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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1966
Page
3
Howard St. Clair of Union Furnace has given seven gallons of blood to the Red Cross over several years, the most by any donor in Hocking County. Ralph Fickel of Logan is among five locals to reach six gallons with a recent bloodmobile donation.
Weekend visitors travel from West Lafayette Akron Cuya hoga Falls Cleveland Barberton and Chillicothe to stay with neighbors and relatives in N Straitsville and nearby communities. Names include Hazelton Davis Grandy Phillips Brandt Mills Stobbs Walters Hammack Cheetham Phoenix Lawson Lines Shuttleworth and others.
The Logan Rotary Club gathers 80 colored slides to promote the Logan area. Dick Schorr will narrate on tape for civic functions. The Logan Trade Club assists in assembling slides featuring scenic attractions, industries, churches, schools, and other community aspects.
Logan bids for the 7E dam in the Rush Creek Watershed Project are to be opened July 21. The 33 foot dam will be built in Rush Creek Two Fairfield County. An eight acre permanent pool and a 19 acre flood pool will be formed. A hearing on the annual report of the Rush Creek district will be held June 24 at New Lexington.
Logan Airman William K. Rose selected for technical training as a communications electronics specialist at Keesler AFB Miss. He recently completed basic at Lackland AFB and is a 1965 Logan High School graduate. In Logan, driver education courses are set for summer at Logan High School. Nelsonville X Ray mobile visit postponed to June 13 due to mechanical breakdown.
John R. Wend, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Wend of Nelsonville, received a commendation letter from the Fort DeRussy Hawaii commander for diligently administering mental tests for inductees. The note praises his accuracy in directing examinees and briefing, signed by Capt Gerald I Stanley, personnel psychologist.
Michele Shafer, daughter of Donald and (Mrs.) Shafer, graduated from Capital University in Columbus with a bachelor of music degree. Commencement was attended by family members including Glenna Shafer and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Allen of Nelsonville. 294 graduates were in the class.
Capt. Carl Snyder, son of Logan residents, spoke to the Logan Lions Club about Viet Nam. He described VC tactics and why early full scale offensives failed, citing U S troop deployments and small scale counterinsurgency. He showed slides of hamlets Sai Gon and Pleiku areas. Sesquicentennial stock sales urged.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Freeman Logan born a son and Mr and Mrs Alfred H Robertson Mc Arthur born a son. Admitted are Clarence E Lehman Haydenville Miss Stephanie L Davis Logan Effie Harkins McArthur Albert Woolever Star Route Louis R Casto Logan Miss Lucy J Davis Logan S B Perry McArthur Route 2 Mrs John Crow McArthur Galeord R May Haydenville Mrs Virgil Holbrook Amanda Route 1 Mrs Robert Seaman Logan Route 3 Mrs Kenneth Helber Logan Route 4 Mrs William Stewart Gore Mrs Fred Mathias Logan
A motorist escaped injury in a Monday night crash on Route 56 east of Laurelville when a right rear tire blew out and the car left the road. Ronald Leo McNichols, 21, of Laurelville Route 1, was cited for speeding and fictitious registration after the 940 PM incident as the car struck a telephone pole and rolled in a field.
Nelsonville officials announce that children six and under must be accompanied by a parent or responsible chaperone at the city pool. Family season tickets are for immediate family use only, with entitled members listed on the reverse of the tickets.
Logan H Campbell of Laurelville Route 2 received a bachelor degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University on Sunday.
NELSONVILLE The Southern Ohio Old Auto Club won 25 dollars for having the most cars at the Lancaster show. Keith Zimmerman was top individual with three entries. Zimmerman earned prizes for a 1929 Ford Model A deluxe touring car. Millard Logan won for a 1938 Packard. Harold Cooley for a 1937 Cadillac. and Bill Siddle for a 1926 Ford Model T coupe. Siddle and Zimmerman plan to compete Saturday at Ironton.
Logan firemen tackled three weekend fires starting Saturday at 11 50 a m a grass fire on W Hunter Street caused by burning trash. At 7 45 p m at the Chakeres Theater on East Main Street an electrical short in a neon tube scorched wallpaper causing slight damage. Sunday at 2 16 a m they answered a brush fire sparked by a passing train at Starr.
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