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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1961

Page

3

Logan Area Families Return From Holiday Breaks

Logan residents report Christmas visits and travel as families moved homes and sent students back to colleges. Jay Cole's family relocated to Thousand Islands Park while various Logan connections visited Columbus and Muskingum College in New Concord and Oxford Ohio.

Jay Cole Greg Mary Kelley Tom Scott Thousand Islands Park N. Y Cole Park Hotel Logan N. Market St Wayne Whitcraft Kathy Columbus Cora Brown St. Rita's Rest Home Charlotte Findlay

Fugitive Returned on Forged Check Charge

Logan Arnold Dawson 46 formerly of Logan was brought from Owensboro Kentucky to face charges for issuing a forged $100 check drawn on Citizens State Bank Owensboro. He was taken to Logan by Patrolmen Nutter and Schultz after waiving extradition.

Logan Arnold M. Dawson Owensboro Dawson Citizens State Bank A&p Stanley Nutter Ronald Schultz

Television Schedule Listings Corrected by The Messenger

Local note explains The Messenger is responsible for fixing errors in station program listings when schedules aren’t updated. The schedule shows WSAZ NBC Huntington daily items and time blocks across morning to late night with NBC News Weather and various programs.

Evening Radio Schedule Mix of Theater and News

A cluttered broadcast grid lists programs from 6:00 to 12:45 including Comedy Thea Eileen Weather Gotta Secret Adventure Circle Chet Long News Doug Edw Weather Aquanauts Arm Theat Wanted You're There Alice Zane Grey Weather Theater Fred Taylor News News Weather Doug Edw Armchair The Faces West Dawson.

NBC News News Neighbors Lo: Young Dr Majonell Daddy Hollywood Sgt. Preston Scruggs Bach Father Ford Thea Eileen Adventure Circle Chet Long Doug Edw Aquanauts Wanted Alice Zane Grey Fred Taylor Doug Armchair the Dawson

TV Previews Tonight Highlight Dramatic Musical and Hustle

Julie London sings two numbers in Golden Dragon Supper Club episode Suitable for Framing at 7:30. Ozzie and Harriet features Joyce suspecting Rick’s infidelity in The Girl Who Loses Things at 8:30. Hawaiian Eye follows counterfeit bills to a treasure at sea in Made in Japan at 9. Naked City debuts Delinquent Detective controversy in Bullets Cost Too Much at 10. Aquanauts fronted by Margaret O'Brien hunts thulium in River Gold at 7:30. Dead or Alive, My Sister Eileen, and Circle Theater air through the evening with adventures and scandal.

Hong Kong Golden Dragon Julie London Red Taylor Adam Flint

TV Guide Schedule Highlights and Norwegian Carrier Arrival

TV listings show Hell Divers and other films on channels 8 10 and 13 at 11:15 p.m. The Letter and The Golden Fleecing air on Channel 3 and 9 a.m. The U S Carrier Card reached Horten Norway with 18 Super Sabre jet replacements for the Norwegian Air Force.

Horten Norway U. S Norwegian Naval Base

Son of Past President Dillon Heads Logan Kiwanis Club

Neal Dillon installed as Logan Kiwanis Club president the first son of a past president to lead the club and the third second generation Kiwanian to hold the post. Officers include Dan Crabtree as vice president N M Brown treasurer Howard Rolston secretary Edmund Lange immediate past president and directors Donald Braun C T Grey James West Dannie Devol. A ceremony by Cleon Tucker opened a year of plans with perfect attendance awards for 27 members.

Logan Neal Dillon Logan Kiwanis Club Kenneth Bright Lloyd Heinlein Dillon Samule H. Dillon Hocking County Dan Crabtree N. M. Brown Howard Rolston Edmund Lange Donald Braun C. T. Grey James West Dannie Devol Cleon Tucker J. K. Marton Ralph Poston Lawrence T. Webb Ray Keairns Amos Potts Thomas Walsh Carl Harsh Paul Stimson S. E. Erbaugh

New Officers Plan First 1961 Meeting

Harrington Class of First United Presbyterian Church opens the year with new officers presiding at Westminster House. President Mrs Paul Collison leads with VP Mrs Jay Nimon secretary Mrs Mildred Dollmatsch and treasurer Mrs Tom Price. Members heard devotions from Psalms 103 and a Today article, social hour followed with a green and white table decor.

Nimon St. Luke

Hartman Rites Planned for Mrs Blanche Hartman

Funeral arrangements are set for Blanche Hartman 74 of Gore who died Monday night at Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville after six weeks of heart treatment. She leaves four sons Harold Ernest and Merle Hartman of Logan Floyd Hartman of Gore a daughter Mrs Ford Hall of Columbus three sisters and three brothers and eight grandchildren. Services are at Heinlein funeral home 2 p.m. Thursday with the Rev D S Dunkle officiating. Burial in Oak Grove cemetery

Hocking County Hartman Jacob Ellen Nixon Nutter Harold Ernest Merle Hartman Logan Floyd Hartman Gore Ford Hall Columbus Bertha McMullin Alice Mohler Anna Morris Lewis Nutter William Nutter Lancaster Bruce Nutter East Palestine

Appointment Okayed for Hocking County Assistant Prosecutor

Common Pleas Court Judge Harley Meyer approved the appointment of James Stilwell as assistant prosecuting attorney of Hocking County for an indefinite period. Stilwell is a member of the Dillon Johnston and Stilwell law firm.

Logan Calendar event notices for Jan 4 and 5

Logan Calendar lists D of A Lodge meeting and chieftain squaws session on Jan 4 with a 6 p.m. potluck and 7:30 p.m. installations. Jan 5 features the Logan Duplicate Club, Central PTA with Dr Paul R Murphy talk, Marion Grange potluck, and Logan Senior High School open house for vocational home economics at 7:30 p.m.

Logan High School Central Pta Central Elementary School Paul R. Murphy Ohio U Marion Grange D of A Logan Senior High School Vocational Home Economics Department LHS

Wedding Announced For Vicki Schultz And James Green

Announcement of the marriage of Miss Vicki Marlene Schultz daughter of Mr and Mrs Keith Schultz of 150 Zanesville Ave and James E Green son of Mrs Donna Green of Roseville Route 1. They wed in a double ring ceremony in Ashville North Carolina on Monday December 19. Attending were the bride’s brother and sister in law Keith Schultz Jr of Cincinnati. The bride wore a white wool jersey sheath with jewel neckline short sleeves and white satin bow. Nose veil headdress and accessories were medium blue with pearl necklace and earrings. Both are Logan High School graduates with the bride employed at City Loan and Saving Co and the groom in the U S Navy stationed at Bainbridge Maryland.

Dean Collison Ken Sue Miami University Oxford Patty Young J. Russell Young Gretchen Ott Walter Ott Francis Myers Chris Bill Walker Ralph Walker N. Spring Street New Concord Muskingum College Christ Bill Logan Jimmy Doering J. Ward Doering N. Warner Ave Prairie du Chien Wisc Campion High School Mabel Zimmerman Sterling Kan Mary Jones Pam Vicki Marlene Schultz Keith Schultz Zanesville Ave James E. Green Donna Green Roseville Ashville N. C Keith Schultz Jr Cincinnati Logan High School The City Loan and Saving Co U. S. Navy Bainbridge, Md

Soviet Moonship Mechta Travels 2.24 Billion Miles

The first Soviet planet Mechta Dream launched January 2, 1960 has completed its first year in space, covering 2.24 billion miles.

Moscow Dream

County Commissioners Name Shaw President

The Hocking County board of commissioners met Monday with Otto A. Shaw of Logan Route 2 named president. Shaw, a Democrat, succeeds Walter North. Other member is Thomas Van Duren, a Democrat, elected last November. North is a Republican. Carl Engle was appointed clerk. Regular meetings set for 9 30 a.m. on four Thursdays monthly. Four-month re appointments included Edward Wolfe Jr. as custodian at $200 monthly, Charles Boling at $135, Mrs. Margaret Brian as matron at $80, James Leonard as dog warden at $220, John Weaver as diary inspector at $10 daily. Mileage rates remain eight cents per mile for first 500 miles monthly and six cents over 500.

LOGAN Hocking County Board of Commissioners Otto A. Shaw Logan Route 2 Shaw Walter North Thomas van Duren North Carl Engle Edward Wolfe Jr Charles Boling Margaret Brian Goldie Filter Haydenville James Leonard John Weaver

Man Arrested For Neglect

Logan man Charles Woolever a 33 year old of Route 2 was held in Hocking County jail overnight awaiting a Juvenile Court hearing on a warrant charging him with contributing to the neglect and delinquency of minor children. Also arrested was Harold McGrady 36 of Logan surrendered to Delaware County authorities for failure to provide for minor children.

Logan Charles Woolever Hocking County Paul Hartman John Jenkins Juvenile Court George Johnson Hartman Jenkins Harold McGrady Delaware Delaware County

Route 216 Contract Awarded

C E Woodchild of Circleville wins a $17 000 contract to build a temporary road on Route 216 between New Straitsville and Murray City. The highway sank when a 750 foot section became unsafe after a mine fire burned away under it. Work begins when ground is clear of snow and ice.

New Straitsville C. E. Woodchild Circleville Murray City

Car and Truck Collision in Logan Causes No Injuries

A Tuesday morning crash on Old Mc Arthur Road involved an automobile driven by Kenneth E. Helber and a General Hocking Brick Co. truck driven by Ed Helber. Both drivers were not cited, and property damage occurred as the truck skidded on a slippery grade.

LOGAN McArthur Road Kenneth E. Helber General Hocking Brick Co Ed Helber Paul Hartman

Parsons welcomed with a Logan hospital birth

Hospital notes from Hocking Valley show a Logan area birth and multiple admissions. A new son for Mr and Mrs William Parsons of Logan. admissions include surgeries and medical cases for residents such as Mrs Claude Chrisman and Mrs Donald Edwards. Other names include Adam Oney, Stella Sauders, Stanley Thompson, and Rodney Diehl among Logan and nearby areas.

William Parsons, Logan Claude Chrisman Logan Donald Edwards Adam Oney Stella Sauders Stanley Thompson Joe Wohrle

Japan Islands Population Versus Area Compared

The total area of the Japanese islands is 142 500 square miles, less than Montana, yet the islands boast a population of 94 million, about 140 times Montana's population.

Montana Islands

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