May Modernize County Superintendent Office Equipment
The Logan Day by Day report notes plans to replace outmoded county superintendent office gear with modern equipment. A new filing cabinet has been installed and a stenographer’s desk is planned for Miss Josephine Keck. Acting Superintendent S H Dillon aims to obtain a WPA project to copy, record, and file county school grades in the new cabinet, potentially employing four people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Keck
S. H. Dillon
Tomato Contest Winners Stay Tight As Reports Roll In
Priday and Mrs Adcock from East Second street along with Mrs Floyd Dis bennet of South Culver street report picking several luscious specimens on June 20. They currently lead the local tomato contest though all reports are not in yet. More growers are urged to send in results.
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Priday
Joe Adcock
East Second Street
Floyd Disbennet
South Culver Street
Milne Predicted Champion Bass Fisherman of Logan
D. Y. Milne of Logan is poised to crowned bass fisherman after a season showing. On a Lake Alma trip he landed nine fine specimens that fed Milne and his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Y. Milne
Logan
Lake
Alma
Milne
Seven Die in Ohio Traffic Friday
Seven people died in Ohio traffic crashes Friday. Incidents included a two-vehicle collision seven miles west of Akron killing Lula A Campbell and her son Robert and injuring Louis Campbell and George G Adams. A Chicago woman Ben Rifkin and her 12 year old daughter died near Lima after hitting a bridge abutment. John Wilder of Chagrin Falls died in Pepper Pike. Maurice E Sorg of Castle Shannon died in Salem from crash injuries.
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Ohio
Akron
Lula A. Campbell
Cleveland
Robert
J. M. Campbell
Monteagle
Tenn
Ben Rifkin
Bluffton
John Wilder
Chagrin Falls
Pepper Pike
Maurice E. Sorg
Castle Shannon
Salem
Man Slightly Hurt as Autos Collide on Hill
John Green and Ruble Logan sustained minor lacerations on the forehead Friday night when Green's northbound truck collided with Ruble Logan's southbound car near South Logan on the Nickel Plate road. Green's injuries were treated by a local physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Green
Logan
Ruble
Green
Nickel Plate Road
Car Collision Causes Fender Damage on East Main Street
Arthur H. Berm of West End Avenue New York struck Harold Bryan of Logan while backing from a parking space on East Main Street Friday. Patrolman Har investigated the incident.
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Arthur H. Berm
West End Avenue
New Yorkty
Harold Bryan
Logan
East Main Street
Har
Arms Embargo Clause Hit by Secretary Hull
Washington July 15 AP President Roosevelt urged revision of the neutrality act but many Senators predicted Congress would adjourn in about three weeks without action. Hull warned the embargo could tempt conquest minded powers and keep U S arms from less prepared opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Hull
Mr. Roosevelt
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Cool Weekend Prospects for Logan and Hocking Counties
A cool weekend with possible rain Sunday night is forecast for Logan and Hocking counties. The day rose to 84 Friday afternoon while temperatures hovered in the mid sixties early Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
School district awards contracts for auditorium additions
The Logan Board of Education tentatively awarded contracts for lighting fixtures ceilings and related equipment for the East and West grade building auditorium gymnasium additions. Final recipients await approval by PWA officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Board of Education
PWA
Labor leaders seek WPA wage restore appeal in Washington
At a Washington meeting AFL President William Green and Harry Bates of the Bricklayers union discuss an appeal to President Roosevelt and Congress to restore prevailing wage rates for WPA workers.
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American Federation of Labor
Washington, D. C
William Green
Harry Bates
BS Bricklayer’s Union
Roosevelt
Congress
WPA
County Board Chooses Action on WPA Funding Increase
After an all day session the Hocking County Board of Commissioners prepared a letter to WPA district director L. Gibson stating they will buy machinery and equipment to raise the county share of the sponsorship fund to 20 percent. Estimated cost for the equipment is 5 000 to 7 000 dollars. The board noted county WPA machinery now under contract yields about 5 000 dollars monthly and 45 000 yearly in income. They seek cooperation from WPA officials to allow time to complete the purchase with next week to ten days needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking County Board of Commissioners
L. ©. Gibson
WPA
Gibson
Ohio cities form league to tackle public utilities
Representatives from Toledo Bowling Green Findlay Norwalk and Bellevue organized a league for united action on public utility problems at a Bellevue meeting. M G Irwin of Norwalk was named president and M S Thurston of Toledo secretary.
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Bellevue
Ohio Cities
League For United Action
Toledo
Bowling Green
Findlay
Norwalk
M. G. Irwin
M. S. Thurston
AFL Proposes Quick Fix for WPA Wage Row in Washington
The AFL proposes restoring prevailing wage rates on started WPA projects and pausing new WPA construction until the relief act changes. William Green and other leaders met with President Roosevelt and John Carmody, with no firm commitment given yet. Roosevelt warned against striking against the government as WPA workers protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Federation
AFL
Roosevelt
John M. Carmody
Federal Works
WPA
Green
Col. F. C. Harrington
Iowa’s Logan Corn Stands 21 Feet High on Main Street
A towering corn stalk 21 feet tall rises on Main Street in Logan near the Miller restaurant at 232 leaf mold. The plant sprouts vigorously and draws curious crowds, becoming a local oddity in the Tall Corn State.
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Iowa
Logan
Main Street
Miller Restaurant
Deadline set for Women’s Camp reservations at Camp Ross-Hocking
County extension service officials announced that all reservations for the Women’s Camp at Camp Ross-Hocking must be filed at the local extension office by July 19. Indications show the Hocking County delegation to be among the largest in years, with many reservations already received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Extension Service
Camp Ross-Hocking
Hocking County
Governor slams high life at governors conference
Michigan Governor Loren D. Dickinson depicted the recent governors conference as a libertine setting Albany and Saratoga entertainment amid liquor stocks and retreat rooms. He warned mothers and daughters of danger, noting liquor was served at the official dinner and might have been available at a presidential luncheon if requested.
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Lansing
Mich
Loren D. Dickinson
Michigan
Albany
Saratoga
N. Y
Dickinson
David Harkless Dies in Columbus at 91
Funeral services set for Monday at 2 PM in Columbus for David Andrew Harkless 91 former Hocking County resident and cabinetmaker He headed J C McCoy Post No 1 of the G A R in Columbus and died Friday at his daughter’s home Also surviving are three daughters four sons 3 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren Burial at Green Lawn Cemetery Columbus.
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Denton and Donaldson
Columbus
David Andrew Harkless
Hocking County
Green Lawn Cemetery
Harkless
Haydenville
Presbyterian Church
I. O. Oo. F. Lodge
Ida Rauch
Anna Lortz
John Harkless
Clarence
New Straitsville
Charles Franklin
St. Louis
James Albert Harkless
Pittsburgh
Ohio Coal Foundation Targets Logan for Finance Drive
Extending the campaign in Hocking Valley, the Ohio Coal Foundation will solicit Logan business and professional leaders to raise funds for its educational program. John Gail Hollister oversees Logan efforts under Julius J. Pico chairman of finance. Clarence Blosser president and James D. Wells manager of the Logan Chamber of Commerce endorsed the drive as vital to Logan’s future on the Hocking coal field.
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Hocking Valley
Ohio Coal Foundation
Ohio
Logan
John Gail
Hollister
Julius J. Pico
Glouster
Foundation
Gail
Clarence Blosser
James D. Wells
Logan Chamber of Commerce
Hocking
William E Proctor Dies in Columbus At 40
William E Proctor, 40, a former Logan resident and draftsman, died Saturday morning in Columbus. He graduated from Logan High School in 1916 and had lived with his parents at 141 Warner Avenue. He is survived by his widow, a son William Jr, his mother, and a sister Kathryn in Columbus.
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Columbus
William E. Proctor
Logan
Proctor
Logan High School
Flave Proctor
Warner
William, Jr
Kathryn
May Grant Dolezal Second Arraignment
Common Pleas Judge Frank Day was to decide if Frank Dolezal, charged with first degree murder in the decapitation of Mrs. Florence Polillo, will receive a second arraignment. Attorneys Hertz and Lookup petitioned for Mandamus claiming his prior arraignment without counsel was void.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Common Pleas
Frank
Frank Dolezal
Florence Polillo
Myron J. Penty
State Board Approves Municipal Pool Water
Logan health officials report pool water samples are pure and sanitary. Dr Boocks says many sore throat cases occur among nonpool users and clarifies the epidemic is not septic sore throat. He also denies milk supply as a disease factor after analysis finds it pure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Municipal
H. M. Boocks
State Department of Health
Boocks
City Board of Health
Logan
Gas Blast Traps 27 Miners at Underground Kentucky Mine
Nineteen miners remain in danger as 18 of 27 trapped workers lie 185 feet underground after a blast at a Da vin Coal mine near Providence Kentucky. Rescue teams in gas masks work in relays while officials assess carbon monoxide and potential barricade effects. Ten miners on the same level were rescued with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
D. J. Buchman, Jr
Davin Coal Company
Kentucky
John Daniel
A. B. Chandler
Frankfort
Dennis Walker
Walker
Douglas Cates
Ernest Johnson
Gates
Johnson
Lobbyists Report on Expenditures in Ohio
Two lobbyists for the Ohio Buckeye Brewers Association reported expenses totaling 3500 dollars for the last General Assembly. John D. Marshall of Cleveland listed 2500 dollars and Oscar Wagner 1000 dollars. Walt R. Hamer itemized 1200 dollars for the Ohio Library creation and five osteopathic physicians and surgeons reported receipts of 1500 dollars and expenses of 774 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olumbus, O
Ohio Buckeye Brewers Association
Ohio General Assembly
Secretary of State
John D. Marshall
Cleveland
Oscar Wagner
Brewers’ Association
Walt R. Hamer
Ohio Library Cration
Ohio Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Stolen Pocketbook Reported by Pansy Derr
Pansy Derr of East Hunter Street reported to police on Friday that a pocketbook containing 62 SESE was stolen from her home. Patrolman A F Evans is conducting the investigation.
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Pansy Derr
East Hunter Street
A. F. Evans
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Prospect
William Green and
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Chicago
Harlan
Michigan Boulevard
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National Guard
David Harkless
G. A. R. Post
Dolezal
Brewer Group
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