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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1947

Page

8

Class Plans Yule Party For Dec 16 In Glouster

Willing Workers Class of the Methodist Church met at the Jonas home with co hostesses Mrs Sarah Jonas and Mrs W A Craft. A brief business session led by Mrs Annetta Lewis set Dec 16 as the Christmas party date after readings by members.

Glouster Sarah Jonas W. A. Craft Methodist Church Jonas Clara Golding Annetta Lewis William Leadbetter Palestine Craft Harvey South Golding L. R. Andrews Columbus Florence Andrews Xenia Lewis Elizabeth Gordon Goldie Willis Isabel Bulloch Saul Border Leadbetter

Yuletide Pageant and Parade Planned in Logan Town

Logan prepares for a Christmas parade at 7 30 p m with twelve high school bands church floats and a Waltonian Chorus. The parade leads to the Logan High School stadium for a pageant The Christmas Story with over 700 participants and narrating by Rev. Paul N. Warner.

Logan Waltonian Chorus Logan High School Paul N. Warner St. Matthews Lutheran Church Ohio University James Horwell W. C. Fingerhut Athens High School Ray Woodgeard Hocking County Dwight Campbell Somerset We Three Kings of Orient Wilbur Crist Capital University

Veterans service department logs 246 interviews in November

Logan reports the veterans service department conducted 246 interviews in November and approved 3 521.60 in yearly compensation. Increases totaled 828 yearly. Office correspondence included 103 received and 106 sent. Eight disability claims and three terminal leave applications were processed.

Logan Veterans’ Service Department John Buchanan Buchanan

Hocking Bee Keepers Meet Thursday for Reorganization

Logan Hocking County bee keepers will meet in the Logan Senior High School cafeteria for a reorganization. Officers will be elected, current business completed, and plans for next year outlined. Refreshments provided by Fred Hugh Carl Poling and Howard Kirk.

Logan—Hocking County Bee Logan Senior High School Fred Hugh Carl Poling Howard Kirk

Appeal Postponed for Trial Dec. 16

LOGAN The appeal of Wayne Armstrong and Alice Armstrong Morries from appropriation proceedings has been postponed for trial to Dec. 16, court records show. The proceedings were started by the state highway department for land needed for road and channel improvements, and the appeal concerns the compensation offered to the land owners.

Hocking Hospital Notes Admits Births Dismissals

Recent admissions at Hocking Valley Hospital include Florence Hick Nelsonville and Mrs Ernest Hitchings Nelsonville Route 2. Births to Thomas Riley Nelsonville a son and to Mr and Mrs Robert Cline Logan Route 1 a daughter. Dismissals include Mrs Robert Robinson and daughter Union Furnace and others in Logan and surrounding areas.

LOGAN Hocking Valley Hospital Florence Hick Nelsonville Ernest Hitchings Joseph Spence Ralph Lightfritz Carbondale Thomas Riley Robert Cline Robert Robinson Union Furnace Walter Klinebriel Buchie Walter Haas Cornelius Dillon

Ballingers Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary at Thanksgiving

Mr. and Mrs. George Ballinger of Logan Route 2 were honored on Thanksgiving Day with a dinner at Leo Konkler’s home Rockbridge Route 2 marking their 50th wedding anniversary. Attendees included William Wray, Floyd Conners and family, Orville Ballinger and children, Leman Weaver Jr., Leo Kinkler and family, Everett Smith Jr., and other relatives. The Ballingers now reside in Marion Township.

Logan George Ballinger Leo Konkler Rockbridge Ballingers Athens Ballinger Ada Oxley William Wray Floyd Conners Ronnie

Tax Reflects Business Gain in Hocking County

Logan figures from Hocking County Treasurer Ralph W Moorhead show higher sales tax receipts than the previous year. The last week of November yielded 3016.22 dollars, up 303.35 from 1946. Year to date through November sales tax coupons total 146237.62, up 36030.88 from last year.

Logan Hocking County Ralph W. Moorhead

Ambrose appeals petty larceny verdict in hospital coupon theft

Vinicentina Ambrose appeals a guilty finding by a common pleas court petit jury in a case charged with petty larceny for taking coupons valued at $1.25 from Hocking Valley Hospital. A motion for a new trial was denied by Judge Harley Meyer.

Logan Vincentina Ambrose Common Pleas Court Petit Jury Navy Hocking Valley Hospital Harley Meyer

Hocking County Land Transfers

Hocking County records show multiple property transfers including Mary Martin Patnil and Augus tus Patnil to Elmer and Frieda Risch for lot 213 in Logan and Rachel Adeline Meyers to Edna and C K McCarty for lot 386 in Logan. Other transfers involve farms and lots across Perry Benton Starr and Logan townships, including 42 acres in Perry Township from Ira A Shisler to Herbert R Dunkle and 15 acres in Starr Township from O S Lavely to Thomas H Wallace.

Mary Martin Patnil Augustus J. Patnil Elmer Frieda Risch Logan Rachel Adeline Meyers Edna C. K. McCarty Elvie B. Nutter Cornelia Nutter Robert P Frances P.ashbaugh W. C May Conrad J. G. Smith Robert Poling Goodhope Ira A. Shisler Herbert R. Dunkle Perry Township Guy S. Wright Oliver N. Blake Oldtown Alva Hankison Hazel Hankison Harold Hankison Norman C Frieda K. Shumard Benton Township Gerald Lillian Hampshire Paul Little Gibbortville Anna Dumm Mildred Disbennett Melvin Dumm Russell B. Hone Myrtle Hone Carl T Lucille M. Evans William H Elizabeth Ansel O. S Ira May Lavely Thomas H Blanche I. Wallace Starr Township Donald Ethel Wilson Lester Withem Vansickle Murray City

Rural Youth Group Christmas Party Set for Dec 12

LOGAN The Older Rural Youth group will meet Dec 12 at 8 p.m. in Maccabee Hall for its annual Christmas party. Kenneth Iles, president, will be in charge of arrangements.

Logan Maccabee Hall Kenneth Iles

Eye Injury Forces Stay-Home for Local Man

GLOUSTER Albert Hall of this city was advised by his physician to remain away from his work at the Athens Machine Shop for a few days due to a congested eye caused by a small steel particle. The particle was not found until irritation set in and Hall now wears a patch. LOGAN Jeanette Frazier and Mildred Blum, deputy clerks in the clerk of courts office, are confined to their homes by illness.

Glouster Albert Hall Athens Hall

Rebekah Dinner Planned in Straitsville

Mr and Mrs J S Wilson will host the Rebekah Ladies for a pot luck dinner at their Straitsville home on Thursday.

Rebekah New Straitsville J. S. Wilson

Thanksgiving Weekend Visits Highlight Ohio Local Family Trips

Glouster residents recall Thanksgiving with relatives from Columbus Dayton Athens and Jacksonville. Multiple households hosted and visited over the holiday with plans for travel toward year end including a Columbus auto trip to tour the southern states.

Arrival From Panama Met in New York

Mrs. T. D. McAfoose and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Keyes with son Randy met Betty McAfoose on her arrival by Panama boat in New York. En route they visited Uniontown residents J. E. Jones and returned to Glouster with Mrs. Elizabeth Ellis, guest of the Jones family.

Glouster T. D. McAfoose W. R. Keyes Randy New York Betty McAfoose Panama Miss McAfoose Uniontown J. E. Jones Elizabeth Ellis

Section One Winner In Church Contest

Glouster section one wins the scripture hunt in the Young People’s Church of Christ contest. The two sections will meet for a social half hour Sunday at 5 30 p m before the evening service. Mrs James Settles named assistant supervisor to Mrs Wanda McAllister over the young people group.

Glouster Young People’s Church of the Glouster Church of Christ James Settles Wanda McAllister Young People’s Church

Bingman Family Relocates to Mingo Junction

Mr and Mrs Clyde Bingman moved from Madison Street to Mingo Junction. He has taught industrial arts at Mingo Junction High School since September but could not secure housing there until now.

Glouster Clyde Bingman Madison St Mingo Junction Bingman Mingo Junction High School

Past Noble Grands Club Meeting in Glouster

The Past Noble Grands Club will meet at Mrs. Allison Jones home at 16 Dew St on Thursday at 7 30 p m. Members should prepare a Christmas reading and a $1 gift exchange is planned.

Glouster Noble Grands Club Allison Jones Dew St

Auxiliary To Meet On Thursday In Legion Hall

The Auxiliary of the American Legion will convene Thursday at 7 30 p m in Legion Hall with a program on Rehabilitation and refreshments to follow. Glouster high school teams travel to New Concord for two league games against New Concord tonight.

Glouster Auxiliary of the American Legion Legion Hall Tomcats NEW Concord Glouster New Concord New Concord High School

Cincinnati Live Stock and Market Report December 2

In Cincinnati trading, hogs 3500 head steady with varied weights. barrows 180-300 lb at 25.10-26.50, sows under 350 lb around 23.50, heavier 22.25. Cattle and calves 400 head steady. steers 650-750 lb at 26.00, yearling steers above 21.50-25.00, heifers 21.50-25.00, grassers 15.50-19.00, baby beeves 19.50-23.75. Sheep 300 head, limited, undertone steady. Eggs and poultry mixed. eggs 68% large to 49% small, poultry prices listed. butter and potatoes shown with varied wholesale figures.

Cincinnate Cincinnati

Winter Chill Hits Glouster as Thermometers Rebound

A cold wave hit Glouster Saturday night with readings as low as 8 degrees in several sections Sunday and Monday mornings. By Monday afternoon the temperature rose to 45 degrees, then fell to 22 degrees by 9 30 p m.

Meeting Postponed for Jacksonville Fall Festival

The Ladies Auxiliary of UMW of A of Jacksonville postpones its meeting to December 10 due to the Jacksonville Trimble Fall Festival on December 3.

Glouster Jacksonville Ladies Auxiliary of UMW of A Lis

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