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Newspaper
Logan Daily News
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1949
Page
8
Logan and Hocking County residents endured high humidity even after weekend rains. Temperatures reached the nineties, with a 69 degree low overnight and 84 degrees by 1 PM. Rainfall totaled about one inch, helping farmers and gardeners in the area.
Logan pool attendance topped about 450 yesterday as pool supervisor Wayne Hamrick noted roughly 100 more visitors than Friday. The supervisor cited higher turnout and steady demand for the facility during the weekend.
The nation faced a broad heat wave with scattered clouds offering little relief. Rain fell in pockets from Northern Maine to Indiana and Illinois, with Minneapolis expected only light storms. Burlington Vermont reported .22 inches, while Logansport Indiana endured a four hour deluge flooding streets and basements.
Hocking Post 6430 Veterans of Foreign Wars and its ladies auxiliary will gather after the regular business meeting at 8 30 p m Tuesday in the VFW-DAV Hall. The program includes entertainment and a potluck supper.
Roy Rutter and son Larry visited in Columbus on Sunday. Edna Blum and brother Boyd Blum visited in Galion. George Acker of Newark, formerly Logan, entered Newark Hospital for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Eberst of Columbus visited relatives in Logan. Alva Bray and wife of Groveport visited Logan relatives Sunday. Atlee Inboden of Logan Route 4 announce birth of a daughter in Lancaster Municipal Hospital. Clara E. Davidson of Rockbridge Route 2 admitted to Lancaster hospital for surgery. James R. Schultz and Ray Manter were business visitors in Nelsonville. Mrs. Frank Brooks of Elim Street spent Sunday in Columbus with daughters Bonnie and Dorothy. Earl Shriner, a C and O brakeman, taken to Grant Hospital Columbus for surgery. Albert and Mrs. Black of Junction City Route 2 welcomed a son in Lancaster hospital. Edward Chaffin, Columbus worker, weekend at home with wife and infant son Lawrence Edward. Annie White of North Walnut Street suffered a broken leg. treated at Hocking Valley Hospital. Mrs. Waldo Blum and Gertrude Konkler of Logan vacationing in Colorado. Elwood Hossman spent weekend in Woodsfield with relatives. Harry Mack returned from Dayton Veterans Hospital. Mrs. Karl Schmitter left Logan for a California trip via Chesapeake to join relatives. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 78 meeting postponed. Paul Cole and family moving to Toledo from Springfield. Cole promoted at Nye Chevrolet in Athens. Joan Jurgensmier and Dottie Lemon to Mackinac Island for Sigma Phi Gamma convention. Coletta Judy of Logan High accepted position with Nye Chevrolet in Athens. Buckeye Girls State counselor from Logan helped by Barton Hall. Charles Ziegler, Logan naturalist, returned from New Jersey.
J. R. Young, district representative of The Ohio Power Co., announces Anita R. McCormick as home economist for Logan. A Ohio State University grad with two years’ Crooksville district experience, she will teach cooking care of appliances and give lectures for clubs and organizations. McCormick resides at 56712 Pottery Street, Logan.
Miss Betty Lou Elick daughter of Mr and Mrs Leslie Francis Elick Rockbridge Route 2 has been accepted for admission to the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and Health Aug 1949 She attended Ohio State University from Sept 1947 until June 1948 and will pursue a four year program leading to the bachelor of science in nursing and the diploma of graduate nurse.
Medford Lakes and Cape May, N J, hosted 4 H club camp and a Cape May adjacent Girl Scouts camp with a counselor who also works as a dance and handi craft leader. Mr and Mrs O J Meyer of 196 East Hunter Street welcomed their uncle M D Miesner from Oakland California for a reunion after over 25 years. Mr and Mrs Joe Schrader of West Street welcomed a daughter Sunday at Hocking Valley Hospital joining a son in the family. Grandparents listed include Mr and Mrs M W Schrader, West Second Street, Mrs Vernal Collison, West Street, and Earl Collison, Logan.
Experiments in tree planting across state forests and parks, especially around the Hocking County area, outline which species thrive on exhausted soils and eroded land. Forester Edmund Secrest of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station at Wooster notes mixed species can be beneficial, while pure plantings may also excel. The 43 year program identifies adaptable trees for future farming land, with both native and foreign species yielding encouraging growth and profitability.
Merton Hansel of near Lancaster died Sunday morning at Lancaster Hospital after a long illness. He operated a farm near Lancaster and is survived by a wife four daughters a son a brother a sister and many grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Wednesday at Ray Wise Funeral Home with burial in Forest Rose Cemetery.
County treasurer Ralph Moorhead announced an extension for the last half of 1948 real estate taxes to July 20. The original deadline June 20 was extended by the county commissioners. Moorhead warned no further extensions will be granted and a ten percent penalty applies to late payments as collections lag.
Marion F. Lambert of Gore Route 1 pleaded guilty in Mayor Roger Friend's courthouse on Sunday to driving on the left side of a yellow center line. He was arrested by the state highway patrol and fined $25 plus costs.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Warren of Deanville welcome a seven pound three ounce boy on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schrader of Logan greet a girl eight pounds one ounce born Sunday. Admissions include Perry J. Pinney Zaleski Miller Johnson Nelsonville Annie White Logan, Almus Chaney Carpenter Harold Conrad Logan Route 2 Terry Collins Junction City Route 1. Dismissals feature Patricia Akers Logan Route 2 Ronald Eggleston Union Furnace Sander Landis Nelsonville Charlotte Shaw Franklin Shaw Union Furnace Patricia Lee Peters Shawnee Perry J Pinney Zaleski Mrs. Clarence Warren and son Doanville.
E. F. Eby, 75, a retired state employee, died after months of illness at his Gibisonville home. A Logan native, he lived in Gibisonville eight years and previously resided in Chillicothe. He is survived by wife Mabel and son Byron of Nelsonville. Services will be held 2 PM Tuesday at Defenbaugh Funeral Home Circleville with burial in Forrest Cemetery Circleville.
The probate court issued marriage licenses for several couples including Orval Snyder 33 a strip miner of New Straitsville to Violet Lillian Ellis 40 a nurse of Logan. Walden Russell Bruce 27 a carpenter of Nelsonville to Patricia Mae Nott 17 at home Glouster Route 1. Ray Dupler 38 a miner of Nelsonville to Bernice Hawk 36 a candler at the Egg Auction Nelsonville.
Granville Thompson files for divorce against Gy neth Thompson alleging gross neglect of duty. He seeks custody of minor children and equitable relief.
The 1932 UCLA tennis team won the school's first major sport conference title, securing the Pacific Coast Conference championship and marking a historic milestone for the university.
The Hocking County Pioneer Youth will hold a July 4 picnic at Lake Hope with boating and swimming. The group meets at the courthouse at 2 PM and proceeds to the lake.
The planning committee includes Neal Beery Mary Lois Raul Betty M Bowers and Mr and Mrs Richard Mowrey. Picnic supper is set for 6 P M. Use canned baked beans for a hot weather salad by rinsing under cold running water and draining before use.
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