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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1953

Page

3

Sun Glow Strike Threat Over Eight Day Contract Terms

Logan Sun Glow Furniture Industries workers in Local 290 United Furniture Workers CIO vote to strike if a new contract is not agreed within eight days. The plant employs nearly 150, with 120 union members, and seeks a 15 cent across the board wage increase while preserving gains from prior contracts.

Logan Sun Glow Furniture Industries, Inc United Furniture Workers CIO Bradie Waugh

Logan Barber Logan O F Wills Dies at 70 in Logan

Oliver F Wills 70 a veteran Logan barber died at 9 p m Saturday at Hocking Valley Hospital after Thursday admission for a heart condition He lived in Logan most of his life born in Richmondale Jackson County He practiced barbering over 50 years with a shop on Gallagher Ave He was a Mason and secretary of the Logan local Union of Journeyman Barbers Survived by wife Estella two brothers Rev Lot Wills Hebron and Herman Wills Wellston and one sister Naomi Wills Huntington W Va Funeral 1 p m Tuesday Heinlein funeral home Rev A N Grueser officiating Burial Wellston Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home until services

Moon vs Earth Craters Compare Size

Clavius on the Moon measures about 140 miles across making it the largest lunar crater. Meteor Crater in Arizona is under one mile wide, contrasting with the lunar feature.

Moon Clavius Earth Meteor Arizona

Corn-Loan Farmers Fill Storage Bins

Hocking County corn pledged for government loans in 1952 is being delivered to the Commodity Credit Corporation. through Friday 14,546 bushels have arrived at CCC storage on Zanesville Ave. farmers may deliver until Sept 1 under the loan program. bins total 38,000 bushels and about 25,000 more are expected.

Logan Hocking County Commodity Credit Corporation CCC Zanesville Ave Paul Shaw Production and Marketing Administration

Ohio State Fair to host votes on state issues and speakers

Visitors at the Ohio State Fair can vote on universal military training, Alaska and Hawaii statehood, and four year terms for elected state officials using machines in the arts and crafts annex. The fair runs August 28 to September 4. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and Msgr Anthony Schlerni t zauer will speak at Protestant and Catholic services on August 30.

Columbus Ohio Alaska Hawaii Ted W. Brown Norman Vincent Peale New York Msgr Anthony Schlernitzauer

Kix-Resident Dies in Iowa

Funeral services were held at Morning Side Iowa for Mrs. R. R. Pike of Storm Lake former Athens County resident. She lived with her parents near Sharpsburg before moving to Iowa with them. Survived by husband Robert a sister Mrs Hallie Oldenderfer Columbus and several nieces and nephews.

Morning Side Iowa R. R. Pike Storm Lake Athens County Calvin Linscott Sharpsburg Robert Hallie Oldenderfer Columbus

Logan Social Notes: Kath leen Dye Marries Grover Francisco

Kath leen Dye daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dye of Gore Route 1 married Grover Francisco of Lancaster at Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. Paul Holtzen officiated at 8 45 p m on Thursday August 20. The couple will reside in Lancaster after a short trip. Kath leen was a telephone operator and Carbon Hill High School graduate. Grover Francisco is a Lancaster graduate employed in Lancaster.

Logan Richard Dye Gore Rt. 1 Kathleen Grover Francisco Lancaster Florence Congreve Paris France Harold Francisco Bucyrus Paul Holtzen Trinity Lutheran Church Carbon Hill High School Lancaster High School Francisco

Bridale shower honors Miss Auker guest of honor

Miss Mary Lou Auker was guest of honor at a bridale shower Friday evening with Miss Jean Morrison as hostess. Miss Auker will marry Robert Whitcraft on August 28. Prizes in contests went to Miss Beverly Stroupe Mrs Martha McCune and Mrs Letha Westenbarger. Other guests included Mrs Floyd L Donaldson Jr and many local friends.

Mary Lou Auker Bridale Jean Morrison Auker Robert Whitcraft Beverly Stroupe Martha McCune Letha Westenbarger Floyd L. Donaldson, Jr Circleville Allene Whitcraft Columbus Bernard Cook Robert Hansel Gladys Rheinscheld

Farewell party honors Mrs. Ford and her son Richard

Mrs Bill Ford formerly Jean Lee of Haydenville and her son Richard were honored at a farewell party hosted at their home. The gathering recognized their departure and celebrated their time in the community.

Bill Ford Jean Lee Haydenville Richard

Troop 99 Scouts Headed for Washington Trip

Logan Michael Brown and 17 other Troop 99 Scouts left for a Washington D C tour with stops at Gettysburg. They travel by car with Scoutmaster James Stewart and drivers Robert Stewart William Pence and William Rutter. Funds were raised by troop activities. only scouts pay meals and personal purchases.

Logan Michael Brown Troop 99 Washington D. C Gettysburg James Stewart Robert Stewart William Pence William Rutter

Welcome Wagon Club Adds Three New Members in August Meeting

At the August Welcome Wagon Club gathering Thursday evening three new members joined the group Mrs. R. J. Sailor Mrs. L. M. O'Brien and Mrs. William Zacharias. Dinner was at Blosser's and the Evangelical United Brethren Church choir performed a program of voice and piano.

Welcome Wagon Club R. J. Sailor L. M. O'Brian William Zacharias Blosser’s Evangelical United Brethren Church Choir Judy Woolery Shirley Derr Mariann Mauk Barbara Mauk Norma Jean Fickel Kay Cannon MacDonald Watson Harold Cruea Warren Gardner S. H. Shipsides KR. & Smith M. C. Mobley W. E. Lyke Ernest Henry E. D. Coffman C. B. Kennard Leo Boyle Shipsides Baughman Watson Franklin Baker Robert Casner R. M. Sayers George Yant Norman Dodridge Charles Ingraham C. E. Myers James Hawley Glenn Hemsworth Cruea Gardner Harry Sweary

Local Travel and Family Visits Spread Across Several States

Mr and Mrs Charles Lyke return from Niagara Falls Montreal and Quebec Canada and the New England states. Miss Sandra Harvey of Phoenix City Alabama visits Mr and Mrs Morris Hummel sisters with Miss Harvey. Perry Oakley and Pamara Jean Oakley of Des Moines Iowa visit with Clarence Ford in Logan and P G Oakley in Nelsonville. Vance Stewart returns from Cleveland and Akron visiting R W Vale and Ray Bowles. Sandra Vale joins grandparents in Logan for a short visit.

Charles Lyke Niagara Falls Montreal Quebec Canada New England States Sandra Harvey Phoenix City Ala Morris Hummel Harvey Hummel Perry Oakley Pamara Jean Des Moines Iowa Clarence Ford Logan P. G. Oakley Nelsonville Vance Stewart Cleveland R. W. Vale Akron Ray Bowles Sandra Vale

Hocking TB Care Levy Approved for Ballot

Logan officials move to place a six-tenths mill levy on the November ballot to fund tuberculosis hospital care for Hocking County residents. Prosecutor Fred A. Murray approved the form of the resolution. the board of elections must process it by Sept. 15.

Logan Fred A. Murray Hocking County Logan-Hocking County Election Board Health Board

Athens Home Boys Found by Sheriff

Three walkaways from the Athens County Children's Home were picked up Sunday afternoon near Miller's Orchard Route 56 by Sheriff Waldron. The youths, in their early teens, were loitering and feared fugitives from Lancas ter BIS but were found to be wards of the Athens County Child Welfare Department and returned to the home with a department representative and an Athens patrolman.

Logan Athens County Miller's Orchard A. J. Waldron Sheriff's Office BIS Lancaster Athens County Child Welfare Department Athens Police Department

Rev Grueser Reappointed Pastor of Logan EUB for 12th Year

The Rev. A N Grueser was returned for a 12th consecutive year as pastor of the Logan Evangelical United Brethren Church at the Ohio Southeast Conference session in Mills Memorial EUB Church Lancaster. Assignments shifted pastors among Hocking County churches and nearby charges.

Logan A. N. Grueser Logan Evangelical United Brethren Church EUB Hocking County Mills Memorial Lancaster Grueser Circleville Carl Wilson Enterprise Eub C. B. Burns Rockbridge-Gibisonville Bremen

Resigns State Post. Waldman to Become County Judge

Albert Waldman Ohio director of industrial relations will be sworn in September 1 as judge of the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court. The resignation from the state post is scheduled to take effect on that date.

Columbus Ohio Albert

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Good Housekeeping G. H. Martin & Son Richland Ave O.F. Wills Logan Barber Kix Famous Brands Navy Green Forester Cherry Rose Chartreuse Ralph Campbell Hal Phelps Ford Son Huband Lieutenant Ford Wiesbaden Germany W. E. Kienzie Richard Weis Phelps W. J. Seel Brenda Lee Roger. Campbell A. E. Campbell Penny and Beverly Troop Washington Hocking TB Care Levy Athens Bernetdi Rev. Grueser Logan Eub America Athens Hotel Dew House Akr Colrv Inten Treet Warkersbure W. Va
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