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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1950

Page

2

Farm Institute Program Will Feature Speakers

Final plans for the first of four farmer's institutes have been announced by J. E. Stuart president of the Rockbridge Farmers Institute. The Rockbridge school hosts the opening session Monday and Tuesday with a program including remarks by Mrs. Scott W. Milligan and Rev. William T. Stauffer.

LOGAN J. E. Stuart Rockbridge Farmers Institute Rockbridge School Enterprise Gibisonville Rockbridge Institute R. M. Bezanson Advent Christian Church Rockbridge Scott W. Milligan Home PTA YWCA William T. Stauffer Europe C. B. Burns Stauffer Stuart Pearl Starner Harold Crawford Elmer Risch Helen Beougher Ruth Tucker Denzil Beougher Theodore J. Good Bezanson Burns

Lake Logan Threatens Gas Line And Roads

Rising Lake Logan due to heavy rain covers a 404 acre area near Route 664 and menaces a 20 inch gas main, with three nearby families cut off from highway access as county crews raise road beds to keep routes open. Water pours from Clear Fork Creek and outlet tiles are limited, delaying any retreat for days.

Logan Lake Logan Haydenville Rockbridge Jerry Blosser LeRoy Conkle Lloyd Hansley Clear Fork Creek

Relief From Stomach Ulcers and Excess Acid Offer

Free booklet explains a treatment said to relieve ulcers and excess acid. Over three million bottles sold. claims relief from indigestion sour stomach heartburn sleeplessness and related issues. Available via GALLAHER DRUG CO Coolville TAYLOR & SON Pomeroy SWISHER & LOHSE DRUGS.

Wittard Gallaher Drug CO Coolville Taylor & Son

Hospital Admissions and Discharges List

A hospital notice lists admissions including Harmon Dupler Nelsonville Richard Buchanan Murray City Mrs Clifford Tatman South Bloomingville Jane Gardner Logan Route 1 Mrs Myrtle Person Murray and couples Charles Wilson Murray City a son Grayden Akers Logan Route 2 Dismissals include Anna Clements E Motter Pearl Blair Charles Walker Florence Stephenson Pauline McWilliams and Ben Sweazy An unrelated historical note mentions Alexander the Great requiring soldiers to shave beards for concealment reasons.

Harmon Dupler Nelsonville Richard Buchanan Murray City Clifford Tatman South Bloomingville Jane Gardner Logan Myrtle Person Murray ON Charles Wilson Grayden Akers Anna Clements E. C. Motter Pearl Blair Charles Walker Florence Stephenson John O'Neil Pauline McWilliams Ben Sweazy

Logan Teachers Receive Salary Increases For Current Year

Logan school teachers get an $80 raise plus 3 percent of base pay for the current scholastic year. The board notes increases range from 140 to 170 dollars per teacher, averaging about 160. The raise renews past two year gains under a two mill levy now expired. Logan ranks high among 5000 to 10000 population cities in Ohio for salaries. New athletic board member Jack Pierce replaces Claude Hammon. Judge Harley Meyer remains on the board. The district also leases the swimming pool and tennis courts to the city for a broader recreation program.

Logan George E. Carr Board of Education Carr Ohio Jack Pierce Athletic Board Claude Hammon Harley Meyer

Health Office Reports Busy December in Hocking County

Health Commissioner Dr. H G Southard reports 16 communicable disease cases in December for Hocking County including 15 scarlet fever and 1 chickenpox. The department made 23 school visits, conducted immunizations and inspections, issued materials, and held 132 personal conferences.

Cancer Service Wassermann Southard

Logan BUC reports high unemployment with 1013 in area

Unemployment in the Logan BUC service area rose to a new high of 1013, with 32 more initial claims for the week ending January 14 and 881 continued claims. The Logan office covers Hocking County, Nelsonville, and York Township in Athens County as Ohio totals also climb from 156,746 to 196,602 for the same week.

Logan Logan Buc Homer Schein Schein Hocking County Nelsonville York Township Athens County Ohio Columbus

Scholarship Test Set For School Seniors

Ohio will hold a general scholarship test for about 10 000 high school seniors in all 88 counties on February 3 and 4. Eligible students are those in the upper 40 percent of their class. The test measures achievement in English history mathematics science and reading.

Columbus Ohio Clyde Hissong

Local Socials and Church Notices From Rocksprings Area

Alfred Alfred a belling and shower were given at the home of Mr and Mrs Jewell Carr for Mr and Mrs Thomas White Thelma Mae Carr. The Dinsmore Boyles Millard Swartz Clarence Warner and Albert Warner families attended services at Rocksprings Methodist Church. PTA meeting at Tuppers Plains attended by several locals. Henry Woodyard of Rockland visiting Claude Woodyard. Raymond Follred and Nina Robinson ill with colds. Charles D Woode did carpenter work for Minis Elliott. Grange met Jan 12 with 37 members. refreshments served. Warren Bentz and William Bentz visited by Union and Parkersburg relatives.

Alfred Jewell Carr Thomas White Thelma Mae Carr Dinsmore Boyles Millard Swartz Clarence Warner Albert Warner Rocksprings Methodist Church Wilbur Parker Claude Woodyard Dorothy Robinson Charles D. Woode Warren Bentz Union William Bentz Robert Donelson Parkersburg Helen Woode

Local social visits across Lancaster Logan and Gore communities

Mr and Mrs Willis Warthman of Lancaster hosted guests including Mrs Warren Lanning of Logan and Mrs Effie Brashares. Visits extended to Logan by Shirley Helber and Daisy Brown of Lancaster. Families centered in Logan hosted and visited relatives such as the Nihisers Blum Grifth s and Ansel households with notes of business trips to Columbus.

Enterprise Willis Warthman Lancaster C. P. Warthman Warren Lanning Logan Effie Brashares Shirley Helber Jake Nihiser Harold Blum Linda Luther Blum Arnett Griffith Daisy Brown John Povlie Don Ellinger Lonnie Gore Arnett

Logan Social Notes Highlight Book Club Meeting

Mrs. Dallas Kinser entertained the Tuesday Book Club on North Market Street with a business session led by Mrs. G. R. Robinson. A March of Dimes donation was made and Mrs. Fred Hull reviewed Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton. The group sent a round robin to Mrs. Phil Tschappat, hospitalized in Columbus, while refreshments followed for a list of members.

Phil Tschappat Grant Hospital Columbus

Europe to America: Apples spread with settlers over centuries

Wild and cultivated apples thrived across Europe and followed European settlers to America more than 300 years ago, shaping early orchards and trade.

Europe America

Doan's Pills Enduring Kidney Relief Claim

Advertisement notes backache and urinary discomfort may stem from age, stress, cold or diet. It promotes Doan's Pills as a mild diuretic used by millions for over 50 years to flush kidneys and relieve nagging ache, energy loss, headaches, and nighttime urination.

Dean Doan

Also Mentioned on This Page

Vato Vets U. S. Veterans Administration Farm Institute Logan Area Pomeroy Swisher & Lohse Drugs Hocking Valley Hospital Alexander the Great Rade Health Office BUC Don Ansel Jack North William Helber Emerson Poston Kerwood Martin John R. Pierce Winifred Engle Clinton Webb Frank Harden James Young Carlos Gaffin Robinson Fred Murray Hull Bernard McLaine Bartelle Hamilton Apples For T. U Loa Sears Sears Recucx Logan, Ohio
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