Council Seeks Pay Raise and Passes Rule on Fitness
Logan City Council approved two resolutions and an amending resolution in an hour long session. The panel set a rule that no one may be appointed to the fire or police departments without physician certified physical fitness to join the pension plan. A sidewalk project for Mulberry Street bridge was funded and Angle Avenue center lines updated. Future raises for city officials were debated with plans to raise council pay from three to ten dollars per meeting and possible raises for mayor solicitor treasurer and auditor. A petition for a street light on an alley between Furnace and Front Streets was sent to committee for study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Mulberry St
Angle Ave
James Meldrim
Warren Johnson
C. Wood Bowen
Meldrim
Harry W. Shaw
Furnace
Front Streets
Plans Made for Institute At Chesterhill
Chesterhill officials and committees plan the Chesterhill Community Institute for December 8 9. Speaker lineup includes Mrs Byron Grimes Luke Biggs and Ray Clum with sessions in the high school gymnasium. An open house and lunch by FHA members are scheduled with separate men and women programs and a Christmas decoration demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterhill
Chesterhill Community Institute
Byron Grimes
Luke Biggs
Farm Authority
FHA
Ray Clum
Veterans’ Agriculture
Biggs
Cowan
Mabel Bowman
Dorothy Williams
Grimes
Dinner Guests Share Local Hospitality
Mr and Mrs Abe Burdette of Coolville hosted Mr and Mrs R M Allen and daughters Eleanor and Mary Alice and Mrs Carrie Gainer for a recent dinner. Mr and Mrs John Chevalier dined with her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Jacob Zumbach of Locust Grove. Mr and Mrs L E Townsend Mrs Beulah Marshall and children Robert and Barbara of Parkers also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottridge
R. M. Allen
Eleanor
Mary Alice
Carrie Gainer
Abe Burdette
Coolville
John Chevalier
Jacob Zumbach
Locust Grove
L. E. Townsend
Beulah Marshall
Robert
Barbara
Parkers
Local social visitors compile a busy weekend list
The report notes numerous visits and gatherings around the area. Among those mentioned are Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Allen hosting guests, care by Mrs. W. A. Barnhill for Ida Atherton, and dinners with Mrs. Carrie Gainer and others. Additional visits include Bert Boggs with Leslie Brummage, and several Swishers visiting relatives in Bucyrus Mt. Gilead and Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Allen
W. A. Barnhill
Ida Atherton
Alfred
John Archer
Naomi
Carrie Gainer
Bert Boggs
Leslie Brummage
Guysville
Richard Fortney
Boggs
E. W. Swisher
Homer Swisher
Gena ‘Swisher
Cheryl
Bucyrus
Clarence Swisher
Mt. Gilead
Harold
Glenn Gaston
Athens
Basil Montle
David
Irene Montle
Isaac Cogar
Ira Robinson
Charles Robinson
Linda
Raleigh
L. H
Hocking 4 H Club Advisers Honored
Logan Kiwanis Club honored the Hocking County 4 H Club advisers at Union Furnace High School. John Mount spoke, Harold Ruggles introduced leaders, and many named advisers were listed as unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Hocking County
Logan Kiwanis
Union Furnace High School
Union Furnace Band
John Mount
Harold C. Ruggles
Rosalie Ansel
Lee Harden
Lloyd Hinerman
Kenneth Rheinscheid
Walter
Jimmy Skinner
Slem Weaver
Jim Jones
Harold Nihiser
Earl Funk
Robert Pontious
G. E. Fisher
Roy Crothers
Helen Keister
Willis Helber
Eleanor Bowers
William Backus
Edith Howdyshell
Martha Steele
Don Egan
Funeral Thursday for Logan Woman
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Bray 76 who died Monday at her daughter's home on Third Street will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Fairview Methodist Church with Revs. S A Steele and Louis C Matthew officiating. Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Friends may call at 1003 Third Street.
Divorce Sought by W Thacker in Columbus Court
Wavalene Thacker of Logan Route 1 files for divorce from William Thacker of Columbus in common pleas court alleging gross neglect of duty. She seeks custody of two children, child support, and alimony. the couple wed August 11 1945 in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Common Pleas
Wavalene Thacker
William Thacker
Columbus
Columus
Ohio State student Danison on farm program
Maxville notes that MAXVILLE Leroy Danison a College of Agriculture student at Ohio State University and Farm Bureau Youth Council member appeared on the program This is Your Farm Bureau broadcast Nov 15 on WRFD Worthington He is son of Daniel and the late spouse of Ruth Danison previously noted. A list of Farm Council members and recent social visits is included. A new Ebenezer Church basement is under crew led by William Loomis of Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxville
Leroy Danison
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
University Farm Bureau Youth Council
Your Farm Bureau
WRFD
Worthington
Mr. Danison
Daniel Danison
Arlene Gordon
Kenneth Gordon
Logan
William A. Primmer
Union Furnace
Columbus
P. F. Howdyshell
Farm Council
Ottis Sheets
Oscar Smith
Arthur Danison
Charles Grove
Ebenezer Baptist Church
William Loomis
Ruth D. Nixon
Rural leaders hear high consumer demand despite income dip
Dr. Marvin Smith from Ohio State told about 85 rural leaders at an outlook meeting that consumer demand should stay strong in 1950 while national income per person may drop due to two million more people. Panel discussions followed on farm commodities and efficiency measures to hold farm produce levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Marvin Smith
Ohio State University
Hocking
Athens
Vinton
Perry
Smith
Jacob Keller
Lee Glass
Margaret McDonald
Ruth George
Emily van Fossan
Paul Shaw
Floyd DeLashmutt
DeLashmutt
Clarence Skinner
H. G. Henry
Floyd DeLash
Community notices and social events in Bashan and New Lexington
WSCS members met at Mrs. Orry Gainer home for a pot luck and quilting afternoon. Guests included visitors Mrs Carl Lee and Mrs Mary McKay. Several local residents hosted or visited relatives. notes mention birthdays and winter travel. Battery A 455th Field Artillery will meet at 7 30 p m tonight over the police station quarters. New Lexington hosts the annual football banquet at 6 p m Saturday at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Trussell
Ralph
Aucelle
Randell Roberts
Hellen Haggey
Bobbie
Ronnie Cowdery
Betty Ours
James Pratt
Carl
Bellefontaine
Arthur Orr
Chester Mayes
Arthur
Raymond Lee
Marysville
Carl Lee
Allen Bailey
St. Petersburg
Fla
Albert Shultz
Hemlock Grove
Lonnie Christopher
Russell Bailey
Pomeroy
Robert Trussell
Carol
Field Artillery
LOGAN
455Th Field Artillery Battalion
Frederick W. Blume
New Lexington
Holiday Plans Made in Logan for Thanksgiving
Logan residents finalize plans for Thanksgiving with a union service at Evangelical United Brethren Church led by Rev. D. S. Mills at 7 30 p m. Schools close for the holiday, offices and stores shut, and no mail delivery. Dances are scheduled by Elks Lodge 452 and a public Dance at Lake Logan Lodge co sponsored by Sigma Phi Gamma and Izaak Walton League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Evangelical United Brethren Church
First Methodist
First Presbyterian
United Service
D. S. Mills
Columbus
Logan Post Office
Elks Lodge 452
Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority
Izaak Walton League
Lake Logan Lodge
Funeral Services Held For William Beougher
William E. Beougher age 85 died Sunday. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Leonard Funeral Home by Rev. C. B. Burns. Interment followed in Antioch Cemetery. Music by Mrs. C. B. Burns and Mrs. Francis Harvey. Pallbearers were Boyd Stuart Grover Carpenter Clarence Green George Miller Pearl Starner and Zora Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
William E. Beougher
Leonard Funeral Home
C. B. Burns
Antioch Cemetery
Francis Harvey
Boyd Stuart
Grover Carpenter
Clarence Green
George Miller
Pearl Starner
Zora Carpenter
Prattsville Social Guests and Local Injuries Noted
Mrs. George Dearth remains homebound with a broken ankle as numerous guests visit including J H Brooks Bundy Brooks Clarence Friend and Charles Rhodes Zaleski Paul Daugherty Gerry Brenda McArthur and others. E C Allen suffered serious bruising from a stairs fall and is cared for by her daughter Junior Woodrum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prattsville
George Dearth
J. H. Brooks
Bundy Brooks
Clarence Friend
Charles Rhodes
Zaleski
Paul Daugherty
Gerry and
Brenda, McArthur
Carrie Allman
Emma Dearth
Myrta Whitlareh
Margaret Daugherty
Wellston
H. F. Dearth
C. W. West
Elmer Allman
J. W. Dearth
Junior Thompson
Merrill Mace
Edna Dearth
Recreation Program Gets Approval
Logan city boards approve winter recreation program starting December 3 for city and parochial students. Five age based leagues guided by Dwight Diller, with school facilities and city agencies providing venues, supervision, and amenities. Christmas break dates shifted to December 22 through January 3 to align with county schools. Auditorium use approved for a Taft public address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Logan City Board of Education
Dwight Diller
City Board of Education
City Recreation Commission
Robert A. Taft
Hospital Admissions and Births in Hocking Valley Area
Hocking Valley Hospital admitted Francis Penn Ewington for surgery Pearl Eberst Hamden for medical care Richard Woody Nelsonville for surgery Timothy Williams Nelsonville for surgery Miss Maureen Armstrong Logan Route 3 for surgery Births reported to Mr and Mrs Andrew Rutflick Nelsonville a son and Mr and Mrs Donald Hamilton New Straitsville Route 1 a son Dismissals include Clarence Jack Howard Hoskins and Mrs John Green and son
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Penn
Ewington
Pearl Eberst
Hamden
Richard Woody
Nelsonville
Timothy Williams
Maureen Armstrong
Logan Route 3
Andrew Rutflick
Donald Hamilton
New Straitsville
Clarence Jack
Howard Hoskins
John Green
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Hocking 4-H Club
Florence C. Reefer
Second St
Ohio
William H. Reefer
Athens County
John F. Newcomb
Bashan
Eagles
Eagles Hall
Margaret's Merrymakers
William Beougher
Hocking Valley Hospital
Elberfeld
Coats
Bar-Mil Rayon
Axminster
Kroehler
Kroewier
Simmons
Kenge Sige Figshih
Jou Pase
Dorothy Perkins
America
Elberfelds
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