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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1959
Page
4
Logan boards raises teacher pay up to 200 a year based on education and experience. New minimums set for bachelor and master degree holders. Support staff also see monthly and daily increases across custodians, maintenance, bus drivers, secretaries, and cafeteria workers.
Radcliff Vinton Township Grange met April 16 with 21 members present. eighteen Wilkes Grange members attended a program and two candidates received degrees. A potluck luncheon followed. The Saylors announce the birth of twin girls April 15 at Hocking Valley Hospital. grandparents Woodrow and Loretta Jeffers. A break‑in on April 15 at M L Newmyer’s home with a pistol and groceries stolen. Several Radcliff residents attended Eastern Star events. multiple local visits noted.
Mrs. Lorena Larimer, Logan-Hocking County Health Department clerk registrar, is attending a three day workshop for registrars and public health clerks that opens today in Lancaster.
Cross petitions filed in Hocking County Common Pleas Court by the defendant in an alimony case brought by Mary Susan Smith against Chester H. Smith. The defendant cites extreme cruelty and seeks equitable relief in the divorce action.
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle repeats that state will withhold liquor permit fees from communities tolerating gambling. He notes over 82 million dollars distributed last year to counties municipalities and townships to curb vice. The plan includes a three member cabinet committee to review gambling authority and enforcement actions. Zoltan Gombos resigned from the Racing Commission amid talks of reforms.
Mr and Mrs Franklin Browing Circleville Route 4 welcomed a daughter. Mr and Mrs Danny Kline Union Furnace welcomed a daughter. John T Hartman admitted at New Straits ville Route 1 for medical. Mrs Eulalia Wakeley Logan and Mrs Edward Thomas South Logan dismissed. A Come As You Are Party was held Sunday in Westminster House by the Couples Club.
The April term grand jury will convene at 9 a.m. in the Hocking County prosecuting attorney's office to review 17 cases with 33 witnesses summoned. The only new case is grand larceny against Neal Cochran of Newark for stealing two tires from Casel Mason of Logan on January 31.
Mrs Merl Primmer of Logan Route 2 was elected president of the Southeastern Ohio District of the Women s Missionary Federation of the American Lutheran Church for a two year term at the 15th annual conven tion held Thursday at St Paul Lutheran Church Somerset. 175 women attended including delegates from St Matthew and St John Logan and a retiring president from Cleveland.
Twenty embers and three guests attended the Friday night meeting at the Methodist Church. Mrs. Neal Shaw and Mrs. Meredith Gano led picture identifications, Mrs. Paul Miller read two devotionals, and the group planned a May auction during a business session led by class president Mrs. Robert Webb. Refreshments featured spring flowers arranged by a committee including Miss Ruth Armstrong and several Mrs. Miller helpers.
Fourteen members of the Cosmopolitan Club attended a Friday night performance of My Fair Lady at Veterans Memorial Auditorium Columbus after dinner at Shade's Restaurant Canal Winchester. Attendees included Mrs D C Davis Mrs S E Erbaugh Mrs Russell Fitzgerald and others. The club's last meeting of the year will be May 8 at Mrs James Barker's home with Mrs Pauline Mowery presenting the book review.
The Tuesday Study Club meets today at Mrs Pauline Summers house with Mrs Arlie Brimner leading the program. The event outlines a modest domestic gathering and a planned discussion or presentation by Brimner.
Maynard D. Poling 58 of Laurelville Route 2 died Tuesday morning in Laurelville High School's industrial arts shop. He was a school bus driver stricken while speaking with drivers who had brought pupils. A Laurelville physician pronounced him dead. He had been treated for a heart condition. He leaves a son Harold Poling of Columbus, two daughters Millie Notestone of Chillicothe and Berneda Haynes of South Perry, two brothers Berman of Columbus and Charles of Lancaster, seven grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are with Defenbaugh Funeral Home Circleville.
Logan Kiwanis heard photographer Roger Humphrey describe Lake Pemachangan in Quebec with slides and tied fishing notes to the scenic area. Harry Westfall was inducted as a member. Tom Walsh led the program. upcoming meeting at the high school cafeteria hosts 54 scholarship team members competing May 2 in district state finals at Ohio University.
The report identifies Chicago as hosting the nation's largest health center occupying 505 acres on the city's west side. The feature highlights the scale and location of the facility and notes its prominence in national health infrastructure.
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