Hocking County Bridges Survey For War Load Complete
Engineer Orla Wolfe reports a War Department survey of Hocking County bridges. About 200 spans of 20 feet or more would need rebuilding to handle 30 ton tanks, with most structures rated for five tons and WPA spans in three cases. The study notes even distribution except Good Hope, and confirms work would involve new abutments and girders.
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Logan
United States
Middle West
Hocking County
Cunty
Orla Wolfe
Wolfe
War Department
Ohio Highway Department
Good Hope
Old
Motherwell Iron Company
WPA
Service Board Personnel To Be Changed
Logan The Hocking County Selective Service signals personnel changes as Dr Allan Cole and Dr Victor Simiele prepare to depart for military service. Melrose Harbaugh resigns as government appeals agent and adjutant of the local American Legion to be replaced. Roger Friend elected to assume adjutant duties until the September 15 local officer election.
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Allan Cole
Victor Simiele
Harbaugh
Washington
American Legion
Roger Friend
Ward Schools Open Sept 6 and 8 start time change
Logan Ward rural schools will open Sept 8 at nine o'clock to connect with Green Township bus routes. The lunch program returns but may not begin for two weeks as certain garden supplies are canned. About 2 000 quarts of vegetables have been canned to support the plan. Superintendent Floyd M Pence leads the district with enrollment near last year.
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Logan—Ward
Green Township
Floyd M. Pence
Funeral Rites Held For L A Swalbauch In Logan
Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 30 p m in Pleasant Hill Church for L A Swalbauch 61 year old constable and lumberman who died Wednesday morning in a Chillicothe hospital from injuries after being trapped under a falling tree Burial was in the ad pees cemetery by Deffen agh Funeral Service Adelphi Survivors include wife Hannah a son Elmer five daughters Ruth Nungster Columbus Dora Crambler Ashville Bessie Cradlebaugh near Adelphi Oda Tateman Eagle Mill and Florence Nungster near Adelphi Regular Sunday School services will be held at West Logan Pilgrim Holiness Church at 9 30 a m Sunday morning preaching at 10 30 a m Rev W E Appleman to deliver sermon.
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Dora Crambler
Ashville
Bessie Cradlebaugh
Adelphi
Oda Tateman
Eagle Mill
Florence Nungster
Logan
West Logan Pilgrim Holiness Church
Floyd Thompson
W. E. Appleman
Second Meeting Planned for Hucksters in Hocking County
About 25 hucksters attended a special Wednesday night meeting at the county extension office. James R. Smoot said a second meeting will be held. Harry L. Smith and S. H. Dillon discussed transport issues and rationing rules with the hucksters. They noted door to door sellers are ineligible for rationed tires and proposed selling at a designated city spot.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
James R. Smoot
Harry L. Smith
S. H. Dillon
Smoot
Smith
Smith Explained To the Hucksters
Laurelville School Garden Canned Vegetables Rise
Laurelville School garden produced 1 721 cans of vegetables to date under Claude Chilcote supervision. More cans will be stored in the new storehouse before season ends. Fifty bushels of potatoes have been dug and will be stored with the canned produce for school use.
Young Boy Dies in Hospital at Logan
Harold Hewitt Jr. nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Harold Hewitt Sr Creola died Thursday night at Cherrington Hospital from complications of whooping cough. He was admitted in serious condition shortly after midnight and died at 7:35 p.m. Survivors include a brother and sister. Funeral arrangements are being completed.
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Logan
Harold Hewitt, Jr
Harold Hewitt
Creola
Cherrington Hospital
Hocking School Loop Will Be Continued for Basketball
County education leaders voted to continue the basketball league for the 1942-43 season, but with smaller squads to ease transport amid rationing. Seventh and eighth graders are cut. reserve and varsity teams total 12 players with limits on play time and shared use of two passenger vehicles.
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Hocking
Ger
Logan Social Notes Recaps Auxiliary Meeting and Gatherings
Glenova Auxiliary hosted by Mrs. Ray Steward with Mrs. Verna Collison assisting. Mildred Shultz presided in absence of Virginia Matheny. Members sang God Bless America led by Earl Landis. roll call featured papers on Why I Am An American. The next meeting is Oct 7 with Shultz hosting. A birthday surprise for Thelma Mowery was held by Mr and Mrs Roscoe Mowrey. Priscilla Club and book clubs also met as librarian Hallie Grimes notes new library volumes aiding winter programs.
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Olive Lynn
Marie Watts
Mildred Shultz
Helen Summel
Willa Brown
Mayme O'Willer
Shultz
Landis
Collison
Summer
Lynn
Watts
Steward
Nan Geiger
Roscoe Mowrey
Logan Route 1
Thelma Mowery
Helen Barringer
Harriet Guthrie
Logan Book Clubs
Hallie Grimes
Library Service
Increase in Circulation Seen In August Library Reports
Logan public librarian Mrs. Hallie Grimes reports August circulation rose to 5 536 volumes in Hocking County. Adults total 2 941, juvenile 1 327. Eight deposit stations moved 1 008 books, 170 read by 4 H clubs and organizations. New volumes 229, 17 new borrowers, 18 county loans, 269 patrons at reading tables. Periodicals top adult reads. biography and fine arts also popular.
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Wor
Grimes
Attend Funeral of Buford Riddle 47
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brooks and daughter Mrs. Dessie Hanna with granddaughter Norma Jean Hanna returned from Hurricane West Virginia after Bu ford Riddie died at 47 at his home following a long illness. Services were at Sycamore Baptist Church near Hurricane with burial in the nearby cemetery. Survivors include four children two sisters and two brothers.
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Logan
Richard Brooks
Dessie Hanna
Norma Jean Hanna
Hurricane
W Va
Library Open on Labor Day in Logan
Logan librarian Mrs. Hallie Grimes announced the Logan Public Library will stay open on Labor Day. the war project will continue services on the holiday. New volumes titled What the Citizen Should Know on civilian defense and services are on display.
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Logan
Hallie Grimes
Logan Public
Rites for Robert Pargeon Held Saturday
Funeral services for Robert Pargeon 67 retired section laborer were held Saturday at 2 p m at Leonard Funeral Home. The Rev Stanley Wiant officiated with burial in Smith Chapel Cemetery. Surviving are wife Hattie five daughters five sons one sister and four brothers plus five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Logan
Leonard Funeral Home
Robert Pargeon
Stanley Wiant
Smith Chapel
Hattie
George Larimer
Ironton
Harold Shoemaker
Columbus
Special Defense Training Courses Planned at Ohio Univ
Plans to start a series of special defense training courses at Ohio University extension department with a Sept 15 opening under director Dr A C Gubitz. No fees. enrollment at Employment Service office with H H Sands. Open to men and women who are high school graduates. Courses include drafting basic engineering chemistry electricity radio steel industry inspection industrial engineering accounting and more.
Engaged Velma Devol to Lawrence Jones in Logan
Carbon Hill notes announce Velma Devol engagement to Lawrence Jones of Logan Route 3. Wedding date not set. The brief lists locals visiting, family summers and hospital stays, and notes on Lake Erie discovery.
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Carbon Hill
Donald Blake
Indian Lake
Jerry Wayne Smith
Lancaster
David Lloyd
Mary
Bobby DeVol
John Devol
Mercy Hospital
Columbus
Wesley Matheny
Floyd Walker
Logan
Oakley Smith
Robert Smith
Relief cases rise in Hocking County in August
County relief director Everett Jacoby reports 18 more relief cases in August. Start of month had 64 family cases including 242 people and 35 single cases. end of month shows 64 family cases with 252 people and 43 single cases as WPA roll reductions moved cases to relief.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
Everett Jacoby
Jacoby
Hocking Board to Meet Friday in County Office
Hocking County Board of Education plans Friday night session in County Superintendent S H Dillon's office to discuss opening of the term. Supervisors and coaches received supplies from the county superintendent after a Thursday special meeting.
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Logan
Hocking County
Murray City Schools Fill Last Vacancy
Murray City School officials announced after the Murray Board of Education meeting that Miss Edythe Good of Rockbridge has been hired as an elementary teacher. She taught at Enterprise last year and attended Ohio University Athens, completing the Murray Schools faculty barring further resignations.
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Logan
Murray City
Murray Board of Education
Edythe Good
Rockbridge
Miss Good
Enterprise
Ohio University
Athens
Murray
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