This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
2
Jerry Lee Rice of New Marshfield underwent surgery and Parmela Kay Matheny of Murray City underwent surgery at Hocking Hospital.
Two local option petitions filed with the county board of elections seek to place on the November ballot the question of selling intoxicating beverages within Perry Township excluding Laurelville. The first petition needs 15 percent of governor votes to qualify. the second requires 35 percent. Final filing deadline is 6:50 p m Wednesday.
Disorder of kidney function allows waste in blood causing backache knee pains swelling and headaches. Frequent urination burning occurs signaling kidney or bladder trouble. Don’t wait ask your druggist for Doan's Pills, a stimulant diuretic trusted for decades to flush waste.
Logan Ohio reports July gains in auto sales with 44 new cars and 374 used cars changing hands. Jeep and pickup purchases rise and county receipts total 563.75, with state and county shares outlined. Named buyers include Lavon Goodlive and D M Les, with Cole Motor Sales and Eichel Bakery among dealers.
The Murray City Local Board of Education met July 28 to discuss employment of teachers. New appointees include Misha S. Godicke high school Forest M Guthrie high school Margaret P Johnson elementary and Ray Woodgeard band. Existing contract staff listed include Joseph J. Stone superintendent Mabel LeFever principal Eliza beth Howe high school Gordon Thompson high school Mary Thompson elementary Grace R Donoghue elementary Ruth C. Brooker elementary Grace P. Thomas elementary. Board members are Dan Langley president Donald Mohney vice president Willard Brown Gene Six and E V Irvin clerk.
Esther Nixon 52 of Maxville died Tuesday in Lancaster City Hospital after a month long illness. Native of New Straitsville she lived in Maxville with husband John Nixon. Survived by daughter Mrs. Alice Jean Michel Logan Route 4 son Robert Teal Logan Route 4 sister Mrs. Dottie Tuttle Cleveland and brothers Earl Johnson Cleveland and Charles Johnson Columbus. Leonard Funeral Home will host calling hours and Rev. John L. Hickman will lead 2 p.m. Friday service Gore Cemetery funeral interment.
Logan reports a special Fraternal Order of Eagles Day set for Sunday at 2 p m in New Lexington Avenue. All district 26 lodge members invited for initiation and an address by Erwin Sigismund past district director from Waverly Luncheon in the Aerie dining room will be followed by games and entertainment.
A chartered bus from Eaton Ohio carried 28 Farm Bureau visitors from 12 families to Hocking Caverns. Despite threatening weather the group praised the caverns as wonderful scenery and exactly what they hoped to see.
Carl E. Blosser secretary of the Logan Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles spoke at a district meeting in Bellaire Ohio Sunday. He is a past district director for the region.
Miss Sally Holmes and Miss Eleanor Lee both Logan High School instructors are vacationing in Canada.
Lloyd Gompt 34 of 297 South Mulberry Logan owner of the Logan Green house died Wednesday at Hocking Valley Hospital after illness since July 26. Survived by wife Ruth son Robert Dean sister Mrs Waveline Bennett two brothers Joe and Harold and his parents. Funeral Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church with interment Oak Grove Cemetery. Creditors warned in unrelated notice to file claims by four months in the estate of John Clouston Athens County Ohio.
Notice reports The First Christian Church Athens Ohio petitions Court of Common Pleas Cause No 19230 for authority to mortgage land described as Part of In Lot 95 Athens city and plots conveyed by Clara M Weihr and Amy Weihr deed July 20 1928 to secure a $8000 note Hearing date on or after August 27 1948. Esther Staats petitions partition in Cause No 10259 against the named defendants with two tracts of land in Richland Out Lot 6. Defendants must answer by October 2, 1945. ESTHER STARTS by Woolley Rowland & Bridgewater Attorneys.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.