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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1936

Page

7

Logan Chieftains Meet Lancaster in Final Pre Vacation Game

Lancaster and the Logan Chieftains clash Wednesday night in the final game before vacation. Reserves open at 7 30 with expected starters Ralston Richardson Leonard Nelson and Snyder and Sparnow among others to see action.

LOGAN Lancaster Logan Chieftains Maurice Cole Ralston Richardson Leonard Nelson Snyder Sparnow

Old Property Sold To Logan Resident

A conveyance filed with Recorder Carl Q. Spannon transfers title from Logan Lumber and Supply Co. to Dr. C. F. Shonk. Stanley McCall, receiver for First Rempel National Bank, arranged the deal. The Roane property includes several buildings including one used during canal boat days and occupied by King Lumber Co.

LOGAN Carl Q. Spannon Logan Lumber and Supply Co C. F. Shonk Stanley McCall First Rempel National Bank Roane King Lumber Co

Gibisonville Schedules Holiday Basketball Night

Gibisonville High will dismiss Wednesday for the holiday. That evening the boys and girls basketball teams meet Murray City at Gibisonville, followed by a fourth game pitting the Smokehouse team of Logan against the Gibisonville Independents.

Logan Gibisonville Murray City Smokehouse

We Soviet Women reviewed by Mrs J D Francis in Logan

Mrs J D Francis reviewed Tatiana Tehernavia s We Soviet Women for the Saturday Club after a one o clock luncheon at Miss Minnie Moore s home. Miss Ruth Brooks and Mrs C S Clark performed as a duet Can tique De Noel.ZEIGLER SPEAK: Logan Garden Club heard Charles W Zeigler discuss Birds and held a round table. Logan Personal notes mention Rev H W Stoody s Deshler visit for Christmas with the Bloody family and local residents, plus a Christmas poem about the Nativity and peace.

Tatiana Tehernavia J. D. Francis Minnie Moore Ruth Brooks Cc. S. Clark Zeigler Logan Garden Club Probate Court Room Charles W. Zeigler

Kittsmiller Funeral Held in Logan

Funeral services for Orlin Kittsmiller were held in Logan at 2 p.m. at Leonard Funeral Home. He died Sunday at his sister Mrs. Thomas Wilcox home in Columbus. Rev. John A. Toy led the service with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery. He is survived by a brother Sylvester Kittsmiller of Logan.

Logan Orlin Kittsmiller Thomas Wilcox Columbus John A. Toy Leonard Oak Grove Cemetery Sylvester Kittsmiller

Mrs. Pearl Nixon To Be Buried in Ohio

Mrs. Pearl Nixon daughter of Scott Mohler of this city died in Detroit Monday. Her body is being returned for funeral arrangements in Logan. She formerly lived near Maxville Perry County.

Pearl Nixon Ohio Logan Scott Mohler Detroit

Man Logan Edward H. Guess Arrested After Altercation

Logan Edward H. Guess of Green Township was arrested Monday by Deputy Nellis Smith after an altercation at his home. He pleaded guilty before Magistrate S. B. Whitehart and paid a $5 fine plus costs for assaulting family members. Raymond Amos suffered four fractured ribs when he fell on a stump returning home Saturday night in the Dicken Addition.

Logan Edward H. Guess Green Township Nellis Smith S. B. Whitehart Dicken Addition Raymond Amos

Kiwanis Club to Host Annual Christmas Party Program

Kiwanis meeting tonight features Logan C J Wilson William Martin and Leveritt Ellison in charge of the program for the annual Christmas party with a large attendance urged. Mrs Clark improves though still serious in Columbus hospital after major surgery. Daughter Ada Hoskins returns home after visiting. Mr Clark and a son stay in Columbus.

Clark Logan Joshua Clark Starr Township Columbus Ada Hoskins

Rotary Makes Merry at Logan Christmas Party

Logan Rotary held a Christmas party where attendees in the attendance contest hosted the winners. Losers bought gifts for the winners and the club also gave presents to the hostess and her assistants.

Logan

Fever Fading in Rural Ohio Scarlet Fever Quarantine

Health Commissioner W L Lacock says fever is abating but a scarlet fever quarantine remains in force in Starr Township Hocking County. Earlier in the fall 15 cases were reported. A pre Christmas marriage license was issued in Logan to Henry Sowers and Mary Festerling with details of ages and residence listed.

Logan Hocking County W. L. Lacock Starr Township L. Ewing Henry Sowers Miner Jobs Roger Sowers Mary Festerling Sand Rye Frank Kaeterling

Turkey Dinner Planned for Hocking County Home Inmates

Supt. S. W. Arnold says all 33 residents at the Hocking County Home will receive a roast turkey dinner with side dishes for Christmas. Each inmate will get a gift as well. Twenty of the residents are men.

Hocking County S. W. Arnold

Condition of Accident Victim Still Serious

Mrs. Cora McMillin of Haydenville remains in serious condition at Cherrington Hospital after Saturday night injuries from being struck by a car driven by Wayne Goodlive on E Front St. She suffered fractures to both legs and her left arm along with other injuries.

Logan Cora McMillin Haydenville Cherrington Hospital Wayne Goodlive E. Front St

Logan Buell Eby Wins School Interior Paint Contract

Logan Buell Eby of Logan is awarded a contract to paint the interior of Union Furnace High School during the holiday vacation. Magistrate S. B. White remains confined at home after illness, with no immediate return expected.

Logan High School Logan Buell Eby Union Furnace High School

Sheriff Seeks Mills in Benton Township Affidavits

Sheriff Joe Farbearn seeks Frank Mills and Charles Mills in Benton Township on affidavits filed Monday in Magistrate S. B. Whitehart's court. Clarence Mills is also being sought by the sheriff in connection with the alleged shotgun threats.

Logan Frank Charles Mills Benton Township Clarence Mills Joe Farbearn S. B. Whitehart

Syracuse Social and Brief Personal Notes

Syracuse social and personal notes report visits and gatherings in the community. Mr and Mrs W B White spent Tuesday in Huntington. Mrs Red Lisle hosted the Loyal Helpers Class with Christmas decorations and a lunch for all members. Miss Alice Holmes hosted a Christmas party for the Loyal Helper class. a large catered luncheon accompanied holiday decor. Everett Karr, 56, formerly of Syracuse, died in Zanesville Hospital from kidney and heart illness, survived by wife, nine children, and four sisters. Miss Florence Jones, former Syracuse resident, recovering from a February fall in Columbus. A Christmas program was held by the Syracuse school, and Eleanor Karr arrived to visit relatives before returning to Columbus. Donald and Elmer Houdashelt ill with influenza. W B White and C Nease recently visited Mrs Harvey Nease in McConnelsville. Richard Rawlings, who stayed with his family earlier in the week, returned to Marietta for work before resuming duties in Erie, Pa. Ernest Wingett, Racine, was the next item.

Syracuse White Huntington Red Lisle Asbury M. E Lisle Alice Holmes Loyal Helper Holmes Everett Karr Zanesville Karr Crooksville Florence Jones Pomeroy Columbus Eleanor Karr Ohio University Irving Karr Gladys Crooks Archie Lee Donald Elmer Houdashelt W. 8. White Charles Nease Harvey Nease McConnelsville Richard Rawlings Marietta Erie Ernest Wingett Racine

Eyes Open, She's Asleep in Christmas Sleep Story

In September 1935 at Fairview Pennsylvania three year old Maxine Yarrington was tucked in bed and woke up in a coma. Doctors diagnose a form of sleeping sickness complicated by her eyes remaining wide open throughout the long slumber.

Maxine Yarrington Maxine Fairview Erie

Christmas Cantata at Asbury M E Church Planned

Mrs. Carl Weese will chair a Christmas cantata at Asbury M E Church on Thursday. George William Rea a medical student at Ohio University in Athens arrived Friday to spend vacation with Mr and Mrs George Rea and family.

J. E. Carleton Carl Weese Asbury M. E George William Rea Ohio University Athens George Rea

80 Year Old Writer Wins First Prize in U S Essay Contest

Elizabeth J Guthrie of Logan wins $500 from Wasey Products Corp for the top entry in a contest on Why I Am Glad I Live in the United States. Her letter praises free thought, free speech, and worship guided by conscience.

Logan Elizabeth J. Guthrie Wasey Products Corp United States

Logan Ruth Robinson Bound Over After Not Guilty Plea

Logan Ruth Robinson was held to the grand jury under a $200 bond after entering a not guilty plea to a statutory charge in Magistrate S. B. Whitehart's court. She was returned to Hocking County following an arrest in Celina.

Logan Ruth Robinson S. B. Whitehart Hocking County Celina

Fire damages oil well on Miller farm near Ewing

Preston Oil Company sustained several hundred dollars in damage when an oil well on the Miller farm in Washington Township near Ewing caught fire Saturday from an undetermined origin. All equipment was destroyed except the steel derrick.

Logan Preston Ofl Co Miller Farm Washington Township Ewing

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Murray High H. W. Stoody Deshler John L. Bloody Clyde McDade Leon W. Va C. T. Stephenson Mary Bethlehem Joseph Earth the Redeemer A &E Christ Coralind McFparland Roosevelt Washington Congress Kittsmiller Rotary Turkey Eby Beckley Marlboro ARROW Beau Brummell Land Made Beckle Elisabeth Guthrie America Friezette Lincoln SA Sbs Taylor Swine Toy Town Mani Cheer-Io Beverage Phillips J Press Saints Cd Reins Taylor's
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