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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1947

Page

2

Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2168 Announces Anniversary Week

Logan area plans a multi day celebration for the 13th anniversary of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2168 led by secretary Carl Blosser. Activities run Aug 24 to Aug 31 with picnics, dances, wrestling matches, initiation services for a 100 member class, and guest speakers including Robert Green of Zone Four.

Logan Order of Eagles Aerie Carl E. Blosser Robert Green Nelsonville Zone Four Blosser Rachelmacher Park Dick Dye Border Rangers Jack Smithers Columbus United Furniture Workers Tiger Bud) Mitchell

Logan RA Fair Projects Entered By Local FFA Chapter

Logan Chief Logan Chapter of Future Farmers of America will again enter projects and an exhibit for the Ohio State Fair in Columbus next week. The exhibit will illustrate division of supervisional work in vocational and FFA agriculture classes and will be displayed in the FFA building. Poultry culling demonstrations are planned by Don Ansel and Jack Souders. Poultry projects include Jim More Gene Crane Don Ansel and Harold Nihiser. Potato projects are entered by Russell Mason Jack North and Gene Crane. A hog feeder built by Franklin Frazier is on the local list.

London Columbus Hank Gramarco Springfield John Hallby Logan Ashland University Howard Blum Delbert Marstiller Chuck Four Sharps Blosser Future Farmers of America Howard Nowles FFA Don Ansel Logan Boys Jack Souders Jim More Gene Crane Don Ansé@l Harold Nihiser Russell Mason Jack North Franklin Frazier

Son Is Born in Logan to Mr and Mrs John Martin

Logan couple Mr. and Mrs. John Martin welcomed a seven pound son born at home Tuesday. The maternal age is listed as Mr. and Mrs. William Myers of Logan.

Logan John Martin William Myers

97 Degree High Listed By Highway Department

Weather observers from the State Highway Department report yesterday's temperatures with 90 degrees at noon, 97 degrees at 2:30 p.m. and 91 degrees at 4 p.m. in Logan.

Highway Department Logan State Highway Department

Hocking Hospital Admissions and Discharges

Hospital officials at Hocking Valley Hospital list admits including Mrs. George W. Hanner of Logan Mrs Pearl Keplar of Nelsonville and Mrs Jerry B Shilling of Logan Route 2 Also admitted Mrs Fred Primmer Jr of Logan Dismissals include Mrs C R Roegge and her infant daughter of Nelsonville

Logan Hocking Valley Hospital George W. Hanner Pearl Keplar Nelsonville Jerry B. Shilling Fred Primmer, Jr C. R. Roegge

Rural Women Elect Officers at Hocking County Picnic

Rural Women of Hocking County discussed organization plans for the coming year at an all day picnic at the Skinner home. Officers and a nominating committee were announced and a county delegation to a Jackson Mills convention was planned for October.

Logan Hocking County C. W. Skinner Alice King Emily C. van Fossan Ralph Swartz Home Council Jackson Mills W. Va Paul H. Shaw Arlie Brimner William Mowrey Ralph Rheinscheid Mattie Allen Porter Heigle King Minnie Price Hocking County Fair Paul Shaw Will Hansel Neal Shaw

Margaret Sapp Sues for Divorce from John Sapp

Margaret Sapp files for divorce citing gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. She seeks temporary and permanent custody of a minor child in the Common Pleas Court records of Thelma Keyes.

Logan Margaret Sapp John Sapp Clerk of Common Pleas Thelma Keyes

Mrs Hunter Elected Health Board Secretary

Mrs Hattie Hunter of McArthur was named secretary for the Vinton County Board of Health at a Friday meeting. She succeeds Marjorie Crow who resigned, effective immediately.

Mrs. Hunter Health Board

Marriage Licenses Issued For Three Couples in Ohio

McARTHUR Forest McAfee 21 Wellston Route 3 laborer and Betty LaFollette 19 McArthur issued Aug 15 Harold Smith 25 Wellston draftsman and Doris Jeffers 20 Radcliff issued Aug 15 Willard Faulk 19 Radcliff laborer and Loisene Perry 16 Radcliff issued Aug 16

McArthur Forest McAfee Wellston Betty LaFollette Harold Smith Doris Jeffers Radcliff Willard Faulk Loisene Perry

Funeral services for Mrs Ethel Rawlins

Funeral services were held for Mrs Ethel Rawlins 38 who died at her Union Furnace home Sunday with Rev Troy Fields officiating at Union Furnace Evangelical United Brethren Church. Pallbearers were Chester Smith Kenneth Nixon Robert Nice Charles Holdren Harold Powell and Oscar Rheinscheid. Interment followed at Miller's Chapel Cemetery.

Hocking County Land Transfers Log of Recent Real Estate Deals

Recorder Ethel Bartton lists transfers in Hocking County including James L Ruscoe and Alice to Stanley Ruscoe in Rockbridge lot 5 Edwin D Griffin to Paul and Lucille Kunkler in Logan lot 818 Ralph E Swartz and Helen Swartz to Merritt and Florence Wonn six acres Falls Township Laura Beccard and others to Shirley Smith in Salt Creek Township interest in 161.87 acres Linda Belcher and Louise Belcher to Wilbur and Lulu Clark 40 acres Perry Township John R Roberts and Florence Roberts to John Powers and Myrtle Powers lot 1 236 Marian Wright Mirick to Ruble lot 5 Logan Marian Wright Mirick to Ruble 146 acres Logan Mary Elizabeth Tucker to Clyde and May Mathias Good Hope Township William Clark Winder Jr and Mary Winder to Orville and Dorothy Ballinger part of fractional lot 7 Green Township Floyd Duffy and Olive Duffy to Howard and Beatrice Dafford in lot 637 Logan.

Logan Hocking County Ethel Bartton James L. Ruscoe Alice A. Ruscoe Stanley Ruscoe Rockbridge Edwin D. Griffin Paul E. Kunkler Lucille FE Kunkler Ralph E. Swartz Helen M. Swartz Merritt W. Wonn Florence Darlene Wonn Falls Township Laura Beccard Shirley Smith Salt Creek Linda Belcher Louise Belcher Wilbur H. Clark Lulu Ellen Clark Perry Township John R. Roberts Florence Powers Roberts John E. Powers Myrtle Powers Marian Wright Mirick S. Ruble Mary Elizabeth Tucker Clyde H. Mathias May B. Mathias Good Hope William Clark Winder, Jr Mary Winder Orville Ballinger Dorothy Ballinger Green Township Floyd Duffy Olive Duffy Howard Dafford Beatrice Dafford

Logan couple granted license in Hocking County

Marriage permit issued in Hocking County Probate Court to Richard Doran Brown age 23 of Logan student and Rose Ann Brown age 21 of Logan clerk.

Logan Hocking County Richard Doran Brown Rose Ann Brown

Patients Returned Home From Hocking Valley Hospital

Mrs. David McAfee and her infant son were transported by Roberts ambulance from Hocking Valley Hospital to their Starr home yesterday evening.

Logan David McAfee Roberts Ambulance Service Hocking Valley Hospital Starr

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