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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1950

Page

10

Lake ermit waters cut to drain. dam work advances

Rapid progress in lowering the lake near Route 664 as a 1100 foot dam is breached. County highway crews grade the Hansley farm road while plans for a levee and road relocation are studied. Conservation workers expect the dam cutting to finish by week’s end.

Atio Department Wals Route 664 Logan Hansley Farm County Highway Department Albert W. Seabright Highway Department Seabright Employes The Conservation Department

Logan Social Notes

Logan social notes record several local items including Mr and Mrs Robert Keynes taking a winter vacation in Fort Lauderdale Florida Richard C Gerken Jr and his Ridgewood New Jersey guest Donald De Gruchy spent days with the Gerken family at their home They hosted a supper for friends Colletta Judy Jayne Ann Shriner Mary Acker Roberta Schmitter Carl Judy and Charles Slusher Also Mrs J S Cherrington hosted the Delphian Society meeting on wildlife at her Mound Street home The St Marys Auxiliary to the Knights of St John named delegates to a Cincinnati convention June 25 and alternates Mrs Cleo Montgomery and Mrs Kathryn Doering Mrs Marian Tansky named sentinel replacing Mrs Mary Rees who moved to Lancaster Harrington Class held a covered dish dinner at the Presbyterian Manse with Mrs John Krieg discussing study book characters New members Mrs Paul Shaw and Mrs Hubert Lappen joined.

Gerken Coletta Judy Jayne Ann Shriner Mary Acker Roberta Schmitter Carl Judy Charles Slusher J. S. Cherrington Mound St Delphian Society E. M. Martin St. Mary’s Knights of St. John Mary Adcock Agatha Brown The Catholic Society Cincinnati Cleo Montgomery Kathryn Doering Marian Tansky Mary Rees Lancaster Harrington Presbyterian Manse John Krieg Don Iles Eber Mowery Marian Martin Paul Shaw Hubert Lappen

Mighty Mouse Navy Rocket Debuts In Air-to-Air Tests

The U S Navy announced a new air-to-air rocket named Mighty Mouse was successfully test fired over the California desert. It is small enough to be carried in quantity by its carrier aircraft and designed for direct hit on enemy planes.

Washington Navy Department of Defense California U.S Department

Bremen Group To Give Play In Local High School

The Bremen Little Theater, sponsored by Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce, presents George Washington Slept Here at the Bremen High School auditorium Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are at the door. Coach Paul Lauffer leads the Bremen group with support from the Bremen Boosters Club. The comedy centers on Newton Fuller who buys a Bucks County home tied to Washington's rumored overnight stay and faces a tornado that tears off the roof.

LOGAN George Washington Moss Hart George Kaufman Bremen Little Theater Group Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce Bremen Bremen Boosters Club Paul Lauffer Newton Fuller Bucks County Washington

Two Divorces Are Granted In Common Pleas Court

Logan Judge Harley Meyer grants two divorces. Wavalene Thacker obtains divorce from William Thacker for gross neglect of duty with custody of two minors and support payments ordered. Inez L. Tyo receives divorce from Levi Edward Tyo for extreme cruelty and gross neglect. Tyo custody issues not specified.

Mrs. Tyo Meyer Tyo Saultz

New Straitsville Mayor Hosts Dinner for Officials

New Straitsville Mayor William J. Davis hosted a dinner at the Blue Bell Restaurant honoring village officials. Sixteen people attended as the mayor thanked them for six years of cooperation. Joseph L. Meenan of New Lexington received a gift for 25 years of service as village solicitor.

New Straitsville William J. Davis Blue Bell Davis Joseph L. Meenan New Lexington Paul Webb William Bird Ernest Wilson Earl Johnson Shawnee William Abram Mr. Meenan Walter Moulton Counci William Bell E. A. Davidson Ernest Miller Charles

First Coast-to-Coast Airmail Inauguration 1920

The first coast-to-coast airmail service in the United States began in 1920 with daytime flight only. Mail was dispatched by train at night, reflecting early limitations of the route and operations.

United States

Earthquake Shakes Lebanon Missouri City Early Wednesday

A strong earthquake rattled Lebanon Missouri for over ten seconds early Wednesday stirring residents. No injuries were reported and initial assessments indicated limited structural damage to nearby buildings. Local officials urged caution and said follow up surveys would determine full impact.

Lebanon Missouri City

Unemployment Decline Reported in Logan Area

Logan area unemployment fell last week to 739 jobless, with 47 new claims. Homer Schein noted the decline was slower than three weeks earlier, as the Logan Bureau also serves Nelsonville and York Township in Athens County. Ohio’s jobless total dropped to 171,054 from 173,591.

LOGAN Logan Bureau of Homer Schein Schein Logan Buc Nelsonville York Township Athens County Ohio

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