Logan Legion Post Elects Officers for 1939 Install Oct 3
Logan Post American Legion elected officers Tuesday. Thomas Goslin becomes commander replacing Floyd Duffey. New officers include Walter Starr vice commander Melrose Harbaugh adjutant W G Carr chaplain Frank Judy historian Edward Herzog sergeant-at-arms and Lawrence Adcock B W Wright three year executives. Adcock to edit adjutant post service officer merged with Harbaugh as first to serve under new plan. Installation set for October 3. hall and facilities offered for Ohio Fox Hunters week. A post social feed followed by John W McBroom Lawrence Adcock and Harry Sweazy.
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Logan
Logan Post
American Legion
Thomas Goslin
Floyd Duffey
Walter Starr
Melrose Harbaugh
W. W. Martin
G. E. Carr
Frank Judy
Edward Herzog
Lawrence Adcock
B. W. Wright
Harbaugh
Ohio Fox Hunters
John W. McBroom
Harry Sweazy
Cartridge Agent Meets Committee For Foxhunters Shoot
Karl Maust of Columbus, cartridge company representative, met the committee led by Sheriff Joe Farbearn J Claude Lyon and William Woodard at the fairground Monday afternoon. They mapped the skeet range and Maust will help set up the mechanical equipment. The Oct 31 shoot is for Foxhunters Association members and the following Friday becomes the Hocking Valley open.
Restock Grouse Urged by Sportsmen in Logan County
Logan county sportsmen report pheasants have not multiplied with previous restocking. They seek additional pheasants for 1939 and request ruffled grouse when available, expecting the department to honor the request. Ruth Stone of the local extension office will speak on packing school lunches at 11 15 a m on Monday September 23 over WHKC Columbus.
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Logan
Hocking County
Ruth Stone
WHKC
Columbus
Logan High posts strong turnout for opening game
Logan High School reports about 1,400 paid admissions for Friday’s opening game, with receipts of 420 dollars. Including the band, officials, and others, total attendance rose above 1,500.
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Logan
Logan High School
Don Riddlebarger Injures Leg at Chieftainfield
Logan football reports the first season casualty Don Riddlebarger fractured his right leg in Tuesday practice. The break above the knee occurred during a pileup after a tackle. He was treated by Dr. Rauch and taken to Cherrington Hospital. he had appeared as an end candidate and played Friday. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Riddlebarger. his mother is hospitalized in Columbus for several weeks.
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Logan
Chieftainfield
Don Riddlebarger
Co. F. Rauch
Cherrington Hospital
Riddlebarger
Tom Riddlebarger
St. Anthony Hospital
Columbus
Warden Discovers Sixteenth Mad Dog
Logan reports another mad dog in Marion Township at week’s end. Warden Howard Brooks tracked the animal into Fairfield County and destroyed 15 animals known to be exposed to the rabid dog.
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Logan
Marion Township
Howard Brooks
Fairfield County
Warden Brooks
Grandson of Pastor Enters Logan School
Logan junior high enrolls Jack Beers 13 grandson of Rev and Mrs W F Bancroft Haydenville in Freshman class. He previously studied in Honolulu with relatives before moving to Logan with his grandfather. He will begin studies within days.
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Logan
Jack Beers
W. F. Bancroft
Haydenville
Bancroft
Honolulu
Two Women Undergo Major Surgical Operations
Mrs Ralph Bennet of Logan and Miss Charlene Snyder near New Straitsville were admitted to Cherrington Hospital Tuesday for major operations. Mrs Almeda Swick of Marion Township, hospitalized weeks, is reported improving after a hip fracture.
Court of review held for Boy Scout Troop 99 at church
Logan reports a Monday evening court of review at the Methodist Church for Boy Scout Troop 99. Scouts advanced include Jack Kinser Jack Lee Tommy Grooms and Harold Brimner with Charles Struble in charge aided by M B Iles.
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LOGAN
Methodist Church
Jack Kinser
Jack Lee
Tommy Grooms
Harold Brimner
Charles Struble
M. B. Iles
Dupler Family Attends Rockbridge Funeral
Logan family from Ashland attended the funeral of Harry Heft an uncle. After services they met with Mr and Mrs Russell Dupler in Enterprise. The men are brothers.
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Logan
William Dupler
Ashland
Rockbridge
Harry Heft
Russell Dupler
Enterprise
Logan Teachers Plan Institute Dinner at Rockbridge
Several Logan teachers will attend an institute at Rockbridge Thursday evening. The dinner meeting will be addressed by Dr. J L Clifton of Ohio State University.
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LOGAN
Rockbridge
J. L. Clifton
Ohio State Uniersity
New Star Is Born In Current Feature At Athena Theater
A new motion picture star Gloria Jean eleven year old sings with coloratura charm in Universal's The Under Pup at the Athena Theater. Producer Joe Pasternak presents a large cast including Robert Cummings Nan Grey Beulah Bondi Margaret Lindsay C Aubrey Smith Billy Gilbert Raymond Walburn Paul Cavanagh Frank Jenks Ernest Truex Samuel S Hinds with young favorites Virginia Weidler Ann Gillis Shirley Mills. Also featured are Billy Lenhart and Kenneth Brown with a slap fiddle and accordion act.
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Universal
Athena Theater
Gloria Jean
Joe Pasternak
Deanna Durbin
Gloria
Robert Cummings
Nan Grey
Beulah Bondi
Margaret Lindsay
C. Aubrey Smith
Billy Gilbert
Raymond Walburn
Paul Cavanagh
Frank Jenks
Ernest Truex
Samuel S. Hinds
Virginia Weidler
Ann Gillis
Shirley Mills
Billy Lenhart
Kenneth Brown
Logan social notes and community events
Logan residents visit Florida relatives. New Girl Reserve members named at Logan High. Christian Culture Class held at Hill Street home with devotionals and readings on prayer. Golden wedding anniversary celebrated by T A Wharton and wife. Girl Scout central committee elects delegates to national convention in Philadelphia and training camp plans. Book Club and Sigma Phi Gamma install officers. local guild and church activities include patriotic devotionals and Bible study contests.
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Harriet Sater
Hill St
Eva Sater
Matthew Murtha
Roy Funk
Clarence Phillips
Paul Cruise
Josephine
Leatha Hiles
Russell Brown
Girl Scout Central Committee
Business and Professional Women's Club
Harry Mack
Florence Bort
Philadelphia
Chhosen
John Buntz
Clarence Ford
Ross-Hocking Camp
Fred Hull
Willard Lyke
Rex Johnson
Thelma Gilbert
Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority
Millie Rainer
Lola Belle Hockman
Teresa Kaister
Ruth Green
Fanchion Blackston
Garnet Sheets
Betty Pritchard
Ruth Goodlve
Martha Magle
Helen Gasser
Maxine Notestone
Petitioner Files for Divorce on Grounds of Neglect and Cruelty
Stella Godfrey charges Charles Godfrey with neglect and cruelty in a divorce petition filed Tuesday. The couple married August 12 1926 and have no children. They separated March 17 1938 after he left home. The WPA worker defendant is asked for alimony and restoration of the name Stella Bush.
Heft Rites Held in Lancaster for Harry Heft
Funeral services were held Monday in Lancaster for Harry Heft 57 who died Saturday night. A former Hocking County resident he had lived in Lancaster for years. He is survived by his sister Mrs T A Wharton and brother Tracy Heft of Rockbridge. Burial followed in Lancaster.
Licensed To Marry Logan Samuel Moore And Hallie Bruce
A marriage license was granted Tuesday in Caldwell for Samuel Richard Moore 23 CCC enrollee son of Mr and Mrs E D Moore of Caldwell and Hallie Bruce 22 of Nelsonville daughter of Mr and Mrs Bennett Bruce.
Ohio Principals' Association Meeting Attended
Fred B. Burchfield of this city attended the Ohio Principals' Association committee meeting at Mt. Vernon. The group studies interscholastic contests and aims to improve coordination, with special attention to contest dates.
Epidemic Strikes Logan-Chieftain Football Squad
Boils spread among Logan-Chieftain players over recent days. One youth played in the McArthur game with the affliction while several others have since developed boils. Coach Tommy Bender seeks medical guidance.
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Logan — Chieftain
Tommy Bender
Dead limb falls from maple tree near bank. pedestrians unharmed
A detached limb dropped from a maple tree on N Market Street beside the Farmers and Merchants Bank Tuesday afternoon. No one was hit and several pedestrians were nearby at the time, but no injuries were reported.
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Logan
N. Market St
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Logan High School elects new Players Guild officers
Logan High School announces new Players Guild officers Betty Heine as president Betty Liff as vice president Bud Fox as secretary and Dick Robinson as treasurer.
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LOGAN
Players Guild
Logan High School
Betty Heine
Betty Liff
Bud Fox
Dick Robinson
Embezzlement Charge Against Local Union Official
James Savely of Starr Township holden on charge of embezzling 660 dollars from Local Union 270 United Mine Workers of America in Coonville. Deputy Sheriff Nellis Smith arrested him after an affidavit was filed. Arraigned Monday he pleaded not guilty and posted a 1500 dollar bond for grand jury appearance.
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Logan
Coonville
United Mine Workers of America
James Savely
Starr Township
Savely
Nellis Smith
S. B. Whitehart
Lavely
Sportsmen Push Dam Plan for Willow Lake Area
Logan reports local sportsmen remain committed to a dam on the Hocking River north of Falls Mill to raise Willow Lake's water level for fishing. The State Conservation Council rejected the proposal, saving stranded fish in county ponds while about 30,000 came from Willow Lake. Estimated cost is $6,000 and next steps are undisclosed.
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Logan
State Conservation Council
Hocking River
Falls Mill
Willow Lake
Conservation Department
Signed Ball Is Trophy Addition
Logan’s top baseball fan Bill Sauer gains a new trophy this week a baseball autographed by the entire New York Yankees team. The souvenir arrived via Russell James Logan from William Munroe Philadelphia and was given to Sauer.
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Logan
Bill Sauer
New York Yankee
Russell James
William Munroe
Philadelphia
Sauer
Student nurse undergoes appendectomy at Grant Hospital
Ella Mae Lemon a student nurse at Grant Hospital underwent an appendectomy on Monday. A former Logan resident, she was accompanied by her aunt Miss Mary Lemon of the Logan Junior High faculty. In her absence Miss Jessie McManigal served as substitute teacher.
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Logan
Ella Mae Lemon
Grant Hospital
Mary Lemon
Logan Junior High
Jessie McManigal
Logan Girl Returns After Foot Infection Absence
Miss Kathryn Ford, a Logan senior, returns to school after a week absent due to blood poisoning from a blister infection in her foot. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Ford.
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Logan
Kathryn Ford
Clarence Ford
Parent Teachers to Hold Initial Fall Meeting
GALLIPOLIS Initial fall meeting of the Washington Parent- Teachers Association is held this afternoon. President Mrs Dwight Wetherholt leads a program featuring FE Higgins superintendent Elizabeth Shough music Edward Wise science teacher and others. The group will sponsor an October membership drive and discuss the topic at hand.
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Gallipolis
Washington
Parent- Teachers’ Association
Dwight Wetherholt
FE. E. Higgins
Elizabeth Shough
Edward Wise
Annual picnic marks 150th anniversary of independence
Athens County Camp No. 78 Spanish American War Veterans held a Sunday picnic at the Salem home of Mr. and Mrs. William Horn. About 60 members and guests attended with a noon dinner and 4 p.m. ice cream and cake. Chauncey Man chaired, DAR historian Mrs. O D Dailey spoke on the Constitution, and local leaders Albert Smith Frank Lowery William Stahl and others contributed talks and a recitation.
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Chauncey
Athens County
O. D. Dailey
Albany
D.A.R
United States
Albert Smith
New Lexington
Frank Lowery
Athens
William Stahl
Glouster
Smith
Jack Greene
Ernest Lax
Howard Lax
Nelsonville
Mack Horn
Nancy
Billy
Union
Goldie Moore
Guy Moore
John Dalton
John Dalton, Jr
James Harmon
Jessie A. Roach
Edw. Sherlock
Harold Sherlock
Betty Jo
Charles W. Walker
R. A. Dalton
Edward Sauer
E. N. Cullums
Frank Lowry
F. H. Staffinger
John McConaha
David Tittle
Lee Dowler
Lelia
Clarence
Donald
Charles McKee
Patty
G. D. Hall
L. Hall
Women's Club Hears of Welfare Activities
Mrs. Lucia Bing of Columbus spoke to the Business and Professional Women's Club about the Columbus children's welfare department. She urged a trained social worker be placed in Gallia County soon with approval from the local county commissioners and probate court.
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Gallipolis
Business and Professional Women's Club
Lucia Bing
Columbus
Athens
Children’s Welfare Department
Gallia County
Board of County Commissioners
Bond Set At 500 In Auto Theft Case
Logan Paul Gabriel of this city faced arraignment before Magistrate S B Whitehart on charges of taking an automobile without consent. He pleaded not guilty and was held on a $500 bond for grand jury investigation after being taken into custody following a Saturday night accident on U S 33. He allegedly drove a bus owned by William Ramsey.
Judge White Holds Court in Chillicothe After Assignment
Judge W. R. White presided in Chillicothe on Tuesday following his assignment by the chief justice. The session aimed to address pending matters and set proceedings for the coming weeks.
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Gallipolis
W. R. White
Chillicothe
Mrs Shingler Suffers Broken Leg In Chauncey
Mrs Blanche Shingler wife of Daniel Shingler sustained a broken left leg above the knee Tuesday afternoon while in Chauncey. Attended by Dr C N Sanders she was taken by John Blowers ambulance to St Joseph hospital Parkersburg after an accident while starting their car near Mrs Wharton Southerton Sand Ridge.
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Chauncey
Blanche Shingler
Daniel Shingler
C. N. Sanders
John Blowers
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Mazon Council Members Chair Meeting on Thursday
Alice Theisen keeper of records for Mazon Council No 93 Pocahontas receives notice from District Deputy Isabel Cowley Corning about attendance at the District School of Instructions in Corning Friday Oct 6. Members urged to meet Thursday night at the lodge hall in Millfield to act on the letter.
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Chauncey
Alice Theisen
Mazon Council No
Pocahontas
Isabel Cowley
Corning
Mazon Council
Lodge Hall
Millfield
Theisen
Lucas to Lead Young Peoples Prayer Band at Holiness Church
Lucas Will Preach CHAUNCEY Young Peoples Prayer Band under Mrs Myrtle Simpson at Morristown Holiness Church. Cottage prayer meeting Friday at 7 p.m. hosted by Mr and Mrs James Mullins. Sunday services include Sunday school and praise at 10 30 a.m Young Peoples meeting at 6 p.m and preaching at 7 p.m by Rev Lucas of Athens.
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Chauncey
Young Peoples Prayer Band
Myrtle Simpson
Morristown
Holiness Church
James Mullins
Young Peoples
Rev. Lucas
Athens
Basement Ready at Morristown Church for Tile Work
Excavation of a new basement at the Morristown Church will be completed soon. Crews prepare the floor for tile and subsequent installation of a heating plant. Noted a stray line about a heron folded its neck remains unclear.
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Chauncey
Morristown
Chauncey District Social Notables Host Visitors
Chauncey events feature Mr and Mrs Andrew McKinney hosting Rev A P Qualls and Mr and Mrs William Stone and son Billy. Guests include Mr and Mrs George Adkins, music coordinators for a tent meeting near Kimberly. Also visiting are Mr and Mrs Charles Clary and Mr and Mrs Thomas McCrady in Sugar Grove, plus Wyandotte Michigan visitors Mr and Mrs Young from Chauncey. Rev Gilbert Courtney of Chauncey spent Tuesday in Cleveland.
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Chauncey
Andrew McKinney
A. P. Qualls
William Stone
Billy
George Adkins
Rev
Qualls
Stone
Kimberly
Charles Clary
Thomas McCrady
Sugar Grove
Young
Wyandotte
Mich
Thomas Oliver
Kentucky
Emmerson Bates
Claudius O'Reilly
Columbus
Lacey McNutt
Gilbert Courtney
Cleveland
Dorothy Chauncey and Elaine McKinney Join Holiness Revival
Dorothy Chauncey and Elaine McKinney, visiting their parents Andrew and Mrs. McKinney, left Saturday for Kaylong West Virginia where on Sunday they began a Holiness Church revival service.
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Chauncey
Dorothy
Elaine McKinney
Andrew McKinney
Kaylong
W. Va
Holiness Church
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