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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1949

Page

5

George Carr Weds Shirley Ballard in Delaware

Miss Shirley Joan Ballard and George Eldon Carr Jr were married July 2 at William Street Methodist Church Delaware with Rev. Sheridan W. Bell officiating. The bride, a Magnetic Springs graduate, wore white lace and carried white roses. the groom is a World War II veteran from Logan, a Ohio State University alum and is connected with the Dobson Evans Company in Columbus.

Norman E. Schneider Bernard Ballard John Cecil Magnetic Springs High School Lyman Case & Company Canton Carr

Instructor Hired For Carbon Hill

Miss Moorhead named instructor at Carbon Hill in Logan after Ward Local Board meeting. She will teach English and history and holds bachelor and master degrees from Ohio State University.

Logan Blanche Moorehead Carbon Hill Samuel Dillon Ward Miss Moorhead Ohio State University

LH 4-H Club Girls Plan Camp Attendance Meeting

A New Straitsville 4-H Club meeting at Mrs. Rita Weaver home included sewing practice and discussion of attending 4-H camp. All members agreed to attend. Refreshments served by Leatha Proctor Barbara Snyder and Roseann Walters. Next meeting set for Aug 7 at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Weaver's home.

Logan New Straitsville Rita Weaver Leatha Proctor Barbara Snyder Roseann Walters

Logan Area Personal Notes Highlight Local Movements

Logan area residents are noted in brief items including Mark Wylie visiting Gibisonville parents, Margaret Sparnow joining Logan Federal Savings & Loan, Fred Kelch to Cleveland Clinic for observation, Butch Cummins visiting relatives in Columbus, and ministers conference plans for Rev. Henry L. Carr in Chicago. Also covered are family trips to Big Twin Lake and Asheville, Ohio ties of Jack Allen, and Florence Zanner's vacation in Athens with relatives in Logan.

Mark Wylie Dayton David Wylie Gibisonville Wylie Ohio University Margaret Sparnow Logan Federal Savings & Loan Company Farmers & Merchants Bank Fred Kelch North St Cleveland Clinic Harold Butch) Cummins Columbus Mildred Cummins Jack Cummins Henry L. Carr Presbyterian Church Chicago McCormick Seminary Fred Murray Jimmy Big Twin Lake Kalkaska Mich John Allen Allen Nelle Ridenour Lima Allens Jack Allen Asheville N. C Ohio State University Pisgah Florence Zanner Athens Altman’s Raymond Zanner E. Front St Ella King King Zanner Mrs. Zanner Harley Kuhn

Boll weevil causes large annual cotton losses

The boll weevil damages cotton crops by causing an average loss of more than one tenth of the overall harvest each year, impacting growers and regional markets.

Freak Accident Sends Woman To Hospital

Logan An Urbana woman Mrs. Fred Powell was taken to Hocking Valley Hospital for observation after a freak cave region accident near Cedar Falls. While driving toward Old Man's Cave after a picnic, the car rolled back on a hill, she opened a door, was thrown from the vehicle, and rolled down a steep embankment beside the highway.

Teachers Hired At Rockbridge

Good Hope Local School District announces two new instructors for Rockbridge for the coming year. Ralph Gabriel of The Plains is named band director and Betty Jane Hamelberg of Chillicothe is hired to teach English. Gabriel is a Plains High School graduate and Ohio University alum. Hamelberg is an Ohio State University graduate. Board members listed as J. G. Smith, Ralph Flowers, Clyde Mathias, J. E. Woltz, and J. F. McGrady.

Ralph Flowers Clyde Mathias J. E. Woltz J. F. McGrady

Station Wagon Bookmobile Serves Murray City and Job

Mrs Evalan Hansel librarian of the Logan Hocking District Library runs a biweekly bookmobile that visits Murray City and Job each Monday at noon. The July 25 visit coincides with a county trip, so the wagon will come on Wednesday July 27 at about the usual hour with free loans for adults and children.

Logan Evalan Hansel Logan-Hocking Murray City

Hocking Hospital Admits and Births Noted

Admitted patients include William Warren Jackson Luella Barton Lancaster Duane Swartz Logan Laurence Cottrill Haydenville and Violet Chute Nelsonville Route 1 plus Mary Kathryn Lanning Murray City for medical. Births reported to Dewey Brown Logan daughter Harmon Laurelville Route 1 daughter Jones Logan son Wine Union Furnace daughter Hankison Logan Morrison McArthur Krannitz Logan Reese Carpenter Rockbridge Route 1 Frances Stump and son New Marshfield.

Duane Swartz Logan Laurence Cottrill Haydenville Violet Chute Nelsonville Mary Kathryn Lanning Murray City Dewey Brown Francis Harmon Laurelville Harley Jones Lester Wine Union Furnace Edward Hankison Harold Morrison McArthur Paul Krannitz Reese Carpenter Rockbridge Frances Stump New Marshfield

Mrs. Rosa Ellen Beougher Rites Sunday

Mrs. Rosa Ellen Beougher 72 native of Hocking County died Tuesday at her daughter’s home in Maxville after a two month bed confinement from a broken hip. Survived by husband Charles, two daughters Ruth Kidd and Lula Orndorf, two sons A. E. Deeds and Carl Deeds, 11 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Friends may call at Leonard Funeral Home. Rev. John Hickman will officiate at 10:30 am Friday. interment Oak Grove Cemetery.

Leonard Funeral Home John Hickman Lancaster Oak Grove

Murray City Social Notes

Murray City social column records numerous visits and returns. Names include Mrs Mae Jewitt, Milton Jewitt family of Dayton, Helen Mason, John Mason of Columbia, Clayton Worthington, and many locals visiting relatives in Nelsonville Pataskala Zanesville Mt Clemons Dearborn Michigan and Columbus. Several residents travel to camp, hospitals, and nearby towns.

Murray City Nelsonville Clarence Phillips McArthur Albert Phillips Myrtle Person Hocking Valley Hospital Logan Frank James Neugnters Sherry Elsonville Mary Jeanette Roberts Dearborn Mich Joan Shelton J. J. Stone Ralph Barber Delaware Billy Spencer Roger Barber Dick Darby Dick Ayers Richard Slater Billy Stone Morgan Ronnie Six Delaveare Mary Shaffer Walter Anderson Cantor Jimmy Barber Hin Longstreth Richard Barter Florence Reynolds Toledo Paul Cupp Newark Jay Huston Columbia Robert Riley Lanewater Rene Jenna Junior Bittner Dayton Willoughby George Peed Porida

Amazing One Hour Cure Claim For Athletes Foot

An advertisement from a Gloucester drug store promises rapid relief from athletes foot with a new topical product. It touts amazing results within one hour and urges readers to buy today at Deitys in Gloucester.

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George Carr Charles Grieb East Hempstead N.Y Hocking Hospital William Warren Jackson Luella Barton Lucky Strike J. Wayne Adams South Boston Adams Surry COPR THE American Tobacco Company Mrs. Beougher Foley Murray City Social Notes W. J. Raplas Sloadman Ohlo T Nodking—Logan ONTO Power's Service Sc. State Sample Ade Ill Ranter David Bradley Briggs & Stratton Ero “Page Gun Exta SEARS Parkersburg
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