Large Willkie Rally Draws Hocking County Crowd
Logan sent a large delegation to the Wendell L. Willkie meeting in Jackson. Hundreds from all parts of Hocking County attended with people from both parties traveling by car early Tuesday morning. Logan residents reported heavy traffic and crowded restaurants en route to the event.
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Logan
Hocking County
Jackson
Wendell L. Willkie
Washington Township
Lagan
Route 75
Absent Votes Accumulate in Hocking County Mail Ballots
Absent and disabled voters ballots reached 3220 in Hocking County by Tuesday evening with 220 absent and 100 disabled. Ballots arrived from California Texas Minnesota Idaho and Arizona among others. Several residents abroad or visiting states requested ballots, including Kelch Eberst Wolfe Mack Miller Cox and Lanner.
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Dallas
Tex
Wayne Mack
Richard Miller
Tucson
Arizona
George Richard Bowers
Minneapolis
Gilbert Phillips
Twin Falls
Idaho
Sheldon Cox
Green Township
California
Clarence Lanner
Worcester
Mass
Logan Social Notes Highlight Pastime Bridge Club and Local Socials
Mrs. Lawrence Hack hosted the Pastime Bridge Club at her N Market Street home with substitute players Mrs. Francis Myers and Mrs. John R. Pierce and high score by Mrs. J. H. Barker. The entry covers Springfield visit by Judson Shriner and Edwin James birthday gathering at Glendon James home, plus several local trips and plans. The Halloween dance at Bell Hall, 9 pm, features Chuck Selby and his Melodies that Swing with a costume contest sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Bell Hall
Chuck Selby
Columbus
Junior Chamber of Commerce
GOP Rally at McKinley Club Tonight on West Main
A Republican rally sponsored by the McKinley Club, Women's Club and Hi-Way Club will be at West Main Street headquarters at 7:30 this evening. Local candidates and speakers will outline election day plans and refreshments will follow.
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Logan
West Main St
McKinley Club
Women’s Club
Hi-Way Club
Auditor Kenneth Fitzgerald Undergoes Cleveland Operation
Relatives received a Crile Clinic Cleveland message Tuesday afternoon stating county auditor Kenneth Fitzgerald had an operation at 12 45 oclock. A spinal anesthetic was used and he withstood the procedure well. Mrs Fitzgerald and Dr W A Simiele were present. Farmers welcomed rain starting Tuesday afternoon aiding fall crop development.
Strackes Return Home After Missouri Vacation
Mr and Mrs Fred Stracke of this city have returned from a three week vacation in Missouri. They reached home Monday. Mr Stracke was ill on their return.
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Logan
Fred Stracke
Missouri
Mr. Stracke
Logan Mayor Urges Help For Forget-Me-Not Veteran Drive
Logan Mayor Dallas Kinser issued a proclamation on behalf of the Hocking County Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans urging the community to support the Forget-Me-Not drive during the week of November 4 through November 11. The DAV’s efforts provide rehabilitation and aid to World War time disabled veterans and bolster local purchasing power.
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Logan
Dallas Kinser
Hocking County
Group Urges War Status For Route 33
A Logan conference in Washington gathers Blue and Gray Trail Association officers and local chamber reps to press U S 33 as a military road linking the Great Lakes to the Tidewater. Maps of defense production centers are prepared to show route importance for government plans.
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LOGAN
Washington
Blue and Gray Trail Association
Chambers of Commerce
Walter Compton
Pomeroy
C. D. Shafer
Nelsonville
James D. Wells
Logan Chamber of Commerce
U. S. 33
Great Lakes
Tidewater
Hocking Schools To Close For Association Meeting
Logan and county schools will close Friday to allow teachers to attend the Southeast Ohio Education Association meeting in Athens. Classes end Thursday evening and resume Monday. Supt. G E Carr serves as district association secretary and helped organize the program.
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Logan
Southeast Ohio Education Association
Athens
Supt
G. E. Carr
District Association
Hoover's Columbus Talk Aided by Logan Man
Herbert Hoover spoke in Columbus with Frank Ricketts aiding by supplying and operating a modern amplifying system. Ricketts has overseen sound at Chieftain football games and recently aided the band in Athens, and he oversees Republican meetings with his amplifying setup as they travel the county.
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Logan
Herbert Hoover
Columbus
Frank Ricketts
Ricketts
Athens
Carbon Hill Man First on Draft List
Logan Ralph Rutherford of Carbon Hill topped the serial list at number 158 becoming the first Hocking County resident drawn by the national lottery Tuesday afternoon. Pearl Eugene Lattimer of Logan followed at 192 and Charles R. Eberst of Logan a junior high staffer and football coach appeared among the early picks. Also listed among 158s from Ohio was Jack Warfel of the Cleveland Plain Dealer staff a nephew of Mrs. Winifred Engle of Logan who visited recently.
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Logan
Ralph Renard Rutherford
Carbon Hill
Pearl Eugene Lattimer
Charles R. Eberst
Logan High
Storm winds spare Fox Valley farm with tornado insurance
A severe wind storm swept Fox Valley New York and only the farm house that carried tornado insurance escaped damage. The report notes that the insured property avoided destruction while others suffered harm.
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Fox Valley
N. Y
Many Women Active In Campaign In Logan Precincts
Democrat women of 4A Precinct met at Mrs Don Feather home with others at their headquarters to mobilize voters and organize campaign work. County candidates spoke at Rockbridge on Tuesday about issues. Final week of campaigning includes voter turnout efforts and plans to tabulate returns at headquarters and the common pleas court room.
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Logan
Don Feather
S. Market St
Democrat County
Rockbridge
Common Pleas Court Room
Ulysses James Dies at Home in Zaleski
Funeral services for Ulysses James 74 who died at his home in Zaleski will be held Friday at 2 p m private burial in the local cemetery. He was son of the late Dr Albert W James and Nancy Vanderford and once partnered with John H Huhn in Little Hocking. He is survived by four brothers R W James Pocahontas Va Velinus James Zaleski Euclid W James Milwaukee and Albert James Columbus and one sister Cleire James. Friends may call at the residence from 4 p m Thursday until noon Friday.
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Zaleski
Ulysses James
Albert W. James
Nancy Vanderford
John H. Huhn
Little Hocking
R. W. James
Pocahontas
Velinus James
Euclid W. James
Milwaukee
Albert James
Columbus
Cleire James
Train Schedules and Air Services Listings
Train timetables show east and west bound routes including Diplomat National Limited and Chesapeake & Ohio services with arrival and departure times. Athens Airways details connect Athens to Columbus TWA with multiple daily east and west flights and Pittsburgh connections. Charter air service advertises trips to any city with daylight hours and low rates.
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Doug Ieee
Omesapeake
Ohio No
NEW York Central South
NEW York Central North No
Dale A.ne
Athens Airways
Athens
TWA
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Board Makes Ready for Nov. 5 Vote
Hocking County Election Board to meet today with Carl F Brandt replacing the late Samuel Blum. George Eberst named chairman. A Friday meeting will organize supplies for 37 precinct presiding judges who meet Saturday at 10 a.m. at the courthouse for instruction.
Contest Sought for Record Size Hog
Logan Lee claims a hog six feet five inches from snout to tail, aiming to rival James Saunders of Green Town ship whose hogs measure six feet one inch. Both breeders will wait to weigh the animals after butchering, as moving them to scales is difficult.
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Logan—Lee
James Saunders
Green Township
Saunders
Court of Appeals convenes in Logan with three judges
Logan hosts the court of appeals this afternoon replacing Tuesday. Judges Peter J. Blosser Chillicothe, Russell K. McCurdy Portsmouth, and Roy J. Gillen Wellston convene to hear several leases booked for hearing.
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Logan
Court of Appeals
Peter J. Blosser
Chillicothe
Russell K. McCurdy
Portsmouth
Roy J. Gillen
Wellston
More Draft Cards Added In Hocking
Logan district reports 2479 registrants at the Hocking County Selective Service Board with one crippled registrant who was advised to register. Four young men Frank Tucker Pearl Blaine Hanning Charles Edward Pickett and Charles Moore requested permission to enlist.
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Logan
Hocking County
Priest Injured In Ohio Farm Accident
Rev. Father Vincent Kessler of Columbus sustained injuries Monday while visiting his mother Mrs. Mary Kessler in Marion Township. He was in a corn field with his brother Tom Kessler when a wagon wheel passed over him. He was taken by ambulance to St. Francis Hospital after treatment by a Bremen physician.
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Logan
Vincent Kessler
Columbus
Mary Kessler
Marion Township
Tom Kessler
St. Francis Hospital
Bremen
Training data sent for first county selective service contingent
The information has been mailed to the state selective service headquarters and it is expected to be accepted in the first contingent drawn from the county.
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Selective Service
Nature's precaution avoids fawn killings by jealous fathers
The spring study argues that removing male deer antlers reduces the risk of fawn mortality caused by aggressive adult bucks, suggesting a natural mechanism to protect newborn deer during mating season.
Relatives Claim Wollett Body After Train Death in Rockbridge
Walter Wollett of Greenfield was found beside the C and O railroad near Rockbridge and later identified in Washington by fingerprint records. The body was held at a local mortuary since last Saturday morning awaiting relatives. Wollett had been taken into custody in Terre Haute on a vagrancy charge. He is believed to have attempted to hop a freight train and was struck and killed. In other news, Mr and Mrs Walter Lehman of Maysville announce the birth of a son on Friday.
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Logan
Walter Wollett
Greenfield
C. and O
Rockbridge
Wollett
Washington
Joe Farbearn
Bureau
Terre Haute
Re elect Bricker audit of old age pensions shown
Bricker administration cites growth in Athens County old age pensioners from 1449 to 1630 and total payments rising from 336 864 43 to 399 545 02. It notes higher average monthly awards, streamlined payments, staffing cuts, and a 258 844 saving, with 480 private jobs secured in the county via the Logan district office.
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Athens County
Logan
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