Rockbridge Boy Guarded by Hunting Dog Found Dead
The body of Merle Kraft, 19, of Rockbridge, was found in a Fairfield County cornfield after an all night search. He had gone hunting with two dogs, a 12 gauge shotgun nearby, and investigators ruled accidental death from a discharged shotgun. He leaves a large family including six brothers and four sisters.
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Rockbridge
Logan
Merle Kraft
Alice Kraft
Lancaster
Kraft
Gail Lester
William H. Fick
Eck
John
Fred
Harold
Cleveland Kraft
Charles Kraft
Gladys Schromme
Hazel Cavince
Blanche Walker
Gertrude Ringhiser
Thin County
Smallpox Breaks Out in Loga County Quarantine Upheld
Health officials report five smallpox cases under quarantine in Laurel Township as Dr. W R La cork warns of spread. Three new cases of acariet fever, one typhoid case in Joba Ward Township prompt precautionary actions. no deaths recorded.
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Logan
Hocking County
W. RB. Lacork
Laurel Township
Joba
Ward Township
Rockbridge Wins Boys and Girls Score Heavily
Rockbridge High School opened the basketball season with a double victory over Laurelville High in the Hawkins League. The Rockbridge boys beat Laurelville by a large margin and the Rockbridge girls triumphed 33 to 7 with Weich scoring 15 points and Johnson 12 for Laurelville.
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Logan
Rockbridge High School
Laurelville High
Rockbridge
Bi Weich
Johnson
Good Hope Township
Helen Hufford
Mary Poling
Helen Heft
Miss Swackhammer
Laurelville
Raymond Junior Beuders Dies of Pneumonia at Age Two
Raymond Junior Beuders two and a half, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Beuders, died at 12:20 pm Sunday in Logan from pneumonia. Survived by parents and four grandparents, funeral Wednesday at Church of the Nazarene, Rev. FH Lundgrabe officiating, burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Sen
Clifford Senders
Logan
Raymond Junior
Clifford Beuders
Hugh Campbell
Flemming Scudera
Church of the Nazarene
FH Landgrabe
Pbortal
Oak Grove Cemetery
Rockbridge Player Suffers Jaw Fracture in League Collision
Delmar Walker of Rockbridge suffered a fractured jaw during a school basketball game when struck accidentally by an opponent's elbow. He was transported to a Lancaster hospital for treatment. Also noted: Mrs Ernest Inbreaden underwent appendectomy at Cherrington Hospital. Ethel Cooper visited Columbus. Pred BE Hulse attended the Ohio State football game. Mayor Elias B Bright returned after a trip.
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Vlayer
Logan
Pirot
Hocking County
Rockbridge
Delmar Walker
Walker
Lancaster
Ernest Inbeden
Cherrington Hospital
Mins Ethel Cooper
Columbus
Ohio State Peng
Pred BE. Hulse
Elias B. Bright
Rannells To Lead Plymouth Grangers
D Rannells was elected master of Plymouth Grange No 1846 at the annual meeting held Thursday evening. Other officers named include M Banner overseer Laura Bannell lecturer Laura Allen steward Harren Cremean assistant steward Matie Weed chaplain Jennie Finney treasurer Edward Clewell secretary Elmer Robinson gate keeper Anna Baner Ceres Jane Johnson Pomona Mrs Harmon Huntley flora Mary Hixenhaugh lady assistant steward W R Cherry executive committee member An open meeting with a Washington life program and oyster supper will follow on Wednesday evening November 23.
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New Plymouth
Rannells
Plymouth
M Banner
Laura Bannell
Laura Allen
Harren Cremean
Matie Weed
Jennie Finney
Edward Clewell
Elmer Robinson
Anna Baner Ceres
Jane Johnson
Pomona
Harmon Huntley
Mary Hixenhaugh
W. R. Cherry
The
Grange
Washington
Charles Lutz Dies Suddenly in Logan at 68
Logan November 14 Charles Lutz 68 longtime local machinist and businessman died Saturday of coronary thrombosis after a recent operation in Columbus. Survived by widow Blanche and two daughters Margaret and Florence. Sister Margaret Lutz executive secretary of Hocking County Red Cross. mother Christena Lutz predeceased. brother-in-law of Judge Harley M Whitcraft. Funeral at 10 30 a m Tuesday from South Market Street residence. Rev H L Geddes to preach. burial Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Logan
Columbus
Charlies FR Lutz
Lotz
Blanche Lutz
Margaret Lutz
Florence Lutz
Hocking County
The
Red Cross
Christena Lutz
Hencs
Harley M. Whitcraft
South Market Street
H. L. Geddes
First Presbyterian Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
Courthouse personnel to change with new county board
Logan November 14 A survey of Hecking County election results signals changes at the courthouse after the new board takes office. Expect shifts in janitorial contracts boilers and clerk office positions with Ed L Ewing assuming Probate Court charge and existing officials like Sheriff Co Ellinger and Treasurer George C Hengst likely to remain in place.
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Presonnel
Logan
Hecking
Board of Commissioners
Henry Robey
Fila Biosser
Itta
Chas. C. Achauer
Co Eltinger
Stanley Sparnow
Joe W. Farhearn
Orla Wolfe
Ed L. Ewing
Clyde Dupler
Fr. Martin
Mr Ewing
Dari O. Sparnen
C. Wood Bowen
George C. Hengst
Treasurera
Ash Cave Proving Great Attraction in Logan
Logan reporter notes Ash Cave attendance near 58,000 by Nov 1, topping 1951 year when counts peaked at 54,500. Ranger Lewis Jones says the cave remains popular despite countywide tourist declines. winter scenery with snow and ice enhances the site’s grandeur.
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Logan
Ash Cave
Lewis Jones
Ash Cave Io
Ranger Jones
Jones
Granduer
Natives Scoff And Then Die In Cuban Hurricane
Carlos Carillo Vergel, military supervisor of Santa Cruz Camaguey, Cuba, recounts that residents refused evacuation warnings as a hurricane struck. He describes force used to move people, the mayor and family dying, railroad refusals, and his own survival after leading a jail break, with 12 prisoners freed and four soldiers lost.
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Carlos Carillo Vergel
Santa Cruz
Camaguey
Cuba
Jamaica
Perez
Becaue
Bootleggers in East Plan Liquor Revival
New York reports increased bootlegging activity with seven racketeers planning to boost the holiday whiskey trade. Speakeasies ease restrictions and demand grows for liquor smuggling vessels as a rum fleet is expected off New York before Thanksgiving. Bootleggers met after the election but did not agree on price cutting.
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New York
Deer Sightings Spread Across Ohio County Areas
In Fayette County and southeastern Clinton County areas near New Antioch and Centerville, deer have been sighted again, with an auto collision reported but the deer escaped unharmed. Hunters are warned about a roaming deer in Archer's Fork in Washington County as the animal, possibly the same from last winter, continues to be seen in nearby Athens County.
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Washington, C. H
Fayette County
New Antioch
Clinton County
Centerville
Marietta
Washington County
Archer's Fork
Ohio Valley
Athens County
Job Applications in Ohio Are Numerous
Columbus reports that October job applications filed with Ohio state employment offices totaled 66 754. Of these, 48 675 were men and 18 083 were women. Among the men 279 were placed and 2535 women were given work. All workers found were counted as placed.
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Columbus
Ohio
Division of Labor Statistica
Local residents visit Mra I Mine Friday gathering
Mrs Edgar Jaynes of Shawnee and Mr and Mrs Edward Slater with their son Bobby of New Straitaville were guests of Mrs I Mine Friday.
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Edgar Jaynes
Shawnee
Edward Slater
Bobby
New Straitaville
Mra. I
Court May Be Changed Soon
Two thirds of the U S supreme court may be eligible for retirement by the end of the Roosevelt administration and new appointments could occur. Four justices Van DeVanter Mc Reynolds Brandeis and Sutherland are eligible now. Hughes and Butler approach 70 with years served. The court now includes five Republicans Hughes Van Devanter Sutherland Stone Roberts and four Democrats Mac Reynolds Brandeis Butler Cardozo.
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Reynolds
Brandeis and
Sutherland
Hughes
Butler
The
Court
Hughes, van Devanter, Sutherland, Stone and Roberts
MacReynolds, Braaideis
Buter and Cardozo
Death stalked this woman to very end
Cambridge Ohio region reports Mrs. Bessie Adair 41 died after an automobile collision on the National Road east of town. Her family had endured multiple deaths in two years including her husband Charles Adair killing his grandmother and then taking his own life in 1950. Her son Truette died in Newark after an earlier crash. A man named Cook, driver of Mrs Adair’s car, was injured. others escaped with minor injuries.
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Cambridge, CO
Bessie Adair
Here
Charles Adair
J. A. Truette
Adair
Truette
Newark
Cook
Boundary Between U S And Canada Described
The international boundary between the United States and Canada is the longest undefended border in the world, stretching about 5,500 miles.
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United States
Canada
Healed Old Sore After 4 Years in 30 Days
Mrs J C Henderson of Winston Salem N C healed an ankle ulcer in 30 days after using two boxes of Petersons Ointment. She reports medical treatment had failed for years and praises the remedy as the best. A large box costs 35 cents at any drug store.
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Peterson
J. C. Henderson
Winston-Salem
N.C
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