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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1956

Page

5

Logan spring season tickets promote home meets and games

Season tickets go on sale for Logan high schools spring sports including two home track meets, tennis matches, and varsity baseball at 4 pm Tuesday. Circleville visits for the first home track meet, with all three squads coached by Marion Allen. Junior price is $1.

Serumg Ameliote Tocusine Bamilion Logan Plains Circleville Glad Irsity Deen Iver Tiey Westfall Marion Allen

Logan Alpha Xi toasts and after dinner speakers noted

The Logan Alpha Xi chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma will host as toastmaster and feature after dinner speakers Mrs. Gladys Webb president of Hocking Perry county Alpha Xi plus Miss Virginia Haskins Junction City High School teacher. Rita Spray Sera Bey Irene Bigham Judy Clouston Jeanne Roan Eleanor Woodruff and Judy Stoltz from Logan High School were listed among attendees. The Rev Chester Alspach of Carroll Winchester will speak at the Hocking County Grange banquet at Green Elementary School Monday. Poisonous sumachs bear red fruit while nonpoisonous sumachs bear white fruit.

Sera Bey Eye Seeree Lee Chester Alspach Caral Winchester Hocking County Grange Green Elementary Mr. Alspach Ohio State Grange Insurance

Spelldown Plans Set for County Contest at Green School

Final arrangements announced for the annual county spelling contest for grade school pupils from fourth to sixth grade. Winners from each school compete in morning written tests to select grade champions, who then face an oral final in the afternoon to determine the county grand champion. The event, sponsored by the Columbus Citizen, will be held at Green School near Aydenville with words drawn from My Word Book and a Columbus-supplied list.

Logan Rade School Green School Aydenville Central Ohio Columbus Hess Columbus Citizen Earl F. Schottke Gay Kruger Florence Lanning Glenn Joho’son Frank Masure Birdie Garner

Infant Buried Saturday in Logan Funeral Services

Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday for James Thomas Deible infant son of James and Rosemary Fisher Deible of Logan Route 3 who died Friday. Survived by grandparents Roy and Calv in Fisher and Mr and Mrs Homer Mohler Jacob Fisher Roy Violet great grandparents. The Rev Stanley Benton conducted at Oak Grove Cemetery by Leonard Funeral Service.

Logan James Thomas Deible James and Rosemary Fisher Deible Roy Dieble Calvin Fisher Homer Mohler Jacob Fisher Roy Violet Columbus Stanley Benton Oak Grove Leonard Funeral Ser

Chest X Rays At Hocking County Clinic Review

Ten patients were examined at the Hocking County Chest Clinic run by Dr. Owen F. Yaw and R. C. Jones under the City County Health Department. Six old cases were stable, four new patients examined, and four additional films read. One new case was normal, one showed moderately advanced silicosis, and a fourth had healed lung lesions. All additional studied were normal.

Yaw Health Department

Pure Oil Co Gets Logan Gas Contract

Logan city bids to supply gasoline for city vehicles were opened in the office of Russell Poling. The Pure Oil Co. offered the low bid of 20 cents per gallon and will be awarded the contract. Other bidders included Quaker State Standard Oil and Gulf Oil. Coal supply contract not yet let pending a test of coal smoke and soot. Residents had objected to soot from coal burned at the factory and to higher quality fuel purchases.

Logan Russell Poling Pureil Co Pooling Quaker State Standard Oil Co Gulf ‘Oil Co Poling Ceal South Logan

Laurel Valley Grange Meeting Led by Vernie Stab

Laurel Valley Grange met Friday evening with Vernie Stab presiding. Mrs Dora Wilson lectured and led the instrumental and vocal music program featuring Claylet St Patrick s Day.

Laurel Valley Grange Vernie Stab Naster

National Guard Unit Receives Heavy Vehicles and Armory Storage

The National Guard unit received twin-40 mm aircraft cannon and multiple heavy vehicles mounted on tank chassis. Activated in 1984, the unit now has 65 enlisted and 3 officers, the largest battery in the battalion, with eight M19s authorized but limited by storage space. Commander Lt. Robert Pugh leads the unit at the Logan armory.

National Guard Logan Robert Pugh

Bremen Man Injured in Collision on Route 1

Bremen area resident injured in a Saturday crash when his automobile struck a parked truck owned by Richard L. Huston at 354 W. Front Street. Parish police investigated and the driver was treated for minor injuries.

Bremen Logan Richard L. Huston W. Pront St

Mike DiSalle To Address Democratic Dinner in Logan

Mike DiSalle of Toledo will address a noon Thursday Democratic dinner at Blossers restaurant in Logan Hone. The event, arranged by John Ayers, aims to secure the gubernatorial nomination as the party leaders map local offices while DiSalle tours Portsmouth afterward.

Logan Hocking County Blossers Restaurant Mike DiSalle Toledo U.S Salle Portsmouth John Ayers Murray City

First Woman Swims Panama Canal December feat

Elsine Mae Golding Tuthill becomes the canal’s first woman swimmer, accomplishing the feat between December 12 and 16. The record highlights her historic crossing and the notable achievement in the era.

Elsine Mae Golding Tuthill Panama Canal

Fourth Grader Wins Blood Poster Contest

A Rockbridge School fourth grader won the local blood poster contest sponsored by the Hocking County Jester Red Cross. Earl Blackston earned a medal for the winning entry. honorable mention certificates went to Christine Juergfeenmeier Sharon Walsh Carol Spucgus and Rita Auker of St Johns Parish School.

Logan Rockbridge Hocking County Red Cross Earl Blackston Christine Juergfeenmeier Sharon Walsh Carol « Spucgus Rita Auker St John's Perochial School Judg P Walker Kenseth Specht Robert

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