Many Men on Relief Lists To Secure Work on Logan WPA Project
Logan City Council authorized Service Director Loomis to enter a WPA right of way contract with John Dougherty for a sewer outlet on the eastern edge of the city. The plan includes laying a W inch trunk sewer, six and four inch laterals, and a water line, with about 100 men employed. The project aims to relieve residents denied the improvement for years and may unlock additional WPA sewer projects with a ~44,000 federal expenditure and a 9 percent local share.
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Logan
Logan City
R. R. Loomis
John Dougherty
East End
Dougherty
Fitzgerald
Freight Is Heavier on Co. O Railroad in History
A Logan report says the north end of the Co. O Railroad carried over 2,600 coal cars in one day last Sunday. The haul required 16 trains to move the fuel, marking the line's heaviest single day.
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Logan
Logan Rotary hears plan to fight the New Straitsville mine fire
A. E. Faine outlines history of the Logan mine fire from 11 months in 1884 to 1885 and discusses government projects to extinguish or isolate the fire. He says a proposed plan would fund 300000 to confine the blaze and preserve nearby coal deposits with 125000 for Hocking County labor. Marquis the magician entertained as two new members Dr J P Shaw and Francis Roberts joined.
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Logan
Straitsville
A. E. Faine
Marquis
Mr. Faine
Hocking
Faine
Hocking County
J. P Shaw
Francis Roberts
Local residents visit Columbus and Lancaster trips
Mr and Mrs F H Hilderbrandt and Mr and Mrs Denzil Weltner of this city visited Columbus and Lancaster with Hobart Weltner Brooks Leadbetter and the Lehman family. Mre 8S T Conn and daughters Ruth and Goldie of Hemlock also visited Logan. Claude Chrisman of Columbus joined Ford Hack for the weekend.
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F. H. Hilderbrandt
Denzil Weltner
Columbus
Hobart Weltner
Brooks Leadbetter
Martha
Charlies
Logan
William Lehman
Lancaster
Floyd Strawn
T Conn
Ruth
Goldie
Hemlock
Claude Chrisman
Ford Hack
This City
Five New Logan Projects Start Soon Under WPA Aid
Mayor Kenneth R. Fitzgerald and WPA engineer J. R. Hickey report five local projects. Zanesville Avenue Walnut Street Second Street and North Street relays plus alley repairs funded mainly by federal money. Two work crews begin alley upgrades Monday with Goose Creek staff and a foreman plus 20 men. street repairs to start when materials are available.
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Hickey
Goose Creek
Four Seek Places On Education Board
Four candidates contest two seats on the county board of education. Incumbents C. B. Matheny and J. F. McGrady face Homer Hedges and William Sayre, with campaigning across the county noted as light this year. Also, a motion for a new trial in the William Lohmier case will be argued Saturday morning after Judge Whitcraft returns from Steubenville.
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Logan
County Board of Education
Matheny
Haydenville
J. F. McGrady
Rockbridge
Homer Hedges
South Perry
William Sayre
Green Township
County Board
Jack Acker Cleared to Return for Jackson Game
An X-ray showed Jack Acker not fractured after the Middleport game and he should be back within one or two weeks. Coach Carl T. Schroeder gears up for a hard fought Friday night showdown with Jackson as the league race heats up.
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Logan
Jack Acker
S. H
Middleport
Carl T. Schroeder
Jackson
Jacksonians
Merchants To Meet To Plan Christmas Campaign
Logan merchants are urged to attend a 7:30 PM Wednesday meeting at the Chamber of Commerce office to outline a Christmas promotional campaign. Several preliminary gatherings have already been held to prepare for the session. Logan.
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Logan
Chamber of Commerce
Local hospital updates and county notices from Logan region
A Logan Hospital report details Ralph Tes of South Bloomingville with a fractured right hip receiving care at Cher rington Hospital and an injury reduction this week. Jean Boyd of Nelsonville had an appendicitis operation. Ralph Auflick of Nelsonville posted $800 bond after pleading not guilty to a larceny charge. Five Hocking County youths enrolled at Camp Hocking CCC work. Also listed are Paul Monroe Hill and Anna Mae Campbell with familial notes.
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Logan
Ralph Tes
South Bloomingville
Cherrington Hospital
Jean
Kathleen Boyd
Nelsonville
Paul Monroe Hill
Homer Hill
Anna Mae Campbell
Creola
Walter F. Campbell
Deputy Ix Honored on Birthday Surprise
Deputy Newton Spencer received a double surprise at home on his birthday weekend. Friends arranged a party while he worked at the county jail. After dinner, gifts were presented to him by Mr. and Mrs. O F Tompkins Mrs Bally Tompkins of Belpre and Deputy Sheriff Nellis Smith.
Diphtheria Alert In Hocking County After First Suspected Case
Health Commissioner W B Lacock was alerted Saturday to a suspected diphtheria case in Hocking County. Nine month old Walter Yates of Coonville is believed ill and placed under quarantine with antitoxin treatment. Scarlet fever adds a fresh victim as five year old Charles Nixon of Gore contracts the illness.
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Logan
Hocking County
W. B Lacock
Walter
Walter Yates
Coonville
Gore
Charles
Lewis Nixon
Fish Stock Expanded At Willow Lake Transfer
Three local sportsmen moved about 500 catfish and sunfish from a draining canal near Rockbridge Basin to Willow Lake. The transfer saved flood stock from the Hocking River pool, boosting Willow Lake's fish contribution after recent stocking.
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Logan
Willow Lake
Rockbridge Basin
Hocking River
Marquis Magician Delights Logan High Crowd
Several hundred people enjoyed a program by Marquis the magician at Logan High School Auditorium Monday evening. The event was sponsored by the Junior Class. Logan Boulevard lights and other street lights were out for an extended period after a circuit break, with light company crews dispatched to locate and repair the fault.
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Logan
Marquis
Logan High School
Logan Boulevard
Logan Adds Extra Officers for Halloween Patrols
Regular patrolmen will be augmented by extra officers on Halloween to deter property damage and porch thefts. Director R. R. Loomis did not specify numbers but the entire city will be watched. Parents of daughter Logan Mr and Mrs Elvin Friend announce the birth of a daughter Sunday.
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Loomis
Iowa
Marcus Pickett
Logan
Lodge of Eagles
R. R. Loomis
Elvin
Sunday
Logan crews clear streets as leaves flood gutters
Logan service department workers operate four full crews to remove leaves from streets and gutters. Heavy fall leaf fall stretches department resources while director R R Loomis visits Columbus to discuss East Side trunk line sewer right of way with C O Railroad officials. Dr C Cox of McArthur remains in Cherrington Hospital after a hip fracture from last week.
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Service Department
Logan — Service
R. R. Loomis
Columbus
C. O. Railroad
Con
C. Cox, McArthur
Cherrington Hospital
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