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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1951
Page
3
Harold Ruggles announces Logan Route 1 resident Ann Woodard and Enterprise native James Worthman as health contest winners. They were chosen for high health exam scores by Dr. H. G. Southard and their active 4‑H involvement, future state fair competition pending.
Edie Searles 18 daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Shaver 363 Gallagher Logan enlisted in the Women's Army Corps Aug 16 for three years She is a 1950 high school graduate from Fostoria and will train at Camp Lee Virginia before serving in the WAC She previously worked for her mother who runs the Home Tavern in Logan.
Festivities in Logan mark the halfway point with a 70 piece Logan school band concert directed by James Horwell. The show, the final free summer concert, drew hundreds before the courthouse. Tonight the Union Furnace school band under Miss Mary Jane McKinley performs. Friday hosts a baby show with prizes. Saturday honors the farthest travelers, registration at Risch's drug store.
Logan A drought tightens grips on Hocking County farms as County Extension Agent Harold Ruggles notes early corn and garden crops suffer and pastures dwindle. If dry spell continues, district farmers face serious impact.
Logan workers collected 21380 dollars in unemployment compensation during July said Homer J. Schein manager of the local Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Office.
Page 11 A log shows Athens Pharmacy at 128 Come Street processing mall orders for curbside pickup and home delivery. Staff coordinate with customers to confirm items and payment while ensuring timely fulfillment.
Logan School Superintendent George Carr announces pre registration for kindergarten pupils and new student enrollments Friday from 9 to 11 30 in the high school offices. Children must be five by Sept 31 1951 and immunization against diphtheria and smallpox is required before entry. Shots may be given free by the City Health Department or by a family physician.
Mr and Mrs Pearl Woolever Logan Route 4 welcome a daughter. Admitted Charles Woodyard New Plymouth Mrs Delbert Brown McArthur Pamela K Valentine Logan James Hawley Logan Mrs Kenneth Rheinscheid Logan Route 1 Dismissed Mrs Fred Meadows Logan Mrs Alfred Howdyshell Logan Route 1 and daughter Forrest Hedges Laurelville Route Mrs Conrad Blankenship South Logan and daughter Mrs Pearl Woolever Logan Route 4 and daughter
Logan family honors David Vance Rannells at 172 N Mulberry St with four children and nine grandchildren in attendance. Born near New Plymouth where his farmhouse was built over a century ago by his parents the celebration notes his long church and Grange ties and five generations of Rannells living locally. Attendees include Fred and Diana Powell with son David, Thomas Rannells and boys Vance Robert William, Robert Rannells’ daughters Sally Susie Kay Rebecca and Joseph Gable family Lora Jane and John.
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