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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1949

Page

12

Donation Of Meter Funds To Dimes March Sought

Logan in Hocking County considers donating parking meter funds to the March of Dimes polio drive. City solicitor warns public funds may not lawfully support private charity. council may seek attorney general ruling and potentially hold a special session if allowed. Three local children were treated last year. the chapter faced red ink.

Logan Hocking County City Council Harry Shaw Carl E. Blosser National Foundation For C. Wood Bowen Bowen IL. P. Mooney Ohio Orland Ashbaugh Corporation Ashbaugh

Shawnee Sunshine Workers elect officers and report tests

The Sunshine Workers Class of Shawnee elected officers led by Algean Bishop as president and Marian Craig as vice president. The group served a lunch for members and planned a February Valentine party. County school tests show Shawnee leading in algebra and strong scores in geometry biology world history English, with nine county schools participating.

Athens YS Virginia Kopis Amelia Lee Cox Margaret Hopkins Jane Bishop Algean Bishop Charles Dishon Lancaster William Ricketts Margaret Hoodlet Columbus David Collins Margaret Collins Albert Micklethwaite New Lexington Donald McKnight Mary Lee

Judge Relates Lincoln Life at Logan Kiwanis Meeting

Fairfield County common pleas Judge Harry Kilburger spoke before Logan Kiwanis Club about Little Known Phases in the Life of Lincoln. He discussed controversial Civil War figures and their influence on Lincoln's thinking. R. R. Lanning chaired, with guests William Coultrap Judge Harley Meyer and Capt Pershing Pyle of the Salvation Army.

Logan Harry Kilburger Fairfield County Common Pleas Court Logan Kiwanis Club Lincoln R. R. Lanning William Coultrap Harley Meyer Capt Pershing Pyle The Salvation Army Music Ralph Poston J. Richard Farmer

Minstrel Show At Vinton Rural School Delights Community

The Radcliffe program directed by Mrs. R L Barton featured a minstrel show at Vinton Rural School. Local families join in visits and birthday celebrations as residents move and travelers come and go. Richard Sizemore heads to army service while others relocate to farms and homes across Oreton Middlefork and surrounding areas.

Radcliff R. L. Barton Vinton Rural School al Harris Springfield Harris John Palmer, Jr Floyd Price Johnny Pfc George Franklin Hill Eniwetok Marshall Islands Columbia Chapel Point Rock Eugene Wright Duane Lowe Woodville James Faulk Mound Hill Oreton William Welker Mark Cottrill Raymond Barnes Middlefork Maggie Hicks Nellie Kinnison Barnes Ronald Ogdin Columbus Floyd Perry

One Candidate Files Petition For Primaries

Logan reports only one candidate filed for municipal offices as filing nears May 2. Richard C. Gerken has submitted for Republican city solicitor while C Wood Bowen holds the post and has not announced re election plans. Leslie Johnson circulated a petition but has not filed. Incumbents’ intentions remain unpublicized.

Logan Dean Collison County Election Board Richard C. Gerken C. Wood Bowen Bowen Leslie Johnson Election Board

Gibisonville Institute Opens with Community Program

Logan report details the Gibisonville Community Institute opening at 7 30 p m with an invocation by Rev Earse Miller and a welcome from Francis St Clair. County Auditor Harry Smith will speak followed by music, plays, solos, and a piano duet. Thursday features students songs, a play, recitations, talks by Mrs Duff and County Agent Ruggles, and a business session.

C. E. Duff Canton Lavon Carr Martha Kruger Ruby Anderson Warren Vorhees Sir Echo Naomi Keck Shirley Meyer John Bailey John Brammer Lawrence Carpenter Roy Stahr Ronal Williams Mrs. Duff

Carbon Hill Class Presents 3-Act Play Tonight

The Carbon Hill senior class stages Artichokes for Dinner in the Ward Local High School gymnasium at 8 p.m. Performances feature the Girls Glee Club with soloists Doris Joyce and Betty Guess and songs There’s Music In The Air Beautiful Dreamer Cielito Lindo and O Sole Mio.

LOGAN Carbon Hill High School Ward Cielito Lindo Doris Joyce Betty Guess

Woman Injured In Intersection Mishap

Julia Kuhn 19 of West Street received lacerations to the right eye and knee after being struck by a car driven by George Hammer while crossing Main and Hunter. Police said she was treated by a local physician and released.

Logan Julia Kuhn West St George Hammer Main Hunter

Hocking Hospital Notes Admits Births Dismissals

Recent admissions at Hocking Valley Hospital include Seth Adams Dresden medical Mrs William B Sayers Logan medical Peggy Ann Woolever Logan Mrs Bonaparte Weede New Plymouth medical Lois Burcham Logan Route 1 medical Daniel Jones Union Furnace surgery Ricky Leland Wolf Nelsonville Route 1 medical. Births recorded for Charles Johnson Nelsonville a son and Paul LaFollette Nelsonville a daughter. Dismissals include Ricky Unger South Bloomingville Micky Unger South Bloomingville and Mrs Kenneth Stimel and daughter Nelsonville.

Hocking Hospital Logan Hocking Valley Hospital Seth Adams Dresden William B. Sayers Peggy Ann Woolever Bonaparte Weede New Plymouth Lois Burcham Daniel Jones Union Furnace Ricky Leland Wolf Nelsonville Charles Johnson Paul LaFollette Ricky Unger South Bloomingville Micky Unger Kenneth Stimel

Pairings listed in rural county marriage notices

The document lists multiple couple pairings with ages and hometowns including Eugene Chesher and Ana Lehman both of Nelsonville, James Holland and Phyllis Puckett of Nelsonville routes, Richard Reynolds and Elizabeth Pagels of Columbus, Kenneth Beck and Mary Hunt of New Straitsville, Dennie Lavender and Rose Penrod of Logan and Loudonville, Elmo Smith and Mary Patton of Nelsonville, Ronald Travis and Evelyn Myers of Logan with Gerald Dolman and Lois Jonas of Wooster, Curtis Morris and Dorothy Hoysman of Columbus.

Eugene Chesher Nelsonville Ana Vesta Lehman James Walter Holland Phyllis Virgene Puckett Richard Eugene Reynolds Columbus Elizabeth Collins Pagels Kenneth Beck New Straitsville Mary Hunt Dennie Blake Lavender Ijr Loudenville Rose Marie Penrod Logan Elmo Smith Athens Mary Kathryn Patton Ronald Allen Travis Evelyn Jean Myers Gerald Paul Dolman Wooster Lois Ann Jonas Curtis Billy Morris Dorothy Little Hoysman

Four More Scarlet Fever Cases Reported in Hocking County

Health officials report four new scarlet fever cases raising the school year total to eleven. Quarantined children are Jo Anne Reynolds six from Creole Route 1 Nancy Ebert nine of South Bloomingville and David Spencer four Cheryl Spencer two of Laurelville.

Logan Hocking County Jo Anne Reynolds Samuel Reynolds Nancy Ebert Lester Ebert South Bloomingville David K. Spencer Cheryl Lynn Spencer John Spencer Laurelville

Striking Workers Return to Sunny Hill Mine

The Sunny Hill Strip mine near New Lexington resumed operations after a four day strike. The facility employs 250 workers and stands as the largest strip operation in Southeastern Ohio.

Sunny Hill New Lexington Here Ohio

Perry County Gambling Discussed by Ministers

New Lexington ministers met with the Perry County Ministerial Association to discuss gambling and laid plans for definite action at their February meeting.

Perry County New Lexington

Bars Grab Most Whiskey as City Stores Reveal Records

Cleveland bars took the bulk of scarce whiskey brands while 700 local permit holders shared a small number of cases, based on downtown wholesale store records obtained by the Plain Dealer with authorization from State Liquor Director Oscar L. Fleckner.

Cleveland The Plain Dealer Oscar L. Fleckner

Parole Board Hears Death Sentence Appeal

The State Pardon and Parole Commission completed a hearing on the appeal of Ova B. Curnutt of Cincinnati, condemned to death for planning the robbery and killing of cafe owner Thomas Wilson. The commission will report to the governor after further study following a reprieve on January 14.

Columbus State Pardon and Parole Commission Ova B. Curnutt Cincinnati Ohio Curnutt Thomas Wilson

State Patrol Rush Blood to Mercy Mother in Columbus Area

Ohio State Highway Patrol rushed three pints of rare type blood from the Columbus Blood Center to aid Mrs. Freda Richey a 33 year old Mercer County mother who had a Caesarean birth at Otis Hospital Celina.

Columbus Mercer County Freda Richey Otis Hospital Celina

Woman Found Dead. Police Question Husband in Cincinnati

Jessie Ruppe, 44, is held for questioning after the body of his wife Mattie Lee, 44, was found beaten to death in their Cincinnati home. Homicide Detective Tom Faragher says she apparently died from injuries, and the husband is being questioned.

Cincinnati Jessie Ruppe Mattie Lee Tom Faragher

Dayton Bread Co. President Elected Ohio Bakers Leader

A. E. Craig, president of Dayton Bread Co., was elected president of the Ohio Bakers Association at its annual meeting. He succeeds Clayton Zeliinger of Marietta.

Cincinnati A. E. Craig Dayton Bread Co Ohio Bakers Association Clayton Zeliinger Marietta

Akron plant workers end walkout with early shift return

Akron division employees of the B. F. Goodrich Co. began returning to work on the early shifts today, ending a walkout that began Monday at midnight. The dispute and settlement terms were not disclosed.

Akron B. F. Goodrich Co

West Columbia social notes and visitors listed

Mrs Lizzie Stewart visited her son in law Paul Blessing at Point Pleasant. Ethel May Logan and Eunice Hallascott spent time in Point Pleasant. Alice Ferguson and Mary Johnson were in Point Pleasant. Sam Eads and daughters visited Point Pleasant. Jack Cartwright and daughter Eunice Kay visited Clifton. Jimmie Lee Kenneth Lynes and Jess Lynes of Mason visited James Lee. John Young of Mason visited Mrs Lawrence Russell. Helen E Roush.

West Columbia Lizzie Stewart Paul Blessing Point Pleasant Ethel May Logan Eunice Hallascott Alice Ferguson Mary Johnson Sam Eads Etta Linda Jack Cartwright Eunice Kay Clifton Jimmie Lee Kenneth Jess Lynes Mason James Lee John Young Lawrence Russell Helen E. Roush

Oberlin Vetoes ROTC Plan on Campus

A faculty vote at Oberlin College rejected inviting the Air Force to establish a Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit on campus. The decision blocks the proposed ROTC program at Oberlin.

Oberlin Air Force Oberlin College

Markets Cincinnati Livestock Report

Salable hogs 2200. barrows and sows steady with Tuesday averages. Cattle 400, calves 200, slow and mostly steady. baby beeves higher at 25.50 around 575 lb. Vealers steady. sheep 50 head, lambs 85 lb wooled at 25.50. Trade described as moderately active early. weights and prices noted for hogs, cattle, and vealers in Cincinnati market.

Cincinnati U. S. Dept

Poultry Butter and Potatoes Prices Reported in Cincinnati

Poultry markets show heavy fowls over 4 lbs at 36 to 37 cents, light at 25 to 27, heavy fryers up to 5 lbs at 30 to 32, heavy broilers 30 to 32, old roosters and leghorn stags 20 to 22, heavy stags 22 to 26. Butter wholesale prints per pound 63 to 66 cents with premium 57 and regular 34, potatoes priced 2.50 to 5.00.

Cincinnati

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