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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1946

Page

3

City Council Votes Purchase of Land From George Durant for $150

Logan city council members met at city hall with George Durant proposing to sell a two foot wide strip on Riff Street and adjacent parcels for 150. The offer was approved and deeds to remain parcels discussed. recreation planning and sewer policy topics surfaced but details reserved. The 1947 budget readings were completed and accepted.

Logan Logan City George Moore George Durant Riff and Elm Streets Eulalia and Central Avenues Claude Chrisman Logan Rotary Club E. Hunter St Gewer South Logan Central Ave C. Wood Bowen Worth Hill Chrisman and Dollison

Eight Treated After Cow Found Rabid in Logan

Logan health officials reported eight more people in Hocking County are under treatment after contact with a rabid Jersey cow owned by Lloyd Nutter. Tests at the Columbus laboratory confirmed the animal’s rabies. A committee of one, Miss Wilhelmine Deissle, will obtain material to repair outdoor ovens at Rachlemacher Park.

Logan Hocking County Columbus Laboratory Jersey Lloyd ‘Nutter Harry Shaw Wilhelmine Deissle Rachelmacher Park

Land Transfers in Hocking County Real Estate Deals

Logan records show transfers including Joanna Cook to David and Anna Lanning of Lot 39 in Murray City s Watkins Addition, 154 acres to James G. Woodgeard in Benton Township, 26 acres from Frank Hufford to Conrad in Benton, fractions of Falls Township lots to A R Hummel, multiple Hummel family fractions, Reece to Wachtel for 73 acres in Laurel Township, Loehner to Shupe Lot 1415 in Logan, Eberst to Toerner Lot 1408 in Midland Place Logan, Lambert to Wolfe in Vina Wright subdivision, Schlaegel to Scott .22 acres in Falls, Rutgers to Marstiller parts of Lot 362 and outlot 4, Belt to Krumiauf No 418, Myrtle Evans to Branum 118 acres Falls Township, and Dougherty to Dougherty 4 acres in Falls and Green Townships.

Morris E. Hummel Mary C. Hummel A. R. Hummel Falls John A Charlene Reece Carl Pearle Wachtel Laurel Township Robert G Geraldine Loehner Malcolm Berdena' Shupe Logan George Eberst Anthony Ella Toerner Midland Place Andrew Lambert Cora Lambert James Helen Wolfe Vina Wright Charles E. Schlaegel D. M. Scott Falls Township Leda B. Rutgers Delbert Freda A. Marstiller Virginia Belt Clarence Kriumiauf Monica Krumiauf Myrtle Evans S. Louis Blanche Branum James W Helen Dougherty John W. Dougherty Green Townships

Two Men Released From Armed Forces

Logan Lt Lawrence W. Adcock, son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Adcock Sr, has been released to inactive duty until October 6. Honorably discharged was Pfe Robert Vernon Carter of New Plymouth Route 2 from the Marine Corps at Quantico Va on Aug. To Attend Meeting Logan The legislative committee of the Ohio County Superintendent Association will be held in Columbus Thursday August 29 Hocking County superintendent Samuel H Dillon will attend this session.

Logan Lawrence W. Adcock Lawrence Adcock Robert Vernon Carter New Plymouth Marine Corps Quantico Legislative Committee of the Ohio County Superintendents Association Columbus Hocking County Samuel H. Dillon

County Fair Slated for Sept 18th in Logan

Plans for the Hocking County Fair at Logan Fair Grounds include a Western Horse Show harness races and a band contest on Wednesday evening. A new livestock building will be completed. Judges for livestock entries include Everette Boyer of Ohio Farm Manager Inc L A Best from Columbus and Harold Koker of Southeastern Eye Auction for poultry and eggs. Local merchants will display farm implements and machinery. Girls 4-H clubs and Scout troops will show projects. Handwork departments led by Mrs Willard Lyke and Mrs Pearl Linton will showcase embroidery crochet needlepoint knitting and other handwork for display and sale.

Logan Hocking County Logan Fair Everette’ S Boyer Ohio Farm Manager, Inc L. A. Best Columbus Harold Koker South- Eastern Eye Auction Willard Lyke Pearl. Linton

New Priest Appointed At St. John's Church

Logan Rev Father Charles P. Foy named priest of St Johns Catholic Church Logan announced by Bishop Ready at Catholic Women’s Council meeting. Foy, Army Chaplain Corps veteran, recently taught at St Aloysius Academy New Lexington and served in Columbus before being assigned to Logan starting Sunday Sept 1.

St. Charles’ Seminary Columbus Shrine of the Little Flower Corpus Christi Parish Chaplain Corps England France

Logan Social Notes Hostesses Lead Service Club Meetings

Local notes report V F W Auxiliary held its second meeting hosted by Mrs Donald Skiver with temporary chairman Mrs Keith Schultz. charter open and membership drive planned. Eastern Star Drill team also met with hostess Mrs Willard Lyke. four new members joined. Nearby Lake Hope picnic gathering included multiple families from Columbus, Springfield, and New York City areas. Later, a legal notice announces Alfred E Moore seeks divorce from Fannie L Moore in Athens County court, hearing set Sept. 13, 1946.

Merel Hartman Marion Hiles Samuel VanCurren Elmer VanCuren Willard Lyke Virginia Matheny Joe Phillips Eastern Star H. H. Shriner Ernest Price Joel Hutchins Vera Swartz Robert Emerson

Tax Receipts Show Increase From Prior Year

Logan county treasurer Ralph Moorehead reports county sales tax receipts up for the week ending August 24 this year. The week’s total reached 2,541.15 versus 2,292.92 in 1945. For the year ending August 24, receipts totaled 73,981.89, up from 47,197.74 last year, an increase of 26,184.25.

LOGAN Ralph Moorehead Hocking Moorehead

Cross Petition in Coakley Divorce Case Filed

LOGAN A cross petition has been filed in the common court by the defendant in the divorce case of Myrl E. Coakley versus Anna Coakley. Also notes labor meeting attendees and probate notices naming R W Sterwald as estate administrator for Effie L Hartley, with four months for creditors to file claims. Legal notices include Church of God of the City of Athens seeking authority to sell described real estate with hearing set after September 20, 7246.

Logan Myrl E. Coakley Anna Coakley R. W. Finsterwald Athens Ohio Effie L. Hartley County Francis D. White Judes R. WW. Fin,Sterwald Austin Hartley Athens County Francis BD. White Church of God of the City of Court of Common Pleas M. D. Hughes Ita

Coolville Sunday Socials Highlight Local Guests

Members of Class Five of the Methodist Sunday School were entertained at the homes of Mrs. E. G. Alden and Mrs. J. K. Macleod. Visitors included Miss Lelia Clark from Bangalore India, who spoke on life there, and many relatives from Gilbert West Virginia, Delaware, Columbus, Middletown, and Guyville called or stayed for visits during a busy period of meals and house gatherings.

L. E. Nist Donald Nist Delaware C. W. Hornsby Clarence Collins New Marshfield Patty Lou Wise Columbus E.G. Ashcraft W. B. King Etta Lena Dunfee Enright’s New York Hayes T. J. Gehring Bertha Barnes Nancy Davis C. A. Sampson Agnes Barrow Carroll Addie Warren William Brandeberry Floyd Brandeberry Springfield C. E. Brandeberry Guysville Wiss Cheryl Mattack Parkersburg G. R. Walden Floyd Mattack East Ford Friend Lloyd Friend Little Hocking Emmett Friend Anna Huff Chester W. Va Homer Friend Battle Creek Mich Vern Merrill Carsonville T. F. Cecil

Logan Members Attend Eastern Star Meeting

Logan chapter members plan to attend the Fall Festival at the Lancaster Fair Grounds hosted by the Lancaster Chapter of the Eastern Stars. Justice of the Peace W. Whikehart and Mrs. Whikehart returned from a Zanesville trip where they were guests of Miss Lecia Black.

Logan Venus Eastern Star Lancaster Eastern Stars Lancaster Fair Grounds Justice of the Peace W. Whikehart Mrs. Whikehart Zanesville Lecia Black

Logan Women Attend Salon Meeting and Reunion Reports

Mrs. Irma Powers and Mrs. Ellen Rowley will attend the regular Salon No. 365 meeting in Logan with a six o'clock dinner at the Colonial and a business session at the Legion Home. Reports from the recon convention in Cleveland by Irene Conrad of Lancaster and Powers of Logan will be presented. Nominating committees will be named. A Logan marriage license was issued in Probate Court by Judge E L Ewing to Floyd Raymond Pierson and Dorothy J Price.

LOGAN Irma Powers Ellen Rowley Colonial Legion Home Powers Cleveland Irene Conrad Lancaster E. L. Ewing Floyd Raymond Pierson Florence Pierson Dorothy J. Price Lewis Price

Funeral Rites Held For William Buntz

Funeral services were conducted today at 1 00 p m in Columbus for William Buntz 69 died Monday at his sister Mrs Carolyn Riddlebaugh s Columbus home Buntz longtime Logan resident and brother of John Buntz Burial followed in Columbus Relatives attending included Mr and Mrs John Buntz and family Mr and Mrs Ransom Casto and son Lewis GUESTS OF SON Logan Mrs C F Rauch Mrs Eber Mowery and Miss Jeanne Mowery returned from Fort Sill Okla where they were guests of Mrs Rauch s son S Sgt Jack Rauch.

Clarence Ford Kathryn Helen Thomas Judy Buntz W. Hunter Sr John Buntz Shirley Radcliff A. N. Grueser Clarence Griffith Logan Jack Lacey Mary New Haven Mildred Finch Louise Williams Columbus Finch E. Y. Matheny Tom Zanesville Wilma Jean Stimel Dale Wolfe Maxville S. H. Dillon H. W. Harden Grove City Howard Sigman Amy Muchmore Bess Muchmore Sigman Peter Lake Side Annabell Raynor Cleveand Mae Raynor Paerl Logan A. K C. F. Rauch Eber Mowery Jeanne Mowery Fort Sill Okla

Service Briefs Of Logan Area

Logan Seaman Paul Mc Closkey now stationed at Norfolk VA visited Sunday with Mrs. Alice Kappe and family. California friends of the Osgood family also guests. Selective Service announces three honorable discharges from Great Lakes. All are Naval Reservists: Ship's Cook Bobbie Lee Starr Gore Sir Don Juan Smith and William Ivan Moorehead. Starr discharged July 31 Smith August 13 and Moorehead August 7.

Logan Paul McCloskey Nor~folk Alice Kappe Seaman McCloskey California Osgood Kappe Selective Service Board Great Lakes Naval Ship Willliam Ivan Moorehead Starr Smith Moorehead

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