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Newspaper
Logan Daily News
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1949
Page
2
The Hocking County Board of Education dissolved three districts and created two new ones, Salt Creek Valley and Benton Scenic. Four one room schools in former Salt Creek will close, with students transported to Laurelville and South Bloomingville. New board members were appointed for both new districts.
In common pleas court Sydney Lane Patton gains extension to June 21 1949 to file an amended petition in a case against Emerson Graham and Josephine Westfall. In the Richardson divorce Charles W Richardson is ordered to pay expense money to Ethel Richardson. A marriage license is issued in probate court for Charles Howard Mathias 28 farmer Rockbridge Route 1 and Josephine Blanche Iles 28 clerk Logan Route 2.
Daily vacation Bible school at the Church of the Nazarene with over 50 in enrollment will close Friday noon. The church bus will take pupils to Ash Cave for a picnic dinner. Rev. Ira E. Miller announced today. A 9:30 A. M. Sunday demonstration will feature songs recitations choruses and pledges to the U. S. flag the Christian flag and the Bible. Hand work of pupils will be on display.
Thorne appointed president with C. S. Ma as vice president and Dr. C. T. Grattidge alongside Harry McVey as officers in the new administration.
George E. Carr and D. O. Davis will join discussion panels at educational conferences in late June and early July at Ohio University Athens. The events target principals and teachers and aim to address solving educational problems.
Kiwanians heard James A. Rhodes of Columbus, a Jackson County native and former U S representative to the Olympic Games, praise athletic programs for youths as essential to character. He warned against subversive ideologies and urged better local government to enable home rule and states rights.
Logan residents and visitors are noted in brief items. Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Cohen of Columbus visited Logan. DAV chapter plans 7:30 p.m. meeting at VFW-DAV Hall. Several locals welcomed home from hospital and hope for recovery. Students and teachers take leaves or return from duties. Multiple injuries and medical events with family moves and travels are reported along with a USC senior from Logan High School receiving a Master of Arts.
Logan city officials plan a protest against Chesapeake and Ohio Railway plans to discontinue passenger trains Nos. 130 and 137 between Logan and Pomeroy. A committee including Samuel Bright Dean Collison and Wilhelmine Deissle will work with City Solicitor Wood Bowen while the Public Utilities Commission in Columbus schedules a hearing for Monday July 11 at 10 A M.
A six pound fourteen ounce boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Malachy Sullivan of Buchtel at 5 25 P M on Tuesday. Admits include Gene Dyson of Murray City and Mrs Floyd Riggs of Logan Route 1. Discharges are Maxine Hardman of Nelsonville and Linda Adair and Martha Ann Price of Logan.
A. L. Ward of McArthur is visiting every retail wholesale and service establishment in Hocking County for the 1948 U S census of business. The census is conducted from Chillicothe by the district office of the Census Bureau and is part of a national program begun in the 1920s with Chamber of Commerce sponsorship. Ward has completed work outside Logan and has half of Logan left, expecting to finish in about a week.
The Indians defeated the Hilltoppers 13 to 8 yesterday morning at the high school diamond. Ronnie Brandon started for Hilltoppers, Delmar Columber caught, Bill Van Fossen and John Chesher shared pitching and catching duties, while Jerry Backus pitched all game for the Indians with Junior Miller catching. The next Junior League game is set for 9 30 A M Thursday as the Cobras face the Indians on the school diamond.
Logan Bulk Station announces expansion adding a modern Hydro- Glo automatic car washing department in a new addition. The system offers hot or cold water, soap, air- operated washing, and interior vacuum in ten minutes. Insurance, pickup and delivery, new flood lights, and Atemite Atomic lubrication are included with Frank Hood hired for carwash duties and William Woodgeard as manager.
The Hocking County chapter of the American Cancer Society extended its drive to June 30 to allow workers to mail letters to those not yet reached. The drive operates by correspondence and urges those contacted to respond quickly. Eugene Brown serves as chairman.
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