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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1941

Page

14

Santa Claus Visits Logan with City Firemen

LOGAN Santa Claus toured the city with the help of firemen Wednesday night delivering three truckloads of toys candy books games and canned goods to 166 children. The run started at 7 30 pm and ended around 10 pm with trucks returned to the city garage. Most children were awake and some were ill at home but all greeting him with cheer and wishes for Santa to stay longer. Fire Chief Rob Stalestmith drove one truck while Edward Herfog and Frank Lyte accompanied him Assistant Chief Gerald Meaza ham helped in the wag e the wane the few

Logan Santa Claus Deti Wae Santa Ned Banta Clare Stalsemith White Edward Herfog Frank Lyte Gerald Mea Zham

O Worship the King Presented at Church

A church program featured music titled O Worship the King with organ performance under the direction of the choir leader and musicians. The event showcased festive carols and sung hymns for the congregation.

Ada Offers Three Bottles for One Fifty Nine

Odd fragmented notice shows price deal for three bottles at one dollar fifty nine cents. Mentions Ada and possible vendor terms. Extre and garbled parenthetical text reference may indicate store or product notes.

Drug Store Listing Copy Reads Queis Cut Rete

Fragmentary OCR text mentions Paxcunreets of Queis and a drug store. details and context are unclear due to garbled wording.

Queis

Misery From Liver Disorder Relieved by Ton Jon

Fragmentary OCR shows a health note referencing relief from misery attributed to a liver disorder via a remedy called Ton Jon. The garbled text mentions TON JON and TONSA Health, with scattered phrases about drug stores, postage, and Athens City.

Ton

Pecans Brought From Hocking County Farm

Lloyd Hansley of a Fails Township farm brings home grown pecans to Logan. He has the county’s only pecan tree whose nuts are smaller than southern varieties but this year matured well and taste good.

Logan Lloyd Hansley Fails Fares

Logan Church Services Announced For Sunday January 4

Local churches announced a series of services with sermon titled The Christ We Forgot. Logan and Wet Logan churches outline Sunday School at 9 oclock public worship at 10 15 oclock and a New Year watch party at midnight.

Logan Christ Pfairfield—Hocking Men's Brotherhood Union Furnace Wet Logan Pilerie Holiness Church Pieyt Thompson W . Appleman Young People's Society Pester Ovurof Tren Church of Gat

Surge of Activity at Logan Security Center

A surge of activity is reported at the Logan Security Center with staffing levels rising by an estimated 125 percent. Officials note increased deployments and training sessions as demand accelerates through the month.

Logan Security Center

Logans Honor Christmas Wedding and Family Gathering

A Christmas morning ceremony at 7 30 attended by both families united Ruth Grace Schultz and James Schultz. The bride wore wine velvet with pearl trim. attendants wore white wool with red trim. Ruth Grace is a Logan High School graduate and Ohio University alumna active in sororities Theta Phi Alpha and Omicron Nu. she works with a county household project. Reception and breakfast followed at the Thomas home with multiple relatives present. Family dinner later at the Reterts home included extended relatives from Columbus and Ft. Ben Harresn, highlighting a festive season gathering.

Richard Scholtz Logan High School Ohio Univ Ee Eee Sigma Ph Gamma Sorority Henrietta Ave Harry Thomas Mage State University Columbus Theta Phi Alphe Omicron Nu Mr. Thrush Ohio University Athens U. S Ft. Know Goeeste Kemper Home Pas Potts Jean Don Amends Robert Birkenteum Janet Mise Cortime Mcintosh E. M. Jenkins Harry Betmert As of H. V. Thrash Ne Sager Kemper Achom Jack Logan

Wim Lytle 69 Former Logan Resident Dies

Wim Lytle 69 a former Logan resident died Saturday after a short illness. He was a member of the Une Cellette Co and was employed at a local factory. Survived by his wife, he will be laid to rest at Greer Cemetery.

Wim. Lytle Logan Une Ciettune

Postal Business in Logan Monday Is Largest of Record

Logan post office reports the busiest day on record with heavy mail volume and a surge in parcels. Officials note the spike reflects seasonal demand and increased resident activity at the downtown facility.

Logan

Uncertain OCR Summary of Logan Observations

Fragmentary notes describe observers in Logan and references to veterans and quarters. Names and readable entities are scarce and unclear, leaving the central event and participants difficult to pin down.

Fragmentary note on injury and letters

A garbled fragment mentions an injury and a name Logan with scattered letters and numbers. The readable items indicate a possible medical or personal note but lack coherent context or complete facts. No clear event, date, or outcome is determinable from the text.

Dynamite Explosion Near Eureka Dam Sparks Turmoil

Fragmentary OCR notes describe a dynamite blast near Eureka Dam. Confusing text mentions sheets, people named Lee and Regt, and references to time and place with unclear details.

Hocking Soldiers Home Sailors Furlough News

Logan readers learn soldiers at Hocking Soldiers Home were granted Christmas furloughs with many set to return by Thursday evening. Among the latest to come home are Robert P. Camp Shetty of South Logan and Dale Wayne Stuart of Camp Shelby with parents listed.

Boyd Stuart of Rockbridge 7 Mock Fort Knox noted

Boyd Stuart of Rockbridge is mentioned as the son of Mr and Mrs C P Mock of E Hunter Street in connection with 7 Mock Fort Knox.

Boyd Stuart Rockbridge Mock Ft. Knox, By C. P. Mock E. Hunter St

Elks Visit Logan for Sunday Bowling Event

Nelsonville star Estell Crabtree will join Nelsonville bowlers in Logan for a Sunday afternoon bowling event at 2 o clock. The gathering features Crabtree, a National League baseball star who homes in Nelsonville during the off season.

Logan Nelsonville

Haydenville Community Party At the Hall Draws Hundreds

The Haydenville community held a party at the Community Hall on a December evening. More than three hundred attended, with over four hundred children and youths among the guests. A brief program featured singing, prayer, and performances by the children.

Haydenville

Santa Arrives as National Fire Proofing Corp Holds Event

A Santa Claus arrived to greet children while a treat distribution took place, funded by employer contributions and overseen by management at the National Fire proofing corporation.

Santa Claus National Fireproofing Corporation

Prilling Tin Well Drilling Planned on Dennis Heirs Farm

Logan Corning Producing Co expects to drill a well today on the Dennis Heirs farm near Her rock. Worker W. Tucker of Gore is among the crew involved in the operation.

Logan — Corning Producing Co Dennis Herrock W. ©. Tucker Gore

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