Final date set for contest entrants this Friday
About 100 petitions for municipal township and school board offices have been filed with election board clerk Carl Brandt for the November election. The rush to beat Friday evening’s deadline is expected. Co. S. Matheny and J. F. McGrady plan reelection to the county board of education, with others weighing entry. Harry Primmer of Washington Township will run, and Harry L. Smith and Harold W. Larimer have filed for the city board of education.
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Logan
Carl F. Brandt
Co. S. Matheny
J. F. McGrady
County Board of Education
Harry Primmer
Washington Township
Harry L. Smith
Harold W. Larimer
City Board of Education
August Arrests in Logan Roughly Double July Total
Logan police report August arrests at 72, nearly twice July’s total. Parking violations yielded 24 tags, overtime parking 16, plus 14 drunk and disorderly, five reckless driving, three intoxicated drivers. Two resisted an officer. one each for failing to stop, red light crash, petty larceny, leaving the scene, fictitious licenses, indecent exposure, and assault.
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Logan
Lew Reynolds
Legion Senior Team To End Season Sunday
Logan American Legion Seniors end their season Sunday afternoon at 2 30 pm at the fairground diamond with Clover Farm team of Columbus visiting. Previous meeting drew several hundred. Logan led 2 to 1 in the fourth inning before halt. Some players leave for college studies, and they declined a bid to play at Laurelville on September 17.
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LOGAN
American Legion
Carbon Hill
Clover Farm
Columbus
Fairground
Laurelville
Three Are Dismissed From Logan Hospital
Mrs Harold Goodhead of Euclid was admitted to Cherrington Hospital Sunday for treatment and remained until Monday. Mrs Arthur Ward of Logan Rt 3 had a major operation two weeks ago and returned home Sunday. Mrs Clara Phelps of Logan was dismissed Monday after ongoing treatment.
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Logan
Harold Goodhead
Euclid
Cherrington Hospital
Scenic District
Arthur Ward
Logan Rt. 3
Clara Phelps
Hocking Commissioners Reject Athens Prisoners Plan
Logan Hocking County commissioners met Saturday and rejected a proposal to house Athens County prisoners until a new jail is provided. Nearby county officials had discussed the plan earlier in the week.
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Logan
Hocking
Athens County
Progress on new electric line reaches western county
Work on the new electric line to serve South Perry, Gibisonville, Camp Hocking and surrounding farms continues in the western county. One crew drills holes while another sets poles as the project aims to finish in a few weeks and bring service online.
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LOGAN
South Perry
Gibisonville
Camp Hocking
Julia Smith Dies at Union Furnace Sunday
Julia N. Smith age 15 died at her Union Furnace home Sunday after long illness. Daughter of Mr and Mrs William Smith her mother is hospitalized in Columbus. Survived by several brothers and sisters. Funeral services today at Union Furnace with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery Nelsonville.
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Logan
Julia N. Smith
William Smith
Union Furnace
Columbus
Greenlawn
Nelsonville
Townsendites Meet At St. Johns Church
Townsendites gathered at St. Johns Church near Old Man's Cave Monday evening for a Townsend Logan plan advocacy meeting. Several speakers spoke as attendees filled the church hall.
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St. John’s Church
Logan
Townsend
St. Johns Church
Old Man's Cave
Logan youth suffers lip and back injuries in tree fall
Nathan Cox sustained a lacerated upper lip and a back injury after falling from a tree at his home just north of Logan. He had climbed the tree to remove a limb.
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Logan
Nathan Cox
Bay Family Hosts Dinner and Reunion Notes
Logan social notes report a Friday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Meldrim with guests Mrs. Alice Bay Miss Josephine Bay of this city Miss Gertrude Bay of New Plymouth and Mr and Mrs John D Shaw. Dinner was served by Mrs Blosser and gifts were given to the honored guest. The Bay family held its annual reunion Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Edward Bay in New Plymouth with attendees from this city including Mrs Allie Bay and Miss Josephine Bay.
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Harry Meldrim
Alice Bay
Josephine Bay
Gertrude Bay
New Plymouth
John D. Shaw
Bay
Edward Bay
Allie Bay
Edward Myers
Clair, Mich
W. W. Hardy
W. Front St
Roy Richardson
Larry
Louisville
W. D. Bostain
Fenton Thurness
Albert Hamilton Walbridge
George Schorr
Columbus
Logan
Marcus Evans
Clyde Bloomfield
O'Neil Mowery
Cincinnati
Adam Mahoney
Betty
Peggy
Detroit
Fred W. Stracke
Community Picnic At Rachel Macher Park For Logan Residents
A Saturday evening fish fry at Rachel Macher Park welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harden and son Billy from Newark now moving to Parkersburg. Numerous locals attended including the Allens, the Harden family, Courters with Eugene, Meldrim family, the Browns with Dick Tommy and Mary Jo, the Shaws, the Bays, the Vancurens, and many others.
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Rachelmacher Park
Joe Harden
Billy
Newark
Parkersburg
Homer Allen
Paul
Helen Allen
W. W. Harden
Lawrence Courter
Eugene
Harry Meldrim
Betty
Patsy
Joe Brown
Tommy
Mary Jo
Vernon Shaw
Jimmy
Ned
Sonny
Allie Bay
Josephine Bay
Joe Shaw
Lawrence Vancuren
Adult Education Class Shower for Mrs Courtney
The Coakley District Adult Education Class held a miscellaneous shower on Thursday afternoon August 31 for Mrs Charles Courtney at her parents home Mr and Mrs J G Blosser. Attendees included Mrs Nellie Bond Mrs Lillie Palmer and daughters Pauline and Susie Genevieve Mrs Edytha Walker Mrs Belva Vollmer Mrs W L Achaur Mrs Florence Miller and daughter Lenora Mrs Addie Joy Mrs Vesper Vollmer Mrs Ellen Bowersock Mrs Dessie Angle Mrs Edna Angle Mrs Clara Gleason and daughter Norma Mrs Alice Smart Miss Leslie Belle Wharton and Miss Mar-
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Coakley
Charles Courtney
Viola Bond
J. G. Blosser
Nellie Bond
Libbie Palmer
Pauline
Susie Genevieve
Edytha Walker
Belva Vollmer
W. L. Achaur
Florence Miller
Lenora
Addie Joy
School Heads Seek Bus Purchases on Partial Payment Plan
Logan standardized forms from the county superintendent of schools will be used by boards of education to purchase buses on a partial payment plan legalized by the last General Assembly. Several local boards have acquired buses this summer and began operation this morning across the county. Some districts continue to let contracts for transporting pupils.
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Logan
County Superintendent of Schools
Boards of Education
General Assembly
Hocking County Sales Tax Rises Above Forty Thousand
Total sales tax in Hocking County by August 20 reached 39009.74 dollars, up from 35843.02 the prior year. Officials anticipate the yearly total will exceed the 1938 figure of 45000 dollars.
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Logan
Hocking County
Main St Repair Work To Begin On W Main St
Brick laying is expected to start this week on the W Main St improvement project. Material has been placed on the site and the street has been closed for several weeks over about one city block.
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Logan
W. Main St
Fire Truck Ready for Service in Logan Hose Load
The Logan hose was loaded on the new pumper Monday with other equipment so it is ready for service and would report in case of an alarm. The city plans to recondition the old truck later to bring the fire fighting gear to its best level to date.
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Logan
Leonard to Wesleyan for Football and Other Sports
Albert Leonard son of Mr and Mrs Walter E Leonard left Monday for Delaware to join Ohio Wesleyan University football practice this week. He is in his second year at Wesleyan and hopes to take an active part in football baseball and basketball.
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Logan
Ohio Wesleyan University
Albert Leonard
Walter E. Leonard
Delaware
Wesleyan
Logan Girl Enrolls In Mt. Carmel Hospital School of Nursing
Miss Magdalene Wei land daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Weiland left Logan today for Columbus where she enrolled in the Mt Carmel Hospital School of Nursing. She completed Logan High School last spring.
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Logan
Magdalene Weiland
Frank Weiland
Columbus
Mt. Carmel Hospital School of Nursing
Weiland
Logan High School
Labor Day Quiet in Logan Observed
Labor Day was observed quietly in Logan with most businesses closed. Flags adorned Main St. and other locations as residents sought entertainment elsewhere. Families picnicked and several residents traveled to Cincinnati for a baseball game and to Columbus for a similar outing.
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Logan
Main St
Cincinnati
Columbus
Two Injured as Car Leaves Route 33
Dutch Delong and passenger Martin Holmes were injured when Delong's car left U S Route 33 north of Rockbridge and crashed into a yard. Delong suffered an arm injury and bruises while Holmes sustained a lacerated ear and minor injuries. Holmes works on the Route 33 landscaping project at Rockbridge.
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Logan
Dutch Delong
Martin Holmes
Rockbridge
Delong
Holmes
Logan Schools Reopen With Record Potential Enrollments
Logan city and county schools reopen after a three month break and show a higher opening day enrollment. Total Logan enrollment may reach 1600 this year, a new county record. Junior and Senior High enrollments rise as many rural students join. Marion Township and Falls District students largely attend Logan schools.
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Logan
Marion Township
Falls District
Green
Pool Draws 29 804 Swimmers in Season
Water was drained Monday night ending the season. Manager Thomas Bender reported 29 804 visitors from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Equipment was removed, valves opened at 7 PM releasing water to Goose Creek. Attendance fell about 6 000 from last year.
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Logan
Thomas Bender
Goose Creek
Drought Ends As Storm Hits Logan Area
A heavy Monday afternoon storm broke the drought in Logan with rain and strong winds. No damage was reported in the Logan vicinity.
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Logan
Logan-Edgar Norman Suffers Hand Injury Enacting Stone Work
Logan-Edgar Norman, CCC enrollee, crushed the thumb of his left hand when it was caught between two stones he was helping to handle. His hand has been placed in a sling.
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Logan
Edgar Norman
CCC
Route 33 Landscaping Program Under Way in Rockbridge
Progress by Greening Nursery Co. crew of Monroe Michigan on U S Route 33 landscaping at Rockbridge with about 4000 holes dug for honeysuckles and shrubs awaiting top soil approval. Approximately 8000 honeysuckles and hundreds of evergreen and shade trees planned along the route.
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Logan
Greening Nursery Co
Monroe
Mich
Rockbridge
U.S. Route 33
Winona Citizens to Vote At Logan in November
Winona residents will vote in Logan for the first time at the November election after the Hocking County Election Board approved a precinct transfer from Gore to Falls 1 housed in the Elks building. About a dozen voters are affected.
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Winona
Logan
Hocking County Election Board
Gore
Falls 1
Elks
Logan Woman Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs. Floyd Disben nett of Logan was discharged from Columbus Hospital today after a two week stay for surgery and returned to her home.
Weekend arrests in Logan for traffic violations
Two arrests occurred over the weekend in Logan as traffic enforcement continued. Fred Weis faced charges of failure to observe a stop street and Marion Martin faced a running a red light charge. Each was fined $3.
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Logan
Fred Weis
Marion Martin
Mrs Dillion Myers Improves After Columbus Hospital Operation
Logan News reports Mrs Dillion Myers of Starr Township is improving ten days after surgery at a Columbus hospital. Her husband visited her in Columbus on Sunday.
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Logan
Columbus
Dillon Myers
Starr Township
Mrs. Sam Ray Dies in East Gallipolis
Mrs. Sam Ray of Lakewood in East Gallipolis died at the family home Saturday. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon with interment at Pine Street Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Sam Ray
Lakewood
East Gallipolis
Pine Street Cemetery
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Athens
North Atlantic
S.S
Athenia
Hebrides
Canada
Julia Smith
BAY Family Reunion
Hocking Co
Floyd Disbennett
Woodrow Sigler
Cream of Kentucky
Schenley Distillers Corporation
New York City
Fred. C. Sanders
Mgr
Ohio
MS Guaranty
Comba
N. Court ST
Athens, Ohio
Ersa
Max Schling
Yee Hubrites
Joyce
Joyce Hubrite
LO. O. F. Temple
I. R. Goldberg
Optometrist
Worstell Bidg
Zenner’s Dept
Yan Rayor Os
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