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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1937

Page

12

Squad Drills For Opening Of Title Drive

Logan reports Coach Tommy Bender smiles as Roy Marshall becomes eligible after Jan 1. Marshall, a rangy prospect, may step in as center as the team prepares for league play after the holidays. The squad will face Columbus North and Marietta away in pre vacation games while Bender irons out rough spots from the Gloucester game.

Logan Tommy Bender Roy Marshall Bender Columbus North Marietta

Get Your Dog Tags Early Says County Officials

County Auditor Ora B. Yaw staff urge early dog tag purchases to avoid year end rush. Tags go on sale today through January 20 with no penalty. after that delinquent owners face penalties. Dog Warden Howard Brooks will begin delinquency enforcement once the closing date passes.

Logan Ora B. Yaw Howard Brooks

Contest Dates Set for Logan County Spelling Contest

Logan County announces district eliminations on April 22 with the finals on April 30 at Logan. Supt J W Coleman says only third to sixth graders may compete due to junior high enrollment shifts. Enrollment counts will include only participating grades to determine winning districts.

Logan Supt J. W. Coleman

Quarantine Lift Planned for Scarlet Fever in Hocking County

Health Commissioner W B Lacock says the final quarantine against scarlet fever will be lifted Friday. Six cases were reported two weeks ago.

Logan Hocking County W. B. Lacock

Pioneer Resident Lydia Westenhaver Dies at 95 in Logan

Lydia Westenhaver, pioneer resident of Logan, died at 4 30 a m Tuesday at age 95 after a stroke. Survived by five daughters and one son, funeral set at her Westenhaver home Thursday at 2 00 p m.

Lydia Westenhaver Logan Josiah H. Moore Lydia Wolfe Moore Rhoda Door Wolfe Door Ohio Connecticut Marietta Rhoda Christopher Wolfe Andrew Wolfe McArthur Hocking Valley Westenhavers Christian Westenhaver Old Town Creek Westenhaver Alice Steinman

Car Sales Increase in Logan County December

With only half of December gone, Hocking County automobile dealers report 21 new cars sold.

Logan Hocking County

Christmas Party and Holiday Activities in American Legion Auxiliary

The American Legion Auxiliary held a Monday potluck with a Christmas tree and boxed gifts for veterans hospitals. Mrs. A. W. Seabright joined, and Ruth Armstrong led gift exchanges. Local gatherings included a Win or Lose Bridge Club event hosted by Mrs. Curtis Cole and a Five Hundred Club night hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Johnson.

American Legion Auxiliary A. T. Spears Ruth Armstrong A. W. Seabright George Finkbone Georgene Columbus Harry St. Clair Logan Frank St. Clair Curtis Cole North Street Judson Shriner Emma Floyd Shriner Rudy Lortz Rudolph Hankison Clinton Webb Miss Floyd Five Hundred Club Theodore Johnson Main Street Denzil Weltner Weltner Ben Geslin Myrtle Kleinschmidt Emma Kleinschmidt

Piano Move At Loyal Lodge Draws Crowd In Logan

Knights of Pythias movers used a gin pole to raise a heavy piano to the third floor of the McCarthy building in Logan where the lodge will have its new headquarters. Spectators gathered to watch the operation Tuesday as workers steadied the instrument.

Retiring Logan Mayor Closes Dockets Before Transition

Logan Mayor Kenneth Fitzgerald works to clear dockets and collect delinquent fines ahead of January 1 turnover to Dallas Kinser. Commitments issued by Chief Lew Reynolds prompted payment or payment plans from most overdue cases.

Logan Kenneth Fitzgerald Dallas Kinser Lew Reynolds

Install New Officers at Antioch Grange Meeting

Antioch Grange of Enterprise installed officers during a regular Monday meeting with James R. Smoot as installing officer. Twenty five members attended and were urged to visit another grange to prepare reports for the January 10 gathering.

Logan Antioch Grange of Enterprise James R. Smoot

Local Messenger Writer Undergoes Appendicitis Surgery

Faces Operation LOGAN Mrs. Clinton Webb, a messenger society writer from this city, was taken to a Colum bus hospital at 6 p.m. Tuesday for an appendicitis operation. She became ill Monday night and was accompanied by her husband and her sister Mrs. Frank W. Harden.

Legion District 8 Membership Hits 1 163 Of 2 300 Quota

The report shows Logan District 8 American Legion membership for the week ending December 5 at 1 163 of a 2 300 quota, 50.6 percent, ranking ninth, just behind District 1. A stray note claims camels can go nine days without water.

Logan American Legion

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