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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1956

Page

5

Chest Trustees Explain Extra Fund Drive Policy

B G Greenman Jr president of Hocking Community Chest explains in an open letter the fund drive policy for participating agencies It covers approval for drives for nonstandard expenses and social projects and details examples such as Girl Scout cookies Boy Scout fundraisers Salvation Army kettles and Red Cross disaster appeals The Chest operates as a county wide funding instrument run by a locally elected board inviting public input and attendance at today’s 8 pm meeting at Ohio Power Co.

Hocking County Logan ‘Trade Club United Ap Greenman Community Chest Community Chest TV Salvation Army Red Cross Ohio Power Cound

Logan Garden Club Christmas Meeting At Mrs Bright Home

The Logan Society held its Christmas meeting Monday afternoon at Mrs. Carlton Bright’s home. Orlandeth Lehman led the business session with 10 members present and a Christmas poem. Mrs. Burt Nixon gave the program on Christmas decorations, showing outside door, mantle, buffet, dining room, and other arrangements with material tips and colored examples. She also read Christmas poems and a story from Reader’s Digest about hosting foreign students during holidays.

Logan Garden Club Carlton Bright Second St Orlandeth Lehman Burt Nixon Reader's Digest

The Jazz Age on NBC TV Review by Charles Merc

A TV program titled The Jazz Age presented by NBC-TV offers a edited filmed record of the 1920s. It juxtaposes rebellion with social unrest and nostalgia while highlighting gambling prosecutions and prohibition. A Lindbergh flight sequence adds a spark of idealism.

Charles Merc Jomen New York Fred Allen Nbc-Tv Amer Henry Salment Lindbergh

Hospital Notes and Historic Air Medal Mention

Hocking Valley Hospital notes list births and surgeries for residents including Selby Murphy and Mrs. Ward. A London Wright Brothers reference notes President Taft awarding Aero Club of America medals in 1909 for the first successful airplane.

Hocking Valley Hospital Selby Murphy McArthur George K. Ward Hamden Frank Murphy James Goult Logan Surer Taft Aero Club of America Wright Brothers White Oase

Permits for Sanitary Systems In Rural Homes Considered

Logan Ohio rural health board discussed locally issuing permits for septic tanks and plumbing. Health commissioner Dr H M Boocks noted state laws regulate installation and that prior boards may have set standards, with strong local rules near Lake Logan and water sources.

Logan Logan-Hockings County Lake Logan Sanii

Logan Rotary program features English engineer Al Richardson

Al Richardson, a Nelsonville engineer born in England, spoke at the Logan Rotary Club meeting last night. The event announced Logan High School football squads annual banquet for next Monday at the Izaak Walton League clubhouse on Lake Logan. Guests included Bob King John Geiger and Bernard Stark. Logan Band Boosters met at the high school cafeteria with Ralph Walker presiding, and a male sextet performed. A sanitary district near the lake watershed discussed by Dr Boocks noted inspections free of charge, with potential countywide rules to be studied before January.

Logan al Richardson Nelsonville England Izaak Walton League Lake Logan Bob King John Geiger Bernard Stark Michigan Ary Earth Department Boocks

J W Lehman Rites Planned

funeral rites for John W Lehman 73 of Lancaster are planned. He died Sunday at a son’s home from a heart attack. A Haydenville native and former Logan resident, he retired as a stationary engineer after working at Columbus State School for the Blind. He also engineered at Logan Ice Co Plant and the water pumping station. Survivors include wife Lottie another son Kenneth Lehman of Buffalo N Y, three daughters Vivian Donald Nellie Buncey Helen Finley nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Services 2 p m Wednesday First Methodist Church Rev Benton officiating. Burial in Smiths Chapel Cemetery.

Kenneth F Lehman Buffalo N. Y Vivian Donald Logan Nellie Buncey Helen Finley Columbus William Waller Newark Frank Black Lancaster First Methodist Church Stanley T.J. Benton Smith's Chapel

Parrot Fever Discovered In County Says Doctor

Logan report details psittacosis or parrot fever in Hocking County. Dr Boocks explains it is a birdborne infectious disease affecting humans through close contact with birds or cage dust. Symptoms include fever headaches cough and can resemble influenza with high fatality if untreated. Prevention focuses on avoiding contact with imported psittacine birds.

Logan Hocking County Hi Yen H. M. Boocks Boocks

School Music Director Attends National Convention

Logan Armand Houk an instrumental music instructor for the organ schools returned Sunday from Chicago where he attended a national convention of school band directors. Sessions were held at the Hotel Sherman. Also attending were James White and Clifford Kern directors of the East and West Hocking district bands.

Logan Armand Houk Ogan Chicago Rand Eld Sherman James White Clifford Kern East and West Hocking Distriet

Woman Released From Columbus Hospital To Home

Geneva Amerine was returned by ambulance Monday from White Cross Hospital Columbus to her home at Coonville.

Logan Geneva Amerine White Cross Hospital Columbus Coonville

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