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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1961

Page

3

Girl Scout Camp Planned At Logan

Logan committee and local leaders plan a 108 acre Girl Scout camp development including a lodge shelter, access road, water supply, and two and a half acre troop camps with kitchens wash shelters and toilets. Soil Conservation Service to map a fishing lake and wildlife habitat with public plans to follow.

Logan Logan Girl Scout Council Arthur Prey Green and Falls Twps Hocking Hills Country Club Soil Conservation Service

Fancy Indian Drill Featured At Dayton Meeting

Logan Council No. 58 of the Pocahontas lodge chartered a bus to Dayton for a state trail blazer session at the Miami Hotel. Mrs. Chan Kistler captained degree work, with Mrs. Sherman Sheets leading a class of candidates and Lucille Blake receiving a prize. A donation to the American Cancer Society was announced.

LOGAN Logan Council Degree of Pocahontas Dayton Buse Miami Hotel Chan Kistler Kistler American Cancer Society Mary Schorr Lucille Blake Sarah Liff

Youth Fellowship To Elect Officers At Union Furnace Church

Logan notes the Union Furnace EUB Church youth fellowship met with President Marilyn Stewart presiding. Group singing by Kay Holdsworth accompanied, prayer by David Stimson. Officers to be elected next Sunday. Lesson read and discussed by Stewart and Danny McDaniel. Donations given to local needy and bulletin board updated.

Ship of Union Furnace EUB Church Marilyn Stewart Kay Holdsworth David Stimson Danny McDaniel

Logan W McGathey and Barbara Sue Chapman Wed

A marriage license was issued for John W. McGathey 21 a Haydenville press operator and Barbara Sue Chapman 17 an ear hop of Haydenville.

Logan John W. McGathey Haydenville Barbara Sue Chapman

Logan Couple Wed In First Evangelical United Brethren Church

Patricia Sue West married Thomas Edward Border in Logan on Saturday April 1 at the First Evangelical United Brethren Church. The bride is daughter of Ralph S. West and wife of 229 West Street Logan, while the groom is son of W. C. Border and wife of Millfield.

Logan Thomas Edward Border First Evangelical United Brethren Church Patricia Sue West Ralph S. West West St. Logan Border W. C. Border Millfield

Government Offices Relocated to Market Street Building

Logan Ohio The Hocking County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee moved today from the Stage Coach Inn on E Main Street to a suite in the Logan Federal Savings and Loan Association building at 61 North Market Street The ACS commute office occupies three first floor rooms at the rear of the building Next Monday the Soil Conservation Service and the Jackson Production Credit Association move from the Stage Coach Inn to offices on the building's second floor

Logan Hocking County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee Stage Coach Inn E. Main St Logan Federal Savings and Loan Association N. Market St ACS Soil Conservation Service Jackson Production Credit Association

Rising value of plant based drugs over a decade

Over the past decade plant derived medicines have increased in annual value from about 50 million dollars to 250 million dollars, reflecting growing pharmaceutical interest in botanical compounds and natural product research.

Birth Notice at Hocking Valley Hospital

Mr. and Mrs. William Helber of Logan welcomed a daughter. Elmer Michel of Union Furnace admitted for medical care. Mrs. John Leach of Logan and daughter were dismissed. Mrs. Clyde E. Ervin of Logan Route 3 and Michael Waddell of Logan Route and Teresa Wheatcraft of Laurelville Route 1 also listed.

William Helber Logan Elmer Michel Union Furnace Medical John Leach Clyde E. Ervin Michael Waddell

Court Trus Truck Driver In Absentia

Logan Lancaster truck driver Julius Sword 36 was tried in absentia in County Court on two traffic charges by a state patrolman. Sword pleaded guilty to operating a truck without a highway use tax certificate and driving with fictitious license plates. He was fined 25 and costs on the first charge and 60 and costs on the second.

Logan Lancaster Julius Sword

Beluga Heartbeat Beats Slow Amid Whale Physiology

A beluga whale’s heart cycles at 12 to 20 beats per minute, far slower than a human’s typical 70 to 72 bpm. This physiological difference highlights how marine mammals regulate oxygen and energy during aquatic life.

Logan Calendar April Events Highlight Local Groups

Laurel Valley Grange hosts a 7 30 p m program with sandwich sale and free beverages on Friday April 28. On Saturday April 29 Honey Fork Farm Bureau Council meets at the Wyskivers home at 8 p m. Cancer Dance at Izaak Walton clubhouse hosted by Jaycees with music by Dick Buntz and the Diplomats and refreshments provided.

Laurel Valley Grange Honey Fork Farm Bureau Council Jack Wyskiver Izaak Walton Jaycees Dick Buntz The Diplomats

Logan Key Club Plans Car Wash Fundraiser

Logan High School’s LOGAN Key Club will host a car wash on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the city building on S Mulberry Street. Proceeds fund club projects. Phillip Kramer serves as faculty adviser.

Logan Key Club Logan — Key Club Logan High School S. Mulberry St Phillip Kramer

Broadway Play Advise and Consent Praised on Senate Floor

Senator Barry Goldwater commends the Broadway drama Advise and Consent in a Senate remarks after viewing the play about U S senators debating a presidential appointment. He notes it is unusual to praise a Broadway production on the floor but finds it proper to comment.

Barry Goldwater U. S Senate

Factory Layoffs Increase Unemployment in Athens-Hocking Area

Ohio Bureau of unemployment compensation reports 292 newly unemployed in the Athens-Hocking area for the week ending April 22. Total unemployment compensation reach 1756 with 1170 continued claims and 294 extended benefits, though 15 fewer unemployed from the prior week. Initial claims include 247 in Logan with many from Godman Shoe Co. other sources list 37 at Athens, five at Nelsonville, eight at Glouster. Continued claims total 261.

Logan Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Athens-Hocking Athens Nelsonville Glouster Godman Shoe Co

Charles Waugh Hired as Courthouse Janitor in Logan County

Logan County commissioners hired Charles Waugh as courthouse janitor and keeper of lawns and sidewalks at $275 monthly effective May 1. He replaces Ed Wolfe Jr. and follows Charles Boling who plans to retire. Shelly Co. of Thornville won a dust control material bid of 11126.50 for 77000 gallons at 14.45 cents per gallon.

Logan Charles Waugh Waugh Ed Wolfe Jr Charles Boling Shelly Co Thornville F. H. Brewer Co Lancaster

Great Barrier Reef Coral Structure Vast Ocean Feature

The Great Barrier Reef spans about 80 000 square miles doubling Ohio in area and remains largely underwater.

Great Barrier Reef Ohio

C R Reed Dies At 83 In Ohio Coal Region

Calvin R. Reed 83 of Vinton Route 1 died Thursday in an Athens hospital. He was a coal mine operator who lived in Wilkesville where his wife ran a general store. Surviving are two sons Kenneth and John, two sisters Nora DeVault and Ala Long, and his wife Dora Steele Reed is deceased. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at Wilkesville Methodist Church with Rev. R. H. Woltz. burial in Wilkesville Cemetery. Friends may call J. E. Strong and Sons funeral home.

Wilkesville Calvin R. Reed Vinton Athens John Reed Reed Kenneth John Florida Nora DeVault Grove City Ala Long Wellston Dora Steele Reed

Mrs Joan Greene Seeks Divorce from Clarence Green

Joan Greene files for divorce in Common Pleas Court on grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty. She seeks custody of two minor children, temporary and permanent alimony, and a restraining order. Married March 25 1950.

Joan Greene Logan Common Pleas Court Clarence Green

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Ment Committee Rhea Bangert Brown Abe Shatz B. G. Greenman William Landers Arlie Brimner A. M. Gasser R. B. Perkins Grant Byrnes Warren Henry Keith Schultz Great Council Charles Scorr Youth Fellowship Carling Mabel Black Label MR. and Mrs T. E. Border Hocking Valley Hospital Teresa Wheatcraft Laurelville Court Trus Tha Atta Altmans Ohio University Craig Noble Batiste Oxfords Lenos New York Congressional Record Britain Scilly Isles Newfoundland C.R. Reed Uth Was Natick, Mass Tacoma, Wasi
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