Junior Reporter trip to Brazil for Messenger winner
The Athens Messenger announces an all expense trip for the contest’s top boy winner to Brazil as a Junior Reporter. The journey includes stops in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo with visits to Copacabana Beach, Sugar Loaf, Corcovado, Brasilia, Petropolis, and a Varig Airlines itinerary ending with a return to New York.
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New York
Port Columbus
TWA
Varig Airlines
Brazil
Brasilia
Logan Richey wedding at Webb's Chapel Methodist Church
Marilyn Ann St. Clair and G Keith Richey wed at Webb's Chapel Methodist Church after Thanksgiving. Officiants were uncles the Rev. Robert St. Clair of Jeffersonville and Rev. M Donald Weller of Bremen. Bride is a nurse at White Cross Hospital Columbus. groom an aeronautical engineering student at Ohio State University. They reside at 75 East Oakland Avenue Columbus.
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Logan
G. Keith Richey
Marilyn Ann St. Clair
Webb’s Chapel Methodist Church
Robert St. Clair
Jeffersonville
M. Donald Weller
Bremen
Richey
Edward St. Clair
Logan Route 4
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
George C. Richey
Ohio State University
Oakland Ave
Christmas Guests at Local Homes List Visitors
Christmas Day saw numerous visitors at area homes. Capt. Jean Pierce of Ft. Knox Ky spent a short leave with her family. Family members and guests from Columbus Athens Dex ter Hamden Midletown and Puritan filled many gatherings with holiday cheer.
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Gary Wells
Columbus
Everett Shank
Kenny
Jill
Janice
Kathy
Worthy Shank
Athens
Freddie Peters
Ewing Will Directs Shares To Daughters
Will of Edgar L. Ewing filed in Probate Court names two daughters Mary Edna Rainer of Wilmington and Helen L. MacMillan of Fort Thomas Ky as heirs sharing estate equally. Rainer named executrix without bond after four terms as judge.
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Ewing
Logan
Edgar L. Ewing
Jude
Mary
Edna Rainer
Wilmington
Helen L. MacMillan
Ft. Thomas, Ky
Rainer
City Works To Clear Snow Aftermath In Downtown
Logan City crews battle ice and slush from repeated snows and thaws in downtown alleys. Ice, frozen ruts, and pothole threats hinder traffic as semi trailers get stuck and are towed free. Officials push for warmer weather to ease removal.
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Logan
Main St
Mulberry
Farewell tribute to Logan County commissioner Armstrong
Logan Route 3 commissioner Harry Armstrong was honored yesterday as he prepares to leave the board January 1 after not seeking re election. Fellow commissioners North and Shaw praised his cooperation. Armstrong will be succeeded by Thomas Van Curen Route 4 who has been observing meetings. Transfers of 1709.52 were approved to courthouse repairs and insurance. Bills totaling 1328.68 from general fund 492.17 from auto gasoline fund and 2229.50 from tuberculosis fund were approved. Meetings adjourned until Friday to finish 1961 appropriations.
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Logan
Harry Armstrong
Board of County Commissioners
Armstrong
General Assembly
Rolland Bright
Walter North
Otto Shaw
Thomas van Curen
van Curen
County General Fund
Civil suits dismissed after out of court settlements
Three civil suits seeking 150000 total damages were dismissed in Common Pleas Court after settlements. Betty Jane Person of Murray City sought 100000 for a January 30 1958 accident that killed her two sons Tom Frederick Person age 2 and Ted Lee Person age 8 months. Administrators claimed 25000 each from Wharton Coal Co and Jack Phillips.
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Common Pleas
Betty Jane Person
Murray City
Wharton Coal Co
Roman Phillips
Jacksonville
Kenneth Humphrey
Person
Route 216
Wharton
Tom Frederick Person
Ted Lee Person
Mrs. Person
Addison Person
Jack Phillips
Long Bottom Weekend Socials Reported in Ohio Town
Residents and visitors from Waldo Columbus Athens Ft. Knox Ky Canton Parkersburg Akron Marietta and Portland frequent local gatherings. Notable pairs include Larry Curtis and the Babcocks with extended visits among Riggs Stewart Swain Smith and Lawrence households.
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Long Bottom
Zern Pierce
Larry Curtis
Waldo
Denver Curtis
Columbus
Hobart Newell
Keno
Charles Masser
Oscar Babcock
Marion Riggs
Athens
Wayne Prince
Elmer Burton
Clarence Dean
Don Pauley
Ft. Knox
Joe Bissell
Mason
David Smith
Edna Stewart
Reedsville
George Sellers
Canton
Harold Newlin
Donald Myers
Florida
William Swain
Bill Swain
Marietta
FE. Congrove
Sherry Congrove
Radnor
Ohio
Everett Sisson
Shelly Petty
Marion Condon
Parkersburg
Harry Swain
Vinton Court Notes Petition to Transfer Vehicle Title
Estate of Delbert Henderson files petition in Vinton Court to transfer motor vehicle title. Proceedings concern ownership change and related formalities in the estate settlement.
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Delbert Henderson
Cheshire Ties Bind Christmas Visits Across Towns
Mrs. Alice Durst spent Christmas with her daughter Mrs. Roxie George in Morgan Center. Mrs. J. F. Sayre and children visited Mrs. Bert Hern and relatives. Gladys Rife visited daughter Sharon Taylor in Middleport. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cornelius of Lancaster shared Christmas with Madge Thomas in Point Pleasant and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cornelius.
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Cheshire
Alice Durst
Roxie George
Morgan Center
J. F. Sayre
Bert Hern
Gladys Rife
Sharon Taylor
Middleport
Robert Cornelius
Lancaster
Madge Thomas
Point Pleasant
Bob Cornelius
Partee Couple welcomed a daughter at Hocking Valley
In McArthur Mr and Mrs Hubert Partee welcomed a daughter. Admissions include James Swabb Logan Route 1 for surgery Karl Harder Ewington for surgery and Leland Behm Logan Route 2 for medical. Dismissals list Glen and Glenna Hammond South Bloomingville Route 1 and Wayne Timberlake Logan Route 4.
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Hubert Partee, McArthur
Gery
Leland Behm
Logan Route 2
Medical
Glen and Glenna Hammond
Bloomingville
Wayne Timberlake
Logan
Yule Guests Visit Chrisman Family in North Street Home
Christmas visitors at Mr. and Mrs. Claude Chrisman include their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. William Lindsay HII of Long Island Sound New York. They were joined on Christmas Day by Mrs. Chrisman’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Ford Hack.
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Claude Chrisman
North St
William Lindsay Hii
Long Island Sound
N. Y
Ford Hack
Chrisman
Christmas Guests and Notices From Point Rock Area
Christmas Day guests included numerous families in Point Rock and nearby towns with services at Columbia Chapel led by Rev. Dean Mills. The Hensler and Coen households hosted relatives, and visitors traveled from Newark Frankfort Londonderry Langsville Wilkesville and Belleville Illinois. A birth was announced for a daughter born at Holzer Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Olan Harvey with grandparents named Luther Harvey and Montgomery.
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Point Rock
J. FE. Radekin
G. A. Radekin
Arlin
Tina
J. W. Nicholson
Pic
Ronald Nicholson
Robert Holliday
Judy
Nellie Vale
John
Erma Vale
Dean Mills
New Marshfield
Columbia Chapel
John Paul Hensler
Baby
Clayton Hensler
Hensler-Coen
Theodore Rupert
Geneva Foster
S. D. Vale
Belleville
Ill
Carl Shenefield
Laurel Home
G. B. Radekin
Orland Sams
Newark
Wiliam Phillips
Frankfort
Roger Bolen
Londonderry
Leslie Hoffman
Langsville
George Radekin
Wilkesville
Olan Harvey
Holzer Hospital
Luther Harvey
Montgomery
Christmas Gatherings Across Logan and Athens Families
Logan residents share holiday meals with relatives in Logan Route 3 and Athens Ohio University. Karen Armstrong from Ohio University spends Christmas at her parents home with sisters Maureen and Diane and many Armstrong relatives attend the Christmas dinner hosted by Harry and the late relatives in Logan. Other guests include Karl Poling family from South Logan and their Columbus guests plus Ed Cavendish now living with the Polings.
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Karen Armstrong
Ohio University
Athens
Harry Armstrong
Maureen
Diane
Logan Route 3
Harry Armstrongs
Leo Armstrong
Joe Sinnott
Logan
Karl Poling
South Logan
K. Richard Poling
Jody
Amy
Pam
Columbus
Ed_ Cavendish
Polings
Jeff Spalsbury
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
M. A. Spalsbury
Logan Calendar New Year Dance and Dance Event Notices
New Year's Eve events listed for Logan include an Izaak Walton clubhouse dance 10 to 1 by Sigma Phi Gamma with Phil Mad er s orchestra from Zanesville, hats and noise makers, kitchen. Antioch Grange hall square dance 8:30 to 12 by Vickrey Buckeye Rangers. Grangers invite friends. Goodwill Farm Bureau Advisory Council party and meeting at the Woodard home with a 7 p.m. potluck.
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Izaak Walton
Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority
Phil Maders
Zanesville
Antioch
Grange Hall
Vickrey
Buckeye Rangers
Grangers
Goodwill Farm Bureau Advisory Council
D. H. Woodard
Mrs. Beck Hosts Gore church class Christmas meeting
Logan reports Mrs. Fred Beck hosted the Home Workers Class of Gore Evangelical United Brethren Church for the December gathering and Christmas party. Mrs. Herman McMannis led devotions and Mrs. James Starr read the Christmas story from St. Luke.
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Logan
Fred Beck
Gore Evangelical United Brethren Church
Herman McMannis
James Starr
St. Luke
Richard Campbell
Gold Coin Found in Library Book in Cedar Rapids
An employee at a Cedar Rapids public library discovered a genuine gold coin in the pocket of a child's returned book. The coin’s origin and value were not disclosed, but staff reported the find as an unusual and fortunate surprise.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
High Production Well Struck In Marion Two
Hall Brothers of Logan report a gas well on the Jud son Shiimer lease in Marion Two with potential to produce one million cubic feet of gas daily. Rock pressure measured at 820 pounds in the Newburg sand near the Big Lime formation. Other area wells include 25 barrels per day oil on the F Miller lease and about 20 barrels daily from the Donald W. Ruff lease.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
Hall Brothers of
Judson Shiimer
Marion Two
John Owens
Owens
Newburg
Marion Township
Holl Brothers
Holl Bros
F. Miller
Waverly Oil Co
Newark
Donald W. Ruff
Waverly
Hocking Valley Products Co
Monday Creek
Perry County
Logan Clay Products Co
Party Held By Employes At Logan Clay Works
Logan Clay Products Company women office employees were treated to a dinner party in Brandt's Restaurant Mecca Room at 6 30. The room featured a Christmas tree with bright lights, pine and holly decorations, and burning candles. Mrs. Max Dawley presented color movies of the 1959 Yuletide gathering following dinner and social hour. Special guests included Mrs. Roscoe Mowery and Mrs. John Burgess, with many others in attendance.
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Logan
Logan Clay Products Company
Mecca
Brandt
Max Dawley
Roscoe Mowery
John Burgess
James Heinlein
Richard McCune
Clara Burgess
John Bob Fuller
Robert Armstrong
Robert Stewart
Richard Mowery
Betty Poling
Olive Lynn
Marie Sines
Logan Clay Product Party Planned With McQuaid Orchestra
The Logan Clay Products Company announces a New Year Eve party for all employees and their spouses from 8 to 12 Saturday night at the Logan Products recreational hall. The event features dancing to McQuaid's Orchestra and a buffet lunch.
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LOGAN
McQuaid
Logan Clay Products Company
Logan Products
New Lutheran Wing Planned for Muhlenberg Building
Philadelphia based United Lutheran Church in America announces a new 100000 dollar second story wing to be added to Muhlenberg building, the church headquarters.
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Philadelphia
Muhlenberg
United Lutheran Church In America
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