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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1939

Page

14

Logan County 4 H workshop set with 600 expected attendees

Logan High School Auditorium hosts a county wide achievement meeting tonight under Clarence Skinner with A B Graham of Columbus as featured speaker. John M Conkle to award pins to 4 H club members. music by Paul Woltz jug band and Grange Chorus.

Logan Logan High School Clarence Skinner A. B. Graham Columbus John M. Conkle Board of Commissioners Paul Woltz Grange Chorus

Flow Light Keeps Logan Sugar Camp Operators Busy

Flow in sugar camps near Logan has been fair due to insufficient cold weather this season. J. F. Miller attributes the weak sap flow to the mild spell. Only about six camps remain active near the city as several have shut down or were destroyed and locals no longer tap trees.

Logan J. F. Miller

Postal Tests for Logan Postmaster Job Set

Civil service exam in Logan on Saturday March 25 will form a list of twelve applicants for the postmaster position. Acting postmaster since February is Paul Collison after the resignation of C Wood Bowen. Exam takers include Newton Spencer D O Sparnow Jacob A Keller Frank G Brown N M Brown Everett Jacoby Cleo K Haley J R Ralston Melvin Heft Roy O Wolfe William G Martin and Ewald Schmitter.

Logan C. Wood Bowen Paul Collison Newton Spencer D. O. Sparnow Jacob A. Keller Frank G. Brown N. M. Brown Everett Jacoby Cleo K. Haley J. R. Ralston

Garbage Disposal To Be Discussed Tonight

Logan city officials convene at City Hall for a discussion on garbage collection with the council health committee Mayor Dallas Kinser and Service Director R R Loomis present. Two plans are expected to be proposed and, if approved, Solicitor Harley Meyer will draft legislation for the next council meeting. A follow up session with the safety committee will address taxi licensing.

Logan City Hall Council Health Committee Dallas Kinser R. R. Loomis Kinser Loomis Harley Meyer Safety Committee

Two Couples Granted Marriage Licenses in Logan Area

Logan officials issued marriage licenses to Joe Henry Danko 21 of Glouster and Nellie Mae Green 16 of Glouster and to Ralph Edwin Bond 28 of Haydenville and Esther Ann Stoughton 24 of Logan. Also notes brake system maintenance and two probate notices appointing Fern B Johnson and M D Hughes as Administratrix and Administrator of Athens County estates with four month claim deadlines.

Logan Joe Henry Danko Glouster Mike Danko Nellie Mae Green Edward Green Ralph Edwin Bond Haydenville George W. Bond Esther Ann Stoughton J. C. Stoughton Fern B. Johnson Trimble Ohio William Shuff Athens County Francis D. White

Road Marking Planned for Parks Area

LOGAN. After an inspection tour of the park districts by O C Dudoit traffic engineer and two engineers with chamber of commerce officials it is expected a system of road marking will be completed to guide tourists through the area Ford Hack of the parks committee and B V Wright accompanied the visitors.

Logan O. C. Dudoit State Highway Department Chamber of Commerce Ford Hack Parks Committee B. V. Wright

William Richardson New C and O Car Inspector shift

William Richardson of this city left Thursday for Fostoria where he has been appointed car inspector for the C and O Railroad. He will begin his new duties Monday replacing J W Racey who is retiring. His family will move to Fostoria in a month. His son Jimmy Richardson a former Logan High School athlete will soon attend a Cincinnati Reds camp for a tryout with possible assignment to a minor league team.

LOGAN William Richardson Fostoria C. and O. Railroad J. W. Racey Richardson Jimmy Richardson Cincinnati Reds

Logan Trip Sees Property Sale For New Grocery Market

Mr and Mrs Fred Warner of Sandusky and Mr and Mrs Herbert Ranger visited Logan on Thursday to finalize the sale of a 17 foot E Main Street property to E L Magill. Magill plans a new building to house a grocery and meat market.

Logan Fred Warner Sandusky Herbert Ranger

Local Hospital Reports Major Surgery and Admissions

Mrs. Charles Purdum of Logan underwent a major operation at Cherrington Hospital on Thursday. Mrs. James R. Smoot was admitted to the hospital Thursday for treatment.

Logan Charles Purdum Cherrington Hospital James R. Smoot

Land Sales See Light Bidding in Hocking Thursday

In Ward Township only a half dozen parcels drew bidders as forfeited lands sales continued. Officials expect heavier action Saturday across Falls Township Spring Hill Addition Dicken Addition and Harlop Allotments with Gore and Oroville properties to follow. Concluding sales slated for Monday.

Logan Ward Township Falls Township Spring Hill Dicken Gore Oroville

Preaching Series and Lent Activities At Local Churches

Rev C W Graham conducts fourth Lenten sermon at Methodist Church Sunday subject Behold I Have Made Ready My Dinner. Evening topic A Message for a Period of Gloom. Leadership Training final session Tuesday. Morning worship 10 at St Matthew Lutheran Rev Amos L Heyde. Rev Carl Mix to preach Tuesday at St Paul Lutheran. United Brethren Church Morning sermon The Economy of God Evening The Call of Jesus. Two weeks of special services planned leading to Easter.

Carl Mix St. Paul Lutheran Church E. B. White United Brethren Church

Clerk Injured by Broken Glass in Logan Store

Logan Miss Retha Green a store clerk suffered a severe laceration to her left wrist when her arm contacted broken glass at the store She was treated at Cherrington Hospital where six stitches were needed. Herbert Smith of Union Furnace received a blood transfusion at the hospital following an operation a week earlier.

Logan Retha Green Cherrington Hospital Herbert Smith Union Furnace Thursiday

Logan Social Notes Honor Bride Elect Esther Stoughton

Miss Esther Ann Stoughton was honored with a bank party hosted by Farmers and Merchants Bank staff in the directors room after hours. Decorations in St Patrick colors, a bride and groom cake, and gifts preceded a kitchen utensil shower for the bride to be.

Esther Ann Stoughton Ralph Bond Farmers and Merchants Bank St. Patrick’s Miss Stoughton Catharine Stoughton Desmond Braddock Pearl Wolfe Merlin Whitcraft Ann Wellman John Wellman D. E. Harsh Carl Harsh Rolland Bright

Employees Dine with Elberfelds Near City

Elberfeld store staff were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Elberfeld at their home near the city on Wednesday evening. A buffet supper was served. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bryan and Miss Mary Louise Bryan of Union Furnace, Mrs. Jacob Elberfeld of Coshocton, Mr. and Mrs. James Winters, Mrs. A. K. Smith, and Miss Zerna Lackey.

Elberfeld Earl Elberfeld City Harold Bryan Mary Louise Bryan Union Furnace Jacob Elberfeld Coshocton James Winters A. K. Smith Zerna Lackey

Club Entertained at Home of Mrs Lewis on E Main

Priscilla Club members were entertained at the home of Mrs. Charles F. Lewis on E Main Street Wednesday evening. All members attended except Mrs. Fred Hildebrandt. Mrs. Don Warner will be the next hostess.

Priscilla Club Charles F. Lewis E. Main St Fred Hildebrandt Don Warner

Seniors Lead School Honor Roll for Fourth Six Weeks

Seniors topped the high school honor roll with 36.7 percent of their class, followed by sophomores at 25.7 percent and juniors at 18.9 percent, producing a school average of 26.4 percent. The list spans rooms and students across grades, including names such as Wayne Ball and Virginia Fitzgerald among seniors and Robert Bartholomew and Kathryn Brooker among sophomores.

Logan Wayne Ball Ada Bigham Mary Collison Edna Crane Helen Funk Pauline Heine Bernard McGraner Shirley Mooney Dorothy Newman Leota Phelps Magdaline Weiland Virginia Willige Virginia Fitzgerald Rosemond Fox Robert Graham Bob Houk Josephine Marsh Luther Mowry Dorothy Rider Carl Risch Juanita Root Jeanne Scheibell Myrl Oliver Marjorie Wells Mary E. Wolfe Lawrence Adcock Earl Merl Bell Eleanor Brown Herbert Engle Fernales Phyllis Leonard Esther Marks Catherine Miller Joe Mack Paul Risch Betty Rohrer Elnora Rutherford Elizabeth Smith Paul Stump Ruth Thomas Ida Belle van Atta Bill Walsh Ralph Woodard Helen Allen Jean Amerine Dorothy Boyle Genevieve Canty Jeanne Eberst Frances Grove Mary Martin Bob McBride Cleo Campbell Ruth Cohagen Albert Blick Curtis Henderson Violet McWilliams Thelma Mowery Anita Geiger Thelma Lehman Betty Liff Ruth F. Schrader James Snider Helen Aurand Bette Ann Brown Betty Heine Virginia Johnson Esther Knox Margaret Morley Jean Weltner Virginia Lou Williams Catherine Wolfe Robert Bartholomew Fred Freeman Pauline Mowery Ruth Schaal Neal Beery Kathryn Brooker Kenneth Iles Mary Kellenbarger Martha Kinser Vivian McDonald Wilma Mohler Clara Myers Kathleen Pritts Dorothy J. Shriner Ray van Atta Eugenia Chifos Mary Alice Coleman Helen Fickel Helen Geiger Barton Hall Elaine Hoppe Juanita Kesterson Ruth A. Poling Floyd Preston Karl

Canning Demonstration Planned for April 4

Logan High School Building to host a canning demonstration on April 4 directed by Mrs. Gladys Ayres. The event is under the auspices of the aid for dependent children department with invites to relief agencies and the old age pension division and extension service. Mrs. Ayres previously conducted a similar demonstration in this city.

Logan Logan High School Gladys Ayres Aid For Dependent Children’s Department Old Age Pension Division Extension Service

Police Chief Warns on Unwed Cohabitation in West Hunter Case

Police Chief Lew Reynolds said investigations by Thursday into a West Hunter Street family prompted citywide concerns. He warned that complaints about unwedded persons living together have been filed and urged an end to the practice.

Divorce Granted in Logan Case Between McBrides

Blanche McBride was awarded a divorce from John McBride by Judge P Henderson in Logan. Their three year old son was awarded to the mother with visitation for the father at reasonable times. The father is ordered to pay $3 weekly for child support.

Logan Blanche McBride John McBride P Henderson

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