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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1952

Page

2

Hocking Election Board Lists County Candidates

The Hocking County board approves most petitions for the May 6 primary with some signer name removals. Democratic and Republican slates fill county offices, coroner, common pleas judge, prosecuting attorney, and central committee seats across 31 precincts. 55 of 62 offices will be filled, with seven vacancies for the central committee to appoint after primaries.

Logan Hocking County Elza Ringhiser Harry Armstrong Stanley Baker John Owens Keith Schultz Bert Bierly J. Ward Doering Harley Meyer Common Pleas Fred Murray Meyer Murray Doering Albert Seabright Jack Waldron Gladys Blosser Gerken Ralph Moorhead Esther Carpenter Rollan Bright General Assembly Thelma Keyes Harry McVey Central Committee Central Perry J. J. Johnson Benton David Thorne Carbon Hill Lowell Tucker Starr Florence Huffman Claude Bright Harold Voris Logan Charles R. Ogle Laurel Dallas Kinser Vivian Shaw Ruth Roberts Logan H. P. Thomas Charles Chidester Charles Voris Gladys Proctor Gore Edward Mundy Marion W. R. Karr Charles Robinson Laureline Phillips Arch Griffith Washington Charles Crippen John Maraz Murray City Charles Foster Clarence H. Green Goodhope Cral Johnson Salt Creek Neva B. Day Falls Warren R. Johnson C. S. Matheny Green Dean Collison Marvin Dicken David Lloyd Jay McDaniel Carl Brandt Harold W Larimer Grace Curl John Ayers

Weekend visits and a public auction notice in Rome township

Weekend visits span Mansfield Haydenville Glouster Logan Murray City and Venus Dane as families gather. Rome township trustees announce a public auction for the Townhouse on February 12 1952 with cash payment due day of sale and bid rejection rights reserved.

Carbon Hill Phil Harris Mansfield David Christian Don Blake Lawrence Jones Janice Haydenville Goldie Frame West Virginia Kaye Blosser Carroll School Zoa Blosser Helen Hawk Logan John Devol Dianne Glouster Jesse Devol Devol Alice Phillips Murray City Timm Dane Venus Dane Rome Township Spear

Scarlet Fever and TB Reported in Logan Hocking Health Data

January records from the Logan Hocking County Health Department show one scarlet fever case and one tuberculosis case among communicable diseases. The report lists extensive activities including educational conferences, field nursing visits, school inspections, sanitation, medical exams, and immunization efforts.

Tax Receipts Show Decline In Logan County Slump

Logan county business persisted in a slump last week with sales tax receipts totaling 3600.64, down 949.52 from the same week in 1951. For the year ending February 2 1952 receipts lagged 1382.25 behind the year ending February 3 1951, while weekly year totals fell to 15806.15 versus 17188.40 a year earlier.

LOGAN Hocking County Ralph Moorhead

Hemlock PTA plans second meeting with program

The Hemlock Central School PTA meets tonight at 7 PM with Judge Daniel Jenkins headlining a program including Harland Spencer piano, Lecretia Stickhorn recitations, Dillard Higgins solo, and a Beulah Spencer trio. Members will serve lunch. current membership stands at 38.

William Perry Albert Titko Peter Stickdorn Michael Cantor Gerald Tharp George Snowden Logan Irvin Stone Cora Hopper Grace Russell W. H. McCool Dayton Lee McCool A. Flowers Dwight Shear Daniel Mason Columbus Bill Davis Fairborn Charles Davis Lunie Ryder Robert Ryder Waverly Delmain Barker Freda Barker Wilson Cincinnati Bernard Hodgson Dottie Allen New Lexington Frank Hines Stephie Allen Rosamond Miller Jeffrey Ruth Bradley Anna Bradley

Minor Porch Fire At Market Street Spares Damage

Logan fire officials report no damage after a kerosene steamer used to remove wallpaper on the porch of Stanley Baker at 588 North Market Street flared up this morning. Fire Chief Roy Stallsmith and six volunteers responded at 9 45 a m after high school students spotted the blaze.

LOGAN Roy Stallsmith Stanley Baker N. Market St Stallsmith

King's Death Briefly Shocks Capital and Shapes Ties

The death of King George VI saddens officials in Washington but leaves Anglo American relations largely unchanged. As a constitutional monarch, his role is symbolic. the new queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip may, in time, become a positive asset for U S Britain relations amid the empire's crisis.

Washington George VI Elizabeth Duke of Edinburgh United States Truman Britain

VA Outlay Is Increased In January Local count in Hocking County rises

VA outlay climbs by 3066 in Hocking County driven by a veteran raised from 20 to 100 percent disability. Vaughn Collins, county service officer, notes other activities in the soldiers relief commission monthly report: interviews 184, correspondence received 70, written 68, new compensation and pension claims 10, widow's pension 1, hospitalization approved 2, West Virginia state bonus applications 6.

LOGAN Veterans Administration Hocking County Vaughn Collins Collins West Virginia

Jobless Pay Claims Show Slight Logan Drop

Jobless claims in Logan edged down slightly last week yet remained above the prior year’s average. Total claims reached 695 with 91 newly unemployed seeking benefits and 604 claiming for a week or more. February’s average was 672.

Logan

Hocking Hospital Notes and Telephones Reach Homes

Births announce a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tschappat of Logan and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ben McNichols of Laurelville. Admissions include Mrs. Mabel Payne and Mrs. Ruth Gompf both of Logan and Sam Nixon of Logan. discharges list Mrs. Dale Martin and son, Miss Bartelle Hamilton and Timmy Sheline, all of Logan. Mrs. Effie Wright of Logan noted. A notice says about three in five V. S. homes now have telephones, nearly double 1920 levels.

Jack Tschappat Logan Ben McNichols Laurelville Mabel Payne Ruth Gompf Sam Nixon Dale Martin Bartelle Hamilton Timmy Sheline Effie Wright V. S

Logan Brief Social Notes

The Mary Martha Circle of the EUB Church met Tuesday evening with Mrs. Harry Reeves as leader. Mrs. Paul Goss accompanied at the piano as the group sang and readings included Edgar Guest poems. A. N. Grueser led in prayer and conducted a business meeting in the absence of the president.

Lincoln A. N. Grueser Sherman Lyke Vernon Peterson Columbus Floyd Dellmatch Burr Nixon Levi Palmer James Hutchison Samuel Whitehart Paul Goss John Kelch Grueser Reeves Cohagan Otto Iles John Parry Charles Geil

Flu Closes Some Schools as Others Reopen in County

In Hocking County seven district schools faced illness closures with six remaining shut It reports Gibisonville Murray City South Bloomingville Marion Township West Logan and Laurelville closed Carbon Hill reopened boosting reopenings Logan and East schools despite absenteeism at 28 percent countywide About 140 pupils were absent Wednesday with 40 at Carbon Hill. overall attendance improving in several districts.

Logan Laurelville Carbon Hill Hocking County Gibisonville Murray City South Bloomingville Marion Township West Logan James Frey G. O. Devol East

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