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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1951
Page
10
In the year ending July 21, 1951 sales tax collected totaled 120 567 85 dollars, down from 121 417 35 dollars in the prior year ending 1950, a decrease of about 850 dollars, reflecting a slight drop in revenue year over year.
Logan Kiwanis Club welcomed Mal Heed of Parma as guest speaker. Heed urged informed voting to defend democracy, warned that apathy abets Communists, and said business and professional people must vote. He received a pocket watch for 20 years of service as club secretary. A Kiwanis Chorus performed after dinner.
C H Harris details the Joseph Wolf family and descendants tied to the Wolf line in Athens and Hocking counties. The Haydenville-Wolf Stiers area, Route 33 landmark home, and Sam Mount preservation are noted along with Joseph Wolf's role as a 19th century farmer, landowner, and county official who helped found local industries and institutions.
At Kachelmacher Park Logan Band Boosters met to set the annual ice cream social tied to a Logan High School Band concert on August 17 at the stadium. Gribble led the meeting. 120 uniforms now on order. Picnic committee named with Lavon Goodlve, Robert Stewart, Walter Harbarger. dinner committee includes John Hunsaker, Darlene Kitchen, Herbert Sheline.
Logan shows 345 claims under Ohio Unemployment Compensation Law and the Servicemen's Readjustment Act for the week ending July 21. Of these, 293 are for a week or more, up about fifty from July 14. Fifty-two new claims were filed that week, seven fewer than the prior week. Logan’s total is slightly below Ohio towns’ July average of 365.
Mrs. Byron Moore and her daughter Toni Jean visit Mrs. Moore head's father Anthony Turner and Mrs. Turner in Logan. They are joined by Mrs. Frank Harvey and Mrs. Clin ton Webb sisters-in-law.
Mrs Ned Webb of Columbus spent from Saturday until yesterday visiting with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Edwin Spackey on W Second Street.
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