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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1926

Page

10

Financial success of fall festival assured by committee

A Logan committee of Charles Breene W H tz L D Johnson L E Strain and Frank Bilasius Jr aims to raise 1000 for a city fall festival on October 7 8 9. Merchants will donate tickets with purchases next Saturday and all entertainment will be free. The event mirrors successful Zanesville festivals and promises broader details soon.

Logan Charles Breene W. H. Tz L. D. Johnson L. E. Strain Frank Bilasius Zanesville

Auto Agency to Have New Manager in Logan

Joseph K. Armstrong of Parkersburg will take charge of the Logan branch of the C. A. Daugherty auto agency on September 1. He succeeds Forest Crumley of Athena who has served here for the past year. Armstrong brings five years at Austrey and Mullins in Parkersburg and will move his wife Mrs. Armstrong and three children to Logan. Crumley resigned to pursue a college course this fall.

Armstrong Austrey and Mullins Parkersburg Logan

Sixtieth Birthday of Eugene Dicken Observed in Logan

Eugene Dicken celebrated his sixtieth birthday with a dinner party in Logan hosted by Mr and Mrs A Tipton of East Front Street. Guests included Emerson Bran Kohle and son Arthur of Brichton Pa, Bucene Dicken and daughter Gore, Milton Francis and son Willard of Shawnee, Howard Lucas and daughters Betty Jane and John Dicken of Lozgan, among others.

Logan Eugene Dicken A. “. Tipton East Front Street Emerson Bran Kohle Arthur Brichton Bucene Dicken Gere Gore Milton Francis Willard Shawnee Howard Lucas Betty Jane John Dicken Lozgan

Union Furnace girl undergoes tonsil operation

Kathryn Inemire ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Inemire of Union Furnace was operated at Cherrington hospital Tuesday morning for disease tonsils. Miss Virginia Eberle daughter of Mayor and Mrs Lewis Eberle of Nelsonville is in Logan visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs L D Johnson of East Hunter street. A reunion of former teachers and pupils of the Coakley school will be held next Sunday with urging for all to attend.

Kathryn Inemire Albert Inemire Union Furnace Cherrington Hospital Virginia Eberle Lewis Eberle Nelsonville Logan L. D. Johnson East Hunter Street Coakley School

Hazel Kanade Hosts Card Party for Mrs. Mahoney Visit

Logan notices how Miss Hazel Kanade hosted a Monday afternoon card party for Mrs. Adam Mahoney of Detroit visiting her Stracke parents. Two tables of players enjoyed bridge with high scores awarded to Mrs. Mahoney and Lara Lytle, a September bride elect.

Logan Hazel Kanade Adam Mahoney Detroit Fred Stracke Bridee Mahoney Lara Lytle

Stanley Phillips Demands Hospital Transfer Report

Logan residents report Stanley Phil lips of the Dicken addition was taken to a Columbus hospital Sunday following an incident. Additional details on condition or cause were not available.

Logan Stanley Phillips Dicken Columbus Hospital Sun

Local Brick Setter Undergoes Acute Appendicitis Operation

Phillips, a brick setter at the Hocking Valley plant, underwent an operation for acute appendicitis yesterday evening. He is reported to be getting along well with a rapid recovery expected.

Phillips Hocking Valley

William Woodard elected president of Phi Sigma Chi chapter

Logan August 25 William Woodard was named president of the Alpha Mu chapter of the Phi Sigma Chi fraternity at the annual election in the club rooms Monday evening. Officers include Kenneth Fitzgerald vice president Wayne Price secretary Bernard Barrick treasurer William Woodruff corresponding secretary Pearl Wolfe historian and Ben Evans Jr sergeant at arms. Active membership is twenty eight with about fifty affiliated.

Logan William Woodard Alpha Mu Phi Sigma Chi Kenneth Fitzgerald Wayne Price Bernard Barrick William Woodruff Pearl Wolfe Ben Evans, Jr

Church Wedding Is Held Sunday In South Logan

Miss Mildred L. Oeffler and Arthur Dollmatsch united in marriage at 6 30 Sunday morning in Hunter street Lutheran church. The ring ceremony featured with Miss Lucille Oeffler as bridesmaid and Floyd Dollmatsch as best man. Ruth Roberts sang O Promise Me and Ohlinger of Pomeroy played the wedding march. The ceremony was witnessed by immediate families. After breakfast the couple began a wedding trip through Indiana and Kentucky before returning to South Logan.

Lohengrin Indiana Kentucky South Logan

Aged Man Dies at Infirmary in Logan

David Eby aged 89 died at the county infirmary at 5 o clock Tuesday morning from infirmities of old age. He had returned from Missouri three years ago and lived in Bloomingville before entering the home where he could not walk unaided in recent months. A former farmer and merchant of Bloomingville funeral services will be at the Bloomingville Methodist church at 2:30 Thursday afternoon.

Logan David Eby Ohio Missouri Bloomingville Bloomingville Methodist Church

Logan Fireman and Lifelong Resident Dies

Frederick Lewis Kleinschmidt aged 52 of Logan died at his home after months of illness beginning with influenza. Born in Logan, he learned tin and coppersmithing at 15 with Work and Baker and remained with the firm his entire life.

Logan Frederick Lewis Kleinschmidt

Logans Fire Department veteran dies after long service

A Logan veteran of over thirty years with the Logan volunteer fire department died after a prolonged illness. He had repeatedly risked his life to save others and followed the illness after influenza. He leaves a wife, a son Robert, four brothers, two sisters, and was to be laid to rest at Oak Grove after services conducted by Rev. C. F. Lauer.

Logan Volunteer Fire Department W. F. Oatley Fire Department Magnetic Springs Robert Logan Charles Roy Earnest Harry Pittsburgh Sam Smith Theo Harvey Denver C. F. Lauer Oak Grove

Visits of Priors to Logan After 45 Years

Mrs. H. H. Prior and her sister Mrs. C. L. Prior visit Logan for an extended stay with cousin Mrs. A. W. Mauk. They traveled from Newark and Alexandria to attend the Primitive Baptist association conference at the fair grounds. The sisters, formerly Barclay residents in Washington township, are united by marriage to brothers and share family ties beyond blood.

Logan H. H. Prior C. L. Prior A. W. Mauk Newark Alexandria the Primitive Baptist Association of the Muskingum Valley Fair Grounds Barclay Washington Township

Primitive Baptist Association Meeting in Logan

The Primitive Baptist association met at the fair grounds in Logan beginning August 18 with an introductory sermon by Rev. A. Bradfield of Toledo. Letters from member churches were read, ministers attended from across Ohio, and visitors were hosted by Scotts Creek church. The next session will be at Pleasant Hill church near Hanover in August 1927.

Logan Primitive Baptist Association Fair Grounds A. Bradfield Toledo Ohio Scotts Creek Pleasant Hill Hanover Licking County

Answers to Page Five Quiz Questions

A list of quiz answers covers names like Bebe Daniels and George Herman Ruth. It includes an honorary scholastic fraternity, a definition of perpetual motion, a seabird, a liquid mixture of hydrochloric and nitric acids, an estimate of about 500 years, the Bill of Rights, and a pianist conductor and composer.

Bebe Daniels George Herman Ruth

Air Service Experiments Aim to Clear Fog with Sand Spray

Experiments by the air service show a method of clearing cloudy atmosphere by spraying electrified sand from above. If successful, the same technique could break up fog.

The Air Service

Starving grocer recovers after using MAYA'S

A sick grocer describes a 20 year stomach ailment and drastic weight loss to 115 pounds. Four months after taking MAYA'S, he weighs 151 pounds and reports full digestion and appetite. The ad claims MAYA'S removes intestinal inflammation and mucus, and offers money back from McKee Drug Co and Gem Pharmacy.

Maya McKee Drug Co Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville

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