Haydenville High School Closing May Bolster Logan Football Team
Logan, Sept. 18. The state department orders Haydenville High School to abandon. Logan expects strengthened football squad as Haydenville youths transfer and train with Coach Longley. Swaim, a husky recruit, could help the line after entering school. Haydenville had mainly basketball athletics. several players may join Logan for the upcoming season.
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Haydenville High School
Logan
Logan High
State Department
Haydenville
Longley
Swaim
New Off Year Mark Set by Petitions in Hocking County
Logan musters a record 324 petition names for municipal and township offices as of September 18, with only one petition rejected for insufficiency. Six school districts Perry Laurel Marion Green Talis and Washington filed resolutions on participating in the state equalization fund. Ballots will be approved September 25 as the election board names precinct judges and clerks.
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Logan
Hocking County
Bocking County
Perry
Laurel
Marion
Green
Talis
Washington
Dids
Grand Jury October Term Promises Strenuous Session
Logan September 1 Preparations by Prosecutor C Wood Bowen for the October term grand jury promise a more strenuous session than earlier. Already 27 cases have been filed for investigation and more may be added before jurors are drawn in the next few days.
Logan Post Members Share Bremen Ceremonies
Logan Post of the American Legion travelled to Bremen on Thursday night to attend ceremonies marking the opening of the Bremen Post home. The delegation included members who helped convert the former high school building into Legion quarters and included the American Legion Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Loga Post
The
American Legion
Cver
Bremen
American Legion Bana
Red Cross Roll Call Plans Presented in Logan
Dr. Charlies F. Rauch called a meeting to discuss the annual Red Cross roll call. A committee was named to comprise the roll call group including Jacob A. Keller W. L. Franks C. V. Shepard Fred B. Burchfield Walter Leonard Margaret Fox and Mildred Lehman. The article notes the Red Cross service to soldiers and civilians and its essential county role now and in the future.
Geddes Resignation Accepted by Congregation
At First Presbyterian Church Logan a Sunday congregational vote accepted Rev. H. L. Geddes resignation submitted weeks earlier. The decision will be reported to the Presbytery at its next meeting for further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
First Presbyterian Church
H. L. Geddes
Presbytery
Hahn Appeals Right-of-Way Offer For Route 31
Logan Sept 18 An appeal from the state highway department decision on right-of-way through William F Hahn farm Good Hope Township for Route 31 north of Rockbridge. Hahn seeks court assessment of compensation after being offered 485 dollars, filing in Common Pleas Court Friday.
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Logan
State Highway Department
William F. Hahn
Good Hope Township
Rockbridge
Common Pleas Court
Hahn
Local Shower Honors Campbell Couple in Haydenville
Mrs. A. B. Campbell and Mrs. Willard Lee hosted a shower for Mr. and Mrs. Roger Campbell soon after their marriage. The Rainbow Club exhibit at the Haydenville church reported 39 initial members and 36 completed projects under Alice Allen’s leadership. Mrs. Clarence Reider held a shower Thursday for her daughter who wed Russell Devol of Carbon Hill. Mrs. Clyde Powers visited Akron with Vern Henshaw, Mrs. George Cedars, and Mrs. Lester Turner accompanying.
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A. BE. Campbell
Willard Lee
Ralph Campbell
Roger Campbell
S. Brian
L. Meese
Hayden
Russell Devol
Carbon Hill
Clyde Powers
Akron
Vern Henshaw
George Cedars
Lester Turner
Wheat Deadline Set for Sept 25 Wheat Allotment Plan
Logan Iowa district extension agent Harold Chambers announced final date for signing wheat allotment contracts on Monday Sept 25. He said benefits from a wheat tax go only to Hocking County farmers who cooperate in the adjustment program, not via direct tax remission.
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Logan
Harold Chambers
Hocking County
No Tag Concealment Warns Motorists To Have Licenses Visible
Logan reports Prosecutor C Wood Bowen warned motorists against concealing license plates. J P Brennan commissioner of motor vehicles said partial concealment prevents reading numbers and violates law. He urged Bowen and county officials to cooperate, with prosecutions possible if ignored.
Father shoots son during first hunting trip in Logan
Walter Leonard accidentally wounded his son Albert, 18, on a weekend hunting trip in Logan. While the boy rested under a tree, the father fired at a ground squirrel. a pellet hit Albert in the face and head, another in the shoulder. He received medical attention and returned home.
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Son
Albert
Logan
Squirrel Hunter Encounters Rattler and Kills It
Logan, Sept. 18. J. L. Hammon of this city, while hunting squirrels south of Ewing, shot a rattlesnake as it threatened him after he retrieved a fallen squirrel. The reptile measured 214 feet and was among few rattlers killed in the county this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
J. L. Hammon
Ewing
New Grade in Shape
Logan residents tour Rockbridge Basin site to view progress on the graded area along the south side of the pool. They note underbrush removal and a cleared drive along the basin for more than a mile on the newly completed grade.
Washington Township Man Tops July Egg Yield in 38 Reports
Carl C. Harden of Washington Township led July egg layers with an average of 17.85 eggs per bird based on 38 extension service reports. Ray Burns of Marion Township was second with 17.14 eggs, while Ida Jones of Starr Township held the season lead at 174.45 eggs per bird, ahead of Harden’s 157.27. The record year closes next month.
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Washington Township
Logan
Carl C. Harden
Ray Burns
Marion Township
Ida Jones
Starr Township
Harden
Leora Brehm Seeks Divorce for Non Support and Cruelty
Leora Brehm files for divorce from Willis Brehm citing three years of inadequate support amounting to four dollars and seventy five cents and a pair of shoes. She asserts cruelty and requests restoration of her maiden name Leora Brown and alimony. A temporary restraining order prevents either from encumbering home property. The couple married November 3 1915 and have no children.
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Leora Brown
Truck Driver Sought After High Tension Pole Crash
Search continues for the truck driver who struck a high tension line pole at 4 am Saturday in New Straitsville. The truck disappeared after the crash as investigators look for the operator and vehicle involved. Local notices report family moves and a wedding announcement in Shawnee and Zanesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
Sid Johnson
Mark Stecker
Main Street
Frank Hupp
Frazyburg
Bertran Anker
Delmar
Ivila Norris
Shawnee
Niagara Falls
Zanesville
Margaret Davis
Columbus
Wheat quality lower thresher reports finds best acreage near Enterprise
Logan report notes wheat quality varies with year and location. A thresher auditing Hocking County recorded a two acre plot on Otto Lies farm near Enterprise yielding 32 bushels per acre without fertilizer. Other fields showed much lower per acre yields.
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Thresher
Enterprise
Logan
Hocking County
Otto
Farm Institute Planned for Marion Township in December
Logan Sept 18 Farmers institute for Marion Township will be held December 6 and 7 at the Marion central grade school building. C W Zeigier president announced the event and said speakers will be assigned later, with J P Schmidt Columbus state supervisor of institutes involved in communication.
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Logan
Farmers Institute
Marion Township
C. W. Zeigier
J. P. Schmidt
Columbus
Marion Central
Junior League Loses to Officers Team in Rough Game
Logan Sept 18 Local Junior League squad traveled to the Boys Industrial School Saturday afternoon and were defeated by the officers team 17 to nothing. The trip was enjoyed, and a fine dinner followed the game. American Legion Committee did not arrange the match.
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Logan
Boys Industrial School
American Legion Committee
Picnic program set by Junior Order for Sept 24 at Ash Cave
Logan bulletin notes the Junior Order of the city will hold its annual basket picnic at Ash Cave on Sunday September 24 with Daughters of America and friends as guests. An afternoon program will feature state speakers including Ben Jennings Junior Past State Councilor and W A Clark state secretary.
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Logan
Order of
Ash Cave
Daughters of America and
Friends
Ben Jennings
W. A. Clark
Thelma McManes Returns From East Trip With Brownsons
Miss Thelma McManes returns to her Logan area home after a two month eastern visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Brownson of Portsmouth. They toured Hamp ton Beach New Hampshire and Vermont visiting Hawthorne described Ced'ne Face. Ernest Burl Skiver 26 of Nelsonville and Elsie Norton 16 of Greendale are listed as visitors along with William Darnell 22 shoe worker and Mary Reta Frisinger 17 both of Logan. Reverend B C Peters officiated.
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Logan
Thelma McManes
Union Furnace
H. C. Brownson
Portsmouth
Hampton Beach
New Hampshire
Vermont
Vermont Mountains
Hawthorne
Ernest Burl Skiver
Nelsonville
Strausbaughs Visit Logan Former Residents
Mr and Mrs L C Strausbaugh of Columbus spent the end of the week in Logan visiting Mr and Mrs George Strausbaugh. The visitors are former residents of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
L. C. Strausbaugh
Columbus
George Strausbaugh
Laurelville High School First Week Enrollment Report
Logan reports 160 students enrolled in Laurelville High School for the first week. Principal Paul A. Potts says total registration for the grades stands at 160 and a few more may join the high school in the coming week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Laurelville High School
Paul A. Potts
Not Guilty Pleas Entered at Gallipolis
Gallia County arraigns 21 defendants on a range of charges including burglary larceny assault and battery and liquor offenses. Bonds are set from 100 to 600 dollars and several defendants are represented by attorney H W Cherrington.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
L. H. Simmons
Homer Smith
John Holliday
Pearley Johnson
H. M. Mills
O. Dillon
H. W. Cherrington
Ernest Smith
Mack Brabham
Leon Jeffers
Guy French
David Halley
Dennis Spires
Two Youths Face Added Ch Guardians and Burglary Charges
Two youths arraigned before Judge W. R. White in Gallia County faced new charges for crimes predating their recent indictments. Wyatt Ward of East Gallipolis is sought by federal authorities in a year old theft from the Winfield West Virginia Post Office. Ward’s brother pleaded guilty to burglary and larceny indictments. Donald North, arrested in Pomeroy, admitted to a $10 bad check and received two years probation after pleading guilty to a check charge.
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Gallipolis
W. R. White
Wyatt Ward
East Gallipolis
Winfield
W. Va
Donald North
Pomeroy
North
Gallia County
Common Pleas Court
Captain Wright Dies Veteran Pilot And Master
Captain James R. Wright 79 a veteran river pilot and master on the Great Kanawha and Ohio Rivers for 60 years died at Point Pleasant He operated coal towing and packed steamers between the Kanawha River Cincinnati and Louisville Holzer Hospital notes Mrs P A Clark of Gallipolis was admitted for observation James Faulkner dismissed after an operation William Robson Middleport night policeman recovering from gunshot injuries
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Pt. Pleasant Gallipolis
James R. Wright
Kanawha
Ohio
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Cincinnati
Louisville
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
P. A. Clark
James Faulkner
William Robson
Middleport
Trinity
M. E. Church
Pt. Pleasant
James Wright
Captain Wright
Ernest Wright
Daytona Beach
Fila
D. T. Lane
Hatfield-Campbell
Plymouth
W. C Kelley
American
New Orleans
Memphis
Sheriff Sells Farm in Kail Estate Partition
Sept 18 Addison Township farm sold at sheriff sale. V O Kail buys for 1120 to settle Kail estate partition.
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Gallipolis
Addison Township
Kail
V. O. Kail
Insistence for Justice Marks Lawrence Worstell Career
Lawrence G Worstell, born in Tappan county area, rose from a one room Harrison County school to judge of Athens County Common Pleas Court serving 12 years. Admitted to the bar in 1894, he joined Grosvenor and Jones, later elected judge in 1919. He advised courts statewide and remained active in law and local business. He is married to Lenore since 1889 and has a son who practices law. He holds roles with Athens National Bank and Pom Land Company and directs local enterprises. He remains active in politics and community flower gardens.
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Eleanor Garrett
Lawrence G. Worstell
Harrison County
Ohio
Lawrence Worstell
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Worstell
Grosvenor and Jones
Supreme Court
Henry P. Scott Worstell
Tappan
Lege
Forfour
Lake City
Lede
Athens
Lenore
Athens City
Athens National
The
Savings Bank
Athens and Pom Land Company
Haster
Athens By Herald Printing Company
River Notes from Gallipolis on Steamers and Trade
A receiver was appointed for the Ohio River Transportation Company operating the Queen City and Senator Cordill in the Pittsburgh Cincinnati trade. Steamer Washington of Streckfus Line to undergo hull repairs in Paducah. Eggs arrive from Pittsburgh to Gallipolis for West Virginia mining trade. Towboat Reba damaged near Cincinnati in an air compressor tank explosion.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River Transportation Company
Queen City
Senator Cordill
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Washington
Streckfus Line
Paducah
Liberty
West Virginia
Reba
O. F. Shearer
Winchester
Cedar Grove
Kanawha River
Roy Sturges
Dunbar
W. Va
Russell Lancaster
Manchester
Personal Mention In Gallipolis News Bends Around Busy Weekend
Social notes from Gallipolis list Mr and Mrs Fred Payne and son visiting from Ironton, Alex Wolfe returning from Camp Knox, Pilot George Hamilton visiting family, Mr and Mrs S L Gilmore hosting relatives from Butler and Weatherly, students heading to Ohio University and Miami University, Charles Huber admitted to Huntington Veteran's Hospital for an operation.
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Gallipolis
Fred Payne and Son
Ironton
Alex Wolfe
Camp Knox
George Hamilton
D. T. Lane
S. L. Gilmore
Butler
Gilmore
Marian Earnhart
Weatherly
Ohio University
Miami University
Patsy Gwinn
Helma Weaver
Evelyn White
Etheleen Warden
Frederick Stone
Charles Niday
Dean Jones
Robert Sibley
George Baird
Helen Neal
Halma Moore
Elizabeth Carnes
Leo Mossman
Charles Huber
Veteran's Hospital At
Huntington
Trustees Set Special Meeting on Oct 14
Gallia County Trustees' Association scheduled a special meeting for October 14 to discuss two proposed amendments to the Ohio constitution to appear on the November ballot. A state speaker will present Home Rule Amendment facts, and an amendment would replace the current 15 mill tax levy for subdivisions with a 10 mill cap.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Excursion Steamer Washington Carries 650 From Gallipolis
About 650 passengers rode the excursion steamer Washington from Kerr to Gallipolis Saturday night for the vessel's final trip of the season.
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Gallipolis
Washington
Kerr
Mrs. Ibbie Kerr Dies in Gallipolis at 78
Mrs. Ibbie Kerr aged 78, wife of C. W. Kerr, died at home on Third Avenue after a yearlong illness. Funeral plans await two sons from Tampa, likely Tuesday, with burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery. She was born April 2, 1855 in Gallia County and would have marked sixty years of marriage in November.
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Gallipolis
Ibbie Kerr
C. W. Kerr
Third Avenue
Tampa
Fla
Mt. Zion
H. H. Wilbur
Ross Watts
Gallia County
Kerr
Nelsonville Beats Gallipolis 2-0 In Baseball Tilt
Nelsonville tops Gallipolis 2 to 0 at the latter's diamond. Four hits by Nelsonville against three by Gallipolis. Nelsonville scores in the first inning and adds another in the third. Hardway and Smith each pitched six strikeouts with one walk apiece.
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Gallipolis
Nelsonville
Lightning
Smith
Nelsonvil
Balla
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Haydenville News
Bowen
Walter Leonard
Rattler
Rockbridge Basin
Helen Cox
Pomona
Calif
New Straitsville News
Plan Farm Institute
Laurelville
Messenger
Odd Fellows
James H. Davis
Tacoma
Wash
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Springfield
Ill
Davis
Fighteen
Norris Sims
H. M. Miller
T. O. Call
John McCalla
Richard Ward
Albert Brewer
H. W
Sheriff Sells Farm
Tony
Homer
Ross
Wools
Nelly Don
Marinette
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