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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1953

Page

9

Health levies proposed to appear on November ballot

Logan's commissioners consider two health levies totaling one mill for the November ballot. A six tenths mill would fund TB treatment and sanitarium care and a four tenths mill would support the Logan-Hocking County Department of Health. The two levies, endorsed by the Health Association and TB group, would be a single health issue but voted separately.

Logan Hocking County Hockinounty Logan-Hocking County Department of Health Hocking County Health Net Hocking County Tuberculosis and Health Association Health Department

Mrs. Arminda G. Shaw Rites Set in Laurelville Area

Arrangements are made for the funeral of 79 year old Mrs. Arminda Gertrude Shaw wife of Herbert Shaw who died at her Logan Route 2 home after years of illness. She was a lifelong Hocking County resident and member of the South Bloomingville Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband two sons a daughter a brother three sisters five grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Rites at 3 pm Friday at Leonard Funeral Home with Rev. Phyllis LeMaster officiating burial in Beery cemetery South Bloomingville. Friends may call at the funeral home until services.

Logan Arminda Gertrude Shaw Herbert Shaw Hocking County South Bloomingville Methodist Church The Daughters of America Harry Loan Route 2 Hoadley Shaw Ambus Ralph Scott Worthington Plyley Tatman Laurelville Rachel George Circleville Martha Appleman Columbus Martha Harmon Leonard Funeral Home Phyllis LeMaster Beery South Bloomingville Lumbus I. N. Burnworth Guy Webb A. N. Grueser Harmony Cemetery Perry County

4-H Health Contest Examinations Slated in Logan

Physical exams for 4-H club members nominated to the health contest will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday in the city county health department office. Each club may nominate one entrant. the healthiest boy and girl advance to the state contest at the Ohio State fair. Examinations by Dr H M Boocks, health commissioner, require nominees to have three years of 4-H work and be 14 years old.

Logan H. M. Boocks

Two Guilty Pleas Are Entered Here

Guilty pleas entered by Claude R. Strawn and Harold R. Febes at arraignment before Mayor Roger Friend. Strawn, 20, of Logan, fined $15 and costs for reckless operation. Febes, from Rockbridge Route 1, fined $5 and costs for drunk and disorderly conduct. City police filed the charges.

Logan Roger Friend Claude R. Strawn Zanesville Ave Harold R. Febes Rockbridge

Perraults Announce Birth of Second Son

Logan Mr and Mrs Frank Perrault of Beverly welcomed a son born Saturday at Marietta Hospital. Grandparents Gerald Miller Sr and wife visited along with granddaughter Deborah. The Perraults also have a son named Tommy. Nearby, Herbert Glick of Beverly Logan Route 4 visited his son in law and daughter Lyman Hanse and wife.

Logan Frank Perrault Beverly Marietta Hospital Gerald Miller Sr Haydenville Deborah Perraults Perrault Tommy Herbert Glick Logan Route 4 Lyman Hanse

Mrs Bowland rites Friday in Logan

Last rites for Rebecca Jane Bowland 68 widow of Thomas Bowland will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Leonard Funeral Home. She died Wednesday from a heart attack suffered a week earlier. Survivors include daughter Florence Brown of Logan and daughter Delta Cyders of Columbus. Burial in Harmony Cemetery Perry County.

Mrs. Nancy Edgell Recovering After Eye Surgery

Mrs. Nancy Edgell of Nelsonville is recovering at Grant Hospital Columbus after eye surgery performed there last Friday. Her daughters Mrs. Melvin Spencer of New Straitsville and Mrs. James McNamee of Logan, and niece Mrs. Dan Thrapp of Columbus, accompanied her. Mrs. McNamee remained in Columbus to stay close to her mother.

Logan Nancy Edgell Nelsonville Grant Hospital Columbus

Local Store Hours and Address Fragment

Fragmentary OCR shows a business listing for 22 N Kern St Athens Ohio with hours Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM and Saturday 8:30 AM to 9:00 PM, plus partial price marks and unclear references to a Dor label and 57c.

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