Hocking County Fair Details Under Way in Logan
Preparations for the Hocking County Fair are nearing completion in Logan led by secretary James H. Barker. Vendors and tents rise as James R. Smoot assists. poultry judging will use breeds only with Leonard Melching as judge and James Bismiller inspecting eggs. Roy Bowers will oversee the egg auction booth and proceeds.
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Leonard Melching
Southeast Ohio Egg Auction
James Bismiller
Hocking County
Roy Bowers
Sandusky Driver Will Face Logan Court
Logan county officers arrested Guy Cole after a collision on Jurgensmier Hill near U.S. 33 Saturday night. Cole is charged with reckless driving and was held by a Meigs County deputy sheriff. The case goes before Magistrate Frank St. Clair.
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Logan
Jurgensmier Hill
Logan People Join In Hunt for Squirrels
A large group from Logan went into woodlands for the opening of the squirrel season. License sales rose sharply last week and ammunition dealers reported busier firms. County reports note abundant mast and plentiful squirrels in some sections.
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Logan
Low
Fickel Funeral Held In Logan Today
The body of Harry Fickel age 41 was brought to Logan for funeral services. Services were held at Woodard Funeral Home at 2:30 this afternoon and burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery. Fickel died from injuries in an automobile crash near Springfield a week ago.
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Logan
Harry Fickel
Woodard Funeral Home
Oak Grove
Fickel
Springfield
Mrs. Lester Wol tz critically ill in Columbus hospital
Mrs. Lester Woltz of Bexley is critically ill at a Columbus hospital. She is a daughter of the late L A Ruble of this city and sister of Mrs. G Raymond Robinson of Mound Street. Mrs Robinson is with her sister.
Ray to Speak at Institute of Teachers
Kenneth C. Ray state director of education will be the principal speaker at the Hocking County Teachers Institute at East Grade School in Logan. The session runs from 9 to 12 with Karl Burns discussing the Ten ure Law and musical interludes by the schools. No school that day due to the Hocking County Fair.
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Logan
Kenneth C. Ray
Hocking County Teachers Institute
Karl Burns
Hocking County
Logan Social Notes highlight weekend visitors
Logan hosted a parade of guests as families from Columbus, Newark, Carbondale, Cleveland, Dayton and Starr Township visited relatives and attended local business and social events. Local students and nurses also spent weekends with families, including a Dallas Kinser daughter and Ohio State University student Phyllis Leonard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Henderson
Paul
R. A. Jr
Geneva
Columbus
Logan
John C. Donahue
Donahue
Rudy Lortz
Clinton Webb
Larry Cochran
Ralph Webb
Don Skinner
Fred Hildebrandt
Robert Ralston
John Guess
James A. Brown
Western Falls Township
J. M. Lanner
Starr Township
Charles Patton
Laurel Run
John Landis
Floyd Moshier
Carbondale
Woodrow Blum
Jack Buntz
Curtiss
Newark
Cole
Curtiss Cole
Walter Evans
Carbon Hill
Martha Ann Kinser
Dallas Kinser
Grant Hospital School of Nurses
Phyllis Leonard
Ohio State University
Walter A. Leonard
Ray Dollison
Cleveland
Verle Dollison
Patterson Field
Dayton
Paul L. Dollison
North St
Harold Alter Receives Service Honor in Columbus Banquet
Harold Alter of Gibisonville completed ten years as a 4-H Club leader and received a certificate of faithful service at a banquet at the Southern Hotel in Columbus. Governor John W. Bricker addressed the meeting.
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Logan
Harold Alter
Gibisonville
Southern
Columbus
John W. Bricker
Forty friends share housewarming at Slagle residence
Gallipolis society notes report Mr and Mrs C D Slagle hosting a Friday night housewarming on Second Ave with gifts for the couple. Rock games awarded high and low scores to Mrs William McKnight Harold Safford Mrs Clarence Brumfield and Carlos Niday, followed by refreshments.
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Gallipolis
C. D. Slagle
Second Ave
William McKnight
Harold Safford
Clarence Brumfield
Carlos Niday
Kildare Klub Hosts Evening with Three Tables of Contract
Mrs Garland Gillingham entertained the Kildare Klub and guests Friday with three tables of contract. Miss Mollie Lou of Lancaster, a former member, was welcomed. Prizes went to Miss Anne Bradbury and Miss Ruth Miller. Moving pictures of Mexico were shown by Miss Catherine.
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Garland Gillingham
The
Kildare Klub
Mollie Louis of
Lancaster
Anne Bradbury
Ruth Miller
Mexico
Catherine
Bulaville Woman Carmel Lane Dies in Columbus
Miss Carmel Lane 23, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harrison Lane of Bulaville Addison Township, died in Columbus after a long illness. Funeral services will be at the family home Tuesday at 2 30 p m.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
Carmel Lane
Harrison Lane
Bulaville
Addison Township
Rio Grande Alumni Earn Masters Degrees at Ohio State
Rio Grande College alumni Charles W. Mossman Trevor I. Davis and Francis W. Burdell received Master of Arts degrees from Ohio State University. Davis teaches at Oak Hill High School and Burdell is on the Rio Grande College faculty.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Ohio State University
Charles W. Mossman
Thurman
Trevor I. Davis
Oak Hill
Francis W. Burdell
Rio Grande
Davis
Burdell
Sidewalk Drivers Arrests Incoming in Gallipolis
Police report several young men drive autos on the sidewalk from Third to Second Ave and State St late at night. One arrest has been made and others will follow, says Chief John Fraley.
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Gallipolis
Third
Second Ave
State St
John Fraley
Huntington Granges To Hold Annual Inspection Meeting
Huntington Grange members will meet Wednesday at 8 p m in Vinton for the annual inspection. Members of the Juvenile Grange will observe a similar program at the same hour. Lunch will be served.
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Gallipolis
Huntington Grange
Vinton
Red Cross Knitting Class Arranged at Legion Hall
Red Cross knitting class begins Wednesday at the American Legion Hall in Gallipolis with Ruth Thornsley teaching all willing to learn to knit. The sessions will continue each subsequent Wednesday.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
American Legion Hall
Ruth Thornsley
Gallia County Farm Bureau to attend Columbus Field Day
Gallia County Farm Bureau members plan to attend the annual field day at the state fair grounds in Columbus on Tuesday. The group will also place a float in the parade.
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Gallipolis
Farm Bureau
Columbus
Gallia County
Purchases Farm Near Gallipolis in Perry Township
George Lear purchased a 100 acre farm in Perry Township near Sidney Gillen now residing in Portage Ohio. The deal shows a local land transfer involving Perry Township and Portage residents with farm ownership updated.
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Gallipolis
George Lear
Perry Township
Sidney Gillen
Portage, Ohio
Ohio University enrollment and family travels noted
Mr and Mrs Raymond UH O’Brien and daughter Helen arrived from Decatur Georgia to visit relatives and moved to Athens where their daughter enrolled as a junior at Ohio University. The family will spend two weeks in Ohio. Miss Joan Hoy traveled to Cincinnati to enter Sacred Heart Academy and her sister Lillian will go to St Louis to study at Sacred Heart College. Mrs J J Lovell visited with her daughter before going to Morgantown West Virginia to serve as housemother at the University of West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond UH. O'Brien
Helen
Decatur
Sacred Heart College
Marysville College
J. J. Lovell
W. P. Cherrington
Morgantown
W. Va
University of West Virginia
Candidate Invalidation Protest Hearing Planned in Gallia County
The Gallia County election board meets Tuesday at 2 p m in the courthouse to receive protests about candidate invalidation for petitions filed September 5 lacking acceptance certificates. Named involved are Robert M Betz for municipal judge eight township trustees and 52 aspirants for the board of education.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Dog Sunny Saves Woman From Attack by Large Snake
Mrs. George Wells of near Rodney reports her family dog Sunny leapt between her and a large snake, standing guard until her husband dispatched the reptile, preventing a serious injury.
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Gallipolis
George Wells
Rodney
Sunny
Licensed To Wed In West Virginia Towns
Marriage license applications include Chris Eblin 19 and Ernestine Shifler 16 in Gallipolis and Kenneth M. Johnson 23 with Hattie Marie Dillon 21 in West Hamilton West Virginia. Clifford J. Bryan 27 and Ruth May 21 in St Albans West Virginia are also listed.
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Gallipolis
Chris Eblin
Ernestine Shifler
Kenneth M. Johnson
Hattie Marie Dillon
West Hamilton
W. Va
Clifford J. Bryan
Ruth May
St. Albans
Chieftains Bremen To Meet Friday In Season Prep
Chieftains coach Tom Bender returns after several days away as practice proceeds under his direction. Bremen visits Friday night for a final tune up before the season opener with injuries sidelining Roy Kelch and Don Ringhiser, but most players are fit for the last week of training.
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LOGAN
Chieftains
Tom Bender
Bremen
Roy Kelch
Don Ringhiser
Alexander Rites Held at Oak Grove
Logan Ohio reports the burial of Zada Gertrude Alexander of Columbus at Oak Grove Cemetery following services at Maynard Avenue Methodist Church. She leaves husband Homer D. Alexander and children William Elizabeth Rose and Pauline Francis, with siblings including Rev. J. F. Sudlow and Clifford Sudlow.
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J. C. Miller
H. W. Radain
Cole Graduates From Embalming School
Maurice Cole of North Spring Street completed studies at the Cincinnati School of Embalming and graduated Thursday. His parents attended the program in Cincinnati. He did apprenticeship with E. A. Gutliph of Newark and will join that firm.
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Logan — Maurice Cole
Curtiss Cole
North Spring St
Cincinnati School of Embalming
Cincinnati
E. A. Gutliph
Newark
Leonard Seeks Regular Backfield Berth at Wesleyan
Leonard Albert Logan son of Mr and Mrs Walter A Leonard is pushing for a spot in the backfield at Ohio Wesleyan this fall. He spent a week at Delaware for practice and was home over the weekend. This is his senior year at the Methodist School.
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Logan
Albert Leonard
Walter A. Leonard
Ohio Wesleyan
Delaware
Methodist School
Laurelville Fair Draws Large Attendance At Festival
Logan Laurelville drew a large crowd for the fall festival and farm show last week with Saturday night crowd the largest. Farm exhibits presented for the second time were more elaborate than last year.
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Logan
Laurelville
Hospital Admissions In Logan Area
At Logan hospital Mrs. Clarence King of Union Furnace was admitted Sunday for observation and treatment. Floyd Gardener of Logan entered Saturday for observation and treatment. John Fuller of Nelsonville returned home Sunday after ten days in hospital following surgery.
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Logan
Clarence King
Union Furnace
Cherrington Hospital
Floyd Gardener
John Fuller
Nelsonville
Pink hydrangea blooms at home of Brown in Falls Township
A pink hydrangea at the residence of Mr and Mrs James A Brown Falls Township produced 150 blooms over the summer. The plant is in a large container kept in storage for winter and left outdoors during summer.
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LOGAN
James A. Brown
Falls Township
Logan Growers Sell Melons at Roadside Stands
Home grown Logan melons ready for market. Most producers sell at roadside stands rather than local markets.
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Logan
Juror Tanner Wood Chosen for Columbus Grand Jury
Among those summoned for the federal grand jury in Columbus on September 23 is Tanner Wood of Gallia County. The report notes Danish women use curiosity windows to view street activity from their homes.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
Tanner Wood
Gallia
Thirty Babies Born in Hocking County in August
Logan and Hocking County report thirty births in August with Logan recording only three deaths. Eight births occurred in the city and twenty two in the rural area, with boys leading among the births. Names list both Logan city and rural area parents.
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Hocking County
Logan
Floyd N. Hiles
John W. Rutter
Wallace E. Brown
Paul Bell
Dwight Dupler
Richard H. Johnson
Carl Johnson
James D. Wells
Clarence Nihiser
Virgil H. Scott
Pearl Lattimer
Kermit E. Ringhiser
William O. Patterson
Frank Starr
Kenneth Melvin Risch
R. R. Kindsor
Romant Myers
Arthur R. Rheinscheid
Otto R. Mowery
Robert L. Toole
Marcel
Archer Reports 310 Pupils for Laurelville
Logan Laurelville enrollment for the first week of school totaled 310 pupils, said Superintendent Joe L. Archer who had returned to work after a two year illness absence. South Perry showed 60 pupils, with seventh and eighth graders transported to Laurelville leaving six grades at South Perry.
Extension Service To Check Hybrid Corn Test Plots
Extension service will survey hybrid seed corn test plots in Hocking County farms during the week of Sept. 21. Plots on J. M. Lanner Starr Township Wilbur Gordon Marion H. E. Walters Washington Elza Ringhiser Falls Merle McCune Marion Earl Delong Salt Creek Charles Daubenmier Marion Roy Beery Falls each with eight hybrids to identify the best variety for the county.
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Logan
Hocking County
J. M. Lanner
Starr Township
Wilbur Gordon
Marion
H. E. Walters
Washington
Elza Ringhiser
Falls
Merle McCune
Earl Delong
Salt Creek
Charles Daubenmier
Roy Beery
Miss Pond To Remain In the Far East
Relatives learned Helen Pond who has long lived in the Orient accepted a post in the Philippine Islands. She planned to return by September but chose to stay in Asia. Miss Pond was connected with a major Tokyo hospital for many years and is sister to Stanton Pond of this city.
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Logan
Helen Pond
Orient
Miss Pond
United States
Philippine Islands
Shanghai
Tokyo
Stanton Pond
Court Teams Being Rebuilt In Hocking
A preliminary survey of Hocking County basketball prospects shows several rural high schools rebuilding this year. Rockbridge, the defending champions, will field a nearly new team after major graduation losses. Laurelville, Carbon Hill, Murray City and South Bloomingville see limited returnees, while Union Furnace and Gibisonville build around veterans. Gibisonville keeps most of last year’s lineup. coaches largely remain, with Byron Eby taking over at Chillicothe High.
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Logan
Hocking County
Rockbridge
Laurelville
Carbon Hill
Murray City
South Bloomingville
Union Furnace
Gibisonville
Byron Eby
Chillicothe
Enterprise To Back 3-Mill School Levy
Logan residents support a proposed three mill levy in Falls School district to create a third classroom. Ninety students occupy a two room schoolhouse, including nineteen first graders. They seek basement conversion and an additional teacher with state cooperation to address rising enrollment.
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Logan
Enterprise
Falls
State Department
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Alma McCormick
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Pribble Wilson
Zenia Shaw
Sional Women's Club
Ethel Young
Huntington Granges
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