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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1948
Page
3
Logan High School Band and choir join for a spring concert Friday in the high school auditorium. The program features 40 new uniforms funded by the Logan Band Boosters as they push to outfit a 100 piece marching band by next fall. A 2 p.m. matinee for juniors and grade school pupils is listed.
Wartime discovery Fonder Salve marketed as safe for psoriasis eczema infections and athlete's foot with no acids or alcohol and painless application. Sold in Athens by Gallaher Quick Athens Drug Stores and local druggists for home use.
The mobile chest x ray unit from the Ohio Department of Health starts mass screenings in Logan and Hocking County on April 13 and runs through April 22. It will serve high school students in county buildings and aims to x ray every adult in the area. Three prior mass x ray programs were conducted here.
The WSWS of the Evangelical United Brethren Church met Thursday evening at the Logan church with Mrs. James Rees leading. Topics included fellowship and service preparation. New officers were installed by Rev. A. N. Grueser and a refreshment course was served by the hostess committee.
The Hocking County soldiers relief commission met and took relief applications. Members include Arthur Miller president Spanish American veterans Joseph J Stone vice president American Legion Damon Pontius secretary World War II Paul Fox Disabled American Veterans and Keith L Schultz Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Hamilton County honors a statewide poetry contest in Logan with 133 poems submitted from local schools. Winners in four classes were named by judges Evalan Fischer, Raymond Lanning, and Carl Harsh, with top poets receiving publication prospects and volume gifts from local women's clubs.
The monthly Logan health department report notes a sharp rise in communicable diseases in March with 23 cases, including 13 measles and eight scarlet fever, up from six cases in February. The tally also lists single tuberculosis and syphilis cases and measures field nursing, school health, and sanitation activity across the county.
Members of American Legion Post 78 held a fish fry after a meeting at Logan. They discussed plans for a Legion sponsored variety show to be presented here next week.
Kenneth Eaton John Buchanan and Vaughn Collins attended a Disabled American Veterans meeting in Circleville Monday evening. Speakers included Harold O. Parke department senior vice commander and John Quinlan service officer of Chapter Three Columbus.
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