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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1941

Page

11

Timing Will Be Uniform Over City

Installation of traffic lights on Second Street at Mulberry and Market Streets begins today under Clayton Scheide Jr. Two Main Street signals move to these intersections and one to Gallagher Avenue Depot Street, with Gallagher lights shifting to Main Street and two new signals added on Main Street. After completion amber lights are removed and all signals run as a single timed system citywide.

Logan Second St Mulberry and Market Sts Clayton Scheide, Jr Main St Gallagher Ave Depot St Main 1

Union Furnace Team Sets 41 Game Winning Streak

Union Furnace Reserve basketball team finished the season undefeated at the tournament Saturday night to extend their consecutive victory run to 41. The group defeated both league and non league opponents en route to the championship. Team members include Richard Nixon Melvin Shivers Don Smith Willis Smith Howard White Robert Carr Kenneth Holden Robert Boals Ronald Pierce and Bruce Adcock.

Logan — Union Furnace Starr Township Richard Nixon Melvin Shivers Don Smith Willis Smith Howard White Robert Carr Kenneth Holdren Robert Boals Ronald Pierce Bruce Adcock

Logan Women Sewing for Red Cross

Logan residents mobilize for war relief by producing 50 layettes containing sacks gowns stock ings shirts diapers and blankets. Mrs Harry Mack coordinates groups at local churches schools and clubs including Les Amies Sunday School class Methodist Church and West School plus neighboring volunteers led by Lena Mock and local women.

Logan Harry Mack Fountain St Red Cross Mock Carl Harsh Elmer Harsh Charlies Lyke Charlotte Strentz Mayme O'Wyler al Kaiser Herbert Walker James Patton Kirby Snyder Joe White Kari Poling Paul Kreiner Mary Acker Chester Appleman

Kovach Rites In Logan To Be Held For Mrs Kovach

Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Kovach 52 wife of Dan Kovach Haydenville will be at St Matthew Lutheran Church at two PM Tuesday. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Her body found 1½ miles south of Haydenville Saturday about 2:30 PM in a weeds patch by Tom Sinnott Natce ngien who helped in a sheriff directed search. She had been missing since Tuesday morning. A rifle lay beneath the body and the bullet pierced her heart. An acting coroner attended. She spoke in Logan Sunday before the Business and Professional Women's Club about her native Romania. She had been in America many years and came to Haydenville a few years after arrival. Family says naturalization anxiety contributed to the death. She leaves Dan Kovach and four children Joseph Bers Mary Grotesky Mary Kovach and Samuel. Joseph headed to Logan upon learning of his mother’s death.

Floyd Duffy Kovach J. S. Gnoveinanen E. A. Person Murray City Logan Business and Professional Women's Club Romania America Haydenville United States Joseph Bers Mary Grotesky Mary Kovach Lakewood Samuel Massachusetts

Logan Social Notes and Club Elections at White House

The Saturday Club held its annual executive meeting over a 1 PM luncheon at the White House with Mrs. Carlos Gaffin presiding. New officers include Miss Eleanor Durr president and Miss Alice Genevieve Poston treasurer, with members list and upcoming events noted.

Wiant Hester Lee White Eleanor Durr Minnie Moore Alice Genevieve Poston

S L Coulter former Mine Boss dies at 84

Samuel L. Coulter 84 of 502 Hanford St retired mine superintendent died at home in Columbus. Native of Logan he moved to Columbus 19 years ago at retirement. He worked for Hocking Valley Mining Co and belonged to Nelsonville lodge of Masons. Survived by wife daughter and four sons. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at A J Held chapel burial Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Columbus Samuel L. Coulter Hanford St Logan Hocking Valley Mining Co Coulter Nelsonville Lodge of Masons Walter Kackley John W Reynoldsburg Joseph J Rome William A James F. Coulter A. J. Held Forest Lawn Cemetery

Teams Sign For Basketball Tournament at Union Furnace

Entries are being received by Coach Max L Bunce for the independent tournament to be held at Union Furnace later this month. Five of twelve teams have registered and paid fees: Enterprise, Market team, Logan, Union Furnace Independents, Waterloo from New Marshfield area, and United Furniture Workers Logan. Inquiries have come from Lancaster Athens Nelsonville Circleville with entries expected by March 18.

Logan Max L. Bunce Union Furnace Enterprise Waterloo New Marshfield United Furniture Workers Lancaster Athens Nelsonville Circleville

Hicksville Woman Jennie Smith Dies Saturday Night

Logan reports death of Mrs. Jennie Shaw Smith of Hicksville wife of Charles Smith. Survived by six sons, a sister Mrs. Allie Bay, and brother John D. Shaw of Logan. Son John Smith and his wife recently returned from Logan after attending Betty Meldrim's funeral. Funeral services set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Hicksville.

Logan Jennie Shaw Smith Hicksville Charles Smith Allie Bay John D. Shaw John Smith Betty Meldrim

South Bloomingville Wins County Sportsmanship Honor

In Hocking County annual contest, South Bloomingville topped six other high schools with 487 of 528 points. Edson Shaw received the trophy from Superintendent Samuel H. Dillon after the ceremony Saturday night. A five-member committee chaired the judging and refused to disclose the remaining team rankings.

R. S. Rochester Clinton Webb South Bloomingville

Fostoria Team Seeks Basketball Players

Jimmy Richardson, a former Logan High School athlete, asks The Messenger about baseball players for the coming season. Tony Lucadello, manager of the Fostoria Ohio State League team, seeks young players for tryouts. Richardson previously played for one of Lucadello s teams before moving to the professional game.

LOGAN Jimmy Richardson The Messenger Tony Lucadello Fostoria Richardson Lucadello

One Man Injured as Two Cars Crash

At the Smith Chapel Road and U S Route 33 intersection a collision injured one man when Ora Patton with Mrs Patton and Arthur Bush turned onto Smith Chapel Road and was struck by Guy Connor of Springfield who had Ernest McCune and Don Hunsacker as passengers. McCune was taken to a physician. others were unhurt. Sheriff Floyd Duffy investigated.

Logan Smith Chapel Road Ora Patton Patton Arthur Bush Guy Connor Springfield Ernest McCune Don Hunsacker McCune Floyd Duffy

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George Ford, Jr N. Market St Mary Kathryn Mrs. Ford Helen Lightfoot Ila Sam Smith Margaret Miss Smith Betty Worley Miss Worley Ranger L. T. Worley Rock House Grant Hospital School of Nursing Lagan Milton Bay Eugene New Plymouth Lavina Miller Orland Josephine Bay Fred Burchfield This City Bruce Ford Bruce, Jr George Gribble Portsmouth Rudolph Lortz Sterling Smith Lawrence Hiser June Grooms Ohio State University Albert Leonard Harry Webb Ohio Wesleyan Betty Heine Grant Hospital S. L. Coulter Food Institute Esther Boehm Miss Duncan Gasco Food Institute Cooking Mr. Williams
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