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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1952

Page

3

Logan Girl Scout Council Reports Healthy 1952 Start

The Logan Girl Scout Council begins 1952 with a balance of 824.11 dollars, treasurer Miss Garnet Sheets says, funding a full year of activities. For 1951 expenses totaled 1655 dollars against receipts of 1593 dollars, leaving a prior balance of 885 dollars. Receipts included 720 from financial drive, 585 from calendar and cookie sales, 5 from Armistice day prize, 5 from American Legion Auxiliary poppy sale, 6 from camp, 250 in dues, and 21 from the Juliette Low World Friendship fund. Expenses covered rent, utilities, equipment, postage, charter fee, program, training, troop camping, cookie and calendar sales, profits to troops, bank charges, dues, and the Juliette World Friendship fund.

Logan Logan Girl Scout Council Miss Garnet Sheets Miss Sheets American Legion Auxiliary Juliette Low Juliette World Friendship Fund

Red Cross Junior Drive Holds Steady in County Schools

Logans and Hocking County schools completed the annual Junior Red Cross drive with a total of 89.19. Murray City Gibisonville South Bloomingville and Haydenville sent 24.70 while Logan schools gave 64.49. Central school led with 23.33 in contributions and other city schools followed. Logan High School did not participate.

Logan Hocking County Red Cross Darley Kitchen County Drive Murray City Gibisonville South Bloomingville Haydenville Central School St. John's Parochial West School East School Logan High School

Logan Jaycees Attend All-State Meeting in Columbus

Four Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce members Joe Bennett president Joe Hartman Tom Weiland and Don Taylor attended the All-State Jaycee meeting in Columbus Sunday General Nathan F Twining vice chief of staff of the Air Force was a speaker.

Logan Jaycees Logan Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce Joe Bennett Joe Hartman Tom Weiland Don Taylor Jaycee Columbus Nathan F. Twining Air Force

Instruction Courses Set For Area Plane Spotters

Joe Gabriel of the Logan Air Observation Post announced an observer instruction series starting January 24 at 8 p m at the Ohio Power Co in Logan. He called for more volunteers to fill staff gaps as local posts participated in a practice alert with 19 planes tracked and information relayed to Columbus within about 30 seconds.

Logan Joe Gabriel Ohio Power Co Gabriel Gibisonville South Bloomingville Gore Tactical Air Command Naval Air Reserve Air National Guard Civilian Air Patrol Columbus Central School Washington Bowers Bowers Gabriel Wou

Nineteen Men Leave Logan For Induction In Columbus

Nineteen volunteers and transfers from other boards departed Logan yesterday for Fort Hayes Columbus to join the armed forces induction. The group includes Thomas H. Brown Logan leader Robert T. Dunkke Logan assistant leader Frederick L. Harris Patterson N J William E Wilburn Logan Robert F Thrush Logan John E Carr New Plymouth Herbert E Sparks Logan Howard D Rhein scheld Lancaster Benjamin H Cooper Jr Warren Russell E Rush Gore Clyde All ey Jr Columbus Winfield Walker Logan Junior L Wine South Bloomingville Leonard FE Lines Lancaster Max L Carpenter Lancaster John D Joy Logan Thomas L Huddy Nelson ville Homer L Mason Logan Glenn H Hartsaugh Laurelville.

Logan Fort Hayes Columbus Thomas H. Brown Robert T. Dunkke Frederick L. Harris Patterson N. J William E. Wilburn Robert F. Thrush John E Carr New Plymouth Herbert E. Sparks Howard D. Rheinscheld Lancaster Benjamin H. Cooper, Jr Warren Russell E. Rush Gore Clyde Alley, Jr Slumbus Winfield Halker Junior L. Wine South Bloomingville Leonard FE. Lines Max L. Carpenter John D. Joy Thomas L. Huddy Nelsonville Homer L. Mason Glenn H. Hartsaugh Laurelville

Dairy Co-Op to Convene Annual Meeting Tonight

Logan Ohio Hocking County Dairy Service Cooperative Association will hold its annual meeting at 8 p m in East School. Boss Johnston of Everybody's Farm on WLW will speak. The session includes a brief business meeting director elections and a Central Ohio Breeders Association representative will attend.

LOGAN Hocking County Dairy Service Cooperative Association East School

Health Dept Studies Boost in Fee Rates

Logan health board meeting on Friday discussed sanitary problems in the city and milk regulations. The group considered increasing fees charged by the health department to milk firms outside Hocking County and instructed Dr. H. G. Southard to study the legal aspects of the proposed raise. Attendees included Dr. Southard, Robert Byers, Mayor Roger Friend, Claude Chrisman, Dr. Owen C. Yaw and Lawrence Kessler.

Logan Logan Health Department Hocking County Board of Health H. G. Southard Southard Robert Byers County Sanitarian Roger Friend Claude Chrisman Owen C. Yaw Lawrence Kessler

Tar Kettle Ignites At New Green Township School

No damage occurred when a tar kettle used in construction work at the new Green Township elementary school ignited yesterday. Logan Fire Chief Roy Stallsmith said the fire was extinguished when he arrived at about 1 p.m.

Logan New Green Township Roy Stallsmith Stallsmith

Change Party Date for 4 H Honor Club

LOGAN The 4 H honor club party originally set for January 17 will be held January 24 in East School auditorium. Mrs Emily Van Fossan home demonstration agent announced the date change today.

Logan East School Emily van Fossan

Armstrong Is Re Named By Trustees

Logan Harry Armstrong of Starr Township was re elected president and named executive committeeman of the Hocking County Association of Township Trustees and Clerks at the annual meeting. Grover Carpenter of Good Hope Township was named vice president and J F McGrady of Good Hope was re elected secretary treasurer. Armstrong will represent Hocking County at the 24th annual winter convention in Columbus January 17 19 and at the resolutions committee meeting the night before. Edwin L Strauser of Cincinnati vice president of the state association was speaker. Harry L Smith county auditor was a guest.

LOGAN Harry Armstrong Starr Township Hocking Edwin L. Strauser Cincinnati State Trustees’ Association Harry L. Smith

Marriage of Miss Jean Gardner and Lt. Thomas Brannan

Miss Jean Gardner daughter of Mr and Mrs Gordon Gardner and Lt Thomas Warren Brannan II son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Brannan were married December 23 at First Community Church Columbus. The couple reside in Baltimore after a wedding trip. Gardner is OSU education senior. Brannan is OSU alum and Army lieutenant stationed at Ft Holabird Baltimore.

Middleport Jean Gardner Gordon Thomas Gardner First Ave Columbus Thomas Warren Brannan, II Thomas Warren Brannan Lakewood Ohio Roy A. Burkhardt First Community Church Jack Nida Joanne Gardner Baltimore John Mayer, Main Sr Grandview High School College of Education Ohio State Alpha Phi Sorority Brannan Upper Arlington High School Ohio State University Delta Upsilon Fraternity United States Army Ft. Holabird

Red Cross Executive Committee Meeting Slated

POMEROY The January meeting of the executive committee of the local Red Cross chapter will be at 7 30 p m Tuesday evening in the chapter rooms on East Main Street Mrs George Parker urged all committee members to attend this important gathering for the new year.

Pomeroy American Red Cross E. Main Street George Parker Parker

Logan High Yearbook Assembly Promotes 1953 Ariel

Logan High School students staged an afternoon assembly in the auditorium to boost sales of The Ariel. The program included a tribute to Hesad, a talk on finances, a tap dance, a quiz show segment, ad demonstrations, and musical numbers by Tex Texas and Texas Texans with ukuleles.

LOGAN Logan High School Hesad Ariel Lois Ann Carr Ralph Kenny Shirley Buntz Caroline Siffert George Sheets Ronnie Dennis Charleston Ann Schultheis Tex Texas Texas Texans Nancy Shaw Mary Napier Jessie Brown Annette Davis Phil Wells Carol Risch Margie Krieg Jean Morrison Jack Church Dick Spals

Eli Keller Rites Set for Wednesday

Logan man Eli Keller of near Ewing died Saturday evening. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at St. Matthew Lutheran Church with Rev. Paul N. Warner in charge. Burial follows at Ewing Cemetery. Heinlein Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements. Body remains at the funeral home until services.

Logan Native Dies at 65 in Dayton

Peter Myers of Logan died Sunday at his Dayton home after a 10 day illness. He was son of Frank Myers founder of the Myers shoe repair shop in Logan 1850 and uncle of Francis Myers who runs the 101 year old business. He once led the Dayton Chamber of Commerce and is survived by a daughter and two brothers. Funeral in Dayton Wednesday at 10 a.m.

Logan Peter Myers Dayton Myers Frank Myers Myers Shoe Francis Myers Dayton Chamber of Commerce Frank Benham Joe Baltimore

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