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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1957

Page

5

Logan City Council Clears Title to Abandoned Canal Land

Logan City Council met quickly and approved a quit-claim deed to rectify a clouded title on canal land once deeded in 1935 to Vernon and Carrie Mack but not notarized. The land now belongs to Washington Bowers Sr. and wife. Officials continue investigating the city’s possible responsibility in a nearby barn fire by the city dump.

Logan Citizens Committee For Hocking Canal Vernon Carrie Mack Washington Bowers Sr

Logan and Antioch groups plan meetings and civic actions

The Duo Matres League held its April session at Mrs. Joseph Phillips home and eyed a combined Logan meeting on April 11 at Ohio Power Co auditorium. Antioch Grange featured an Easter Story with a flannelgraph and songs, plus plans for a Good Friday bake sale and hospital insurance reports.

Duo Matres League Ohio CCL Joseph Phillips Frank Ricketts, Jr Mothers Club CCL Logan Ohio Power Co Citizens’ Committee For Better Logan m Crooksville Jerry Hutchinson Glen van Atta Craig Kinney John McBroom Harold Heinlein John Saving Jack McGuire Ricketts Herbert Sheline Magnetic Springs Risch’s Grange

Wulch Field Day Delayed Indefinitely

Logan postpones a trash mulch field day due to persistent wet weather. Hocking Soil Conservation District and Hocking County Farm Implement Dealers Association cite unsafe conditions for demonstrating machinery to clear brush, mulch, and seed hillside land. rescheduling possible.

Logan Hocking Soil Conservation District Hocking County Farm Implement Dealers Association

Wills Admitted To Probate In Hocking County

Logan probate clears four wills with executors named. W. H. Woodgeard left estate to daughters Mrs. Piezza Rice and Mrs. Gayle Boyle and son William Woodgeard who becomes executor without bond. Helen Maze named sole legatee and executrix in Naomi Charlton will. Walter Lehman estate of 14000 goes to widow Caroline Lehman, executrix without bond. Lulu Collins wills life estate for husband J A Collins with remainder to daughter Wareline Brentlinger, executrix without bond.

Logan Hocking County W. H. Woodgeard Piezza Rice Gayle Boyle William Woodgeard Helen Maze Naomi B. Charlton

Hocking Sheriff Undergoes Emergency Operation

Logan Ohio Sheriff A J Waldron underwent an emergency appendectomy after falling ill mid last week with symptoms first diagnosed as a viral intestinal infection. He is recovering at Hocking Valley Hospital following Monday night surgery.

Logan A. J. Waldron Hocking Valley Hospital Sheriff Waldron

Violin Champ Mr Roberts Dies in Logan at 82

George S. Roberts 82 of 431 North Orchard Street Logan died 7 15 p m Tuesday at Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville after a period of declining health He was a Portsmouth native longtime Logan resident and a violin maker and repairer known as an old time fiddler He won state championships and competed in other states He is survived by wife Lola three sons Earl Marion and Dr George and three grandchildren Funeral arrangements are incomplete handled by Roberts Funeral Service

Logan George S. Roberts N. Orchard St Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville Portsmouth Mr. Roberts Hocking Valley Railroad Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Roberts Springfield Lola Roberts Earl Roberts Marion Roberts Columbus George Roberts Gallipolis State Hospital

Hospitalized After Ruptured Appendix Found

A patient was admitted following abdominal cramps. Surgeons diagnosed a ruptured appendix. Condition Tuesday was listed as fair.

Juvenile Court Sentences Five Adults in Child Neglect Case

Three adults received jail terms while a fourth had a suspended sentence after Juvenile Court hearings. Kermit Barry 41 Vine Street got six months for acting to cause delinquency of five children. Lilly McCoy 54 Poplar Street faced six months suspended for good behavior after a guilty verdict. Shelby Durrett 59 Motherwell Avenue received three months for neglect of four children, with Hazel Marie Durrett 45 getting a similar sentence for neglect and leaving children unsupervised. Children placed with Hocking County Child Welfare for foster care.

Kermit Barry Vine Street Rhea Bangert -Brown Lilly McCoy Poplar St Brown Shelby Durrett Motherwell Avenue Durrett Hazel Marie Hocking County Child Welfare Department

Kiwanis Hears School Musicians Program

Logan High School musicians who earned superior ratings at a district contest at Ohio University performed at the Logan Kiwanis Club meeting. The program featured a clarinet quartet and soloists with accompanist Mrs. Armand Houk, and a Lenten meditation by Rev. Robert Farrow addressing themes of lostness and divine guidance.

Logan Ohio University Logan Kiwanis Club Heard Bagatelle Grundman Bill Walker Beatrice Kitchen Bill Bailey Tanya Burton Mickey Rose Coquard Jim Windsor Ann Nimon Despartes Armand Houk Robert Farrow Berea Presbyterian Church Union Furnace New Plymouth Presbyterian Church

Mrs. Garnette Yates Dies at 60 in West Logan

Mrs Garnette Yates 60 died after a long illness at her West Logan home. Services were held Tuesday at 2 p m in the Church of the Nazarene with Revs Roy E Klingler and Charles Williams officiating. Music by Jerry Jack and Jane Mathias, accompanied by Mrs Klingler, and burial at Oak Grove Cemetery under Leonard funeral service.

West Germany backs Spain in NATO admission move

Bonn said on Tuesday it favors admitting Spain into the North Atlantic Alliance as part of its evolving security policy. The announcement signals alignment with allied partners amid ongoing discussions on alliance expansion and regional stability.

Bonn-—-M Spain North Atlantic Alliance

Oil Tank Blaze Halts At Marion Township Farm

Logan firemen answered a blaze at the Oren Smith farm where a 100 barrel oil storage tank burned. The tank, part of four fed from a Holl Bros. well, was near a second tank but the fire did not spread. John Owens reported the heater likely caused the fire. Chief C J Hysell fought the flames with a foam nozzle. Loss amount undetermined.

Logan Oren Smith Marion Township Holl Bros John Owens C. J. Hysell

Winning Club To Initiate Initiation At Logan Lodge

Exalted Ruler Carl Johnson announced at the next Monday meeting that Logan Lodge 452 will initiate 10 members using a ritual team from Jackson Lodge 466. Johnson noted remodeling costs about 2500 dollars, including new sanitary facilities and redecoration of club rooms.

LOGAN Logan Lodge BPO Elks Carl Johnson Jackson Lodge 466 Johnson

Shawnee Applicants Named for Town Marshal Post

Two men have applied for the Shawnee marshal job. The acting marshal is Lewis Morgan and the other applicant is Albert Duvall.

Lewis Morgan Albert Duvall

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Logan Society Antioch Grange Robert Shaw Oscar Blum Pomona Grange Pomona Minnie Blum Logan High School F.F.A Paul Schrader Gus Kessler Juvenile Grange Antioch Juvenile Grange John Amnah Mary Neailles Murfree of Charles Egbert Craddock Richard Gerken Francis Meyers Ed Rutgers Gerken Jay Cole Angle Ave Citizens Committee Arthur Gasser George Rolston B. G. Greenman Belch N. Court Athens, Ohio Wulch Field Hocking Champ MR. George ST. Roberts Juveile Court Kiwanis Germany Bell-Ans Ady Chevrolet Chevy Daytona Beach U.S
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