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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1951

Page

3

Real Estate Settlement Totals By Hocking County 1950

Logan County Treasurer releases 1951 report of 1950 real estate settlements. Total payments by townships villages and school districts amount to 389 061 36. Comparison with 1949 shows a rise in collections by over 10 000. Detailed second half payments listed by locality include Logan City and numerous villages townships and school districts.

Logan Ralph W. Moorehead Hocking County Benton Township Falls Township Gore Oroville Logan City Good Hope Township Falls Green Township Laurel Township Laurelville Marion Township Bremen Berne Union Perry Township Pickaway

Mrs. Allen Hosts Pythian Sisters Gathering

Mrs. Mattie Allen invited the Pythian Sisters to her Lan caster Camp Grounds cottage for a day of visiting a chicken dinner and evening church services led by Rev. Mr. Hightower. The event featured organ music by Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Davis with many local attendees.

John F. Bownes Lucy Nill Gertie Harden Sam Wells Earl Wittekind Jasper Iles Roy Stallsmith Joe Phillips John Struble Henry Glass Sam Bright Tom Rainer Allen

County Receives 1951 Half-Year Sales Tax Share

Hocking County will receive 15000 dollars from sales tax distributions from local government funds for the last half of 1951, as noted by County Auditor Harry Smith via the state board of tax appeals. The county also got the same amount in the first half of the year. The legislature appropriated 12 million dollars plus 9,402,000 in surplus funds to local governments for 1951 1952 and 18 million dollars for the next fiscal year.

Logan Hocking County Harry Smith State Board of Tax Appeals

Logan Personals Travel and Family Visits Reported

Mrs Florence Pierce returned Saturday after a week with son in law Wayne Goodlve and family in Toledo. She also visited brother in law James Byers and family. Willard Lyke and granddaughter Carol Landis plan a six week West tour ending in California. Rolland Bright and family leave Sunday for Santa Rosa California to visit Dr J B Francis and family for about a month.

Florence Pierce Wayne Goodlve Toledo J. B. Francis Santa Rosa Calif Brights

Kiwanians Hold Quiz Night In Logan

Kiwanians tested members on general knowledge Tuesday at Blosser's banquet room. Sherwood led the winning team with Harsh earning an etching for most correct answers. A Kiwanis Rotary softball game is set for Aug 17 at Hocking League Park to raise funds for the youth service fund.

LOGAN Blosser John Sherwood Bill Knapp Sherwood Carl Harsh Cleon Tucker Kiwanis Rotary Hocking League Park Kiwanis Youth Service Fund Columbus Dwight Diller Logan High MacDonald Watson J. C. Penny

Street Chief Resigns Amid City Projects

Logan Rudd Summers, city street foreman, resigned Monday to accept a Sandusky position. Mayor Roger Friend praised his three and a half year tenure, noting resurfacing projects and improvements at Rachelmacher Park. A successor has not been named.

Logan Rudd Summers Sandusky Roger Friend Summers Rachelmacher Park

Swart Versus Swart Divorce Dismissed In Court

Logan court dismisses the divorce case of Janice Swart a minor by her next friend Flossie Boals against Orville Swart without record and at costs to the plaintiff in the Court of Common Pleas.

Logan Janice Swart Flossie Boals Orville Swart Court of Common Pleas

Floods ordered temporary alimony and expense award

The Court of Common Pleas requires defendant Robert S. Flood to pay Clara Flood a minor by her next friend Clyde Boals temporary alimony of 10 dollars each week and 75 dollars for expense money.

Logan Court of Common Pleas Robert S. Flood Clara Flood Clyde Boals

Girl Scouts Council to Meet in Logan Friday

The Logan Girl Scouts Council will convene Friday at 2 pm in the Girl Scout rooms above Hull Printing Co. Plans for the annual playday at Kachelmacher Park will be finalized at the meeting.

Logan Girl Scouts Council of Hull Printing Co Girl Scouts Kachelmacher Park

Logan Pool Manager Halves Tickets for Remainder of Season

Logan swimming pool manager Wayne Denny announced tickets have been reduced to half price for the rest of the season.

Logan~ Logan Wayne Denny

Weed Cutting Notices Sent To Owners In Logan

Logan city service director Max Stacey says he has sent notices to several property owners to cut weeds. He cites civic pride and a state law as reasons, adding that if owners fail to comply the city will cut weeds and charge the expense to the property taxes.

Logan Max. Stacey Stacy

Logan-A Marriage License Issued For Whit More And Guess

A marriage license was issued to Jack Edward Whit More age 20 of Buchtel and Lola Ann Guess age 18 of Carbon Hill in the Logan-A area.

Logan Jack Edward Whitmore Buchtel Lola Ann Guess Carbon Hill

Laurelville Man Fined In Assault Case

Justice of the Peace Sam Whitehart fined William Karshner, 28, Laurelville, $10 and costs and suspended a 10 day jail sentence on assault and battery charges. Herbert Dunkle filed the charges and Sheriff A J Waldron made the arrest.

Logan Justice of the Peace Sam Whitehart William Karshner Laurelville Herbert Dunkle A. J. Waldron

Doan's Pills Advertises Kidney Relief Across Decades

Nagging backache and fatigue signal slow kidney function doctors warn. The ad promotes Doan's Pills a mild diuretic used by millions for over 50 years claiming to flush out waste from the kidneys and relieve discomfort from bladder irritation and nighttime urination.

Dean Doan

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