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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1958
Page
8
A six inch belt of snow hit Logan and Hocking County Thursday snarling traffic and causing numerous accidents on state and county roads. Crews couldn't keep up as snow piled before plows and deicing could act. By evening main routes improved though secondary streets remained slushy.
Haydenville notes record weekend visits from Pfe Wilburn Sparks of Fort Knox and many regional relatives and friends. A birth at Mount St Marys Hospital in Nelsonville adds Michael Robert to the Lehman family with grandparents Coe and Keplar noted.
Logan county records show David P. Baker aged 19, a clerk from Logan Route 2, marrying Mary M. Yates aged 26, a cashier from Logan Route 3. The license log notes the filing of their marriage in the local civil registry.
Worship and Sunday school times listed for Haydenville Methodist Circuit Buchtel Murray City Church of the Nazarene St Matthew Lutheran First EUB First Presbyterian Union Furnace Union Zion with pastors Edward H. Jones Roy E. Klingler Thomas C. Smallsteed D. S. Dunkle Earl F. Schottke Paul A. Sellers and others. Sermon titles include Words of Life God Is Looking The Churchs Evangelical Task Good Stewards Without Signs See A and Heavenly Father. Lenten services and choir rehearsals noted.
In February Logan births totaled twelve while deaths were eight, per Lorena Larimer registrar. A single birth occurred at the Hart home in Laurelville Route 2. the rest at Hocking Valley Hospital. Families listed include Miller Logan Route 4 and others in Laurelville Route 1 and Logan areas.
A Thursday night style show at Elberfelds Department Store wowed an audience of over 200 with spring fashion looks selected from New York. Young models Cindy Kitchen Jenny Darnell Jo Ella Hartman Sheryl Burgess Karen Rheinscheld Sally Elberfeld showcased three outfits each while teen Linda Wolfe and Sally Elberfeld joined adults like Jean St Clair and Paula Mowery in colorful, tasteful ensembles narrated by Harold Bryan the store manager. Dororthy Wells organized the event with store staff assistance.
Dale Brown 33 of Columbus died at Lancaster Fairfield Hospital after an auto crash on Route 33 near Route 180. He suffered fractured vertebrae ribs and lung injuries while trying to pass a vehicle. He leaves wife Myrtle and siblings, with services at First EUB Church conducted by Rev. D. S. Dunkle. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Logan County commissioners accepted two resignations and filled the resulting vacancies. Sylvia D. Thorne resigned from the Logan Hocking District Library board and was replaced by Mrs. Ralph Poston. Goldie Filter became matron of the courthouse ladies rest room, succeeding Rose Davis. Wilma Lehman was named temporary acting executive secretary of the Child Welfare Board, serving until a successor to Betty Kitchen is chosen.
In the appeal of Robert J. McGreevy and Leo D. McGreevy from the State Highway Department Route 75 valuation at Bristol, Tom Holden Jimmie Thompson and J Donald Dittoe were named to appraise the structure take photographs and provide a complete description.
Clyde Simmons 39 of Logan was charged again with sodomy by Prosecutor Hubert Lappen after an acquittal on Feb 25 in Common Pleas Court. He appeared before Judge Vaughn Collins, pleaded innocence, and posted $1000 bond for a preliminary hearing next Tuesday. He had been absent since the earlier acquittal.
Mrs Viola Carnes widow of Walter Carnes died Wednesday night in Columbus at the home of a foster daughter Mrs Laura Billingsley. She was born in Murray City daughter of James and Louisa Wilson and had lived in Columbus for years. Survivors include two foster sons Stanley and James Carnes of Columbus five brothers John Wilson Fairborn Jesse Barberton Lewis Akron Edgar The Plains and Herbert Murray City. Funeral arrangements at Jerry Spears Funeral Home Columbus with viewing hours and burial at Green Lawn Cemetery Nelsonville.
The note states Die Meistersinger was Wagner’s only comedy and mocks critics through its satire. The remark highlights the work as his unique comic facet amid his broader operatic oeuvre.
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