Logan council weighs pumper truck purchase to curb higher insurance
City officials say a proposed pumper truck purchase could prevent a rise in insurance rates from seventh to eighth class. Inspections will begin this week as Columbus bureau officials confirm a 10 percent rate increase on brick mercantile buildings and 4 percent on contents, with frame mercantile properties rising 6 percent and contents 2 percent. No changes to dwelling rates. Bond issue failed noted.
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Logan
R. R. Loomis
7. B. Sellers
Ohio Inspection Bureau
Columbus
Hocking Auto Dealers Report Strong Month of Sales
Logan Hocking County automobile dealers posted 32 new unit sales by Monday evening with six transactions on Saturday marking one of the year’s best days. The month’s totals include new model arrivals.
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Logan — Hocking County
Clerk of Courts
Logan Fire Bond Vote Fails Amid Losses Reported
A bond issue of eight thousand dollars for fire equipment failed to reach the 65 percent threshold at the November election, with 1846 against 1264. Council may issue bonds, estimated at six thousand dollars for four 600 gallon per minute pumpers. If no action is taken rerating may start within days, while Logan’s fire losses over recent years run exceptionally low versus other cities.
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Logan
Marine Corporal Timothy Blankenship Home on Furlough
Timothy Blankenship of Quantico Virginia spends a fifteen day furlough with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Blankenship in Oroville. He is a United States Marine who recently returned to base after service overseas.
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Logan
Timothy Blankenship
Quantico
Stephen Blankenship
Oroville
United States Marine Corps
Logan Opens At Nelsonville and Schedule Details
Falls Township trustees filed a common pleas court petition to transfer 1200 dollars from the general fund to the road fund to cover road bills. The Logan Chieftains begin play January 8 at Nelsonville against the Greyhounds with weekly contests through early March, mostly at home.
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LOGAN
Logan Chieftains
Nelsonville
Greyhounds
McConnellville
Columbus North
Wellston
Pomeroy
Athens
Middleport
New Boston
St. Marys
Jackson
Gallipolis
Logan—Falls
Common Pleas Court
Motorist Is Fined By Judge Henderson
Logan driver arraigned before Judge Phil A Henderson on a DUI charge pleaded guilty. He was fined 100 dollars and costs and ordered to serve 90 days in jail, suspended on good behavior, with a six month driving ban.
New Grass Covers Athletic Field Slope In Logan
Summer grading and fall seeding on the north slope of the athletic field, supervised by H. D. Saxton, resulted in a thick even grass carpet. Oak Grove Cemetery driveways in Logan were graded Monday by order of Service Director R. R. Loomis in preparation for winter. Miss Fern Poling of Lancaster visited her parents here. she trains as a nurse at Lancaster Hospital.
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Logan
New Oak Grove Cemetery
R. R. Loomis
Fern Poling
Lancaster
Carl C. Poling
Lancaster Hospital
Honor Children and Social Notes From Logan
Logan Brief Social Notes report a Chilli cothe party for Mr. and Mrs. Howard Churches on November 12 with twenty guests including Mr. Rudy Lortz. Jacob Keller heads to Mr. Pleasant Michigan as friends host a dinner at the Wright home. Open house marks the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Wolfe with many relatives visiting at 597 Zanesville Ave Logan.
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C. P. Rook
Chillicothe
Lancaster
Howard Churches
Dorothy Bykint
Rudy Lortz
Logan
Jacob Keller
Mr. Pleasant
Mich
Blosser
Denzil Weltner
Curtis Cole
Harry H. Wright
Grace Shriner
Mr. Keller
Wright Home
Isaac Wolfe
Zanesville Ave
Wolfes
Wolfe
Jennie Nigh
Billy
Columbus
William Wolfe
Eber Wolfe
Mabel
Betty Wolfe
Orla Wolfe
Roy Wolfe
Mary
James
Bobby
Russell Poling
Retha
Dorothy
Larry
Obie Wolfe
Nancy Lee
Jacob Wolfe
John Wolfe
Sarah Miller
Pearl Wolfe
Rotary Rabbit Supper Prep and Volleyball Event
Members of the Logan Rotary Club enjoyed a rabbit supper at the high school building prepared by the home economics department. Fred E. Hull gave a vocational talk and the group played volleyball afterward, arranged by G. E. Carr. In a separate item, Floyd Anders Haydenville Francis Lopez Ward Township were fined $10 and costs each for intoxication.
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Logan
Logan Rotary Club
Fred E. Hull
G. E.carr
Floyd Anders
Haydenville
Francis Lopez
Ward Township
S.B. Whitehart
Margaret Sparnon Appointed Deputy Recorder
Logan officials name Margaret Sparnon deputy to Recorder elect Herman Bratton who assumes office January 4. Sparnon, daughter of D. O. Sparnon, has served as deputy in the office for six years.
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Logan
Margaret Sparnon
Herman F. Bratton
Miss Sparnon
D. O. Sparnon
Pool Site Cleared for Possible Logan Pool Work
NYA labor from Logan High School cleared underbrush on the Keynes heirs donated site in preparation for a federally approved pool project. A Logan marriage license was issued to Carl McGomery 20 and Bertha Bodkins 16.
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Logan
NYA
Logan High School
Keynes
Carl McGomery
John McGomery
Bertha Bodkins
George Bod- Kins
Miss Allen Is Ill
Miss Clara Allen office secretary at the county school office was absent due to illness. She fell ill while visiting her mother Mrs Lea Allen in Laurelville on Sunday with an attack of acute indigestion.
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Logan
Clara Allen
Lease] Allen
Laurelville
Anniversary Joys For James Family In Memphis
Mr and Mrs W E James marked their 27th wedding anniversary and Mr James 37th birthday at home with ice cream and cake for family including sons Frank and Bobby Orbiston Edward James Willard Dixon grandsons Billy Dee Teddy Bobby Gene. MEMPHIS Tenn U P FHA survey finds 8 6 percent of city dwellings dilapidated with 4 percent among Negro residents in need of repairs.
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W. E. James
Mr. James
Frank
Bobby
Edward James
Orbiston
Willard Dixon
Billy Dee
Teddy
Gene. Dixon
Memphis
Tenn
U.P
FHA
Explosion Cuts Gas Supply For Local Farm
Reason for worry reports an explosion in the Ohio Fuel Gag Co. line on the R. B. Hansel farm Sunday night leaving Enterprise without gas the next day. Women of the United Brethren Church face a chicken dinner dilemma for Monday. Deputy Sheriff Newton Spencer shows improvement after a week in bed from injuries in a New Straitsville motor crash.
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Logan
Ohio Fuel Gag Co
R. B. Hansel
Enterprise
United Brethren Church
Spencer
Newton Spencer
New Straitsville
Homes Quarantined in Hocking County Scarlet Fever Cases
Scarlet fever quarantines were posted at two more Hocking County residences over the weekend, Health Commissioner W B Lacock reported. The latest victims are six year old Mary Lou Myers, daughter of George and Mary Myers of Clay Bank Hill, and six year old Dorothy Hupp, daughter of Bert and Dorothy Hupp of Dicken Addition.
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Logan
Hocking County
W. B. Lacock
Mary Lou Myers
George Myers
Clay Bank Hill
Dorothy
Delbert Hupp
Dicken Addition
Doctor Allen Improved After Illness at Home
Dr. C. O. Allen, a practitioner, has shown improvement after several weeks confined to home due to illness.
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DR. Allen
Stores Open Late In Logan For Thanksgiving
Logan merchants will stay open until 8 PM Wednesday to aid holiday shopping. All stores will close Thursday for Thanksgiving per the Logan Chamber of Commerce. Dr and Mrs W B Lacock and children plan to attend the DeFrance reunion at Kylesburg Thursday. Mrs Mary Neville may accompany them after illness.
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Logan
Logan Chamber of Commerce
W. B. Lacock
Mary Neville
Billy
DeFrance
Kylesburg
Maps to aid church school presented by Logan men
Logan plans have been completed for a set of Biblical maps for the First Presbyterian Church Men's Bible Class. Eber Mowery will speak for the Men's Club. Funds were raised by recent monthly contributions. Between the South Pole and latitude 60 there are no land animals larger than insects. No industries other than whaling exist.
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South Pole
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