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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1956
Page
5
Logan health officials and school leaders interview a candidate for the health coordinator post. Richard Moran of Mercersburg Pa attended with his wife. The health commissioner cited Moran’s extensive teaching and health education experience and strong recommendations.
Common Pleas records show a garnishment action by General Railway Signal Co. against Phillip Giallourakis doing business as Collins Railroad Construction Co. for $1925.70 including costs. The petition notes contractor debt totaling 3500 for partial contract completion and 2000 for unfinished work. The defendant built a spur track from the C&O Railway to the plant site.
Salt Creek Township citizens failed to file petitions by the 4 p m deadline to place a local option issue on the November ballot. The group planned a vote to outlaw sale of beer liquor and wine, but petitions signed by 35 percent of the 183 voters last election were not submitted to the board of elections on time.
In Common Plea Court on Thursday a partition decree in a Logan case filed by Stacy A Beougher against Pearl Dupler and Dana Carr Route 2 declares all parties hold a one third interest. Commissioners Carl Brandt James Barker and W D Weltner will set off the shares, sheriff to implement.
Norman E Vandagriff, 30, of Lancaster is jailed on a contempt attachment from Common Pleas Court. He was arrested by Lancaster police and transported to Logan by a sheriff's deputy. A hearing on the citation has not been scheduled.
The notice lists church services across multiple congregations with pastors and sermon topics, including Logan Church of the Nazarene, First Presbyterian with pastor Earl F. Schottke, and St Matthew Lutheran, among others. It notes worship times, Sunday school starts, choir rehearsals, and special events, plus a brief sports line naming Honus Wagner and Rogers Hornsby as seven time National League batting champions.
A Spanish storyteller at Logan library led the first August story hour last Saturday. International Farm Youth Exchange delegate Cugat presented stories in English and Spanish, translating children’s names. Mrs. Joseph Phillips closed with two flannelgraph tales. weekly story hours are slated for Saturdays at 1.
Social notes report the Cherub Choir sang on Aug 3 during a vesper program at the Lancaster Campgrounds with Curt and Charlotte Davis directing summer activities. New performers listed include Patty Bailey and many others, with Leslie Higgins directing the choir. Also noted is Civil Air Patrol dance attendance, reunions planned for Starr Summers and Griffith-Huggins families, and a feature on Kenaf fiber as a jute substitute in Cuba.
OGAN County commissioners yesterday authorized selling surplus equipment from the county engineer Albert Seabright. The board clerk was directed to advertise for bids on a lowboy equipment trailer with mechanical brakes. They approved payments totaling $5 859.65 from various funds including auto gasoline county tuberculosis dog and kennel and Aid for Blind medical funds.
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