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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1948
Page
7
Logan County health commissioner Dr H G Southard reports 1 year old Marvin Perrin and his sister 6 year old Sue Perrin, children of Mr and Mrs Riley Perrin of Nelsonville RFC, are confined to their home due to scarlet fever.
Basil Roberts’ family marked his eighty eighth birthday at son C S Roberts’ Zanesville home with many grandchildren and kin from Jacksonville Toledo Millfield and Columbus. Guests included Linda Exenkamper and Ruth Powell plus the G G Buchre Club members Florence Pyle hosted lunch. Other items report births and visits among local families including Sycks Hartley Boudinot and Nagle clans and travel notes of relatives visiting Akron Indianapolis Dayton Columbus and Port Clinton.
Three men from Hocking County pleaded guilty to April term indictments and were jailed Friday. Franklin Hedges, 18, and Ralph Van Bibber, 24, were sent to the Ohio Reformatory and the state penitentiary for forgery and burglary respectively. Harley Crago, 35, received a sentence for failure to provide for a minor child at the Columbus prison.
Logan Mart Smith Smith 72 a resident of The Diamond died Tuesday morning in St. Francis Hospital Columbus after a short illness. He lived with his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Vern Fox Dicken Addition the past two years. He is survived by his wife and a brother Will Smith Adelphi. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 pm Heinlein Funeral Home with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery Nelsonville. Friends may call at the funeral home until services.
Maxville primary teacher Mrs. Hall reports honor roll students for six weeks. Evelyn Good places second in county eighth grade spelling at Junction City School on April 9. Charlene Nixon named seventh grade champion speller at Maxville. Bell sale drew a large crowd on April 15 with Methodist Lunch. Local visits include Sherman Starr family, Stanley Nixon family in Columbus, and G W Nixon returning from New Straitsville.
Mr and Mrs Harry Steele and family from Welch West Virginia spent time with Gallipolis residents Mr and Mrs W E Steele and family. Fr anc k Briar from Canonsburg Pa visited John Chambers family. Al Cotteral of Elizabeth New Jersey visited grandson Eddie Cotteral and family. Other local visits included Howard Fenster and Della Bodimer families and Mrs Noah Clark of Bladen calling on Lena Finley.
Mrs Amelia Holl 78 widow of George Holl died at her home on South Market Street after a heart attack. Native of Columbus she lived in Logan 60 years. Survived by two daughters Mrs Howard Levits and Mrs Irma Powers three sons Barton Joe Hall and Fred of Wichita Kan a sister Mrs Frank C Martin and two brothers Fred Schlagetter and George Schlagetter. Funeral Friday at 10 am in St Matthew Lutheran Church Rev Paul N Warner officiating. Interment Oak Grove Cemetery. Woodard funeral home to be open for viewing before services.
Brownie Troop Six met after school in the scout rooms to rehearse for upcoming fly up ceremonies and enjoy games. Leaders Mrs. J. R. Hankison and Mrs. Charles Epstein attended. 20 Brownies listed by name including Roberta Beougher and Clara Burgess.
Juanita Arter files for divorce from Willis Arter on extreme cruelty grounds. The couple married January 29 1946 and reside at Lancaster Route 1.
In Hartford the flood cut off all but one route to New Haven. A third of homes flooded and water rose to the bridge and rail ties. Mayor Dillon led relief efforts, moved furniture to higher ground, and directed traffic as the area prepared a cancer fund sale event with a Wahama High School audience and a show boat speaker.
Recent entries at Hocking Valley Hospital log admissions including Clara Potts Nelsonville and Walter Frazee Logan for medical and surgery. Births recorded to James Cecil Logan Elwood Bush Logan Alex Reho Drakes and others with several additional admissions and dismissals.
Marion School will stage Rip Van Winkle an operetta in three acts Thursday at 7 30 pm The production features about 53 students and 16 musical numbers The setting depicts Dutch American life with light humor and a Dutch flavor from the Irving story.
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