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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1940

Page

12

Hocking District Boy Scouts Meet in Logan

Hocking District executives gathered at the Logan Chamber of Commerce to discuss Af fairs and hear official reports. Plans include a merit badge counselor training school set for April 12 and district activities with new committees and a Scout-O-Rama elimination May 2.

Logan High School Arlie Brimner Carbon Hill Bob Spannow Floyd Pence Kaye Blosser Charles Geil M. B. Iles Charles C. Achauer Bob Scanland Lancaster

McArthur Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Events

McArthur social column notes several regional trips and gatherings. Dr Chapman, Chillicothe, and Mr and Mrs Lau Ren Hexamer travel to Washington DC for four days. Guests include Mrs Paul Watson from Marietta and Mrs Elvey C Fri hosting bridge. The community marks a bishop visit, a funeral in Cleveland, and a school drama event on March 29.

Columbus Elvey C. Fri Fri McArthur E. L. Sprague Arthur Pieffle Talmadge Frank Lowry Harold J. S. McKee Ralph Fornwalt John Saltz Ted Kuntz Joseph Kendricks Austin Powder Company Cleveland Austin Powder H. W. Hobson Southern Ohio Trinity Episcopal Church Margaret Weber Katherine Loor Harry Dunkle van Johnson H. O. Dunkle L. A. Wrightsellow Jerry King Athens Teres McArthur Friay Richland Township Allensville

New Store Hours at Logan Liquor Announced

Logan Liquor Store announced new hours by manager Frank Judy. Weekdays open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and day-before-holiday schedules follow Saturday hours.

Logan Logan Liquor Frank Judy

Repairs gridiron Logan A treatment announced for field

A treatment of fertilizer and grass seed will be applied to the Chieftain gridiron under the supervision of H. D. Saxton, vocational agriculture instructor. The program, begun when the gridiron was sodden years ago, continues each season. There are 161000 legally qualified physicians in the United States.

Logan H. D. Saxton United States

Miss Muriel Klushin Crowned Miss Cafeteria Society

Broadway Danceteria sponsored contest names Miss Muriel Klushin as Miss Cafeteria Society to counter cafe society deb campaigns. Management argues the average working girl can be as glamorous despite less money and time for beauty.

New York Cafe Society Muriel Klushin Cafeteria Society

Logan Brief Social Notes

Logan social items list a Pioneer Youth Group meeting at Enterprise school with James Guthrie Mary Piper Dorothy Hartman and Walter Stone in charge. Ruth Stone Bennington will continue etiquette talks from a prior meeting as part of the Logan notes.

Pioneer Enterprise School James Guthrie Mary Piper Dorothy Hartman Walter Stone Ruth Stone Bennington

Three Seniors Tie for Top GPA at Logan High School

Logan Senior High announces a three way tie for first with a perfect 4.0 average by Helen Allen Jean Amerine and Anita Geiger under the new grading plan. Principal Fred Burchfield notes the制度 shift omits plus and minus grades and class rankings reflect the first senior class under the new policy with other top scholars listed.

Logan Helen Allen Jean Amerine Anita Geiger Logan Senior High School Fred Burchfield Cleo Campbell Thelma Mowery Betty Ann Brown Virginia Johnson Connie Cline Violet McWilliams Curtis Henderson Ruth Frances Shrader Albert Blick Dorothy Boyle James Snider Jean Eberst Bob McBride Betty Liff Helen Aurand Genevieve Canty

Election Board Set to Review Large Petitions This Week

The Hocking County Election Board will determine the validity of petitions filed by county delegates and central committee candidates at Thursday’s meeting. Petitions are unusually large this year, with signatures ranging from 107 to 881, per board members.

Logan

Wolfe Returns Home From Hospital In Starr Township

Mrs. Lawrence Wolfe returned to her home in Starrs Township Saturday from Cherrington Hospital after observation and treatment. Frances Watts recovered sufficiently from an appendicitis operation to return home Friday from the hospital.

Logan Lawrence Wolfe Starrs Township Cherrington Hospital Frances Watts

Logan Chamber to Hold Meeting Tonight at 8

Logan Directors and the general membership committee of the Logan Chamber of Commerce will meet in the assembly room at 8 o'clock tonight.

LOGAN Logan Chamber of Commerce

Cage Tourney Drawings Held Monday Night

Drawings for the independent basketball tournament at Union Furnace set for March 21 22 and 28 29 with tournament manager Max L Bunce. First round matches recombine Union Furnace Independents vs Lancaster Business College Bondaville vs New Marshfield Purina Mills Circleville vs Carbon Hill Elberfelds Logan vs Stones Grill Chillicothe.

LOGAN Union Furnace Max L. Bunce United Furniture Workers Union Furnace Independents Lancaster Business College Carbondale New Marshfield Purina Mills Circleville Carbon Hill Elberfelds Stone's Grill Chillicothe Covert Bakers Nelsonville Weltner’s Pure Pep Corning Buckeye Cafeteria Athens Beta Theta Pi Coverts Ice T. E. Bender Raymond Smith Ralph Walker H.mcvey Ted Kennedy Marion Allen

Head Of Dog Test Negative In Health Reports

Health officials announced the examination of the dog’s head killed Friday was negative. The animal was destroyed by Warden Howard Brooks after acting strangely near Sams Creek and the area where it had been roaming will be kept under observation.

Logan Sams Creek Howard Brooks

American Legion Observes Anniversary With Music by Happy Four

Logan event marks the Legion's founding date March 15 with a ceremony planned tonight. The Happy Four Albert Judy Jean Foreman Julia Geiger and Catherine Fox will provide accordion and violin music for the program.

LOGAN American Legionnaires The American Legion Happy Four Albert Judy Jean Foreman Julia Geiger Catherine Fox

Pasture Improvement Meeting Planned at South Perry

LOGAN arrangements are set for a pasture improvement meeting at South Perry at 7 30 oclock Wednesday evening announced by James R Smoot agricultural extension agent Topics include pasture improvement cheap feeds and does the AAA have anything to offer in solving these problems

Logan South Perry James R. Smoot AAA

Logan Schools To Be On Air Next Saturday

Logan schools will be featured on a broadcast over Stations WOSU and WHKC at 7:30 Saturday evening as part of school broadcasts sponsored by the Ohio Educational Association. James Horwell will direct a 65 piece concert band drawn from the local school's 100 member marching band. Supt. G. E. Carr will give a brief resume of the local schools. The program will last 15 minutes.

Logan WOSU WHKC Ohio Educational Association James Horwell Supt. G. E. Carr

Accident case goes to jury in Brown versus Miller

The jury trial proceeds in Logan in the suit of Joseph Creed Brown against Edith Miller over a motor vehicle collision on the New Straits ville highway. Brown seeks damages of 15000 dollars for alleged permanent injuries. Jurors listed include Walter Rochester and McKinley Hansen among others.

Nelson Azbell Charles Pratt Jap Iles Paul Fox Eber Mowery Eet Williams Hattie Pleukharp

Scouts Seek Use of Shelter at Park for Summer Outings

Logan Post American Legion owns a shelterhouse on Remple Wasson Memorial Park land. Local Boy Scouts show interest in using the building for summer outings and will maintain it during use.

LOGAN Logan Post, American Legion Remple Wasson Memorial Park

City Schools WPA Project To Be Planned

Preparations are made to start the city schools WPA project on March 29. First work will add a 600 seat section to the concrete stands, bringing total seating to 2,400. The westward expansion will shift the gridiron to maintain equal distance from the 50 yard line and plans include a new enclosed press box for weatherproof work.

Logan G. E. Carr

Wagner to Address Kiwanis on Church Relations

Logan Kiwanis will hear H. Ray Wagner speak on church relations at the White House this evening at 6. Wagner recently assumed Logan's adult education program overseeing three counties. Joe S. Case and Rev. Stanley W. Wiant manage the program.

Logan Logan Kiwanis Club White House H. Ray Wagner

Auction raises funds for Logan Kiwanis underprivileged children

Kiwanis Club auction last week boosted the Logan fund to $39.03. J. F. Rutgers conducted the sale featuring member donated articles.

LOGAN Kiwanis Club J. F. Rutgers

Logan Quintet Dominates With 25 Straight Wins

Logan Furniture workers basketball team opens an independent tournament at Union Furnace after a 25 game winning streak this season. They have 1353 points for and 670 against, with high scorer Cochran at 374. Opponents include Roy Jewelers and Lancaster Red Devils 108 to 28. Coach Steven Collins manages the squad.

Logan Quintet Logan—Furniture Workers Union Furnace Roy Jewelers Columbus Anchor Hocking Lancaster City Plains All-Stars Lancaster Red Devils Cochran the Plains High School Danny Speilman Gary High School West Virginia Harold Rockbridge High School Claude Sheets Kenny Sheets Gene Carpenter George McGonagle Roy Marshall Steven Collins

Logan merchants vote to close Friday for good Friday services

Logan Chamber of Commerce division members met Monday to discuss closing stores from 12 to 2 PM on Good Friday to allow attendance at Methodist Church union services. Dollar days set for August 9 and 10. plans for community days postponed to next meeting in two weeks.

Logan—Retail Merchants Division Logan Chamber of Commerce Methodist Church

Dr Lacock Continues Tuberculosis Tests In Schools

Second skin tests were given Monday at Laurelville Gibisonville and South Bloomingville by Dr W B Lacock health commissioner. About 50 pupils were tested first, ten more on the second visit, with remaining county high schools Carbon Hill and Murray City set for March 27 and 29.

Logan Laurelville Gibisonville South Bloomingville W. B. Lacock Carbon Hill Murray City

Kanauga Social and Personal Mention

Mrs. John Vickers returns from Washington DC where her grandchild was seriously ill. Guests included her mother and Ira Hall of Bluefield. Ladies Aid met with 24 attendees for Easter bake sale planning and readings.

Kanauga John Vickers Washington, D C Knapp Ira Hall Bluefield W. Va Ladies Aid Society Leslie Deem Paul Ables Charles Staten Marion Lillie Staten Oak Hill Winfield Owen Black Dayton Claude Wortemburg Veterans’ Hospital W. F. Deem Wade Ables Verne Berridge Chauncey Harrison Crowd City B. D. Raike Gardner Pt. Pleasant Junior Schoonover Julius Fleischman

Logan Juniors of Commerce Elect Officers

Logan Juniors of Commerce held an organization meeting in the Logan Chamber of Commerce room. James Larson of Pratt-Hawkinson Co. was named to the presidency. Other officers elected include Claude Chrisman as vice president Evelyn Ellinger secretary George McGonagle treasurer and directors Georgiana Hutchinson Arthur Lear George Jurgensmier Joe Stoughton Roy Curl John Green C R Eberst Richard Sparnow and Pat Eberst. The by laws committee chaired by Joe Stoughton Virginia Smith John Green and Lawrence Webb presented its report and it was adopted.

LOGAN

Zanesville Officials Ask Logan About Municipal Pool

Harry Orr and W Schempp from Zanesville came to Logan to confer with Supt G E Carr about operating the new municipal pool. They sought details on prices hours and staff requirements.

Logan Harry Orr W. Schempp Zanesville G. E. Carr

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