Roosevelt wins Hocking County by 352 in presidential tally
Official figures show Roosevelt with 5,688 to Willkie 5,336 in Hocking County. County races favored Dr. Walter E. Brehm for representative and Stanley W. Baker and James L. Martin for commissioners. Record turnout noted with 11,246 county votes and 3,868 ballots in 11 precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Laurelville- Perry
Falls
Good Hope
Walter E. Brehm
John Ayers
Stanley W. Baker
James L. Martin
Frank St. Clair
J. M. Conkle
Harley Meyer
Hubert D. Lappen
Don Feather
Gilbert Leffler
Floyd Duffy
Joe Farbearn
Herman F. Bratton
Belford Harburger
Sunday church services in Logan area
The Methodist Church hosts a 10:30 a m sermon by Rev Stan ley W Wiant on Better Christians Needed with choir directed by Mrs Allen Adams. Evening Prince of Peace contest features the Men's Chorus under L P Mooney at 7. First Presbyterian holds 10:30 a m service with senior choir under Mrs Harriet Gibson Weymueller. St Matthew Lutheran offers 10 a m service by Rev Amos L Heyde with 7:30 p m sermon at Llesboro. St Paul Episcopal follows 10:30 a m prayers and sermon read by Robert Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Gibson Weymueller
Amos L. Heyde
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Llesboro
Robert Cook
St. Paul Episcopal Church
Duffy Is High Man In Hocking County Sheriff Race
Floyd Duffy led with 5841 votes, highest among all candidates, followed by Judge E L Ewing with 5714. Also includes a public notice listing estates and required inventories and appraisements with a hearing set for November 25, 1940 before Probate Judge Francis D White.
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Logan
Hocking County
Floyd Duffy
E. L. Ewing
Silas J. Biddison
Ventory
Emma A. Lentner
Nellie Aiken Conklin
Harvey W. Shafer
John Howard
Everett Moore
Ed Donaldson
Charles P. Knowlton
E. H. Stout
Melvina Fulton
Mary Caroline Crawford
John A. Jacobs
W. W. Ogg
Ella Bycofski
Francis D. White
Ann Williams
Naomi Williams
Amy Leon Rinaldo
Rosa Leon
John Joseph Bettemyer
Edward Rettemyer
Edward Rittenmeir
Charles L. Jordan
Lociana Bobo
Harriett E. Junod
Louis F
Recount Request Not Received by Board
Logan reports no indication of a recount request for county contests. Certification will reveal any action. The closest race is James L. Martin versus Frank St. Clair for second place on the board of commissioners, while Stanley W. Baker leads the field by a comfortable margin.
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Logan
Election Board
James L. Martin
Frank St. Clair
Board of Commissioners
Stanley W. Baker
Logan Social Notes Highlight Local Club Meetings
Delta Theta Tau held a Wednesday meeting at chapter rooms with a business session before social hour. Tasks included plans for a Thanksgiving dance and January club inspection. Three pledges led entertainment while several members received awards and future hostesses were named. Comet Club, Six Suit Bridge Club, and Legion Auxiliary attendees noted along with a Carbon Hill Community Helpers Club masquerade event with masked visitors and prize winners.
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LOGAN
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Henry Adcock
John Roberts
Joanna Wright
Miriam Rowley
Dolores Rheinscheld
Ruth Schaal
Ruth Riggs
Betty Hall
Marguerite Rohrer
Virginia Smith
Mildred Struble
Lawrence Webb
Sarah Turner
Byron Wolfe
Athens
Six Suit Bridge Club
Blossers
Alfred Carpenter
South Logan
Don Bassett
Mr. Wolfe
Carbon Hill
Edytha Walker
Clarence
Buddy
Dale Walker
Gerald
Lanore Miller
Norma Gleason
Eloise Lehman
Ray Vollmer
Terry Lee Courtney
Shirley Jean Bond
Carl Bond
Joe Blosser
Nellie Bond
Adda Joy
Hocking County Sportsmen Plan Winter Activities
The Hocking Fish and Game Club met at Knights of Pythias Hall with 168 attendees for an annual seafood dinner and a business session. Clarence S. Matheny was reelected president and a committee was formed to manage 175 dollars for wildlife feeding programs with input from local groups.
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Edward Eberst
Hocking County
Hocking River
Falls Mill
State Conservation Department
B. W. Wright
Armistice Day Parade Plans Circulate Countywide
Logan general committee outlines a program to contact all former servicemen for the Armistice Day parade to be held Monday night at 7 o clock. The list names precinct captains and the many officers assigned across local towns and wards to recruit veterans.
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Logan—General Committee
Gerald McLaughlin
William Lavey
Ervin Matheny
Charles C. Achauer
Frank Mason
H. O. Baker
Samuel Clark
James McNamee
Charles Epstein
Falls
Lucius Schrader
John Hansel
Enterprise
Jesse Ansel
Gore
Walter Starr
William Tucker
Greendale
Seber Lehman
Haydenville
Dewey Crane
Clarence Thompson
Union Furnace
John McVey
H. C. Trowbridge
South Perry
Frank Cave
Laurelville
Irvin Koehler
Dearl Haynes
Rockbridge
George Green
Murray City
John Maraz
Lewis Seidenfeld
Frank Murphy
Albert Storer
Carbon Hill
Dwight Stacey
Washington
James Cremean
William R. Cherry
Harry Primmer
Marion
Albert Burkhart
Hudson Root
Second Stringers May Get Chance Tonight
Logan It is expected most of the Chieftains will get into the game with Middleport tonight if the progress does not require the first stringers to stay in all the way. Coach Tom Bender has a number of substitutes bidding for starting assignment and they have been showing nearly the same form as some of the first stringers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Middleport
Tom Bender
Red Cross Drive Heads For Logan and Hocking County
Plans for the annual Red Cross Roll Call in Logan and Hocking County near completion. Rev. E. B. White chairs the drive with ward leaders F B Burchfield Minnie Deissle D O Davis and Mrs Dallas Kinser. Red Cross Sunday is set for November 10 in county churches and the Armistice Parade Monday night will feature Girl Scouts with Red Cross flags.
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Logan
Red Cross
Hocking County
E. B. White
F. B. Burchfield
Minnie Deissle
D. O. Davis
Dallas Kinser
Casts for Amateur Plays Studied by Logan Theater Guild
Logan Theater Guild met at the Logan Chamber of Commerce with 25 attendees. Three one act plays were read and slated for presentation in coming weeks. A casting committee followed to assign parts after the meeting. The guild presented three programs last winter with strong attendance.
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LOGAN
Logan Theater Guild
Logan Chamber of Commerce
Theater Guild
Red Cross Roll Call Meet Set at Presbyterian Church
Mrs Eva Mack leads the Roll Call workers as an inexpensive luncheon is served Wednesday noon November 13 in the Sunday School room. Howard Ralston and assistants will distribute supplies and Reverend White will speak on the Red Cross role in this emergency period.
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Eva Mack
Presbyterian Church
Howard Ralston
White
Red Cross
Projects To Open Shortly In Logan
Goose Creek improvement easements nearly all secured with one remaining to be signed. City officials push ahead with the project while a job schedule is prepared and bids for materials will be opened. Forty to sixty workers are expected, with skilled labor needed beyond the usual WPA capacity. On Monday bids for Oak Grove Cemetery work will be opened under supervision.
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Oak Grove Cemetery
McArthur Motorist Fined In Logan After DUI Charge
Logan report says J E Glandon of McArthur was fined 100 dollars plus costs and given 15 days in jail for operating a vehicle under the influence. He will have driving rights suspended after his car struck a stopped vehicle at a street intersection. Earl Bay of McArthur, present with Glandon, was fined five dollars and costs after pleading guilty to drunkenness.
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Logan
J. E. Glandon
McArthur
Dallas Kinser
Glandon
Earl Bay
Cemetery Improvements to Continue Under Bond Issuance
The service department aims to start a new phase within a week or two. Improvements at the cemetery begun with prior bonds will be completed by the latest issue to finish the program.
Infant ill with pneumonia moved to Charlington Hospital
Logan Hospital reports the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ray of Galla gher Ave. was transferred to Charlington Hospital for pneumonia treatment. The child’s condition was described as slightly improved Thursday. Other local patients include Mrs. Francis Cox and infant daughter returning to Nelsonville, Lance Tyger from Murray City after mine accident injuries, Mrs. Howard Peters of London undergoing a minor operation, Ernest Murray of Union Furnace undergoing hernia surgery, and Mrs. George Howdyshell with infant son returning home near Maxville.
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George Howdyshell
Maxville
Soil Conservation Service to Aid Local Farmers
Logan representatives from the Soil Conservation Service will visit the Agricultural Extension Office on Monday and Tuesday November 18 and 19 to assist with strip cropping and erosion control projects. Farmers may call 5602 for details.
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Logan
Soil Conservation Service of
Zanesville
Insects Build Lacquer From Tree Tissues, Shaping Craft
Researchers note the role of countless tiny insects using tree twigs to produce lacquer in traditional Chinese and shellac craftsmanship. The statement highlights the ecological basis of historic arts and how insect-derived secretions underpin valuable finishes.
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Evebert
Roosevelt
Hocking
Helsinki
Duffy
Comet Club
Olin Carpenter
E. Front St
Ray St. Clair
Edgar Hillyer
Carl Gordon
Walter Durr
Harold Ruff
Ernest Shannon
John Guess
Hubert Guess
John Rohrer
Gordon
Arlington Ave
American Legion Auxiliary
Nelsonville
Harry Mack
J. B. Waldron
Lawrence Adcock
Joe Rowley
Irma Powers
Walter Huffman
Sustes
Sister Susies Club
Sumner Martin
N. Orchard St
Howard White
Clete Scholl
Hocking County Sportsmen
Pythian Sisters
Zenner's
Coats
Children's Wool
Logan Hospital
Athens County
Ohio
Millie F. Brown
Louis F. Brown
J. J. Shepard
Daniel M. Shepard
Foster B. Cornwell
Mary &. Miler
Eva Balderson
William E. Balderson
I, O. O. F. Temple, Logan
I. R. Goldberg
Optum
Worstell Bldg
Zenner
N. Court St. Bept
New York
Zenners
Chenilles
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