Logan Council Postpones Gas Rate Meeting Today
Seven federal prisoners to serve time at Logan. meeting between city officials and the Ohio Public Utilities Commission postponed due to Logan councilmen’s absence. Ohio Fuel Gas Co. urged councilmen to interview commission members before acting on a proposed gas rate ordinance. Conference was to be held today in Columbus, with action on the ordinance likely later in the week.
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Logan
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Columbus
Monia
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Mrs Shively Attends Grand Council Session Visit
Mrs Gus Shively spent the weekend in Springfield Ohio with her sister Mrs James Clark and Grayce Adelle. She will be joined by Mrs C P Mack Mrs Earl Columber and daughter Margaret then the party travels to Dayton for the 24th Grand Sun Session Grand Council Degree of Pocahontas. Mrs Shively serves on the Grand Orphans board and Mrs Mock represents Logan Council No 58.
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Gus Shively
Springfield
Ohio
James Clark
Grayce Adelle
C. P. Mack
Earl Columber
Margaret
Dayton
Pocahontas
Shively
Mock
Logan
Hy sell Rites Today for Former City Employee Grant
Funeral services for Grant Hy sell, former city employee, who died at his home on East Front Street Friday morning, were held today at the Logan Nazarene church with Rev. F. H. Landgrabe in charge. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery by the Leonard Funeral Service.
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Grant Hysell
East Front St
Logan Nazarene Church
F. H. Landgrabe
Oak Grove Cemetery
Leonard Funeral Service
Patrolman Bob Clark Succeeds Bower in Athens District
Patrolman Bob Clark takes over the Athens district of the state highway patrol after Patrolman Jim Bower is transferred to Newark. Bower capped his first night on duty by capturing two drugstore bandits.
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Bob Clark
Jim Bower
State Highway Patrol
Athens
Bower
Newark
Leaves for Arizona on summer visit
Georgiana Hutchinson will depart this week for Arizona to spend the summer visiting her cousin Mrs. Lorentz Smith.
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Georgiana Hutchinson
Arizona
Lorentz Smith
Pythians Honor Deceased Members Memorial Services
About eighty Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters attended annual memorial rites at the local hall and Oak Grove cemetery Sunday. Millard Brown led rituals at the lodge, with cemetery services for I. C. Reasoner the last member to answer the Call, conducted by Commander Gerald Lanning and assisted by Chas Blackstone and W S Yaw, with a quartet including Fred Carpenter Chas Mohler N M Brown and Paul Little.
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Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters
Oak Grove Cemetery
Millard Brown
I. C. Reasoner
Gerald Lanning
Chas. Blackstone
W. S. Yaw
Fred Carpenter
Chas. Mohler
N. M. Brown
Paul Little
Mother of 11 Sues for Divorce in Starr Township
The mother of 11 files for divorce from Thomas Nelson Cook in Starr Township alleging gross neglect. She seeks custody of all 11 minor children and alimony.
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Sues
Bertie Louise Cook
Starr Twp
Thomas Nelson Cook
Rites Held for Chas Strum in District Funeral Scene
Funeral services honored Chas Strum as officials gathered despite fog and a late wreck report. County political shifts loom with vacancies on the board and a Democratic majority forming as replacements are named. Deputy prospects include Water North, Mrs Strum, and Newton Spencer after Strum’s death and vacancy.
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Strum
Board of County Commissioners
W. S. Yaw
Carl Sparon
E. L. Ewing
Thomas Vancuren
State Highway Department
Vancuren
Board of Commissioners
Logan
Sanitary Unit Installations Reported By Health Official
Dr W B Lacock releases progress on sanitary units built during the week of June 8. Locations include G G Melburn cottage Rockbridge Citizen Savings and Loan property Logan Lewis Kiester near Rock House Earl Brown Logan Rt 2 Clarence Skinner Ogan Rt 2. A contract for 10 units at Camp Wyandotte near Clear Creek is awarded.
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W .B. Lacock
G. G. Melburn
Rockbridge
Citizen Savings and Loan Property
Logan
Lewis Kiester
Rock House
Earl Brown
Rt. 2
Clarence Skinner
Ogan
Camp Wyandotte
Clear Creek
Candidates Scarce As Deadline Nears In City Elections
As the 6 30 p m Friday deadline approaches election records will pass to prospective candidates. Only four offices have filed petitions today including Carl Cross for mayor Virginia Belt for city auditor Frank Weiss and George Spang for council seats. Multiple names are rumored for mayor council and city auditor with incumbents and challengers shaping a sparse field.
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Carl Brandt
Election Board
Carl Cross
Virginia Belt
Frank Weiss
Fourth Ward
George Spang
Kenneth R. Fitzgerald
Cross
F .A. Koppe
John Clark
E. E. Bright
Council
James Meldrim
Sam Bright
Josephine Hansel
Herman Bratton
Emma Lanning
Joe Walburn
Ed Nelson
Newell Grooms
Gibi Sonville U. B. Church Reorganization Officials
The board of Gibi Sonville U. B. church met to reorganize. Officers named include Velva Brashares secretary and Mrs. William Moore financial secretary. E. L. Huffines treasurer. Also named were Nada Moore Edson Anderson Mrs. Davis Wylie and Harold Alter on the finance committee.
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Gibisonville U. B. Church
Velva Brashares
William Moore
E. L. Huffines
Nada Moore
Edson Anderson
Davis Wylie
Harold Alter
Meeting on corn and hog committee duties set
Floyd Davis Jr agriculture statistician and E B Donohoe member of the state corn hog committee will meet with the Hocking county corn and hog committee Thursday. County Agent G Harold Chambers will also attend the meeting.
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Floyd Davis, Jr
Agriculture Statistician
E. B. Donohoe
Hocking County
G. Harold Chambers
School Terms End Across County For Three Month Vacation
County schools have closed for a three month break with the fall term scheduled to start on the first Monday in September. Superintendent J W Coleman notes the Christmas recess will be observed.
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J W. Coleman
Doctor Shaw Earns Second Highest Osteopathic Exam Grade
Dr. P. J. Shaw and Mrs. Shaw visit relatives in Logan as he receives the second highest grade in the state osteopathic examinations held in Columbus last week. He is a Philadelphia College of Osteopathy graduate and awaits his medical board results.
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P. J. Shaw
Shaw
Logan
Columbus
Dr. Shaw
Philadelphia College of Osteopathy
State Medical Board
Injured in Fall Sparking Household Accident Report
Mrs. Walter Kleinschmidt is recovering from injuries after a fall on a sidewalk near her home last week. She sustained a fractured finger on her right hand.
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Walter Kleinschmidt
William Burberry Dies in Cleveland
Local relatives were informed Saturday of the death of Will Burberry 72 a former Logan resident at his Cleveland home. A finisher by trade he had worked at the Kessler factory and other furniture plants. He is survived by a widow and four children and is a brother of Frank and George Burberry Mrs Charles Reeves of Logan Merle Burberry of Lancaster and Mrs Wm Sater of Columbus. The three local relatives with Mrs Frank Burberry and Mrs Ewald Schmitter a niece attended the funeral services in Cleveland today.
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Will Burberry
Logan
Cleveland
Burberry
Kessler
Frank
George Burberry
Charles Reeves
eMerle Burberry
Lancaster
Wm. Sater
Jurors to Be Drawn for Chivers Murder Trial
An extra jury wheel will yield ten names next Saturday as the June 27 trial date approaches for Joe Chivers accused of first degree murder in the slaying of John Maraz of Murray City. Defense attorney Forrest Weinrich and assistant Phil A. Henderson join prosecutor Gerald Lanning in the case.
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Joe Chivers
John Maraz
Murray City
Chivers
Forrest Weinrich
Phil A. Henderson
Gerald Lanning
Navy to Part Separable Twins Mary Louise and George Walker
Mary Louise and George Walker of Wichita Kansas after 19 years face separation as George enlists in the navy for four years. Mary Louise is heartbroken by the developing long parting from her twin.
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NAVY
Mary Louise
George Walker
Wichita
Kas
George
Charges Pending Against Bloomingville Mail Carrier
A government inspection of the Benton township post office led to affidavits from 20 residents accusing James Linn of irregularities. Postmaster Clarence Stone was removed for permitting flaws and E F Beall moved into the vacancy. Linn allegedly lacks a regular schedule and mishandles or delays parcels. he also failed to report missing boxes on his route.
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James Linn
South Bloomingville
Post Office Department
Benton Township
Clarence Stone
E. F. Beall
Scenic Inn
Linn
Rites Held for Mrs J W Huls of Rockbridge
Funeral services for Mrs. J. W. Huls of Rockbridge were held Friday at 3 p.m. in the Heinlein Chapel with Rev. J. R. Love in charge. The body rests in the Oak Grove cemetery mausoleum. Walter Huis, nephew from Grand Valley Colorado, was delayed by a Greenville Illinois auto crash but arrived Friday morning.
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J. W. Huls
Rockbridge
Heinlein
J. R. Love
Rockbridge A. B
Oak Grove Cemetery
Walter Huis
Huis
Grande Valley
Colo
Greenville
Ill
French speaking ex-soldier aided by Logan Legionnaires
A French speaking former service member, en route to Gallipolis, stopped in Logan on a Saturday evening. Unable to communicate in English, he received help from Erwin James Logan, a local insurance agent fluent in French, who spoke with the man and coordinated assistance with other veterans.
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Logan
Gallipolis
Erwin James Logan
James
West kidnapping case leads to two arrests
Two men identified as Waley and Mahan were arrested in a west kidnapping case after confessing to officers and revealing possible locations for the victim. Waley was taken from a house they had occupied. Mahan, labeled a principal, was described with aliases and prior prison records.
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Waley
Department of Justice
Mahan
Hoover
Od Mahan
William Merell
William Dainard
William Morrell
William Dinard
Motion for new trial filed in Perry Rural School case
Attorneys L M Day Phil A Henderson and G W Christman for the Perry Rural School District Board file a motion for a new trial in the case against the Hocking County Board of Education. The filing signals ongoing appellate action in a dispute over district schooling responsibilities and funding.
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Attys. L. M. Day
Phil A. Henderson
G. W. Christman
Board of Education
Perry Rural
Hocking County
Pyle Found Guilty in Common Pleas Court
Rosten Pyle was found guilty by a jury after a three hour deliberation for failure to provide. He was indicted at a recent grand jury session and will be sentenced soon. he remains free on bond.
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Rosten Pyle
Common Pleas Court
Pyle
Willow Pond Popular For Picnicers And Catfish Stocking
Game Warden Ed Eberst reports about three feet of water covering the Willow Pond basin. Bullhead catfish are being caught to stock the pond after the prior supply perished or was caught in cool weather. The pond area attracts Sunday picnickers and campers with natural groves and artificial springs offering rest spots.
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Willow Pond
Ed Eberst
State G A R Encampment Call for Parade Attendance
Notice urges all G A R members and Sons of the Union Veterans to attend the state encampment and parade in the afternoon after a noon report. Capt Irwin Dyer asks for headcount and strong turnout, noting an average member age around 92. Report to E Pickrell Potter Street in Ohio.
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E. Pickrell
Pottery St
Federal prisoners transferred to Hocking county jail
Sheriff Joe Farbearn and Deputy Sheriff Nellis Smith took seven federal prisoners from Dayton to Logan county jail. An eighth awaiting transfer was jailed nearer his home due to his wife’s illness. Six inmates face liquor violations and one embezzlement case. This marks a second federal prisoner transfer to Hocking county this year.
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Joe Farbearn
Nellis Smith
Dayton
Logan
Lovell Mauldin
John Shull
Camden
Clem Bates
Versailles
Anne Blunt
Lockland
Weston Durrah
Hershel Gaines
Georgetown
Ohio
Earl Rodefer
Middletown
Ohi
Hocking County
Local boards name teachers for two districts
At a board of education meeting Green Two selected Haydenville teachers C A Woods Seber Lehman Fred Wright Kathryn Johnson Bernice Salts Evelyn Schein Leona Swackhammer James Fry and Margaret Rush Eli Chute and Joanne Wright were named to the Greendale faculty. Marion Twp chose 1935 36 teachers Kenneth Risch Harley Poling Florence Ellinger at the county superintendent office Saturday.
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Board of Education
Green Two
Haydenville
C. A. Woods
Seber Lehman
Fred Wright
Kathryn Johnson
Bernice Salts
Evelyn Schein
Leona Swackhammer
James Fry
Margaret Rush
Eli Chute
Joanne Wright
Greendale
Marion Twp
Kenneth Risch
Harley Poling
Florence Ellinger
Ed Moriarty Visits Logan on Annual Health Recovery
Ed Moriarty of Memphis Tennessee, long associated with the Illinois Central Railroad, is in Logan at his brother Will Moriarty’s home for an annual visit. He is recuperating from a recent severe infection. In prior Logan trips he has spoken to local civic groups.
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Ed Moriarty
Memphis
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Logan Bulk
Chas. Strum
Court House
Eagle
Knights of Pythias
Fernshack
Harley Meyer
William Burberry
Mary Louise Walker
Bloomingville
Heinlein Chapel
Waley and
Ira J. Taylor
Idaho State Penitentiary
J. P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr
Tacoma
Weyerhaeuser
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Marion
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