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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1954

Page

12

Piqua Coach Chosen as Logan Football Mentor

Logan High School appoints Alson Scrivner as head football coach after a Logan Board of Education vote. Scrivner, 29, a Miami University graduate and former Piqua High School coach, succeeds Dwight Diller who resigned for a journalism post. He will coach the squad as practice opens August 2004 and moves to Logan with his family when housing becomes available.

Logan Alson Scrivner Miami University Sid Gillman Logan High School Scrivener Logan Board of Education Dwight PD. Diller Logan Daily News Gillman Scrivner Piqua High School George E. Carr Logan Schools Miami Piqua Ohio State University Carr Board of Education Lee O’brien Marion Allen Fast

Perkins Presides At Logan Rotary Meet

Logan Rotary Club opened the fiscal year Monday with new president R B Perkins in charge. Perkins of Farmers and Merchants Bank succeeds Dayton Schultheis as leader and outlines programs for the year. Barton Hall reported club service, George Rolston vocational service, Albert Seabright community service, Harold Sommers international service. Visiting Rotarians were Eldon Carr and Charles Hamrick of Wellston.

Logan Logan Rotary Club R. B. Perkins Farmera and Merchants Bank Perkins Dayton Schultheis Barton Hall George Rolston Albert Seabright Harold Sommers Eldon Carr Charles Hamrick Wellston

Logan Social Notes Honor Shower For Mrs Ernest Hughes

Mrs Ernest Hughes former Jo Sue Shorr of Logan now of Columbus was honored with a shower Friday evening at Mrs Roy Stallsmiths home Logan Hostesses were Mrs Don J Smith and Mrs Wayne Dennis Dinner guests included many named Logans Warren and Wellston residents with multiple Kinnison family members noted.

Ernest Hughes Jo Sue Shorr Logan Columbus Roy Stallsmith Don J. Smith Barbara Stallsmith Wayne Dennis Judy Walsh S’hyllis Shorr John Shorr Bud Fox Harold Frazier JD. F. Hughes Ned Fi

Mock Family Reunion At Lena Mock Home South Logan

The Mock family reunion gathered at the home of Lena Mock in South Logan with picnics at noon and in the evening. Attendees included Bill Lucas and family from Pittsburgh Ralph Hemsworth and family from Lancaster Fad Mock Harry Mock Harry V Mock James Mock John Mock Bill Bryan William Petty Russel Mason William CC Mock Carl Mock and other relatives.

Lena Mock South Logan Bill Lucas Pittsburgh Ralph Hemsworth Lancaster Fad Mock Harry Mock Harry V. Mock James Mock John Mock Bill Bryan William Petty Russel Mason William CC. Mock Carl Mock

Picnic Dinner At Mrs Kinnison's Home Attended By Black Family

Mrs. Clair Kinnison hosted a picnic dinner at her home with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Forest Black and their family from Summit Station. The list continues with additional guests.

Clair Kinnison Mrs. Forest Black Summit Station Mra

Harrisonville Woman Beulah Sheets Dies at 60

Mrs Beulah M Sheets aged 60 died Monday at her Harrisonville home. She leaves a son Charles at home and a daughter Mrs Vivian Lindsey of Columbus. Services set for Wednesday at 2 p m at Carpenter Church with burial in White Oak Cemetery. Friends may call at the Sheets residence.

Pomeroy Beulah M. Sheets Harrisonville Charles Vivian Lindsey Columbus Carpenter Church White Oak Cemetery Sheets

Your Family Deserves One of Nature s Best Everlasting Granites

Logan Monument Company offers durable memorials in white Georgia marble and granite. The ad promotes Dabney memorials and eternal plaques, inviting families to visit the Logan showroom on Main Street opposite Hocking Valley Hospital in Logan Ohio, with free booklets of over 100 memorial designs.

Logan Ohio West Virginia Logan Monument Company Dabney Georgia Hocking Valley Hospital Main Street

Two BIS fugitives flee Lancaster attack. stolen gear found

Two boys from the Boys Industrial School Lancaster identified as Robert Westerbeck eighteen and James Baus sixteen from Toledo remain at large after ransacking a Hocking County home. They entered by forcing a rear screen door, stole weapons and clothing, then fled on a stolen tractor toward Route 33. Sheriff Waldron warns southeastern Ohio agencies to watch for the pair as new charges loom.

Shell Oil Co BIS Sharp's Curve Bridge Route 33 Dallas Gwinn Stiversons Gwinn Stiverson Lancaster Nelsonville Waldron Ohio

Births and discharges at Hocking Valley Hospital

Birth notices list Donald Bennington Union Furnace and Eugene Kinnison Glouster daughters joined by Don Walker Logan daughter. Admissions include Mrs B G Greenman Logan Mrs Harry Cottrill Albany Route 1 surgery for Jack Tingley McArthur Tommy Spergin Elyria. Dismissals include Homer Smathers Dundas Ned Gabriel Logan and son Frank Nichols Londonderry Route 1 Sandra Casto Logan Betty Jo Heidelbaugh Logan Route 4 Edyth Goss Logan and Robert Wallace and daughter Junction City.

Donald Bennington Union Furnace Eugene Kinnison Glouster Don Walker Logan B. G. Greenman Harry Cottrill Albany Overy Jack Tingley McArthur Tommy Spergin Elyria Sur Homer Smathers Dundas Ned Gabriel Frank Nichols Londonderry Joseph Cozad Henry Anguish Shawnee Betty Jo Larry Jay Heidelbaugh Edyth Goss Robert Wallace Junction City

Sentence Completion Sends Hedges Back to Jail

Francis Hedges age 18 of Laurelville Route 1 completed a jail sentence in Hocking County for assault and battery but remained detained by Scioto County authorities. He was transferred to Portsmouth to face contempt of court charges after the detainer was invoked.

Logan Francis Hedges Laurelville Hocking County Hedges Scioto County Portsmouth

Nelsonville man pleads guilty for unsafe motor vehicle operation

Wilbur E. Wolfe of Nelsonville Route 1 pleaded guilty on arraignment in the Mayor Earl Hilleary court to unsafe operation of a motor vehicle. He was fined $10 and costs.

Nelsonville Wilbur E. Wolfe Earl Hilleary

Nelsonville social notes wedding and travel items

Voters to Columbus. residents attend the wedding of Miss Sally Hall and Robert Wareham of Pittsburgh Pa. The ceremony was at First Methodist Church Westerville with a reception in church parlors. Attendees included Mrs. Josie Baugh and others from Nelsonville. details of families, graduations, broadcasts, and a 4000 mile western motor trip to Phoenix and Colorado Springs. A Cleveland All Star baseball game draws locals, listing several attendees.

Columbus Sally Hall Robert Wareham Pittsburgh Josie Baugh Allie Dilcher W. A. Finney Plains Westerville Nelsonville Roland Riley Clarence Kelly Claude Hall Thelma Baugh Grace Sargent Hall Otterbein College Charles Wareham Otterbein US Air Force Chillicothe Homer Adams Callie Holler Akron Lena Anderson Sylvia Pedigo Cross St Robert Beach Gary Linda Ed Mills Zanesville Charlies Stack Athens Elizabeth Whyte Regina Vicki Mary Jane Watkins Charles Whyte Logan Jackson Joan Whyte Meade Whyte Franklin Hill Kenneth Kinneer Mary Ann Esther Kinneer Phoenix Ariz Edith Kinneer Wallace Colorado Springs Cleveland Delbert Kuhn Robert Butts Clarence Hall Earl Worthington Bill Rescoe H. R. Riegel Estel Crabtree R. V. Oakley Carl Albrecht Edward Sharp

Clark Courtney Circle Meeting Postponed to August

The Clark Courtney Circle of the First Methodist Church delays its July gathering to August. The change shifts the schedule for church members and attendees.

Clark- Courtney The First Methodist Church

Welsonville Personalities Mrs Ralph Harper Arrival

Mrs. Ralph Harper of San Fernando California arrived Monday, adding to Welsonville social notes and greeting local acquaintances.

Ralph Harper San Fernando, Calif

Pomeroy Garden Club Welcomes New Member At July Meeting

Mrs Robert Wood was inducted as a new member during the Chester Garden Club July gathering hosted by Mrs Paul Baer with assistance from Mrs Roy Miller. The group discussed an iris color change, club dues, centerpieces, propagation paper, and awards for ribbon winners and a door prize. The next gathering is a picnic at Middleport Road Side Park on Aug 4 at 7 p.m.

Paul Baer Pearl Koblentz Baer Ridenour Purley Karr Roy Miller Howard Knight Karl Kautz Door C. N. Jones Joan Bartell Otto Baer Middleport

Mason Boy Dies at 13 in Henderson

Philip Randall Bowers aged 13 died Monday at his Henderson home from a kidney ailment. A freshman at Point Pleasant High School he was in Boy Scout Troop 261 and the Junior High Band. Survivors include his parents Maurice and Mrs Snodgrass and grandparents J W Watson and Mrs M J Snodgrass. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Church of Christ Henderson with John Ford officiating. Burial in Henderson Cemetery. Pallbearers are Edward, Robert, Arnold Watson and Norman Snodgrass. Friends may call at Snodgrass residence after 4 today.

Point Pleasant Philip Randall Bowers Henderson Point Pleasant High School Boy Scout Troop 261 Maurice Snodgrass J. W. Watson M. J. Snodgrass Church of Christ John Ford Edward Watson Robert Watson Arnold Watson Norman Snodgrass Snodgrass

Mrs. Kessler Rites Planned in Logan

Graveside rites for Sarah Pond Kessler widow of William F. Kessler will be held in Logan with services at Oak Grove Cemetery. She died Sunday in New York City and lived with daughter Frances McLaughlin. Surviving are a son Hazlett Kessler of Chicago. The Roberts funeral home to handle arrangements.

Logan rMs Sarah Pond Kessler William F. Kessler New York City Oak Grove Cemetery Charles P. Foy

Bridal Shower Honors Mrs. Jack Seelig in Lincoln Hill Home

Mrs. Jack Seelig formerly Sue Ann Clark was guest of honor at a miscellaneous bridal shower hosted by Miss Anne Canaday and Miss Charlotte Knight at the Canaday residence on Lincoln Hill. Pink and green décor featured wedding bells arching the refreshment table. lime sherbet punch and white-iced cake were served as guests including Mrs. Fred Clark and several Canaday relatives presented gifts.

Pomeroy Jack Seelig Sue Ann Clark Anne Canaday Charlotte Knight Canaday Lincoln Hill

Middleport Personal Notices of Holiday Gatherings

A string of social items from Middleport notes gatherings and visits. Families listed include the Knopps Swishers Fultzes and the Overturf group joining relatives for a Lake Vesuvius holiday. Other visits span Columbus Charleston Cleveland and Minersville with hospital returns and extended family visits.

Nelsonville Council Approves Two Blacktop Petitions

Nelsonville city council tentatively approved two street paving petitions with curb installation by August 1 and first reading on a water mains extension policy. The plan includes funding via city bonds or assessments and outlines steps for future Pinegrove and East Chestnut areas.

Nelsonville Pinegrove Chestnut St W. Franklin Finley Daugherty Fairview St Harold Smith W. P. Minner John Bishop Fairview Ey Jacobs Ward Phillips John Brooks Homer Adams East Chestnut

Mount St Mary Hospital Births and Admits

Mount St Mary Hospital notes a birth to Mr and Mrs Frank DeLong of Deanville a daughter. Admissions include Mrs Betty McGrath Logan Mantn Mrs Emma Dunfee Stewart Harley Notestine Logan Route William Dunkle New Lexing ton Edith Rizer Nelsonville Dennis Lowry Carbondale Ethel Person Nelsonville John Graham Logan Route 3 daughter Jennie Bruce Hollister Donald Dunkle Nelsonville William Wicks Nelsonville and a carillon of 72 bells weighing half a million pounds in Riverside Church New York City described as the world s largest.

William Dunkle New Lexington Edith Rizer Nelsonville Dennis Lowry Carbondale Ethel Person John Graham Logan Jennie Bruce Hollister Donald Dunkle William Wicks Thomas McCallister Riverside Church New York City

Frank V. Brown 77 Dies in Nelsonville Home

Frank V. Brown, 77, of 436 Chestnut St Nelsonville, died unexpectedly Monday noon. A native of Hocking County and former miner, he helped his son run Brown Furniture Co. He was member of the Junior Order. Survived by nine children, 11 grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Johnson funeral home.

Nelsonville Frank V. Brown Chestnut St Hiram Martha Brown Hocking County Clifford Brown Furniture Co W. Columbus St Order of United American Mechanics Ollie Brown Imogene Kennedy Juanita Barber Robert Brown Pauline Hickman Clarence Charles Almace Columbus Walter Walbridge Johnson Funeral Home

Fire call at Nelsonville home as papers burned in furnace

Smoke filled the home of Robert Herdlitzka in W City Limits prompting a Monday 9 a.m. call to the fire department. Fireman Robert Bumgardner reported no damage. Smoke traced to papers being burned in the furnace.

Nelsonville Robert Herdlitzka Robert Bumgardner

Hearing and balance: ear mechanisms explained

The ear serves as a hearing organ and contains mechanisms that maintain balance. The balance system helps people stay oriented and steady, especially during movement and changes in position.

Also Mentioned on This Page

RK. BB. Perkins Raymond Kinnison Lester Kinnison Owen Kinnison Warren Inez Kern Robert Gerald Kinnison Kesboro Homer Kinnison Dale Kinnison James Ramsey James Stevens Leonard Richard Jean Kinnison Ben Cooper Sharon Tsechudy Harley Kinnison Mrs. Kinnison Lucius Eugene Dabney Gery Sandra Casto Sarah Smith Nelsonville Social Notes Welsonville Pomeroy Social Notes Chester Club Mason Boy Fred Clark Dick Young Lucille Jesse Eloise Chapman Ralph Graves Carolyn Graves Phyllis Goegiein A. R. Knight Laicille Swackhammer Mila Stark Lacy Amsbury Dorothy Stark Barbara Coates James Jobb D. A. Canaday Seeligz Miss Canaday Miss Knight Lake Vesuvius Allen Knopp William Swisher John Fultz Anita Marie Darryl and David Clifton Frank Allen Titus Paul Overturf Bradbury Harold Vogelsong Vogelsong Clifford Stumbo Waverly Stumbo Hindy H. E. Hubbard James Faulkner Lyston Pullen Charleston Pullen A. R. Pullen John Huggins Grace Hysell Eugene Hunsicker Orin Hunsicker Carolyn Ward Belle W. Va DeVols Minersville Nora Ward Second Ave Charles Knapp Meigs General Hospital Doctor of Motors Sharp Manufacturing Co Phillips Monks P. R. Baird Mount St. Mary Hospital Frank DeLong Deanville Betty McGrath Logan Mantn Emma Dunfee Stewart Harley Notestine Radio Anders Radio & TV Adams St Nelsonville, Ohio Joan Capitol Finance Corp P. R Pete” Baird Mgr N. Court St K. BE Mac’ McCammon Gallipolis Court St Louis A. Ardit Main St Sailor S. Court ST
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