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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1957
Page
15
Logan Hocking County board of health heard a fiery session over the school health education program. Moran accused department jealousy and gossip of harming the effort while officials weighed funding and school reliance on health education.
Hocking Garden Club presents Summer Interludes at the courthouse from 1 to 4 pm with Rockbridge and Four Seasons Garden Clubs participating. Exhibits include 10 classes such as Summer Sunrise Summer Breeze and Summer Quietude. Prizes awarded at social hour. Rex Koontz and several members noted. next meeting August 29 at Mrs. James Koontz’s home.
Logan Squaw Club members and guests attended a luncheon Thursday at the Muskingum River cottage of Mrs. Hershel Prevost. Guests included Mrs. Augustine.
Logan probate court admitted the will of Cora Ann Johnson to probate. Bequests go to Warren Johnson of Logan for a diamond ring radio sectional bookcases and tools once owned by Earl Johnson. Household goods and personal effects go to Kathryn Jones of Jenkintown PA. Remainder to Warren and Kathryn to share equally. They are named co executors without bond.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in Morgan Chapel Methodist Church for Francis Stump Perry Township trustee who died last Friday at his Rockbridge Route 2 home. Rev. Maxine Krischer officiated with organists Mrs. Emma Davis Mrs. Kathleen Reeves and Mrs. Dora Wilson, accompanied by Mrs. Violet Stump. Pallbearers were Rex Beavers Jack White Leonard Yantes Raymond Sisco Cleo Tracy and Earl Swackhammer. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Heinlein Funeral Service directed.
The WSCS of the Methodist Church Haydenville held its annual picnic on the lawn at Mr. and Mrs. Clarence S. Matheny's home. Attendees included families and friends from Nelsonville Columbus Logan Gore and local routes and numerous members and children.
Mrs. Edgar L. Ewing Logan medical Roy Deible New Plymouth Route 1 surgery Dismissed Mrs. Jerry Collins Wellston and son Mrs. Joseph Campbell Logan Route 2 and son Mrs. Pearl Hettinger Rockbridge Route 1 and daughter
A 17-year-old Logan boy, previously on probation, was sent to the Boys Industrial School after a Juvenile Court hearing. He was found to have violated probation by aiding in a May burglary at the Hocking Drive In Theater and for driving without a license on August 4.
Logan Lindley L Williams 19 laborer of Columbus and Syl via Dora Nelson 18 at home Logan Route 3 are linked with Harold D Carpenter 21 shipping clerk of Gore Route 1 and Mary E Geiger 16 at home.
Arthur J Pickett 79 died at his Logan residence after long illness. He worked as a stationary engineer at multiple Ohio plants and was a Logan Odd Fellows member. Surviving: three sons Edgar Charles Paul. two daughters Dorothy Baker Betty Jean. 15 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren. Friends may call Leonard funeral home. services 10 a m Wednesday with Rev Earl Appleman. burial Oak Grove Cemetery.
Four divorce actions were filed in Hocking County Common Pleas Court. Patricia Matheny accuses Charles L. Matheny of Nelsonville of gross neglect and extreme cruelty and seeks custody, alimony, child support, and property division. Others include Mary Hill vs Henry Hill, Beatrice Sheline vs Herbert Sheline, and Mary E. Kline vs Paul E. Kline with requests for custody and support. grounds include extreme cruelty and gross neglect in each case.
Ralph Livesay 27 of Columbus Robert Tavan 22 of Chauncey and Clifford Hickman 34 of Lancaster were each fined 15 dollars and costs after a radar check on Aug 4 led to speeding charges.
Rotarian Albert Seabright presented a account of the St Lawrence Seaway at Logan Rotary. He traced talks from 1909 through revived effort in later years and described seven locks and a billion dollar cost with toll recovery. Guests at the meeting included Harry Armstrong and others.
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