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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1927

Page

12

Only Two Fights Loom in Logan Ballot

Logan Nov 4 Only two contests appear in the Logan election with no opposition in most races. Mayor Phil Rochester seeks another term against E. E. Bright. School board has two seats with W. S. Yaw and H. H. Wright opposed by Cahrell Larimer and Homer Kitchen. Council seats include Ward races and a third ward vacancy. County board races feature five candidates for two seats led by George L. Wright seeking re election.

Logan Phil Rochester E. E. Bright Della Bishop Jacob Keller Forest Weinrich Vern Mauk Fred Eastman Carl Bell Samuel Bright Fred Stracke W. S. Yaw H. H. Wright Cahrell Larimer Homer Kitchen

Leo A. Kinstle Killed in Wellston Drilling Accident

Logan dispatches report the death of Leo A. Kinstle in a drilling machine accident in Wellston. Kinstle, a former Logan resident, was struck by a stem of a drilling machine and died instantly.

Logan Wellston News _ dispatches Leo A. Kinstle

Logan Native Kinstle Dies in Oil Field Accident

The report states Kinstle was killed instantly when a drilling stem slipped in oil fields near Wellston where he was helping move the stem. He had lived in Logan for years, active in the Methodist church and the Union Bible class, later moving to Ft. Recovery and Zanesville. He leaves a widow, daughter Violet a nurse with the Columbus health department, sister Mrs. M. E. Dover in Columbus, and brother John Kinstle in Logan in the oil business.

Zanesville Logan Wellston Kinstle Methodist Church Union Bible Class Ft. Recover Violet Kin

Golden Wedding Observed Here by Sterretts

Logan November 4. Mr and Mrs James Sterrett celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at home in Reggers addition with neighbors joining the day. They were married by Rev Taylor in Morgan county. Rev Taylor, still living, is past 80 and had planned to attend.

Logan James Sterrett Reggers Addition Sterrett Taylor Morgan County Mr. Taylor

An Ambiguous Anniversary Note Missing Several Family Members

The record lists Mr. Sterrett and Mrs. Sterrett aged 79 and 78 along with several attendees. Attendees include Edward Spockey family, Arnold Manters family, Robert Purgeon family, Oliver Blake family, Howard Mumford and Duffy Logan, plus Mrs. Richard Krieg, Mrs. Samuel Terrell, and Mrs. Silas Urbana.

Mr. Sterrett Sterrett Edward Spockey Arnold Manters Robert Purgeon Oliver Blake Howard Mumford

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