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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1958

Page

3

Logan School Board Delays Action on Consolidation and Nurse Salary

Logan board defers on funding a nurse salary for school health services and on consolidating with East and West Hocking district schools. Superintendent Blake notes possible changes under county control and stresses action awaits other districts. Board confirms repairs at East school and approves staff and recreation program plans.

Logan Logan Board of Education Logan-Hocking Health Department West Hocking Hocking County Supt Blake East East Hocking Ohio Morgan County Malta McConnelsville State Education Department East School Visory Harry Westfall Mel Adams Charles Schoeppner Richard Martin West Central

Logan Man Hurt In Truck Mishap

Logan, Ohio. Clyde E Appleman 42 of 220 W Main St admitted to Hocking Valley Hospital with chest and back injuries after a pickup driven by Bob R Coe 26 was struck by a northbound car driven by Marilyn Justice. Coe said sun glare blocked his view as he began a turn onto Route 1. Appleman was thrown from the truck and transported to the hospital. Deputies Wells and Wilkes investigated.

Pine Road Junction Hocking Valley Hospital Clyde E Dick) Appleman W. Main St Bob R. Coe Carbon Hill Marilyn Justice Bloomingville Coe Chester Appleman Appleman John Wells Dennis Wilkes

Rites Planned For McIntosh

POMEROY Howard Bobby McIntosh 74 died Sunday at Meigs General Hospital. He was a member of Enterprise EUB Church and a charter member of the First Ward fire department. Survived by daughter Harriett Spencer Pom eroy son Edward Dayton four grandchildren Kay Eddie Rita McIntosh Marvin Spencer. Preceded in death by wife in October. Funeral Thursday 2 pm Enterprise EUB Church Rev Francis Glazier officiating. Friends may call at Nye Ave residence. Burial Rocksprings Cemetery.

Pomeroy Howard Bobby) McIntosh Meigs General Hospital Enterprise Eub Church First Ward Fire Department Harriett Spencer Edward Dayton Kay Eddie Rita McIntosh Marvin Spencer Enterprise Eub Francis Glazier Nye Ave Rocksprings Cemetery

Union To Pick Officers For 1959

Local 776 United Brick and Clay Workers Union will meet Wednesday at Elks Hall in Nelsonville at 7 p.m. Officers for 1959 will be elected per recording secretary John Bailey.

Logan United Brick and Clay Workers Union Elks Hall Nelsonville John Bailey

Charles Nutt Arrested On Nonsupport Charge

Charles A. Nutt 22 of Chesterhill was brought to Logan on a non support charge filed by his wife Barbara. Deputy Sheriff John Wells arrested him on a warrant from Hocking County and brought him to Logan where he is jailed awaiting arraignment in County Court.

Charles Nutt Logan Charles A. Nutt Chesterhill Barbara Nutt Morgan County Hocking County John Wells McConnelsville

Cloud burst floods hit Cambridge Ohio in July 1914

A cloud burst caused flash floods in Cambridge Ohio in July 1914 with seven inches of rain in thirty minutes. About 400 surviving Cedars of Lebanon trees are protected as a national treasure on the eastern Mediterranean shore.

Cambridge Ohio Lebanon Mediterranean

Meigs County Land Transfers Reported

Alice Sidenstricker Rawlings Selah Sidenstricker Richard Rawlings Harriett Barr Rawlings Susan Rawlings Nancy V Ewing Howard K Ewing Lloyd Townsend Priscilla C Townsend Eva Dutton Stout Dale Dutton Margaret Dutton Lucille D Faris and George Faris transfer lots in Rutland to Ruth Erlewine in Meigs County.

Alice Sidenstricker Rawlings Selah Sidenstricker Richard Rawlings Harriett Barr Rawlings Susan Rawlings Nancy V. Ewing Howard K. Ewing Lloyd Townsend Priscilla C. Townsend Eva Dutton Stout Dale Dutton Margaret Dutton Lucille D. Faris George Faris Ruth Erlewine Rutland

Mrs Lew Mourning Plans South Trip and Mardi Gras Visit

Mrs. Lew Mourning departs this week for Georgia and Louisiana spending months with relatives including her son in Atlanta and visiting New Orleans for Mardi Gras. The trip follows prior family illness coverage and other local travel notes involving the Bovie and Downing families and a move by Henry Fultz family to Middleport.

Lew Mourning Atlanta Georgia Louisiana New Orleans Rodney Downing Columbus Fred Bovie J. Harley Bovie Gallipolis Bovie Henry Fultz Middleport Swift N. Second Ave Lena Cash John B. Downing California

Christmas Club Meeting At Brandt's Mecca Room

Active and honorary members of the Nondescript Club met Thursday for a six o'clock dinner in Brandt's Mecca Room. The event featured a Christmas table theme, gift exchanges, and readings by Mrs. Stivison and Mrs. Dollison.

Brandt Mecca Harry Wright Crago Adair Alice Keairns Virgil Harman Ralph Poston Grant Byrnes Paul Stimson Bob Considine Peter Marshall Bess Mutchmore C. F. Akers John Allen Zoa Blosser Rudolph Brandt Joe Case Dean Collison Virgil Harmon Raymond Keairns Notestone E. M. Poston Ben Ross Albert Seabright Stivison Adair Wright Crago Dr. Keairns Paul Stivson Ernest Price Harry Shaw Ralph Fick Nellie Blake Among Ourselves Club Carl M. Brown George Schwenke Sophia Kerr World Paul Dollison England C. B. Kennard

Venus Circle Eastern Star Holds Christmas Party

The Venus Circle of the Order of Eastern Star held its annual Christmas party in the Masonic hall on Thursday night with twenty two members and a guest Miss Anna Gano attending. A potluck dinner was served by the hostess committee.

Venus Circle of the Order of Eastern Star Masonic Hall Anna Gano

Middleport Council Seeks Engineer After Tape Hearings

Middleport village council met to hear tape recordings from engineering firms visiting for the proposed sewage disposal plant. The panel will pick one firm to handle the mandatory engineering work after reviewing four proposals and prior committee recommendations.

Middleport

Judge Fines Three Men in Meigs County Court

In Meigs County Judge Emmet W. Peoples court, Edmund Tucker Jr. was fined 100 dollars and costs and jailed three days for driving while intoxicated. Henry Morgan paid 25 dollars and costs on theft charges, Marvin Osler 25 dollars and costs with the fine suspended for intoxication. Giles Borden forfeited a 25 dollar appearance bond for destruction of property and Eddie Borden for disturbing the peace.

Pomeroy Meigs Emmet W. Peoples Edmund Tucker Jr Henry Morgan Marvin Osler Giles Borden Eddie Borden

Burglars Fail To Enter Claude Carroll Store

Deputy sheriffs investigated an attempted burglary at the Claude Carroll store and service station between 7 30 p m Sunday and 7 a m Monday. A lock was pried off the front door and a side window pane broken, but intruders did not gain entry.

Logan Claude Carroll John Wells Dennis Wilkes

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