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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1958
Page
5
Logan and Hocking County endured a four inch snowfall with drifting on roads and closures at Warner Avenue Hill. State and county crews cleared main routes while ash and chemical treatments were applied to grades and curves. Traffic remained light and temperatures dipped near zero Sunday night.
Logan mayor Francis Myers outlined off street parking needs to ease downtown congestion and described long range water system improvements. He cited limited treatment capacity of about 900000 gallons daily and aging pumping equipment, proposing plant electrification and reservoir storage.
Pattern advertisement for half size dress with bolero in sizes 14 44 to 24 4 and 16 percent, requiring 3 percent yards of 35 inch fabric. Directions printed on pattern parts. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents per pattern for 1st class mail to Anne Adams at Athens Messenger Pattern Dept New York. Include name address zone size and style number.
Burglars operated between midnight Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday breaking into the Friendly Tavern at Murray City. They pried the rear door hasp, stole from the shuffleboard coin box, and took dimes, cigarets, and two hams. Owner Herman Burkhalter reported the burglary to Sheriff A J Waldron Sunday. Deputy John Wells and Murray City marshal Floyd Keeton investigated.
CHAUNCEY Den 1 of Pack 78 held its weekly meeting at the Baughman home. All cubs and two visitors, Carle Pennell and Lou Childress, attended. Valentines were made and plans for the Blue and Gold dinner on Feb 27 were discussed.
Police cited William L. Poling, 20, of Logan, arraigned before Mayor Francis Myers. Poling pleaded guilty and was fined $25 plus costs and sentenced to three days in county jail. Also before the mayor were Howard E. Poston, 27, Logan, fined $10. Berry Adkins, 55, Sidney, and John E. Miller, 19, Logan Route 3, fined $10 each for running red lights.
The Wednesday Sewing Circle gathered at Mrs Mary Dew's house on Jacobs Ave Six members attended to sew and make cancer pads during the meeting.
A surveillance radar used in air traffic control contains 707 tubes and 230 fuses and weighs about 15 500 pounds. It has an operational range of roughly 30 miles from the airport.
Crochet directions for 54 and 64 inch cloth in string and 36 inch in No 30 cotton. Send thirty five cents to The Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept New York. Include pattern number name address and zone.
Trustees of the Community Chest of Hocking County meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the G E Logan Glass Plant cafeteria. Walter Ott urges attendance to aid the audit committee with data and pledge cards. Vacancies on the board are to be filled, with three year terms for Benton and Perry townships and a replacement for Hubert G Hall of Falls Township. The audit report shows assets of 20 466 41 including cash 14 339 04 pledges receivable 299 07 1957 pledges receivable 5690 95 and 137 35 equipment. Liabilities total 16 660 29 agency appropriations 391 50 general administration and 3 414 62 reserves.
Slippery roads contributed to three accidents investigated by city police over the weekend. At 5 55 p m Saturday Ralph E Brandon 22 Logan struck a parked car owned by Charles F Hicks 18 Logan on Warner Ave. A 430 p m Sunday collision at West Front and Short Sts involved Mary V Carson 43 Wooster and Arthur R Harding 19 Bexley with two passengers slightly injured James A Snider 20 and Joyce L Robinson 19 Ohio University students. Carson cited for reckless operation posted 20 bond.
Real estate transfers list in Mason County shows Jessie Yonker moving property in Hartford to Johnny and Mitzi Oldaker. Thomas Ball and Mildred Ball transfer land in Union District to W M Haddox and A L Haddox. Ernest Biffle and Evelyn Biffle transfer Lewis District land to Cora and Donna Wedge.
Chauncey area residents hosted or visited relatives over the weekend. Harold Barker and family joined Mr. and Mrs. Hillyer and others for celebrations including a birthday cake. Several couples from Columbus Athens Nelsonville Dayton and Chauncey visited kin in Canter Blackford Reeves and Reeves households. Sandra Reeves sustained a finger injury during activities with the Reeves family.
Admission notes list Clarence Cozad Gore Route 1 and Francis M Embree Logan for surgery. John T Dunkle New Straits ville undergoing surgery. discharges include Mrs Edgar Wilson Logan Route 1 and son Virgil Spencer Logan, Benjamin D Harper McArthur, Mrs Norman Jones Logan Route 4.
Logan officers responding to a cruiser sighting found a broken rear door at 1:55 a.m. bricks shattered the glass and tire tracks led away from the scene. Manager Arthur Gasser said nothing appeared missing after the inspection.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Wainwright of New York doubles a club and proceeds to defeat the contract by a precise trumping scheme. She maintains two small trumps as entries, uses dummy entries to finesse hearts, and ends with a single heart loser after careful card play.
In the observed auction North East South West pass pass 2NT pass, South holds AKT65 WAL F532 mB54 and must choose. The assistant recommended three no trump as the best balance for game with a weak hand. Tomorrow’s question repeats the same auction and hand layout for the next step.
John Reeves of Columbus took Sgt 1-C to Sheltering Arms Hospital for treatment. The visit occurred over the weekend at the home of his wife and children in Athens, with Mrs Clarence Blackford and family hosting the gathering.
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