Eight County Candidates On New Office Ballots In Logan
Logan voters face a near record turnout for Tuesday’s off election with 184 absentee ballots requested. Eight county candidates appear on new office type ballots to select a representative to the General Assembly, county auditor, engineer, and county commissioner. Carl L. Schrader, Democratic contender, seeks the county auditor post, residing with his mother at 556 Third Street after recent months in Dayton with an accounting firm. He is a 1942 Logan High School graduate and a 1949 Ohio University graduate in accounting, a World War II veteran, and an unmarried candidate.
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Logan
Hocking County
General Assembly
Carl L. Schrader
Clarence Schrader
Third St
Dayton
Schrader
Logan High School
Ohio University
Bierly Seeks County Commissioner Seat as Democrat
A V Y Bierly of Marion Township declares candidacy for county commissioner on the Democratic ticket. He has spent his life in Hocking County, runs a sawmill and 287 acre farm, and is the son of the late William and Lydia Bierly. He has never held public office and his son William Franklin is a Logan High School junior.
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A. M
Bert) Bierly
Marion Township
Hocking County
William and
Lydia Steamen Bierly
Bierly
William Franklin
Logan High School
Rolland Bright Political Candidate and Community Leader
Rolland Bright, a Democratic candidate for state representative, resident of 179 North St, is son of Peter W. and Mary Wolfe Bright. He grew up on a Logan area farm, worked as a country schoolteacher, county clerk of courts, and long-time Logan Board of Education official. Bright has banking, auditing, and professional engineering ties, with extensive community involvement in Masonic orders, Odd Fellows, Granges, and veterans groups. He and Mrs Bright have two adult children.
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Rolland Bright
North St
Peter W
Mary Wolfe Bright
Logan
Bright
Hocking
Alaskan Engineering Commission
Prof. Wray
Columbus
Ohio Department of Vocational Education
National Societies of Professional Engineers
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
Disabled American Veterans
American Legion
Izaak Walton League
Seabright
Joe Brown Local Candidate for County Commissioner
Joe Brown a Republican candidate and lifelong Hocking County resident resides near Logan. A farmer by trade he has run a 220 acre Route 7 farm north of Logan for 27 years and is son of the late Ed Brown. He and his wife have four children.
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Joe Brown
Hocking County
Ed Brown
Route 7
Logan
Brown
Mayo B Iles Mayo B Bundy Iles Republican Candidate
Republican candidate Mayo B Iles Mayo B Bundy Iles resides at 350 N Mulberry.
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Mayo B
Bundy) Iles
N. Mulberry
Haydenville Native Dies In Crash
Harold Wayne Burns 29 a Haydenville native was killed in an auto crash near Norfolk Vat He served 11 years as a Navy gunners mate first class and was son of William Burns and the late Mrs Burns Survivors include sister Dolores Osborne Columbus and brothers Willard Logan and Edison Columbus Funeral arrangements by Leonard Funeral Home with burial in Haydenville Cemetery
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Logan
Harold Wayne Burns
Haydenville
Norfolk
Navy
William Burns
Dolores Osborne
Columbus
Willard
Edison
Leonard Funeral Home
Assignment of cases by Hocking County judge
Judge Harley Mayer assigns pending cases in the Hocking County Court of Common Pleas. Dockets show 9 am proceedings for State v Denver C. Bolin on Nov 20, State v Charles Wicks on Nov, Turner v Drescher on Nov 22, Ringhiser appropriation case on Nov 27, Morrison v Palmer on Dec 4, Hankinson v Nihiser on Dec 5, Leffler v Walker on Dec 6, Stump v Rider on Dec 7, Kern v Smith on Dec 8, with remaining dates listed.
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Logan
Hocking County
Wellman Resumes Duty With Consular Service
Ned Wellman returned to duties with the U.S. Consular Service after visiting his mother Mrs. John Wellman in Mound Street. He has transferred from West Germany to the Belfast Ireland consular post and was due to sail from New York City this week.
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Wellman
West Germany
Belfast
Ireland
New York City
Nelsonville Man Fined After Route 33 Coal Truck Crash
Gerald Drescher, 23, of Nelsonville Route 2, fined 15 dollars with costs suspended after his coal truck lost control and struck the Route 33 bridge at Canal Winchester. He was arraigned before Canal Winchester Mayor Dewey Shumaker, per State Highway Patrol in Lancaster.
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Logan
Gerald Drescher
Nelsonville
Lancaster
Drescher
Canal Winchester
Dewey Shumaker
Laurelville Wharf Swackhammer Freeman Mohler Names
Cecil E. Wharf aged 33 of Laurelville Neva Bel Swackhammer 20 of Laurelville Kenneth Ray Freeman 20 of Logan Route 3 and Roberta Jean Mohler 20 of Logan are named in the record.
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Cecil E. Wharf
Laurelville
Neva Bel
Swackhammer
Kenneth Ray Freeman
Logan
Roberta Jean Mohler
Three Men Sentenced to Ohio Penitentiary
Three men indicted in the October grand jury term and pleading guilty were sent to the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus Saturday. Clarence Anderson of near Logan received a sentence for cutting with intent to kill, while Walter Hopstetter and Edward Giffien of Columbus were jailed for failure to provide for minor children. They were transported by Sheriff A J Waldron and Deputy Hudson McFann.
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Logan
Ohio
Harley Meyer
Columbus
Clarence Anderson
Near Logan
Walter Hopstetter
Edward Giffien
A. J. Waldron
Hudson McFann
Hocking Valley Hospital Admits and Births
Admitted list includes Mrs. D. A. Ferree New Plymouth Route 2 Mrs. Virgil Sharb Logan Route Mrs. Harland Geil Logan Route Wade Gray Logan Michael Robert Harrison Columbus Carol Ann Webb New Lexington Mrs J W Riddlebarger Logan Births report a son for Mr and Mrs Ray Wilson Logan a daughter for Mr and Mrs Robert Henson Laurelville Route 1 another daughter for Mr and Mrs Robert Hartman Logan Route 1 a son for Mr and Mrs Clarence William Ford Logan son Henry Rheinscheid Mrs Clyde Ball and daughter Mrs Elia Tribby Mrs William R Coakley Jr and son plus several others linked to Harland Gell Mary Margaret Myers and Frances Harmon and daughter names.
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Wade Gray
Logan
Michael Robert Harrison
Columbus
Carol Ann Webb
New Lexington
J. W. Riddlebarger
Ray Wilson
Robert Henson
Laurelville
Robert Hartman
Clarence
William Ford
Henry Rheinscheid
Clyde Ball
Elia Tribby
William. R. Coakley, Jr
Harland Gell
Mary Margaret Myers
Kenneth Bright
Blanche Moorehead
Oakey Camp
Porter J. Hamrick
Frances Harmon
Auditor Harry Smith Seeks Second Full Term
Harry Smith of 59 E Second St seeks a second full term as county auditor on the Republican ticket. Appointed in 1945 to fill a vacancy after Kenneth Fitzgerald's death, he later won election to the office. A Haydenville native, son of the late Henry and Mrs. Smith, he spent 16 years in retail grocery and furniture, and was connected with Logan Manufacturing Co.
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Harry Smith
E. Second St
Kenneth Fitzgerald
Haydenville
Henry Smith
Logan Manufacturing Co
Albert W Seabright’s Wartime Path to County Engineer
Albert W. Seabright a Republican incumbent for county engineer was born in Martins Ferry to the late William H. and wife. He left Martins Ferry public schools for Ohio State University in 1917 to serve in World War I. After discharge he returned to OSU and earned an engineering degree in 1920. He then went to Alaska with the Navy Alaska Coal Commission.
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Albert W. Seabright
Martins Ferry
William H. Seabright
Ohio State University
College of Engineering
Alaska
Navy
Alaska Coal Commission
Logan Girl Scout Notes Plan Calendar Sale and Parade
Logan Girl Scout Council met in Hull Building with Mrs. Jay Nimon presiding. They planned the December 2 calendar sale and Armistice Day parade participation on November 1, plus sending reps to the regional meeting in Toledo November 14 to 16. Funds from the dawn to dusk drive totaled $1147.98.
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Logan
Girl Scout Council
Hull
Jay Nimon
Toledo
Darley Kitchen
Harry Hammon
Fred Hull
Lester Risch
Kerwood Martin
Wilhelmine Deissle
Mrs McBride and Hanna Family Return from Miami Vacation
Mrs Frank McBride of 166 Main Street and Mr and Mrs Bill Hanna of Columbus have returned home after a two week vacation in Miami Florida. Mrs Hanna is a niece of the Logan resident.
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Frank McBride
Main St
Bill Hanna
Columbus
Miami, Fla
Hanna
Logan
Brownie Troop 11 Plans Armistice Parade Participation
Brownie Troop 11 met in the Girl Scout rooms Saturday at 9 30 a m with 13 girls present. They announced Brownies would march in the Arm istice Day parade and should meet again in the scout rooms at 7 15 p m on Nov al before the parade. The group made turkeys from.
Democratic candidate Loy Welker for county engineer
Loy E Welker of Rockbridge Route 2 is the Democratic candidate for county engineer. A Oil City native, he holds a BS in civil engineering from Clarkson and a BS in law from Franklin University. He spent over 40 years on engineering projects with Standard Oil and others and now leads public utilities for a Southeastern Ohio Civilian Defense agency. He has owned and operated a farm in Laurel Township for more than 20 years.
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Loy E. Welker
Rockbridge
Oil City
Clarkson School of Technology
University of the State of New York
Franklin University
Standard Oil Co
Associated
Ohio Fuel Supply Co
Columbia Engineering and Management Corp
Columbia Gas & Electric Corp
Public Utilities
Civilian Defense and Catastrophe Organization
Southeastern
Ohio
Laurel Township
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Ties
Central Ohio Boy Scout Council
Iles
Logan Kiwanis Club
Miller Chapel Grange
A. VY. Bierly
Auditor's
Logan City
Welker
Mayo B, Iles
Consular Service
Democratic
Pol
Adv
Hocking Valley Hospital
D. A. Ferree
New Plymouth
Virgil Sharb
Myrna Derr
Ruth Adcock
Tanya Burton
Sherry Casto
Linda Lou Clark
Kathleen Davis
Barbara Eby
Ruth Lackey
Marlene Schultz
Judy Shaw
Linda Wolfe
Judy Freeman
Nancy Sue Pratt
Ann Nimon
Thrifty Joe Ferguson
U.S. Senate
Joseph T. Ferguson
Joe Ferguson
U. S. Senate
Farmers For Ferguson
Ralph Brown
Pol. Adv
R.R
Hoytville, Ohio
Hardwick
Doxol
W. Main St
Logan, Ohio
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