Municipal Contests Here Interesting
Logan voters eyed a close mayoral contest between Mayor Elias Bright and Republican nominee Kenneth Fitzgerald with former mayor F. A. Koppe also influencing. Campaigning has been less public but strong undercurrent support signals a heavy turnout. Other races include auditor Mrs Josephine Hansel versus Porter Al Waugh, and solicitor races between Gerald W Lanning and Joseph J Canty. Absentee ballots and township contests, school board tensions, and a Benton Township 4000 end building proposal added breadth to the slate as Logan eyes a robust election day.
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Logan
Elias Bright
Kenneth Fitzgerald
F. A. Koppe
Fitzgerald
Bright
Josephine Hansel
Porter AL Waugh
Gerald W Lanning
Joseph J. Canty
C. Wood Bowen
Charles @ Achawer
Election Board
Barrier Falls
Falls Township
Carl Cross
Daniel L. Blackston
Howard Clark
J. BR. Howdyshell
William V. Mamek
Lawrence Sanders
Wray Zeigler
Samuel B. Whitehart
Benton Township
Laurelville
Friends
Hugh Egan
Egan
Border News
Secretary of State
Murray City Pupils To Be Immunized
Murray City pupils will begin immunization the first of the week, under Dr W B Lacock health commissioner. Federal cooperation provides free material while a new supply will be requisitioned. The drive follows strong parental turnout and a diphtheria cleanup in the western county with quarantines lifted. An antitoxin shipment reached Ward Township for a suspected case.
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Dr. Lacock
Lacock
Ward Township
Ohio Probation Association Opens First Meeting at Logan
Twelve counties joined the Ohio Probation Association for its initial session in the Probate Court Room at Logan. Judge John D. Davis chaired. discussions focused on dependency, delinquency, and child welfare across courts, schools, and homes, with plans for a December Athens meeting and future county cooperation to address clothing needs for schoolchildren.
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Aome
Ohio Probation Association
Perry
Meigs
Vinton
Athens
Hocking
John D. Davis
Perry County
Gr. B. Carlton
Meigs County
Prof
B. Jarnold
Nelsonville
Mass
Margaret Lutz
Hocking County Red Cross
B. C. Braught
State Relief Committee
Hoover
Iss Protzman
Boards of Education
H Boards of Education
Red Cross
Davis
Miss Protzman
Columbus
F C. Dixon
The
Clariton
Harvey L French
C. J. Rhodes
Pomeroy
Blanche “Goodwin
X. C. Orns
E. J. Arnold
Peart French
Amos I. Garrison
Vinton County
Edward Williams
Mabel McGuir
Fitzer
Hose
Hocking County
A. A. Ellinger
Clyde Dupler
Miss Lutz
G. E Cart
Logan
James K. Rochester
Jennie Stompson
J. W. Koleman
George L. Wright
Charles F. Barker
Whiteraft Speaks at Founders Day Banquet in Logan
Logan October 31 Judge Harley M Whiteraft led the ninth Founders Day banquet of the Phi Sigma Chi Broosi at the Shining Wheel Room. Mayor Goodlive gave the welcome as Whitcraft urged cultivation of intellect character and service. Dr G F Rauch spoke briefly on Barblings and Charles Floyd led a toast with John Roberts as toastmaster. Leaves blocking streets in Bisposing of Leaves case October 7 caused city crews to clear sidewalks and assist property owners with coverings for gardens and walls as the fall weather arrives.
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Davon Goodlive
Whitcraft
G. F. Rauch
Charles Floyd
Bredges
John Roberts
Lawrence Derry
Barneawa
Tipent
Classified snippet from Messenger shows staff contact and circulation note
A fragmentary staff notice from The Messenger lists Clinton Webb as correspondent and provides circulation contact details. It mentions classified ads and circulation duties with a telephone reference and partial names and numbers for reader outreach.
Coonville Fire for Unemployment Fallout in Mine Shutdown
Logan reports the Coonville Coal Company mine loss from an incendiary fire destroying the tipple and modernized machinery. Approximately 175 to 200 workers face unemployment as the mine may not reopen soon, with insured losses uncertain and repairs estimated at up to 375,000 dollars. County officials plan outside investigations.
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Logan
Coonville
S. H. Carrick
John S. Shelter
White
Seceder
Comet Appears In Logan Junior Yearbook
Logan October issue of the Blue and Gold Comet announces its first edition this week. Hugh publication lists Miss Marjorie Bell as editor-in-chief and Billy Case as assistant editor. Staff includes Mary Monks literary editor Lilian Kemper exchange editor Betty Earthlow and others with reporters and faculty advisers named.
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Harry Cvans
Starthea Woods
Imogene Ruble
Robert Johnson
James Jacobs
Helen Junk
Vaughn Bort
Jack Frazee
Miss Lemon
Miss Webb
Miss Haimes
Mr. Rutgers
Scout Leader Urges Parents to Support Troop Activities
Alfred Campbell, scout leader of Troop 18 sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church, urges logan families to bring their children and friends to winter meetings and aid in their training. The troop has had several outings and plans a busy season. Nearby, about two Logan Rotarians attended the All Ohio Rotary gathering in Columbus to honor Rotary International president Sydney Pescall of London, England, with over 800 Rotarians present.
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Logan
Jes Fim
Alfred Campbell
Campbell
First Presbyterian Church
Ogan
Logan Rotary Club
Columbus
Deshler-Wallick Hotel
Sydney Pescall
London
England
Rotary International
Soils Tests In Hocking County Help Farmers
State soil experts D. H. Dodd and F. R. Simon led a mobile soil testing truck in Hocking County on Thursday and Friday. With extension agent Harold Chambers, they collected samples from Emma Shaw farm Enterprise Marion Township High School County Home Green Township and W. H. Mowery farm Washington Township. Sixty tests were conducted for lime and phosphorus to guide soil rebuilding efforts. Poor weather Friday afternoon limited participant turnout.
Wanted Man Must Face Indictment Returned Here
Logan October 31 Charles MacConnaughy was taken into custody Friday night by Deputy Sheriff Joe Farbearn and Hocking County officers who have pursued him since January when an indictment for larceny was returned by the January Term Grand Jury. MacConnaughy was arrested at Wellston by the police chief and brought to Logan for arraignment this week. Officers say he was involved in chicken stealing last year.
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Logan
Charles McConnaughey
Sherif Joe Farbearn
Hocking County
MacConnaughey
Wellston
Farbearn
Wanted in Vinton Palmer Arrested in Logan
Lowell Palmer of Orchard Street was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Joe Farbearn for Vinton County on a fraud charge from a recent grand jury. Palmer claimed illness at arrest. a physician attended him before he was jailed. Marriage license issued to Harold K. Stephenson and Lena L. Ange in Logan. Merry Makers Club met with masquerade. bridge winners were Mrs. Phi Tschappat and Miss Florence Bort Aire. Dr W B Lacock, Logan health commissioner, leased the Edward Ohlinger home on Bound Street and will move his family from Columbus.
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Lowell Palmer
Hero
Next County
Logan
Oct
Orchard Street
Sherif Joe Farbearn
Vinton County
Palmer
Harold K. Stephenson
C. T. Stephenson
Lena L. Ange
James Angel
Stephenson
Merry Makers
Harry L. Smith
Merry Makers Club
East Second Street
Phi Tschappat
Florence Bort
Aire
Paul Hansel
Doctor Lacock
W. B. Lacock
Edward Ohlinger
Bound Street
Columbus
George Bolden
Hills
Bolden
Court House
J. W. Brewster
Helen
Grubb
Huntington
W. Va
S. H. Carrick
First Presbyterian
Anthony Toerner
W. Thomas Cook
Treatment and social notes from Logan area
Logan reports patient Logan L C Rosa brought to Cherrington Hospital for treatment with hope of avoiding surgery. Cherlea Meldrim hosts a dinner party for Cherrington Hospital nursing staff on Wrest Second Street. Judge Whitcraft reschedules Petit Jury for Wednesday due to attorney absence. some Monday-Tuesday cases postponed. Adam Guess, Green Township blacksmith, recovering at home after stroke. paralysis on one side with little improvement.
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Cherlea Meldrim
Wrest Second Street
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Harley MN. Whitcraft
Petit Jury
Adam Guess
Green Township
Logan Resident Wins Big Derby Telegram Prize
Logan resident Bell Miller of Warner Avenue is told his derby ticket won a share of roughly 15000 dollars. He learned of the win after a telegram advised his ticket drew a prize and that a check for about 15000 dollars would arrive in days.
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Logan
Bell Miller
Warner Avenue
Miller
Mooney Speaks of His Home District on Air
Logan, Oct 31 Representative Lb. P. Mooney spoke during the first week on the School of the Air program over WLW Cincinnati. He used a 20 minute walk as the base for Route No 31 through the Scenic District of the Hocking Valley. He highlighted local industries, beauty spots along Route 31, and the district’s natural resources’s including coal, clay and oil.
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Hocking Valley
School Closing Case To Have Day in Court
Controversy over the closing of the Troxel School in Good Hope District moves to court as patrons file an alternate writ of mandamus. The suit names the Good Hope Board and the Hocking County Board as defendants with realtors represented by Christmann and Ricketts. The petition alleges the building remains suitable for school use and not legally abandoned while claims allege failure to appoint a teacher for the 1931 1932 term. Pupils were reassigned to Rockbridge with transportation for the term.
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Logan
Good Hope
Warner Mathias
E. D. Rowcker
M A. Graham
J. P. Walters
Good Hope Board
Hocking County Board
George W. Christmann
Edwin D. Ricketts
Troxel
Rockbridge
Husband Sues for Divorce with Custody Claim
Newman Warthman sues Dore Louise Warthman for divorce in Logan on unfaithfulness cruelty and neglect from a marriage begun August 16 1922 in Clarksburg West Virginia. He left the home September 14 and seeks custody of children and personal property along with the decree.
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Logan
Newman Warthman
Dore Louise Warthman
Clarksburg
Change of Attorneys for Solomon Parcell Indigent Defender
Oct 31 at the Courthouse a switch in Solomon Parcell’s counsel was announced. George W. Christmann will defend him instead of Edwin D. Ricketts. Parcell faces larceny charges over theft of chickens from August Hilderbrandt’s farm several weeks ago.
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Logan
Solomon Parcell
Edwin D. Ricketts
George W. Christmann
Parcell
August Hilderbrandt
Coal truck wreck wounds operator on Nel sonville Highway
Harold Gompf sustained arm injuries Friday morning when a coal truck he operated for Powers and Brannigan of Logan ran off the Nel sonville Highway south of the city, struck a telephone pole, then overturned.
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Logan
Harold Gompf
Powers and Brannigan
Nelsonville
Japs Move North Toward Soviet Territory
A Nippon Desibo News Agency dispatch from Mukden says Japanese troops are poised to move northward from Manchuria into Soviet territory. The note exchange between Tokyo and Moscow claims neutrality in the Manchurian controversy, with three Soviet officials leaving Harbin for Moscow after word of the impending movement.
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Tokio
Manchuria
Nippon Desipo Newa Agency
Mukden
Moscow
China
Japan
Harbin
National Anti-Weapon Association Formed in Washington
A new group called the National Anti-Weapon Association aims to curb weapon use through education legislation and letters to the editor. It seeks cooperation from parents and educators to train children in attitudes toward guns knives and other dangerous weapons. Senator Arthur Capper and Rev James Shera Montgomery are charter members. annual dues are one dollar.
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Washington
Arthur Capper
Kansas
James Shera Montgomery
House of Representatives
Divorce Suit In Franklin County Prominent In Courthouse
Opal Eversole, once linked to Probate Judge Homer Bostwick, sues for divorce in Columbus. She testified that he gave her a diamond ring during friendship and tried to force its return by threats after she revealed her marriage to Mia Eversole. She also accuses her husband of neglect following their separation after trial.
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Columbus
Opal Eversole
Homer 2
Bostwick
Franklin County
Ounter
Eversole
Edison Will Contest Planned by William Edison
William L. Edison announced a will contest to be filed in Wilmington on Monday alleging undue influence in Thomas A. Edison’s will. He plans to confer with his New York attorney to pursue action to challenge the distribution of the $12 million estate to Charles and Theodore Edison, his younger half-brothers.
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Edison
Wilmington
Del
Thomas A. Edis
William L. Edison
United Press Today
New York
Charles Edison
Theodore Edison
William U. Edison
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