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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1958

Page

24

Foreign Christmas Customs Described At Kiwanis Club

Logan residents from Poland England Hungary and Scotland described their homeland Christmas practices to the Kiwanis Club. Customs emphasize religion over commerce with Mass Advent and gift traditions tied to Saint Nicholas Day December 6 and the Feast of the Three Wise Men January 6.

Kiwanis Club Logan —P Logan Kiwanis Club Poland England Hungary Scotland Logan Jan Matthews Grant Byrnes George Andros David Craig Bell United States Andrei Byrnes Bell

Christmas Feast At Miller Chapel Grange Held

Miller Chapel Grange hosted its annual Christmas feast at the Grange Hall with 45 members and six guests attending. Mrs. Glen Ward and Mrs. Vernon Nixon led the home economics committee and a basket for a needy family was assembled. Members donated contents, Howard White and wife welcomed as prospective members, and gift exchange was organized by Mrs. Wendell Phillips with a program.

Wendell Phillips Nancy Ward Bob Phillips Sis Phillips Jane Roberta Martha Tim Holloway Curtis Phillips Connie Barton Bob Holloway

January Term Grand Jury Names Have Been Drawn

Logan County grand jury selections for January 1959 include 15 initial jurors and 35 alternate names set for petit jury duty. Named grand jurors include Samuel A. Griffith and George E. Tucker among Logan area residents. alternates list Logan and nearby towns.

LOGAN Common Pleas Court Hocking County Jury Commission Samuel A. Griffith Burl Goodwin Hattie Hughes Enterprise Fred E. Mowery Marie Campbell Gore John Harden R. E. Smith George E. Tucker Guy Darby Murray City Marie Recick Earnest N. Cox Laurelville F. Geiger Rockbridge Lewis Green South Bloomingville Raymond Turner Ray Chute John J. Pownes Eugene Funk Betty Kitchen Myrtle Justice Esther E. Williams Bonnie Jean Mock Goldie Sater Elsie Huntley Ray Steward Hattie McAfee New Plymouth Vernie Stahr Charles Shelton Mae E. Schaai Samuel Acker Jack Dane Fern Smith Grace Dyker Harold E. Spang Mildred Six Earl Bensonhaver Augusta Robinson George W. Smith Charles E

Guardsmen Return Home After Six Months Active Duty

Three Logan area National Guardsmen completed six months of active duty at Army posts and returned Monday. Names include Eddie Grandy and David Leadbetter of Logan plus Norman Redd of Logan Route 4 among others. Training locations cited include Ft. Knox Kentucky and Ft. Bliss Texas with specifics on radio operation and anti aircraft gunnery. All are Logan High School graduates and belong to Battery D 137th AAA Battalion.

Logan Logan Area Clarence Grandy David R. Leadbetter Ralph Leadbetter Norman E. Redd Orlie Redd Grandy Leadbetter Ft. Knox Redd Ft. Bliss Tex Logan High School 137Th Aaa Bn

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