Observers Predict Light Balloting in Hocking Elections
Logan voters face a light two week countdown with few contests in city and county races. Benton Township may focus on local option amid seven trustee candidates as other cities see council and treasurer seats contested. Incumbents Margaret Knapp and Josephine Hansel face challengers, while city council in Second Ward lists Chase L onn against Walter Jurgensmier.
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Logan
Benton Township
Margaret Knapp
Lavon Goodlve
Josephine Hansel
Ward Chase
Chase Lonn
Walter Jurgensmier
Former Straitsville Resident Mar ie Hess Dies of Heart Attack
Mrs. Marie Malloy Hess 61 of 70 W Twelfth Ave Columbus died at home of a heart attack. Widow of Romas Hess a former New Straitsville merchant she had lived in Columbus 20 years. Survived by two daughters Mrs Winfield E Kinney Jr and Mrs Loyal Mortley of Columbus a son John A Hess of Dayton six grandchildren four brothers and three sisters. Funeral at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday Holy Name Church burial in New Straitsville.
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Columbus
Marie Malloy Hess
Mrs. C. W. Graham Undergoes Major Operation
Logan News from Columbus reports Mrs. C. W. Graham underwent a major surgical operation last week at White Cross hospital. The procedure was advised. She is the wife of Reverend Graham, formerly at the local pastorate for two years, now assigned to a Columbus appointment. This was her second major operation.
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Logan
Columbus
C. W. Graham
White Cross Hospital
Graham
Woman First To File Absent Voters Ballot In Hocking County
Mrs Hazel Theurer of Columbus first to file for an absent voters ballot in Hocking County. She voted Saturday afternoon followed by Francis L Gardner and Homer J Schein Jr of Columbus and Mrs Ruth Huffman of Allegan Michigan who has been visiting relatives in Benton Township while her husband works in the oil fields there.
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Logan
Hocking County
Hazel Theurer
Columbus
Francis L. Gardner
Homer J. Schein
Ruth Huffman
Allegan
Mich
Huffman
Michigan
Benton Township
Dramatic temperance trial draws hundreds at church
Several hundred people attended a dramatic trial at the Methodist Church Sunday evening. George Young Hammond, a Hollywood man, led the cast of 21 local participants in a play portraying the liquor traffic's effects with a factual basis.
Driving Tests Held at City Hall with Most Applicants Granted
Fourteen people attended a driving test at city hall conducted by Patrolman R. L. Greider of the Athens state highway patrol station. Most applicants received driving rights, while one or two were denied for insufficient experience.
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Logan
R. L. Greider
Athens
McNichols Fined for Driving Without License
Virgil McNichols of South Bloomingville was charged with operating a car without a license after his arrest by a state highway patrolman. He was arraigned before Mayor Dallas Kinser and fined $5 plus costs after pleading guilty.
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Logan
Virgil McNichols
South Bloomingville
Dallas Kinser
Fox Hunters Meet Draws Wide Interest in Logan
Logan gears up for the Ohio Fox Hunters Association meeting opening Oct. 29 with a culminating October 31 horse show on Nov. 2 and 3. An estimated 100 plus saddle horses from the midwest will compete in classes from three to five gaited and jumpers with a mile steeplechase finale. Awards total 1000 dollars plus ribbons and new permanent trophies.
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Logan
Ohio Fox Hunters Association
James D. Wells
United States
Midwest
R. L. Black
Lucasville
W. M.alley
Chillicothe
Route 3
Samuel Haynes
Columbus
Middlewest
Fairgrounds
Paducah
Logan Gridder Wins Praise in Columbus
Columbus papers laud Kerwood Durant of this city Sunday for his play as guard with the Theatermen football team. Durant, son of Mr and Mrs George Durant, is a former Logan High School star now employed in Columbus.
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Logan
Columbus
Kerwood Durant
This City
Theatermen
Durant
George Durant
Wrist Fracture Sinks Boy On Logan Cable Swing
Logan Logan county 15 year old Homer Wolfe son of Mrs Mabel Wolfe Fourth St sustained a fracture of the right arm at the wrist Sunday afternoon. In company with other youngsters he visited a cabin near Logan where he swung on a cable swing and fell landing on his arm.
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Logan
Homer Wolfe
Mabel Wolfe
Fourth St
Karshner Rites Held for Local Farmer at Adelphi
Funeral services for John Karshner, a retired local farmer, were conducted Sunday afternoon at Adelphi with the Rev. Paul C. Scott officiating. Many relatives and friends from the area attended. Burial followed in Adelphi Cemetery.
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Logan
John Karshner
Adelphi
Paul C. Scott
Harrisonville Social Notes Highlight Halloween Carnival and School News
Harrisonville High School plans a Halloween carnival October 26 featuring cake walks, fortune telling, a masked parade, fishing pond and contests to fund library books. Local clubs report meetings, devotions, potlucks and upcoming events, plus honor rolls and community visits. A newborn Carolyn Mae joins Kenneth and family, and Meigs County cornhusking and school fair photos arrive with a lighthearted note on a frozen goldfish revival.
Chieftains Face Unbeaten Wellston Friday
Logan Chieftains prepare for a pivotal game against the undefeated Wellston eleven. Coach Tom Bender and staff studied Wellston Thursday and returned impressed by the fast hard-hitting team with a strong aerial attack. Valley experts give Wellston a slight edge, promising one of the season’s top battles.
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LOGAN
Logan Chieftains
Wellston
Tom Bender
Lack of Bids Delays Oak Grove Cemetery Project
Logan notes no bids were filed after advertising for bids to repair the retaining walls at Oak Grove Cemetery and to lay out a new addition. The matter will be presented to the city council at the regular meeting Tuesday evening. Total costs exceed 500 dollars, so city labor cannot cover the work.
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Logan
Oak Grove
R. R. Loomis
Election Board Canvasses Petitions For Civil Service Referendum
Logan Hocking County election board met Saturday to canvass six supplementary petitions backing civil service revision referendum. They contained 208 signatures with seven found insufficient and removed. Board reported results to the secretary of state.
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Logan—Hocking County
Logan Accidents Cause Minor Vehicle Damage
Slight damage occurred to Kenneth Hartman’s automobile from a bumper strike by Dallas Smart’s truck on E Front St. A second minor collision took place in an alley off Main between Spring and Market, involving W C Rountree’s car and a commercial truck driven by Robert Mohler.
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Logan
Kenneth Hartman
Millersport
Dallas Smart
E. Front St
Main St
Spring
Market
W. C. Rountree
Robert Mohler
Funeral for Mrs Catherine McDaniel Held at Concord
The Concord Church hosted relatives and friends for the funeral of Mrs Catherine Earich McDaniel who died Monday at her son Carl’s near Coolville after three years of illness. The service was led by Reverend Martin of the Glouster Church of Christ with a quartet and piano accompaniment.
Police investigate vandalism of Wilburn car
Logan police investigate after Charles Wilburn reported Friday damage to his automobile motor filled with emery dust. He discovered the act Sunday and authorities pursue leads.
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Logan
Charles Wilburn
Wilburn
Logan Brief Social Notes and Club Meeting
Mrs. Carlos Gaffin entertained the Saturday Club at a one o clock luncheon at the P K Shop then to the hostess home on Wood St for the program meeting A paper on Bells was read by Mrs Anna Cole with a history of famous bells In the world Roll call followed the program topic Attending were Mrs Russell Berlin Mrs W B Lacock Mrs Arthur Miller Mrs Fred Murray Mrs Emerson Poston Mrs D A Rannelis Mrs H E White Mrs Cole Miss Florence Bort Miss Eleanor Durr Miss Minnie Moore Miss Emma Westen haver and Mrs Gaffin Guests of Mr and Mrs Sherman Lyke over the weekend were their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Orville Farrar and Mr and Mrs D M Musselum of Mt Gilead Mr Musselum is superintendent of the schools there while Mr Farrar is in his first year as principal Also notes include Joe Funk improving after appendicitis in Lancaster Hospital Mrs Ben Humphrey and nephew Mark Nichols Columbus visited Logan and left for Columbus Mrs Paul Theurer Columbus visited parents Mr and Mrs Herbert Cooke Midland Place Francis Gardner Columbus visited with parents Mr and Mrs Corwin Gardner Mr and Mrs Vernon Shaw and children Ann Louise Martha Sonny and Mrs Isaac Vancuren were in Cleveland Mr and Mrs Allie Bay and daughter Josephine Bay spent weekend in New Plymouth with Milton Bay John Clark Summit Station visited Logan Beougher and Parley Nutter hosted Lewis Green celebrated 66th birthday with family dinner at home Guests included Mr and Mrs Russell Housekeeper Wester ville Mr and Mrs Reynolds Mr and Mrs Green
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Millfield
Concord
Catherine Earich McDaniel
Carl
Coolville
Martin
Glouster Church of Christ
Mildred Russell
Edward Eiss
Jessie Sayers
Betty Antle
Paul McAtee
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Chureh
Elsie Misners
Margret Simpkins
Margaret Simpkins
Everetta Simpson
May Howard
Velma Wemmer
Janet Cole
Bessie Wemmer
Mamie Chadwell
Gertrude Brown
Lucy Howard
Clara Theisen
Rebecca
Ruth Simpkins
Ruth
Viola Wade
Olumbus
Herbert Wade
Malta
Melvine McKibben
Ralph McKibben
Sugar Creek
Fielden Willis
Nelsonville
Clarence Willis
T. M. Keirns
Hooper Ridge
F. Boudinot
Minnie Dusz
Jacksonville
Ida Williams
Hazel Dusz
Carbondale
Hugh McCune
Oscar Atkinson
M. J. Gardner
Morristown
Gardner
George Howard
Western States
M. A. Howard
Ervin Wolfe
Strouds Run
Mary Wolfe
Hoopers Ridge
E. P. McDaniel
North Liberty
Ind
Barbara Brown
C. M. Boudinot
Joe Antle
Ridge
Carlos Gaffin
Wood St
Gaffin
Anna Cole
Russell Berlin
W. B. Lacock
Arthur Miller
Fred Murray
Emerson Poston
D. A. Rannelis
H. E. White
Cole
Florence Bort
Eleanor Durr
Minnie Moore
Emma Westenhaver
Sherman Lyke
Orville Farrar
D. M. Musselum
Mt. Gilead
Musselum
Farrar
Logan
Ben Humphrey
Mark Nichols
Columbus
Humphrey
Paul Theurer
Theurer
Herbert Cooke
Midland Place
Francis Gardner
Corwin Gardner
Vernon Shaw
Ann
Charles Beougher
Earl Deeds
Darlene
Parley Nutter
Blanche Blair
Hocking River Road
Louis Stewart
Parkersburg
E. L. Davidsons
George Bean
Athens
Route 1
Neff Norman
Mary Parker Messenger
Little Hocking
Dutton Farm
Methodist Church
Dean
Joseph Bailey
Earle Cowdrey
Hilda Randolph
Cowdrey
Clifford Fisher
Hilltop
Lewis Humphrey
J. L., Shepherd
Edith Humphrey
James W. McLaren
Otto Hoisington
Russell Bailey
Hilda Cowdrey
Belpre
Lawrence Crawfords
Valley Music Club
Edwin Lee Davidson
Earle Humphrey
Earlene Humphrey
Reedsville
Lewis Humphreys
Davidson
A. C. Stewart
Reed
E. L. Davidson
Heatherly
Hockingport
Mitchell Davidson
Kean
Clarksburg
W. Va
Logan Club Returns from Stamps Refund
The Hocking County Christmas Seals Club received a stamp return of $150.54 from cancelled sales tax stamps. Additional stamps were sent to Columbus for which a check had not yet been received.
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Logan
Hocking County Christmas Seals Club
Columbus
Kerr Named State Banking Examiner by Squire
Gallia County official A. P. Kerr has been appointed state bank examiner under Superintendent Samuel Squire after endorsement by the Gallia County Republican Executive Committee. Kerr a former local bank cashier brings banking experience to the post.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Republican Executive Committee
A. P. Kerr
Samuel Squire
Kerr
Elks Plan Inspection in Gallipolis Lodge
Annual inspection of the Elks Lodge in Gallipolis will be held this evening led by Harry E. Foehr of Portsmouth. The program includes initiation, lunch, and a social hour in the club rooms.
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Gallipolis
Elks’ Lodge
Harry E. Foehr
Portsmouth
Flaker Transferred to Jackson County
James Flaker WPA engineer with offices in the Courthouse is moved to Jackson County in a similar capacity. Lester Saunders will take his place here.
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Gallipolis
James Flaker
WPA
Jackson County
Lester Saunders
Investigate New Pittsburg School District
Three members of the Hocking County Board of Education met at the courthouse to hear investigators report on the New Pittsburg district. A four man committee looked at roads transport parent attitude building conditions clothing and food needs and other factors. They noted a bus route hazard repaired with a fence and urged frequent winter inspections of the route.
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Logan
Hocking County
Births and visits mark Hockingport social notes
Hockingport residents share births with Wilma Juanita Crawford born Oct 16 weighing 8 12 pounds, second daughter, named for two aunts. Visitors include Guy Gregg of Mt. Lake Md, and families from Parkersburg Athens Belpre. Valley Music Club forms at Davidson home, supporting church revival activities and local philanthropy.
Five Tons of Limestone Collapse Bridge on Vinton Enow Road
A truck carrying five tons of limestone caused a bridge on the Vinton Enow road to collapse. No injuries were reported. The county will repair the structure this week.
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Gallipolis
Vinton-Eno
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