Five Prisoners Escape Logan Jail Through Roof Hole
Five inmates broke from Hocking County Jail Sunday night using a hole in the second story roof. The escapees Alva Lutz Pat Allen John Chute Edward Simms Nelsonville Carl Huddy were aided by a blanket rope of seven strands. Huddy the heaviest fell during descent and may have been injured. four prisoners on the top floor corridor remained asleep and did not flee. Sheriff Sol Ellinger led the investigation with other officers continuing to search the remaining inmates Charles J Woodgeard Ray Knece and Gerald Wiggins.
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Sol Ellinger
Liberty
Huddy
Charles and
J. Woodgeard
Ray Knece
Gerald Wiggins
Radio Talks Explain Ohio Work Projects to Logan Listeners
Logan residents will hear two broadcasts Saturday night as the Developing Committee of the state highway program explains the plan. W. Merrell speaks from Station WLW between 7 30 and 7 45 p m and John B Schooley follows on Station WEAO Columbus from 7 45 to 8 p m. Officials urge interested listeners to write letters through the broadcasting stations.
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Ohio
Logan
W. Merrell
Highways
John 8. Schooley
WEAO
Columbus
Angling Record Set In West Logan Weekend Catch
Logan reporter Tom Spencer of West Logan lands a 12 1 2 pound sucker amid flood conditions over the weekend. The big catch marks the week’s top angling tally recorded in local waters.
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Logan
Alory
Tom Spencer
West Logan
Rain Blesses New Seed on Local Athletic Field
Heavy rains over the past week foster germination and a full spread of fresh grass on the recently sowed athletic field, with rapid growth evident across the entire surface.
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Logan
Farm Flood Delays Relief Garden Project Near Logan
A Logan community farm near Enterprise was flooded last week with losses reported. Heavy rains halted planned plantings and delayed John Dougherty farm plowing for a projected community garden by the Logan Post of the American Legion. If weather does not improve, the project may be abandoned or greatly curtailed.
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Logan
Enterprise
Logan Post
The
American Legion
John Dougherty
Logan Students Affected by Flood Waters
Flood waters hindered rural district pupils attending Logan Schools on May 16. Some students faced transport and attendance disruptions as waterways impacted routes to town campuses.
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Logan
Logan High School adds 300 seats in auditorium
Work began Friday in Logan to install 300 additional seats at Logan High School Auditorium. The project aims to complete quickly so seating reaches 828 before commencement exercises.
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Logan
Logan High School
Doctor Cole Leads Local Bowling Rollers
Logan May 16 Dr A A Cole top score 113 led a quintet of bowlers last week with several others hitting the century mark. The winner’s 113 stood far above rivals as play continued.
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DR. Cole
Logan
A. A. Cole
Illness Report From Logan Affects Mrs. Lou Mohler
Logan May 16 news reports Mrs. Lou Mohler of near Webb Summit is seriously ill with pneumonia and little hope for recovery is foreseen.
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Logan
Lou Mohler
Webb Summit
Broken power line cuts Sugar Grove area. crews repair
A high tension line of the Ohio Power Company was broken near Sugar Grove when a large oak was twisted off and fell across the line Saturday night. Linemen from Logan and nearby districts joined in repairs to reopen the service.
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Logan
Ohio Power Company
Sugar Grove
Odd Fellows Lodge to Offer Second Degree Tonight
Logan residents are told that work in the Second Degree will be offered by the Hocking Valley Lodge of Odd Fellows this evening and a large attendance is expected.
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Logan
Hocking Valley Lodge of Odd Fellows
Curl family hosts visiting relatives from Cincinnati and Marion
Logan May 16. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Curl and family of North Street entertained Prof. and Mrs. B. S. Bradbury and daughters Betty and Eloise of Cincinnati and Mr. and Mrs. George Wallace and granddaughter of Marion, Illinois. The Wallaces will stay in Ohio this week visiting relatives in the Hocking and Sunday Creek Valleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
A. J. Curl
North Street
Bradbury
Betty
Eloise
Cincinnati
George Wallace
Marion
Illinois
Reverend Evans to Speak at Presbyterian Class Social
The Rev. Lloyd Evans of Nelsonville will speak Tuesday evening at the Men's Class monthly social at the Presbyterian Church. Dinner is at 6 30 followed by the address and a group of songs by the Men's Chorus.
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Evans
Logan
Lloyd Evans
Nelsonville
The
Presbyterian Church
Buckeye Forestry Club and Livestock Club Organized in Logan
Two more 4H Clubs ready for summer projects after meetings at Enterprise Friday. Buckeye Forestry Club will be led by C. W. Zeigler who directed the club last year, while a village livestock club names Floyd Walker as leader.
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Logan
Enterprise
Buckeye Forestry Club
C. W. Zeigler
Floyd Walker
Pasture Demonstration Tour Planned in Falls Township
D R Dodd will visit Logan tomorrow for a pasture demonstration tour. Experimental plots on the F W Linton farm will be toured at 1 30 p m followed by a visit to the Mason Campbell farm. Both locations are in Falls Township.
Fickel Arraigned and Fined for Intoxication
Logan authorities arrest Harry Fickel Saturday night for intoxication. In an affidavit before Mayor Elias Bright he pled guilty, fined 100 dollars plus costs, and was jailed in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Harry Fickel
Poiceman Mon Cook
Elias Bright
Philippine Teacher Visiting Chesterhill
Mrs Faye Blackburn Doner and her two children from Cebu Philippines arrived to visit her mother Mrs Jane Blackburn. The family has spent ten years in the Orient in schooling work with Mrs Doner a normal school teacher. Schools in the Philippines run June to March and American teachers are gradually being replaced by natives. Jane Doner attends private school at 15 dollars per month and Mrs Doner may attend Ohio University this summer.
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Chesterhill
Faye Blackburn Doner
Cebu
Philippine Islands
Jane Blackburn
Doner
Orient
Philippines
Jane Doner
Shade PTA Meeting Hit By Bad Weather Indefinitely Delayed
Continued bad weather forces indefinite postponement of the Shade Parent Teacher Association meeting planned for tonight. Roads are impassable for many patrons preventing attendance at the school.
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The
Shade Parent- Teacher Association
Unemployment League to Hear Rev Hubbell at Mechanicuburg
The Unemployment League of Athens Township will hear the Rev. C. A. Hubbell of Amesville at 7 30 tonight at the Mechanicuburg School during the regular meeting. Special music has been arranged and an invitation to all interested parties to attend has been issued.
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Unemployment League
Athens Township
C. A. Hubbell
Amesville
Mechanicuburg School
Mother's Day Services at Chauncey Well Attended
Mother's Day services at Chauncey Church of Christ drew strong attendance despite high water. The program, arranged by Mrs Charles Minister and led by Miss Eleanor Close and Mr and Mrs Henry Cas a, featured a playlet A Gift to Mother, musical numbers by Sherman and Peter Keasey, and poems by Mrs Gladys Bradfield Williamson. Reverend G B Courtney closed with a talk and communion.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Church of Christ
Charles
Eleanor Close
Henry Casa
Elizabeth Close
Charles Harvey Courtney
Ruth Close
Helen Keasey
Sherman
Peter Keasey
Christine Brown
Gladys Bradfield Williamson
Big Run
Brown
Elma Cass
Charles Sweeney, Jr
G. B. Courtney
Pendergrass Hardware Store Damaged By Explosion
CHAUNCEY May 16 Pendergrass Hardware store was badly wrecked by a dynamite explosion Friday night and is being repaired The firm reopened Monday with fixtures and counters moved to an adjoining department A remodeling contract will likely be let and the loss is expected to exceed 2500 dollars
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Chauncey
Pendergrass
Chauncey Collision Injures Two In Road Crash
Vess Burley and William Powell of Floodwood were injured in a Sunday night auto crash near the Lewis farm west of Chauncey. Their sedan collided with another vehicle on the curve, authorities said.
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Chauncey
Vess Burley
William Powell
Floodwood
Lewis Farm
Mineral School Closes With Community Gathering
Mineral Ohio May 16 teachers Miss Judy and Miss Six distributed books and pictures at year end as students enjoyed a wiener roast on school grounds. Local families visited kin in nearby towns and neighbors gathered for Sunday visits and health updates.
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Mineral
Judy
Miss Six
G. K. Lowry
June Shingler
Luella Wise
Athens
Levi Stephenson
Jett Guess
Chillicothe
Charles Nagle
Martha French
al Greisheimer
Mildred Scott
Portamouth
G. L. Stout
Paul Stout
Minera
Gene Brickies
Middleport
Charles Brickles
Herman Secoy
Maryland
Mary Clark
Maude Freeman
Robinette Ridge
Hope School
Gilbert E. Root Dies at 75 in Cutler Family
Gilbert E. Root aged 75 lifelong Decatur Township resident and farmer of Cutler died at his daughter's home after a stroke. Survived by son Grover Root of Carrollton and daughter Mrs. Pearl Welch, plus brothers Frank, John, and Wade. Funeral services were held at Centenary Church with burial nearby.
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Cutler
Gilbert E. Root
Decatur Township
Pearl Welch
Root
Grover Root
Carrollton
Welch
Frank
John
Elwood
Ind
Wade
Kamela
Oregon
Centenary Church
Graham Chapel Sunday School Reorganized
Graham Chapel Sunday School reorganized with G E Shelton as superintendent J M Chappel as assistant Anna Catherine Chappell secretary and treasurer Gladys Frost librarian Evelyn Gaston and teachers listed Increased interest noted The Munn School closed Tuesday Helen Kenney employed as teacher for another year William Gaston and Gleness Hawk advanced to high school Community members amid hospital news and recent moves including Gerald Konkoskie and Mrs Robert McLain family updates.
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G_ E
Shelton
J. M. Chappel
Anna Catherine Chappell
Gladys Frost
Evelyn Gaston
Henry Laver
Lucy Gaston
Blanche Frost
Laila Bobo
Munn
Helen Kenney
William Gaston
Gleness Hawk
Earde
Millie Lauer
Athens
Amos Holland
Gertrude Coen
Akron
Gerald Konkoskie
Amesville
Robert McLain
Edson Kelsey
Plains P T A to Elect Officers at Meeting
The Plains Parent-Teacher Association will elect officers at a meeting tonight in the Grade School Auditorium. A committee appointed by president M. O. Bryan will report. Seventh and eighth grade pupils will perform for the social portion. A good attendance is anticipated.
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Chauncey
Plains Parent-Teacher Association
M. O. Bryan
Minstrels Club to perform in Corning May 18 evening
Chauncey local Minstrels Club led by L. W. Sanders will present fifth show of the season at Corning on Thursday night May 18 under the Parent Teacher Association. Chauncey Millfield Community Band will accompany and open with a concert. The program features a miniature minstrel a broadcast by the Royal Mustachers and song and dance numbers. prior performances were in Chauncey Millfield McConnelsville and Amesville.
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Chauncey
L. W. Sanders
Millfield
Corning
Parent-Teacher Association
Chauncey-Millfield
Cunningham Family Moves From Chauncey to Columbus
Mr and Mrs Homer Cunningham move from Chauncey to Columbus this week with their daughter Agnes and son Montford joining in employment there Their Chauncey Main Street home will be occupied by Mr and Mrs Charles Downhour relocating from Athens after a fire destroyed their home late last summer.
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Chauncey
Homer Cunningham
Columbus
Agnes Cunningham
Montford Cunningham
Charles Downhour
Athens
Ferrel Baby Born In Chauncey Family Names Woodena La Jene
Mr and Mrs Woodrow Ferrel of Chauncey announce the birth of a seven pound daughter at their home Friday. The child is named Woodena La Jene, with Mrs Esther Clary formerly of the Clary family. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs William Clary and Mr and Mrs Ben F Ferrel of Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Woodrow Ferrel
Woodena la Jene
Ferrel
Esther Clary
William Clary
Ben F. Ferrel
Huntington Township woman sues for permanent alimony
Norma Rupert of Huntington Township files suit against John B Rupert now in West Virginia seeking permanent alimony. Married December 20, 1911 the couple has nine children. She alleges cruelty and says the defendant earns 200 dollars a month owns 200 acres and can support her and the children.
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Gallipolis
Norma Rupert
Huntington Township
John B. Rupert
West Virginia
Sherman Berridge to Speak at Gallipolis Rotary Club
Sherman Berridge an insurance agent will address the Gallipolis Rotary Club at its evening meeting tonight at the Hotel Lafayette.
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Gallipolis
Sherman Berridge
Hotel Lafayette
Halliday Couple Visit Magnetic Springs for Short Stay
Mr and Mrs J B Halliday traveled to Magnetic Springs for a several day visit starting Monday. The trip centers on leisure and rest with details limited.
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Magnetic Springs
Sale confirmed in Liddy vs Roberts suit in Gallia County
Judge W R White confirmed the sale and ordered distribution in the case of Caroline Liddy against Calvin Roberts Nellie Roberts and M W Unroe in Gallipolis yesterday.
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Gallipolis
Sale
W. R. White
Caroline
Liddy
Calvin Roberts
Nellie Roberts
M. W. Unroe
Harold Galmore Leaves Shartz Soda Grill for Hanibal Job
Carlton Galmore, after seven years at the Shartz Soda Grill in Gallipolis, departed today for Hannibal Missouri where he has accepted new employment.
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Gallipolis
Carlton Galmore
Shartz Soda Grill
Hanibal
Local Socials and Host Visits Highlight Week
Mrs. Margery Delenbach and Mrs. Lamont Snyder joined by Mr. Roy Stone, all connected to the Sewell family, visit old friends in town. May 22 starts a weeklong M E Church meeting led by Rev. Stephenson. Jessie Bee reorganizes the local W C T U unit with Mrs. Isaac Evans presiding.
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Margery Delenbach
Columbus
Lamont Snyder
Marysville
Charles Huntley
Roy Stone
Sewell
Bunker Hill
Stephenson
M. E. Church
Jessie Bee
Isaac Evans
Ted Freshcorn
G. P. Ewing
W. K. Love
Corning
Gallia Academy to Graduate Largest Senior Class
Gallia Academy High School will graduate 74 seniors Thursday night June 1 at the Washington School Auditorium. Joseph W. Fichter will deliver the commencement address on Mental Health. The ceremony honors dead student Vinton Cox and features a health program project by the class.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Washington School
Joseph W. Fichter
Ohio
Vinton Cox
Charles Cox
E. E. Higgins
Herbert
Lake
George Sagan
Breil
Lake of the Isles
Leiruance
Grieg
Girls’ Glee Club
Engieman
Jane Cating
Frances Pierson
Isabell Boggs
Fichter
Etheleen Warden
Chopin
Elizabeth Carnes
Gallipolis Man Fined for Reckless Driving Plea
Robert Lewis of Gallipolis pleaded guilty before Mayor A. J. Stormont to reckless driving. He was fined ten dollars plus costs after his Sunday arrest.
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Gallipolis
Robert Lewis
A. J. Stormont
Old Gallipolis Map Exhibit Highlights 1881 Views
A lithograph map of Gallipolis circa 1881 was shown by owner Mrs. Hattie Vickers. The map outlines the city from Sycamore Street north to Vine Street south with no residences on Garfield Avenue or in East Gallipolis. The Dufer House, now Riverview Hotel, dominates the panorama, with side pictures of Gallia Academy, churches, the courthouse, and several business blocks.
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Gallipolis
Hattie Vickers
Sycamore Street
Vine Street
Garfield Avenue
East Gallipolis
Dufor
Riverview Hotel
Gallia Academy
Presbyterian Church
Union School
German Lutheran Church
M. E
Episcopal and St. Louis
Ohio University Abnormal Psychology class tours epilepsy hospital
The Abnormal Psychology class from Ohio University led by Dr. J. P. Porter visited the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics in Gallipolis on May 16. They attended a staff clinic and observed clinical demonstrations.
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Gallipolis
Ohio University
J. P. Porter
Ohio Hospital
Gallia County Backing Four-Year Term for Officials
Local taxpayers in Gallia County endorse a four-year term for officers to reduce cases. Trustees and delegations will be sent by John A. Lloyd and Vitae Gallia to supporters, with a resolution to extend terms for trustees and officers discussed.
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Gallipolis
Oring
John A. Lloyd and
Vitae Gallia County
Tri
Gallia County
Record of Jail Visitants and Registrations in 1932
A 1932 registry shows 269 ages recorded with three to four members per family from Baton Rouge. March had the most registrations with ten on a single night. The lists include twenty five states and the District of Columbia, with addresses in West Virginia Ohio Pennsylvania Texas and others.
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Gallipolis
May
Baton Rouge
Columbia
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
Indiana
New York
Maine
Colorado
Arizon
Washington
Mississippi
Minnesota
California
New Hampshire
Kansas
Manley Opens Pair Shop at State Street Location
In Gallipolis on May 4 a new pair shop opens at 28 State Street near Park Central Hotel. Manley operates the shop with his two sons in charge, following his previous location at 914 Second Street.
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Gallipolis
Manley
State Stree Park Central Hotel
Building and funeral notices from Gallipolis listing addresses
IS BUILDING Ganad GALLIPOLIS May and garage is being built at the residence property 8S. Eachus at Cover Avenue and State Street. SODEN FUNERAL services for J. T. Soden, tyre dealer, were well att First Baptist Church afternoon Rev. George dated. Burial was in Cemetery.
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Gallipolis, May & Garage
Eachus
Cover Avenue
State Street
Diamond 100 at Gallipolis Postponed by Wet Weather
May of the Gallipolis season was called off due to rain affecting the Diamond 100 schedule and the John’s Bible Class game was postponed as a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John
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