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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1935

Page

10

Community Christmas concert at Logan High School

Logan plans a Sunday afternoon concert at Logan High School Auditorium featuring a combined band and choruses with proceeds to charity. Richard McCutchan will conduct the program including overtures and Christmas carols by the band and choirs, with several soloists and a brass quintet, under direction of Mrs. C. L yde and Miss Bowen. Proceeds fund local Christmas charity work.

Logan Givat Logan High School Audium Richard McCutchan John A. Y Comed W. Shank Manhatten Rch Sousa Jana

Special Credits In College Courses Through Urgency Schools

College credits may be earned by high school graduates from unemployed or relief workers via the Urgency Schools program fed by supervisor F. O. Cooper. Thirty applicants must register before classes can operate. Without college credits, anyone may take the course with a assigned teacher. Aid will be given for Biinance courses through the colleges. Tuition must be paid by this group.

Urgency Schools F. O. Cooper Cooper

Post Office Delays For Christmas Deliveries

Logan postmaster C Wood Bowen says rural carriers will not depart the Logan office on Tuesday December 24 until after Train No 30 arrives to enable delivery of Christmas parcels arriving on that train. The aim is to have all parcels delivered in time for Christmas.

Logan C. Wood Bowen

Judge Whitcraft to hear Veres murder case in Steubenville

Judge Harley M. Whitcraft will help decide the Joseph Veres case in Steubenville as he pleads guilty to slaying a neighbor woman. Chief Justice Carl Weygandt will assign two other jurists to join in hearing the evidence to determine the degree of crime.

Theater Party for City Children at Ruble Theater

Theodore Chifoos will host a theater party for city children at 10 a m Tuesday at the Ruble Theater. The event includes a showing of Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch and candy as part of the annual custom.

LOGAN Theodore Chifoos

Local visits and a judge’s fatal accident noted in Ohio

Miss Marie Lines and Miss Thelma Keyes visited Columbus on Tuesday. George Kline, Columbus, was a business visitor in Logan Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Frank W. Harden, Mrs. Fred F. Hale, Mrs. Clinton Webb and Mrs. Buellaby were in Columbus on Wednesday. Lewis Mack has not fully recovered from an indigestion attack last week. Logan news reports Barton A. Holl, son-in-law of Judge Harry E. Sparnow, with Ewald Sehmitter, attended an American Legion meeting in Lancaster Wednesday. they learned of the judge’s fatal accident and rushed to the hospital before death.

Marie Lines Thelma Keyes Columbus George Kline Logan Frank W. Harden Fred F. Hale Clinton Webb Buellaby Lewis Mack Barton A. Holl Harry E. Sparnow Ewald Sehmitter Lancaster American Legion

Marion Grange meeting moved to Friday evening

The Marion Grange meeting has been advanced to Friday evening. A community Christmas program will be presented Thursday December 26 at 7 o'clock with songs recitations and plays. The public is invited. The British post office expands medical benefits including cod liver oil as medicine for workers.

Logan Marion Grange

Logan Pupils Excel in Regional Tests at Logan Schools

Results from December 5 and 6 testing released by Superintendent G E Carr show a high local median above state levels. Leaders across Latin chemistry English biology algebra and grade English and arithmetic are named, highlighting strong scores in Central West East buildings and multiple grades.

Logan G. E. Carr Jean Webb Lynn Miller Fred Wardwell Laither Heyde Thelma Johnson Dorothy Ellis Martha Herron Ralph Woodard Merl Beil William Walsh Eleanor Brown Elizabeth Smith Helen Allen Mary Alice Coleman Curtis Henderson Eleanor Anthony Mary Chambers Dorothy Poling

Nelsonville and Logan Exchange Thanksgiving Gratitude

Nelsonville and Logan student bodies exchanged thanks after a Thanksgiving Day football game. Don Martin, president, delivered a Nelsonville letter praising ongoing good will and a bouquet of carnations accompanied the message.

Logan Nelsonville Don Martin

Logan Brief Social Notes

Local Logan events cover a potluck dinner by the American Legion Auxiliary with a 6 pm serving time and a ten cent grab bag as a Christmas party. Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority held formal initiation for Ruth Wheeler, Irmagarde Bliss, and Nellie Schwenke with corsages.

American Legion Auxiliary American Legion and Sons of Legion Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority Ruth Wheeler Irmagarde Bliss Nellie Schwenke Roberta Schaal Helen Johnson Pauline Chester Frances and Kathleen Juergensmier Jane Walsh Mildred Rainer Margaret Price

Gibisonville High to Present The Path Across the Hill

The Junior Class will stage a three act comedy titled The Path Across the Hill at Gibisonville High School. Students prepare costumes scenery and dialogue under faculty supervision for an upcoming performance.

Gibisonville High School

Field Stadium Work To Start At Local High School

Work will begin soon on new concrete stands at the high school athletic field under WPA approval. Logan Manufacturing Company had the lowest bid to supply materials. The 20 tier structure will rise from field level to embankment and include gateways at each end and center, seating 1500 to 1800 people.

LOGAN G. E. Carr WPA Logan Manufacturing Company

Community hall hosts evening drama and matinee for students

A drama performance will be staged at the community hall Saturday at eight. An afternoon matinee is scheduled this afternoon for grades and high school students.

Football Dinner Is Success Financially

Logan reports the annual football banquet showed a financial success. 147 tickets sold at one dollar each. Dinner cost 92 dollars with 10 dollar hall rental and 12.75 dollars speaker expenses, totaling 114.75. A 32.25 dollar deposit certificate will be purchased to seed next year’s banquet.

Bond Set at Five Thousand for Logan and Wider

Logan Kline and Felix J. Wider remain in the Hocking County jail in lieu of bond set at 5000 each. They entered not guilty pleas to a breaking and entering charge at arraignment before Magistrate S. B. Whitehart. Friends said an effort would be made to reduce the bond.

Logan Frank Kline Felix J. Wider Hocking County B. Whitehart Friends

Mrs Eph Lane Dies In Berea After Ill Health

Logan relatives were informed of the death of Mrs Eph Lane at the home of her sister Mrs A M Armstrong in Berea on Wednesday. She had been ill for months and left her home to stay with her sister. The body will be brought here for funeral service and burial.

Vacation Begins in Logan Late Friday

Logan schools start holiday vacation Friday evening and run through January 6. Supt. G E Carr notes basketball returns after the break with the Alumni game on the Chief tain schedule. Practices proceed in mid season, with no games until after the new year.

Logan Supt. G. E. Carr Chieftain

Local restaurant man suffers eye injury in accident

Logan Ralph Moore, a local restaurant operator, was injured Tuesday when a particle struck his eye scratching the ball. He is under a physician care.

Logan Ralph Moore

Grid Ley Are Aw 14 Members of Squad

14 squad members received awards or certificates with keys and reserve letters noted. Fred Burhfield led the board in announcing the awards as names like Hansel, Mason, Adair, Cole Dol Jones, Lightfoot, Nelson, and others appear among the recipients.

Logan Gan Fred Burhfield Jein Hansej Mason W Adair Cole Dol Jones Lightfoot M. Nelson Ralstn Ric Shriner Atte Karshner Thomas Wwdruff Conrad

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