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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1940
Page
16
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Dr. Rollin H. Walker renowned author and lecturer will speak twice in Logan Sunday. He will address the First Presbyterian Church at 10 30 morning and the Methodist Church at 7 evening with Presbyterian members attending.
Logan William Gregory of Mc Arthur underwent a major surgical operation at Cherrington Hospital on Wednesday. Walter Starr of Gore, who had an operation some days earlier, is reported resting well.
Robbers pried open a back door to the Green Township residence of Thomas Henry Davis. Davis, seriously ill, has been staying with a son in Westerville since December. The break in occurred within the past two weeks as Deputy Nellis Smith investigated. Burned matches littered the home with burned holes in rugs and carpets. loot amount not yet determined.
Logan Lodge of Elks plans a Monday evening celebration to mark burning the mortgage on their three story brick building on E Mair Street. The property was acquired in 1921 from the Rempel heirs after mail and telegraph negotiations between California and Vermont heirs. The lodge has steadily reduced debt since purchase and now holds an unencumbered title.
Surplus commodities were distributed to relief persons in Hocking County today. The effort included 7 000 pounds of oranges and 3 500 pounds of oatmeal. Logan residents were asked to call at the warehouse on Friday or Saturday as distribution would not be through stores. The policy is temporary and future distribution will return to stores.
Central High School hosts a Monday evening program at seven featuring Miss Minnie Louise Bowen with piano works by Debussy and Brahms, The Gypsy Entertainers with Lois Heyde, Ninth Grade folk dances, an attendance contest, and an old fashion spelling bee led by Miss Bartelle Hamilton.
Instrumental music directors of the Hocking County schools met to plan the annual festival to be held in May. Time and place to be decided at the next meeting. Selection of music was made including marches Down Main Street, Salutation, God Bless America, The Merry Widow, and two overtures Tintegal and Westward Ho. Directors named: Mrs. Margaret Geiger, Miss Burnelle Goodman, Harold Aspenwall, James Horwell, Melvin Harbarger, Robert Brashares.
Ernest Harold Jones 23 a laborer of Logan Rt 1 and Viola Marie Brown 16 of Nelsonville Rt 1 were granted a marriage license on Wednesday. The January total rises to 13 licenses issued.
Local clubs report social gatherings with dinners and meetings. Mrs E M Godfrey hosted LeJardin de Flyer Club on Bowen street. Mrs William Loomis led a business session after decorations and chrysanthemum corsages.
County Treasurer Robert N. White opened tax books Thursday morning and mailed statements to real estate owners. The first taxpayer was C. H. Santa Claus Reichley of Benton Township, followed by Mrs. Jerry Nixon of Dicken Addition and Mrs. Ernest Vorhees of Laurel.
Mrs J R Hank welcomed members for a Wednesday evening game. Substitutes were Mrs Thomas Bender and Mrs I M Myers, who led in high bridge play. The next meeting is set for two weeks at Mrs Earl Roberts home.
Priscilla Club members gathered at Mrs. Tom Goslin s residence on S Walnut St for a needlework session Wednesday evening. Next week s meeting will be at Mrs F H Hildebrand t home. Logan Personal s Saturday Club meets at the White House at 2 pm with Miss Emma Westenhaver as hostess. Carl Harsh of Farmers and Merchants Bank spends a week in New York and plans to see plays. Ann Wellman and Mrs Bruce Brandt plan a weekend vacation in Florida.
Logan reports the body of Charles Bateman age 40 to arrive from Detroit after dying Tuesday. He formerly lived in Oreville and leaves wife Anna four brothers and a sister. Funeral at 2 p m Saturday at the Oroville church conducted by Rev. Fred Brown with burial at New Straitsville Cemetery.
Ben Ferrier, arctic explorer, spoke at a Logan High School assembly on Thursday morning. He displayed much of his arctic equipment and lectured about his expeditions. Ferrier is noted as the only US citizen granted permission by the Canadian government to serve as an arctic guide.
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