Grand Jurors Convene in 32 Cases with 9 Indictments
Grand jurors completed a one day session in Logan examining 65 witnesses and returning 9 true bills while 13 cases were ignored. Indictments include Darrell Mace for shooting with intent to kill and Noah Flick for incest. Other charges involve grand larceny, fraud, auto theft, and assault. Arrangements to arraign those indicted will occur Thursday as many defendants remain jailed for lack of bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haydenville
John Smith
Noah Flick
Logan
Grant Townsend
Joe Swaim
Frank Gregory
Robert Felton
James Dayton
Floyd Branam
Fred Locke
Ben Morgan
Lester Johnson
John Brooker
Dale Harrison
Clyde Robinson
Robert Owens
John R. Burgess
Millard Black
William H. Mowery
C. E. Brehm
Vernon Woodard
Iona Blosser
Irvin Sheets
Roscoe Mowery
Charles Anthony
John J. Engle
Oragaw
Lewis Seidenfeld
Charles Rush
Young Democrats of Logan Hold Meeting
Logan reports show the Young Democrats Club at their headquarters Monday evening addressing by county candidates group members. The Democrat Women's Club also met in the James Block headquarters, with candidates appearing before them. Cottage prayer meeting planned at 454 W Hunter St Tuesday evening led by Mary Wahl. Wendell Swaim named president of the Ohio University Manual Arts Club. he is a Logan High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Young Democrats Club
County Candidates
Democrat Women's Club
James Block
Logan—Cottage
Hattie Black
W. Hunter St
Mary Wahl
Wendell Swaim
Haydenville
Robert Swaim
Manual Arts Club
Ohio University
Swaim
Logan High School
Bricker Aide Reports County School and Pension Gains
State Treasurer Don H. Ebright told a joint McKinley Hiway and Republican Women's Club meeting in Logan that Hocking County will gain 78 271.54 in the first Bricker term versus the last Davey term. He cited total school funds of 606 700.66 under Bricker and 528 429.12 under Davey, plus pension increases from 686 to 825 beneficiaries and $33 923.94 more in 1940. He urged re election of Rep. Walter E. Brehm and Sen. H. T. Phillips, and noted strong legislative support for Bricker’s program.
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Ebright
Bricker
Hocking County
Davey
Walter E. Brehm
H. T. Phillips
Legislative Branch
Brehm
John W. Bricker
Renewed Health After TON JON Helps Portsmouth Woman
Mrs Ed Anderson of Portsmouth Ohio reported 15 years of constipation with stomach liver and kidney distress and severe nervous tension. After using TON JON No 2 she says most sickness has left and sleep and appetite improved, with relief from headaches and general rundown feeling.
Cheshire Social Notes Highlight Local Guests and Visits
Cheshire community notes list residents hosting friends and relatives from Columbus Wellston Gallipolis and Bucyrus plus trips to Canton and California. Items mention football at Mercerville and attendance at Lancaster Fair with gatherings in Corning Addison Harrisonville and Ironton.
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California
Lewis Spires
Nancy Walsh
Wellston
Kermit Massie
Canton
Massie
Grand Lodge
Elmer Massie
Centerpoint
Kermit
Cheshire
Mercerville
Nellie McCarty
Richard Robertson
Roy
Turkey Run
Louis
Richard Davis
Gallipolis
F. W. Butcher
Bennett Little
Harrisonville
Nona Morris
Ara Grover
Chauncey Rothgeb
Addison
Violet Russell
Clara Ward
Clair Athey
Lancaster Fair
Corning
Ivan Mack
Bucyrus
Rgger
Bert Vance
Rutland
Cora Rowley
Vaughn Scott
W. M. Davis
Columbus
Musgrave
Ironton
Jehovahs Witnesses Meet Secretly Near Gallipolis
Reported local Jehovah's Witnesses, ordered disbanded for refusing to salute the flag, are meeting in a secluded spot near the city. Known members have been seen quietly leaving Gallipolis by automobile for unknown destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jehovah's Witnesses
Milton man injured in Sunday auto crash hospital
Robert Cragg, 29, of Milton West Virginia is hospitalized at Holzer Hospital with injuries from a Sunday automobile accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert Cragg
Milton, W. Va
Holzer Hospital
Kiwanis Club To Hear Ohio State Speaker Tonight
Logan Kiwanis Club hosts a talk by an Ohio State University speaker this evening with Fred B. Burchfield directing the program. Ticket sales support the Collins Festival events starting Oct 24 featuring the Knickerbocker Quartet, Oct 31 naturalist Max Gilstrip, Nov 7 Raymond Scheets and Co, and Nov 14 the play The Big Pond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Fred B. Burchfield
Logan Kiwanis Club
Ohio State University
William G. Martin
Knickerbocker Quartette
Max Mr. Gilstrip
Raymond Scheets
Cornin Alumni Plans Dance and Games Night
Corning St Bernard's Alumni Association schedules a dance card and games party for Wednesday night in Hermey's Hall with prizes and a jitney lunch. Public invited. Ladies Aid and Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist church plan a Tuesday church meeting to organize a service group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
St. Bernard's High School Alumni Association
Hermey’'s Hall
Ladies Aid and
Women's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Christian Service
Playground Installs First Six Swings at Grade School
Six swings have been installed at the grade school playground the first equipment of the kind here more will be added later Mrs True Smith hosted Class 10 of the Methodist Church Thursday night plans for a public Halloween party on Oct 30 were announced contests and games with prizes led by Virginia Lamb seven members and the instructor Mrs Kirbride plus one guest responded to roll with a verse of scripture about hope a lunch was served by Mrs Smith John Thaxton a former Corning resident and NYC yardmaster died in California his relatives Mr and Mrs B J Nichols Mrs Isabella Thomas and Arthur Thexton attended the funeral services in a note that Thexton was a brother and sister to Mrs Nichols and Mrs Thomas respectively.
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John Thaxton
California
Thaxton
Corning
NYC Railroad
B. J. Nichols
Isabella Thomas
Nichols
Thomas
Arthur Thexton
John Thexton
Euchre Club Fun and Rally Day Plans at United Brethren
Mrs. Martha Benedict hosted a euchre night with players Nell Kochensparger Mary Anne Beaver Janie Beaver Thelma Frasure Velma Lamity Janet Maxwell Beulah Craig and Maude Hardy prizes went to Kochensparger for high score Craig for floating and Maxwell for low A Sunday school rally day was held led by youth as Arthur C Shonkwiler spoke Oct 20 is Coal Day with a 150 attendance goal and the following Sunday Rally Day aims for 200 Mae Rodgers asks for jams jellies fruits and relishes to be sent to Otterbein Home Church by Thursday for the canning project and barrel return Empty cans may be exchanged for full ones.
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Corning
Martha’ Benedict
Nell Kochensparger
Mary Anne Beaver
Janie Beaver
Thelma Frasure
Velma Lamity
Janet Maxwell
Beulah Craig
Maude’ Hardy
Floating
United Brethren
Arthur C. Shonkwiler
Mae Rodgers
Otterbein Home Canning Project
Logan Legion And Auxiliary Elect New Officers
Logan Legion and Auxiliary meet with Mrs. A A Conrad in charge. Mrs. Barton Hall elected unit president succeeding Mrs. Lawrence Adcock. Officers include Mrs. Joe Rowley vice president and Mrs. Clarence Thompson secretary. Appointed officers named by the president include Mrs. James Napp chaplain and others for various posts. A social committee was formed to handle refreshments and about 40 members attended as refreshments followed the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
American Legion Auxiliary
A. A. Conrad
Lancaster
Barton Hall
Lawrence Adcock
Joe Rowley
Clarence Thompson
Bryant van Asta
James Napp
J. W. Waldron
Ewald Schmitter
Harry Mack
Irma Powers
Ida Belle van Atta
Phil Tschappat
Walter Huffman
Joe Thomas
W. A. Leonard
Marie Funk
Sophie Judy
Floyd Duffy
John E. Krieg
Newell Grooms
Alice Struble
Logan Brief Social Notes from National Business Week
A potluck supper closed National Business Women's Week in Logan hosted by the Business and Professional Women's Club. Charlene Huffman and Dessie Hanna led the program with decor of red and white dahlias, a democracy themed program, a Margaret Hickey talk, an I Q government quiz, and Georgia Hansel winning an award. The note lists attendees, guests, and travels including trips to Columbus and Los Angeles, with supervisors Dillon and Carr attending a Southeast Ohio district meeting in Athens.
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Margaret A. Hickey
National Federation of Business Women's Clubs, Inc
Neil House
Columbus
I. Q
Georgia Hansel
Dessie Hanna
Jane Wheeler
Marie Lines
Elizabeth Lyman
Harry Mack
Neal Shaw
Emma Petty
Charlene Huffman
Minnette McCray
Mae Schaal
Irene Tipton
Elizabeth Collison
George Eberst
C. R. Eberst
Charles
James Callahan
Frank Kohart
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Logan
George Emerick
Second St
Lancaster Fair
Grace Nixon
Emerick
Alford Brooks
Richard Brooks
Norma Jean
Henry Glass
Joe McClain
Patterson Field
Dayton
Porter McClain
Union Furnace
Clara R. Kelch
William Heinlein
Los Angeles
Calif
Samuel H. Dillon
G. E. Carr
Athens
Southeast Ohio
Rio Grande Students Stage Tug of War
Rio Grande College farm hosted a tug of war with upperclassmen defeating freshmen in the first race as villagers cheered. A second event paired freshmen with upperclassmen to dunk sophomores, and a final match saw sophomores lose again to juniors with listed team members from Rio Grande and nearby towns.
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Rio Grande
Gallipolis
Rio Grande College Farm
Raccoon Creek
Dolphus Arrington
Waterloo
Jack Duncan
Portsmouth
Roger Williams
Records Show Man Lived To Be 124
Olen Storer found an 1894 entry listing Ralph Perry as dying at 124 years old. The record notes he was a southern Negro who had lived in the county many years and died at the County Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Probate
Olen Storer
Ralph Perry
Perry
Lowell Tucker Named to Fill Starr Precinct Draft Vacancy
Logan county election board appointed Lowell Tucker Monday to fill a registration board vacancy in Starr Precinct after the original appointee could not serve. The move completes a team of 74 to staff 37 polling places Wednesday. Officials remind married persons age 21 to 36 must register between 7 am and 9 pm, deferment handled by local draft board. Fred L. Roose of the WPA offered office staff to assist with registration. Some men have been accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Lowell Tucker
County Election Board
Starr
Fred L. Roose
WPA
Zanesville
Mrs Dessie Hanna Undergoes Nose Operation
Mrs Dessie Hanna underwent a minor nose operation in Columbus on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Dessie Hanna
Columbus
County Imports 1600 Herefords in 2 Years
GALLIPOLIS. F C Christ, chairman of a chamber of commerce cattle importation committee, reports about 1600 Herefords have entered the county in under two years. Most are heifers with around 600 calves born. orders from farmers are brisk, averaging about 100 six months old weekly.
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Gallipolis
F. C. Christ
Chamber of Commerce
Christ
Council Petitioned For Park Benches
GALLIPOLIS City Commission expected to be petitioned by civic groups to place iron benches and picnic tables in City Park next spring and to include funding in the next annual budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Five Marriage Permits Given At Week End
Logansville Hocking County records show five marriage licenses issued over the weekend. Recipients include Roy Curtis Keefer 35 and Rosa Margaret Durst 29 of Leon West Virginia, William Pierce 33 and Audrey Smith 21 of Hamley Run, Murray Beerman 23 and Kathryn Collins 19 of Murray City, Stanley Ervin 29 and Estella Woolever 16 of Hocking County, Raymond Anderson 20 and Goldie Lindsey 30 of South Bloomingville. Magistrate Frank St Clair officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamley Run
Dan Smith
Frank St. Clair
Murray P. Beerman
Nelsonville
Thomas Beerman
Kathryn Rebecca Collins
Murray City
Fred Collins
Stanley Nelson Ervin
McArthur
Sanford Ervin
Estella Manda, Woolever
Hocking County
Daniel Woolever
Raymond Anderson
South Bloomingville
Burt Anderson
Goldie Lindsey
Franklin Lindsey
Republicans Meet at Marion Central School Building
Republicans arrange a meeting at Marion Centralized School next Monday evening with Harold W. Larimer in charge and county candidates as speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Marion
Harold W. Larimer
Logan telegram bars Bettman from meeting
A telegram to Chairman Harold W. Larimer from Gilbert Bettman of Cincinnati states Bettman cannot be present at the meeting. The note confirms Bettman's absence and tasking of Larimer to proceed without him.
Coach Bender Praises Pomeroy Coach Bender Comments On Panthers Ahead Of Friday
Logan reports Coach Tom Bender cites learning points from last week's game and warns the Chieftains face a tougher challenge against the Pomeroy Panthers who tied Athens and nearly beat Gallipolis. Illness among several players partly explains the second half drop in performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Monda
Tom Bender
Pomeroy Panthers
Panthers
Athens
Gallipolis
Chieftains
Starkey Divorce Granted in Willful Absence Case
Carl K. Logan Starkey was granted a divorce from Thelma M. Starkey by Judge Phil A. Henderson. The divorce, awarded Monday, rests on willful absence for over three years and was not contested.
City Board of Health to Meet at City Hall
The city board of health will hold a meeting at City Hall at 7 30 p m today. Health Commissioner H M Boocks is expected to present several items to the board.
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Logan
City Board of Health
City Hall
H. M. Boocks
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Tokio
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Germany
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Indelli
Matsuuka
Naoki Hoshino
Hideki Tojo
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Ohio
Do. C. Higgins
McKinley Club
Judge FE. L. Ewing
Eugene Wright
Harley Meyer
Gilbert Leffler
Belford Harburger
Stanley W. Baker
James L. Martin
Charles Evans
Athens County
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Don Ebright
Wilhelmina Deissle
Republican Women's Organization
Ton Jon
Ed. Anderson
Methodist Church
Quick’s
Cut Rate
Union St
Mrs
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Social Notes of
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Kiwanis Club
Cornin Social Notes
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Fishbaugh
West Union
Post Office
Kentucky
Schenley Distillers Corp
N. Y
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Voss
Wringer
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