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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1940
Page
14
Hocking County basketball tournament drawings held in Logan
Drawings for the Hocking County tournament were held at the superintendent's office with Derby area teams assigned to first round games on February 22. Laurelville meets Union Furnace while Carbon Hill faces Rockbridge with winners advancing to face Gibisonville and Murray City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibisonville
Murray City
Laurelville
Union Furnace
Carbon Hill
Rockbridge
Robert Sparnon
Ruth Strous
Mabel Lefever
D. O. Davis
C. W. Jones
Edson Shaw
South Bloomingville
Combined Choirs In Special Program
Singers from Metho dist St Matthew Lutheran and First Presbyterian churches team for a Sunday concert at the Methodist Church titled Through the Year With Music. Mrs James R Smoot of this city authored and compiled the program. The three churches cooperate and the concert is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan—Singers
St. Matthew Lutheran
First Presbyterian
James R. Smoot
Will Close Special Services at Logan
The week of special services at First Presbyterian Church Logan closes this evening with Rev. Lewis Gishler of First Presbyterian Gallipolis as speaker. Program begins at 7 30 with special music. Gishler is moderator of Athens Presbytery and has pastored Gallipolis for six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
First Presbyterian Church
Lewis Gishler
Gallipolis
Gishler
Athens
Logan High School Freshman Elects Officers
Logan High School freshman class elected officers Thursday after last week’s nominations. Robert Savings was chosen president, Jack Kinser vice president, Bob Sinnott secretary, and Sue Case treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Logan High School
Robert Savings
Jack Kinser
Bob Sinnott
Sue Case
Logan High Star Visits Tennessee Campus
From Knoxville Logan High football star Bob Mc Bride sent a card to The Messenger. He is visiting the University of Tennessee and will return by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Knoxville
Tenn
Bob McBride
Logan High
University of Tennessee
Valentine Social Notes From Logan Fray at White House
Edith Ellison hosted a Valentine party for the Social Circle at the White House with 6 o'clock dinner, seasonal décor, chocolate cupids as favors, hat phone numbers, and games. Guests included Mrs. Walter Rochester and many others. a "Which Is the Way to Boston" cast was noted, while Guild ticket sales continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Ellison
White House
Walter Rochester
R. B. Hansel
M. H. Cherrington
Warren Bright
Charles Breene
Co. N. Notestone
C. S. Clark
Will Leyshon
Melrose Harbaugh
W. C. Adair
Emma McClain
Logan Players Guild plans February three one act plays
Mrs. Fanny Spears hosted the Sewing Club with 32 members at the Frenier home on N Walnut. After needlework a lunch was served for a list of attendees. New rehearsals for three one act plays set for February 26 were announced by Carl Harsh and the group met at the Chamber of Commerce. Plays include Soldadera directed by Miss Wilhelmine Deisisele and Town Hall Tonight directed by Mr Harsh with casting including Joe Stoughton and Lee Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. of A. Club
Margaret Columber
Stella Wills
Columber
Ruth Robb
Minnie Strawn
Rose Ann Steele
Hazel Hammond
Lucy Klinger
Victoria Riddlebarger
Ida Sheets
Ella Shepard
Jennie Preston
Jennie Richards
Valentine
Ray Steward
Evelyn
Velma Narber
Toledo
Jennie Goodlive
Club
Mayme Wolfe
Bertha Fee
Patty Steele
Monte Landis
Fanny Spears
Carl Frenier
N. Walnut St
H. D. Saxton
Harley Ellinger
Howard Kirk
James Winters
John Clarke
C. F. Rauch
Fred Burchfield
James Rutgers
Walter Leonard
Logan Players ‘Guild
Chamber of Commerce
Carl Harsh
New York
Wilhelmine Deisisele
Joe Gabriel
Katheryn Johnson
Jean Bright
Harry Thomas
Vera Brashares
Helen Angle
Bess Mutchmore
Harsh
Joe Stoughton
Lee Evans
Don
Local C. & O. Employees Attend Connors Funeral in Columbus
Local C. and O. Railway staff James McNamee general agent Joe Peterson supervisor and Edward Healey roundhouse foreman attended the funeral of Mr M S Connors in Columbus on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Earl Landis and son Monte visited Newark with Willard Landis. Mrs Sally Robinson and daughter Dorothy and Mrs Gerald Robinson of Murray City visited Mrs E O Robinson in Knoxgan Thursday. The local woman has been ill for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. & O. Employes
M. S. Connors
Columbus
James McNamee
Joe Peterson
Edward Healey
Roundhouse
Earl Landis
Monte
Willard Landis
Newark
Sally Robinson
Dorothy
Gerald Robinson
Murray City
Kogan
E. O. Robinson
Funeral Rites for John Dillon Sanderson Held at Residence
Funeral services for John Dillon Sanderson, who died Thursday, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at 199 S Walnut St Logan. Rev. Cecil Harding Jones will deliver the sermon with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. In Logan, Robert Tucker, two, of Rockbridge, fell ill with diphtheria and his home was quarantined by Dr. W B Lacock Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Gordon
Comet Club
Arlington Ave
Walter Derr
John Guess
Robert Nolan
Ernest Shannon
John Rohrer
Carl Mohler
Logan
Robert Tucker
Laurelville Triple A Institute Draws 187 Adults and 20 Children
The Laurelville meeting held Wednesday evening attracted 187 adults and 20 children. Principal speaker was C. W. VanSchoit from Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurelville
C. W. VanSchoit
Columbus
Logan and Vera Perry undergo emergency operations
Carl Marshall fractured his left arm in a fall at the West Grade gymnasium on Wednesday evening. Vera Perry of Creola underwent an emergency appendectomy late Wednesday night at Cherrington Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Carl Marshall
West Grade
Vera Perry
Creola
Cherrington Hospital
Petitions For Divorce Filed In Common Pleas Court
Two divorce petitions were filed in common pleas court on Thursday with defendants living outside the county. Charles Edward Hoplite seeks a divorce from Grace Hoplite, minor by birth. her mother Mrs. Sarah Cable is a party. They married July 22 1939 and Grace was committed to Delaware Industrial School August 15 1939. Ivan W Dawley seeks separation from Olive Dawley. Athens State Hospital superintendent is named as a party since Olive was committed there in August 1926. Neglect is alleged. Olive left home May 15 1926 before hospital admission.
Miller Marks 45 Years of Continuous Service
J. E. Edwards of Logan North Street has a 45 year record of steady employment. He is a miller at Keynes Mill for 35 years, after 10 years at a small mill near Sugar Grove. Now well past 70, he continues to work daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
J. E. Edwards
North St
Keynes
Sugar Grove
Hocking Farm Women Plan Thursday Meeting
County wide meeting for Farm Women set for Thursday February 15 at the Ewing Grange hall. Ruth Bennington coordinating with Bernice Allen delivering Aid for Dependent Children program. Pot luck dinner to be arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Ewing Grange Hall
Ruth Stone Bennington
Bernice Allen
Aid For Dependent Children Division
Zaleski Personal Notices Reflect Local Visits and Tragedy
Zaleski personal notices detail guests of Mr. and Mrs. Luther McKibben including Archie and Hazel Fate of Columbus, PTA meeting, and visitors Sam Baughman and Harold Baughman from Albany. It notes illness of a Chesser child, and a fatal crash in Oak Hill involving Kelley and his half brother, with ties to Zaleski and Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen McKibben
Eleanor Ogle
Loudenville
Fred Ogle
Harold Baughman
Albany
Zaleski
Elma Ater
Alice McCuskey
Columbus
Raymond Chesser
Kelley Oney
Creola
Oak Hill
Martha Oney
Kentucky
Charles Kirkpatrick
Gallia Farmers Meet Draws Large Attendance
Gallia county farmers and families packed the Methodist Church in Gallipolis for a Farm Institute sponsored by the County Conservation Committee and County Agent's office. The program opened at 10 with talks by H. E. Shaver and others, a noon dinner for 200, and afternoon addresses by Dale C. Williams and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Methodist Church
Farmioe Institute
County Conservation Committee
H. E. Shaver
R. R. Starbuck
Christ Kainrad
Dale C. Williams
Glenn E. Moore
E. G. Royer
R. R. Starsbuck
Miller Chapel Grange Wins State Award
Miller Chapel Grange earned an agate for achievement from the state grange. Logan guests Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Brimner presented the award. A valentine party directed by Clarence Skinner followed the business session. Next meeting is February 21 on Wild Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Miller Chapel
Arlie Brimner
State
Brimner
Clarence Skinner
Wahl Colburn wedding joins Straitsville social notes
Straitsville announces the marriage of William P. Wahl to Helen Marie Colburn of Columbus. Also reported are funeral attendance for Sarah Ellen Rosser in Columbus, a St Augustine Church card party, and various local visits, illnesses, and social events in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
John Wahl
William P. Wahl
Helen Marie Colburn
Columbus
Raymond Hoy
Maude Walters
Woodfrow Breeze
Sarah Ellen Rosser
St. Augustines Catholic Church
K. of P. Hall
Aarge
Howard B. Blankenship
S. T. Romans
Wellston
Richard Evans
Logan
Levi Wolfe
Charles Lawson
Donald Lawson
Edward Lawson
Lawson
Charles Donaldson
St. Francis Hospital
William Smith
Frank Hoy
Old Town
Fred Blankenship
Mary Ashbaugh
George Ashbaugh
New Lexington
Charles Hazelton
Elizabeth
William Davis
Shawnee
Nobel Rompe
Companionway
M. E. Church
Kathleen Lantz
Frank Orndorff
Ruth J
Thelma
Hemlock
Carl van Horn
Harry Nye
Bill
Jack Spires
Robert Hannah
Cleveland
Florence Matheny
Isabelle Waldie
Manfred Waltz
Rockbridge
Gertrude Waldie
Florence Huston
Sarah Thomas
Murray City
John Shuttleworth
Thomas Frasure
Wesley Kemper
Claudia Potts
Revival Services At Union Church Evening Events
Revival services are in progress at Union Church with daily gatherings each evening. The Union W M C Club meets Tuesday Thursday and Sunday at 6 45 pm. An eight month old child of Mr and Mrs Clarence Hoisington of Union died Wednesday after a brief illness. Mr and Mrs Henry Hoisington are grandparents. Robert Rowland of West Virginia visited relatives here over the weekend. William Cornell, previously ill, is recovering. Bernard Baughn of Richland Avenue will lead the young people’s meeting Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs R R Barker of Mt Vernon attended the funeral of Don Baker here Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNION
Union Church
W. M. C. Club
Clarence Hoisington
Henry Hoisington
Robert Rowland
West Virginia
William Cornell
Bernard Baughn
Richland Avenue
Young People’s
R. R. Barker
Mt. Vernon
Don Baker
Record attendance at Farm Week in Hocking County
Statistics from the extension office show 45 farmers attended Farmers Week at Ohio State University. Of them 27 were men and 18 were women, a strong turnout for the county in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Ohio State University
Logan Churches Parade Sunday Worship Plans Across Town
Logan churches announce a busy Sunday with sermons on Dead Ends Living Within the Rules and The Art of Worship. Activities include youth choir music, Epworth candle lighting, and lent services at St Paul Episcopal and St Matthew Lutheran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Ella Louise Hammon
First Presbyterian Church
Cecil Harding Jones
Harriet Weymueller
Trinity Lutheran Church
Elmer Bliss
C. B. Clendenen
The
Nazarene Church
Logan Library January Circulation Totals Reported
Logan Library announces total January circulation at 6689 books. Murray City branch issued 1321. Logan readers checked out 4070. schools received 718. county stations supplied 580. Miss Hortense Gibson, librarian, reported the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hortense Gibson
Murray City
Logan Landis Celebrates Birthday After Major Surgery
Logan Owen Landis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Landis, marks his birthday today. The year prior was brighter as he turned 13 after undergoing a major surgical operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Owen Landis
Earl Landis
Union Furnace To Host Three Game Series This Weekend
At Union Furnace a three game basketball program will be staged Saturday evening under coach Max Bunce. The varsity and juniors meet Reinersville Morgan County and then Logan Independents face Union Furnace Independents in the third contest. Reinersville is Bunce’s former coaching school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Union Furnace
Max Bunce
Reinersville
Morgan Co
Logan Independents
Union Furnace Independents
Bunce
Family Has Second Death in Two Months
Mrs. Almeda Caroline Cotterm an 75 wife of Jacob Cotterman Enterprise died at home Thursday after illness. A sister Miss Elmira Harsh died two months earlier. Survived by husband five brothers and three sisters no children. Funeral 1 30 Saturday Woodard Funeral Home Elder Hanover in charge burial Scotts Creek Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Almeda Caroline Cotterman
Jacob Cotterman
Enterprise
Elmira Harsh
Woodard
Hanover
Scotts Creek
Junior High To Present Paints and Patches
Preparations are under way for the musical comedy Paints and Patches by the Junior High School Glee Club at 8 oclock Tuesday February 20 in the Senior High School Auditorium. It will be the only operetta this year staged by the school music department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Current Film Calls For Vocalizing
Universal presents Charlie McCarthy Detective starring McCarthy Bergen Snerd at the Athena Theater. McCarthy sings a nightclub ditty and then showcases deductive skill in a murder mystery with a heavy Bergen family presence and a supporting cast including Cummings Moore Sutton Calhern Kennedy Hinds Hymer. Produced and directed by Frank Tuttle from an original by Robertson White and Darrell Ware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garbo
Sandy
Charlie McCarthy
Bergen
Robert Cummings
Constance Moore
John Sutton
Louis Calhern
Edgar Kennedy
Samuel S. Hinds
Warren Hymer
Frank Tuttle
Robertson White
Darrell Ware
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