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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1958

Page

3

City Council Rejects Gasco Proposal In Logan

Logan city council rejected Ohio Fuel Gas Co. plan to raise natural gas rates with steep jumps for large users and a short two year contract. The council noted the overall increase too high and inequitable and called for a revised offer acceptable to all members.

Logan Ohio Fuel Gas Co F. W. Phillips Athens Gerald Baird Council Phillips Baird Ohio

1957 Property Taxes Due by Saturday

Logan Hocking County property owners are reminded that the deadline for second half 1957 real estate taxes is Saturday. There will be no extension, county treasurer Ralph Moorhead warns. A 10 percent penalty applies to taxes unpaid by the deadline. the treasurer's office in the courthouse closes at noon Saturday.

Logan—Hocking County Ralph Moorhead

Rabid Skunk Trapped in Logan County Report

Logan Hocking County Health Department reports an eighth rabid skunk of the year found Monday at Merle Ellinger home on Logan Route 3. The animal killed two kittens before, was trapped and shot by a neighbor. a vaccinated dog and a scratching kitten were involved. Andrew J. Klinger and Billa V. Hall listed in Enterprise notice.

Logan Logan-Hocking County Health Department Merle Ellinger Logan Route 3 Charles Fitzgerald Southeast District Laboratory Athens Ellinger Maysville Jeff Ellinger Don Wildermuth Andrew J. Klinger Billa V. Hall Enterprise

Logan Board Awards Contracts and Hires Staff for 1958 Term

The Logan board of education retained secretaries and custodians, hired cooks and bus drivers, extended a one year contract for Richard D. Randall of Athens, and added an instrumental music assistant. Vere Smith of Athens won the intercommunication system bid at 3571 dollars.

Hester Lee White William Sickles Vere Smith Athens

Appeal Filed For Simmons Bond Posted In Sodomy Case

Clyde Simmons of Logan posted $7500 bond after filing a notice of appeal from sodomy convictions in Common Pleas Court. Judge Harley Meyer stayed sentencing pending appeal as Simmons’ attorney James Shumaker seeks review in the Fourth District Court of Appeals.

Logan Clyde Simmons Common Pleas Court James Shumaker Nelsonville Fourth District Court of Appeals Harley Meyer Simmons Hockins County Lima State Hospital

Miller Divorce Granted in Common Pleas Court

Roxie Miller is granted an uncontested divorce from Howard Miller on grounds of gross neglect of duty. She receives her own property and all household goods as alimony. costs are charged against the plaintiff.

Logan—Common Pleas Roxie Miller Howard Miller

Golden Celebration for Logan Couple Marks 50 Years

Mr and Mrs Leslie Simon Gill of New Straitsville Route 2 celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on July 22. They wed in Ladle Two Washington County at Rev Lafayette Cline parsonage. They moved to Shawnee in 1912 thento New Straitsville Route 2 41 years ago. Gill born 1886 Pennsboro WV. Ada Miller born 1889.

Leslie Simon Gill New Straitsville Gill Ladle Washington County Lafayette Cline Cline Shawnee Ada Miller Greenberry Ida Mae) Miller St. Mary’s W. Va Mr. Gill Pennsboro Richie County Jesse Margaret Williams Gill Clarence Burl Everette Furl Floyd Carl Mt. Pleasant Mich Faye Strickdorn Corning Route 1 Anl H. and H. Coal Co Perry County

Plaintiff Loses 23 Year Old Litigation in Common Pleas

A 23 year civil suit filed April 1935 by George Christman against A. E. Culbertson and others ended with a jury verdict for the defendant in Common Pleas Court. The action sought 1500 dollars plus seven percent interest from February 14 1927 and a further 300 dollars on a mortgage claim. The jury of Claude Hammon foreman and 11 others returned a unanimous verdict for the defendant.

Washington Township Claude Hammon Foreman Charles Webb Nellie Price Goldie Williams Harley Sheets Myrna J. Hood Mae Brooks Norman Watts A. M. Stoneburner Walter Evans John Lee John Weaver

4-H Delegates Head to State Conservation Camp

Logan 4-H delegates Miss Mary Harsh and Miss Helen Heigle depart for the State Conservation Camp at Camp Ohio near Utica. Camp counselor Miss Odessa Gillogly and county extension agent Don Young accompany. The camp runs until Saturday. Sponsored by Keynes Brothers Mill and Sears Roebuck.

Logan Hocking County Camp Ohio Utica Mary Harsh Helen Heigle Rockbridge Odessa Gillogly Don Young Keynes Brothers Mill and Sears, Roebuck and Co

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