bloomingville
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Jean
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Sanderson
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Wolfe
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Clutton
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Green
Jeanette
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Lemon
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Glen
Robb
Ball
Marjorie
Brown
Freda
Hicks
Ruth
Martin
Carolyn
Donald
Newland
Lorena
Redd
Riddle
Letha
Risch
Struble
Janet
Vollmer
Don
Recorder
Ton Jon
Quick's
Cut Rate Drug Store
Union St
Tonjon
Clerk of Courts
Hold Paxton
of the Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Cleveland
Hocking
4-H Clubs
Logan Office
Elizabeth Poole
LJHS
Fred Ambrose
Red Cross
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